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Evening star., 1955-02-07

Brosio was told by Gwen Ca
fritz on first meeting that he
looked like Sir Oliver Franks.
And indeed he does in a way,
though he is more smiling
than Sir Oliver and he is in
command of all the social ease
in the world which Sir Oliver
was not.
Actually the Brosios are
enough alike in manner and
appearance to be taken for
brother and sister. The AM
bassador, who says with a
twinkle in his eyes that he is
never surprised at anything"
may be surprised at that. Both
resemble the classical Roman
type more than the modern
day Italian, both have con-
siderable elegance. Both have
Evening star., 1955-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold w. Gee
of johnson City. Tenn. an
nounce the engagement OF
their daughter Shirley Ann to
1t. Charles Cunningham Sea-
brook, USMC, son of Mrs.
Lillian P. Seabrook of Charles
town. S. C.
Miss Gee attends the Wom-
ans College of the University
of North Carolina and is a
graduate of the University of
North Carolina. She is a mem
ber of Phi Beta Kappa. 1t.
Seabrook is a graduate OF the
University of North Carolina
and is at present assigned to
Marine Corps Schools at Guam
tico, Va. The wedding will take
place February IL.
Beistel- -Sprouse
Mrs. Elsie M. Beistel of Fair
fax, Va, announces the en-
gagement of her daughter
Betty Jane to Mr.. Frank H.
Sprouse, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David M. Sprouse of Herndon,
Va. The wedding will take
place February II.
Miss Beistel is with the Army
Map Service. Mr.. Sprouse has
just recently returned from
overseas after serving in Korea.
Moy-McKinney
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry I. Tay-
lor of Manor Country Club
Estates announce the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss
Mary Louise May. to Mr.. Rob-
ert Geers Mckinney, son of
Mrs. Kenneth w. Wicket of
Fort Worth, Tex. The wedding
will take place on February 10.
Miss May, also the daughter
of Mr.. Francis P. May, is a
graduate of Georgetown Visi-
tation Convent and is a stu
dent at Boston College. Boston,
Mass.
Mr.. Mckinney is attending
the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology.
Korpowicz-Crehon
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Kar-
poWicz of MuSkegon, Mich, an
nounce the engagement Of
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Secretary Charlie Wilson and
Welfare Secretary Oveta Culp
Hobby.
But the important Anderson
party news has to do with the
fact that the Texas Democrat
will be the main speaker at
the Lincoln Day Dinner Thurs
day night here in the Nations
Capital. Some of the Repub-
licans working on the dinner
dance are saying that it's a
definite indication that Presi-
dent Eisenhower, who has in
cluded Bob on several of his
stag dinners lately, has marked
him for the biggest candidacy
of all. After all, four months
after he took Office Ike told
the late Chief Justice Vinson
that if it weren't for the fact
that Bob Anderson was a
Democrat, he'd be for him for
President. 1t just goes to
show how important party
news is in Washington.
X \ 4 X
FORMER AMBASSADOR to
Portugal and Mrs. Robert
Guggenheim are at this mo-
ment on the way back to
Portugal. They came into town
the middle of the night-at
2 am. this morning in fact
and are winging their way to
Lisbon today. Less than eight
months after leaving their dip
lomatic post there, they aSe
returning for quite another
reason. They have gone over
to attend the marriage of ex-
King Umberto's daughter
Maria Pia fii Sayoia to Prince
Evening star., 1955-02-07

There was literally stand
ing room only at the party
given yesterday by the Amer
lean Newspaper Women's Club
for members of the Presidents
White House staff and their
wives and husbands.
A capacity crowd of 200
packed themselves into the
clubs headquarters on Twen-
tieth street. In fact, at one
point the crush was so ter
rife, one member commented,
Its kind of like spending the
evening in an electric washer"
The majority of the guests
came early and stayed long
after the S to 7 O'Clock party
hours.
Around the Piano
One of the last to 60 home
was Presidential Press Secre-
tary James Hagerty and Mrs.
Hagerty, who stayed to join
in some informal singing
around the piano with club
president Ruth Crane and her
husband, Mr.. William Schaef-
fer, party co-chairman Mrs.
Alice Frein johnson, and sew
eral club members and their
husbands. Mr.. John J. DAILY of
Toast to the Flag" fame, did
the keyboard honors.
The all-day rain failed to
dampen the spirits of some
who arrived even before the
5 o'clock hour. Among them
were Foreign Operations Ad-
ministrator Harold Stassen
and Mrs. Stassen, who was a
tea hostess, Mr.. Edgar Morris,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John R.
Steelman, White House as
sistant during the Truman ad-
ministration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagerty, and
Mrs. Mary Jane McCaffree.
who is personal secretary to
Mrs. Eisenhower, and her
husband, DR.. Floyd E. Nc
Caffree, formed the receiving
line with Miss Crane.
Hostesses Greet Guests
The other honor guests
came throughout the after
noon and were greeted by club
members selected as special
hostesses to see that they had
q good time.
Among the first White
House staffers to arrive was
Presidential Assistant Sher-
man Adams. Mrs. Adams
could not be there as she was
called to Vermont by the death
Of her mother two days ago.
Others were the Deputy
Assistant to the President,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Wilton B.
Persons; Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
H. Gruenther, Col. and Mrs.
Andrew j. Goodpaster, DR.. and
Mrs. Gabriel Hauge, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. Jack Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryce N. Harlow, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maxwell M. Rabb, Mr..
Evening star., 1955-02-07
ConQress Wives To Be Honored

hill, wife of the Representa-
tive from Virginia's Tenth
District.
A special Lincoln day pro-
gram has been arranged for
the occasion.
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son Demo-
crat Speak
er Sam Ray
burn. The
able and in
ere a singly
pro m inent
Texan and
his attrac-
1--WE W l / Z
ollie will
give a din
n er + o +
a b out 20
that W i'll
also draw
d q fe n s e
Evening star., 1955-02-07
Club Entertuins
White House Staff
By Ruth Dean

and Mrs. Charles F. Willis, jr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Snyder.
former Gov. Howard Pyle Of
Arizona. who is the new Ad-
nlinistrative Assistant to the
President; Mrs. Ann C. Whit
man, personal secretary to the
President, and her husband.
Mr.. Edmund D. Whitman, and
MIR. and Mrs. Earle Chesney.
The Chesneys arrival at
tracted some notice. Mrs.
Chesney broke her ankle last
week when she slipped on a
living room rug on her way to
answer the phone. She came.
bandage and all, doggedly de-
termined she said, to prove to
her husband that she's "all
right" and ready to go on a
trip they've planned to Santo
Domingo.
Mrs. Stevens Birthday
The day was a special one for
Secretary of the Army and
Mrs. Robert T. Stevens. It was
Mrs. Stevens birthday. Earlier
in the afternoon they had cell
ebrated it, family style. with
their son and daughter-in-
law and two grandchildren at
Robert, jr.'s farm near Lees
burg. Mrs. Stevens reported
that their daughter -in-law
Hopie's father, author Louis
Bromfield, is recovered from
the severe illness he suffered
recently and is now en- route
to South America.
Mrs. Stevens was one Of the
wives Of prominent officials
and cabinet members, most of
whom are associate members
of the club, who were asked to
assist as hostesses in the. din
ing room.
Ornote Buffet
The buffet, arranged by Mrs.
Frederick w. Witt, offered such
delicacies as creamed crab in
patty shells, cheese souffle,
barbecued turkey, roast beef
and French pastries.
Glimpsed around the table
were the Secretary Of Interior
and Mrs. Douglas Mckay, Mrs.
Arthur E. Summerfield, Ha-
waiian Delegate Elizabeth Far
rington. Representative and
Mrs. Carroll D. KearnS, Ju-
venile Court Judge Edith
Cockrill. Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, and former Di-
rector of the Mint Nellie Tay-
loe Ross.
Still others were British
Ambassador Sir Roger Makins
and Lady Makins, the Turkish
Naval Attache and Mrs. Kara
vel, Undersecretary of Com
merce Walter Williams, the
Assistant Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Orme Lewis,
who was chairman of hostesses
for the party, Mr.. Robert E.
Freer, Mr.. Barry Freer, Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Evans, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss.
Evening star., 1955-02-07

EISENHOWER DEMOCRAT
Bob Anderson, deputy secre-
tary of Defense, will entertain
tonight for Truman-S Steven
Evening star., 1955-07-11

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. CO AIT
MONDAY II,
Evening star., 1955-07-11
3 States Fight
Forest Fires
BY the Associated Press

More than 1000 men were
thrown into the lines today to
battle forest fires which had
blackened at least $4,000 acres
in three States by late last night
All still were out of control
early today, with at least one
person killed.
The largest, in Arizona's Pres
colt National Forest about Is
miles south of Prescott, hac
swept over an estimated 10000
acres of wild. uninhabited land
Forest Service officials said.
Two separate fires in Southern
Wyoming's Medicine Bow region
had destroyed more than $500
acres, and about 100 fire fighters
were converging on a small
smoky blaze in Arapahoe Ma
tonal Forest in Northwestern
Colorado.
Prescott is about 100 miles
northwest of Phoenix. Wyo-
ming's Medicine Bow region lies
approximately 130 miles north
west of Denver.
Charles Cline, 81, Waggoner,
Ariz.. was burned to death in the
Prescott fire when he was
trapped in a canyon while pros
pecting, Prescott authorities
said.
Meanwhile, Canadian fire.
fighters battled forest fires COW
Iering thousands of rain-starved
acres in Ontario and Quebec.
In Ontario, major outbreaks
were being fought in the Mus
koka area and in the Blind River
region, 130 miles northeast oi
Sault Ste. Marie.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
Officer at Embassy
Leads Glider Meet

ELMIRA. N. Y, July II (R.-
Comdr. H. C. N. Goodhart of
the British Embassy in Wash
ington continued to lead the
pack today as the 22d annual
soaring contest went into its
seventh day.
Comdr. Goodhart scared SO
miles to Gulf Summit, Pa, yes
terday and. although it wasn't
the days longest fight, it was
good enough to keep him in the
lead with a total Of 759 points.
Bob Smith of Ulster, Pa, re-
mained a close second with TAG
points after he rode the cur
rents 81 miles to Meshoppen,
Pa, and Bill Ivans of La Meza,
Calf, hung onto third after a
47-mile fight to Vestal, N. Y.
He had 684 points.
The longest flight yesterday
was by Paul Schweizer, the Ell
mira glider manufacturer, who
made 1t 95 miles to Liverpool.
PA.
Evening star., 1955-07-11
American Story

On the day that General Mo.
tors startled the stock markets
of the world by announcing the
3-for-1 split, was sitting in the
Empire State Offices of Arnold
Grant. secretary and board men,
Der of the company that owns
the worlds tallest building.
Grant, built like a college half
back. had just received word of
the stock split. THE ghosts of
Rascob, Durant, AL Smith and
Irenee du Pont probably will be
meeting here tonight" he said
w. C. Durant was the founder
of General Motors. His wealth
was once estimated at $120 mil
lion. In 1886. when Durant went
into bankruptcy, against debt.
of $814,000 he listed his assets
as $3.50 in clothing.
John j. Rascob. son of an i'm.
migrant Alsatian cigar maker
who settled at Lockport, N. Y.
progressed from a $5-a-weel
stencgrapher to the financial ad-
visor of the Du Points. It wa
Rascob who persuaded the d.
Points to invest $40 million oi
their World War I war profits
in General Motors. Today thai
investment is worth $3.5 billion
! Durant lost control of Genera
Motors in the 1920 depression
that followed on the heels o.
World War I. The stock, which
in 1915 had vaulted from $24
share to $3.50 a share, in 1921
plummeted to $12 a share as th'
market sagged and Wall Stree
bears raided his position.
Durant vainly threw in $9l
million to bolster it. To help Du'
rant, Raskob bought one millioI
shares from him for the d.
Points and himself at $40 a share
| Durant still had a substantial
share of his fortune left. But h
Invested the bulk of what he hat
left in Durant Motors. Whel
Evening star., 1955-07-11
HOLLYWOOD
BY SHEiLAH GRAHAM

Well. anyway. Bob plans to give
up slapstick and low comedy for
character comedy. Whew!
Jay Robinson - Caligula In
The Robe" and "Demetrius and
the Gladiators" Gets costar
billing with Bette Davis and
Richard Todd in "The Virgin
Queen. ;" And Jay joins Bette
in Portland. Maine. for the pre-
miere Of the picture July %. He
phoned to tell me he has been
driving back to Hollywood by
way of the South and stopping
in to visit theater owners to find
out what the public wants in
their movies. More of this and
more people will ge coming to
the theaters.
Good news and good play,
at last, for Ingrid Bergman. She
will star in "Tea and Sympathy
in Paris, and wrote Deborah
Kerr for tips. Deborah, making
The Proud and Profane" in the
Virgin Islands. has invited In
grid to visit her. If she accepts,
Ingrid will be making her first
trans Atlantic trip since the
Rossellini business.
Tyrone Power is courting
Sophie Loren, Gina Lollobrigida S
rival, but not wise. He
wants. Soph for "the other
woman" in his independent
movie, "The Quiet Place"
* \ 4
Marge and Cover Champion,
en- route now to New York City,
will do king of Hearts" in sum-
mer stock-no dancing, not even
one step in the play, says Marge.
Jocelyn Brando, Marlon's sis
ter. received rave reviews for her
acting in ooh, Men! Oh, Wom-
en!" The theater here was
packed with talent scouts from
every major studio. Jocelyn can
choose her studio, but prefers
to live in New York with her
husband and family.
Ran into Yul Brynner, off for
Connecticut, and he won't be
back until the fall to do the
movie version of THE King and
l." and probably direct a pic
ture for Paramount after that.
Jack Lennon told me how he
landed his part in ''Mr. Rob-
erts." II was wandering around
a set, when a man looking like
a janitor came up to me and
said, You should be in pictures.
I said, Spit in your hand and
shake on it, Bud" The man
turned out to be Director John
Ford.
(Released by the NANA)
Evening star., 1955-07-11
ED SULLIV AN
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK

that proved a costly failure. he
was through.
The old gentleman was an
amazing man. Boston born, he
quit school at II to 60 to Flint.
Mich, a State in which his
grandfather was Governor. He
went to work for his grandfather
in the family grocery store and
mill at rs cents a day. Before
that, he had peddled such di-
verse articles as patent medi-
cines and cigars. This was the
background Of Durant, who later
was to merge Buick and Chew
Irolet and thus originate Gen.
Ieral Motors.
When he died, at IS, Durant
could look back upon q career
that was unparalleled in Ameri-
can finance.
Raskob had an equally fabu-
lous career.
The legend has it that when
his Lockport employer refused to
raise his stenographer's wages
from $5 to $3.50, Raskob wrote a
letter to Pierre du Pont, whose
family was operating the street
car line in Lorain, Ohio, offering
his services at $1,000 a year. The
Duponts engaged him and the
next year raised him to $4,000 a
year, because they must have
recognized that here was a most
unusual youngster. Later, he
was to make them billions of
dollars in General Motors stock.
Arnold Grant took me up to
the 80th floor of the Empire
State Building, pointed to one
of the walnut walls in the exec
utive suite. ION that wall once
were three framed checks which
Mr.. Raskob enjoyed showing to
Evening star., 1955-07-11
Pruvdu Gets Bid to Cover
Shakespeare Festival in u. S.

STRATFORD, Conn. July II
R.-Pravda has been invited to
send a correspondent to cover
the opening of the American
Shakespeare Festival Theate1
tomorrow night.
But because Stratford is of
limits to Russian nationals the
United States State Department
may have to decide whether the
invitation can be used.
The invitation was made last
week by the Bridgeport Sunday
Herald, a Connecticut weekly
newspaper, which said it was
made as a gesture of good will.
The paper said yesterday il
had received a reply from Dep.
uty Editor rim Chief Zhukov. say
ing the invitation arrived toe
late for the paper to send 6
writer from Moscow, but that i
had instructed it's New York rep.
resentative, Eseenii Litoshko, tt
attend.
Mr.. Litoshko told the Herale
he had asked the State Depart
ment for a travel pass through
the Russian Embassy in Wash
ington.
The State Department ii
Washington reported 1t had no
received the request.
The Herald said it had asket
Representative Morano. Repub
lican of Connecticut. to help Mr.
Litoshko obtain limited permit
II asked the State Department
to consider this request" Mr.
Morane said last night. "And
if it did not imperial nationa
security, that a limited pas
could be granted, and if so i
would contribute to a lessenini
of tension in the cold war"
Mr.. Morane added that com
parable restrictions on our cor
Evening star., 1955-07-11

respondents in Russia" might be
lifted as q result. Travel was
restricted to Russians in the
United States earlier this year.
The restrictions were patterned
after those on Americans in
Russia.
The Shakespeare Festival
Theater, similar to one in Can
ada, will devote itself to the
classics Of the theater.
It's first production will be
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar"
Evening star., 1955-07-11
TWO BOLTS STRIKE
OLD ADAGE, TOO

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. R.-
John Flynn says he doesn't
believe the old adage about
lightning.
Lightning struck his house
yesterday and tore a hole in
the roof.
A few minutes later, a Sec
ond bolt struck a power line
leading to his attic and
caused further damage to
the house.
Evening star., 1955-07-11

visitors. The first check was for
1000. made out 10 Raskob by
Alfred Sloan. It was dated 1926.
Raskob won it when he bet
Sloan that General Motors stock
would pass the 500 mark. The
next check was for $4,000 a year
later. He'd bet Sloan General
Motors would pass $50 a share.
The third check was also for
81. 900. Raskob's prediction that
the stock would cross $500 a
share had been verified. Below
Evening star., 1955-07-11

brought along his own statisti-
clan. Bob Young. The same Rob-
ert Young who is now the con-
trolling genius of the New Yczk
Central Railroad.
Maybe" chuckled Grant. II
I sit here long enough. perhaps
some Of this golden atmosphers
viii rub on on me-"
Evening star., 1955-07-11
ADeoHsA Deal

Celeste Holm was refused a
working permit for the British
production Of 'Rosalinda." Two
stars-Joan Fontaine and Van
Johnson-were OK. they said.
but not three. But Celeste says
a deal is a deal, and the producers
will have to pay her salary-or
else!
Audrey Hepburn, highest paid
actress in the world-$350. geo for
war and Peace"-also ranks
among the lowest paid. For her
two English pictures for ABC.
she'll receive not so grand total
of $500.
Gregory Peck is forming his
own picture company with Sy
Bartlett, who is due here any
day from Europe The press
in Paris is very disappointed with
Robert Mitchum's normal be-
havior. They follow him around
expecting him to do something
sensational, and Bob wishes
they'd all leave him in peace -.
The James Masons' baby son is
IA days old, and they still
haven't given him a name. I love
that remarkably not call him
Seattle to match sister Portland?
Orson Welles will soon an
nounce "a TV show for CBS-a
dramatic anthology, to be filmed
in England. Mary Martins
next Broadway play will be "A
Clearing in the Woods"
II Il n + S
Rita Gam and Rod Steiger are
so in love. And Steve Coch-
ran tells me that the pretty girl
he's escorting around town is
his 12-year-old daughter.
Gene Kelly has first call for
1.-THE Ted tIs Everybody Hap
py?) Lewis Story"-they look a
lot alike. Corinne Calvet'S
past hard to handle" reputation
on the sets isn't helping her
now. Farley Granger. who
says he emptied all his bank ac-
counts and piggy banks to buy
his contract from Sam Goldwyn,
plans to start refilling them
again with work.
Bob Hope can, think of more
places to stage benefits fer char
ity. He's planning a golf match
in Austria to help the under
privileged kids there. And be-
cause of the great success of his
"Seven Little Foys," which his
press agent tells me I haven't
mentioned enough-say Mack,
you're the press agent. I'm tne
member of the appreciative audi
ence who said it was the best
picture Bob ever made. What
does this P. A. want-blood? :?
Evening star., 1955-07-11

the three checks was this: Have
faith in General Motors
Raskob. who made his close
friend. the late Al Smith, presi-
dent Of his Empire State hold
ing company. was a brilliant
financial statistician for the Du
Points.
When he moved into the EN-
Ipire State Building. Raskob
Evening star., 1955-09-17

exhilaration In its handling Of
space, and that when skillfully
done. this creative use OF the
third dimension adds to the total
liveability of the house.
6. Appearance. There is wide
variation possible in this item,
granting that each architect viii
adopt an individual approach to
his design problem. Simplicity
Of lines. honest use of materials,
and careful proportioning of
mass and detail are essential to
any high quality design. A resi-
dence that has stone veneer cas-
ually placed on the street front
only can not make up with a
more expensive material what it
may lack in good proportioning
and well-studded detail.
:. Kitchens and Baths. These
rooms are becoming of major
Importance in the house design
and are absorbing large shares
of the total square foot area than
in recent years. Modern kitchen
and bath equipment will add
considerably to the value of the
property and. if attractively
and efficiently planned, will con-
tribute a great deal to the fam
ily's enjoyment of the house.
8. Materials. This is a broad
and inclusive subject and de-
serves more ample coverage than
possible in a general survey. The
question of what materials are
best for the purpose ranks
Evening star., 1955-09-17

very carefully. Your family will
depend on the mechanical sys-
tenn for heat in the winter. and
possibly cooling in the summer,
and all year round for sufficient
hot water for bathing. cooking.
and washing purposes.
You will depend on your elec-
trical layout and wiring for the
continuous operation Of kitchen
refrigeration and freezer. for
illumination. radio and television
entertainment. and for appli-
ances such as washing and dry
ing machines, pressing irons.
ventilating fans. and air condi-
tioning units. The uninterrupted
and efiicient operation Of your
plumbing system is vital to the
famiiy's health and happiness.
You cannot be too careful
about obtaining the best me-
chanical systems possible in the
budget you have established.
Evening star., 1955-09-17
Architect Lists 10 Points
For Buyer to Study

planning. Ideally, the landscape
architect should work closely
with the architect and a long
range planting and ground plan
designed for the ultimate de-
velopment of the property.
Keep Those Trees
II the lot Of your choice has
an existing growth of trees that
are sound, every effort should
be made to preserve them to
enhance the beauty Of your
house. Where the topography
has characteristics of a natural
grade change. the planning of
the house should be carefully
related to this condition. A house
Iof split-level design is generally
Iunsuited to a fiat piece of land
and by the same token, a one
level house is difficult to locate
on a sloped terrain. One should
TRY to take advantage of the
natural characteristics of the
lot. remembering that it takes
many, many years to grow fine
trees. and that a house plan
cannot be successful unless 1t
lis directly related to its site.
A good site plan should pro-
vide privacy for outdoor living,
by carefully locating gardens.
terraces and window areas.
4. Orientation. The arrange
ment and location of the prin-
cipal areas of the house should
be considered relative to the posi-
ton of the sun and prevailing
winds. Where a terrace is in
volved. a due west exposure may
prohibit complete enjoyment of