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Evening star., 1947-03-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.~*' B-S
n,
University Women
asked to Support
RecibrOcaL Trade

State officials of the American
Association OF University Women
were urged in a letter just released
from AAUw headquarters here to
voice their opposition to measures
recently introduced In Congress
which would undermine or destroy
the established reciprocal trade pro-
gram"
AAUW members were urged to
write or wire their congressman
asking that the principles OF the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Pro-
gram be upheld. and to register op-
position to legislative proposals
which call for postponing action
under the act pending scientific"
investigation or which would sus-
pend the Presidents authority to
make further reductions in trade
rates.
DR.. Helen Dwight Reid. AAUw
associate in international educa-
ton, pointed out that this is mat
ter of very grave Importance for
American foreign policy"
ANY undermining of the recipro-
cal trade program on the eve Of the
Geneva conference" she said, will
make it difficult If not impossible for
the United States to carry through
the policy Of economic cooperation
embodied in our proposals for estab-
lishing an international trade Or
ganization."
The AAUW is backing the estab-
lishment Of an international trade
in line with legisla-
tive principle endorsed by conven-
ton vote which calls for "the pro-
motion Of international economic
cooperation and reconstruction the
expansion of world trade, and the
Of world resources"
Announcement has been made by
the District branch of the AAUW
OF the appointment of Or. Helen K.
Macintosh, vice chairman Of the
Education Committee, by the War
as consultant on ele.
mentary school curriculum in Aus
tria. DR.. Macintosh has been a spe-
cialist in her field with the United
States Office of Education since
1898.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Californian Feted

Mr., and Mrs. G. j. S. Williamson
entertained at cocktails yesterday
afternoon in honor of Mr.. James
Mussatti of San Francisco. The
party was given in their apartment
at the Marlyn.
Among those invited were Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John Phillips,
Federal Communications Commits
sioner and Mrs. Ray Wakefield, Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Stockburger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren B. Francis, Mrs. Donald
L. Jackson, wife of the Representa-
tive from California; Mr.. George M
Meredith, president of the California
State Society; Col. and Mrs. Frank
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Christy Thomas
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mckee.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Abba Delta Pi

Election of officers for the COM
ing year will be held at a meeting
of the Washington Alumnae Associa-
ton of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority at
8 pm. Thursday at the home OF
Mrs. George Martin, 1880 California
street NV.
3, A film, entitled Lady Marine,
will! also be shown by First Lieut.
Mary Janice Hale, USMCR, presi-
dent of the association. Further
plans fer endowing a room at the
new George Washington University
Hospital by the association also will
be discussed.
Assisting Mrs. Martin will be Mrs
William Clark, Mrs. George Lin
kins and Mrs. John Mcdonald.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Jnne Huff to We'd
Tobm Wva,zam Ill

The engagement of Miss June
Wilson Huff to Mr.. John Milton
Wyman, III, is announced by her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. O. HUFF
of Bethesda. Mr.. Wyman is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Milton
Wyman, II, also of Bethesda.
The bride-elect attended the Han
nah More Academy, Holton-Arm
Junior College and George WASH
ington University Her f1ance went
to Georgetown University and is
now a senior at the Georgetown
University School of Medicine.
Their wedding will take place on
June IL
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Mrs. rs.A.C.Hongb!tom
Heads Daughters
OF Colonial Wars

Mrs. Arthur c. Houghton was
elected president Of the District So
ciety, Daughters of Colonial Wars,
at the society's triennial meeting last
week.
The new president of the society
is prominent in club circles here,
having served In many positions in
both the State and national society
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution. She also is member
Of the national society, Colonial
Danes of America. Mrs. Houghton
was chairman of the District wom-
ems organizations of the War FL
nance Committee for six war loan
drives, and has been active in the
Red Gross, the Community Chest
and many other patriotic and civic
organizations.
She will hold her first council
meeting tomorrow at a luncheon at
the Kenesaw, when the newly ap-
pointed State chairmen will also be
present.
Other officers elected with Mrs.
Houghton include: Mrs. Robert Van
Denbergh, vice president; Mrs. Ju-
liam G. Goodhue, chaplain; Mrs.
Norment D. Hawkins, recording sec
retary; Mrs. S. Dolan Donohoe, COR
responding secretary: Mrs. John
Randall Arnold, treasurer; Mrs. VIII
liam Henry Meyers, registrar; Mrs.
Oscar Linwood Layton, genealogist;
Mrs. James Asbury Williamson, his
torian, and Miss Mary G. Ousler,
custodian.
Elected as councillors were: Mrs.
Ryland c. Bryant. retiring president
of the society; Mrs. Herbert I. King,
Mrs. William Walton Badgley, Mrs.
Charles w. Kutz and Mrs. Joseph
Barnett Paul.
Announcement also was made that
the National Board will meet on
Wednesday, May IA, at the May
flower Hotel. Luncheon at noon will
be followed by a memorial service
and the general business meeting.
The society also plans tea, which
will be given May 18 at the Wash
ington Club, with the national off,
GERS and the State presidents serv-
ing as hostesses.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Syrian Feminist
Feted at Tea

The Syrian Minister and Mrs
COST K. zurayk gave a delightful
late afternoon party yesterday when
they entertained in compliment to
Mrs. Alice Kandalaft Cosma, Syrian
representative on the Women's
Status Commission of the United
Nations. Mrs. Cosma has been at
Lake Success for the meetings of the
Commission and is en- route home.
The 1raq Ambassador -designate
and Mrs. Ali Jawdat, whose legation
has been raised to an Embassy, but
Minister Jawdat is awaiting his
papers as Ambassador, were guests
The company also included a num-
Der closely affiliated with Middle
East affairs, the First Secretary OF
the Indian Embassy and Mrs. Jaga-
dish Natarajan, the Second Secre-
tary of the Embassy, Mr.. M. Ahmad;
the head Of the Office of Arabian
Affairs and Mrs. Masa Alani. Mrs
Badia Asnan, also of the Arab Off,
ces; Mr.. Afif famous of the De-
partment of Agriculture and Mrs
famous; DR.. Frances Roberds and
DR.. Hobib Kurani of the State De-
partment, with Mrs. Kurani; and
Mr.. Harvey Hall, editor Of the Mid
die East Journal, and Mrs. Hall.
Representative Frances P. Bolton
who has deep interest in the af-
fairs of the countries in that section
of the world, was among others at
the party. Miss Minerva Bernardino
chairman of the Inter American
Commission of Women; DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president Of George
Washington University and Mrs
Marvin, the latter, president of the
Washington Club; and Mrs. Mark
Eldridge, secretary Of the club, were
others attending the tea for the
Middle Eastern visitor.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Shoppers Forum

"A Balanced Budget will be the
topic of a forum to be held by the
Washington League Of Women Shop
pers at 8:15 pm. Wednesday at the
YWCA.
Forum speakers will be Arnold
Tolles, Professor of Economics at
the American University Graduate
School, and Everett Hagen, Econo-
mist with the Bureau of the Budget.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Phi Alzz,unae

A supper meeting will be held by
the Washington Alpha Phi Alumnae
Chapter at $50 pm. Thursday at
Allison's Little Tea House, 1901
South Arlington Ridge road, Arling-
ton.
All Alpha Phis in Washington are
invited to attend and may make
reservations with Mrs. Walter ].
Smith.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
BritOm to Sbeak

Phillip Jones, deputy director of
the British Information Service, will
be guest speaker at meeting of the
Women's Alliance of All Souls
Church at pm. Friday at Pierce
Hall.
The subject Of Mr.. Jones talk will
be Britain Today" Luncheon and a
business meeting will precede the
program,
Evening star., 1947-03-24
In The DIPLOMATIC Circle
By Katharine M. Brooks

The French Ambassador and Mrs.
Henri Bonnet and the Belgian AM
bassador, Baron Silvercruys, are
back in Washington, the latter from
a Southern visit and the Bonnets
from their homeland. Baron Silver
cruys will be off again next week
for an Easter vacation of at least a
few days.
The newly appointed Irish Minis
ter and Mrs. Shen Nunan did not
take over the apartment which
their predecessors, the former Minis
ter and Mrs. Robert Brennan oc-
cupied in Wardman Park Hotel.
tInstead, the Minister and Mrs.
Nunan, temporarily, are staying at
the Shoreham while hunting a more
conlmodious abode.
Mr.. Eugenio j. Chevalier, Coul-
selor of the Panamanian Embassy,
will be charge d'affaires after the
departure of the Ambassador, DR..
j. j. Vallarino, tomorrow or We'd
nesday. Mr.. and Mrs. Chevalier
have made many friends here since
they joined the ranks Of the corps.
His brother, Mr.. Juan Chevalier,
who was at the Embassy here some
years ago and with Mrs. Chevalier
was very popular, now is in Cali
fornia where he is Panamanian
Consul General.
The Turkish Embassy has its first
naval attache in Capt. Saip Gamer,
who arrived a short time ago and
assumed his new duties. He has as
an assistant naval attache, Comdr.
Haydar Olcaynoyan, who came at
the same time. Both were accom-
panied by their wives, schoolgirl
daughters, and are in temporary
quarters until they find suitable
apartments or houses.
Young Gulcin Gamer, like her
mother, speaks only a few words in
English, though Capt. Gamer is quite
fluent as is Comdr. Olcaynoyan,
whose wife and da1lptter Erte have
Evening star., 1947-03-24
I'm pa geXNeNt

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Martin
Of Riverdale announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Kath-
ryn Elaine Martin, to Mr.. Robert
Emmett Scanlon of Norristown, Pa.
The wedding will take place in the
near future.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Ha1Vaii Talk Set

Hawaii" will be the subject Of a
talk by Miss Ethel Wyant at meet
ing of the current affairs section
of the Junior Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase on Thursday. Current
topics will also be discussed.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Buffet Subber

A buffet supper and senior work
shop will be held by the Alumnae
Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma at
7 pm. tomorrow at the home Of
Miss Lorraine Shulman, 1901 Myr-
tie street NV.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
Two Rail Unions
Consider Merger

San Francisco LPA) = By a
wide margin, delegates to the con-
vention here of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engine
Observation-Disclosures week ap-
proved amalgamation "in princi-
pie" with the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers.
A merger if achieved, would
bring together two of the nations
oldest labor organizations. The
former was founded in 1873 and
now has 10000 members. The lat
ter was established in 1868 and
has $4,000 members. The two or
ganizations overlap in jurisdiction.
Under the convention action, a
committee was named to negotiate
with the Locomotive Engineers on
the terms of an amalgamation.
When and if an agreement is
reached, it would go back to the
members for ratification at ref
erendum.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
TIL Joker To End
All Jokers Found
ByLobor Lawyers

Washington LPA)-Labor law
yers and government attorneys
who are still picking their way thru
the befuddling legal swamps of the
Taft Hartley act were brought up
short last week with discovery of
joker to end all jokers in the
new law.
The act declares flatly that no
union shall have any status before
the NLRB "unless there is on file
with the Board an affidavit d.
by each officer of such labor or
ganization and the officers of any
national or international labor or
ganization of which it is an affili-
ate or constituent unit that he is
not member of the Communist
Party or affiliated with such par
ty."
The CIO is affiliated information
ally with the World Federation of
Trade Unions, it was pointed out
and the WFTU executive board
contains a representative of the
Soviet trade unions.
A literal Interpretation of the
law, therefore, would mean that
unless the Russian member of the
WFTU executive board files an
affidavit that he is not a Commun-
ist, the tiniest local of the Stone
& Allied Products Workers-CIO in
Barre, VT, could not ask the NLRB
for collective bargaining election.
"This isn't a job for lawyers"
said one NLRB official. "Its a
lifetime project for the village
idiot"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
Credit Buying
Spree Invites
More InfIufion

Washington (LPA) - President
Truman last week reluctantly
signed the bill which will end all
federal controls over installment
buying of autos, refrigerators,
stoves, other household equipment
and furnishings on Nov. l.
Warning that return to the
days of "$1-down-and-$ -$1-every-
week" buying might add to the
present initiation, Truman pleaded
with banks, loan companies, and
retail establishments having INSTALL
ment plans to "avoid undue relaxa-
tion of terms"
'It would be far BETTER" Truman
said, 'to reduce prices rather than
to relax terms in seeking new GUS
toners. Selfrestraint on the part of
those who use credit, as we'll as
upon the part of those who extend
it will reduce the danger of an
over-expansion of installment cred
kit which would inevitably be fol-
hpwed by severe contraction, there
10y contributing to unemployment
and to reduced production"
Both AFL and CIO in recent
weeks have urged their members
to use credit union loans rather
than exhorbitant inst m n
schemes, in making their house
hold purchases.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
AFL Unit Weighs
Political Action

New York LPA) - A sharp
change in the thinking of union
radio actors is being compelled by
the aft-Hartley law, 200 delegates
to the annual convention of the
American Federation of Radio Ar.
tists-AFL were told here last week
by Natl Executive Secretary
George Heller.
The convention, representing a
membership of 27,000 in 20 cities,
was reminded by Heller that
"AFRA, like many another union,
has in the past taken the stand
that as labor organization we
should concern ourselves solely
with wages and working condi-
tions and that political matters are
outside our scope.
"After the experience of the past
few months we realize we have to
expand that point of view. 1t is no
longer valid. Whether we like it or
not" Heller continued, "AFRA is
now going to have to become in
terested in political matters. We
are being forced to this position
by the march of events. There is
no longer any hard and fast line
of division between politics and
AFRA business.
"And we may as well realize"
the AFRA officer asserted, chat
if we do not want to be stripped
of our rights as working people,
we will have to exert our utmost
effort to preserve our union by
working in close cooperation with
the AFL in it's campaign to repeal
the aft-Hartley law"
Eventual amalg m tion of
Equity Assn, Actors Equi-
ty and the Screen Actors Guild
may be accelerated by the Taft
Hartley law, Heller said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
Loses Fight For Lidsion To
Promote Trade Union RIGHTS

rights after the WFTU, and later
the American Federation of Labor
had proposed measures for promit-
ing union rights. The council re-
ferred both proposals to the HOS
recent conference in Geneva. At the
time, however, Sir A. Ramaswami
Mudaliar, Prime Minister of the
Indian State of Mysore, as presi-
dent of the council, had promised
that the council itself would con-
slider the WFTU proposal anyway,
at later date.
Tears From WFTU Officials
In the absence from this session
of Sir Ramaswami, detained in In
dia, Alexander p. Morozov, the
Soviet delegate, had DR.. Jan Pap
anek of Czechoslovakia, acting
president, read Sir Ramaswami's
promise from the record of last
springs session. Despite this, how
ever, the council voted overwhelm-
ingly against the Russian proposal
to have the WFTU measures dis
cussed. Such discussion, at this
stage, would conflict with the Hos
work on the problem, it was believ-
ed.
Elmer Cope, assistant secretary
general of the WITH, told the
council that the trade union move
ment would be destroyed by the
time the LILO finished it's work on
guaranteeing union rights. AS an
example of this, Morozov asserted,
"the working class of Greece is de-
prived of trade union movement"
The American Federation of'La-
Dor has refused to join the WFTU
on the ground that it is dominated
by Communist elements,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21

embargo, complete, with trim
mings.
Britain needs to keep the dol
lars that went to Hollywood. She
needs them for essentials. Food
comes first. Movies are, in sense,
Injuries. So rules the British gov
ernment.
There is at least one lesson to
be learned from what is happening.
1t is that THERE is NO PLACID
ECONOMY anywhere in the world.
Every national economy has to be
on watch every minute, to see
which way the commercial and po-
litical cats will jump next.
Neither labor nor employers can
fix a policy and say, that's the
way it will be from now on"
Tomorrow may see a new de-
cision, like the British decision, or
new political Charlie Mccarthy
mouthing the proclamations of
Ventriloquist Uncle Joe.
Tranquility is out the window.
Uncertainty is the star guest and
boarder.
As result of the British aus
terity regime many American cities
will be shipping fewer carloads to
Britain. A few may ship more, but
by and large the total will be less.
Commodity shipping routes
change-but to where do they go
next-and for how long?
Controlled economies are on al
most every side Of us and the con-
troll, in each case, is naturally in
tended for the benefit of the ma
tion involved in each case.
Controlled economies, competing
for self-protection, can promote
bitternesses of which we are not
now aware.
By and large, even not counting
the atomic bomb, the world is in
a mess-and WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE.
1t isn't too comfortable, but
what are you going to do about
it?
| wish | could tell you-but all
| know is, Watch your step!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
THE CHERRY TREE

This is serious business - the
British Encouragement of their
economy.
Some say it doesn't mean any,
thing to US. But it does-and a
great deal.
Britain has determined to live
off her own island, as far as pos
sible. To keep on borrowing has
its limits and runs up an impossi-
BILE debt.
British per-man production is no.
where equal to ours. There are
many reasons.
But British production has to in
crease and the British people have
to get along without everything
that can be cut off the list-like a
family without much of job or
income.
There will be decreases of inn
ports in many lines. That means
imports mainly from the United
States. The British supply of dol
lars is going down.
Time was when the pound ster-
ling ruled the world. Now you have
to have dollars.
If the rest of the world were
wide open to our manufacturers it
could be that the British cut in i'm
ports would mean little.
But the rest of the world isn't
wide open, either. Russia cuts off
a big slice. Latin Americas dollars
are running low.
We shall have to use more of
our own output. For time we can
use a lot more. You can't get deliv-
cry on an automobile for maybe
six months, maybe more. BUT. you
can walk into thousands Of stores
and buy radio, delivery into your
waiting arms. You can buy a lot of
things, delivered NOW. The num-
Der will increase rapidly.
If British economy is in for
rapid and drastic readjustments, so
is our own.
1t can be that our battle for in
dividual initiative and freedom Of
action will undergo further strain
and need to prove itself even more
handsomely. British economy jumps
toward the totalitarian, ruled by
government, from London.
The British government will de-
termine the direction Of her ex-
ports and the sources of her i'm
ports.
That is really something to think
about-and we had better start
thinking.
First drastic example of what
is going to happen was the order to
cut imports Of U. S. films, by slap
ping on rs percent tax. Holly
wood howled and retorted with an
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
CufhoIic Church
In Conn. To Use
Only Union Labor

New Haven, Conn. (LPA)-All
construction and repair work un-
dertaken by the Catholic Church in
this state will henceforth be done
only by union labor, the Rt. Rev.
Henry J. O'Brien, bishop of the
Hartford diocese, announced last
week.
Referring specifically to the
building trades, Bishop O'Brien, in
a letter to all Catholic pastors in
the state, said "all churches, par
ishes, institutions and corporations
ought to employ union labor in all
new building, repairing and alter
ation."
The bishops announcement pre-
ceded strong protest lodged with
the Executive Board Of the Coun-
Gil Of Churches (Protestant) by the
Building Trades Council Of this
city. President Saul Kreas, at the
instruction of the AF'L group,
wrote to the Council that two
churches had awarded painting
contracts to open shop firms. "This
has been done despite the fact that
we had been led to believe that the
churches support organized labor"
said Kreas.
Frankly we see a paradox be-
tween sermons which favor recog-
milton of the right of working men
to collective bargaining; and prac-
tices by some churches which
ignore this right. AS a basis for
discussion, may we point out that
we have been told that both Center
Church and Trinity Church are
using non-union labor because the
bids were lower than those offered
by union contractors.
sour answer to this is: Of course
the open shop contractors have
lower bids. They do not pay the
prevailing or union rate, and thus
are able to underbid union con-
tractors. In effect, this means that
the churches which use open-shop
contractors have their work done
by men who receive sub-standard
wages. We doubt that religion fav-
ors this policy.
"We cannot permit this condi-
tion to continue in New Haven"
Kreas concluded, because we must
protect the standards established
by organized labor and because we
wish to avoid the public cynicism
which is inevitable if the churches
do not bring their business prac-
tices into line with their theologic-
al principles. You will be interest
ed to know that Bishop Henry J.
O'Brien. has instructed all pas
tors.that their construction and re-
pair work must be done by union
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-08-21
Soviet Wages Up
250o While Food
Costs Jump 166oo

Washington (LPA) - Russian
workers have received a wage in
crease averaging about 25a6 since
Sept. l, 1916, but food prices have
scared 1861, the U. S. Labor Dept
disclosed last week in a study pub
lished in the Monthly Labor Re-
view.
Between Sept. /, 1916 and Octob-
er l of the same year prices of IA
basic food items in the Soviet
Union climbed as much as 2409e,
the latter figure being for black
bread. In that single month ration
price increases were found as fol-
lows:
White bread-196%; lump sugar
-1739o; butter-136%; sausage
1920; flour-1S3%o; rice-19296 ;
milk-220%; beef-1141o; chicken
-164%6; mutton-143%; bacon.
1043o; pork-1S3fs; fresh fish
1900.
There is good evidence" said
the study, "that actual increase in
prices paid for ration goods was
somewhat higher than 1861"
However, it was emphasized that
"The trend i'm Soviet prices is not
readily measurable, not only be-
cause of a multiple-price system,
but also because of the lack of ade-
quate data even on prices for ra-
toned goods. The prices presented
in this article are those which pre-
vailed in Moscow and are not neces-
sarily representative of the Soviet
Union as a whole. In addition,
there is no assurance that the
prices which are available for diff
ferent dates for goods of the same
general type apply to identical or
even similar qualities"
On the basis of these figures
Labor Dept economists estimated
that in terms of real weekly wages
and what they can buy the Ameri-
can workers's standard of living is
almost 10003o higher than the Rus
sian workers. Since Sept. 1916
there has been a reduction in ration
allowances and a decrease in real
earnings of most wage earners even
though they received the 251o
wage increase.