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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
|Couf-MartiaI Convicts.
|GI Absconder;; Missing
Prisoner Hunted

Pfc. Joseph w. Smith, 10, Of
Texarkana, Ark, has been found
guilty by Boiling Air Force Base
Court-martial Board of having
been absent without leave and
wrongfully taking Government
property.
In another case, Boiling author
tiles and District police are
searching for a toothless, tattooed
military prisoner. who escaped
Monday while being temporarily
held at the base, pending Pentagon
approval of a general court-martial
sentence.
The seven-member court that
tried Pvt. Smith handed down a
sentence that included bad con-
duct discharge, six months at hard
labor and pay forfeiture Of $50 a
month for six months.
Larceny Originally Charged.
Pvt. Smith, who was a clerk in
the visiting officers quarters last
fall, originally was charged with
larceny. He was found guilty on
the lesser charge of wrongfully
taking Government property from
the bachelor officers quarters at
the base, the court announced.
He disappeared September II,
after about $3.50 was reported mis-
sing from the officers quarters. He
was taken into custoy December
Is, when he returned here, fol-
lowing a visit to his home in
Arkansas. He declared he had
been dizzy" and did not recall
what had happened.
The prosecution at the court
martial proceedings commended he
made a voluntary confession when
he returned. The defense con-
tended a medical case history
showed Pvt. Smith suffered from
successive brain conclusions. /"
The prosecution countered with
medical reports that he was sane.
When Pvt. Smith left the base
last September a note was found
in the cash register at the officers
quarters. It read: "AWOL 0200,
destination God knows"
Wired Back $50.
On December IL he sent a $50
telegraph money order from Gin
cinnati to the bachelor officers
quarters at Boiling and said he
was returning here Immediately"
The missing military prisoner.
who was not connected with Boil
ing, is Pvt. William Mason, SO, Of
Natalia, Tex. He received a SEN
tence Of three and a half years
and q dishonorable discharge last
August Is. following his conviction
Of being absent without leave for
two years. He was apprehended
here on May Is.
Authorities said Pvt. Mason last
was reported seen at the base hos
pital, dressed In fatigue clothes.
He recently had an operation for
an abdominal ailment and also
had all his teeth pulled, with re-
placements not yet made. His de-
scription. broadcast by police. stat
ed both arms and his right leg
are tattooed.
Officials said he apparently
walked out Of the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

soon was raised and. with plans
drawn up and donated by Mrs.
Mark E. Andrews, wife of the for
mer Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. the remodeling got under
way last July. The recent steel
strike slowed construction consid-
erably.
The museum, of simple Georgian
design, will have two exhibition
rooms. an Office, rest rooms and
it's own special heating and air.
conditioning unit. The latest in
museum lighting will be furnished
under the direction of Laurence
Harrison. lighting expert at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This museum is going to be a
little GEM said Commodore Dud-
ley'W. Knox. y. SIN, retired. who
is vice president of the foundation
and who took a leading role in its
organization. 1T is not going to
be a huge comprehensive heap of
exhibits, but an intimate place
where people can feel at home with
history" - $500
The list of relics and documents
that have been given to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
| Wise Owl Visits
Court BuiIdinq,
Outwits Coptors

A seat Of judicial wisdom-the
United States Court Of Appeals
building today was paid return
visit by the traditional savant OF
the bird world. 4
A large white owl, believed to,
be the same one which perched
on the building about week ago.
today sat summing itself on tho
coping near the roof. He Cor she) !
was frightened away by several
men who went to the roof appar-.
entity intent on capturing the OWL
The owl is believed to be an
Arctic owl that has migrated this
far south in search Of food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Symphony to Cut Guest Artists
By Nearly Third Next Season

.certS are being given mere TINS
season, together with six on Sum
day afternoons. The close sched-
ule caused the orchestra to aban-
don a customary Northern tour.
but a Southern tour is planned for
next spring. it was explained.
Nine concerts also are played
in Baltimore each winter, as well
as extra single concerts IN this
area and the Neighborhood Con-
certs arranged by The Evening
Star. Ballet also Is presented by
the symphony management here
and in Baltimore.
Fifteen thousand dollars out Of
the sustaining fund will be re-
quired by next summers outdoor
concerts. here, the budget indi-
Gated. The summer budget is
5,672, and that for next winter
is $376,068.
51% to Musicians.
Biggest share of the orchestra's
money goes to its musicians. In
the new winter budget. it is 81
per cent. The remainder. after
taking care of the conductor and
guest artists, goes to the manager
and nine employees in the business
and box offices ($35 ,000); Consti-
tuition Hall rent t$14,500); Office
rent ($2,700); Office expenses,
program printing. publicity t$29,-
$500; stage hands go 5000; music
5000; Baltimore ballet and
programs ($23,018): tours and
extra concerts ($25,5 5000; depreci-
alton and insurance ($3,1O0);
campaign costs ($12,000), and
miscellaneous $500.
On the income side, the orches-
ira expects next winter to take in
SOL 900 from regular concert
ticket sales here, $21 900 from Eek
ira" concerts and ballet, $44, $50
from out-of-town and area ap-
pearances, $4,000 in the Balti-
more series and SIS, 900 from ad-
yertising in programs. The Water
gate series is expected to raise
slightly over $4,000. .'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
District Officials Fear
Milk Curb May Boost
Price 10 Institutions

Some District officials expressed
concern today that the Commits
sioners' ban on milk and cream
importations starting next June
80 may increase the price the city
pays for milk for its institutions.
The commissioners order an
nounced yesterday will cut of
lower priced supply Of milk and
cream from outside the Washing
ton milkshed after June 30.
Roland M. Brennan, District
purchasing officer, said today that
the District now pays between
$4,000 and 100000 a year for
milk, cream and other dairy prod
ucts used in Washington institu-
lions and the penny milk program
in District schools.
Contracts Just Awarded.
The milk furnished under the
present contract, he said, costs
the District 5t.4 cents a gallon for
pasteurized milk. The price is
slightly higher than the price paid
last spring and summer.
The District has just awarded
contracts to supply milk and other
dairy products to Washington in
situations for the next three
months, Mr.. Brennan said. The
diaries which were awarded con-
tracts were the Richf1eld Dairy
Corp, $16,879.91; Embassy Dairy,
$5,644.22; Wakefield Dairy, &c.
995.08. In addition the Harvey
Dairy of Brentwood, Md, was
awarded a contract to supply milk
and cream to the Glenn Dale
tuberculosis Sanitorium for $15,-
1880 for January, February and
March.
Contracts were also awarded for
furnishing milk for the penny
milk program in District schools.
Simpson Bros. Dairy was awarded
a contract for $50, 998.72 for some
of the schools; Thompson Dairy,
$50, 025.30, and Richfield Dairy.
$13,716.57.
Milk Importation Denied.
Meantime, Richfield Dairy and
Model Farms Dairy, listed yester-
day by w. w. Burdette, director Of
the Bureau of Food Inspection Of
the Health Department, as having
imported milk from outside the
Washington milkshed, denied that
they had imported milk. Both,
however, said that they had i'm
ported cream. Model Farms said
cream had been imported for ice
cream manufacture and Richfield
spokesman said the dairy last had
imported cream about two years
ago. Mr.. Burdette said he was
in error in saying that the two
diaries had imported milk.
The Maryland and Virginia
Milk Producers Association re-
quested the Commissioners last
November to ban the importation
of milk from outside the Wash
ington milkshed because locally
produced supplies now are SUM-
Gent to meet demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

The National symphony OrcneS-
ira plans to cut down on guest
conductors and soloists by nearly
q third next winter, 1t was dis
closed today.
At the same time. the orches-
ira board plans to raise the salary
of Conductor Howard Mitchell
another $4,000. He is earning
$4,000 this season.
These and other facts were re-
vealed in a budget estimate for
the l950-51 season. made public
in connection with the symphony's
goth annual fund campaign
scheduled to open January 10
The month-long campaign will
seek $40, 900 from the public.
Guest Artist Budget Cut.
A tentative budget Of $43l TAG
was set for both the coming sum-
mer and winter concert series
Symphony President Raymond E
Cox said income from ticket sales
and other sources is expected to
total $241, TAO. The balance will
be sought in the fund drive.
Slashing Of the guest artist list
is necessitated by q decision to
operate within a smaller budget
next year, officials explained.
For the current season, $4,000
was allotted for five guest con-
|ductors and $12,500 for soloists
The new budget allows just $14.-
500 for both-a reduction Of
1000.
Higher costs and q reduced
schedule of income-producing out
of-town concerts were cited by
symphony officials in explaining
the budget cut. The overall cut
exceeds $4,000. 80
Southern Tour Planned.
To Offset the reduction in out
|of-town touring, the orchestra Is
counting on q climb in Washing
ton ticket sales, which have been
improving this winter, according
to Mr.. Cox.
Twenty Wednesday-night con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Arlington Delegation
10 Seek Reciprocity
With D. {. Doctors
By Robert G. RoIlinqs

Legislation providing border
line reciprocity" for District ply
sicians and surgeons will be
sought by the Arlington delega-
ton to the Virginia General As
sembly as part of basic, 28-point
program. The law-making body
convenes in bienniel session Jan.
uary IL.
The three member delegation
disclosed the program at a press
luncheon at the Washington,
Golf and Country Club yesterday
At the same time. the legislators
stressed continued opposition to
a sales tax for Virginia.
Under the borderline recipro-
city bill, District physicians would
be permitted to go into Virginia
to treat their patients so long as
they did not set up an Office. Dis
trict physicians would be required
to pay a 81 fee for a certificate
such as now is given Virginia
doctors who want to follow" their
patients into the District. A
similar plan applies ito Maryland
doctors. Virginia law, never
strictly enforced. requires a $50
fee even for the 'borderline" prac-
tice.
Borderline certificates of V:r-
ginia physicians were cancelled
last September by District health
authorities but later were REIN
stated when Arlington legislators
said they would seek amendment
of the Virginia requirements.
At least four of the points pro-
posed by Senator Charles r. Fen
wick and Delegates ]. Maynard
Magruder and George Damn are
purely local in nature while other
tentative legislation would be
Statewide in application.
The purely local measures would
authorize a referendum on self
liquidatine. or revenue. bonds Of
$500, 900 for construction Of two
swimming pools; would create a
trial board for paid f1remen SIM
liar to that already established for
policemen; provide for a reassess-
ment of real estate in 1850 and
every four years thereafter and
appropriate $62, 500 for the ball
ance Of the States share Of land
acquisition for extension Of the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway from Spout Run to
Chain Bridge.
Another bill would request
establishment of a commission ito
study the cause Of Virginia's high
crime rate and the laws covering
sex offenses."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
2 Servicemen's Dances
To Be Held Tonight

Two pre-New Years eve dances
will be given tonight for service
men in the area.
Andrews Air Force Base will
hold dance at 1880 o'clock and
North Post Fort Myer will have
one at 8 o'clock.
At 8 pm. tomorrow there will
be q dance at Fort McNair. Free
transportation to this dance may
be obtained by calling Columbia
O375. it was announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Fay's Records
Under Study for
Crime Inquiry
Leniency to Some
Reporters Fantastic
House Counsel Says

Operations of the Office of Dis
trict Attorney George Morris Fay
will be spotlighted next month
when special house subcommittee
begins it's ong-awaited investiga-
ton of the administration of law
and order in the District.
This became apparent yester-
day at District Court as it was
disclosed that committee investi-
gators have been studying records
of the District Attorneys Office for
several weeks.
OF particular interest to the in.
seemed to be num-
Der of cases in which defendants
with criminal records were either
freed or allowed to plead guilty to
after police brought
them to the District attorneys Of
flee on felony charges.
Committee Counsel Hyman I.
Fischbach has termed some Of the
records of criminal repeaters "al-
most fantastic" because of the
leniency they have been shown.
Case Reports Compared.
Assisted by Committee Investi-
gator John Woog, Mr.. Fischbach
has been comparing the Novem-
Der IA report of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association with
case reports made by Mr.. Fay and
his assistants.
The association reported that
the District Attorneys Office OBJ
tanned convictions in only 1873 Of
the 2,657 aggravated assault cases
referred to it by the Police De-
partment last year. The District
Attorneys Office issue prosecution
papers in 1,174 or A per cent of
the cases.
The gambling crusade launched
by Mr.. Fay in March, 1948, which
resulted in series of raids and
the arrest of SO men a year later
also is under scrutiny by the con-
gressional investigators, it was
learned.
Results of the crusade to date
have been the conviction Of a
waiter. who admitted he passed
along" numbers bets as a favor to
two customers who turned out to
be undercover agents. and the
imprisonment Of a news vendor
and alleged small-time gambler
on charges of threatening his
former girl friend who told tho
District Attorneys Office of his
activities.
Acolotti Case Studied.
The investigators. it was learned.
have been comparing results OF
the Police Departments day-by-
day campaign against gamblers
with those obtained by the indie
pendent crusade of the district
attorneys Office.
Charges by Miss Bernice Frank
lin, hed-haired waitress, that po-
hcemen accepted graft from At
tilio Acolotti, the news vendor
gambler who threatened her, also
are being probed by the COM
mittee investigators. Miss Frank
lin named three I'd precinct
officers as recipients of "payoffs"
from Acolotti. All three officers
took the witness stand at AGO.
lotti's trial to repudiate the allie
cations.
The House investigation will be
conducted by a subcommittee Of
the House District Committee
headed by Representative Davis.
Democrat, of Georgia. Mr.. Davis
is author of the resolution author
izing the investigation which tho
House passed at it's last session.
No date has been set as yet for
the first public hearings in the
in0IfirV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
ADA PIons Porty

A children's holiday party spon-
sored by the Washington chapter
Of the Americans for Democratic
Action will be held at 8 pm. to-
morrow at All Souls Church, Six
teenth and Harvard streets NV.
The party will feature movies. an
amateur show and q magician
performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Living Essentials Cost
Here Below Level for
IS Cities, BIS Reports

The cost Of living essentials
such as food. fuel. apparel and
rent in Washington last month was
below the overall average for ID
major cities. the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics reported today.
But food prices and consumer
costs in several individual items,
selected on the basis of buying by
moderate income families. were
higher here than the national
average.
At the same time the agency
announced that the cost of living
for moderate-inc Washington
families had risen only two tenths
Of l per cent between mid-August
and mid-November. Cost of liv-
ing changes are surveyed here
only every three months in con-
trast to monthly checks for the
country as a whole.
Costs 20 Below Year Ago.
The report noted that slight in
creases in the three-month pc
Rod for rents, house furnishings,
fuel, electricity and refrigeration
were almost offset by lower food
and clothing prices.
Seasonal increases for food and
fuel caused a slight rise in the con-
sumner price index from October
to November in the Is cities, the
report showed. In general, the
cost Of living essentials was about
81 per cent below levels a year
ago, but 26.5 per cent above June
1916, levels and 68.6 per cent higher
than the 1859 average, the re-
port noted.
A more recent wholesale price
index report also issued by the
bureau listed decline of S per
cent in food and farm products
throughout the country from
November % to December 20.
Other commodities such as tex
tiles, fuel. metals, building mater
ials and chemical products in
creased 4 per cent.
Setting 1888 as the average In
the consumers price index for
food, apparel, rent, fuel, ice. furn-
ishings and miscellaneous Items,
the bureau found that the Wash
ington average for all such items
was 1862 in November.
Rent Average Low Here.
This city's food price average.
however, was 202.6. as compared
with the national average Of 1908.
New York City's was 201.5 for food
and 1853 for all items.
The rent average percentage Of
1864 here was substantially below
the 122 overall average and was
the lowest Of the 10 cities.
Other averages included ap-
parel, 1868 national and 210.3
Washington: fuel, 1891 national
and 141.2 Washington; house fur
nishings, 1854 national and 1854
Washington. National averages
were not given for gas and. cleo
tricity. other fuels and ice, but
the Washington averages in gen.
eral were about midway for gas
and electricity and below average
for the other items.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

muCeT ! q IN
Baltimore to
Washington.
The veteran
Public Buildings
Service eaploye
estimates he has
c o m m u t 9 d
about one mil
lion miles by
bus. trolley and
train to get to
W ork during
that period, not
to mention at
least tn r e e
years spent in
c,,c1N %ro~csf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

a Union gunboat above Vicksburg
while he jots in his diary: -"
they are getting the range Of us.
Crack, crack and. again We are
pierced. It seemed as If the whole
shore for miles was lined with
guns. They fired from ahead,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Miniature of 1t. Col
uille Terrett, 32d graduate
of the Naval Academy.

of Columbus, Ohio, whose naval
officer husband sent her a little
gift from Europe back in the
1840's.
Dear Lewright," she wrote "just
think! Two velvet dresses. There
is not one in the whole Of Column
bust"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

Jesse (Mule) Barley, IS, who
.retires New Years eve after 80
years continuous service, is per-
haps the Governments No. COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

abreast and astern of us. 1t lit
orally rained fire. How the
devils cheered and yelled thinking
that we were done fort"
But the wives who drop in to
browse in the museum will feel
closer to Mrs. Iewright Browning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

His friends say Mr.. Barley
sees daylight in Baltimore only on
week ends because it's usually
dark when he leaves his home
Evening star., 1949-06-07
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3ssth IL S1aifa~ GFsaAs
Bomber Group. slh AIT Force. He
was lost over Hanover. Germany
while on his 18th mission He had
received his wings az San Marcus,
Tex. IN August. ls&&. and went
overseas in November,
He had won the Aiy Medal and
also held the Purple Heart
Born in Washington. jane ),
1924. he attended Janney Ele-
mentary School and Alice Deal
Junior High School He was
graduated from Woodrow Wilson
High School in l943 and enlisted
in the Air Corps two days later
At Wilson he was an active mem
Der OF the Cadet Corps, the Cos
Fraternity and the Stage Grew,
Surviving him are his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, John } Grolig. 5S27
Forty third street NV; three
sisters. Mrs. Louise Hale, 65o6
Summit place. Chevy Chase. Md,
the Misses Josephine A, and Jane
Frances Grolig, both OF the Forty
third street address, and one
brother. John J. Grolig III. 3S25
Davenport place NV.
Evening star., 1949-06-07
Ray 6. HuIing, 81. Dies;
Noted Seal Trainer
~ the A.setia.ses Press

KINGSTON. N. Y. June t.
Ray G. Huling. s., internationally
known seal trainer. died yester-
day. II years after the death OF
his partner. Charlie. in retire
ment at the New York City Aqua
rum.
Mr.. Huling and Charlie" his
most famous seal. toured America
on the old B. F. Keith vaudeville
circuit. appeared in Ave European
countries and played a command
performance for King George V OF
England
Charlie" also appeared in sew
eral Hollywood films. Aquarium
attendants said he died OF a
broken heart shortly after Mr.
Huling placed him in the aauar-
ium and retired TO Kingston.
Mr.. Huling. a native OF North
Tonawanda, N. Y. and his broth
ers, Mark and the late Frank. or
ganized a well known troupe OF
% trained seals in 1914. They ap-
peared with the leading circuses
of the day.
Evening star., 1949-06-07
Dratha
WILLIAMS. VIRGINIA n.

WILLIAMS. VIRGINIA n. On Sunday
June 8. 1919. at HOMEOPATHIC Hospital
VIRGINIA II. WILLIAMS. beloved wife o.
Sherley r. williams, sister OF Mrs. B
B., Delaney and Mrs, Frank A. Woodteld
Friends may call at the Lee Funeral Hpfis,
4th St and Mass. ave. ne, where sefel
ices will be held on Wednesday, June q,
at p.m. Interment Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
wOODCoCK. PVT. DE WITT CLINTON
IN. On February l5. 1945, in Germany
Pvt DE WITT CLINTON wooDcoCk. Jr =.
OF 1904 14th st. NV, beloved son OF Gin.
ton and Mary Woodcock and devoted
brother OF Donald Z. Woodcock. Funera
services will be held at pm. on Friday
June 10. I949, at Arlington National Gem.
etery Any one attending will please meet
at the Administration Building In the Gem
etsry at l:30 pm.
WRIGHT. DAISY o'NEAL. On sunday
June B, le49. at her residence, 5425
Western ave. NV. Mrs. DAISY OEEAL
WRIGHT. widow Of the late Capt. Jane:
w. Wright and beloved sister OF Edwart
NJ, Stella and Nelson B, O'Neal. She
also is survived by her stepson Edwaro
Wrigh; and her niece, Mrs. Frances Bur.
rows Friends may call at Hysong's Fu-
neral Home, 1900 N st. NV, where serv-
ices will be held on Wednesday. June
at $50 am. Interment Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. tMartinsburs. W. Va.
papers please copy.D