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Evening star., 1951-12-22
Judge Frees Suspect, Raps
Accuser in Moreffi Case
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Joseph
Ii Calsi was freed yesterday as a
prime suspect in the Willie
Moretti Staying after the court
called his chief accuser a liar.
This is one of the easiest cases
I ever had to decide" said State
Supreme Court Justice Henry
Clay Greenberg.
OF the States chief witness,
red-haired Mary Patricia McKim,
he said:
"This woman, from early youth,
has led an unsavory existence
and, I am convinced. there is not
a shred of truth in the testimony
she gave here"
Miss McKim-a night club
singer also known as Pat Clifford
testified she waited outside a
Cliffside Park IN. j. restaurant
October 4 while Ii Calsi was in
side at about the time Moretti
was shot to death there.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Virginia Transit Dispute
is on Brink of Strike

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. % R.-
The Virginia Transit Co. labor dis
pute had advanced to the brink
of the strike stage today, with
the big question being:
Will the drivers agree to stay or
the job if the State takes over the
transit company's facilities In
Richmond, Norfolk and Ports
mouth?
Gov. Battle has not yet indi-
Gated whether the Commonwealth
will seize and operate the firms
buses if the AFL motor coach
union lives up to its threat to
strike January %.
The union-and its 1,100 drivers
and maintenance men in the three
cities-was given clearance to go
ahead with its strike plans when
the company turned down an arbi-
tration bid yesterday.
Under provisions Of the States
Public Utilities Labor Relations
Act, a rejection of arbitration by
either side entities the union to
call a strike. However. a five-week
cooling off period must be observed
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Bristol Fire Loss Put
AT S15O,0OO or More
By The Assarinted Press

BRISTOL, Va Tenn, Dec. a.
They were still adding up the
damage In Bristol's most costly
fire. in five years
A preliminary survey indicated
more than 100000 worth OF
hardware and metals product
equipment were lost in a ware
house blaze that broke out Thurs
day night and continued into Fri
day morning.
AS yet, the cause is unknown.
]. E. Upton, owner of the build
ing, said the warehouse loss alone
would come to more than $50, 900,
The Mitchell-Pow Hardware
Co. and the Bristol Metal Products
Corp, which shared the ware
house said exact totals of their
losses had not been established.
Much Of the metal products
firms property was removed from
the building before the flames
destroyed it.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Lakers in Third Place
After Warriors Win
In ; Extra Periods
By the Assoeioted Press

The Minneapolis Lakers found
themselves in third place today
in the National Basketball Asso-
cations Western Division, two
and-one-half games behind the
leading Rochester Royals.
At Philadelphia last night, the
Warriors and Lakers battled three
overtime periods until Walt Budko
sank goal from the corner with
five seconds left to give Philadel-
phia 105-103 victory.
Big George Mikan scored SO
points for Minneapolis before
fouling out in the first minute of
the fourth period, and Philadel-
phia overhauled the Lakers to
knot the score at 1888. Paul
Arlzin scored "a points for the
warriors, who trailed, 1868, late
in the third period.
1t was the longest NBA game
ever played at Philadelphia, and
the victory moved the Warriors
into third place past idle New
York in the Eastern Division.
At Providence, Boston set a
scoring record for the season by
defeating the Baltimore Bullets,
106-89. Bob Cousy of Boston and
Alex Hannum of Baltimore each
got Is points.
The Indianapolis Olympians de-
feated the Milwaukee Hawks at
indianapolis. 1864, to pull within
a game and a half of Rochester.
Leo Barnhorst got Is points for
Indianapolis. Dixie Eddleman led
the Hawks with II.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
BY the Associated 7ress

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22.-
Connie Mack today marks his 89th
birthday in the Elephant Room
at Shibe Park.
No one, including Mack, is quite
sure this is actually Comics
birthdate or not. He always cele-
brates on December % because
there is some doubt whether he
was born before or after midnight.
Connie, whose tall, gaunt figure
hasn't changed much in the last
quarter century, is no longer ac-
tive manager of the team he
guided for so long. He resigned
as manager in 1850 after so years
in that spot and now holds the
title of president of the Athletics.
He no longer handlesrany of
the business end of the clubs af-
fairs either. depending entirely
on General Manager Art Ehlers
and Mack's successor, Jimmy
Dykes. H. Xf
But Connie still goes to Shibe
Park every day he is able, arriving
at 9 am. and staying until pm,
Mr.. Baseball strictly is baseball
fan No. / now and he loves it.
I'm as happy as I ever was"
he said. Il thought at first !
would miss being down in the
dugout. really enjoy watching
the game as a spectator and I'm
looking forward to watching
games for many more seasons"
I He admitted little wistfully
that he's sorry now he didn't quit
his active role in the game a year
sooner.
II can't talk to the players the
way I'd like. They need a young
/ aggressive man."
And that brought up the subject
'iof Dykes.
I He's a great manager" Connie
said. Coming from that source
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Carolina TraiIways
Strike Hits Mass Of
Holiday Travellers
BY the Assoeioted Press

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. GA
strike of Carolina railways Co.
bus drivers hit hundreds of
Christmas holiday travellers today.
The strike started at midnight
over deadlocked wage issues.
r. c. Hoffman, jr.. Carolina
Trailways president. said he FORE
sees no quick settlement of the
strike. He described it as "un-
fair and unreasonable"
Mr.. Hoffman said meeting last
night of Federal and State con-
ciliators and representatives of
the company and union failed to
make much headway toward a
possible strike settlement. No
other meeting has been scheduled,
he added.
The company Immediately sus-
pended operations. It has 260
drivers and 235 buses. The firm
serves Charlotte. Greensboro, Ra-
leigh and Jacksonville in North
Carolina and Norfolk and Rich
mond in Virginia, in addition to
many intermediate points.
Meanwhile, other bus lines serv-
ing many points on the routes over
which Trailways operates. reported
they were being taxed to capac-
ity" in handling the additional
flow of Christmas travellers.
c. B. Daley, Raleigh representa-
tive of Atlantic Greyhound Lines,
said Greyhound had rented leased
buses from Richmond, Washington
and other Northern points and
added them to their schedules in
an effort to take care of the heavy
travel.
The drivers were working under
a contract which expired at mid
night. The contract had been in
effect since December 81. 1850.
Drivers for the Carolina Trail
ways went on strike in Richmond,
Va, at 1901 am. today.
Ticket sales for all trips
stopped. A scheduled run from
Richmond to Norfolk at 1905
a m. was the first to be affected
by the walkout.
Local Carolina railways offices
estimated that about 25 drivers
operating out of the Richmond
terminal were affected by the
strike.
Affected by Richmond drivers
alone were runs between that Vir-
ginia city and Petersburg, Va;
Norfolk. and to three points in
North Carolina, Roanoke Rapids,
Rocky Mount and Raleigh, plus
other Southern-and Northern
points.
The company's headquarters are
in Raleigh. From Raleigh routes
fan out to Charlotte, Fayetteville,
to Jacksonville and nearby Camp
Lejeune, plus the Virginia points,
and vice versa.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. pa resolu-
tion adopted last month by Sigma
Delta Chi. professional journalistic
fraternity. was termed "a detest-
able slander" by President Tru-
mans press secretary. the frater-
nifty disclosed yesterday.
At the same time, the fraternity
reaffirmed its resolution condemn
ing Mr.. Truman's recent order
permitting Government agencies
to withhold information on secur-
ity grounds
The reaffirmation was made in
reply to letter from Joseph Short,
MIR. Truman's press secretary, who
commented on the original resolu-
ton adopted by the fraternity's
national convention in Detroit
II. H
Victor e. Bluedorn. executive
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Mack Marks 89th Year Todov
Happy as Nations No. ! Fan

the remark is high praise indeed,
The men love to- play for him.
I'm sure the Athletics will have
great teams under his leadership. ."
Mack is particularly pleased with
the AS showing in the last month
and a half of the 1851 season.
when many experts considered the
club the best in the American
League. despite their lowly posi-
tlon in the standings.
After today's birthday party for
the press and friends in the re-
Gently opened Elephant Room
Connie plans to leave next week
for Fort Myers. Fla. His son
Connie, jr., is in the shrimp busi-
ness there. Connie is looking for
ward to his first trip in a shrimp
boat.
And when the shrimp season is
finished, the grand old man of
baseball will turn his attention to
the business closest to his heart
baseball and the 1852 season.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Agriculture
Continued From First Page.)

Crowder involved political ia
Ivoritism Or official favoritism."
| He said the Agriculture Depart
ment's Commodity Credit Corp
paid $382,20 for 20 months use
of the grain storage space, which
was leased by a group for less
than $1,000 per month.
Several Millions Involved.
Senator Williams said he was
unable to estimate the profits OF
the investment pool dealing in
oil and gas rights, but that the
system of leasing Government
lands was costing taxpayers "sev-
ieral million dollars annually"
He said five men set up the
Midwest Storage & Realty Co.
of Kansas City in September,
1949, and leased more than 100
surplus buildings at Camp Crowd
Ier for less than $1,000 a month.
A few days later. Senator Will
liams said. the CCC signed the
suitcase for the Government
property that netted the five men
la profit of $94, 1000 in the first II
months.
Senator Williams identified the
five stockholders of the leasing
corporation as A. H. Myers, Kan
'sas City investment broker and
member of the Kansas City and
Chicago Board of Trade: John
Stark, Kansas City grain man;
Paul B. Edwards of Joplin: Dan
M. Nee of Kansas City, former COL
lector of internal revenue, and
Harry Easley of Webb City. Mo-,
former State director of the Mis-
souri, WPA.
S675,334 Tax Debt.
l. The Senator said Mr.. Myers
owed $675.334 in Federal taxes for
the years 1942-46 and that Mr..
Nee, who originally assessed the
taxes, now was listed as Mr..
Myers attorney in fighting them.
Senator Williams said the oil
and gas deals involved some
Government officials who were
handling these same leases.
He explained that when farm
ers owed mortgages or bought
the Government-owned farm
lands, they did not acquire the
mineral rights to gas and oil.
Senator Williams said nine de-
|partment employees. most of them
in the Farm Credit Administra-
ton. formed the pool to buy the
gas and oil rights.
He listed them as w. H. Drosie,
st. Louis Farm Credit administra-
tor; w. R. Fankhanel, real estate
manager for the St. Louis Land
Bank; H. w. Snodgras and j. L.
Barret, Land Bank appraisers,
and D. M. Hardy. president of the
st. Louis Bank for Co-operatives.
In addition. Senator Williams
said these department officials,
who later resigned. also partici-
pated: E. c. Maxwell, former Land
Bank vice president: M. I. Breueg-
geman, chief accountant; w. D.
Bengel, attorney; and S. Alden
Perrine, temporary appraiser.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
By Brion Bell, Jr.

st. Anthony's is still in the
Catholic Basketball Leagues top
spot and its ambition to be there
at the end of the season doesn't
seem far-fetched.
The TONES were supposed to
have a good team this season but
most of the experts doubted if
they would seriously challenge St.
Johns and Gonzaga, habitual
one-two finishers for the title.
However, after st. Anthony's
knocked off Gonzaga, 46-42, and
st. Johns was unimpressive in
beating st. Paul's, 45-34, in a
Catholic League double header at
DeMatha last night, the TONES
are being viewed with more re-
spect.
Sixth Straight for Tonies.
1t was st. Anthony's sixth
straight victory and their third
in the circuit without a loss. st.
Johns has taken two league
games and has no setbacks on its
record.
Joe Gallagher. st. Johns coach,
watched the TONES beat Gonzaga
after his team had defeated St.
Pauls. Leaving the gym, GAL
lagher said:
ANY team that has two such
players as that Tom Cassidy and
Bob Hall will give any school
trouble, hope our boys realize
they will have to hustle against
st. Anthony's."
Gallagher had reason to be per-
turbed. His team was trailing
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Standings.
WESTERN DIVISION
; Kentucky Cagers
Urged 10 Aid Probe
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Three
Kentucky basketball players
wanted for questioning in the fix
investigation have been urged by
District Attorney Frank S. Hogan
to be men enough to help clear
the regulations of their team
mates.
Hogan spoke yesterday after
comforting with his assistant.
Vincent A. G. O'Connor, who
spent almost a week in Kentucky
seeking to obtain statements
from the three unidentified
players.
The district attorney pointed
out the players do not face prose-
cution in New York. He added
that their testimony could i'm
plicate certain crooked gamblers
who fixed Kentucky basketball
games during the 1949-50 ana
1950-51 seasons"
Hogan refused to say if the
players he wanted to talk to still
were members of the present
Kentucky team. lr~s
The three players refused to
meet with O'Connor in Lexing-
ton except in the presence of
their attorneys. This condition
was not acceptable to the dis
trict attorneys Office.
Three former Kentucky play
erS already are under indictment
in New York for their parts in
earlier fixes. They are Ralph
Beard and Alex Groza, former
members of the professional In
dianapolis Olympians, and Dale
Barnstable, former Kentucky hIeh
school coach.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Independent Libya
Gets $40 Million From
Allies in First Year
BY the Assoeiaied Press

TRIPOLI, Libya, Dec. o.
Western powers will pour nearly
$40 million into poverty-stricken
Libya in her first year of inde-
Ipendence. authoritative sources
said today.
King Designate Mohammed
Idriss el Senussi is to proclaim
the independence of the new
United Kingdom of Libya and its
IL million inhabitants Monday.
This Arab state will be the first
nation to achieve freedom under
United nations sponsorship.
Air Base to Aid Trade.
Qualified informants said Libya
will receive:
From the United States: Two
million dollars-$1 million in a
grant and 81 million in Point
Four assistance.
From Britain-about $6 million.
most of which will be put UP to
meet the states budget deficit.
From Italy-a 81 million loan
lis expected by informed quarters
to aid in the development pro-
gram.
From France-$6O0, 900 to meet
the budget deficit in strategic
Fezzen Province, where France
will be permitted to maintain
three air strips and one company
lof infantry.
In addition, large amounts OF
dollars will pour into Libya from
Wheelus Field. the big United
States air base just outside Tripoli.
This will come from normal base
expenditures, an expansion pro-
gram and money spent by the
men stationed there, estimated to
total 1,500.
Gets Highest Per Capita Aid.
Troops which Britain will main
tain here under treaty arrange
ments, a brigade or more, will
result in more spending.
United Nations sources say that,
in proportion to per capita in
come. Libya will be receiving the
highest percentage of foreign aid
of any country in the world.
United Nations figures show the
average Libyan has a cash income
of only $50 annually. The aid per
capita will be nearly $40.
The Libyan cabinet already has
approved two agencies through
which foreign aid will be chan
neled. One will be a development
agency working on comparatively
small but long-range programs,
such as irrigation. The other will
be a financial agency to grant
small loans to aid farming and
business.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Army Cuts Red Tape
To Speed 1000 Men
Home for Christmas
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK Dec. 22.-The
Army dispensed with red tape to-
day to speed 1000 returning
soldiers to a Christmas in their
homes.
The soldiers, many accompanied
by their families, arrived in
Brooklyn today from Germany on
the transport Washington.
Ordinarily all would have spent
two days at Fort Hamilton for the
clearance formalities. That meant
those living IN distant parts of
the country wou]C not get home in
time for Christmas.
So. several weeks ago the Army
sent service officers to Germany
and cleared the passengers there.
To top it off, the Army sent it's
out or the pilot ship
to meet the Wellington and he
paid the men On board
When the ship docksd, all that
the Joyous passengers had to do
was wave goodbv to one another
and head for the nearest rail-
road. bus or ai,line ter rllaal.
The Army called it operation
homecoming"
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Lions Meet Atlantic Civ
After Beating by Rovers
Special Dispoteh TO The Star

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 22.-The
washington Lions hockey team
move into Atlantic City for an
Eastern League game with the
Sea Gulls tonight after taking a
Al setback from the New York
Rovers at Troy, N. Y, last night.
A two-goal Rover spree in the
second period while the Lions
were shorthanded because of a
penalty broke a IL deadlock.
The Rovers had tailed in the
first period on a goal by Herb
Jeffrey, but Fred Kentner scored
at 11:11 of the second for Wash
ington to tie up the game. Vic
Howe put in clinching goal for
the Rovers in the third period.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Duke Meets West Va.
In Conference S Last
Pre-HoIiday Battle
BY The Associated Press

Two of the principal challengers
for this seasons Southern Con-
ference basketball championship
|tangle tonight as conference quints
close out e-Christmas action.
Dukes Blue Devils and West
Virginia's Mountaineers will have
at least couple of things in COM
mon when they meet at Morgan
town, w. Va. Both have been
upset by conference dark horses
in the early campaigning and both
possess high-scoring candidates
for All-America attention.
Duke goes into the significant
scrap with a 81 loop record and
la I'll mark in all games. The only
licking the Blue Devils have re-
ceived came at the hands of Fur
man, owner of a 80 circuit record.
Beaten by Col0nials.
West Virginia has won four out
Iof five conference games and has
"a 81 overall mark. The Noun
tainers were beaten earlier this
month by George Washington.
Dukes big scoring threat is
Dandy Dick Groat. who in four
loop engagements has dropped
through 103 points for an average
iof 25.7 per contest. Mark Work
man is the West Virginia genius
at hitting the nets. Workman, a
SO giant, has scored Ill points
in five conference games, an aver
age of 22.2 per tilt.
After tonight. no more intra-
conference tussles are scheduled
until Maryland and North Caro-
lima meet at Chapel Hill. N. c.,
January 3.
Besides Duke and West Vir-
ginia. three more conference
teams are active tonight.
Tar Heels Face Bradley.
North Carolina, owner of a 81
overall record. meets Bradley at
Peoria, Ill. The Tar Heels will
be trying to become the second
Southern Conference team to
beat the Bradley Braves this year.
Duke turned the trick, 87-69, on
December 8.
William and Mary plays the
University of Pittsburgh at Pitts
burgh. The game was rescheduled
from last night.
Washington and Lee, first con-
ference team of the season to play
in tournament, meets Akron
University in a consolation game
in the Marshall College Invita-
tional tournament. The Generals
were ousted from the tourney
championship running last night
by Miami of Ohio, 82-57. Akron
lost to Marshall in the other first
round game.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
|vorys, Taft Backer,
Predicts Eisenhower
Won't Be Candidate
BY the Asseeiated Press

PARIS, Dec. %. - Represent
ative John M. Vorys, Ohio Re-
publican and Taft-for- President
man, flies back to the United
States tonight still in ignorance
whether Gen. Eisenhower is going
to run for President but con-
vinced nevertheless that he won't.
II went to see Ike determined
to be the only one who would not
ask him that question" Mr.. Vorys
said. II hoped he would tell me
himself. But he didn't bring up
the question. So I didn't either"
Mr.. Vorys has been member
Of the United States delegation to
the United Nations. He is going
back to get ready for Congress
sessions.
He represented the United States
in the fight to get the United
States share of U. N. expenses
cut down to not more than one
third, to get other countries to
put up money and men for world
programs the so nations approve
and to get Italy admitted into the
u. N.
Went Into Germany.
During his stay Mr.. Vorys not
only visited Gen. Eisenhower's
headquarters but also took a
quick trip into Germany and to
the meeting of the Council for
Europe at Strasbourg. 1t is on
the basis Of these trips that Mr..
Vorys said he is certain Gen.
Eisenhower won't be a presidential
candidate although he admits
Everybody here feels the General
will be.
I'll admit that because I'm
a Taft man what I say may be
suspect as wishful thinking" Mr..
Vorys said. But it is because Of
these visits I've made that I've
become convinced Ike won't run.
His staff at SHAPE think he will.
A lot of people you talk to in
Europe are sure he's going to
be a presidential candidate.
"But I have found, too, that he
is the keystone of the European
: unity that is badly needed. I
would be the last man to say
that any one is indispensable. But
will say that Eisenhower is the
man, the symbol. who is nearly
necessary to carry out the abso-
lutely necessary program here.
Sees New Foreign Policy.
ut is because he is that symbol
that I think Gen. Eisenhower IS
going to say that he will stay in
Europe, to finish his job.
Furthermore, whoever wins the
next election, there is going to
have to be a resassessment of our
foreign policy. Even Truman
would have to reassess. I am sure
the Republicans will win-but the
reasSeSsment would be done by
those not entangled in the for
Ieign policy of the past. There
must be reassessment, especially
ION our role in the Far East.
:, Eisenhower has been part Of
the Truman foreign policy. I
!, would put it this way-in a re-
assessment, Eisenhower would be
ia greater aid to Taft admin
istration than Taft would be to
an Eisenhower administration.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Salary Board Flooded
by 5000 Applications
For Raises, Bonuses
BY The Associated Press

The Salary Sterilization Board,
which passes on salary raises and
bonuses. Is reported showed un-
der" by flood Of applications.
Economic Stabilizer Roger l..
Putnam last night said the board
has backlog of over 5000 cases,
and 400 new ones are coming in
each week.
Joseph D. Cooper. executive di-
rector, told a reporter that year.
end bonus plans of many employ
ers are tied up in cases awaiting
approval. He did not know ex-
actly how many.
Aims to Break jam.
While the year-end bonus Stu
alton is one of many stacked-up
applications, Mr.. Cooper said the
boards staff has disposed of all
but a few Christmas bonus re-
quests.
To break the log-jam on sal-
airy increase approvals, Mr.. Put
nam said the Ssh will Cd mo-
bilize special staff from other
Government agencies, Cd under
go a reorganization, and 90 set
up a Nationwide information
service to instruct employers on
salary regulations.
Must Be Practice"
Rules of both the Salary and
Wage Sterilization Boards provide
that Christmas or year-end bonus
plans are automatically approx
able if the bonus distribution con-
forms to the employers practice
in past years.
They also allow automatic pay
ment, whether or not there has
been any past bonus payment
practice, if the bonus does not
exceed $40 per worker.
The salary board also allows
employers to exceed their 1850
Christmas or year-end bonus pay
ment levels this year If they can
prove that 1850 was an extra
ordinarily bad year for their par
ticular business.
Evening star., 1951-12-22
Loss to St. Francis Ends
Fort Myer Win Streak

st. Francis College Of Pennsyl-
vania defeated the Fort Myer
basketball team. 77-62. last night
at Fort Myer to end the Soldiers
eight-game winning string. John
Bodner scored % points for st.
Francis and Tommy O,Keefe
tossed in 81 for Myer.
In another service game last
night. Air Force Headquarters won
over Wright Patterson Air Base,
65-47, at Boiling Field as Francis
Connolly showed the way with %
points.