WASHINGTON AND VICINITY—COMICS—RADIO B TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1949 f-aerang Jsfaf ★* Move to Disbar Greenbelt Drops 2 Lawyers Filed John White as In 'Divorce Mill' City Solicitor Complaint Accuses Council Picks Powers ^Lemuel Oliver and To Succeed Him in R. B. Washington Unexpected Move Two lawyers today faced dis- In an unexpected move last barment proceedings, based on night, John S. White was dropped charges they operated what as city solicitor for Greenbelt, and amounted to a “divorce mill” be- Ralph W. Powers was chosen as tween Washington and Baltimore his successor. Both are Hyattsville in 1947-8. lawyers. In a seven-count complaint filed The Greenbelt Council approved In District Court by the court the change proposed by City Man- Committee on Admissions and ager Charles T. McDonald, who Grievances, Richard B. Washing- said he believed he would get “bet- ton and Lemuel Oliver were ac- ter assistance” from Mr. Powers. cused of malpractice and miscon- At public sessions in 1948, Mr. duct “prejudicial to the legal pro- White was criticized by Council- fession and the administration of men for failure to attend their justice.” meetings more frequently and for Attorney Washington. with failing to respond to some com- offices at 503 P street N.W., just munications from the Council. He around the corner from Judiciary PREPARING ART TREASURES FOR DISPLAY— Fred Armor in the Hapsburg collection gets a polishing from Francis Sullivan, left, gallery restorer, and Dr. Ernst H. Busch- has held the job of solicitor for five Square, was admitted to the Dis- Reith, National Gallery of Art technician, supervises the Robert Hans, the gallery’s bronze expert. Field armor of Em- beck, curator of the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, check the years. trict bar in 1935. Attorney Oliver, hanging of paintings from the Hapsburg art collection for peror Ferdinand I and Emperor Maximilian II, and horse and paintings for possible repair work before placing them on exhibit. Expects Powers to Accept. centers about Bal- whpse practice exhibition at the gallery beginning November 20. Here, pageant armor of other emperors are included among the art Dr. Buschbeck accompanied the art treasures, which were loaned for Mr. McDonald said that while he timore,' where he has an office in Titian’s “Diana and Callisto” is being hung. objects. More than 125 treasures from Vienna are in the collection. exhibition as a good-will gesture from Austria. —Wide World Photos. had not discussed the latest devel- the Munsey Building, was first ad- opment with either Mr. White or mitted to District practice in 1926. Mr. Powers, he determined recent- Both men are middle-aged. Purnell Out Council in Hyattsville Kuhn Given Rescue 2 Members of Two Road Contractors ly that Mr. Powers probably would To Set Hearing Later. May Drop Cup Squad Family accept the appointment. If he The charges were presented to does, he is expected to be sworn in Judge Jennings Bailey who or- Of G. 0. P. Governor's Gets Parents' Protest Of Bethesda and Chevy Chase Stricken With Polio Indicted in Evasion of at the Council's next regular meet- ing November 21. dered a hearing at a date to be In recognition of its service to which the comnjiunity has sup- set later. Mr. Powers served as solicitor the community, the Bethesda- ported the squad financially. In each of the seven charges. On John C. Henry, Sunday editor on for several years before he entered Race, Reports Say Teen-Age Roundup Chevy Chase Rescue Squad was Within Two Weeks Taxes $217,806 Attorney Washington was accused of wartime military service. th« Associated Press The Star, commended the By Parents of several teen-age boys the Oliver Owen Kuhn For the second in Two area At the of advising clients in divorce cases presented squad for its fine work. He men- time two Washington road con- close of last night's Nov. 8.—The who were among 27 youths picked Memorial last were to make false claims they were BALTIMORE, Trophy night at a tioned their two rescue missions weeks, infantile paralysis has tractors indicted last night meeting, Mr. McDonald made the Sun said there are up by police for “rowdyism” at dinner struck down a a Maryland residents so they could Evening today meeting of the Bethesda within an hour last week at the child in a Silver by Federal grand jury at Nor- first official disclosure that Dr. well-founded that Wil- the Hyattsville Hot Shoppe pro- obtain
<<