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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-04-02

Miss Katherin Crosby, teen-age di-
rector, to make plans for this ac-
tivity. The dance class will be held
WV under the leadership of Miss
Alama Ayers, physical instructor,
at the Central WV.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
.ABC Price-Cutting Charge
Against Store Dropped

Agreeing with defense arguments
that the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board has no right to set liquor
prices, the board by 2-to-1 ruling
today dismissed its complaint
against the Calvert Liquor Shop,
1912 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Last month the store advertised
in two newspapers that one bottle
Of whiskey would be sold for 13
cents to any customer buying IL
bottles of a standard brand at regu-
lar prices.
AS a result, the store was charged
with violating section % OF the
ABC regulations forbidding induc-
ing persons to buy liquor.
Manual Davis and David l.
Blanken, defense attorneys, MAIN
tanned the board had no authority
over prices and cited several In
stances in which the Commission
ers had turned down opportunities
to institute regulations prohibiting
advertising Of liquor prices.
Robert D. Wise. assistant corpo-
ration counsel, said the interpreta-
ton was one for the board alone
to make and that every price cut
might be called a special induce
ment. There Is no regulation pro-
hibiting a store from giving away
liquor, he said.
Voting to dismiss the complaint
were Mrs. Agnes K. Mason and
James OD. Moran. Chairman Alan
w. Payne asked for more time to
study the defense arguments.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
View of Comet
Here Tomorrow
Held Possible

washington residents will be able
to see the Honda comet about am.
tomorrow if the weather is clear
and if the comet is in the magnl-
tude scientists think it is.
The Rev. Roger Leclaire OF the
Georgetown University Observatory
said the comet, first seen in Japan
by an astronomer named Honda, is
moving rapidly northward. 1t should
have been family visible last night,
but the skies were too cloudy. The
same was true night before last.
Father Leclaire said since the
weather has been bad here. OBJ
servers are not sure that the comet
is in a position to be seen by the
naked eye.
If visible here, and in the loca-
ton observers believe it is, the comet
may be seen in the northeast sky
about 80 degrees above the horizon.
The comets tail has been estimated
at more than eight times the moons
diameter and many millions OF miles
long.
Father Leclaire said he didn't
know how long the comet might be
visible from this area.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Truck Driver Acquitted
In Girls Traffic Death

Walter Ray Cubbage, 81, of Plum
Point, Md, was acquitted on a man
slaughter charge yesterday, but was
fined $100 for reckless driving in
connection with the traffic death of
a 4-year-old Upper Marlboro girl
May %.
Mr.. Cubbage. a dealer for The
Star, was driving a truck which
struck Carol Scarborough, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Scarborough,
on Largo road, near her home at
Upper Marlboro. The child died of
fractured skull and other head in
juries in Providence Hospital, Wash
ington. She had been hit by the
side of the truck.
In acquitting Mr.. Cubbage, Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie at Marlboro
ruled that no gross negligence" was
involved, necessity to convict on
manslaughter count. The magis-
trate in finding him guilty of reck-
less driving, told Mr.. Cubbage he
should have slowed down" when
he saw the girl.
Mr.. Cubbage appealed the reck-
less driving conviction.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
License Warning Due
For Traffic Offenders

All police precinct station clerks
will be ordered by Supt. of Police
Robert j. Barrett to inform motorists
forfeitlng collateral on more serious
traffic violations that they also may
lose their permits via revocation or
suspension, it was.announced today.
Mai. Barrett told the Commis-
sioners he plans to issue the order
because of confusion that has re-
suited from some violators assum-
ing they have satisfied the law by
paying a fine or forfeiting collateral.
Some violators protest to the
Commissioners when told to sur
render their permits after having
paid a fine or forfeited collateral.
But even after forfeiture or payment
of fine on more serious violations,
the Board of Revocation and Resto-
ration of Permits decides whether to
suspend or revoke the drivers per-
NIT.
For the information of motorists,
the Commissioners reiterated today
the offenses which go before the
board despite forfeiture or court
action. They are:
Operating under the influence of
liquor or drugs, reckless driving,
leaving after colliding, speeding, any
offense causing or contributing to an
accident, offenses likely to cause an
accident, physical disability and an
accumulated traffic record.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Parking Price Probe
To Start Tomorrow

Complaints of high prices for
parking automobiles will be investi-
gated by the Beall Subcommittee of
the House District Committee at a
public hearing at 10 am. tomorrow
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland said he hopes to get
to the bottom of this thing" Sew
eral complaints against the recent
increases for such services have
reached the House District Commit
tee.
Invited to testify tomorrow are
the District commissioners, Traffic
Director George Keneipp, and other
officials.
The whole situation will be sur
veyed by the Beall Subcommittee
as it re-opens hearings on the long
pending bill designed to relieve the
congestion of parking in the down.
town area.
Already passed by the Senate, the
measure would authorize the District
Commissioners to lease city property
to private enterprise for as long as
so years, with the understanding
parking garages be erected, At the
end of the leases. both the land
and buildings would belong to the
city.
The measure came before the
House District Committee yesterday
for action, but because Of the COM
plants against high prices for park
ing, it was sent back to the Beall
Subcommittee for another hearing.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Father; Dying in Flames, Tells
Boy, 7, to forget Me- and Flee
Paint Remover
Being Used on Car
Flares in Garage

Burns suffered In sight of his
7-year-old son, whom he warned
to forget me and get the hell
out of here" took the life early
today of Ward H. White, "a, of
1915 Peabody street NV.
Mr.. White was removing paint
from a car yesterday when flash
fire engulfed him at the Monarch
Motors Garage, 6223 Blair road NV.
He was manager of the garage.
He died at am. today at Walter
Reed Hospital after relating that he
guessed" he forgot and lit ciga-
rette."
Mr.. White was working on a car
with paint remover and a sanding
machine when there was an ex-
plosion and his clothing was in
stantly ablaze.
Playing nearby was his son, Robert
Malcolm, who rushed toward Mr..
White to help him.
My father yelled at me to get me
to leave the repair she'd" Robert
later told his uncle, Benjamin Adel-
man, who also lives at the Peabody
street address.
Robert had returned only Satur-
day from Chicago. after visiting
with his mother, who was separated
from Mr.. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Appelman, Ill
Rittenhouse street NV, said they
were sitting down to dinner when
they heard an explosion and a boy
screaming.
"Saw Flaming Torch"
IT looked out the window and
saw flaming TORCH" Mrs. Appel
man said. MY husband rushed out
and told the man to roll on the
ground, and grabbed some old over
alls and ran to help. He beat out
the flames with the rags.
Later Mr.. Appelman said that
Mr.. White was fully conscious and
kept trying to tell me to call rela-
tives to take care of Bobby"
John Walker, garage employe, said
Mr.. White told Frederick Richmond,
company attorney, that cigarette
might have caused the explosion.
Police held to the theory that
spark from the sanding machine
set off the fire.
Clothing Burned Off.
When f1remen of Rescue Squad
No. 2 arrived, all of Mr.. Whites
clothing except his belt and shoes
had been burned off. They said
remnants of clothing were scattered
along the path taken by Mr.. White
when he rushed from the garage.
He is survived by another son,
John Anderson, S, and his parents
of Bluefield, W. Va, whom he and
Robert had visited over the week
end. Relatives said Mrs. White was
en- route here from Chicago.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
6. T. W. Kern, Druggist.
Dies at IS in Virqiniu

George Thomas Walker Kern, IS,
pharmacist, who had worked in
Washington and the surrounding
area for the last IL years, died yes
terday in a hospital in Staunton,
Va. He lived at 759 South Twenty
third street, Arlington.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Margaret Ethel Kelley Kern, and a
daughter, Miss Margaret Eugenie
Kern. Private graveside services
will be held today at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Advisory Cancer Council
Opens Two-Day Meeting

The National Advisory Cancer
Council opened a two-day meeting
today at the National Cancer In
stitute to consider requests for
Sc, 100000 in Federal grants to
finance cancer research and control
projects.
OF the 159 requests to be con-
sidered, 10 applications for $4,000, 600
are for construction of cancer re-
search facilities and 109 requests
for 81 ,400, 900 are for research. An
other IS requests for 1892 900 are
from medical schools, and seven
for $4,000 are from dental schools
to improve teaching courses.
The other Is requests are for
special control projects. such as
detection clinics. These already
have been reviewed by a special
cancer control committee, estab-
lished last March to advise the in
stitute
Since July l, 1947, the council
has approved 1888 requests for
$12 100, 900 to assist organizations
with Federal funds in the fight
against cancer. Chairman OF the
council is DR.. Leonard Scheele,
Surgeon General of the United
States Public Health Service.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
3 Hurt as Train Hits
Auto in Chevy Chase

Three Maryland men were injured
yesterday when the car in which
they were riding was struck and
showed 597 feet by Baltimore e.
Ohio freight train at Jones Bridge
road In Chevy Chase, Md.
Injured were Fred L. Smith, %,
Of Walkersville, the driver. who was
treated for scalp lacerations at Sub
urban Hospital and released, and
Clarence Huffer, IS, Frederick, and
Ralph Smith, SO, Walkersville, who
were admitted. Their condition
was reported to be good today.
Bethesda police said the 21-car
freight train was backing across the
intersection at speed Of about 8
to 10 miles an hour when the COL
lision occurred. The caboose struck
the car as it was halfway over the
crossing. The rear coupling pierced
the car, which went SGT feet down
the track before the train came to
a halt. Damage to the caboose
was negligible.
Inere is only sign at the lnteI-
section.
The engineer Of the train was r.
M. Carrell. 48. Branchville, Md. The
conductor was Franklin r. Lake, 81,
Arlington, who was conductor of a
B. & O. freight train which in May,
1947, struck a Congressional Country
Club bus, killing three club employees
and injuring five others. That acci-
dent occurred on the same line at
the Dorset street crossing in Beth
esda, about four miles west of the
scene of yesterdays collision. Mr..
Lake was one of four trainmen
acquitted of manslaughter.
No charges have been placed in
connection with yesterdays accident.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Gaming Probe Slated
To Resume Today;;.Fay
Silent on Casino Raid

Resumption Of the special grand
jury investigation of gambling here
was expected today, following a
weekend recess that extended
through yesterday.
There was speculation some OF
the persons arrested in the raid
early Saturday on Rocway Towers,
a gambling casino near Laurel,
Md, might appear eventually as
witnesses in the inquiry because of
their Washington area connections.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay, however, refused to
say whether the raid, conducted by
Maryland State police, was made in
cooperation with the local investi-
gation.
He spent most OF yesterday con-
ferring with Assistant United
States Attorneys John w. Fihelly
and Charles B. Murray. his chief
assistants in the inquiry.
Beyond a possible temperance
OF Police Supt. Robert ]. Barrett,
who testified all day last Friday.
there was no indication as to fu-
ture witnesses as the special grand
Jury entered its fourth week.
The secret investigation has ap-
peared to have consisted so far in
providing the 23 jurors with back
ground information on the status
Of gambling operations here. Most
OF the witnesses have been police
officials.
It has been expected known big
shot" gamblers, including those
with headquarters in Maryland and
Virginia, will be subpoenaed before
the special grand jury completes its
study.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
DaIstronl Asks
City Heads 10
Void Verdict
Attorney Files Appeal
Seeking Reversal Of
Driving Conviction

Attorney Paul E. Jameson, rep
resenting Ivan j. Dalstrom, Fire De-
partment superintendent of ma
chinery, appealed to the Commis-
sioners today to reverse Mr.. Dali
strom's Trial Board conviction for
improper driving and to remove
his nine-day suspension and remit
the fine.
In his six-page appeal, taken un-
Ger consideration by the Commis-
sioners today, Mr.. Jameson made
these points:
That Henry E. Wixon, assistant
corporation counsel and chairman
of the Trial Board which convicted
Mr.. Dalstrom on May 10. took the
wrong oath for service on the
board last october and, hence, was
not properly a member of the
board.
That the fine was illegal with re-
spect to the suspension because,
under the regulations, the fireman
can be suspended only for a flag
rant violation. Mr.. Jameson point
ed out that Mr.. Dalstrom originally
was suspended on charges of in
toxication, but that the charge later
was dropped by the board. The
board recommended that Mr.. Dali
strom lose the $3.50 he would have
received in salary for the nine days
he was suspended.
Was Fined on Driving Charge.
The trial resulted from Mr.. Dali
strom's arrest on drunken driving
charges April II In Colmar Manor,
Md, after the Fire Department car
he was driving collided with anoth-
er automobile He was acquitted
on the intoxication charge in
Hyattsville police court, but was
fined $50 for reckless driving.
The trial board found him guilty
on the improper driving charge by
a 2-to-1 verdict and fined him
total of $275, including the pay lost
through the suspension period.
After the trial, it was discovered
and Mr.. Wixon admitted it-that
Mr.. Wixon had taken an oath other
than the one prescribed for trial
board members in the Fire Depart
ment manual.
Change In Verdict Charged.
Mr.. Jameson declared that the
other two members, Deputy Chief
Joseph A. Mayhem and Assistant
Auditor Robert L. Mudd, took the
proper oath.
Mr.. Jameson declared that Mr.
Wixon's status changed the verdict
from two to one to a one-one. Chief
MAYHEM had dissented, finding Mr.
Dalstrom not guilty.
A copy of the appeal also was sent
to Fire Chief Clement Murphy. The
Commissioners, after receiving Chief
recommendation, may
either uphold or reverse the verdict.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Bethesda Court Tells
Psychologist 10 Curb
Nuisance Dog

A Washington psychologist, an
adviser on marriage relations and
personality adjustment, was ordered
yesterday to ease his neighbors'
minds by confining German police
dog that had been attacking their
children.
At a hearing in Bethesda Police
Court the psychologist, Gilbert S.
Macvaugh, 4502 Stanford street.
Chevy Chase. was given two weeks
to discontinue public nuisance"
by restricting the dog to his own
property.
It was, the second time the dog,
named Rex, had got his owner into
legal difficulties. On the other
occasion the psychologist was con-
victed in Ocean City. N. j., of
knocking his father unconscious
after an argument over the animal.
Rex is the pet Of Gilbert Mac
waugh. jr., 10-year-old son of the
psychologist.
Comdr. Charles B. Harrington of
the Coast Guard, and 1t. Col. John
M. Virden told Judge Browning that
Rex repeatedly attacked and nipped
young children in the Sanford
street neighborhood. Col. Virden
said his son Mike had been bitten
by Rex half a dozen times.
Macvaugh testified that he tried
to keep the dog on a leash secured
to wire strung up in his yard, but
that Rex had broken away. He
doubted that the pet would attack
any one unless teased.
The psychologist said his prin-
cipal reason for wanting to keep
Rex was to provide his son COM
panionship. He said the boy S
mother had been hospital patient
since he was year old.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Fleming Asks Addition
To House All Facilities
Of State Department

Congress has been asked to au-
thorize a s42,150,0O0 extension to
the present State Department
building and construction of build
ing at Suitland, Md, for the Census
Bureau.
A request for the structure came
from Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming.
Federal Works administrator. It
was referred, with proposed bill
to the House Public Works Com
mittee for consideration.
In his letter Gen. Fleming said
the measure would authorize the
Federal Works Agency to extend
and remodel the State Department
building at Twenty first street and
Virginia avenue NV. to house all
facilities of that department.
The entire project would cover
four blocks, from Twenty-flrst to
Twenty third, and from C to E
streets NV.
The building at Suitland, Md, to
be constructed on Government
owned land near other buildings al
ready used by the Census Bureau,
is needed, Gen. Fleming said, 4br
activities in connection with the
1850 census.
Cites Shift In Use.
Explaining the need for the State
Department addition, Gen. Fleming
pointed out the present building on
Virginia avenue was constructed in
1899 for the War Department. Con-
gress authorized and appropriated
not only for construction of the first
unit, now built, but also for acquisi-
ton of all the land required for
the completed structure. including
existing buildings which were made
available for wartime use by the
Government. -
Construction of the Pentagon
and the unification program" Gen.
Fleming explained, Caused a change
in the designated use of the building.
It was then assigned as headquar-
ters for the State Department and
as a nucleus for activities Of that
Department which were assigned to
buildings in that immediate area.
Occupies % Buildings.
"In 1943 the State Department
occupied about 100000 square feet
of space in II buildings; on May l.,
1916, by expansion and transfers, the
Department had increased to 1,190,-
900 square feet in A buildings. The
Department now is occupying ap-
proximately 1,175, 900 net square feet
in % buildings"
Construction Of the building will
vacate for other use or release, about
325, 900 square feet of leased build
ing and about 275,000 square feet in
Government-own buildings.
The old State Department build
ing at Seventeenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV. now houses
the Budget Bureau and executive
offices of the White House.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
House District Committee
Paws Tribute 10 Dirksen

Members of the House District
Committee took time at yesterday s
executive session of the group to
pay tribute to Chairman Dirksen
on his long service on the unit.
It probably was the last session Of
the group to be conducted by Mr..
Dirksen, since he is not running for
reelection on the advice of doctors
to give his eyes a rest.
Representatives O'Hara, Republi-
can, Of Minnesota, and Smith, of
Virginia and Harris, Of Arkansas,
Democrats, praised him for his
ability, fairness and effectiveness.
The group then rose in a unanimous
vote of appreciation.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
; Members Reappointed
To District Welfare Board

The Commissioners today reap
pointed three members Of the Board
of Public welfare for 6-year terms.
They are A. j. Driscoll, Mrs. Rad
ford Moses and Mrs. Theodore O..
Wedel. The reappointments were
made on motion OF Commissioner
Guy Mason at the weekly board
meeting.
This will be Mr.. Driscoll's thir!
term and Mrs. Moser's second. Mrs.
Wedel. newest member Of the board,
was appointed December is, 1947,
to serve the unexpired term OF A.
Harding Paul who resigned The
appointments become effective
July ].
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Wafer Gate Concert Drive
Only S575 Short Of Goal

The campaign to raise SIS, 900 for
the l948 Water Gate concerts by
the National Symphony Orchestra
is only S575 short of its goal, George
S. Titus announced today.
Mr.. Titus, chairman of the Wash
tngton Board of Trades Cultural
Development Committee, told a
group of Water Gate hackers at a
luncheon at the Burlington Hotel
that $500 more had been pledged to
underwrite the series.
The present underwriting fund
now stands at $l4,425.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Mon, 26, Is Fined $500
On Morals Churqes

Ernest F. Siegrist, 26, Of the 140O
block of Chaplin street NV, was
fined 5000 in Juvenile Court after
pleading nolo contendere to a
charge that he contributed to the
delinquency of a 12-year-old boy
here over q three month period
this year.
Siegrist changed his original plea
of not guilty and withdrew his re-
quest for jury trial. Police said
he had no previous record for such
offenses.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Mrs. McMiIIin Honored
At COLLEGE Exercises
By the Associated Press

STAUNTON, Va, June 8.-Mrs
Lucille Foster McMillin of Wash
ington. first woman member of the
Civil Service Commission, was pre-
sented an Algernon Sydney Sullivan
award in recognition of career of
distinction rejecting honor upon
her alma mater at Mary Baldwin
colleges graduation exercises yes
terday.
Fifty graduates received Bachelor
of Arts degrees from DR.. Frank Bell
Lewis, president of Mary Baldwin.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Bishop Dun Confirms 29

The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Episcopal Bishop of Washington,
confirmed 70 persons Sunday at the
Church Of Our Saviour, the Rev,
Alvin l. Wills, rector. announced
today.
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Thomas J. Lynch Confirmed

The Senate Finance Committee
Yesterday approved the nomination
Of Thomas j. Lynch Of Ohio to be
general counsel Of the Treasury.
Evening star., 1948-06-08

ASSOCIATION VOTESSome 1000 members expected
today in the District Bar Associations annual election
Voting machines set in the library OF District Court
results will be at the associations meeting
tonight at the Mayhower Hotel Here Mrs Irene Kennedy
g candidate second vice president to vote
Glenn president of the Womens Bar Aso
citation accompanies foreground Joseph
Cane chairman of the election board who served as poll
watcher. Star Stan Photo
Evening star., 1948-06-08
Chicken Dinner at Church

A chicken dinner sponsored by the
Fellowship Forum of the Gorsuch
Methodist Church will be held at
the church, 1105 Fourth street S.W.,
from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Thursday.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-09-18
Letter fo he Editor

Where an area faces depletion it is just ss harmful to catch fish bound thereto at remote places as at the mouth of the stream. By allowing erection of barricades at all the best poin> ? whe1e the salmon highway pass es and at the same time closing up suitable seining waters is nc less than granting a monopoly or special privilege to the traB interests.
 My object in bringing this out is to more clearly prove taaE we should not regret losing th revenue now secured from OK. cess trap catches. Loss of such revenue will be made up many times in the long run along wieA greater employment and prOdme- ton of food The trap pays . direct license tax to the tersiI tory but it spends nothing wisa the local merchandising estab- lishments that are SO needed ih every community
 , strongly plead that aM tRa@ opponents and all of you whs are interested in che devoiep- ment of Alaska vote for aboai- ton of the traps. Again l pleaA that all of. you trap opponents turnout and vote for the tea year gradual abolition of the fish traps.
 Karl Brunstad.