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Evening star., 1950-05-01
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Survey Of Taxes
In Montgomery
Maryland U. Conducts
Study to Determine if
Rates Are Too High

Farmers in Montgomery County
are sponsoring q study of tax rates
and assessments to determine
whether they are bearing an un-
equal share Of the cost of govern
ment.
The survey is being conducted
by the University Of Maryland for
the Farmers Club Of Upper Mont
gomery. the Montgomery Farm
Bureau and other groups. It is
directed by DR.. w. Paul Walker
of the university department OF
agricultural economics and mar
keting.
Leaders of the sponsoring or
ganiZations said farmers want to
compare assessment procedures &.
and tax rates within the county I.
and with other counties in Mary '
land.
Assessments Held Too High.
A complaint frequently heard in
Rockville is that too high a value
is placed on farm property which
happens to adjoin land developed
as subdivisions. The rural tax
payers contend they are innocent
victims Of developers money max
ing projects. In their opinion,
farm land adjoining q subdivision
should not automatically be as
seSsed at higher figure Just be-
cause Of Improvements made In
the subdivision.
Lathrop Smith OF Travillah.
president of the Farm Bureau, said
there is no way to tell in advance
what the survey will show.
I'VE simply want to establish
the facts" he said. The survey Is
not aimed at any individual or any
group. 1t is true that some citizens
blame the council for the tax
rate and some blame the asses
Sors for their assessments. But We
are not trying to blame anybody.
Sharp Rise Reported.
I'VE believe the authorities
are beginning to understand the
seriousness of the farmers situa-
tion and that. in itself, should be
helpful"
According to other spokesmen,
some farm land assessments have
risen several hundred per cent in
recent years. One reported that
an owner Of comparable farms on
both sides Of the Frederick-Mont-
gomery County boundary has q
much lower assessment In Fred
erick.
THE economic effect Of assess
ments and taxes has been quite
sudden and quite severe" Mr..
Smith said.
The cost of the survey, which
is expected to be completed by
July. is estimated at $500. In
addition. the farm groups are
trying to raise $1,000 for the
related Job Of putting our con-
clusions into effect"
FuuuS oOuGnt.
Farmers have been circularized
for contributions Of 81 or more.
you know and we know that
the farmer is being unjustly
treated in regard to tax matters
in the county" stated the circular
signed by Robert w. Farmer.
president Of the Farmers Club OF
Upper Montgomery, and James D.
King. chairman of the Farm Bu-
reau Tax Committee.
Unless we make the proper
effort to protect our interests
many farmers and farm boys will
be driven from this county by
excessive taxes"
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Kensinoton PTA to Meet

The Kensington MD Elemen-
tary School Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will meet at 8 pm. tomor-
row in the school auditorium. The
groups Executive Board will pre-
sent a program entitled. Behind
the Scenes in the PTA."
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ley was instrumental in arrang-
ing the purchase by Mrs. Bruce.
who then gave it to the Park
Service.
Mrs. Bruce and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Mellon were among those at
the ceremonies.
Gov. Lane recalled that Hamp-
ton had been the home Of Charles
Carnan Ridgely, governor from
1916 to 1919.
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Citizens to Meet

The Fort Barnard Heights Citi-
zens' Association, Arlington, will
meet at 8 pm. Wednesday at the
Rothery School.
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By Constantine Bro,On

The American Government has
decided to throw the full weight
of its support to the United States
of Indonesia and the French
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. 49, A-13
49,

weighed exactly one-half ounce,
I know the tarpon weighed that
because ] weighed him myself on
postal scales. The little cuss was
about the size of my little finger
and Dave, who has caught just
about every kind of fish in his
time. and hunted everything from
grizzly bears in Alaska to jaguars
in Brazil. is prouder of that tiny
tarpon, I think, than of any other
fish or animal he ever caught OF
shot.
He caught the tarpon, which he
believes to be the smallest ever
hauled in, on a No. ID trout fly
and SIX leader.
I asked Dave what sort of board
he was going to mount his battler
on and he said he thought he'd
use either an airmail stamp or g
special delivery.
Asked how long he had to fight
the tarpon before bringing him to
gaff. Dave said almost three Sec
onds of fierce fighting took place
before his savage catch was in the
boat.
Fish Pack Springs.
AS he explained in his Post
article. Dave now is part owner
and operator of Natures Giant
Fish Bowl in Homosassa Springs,
a fantastic place if there ever was
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i. S. and Vote In Britain
Parties Don't Discuss Us, but Britons
Think Americans Back Conservatives

lists. Yet they will welcome a
Labor victory for the evidence it
affords that they are on the right
track.
The concrete claim of Senators
Smith and Ferguson has this
much of truth in it: The power
full Senate Appropriations Com
mittee is controlled by a coalition
of conservative Democrats and Re-
publicans who have increasingly
tried to make or unmake policy
through their hold on the purse
strings. 1t would certainly enjoy
a British Conservative triumph.
Presidential elections indicate the
coalition is not the country. how
ever.
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McLemore-
Visits Man Who Makes
Living Having Fun
By Henry McLemore

After reading Dave Newell's S
story in the February 4 issue of
the Saturday Evening Post en-
titled, Il Make Living Doing
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one. The springs are SIS feet deep,
and flow better than 100000 gal
Ions of crystal clear water per
hour. 1t is the source of the
Homosassa River. which runs nine
miles into the Gulf of Mexico.
For a reason no one has been
able to explain, thousands of fish
of every variety swim up the salt
water gulf to the fresh water pool
and stay there the year round.
The pool is jampacked with fish
all the time. The Homosassa
River affords magnificent fishing
and it is possible to anchor your
boat near where the gulf and the
fresh water meet and catch a salt
water fish on one side of the boat
and fresh water fish on the
other.
That sounds like a fish story,
but it is true one.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Inc)
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far yelled the large stake both
parties here think they have in
the outcome.
British sources say that both the
Conservative and Labor Parties
agreed early not to discuss Ameri-
can aid to Britain or the American
point of view in their campaigns.
Both have stated firmly that they
want to work as closely as possible
with this country. within and
without the framework of the
United Nations. British Com
munists of course are attempting
to bedevil both with attacks on
American-British relations but
that was to be expected.
A rather firm belief that Ameri-
cans want the Conservatives to
win is said reliably to prevail in
Britain despite the correct be-
havior of the parties.
2 Senators Give View.
Two eager Republicans doubt
less made their contribution to
this-Senators Smith of New Jer-
sey and Ferguson of Michigan, who
opined that Britain might more
easily get American funds with a
Conservative government. After
an initial splash, however, not
much has been written about these
hints to the British voter. British
correspondents report also that
Senators are now behaving with
marked discretion in their pres
ence as the hour of decision draws
near.
This is only sensible, since his
tory demonstrates that outside
Intervention in elections in demo-
cratic countries almost invariably
produces results opposite to those
hoped for. The classic example
in Anglo-American relations was
Lord Sackville, a British Am
bassador who made the error of
plugging for Grover Cleveland in
a letter to an American cor
respondent. That Cleveland lost
was not altogether his fault; that
some crafty Republican framed
His Excellency is extremely likely.
Since Americans are apt to
shudder away from the horrid
word socialism, preferring to push
their large experiments in social
security, farm subsidies. etc., into
the protecting embrace of the
general-welfare clause of the
Constitution, it may be that the
British impression of American
preference is correct. Most United
States visitors to Britain are of
the type to encourage that i'm
preston.
Conservatives Have Churchill.
The Conservatives also have
Winston Churchill to whom all
Americans accord the title of great
man. 1t was President Roosevelt
himself, when about to run for a
fourth term, who suggested that
If he could run in England and
Churchill here, he would be more
certain Of the election results.
No one has taken a poll, how
ever, among the people who voted
for Harry Truman and for Mr..
Roosevelt four times. Where Re-
publicans usually admit frankly
they hope the British Con-
servatives win, Democrats are shy
OF claiming kin to British Social
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i. N. and the Cold War
World Organization Overlooked
AS Way Is Sought to End Crisis

sumption of direct negotiations
among other episodes. But none
has had the strength or insistence
OF this one now, and none has Sc
stirred up Congress and the ad-
ministration. The administration
was forced to recognize this one
by the outburst from leaders OF
it's own party in Congress.
President Truman stands pat
on our present policy and refers
to the explanation of it by Sec
retary Acheson. The latter spells
it out as a continuation of our
efforts to build up strength all
over the world through our eco
nomic and military programs. He
sees that as the only way to con-
vince Russia and bring it to the
point where it will come to terms
on disarmament and other issues
between us. This, he explained
will be long process and will re-
quire sacrifice by our people and
patience and very strong nerves
People Should Know.
IT this is to be so, If we are tc
continue to strap ourselves in
this endeavor, it would seem es-
sential that President Truman
himself, take the people into his
confidence and explain frankly
what we face, for the ordeal, in
many ways, is as trying as actual
war and, in some ways, more so.
Already we have had four years
Of suspense.
Enlightenment as to his aims is
only fair to the people. It would
put the case before them and
open the way for a much-needed
public debate at this crucial point
in our history. The public might
accept his verdict or it might
continue to insist on more direct
measures than continual cold
war;" or at least insist on another
trial at a more direct approach.
In all Of this, we have COM
pletely overlooked the United
Nations and, with it, the hun
dreds of millions of people in
the world beyond the borders of
both this country and Russia who
are represented there, and only
there, and who have as much at
stake as do our people and those
of Russia. That agency might be
made useful in this crisis, since
it represents all of us. 1t was set
up to serve the world in such sit
uations. It's continuation also is
at stake.
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This Changing World
u. S. Assumes Responsibility To Help
Indonesia and Indo. China Stop Reds

manage to conquer Malaga, which
is seriously menaced by the Red
guerrillas and is only a short dis
tance from Java.
The situation in Indo-China-
which we are prepared now also
to assist in its fight against the
Communists-is much more diff
cult, however. There is no telling
yet whether we can help the
French and the native troops in
the areas under the nominal con-
troll of former Emperor Bao Dai,
merely by sending them addi-
tional military equipment. The
time may come when we may be
compelled to do more.
The French government has
been struggling against the Com
munist-led rebels in Wet Nam for
nearly four years. Their leader,
Ho Chi Mimi. has fought Frances
best metropolitan and colonial
troops, including the famed For
eign Legion, with remarkable sue
cess. Only last month the Wet
Nam rebel leader received full
recognition as the actual head of
the Wet Nam republic from Peip-
ing and Moscow. This was not a
token" recognition. Its purpose
was to enable the Reds to give Ho
actual physical support.
Force Put at 100000.
A Chinese Communist force es-
timated at about 100000 men is
posted on the border between
China and Indo-China. These
are a part of the troops which
defeated Chang Kai = shek's
armies and are full of enthusiasm
and self-reliance. They now are
being reinforced and provided
with the necessary arms and am
munition to continue the strug
gle for Russia's domination of the
Asiatic continent.
The French, on the other hand
are losing their breath. They are
having serious trouble sending
equipment from France because
the Communist dockworkers in
the French ports are refusing to
handle military cargo for Indo-
China. They would rather have
their own kinsrnen killed than
disobey orders from Moscow.
Whether existing French forces,
estimated at about 100000 men,
will be able to face successfully
the foe they have not been able
to defeat in the last four years
particularly now that he is be-
ing aided by a victorious Chinese
Communist army-is a matter of
speculation. The odds are against
the French.
The United States Government
last week recognized Bao Dai as
the effective head of the new Wet
Nam Republic. This means that
we are prepared now to extend all
necessary assistance to help him
fight back the Red drive. A stu
alton similar to that which arose
in Greece may develop in Wet
Nam before the end of the sum-
mer and it is not considered un-
likely that we shall have to sup
ply Bao Dai with more than mill
tary equipment and advisers.
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into the White House to Presi-
dent Truman in the last few
days from all kinds of groups
ranging from scientists to church
people and including many dis
tinguished and eminent private
citizens. They are urging steps
of various sorts.
Another is the ferment in Con-
gress that found expression in
two notable speeches-by Chair
man Mcmahon of the Joint Con-
gressional Atomic Energy Com
mittee, and Chairman Tydings of
the Armed Services Committee,
which were significant because
they came from men who head
committees that deal directly
with problems involved in the
current arms race and are thor
ougly informed of the issues at
stake.
Executive Interest Shown,
But most significant of all, for
1t is a sure barometer of heavy
public pressure, was the reaction
finally from top administration
officials in the executive branch
who found it necessary to recog-
nize the public's growing anxiety.
This came, first, in the detailed
explanation of our policy from
Secretary of State Acheson who
felt it wise to acknowledge the
urge for peace among our peo-
pie and acquiesce in the public S
basic right of criticism and ex-
animation of policy. Second were
the replies that President Tru-
man felt compelled to make un-
der a barrage of questions at his
press conference which, of them
selves, indicated the keen public
interest.
From time to time, since the
advent of the cold war, there
have been demands for action to
get adjustment of our differences
with Russia. The most recent,
prior to this, was provoked by
Russia's explosion of an atomic
bomb and, before that, by peri
odic interviews with Stain hold
ing out vague overtures for re-
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public. They Constantine Brown.
are being trained by experienced
Dutch officers who, in accordance
with the Dutch -Indonesian treaty,
are being kept on active duty
either by means of individual con-
tracts or by integration into the
new republics forces.
American responsibility in that
area will be to provide modern
equipment. At the present time
the Indonesian army has a variety
of japanese, Dutch, British and
American weapons. Furthermore
its armament is inadequate for
the entire force. In some cases
several soldiers have to share a
single rifle and some companies
don't have more than two or three
machine guns. The United States
will undertake shortly to stand
ardlze Indonesian equipment with
shipments of available war ma
terial from this country.
Communist infiltration into In
donesia is subsiding. The Mos
cow men have their principal
stronghold in the mountains of
Java. According to figures pro-
vided by the Indonesian govern
ment, there are less than 500, 900
Communists and sympathizers
throughout the country, which
has a population of over 10 mil
lion persons.
Aware of Threat.
The Indonesian government ap-
pears to be highly cooperative
and keenly aware of the threat
which Russia offers to it's indie
pendence. Unlike Great Britain,
India and Burma the govern
ment of the newborn Indonesian
state has refused so far to recog-
nize the Chinese Communists and
is limiting the personnel of the
USSR diplomatic. consular and
cultural" mission. Moscow had
intended to send no less than 800
diplomats" to Jakarta.
With even limited American as
sistance Indonesia can survive the
storm the Soviets are threatening
to unleash in the South Pacific
The threat of disturbances from
within now has been consider
ably reduced, while a well-pre-
pared force can protect the
islands, even if the Communists
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ing lodge in the Florida Keys and
Dave used to entertain us at night
by sitting on the front porch and
calling owls in from the trees. I
wrote a story about his ability to
make owls stop what they were
doing to come in and visit him,
and must have gotten hundred
letters calling me a liar.
But it was the truth, so help
me, and what I found him doing
a few days ago undoubtedly will
get me another 100 letters of the
same sort, but it's also the truth.
Stuffs Tiny Tarpon.
Dave was preparing to do a
taxidermy job on tarpon that
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What I Like, !"
I drove over to
H o m o S a S S a
Springs. Fla, to
ask B r o t h e r
N e w e ii if he
could use an
assistant.
I hadn't seen
the former edi-
tor of Field
and Stream for
q vi tie a few
years but I we'll
recall that last
m e e ting. We
Irrorn nt q Gch
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under impetus
of the hydro
gen bomb reve-
lations and the
DR.. Klaus Fuchs
atomic spying
d i S cl o S u res,
than it has been
at any tim e
since the "cold
war" began.
This is mani
fest in several
ways.
One is in the
petitions t h a t
have poure d
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take place Feb
ruary %.
But a flood
tide of Ameri-
C a n observers
a nd press is
about to lap the
Isles. Conceiv-
ably and with
an assist, pos
sibly from some
fluent C a n d j.
date, it could
dent the kind
Of gentlemen's
q O T. @ O m O n T.
which has so
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sponsored Wet
Nam regime in
Indo-China as
a b u ! W a r k
against further
Communist ex-
pansion in the
Far East.
The national
forces of In
donesia, SO m e
250,000 strong.
are adequate to
prevent Conn
munist infltra-
ton in that re-
Evening star., 1950-02-13
By Doris FIees0n

So far both British and Ameri-
can politicians have done a fair job
of keeping the American issue out
of the British elections, which
Evening star., 1950-02-13
By Thomas L. Stokes

The public pressure for some
bold and direct move to break
the increasingly tense stalemate
with Russia is greater just now,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-18
Masonic Lodge
East Orange

Master Dennis Bame spent Friday
night and Saturday with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Baker.
Among the callers the past week
in the c. NJ. Heldman home were
Milt Marquart, Esther and Martha
Marquart, Mrs. Burnell Bame and
son LaVerne, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Smith and Ann and Jane, Mrs. Rev.
w. Voss, Mrs. Anna Peters, Mrs.
Emma Smith, Mrs. Ethel Heldman
and daughter Mary, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. J. Boutwell,, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Wilson and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlen Gallant, Elva Bishop, Ezra
Heldman, Kermit Boehm and family.
Those who helped Carl Gallant put
out oats, grass seed and chores were
Rev. D. Z. Pummel, Virgil Criblez,
Frederick Cribley, Morris Bundy, Bill
Warren, Ralph Stager, Russell Gal
liant, Clarence Kramer, Ollie Nom
namaker, Wick Baker, Steve Bales,
Claude Harrison, Wendell Jay,
Orville Crates, Arnold Messenger
and Ferd Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boutwell,,
Lima; Mrs. Emerson Lugibihl and
children Carolyn, Dorothy and Greg
ory, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl kimmel, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Kimmel and child
ren Stephen and Patsy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rayon Boutwell, and children Lynn,
Lonnie and Ronda Kae, Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Boutwell, and son Michael, Mr..
and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, enjoyed a
basket dinner Sunday in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nonnamaker,
Ruth and Lauretta Mae.
Callers on Emerson Lugibihl at the
Bluffton hospital Saturday were: Mr..
and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell, Sunday
callers were: Mr.. Emanuel Boutwell,, ],
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gallant, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. NJ. Baker, Mrs. Helen Bout
well, Mrs. Ruth Nonnamaker, Mrs.
Emma Boutwell,, Mrs. Marie Lugibihl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Merritt
and Patty and Billie, of Piqua; Mrs.
Marie Wollley, of Bluffton; Mr.. and
Mrs. IRA Dukes, Jr., and children
Gene and George, Max Nonnamaker
were among those who spent Sunday
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. O. w.
Nonnamaker.
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ium.
Ten different stage settings de-
manding ten difficult scene changes
are needed A production crew as
large as the cast itself is working
to make this possible. A special
technical rehearsal for those shift
ing scenery is scheduled in order
that changes may be made quickly
and effectively.
Unusual and elaborate lighting
effects will be another of the fea-
lures in the production of Macbeth.
These will be made possible by the
use of the portable switchboard
which was added to the equipment
of the speech department in the
fall. The efficiency of this switch
board has been increased by the
addition of two new rheostats and
the purchase of more spotlights.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-18

Memorials of all kinds. Cal
Samuel Bixel, phone 429-W. 81
Byron Fritchie of Ohio State
university, Columbus, spent the week
end at his home here.
Basinger ambulance-Mrs. Jackson
koontz from her residence on Vine
street to Bluffton hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Zuercher and
family of Beaverdam spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zuercher.
DR.. and Mrs. F. d. Rodabaugh are
attending the Ohio State Medical
association meeting in Cleveland this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Benroth were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Gossman and Miss Bes-
sic Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gossman and
Miss Bessie Arnold spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Arnold and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Muller and
son of Cleveland spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Steiner of Poplar street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Bunk of
Lima and Mr.. and Mrs. R. Calhoun
of Culver, Ind, visited at the home
of Mrs. VIM. Lightner, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hilty and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin call
ed Sunday evening at the Charley
Strahm home in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns of
Spring street visited over the week
end in Toledo with DR.. and Mrs,
Harold Carbin and Mrs. A. 3.
Castanien.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler spent
several days with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Cox and family of Maumee. Mr.. and
Mrs. P. A. Wiebe and daughter
Judith of Willard also visited at the
Cox home, Sunday.
Miss Alice Treuschel of Bowling
Green was an over Sunday guest in
the home of Mrs. Edw. K. Lugibill
and daughter Frieda. Miss Treuschel
was formerly instructor III religious
education in the schools here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Amstutz of
Fostoria; Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Ba-
singer and daughter Elaine, Mrs.
Don Dillman and children Marilyn
and Jimmie spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Baumgartner
of South Main street entertained
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Baum
gartner of Miskawaka, Ind; DR.. and
Mrs. Donavin Baumgartner of Cleve-
land; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Swank OF
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Bogart of this place.