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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Chapel Hill Chaf

Baby-sitting service of an un-
usual kind was performed in
Northampton, Massachusetts,
not long ago. The connection that
makes the recounting of the in
Icident appropriate in a column
about Chapel Hill is that the serv-
ice was performed for a daugh-
ter of our fellow-citizen, George
b. Cutten. She is DR.. Claire Cut
ten Maxwell, pediatrician. At
about IL o'clock one night ply
sician engaged in general prac-
tice in Northampton, a good
friend of hers, called her on the
telephone and told her about a
child, a patient of his, whom he
wanted her to see. She said that
her husband was away and that
she was the only person in the
house to take care of her three
children. Was the trouble so seri-
Gus that she couldn't wait till to-
morrow to make the visit? Her
friend replied that he was very
anxious for her to see the i'll
child that night. I'm coming
around to your house," he said. A
few minutes later he appeared at
the door and informed her that
he had come to take care of her
children while she went to visit
his patient. She went.
y
When we met in the Carolina
Inn lobby the other day, Rev.
Samuel t. Habel, the Baptist
minister, said: "Mr. Graves, I
wish you would start a crusade
for a sexless pronoun.
In something he had written
Mr.. Habel had been forced, as
many another person has been,
to choose between using "he,"
which failed to tell what he
meant, and using the awkward
form, "he Tor she). This dilem-
ma occurs often. ! remember
that not long ago, in a piece
about the registration of voters,
/ wrote ''he Tor she)" instead Of
''he' to avoid insulting the fe-
Continued on last page)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Mcintosh at Glen Lennox

G. e. Mcintosh has been
appointed administrative as
sistant TO William Muirhead
and now has his Office at
Glen LennOx. His work win
be specially concerned with
housing. Mr.. Muirhead, find
Ing MIR. Mcintosh 10 be In full
vigOr II mind and body, n
not bothered by his being SO
years old.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
By William Meade Prince

brown eyes are mournful or mis-
chievous as he chooses, for cock
ers may sorrow one minute and
turn into complete clowns the
next. Sonny's blood is blue, and
his lineage something to make a
Cincinnati member or OAR.
turn green with envy. Cham
pions hang from every limb of
Sonny's family tree, and he is
fully eligible for registration in
the American Kennel Club, that
who's Who" of dogdom. And
Sonny is a dog of destiny, for his
fate is to be one which would
make the heart of the dead man
proud and happy.
The man (who owned little
Sonny's dam, Princess Kate, and
subsequently her puppies) was
Carl Boettcher, the artist who
brought his skill from his native
Germany to Chapel Hill, and
added so much beauty to a spot
already beautiful. His amazing
wood-carvings, beginning with
the majestic American eagle on
the pediment of the Navy
Continued on page sevenl
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Wells Is Building a Home

Ground has been cleared on
a lot on Tenney circle for a new
home for William Wells, dean of
the college of liberal arts in the
University. Construction viii
begin within the next week and
will be completed, Mr.. Wells
hopes, before the end Of sum-
mer. The architect is William
Sprinkle of Durham, and the
contractor is the Haynes Con-
struction Co. Of Durham.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Carrbere Civic Club Meeting


The Carrboro Civic Clubs
new meeting time is $3.50 Pm.
the second Wednesday of every
month. The next meeting will be
April IL at the organizations
clubhouse, the regular meeting
place. Mrs. Raymond Andrews
will be in command of the pro-
gram, which will include discus
sions and reports on the clubs
well-baby clinic. Mrs. Hugh Nan
ney will be the hostess for the
meeting.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

There will be two worship
services in the Presbyterian
church Easter morning: at 9:45
and II o'clock, with the choir
singing selections from Bach's
"St. Matthews Passion" All
who can are urged to attend the
9:45 service. 30 people won't
have to be turned away from
the second service.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

removing the exhibit that he
planned to give each picture to
the person it showed.
II have received much enjoy
ment," Mr.. Huggins said, from
the pleasure expressed by people
who have stopped by to see this
display. Old-timers, especially,
have shown by the smiles on their
faces that it gave them quite a
kick"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Frazer Buys Home from Toys

Keener c. Frazer has bought
from DIR. Calvert Toy the house
that Paul Thompson has been
living in, at 52l E. Franklin
street, and from Walter Toy the
adjoining lot that stretches to
boundary street. The Frazers
hope to move in about May /.
Henceforth the house is, to have
its entrance from Boundary
street.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Stores to Close Monday

Since most Chapel Hill stores
will be closed all day Easter
Monday, April 10. they will not
observe the usual midweek half
holiday next week but will be-
open all day Wednesday, April
IL.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

A touching and tender story
about a dog and a man is in the
making. 1t is one which tugs at
the heartstrings, for most of us
knew the man, who died just a
few weeks ago-and if we did
not know the man, we know his
works. But the story will have a
happy ending. You, the reader,
will supply the last chapter.
Sonny is pure-bred cocker
spaniel puppy, five months old,
and red "a his own tongue. His
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07

The Offices Of the town gov
ernment at the Town Hall viii
be closed all day Easter Monday.
April 10.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1950-04-07
Captain and Mrs Vance Here

Captain b. H. Vance, II. III
Navy. retired, and Ara Vance
were N the village = few days
ago.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. A-9


get to know perfect coloring. But
a rough stone Is q different prop
osition altogether. They look just
like pebbles. Underneath the
rough coat may be a 1lawless gem
which will yield itself to cutting
and polishing. On the other hand,
the rough coat may hide q stone
with unsightly flaws and assures
which will prevent it from ever
being Of great value.
It's up to the buyer to use his
training, his aStutenesS, and his
intuition in deciding what lies be-
meath. If he figures right he gets
a big bargain, but If he figures
wrong he has q stone which will
have to be broken down into small
stones worth much less than what
he paid for the diamond in the
rough.
Sellers Are 'Peddlers."
Diamond sellers-they're actual
ly called "peddlers" by the trade
do not dress or act like men who
walk around with fortunes in their
pockets. They carry their dia-
monds in big leather wallets held
together by rubber bands. and the
faith that buyers and sellers have
In one another Is amazing. A sell
er will hand a buyer a packet con-
tanning anywhere from 20 to LOG
diamonds and then walk of and
see another client and be gone fol
an hour or two. He never checks
his diamonds when he gets back
because he knows that honesty Is
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Curb on Privilege Sought
Senate Group Report on Mccarthy Urges
Revision of Immunity Because of Abuse

they shall not be questioned in
any other place."
No Solution ut Hand.
The aim would be to define this
constitutional provision by legis-
lation SO as to prevent such abuse
Of 1t as that Of Senator McCar-
thy. This. admittedly, might be
difficult to do in a way that would
meet the legal test of the courts.
None Of the three Senators has
any solution ready ut hand, ex-
planning that careful study would
be required.
Senator Green suggested that
the privilege might be limited tc
the floors Of Congress by specific
legislative definition and not be
extended to committees. It was
before q committee that Senator
Mccarthy singled out individuals
in the State Department by name
and made charges against them
which the majority report found
absolutely without foundation.
Because Of tradition it probably
would be hard to move Congress
to restrict this constitutional priv
ilege, unless some similar abuse
should follow quickly. But, by
raising the issue in their report
the three Senators pointed uu
forcefully how far their Wiscon-
sin colleague went to exploit a
privilege Of his office, which is q
privilege that also carries with it
a solemn responsibility, and, as
well, they gave notice to the
American people Of the danger of
unbridled license which may hit
innocents among them unless it Is
curbed, either by voluntary OBJ
servance Of the proprieties by
members themselves or by some
sort OF restraint imposed by them
on themselves.
It is not forgotten by Senator
McCarthy's colleagues that when
he first presented his general
charges in a Senate speech on
February 40 he said, ''I will not
say anything on the Senate floor
which I will not say on the Sen
ate floor" and added, ION that
day when I take advantage of the
security we have on the Senate
floor, on that day I will resign
from the Senate"
He has not fulfllled his pledge
on either count.
Evening star., 1950-07-24
Navy Publicity Drive
Top Press Relations Experts Are Sent
To Tokyo to Arrange Better Coverage

|of Senator McCarthy's victims,
the story was back among the
want ads.
The Nays new moves, Of
course, have a larger purpose than
merely to get due credit for per-
formance, though that is an en-
tirely creditabIe motive with gen.
uine bearing upon the morale Of
the service. Right now Is the ad-
mirals' golden opportunity to drive
home the Nays case which was
so tarnished and weakened last
year by the anonymous attack
upon the integrity of other service
officials.
Trouble in the vast reaches Of
the Pacific is Q Navy press agent
that Is hard to answer. The un-
happy Korean developments have
also sharply altered the congress
sional climate In which politicians
leaned on an air power economy
Of men and money, shutting their
eyes to universal military train
ing and other harsh prescriptions
for national security.
Pursuing his advantages, the
kinetic new Chief of Naval Oper-
ations. Admiral Forrest Sherman,
has directed a reorganization of
the press section with Admiral
Robert Hickey as chief Of infor-
nation. This is and will remain
o difficult field. The newcomer to
Washington always thinks some
magic resides in the fright" press
agent. The truth Is that Govern
ment officials for the most part
carry their press relations with
them. The knack may consist Of
10 natural gregariousness. sheer
capacity or personal picturesque
ness. It remains an individual
matter.
Evening star., 1950-07-24

RA0SC IA A4C As "'~SASSnavbes
world. Behind the doors of the
ordinary-looking buildings millions
and millions of dollars worth of
diamonds are handled each day.
Nearly all Of the buying and
selling in Antwerp is done in
one OF five clubs, all of which
I visited with Charles Wein-
berg, a third-generation diamond
broker. They are not social clubs,
but there is no social club in the
world where the board of directors
are as careful about the member
ship.
The Beurs Diamanthandel is
typical Of the clubs. When you
walk in you think, at first glance,
tle>S you are in a large restaurant
for men. There are scores of
tables, with men on either side,
leaning forward as If eating. But
then you notice that the tab
have no plates, knives, forks
food.
No Laughter In Club.
All interest is centered on
packets Of white, waxed paper
about four inches square. These
paper squares hold the diamonds
which the sellers have brought
to the club for the buyers to ex-
anime. There Is little or no chat
ting or laughter in the Beurs
Diamanthandel. This is serious
business with serious money
changing hands. AL the buyers
have to help them make their
decisions are a jewelers. eye-glass,
a pair Of tweezers with which to
hold the stones, and an enormous
amount of knowledge and intui-
ton about diamonds.
Buyers from all parts Of the
globe were scattered about the
room-New York, London, Paris,
Buenos Aires, Calcutta. Cairo,
Hong Kong. To get an idea Of
what a buyers job is like I sat
down at a table with Jacques
Klein, jeweler. of 81 Rue Lafa-
yette, Paris.
He had just purchased q per-
feet blue-white stone for $4,000
and was examining rough stones
when I pulled >up a chair.
It Is when buying rough stones
that the diamond buyer takes his
risks, makes his gamble. Almost
any one, with a little practice,
can detect q flaw In q stone, and
Evening star., 1950-07-24

the whole foundation Of the dia-
mond business, and that one dis
honest act bars q man for life
from ever dealing in diamonds
again. His name is sent to all the
diamond centers in the world, and
never again will he be allowed to
enter any diamond club. And un-
less man has the freedom Of the
clubs, he can neither buy nor sell.
An extremely important part Of
the club is the weighing room.
Before any transaction Is com
pleted the diamonds must b
weighed-the scales handle as lit
tie as 1/500th of a carat. Once
buyer accepts the weight, there
Is no recourse whatsoever. That
weight is final.
AS far as I could see, there
wasn't single armed guard In or
about the clubs. The sole lookout
Is the doorman. who knows the
faces of all the members. Men
have gone away for as long as 20
years only to reappear and be ad-
mitted by the doorman without
questioning.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Tne)
Evening star., 1950-07-24

with pictures, Of the Nays vital
contributions to the defense Of
Korea and the Pacific.
Two captains. both former
Washington newspapermen and
World War II public relations Of
ficers, have been charged with
bringing the Nays publicity into
balance with the other forces.
Capt. Charles Duffy. a fast-talk-
ing ex-city editor, flew to Tokyo
last week; Capt. Walter Karig.
the versatile author and editor of
the Navy's Battle Reports, is en-
route to join him.
Deserved Better Coverage.
Deserving much wider coverage,
they feel, are the Nays shore
bombardments, naval protection
of infantry landings and strikes
from the Nays carrier-baSed
planes which recently pin-pointed
North Korean oil refinery that
the high-flying B-29S had sought
and missed. ''The darn thing
burned for two days and nobody
ever mentioned it." mourned q
naval flyer.
They are also pointing with
pride to the aircraft carrier which
brought to Tokyo the largest num-
ber Of aircraft ever carried on q
flattop in the fastest Pacific cross
ing ever made. These were Mus
tang fighters for the Air Force
compliments Of the Navy.
In addition to organizing better
feet coverage Capt. Karig hopes
to be able to place historians in
key spots so that naval history
can be recorded as it is being
made.
Spurring the Nays energies to-
ward o solution Of their publicity
problems Is their recollection Of
what happened to them in one Of
the great stories In the cold war
the Berlin air lift. For months
the Air Force monopolized the
headlines with that dramatic
demonstration that America would
not be driven from Europe by the
Soviet Union. When all was over,
it was discovered that two naval
air Squadrons had led the oper-
alton In efficiency with more tons
Of cargo flown per squadron and
fewer accidents.
BY that time, like the answers
Evening star., 1950-07-24

the courts as Thomas L. Stokes.
extending also to committees of
Congress. This exempts them from
prosecution for libel within those
limits.
It is. therefore, significant when
three members Of the Senate, all
imbued with jealous concern for
its rights and prestige and all able
lawyers, recommend q study to
see whether this privilege Of i'm
munity should be in some way cir
cumscribed 80 that ut does not
become shield to perpetrate in
justice and fraud"
This recommendation was in the
report Of the three Democratic
members of the special Foreign
Relations subcommittee-Senators
Tydings Of Maryland, chairman;
Green Of Rhode Island, and Nc
Mahon Of Connecticut-that in
vestigated the charges by Senator
McC Carthy, Republican of Wiscon-
sin, about communism in the
State Department. It reflected
their deep sense of outrage over
the way in which the Wisconsin
Senator had abused the privilege
to SANDER innocent persons be-
hind his cloak Of immunity.
Other Features Stressed.
The recommendation has been
overlooked somewhat in emphasis
on other parts Of the lengthy re-
port that bore directly on the Nc
Carthy episode and the political
debate that followed its presenta-
ton to the Senate. On the i'm
munity privilege the majority re-
port said:
, "It is recommended that a joint
, committee of House and Senate
be appointed to make a careful
, study of the immunity from civil
; suit extended to members of Con-
greSs by reason Of statements
!; made by them on the floor OF
either house and before congres.
sional committees. Our experience
in this investigation indicates that
this privilege should not become q
license for the character aSsassi-
nation Of American citizens.
"It is believed that from suct
a study it may be possible tx
evolve legislation which is de.
signed to preserve this immunity
without prejudice to the historic
and necessary reasons therefor
and at the same time insure tha'
1t does not become q shield X
. perpetrate injustice and fraud"
The privilege Is imbedded In tn
constitution, in Section Of th'
first article defining privileges O
members. among them "for an
speech or debate In either Holls,
Evening star., 1950-07-24
This Changing World
Strong Chinese Communist Force Awaits
Order to Start Invasion of Formosa
aston of FOrnOSa

1nforcementS rushed from the
Pacific coast and Hawaii.
It is conceivable that the Rus
slams have decided to pay no at
tention to the operations of naval
units along both coasts of Korea
and to concentrate their main ef-
fort on helping the Chinese Reds
break through the Seventh Fleet
screen to land In Formosa. This
would be highly important stra-
tegic victory for them, both from
the military and propaganda
viewpoints.
Since We are just beginning to
fight, in terms Of preparedness,
the Seventh Fleet is strong enough
to cope with the Red amphibious
forces and the air power which
may cover them. But it is doubt
full that Admiral Struble's force
has a sufficient number Of de-
stroyers and other types of anti
submarine ships to deal with a de-
termined attack by numerous
Soviet submarine packs which are
said to include some of the latest
snorkels.
NationaliStS Ready.
The Nationalist command In
Formosa is alerted for any event.
uality. It's defenseS are strong and
its troops are numerous and we'll
trained. At the present time there
Is a drive on to catch and do
away with fifth columnists who
are as well organized as they
were in Korea.
The defeats Of our forces in
South Korea are attributed not
only to the overwhelming strength
of the enemy, who could afford to
throw 100 men against American
positions held only by 10, but also
to the superbly organized fifth
column.
These termites were everywhere,
in government Offices, In the
country's few industries and par
ticularly in villages as far south
as the tip Of the Korean peninsula.
These fifth columnistS had been
armed for q long time with light
weapons smuggled across the
borders or through the laxly con-
trolled ports.
The Rhee government knew
about these activities, but could
not deal with them. South Korea
was a democratic republic and any
drastic measures" would have
raised a hue and cry in Washing
ton and the United Nations. Any
effective measures against these
termites would have been re-
garded in the West as interference
with freedom Of thought and in
dividual liberty.
Today fifth columnists form an
important part Of the Korean Red
army behind our GIs. They
not only transmit vital commu-
nications to the enemy, but also
snipe at the battle-weary, re-
treating American soldiers.
The Nationalist government on
Formosa Is said to have learned
a lesson from Korea and is en-
gagged at present In q thorough
and highly undemocratic purge of
those who menace its security.
Evening star., 1950-07-24

has not been set by Moscow,
which directs the operations Of
all its puppets in the Far East.
When President Truman Or
dered American naval and air
forces to patrol the 100 miles
which separate Pormosa from the
mainland there was a wave Of op-
timism that the Reds would not
attempt a suicidal amphibious op-
Grafton under the guns Of the
American Seventh Fleet.
American, British and Chinese
Nationalist intelligence services
shared the view that the invasion
of Formosa would be simultaneous
with that Of South Korea. The de-
cision to send the Seventh Fleet
to defend that island apparently
has interfered with the plans Of
the Red high command.
President Truman's action was
Scrutinized by Moscow. Within a
week or so after the arrival Of
American warships in the Formo-
san waters reports started to
trickle into Tokyo and Washing
ton about the presence of Soviet
submarines in that area.
Did Not Interfere.
We have known for some time
that the Soviet Union possessed q
submarine fleet conservatively
estimated at more than 70 units
in Vladivostok and Port Arthur.
Some Of them have been prowling
in the Western Pacific and were
used principally to supply the
Huks in the Philippines with mill
tary equipment and Communist
leaders. They did not attempt to
interfere with our warships oper-
ating in Korean waters and their
lack of activity puzzled the Ameri-
can high command.
Our naval forces, which are
supporting the ground forces so
effectively, are not strong enough
to cope with a determined sub
marine attack. At the outset of
the Korean campaign we were
particularly deficient in destroyers
and still lack antisubmarine air
craft carriers Of the Saipan and
Sicily types. Insofar as destroy
ers are concerned, the situation
has improved as the result Of re-
Evening star., 1950-07-24

I r o m Pelican
Street.
In the space
Of one block in
this rather drab
street, almost
directly across
from the skel-
eton Of the
b o m b e d = out
railroad station
more diamonds
are cut. pol
ished, bought
and sold, than
in any other
nlano in tho
Evening star., 1950-07-24

These are the
crucial days in
which the new
$40 billion de-
tense kitty is
being whacked
up among the
three services.
Yet the admi-
rails have vain
ly searched the
sea OF MacAr-
thur-1nfantry
Air Force head
lines for ade-
mate accounts
Evening star., 1950-07-24

Z n o S e RI & ntS
and privileges,
ne of the
worlds gre q t
parl iamentary
bodies.
One Of these
IN the immunity
th ey enjoy,
alo ng W it h
members Of the
House. for what
they say on the
floors Of Con-
greSs which has
been defined by
Evening star., 1950-07-24

VI, is maSSeQ on
the mainland
facing ForInosa
and is ready to
start the long
awaited inva-
sion Of the
last Nationalist
stronghold.
According to
available re-
ports this inva-
sion is awaiting
only the signal
to 60 and for
tho ~ GO ~
the zero hour
Evening star., 1950-07-24
By Constantine Broyn

A strong Chinese Red force COM
posed of the East China command
and elements of the Third Field
Army, commanded by Gen. Chen
Evening star., 1950-07-24
By Thomas L. Stokes

Senators are very proud and
jealous Of the rights and privileges
granted them as members of what
has become. through guarding Of
Evening star., 1950-07-24
McLemore
Clubs in Antwerp
Trade in Diamonds
Bv Henry Mel Lem ore

ANTWERP. - You may have
never visited Pelican Street here
in Antwerp, but the chances are
that you own something that came
Evening star., 1950-07-24
By Doris FIeeSOn

The dignified United States
Navy which has been losing the
propaganda battle for a long time
has finally decided to mount an