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Evening star., 1950-06-24
Diplomats
Are Hosts
By Katharine M. Brooks

The largest party in full
schedule among the diplomats
yesterday was the reception which
the Philippine Ambassador, Mr.
Joaquin M. Elizalde, gave for the
newly appointed Secretary OF
Foreign Affairs of his country and
Mrs. Carlos Romulo. The Philip
pine official has been chief dele
gate of his country to the United
Nations serving as president OF
that organization during recent
months.
The Ambassador and his honor
guests stood in the wide hall OF
the embassy at the top of the
stairs to greet the several hun
dred guests who included Cabinet
officers, members of the Supreme
Court and of the Congress as well
as colleagues of the host in the
diplomatic corps. There also were
a large number of friends of both
the Ambassador and the Romulos
in resident Washington society
present.
The cocktail party which the
Canadian Ambassador and Mrs
Hume Wrong gave in their attrac-
tive home was very much smaller
and more informal. Their 10C
guests were limited to officers OF
the Canadian Joint Staffs and the
fete is given annually by the Am
baSSador and his wife.
Also small. or so announced
was the dance which the French
Ambassador and Nine. Bonnet
gave last evening in their hand
some embassy on Kalorama road
Heads of diplomatic missions
were among the guests Of the Mil
itary and Air Attache of the
Pakistan embassy, Brig. N. A. K
Raza last evening. Brig. Raza en-
tertained at cocktails and buffet
supper in his home on Eessender
street.
The Netherlands Alternate
Delegate to the Far Eastern Com.
mission and Mrs. G. J. Jobsis gave
the first of two farewell partie:
yesterday.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Lie, Angered by Query
On Red Link, Declares
| That He Is Socialist
BY the Assoc;oied Press

LAKE SUCCESS. June 24.-An
angry Trygve Lie said last night
that question about any Com
munist affiliations he might have
had was mot a proper" query
But he added that he has always
been a member of the Norwegian
Labor Party, which is Socialist
not a Communist Party"
The statement from the secre-
tary-general of the United Ma
tions was issued three hours after
he failed to give a direct answer
when asked by a newspaper COR
respondent to state whether he
is or ever has been a Communist
Shows Partisan Politics.
Mr.. Lies statement said he now
is responsible to all the govern
ments and all the peoples of the
United Nations and I do not and
cannot take part in partisan poll
tics, national or international"
The only theology I advocate
is world peace and progress" the
statement declared
Earlier Mr.. Lie told his ques-
toner, Correspondent Chesley
Manly of the Chicago Tribune. to
seek his information from Nor
ways prime minister or the head
of his countrys Conservative
Party.
It think there should be some
respect for my integrity" Mr.. Lie
said.
Mr.. Lies associates quickly
said after the press conference
that the secretary-g general is not
and never has been a Communist.
Mr.. Manly has called attention
to charges recently by several
members of Congress, particular
ly Seantors Bridges, Republican,
of New Hampshire, and Know
land, of California, that Mr.. Lie
is pro-Communist.
Shocked and Amazed"
Mr.. Lie in his statements said
he was shocked and amazed by
the unnecessary and malicious
question" He termed it mot a
proper question to ask the secre-
tary-general of the United Ma
tions."
He has been under attack both
in Congress and in some sectors
of the American press for his ef-
fort to seat Communist China in
the U. N. He had been asked
several times previously to COM
ment on these attacks and had
laughingly replied that it didn't
worry him if somebody called him
a Communist.
No delegate to the U. N. has
called Mr.. Lie Communist in
public. although some have ques-
toned the wisdom of certain of
his decisions. This has been par
ticularly true of T. F. Tsiang,
chief of the Chinese Nationalist
delegation. Mr.. Lie has been ac-
cused, however, by some Russian
papers of being pro- western.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

L
thing about Philip Jaffe. the edi-
tor of the obscure magazine
Amerasia, he volunteered in 1945
according to his own testimony, to
call on Jaffe and supply him with
classified information.
This is without precedent in the
annals of the State Department
Foreign service officers and other
employees of the State Department
as in all Government agencies, do
not seek out reporters, editorial
writer's or even editors and provide
them with information.
The only exceptions are sore
heads and persons who are on the
point of being dismissed. They
peddle their wares to newsmen in
order to satisfy their grudges. This
was not the case of Mr.. Service,
however, who was rising rapidly
in the State Department.
Mr.. Service wass trapped" into
meeting Mr.. Jaffe. He admitted
under oath that he did not like
that gentleman after their first
meeting, because Mr.. Jaffe failed
to return a number of So-called
personal reports which he had
borrowed from Mr.. Service and
promised to give back the next
day.
Seems to Have Been HypnOtiZed.
Yet Mr.. Service seems to have
been hypnotized by Mr.. Jaffe. In
stead of saying curtly to this new
acquaintance that he wanted his
documents back Immediately. he
permitted Mr.. Jaffe to carry
Evening star., 1950-06-24

in conversations with the Gov
ernors, pressed the point that the
United States must prepare to
receive the products of European
industry in considerable quantity
in coming years If the European
countries now being aided are ex-
pected eventually to stand on
their own feet. This is not new
idea, of course, and it is one that
most people readily accept. in
principle. The Governors, for the
most part, accepted it that way,
But the Governors, just like
other people, wanted to know
what products might be involved
and what competition there
might be with the industries Of
their own States. This was a
perfectly natural reaction. but not
one to give Mr.. Hoffman much
comfort. So long as the Cover
nors-and the same goes for men,
bers of Congress-inSist that COM
petition be confined to States
other than their own, putting
Europe on it's industrial feet isn't
going to be easy. Governors un-
derstand as we'll as anybody that
if we don't buy, the time will come
when we cannot sell, but they pre-
fer to have us buy goods that
don't compete with their own.
To Fight to Hold Markets.
AS for the industries directly
affected, they will tight to hold
their home markets. That ap-
plies, whether the industry is one
built on natural American re-
sources, plus imagination, energy
and elbow grease, or one alien to
our natural economy. developed
in the hothouse of our protective
tariff system and otherwise aided
by the Government.
The American dollar is quick to
fight in it's own behalf. We are
getting a demonstration of that
on the domestic front just now.
Throughout the country the or
ganized real estate interests are
seeking to block in every way pos
sible the limited public housing
program developed by the Gov
ernment. One of the organiza-
tions, the National Association of
Home Builders. in a release just
issued, indicates the understand
able, but not too commendable,
attitude of the industry.
Four million new homes and
apartments. it is stated, have been
started in the last four years and
according to Frank w. Cortright
spokesman for NAHB, private
builders were responsible for SIG
J., billion in housing expenditures
during that time. Ten billion
bricks, 896 million sacks of cement
and so on, down to 81 million gal
Ions of paint. Over two million
workers employed in construction
and countless more millions ir
!, manufacturing plants which fur.
nish materials and equipment.
"Tax- Subsidized Units"
= But, he said, it is tragic thai
!. Government housing has been au.
, thorized to the extent of $4,000
ax-subsidiZed units" at time
! when private home builders are
! breaking all existing production
] records.
E His recommendation is thai
4 communities reject the public
ousing plans at the local leve
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Given

Mrs. Lawrence Francis Hurley
entertained at a luncheon yester-
day at the Chevy Chase Club In
honor of Miss Doris ODonnell,
debutante daughter of Mrs. Doris
Fleeson.
The other guests were Mrs.
Fleeson and the Misses Julia Bios
som, Kathryn Holmes. Carla
Spaatz, Sally Wilson, Margot
Strong, Margery Clifford, Betsy
Goodloe Porter Mildred Coe and
Katherine Miller.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Marine Bond to PIuy

The Marine Band will present
its second concert in the Jefferson
Memorial summer series at $3.50
pm. tomorrow at the memorial
Maj. William F. Santelmann will
conduct the group. Cornet Soloist
Edward Masters will play Span
ish Caprice" by Smith. Admis-
sion Is free.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

sacrifices I o I
the sake of
W orld peace.
T h is assump-
ton was put to
a test at the
conference of
S t at e Cover
norS in White
S u | p h u r
Springs, with
out any conclu-
Sive result.
Paul G. Hof-
man, Economic
Co operat j o n
AdpoiniSt,rato
Evening star., 1950-06-24
WiIIium Watkins Elected

The Martin Luther Brotherhood
of Christ Lutheran Church, Be-
thesda and Chevy Chase. has
elected William E. Watkins OF
Chevy Chase president.
Others elected are DIR. r. E
Jacoby. vice president; L. F
TaylcI Grimm, secretary; and
Fred Burggraf, treasurer.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Adons-HoWes

The marriage of Miss Louise
Howes, daughter of Mrs. William
Oliver Howes and the late Mr.
Howes, to Mr., Robert Lee Adams
of Alexandria took place yester-
day in the First Congregational
Church, the Rev. Robert K. Mace
officiating.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
B'noi Birth Teu

The Independence Chapter No.
GAL of B'nai Birth held q men,
bership tea yesterday at the home
of Mrs. Nat Levy. past president
of District of B'nai Birth. Mrs.
Maurice Bisgyer, vice president OF
the Women's Supreme Council,
addressed the group.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
MoIonio-Eost

In the Chapel of st. Bartholo-
news Church in New York, Miss
Fac Etheldra East of New York
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Ward of Washington, was mar
ried yesterday afternoon to Mr.
Leo Malania of New York, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isidore M
Malania of Toronto. Ontario
Canada. Mr.. Irving S. Pollard
STB, ofhciated. The bride is 9
member of the staff of Made
moiselle Magazine and her hus-
band a member of the Secretariat
Of the United Nations.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

tnat he Is loo
g u llible and
naive to remain
in any post in
volving security
in the State
D e pa r t ment,
even if all the
evidence al d
to exist against
him fails to
stand the test
of the courts or
is. in fact. er-
roneouS.
w / t h o u t
Evening star., 1950-06-24
By Constantine Rrown

John S. Service, the personable
Foreign Service officer. showed in
his seven hour croSs-examination
before the Tydings subcommittee
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Smith -BoIgiono

IT tTTDOTSTOTO
Miss Frances Elizabeth Bolgi-
ano, daughter of Mrs. Charles w
Bolgiano and the late Mr.. Bolgi-
ano, was married last evening to
Mr.. Gordon Robert Smith, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nevel
Smith of Silver Spring. The cere-
mony took place in the Foundry
Methodist Church, DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris and DR.. Edmond H
Kase officiating.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
By L0weH MeHen

The key, or one of the keys. to
our present foreign policy is the
assumption that the American
people are willing to make some
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Two Church Services
To Be Broadcast

The Rev. Elmer Lucas, pastor
of the United States Baptist
Church in Arlington, will be heard
from II am. to noon tomorrow
over station WARL on the Airing
ton Church of the Air. Also
broadcast tomorrow will be serv-
ices from the. Arlington Forest
Methodist Church over WEANl
from 1880 am. to noon with the
Rev. Harry G. Balthis in charge.
Next weeks daily devotional
series, Monday through Friday,
will include the Rev.. Frank L.
Snyder, Clarendon First Baptist
Church, over WARL from 8:45 to
9 am, and the Rev. Dana H
johnson, Resurrection Lutheran
Church, over WEAM from 10:15
to 1890 am.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

Marshall's Life Of Washington
and Catherine Anthony's Dolly
Madison"
Her memory is something to be-
hold. She can recite an eight
stanza poem that she learned from
a Miss Esther" at the Friends
School in Philadelphia many years
ago.
If you get her started on
genealogy, she can out-recite a
OAR historian. She counts kings
and queens as ancestors-she has
a carefully prepared family tree
given her by a relative which
traces the family ancestry back
to : Charlemange and includes
eight Barons of Runnymede, and
English, Scotch and French
royalty.
Five of her ancestors came to
this country before 1878.
A favorite ancestor is Mrs.
Davis French grandfather, John
IB. T. Corneau. She prizes his hand
written account of how he es-
capped in small boat from Haiti
when his father and an uncle
Evening star., 1950-06-24
They Were Cooking With Glass
AT GSA Auditorium Yesterday

pitches with first a softball and
then a regulation baseball. The
balls bounced of the one-quarter
inch Tuf-fiex.
A one-half pound ball, dropped
3 feet onto old-Style glass. did a
mess OF damage. Dropped 8 feet
up from the rugged newcomer, il
got no better than q draw.
Even wrestlers got into the act.
Herman Rubmenstein. 23-year-
old tussler and weight lifting ex-
pert. walked up q ladder holding a
piece of glass by two metal hand
grips.
From the floor. 2o4-pound Rob-
ert Mathey. University Of Mary
land engineering student, grasped
two other grips on the glass and
was hauled of his feet. hanging
in midair. The test gave the au-
dience an idea about the du-
rability Of another relatively new
construction glass. which in real
ity is two thickneSses of glass, sep
arated by layer of dry air.
"Solarometer" Shown.
Home builders learned about a
new. quick method Of designing
their places to make the most of
sun in winter and maximum shade
in summer. 1t all stems from an
ingenious device called the So
barometer. which figures where
the sun will be at any time of
the year in any location on earth
This was demonstrated by John
L. Cox of Toledo.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Lane Calls Meeting
With Magistrates on
Curbing Accidents
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 24.-Gov.
Lane yesterday asked all the
States trial magistrates to meet
with him and discuss drastic
action" against highway accidents.
The meeting will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles audito-
rum in Baltimore. About 125
magistrates, including Baltimore IS
Traffic Court magistrates, were
invited.
1T is increasingly evident" said
the Governor in a letter, "that
drastic action must be taken to
curb the mounting toll of traffic
accidents, deaths and injuries on
Maryland highways. 1t is urgent
that you attend"
Earlier this week, the Maryland
Traffic Saftey Commission re-
ported IS persons had been killed
on the States streets and high
ways in May, the highest toll in
mroe than two years.
This brought the total for the
first five months of 1850 to 179.
The number of fatalities was four
fewer than in the comparable Pc
riod Of 1949, but the number of
injuries and the number of acci-
dents has risen sharply in 1850.
An inkling of what the Governor
wants to talk to the magistrates
about may have been given a few
days ago by D. M. Murray, jr.,
States attorney for Howard Coun-
ty.
Mr.. Murray said he will insist
from now on that speeders in
volved in accidents be sent to jail
as well as fined. He also announced
he will appear at the magistrates
hearing and conduct the prosecu-
tion in all accident cases where
speeding appeared to be factor.
Mr.. Murray already has ap-
peared at one such hearing and
succeeded in getting a 30-day jail
sentence imposed on a driver con-
victed in connection with an acci-
dent on the Washington Balti-
more boulevard at Elkridge.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
|HeirIoons Lost as Fire Races
|Merrick House onMdrIboroP Pike

portraits. Mrs. Merrick had a
large collection of china.
Much that was lost was over
200 years DID," she said.
She also listed stocks and Gov
ernment bonds as part of the loss
DR.. G. H. M. Rector, a son of Mrs
Merrick by a former marriage
recently returned from Navy duty
bringing with him Turkish rugs
and Venetian glass. Mrs. Morrow
said.
They were destroyed-still ir
their wrappings." she said.
Mrs. Morrow said it is impossible
to estimate the value of the per-
sonal effects. AS to the house
she said she doubted if it coulo
be replaced for less than $4,000
An Upper Marlboro fireman re.
ported the house was almost en-
quilted in flames before f1remer
arrived" Seven fire companies
were dispatched to the scene,
Evening star., 1950-06-24
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
is IN
Qbe Sunday Stuf
With Dolly Evening Edition,

Editorial Feature Secon-Consantne Brown, for
eign affairs analyst reports congressional
lies behind the foreign policy of the administration
Francis Douglas. Star staff writer. obec-
tves of the Conference Aging called by Federal Security
Administrator Ewing the President
scheduled for August in Washington
Home Construction Boom Agitaes Material the
title of special by
Star Pictorial Magane16 of the Capital Story
lures in Washington only roogravure section. Features
clude first weeks winners in The Stars amateur snapshot
contest photo story New Market Virginia. and graduation
pictures of Fairfax Mount Vernon and Falls Church high
schools.
This Week Magazne-Read Science Your story
OF what inside the worlds greatest animal clinic What
it's doing to fight disease makes cheerful report
million American pet Also don't miss the short short
story I'm Running Away!" by Charles Carver.
PHONE STERLING 5000 FOR HOME DELIVERY
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Girl, 7, Drowned as Boat
Capsizes in Middle River
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, June 24.-A Z
year-old girl drowned in Middle
River yesterday when a motorboat
capsized.
Graphing operations were un-
der way to recover the body o1
Joyce Brenner, the victim. Hel
father. Gerard Brenner, 40; her
sister. Geraldine. 2, and aunt, Mrs
Marie Gentle, were rescued.
The boat overturned in the sec
ond of two mishaps that occurred
shortly after the four set out in
the small craft. Geraldine tum-
bled overheard when a wave struck
the boat, and her father jumped
in after her.
Mrs. Gentle was unable to con-
troll the craft after MIR. Bremen
jumped in and it overturned
Joyce's mother, Mrs. Alma Bren-
ner. witnessed the accident from
the shore.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Dr.. Robert Kevin 10 Conduct
Services at Alexandra

DR.. Robert o. Kevin, professor
Of Old Testament at the Virginia
Theological Seminary, will conduct
services at II am. tomorrow in
the Episcopal Church of st. Glenn
ent, 1701 Seminary road, Alex
andria.
During July and August the
Rev. William A. Clebsch, of the
Virginia Seminary faculty, will
preach at the II am. services
Sundays except the first Sunday
of each month. He will celebrate
Holy Communion these two Sum-
days.
The first sermon by the new
rector of the church. the Rev.
Maurice Henry Hopson, will be
given on September 8. Mr.. Hop
son succeeds the Rev. Darby Wood
Belts, first rector of St. Clement S
Church. who resigned to begin
architectural studies at Columbia
University.
Evening star., 1950-06-24

Priceless family silver. china
and jewelry were lost last night
in a fire which destroyed the old
Merrick home on the Marlboro
pike. just outside Upper Marl-
boro. Md.
The house was occupied by Mrs
George B. Merrick and two of her
children. Her husband, a former
Prince Georges County trial
magistrate, died in March. No one
was at home when the fire was
discovered by a paSserby about
$50 o'clock.
Mrs. Montgomery Morrow, a
sister of Mrs. Merrick, SAID
everything was destroyed"
"All that could be found in the
ashes were twisted Jumps of sill
ver," Mrs. Morrow said.
She said in addition to the
family heirlooms, which included
Evening star., 1950-06-24

Chef" Art Gaiser was cooking
with glass when he served up an
egg sandwich for $50 persons yes
terday.
That many General Services
Administration employees didn't
actually get to eat on the sand
wich. but they picked up some
pointers on glass that heats, glass
that wrestlers can't pull apart or
baseballs break and mirrors you
can look through.
Mr.. Gaiser's demonstration In
the GSA auditorium reversed the
age-old theory that glass is a nom
conductor Of electricity.
His g-cooking stunt was a
lighter touch than the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co. expert in
tended for the product ne helped
develop. Already the Government
is using it to de-ice aircraft wind
shields and bridges of naval vessels
and as an improvement in radar
and radio operations.
On a 110-volt current, the glass
heated to egg-eooking temperature
in 80 seconds. The secret of its
success is an invisible double coat
ing OF tin oxide -millionth OF
an inch thick. It's long grange
lower-cost possibilities include
every mans automobile windshield
Not So Fragile.
Another demonstration induced
a quick revision of every simile de-
lvised about the fragility of glass
From the crowd a doughty south
paw aimed. from 5 feet out, fast
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Falls Church
Plans 10 Double
Tax Assessment
Witness in Suit
For Annexation
Tells of Decision

Falls Church plans in 1851 tc
base its taxes on an assessment
that is As per cent of property
values more than. double the
present estimated assessment OF
20 per cent.
This was brought out by a wit
ness who testified for the city yes
terday in its suit to annex 1915
square miles of Fairfax County
territory. Three judges are hear
ing the case which has recessed
and will resume Tuesday in Fair
fax Circuit Court.
George H. Walter, secretary OF
the Falls Church Board of AS
SCISSORS, said the higher assessment
was agreed on by his group at a
meeting Wednesday.
Assessed at County Rate.
Real estate in the city now is
assessed at the county rate, which
earlier testimony yesterday said
was slightly under 20 per cent.
The present Falls Church tax rate
is $4.5S per 500 of assessed value.
Falls Church Mayor Albert M.
Orme said the council may be
able to reduce the tax rate when
the new assessment is used in 1851.
The estimate that Fairfax
County assessments are slightly
under 20 per cent of property
values was made by William H.
Stauffer. Richmond economist
who testified for the city.
The county claims it's assess
ments are about one-third of
property values. The witness said
Fairfax real estate assessments
have averaged lower than the
rest of the State.
Mr.. Stauffer admitted on cross
examination by Robert j. Nc
Candlish. Jr., that taxes could
amount to the same with a low
assessment and high rate.
Second in Wealth.
The witness said Fairfax was
second only to Arlington County
in aggregate wealth. He said the
wealth per child attending school
was $17.307, which is above the
State average.
He admitted on cross-examina-
ton by Attorney Frank l.. Ball.
who represents a group of citizens
opposing annexation. that Alex
andria. Arlington and Fauquier all
exceed Fairfax in wealth per
school child.
Attorney Horace Edwards for
the city said Mr.. Stauffer's tes-
timony was offered by the city to
help show how annexation would
affect Fairfax financially. The
law requires that this be consid-
cred by the court in reaching its
decision.
Evening star., 1950-06-24
Vienna Man Gets 5 Years
On HOUSEKEEPING Charge

A Vienna CVa) man has been
sentenced to five years in prison
for houSebreaking and four men
accused as his accomplices were
placed on probation.
The prison sentence was inn
posed yesterday on Baker Wooden,
40. colored, who pleaded guilty to
breaking into a house in January
and taking a rifle. mans suit. six
white shirts and a radio. Fairfax
Circuit Court Judge Arthur w.
Sinclair sentenced him on recon-
mendation OF probation officers
who said the man had a record
of other arrests.
Placed on probation after plead
ing guilty to taking part in the
same housebreaking were Howard
Brown. 81, Benjamin Wooden, l8,
Howard Woodley, "a, and Vernon
David Watson, 25. all colored. Of
Vienna.