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Evening star., 1950-02-25
Hoffman Says Europe
Cant Repay Loans
Before Year 1000
BY the Associotsd Press

Although the European econ
omy is improving through gifts OF
American billions, it isn't healthy
enough to pay off direct dollar
loans before the year 1000.
That's the estimate Paul G,
Hoffman, director of Marshall
Plan aid, gave to the House For
eign Affairs Committee yesterday.
Representative Vorys, Republi-
can. of Ohio suggested to Mr..
Hoffman during discussions on
the SO, 100, 100000 proposed to keep
the plan going another year that
further aid should be in the form
of loans, instead of a straight
gift.
Would Take so Years to Repay.
Mr.. Hoffman said it would take
so years for Britain and other
Western European nations to
earn enough dollars in foreign
trade to repay American loans.
They can't pay" he said. Bad
paper is not an asset. It's only
a headache"
On the other side of the Capitol
key officials Of the Economic Co.
operation Administration ran into
criticism before the Senate For
eign Relations Committee.
The most irate member was
Chairman Connally, from oil-rich
Texas, who denounced Britain for
ordering" the sterling (empire)
area not to buy American oil.
British Practice Criticized.
IF the British practice is to
isolate the United States
then I'm not in favor Of giving
her another dollar. The British
are not showing us friendship like
we are giving them. but hostility
by trying to deprive American oil
companies of legitimate trading
areas" he angrily told w. John
Kenney, ECA head for Britain.
Barry Bingham, ECA head for
France, testified that Russia or
dered French Communists to in
crease their attempts to wreck the
recovery program.
Mr.. Bingham is president of the
Louisville (Ky.) Courier Journal
and Times Co.
Robert M. Hanes, ECA head for
Germany, said Western Germany's
dollar exports must rise dra-
matically" to achieve recovery.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

WE'D go YEARS-Mr. and Mrs.
James T. English Of Gathers
burg, Md, who will celebrate
their 60th wedding anniversary
Monday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur E. Bar
clay, 424 Hamilton street NV.
They have one son, five daugh-
ters, 13 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. For
many years Mr.. English served
as treasurer OF the Gathers
burg Knights of Phythias
Lodge, of which he was a char
ter member.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

but actually, it's members said, it
took only half that long to reach
the verdict after a four-weeks
trial.
The not-guilty verdict was
unanimous on the first ballot
after As minutes. The rest of the
time was reported spent in dis
cussion.
Bolton still didn't walk out of
the courtroom a free man. He
has most of a 10 to 15-year term
for burglary to serve out yet un-
less he wins an appeal.
But he jumped to his feet when
he heard the verdict. Then he
Rugged and kissed a pretty court
room spectator, Stella Sartori,
whom he said he had planned to
marry when this thing came up"
There was no question about
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Negro Rental Project
Mortgages Easi|ySoId,
Bankers Session Told
by a Stoff cersspendsnt Of The stor

CHICAGO. Feb. 25.-Mortgage
loans for colored housing projects
are good loans" which bring a
premium when the mortgages are
sold, a former assistant FILA COM
missioner. who is now vice presi-
dent OF a mortgage finance firm,
told the closing sessions of a Mort
gage Bankers Association meet
ing here yesterday.
Maurice R. Massey, jr., vice
president of the Peoples Bond g.
Mortgage Co. Of Philadelphia, said
that availability of land near
! transportation and utilities, how
ever, is a stumbling block" for
such housing.
Recommending as a solution the
construction of more smaller
projects for colored families, Mr..
Massey cited the case of a Phila-
delphia builder who plans to build
500 colored units in groups of so
or go units each to meet the land
ASSEMBLY problem.
I'VE have encountered no diff
Guilty inplacing Negro rental prof.
ect mortgages in the secondary
market" Mr.. Massey said. Prem
iums for these mortgages, to be
insured by FILA under the large
scale apartment provisions, have
ranged from 101 to 101h."
A Washington delegation at
tended the mortgage bankers
meeting here. Still another meet
ing in the mortgage finance field
being held here through today
Is the 25th annual midwinter con-
ference of the American Savings
and Loan Institute, an affiliate of
the United States Savings and
Loan League. Present for these
sessions are 20 Washington area
delegates. led by Stuart o. Thomp-
son. president of the Washington
chapter.
William T. Blumenauer of Wash
ington presided over a panel dis
cussion on the opening day.
A number of speakers at the
mortgage bankers meeting as
sailed the administration CO.
operative housing bill as pure
socialism" and as a dangerous
threat to private enterprise"
Mr.. Massey said it might we'll
spell disaster" to FHA-insured
large-scale rental projects. Rich
ard M. Hurd, vice president of the
Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of New York, said such
housing would burden a tenant
with the obligations of his fellow
tenants for 40 or even so years."
Evening star., 1950-02-25
March Of Dimes Closes
Office, Still Accepts Gifts

Headquarters of the March OF
Dimes were to be closed today, but
Edgar Morris, general chairman of
the drive, said that funds for the
1850 polio campaign still will be
received by the organization.
Contributions should be sent to
j. j. Krohr. District disbursing of :
ficer at Room 1140, 800 Indiana
avenue NV. Checks should be
made out to the March of Dimes,
Mr.. Morris added.
Complete returns for this years
drive are not yet available, but in
dications point to approximately
$150,000.
Fifty per cent of the funds raised
will remain in the District to care
for patients here. The remainder
will go to the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Pact Should Include Spain.
Col. Mccormick Declares
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

MADRID, Feb. 25.-CoI. Robert
r. Mccormick, editor and pub
Usher Of the Chicago Tribune,
said yesterday that Spain has the
best army in Europe, the best
general Franco) and belongs in
the Atlantic pact.
The colonel told news confer
ence he was opposed to all for
eign entanglements" for the Unit
ed States, but that as long as the
Atlantic pact exists Spain belongs
In it.
He said a poll in the United
States would show 80 per cent of
Americans were in favor of the
Franco regime in Spain.
;. The colonel said Foreign Min
lister Alberto Martin Artajo told
him Spain would like the United
States to participate financially in
her economy.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Lindsay Named Editor
Of Realty Publication

Arnett c. Lindsay, secretary of
the Washington Real Estate
Brokers Association. has been ap-
pointed editor of the Newsletter
official association publication.
Joseph H. Greene, president of
the local group, and Mr.. Lindsay
attended the recent mid-year con-
vention of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Brokers in
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Oracle Fields Gets Estute

LOS ANGELES, Feb. rs (P.-
Comedienne Oracle Fields is sole
heir to her late husbands 5000, 900
estate. The will of Monte Banks,
who was also Miss Fields manager,
was filed for probate yesterday.
Mr.. Banks, who died in Italy last
month at the age of 50. had named
his wife as executor, but at her
request the court appointed her
attorney and bank In her place.
Evening star., 1950-02-25
Reds Play Up Reports
That Americans Press
For End Of Arms Race
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW. Feb. 25.-For the
second day in a row Soviet news
papers displayed prominently Tass
news agency reports from the
United States saying that increas-
ing numbers of Americans are
demanding that President Tru-
man revise his policy toward
Russia.
Basing it's reports on stories in
American newspapers, the Soviet
news agency said the American
people are demanding an end to
the ornaments race"
Tass quoted a Christian Science
Monitor story saying the Ameri-
can people are sending large num-
bers OF letters to Congressman
making these demands.
Congressman are quoted as say
ing these letters represent "One
OF the most spontaneous and sim
cere expressions of the mass of
people ever to reach the Capitol" :"
The report said Conservative
organizations which previously
supported the United States Gov
ernment foreign policy are now
suggesting that efforts be made
to reach an agreement with the
Soviet Union.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

my innocence" he told reporters.
smiling and with tears in his eyes.
The trial has marked one of
Michigan's biggest naanhunts in
history. Police are still investigat-
ing the case.
Bolton was the only man
against whom a formal charge
ever was placed in the April 20,
l948. shooting. He was accused
of assault with intent to kill
Mr.. Reuther, president of the CIO
United Auto Workers.
Evening star., 1950-02-25

=" aCAAVl
A Recorders
Court jury of
eight W o m e n
and four men
decided l a t e
yesterday that
Bolton, suave,
Al = year = old
convicted bur-
glar and one
time minor un-
ion official, was
not the gun
man.
The jury was
out 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1950-10-08
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Evening star., 1950-10-08

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Evening star., 1950-01-14
By the Assoeiofed Press

With more than $500, 900 900
invested in surplus farm products,
the Government is planning to
start giving away perishable items
which might otherwise go to
waste.
The Agriculture Department
said last night it is setting up a
system for handing out the per-
ishables. Under terms of the 1949
Farm Act they can be given to
Federal agencies, public and pri-
vate relief agencies in this country
and foreign relief organizations.
The departments far-hung Pro-
duction and Marketing Admins
tration will handle the give-away
job, which is expected to involve
such commodities as potatoes,
dried eggs. dried milk, and butter.
The bulk of the Governments
surplus stocks are Storable COM
modities such as cotton, wheat,
corn, tobacco, soy beans, dried
beans and other grains. Since
these can be held for long periods,
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Questions and Answers.

Questions and Answers.
Silver City: Why is it that Ameri-
can Indians are frequently given
the name "Lo"?-W. B. M. -
Answer: 1t is humorous usage
suggested by passage in Alexander
Pope's Essay on Man:
Lo, the poor Indian! whose
untutored mind
Sees God in clouds, or hears
Him in the wind.
Altoona: My dictionary pro-
nounces the word licorice as LICK
oh riss" I think I'll go on saying
LICK-rish. Will you cut me on the
street, Mr.. C.?-Mrs. H.
A. Certainly not! In my forth
coming dictionary, LICK-rish will
be listed as the standard American
pronunciation. Let's leave LICK
oh-riss" in the elderly dictionaries
with all the other outmoded, none
such pronunciations.
Pittsburgh: In grade school I
learned to pronounce protein as
PROE-teen. But now in high school
I am told to say PROE-tee-in. Any
comment?-R. r.
A. Either is correct. PROE-teen
appears to prevail nowadays.
Peoria: When my small daughter
theatens to "tell on" her brother,
is she using slang?-Mrs. F. P.
A. No. The expression is centu-
ries old. I Sam, ~, IL: "And David
saved neither man nor woman alive,
to bring tiding to Gath, saying
Lest they should tell on us = s"
Waterford: Doesn't the express
son back and forth" place the cart
before the horse?-P. A.
A. Yes, for one cannot come back
without first going forth. But the
expression is well established
idiom. In ito and fro' the right
order occurs: One goes to Ga place.
before coming fro from a place..
Newark: All the dictionaries I've
ever seen pronounce bona fide as
BOE-nuh FY-dee. But I hear it as
BON-uh fyde-fyde to rhyme with
Hyde. And I've always said BON
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Manila Hemp

Manila hemp has always stood for
strength, durability and dependa-
bility when we needed rope. That
was years ago. Today, Philippine
longtime hold on the worlds Ma
Mia hemp supply is threatened, as a
social and economic condition is
delaying the recovery of the war
damaged industry.
Manila hemp is the fiber of the
abaca plant. The fiber is extracted
from the long sheath-like leaves
and then turned into the golden
hemp necessary for the production
of the strong rope.
The most profitable crops were
planted on virgin soil. Propagation
was by suckers or rhizomes. The
plant matured in 2-3 years, reached
It's commercial peak in 7-8 years
then declined, so that replanting
was needed in 10 years.
In 1899 abaca flourished on 722,-
900 acres. About IA per cent of the
cultivated area in the Philippines,
exceeded only by coconuts, rice
and corn. The fiber was the cash
crop for 1856, 900 families and touched
the economic affairs Of about g.
000,000 persons. Besides the crop
brought 100000 annually in reve-
nue. to the government. There was
also foreign exchange. Now the
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Brightwood Asks % Am.
Georgia Ave. Parking Ban

The Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation last night voted for aboli-
ton of the present snow-parking
regulation, but asked that Georgia
avenue within the Brightwood
area be restricted to no park
ing between the hours of 2 and
8 am. on a 12-month basis.
The commissioners will receive
a copy of the resolution, intro
duced by Karl K. Cover. chair
man of the Streets and Highways
Committee.
The association also indorsed a
recent editorial in The Star approx
ing the action of the Maryland
commissioner of motor vehicles
in warning the State Legislative
Council that authorities in other
Jurisdictions were losing patience
with that State over its lack Of
an automobile inspection system.
The subject is to be referred to
special committee and a report
will be presented at the February
meeting for action.
G.. Perrie Nutwell, assistant
superintendent of traffic of the
Capital Transit Co.. spoke briefly
and was invited to attend a
meeting of the Transportation
Committee of the association and
discuss services on the buslines
operated in the Brightwood area,
particularly the Kennedy street
busline. Opposition was expressed
to any increase in fares.
Lawrence. B. Slater of the Ses-
Commission out
lined features in connection with
the exposition and the Freedom
Fair next year.
The meeting was held in the
Paul Junior High School. George
r. Hess presiding.
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Government Plans to Give Away
Perishoble Surplus Farm Stocks

it is unlikely they will be given
away.
Under the law, the Munitions
Board and other Government
agencies which might exchange
the products for materials not
produced in this country will get
first choice.
Next in line are Federal State
school lunch programs, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Federal, State
and local public welfare agencies
and private welfare agencies op-
Grating in this country and its
territories.
Last on the priority list are pri-
vate welfare agencies assisting the
needy abroad.
ANY American agency receiving
surpluses would have to make sure
that the products did not get back
into regular trade channels, and
that the agencies themselves did
not reduce their food purchases
as a result of the donations.
Commodities distributed abroad
would have to be given away free
of charge.
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Testimony on Phone Rates
Completed in Baltimore
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE. Jan. 14.-Testi-
mony in the protracted Public
Service Commission hearings on
a proposal to increase Maryland
telephone rates concluded today.
The Commission set February
13 for presentation of closing
arguments and the filing of
briefs.
AS the curtain fell, Richard
Case. special counsel retained by
the State to fight the permanent
rate increase requested by the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., reported the city of
Cumberland had passed a resolu-
ton opposing the rise.
PSC Chairman John H. Hessey
said the resolution would be ac-
cepted in evidence.
Warning all parties that there
would be no postponements in the
case, the chairman noted that
the agency must have time to
review the case and make its
decision before the statutory
deadline for the temporary rates
on March 81.
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Goren on Bridqe

My British correspondent has sub
mitted to me the hand shown today,
which he not long ago dug up from
the files of the London Times.
1t was recorded as having been
played by a number of teams in
a local duplicate, most of whom
arrived at six hearts. This is surely
a logical contract, inasmuch as it
required four -one break in trumps
to send the hand down to defeat.
It is a most difficult hand to bid.
The sequence recorded in the
diagram above took place at one of
the tables in a British tournament.
While it is very good up to certain
point, it got little out of hand
toward the end. South found him.
self in a position where he had to
bid a slam in hearts without the
knowledge that his partner had even
one heart in his hand. 1t demon
strates the danger of engaging in
cue bidding (ace showing) before it
has been established where the hand
is to be played.
One pair got themselves quite in
volved and wound up playing the
hand at six diamonds. After North
had made that bid South was afraid
to return to hearts and the slam
was played in the minor suit with
this fantastic holding
The ten of clubs was led and the
jack held in dummy. The ace Of
spades was followed by spade ruff
in the closed hand. Dummy was
entered with the ace of hearts and
another spade ruffed with the ace
of trumps. The fortunate spade
break established the North's long
suit. The ten of diamonds was then
finessed in dummy and the last
trump, cashed, leaving West with
the odd trump. Declarer then con-
tinued to lead dummy's good spades
until West ruffed. Any return gave
declarer the lead to cash the balance
of the tricks in dummy.
It will be noted that there is no
defense to the six-diamond contract.
A trump opening makes it little
more difficult, but the hand can still
be won. Two spades can still be
ruffed in the closed hand; but the
club jack must be finessed in order
to obtain sufficient entries to dummy.
copyright. 1850. by Charles H. Goren.)
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Southeast Committee
To Take New Schools,
Demand 10 Congress

Residents of Southeast Wash
ington have formed special COM
mittee to take to Congress re-
quests for additional school facil-
tiles.
Meeting last night at the Con-
gress Heights Methodist Church,
some so persons representing 20
civic groups in that area elected
DR.. Otis Farley as chairman to
take their plea before Congress.
DR.. Farley is chief of medicine
at st. EliZabeths Hospital and
was at the meeting as a repre-
sentative of the Eastern Branch
of the Kiwanis Club.
The group set as a minimum
program which should be under
taken Immediately" the con-
struction of two more elementary
schools, Junior high school and
senior high school.
In the part of Southeast Wash
ington east of the Anacostia River
and south of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital there are now two elemen-
tary schools - Congress Heights
and Patterson. Both are jammed,
with about half the pupils on
part-time instruction.
Howard A. Nessen, chairman of
the Education Committee of the
Washington Highlands Citizens
Association, said that the Com
missioners "have no reason to
brag about a $2,000,o00 surplus in
the 1851 budget when we have
little children out here getting a
half day of education.
He said that the citizens sup
ported the sales tax because they
felt new schools would be the
result. 1--WE are paying the sales
tax" he declared. But where
are the adequate educational ia
cilitieS for orr chi1dren9"
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Smithsonian Progress
Hampered by Lack Of
Space, Board Is Told

The progress of the Smithsonian
Institution is hampered by "the
lack of badly needed storage, ex-
hibition and laboratory space, a
condition which has been growing
increasingly acute in the past few
years." DR.. Alexander Wetmore
secretary yesterday told the Board
of Regents annual meeting.
DR.. Wetmore pointed to advances
in the collections and research ac-
tivities of the Smithsonian last
year. He said close to half mil
lion objects were added to the COL
lections.
The only country not exchang-
ing scientific and governmental
information with the Smithsonian
is Romania. DR.. Wetmore said.
Efforts are being made to resume
exchanges there also, he added.
The Smithsonian International
Exchange Service has handled
nearly 850,000 packages of scien-
tiflc and governmental publica-
tions in the interchange of intelli-
gence with other nations, DR..
Wetmore declared. This material
weighed nearly 400 tons.
About 2,606,104 visitors entered
the Smithsonian buildings during
the last year, the secretary told
the board. At the National
Geological Park an all-time at
tendance record was set with g.
346,050 visitors.
Objects added to the Smithsoni-
ans collections ranged from the
original Wright brothers airplane
of 1908 to II gold-embossed silver
vessels presented by Tibet to Pres
ident Truman. The President
donated them to the Smithsonian.
The historical collection was in
creased by a group of relics be-
queathed by Gen. John J. Pershing,
commander of the American Ex-
peditionary Force in World War I.
This includes uniforms, flags and
medals.
Two major expeditions in which
the institution participated with
the National Geographic Society
to little-known Arnhem Land in
Northern Australia and to the
Kingdom of Nepal in the Himala-
yas-brought valuable accessions
to the Smithsonian, DR.. Wetmore
said.
A 42-carat gemstone, largest
ever found in Brazil, and an 8,750-
gram stony meteorite that fell in
Italy. were among new accessions
in the geology department.
The Freer Art Gallery added nu-
merous valuable specimens of
Oriental art work. The work of
restoring the walls of Whistler's
famous Peacock Room at the gal
lery was completed and work on
the ceiling started.
Attending yesterdays meeting
were Chief Justice Vinson, chan
cellor of the Smithsonian; Sena-
tors Saltonstall, Republican, of
Massachusetts,; Anderson. Demo-
crat, of New Mexico; George,
Democrat, Of Georgia, and Repre-
sentatives Vorys, Republican, of
Ohio; Cannon, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, and Cox, Democrat, Of
Georgia and the citizen members,
DR.. Vannever Bush. Robert ".
Fleming and DR.. Jerome c. Hun
Saker.
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Test Your Horse Sense-By Dr. w. c,o".

l. A bellwether would appear on
the dinner table in which form?
Veal chops T-bone
Mutton Pork chops
2. The farm system" as applied
to sports should make one think Of
which symbol below?
Diamond Ring Oval Rectangle
3. Cupid is usually pictured carry
ing which one OF the following?
Scythe Creel Horn Culver
4. Castanets should make one
think primarily of which famous
city?
Madrid Cairo Hong Kong Moscow
5. Which one of these terms Is
inappropriate in this general group
ing?
Mortified Horrifled
Embarrassed Humiliated
6-10. Five common American idi-
oms are shown in the left-hand
column below. Try to match them
Evening star., 1950-01-14
Wheaton Baptist ChopeI
Plans Evening Services

The Wheaton Baptist Chapel,
10914 Georgia avenue, will begin
evening preaching services at 8
pm. tomorrow.
DR.. William j. Crowder, acting
pastor, will preach on the subject,
Consider Jesus" Mrs. Ruth Hall
of the First Baptist Church choir
will be guest soloist.