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Evening star., 1952-10-05
Norwegian Envoy Is in Residence

bassy is the Military Attache. Col.
Angel Baquero succeeding Col.
Felix Vega-Davila who, like most
Of the others who were appointed
to serve under DR.. Moscoso, has
returned to Ecuador.
BroziIion Festivity
Chief of Staff Of the Brazilian
Air Force, Maj. Brig. Vasco Alves
Secco, was the guest in whose
honor the Air Attache of the EN-
bassy, Brig. Gen. Luis Netto dos
Reys entertained at dinner last
evening at the Army Navy Coun-
try Club. The ranking guest at
the dinner was Ambassador WAL
ther Moreira Sales and others in
cluded 1t. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
D. White and Maj. Gen. Robert
M. Webster. chief of the United
States Mission in Rio de Janierc
who came to Washington with
Gen. Secco.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Robert L
Walsh were there and also Col
and Mrs. William B. Reed, Col
Carter E. Duncan who recently
was awarded the Brazilian Aero
nautical Medal and Mrs. Duncan;
Col. and Mrs. Andre Dechadne
Col. and Mrs. Edward Hubert
Col. and Mrs. Charles L. Stafford
Col. and Mrs. Harvey Shelton, Col
and Mrs. Joseph w. Barron. and
Col. and Mrs. Richard Weaver.
Vice Admiral Salalino Coelho
naval attache of the Embassy and
Nine. Coelho were there with AS
SiStant Air Attache and Mime
Kahl, Assistant Air Attache and
Nine. Faria Lima, Second Secre-
tary Raul de Vincenzi and Capt.
Diderot Goes, aide to Gen. Secco
Mrs. Downs Ingram. Mrs. Dun
can Somerville. Mrs. Willis Lewis,
Miss Ellen Stern and Miss Patricia
Charlton were others at the party
Evening star., 1952-10-05
By Katherine M. Brooks

at The Hague. also in connection
with the oil dispute.
Panamanian Ambassador Ro-
berto M. Heurtematte will be back
this week end from Panama where
he attended the Inauguration o1
the new President. He will bring
with him his reappointment a:
Ambassador in this Capital anC
probably also the completion o1
the plans for the remodeling o1
the Embassy.
Cuban Ambassador Aurelio Con.
cheso came back yesterday from
a short visit in Culver, Ind, where
his older son. Aurelio, jr., is g
member Of the senior class al
the military institute. Tht
younger son, Carlos, has entered
the Landon School and youns
Maria Teresa is attending the
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Swiss Minister and Nine. Brugg-
mann, who have been in Switzer.
land since early August, will be
back about October 20.
Newly appointed Ecuador Am.
baSsador, Capt. Colon Eloy Alfare
is expected to arrive from his
South American home this week
The Ambassador will find a warm
welcome awaiting him having
served as Minister and first Am.
bassador from Ecuador some years
iago during which he became one
of the very popular diplomats al
this post.
The new Minister, Senor Petre
Concha with Sonora de Conchs
has arrived in Washington sue
Iceeding DR.. Alfonso Moscoso, and
has taken over his new duties
Senor Concha is serving as charge
d'affaires until the arrival of Capt
Alfaro.
Also new at the Ecuador En-
Evening star., 1952-10-05

The dean Of the diplomatic
corps in this Capital. Norwegian
Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de
Morgenstierne joined Mrs. de
Morgenstierne at the Embassy the
middle Of the week. The Ambas-
sador was in New York to bid
au revoir to the Norwegian Prime
Minister and Mrs. Oscar Torp
when they returned to their
homeland. They were guests of
the Ambassador and Mrs. de Nor
genstierne for several days.
The Ambassador has been alb
sent for almost two months hav-
ing gone home for the celebration
of King Haakon's eightieth BIRTH
day early in August.
Newcomers to Embassy Row
Trans new Ambassador, Mr..
Allah-Yar Saleh was accompanied
to Washington by Nine. Saleh
who also is native of Iran. The
Ambassador. who succeeds Mr..
Nasrollah EnteZam at this post.
was received by the President Sep
tember "a and with Nine. Saleh is
getting settled in the very hand
some Embassy on Massachusetts,
avenue.
Nine. Saleh speaks the beauti-
full English so many Of her coun-
trymen speak and is a charming
addition to the diplomatic chate-
laines at this Capital. Their
daughter. Miss Parvine Saleh,
came with them to Washington
and already has resumed her
studies in public high school.
The Ambassador, now in his
middle fifties, has had full and
distinguished career in his home
land. This, however, is his first
foreign diplomatic post. He was
educated at the American High
School in Teheran and studied
law outside of school. He held
various judicial posts from 1928
to 1888 and since then has been
Director General Of the Ministry
Of Finance and Deputy Director
and later Minister of Finance. He
also has served as Minister of
Justice, Minister of Interior and
Minister without portfolio. He
was a member of the delegation
to Moscow to negotiate a COM
mercial agreement and chairman
of the commercial and economic
delegation to this country in 1910.
Mr.. Saleh was his country's
commercial representative in India
and a member of the delegation
to the United Nations conference
in San Francisco and has served
in the Iranian Parliament. More
recently he has been a member
of the delegation to the Security
Council of the U. NJ in connec-
ton with the Iranian-Britlsh oil
dispute and of the delegation to
the International Court of Justice
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Campbell Takes Stand
As 'Anti-Machine' in
10Th District Race

Attorney. Edmund D. Campbell
said last night he is an "anti.
machine" candidate in Virginia s
10th district Democratic primary
for the House of Representatives
He told a group of supporters
the new district must be free
from domination by the State
controlled machine of which
Howard w. Smith was the local
agent for so many years."
He referred to Representative
Smith, Democrat, of the 9th dis
trict, from which the new 10th
district was carved this year.
Mr.. Campbell said the "State
machine has not done well by the
people of the 10th District"
The meeting was held at his
Arlington home.
1T has particularly affronted
that large and respected section
of our population which is made
up of Federal employees who have
been treated as second -class citi-
zens."
He criticized the "meat-ax de-
mand of the Virginia State ma
chine that there be an indiscrim-
mate percentage cut in all pay
rolls of government" as an un-
realistic approach to the problem
Of economy in government.
Mr.. Campbell is a former chair
man of the Arlington County
Board.
Evening star., 1952-04-23

only recompense the directors re-
ceive, he added, is SIS for ex-
penses once each month when
they attend board meetings.
"Not Exactly Correct.
Mr.. Mahoney said, 1.-THE Patux-
ent Water Co. is a corporation
with 1000 shares authorized. Four
men own $50 shares each OF. this
total. It is interesting to specu-
late what happened to the other
400 shares"
THAT isn't exactly correct" Mr..
Client said. "The company's
books show that three persons own
$50 shares each and two u.hers
own rs shares each. The par
value per share is $100.
Mr.. Sasscer said that he is not
a shareholder, but that Mrs. Sas-
seer owns IS shares.
However interesting it may be
to MIR. Mahoney," MIR. Ghent said,
"he does not need to speculate on
what happened to the 400 shares.
'"Those certificates, ilnissued so
far. are in our safe" he gibed.
Maybe Mr.. Mahoney would like
to buy q few shares"
Evening star., 1952-04-23
; Seized in GAMBLING
Raid in Alexandra

Three men were arrested last
night by Alexandria Police in q
gambling raid on a newsstand.
Police said they found horse bets
and numbers slips in the estab-
liShment at 421 Hume avenue.
Arrested were Theodore r.
Knott. 38, of 313 East Delray ave-
nue., the newsstand operator; Ben
jamin Y. Porter, 81, Of 1926 Hume
avenue, and Thomas Give Simp-
son, 46, of 421 Hume avenue, po-
lice said.
All three were charged with op-
Grating a lottery and accepting
horse bets. They were released
under bonds totalling $500,
pending a hearing May 13.
The raid was led by Mai. Rus
sell HaweS, Superintendent of Po-
lice. Others in the raiding party
were Capt. Thomas Woods, Capt.
George Everly. Detectives Francis
johnson and Andrew Benarick,
Corpl. Robert Schwarz and Pvt.
William GoSney.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
DuyIiqht Time in Fairfax
Won't Be Official Until May %

Fairfax County will be three
weeks late in officially switching tc
daylight saving time this year.
The General Assembly forgot to
add an emergency clause to a bill
allowing the nearby Virginia area
Ito go on daylight time with Wash
|ington and nearby Maryland Sun
lday without the Governors ex-
lpress permission.
Upon discovery Of the emerg-
|ency clause omission. Gov. Battle
|telegraphed his permission to
Arlington, Fairfax and Alexan-
|dria yesterday, from Nevada where
he witnessed the A-bomb blast.
Evening star., 1952-04-23

But it didn't do Fairfax any good
because the old daylight saving
time law under which that county
must still act requires a 30-day
public notice.
That notice was officially given
today. Fairfax, therefore, does
not officially turn its clocks ahead
Ian hour until May %.
For all practical purposes. how
ever, residents of the county will
|go on daylight time with the rest
of the area. But County Executive
Carlton c. Massey said the county
will have to conduct all its official
business on standard time until
May %.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
RepohCitesLack
Of Land 10 Improve
Housing Of Negroes

Substandard Negro housing in
Montgomery County is due chiefly
to the lack of land for Negro build
ing rather than to economic con-
ditions, according to the County
Public Housing Authority.
The conclusion was drawn in an
18-month progress report SUBJ
mitted to the county council yes
terday.
The authority in a three point
program recommended:
/. No program of low-rent pub
lie housing be undertaken at this
time.
2. Housing development under
taken by private enterprise. with
the county assisting financially
in the acquisition of suitable land
3. Adoption of a County Hous-
ing Code to eliminate present SUBJ
standard housing and prevent its
future appearance.
Expansion Barriers Cited.
The unavailability of land fol-
Negro housing is best illustrated
the report said, in Rockville
Linden and Kengar. All are sur.
rounded by white residential OF
commercial areas. with little op.
portunity to expand.
The authority'S recommenda.
tions followed a survey made in II
areas which contain the highest
concentration of substandart
housing. The home-to-home can
vass covered 942 dwelling units ir
these areas.
The survey showed 1877 per cent
of the units were occupied by col
Iored persons. OF the units, 84.2
per cent were substandard. The
report disclosed TIT units had no
inside toilets; 749 lacked installed
tubs; 652 had no kitchen sinks,
and $40 were without running
water.
The report indicated that OF
all 942 units, As per cent of the
family incomes were $4,000 or
more annually. Twenty per cent
had incomes of less than $4,000.
OF the 793 substandard homes,
40 per cent of the families had in
comes of $4,000 or more.
County Wide Need.
The need for low-rent housing
is scattered throughout the county,
the report said. 1t added that
the existing need would support
only very limited program. These
facts would make the cost per
unit 80 high as to threaten the
soundness or practicability Of the
program" it concluded.
The survey showed that of 573
Negro families occupying SUBJ
standard houses, nearly two-thirds
are owner-occupants, and would
probably not apply for low-rent
housing.
The authority said a survey
made of low-income employees at
the Bethesda Naval Hospital and
the National Institutes of Health
indicated if present Federal agen-
cies in the county expand:
l. Lower income white families
will seek low-cost homes for rental
or purchase in the upper county.
2. Colored employees will move
into already over-crowded areas
such as Rockville or continue to
live outside the county.
The report said there was al
most no private building for COL
ored persons to rent or to buy.
The report was presented to the
Council by Mrs. Helen Derryberry
and George T. johnson, members
Of the housing authority.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
New Law in Virginia
Speeds Prison Releases
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RICHMOND. April 23.-A new
act of the General Assembly gives
Virginia Jail prisoners a conces-
sion in figuring of time off fol
good behavior.
Attorney General ]. Lindsay
Almond ruled yesterday that, &C.
cording to the new law, &c. pris.
onerS should receive good conduct
time for the total time spent ir
jail, instead of only for that por-
ton of the time spent in jail
after sentence. as was previously
true"
He handed down the opinion In
response to a query by w. Frnak
Smyth, jr., superintendent of the
State Penitentiary.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Arlington Woman, IS,
Fatally Hurt by Truck

A 65-year-old Arlington woman
died yesterday about two hours
after she was hit by a truck at
Columbia pike and South Scott
street.
Arlington Hospital reported
that Mrs. Hettie Jackson, colored.
Of 806 South Rolfe street, was IA
tally injured about II am. She
died at Arlington Hospital.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Public Can Speed
Mail by Heeding
Practical Rules

The public itself can help speed
the mails. too.
Here are some ways-by:
/. Getting the address right.
2. Putting on the zone num-
Der. Seventy per cent don't.
8. Writing clearly.
4. Including return address.
S. Putting on the right postage
6. Using proper stamps for air
mail and special delivery. It helps
prompt handling.
Z. Asking where the latest col
lection in your neighborhood is
The post Office VIII tell you.
8. Wrapping parcels carefully
9. Not putting the letter In your
pocket. Mail it.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
lax Court in County
Urged 10 Deal With
Assessing Protests

A recommendation to estab-
lish a three-member tax court to
handle all protests of assessments
is being studied today by the
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners.
Louis w. Kutsch, supervisor of
assessments for the county, made
the suggestion yesterday. The
commissioners took the matter
under advisement.
Mr.. KutSch declared that the
commissioners have authority to
establish a tax court by resolution.
ALI protests on assessments would
go directly before the tax court,
and any higher appeal would go
directly to the State Tax Commits
SIGN.
The county commissioners would
appoint the three tax court men,
berS.
Would Relieve County Heads.
Mr.. Kutsch said a tax court
would relieve the commissioners
|of reviewing assessments. He said
the city Of Baltimore and Mont
gomery and. Baltimore Counties
already use the procedure.
Mr.. Kutsch also advised the
board that he has decided not to
appeal the county commissioners
reduction Of assessments in Chev-
erly. On March IA, the commits
sioners reduced land assessments
in Cheverly by 20 per cent and cut
$3.50 off the assessment of each
dwelling.
Mr.. Kutsch said in comparing
the reduced Cheverly assessments
with other real estate values in
the area, it did not appear that
there was such an inequality
which at first seemed to be the
case.
Mr.. KutSch said similar re-
ductions in Clearwood and Castle
Manor would create an inequality
II permitted to stand. On his
recommendation. the commits
sioners voted to permit reassess-
ment Of Clearwood and Castle
Manor.
Sidewalk Bonds Weighed.
The commissioners took under
advisement q recommendation by
the Citizens Advisory Board to-
issue $175,000 in bonds for side
walks in the Washington Metro
politan Area. Walter F. Mulligan,
chairman Of the advisory board.
said the sum would be sufficient
to fulfill all sidewalk requests in
the Metropolitan Area now pend
ing before the board.
A petition of los residents I'M
Seat Pleasant was received pro-
testing construction of a new police
station adjacent to residential
property. A delegation of IL Seat
Pleasant residents presented the
petition which added that they
would welcome the station in al
area.
A letter was received from the
Seat Pleasant Lions Club urging
construction of the new station
in the 400 block of Addison road
where the county has taken an
option on some land. The COM
took the communica-
tions under advisement.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Worker Injured in Fall
At Arlington School

An employe at Thomas Jeffer-
son Junior High School in Arling-
ton was injured last night. wher
he lost his footing and fell 10
feet from the top of a boiler.
He is Roy Albert Robertson, 40,
of'a2033 North Quinn street. He
was admitted to Arlington Hos
pital with a cut on the back OF
his head. The hospital reported
his condition was satisfactory.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
First Republican Elected
TO Salisbury Council
BY the Assoeioted Press

SALISBURY, Md, April 23.-
Salisbury has broken a precedent
by electing a Republican to the
lcity council.
Harry o. Fullbrook, a sporting
goods dealer, polled 1903 votes.
more than any of the other five
candidates.
Elected to four-year terms were
Fullbrook and Democratic incum-
bents jeremiah Valiant, who
polled 1,195 votes, and Boyd e. NC
Lemon, who got l.155.
In the contest for the two-year
council term. former Councilman
George E. Burnett, a Democrat.
defeated Robert D. Grier. Republic
can, 1925 to 1904,
Evening star., 1952-04-23
0'Conor Backs
Mahoney for
Senate Seat
Maryland Senator
Praises Former Aide
As Best Qualified
By the Asseeiated Press

BALTIMORE, April 23.-Sena.
tor O'Conor, Democrat, of Mary.
land today indorsed George P
Mahoney for the Democratic nom.
ination to the Senate seat which
Mr.. O'Conor is giving up.
1T is my considered judgment
that of those aspiring to the Dem
ocratic nomination, Mr.. Mahoney
is the best qualified" said a state
ment by Mr.. O'Conor.
The other candidates for the
Democratic nomination May S are
Representative Sasscer of the 5th
district and Stephen B. Pedicord
Of Baltimore.
Deserts SaSScer.
Senator O'Conor thus officially
deserted Mr.. SaSscer who had
helped him be elected Governor.
Mr.. SaSccer, Senator O'Conor and
Howard w. Jackson were dead
locked for the nomination at the
1888 Democratic convention. Mr..
Sasscer swung his votes to Sena-
tor O'Conor to get him nominated
and eventually elected.
Senator O'Conor's liking for
Mahoney was shown while Sena-
tor O'Conor was Governor before
being elected to the Senate in
1916. He appointed Mr.. Mahoney
State racing chairman.
Senator's Statement.
Senator O'Conor's Endorsement
Of Mr.. Mahoney said in part:
II have received from different
sources in Maryland requests as
to my attitude in regards to the
Democratic senatorial Primary.
"In response to such inquiries, I
wish to state that intend to vote
in the primaries for George P.
Mahoney. =.
MY contacts with him over the
years impress me with the fact
that he possesses not only dill
gence, integrity and great energy
but also high degree of ability.
"The campaign statements of
Mr.. Mahoney relative to his deep
concern over un-American activi-
ties and his intention to adhere to
sound fiscal policies, if elected, and
his declarations concerning other
governmental principles have i'm
pressed me favorably. 80.
Gets Queen Anne's Support.
Meanwhile. q Queen Anne's
County Democratic leader also
announced that he will support
Mr.. Mahoney.
Joseph M. George, president of
the board of commissioners of
Sudlersville, said the political Or
ganization he heads will support
Mr.. Mahoney.
Mr.. George opposed Mr.. Ma
honey when he bid for the guber-
material nomination in 1850.
He said 10 county officials, in
Guiding State Senator Edward
Turner and Delegate Albert I.
Baker, also are in the Mahoney
camp.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Glass Post office
Of Modern Design
Would Suit North

Postmaster Roy M. North
says he'd like to hire Archi-
tect Frank Lloyd Wright to
build the District a new main
post Office.
He wouldn't mind. said MIR.
North. if the modernist de-
signer planned one entirely
of glass.
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Mahoney Accusation
On Patuxent Project
Denounced as Silly
BY J. L. Michael
Sfor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

LEXINGTON PARK, Nd, Apri
23.-George P. Mahoney's charg,
that water company operated by
friends of Representative Sasscel
blocked a housing project herr
was denied today by a member o.
the firm.
TITS a silly accusation, de.
clared Pierre M. Ghent, a director
of the Patuxent Water Co. "Or
the contrary. we co-operated ir
every way we could" he said.
Mr.. Ghent, a consulting engin.
eer, was the first of his group tt
hit back at Mr.. Mahoney, who i.
Reprepresentative Sasscer's chie1
opponent for the Senate in Mary.
lands May S primary.
II speak reluctantly" he said
TITS a shame private citizen has
to get in the middle of a political
brawl."
In recent speeches and tele-
vision broadcasts, Mr.. Mal1oney
indicated he intends to center
his campaign on an attempt to
prove that political pressure sealed
off efforts to relieve housing short
ages in the vicinity of the Patux-
ent Naval Air Base. 1885,, :,
Mr.. Sasscer labeled the charge
IAN unvarnished lie"
Water Gouge Charged.
A Chevy Chase (Md.) con-
tractor. Mr.. Mahoney said, was
authorized to build 200 low-cost
housing units near the air sta
ton in 1949. He said the houses
were not built because the Patux-
ent Water Co. wanted to fix serv-
ice charges at $3.50 a month per
housing unit.
Naval authorities considered the
rate too high, he said, and re-
jected the proposal because they
would not allow their people to
be gouged. Navy officers said
they could supply water at 80
cents a month, Mr.. Mahoney, as
serted, but were not legally free
to compete with a private firm.
Mr.. Ghent said Mr.. Mahoney's
figures were confused. The rate
suggested by his company was
$3.50, he said, and the charge
mentioned by the Navy was $1.7O,
thus the 80-cent figure was the
differential. not the Navy service
estimate.
Explanation Of Trouble.
The trouble began. Mr.. Ghent
asserted, when the builder sub
mitted an "unrealistic" bid on
houses which were to cost about
$4,000 and rent for approximately
$50 a month.
Later. the Navy called off the
deal.
His company's basic service
charge is IS cents for each 1000
gallons, Mr.. Ghent said. This is
in line with or less than those of
similar utilities elsewhere, par
ticularly in nearby Maryland and
Virginia, he said.
The Patuxent Water Co.. was
incorporated six years ago, Mr..
Ghent related. He said its stock
holders have invested $275,000 in
cash and are now spending an ad-
ditional $150.000 for improve
ments and line extensions.
The company has never de-
clared a dividend, he asserted,
and no officer or director has ever
been paid a cent of salary. The
Evening star., 1952-04-23
Councilman Gets 33d Term

SUDLERSvILLE, Md, April %
R).-Joseph M. George. former
State Senator and chairman of
the Maryland State Roads Com
mission, has been elected to his
33d term on the Sudlersville Town
Council.