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Evening star., 1950-04-10
Embassy Row
News Notes
By Katherine M. Brooks

The Philippine Ambassador. Mr.
Joaquin M. Elizalde. spent the
week end at Moreland Farm, his
estate near Adamtown. Md. The
Ambassador purchased the place
with it's several hundred acres last
year. He has added to the pas
lures until he has nearly 1.000
acres and already has between
$50 and 200 steers. The house
which was on the property, is be-
ing modernized and refurnished
and when it is completed he will
be host there at small and in
formal parties.
The Egyptian Ambassador and
Nine. Abdul Rahim had such an
uncomfortable and terrifying ex-
perience on the way back to this
country that it has taken them
ten days to settle down on terra
firma. They were 26 hours in the
air over the ocean in a severe
wind and rain storm. They told of
their narrowing time at a din
ner party of Associate Justice and
Mrs. Stanley Reed Thursday eve
ming.
The Ceylonese Ambassador, Mr..
G. c. S. Corea, accompanied by
the Second Secretary Of the en-
bassy, Mr.. G. S. Peiris, will go
to New Haven April % to make
an address at Yale University.
The Peruvian Ambassador
Senor Don Fernando Bercke-
meyer, returned the end of the
week from a brief visit in his
homeland.
The Austrian Minister and Mrs.
Ludwig Kleinwaechter and their
daughters. Gunda and Ebba, will
be back this evening from a motor
trip to West Virginia for the Eas-
ter week end.
The Secretaries of the legation,
DR.. Ernst Lemberger and Mr..
Hans Thalberg, with Mrs. Lem
berger and Mrs. Thalberg motored
to the Smoky Mountains the end
of the week and will be back today
or tomorrow.
Mr.. Francisco A. Delgado, men,
ber of the Philippine War Dam
age Commission, and Mrs. Del
gado have come to Washington
from their home in Manila and
are spending the Easter season
at the Hotel Roosevelt. They
were joined there yesterday by
their daughter. Mrs. Charito Del
gado Nicely. Mrs. Nicely attended
Holy Cross Academy here and
now makes her home in San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Double Celebration

An interesting party yesterday
was the buffet supper Mr.. anc
Mrs. M. T. Broyhill Of Country
Club View gave last evening when
they celebrated their thirty
third wedding anniversary. and
announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Nell Rose
Broyhill, to Mr.. John w. Hardell
jr., son Of Mrs. Hardell and the
late Mr.. Hardell.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
No Wedding Gifts

Dear Mrs, Post Don't you think
it is curious that none of my we'd
ding attendants has as yet sent ma
a wedding present? I'm being
married next week.
Answer; 1t will be very curious
If they send nothing. However.
much can happen in a whole week.
But If they don't, there is noth-
ing to be done about it.
Mrs. Post is sorry she cannot
dnSUer personal mai. Houerer.
she has ,orItten leatlet E-fs
on TIE small tpeddinc which in
cludes all details. To obtain q
copy, send cents IN coin and
a stamped, Selt-addreSsed en-
uelopc TO her. core OF Ths
EUenulo Star. p. o. Bor 90, Sta
ton G, NetO York I9, N. Y.
Evening star., 1950-04-10

Mrs. Samuel Robert Shumaker
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Margaret Blair
Shumaker, to Mr.. Basil Gordon
Dickey, son of Mrs. Newbold Noyes
of Washington and Mr.. Robert
Dickey. of Tuxedo, N. Y.
Miss Shumaker is the daughter
of the late Navy Capt. Shumaker
and the granddaughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcknight
of Sewickley, Pa, and the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Robert
Shumaker of Indiana, Pa. She
is a graduate of Potomac and
Madeira Schools and Smith Col
Evening star., 1950-04-10

lege and is a member of the Junior
League of Washington.
Mr.. Dickey is the grandson of
Mrs. George Barnett of Washing
ton and the late Mr.. Basil Cor
don of Fredericksburg and the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dickey
of Dayton. He was graduated from
ST. Georges School in Newport
and studied at Williams College in
Williamstown, Mass, before join
ing the American Field Service.
After his return from duty in
Europe and Africa he continued
his studies and was graduated
from George Washington Uni
Versity.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Guests Arrive

Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Stephens
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hewell
of Dayton, Ohio. arrived Friday
to be the guests over Easter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Stephens.
The visitors will be in Washington
until tomorrow.
Evening star., 1950-04-10
Visitors Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert R. Dean
and daughter, Patricia, of Hart
land, Wis. are visiting Mr.. Deans S
nephew and his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoadley Dean of Silver
Spring. The senior Mr.. Dean is
chief Of police at Hartland.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Frustrating Justice by Delay

However justified the court may have been
In granting IA continuances in a certain drunken
driving case, the fact remains that this sort of
delayed justice is bad for law enforcement. It
Is frustrating for witnesses, handicaps the prose-
cution and undermines public confidence in the
judicial process.
The case which aroused the concern of
Assistant Corporation Counsel Clark King has
been hanging fire in Municipal Court for more
than a year. It involved a man who has
particularly glaring traffic record, with previ-
Gus fine for drunken driving against him and
collateral forfeiture on charge of falling to
report an accident. On October 81 1949, he
was arrested again on drunken driving charge
by policeman who said he saw his car weaving
from one side of the street to the other The
officer said the man passed out" few minutes
after being placed in a cell. Two policemen and
o former policeman, summoned as prosecution
witnesses, have appeared in court IA times, only
TO be told to return later
Unfortunately. the court record OF the con-
Evening star., 1950-11-21
BY Charles E. TroceWeH .

the greater glory of God, as he put it)
when he was in his COS.
The particular merit Of old DR..
Mitchell's "Westways" Is that there is
not line, not word, to indicate that
the author is an old man.
It is a young book in conception and in
outline. with a youthful outlook peculiar
ly gratifying in volume dealing with
the coming of age of America.
Cornaro, in his treatise, was the old
man all through. Despite his painting
of his joys at still being alive, he plainly
indicated that age is something that
takes toll Of the muscles, blood vessels
and heart, to say nothing Of the hair.
X
DR.. Mitchell is more famous today for
his Hugh Wynne." best seller in its
day. This one was published in 1897.
An honest reading Of 'Westways" will
show it very much better story in con-
ception and execution.
No modern reader must expect to find
1t tale Of suspense. Of course. It Is
1eisurely.
It is far better story than "Alice Of
Old Vincennes," for instance, Maurice
Thompson's best seller Of 1900.
"Westways" came out in 1918, the last
year Of an era. and is forgotten today.
Well. not quite! If any reader Is able to
find copy in secondhand book store,
he will be well repaid for his outlay.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Christmas Seals

would like to call attention to a
problem in the issuance and market
ing" of the Christmas Seals. to combat
tuberculosis.
In the last few years the custom has
been to mail 200 or 800 seals to each
prospective buyer, at cent q seal,
From this writer's point of view, it looks
as if it would be more logical to set the
price Of these stamps at either cents
or 10 cents each, and mail fewer to each
buyer. One such stamp on each card,
letter or parcel would be more dignified
than dozen 1-cent seals. Further
more. 1t is very impractical and un-
pleasant to throw away hundreds of such
beautiful stamps after paying for them.
I would suggest that the anti-tuber-
culosis people set the price for these
seals at 10 cents each, to be mailed at
the rate Of Is to so to each household.
T feel convinced that am expressing
the viewpoint of large majority Of
people. except that most of them
probably would prefer the price Of cents
instead Of 10 cents for each stamp but
no more than SO mailed to each buyer.
Any one who so wishes, of course. has
the privilege Of buying more.
v. Salonen.
South Bend Wash.
Evening star., 1950-11-21

If you want to please an adult, get him
book about the Civil War.
If a child is your problem, trot out
something about horse.
One of the best books about the Civil
War, if you can find copy Of 1t, is
''Westways." by the famous inventor of
the "rest cure" DR.. S. Weir Mitchell.
This forgotten volume deals with the
impact Of the war on household In
which the master was Union and the
mistress thoroughly Southern in her
sympathies.
The divided house is carried through
the war, and we see that conflict as it
must have seemed to just plain folks on
both sides.
There is good picture Of the battle
of Gettysburg. and other war scenes, but
the best part Of the story deals with the
actions and reactions of those left at
home.
The marvellous thing about this book is
that is was written by man 81 years
old.
That. in itself, is not too exceptional;
some good books have been written by
very old men.
Luigi Carnaro. for instance, did his
famous treatise on How to Live (to
Evening star., 1950-11-21
This and That

There have been two distinct trends
in books in recent years:
/. Books about the Civil War-adult
reading.
2. Books about horses, for the children.
The spate of books about our own
great conflict, no small war even by
modern standards, continues to grow.
Writers are putting them out in pairs.
They report straight history, collect
manuscripts written ny participants on
both sides, and write novels about the
war.
AS for the children's books, anything
about horse seems to be tops with the
kiddieS.
There are books about a silly goose
who found book and thought herself
wise, and books about cats But the
volumes about horses range from new
one about a great trotter to the old
perennial about Black Beauty.
This is good. Surely no animal de-
serves more from mankind. and our
writer's of children's books have sensed
this. along with sure feeling that the
advent of the automobile and the air.
plans really put the horse into the class
Of strange animals for countless children
Of today.
Evening star., 1950-11-21

came as the head Of the Portuguese
delegation. Altogether there were about
zoo people In attendance at the several
sessions. and it was generally agreed
that the International Colloquium on
Luso- Brazilian Studies, perhaps the out
standing event Of the Library of Con-
gress' Sesquicentennial Celebration, was
an unqualified success.
It was source Of keen disappointment
to many Of the delegates that the WASH
1ngton daily press paid virtually no at
tention to the gathering, whose impor-
tance was recognized by the newspapers
OF Rio and Lisbon in their lavish refer
ences to 1t. often on their front pages.
Some one observed, unfortunately with a
great deal Of truth, that had the Bra
lillian Minister Of Education stood on
his head, or had delegate, in the cliche
OF journalism, bitten a dog, we would
have made the headlines. It is, think,
g. sad commentary on the intellectual
level Of the country that events of
cultural nature do not merit even one
tenth the space devoted to happenings
Of assertedly greater news value"
& Manoel Cardozo.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
By Colt HendIey, Jr.

THE CITY'S first adult interracial
l. recreation center opened without
fanfare at Cardozo High School, for
merly Central, on October 8. It has
been operating quietly since.
This is report to the public on how
the experiment is working out.
One curious fact stands out immedi-
ately. Although the center is located III
a colored high school, Negroes of the
city are not participating to the degree
expected. In fact. they are participating
practically not at all.
First little background, in case
you've forgotten all the controversy that
surrounded the transfer of the colored
students from Cardozo High School at
Ninth street and Rhode Island avenue
NV. into the Central building. Central
High School died, of course, and the
death was far from painless
After the Board of Education decided
to eliminate Central and turn the build
ing over to colored students to relieve
overcrowding in the old Cardozo, the
question arose as to what was going to
happen to the extensive recreation pro-
gram for white residents conducted in
the building.
to decide. The board is pledged to elm
mate segregation in recreation as fast
as practicable. It voted unanimously to
make the new Cardozo the city's first
adult interracial center.
Frank Davis. recreation organizer,
agreed to take on the job of operating
this pioneer project. He has been at
the building II years, serving as director
Of the center for the past seven.
Last year the center, under his guild
ance as white recreation unit, at
tracted some 10000 persons to a variety
Of activities. This year. as a bi-racial
center. the attendance will be down
considerably.
Mr.. Davis said that about half the ac-
tivities offered last year are being car
ried on at present. Attendance at the
activities now operating, he explained.
Is about the same as 1t was last year.
However. he added, the activities are
attended almost exclusively by white
citizens.
Milo christensen, superintendent Of
the Recreation Department. said this
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Old Plans and New

While making new plans for Washingtons
future development, the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission has given proper at
tention to the problem of completing long
established programs. The summary of the COM
missions comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital and It's Environs' makes it plain that
the agency has not given up hope of clearing the
Mall Of temporary buildings left over from two
World Wars. Nor have the original plans for COM
pletion Of the Federal Northwest Quadrangle and
for Federal buildings along East Capitol Street
been abandoned.
The razing of all temporary construction
now marring the Mall is assigned Importance
second only to decentralization in the recon-
mended "next steps" listed in the commissions
report. The desirability of removing these un-
slightly buildings as soon as practicable is stressed
several times in the report There seems to be no
prospect Of early removal, now that another war
emergency Is bringing additional employees to
Washington. But it is a good idea to keep this
issue alive, so that in the planning of new struc-
lures inside or outside the District accommoda-
tions will be provided for employees now housed
in the "tempos"
Under the master plan, new Federal build
ings which require central location will be
placed In remaining sites of the area west of 21st
Street and north of Constitution Avenue, or
along East Capitol Street. This will be in line
with the previous master plan," which brought
the Federal Triangle into being, cleared the Mall
as a central axis for future development and
provided for grand avenue of public buildings
extending eastward from the Capitol to the Ana
costa River. The East Capitol Plaza with the
Armory and proposed stadium is part of this
program.
The decentralization movement which must
await legislation, will be coincident with the
central development. Buildings which, for rea-
sons Of traffic relief or security, should be placed
beyond the District boundaries will be planned as
Federal centers, spotted around Washington at
varying distances from the city. But the basic
plan for the orderly growth of the Nations Cap
ltal along the Mall-East Capitol axis will be re-
tanned. That is a sound, non n-hysterical approach
to the planning of the city of 2 million inhab-
itants envisioned by the commission in its report.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Hiring for the Emergency

The executive order on emergency civil service
hiring will remove a serious handicap under
which the Defense Department has labored in
trying to recruit employees for war service. Up
till now the defense agencies have been the only
Federal Offices operating on temporary hiring
basis. Yet nondefense departments have been
under no such restrictions. Applicants for jobs
naturally prefer appointments that are perma-
nent to those of indefinite tenure.
The Civil Service Commission now has been
directed to apply the indefinite appointment sys-
tenn to the entire Federal establishment. Even
grade promotions transfers and reinstatements
will be of temporary nature as long as the war
emergency continues, instead of only until July 1,
as provided In the Whitten rider on the appro-
priation bill. A few exceptions to the general
rule will be allowed in extraordinary cases-as
when key man for a special job cannot be
obtained without promise of permanent employ
ment.
OF particular Importance is the requirement
that every possible effort be made to use estab-
lished civil service procedures in filling vacancies,
however temporary the position. Defense agen-
cies should have-and will be given-latitude
enough to discard civil service eligibility rules
when applicants are few and competitive tests
are impracticable. But this latitude should be
held under careful restraint, in view of past evi-
dence OF tendency by some personnel recruiters
to throw off all civil service controls.
The new order will provide much h-needed
stimulant for interagency shifting of personnel.
The commission now will be able to guarantee
transferred workers against loss of civil service
status or other rights. Without such assurance,
permanent employees were reluctant to seek trans
fer to defense agencies where their services were
more urgently needed. Nondefense departments
can contribute substantially to the war effort by
interposing no obstacles to the transfer of en-
ployes who can be spared
Evening star., 1950-11-21
On Extending Rent Control

The Korean war and the new defense pro-
gram have, Of course, made more possible the
continuation of Federal rent control beyond the
deadline of December 81, 1885, fixed earlier this
year by Congress. But Mr.. Trumans proposal to
ask the lame-duck session of Congress for 90
day extension is sure to provoke battle.
Rent decontrol is more difficult, as political
matter, than continuation of control Congress
tried to take itself off this hook by passing the
buck squarely to the States and cities, requiring
those desiring continuation of control to take af-
frmative action by asking for it before December
31 1850. Thus far, about 670 communities, repre-
senting about 20 million people and million
rental units, have taken this affirmative action
in favor Of continued control. Some of these de-
cisions were made by referendum in the Novem-
ber elections. The big cities that have gone on
record for continued controls include Phila-
delphia, Boston, Pittsburgh Chicago st. Louis,
Providence, Akron and ST. Paul New York has
continued rent control under State law.
Seven States-Alabama Arizona Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas and Utah-have de-
controlled. Los Angeles has decontrolled, but the
issue there has gone into litigation now pending
before the District Court of Appeals. Larger cities
that have taken no action to ask for continual
ton of controls include Louisville, Baltimore,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Kansas City, San Fran
cisco, Seattle, Detroit. Minneapolis, New Orleans,
Memphis and Atlanta In all, communities rep
resenting about 43 million people Gas compared
with communities representing about 20 million
who have expressed desire for continued controI
have failed to ask for continuation.
There are some who believe that this failure
to request continued control springs in part from
hope by local politicians to take themselves off
the hook and put Congress back on, with the be-
lief that Congress will take action on extending
controls, thus relieving them of the necessity of
doing it. But Congress may be reluctant to get
itself back on this hook. Certainly it is fair
enough proposition to ask that communities
which desire continued control should ask for it,
and they have had plenty of time to make up
their minds. Later on, when the subject of price
and wage controls comes up in Congress- rent
control is sure to be considered again. for all
Federal control goes out of the window, under
present law, June 80, 1851, unless extended
District of Columbia rent control, under a
separate statute, expires January 81, 1851, unless
extended by joint resolution of Congress. Rent
control here is very apt to be extended. Whether
it will be done by the lame-duck session or by
the new Congress, will depend pretty much on
what Is done on extending Federal control If
the lame-duck session does nothing about it,
there Is still time for its consideration by the
s2nd Congress.
Evening star., 1950-11-21
Labor and Politics

The smashing victory Of Senator Taft
in Ohio makes it perfectly clear that no
longer can organized labor be feared as
political threat. No longer will mem
bers of Congress fear the loss Of their
seats by the retaliatory action Of union
labor. when enacting the necessary laws
to curb union activities which have
brought this country to point where
our living conditions are almost impos-
sible.
Samuel Gompers, many years ago was
wise enough to keep organized labor out
of politics, and as result labor organi-
cations as then constituted were not
feared. but respected as necessary part
of our economic system.
It seems to me that now is the time
for the Republican Party to take the
lead in doing what is necessary to out
law all strikes affecting public utilities
and other industries affecting our daily
lives.
Let all differences between capital and
labor be arbitrated. in the American way,
and not by force or threat Of force.
AS have said before in these columns.
believe all differences between capital
and labor should be offered to labor
court. to be second only to the Supreme
Court of the United States-there to be
adjudicated, and the decisions, if con-
tested. to be subject only to review by
the Supreme Court.
w. c. LOCKER.
Evening star., 1950-11-21

fact was surprising but not inexplicable.
1--WE must recognize that some people
want to take their recreation in their
own group and others are willing to
have interracial recreation" he said.
''This center is departure for WASH
ington."
Mr.. Christensen said he felt the
center would follow normal course Of
development with attendance and par
ticipation by Negroes as well as white
citizens increasing as time passed. He
said many Negroes in Washington had
not been exposed to this type of inter-
racial contact before, and participation
is matter of evolution and adjustment
with them just as much as it is with
white citizens.
Mr. Davis said the Cardozo students