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Evening star., 1953-12-11
California Brush Fire
Threatens 100 Homes
By The Associcsed Pres.

Los ANGELES. Dec. Ii
Famed by high winds. flames
ragged through brush in Corral
Canyon 40 miles west of here
early today. threatening more
than 100 homes.
Winds of more than 40 miles
an hour spread the flames to the
northeast and southeast. Cause
Of the fire had not been deter
mined.
Fire-fighting equipment from
nearby towns was called. The
canyon is west of Malibu, swank
movie beach colony. Sheriff's
deputies estimated there were at
least IS homes in Corral Canyon.
The fire spread into Latigo
Canyon, where residents were
warned to be prepared to leave
their homes.
Evening star., 1953-12-11

Battle. who leaves ONCE next
month. plans no action on it.
spokesmen said.
The biggest problem facing
the legislators will be the pro-
grams cost. The consultants'
report, said most of the money
would have to be kicked in by
the Federal Government. since
it was responsible for most Of
the needs.
John A. K. Donovan, State
Senator representing Fairfax,
Falls Church and Alexandria,
said the Federal Government
should bear q major portion Of
Improvement costs.
But he said the State also
should give a much higher pri-
mary. road ALLEGATION to this
area than the $1.2 million it
annually gives.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
SemiweekIy in Frederick
Ceases Publication
BY the Asseeiated Press

FREDERICK, Md. Dec. fl
The Semi Weekly News, parent
paper of the Frederick News and
Post, ceases publication with
today's issue.
The paper was founded as a
weekly in the early 1880's by
William T. Delaplaine The
News began publication as q
daily in 1883. and the Frederick
Post was purchased and added
to the family of newspapers
in 1919.
The publishers Of the Semi
Weekly. News, r. E. Delaplaine
and William T. Delaplaine. jr..
gave rising costs Of publication
and declining circulation as the
reason for the papers demise.
It was printed for mailing to
Frederick residents who had
moved out of town. No copies
were sold locally.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
By George Beveridge

q
Representative Broyhill. Re-
publican. Of Virginia today
strongly criticized a newly pro-
posed Virginia highway improve
ment program which was luke
warm to the proposed Jones
Point bridge in Alexandria.
The extensive $1O7-million inn
provement program. filed with
the Virginia Legislature by q
consulting Arm. also rejected the
need or feasibility Of proposed
new bridges at e street and at
Cabin John. Md.
Instead, its suggestions in
cluded a new Potomac River
bridge just upriver from Key
Bridge. and a new bridge just
downriver from the existing
highway bridge. It proposed that
each Of these bridges feed di-
rectly into major new express
ways which would reach far into
Fairfax County.
To Push Hearings.
Mr.. Broyhill said the report
was "all wet" on several points,
most notably in its failure to
push the Jones Point bridge
as a high-priority need. He said
it should not jeopardize our in
tention to go ahead with plans
to get new bridges both at Jones
Point and at e street."
I'm going to proceed and ask
for hearings Immediately after
Congress convenes." he declared.
Mr.. Broyhill's reaction of con-
sternation to the report was
echoed by other officials in Vir-
ginia. the District and Mary
land.
Left happier were some on
cials of the National Capital
Planning Commission, whose
thinking on new river bridges
closely parallels the report. The
bridge issue was to take the
spotlight at meeting of the
planning commission today.
Cool to Outer Belt.
Most Of t he rumpus was stirred
by the reports rejection Of the
E street site and by the dim
view it took Of a long planned
outer-belt highway for Virginia.
This belt would fan across Fair
fax County from Jones Point.
Alexandria, to Cabin John. Md.
Crossing the river at Cabin John,
1t would connect with the west
leg of Route 240 in Maryland.
and sweep across country to
complete the encirclement of
Washington at the Jones Point
bridge.
Maryland Roads Commis-
sioner Russell H. Mccain said
there might be reason to ques-
ton "the feasibility or desir-
ability" of building the west leg
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Promoter Convicted
On Charge Of Giving.
False Data 10 RFC

Jacob Freidus, New York
businessman and promoter. late
yesterday was convicted Of filing
a false financial statement with
the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. in 1850 in an attempt to
buy an electronics devices manu-
featuring concern.
Conviction was by a jury in
the U. s. District Court for the
District Of Columbia after a
four-week trial. At the same
time the jury. acquitted Freidus
Of a charge, of conspiracy to
make the false statement.
Co-Defendant Acquitted.
A co-defendaht. Larry Knof1l,
also Of New York, was acquitted
by the jury on both counts.
Freidus was convicted of stat
ing that the Starrett Television
Corp. of which he was a large
stockholder. had assets of APP
proximately 100000. Actually.
the Government charged. the
corporation at the time was
operating at a deficit. The
statement was made, the prose-
cution charged, in an attempt
to purchase the Aireon Manufac-
turing Corp. Of Kansas City,
Kans., which manufactured juke
boxes and various electronic
devices. The RFC had taken
over the assets Of the Aireon
Corp. because its owners had
defaulted on a loan.
Serving Another Sentence.
Freidus faces a maximum pos
sible penalty of five years i'm
prisonment and a $4,000 fine.
Judge James r.. Kirkland. who
presided. did not set d date for
sentencing. Freidus was con-
victed some time ago in New
York on tax fraud charges and
Is serving q four-year sentence.
B Mr.. Knoll. who was cleared by
the jury. was vice president Of
the Starrett Television Corp. His
lawyers. Charles Margiotti and
William H. Collins, contended he
was sort Of Western Union
messenger" for the Starrett
concern. SOS
Freidus was represented by At
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Potomac River Expresswoy
Would Tap u. ST. Traffic.

Iems, but will not cause any in
convenience to present ushers.
since interchange will be pro-
vided with existing parkway fa-
cilities at either end of the in
corporated section"
Parks officials said they would
not comment on this suggestion
until they study the report in
detail.
The new bridge would carry
an estimated 16,700 vehicles per
day if it were constructed now.
and 23.200 daily in 1878.
The road section would cost
about $23.8 million, an average
of about $2.6 million per mile.
The bridge would increase the
cost by about $15.7 million.
(Tomorrow: Falls Church Ex-
preSSway.)
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Highway Financing
Farley Told 10 Expect
More Toll Mileage

A conference on highway
financing was told today to ex-
pect a, big increase In the con-
struction Of toll roads, but at the
same time it was warned that
toll roads are not q cure-all for
the Nations highway traffic ills.
The conference before which
these statements were made is
being held under the sponsor
ship of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce at the Shore
ham Hotel.
It was called for the purpose
Of developing information for
the chamber in formulating its
policies. There is also the hope
of bringing out information use
full to the Commission on Inter-
governmental Relations.
Toll Factor Cited.
Charles l.. Dearing, deputy
Undersecretary Of Commerce for
Transportation. told the meet
ing that "it is entirely possible
that within 10 years approx
mately one-third of the total
rural mileage on the presently
designated interstate system can
be improved to acceptable stand
ards through the use OF wholly
self-liquidating toll projects"
Toll roads were seen as dra-
matte evidence of the serious
ness of our highway problem by
Walter F. Carey Of Birmingham.
Mich, chairman of the board OF
the American Trucking Associa-
tionS, Inc.
Held No Cure-alls.
c. c. Hardwick. partner IN
Smith, Barney & Co.. New York.
put at almost $1.750. 1000. 900 the
total of financing of present and
prospective toll roads. All OF that
| financing is or will be secured
solely by earnings from the
projects.
The chairman Of the New Jer-
sey Turnpike Authority. Paul L.
Troast, warned that toll roads
are not cure-alls. Fundamen-
tally, he pointed out. they are
sound only where the traffic de-
mand is greater than the high
way supply s.
| The conference yesterday
afternoon heard various opinions
advanced whether the Federal
Government should abandon its
2-cents-a-gallon tax and leave
taxes in that field to the States.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Churchill and LanieI
FIy Home From Talks
By shs Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 11.-Prime
Minister Churchill and French
Bremier Laniel few into London
today from the Bermuda Big
Three conference.
Mr.. Laniel and Mr.. Churchill
shook hands warmly for the
welcoming crowd at the airport.
This appeared to be an effort
to scotch reports they had dis
agreements at Bermuda.
Mr.. Laniel, who suffered a
lung infection in Bermuda. con-
tinued the fight to Paris.
Mr.. Churchill. 70, looked esi
pecially At for his years.
Mr.. Churchill faces a threat
ened revolt in his own Conserva-
tive Party over government
policy in Egypt. Thirty Con-
servatives have signed a motion
opposing negotiations with
Egypt over withdrawal of troops
from the Suez Canal zone. They
have threatened to raise the is
sue in foreign affairs debate next
week unless given assurances
the troops will be kept In the
zone.
Within an hour after Mr..
Churchill's arrival, the British
Foreign ONCE was denying re-
ports that the Americans waged
a pressure campaign" at Ber-
muda to have Britain change
her policy in Egypt and the
Middle East.
PARIS, Dec. IL (P.-PremieI
Joseph Laniel returned today
from the Bermuda conference
and ridiculed talk of any
French British friction at the
conference.
ITO say that Franco British
friendship is passing through a
crisis now is an absurdity and il
is easy to see who that would
benefit" he said. adding:
"Our union with our two allies
on the big objectives of our worlc
policy is complete"
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Broyl,T Attacks Virqinio Plan Bridqe Site

Of Route 240 II the Cabin John
bridge is not justified.
Maryland is going to have to
study the report" he said. After
further study. wen have a COM
ment."
c C.. Robinson. director Of the
Northern Virginia Planning
Commission, said he agreed the
Cabin John bridge might not
be required Immediately. But
he said it was equally ridict-
lous" to rule it out for the future.
and urged that land be bought
for the outer belt Immediately.
while it can be acquired reason
ably.
He contended there is a "very
vital need" for immediate con-
struction Of the Jones Point
bridge, however, and for a con-
nection between 1t ana SnTley
highway.
Seen as Blow to Industry.
Alexandria officials said fail
ure to build the Jones Point span
and approach road would have q
bad effect on industrial develop
ment planned there.
District Engineer Commis-
sioner Louis w. Prentiss. fore
most advocate of the E street
bridge, said he disagreed that
adequate approach roads could
not be developed for that span.
He also noted there are strong
differences between proposals by
the report and the planning
commission for building a new
bridge just downriver from the
existing Highway Bridge. While
each group proposes the same
location, he noted. the consult
ants report would have it tie
into q new expressway. Without
the expressway, he contended.
the bridge would not have ade-
quate approach roads at reason
able costs
Mr.. Broyhill, however. said
he saw the tying in Of the pro-
posed bridges with expensive ex-
pressways as a failure Of the
report.
with their plan. the bridge
can't be built without the costly
expressway," he said. with
ours, existing approach roads
are pretty well worked out to
tie in with the Jones Point and
e street bridges"
Action Up to Legislature.
The new prSOosals. contern-
plating q $1O7-million expendi-
ture to improve and build new
Virginia highways and bridges.
was submitted after a year Of
study by the firm Of Wilbur
Smith & Associates. Any action
toward implementing it will be
left to the. Virginia Legislature,
which meets next month. Gov.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
POTOMAC RIVER
EXPRESSWAY

This new four-lane, limited
access expressway would serve
traffic having origin and destina-
ton in the older parts of Alex
andria and would handle
through-movement traffic now
using U. S. Route I.
The consulting firm suggests
that the expressway be desig-
mated as u. S. Route l, with
the present Route l becoming
a State primary road. !.
It would leave the present U. S.
Route in the vicinity of Gum
Springs. swing to the north and
east to cross the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway about / mile
south of the present Hunting
Creek bridge, then proceed north
and generally parallel to the
Mount Vernon Memorial highway
through the city of Alexandria.
In Alexandria, the route would
follow mid block" location be-
tween Lee and Union streets to
as far north as King street. It
would then swing slightly to the
west and north to follow a mid
block location between Royal and
Fairfax streets. Portions of the
latter section would be elevated.
The proposed route would pass
just to the east Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. generating
station, then swing northwest to
join the present Mount Vernon
Memorial highway.
Between this junction and the
Potomac River, the present road
way would be reconstructed to
expresSway standards. The ex-
preSSway would cross the Po-
tomac River on a new bridge
downstream from the present
Fourteenth street bridge and con-
meet with the proposed Southwest,
freeway in the District.
From its junction with q. s.
Route l. at Gum Springs, to the
proposed new bridge, the route
would be Ola miles long. South
of Alexandria, access to it would
be provided at Route /. Fort
Hunt road and the Mount
Vernon Memorial highway. In
Alexandria. access would be
given at three points spaced
about five blocks apart.
From the new bridge to just
north Of Alexandria, the ex-
pressway uses portion of the
Mount Vernon Memorial high
way. which is controlled by the
National Capital Parks as q non-
truck route.
The conSultantS noted that
development of the road may
create some jurisdictional prob
Evening star., 1953-12-11

FOLLOWING is the first of three
articles on the three major ne1D
eIpressUGys for nearby Vir-
0iniG, as proposed to the State
Legislature by the consulting
firm of Wilbur Smith G. Asso-
ciets. Most of this article is
quoted directly from the con-
sultdntS' report.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Heads Food Council

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. 114lR.
w. M. Gaunt. jr,, is the new
president Of the Virginia Food
Council, Inc. Mr.. Gaunt, a
native, of Berryville and man
aging director of Virginia Chain
Store Council. succeeds s. Frank
StrauS.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Wealthy for q Night

A woman who was locked by
accident in the basement OF a
bank building in Dublin, Fire, re-
manned a prisoner overnight.
Evening star., 1953-12-11
Canadian Settlement
threatened With Famine
BY the Asseeiated Pr.,.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest
Territory, Dec. 11.--Mauraud-
Ing wolves and failure Of the
fall caribou hunt repeatedly
threaten famine for Eskimos in
the area around Canada's Arctic
coast settlement of Coppermine.
The tale Of disaster was told
by a young Eskimo who trekked
into Coppermine, on the shores
of Coronation Bay, north of the
Arctic Circle. He said his peo-
pie were heading toward the
settlement. seeking food to see
them through the winter.
The Eskimo said the natives
had missed the annual fall mi
grafton of the caribou herds and
had been unable to build UP a
meat supply for winter.
Wolves have destroyed most
Of the other meat cached away
from previous hunts, he added.
torneys Edward Bennett Will
liams and Coleman Stein.
Assistant United States Attor-
neys William Hitz and Alfred l..
Hartman were the prosecutors.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
Schofer Scores 80 in Pacing
ViI|onovo Win; Penn Triunphs

whose shortest man was an even
six feet. Simms collected 20
points. including Is Of is foul
tries.
In all. nine players hit double
figures for the two teams who
battled through a nip-and-tuck
first half with the lead chang
ing hands 16 times. Villanova
led, 51-48 as the half ended.
Xavier forged into the lead
midway in the fourth quarter
on pair of foul shots by Paul
Margerum. but Nick Mcguire
and Jack Devine retaliated with
goals to give the Wildcats the
lead and the victory-their
eighth in IL games.
Beck poured in IS points as
Penn won the opener.
Beck brought his seasons
total to 258 points in nine games,
a 2S.7 average. Beck was the
Nations leading average scorer
ss the game began with . 29.1
rating.
Evening star., 1953-01-11

1876, on the television recommen-
dation. The 70 delegates who
did not vote on the TV issue
probably were small schools
without football. or schools in
areas without television.
Wayne Duke, executive direc-
tor of the NCAA, praised the
Washington hotels and the con-
vention bureau for it's handling
of the convention. Hotel men
in other sections of the country
said Washington couldn't take
care of us 10 days before the
Inauguration, but we had a
record registration and every
body was taken care Of"
Leonard P. Walsh, the former
George Washington coach and
immediate past president of the
D. C. Bar Association. served as
parliamentarian for the conven-
ton as a favor to Max Earring
ton of CIV.
The few football coaches sitting
around the lobby after the pro-
posal for 80 days of spring prac-
tice was beaten did not appear
too concerned. 1--WE were allowed
20 days last year and I only used
49," one of them said, but if
you use my name I'll probably
be kicked out of the Association. I"
There was so little support for
the recommendation that a count
of the standing vote was not
necessary. 1t appeared to be
about 100 to 20.
Evening star., 1953-01-11

fullback in 1850. who was hon
ored last year for the season S
best individual performance.
The outstanding lineman tro-
ply last year also went to an
other Maryland player, Bob
Ward. All-America guard.
The Touchdowners didn't for
get Washington boys in passing
out the laurels. Bob Rusevlyan
OF st. Johns was honored as
the outstanding football player
in the District, while Mike Som
mer of Wilson High School was
voted the top public-high grid
man. Carleton (Shocko) Shearer
of the Car Credit eleven received
the sandlot trophy.
These three presentations
were made by Judge Thomas j.
Scalley of Municipal Court. him.
self an ardent sports fan and
former athlete.
GASCu1IduCI VvlAS 4IOPuys
Steve Eisenhauer. Navy guard,
took the trophy as the areas
outstanding player. 1t was a big
occasion for the modest mid
shipman from Sheffield, Pa, with
Admiral William M. Fechteler,
Chief of Naval operations, MAX
ing the presentation.
Distinguished guests included
Chief Justice Vinson and Justices
Minton. Clark and Douglas of
the Supreme Court: Treasury
Secretary Snyder; Agriculture
Secretary Brannon; John r.
Steelman. assistant to the
President; Gen. Nathan F..
Twining. Air Force; Art Rooney.
president of the Pittsburgh
Steelers; the Rev. E. P. Joyce,
vice president of Notre Dame:
Matt Connolly, secretary to the
President: Senator Mcfarland.
of Arizona: Vice Admiral Merlin
O'Neill. commandant of the
Coast Guard, and F. Joseph
Donohue, chairman of the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
NCAA
Continued From Page CID

of increasing from 20 to 80 the
number of spring practice days
in football. The proposal was
advanced by Ralph w. Aigler,
University of Michigan faculty
representative, and backed by
Tug Wilson. commissioner of the
Big Ten Conference.
Aigler said that 80 days would
give coaches time to work with
less known or less talented play
ers instead of concentrating on
the "blue chip" players as they
must do now. LAS it is now,
only those of proved ability. the
ones with the high school repu-
tation for whom the bidding has
been high. get attention from the
coaches" he claimed.
No count was made of the
standing vote, but the defeat was
decisive. The NCAA did ease
things a bit. however. by raising
from 80 to SO the number Of days
in which the 20 permitted prac-
tice sessions could be held, In
basketball, the permitted 20 out
of-Season practice sessions can
be held within 80 days instead
of the "a permitted previously.
Shorter Seasons Urged.
Before all this took place, the
convention heard a report recon-
mending shorter football and
basketball seasons. Proposals
were presented for action at next
years convention in Cleveland
limiting the number of football
games to 10. with nine the ideal
number, and basketball games to
26, with % or "a the ideal
number.
The convention was warned
that if NCAA members didn't
police themselves, other agencies
would. There was no reference
by name to other agencies, but it
was obvious the report had in
mind the American Council of
Education, which recently called
for accrediting agencies to take
over enforcement. That is a
move which already has started
in one section of the Southwest,
and the NCAA apparently wants
to head it off
Nebraska was named host for
the annual track championship
meet, June 1920. Ohio State
was given the swimming meet
March 1928. The dates for all
other meets, except baseball,
were announced previously.
DR.. A. B. Moore, dean of the
graduate school at the University
OF Alabama, was elected presi-
dent to succeed Hugh c. Willett
of Southern California, who has
served three years. DR.. Moore
won a close but friendly contest
over William H. McCarter, ath-
letic director at Dartmouth, by
an 81-72 vote.
Evening star., 1953-01-11
AshenfeIter Scores
Double Victory in
Mel AAU Track
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Reggie
Pearman. a swiftie from the
New York Pioneer Club. ran a
star-studded 600 field into the
ground. and Horace Ashenfelter.
the galloping FBI man, won two
events tonight in the Metropoli-
tan AAU Track and Field cham
pionships, opening event of the
New York indoor season.
Pearman, a school teacher
since his graduation from New
York University. tied the meet
record for the 600 in 1:11.7.
while Ashenfelter, Olympic
3,000-meter steeplechase cham
pion, trotted off with both three
mile and mile events.
Reggie galloped along behind
Manhattan's Vernon Dixon un-
til the gun lap. Then he opened
up and there was no stopping
him. Dixon wound up second
by about two yards. while Herb
McKenley and Nal Whitfield,
both of the Grand Street Boys,
finished fourth and fifth, re-
spectively. Jim Herbert set the
standard in 1912. .u. -
AShenfelter Wins Easily.
AShenfelter won the 3-mile
test-his specialty-in 14:42.1.
hitting the tape some IS yards
in front of Gordon Mckenzie
of the Pioneer Club. Horace
was ahead most of the way, and
was pursued closely for two
miles by John johnson of st.
Johns. johnson couldn't keep
up, though. and was far out
of the money at the end.
In the mile, the first two fin
iShers were the same as the
3-mile-Ashenfelter and McKen-
zie. The sleuth's time was
4:18.1 in this one and his mar
gin was about Is yards over
Mckenzie, who led the pack for
about a half mile. John Trent
of the New York AC was third.
Fred Wilt, another G-Man.
who was expected to battle it
out with Ashenfelter in both
events, had a chest cold, and was
forced to withdraw.
Browne Takes 1000.
Roscoe Browne, the little pro-
fessor from Morgan State COL
lege, won the 1,000-yard run as
expected in 2:19.8. This was
more than three seconds slower
than his winning mark of last
year. but he had little competi-
tion. Bill Olmetchenko of the
Pioneer Club was second.
Little John O'Connell of Man.
haitian College took the 6O-yard
dash in 6.5 seconds. Olympic
100-meter champion Indy
Remigino was shut out in a heat.
Charlie Pratt of Manhattan
College won the 70-yard high
hurdles in 90. and Henry Laskau
broke his own meet record in the
mile walk, covering the distance
in 6:27. His former standard was
6:28.9.
In addition to O'Connell.
Browne and Laskau, Arnold
Webb OF the Pioneer Club re-
tanned his high jump crown
when he scared 6 feet 31a inches.
Manhattan won the mile re-
lay in 3:23.3. and Fordham was
victorious in the two-mile re-
lay with an effort of 7:48.9.