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Evening star., 1950-07-16

JUST FEEL THAT THERE MUSCLE, HONEY-Mickey Barr g.
of 26O8 Avena street. Silver Spring. shows his strength
L also of 1400 James Creek parkway SW the Disabled
American Veterans Better Baby show yesterday
children registered at the Odd Fellows
street NW for the final judging July 80 when
teri will be chosen from Washington Bethesda Hyasve
Mickey the Mr. John NJ Barr and Diane the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. v. L. Lift. Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1950-12-12
Red Group at u. N.
Reported Buying
Books on Atom
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The
communist China delegation at
the United Nations has been buy
ing books on atomic energy, the
New York Herald Tribune report
ed today.
The delegates bought $88 worth
of books on atomic energy, Amer
ican armed forces and other mill
tary subjects and included a vol
ume of etiquette, the newspaper
said.
The purchases were made at a
Manhattan book store, the &C
count said, adding that the book
sellers involved did not deny the
report"
AS usual, the Chinese delegation
would not answer its hotel tele-
phone.
Evening star., 1950-12-12
Brentwood Terrace Gives
SIS 10 YuIe Activities

The Brentwood Terrace Citizens
Association last night voted $40
each to WMAL'S Country Store"
outside the Trans Lux Theater
and WRC's doll House" at
Eleventh and G streets NV. and
SIS to the District tuberculosis
Association in lieu of its annual
Christmas party for neighborhood
children.
The money, to provide food and
toys for needy persons and to aid
in treating the Districts 5000
known tuberculosis patients, was
appropriated in the name OF the
children of Brentwood Terrace.
The group urged passage of a
Universal Military Training law
to protect the Nations youth
not to teach it to kill"
Another resolution adopted by
the association in a meeting at the
Social Oyster Club. 1851 Saratoga
avenue NE. opposed discontin-
uance of the Districts child day
care centers. The centers are
scheduled to close December %.
Evening star., 1950-12-12

The Gold Coast reports its 1850
maize crop half destroyed by rust
disease.
Evening star., 1950-12-12

JOINT AIRLINES TICKET OFFICE OPENSMiss Sandra Sah
iss Washington 1885," ribbon to mark the opening
of the joint office Of five arnes in the Continental
Building 1919 With Miss Stahl at the opening
Yesterday rgh Bennett assistant to the
president Airways John w. Hutchinson regional
traffic manager Northwest Ariines who also represented
Scandinavian Anes; William " McTaggar regional sales
manager Airnes and John r. Brock, district
sales manager TransWorld Airline Scandinavian Arnes
ioined the consolidation the sign
Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Former Club Owner Fined
IS1,500 for Tax Evasion

Failure to pay withholding and
social security taxes to the Gov
ernment for a part of 1916
yesterday cost Vincent Grillo
former Washington night club
operator, $500 fine in Federal
Court at Baltimore.
Grillo formerly operated the
Spotlight Club. an after-hours
club at Seventeenth and M streets
NV. It closed in October, 1948
and the District sold its furnish
ings for taxes.
An indictment returned in Fed
eral Court in Baltimore last
August charged Grillo with failure
to make Federal tax accountings
for two quarters of 1916.
The Government charged he
failed to report and pay $306.6C
in Withholding taxes and S51.5o
| in social security taxes collected
from club employees in the first
quarter of that year. He was
accused also of failure to pay
$776.80 in Withholding taxes ano
$145.06 in social security deduc-
tions in the second quarter.
He pleaded guilty yesterday and
paid $500 of the fine. He was
given so days to pay the remain
ing 81 900.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
U.S.. Job Exam Fraud
Called Negligible

The number Of Government
job seekers who stoop to fraud ir
civil service examinations is ''negli-
gible" compared with the numbe,
of competitors, the Civil Service
Commission said today.
Denying reports that many try
to win permanent positions by
turning in phony papers, often
prepared by other people, the
commission declared:
"The number has always been
small and the number is small
today"
1t said only % cases of sus-
pected irregularity were found in
a recent clerk examination in
which $4,000 competed. More
than half of the % were cleared
and the others are still under in
vestigation. he said.
The commission disclosed that
it has used flngerprinting with
good results in some regional
examinations. It is studying the
advisability of following the pro-
cedure generally in written exam
nations.
'The commission agrees that IL
could not prove mathematically
that the vast majority of those
who compete in civil service tests
are honest and reliable but it be-
lieves that this is the case" the
commission stated. Nothing has
occurred either in past years or at
the present to alter the conclu-
SION"
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Man Held for Grand Jury
lin Traffic Death Here

Lloyd F. Hart, 80, colored, of the
1400 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, has been ordered held for
grand jury action in connection
with the traffic death of Milton
w. Johnson, So. colored, of the
1700 block of Seventh street NV.
Mr.. johnson died Monday at
Freedmen's Hospital, two days
after he was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Hart at Ninth and
S streets NV. /
At the time of the accident
Hart was charged with failing to
yield the right of way to a pedes-
trian. and was released on $500
bond. In Municipal Court the
case was continued to March u,
pending outcome of a coroner,s
inquest. "A coroner's jury yester-
day ordered Hart held for grand
Jury action.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Comic Opera Scheduled
AT Roosevelt Hiqh School

The Columbia Opera Co. will
appear in a comic opera, Dolly
Warden, U. S. A." at $3.50 pm.
February II and 18. at Roosevelt
High School Auditorium, Thir.
teenth and Allison streets NV.
The show is taken from the
opera Dolly Warden" but the
story and locale have been changed
to fit with the Jefferson admin
istration era of the early 18th
century. The opera will be one o1
series of sesuuicentennial high
lights to be presented under spon-
sorship of the District Recreation
Department.
Mary vagnoni will appear in
the title role. Others in the cast
will include Amelia Shorday
Lewis Rose and John Walser
Miriam Di Maggie is choral direc-
tor and Robert Fabik is stage
directoy.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Sharp Drop in Births
Shown Here in Month

The number of births in the
District dropped sharply last
month from the figure reported
in January, 1949, the Health De-
partment has reported.
According to a statistical re-
port issued by the department,
there were only. 1919 births last
month, compared with 1910 in
January, a year ago-a drop of
nearly 600.
There was a bigger drop in
white births than colored, the
report said. There were 1852
white births in January, 1949,
and 1893 last month, compared
with 648 colored births in Janu-
airy, l949, and 521 last month.
There was also a drop in the
number of deaths reported here
last month. as compared with
those in January, 1949. The de-
partment reported 634 deaths this
January, as against 701 in Janu-
ary, 1949.
At the same time, the infant
mortality rate rose from 22.5
deaths per 1000 live births in
January. 1949. to 32.6 per 1000
last month.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
HepIer 10 Go 10 Philippines
As Agricultural Adviser
BY the Associated Press

Appointment of John v. Hepler
as United States agricultural adj
wiser to the Philippine Depart
ment of Agriculture and Com
merce was announced today by
the Agriculture Department.
Mr.. Hepler, head of the de-
partment's foreign agricultural
relations extension and training
division for the past three years,
plans to leave tomorrow for
Manila.
The department said the as
signment, made at the request
i of the Philippine government.
represents the first extension to
the Eastern Hemisphere of the
governments program of co-op-
Grafton in technical agriculture
that has been available to West
ern Hemisphere countries for the
last decade.
Additional agricultural special
lists are expected to go to the
Philippines from the United States
during the next six months.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Broken Sewer Blamed
For I'D Street Cave

A broken sewer was blamed to-
today for the cavern "as big as a
double garage. under Twenty
second street NV. at @ street.
Ellwood johnson, deputy direc-
tor Of sanitary engineering for the
District, gave the explanation. At
the same time workmen were re-
pairing the sewer break and filling
the large hole. Mr.. johnson said
work on resurfacing of the street
should be under way by Monday
Mr.. johnson gave this explana-
tion of the cavern:
Water from a storm water in
let at the Twenty-second and @
corner found its way into a break
in a 15-inch sewer line nearby
flushing the surrounding earth
down the sewer line. This was
determined by placing a green
annaline dye in the bottom of the
cavern. The dye later was found
in the water in a large sewer into
which the 15-inch sewer empties
Mr.. johnson said there prob
ably is break in the storm water
inlet line but it has not yet been
found. Il /.
Only a concrete and asphalt
paving a foot thick rooted the
cavern when it was discovered.
Southbound traffic has been de-
toured to Twenty-first street
while repairs are being made.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Conner. Will Be Removed
To Insane Hospital Monday

John Steven Conner, Fort Bel.
voir engineer who shot and killeo
his three children. will be taker
Monday to the State Hospital fol
the Insane at Marion, Va.
Judge William P. Woolls ir
Alexandria Corporation Court yes
terday ordered Conner committed
to the institution. A sanity COM
mission on Monday held that Con-
ner was insane.
The commitment order declares
that Conner "is hereby not legally
responsible" for the shotgun slay-
ings of his three children on De-
cember Z. They were shot in the
kitchen while getting ready to cal
breakfast.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Attacker Of Girl, 5,
Gets Maximum Term
OF 10 10 80 Years

Hugh G. Mincey. 33-year old
iron worker. today is under SEN
tence of from 10 to 80 years for
raping child last September, a
few days before her fifth birthday.
The sentence, which is the max
imum that could be imposed, un-
less jury had recommended the
death penalty, was given yester-
day by District Court Judge T.
Alan Goldsborough.
Father of Four.
Mincey attacked the little girl
in a bathroom of an apartment
hotel at 518 H street NV. Both
he and his victim lived there in
different apartments. Mincey, a
married man. has four children of
his own, the oldest 8 and the
youngest Is months.
In another District Court sem
tence, Judge David A. Pine gave
Russell ~Broadus. 36, colored, of
the 400 block of @ street NV,
from three to 10 years for house
breakings and larcenies. Broadus
obtained a total of more than
81 900 in cash and jewelry from an
office building and residence, it
was said.
Outburst in Court
Last month, while his case was
being argued before the jury by
Assistant United States Attorney
Robert NJ. Scott, Broadus arose
to his feet and yelled, Kill me,
kill me" Court was recessed and
Broadus was taken out by deputy
marshals until the defendant
calmed down. Judge Pine told
him he must behave.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Invitations Ready
For Mckinley High
Neighborhood Concert

Invitations for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
, National Symphony Orchestra,
under the sponsorship of The
Evening Star, to be held at Nc
Kinley High School, Second
and T streets NE, on Monday,
now are ready for distribution.
Cards of admission may be
obtained upon request at Nc
Kinley High School, at Lang
ley, Stuart and Hine Junior
High Schools; at Brookland,
Bunker Hill, Noyes, Eek
ington, Gage, Langdon, Lud-
low, Wheatley, Burroughs and
woodbridge Elementary Schools;
at st. Cecilia's, st. Martins
and st. Patrick's Parochial
Schools, and Gonzaga High
School; the Recreation De-
partment at Sixteenth and La
mont streets NV. and the
business counter in the lobby
of The Star Building.
The concert, which will be-
gin at 8 PM, will be broadcast
by Station WMAL, The Eve
Mig Star station.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Man Fined After Cour
Points Out Danger
TO Police Officer

James A. Quick. %, one of two
defendants jailed briefly without
bond by Municipal Court Judge
Milton Kronheim, jr., on Thurs
day. was sentenced to pay $40
fine or serve 80 days in Jail. after
a lecture from the court yester-
day.
Judge Kronheim told Quick, who
is colored, he had sent him to jail
instead of sentencing him i'm
mediately after conviction because
there was "a clear and present
danger" to a police officer in the
case. The judge later relented
to the extent of setting bond for
Quick at $4,000.
The other defendant, Harry L.
Burka, convicted of violating
health regulations at his laundry
in the 500 block of Seventh street
Sc, is free under $50 bond,
pending sentence in two weeks.
His attorneys yesterday filed a
petition for a writ of mandamus
in District Court, seeking to force
Judge Kronheim to sentence their
client earlier.
Reviews Arrest.
In court yesterday. Judge Kron-
helm reviewed the circumstances
Of Quick's arrest and trial.
''The act which constitute dis
orderly conduct" he said. were
that, at 5 am. CThursday) on
North Capitol street, a police
officer with warrant arrested a
certain woman.
'He brought the woman out on
the street, and you went up to
the police officer and told him
that you were going to take his
gun away from him and do cer-
tain things with it.
when you came into court.
you persisted in this attitude. .
Although this offense of dis
orderly conduct carries a small
penalty, there was a clear and
present danger that, if the court
disposed of the case promptly,
you would attack the police Of
ficer. For that reason, I re-
manded you to custody"
Questioned on Attitude.
Judge Kronheim then asked
Quick: do you still have the
attitude that you had yesterday"
"Your honor, replied the de-
fendant, II want the court to
know that I never had any inten-
ton to do anybody any physical
harm"
Asked if he had learned any
thing from. your experience" the
defendant replied: g.
eyes. I have learned that even
though sometimes you may think
you are right. you can still be
wrong"
Evening star., 1950-02-04
St. John S College Reveals
Plans for 4 New BUILDINGS

A proposed expenditure of more
than 81 100000 for four buildings
on the campus of st. Johns Col
lege at Annapolis was revealed
last night at a meeting here of an
alumni group of the college.
DR.. Richard Weigel, president,
told the annual dinner meeting of
the Washington alumni that the
school has tentative plans for
building an auditorium, two dor
mitories and a science laboratory.
He said the buildings would cost
about $3.50, 900 apiece.
He did not indicate how soon
plans for the structures would be
drawn.
The college need no longer be In
fear of seizure by the Naval Acad-
emy, he added.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Aberdeen 81 Cleared
In Overpoyment Case
ey the Associofed Press

ABERDEEN. Md, Feb. A.
Sergt. Charles Sterling. "a, has
been cleared Of all suspicious ir
connection with an alleged over
payment of discharge pay, Army
authorities announced yesterday
The Army. however. is still look
ing for two privates who allegedly
received 5000 more than they
were entitled to when they were
mustered out last week.
Evening star., 1950-02-04

laughing and other unworldly
sounds.
Then there was Alley Oop, acted
by John Dukehart. He walked
through the lobby in nothing but
red socks and shoes and a big
loin cloth. He had a big club
in his hand. He climbed into a
"time-machine." whose numerical
graduations showed everything
from 7,777.777 BIC. to % per cent.
Apparently the whirling of the
controls took him to a new world,
because there was the beauteous
Oola, in leopard skin. portrayed
by Miss Mara Lindsey.
And so it went. The children
would have had a time of it. AL
most as good a time as the
grown-ups.
There was a good stage show,
too, with Leon Brusiloff and his
orchestra in constant accompani-
ment. The artists were Jean
Hackett and Her Girl Revue, the
Tele- -Viers, the Marvellos. the
Florida Trio. Jean Warner and
the Jay Walkers.
Frederick P. H. Siddons extend
ed the welcome and his speech,
the only one of the evening, was
to introduce Howard C. Drake,
show chairman of the Member
ship Committee
Jim Gibbons, who conducts the
morning Town Clock" program
on WMAL, The Stars radio sta
ton. introduced the comic char
acters, and also the distinguished
guests as they entered the lobby.
The second phase of the mid
winter dinner starts at $50 O'Clock
tonight. Same place. And same
| fanta ctic cbou,
Evening star., 1950-02-04
D. c. Air Pilot Honored

Capt. Robert D. McMorrow, son
of Mrs. Mary G. McMorrow, BIT
l. street Sc, is to pilot a B-36
bomber of the, End Air Force, it
has been announced by the 1st
Strategic Reconnaissance Squad
ron, 9th Reconnaissance Wing,
Fairfield -Suison Air Force Base,
California. He has been especially
trained to do reconnaissance work
for the Strategic Air Command.
Evening star., 1950-02-04

daughter of Mrs. Clark McIlwaine
of 2029 Connecticut avenue NV
Last night. the couple were
guests of Mrs. McIlwaine at a din
ner and dance in the F Street Club
It was attended by more than 100
including King Peter of Yugo-
slavia, third cousin of the BRIDE
groom, and Archduke Franz Joseph
of Austria.
Earlier, the marques and his
best man, Albert Hardman of New
York, walked around downtown
Washington on sightseeing tour.
The ceremony this afternoon
was to be read by the Rev. Edward
L. r. ElSon, pastor of the church
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Delay Sought on Move
For 'Snags' Lewis Bail

The United States Attorneys
office today asked time exten-
sion until Monday to- file an an
swer to the petition for bond made
by William "Snags" Lewis.
The petition was made in the
United States Court of Appeals
last Monday by Attorney William
H. Collins. He also acted on be-
half of Frank Billeci, who was
convicted on gambling charges
along with Lewis and Attilio Aca-
lotti January 26 by a District
Court jury.
They are now in Jail, pending
action in the Appeals Court on
the verdict. Lewis was sentenced
to serve from 10 to 80 months,
while Billeci was given from eight
to 81 months. Judge Alexander
Holtzoff imposed the sentences.
Acalotti already was serving time
on another sentence growing out
OF the gambling cases.
ouuse dOlCzOu refused to set
bond for Lewis and Billeci, on
the Governments information
that the two defendants had con-
tlnued illegal gambling operations
since their arrest last March.
Attorney Collins attacked not
only the judges refusal to set
bond but bitterly criticised "glar-
ing errors" in Judge Holtzoff's
instructions to the jury before a
verdict was returned.
The flve-day limit customarily
given the Government to answer
such petitions expired with the
closing of the Appeals Court
clerks office at noon today. The
request for further time was made
shortly before noon.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Comic Strips Come to Life
AT Annual Trade Board Dinner

One of the ideas of the Wash
ington Board of Trades annual
midwinter dinner last night (the
fist of two sessions) was that
Oaky Doaks was to stab the
dragon and then rescue the fair
maiden.
The plot at the Maydower Hotel
function called for the maiden
then to fall from the window of
her cardboard castle into the arms
of the valiant knight who is fea-
tured in The Stars daily comic
strip.
But things didn't materialize in
true romantic form. The dragon,
maybe because of mechanical
trouble, wasn't waggling his head
menacingly. The maiden didn't
fall. And Oaky (impersonated by
Yates Goldsborough) never really
paid much attention to her any,
way, because true-life beauties of
the chorus (who later enter
tained) were wandering around.
Also, the maiden wasn't a maiden,
but Frank Harden, a member of
the trade group.
The 1000 board members who
attended the dinner, which will be
repeated tonight, because all
members couldn't be accommo-
dated, last saw Merlin engaged in
conversation with Moon Mullins,
or somebody who looked like him.
The whole idea really was a
Board of Trade tribute to news
paper leadership of comics.
Anyway. as members entered
the comic confines through an
archway portraying Americas ia
vorite funny strips. they encoun-
tered world of nightmarish
Evening star., 1950-02-04

Washington society and the
diplomatic set were to turn out in
strength this afternoon for the
wedding of Mrs. Romaine Dahl
gren Simpson, Washington di-
vorcee, and the Marques of Mil
ford-Haven.
The ceremony, to be attended
by 800 persons, was scheduled for
4 pm. at the National Presby-
terian Church, 1764 N street NV
The bridegroom, 30-year- old
David Michael Mountbatten, is a
great-great-grandson of Queen
Victoria and a second cousin of
King George vi. His dark-haired,
slender bride-to-be is 26, the
Evening star., 1950-02-04
a From D. {. Injured
lin Boulevard Crash

-Four Washington residents were
in serious condition today at ST.
Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, as a
result of a head-on collision on
the Baltimore boulevard.
Injured in the crash Thursday
night were:
Joan Ride. 10, of 2816 Connect
cut avenue NV, broken back
and fractured skull.
Melvin A. Norwood, %, of $500
Q street NV. fracture skull.
Jerry Rubinstein, "a, of 1871
Underwood street NV, listed by
State police as the driver of the
car in which the four we're riding
brain conclusion.
Beverly Samakow, 20, of 1921
Quebec place NV. conclusion
and face cuts.
Police identified the driver OF
the other car as Robert B. Cook, a
sailor stationed at the Bethesda
Naval Medical Center. He was
treated at the hospital for cuts
and bruises.
The crash occurred near Water
f~@
Evening star., 1950-02-04
Engineers Plan Meeting

The District sections Of the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers and the American IN
stitute of Electrical Engineers will
hear George M. keenan,, Melvin
D. Engle. and Stanley c.. Town
send, of the Pennsylvania Power
& Light Co., at a joint meeting
Thursday IN the auditorium of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., Tenth
and E streets NV.
Evening star., 1950-02-04
u. 5. Launches
Move 10 Avert
Phone Strike
Mediutors Call
Both Sides to
New York Talks

Federal mediators called tele-
phone labor and management
negotiators together today in New
York for their first joint media
ton talks.
The Government is moving
vigorously to try to head off the
telephone strike set for next We'd
nesday. Wages and other employe
benefits are the issues.
William N. Margolis, assistant
director of the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service. con-
ferred in New York yesterday with
Joseph R. Bransford, vice presi-
dent in charge of personnel for
the Western Electric Co. That
company is the installation branch
of the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co., the Bell System.
Company Outlines Stand.
Mr.. Margolis, according to the
Associated Press. had nothing to
say after tWo-and-one half hour
talk during which Mr.. Bransford
outlined his company's position.
In Washington, Cyrus Ching,
Mr.. Margolis' chief, said he would
know by Monday whether the me-
diation service is getting results.
There was just possibility that
Mr.. Ching might ask for a strike
delay. But the union. the CIO Com
munications' Workers of America,
continued its walkout plans.
The union strategy is to- pull
out 100000 Western Electric
workers and workers from five
other subsidiaries of A. r. & T.
Then, according to union officials,
the remaining 100000 telephone
workers would not cross the picket
lines.
May Tie Up Service.
The union maintains this would
come close to tying up the Ma
tion's telephone service. Company
spokesmen, however, have said
they would be able to maintain
most services.
Mr.. Margolis said the dispute Is
particularly serious in connection
with Southwestern Bell and
Mountain Bell, two A. T. g. T.
operating subsidiaries, as well as
Western Electric.
On the local scene Division so
of the CWA. representing the op-
orators, and Division So, repre-
senting plant employees, will meet
with Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. officials Monday at z
pm. Negotiations got under way
Wednesday and another meeting
was held Thursday.
Mrs. Eleanor Jane Palmer, act
ing president of Division so. said,
THE company has made no state
ment whether an increase in pay
is in the picture" Glenn E.
Watts, Division SO president, re-
ported mo progress so far"