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Evening star., 1949-02-06

COLOMBO, Ceylon.-The six million people
of this green little island have spent most of their
first year of independence preparing for the future.
This week marks Ceylon's first anniversary as
the youngest dominion in the British common
wealth, ard though Prime Minister D. S. Senana-
yake comedies that 1--WE haven't accomplished any,
thing startling" he adds that the groundwork has
been laid for advances lin many directions"
Major attention has been given to opening
up new land This has dual purpose: To pro-
vide farms for landless peasants and to step up
Ceylon's production of food The island imports
two-thirds of its food now, but looks to series
Of % irrigation projects to furnish at least half
its rice needs and portion Of the sugar con-
sumed. Livestock breeding also will be increased
and cotton will be grown.
More than 1000 families year are being
moved from uneconomic land to new farms laid
out by the government Each peasant family is
granted house, block of irrigated land and
section OF high land. Trees and planting mate
rials also are furnished.
Government Industries Prosperins
The government has taken the initiative on
the industrial front and is pushing small-factory
scheme started during the war. Scheduled for
early construction 0 new steel rolling mill
and cement, ceramic, textile, sugar, paper and
acetic acid plants. Government industries already
prosperng include . glass plant and plywood
factory.
Because defense is left to Great Britain one
fifth of the budget Is marked for health services,
another one-f1fth for education About half the
children of school age attend classes-a figure the
government hopes to increase. Work is being
pushed near Handy on new site for the Unver-
sity Of Ceylon.
Ceylon is fairly prosperous as 1t nears the
end OF its first year of independence. Its rubber
Evening star., 1949-02-06
By WiIIiom l. Ryon

NEW YORK.-The eyes that peer
from behind the iron curtain evi-
IDENTIFY see an awe-inspiring dragon
in the garb of an American intel
ligence agent.
The dragon is everywhere. He
prizes into the innermost secrets OF
peoples democracies," an Eastern
European term meaning Communist
relationships. He organizes rings OF
agitators. He wreaks havoc with
sabotage. He plots mayhem against
the defenders Of the true freedom
as handed down by Moscow.
If the announcements Of the
Soviet satellite governments are tc
be believed, he has done prodigious
job. Washington is modest about it
though. The habitual retort from
Washington is the diplomatic equiv.
alent of "baloney."
Frequently the agent" is referred
to only as a representative of 6
foreign power" BY foreign power
the accusers do not mean Russia
For consorting with this ubiquitous
agent, men have been sentenced t
death, thrown into Jail for long
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Cey|on|s Year Of Independence
By Steven V. Dovid

industry complains of high wages and falling
prices, but the outlook for tea and coconut PROD
ucts is bright. Ceylons most pressing import
need is for machinery to develop its vast areas OF
uncutivated land and speed industrialization.
There are Communists in Ceylon-and of more
than variety. The Communist Party, follow
ing the Moscow line, is small. One government
official, urging Marshall Plan aid points out that
20 of the O1 seats in the House of Representatives
are held by members of Marxist parties. On the
other hand, leading diplomat here dismisses the
Communists with the remark that they are play
ing intellectual games"
Prime Minister Senanayake has made it plain
the island will keep its ties with the British. And
the people. never nationalistc as their Indian
brothers. have given their silent approval.
Link With Britain Is Comforting
Ceylons sef-interest is largely a matter of
security. Ceylonese say they feel <comfortable in
a turbulent Asia because of their link with Britain
Oddly, Ceslons major problem in the field OF for
eign affairs involves sister member of the COM
monwealth- The two have been carrying
on lengthy, but always polite, argument on the
Indian residents citizenship bill, now before the
Ceylon Parliament.
India doesn't like the BILL which would make
Indians in Ceylon eligible for citizenship only if
they met certain qualifications as to residence and
means of livelihood India asserts that South In
dians who have 1ocked to Ceylon for years to work
on tea, rubber and coconut plantations helped de-
velop the island and deserve fairer treatment.
There are 100000 Indian aborers here.
Because most of the laborers came from
South India. Madras has been the center of agi-
tation in their behalf. Ceylon has agreed to some
chanaes in the bill. but has indicated it will go
no further.
distributed Associated Press)
Evening star., 1949-02-06

smashed q spy ring Of Germans or
ganized by American intelligence
agents. Washington said it looked
very much like q Communist expe-
dent to alert the German public to
the danger Of opposing Communists.
The Soviet zone of Austria:
The Russian news agency Tass
distributed a story charging Ameri-
can intelligence men with hiring
Austrians to spy for them. The
United States said this was utterly
untrue.
Hungary:
The Communist-d dominated gov
ernment arrested the Roman Cath
olic primate, Josef Cardinal Mind
szenty, and charged him with.
among other things, plotting with
Americans and British against the
government. He is now on trial.
Bulgaria:
Bulgaria's fright over American
agents became manifest with the
trial of the Agrarian leader, Nikola
Petkov, subsequently executed. He
was charged with working for a
foreign power" Guess which.
Later, the Bulgarians brought up
another Agrarian-the Agrarians op-
Evening star., 1949-02-06

posed the Communist government
on charges of trying to foment an
uprising to coincide with q British
American invasion Of the country.
Romania:
Last December, Romania threw
out two American and two British
diplomats they charged with oper-
ating as spies and saboteurs." "
Washington said the whole thing
has tried numerous persons and
sent them to jail on charges of plot
ting with Americans and Britons.
Yugoslavia:
Since the Yugoslavs got into the
Soviet doghouse, they have not
found so many evidences of British
American skulduggery. Before that
it was a regular occurrence. One
such was the roundup Of a group
the Yugoslavs described as former
Nazi Gestapo men trained to spy
for "a foreign power"
u. S. Attache Framed
Poland:
Poland looks upon the American
Embassy and the United States
Information Service ONCE in War;
saw with suspicion. Washington
has charged that Poles are arrested
If they so much as enter the In
formation Service Of1ce.
Poland frequently has arrested
prominent Catholic church leaders
and editors. Last April the Poles
arrested two assistant military at
taches of the United States En-
bassy and questioned them. WASH
ington protested.
Russia:
Last August the Soviet press and
radio burgeoned forth with a story
about an assistant United States
naval attache who already had left
Moscow. The press and radio said
ne nao peen caugnI receiving SecreI
information from a Russian and was
sent home by demand of the Foreign
Ministry.
The United States State Depart
ment retored that the attache had
been framed and that the whole
thing was aired in Moscow for in
ternal political reasons.
Russia has had other spy stories,
such as the one last July when her
press warned railroad men to be
on the alert, but generally Moscow
confines itself to blanket overall
statements about agents Of impe-
rialism who 60 about the world try
ing to upset the ordered Communist
way of life.
Contributed by the Associated PTsss)
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Initiation Up.
F0rScrutiny.
Joint Committee to
Test Need for New
Controls
By ChoImers IA. Roberts

The economic state of the Nation.
basic to the major part of the Tru-
man legislative program for the 81st
Congress, will be given an earnest
and exacting scrutiny beginning
Tuesday, by the Congressional Joint
Committee on the Economic Report.
The major point this public hear
ing will seek to establish is simply
this: Has imitation about run its
course with def1ation soon to begin
or is more imitation ahead?
On the answer to this and many
related questions will depend, for
example, what the two Banking and
Currency Committees will do about
Mr.. Truman's requests for standby
price and wage controls, mandatory
ALLEGATION and priority authority.
The touchy problems of higher
taxes and what to do about sup
porting farm prices also will be
considered.
Fortunately the personnel of the
joint committee is such that a
thorough examination of the Ma
tion's economy can be expected. If
it turns out there Is no need for new
controls then the committee can be
expected to say so.
O'Mahoney Is Chairman
Chairman is Senator O'Mahoney,
the Wyoming Democrat. who con-
Quoted an exhaustive search of the
economy a number of years ago with
his Temporary National Economic
Committee. Other Senators are
Myers of Pennsylvania, Sparkman
of Alabama and Douglas of Illinois,
Democrats, and Taft of Ohio, Flan-
ders of Vermont and Watkins of
Utah, Republicans.
The vice chairman is Representa-
tive Hart of New Jersey. Other
Democratic House members are
Patman of Texas, Huber of Ohio
and Buchanan of Pennsylvania. Re-
publicans are Wolcott of Michigan,
Rich of Pennsylvania and Herter of
Massachusetts,.
Thus the committee includes a
majority of what might be called
supporters of the Truman Fair Deal
economic point of view, although
some of the minority members can
be expected to present the oppos-
ing free economy" arguments.
Chance to Prove Theory
The hearings are likely to become
sounding board for the admins
tration in advancing its proposals.
The Council OF Economic Advisers,
the Presidents top economists, have
promised their recommendation for
legislation on the theory that in
f1ationary forces are still stronger
than deflationary forces. They will
get q chance to prove their conten-
ton in public.
The Full Employment Act Of 1916
set up both the economic advisers
and the Joint Congressional Com
mitee. The act requires the joint
committee to consider the eco
nomic report and file its own report
not later than March / on its find
ings and recommendation with
respect to each of the main rec
concentrations made by the Presi-
dent in the economic report"
1t happens that the Presidents
recommendation in the report are
almost the same as his legislative
ICoo YNJE1T A ATTON poua CO0
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Foreign Planning Policy |
Has Roots in Distant Past
Idea Already Working When Roosevelt Went.
to Teheran; Survey Missions Date ..
to 192O.193O Decade
By A. G. MiIIspouqh

administrator General Of the 927O, le434s;
Adviser le27.2sD
policy declaration
development of backward countries has had long and
interesting evolution Actually the idea operation long before
Governments four major of action
The idea already had intrigued President Roosevelt and
Teheran 1913
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Federal Reorganization
Long but Futilely Sought
Indifferent Success at Hands of Congress
Was the Fate of Six Major Attempts
Made Before the Hoover Report
By JONES H. Rowe

(Member
Organization
will series OF
recommendations the reorganization
Federal Government
famiiarly Commission" dts chairman
States)
Evening star., 1949-02-06

(See INITIATION, Page CD
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Atlantic City Hotels
Expect Big Summer.
Advise Reservations

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pro. 10 coming 10 the shore
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hotsl grills wtil oe augrasnians
their aoor shows and dance tnusg
the latter part OF this month -
provide additional entertainment
for the summer guests The paeCt
are already IN fun sw!ng
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Miami Beach Prov ldes
Child .Amuscments
In Parks Program

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Evening star., 1949-06-12
Railroads Looking
For Heavy Travel
Ey FunkIin Snow

Tourist railroads are optimistic
OF q substantial volume OF pleasure
travel this summer. AS for higher
fares. just requested by Eastern
lines. II Is unlikely they will be-
come effectipe-if the ICC grants
them-early enough TO affect ad-
versely this summers tourist
travel
Washington has Just been
treated 10 the novelty OF two new
trains - Pennsylvania Liberty
Limited pullman and COACH and
the Baltimore a. Ohio's Columbian
tall-coachl. Both ply between
here and Chicago.
A brief resume OF other new
trains OF recent months includes
the California Zephyr. competing
for the chicago-San Francisco
business by using the Burlington
Route TO Denver, thence the Den
yer a. Rio Grande Western TO Salt
Lake and the Western Pacific TO
the Coast, against the Overland
Route Of the Chicago & North
Western-union Pacific Southern
Pacific.
Then there are the new speed
sters In the Southwest-the Mis-
souri, Pacific's Texas Eagles and
the Frisco-Katy Texas Special.
The Southern Pacific shortly will
introduce Its Shasta Daylight.
traversing the nearly 800 miles
between San Francisco and Port
land from early morning TO late
evening.
All-expense ran tours are sold
by the city's travel agencies, as
well as by rail- ofiices. TO various
parts Of the West. The c. e. N. W.
u. p. tours are again being oper-
ated TO various national parks and
to California. Rock Island Lines
also plans some tours. To the
North. the New Haven has q series
Of Pilgrim tours to the many his
toric, picturesque and colorful
spots In New England and Eastern
Canada.
From Chicago, the independent
tourist may pursue a variety OF
routes westward. using the Great
Northern's Empire Builder, the
Milwaukee's Olympian Hiawatha
or the Northern Pacifics North
Coast Limited tall OF modern,
streamlined cars) to the Coast.
Another route westward is the
North Western-Canadian Pacific s
Mountaineer TO Banfi. Lake Louise
and Vancouver. Many persons re-
turn from the coast on the color
full Santa Fe route.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Continued From Page E-l)

Richmond and Suffolk where ths
highway Is wide and straight but
the mileage longer. It is alst
linked. via Norfolk. by boat Il
Washington and Baltimore. Ths
resort Is much used as headquar-
! tiers by motoring tourists fol
sightseeing among Tidewatel
/ Virginia's historic places.
Colonial Williamsburg, James
town and Yorktown are about 81
miles away: the birthplaces Of Let
and Washington. q bit farther
Six miles from the Beach is Cape
Henry.
Beyond Cape Henry. eastward
along the Chesapeake. Is an ares
popular with those who believe q
vacation means. largely. fishing
There Is Lynnhaven Inlet, notec
for its oysters. CLAIMS and fishing
especially the speckled trout ar.
irving late in the summer.
| From there eastward to VIII
loughby Spit. a neck Of land that
points toward Hampton Roads
the water front Is lined almost
solid with small hotels and tourist
homes.
Dominating this area is Ocean
View, publicized as q place fol-
family vacations" 1t has one
de luxe hotel, the Nansemond
and more than 200 small estab-
lishments for guests. Although
the chief sports here are fishing
and swimming. 1t also offers q
large amusement park. and golf
Rates runs from 81 q day up
without meals. In tourist homes.
Costs Little to Use.
The small hotels charge ground
$50 per person weekly for 0
double room and two meals
Fishing costs little. Several hln.
dred rowboats. with towing serv-
ice, are available at 81 per day
There are also party boats for
fishing out In the Bay or the
ocean. costing from 1855 or
hour per person.
There are many fishing grounds
of Ocean View. Rockfsh, OF
striped bass. are taken of the
jetties at Willoughby Spit. The
Ocean View spot, also called the
Norfolk spot. Is a fighting fish
which provides sport in fairly
shallow waters. 1t has \ sweet
and delicate flavor, like the
Florida pompano. and corned
spot goes with cornbread In o
Southern breakfast.
North from Ocean View is Fort
Wool, an artificial island formed
Of rocks sunk before the Civil
War to protect Norfolk Harbor
It Is now q feeding ground for
croakers. sea trout and other
tasty fish.
| Up the Bay from Ocean View
and south Of the Potomac, are
three Virginia peninsulas, each
with fishing centers. On the first,
going north "a map will be handy
here) are large communities. such
as Newport News, Fort Mon
roe and Hampton. The big
Chamberlain Hotel maintains q
fleet Of fishing boats for guests.
On the peninsula between the
York and the Rappahannock
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Numerous Water Resorts Near
D. c. Filling With Vacationers

Rivers. fishing is popular at Glou-
cester Point, Saluda, Christch',rca
and many other shore towns. On
the Northern Neck fishing is car
ried on at Mollusk, Weens
Chesapeake Beach and Irvington
At Irvington IS the luxury Tides
Inn. which takes It's guests on
fishing trips and also to lonely
Tangier Island and historic SPOTS
in the area.
Still More Fishing.
Above the Potomac is a Mary
land peninsula. with such vaca-
ton fishing spots al Point Look
out. Scotland Beach and Solo
mons Island. All the way up to
Annapolis. and beyond. are Ash
ing towns. AS the Bay Is 400
miles long and 4 to 40 miles wide.
with an irregular shoreline, pos
sibilfties are unlimited.
A vacation area long known to
many Washingtonians Is the
Eastern Shore. facing the Atlantic
on the so-called Del-Mar-va
Peninsula. Here Ocean City. Nd.
and Bethany Beach and Rehoboth
in Delaware. are popular. They
are reached In four five hours Of
driving by way OF Annapolis and
the ferry just above the Navy
town. Total mileage is around
l25. and when q bridge replaces
the ferry in a year or two, time
will be greatly cut.
This year Ocean City is offer
ing new attractions to visitors. A
race track has been opened. Two
hotels. the Royalton and Com
mander. are adding many rooms.
while other establishments have
reported new conveniences and
facilities.
Roads Improved.
Roads have been improved and
plans are taking shape for q new
municipal airport for the airline
which links the city to Washing
ton and Baltimore.
Ocean City has a lively board
walk and many hotels and tourist
homes. Fishing Is popular. both
in the ocean surf and the quieter
waters Of the Bay.
Bethany Beach and Rehoboth
are quieter resorts. more limited
than Ocean City in amusement
facilities. While there are q few
large hotels. these towns go in
more for cottages and small inns.
Only two or three blocks inland
from the shore are pine woods.
which form a charming setting
for private homes.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Swimming Pool Open
At Williamsburg Inn

WILLIAMSBURG. Va. June
1.-THE outdoor swimming pool
on the grounds Of Williamsburg
Inn has opened for the 1s4s sea-
son to guests of Williamsburg Inn
and Lodge and members Of the
Williamsburg Swimming Club.
Located just of the south ter
race Of the inn. the pool viii be
open daily from 10 am. until 10
pm, weather permitting. Night
swimming Is enhanced by under
water lighting. A bathhouse ad-
Joins the pool.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Thames Buses Run

LONDON, June IL. .- Thames
River buses. the versatile sight
seeing conveyances for thousands
Of overseas tourists to Britain,
have begun year round operation.
Through services are planned
from Greenwich TO Putney. with
an extension to Hammersmith.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Bus Lines Offer New
All-Expense Tours


tance buses are going into the
summer vacation season with new
and more comfortable equipment
improved schedules and q larger
variety Of all-expense tours,
Coupled with the economy appeal
through the cheapest fares in
travel. these features are expected
to win more tourists for such
Nation wide systems as Grey
hound and railways.
Mexico, Canada. Alaska lover
the Alaskan highway and every
American vacationland tapped by
q major highway can be reached
by today's bus traveller. And
through Greyhound Highway
Tours. trips ranging from week
end visit at a nearby resort to
month-long circle tours Of the
country have been "packaged" for
those who like to know what their
expenses will be.
Air Conditioned Coaches.
Scores Of itineraries have been
worked out. with rates Jumping
the cost Of transportation. hotel
accommodations and sightseeing.
As . rule. the tours do not include
meals. Eating places are left to
the discretion Of the traveller. Ex-
ceptions are made in national
parks and other places where pub
lie restaurants are not available.
To provide more frequent serv-
ice, Greyhound will operate more
than 5000 buses. The newest
air-conditioned Silversides coaches
are being assigned to runs which
receive the heavieststravel. These
coaches are now being operated
out Of Washington.
Restaurant and rest-stop facil-
tiles have been improved through
out the entire system, Greyhound
reports. At more than 100 meal
stops, Greyhound's own Post
House restaurants are In opera
ton.
A hundred or more packaged
tours already are available to va
cationers. More are being added
as the summer progresses. For 1nE
stance, in this area, five-day tours
of the Poconos Of Pennsylvania
are scheduled to begin next Sat-
urday. The tours leave Washing
ton at 1880 am. daylight time)
Stroudsburg, Pa, the first over
night stop, is reached in the late
afternoon. The tour through the
region begins the next morning.
Ocean City Tours.
Other packaged tours Of mid
Atlantic sections include week
long visits to Ocean City. Md. with
q choice Of three hotels under the
all-expense arrangement: q Ave-
day Colonial Virginia tour and
seven-day Great Smoky Mountain
trips.
The Nation wide variety Of Of
ferings includes such tours as a
21-day trip from Washington
through the Canadian Rockies. II
days along the east coast Of Flo
rida, IL days through New Eng
land and Canada and IA days to
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
As q guide to prices. this last
"packaged" tour costs less than
500.
Combinations Of tours can be
worked out through the Grey
hound Tourist Bureau at the bus
terminal. Twelfth street and New
York avenue NV.
railways this year established
a tour department at Its terminal
here to assist travellers In working
out vacation plans. The list Of
packaged tours also has been ex-
tended. New all-expense trips in
clude the Northwestern United
States. including Seattle and Port
land, Mesa Verde National Park
and Mexico.
Evening star., 1949-04-02
STEAL,

That perfect retirement property;
approx. 2g acre, in Manor CLUB
Estate; life membership in club.
with 27 holes golf. swimming pool
for shade and beauty; $1,000. TIE
1896 4
Evening star., 1949-04-02
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