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Evening star., 1950-08-04
6OONorthKored Dead Counted
After GIs Use 755s Point-BIonk
Magnitude of Victory Not Realized at First;
Communist Colonel Killed Attacking Unit

Pa, virtually wiped out an entire
enemy regiment.
The Red colonel in command
Of the operation was killed.
The enemy's attack was first
assessed as a raid in force on an
artillery battery near the regi-
mental command post. 1t caught
the Americans by surprise.
Col. Michaelis' 1St Battalion
had returned only the night be-
fore from an armored raid %
miles behind enemy lines. The
men, dog-tired, were sleeping
around the regimental command
post.
The enemy slipped down from
the hills and through the rice
paddles. They ran into the
Americans.
The battle ragged through the
(See WHITEHEAD, Page A-5.)
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Truman topush Button
Tonight for Premiere
OF Sesqui Pageant
1000 Expected to Attend
Faith of Our Fathers
Dromo in Amphitheoter
By james 6. Deone

President Truman will push q
button in the new SeSquicenten-
nial Amphitheater tonight to start
the premiere performance of a
pageant built on the life of an
illustrious predecessor.
The President, Mrs. Truman and
their daughter Margaret are
scheduled to head an invited au-
dience of more than 1000 which
will watch Paul Green's Faith of
Our Fathers" written especially to
mark the Capitals 150th birthday.
The pageant's hero is George
Washington.
The Presidents signal will
climax preparations started a year
and a half ago when civic leaders
were looking for appropriate ways
in which to celebrate the city's an
niversary.
Planned symphonic Drama"
Mr.. Green, author of Williams
burg's "The Common Glory" and
Roanoke Islands THE Lost Col
ony"-two other outdoor pageants
proposed to write what he called
a symphonic drama for Wash
ington. He would write it for the
Sesquicentennial, but he wanted
it to continue. not just this year,
but-aS he said recently-for the
next 40 years.
Mr.. Green and Edward Boy
kin, then director of the Sesoui-
centennial Commission, chose the
amphitheater site near Sixteenth
street and Colorado avenue NV.
Then the commission, headed by
President Truman himself. ap-
proved the project at a meeting
presided over by Mr.. Truman, and
later Congress provided the
wherewithal in a 50 million ses-
quicentennial appropriation.
To build the amphitheater, the
commission spent little over
$663. 1000. Clearing of the site be-
gan last December and the huge
concrete and stone amphitheater
itself was started in April. The
Faith of Our Fathers" cast
moved in about two weeks ago.
The production is just barely
ready. Some Of the scenery still
had to be painted today, and the
(See SESQUI, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Reece Leads by 1857
With II Precincts Out
In His Comeback Race
Jennings Trails Baker;
Eight House Democrats
Ahead; Browning Wins
BY the Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. A.
Waging a comeback fight, Carroll
Reece held the lead today in his
bid for his old job as Representa-
tive from Tennessee's first district.
With the count in from all ex-
cept 27 Of the districts 295 pre-
cincts, Mr.. Reece had 29. .496 votes
to 27,909 for incumbent Dayton
Phillips in yesterdays Republican
primary.
Mr.. Reece, an East Tennessee
banker industrialist publisher,
represented the first district for
"a years before stepping down in
1946 to take over his party's chair
manShip.
In the Second District-which
like the first is heavily Republican
incumbent John Jennings, jr.
trailed far behind Howard H
Baker, a Reece-favored candidate
The vote from 225 of 277 precincts
gave Baker 23,765 to 11,309 for
Jennings.
Balloting in the two East Ten
nessee districts was under scru-
tiny Of 10 observers sent in by a
House committee on Mr.. Jennings
complaint that he and Mr.. Phillips
had been denied representation
on primary boards.
No complaints Of irregularities
were forthcoming Immediately
from Mr.. Phillips or Mr.. Jennings
In the Democratic primary
Gov. Gordon Browning won the
Democratic nomination. On un-
official returns from all except
a few precincts, Gov. Browning
had 1854 votes to 158,674 for
his chief opponent, State Senator
Clifford Allen.
All the States other eight Dem
ocratic Representatives were ahead
of their opponents.
In the 9th District Representa-
tive Jere Cooper, dean of Tennes-
sees House delegation, had 22,695
votes to 21,306 for his challenger,
Robert A. Fats) Everett, of Un-
ion City, in returns from 219 of
the 223 precincts.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Stories Related
7oPoge News
Relating to Korean War.

Relating to Korean War.
Harriman's Tokyo Trip Points to
New U. S. Decision on Orient.
Page A-3
Official Reports on Fighting in
Korea. Page A-3
Big North Korean Refinery Blasted
by Navy Planes. Page Az
Relating to u. N.
Russia Reported Set to Demand
That U. N. Hear North Koreans.
Page AS
British Plan 9-Million Boost in
Defense Spending. Page A
Relating to Politics.
Defense of Cabinet
Expected to Draw COP. Fire.
Page AS
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Clark Clifford Takes
Capital Transit Job
As Special Counsel
First Big Job May Be
Inquiry Into Pepco's
Rate Raise Proposal

Clark Clifford, former presiden-
tial adviser, has been retained by
the Capital Transit Co. as special
counsel on a permanent basis.
This was revealed today by
j. A. B. Broadwater, the company s
executive vice president and chair
man Of its executive committee
Mr.. Clifford's first big job prob
ably will be to inquire into the
electric rate raise sought by the
Potomac Electric Power Co., which
the transit company is fighting.
Mr.. Brosdwater refused to con-
firm a report that MIR. Clifford's
annual fee would be $25,o00.
'I am not in a position to dis
close his fee," Mr.. Broadwater
said.
"No Political Implications"
He insisted there are mo
political implications whatsoever
in retaining Mr.. Clifford"
Mr.. Clifford will advise Capital
Transit on matters of top policy,
including the Pepco rate case,
Mr.. Broadwater said.
While Mr.. Broadwater himself
probably will make most deci-
sions on matters assigned to Mr..
Clifford, the company's Board
of Directors also will have a hand
in directing its legal work.
Mr.. Broadwater said he was a
close friend of Jacob M. Lashley,
senior member Of Mr.. Clifford's s
former law firm in st. Louis.
Attorneys F. G. Await and
Daryl Myse, who ordinarily han
dies the company's business be-
fore regulatory bodies, are not
affected by Clifford's appoint
ment, Mr.. Broadwater said. They
will continue as counsel for the
company and are now actively
investigating the Pepco case" Mr..
Broadwater added.
Likewise. the status of the law
firm of Hogan & Harrison which
has long represented the company
is not disturbed, the executive
vice president pointed out. In fact,
Edmund L. Jones, of that firm. is
the company's general counsel,
Mr.. Broadwater emphasized.
Hogan & Harrison handles trials
for the company in the courts.
Mr.. Clifford's scope will be
rather general" Mr.. Broadwater
said.
Mr.. Clifford resigned his White
House post last January to estab-
lish his own law office here. Since
then he has been retained by
several large firms. among them
Pan American Always.
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43Oth Engineer Group
Is Ordered 10 Report
ToActive Duty Aug. 10
BottoIion First Organized
Reserve Unit Here Called:
163d MP's Due Sept. 3

The 430th Engineer Construc-
ton Battalion of the Districts s
Organized Reserve Corps has been
ordered to report for active duty
on August 19. it. was announced
today.
Commanded by 1t. Col. Oliver
E. Demming, jr.. the 430th is the
first Washington organized re-
serve unit to be called up by the
Army.
Strength Of the battalion and
its training station were not dis
closed. The battalion announced.
however, 1T would interview volun-
teers who have experience in con-
struction trades from 8 am. to
5 pm. daily until August II at
the Engineer Armory, 450 Maine
avenue S.W.
MP Battalion Called.
Col. Demming, a technical as
sistant in the Office of the AS
sistant Chief of Staff. GA. Army
General Staff, lives at 2811 South
Abingdon street, Arlington.
The Gallup Of the 430th fol-
lowed yesterdays ordering to &C
tive duty of more than $50 men
of the 163d Military Police Bat
talon of the District National
Guard. The MPs will report on
September 3.
The battalion may receive ad-
ditional training before assign.
ment to security duty, which may
include guarding of water supply
installations in the Washington
area.
Previous Calls Made.
Previous calls to active duty
already have gone out to the 37Oth
Radar Maintenance Unit and the
715th Transportation Truck Unit
of the National Guard, who are
to report August IA.
The 163d MPS, commanded by
1t. Col. George o. Weber, 17OC
block of Kenyon street NV, busi-
ness manager at Maryland Uni
versity, returned to Washington
on July % after two weeks of field
training with other guard units
at Fort Miles, Del.
Meanwhile, National Guardsmen
learned that those called into
Federal service. under ordinary
circumstances, will get their jobs
back when relieved of active
duty.
Labor Secretary Tobin made
this clear in a statement yester-
day. He advised the Guard men
(Coo pATTATTNN Dooa ASN
Evening star., 1950-08-04
By the Associated Press

A House group has approved a
proposal to give the Voice of
America" money enough to try
blasting its way through the Iron
Curtain.
Members of an appropriations
subcommittee said today they had
taken such action after hearing
Secretary of State Acheson emph-
asize that the truth is the best
ammunition this country has to
counter Russia's major propa-
ganda weapon: "The lie repeated
again and again"
Mr.. Acheson'S testimony-in
support of President Truman's re-
quest for $82 million more for the
State Departments "sell America
abroad" programmes made pub
lie today by the subcommittee.
Members said their group, which
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Jurist's Coot No Protection

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 4 (P).
"A 20-year-old Federal prisoner
walked blithely out of judges
Office last night wearing the
jurist's coat. But waiting officers
were not fooled by Charles An
thony McDermott, who had just
fled the county Jail after over
poWering a jailer. In the darkness
the prisoner failed to notice he
donned the coat wrong side out.
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1o-to-25 Group
Due to Be in Camp
By September
By John A. Giles

The Army today ordered $4,000
individual male enlisted reservists
who are not members of organized
units to active duty during Sep
tember and October for a period
of 81 months.
An announcement said the first
$4,000 would be in camp by Sep
tember Is and the remainder by
mid-October.
1T is specified that the reserv-
lists will be called with or without
their consent from both the vol
unteer and inactive reserves" an
announcement said. Selection
will be made initially from those
who are between 19 and Is years
of age"
The Army estimated that it had
$4,000 male enlisted reservists
who are not members of organized
reserve corps units.
Will Build Up Other Units.
The reservists will be used
primarily to bring to full strength
National Guard and organized
reserve units being ordered to
active duty and to perform other
duties essential to the current
Army expansion, the Department
said. This latter group would in
clude key specialists for the most
part.
1t marked the first time in the
current situation that the Army
has called up enlisted reservists
who are not members of units
and it followed by a day the
announcement of a new policy
allowing reserves and National
Guardsmen deferments if they
mold critical jobs. A total of
10000 reservists who are mem
bers Of units, even though the
units have not been called up,
are exempt from today's call.
Priority will be determined by
the number of dependents of the
individual reservists, the Army
said. Those with no dependents
will be called first. those who
have one dependent second, and
those with more than one depend
ent last.
Most Are Veterans.
The bulk of enlisted reservists
are veterans of World War II.
The Army said that those mem
bers serving for three to six years
to fulfill their obligations under
terms of the 1948 Selective Service
Act would be subject to call on
the basis as all other reservists.
This group, which is a part of the
185, 900 who are available, includes
men who served on active duty
for less than three years after
hostilities ended and then reverted
to reserve status.
Reservists ordered to active duty
will come from all parts of the
Nation. Quotas for Army areas
are approximately in proportion to
the total strength of the enlisted
reserve corps Of those areas as of
June 30.
Area Quota Is Given.
The I'd Army area, which in
cludes the District. Maryland and
Virginia, was given a quota of
1902.
The largest quota, 1906, was
given the 5th Army area, which
includes a large portion of the
Midwest with headquarters in
Chicago.
The Army said commanders of
the six Army areas had received
(See RESERVES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-08-04
3 TeIevision Stations
To Broadcast Debate
From United Nations

Three television stations,
WMAL. WTOP and WNBW,
planned to broadcast the
United Nations debate this
afternoon, beginning at 3
o'clock and continuing for
the duration. WMAL also will
start transmitting the debate
on standard radio broadcast
at $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Red Porotroops Practice

BERLIN, Aug. 4 (P).-The Rus
slams announced today their air.
borne troops were practicing para
chute drops in the vicinity Of
Brandenburg, 80 miles west of
Berlin. United States intelligence
sources said the exercises were
nothing unusual" This is the
normal maneuver season for the
Red Army in Germany.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
.HouseCoa|ifion
Kills Control Bill
Truman Fought
172-161 Vote Opens
Way for Alternative
Plan to Be Presented
By ]. A. O'Leov


The House today reversed itself
by killing the mandatory price,
wage control plan it approved last
night over President Truman's OBJ
jections.
This left the chamber right back
where it started yesterday morning,
with the way cleared for the Of
fering of alternative remedies.
The plan which won approval
last night by 159 to 1913 was turned
down today, 172 to 161. The up
set, however, was engineered, not
by the administration. but by
coalition of Republicans and
Southern Democrats.
The first thing the House did
today as it made fresh start was
to adopt an anti-hoarding provi-
sion. Like an amendment already
approved in the Senate Commit
tee, it would impose fines up to
$4,000 or Jail sentences for buying
more than a reasonable amount
of necessities.
With both major parties ap-
parently maneuvering for posi-
ton, there is no certainty now
whether the House will do any,
thing about retail price and wage
control, or pass only the original
Truman bill which was confined
to ALLEGATION of scarce materials,
credit control and loans for de-
fense industries.
Truman Limited Objectives.
The President omitted price,
wage and rationing controls from
his original bill on the ground
they are not needed at this time,
but said he would not object if
Congress wanted to give him dis
cretionary authority to impose
those controls should the situa-
tion change.
Accordingly, administration
Democrats drew up a plan which
would have given him a free hand,
but the House rebelled yesterday
and tied several strings to it,
snamely:
/ l. A requirement that the Pres
ident had to impose price and
wage controls if the cost of living
went per cent above June Is.
2. Struck out broad authority
to settle labor disputes if he con-
trolled wages.
3. Eliminated his power to put
special curbs on the commodity
exchanges.
| Meanwhile, Chairman Maybank
said the Senate Banking Com
mittee voted unanimously today
to exempt newspaper advertising
and subscription rates from price
control if Congress enactS a price
bill.
Overnight administration sup
porters apparently decided to try
to leave the bill as it stood last
night and rely on the Senate to
work out a measure more in har-
mony with the Presidents wishes.
Many administration hackers
walked up the isle on teller vote
today in favor of passing the bill
worked out yesterday.
Confusion Over Bill.
The Republicans, however, de-
cided they did not like the bill
as it stood, and enough Southern
Democrats got in line with them
to wipe out yesterdays action by
margin of II votes.
They may have been motivated
in part by the fact that yester-
days action bore the name of a
Republican, Representative Kun
kel of Pennsylvania, although his
amendment had been sidetracked
for a Democratic substitute. To
make the situation more confus-
ing, the Democratic substitute,
bearing the name of Chairman
Spence of the Banking Committee
(See CONTROLS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-08-04

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Aug. 4 P.-
Evangelist Jack Shuler, leading an
interdenominational revival, yes
terday asked his audience, How
many heard my program this
on radio station KRES?"
About SO persons held up their
hands. Friends" said Mr.. Shuler,
"the devil is at work in st. Joseph.
I wasn't on the air this morning."
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Venezuela Quokes Kill
100 and Roze Towns
By the Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. A.
Earthquakes that rocked Western
Venezuela last night killed an
estimated 100 persons and laid
waste to a number of towns.
At least 10 were reported dead
and as many injured in Tocuyo,
near Barquisimeto, capital of Lara
State. A 6-minute shock was felt
in Caracas and damage was re-
ported in Guanare and San
Cristobal.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Gl in Germany Cleared
In Staying of Woman
By the Assoeioted Press

BREMERHAVEN, Germany,
Aug. "A United States Army
court-martial acquitted Corpl.
Raymond M. Dean of Dayton,
Ohio, today of charges of mur-
dering a German woman.
Corpl. Dean had been charged
with the premeditated murder of
Mrs. Use Jachymski, SO, whose
nude body was found in a field in
the suburbs of Bremerhayen.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Bee Sting Leeds to Death

SOUTH BUTLER, N. Y, Aug. 4
R.-Vacation had just begun for
Delmar c. Stell yesterday when a
bee Stung him through the eyelet
of a shoe. The 46-year-old Au-
burn prison guard died later at
his home. His doctor attributed
death to a heart attack.
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Patterson and Lanham
Clash al Lobby Hearing
Earlier Story on Page A-1O)
By the Associated Press

hOA SSVAy UH L age A-1VJ
By the Associated Press
Representative Lanham, Demo-
crat, of Georgia called William j.
Patterson, executive secretary Of
the Civil Rights Congress, "black
at a House Lobby Investi-
eating Committee hearing today.
Police intervened and restrained
Mr.. Lanham as he doubled his fists
and raced toward Mr.. Patterson, a
Negro, after the two had accused
each other Of uttering "a lie."
The committee swiftly adjourned,
with Benedict F. Fitzgerald, jr., its
counsel, proposing that Mr.. Pat
terson be cited for contempt OF
Congress for refusing to answer
Evening star., 1950-08-04
Soviet Peace Plea Claims

MOSCOW, Aug. 4 F.-The
Moscow press reported today that
lis. .275,940 Soviet citizens - Is
years Of age or older-have signed
the Stockholm peace petition to
outlaw the atom bomb.
Evening star., 1950-08-04

(See KOREA, Page A-3.)
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Devil ut Work

(See SESQUI, Page A-5)
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(See BATTALION, Page A-6J
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(See VOICE. Page A-5)
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Guide for Rea ders

An Associated Press NewsE
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Sunny, cool, high near 80 today. Clear.
cool tonight, low about co.. Tomorrow
sunny, little temperature change. Gull
Report on Page A-2)
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(See RESERVES, Page A-30
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(see WHITEHEAD, Page A-5)
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PERSONALS

Among those from Pickens who
attended the funeral of Mrs. Belva
Allen in Kosciusko on Wednes-
day we're Mrs. Fred Mckay, Mrs.
Curtis Meeks, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Worthy, Mr.. and Mrs. F. 3
Hanna and Robert Fulton Hanna.
Mrs. Frances Montgomery OF
Canton has been a visitor in the
home of Mrs. Fred Mckay.
Mrs. w. S. Guyton left last
Wednesday with MI. and Mrs.
Walter Lee Crawford for a visit
with them in Ferriday, La. While
there Mrs. Guyton planned to
go on the pilgrimage now in pro-
gress in tibet vicinity OF Natchez.
Mrs. E. II. Wright visited rela-
tives in Memphis this past week
end.
Mr.. and'Mrs. Harry Worthy had
as their guests Sunday Mrs. Wor-
thy's brother, Mr.. j. D. Simpson
and Mrs. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Armand Coullet, and Mrs. Wor-
thy's mother, Mrs. Simpson of
Jackson.
Mrs. w. 1. McInnis and Miss
Maureen McInnis of Moss Point
guests in the home OF Mr..
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after a bout with chicken pox,
and his many friends are glad
to see him out again
Mrs. Lima Farrabee has return
ed to Pickens after a stay in Biz
mingham, Ala.
Mrs. Ed Linn and Tommie
visited Mrs. Linn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Wray in Duck
Hill ON Saturday and Sunday. Mr..
Linn and Lima Lou visited there
Sunday also.
A large number of boys and
girls from Pickens attended the
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Rev. George Curtis announced
Sunday that a series of services
would be held at the Methodist
Church beginning Sunday, April
Is. Rev. Ellis Finger of the Me-
thodist Church at Oxford will
conduct the services. Rev. Finger
is an outstanding young minis
ter in the North Mississippi, and
people Of Pickens are priviledg-
ed to obtain his services for this
series of meetings.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1850

Fourth Club rally held in Lex
ington on Saturday. They were
accompanied by Mr.. Malcolm
Shackelford and Walter Shackel-
ford.
The Pickens chapter OF the
Eastern Star held its regular
meeting in their meeting hall on
Tuesday night. Mrs. Edythe Hart
presided as Worthy Matron. Wor-
thy Patron j. R. Cahoon was also
present. Mrs. Mary Acosta, mo-
Their of Mrs. Ecvely Hamilton
was welcomed as a visitor.
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forth and other relatives and
friends.
MI. and Mrs. Dudley Hutchin-
son and sons have returned TO
Columbus after a visit with Mrs.
Hutchinson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. " Maxwell.
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Shackel-
ford of Eden visited in Pickens
on Tuesday of last week.
Friends of Mrs. Lee Crawford
regret to know that she is on the
sick list this week.
Billy McMullin has recovered