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Evening star., 1951-10-21
Dorothy Dix
Pessimists Are Stunned
Like Plague by Every One

everything from the weather.
though the day may be a beauti-
ful one--to the state of the union.
The CHEEKY disposition of the
optimist. his friendly helpfulness,
his ability to make the most OF
other peoples good points and
minimize their faults-these are
the qualities that attract others
Optimism. of course. cannot be
carried to such lengths that ii
blinds us to reality. or wraps us
in an insulation of rosy dreams
that completely shut away the
outside world 1t can be the most
endearing trait in a friend. We
like people who cheer us up in
time of trouble. not those who cast
us into a deeper abyss of misery
Keep your smiling mien and try
to make your sour-visaged friends
follow your example instead OF
|criticizing it.
AS you say, every one has a
cross to bear. and those who fol-
low the admonition, Bear We one
another's burdens" are displaying
the greatest charity there is.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Becker-Kuntz
EnQuQennent

DR.. and Mrs. Samuel M. Beck
er announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Marlene Iris. te
Aviation Cadet Benjamin David
Kuntz. son of Mr.. and Mrs. M
Henry Kuntz of Baltimore.
The bride-elect Is a student at
the University of Maryland
where she is a member Of Phi
Sigma Sigma sorority. Mr.. Kuntz
attended the University of Mary
land and the University Of Ari-
zona before entering the Air
Force. and was a member of Phi
Alpha fraternity. He now is sta
toned at Connally Air Force Base,
Waco. Tex.
Miss Becker is the granddaugh-
ter of the late Chief Rabbi Geda-
liza Silverstone and Mrs. Rebecca
Silverstone. No date has been set
for the wedding.
Evening star., 1951-10-21
TT. Monroe Women
Have Busy Week

A fashion shoW-luncheon was
the feature of a full week for the
Fort Monroe Women's Club. More
than 200 women attended the
show Thursday, and earlier, on
Monday, the 30-member garden
group of the club met at the
Officers Beach Mess to hear Mrs
Warren S. Lee, lecturer and trav-
.eler, talk on "Garlands Around
the World"
Mrs. John B. Richardson, jr.,
handled arrangements for the
luncheon Thursday at the Off,
GERS Beach Mess and Mrs. Will
liam w. Preston was In charge
Of the fashion show.
Mrs. Vernon C. Stevens was
chairman of the garden group
meeting. The speaker, Mrs. Lee
formerly of Elgin, H., now makes
her home at Fort Monroe with
her daughter and son-in-law, Col
and Mrs. John w. Hammond.
Evening star., 1951-10-21

DEAR MISS DIX: Which do
you think is happier-the op-
timist or the pessimist? Folks tell
me take things too lightly. I
try to laugh and shrug trouble
off. Is that bad? I have had
plenty of worries in my life Il
am middle-aged), but I try to
have a cheerful attitude in gen.
eral, especially before others.
Every one has a cross to bear. SO
why worry others with our bur-
dens? Is there something wrong
with this attitude, or do you agree
with me? NANCY.
Answer-Have you ever seen
happy pessimist? Or one whose
company was sought by others?
They are usually Stunned like the
plague by all except their rela-
tives, who feel a bounden duty to
try to cheer the old cranks, al
ways without success, of course.
The pessimist's chief character
istic is a complete lack of faith
in anything-God. himself. his
family and friends. He is a chronic
complainer, finding fault with
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Kane
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ramona Hansley, to
Mr.. James L. Britt. son of Mrs.
Lonnie H. Woolard.
Evening star., 1951-10-21

Mr.. Robert Kelly Sabin, son oi
Mrs. Edward j. Sabin of Ken.
sington. Md. and the late Mr.
Sabin. was married yesterday tc
Miss Merle Elizabeth Goode
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Goode Of Front Royal. Va.
Their ceremony was performed
in the Holy Redeemer Catholic
Church by the Rev. Stephen j
Hogan.
Evening star., 1951-07-23
frightened Woman
y oiks Night ProwleI
Out of Apartment

A Government clerk early today
talked a frightened" young
|housebreaker into leaving without
taking anything but some sound
advice.
Miss Margaret Barnett, 43, told
police she was awakened in her
apartment at 1885 s street Sc. at
1915 this morning to find a slim
youth. about 18. standing by her
dresser.
Miss Barnett said she turned on
Ia light but the youth extinguished
lit and demanded money. Miss
Barnett advised the youth to leave
before he did something serious. .
The youth, who apparently had
climbed In O window, left by the
front door.
81 was more frightened than he
was" Miss Barnett said. II
started to talk and kept going
with my spiel until he left"
Evening star., 1951-07-23
|Czeehs Reject Note
From U.S 5. Requesting
Release Of 0atis
End of Trude Benefits
From America Could
Cost Them S. Million
By the Assoeioted Press

Czechoslovakia has turned down
Ia United States request for the
immediate release OF Associated
Press Correspondent William N
Oats from prison.
The State Department disclosed
today that Ambassador Ellis O.
Briggs presented the Czech for
eign Office with a note on July
16 insisting that Mr.. Oatis should
be freed.
Mr.. Oats was sentenced to 10
years imprisonment July 4 on
conviction of espionage. The
United States Government con-
tended his trial was a farce.
The Czech reply was received
by the Embassy at Prague on Sat-
urday and Mr.. Briggs reported the
reaction to Washington.
Today Press Officer Michael
McDermott told newsmen:
"On Saturday the Embassy al
Prague received a reply to its
note of July Is. The reply was
unsatisfactory in that it did not
comply with the Embassy's re-
quest for the immediate release
of Mr.. Oatis."
Mr.. McDermott also said that
a request pending for about two
weeks for permission for an Amer
lean official to visit Mr.. Oats is
still without definite response by
the CZechS
Evening star., 1951-07-23
ID. {. Man and Baby
Killed in Auto Crash

A Washington father and his
infant daughter were killed, and
the mother was injured critically.
when their automobile overturned
and burned on Route 301 about IL
miles south of Bowling Green,
Va, yesterday.
Mckinley Walker, %, of Plat
N street NV, and his daughter
Patricia, Is months, died instantly
in the flaming wreckage.
The mother, Mrs. Frances
Walker. was admitted to Rich
mond hospital in critical condi-
ton. suffering severe burns and
undetermined injuries. All are
colored.
Virginia State police said the
Walkers automobile ran off the
winding, hilly road, overturned
and burst into flames.
The accident occurred as the
Walkers were travelling to Rich
mond to visit relatives.
Three soldiers who Mr.. Walker
had picked up also were injured
in the crash.
Mr.. Walker worked for the
Chestnut Farms Chevy Chase
Dairy.
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Stock Car Driver Dies
AFTER Fire at Speedway

Joe Wright, 23-year-old stool
car race driver from Alexandria
died this morning in Hagerstowl
! Hospital as a result Of burns re
ceived when his car caught fire a
the Hagerstown Speedway yester'
day.
Mr.. Wright, who lived at 31(
East Bellefonte avenue, is sur.
vived by his widow, Rebecca, ane
their two daughters, Linda Kay
8, and Melva 10, 6 months.
Mr.. Wright's death marked the
second stock car fatality in this
area this month. Stacey john
son of Washington died after
crashing in a race at Pomonkey
Md, two weeks ago. Ironically
the Alexandria driver was leading
that race at Pomonkey at the
time of the accident.
Mr.. Wright, who was employed
as an automobile painter at Bau-
serman's Service, Inc, in Airing
ton, was born in Charlottesville
Va, but had moved to Alexandris
Is years ago. He attended George
Washington High School and was
a Navy veteran.
Yesterdays accident occurred
in the second semifinal heat
Mr.. Wright was driving Eight
ball" one Of the favorites, when
the Car suddenly burst into flames
The race was being held for the
benefit Of the Disabled American
Veterans.
Evening star., 1951-07-23
u. n. Truce Delegates
Return 10 Korea With
Final Instructions
Prepare to Resume Tolks
Wednesday After Holding
Sessions With Ridewoy
BY the Associated Press

U. N. ADVANCE HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Korea. July 23.-Allied ne
gotiators gathered here again to-
day. armed with final United
Nations instructions for the re-
sumption of Korean war cease
fire talks in Kaesong Wednesday
Vice Admiral c. Turner Joy
chief of the five-man U. N. team
flew back from Tokyo tonight after
a series Of conferences with Gen
Matthew B. Ridgway. He was ac-
companied by two other U. N. dele
gates, Maj. Gen. L. c. Craigie and
Rear Admiral Arleigh Burke.
They talked with the Supreme
Allied commander Saturday, yes
Iterday and today.
The decisions made in Tokyo
probably viii remain secret until
the ninth meeting of negotiators
in Kaesong schoolhouse Wednes-
day.
! 1lC 1AOl Cdh Wal WILL NC Id
months old Wednesday. Whether
lit will end soon or flare up anew
in bloody fighting hinges on set
Element of one vital question: Shall
1.-THE question of withdrawal of al
foreign troops from Korea be
placed on the cease-fire agenda?
Insist on Full Debate.
The Reds have insisted that the
Question be debated in full-scale
armistice talks, to start when the
list Of topics for discussion has
been adopted.
The United Nations have sale
it is q political matter to be de.
cided after an armistice.
Wednesdays meeting may pro.
duce an unbreakable deadlock, OF
a compromise that will permit the
talks to 60 on.
The eighth meeting between AL.
Continued on Page AT. Col, S.
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Boy Going for First Lesson
In Swimming browns

An 11-year-old boy who hac
gone to take his first swimming
lesson, drowned in the Bannekel
Recreation Center pool today.
He was Willie Murrey, colored
of 762 Irving street NV, a carrier
for The Star.
Taken from the water by an.
other swimmer. Stanley Gamer
81, the boy was pronounced dead
after rescue squad firemen worked
on him with a resuscitator for al
most an hour.
Mr.. Gamer said he saw the boy
Jump OF the low diving board
flip over in the air and strike the
water on his back. He went down
Immediately, the witness said.
The boy. whose mother. Mrs
Katherine Bush. said he had never
been swimming before. had car
ried papers for The Star about
two weeks and worked as q grocery
delivery boy on Saturdays. He
was In the fifth grade at the
Monroe Elementary School.
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Showers Won't Help
Steam-Bath Weather

Washington had another steam
er today, and it wasn't the Robert
E. Lee.
A repeat performance OF yes
terday's muggy weathef - when
the thermometer zoomed to 95--
was to precede thundershowers
late today, the Weather Bureau
said.
A Washington mar was over
come by heat today while trim
ming a tree in Arlington during
his first day on a new job.
Paul Goss, %, of 496 Maryland
avenue S.W., who was admitted
to Arlington Hospital shortly be-
fore noon. Mr.. GoSs, an employe
of the Boyle Tree Surgery Co
of Silver Spring, was working 10
feet above the ground when
stricken.
The showers won't help much.
The forecasters predicted no
lower than rs tonight, after a
nlgn IN the mlQQle SUS. LaSC
nights heat-it go no lower than
78-was made even more Soggy by
humidity of "a per cent.
The temperature at / pm. today
was 80.
Yesterdays peak OF 95 came at
3:05 pm. but it was still one
degree below the high mark this
year on June 2. 1t was the 18th
time this year the mercury has
surpassed 90, and Weather Bureau
officials recalled that in all of
last year there were only an equal
number Of days above the 80
mark.
The Weather Bureau said last
night was among Washington 4
worst, but not the worst. On July
28 and 20. 1949, the mercury re-
mained at 80 for two consecutive
nights. Thousands seeking to beat
yesterdays heat swamped parks
swimming pools and thrA9ctomac
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Marshal Petoin, Verdun Hero
Later Branded Traitor, Dies
Sentence COMMITTED
Lost Month After
Serving 5 Years
By the Associated Press

LIE D'YEU, France, July 23.-
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the
French hero of Verdun in World
War I, died today on this bleak
island where he had served more
than five years of a life sentence
for treason in World War II. He
was 95 years old.
But he was not prisoner when
he died. The French government
|commuted his sentence last month
shortly after the parliamentary
elections because of the state OF
his health, and he was moved
from his prison cell to a private
mansion here off the southwest
coast of France.
1t was announced that funeral
services will be held Wednesday
in the Church Notre Dame du
Port, in Port Joinville, on this
island. Petain's lawyers wired
government officials request to
relent and permit burial at Ver-
dun, instead of on lie d'Yeu
There was no immediate response
The aged marshal died at 9:2C
am. (4:20 am. EST in the
islands military hospital. He had
been in failing health for months
Evening star., 1951-07-23
No Additional Taxes
Needed at This Time,
Chamber Official SAYS
Business Group Urges
Seroppins Of House Bill;
Senate Moy Cut TotoI
By ]. A. OLeoN

A. United States Chamber o1
Commerce spokesman told the
Senate Finance Committee today
no new tax bill Is needed to bal
ance the 1852 budget.
Ellsworth c. Alvord, chairman
of the chambers Committee or
Federal Finance, urged the Sen
ate to scrap the House bill
which would raise another ST.
billion and draw up an entirely
new bill based on the needs fol-
1858, when the defense program
will reach its peak.
Senator Millikin of Colorado
ranking Republican on the COM
mittee, made it clear. however
the Senate will go ahead with
the tax bill at this session, but
predicted it may reduce the ST.
billion House total.
The Senate committee Is con-
sidering the $7.2 billion tax in
crease passed by the House. The
measure as it stands now provides
for a hike Of $2,855, 100000 In
corporation levies. It also would
increase individual income taxes
1914 per cent to raise $2,S47,-
600, 900.
In painting the optimistic pic.
ture for 1852, Mr.. Alvord con.
tended existing taxes will bring
in much more than the Treasury
estimate Of $50 billion or SCI bill.
lion forecast several months age
by congressional experts. Mr.. AL.
word said he believes tax collec.
tions in 1852 from existing Law
will reach $63 billion. The wit.
ness also argued that the admin.
istration's spending figure of So,
| (See TAXES Page A-2)
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Eisenhower Planning
on-NationaI Army
Under Single Flag
Brewster Just Back From
European Tour Tells
OF British Opposition
BY the Associated Press

A Senator just returned from
Europe said today Gen. Eisen-
hover wants to form a nom
national army under a single flag
and command to defend Western
Europe.
Senator Brewster, Republican,
of Maine, one of nine members of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, who returned today
from an inspection trip to Europe
quoted Gen. Eisenhower as saying
he is ''going all out" in support Of
this idea.
The British oppose the Eisen-
hover plan. Senator Brewster
said. He added that he was told
France and Western Germany are
near agreement. however, on the
general principles of single-uni-
form army.
Agree On Need for Speed.
Gen. Eisenhower was given the
task of building a Western Euro
pean defense force. The original
thought was that each nation
would contribute troops but they
retain their national uniforms.
The administration proposes to
put six United States divisions
into the force.
The Senators came back from
Europe in general agreement there
is need for greater speed in build
ing Western defenses against
Communism.
Senator Brewster said the tour
ing Senators were unanimous ir
support of proposal, made by
Britain and France, for the ad-
mission of Greece and Turkey to
the North Atlantic pact group.
Britain and France have op-
posed permitting Spain to join
but Senator Brewster said the
Senators were impressed in con-
ferences with Generalissimc
Franco that spain mas a large
reserve of manpower ready to
fight Communism.
Overall, Senator Brewster said
he thinks Europe is making pro-
gress" toward building its own
defenses but that "rearmament
is moving slowly"
Hearings Begin This Week.
He said he wants to hear ad-
ditional witnesses before making
up his mind about an administra-
ton request for $8.5 billion in for
eign military and economic aid
for this year. A large part OF
this amount would go to Western
Europe.
The nine touring Senators took
(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Barrett Starts Narcotics Drive,
Plans Special Police School
Instruction Course Will Cover All Phases
Of Drugs and Recognition of Addicts

An "all out drive" against drug
addiction in the District was an
nounced today by Maj. Robert J
Barrett, superintendent of police
The entire police department
will take part in the campaign
against dope, formerly handled
exclusively by the narcotics squad
Iundercoverer men and Federal
agents here.
To instruct his men in how to
recognize addictS, the physical
properties of various drugs and
reactions of addictS, Maj. Bar
rett will open a special school fol
departmental officers September /
The major reiterated his often
made statement that the city is
relatively free Of drug addicts and
peddlers and emphasized that the
Evening star., 1951-07-23
Officials Seek Way to End
Czech Tariff Accord

Com m unist CZechoSlovakia
would Immediately lose an annual
bounty of 81 to SIS million in tariff
concessions if the United States
should cut off those benefits in
line with congressional demands
for immediate retaliatory action
for the arrest of William N. Oats,
Associated Press correspondent.
That is estimated by tariff ex-
pertS as the total of benefits
obtained by the Communist domi-
mated country through trade ar
rangements with the United States
at the present level of Czech i'm
ports.
Those imports totaled $26, 1885,
900 in 1850 as compared with
American exports to Czechoslo-
vakia of only $10,119,000.
Resolutions pending in both the
Senate and House demand an i'm
mediate end to this country's
trade relations with the Czechs
as a result of the arrest and
I"conviction" of Mr.. Oats on
trumped-up spying charges.
/ May Terminate Pact.
Mr.. Oats, 37-year-old chief of
the Associated Press bureau in
Prague, is now serving a 10-year
sentence in Czech jail.
The State Department is study
ling means of ending the trade
agreement with the CzechS under
a congressional mandate to sever
such times with the Communist
and Communist-satellite coun-
tries. Legal obstacles are said
to be holding up the action since
Czechoslovakia is one of the con-
tracing parties of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT) signed by the United
States and more than 80 other
countries.
The Governments statistics on
trade show that by far the major
portion Of United States i'm
ports from Czechoslovakia, more
than twice American exports to
that country, are dutiable. If
the trade concessions should be
Cancelled, the duty would return
to the 1890 rate at a substantial
cost to the Czech Communists.
| The present benefits being re-
ceived by Czechoslovakia. trade
experts point out, do not 60 to the
Czech businessmen but to the
| (see OATS, Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1951-07-23

latest move is preventive meas
ure."
This is an all-out drive on mar
cotics, tc alert the entire force as
to the effects of this dreaded hab-
it." he said. THE police depart
ment Will stop at nothing until ii
has curbed the use of drugs in the
Nations Capital"
Glasses in the school will be
held once or twice week. and will
be of one and a half or two hours
duration. Drug experts and en-
forcement officials will lecture.
Among the lecturers will be off,
cials from the United States Mar
cotics Bureau and the Govern
ment narcotics hospital at Lex
(See DRUGS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-07-23
ops Permits Boost
In Clothing Prices;
Earlier Freeze Lifted
Woolens Are Expected
To Go Up Under New
Federal Regulation
by the Asseciafed Press

Higher prices on some clothing,
Especially woolens, were permitted
today under a ruling of the Office
of Price Sterilization.
The OPS also lifted a 23-day
freeze on wearing apparel ceiling
prices. The freeze was ordered
June 30 on a long list of clothing
items. It followed a congressional
move banning price roIlbacks dur
ing July while Congress worked on
new economic controls legislation.
The ceiling price rises in apparel
items follow up recent ceiling
raises for many manufacturers of
wool yarns and fabrics and cotton
textiles. There was no estimate of
how much prices would increase
under the new order. Leather
shoes are not affected by the
change.
Increase Granted Earlier.
Under the order all apparel
manufacturers who were granted
ceiling price increases in an OPS
order of June IA now are allowed
to put these increases into effect.
Since the apparel order was
mot issued until June IA" an OPS
statement said, few apparel
manufacturers were able to COM
Iplete the calculations of new CELL
ing prices and put them into
effect by June 30. However, many
manufacturers of wool yarns and
fabrics and cotton textiles had
placed new and higher ceilings
into effect under their regula-
tions, so that apparel manufac-
turers were confronted with
frozen prices and rising COSTS"
In another order, OPS permit
ted manufacturers to put into ef-
feet new ceiling prices if they
made a public announcement of
the price changes before July /,
even though the price lists were
not effective until after that date.
Eased Price Freeze.
1t eased the effect of a price
ceiling freeze imposed last June
80.
Any manufacturer who COM
piled with the OPS manufactur-
ers' price orders and who could
have sold at new ceiling prices on
or before June 80, is permitted
to put his new price increases
into effect.
Price Sterilization Director
Michael v. Disable, in explaining
the decision, said that to "invali-
date the manufacturers price list
or announcement and make him
revert to his previous ceilings
would be a burdensome require.
ment which was not necessary tc
the stabilization program.
Compliance with OPS manufac-
turers' price orders required man.
lufacturers to file public forms an
nouncing contemplated new cell
tings and if any increases are in
volved to wait Is days after receipt
of the forms by OPS before selling
at higher prices.
Thus, no manufacturer can put
into effect new price ceilings un-
less forms were filed on or before
June IA.
The new regulation affects all
commodities.