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Evening star., 1952-01-15
0'Conor Plans 10 Talk
BIuntIy on Issues
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. Ex-senator
OConor. Democrat, of Maryland.
said last night he was leaving
public office this year to be free
to speak frankly and bluntly
without appearing to be ungrateful
to any party or supporters"
In a 7-minute address over a
Baltimore television station, he
criticized what he said we're:
l. THE trend toward socialism
|. . it is stronger than ever"
2. THE idea of security through
Government handouts"
3. Government intervention in
to the daily lives of it's citizens,
and Government usurpation of
economic activities.
He did not mention the national
administration by name.
Senator O'Conor's surprise an
nouncement that he would not
seek reelection left only one an
nounced candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination in the field.
He is Representative Sasscer.
veteran 5th district Congressman.
After Senator O'Conor's with
drawal, Baltimore Mayor Thomas
'D'Alesandro. Democrat, threw his
support to Representative Sasscer.
Two other possible candidates
are still in the field. There waS
talk in political circles that Demo-
cratic National Committeeman
George P. Mahoney might get into
the race, and Fred w. c. Webb,
Eastern Shove utilities lawyer, said
he might run,
Evening star., 1952-01-15
I County |! Malfeasance }
Charge Dismissed

Circuit Court Judge Charles w.
Woodward of Montgomery County
today dismissed a malfeasance in
office indictment against Arthur
w. Saunders. jr.. Wheaton, for
mer electricians foreman for the
County Board of Education.
Judge Woodward acted on a pc
tltlon filed by Mr.. Saunders at
|torney, James r. Miller, who
claimed the statute of limitations
excluded his client from prose-
cution.
Mr.. Miller also said Mr.. Saun-
ders was not guilty. The indict-
ment accused the former school
board employe of using board
workers and equipment for a per-
sonal project in July, 1850.
According to States Attorney
Walter w. Dawson, this consisted
OF having the other employees move
some of Mr.. Saunders furniture
on a school board truck.
Mr.. Saunders, who quit the
board about a year ago, is now
working in a Washington ma
chine shop.
Also indicted for malfeasance
were Kasmer Phillip Grabarkie-
Wicz. director of school mainte-
nance, and Melvin F. Nicholson
carpenters foreman for the board
A Circuit Court jury last Friday
acquitted Mr.. Nicholson. Mr.
GrabarkiewicZ, who also was in.
dicted for larceny. is scheduled tt
go on trial January "a.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

of the Federal Reserve Board,
who heads the Government unit.
The drive, which seeks $85 mil
lion nationally, gets under way
February Is and ends March 81.
William j., McManus, a vice
president of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., accepted
appointment as chairman of the
general business division of the
1852 American Red Cross fund
campaign in the Washington area.
Mr.. McManus will enlist Coop
Grafton among executive and en-
ployes of 1,500 business concerns.
In a previous Red Cross CAM
paign he served as chairman of,
the city division and has takeI 4
an active part in other civic an,
community affairs. He has bee n
with the telephone company SIM ;e
1921.
The. Metropolitan Area Red
Cross goal this year is 81 1885. 80 0.
The quota for the general bus l.
ness division is $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

conducted from June through De-
cember, 1850. on a IL mile
stretch of United States Route
301.
"Our highways must not be al
lowed to become expendable
again as they were in the last
war;" Mr.. Kauer cautioned in
calling for moratorium on eff
forts to increase truck weight
limits. He recommended an 49,
000-pound axle limit for the Ma
TONS roads-the same limit in
dorsed by the American Associa-
ton of State Highway Officials.
Engineers and highway officials
from the 11-State area which
sponsored the experiment were to
get the final report on the test
today at the 18th annual meeting
of the Highway Research Board
of the National Academy of Sci
ences.
Participants in the test were ::
Connecticut. Delaware, Illinois.
Kentucky. Maryland, Michigan,
New Jersey. Ohio. Pennsylvania,
Virginia. Wisconsin, District of
Columbia, Highway Research
Board and United States Bureau
|of Public Roads. 4
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Engineers Told Nation S Roads
Can't Take AN-Out War Effort

A warning that the Nations
highways can't stand the brunt
of another all-out war effort was
sounded as engineers gathered
here today to study the final re-
port on the Maryland road test.
T. j. Kauer, Ohio's highway di-
rector and chairman of the H.
State 1nter-Regional Council on
Highway Transportation which
sponsored the study of truck
damage to roads made near La
Plata, Md. in 1850, interpreted
the results of the test as warn
ing that "our highways simply
can not stand the beating of an
other all-out war effort
Mr.. Kauer said the Maryland
test, first scientific road study of
its kind ever conducted, had con-
firmed long-held suspicious of
highway engineers that heavy
loads-and not weather alone
we're the most dominant factor in
road damage.
He said that section of the
test road which carried 18,000-
pound single-axle loads showed
the least damage during the six
month experiment which vas
Evening star., 1952-01-15

sweater was consumed and the
last stringy black ashes fell from
the coat hangar.
There was no trace of even the
label which proclaimed proudly
that the garment was designed
for comfort"
Mr.. Roberts said the sweaters
usually have been sold in sets-a
jacket-type garment and a pull
over. A pull-over tested today
famed in 10 seconds and virtually
disappeared in 30 seconds.
Baltimore police have found
similar material in blankets for
dolls. The dangerous blankets
have not been found here, but fire
officials have cautioned all Wash
ingtonians against the cloth that
might be processed into various
items
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Gas Light Rate Raise
Hearing kRecessed
Al Least a Month

The hearing on the Washington
Gas Light Co.'S request for a rate
increase was in recess today for at
least a month.
Chairman James H. Flannagan
of the Public Utilities Commission
recessed the hearing at the close
of the gas eompany's case yes
terday to permit time for pre-
pairing cross examination.
The date for resuming the hear
ing will be announced later.
The company is seeking a rate
boost to increase its revenues by
$2.3 million a year. The increase
would amount to about Is per
cent in consumers bills.
A main reason cited by the
company's application is the in
crease wholesale cost of natural
gas.
The company witnesses con-
tended it should receive a 7 per
cent rate of return on it's invest
ment. Everett j. Boothby. presi-
dent, testified the present 6 per
cent allowed by the PUG for a
number of years is inadequate for
the financial stability of the COM
pany.
For 1852, it was estimated that
that $14.6 million operating ex-
penses expected, compared with
the anticipated $13.9 million in
operating revenues. will give the
utility an earned return of 3.s
per cent.
The company's mass of data
will be studied by the PUG staff
between now and the resumption
of the hearing.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Six-Month Term Given
Hendrix for Perjury
By q Staff Correspondent, Of III. sta,

LA PLATA. Md, Jan. 15.-C
Walter Hendrix, Washington coin
machine distributor, convicted
here of perjury, was sentenced
yesterday to six months in the
Maryland House of Correction "as
a warning to others that they
must be careful of what they say
on the witness stand"
"Justice depends on truthful
testimony" Circuit Judge j. Dud-
ley Digges told the 43-year-old
defendant. who operates liquor
and slot machine piers ofshore
from Colonial Beach, Va.
Through Attorneys John S
White of Hyattsvirlle and Rudolf
A. Carrico of La Plata, Hendriz
appealed and was released under
81 900 bond. He was convicted on
November 81 by a Charles County
jury of making false statements
before Trial Magistrate LIE Merton
E. Christ. He told the magistrate
$35 stolen from one of his piel
spots did not belong to him.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Housewives Invited
To Give Opinions of
Kitchen Light Law

The District Commissioners to-
day invited housewives to tell them
what they think about apartment
kitchens with only artificial
lighting.
The city heads set a public hear
ing for 10 am. January % to get
the opinions.
Under consideration is a change
in the building code to allow the
building of apartment kitchens
with only artificial light. The
present code provides that natural
light be provided for all habitable
rooms, including kitchens.
Public Health Director Daniel l.,
Seckinger and William H. Cary
Jr., director of the Bureau of Pub
lie Health Engineering, have OBJ
jected to the code change, saying
light and air are necessary in
Kitchens for health reasons.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

the 1852 Heart
Fund of Wash
ington.
This was an
nounced today
by DR.. Bernard
j. Walsh, pres
ident of the
w a S h i n G t on
Heart Associa-
ton. The cam
'paign will open
on February /
and will run
through the
month, with a
goal of $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Landscape Improvements
Sought by BurIeith Groups

The improvement of yards and
gardens was the subject of Joint
meeting of the Burleith Citizens
Association and the Burleith Gar
den Club.
Mrs. V. L. Frederick, president
|of the garden club. spoke of the
clubs progress in neighborhood
Identification.
James Banks showed colored
motion pictures of the areas
gardens, taken during the summer
and autumn.
The meeting, held in the Cor
don Junior High School, Thirty
fifth and T streets NV, was
conducted by E. Erskine Blakely,
president.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
U. n. Failing 10 Win Peace,
Johnson Tells Early Birds

The Early Birds, group of
Washington businessmen, were ad-
dressed by Representative john
son, Republican. of California at
their 8 am. meeting today in the
Carlton Hotel.
Saying that the United Nations
was begging down in it's efforts to
promote peace" Mr.. johnson ad-
vocated a union of free nations.
In such a union. he said. the
free nations could work for peace
because they understand popular
government. the dignity of the in
dividual and they know how to
talk each others language in terms
Of political cooperation"
He said a pending resolution
would initiate a movement to have
the free nations meet and discuss
such a union. &
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Montgomery Board
Acts in Truck Use
BY School EMPLOYEES

The Montgomery County Board
of Education acted asst night to
prevent any furthe Improper
practices" by board employees, as
revealed in Circuit Ct ,urt last week,
but at the same ii. ne refused to
''lose our heads"
The board order ed, on recon-
mendation of Assistant School
Supt. Richard E.. Carpenter, that
no board truck be kept overnight
at the home of arl employe. Here
after, all trucks will be kept on
the board parkiI ig lot.
Last nights action grew out of
testimony reveal ed at the trial last
week in Rocky lille of Melvin F.
Nicholson, board carpenter fore
man on a char .ge of malfeasance
Mr.. Nicholson was acquitted.
After his 'acquittal, however,
Chief Judge Charles W. Wood
ward admoni shed the board to
clean up a Shocking" situation
disclosed during the trial.
Equipment Foreman Released.
The boartl last night also an
nounced that Sidney S. Connell,
jr., heavy ee luipment foreman with
the board, is to be released from
his job Eel ,ruary l.
Mr.. Con nell's testimony during
the trial that he had allowed Mr..
Nicholson and other employees to
use count y-owned trucks, although
he lacked such authority. brought
a blister ing attack from Judge
Woodwa I'd.
In am louncing the dismissal the
board p ointed out that it's action
had bet IN taken late last month,
prior t., the courtroom testimony.
Boar d Member Thomas S. Jack
son tcld the board that despite
recent. events he did not think
I'VE s. hould lose our heads"
"Ev cry one with whom I have
come in contact among board en-
ploye s." he said, "has had as much
intee Tity as l."
Private Work Rule Cited.
The board pointed out that a
rule already exists prohibiting
boa I'd supervisory employees from
usi1ag subordinates to do private
VIC TX for them without obtaining
pc omission from the superin-
te rldent. It refused to take any
further action on the matter.
School Supt. Edwin w. Broome
announced last night that an Air
Force ROTC unit will be estab-
1ljshed at Montgomery Junior Col
p'ege next month.
The announcement followed
approval by the board of a pro-
posed agreement between the
college and the University of
Maryland.
| Under terms of the agreement
1from so to rs students at the
college will take ROTC training
from II am. to 1880 pm. every
Tuesday and Thursday at the
university.
Evening star., 1952-01-15


Labels in the garments Mr..
Roberts tested today were merely
glued in. Neither the labels nor
the boxes in which the sweaters;
were packed gave the address CT
any manufacturer or distribute +.
The boxes and labels carried u,a-
familiar brand names and such
Slogans as For Town and CoIIn-
try"
Mr.. Roberts said the first sw rat
'er set burned today was bough t by
IA Washingtonian for 81. The ped
dler who sold it first asked $25
but allowed it to go for whs 1t the
buyer would give.
A bill to ban manufacture o1
the dangerous material is being
prepared by Representative. Dan
field, Republican, of New Jersey
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Deal School Group Backs
Plan for Swimming Pool

The Alice Deal Home-School
Association last night indorsed the
District Recreation Boards pro-
posal to install modern swimming
pool at the Fort Reno Recreation
Center in Northwest Washington.
The pool, which would be glass
inclosed for winter use. is planned
for use by students of Alice Deal
Junior High School and Woodrow
Wilson High.
The association heard Miss SibyI
Baker, acting superintendent of
the Recreation Department, out
line plans for the pool in the Fort
Reno area and another near Ran
dali Junior High School in South
west Washington. -
Evening star., 1952-01-15
S37O,253 Tax Lien Filed
Against Arnold Bus Lines

A $370,523.l3 Federal tax lien
has been filed against the Wash
ington, Virginia & Maryland
Coach Co. (Arnold Lines in Ar
lington Circuit Court.
The lien was filed by Wallace
S. Harwood, Bureau of Internal
Revenue deputy collector for the
District of Virginia. The docu-
ment charges the firm owes the
taxes on income from 1910
through 1914, including $3.50, ,638.47
in 1912.
A conference between revenue
officials and the company attor-
ney, Manuel j. Davis, was held
yesterday, and Mr.. Davis sale
later he believes settlement will
be reached. The bus company is
conteSting the Revenue Bureau;
claim.
The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission has under advisement q
petition of the Arnold Lines tc
drop the use of tokens.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

A flame can zip across one of
those explosive sweaters" in S
seconds, and burn it to ashes in
so seconds.
District Fire Marshal Raymond
c. Roberts proved this for himself
today when he touched match
to suspect sweaters turned in by
District residents.
Peddlers have sold the sweaters
in the Washington area and other
parts of the country. They are
made of cheap rayon that can
blaze into death trap.
Since the dangerous nature of
the garments was discovered, Mr..
Roberts has received a half dozen
of the sweaters from frightened
local residents. He sent several
ito the Bureau of Standards for
testing. Then he went to the Dis
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Fenwick Enters Bill
10 Bar Heavy Trucks
On Shirley Highway
BY q stoff Correspondent Of The Ste,


RICHMOND, Jan. 15.-Heavy
trucks would be prohibited from
using Shirley Highway, which
leads into Washington, under
terms of law proposed today by
the Arlington delegation to the
General Assembly.
Cargo-carrying vehicles of more
than 11a tons would be forbidden
from using the dual-lane, limited
access thoroughfare from Lees
burg pike (Route y southwark to
Route l near Woodbridge, unless
their origin or destination lay
within the prohibited area.
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick of Arlington. who introduced
the measure. was reappointed to
the Roads Committee yesterday
and said he planned to ask that
group hold a public hearing. The
Alexandria City Council, for in
stance. opposes the plan, which
NASo 40 SAPCSUCN w I'll dW IlIG 1TOIQ
the State Highway Department.
BY coincidence, the bill does
not apply to that portion of
Shirley Highway which lies with
in Senator Fenwick's own district.
THE reason for this" he ex-
planned. sis that the State does
not have jurisdiction over that
portion from Route 7 to the Four
teenth STREET Bridge into Wash
ington. That comes under the
Federal Bureau of Public Roads. 4"
Among organizations that have
indorsed the bills purpose are the
Arlington County Board and the
Arlington School Board. Among
reasons given is that the safety of
children attending the Dolly Mad
lson School and the Hoffman
Boston School for Negroes would
be jeopardized.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

trict Fire Training School today
to do some testing of his own.
A test sweater looked innocent
enough. 1t was brown with beige
trimming. 1t had a heavy nap
that at first glance seemed to in
dicate high quality. But inside
was slick rayon lining that, in
contrast to the snowy nap, was
harsh to the touch.
Mr.. Roberts put one of the
sweaters on a metal coat hangar
and applied a match. Within five
seconds. a small blaze raced up
the outside fuzz-and would have
,enveloped the face of any one
wearing the garment.
Thirty seconds after the sweater
was ignited, flames leaped nearly
ia foot from the cloth. Fifty sec.
Ionds after the fire started. the
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Lonhom Fire Delays
Train Bound for D. G..

An eight-car PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad passenger train bound
from st. Louis to Washington was
delayed an hour and a half today
when the engine caught fire at
Lanham, Md.
The Glenn Dale and West Lam
ham Hills Volunteer Fire Depart
ments extinguished the flames,
but the engine was not able to
pull the cars into Washington.
The engine came into the station
alone, and another engine was
dispatched to bring in the cars.
The stationmaster's Office said
the trains arrival was delayed
from $50 to 1880 am.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Bruce Baird Renamed
Group Hospital Trustee

The Commissioners today reap
pointed Bruce Baird, president of
the National Savings and Trust
Co, to another five-year term on
the Board of Trustees of Group
Hospital, Inc. Mr.. Baird was ap-
pointed for his first f1ve-year term
Il ls47.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

The association, which has
headquarters at 1854 Nineteenth
street NV. has as its slogan New
Hope for Hearts,"
Serving with Mr.. Smith will be
Kenneth Birgfeld. treasurer; j. M.
Thomson. business; Mrs. Bleike
Sheldon Reed, special gifts; Mrs.
Robert Moran, benefits: Mrs.
Bertha Fichthorn, cardiac cru
.Sade; Joe F.. Jones. plastic heart,
and Fred C. Colwell. public rela-
lions.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Yeggs Rob Night Watchn5ln
After Failing 10 Crack Sa fe

Two yeggs held night wat CHI
man at bay with a revolver and
an ice pick while they tried un-
successfully to batter open a safe
last night.
The watchman. Clarence L.
Fairfax, of 1923 M street INV,
said two colored men entered the
Lee D. Butler auto agency. 1121
Twenty-first street NV, at 11:25
pm.
When they failed to crack the
safe. the bandits took SOS from
Mr.. Fairfax and fed.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

Hotel Statler. DR.. Charles w.
Crawford, federation president,
presided.
Purpose Of the Washington of
flee is to give to the churches
prompt and authoritative notice
regarding pending legislation and
governmental directives and other
developments" here that will affect
"the functioning of the churches
and their agencies" DR.. Adams
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Only Five Lines
Altered in Year,
Transit 20. SAYS
Citizens Federation
Advised by Letter
Of Schedule Shifts

The Capital Transit Co. today
told the Federation of Citizens
Associations that during the past
year it hafi changed the sched-
ules of only five lines.
In a letter to John H. Con-
naughton, chairman of the fed
erations Public Utilities Commit
tee, the company outlined the
changes. The information had
been req, rested by Mr.. Connaugh-
ton last week under a federation
resolutio n.
E. c. Giddings, vice president
of the transit firm. declared in the
letter:
Il am glad of the opportunity
of being able to transmit to the
feders ltion's Public Utilities Com
mite e the factual information re-
gardjng our operations even at
this late date, although the fed
eratio ion seems to have taken action
on this and other matters con-
Ger ming Capital Transit on the
ba sis of hearsay or casual Aobserva-
tim"
| + Changes Are Detailed.
Mr.. Giddings said the five lines
affected in the past year were
| Massachusetts, avenue, P street,
connecticut avenue, Fourteenth
istreet and Eleventh street. One
new line. the Riggs road was in
stituted during the period.
The changes on the five lines
Z. were as follows:
The Massachusetts avenue line
was split, because of the opening
of large apartment development,
into two routes. The P street line
had eight trips out of 165 cut
during the period from 1920 am.
= to 1:07 am. On the Connecticut
{. avenue line. 80 trips of 405 were
eliminated during the period $50
Jam. to 1:30 am. On the Four
I teenth street line, 80 trips of 589
were eliminated and on the
Eleventh street line, 13 trips out
:. of 214, all in a complete 24-hour
period.
Shift Rush Hour Schedules.
Mr.. Giddings said these were
the only schedule changes involv-
ing non-rush-hour service. He
added it had been six months
since the last change.
The transit company vice presi-
dent pointed out that rush-hour
schedules are changed constantly,
u = with the approval of the Public
y Utilities Commission. He said
from 200 to 1000 rush-hour
> changes are made each month to
= meet changing riding habits.
U Runs were taken off, shifted
and others added to meet pas
: senger demands" Mr.. Giddings
j declared. ITO do otherwise would
It shortly result in chaotic traffic
1t conditions
: Passengers, Mileage Cut.
Il Mr.. Giddings said that during
& 1851, the number of passengers
= carried by Capital Transit dropped
! 5.45 per cent while mileage was
cut 4.93 per cent. He said that
failure to adjust service to the
lesser number of passengers would
be wasteful.
> The federation requested, in
= addition to the information, that
y the transit company space the
runs of streetcars and buses on
the various routes so that they
will furnish adequate service at
: all times"
|, Mr.. Giddings said the transit
n company has about 100 employees
n in its traffic and schedule depart
ment doing just that.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

he assumed his
duties as gen.
eral director of
t h e councils
Washington Of
flee.
DR.. A d a m s
was greeted by
members of the
councils Wash
ington Office
|COulullCCee at q
luncheon given
by the Wash
i n G t on Fed
e r a t j o n of
Churches in the
Evening star., 1952-01-15

The draft Of
the appeal was
given to the
President by
George Gar
r e t t, former
Ambassador to
Ireland. who is
general chair
man of the
campaign in
the Metropoli-
tan Area, and
William Nc
CheSney Mar
tin, chairman
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Secretary of Church Council
Welcomed at Luncheon Here

DR.. Earf>Frederick Adams, ad-
ministrative secretary of the Ma
|tional Council of Churches, was
welcomed to Washington today as
Evening star., 1952-01-15
McLain B. Smith Named
To Head Heart Drive Fund

McLain B. Smith, manager of
the Washington Federal Office of
the International Business Ma
chimes Corp, will be chairman of
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Truman Signs Appeal
For Red Cross Drive

President Truman today signed
the call that shortly will go to
Go" ernment employees to support
the $1.4 million Red Cross drive