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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Woman Is Badly Hurt
By Auto Near Home
BY Don S. Worren

Mrs. Nora Plant, 81, Of 1918
Rhode Island avenue NE. Is In
serious condition at Casualty Hos
pital today. She was struck yes
terday by an automobile near her
home.
Mrs. Plant was walking north
across Rhode Island avenue near
Fourteenth street NE. police said.
when she stopped in the cross
walk. They said a car driven by
George v. Becraft. 80. of 200
Twentieth street NE. turned left
on Rhode Island. struck Mrs.
Plant and knocked her to the
pavement. She suffered head and
chest bruises, q conclusion. a
spinal injury and broken right
leg, according to the hospital.
Two colored boys riding double
on an unlighted bicycle were hurt
slightly last night In q collision
with q taxi at Fourth street and
Virginia avenue S.W.
. Elijah Judge, IL. colored, Of sol
II street S.W.. and Eugene Ban
mister, II, colored. Of 7Ish Fays
court S.W.. were treated ct Casu-
atty Hospital.
The boys were riding east on
Virginia avenue when they coll
lided with taxi driven by Kelly
M. Pass. Is. colored. OF the 140e
block of y street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Priests First High Mass
In Church Of Confirmation

The Rev. Malcolm willouEhby
OF the Dominican Order win ceie-
brate his first solemn high mass
MT sc. Dominic's Church. Sixth
an z streets. q. W.. at 10 am. to-
morrow. The young priest re-
ccived his nrxt Holy Communion.
received the sacrament OF con-
firmation and was ordained In the
same church.
Father wilioushby. hts family
recalled today. served - o Star
carrier for about four years N
Southwest washington. Nov ~
years old. he was ordained june 3
AZ tomorrow's mass. the Rev.
Raymond ). Dexdney. oP- assist
ant pastor Gt 81. Duntnic's wfn Be
deacon and the REV. Charles r.
Auth. OF. os the Dcenintran
House Of Studies. Cathoac Uni~
yersity. VIII b subdeacon- Tise
REV. castmer Zvirhlts. Or. q tiae
Dominican House IL studies. VIII
preach the sermon
Tne young priest n TIE s0n u
Mr.. and Mrx- Malcolm Willcsaga~
By Of Cabin John. Nd. who
formerly lived near o. Dominic y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
New Bourd Plans Full Season
For BuItimore's Symphony

dent OF Fidelity Trust Co., was
named president Of the board.
A 5000 900 annual operating
budget was drawn up. II calls for
sec, 900 contributed by the city
government, $4,000 from ticket
sales and 500. 900 from q sustain
ing fund.
The trouble shooters suggested
that this 500. 900 be gathered
quietly and without fanfare
about $751; 600 from business and
the remainder from women's
groups.
The group made q study Of
symphony operations and found
Baltimore on the ''ultra-conserva-
tive side" In It's symphony under
takings.
The committee compared Balti-
more particularly with symphony
operations In Is other cities. Il
found the Nations seventh largest
at or near the bottom Of the list
In number Of players. wages.
number Of concerts. expenditures.
conductors salaries. and soloists'
fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18

Telephone company workers
found out yesterday what their
fellow employees do in their leisure
time.
The inside the home glimpses
were provided by the hobby show
at the 26th annual meeting OF the
Alexander Graham Bell Chapter
No. Is. Telephone Pioneers Of
America. at the Shoreham Hotel
A drafting clerk who brought
seven OF her $50 canaries and
parakeets and a testman who
brought a $1,000 cocker spaniel
show dog provided both the music
and the only live objects for the
exhibit.
Although members OF the TEL
ephone Pioneers must be employed
al years by the company to be
eligible for membership. the hobby
show was open to all employees.
About 800 telephone workers and
their friends attended.
Mrs. Mary Lou Altman. drafting
clerk. said she and her father,
c. w. Mahoney. who works In the
company's installation department.
started collecting birds two years
ago as hobby after Mr.. Mahoney's
hand was amputated.
The doctor told him 10 get q
hobby" she said. so we added 34s
birds TO our collection OF two"
Between so parakeets that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Charley 6ehrineer 10 Wed
On West Coast Today

DETROIT, June is.~-Chsfles
Leonard 0ehringer. one Of bass-
balls aii-ttsne great second hAss.
men. Was 10 be married In Santa
Clara. Calf. today 10 Miss Ioss-
phine Stiiien.
0ehrtnger. 20. drove 10 the west
Coast after his plaque Was hunE
In Baaeballa Hall of Fame ct
coopefktown. N. Y. last Monday.
Miss Sttilen. % year old hfunss.
Is o secretary ~ Mash -kslyinator
Corp here She ffew 10 Rsnta
Clara for the ceremony In ~.
CARES Church.
II Ii The FIRST marriage tos both.
Marvin Owen. former D~troIt
Tigers teammaie Of 0ehfinssT.
and hls vile wili attend The couple,
0ehrinseF was best man for Oven
when he Was married In the mid.
Boa. Owen now h manager OF the
San jose team In the California
State League,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Father Opposes
Probation, Son
Gets JoiI Term

A disabled veteran who blamed
his actions on drinking" pleaded
guilty 10 passing two bad checks
and was sentenced 20 TAO days In
jail yesterday. after his father tes-
tined he didn't want him put on
probation.
The defendant. Newton L. Saun-
ders. jr., 30. of the 1890 block of
Wyoming avenue NV. was arrest
ed June l and charged with false
pretense in connection with two
bad checks for SIS each. police
said. According TO police he al
ready has served at least two jan
terms On similar charges.
HIS father told Municipal Court
Judge Ellen X Raedy that Sann-
ders had used the bogus checks
10 buy LIQUOR
After the father told her ats up
TO you 20 decide what TO do.
Judge Raedy imposed the jan term
but specified that the prisoner
should receive disqualification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
K. Of c. Council Elects
Cutucci Grond KNIGHT

Henry g. Catvcci, 29l3 North
Capitol street, has been elected
grand knight of the Carroll Coun-
Gil of the Knights Of Columbus, it
was announced today.
Mr.. Catucci is regional man
ager for Western Union Telegraph
Co. and recently accompanied
President Dutra of Brazil on his
tour in this country.
Other officers elected were:
George Altman, deputy grand
knight; Robert C. Hickman, cham
cellor; Nicholas Sparacino, treas
urer; Chester Mundi. warden:
James F. Coll, financial secretary:
Lou Trotta. recorder: Armando
Caporaletti, lecturer: Dominic
Lignelli, organist, and Joseph Lig-
nelli, Russell Mclaughlin and
Angelo Vammino. guards. Trus-
tees are John Eustace. Charles
Bonucceli and Stanley Waskie-
wicz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Fay viii Appeal Ban
On Phone Removal

The Government will take Its
one setback In the series oil. tele-
phone cases growing out of the
antigambling drive to the Court
Of Appeals.
The United States attorneys
office yesterday filed notice 1t will
appeal the District Court order
which enjoined the Chesapeake d
Potomac Telephone Co. from &c
.ceding TO United States Attorney
George Morris Fay's request to
remove the telephone Of Nathan
Miller. Avondale. Md. The order
was signed by Judge David A.
Pine.
Judge Pine took the position
that although there was evidence
the telephone was used for gam
bling. the Government did not
present evidence the Maryland
phone was used 10 violate District
gaming laws.
The Government filed the APP
peal notice only few hours after
District Court Judge Alexander
HoltzoR decided another Mary
land telephone case In favor 81 the
Government.
Judge Holtzo6 refused 10 en-
Join the telephone company from
removing four phones In the RAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Bandit Draws Blinds =.
Before $50 HoIdup at
Chinese Trading Store

After locking the door and
pulling the venetian blinds, an
armed bandit last night forced
the owner Of q Chinese trading
store to hand over between $3.50
and $500 in bills. police reported.
Henry Fong. IS. proprietor OF
the Mei-Jeu Trading Co. 7I3 H
street NV. said the man was q
Filipino.
Grover Nicholas. 5iS H street
N. w.. who was working Id the
Darkroom. then appeared In the
middle Of the holdup and started
to hit the bandit with an ash tray.
Mr.. Fong told police.
The store owner said. Don't
hit him" and threw the money on
a table near where the bandit
was standing. police said. The in
truder. Mr.. Fong said. picked up
the money and fed.
A second gunman. who report
edly robbed a Washington taxicab
driver Of $36 yesterday afternoon.
Is being sought by police.
James Tapscott. about Is. told
County police he was
held up at Macarthur boulevard
and Persimmon Tree road. Cabin
John. by short man with q deep
scar on his right cheek.
Mr.. Tapscott told police he was
stopped by the man ut Fourth
and T streets N. z. who asked
him to change q $40 bill. Mr..
Tapscott said the man then asked
to be driven TO the Glen Echo
Amusement Park. A short time
later, Mr.. Tapscott said. the man
pushed an automatic pistol
against his ribs and ordered him
to turn over his money. The man
then took the cab keys. discor,-
nected the two-way radio, and
faH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18

whistle and 400 canaries that
sing. the Mahoney home al $40
Sheridan street NV. sounds like
a perpetual bird orchestra re-
hearsai. she said. Mr.. Mahoney
who Is nov in the hospital. 10
president of the National Capital
Canary Club.
E., q. Thomas. ls&s Richie
place NE. said he has never de-
cided whether his real job Is own
ing and breeding his 400 cocker
spaniels or being q telephone CON-
pany teStman.
Oldest woman member Of the
Pioneer group. ss-sear -oid Mrs.
Annie L, Coates, a retired tele-
phone operator. exhibited GRO
cheted table covers. III health
prevented her from attending
however. friends said.
Mrs. Frank Evans. wife OF tho
assistant treasurer OF the com
pany. showe< the pastel portraits
she had painted OF her family,
including a self portrait Mira,
Evans paints under the name OF
Elizabeth ID. Montgomery.
Al the Pioneers meeting VII
liam Fithian. former vice preSl-
dent. was elected president. J. A.
Peiry was elected vice president.
r. w. 6. Evans was reelected
treasurer. and Mrs. A. l.. cowl Was
secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
WV Urges Lottery
To Pay Veteran Bonus

The District Department Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars pro-
posed q national lottery to pay
for a World War II veterans
bonus at the closing session Of Its
annual convention last night at
the Mayflower Hotel.
The lottery resolution was
adopted after the group called for
q bonus Of up to $500 for do
mestic service and up to $4,000
for overseas duty during World
War II. Under the plan. also
urged by the national VIEW. finan-
cial benefits received under the
CT bill would be deducted from
the bonus payments.
In other actions, the group:
l. Urged continuance Of the
high school cadet corps In order
to give essential" peacetime train
ing.
2. Urged that high positions In
the District National Guard be
filled by present members of the
Guard.
3. Opposed the granting of vet
Grams benefits to nonmilitary or
''quasi-military" organizations
Delegates reelected Robert SUIT
phin commander Of the depart
ment. Mr.. Sutphin Is q member
|of the vFw Police and Fire Post.
Other officers elected included
George r. McWiliiams, Columbia
Post, senior vice commander, and
William ]. Hassan. Justice De-
partment Post. junior vice com
Imander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
ALI Honors Arizona Boy, Kentucky Girl

To attain the highest honors In
All Club work, many members
take on additional projects. Per-
haps two Of the more outstanding
have been carried out by a Ken
lucky girl and an Arizona boy
here for the National All Club
camp. :
The girl, 17-year old Elsie
Clausen, from Skylight, KY,
helped renovate a church In her
home town, and 18-year old Al
fred Austin, from Scottsdale, Ariz.,
carried out a campaign Of illum-
mating bicycles at night.
For her help in refinishing old
church furniture, sanding floors
Of a new church and putting up
its loft draperies. Miss Clausen,
whose regular club projects num-
Der about 10, won last years home
improvement State championship.
She was sent to the National Al
Club Congress in Chicago, won a
500 prize from a local newspaper
and then came here.
She won more ribbons at the
Kentucky State Fair last year
than any other All Club girl.
For demonstrating his illumina-
ton project of tapping bicycles
on the front and rear with silver
and red tape to help protect their
riders at night. young Austin woh
the county and State blue ribbons.
But, he also excelled in raising
dairy cattle. For this he was
one of six National Dairy Produc-
ton winners at Chicago last year
Yesterday afternoon Elsie and
Alfred heard Representative Hope,
Republican. Of Kansas address the
some 200 club members on the
legislative branch of the Govern
ment. His speech followed a
visit Of the group to the House
and Senate earlier In the day.
Later, in group discussions
among themselves, the future
rural citizens agreed congressional
fllibustering should be curbed, that
the judicial system of the Fed
eral Government !. should be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
D. {. Building Code
Simp|ification Studied

A plan to simplify the language
Of the Districts building code. Sc
that it will be easier to interpret
is under consideration in the Of
fee Of Engineer Commissioner
Gordon r. Young. 1t was learned
yesterday.
The proposal has been contem-
plated for some times Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Thomas
J. Haynes. jr. has recommended
that the Commissioners hire a
committee Of civil engineers to re-
write the code.
The present code. while 1t Is
considered to protect occupants of
buildings effectively from fire and
other catastrophe. admittedly is
technical and difiicult to inter
pref.
The changes would not dilute
the stringency Of the law as It
now stands. but would make 1t
simpler for nonengineers to get
building permits.
Proponents Of the plan feel that
the initial cost Of calling In ex-
perts for the rewrite job might
be repaid by a decrease In the de-
mand on inspectors time in re-
viewing construction plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Architects Hi Move
To Raze White House

Proposals TO raks the outer
wails OF the White Hou.< 10 save
money tn the necessary rsnovs-
ton Of the historic manson weTs
termed shocking" today b. ina
Washington Metropolitan Chapter
of theA American institute at
Architects.
The architects. In q letter TO
the Commission On the Rsnovs-
ton Of tfas Executive M@nsAosa.
urged tBe commission 10 DO al n
could % save the original satertog
Of the White HOUSE. The sails
are sound and with the ssaelnx
provided by nee iss<FSoF walls are
eapahis Of standsns for yssFs. tlss
architects declared
That the kses 81 tass desss1e.
ton of these exterior walls sfaosaad
be entertained solely fer The pur-
poaes of o relatively minor seon-
oruy. eonksdersng tk~ seak of Cur
national expenditure In osfssF
fields. Ia 10 ia. without sszy s4As-
seratson. ahoekanx. the hitter
stated.
Several members a. Coss&ysas
have proposed raFanK al she White
HOUSE. but President Trsssnka fss
scss ume Of tns present walls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Market Strikers
Return 10 Work;
Vacations Won
Union Terminol Firms
Will Pay 81 Bonus
For Full 6-Doy Week

One Of four strikes in the Dis
trict was settled today when 80
produce warehousemen and drivers
voted 20 accept an offer Of eight
concerns In Union Terminal
Market.
Deliveries Of fruits and produce
offered by the strike-bound firms
had been at q virtual standstill
for O week.
Yesterday negotiators for the
AL Truck Drivers Local $50. and
Warehouse Employees Local $50
recommended to the membership
this offer:
Workers employed q year or
more will receive a 81 bonus for
every six-day week they report
promptly for work. They also will
receive q weeks vacation pay.
making the one-week strike In
effect q paid vacation.
Returned ut Midnight.
The unions had asked for a
4S-hour work week instead Of the
present So. with no reduction in
pay. The producers said this was
a i4-cent hourly increase which
they could not meet In view OF
business conditions.
The men returned to work last
midnight. pending completion of
a vote on acceptance of the en-
ployers' terms. Final tabulation
today confirmed the end of the
strike.
Laborers' Session Called.
While no progress was reported
in the other three strikes. o meet
ing has been called for 2 pm
Monday affecting one-half Of the
building construction strikers. At
that time some $500 striking
laborers will send their negoti-
ators into a huddle with the Mas
ter Builders Association.
No meetings have been sched-
uled In the l8-day strike OF AFL
carpenters, which precipitated the
500. 900 900 building tieup. nor In
the walkout of 100 driver sales
men for four pie companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Transit EmpIoye Dies
After Being Found
With Head Injury
Homicide squad detectives today

Homicide squad detectives today
were investigating the death of
Willard Cecil. 47-year-old Capital
Transit Co. supervisor, who died
apparently of a head injury. early
this morning.
Mr.. Cecil. father Of a 20-year-
old married daughter, was taken
to Casualty Hospital shortly be-
fore 8 am. after police had been
notified Of his injury from a wom-
an who gave her name as Marie
DAILY. Of 1901 Olive street NE.
He was to have reported for
work at 6 am. today.
Capt. William T. Murphy of the
l4th precinct said he was told by
the woman that Mr.. Cecil ap-
peared at her home between l and
3 am. "in, a bloodied condition,
very seriously hurt" She cared for
him as best she could. she said,
and eventually called an ambu-
lance.
Capt. Murphy said the man hao
q wound on the right side Of the
head and that his upper dental
plate was broken.
The police captain said the
woman at first identified the man
as Cecil Smith. Later, Capital
Transit Co. spokesman said they
have q supervisor named Willard
Cecil Of 221 Seventeenth street
NE.
Transit company officials said
MIR. Cecil had been supervisor al
the central bus garage for about
four years.
Mrs. Cecil, of the Seventeenth
street address. said she had din
ner downtown alone last night and
that he husband did not come
home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, june ia new
management setup for the Balti-
more Symphony Orchestra AN
nounced yesterday that plans are
ready for q full concert season
starting in the fall and the money
Is In sight.
The Baltimore Symphony Or
chestra Association was able 70
raise only q fourth Of $122, 900
sustaining fund In q campaign
last February and there were fears
it would have TO quit.
A Civic Committee was named
to seek q solution to the orches-
tra's problems. As the result OF
its suggestions:
The 56-nember board Of the old
association resigned.
Sixteen civic leaders. many Of
them formerly associated with the
enterprise. were named TO q new
board.
Robert o. Bonnen. vice presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Negro Press 10 Send
Award 10 Dr.. Bunche;
Plane Trip Here Halted

The John 3. Russwurm award
for last years outstanding contri-
button to advancement of demo-
cratic ideals will be forwarded to
DR.. Ralph Bunche. who was the
United Nations mediator in Pales-
tine.
DR.. Bunche was scheduled to
speak and receive the award last
night at a dinner Of the Negro
Newspaper Publishers Association
but weather conditions grounded
his plane at Raleigh. N. c. Officials
said 1t would be forwarded to him
In New York.
B. M. McKelway, editor of The
Star, told the publishers at the
dinner that the Negro press was
to be congratulated for the part
1t was playing in advancing the
interests of the race. The dinner
was held in Lucy Diggs Stowe
Hall. 1919 Third street NV.
In speaking of newspapers that
are published for the sole benefit
of minority groups such as labor.
business. industry and even re-
ligion. Mr.. McKelway said:
There is a certain parallel be-
tween the status of the Negro
press of today and that Of the
daily press of the United States
a century or so ago."
He then pointed out that the
newspapers Of that age were near
ly all advocates Of theories or
beliefs rather than purveyors Of
news, and added:
II am inclined to believe that
no matter what may be the con-
dition of the Negro minority in
the United States a century or so
hence, there will be a Negro press;
there still will be a need. ia which
this press caters, and causes for
which it will continue to stand"
The evolution of this Negro
press, Mr.. McKelway said. will be
the same as that of the daily
press and lit will strive toward
greater objectivity and less bias
in its news columns and speak its
opinions only through its editorial
columns, opinions directed to fair
Interpretation of the days news"
Dowdal H. Davis. general man
ager Of the Kansas City Call, was
elected president by the colored
editors yesterday.
/. Others elected were Carl Muir
ply, publisher of the Afro-Amer-
lean Newspapers. vice president;
w. o. Walker. publisher Of the
Cleveland (Ohio) Call and Post,
secretary. and Mrs. Robert L.
Vann, publisher Of the Pittsburgh
Courier, treasurer.
The editors convention will
close today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
Church Federation Praised
For Home Rule Stand

The action Of the Washington
Federation of Churches in indors-
ing home rule for the District was
commended today by the Central
Suffrage Conference.
Culver Chamberlain, president
of the Central Suffrage Confer
ence, said he was gratified to have
the religious leaders Of Washing
ton take so bold and fortnight q
stand on the Kefauver bill.
The Board Of Directors Of the
Federation of Churches yesterday
unanimously urged the House Dis
trict Committee ito bring the
matter Of home rrule before the
House of Representatives for &C
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-06-18
'2Women a Luxury
Judge Says, but Tells
Man 10 Pay AIimony

District Court Judge Matthew
r. Mcclure commented that two
women are a luxury" when in
formed yesterday that a man had
been unable to keep up alimony
payments Of $45 a month to a
former wife because he had to
support his present wife and three
children.
Judge Mcclure ruled. however,
that Delbert M. Allen, $50 Rhode
Island avenue NE, a musician,
must pay alimony to his former
wife, Mrs. Eleanor I. Allen, 327 r
street NE, but gave him until
early September to make up back
payments. The former wife's at
torney. Joseph D. Di Leo. said Mr..
Allen is six months behind In the
alimony.
The first Mrs. Allen divorced Mr..
Allen in 1910 and he remarked
the same year, the court was told.
Mr.. Allen formerly was in the
Marine Band.
In another case, Judge MCGUIRE
advised Farnham Blair. 4512 Ed
munds street NV, to Jerk sodas"
or drive a taxicab If necessary to
provide adequate support for an
Ill 6-year-old son, Farnham Dem
ton Blair.
In previous court action, Mr..
Blair had been ordered to pay
500 q month to his estranged
wife, Mrs. Anne Denton Blair.
1901 Wyoming avenue NV, for
the boys support.
Yesterday, Mr.. Blair pleaded
with the court that he was max
ing only $65 a month as a self
employed patent researcher.
Judge MCGUIRE was informed
the son has suffered from infan-
tile paralysis and there are doc
tors bills. He then ordered Mr.,
Blair to pay the bills during the
summer, but reduced the monthly
payments for the boys support to
$50 a month for June, July and
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair were mar
ried In Connecticut in June 1899,
according to court papers. Dr.
vorce action is pending, but is not
scheduled until fall. At one time
MIR. Blair made some $r2 900 q
year. according to Mrs. Blair's at
torney,, Lewis H. Shapiro. Mrs.
Blair Is employed as a radio pro-
gram director, Mr. Shapiro said.