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Evening star., 1952-02-27
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UNITED NATIONS, N, w. FEB
27t-Fhe United Natiens today
opens its new hve.steFy eenfeF.
eRee building, whose uniaue Foun-
Iell chambers may soon rival the
skyseFapef seefetaRiat building Of
0 conversation piece,
The l2.Hati0n TFusteeshlp
Council drew tho distinction 81
being the hfst u. N, body 20 meet
IN the new structure, On parade
was Ito unerthodox chamber,
which one delegate dubbed q
"playFoom for the monkeys"
The chamber TO be occupied by
the committees Of the General
Assembly, % well 90 those OF the
Security Council and the Eco
monte and Social Council, are a
bit less jolting, but they too rep.
resent the last word In modernity
the most unusual features 81
the Trusteeship Council charnbei
are Iaultl.colored latticeWork aus.
pended from the ceiling and 4
carpet with bright mutt. .colored
stripes.
All three main council cham.
pers open onto O broad promenade
overlooking the East River, They
nave ell the latest technicai fa.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
u. N. Opens Conference Hall,
New York Conversation Piece

eHltles, including simultaneous
Interpretation equipment, mgtien
picture protection booths, and
boQths keF press, radio and tele.
Vislen reporters, tf
In addition 10 the Faeetlna
rooms. the new building contains
Two delegates lounges, Q cafe.
terra, q delegates restaurant, tive
small alning rooms for private
parties, several radio studies and
control rooms, 0 recording room
ana 0 large printing and Fepfe-
dnetion section for turning OUT
documents.
The show place Of the building
ls the main delegAteA' lounge--
200 feet long, 30 feet wide and
24 feet high Over the bar OF
cuban mahogany, there Ia Q large
relief map Of the world, also made
OF Cuban mahogany, superimposed
on Canadian ash.
The completion Of the confer
ence building leaves only the Gen.
eral Assembly building still under
construction. This win be finished
by late summer, y. N. ofiiciali
say. RI,
The opening Of the new build.
ing also opens the permanent
~. ~ headquarters for the firSt
time 70 full.scaie tourist visits.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Washington Builder Sues
Ex.ASsocI0ies Tor 81 Million

Robert Creme, Washington
builder and developer, has filed 4
u million suit In tho New York
supreme Court against q former
business partner and some OF the
latteF's present associates,
Defendants are n, II, Bailey,
with whom Mr., Creme developed
the Gregory Estates In Seat Pleas
ant, Md David q, Fishman and
Arthur D, Golwin, oil eflieials OF
the United Dye 4 Chemical Corp,
0 New York manufacturing een-
eeFn,
The suit is based on United
Dyes acquisition Of 81 per cent OF
the stock OF the Warrington Nv,
VaD Pottery Co, Mr.. Creme
claims Mr., Bailey and the other
ofiicers Of United Dye "secretly
eonspired" and formed q eoTpora-
ton depriving him Of his interest
and investment In the pottery
company. He said he had nego-
tiated for the purchase Of Man
Inington on behalf OF himself. Mr.,
Bailey and United Dye.
Mr.. Creme maintains ot3ices In
the Colorado Building. His WASH
ington attorneys, Bennett a. Bon.
nett, identified Mr.. Bailey as q
Farmingdale IN. ~ banker and
promoter.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Murray 10 Act Today
On Request Of Bullock
For Extended Leave

Police Chief Robert v. Murray
was expected to announce some
time today a decision on the duty
status OF Inspector Albert /. Bull
lock, only member of his depart
ment who failed to answer the
police financial QUESTIONABLE OF
the Senate District Crime sub
committee.
Inspector Bullock is on leave
which expires at midnight to-
night. He is reported to have re-
quested an extension.
Maj. Murray scheduled confer
ences today both with Inspector
Bullock and the Commissioners,
He said the inspector has ample
time to his credit to take care OF
further extension.
The leave was granted January
20, the day the high ranking
police officer was acquitted in
District Court Of gambling con-
spiracy charges in the Charles
e. Nelson case. For several
months before that, while the
charges were pending and he was
on trial, the inspector was under
suspension.
Inspector Bullock recently ap.
piled for retirement from the
police department. But the Com
missionerS have deferred action
on the request, on recommends. !.
ton Of Chief Murray.
Arnold Bauinan. chief counsel 10
the Senate crime investigators,
notified the Commissioners yes.
terday that inspector Buiiook had
not fled the answers 10 the police
QUESTIONABLE originated last fall,
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Eleanor Roosevelt
Visits India, Saying
She'll Write Book
Bg he A,.ssIs,sd S,s,,

f f IT.
NEW DELHI, india. Feb, aT,-
Eleanor Roosevelt arrived today
for q months visit TO India-"a
land I've waited long, long time
TO see,"
Mrs, Roosevelt received 0. "wel.
come" greeting OF the airport
from Prime Minister Nehru, then
Q flower garland and 0 quick kiss
from his sister, Mrs. Vijayalak.
shmi Pandlt, midas former Am-
baasad0f 70 Washington,
She told .newsmen she came 10
India, "hMk, 10 zee the beautiful
things YOU have here, second, 70
write Q simple book about this
part OF the world--especlally liz
economy and II relation with our
owfi--foF the man In the street."
Evening star., 1952-02-27
81 Bible Class Award
Presented 10 Richards
OF Emory Methodist

David !, Richards Of EmeFy
Methodist Church was presented
with the Organized Bible Glass
Association Award for 1851, at q
meeting last night In Anaeestia
Methodist Church, Fourteenth and
U streets s,E,
The award was given 10 Mr.
Richards for his outstanding work
as o Bible class leader, BY Mrs
Myrtle Powell, chairman Of the
Award Committee. Other com.
mittee members were Miss Mar.
garet u, Ringrose and Or. David
NJ. Frazer.
The 1850 award, the first 10 be
given, went TO Mrs. Blanche Taylor
OF Trinity Methodist Church, last
year. The Organized Bible Glass
Association has 22b Bible classes
and more than $4,000 members In
District area churches.
Pennsylvania Native.
A native OF Scranton, Pa, Mr..
Richards Ia president OF the Box
Bible Class at his church. He 10
also on the church's Official board
and Finance Committee and 10 on
the Publicity and Executive Com.
mlttees Of the Sunday school
classes for the church.
Mr.. Richards, O printer OF the
Government Printing once, came
to Washington in 1881. He Is
married. has two sons and lives
at 3l9 Madison street NV.
Tribute to EtchisOn.
Tribute was paid to DR.. Page
Etchison. association president
who is recovering from q severe
illness, by Howard M. Stackhouse,
executive vice president, and
other speakers. Mr., Stackhouse
presided at the meeting.
DR.. Lowell 8. Ensor, president
Of Western Maryland College,
told the gathering we must re.
member certain basic things to
hold us firm in a chaotic world.
This is Gods world, and II we
can arrive at that faith we have
an anchor to keep us steady amid
the changing scenes Of our mod.
ern day." DR., EnSor asserted
Evening star., 1952-02-27

All members Of the Police De-
Ipartment who received the ques-
ltionnaires were instructed by the
Commissioners to fill them out.
More than 800 did 90, including
ex.Chief Robert j. Barrett. who
retired ut the time he complied.
Inspector Bullock was not
pressed to complete his question:
naire while the gambling charges
were pending against him. He told
the Senate committee he was
availing himself Of the constitu-
tionai privilege against possible
self f-incrimination. "
After his acquittalby O d.
rected verdict Of Judge James r.
IKirkland-the inspector was asked
again to file q QUESTIONABLE.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Trygve Lie Believes
Tension Hds Decreased
BY the As,oelniad Pre-,

st me ASsoe'cted Press
NEW YORK. Feb, 27.-Trygv,
Lie, secretary general Of tn,
United Nations. said today he be-
lieves the international situation
lis a little better than 1t was ,
year ago.
He told newsmen as he arrivet
at 1dlewild Airport:
II think the general tension haI
decreased q little"
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Franc Declines in Paris
As Dollar and Gold Gain
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

PARIS, Feb. 27.--The franc
sagged further today sa the rush
on gold and foreign currencies
resumed on the Paris Bourse.
The $40 gold piece rose to 23.-
400 francs, even higher than last
Friday when heavy trading in
hard currencies began. and up
from yesterdays $4,000. The Ma
poleon, 2O-franc goldpiece favored
by hoarders. was at 1920, COM
pared 10 yesterdays 1880.
On the black market. the dol.
lar was quoted at 4B5 frames lie.
gal rate 55t1. Up from yesterdays
477 and the British pound at
lilo, Zip from 1000.
Evening star., 1952-02-27
Throne on Wuy TO Selussie

NAPLES. italy. Feb a. tR.--
Halle Selassie's throne. taken BY
the Italians during the war Of
isSb-Se, was on its way back 10
the Ethiopian Emperor today. II
sailed aboard the italian ship
T'ripolitafiia, bound for Djiboutl,
from where IL will be TRANSPORTED
overland TO Adds Ababa.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1952-03-01

~Oberidultbcib, id iase, mas se'
lbeben mi,B, uno lonlt niemanol
8oblperitanben!"
r3u 8efebl, 9urblou9t! geur
bite id, mid enaoieit aller gerart'
lportl,ng 5ll entbeben, penn bas Bolt
in ieiner aufregung Die @renoen bes
grlaubten iiberi6reitet."
~@as meint man oamit9"
~aufrubr, Ourdlau6t."
Ser 5iirlt iab nadoenflib Dor ft6
nieoer.
~Sit oas 8abrbeit, mas Ct mir
iagt?"
n8olle 8abrbeit!"
y0ie Iften!" befabl ser Shirt,
biidof, trat an einen Giid uno our6.
Los Ole 8eri6te. Sic paren gan5 i'm
@eilte oes Serentpabnes abeefaBt,
ieoer tone 8eroa6t als 8abrbeit bins
gelteut lrno 8etpeil le bon S1ulo an-
gefiibrt, oie pabrli6 nidt eriItierten.
sd fann mid nidt iiber5euger, I"
iprab Bbiltpp aoolf.
sd biiree fir Die 8obrbeit, ents
eegnete ber SberIhultbeiB.
~Wit guerem @etpiiien?"
uWtit meiner Seligfeit!"
Ser Siiritbii6of i6ritt gum Slid,
nit 5itternoer Sano i6rieb ct ieinen
geamen unter oas Sobesurteil Ser
alten 8ernin, Der armen &inoer, Der
beioen 8rielter, bes Stroenten, Ser
8auner bon Seioinesfelb uno unter
oas bon - glia uno goeltraut.
Srirmpbierenb berlieb Der Sbers
l6ultbeiB oen Siiriten; bieier aber
brad al1f einem Stubl 5uiammen uno
Deinte bitterli6.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1952-03-01
9 @ier5ebnt t e 8 6 a pitel
8luttaes Iprgenrpt

Sm Sole bes Sdneioturmes
berrldte nod am ielben Mbeno, oa
ser Sberi6ultbeiB nit Sen Eooes'
urteilen bonn SiiritbiIdof seidieOen
mar, etn baItenOes, gerGui6oolles
2eben. Ser Senfer Iteute in einem
&infel einen 8lod 5ure6t, Der iiber=
reiGe 8lutfleden an lt9 trug; bann
brodte er aus elmer @etpolbefammer
3pei iargabnlide Srubeh Die eben=
falls i6on Spuren bdufigen @ebrall=
DIES 5eigten; an Sen 8lod Iebnte er
lein langes &ibti6tpert, na6oem er
es 5upor nod elm poarnal priifenb in
Ser Suit gelbDungen batte.
Ser alte &erfermeilter Itano ettpas
abieits uno lob Sen 8orbereitl1ngen
oes Senfers nit triibem Iuge gu.
~llm neln l1br, Alter?" rief ser
!Senfer.
Ser angereoete nidte itumm NIT
oem 5itternoen Saupt unO nii6te iid
elne Srane aus oem Iuge.
~Worsen miro es beiB bereeber, L"
|fubr Der &enfer fort; vio biele auf
einmal iino nod ME bon mir 5uc
&i6tltatte gefiibrt tporoen. Stno ia
an Die oreiBig, oie perbrannt tper-
oen!"
Limo aIle uni6uloig!" ieste Ser
&erfermeiIter NIT elmer Dor grregung
5itternoen Stimme bel.
~Obo, Sitter, 6as Seioingsfel6er
8aunerpolf miro oo6 ni6t unl6uloig
iein!" la6te ser Senfer.
~SSniomeit Tie Der 3al1beret ange=
flagt lino, iino audi lie obne S6ulo. :"
rS6au, glitter, oos gilt mir gang
gleib. Sd frage ni6t, 1parum; ib
frase nidt, Oh i9uloig ooer uni9ul-
Big. S6entt mir oas @eri6t einen
Wtiiietater, 10 tue ib mein Amt, uno
oamit Hunttum!"
Ser aerfermeilter i6iittelte Sen
&opf.
nMir sebt 6as Ding tiefer 5u Ser
gen als sir. Sd babe meinen 9ienIt
gefiinoigt. Worgen gebe id."
Ser Senfer blidte perlplnoert auf.
~Gu biIt lpobl ni6t BEL SroIt, oaB
ou bon oeinem gl1ten 8rot lauflt, 1lno
gar iett nod in oetnen alten Sagen "
n@utes grot!" rief Ser &erfer=
meilter nit bitterem 2a6en. v@utes
8rot, an Dem bos 8lut ser unI6ul=
oigen flebt! 9tein, lieber iterbe ib
&unsers, olS oaB i6 nod langer in
Oieiem S6anooienlt bleibe."
Limb 1pobin gebIt bu?"
rSort, melt fort aus Dem tpiir5bur=
giiben Sanbe. gs lit ein S6mablanO
genoroen!"
gom Soreingans ber t0nte Elm
8l0d6en. p. Spec trat, Sic beilige
@eg5ebrung trageno, bon einenr
oienenoen &naben begleitet, in ben
Sof. Ser 8erfermeiIter mari einet1
glid tiefen S6mer5es na6 Dem
Seluiten uno I6ritt ibm Damn boraus,
Inn ibm oas @efdngnis oes Gbors
BERN uno bes 8ifars au 0fnnen. Sort
paltete nun ser Bater ieines erbabe.
men Mmtes uno bereitete 5tpei Seelen
gum Gang in 0ie g1pigfeit. --
gs id)lug bonn Neumiinlter ber oie
neunte Mbenoitunoe, uno Die iibriger
@loden ser Staot fielen ein. 9ann
lauteten tie bon alien Siirmen oas
Npe; aber es flans beute 10 1peb'
miitig uno freuoearnt als flagten al
Die @loden tiefes 2eio gum Simmel
Mus elmer Sir bes Sur1nes trat cir
|Itiaernlter 3ug. 8oran ging Der Ser
fermeiiter, ibm folgte Spec, begleitet
BON bem gborberrn Nifooemus Sirid
un6 Dem 8ifarius Gbriitopborus 8ar
ger. Die brei Brielter beteten mil
'lunter Stimme BEN Blalm Miserere
Sbr antlit ipar ruibg uno cine bimm
]Iiihe @rsebung lag 6ariiber al1sge
/ ooSSo,~
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1952-03-01

Ser STUDENT Iebnte nod INNER on
ser Wauer, iein eliibenbes &aupt an
Sen feu6ten Steinen fiiblenb. Sein
Oenfen mar 5erriiien, tpie Iein @era
5erfleildt in ieinem 2eibe blutete.
(Sortiesuna foigt)
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Committee Is Named
By Allied Civic Group

The Executive Committee of tht
Allied Civic Group of Silver Spring
was named, this week by its presi.
dent, Willard A. Morris Of Cliftor
Park.
The committee includes Mr.
Morris, Robert T. Snure. NORTH
Four Corners; Louis o. Regeimbal
North Woodside- Montgomery
Hills; Mrs. Dorothy Protector
Forest Glen Park, and Frank G
Beatty, Woodside Park.
Also Latlrin Knutsen, McKenney
Hills: Floyd Carver, Woodmoor
Charles B. Buscher, North Foul
Corners: Louis A. Palmer, Capito
View Park; Robert Hacken, Forest
Estates; Donald E. Brown, Carroll
Knolls.
Also Carl st. Clair, Pinecrest;
Raymond B. Spring. Wheaton; DR.
Herman F. Kraybill, Glenview
Robert e. Redding. Forest Glen
Park, and John F. Kelly, East Sill
yer Spring.
The first fall meeting Of the
group will be held in the hearing
room Of the Silver Spring Liquor
Dispensary at 8 pm. September %
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Last Suspect Seized
In Payroll HoIdup;
$1,000 Still Hunted

Washington police today hae
the third suspect in Thursdays
$4,000 construction payroll rob.
berry, but they still seek the loot
Last man wanted in the mid
day robbery of the Standard Con-
struction Co., James w. Thomp-
son, 32-year-old ex convict, was
arrested by Pittsburgh police al
6:10 pm. yesterday.
Two other suspects, Linton Epps
jr., 80, of the 100 block of Fifth
street NV, and John David
Hines, 27, of the 200 block of Con-
stitution avenue NE, were ar
rested here two hours after the
crime.
Meanwhile, the United States
Fidelity & Guaranty Co., a bond
ing firm, has offered a reward o1
81, ,220-10 per cent of the booty
for information leading to its re-
covery.
Pittsburgh authorities said
Thompson has waived extradition
to Washington, but refuses to tel
where the money is.
Washington Detectives Thomas
Herlihy and Malcolm Leubkert
were questioning Thompson fur
ther in Pittsburgh early today arlc
probably will return him here to-
day or tomorrow.
Thompson was arrested as hi
walked out of his sisters home
near midtown Pittsburgh. HI
! had 500, police said.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Toll Sefup Urged for Road
To Link Bridge 10 Delaware
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CENTREvILLE, Md. Sept. g.
State Senator Edward Turner,
Democrat. of Queen Annes County
wants the State to make the
projected dual highway connect
ing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
with the Delaware border toll
road.
He said the revenues would ex-
5pedite the road construction pro.
gram and ease the heavy traffic
burden presently on county roads
Gov. McKeldin has suggested
toll roads as a means of financing
highway expansion, but Senator
Turner's suggestion was the frs
proposed for a specific stretch
Of roadway.
The dual lane already has beel
completed from the bridge to jus
beyond Queenstown. The Stat
S Roads Commission has advertise,
for bids on another 4.6 miles II
connect it with Route 213.
When completed, it will cove
20 miles across Queen AnneS,
part of Kent and a corner o
Cecil County and connect witt
Route 4 into Delaware at War
wick. Md.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Frederic Lee Heads
New Stevenson Club

Frederic P. Lee, Independent
Democratic leader of Montgomery
County, last night was elected
chairman of the newly-formed
county Stevenson -Sparkman Club
Mr.. Lee was a founder and leader
of the charter movement in the
county and was first president of
the county council under the pres
ent form of government.
In the past. he has fought the
regular organization in the coun-
ty. A spokesman for the club said
today the independent group
would seek to work in harmony
with E. Brooke Lee and the pre-
cinct leaders.
Frederic p. Lee was elected at
a crowded meeting in the Chevy
Chase Library. Other officers
chosen include Arthur G. Lam
bert. Chevy Chase, first vice chair
man; Samuel S. Aschelman OF
Brinklow, second vice chairman:
Mrs. Nathaniel j. Ely. Silver
Spring. treasurer, and Mrs. Vir-
Iginia Black. Silver Spring, secre-
tary.
The new club probably will af-
f1iiate with the national Volun-
teers for Stevenson group in Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
@)e Sunday $taf

EDUCATION SECToNThe o will publish its special Educoon
Section Another record enrolment predicted for District schools
this The section will explore the entire school uot and
tell whots in for students the lS52le53 school
SPOTLIGHT ON Observation-Disclosures the Bodser s the
Mccarthy whether
November Perhaps Democrats will ons
osetb the The Edol Sections Review Of the Week toke
look the and the this primary Of wide notno interest
HENRY WALLACE SPEAKS uP-A Vice President and the
Of the Psosreses s4S Henry WoIoee has been
irovenol figure for He tells exclusive oee in This Week
asaziss. where he four judging the Rusans
LAND DOWN uNDER-As coming non Austroio nowhere
well Americans should be- The lond Of the
the land Of rich mineral deposits
The story Australia told exclusively this Sunday
the Edtor Section by thot eount Ambassador Washington Sir
Percy SpendeE
BEAUTY PAYS DlNDENDSThot what the 20 stockholders Shy ne
have found the their They
the Wohstoss ond figures The
their modelling told BY Wilom Moyer
in The Stor Pictorial Magazine
FOR THE WEEK ORDER THE EVENING
AND SUNDAY STAR HOME DELIVERY. $l75 MONTH. MIGHT
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Happy Ending Given First Case
Tried in New Courthouse

The new United States Court
house had its first sentencing to-
day, and the judge found the oc-
casion full of symbolism.
The man in the dock was Mil
ton Smith. So. colored. Of the 300
block of E street NE. The man
on the bench was Judge James
r. Kirkland.
Smith got a 1-to-3 year SEN
tence, but Judge Kirkland sus-
pended it and put him on proba-
ton for three years. The judge
observed that it was a pleasant
thing that the first man sentenced
was eligible for probation.
Smith was in court for selling
a numbers chance.
The judge also commented that
Smith is a good American name, p"
a further happy augury for new
American building.
Smiths first name stirred the
bench, too. Another Milton, the
judge pointed out, wrote Para
disc Lost" phrase the judge
thought applicable to Smith S
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Baby Found Dead in Crib
In Seat Pleasant Home

An 8-day-old Seat Pleasant
(Md0 baby was found dead in
his crib early today by his mother
Prince Georges County police
reported.
The dead child was Thomas E.
Kennedy, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Edmund S. Kennedy of 7004 Grieg
street. He was one of four
children.
Police said Mrs. Kennedy heard
the child breathing heavily about
5:25 am. BY the time she reached
his bed, police said, the baby was
quiet.
The District Heights Rescue
Squad answered an emergency
call to the home. The child was
pronounced dead by DR.. James I
Boyd, deputy medical examiner
who was to perform an autopsy
today.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Two From District Hurt
In Crash Near Cumberland
BY the Associafed Press

CUMBERLAND. Md, Sept. g.
Two Washington residents were
injured in a collision on u. S. 220
at nearby Cresaptown last night.
In Sacred Heart Hospital were
Frank Genduso, 26. of the SOC
block of Raleigh street Sc, and
Miss Rosalie Zabroski. 81. of 333
Parkland place Sc.
Mr.. Genduso was reported semi
conscious with a fractured skull
land internal injuries. His condi-
ton was listed as fair. Miss Ia
broski was in good condition with
head and body cuts.
State Trooper Charles H. De-
witt said a tractor-trailer driven
Iby Glenn Jones, 26. of Western
port, struck the car when it was
pulled into the highway.
The manager of the firm which
Operated the truck was Richard
Daniel Moran, who was killed with
four others Sunday about 2 miles
south Of the s1ene Of last nights
laccident.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
Il Testimonial Diners
Mostly Democrats,
|McKeIdin Contends
BY the Assoeiossd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 6.-While a
second Democratic legislator
called for a full investigation into
the gifts accepted by Gov. Nc
iKeldin at q testimonial dinner
the Governor threw q new twist
into the running debate by say
ing SO per cent of those at the
dinner were Democrats.
Gov. McKeldin made the state
ment to a newsman early last
might in Cumberland, en- route to
Westernport for an address.
He would go no further toward
identifying the 100 or so who pre-
scented checks repeatedly amount
ing to $1,000, a camera and mis-
|cellaneous presents to him.
The Governor said earlier this
week he was returning the checks
Delegate r. Layton Riggin,
Democrat. from Somerset County
Joined Senator Louis E. Goldstein
fof Calvert in calling for an In
Fvestigation of the gifts by a grand
inquest.
+ Mr.. Riggin Is chairman Of the
Grand Inquest Committee Of the
House of Delegates. ., -..-
You can bet that If Demo-
lcrat was involved. Mr.. Riggin
said. "McKeldin would be pound
ing the desk with his fist and de-
manding list of the people who
gave the money"
Some participants in the testi-
monial dinner have indicated
they expected the Governor to
use the money to further Gen
Eisenhower's campaign.
But Maryland law prohibits in
direct campaign contributions. II
also makes it illegal for a Gov
Iernor to receive "any bribe. fee
Ior testimonial for the purpose OF
influencing him in the perfor-
nance of his official duties"
Gov. McKeldin and others con-
nected with the dinner have
denied any improper purposes ir
tine gifts.
Evening star., 1952-09-06
State Highway 1853
Earns Deadly Label
of Most Dangerous
BY the Assoeiated Press

RICHMOND, Sept. GA So
mile-long highway-approximate-
ly half Of it q four lane route
on the Virginia Peninsula proved
to the the States most accident.
prone major road in 1851 mile fol
mile. according to State police.
The dubious honor of running
up the highest rate of wrecks pei
million vehicle miles Travelled went
to State Highway 1853. which run.
from Route so east of Norfolk
across the Norfolk Newport News
ferry. and hence to State Route 8:
in New Kent County.
The telltale information con.
cerning highway accident ant
death rates comes from a book
let. Virginia Traffic Acciden
Facts" published annually b.
Estate police.