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14 Inaict Maim A ed With Smashing sserts Public Housing ootlegging Ring Ur ii abor Ca 6 Looks Like Slave 'Sore Throat' Is Headache to Holdup Victim Gunman Feigns Illness and Robs Drugstore Clerk Feigning a sore throat to distract his victim, a bandit held up a woman clerk in a drugstore at Franklin and Berks sts. at 1:55 P. M. yesterday and took 9 rr. ii.

7 i pal 3r V'. 1 Mrs. Cecelia Warunek, 24, left, of 1 29 E. Walnut lane, unnerved by bandit's gun in Berks, and Franklin sts. pharmacy holdup, is comforted by proprietor's wife, Mrs.

Rose Schwartz. mi i nni Trail ii Ii mi $75,000 Ghost Check Haunts Zink No More; Couple Settle Dispute Albert Barnes Zink, Philadelphia tax attorney, need -no longer be haunted by that postdated check for $75,000 he claimed he gave to his bride-to-be in a "spirit of jest and merriment" Gov. J. Caleb Boggs, of Delaware (center), receives cane from Ray Griffin (right), a patient, on visit yesterday to the rtehabilitation Center, 8801 Stenton ave. Louraine Boulden, nurse and patient, and Glenn J.

Doman, center director, look on. Center helps disabled persons live a normal, useful life; THURSDAY MORNING, MAY it'; rA it i between $200 and Mrs. Cecelia Warunek, 24, of 129 E. Walnut the victim, was alone in the Schwartz Pharmacy when the bandit asked for medicine for his throat. She turned to a cabinet, picked up a bottle of patent medicine, then swung back to find the stranger pointing a pistol a her.

EMPTIES CASH REGISTER Moving quickly, the robber took the money from the cash register then ordered Mrs. Warunek to enter a phone booth. "Don't dial, or you're a goner," he warned as he turned toward, the door. Mrs. Warunek, near) hysteria, saw him round the corner into Berks st.

i OWNER RETURNS A few minutes later the store owner, Martin Schwartz, returned from his next door. He found Mrs) Warunek in a state of near collapse. He said that part of the loot was money order re ceipts. Schwartz said the gunman ap parently had kept watch over the store until the owner had gone to his home, 722 W. Berks leaving Mrs.

Warunek alone. Detectives checked on all loiterers in the neighborhood just prior, to the holdup. Woman Teller Indicted in Fraud MJdred Burton, 56, of Thomas Riverton, N'. was indicted yesterday by a Federal grand jury on a charge of embezzling $4260 from the Broad st. and Fairmount ave branch of the -Broad Street Truct Co.

where she worked as a teller in the Christmas club di vision. An indictment presented to Judge George A. Welsh stated Miss Burton's accounts showed a shortage of $3260 for the period Nov. 1, 1954, to Aug. 9, 1955, and $1000 for March, 1956.

She had been em ployed by the bank for 30 years and at the time of her dismissal, following discovery of the short age, was paid $65 weekly. Held for Theft Of Aid to Blind A West Philadelphia man was arrested yesterday afternoon at 11th st. and Lehigh ave. by Sgt. John Snyder on charges of steal ing a collection can for the blind from the Columbia Fish Market, 2646 Germantown ave.

John Rodgers, 49, of 47th st. near Chester was arrested ai 2:45 P. a short time after Weston Nelson, of 2016 Redner an em ploye of the market, notified police of the theft. When arrested. Rodgers had $2.30 in his pocket.

Grip Is Named Dean at Temple Carl M. Grip, of the University of Chicago faculty, has been appointed dean of men at Temple Universtiy, succeeding John A. Brown, Dr. Robert L. Johnson, Temple president, announced yes terday.

Brown was named director of de velopment at Temple in 1954 and since then Dr. David H. Webster has been acting dean. Grip was formerly assistant dean of men at the University of A native of Racine, 111., Grip was graduated from Beloit College in 1946 and continued his studies at Illinois and Chicago. He served as assistant' -T am um CARL M.

GRIP dean at Illinois from 1947 to 1950, then was named director of student housing at Chicago. At present he is teaching in the social science department at the University of Chicago and is a lecturer in graduate courses in human development and education at the university. He is also an instructor in personality and consultant on counseling at St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago. DelawareYalley U.S.A.

A 300 PERCENT increase In foreign Imports since 1946 Indicates that Philadelphia is justified in making an appeal for quick action on a deeper channel in the upper Delaware I 1 4 3 4' 4 lan Agents Halt $6-a-Gallon Liquor Flow The smashing of what was described by Federal agents as probably the biggest bootleg liquor ring to operate in this city since Prohibition was disclosed yesterday with the return of indictments against 14 alleged members and employes of the syndicate. Assistant U. S. Attorney Warren D. Mulloy said the syndicate, up to eight months ago, had operated in much the fashion of a legitimate enterprise, serving hundreds of retail outlets and maintaining its own distribution depots, to which bottled was bi ought by the truckload from stills in South Jersey and Bucks county.

PHILA. AREA FLOODED Mulloy, who handed up indictments returned by a Federal Grand Jury to District Judge George A. Welsh, said that before it was broken up, the ring, had flooded the Philadelphia area with at least 20.Q0O gallons of bootleg whisky, at an average market price of $6 a gallon approximately the cost of a quart of legitimate liquor at retail. The loss to the Federal Govern ment in taxes on this amount of gallonage was estimated at slightly more than $250,000. The current Federal tax on whisky at the source is $10.50 a gallon.

ARREST OPENS GATE 1 According to Mulloy, the first Indication that a major syndicate was operating here came with the arrest by Philadelphia police of a deliveryman for the ring in April, 1955. A small quantity of illicit liquor was found in the suspect's automobile, and agents of the Fed eral Alcohol Tax Unit were called In to investigate. The latter, taking a second look, discovered that the car was equip ped with a false bottom, similar to those used by bootleggers during the Prohibition era. On informa tion supplied by the first suspect, two other drivers operating vehicles similarly equipped were taken Into custody. DELIVERY FLEET BARED These cars and a number of others rounded up in succeeding months, agents discovered, comprised a fleet of delivery units used by the syndicate in servicing its regular customers, both individuals and small neighborhood speakeasies.

For deliverymen the syndicate picked men and women with no previous police records, so that for a considerable time no suspicion attached to movements through the city. Agents identified one" John B. Kipps, of Master st. near 11th, as the mastermind and boss of the syndicate. He was one of those named in yesterday's indictments, and in the bench warrants issued shortly afterward by Judge Welsh.

BAIL SET BY COURT The jurist set bail of $1500 for Hipps if and when he is arrested, and $1000 each for Hipps' alleged lieutenants, Annie M. Rice of the Master st. address, and Edward P. Scarborough of Columbia ave. near 19th st.

Bail of $500 each was set for 11 ethers, described as employes. They were identified as: E. Dyson, of Newkirk st. near Montgomery Frank Davis of Uber st. near Susquehanna James Cross, of Glenwood ave.

near 20th Catherine Cherry, of Reed st. near 23d; James Bryant, of Thompson st. near 55th; William Jackson, of Cambridge st. near 12th; Brownie Cross, of Diamond st. near 19th; Cornelius Scott, of Brown st.

near 12th; James Martin, of 12th st. near Oxford; Carlton Hipps, son of John, of 8th st. near Oxford, and Lillian Wilkerson, of Haverford ave. near 39th st. Sgt.

J. F. Hackett Retires at 60 Detective Sgt. John F. Hackett, head of the Security Squad, re tired yesterday after 37 years' service.

Hackett, who liVes at 5318 Cedar is 60. He received 13 cita tions for outstanding police work and in 1934 received the Citizens Award with six other detectives who captured bandits who robbed the First National Bank of Ambler. The group received a total of $2000 in award money. Live Wire Burns Fatal to Boy, 9 James Murr, 9, of 1106 N. 41st died yesterday of burns in Woman's Hospital.

Police said the boy had come in contact with a high-tension wire while playing on top of a moving freight train on the Pennsylvania Railroad under a bridge at Belmont ave. near 41st st. He was removed from the top of the boxcar by members of Rescue Squad 3 at 5:15 P. M. Tuesday.

11 11 1 I Mary Jane Mangier; "Miss Philadelphia," and Bernard Litvafc, vice president, Lit B-others, cuf caite for anniversary of Series Bond sale. Issues Criticism As Planners OK Project Streets City Representative FredrJc R. Mann issued a blast against public housing yesterday as the Philadelphia Housing Authority asked the City Planning Commission to approve a street layout of 587 housing units on a 33-acre plot in the Oxford Village No. 2 area. The section on which the low-cost housing units will be built is bounded by Sanger and Langdon and Oxford and Northeast aves.

Mann, a member of the planning commission, voted against the street layout which was approved at the meeting by five other members of the planning board. HOUSES ARE SHABBY "I want to go on record here against public housing that looks like slave labor camps in Europe," Mann said. "The houses are shabby, 'flat-roof type dwellings crowded onto small lots and in my opinion they make second-class units." "No wonder people gbject to public housing in their neighborhoods," Mann continued. "The appearance of the units is one reason why there have been so many protests recently." DOWNGRADE OCCUPANTS' Mann said he considered the entire housing authority approach to public housing as tending "to downgrade the occupants." "I have seen slave labor barracks in frame construction in Germany, only these look like long rows of bricks with a hole in each end," Mann declared, as models of the proposed low cost units were displayed at the meeting. "I will oppose all public housing projects in the future unless they make them look better and cost less," Mann said.

COST $11,000 EACH He pointed out that the proposed units in the Oxford Village No. 2 project cost from $11,000 to $12,000 per family unit and "private builders could put up better looking units for the same cost or less." Joseph D. Burke, acting as chair man of the planning board in thj absence of Albert M. Greenfield said it was the requirement of the planning commission to pass on the street plans and not the appear ance of the buildings. He ruled out further discussion on that point.

MUST CONFORM Clark Zantzinger, a member of the achitect's firm of Kneedler, Mouck and Zantzinger, told the commission: "We must keep within the costs of the Federal legislative act for public housing and also conform to regulations laid down by the National Housing Authority." Zantzinger said that private builders build to sell and public i housing must be constructed to bs maintained for a number of years. He was supported by Hamilton Vogdes, "director of development for the Housing Authority. Penna. Academy Awards Prizes The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts yesterday awarded twenty traveling scholarships and other prizes, totaling $27,650, to students on recommendation of the Committee on Instruction. i The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Scholarships for $1400 each were awarded to 11 students.

For painting Vahan Amodouni, of 6202 Market st. Harry Eng. of Clifton, N. Gwendolyn Gimole. of Boulder, William McK.

Hoffman, of tatrcbe. A. John Kam. mer, of 4824 N. Broad June K.

Nib-lock, of 123 N. 21st Thomo Parish, of Park Ridge, Hilbert S. Sabin, of 332 S. 4th Raymond Saunders, of Pittsburgh, and Walter C. Thomas, of Havre de Grace.

Md. For sculpture: Francis Acquaye, of 843 N. Brood st. The Lewis S. Ware Memorial Scholarship of $1400 for sculpture went to Carlo Travaglia, of 131 N.

21st st. Eight J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Scholarships of $1200 each were awarded: Donald H. Abrams, of Wilmington. Del.j David K.

Delong, of New York City; John W. Reilly, of Reading; Eric J. Ryan, of Saddle River. N. Lpuis Barnard Sloan, of 1503 S.

50th end William C. Utermohlem of 5941 Wister 'or painting. Lorraine Maloch, of Saskatchewan, Canada, and John R. Manning, of Chester, N. received awards for mural decoration.

800 Boys File Out In School Alarm Eight hundred boys filed from their classrooms when a minor blaze broke out in the basement of St. Joseph's Preparatory School, 17th and Stiles at 11:45 A. M. yesterday. Foremen from Engine 13, 1541 Parrish confined the flames to a smoking room in the basement.

Store Held Up At Broad Erie A gunman last night held up the clerk of Marquetand's Cahdy Store at, the busy intersection of Broad st. and Erie and escaped with $20. The robber entered shortly before 10 P. M. and forced Mrs.

Mabel Biggs, 58, of 1844 E. Russell into a rear room. He then rifled the cash register and fled into the Broad st. crowd. 7 1 i Rep.

William J. Green, Jr. holds scroll presented to him' last night at a dinner at the: Believue-Stratford in recognition of hi; "many years of faithful public service." A ill 17, 1956 15 James T. Haviland, president of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia, presents certificate to Leslie Allen, 9, George A. McCafl School student, as winner of AAA's safety poster contest, i town YMCA to erect an infirmary at the Y's Camp Carson in Fred ericksburg, Pa.

Miscellany: Beatrice T. Jungblut, of Union, N. a senior at Chestnut Hill College, Tias re ceived a Ful- bright Scholar-' German litera- ture and civili zation at the i versity of Heidelberg Frank T. How ard, vice president of Trades- mens Bank and i Trust has been named as- sociate chairman! of advanced gifts for the 1957 United Commu BEATRICE JUNGBLUT nity Campaign The Armored Force Society of Philadelphia will hold its second memorial service and breakfast at Cavanaugh's, 3132 Market at 9:30 A. M.

Saturday The West Catholic Girls Alumnae spring dance will be held tomorrow night at the Penn Sherwood Hotel. Cited: Christian H. Bien, Harvey V. Dickerson, R. E.

Eggle-ston, Marshall L. Mizner, Harry Watkin, and Walter R. Preston received emblems last night as charter members of Washington Camp 481, Patriotic Order Sons of America, at a dinner marking the group's 50th anniversary. State President Elmer O. Manwiller, Judge Keller H.

Gilbert, of Municipal Court, and William M. Duncan, Bartram High School principal, spoke. Elected: Mrs. Louis Rudman hn hppn plprt.prl nresidpnt of the C. ALLEN KEITH 4 I i Christmas Day, 1945.

New York Supreme Court Jus tice James B. M. McNally an nounced yesterday in New York City that the Zinks Albert Barnes and Maude Lennox, who operates an executives employment agency in Radio City had reached an out-of-court settlement. NO TERMS DETAILED The settlement involved the $75,000 check and cross-suits or separation and alimony. The terms were not disclosed.

As late as Monday, the whole Zink marital trouble appeared headed for a jury trial. Then Justice McNally summoned a private conference of all concerned. Today his office announced that court action on the check and the two cross suits where marked settled and discontinued. While the Zinks agree that the $75,000 check does exist, they differ as to the time of its authorship. NO JOKE TO HER Zink contended he wrote the check and gave it to his fiance as a gag 10 years ago.

Mrs. Zink, on the other hand, contended the check was given to her in 1948, after their marriage. She insisted that in return for the check she waived her dower interests in real estate her husband owned in Wyncote and other places in Pennsylvania. ZSnk, in earlier court action, explained how the check-writing incident occurred. On Christmas Day, 1945, he called on his friend at her New York apartment, gave her a few inexpensive presents, then in a "spirit of jest and merriment" made out the check, dated Christmas, 1955, and tossed it into her lap.

HAUNTED BY FOLLY Within the hour, so Zink claimed, he realized his folly. The check might fall into the wrong hands. He remarked that it should be destroyed and Mrs. Zink-to-be said she already had. On Aug.

26, 194S, Maude Lennox became Mrs. Zink. Subsequently the Zinks separated. Up cropped the check and Mrs. Zink's attorney informed Zink he was expected to make it Zink rushed into the courts and obtained an order barring his estranged wife from cashing the check until a jury had heard the details.

Yesterday's announcement in New York ended the whole matter. Human Torch Flames Sear Crane Worker A CRANE operator was critically burned and his automobile de stroyed yesterday when gasoline ignited his clothing in Gloucester-township, N. J. The victim, Thomas Murray, 72, of 13 Marlton ave. Gibbsboro, was admitted to West Jersey Hospital with burns of the entire body.

Murray parked his car near the crane when he went to work at 7:45 A. M. yesterday. He greased the crane in preparation for work on road repairs at Evesham and Clements Bridge rds a Camden County Highway Department project. ACCORDING to Patrolman Ben Fanelli of the Gloucester town ship police.

Murray tilted a five-gallon can of gasoline to wash his hand. Fumes from the gasoline were ignited by one of two ground, night flares, still burning a few feet away. The gasoline flared up and set Murray's clothing afire. Murray apparently ran to the rear of his car and lifted the trunk looking for something to extinguish the flames. He found nothing.

But the car caught fire. Murray ran- across Evesham rd. and rolled in a dirt road. Then he ran again until a passerby saw him. The passerby called firemen.

The victim was taken to the hospital by the Glendora ambulance. Firemen from Glendora and Run-nemede quelled the blaze in the crane. I itiver, tne Chamber of com merce contended yesterday Leonard A. Drake, chamber economist, pointed out that the Philadelphia Port, including Camden, Wilmington, Chester, Glou cester City, Morrisville and Tren ton, handled 36,070,000 tons of merchandise in 1955 as compared witlj 8,848,000 in 194S "In these few years, Philadelphia has taken the mantle from New York as the number one port in the Nation based on the physical volume," Drake said. "Petroleum from Venezuela and the Near East, and iron ore from Venezuela and Labrador are the big items in im ports.

An additional increase in iron ore seems to be in prospect during the next decaoe." Drake also pointed out that 1955 imports rose by 19 percent over 1954 when 30,343,000 tons were shipped Into the port. memorial: Members of the Stephen Girard Lions Club yester day laid a wreath at the tomb of Girard in Founder's Hall, Girard College, to honor the colonial-day patriot. Thomas W. Goodwin, club president, presided at the ceremo nies which were preceded by a luncheon. Dr.

E. Newbold Cooper, college president, and Maj. William J. Beer, U.S.M.C:, paid tributes to "Girard, whose birthday will be marked at the college on Saturday. My Pet Gripe Why should anyone pay a tax on dress notions, patterns and sewing supplies to make a dress at home when dresses can be bought in the store tax-free? It's unfair to the 4-H girls and mothers who sew for their families.

I approve of taxes but this one does not make sense. MRS. GEORGE BINNER, Auburn, Pa. 7 you have a Pet Gripe- mail it to Editor, Dateline, Delaware Valley, U. S.

The Inquirer, Phila. 1, Pa. Honors: Richard C. Bond, president of Wanamaker's, last night received the 1956 Honor Award from the National Jewish Hospital at Denver at the hospital's 57th anni-. versary dinner i at the Waldorf! Astoria Hotel in I New A supporter of the Margaret Mary Yeager, of Bethlehem, displays her diploma to the Rev.

John L. Kline, at graduation ceremonies of the Fitigerald Mercy Hospital nursing school. Ceremonies were held at McCalli-ster's, 18th and Spring Garden. Expressway Set For Extension The extension of the Schuylkill Expressway from the City Line interchange to Montgomery drive will be opened to two-way vehicular trafSc, except during hours, at 4 P. M.

tomorrow, it was announced yesterday by Streets Commissioner David M. Small-wood. A temporary two-way ramp has been constructed to connect Montgomery Drive with the expressway Although the superhighway has been completed to Black road, there has been no outlet for motorists east of City Line, Smallwood said. At the same time, Smallwood said, a ramp from City Line will be opened to permit direct access to the eastbound (inbound) expressway. The use of this ramp was delayed pending the completion of the Montgomery Drive outlet.

1 I Vf. w' y4 jr- I I I I 1 Joanne Martorelli, 9, of 127 Dupont thanks J. J. Willard, North Lighthouse Boys Club director, for "most courage ous" award. She suffered burns.

Find Sassy Doc Guilty of Plot Alfred H. (Sassy Doc) Manuszak, former opertaor of a central-city cafe, was convicted yesterday of conspiracy in the hijacking of a $57,000 truckload of whisky. At the same time, the jury which deliberated for about two hours, cleared him of charges of participating in the robbery which took place in January, 1955. SEEKING NEW TRIAL Garfield Levy, Manuszak's attorney, immediately served notice he was filing an appeal for a new triaL The verdict brought in before Judge Louis Levinthal in Quarter Sessions Court, ended the trial which began last Monday. The suspect was one of 14 co-defendants arrested by police and agents of the FBI.

The 13 others pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. Manuszak denied taking any part in the robbery when he took the stand on Tuesday. 800 CASES FOR $19,000, However, one of Common- wealth's witnesses, Gordon Percy Brown, 26, of Mercy st. near 28th, who admitted eneineerine the rob bery, testified he talked with Man uszak in an attempt to sell him 800 cases of stolen whisky for about $10,000. Brown also told the jury that Manuszak at first only wanted 100 cases but "later wanted the whole load." Manuszak.

who is 45. was former night manager of Sassy's Bar and Hotel, at Juniper and Race sts. Last June he was convicted in U. s. District Court in connection with the liquor theft, and sentenced to two years in prison.

The conviction was appealed. He was acquitted last February in the gun-duel killing of Elmer (Whitey) Krieger which took place Jan 22, 1955. Caserta Brother Cleared on Stamp Joseph Caserta 37, of Kingses-sin aw. near 70th charged with failing to obtain the Federal $50 gambling tax stamp, yesterday won a directed verdict of dismissal from Judge Thomas J. Clary in the U.

S. District Court. i Joseph Caserta, brother of Michael Caserta, reputed Delaware county gambling overlord, was one of 61 persons facing Fed eral tax stamp charges after their arrejt by city police for gambling, Judge Clary, acting on a motion! for dismissal filed by attorney Syd-! ney Ginsberg, claimed the Government failed to produce suf- ficieot evidence to convict Caserta. in fund drives. Bond re-I ceived a silver plaque as a man who "exempli- brotherhood and knd help for which the hos pital stands." Attending the dinner were John R.

Wanamaker, store board chairman; Lewis C. Davis, of Bonwit Teller; Max Robb, president of Lit Brothers, and Albert M. chairman, Planning Commission. IH limn ni itJk o.ijii, Grants: Sister Mary of Parent Faculty Association, School Lourdes, I.H.M., president, Im- of Nursing, Einstein Medical Cen-maculata College, has announced ter. Mrs.

Myer Golin and Mrs. that the college received a $2500! Margaret Geisel were named vice grant from the Eamon Runyon1 presidents, and Mrs. Frank Miller, Fund for cancer research Billy-treasurer William D. Conklin KorbeL of 2213 S. Bucknell named chairman of the Phila-Poster Child of Delaware Valley jdelphia chapter, Pennsylvania In-for the Muscular Dystrophy Associ- stitute of Certified Public Account-ation, yesterday presented $7992 to' ants.

Richard L. Entwisle is vice Prof. Britton Chance to continue chairman: William W. Jones, sec-research into muscular dystrophy retary; Benjamin Goldenberg, at the University of Pennsylvania treasurer, and Samuel J. Needle-.

C. Carson has present- man, auditor. Alfred Blasbarid, executive head of Snellen-burgs, and Edrie Van Dore, assistant managing editor of The Inquirer in charge of women's affairs, cut ribbon at ceremony opening new fashion department in the 12th and- Market sts. store. ed a $9000 check to the German-.