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advise but also to reclassify &
catalogue the vast amount Of
He solicited widely
for private funds which supple
mented the insufficient NUM-
contribution; arranged
for the packing Of the collec-
ton BY the Metropolitan Art
Museum, SO well done that not
an item was broken; and then
secured transportation gratis,
by Pan American Always.
BEFORE the arrival Of the
Andersen Collection in Saint
Croix, Mr. Van Ripper with the
practical and skilled aid d
Cyril Marshall planned and
supervised the work Of trans
forming the Librafys ground
floor for Museum pur-
poses, while MI. Marshal
built the cabinets and artistic
panoramic backgrounds thal
add 50 greatly 70 the display,
SINCE the collection came
Nh. Van Ripper has devoted
his entire time to the assembly
of the most suitable selection
from the vast amount Of ma,
terial beyond possibility d
display IN the present limitee
quarters. In this he has hac
the assistance Of Mrs. Var
Ripper, Mrs. Marshall and Lex
Plat; the latter anothel
adopted son Of the Island fol
such time as they could spare
from other duties.
THE Commission IS now ap,
pealing for supporting Mem.
bership which IS explained il
, 1952-02-13

WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY &. I952
, 1952-02-13

THE Commission is now ap-
pealing for supporting Mem.
bership which IS explained il
4 publication appearing IN the
newspapers under the heading
Your Museum. Il IS hoped
that our people will carry the
ball from this point, and make
the museum one Of the most
important spots il St. Croix.
Our people have ! heritage IF
which they may be proud, and
could more materially
point to that heritage than.
items IN a museum which con-
meet Us with our past The
Museum Commission should.
remain most active, should ia
crease its membership. and
widen its influence.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
RFC Should Be Abolished,
Robertson Tells Senate
BY the Associated Press

Senator Robertson. Democrat
of Virginia told the Senate yes
terday the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. should be abolished and its
remaining useful functions trans
ferred to other agencies.
The Senate Banking Committee
now is studying the nomination
|of Harry A. Mcdonald to be the
new RFC administrator. succeed
ing w. Stuart symington. Mr.
Mcdonald headed the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The Virginia Senator said II
would be more appropriate" fol
the committee to make another
study Of whether the lending
agency should continue in exist
|ence.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
seemed to be members Of ths
Communist Party"

seemed to be members Of the
Communist Party"
Salaries Of newspaper employees
were very low then. he said, add
ing: Because Of the work Of Com
|munists and left wingers they are
getting very good salaries today"
He said he was asked to join the
Communist Party at q, dinner at
the home Of Ring Lardner. jr.
Later, he said. he attended q
series Of meetings In the homes
OF Leo Townsend. Jay Gorney and
A. Polonsly. He added that he
considered them party meetings.
Those who attended, he said.
were mostly actors and directors.
He said they included Larry Parks,
Karen Morley. Gordon Kahn,
Henry Myers, Ben Barzman, Nor
ris Carnovsky. Sondra Gorney,
Paul Jarrico and George Glass.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Commonwealth Talks
Bring Drastic Plans
RY sha Aaseeiated Press

LONDON, Jan. 22.-Britain and
her Commonwealth partners an
nounced last night a drastic
emergency program to sell every
thing they can to the rest Of the
world and buy as little as possible
to turn aside their headlong rush
toward bankruptcy.
After q week of conferences, the
financial experts from nine coun-
tries said this course must make
income match out-go by the sec
ond half Of this year and acknowl-
edged it was only beginning of
Q years-long search for solvency.
Their goal. they said. is to make
the industrial, financial and eco
nomic structure of the British-led
nations so strong that sterling
currency again will be freely ex-
changeable for any money or any
goods in the world "and to keep
1t So"
Such . permanent state Of eco
nomic health has not prevailed In
Britain since World War !. +
Immense amounts Of help-in
investments, loans and active CO.
operation Of other countries
must come from unnamed coun-
tries overseas for a period Of years
to build this strength, said COM
munique closing the conference.
Nine countries took part in the
talks - Britain, Australia, New
Zealand. India. Pakistan. Ceylon.
South Africa. Southern Rhodesia
and Canada. Canada's finances
are tied to United States dollars.
ALI the others are members Of the
sterling area, q financial arrange
ment by which Britain banks the
others. reserves and controls their
spending.
In the last six months the ster-
ling bloc has dipped out $lh bill
lion Of its gold and dollars re-
serves. Its purchases of foods and
critical materials exceeded its sales
by that much. At that rate. the
reserve would all be gone in an
other eight months.
But Chancellor Of the ExchequeH
r. A. Butler told a news confer
ence the talks have given "a new
lease Of life to the sterling area.
Immediate steps-to make In
come match outgo by midsummer
Include long-term borrowing
from the World Bank. Interna-
tional Monetary Fund, the United
ktates or other countries.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
House Probe 10 Hear
Woman Who Named
III Doctors as Reds

A woman osteopath Of Los
Angeles who has named II doc
tors as members of her medical
branch in the Communist Party
was scheduled for questioning be-
hind closed doors today on Capt.
tol Hill.
She S DR.. Louise Light Silver.
She and her husband, Max Silver,
Russian-born X-ray technician,
appeared before the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activi-
ties yesterday. Mr.. Silver also was
to be questioned in executive ses-
sion today, and public hearings
will be resumed tomorrow.
Others Accused.
In addition to the doctors
mentioned in testimony yester-
day, motion picture figures, news
paper writer's and editors and
lawyers of the Los Angeles area
were accused by witnesses of
Communist activities.
Beside the SilverS, the witnesses
were Charles Daggett and George
Glass, public relations men for
merly connected with newspapers
and the motion picture industry.
They were called as the committee
resumed its inquiry into Commu-
mist activities in California. The
investigation began last Septem-
ber in Los Angeles.
Attorney Is Named.
Naming the IL doctors as mem
bers of the Communist Party's
medical branch, Mrs. Silver said
she belonged to it from late 1899
until about three -and-a-half years
ago. She also named an attorney,
Victor Kaplan, as active in the
professional section.
Mr.. Daggett, who refused to an
swer most questions at the closed
door sessions in Los Angeles, re-
turned at his own request to be a
cooperative" witness.
He said lin the legal sense" he
was a member of the Communist
Party for only eight or 10 weeks
in 1945, but attended meetings
which he believed to be Communist
meetings at other times.
Beginners Classes"
In 1885 or 1885, he said, he
attended what he termed begin
ner's classes at the home OF
Harold Ashe in Los Angeles.
He said he was persuaded to go
to the meetings by Morgan Hull,
now dead. AT that time. he said,
Mr.. Hull was an international or
ganizer for the CIO American
Newspaper Guild.
Others attending the meetings
at Mr.. Ashes home, he said, were
Joseph Alden. Los Angeles attor-
ney; Percy Solotoy. anoIFer attor-
ney; Jack BrOman or Jack Wilson,
a newspaperman; Lucy Etander,
wife OF Actor. Lionel ~Stander;
Herbert Klein, newspaperman,
and Spencer Austrian, an attorney.
Says Salaries Were Low.
Asked the reason for formation
of q Communist group within the
Newspaper Guild. Mr.. Daggett re-
piled that these who sincerely be-
iieyed In collective bargain hg
Evening star., 1952-01-22
PIisco' S Arraignment
On Threat Complaint
Put Off Until Feb. II

Arraignment Of Abe (Jewboy
Dietz) Plisco on a charge Of max
ing threats during an argument
over a numbers operation was
postponed until February IL in
Municipal Court today.
Plisco, reputed to be a large
scale numbers operator here, was
arrested yesterday as he left
Episcopal Hospital. Charles E
Ford, Plisco's attorney, told Mu-
inicipal Court Judge Milton S
Kronheim, jr., that his clients
condition prevented court ap-
Ipearance at this time. The alleged
gambler recently underwent an
eye operation. This has also pre-
vented his appearance before the
Senate District Crime Subcom-
mittee, to which he has been
Isubpoenaed.
Hotel Detective Complains.
Plisco was arrested on the COM
plant Of Frank E. Powell. chief
detective at the Washington Ho-
tel. Mr.. Powell said Plisco threat
ened him January Z.
Police and hotel officials were
silent as to the cause of the. al
LEGGED threats. However. Assist
ant United States Attorney B. Mi
chael Landesman said the COM
plant charges that a man known
to Mr.. Powell as "Jewboy Dietz''
came to the hotel and told the
hotel detective he would be killed
IL Mr.. Powell did anything to
cause a mfr. Hancock" to go TO
Jail for taking bets.
Mr.. LandeSman said the hotel
detective quoted Dietz as saying
"Mr. Hancock is an old man and
has to make a living taking bets,
and that's nobody's business"
Says He Appeared Armed.
Mr.. Powell complained the
threat, was repeated several times
During the conversation, he said
! Dietz kept his hand in his coat
as if to imply he had a gun.
Reyburn Miller. manager OF. the
hotel, said there was no one
named Hancock working there
now, nor had there been at the
time of the argument.
Plisco, who is free on $500 bond
was arrested by Inspector Clar:
ence Lutz. head Of the gambling
squad.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Heir to Food Fortune
Dies in 8-Floor Plunge
N tha A,sesiaiad Pros,

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. "a
IA man identified as Orator
Francis Woodward, Sc. today
jumped or fell to his death from
his eighth floor hotel suite.
MIR. woodward was o son Of the
late Orator r. Woodward, founder
|of the Jell-O fortune. He was q
native Of Leroy, N. X.
Detective Sergt. William Hussey
said Mr.. Woodward had been I'LL
Evening star., 1952-01-22
spud Growers on Strike

HELENA. Mont, Jan. % Or
Montana potato growers kept their
|Spuds in the cellar today and told
the ONCE of Price Stabilization
they figure the ceiling price should
be $4.73 a hundred pounds. The
growers went on a sellers strike
to protest a ceiling Of S3.45 a hun
|dred set by OPS on Montana po-
tatoeS.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Us and Britain Push
Separate Inquiries
Into Staying Of Nun
By shs Assoeiussd Pres,


CAIRO. Egypt. Jan. 22.British
and American officials pressed
separate investigations today to
find out whose bullets killed Sister
Anthony. an American nun, dur
ing Saturdays convent school
battle between British troops and
Egyptian guerrillas.
Lamar Mulliner, United States
Consul in Cairo, was making an
independent investigation at Is
MALTA, where the four-hour
skirmish took place.
Mr.. Mulliner also was to rep
resent United States Ambassador
Jefferson Caffery at the nuns
public funeral today.
The Consul was expected tc
return to Cairo later today, but
it was not known how long his
full investigation might take.
A British spokesman in Cairo
said the British had begun q for
NAL inquiry into the death.
Arms Cache Uncovered.
A British parachute brigade
began q new search around
Ismailia at dawn. A search ir
10 cemetery yesterday uncovered
Egyptian arms caches. The Brit
ish already had cleared out a large
section Of Ismailia's Arab quarter
charging it was Q hideout fol
guerrillas.
The British have said Sister
Anthony was killed by Egyptians
Egyptian Interior Minister Fuad
Serag Ell Din Pasha declared last
night Egypt's own investigation
proved beyond any doubt" that
British bullets killed the nun. A
post mortem examination showed
she was shot from long range, he
said
A United States Embassy spokes-
man said today MIR. Caffery took
up the staying with the British
as well as the Egyptians imne-
|diately upon knowing about it.
The spokesman said Mr.. Caffery
expressed grave concern" to the
Egyptian Foreign Ministry over
the Staying. Mr.. Caffery also has
discussed 1t with British Ambas-
sador Sir Ralph Stevenson.
Break in Relations Urged.
The Embassy spokesman said he
"knew nothing" about the British
army court Of inquiry nor of re-
ports, published by the newspaper
AL Ahram, that the Egyptian cabi-
net has ordered formation Of a
committee Of British, American
and Egyptian members to investi-
gate the Staying.
Egyptian papers today renewed
a Campaign for a complete rupture
Of diplomatic relations with Brit
ain. Egypt recalled its Ambassa-
dor from London a month ago
without breaking relations and
the British envoy remained in
Cairo.
The papers also continued to
argue that the British were using
Sister Anthony's death in an
effort to drag the United States
into assisting them to hold the
Suez Canal zone. =
Chief spark for the new urgings
to break relations was the British
raid Of the cemetery near Is
mailai. Al Alram. an independent
paper, said the British 'profaned
the sanctity Of the dead and thus
provoked attacks.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
William Shawn Numed
Editor of New Yorker
/ By shs Asseela.sd Prsss

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.William
|ShaMn, A., has been named editor
|of the New Yorker magazine te
succeed Harold w. Ross, the
founder, who died December 6.
Mr.. Shawn has been managing
editor Of the magazine since 1885
and q stan member since 1888
Notice Of his promotion was posted
lat the New Workers. ofiices yester-
day by Publisher Ra0ul Fleisch-
man.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Two Chinese Officers
Fired by Chang File
|S3.1 Million Suit

Two Chinese air force officers.
who were removed from duty by
the orders Of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek last year In q
battle over controls Of millions In
funds. yesterday fled q $3.l mil
lion libel suit. naming as defend
ant the Republic Of China.
One Of the officers, 1t. Gen.
Now Pang-tsu.. asks 50 million
compensatory damages. while the
Other, Col. Hsiang Ve-shuen, asks
Isl million, with both asking q
total Of 100000 punitive dam
lages.
The libel suit. which was part
of an answer Of the officers to q
complaint Of the Republic Of
China asking an Injunction to
prevent use Of the funds by the
oficers and an accounting by
them Of moneys already spent,
was filed in District Court by
Attorneys William A. Roberts and
Warren Woods. It asserts the Of
Ulcers have been DETAINED In state
ments made to the press by the
Chinese Republic.
Last month, District Judge
James r. Kirkland granted the
Chang regime q temporary in
junction and appointed q Gus
todian to take over the records
of the Chinese Air Force Pro-
curement Office here, pending final
Outcome of litigation. The court
also tied up an estimated 81
million in funds.
! Yesterdays answer contained
1.-THE following charges against top
level officials Of the Chinese Re-
public:
l. Gen. Chow. commanding
general Of the Chinese Air Force,
and Chang Kai-Shek instructed
Gen. Now "to pay exorbitant
sums for equipment :.
which could have been bought at
a much lower price and to trans
fer American dollars to Formosa
:. for the =. personal use Of
various individuals.
| 2. That Gen. Chow had in
structed Gen. Now to buy certain
surplus planes through the Com
merce International China Corp.
at a price Of about $36,840 each.
when identical planes could have
been obtained by Gen. Now from
other sources for about $4,000
each.
8. That attempts were made to
have Gen. Now buy gasoline
through a middleman at an in
crna Sed rnSf
Evening star., 1952-01-22

tWaSn WllllamS gave YOU Ie-
frigerator in l947 or 1913?
A. Mr.. Williams brought it out
for me because be could get it for
| me wholesale and they were
rather dtfhcultto get at that time.
I have since paid for 1t.
@. You paii for it after you
talked to me didn't you?
A. Yes. sir.
@. Did Mr.. Albert Dicker make
IAN installation Of linoleum for
A.s1is put ii some Kentile in
I1948.
G, I believe you told me you
had some trouble with Mr.. Dicker
about the hin. Mr.. Dicker didn't
want to send you any bill at all.
Us that ourreeta
A. / thought he was asking
more than 1t should be. and ]
finally settled with him.
@. To my best recollection. you
told me you had trouble getting
q bill from Mr.. Dicker. Does that
refresh your recollection?
/ A. It does. but Mr.. Dicker was
lone Of those that if I didn't want
to pay it would cancel it on his
books. But / didn't want that.
Paid After Talk.
| @. You didn't pay Mr.. Dicker
until after you had spoken to me?
A. That Is correct.
@. Does Mr.. Decker make any
installations Of linoleum for the
District Government?
A. No, sir.
@. Do any such installations
have to be approved at any time
by Government officials?
| A. No. sir.
| @. I believe you attended the
funeral of Maj. Barrett's mother
Did you notice any foral tributes
THAT impressed you?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you notice one in par
lticular?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Did you see any name on it?
| O. Will yOu tell lis what that
Twas?
A. Yes, sir.
A. The name was 'The Warning
family
@. Did you at some time, after
1.-THE Davis CHcuse Crime Investi-
lgating) Committee, have q con-
versation with Mr.. Maher?
Daniel B. Maher, former special
assistant corporation counsel.)
A. I did.
| Q. Did that concern itself with
a certain statement that Mr.. Bar
lrett was supposed to have made?
A. It did.
@. And did Mr.. Maher say
something to you about that
Richitt incident? Police Capt.
Anthony Richitt.)
A. There was at that time o
little difference Of opinion be-
tween Mai. Barrett and MIR.
Maher. Mr.. Maher called and
asked me to have lunch with him.
He was quite disturbed over a
reference Maj. Barrett made about
that particular incident His
feelings were such that he said,
to. my best recollection. that II
"he doesn't keep his mouth shut,
I'm prove everything that Richitt
alleged"
Friendly Relations With Barrett.
@. Did you understand that MIR.
Maher was going to prove what
Richitt said about Maj. Barrett
and Warning?
A. I understood that Warning
had referred to Mai. Barrett as
"the chief" or "the boss" and it
was that that I thought that Dan
had In mind.
Q. What were your relations
with Maj. Barrett2 Were they
friendly?
A. Yes. sir.
@. You never had any major
|disagreements?
A: No, sir.
@. Did you ever tell your su-
periorS that you had received any
gift?
A. ! don't think I told Mr..
Young about II.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Porke, Davis Expands

DETROIT. Jan. 20 R.-Parke,
Davis & Co. announcer yes.a4...y
Ia new $500,000 branch cr8"a cd
warehouse will be completed In
Atlanta. Ga, oy September l OF
this year. The pharmaceutical
firm said the new structure will
contain more than 10000 square
feet Of floor space.
Evening star., 1952-01-22
Stofberg Testifies on Gifts

il :
Partial teri OF testimony of
Charles Stofberg. former spe-
cial assistant to Conua,issioiser
John Russell Yout0, gtuen be-
fore the Senate Crime Inuesti-
eating Committee yesterday:
Q. What was your business be-
fore 1851?
"A. For q little less than 10
years. I was . special assistant
Ito the president Of the Board Of
Commissioners, Mr.. John Russell
Young.
u @. What were your duties In
THAT connection?
A. Primarily the handling and
giving out Of news Of the Com
missioners. meetings.
@. During the years that you
lheld that position, you got to
know about everybody in the
Municipal Government. and a
great many people called on you
for q great many things. Is that
fright?
A. That Is right.
Calls Increased With Years.
@. The longer you were in that
LOB, the more these calls were
made upon you. Is that correct?
| A. That's quite true, in the ham
ding Of public functions particu-
llarly.
@. You received many calls to
lspeak to officials in various
branches Of the District Of Coium-
lbia to see II you couldn't expedite
little things.
A. Yes, sir.
@. Were some Of those referred
to you by Commissioner Young?
A. Commissioner Young would
say, "Turn it over to Charlie. be-
cause he's . good listener"
Q. When you were In the capac-
Iity you described. you received re.
Quests to make recommendation
of attorneys on matters before thf
|zoning board. Is that correct?
A. / did make such recommen.
dations.
@. Did you recommend Mr.
Harry s. Wender?
| A. RECOMMENDED him to Gene
Thomas, about the time televisior
was coming into Washington.
War Bond from Wender.
@. Did Mr.. Wender give you any
lgratuity?
A. He did about a year and .
half later. Around Christmas time
IL found on my desk q war bond
in the sum of $500 and q note
from Mr.. Wender. and ! then
Icalled Harry and asked him what
this was for. He said. Charlie
you were SO good to me several
years ago. You have no idea how
well they have treated me, and ]
want you to have this gift"
O. Did you recommend Philip
Marenberg to anyone?
A. To Jack Blank.
@. Did you receive-or rather
did your wife receive-any gift
from Mr.. Nuremberg?
A. He sent my wife q very love-
|ly watch. But I have since talked
to him, and he said he sent 1t
purely out Of friendship because
we have exchanged gifts at Christ
mas with his children.
@. Were they gifts Of similar
value?
A. They never were Of that
value.
10. I believe you said 1t was q
white gold or platinum wrist
watch with diamonds set in the
band?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. Have you ever received any
other gift?
| A. Around that time, George
Wasserman, Of Georges Television,
asked me II I had q television set.
He said he would set one In my
house as q demonstration. and ]
told him I would return 1t.
Had It Three Years.
@. How long has this demon
stration been going on?
A. I've had the set about three
years.
@. Have you ever received any
gift such as a refrigerator?
A. No, sir.
@. Didn't you tell me that Mr..
Evening star., 1952-01-22

Nelson as well as Leake. He saic
|he got into the case as prosecutor
after the grand jury reported.
Mr.. Murray said he was not ap-
|pearing before the committee tt
contend he was smart" In the
handling Of the case but to defend
BIS actions as honest.
Evening star., 1952-10-22
Benefit Tonight

The first Of two benefit card
parties sponsored by the Philan-
thropic Committee of the D. c.
Motion Picture Council will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at the
st. Johns Parish Hall, 819 Six
|teenth street NV. Another party
lis scheduled next Wednesday at
the same place.
The proceeds from the benefits
will be used for the purchase OF
ia motion picture projection ma
chine to be presented to a local
Isanitarium.
Reservations for both events
may be made through Mrs. Fred
eric N. Newburgh, chairman o1
the Philanthropic Committee.
Evening star., 1952-10-22

will discuss "B'nai Births Part
in the United Nations"
A feature of the afternoon will
be the serving of delicacies from
around the world, many of them
prepared by the diplomatic host.
esSes themselves.
At a meeting preceding the pro-
gram, Mrs. Nathan Arons, chair.
man OF the Aid to Israel project.
and her co-chairman, Mrs. Harry
Silverstone. will receive gifts Of
diapers for the babies of Israel.
Mrs. Harry Parsons, president
Iof the chapter, will preside at the
meeting, which will open with q
prayer, offered by Mrs. George
Israel, first vice president, and q
pledge of allegiance to the Flag,
led by Brooks Harding, chairman
of the United Nations Honor Flag
Committee.
Greetings by Mrs. I. Harold
Zimmerman. president of B'nai
Birth District No. S. will be fol-
lowed by presentation of service
awards to Mrs. Robert E. Freer.
chairman of the special solicita-
ton unit of the Community
Chest; and to Mrs. Oscar Sweig.
Mrs. David Rubin. Mrs. Albert
Davis, Mrs. David A. Cohen. Mrs.
Joseph Rosen. Mrs. Joseph Carroll
and Mrs. Albert Fishman. all
members of B'nai Birth Women.
Argo.