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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
SHORTHAND AWARDS WON
BY COASTLAND STUDENTS

Two Hyde County students and
one from Dare County have re-
ceived certificates of merit as re-
suit of participation in a national
contest in Gregg shorthand per-
manship, the Business Education
Department of East Carolina
Teachers College has announced.
Misses Maggie Daniels Of Wan
cheese and Alice Liverman of RAN
somville attained the standard of
writing style required for the Su-
perior Merit Certificates and were
awarded gold pins by the examin-
ers.
Larry P. Williams of Ocracoke
and Miss Mary Helen Kilby of
Bath were awarded certificates of
merit for exhibiting shorthand
styles meeting the standard set
by the examiners.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
SOUTH LEADS NATION
IN LIVESTOCK TREND

Led by Tar Heel farmers, the
Southern states are increasing
their livestock numbers faster
than any other section of the
country.
This is pointed out by Jack
Kelley, in charge of extension an
imal husbandry work at State Col
lege, who says the 16 South At
lantic and South Central states in
creased cattle numbers by slightly
over two million head of 1850 for
an per cent increase.
North Carolina farmers did ev-
en- better. They added $4,000 head
of cattle to their herds to bring
the total number as of January /
to 788,000-an increase of IL per
cent from a year earlier.
The average value per head for
all cattle on Tar Heel farms as of
Janupary l was $12O, an increase
of $20.30 per head from January
1, 1850.
The number Of hogs on North
Carolina farms increased / per
cent during the year, with the
number estimated at 1,131 900
head at the beginning of this year.
Total value of swine was 3O.4 mil
lion dollars, am increase of 1876
per cent.
Sheep numbers also increased
in the State during 1850. The total
at the beginning of last year was
$4,000, and at the beginning of
1851 it was more than 10000. A
large part of the increase was
brought about by the purchase of
Western ewes by the State De-
partment of Agriculture.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
LAKE LANDING NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston Mann
and little son Of Raleigh and Mr..
and Mrs. Tommie Mann of Cary
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Mann.
Mrs. Tommie Mann's sister was
with them.
Mrs. Fannie Watson Of Engel-
hard was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. s. M. Fisher and Mr.. Fisher
Friday night.
Little Miss Linda Sue Williams
spent Sunday with Miss Helen
Lavender.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Watson
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Love
of Raleigh visited Mr.. Watson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Watson through the Easter holt
days.
Mrs. L. ]. Weston and Mrs. H.
G. Creole were business visitors
in Swan Quarter Wednesday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
MIDDLETOWN ARMY OFFICER
AT FORT HOOD IN TEXAS

Captain George L. Cuthrell,
formerly of Lake Landing, North
Carolina, has recently been as
signed to Fort Hood, Texas.
Captain Cuthrell is veteran of
five years service. He spent 80
months in the European Theatre
Of Operations and saw action in
the Normandy, Northern France,
Ardennes and Rhineland cam
paigns. He was awarded the
Bronze Star for heroic and mer-
itorious service.
Formerly employed as farmer
and builder, he is the son of G. C.
Cuthrell of Middletown, North
Carolina. The Captains wife,
Mrs. Edna D. Cuthrell, is cur
rently residing at 2O4 Hillcrest
Drive, Greenville, North Carolina.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06

ing article, "Have Faith in North
Carolina" Mrs. Gilbert Tunnel,
the garden leader, gave some help
full suggestions pertaining to
planting.
Miss Ella Caravan gave some
last minute instructions about the
District meeting which is to be
held in Plymouth on April IL. The
meeting will convene at 1000 am.
and close at 800 p. m. All men,
bers were urged to notify her if
they were going.
Under new business the Jane
S. McKimmon Fund was discussed
and the pledge for 1862 made.
The motion was made and car
ried to contribute to the crippled
children's fund.
Miss Ella Caravan was elected
to represent the H. D. Clubs as
a contestant in the May Queen
contest which begins on April 10
and lasts through April Fl. The
May Day celebration will be held
in Swan Quarter on May 9Th.
The hostesses, Mrs. Murel Jones
Mrs. M. L. Cuthrell and Mrs. W.
w. Wheeler, served cake and hot
coffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Jones and
Mrs. Hope Mckinney were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Murel E. Jones
Sunday.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
FAIRFIELD NATIVE
PASSES MARCH %

Mrs. Minnie Swindell, 81, died
in Tayloe Hospital March %, fol-
lowing an accident in which she
suffered a broken hip. She was a
member of the Methodist church.
Mrs. Swindell had made her home
for the last several years with Mr..
and Mrs. T. D. Blake.
Surviving are one brother, Ike
Gibbs of Swan Quarter, and one
daughter, Mrs. H. L. Shaw of Suf-
folk, Va; seven grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blake by the Rev. D. M. Lewis at
3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Interment was in Fairfield ceme-
terry.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
SLADEsvILLE NEWS

4nAs csAAu 4hA Dc 0uy N1UOS VI Eli
gelhard visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Gibbs Monday.
j. B. Watson returned from
Durham Monday and reports his
father, H. H. Watson, doing MIC
ely. He will be leaving the hospital
this week, but will be in Durham
for a while longer. Mrs. Watson
also returned, but stopped in Bel
haven with her parents for the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar O'Neal and
Mrs. Kate Richards visited the T..
B. Gibbs family Tuesday.
Harry Blake who has been in
the hospital in Norfolk is home
again.
Lee Windley Swindell, Rupert
and Sidney Spencer and G. A..
Roper who have been working in
Rocky Mount are home due to lay
off of many employed at A.C.L.
Railroad yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Young of
Fairfield were in this vicinity
Thursday.
Miss Cora Lee Midyette of
Greenville spent Easter with her
mother, Mrs. Ludie Midyette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Lupton and
family Of Washington spent the
weekend with their respective par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lupton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Fisher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Onward Baynor
and family visited relatives in
New Holland during the weekend.
frankie Baynor attended the
funeral of J. M. Williams at Fair
field Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Roper and
family, Vernon Midyette and May
hew Williams were in New Hol-
land Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. Swindell of
Norfolk were the Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Swindell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Thomas of
Belhaven and Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Creole and son were dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. jeff
Creole Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Fisher and
family of Washington visited Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Fisher during the
weekend.
Mrs. Gilbert Richards and chill
dren and Mrs. Julian Edwards and
children attended the picture show
in Belhaven Monday afternoon.
Kenneth Gray is at home for the
weekend with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woolard
and Mrs. Warren Woolard, par
ents and aunt respectively of
Mark Woolard, accompanied him
when he filled his appointment
Sunday at Eunice Chapel.
Mrs. Odia Williams returned
Saturday from Norfolk where she
visited relatives and Mr.. Williams
who is working there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Scott Will
liams and family motored to Nor
folk Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Green, Lin
da Gail Gray and Mr.. and Mrs.
Griffin Sawyer visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Clint Waters and family in
Ponzer Sunday afternoon.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
BELHAVEN FIRE DEPT.
ALLOTTED $1,000 BY COUNTY

On or before January next,
Belhaven is to receive fESm coun-
ty funds the sum of $1,000 for its
Fire Department, plus $500 each
year to equip and maintain exist
ing trucks for rural fire fighting.
The resolution was passed by the
County Board March &c, and gives
Aurora the same sum, and to the
City of Washington $4,000 and
$500 annual maintenance.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
HYDE BAPTIST SERVICES
SUNDAY. APRIL 5, 1851

Rev. o. S. Edmonds, pastor:
Sladesville, morning worship, II
am; Fairfield, Baptismal service,
$3.50 PM; Rose Bay, Baptist
Training Union, 600 PM, evening
Worship, 1880 pm.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
NEW TYRRELL BILL

Rep. Lewis Combs of TyrrelI
county introduced bill in the
state Legislature last Thursday
which would require the Tyrrell
County Board of Commissioners
to publish its minutes in some
newspaper with a general circula-
ton in the county. It was refer
red to the Education Committee.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
ORGANIZATIONAL
CALENDAR
Sunday

Sunday
MT. OLIVET METHODIST
CHURCH of Manteo: Sunday
School, 9:45 am; morning wor-
ship, HOO am; evening worship,
1880 pm. The Rev. J. H. Overton,
Jr.
ROANOKE ISLAND BAPTIST
CHURCH: Sunday School, 1000
am; Training Union, $50 PM;
evening worship, 1880 pm. pray
er Meeting, 1880 pm. Wednes-
days.) The Rev. Frank B. Din
widdie.
ANCHESE METHODIST
CHURCH: Sunday School, 10 a.
M; morning worship, IL am;
Methodist Young People, 1900 p.
M; evening worship, 1880 pm.
prayer Meeting, 7:30 pm. We'd
nesdays. Choir rehearsal after
Prayer Meeting.) The Rev. c. w.
Guthrie.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD of Man
teo: Sunday School, 10 am; ev-
ening worship, 1880 pm. (Regu-
lar worship service, Friday, 1880
PM The Rev. D. B. Lawrence.
MANTEO BAPTIST CHURCH:
Sunday School, 1000 am; morn
ing worship, 11:00 am; Baptist
Training Union, $50 PM; even
ing worship, 1880. (Mid-week
prayer service, Wednesday, 1880
p.m.) The Rev. H. v. Napier.
Monday
ROTARY CLUB of Manteo: at
Community Building, every Mon
day, $50 pm.
LIONS CLUB of Manteo: at Fl.
Raleigh Hotel, first and third
Mondays, 7:15 pm.
REBEKAHS, Manteo: at Ma
sonic Halg first and third Mon
days, 8 pm.
MANTEO HOME DEMON
STRATION CLUB: at Commun-
ity Building, second Monday, 2:30
pm.
THETA RHO GIRLS CLUB:
at Masonic Hall, second and
fourth Mondays, 8 pm.
SHRINER'S CLUB: at Man.
teo Airport, first Mondays, pm.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS of
Manteo: Manteo town hall, Sec
ond Mondays, pm.
WESLEYAN GUILD: third
Monday each month in homes of
members, $50 pm.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXIL-
larry: second Monday each
month at the Community Build
ing. 8 pm.
Tuesday
WOMAN'S CLUB of Manteo:
at Community Building, every
second Tuesday, 8:15 pm.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
at Dare County Courthouse, Tues
day after first Monday each
month.
A.B.C. BOARD: at Manteo
store, Tuesday after first Mon
day, IL am.
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
Dare: Tuesday after first Monday,
quarterly, II am.
MUSIC CLUB (Roanoke Is
land): first Tuesday each month,
$3.50 pm.
MANTEo P.T.A.: at school
house, second Tuesday each
month, 3:15 pm.
ODDFELLOWS, Virginia Dare
Lodge, Manteo: at hall rear of
school gym, first and third Tues.
days, 8 pm.
Thursday
.NASONIC LODGE of Wa
cheese: first and third Thursdays,
g pm.
EASTERN STAR: at Wanchese
Masonic Hall, second and fourth
Thursdays, 8 pm.
V.F.W. CLUB No. $3.50: at
Manteo Airport, every Thursday,
8 pm.
GARDEN CLUB: at Communi-
ty Building, first Thursdays, 2:30
pm.
Friday
MANTEO LODGE AT. & Am.
No 682: at Fire Hall, first and
third Fridays. 6 pm.
CHILDREN'S STORY HOUR.
at Dare Library, every Friday, 8
pm.
PURITAN CLUB of Wanchese:
at Wanchese school, third Fri
days, Z pm.
Saturday
DARE COUNTY TEEN-AGE
RECREATION CLUB, at Com
munity Building, every Saturday,
1880 pm.
SHORTHAND AWARDS WON
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-04-06
HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY

Mrs. Mary R. Meekins of Stun
py Point was taken to the Pungo
District Hospital in Belhaven
Thursday morning by the Twi-
ford Ambulance from Manteo.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
LICK FORK HOMEMAKERS
MEET WITH MRS HENRY
HUGHES
HUGHES

The Lick Fork Home Demon
stration Club met Thursday, Nov.
9th, at the home of Mrs. Henry
Hughes, with the following MEM
bers present: Mesdames Clyde
Owens, PM Keith, Connie
Browning, John Robinson and w.
A Powers. Mrs Victor Bise was
a visitor Mrs. Skeen, home ag-
ent, demonstrated the ASSEMBLE
ing of electric lamp kits. Seven
lamps were completde by club
members.
The club decided to make the
December meeting Christmas
party, to which the husbands are
invited.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
HONEY CAMP SCHOOL
ORGANIZES PTA

The patrons of Honey Camp
School met Friday, Nov. 9th at
one P. M. with the teachers, Mrs
Hazel Carico and Mrs Byrtie
PhippS, for the purpose of organ
izing Parent-Teachers Associ-
alton. Officers were named as
follows:
Wilson Lawson, President
Vice Pres, Clyde Rose
Mrs. Emma Hawkins, Sec'y
Mrs. Marie Mullins, Treasurer
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
LADIES' AID MEETS
AT CLINCHCO

Miss Maude Rose was hostess
to the Ladies Aid on Wednesday
night, Nov. 7, at which time plans
were made for the annual Christ
mas dinner, which will he held
at the home of the president,
Mrs Earl Collins on Saturday
night, Dec. %. The husbands of
the members will be guests.
Names were drawn for the ex-
change of gifts at the party.
A called meeting of the group
will meet at the home of Mrs
Collins on Dec. IA to plan the
Christmas party.
Mrs Josephine Mullins gave
the chapter "Retribution" from
the study, prevailing Prayer"
Misses Polly Rose and Mabel
Hall were visitors.
During the social hour, Miss
Rose served cake, peanuts, candy
and coffee. A contest was en-
joyed. Regular members present
were Mrs. Collins, Mrs Maynard
Kiser, Mrs, T Peery, Mrs
Carl Kilgore, Mrs. FL Mann,
Mrs Josephine Mullins, Mrs
Dallas Morgan, Mrs. w G. Blew
ms, Mrs. Barnum Powers, and
Mrs Georgenia Edwards.
Read The Little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Mrs lube Suthern was shop
ping in Norton Saturday.
Jim Mullins was home the
past weekend from Emory and
Henry
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Mrs. HE Mullins of Foxtown
has returned home from an Alb
ingdon hospital, where she under
went an operation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
Joyce Lawson, Reporter

Joyce Lawson, Reporter
Program Committee:
Mrs. Corbett Boggs, Mrs. Josh
Rose, Mrs. Buck Branham, Mrs.
Raymond Crabtree, Mrs. Wilson
Lawson
The next meeting will be held
Friday, Nov. Is, at Z pm. Ali
patrons are urged to be present.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Fannie McGlothlin and brother,
Jenkins, were visiting in Clint
wood the past weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Jerry Chase of Washington, D.
C has been visiting friends here
this past weekend
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Selfe of
Praise, KY, visited Mrs Sells
brother, George Branham, and
family Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
SANDING AND
FINISHING FLOORS

Inlaid Linoleum, Asphalt,
Rubber, Aluminium and
Plastic Tiles Installed
by factory trained
mechanics
Largest stock of Linole-
UNI and Tiles in South
west Virginia to
choose from
All Work Guaranteed
Buchanan Furniture Co.
Phone 1916 COeburn, Va.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Perkins
were visiting in Norton Sunday.
Don Neal was home this past
weekend.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

DR. and Mrs George F. Suth-
erland and daughters of Big
Stone Gap spent the weekend in
Clintwood.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15
Personals

Neal Perkins and Jimmie Van
over were sightseeing in the
Breaks Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

Read The Little Ads"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

The Herald $3.50 a Year
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1951-11-15

weekend
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Jersey Jury Indicts
Ibookie Erickson
By the Associated Press

HACKENSACK, N. j., Feb. 20.
Big time Bookmaker Frank
Erickson was indicted today by
the Bergen County grand Jury on
a charge of conspiracy to violate
gambling laws.
Deputy Attorney General Nelson
F. Stamler, who announced the
indictment, said Erickson, now
serving a prison term in New York
for bookmaking, was believed to
be the key man in the betting
by-telephone setup in the county.
Erickson is serving a two-year
sentence in Ricker's Island peni-
tentiary after pleading guilty to
60 bookmaking counts last June.
Mr.. Stamler said Erickson was
believed to have headed the tele-
phone bookmaking system from
January /, 1949. to April /, 1850.
In this setup. bookmakers' agents
rented telephones in private homes
and took bets on horse races dur
ing the afternoons.
Described by District Attorney
Frank Hogan of New York as "the
biggest and most notorious book
maker in the counrty," Erickson
was fined the maximum 100000
last June after pleading guilty to
bookmaking in New York.
Evening star., 1951-02-28
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Continued From First Page.)

tCOnLlnueQ FTOm tuSJ Page.)
Service Committee, refused to
commit himself definitely beyond
next July l on the question of
calling more Guard divisions.
No Request Made.
In answer to persistent ques-
tions. Gen. Collins stressed that
smaller units of both the Guard
and Reserve will be called into
uniform and that no Guard divi-
sions will be ordered up by next
July.
"1t may be necessary before the
end of the year." he declared, "to
call up two more Guard divisions
But that is by no means definite
They are not actually plans
yet, except in the back of my
head there is the idea that I may
have to ask for more" He stressed
that no such request has been
submitted to top Pentagon Off
cials.
Guard in Good Shape.
Gen. Collins also strongly sup
ported the Pentagon's demand for
a draft of 18-year-olds. He said
that while a committee bill might
meet present plans to expand the
armed forces to 3.5 million men
it would provide no fiexibility il
1t is necessary to go beyond 3.5
million. He added:
II personally think that may
well become necessary"
Gen. Collins denied that the Ma
tional Guard is being seriously
harmed by calling small units to
active duty, and said he thought
it is in "the best shape in its
peacetime history" He said he was
reluctant to discuss more fully
the future prospects of Guard
mobilization publicly, but promised
to outline future possibilities in
closed sessions.
Activating Two New Divisions.
The general declared the Army
has begun activation of two new
Army divisions in this country but
did not elaborate on this state
ment.
In addition, he disclosed that
after this month the Army ex-
poets to meet it's need for Korean
replacements from draftees and
enlistees without tapping exist
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Erwin Canham Named
Information Chairman
By the Associated Press

Erwin D Canham, editor of the
Christian Science Monitor, yester-
day was appointed chairman OF
the United States Advisory Com
mission on Information.
The White House announced
President Truman had named Mr.
Canham. who was already a mem
ber of the commission, to succeed
Mark F. Ethridge, publisher of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, in the
Craftsmanship. Mr.. Ethridge had
resigned,
Monday Mr.. Truman named Ben
Hibbs, editor of the Saturday Eve
ming Post. to fill the vacancy or
the commission. ...-.
The commission was set up to
formulate and recommend to the
State Department policies fol
spreading information throughout
the world with the objective Of
welding the free world into ar
effective instrument for resisting
Soviet imperialism"
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Butler and Wherry
OF Nebraska Have
Same Birthday
by The Associated Press

What would be the odds against
a State electing two Senators with
the same birthday?
Whatever the odds, Nebraska
did it.
Senators Hugh Butler and Ken
meth S. Wherry. both Republicans,
celebrate together today.
It'll be No. SO for Senator
Wherry. Senator Butler is older,
but he doesn't say how much.
They will be guests at a dinner
given by old friends from Omaha,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Blanchard.
Mrs. Blanchard has a busy bake
day. She is baking an angelfood
cake for Senator Butler. a white
cake with fresh cocoanut frosting
for Senator Wherry and a white
cake with chocolate frosting for
Representative Stefan, Republic
can, of Nebraska, whose birthday
is tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-02-28

ing units. But, he added. I'VE are
being forced this month to levy
on practically all our units in
the United States for several thou
sand men to bring the combat
units of the Eighth Army up to
nearly full strength"
Arguing that a universal mill
tary training program would have
made unnecessary many of the
inequities of calling reservists to
meet the Korean crisis, he dis-
cussed at length last summers
hasty mobilization problem.
Equipment a Problem.
In addition to stripping regular
units in this country. he said,
1924 National Guard and 852
Organized Reserve Corps ccm-
pany-size units were ordered into
the active military service"
Gen. Collins also disclosed num-
bers of reservists who had been
called to active duty as of last
January /. Asked to elaborate
on his statement that 852 COM
pany-size reserve units have been
called up, he said 783 had been
ordered to active duty last Janu-
airy /, with total of SAT- officers
and 20,222 enlisted men. An ad-
ditional 33,410 officers and 94,S43
enlisted men had been ordered to
active duty as individuals, he
added. making a January l grand
total TO 38.837 officers and 115,065
enlisted men.
The Army chief said that mod
ernization of equipment remains
the Army's number one problem.
but that its solution will be worth
less u<,ess Congress sets up ma
chinery to assure a steady flow of
capable manpoWer.
Evening star., 1951-02-28
7 Top Soviet Officials
Reported in Prague
By the Assoeiofed Press

GENEVA. Switzerland, Feb. %.
Czech refugee circles here today
reported the presence in Prague
of two Russian Politburo men,
bers during the past three weeks
of arrests and purges in Czecho-
slovakia's ruling Communist Party.
Quoting underground sources in
their homeland, the refugees said
Soviet secret police head L. P.
Beria had visited the Czechoslo-
vakian state police school at Ko-
lodeje Castle near Prague Febru-
airy IL, during the questioning
there of former Foreign Minister
Vlado Clements.
Arrest of Clements and four
other top Czechoslovakian Com
muniSts was announced in Prague
yesterday. They were charged
with "Titoist" plot to kill Com
munist President Klement Gott-
wald and seize control of the
country and its Communist Party.
The refugee sources also re-
ported that Georgi M. Malenkov,
another high-ranking member of
the Soviet Politburo, at a meeting
in Prague February 20 of the
Czech Communist Party's Central
Committee. sharply criticized "in-
sufficient" Czech exports to the
Soviet Union as well as security
measures within the satellite
country.