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Evening star., 1952-03-08
Models, Transit Workers
Win WAGE Increases

A handful Of mannequins and
622 Capital Transit Co. workers
were among 864 Washington area
wage-earners affected by rulings
yesterday of the Fourth Regional
Wage Sterilization Board in Rich
mond.
The fashion models, II Of them,
received a $3.50 per show increase
in wages. making their new fee
81. All are employees Of julius
Garfinckel d Co., speciality store.
The adjustment is similar to q
recent increase granted models Of
q Baltimore store.
Once and clerical employees Of
Capital Transit were granted an
adjustment, under which they get
three weeks paid vacation after
10 years Of service instead Of the
Is years now required.
Other decisions resulted In 81
weekly wage boosts to As bakery
statesmen Of the Crusty Pie Co
and Colonial Baking Co, while
the National Biscuit Co. was au-
thorized to increase the wages o1
us clerical workers by 1922 PEI
week.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
qbe Sunday &taf

TAFT m NEW HAMPsHRE-Nobody working getting the
Republican Senator Robert Tqf 81 Ohio The Etoio
studies bis eampoign ehnques and his hanees
story New Hampshire the where the Senator meets his first
BIG Tuesdoy. tsF
NEW LOOK IN PLAYGRoUNDS nowodu lot moY scientifically
they when Grandfather be But few Of Them cut
such umod oyo has been built BY the fothes OF children
Pcrksde School in Silver Spring. The story Of this Youngsters
poce told in words and pictures in The Star Pictorial Magazine
or yo Sundoy the Monitor end
made naval history homn Rood Edwod Boyk lets the
figure himself who but he provides vivid ceoon
hotens osoin The background Of
the Civil W days winch fought Read obout Ia the EGtor
Section
THE TRUTH ABOUT EENAGERS-How much there al the folk
obout teenoae crime mmoroy addon9 This Week
zine presents first Of insmn By Of writers who hare
collected findings boed The eommendoon
Cen omo Boey United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
with section of The ccunts
soldiers him authority youth problems
WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE SOCIAL SECURITY DEDUcTIoNs-sa Staff
tells how The Government keeps foek Of oil
weekly monthly de Of contributions toward ouse
which workers The country having deducted from their
checks The oreIe appears The So Pictorial Mcsuzine.
HOW TOUGH ARE Yousaybe you know but Leonard A. Ps
says you're pretty He thof rugged
Army fonk hs has collected amoxns series II
prove his point. Yos win find them This Week Mdsaxine
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Evening star., 1952-03-08
Virginia Editor Denied
Look al Courf Record
By Inc As.ceicied Pre-,

HARRISBURG. Va, Mar. g.
The editor of a Giles County week
|ly newspaper said today he had
been refused permission to exam
Inc the court records Of the Mar
rows police justice.
The Pearisburg Virginian editor
Malcolm Donald Coe. said Narrow:
Police Justice w. L. Dillow TOLD
him Monday the records Of hi,
decisions would not be open TX
IMr. Coe as q newspaper reporter
| The justice said he was the las
lperson to withhold information
labout worthwhile Stories" but
for such offenses as speeding anc
drunken driving he. the Towr
Council, the Mayor and the towr
lattorney all agreed the violation,
should not be advertised.
Mr.. DilloW said city officials in.
lstructed him not to release th.
names Of such violators.
He said the practice Of givinf
lout the names Of persons ARRESTED
for speeding and drunken drivini
had been tried, but the towns
people did not approve Of 1t art
did not want to read about sucl
things.
Mr.. Coe. said IN q front pagI
story In his weekly newspapeI
THAT ''it is the opinion Of severa
county attorneys that the decis
lions handed down BY Mr.. Dilloy
lenjoy public record status AMI
THAT an editor or q private either
has q legal right to examinl
them"
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Three Are Arrested
In N.4OO Robbery,
implicated in Another

An alert cab driver was credited
with furnishing information which
led to the quick arrest Of three
men charged today with q $1,4OO
payroll robbery here yesterday.
The three men also were impli-
Gated this morning in q holdup
Tuesday Of q Phillips Radio &
|Television Co. driver. They were
identified. police said, by Willie
|B. Shefdeld. ,43, driver Of the truck,
and another witness. Mr.. Shef-
field gave up only q bag full OF
order slips when he was accosted
Hacker Saw Holdup.
In yesterdays robbery the pay
roll for the Max Shapiro Produce
Co., 1886 Fifth street NE, was
taken at gunpoint from . COM
Ipany driver when he stopped fol
q red light at New York avenue
and First street NV. A lone
bandit took the rnoneybag from
Thomas Gray. 50. colored. Of 1915
Eleventh street NV.
The holdup was witnessed by
cab driver Edward n. Moore, a.
|colored. Of i445 Lawrence street
NE. He followed the bandit for
two blocks and saw a car stop and
pick him up.
Mr.. Moore telephoned q de.
scription Of the car and the licenss
number to police. The owner ol
the car. an employe of the produc,
ldrm. told police he had loaned i
to James Buddy" Melvin, 35, col.
ored. Of the 600 block or Orleani
place NE. Melvin, another EN-,
ploye Of the firm, did not show III
for work yesterday. officials said
Arrested ut Plant.
"A few hours after the robbery
police said. Melvin showed up q
the produce company and wa
picked up by police there. Tw,
others arrested later were identi
tfied as william l.. De Loach, 80
colored, Of the 400 block Of Thir.
teenth street NE. and William Z
Jenkins, IS, colored, Of the 400
block. Of Fifth street NE. Tn
three men were charged will
armed robbery. Police said tn,
money has not been recovered.
/ The three suspects. arraigne,
in Municipal Court. were held OF
81 500 bonds each for action o
the grand jury.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Drunk Driver Here Gets
Sentence Of 50 Days

Municipal Court Judge George
ID. Nelson yesterday sentenced q
man to serve so days for driving
while drunk.
The defendant, Otis w. Stubbs.
46. coiored. Of the 100 block Of
Willard street NV. had pleaded
guilty. The automobile he was
driving struck q taxicab. police
said.
In another Municipal Court
sentence. Judge Milton s. Kron-
helm, jr.. gave Bernard jefferson,
|28, colored, Of the 2700 block of
IN street NV. $50 days for keep
ing and selling liquor without b
license. jefferson was convicted
by . jury.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Woman Is Hurt in ScuffIe
Between Husband, Bandit

A woman required Emergency
Hospital treatment for head In
juries after she was struck with .
gun by a bandit last night. police
said today.
I Mrs. Lucia Marino, ~. of 145s
Ogden street NV. was the victim
With her husband. Nick, she hae
entered their truck after CLOSING
their grocery store at l347 r street
NV. about 9 pm. when q col
|ored man. about a years old
opened the right-hand door Of tht
truck. pointed q gun ct the paii
land demanded money.
Mr.. Marino made q grab fol
the gun and In the scufae. MRS
Marino was struck on the righ
lside Of the head. The man thel
teScaped.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Group Asks 9Changes
In Home Rule Bill I

The Northwest Council Of Citi-
zens'"s Associations last night
asked for nine changes In. the
pending home rule. bill. but re-
fused to approve the bill itself.
The group, made up Of dele-
gates from several associations
in the area, decided to check the
feeling Of the member bodies be-
fore approving or disappearing the
entire bill. /
Changes asked were: J
Selection Of the Board Of Educ
cation members by the judges OF
the District Court. as Is done
now, instead Of by general elec-
ton. '.@
A three-year term for members
OF the elected city council, in
stead OF the proposed two-year
term. i
A four-year term, instead Of d
two-year for the School Board
members.
Raising the pay Of councilmen
TO $500 q year from the pro-
posed $4,000.
Denying the council power to
borrow money for capital i'm
provements until It has been in
operation i've years. s.
Filling Of vacancies on the coun.
Icil by general election and vacan-
Icies in the delegateship by the
council. instead of by presidential
appointment.
Councilmen to be both nomis
mated and elected by wards, in<
stead of nominated by wards and
elected at large. !,
Reregistration for voting before
each election. instead Of perma-
lIlent registration. stp
Al zoning commission Do be
made up Of three members Of the
council, q representative Of the
National Capital Park and Plan-
ming Commission and the archie
tect Of the Capitol. thus adding
the latter two to the group. &,
Later. Thomas B. Scott, dele
gate from Glover Park, announced
he was not going to stand for re-
election to the Northwest Council
at his groups May election.
The meeting was held In tiS
home Of A G. Shire, 32i5 Macomb
street NV, and conducted BY
President Charles A. Burmeister.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Careening Auto Damages
-Four Fences, Two Porches

Au auto involved in an accident
yesterday leaped the curb and de-
molished the fences In front Of
four houses and two porches In the
HOO block Of Twenty-third street
NV.
A car police said was driven By
Gerson Sidewater, 43. Of 2814
Erie street Sc, careened acros.
the sidewalk after q collision with
a car driven by Robert Gecheneur
SO, Of RID 3, Alexandria.
Mr.. Sidewater's car knocked
down fences at 1147. 1149. 1151
and 1853 Twenty third street
police reported. Porches on house.
at las and HAT also were de-
molished.
Police said Mr.. Sidewater wal
southbound on Twenty -thirt
street and Mr.. Gecheneur wa
going west on M street when thl
accident happened. No charge.
were filed. but q hearing wa.
scheduled later at the Corpora.
tion Counsel's Office.
Evening star., 1952-03-08

A ctty-Wtde investigation into
charges Of police brutality by q
special civilian board was called
for last night by the Executive
Committee Of the Federation Of
Civic Association after q family Of
seven appeared before 1t. and told
how they were beaten and black
lacked In their home Saturday
night.
The committee also urged the
immediate suspension Of all l4th
precinct policemen involved IN the
melee at the home Of Alexander
Green, sr., Of 5206 Bass place Sc
and the transfer Of Capt. Thomas
Edwards. precinct commander.
"A delegation viii be appointed
today to accompany the Green
family to the ONCE Of Police
Chief Robert ". Murray where q
formal complaint Of brutality win
be lodged, John 3. Duncan. fed
leration president said.
Mai. Murray. ct q special press
conference yesterday. said the de-
lpartment would not start B full
lscale Investigation until q writ
Item complaint was filed. He
lpointed out that under Trial
Board procedure the acclser must
face the accused.
Skeptical 81 Probe by Police. y
Mr.. Duncan said the federation
win ask the District Commis-
Esioners to take the brutality In
lveStigation out Of the hands o1
police officials.
We do not feel the department
would do q good Job Of inveStigat.
ing itself, Mr.. Duncan said. "Thi,
latest assault Is added to q liSi
!of some 10 cases which our COM
Imittee has looked into last sum-
inner"
A half dozen presidents Of civic
associations announced last nigh
they would start circulating peti.
tions In their neighborhoods tx
support the demand for an i'm.
partial investigation. The fedora.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Civic Federation Asks Probe.
OF Police by Civilian Board

tion Is composed Of 81 neighbor-
hood groups with q combined
membership Of about $4,000.
Mr.. Duncan said he made q per-
|sonal Investigation Of the Green
case before calling the meeting.
81 went to the home" he said,
.'and saw blood splattered on the
walls and the Aioor. 1T was an
ugly sight. Then the committee
decided tokcall ii the family. They
were questioned and crCss-ques-
TONED by committee members,
among them lawyers and profess
|siOnal men. We are satisfied the
family Is telling the truth =
Ordered From House.
The family said the IRE depart
ment was called to their home
after b small fire started in .
chimney, but the blaze was extin-
guished before the apparatus ar
rived. While firemen were exam
ming the chimney. Pvt. lie Roy
Espeut ordered the family out 81
Of the house, they declared. when
they protested, they added, he
placed one Of the group under
arrest and called for reserves.
About IL officers who responded
Ito Pvt. Espeutss call broke into
the house. welding black jacks and
might sticks indiscriminately TIE
family told the committee
Three Of the family, James
Green. 10: his wife Dolores, is
and Alexander Green. jr., 10. ap-
Ipeared In police court yesterday
for q hearing on disorderly con-
duct charges. The hearing was
continued until March 40 after
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ear
lR. Smith questioned eight fo,ir-
Eteenth precinct policemen.
The Federal Bureau Of Investi-
lgation Is investigating the case fol
1.-THE Civil Rights Division of the
Justice Department. The National
Association for the Advancement,
lof Colored People has retained 9
lawyer for the Green family.
Evening star., 1952-03-08

wv. Maslin. assistant collector for
the Washington once Of the Bal
|timore Internal Revenue district,
was on hand and summoned OF
least Is deputy collectors who will
be at the bureau all day today,
He said one man was working ii,
his garden. another was about to
|go to the store and others were
about their usual Saturday chores
when they got. the cali for duty.
He said the bureaus employees
were coming ii voluntarily.
MIR. MaSlin emphasized that his
office was not asked about the
Saturday work schedule and he
was informed that the bureaus
main publicity Office had not put
out any release about the WASH
|ington Office being open today.
A dozen persons were waiting In
seats for assistance in filling out
their returns by 10:30 am. and
others were coming In.
Mr.. Maslin said the Washing
ton Office would remain open to-
Iday until 5 pm, II the taxpayers
come in. 3s
He said that the Office will be
open next Saturday from $3.50 q m
Evening star., 1952-03-08

A mixup in publicity today
forced the Washington Office Of
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue
to throw open its doors to aid
taxpayers In making out their re-
turnS-but not before more than
100 persons had been turned away.
While the commissioner sent
out a letter to collectors authorize
ing them to use their discretion
in opening their Offices today or
next Saturday to aid taxpayers,
the Washington Office was figuring
on remaining closed. Ordinarily
this is a non-work day.
But. spurred on by radio an
nouncements and news stories,
some $50 people-according to the
building guards-were knocking
on the doors of the bureau,
Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue NV. this morning around
9 o'clock. The guards told them
the Office was closed for business
and the crowd went away.
When more and more people
drifted in, the building guards
notified bureau officials and the
tax men were called in, Jackson
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Foes Of Segregation
10 Appeal in Virginia
By ihs A.soeio,ed Press

RICHMOND, Va. Mar. 8.-Vir-
Iginia Negroes have lost the first
round in what they promise viii
be q continuing court battle
against State laws requiring sep
arate public schools for whites
and Negroes.
A special three Judge Fedora,
tribunal ruled unanimously late
yesterday that present statute.
calling for separate but equal
facilities for the races do not vio.
late the United States Consti.
tuition.
But hardly had the decision
been handed down before attor.
lneys for Prince Edward Count,
Negroes, who challenged the seq,
Eregation laws. served notice the,
will take the matter to the Unites
States Supreme Court.
While the Prince Edward Ne,
lgroes. patrons Of the r. r. Motor
High School at FarmviIle, lost OF
the larger issue Of segregation
they won one point In their suit.
Their contention that Negro
school facilities In Prince Edwars
County. represented by the Motor
School, are unequal to facilities
afforded whites in the county
Twas upheld by the special court
The judges found that the facil.
titles were. In fact, mot substan,
italy equal" and ordered thl
county school board to makl
them so with all reasonable dill.
4 gence and dispatch" ."
County school officials said the!
were already doing this BY draw
ling up plans for o new $500. .00l
NEGRO high school. When tn,
school is completed. they said
Negroes win have better facilities
THAT white children.
The three jlirists who sat Il
1.-THE week-long segregation sui
lwere ArInistead Dobie Of thl
Fourth United States Circuit Cour
,lcf Appeals and Federal Distric
Judges Sterling Hutcheson an,
! Albert v. Bryan Of Alexandris
lwho wrote the opinion.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Toxpoyers Force Bureau Office to OpenEaK Dec
Early Decision
By PSC on Bus
Issue Promised.
Weighs Testimony
On Capital Tronsit' 5
PIeu to Cut Service
By Wiliom A. MiIlen
sse,, Sanff cnrress.<,.,ssas,t

BALTIMORE, Mar, 8.With an
early decision promised. the Mary
land Public Service Commission
today was considering several pro-
pOsals, growing out, Of the Capital
Transit Co. request to curtaiI some
|of its operations owing to revenue
losses.
Commission Chairman John II.
Hessey said the conlpany's per-
|nnits for It's Maryland lines are
renewable on April /, and It is I'M
|portant that D decision be made
soon IN the pending case.
he explained the commission
already has given extensive study
to the problems involved. The
commission closed testimony yes
lterday afternoon and took the
case under advisement.
Joseph s.. A. 7iardina, director
LOT transportation for the commits
sion, said he viii urge lifting re-
Istrictions on the Greyhound line
to permit it to pick upNpassengers
between the District line and Col
Ilege Park, Md.
Alternative Plan.
This is predicated ON the COM
mission granting the CTC request
to abandon its Hts line, operat-
ling between College Park and
Kent Village and Landover Hills.
The Pennsylvania Greyhound line
lis now barred from picking up
passengers between the District
line and College Park, owing ia
Capital Transit operations ia that
area. Pennsylvania Greyhound
uses q. s. Route /. "
Mr.. Giardina said the possibility
lof the Washington, Marlboro &.
Annapolis line extending It's Kent
Village route to the Prince
Georges Hospital is now being
STUDIED by that carrier.
The director pointed out that
Capitol Greyhound to Annapolis
Md. using Route so. the Defense
highway. serves that section oi
the Metropolitan Area.
No Application Pending.
Walter r. Mulligan, president
of the Prince Georges County
Civic Federation, suggested to the
commission that the Washington
Marlboro & Annapolis line oper.
late into Hyattsyille, Md, tha1
1CTC trips to the hospital be elimi.
mated and the Hts line be .aban.
doned.
He contended this would solv,
a number Of problems. He point.
led out. however, he would mo-
lexpect w. M. q A. to give thu
same frequent service as CTC nov
ldoes with its Hts line.
But Chairman Hessey called at.
ltention to the point that w. M
& A. has no application pending
before the commission.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Musons Will Award
DEGREES to 100 TONIGHT

Sidonian degrees win be con-
|ferred on 100 members Of Capital
Forest No. 104 Of the Cedars Of
Lebanon Lodge in q mass ceremo-
|nial at 8 O'Clock, tonight In the
Washington Hotel.
Four Government officials will
receive honorary degrees In the
Masonic organization after q din
|ner at $50 pm. They are Senator
johnson, Democrat. Of South
Carolina; Democratic Representa-
|tives Rogers Of Colorado and Pass
man Of Louisiana, and Robert
Ran1speck, chairman Of the Civil
Service Commission.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Goods. Valued ot 81 600
Stolen From Auto

Clothing and other property val
|ued at 81 900 was stolen last night
from his parked automobile. Fred
Shipper. jr.. of 5000 Connecticut
avenue NV. manufacturers rep-
|resentatiye. reported topolice to-
day. Il
Mr.. Shipper said his car was
parked ct Sixteenth and w streets
NV. 's83 .
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Liquor Men Give Gifts
To Police Boys Club

The washington Retail Liquor
Dealers Association yesterday pre-
|sented q $3.50 shuttle board and
Ia $3.50 check to the metropolitan
Police Boys Club.
Association President e. sJoe'
lTreger presented the gifts tt
Police Supt. Robert ". Murray
THE group already had given tl1l
club more than 5000.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Mailing Out
1900 Tax Forms
For 1851 Returns

The dull thud Of 72,00O District
tax returns FOR 1851 today could
be heard on as many doorsteps
around town, as q gentle reminder
that now is the time for all good
residents to come to the aid Of
the tax collector.
The municipal tax Offices, In
come and uninc0rporated business
divisions, were on the ball or the
taxpayers backas they are this
time every year.
AL week they have been mailing
out their invitationsR. S. v. p.
The week before 5000 corpora
tions were receiving mailed hints.
April IS. of course, is the dead
line for filing current returns.
This campaign. known among
District ofiiciais as Project 81,
temporarily takes the place of
Project 40. q roundup OF some
1000 adult deiinquents Of the
tax year 1919 There are fewer
listed taxpayers In 1851 than 1949,
since higher exemptions are now
|allowed.
With 10000 delinquency notices
already in circulation, the tax
office has had to suspend opera
tions on the 40 drive to concen-
trate on the 1851 drive. BY May
II. however, according to Robert
u. Dunharl, assistant administra-
tor Of the income tax division, the
40 thing should be In full swing
lagain.
Mr.. Dunham added, In ominous
tones. that of the 10000 delin-
|quency notices already sent out
more than one-fourth Of the re-
|cipients have failed to. respond
For the special benefit of those
people Mr.. Dunham points out
there. is still such q thing as war.
rants and court action. backed by
the full authority Of the law.
Evening star., 1952-03-08
Gas Strike Is Off,
But D. c. Supply
Is Sill in Doubt
Workers IN Section
Serving City Plan
10 Ignore Orders

"A threat to Washington 3 nat
|ural gas supply remained today
despite action Of union leaders in
ordering an INDEFINITE postpone
|ment OF . Nationwide oil and gas
industry strike set for tomorrow
midnight.
Top oficials Of % CIo, AFL and
independent unions bowed to Pres
ident Truman's request for post
|ponement Of the walkout while
the Wage Sterilization Board
hears the dispute over wages
b But tn Charleston, W. Va. "a
Representative Of the CIC Oh
Workers Union insisted that as
|far as his state was concerned
there sis no postponementY of the
strike. rs,
1000 10 Leave Jobss
The oticial. Harmry Dfenner.
said that 1000 natural gas work
|ers III West Virginia win leave
their jobs as originally schedp1ed.
The WorlkerS are employed by corn
lpanies which furnish gas to the
Washington Gas Light co. and
Rosslyn Gas Co, which supply the
Washington area. s
Washington Gas Light Co. buys
the fuel distributed to District
area homes from the AtlAntic
Seaboard Corp. one OF several
Columbia Gas System subsidiaries
involved IN the dispute at CHARLES
ton.
Negotiators for the companies
and union met until late last night
and scheduled another session for
this afternoon, the Federal Medin-
ltion and Cancellation Services ire.
ported. The parties had ;been
reported as close to agreement On
wages. VI,
O. A. knight OF Denver; C0io:.
president Of the CIO on Workers,
twas not available for comment oh
the West Virginia situation. He
was the last Of the top union of
f1cialS to agree TO postponement. \
Negotiated Five Months. N
i "We are reluctant to agree Ia
another delay" Mr.. Knight stated
Iearlier. ''in view. Of the fact that
we negotiated for five months
before setting the strike dead
lime, and because we have once
previously delayed the strike for
la week at the request of the Cow
Iernment.
However, we, realize that thin
strike could have an extremely
serious effect on national security
and in view Of the fact that our
Government has asked us for q
delay and has assured us Of an
impartial hearing Of our case. we
have agreed to postpone the
strike )" i.