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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
AT PRESS CLUB DINNER
Militarists Are Scored
By Senator Smith

Communists have not made
an attempt to take Quemoy
and Matsu. although April Is
has come and gone, Mrs. Smith
asserted:
Here is demonstrative proof
of the wisdom and knowledge
of the President. He disagreed
with the militarists who were
making predictions. Time has
proved he was right and the
militarists wrong"
This was an obvious refer
ence to widely published re-
ports quoting Admiral Robert
B. Carney. Chef of Naval OPP
erations, as predicting a Chi
nese Communist attack on the
two islands by mid-April.
Il am weary of the Quemoy-
Matsu situation being made a
political football" the Maine
Senator declared. II do not
mean that the President is
immune to criticism from po-
litical opponents, or that mill
tarists are barred from making
vigorous suggestions and rec
concentrations to him.
But DO mean that this is
no time for politics under the
guise Of patriotism on the part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
EXCLUSIVELY
YOURS
Norwegions to Celebrate
Golden Jubilee of Kinq
By BETTY BEALE

With their party tonight fer
Vice President and Mrs. Nixon.
the dean of the diplomatic
corps. Norwegian Ambassador
and Mime. Morgenstierne, will
be getting in tune for their
country's biggest celebration in
history. Norway will pull all
stops this summer to mark the
golden jubilee of King Haakon
VII. The Morgenstiernes are
leaving here June 8 to take in
the celebration.
In an age OF many weak
rulers and topping crowns.
Haakon stands out as a shin
ing example Of kingly success.
Possibly because he was chosen
king by popular election.
In 1905 Norway obtained its
independence from the royal
union of Norway and Sweden
and asked Prince Charles of
Denmark to become King of
Norway. He chose the name
of Haakon because there had
been six King Haakons before
him, including Haakon the
Good. He, himself. has been
such a wonderful ruler for
whole half century that he will
undoubtedly go down in his
story as Haakon the Great.
Back in that same year 1905
a young Norwegian by the
name of Wilhelm Munthe de
Morgenstierne was graduated
from the University of Oslo.
Soon afterwards he Joined his
country's diplomatic service
and by 1915 he was sashaying
around Washington as a young
attache. The amazing thing
is That ne has remained as
Norwegian as he is after As
years service in America.
So Ambassador Morgen-
Stierne goes back for two cele-
brations-his kings and his
university's. The former will
occasion the first state visit of
Elizabeth II and the Duke of
Edinburgh outside of the Brit
ish Empire. The most exciting
royal couple of all will 90 to
Norway for the customary four
days of formalities in the lat
ter part of June.
The entire Morgenstierne
family will be in Norway in
time for the British visit.
Their youngest daughter. Sol
veig, will have been graduated
from Holton-Ar by then.
They're taking over new
Mercury car and they've rent
ed a summer house right on
the Oslo Fjord. They'll stay
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over there until after the week
long celebration by the Uni.
versity of Oslo in September.
incidentally. Marjorie Post.
who visited King Haakon last
summer. has sent him a jubi.
lee present via the Embassy.
It's a beautiful gold picture
frame with the kings crest on
1t.
IF WELFARE SECRETARY
OVERTA CULP HOBBY was
holding her head extra high
last night at her party for
the editors. it's understands
Bile. The Houston Post, by the
Audit Bureau of Calculations
figures this past month, is now
the biggest paper in Texas.
When Oveta went up to visit
Mike and Fleur Cowles at their
Connecticut home a couple Of
week ends ago, without any
advance warning, she found
tackled up on the door of her :
room the page from the Hous-
ton Post that broke the news
to its readers.
IF YOU CAN TAKE the
Georgetown Garden Tour to-
morrow and notice those little
grape" or cherry" tomatoes
cropping up along hedges.
chalk them up to Washing
tons favorite pursuit-the
cocktail party. Margaret Saw
yer, chairman of this years
tour, discovered their practi-
cality at her Weston (Conn.)
place and has been spreading
the word. The Ned Murdocks
planted them around their
flagstone terrace so when they
serve their guests cocktails. all
they have to pass is mayon-
naise or salt and the guests
pick their own hors d'oeuvres
fresh from the vine. must
say this makes more sense for
garden planting in Washing
ton than anything I've heard
yet.
BACKSTAIRS AT THE
WHITE HOUSE: When the
White House needs a new
servant it can't advertise. But
out of the blue when the Fill
Pine cook got sick this winter.
a Czech chef applied. He filled
the bill fine, so nary a ripple
was caused. But neither he
nor Mrs. Walker, the house,
keeper, can be blamed for
those fishless meals served in
See BEALE, Page B-A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
BY ISABELLE SHELTON

Senator Margaret Chase
Smith of Maine. last night de-
nounced "militarists and
politically motivated groups"
who, she said. were trying to
pressure President Eisenhower
into their view on the defense
of the Quemoy and Matsu
Islands.
The Maine Republican ad-
dressed a Women's National
Press Club dinner for men,
bers of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors at the
Hotel Statler.
Only President Eisenhower
has the "objectivity and free
dom from future political am
billions for making a nom
political decision" on the de-
tense of Quemoy and Matsu,
Mrs. Smith declared.
This is no time for militar-
istic badgering of the civilian
head of the Government nor
for making political hay on
such a vital 1855 national Sc
curity issue. with partisan
speeches aimed at the 1856
political campaign" she added.
Noting that the Chinese
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Of civilians and I do mean that
it is not for militarists on the
other side to usurp policy
making power. Their mission
Is to carry out the policies
of the President, not to form
ulate them"
Points to Victory
The decision on Quemoy and
Matsu is properly that of the
President, not only constitu-
tionally but also from prac-
tical standpoint" Mrs. Smith
commended. There is no Rep
resentative or Senator who
knows as much about the facts
and conditions surrounding
the controversy.
Il ask you: Is there anyone
who could match the military
genius of Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, the man who led us to.
victory in World War II?"
Mrs. Smith, who recently
returned from a trip around
the world, also had some OBJ
servations to make on other
sections Of the globe.
She urged acceptance of
Spain into NATO without fur
ther delay, and the concentra-
ton of United States aid ION
such countries as Spain and
Turkey instead of gambling
that aid with such questions
marks as Yugoslavia."
1T would be wise for our
aid to be made on the BUSH
nesslike basis of loans instead
See SMITH, Page B.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
TO-DAY %R''SoczE1Y
AUTOMATICALLY SPEAKING
Spanish Embassy Party
Stars Dancer Escudero

the Peruvian Ambassador and
Sonora de Berckemeyer, MI
and Mrs. Charles Willis. the
Italian Minister and Signora
Luciolli and the Assistant Sec
rotary Of State and Mrs. Sam
Waugh.
Later, the ballroom was
cleared for dancing by the
younger set - among them
Cynthia and Molly Makins. the
Ambassadors daughter, Mer-
cedes. and the guest of honor's
daughter. Neni de Cavestany.
An interesting tidbit picked
up during the evening: The
Marquesa of Villaverde CFran-
cos daughter) and her hus-
band will make a second trip
to the United States around
July.
Coffee Party
Senhora de Esteves Fer
nandes, wife of the Ambassa-
dor from Portugal. was hon.
ored yesterday at a coffee
party at st. AIMS Infant
Home. The party was given by
the Seton Guild Of Washington.
The Portuguese envoy'S wife
has turned over the Embassy
to the Seton Guild for their
annual Embarrassing project
a bazaar called the Festival
of Nations" which will be held
on June 4.
A number of the honoree's
friends from the diplomatic
colony were at the tea and
were taken on a tour of the
home.
They included Signora Bro
sio, wife of the Italian Am
bassador; Sonora de Cruz
Salazar, wife of the Guate-
malan Ambassador; Sonora de
Zuleta- Angel, wife Of the Co
lombian Ambassador; Mrs.
Bruno Werner, wife of the
Cultural Counselor of the Ger
man Diplomatic Mission, and
Nine. Thors. wife of the Min
lister from Iceland. Mrs. Bourke
Hickenlooper was also invited
to attend.
Travelling Ambassador
Australian Ambassador Sir
Percy Spender's wit and charm
makes him very much in de-
mand as a speaker.
He leaves today for New
York, where he will be guest
speaker at the st. Georges
Day Dinner.
Next Wednesday he will adj
dress a seminar Of Methodist
ministers at the. Hotel Statler
on Australian leadership and
World Peace" The next day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

Chalk up another smashing
success for Spanish Ambassa-
dor Arielza and his wife. the
Countess of Motrico.
At their swish black tie buff
fet supper last night in honor
of the Spanish Minister OF
Agriculture and Sonora de Ca
vestany. they had none other
than Escudero, the greatest Of
SPANS flamenco dancers, to
entertain their guests.
The famous 67-year-old artist
and his encourage of dancers.
guitarists and singers presented
seven numbers and encores-
but the climactic performance
Of the evening came from the
A m b q ssa doris 7-year-old
daughter, Christina.
With the ease of a Shirley
Temple, little Christina joined
the troupe during the finale,
clapping and clicking her heels
like a pro. Then, with a little
encouragement from the audi
ence. she did a completely
spontaneous solo dance.
The "oles" from the audience
would have warmed any per-
formers heart-and there was
no doubt that Christina loved
every minute Of it, especially
when the old master took a
bow with the curly-headed
little girl.
There's something about
Spanish Embassy parties that
makes people turn out in their
best bib and tucker. Nearly
all the ladies were in long,
elegant evening dresses-a
rare sight since the advent of
the short dinner dress.
Guests dined at small tables
set up in the courtyard around
the fountain. The menu read
as follows: Sherry consomme.
salmon Madrid. lobster Mos
kowa. roast beef, York ham.
chicken supreme. fois gras
belle vue. strawberry ice cream.
chocolate cake and coffee
eclair.
Among those enjoying the
lavish food, wines and enter
tainment were the Uruguyan
Ambassador and Sonora de
Mora, the Turkish Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Erkin. the Co
lombian Ambassador and Sem
ora de Zuleta-Angel, former
Ambassador and Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len Dulles. Justice and Mrs.
Harold Burton. Mrs. Morris
Cafritz. the Danish AmbaSsa-
dor and Nine. de Kaufman,
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he goes to Winchester for the
Apple Blossom Festival.
On May 5, Sir. Percy will
address the English Speaking
Union at a dinner at the Yale
Club in New York and on the
same evening he will speak at
Town Hall on the Colombo
Plan.
Then he goes to Richmond.
KY, on May IL to speak at
Eastern Kentucky State Col
lege.
Lady Spender. who has Just
returned from two months in
Australia, will accompany the
Ambassador on these various
trips.
Indonesian Tea
Nine. Notowidigdo, wife Of
the Indonesian Ambassador.
entertained some 200 women
yesterday at a tea marking
Kartini Day.
This annual holiday COM
memorates the birth of Raden
Adjeng Kartini. an Indonesian
woman who paved the way for
equal rights for women in her
country.
Loss to Fairfax
When the Arthur Gartliners
leave in May for Karachi.
Pakistan, where Mr.. Gardiner
will be counselor of embassy,
Fairfax County will lose a
prominent community leader.
Mrs. Gardiner for the past
two years has been the health
educator for the Fairfax Coun-
ty Health Department and
executive secretary of the Lay
Health Association, an agency
of the Community Chest of
Fairfax County and Falls
Church.
Tentative Gardiner plans are
that the diplomat will fly to
Pakistan in mid-May while
Mrs. Gardiner and the four
children follow later by boat.
They plan to see Paris, Rome,
Cairo and other points before
arriving in Pakistan.
The young GARDENERS will
return to their respective
schools in the States next Sep
TENDER.
Coming and Going
The Freddy Merrils, who
leave Monday morning where
he will join the embassy staff
in Paris, are going through a
round of parties before their
departure the Ebert
Mathews, back from several
years overseas, have just
bought a house in George
town on o street :. Mrs.
Burke Wilkinson, whose auth
or-husband is now with the
State Department, has just re-
turned from a months trip to
Italy the Syrian Embassy
has new counselor. DR.. Jow-
dat Multi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-22
Alumnoe Meeting

The spring meeting of the
Washington alumnae chapter
of Pi Kappa Sigma will be
held at 3 o'clock Sunday at
the home of Lois Landes, 1405
Larchmont drive, Falls Church.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-10-21

11r and Nj NJ r Waits ot
Hattpn we're. called ~ Connects
cut ID attend t.e funeral Of Mrs
Watts aunt
A L Thacker is wsitln his
brothers and SISTERS in Stanton.
Wayresboro ard stuarts Draft
Dr and mrs VI f Moody and
MI and Mrs Gavin Harrison
VISITED at Colonial Beach and IA
Richmond last Sunday
Mr. and Ms John Warmer and
Janet OF FarmWlle. were week END
guests at Hatton IL the home ot
MI and n1 q n Tapscoyl aTr
and Mrs L d b anatord of Gem
tenary we Dinner auo on
Sunday III The Tap cot hone
Arthur Lee Thaexcr spent tir
week end with his mother Arr
Emma Lou Thacker
NJ IS r O Plppu IS visiting her
sou Nolen Pippln At Hopeweil fol
several weeks
MI and W. Ray Repass u
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07

Under the plan, IVA would issue
bonds backed by its own earning
capacity bonds. 1t would
sell these to investors and use the
money to build power plants and
transmission lines. 1t wouldn't need
to wheedle funds from reluctant
Congress.
u. S. taxpayers have invested
almost $1,000 million in IVA pow
err since the agency was formed in
1888. II has already paid back $1O1
million The big investments have
come in recent years. So have the
big repayments-$20 million 1853
Sd, for example. IVA Chairman
Herbert Vogel has scheduled a $50
million repayment this year.
In 1913; Congress told IVA it
wanted these power investments back
in 40 years. Money that Congress
gave IVA to build plant in 1886
should be paid back in 1875. Money
advanced in 1866 should be paid back
by 1895. And so forth.
Thus, IVA must net 21a%o a year
on the average deprecated value of
its power facilities that year. 1t has
done much better than that-4%.
Hence, it's way ahead on its repay
ments to the u S. treasury.
Last year was dry in the valley,
and IVA had to rely more on it's
steam plants, less on it's dams. Even
so, it made 3 ". Vogel thinks IVA
will net a " % this year. These excess
IVA says, amount to
more than what it's federal income
axes would be if it were a private
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07
First They Marched Up the
Aisle and Then Back
Down Again

The legislature was greeted in Hell
ena by four inches of snow and 10
below zero weather, but the weather
hardly presages the temperature of
the session. A Democratic pre-caucus
caucus caused some CONSERVATION
within the ranks, but no outward
damage is noticeable, tho some
wounds are recorded.
Committees have marched up the
aisles and marched down again and
escorted important people In and out
of the two houses, so formalities be-
ing over, legislating can begin in
earnest.
Bill Pilgeram was honored, if sur
prised to get the post as Chief Clerk.
Bill had campaigned for Sergeant
alarms. Horace Casey was also cam
paigning for that post and there
were at least three in the field for
Chief Clerk. Pilgeram would have
beat Casey for Sergeant-at-Arms, so
Several ticklish points were taken
care of by giving the Chief Clerks
job to Pilgeram and the Sergeant
alarms to Casey. Two of the candi-
dates for Chief Clerk got assistants
posts. the third would not accept a
place in that office. Everyone seems
reasonably happy with the outcome.
i. x
Leroy Anderson CD Pondera, will
be minority floor leader in the SEN
ate. He already has his desk lined |
with books-codes, ETC., and he says
he knows how to use them when nee
essary Charley Mahoney (R-Gar-
field piles his books under his desk.
Charley never puts his feet under
his desk anyhow.
Oscar Nesvig (D-Wibaux) came to
the session against the advice of his
doctor, his family and his friends.
He needed help to take the oath of
office Senator Nesvig suffered a
heart attack this fall and then had
pneumonia and is not at all well yet.
George O'Connor who served last
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07

The Mississippi Power and Light
Company is wholly-owned and con-
trolled subsidiary of the Middle
South Company headed by Edgar
Dixon, and the Mississippi Power
Company is a wholly-owned and
controlled subsidiary of the South
ern Company, headed by Eugene
Yates-both of the Dixon Yates
concerns are New York holding
companies
APPA also pointed out that there
is no connection between the Dixon
Yates proposed Mississippi Valley
Generating Company power and ma
tional defense effort. Two previous
power contracts, with Electric En-
ergy, Inc, and Ohio Valley Electric
Company were contracted without
competitive bidding by the Atomic
Energy Commission for electric en-
ergy direct to Acc installation in a
period of national emergency.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07
Social Security Beneficiaries
Doubles In 4 Years

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf The
number of old-age and survivors, in
surance beneficiaries increased spec
tacularly during the four-year period
following enactment of the 1850
amendments to the Social Security
Act, it was reported by the U. S. De-
partment of Health, Education, and
Welfare.
By the end of August, 1854, Go
million persons were receiving month
ly benefits more than double the
number in August, 1850.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07
labor Fights 10 Step
alWoEkV law In MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md. The united
forces of organized labor opened an
all out drive to block passage in the
1855 Maryland legislature of phony
s'right-to-work' law
Led by the Baltimore Federation of
Labor and the Maryland-District of
Columbia State Federation of Labor,
the unions won an important ally
when Speaker John c. Luber of the
Maryland House of Delegates tele-
graphed his pledge to oppose the
proposed union-wrecking bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07

Yates site He said that Alton Bryant,
University Provost received tele-
phone calls questioning the pro-
priety of his testimony. The callers
implied that the University would
not receive contributions for con-
struction of an airport in conjunction
with the engineering school. Later,
Bryant told the St. Louis POST
DISPATCH that some of the calls
were made by executives of the Mis-
sissippi Power and Light Company.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07
VIVA T DO YOU THINK
session: II do not think the Governor
meant what it sounded like he said"
BY GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

session: II do not think the Governor
! meant what 1t sounded like he said. :
Senator Leroy Anderson (D-Pon-
dera) The Governor in his message
said he was Surprised over the re-
quests for General Fund appropria-
t1ons to the State Public School
Equalization Fund for the biennium
and the request for the University
Units. The governor shouldn't have
been Surprised" at the request for
the University Units She sat on the
Board of Education when they APP
proved that budget request almost
five months ago-and as a matter of
fact, he voted for it. Nor should he
have been surprised at the request
for the equalization fund, if he is
even remotely aware of the vastly
increasing school population. It takes
about two million dollars additional
each biennium just to meet this in
creased load-even if school costs
stayed which they don't. Sure
ly no one contends that Montana is
overpaying its teachers. Lights, heat,
Montana Power Gas, Mountain States
Telephones, and all the rest-they
all go up for schools even as they
do for you and me.
We agree that there should be NO
PRIVILEGE for any indi-
vidual, group or corporation, though
there are many on my side of the
aisle VINO will question that all the
Committee recommends
tons for Highway Financing, en-
dorsed by the governor, meets this
About inequalities in taxation-I
vas interested because we have been
discussing these and similar facts as
ong as I've been in the legislature.
When Governor Aronson was in the
Senate he voted against any legisla-
ion to correct these evils.
Senator Andrew Dahl (D-Sheri-
LAM: Definitely if we are going to
ave progress in this state we should
include public power in any water |
'olicy program, and | would like
o have had the Governor include his
rogram for power development as
yell as how we can further strengthen
ur REA and our RITA program. We
ave the greatest water potential in
he United States, but the Governor
mitted any mention of power de-
elopment from our water potential"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1955-01-07
American Public Power Association
American Public Power Association
Asks Investigation of Attempted Preserving
OF Witness on Dixon Yates Deal

By SAM PORTWNE National Rural Electric Coop
WASHINGTON, d. C.--Citzens for IVA asked Securities
and Exchange Commission deny approval of the
financing plan for its Mississippi Valley Generating Com
last week The citizens group
requested Tennessee Governor Frank Clement and the Ten
nessee Legislature to consideration to feasible and
constitutional of prohibiting the importation
Dixon Yates power the Mississippi River West
Memphis Ark, to Memphis, Tenn.