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tries. With each trade treaty, Peron likes to
take political advantage. Bolivia objected
not long ago and her food trains somehow
got stuck crossing the Andes Tiny Uruguay
said no and Argentine tourists on whom she
depends for living found themselves missing
boats because of customs inspectors.
Furthermore, in many cases, money
paid by the European countries has come
from Uncle Sans pocket. And under the
Marshall Plan Peron will get an even larger
share since Argentina is one of the few coun-
tries with the food the world needs.
Supposedly, profits from Peron's buy-low,
sell-high policy help pay for his billion-and-a-
half-dollar Argentine Five Year Plan c'Wen
finish it if it takes fifteen years." the colonel
has promised.)
Few of the promised reforms have come
along yet. though. I.AP.I's driving force
is pudgy Miguel Miranda. an aggressive, self
made canning tycoon who likes to talk tough.
Let EN- call me what they want" he roars.
Il have no ethics. But I've gotten the fac
tories and the machines and I'm going to keep
on getting them"
>>Cesne Full. Leave Full"
SAW ample evidence of what Miranda meant
in fve-hour walk along Buenos Aires
slotted docks. Ships, three abreast were I'm
loading. Tractors, steel, machines from
Europe, over $50, ZOO, 900 in u S. machinery.
jeeps, trucks, graders, cars
In other Latin countries, Id heard pleas
for this equipment, needed to advance indus
trialization and check runaway imitation But
while they wait, Peron, with his meat
ships which come here full, leave full"
1.A.P.I. has, however, become more than
the buying and selling monopoly. It's also
the chief factor in enforcing Peron's velvet
glove dictatorship. Buenos Aires 30 news
papers were long among the hemisphere's
best. Before the militarists seized power,
most were pro-democratic Peron tentatively
tried strong arm methods - his followers set
fire to one opposition paper. But reaction
abroad was bad. Now he's found better way.
Editor X told me this story: one day in
spectors from I.A.PI.s financial department
came in, looked over the books. so sorry,
technical mistakes. Three days suspension. !"
Then came the electrical import division.
They looked at wires Everything outside
has to 60 in; everything inside, out. Paper
suspended one week" Next the ventilators
in the pressroom. At the end of six months.
the editor reluctantly gave in.
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AN AMERICAN walked into the Restaurant
AL Cabaiia, Buenos Aires finest, not
long ago, ran an eye over the mouth watering.
six-page menu. Among the % kinds of steaks
was something called BEEF Ia Baby
"Baby' sizzled in few minutes after
ward, two-inches thick, about IA across. 1t
was topped by quarter pound chunk OF
golden butter; and with it was crew-size
basket of crunchy rolls and more butter. An
hour later, gorged, the visitor called for his
check Two dollars and twenty cents" he
grinned. Mot bad
1t was the waters turn to grin. Mot dol
lars, Sefor - two pesos, twenty - sixty cents
in your money"
Psroa's Weapoa
/ HE visitors amazement was understand
able. But it is possibly the key to everything
that's happening in this cosmopolitan capital.
For today, of all the Good Neighbor Repub-
lies. Argentina is the only one to find her
sought - than at any time during or since
the wars end.
As the hemisphere's greatest exporter
of meat, wheat and almost every other
food, she has an all-important asset in a
hungry world. And her strong man 1t tall.
dynamic Juan D. Peron using these
riches as weapons to create Latin Americas
most powerful dictatorship
Peron. the ambitious colonel, was first the
man behind the President, later got elected
President himself land promoted himself to
one-star generaD. He's made good progress
toward becoming boss of all Latin America
Not by the crude method of Hitler Peron
has found less obtrusive ways came in
contact with one of them while visiting the
owner of an estGnciG & vast cattle and
wheat ranch. Representatives from IAPI.
had visited him. This is Perons Argentine
Interchange Promotion Institute
wen Help. Seaoe'
CONGRATULATIONS on your wheat" they
told the owner. Were taking it all. Sl35
a bushel." He protested. IF it's not cut
and delivered promptly" they said, I'VE shall
be happy to come in and assist i purely in
your own interest, Sefor''
The owner had good reason to protest -
1.A.P.1. has been selling the wheat at quite
another price. spoke to one European buv-
ing mission which had been impressed by the
low prices in store windows.
But when we came to make our purchas-
ing agreement, We found no bargains" one
of the buyers sadly told me later Meat, rye,
barley, oats, linseed, wool, they all could be
had - at price, For. in Argentina, you can
import or export only through IA.P.I.
Britain, which depends on Argentina for
third of all her meat and half her wheat
has had to come across So have Italy.
France, Greece and Latin American conn
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HOW THE PER0NS RULE ARGENTINA b, Ray ::::!.:
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In Buenos Aires, a colonel
and a blonde are sitting on
top of the world - at least,
while the beefsteak holds out
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Limitations ont
For Cruise Dance
.FOr'DebntanteS

Invitations to the much-talked"
of debutante cruise dance are in the
mail. The cute blue-and-white fold
ed cards have a picture OF q grim
ming whale on the front with two
dancing couples sitting on his back.
Inside are the names Of the instt~
gators of this fun party, which will
take place June IA on the s. 8. Po-
tomac, $50 to 1890 o'clock. They
are Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Evans Bur-
bank and Miss Elizabeth Burbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Ramsey
Diees and Miss Alice Diggs, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Nicholas Gill, jr., and
Miss Juliet Gill, Mr.. and Mrs. John
William Heron and Miss Dore Mar
tin. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cecil fitzpatrick
and Miss Ann fitzpatrick. Judge ana
Elizabeth Murdock and Mr.. and
Mrs. Llewellyn Dudley Nicolson and
Miss Dudley Nicolson.
Inside is a poem, too, which reads:
You're invited to a party
On quite a different scale.
AS a river boats been chartered
And we're going for a sail.
It will be on Monday,
The fourteenth day of June;
We hope to have good weather
And dance beneath the moon.
But If the night is rainy
And not stars in sight
We will leave as scheduled
And close the decks up tight.
Come in your gayest cottons.
Be prompt and at the gate,
For the s. s. Potomac
Will sail at half past eight,
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Dr.. 4. B. Robrbaugb
Engaged to Marry

Mrs. william Shackleford Ellerbe
of Clearwater Beach, Fla, an
nounces the engagement of hel
daughter, Mrs. Margaret E. Tyson
to DIR. Austin Bertram Rohrbaugh
jr., of Chevy Chase.
DR.. Rohrbaugh is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Austin B. Rohrbaugh o1
Chevy Chase. He is a graduate o1
Duke University and George Wash
ington Medical School. After in
terning at st. Vincent's Hospital in
New York he served in the Army
until he accepted two years resi-
dency in orthopedic surgery at Gal
linger Hospital. He will complete
this assignment in July.
Mrs. Tyson attended Brenau Col
lege and was active in social service
work in Bennettsville, S. c. Fol
the past two years she has resided
in Clearwater. where she has beer
associated with the Coronado Hotel
as hostess. Mrs. Tyson is the grand
daughter of the late Gov. William
H. Ellerbe of South Carolina.
The wedding will take place In
the early summer.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

The Argentine Embassy is being
put in readiness for the new Am
bassador, Senor Jeronimo Remorino
who is expected in another few
weeks. The exterior has been cleaned
as spotlessly as the interior, and
now the painters have taken over
and are completing the work of re-
decorating.
However, there will be party In
the embassy before the Ambassa-
dor designate arrives. The Charge
d'Affaires and Sonora de Drago will
be hosts May Is from to O'Clock
to honor their distinguished coun-
tryman, Gen. Humberto Sosa Mo-
limo, chief of staff of the Argentine
Army. The general will arrive to-
morrow or Tuesday and will be al
Blair Lee House for 10 days.
The Military Attache for the EN-.
bassy and Sonora de Lucero also
will give a 6 to 8 o'clock parts
Friday in their home on Sixteenth
street for Gen. Sosa Molino. Earlier
that day Maj. Gen. Henry S. Au-
rand will be host at luncheon FOL
the Argentine officers.
Gen. Sosa Molino will be the guest
of the Government during his stay
in this country and therefore a
number of festivities are planned
for him by officials of the United
States. The Undersecretary of State
Mr.. Norman Armour, will give a
cocktail party Tuesday from te
8 O'Clock in Blair House. The guests
are limited to men, and the party
will be an official welcome to the
visitor.
Earlier on Tuesday Gen. Sosa
Evening star., 1948-05-16

When you want to give a party
and your house is small, and you
refuse to pack your guests in like
so many sardines, you should fol-
low the example Of Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. William E. Riley, who will en-
tertain this week. They will have
two cocktail parties, two days in a
row tomorrow and Tuesday,, for
the same two honor guests, but with
different friends, of course, invited
for each day.
Both gatherings will be from 6
until 8 o'clock at their residence on
Morrison street, with Brig. Gen.
John Taylor Selden, Gen. Rileys
successor as director Of public infor-
nation and recruiting, and Mrs.
Selden as guests of honor. The
Seldens recently checked in from
Honolulu, after only a nine-month
tour of duty, and presently are
guests of Mrs. Selden's brother and
sister -in-law, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Robert o. Glover, at the West
chester.
Gen. Selden will relieve Gen.
Riley next Saturday, and after the
latter has taken some leave he will
report for duty at Camp Lejeune,
N. c., as assistant commander Of
the I'd Division.
Gen. and Mrs. Riley were hosts
at supper party Thursday night
for Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Fred S.
Robillard, who will leave Friday to
visit Mrs. Robillard's parents in
Miami before going to San Fran
cisco for duty. In the company
were Brig. Gen. and Mrs. David
Nimmer, Col. and Mrs. Randolph
Evening star., 1948-05-16
By Betty Miiken

Pate, 1t. Col. and Mrs. Joseph o
Butcher, Mrs. Orin Wheeler and
her cousin, Miss Anna Flynn.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. william P. T
Hill will act as hosts at the cock
tail party which the supply depart
ment will give Wednesday at Ma
rine Barracks as a farewell for the
Robillards.
Gen. and Mrs. Hill and Gen. and
Mrs. Riley were among those who
went to Quantico yesterday for two
cocktail parties, one given by Col
and Mrs. Clayton jerome in their
quarters; the other given jointly by
1t. Col. and Mrs. A. L. BoWser and
1t. Col. and Mrs P. G. Chandler in
the Waller Building lounge. The
Hills remained overnight with the
Commanding General and Mrs
Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.
Col. and Mrs. T. B. Gale drove
down for the Jeromes' party, taking
with them their daughter Vivian.
who stayed overnight with her
hosts, and Mrs. w. G. Hawthorne,
wife of Col. Hawthorne, who arrived
yesterday from Colorado Springs to
be the Jeromes' guest until Thurs
day. On Wednesday, Mrs. Jerome
will have a small luncheon in Mrs.
Hawthorne's honor, and the fol-
lowing day the latter will return to
Washington to visit Col. and Mrs.
Gale.
Still another visitor at the Je-
romes' is their niece, Miss Peggy
Walton. daughter of Maj. Gen. Leo
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Andrew Walton, who commands the
14th Air Force in Orlando, Fla.
Peggy will leave tomorrow after
having been with them month.
Parties in Army circles include
the cocktail supper Col. and Mrs.
Wayne G.. Brandstadt will give to-
day in the Officers Club at the
Army Medical Center, a similar
gathering at which Maj. and Mrs.
David K. Worgan will be hosts there
Friday. and the one Col. and Mrs.
Oscar S. Reeder had yesterday.
Guests at the Reeders' gathering
included Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George
C. Beach, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Carl
Gray, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. George
E. Armstrong, Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
Frank Cole, Brig. Gen. Joseph /
Martin, and Coils. William H. Am
spacher, Allen N. Bracher, John M.
Caldwell, John B. Coates, George S.
Eckhardt, Frank F. Hamilton, John
H. King, Austin Lowrey. Walter H.
Moursund, William Nichol, Paul l.
Robinson, August w. Splitter, Earle
Standlee, William S. Stone and Fred
B. Westervelt, and their wives.
Others on the guest list were 1t.
Cols. Charles H. Gingles, Clark B.
Meador, Henry S. Parker and Lloyd
w. Taylor and their wives, and Maj.
and Mrs. John B. Lamond, Maj. and
Mrs. H. L. Riva, Maj and Mrs.
David K. Worgan, Maj. and Mrs
William M. Ream, 1t. and Mrs.
James w. Brooks, 1t. and Mrs.
Barney L. Freeman. 1t. and Mrs.
Gordon T. Wannamaker, DR.. Carl
Berg and others.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Barbara Ann Scott
Feted at Cocktails
'And dEmbassvDinner

The Canadian Ambassador and
Mrs. Hume Wrong entertained at
dinner last evening for their house
guests, Canadian Olympic fancy
skating champion, Barbara Ann
Scott, and her mother, Mrs. Clyde
Scott, and earlier in the day the
Canadian Minister and Mrs. Thomas
Stone gave a cocktail party in their
honor.
The attractive young Canadian
and her mother came to Washington
for the National Celebrity golf tour
nament and the Charlie Mccarthy
broadcast tomorrow. Miss Scott will
be one of the honorary scorers for
the golf match tomorrow morning.
Guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Stones
cocktail gathering were Senator and
Mrs. j. William Fulbright, Sir John
and Lady Balfour, Representative
and Mrs. Christian Herter, Col. and
Mrs. Roger Rawley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Mite, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Hinton and Mr.. George Fulford OF
Brockville, Ontario, and Mr.. H. H.
Caldwell of Prescott, Ontaria, who
few to Washington with Mrs. Scott
and her daughter. Members of the
Canadian Embassy staff also were
there.
Present at the dinner Ambassador
and Mrs. Wrong gave last evening
were their daughter, Miss June
Wrong; Mrs. Scott, Miss Scott, Mr.
Fulford, Mr.. Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs
G. G.. Cream of Ottawa, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Starns-he is Canadian
delegate to the U. N.-and Mr.. Louis
Rogers.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
In THE DIPLOMATIC Circle

Molino will attend q luncheon
which the Secretary. of Defense,
Mr.. James v. Forrestal, will give
Members of the generals party will
be guests at luncheon Tuesday at
the Army Navy Country Club, at
which Mai. Gen. Alexander r. Boil
ling will act as host.
Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Larkin
quartermaster general Of the Army
will act as host to the Argentine
officers at luncheon Thursday when
they inspect the experimental
kitchens of the quartermaster de-
partment.
The United States Ambassador
designate to Nicaragua and Mrs
George P. Shaw will spend two
months vacation in this country
before going to Managua, The
! Shaws have not as yet left Ecua-
dor, where he has been Counselor OF
the Embassy at Quito Tor some
! time.
The new government of Mica
ragua, which has been in power
since March of this year, has had
no recognition by this Government
until fortnight ago and Mr.. SnaW
was appointed.
The last Nicaraguan Ambassador
to Washington, DR.. Guillermo Sc
villa Sacasa, has been in his home
| land for six weeks or more, but Is
expected to join his family in the
Embassy today. Sonora de Sevllla
Sacasa and their young children
have been here during his absence.
The Ambassador is expected to
bring his credentials to represent
the new government in Washington
when he arrives today.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Exclusively Yours;
Rettn RenL
Capital Is Showered by Parties
During the Merry Month of May
Betty BeaLe

Thursday, the 9th, the author OF
that suspense filled new yarn, Pro
ceed at WILL" Burke Wilkinson. and
his wife will be hosts at cocktails IN
their modern home on Reservoir
road that was formerly occupied by
Sam and Eleanor Smith. Do you
feel collapse coming on?
The Rossos gave one Of their
small, smart parties yesterday. The
former Italian Ambassador here
and his attractive wife, Frances
entertained in their Capital pied
a-terre for two Italian visitors
Ernesto Moizzi, leading Milan bank
er. and his daughter, Carla. The
latter is tall, has large, oriental
ewes, a beautiful figure, lots OF
poise, and is natural and unspoiled
The Moizzj palace in Milan was
bombed during the war, but they
have another beautiful place out
side Venice and a lovely villa at
Forte del Marmi where they spend
their summers.
Invited to meet them yesterday
were several Italian speaking Capt.
talites with whom Signor Moizzi
could chat with ease as he doesn't
speak our jargon. In this fluent
group were Leander Mccormick
Goodhart, Mrs. Frank Gunther
widow of the American Minister to
Bucharest: the John Davis Lodges
Avis Bohlen, accompanied by her
husband Chip Bohlen who holds the
high ranking post of Counselor OF
the State Department, and Signora
Tarchiani, who will follow her am
bassador husband to Italy in few
weeks.
Down from Manhattan just fol
the party was the hostess son
George Bunker A Yale graduate
he served in the American Field
Service during the war, is rapidly
becoming an able artist in the Big
Town. His mother will remain here
for another year. but Rosso is fly
ing back to Italy on the 31st, will
return sometime before Christmas
Frances Rosso's brother, Lawrence
wilkinson, will be going back to
Germany about that time. Over
here for two weeks on business, he
is head of the American Economics
Division in Germany.
Evening star., 1948-05-16
Baraibars Gave e;
Faye1VeU Fete
Last Evening
Bv Katharine NJ. Brooks

One Of the gayest spots along dip
lomatic row last evening was the
Spanish Embassy, where the Charge
d'Affaires and Sonora de Baraibar
gave a dance. The party was in the
nature of a farewell fete for the
hostess and her charming daughters,
the Senoritas Anita and Teresa
Baraibar, who will sail shortly for
Spain. They plan to spend the
summer at San Sebastian.
The party also was farewell fete
/ for the Second Secretary Of the
Embassy and Sonora de Sanz-Briz
who will be off by the first of June
for Peru where the former has been
transferred to the embassy at Lima.
| The former Minister of Foreign
Affairs and former Spanish Ambas-
sador to Paris, Senor Lequerrica, Is
guest at the embassy and was en-
Toying the party last evening. Since
his retirement from his Paris post he
has been visiting in South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Keith also
came for the party from their New
York home and will be here over the
week end
| The party last evening was wholly
unofficial in spite of the fact that a
large number of the $50 guests were
heads of diplomatic missions.
Signora Tarchiani, wife of the Ital-
ian Ambassador and neighbor OF
the hosts, was among the guests.
The Ambassador left Sunday for
Rome, and she will leave in a few
weeks to join her daughters in Paris.
The Colombian Ambassador and
Sonora de Restrepo-Jaramillo and
their three daughters were there
last evening and also the Peruvian
Ambassador and Sonora de Fer
reyros, Senorita Ana Rosa Fer
reyroS, the Icelandic Minister and
Mrs. Thor Thors, Miss Margret
Thors and Mrs. Elizabeth Thors,
who is visiting them at the legation.
| The Portuguese Ambassador,
Senior Pedro Theotonio Pereira,
was among the dancers and other
heads of missions included the Do
minican Ambassador and Sonora de
| Thomen, the Minister Counselor OF
the Peruvian Embassy, DR.. Don
Humberto Fernandez-Davila, and his
daughter, Senorita Zulita Fernandez
/ Davila.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Duke Bid
die, the latter formerly Anne Bullitt,
attended the party and other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas,
/ jr: Mr.. and Mrs. Constantine Stack
elberg, Miss Joan Exnicios, Miss
Delight Wood, Mrs Betty Tyson
sLyeth, Prince Touminof and Prince
Cherbovich.
Sonora de Baraibar wore purple
lame and Senorita Anita was in a
white lace strapless frock while her
sister donned a blue organdy frock.
Miss Teresa Muniz. daughter Of
the Brazilian Ambassador to the
United Nations, came down from
New York for the fete She will be
accompanied back there this evening
by Anita, who will stay through this
week. When Senorita Baraibar joins
her family in the embassy next week
she will enter the final and inten-
sive stage of packing for the vaca-
ton visit in Spain. Senorita Muniz
was dressed in Night blue French
silk for the party.
The buffet supper was served in
the spacious dining room at II
o'clock and thsSe was more dancing
after the supp1k
Evening star., 1948-05-16

Goodlooking and endowed with a
personality that Immediately makes
friends, Mrs. Padelford is welcome
visitor. She was here last year, also
the year before. The function last
night was almost like repeat of
these previous highly enjoyable
occasions.
The same Carlton suite was
chosen for the party and many of
the guests last night had been pres
ent at the other events for Mrs.
Padelford.
Spring flowers were used to deco
rate the reception room where Sen
ator and Mrs. Hawkes. and their
daughter received the guests.
Mrs. Hawkes. looked very happy
over having her daughter with her.
She was wearing lovely gown Of
royal blue crepe with a beaded net
cape about her shoulders. Her cor
sage was of white orchids, and in
Il6I SliC leu q oLNCA ouS
matching her slippers. Mrs. Padel-
ford was clad in shimmering sage
green satin with yellow orchids
picking up the color Of her
accessories.
Mrs. Padelford Charming
Mrs. Padelford was telling friends
that she only will be here for a
fortnight and then will return to
California to join Mr.. Padelford and
their adorable children, Frances
Ann, aged 6, and Charles Hawkes.,
about 4.
Mrs. Padelford Is national chair
man of Pro America, an important
woman's organization that has nu-
metous chapters in the West. En-
route to Washington Mrs. Padel-
ford organized chapters in the Mid
die West and there is fiourishing
one in New Jersey-her native
State. Mrs. Hawkes.. by the way, is
one Of the honorary officers of Pro
America, and others include Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge.
Evening star., 1948-05-16

/ More than 800 guests were in the
merry assembly last night, but the
Carlton suite is we'll suited for gath
erings of this size and so there was
no crowding.
A long buffet placed in the center
of the large dining room was boun-
tifully laden with delicious food,
and in the smaller adjacent room
there was a bar where any sort Of
drink could be had for the asking.
Spring flowers blossoming in all
the rooms made lovely back
ground for the beautiful evening
attire worn by the ladies.
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. John w. Snyder were first
on Senator and Mrs. Hawkes. list of
guests, and others included the At
torney General and Mrs. Tom c.
Clark, the Secretary of the Air
Force and Mrs. w. Stuart Syming-
ton, the Secretary of the Army and
Mrs. Kenneth C. Royal. Assistant
to the President and Mrs. John r.
Steelman and the retiring Chief OF
the Staff of the Air Force and Mrs.
Carl A. Spaatz.
Also Associate Justice and Mrs.
Harold H. Burton, Undersecretary
of the Air Force and Mrs. Arthur
S. Barrows, Administrator Of Veter-
ans Affairs and Mrs. Carl r. Gray.
Federal Trade Commissioner and
Mrs. Robert E. Freer. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. William H. Arnold and Maj.
Gen. Wilton B. Persons.
No Political Party Lines
No political party lines were
drawn, for included on the list Of
invited guests were Republican
Presidential Candidate Robert A.
Taft and the chairman of the DEM
ocratic National Committee, Sena.
tor j. Howard McGrath and their
wives. Also Senator and Mrs. Dem
mis- Chavez, Senator and Mrs. Owen
Brewster, Senator and Mrs. G.
Wayland Brooks, Senator and Mrs.
Harry F. Byrd. Senator Arthur
Capper, Senator and Mrs, Tom
1Coo NANpv pace nS1