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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

Several hundred one half pound
boxes Of chocolates were given
away yesterday by members OF
the Washington Junior Chamber
Of Commerce at bus traffic inter-
sections to motorists and pedes-
TRANS who were outstanding in
their observance of traffic rules.
The Jaycees, together with their
wives. took positions at the cross
walks at noon after a motorcade
down Pennsylvania avenue behind
a hearse marked Traffic Courtesy
Will Keep You Out of This" and
motorcycle escort.
With each box of chocolates was
a card reading:
you are the recipient of an
award from the Junior Chamber
of Commerce for courteous obedi-
ence to the traffic regulations
Keep up the good work. Charles r
Clemson, chairman Of Traffic and
Safety Committee.
One Of the first to be given
an award was Elvin Shank, taxi
driver, of 1885 Minnesota avenue
Sc, who waited instead Of honk-
ing his horn for pedestrians to
finish crossing Connecticut avenue
and let him turn into the cab
line in front of. the Hotel. May
| flower. 49,
Two children who waited pa
tiently for the lights to change
at Fifteenth and New York ave-
nue. NV. were surprised and de-
lighted at receiving unexpected
presents. They were Robert and
Betty Harrington, 10 and years
old. OF 2s02 Cameron Mills road,
Alexandria. They. were with Mrs.
William H. Brown Of the same
address. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

Robert Immediately opened his
package and Investigated.
There ought to be another
layer" he said.
The Jaycee wives were headed
by Mrs. Paul Hawkins, president
Of the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce Auxiliary. Miss Mary Jane
Hayes, Miss Washington Of 1949,"
also Joined in the work Of giving
awards to surprised motorists.
The Jaycees called 1t Sweetness
DAY."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

Earl and Maria CASTOR. boy.
George and Grace Gemunder, girl,
BENJAMIN and Ruth Graham, boy.
Hugh and Leila GREGORY boy
Robert and Barbara Hackett girl
Willis and Mary Hall, boy.
Edward and Jean Henry. girl.
Russell and Hermine Henry. boy.
Carroll and Martha Hickman, girl.
Kenneth and Helen Hodson, boy.
Hubert and 1vadell Hurley. girl.
Forrest and Irene Jackson. girl.
Richard and Marion Jansen, boy.
Bernard and Elizabeth Kleihege, boy.
Abraham and Hilda Kober. boy.
Stephen and Gladys Kulik. boy.
william and Shirley Kunde. boy
Charles and Marauerite Langley, girl.
Claude and Frances Leady, girl
PaSauale and Dorothy Lentini, boy.
Rogers and June Littlejohn. boy.
Robert and Helen Lloyd boy.
Edward and Mary Lucas, boy.
Charles and Anne Lutz, boy.
Wallace and Margaret Magathan, sirl.
Murrye and Marjorie Mendleson. girl.
Charles and pesiree Bailey, boy.
Bishop and Ellese Brooks, boy.
Robert and Mary Cooper boy
Robert and Matte Courtney boy.
Clifton and Mary Dean, boy
William and Margaret Evans, boy.
George and Bernice Fillmore, boy.
Melvin and Louise Gaboureal, boy.
Eddie add Louise Gilreath, boy.
Willie and Helen Gooding. boy
Sylvester and Catherine Hamilton, girl
Robert and Jean Henderson, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
Births Reported

CFrom D. c. Bureau OF vital Statistics.
James and Marsaret Abbott, boy.
Andrew and Norma Adams. boy.
Edward and Rita Adams. boy.
Ted and Irene Anderson. boy.
Alexis and Ruth Bskaysa. boy.
Vance and Annie Barley. boy.
Willard and Margaret Beasley. boy.
Thomas and Pamela Brady, boy.
John and Velma Beckwith boy
Charles and Marion Breeder, boy.
Earl and Eileen Brees, boy.
Thomas and Elizabeth Brennan. boy.
John and Nancy Briscoe. girl.
Allen and Charlotte Brown. boy.
Ralph and Cathryn Brown, girl.
Caesar and Mercedes Buitrago, Girl.
Arthur and Mary Buongoirne. boy.
Temple and Dorothy t.vener. boy.
Robert F! and Lottis Gonrtnsy' boy.
Ernest and Margaret Dorsey. boy.
Myron and Ruth Eanst, siri.
Ernest and Betty Edwards. sirl.
James and Mary Ellis, girl.
Albert and Gloria Farmer. girl.
Hugh and Patricia Fazenhaksr. boy.
William and Cora Fisher. boy.
Bernard and Margaret Flanagan. girl.
Daniel and Agnes Flanagan, bog.
James and Edith Gardiner, boy
John and Virginia Garner, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16

rokoma Park, Southern Building Supply Co..
1923 Ceder 81. NV.
Washington. Becker Point Z eIess Co.,
1889 Wisconsin Ave.
Washington, The BroekIond Co.. ine., Dis
tribufor, 59ls Georgia Ave.
Washington, Bunker Hill Hdws. Co., 7ols
Bunker Hill Rd. NE.
Washington, Chevy Chose Paint q hdwe,
56oa Connecticut Ave-
Evening star., 1949-05-14

George A. Fitzpatrick. o. A Bor-
cherding. trustee, served as su-
perintendent for 26 years.
Officers who have served for a
number Of years include Samuel
q. Warner. A. Z. Falconer and
Joseph F. Atkinson. Women who
1894; z. c. Makosky. ls35-ls3s;
H. E. Hudgins. l940-l945. and w
H. ClewS. 1916 -l947.
The present pastor. the Rev.
Harry w. Craver. came in ls47.
A native Of Baltimore. he is a
graduate Of Randolph Macon
College. Ashland, Va. He served
previous pastorates at Rockbridge
Baths Charge, Va: Greenville-
Mint Spring Charge. Va: Central
Methodist Church. Arlington,
! 1897 to 1912. and Elm Avenue
Church. Portsmouth. Va. 1912
l947.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craver live al
1903 North Monroe street, Airing
! ton. They have two children,
Harriet, IL. and Wallace. 6.
have been leaders for long pc
riod include Mrs. E. P. Goucher,
Mrs. Wilbur Donaldson. Mrs
Florence Thayer. Mrs. Keen Gull
len, Mrs. L. c. Hammond, Mrs
J. D. Stehman and Mrs. J. G.
! Brown.
| Pastors since 1910 were the
lRevs. r. w. Coe. 19l0-1sl4; J. F
! Wooden. 1915; r. Y. Nicholson,
1861, c. j. Hill. a9laa w. M
Snyder, l9l9-l925: r, @. Holloway
l926-1928: j. A. Trader. 1929
Evening star., 1949-05-14

special meetings: The Rev. Will
liam H. Clews, minister of Trinity
Methodist Church. Baltimore.
Monday; the Rev. Herbert E.
Hudgins. pastor OF Manassas
Methodist Church, Tuesday; the
Rev. DR.. John A. Trader. Trinity
Methodist Church, Salisbury. Md,
Wednesday, and the Rev. DR..
Eugene c. Makosky, retired, Fri
day. An "our sons in the gospel
night" will be held Thursday.
Homecoming day. May~.22s"will
have Methodist Bishop James II,
Straughn, retired, as preacher at
IL am.
Bishop Straughn's connection
with the church goes back to its
earliest days at the end of the
last century. Then a small group.
under the direction of the Rev.
Jesse w. Norris, pastor Of what
was then the Potomac Circuit
and is now Mount Olivet Church,
Arlington, Va. met in q grove
near Lincoln street north Of Lee
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Women's S Auxiliary
Thank Offering al
Washington Cathedral

In a United Thank Offering
presentation by the Women's Aux
iliary of the Washington Diocese
more than SO women will march
In procession at pm. tomorrow
In Washington Cathedral.
A special service and prayer for
the occasion has been written by
the Very Rev. John w. Suter. dean
Of the Cathedral, who will ofnciate
This presentation Is the last OF
five which have been made over q
three-year period. but is the first
to which the general public has
been invited.
Mrs. Benjamin M. McKelway
has acted as chairman Of church
womens thank Offering project
in this diocese during the past
three years. 1t Is part of Nation
wide activity which will result in
the United Thank Offering presen.
tation at a corporate communion
OF the women Of the church at
their triannial meeting to be held
during the general convention in
San Francisco next fall.
The Rev. DR.. A. T. Mollegen
professor Of Christian ethics OF
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria, Va, will deliver the
sermon at IL am.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Ordination Services
For {. {. 0Imsiead
Tomorrow Afternoon

C@-*gesa e. Chaes4ssr&a y ssa rxA4,5es
a. 27{H3 HooAgE sgssvt Nn Aas&
- so@ s;.ssya: a. tt* TNsg1gcs&s
-scos soS ga SesE.sszatn - - e
dams. ~ ftsr gz.s.-st<y q I&t
Presbyterian Clz4~ca A. Fm
tomottow a. .Hr Wa&t.gsss sssz
He4sfsts Prs lzy'.e-3as - -sgE
u Norman Y hoas p-ass,ass
O, cE@Eeh h.s&ass al f. Gstt4sl4
ALL af1Erwr 1se c,&r4x ~ paG.
&J1 IAeIeS5 t9m}e;zcs 8rgsks +,
nseri, P-.nceton. ali prrarn 80
sermon u la. = Fo&.rs. tsss
EaacerAsor o. tfsc psvstsstsry ~
preside &r1 Ucs ReTaAsi AyAs,
k&fnp & : e Ea..n A.a+ X Y
sasgr.I - tae prcsevt<r> ~
aSs-Et A rrSer.saa ws.s tessow tn,
S~vt4te
NJ o.Dsseac IS 3 g~ac4ate a
Central H.ka Sgaleas sse eya6a.
sted ~Ah hona-S :rusn Auars.cAr
University IA !2ss vl& t!ss n 4
ceeHee lie a. gsas aAlt Ia 4unt
from PglGCetass wslE ysc y = de.
gree. lie a. .atrr srs4su q
Princeton tor l.r coctcr e ghco.
ogF deFrce IN church p s'a.N n,
subject Fus the tt>s .sa.&e4 ~ ..5 he
A History o. Pgeaay;esaI1s>fn III
the Nation 5 Capita.
Mr. Olmsteaet has >ev, ri A. a..
S.Stant paslog ~ The NAsll4nstcr
Heights Church a14c pAgt-t.Fnr IN.
suoetof IN religion and pHasaSapss s,
a. American University
Evening star., 1949-05-14

highway for services. Bishop
Straughn. then pastor OF Noun,
Taber Methodist Church in Wash
ington, frequently preached at
these meetings.
But the congregation dates Its
real start to May. 1899. when a
group met to start the nucleus OF
a church. They then met in the
home of a Mr.. Nelson. the house
being near the grove About five
years later the meeting place was
transferred to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Donaldson on
Nelson street, Arlington.
In the fall of 1907 the present
property was acquired and por-
ton of the present building. now
used as a classroom, was built
On March 3. 1908. the church was
formally organized with IA men,
bers. OF them. Ernest M. ShreVe,
Mrs. Grace Shreve Burk and Mrs
Mary A. Payne. are still active.
A month later Cherrydale Church
was detached from the Potomac
charge and became known as the
Cherrydale Station. 1t wasn't
until 1910. however. that the
church had its first full pastor
the Rev. r. w. Coe, then a stu
dent. at Westminster Theological
Seminary. being appointed that
year. He served four years.
The present auditorium was
built in 1911 and dedicated in Au-
gust of that year. To meet the
rapid growth Of the Sunday
School the present addition was
put up in 1925.
The first superintendent Of the
Sunday school was Mr.. Shreve
The present superintendent is
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Church Loyalty Day
At Foundry Methodist

Church Loyalty day Will be OBJ
served and Dr.. Frederick Brown
Harris vii have as his subject a,
II am. It's Forward Or Back
ward al Foundry Methodist
Church,
Al s pm. the Rev Ralph {,
John, assistant minister. vii. speak
or We Serve Here
/ The spring session Of the Unl-
serSity Of Christian Living. sFon-
sored by the Foundry ForSe, opens
al I pm.
A week Of church visitation VI Ill
open with q dinner Wednesday
al 6:i5 pm.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Buried Treasure Topic
OF Dr.. ]. Warren Hastings

Buried Treasure is ttsr S@a.
fec. o. D-. : Ws+-v- EAsftng
;onor-ox moaning 3; t4ss Szt@eaA.
C4<y Christian CaQ-wG
Dr Hastings IS lsAd@ag 81. -
q disc &1ssscsr4s each S-n1RH a.
pm cQr3rsg AG8y :ot TIE fo-z-.s
Adult Fellowship oz ttas seGsssk
theme Home and Marriage E&a
S4a5ect tomorrow IS 50 Yea e l.
Love
DG Wilmer SoglSssr cf thr M
i4onAl Bureau e. Standards ~.
teach the Young MArt4e<2s CtaSs
a series Of lessons OH The Lhe-
vslopsneus Of Ancient Re le%x,
Beliefs and Practices on san.
DAYS 81 9 as an N the Soc!R! hall
This series begins toino-Tc~ A.
YOUNG married couples are IN.
Ylted.
Evening star., 1949-05-14

Church. Howard M. Stackhouse
executive vice president. will pre-.
side; DR.. Page Etchison, president
will speak and the o. B. c. A
Quartet will sing.
Representative Brooks Hays OF
Arkansas will teach the Burial
Class Of Calvary Baptist Church
The Mems Bible Glass of Cal
vary Methodist Church will hole
its 40th annual banquet Thursda,
at 7 pm. Capt. Rhoda Milliken
director. Woman's Bureau of tn,
Metropolitan Police Department
will speak. Election will precede
the dinner.
William @. Palsgrove has beer
elected president of the Or. KYLE
Mems Bible Glass Of Wallacl
Memorial United Presbyterian
Church.
The Haywood Glass Of Foundr,
Methodist Church elected Mrs
Edith Main. president; Mrs. T
Eastwood Fry. vice president
Mrs. Mary Dinwiddie. recording
secretary: Mrs. Alice B. Tayman
assistant: Mrs. Clayton B. Aldrich
treasurer; Mrs. Matte N. Graham
corresponding secretary: Mrs. P
j. Ness, teacher; Mrs. II. Persons
Heath and Mrs. T. Eastwood Fry
associate teachers.
The Rev. Virgil Hobbs will teach
the Templemen's Bible Class oi
Temple Baptist Church.
The Harrison Bible Glass Of st
Luke's Methodist Church will have
Robert T. Davis as guest teacher
Ray Oberholtzer will teach The
James D. Buhrer Bible Glass oi
First Evangelical and Reformed
Church.
The Wesley Glass Of Brightwoot
Park Methodist Church elected
Homer Smith, teacher; p. M. Bar
rows president; M. M. Menefee
vice president; c. A. Armstrong
treasurer; e. v. Rickard, assistant;
e. M. Ebert, secretary. and George
E. Whetzel. assistant.
The Young Marrieds Glass oi
National City Christian Church
will have a series of lessons or
THE Origin and Development o1
Religion" by DR.. Wilmer Souder
Miss Sue Shivers will present
the lesson to the Susannah Yves.
ley Glass of Mount Vernon Plac,
Methodist Church. The Fellow
Workers Glass will hold its ban.
quet May 20. Mrs. Alexander
Stewart, national president. Wom'
ems international League fol
Peace and Freedom, will speak Il
the Forum on the Atlantic pact
Representative Arthur l.. Millel
of Nebraska will address the Rus.
tin Couples Glass.
Arnold J. Carlson, commander
U. 8. NJ, will address the Clyde
Kelly Glass Of Chevy Chase Pres.
byterian Church.
The Sparkman Glass Of Ham
line Methodist Church will be
taught by Senator John J. Spark
man Of Alabama.
The Friendship Glass Of Metro
politan Presbyterian Church will
hold a business meeting Monday
evening.
The Downs Glass Of Brightwood
Park Methodist Church will hold
a business meeting Tuesday at
pm.
The Christian Builders Glass oi
Minnesota Avenue Christian
Church will hold its business
meeting Friday evening.
The Vaughn Glass Of Calvary
Baptist Church will conduct .
service at the Central Union Mis-.
sion Friday at 7::30 pm.
Evening star., 1949-05-14

week program
tomorrow.
The speaker
at II am. will
be the Rev.
Fred @. Hollo-
way, paster OF
t he ch ur c h
from 1925 to
1928 and now
president of
Drew Univer-
sity. During the
week, at 8 pm,
former pastors
OF the church
will ad dres 8
Evening star., 1949-05-14
First Congregational

The Rev. Carl Heath kop! will
preach on Joy 10 the Fun, the
second In his series on Fruit OF
the Spirit" AZ First CongTegs-
tional Church.
The Womens Society will hold
its annual spring luncheon Tues
day at noon. The guest speaker
will be Mrs. Howard Stone An
dRrSnn
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Dr.. S~enson 70 Speok
A. Ausustono Church

4 * Sssss ataA is-s A. -
- hArN 81 glss&s "a sar s.
s&sv tts BE- ~ / seggsse Nx~z-.
sssse trx~r2&s~ e &tse hes f O.,
Esssrrs.es &E &aazsss e. 80 As-. -
SvTa>& ~ $srz % ss~ .
Legs a. = tersEn ~ .
q asnsse Ks frg ET sr Kks- a..
4tart q s~rt ssesz- a. -
E@ AFs~a n N@ eeassa-
- t.e N=s t-svs s4*
lHsT41 E@rr erraFss
Iag - Sc Fv~~F .zs IA
- s->t }o 1,sar. R.s f'rs Nses
Lara ~ $50 ~ Av.et O. ~
C'E.avN - r-rai ESr ~Eha!.
~GEr * ta~ C'Trsa
Evening star., 1949-05-14

sistant to the
pre- sident OF
c pital Air
lines and for
mer member OF
Congress from
West Virginia
will be the
speaker.
ga n / ze q
Bible Glass As
ISOLATION d a y
W III be OBJ
served by. the
a dult classes
of Brookland
a A
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Bishop Dun to Confirm

The Right Rev. Angus Dun
Bishop Of Washington, will con-
f1rm a class at 3 pm. tomorrow al
the Church of Our Saviour. The
program was originally set for II
am. The class will be presented
by the Rev. A. L. Wills.
There will be reception in the
parish house for the new members
following the services. All are
invited.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
Organized
Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Poee Mex. Etehison

The Mems Bible Glass of Ed
brooke Methodist Church viii hold
its annual dinner Tuesday at
$50 pm. Jennings Randolph, as
Evening star., 1949-05-14
FriruAa

FaiISns MEETING of Warrington
an ff@Ffds tss
&sttthfS Ter NeFRhtF ftrat AsE h4gEks
~ II AZ Al SFisE rsfta ars stss.asAt
3 SsLag pragIe Ht En
Evening star., 1949-05-14
BY cospor konnes

Members Of Cherrydale Metho-
dist Church. Monroe and Twen-
tieth street North. Arlington.
Va. will start their golden jubilee
Evening star., 1949-05-14

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FIRST CHURCH: Columbia Rood
end Euclid St. NV. Z. Rm.
1882 Conn. Ave. NV. wkdys 9 to
9 WED. to n Sun. 8 hol. Z 70 s.
SECOND CHURCH: sls D St. Sc.
Sun. Ser. & Sun. sehI. z Pm.
tNe Sun. Eve. Serviesl. keedins
Room closed temporarily.
THIRD CHURCH: 18th and / Sis.
NV. tsua II AN. and S P.Ml
4. Rm.. Colorado Blds,. l4sh and
G sts. Wkdys.. 3 TO 3 twsd. to
7.3o), Sun. end Hei.. Z TO s.
FOURTH CHURCH: 18th sad ook
SIS. NV. 4. Rm.. Riggs sonk
Side, l4th snd Park Rd. NV.
Wkdys., 9 to 3. (Wed. 70 7:3ol.
Sun. and Hol,. z TO $50.
FIFTH CHURCH: l23s 3iss 81.
NV. tke Sun. Eve. servies.)
r. km., 1875 Wiseeasin Ave. NV.
Wkdys.. 1870 to 5 WED. to u.
Closed Sun. and Hell.
SOCIETY: 1877 4 81. NV. tNo
Ssn. Eve. Ssrviee.) kssdias kecm
1877 4 81. Wed. $50 10 7:So.
SOCIETY: 1863 Mas. Ave. NV.
! Sea-, N AN. Ne Sun. Seheel.
Wed. Z p.M.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
MARYLAND

MANI lAf<b
CHEVY CHASE FIRST CHURCH:
5sos Conn. Ave. Sun. SehI. Chevy
Chose EIementory School. Rose
mary 81. 4. Rm., J Wilson Lone.
Bethesdu. Wkdys,, | to S. Closed
Sun. and Hol.
HYATTsyilLs FIRST CHURCH:
627I 43rd Ave. tsun. II AN. end
5P.M.1, Wed, e:l5 PM. R. Rm.,
677I 43rd Ave. Wkdys. to 4.
Closed Sun. cad Hell.
SILVER SPRING SOCIETY: sool
Go. Ave. Sun. Sehl odioinias
bldg. me Sun. eve. service, 4
Rm., s6l6 Go. Ave. Wkdys., II
70 1, also Mon. ond Fri, J TO 9.
Sun. Z to 5. Closed Holidoys.
VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA FIRST CHURCH:
1909 Russell sd. mo Sundos
eve. servieel. \. km.. 1os N. Pot
rick, Alex. Wkdys,. 3 TO ). Cicsed
Sun. and Hol.
ARLINGTON FIRST CHURCH: 6s43
Little Falls Road, East Foils
Church. Sun. III AN. cnd 5 P.M.
Wed, s.l5 Pm. T. Rm,. 374s
Wilson Blvd. Wkdys,, II 10 5.
Closed Sun. and Hel.
ARLINGTON SECOND CHURCH:
1918 Wiisoa Blvd. tcnioaioi viil.
BoIlrceml. (No Sun. Eve. Sev1
4. Rm., 7o3o N. 18th 81. Week
Seys, III 10 4, and Fri, ] 10 =.
Closed Son. aad Hell.
Evening star., 1949-05-14
P { O PL e. S

BgF N NJ NV
3nam.--Oraded Church srhon'.
0sm.-~"A Plea ter More Essst-
snee"
Thursday, a:38 p.m.---Aidwsek psEs-
ttaEs.
ARTHIR FLETCHER ItMFs, Ministst
The FriendIisst Church N the thS
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Army Announces Change
In Boots Used in Arctic
By the Asseeiofsd Prssi

NEW YORK.-First major
change in centuries old Eskimo
type Umiak was announced by
Army's Transportation Corps
Board, Brooklyn Army base. The
Umiak is a dory-type boat used
in Arctic harbors and open waters.
Frame for 500-pound collapsible
craft is divided In four sections
and can be portrayed by nve men.
Assembling four parts takes but
a few minutes. A 60-pound rub
ber-impregnated nylon skin is
then slipped over the frame work
and the boat is ready to operate.
The 264oot craft can carry ii
men or a cargo up to 5000 pounds.
Evening star., 1949-12-14
U.S.. Presents Charges
AtU. n. That Vishinsky
Forced Romania Coup
By the Associofed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Dec. 1.-THE
American delegation to the U. N.
today made public charges by Ro-
manian ex-Foreign Minister Con-
stantin Visoianu that Soviet For
eign Minister Andrei Vishinsky
forced q Communist dominated
government on Romania.
The charges bore out press dis
patches of February. 1945, which
told of Romania's entrance into
the Communist camp.
Mr.. Visoianu offered to testify
before the United Nations. He
now is living in New York.
Tells of Nee ings.
He said that as Foreign Min
lister he witnessed a series of meet
ings Mr.. Vfshinsky had with for
mer King Mihai. The climax Of
the conferences came, Mr.. vi
soianu said. when Mr.. Vishinsky
submitted an ultimatum to the
King demanding the replacement
of the government of Nicholas
Radescu with one headed by Petre
Groza.
King Mihai was given a two
hour time limit to meet the de-
mand and Mr.. Vishinsky finally
had his way after he banged
table with his first. the former
Romanian Foreign Minister said.
Mr.. Visoianu's statement con-
tinued:
after several other remarks
spoken in the same peremptory
tone, - Mr.. Vishinsky ended:
That is all! I shall await the
news Of Gen. Radescu's resigna-
toni Then he left, slamming
the door with such force that
the plaster around it cracked. . . .
Soviet Tanks Dep1oyed.
'That very day saw the begin
ming of a deployment of Soviet
tanks and troops in the streets Of
Bucharest"
Mr.. Visoianu said the govern
ment Mr.. Vishinsky installed "was
Evening star., 1949-12-14
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Purges OF
Eastern Europe's ruling Commu-
mist parties have been speeded up
In a campaign apparently aimed
at stiffening Red resistance to
growing Western military pre-
paredness.
Since the Russian-led Comm
form met in November. diplomats
here agree, the drive to crush in
dependent nationalist feelings and
build up Russian prestige has been
turned on full blast.
The new rash of purges and
government shakeups from Po-
land to Bulgaria promises an iu-
tensif1cation of the East-West cold
war, these diplomatic sources be-
lieve. =.
The purges are seen by diplo-
matte observers not only as an
attempt to rid the Communist
parties of those who sympathize
with the West or with Yugo-
slavia's Marshal Tito-ousted from
the Communist Information Bu-
Evening star., 1949-12-14
Reds Speed Up Satellite Purges
To Counter West Defense Plan

reau for defying Moscow dictates
but also to tighten the party
discipline.
The Cominform is made up Of
Communist parties from Russia,
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Romania, Bulgaria, France and
Italy. Last month it ordered its
members to purge the party of
those who don't toe the line, to
stamp out Tito sympathizers, to
step up the Soviet-proclaimed
peace" drive, and to boost the
Soviet Union.
The observers saw as a FORE
runner to this announced cam
paign the trial in Hungary Of
former Foreign Minister Laszlo
Rajk. He was executed on
charges of spying, sabotage and
plotting with Marshal Tito and
the British and Americans to
overthrow the Hungarian Com
munist regime. Rajk himself
was at one time a leading mem
ber of that country's Communist
Party.
Other events that occurred al
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stantin Rokossovsky withdrew
from the Russian Army and be-
came boss of Poland's army. He
also was given a voice in Polish
political councils by election to
the Communist Party Central
Committee.
3. The Bulgarians suddenly be-
gan the trial of former Deputy
Premier Traicho Kostov, who to-
day is awaiting sentence in a
Sofia Jail on charges of plotting
with Tito and being anti-Soviet.
1t is expected he will receive a
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severe sentence-possibly death by
|hanging-although he shocked
the Communist world by refusing
to pour out a penitent confession
of his guilt.
Other lesser figures in Eastern
Europe have been purged from
the party recently, accused OF
such things as "opportunism and
personal ambition" nationalism,
Titoism, direct relations with
the enemy" "fatalism that war
is inevitable" (Which could mean
failure to support the Soviet
peace" drive) and economic
sabotage"
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most simultaneously with the
latest Cominform meeting appear
to be no mere coincidence. They
were:
/. In Poland, former deputy
Premier Wladyslaw Gomulka was
expelled from the Central Com
mittee Of. the Communist Party
for allegedly continuing an anti
Soviet, nationalist policy. There
are unconfirmed rumors he may
be tried as a nationalist or Titoist
(the words are synomous in Com
inform vernacular).
2. Polish-born Marshal Kon-
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; Romonions Executed
As u. S. Intelligence Spies

BUCHAREST, Dec. IA R.-An
official announcement said last
night that three Romanians SEN
fenced to death last week on
charges of spying for the Ameri-
can counter-intelligence had been
executed by a firing squad.
They were 1t. Col. Dan Teto-
rian, former Romanian general
staff intelligence officer; Marcel
Emilian, a Bucharest actor, and
Mihail Eliade, a major in the army
reserve corps.
They were accused Of being
spies for American counter-intel-
Iigence in Linz, Austria. A fourth
man sentenced to death in abb
sentia is believed to be in Aus
tria. He is Ion Vancu, q civilian.