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Evening star., 1950-09-07
Man Held in Settinq
OF 5 Fires in Home

Clarence w. Satterwhaite, jr.,
"a, was scheduled to appear in
Municipal Court today to answer
charges that he set fire to his
home five times to gain the at
tention Of his wife.
Satterwhaite, who lives in the
900 block of Sixth street NE,
was arrested yesterday by Pvt.
Paul v. Minnick of No. 9 precinct.
All the fires were minor except
one which did $500 worth of dam
age to the home.
The accused arsonist admitted
setting the fires, Pvt. Minnick said.
Satterwhaite revealed he was hav-
ing trouble with his wife and
hoped to gain her attentions by
soaring her with the fires, Pvt.
Minnick stated.
Police entered the case on a
complaint by Robert E. Dove of
Hyattsville, owner of the home
where the Satterwhaites live.
The fires occurred at the Sixth
street home on October IL and
November Is, 1949 and January
13, January II and August %,
1850. In the October IL blaze a
fireman was injured while fighting
the fire, police said.
Satterwhaite is charged with five
cases Of arson on the police book.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
BY Jeanne Rogers

About 400 colored junior high
school students will begin classes
Monday in an elementary build
ing and it's annex-old Birney
School in Anacostia-the Board
Of Education ruled yesterday.
This establishment of a new
school will be a temporary meas
ure, hinging on construction of
the authorized Douglass Junior
High School building. expected to
start in March.
The ABSORPTION of junior high
school pupils of the Garfeld-Tur-
ner-Birney School area eliminates
part-time classes in these three
elementary schools.
Recommending the move, DR..
Hobart M. Corning, superintendent
of schools, said civic and parent
teacher association leaders had
been consulted. There was agree
ment, he said, that creation of
such Junior high school would
greatly improve" school condi-
tions in that Southeast area.
Board Told Of Protests.
Protests. however. from parents
in the community were brought
to the boards attention by Gard
ner L. Bishop. president of the
Consolidated Parent Group. Pc
titions. which Mr.. Bishop said
represented 670 families and eight
churches, urged the board to use
SouSa Junior High School on
nonsegregated basis.
The statements, which attacked
both DR.. Corning and DR.. Garnett
c. Wilkinson, assistant Superin-
tendent of colored schools, charged
an attempt to "Sell" parents the
plan by using influential persons"
as sponsors. They referred to a
July neighborhood meeting called
by DR.. Wilkinson.
In 1947 parent boycott re-
suited from board action that
turned an overflow of students
from Browne Junior High School
into two annexes-the Blow and
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Brney School Open to 400 Coloed Pupils in Junior High

Department, was called the weak
est point" in the District schools
by DR.. James A. Cannon, board
member, after another member,
DR.. Phillip T. Johnson, cited a
need for correlation between the
two administrations.
Other board action included des-
ignation of the Ross, Berret, Eek
ington and Webster Schools as
administration annexes.
The following retirements were
approved:
Miss Isadore A. Hardy, 1853 T
street NV, IS years service, Sim
mons School teacher.
Mrs. Edyth C. Alexander, Horse
Shoe, N. c., Eastern High School,
on temporary disability.
Miss Elizabeth H. Hoyt, Art De-
partment teacher, 4410 North
Thirty-eighth street, Arlington.
for disability.
Mrs. Grace M. Warfield, Edge
water. sMd., Noyes School, Al
years service.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

Webb elementary schools, former
ly occupied by white pupils.
Nearly all students were kept
away from the three schools as
parents decried the inferior IA
cilities" as being worse than
part-time schooling" Mothers and
fathers picketed the buildings.
Creation of the temporary jun
ior high was accompanied by no
discussion from board members,
holding their first regular meeting
of the fall term in the Franklin
Administration Building, Thir-
teenth and K streets NV.
Birney Annex Renovated.
DR.. Wilkinson reported the old
Blrney annex. also requested for
use as health center by Ana
costa citizens. has been "renov-
ated in every way" He added he
hopes it can serve a dual purpose.
DR.. Wilkinson stressed it is an
emergency arrangement" but
better than the existing situa-
tion."
Approval of the creation of So
part-time classes for 1872 white
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Eisenhower Radio Plea
Broadcast by Voice
BY the Associated Press

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
plea for a new radio network to
penetrate the Iron Curtain was
broadcast overseas in Is languages
by the State Departments Voice
of America.
Gen. Eisenhower made his plea
in Denver Monday night in OPEN
ing a, crusade for freedom cam
paign.
State Department officials said
yesterday the address was given a
good play" Tuesday in all 25 Ian
guages in which Voice broadcasts
currently are carried.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

Three pleasant fragrances: Pine.
Apple Blossom and Gardenia.
Comes in the new plastic squeeze
Evening star., 1950-06-25

TN state of the Union the older generation of
still wash their dishes in the memory of Niagara Falls
But honeymoon consuans that today Niagara has
new rivals.
One the cruise ship Shown these pages the 2255
liner Queen OF Bermuda which carries 200 honey
mooners and 400 other passengers its weekly unke
They ought to put Just Married sign stern"
says of the ships army of bartenders There's much
rice thrown that all the guls in the Atlantic follow us
Captain L. F. Banyard who met his wife on board his
ship thinks got the oest job aoat In addition being
able spot squa the horizon, he spot honey
mooner hundred PAGES We're trained to recognize
them so we can leave them alone" !" he says.
How spot them? Simple First you look for girl
with geam in her eye who's trying look if she's been
married for years. She'll be with young fellow wearing
shoes and fresh flower in his lapel Furthermore,
newlyweds drink nothing but champagne"
The bartender disagreed on point They drink nothing
but champagne the way down. he states But the
way back, it's often beer LESLIE LIEBER
Photographs BY Hy Peskin
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Grand Jury 10 Get
Ambrose Case Soon

United States Attorney George
Morris Fay will present to the
District grand jury next week the
case of Harold F. Ambrose. former
special assistant to the Post
master General, accused in a
100000 "get rich quick" scheme
through dealings in new stamp
issues.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John w. Fihelly will go into
the details of the case with the
grand jurors. Mr.. Fihelly said
today he and his associates are
conferring with Post Office in
Spectors on the case.
Postal authorities have COM
pleted their investigation. The
Justice Departments Criminal
Division also has inquired into
the situation.
Mr.. Fay, in announcing the in
quiry last night, estimated it woulc
take about week to present the
case to the grand jury.
Postmaster General Donaldson
said Ambrose probably handled
about 100000 and dealt with
about Is persons in the scheme
which led to his resignation. The
plan was for Ambrose to act a.
agent for outsiders who put ur
money to buy large blocks of spe-
clal-issue stamps, which they
would sell later at so per cent
profit.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
7 Indoor Swimming Pools
To Be Closed for Summer

Two indoor swimming pools
operated by the District Recrea-
ton Department will not be open
this summer.
The pools are in Central High
School and Dunbar High School.
They will not be available for use
by the Recreation Department be-
cause Of repair work scheduled In
the two buildings.
Harry s. Wender. Recreation
Board chairman, said school Of
ficials yesterday notified the de-
partment of the situation. 1t will
mean the Recreation Board will
have only two outdoor pools this
summer. he pointed out. They are
at Rosedale and Georgetown play
grounds and both are for white
swimmers.
School officials said new flooring
was to be placed in parts of Dun
bar and that work would be under
way in Central in connection with
its shift from white to colored
students.
The six other public swimming
pools In the city are operated by
the Interior Department.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Robber S|ugs Grocer
And F|ees With S135

A robber struck a Southwest
grocer over the head this morning
and escaped with about $135 from
the stores cash register.
Louis Tievsky. 68, owner of the
market at 201 M street S.W., told
police he opened his store at 6
am. Shortly afterward, some
one slugged him from behind.
Mr.. Tievsky fell to the floor
unconscious where he was found
several minutes later by two Gus
toners. He said he didn't see his
assailant.
The cash register drawer was
missing along with the money.
Police found the drawer about
half a block away in an empty lot.
Mr.. Tievsky was treated for
bruises by an Emergency Hospital
doctor who came to the scene
in an ambulance.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Sister Marie Liguori
OF Trinity College Dies

Sister Marie Liguori. 30, super.
visor of maintenance at Trinity
College for the last Al years,
died yesterday at the college.
after a weeks illness.
Born in Ireland. she came TO
the college In 1908 and was known
to most Of the residents there.
She was in charge Of house.
work at the school. Sister Marie
had been inactive for the last
two years.
She is survived by a sister.
Mrs. Michael Healy Of Slade CAL
Ian, ireland. and a cousin. Sister
st. Julia. of Wyncote, Pa.
Solemn requiem mass will be
offered at Trinity College Chapel
at 9 am. tomorrow. Burial will
be in Leicester, Md.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Prisoner Tries TO Hang
Himself in Jail Cell Here

A 44-year-old truck driver wa:
found unconscious and hanging
in his 11th precinct station cell
last night, five hours after he was
arrested for intoxication. He was
revived within few minutes.
Precinct Capt. Thomas E. Ed
wards said that Charles w
Creech Of the 400 block of Eley-
enth street NE, had fashioned q
moose from his shirt, looped one
end about his neck and the other
around bars on the upper part OF
the door.
Pvt. Jack C. Higgs revived the
man by artificial respiration and
he was taken to Gallinger Hospital
for mental observation.
Creech was arrested in the 14oO
block of Twenty-second street Sc,
about 5 pm. on the intoxication
charge by Pvts. M. F. Molseky and
j. w. AteS,
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Father, Son Team Up to Save 2
Drivinq on Tracks Toward Train

Police and railroad officials
spent a fast quarter hour last
night rescuing two motorists who
were driving down the railroad
tracks toward an oncoming train.
Credit was given to the father
son combination of Pvt. James
M. Lynch, 80. land lines COM
munication officer at Metropolitan
police headquarters, and his
father. Joseph F. Lynch, train
clerk at Union Station.
Pvt. Lynch got a call at 11:49
pm. that a car had broken
through barricade at Ninth and
Taylor streets NE. and was driv-
ing down the 3. g. o. line, right
on the tracks. A scout car from
No. II precinct was rushed to the
scene, while Pvt. Lynch called his
father.
The elder Mr.. Lynch knew that
the passenger train Shenandoah,
bound for Chicago, had just left
the station. He called the ter
minal tower to stop the train, but
was told it had already passed.
Another call to the B. & O.'s tower
half mile away brought the train
to a halt less than a quarter Of
q mile from the automobile.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Arnold Lines Asks ice
To Dismiss Complaint

Dismissal of an Arlington
County Board complaint against
the service of the Washington
Virginia 81 Maryland Coach Co
was asked yesterday by the bus
firm.
The board had originally filed
the complaint in November. 1947,
with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. A supplemental
complaint was filed April 6.
In asking dismissed or an i'm
mediate hearing on the complaint,
the WV&M, known popularity as
the Arnold Lines, said the new
petition Of the County Board con-
tains the same general allegations
as the original complaint.
In addition. the bus company
said. it was seeking to improve its
service and facilities and believed
it was giving adequate and effi-
cient service.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
PUC Sets Hearing May Is
On {. &P. Stock Issue

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold a public hearing at 10
am. May 16 on the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co.'s pro-
posal to issue additional capital
stock with SIS million par value
The company asked that the
competitive bidding provisions be
waived in order that the Ameri-
can Telephone g. Telegraph Co.,
sole owner of presently outstand-
ing stock, may acquire the. new
issue.
The application said that as of
June 80, c. & p. will owe A. T. &
T. SIS million. The debt comes
from property acquisition and ex-
tension and improvement of facili-
ties and service here. Proceeds of
the stock issue will be used to pay
the debt.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
DC. TO Grant $500, ,9S1|
To Hospitals Here If
$50 Million Is VofedI

The Commissioners have ap-
proved allocations totaling $780,
981 in Federal funds to be
awarded to private hospitals for
expansion programs here under
the Hill-Burton hospital con-
struction act.
There's a big eff" however, in
the ALLEGATIONS, which also is con-
sidered in the Commissioners
action.
The $530,981 figure will stand,
III Congress decides to appropriate
$3.50 million for the act next year.
If a House Appropriations Com
mittee proposal to hold the
amount of $75 million is adopted,
the amount available for private
hospitals will total only $336,981.
In view of the appropriations
question, grants for each institu-
tion were listed in two separate
categories. The Commissioners
approval came on recommended
tions from the Hospital Advisory
Council, headed by Health Officer
Daniel l.. Seckinger.
List of Allegations.
These were the approved allo-
cations:
/. Children's Hospital, which
asked $286,500 more for its new
hospital building: $121, 900 if Con-
gress appropriates $3.50 million,
and $4,000 if it appropriates
$75 million.
2. Warwick Memorial Cancer
Clinic of George Washington Uni
versity, which asked 5000, 900 for
a new clinic at Washington Circle :,
$150,000 or $4,000.
3. Casually Hospital, which
asked 1852 900 for a new 92-bed
hospital building. 100000 or
$127.000
4. Reserve for District projects:
$444,795, or $150,907.
In addition, $59,981 previously
allocated to Children's Hospital
will be awarded, officials said.
District Budget Officer Walter
L. Fowler said his Office has no
objection to approval of the
recommendations. But, in a re-
port approved by the city heads,
he said that 1--WE believe the Com
missioners should give consider
alton to applying the funds set
aside for the District toward the
construction of an inf1rmary at
the Home for the Aged and In
firm" at Blue Plains.
Permits Planning.
In its report to the Commits
sioners. the council noted that
ION the one hand" it would have
been desirable to wait until after
Congress appropriated the Fed
eral funds before making recon-
mendations.
But it noted that several
projects are in the course of
planning, and hospital officials
concerned are pressing for some
information as to amounts of
funds which may be granted so
they can plan accordingly"
James H. Lemon. president of
Children's Hospital, said the
$121 900 recommended would
allow his institution to go ahead
with its $2.5 million basic hospital
building project. including reno
vation of clinic facilities.
About $598, 900 already has been
allocated through the Federal act,
Evening star., 1950-05-05
1t All Comes Back
To Us Now-Jops
Ship in Scrap Steel
By the AssoeIo,sd Pres

BALTIMORE. May 5.-Remains
of the japanese Imperial Fleet
are passing through Baltimore
this week-in six-ton chunks.
The Italian freighter Erminia
Mazzella arrived with 5000 tons
200 railroad carloads-of scrap
steel from Japanese ports.
In 1t are 5-foot lengths Of
16-inch naval guns. hunks Of ar
NOR plate 18 inches thick, and all
kinds of warship fittings. It will
go by rail to Pittsburgh for smelt-
ing down.
Dock workers watched the un.
loading wistfully. Before Pearl
Harbor a steady stream Of Japa-
nese ships put In here to load
scrap. Some Of 1t has made tho
round trip.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Grand Juries 10 Serve
0nIy2 Months Here,
Beginning in July

Beginning in July. District
grand jurieS will be required Il
serve only two months instead
of three.
This was decided yesterday al
general term session of the
District Court judges. Chiei
Judge Bolitha ]. Laws, who an
nounced the change, explained II
was made to prevent grand jury
service from becoming a hard.
ship.
Because of the many criminal
cases considered by the grand
jury here, grand juries work
throughout the day, Judge Laws
said. Many of the grand jurors
Judge Laws explained, have COM
planned such service means q
financial loss to them.
Full Days Required.
District Court Judge Alexander
Holtzoff. explained Washington
has been the only city where @
Federal grand jury serving fol
as long as three months ha.
been required to serve full day!
throughout the time. He pointed
out that, in many small towns
a grand jury may be required tt
sit a few days and then recess
for long time.
Under the law, where neces
sity requires, a grand jury ma,
serve here for a total Of Il
months.
Judge Holtzoff pointed to a q
per cent increase in the numbe
Eof criminal cases here. He sait
records show there were To-
criminal cases awaiting trial las
October /, compared with 584 OF
October /. 1948.
From october /. 1949, to tn
end of last week, 1.165 indictment
were returned compared with 90,
for the same period a year earlier
More Cases Handled.
The court, however, also ha
been disposing of more cases
From october /. 1949, through
last week, LAOS criminal case.
were handled, compared with
1882 in the corresponding perioc
a year earlier.
Judge Holtzoff said the "aver.
age" criminal case is now triec
within three or four weeks after
the indictment is returned, anc
within so days after the offense
is committed.
But in civil cases, court at
taches estimated about Is months
can be expected to elapse between
the time a Civil Jury case is put
on the calendar and the time II
goes to trial.
Non-jury cases take about Is
months to be tried.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Navy Chief Retired 5 Days
lis Killed in Auto Crash

A Navy chief boatswain mate
who retired days ago. was killed
early today when his car left the
road and hurtled more than zoe
feet down an embankment in
Prince Georges County.
The victim was Arthur G. Mer-
riett. A, who retired Monday
after % years service. He lived
at 525 Fourteenth street NE, with
his wife and daughter.
County police said the accident
occurred about / o'clock at the in
tersection of Livingston road anc
Indian Head highway, south o1
Oxon Hill. Mr.. Merriett was rid
ing alone.
The car slid sideways down the
embankment for about 220 feet
police said. At that point, il
turned and the door flew open
throwing Mr.. Merriett out.
The widow is Mrs. Anna Marie
Merriett. The daughter is II
years old.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Mcdonald 10 Picket
His Own Parking LOT
In Protest on Buses

Charles B. Mcdonald, parking
lot operator, plans to picket his
own lot in the 1400 block of I
street NV, Monday.
He said he would have his en-
ployes carry signs explaining to
the public that he was forced to
close down because Capital Tran
sit Co. buses are blocking his en-
trance.
Mr.. Mcdonald is not stopping
there. He said his attorney would
ask District Court Monday for a
preliminary INDUCTION against
Capital Transit.
Appealed to Company.
Mr.. Mcdonald said he had ap-
pealed to the company. the assist
ant corporation coonseIs Office
and the Public Utilities Commits
sion without avail.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Clark King said he accompanied
Mr.. Mcdonald to a hearing be-
fore the Public Utilities Commits
sion Monday. Chairman James H.
Flanagan assured Mr.. Mcdonald
the commission would investigate
his complaint and determine if
any steps could be taken to relieve
bus congestion on I street, Mr..
King said. The matter is pending
before the commission.
Blocked By Buses.
The parking lot is on the south
side of the street and is blocked
frequently by buses. Mr.. McDon-
aid said.
He noted it was against the law
for buses to block entrances of
business places.
E. Cleveland Giddings, vice
president of Capital Transit, said
bus drivers had been instructed to
make all efforts not to block the
entrance to the lot. He said, how
ever, that traffic congestion makes
it impossible to comply at all
times.
Evening star., 1950-05-05
Wage Law Extension
To oCover D. T.. Men
Debated at Hearinq

Legislation to place male en-
ployeS here under the same wage
and working conditions required
for women was debated hotly to-
day before a Senate District SUBJ
committee.
At issue was bill by Chairman
Nicely of the Senate District Com
mittee extending to men workers
provisions of the local minimum
wage and industrial safety board
applying to women.
The measure drew the same
lineup of testimony previously
presented at other hearings on
two different Nicely bills introduced
by him at the request of labor
leaders.
Employers attacked the mini
mum wage proposal for men,
charging it would place employers
in an even tighter straight
jacket" than the other Neely bills.
1t was branded as unnecessary
on employers already overbur-
dened by Government restric-
tionS.
Questions Power.
Joseph c. McGarraghy, attor-
ney for the Hotel Association OF
Washington, raised the very seri-
Gus question as to the power OF
Congress acting as a legislature
to extend minimum wage legisla-
tion for women to men"
This was challenged by Gerhard
van Arkel, counsel to the Senate
District Committee. who con-
tended that Congress has plenary
powers over the District and there
could be no constitutional question
as to its authority to pass such
legislation.
The measure was supported By
spokesmen for organized labor, the
Department of Labor and the Dis.
trict Minimum Wage Board.
Proponents of the bill held thai
the legislation was needed because
employers here had been dismiss.
ing women employees in order tc
hire men to do the same jobs, but
at lower wage.
Would Add $4,000.
Miss Carrie Allgood, executive
secretary of the Minimum Wage
Board. estimated the bill would
increase the persons subject to its
regulations by $4,000. The staff
OF the board would have to be
increased, she said, to handle ad-
ministration of the bill. since il
already was understaffed,
Other witnesses for the bill in
cluded Miss Beatrice Mcconnell,
OF the Bureau of Labor Standards,
Department of LABOR; Charles e.
Sands. of the International ALI
ance Of Hotel and Restaurant en-
ployes and Burke Fox of Local No.
IA Front of Theater Employees.
Opponents included A. Julian
Brylawski, Washington Board of
Trade; F. G. Addison, District
Bankers Association; Charles j,
Bauer. Building Owrers and Man
ayers Association; Lotion Wesley,
washington Restaurant Associa-
ton; Charles j. Rush. Washing
ton Real Estate Board: Horace
Walker, District Pharmaceutical
Association; Jerome B. Mckee,
Federation Of Businessfren's AS
Sociation. and Herbert Cotton,
Home Builders Association of
Metropolitan Washington, who
filed a statement.