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Academy and Margaret Brent
High School and was widely
known in Southern Maryland as
an amateur boxer.
He was employed as a clerk
in a Leonardtown grocery when
he enlisted last September II in
Washington. He received his basic
training at Fort Jackson and Fort
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box tinkled to the tune Of each
perforated metal platter placed
within.
Mesmerism, an early form of
hypnotiSm imported from France
was a parlor game. and while
there was no Mothers Day, moth
er was remembered at times with
presents and one of the favorite
gifts was a gold toothpick.
While Washingtonians, then as
now, could not vote, there were
political parades in the Capital
and people living in these houses
went down to Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to see the torches carried
by the paraders, and hear the
stomp Of marching feet to the
cadence of Blaine, Blaine, the
Man From Maine"
Most Cost About $4,000.
The people who built these
houses were not wealthy. But the
chief clerk of a department, or
a United States Attorney for the
District, or Government scien-
tist of that day was relatively
wealthy when it came to the size
of the house he could build. Mr..
Proctor has looked up the price of
those larger houses-designed by
an architect named McGill who
built a house in lie Droit Park for
himself-and none Of them cost
more than $4,000.
1t was an exclusive subdivision,
1t had q fence around 1t with q
gate on Rhode island avenue. The
residents had their own watch
man. The boundaries of the orig
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Arlington Wife Dies,
PiIot-Husband Injured
In Pittsburgh Crash

An Arlington couple about tc
celebrate their first wedding an
niversary were separated by death
yesterday when a plane crash
killed the wife and injured her
pilot husband.
Mrs. Jean Copeland, %, of 1852
North Troy street. Arlington, died
in the wreckage of the private
plane which crashed seconds after
it left the ground at Williamsburg
Pittsburgh Airport.
Her husband, Byron Copeland,
Al. a widely known Washington
car salesman, was reported in fair
condition at a hospital.
Employed by CAB.
Mrs. Copeland, an employe of
the Civil Aeronautics Board, had
gone to Monroeville, Pa. with her
husband to spend Mothers Day
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Peyer.
They made it double celebra-
ton. with the Copelands receiving
gifts to mark their first wedding
anniversary next Wednesday.
Mrs. Copeland's parents drove
the couple to the airport and were
still there when the plane plunged
to the ground soon after it was
airborne.
Was Automobile Salesman.
Born in Pittsburgh, Mrs. Cope
land had been employed in the
accident analysis division of the
Bureau of Safety Investigation,
Civil Aeronautics Board, since
August 26, 1916.
Mr.. Copeland is employed in the
used car department of Emerson
& Orme, Seventeenth and M
streets NV. and previously has
worked for other Washington
automobile firms.
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00Jh
He was Pvt.
Henry A. Ben
nett, a member
of Headquar-
terS Battery,
18th Field Ar
tillery Bat
talon.
The Defense
Department al
so listed a Dis
trict man as
missing and the
Air Force son
OF a Fort Meade
colonel aS miss.
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ing in flight. Three District men
and a Charlottesville (Va.) SOL
dier were reported wounded.
Pvt. Bennett was the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Bennett,
who operate a farm near Leon
ardtown. He attended st. Marys
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Bliss. He last saw his parents III
January just before his unit was
ordered to Seattle, Washington
and was flown to Korea.
Pfc. Charles Gass, %, who
turned down chance to go to
officers training school in 1916
because it was peace time and he
didn't believe in war, is missing
in action in Korea. He is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Gass
Of 3717 Livingston street NV.
Mr.. Gass is owner of the Service
Pharmacy at Seventeenth and I
streets NV.
Formerly Served in Alaska.
Pvt. Gass, a decoder and chief
Of the message center of Head
quarters Company of the 10th
Infantry. Oath Division, was re-
ported missing from a front-line
outpost April 18, his mother said.
He served as an Air Force decoder
in Alaska in 1946-47, Mrs. Gass
said, and was recalled to Army
duty as a reServist last October
while he was studying pharmacy
at George Washington University.
A graduate of Woodward Prep
here, Pvt. Gass enlisted in 1916.
His mother said he rejected an
opportunity to take officer train
ing then because he did not want
to serve in a peace-time Army.
HE didn't believe in war;" she
said.
An only child, Pvt. Gass went
to George Washington after his
discharge from Alaska duty. When
he was recalled in October, he
qualified again for OCS, accord
ing to Mrs. GaSs. He arrived in
Tokyo last Christmas eve and
went to Korea the next day. she
said. The OCS papers didn't
catch up with him until last
month at the Korean front.
Mrs. Gass said her son probably
would have returned to Japan to
accept the OCS training this time,
but there were no decoders avail
able to replace him at the front.
The Defense Department also
said Air Force End 1t. Douglas
Kern, "a, son of Col. and Mrs.
Theodore Kern of Fort Meade, is
missing after flight May 5 over
Korea.
In Korea Since February.
1t. Kern, native of st. Paul.
Mimi. a former Air Force enlisted
man, was graduated from the Uni
versity of Minnesota in 1949 and
re-entered the service with an
ROTC commission then. After
training in Texas. he was ordered
to Korea in February and attached
to the 5th Air Force as a medium
bomber navigator.
Col. Kern is staff transportation
officer Of the 7th Corps at Fort
Meade.
District soldiers reported wound
ed in action were Sergt. James e.
Harper, 81. of $40 Twenty-third
place NE: Pfc. Francis A. Leon
ard, 19. of 255 v street NV, and
Pvt. Elwood Burnette of 1925
Sixth street NV.
Sergt. Harper, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest F. Harper, suffered a
shattered left wrist April II while
serving as field medic with the
25th Division. his mother said. A
Mothers Day card from him yes
terday reported he is at the 279th
General Hospital in Osaka, Japan,
and expects to have his third OPP
GRAFTON and skin graft soon.
He plans to study medicine after
his discharge, Mrs. Harper said.
A graduate Of Armstrong High
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Suburban Study Groups

Committee chairmen of the
Eastern Suburban Study Group
VIII make their annual reports to
the group at 10 am. tomorrow in
the home economies room Of
Montgomery Blair High School.
Election Of officers will follow.
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Citizens Group to Meet

The Edgemoor (Md.) Citizens
Association win meet at 8:i5 pm.
tomorrow in Bethesda Elementary
School to discuss zoning of park
ing lots. A public hearing on this
has been scheduled for 8 pm. Fri
day at the County Building. Beth
|esda. y
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Commencement Speaker

The commencement address at
the University of Maryland will
be given by Malcolm r. Giles,
|director-general of the Loyal Or
der Of Moose. at 9:45 am. June 8.
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St. Huoh's Annual Bozoor

st. Hugh's Catholic Church
Greenbelt, will hold it's annual
bazaar from II am. to 10 pm
tomorrow in the parish hall on
Crescent road.
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leonardfoWn
Amateur Boxer
Killed in Korea
District Private
Who Rejected OCS
Missing in Action

A former amateur boxer from
Leonardtown, Md, was killed in
action April II near Seoul, the
Defense Department reported to-
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SdAdEtcS IN issue.
Mr.. Gwynn, who was named by
the Republican commissioners
last December to represent the
county Board Of Education, has
mot been mentioned as a partici-
pant in the supposed political
pickering.
Indications today pointed to the
salaries of the Recreation Boards
staff as the point on which agree
ment or deadlock is likely to
hinge. Temple farrell, director
of the program, is paid $500 a
year. and this is considered by
some of the commissioners, if
not all, as too far above the
county level. They point to the
SIS, ,000-a-year salary Of the States
attorney and lesser pay Of other
top county officers.
On the other hand, Recreation
Board members and civic leaders,
pleased with MIR. Jarrell's work,
probably will be hard to convince
that he should be asked to agree
to a pay cut. -
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Russia Waiting
For Riqht Time

Senator Hickenlooper-Do you
believe, general. that the Russians
would precipitate third world
war merely on the theory of sup
porting a treaty obligation which
they had, as a matter of honor?
Secreary Marshall-Not as a
matter of honor, sir.
Senator Hickenlooper-I agree
with you thoroughly. In other
words, do you believe that Russia,
If she does, will precipitate a third
world war when Russia is ready
for that third world war or thinks
she is ready for it?
Secretary Marshall-Not en-
tirely that, sir, and ! explained
the reaction I thought that was a
possibility in the Far East as to
China.
Senator Hickenlooper-. And
unity Russia feels that that time
is right. no particular incident
short of actual attack by some
country on the territorial integrity
of Russia, that is their cities or
something of that kind, can force
Russia into third world war.
Secretary Marshall-She can't
be forced into a third world war
I do not think, but I don't agree
with the conclusion of your state
ment. +. think they might take
action because of what they con-
sidered a great peril to their in
terestS.
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Delmarva Poultry Strike
Spreads 10 Fifth Farm
BY the Assoeioied Press

SALISBURY, Md, May IA
poultry strike on the Delmarva
peninsula extended to the Dia-
1nond State Poultry Co. at Lewes,
Del, today, making a total of five
peninsula plants involved.
Officials of local 876 of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Team
sters and local 1879 of the Meat
and Poultry Workers (both AFL)
met with company officials at Sell
byville, Del, last night.
Homer Pepper, president of the
H & H Poultry Co. of Selbyville,
said no agreement was reached. A
Federal mediator also attended the
meeting.
The union is asking 10 per
cent pay hike retroactive to jan
uary 20. Union officials say the
strike is so to rs per cent effective
while company officials contend
they are not much hurt because
of the seasonal drop in poultry
demand.
Other plants hit by the strike
are the Acme Co.. Berlin, Md;
Millsboro Poultry Co.. Millsboro,
Del; Delmarva Co., Milford, DEL,
and the Eagle Poultry Co.. Frank
ford, Del.
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Blockade of Port
May Create Peril

Senator Morse-General, in my
examination of Gen. Macarthur
I asked him if he would favor
the blockade of Port Arthur and
his reply was that he would: ana
I asked him in effect if he thought
that might hasten the entrance
of Russia into a full-scale war in
Asia: and he replied in meaning
that he didn't think it would be-
cause of his view that he THINKS
they will come into the war if
and when they are readv and
want to, and that they are not,
that their action will not be
determined by any such specific
event as the blockade Of Port
Arthur
I would like to ask you a few
questions about that blockade.
It is true. is it not. that Port
Arthur is one Of the prlacipal
Russian ports in the Pacific?
Gen. Marshall-That is .l.eir
warm-water port.
Senator Morse-It is true, is it
not, that it is a great International
port into which ships under many
flags ply?
Gen. Marshall-Dairen, not Port
Arthur.
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in advance Of their previous de-
Icisions.
Senator Green-The treaty calls
upon Russia to come to China's
aid in case of attack either by
Japan or any other nation, does
lit not?
Gen. MarShall-Well, I have
here the particular paragraph. TO
which I had reference yesterday
Gen. Marshall quoted the treaty
terms, emphasizing Russia's pledge
to help China if attacked By
Japan or her allies.)
Senator Greenland that con-
dition meeting that treaty would
arise If we carried out a policy
of bombing the coastal cities OF
China? !,
Gen. Marshall-That was the
fear and the thought of the Chiefs
of Staff and others in the Gov
ernment in connection with this
particular matter.
Senator Green-So that if that
policy were carried out no mat
ter what our motive might be in
a limited attack on China, it
would call upon Russia to come
to China's aid.
Gen. Marshall-Yes, sir.
Senator Greenland the failure
to do so would have great conse-
quences not only to China, but on
our whole program Of global war
fare?
Gen. Marshall-Yes, sir.
Senator Green-After all, doesn't
the difference between the policy
of the Government of the United
States and the policy proposed by
Gen. Macarthur come down to
the difference between regarding
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Senator Johnson
Sums Up Case

Senator Johnson AS ]
recall your testimony. General,
believe you said that you recon-
merded the recall of Gen. Mac
Arthur because you believed that
he did not favor and could not
Fundamentally support the poll
cies of the Commander-in- Chief
and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In view of Gen. Macarthur S
statement to the Congress, and IN
view of his testimony to this COM
mittee. in your opinion, is there
any doubt about whether he IA
vored the present policy?
Gen. Marshall-There is none,
sir.
Senator johnson - In other
words. it's your position that he
made it abundantly clear upon his
return to this country and his
public appearances and his ap-
pearances before this committee
that he did not favor and whole
heartedly support the program
adopted by this Government.
Gen. Marshall-That is correct,
sir.
(Senator johnson then read
several excerpts from committee
files, repeating the policy direc-
tives to Gen. Macarthur and
statements issued by him. After
Gen. Marshall gave his view on
each incident, Senator johnson
summed up the case.)
Senator johnson - In other
words. General. there are four in
stances here in which in your
opinion Gen. Macarthur. failed to
comply with the directive of De-
cember 6? Is that correct?
Gen. Marshall-That is correct.
Senator Johnson. You and
Gen. MarArthur have agreed that
there are three alternatives in
Korea.
First, we can get out;
Second, we can continue our
present course as planned; and
Third, we can adopt the recon-
mendations made to this COM
mittee and to the country by Gen.
Macarthur.
Quizzed on Korea Objective.
General, I want to know wheth-
er in the light of the wealth of
military experience that you have
had and the outstanding service
you have rendered this Nation,
and in view of the fact that
assume you have available to you
today the best military advice In
this country-I want to know
whether it is your opinion that
the present course that this Ma
ton Is following in Korea is
calculated to bring us the quickest
victory for our objectives with
the least losses of life.
Gen. Marshall-The best mill
tary advice I have, in which
concur with the information
available to me. is that the course
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Yesterdays Partial Text

United States should definitely
exercise a veto?
Gen. Marshall-That is the very
decided impression I have. at the
present time.
Senator Smith-Do you think
we should exercise it?
Gen. Marshall won't go into
the technical part of that, but we
should certainly never yield to it.
cat this point, several members
of the committee discussed the
possibility of limiting and culling
future questions. No decision was
reached and Senator johnson
took over the questioning of Gen
Marshall
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Explains Divergence of Views in State Department

we are now following is the only
practical course at the moment
which we feel can lead to sue
cessful outcome of that campaign
in terminating the aggression, anG
a victory in consequence, with
the least loss of life and with the
least possibility of Intervention of
the Soviet government.
Senator Johnson-Gen. Mar
shall. when Gen. Macarthur was
here he testified to his belief that
we should, and we were able to
fight communism on two or more
fronts, if that became necessary.
He pointed out If it would be
necessary for us to do this, it
would be equally necessary for the
enemy to meet the hardships and
demands of a multiple front in a
total war.
He regarded it, as I remember
his statement to the joint ses-
sion, as defeatist attitude to take
another position.
Would you care to comment on
this particular point of view, and
our ability to meet the challenges
|of the global problems as they
may be presented?
Statement Must Be Qualified.
Gen. Marshall-I think the con-
sideration of the statement has
to be very specially qualified with
the understanding that we are
not in a position now to take
measures which, we will say, were
characterized by Gen. Macarthur
the opposite of defeatist measures.
We are gathering our strength
as rapidly as we can, and we GER
tainly do not want to become in
volved in world struggle at any
time, and certainly not prior to
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Following is partial tert o.

cOttOUtIty u Puf Ltut Tell VI
yesterdays testimony:
Senator Smith Mr.. Sec
retary I was very much
pleased when the United Nations
acted originally in June of last
year on the Korean crisis, and
they recognized the North Ko-
reans as aggressors; but later
when the Chinese Communists
came in. it took them three
months to recognize the obvious
fact that the Chinese Communists
were aggressors in Korea.
Here was a situation where the
Chinese Communists were defying
the authority of the United Ma
tions. Gen. Macarthur, of course.
was commander in chief of the
United Nations forces. He was
asking for directives-what should
he do?
AS I understood Gen. MacAr-
thurs position from his testimony
here, and talking to him per-
sonally. all he has ever asked for
is to be told what to do. He made
his suggestions, the Joint Chiefs
made suggestions of these various
things which have been said later
were more or less laid on the table
because it didn't seem necessary
to do it because conditions i'm
proved. but he was asking what to
do and the United Nations appar-
emily cannot come to an agree
ment even for such what you
might indicate as mild methods
Of sanctions provided by the Char
ter of an economic blockade or
actual blockade of the China
coast ..
Did we take a position on it
that we did feel there should be an
economic blockade. that we did
feel there should be a blockade of
the whole China coast, that we
did feel that the Nationalist troops
on Formosa should have the wraps
taken off so they could make TO-
rays, or at least be threat that
would pull back the pressure of
those Chinese Communists from
our troops? -.
Allies Now Favor Blockade.
Gen. Marshall--I think as to
the pressure and procedure ques-
ton that question should go to the
Secretary of State; but I stated
yesterday and also the day before
as to the economic blockade. We
gradually brought them around
to the point where Great Britain
and France will proceed to in
dorse our resolution to that effect.
So we have made that much of a
gain.
Senator Smith-How recently
was that?
Secretary Marshall - May the
7th.
Senator Smith think
you agreed that a discussion of
any immediate cease 4 fire or
armistice questions with the
Koreans. in that you would ex-
clude the question of the recogni-
ton Of Communist China in the
United Nations?
Gen. Marshall-That 1t will be
excluded by the Government.
Senator Smith-And the ques-
tion of turning Formosa over to
them?
Gen. MarShall-YeS.
Senator Smith-That will be ex-
cluded?
Gen. Marshall-Yes.
Senator Smith-In event that
question goes to the final settle
ment of the Korean question, as
you pointed out, some other coun-
try may bring up the issue of rec
ognition, and of Formosa.
Do you believe, in case the ques-
ton of recognition comes up, the
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this as a problem limited to the
territory of Korea. or that part of
Asia adjoining, on the one hand.
and regarding it as a part of the
great global warfare which is pos
sible, on the other?
Gen. MARSHALL think that Is
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Continued From Page A-6o

Of views in ole way or another
practically IN complete disagree
ment with the Commander in
Chief, and as to the statement on
page 1873 Of March "a, the issue
there was that that statement
brought to a halt the efforts of
our Commander in Chief and the
executive agent of the United
Nations in a procedure which was
hoped might produce a halt, a
stoppage of hostilities-in other
words. a cease-f1re basis for the
beginning of some negotiatory
settlement.
Senator Hickenlooper - Now.
general, in connection with the
capitulation or surrender, or dis
cussion of the settlement of the
conflict in Korea with the Red
Chinese, how was it proposed that
we go about that? That is, what
did we propose to do? Who were
We going to talk to? Who were
we going to have a conference
with? How would the matter be
settled?
Secretary Marshall. The
document concerned was cleared
by the Chiefs of Staff, it was
cleared by me and. of course, by
the State Department with the
President.
ALI Factors Discussed.
Senator Hickenlooper-So that
the action was taken foreseeing|
great doubt and confusion would
arise in the minds of the Ameri-
can people. and also with the
knowledge that Gen. Macarthur
stood very high in the opinion
and the confidence of the Japa-
nese people. That is correct, is
it? Those things were foreSeen
and calculated in advance of this
decision?
Secretary Marshall-That was
foreseen. discussed, in advance of
this decision. The decision came
because it was felt it was unavoid-
able.
It was also felt after the height
OF the emotional wave passed
there would be some sober think
ing. -.
Bradley's Article Quoted.
Senator Hickenlooper-I want
to ask whether Gen. Bradley'sI
story currently appearing in Life
Magazine has been cleared with
the Department of Defense or any
other proper department.
Secretary Marshall-It was not
cleared with me, and you will have
to ask Gen. Bradley, because n
just began reading it in Life 1
Senator Hickenlooper- II
think every one will agree in read
ing that article it contains a great
number or very substantial num-
ber OF serious and, as I. interpret
them, quite sharp criticisms and
many statements of discredit di-
rected at Field Marshal Montgom-
cry of one of our greatest Allies
the BritiSh-and Gen. Montgom-
cry being selected as the deputy
commander for the North Atlantic
pact ground forces, I believe now.
My question is: Should Gen.
Bradley be recalled for his very
sharp criticisms of an Ally and a
commander who is second in COM
mand over whatever American
troops will be sent to that Allied
army in Europe?
Secretary Marshall Il don't
think so. s-.
Senator Hickenlooper-Is Gen.
Bradley any more authorized to
speak frankly his mind which may
give offenSe to our Allies than
Gen. Macarthur?
Secretary Marshall-The situa-
ton is quite different; Gen. Brad
ley is talking about a past war.
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the time we are reasonably pre-
pared to meet it.
Senator Johnson-And you dc
mot think that we are presently
prepared to meet it?
Gen. Marshall-I am quite GER
tain we are not.
Senator Russell Senator
Green.
Senator Green-Gen. Marshall
in all this discussion there was
mo mention of the treaty between
Russia, Soviet Russia and Red
China until yesterday in the
Questioning of you as a witness,
and then it was treated as a mat
ter of not the greatest conse-
|quence. I suppose because of the
fact that many of us doubt very
much whether Russia will feel
any moral obligation to keep its
treaties.
However, aren't there other rea-
sons to give significance to that
treaty? Hasn't it meant a great
deal to Red China and the people
Iof Red China? Would not there
be a serious setback to Russian
influence in China if after all the
publicity given to this treaty Rus
sia failed to live up to in case of
aggression against China?
Could Be Disastrous.
Gen. MarShall-I would say that
that is the case. I believe I put
forward yesterday some apprecia-
tion OF that situation as to the
possibilities of China, the Chinese
Communist regime feeling that
the. Soviets had let them down,
which might have very disastrous
consequences, and therefore they
would be impelled to act possibly
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Senator Morse-Yes. In your
opinion, might the blockade of
Port Arthur create such state
Continued on Page ALA, Col. 1.)
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A plaque to bread rationing has
been put up at Wishford, England.