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{. ". Minte, Painting
Contractor, Dies al IS

Edward w. Minte, IS, Washing
ton painting contractor, died unex-
pectedly yesterday in his country
home at Annapolis, Md.
He was founder and head of the
Edward w. Minte Co., one of the
largest painting contract firms in
the city. He contracted for the
painting of the Pentagon, the Naval
Medical Center, the National Ar
chives and many of the embassies
and Office buildings.
Mr.. Minte was born in New York
and came here in 1912 as superin-
tendent for painting contractor.
He founded his own firm in 1918.
He was a charter member of the
Cosmopolitan Club and was a
member of Blue Lodge OF Ana
costa and the Royal Arch Lafay-
cite Chapter, No. S, of the Masons;
the Washington Commandery, No.
l, Of the Knights Templar; the
Albert Pike Consistory, Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite, and Almas
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lit Mrntnriaitt

GINA B. In loving memory OF our de
voted mother, MAUDE L. BLACKWELL
who h 5s foaT SAFER as 2A
GINA B. JONES, who departed this h1'
September %. 1916.
We, who sadly miss them,
Find comfort in the truth, well known
That life is ruler over death
THE DEVOTED FAMILY. PAUL BLACK.
K WFk A H9SE cHko 3 sR JosEs JULIA
CROWLEY. NICHOLAS A. In loving
"A. CROWLEY who passed away six years
ago today, December l6, 1871.
Six years have passed since you lay down
We loved You, but God loved you best.
membered ANTOINETTE c. O'BRIEN.
of my dear husband, William j. FERGU.
SON, who departed this life four years age
today, December l6, l943.
My heart always strays to grave not fai
away,
The Lord knows how I miss you more and
more each day:
Your picture is ever with me
AS l think of your kindly ways.
And I try to hide my grief, dear,
The love l have for you, dear husband,
viii never fade away.
Then turn to the words OF Job, thai
true saint Of God; and read what HI n.
says, Il know that my Redeemer liveth
and that He shall stand at the latter day
upon the earth; And though. after my Skin
shall l see God; Whom / shall see fol
myself, and mine eyes shall behold ane
not another So, dear husband; We, al
hope as JOB had In the resurrection o.
the dead, we will see our Lord face tt
face. therefore. I am trying to be com,
end. Tune u YouR WIFE KATIE
my fe dear one, DAv1D FRYE RYE Who PASSED
away twenty-one years ago today, Decem'
Der 10, 1926.
Although you are gone, you are not
IVA LONELY ONE. HELEN F. SMITH
CANDY, EDWARD. In sad but loving
remembrance Of my dear husband Ed,
WARD CANDY, who passed ava, away two
years ago today, December 10, 1945.
am sad within my memory.
Lonely in my heart for you today;
The one I loved so dearly
HIS saf o fer ever wT Passed alice acay CANDY
GARDINER, ELMER. In sad but loving
u ug'at'G ELMER Ihs % Gardiner who departet
this life suddenly one year ago today, De.
cember 16, 1946.
Only those who have lost can tell
The pain of parting without farewell.
Rest. sweet spirit. rest.
DEVOTED AUNT. FRANCES GREEN
UNCLE, MOSES GARDINER: NIECE
EMMA TALIFERRO, AND NEPHEW
ADOLPHUS GARDINER.
HERMAN, BARRY. In memory Of
BARRY HERMAN, who died three
months ago today, September is, 1947.
Ny days are long and lonely,
My pleasures are but few.
The happieSt hours l ever spent, darling
Barry,
Were the ones I spent with you.
I miss you so much
MAMIE.
LOWE. CLAYTON S. In loving memory
of our dear husband and father CLAYTON
ago today December 10, 1915.
Somewhere back of the sunset,
Where loneliness never dies,
He lives in the land of glory
With the blue and the gold of the skies
THE FAMILY.
MARCY, EVA J. In sad but loving
remembrance of my dear wife, EVA j
MARCY. who departed this life ten years
ago, December Is. 1897.
You are gone. but not forgotten,
In my thoughts you will always be;
For as long as there is memory
/ will ever think Of thee.
HER HUSBAND.
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Sergt. Joseph 7. HamIin
ReburiaI Rites TODAY

Solemn requiem mass for Sergt
Joseph Tracy Hamlin, 20, Army ma
chine-gunner, who was killed in ac-
ton December l, 1914, in the Hurg-
ten Forest, Germany, was to be sung
this morning in St. Francis Xaviers
Catholic Church, Twenty eighth
and Pennsylvania avenue Sc, with
burial in Arlington Cemetery. Bear
ers will be furnished by the National
Guard Of Honor of the American
Legion.
Sergt. Hamlin was born and edu-
Gated in lion, N. Y. He joined the
Army in 1912 and was sent overseas
in 1913. He was with the l21st In
fantry, 9th Division, and was
wounded twice in action before he
was killed.
Survivors are his parents, 1t. Col.
and Mrs. E. G. Hamlin, Springfield,
Mass,
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Killed in action in Germany on
January 30, 1915. Pvt. NOR
MAN F. C. FLETCHER, beloved
husband of Elizabeth NJ. Fletcher,
father of Francis L. and Charles
w Fletcher. son of Annie B.
Smith Norman Fletcher and brother of
Mrs Helen Kroon and Woodrow Fletcher.
Services at Chambers Funeral Home, 5l7
18th ST. Sc, on Thursday. December g,
at $50 pm. Interment Cedar Hill Gem
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WKESINSKI. PFC. LEO FKANCIS.
hA Killed in action in Germany.
- December 10, 1914, Pfc. LEO
FRANCIS WRESINSKI, 395th
~ Infantry, U: S. A. beloved son
of DR.. and Mrs. Leo J. Wresinski
of 1928 Mass. ave NV The holy sacri-
Ace e of of the mass will be offered at Holy
Trinity R. C. Church. 36th st. between N
and SITS. NV. on Wednesday, December
II, l941 at 9 am for the repose of his
soul. Interment Arlington National Gene
terry at 2 pm.
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Services Tomorrow
For Emma T.. PAYNE

Funeral services for Miss Emma
c. Payne, 50, internationally known
breeder and exhibitor of cats, will
be held at noon tomorrow at the
Lee funeral home, Fourth and
Massachusetts avenue NE. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Miss Payne died unexpectedly
Sunday at her home, 1868 South
Washington street, Falls Church.
For the last 1T,years she had owned
and operated the Rosedere Cattery
at the Falls Church address.
Miss Payne had exhibited her cats
all over the world. This. month one
of her female Siamese blue point
cats won first prize in heT class at
the New York Empire ClNb show.
Her black Persian, King Cone, was
judged the best in the District and
vicinity in February. 1941, atN the
championship show sponsored hby
the Columbian Cat Fanciers, Inc>
Miss Payne was born and edu-
Gated in Georgetown. She was once
a private translator and tutor for
diplomatic families.
While attending the Worlds Fair
in San Francisco in 1915, she was
given brown cat named Friskie
which had been on exhibit. She
brought Friskie to Washington when
she returned and then started the
Rosedare Cattery at 725 Twenty
second street NV.
Miss Payne assisted in organizing
one of the first cat shows in Wash
ington and helped form many cat
clubs. She reorganized the Wash
ington Cat Club.
She was honorary president of
the Cat Fanciers OF Washington and
was member of the national Or
ganization, the Cat Fanciers -Asso-
citation.
Surviving is a half-brother, Maj.
George Alton Payne, 48o9 Clark
street, Boulevard Heights, Md, on
duty with the Central Intelligence
Agency.
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A. Brahler. Dorothy L. Kenney, Eleanor
G; Shea. Grace c. Gettings and Jean M,
tional Cemetery on Wednesday. December
II, 1947, at ? pm. Interment private. 10
ROBINSON, HERBERT On Friday. De-
cember Il y,I 1914 HERBERT RoBINsoN
and Mrs 2. v. Grina " and 'rsro Mr. r. and and
Malvsn & schey nf Funs as f Home At New S"s
will De held on "Wednesday December II.
at 2:30 pm. Interment Woodlawn Gene
n. RoIaGERs: EDWARD L s,,, On t Monday,
l. RoTHaEB f beieyed son Of
Ernest L. and Ruth R. Rothgeb. Friends
may call at the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st:
later. - -
cember is. is4S, ROSIE E. i RU nSKids Be- be-
loved wife of Willis B. Runkles Of 625 E
Notice of services later.
SANDERS, JACOB HENRY, sR. On
Monday, December Is, 1947, at his resi-
SANDERS sr. He is survived by eight
dren, fifteen great grandchildren, other
nesday Desembsr T. friends sr may nE91 call nsa at
Thursday. December Is. at i pm. at the
above residence, Rev. M. J. Key officiat-
ing: Relatives and friends invited. In
A5Sutp Is Nd
n. sEADER' LILLIAN ROSS On Monday
sEApER. beloved wife of t the late william
Seader and mother Of Alise Gregory
wna &c wa sqnn Deal
Home. 4s12 Ga. ave. nv, on Thursday:
fseads nrtea H P R csdst mi mi
Cemetery. II
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Husband Faces Court
lon WEAPON CHARGE

Arthur R. Lafex, 26. of the TOO
block of Third street NV, was to
appear in Municipal Court today on
charges of assault with a dangerous
weapon.
Police arrested Lafex and charged
him with firing a shot from a 80
caliber revolver into the front steps
of the home of his estranged wife,
Mrs. Peggy Lafex, Is, in the 1000
block of Fourteenth street NV,
shortly after 7 o'clock last night
Police said Lafex threatened his
wife before firing the shot.
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Temple. He also was a member OF
the Board of Trade, the Building
Congress, the Painters & Decora-
tors of America and the Union
Painting Contractors Association OF
Washington.
He is survived by a son and a
daughter, Robert E. Minte. who is
with the firm, and Mrs. Andrew B
Marshall. His wife. the former Ella
Schrank of New York, died -four
years ago.
Funeral services will be held al
2 pm. tomorrow in Joseph Gawler'
Sons funeral home, 1855 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
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my 1 Wiz NARY l. H1T 2yn who Cd
l6. 1915.
I watched you fade like a flower.
But could not make you stay
I nursed you with tender care
Until God called you away.
The midnight stars are cleaning
Upon a lonely grave,
Where sleeping, but not dreaming,
Lies the one l could not save.
She had smile for every one
IT, AND nd. heart as pure as gold
Her memory will never grow old.
Your gentle face and patient smile
With sadness, l recall,
You had a kindly word for each
And died beloved by all.
The voice is mute and stilled the heart
All, bitter was the trial to part
From one so good as you.
Yo Nor are viii 10, yo f0r sSst b.: loved one
AS long as life and memory last
l will remember thee.
! miss you now, my heart is sore.
As time goes by miss you more;
No one can iii your vacant place.
HER LOVING HUSBAND.
SCHMIDT, PFC. LOUIS E.. JR. In low
50 scHMIDT. lc Jr' who no. was ASH Killed d
~ in action in Germany three years
ago today, December rs. 1914.
We seem to see in the soft, dim light
A face we loved the best,
And think of him when the suns last ray
Goes down in the far off west.
We miss you no less as the time passes on
Than We did on the day of your going, =.
For absence can never close the door of
our hearts
And the lamp of our love is still glowing
Your heart was the truest in all the wide
Your love the best to recall:
For no one on earth could take your place,
81 ere III Il s SISTER q as 81
o Org, Of our baby daughter, JUANITA
December Is, 1918.
We had a little treasure once,
,y she was our Joy and pride
For soon t She al" Slept Pes ana die edo we'll
In a little snow-white casket,
Resting all among the flowers,
Lies our darling little Juanita,
Keep her, Jesus, In Thy keeping,
Who for such little while was ours
-, Until we reach the shining shore,
Then. o Master. let us have her,
MOTHER AND GRANDMoTH-
ER; MAUD WHITE AND SARAH EAR
LAND.
WILLIAMS, MARY HELEN In sad but
loving remembrance of my dear daughter
MARY HELEN WILLIAMS, who departed
this life three years ago today. December
10. 1914.
Sad and sudden was the call
For one SO dearly loved by all;
You are not forgotten, Helen, dear,
Your memory will always linger near.
God wanted another angel,
So He took you home to rest
And to suffer no more
He thought it was best.
YOUR LOVING MOTHER, LIBBY HAY
DEN, AND BROTHER, MoNTEE BRY-
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Darn nj Thanka

YOUNG, JOHN S. I wish to thank all
my friends and neighbors for their many
andnesses and floral offerings, Plasterers'
Local No. 90, for their thoughtful help.
and Rev w w. Knox of the National
Gardens Baptist Church for his comfort
MRS. LENA YOUNG.
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Foreign Aid
Continued From First Page)

he praised the thoroughness Of the
Hartman report. His statement
follows:
IT think the Hartman commission
has done splendid job in its explor-
alton of the domestic fundamentals
which are unavoidably involved in
decisions respecting foreign aid. The
report discloses the great industry
and care with which the Hartman
group has responded to its directive,
which instructed it to determine
what America can wisely and safely
do In respect to foreign aid.
This Hartman report Is fine
demonstration of the fact that far
better preparation has been made
in connection with this pending
issue than ever before in my time.
This comment includes the tireless
work of the State Department staff
and the Herter committee and all
of the other preliminary explora-
tions which are now available to
Congress in an unprecedented de-
gree.
"I shall not comment on the is
ues raised by these reports until
the full record Is made before our
committee in the hearings starting
Monday, but 1 do say with grateful
emphasis that both Congress and
the country are going to have an
extent of authentic information
which will lift these pending vital
and critical decisions out of any
suspicion that they are snap judg-
ments on the basis Of mere wishful
thinking"
Committee to Hear Marshall.
Gen. Marshall will be permitted
to present the administrations views
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should export the full 1947-4s fertil-
izer ALLEGATION quickly 30 It can be
used on ls4s crops.
Farm machinery: We should plan
to furnish farm equipment and
parts at twice the recent annual
rate Of our exports to these coun-
tries" Even this would be only
about 6 per cent Of our total pro-
duction. But it is less than Europe
asked.
Steel: Export no scrap from the
United States. Europe's requests
for finished steel, tin plate and
other products is probably too high
and must be scaled down or at
least spread over~a longer period.
Coal Shortages Analysed.
Coal: Shortages in Europe are
largely due to lack OF skilled
labor, acute food and housing
shortages, deficiencies in technical
development and the necessity for
plant replacement and moderniza'
ton" We can meet Europe's re-
quests but mining machinery will
have to be cut from 100000 900 to
around $14o, 900 900. Much of it al
ready is on order in this country.
Petroleum: Unlikely that we can
meet European requests though
they would not be drain on our
reserves. Europe's requests for oil
equipment exceeds the total world
capacity to produce it and is "un-
realistically high"
Shipping: Europe's dry bottom
shipbuilding program is open to Sc
rious question" We should transfer
nearly go Liberty tankers not needed
at home and construct new, large
faster tankers for ourselves. We
can sell some dry cargo ships. help
ing to cut Europe's dollar shipping
costs for the aid program.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

to the joint committee session to-
morrow without cross-exanina-
ton. The joint session will be dis
solved at the end of his statement
and each committee will meet sep
arately in executive session to plan
further proceedings.
The secretary of State will re-
turn to q separate hearing of the
Senate committee Tuesday for
questioning, accompanied by Under
Secretary Of State Lovett.
Also on Tuesday the House For
eign Affairs Committee, presided
over by Chairman Eaton of New
Jersey, will hear Representative
Herter, Republican, of Massachu-
sets, spokesman for special
House Committee which visited Eu-
rope during the summer. The Her
ter. committee has made public a
broad set Of principles 1t believes
should govern future foreign aid.
Sessions Wednesday.
On Wednesday the Senate Com
mittee will hear Secretary of Com
merce Hartman and his staff, while
the House Committee is examining
Gen. Marshall and his State De-
partment staff.
On Thursday Mr.. Herter will go
before the Senate Committee, while
Mr.. Hartman and his associates
are testifying before the House
Committee.
In connection with the report that
China might be discussed, as well
as Europe, in this weeks hearings,
some informants estimated yester-
day that China could use about
81 900, 900 900 of American help next
year. 1t is understood, however,
that no final policy decision has
been made regarding the extent of
help to China. g.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
st. Johns Church Plans
Book Fuir. YuIe' Sole

A book fair and Christmas sale
sponsored by the women of ST
Johns Episcopal Church will be
held from II am. to pm. Tuesday
in the parish hall of the church
8O1 Sixteenth street NV.
Both new and used books will be
on sale at the fair, including chill
dren's books and religious literature
Christmas cards and handmade
gifts will also be on sale, and st.
Johns Orphanage will sell cookies
and candies. Mrs. Adolphus Station,
chairman of the Book Stall Com
mittee, will be in charge Of the
fair.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

/ lean free enterprise system Is "the
best method Of obtaining high pro-
duction' but the United States
should not force other nations to
adopt our methods. Imposition of
any such conditions in an aid pro-
gram would constitute an unwar-
ranted interference with the inter-
nal affairs of friendly nations"
No Consumer Controls.
5. Current export controls must
be continued. The new aid agency
probably will need power similar to
that Of the wartime War Production
Board to allocate scarce materials
and to order some goods set aside
| for export. No consumer controls
were proposed, however.
6. Imitation in the United States
is a serious deterrent to the stabil-
ity of the American economy but
any consideration Of program to
control imitation" would have been
beyond the committees job. The
committee did recognize that cur
rent high prices are partly due to
the current foreign aid program,
chiefly because of heavy food ex-
ports.
7. European currency stabiliza-
tion lis an essential immediate step
without which further aid from this
country will be wasteful and in
effective" European nations must
balance budgets, reduce excess
money supplies and fix realistic"
exchange rates. If they stabilize
their currencies, much of the money
held by their nationals in this coun-
try will be "coaxed" out of hiding
to help the program.
Policies in Germany Important.
8. Funds received by European
nations for American food, fuel and
fertilizer sold to their own people
should be set aside with some Amer
lean supervision ito reduce or avoid
inf1ationary borrowing from banks
of issue or for productive purpose"
such as road building. The money
must not be used for general spend
ing and the European nations should
make quarterly reports on its use.
Some might be used for scholarships
for American students or to pay
expenses of our embassies and lega-
tions, or to buy strategic raw ma
terials for American Stockpiles.
9. Policies of the United States
in Germany "are of all Importance
to the success of any aid program.
There must be "a radical reform"
of these policies, however, or we
may see the United States bur-
dened with never ending Germany
deficit" even though the rest of
Europe should recover. Increased
coal production is the key to Ger
many as we'll as Britain.
10. The United States should help
Europe in buying food from both
Canada and Argentina to relieve the
pressure here. We should ship
more nitrogen fertilizer to increase
the 1948 crops in Europe for we can
not meet Europe's full needs for
grains, especially if we have a bad
wheat crop next year.
Question on Grain Exports.
The committee had these COM
ments on specific items needed by
the 16 European nations:
Grains: The United States can
not be depended on to export 9,000,-
900 or 100000 tons of grain an
nually.
Fertilizer: European fertilizer IA
cilities should be rehabilitated with
out delay~and we should increase
production in Government -owned
synthetic ammonia plants. We
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Deputies
Continued From First Page.)

Russia wanted Austria, Belgium,
White Russia, Brazil, Canada,
TCzechoslovakia, Denmark, Greece,
India, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Poland, the
Ukraine, South Africa and Yugo-
slavia included.
Supporting his argument for in
clusion of Albania, Mr.. Smirnov
quoted United States State Depart
ment utterances of appreciation for
Albania during the war. He sought
to draw from Mr.. Murphy an ad-
mission that American opposition
was based on the fact that the
United States and Albania have not
established diplomatic relations.
The disagreement was left unre-
solved when Mr.. Murphy declared
the State Departments statements
were not applicable to the question
and that there appeared little hope
for immediate agreement, the
American source said.
Mr.. Smirnov argued that China
was not one of the signatories to
Germany's surrender and there
fore should not be one of the ma
tions summoning the full peace
conference
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Assets Cannot Be Driven
Back. Hartman Unit Suys

The Hartman Committee in its
report issued last night noted that
"some pressure has been brought
upon the United States to act as
a policeman in driving foreign funds
back home, but said "in this situa-
ton, money can be coaxed, not
driven"
This country has always taken
the position that foreign money here
Is under the protection of our laws
and traditions as to the sanctity
Of the property rights Of the indi-
vidual," the committee said.
The key to obtaining use of
some of these resources lies not in
legal eompulsions, but in the estab-
lishment of confidence on the part
of nationals of the different coun-
tries in the policies of their own
government, and especially in the
stability of their own currencies.
The committee estimated that
foreign investments in the United
States approximate $4,000, 100000.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Trade Board Names
Committee Chairnen
For Coming Year

The Board of Trades committee
chairman for the coming year were
announced yesterday by John A.
Reilly, president of the organization.
George r. Titus, promotion man
ager of the Times Herald. will head
the cultural development commit
tee
Maurice L. Nee, treasurer Of the
P. J. Nee Furniture Co., will head
the committee on the District Of
Columbia form of government.
George L. Graham, sales engineer
of the A. P. Woodson Co., will be
chairman Of the Highway Commit
tee.
D. c. Conady, attorney. will be
chairman of the Public Order Com
mittee.
Edison B. Olds. jr., Of Brown,
Goodwin & Olds, investment bank
ers, will head the Public Utilities
Committee.
These chairmen were reappointed:
James T. Gearon of the United
States once OF Eoucatlon, Amerl-
can Ideals Committee; Thomas, A.
Locraft, Murphy & Locraft, archi-
tects, Architecture and Architectural
Awards Committee; John M. How
ard, Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., Education Committee;
Howard M. Startling, Association OF
Casualty g. Surety Executives, In
surance Committee; F. G. Await.
Howes & Await, attorneys, Law and
Legislation Committee; Maj. Gen.
David McCoach, jr., Charles H.
Tompkins Construction Co., Munich
pal Finance; Jesse Suter, The Star,
National Representation Committee;
Lawrence E. Williams, Mcdonnell
Aircraft Corp, New Enterprises
Committee F. H. Kenworthy, Ches-
apeake & Potomac Telephone Co.,
Public Health Committee: Dwight
R. Cooke, Marchant Calculating Ma
chine Co., Railroads and Transit
Committee; Ernest F. Henry, Bar
nard & Henry, attorneys, Recrea-
ton Committee; and Elmer M.
Pusey, Judd g. Detweiler, Inc, Safe
ty Committee.