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Evening star., 1951-12-15
Potomac Parkway Progress

Encouraging progress is being made in the
acquisition of land for extension of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway along the vir-
ginia shore of the Potomac River Difficulties in
buying up tracts needed for the right of way Of
the divided-lane boulevard have led to costly
delays. The Federal, State and county officials
concerned with the purchases have found that
delays have seriously upset original estimates of
land COSTS as realty appraisals continue their
steady rise in Arlington and Fairfax Counties
The National Capital Park and Planning
Commission finally has signed contracts for pur-
chase of Sc more acres needed for extension of
the parkway from its present terminus at Lorcom
lane to the Fairfax County line, near Chain
Bridge. This will give the Government title to
about third of the land it wants on the Potomac
palisades for the Arlington part of the road.
Negotiations for the remainder of the land are
continuing, in cooperation with Arlington
County and the State of Virginia both Of which
are aiding in financing purchase of the right
of way.
The commissions purchase of the Three
Sisters Islands, just above Key Bridge, is in
directly related to the parkway development but
Virginia authorities had no part in this deal
The small islands, long in private ownership are
to be included in the overall Palisades Park
plan which broadly includes preservation of the
river and its banks as scenic and recreatlonal
attractions of the National Capital. The islands
are too small for any important park develop
ment plan there. They are used chiefly by
canoeiSts and fishermen.
Land-purchase activity is tagging further up
the river unfortunately The George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway originally was to follow
the river through Fairfax County to Great Falls.
Fairfax County has evidenced little interest in
Sho iY1f ioirof
Fairfax delays in doing its part in the financing
of right-of-way acquisition, the simmer the
chances of carrying out the parkway program as
now planned Real estate values in the county are
soaring day by day, as new subdivisions are
opened and new enterprises planned Some Of
these developments are directly in the path of
the proposed route of the parkway. Unless prompt
action is taken to meet these threats to extern
sion of the highway, the whole parkway project
will be in1periled. This is problem which the
county ought to consider at an early date
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Letters to The Star j..

been stunted all their lives Member
nations have given more than $3.50
million to help provide relief
World freedom can and will be estab-
lished without resort to war, for decency
and democracy will triumph! To bring
about these things the United States
must continue to work through the
United Nations and in cooperation with
other nations to establish the basis for
a firm and lasting peace
The United Nations must be supported
and strengthened. 1t serves two vital
purpose: 1t is the only organized forum
in which opposing world powers can
resolve conflicts without resort to force,
and it is the most nearly universal
mechanism for bringing the free world
together in common efforts toward
peace and security The decisive action
by the United Nations in resisting
aggression in Korea has given new hope
to free people as an unprecedented
demonstration of unified action.
We must reconcile ourselves to the
fact that for an undetermined period
the best situation we can hope for in
telnationally is an uneasy co-existence
without hostilities between the COMM
form countries and the free world 1t is
questionable whether negotiations with
the Kremlin can actually bring about
alienation of the crisis of our time.
but every possibility for negotiation with
the Kremlin should be explored.
Hal Silvers,
Chairman, Evans F. Carlson Chap
ter, American Veterans Commit
tee
With a great deal of amusement. /
have been reading about the souabble
in Prince Georges County over dis
playing the U. N. flag. Some of the
women there are female ostriches and
Commissioner Daniel Abbott is male
ostrich. hiding their heads in the sands
of comfort and historical ignorance
Let us turn isolationist and fight the
next war on United States soil and per-
haps we will find these ostriches. if for-
tunate, sitting on a rock clad in some
pelt-squabbling over whether it was
an atomic bomb or a hydrogen bomb.
r.. L. Roussey.
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cannot remain member Of his family circle II
she fouts his wishes:
"Graze where you WILL you shall not house with me :"
The President in effect, was using traditional
English-the best English in the world-when he
said: "Wrongdoers have no house with me-" His
meaning was identical with Popes and with the
Bard of Avons. House" in their sense is
hospitality"
Mr.. Trumans Missouri and Kentucky fore
fathers trace back to Caroline County In tide
water Virginia, settled in Shakespeares time
by men and women who spoke shakespeare's
English very much as he did.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Prince Georges and U. N.

independent Voter" in a recent let
ter criticized (quite justifiably) various
actions of the Prince Georges County
Commissioners, including the commits
sioners' refusal of the United Nations
flag. While listing the commissioners
defects, let us give them due credit for
resisting Republican pressure to replace
present county employees with 'inde-
pendent" Republicans. Let us also take
a more positive approach to the United
Nations issue, which surely can be sup
ported on its own merits.
The United Nations is the most prom
ising effort to date to solve a great
problem facing all the nations of the
world. We may call this the problem
of national survival. Historically, the
solution most frequently and spectac-
ularly attempted has been for one nation
to dominate all other nations within
reach. either politically or by force of
arms, or both. This, in those cases
which are recorded history, has proved
eventually to be a failure. So far, at
least. some nation or combination of
nations has developed its resources to
the point OF challenging the dominant
power and destroying it. There was
another theory proposed about 1000
years ago, but an insufficient number of
people have as yet found themselves able
to adopt the Golden Rule to make it
operative on national scale. Even in
this nominslly Christian country, many
prefer to confine their Christian feelings
within the national boundaries)
In the lack of application of the lat
ter theory. and in the demonstrated
failure Of the usual practice of at
tempted domination, what choice is
there but to support the United Nations
effort. wholeheartedly, in the hope
eventually of extending international
law and of making enforceable the prin-
ciple that nations will settle their diff
ferences by law and not by force?
Let us grow up before we are out
grown.
Another Independent Voter.
Mrs. Reuben Bogdanoff, president of
the League of Women Voters, Prince
Georges County, certainly deserves COM
mendation for her courageous support of
the United Nations
Those defeatists who reject the United
Nations should ask the children in over
go countries and territories struck by
war, earthquakes or floods what they
think of the U. N. The U. N Interna-
tional Children's Emergency Fund gives
chance for normal growth to millions
OF children who might have died or
Evening star., 1951-12-15
When Hitler GonnbIed All and Lost
BY R. Ernest Dupuy
HaIA.l n nA


CEvEN years ago tomorrow, Hitler.
~ gambling all on one wild haymaker,
hurled two armored armies against the
Allied battleline in Western Europe.
Twenty-Five German divisions eight of
them armored, struck in complete and
devastating surprise along q 75-mile
front.
His intention-it was one OF his fan
taStic dreams of "intuition"-was to
split the British from the Americans. to
overrun our great supply dumps at Liege
and to regain our new-won port of Ant
werp. so badly needed for future Allied
offensives. To carry out his plan he
used terrorism and treachery to make up
for his lack of resources.
He struck SNUG A. E F. poised for
an offensive of its own. The U. S. 1st
Army with the 9th Army north Of 1t. was
concentrated for this big push" All,
that is, excepting Maj. Gen. Troy H.
Middleton's VIII Corps, thin-spread
along the Ardennes front generally from
Monschau to Echternach.
That the Ardennes sector was thin
was calculated risk. Eisenhower, de-
failing his proposed offensive to the
Combined Chiefs of Staff in October,
had so told them. One cannot be strong
everywhere.
But Middleton's corps constituted a
Gordon and not deep defense. Occupy
ing in part the old enemy Siegfried Line
works in the Schnee Eifel, intended for
defense from the other direction. and
below that strung along the winding Our
River. it was unable to cushion seri-
Gus blow. And that Is something else
which has never been adequately ex-
planned.
On this Gordon the heaviest blow fell.
Much has been made of the fact that
one division-the 106th-was just off
the boat and had been in the line only
four days. The Germans are credited
with seizing upon this fact.
That, of course, is balderdash. The
Ardennes counteroffensive was plotted
during September and October, was
originally slated to take place Novem-
ber 1928. That the 106th relieved the
battle-wise I'd Infantry Division Decem-
ber IL was merely the fortune of war
The fact that SHAEF intelligence out
smarted itself, convinced that German
COunCeTOUcHSlVe WOULD come only aIter
we had gained the Rhineland plain, was
contributory cause to the initial sur
prise. No one but mailman would
dream of an assault through the Ar
dennes at that time. But we were op-
posed by madman. who did dream it.
Thus it was that the Ardennes front
exploded. that foggy dawn of December
is, 1914. White-clad figures came
screaming out of the mist to plunge
through our lines; fire-spitting tanks
came grinding after. Americans fight
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Not q Revenue Bureau Function

Internal Revenue Commissioner Dunlap has
shown good judgment in relinquishing to the
Department of Justice full responsibility for de-
termining to what extent the i'll health of a
taxpayer should affect proposed criminal pro-
ceedings against him. In the past it has been
the policy of the Internal Revenue Bureau not
to press criminal charges if the life or sanity
OF prospective defendant would be imperiled.
Although the decision as to whether or not to
prosecute always was made on the basis of
Government doctors report, the current hearings
In the tax scandals have revealed that much
discretion rested jointly with the chief counsel
of the bureau and the head of the Justice De-
partment's tax division. Mr.. Dunlap wisely has
passed the buck to the Attorney General and the
courts, where it properly belongs.
The Department of Justice long has had the
policy of abandoning prosecution in tax cases
if Public Health Service physician certified
that a trial might cause the death or derange
the mind of the defendant. Prior to actual
Indictment the question of proceeding with a
criminal tax case is decided without consulting
court. After Indictment however, the decision
is made by the court concerned. Hearings before
the House Ways and Means subcommittee have
shown that even after such case reaches the
courts, the attitude of the Justice and Internal
Revenue officials has been influential in causing
trial postponements. In the much-delayed Aaron
case, for example, the House investigators found
that Charles Oliphant, former chief counsel of
the Internal Revenue Bureau, and T. Lamar
Caudle ousted Assistant Attorney General Joined
in an agreement not to press the prosecution of
Samuel Aaron, New Yorker charged with tax
evasion, after appointed doctor had given
a qualified opinion that Aaron was physically
able to stand trial.
1t is logical that the Department of Justice
chief prosecuting agency of the Government
should assume responsibility for such delaying
tactics or for recommendations against prosecu-
ton, rather than the Internal Revenue Bureau
The latter has plenty to do in investigating and
preparing tax-fraud cases for prosecution
Prosecution problems should be left to the
prosecutors and where practicable, to the courts
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Increased Toll Churqes

In the last few months there has been
an increase in toll charges on my tele-
phone bills. and found upon inquiry
that certain exchanges have been placed
in the 10-cent category. When the
question was raised as to the legal au-
thority for the increase it was met with
vague and unsatisfactory answers For
instance. one popularity of the situa-
ton is that can call number in the
Shirlington, Va. development from
Chevy Chase. Md. at the regular rate,
yet incur toll charge if call Cottage
City. Md, which is miles closer
From discussions of the subject, I
have found others who are as puzzled
about the increase as I am.
A Subscriber.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Field Of Printed Snow

RoDs that last summer tDaued green
TUFTS OF soy
Beans are upholstered now in corduroy
As Soft-tUhite as the fur of silUer mice.
At barbed wire fences brittle tacks
of ice
Secure this cloth, preuent its being torn
To ShredS By Uifld that Uhistles
through the corn
Stalks its barbaric tune.
But crystal nails
Do not prevent couey OF quick quaiPs
Crossing, crisscrossing. tracking
zi0zGU lines
Into the tDGles. Designers of designs
For fabrics manufactured from mere
lint
Should cast their eyes at this arrestino
print!
John Nixon, Jr.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
That Perfumed Ad

1t seemed as if your paper was late
again the other night. When I went
to borrow one from my neighbor, I
discovered my Star at the end of my
front walk-30 feet from the house.
With unkind thoughts toward the news
boy took 1t inside. Then realized
as the newsboy must have realized
that it was not fit to be any closer to
the house than he had left it. My
apologies to the newsboy and a warning
to you, sir: Don't have your paper smell
of everything you advertise in it.
John X. Franklin.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Lee Boulevard

I, for one. am aroused and demand
that something be done promptly to al
leviate the traffic situation on Lee boule-
ward which Roy E. Guard in letter to
you December II so justly deplored. 1t
has recently been proposed to change
the name Of this highway so that it
might not be confused with U. S. 211.
May I suggest any number of apt desig-
Evening star., 1951-12-15
By THE HASKIN SERVICE,

ny 1nE hAShIN SERVICE.
Q, What is the actual take home" paw
of the President of the United States?
ID. r. D.
A. 1t is not a matter of public record.
Under the law. the President is entitled
to double exemption for himself. since
he is over IS, and the regular exemption
for his wife. Assuming that he claimed
the maximum of ST 900 for contributions
and had no other deductions he would
owe $52,348. This would leave him
$47652 in take-home pay out of his
100000 salary.
O. Is there ever Speaker pro tenn Of
the House of Representatives?-C NIX.
A. If the Speaker is to be away for
less than three days, he appoints a
Speaker pro tempore. If the Speaker is
to be away more than three days a
Speaker pro tempore is elected by the
House of Representatives.
@. Do the British and Canadian Post
Office Departments lose money each
year?-A. G. H.
A. Neither the British nor the Cana
dian Post Office operates with a deficit.
The former has shown surplus almost
every year since It'll.
@. Is it true that in human beings
one foot is always larger than the
other?-M. I. L.
A. Almost every one has one foot
signify larger than the other.
Evening star., 1951-12-15
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can &c. the answer "a
any question OF fact by either writing The
sGyeplnE Z yer star information Bureau. 1900 street
return postage or BY telephoning ST 73GS
Evening star., 1951-06-17
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.

Americas finest oceanfront hotel =.
enjoy unusually low summer rates
comparable to any other first class
hotel L. luxurious accommodations
-. six acres of beautiful gardens
-. complete sport facilities, includ-
ing an olympic pool beautiful
dining and entertainment spots, in
cluding the Cabana Sun Club Z.
completely secluded yet convenient
to every point of interest in the area.
Make reservations now. Contact the hotel.
your travel agent or airline office, or Schine
Hotels: in New York, Murray Hill 8-OIIO:
in Philadelphia, Pennypacker 5-5I23.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
1951-Sty|e Lore|ei Returns
Lure tourists of Rhine

growers decided not to let legend
go to pot.
Next year, Gisela will be up
against a new batch of contes-
tants, for her term Of lure runs
only for twelve months.
Being Lorelei has it's draw
backs. It gets windy high on the
rock and besides, who wants to
comb her hair all day long?
Gisela has cut dewn working
hours at the job of being Lorelei
and ventures to the tabled rock
only for benefit of tourists.
Her fan mail has picked up tre-
mendously since her selection anc
she has letters from many coun-
tires-thus far, no proposals.
She holds double title, too
When the wine growers chose her
they decided to make it a two in.
one proposition and nameu hel
Rhine Wine Queen for 1851, too.
Can OverdO Job.
This job calls for slpping from
a two-liter glass filled with wine
when visitors arrive. This is 6
task which can be overdone with.
out proper caution.
But to boatmen plying the
broad Rhine River, this new
Lorelei represents more than just
a lure to make tourists plank
down their dollars in the Rhine
country.
Since the new Lorelei took tc
sitting on the tabled rock, they
say, there have been severa
minor boat collisions.
P. s.: Miss Koch is quite a curvy
girl.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
Two Events Merqed
For Big Sea Day at
JERSEY Shore Resort

POINT PLEASANT, N. IA
parade pageant, beauty contest,
concert and fireworks display will
be featured attractions when Point
Pleasant combines it's annual Big
Sea Day celebration with New Jer-
sey's 1851 Miss New Jersey Sea-
food Princess Contest on August
IL.
Big Sea Day, originally Lenni-
Lenape and Algonquin Indian sea-
shore holiday complete with clam
bakes and bathing. is calculated
to revive the atmosphere of the
80s and 90s.
Big Sea Day will include spe-
lcially designed floats. antique
automobiles, horse-drawn car
riages, bands and costumes of by
gone days.
Evening star., 1951-06-17
by the Assoeiotsd Press

ST. GOARSHAUSEN, Germany.
River boatmen sail un-
easily past this city. The Lorelei
is out again.
Legend has it that blond, beau
tiful Lorelei used to lure boats
to destruction on the rock named
after her by summing her charms
where sailors could see.
Lorelei. 1851 model, is a little
more down-to-earth. When she's
not greeting tourists here, OF
combing out her 40 inches OF
brown hair for their benefit, she
is just pretty Gisela Koch.
Chosen in Contest.
The 19-year -old daughter of an
innkeper was chosen Lorelei over
IL other girls from st. Goars-
hansen when touriSt-minded wine
Evening star., 1951-08-23

New in Silhouette sofness fobc fur hot coils o
q smaller nugge coor to orng cuff to newly
sleeve We think most amazing group!
boed
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dyed bonds the sleeves the illusion eboess Block
reent toodIoth l22 to 22R. S7995
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-24

/ and Edward Marshall Newton III
Following a honeymoon at Sea
island the couple will reside ir
alexandria.
1WiIIioms Adams
st. Peters Episcopal Church al
bay Shore, Long Island, was the
scene yesterday OF a wedding Of
much interest in Washington wher
Miss Mary Elizabeth Adams
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
lerick Mills Adams of Bay Shore
became the bride of Mr.. Ralph
Chester Williams, jr., son Of. DR.
land Mrs. Williams. who made Their
home in the capital for many
years. They now live In Atlanta
Ca.
Canon Sydney r. Peters ofici-
lated and reception followed al
South Bay Golf Club.
Included among those from
Washington in the wedding party
were the Messrs. Glenn Ferguson
john w. Peterson, Robert Smith
lTillman Sterling and Richard
WEIGH Pogue.
The couple will make their home
lin New York City where the groom
lis attending Cornell Medical Col
llege.
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bridal Parade in Full SWinq

Continued From Page DID
bearers. and David Mario Coffey
Mr.. and Mrs. O'T1anlon viii
make their home In Silver Spring
Mr.. O'Hanlon, formerly Military
|Attache to Rome, is now with the
Export Control Division. Depart
|ment Of Commerce.
HoIIerith- Newton
Wearing the ivory satin and
rare old lace wedding gown Of
her paternal grandmother, Miss
Agnes Boxley Newton. daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Edward Marshall
Newton, jr.. yesterday became the
bride Of Mr.. Herman Hollerith III
of Washington. son of Mrs. James
Howard Waddell Of Gloucester,
Va, and Mr.. Herman Hollerith,
|jr.. of Baltimore. A Juliet cap OF
|rose-point lace held the brides
long tulle veil and she carried her
|grandmother's diamond sunburst
fan decorated with gardenias and
|stephanotis.
The marriage ceremony took
place In the Church OF the Re-
|deemer in Baltimore, with the Rev,
Bennett Sims and the Right Rev
Richard H. Baker, Bishop co-ad-
|jutor Of North Carolina officiating
A reception followed at the home
|of the brides parents.
Miss Elizabeth Steuart Thomal
Byrd Of Baltimore was maid o.
honor and the bridesmaids wer.
the Misses Margaret Louisa Dukes
Anne Tyson Green. Jane Elizabeth
Thomas and Jean Chichester Hol
lerith of Baltimore. The flower
girls were Garland Lonergan o.
Orange, Va, cousin of the bride
and Frances Conway Whitescarvel
of Baltimore.
The groom's father was bes
man and ushers included thu
Messrs. Carroll Chewing, H. Erich
Nietsch, Richard Hollerith. jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-24

MRS. FRANK TAVENNER.
Miss Teresa Florence Johnston
became the bride of Mr.. Frank
Brennan Tavenner yesterday
morning at the st. Thomas More
Church in Arlington. The Rev
Joseph Wingler celebrated the
|nuptial mass.
The bride is the daughter OF
Mrs. Eleanor Johnston Of Airing
ton and the late Mr.. r. H. john
ston. Mr.. Tavenner is the son OF
Mrs. Gertrude Tavenner OF this
city and the late Judge A. j. Tav-
enner Of Winchester, Va.
After a wedding breakfast at
the Collinghood Inn the couple
left for q Bermuda honeymoon
They will live in Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-24

Miss Marie Jen-Wan Lee, daugh-
ter Of DR.. Kan Lee, secretary gen.
eral Of the Chinese Technical Mis-
sion here, was married to DR.. Ii Ii
Lee yesterday in the Church OF
the Ascension in Silver Spring. The
Rev. w. Robert Miller performed
the ceremony.
The brides sister, Miss Irene Lee,
was maid of honor and DR.. w. C.
Liu served as best man.
The bride is a graduate of the
University Of Maryland and DIR.
Lee. who studied chemistry at OK
ford, is a research fellow at that
university.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-24
Miss GiHiQm to Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias j. Gill
liam have announced the engage
ment OF their daughter Betty Jane
to Mr.. Raymond Louis Cogswell
son of Mrs. Myrtle r. Cogswell
and the late Mr.. James W.
Cogswell Of this city. The we'd
ding will take place in August.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21
Today's Birthdays

DR.. Winifred Oyerholster of
Washington, D. c., noted psychia-
trist, born in Worcester, Mass. SO
years ago.
Prof. Georgia F. Hardness of
the Garrett Biblical Institute.
Evanston, ILL.,, famous woman
theologian, born in Hardness,
N. Y, go years ago.
John E. Bierwith, president of
National Distillers Products Corp,
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, Sc years
ago.
Francis H. Brownell, ex-chair-
man of American Smelling and
Refining, born in Little Compton,
r. l., "a years ago.
DR.. Francis P. Gaines, president
of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity, Virginia, born at Due West,
S. c., SO years ago.
DIR. Percy w. Bridgman of Har-
ward, physicist, Nobel prizewin-
ner, born at Cambridge, Mass, So
years ago.