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Evening star., 1954-05-02
Precinct Determines to Ease
Burden of Homicide Squad

Much of the routine work of
homicide detectives is being
gradually transferred to the pre-
cinct crime squads to free homi-
eide men for work on impor-
tant cases.
Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray said there is no need for
the heavily burdened homicide
squad to make all the prelimi-
nary Investigations they now
make when such matters can
as we'll be handled in the pre-
cinctS.
The chief is particularly con-
cerned with the large number
of cases involving assault with
deadly weapon which homicide
men investigate. These num-
ber about 300 each month.
The Investigations are made
by the homicide squad on the
theory that each person as
saulted with a deadly weapon
is a potential murder victim and
records of each assault case are
kept in the squad Offices for a
year.
Chief Murray said preliminary
Evening star., 1954-05-02

gar Morris Sales Co., a past
president of the Board of Trade
who has served seven terms as
director. He served as chairman
of the Greater National Capital
Committee for 10 years and is
a director of the American Sc
curity and Trust Co.
E. K. Morris. president of Fed
eral Storage Co.. completing his
first term as a Trade Board di-
rector. Mr.. Morris has been a
member since 1929. He is a di-
rector of Liberty National Bank
and the Washington Gas Light
Co.
Godfrey L. Munter, an at
torney. He has been a member
since 1925 and a director for
two years. He is a past chair
man of the law and legislation
committee and is a past presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Bar Association.
Public Relations Man.
A. Lee Painter. president of
the American Trailer Co.. a
member of the Board of Trade
since 1945 and chairman of its
recreation committee. He is
director of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association.
Edward r. Place, a public re-
lations consultant, who Joined
the Trade Board in 1947 and is
now serving as chairman of the
American Ideals Committee. He
is a member of Phi Beta Kappa
and the National Press Club.
Victor o. Schinnerer. president
of the insurance firm bearing his
name, a member since 1910. He
is completing his third year as
chairman of the boards insur-
ance committee. He is a past
president of the District of Co.
lumpla Association of Insurance
agents.
DR.. J. Ross Veal, physician and
chairman of the boards public
health committee. He is past
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations. He Is on
the teaching staff of Georgetown
University Hospital.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Chief Studies Use
OF Retired Police

Police Chief Robert v. Murray
is studying Baltimore's plan OF
using retired policemen part
time, to learn if such a method
can be put into effect here.
The District Police Depart
ment still is short of its author
lied strength. and Chief Murray
has been seeking means OF
bringing it to full strength.
The chief expressed doubt
however, that the plan could be
used effectively here. He pointed
out that many retired District
policemen still able to work have
private jobs which pay them as
we'll as police work or better.
Also. he said, he is not certain
if District laws and regulations
would permit using retired
policemen part time. or how
such a move might affect their
pensions.
Chief Murray has received
from Baltimore an outline of
the plan used there, and expects
to decide soon whether to try
it here. The Police Department
now has 2,119 men, with 122
posts vacant and % men away
on military leave.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Boat Contest Honors
Won by Pair From
Boys Club No. s

Harvey Sullivan and Robert
Nocente. both of Club No. 5, car
ried off top honors in the Metro
politan Police Boys Club model
sailboat contest yesterday on the
Lincoln Memorial rejecting pool.
First prizes went to Harvey in
the junior class workmanship
and design divisions in both sail
and powerboat competitions.
Robert won blue ribbons in speed
and performance for large pow
erboatS and workmanship for
small sailboats, also in the jun
ior class.
Other winners in the Junior
class were-Sailboat: Speed and
performance (small boats), Allen
Hunt, Club No. 10; speed and
performance Qarge boats), Al
bert Styles, No. 4. Powerboat:
Speed and performance (small
boats), Fred East. No. S; work.
manSnlp large DoatSl, Joe Sui
Ivan, No. 5.
In the midget class the win
ners were Don Halcombe (No. 81 g,
workmanship in small sailboats,
and Larry Kalsteir (No. 81 in
large sailboats: Billy Haller CNo.
81, workmanship in small power
boats and Charles Shaw (No. 81 &.
workmanship in large power
boats; Leonard Rabbit (No. A.
and Peter Jordon (No. I'D in
the sailboat speed and perform
ance test, and Dan McCurdy
(No. 81 and James Payton (No.
10) in the powerboat speed and
performance class.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

A jealous bit of evidence col
lecting by three policemen yes
terday cost a numbers suspect
his trouserS-the only pair he
happened to have at the time.
And that's the way they
brought him into the 10th Pre-
cinct station.
Detective Sergt. Vernon Gull
pepper and Pvts. E. E. Ernst and
D. N. Smith had arrested Isaac
F. Hill. 81. colored, of the first
block of Rock Creek Church road
NV, and learned where he had
been turning in numbers slips.
the policemen said.
Suspect FleeS.
They went. to the address, the
700 block of Morton street NV,
and attempted to arrest Lyle W.
Mills, 40, of the 4500 block of
Welsh avenue, Chevy Chase, but
+ ran back into the house.
NEn route, they said. the coat
ne had been carrying over his
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Parental Problems
Will Be Discussed
| Al UCS Conference

The problems of being a parent
will come up for discussion at
the United Community Services
Fifth Annual Health. Welfare
and Recreation Conference to be
held May IA at the Hotel Statler,
John w. Thompson, jr., confer
ence chairman, has announced.
DR.. Thelma Hunt, executive
officer of the George Washington
University Department of Psy-
chology, will speak from the
parents viewpoint and DR.. Will
liam L. Granatir, psychiatrist,
will present the child's side.
DR.. Granatir is former execu-
tive director of the Washington
Institute Of Mental Hygiene.
Bryson Rash, director Of spe-
cial events for Stations WMAL
and WMAL-TV, will moderate
the panel discussion. The panel
includes:
Mrs. Kenneth ]. Staffa, Mrs.
Washington of 1954"; Mrs. B. L.
Willard of Falls Church. a foster
mother for Family and Child
Services of Washington; Miss
Nina Deutch, a student at Wood
row Wilson High School, and
Mrs. Charles r. Drew.
Following four simultaneous
sessions scheduled for $50 am,
H. j. Heinz II, former president
of the Community Chests and
Councils Of America. will speak
at the conference luncheon and
use annual meeting at 1890
pm. His topic is Citizen Re-
sponsibility-the Price of Free
DOM"
The luncheon will include
greetings from Commissioner
Samuel Spencer and election of
the UCS Board of Trustees.
Reservations for the luncheon.
which costs $3.50. and registra-
ton for the conference. 81. are
being received at UCS Headquar-
ters, 1101 M street NV.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Mrs. Bartlett
NomindtedbY
Citizens GROUP
First Woman to Be
Designated in
Federation History

A woman was nominated to be
president of the Federation of
Citizens Associations last night
for the first time in it's 44-year
history.
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett, first
vice president, a delegate from
the Burroughs Citizens Associa-
tion. was nominated by David
Babp, secretary emeritus, from
the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association.
"If they years ago amended
the constitution to admit women
as delegates" observed Mr.. Babp,
they should not reneg by de-
priving a delegate of the highest
Office because she is woman, if
she has the qualifications"
Later he quipped that the
nomination Ought to take some
of the starch out of the old
timers" He himself was secre-
tary of the federation for 81 of
his 32-years' association with the
group.
Heartily Applauded.
Mrs. Bartlett'S nomination re-
ceived hearty applause, but a
fellow woman delegate, Mrs.
Clarence D. Wright of the Forest
Hills Citizens Association, took
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Numbers Suspect Stripped
Of Trousers for Evidence

arm began spewing numbers
slips. They followed him into
the house and retrieved the coat
from under the bed.
He denied ownership Of the
coat-but the police insisted it
matched his trousers.
They were sorry. they said,
but they'd have to have the
pants to prove their point.
Well Heeled Shoes.
They also said the 1882 they
found inside Mills right shoe
didn't make him limp. because
it was balanced by $173 in the
left shoe.
They arrested Willie Lehman,
81, colored. of the Morton street
address. All three were charged
with operating a lottery and
possession of numbers slips.
Their bonds were set at $500
q ch-and Mills bondsman also
allied an extra pair Of trous-
Efr
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Bridge Site Conflict
To Be Taken Up By
House Unit May 26

The next round in the Potomac
River bridge fight will begin May
26, when a House District sub
committee takes up controversial
bridge proposals in executive ses-
sion.
That date was set yesterday
on orders of Subcommittee
Chairman Kearns. The House
unit already has held extensive
public hearings. The hearings
brought:
/. Proposals for an E street
bridge. favored by District high
way officials as the No. l bridge
need.
2. National Capital Planning
Commission suggestion that a
span at Reaches Run replace
the long planned E street bridge
to serve downtown Washington.
8. Agreement between the two
groups that the Federal Gov
ernment should finance a bridge
at Jones Point, Alexandria.
mainly to route traffic around
the congested part of town.
In addition, the planners and
road builders have agreed that
if Congress will authorize neither
the E street nor Reaches Run
span, it should approve a pro-
gram providing major improve
ments to existing bridges.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Louis
w. Prentiss, District Engineer
Commissioner, said he hopes to
confer this week with Planning
Commission Chairman Harland
Bartholomew on ways to resolve
highway conflicts between the
two groups.
Gen. Prentiss said he wanted
to strive first for agreement on
immediate need" highways af-
fecting the city. He noted that
some improvements on the
planners maps haven't been
considered by District officials.
Many of them. he said. relate to
the future. and not problems
facing the city within the next
few years.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

investigation in many minor as
sault cases can be handled in
the precincts.
In March, homicide squad de-
tectives investigated eight mur-
ders, seven suicides. 80 at
tempted suicides, six abortions,
I'll natural deaths, 20 accidental
deaths, six cases where fetuses
were found, four Maryland
deaths and one Virginia death.
The squad made 221 arrests
during the month. In addition.
squad members questioned 248
persons in connection with the
murder of Miss Alma H. Preink-
ert. They handled one traffic
case and one disorderly conduct
case.
Chief Murray said that even
tually, precinct men will do most
of the preliminary work in the
minor cases.
He pointed out that prelim-
mary work is essential in all the
cases which have been handled
by the homicide squad, since
some apparent suicides, acci-
dents or natural deaths some
times turn out to be homicides.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Wilson Plans
Quick Action
On Del Funds
House Hearings to
Stort About May IS
And Lost z Weeks

Representative Wilson, Repub-
lican Of Indiana. said yesterday
he plans to start hearings on the
Districts 1855 appropriations bill
as near as possible to May Is.
The chairman of the House sub
committee handling the District
budget hopes to finish the hear
ings within two weeks.
BY mid-May. District officials
hope the stripped-down $141.2
million money bill can be in
creased in size by about $50 mil
lion in new budget requests.
These new requests, providing
mainly for construction projects,
were made possible by Senate ap-
proval Thursday of the city's
House-passed public works reve-
nue. bill. The works bill will gen.
erate-through taxes. loans and
higher Federal payment-about
$30.5 million more in annual
revenues.
Until the works bill was
passed, however. essential con-
struction requests for next year
had to be held out of the budget.
Praises Passage of Bill.
Mr.. Wilson, in Indiana for a
Republican primary on Tues
day, told The Star by telephones
he anticipates no difficulty in
adding the new requests to the
appropriation bill and expects
fast action by his group. He
praised passage of the works
bill as a "long past due" recog-
milton of the city's financial
dilemma.
| Meanwhile, the House District
fiscal subcommittee. headed by
Representative O'Hara. Repub-
lican. of Minnesota. will meet
Tuesday to see if the Senate
passed version of the works reve-
nue. bill might be acceptable to
it without the need for House.
Senate conference.
Differences in the two versions
are slight. Capitol sources, how
ever, feel that the House sub
committee probably will ask for a
conference.
District officials intend to get
the additional budget requests
to the Budget Bureau this week.
Details of the requests can't be
made public until the bureau
sends them to Congress. Plans
previously disclosed, however, in
dicate they will be near the $50
million mark.
Most Items Revised.
Most of the items already have
been revised by the Budget Bu-
reau, in anticipation of addi-
tional city revenues through the
works bill. For this reason. city
officials hope the formal request
can be sent to the Capitol quickly.
District Finance Officer James
L. Martin said no substantial in
crease in administrative Stats
will be needed to collect in
creased taxes provided for in the
works revenue. bill. This is be-
cause most of the changes in
crease existing taxes, and do not
involve new tax operations, he
said.
Effective dates for the new
taxes vary widely. Most are
geared to the date the revenue
bill is signed into law by the
President.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

the constitution were read at the
meeting in the District Building
They will be submitted to the
delegates in writing in advance
of a vote at the June meeting.
At its last session, the feder-
alton voted to ask the Board of
Education to make sure that the
National Anthem is taught to
every child and sung in all
schools. School Supt. Hobart M
Corning since has disclosed that
the schools are being surveyed to
learn how often the pupils sing
the anthem.
The group also voted to ap-
pear before congressional COM
mittees to request restoration OF
/ funds to the District budget fol
more teachers next year. They
commended DR.. Rowland F
Kinks of the school board for a
recent request that the board
give attention to the curriculum
and that the superintendent
bring to each meeting a report
on some phase of the instruction
program.
Legislation Opposed.
The federation expressed op-
position to pending legislation to
eliminate the present residence
requirement for assistant tax
assessors. 1t indorsed legisla-
| ton to apply the Uniform ST.
multaneouS Death Act on in
heritance to the District, and to
prohibit transportation of fire.
works into any State banning
| them.
1t Endorsed another measure
which would include coffee as
one of the commodities in which
uncontrolled and unregulated
speculation and trading may be
restrained by governmental
action.
The federation reiterated its
opposition to so-called fair
trade for the District on
grounds it would iegalize con-
tracts fixing minimum resale
price of merchandise and COM
pei all other merchants handling
such products to conform to the
mir rAmum prices as determined
by Atracts to which they were
not parties.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

Wednesday at
the Shoreham
Hotel.
Mrs. Maui
rine H. Aber-
nathy, chair
man of the
d j n n er, an
nounced that
many of the
judges of the
u. S. District
Court for the
District of CO.
lumbia al d
the Municipal
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Sofety ToIks
Dick Mansfield Plans
Proorum in County

Inspector Dick Mansfield
director of The Stars School
Safety Program, will give safety
chalk talks at the following
Prince Georges County schools
this week:
MISUNDERSTANDING, $50 am.
Rosaryville, IL am.
Tuesday - Cottage City. $50
am. N. Brentwood, 1890 am.
Observation-Disclosures Heights,
$50 am. Fairmont Heights
Elementary IL am.
Thursday - Douglas Elemen-
tary, $50 am. Marlboro Eye
mentary. 10:30 am.
Friday-Edmonston. $3.50
Lakeland, 1890 am.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
IS Businessmen Nominated
As Trade Board Directors

Fifteen leaders in the business
community have been nomi-
mated for II positions on the
board of directors of the WASH
ington Board of Trade.
The general membership will
vote Friday from IL noon to 8
pm, at the Hotel Statler dur
ing the Trade Boards annual
meeting, president Harry L.
Merrick said.
Those nominated for the va
cancies are:
j. Garrett Bethel, head of
his own realty and building
firm, member of the Board of
Trade since 1881. He is a di-
rector of the National Associa-
tion of Home Builders and past
president of the Home Builders
Association of Metropolitan
Washington.
w. Raymond Carpenter, a
sheet metal contractor. He is
chairman of the membership
committee and has been men,
ber since 1880. He is active in
the Washington Building Con-
gresS and the Sheet Metal Con-
tractors Association.
Linton N. Collins. an attorney
with the firm of Bingham. Col
Inns, Porter and Kistler. a mem
ber of the Trade Board since
1945. He is completing his third
year as chairman of the law
and legislation committee of the
board.
Member Since 1946.
Jack Evans. manager of the
Washington Office of the Asiatic
Petroleum Corp, a Trade Board
member since 1916. He is chair
man of the World Trade Com
mittee and active member of the
membership committee.
Clarence w. Gosnell, president
of the building firm bearing his
name. a member of the Trade
Board since 1884. He has served
as assistant treasurer and secre-
tary and as chairman of the
membership committee.
Christian Heurich. jr.. presi-
dent of the Christian Heurich
Brewing Co.. native Washing
tonian and member of the Board
of Trade since 1926, who has
served two terms as a director.
He is a director of the Real
Estate Title Insurance Co.
Harvey L. Jones, a vice presi-
dent of Sandoz. Inc. real estate
firm, who has served two terms
as a director. A member of the
Trade Board since 1884. he is a
former chairman of it's member
ship. parks and recreation and
mid-winter dinner committees.
Insurance Executive.
Howard w. Kacy executive
vice-president of the Acacia Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co.. now in
his first term as a director. has
been a member of the Trade
Board since 1924. He has served
On the executive committee apd
iS past chairman of the CD :
geessional Relations Commit =
Edgar Morris. president Of r..
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Maryland Clio 10 Hold
Convention Here in Fall
By the Associeted Press

CUMBERLAND. May l. -
Maryland CIO members will hold
their next state convention in
Washington, DC. where all
delegates can be housed in the
same hotel," union leaders de-
cided here yesterday.
The Industrial Union Council
executive board announced that
the convention will be in the
Willard Hotel in Washington
November 1920. The boards
next quarterly session will be in
Salisbury July %.
The union did not elaborate
on the reason for moving their
next state meeting outside of
Maryland.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

present. Officials in Govern
ment agencies will also attend.
Entertainment will be fur
nished by the Washington School
of Ballet. Marial de la Hull.
coloratura soprano, and Arthur
r. Ptlkerton, jr.. baritone.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

issue with Mr.. Babp on the sub
ject of women.
II don't think women should
feel inferior if in a mixed organi-
zation of men and women we
feel a man should take the lead"
she said. She went on to say
that Il feel it is a good idea to
make q man do the work when
ever we can. I think that women
are handicapped -"
Here, she was interrupted on
q point of order that she could
not properly speak against a
candidate. She then nominated
DR.. Malcolm Henderson of the
same association as Mr.. Babp,
DR.. Henderson declined in favor
of Mrs. Bartlett, however.
Other Nominations.
Other nominations may be
made before the federation votes
on the new officers at its June
meeting.
Nominations for other Offices
last night included Col. Frank
H. Collins of the Palisades Citi-
zens' Association for first vice
president; William j. Smith,
Summit Park, second vice preSi-
dent: Mrs. Edward B. Morris,
Randle Highlands, incumbent.
for secretary. and William K.
Norwood, Chevy Chase, in
cumbent, for treasurer.
Nominated for the executive
board were the following:
Harry Stull, Stanton Park;
John Connaughton. Petworth;
Edward Wilcox, Mount Pleasant;
Miss Catherine Flynn, Bur-
roughs; John H. Fallen, Ana
costa: Clifford Newell, Arkansas
avenue; Soterios Nicholson. Mid
City; Mrs. Frank Strope. District
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers; Philip A. Dolan, Michigan
Park: Joseph A. Kaufman, For
est Hills; Miss Kathryne E.
Bowers, Stanton Park: Peter
Better, Southwest; Ralph E.
Cushman, Washington High
lands; Joseph V. Moran, Wash
ington Highlands; Mr.. Babp;
Thomas E. Lodge, American Uni
versity Park; Col. Edward A.
Kane, Michigan Park; Charles
j. Dienelt, Mid-City; G. Walter
Johnson, Fort Davis; Henry
Backenheimer. Glover Park; Carl
H. Horn, Minnesota-River Ter
race. and Abraham Chaifetz,
Citizens of Takoma.
Also included were those nom
mated for the top posts.
Plans Letters TO Chairmen.
Mr.. Kaufman. federation
president, said he would, with
out objection from the delegates,
write letter to Chairman
O'Hara of the House District
Committee and Chairman Case
of the Senate District Committee
thanking them for their dill
gent work" and honest efforts"
in obtaining enactment of the
Districts public works bill.
The federation voted also to
send q letter to Senator Morse,
Independent, of Oregon, thank
ing him for his position on the
fiscal relations between the Fed
eral and District Governments.
Mr.. Kaufmann reported THAI
a meeting to which interested
groups throughout the city would
be asked would be called prob
ably next month to map out an
effective nationwide program of
acuuainting the public with the
Districts fiscal situation. includ-
ing the taxes paid by its resi-
dents.
The federation voted to change
its procedure with respect to Sc
lecting the winner of The Eve
ming Star Trophy. 1t was decided
the winner will be selected at
the first meeting in January,
rather than in December. Nomi-
nations will be made in Novem-
ber. IA certificate will be given
the ecipient to keep as a perma-
mel, smemento.
Stt&al proposed changes In
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Hoeerstown Ruling
Burs More Saloons

bY me NSs0tIuTsu FTsN
HAGERSTOWN. Md. May 1.
Circuit Judge Joseph D. Mish
sees no need for any more sa-
looms in Hagerstown.
He upheld the Liquor Board
today in denying Joseph Shaner
a license to sell whisky.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
virginia Dental Chief

RICHMOND. May P.--Dr.
David R. Wallace, a Pennsyl-
vania dental officer. takes over
Monday as director of the dental
health division of the State De-
partment of Health, succeed
ing DR.. w. H. Rumbel. who dj :,
last November.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Women's Bar 10 Honor
Judiciary at Dinner

The Women's Bar Association
of the District of Columbia will
hold dinner honoring Wash
ington'S judiciary at 7::30 pm.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Fertilizer Usage Triples

WILMINGTON, Del.-The use
of chemical fertilizers in the
United States has increased 300
per cent during the past 10
years.