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Evening star., 1949-04-09
Liquor License Revelation
On Felony Cases Asked

Proposed legislation to permit
revocation of a District liquor IL
cense when the holder is con-
victed of felony was sent to
Congress by the Commissioners
yesterday.
The city heads also asked
changes in the District insurance
laws to bring them into conform
ity with currently accepted stand
ards across the Nation.
Under existing law, the Com
missioners pointed out, the Al
coholic Beverage Control Board
may deny a license to any appli-
cant who has been convicted of
felony within the preceding II
years. But, they added. the Law
does not mention persons of &C.
ceptable records who may be con.
victed at some time after receiv.
ing a license.
With respect to insurance, one
piece of proposed legislation il
similar to a measure introduced
in the last Congress. the Commis.
sioners explained. 1t would sci
minimum standards for indus.
trial insurance policies among sew
eral changes.
q Other amendments recommend
ed would permit the District tx
keep abreast of the development:
in group insurance. it was added
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Mental Hygiene Committee
Headed by Ben MargoIin

Ben Margolin,. Washington at
torney, has been named chairman
of a Steering Committee to form
a lay mental hygiene society for
the Washington area.
Plans for the new organization
were made at meeting yester-
day at st. Johns Parish Hall.
Other officers were Charles b.
gan, a director Of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs.
B. r. Wolfe of Group Health AS
Isociation. vice chairmen; DIR.
Charles Prudhomme, psychiatrist,
treasurer, and Miss Martha A.
Goodwin, executive director of the
Planned Parenthood Association,
recording secretary.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Marine Pilot CrawIs
To Safety After Plane
Crashes in Anacostia

A Marine pilot crawled to safety
from his burning plane after ii
crashed at the Anacostia Naval
Air Station last night and burst
into flames.
Maj. A. c. Penny. 81. Of 2l0C
South Fifth street. Arlington, Va.
the pilot of the F-6-F Grumman
Hellcat, was uninjured. He is at
tached to the Navy Bureau OF
Aeronautics.
The accident occurred about 7
pm. when the plane was coming
down to land after completing a
routine local fight. Maj. Penny
hsaH he thoaafit the .lanGing gear
was down. but" 1t WAS stfll re-
tracted. The plane hit on its belly
kaad, became ahlaze.q anA4 .....-
/ tneMaj. Penny shut Of the isnition
and crawled from the flaming ship
rs soon as it came to a halt. Base
f1refighters put out the blaze, but
the plane was badly damaged.
A witness to the crash was Pfc.
Paul Quinn, 20, chaplain's assist
ant at Boiling Air Base, who lives
in barracks close to where Boil
ing and Anacostia join. He was
resting in his bunk when he saw
the Grumman circling with its
wheels up and thought this was
unusual, since the ship appeared
to be coming in for a landing.
II watched it closely as it few
right over the barracks" he said.
Then it hit the runway with a
lot of sparks and went up in
flames"
Evening star., 1949-04-09
@. u. Debating Contest Gets Under Way
By ChorIes ]. Yorbrouah

II there is one thing Carl Hoepp-
ner can do without during his
leisure hours this week end. it's
conversation-particularly If 1t Is
argumentatiye.
Mr.. Hoeppner, 24-year-old Har-
ward Law School senior and part
time debate teacher at Tufts Col
lege, has heard all the angles, pro
and con, on the question of Fed
eral aid to education. Last night.
all day today and tomorrow. Mr..
Hoeppner is going to hear more Of
the same-as one Of the judges In
Georgetown University's invita-
tional debate tournament.
The tournament preliminaries
droned on today through the open
trahsoms of the Hilltop's White
Gravenor Building.
Mr.. Hoeppner. member OF the
University of Wisconsin's 1945
Western Conference championship
team, leaned back in the one
armed desk chair in room 303,
keeping his eyes, ears and mind
open.
Some of it is pretty familiar,
he said with infinite patience.
At the moment, he was judging
the contest between Navy and
George Washington University.
Before the three-day talkathon is
over, he will have heard each of
the Is teams at least once-a
schedule which calls for many
hours of listening.
Each member of the four-man
teams is given 10 minutes to state
his case and five minutes for re-
buttal. Each coach serving as a
Judge will count team points at
the conclusion. score them on a
sheet and hand in sealed verdict.
The final debate for the John
]. Toohey trophy, is scheduled for
= pm. tomorrow. The trophy is
awarded in honor Of Father
Toohey, who coached the Philo-
demic Society debating team for
80 years.
AS judge. Mr.. Hoeppner ap-
pears to have the nesessary
interest and patience. AS a par
ticipating coach, he also has addi-
tional interest and understanding.
One of his team members has a
not-unusual case of tournament
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Mrs. {. D. Lowe Indorsed
For Education Board Post

The Pleasant Plains CIVIC Asso-
citation last night indorsed Mrs
C. D. Lowe to fill the vacancy on
the Board of Education created
by the recent resignation of Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle.
The group further decided to
send a letter of commendation to
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association on its resolution stat
ing that steps should be taken to
ease tension between the races in
the District.
Another action of the meeting
in the Monroe School,. Columbia
road and Georgia avenue NV.
was recommending that Central
High School be temporarily trans
ferred to serve Negro high school
students because of the elinina-
tion of the appropriation for the
proposed Spingarn high school
from the budget.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

The trailer Is located behind Mr.
Sipes house.
Mrs. Hunter was taken to Sub
urban Hospital by the Glen
Echo Rescue Squad. She was re-
leased after treatment for first
and second degree burns Of the
hands and legs.
An earlier fire yesterday at a
Kenilvorth paper salvage yard
was fought by firemen from nine
Prince Georges companies for
four hours.
The flames destroyed large
quantities of salvage paper
stacked in rolls over a three block
area. Firemen prevented the
flames from spreading to the
nearby Southern Oxygen Co.
plant.
The paper was stored on the lot
by the Penn Paper Co.. Of 1916
lexington place NV.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Suburban Hospiia!
Purchase Still SOUGHT

The Suburban Hospital Associa-
ton plans to 60 ahead with nego-
tiations for purchase of the hospi-
tai from the Federal Government
John A. Selby. president, reported
at the associations annual meet
ing last night.
The Government has offered to
sell the hospital to the association
for $135. 10000.
Pledges totaling $50,951 in the
associations fund drive was re-
ported.
Members of the Board of
Trustees were elected as follows:
Three-year term-Mrs. Alvin Au-
binoe and William Hodges; two
year term-Randolph G. Bishop,
Mrs. Charles D. Heron. L. Howell
La Motto, jr.; William N. Morrell
Wesley Sauter, Mr.. Selby. John r.
Wheeler and Col. Paul H. Griffin,
and one-year term-Carroll Nor
gan.
The board will meet April 20 to
elect new officers.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Woman Burned Hunting Baby
ALREADY Saved in trailer Fire

Mrs. Gloria Mae Hunter, %, of
Rockville. was burned last night
when she ran into a flaming trail
er at Cabin John to save her
younger sisters baby. who she
thought was trapped inside.
Mrs. Hunter was pulled from
the trailer by her father, John
Sipes. of Sixth street. Cabin John.
who ran after her. Mr.. Sipes then
re-entered the trailer to see If he
could rescue the little girl but be
found that the baby and her
mother. Mrs. Mary Lou Dixon. II,
had escaped through a window
Mr. Sipes made his way out un-
harmed.
The fire broke out about 2 pm
when Mrs. Dixon accidentally
spilled turpentine on a kerosene
stove. she said. The Cabin John
Fire Department put out the blaze
before it caused serious damage
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Cordozo Cadets Win Drill to Honor Injured Ex-Leoder

Mai. Hugh Robinson. His father
was a cadet captain at Armstrong
In 1920. Hugh was appointed TO
the Military Academy In February
by< Representative Dawson, DEM
ocrat. Of Illinois. and Is awaiting
word on whether he has made the
grade. His older brother. James.
also a Dunbar senior. is hoping 70
go to the Naval Academy.
Mai. Robinson was beaten out
for second place In the contest by
Mai. Ernest Ross battalion Of
Phelps Vocational High School.
Mai. Ross received the Reserve
OfEicers' Association silver medal.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

Mr.. Barton concluded without
further elaboration that Big
Bang" ammunition Ats sQuarely
under the heading OF explosives
The cannon alone is. OF sourse
harmless and may be sold 10 any
one" he said. But the sale OF
the ammunition. ] am afraid. must
be confined 10 adults only"
Gas Is Covered.
Pointing to legal definitions oi
explosives, the prosecutor empha-
sized that a comhuStiole gas hac
been generated and exploded" In
the cannon, He said further that
District law not only forhids the
manufacture of aeetylene. but also
provides strict laws requiring Are
proof storage Of calcium carbide
Il have little doubt that II the
instructions were carefully fol.
lowed. this cannon would be per
fectly harmless" Mr., Barton
declared
But you can never tell whether
kid might get his eye In front
Of the gun barrel which does emit
brief fame" he said, The
prosecutor also mentioned the
likelihood" that II children got
hold of any quantity OF the cal
cium carbide they might conduct
bigger experiments with glass
bottles and tin cans and possibly
hurt themselves.
The merchant was Frank Well
ington OF the Chevy Chase Novelty
Shop. 5606 Connecticut avenue
NV
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Charles W. Frick Dies;
Spanish War Veteran

Charles William Prick. 81. q
retired real estate broker and a
veteran OF the Spanish American
War. died yesterday in Bethesda
Naval Hospital after q years ILL.,
ness.
Mr. Prick. who lived at 4I4
North Edgewood street, Arlington,
came 10 this area after retirement
Is years ago. He formerly had
operated q real estate business
In Columbus. Ohio.
A native Of Springfield. Ill. Mr..
Prick served with the Army Engf-
neer Corps In the Spanish -Ameri-
can War and the Philippine In
surrection. During World War II
he was q clerk In the pentagon
Building.
Surviving are his widow. Lucy
Putnam Prick: three sons. Charles
w. Frick. IT., Of i3i North Edge
wood street: Elihu d. Prick Of l6
Woodmoor drive. Silver Spring
and Rameal w. Prick. 22z3 II
street NV. and q daughter. Mrs.
Eleanor r. Saylor Of Damascus.
Md. Also surviving are two
brothers. John c. Frick Of Pozne-
roy. Ohio. and W. II. Frtck Of
covington. KY. tao sisters. Mrt.
L. X. Lewis Of jackson. Ohio. and
Mrs. Bert Angel Of Covington. and
nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 0 m. Wednesday in the Cham
berg funeral home. 400 Chaplin
street NV. Burial win be In Ar
isngton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
By John Stepp
Judiciary square today echoed
70 the sound Of cannon" FIRE.

Judiciary square today echoed
TO the sound of cannon" fire,
But the "weapon"-a toy foot
long and 6 inches high-waS
aimed at nothing more than
underscoring a section Of police
regulations forbidding the sale OF
explosives to minors.
A Connecticut avenue merchant
and 1t. Daniel o. Fletcher OF the
eighth precinct had come to Mu-
nicipal Court to settle whether the
cannon. called Big Bang by its
Pennsylvania manufacturer. could
be sold to children under the age
of l8.
Assistant Corporation CounseI
Richard Barton, forthwith con-
Quoted his own ordnance test or
the Courthouse steps.
Follows Instructions.
Following instruction issued
with the cannon. Mr.. Barton put
a charge of calcium carbide into
the chamber Of the piece. added
water which reacted with the
chemical TO form acetylene ga.
and then stood by while pho
tographer drew a bead.
At the word fire" the prose
cutor pressed a flint detonatol
which ignited the gas with a loud
bang. The startled courtyard
pigeons rose into the air and a
group OF boys suspended their
baseball game to cluster around
the noise -
Evening star., 1949-04-09

marched onto the Brooks Stadium
grounds.
Rooted for School.
Bill. who is ''up and around q
bit on crutches" at Casualty Hos
pital, learned Of his school VIC
tory there today.
II was roofing for them" he
said.
The Cardozo Battaliori was led
by l7-year-old Mai. Richard Rus
sell. jr.. OF 1922 Ninth street NV,
who plans to enter the Army next
year and make it q career II ]
like it. He received the annual
Battalion Cup and American Le-
Evening star., 1949-04-09

gion Award for his school and also
two gold medals. one from the
District schools and the other
from the Reserve Oficers' Asso-
ciation. Cardozo has won every
drill competition since 1889. except
for two won by Dunbar.
Colonel Watches Son.
1t. Col. James, Robinson. rank
ing Negro officer in the Regular
Army, who presented the Bat
talon Cup TO Mai. Russell,
watched his own l6-year-old son
take third honors for Dunbar
High School.
The Dunbar cadet leader Is
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Shubert PubIicist Dies

NEW YORK, April 0 R.-
Claude Pritchard Greneker, So
general press representative fol
many years for the Shubert the
atrical interests, died Thursday
night of a heart attack. He Joined
the Shubert staff 40 years ago anc
handled all publicity and adver-
tising as well as advising on plays
and business deals.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Paint Remover Fire Kills
Wisconsin u. Student
Rx the Asxoeiofed Prsss

MADISON, Wise. April g.
Robert Jones, 18, La Crosse, Wis.
freshman at the University Of Wis
consin. died today Of burns suf-
fered in a fire last night at the
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity house
He and five other students were
burned when can Of paint re-
mover burst into flames.
The others were James Volker
of Madison, Avery Kessler OF
Evanston, H.; Keith Osborne OF
Portage, Wis, Mark Williams
of Milwaukee and Robert
Utnehner Of Green Bay, Wis.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

nerves. malady the coach can
we'll understand. He gets his
three square meals a day. but
never before a debate" he ex-
planned.
THE team has been working on
the subject since last November
as have most Of the tournament
participants. Since then we've all
been working at it,"
Debate teams, in Mr.. Hoeppner's
opinion, are getting gregarious-
and that is a step in the right
direction. Such tournaments as
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Man Held in County
After Attack on Girl, II

Montgomery County police to-
day were questioning a man in
connection with the reported rape
of an 11-year-old colored girl at
Dickerson, Md, last night.
The girl was reported in fair
condition at Suburban Hospital.
Police refused to give further de-
tails until they had completed
questioning of the suspect.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
By John IA. Kouffmonn

When the Cardozo High School
cadets marched to top honors for
the third straight year in the
annual battalion drill competition
for colored high schools Thursday.
they were doing it for Bill Drum
mond, they said today.
Bin was cadet major at Car
dozo last year. Three weeks ago
he lost q foot when he slipped
too near Capitol heating plant
|stoker.
Make this one for Mai, Drum
mond." said the cadets as they
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Boy S, Who Protected Friends,
Is Killed by Ice Cream Truck
y Woman in Tuxi
Fatally Injured in
Crash With Streetcur

A 5-year-old boy who kept his
younger playmates from running
into the streets, was killed yester-
day beneath the wheels of an ice
cream truck in front of his home
at Rogers Heights, Md.
He was Thomas Stephen
Sneathern, son of Chief Petty Of
ficer and Mrs. Troy S. Sneathern,
5306 Hamilton street. ..
In another accident yesterday,
Mrs. Hilton Coleman, 80. colored,
Iuf 3147 Stanton ,road S,Es. spas H.
'jured fatally when the taxi III
which she was riding was in a COL
4ision with a streetcar at Florida
avenue and Eckington place M E.
+ The Sneathern boy was killed
when he went into the street to
purchase ice cream for his friends.
Protected Girl From Teasing.
HE was always looking out for
the other children" said Mrs. Ann
Dougherty who was at the Sheath
ern home to offer condolences this
morning. She recalled how Tommy
protected her 4-year -old daughter,
Edith, when big boys" tried to
tease her.
Gerald Pearl. another neighbor
said that several days ago Tommy
had pulled his 2-year-old brother
Charles and Mr.. Pearls 4-year-
old daughter Claudia Jean from
the street.
He literally dragged them to
the sidewalk to keep them out of
the way of cars Mr.. Pearl said.
Mrs. Sneathern said Tommy
spent most of his time caring for
his younger brother. Neighbors
reminded her they considered
Tommy a protector of all their
children.
when he came to ME for money
for popsicles yesterday I told him
we had several in the icebox," said
Mrs. Sneathern. She said she
gave him some money when
Tommy told her there were not
enough popsicles for all his play
mates.
Hit as Truck Starts Off.
Prince Georges County police
said Tommy had made his pur-
chase and was crushed beneath
the wheels of the truck as it
started to drive off. The driver,
Arthur I. Anderson, 10, of 1856 L
street SE.. was charged with reck-
less driving and manslaughter,
and was released under $1,100
bond for appearance next Thurs
day in, Hyattsville Police Court.
Tommy's body is being flown to
Whittier, Calf, for burial. The
Sneathern's, originally from Cali
fornia, had moved to Rogers
Heights in January from Hawaii
when Mr.. Sneathern was trans
ferred here. He is stationed at
Anacostia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sneathern are
driving to California for the fu-
neral.
21st Fatality in District.
The Washington fatality was
the 21st of this year. Mrs. Cole
man was returning from grocery
shopping. She was thrown from
the taxi, but the driver. Leroy T.
Moore, 43. colored. of 1888 First
street S.W., was uninjured.
Operator of the streetcar was
Robert L. Tanner. 80. of 73 New
York avenue NE.
A Charlotte, N. c., visitor, Fred
erick N. Thompson, so. suffered
head and back injuries late last
night when he was struck by a
streetcar at Connecticut avenue
and L street NV. He was taken
| to Emergency Hospital, where his
condition was described as good
today. Operator of the streetcar
was listed as Paul c. De Ment
or0 Norf1, roro1;y,a ovor.,o EE
Evening star., 1949-04-09
House Passes
D. T.. Rent Bill
Without Debate
Senote Fight Due
Over Omission of
Fair Net Proviso

The conference report on ex-
tension Of District rent control to
June 80 next year now faces q
sharp fight on the Senate f!oor.
The revised measure was passed
quickly by the House without de-
bate shortly before adjournment
late, yesterday. II cannot be
amended on the floor. under rules
Of the Senate.
When the conferees' agreement
will come up for action is uncer-
tain. but such a report has high
priority and might be considered
sometime early next week. II ap-
proved by the Senate. the bill
would so to the White House.
An attack on the conferees' re-
port has been threatened by Sen
ator Mccarthy. Republican. OF
Wisconsin. His amendment to In
sert in the District bill a provision
to give landlords a fair net op-
Grating income" was rejected by
the conferees. Such a provision
Is carried In the new national
rent act for the States.
Retails Old Bases.
Instead. the conference report
would continue the present basis
Of determining rent ceilings on
compatibility" basis. This gives
the rent administrator authority
to fix comparable rents on COM
parable living accommodations.
Senator Mccarthy has charged
that 1T is completely dishonest"
for Congress to weaken rent con-
trolls for every city in the Nation.
except the Capital. where Con-
gressmen and their office help are
renters"
Chairman McGrath of the Sem
ate District Committee will de-
fend the conference report. He
will contend that the fair net
operating income basis would be
unavoidable and unfair"
Vote In 2 Minutes.
Representative Harris, Demo-
crat, Of Arkansas, piloted the con-
ference report through the House
in exactly two minutes late yes
terday. He explained the House
conferees concurred with some
Senate amendments during the
conference.
But we could not agree to dis
turbing the entire rent control
act here by accepting the inde-
scribable formula proposed by
Senator Mccarthy" he said. 1T
would have brought nothing but
chaos, court litigation and gen.
eral congestion.
Changes in Bill.
Changes made in the District
rent act by the extension bill
would:
b. Prohibit the eviction after
March l. 1919. of tenants who
refuse to buy INTO a cooperative
apartment house unless 65 per
cent of the tenants were owners.
Provide that housing accemmo-
dations resulting from conversion
after April ! this year shall con-
tinue to be under control unless
the rent administrator here issues
an order decontrolling them after
finding that the conversion result
ed in additional self contained
family units.
Strike from the present District
law+the criminal penalties for vio-
lation of the act and regulations.
Permit decontrol of rooms for
transients in hotels and establish
ments of less than SO rooms.
Prohibit the recontrol Of any
housing accommodations which
have previously been decontrolled.
Meanwhile, District Rent Ad-
ministrator Robert Cogswell is
operating under a stopgap act ex-
tending the present law to the end
Of April.
Evening star., 1949-04-09
Hoeven to Speak at Breakfast

Representative Hoeyen. Repub-
lican, of Iowa. will speak on
Signs of the Times" at YMCA
international Crossroads Forum
breakfast at 8 am. tomorrow In
the YMCA, 1875 q street NV.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

this bring the students together.
broaden their views much more
than the customary two-team de-
bates. he thinks.
The one disadvantage. how
ever, is that they have no audience
and the presentation tends toward
the mechanical.
LAS I pointed out. much Of this
discussion is pretty familiar. They
all have a new angle and a new
twist, but even then it's the same
thing-just a matter Of skill in
presenting it."
Evening star., 1949-04-09
finneqon Named as Judge

President Truman yesterday
nominated Philip j. Finnegan of
Illinois to be a judge of the Sew
enth United States Circuit Court
Of Appeal.
Evening star., 1949-04-09

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