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Evening star., 1952-06-29
By lsobeIIe Shelton

| ~ tSOUSuC SuCbtVu
| Switching from aviation to in
ternational relations is not as
much of a jump as one might
think. according to Mrs. Alice
Rogers Hager, who has done just
that.
Once acknowledgement writer
on aviation subjects. the long
time Washingtonian turned to in
ternational relations four years
ago when she went to work fol
the State Department as informa-
tion officer and acting public
affairs officer at the United States
Embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
She has just returned from Bel
gium, to take up an even more
responsible State Department post
in Washington. Her new jot
carries the jawbreaking title oi
chief of the Western European
unit. Office of European pro-
grams, International Information
Administration. Actually, she now
supervises. from Washington, the
work of the person who replaced
her in Belgium plus her counter
parts in seven other European
embassies.
Il feel my aviation work was
wonderful training for what Tn
doing now," she declares. "Avia-
ton is one of the most interna-
tional subjects in the world. It is
one of the best preparations fol
this work, because it gives you
understanding of other countries
and their problems"
During her days as an aviation
writer Mrs. Rogers got around tc
visiting a good deal of the globe
and had. some exciting moments
She figures she travelled hall
million miles during the 18 years
Q930-48) that she NAs writing
books. magazine and newspaper
articles on planes and the men
and women who fly them. She
flew across Alaska in 1912, camera
in hand, to record the opening
Of air transportation to Nome. .
Over the Hump i
She covered the China Burma
theater of the war in 1914, at one
time riding over the Hump in the
nose of a bombing plane return
ing from a raid on Japan. Her
most vivid memory of the China
Burma area was the psychology
Of fear" which prevailed. II had
always loved to fly and I'd never
in my life been afraid" she says.
Il was amazed to find myself so
frightened, but of course I was,
along with every one else there. 10,
1T was not the Japanese, but
the weather." she explained. Every
time you went up you know you
had only a $3.50 chance to return.
On another memorable occasion
she scooped the world on the
crash burning of the dirigible
Hindenberg. She was among q
small cluster of reporters and Of
flcials who had gathered at the
Lakehurst. N. j., airport to await
the dirigible's arrival. The craft
burst into flames just about 100
feet up in the air, shortly above
where they were standing. Mrs.
Hager got her story in ahead of all
the other reporters because she
managed to get the use of one of
the airline's operational phones,
which had a direct line through to
Washington (she was filing that
particular story for The Washing
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Hostess at Dinner

Mrs. Mateo Perez will be hostess
at dinner party today given in
honor of Nine. Maria v. Desporte,
who is leaving for New orleans.
Among guests invited are Miss
Vella Winner. Mrs. Arthur j.
Poole, Miss Jane Mcintosh, Mrs
Cecilia Smith, Mrs. Cecile Foster,
Mrs. Cosma Sullivan and others.
Evening star., 1952-06-29
Air Enthusiast Now
Selling Uncle Sam
Alice Hoger, WeII-Known Aviation
Writer, Heads Information Program

ton Evening Star, for which she
frequently did special articles on
|aviation).
The airline threw me off the
phone three or four times, while
they brought planes in for land
ings. she recalls today with a
chuckle, "but I still got my story
in way ahead of the rest of them" "
She had another-and very un-
happy-scoop one July night in
1889, when she stood what turned
out to be a death watch for her
good friend Amelia Earhart,
famous American flyer who did not
return from a Pacific fight. Mrs
Hager, a Coast Guard captain and
Miss Earhart's husband, the late
George Palmer Putnam, were the
only three to keep the night-lone
vigil at the lonely Coast Guard
Station off the California coast.
1--WE got three signals, but we
knew before the night was cvel
that she was probably lost" Mrs
Hager recalls.
In addition to The Star, Mrs
Hager did aviation pieces for the
New York Times, North American
Newspaper Alliance, and Skyways
magazine, among others. She also
was chief of public information
for the Civil Aeronautics Board
(1940-1942). Before she began to
concentrate on aviation she spent
two years Q927-29) in the public
information division of the Wom-
ems Bureau of the Department
of Labor.
Book on Washington
In between time she managed tc
raise two daughters both mar
IrieO and turn out "either IL OF
IL books-I forget which," Most
of them were on aviation, but not
just its technical aspects. Some
described air journeys she. had
made, and the countries and peo-
piles she had seen. Two of her
books were fiction stories for girls
She also collaborated with Miss
Jackie Martin, Washington pho
tographer. on a picture volume
called, washington, the City of
Destiny" Miss Martin provided
the pictures, Mrs. Hager the text.
The concept of State Depart
ment information officer was still
fairly new when Mrs. Hager went
to Belgium. Similar functions had
been performed during the war
by the Office of War Information,
but this was to be a regular part
of the State Department.
"We didn't regard our job as
trying to make friends and in
f1uence people," she declares.
THAT is fine thing, but we are
not trying to win a popularity con-
test Tor the United States"
What we try to do-in Bel
GUM and in other countries as
we'll is to establish in these coun-
tries a base of informed under
standing of a common ideal on
which we can take mutual action
to maintain what we have in the
free world and keep the peace"
In Belgium she and her staff
tried to accomplish this by setting
up an American center, where any
information about this country
could be obtained. There was a
library, a small motion picture
theater-to which admission was
free and great quantities of
literature in pamphlet form was
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12
Life of Christ
in Booklet Form

"Th, Lie OF CHRIS, a. related
by the Evaneehsts and pictured
IN tn collection OF the Detroit
Institute .: Arts Is the newest Of
he museums publications.
On Sale a; the Publications
y. * IN, 4-paee booklet contains
-four full color Plates and sixteen
black and white photogi aphS o.
outstanding examples OF religious
ait 10y Rembrandt. Murllio, GoraId
DAVIS and others.
The cover Illustration is the
Adora alton Of the Mas. 10y Joos
san Cicvc early 10Th century
Flemish painter Not only pant
neS bat cloiSonne enamel work
and carvings IN wood and iNoiN
arc included 10 tell the story OF
ChtiSt'S life.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12
congregational
" omen to Meet

The annual meeting Of III,
Womcn's Fellowship of the Com
gfcEaiional Assoc alton OF De
tiot viii be held al Bushnell
CONGREGATIONAL Church. l5o50
Southhcld Road, Friday Jan. lS
la the morning session there
viii be election Of officers and
installation which will follow the
business meeting. al winch MI
ID II Olson VII preside
A religious drama. The Light
Of the Cross. directed by Ruth
Weber VIII be presented by the
women of Bushnell al the o'te'-
noon meeting which VIII follow
the luncheon hour.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12

The NpsC Tribune ~EsV1
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1852
Gospel Choral Union News
SATURDAY, JANUARY II, 1852
By MARIETTA SWINDELL

Well this Is IT, singers sun
day Jan -. al midnight. the
State Convention Will launch m
an all-night Thank giving and
Praise service IN opening one OF
its greatest conventions IN ms
tory.
Director n. r. Hale. pastor
of the Celestial Tabernacle
Baptist Church. will be In
charge. DR.. Frost and his
singers will take part the first
half of the service. and the
Rev. L. Mailey. pastor of the
ST. Elizabeth Spiritual Church
will be in charge during the
second half beginning al four
am. until six.
A spiritual cyclone is expected
Monday night Jan IA the con-
ventlon VIII present the Scots
Youth Choir IN d PIE COM ention
concert which Viii have many
other noted singers participating.
The h.ghlght OF the convention
VIII be the Noon Day Quiet Houi
Messages delivered by the pas
tor Of the Calvary Baptist Church.
Or. j. c OgleSbv The special
musical education classes VIII be
taught by such credited teachers
as Thomas A Dorsey. Edna b
Bronson. Jeanette Tall S.mm>
and our own President Hutchins
Music lovers are invited 10
enroll. Our Christmas program
at the EveYbodY's Tabernacle
Church. the New Years pro
gram at the Shady Grove Bap-
fist Church. and the very fine
executive meeting al the home
of Mrs. Victoria Quill were all
well attended. Much interest
was shown in reference TO our
state convention.
Out RomuiuS way. Mrs ENelNr
Powell and Mrs Valera Thomas
pscthcr with Judge HARRISON
4.c making great preparation for
Pres dent Huiohins on FRIDAY 10
get the organization on foot 10
attend the state convention D.
Dorsey Vii appear there on the
18th Of January
d + J Jones OF Smith Chap
el and the ministers OF InkSter
are also making great prepare
ilons for the appearance OF Dr..
Dorsey on the 10th Of January
President HutchinS IS expecting
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12
Christian Science
Churches

When one earnestly seeks 10
know God 5 viii. nc viii be OBJ
serN lng The true sense OF sacri-
tcGl Offering as IS brought out
IN the lesson Sermon for Sunday.
January 18Th 10 be read IN al
Christian churches under the
topic Sacrament
The Golden Text is from
Psalms (24:3.4: Who shall as
cend into the hill Of me Lord?
or who shall stand in his holy
place? He that hath clean hands.
and pure heart"
Among the. Bible citations is
this passage, Matt So Bless
cd are they which do hungc and
thirst after ighteousness for
they shall be filed
correlatve passages from
Science and Health with Key
10 the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy include:
II oul petitions aie sincere.
W labor tof what ~e AK and
oui Father who sce,h in secret
VIII reward " openlN p l3)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12
anne Bishops Transfer
Wright to 18th District

CINCINNATI - (Special)
Bishop X. r. Wright. Jr..
key figure in the heated con.
troversy . the 18th African
Methodist Episcopal District
was transferred to the 18th
Episcopal District at spec
ial session of the Council OF
Bishops here last week.
Meeting at the Brown Chapel
Church. the actions of the bis
hops was heralded as bringing
peace and harmony 10 the erst-
while "erupfing" 18th District
which gained national headlines
for over six months.
Bishop William r Wilkes was
named 10 replace Bishop Wright
in the 18th District which en-
braces Arkansas and Oklahoma
Bishop Wrights district embraces
the West Indies and South Amer
Ica.
Actions of the bishops is pend
lng final adjudication al the
forthcoming General conference
IN Chicago in MAY. 1882
The sessions were presided
over by Bishop Jno q Gregg.
president. with Bishop S l..
Greene. secretary. and the fol
loving participating. Bishops W
a. Fountain. ST. Il G. Ransom,
x r Wright. ID Ward Nichols.
Frank M Reid. A J Allen. G.
W Babcr. Jno. II Cla> born. L.
II IIcmmingway ID O. Wake
l. II Bonner. W r Wilkes and
by Proxy. Bishops Nj H. Davis
Noah W Williams. Joseph Gu
mez and c. A Gibbs.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12

all SINGERS al headquarters Sat-
urday. January II The SCOTS
Methodist Youth Choir VIII APP
pear over Station WJLB IT 9l5.
Don fail 70 read TINS paper
next week to get all the latest
newF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12
Methodists
Name Editor

ATLANTA. GA The Commit
tee on Expense and Agenda o.
the Central jurisdiction Con
fe.once of the Methodist Church
met here recently to plan IT,,
program tor the fourth Quadren
NAL session 10 bo held IN Tind-
Icy Temple. Philadelphia, next
June 1922
With DR.. Matthew s. Davaee
Of Nashville. Tenn. presiding.
the Rev. Daniel L. Ridout. OF
Dover. Del. was unanimously
elected editor Of the Daily
Tristan Advocate 10 be pub
lished in five issues during the
sessions.
Mrs. Frances Badgctt. Of New
Orleans. was elected business
manager The Rev Nj Ridout
named The Rev A S. Dickerson
of Atlanta. a. his assistant
The editor-,loct Of The DAILY
Advocate IS superintendent Of the
Dover District in the Delaware
Conference and representative 70
the Negro press for Methodist
Information. New York
Catholic schools on college and
graduate level III the South are
now open 10 Negroes.
In Kentucky many private col
lcecS as well as stale schools are
accepting Negro students
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12

Catholic schools on college and
graduate level IN the South are
now open 10 Negroes.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-01-12

In Kentucky many private col
lcrcs as well as state schools are
accepting Negro students
Evening star., 1952-09-14

fact, 1banez is credited with having
received the bulk of the Communist
vote in the elections. Several of
Chile's outstanding fellow travellers
were leaders in his campaign.
Less than week after the election.
though, Ibanez partially blew down
several Of these menacing prognosti-
cations. In an interview with New
York Times correspondent, he said
that he would not denounce the mill
tary aid treaty, although he might
seek eventually to renegotiate it. He
denied any immediate intention to
nationalize the copper mines. But he
qualified this by warning foreign in
veStors that they must come to Chile
free of all colonial intentions" He
predicted that the Chilean voters
might demand naturalization, if
exploitation of the republics re-
sources by. North American interests
took an inhuman and self-centered
FORM"
He confirmed that he would permit
the Communists freedom of political
uNOAf4eJ PAOF4AC0 tllCy 4Cnk&tlIlCO
within the law" But he implied that
he was merely open to proposals
from Moscow for resuming diplomatic
relations. He gave no indication of
being determined to take this step.
He denied that he was Peron dis
ciple or had. been pro-Nazi in World
War II, and proclaimed that full COL
laboration with the United States,
with due regard for Chile's SOW
ereignty. would be key point in
his foreign policy.
From politician who since his
1927-31 presidency has made a career
out of anti-gringo agitations, these
on the whole were conciliatory state
ments. Nevertheless, Ibanez obviously
is keeping the arrows of treaty abro-
cation, copper naturalization and
Russian rapprochement publicly on
Evening star., 1952-09-14

only in cases where the ground has
been carefully prepared and the
speech carefully rehearsed.
There is still another character,
more distinct than the others, which
has emerged in the course of the
campaign. It is new personality
still obviously in the try-out stages
that stands in most startling contrast
to the mental image that most people
had of the candidate a few months
ago. It is character whom the
general himself is likely to refer to
as "Old Ike Eisenhower"
Old Ike Eisenhower was first in
troduced to the public at Tampa on
September and has been around
pretty much ever since. On i'm
portant occasions he is likely to be
thrust into the background. But
when it comes to important speeches
before the more rustic audiences, one
can expect Old Ike to be in there
pitching.
What kind of a character is Old
Ike Eisenhower?
Evening star., 1952-09-14

deep rift with another major Latin
American power manifestly are left
hanging in the air. For the present,
threats of copper mine nationaliza-
ton and Chilean detection from the
hemisphere defense system may be re-
garded simply as 'or else" counters in
Ibanez' efforts to dicker with the
United States for more financial and
economic aid.
But nothing in his conciliatory
language last week would prevent
Ibanez from abrogating the military
aid agreement if his renegotiation
efforts do not go to suit him. The
Anaconda and Kennecott owners Of
the Chilean copper mines could at
any time be charged, in nationa1i-
zation campaign, with such general
lied sins as cherishing colonial in
tentions" and pursuing explorations
of IAN inhuman and self-centered
form
Red Coup Possible
Finally in some desperate future
crisis with imitation, there is always
the remote possibility that an Iba-
nez-run Chile might even turn to
Russia for trade outlets, financial
and technical assistance. If Moscow
proved sufficiently interested in cul-
tivating South American outpost to
infiltrate the top levels of industry
and government. Chile, with its nu-
merically strong, tightly organized
literate Communist movement, is one
country in the Western Hemisphere
where a Communist coup conceivably
could be staged.
The best thing to be said for the
situation is. then, that Ibanez has
opened crack in the door for Amer
lcan persuasions. But his ties with
Peronism and the Chilean Commun-
lists are so strong, and his commit
ments to anti-American politicking
SO great, that it is doubtful how much
Washington's diplomacy can widen it.
Evening star., 1952-09-14

little thick, but not without pro-
nounced leanings of the cracker
barrel or Chic Sale quality. He is,
in short "the kind of fellow that you
meet in the grocery store and you
ask him, What do you think of this?'
and he says, I'm agin it.''
Old Ike has two basic moods. In
one of them he is almost overcome
by his reception and feelings of
e kinShip with his immediate audi
ence. In the other. he is burned up
to the point of incoherence by the
rascality of the "bare-faced looters"
in Washington. There are times,
indeed, when the warmth of his in
dignation leads Old Ike to doubt his
adroitness as politician and even
to apologize publicly for his choice
of words.
It may be that this is a cynical
and uncharitable appraisal, but
there is a quality of caricature about
this new political figure that makes
it hard to take seriously. There are
two things to be remembered: First,
Evening star., 1952-09-14

time. The near approach to anarchy
that accompanied the fire riots of
last January prompted the drafting
of plans for a coup-if Farouk failed
to correct the troubles. Farouk did
fail, even though there were times
it seemed he was trying and might
even succeed.
When the coup took place, Naguib
and his associates chose to divide
the authority. Ally Maher, a former
premier. was called to head a new
cabinet and the cloak of civilian
government was left intact.
The three prime objectives of the
Naguib regime were: Cd to purge
the entrenched corruption from the
political life, (2) to recast the land
ownership system which found great
acreages in the hands of a few, and
90 to revive an economy that has
been suffering progressive imitation
since the end of World War II.
The corruption was centered in two
places. the palace clique and the
Evening star., 1952-09-14
Wide World Photo.
lis rich. carefully

Wafd party. OF the two, the Wafd
party, strongest and best organized
of the country's political groups, was
the greater danger. After an almost
hysterical obeisance to the Naguib-
Maher government in the first few
days after the coup, the Wafd re-
sumed it's experienced intriguing. AS
the weeks went on, it became bolder
in its evasive pronouncements. Then,
10 days ago, a Wafd spokesman de-
clared the reform of political parties
was a subject for the party's de-
termination and perhaps that of the
courts.
Ally Moher DoIIies
Meanwhile, land reform program
which would limit individual holdings
to 200 acres and allow Egyptian peas
ants to purchase their own small
plot had been drafted but not de-
creed. There were valid doubts about
the workability of the plan, and Ally
Maher, schooled in a more conven-
tional thought about the speed with
Evening star., 1952-09-14

and supplies to build up Chile's de-
clining agriculture and stop the drain
on the republics resources caused
by growing food imports. Chile's
whole financial structure needs new
underpinning before Ibanez can take
even the first step toward CURRENCY
stabilization-which is, to balance his
budget.
Soft PedoI
But plainly the Ibanez regime.
which takes office November 4, can
not strengthen Chile's credit with
the United States if the PRESIDENT
elects top political advisers are
threatening pro-Peron and/or pro-
Moscow foreign policies and expro-
priation of huge American invest
ment interests every morning before
breakfast. The partial disavowals,
then, of his campaign spokesmen's
predictions can be taken as a warn
ing to the professional gringo-baiters
In the 1banez following to pipe down
at least until it can be discovered
how cooperative the United States
is disposed to be in helping out in
the war on imitation.
The pipe-down signal could be,
too, a tip-off on further favorable
developments in Chilean politics.
Ibanez was elected by a party new
on the Chilean scene, the National
lists. Between now and the March
elections for the first Ibanez Con-
gress, the president-elect must fuse
the Nationalists both into a working
majority and an effective governing
instrument. If Ibanez, with mis-
domineering, even dictatorial, per-
sonality chooses to make the pipe
down orders stick, the congressional
campaign will be fought out with
less anti-gringo overtones than the
presidential campaign was.
Meanwhile, United States fears of
Evening star., 1952-09-14

Old Ike Is only one facet of the
developing Eisenhower personality.
Second. while it is easy to make fun
OF him. it's not easy from a politi-
cal standpoint to laugh him off.
1t should be noted that the general
at this stage is in much the same
position as a woman trying on new
hats or an actor trying out new roles.
The ones that suit will be retained
for the long pull, the ones that don't
will be thrown back.
And there is, after all, something
to be said for the homely approach
to the generals personal, political
problem-Ait seems to work.
For one thing, there is the COM
parison between the generals south
ern tour. on which Old Ike was the
principal spokesman, and the Mid
western trip on which the speech
writer's and strategists had the upper
hand. In the opinion of most OBJ
servers, the first trip was by all odds
the more successful.
Shades Of Trumon
Nor can one fail to draw the OBJ
vious comparison between Old Ike
and the performance put on in 1948
by President Truman. It sometimes
seems that in his more robust state
ments, the general is consciously
stealing page from the Presidents
book, and the cries of Give 'em hell,
Ike tend to confirm the impression.
Finally, there is the equally obvious
contrast between Old Ike and the
Democratic candidate. If there is
anything sure in this election year,
it is that Gov. Stevenson will never
try to squeeze himself into any Old
Adlai mold. In fact. one suspects
that the Eisenhower character may
have been deliberately contrived to
counteract the urbane and slightly
awe-inspiring approach to the presi-
dency on which the Democrats have
pinned their hopes.
Today. Gen. Eisenhower sets out
on a train trip which features a
great number of back-platform,
whistle-stop speeches. It seems likely
that before it is over, the public
will have a much more complete pic
'ture of the Republican candidate.
And from appearances now, it looks
as though, come November 4, Old
Ike Eisenhower will still be going
strong.