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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

A new development of So
semi-detached homes under con-
struction in Deer Park Heights
off st. Barnabas road in Prince
Georges County, building permit
records showed today.
The homes, valued at an esti-
mated $4,000 apiece. are being
built by Allen & Rocks, Inc.
Other building permits issued
from March II through % at
the Riverdale Office of the county
building inspection department
include:
Riverdale Presbyterian Church.
new 100000 church at Queens
Chapel road and Wells boulevard.
District Heights Fire Depart
ment, new $4,000 flrehouse at
TOO Marlboro pike.
Phillips c. Rogers, two $4,000
houses on Kilmer street, Chew
erly.
L. S. and E. j. Mccoy. $4,000
house at $500 Sharon road, Camp
Springs.
Daniel Tessitore, three $l1 900
houses and one $4,000 dwelling
in the 500 block of Kirby street
and Kershaw street, Suitland.
Max Construction Co., eight
$4,000 houses in the 900 block of
Highview drive and Brooke road,
Capitol Heights.
Ray E. Ogburn and o. D.
Brunk. $4,000 supply shop at
4109 Forty-sixth street. Bladens-
burg.
Alfred r. Yarney. $4,000
house on Pine Way. University
Park.
Albert Strauss, four $4,000
houses on Thornwood road,
Landover Estates.
William P. Martin, $11.5O0
house at 800 Woodland drive.
Forest Heights.
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| Arlington Officials
0kay Construction
OF Dwellings

Recent Arlington County
building permits were as follows:
Brant Co.. Inc, 6878 Lee high
| way, owner; dwellings at 4731
North Seventh road, 4727 Sew
! enth road and 730 North Abe
marie street, to cost $4,000
each; architect. Rudolph A. Ma
tern.
Preston c. Caruthers, 1918
North Upton street, owner:
dwellings at 1006 North George
Mason drive and at 1912 North
George Mason drive. to cost
$4,000 each.
Ronald N. Burgdorf, 1872 South
Garfield street. owner; dwelling
at 1921 South Twenty-third
road, to cost $4,000.
Kettler Properties. Inc. 1904
Calvert street NV, owner;
dwelling at 1855 North Valley
street, to cost $40, 900; architect.
Patterson Worland.
| Westwood Properties, Inc, lot
Brookhaven drive, owner; dwell
ings at 3717 North Vernon street,
1923 North Vernon street, 1929
North Vernon street. 3735 North
Vernon street. 4508 North
Thirty-seventh place, $500 North
Thirty-seventh place. 4501 North
Thirty-seventh place. 4513 North
Thirty-seventh place. 4519 North
T'hirty-seventh place and 4507
North Thirty-seventh place. each
to cost $4,000.
DR.. George w. Duncan, 1918
South Twenty-fourth road, own
er: dwelling and Office at 5000
South Eighteenth street, to cost
| $4,000: architect F. H. Webley.
A. w. Mellott. jr., 1886 Jeffer-
son Davis highway. owner;
dwelling at 626 South Twenty
ninth street. to cost $4,000;
architect, John r. Strang.
Klomac Builders, Inc, 101O3
McKenney avenue. Silver Spring.
Md. owner: dwelling at 3407
North Edison street. to cost
$4,000; architect. w. Shoe
maker.
Barber & Hutchinson, 2722
Washington boulevard. owner;
dwelling at 5000 North Glebe
road. to cost $19.500; architect.
D. D. Gray.
/ E. S. Germany. 301 North
Fillmore street, owner; dwelling
at 1913 North Woodrow street.
to cost $4,000; architect, j.
Raymond Minis.
! L. B. Daley. 5000 Lee highway,
| owner; dwelling at 4016 Nellie
Gusts drive. to cost $4,000.
Elm Construction Co.. Inc. Is
Ridge road, Falls Church, owner;
dwelling at 1923 Yorktown
boulevard. to cost $4,000; archi-
tect, Ralph Francis.
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Prince Georges Okoys Permits
For So Units in Development

Batson Pope. $4,000 house on
Cree drive, Forest Heights.
Thaddeus C. Great, eight semi
detached $4,000 homes on Ken
ton street, Lyons street and
Twenty-fourth avenue, Hillcrest
Heights.
c. r. and Ellen Smith, 1880
Fifty seventh avenue, Hillside,
owner; dwelling on Mt. Calvert
road, Groom. to cost $4,000.
Straw Corp, Rust Building,
Washington. owner; At dwellings,
80 on Shelby drive. Is on Craw-
ford street and one on Furness
avenue, to cost $500 each;
architect, Harry E. Ormston.
Robert O. Turner, Accokeek,
owner; dwelling addition to CAL
vert Manse. Accokeek, to cost
$4,000
Bert Robinson. Waldorf,
owner: dwelling on Woodley
road, Clinton, to cost $4,000.
Lowell H. Himmler, 900 Eighth
street, Alexandria. Va. owner;
dwelling on Riverview road, ST.
lesia, to cost $4,000.
John D. Murphy and Paul
Stokes. Hillside. Md. owners;
dwelling on Rose Marie drive.
Friendly, to cost $4,000.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
Dunqann0ll

DUNGANNON - Mrs. Walter
Stewart and Miss Aline Jordan
were shopping at Beverly Fri
day afternoon also called on
Mrs. Morris Lucas at Waterford.
Mrs. Betty Reed returned to
her home at Lowell, Sunday
after spending several days last
week with her brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G..
Townsend.
Francis and Mary Misel, near
Beverly, spent from Friday till
Sunday with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Clark and
little daughter, Shela visited Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Clark of near
Keithtown, Tuesday.
Mrs. Leo Burkhart of Coal
Run route, spent Friday at the
Jordan Home and Mrs. Ray Harr
was a caller at the Jordan home
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
Macksburq
MACKSBURG

MACKSBURG Church
school at $50 a m. Preaching at
7:30 p. m. Walter H. Brown, pas
tor.
Birthday Party
Brian Curtis, son of Supt. and
Mrs. Ray l.. Curtis, was honor
ed Sunday evening with six
o'clock dinner celebrating his
seventh birthday anniversary.
The occasion also honored the
80 wedding anniversary of Supt.
and Mrs. Harold Snyder of War
ner. Flashphotos were taken.
The table was decorated with
lovely Easter flowers and big
cake with seven lighted candles.
Guests present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Snyder, Miss Marty
Snyder, Mrs. Nancy Petty and
Bernard Wright. The honoree
received many beautiful pre-
SentS. t-,.
News Brief
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. LePage of
New Concord and sons, Larry
and Billy visited Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Longfellow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halden Smith of
Devola, were callers Sunday at
the home of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Ella Miller.
Mrs. Ray L. Curtis and Mrs.
Harry Longfellow were Cald-
well shoppers, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bates
of Charlestown, w. Va, were
recent visitors at the John Bates
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Kemp and
sons were business callers at
Caldwell, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Ball of
Columbus, spent the weekend at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter
of Indianapolis, Ind, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j.
Hunter.
G. E. Longfellow of Newark,
spent last week at his home here.
His brother, S. H. Longfellow of
Hominy, Okla, is visiting rela-
tives here.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
HARRIETTSVILLE NEWS

and Mrs. Hoyt Hartley of Belpre
and with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert
Stephens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley VanFos-
sen and c. D. Miller were visit
ors at Woodsfield on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huffman
and son, Johnny spent Sunday
afternoon and were evening din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Payne of Marietta route.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Gessel of
Marietta and Mrs. Wilma Wal
ters and son, Bill were dinner
guests Wednesday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hardesty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindy Stevens
and Linda Dawn of Caldwell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Stevens,
Karen and Billy were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Stevens.
Billy Lallathin, Marvin Van
Fossen and Frank Stevens at
tended a show at Parkersburg,
w. Va, on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonny Love and
daughters of Marietta, spent the
weekend at the Joe Love home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Mallett
and family of Steubenville, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Mallett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Wilson and
Gary spent Friday evening with
Hatty Hardesty of Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Ayers were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Ayers and Ada Ayers.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Kirchner
of Caldwell, were Sunday after
noon guests of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
w. Ullman.
Plans are being made for a
musical to be held at the high
school on May 4th under the di-
rection of their music supervis-
or, Mrs. Pearl Ullman.
Elk township grange will meet
at the high school on Monday
evening, April 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Ayers
were business visitors at Colum-
bus on Monday.
Mrs. Mary McVay was a busi-
ness visitor at Caldwell on Sat-
urday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
FrederiCksdale
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FREDERICKSDAL Mr..
and Mrs. James McCauley and
family of Sarahsville, spent Sat
urday with Mr.. and Mrs. Norval
Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis
and daughter and Mrs. Edna
Arnold were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus
Cant and sons of Pleasant Val
ley.
A large crowd attended the
sale of the late Albert Craig
which was held at the family
home, Saturday.
Mrs. John Carter and infant
son were removed to their home
from the Good Samaritan hospi-
tai, GAINESVILLE, in the McVay
ambulance, Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08

HARRIETTSVILLE - Sunday
school at 9:30 at Methodist
church next Sunday morning
followed by worship service at
1880 by Rev. Forrest B. Willis.
Dinner Guests
Mrs. Wilbert Stephens enter
tanned recently with a dinner in
honor of her husband and grand
son, David Hartley. A decorated
cake centered the table. Covers
were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hartley and children, David
and Sharon, MIR. and Mrs. Roy
Stephens and son, Dennis, Viii
bert Stephens and hostess.
Dinner Party
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huffman
were hosts at a dinner Thursday
evening in honor of her mother,
Mrs. Waldine Hendershot's birth
day anniversary. A large decor
ated cake and Jonquils centered
the table. Covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Schafer, Har-
ley Beardmore, Roger Hender-
shot, Mrs. Waldine Hendershot,
all of Marietta, Johnny Michael
Huffman and hosts.
Dinner Guests
Mrs. Charley Dennis was a
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Schofield and family of
Germantown on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins
and Mrs. Lola Burlingame of
Cumberland, were dinner guests
Sunday evening of Mr.. and Mrs.
FL. M. Ayers.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hardesty
and Ada Ayers visited on Fri
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Bettinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major Yonally of
Ava and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Killer and daughter, Violet of
Marietta, were dinner guests on
Sunday evening of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hardesty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Mantel,
Janet Mantel and Mrs. Grace
Mantel of Lower Salem, Mrs.
Beulah Dean and Paul Mantel
of Mt. Vernon, were Sunday af-
ternoon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erval Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kilby and
Mrs. John Holschu of Stafford,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Kuhlman of Columbus.
On Good Friday from one to
three o'clock, folks will meet at
the Methodist church for pray
er and worship. Everybody well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Wilson,
Gary and Mary Ellen and Miss
Clara Franks were business vis-
itors at Wheeling, w. Va, on
Saturday.
Mrs. Kathryn Ayers spent Fri
day evening with Mrs. ErVal
Stevens.
Mrs. Pearl Ullman and Mrs.
Martha Fryfogle attended East
ern Star practice at Macksburg
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hartley,
David and Sharon returned to
their home at Falls Church, Va,
after spending a week with Mr..
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08
SHAR ON NEWS

SHARON - The April meet
ing of the Aiken Ladies Aid OF
the Presbyterian church was
held at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Wilson, Thursday afternoon,
April 1st. Mrs. Jesse Marquis
was co-hostess.
Mrs. Wilson presided. Mrs,
Marquis led devotionalS reading
the goth Chapter of st. John for
a scripture lesson.
Eleven members answered roll
call by naming a book of the
Bible. The regular business ses-
sion was held followed by
drawing of gift box which was
won by Jessie Marquis. Meeting
closed with prayer by Mrs. Min
ME Marquis. Delicious refresh
ments were served by hostesSes,
Returned Home
Mrs. Mamie Parks has return
ed home after spending the win
ter with her sister, Mrs. Minnie
Russell at Dayton.
In Hospital
Mrs. Florence Parrish is re-
ceiving treatment at Memorial
hospital, Marietta.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin of
Morgan county, visited with his
sister, Mrs, Letitia Steen last
Wednesday.
Marguerite and Kenneth
Farmhouse of Dayton, visited re-
Gently with their sister, Mrs.
Juanita Ramsey and family.
Recent callers of Mrs. Jessie
Marquis were Miss Frances
Smith and Mrs. Beulah Marquis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ferrell
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harmon and
children of GAINESVILLE, visited
with their mother, Mrs. Ocie
Harmon, Sunday and helped her
celebrate her birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Archi-
bald of GAINESVILLE, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mack Archibald.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. O. Hughes of
Cambridge, were calling on
friends here last week.
Ben Dovenbarger of Cones
vile, John McFerren of Hos
kinsville and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Ralph and Benny of near Cald-
well, were visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. T. Dovenbarger, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cisler and
sons of Canton, spent the week
end with her father, S. w. Par
rish. Mrs. Cisler and sons re-
mained for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Burlin-
game and Susan of Hiramsburg,
Mrs. Ruth Walters, Larry and
Jacqueline, were calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bivens last
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08

CUMBEhLAND Gunner
land Chapter Eastern Stars will
meet on Thursday evening at 8
p. NJ. All officers are asked to
be present at 7:30 for practice
for initiation work. The refresh
ment committee are Betty Fris-
bee, Carrie LePage, May Col
Inns, Lillian Yerian, Blanche
Conner and Margaret Blair. In
spection will be held on Friday
evening, April 9 with deputy
grand matron, Mildred Day of
Summerfield in charge, preced-
ed by banquet at $50 for $3.50
per plate at the Methodist
church. Reservations are to be
in the hands of the secretary,
Blanche Revenaugh by April 7.
Personals
Mesdames Cuzene Rex. Ber-
tha Bell, Erma Ellis, Lena Shaw
and Elizabeth Barnett attended
O.E.S. Inspection at Barnesville
on Tuesday evening
Mesdames Mary Bay, Blanche
Revenaugh, Bertha Bell, Han
nah Reynolds and Jewel Bond,
also Mrs. Rev. Reed attended the
Presbyterian meeting at Barn
esville on Wednesday,
Shirley Secrest of Columbus,
visited from Friday until Sunday
with her parents, Clyde Secrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon Bond
and Mrs. Jewel Bond spent Fri
day at the w. P. Bond home near
HiramSburg
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week.
Hattie Harmon of near Rein
ersville, visited her brother, r.
T. Dovenbarger and family last
week.
Jean Wilson was calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Reed at Byesville,
Friday. Both are seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan Marquis
and children of Canton and Shell
by Marquis of Cambridge, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Marquis.
Mrs. Dora Jennings was con-
fined to her home last week with
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. f. Marquis
were Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Marquis at
Caldwell.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-04-08

CIassifieds Pay Dividends
Evening star., 1954-10-17

And as slight variation on this theme how about peo-
pie to whom you offer choice vanilla chocolate ice
cream, let's say, and they respond, Oh either one
In some people, the telephone to accentuate this
curious can't-say-no affection Young man calls young
lady for date his simply and to the point Does
young lady say. "Oh I'd love to- or I'm sorry, can't?
Nope young lady says. Gee don't know. "WI you
call me on Thursday" Now that young lady knows per-
fectly well that she has date that night, but suppose it's
the dislike Of disappointing anyone that makes pgocras
tinate.
Many people, when asked their judgment about some
thing will hedge if their feelings negative Do you like
Evening star., 1954-10-17

this hat. dear? Do you like this short story wrote? Do
you think my child plays the piano well enough to make
of it? young man once knew who worked in an
advertising agency used all his spare time to write plays
His whole vacation, his every evening his week ends he
devoted to this end.
At point. he to with the finished product
and asked to read it and tell whether liked it. 1t was
terrible but felt that the play important to him
would hurt him by saying didn't like it. 50 contrived to
find something nice could say about it.
SEVERAL weeks later. he came to me and said ''You
didn't really like that play. did your? Embarrassed
admitted had not.
WELL why didn't you say so?" he said. why didn't
you tell me it was terrible? It's only after I've had it
around to few producers that I've found out. They've
been brutal about II would rather have heard it from
you. because you're friend of MINI"
The young man was quite right Il should have said
No" There times when all of us genuinely unde
cided about certain things, and certainly there is nothing
wrong with such indecson. But when you're asked
question and you want to say NO. for goodness sake
say it and keep yourself out Of that "tinribe fix"
SLEEP ROBBERS fiction sCriteg Arthur Cor
don's nemesis. He Wvites his opinions merit sCeek
Evening star., 1954-10-17

I'm The musical comedy. Oklahoma!, was the girl who
i was in 'turibe FIX because she couldn't say and
think that people always putting themselves in fixes
simply because they refuse those simple words NO
and "Yes."
Let's begin with everyday example. You ask guest
if he or she would like another drink before dinner. WELL
really shouldn't. the guest says its equivalent Now
lust where does that leave the hostess?
Or, you ask guest if he'd like second helping of
chicken 'Oh it's good" he says, but I'm trying to
watch the old waist line
So you've got to say. "Oh, come on. small piece
won't hurt you" and he says, well. don't know
Evening star., 1954-10-17

The wishy-washy answer is this actress's
pet peeve. As hostess, what do you do
when guest says, ''Well, don't know -
when you offer another piece of chicken?
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made it plain they will not vote
for repeal of the Written rider.
They asked Civil Service Com
mission officials to be ready to
submit suggested amendments
that would modify the rider so at
least 100000 indefinite employees
can receive permanent status.
The members again empha-
sized their feeling that the Whit
ten rider can be modified to
enable the csc to put its pro-
posed conversion into effect with
out repeal. csc Chairman Philip
Young replied that the riders
retention, no matter how much
it is modified. would cause adj
miniStrative confusion and red
tape and make the conversion
program very difficult to operate.
However. the committee ap-
pears to have made up its mind
to modify rather than repeal the
rider. The committee feels the
number of permanent jobs in
Government should not be all
lowed to exceed the number that
existed in September, 1850, or
Whereabouts.
X
KOREAN APPEAL - Civil
Service Commission Chairman
Philip Young today called on
Government employees to con-
tribute as much as they can for
Korean war relief. Mr.. Young
is chairman of the Government
division of the drive being spon-
Sored by the Americana Korean
foundation.
CAPITAL ROUNDtP-Joseph
R. Ripani has been elected presi-
dent of Navy Department Lodge
No. l, American Federation of
Government Employees. Others
elected were Christine G.. Cor
don. vice president; Harvey S.
Ray. secretary. and Harold Reid,
treasurer. The following Air
Force Department employees have
received exceptional civilian serv-
ice awards: Robert D. Benson,
Bernard j. Driscoll. Vincent H.
Everding, David T. Griggs, Joseph
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in 1912 and 1943. On more re-
cent trips to the United States,
he has slept at the British EN-
bassy.
Impression Is Favorable.
While showing the burden of
his 70 years. Sir Winston
seemed in better shape today
than he had at the Bermuda
conference last summer. COR
respondents felt. At the airport,
he appeared in the doorway of
his plane wearing a gray hon.
burg and carrying his favorite
gold tipped cane. A handker-
chief struck sprucely from his
breast pocket. He did not appear
unduly tired from his overnight
journey. which was interrupted
only for a refueling stop at
Gander, Newfoundland.
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District an6 vicinity-Fair to-
night with low about 70. To-
morrow partly cloudy and con-
tinued rather hot.
Maryland - Some cloudiness
tonight with low $50. Tomor-
row partly cloudy and rather hot
with high about 80 on the coast
and in the low COS in the in
terror.
Virginia-Fair and not quite
as cool tonight with low $50.
Tomorrow some cloudineSs but
mostly sunny and rather hot
with high 90-95
Wind-Southwest 1920 miles
per hour tonight.
Shay Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity. June $3.50.
Temperatures will average 3 to
5 degrees above the normal high
of IS and low of 81. Somewhat
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which the President speaks when
he broadcaStS.
The principal and most urgent
problem confronting Gen. EiSen-
hover and Sir Winston in this
historic meeting, was their dis
/ pute over the nature and timing
>of a security arrangement fol-
Southeast Asia.
AS the White House confer
ence opened, the United States
! Government felt that a security
arrangement was more impor-
tant now than ever before. II
Americas allies had been able
and willing to move more rapidly
toward a defense agreement, the
United States felt that the
American posture at the Geneva
conference could have been diff
| ferent and the results of the
meeting on Far Eastern problems
would have been different.
American officials, however
felt that the dismal results OF
Geneva might lead to broader
degree of understanding and
solidarity among the allies than
before.
Eden Jars Hopes.
Secretary Dulles has pressed
for a quick Southeast Asia de-
Tense alliance modelled after the
North Atlantic Treaty. Great
Britain, however, insisted on
waiting until the outcome OF
Geneva was clear. Then Mr.
Eden Jared American hopes by
suggesting not only a NATO-type
treaty but also a companion pact
requiring both the Communist
and democratic sides in South
east Asia to join a non-aggreS-
sion agreement.
This suggestion appeared, al
most certain to prompt further
delay just when the United
States thought it saw its way
clear for action. One optimistic
development, in the American
view, is greater sympathy for the
defense alliance on the part OF
the so-called Columbo powers
India. Pakistan, Indonesia, Bur-
ma and Ceylon.
Great Britain has discouraged
any suggestion of a Southeast al
lance unless these countries give
at least a sympathetic wink at
the plan. The. United States
feels that in fact these powers
have at least become more SYM
pathetic toward a defense alli-
ance and now are willing to take
a position of at least sympa-
thetic neutrality.
Seek Buffer States.
In the latest British idea for
"a twin-paet plan is suggestion
that the ndo-China states of
Laos and Cambodia might be
neutralized as a buffer between
Wet Nam, now mostly under
Communist domination, and
Asian countries in the demo-
cratic sphere to the south,
If there were reasonable guar