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Evening star., 1948-12-10
Liquor License Transfer
Opposed by Citizens Group

The Congress Heights Citizens
Association last night approved a
resolution adopted by its Execu-
tive Committee last week, opposing
the transfer of a liquor license to
the area because of the proposed
liquor stores proximity to the Con-
gress Heights School and st. Eliza
beths Hospital,
The request for transfer of a Ii
cense from the $500 block of Geor-
eia avenue NV. to 30l6 Nichols
avenue Sc. has been made to the
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Wafer Rate Increase Hit
BY Southeast Citizens

Opposition to any increase in
the districts water rates was
voiced last night by the Southeast
Washington Citizens Association.
Mrs. Elizabeth Draper, CORE
spending secretary, who made the
motion, backed up her resolution
by quoting all editorial from The
Star. which stated water rates were
raised Is per cent only last year.
She added that 1t was time the
cost of water improvements was
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Ex-ReaI Estate Worker
Held In Home PAYMENTS

A former employe of Washing
ton real estate firm was held for
grand jury action in Municipal
Court yesterday on a charge OF
grand larceny, after an Army officer
testified he had given the man down
payments on three houses. none OF
which he was ever permitted to oc-
cupy.
The officer, 1t. Col. Marcus s.
Griffin, now stationed at Fort Knox
Evening star., 1948-12-10
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. B-25


KY, told the court he paid a total
of $l,748.50 to Frederick M. Russ in
the fall of 1916 under the impression
that Russ was q licensed real estate
operator. Although he was employed
then by the Calomiris Real Estate
Office at 1912 Seventeenth street
NV. as q clerk. Russ was not au-
thorized to make sales, Col. Griffin
said.
When Russ did not produce the
houses and did not return the
money. the ofiicer applied for a
warrant. Before 1t could be served,
however, Col. Grifith was ordered
to England, he said. The warrant
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Former Cuban Consul
To Head Dunce Studio

Pedro Perez, assistant manager of
Don Pallini dance studios in New
York, has been appointed director of
the Pallini studios in Washington.
Mr.. Perez was consul for Cuba in
Newfoundland until about six years
ago. While in Newfoundland he
found Latin American dances were
unknown there, so he began teach
ing the steps to friends and &C
ouaintanceS.
Evening star., 1948-12-10

was served last week after Russ was
arrested in connection with another
case, police said.
Although Defense Attorney
Charles Holler pointed out that the
colonel received full restitution on
his deposits as the result of a civil
action, Judge George D. Nelson
ordered Russ held under 1000 bond
on the larceny charge.
The accused man is a 22-year -old
Navy veteran with no fixed address,
according to police.
Ice hockey, is a game which prob.
Evening star., 1948-12-10

Ice hockey, is a game which prob.
ably dates from the 18th Century.
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Every Little Girl Wants Doll for Christmas
And These Are the Most Requested Says Santa7T( ~
Madame Alexandria
Dolls

Madame Alexandria
Dolls
A. Beautiful 14-inch Doll with
human blonde hair. lovishly
dressed in blue oreondy with
pink bow in her hair. And tiny
potent leather shoes 90 o5
on her feet -----
B. Pretty Sunbonnet Sue hos
plastic arms and legs, nohoir
blonde hair, eyes thot open
and close, and she cries.
Wears q dotted swiss dress
with matching bonnet, ond
blue pinofore with 50 oS
matching blue shoes
Evening star., 1948-12-10
Eugenio Dolls

=. Lorse 2l-ineh Body Doll
thot cries and opens and closes
her eyes. Comes with dress,
hot. shoes, socks and saes
rubber ponts----
G. "Burpee Bobee," drinks,
burps and vets. Made #
washable Iotex foam. Comes
with cardboard trunk and
Ioyette Of dress, hot, shoes,
robe, towel and 50 o.
Soop ------------
Evening star., 1948-12-10

A. Little Sisters Cotton Chenille X
with slide fostened front Pretty designs workes
cher! chenille at her he" and cuffs Pink or blue 81
WSL-Norfh Building
yUVENILES APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR
B. Girls Wool PIoid Robe in wropo ro
style with showI color and two pockets. Asso'
color pIoids with white piping trim Sizes So
to II Observation-Disclosures q
GIRLS APPAREL FOURTH FLOOR
c. Boys Robe by Beocon. Large shawl co
with royon cord trim. Sosh Of matching 70
cord Sizes l. to 18 in blue, eroy or 81
WSL-Norfh Badisf
THE BOYS SHOP, FIRST FLOOR
D. Juveniles Wool Felt
Slippers with padded sole.
Slide fastened vonnp. Blue
with red cuff or red with
blue cuff Sizes to l3.
$1.25
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Mrs. Fannie Baker,
Former Teacher, Dies

Mrs. Fannie Amiss Baker, 68
former school teacher, nurse, and
Agriculture Department employee
died yesterday in Emergency Hos
pital after a brief illness.
Mrs. Baker was. born in Gathers
burg, Md, in 1880. She taught
school in Choppers and Middlebrook
Md. at the turn of the century.
In 1910, her family said, she
entered the first nursing class at
Frederick Memorial Hospital, but
gave up nursing shortly after she
was married, in 1911, to the late
Stanley Ward Plat.
She was employed by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture from 1918 until
her retirement in 1913. Mr.. Platt
died in 1887 and she married s. r.
Baker. Front Royal VaJ restaurant
operator, in 1913. After his death
in 1947 she moved to Chevy Chase,
Md, where she lived at 1850 Chevy
Chase boulevard with her brother,
Harry D. Amiss, Washington broker.
In addition to Mr.. Amiss, she is
survived by another brother, Robert
E. Amiss. Hillside, Md. and by three
stepdaughters, Mrs. Geraldine Han
cock, Mrs. Mary Ann Landman and
Miss Katy Lee Baker, all of 40l5
Marlboro place NV.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm.
Tuesday in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Bethesda. Burial will be
in Forest Oaks Cemetery, Gathers
burg.
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H. {. Hickman Rites
To Be Held Today

Funeral services for Harry C.
Hickman, rs, Frederick County dairy
farmer and a lifelong resident of
Point of Rocks, Md, who died Fri
day, were to be held at pm. today
at his home. Burial will be in Old
st. Pauls Church Cemetery at Point
of Rocks.
Mr.. Hickman became known to
passengers on the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad near the turn of the cen
fury as the operator of a sandwich
concession at the now non-existant
Point OF Rocks station. He and his
father. the late H. L. C. Hickman
established the stand during the
1905. The station was then known
as Washington Junction. They op-
Grated 1t until establishment of a
double track along the line did
away with the train stop in 1927.
He owned three large farms in
the county.
In addition to his widow, Mrs
Grace Paxon Hickman, he is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Barbara
White; a brother, Sidney r. Hick-
man, all of Point of Rocks, and two
sisters, Mrs. Margaret A. Colby
Ossining, N. Y, and Mrs. Grant L
Hardy, II Rock Greek Church road
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Funeral Rites Tomorrow
For Huqh Ashby Turner

Graveside services will be held at
II am. tomorrow in Arlington Gem
etery for Hugh Ashby Turner, SO,
retired Washington policeman who
died in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Wednesday.
A private on the Metropolitan
Police Force for 20 years, Mr.. Turner
served at various times as plain
clothes detective. He retired about
10 years ago.
He was born in Orange County,
Va, and served as an Army SER
geant in World War I. Since 1918
he had lived in Idylwood, Falls
Church, Va.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Minerva Turner; a daughter, Miss
Constance Turner, and a son, Hugh
A. Turner, jr., all of Idylwood. Two
sisters and a brother also survive
They are Mrs. Estelle Beach, Lor-
ton, Va; Mrs. Mamie Smith, Fair
fax, Va, and Haywood Turner, Bal
timore.
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Rites 10 Be Held Tomorrow
For Mrs. Lille Fawsett

Funeral services will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow for Mrs. Lille
M. Fawsett, SO, Washington resi-
dent since childhood who died at
Emergency Hospital Friday after an
illness OF eight months.
Services will be in the Humphrey
funeral home, Bethesda, and burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Fawsett was the wife OF
Clifford C. Fawsett, 1867 N street
NV, who retired in 1941 after 80
years in the grocery business in
Georgetown. Her son, Edward H
Fawsett, 1924 Quebec street NV,
is assistant to the controller of The
Evening Star and also serves as
credit manager and assistant audi
tor.
Mrs. Fawsett was born near
Brunswick in Frederick County, Md.
Her father, William Thomas Peters,
was a restaurateur in Baltimore,
Washington and Leesburg. She
moved here as young girl and was
educated in District public schools.
She was an active member of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church.
In addition to her son and her
husband, whom she married in 1909,
Mrs. Fawsett is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Olivia B. Stearn, of the N
street address. and two grand
children, Judith C. and Robert H.
Fawsett of the Quebec street address
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Two Navy Employees
Retire After Long Service

Samuel B. Crosby, chief engineer
in charge of conversion of merchant
ships to naval auxiliaries at the
Navy Bureau of Ships, retired yes
terday after 20 years OF service.
Also closing q long career at the
Bureau Of Ships yesterday was Mrs
Sadie Evelyn Mcdonald, of Fairfax
County, Va, who has ~ years of
service.
Mr.. Crosby, a native of England
first became associated with the
Navy as technical aide for the for
mer Bureau of Construction and
Repair in World War I. He was
cited by the Secretary of the Navy
for distinguished civilian service
during World War II. He lives at
3945 Connecticut avenue NV.
Mrs. Macdonald was with the
electronics division of the bureau.
Her first job was with the War De-
partment in 1917 and she trans
ferred to the NAVY in 1921
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Harry {. Cole, Ex-Barber
Al Hotel HARRINGTON, Dies

Harry Corby Cole, SO, formerly
a barber at the Harrington Hotel
was found unconscious in the base
ment Of his home at POT S street
NE, yesterday and was pronounced
dead of cerebral hemhorrage.
He was found by his sister-i n-law
Mrs. Annie Willis Harvey of the
S street address, who said she had
just returned home and investigated
the open cellar door when Mr.. Cole
did not answer her call.
Mr.. Cole. born in Frederick, Md,
came to Washington and became a
barber when he was 81. His wife,
Maggie Harvey Cole, died 81 years
ago. A Mason, he was a member of
Naval Lodge here.
He is survived by two brothers
and two sisters: Frank w. Cole,
Frederick; George w. Cole, Cam
den, N. j.: Miss Mary r. Cole, Wa
tertown, Mass, and Mrs. Edward
KniSell, Boston.
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tional accommodations or any frac-
ton thereof.
Lodging Houses-Now, SIS a year.
New, $25 a year for each lodging
house containing accommodations
for no more than 10, dodgers; $25 for
the first 10 accommodations in each
lodging, house containing accom-
modations for more than 10 dodgers,
plus SIS year for each additional
10 accommodations or any fraction
thereof.
Boarding Houses Face Raise.
Boarding Houses-TNow, SIS year.
New, $25 a year; $50 a year for
each boarding house containing
sleeping accommodations on the
premises in excess of four and not
more than 10; $50 for the first 10
accommodations in each boarding
house containing more than 10
sleeping accommodations, plus S.
year for each 10 additional sleep
ing accommodations or any frac-
ton thereof.
Hotels-Now, $l8. New, SIS a
year for each hotel containing no
more than so rooms and only one
kitchen: $25 a year for each addi-
tional kitchen and IS a year fer
each 10 additional habitable rooms
with the maximum annual license
fee limited to $500 a year.
Convalescent or nursing homes
Now, SIS a year. New, $40 a year
for each home containing accom-
modations for no more than five
convalescents; $50 for each home
with accommodations for more than
five but not more than 10 con-
valescents; $50 year for the first
10 accommodations over 10 plus IS
year for each additional 10 &C
commodations.
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Higher License Fees
For Multiple Housing
In Effect Tomorrow

A higher schedule of fees for in
specting and licensing multiple hous-
ing facilities in the District will
go into effect tomorrow.
Drafted by the Commissioners
Special Public Housing Committee,
headed by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Milton j.. Norman, the new
fee schedule is expected to bring
about $357,750 into the District
treasury in the course of a year.
Mr.. Norman said the revenue will
just about balance the cost of
licensing, inspecting and supervising
the various forms of public housing
here.
The new schedule establishes a
housing category not licensed here
tofore-tenement houses. Mr.. Kor-
man said this classification will en-
brace housing units without private
kitchens and baths which hereto
fore have been classified as apart
ments.
Advertising Affected.
The new licensing regulations,
which were approved by the Com
missioners October IL, will permit
owners of lodging houses and smaller
hotels to continue for one year the
use of advertising terms which will
be forbidden thereafter. This pro-
vision applies to prohibition against
small hotels that have no dining
rooms from advertising as hotels
instead of as lodging houses.
The fees charged at present and
the new schedules are as follows:
Apartment Houses-Now, SIS a
year for any apartment house re-
gardless Of size. New, SIS a year for
each two-story apartment house
containing no more than four
apartments: $40 for each apartment
house, not originally constructed as
such, and containing no more than
four apartments; $25 year for the
first Is apartments in each apart
ment house containing five or more
apartments, plus SIS year for each
additional Is apartments or any
traction thereof.
TenementS $50 a Year.
Tenement Houses-Now, no IL
cense fee required. New, $50 a year
for each tenement house contain
ing no more than five tenements;
$50 year for the first five tene-
ments, in each tenement house con-
tanning more than five tenements,
plus IS a year for each additional
five tenements or any fraction
thereof.
Rooming Houses-Now, SIS a year.
New, $25 a year for each ROOM
ing house containing accommoda-
tions for no more than 10 roomers;
$25 for the first 10 accommodations
in each rooming house with accom-
modations for more than 10 ROOM
ers, plus S. year for each 10 addi-
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John Eliza Ber- Mrs. Maurice.
ry. She came to Washington as a
young girl to live with an aunt and
was one of the first pupils at the
Wallach School. She worked here
as a dressmaker before moving to
La Plata, Md, after her marriage
to William Thomas Maurice in 1894.
She made Washington her home af-
ter Mr.. Maurice's death in 1911.
Mrs. Maurice was member of
Christ Episcopal Church, when it
was situated in Port Tobacco and
also after it was moved to La Plata
in 1905. In Washington, she was
member of the Church of Our
Savior.
Besides her daughter, she is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. William
H. Young, 925 E street NE, and Mrs
w. Malcolm Horton, 1888 Bay street
Sc, a brother, william A. Berry
of Rockville, and three grandchil-
dren, Ida Josephine, Robert D. III
and william Maurice Grigg.
Funeral services will be held al
2 pm. tomorrow in the Church OF
Our Savior, Sixteenth and Irving
streets NE. Burial will be in Mount
Rest Cemetery, La Plata.
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Police TO Work Extra Duty
On Election Night Here

Most District policemen will work
extra duty next Tuesday night be-
cause of the national elections, con-
centrating the heaviest manpower
between 10 pm. and midnight, when
all will be working.
On the schedule announced by
supt. Robert J. Barrett, policemen
on the 8 am. shift will return for
duty at 6 pm. and will be relieved
at midnight.
Those on the midnight shift will
report two hours early. The pm.
to midnight shift will continue to
work after midnight If needed.
Such assignment of police for
election duty is routine here. it was
pointed out.
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Rites for Mrs. HerreII
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
9 am. tomorrow in the Hines
Funeral Home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV, for Mrs. Enola Ferris
Herrell, IS. who died Friday at her
home, 1854 Ingleside terrace NV.
Burial will be at Herndon, Va.
Mrs. Herrell was born at Saratoga
Springs, N. Y, but spent most of
her life in nearby Virginia and in
Washington. In her childhood she
lived at Fairfax Courthouse, where
her father owned a brick yard
After marriage, she moved to Hern-
don where her husband, John A.
Herrell, operated a farm. Mr.. Her
rell died in 1895. when their two
children were small.
Mrs. Herrell came here 40 years
ago to live with her daughter, Mrs.
Lillian A. Morris of the Ingleside
terrace address.
Mrs. Herrell's son, Charles Har-
vey Herrell, lives at 709 Shepherd
street NV. She is also survived by
five grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
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UarA nf Thanka


BROWN, MARY N; GMAGGIE!; The
BROWN wishes to express its thanks and
deep appreciation to relatives and friends
R a the r safe a HndRssse eass na Of her
beloved one. THE FAMILY.
CARROLL. MARY ELIZABETH. The
family OF the late MARY ELIZABETH
CARROLL wishes to express its thanks
and deep appreciation to relatives, frien nas
and beautiful floral tributes during the
illness and at the passing Of its loved one:
THE FAMILY.
GAINES, LuCIUs; The relatives and
to express their sincere thanks, for the
floral tributes ana messages, of condol-
ence received ourins their bereavement;
HAWKINS. ERNEST tRED,; The fam;
fly Of the late ERNEST desS
CARDS Kindness and beautifal horai tri ID
the p sas soo Of It's beloTed one ana
THE FAMILY.
JONES, HELEN E. DYSON. We wish to
express our sincere thanks to our relatives,
friends. neighbors and ce-workers for their
cards. klndnesses and flowers, during the
'Ae' HELEN E. ''of THE sf FAMILY. 81.
KING, THOMAS. I wish to express my
sincere thanks to friends for their cards.
kindness and floral tributes during my
recent bereavement.
MRS. THOMAS KING.
MATTHEWS, JAMES G. The family of
the late JAMES G. MATTHEWS wishes to
expressions Of sympathy shown in its
recent bereavement. THE FAMILY.
WATKINS, ANDREW A. We wish to
express our deep appreciation for all the
kindness and sympathy extended to us
our beloved husband and uncle ANDREW
A. WATKINS, and to the Rev. Edward
s. Gault for, his kind work and under
flowers and donated cars
MRS. A. WATKINS AND JOSEPH KELLY
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Col. Dessez of Marines
To End 3O-Yeur Career

Col. Lester A. Dessez, who will
retire today after more than 80
years active Marine Corps service,
will be advanced to the rank of
brigadier general on the retired list
for having been specially commend
ed for the performance OF duty in
actual combat. the Corps head
quarters announced yesterday.
Col. Dessez, native of Washing
ton and graduate of Eastern High
School, won the Bronze Star Medal
as commanding officer of the 7th
Defense Battalion at Tutila, Samoa,
in the early stages of World War II.
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died at her home
yesterday after
an illness Of
three weeks. She
lived at 1921
South Dakota
avenue NE. with
her daughter,
Mrs. Robert D.
Grigg, jr., Post
Office Depart
ment employe.
Mrs. Maurice
was the oldest of
eight children of
George Wash
ington Berry and
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1rathH

BAKER. FANNIE AMIsS. On Saturday,
So Mss Ba Al oT $3.50 daeRy
s q ss IS same eSs Ssssssda chssy
Pumphrey:. Bethesda: Nd. until i am,
residence. Services Tuesday' November :,
Forest Oak Cemetery. Gaithersburs, Md.
BENTZ. EDWARD GAINoR. suddenly,
H On ETldsy; c. 9stoRer BF r. ls bs
I% Bentz and brother Of John W:
l@ Bentz Funeral from the Taitavui
n'W. es Tue sG November e1en rug at at
100 am: REQUIEM mass at the Shrine
Of the Sacred Heart md
tional Cemetery.
tobsT g. is4s. at her On residences sstGsS $40
Lawrence St ne, FL, ELLEN NJ J. B0aAN' be
18th st. NV. Tuesday, November 2, at
$50 am REQUIEM mass At St: An;
friends friend invited. interment Mount olivet
Cemetery
CAUFFMAN, FLETCHER s.; On Thurs
say 8eseHsE f. ls4s a hSFh The se sSs
ther of Milton r, Richard B., Betty Jane
and Dorothy Lee cauffman, and Mrs. Edna
Home. 5i7 18th st. Sc, on Monday, No
sional Cemetery. 81
CAvANAUGH. ELIZA BELL. On Friday,
9ctoser 20 ls4s' at t, her residence; 195
NAUGH.- wife. of the late John Tyler cava
naush; she also is survived by three sons
four daughters, sixteen grandchildren. TOUR
Graat-QrandChildren and other relatives
s n1 wa5h Hfgs Sons Funeral Home, 4s55
Ho Sa i, TIL $50 a m. Tuesday, No
vember 2, thereafter the body will lie in
state at Capitol View Baptist ch nSsFs
services viii be held at ! pm. Relatives
and friends invited. 1nterment Wood
lawn Cemetery.
cICAL a M MAE GAAss.SS On cI Triday
Beloved wife of the late, Charles Cicala
she v. ", Deal Funeral Home 4sls
/, at $50 pm. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery. 81
teber 80, le4s. HARRY E: COLE; hHsban ID
Franz F. 1hs We coIe s FTeserleR' Nd eeoTss v
Soston, Mass, and MIS- EdTa5d KtnssII'
b esi0 Funer aiS Home 4sia Ga ave. Notice
Of time later
COOPER, FREDERICK WILLIAM. On
Saturday. october 80, I94S, FREDERICK
WILLIAM COOPER, the beloved husband
Of Harriet T. Cooper and father Of Lillian
Hancock. Remains resting at Chambers
Funeral Home. 400 Chaplin st. NV, until
Monday, November /. at am. Services
and interment Hempstead, N. Y.
CRABTREE, DOROTHY ELIZABETH:
On Friday. October %. 194s. DOROTHY
ELIZABETH CRABTREE. beloved wifi. OF
Thomas E. Crabtree and mother Of Mar
garet, Patricia. Francis and Charles
Secrist. She also leaves a mother, two
sisters and two brothers. Funeral services
at the Saffell Funeral Home, AIS H st.
NV. on Monday. November l, at q am;
Relatives and friends invited. Interment
MaysvAle. w. Va: ~ -
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Mrs. Maurice Dies
AT 81; Resident Of
District 81 Years

Mrs. Josephine Edmonia Berry
Maurice, 81, member of an old
Charles County MD family and
a Washington resident since 1911,
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Htrtha

MCCARTHY, elizabeth CATHERINE
Mai and Mrs. w. G. Mccarthy announce
thu birth of daughter, ELIZABETH
CATHERINE MCCARTHY, at Alexandra
Hospital on October u, 194S.