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Evening star., 1951-07-01

to be required of it. mean, the people in
the song will"
Paul got out pencil and scrap of paper
and scribbled a line and scratched it out and
scribbled another. He played few bars
The girl flung her coat over her shoulders
and got up from the table and came to the
piano. She read what Paul had written: BE
a night that's bright and still. Whip-poor
will :. i. . across hill -" She said, Nov it
should be something silver. Let whip-poor-
will sing something silver"
HE elderly waiter hobbled over and began
clearing off the girls table.
She said to the waiter, rs it all right for us
to use your piano?"
He gave them sidewise look, full of inn
plication. He said, Sure. Have fun" He
went away with load of dishes.
1--WE got middle part" Paul said sud-
denly He modulated into the minor
She said, Maybe that tells what they
should say to each other. The way the music
sounds, it could get almost magical here"
She nibbled the stub of pencil. Like stars
bending down."
Paul lost himself in pictWing the evening.
They'd be together there as they were to-
gether here. They'd walk along hand in hand
and it would all be magic, as she said.
They found lines for the middle part and
lines for another eight bars before the release
and for the last eight. He forgot the time
entirely, and that Mr. Bishop, his boss, the
Continued on page II
Evening star., 1951-07-01
N
THE agent was a tired
little man named MIR.

OtlS. ne SdlQ, lou got
an acetate?" when Paul was ushered in.
"Yes, SIR Paul said He took the record
out of its envelope. Another little man
sprang out of an inner Office behind Mr.. Otis
desk and placed the record on a turntable.
Mr. Otis introduced the other little man as
Gus glasses and a suede sports jacket that
hung down to his knees
when hear new tunes, Wagstaff is my
third ear" MIR Otis said IF he reacts, may
be it's okay. So spin it." Mr.. Otis said
YEARLY. and put his hands over his eyes and
appeared to sleep.
The song began. Paul was very nervous
but he thought it certainly sounded more
beautiful each time he heard it. The girls
lovely voice plucked each word from some
strings that were wound to his soul.
"Memo to an April erening: Please be night
that's bright and still. -"
I'm flying" Wagstaff said suddenly. with
a deadpan delivery, as he might have an
nounced that he was hungry. Mr.. Otis didn't
move-his hands from in front of his face.
{" Let distant whb- -poor-wiH, across
Starlh hill.
Sing siire7 obbligatos to my heart 80"
I'm flying" Wagstaff said, beginning to
jerk his arms from side to side in time to the
music.
''CUr it," MIR Otis said and took his hands
away from his face. Pauls hopes died, be-
cause this meant the song hadn't sold. The
failure might have been little easier to take
if Mr. Otis had at least listened to it all the
way through, but on the other hand MIR. Otis
sat here listening to song writers wares all
day long and probably had some right to
short patience,
Wagstaff switched off the record player
and said, What do you know"
Quiet" Mr. Otis said. He said to Paul.
whats the story on this tuner
Paul explained that he had been fooling
around with the melody and girl he didn't
know had listened to it and liked it. They
had made up the song together. He didn't
try to tell MIR. Otis anything about the girl,
even though the girl was the song, which was
unreasonable, too, since he had only seen her
Evening star., 1951-07-01

that one time. But she was there in the
melody. and she was there sculptured in the
words, although Paul hadn't fully realized
that until later, when she was gone and he
hadn't known how to find her again.
He had been late for lunch and, except for
the girl alone at a corner table, the restaurant
had been empty.
She was neatly dressed, in skirt and white
blouse Her hair was brushed and shining.
Sunny looking Paul thought, with eyes that
we're the blue of spring. She smiled at him
once when the elderly waiter, all to himself
in the pleasant afternoon quiet of the place,
did little jig, yawning, to keep himself
awake Her smile was warm and youthful
and engaging. She had wonderful smile,
Paul thought, a smile that said, Its very
fine world around US right at this minute,
isn't it?"
ANOTHER guy would have considered her
smile an invitation to conversation, but by
the time Paul could think of something to say
she had bent her head over her coffee cup and
he felt he was bothering her by staring at her,
so he tried to look away.
He wasn't good with conversation. Now if
he could talk to her in music, he thought, it
would be different strain of melody ran
through his mind 1t said he'd like to ask
her for a date, some evening soon. The
melody turned upside down and became her
answer 1t said, why, I'd love to have you
call, some evening soon." They'd talk, and,
if it didn't rain, they'd go walking in the park.
There was piano in the restaurant.
SCARED ivory-colored upright pushed against
the wall Paul got up from his table and went
to the piano. He ran through few handfuls
of arpeggios to smoke out the key that went
with the way he felt, and played dozen bars
of the melody. Then he stopped and thought.
His left hand struck the chord of distantly
related minor. That would begin the middle
part That sounded like the kind of evening
it would be.
The girl said behind him, Are you here
every day?"
Paul was startled. He saw the girl, too.
was confused by what she had said. Her
cheeks turned pink.
She said, II mean, do you work here? l
didn't know they had music in the daytime
Paul said, mo, I'm just running through
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Crime Inquiry Report
Approved in Brightwood

The Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation last night went on record
as approving the report of the
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mittee and commencing it for its
outstanding work. The meeting
at Paul Junior High School, was
the final one of the season.
Thomas j. Ferry. principal Of
the Paul Junior High School, ex.
tended congratulations to the It'll
grade BIS championship volley
ball team of the school. Karl K
Cover, president of the Bright
wood Association presented 9
trophy donated by the associa-
ton.
Harry B. Moss of Manor PARK
spoke on the urgent need for
civilian defense wardenS for the
Brightwood area, which would re-
quire about $500 persons to COM
|plete the program.
Mr.. Cover appointed Mrs,
Elmer johnson, chairman; Harry
Fine and Mrs. Jennie E. Clarke
as Nominating Committee to re-
port at the october meeting.
Guest speaker was Robert e.
Wick, Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation, whose subject was Role OF
the Citizen" during which he
urged support for law enforce
ment officers.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
u. s, British Envoys
See New Iran Premier,
Ask Fairness on Oil
BY the Associased Press

TEHERAN, Iran, May 2.-The
American and British Ambassa-
dors called on Trans new Premier,
Mohammed Mossadegh, today. to
urge fair and moderate execution
lof the oil naturalization law.
1t was not known Immediately
III Britain's Sir Francis Shepherd
made any formal proposals with
regard to Trans naturalization
Iof the British-owned Anglo
Iranian Oil Co. Western diplo-
mats have expressed fear that
hasty naturalization of the $500
million giant of the Middle East
oil industry will upset oil pro-
duction. create unemployment
open the road to Communist in
huence and place a further strair
on Trans treasury.
There were reports that Sil
Francis would appeal directly tt
the Shah of Iran to exercise {
compromising influence If DR.
Mossadegh. chief sponsor Of th'
Naturalization law approved Sun
day. refused to show any disposi'
tion to negotiate further.
u. S. Loan Discussed.
United States Ambassador Henr,
IF. Grady, who saw the new Pre-
mier first, said they had a friend
Evening star., 1951-05-02
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C. ss AS


lily discussion" for an hour. He
said they discussed American mil
itary and economic aid. This in
|cludes the offer of a $25 million
loan from the Export Import
Bank. the grant of $500,000 for
technical assistance under Presi-
dent Truman's Point Four pro-
gram, a 77-man military advisory
commission and shipments of un-
disclosed amounts of ornaments.
DR.. Mossadegh, in the past, has
been against any foreign aid to
Iran. He said that once the oil
industry is nationalized Iran will
need no further economic help.
Mr.. Grady was reported to be
avoiding any direct intervention
in the British-Iranian dispute
other than counseling DR.. Mossa-
degh that the United States wants
a just settlement for the sake OF
preserving the stability of Iran
and the Middle East.
$4,000 Cheer Soviet.
May Day demonstrations, in
cludipg a rally sponsored by
Iranian Communists, ran of
peacefully yesterday in Teheran
The rally, attended by 10000
persons, was the biggest since the
Tudeh Communist Party was
declared illegal in 1949.
The biggest cheers swelled out
when the speaker shouted greet.
ings to the Soviet Union. Tht
cheering was repeated when The
speaker saluted "the valiant Kore.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
RFC.,
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
nounced as asinine a subcommit-
tee report that criticized Mr.. Daw-
son and others. The Senators
have hoped since then to question
Mr.. Dawson in connection with
testimony that he was active in
an influence pattern" touching
some RFC directors and opera
tions.
! Senator Fulbright and several
other members said they want
primarily to give Mr.. Dawson an
opportunity to tell his side Of the
story.
The record of public hearings,
however, has been studied closely
for every reference to Mr.. Dawson.
These fall into a score of main
classif1cations such as:
Testimony that Mr.. Dawson &C
cepted free hospitality at a Miami
Beach hotel, an RFC borrower;
that he discussed RFC loan matters
with some agency directors and
others: that he intervened in RFC
personnel matters; and that he
apparently exercised considerable
influence over the RF'C."
Agency's Fate In Balance.
Meanwhile, as the subcommittee
awaited the testimony of Mr..
Dawson, the full Banking Com
mittee's study of the future of
RFC dwelt mainly today on two
possible alternatives to the agency
Although urged by most of the
witnesses to liquidate the agency,
several members declared they
are yet to find a suitable substitute
for some of the functions per-
formed by the RFC.
The subcommittee decided to
look more closely today into a
capital bank proposal not hitherto
related to RFC discussions The
proposal. contained in a bill spon-
sored by Senator O'Mahoney,
Democrat. of Wyoming. came up
yesterday as a possible means
of providing necessary long-term
loans to small business or new
enterprises if RFC went out of the
picture.
Another Plan Wins Favor.
| Another suggested alternative.
mentioned earlier this week by
former President Hoover, also has
attracted favorable attention in
the committee. That calls for
IGovernment-guaranteed loans up
to 100000 by Federal Reserve
banks to small businesses of the
type which in the past have fire.
quently applied to RFC because o1
Evening star., 1951-05-02

difficulty in getting credit from
private financial institutions.
One of yesterdays witnesses
who attacked RFC said he never
theless was reluctant to recon-
mend that it be abolished. He
was James L. Fly, former Fed
eral Communications Commission
chairman and one-time official ir
the Justice Department antitrust
division and in the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
| Mr.. Fly urged that the Full
bright subcommittee investigate
what he called preferential treat
ment given by RFC to loan appli.
cations by the Henry J. Kaiser
interests. He said he knew of nc
evidence of illegality but he prom
ised to file a memorandum sug-
gesting lines of exploration which
he said might disclose influence
and favoritism in Washington.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Macarthur Backed Wedemeyer
Report, c Correspondent Declares

Withstand North Korea's first
armored thrust and had no air.
craft to match approximately zoe
Red planes.
Gen. Macarthur and Gen
Wedemeyer generally agreed on
oriental strategy. The latter con-
ferred with Gen. Macarthur dur
ing his 1947 trip and probably
discussed the Korean report with
him.
The issue has a sequel in Gen
MacArthur's current views: he
has said often that any settle.
ment Of the Korean campaign
would be useless if it left the
Communists in a position to re.
new their undeclared war or
South Korea.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Austin Contends U. N.
Has Scored Triumphs
With Korea Policy
BY the As.eeio,ed Pres.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Warren
r. Austin, chief United States del
egate to the United Nations, de-
clared last night that victory in
Korea involves much more than
military defeat of the enemy and
that the U. N. has scored some i'm
portant triumphs in the 10 months
of war in Asia.
This was Mr.. Austin's reply to a
charge by Gen. Macarthur that
. a policy vacuum exists in Korea
His speech to the New York State
convention of Masonic Grand
Masters was regarded by many
observers as an indication of the
stand the Truman administration
would take in the congressional
investigation of Gen. MacArthur's
custer as U. N. commander, which
opens tomorrow.
Says Policy Is Clear.
Mr.. Austin, a former Republican
Senator, said U. N. policy in Ko-
rea is clear, positive and con-
sistent." 1t has. he said, reused
the free peoples of the world to
the need for mobilizing their
strength, alerted them to the dan
ger of aggression, brought them
to a peak of unity and strength
ened their will to resist.
Among the triumphs, he said.
were these: RuSsia's timetable of
conquest was upset, Communist
puppets failed to occupy all Ko-
rea, Chinese puppets failed to
drive the U. N. from the peninsula,
Russia was served notice of COL
lective resistance if she strikes
elsewhere and Russia's designs for
future conquest have been exposed.
The aim, he continued, is mot
conflict without limit, but peace
without appeasement"-a result he
described as infinitely less costly
than general war"
Two u. N. ObjectiveS.
Mr.. Austin listed these U. N. OBJ
jectiveS in Korea:
/. Politically-to establish a uni
fed, independent and democratic
Korea.
2. Militarily-to repel aggression
and restore international peace
and security in the area.
Associates said the former Ver-
mont Senator would continue to
support the U. N.-U. S. Korean
policy in five other speeches this
month. at New Orleans, New York
and Atlantic City. Already he has
ignored hints from Republican
Senators that he resign from the
United tSates delegation as a pro-
test against Gen. MacArthur's fir
ing.
Mr.. Austin last night also de-
Tended U. N. efforts to limit the
Korean conflict while seeking a
negotiated settlement. Without
mentioning Gen. Macarthur by
name. he also disputed the gen.
erals contention before Congress
that warfare's objective is victory
over the enemy.
Seeks to Foil Aggressor.
''The United Nations" Mr.. Aus
tin asserted, "has not declared,
nor has it ever been asked to de-
clare. that the political objective
must be achieved by military
means. The policy of the
United Nations has been-and
should always be-to achieve it's
political obiectives by pacific set
Elements. e..
Victory involves far more than
the defeat of an enemy. The
aim is not to settle political issues
by force, but to prevent the ag-
gressor from imposing settlement
by force The aim is not conflict
without limit. but peace without
appeaSement."
Evening star., 1951-05-02
BY Russell Brines
Associated Pres. Foreign Correspondent

TOKYO, May 2.-Gen. Wede-
meyer's 1947 report on Korea
conceded almost completely with
opinion at that time in Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters here.
Military men agreed that the
American occupation force. al
though limited, was the principal
factor preventing an earlier armed
North Korean attack.
BY 1947. the Russian trained
North Korean Army already hae
begun a series of border raids anc
attacks across the 38th Parallel
The evident purpose was to test
it's growing strength.
The North Koreans clearly
showed their military superiority
American military authorities be.
Ilieved they postponed an all-out
assault because it would mean at
tacking American troops and risk.
ing war with the United State
or the Western powers.
The Red army struck one year
almost to the day, after the las
American line troops left Kores
June 20, 1949.
Counted on Quick Victory.
Whether the assault would have
been made if American comba
forces had been in South Kores
remains disputable. Gen. Mac.
Arthur and his key officers DE.
lieved the North Koreans orig.
inally expected to meet only feeble
South Korean defenses ane
planned on total victory in thre,
weeks.
Many South Korean official
and intellectuals freely admitted
four years ago that American
troops were their best protection
But they had their own peculia
reasons for wanting the Ameri
cans to leave.
"The Americans must CO." on
influential Korean editor told m
when the Soviets announced thei
plans for withdrawal. II know
will mean civil war. but we wan
the Americans out anyway"
He was expressing a fierce ma
Itionalism which arose among tn
South Koreans during the Amer
lean occupation. This was a ma
Ijor complicating factor, on whic
the Soviets capitalized by pullin
Iout their own forces when tn
North Korean Army was ready
take over.
Lacked Standard Weapons.
Military men here agreed fou
years ago that a regular Sout
!, Korean army. fully equippes
should be created. Most of thel
supported the Wedemeyer vie
that it should be under America
! leadership and discipline.
The prevalent policy was
F equip the South Koreans only fc
defense" on the justifiabl
grounds that, if strong enough
, they would invade the north
enfore the unity" they so fiercel
wanted.
AS a result, Republican force
lacked even standard weapons
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Arsenal Brings Arrest

ASMARA, Eritrea P. - Giu-
seppe Bettiga. 40, an Italian far
mer, is to stand trial before the
British General Court here or
charges of illegal possession of
More than 400 phials of NOR
phine; more than 200 rounds Of
ammunition; three hand grenade,
and some 600 cartridges.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Street Huwker Was ITO

Street hawker Serafina Robles,
of Barranquilla, Colombia. who
claimed to have sold more than
100000 coconuts during her IS
years in business, has died, aged
ITO.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

an nation fighting for independ.
|ence and freedom against Amer
lean aggreSsors.
In London, Foreign Minister
Herbert Morrison called in the
Iranian Ambassador, Ali Soheili.
for a talk on Trans plan to ma
tionalize her oil industry. The
British government owns So per
cent of the common stock Of the
Anglo Iranian Oil Co.
Evening star., 1951-05-02
Chinese Church Benefit

The Chinese Com munity
Church, 10l1 l. street NV, will
hold a tea from 3 to S pm. Satur-
day for the benefit Of the build
ing fund. It is sponsored by the
Episcopal and Christian church
groups.
Evening star., 1951-05-02

Austria now is exporting spin
ming machines to the United
States and Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Gas Supplier Fights
Testimony Against
Boost in Rates Here

The Atlantic Seaboard Corp,
natural gas wholesaler for this
area, now seeking increased rates
today planned to attack Wash
ington Gas Light Co. evidence
already before the Federal Power
Commission.
Atlantic aimed it's opposition
specifically at plan presented by
Ralph S. Orme of Commonwealth
Services, Inc, New York engi-
neering consultants, aiding the
gas company's case against a rate
>rease. Mr. O1ne commended
the Atlantic corporation could cut
g S 100000 a year.
Attorney c. Oscar Berry, repre-
senting the gas company, main
tanned Washington might get in
Iferior heating-quality gas at
higher rates. He estimated con-.
sumers here would pay SIS mil
lion more annually in their total
gas bill if Atlantic's proposed rates
became effective.
Among witnesses Atlantic
planned to put on the stand to
combat the gas company's evil
dence are R. j. Ryder, Atlantic S
vice president. and Charles E.
Stout of Charleston. w. Va, geo.
logical engineer with the United
Fuel Gas Co.
Arlington Protests.
Albert A. Carretta, Arlington
County Board attorney, is also
appearing in opposition to the
proposed rate increases. If grant
ed. he said. and passed on by the
Washington company to the Ross
lyn Gas Co., the increase would
cost county consumers about $780,
600 per month this year and
$25. 900 month in 1852.
In croSs-eXamination yesterday
Mr.. Catretta brought out that
Atlantic is part of the Columbia
Gas System.
E. r. Keener, valuation engineer
for the Columbia system, testified
that so years is a reasonable esti-
mate for Atlantic's compressor
equipment, structures and meas
uring and regulating station equip
ment.
Life of Pipeline Estimated.
Thomas E. Mullin of Columbia
Engineering Corp, a Columbia sys-
tenn affiliate, also a valuation en-
gineer. estimated that 100 years or
more is the service life of a gas
transmission pipeline. He said the
practical service of a line might ex-
tend to 1875 to las years, but he took
issue with the contention that its
life would be as much as 1879 years
Mr.. Stout testified he has stud
led the Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia natural gas fields. from which
Washington gets it's supply through
Atlantic.
I To Mr.. Orme's suggestion that
Atlantic slow down its operations
in drawing on the Kentucky fields
Mr.. Stout said his firm would be
faced with litigation under exist.
ing leases and that gas might be
drawn off by competitor wells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Free leofIet Distributed
On Rheumatic Fever

The Washington Heart Associa-
ton is distributing a free leafiet
entitled What You Should Know
About Rheumatic Fever" as part
of it's 1851 Heart Fund campaign.
The association said a primary
objective of the fund is to help
finance research in rheumatic
fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Copies of the leaflets are avail
able at the associations office,
1906 M street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Ambassador Honored

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Feb. 1:
P.-Jchnson c. Smith University
last night awarded an honorary
doctorate of laws to Edward r.
Dudley, the Ambassador to Ii
IBERIA. Mr.. Dudley was graduated
from the university in 1882. He
is 39-year-old native of South
Boston, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13

Further expansion of Hungary's
coal production is sought despite
Ia Is per cent increase attained
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Clifton Webb Has Virus

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. IS (P.-
Actor Clifton Webb has been a-beG
a week and probably has another
week to go. He is i'll with virus
pneumonia, his doctor disclosed
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Evening star., 1951-04-13
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otions
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Evening star., 1951-04-13
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Evening star., 1951-04-13
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