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Evening star., 1948-02-07
Speaks Out for FEC


I am in sympathy with Samuel Saloman as
I, too, dislike most of the radio programs now
on the air; but Mr.. Saloman and I are the
only two out of nearly 100000 Washington
area residents. If the majority of the people
did not like these programs, it seems that they
would not listen and such programs would
cease to exist. So it seems that what the
public gets is bound to be what the public
wants.
The four large stations affiliated with ma
tional networks provide very little opportunity
for low-cost advertising for local small busi-
nesses. Advertising serves the people by telling
them where they can get the things they need
and thus increasing the prosperity of the
community.
No station in the Washington area operates
on frequency closer than SO kilocycles to
another station. Any receiver which when
tuned to the exact frequency of the station
desiredD has insufficient selectivity to tune out
station SO kilocycles away either needs re-
pairs or is of the cheaply constructed type.
I, therefore, defend the FEC in its licensing
of small stations. A STAR READER.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Suburban Mowers

These n1o,oers neuer no1 field OF grain
Thev n,o,o instead, green grass on quiet
la1UnS.
Ginning the grass tips OF suburban towns
PERHAPS then think of hoW scythe can
train
A broad road through ripe, wheat on level
plain
Or ,oidely fell tall timothy's soft crowns.
Althouoh these naowers guide small blades
to furroD
The de,u-damp grass that perishes IN
flight
Still then are proud to cut sDdth.
though nGrroW;
All nouers knov e common, clean delight.
DOROTHY HARTMAN.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,Driter, although it is permissible for a
lDriter knoDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
ERP Weather Report

10 the Editor OF The Star:
POLIFOG obscuring vision in Washington.
Greatest density on Capitol Hill. Effects reg
stered in all parts of the world, making travel
on roads to recovery and peace difficult and
dangerous in spots.
Only chance polfog will lift soon is that
strong currents from grass roots areas may
reach Washington with sufficient force to clear
the air. ERNESTINE PERRY.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
The Durrant Case Again

To the Editor of The Star:
Referring to the letter, "Durrant Innocent of
Murder?" signed by Frederick A. Garges, you
may not have read the account of this case
in recent collection called San Francisco
Murders" in which this death-bed confession
of Pastor Gibson's is treated as just one more
of the many rumors that sprang up around
this case. We happened TO have the book at
home, from the lending library. It's part of
the Regional Murder Series, published by Duell
Sloan g. Pearce.
Anyway, thought if you hadn't seen it, you
might be interested in reading the account
If the pastor did it-he sure must have had
plenty of help from Theo! J. P. LEE.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Oklahoma's Elmer Thomas will submit
to no questioning on his deals in COM
modities. This is under senatorial i'm
munity, which provides that Senators are
people unless it is embarrassing.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

Universities are urged to train youth
for Government careers. Ideally, this
would include course in self-preserva-
ton I, or how to land on all fours when
the chief pulls the rug.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Information su-
reau, 3l6 I street NE, Washington 2, D; G.
Evening star., 1948-02-07

the Krenlin, however numerous or loud,
should not be allowed to distract or divert
us from doing what needs to be done for
the sake of decent and enduring peace.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Latest Business CADET

To the Editor Of The Star;
Necessity still is the mother of invention.
The international Business Machines Corp. in
vented the "Selective Sequence Electronic CAL
culator" just in time to enable the corner
groceryman to figure up the price of bacon,
eggs and butter. ZACK SPRATT.
Evening star., 1948-02-07
Fate Worse Than Homework

v
To the Editor of The Star
For long time I've wanted to write letter
to The Star, but never had a reason until
now. I've written to the Junior Star and have
had the unexpected pleasure of seeing what
wrote published That was real thrill,
especially when I received 81 check.
7 just left Paul Junior High in the District
and came out here to school because live here
and because my father isn't able to pay tuition
for me to stay in school at Paul. Some Con-
gressmen say kids should attend school where
their fathers pay taxes so that's what I'm do
ing. At Paul in the District my favorte subjects
were: Cd Gym, CO music and art, and 90
typing. I liked these four subjects just about
the same-maybe gym little more because we
had swell coach, but music art and tipping
were keen, too.
Here's why I'm writing you: When enrolled
at junior high here the principal was swell to
me, and very helpful, too. He said right off
that I wouldn't like it out here nearly as
much as the District schools, and he Is sure
right about that. There is no gym: Also, there
is no music, art or tipping. There's not one bit
of any of this here so that's why I wish I
could go to school in the District.
graduate this year. and had made lot of
close friends at Paul.
There's one thing like out here-we don't
have bit of homework, but my mother says
she thinks should have homework. I think
I'd rather have homework, too, because now
have to wash the dishes every night.
MIKE KASTANEK.
Silver Spring, Md.
P. S.-Ive been Star carrier since I was 10.
Library Services in Montgomery Co.
To the Editor of The Star:
A letter that appeared recently in The Star
Library needs to be answered in order to cor
rect the erroneous impressions it gave.
The Bookmobile schedule is available at the
administrative office: 4227 Gallatin street,
Hyattsville, Md. 1t shows that stops are
made at o'clock or later at II places in
the county; furthermore, one of the three
community branches is open four nights week
the other two Any one may borrow books at
any of these places.
It is within the discretion of the county
commissioners to meet the costs OF county
governmental units from any or all Of the
financial resources at hand. 1t is common
knowledge that the State Legislature in 1947
passed an act to distribute State moneys among
the counties and the library has made its
requests for funds on the reasonable assump-
ton that all functions of county government
will share the forthcoming revenues. The 2l2-
cent increase is not, therefore, request for an
increase in the overall property tax
MRS. L. P. D1TMAN
Evening star., 1948-02-07
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the difference between dead
weight and gross tonnage?-B. McC.
A. Deadweight tonnage is the carrying ca
pacity of cargo, fuel and stores OF ship ex-
pressed in tons of 2,240 pounds. Gross tonnage
is the entire internal cubic capacity Of ship
expressed in TONS allowing 100 cubic feet to
the ton.
@. How much fat should there be In the
diet?-B. B.
A. Scientists state that human beings have
been accustomed to diets in which the fat
content provides about 25 per cent OF the total
calorie intake. Fats require a longer time Tor
digestion than carbohydrates or proteins and
for this reason delay the feeling OF hunger.
O. When and where did advertising BY
skywriting originate?-C T. r.
A. Skywritng originated in England IN 1879
when military pilot, Maj j. c. Savage wrote
THE Daily Mail" in the sky over EPSON
Downs.
@. Are light rays subject TO gravitstion7-
J. P. J.
A. The National Bureau OF Standards says
that, according to Einstein's theory OF relativ-
ity, light rays are subject to gravitation' Two
effects were predicted. Cd that light from ols-
tant stars would be bent in passing through
the strong gravitational field OF the sum- and
% that the frequencies OF atomic radlatlons
would be reduced by intense graVtatlonal
forces Both effects are relatively small, ouS
both have been detected in the suns grav1ta-
tional field, which is % times that OF the eartn.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
|Four Groups Ask
IEgual Paw Planks

A resolution calling on both major
parties to incorporate an equal pay
plank in their respective platforms
has been Endorsed by four leading
women's and educational organiza-
tions, according to an announce.
ment.
Declaring that lob opportunities
should be open to women and men
alike, without discrimination ir
rate of pay because of sex" the
resolutions continues: Merit, re-
gardless of sex, should be the basis
of employment"
The proposed plank has been in
dorsed by the American Association
of University Women, the National
Federation of Business and Profess
sional Women's Clubs, the General
Federation of Women's Clubs and
the National Education Association.
Arguments for the plank were
presented to the Republican Plat
form Committee in Philadelphia
yesterday by Miss Marjorie L.
Temple, representing the AAUW as
status of women associate
I'm spite of wage differentials
which reach into all phases of
economic life, there is no sex diff
ferential in the cost of living, no
sex differential in the cost of an
education or in cost of supporting
her statement declared.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

Miss Gertrude Ann Gubisch
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
Gubisch, was married Wednesday
morning to Mr.. Thomas Francis
Carroll, jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Carroll of Chevy Chase. The cere-
mony was performed at the Shrine
Of the Most Blessed Sacrement, the
Rev. E. Carl Lyon officiating and
saying the nuptial mass at II o'clock
Mrs. Laurence E. Richardson, jr.
and Miss Cecilia Carroll were the
brides attendants. Mr.. John r.
Doley was best man, and the ushers
were Messrs. Laurence E. Richard
son, jr.: John r. Doley and Bernard
S. Doyle and DR.. j. H. Callahan.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
T0H0ld Picnic

The four local societies OF the
Children of the American Revolution
will hold a joint picnic at pm.
tomorrow at Sugar Loaf Mountain
in nearby Maryland. The affair will
conclude the season for the Harriet
M. Lothrop, Wakefield. George
Washington and Mount Vernon
Societies.
Miss Margaret c. Smith, newly
elected state president of the Dis
trict CAR, will transfer members to
societies in accordance with their
ages, and Mrs. Ray E. Brown, past
state president, will install the new
officers of the four groups.
In event of inclement weather,
the meeting will be held at the
Battery Park Club House, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Murray Ham,
mond of Roanoke have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Frances to Mr.. w. Graham Clayton
jr., of Washington, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claytor Of New York.
Miss Hammond was graduated
from st. GATHERINGS School in Rich
mond and from Sarah Lawrence anc
Radcliffe colleges. She served as .
lieutenant commander in tn
WAVES for three and half years
Mr.. Claytor is a graduate Of the
University of Virginia and of the
Law School at Harvard University
He was legal secretary to Judge
Learned Hand and Associate Justice
Louis Brandeis. Since 1888 Mr.
Claytor has been with a local law
firm and from 1941-46 was lieuten.
ant commander in the Naval Re-
serve. He is member of the Metro
politan, Chevy Chase and Gibson
Island Clubs.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

iron Of honor and the other at
tendants were Mrs. Jane Flynn and
the Misses Peggy Gates and Joan
Hart.
Acting as best man was Mr.. Sam
uel Quattrope and the ushers were
the Messrs. George Cocker, Paul
Quattrone and Fred Patane.
Forbes-Ross
st. Bedes Church in Pittsburgh
was the scene yesterday morning of
the wedding of Miss Betsy Ann Ross,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving D.
Ross of Pittsburgh to Mr.. John
William Forbes, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Joseph Forbes of Chevy Chase
The Rev. j. F. Enright ofnciated
and a reception followed at the
University Club.
The bride was attended by the
Misses Nancy Jane Ross and Shirley
Lou Dettling.
Mr.. Donald F. West was best man
and the ushers included, the MessrS.
Irving D. Ross, jr., and Richard J.
Ross.
Brennan.Fagan -
Miss Dorothy Pagan, daughter OF
Mr.. Philip j. Pagan, became the
bride yesterday morning Of DR..
John Francis Brennan, jr., son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Brennan. The cere-
mony took place in st. Matthews
Cathedral. with the Rev Walter j
Hayes officiating at the nuptial mass
and reading the papal blessing
which was received by the young
couple.
Miss Margaret Pagan was her
sisters only attendant and DR..
Joseph A. Dugan was best man.
Ushers included the Messrs. Thomas
M. and Paul V. Brennan.
Dove.Lambson
OF interest here is the wedding in
Chandler, Ariz., of Mr.. Bernard
Clarence Dove, son of Mrs. E. E.
Thompson of Washington, to Miss
La Rue Lambson. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward B. Lambson of
Chandler. The ceremony will take
place today in the garden Of the
Lambson's residence with Bishop
Donald Ellsworth Of the Latter Day
Saint Church officiating.
Miss Geraldine Lambson will be
maid of honor and Mr.. Robert L.
Nolte the best man. Ushers will be
the Messrs. Phil Lambson and Max
N. Edwards.
After a trip to the West Coast
the couple will reside in this city.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
|Delegates Named
To Conventions

Members Of several local sororities
will be leaving washington next
week to attend their respective ma
tional sorority conventions in other
parts of the country.
Eight delegates from the active
and alumnae chapters OF Alpha Del
ia ri will represent this area at the
9th anniversary convention Of the
organization to be held June 2l-27 at
Spring Lake Beach, N. j.
Among those attending will be
Mrs. Ormand E. Demorest of the
College Park Alumnae Association
and chairman of the convention
Resolutions Committee.
Other delegates include Miss Glor-
ia Rue and Miss Frances Pollard,
presidents, respectively, of the ac-
tive chapters at George Washing
ton and the University of Maryland;
Miss Emily Bennett, Washington
Alumnae; Mrs. Claude Millikin,
North Arlington Falls Church Alum
nae; Mrs. Perrin H. Lowrey. Sd,
Alexandria South Arlington Alum
nae; Mrs. Oren r. Lewis and Mrs.
Jack E. Finks.
Mrs. M. r. Mccormick. president
of the Washington Alliance of Delta
Delta Delta, will go as the official
delegate to the Goth anniversary
convention of the international COL
legiate fraternity for women, which
will be held June 24-28 at Banff
Springs in the Canadian Rockies.
She will be accompanied by Mrs.
Eugene Howard, Mrs. James S. Will
liams and Mrs. Rowland S. H. Dyer.
Miss Jane Lynch will be the official
delegate from the University of
Maryland chapter.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Miss L0nise Hoover
Makes B01V at Tea
.Gipen bv Parents

Miss Louise Hoover, attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve
Hoover, became one of this seasons
lovely debutantes yesterday after
noon when she made her formal
bow 20 society. The buds parents,
whose families have long been prom
inent in Washington resident So
ciety, presented their daughter to
their own contemporaries, and guests
included many young friends OF the
debutante.
The Georgetown home of the
Hoovers on N street was transformed
into bower of blossoms, pale blue
and white flowers being used in the
rooms and on the handsomely ap-
pointed tea table. Mrs. Hoover and
her daughter carried out the color
scheme in their costumes. The host
ess debutante wore dainty frock OF
white marquisette and lace and
carried a bouquet of white orchids
and larkspur with blue delphinium
and her mother was in pale blue
lace and wore white orchid.
In addition to the quantities of
blue and white flowers in the rooms,
there were scores of lovely bouquets
sent the debutante by the many
friends of her parents and Of the
bud. Miss Hoover had as her as
sistants her classmates at Westover.
They were the Misses Peggy Lump
kin of Latoon, ILL.,; Jane Lancaster
of Woodstock, VT; Julia Morrill, Of
Great Darlington, Mass; Frances
Davis of New York City and Court
land Morrissey of Rye, N. Y.
Mrs. Hoover had assisting her at
the tea table Mrs. Edward H.
Finkenstaedt, Mrs. Harry Eaton,
Mrs. Sidney Taylor Thomas, Mrs. j.
Blaise de Sibour Mrs. Adolphus
Station, Mrs. David S. Barry, Mrs. G.
Rowland Chase, Mrs. Claude Nickel
wait, Mrs. WinsloW B. Van Devanter
and Miss Elisabeth Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover gave a
dinner dance at the Chevy Chase
Club following the tea when their
guests were all young people.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Jamshed Vesugar
entertained at a delightful cocktail
party yesterday afternoon in their
apartment at the Shoreham. A fea-
ture of the afternoon was the show
ing of a portrait of Mrs. Vesugar,
which has just been completed by
Mr.. Alexander Clayton. Mr.. Clay
ton is just back from Portugal where
he inaugurated the new Galeria
Instanta at Lisbon which an exhi-
bition of his work, which was spon-
sored by the American Embassy.
Among those invited to the party
yesterday were the Chief Justice
of the United States and Mrs. Fred
M. .Vinson, Senator and Mrs. Claude
Pepper, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Herman
Feldman, Capt. and Mrs. William
H. Watson and Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Dugan.
Evening star., 1948-06-18

Ryan Methodist Church at Ash
burn, Va, was the scene Wednes-
day of the wedding of Miss Nancy
Lee Rollins and Mr.. Charles Newton
Shoemaker. The Rev. L. v. Ruck-
man, jr., officiated and the reception
was held in the Ashburn home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rollins. Mr.. Shoemaker is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Sho-
maker.
The bride was attended by Mrs.
William Horseman and the Misses
Annette Frances Hollins and Helen
Solomon. Dorothy June Nowland
and Betty kirkpatrick were the
flower girls.
Mr.. Francis Shoemaker was best
man, and ushers were William
Horseman and William Shoemaker.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
SAUDI Arabian
'Offcial Predicts
Breach Of Truce
Bv Ruth Dean

Doubt that the truce between the
Arabs and the Jews would last the
stipulated 2s-day period was ex-
pressed last night by Sheikh Ahmed
Abdul Jabbar, first secretary Of the
Saudi Arabian legation.
Addressing dinner meeting Of
the Woman's National Democratic
Club, the diplomat praised the work
of Count Folke Bernadotte In ef-
fecting the truce. however, pointing
out that the U. N. had failed IN this
task because Of = diversity Of
opinion"
"The Arabs are not going to give
up" the secretary declared. The
partition plan. drawn up by ths
United Nations and forced through
the General Assembly by applied
pressures does not change our At
titude."
The speaker also asserted that
tie partition plan indorsed "un-
checked immigration OF aliens, 80
that in a short time the whole Of
Palestine would succumb to the
control of the new invader. Natu-
rally, we shall never accept such .
plan"
During question period, the
First Secretary was asked why the
Arabs shouldn't give q small portion
Of their lands to the Jews.
He replied that the Arabs have
no quarrel with Jews as Jews but
as invaders" and asked what justi-
fication the Jews have in the claim
they should have a state because
they are descendants of some mon.
arch who occupied the territory g.
900 years ago." He added that the
Jews have always been welcome to
live in cooperation with the Arabs
but not to dispossess them of their
lands.
He also expressed the opinion
that the permanent establishment
of such a state would be q threat
to every Jew living in the Arab
countries.
Mrs. Julien Friant, first vice presi-
dent of the club, presided In the
absence Of the program chairman.
Mrs. Norman Littell, and introduced
the speaker.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Mrs. Marshall Hostess at Tea;
Otber Parties. on Calendar
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

Marshall wife Of State hostess
yesterday Blair The postponed
death OF Secretary
of schweenbach Marshall had invited the heads
of diplomatic attended Of her previous
fetes added the list OF guests
Sonora Vaarlno
appointed Choovak Ambassador and Nine Outrata
attending the fete
Of the come since the
his Western trip.
the drawing at Blair
the Secretary joining her somewhat later She was
Robert Loyet wife of the Undersecrea State
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Becomes Bride

The marriage of Mrs. Sherleigh
Glad Fowler and Mr.. John H. G
Pierson of New York and Wash
ington took place Wednesday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cove
Hambidge in Kensington. The Rev
Mr.. Porter officiated.
The bride, who was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Ward Stewart, Is
connected with the Food and Agri-
culture Organization of the United
Nations. Mr.. Pierson is gradu-
ate of Yale University and formerly
was with the Department of Labor
in this city. He was an adviser
to the United States delegation te
the International Trade Confer
ence held in Havana, Cuba, earlier
this year.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Marriage Told

The marriage of Miss Florence
Taylor to the Rev. E. Stacy Ma
theny has been announced. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. John
Frederick Taylor of Falls Church
and is well known in musical circles
as an accomplished pianist.
The Rev. Mr.. Matheny Is the
chaplain of the Ohio Senate and Is
known throughout the United States
as the compiler of American devo-
ton, and for his work among Grip
pied children.
Evening star., 1948-06-18
Guest OF Parents

Mrs. Stirling Harrison Of Lees
burg is the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LIE Fevre
She is accompanied by her young
daughter. Sally Fendall Harrison
and they will be here a few days
before leaving for Bethany Beach
Miss Hester Ann Luke, debutante
daughter of Mrs. Harrison, Joined
her mother in Leesburg at the
close of the college year at Finch
and will be with the family at
Bethany Beach. She will make her
bow to society next winter.
Another daughter, Nancy Mills
Luke, who now is In Northampton,
Mass. will Join her mother and
sisters at the summer resort the
first of August.