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This Changing World
Western Europe Becoming Jittery
With Threat of Soviet Aggression

Communists has been gaining con-
siderable ground in Europe. Un-
fortunately. this view is not yet
shared by the administration in
Washington. The Europeans who
in the past were so suspicious of
Germany and Spain. are now more
than willing to include them in
the overall Western defense Sys-
tenn.
Many Western Europeans still
suspect Germany and cordially
hate the Spanish regime. But
they have become keenly aware
that both these countries have
a pool of trained manpower which
is absolutely essential to a sue
cessful defense against aggres-
sion from the east. Germany and
Spain could provide within a
few months, if Washington acted
speedily, no less than half a mil
lion ground forces-the greatest
and most crying need of the At
lantlc pact natlonS.
Last spring at the meeting OF
the Allied military chiefs at The
Hague, a distinguished French
officer stated: IF we won't allow
the Germans to rearm now, we
will soon beg them to"
Urge Policy Be RecaSt.
The time has come, Europeans
believe, for Washington to recaSt
its policies. Unfortunately. while
the members of Congress and the
Pentagon have gone a long way
toward the goal, the State De-
partment and the White House
are still in the frame OF mind
of one year ago when they con-
sidered it would be a blow to
democracy (the theoretical kind
to help in any way nations. which
while willing to fight the Com
munist hordes, had governments
which did not follow the Ameri-
can pattern of democratic gov
ernment.
This was we'll illustrated less
than two months ago when the
offer of the NationalistS in For
mosa to send 10000 or more we'll
trained men to fight in Korea.
was rejected by the State De-
partment. Yet our forces in Ko-
rea are handicapped by a lack
of sufficient ground forces. In
the same way, our political lead
ers have scorned repeated re-
quests from military men and
members of Congress to break
the boycott of Spain and bring
that country into the defense Sys-
tenn of Europe. The State De-
partment has spent much time
and energy to defeat the $780,
100000 loan approved by the
Senate two weeks ago and still
has hopes" to defeat it in con-
ference when the representatives
of the House and the Senate
meet next week.
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dependents should not be induct-
ed under the draft act II they
can show their dependent families
might suffer hardship.
Actual discharges for hardship
Of men already on duty who have
more than three dependentS-in-
cluding National Guardsmen and
reserveS-would be left up to Sec
retaries of the Army, Navy and
Air Force or commanding officers.
The Senate Committee made
one other change in the bill. Al
lowances would date from July l
shortly after the Korean war
started-to cover all men called to
duty since then or in service at
the time.
Originally the administration
suggested that the family allow
ances start September l, but that
they be dated back to cover Au-
gust.
Cost Estimated.
The original administration re-
quest would have cost an eSti-
mated 1924 million for the year
which ends next June 80.
The cost of the Senate bill,
which may be ready for debate
next week, is estimated at $187
million. Both estimates are based
on an assumption that the armed
forces total will climb to 2.5 mil
lion next July /.
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Communication Hub
Al Richie IsChecked
By Defense Officials
BY the Associated Press

Defense officials are making in
spection visits to Camp Ritchie
in connection with the projected
building at that Western Mary
land site of an alternate COM
munications center for use II
aerial attack knocks out the PEN
tagon, it was learned today.
In answer to a reporters ques-
ton, a defense spokesman said
such inspections are being made
from time to time" as are routine
checks on all military construc-
ton projects.
The Defense Department in a
brief announcement July rs. dis
closed the plan to establish what
it described as a supplemental
communications installation"
Used in World War III.
Camp Ritchie, used during
World War II, subsequently was
turned over to the Maryland Ma
tional Guard. However. with the
decision announced last month
steps were taken to reposseSS 1t
for the Federal Government.
The announcement said the in
Stallation would be located at
and nearby" Camp Ritchie, leav-
ing the impression that the project
was of considerable size. 1t added
that decision to locate supple
mental communication facilities
is the result of long-range plan
ming which was begun shortly
after the close of World War II"
This reference recalled that
back in 1916 a committee of the
old Army and Navy Munitions
Board began a broad, prelim-
mary study of the desirability of
placing some key industrial plants
and military headquarters under
ground.
The original study went into the
possible uses of such places as
the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky
and Carlsbad Caverns in New
Mexico, as we'll as the use Of
abandoned mines and QuarrieS.
Subsequent studies by other
agencies involved consideration of
various other locations for critical
war factories and command
posts" in event of an atomic age
blitZ.
JOhnSon's Answer.
In the fall of 1949, Defense
Secretary Johnson. answering
questions by Senator Wiley. Re
publican, of Wisconsin, about de-
centralizing the seat of govern
ment, wrote that:
The questions which you
raise are ones that have been
continuously studied within the
Department Of Defense and more
particularly by the joint chiefs of
staff during the course Of the last
year and a half. and certain def
mite steps have ot<l taken against
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are compelled to Lo"eH mele"'
fight - compelled to night where
he is and he is in South Korea.
So we, like the North Koreans.
are running the precious rice
fields of the South Koreans,
wrecking their cities. towns and
villages, blowing up their bridges,
harborS, roads and railroads, pos
sibly even killing and certainly
rendering homeless some of their
non combatants, men, women
and children.
Resentment Natural.
That is how it is now. 1t will BE-
more so when, having held our
base on the tip of the peninsula,
we begin a successful drive north
ward to dislodge the invaders
from the cities, towns, villages
and fields they have taken. Un-
less some way other than mill
tary reconquest is found for end
ing the war, South Korea will be
a ruined land when it is over.
The South Koreans then will
need to be blessed with an extraor-
binary degree of understanding
if part Of the hatred aroused by
the war is not turned upon us.
1t was SO in some sections of
France at the end of World War
I and again at the end of World
War II. A bitter taste was left
in the mouths of some of the
very people we had freed at ter
rible cost to ourselves. And. Of
course. one of the ironies of our
present relations with Western
Germany is the anger many Ger
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Senators Drop Move
To Release Men Who
Have -Four Dependents
BY the Associotsd Press

Faced by possible loss OF $4,000
seasoned sergeants and corporals.
Senators backtracked today on a
decision to direct the armed forces
to discharge all enlisted person
mel with more than three de-
pendents.
Such a provision was made part
of the bill to allow monthly sup
port payments to wives, children
and parents of enlisted personnel
in the armed services which the
Senate Armed Services Commit :
tee approved Thursday.
Military officers quickly pointed
out, however, that the provision
might cost them as many as 25,-
900 seasoned non-commiSSioned
officers already on duty-some of
them in Korea.
Revised Bill.
So the Senate Committee has
decided to revise it's bill merely
making it the sense of Congress"
that men with more than three
Evening star., 1950-08-19
U.S.Curbs Bank Credit
By Raising Discount
Rate 10 Il Per Cent
BY the Associated Press

The Government has moved to
curb bank credit in a new stop
initiation maneuver.
The step was taken by the Fed
eral Reserve Board last night
when it approved a boost from l n
to 134 per cent in the discount
rate of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York. Such rate changes
usually spread to the rest Of the
Federal Reserve System.
The idea is this: When Federal
Reserve member banks make a
loan on a note, they can get the
money tied up in the loan from a
Federal Reserve Bank, less sum
known as the discount rate. In
creasing the discount rate thus
tends to restrict bank loans.
To Go Into Effect Monday.
The new IA per cent discount
rate is effective Monday. 1t was
approved by the reserve board and
the Federal open market COM
mittee, an inter-agency body, af-
ter loans and holdings of COR
porate and municipal securities
held by reserve member banks rose
by SIS billion within six weeks.
Such an expansion under pres
ent conditions is clearly excessive"
the Reserve Board said in a state
ment.
1t added that it is prepared to
restrain further expansion Of
bank credit, consistent with the
policy of maintaining orderly con-
ditions in the Government securi-
ties market" The board said ad-
ditional legislation to curb credit
may be needed later.
Institutional Limit Raised.
In another related move. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Snyder an
nounced that insurance COM
panies, savings banks and other
institutional investors now may
buy up to $1.1 million worth of
series F and G Government bonds
this year. The former limit was
SlOO, ,UUO.
This will provide the Govern
ment with ready funds without
contributing very much to inf1a-
tionary pressures. Such investors
usually buy Government bonds as
investments to lay aside until they
mature. Commercial banks, by
contrast can Use Government
bonds as the basis for loans, in
flating credit.
Secretary Snyder also an
nounced a big nDw offering Of
Treasury notes. Two series Of
IA per cent. 13-month Treasury
notes will be offered in exchange
for four series of maturing Secur-
tiles totalling $13,750, 100000
Treasury officials said this 10
possibly the biggest refunding
operation in department History.
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CTe aver age SlC
izen of continental Europe be
lieved firmly that the United
States had as inexhauStible re-
sources of manpower as she mas
billions for the economic and nil
itary recovery of Europe.
The setbacks in Korea have
been a shock to most Europeans
with the exception of top-ranking
military and political men who
were aware of American unpre-
paredneSS.
Hoped to Bolster Morale.
Prime Minister Rene Pleven OF
France this week asked Wash
ington to rush five more American
divisions to Europe to build up
barricade against possible So
Wet onslaught. But he was aware
no such forces are available at
the present time. He also knows
that our National Guard and re-
serve units now in training, will
have to be sent to Korea as quick
ly as they are ready. His request
doubtlessly was intended to bolster
the morale of his own people.
The cold fact is that even If by
increasing the military assistance
program by another 81 billion,
we would be able to send large
amounts of equipment to Europe:
there actually is not sufficient
manpower available in the other
Atlantic pact countries to use
it. Nor is there will to fight,
The French mentality. for in
stance, has been summed up by
a keen French observer. Bertrand
de Jouvenel, in these words: The
people of France are willing to
make another sacrifice provided
we are convinced that it is not
useless. We don't ask for even
chances. One in five or one in
ten will suffice. But there must
be at least that ratio of proba-
bility for victory" Under these
conditions. the idea of organizing
the military power of all anti
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will give the West the three years
it estimates as necessary to re-
dress its shocking imbalance of
strength in the places where e
strength counts? I submit there
is no reason so to think.
Western leaders, who first tried
peace by appeasement, and then
switched to peace by strength,
have so far failed on both counts.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1950-08-19
Newspaper Puts
Pennies in Meters
For Overtime Cars
BY the Associaied Press

MEXICO, Mo-. Aug. 19.-The
Mexico Ledger has added a new
service-putting pennies in park
ing meters of overparked cars.
The driver who returns to his
car after expiration of his park
ing time, finds yellow ticket
notifying him that he was over
parked but penny was put in
your meter by the Mexico
Ledger"
And, the card adds:
IF you appreciate this Ledger
service. you can do us favor in
turn: The next time you have any
news, let the Ledger know"
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the contingency OF a destructive
military attack at the seat Of
this government.
The prior establishment Of a
joint command post for the armed
forces and facilities for this COM
mand post are also under study.
However, certain projects il con-
nection with such facilities and
with the command post will re-
quire the appropriation of funds
by the Congress-"
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II lCllOolIlP VI ILAC
people. the
South Koreans,
we seek to liber~
ate from the ag-
greSsion of their
northern cousins.
For it is their
homeland that is
being devastated
and our forces,
land, air and sea
are causing at
least as much Of
the devastation
as the enemy we
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real than than
ever in the past.
w i n S t o n
Churchill's rel
atively reasSur-
ing statement
that We still
have two years
of respite ahead
is being taken
with a grain Of
Salt-it is con-
sidered far too
optimistic.
B fore the
K ore a n war,
Evening star., 1950-08-19
By Constantine BrO,cn

The people of Western Europe
are even more jittery than their
governments. with the threat of
Soviet aggression becoming more
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Tommy ManviIIe's S Sister
Divorces DresseIhuys
BY the Associoted Press

LAS VEGAS. New, Aug. 19.--
Mrs. Lorraine Manville Dressed
huys, sister of oft-married Tommy
Manville, has divorced Cornelius
w. Dresselhuys. former Dutch dip
lomat now at The Hague.
Mrs. Dresselhuys, New York So
cialite, charged cruelty and nom
support. The decree was granted
yesterday. They were married in
1897.
Evening star., 1950-08-19
By LOweH MeHeH

One of the unhappy facts We
have to face concerning the war
in Korea is that We cannot be
certain we are winning the full
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
Stamp Collectors
Can Obtain First
Covers Of Airfeld

The Washington monuments of
Baltimore and Washington flank
a picture of the administration
building at Friendship Interna-
tional Airport in the design of the
special cachet to be used at the
dedication of the Airport on June
"a, Sol Glass, Hutzler Brothers
executive and noted philatelist has
announced. Mr.. Glass is in charge
Of postal arrangements for the
airport dedication committee. The
cachet will be stamped on all first
day covers submitted by collectors.
The monuments symbolic the
two cities in the minds Of travellers
all over the country and were
chosen for the cachet to emphasize
the airport's role as a regional
facility, rather than one-city air.
port, Mr.. Glass explained.
Collectors who wish to obtain
first-day covers should send them
to the Airport Dedication COM
mittee, Room 401, City Hall, Bal
timore 2, with an airmail stamp
affixed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
Forestry Board
Organized At
Recent Meeting

The local County Forestry Board
held an organizational meeting at
the Normandy Farms Restaurant
last week. Under the provisions
of the Forest Conservancy District
Act, local boards are empowered to
promulgate rules for better timber
cutting practices and better wood
land management practices. Con-
servation of the timber resources o
the county is the aim of the board,
which is composed of Lathrop
Smith, Russell Mizell, A. F. Spates,
Spencer Brown and Carl Eager.
The intent of the Act is to pre-
vent soil erosion and to conserve
our natural forest resources by
reasonable cutting practices. Con-
servation of forests means the wise
use of this renewable resource
through proper cutting and logging
practices. In cutting over wood.
lots, care should be exercised to
leave sufficient growing stock. In
this way, gradual progress will be
made to attain the greatest yield
of wood products per acre of land.
The farm woodlot should be treat
ed as any other agricultural crop.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
History Of Local Methodist
Church Dates Back To 1914

Other church officials include Hugh
R. Thompson, treasurer; Mrs.
Hugh Magruder, financial secre-
tary; D. P. Hurley. charge lay
leader; George H. Darby, district
steward and local steward; and
Mrs. Ben Lanier, president of the
w. S. C. S.
Five members of the church
since 1900 are William F. Pretty
man, Miss Daisy Magruder, Mrs.
Rose Dawson, Mrs. R. E. L. Smith,
and Miss Lottie Humphrey. Mr..
Prettyman, whose father and
grandfather were also members of
the church, is chairman of the Of
fetal board. He is Reserve Lay
Member to the Baltimore Annual
Conference and Reserve District
Steward. Miss Magruder is of
inestimable value to the minister
of the church and to the official
board of which she is secretary.
She is also a trustee, communion
steward and teacher of a Sunday
School Class.
Pastors at the church since 1925
have been: the Revs. P. w. John,
i1925-29; Frank A. Tylor, 1929
30; Edwin S. Sheppe, jr., 1925
and John w. Rosenberger, 1936-49.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
County Workers Organize
In Federal Credit Union

Employees of the County Gov
ernment have received their chart
er for a branch Federal Credit
Union through the Bureau of Fed
eral Credit Unions of the Federal
Security Agency, selected slate OF
officers and otherwise completed
e. the organization of the Montgom-
cry Federal Credit Union, it has
been announced.
Elected as members of the Board
of Directors were: John D. Nc
Elroy, clerk to the County Council,
president; Erwin William Buck
lin, Department of Inspection and
Licenses, vice-president; Ben H.
Hall, Personnel Assistant to the
County Manager, Publicity; Mrs.
Dorothy Dozier, Health Depart
ment, treasurer; Mrs. Bernice
Goldstein Grossman, Health De-
partment, secretary; and John D.
Lewis, Department of Public
Works, and Walter K. Matthews,
Finance Department.
Plummer M. Shearin, Assistant
County Attorney; Morgan L. Ten
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
County Council Approves
ST. 429> 900 Sale Of Bonds

Sale of 81, 429 900 worth of bonds
at the lowest interest rate in the
last six year, .e217 per cent, was
approved by Il lie County Council
last week. Suct essful bidder, one
of seven, was H; lsey Stuart e. Co.,
New York. Tote 4 interest cost to
the county over the life of the
bonds will be $A2 1899 according
to Finance Directo Alexander X.
Hancock.
Mr.. Hancock pOiE ted out that the
last county batch Of bonds sold in
1948 had an intere st rate of 2.99
per cent. If this had been the inter-
est rate this week, he said, the
county would pay $1tj0, 900 more for
interest.
The bonds inclu lie $435,000 for
schools, $794,O00 for roads and
100000 for public parking lots in
the Silver Spring b usiness district.
Council President Frederic p. Lee
said the low INTEREST rate was a
reflection of the county's rising
credit rating. He reice lied that only
recently the county Financial rating
has been downgradefl, resulting in
disportionately large intere t
rates.
Also sold last w eek was $780,
900 worth of ceri sificates of in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01

On June Is, 1874, a small group
of persons held the first business
session of the Methodist Church
of Rockville. The newly organized
congregation then became one of
10 churches on what was the
Rockville circuit. An annual
salary of $617, divided into three
parts one for rent, one for feed
and care of the horse, and one for
table expenses, was paid the Rev.
Nelson Head, preacher in charge.
In the summer of 1874, a Sum
day school was started with two
superintendent, six teachers and
20 students. From 1874 to 1865
worship services were held in
church which is still standing, on
Wood Lane between North Adams
and North Washington Streets.
During the Civil War the church
was divided, giving rise nationally
to the Methodist Episcopal Church
North and the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The local church
tried to claim the original church
site and building but lost the case.
Alpheus w. Wilson, an attorney,
who led the fight, then decided to
follow the ministry rather than
law, and became a minister in he
Southern branch of Methodist. >
A new frame church was, then
built on the present site, M2 West
Montgomery Avenue, and the
church on Wood Lane which be-
came a member of the Northern
branch of Methodism, was sold to
Washington Conference COLOR
ed Methodist Church.
Improvements amounting to
$4,000 were made on the new
church in 1924. A fire in 1912
damaged the building so badly a
new structure had to be erected.
The present $4,000 edifice which
was begun in October 1912, was
completed in 1913.
Membership in the church now
totals 476 according to the present
pastor, the Rev. William Wesley
Dodge, who came to the church in
June 1949. A graduate of Ameri-
can University, he received his
B. D. Degree in 1910 from Duke
Divinity School. He, his wife and
daughter live in the parsonage,
built in 1868, at Ill West Jeffer-
son Street, Rockville.
General Superintendent of the
Sunday School is Owings England.
Judge Charles w. Woodward is
lay member of the Annual Confer
ence and steward of the church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01

debte 1ness to the Farmers Bank &
Truss; Co., Rockville, The interest
was | u per cent This was de-
scribed by Mr.. Hancock as very
very excellent"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01

ney, Department of Inspection and
Licenses; and Miss Dorothy V.
Warrington, Personnel Office, were
elected members of the credit COM
mittee, while Mrs. Mary B. Collie,
Office of the County Manager; Alan
Hawkins Dodds, Department Of In
spection and Licenses; and Glen
wood D. King, Finance Depart
ment, were elected members of the
supervising committee.
A Federal Credit Union is a CO.
operative association organized to
promote thrift among it's members
and to accumulate fund from saw
ings for making needed loans to
members for useful purposes at
reasonable rates. Membership in
the County Credit Union is open to
all county employees and to all
employees of the State of Maryland
working in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-06-01
COlOred Farm Women
On Voice of America
Radio Broadcast

Three Maryland colored farm
women and their home demonstra-
ton agent, Miss Ethel L. Bianchi,
appeared on a Voice of America
broadcast from the Department of
the Interior last week. The women
taking part in the program were
Mrs. Pearl Brogden and Mrs. Car
RE Hill of Spencerville and Mrs.
Grace Estep of Norbeck. Miss
Betty Wason, radio broadcaster of
State Departments International
Broadcasting Division handled the
program.
Each woman told the home i'm
provements that have been made
over a ten to fifteen year period
The women also told overseas
neighbors about some of the things
they had learned in their home
makers clubs which had helped
them to beautify their homes.
The Spencerville Homemakers
Club has 80 members and the Nor
beck Club %. Home demonstration
work in the area was first organ
lied in 1882. The next big project
for these clubs will be an intensive
COMMUNICATIVE paintup, cleanup
and Identification campaign. This
will be accompanied by drive to
get more of their neighbors tc
spray DOT or other insecticides or
their screens and about their farms
to help control flies and mosquitoes