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Evening star., 1949-08-30
nam Official Praises
Johnson for Cutting Jobs
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-Earl
Bunting, managing director of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, yesterday praised Secre-
tary of Defense johnson for cut
ting the military's civilian per-
sonnel.
In letter to Secretary Johnson,
Mr.. Bunting called the move "the
first honest effort toward elimina.
tion of waste and extravaganza
in Government expenditures"
He said the Defense Secretary's
action was. "all the more cour-
ageous because you knew it would
make you the target of patronage
hungry politicians and short
sighted, selfish local interests and
civic Organizations
Each NAM member, Mr.. Bunt-
ing told Secretary johnson, would
be urged to "see to it that neither
he nor any of his representatives
opposes your action. regardless of
it's effect on his own company's
business.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Robber May Be Using
Stolen Police Uniform
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 30.-Police
warned today that a notorious
bank robber may try to pull one
OF his jobs in the disguise of a
State trooper.
Four State trooper uniforms
were stolen, last week from a
Cumberland tailoring shop.
1t. William H. Weber, COM
mander of the State Police Field
Force, said a preliminary investi-
CATION showed the thief may have
been "Slick Willie" Sutton. He
described Sutton as "a notorious
bank robber with a talent for
planning things"
Sutton, he reported, escaped
twice from Pennsylvania penal
institutions in the last four years
and is still at large. The man is
48 and sometimes uses the names
of Julian Loring;, Leo Holland and
William Court as aliases, 1t.
Weber said.
A police teletype sent through
out the State said Sutton is con-
sidered dangerous and sis known
to have stolen police uniform
equipment in other States to be
used in the commission OF
crimes"
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Low Pay Blamed
In Closing Of
7 Dental Clinics
Ostrow Will Request
Rojses for Districts
Dentists ondHygienists

Two of the Districts II dem
tai clinics have been shut down
and faced the prospect of being
closed permanently because OF a
shortage of dentists. it was dis
closed today by DR.. A. Harry Os-
troW, head of the Health Depart
ment's Bureau of Dental Services.
He said the shortage is caused
by the low salaries paid the den-
fists by the District,
In an effort to remedy the sit
uation, DR.. OstroW said he will
soon ask for increased salaries for
dentists and hygienists at the
clinics which serve District school
students from kindergarten
through high school.
S6,235 Is Top Pay.
The clinic at the Gage School.
Second and U streets NV, was
closed last Friday when the Sec
ond of two dentists resigned. The
other dentist had resigned earlier
in the summer.
The other clinic that has been
closed was at the Buchanan
School in the 1900 block OF E
street Sc. 1t was closed last VIM
ter when both dentists there re-
signed, DR.. Ostrow said.
A dentist practicing privately
can make two or three times the
salary paid for Health Depart
ment service, DR.. Ostrow said. The
same is true for dental hygienlsts,
he added.
The present salary scale for
dentists, including the recent $3.50
salary INCREASE, is S5,232 to $6,235,
depending on length of service and
efficiency. For dental hygienists
the scale is from S2.724 to $3,175.
Will Ask Up to S7,192.
DR.. Ostrow said he will ask
that the dentists pay be increased
to the next highest grade, Pro-
fessional 5, which would give them
s6,235 to S7,192. He would do the
Sdllle 1OI lily SlCllloGS, 4d1oIAlS IAlSAAL
sto Sub professional grade 6, and
giving them $2,974 to S3,727.
The Health Department has II
clinics. Six are for white children.
four are for colored and two have
facilities for both white and col
ored. There is no shortage Of
colored dentists and hygienists,
Dr.. OstroW said
Dr. Ostrow said he will submit
his pay raise proposal to the Dis
trict personnel board which. with
the Commissioners approval, will
turn the matter over to the Civil
Service Commission for consider
alton.
He explained that he has held
off his request in the past few
years because of the Districts
! financial situation bu that now.
with the sales tax adding to Dis
trict revenues. he will request the
pay increases.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Missing Mother Found
To Be Hospital Patient

st. Elizabeths Hospital officials
said today that 29-year-old
patient admitted July 20 appar-
emily is the missing mother of a
10-month- old child being cared
for by a couple in Kensington,
Md.
The couple. Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
Schmitz, 1910 Oberon street,
Kensington, said they have been
caring for the child, Sherry Bean,
for about eight weeks. Mrs,
Schmitz said a friend of hers had
agreed more than two months ago
to care for the child for a week
but that the mother never re-
turned for Sherry.
Word that Mrs. Dorothy Bean
is at st. Elizabeths came from DR..
Addison M. Duval, hospital chief
of staff.
DR.. Duval said that when the
patient entered the hospital she
told officials one of her two chill
dren was with her estranged hus-
band and that the other was in a
nursing home. She said she had
used her maiden name, Dorothy
C. Lewis, since being separated
from her husband.
DR.. Duval said the patient ap-
parently is a District resident.
Welfare officials here said the
case has not been referred to
them.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Temperance Society Backs
Bill 10 Bar Radio Liquor Ads

The Board of Governors OF the
American Temperance Society to-
day indorsed a bill recently intro
duced in Congress by Representa-
tive Crawford, Republican, OF
Michigan, to prohibit advertising
of hard liquors on radio and tele-
vision.
The board, with headquarters
at LOT Carroll avenue, .Takoma
Park, Md, said in it's statement
that support of the bill is being
pressed because of an announce
ment last July of Schenley Dis
tillers, Inc, that it plans to use
radio and television, advertising.
The society added, This pro-
posed invasion of the protective
rights of the American home would
open the gates for exploitation
of American youth, parading be-
fore teen-agers the distillers
products in a false glamour that
would nullify much of. the effort
of parent and teacher to instill
principles of sobriety and better
living"
Evening star., 1949-08-30
FiveV Veteran Employees
OF Commerce Retire

Five employees of the Commerce
Department whose terms of service
total 164 years, retired today after
being received by Secretary Of
Commerce Sawyer in his office.
They are:
DR.. Joseph Fergus Brewster, SO.
of 1888 r street NV, sugar
technologist with the Bureau of
Standards who is retiring after %
years of service.
Charles F.. Zimmisch, instrument.
maker with the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey. who assisted in de-
velopment of some of the major
instruments used by the depart
ment. Mr.. Zimmisch, who lives at
1434 Harvard street NV, has 48
years of service.
Miss Florence A. Henderson. re-
tiring after 81 years as a mail
clerk with the Patent Office. She
lives at 1903 Military road NV.
Vincent H. Todd, 1909 Locust
road NV, a translator in the
Patent Office who is leaving after
81 years.
Benjamin Grady, a specialist in
development of mechanical equip
ment used by the Census Bureau.
is retiring after 80 years. He lives
at 807 Longfellow street NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Shirley Highway
To Open Next Week
Rv the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 30.-The
Henry G. Shirley Memorial High
way in Fairfax County, which is
expected ultimately to carry most
of the passenger traffic south out
of Washington, will be opened to
passenger traffic next Tuesday,
the State Highway Department
announced yesterday.
The opening date is dependent,
however, on good weather for the
next week since considerable work
remains before the nearly COM
plete southbound lane may be
opened.
At first, vehicles may use only
the southbound lane for two-way
traffic over the 17.3 miles length
of the road between Woodbridge
and the Pentagon.
Seven miles of the northbound
section have not yet been built.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Siddons Scheduled 10 Head
Gun Factory Fete Committee

Frederick P. H. Siddons, pres
ident of the Washington Board of
Trade. today was to be named
head of a citizens committee which
will aid in the sequicentennial eel
ebration of the Naval Gun Factory.
Dates of the event are Monday,
September 26, through Sunday,
October 2.
Scheduled to meet with Com
missioner Guy Mason today were
Mr.. Siddons, Rear Admiral Frank
G. Fahrion. U. s. NJ, superintend-
ent of the Naval Gun Factory, and
1t. Comdr. H. C.. Al6ndorfer.
Further appointments to the
committee will be announced later.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Union, WT0p Official,
Hopeful Of Averting
WaIkout Tomorrow

Hope of heading off strike OF
radio station WTOP technicians,
scheduled for midnight tomorrow,
was expressed by union and man
agement officials as they went into
another meeting this afternoon.
After discussing issues with ne
gotiating committeeman this
morning, Union Business Manager
L. j. Holt said he was Optimistic
over chances of agreement.
Station Manager John Hayes,
who met with representatives OF
Local 1915. International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers, for
three hours last night, also spoke
hopefully of settlement. He said
the union had agreed to submit
a more specific list of demands
than have been discussed before.
What we want to do is to break
it all down to what the union spe-
cifically wants in the way OF wages
and working conditions, Mr..
Hayes said. so far it has all been
tiedup together so that we could
reach no definite conclusions"
Thirty-two of the stations tech
nicians have given notice of strik-
ing unless their demands are met.
Mr.. Hayes said the station is pre-
pared for the walkout and can
continue to operate.
Meanwhile, the strike against
Smoot Sand & Gravel Co. con-
tinued with no settlement in sight.
The company was struck yesterday
by two unions demanding a 25-
cent hourly raise. A Federal con-
ciliator said he might try to get
the parties together for meeting
later today.
A strike of 500 AFL plasterers
went into it's 18th day and the pos
sibility of a settlement appeared
remote. Meeting last night. the
Employing Plasterers' Association
agreed to stand pat on its original
offer. The employers have offered
to standardize the workmen's COM
pensation pay for Virginia, Mary
land and the District, but are not
inclined to give the union 2 per
cent welfare fund.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Whitehurst Freeway
Opening Ceremonies
Planned on Oct. |

A parade, unveiling of a plaque
and other ceremonies will mark
the opening on October l of the
Whltehurst Freeway, the $3,200.-
90 elevated highway project, built
to clear up the rush-hour traffic
problem in Georgetown.
District officials met yesterday
with civic leaders in the Office of
Acting Highway Director Samuel
Harrison to plan ceremonies. They
are scheduled to get under way
at 2 pm, October l, after which
the freeway will be opened Off
cially to Virginia traffic.
Work Started in .1947.
Construction has been going on
since July, 1947, on the mile-long
project extending from Key
Bridge, east along K street to
Rock Greek Park. It is expected
to relieve the rush-hour traffic
congestion that has been tying up
M street in Georgetown for many
years.
The opening ceremonies will be
held at the eastern end of the
thoroughfare, where a speakers
platform will be erected and seats
will be placed for invited guests.
Speakers will include Assistant
Engineer Commissioner L. E. Cox,
Highway Director j. N. Robertson,
Traffic Director George E. Keneipp
and P. Y. K. Howatt. chairman
of the Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency.
Mrs. Whitehurst to Cut Ribbon.
Mrs. H. c. Whitehurst, widow
of the former highway director,
in whose memory the freeWay
was named, will cut the ribbon
opening the project to traffic. A
parade will cross Key Bridge to
Rosslyn, where Paul A. Hill, Sec
retary of the Arlington Chamber
of Commerce, will greet the Dis
trict officials.
Participating organizations will
include the Washington Board of
Trade, the Progressive Citizens
Association of Georgetown, the
Georgetown Citizens Association,
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, the Georgetown Lions Club,
the Georgetown BuSineSsmenS
Association, the Macarthur Bou-
levard Citizens Association and
the Arlington Chamber of Com
merce.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Restaurant Gets Warning
In Credit Liquor Sales

The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board today found the Occidental
Restaurant, 1411 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. guilty of selling
liquor on credit and issued a warn
ing to the restaurant.
Attorney Joseph c. McGarraghy
representing the restaurant,
pleaded guilty to the charge at q
board hearing yesterday, but ex-
planned that the establishment
had acted in good faith in the case
and had discontinued charging
drinks several months ago after
learning of similar board charges
against two other hotels.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Mrs. Caroline Shaw,
Social List Publisher,
Asks Limited Divorce

A suit for limited divorce by
Mrs. Caroline Hagner Shaw OF
Bethesda, prominent Washington
socialite and publisher of THE
Social List of Washington, D. c.
was on file today in Montgomery
County Circuit Court.
Her husband. John Francis
Shaw, 48, as a member of a
family that has, been prominent
in the jewelry business here. He
now is in the real estate business.
The couple has two children,
John Francis, jr., "a, and Mrs.
Jean S. Murray, %. The family
home is at 4832 West Leland
street, Bethesda.
Mrs. Shaw's suit claims Mr..
Shaw frequently was under the
influence of alcohol; that he sub
jected her to indignities; cursed
and reviled her and has assaulted
and beaten her.
Was Social Secretary at Is.
Mrs. Shaw made her debut here
and her marriage at st. Adams
Church on June "a, 1924. was a
social highlight of the year. She
had become, a social secretary
when Is years old and at various
times served a number of the
leaders of Washington society.
"The Social List of Washing
ton," which contains a list of the
Capitals prominent families, as
we'll as tips on precedence and
protocol for hosts and hostesses,
was founded by Mrs. Shaw's
mother, the late Mrs. Helen Ray
Hagner. Mrs. Shaw aided her
mother in editing the book and
took it over when her mother died.
Still later she published the an
nual list and her husband took
over some of the advertising
duties. She now is engaged in
preparing a new issue.
Mrs. Shaw has written a syn
dicated column on modern man
ners and plans to resume radio
show on the same subject in the
fall.
In her suit, Mrs. Shaw seeks
control of the Social List during
her lifetime, counsel fees and GER
tain unlisted personal property.
Sought Police Protection.
Through her attorney, Edward
j. Quigley, she charges that on
July 4 she called Montgomery
County police for protection after
an assault by her husband. Rec
ords at the Trial Magistrates
Court, Bethesda, show that Mr..
Shaw is under $500 bond for an
appearance September 6 at a
hearing on a peace warrant sworn
out by his wife.
Mrs. Shaw's suit said his ACTIONS
have caused him to be arrested"
and that she had left him several
times but returned because OF the
children.
Mr.. Shaw has not filed an
answer to the suit.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
NewYork Ave. Church
Holds Conference on
Street Work Dispute

The New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church Board of Trustees
held it's first meeting on the H
street traffic channel controversy
today, but if it took a stand, an
announcement was lacking.
Chairman A. c. Oliphant, at the
conclusion of 75-minute meeting
with the trustees in his Office, dis
missed inquiries with:
when and if there is any &C
ton, we'll let you know"
Under Highway Department
plans, the small triangular park
which forms a front yard for the
church at New York avenue and
H street NV. would be. split by
a traffic channel to funnel H
street traffic across New York ave-
nue. and open a part of H street
to tWo-way traffic.
The project, with approval Of a
co-ordinating committee of the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission. was underway
before officials of the church or
the congregation was aware of it.
An excavation had been made to
change water lines and was COM
pleted in the yard when the prof.
ect was halted until the church
had an opportunity to make Of
fetal protests.
At the beginning Of Sundays
service, the Rev. Robert T. Bridge,
acting pastor, told the congrega-
tion You may all rest assured
that the principal bodies of the
church will see to it that the best
interests of the church will be
protected"
Mr.. Bridge attended the meet
ing this morning.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Gen. Handy and Wife TO Fly
To German Post Tomorrow

Gen. Thomas T. Handy will
leave National Airport at 9 am.
tomorrow for Frankfurt, Germany,
where he will succeed Gen. Lucius
D. Clay as commander in chief
of American forces in Europe.
Gen. Handy. who will be &C
companied by Mrs. Handy, is due
to arrive at his new post Friday,
after an overnight stopover in
Paris.
Gen. Handy. World War II
Deputy Chief of Staff, was COM
manding general of the 4th Army
with headquarters at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, at the time he was
selected to head the European
command.
Evening star., 1949-08-30

lice inspectors brother.
Surrenders to Detective.
Harding, with his attorney,
Ignatius Keane, gave himself up
late yesterday to Detective Earl
Huber of Prince Georges County.
He was charged with assault with
a dangerous weapon and with dis
charging firearms without a per-
NIT. Then he was freed on bond
of Sl,1O0 for a hearing in Hyatts-
vile Police Court September 10.
Victim of the shooting. Bernard
Del Negro. 81, of the 2400 block
of Tunlaw road NV. is in Prince
Georges County Hospital recov-
ering from bullet wounds in both
legs. He is under gambling in
dictments in Washington and
Prince Georges County.
Del-Negro was fired on at the
door of the Crossroads night club
about $3.50 am. Fridays
Linked to knitting Case.
Police said they had established
a definite link between the shoot
ing and the earlier knitting of
Samuel Ochs, a Washington hab-
erdasher at BIAS M street NV,
but no charge has been filed. De-
tective Huber said Ochs had iden-
titled Harding as his assailant in
the Crossroads parking lot, but
has declined to press the charges.
Ochs was treated and released
few hours after the knitting.
Harding, indicted for kidnap-
ing Mrs. Alsace Lorraine McCor-
mick, 90, and for assault, was SEN
fenced to 81 months in March of
last year on the assault charge
only. He was charged with mur-
der in the Staying of Harry Davis,
brother of Police Inspector o. T..
Davis, in 1893, but was convicted
of manslaughter and sentenced to
three to six years.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Child Injured by Auto,
Companion Not Hurt

A 3-year-old colored girl suf-
fered a fractured jaw and face
cuts last night when struck by an
automobile in front of her home at
1921 K street Sc. but a girl COM
panion of the same age escaped
uninjured.
Both the injured girl, Carolyn
Taylor. and her friend, Helen Cor
bin, also colored, 1919 K street
Sc. were taken to Gallinger Hos
pital, but only Carolyn was ad-
mitted.
Police said the girls ran in front
of parked car and were crossing
the street when hit by an auto
mobile operated by Raymond E
Reynolds, %, of 1877 Potomac ave.
nue. Sc. No charges were placed
Evening star., 1949-08-30
; New Polio Cases Boost
D. f, Area Total 10 III

Three new polio cases, including
two brothers who live in North
west Washington, were reported
today by Washington area health
officials, raising to Ill the NUMBER
of cases so far this year.
The brothers, 8 months ana q
years of age, live in the 4800 block
of Third street NV. Both were
admitted to Children's Hospital
yesterday.
The third case is a 5-year-oio
girl from the 600 block OF Month
cello drive, Falls Church, who is
under treatment at Children S
Hospital.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Kuvukos Grill Named
In One of 8 Tax Liens

Eight additional Federal tax
lien notices from the Bureau of
Internal Revenue were filed yes
terday in District Court.
The .only one for more than
81 1000 listed Kavakos Grill, Inc,
727 H street NE, as owing a COM
bined total of $2,614.37 for adj
mission taxes, withholding taxes
and Federal insurance contribu-
tions for parts of this year. Will
liam Kavakos, ary-treasurer
of the corporation, said the sum
is being paid in installments Of
$100 a day.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Bay |n|ets Searched
For Couple Missing
From Cabin Cruiser
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 80. An air.
plane search of Chesapeake Bay
and its hundreds of Western Shore
inlets was on today for man
and woman who disappeared
from the mans cabin cruiser.
Charles and Harold Lord of
Cambridge, Md. hired the plane
to look4or their brother and his
companion.
The Harriet r., a trim little
cabin cruiser, washed against a
stone jetty yesterday near the
mouth of South River. The rem
nants of the Florida hurricane
had been buffeting the bay the
night before.
The 22-foot pleasure boat was
in shipshape condition. Piled
near the stern was much of the
clothing of the two persons last
seen aboard:
Kenneth G. Lord. 80. of Cam
bridge, Md. and a girl known only
as Peggy"
Took Girl for Boat Ride.
Raymond Wright of Cambridge
supplied police with these clues:
Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Lord had
cruised across Chesapeake Bay
Saturday. They met a young
woman at North Beach Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Wright did not know her
last name, but she mentioned her
home was in Miami, Fla. She was
about %, tall and slender, and
had brown hair and blue eyes.
Peggy asked Mr.. Lord to take
her for a boat ride. They left
North Beach about noon and Mr..
Wright stayed ashore.
Mr.. Wright said that Robert
Lewis, party boat captain, told
him he saw the Harriet r. twice
after that, the last time about 5
pm.
Mr.. Wright waited until about
10 pm. and then drove back to
Cambridge with a friend. He
thought the couple had gone
ashore to escape the 55-mile-an-
hour gale.
Tank Two thirds Full.
Shortly after daybreak yester-
day, George Wells. a handyman at
Hilsmere Farm on the bank of
South River, saw the boat rolling
in the water.
The gas tank was at least two
thirds full. Two lifejackets were
next to the clothing.
Mr.. Lords wallet was tucked III
a pocket of his tan trousers.
A. Woman's white box purse con-
tanned IS cents. a f1ashlight and
other articles-but no identiflca-
ton. In a pile were blue dress,
matching hat and gloves, white
shoes with stockings stuffed inside.
Feared Washed Overheard.
Police said they feared Mr.. Lord
and Peggy were washed overheard.
Mr.. Wright said it was possible
they might have tied up on shore
and gone for a swim.
The stern line had been re-
moved and tied to the bowline,
he pointed out. He said the Har-
riet r. could have slipped from
it's mooring, stranding the couple
on the beach.
Mr.. Lord and his brother
Charles built and launched the
Harriet R. just a month ago. The
brothers are partners in a Cam
bridge sheet metal firm.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
District Man Held
In FutuI Stubbinq

The coroner's jury yesterday
held Joseph Francis Burgess, 80.
colored, for action Of the grand
jury in connection with the fatal
stabbing of Helen Copeland, 33,
colored, also known as Helen
Burgess.
The woman died Of multiple
stabs of a butcher knife Friday
night. after an alteration in
Burgess rooming house at 927
French street NV.
Burgess gave himself up to po-
lice on Saturday.
Evening star., 1949-08-30
Woman Selling Bibles
Takes $40 From Home

Police today were seeking a
woman who attempted to sell a
Bible to Mrs. Edith Butler, col
ored, 901 Eleventh street NE,
but instead took $40 in two small
banks from the latter's home.
Mrs. Butler said the woman
about 40 years old, called herself
Sister Phillips" Mrs. Butler told
police the woman took the money
yesterday when Mrs. Butler went
to answer the phone in another
room,