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mittee which would merge all fund
drives in the city.

01AFCS LII CAAS ClLys
Endorsed the Mcmillan bill
which would transfer the six In
terror Department swimming pools
here to the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict Commissioners and allow
them to be operated as segregated
pools. Interior will open the pools
this week on an nter-racial basis.
Voted approval of q pending
bill which would order the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission to purchase q half
acre site at South Dakota avenue
and Taylor streets NE. for q park
site. thus preventing the present
owner from seeking re-zoning to
put up row houses and q CONNER
cial development.
More Supervisors Asked.
Asked q substantial increase in
the number Of playground super
visors In the Recreation Depart
ment so that facilities could be
opened longer hours and play
grounds without supervisors could
have them.
Asked the Commissioners to re-
lieve home owners Of the expense
of paying for repairs to water
pipes which may break in the
street in front Of their property.
Endorsed q House Approrpria-
tions Committee report ordering
the Commissioners to make q
study of the personal use Of Dis
tricts by District government en-
ployes.
Adopted q resolution asking
that the personal property tax be
abolished; that the real property
tax be returned to 81 per 500 in
stead Of $2.15, and that the Fed
eral Government assume payment
Of 40 per cent of the District
budget.
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Drenched Area Extends
From Texas to Ohio
Ry the Assoriated Pres


Many cities from Texas to Ohio
yesterday received their worst
June drenching in years.
Chicago had 400 inches of rain
in "a hours; Indianapolis. 2.15
inches in six hours, and Lansing,
Mich, 2.49 inches in "a hours.
Forecasters said q belt Of thick
thunderclouds extended from Gal
weston north through Arkansas,
Mississippi. Western Tennessee.
Western Kentucky, Southern Illi-
nois. most of Indiana, all Of Ohio
and Western Pennsylvania. Show
ers also spread across most OF
Pennsylvania, Western New York
and up into New England.
Chicago's rainfall was the heavi-
est on record for June. Thousands
of Easements and scores of via
ducts were flooded. A Catholic
nun was electrocuted in q flooded
basement.
Unseasonal cold and snow hit
the Rocky Mountains. Lander
Wyo., had 6 inches Of snow on the
ground yesterday morning Big
Piuey, Wyo., had a low tempera-
ture reading of 81 degrees and
Butte, Mont. %. Bismark, N. D.
had % and Land o Lakes, Wis.
"a.
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Federation
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on the request. but referred the
matter to its executive board for
action. 1t did ask Mr.. Walsh to
submit a financial statement.
Mr.. Walsh told reporters he
considered the Federation had
preached the contract and that he
was removing the Official organ
of the Federation" from the mast
head. He said he had submitted
the request as a formality and no
longer considered that he had any
connection with the civic group.
He said he would submit the
financial report requested.
Paper to Garry Statement.
Tomorrow's issue of the monthly
newspaper will carry a statement
of his side Of the story. Mr.. Walsh
said.
Il plan to continue the Citizen
as a newspaper of civic interest
covering broader scope" he said.
1T may be that the publication
will suspend during the quiet sum-
mer months and reorganize for
resumption in the fall"
Mr.. Walsh said the contract had
been preached when Herbert p.
Leeman. president Of the fedora
ton. refused to allow him to at
tend q meeting of the federation's
publications committee on May 26,
Mr.. Walsh then wrote his letter
and gave it to the committee.
Leeman Upholds Committee.
Mr.. Leeman commented later
that the publications committee
was within its rights in meeting
without Mr.. Walsh since he was
not a committee member. He said
he would call meeting of the
executive board early this week
to consider what to do.
Mr.. Walsh said the Citizen is
owned, controlled and published"
by himself and the Federation has
no interest in the business. He
said he was the majority stock
holder and that the corporation
represented an investment of
about $500.
The circulation is about 1000
monthly, he said, with free copies
going to delegates to the FEEDER
alton and the president and Sec
retary Of each member association.
Receives $3.50 q Month.
Under the contract. MIR. Walsh
is allowed $3.50 a month for ex-
penses and after that sum is de-
Quoted, rs per cent of the profits
are given to the Federation.
We've operated in the red
most of the time since the paper
was started in March, 1s47." M.
Walsh said.
In other actions, the Fedora
ton:
Instructed its executive board
to formulate blueprint for a
Citizens Advisory Council which
would sit in with District officials
in preparing the annual budgets.
and recommend to the Commits
sioners that they recognize such
a quasi Official" body.
Silent on Fund Drive.
Passed a resolution stating it
was mot prepared at this time"
to indorse the plan being discussed
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wherever they were strongly
pressed. He waved aside the in
formation that German armor
had arrived at Arnhem.
Felt Supply Was Main Problem.
My old notes on Marshal Mont
gomery's attitude during this crit
ical conference contain these
words: "All that he said reflected
a belief that his main problems
would be supply rather than fight
ing problems and that the chances
Of failure, because of tactical OBJ
stacles. were relatively remote"
Such sublime overconfldence-
which was widespread through the
European theater then-played its
part, along with outright treach-
cry, to seal the result.
We went ahead. with no modifi-
cation of the plan, and the men
who dropped at Arnhem paid the
blood price for the error thus
doubly compounded.
The two American airborne di-
visions, 101st and 82d. dropped in
the southern end Of the corridor.
did their work well, though not
completely. From Eindhoven in
the south to Nijmegen on the
Waal River, they seized and held
the right-of-way over which the
British corps. with the guards
armored division in the van, was
to drive through to the relief OF
the Arnhem force.
But at both ends of this effort
there was bloody hell to pay.
Rockets Stop British Tanks.
In the south, a few German
rocket men had slipped into the
woods confronting Corps
bridgehead on the Escaut Canal.
Their presence was undetected
When the hour came for
Corps to advance, their fire blew
up 13 British tanks. That blocked
the road. The infantry had to
come forward to clear the fore
ground. In this way, a vital "a
hours were lost at the start.
Farther north, the S2d Division,
though taking Ntmegen, could
not seize in time the decisive
bridge across the Waal. Another
precious 48 hours were lost at that
point, and it was not until the
guards armored got to the WAL
that the crossing was forced.
In these three days, the action
Of the German armor at Arnhem
had doomed not only the British
1st Airborne Division, but the
campaign as a whole and the AL
lied hope for a quick ending of
the war.
In the aftermath, Marshal
Montgomery blamed his misfor-
tune on the weather. True, it
turned bad shortly and prevented
air reinforcement. But that was
incidental. The battle had al
ready been lost because of errors
Of omission and commission, and
the betrayal by Christian Linde-
mans, whose part in this great
story has just now come to light
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CONTINUED From First Pageo
Thursday at the District Build
ing. Leaders Of fund-raising
organizations have been urged 70
make known their policy at that
time.
The polio chapters stand was
decided unanimously at q meet
ing OF its executive committee the
day after the merger bid was
made.
Mr.. Seal notified Mr.. Luchs,
that the foundations policy Is
TO hold its own separate drive
for funds 30 long as 1t has the
legal right so to do. and so long
as the board Of trustees Of the
foundation feels that this method
Is essential to raise the funds
necessary to carry on the work
Of the foundation"
BY coincidence. confirmation
of this policy arrived from ma
tional headquarters the day Of
his executive committee meeting,
Mr.. Seal informed The Star last
night. He said he knows Of no
plan for any policy change by the
foundation.
Other Refusals Expected.
The polio drive here this year
raised about 5000. 900.
Mr.. Luchs revealed last night
that he expects negative answers
from "other organizations" in ad-
dition to the polio foundation.
One such answer. 1t was learned
probably will be made by the Dis
trict Cancer Society ut Thursdays
meeting. Or. George II. Rutland
executive director. said his execu-
tive committee will meet Wednes-
day night on the question. but he
added that the national society
already has reafiirmed a policy
of independence and he doubts
that it will be changed.
The American Red Cross. which
has q similar policy. win consider
the matter at Q national board
meeting June 25 and q spokesman
has said this will govern the Dis
trict Chapters action.
Boys Club Answer Awaited.
The Washington Heart Associa-
ton has q committee studying the
question and q report will bs
made in time for the association
to announce its stand at Thurs
days meeting. according to DR.
Bernard J. Walsh. president. DIR
Walsh said association leader.
favor "some type" Of consolida-
ton" but have q feeling the
national health agencies should
be separate. rather than Jumped
in with the Chest and other local
groups.
Another major unit. the Metro
politan Police Boys Club, has not
yet indicated what action 1t will
take. but 1t has maintained strict
independence in the past.
The Arthritis and Rheumatism,
Foundations chapter Is expected
to declare its position Thursday
Ward M. French. chairman, said
the merger proposal "has q lot OF
sense" The chapter has raised
only $4,000 Of . $50. 900 goal this
year and might be benefited by
merger. he said.
MIR. Luchs said it will be UP to
the Thursday meeting to decide
whether to continue despite re-
fusals, or to abandon the merger
plan. He expressed confidence
that the plan will be supported,
however. -... ..
II feel very definitely that de-
spite any refusal to 60 along we
should proceed with this one
drive plan," the committee chair
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Arnhenn
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VCOntlnueu from rlISt FdSc'l
hem-with the loss of 1000 men
and the war dragged on for an
other eight months.
Having involved ourselves in
Holland, and being unwilling and
unable to pull back, what hap
pened there compromised the AL
lied position all along the line.
Supply and fighting forces were
drained from elsewhere in the Eu-
ropean theater during the next
few critical weeks to keep the Hol-
land force alive and going.
Consequently, the chance was
lost - If chance there was - to
mount q decisive effort anywhere
else along the front. Nothing re-
NAMED but tediously to advance
the whole Allied front to the line
Of the Rhine, destroying the Sieg-
fried positions blow by blow.
When the Arnhem attempt is
viewed, therefore, In its historic
light. it is seen that the world
situation pivoted upon what hap
pened to one division.
According to the story Of Col.
Oreste Pinto, former chief of the
Dutch counter-espionage service,
the 1st Airborne Division was de-
feated, much of its force annihi-
lated, and the survivors compelled
to retreat-all because one Dutch
traitor had told the Germans
what was coming and they had
thrown an armored division into
Arnhem.
That much is news. It puts q
baleful gleam on the security ar
rangements attending this cam
paign. How did it happen that
the plan was divulged to any quar-
ter where it might be conveyed to
the enemy, when elsewhere the
project was kept so secret that
even Gen. Bradley. then COM
manding the 18th Army Group, did
not know that the invasion was to
be attempted until part of his
transport was taken from him to
help mount the show in Marshal
Montgomery's area?
It would be good to have the
answer SO that finally there could
be put together the whole amazing
story of this one battle, where at
every pivotal turn, trust outstrips
fiction.
Need Not Have Occurred.
Oddly enough, however, the
miSadventure need not have oc-
CURED. despite the act of treach-
cry which tipped of the Allied
plan and put the Germans in po-
sition to checkmate it.
Thereby hangs another untold
story of whereby the campaign
failed, and so much great cour-
age. risk and hardship were put
at naught.
For the singular fact is that,
well in advance of the operation,
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Strong, the
British ca of SHAEF, had gained
intelligence that the enemy had
moved an armored division into
Arnhem in position to blunt and
beat back the Allied airborne
spearhead.
He Immediately called it to the
attention of 1t. Gen. w. Bedell
Smith, the chief of staff. Fully
alarmed, Gen. Smith discussed it
with Gen. Eisenhower. The latter
was not in position to direct
Marshal Montgomery to modify
his plans. However, he agreed
that Gen. Smith should fly to
Marshal Montgomery's 21st Army
Group headquarters and try to
make the marshal see the light.
The effort was futile. Marshal
Montgomery. at this stage. seems
to have been obsessed with the
belief that the Germans were
quitting the war and would be
content to surrender their arms
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Ethiopia Toxes Buqquqe

Travellers to Ethiopia do not
have to pay duty on their baggage,
but a 3 per cent educational tax
and a l per cent municipality tax
are assessed against it.
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50 Million Cosities q Yeor

Statisticians Of the American
Dental Association estimate that
50 million new dental cavities de-
velop In the teeth Of American
children each year.
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Galveston Is Flooded
By 9-Hour Downpour
OF Up 10 14.21 Inches
by the Assceiefed Press

GALVESTON, Tex, June s.
The biggest rain in so years flood
ed this island resort and port to-
day. Galveston emerged soaked
and muddy-but lucky.
The fiat islands worst drench-
ing since the deadly hurricane of
1900. left no known dead or in
tured. Merchants, busily swabbing
out their stores late today. scaled
down an early estimate of 81 mil
lion damage to about $400. 900.
The rain measured 14.21 inches
on the western edge of town. High
tide at 8:17 am. added to the
flood conditions. The rain was
within IA inch Of the all-time
24-hour record-recorded during
the 1900 storm in which 5000 to
1000 persons died.
Water 3h feet deep was left
standing in the 16-block business
district after nine hours Of wind
driven rain clogged storm sewers.
Business Houses Flooded.
Downtown Galveston's rainfall
was less heavy than that on the
western outskirts-only TT inches.
But that was the downtown areas
heaviest rain in a quarter century.
Nothing moved through the
streets except determined men
wading to work in their shorts.
. Ground floors of all business
houses and many homes were in
undated.
But skies cleared about noon.
BY 8 pm. most of the business
area and paved residential streets
had drained. Business was UNDER
way again in most downtown
stores, although mop and bucket
crews were still busy drying
floors. Most of the business places
which stayed closed were furni-
ture stores. which suffered the
heaviest damage.
There wasn't much danger of
loss Of life. This city of about
$4,000 people is on level ground
on the eastern end of a 30-mile- |
long island. There are few de-
pressions to hold water. A cause
way connects the island with the
Texas coast.
Other Cities Drenched.
The Weather Bureau said the
downpour was q continuation of
torrential rains which flooded |
Brownsville at Texas southern tip |
yesterday. Today seven inches of |
rain fell at Port Arthur, up the
coast from Galveston on the
Louisiana border. The rain was
accompanying 61-mile- hour
winds and did minor property
damage at Port Arthur.
Streets we're flooded briefly at
Beaumont. close to Port Arthur,
after 3.24 inches fell last night
and early today. Heavy rains also
drenched several Louisiana and
Mississippi areas last night and
today. Lake Charles, La, had
almost seven inches.
Galveston's downpour began
about midnight.
Eighteen inches of rain water
covered the airport. Water
stretched from front porch to
front porch in residential areas.
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| home last Thursday evening
Feb. 2, honoring her daughter
Miss Valeeta Grindell, on her l4tf
birthday.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs
Dwight Norris; Mrs. Ruth Nor.
ris; Mr.. Clair Norris; Mr.. anc
Mrs. William Durbin; Mr. Ir.
vim Durbin; Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
Wheeler and sons, Eddie, Russell
and Donnie.
Following the dinner, the group
enjoyed a social evening.
Annie Richards Circle
Annie Richards Mission Circle
of the Baptist Church met last
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. j. S. Matteson. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Howard Temple, pre-
sided. The devotional period was
in charge of Mrs. LaVerne Ogan
Mrs. Homer Van Buskirk plan
ned and introduced the program
which was based on mission work
of the Baptists around the world
Mrs. o. w. Frum reviewed an
article on Displaced Persons from
Esthonia, which was entitled
Il Was A Stranger and Ye Took
Me In"
-Four Years of Austerity in
England and Scotland" was the
subject of a talk by Mrs. S. r.
Sanders. Tour Through Haiti
was reviewed by Mrs. Ray
Beaver. Mrs. R. ]. Langstaff re-
viewed the work in Burma.
Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess assisted by Mrs
Elmer Griffith, Mrs. John Each
es, Mrs. Carl Koch. Mrs. Daisy
Scott, and Mrs. E. w. Morrison
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. r. j. Lang
staff on March 2, at which time
there will be a guest speaker.
Boy Scout Dinner
One hundred seventy-five Boy
Scouts and Cub Scouts met or
Tuesday evening in the First
Methodist Church for a pot-lucl
supper in keeping with National
Boy Scout Week.
The main feature of the even
ing was a movie which wa
brought by Mr.. Gene Hogwood
of Delaware, who is an offices
in this district. Two of the lead
ers in the Boy Scout work il
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The price of admission will be
found in the ad section of the
paper. The funds from this dance
will be turned in for the scholar
ship fund. It is hoped that there
will be a good crowd. Refresh
ments will be sold by the mem
bers of the Senior Class of Rich
wood High School.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. Jennie Grindell entertain
ed with a o'clock dinner in her
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BY MRS. r. J. LANGSTAFF
ATTTMNI BENEFIT DANCE

The Alumni Association of the
Redwood High School is holding
a dance Monday evening, Feb.
IS, in the high school auditor
ium. Both round and square dane
ing will be featured. Mr.. Marvin
Fogt's dance band will play for
the dancing with special music
and caller for the square dane
ing.
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few short streams now 70 the east
coast.
South Korea is the agricultural
part OF the peninsula as divided
arbitrarily at the 38th parallel
in 1945 as a Russo-American mill
tary expedient for the disarming
Of japanese troops. Rice is grown
on every fiat space where irriga-
ton is possible. Thatched farm
houses and green terrances snug
gle in every narrow valley be-
tween the endless lines of folded
hills. Soybeans, hemp. wheat,
barley, and vegetables are culti-
vated in dry fields.
Potential barrier to an inva-
der's progress is the population
itself. South Korea now counts
20 million inhabitants, three
fourths of them on farms. Despite
the mountains that rule out cul-
tivation of most OF the area, that
is more than twice the population
of North Korea. and five times
that of Indiana. comparatively a
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Mountains may dictate the
strategy in war-torn Korea If the
present fighting Is prolonged.
Ranges comparable in height
to the Appalachians cover virtu-
ally all the country. Granite hills
up to $500 feet fold the terrain
of the United States-Sponsored
Republic of Korea-the Indiana
sized southern three-sevenths OF
the peninsular land. They form
"a twisting network of valleys
which Communist North Korean
forces hammering at the capital
Seoul, will naturally follow If they
continue to press their southwark
surge of invasion.
So completely do the rugged
hills crease the Land of Morning
Calm" that rail and highway
routes twist fantastically in con-
Meeting cities and towns.
Adequate Rail System.
Chief transportation artery of
South Korea, for instance, notes
the National Geographic Society,
is the double tracked, standard
gauge railroad running diagon-
ally from Haeju in the northwest
on the violated 38th parallel
boundary through Seoul. Taejon
and Taegu to the southeastern
port of Pusan. From Haeju to
Pusan by way of the cities named
is just about 290 air miles and
400 miles by rail.
This main line and extensive
single-track mileage. mostly OF
standard gauge, gives South Ko-
rea generally adequate railroad
system. New spurs have been con-
structed to mining regions being
developed inland from the east
coast. Ties and rolling stock need
replacement and repair, however,
and skilled operating personnel has
been scarce since the departure
Of the Japanese. who developed
the peninsula from 1905 to 1945.
Highways Are Poor.
South Korea's' highways are
generally poor-a handicap for
mechanical military equipment.
Highway bridges are necessarily
numerous over the many winding
valley streams but are often
washed out by the heavy down.
pours of the summer monsoon
season.
At some time in the ancient
past, natures forces tilted the
s Sou t h W a d-pointing peninsula
Evening star., 1950-06-29

down on the west, or Yellow Sea,
side. and UP on the east. the coast
of the Sea of Japan. AS a result
of this tilt. Korea, although ii
averages $50 miles in width, has
its drainage divide only about Is
miles inland from the east shore
Hence, = the west coast has
partly submerged shore line
marked by countless fjordlike bays
and islands. Yellow Sea tides,
fiuctuating 25 feet and more. have
created broad tidal mud fats
They write the rules for ships of
invasion as they do for ships OF
commerce.
Mountains Slope to Sea.
The east coast, on the othe'
hand, has almost no islands and
a straight. steep shore line
Mountains slope into the sea OF
form narrow sand beaches washed
by clear water. Where rivers fow-
ing west to the Yellow Sea
meander tortuously through sew
eral chains of mountains, only q