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acquisition Of the necessary land
difficult.
It would have been a simple
matter six years ago before Leon
Alderman, Washington real
estate man, bought up almost
half Of the island and proceeded
to sell it, lot by lot. in a Develop
ment called Ocean Beach.
Mr.. Alderman said he bought
Is miles of land on the island,
which averages about a mile
wide, for about 100000 in 1850.
Since then. he told The Star, he
has sold about 5000 lots for a
total of about SIS million.
He told the Maryland Public
Service Commission last Janu-
airy that his investment in Ocean
Beach totaled $2.850,0OO. BY his
own figures, then. it would seem
that Mr.. Alderman and his as
sociates have Melted over 81
million on the development.
The Ocean Beach development
has caused land values to zoom
upward, the State has found
particularly since approval was
given last month for a corpora
ton of Ocean Beach property
owners to build a private toll
bridge across to the island from
South Point in Worcester
County.
The only public access to
ASsateague now is to by ferry
The tract the State would
like to get for its park has 66S
acres with 2 miles of Atlantic
beach and lies just north of Mr.
Ackerman's development.
Tract Title Claimed
Mr.. Alderman and his former
engineer on the Ocean Beach
project, Robert c. Walker OF
Berlin, claim title to this 660
acres. They obtained a title to
it from the State in 1851 through
the seldom used LAND patent
technique.
In other words. they staked a
claim to the land on the grounds
that nobody owned it. Their
claim was not challenged and
the State Land Commissioner
gave them a title for a total OF
about $4,000. Gov. McKeldin
himself signed the transfe,
papers shortly after taking
Office.
! Joseph D. Buscher, assistant
attorney general for the State
Roads Commission, said that
the Alderman Walker title is SC
unclear as to be almost worth
less"
/ Both Mr.. Alderman and Mr.
Walker concede that they do not
have clear title to $40 acres OF
the 668-acre tract the State
wants, but they claim they
sought out the former owners Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
University of Maryland
Awards 2,77O Diplomas

Some 2,170 students from the
University Of Maryland's cam
puses at College Park and Balti-
more received diplomas yester-
day in a two-hour commence
ment exercise.
The floor of the spacious Stu
dent Activities Building in
College Park was a solid mass
of black gowns, except for a
corner Of 81 white-uniformed
Nursing School seniors.
Nearly 1880 relatives and
friends of the class of Sc
watched as the degree candidates
were recognized by DR.. Wilson H.
ElkinS. university president, then
proceeded to four stations to pick
up diplomas. The hour-long de-
gree presentations began with
the awarding of honorary de-
grees to:
DR.. John w. Gardner, presi-
dent of the Carnegie Foundation
and the commencement speaker.
Doctor of Laws: George M.
Anderson, a Baltimore dental
surgeon, Doctor of Science; Karl
F. Herzfeld. head of the Physics
Department at Catholic Univer-
sity, Doctor of Science, and Ed
mund c. Mayo, president of the
Gorham Manufacturing Co. of
New York, an electronics firm,
Doctor of Engineering.
3 Win Merit Awards
Three Maryland farmers
awarded certificates of merit in
agriculture:
James M. Shriver, of Carroll
County; Herman L. Stockslager,
of Washington County and
James M. Willis, jr., of Talbot
County.
In his commencement address.
DR.. Gardner urged the graduates
to support the Nations colleges
in their job of turning out we'll
rounded specialists. He noted
that the country is and will be
run by specialists, who must be
taught a proper perspective on
life if We are to have the sort
of society we wish to live in.
Governor McKeldin of Mary
land expressed hope the class
of Sc would strengthen the
country's ties with foreign ma
tons by eXerting a good and
lasting influence in business
deals with foreign representa-
tives.
Thanks Given Cor Funds
For the financial contribution
made to the growth of the uni
versity, both the Governor and
the State were thanked by Will
liam P. Cole, IT,. chairman of the
schools Board of Regents and a
member for 25 years.
Forty-three Air Force ROTC
seniors took the oath OF allegiance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
Annual Farley
|0fMethodists
SET Tomorrow

HARRISONBURG. Va, June
9 (P.-Virginia Methodists be-
gin their annual conference here
Monday amid a general feeling
that harmony will prevail and
there'll be no tiff over segrega-
ton.
Some 1900 ministers, church
officials and lay leaders will at
tend the four-day conference at
Madison College. They'll help
nap Methodist plans in a variety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

as second lieutenants before Col.
Joseph r. Ambrose, head Of the
College of Military Science
Twenty-six other members of the
class received commissions ear
lier this year.
The program was the first
commencement for two new
deans-Dr. Vernon E. Anderson,
of the College of Education, and
DR.. William S. Stone of the
Medical School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10
'Assoteogue Isle Eyed
By Maryland for Park
BY GENE GOODWIN
star star Correspondent

OCEAN CITY, Md, June 9.-Maryland has its eye on
Asateague Island the site for its ocean-side park
Gov. McKedin has strongly public beach on
the island-a 36ilelong cigar of lying just of the
Atlantic Coast of Virginia and Maryland
legal and financial obstacles cropped up to make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

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PROPOSED 81 sssssA4
STAHf eARk eApsf RffHee
Map shows land owner
ship on AsSateague Is
land, which lies off the
Eastern Shore Counties
of Worcester, Md, and
Accomack, Va.
a first-time visitor, however. i.
the sight Of herds of horses anc
COWS grazing wild on the island
against Mr.. Ackerman'i
street signs as they 60.
Another rather incongruoul
sight on the island is q string Of
telephone poles running dowr
The eastern side Of the reef. Tit
poles carry telephone wires from
Ocean City to the Pope ISLAND
Coast Guard station near the
Maryland-Virginia dary
line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Employees to Get Queries
In 5-AIorm Fire Probe

Firemen finished wetting down
the chaTTed shell yesterday. Its
walls still stand and investiga-
tors do not expect them to col
lapse, but the building is being
written of as a complete loss,
firemen said.
Judd g. Detwiler. Inc. the
printing firm adjacent to the
ruined structure, had three cleo
trio motors in the bindery short
circuited by water from the fire
hoses, Mr.. Kelly said.
Some 200 copies Of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine
printed at Judd a. Detwiler. were
ruined by water. he said. While
there was additional damage "a
several rolls Of high-grade paper
most Of the buildings paper
stock was on skids above the
water level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22

Still lacking an explanation Of
what caused Saturdays FIVE
alarm fire. investigators planned
today TO question the last three
employees known to have left the
building shortly before the blaze
was discovered.
Fire Investigator Warren c.
Kelly said no arson evidence has
been found at the Quilted build
ing at 1910 lexington place NE.
An official damage estimate
will have to await an inventory
Of destruction in adjacent prop
critics. he added.
Mr.. Kelly said investigators
believe the flames started near
the front door Of the three-story
brick warehouse. He said a
freight elevator shaft served as
a fiue 70 quicken the fires spread
through the storage lofts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Teen Center Asked
For Silver Spring

The Silver Spring Junior
Chamber of Commerce has urged
that Montgomery County Off
Gals and planners cooperate in
construction of a recreation CEN
ter for teen-agers in the Silver
Spring area.
4 Jaycee resolution asks the
county council and the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission ito CO.
operate in producing a suitable
community facility designed to
serve the grave needs Of the
young adult population in the
Silver Spring area"
The Jaycees said there are
approximately 5000 teen-aegrs
in Silver Spring without ade-
quate recreational facilities.
William r. Crane, chairman
OF the groups Youth Welfare
Committee. will head a drive for
construction Of the center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Crippled Society
In Montgomery
To Move Center

Treatment for crippled persons
in Montgomery County will be
curtailed during the next two
weeks to allow the county treat
ment center to move to tempo
rary quarters.
The county's Society for Grip
pied Children and Adults has tc
abandon its present center in a
building provided by the Ameri-
can Legion on Rockville Pike
near Randolph road because il
lacks proper heating.
Its new center, Mrs. Melvin L
Reese. society president an
nounced, will be in quarters in
the Twinbrook Forest area do.
mated by Joseph Geeraert, de.
veloper Of the Rockville subdi.
vision. The facilities are to bt
ready next month. Until Their
treatment of 70 physically dis
abled patients will be curtailed
Mrs. Reese said. She added that
144 speech therapy patients will
be accommodated later in space
provided by the American Legion
Meanwhile. the society is con-
tinuing its drive to raise $4,000
for permanent center.
Land on Twinbrook parkway
across the street from the new
Twinbrook Forest Elementary
School and a few blocks from the
temporary location, also has beer
donated to the society by Mr.
'Geeraert.
His offer, Mrs. Reese said, came
exactly 48 hours after the
emergency arose" last week. She
added, TITS a wonderful example
of community spirit and Coop
Gro finn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
.McKeIdin Plans
To Attend Rally

Gov. McKeldin Of Maryland is
scheduled to appear at a speak
ers night" parade and rally to-
night sponsored by the Rock
Creek Women's Republican Club
in the girls gymnasium at the
Bethesda-chevy Chase High
School.
Representative Hyde, Repub-
lican, who is seeking reelection
in Maryland's 9Th District, also
will speak.
Before the Q pm. gathering in
the high school. the club women
will lead a campaign cavalcade
from Bradley boulevard and Wis
consin avenue 10 East-West
and Wisconsin and from
there TO the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Hearing Slated
On Proposed Bills

Proposed bills affecting Prince
Georges County's juvenile and
trial magistrate courts will be
considered by the County's leg
lslative delegation at a hearing
Wednesday at 8 pm. in the Hy-
attsville County Service Building.
The hearing is one Of a Sc
ries conducted by the delega-
ton to receive bills proposed for
enactment at the next session of
the Maryland General Assembly
opening in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
HOUSE CLEANING AT THE CAPITOL
Arlington Will Segregote
Debates of Candidates

meeting. However, several sat
through the next two sessions,
which got under way without any
picketing.
A spokesman for the NAACP
has already announced that this
will probably force
an arrest at future candidates
meeting to develop a court test
of the State ruling.
The next county board cam
paign debate is scheduled to be
held Wednesday night at the
Glencarlyn Elementary School,
The final meeting is set for No
vember l at Thomas Jefferson
Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Area Mon Is Victim
OF PuruIytic Polio

A 3O-year-old man was re.
ported.a victim Of psralytic polio
this week end by the Prince
Georges County Health Depart
ment.
He was admitted october 10 70
Providence Hospital after he be-
came III al his home In the $500
block Of Velts avenue. Bladens-
burg. Nd. His case was con.
firmed b. doctors over the week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Landlord Luuds Lobor
For Legislative Role

Representative Landlord, DEM
ocrat Of Maryland, said yester-
day that organized labor played
a constructive and responsible
role" during the 84th Congress.
Speaking at a breakfast spon-
sored by the AFL-cIO at the
Seafarers' Hall in Baltimore. Mr.
Landlord said, In my dealings
with representatives Of the
American labor movement
have been very much impressed
by the broad view they have
taken on legislation pending be-
fore Congress.
Mr.. Landlord is a candidate
for reelection IN Maryland's 5th
district. He Is opposed BY VIII
liam B. Prendergast. Repubh-
can Of Bay Ridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Foley Schedules
Six TV Speeches

John r. Foley. Democratic
candidate for Congress in the 9Th
Maryland District. has an
nounced a schedule OF six tele-
vision speeches he will give over
Station WrTG.
The first FIVE are scheduled
for 6:55 to Z pm. tomorrow and
Thursday and on October 30.
November / and November 2.
On November 5. election eve.
he viii be on from $50 10 SIS
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22

SEVERAL CAPITOL law
makers have had the man.
sion as their Washington resi-
dence. The most recent was
a Congressman who dearly
loved to sling paint. He even
put paint on a stone statue
in front of the house.
In the mansions south yard
is a flower. bed. 1t features
an ancient cannon, 8 feet
long, said to have been part
of the armament of the Ark,
one Of the two ships that
fetched colonists to Maryland
in 1884. Looks every bit that
old, too.
The mansion was gay
place in its day, a center of
culture and art. Clay seems
to have been the most per-
sistent visitor, but there were
plenty Of others.
Affairs were not altogether
serene, however. The Battle
of Bladensburg was fought
just a few miles away. In fact,
some of the American soldiers
might have fed over the acres
of Riversdale.
There was also internal I'M
pleasantness at times.
Beneath the north portico,
reached via a slanting hurri-
cane door, is an arched vault,
Illuminated only by a small
heavily-barred grill.
What was this hole?p a
visitor asked a janitor.
That was where they put
slaves when the slaves were
bad" he said. "They had one
for men, one for women"
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is to the ordinary office what
Tai Mahal is to a ratty tempo
on The Mall.
This magnificent shack is in
Riverdale. Henri Joseph,
Baron de Sitter, started to build
it. He called it Riversdale.
Somewhere along the line the
IS" was dropped, but we'll
restore it today to be histori-
cally accurate.
Baron de Stier hot-footed
it here from Belgium be-
cause the French revolution
lists were threatening to sep
arate him in the region of
his Adams apple. They ran
out of artiStocrats at home
and moved into Belgium, in
tent on looping off some noble
heads there by way of fatten-
ing their score.
The baron'S daughter and
young George Calvert were
married; Pop went back to
Europe and the Calverts took
over the mansion.
William Thornton, the first
architect of the Capitol, is
supposed to have wrought
some of Riversdale's designs.
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Royal Danish Ballet Gets
Warm Capitol Welcome

Ipanies the Danish troupe is
without the Russian influence.
It was explained that Bour-
knoxville brought the French in
fhuence into the school at Copen-
hagen and that the company
retains its own style. which in
lcludes more of balance between
drama and the dance, rather
than emphasizing the dance as
most do.
Every dancer is important in
the performance" he said. I'VE
work more as team. rather
than building up stars"
And the drama. The dancers
Iget the influence from the Royal
Theater School, which includes
drama as well as opera, he said.
A product of the school was
with Mr.. Petersen.
She is Miss Mette Mollerup,
an attractive 99-pound dancer
who at "a is one of the seven
female solo dancers in the COM
Ipany and considered one if its
rising bright stars.
She was an exception in the
Royal Theater School. which
Conductor Arne Hammelbee said
I"you might call socialistic since
it's run by the government. But
you couldn't have it with private
money--too expensive"
Entered School at Is
Miss Mollerup, who speaks
English well since it is taught In
the school, didn't enter the school
until she was IS years old. Most
! start at 6 or Z.
I Then only about four or five
are accepted out of hundreds
Of applicants.
There they have dual training
in regular school as other chill.
dren do, and the dance. At II
they graduate, she said, and ther
serve two years apprenticeship
But the petite miss is much
) like any other girl on her frs
! visit to Washington. She wants
to see the White House land al
, the buildings. After all its tn,
the Capital"
1 What wa. her first impression
of New York?
ut was so big and large.
felt kind Of little and nothing
Television? She watched q
lot of it, but not because She
wants to.
II want to read and have 3
little quiet. but when it's oper
it's hard to keep your eyel
away" she smiled!
Some Of Her Observations
How did you get into thu
ballet?
why do you dance? All chill.
dren dance. Some Of them wher
they grow up give more Of theil
I life TO it. Others spread out
, more to other things.
why do you dance? Why d.
you love?" she said.
\ Some Of her Other obserya.
. tons:
A bridge (probably the Della.
ware Memorial Bridge cominr
down from Philadelphia. 1T goe,
way Up indicating and way
down."
/ Football. us that the thing
where they push each other
around again gesturing). II
looks like people fighting.
didn't ike IT,"
American audiences. They are
more, how you say II, entnusi-
astic. II they Ike something
, they show II very much
. Americans In general. "1heJ
. seem all 70 be very busy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
Rivals
For SenateAir
Poland Views
Butler Anti-Tito Vote
Hit; Senator Sends
Telegram to Lodge
BY the Associated Press

Polish unrest was the chief
subject of talk by Maryland'sI
senatorial candidates Sunday.
George p. Mahoney, the Dem
ocrat, said Republican SENATOR
Butler had opposed the policies
which ignited the unrest. And
he accused Senator Butler of
being a 'phony anti-C Communist"
and one of group of Republi-
cans who use the American
peoples natural revulSion to-
communism for their own mar
row political ends"
Senator Butler, in a telegram
to United Nations delegate Hen
ry Cabot Lodge. proposed that
the U. N. act to prevent Rus
sian interference with the
internal affairs of Poland"
Today, Senator Butler planned
to tour Baltimore's 5th, 7th, 9th
and 10th wards. Mr.. Mahoney'sI
only scheduled appearance was
a $25-a-plate Democratic rally
tonight at the Prince Georges
Country Club near Washington.
Traces History of Policy
Mr.. Mahoney, in a campaign
statement, said Poland's move
toward greater independence
from Moscow was the result of
"a foreign policy begun by the
Democrats and continued by the
Republicans.
"All observers agree that the
ISoviets' troubles in Poland grow
out of the Yugoslavs' continued
show of independence toward
the Kremlin," he said. This
policy has been to 'foster this
spirit of 'Titoism' or independ-
|ence," principally by supplying
economic aid to Yugoslavia, said
Mr.. Mahoney.
He continued, But the phony
anti Communists in the Repub-
lican Party, men like Senator
Butler who use the American
peoples natural revlusion to
communism for their own mar
row, political ends, played right
into the hands of the Reds.
Butler Vote Cited
Eager to make political capt.
tai out of the issue of aid to
Tito. Butler and % other Re.
publicans voted on June 30 to
deprive President Eisenhower Of
all discretion in the matter Of
Terminating or continuing aid to
Tito"
If they had been successful,
Mr.. Mahoney said, Tito would
have been driven Immediately
to the arms of Khrushchev and
Bulganin" ending all present
hope of fostering independence
among the Russian satellites.
Mr.. Mahoney said what is
nov taking place in Poland may
be the beginning of the breakup
of the Soviet Empire"
Butler Telegram Revealed
In his telegram to Ambassador
Lodge, Senator Butler said:
"Fragmentary reports from
Poland indicate that the Polish
government has taken a decisive
step toward freeing the brave
and gallant Polish people from
the yoke of slavery imposed upon
them by the dictators in the
Kremlin.
"These events could well be
the initial and decisive step in
bringing Poland from behind the
Iron Curtain. With overpower-
ling Russian armies at the scene,
II urge you to take immediate
steps to bring the full force of
the United Nations into action
with the objective of preventing
Russian interference, military or
otherwise. with the internal af-
fairs of Poland. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-22
BY CHARLES PUFFENBARGER


The big family" known as the
Royal Danish Ballet Company
trouped into Washington yester'
day evening to begin the flna
leg of its first tour of this coun'
try.
The party of some 100 mem
bers arrived by bus from Phila-
delphia, where its reception con-
tinued to be as warm as it ha!
through SO performances in TIT
United States and Canada since
arriving in New York in mid
September.
The Royal dancers will give
three performances here at thu
Capitol Theater with the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
one each Tuesday and Wednes'
day at $3.50 pm. and a 2:30 pm
matinee Wednesday, prompted
when tickets to the evening per.
formances were sold out within
a week.
From here the company viii
| journey to Baltimore for per-
formances Thursday and FRIDAY
and then to Newark, N. j., fol
a single show before wrapping
up the tour at Brooklyn witt
two appearances.
Whisked Of to Dinner
No sooner had the visitor
left the buses at the Annapoli
Hotel yesterday than they werl
whisked off to the Shorehan
Hotel for a dinner featuring
Of all things, okra soup. Mary
land chicken, corn fritters, swee
potatoes with marshmallowt
turnip green's and apple cobble
lin addition to a jazz band. ]
was hosted by Danish Ambassa
dor Henrik de Kaufman ant
his American-born wife.
And their social schedule Wi
continue to be buster than thei
professional one here, with
reception by the American News
paper Women's Club tonight 70
the top ranking members of tn
company, the ambassador an
his wife. and National Symptom
Director and Mrs. Howar
Mitchell, followed by reception
at the embassy.
Luncheons tomorrow and Wed
nesday will be given by Juliu
Garfinckel's and the Lisner Mat
Iinee Committee Of the Women
I Committee Of the Nations
Symphony.
I The dancers will go on Tues
day evening without a rehearsal
Tuesdays Program
On Tuesday evening and Il
the matinee. the program wi
be a Danish Copella, an ex
ample Of the Danish as derive
from France without the Russial
Influence Of most modern bale
troupes, and Conservatoriet b
August Bournonville. a dane
master Of the mid 18th centur
who is credited with the creates
Influence on the Royal Schoo
Wednesdays program will b
the Whims Of Cupid and tn
Ballet Master, probably tn
worlds oldest ballet: La Son
nambula, a modern ballet, ant
the third act Of Napoli, anothe
work Of Bournonville.
The troupe is the only Roya
ballet company left in the worll
and is probably the Oldest. al
Though there is some question
It was founded in l74s.
Retains Its Own Style
J. L. Petersen. the company
general manager. was quick 3
point out yesterday that unlik
lmost present-day ballet com