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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Admiral Enrolled
In University as
CT Bill Freshman
BY The Associated Press

PEORIA, ILL.,, Feb. 13.-Bradley
University has rear admiral in
it's student body.
He is rear Admiral Forest A.
Rhoads, who retired in 1850 after
"a years in the navy.
Admiral Rhoads enrolled this
semester as a freshman. Under
the CT Bill of Rights he is taking
a four-year course in jewelry store
management.
The course includes watch
making. This has been Admiral
Rhoads' hobby and he says he
plans to put his knowledge to prac-
tical use.
Admiral Rhoads entered the
navy as an apprentice seaman in
1916 after his graduation from
high school in Fullerton. Calf. He
has wife and four children in
California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Talk of Driving Past Parallel 50
Is Academic, Macarthur Says
Must Reduce Foes Superiority First,
He Declares After Visiting Seoul Front

thaWing Han River in Korea to-
day while artillery and air power
smashed at Seoul-the high point
of the Western advance in that
offensive.
The Chinese, he said in state
ment issued after his return here,
have considerable manpower and
equipment despite an "astronomi-
Cal increase" in the destructive
ness of Allied air power.
United Nations forces "are still
engaged in a war of maneuver'
designed to inf1ict maximum cas-
ualties on the enemy and keep
him off balance, Gen. Macarthur
said.
An effort to establish a line
across Korea and "enter into posi-
tional warfare is wholly unrealis-
tic and illusory 1t) would
insure destruction of our forces
piecemeal," he said.
Gen. Macarthur said the future
ct the Korea campaign is largely
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Raid Warning System
Here Left Up in Air
After Revision Debate
Civil Defense Officials
Reach No Decision on
Changes in Setup
By Crosby S. Moves

The whole procedure of AFRAID
warning signals to alert the civil
ian population in case of attack
was up in the air today, in the
wake of a meeting of State and
Federal civil defense officials
yesterday.
Delegates debated the advisable
ity OF revising the present warning
system to give the public more
warning of an impending attack
than is now planned. The results
were inconclusive.
Under the present serup, the
public would be warned by air-raid
sirens only a matter of minutes
before the attack was expected to
begin. There are only two public
signals: Condition red-attack
imminent. and condition white
all clear.
In addition to these public sig
mails, however. there are two con-
f1dential warnings, designed to go
only to key personnel in the civil
defense organization. These are
condition yellow. meaning that en-
envy planes have been identified
approaching or over the North At
lantic continent, and condition
blue, meaning that the course of
the hostile force indicates that an
attack is likely.
Plan Is Challenged.
The present plan calls for noti-
fication of local officials on the
yellow alert and mobilization of
the civil defense organization on
the blue. The first warning given
the man in the street would be an
urgent notice to get into the near
est possible shelter.
Some delegates to the meeting
yesterday questioned the wisdom
of this plan. They suggested that
many lives might be saved if more
warning were given. They also
pointed out that if civil defense
mobilization took place in advance
(See CIVIL DEFENSE, Page A-3D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Mercury Scars TO s.;
Winter Returns Tomorrow

Sprinklike weather continued
to caress Washington today, out
the forecaster warned winter will
come bowling back tomorrow
night.
The temperature had reached
So degrees at ! pm. and was ex-
pected to climb to 66 this afternoon
-23 degrees above normal for this
time of year. Tonight will be
cloudy with a low of about as
degrees.
Tomorrow will be windy. rainy
and colder with the temperature
dropping to below freezing to-
morrow night. The forecaster said
a cold wave which brought below
zero temperatures to Minnesota is
headed this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
By Russell Brines
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

TOKYO, Feb. 13.-Gen. Mac
Arthur returned from visit to
the edge of Seoul today and said
that talk of a drive north of the
38th Parallel in Korea lis purely
academic"
Patrols may cross the parallel,
he said, but I'VE must materially
reduce the existing superiority of
the Chinese Communist enemy
. before we can seriously con-
slider conducting a major opera
ton north of that geographic
line"
Gen. Macarthur is known to
feel the Allies cannot win the
campaign without smashing the
Communists in North Korea.
The United Nations commander
said the recent Allied offensive
had scored only tactical successes.
He warned against evaluating
these as "decisively leading to the
enemy's defeat"
Gen. Macarthur stood near the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Dawson Should Testify on RFC
To Clear Record, FuIbright Says
Chairman and Douglas Are ConciIiotoy
After Truman Resubmits Nominations

hearings next week, list the wit
nesses and determine whether the
full committee will conduct the
sessions.
Senator Fulbright, soon after
returning from Florida late yes
terday-and only few hours
after President Truman re-sub-
mitted to the Senate the NOM
nations of the present five RFC
directors-called a news confer
ence to survey the overall situa-
ton.
The conference. also attended
by Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois. subcommittee member,
sounded conciliatory tone when
the two Senators refused to take
(See RFC, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
BY Harold B. Rogers

All motor vehicle parking lots
and buildings in the District
would be placed under regulation
of the Public Utilities Commission
under a bill introduced in the
House today by Representative
Jones, Democrat, of Alabama.
The measure would give the
commission power to establish
parking charges and require all
operators to be licensed.
No parking area or building
would receive a license until all
requirements laid down by the
commission were met. Licenses
would cost $40 for the first Oscar
capacity and IS for each addi-
tional Oscar capacity.
To protect car owners, the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
By Robert K. Welsh

Donald S. Dawson, White House
aide, seemed likely today to be
spared a summons to appear be-
fore a Senate subcommittee in
vestigating reported influence on
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
loans.
But Subcommittee Chairman
Fulbright believes that unless Mr..
Dawson asks to testify the public
can reasonably conclude there is
truth to statements that he "exer-
cised considerable influence" over
some RFC directors.
The Senate Banking Subcom-
mittee planned to meet today or
tomorrow to set date for open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Board Split ; Ways
Over Wage Ceilings;
Government May Act
Ching Group Meeting to
Seek End of Deadlock
Described as Hopeless
RIIlI ETIN
BULLETIN

Senator Maybank, Democrat,
OF South Carolina said he
understood that Cyrus S. Ching
was resigning today as chair
man of the Wage Sterilization
Board. But Peter Seitz, a spe-
cial assistant, said Mr.. Ching
had authorized him to say ne
expects to stay on until the
board issues a general wage
control formula and until the
board is expanded "as con-
templated.n
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was reported predicting to ad-
ministration colleagues that his
group and the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee will approve
troops o-Europe legislation with
out strings.
Hearings begin on the issue
Thursday with Secretary of De-
Tense Marshall and Gen. Bradley,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, as the first witnesses.
There were signs that Senator
Connally as well as some others
would like to get the sort of
strengthened support for such a
resolution that might come from
a concession to present fence
sitterS.
Taft Leading Fight.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio has taken over leadership
OF the fight to pin doWn-possibly
by a percentage limitation-the
number of American divisions that
could be supplied to the North
Atlantic defense force headed by
Gen. Eisenhower.
He probably would not be salts
he'd with any mere statement by
Congress that the United States
would furnish only reasonable"
proportion of that force. Senator
Connally apparently doesn't want
to go even that far. but might be
persuaded if he thought he could
pick up some Senate strength by
doing so.
This is a fight the administra-
ton wants to win by as big a vote
as possible, for the morale value
any such victory would have in
Europe.
Seantor Taft faced some Repub-
lican opposition in his fight to
limit American ground force par
ticipation. This was indicated in
some of the party's Lincoln Day
speeches throughout the country
(See FOREIGN POLICY, Pig. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Appeal Doubles Penalty

LONDON, Feb. 10 (P.-Two
months ago Stanley Finnemore
%, was sentenced to a year in
prison for rifiing a coin-in-t the
slot gas meter. He appealed to
a higher court. which quashed
the original sentence and gave
him two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13

lngton a chance to express them
selves on their own government
heard as its first witness the Rev.
DR.. Frederick Reissig, executive
secretary of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches.
He said he spoke for himself,
but that he had considerable I'M
Outstanding of the feelings of the
members of his group and others
through long association.
Gives Four Reasons.
I'VE were bitterly disappointed
in the appointment of the new
Commissioner" he continued.
I'VE were terribly hurt that the
President would appoint a man
who had not even been mentioned
by the local people and one who
seemed to have no particular in
terest in the District"
He listed four reasons for at
lacking the Donohue nomination.
They were:
No. /. That the nominees chief
activity had been ito defend the
powerful liquor interests in the
District" He said he assumed
that Mr.. Donohue was "a very
able man." or he would never
have been appointed to defend
the liquor industry.
No. 2. That he had disqualified
himself" presumably referring to
his work as lawyer for a liquor
wholesaler and for many retail
liquor licensees.
Refers to Welker Proposal.
He alluded in this connection to
the proposal of Senator Welker.
Republican. of Idaho, that if con-
flrmed as Commissioner, Mr..
Donohue should not be the Com
missioner who had immediate
supervision over the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board He re-
ferred to the offer which Com
missioner John Russell Young
made Saturday, in response to
Senator Welker's proposal, to take
over supervision of the ABC
Board and to have the new Com
missioner take one of Mr.. Young's
divisions.
1t has been emphasized in the
last day or two that under the
law the Board of Commissioners
makes all of it's decisions as q
board. although. for convenience,
the Commissioners do divide up
the city divisions for supervisory
purposes.
DR.. ReiSSig said he thought it
would be no answer to have Com
missioner Young assume supervi-
sion over the work of the ABC
board, and called Senator Neely's
attention to public address made
by Commissioner Young two years
ago, welcoming the new members
OF Congress. He said this address
was zone of thes most disgrace
full" he had heard.
Senator Nicely recalled he had
attended the meeting and had
heard the address and that he
agreed with DR.. Reissig.
No. 3. Was criticism by DR..
ReiSsig that the selection of Mr..
Donohue was a purely political
appointment"
No. 4. That Mr.. Donohue had
shown no interest or experience in
1.-THE community life or the COM
government" in Washing
ton"
DR.. Reissig said numerous per-
sons were calling him on the tele-
Continued on Page B-1, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Leaders CONSIDERING
on Size
OF Force for Europe
Congress Might Be
Asked to Approve
Reasonable Figure
BY the Associated Press

A possible compromise directive
by Congress for the sending of a
reasonable" number of troops to
Western Europe was discussed in
administration circles today.
Chairman Connally of the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Committee
Dewey Advocates Drowine Line Against
Communist Aggression. Poee AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-13
Citizens Clinic
Hears Reissiq
Attack Donohue
Churchmun Charges
Nominee Lacks
Interest in District
By Don S. Warren

A bitter protest over President
Humans nomination of F. Joseph
Donohue, Washington attorney, to
be a District Commissioner was
voiced today at the opening ses-
sion of a citizens legislative clinic
sponsored by the Senate District
Committee
The clinic-first of a series de-
signed to give citizens of WASH
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Pictures Mode at Opening Of Citizens
Legislative Clinic. Poee B-l
Donohue WithhoIds Decision on Direct
ABC Boord Duties. Poee AZ
See Editorial, "Mr. Donohue and Liquor
Control" Poge A-l0
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(See WAGES, Page A-6)
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Continued on Page "A, Col. A.
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(see CIVIL DEFENSE, Page A-sJ
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Continued on Page B-1, Col. ~
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(see FOREIGN POLICY, Pg. Al
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
CAUSES OF FAILURE.

How many businesses this country year? What
the of commercial faures In what sections OF
the country do the failure rates hgheSt What types
of business account for the largest number of faures
These and related questions answered in compre-
hensve booklet called Survival Qualities of American
Business which has just been issued by Dun Bradsree
the organization which collects and complies all OF
financial and statistical information covering businesses of
every character and size
The study Observes Zone of the real indicators of the
vitality of the nation the relatively small
of failures that have occurred throughout the
country The fact that since 1900 average of only 70
of every 10000 in business fail to make go
of it each year may surprising to especially
since many enter business each with little
business the great majority or them
able to survive in our highly competitive economy"
In 1915, the failure rate touched its altme low level
four out of each 10000 went into the wall Since
then the rate has rsen reaching "a 10000 in 1850
However it is still substantially below the prewar rate
in 1940 for instance it 63 per 10000. AS might be
guessed the worst rate recorded was 1S154 out of
The dominating of commercial failures the study
says, incompetence which accounts for ALI per cent
Unbalanced experience lack experience next
poor location excessive fixed and Neglect due
to bad habits health and other factors 3d. and
fraud 38 per cent.
accounted for failures than any other regon-319
per cent of the national total However this marked sub
sana decline from the 435 cent that group of states
registered In 1870 The greatest upswng has occurred on
the Pacific Coast In 1910 only 81 cent of all failures
reported in that regon-n 1850 the figure 241
The Pacific Coast also showed heavy increase from 1910
to 1850 the rate of failure per 10000 in bust
while all other regions witnessed decline.
In 1850, the largest number of failures
IN retail businesses followed IN order by manufacturing
2074 wholesale trade 1O16; construction 912; and
mercial service, 731
Finally the report points out years the
hardest for business. Two three
that failed in 1850 had been existence for five years
less The greatest mortality rate82 per of the entire
totawas registered by businesses that had started in
1919 BY contrast which opened their doors prior
to 1900 accounted for the almost figure of OF
per cent.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
A BIG WARM HEART IS STILL.

David Lee Smithvck is dead his passing is of
than ordinary moment One does not have be rich
and influential to impress himself upon hearts and
depress with its emptiness whenever pass his
customed place long after he is gone In fact
much impressed with him who amasses material
wards with the like David Lee Smthwick who
radiated friendness and good will all who passed by
in a manner never to be forgotten.
David Lee Smthwck faithfully attended to his job the
big Volva Hardware Store His employer Fred Volva
old friend and native, too of his beloved community
of Mt. Olive in Hyde County, just the river from
Leechvle He was one of large family of children and
early in life he began to work in the fields He taught
the value of work and thrift when he young and he
attended church faithfully followed the examples of
his elders aiding neighbor sitting up by sick doing
good turn when occasion arose.
This pattern of life into the growing boy the
fbres that make great when grown manhood Lee
Smithwck never failed in his love and affection for his
home community his boyhood friends his people every
where in the whole region When his permitted he
gave for the aid of Others without making show about
Few people thought of Lee Smithwick in terms of
He ageless because he lively and quick his
feet and friendly Because he always good u.s.
will always remember him with thrill at the remembering
because to us he worth knowing He has lived his
three and en and left the world better for it. He
gonei
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
SERVICES WEDNESDAY FOR
NANCY JANE SAWYER, 79

Funeral services for Mrs. Nan
cy Jane Sawyer, 70, who died at
her home in Manns Harbor at PAS
am. Tuesday, after an illness of
year, were held at graveside in
the cemetery at East Lake at 2 pm.
on Wednesday. Rites were con-
Quoted by the Rev. T. G. Grinder.
Mrs. Sawyer was born on Feb
ruary 8, 1872, in Tyrrell County.
She was the daughter of Daniel
and Ann Cuttings Basnight, and
the widow of Frank Sawyer. She
was member of the Pentecostal
Holiness Church at East Lake.
Survivors are one son, Fred
Sawyer of Norfolk; two daughters,
Mrs. Nancy Ambrose of Manns
Harbor and Mrs. Rena Ambrose of
East Lake; 25 grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
THE FOLKS BACK HOME.

The House Representatives has been doing good work
in cutting the proposed 1852 budget Item after item
been closely scrutnzed and have been pared by
much so per cent The House Appropriations Committee
has charged that although this nation has in
emergency since the end of the war; nevertheless "a
agencies of the government resumed business as usual
riding the varied and continued threats security
To tis is added A agencies seems willing to assist
in th2 defense effort provided they continue carry
their regular activities
In the long the issue of government economy versus
governn en extravaganza will be decided by 1.-The folks
home of the worst offenders have been civic bust
agricultural labor AID other local groups which have
turned all ssibe pressure ter Congressman search
Of tax handts for all manner of activities These groups
are invariably in favor of economy general principle
and they entity issue highsoundng resolutions de-
manding cheaper But turns out, they
the other feownever thenselves-to bear the burdens
of the economzing
The House deserves praise for what it doing to squeeze
some OF the water out Of the pending budget It should
great deal more than has far and will do it
IN the long run the people still government and
the peoples wishes are final
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
TAR HEELS CENTURY-OLD
DIARY BEING PUBLISHED

A diary covered with the dust of
a hundred years and a young wom-
an equipped with healthy curios-
ity proved to be a combination
good enough to deliver from OBJ
security North Carolina man who
had been forgotten by the history
he helped make.
The diary was written by John
Gustavus Adolphus Williamson,
who was born in Roxboro, North
Carolina, in 1893, and became the
first United States representative
to Venezuela by appointment from
President Andrew Jackson.
The young woman was Jane
Lucas, who discovered the diary in
1912, read it, and used it as the
basis of her first book, Envoy to
Caracas" published in May by the
Louisiana State University Press.
Williamson's story is that of a
man who served his country to the
extent of dying at his post, only
to be buried in a foreign country
and then literally snubbed by his
terians who seldom, if ever, gave
more than bare mention of his
service.
He left Roxboro (where, Incl
dentally, his maternal grandfather
was the first settler) in 1885; it
was the last time he saw his ma
tive state. Though North Carolina
like the rest of the world-forgot
him, Williamson did not forget it.
His first Fourth of July in Vene-
zuela brought inconsistencies, and on
another occasion he had reason to
compare Venezuelan food with fare
he had enjoyed in North Carolina.
Williamson had already spent
nine years in Venezuela as consul,
but his new post of charge was a
promotion - for himself and his
country. In Williamson's time the
United States was not a world
power; it often had to play second
fiddle to more powerful countries,
such as Great Britain. Now, in his
new role, Williamson could-and
did-negotiate trade treaty with
Venezuela that gave the U. S.
terms on level with England,
who had been favored with lower
tariff.
Besides official business, Will
liamson's daily entries also told
unwittingly the story of his per-
sonal tragedy. His wife, who had
never been fully at home in Vene-
zuela, left in May of 1910. Three
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
sTUMPY POINT NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Bobbitt and
children of Littleton spent the
weekend here with Mr.. and Mrs.
D. L. Meekins.
L. w. Hooper, Jr., Mrs. Jack
Gaskill and Mrs. Floyd Hooper,
who are attending summer school
in Greenville, spent the weekend
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Splitter of
Edenton spent the weekend here
and were accompanied home by
their little son Steve and Archie
Hooper who will spend a week
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Carville Wise and
children spent the weekend in Nor
folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. v. Hooper spent
the weekend in Norfolk with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph O'Neal and
sons Brian and Wayne spent the
weekend in Wilson.
Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Meekins
and daughter Mary of Columbia
visited relatives here Saturday.
Mrs. Hilton Meekins and little
daughter Avis Ann of Norfolk are
spending a few days here with Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Meekins and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis DUDLEY and
children of. Norfolk visited rela-
tives here during the weekend.
Bob Butler of Kelford spent the
weekend here with friends.
David Meekins spent the week
end at Mays Head with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Meekins and
children of Manteo visited relatives
here Sunday.
Faye Midget of Mays Head
spent Wednesday here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Mid
gett.
Mrs. Edith Hooper and daugh-
ter Marietta, Mrs. D. L. Meekins,
Mrs. C e. Payne, Major Hooper
and Janice Meekins are in Norfolk
on business.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-06-15
YOUNG COLUMBIA VETERAN
LAID TO REST SUNDAY

Funeral rites for James Henry
McClees, S3, who died at his home
in Columbia Sunday were conduct
ed Monday afternoon at the Wes-
ley Memorial Methodist Church.
Burial followed in the lakewood
Cemetery. Military rites were held
at graveside.
Mr.. McClees was born in Mid
dlesex, but had made his home at
Colombia for several years. He was
rural mail carrier at the time
of his death. He was veteran If
Wcrld War III, member of the Jun
Tor Chamber of Commerce, mem
ber Of the Columbia Fire Depart
ment and belonged to the congre-
gaticn of the Wesley Memorial
Mo thodist Church.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs.
Lara McCleese, and his wife, Mrs.
Statha Alexander McClees.