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aaa SaaS ...8 ont A. a op The PD WeEee PR | fa 4 Not Now Communist A » * | Lillian H Hellman Says, + By the Associated Frags | \. ; Playwright Yivia Helbpan. yesterday told the House Un. - . ican Activities Committee ot a member of the Com. quunisi, Part “hasnt b wo ” : vA “. The gray-ha usky voice ‘author also refused to answer: all other questions on the 4 grounds to do so might incrimi- peelny oa .mate ber. Miss Hellman, author of “The’ ‘Children’s Hour,” “The Little’ Foxes.” “Che Watch on the; : « Rhine.” and other hits, was’ named as s member of the Red ' “STganization last year by Martin. Berkeley, a screen writer, during | committee hearings in Holly: : ‘wood. Miss. Hellman referred to a letler_sbe sent _the committee’ on Monday, saying she was “most willing 16 answer Al milling. to talk about other r “I have nothing te hide... and there is nothing in my Hfe of which I am ashamed, ” she. wrote. She ' thenexplained_that her , In had told her if she: answere dq questions # sell she would also have to: answer queéstlUns EboUT her, Associa eS, ,tam-Dol willing,” Miss Hell-; man wrate, or in the future, to be ee Psu _ Committee Counce! Frank Tavenner asked if the outbreak of war in Korea had any in- fluence on Miss Hellman’s will ingness to say she was hot a Communit two years ago but unwilling to talk about her prior . Sssociations, , Times-Herald —_ - “No, sir,” she replied. ‘ , { Tavenner asked if she were Wash. P. i { - Fr acquainted with Berkeley dur- ash. Post / Od- 2 - 2 a O- ing her frequent Piromn 18a its to Ho ood from rough 1938. Wash. News She refused ‘to answer and. 136 ‘O, Td igs. porerred to the letier in which. Wash. Scar foe said she would talk about erself if the vstien would — ioe b seneemel dues on her abou © 1 iMUN 18 195% ooMlAY 22 1959 N.Y. Mirror = ____ N.Y. Compass