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Evening star., 1949-12-27
Duchess Of Windsor
Denies Hunting Job
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The
Duke and Duchess of Windsor are
back in the United States for a
while, and the Duchess says she
is not looking for a job.
Asked about reports that she
was seeking employment, the for
mer Wallis Simpson Of Baltimore
said on the couples arrival here
yesterday:
I'm afraid that's just q rumor." !"
Then she glanced at the man who
gave UP the British throne to
marry her and added: II already
have, q fu1l-time job and I'm not
seeking anything"
The Duke said he had been
occupied for some time writing his
memoirs.
The couple. who arrived on the
Queen Elizabeth, said they plan
to stay In New York until spring
and then go to the Dukes Cal
gary, Alberta, ranch, for the first
time since 1871. It is the couples
first visit to the United States In
nearly three years.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
lSpy's tx-Wife Reported
WED 10 Frederick V. Field
By the A.seeiotsd Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-The New
York Sun said today it had learned
that Anita Cohen Boyer, divorced
wife of the Montreal scientist con-
victed in the Canadian atomic
bomb spy expose, was married July
II to Frederick Vanderbilt Field OF
New York.
The Sun said Mrs. Boyer, former
wife Of DR.. Raymond Boyer, had
been married to Mr.. Field at Las
Vegas, New. He is a great grandson
Of Commodore Cornelius Wander
bilt, founder of the family fortune.
Mr.. Field and second wife. Mrs.
Edith c. Field, were divorced there
last March Is. v.. ...
The bride divorced MIR. Boyer
in Miami. on June 10. 1947. Mr..
Boyer, q professor of chemistry at
McGill University. was sentenced
In 1948 to two years Imprisonment
for conspiracy to violate the Ca
madam official secrets act.
The Sun said that Mr.. Field. a
wealthy student of Far Eastern
affairs. partly owns a three-story
building in New York, which
houses headquarters Of four Or
CARNATIONS listed by the Justice
Department as Subversive.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

The Washington Post announced
today details Of plans for a new
seven-story structure now being
built in the 1900 block of L street
to house all activities Of the news
paper.
The gray limestone building, ex-
tending from 1913 to 1921 L street,
will be ready for occupancy next
August, officials said.
At present. main Offices of the
Post are at 1887 E street NV, but
the company also occupies space
above the Thompson Restaurant,
1345 E street NV, in the National
Theater Bldg. and at 100 Union
court NV.
Construction began last Febru-
ary on a three-story press build
ing on the l. street site, the Post
said, and it subsequently was de-
cided to build the entire plant on
Evening star., 1949-12-27
British Trade Treaty
And Budget Surplus
Bolster Yugos|avia
By the Associoted Press

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Dec.
27.-Marshal Tito has new five
year trade pact with Britain and
a tidy budget surplus to bolster
Yugoslavia against economic pres
sure by the Russian-led Comm
form.
Russia and her Eastern Europe
satellites have boycotted Yugoslav
trade since Tito's break with the
Kremlin and the new trade agree
ment tightens Yugoslavia's ties
with the West.
Yugoslav officials said the trade
deal would involve sales totaling
$500, 900. 900 between the two
countries. Gn London, Britain's
Board Of Trade estimated two
way trade under the pact would
total $616. 200, 900 in the next Ave
years0
The news was made public last
night at a meeting Of Parliament
in which the government an
nounced that the nation not only
balanced its budget this year but
had q surplus of $4,000, 900 in
the treasury as well.
Important feature of the trade
pact is a British credit of $23.-
100000, repayable in six years.
With this credit Tito can buy
British machinery, textiles, chem
icals, rubber and other products
Immediately and pay later.
In return Yugoslavia will sell
Britain timber, corn and such nom
ferrous metals as lead and copper.
Under terms of the agreement
Yugoslavia promised to pay for
British owned property which was
taken over in the Communist
governments naturalization pro-
gram. Compensation will be paid
at the rate of $1,416.80o annually
for eight years.
Minister Of Trade Milentije
Popovic disclosed that government
expenses next year would total
$2,514,920, 900. roughly IL per cent
above this years budget.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

the property. After the building
is finished. adjacent property will
leave room for possible further
expansion.
To make way for the new build
ing-adjacent to the Sheraton Ho-
tel at Fifteenth and l. streets NV.
two private residences and the
Southern Wholesalers Building
have been razed. the newspaper
said. D.-.
Albert Kahn Associated Archi-
tects and Engineers, Inc, of De-
troit, designed the new building
and general contractor is the John
M. McShain Co. Of Philadelphia
The completed plant will have
t a 120-foot frontage Of L street
and depth of 131 feet. The build
ing. officials said, will provide
double the production space Of the
present plant.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

As director Of production, DR..
Cox has been in charge Of the
Governments synthetic rubber
manufacturing program. He has
been responsible for supervising
the conversion Of these plants to
the manufacture Of "cold rubber. !"
a product which is making pos
sible advances in tire production.
A native Of Louisiana, DR.. Cox
is a graduate Of Louisiana State
University and Massachusetts, In
stitute Of Technology and was
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Hyndman Begins1a
OF Cleanup After Fire
With New Civic Spirit
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

HYNDMAN, Pa. Dec. 27.-The
fire which leveled this community's
business section has forged a new
spirit of civic pride in Hynd-
man.
That became apparent today
as merchants. town officials and
businessmen started to. lay plans
for a new and better town.
The Christmas eve fire burned
out three blocks Of the center
Of town. The bank. IL other
business buildings, about 20 homes
and the post Office were reduced
to twisted. charred wreckage.
An unofficial estimate of dam
age compiled by businessmen
placed it at around $1,000. .000-
a staggering amount for a town
of about 1,500 population.
But Hyndman has not bowed
to fate. =
Better Town Envisioned.
1--WE are going to build a better
town than we ever had before" !"
Charles o. Burns. cashier of the
burned-out bank declared.
"The fire has bound the COM
munity together" George Keller.
principal Of the high school said.
1T is really amazing. Every one
is helping"
The high school was not dam
aged by the fire. Emergency re-
lief headquarters were set up
there. =.
Mr.. Keller said, II do not know
Of single person who is not doing
all he can. We now have a closely
knit town"
Merchants were planning con-
struction of new stores and Offices.
Cleanup Work Starts.
Cleanup work started while
smoke was still rising from the
blackened debris. The Red Cross
moved in to help in the big job
ahead.
The fire started when Christ
mas tree in the home Of Sommers
Fischer blazed up. Mr.. Fischer's
wife, so. was trapped and died in
the fire. Mr.. Fischer was burned
badly and is in serious condition.
The blaze swept quickly through
the old buildings that made up
the heart of the town.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
GIN Head Sees Prosperity
In so, but Not Cheap Cars
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

President Charles E. Wilson OF
General Motors predicted yester-
day that 1850 will be another year
Of business prosperity If nothing
happens to scare" American
buyers. ... f.
Mr.. Wilson also said he does
not look for any revolutionary
changes in automobiles in the next
few years, nor does he believe
there will ever be a cheap" cal
selling below 81 900 again.
Mr.. Wilson expressed his views
in an interview copyrighted by
U. s. News and World Report
weekly news magazine.
The General Motors executive
keyed his forecast for the new year
to four big "ifs." as follows:
Lists 4 Big Tfs.'
/. II we don't do "some foolish
things, politically-throw too many
shoes in the wheels of progress"
2. II the United States keeps
out Of international difficulties. .
3. If some way is found to set
tie the coal controversy before
we run out of coal"
+ 4. II this country suffers mo
other big industrial upsets like the
steel strike"
He. did not elaborate on what
he meant by doing foolish things,
politically. but declared:
IT think it's easily possible to
underestimate the capacity of the
American public to consume Goods
II we could avoid soaring the
people"
coz for Luxuries.
Instead Of being like some
countries. 80 per cent for SUBJ
sistence and 20 per cent for luxur-
les, or 95 per cent for subsistence
and five per cent for luxuries, -
MIR. Wilson said. we've got about
40 per cent for subsistence and go
per cent for the things that we
can postpone"
Asked If that is q dangerous
condition. Mr.. Wilson replied:
"Yes, it means that we must not
scare the people or scare our
selves"
Among other things, he said
used cars are still overpriced'
and he believes the next new auto
motive development will be the
use Of high-actane fuel with
more efficient" engines and re-
duced weight.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Los Angeles Suburbs
Feel Shorp TembIor
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 27.-Sub-
urban communities southwest OF
Los Angeles experienced q sharp
earthquake early yesterday but no
serious damage was reported.
Police switchboards In Ell Sc
gundo, Inglewood and several
nearby beach towns were swamped
for awhile with telephone calls.
+ Numerous householders report
ed they were awakened by the
temblor that ratified windows and
dishes and knocked some pictures
from the walls. A gasline In In
glewood broke, but was soon re-
paired.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Pension and Insurance
Bills Have Priority
In Both Branches
Dy The Asseeiofsd Press

A pension bill in the Senate and
an insurance bill In the house are
the top priority items for veterans
In the congressional session start
ing a week from today.
A bonus bill for World War II
veterans Is In the background. but
even its strongest supporters don't
expect it to get anywhere.
The House already has passed
q liberalized pension bill for vet
erans Of both World Wars. Now it's
up to the Senate. There have been
estimates that over the next half
century the bill would set the tax
payers back around $500. .000, 900.
Totally Disabled 1T IS.
One Of its major features pro-
vides that any veteran would be
considered permanently and totally
disabled upon reaching the age of
65. He could get q $72-a-month
pension II he had no dependents
and an income below 81 200 q year.
or If he had dependents and an
income below $4,000.
Chairman Rankin said the first
bill the House Veterans Commit
tee will consider probably will be
an insurance measure supported
by the American Legion. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, disabled Amer
lean veterans and AMVETS. The
bill is on the technical side and
wouldn't apply to any large num-
Der Of veterans, committee officials
said. &
One reason the organizations
want it is that 1t would give vet
Grams with service-connected dis
abilities an extra two years to
apply for or reinstate national
service life insurance. The time
runs out at the end Of this year
Not Inclined to Push Bill.
Mr.. Rankin has q bonus bill
pending before his committee but
isn't showing much Of an inclina-
ton to push 1t. It would give
World War II veterans s. for each
day Of service in this country and
81 for each day Of active service
overseas. with any benefits under
the GI Bill Of Rights, being de-
Quoted.
Representative Pace. Democrat,
Of Georgia has put In q broader
bill. It would pay - or IS and
omit the CT deductions.
The VFW is bueking for the
Rankin bill and apparently is more
enthusiastic about it than the
other veterans organizations. But
a VFW spokesman, John William
son, said he doubts 1t will be
pushed next year.
Williamson said the Rankin
bonus bill might cost around $10,-
600, ,0O0, 900 or SIS. 5.000, 900 ,00t
against $4,000. 900. 900 for thu
World War I bonus which was
adopted during the depression o1
the 1930s.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

awarded q doctor Of engineering
degree by Case Institute of Tech
nology for his work In the syn
thetic rubber industry.
He lives at 128 West Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1949-12-27

Reserve. to be-
gin practice as
a on S u ltine
chemical engin-
eer with Rus
sell S. Mcbride
and Gordon w
! Mcbride at 1915
K street NV.
it W q s a n .
nounced today
The resigna.
| ton will be.
come effective
next Monday
, the announce.
ment. said
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Buick Reduces Prices
From $65 10 $310
lon 50 Model Cars
BY the Associafsd Press

FLINT, Mich, Dec. 27.-Price
cuts ranging from $65 to $31o
were announced today by Buick on
certain of its 1850 model cars.
The reductions include a recently
announced cut of $40 on Bucks S
torque converter transmission.
Engineering and styling details
of the new models will be disclosed
tomorrow.
The new lower price tags affect
models in the new Roadmaster
and Super series. No change is
made on the Special series, in
troduced last August.
In the Roadmaster series SOS
and $66 cuts are made, respective
ly. in the sedanet and four-door
sedan, while $3.50 reductions are
made on the convertible, 1910 on
the so-called hard-top convertible
and $3.50 on the estate wagon.
In the Super series the converti-
BILE is cut $85 and the estate wagon
$500.
In the Roadmaster series the
sedanet, which had 1949 price
Of $2,430. will carry a 1850 tag of
$2,365 at the factory; the four
door sedan is reduced from $2,541
to 50. 2.4e5: convertible from 1885
to $2.795: Riviere (hardtop con-
vertible) from $2,985 to $2,675 and
estate wagon from 81, 400 to So, 200.
The super series convertible is
cut from $2,410 to 81, 1875 and the
estate wagon from $2,975 to
<C 67s
Evening star., 1949-12-27
District Will Request
Extra Five Million for
New Building Outlay

klS 0lot11Ct WILL koA SOIlAl Cox
for permission to spend an extra
$5, ,000, 900 on construction OF
schools, health and welfare prof.
ects in proposing balanced budg-
ct of approximately $11s.000, 900
it was learned today.
The Commissioners plan no in
crease in taxes and present rev.
enues are expected to make ap-
proximately $118.e00,0 900 avail
able for running the municipal
government and adding new con-
struction in the 1851 fiscal year.
No reductions in taxes for Dis
trict residents are in sight either.
Despite efforts of various groups
to persuade the city heads to
proposed a reduction in real
estate taxes. the next fiscal year
is expected to see the $2.15 per
500 tax rate on real property
continuing.
Follow Senate Suggestions.
The record District budget re-
quests will go to Congress in about
two weeks as part of President
Truman's annual Federal budget
message.
The Commissioners. it was in
dicated. are following closely the
suggestion of the Senate District
Subcommittee to add $4,000, 900
to the Districts usual annual
outlay for capital improvements.
This is the same sum as the
District spent during the current
fiscal year to pay the retroactive
portion of the $3.50 pay increases
for city employees. Since this is
not a recurring item. the Sem
ate group proposed last spring
that the $4,000. 900 be kept in the
budget "for needed capital i'm
provements. such as schools. well
fare institutions, sewer projects
and others of high priority.
With the Strayer report under
lining the need for more school
construction. 1t is expected that
funds to purchase school sites
and draw plans for school build
ings will use up q considerable
chunk Of the proposed 5000. 900
increase.
Gallinger Clinic Urged.
In the current year. the District
is spending about $4,000. 900 for
permanent improvements. OF this,
about half comes from the city's
general fund and the other half
from the separate highway and
water funds. The 5000, 900 would
be added to the general fund for
health, welfare, school. police. fire,
recreation and similar capital ex-
penditures. ..-
Ordinarily. the city seeks funds
for purchase of the site the first
year, authorization and plan
money the second year and build
ing money the third year. Sites
have already been purchased for
some District projects-for In
stance. the children's center, for
proposed welfare institutions ut
Laurel, Md.-and plans have been
drawn for some other projects.
In addition to school construc-
ton, department heads and vari-
Gus civic groups have urged con-
struction Of more facilities at Gal
linger - including q centralized
clinic building-and modern well
fare institutions to replace the
present Home for the Aged and
Infirm at Blue Plains and the In
dustrial Home School for white
children on Wisconsin avenue.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Federal Bond Ownership

Life insurance companies owned
SIG, ,770. 900 900 in United States
government securities in 1948. This
represented 30.2 per cent OF their
total assets.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
DR.. John I. Cox Resigns
.RFC Job 10 Join Firm

DR.. John T. Cox, jr., has re-
signed his position as deputy di-
rector of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corps Office Of Rubber
Evening star., 1949-12-27

The cause Of sunspots is un-
known. but they are known to con-
sist of conical "tornadoes which
are sometimes 1000 miles high.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Asio's Expense Vast

Asia extends from Is degrees
north of the Arctic Circle to with
in a short distance of the equa-
| tor.
Evening star., 1949-12-27
Hiss
Continued From First Page.)

-
nique of gentle ridicule in ques-
tioning Mr.. Hiss about aspects of
his alleged casual relationship
with Mr.. Chambers, including a
deal in which Mr.. Hiss says he
gave the writer" an old Ford car
he no longer needed, and rented
Mr.. Chambers his Georgetown
apartment during their casual as
sociation when he knew Mr..
, Chambers as "Crosley," a free
lance writer.
Mr.. Chambers, an admitted ex-
Communist agent, says Mr.. Hiss
slipped him secret State Depart
ment documents in 1887 and 1888
for transmission to Russian spies,
and Mr.. Hiss is accused of lying
to a Federal grand jury a year
ago, when he denied this was so.
MIR. Murphy applied a gentle
but biting sort of irony as he drew
from Mr.. Hiss more details about
the "subletting" of his apartment
in 1885 to Mr.. Chambers and
family.
Mr.. Chambers has testified that
he lived for several weeks in this
apartment. at 1881 Twenty eighth
street NV, not as a sub-tenant
but free of charge as fellow
member of the Communist under
ground. -.-
MIR. Hiss says Mr.. Chambers was
supposed to pay $50 a month to
him, the actual cost of the apart
ment to Mr.. Hiss-but that Mr..
Chambers never made any pay
ments.
Paid for Utilities.
Addressing the witness in al
most fatherly tones. Mr.. Murphy
brought out that Mr.. Hiss had
furnished the apartment himself.
but rented" it to Mr.. Chambers
at the rate for unfurnished apart
ments.
"You paid for the utilities, too
electricity and gas, didn't you?"
he asked.
Mr.. Hiss replied, That's my
best recollection after all these
years."
"And can we add to that the
cost of the phone?"
EYES," said Mr.. Hiss, II have no
recollection of asking him to pay
for the phone"
$50 to sum it up" the prose-
cutor said sweetly, "you rented
this apartment. furnished, for
what you paid for it unfurnished
and then you threw in the gas
and electricity and the telephone. "
Mr.. Hiss. who gave no sign that
he was disturbed by the line Of
questioning. said this was so.
"At that time you had been a
lawyer for six years?" Mr.. Murphy
asked.
Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Hiss admitted that in
every case in which he has
rented an apartment he had to
pay monthly in advance, but ex-
planned his oral arrangement
with Mr.. Chambers in the Twen-
ty-eighth street apartment con-
tanned no such provision. He
said Mr.. Chambers, or Crosley
gave him an oriental rug about
nine months after leaving the
apartment, as "a sort of part pay
ment In kind"
Mr.. Chambers says this rug
was a gift to Mr.. Hiss from the
Communist Party, in recognition
of his alleged services to ths
underground espionage ring.
Didn't Mention Rent.
Under Mr.. Murphy's questions
Mr.. Hiss admitted today that Mr.
Chambers, or Crosley. said moth
ing at all about payment OF III
rent when he gave him the rug
He merely said, according TO MI
Hiss, that it was a gift he Ceres.
ley) had received from p wealthy
patron"
Mr.. Hiss said that he had nevel
estimated the value OF the rug
which Mr.. Chambers has piacee
at more than $500. But Mr.. His
maintains he considered the rui
inadequate payment Tor MI
Chambers occupancy Of the apart
ment, which lasted about -
weeks.
/
Evening star., 1949-12-27
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-24
RECREATION IN ROCKVILLE

The Rockville Recreation Board at a special meeting
last week with the Mayor and Council recommended
budget of $4,000 for the 1949 program If the
recommendations followed Rockville will have to
face increase in taxes for the first time since 1941
The Sentinel has just helped campaign for the extern
sion of Rockville to include several areas using as
of its selling points the towns tax rate of 90 cents
per $780, which provides 80 cents for interest and bond
retirement, and 60 cents for general administration
Next year 1850, when those newly included in the
town have had little more time to adjust themselves
when perhaps the center at Gathersburg may point
the way to something permanent in Rockville = tax
increase might well be more acceptable.
The recreation program of 1913 conducted as
community program with merchants and interested
citizens donating $1477 and the town appropriatng
$4,000 Why could this not be done again?
Perhaps greater interest and finer spirit would
result if last years plan is followed tax increase
should be avoided if possible at this time when such
increases to be coming from all directions 1t is
estimated that cent tax increase would yield SO OOO
Therefore it is obvious that to raise the 500 recon-
mended for the program increase in the tax rate of
about cents per 500 for each taxpayer would be
necessary.
The decision in this matter however, lies with the
people The Mayor and Council making an effort to
determine the wishes of the taxpayer by sending each
one postcard asking for "yes mo- answer to the
question: Are you in favor of tax increase to finance
the summer Recreation Program" They are hoping
for a one hundred PEI cent response.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-24
THE COOPERATIVE SPIRIT

Members of the County Council were visibly i'm
pressed by the cooperative spirit of the people of Upper
Montgomery County revealed by the report of County
Agent O. W. Anderson at Tuesdays board meeting on
the progress of the Montgomery County Cooperative
Agricultural Center Inc Councilman Selby of German
town. and Councilman Lyon of Brnklow fairly beamed
Mr.. Anderson told how it planned to raise the
100000 needed to establish the Ga fair grounds
and recreational center Gaithersburg.
Council President Frederick P Lee commented eff
some of this spirit had been shown in the Bethesda
would not have been compelled to rescind
lutions ordering the widening of Wisconsin Avenue"
All Montgomery County may well be proud of the
group which, without any help from the County other
than the loan of grading equipment when it was not
needed elsewhere has secured the acreage done much
of the preliminary preparation and now plans for "a
grand push May 9th when it is hoped in one day
to erect buildings and make roads,
Besides fair ground for annual shows large
Illuminated athletic field is planned also lake for fish
ing boating and swimming