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Evening star., 1950-09-07
Three Face Court Today
After Two Canine Raids

Three men were to be arraigned
on gambling charges today, follow
ing two Vice Squad raids yester-
day.
They are Leo Bottoms, jr., %
OF the first block of Rhode Island
avenue NV; Edward G. Jack
son, so. of the HOO block of
Harvard street NV, and Clarence
A. Bowser, SO, of the 1900 block of
First street NV. All were re
leased under $1,000 bond.
Jackson and Bowser, who are
colored, were arrested in a shoe
shine parlor in the 200 block of
K street S.W., where Vice Squad
detectives were making a routine
investigation" according to 1t
Roy Blick, head of the squad. The
two men were searched and ar
rested after detectives spotted a
numbers book on a chair in the
room. Numbers slips were dis
covered on both men, 1t. Blick
said.
Bottoms was arrested in his
car in the 2300 block of Bladens-
burg road NE. after he was seen
talking to men who were known
numbers writer's" police said. 1t.
Blick added that 400 unused num-
bers books were found in the
trunk of his car.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Police Are ReshuffIed
AS FondahI Becomes
Acting Defense Chief

Assignment of Police Inspector
John E. Fondahl to acting civil
defense director today prompted
some shuffling of police personnel
to fill his job.
Police Chief Robert J. Barrett
announced that Capt. Charles
Sullivan of the Third Precinct will
come to Police Headquarters as
acting chief clerk and property
clerk-the job held by Inspector
Fondahl. Capt. Sullivan will be
an acting inspector.
1t. Henry H. Hef1in of the Third
Precinct will be moved up as act
ing captain of the Third Precinct
Other transfers announced by
Maj. Barrett include the shift of
Capt. Basil F. McAllister from
command of the Tenth Precinct
to Police headquarters; Capt,
Thomas Rasmussen from Central
Communications and Records to
No. 10 and 1t. John E. Winters
from No. 3 to communications
Maj. Barrett said Capt. Meal
lister has been on sick leave for
three or four months and will
be assigned to headquarters until
his retirement.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
First-Aid Steps
For Atomic Blast
To Be on WMAL

The nine important first-aid
steps to be taken in event of an
atomic explosion will be shown in
a program series over WMAL-TV
The Stars television station, be-
ginning at $50 pm. Friday, Sep
tember Is.
The series will be conducted by
Joe E. Aronoff, assistant director
of safety service for the District
Red Cross. Producer will be Van
Beuren De Vries.
Included in the program will be
instructions on how to reinforce
"a cellar. provide emergency exits
and entrances and how to guard
against the fare of an atomic
bomb.
The program is presented as a
public service by the Red Cross
and WMAL-TV.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Aaron Perry Faces Charge
OF HoIdup While on Bond

Aaron Perry, 24-year-old Wash
ington boxer, and a companion
who have been free on bond on
robbery charges-faced new
charge and new bond today.
Perry, of the 1900 block of Gales
street NE, and Charles v. Turner
%, of the 1900 block of Twelfth
place NE, both colored, are &C
cused of taking 5000 Tuesday from
several patrons of a social club
in the 1900 block of Wallach place
NV.
Police said several of the
patrons recognized them.
Today, their bonds were set at
$4,000 by United States Commits
sioner Cyril S. Lawrence. Their
cases were set for September 27.
The two were free on $2,5OO
bonds pending court action for
armed robbery July 2. The bond
had been reduced from $4,000 b1
court order.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

assignment and the $4,000 sal
airy carried in the congressional
appropriation for a civil defense
director will not go along with the
job,
Part Time Chairman.
The police officer has been act
ing part time as chairman of the
temporary committee on civil de-
fense, which has been drawing up
plans to cope with a variety of
civil defense problems. He also
prepared the detailed plan for
the role of police in civil defense.
The Commissioners, it was ex-
planned. wanted an official work.
ing full-time on civil defense.
They did not want to keep that
endeavor at StandStill while
waiting to find out what Congress
is going to let the District spend
for civil defense.
A reserve colonel in the Marines,
Inspector Fondahl commanded
the 5th Marine Reserve Battal-
ion until it was called to active
duty in July. At that time he
was relieved of the command be-
cause of his police duties,
Evening star., 1950-09-07

Pretty Marilyn Lee O'Neill.
daughter Of Vice Admiral Merlin
O'Neill, commandant of the Coast
Guard, will receive her crown as
queen of the Presidents Cup Re-
gatta at $50 o'clock tonight at
the Watergate.
The 21-year-old blond will reign
over regatta events for the next
three week ends.
The crown will be placed on her
head by Interior Secretary Chap
man. The ceremonies will include
entertainment by a cast of 12t
persons, including Singers Dolores
Dupont and Stephen Olds, Sid
ney's Orchestra and the Colum-
bians, a barbershop quartet.
Miss O'Neiu and her court face
a busy schedule. They will ap-
pear at the swimming races at
Indian Springs Country Club Sat
urday and Sunday nights, the
rowing races on the Potomac above
the Highway Bridge on Sunday
afternoon, powerboat races off
HainS Point on September 16 and
Evening star., 1950-09-07
FondohI Acting D. c. Civil Defense Head

The Commissioners today ap-
pointed Police Inspector John E.
Fondahl as acting civil defense di-
rector for the District.
In another development, the
Commissioners decided to take up
next Tuesday the question of
silencing police, fire and ambu-
lance sirens so that they would
sound only to give AFRAID alarms.
Assignment of Inspector Fon-
dahl came as the Commissioners
continued to wait for final con-
gressional action on their civil de-
fense appropriation.
Could Spend $4,000 Now.
The Commissioners could spend
up to $4,000 now. since the House
approved that amount for civil
defense and President Truman
signed an emergency measure al
lowing agencies to start spending
whatever the House approved in
acting on the supplemental appro-'
priation bill.
Inspector Fondahl, it was ex-
planned, will be responsible for
setting up temporary offices for
civil defense in the District Build
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Broyhi|I Named 10 Direct
Krum's Election Campaiur

Joel T. Broyhill, Arlington build
er, has been named 9th Virginia
District campaign manager for
Tyrrell Krum, Republican nominee
for Congress.
Appointment of Mr.. Broyhill,
who will coordinate all COP &C
tivities in the district in con-
junction with the District Cam
paign Committee, was announced
by Mr.. Krum.
A native of Hopewell, Va, Mr..
Broyhill has lived in the northern
Virginia community for Is years.
He is an overseas veteran of World
War II, member of the County
Planning Commission. and a past
president of the Arlington Optim-
iSt Club. .-.
Mr.. Krum, who lives in Vienna,
Fairfax County, will oppose Rep
resentative Smith, Democrat, in
the November Z general election.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Security Funds Delay
Decentralization Bill

General Services Administra-
ton officials today awaited their
long delayed opportunity to ex-
plain to the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee the details OF
President Truman's request TO,
$139.8 million to remove some key
agencies from Washington.
Administrator Jess Larson, ano
his associates, were to have ap-
peared before the committee this
morning. The committee, how
ever, had not completed its hear
ing on Federal Security Agency
items in the $16.7 billion supple
mental appropriation bill to
which the President hopes to ado
the requested outlay for de-
Capitalization of Federal agen-
cies.
At the noon recess, the COM
mittee asked Mr.. Larson and his
group to return in the afternoon.
The GSA officials were to have
testified earlier this week on the
decentralization plan, but had to
devote several hours to discussing
other items affecting GSA.
The $16.7 billion supplemental
appropriation bill that was passed
by the House August 26 also con-
tains a civilian defense appropri-
alton for the District. The Com
missioners originally requested
$290,000, but the House cut the
amount to $4,000. District Off
cials last week appeared before
the committee and urged that the
amount be restored to $290,000.
Committee officials indicated
today that the supplemental bill
probably would not be reported to
the Senate before next week.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Photographers Mark
Blood Donor Week

Blood donor centers throughout
the country are going to receive a
lot Of visits from news photogra-
piers this week-but they won't
be taking pictures.
The National Press Photogra-
pliers Association has asked that
this week be named National
Photographers Week" at the b1nod
centers, in appreciation of the
public response to appeals Tor
blood for two New York lensmen,
Arthur Alexander and Clarence
Albers, both of whom ;ra i'll and
require large amounts o. blood.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
D. c. Man EIectrocuted
On Bethesda Sewer Job

A Washington man working on
a sewer construction project in
Bethesda was electrocuted yester-
day when a crane he was leaning
against touched a high tension
wire.
: The dead man is Harry Lewis,
40, colored, of 304 L street S.W.,
who was working in a sewer
trench at Arlington road and
Bethesda avenue. The accident
occurred about $3.50 pm.
Police said it was his job to
guide the crane bucket in and
out of the ditch. He was elec-
trocuted when the crane brushed
past an overhead 2,300-volt wire.
A certificate of accidental death
was issued by DR.. Emil G. Bauers-
field, acting medical examiner for
Montgomery County.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Lieutenunt's Order Makes GIs
Out of ~ WASHINGTON Men

The realities of Army life today
began to unfold for At District
men who marched in a mill
tary shuttle Though Union Sta
ton at midnight to board a train
for Fort Jackson, S. c.
They were the Districts first
draftees in the Korean emergency
and throughout their Army ca
reers they'll always remember
their farewell on the steps of the
District Building yesterday.
Two-star generals called them
gentlemen" and saluted them
while they were sitting down. And
the city's finest orators told about
200 spectators what fine self
sacrificing heroes they were.
1t was a pretty ceremony and
the draftees sat in a flag -draped
box and yawned and grinned
whenever they wanted. Then
after the generals had had theil
say, a brisk young first lieutenant
broke the spell as he barked al
them:
when your names are called
you will take one step forward ano
that step will constitute your in
duction into the Army of the
United States. Thereafter you
will be subject to the articles Of
war and all regulations pertinent
thereto"
Get First Military Order.
They all stepped forward, held
up their hands and took the Army
oath.
"You will" the lieutenant said
"f1le down the steps and board
these buses
The men obeyed their first mill
tary order and climbed aboard
buses whose sides bore signs pro-
claiming:
"The U. S. Army and Air Force
A1dFC SOON JOOo All yOA'
Join now"
Today, the men will file through
the reception center at Fort Jack
son and shed their civilian clothes
The Army has said its processing
procedures will land a man in the
job he is best suited for, but some
of the draftees looked dubious
yesterday.
AS matter of fact, they looked
dubious throughout the cere-
monies, particularly when Maj
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director
of selective service. after telling
the small crowd that "as long as
men like these are around I shall
not fear" turned around and came
to attention. He brought his right
arm up in a stiff salute.
Gentlemen" he said, II salute
you"
Leahy Addresses Men.
The draftees all remained
seated and not one of them sa-
luted back. The next time a two
star general comes within 80 miles
of their camp they'll be standing
at attention, but that was some
thing they didn't care about yes
terday.
William E. Leahy, director of
District Selective Service, ad-
dressed the new soldiers but un-
Evening star., 1950-09-07

II, and sailboat races at the Point
on September % and "a.
Another highlight for the queen
whose hobbies include boating. will
be her arrival at Hains Point on
the night of September Is aboard
the yacht Fifty Fifty. owned by
Edward Baltz, president of the
Cup Regatta Association.
She will disembark at the re-
viewing stands on the seawan and
watch an Illuminated boat parade
of some so yachts and a water SIX
carnival.
Meanwhile, Capital Transit Co
reminded the public it will have
buses available at Seventeenth anc
K streets NV. to take persons
to the Watergate tonight. Spe-
cial buses also will leave Fifteenth
and E streets NV. for the speed
boat events and yacht parade.
President Truman told Miss
O'Neill and a group of regatta
officials who visited the White
House yesterday that, if his sched-
ule permits, he will view the power
events and possibly tonight's coro-
nation.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

ington policeman. lived alone in
the duplex, the other side of
which is occupied by his son, Ed
ward M. Sullivan. Sc, an inspector
for the Capital Transit Co.
Mrs. Edward Sullivan awakened
this morning, after smelling
smoke. They found the elder
Sullivan on the hallway floor of
his home. Fire had caused heavy
damage to the bedroom, the hall
way and dining room ceiling. The
aged man had a pail of water
next to him and apparently suf-
fered his burns in attempting to
extinguish the flames. Origin of
the blaze was undetermined and
firemen set the $4,000 loss esti-
mate.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Lamb and Pork Prices
Drop Here, but Other
Meats Hold Line

Lamb and pork prices have
taken a tumble in Washington's
food markets, survey today dis
closed.
Lamb loin chops were dowr
from $1.29 pound of last week tt
SO cents, one large chain store
said. Leg of Lamb was down from
rs to SO cents a pound anc
shoulder roast was cut from SO te
SO cents per pound.
Similarly, pork center chops
were down from 95 to 70 cents 8
pound. Whole loin pork roast de-
clined from rs to 63 cents pound
These price declines reflected a
brief dip in livestock prices during
the last two weeks. The declines
apparently will be short-lived as
reports from the Chicago and
Baltimore livestock markets indi-
Gated rising trend.
Beef and veal prices remained
unchanged. officials said.
Eggs Show Slight Increase.
Egg prices went up 2 cents a
dozen on the larger size and
cent on the smaller, officials
pointed out.
Now at the peak of the harvest
season, fresh fruits and vege-
tables are plentiful, cheap and
good, food experts asserted.
With cooler weather and the
back-to-school movement, food
stores looked forward to spur;
in business.
The Associated Press attributed
the slump in fresh pork price.
over the country to the housewif,
baking at paying higher rates. I
said this informal sort of boycott
Immediately brought some relief
Food Price Index Declines.
It declared that black pepper
which sold for as little as 4 cents
a pound wholesale in prewar 1889
is now selling at $2.65 a pound
in New York.
The business research organi-
zation of Dun & Bradstreet found
that its food index price this
week declined for the first time
in IL weeks - since before thu
start Of the Korean war. The
index, representing the total cos
of pound each of 81 foods in
general use, dropped to $6.65 from
$3.50 last week.
While Dun & Bradstreet re-
ferred to wholesale costs, retail
prices of many of the 81 items
could be expected to fall into line
almost Immediately.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Fiesta, Sale to Be Held
By Latter Day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ OF
the Latter Day Saints, Sixteenth
and Inglewood streets, Arlington
will hold a fiesta, featuring a bar
ter sale and auction, September
20 to %.
Vernald T. Worthington and M
Seth Horne, co-chairmen of the
barter and auction, said the funds
from the fiesta will help support
the worldwide church welfare pro-
gram.
The church will be open 6 to
9 pm. Wednesdays and all day on
Saturdays until the fiesta to re-
ceiye goods.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

Gradwell, %, of 4281a Thirteenth
street NE. pronounced dead at
$40 am.
They were the 46th and 47th
traffic fatalities of the year, COM
pared with Al at the same time
last year.
Curb Is Believed Hit.
Police said the motorcycle,
driven by Mr. Gradwell, apparently
approached the bridge on Pennsyl-
vania avenue at high speed and
attempted to turn onto the curv-
ing cloverleaf exit to Fairlawn
Park. In the turn, it struck the
curb and went out of control
throwing both riders 73 feet
through the air.
Police estimated the speed of
the motorcycle at between 40 and
so miles an hour. However, a
witness reported that the motor
cycle had been travelling at IS
miles an hour one-half mile from
the scene of the accident.
At the hospital when Mr.. Grad
well died was his mother, Mrs.
Frances A. Gradwell. She said
her son had been a motorcycle
enthusiast, but had recently sold
his machine and told her he
would never ride again. How
ever. he borrowed the motorcycle
for the evening from his brother,
Thomas. she said.
Served In Air Force.
j Mr.. Gradwell, who served with
the Air Force from 1916 to 1949
was native Of Washington and
attended the Anacostia High
School and Chamberlain Voca-
tional School. He was recently
employed at the Naval Air Sta
ton.
At Mrs. Jefferson's rooming
house. friends said she was a
native of Carlsbad, New Mex,
who. came to Washington to live
about year ago. She had no
known relatives here, friends
said.
Woman Freed From Car.
Mrs. Dena Blume, II, who was
rescued from a flaming automo-
bile with her two young grand
children by Brig. Gen. Miles
Reber, was reported in satisfac-
tory condition at Arlington Hos
pital today.
Mrs. Blume suffered back in
juries when the car in which she
was riding yesterday was struck
in the rear by a truck and caught
fire on the south approach to
Highway Bridge.
She and the children, Mary
L. Ponton, 3, and Barbara Ponton,
10 months, all of 1347 Ridge place
Sc, were trapped in the rear
seat of the burning car after the
dcclueHI. zen. Reber, Army chief
of legislative liaison, who saw the
accident. forced open the jammed
door Of the car.
Police said the driver of the
car. Mrs. Adeline Gray, 43, of
1735 Thirteenth street NE, was
unhurt. The truck driver was
named as Clarence Carroll, 27,
colored, of Ala I street NE.
Meanwhile, police last night
identified the victim of an acct
dent. crushed to death yesterday
when he apparently fell under the
wheels of Safeway Trails bus at
Seventh street and Mount Vernon
place NV.
He was identified as Harry J..
Daugherty, a, a plumber, of
1894 Third street NV.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

e a s Z e T II ap-
pr GA C eS to
Sousa Bridge
a n d hurtled
more than 100
+ e e through
the air.
The victims
W e r e M RS .
jeanne L. JEFF
ferson. IS, Of
635 G. street
Sc. who died
at $3.50 am, a
half hour after
the accident,
o~J na~rx, II
Evening star., 1950-09-07
GroceryChains
Deny Attempt 10
AnticipateCurbs
Senate Counsel Sees
Move to Fix High
Meat Price Level

Counsel for the Senate Agricul.
ture subcommittee investigating
meat prices declared today that
two grocery chains may be at
tempting to set meat prices in
anticipation of price controls.
Officials of the Great Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Co. and Safeway
Stores promptly denied the state
ment.
Paul Hadlick, subcommittee
counsel, declared during a hear
ing that charts before the group,
based on figures submitted by the
two chains, indicate an attempt
!. to set a high base, in case
controls are put on"
j. c. link, an A&P official from
Philadelphia. who was testifying
at the time, replied: "We have
no such thought in mind" He
was Joined in the denial by j. A.
Anderson, Washington official of
Safeway, who had testified ear
lier.
Price Variations Questioned.
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. link
were questioned at length by
Chairman Gillette and Mr.. Had
Lick on why certain beef cuts
varied widely in price when the
stores figures indicated only a
slight increase in the companies
cost of carcass beef.
Senator Gillette noted that
Sideways retail price for sirloin
steak had increased from SO cents
to $1.10 during one week in July.
He added:
The consumer doesn't like it
when he sees his steak going up
% cents a pound"
Mr.. Anderson, who was testi-
flying at the time commented:
This question of prices is very
difficult to explain to a layrnan.
You can't single out individual
cuts, but you have to consider the
entire carcass"
Company Reasoning Explained,
The company official went on
to explain that it's cost of carcass
beef varied as much as 20 per
cent, and if certain cuts were not
selling, the store is forced to lower
the price below a reasonable
profit to encourage sales.
Mr.. Anderson said the 88-cent
figure that the chairman had
cited represented price reduc-
ton lin order to move" the
steaks.
Senator Gillette insisted, how
ever, that Safeway figures showed
very little variation in the carcass
price of beef during the first seven
months of this year, but "a tre-
mendous variation" in the price Of
sirloin steaks.
/ Weekly Figures Submitted.
/ Mr.. Anderson submitted weekly
ngures, starting in January, Of
the stores percentage of gross
profit from the entire beef car
caSS.
The figures showed the gross
profits ranged between 2.32 and
11.07 per cent.
Mr.. Anderson commented that
II the committee considered these
gross profits as excessive, then
we are wrong"
Mr.. link agreed with the first
witness that the whole carcass of
beef must be considered in study
ing meat prices. He added that
A. q P, in pricing its meats. at
tempts to make a minimum Of
changes as the wholesale price
varies.
Parkers to Testify.
A. & P. figures showed a varia-
ton in the retail price of round
steak from 79 cents to Sill a
pound.
Mr.. Anderson explained that re-
tallers must consider shrinkage, as
we'll as bone and fat, on which he
said there was very little return
to the store, in figuring their
Chairman Gillette will resume
the hearings tomorrow with wit
nesses from the meat-picking in
duStry.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

Rabbinical Academy of the Misivta
Rabbi Chain Berlin. He held
posts at the Young Israel of Rugby
Synagogue, New York; Emanuel
Sisterhood School, Brooklyn;
Hunts Point Jewish Center, and
the Young Israel of Bronx Gar
dens, both in the Bronx, N. Y.
Rabbi and Mrs. Shapiro will live
at 1863 Minnesota avenue Sc.
Evening star., 1950-09-07

SNJ
r a b b i Sha-
piro succeeds
Rabbi Gedaliah
Rosenthal. He
will take over
his new duties
with the begin
ming of the high
holy days on
Tuesday.
A native of
Boston, Rabbi
Shapiro is a
G ra d u a tie of
Brooklyn Col
IL
Evening star., 1950-09-07

maven park
way NV.
The victim
was John J.
Sullivan, who
was taken to
E m e r g e nc y
Hospital with
burns about the
head and hands.
H o S p i t a !
attendants said
his condition
was not consid-
cred serious.
Mr.. Sullivan,
q retired Wa Sh-
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Free Dog InnocuIution

The Montgomery County AMI
NAL Shelter has announced that
the next free innoculation of dogs
in the county will be from 9 to
IL am. Saturday at Bethesda Ele-
mentary School, Wilson lane and
Georgetown road.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Lions Club Plans Dance

The Upper Marlboro (Md.)
Lions Club will give a barn dance
from 10 pm. until 2 am. Saturday
at the Marlboro Tobacco Market.
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Rabbi Shapiro Is Appointed
Beth Israel Spiritual Leader

Rabbi Aharon Shapiro has been
appointed spiritual leader of the
Congregation Beth Israel, Maurice
Baroff, president, announced to-
Evening star., 1950-09-07
7 on Motorcycle
Die as Machine
Skids 100 Feet
Souso Bridge Curb
Struck; Deaths Put
Years Toll at AT

A young man and woman died
at Casualty Hospital early today
soon after a motorcycle they were
riding leaped off the road on the
Evening star., 1950-09-07
$4,000 Blaze Burns
Retired Policeman, 50

An 89-year-old man was burned
today when $4,000 fire damaged
his duplex house at 3504 White