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Evening star., 1950-07-19
ny Reyes beech
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star and
the Chicago Daily News

WITH U. S. FORCES ON THE
KOREAN FRONT, July 19.-The
name of an American officer was
used today to urge the American
troops to turn your guns back
against the American murderers
and imperialiSts."
Communist propaganda leaflets
were dropped on the American
lines by low-flying enemy planes.
They bore photograph and what
purported to be the signature of
an American captain.
Headquarters records show that
this officer was taken prisoner
July 5 in the first encounter be-
tween the American and North
Korean forces.
The leaflets were picked up
south of Taejon. former United
States Army headquarters, after
seven YakS few over on a bomb
ing, strafing mission.
Friends of the oath Division of
the American Army" said the text
'of the message, Immediately op-
pose our intervention in the in
ternal affairs of Korea. and
the rest of the prisoners are actu-
ally enjoying absolute security to
live with full respect of personal
rights under the warm protec-
ton of the Peoples Army OF
Korea"
The Associated Press reported
the Korean Communist radio has
listed ia names which it said
were those of American war pris-
oners. The broadcast was re-
corded in Washington by United
States Government monitors.
The Americans were named as
signers of an appeal to other
Americans to get out of Korea
and let the Koreans clear up
their business by themselves"
The ia listed were all described
as members of the Gath United
States Army Division with the ex-
ception of 1st 1t. Donald Sermon,
who was described as a member of
the 9th Fighter Group. 5th Air
Force. No home addresses were
given.
The names. as spelled out by the
monitors from the BROADCAST which
was in the Korean language:
SD Field Artillery-Capt. Am
brose H. Nugent, Pfc. Geoffrey
Sidemore, Pfc. Roger Stephens,
Pfc. Melvin Hits.
oath Division Artillery-Pfc. Ed
ward King, Pvt. Richard Cum
mingS.
21st Infantry Regiment-Pfc.
Evening star., 1950-07-19
Chinese Reds Claim
Pishan IsIets Capture
BY the Assoeiosed Press

pr iS SSSoCt0ieo EISSS
TOKYO, July 19.-The Chinese
Communists today claimed the
capture Sunday of the Pishan
Islets, 100 miles northwest of For
mosa, in an amphibious operation
against the Chinese Nationalist
defenders.
If true. this is the first reported
military action in China's civil
war since President Truman asked
for Nationalist cease-f1re
June 81.
At that time he ordered the
United States 7th Fleet to defend
Formosa from Red invasion and
requested the Nationalists to halt
operation against the Red MAIN
land.
The Peiping radio, monitored
here, asserted that more than 400
Nationalist officers and men were
taken prisoner when the Pishans
fell
The islets are about so miles
off the port of Wenchow CYung-
kia) in Chekiang Province. They
are 230 miles south of Shanghai.
TAPEI, Formosa, July 10 (P.-
Reform of the Kuomintang (Chi-
nese Nationalist Party) will be
discussed at future meeting.
Chang Kai-shek was urged to-
day to revamp the party by 214
members of it's Central Executive
Committee. He delayed any deci-
sion.
A high official said the party
probably would expel members
who had taken refuge abroad.
These include T. v. Soong, BROTH
er-in-law of Chang; H. II. Kung,
brother -in-law of Nine. Chang,
and Sun Fo. son of DR.. Sun Yat-
sen, founder of the Chinese Re-
public.
Evening star., 1950-07-19
Senate Democrats
Delay Discussion Of
Adjournment Plans

Senate Democrats, meeting in
party conference, put off for the
time being discussion of adjourn
ment plans, as they reviewed the
legislative program still awaiting
action.
Majority Leader Lucas said the
conference devoted part of the
morning to hearing a review by
Senator Tydings, Democrat. of
Maryland, of the majority report
he will file in the Senate this
afternoon from the Foreign Rela-
tions Subcommittee denouncing
{ the Mccarthy charges against the
State Department.
Senator Lucas said the Demo-
cratic Senators would call another
conference later to consider the
adjournment question.
Political Bickering Feared.
Some OF the more influential
members still believe the two
/ houses will be in a position to
recess some time in August, sub
J ject to a hurried recall if needed.
Veteran observers at the Capitol
believe that if Congress remains
I here largely for psychological
reasons after it passes all urgent
legislation, the two houses would
become begged down in political
pickering over campaign issues.
AS the Senate Democrats gath
cred this morning the immediate
problem confronting their leaders
was to speed up action on the
omnibus appropriation bill. which
has been slowed down for a week
The big fight of bipartisan
economy bloc to cut 10 per cent
from most domestic items in the
bill may not be reached until the
end of the week, or early next
week.
Majority Leader Lucas told
reporters President Truman is
against the 10 per cent economy
cut, and hopes it will be defeated.
Some Democratic Support.
The 10 per cent amendment has
some Democratic support, how
ever, and is expected to be settled
by a close margin. Although
the Appropriations Committee
trimmed $1.3 billion from the
Presidents estimates before re-
porting out the budget bill, econ
omy advocates say the additional
$500 million that could be saved
by the 10 per cent motion is more
urgently needed for national de-
fense.
When Republican Floor Leader
Wherry Of Nebraska heard the
President is against the economy
amendment. he observed:
"That's the acid test of who
is trying to preserve the solvency
of the country. 1t behooves the
Senate to save every dollar on
non-military items that it can"
Evening star., 1950-07-19
Open Hearing Slated
On Parking Tomorrow

The House District Committee
has scheduled an open hearing for
10 am. tomorrow on the commit
tees investigation of the city's
automobile parking facilities.
At an earlier hearing, Wilmer
Kelley, special committee investi-
gator. made a preliminary report
recommending study of the pos
sibility of underground parking
here.
Evening star., 1950-07-19
Maritime Union to Get
Risk Bonuses in Koreu
BY the Associaied Press

NEW YORK. July 19.-War risk
bonuses in the Korean area will
be paid to members of the CIO-
National Maritime Union under
an agreement with Atlantic and
Gulf Coast shipping companies. g.
The agreement announced yes
terday provides double pay while
in port in specified areas of China
and Korea; $100 if attacked in a
harbor of $125 if the vessel is dam
aged or crewman injured;
$4,000 life insurance for each
seaman and $500 insurance on his
personal effects.
The companies had granted
similar bonus and insurance bene-
fits to CIO-Marine Engineers and
the Administers, Mates and Pi-
lots. according to Frank j. Taylor,
president of the American Mer-
chant Marine Institute which
represents employers.
Evening star., 1950-07-19
SiciIions Flee as Quoke
Shakes MESSING Area
By the Assoeiated Pres,

ROME, July 19.-Panic- stricken
inhabitants fled Messina, Sicily,
today as a violent earthquake
shook the area.
The quake was also reported
across the straits on the Italian
mainland. There were no re-
ports of damage.
A great earthquake at Messina
took $4,000 lives in 1908.
Evening star., 1950-07-19

HOarding is foolish. Despite
the fighting in Korea there is no
immediate prospect of food ration
ing or shortages. Don't hoard.
, 1950-09-27
NOTICE

The undersigned hereby
gives notice to all clients, as
well as to the public in gem
eral, that effective September
80, 1850, it will be necessary
for him to close his law offices
at SO King Street, Frederik-
sted and for the time being
withdraw from the practice of
law in the Virgin Islands. The
foregoing action is rendered
necessary by his decision to
return to duty with the US.
Army for the duration of the
present emergency.
JoHN D. MERWIN
Attorney-at-Law
, 1950-09-27
Sole Of
Municipal Property

No acceptable offer having
been received for the KAISER
four-door Sedan offered for
sale on bids opened August 80,
1850, Reimbursement Of sale
is hereby made. Bid forms are
obtainable from the Depart
ment Of Finance, either in
Christiansted or Frederiksted.
Bids open at the Finance Of
flee in Christiansted at 200
pm. October Is, 1850.
HARRY E. TAYLOR.
Administrator for ST. Croix
, 1950-09-27

The Midcentury White
House Conference on Children
and Youth bases its concern
for children on the primacy Of
spiritual values, democratic
practice, and the dignity and
worth Of every Individual. Ac-
cordingly, the purpose of the
conference shall be to consider
how we can develop in chill.
dren the mental, emotional,
and spiritual qualities essen
tial to individual happiness
and to responsible citizenship.
To do this the conference
shall
cal bring together in disable
form pertinent knowledge re-
lated to the development of
children, and indicate areas
in which further knowledge
is needed;
tbl examine the environ
ment in which children are
growing up, with a view to de-
termining its influence upon
them;
(c) study the ways in which
the home, the school, the
church, welfare agencies and
other social institutions, indi-
vidually and comparatively,
are serving the needs Of chill
dren;
ID formulate, through co.
operative efforts Of laymen
and specialists, proposals for
the Improvement Of parental
e~nvironmental, and institu-
tional influences on children;
lei suggest means whereby
these proposals may be COM
municated to the people and
put into action.
Com. adopts organization plan
The National Committee re-
cognized that in order to make
this a truly representative con
, 1950-09-27
TO Focus on Child's MentuL Enotionol,
And Spirituol Growth end Development
by MELVIN A. CHASER

When President Truman on
August 81, formally issued the
call for the Midcentury White
House Conference on Chill
dren and Youth, more than 2
years of preliminary work
was brought to a head. Plan
ming bodies in nearly all the
States and Territories, leading
citizens and representatives of
diverse national organizations,
and staff members of Federal
departments concerned with
children and youth had pooled
their thinking and the reSourc-
es Of their organizations to
build a foundation on which
this fifth decennial conference
could rise.
A new type Of conferences
The 1850 conference is a
bold venture into new and I'M
charted realms. 1t is tackling
the problems Of child growth
from a new direction; it is a
conference that, in its prepare
tory phase, is enlisting parti-
cipation from Statewide and
community groups. Participa-
ton from individuals in all
walks of life is being sought.
This Midcentury White
House Conference is unique,
too, in that it is not only a con-
ference about and for children
and young people; it is the
first in which youth partici-
patton is an integral part Of
the planning. Not only are
several young people actual
members Of the National Com
mittee, but a special advisory
council on youth participation
is being organized to develop
principles for, and methods of,
participation by young people
in all aspects of the conference
activities, National, State, and
local.
, 1950-09-27

ference a plan Of organization
needed to be worked out that
would provide an opportunity
for the citizens of this country
to- participate.
, 1950-09-27

WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER q, 1850
, 1950-04-28
De Castro Leaves for
N. Y. For Confub
With v. |. Orqs.

Governor de Castro is sche-
duled to leave Washington this
afternoon for New York where
he will meet with the execu.
tive committees Of Virgin Is
lands organizations tomorrow
afternoon.
His Excellency is scheduled
to address a monster rally 81
Virgin Islanders on Sunday
afternoon. He expects TO re-
turn to Washington on Mon
day morning and meet with.
Presidet Truman on Tuesday,
May 2, at noon.
The chief executive plans ia
leave Washington on Wednes
day night and should arrive
in st. Thomas on Thursday
afternoon.
, 1950-04-28
BILL Q RETURN
OF TAXES MAY BE
INTRODUCED SOON

Governor de Castro reports
that there is a possibility a bill
for the return of the Internal
Revenue taxes may be intro
duced in this session of Con-
gress. This bill would make
possible the return of all taxes
collected on products Of the
Virgin Islands.
Favorable action on the bill
transferring the activities Of
the Agricultural Stations Of
the Virgin Islands to the De
partment of Agriculture is ex-
pected this week.
, 1950-04-28
Rev. Ldrsen's Book
Virgin Islonds Story
Now in ST. Croix

a comprehensive and well
documented history Of the Viz
gin Islands is now off the
press and for sale both in st.
Croix and St. Thomas. This
latest book on the Virgin Is
lands, entitled Virgin Islands
Story was written by Pastor
Jens Larsen, Of the Lutheran
Church in ST. Thomas.
Pastor Larsen is well quail
fled to write such a book. He
has now spent fifteen years as
a pastor in the islands, gaining
q great de al Of experience
with the people and traditions.
Pastor Larsen's Danish back
ground has helped him i'm
mensely in t~ranslating old
, 1950-04-28
Public Works Gets
Speciul Tunk Truck
From Navy Surplus

a heavy, specially built,
tank truck designed for spread
ing asphalt in road building,
and repair, was acquired from
Navy surplus in Puerto Rico
by the Public Works Depart
ment. Useful not only forspray
ing the asphalt but because of its
weight, can be used effective
" to roll a stretch of road I'M
der construction or being re-
paired. The Department now
has two trucks designed for
this purpose.
Superintendent Alfonso Para
liticci said that when neces-
sary they will be used to spray
unpaved streets during very
dry seasons.
Asst. Superintendent Albert
Nelthropp who went to Puerto
Rico and made the selection,
Indicated there were many
other items available but be-
cause Of their condition were
not worth the price Of trans
portation.
, 1950-04-28
Property Owners
Must Purchase Own
Garbage B0rrels

Property owners in the
towns Of Christiansted and
Frederiksted must be pre-
pared to purchase their own
barrels in the future. The Pub
lie Works Department is now
purchasing asphalt in bulk
form thus within a few
months no more barrels will
be available for distribution as
garbage containers.
Heretofore, only a request to
the Department was necessary
for delivery Of a barrel or two.
Under a new arrangement 8
tanker anchors off Benedict
Field Airport and pumps the
asphalt into one Of the six
fifty thousand gallon tanks,
Continued on page a
, 1950-04-28
Churnber 81 Comm.
SuYs Employers Need
Not File Transcripts

The St. Croix Chamber of
Commerce has forwarded a
letter to the Administrator for
st. Croix in connection with
the recent request Of the Com
pensation Commissioner for
transcripts from employers
The letter, signed BY Attorney
William F. Moorhead, vice
president of the Chamber,
reads:
THE Wage Commissioner Of
the Municipality of st. Croix
asks for a full transcript of the
payrolls or wage records main
tanned by said employers COW
ering services rendered them
during the month of April
1850. The payrolls or wage re-
cords shall furnish the names
of the workers, the wark per
formed, the units and rates of
pay, and the total amount
Continued on page ~
, 1950-04-28
De Costro Urges
Restoration Of
ST. Thomus Project

Governor de Castro has
made strong representation to
the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee for restoration to the
appropriations bill Of the st.
Thomas Harbor dredging pro
jet authorized several years
ago.
The Rivers and Harbor
Authorization Bill, now in dis
cussion, includes the Christian
sted Harbor Improvement pro-
ject. If that is authorized this
year, it will next be necessary
to secure the appropriation
for it
, 1950-04-28
Bill to Establish
Nutionul Guurd in
v. /. Introduced

Legislation to establish a
National Guard in the Virgin
Islands has been introduced in
the House Of Representatives
by Congressman Dawson, it
was made known today.
Introduction in the State is
expected at an early date.
, 1950-04-28
Danish documents while do

ing research for his book.
The book, which will be Of
interest to all Virgin Islanders
as well as friends Of the is
lands, is now on sale in Chris
tiansted at the Avis Office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16
Knights of Pythias
Hold Public Speaking
Contest For Youths

The Knights of Pythias Public
Speaking Contest, held annually
which awards six cash scholarship
prizes of 81 900 as first prize, $500
as second, and four prizes of $3.50
to each remaining four final con-
testants, is open to all boys and
girls in the United States and
Canada, born on or after Septem-
Der 1, 1882, and to all regularly
enrolled students in high schools,
parochical or preparatory schools
regardless of age.
Turning Points in History" is
the subject to be discussed by all
contestants and the initial elimin-
alton contests will be held on or
before April 80, 1851, with state
contests on or before June Is,
1851. Speeches must be limited to
ten minutes with one extra minute
of grace. The finals in this section
will be held in Baltimore.
An Essay Contest, the subject
of which is "Charity" will also be
conducted by the Knights. For full
information of these contests, write
to A. Elwood Martak, Grand Sec
rotary, Knights of Pythias, 2 West
Preston Street, Baltimore /.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16
Symphony Orchestra VIII
Present Concert Nov. 1920

The Montgomery Symphony Or
chestra will present its first two
concerts of the 1950-51 season on
Sunday, November 10 at the Le-
land Junior High School in Chevy
Chase at 400 in the afternoon
and this concert will be repeated
on Monday, November 20, at 8:15
PM. at the Richard Montgomery
High School Gymnasium in Rock
vile. Under the direction of
Chester j. Petranek, the orchestra,
which is made up of members of
the Montgomery County commun-
ity, has planned it's first offerings
to be of particular interest to chill
dren, but of equal interest to adults
as well.
Featured in the program will be
Prokofieff's Peter and the Wolf.
The narrator at the Sunday con-
cert will be Mark Evans while the
narrator at the Monday concert
will be Gene Klavan Evans and
Klavan are announcers for Radio
Station WTOP.
Also included in the program
will be the Ballet Suite by Gretry-
Motif and Bizet's Jeux D'Enfants-
petite suite.
OF unusual interest to all will
be the Paul Bunyan Suite by Ber-
gsma which features three move
ments, the Dance of the Blue Ok,
Country Dance, and Night.
The orchestra, which was organ
lied in September, 1947, to pro-
mote cultural development in the
community by providing an orpor-
tunity for both young and older
musicians to study and play or
chestral music, meets regularly in
the Montgomery Junior College
Cafeteria in Takoma Park for their
rehearsals.
These concerts initiate the fourth
season for the group which is
sponsored both by the Department
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16
Annual Police Pistol
Match Won Again By
Silver Spring Team

The annual pistol match of the
Montgomery County Police Force,
held last Saturday, was won for
the second successive year by a
team from the Silver Spring sub
station. The five policemen on the
winning team scored 1921 points
out of possible 1900 to defeat
Bethesda, 1921, and Rockville,
1,208.
High scorer was Pvt. Benjamin
McKnew of Bethesda. The match
was originated three years ago by
the Montgomery County Police
Association. The first-year winner
was Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16
Montgomery County
Charter Committee
To Dine November II

Montgomery County Charter
Committee, all of whose Council
candidates were elected last week,
is holding its annual business-din-
ner meeting at GAS PM, Novem-
Der 81, at Montgomery Junior
College.
The present Council and new
Councilman have been invited. The
Committee will elect new Board
of Directors and make plans for
the future. For reservations, call
Shepherd 1859; price, $1.50 per
plate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16

tributed. The League furnished
material to high school and college
students on the new county govern
ment.
During the recent political cam
paign League members questioned
all of the candidates whose names
appeared on the ballot in the pri-
mary elections and published their
answers in the Voters Guide,
$4,000 copies of which were distri-
buted throughout the county en-
aiding the voter to appraise each
candidate. The League then held a
candidates meeting at which al
most 100 candidates appeared. In
formational leaflets explained the
amendments and referenda appear
ing on the ballot have been distriA
buted. "The Leagues efforts to get
more people to the polls increased
registration in Montgomery Coun-
ty," states Mrs. VIM. Hepburn,
Chairman of Voters Service.
The League is interested in world
peace as well as local projects: 1t
helped to sponsor the one day train
trips to the United Nations. Lo-
cally, the League worked on the
campaign for d. C. Home Rule.
Although the League of Women
Voters claims it is a non-partisan
organization, it does encourage
participation in party activity.
League trained people have made
an outstanding contribution in gov
eminent and political affairs"
states Mrs. VIM. Bennett, Mont
gomery County president. Among
the League members who hold key
positions in Montgomery County
Government are Mrs. Dorothy
Himstead, Mrs. Edith Dinwoody,
Mrs. Irene Sandifer, and Mrs.
Leona Rush." said Mrs. Bennett.
Preceding the meeting at the
Chevy Chase Women's Club, des-
sert and coffee will be served from
1880 to 8;15 P. M. at fifty cents per
person. League Board members
will act as hostesses and all are
welcome at attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16

y At this time the League will open
it's annual Finance Drive. The
League undertakes many activities
which are of service to the COM
munity and strain on their bud
get. Heretofore, the League has
carried on it's finance drive among
it's own members but this year they
are forced to go to the community
for additional funds. Intensive
study and research on all of the
topics on the Leagues program at
International, national, State and
local levels are undertaken by some
league members and then shared
with the entire membership. Ulti-
mately, it is shared with the entire
community by International pro-
grams over the radio, supplying
speakers to other organizations,
and having leaflets printed and dis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16
County People Named
To National Board Of
Cerebral Palsy Assn I

Maryland directors reelected to
the National Board of Directors
of the United Cerebral Palsy As
sociation at the groups first an
nual meeting held recently in New
York City, were Mrs. R. L. Dunn,
Capt. George L. Harriss, USN,
retired, both from the Montgom-
cry County Cerebral Palsy Asso-
citation. Mrs. Clarabelle Bouvier
and Mrs. R. L. Dunn represented
the Prince Georges County Asso-
citation as delegates.
+ Delegates to the meeting report
brilliant array of outstanding
medical men addressed the two
day convention, which was held in
the Statler Hotel. Dr. Leonard A.
Scheele, U. S. Surgeon General of
the U. S. Public Health Service
made the opening address, while
Doctors Winthrop M. Phelps, Sid
ney M. Farber, Temple Fay, Sam
uel Wishik, Clarence Cook Little,
Albert A. Martucci and George
Miller touched on the many prob
lens posed by cerebral palsy.
One of the most important de-
xefopments of the years work
was the formation of the Research
Council, headed by DR.. Sidney Far
Der and composed of nationally
known scientists and medical men
in variety of different fields.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-11-16

of Adult Education of the Board
of Education and The Montgom-
cry Junior College. Admission to
the concerts is free.
As part of their program to sup
port the orchestra and it's activities
for the coming year, Kai DeVer-
mond, President of the Montgom-
cry Symphony Orchestra Associa-
ton, is asking for contributions
from community members. All con-
tributions should be sent to H. G.
Price, Treasurer of the Associa-
ton and Dean of The Montgomery
Junior College.