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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-23
Housing Job Advances
At Burnt Mills KnoIls

The first Of q group Of 1853
houses in Burnt Mills Knobs.
located on New Hampshire ave-
nue. extended opposite the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory, are near
ing completion.
About 10 per cent Of these
houses are being bought by en-
ployes of the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory, it was announced
today by the Laboratory's Hous-
ing Association.
Originally planned in it's en-
tirely as a cooperative housing
venture under Section 213 of
the National Housing Act, at
the present time only about one
fourth of the units are being
handled in this way. The rest
are to be individually owned
and financed through FHA-in-
sured mortgages. The well-kept
grounds of the laboratory af-
ford a pleasant and protective
frontage for the housing project.
Several different types are be-
ing constructed in Burnt Mills
Knobs. all of brick veneer. Floor
plans include two types of six
room ramblers and four types of
seven-room ramblers. Each lot
is approximately $4,000 square
feet in size. Many of the homes
include extras in the way of
kitchen equipment, built-in APP
planes and other conveniences.
The basic costs range from S15.-
500 to $18.500. including i'm
provements.
The entire project is expected
to be completed late this year.
1t is administered by a master
housing corporation of Naval
Ordnance Laboratory employees
Of which James B. Sullivan is
president; Albert M. Elksnis,
secretary. and H. Lee Shimberg,
treasurer. Although originally
oversubscribed. attrition ras Gre
ated several vacancies.
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contracting firms in the Wash
ington area, and recently held
its annual meeting in the May
flower Hotel.
Other officers are ANGLE c. Tes-
ter of John Tester g. Son, first
vice president. and Francis
Tompkins of Charles H. Tomp-
kins Co., second vice president.
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institutes also will be installed
at this Tuesday evening affair
which highlights for hundreds
Of real estate leaders q series Of
meetings from January 20 to
February 4.
Vieing in general interest is
another dinner on February 8.
at which members Of the Senate
and House Of Representatives
will be guests Of the delegates
from their respective States. A
big turnout is expected then.
The organizations Washing
ton Committee will meet Janu-
airy 81 and February /. Henry
G. Waltemade of New York is
chairman. Under discussion by
the executive council of the
committee will be the legislative
aims Of NAREB. These include
laws to implement the Build
America Better drive and to
create an adequate secondary
mortgage facility for the real
estate industry.
NAREB's Board Of Directors
will meet February and presi-
dents of local boards from all
parts Of the country will have
their sessions February 3-4. The
plans for the Build America
Better campaign will be outlined
as well as other suggestions.
Among the NAREB officers
who will be installed with
President Chinook at the din
ner are c. Armel Nutter Of
Camden, N. j., the new treas
urer. and the following regional
vice presidents:
Harold S. Goodrich, Spring.
field. Ohio: Herbert A. Ganser.
West Allis, Wis; Daniel F. Shee-
han, st. Louis: Richard F. Leach,
Pueblo. Colo: William T. Beas-
ley, New Haven, Conn: Willard
L. johnson, San Francisco:
Benedict F. McGrath, Larch-
mont, N. Y; Ronald j. Burns,
Spokane, Wash; Earl v. Dolan,
st. Paul. Mimi: Eugene C. Fretz,
Knoxville. Tenn: A. L. Starliper.
Martinsburg. w. Va; Charles F..
Gilchrist, Fort Worth. Tex; and
Robert Brinkley, Tallahassee,
Fla.
The Department of Business
Administration of American Uni
versity will repeat its special eve
ming course in real estate law
this spring. Taught by A. M.
Prothro, attorney, Federal Hous-
ing Administration and profess
sor at American University, the
class will meet on Thursday eve
n1ngS for Is weeks starting Feb
ruary 18. Real estate law gives o
working knowledge of transac-
tons and has value to investors.
home buyers and owners. real
estate statesmen and brokers. The
course is being repeated n re-
spouse to numerous requests.
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The Public Housing Admins
tration set up its new field Office
here Monday in the Longfellow
Building to administer programs
in Virginia, Maryland. the Dis
trict, West Virginia and Della
ware. Director of the new WASH
ington field Office is Charles l..
Levy, formerly director of PHA's
Richmond, Va. fielo Office.
Mr.. Levy's principal staff as
sistants are Paul r. Roesch,
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Builders AS
ISOLATION. He
is vice presi-
d e n t a n d
tr e a S urer of
w i'll ia m P.
Lipscomb Co.,
Inc. general
c on t ractors,
having b e e n
with the firm
since 1882.
The Master
Builders As
Soci a t ion Is
composed Of
Is lie q d ing
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dinner Feb.
ruary 2 in the
Statler Hotel.
Ele d at
the a n n u q ]
convention in
November, he
W i'll succeed
c h aries B.
Shattuck Of
Los Angeles.
Other new
Neglected Of
hcerS of the
NAREB q n d
presidents Of
it's affiliated
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sored by the
National As
social of
r e al Estate
B o ards on
"My Respons-
Utilities Under
the i'll of
Rights"
Best among
10000 entered
in the contest.
she will read
her essay at
the q n n u q |
NAREB din
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Decorating Course Set.

WI >. SALAl1lld N1OOUy 1dyIlC,
Washington decorator. will give
a series of courses in interior
decorating at the Y. w. c. A. on
Monday nights and Tuesday
mornings starting February /.
The course will extend for IA
weeks.
The first part of the course
will be Home Decor" the theory
of color, line and design. and
the use Of accessories. "Furni-
ture and It's Background" COM
prises the second part. affording
study Of period furniture in
Guiding the modern. in relation
to textiles. walls. rugs and light
ing effects.
Mrs. Payne refurbished Blair
House and was decorator for the
Kenwood Country Club and for
the International House.
The Washington Area Real
Estate Boards will hold a clinic
for brokers and sales manager
board MEMBERS on Tuesday at
7:45 pm. in the Washington Gas
Light Co. auditorium. Frank E.
Malcolm of the Alexandria Ar
lington- Fairfax Board, in charge
OF the arrangements, advises
that financing will be the sub
ject. Joseph w. Seay. president
OF the Virginia Board. will be
moderator.
Builders of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties recent
~ formed q Suburban Maryland
Builders Association to attain
a better understanding Of local
building regulations.
Carl Freeman of Bethesda was
elected president at the meeting.
attended by nearly so builders,
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Master Builders Name
Roe as New President

Abner L. Roe, q native WASH
ingtonian with long experience
in the construction field, is the
new president of the Master
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Realty
Revue

The National Association of
Real Estate Boards will install
PreSident-elect Ronald j. Chin
mock of Chicago at a ceremonial
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whose sole function will be the
organization and management
Of investment syndicates.
Presently included in the
firms real estate portfolio are
the Chastleton Apartment Hotel,
Center Cathedral Mansions,
Cherry Hill Apartments. Roa-
noke Apartments, and the Ter
race Apartments.
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Constontine Brown
Britain Supports u. S.,inAsio
london's Representative Says His Government Would
View Attack on Chang as Aggression Against U. N.

by the 7th Fleet was only the
result of the Red aggression in
Korea. We have now formal
lied our stand and have q
free hand to rush to Chang
Kai-Shek's defense even after
a peace treaty in Korea is
signed.
The Peiping radio has been
blaring for weeks that For
mosa. the Pescadores and
other islands now in National
list hands will be liberated" by
the forces of China's Peoples
Democratic Republic" The
British delegation headed by
former Prime Minister Attlee
was told the same thing dur
ing its To-day visit to Com
munist China. midas Prime
Minister Nehru was given the
same positive information.
This verbal propaganda COM
bined with important mill
tary preparations gives sub
stance to fears that the Com
munists mean what they say.
The sentencing of Is Amer
icans-of whom IL are mem
berS of the United States Air
Force-is regarded as an addi-
tional propaganda step to
make us lose more face than
We have already lost with the
Asiatics. It. tended to further
discourage the remaining free
Asiatics from siding with us in
the event of a major conflict
with Red China.
The men in Peiping are
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naturally sure of Russia's sup
port. They expected Britain,
which showed such eagerness
to recognize their regime near
" iive years ago and to expand
trade relations. to remain at
least neutral In the showdown
with us which the Communists
have so painstakingly pre-.
pared. 49,.
It is now possible that Brit.
aims stand. announced with.
out previous fanfare by Mr..
Nutting, may have the effect
of a cold shower on the men
in Peiping and Moscow. This
is the first time since the
cease-fire in Korea that the
London government has placed
itself squarely behind the
United States in the Asiatic
tragedy.
Britain will attempt to play
the honest brokers' role in case
the "unremitting efforts" Of
U. N. Secretary General HAM
marskjold prove fruitless-as
they well may. The British
charge d'affaires at Peiping
will pick up the ball in such
an eventuality. But the most
significant fact remains that
the British have issued q clear
warning to the Chinese COM
muniSts that in any attempt
to 'aiberate" Formpsa they win
find Britain - even with q
token force-on the side of the
United States It'll Fleet and
air units.
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continents and seas, the overseas
correspondents sought the con-
trolling factors. scented and
hunted the dark unknown.
From winding and torturous
paths where the known faded
into fogs of the unknown they
did their best at sending home
to press and radio the story of
what was happening from day
to day"
During the ceremonies, for
mer presidents Of the organiza-
ton unveiled four PLAQUES with
names of 50 newsmen who have
died abroad while searching for
news.
Relatives of the dead newsmen
were among guests at q luncheon
which followed the dedication.
Averell Hartman, New York
Governor-elect. addressed the
luncheon audience, saying:
Peaceful coexistence is a bad
word because it tends to have us
relax. For a number of years
now I have preferred to say
competitive coexistence,' which
means recognition Of the element
of competition.
IF the American people know
the truth. they will act wisely.
If they do act wisely, we have
nothing to fear.
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Eisenhower Calls
American Reporter
Warrior for Truth

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Presi-
dent Eisenhower paid tribute to
the American newspaperman last
night, calling him a valiant
warrior for the truth that makes
men free"
I'm the amending struggle to
maintain our freedom, the Amer
lean reporter is ever in the front
line" Gen. Eisenhower said. For
as long as faith and knowledge
endure. freedom Is certain to
survive"
The President appeared on
film during a Commute tele-
vision program, climaxing day
long dedication ceremonies of a
new memorial press center Of
the Overseas Press Club. The
center honors hewspapermen who
died abroad in line of duty.
Through many years, I have
had good reason to count the
press corps as a vital arm of the
forces of freedom" the President
said.
"In war, saw It's members
strive tirelessly, endure hardship,
dare battlefield peril that our
people might be fully and quickly
informed; on every front, they
were worthy comrades Of our
fighting men.
Nov, as President, find
that each day emphasizes anew
the fairness, the discernment,
the dedication of the American
reporter. In peace he is still a
valiant warrior for the truth that
makes men free"
A cast of entertainers who APP
peared on the television show.
THE Dateline," included Bob
Hope, Sid Caesar, Martha Raye
and John DAILY.
Poet Carl Sandburg delivered
the dedication, in which he said:
I'm all weathers and on all
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Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

White House Press Secretary Hagerty says the G. P
would be foohardy If it doesn't draft Ike again in 1856
there's one Republican who is fighting to keep down
rnent.
Ike confes with Republican leaders their program
OF progressive moderation That's where push forward
every time you get showed
Harry Truman says Republicans in high places
made fool statements Well can't expect the Republicans
to change all the Washington customs overnight.
4
The United States transfers submarine to Italy Repub
icans have made lot of improvements they're giving
away things under water
-.
Secretary Of State Dulles flies to Paris State Department
slogan Lets get Dulles out of the cockpit by Christmas
Americans paid 500 billion taxes to various levels Of
government this It used be you couldn't take
with you Now you can't even take it half with you
Senate Republican Leader Knowland predicts harmony"
among Republicans next Republicans striking
the same discords for long, they're beginning to think
melody
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Doris FIeeson-
Doris ELeeson-
Beating Russia to the Draw
Proposal for Economic Aid o Asia Is Eisenhower's
Answer to Russian Rub|e Diplomacy in Orient

President Eisenhower plan
to give economic aid to Asia
Is his answer to the economic
offensive Russia has launched
in that critical area. 1t will be
one of the first real tests Of
the Presidents ability to create
and implement a new policy.
His own household Is di-
vided over it, with Secretary Of
State Dulles and Foreign OPP
erations Administrator Stassen
upholding the affirmative
against Secretary of the Treas
ury Humphrey. In a sense the
umpire between them is former
Budget Director Joseph Dodge.
who has been put in charge of
the coordination and develop
ment of all foreign economic
aid.
Mr.. Dodge is the Detroit
banker who departed his
powerful budgetary post with
it's daily access to the presi-
dental ear because he failed
to achieve his fondest hope,
which was to balance the
budget. He has returned to
work on a program which will
almost certainly unbalance it
further.
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After the President pulls his
team together. he will con-
front a Congress not very re-
ceptive to further large foreign
aid spending. Their hostility
will be sharpened by the sus-
picion that Mr.. Stassen, whom
they don't like much anyway,
has dreamed up the new pro-
gram because his own agency
dies June 80 next and he'll be
out of a job.
Upon Mr.. Dodge will fall the
burden OF figuring out what
Congress can be induced to ac-
cept. He will also need per-
suasive witnesses to back it up.
The precedent of the Mar
shall Plan will not help very
much in the new struggle Con-
ditions were different then and
the problems to be met in
Europe completely different
from Asia's needs. Also pri-
vate business lined up efec-
lively behind the Marshall
Plan because it produced Gus
toners for them. The Asian as
a customer for United States
industry is a very long way
behind the European.
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into some impulsive action in
the hope Of dividing us from
our allies, breaking down and
destroying all the work that
has been going on over the
past years, to build up a true
coalition of free governments,
then it certainly makes a
mockery of the softer tone
that has been used in Russia
towards Western Europe at
times lately, even approaching
the tone of Establishment"
It is frustrating, naturally,
to the President as to all of
us. But his patience and the
method he is trying first,
peaceful pressure through the
U. NJ, have rallied our allies
and kept us in a common front,
Just as we all stood in a COM
mon front in the Korean mil
itary operation. The Russians
and Chinese keep up their
noisy screaming for propa-
ganda purposes, Jacob A. Malik
in a speech before the u. N.
and Red China over her radio.
all as usual.
1t is a big gamble for the
President, and a big gamble
for the U. N. The stakes extend
onward into the future.
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A Critical Moment for the u. N.
If Secretary General Cannot Win Freedom Of Americans
Held by Reds, It Moy Be End Of World Organization

ducers, but there is a way to
make UP such a loss by an
indemnity fund. It would be
a relatively insignificant ex-
penditure compared to the
horrors Of another war and
the expense Of armament in
such a war.
The American Government
was right, therefore, in SUBJ
uniting the issue to the United
Nations Assembly instead of
adopting a unilateral course.
Nobody - neither Senator
Knowland nor any. other
leader - has really advocated
that the United States go
1t alone" The preoccupation
here has been that the U. N.
might desert the II American
airmen and fail to make ef-
fective the resolutions. once
adopted. which call upon all
members to help to repel the
aggresSor.
For. strictly speaking, the
detention Of the IL airmen is
part of the act of aggression
in Korea by the Communists.
The armistice agree m e n t
signed by the Communists pro-
vided for the return Of all
U N. prisoners of war. To
break that agreement Is to
re-emphasize the action of the
Reds in invading Korea in the
first instance.
The United Nations on paper
has enough authority to take
collective action to assure the
defeat of the aggressor.
Unless the U. N. majority
is committed to peace at any
price, the organization will
take economic action by way
of reprisal. Otherwise. the
United States will be in the
position of having forfeited
its sovereignty and of having
delegated the duty of protect
ing the lives of its own citi-
zens to a foreign body which
disdains the task. It is a
critical moment for the U. N.
and for American foreign
policy.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed.)
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His selection suggests that
the President hopes to reassure
conservatives that the program
will be as businesslike and
reasonable as possible. They
can certainly depend on it
that Mr.. Dodge dislikes any
thing suggestive Of giveaways.
Whether he can overcome his
banker instincts enough to
avoid the equally fatal pitfall
of "too little and too late"
remains to be seen.
What the President has come
to realize is that Russian eco
nomic courtship of Asia Is a
real and present danger that
the United States Is meeting
only in a rambling and little
advertised way.
He has also faced up to the
fact that his reliance on pri-
vate investment in the foreign
field has been misplaced. This
is not altogether the fault Of
private investors. Asian ma
tons, sensitive to colonialism,
are deeply suspicious of large
private investment in their
natural resources and don't
welcome it.
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Constantine Brown

Some circumspect optimism
has arisen Unexpectedly among
high officials in Washington
in connection with our hereto
fore lone wolf" position in
Asia.
This tightening of the ear
lier deep gloom is due in part
to a declaration of Anthony
Nutting. Britain's representa-
tive to the United Nations. He
stated that Britain not only
stands foursQuare behind us
in demands for release of the
American flyers held by the
Chinese Communists but also
said that the British govern
ment would consider a Red at
tack on Formosa as an agrees
sion against the U. N. and
would join in retaliatory action
as she did in South Korea.
Heretofore, most American
policy makers took it for
granted that in the eventuality,
of Red aggression against For
mosa the only outside sup
porter would be the South
Korean republic.
Mr.. Nutting pointed out. sur
prisingly. to his television au-
dience that while Britain rec
ognizes the Peiping Commu-
mist regime. it considers the
Nationalist government as q
member of the United Nations.
And according to the Charter.
any attack against one mem
Der of that body means an
attack against the whole or
ganization. Britain would thus
become automatically involved
in any political-military action
against the Chinese Commu-
mist aggressors.
American diplomats hope
that this statement by the
Understanding British official
in the u. Ma man who does
not speak without the full
backing of his government
may give some food for thought
to Mao Tse-tung and Chou
En-lai.
Mr.. Nutting's declaration
may open the eyes Of the Chi
nese Communist directorate to
the fact that their provocative
actions against the United
States could estrange their
main supporter in the Western
coalition. And Britain's un-
expected position might damp
en- the ardor Of the Commu-
nists to stage an about attack
against the islands where the
government Of Free China now
holds out.
Information from the Chi
nese mainland has been dis
turbing in the last few weeks.
The Communists have been
concentrating q large and
well-trained military force in
the area across from Formosa.
Gangs also have been working
day and night to build new
airfields for jet planes some
200 miles from Formosan wa
tiers. American and, National
list patrol vessels have recent
ly reported submarines in the
region. And landing craft
ranging from motorized junks
to modern LISTS are concen-
trated in what may become
the invasion harbors. ~,
These Chinese Communist
preparations caused the Wash
ington and Taipeh govern
ments to hasten the signing
of their mutual defense treaty.
Our past defense Of Formosa
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he suggested the face-to-face
negotiations with Red Chinese
officials at Peiping the last of
this month. He thus pro-
posed a mission which, in its
outcome. could have much in
fluence upon future means and
methods of the U. N. in the
unfolding atomic age. We need
not expect the task to be easy.
1t may take time. It deserves
our patience-and our prayers.
For the possibilities opened
up before us in this experiment
in peaceful pressure, 1t Is Pres
ident Eisenhower who deserves
the credit and our thanks. It
was he. you recall. who set an
example in patience to start
the series of events in the U. N.
eliminating in its resolution
demanding in the name of As
nations the release of the
soldier prisoners.
On his hands he had a most
explosive incident. one that
provoked an outburst Of in
dignation among our people.
AL about him came raging de-
mands to act hastily and pre-
cipitately, among them one
from the administration leader
in the Senator at least
Senator Knowland California;
is that by title-to throw a
blockade against the Chinese
coast.
But the President restrained
his own feelings. recognizing
his great responsibility, and
counseled patience among the
American people in that in
spring and effective analysis
in his press conference of the
nature Of the problem pre-
sented to u.s.. His decision for
peaceful pressure by the q. N.
was followed by the steps we
have seen in the last few days.
The President is fully aware
of the devious and tricky di-
plomacy by which the Commu-
mist axis of Russia and China
operates. a coordination of
timing in maneuvers to help
each other In individual or
common aims. He pointed out
that these prisoners have
been held by the Chinese for
two years, so their selection Of
q time Of announcement was.
of course, q deliberate act"
''Now." he said. IF this Is
o deliberate attempt out there,
as it appears to be. TO goad US