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Evening star., 1954-11-06
Grieg Quartet in G Minor
Becomes Showpiece OF Concert

the Budapest Quartet at the
Library of Congress, that pro-
voked this reflection, but any
other would have done as well.
For its contemporary work, the
quartet chose the second quartet
of Prokofleff. It is a vigorous
and dissonant piece. full of all
the tricks and effects of the
Russian school. In it's perform
ance, as in the Haydn. the Buda-
pest was in top form.
But it was the Grieg that was
the big show of the evening.
Imagine, If you can, the Buda-
pest Quartet in an uninhibited
performance of the plushest
salon music since the days of
the f1rst-class lounge of a Mis-
sissippi River steamboat. A
horse-opera without cast or
props, the Grieg quartet turns
loose a half hour of unbridled
melodies, trsmulos, slap-bass ac-
compartments and harmonies in
which the lost chord would be
conspicuous for its auSterity.
The Budapest Quartet makes
a practice of playing the Grieg
quartet only in Norway. When
it does play the piece in Wash
ington, however, it does not stand
on dignity. The performance
was a WOW. The Longines Sin
fonietta could not have seemed
more at home.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Todoy in Society
The Queen Charms
Wherever She Goes

stopped to chat with her. She
was Mrs. Helen M. Bollinger of
Washington, and. she told the
Queen that she had been to her
daughters coronation. "I
thought 1t was the most mar
velously run thing have ever
seen," Mrs. Bollinger was copy
ing Diego velazquez's Pope In
nocent the Tenth"
Books Presented
The director of the gallery,
David Finley, escorted her majes-
ty and presented her with some
books as she left. "I will look
at these all the way home on the
ship" said Queen Elizabeth.
This has been a great JOY to
me-"
The First Lady of the United
States and the Queen Mother of
England then stepped into their
sleek black car and drove to the
White House for a family
lunch.
Two young women standing
on the curb, watched with flushed
cheeks not only from the snappy
weather. "The Queen is so
beautiful, and she waved to
me" said one. The other replied
keeping up with things, Mamie
said, Hi to me-" The first one
looking to one side said, "Are
you a reporter" and before we
could answer she continued, "Oh
Alice isn't this great!" :
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Constantine Brown
Constontine Brown
Situation Tense in North Africa
If the Adept Mr. MendesFronce Can Stay the Extremists
In This Matter, Stote Of Chaos Might Be Averted

Despite the earnest efforts
Of French Premier Mendes-
France to hasten self govern
ment reforms in Frances
North African possessions, Ma
tionalist extremists continue to
keep Morocco, Tunisia and
now Algeria In a state of bloody
turmoil.
The foreboding unrest in
that vast area so vital to the
defense of the Middle East pre-
sents problem Of prime i'm
portance to the free world.
The recent experiences of
Iran in the throes of DR..
Mossadegh's rabid Nationalist
convulsions were a lesson to
the West, and the situation in
North Africa is but little diff
ferent fundamentally. Com
munists fishing in troubled
waters are certain to ac-
company whatever uproar the
more extreme Nationalists can
create. In the prospect lies
nothing but danger for the
West.
Whatever the shortcomings
of French colonial rule in
North Africa and elsewhere,
the people of the affected areas
have little to gain by a repe-
tition of Trans sorry expert
ences. To achieve a sort of
independence at the expense
of bankruptcy, disorganized
civil functions, a shattered
economy and armed forces
shot through with treason will
bring no blessings to the
Arabs and Berbers of the three
North African territories. And
such a situation is replete with
menace to the free world.
Our diplomats have labored
long and hard for stability and
peace in the Middle East. The
odds have been frighteningly
heavy. Yet some considerable
success has been achieved.
notably in Egypt, where the
Evening star., 1954-11-06
International
Tea Tomorrow

Mrs. John Joseph Hearne, wife
of the Irish Ambassador. will be
among the honor guests at the
international tea to be given to-
morrow by the Washington Cir
Gle, International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae, at the Ameri-
can Newspaper Women's Club,
1904 Twentieth street NV.
Others invited to attend and
assist at the tea table include
Senorita Anita Ramirez-Duque,
Counselor of the Embassy Of
Panama, and Nine. Correa de
Araujo, wife of the Economic
Minister of Brazil.
The tea will celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the IFCA and will
honor Catholic alumnae from
Is countries who are now living
in Washington.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Gamma Phi Beto
Banquet Planned

Mrs. Cicero F. Hogan, secre-
tary of the National Panhellenic
Association, will be the speaker
at the Gamma Phi Beta found
er's day banquet to be held at
$50 am. Tuesday at headquar-
ters of the American Association
of University Women, 1884 I
street NV.
Mrs. Hogan is a past inter.
national vice president of Gamma
Phi Beta. She also is currently
serving as national division COM
,mander of the auxiliary of the
Disabled American Veterans.
Honor guests at the banquet
will include Mrs. Ralph E. Dip
pell, jf., past grand president Of
Gamma Phi Beta, and the past
presidents of the local alumnae
chapter.
Mrs. John M. Curtis, the pres
ent president, will introduce q
group from Maryland University
who will provide entertainment.
Mrs. c. H. Luedeman will act as
mistress of ceremonies.
Mrs. John L. Hedges and Mrs.
Richard c. Harris are handling
reservations.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Queen Mother Joins
Mrs. Eisenhower in
Visit 10 Library
By John v. Horner

A day Of relaxation and more
sightseeing in the Capital were
on today's schedule for Queen
Mother Elizabeth of England.
The Queen, whose grace and
magnetic personality are the talk
of Washington, decided upon a
visit to the Library of Congress.
She and Mrs. Eisenhower left
the White House at noon for the
trip to the Library.
Catoctin Trip Ruled Out.
Some thought had been given
earlier to a motor trip to Gettys-
burg and Camp David, President
Eisenhower's retreat in the
Catoctin Mountains, but this
was ruled out because Of the
cold and generally unfavorable
weather in that area.
The Queen Mother ends her
stay at the White House late
this afternoon. Sir Roger
MakinS, the British Ambassador,
was to call for her about 4:30
pm. and escort her to the EN-
baSsy, where she will stay until
departure from Washington
Wednesday morning.
Her sole formal engagement
today Is q dinner at the Aus
tralian Embassy with the AM
bassador. Sir Percy Spender, and
Lady Spender. Sir Percy is the
dean of British Commonwealth
Ambassadors in Washington.
At Cathedral Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's schedule for the
charming Queen includes wor-
ship at Washington Cathedral
and lunch at the British EN-
basSy. She has no fixed en-
gagements during the afternoon,
and this may mean she will
spend some Of the time as q
sightseer.
The Washington press corps
fell head-over-heels in love with
the Queen Mother when she ap-
peared yesterday afternoon at q
reception given in her honor in
the Hotel Statler.
As master Of ceremonies for
the combined news organizations
In the city. Paul Wooton told
the Queen she Is q noble lady,
greatly admired by all engaged
In the news-gathering' business
here.
Mrs. Leslie Carpenter, presi-
dent Of the Women.s National
Press Club, said the Queen
Mother had endeared herself to
Americans over . period Of years
and expressed gratitude for the
dignity and stature you have
given women everywhere. /"
Mrs. Carpenter pointed out
Evening star., 1954-11-06

representatives Of that nation
and Great Britain worked out
a practical solution to the
thorny Suez controversy.
United States advisers were
active in bringing the two
sides together. Ind the new
rulers of Egypt. under the wise
and restrained leadership Of
1t. Col. Nasser and the Army
Revolutionary Council, acted
promptly to quell the radical
Nationalist extremists organ
lied in the Moslem Brother
hood.
There are indications both
in Washington and Paris that
strenuous efforts are being
made to bring about q similar
responsible situation in the
restless North African terri
tories. But the element Of
strong control already existed
in Egypt since the overthrow
Of Farouk and the corrupt
politicians surrounding him.
In North Africa there appears
to be only division and bicker-
ing among the native leaders,
much of it, ironically, the
harvest of French seeding.
With or without logical ex-.
planation, there continues to
exist in France a powerful
lobby of politicians, indus
trialists, financiers and others
who act with entrenched COM
mercial interests in North
Africa to avert any govern
ment action toward increasing
self-rule there. These deter
mined groups have several
times demonstrated that they
can command considerable
support in the National As
sembly, and they are reported
to be busily engaged in slow
ing down Mr.. Mendes France
in his announced conciliatory
moves.
The French Premier, how
Evening star., 1954-11-06

ever, has shown himself to be
not only determined. but adept.
II he can continue to persuade
and cajole the volatile Assem-
bly, as he has done in the past,
it is still not too late to grant
a form Of authority to the
three North African protec-
torates that will quickly create
a strong body Of moderate Ma
tionalists able to put down the
extremists. But time is Of
the essence, and the extremists
and the Reds are well aware Of
1t. II the violence gets out Of
hand, and the bitter emotional
differences among the Moslem
sects and. divisions are further
stirred up. no moderate gov
ernment can stand.
The Arab states in the United
Nations have sought to bring
that organization into the al
ready-confused situation. But
there is little reason to hope
that the U. N. could do any
thing to help in the existing
circumstances. The French are
certainly wrong in their stand
that North African Develop
1nents are Of concern only to
France, but they are right and
sensible in their determination
to keep the muddling U. N. out
of the crisis. The Arab nations.
seeking UNDERSTANDABLE to
bring greater freedom to their
Moslem brothers, should like
wise see the uselessness of in
volving the U. N. in North
Africa, unless they want to see
another stalemate such as that
existing in explosive Israel.
It is to be hoped that the
quiet good Offices being rem
dered by the United States in
the North African crisis can
bring about prompt solution.
Too much is at stake to allow
the turmoil there to increase
to a state Of chaos.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Local Writer
In New York

Mrs. Helen Orr Watson, au-
thor of nine popular books fo1
juveniles, went to New York yes
terday to speak at a Book Fair in
Brooklyn.
Last night she was honored in
her role as national president OF
the National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women at a reception
in New York given by the
leagues first vice president, Mrs
Lewis Lukes. The reception
opened a two-day workshop con-
ference of the Eastern New York
branches of the league.
On Monday, Mrs. Watson will
be honored in Boston at a celeb
rity breakfast given by the Bos-
ton Pen Women.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
By Katharine M. Brooks


Princess Ileana of Rumania,
will come to Washington Tues
day and will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexandra
Cretzianu. She will be ac-
companied by her husband, DR..
Stephan Issarescu to whom she
was married in the autumn.
The Princess has made her
home in Newton, Mass, where
she could be near her sons,
by a former marriage. Stephen,
Archduke of Hapsburg, is a
student at the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology, and
Domenic, Archduke of Haps-
burg is at school near there.
The Princess is the youngest
daughter of the late Queen
Marie of Rumania, who made a
spectacular tour of this coun-
try a few years after World
War I. The Princess has much
of her mothers charm and
stately bearing and has put
her talents to good use since
she has lived in this country.
Books Profitable
Through her writing talents
she has had a number of books
published for young people and
by her earnings has been able
to educate her children. Her
two older daughters, Minola
and Alexandra are Vassar
graduates and the latter is q
graduate nurse in Boston.
Alexandria is following in her
mothers footsteps and is pur-
suing her studies in writing in
France. The two younger
daughters are students in
Middle Western schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. CretZianu will
be hosts to a group of Ru-
manians now living in WASH
ington on November IA hon.
oring DR.. and Mrs. ISsarescu
before they leave, he to re-
turn to his medical practice at
Glen Cove, L. l., where they
live, and in New York City.
The Princess will continue her
lecture tour and join him later
in the year in Glen Cove.
To Speak Here
Princess Ileana will be
among the speakers Thursday
in the Church of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation on the,
Orthodox Churches and their
closeness to the Anglican Com
munion in the Episcopal
Church of the United States.
Among the more grown-up
books from the pen of the
Princess are 81 Live Again"
and ''Why Still Princess" based
on her own life. Her other
works are for more juvenile
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Fletcher Knebei-
Potomac Fever
Harry Hunon

Ike invites leaders of both parties to White
ference This will be the first opportunity
Democratic and Republican leaders sit togeher-and
have good cry
rock slide blocks the Panama Canal like
yenson said election night He knew there going be
landslide somewhere
The Eisenhower administration expected to impose poultry
controls The election produced slight surplus eggheads
Ike will light the White Christmas tree December IT,
instead of Christmas F. D. Thanksgiving
ahead but Ike is the first President tamper with
Christmas.
Joe Mccarthy claims States Senate has organized
lynch party against him. It's dirty trick himself
hng single man before shred of evidence had
discarded.
The farm revolt failed to mateaze at the ballot
Agriculture Secretary Benson in the happy position of the
guy who collected his burial allowance from social security
to find out it was two other guys who died
Evening star., 1954-11-06

creases his opportunity. Auto
mobiles are made by gigantic
firms, but the proliferation Of
service stations. garages and
repair shops has obviously al
lowed many a small man to set
up in business for himself.
Mergers at the top Of the auto
industry can hardly affect this
situation.
Where I happen to live,
which is in Connecticut. we
have a local "behemoth." It
is United Aircraft, with its big
Pratt 81 Whitney engine di-
vision.
United Aircraft employs a.
600 people in Connecticut,
which figures out roughly as
a tenth Of the States total
factory employment of 455, 900.
But, far from endangering the
little man." Pratt g. Whitney
has created an opportunity for
1850 small suppliers and sub
contractors in various Connec-
ticut towns. OF the 1850 small
companies that sell gear as
semblies, bearings and what
not to Pratt g. Whitney, all but
"a employ fewer than 500 per-
sons, which is the unit Of meas
IRE used by Washington to de-
fine a small business.
So this Is the picture: One
"behemoth" enables 1850 'lit-
tie fellows" to stay alive and
grow. If that is what bigness
does. let's have more bigness.
It's the best guarantee Of the
small. indiyidualized business
unit that you could find.
(Copyright 1851
Evening star., 1954-11-06

the United States had been hon
ored by the visits of the Queen
Mother, by Queen Elizabeth II
and the Duke of Edinburgh, and
hopes to play host some day to
her other daughter, Princess
Margaret Rose.
The crowd obviously liked this,
and the Queen Mother smiled
appreciatively.
Miss Ruth Crane, president of
the American Newspaper
Women's Club, described the
visiting Queen as "the center of
an ideal family life" and said
her family has been and still is
the best-loved family in the
world.
The response was gracious.
II am so delighted to be back
in Washington" the Queen said
sincerely. II remember so well
my very happy visit Is years
ago. So feel I have really come
among friends"
II would like to thank you,"
she told the news corps later, for
the great kindness, consideration
and courtesy which you and your
colleagues everywhere have ex-
tended to me during my stay"
Mingles with Guests.
To the surprise of many who
were present, the Queen Mother
then mingled with the more than
750 persons attending the recep-
ton. She shook hands with hun
dreds and chatted as earnestly
as If she had known them for
years.
Women admired her hand
some Slate-blue outfit, with
matching lowered hat, the dia-
mond and sapphire brooch and
the three-strand necklace of
pearls.
Men were fascinated by her
charm.
Evening star., 1954-11-06

travelling to various Offices of
the company to give the shots.
The serum is being given on a
voluntary basis, but almost all
of the 5000 employees in Wash
ington are reported to be rolling
up their sleeves for the inocu-
lation.
The company said today that
its 10000 employees in the Bal
timore area will have the shots
available in about two weeks.
A decision to offer the flu
shots was made after consulta-
ton with Government health
agencies on the value Of the
vaccine.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
For the Record
By John Chamberlain

John Chamberlain, formerly
editorial tUriter for Life maga-
zine, is author OF "Fare1DeH to
Reform" and "The American
StdkeS.")
The recent rash of business
mergers has been unduly dis
turbing to the doubledomes
who spend their time worrying
about concentration and mo-
nopoly in American industry.
Indeed, they are currently
busy egging on the Depart
ment of Justice to put a halt
to the trend. There is even
some talk that Herbert Brow
nell, the Attorney General, has
been listening to them;t 3 at
least he has been importuned
to forbid the combination of
such really big aggregates of
capital as Bethlehem Steel and
Youngstown Sheet and Tube.
Antitrust activity is always
q popular pastime, especially
in an election year. But the
truth of the matter would
seem to be that mergers never
do manage to stif1e competi-
ton. Indeed, every big merger
period in the United States has
been followed, historically, by
q suddenly intensified period
of real competitive struggle.
Once upon a time Standard
Oil and United States Steel
all but straddled the North
American continent. But their
heyday was so brief that it
vanished practically overnight.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
D. c. Democratic Club
To Hold Victory Lunch

The Democratic Club Of the
District has planned a victory
lunch for 1880 pm. tomorrow
in the Women's National Demo
cratic Club.
Among the guests will be Sen
ator Matthew M. Neely of West
Virginia. MIR. and Mrs. Leslie
Biffle, Representative-elect and
Mrs. Richard E. Lankford OF
Maryland and Representative
Sam Rayburn of Texas, who is
slated to become Speaker of the
House again.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
For The Record :
No Need to Fear 'Monopo|ies'
Business Mergers Defended; Big Industries Seen
Enabling Small Operators to Stoy in Business

Seeding from United States
Steel, the debonair Charlie
Schwab shortly built Bethle-
hem Steel into a feared COM
petitor. Mr.. Schwab was fol-
lowed by Ernie Weir of Ma
tional Steel, by Tom Girdler
and Charlie White of Republic,
by the resurgence of Jones &
Laughlin and by the rise Of
Inland Steel in the Chicago
area. AS for Standards posi-
ton in the oil and gasoline
field, it is now challenged by
more new oil companies than
you can shake a Texas SOM
brero at. Texas oil Million
aires who owe nothing to
Standard Oil or John D.
Rockefeller are now among the
richest and most powerful in.
dividuals in the Nation.
Even in automobiles, where
smallness is a terrific disad-
vantage, no Big One or Big
Two has yet been able to pre-
empt the whole field. When
Ford and General Motors
threatened to do just that in
the nineteen twenties, Walter
Chrysler put together a third
company to share top billing.
Just at the moment the Chrys-
Ter company is in a period of
sales eclipse. But activity in
the Chrysler plants would
seem to indicate that the
1854 lapse is to be followed
by a great comeback squirt in
1855.
AS a matter of fact, bigness
in industry, far from crowding
out the little man, actually in
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Naval Group
Has Party

The Naval Communications Di-
vision had a cocktail party yes
terday afternoon at the Naval
Gun Factory. About $50 officers
and wives and their guests at
tended.
Rear Admiral w. B. Ammon,
director of Naval Communica-
tions, and Mrs. Ammon, and
Capt. Gordon L. Caswell, assist
ant director of Naval Communi-
cations, and Mrs. Caswell, were
in the receiving line.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Clorks Entertain

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert M. Clark
were hosts yesterday in the Pan
American Room of the May
flower Hotel to members Of
Burning Tree and their wives.
The gathering was in connection
with tomorrow's annual stag
fiesta at the Burning Tree Golf
Club.
Evening star., 1954-11-06
Phone Workers Get
Influenza Serum

Free inoculations against in
fluenza are being offered this
month to all employees of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. in Maryland, Virginia
West Virginia and the District
of Columbia.
The program is under way in
the District, where crews OF
company doctors and nurses are
Evening star., 1954-11-06

(Copyrisht 1954)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-24

enjoying life in the eastern section
of the city where they had moved
two weeks ago. She also learned
that Richards two sisters, Beatrice
Alderman and Marjorie Nierescher
were guests of Richard and his wife,
and another Ohio relative Miss
Nancy Richardson of Rudolph and
Mrs. Erna Pailef Triplett of Denver
were spending Ehe evening with the
Cupps and then guests. The Cahills
had stopped Oh the western edge of
the city as khey were leaving the
next morning for Estes Park and
other points, west, so did not get
to visit with the Ohio group. The
Cahills are lnow located at Selana
Beach, Calf fornia where they will
spend the Hext two weeks before
going up the coast to Seattle and
Vancouver before returning to Ohio.
Mrs. c. D. Steiner who has spent
some time in the Orlo Marshall
home in Bluffton left for her home
in Pandora, Tuesday of last week.
Hel daughter, Mrs. NJ. D. Head
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-24

C. F. Niswander 4 Son this week
joined in a national effort to in
crease the consumption of milk and
meat products. AS a local dealer,
the firm announced fit is cooperat-
ing with New Hollsnd Machine Co,
in a widespread promotion program
aimed at American consumers.
Locally, the effgrt will be promoted
through use of tbe company-designed
slogan, "Drink more milk, eat more
meat, for a healthy America and a
strong agriculture"