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Evening star., 1952-09-28
By John A. Giles

Aboard the Carrier Franklin D.
Roosevelt-Flag hoiStS tipped up and
down smartly. Blinker lights winked
as warships Of eight nations pitched
and rolled in the turbulent Norwe-
gian sea high above the Arctic cir
Gle. The code word was passed over
the huge NATO fleets communica-
tions systems: "Subsmash." That
meant q submarine was lost.
The North Atlantic treaty powers
training exercise, Operation Main
maneuver in history. was halted.
Some 10000 men and 100 ships stood
by.
Vice Admiral Felix Stump. Amer
lean admiral who commanded the
fleet, dispatched IL United States and
British destroyers to the area where
another ship had reported observing
q distress fare. The destroyers
famed out, their detection devices
"pinging" away in search Of the lost
sub. Wallowing carriers - including
this giant and her sister, the Mid
way: Britain'S newest. the Eagle, and
battleships the U. s. s. Wisconsin
and British Vanguard with the
royal quarters still intact)-followed
with escorting cruisers and destroy
ers. They were all on the lookout for
the lost submarine.
Ten hours later the missing sub.
Norwegian Utvaer formerly British
Viking. was discovered steaming
safely into a Norwegian harbor.
Her radio had gone on the blink
and the skipper had not bothered to
notify the fleet by other methods.
He had passed the word to higher
headquarters, which ignored the in
cident and did not inform the feet.
One Of Many
The case Of the Utvaer was similar
to many others faced by the NATO
sea command, whose navieS' age-old
traditions and methods vary widely.
Communications were q nightmare
from the beginning. and command
relationships mystif1ed many an Of
f1cer. However. it was to iron out
these very problems-wen known in
advance-that Mainbra0e was con-
ceived and conducted. 1t was sort Of
q trial run to get the machinery
working well.
How well it succeeded will have to
await the admirals' final evaluation.
That evaluation probably will be Of
intense interest only to the pro-
fessional military man.
However, there were few lessons
which could be detected even by
an unframed observer Admirals
will profit from these lessons should
they ever actually have to defend
Norway and Denmark - NATO's
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mail plane with television and news
reel film, was delayed four days. The
second plane was held up while it
was dispatched to the beach to bring
an admiral out as an observer"
theoretically the Orange" forces.
which boasted strong" submarine
and air power. invaded Northern Nor
way in addition to attacking South
ern Denmark, just as the Russians
might do in event Of World War III.
Wortime BIockout
All ships were blacked out just as
in wartime. The loudspeakers day
and night blared forth: Air defense.
Air defense. Man all air defense sta
tions." The gun crews worked 18
hours daily.
Plane handlers. meanwhile, were
equally busy as jets whooshed off the
catapults and conventional propeller
planes slowly followed in sortie after
sortie. Spray breaking over the bow
did not stop the plane ''pusher" from
Evening star., 1952-09-28
Eager entertainers

Entertainers who are making a
start in the highly competitive show
business are eager to appear before
any audience and to get their names
before the public.
Last week the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee revealed that
the Communist Party had taken ad-
vantage Of four more thespians
struggling for recognition. The four
had testified last spring in secret
sessions to explain why they had
loaned their names or talents to Red
fronts.
They said they were not Com.
munists, nor were they at all sympa-
thetic with communism. But their
desire for an audience led them to
accept bids for performances without
checking on the sponsors, and their
sympathy for various liberal" cars-s
led them to allow their names to be
used by Communist fronts.
The embarrassed four were Judy
Holiday, motion picture actress; Burl
Ives, singer Of folk songs: Sam Leven-
son, comedian, and Philip Loeb, stage
and radio actor. The subcommittee
report chided them for their careless
ness. Red fronts. according to the
investigators, use the prestige of
entertainers to advance their own
subyersiye programs.
Evening star., 1952-09-28

ATLANTA, Ga.-The democratic
process, which exists in Georgia in a
uniquely watered-do form, is in for
further dilution this November If
Gov. Herman E. Talmadge gets his
way.
The Governor is sponsoring a con-
stitutional amendment to extend
Georgia's controversial county-unit
voting system to all party primaries.
This. Gov. Talmadge says. will
Standardize nominating procedures
throughout the State and will protect
the voters against party bosses who
might otherwise control State politics
with the help of a tight little clique.
Gov. Talmadge's foes-and they are
many. Republicans and Democrats
alike-say the amendment would do
just what Herman says he is trying
to avoid. 1t would. they assert. per-
petuate the Talmadge administra-
tion's control over the State govern
ment for all time.
The battle lines were drawn little
over week ago with the opening of
a Talmadge-supported drive to get
out the vote in favor of the amend
ment. Earlier. the powerful Georgia
League of Women Voters, the States
Junior Chambers of Commerce. the
Mayor of Atlanta and the big-city
newspapers marshaled their forces
against the measure. Interest over
the county-unit amendment is so
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in tax troubles had not Influenced
his handling of their cases.
Still protesting his innocence and
his loyalty to Mr.. Truman, Caudle
returned to his home town, .Wades-
boro, N. c., last winter and resumed
his law practice.
Last month, he came back to
Washington. Another investigating
subcommittee was looking into tax
law enforcement and Caudle said ne
wanted to appear before that group
and clear his name.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Chelf. Democrat, Of
Kentucky listened to Caudle's story
during seven closed hearings and
four days of open sessions. ending
last week. After it was all over,
Caudle thanked the subcommittee
warmly for its attention. He received
in turn statement issued jointly
by Chelf and Representative Keating
of New York. ranking Republican on
the subcommittee.
I'VE feel" they said. "that he is
an honest man who was indiscreet
in his associations and a plant con-
former to the peculiar moral climate
Of Washington"
In his final testimony, Caudle
made two new assertions. First, he
said he had been told that the
President was sorry he fired him and
had admitted he did Caudle great
injustice" Caudle said. secondly.
that J. Howard McGrath, former
Attorney General. also fired by Mr..
Truman. had once claimed that he
could tell a story that would blow
the White House so high it would
become another satellite and the
force Of gravity would never bring it
back to EARTH"
Mr.. Truman denied that he
thought he had done an injustice
to Caudle The President said also
he had no idea what McGrath could
have been talking about.
McGrath himself declined to say
what bombshell he might be able
to drop on the White House. Sub
committee members indicated they
would not call McGrath to testify
again. That seemed to end the
Evening star., 1952-09-28

proposals. On the German offer. the
United States, Britain and France
dealt themselves out.
Moscow first suggested Big Four
talks about a German peace treaty
last March. In four successive notes.
the Russians said a peaoe treaty
should be worked out and then, a
democratic" Germany should be
set up.
The allies replied that a Germany
that was genuinely democratic. in
dependent and peace-loving" would
never materialize unless free. super
vised elections were held first. Then,
the three Western powers said.
peace treaty could be negotiated.
Until Russia and the West could
get together in their definition Of
terms. Germany seemed likely to
remain divided.
Evening star., 1952-09-28
Review of the Week. OIL Germans Lamar Coude and Actors

The committee found that even more
may have been lost through deteri-
Grafton of the stored grain.
Last week the committee filed its
formal report on the investigation.
1t said, Administrative deficiencies
on the part of CcC and it's lack Of
an appropriate enforcement policy
have contributed materially to the
losses" Furthermore. the report con-
tinued. the CCC was "slow to recog.
nize danger signals and take correc-
tive action: slow to take adequate
measures once shortages occurred"
The committee recommended that
the Office of Compliance and Inves-
tigation. the CCC police force. be
made more autonomous and be
strengthened.
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pensation for profits lost under the
broken contract, which had IL years
to run.
Reject Britain's request that the
company be permitted to market
Iranian oil after q settlement.
From the British point of view tho
terms were stiff. On the other hand,
they seemed likely to be- about as
good as could be wangled at present
out Of the fanatically nationalistic
Iranian government. Britain would
still like to dicker. but the ultimatum
would make it hard. The question
was. would Mossadegh really let his
impoverished country slide into bank
ruptcy and communism, rather than
deal reasonably With the Western
imperialists?"
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Troubled Lawyer

Theron Lamar Caudle is q North
Carolina lawyer who carries his
heart on his sleeve. The public first
got to know him well during highly
emotional scene last November when
he told reporters he was broken up
over his curt dismissal by President
Truman. He had been chief of the
Tax Division Of the Justice Depart
ment.
In a choking voice, Caudle later
told House Ways and Means in
vestigating group he had done no
wrong. despite the Presidents state
ment that he fired Caudle because Of
his outside activities" Caudle said
favors hs had received from persons
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although gun crews were being called
continually in air defense alerts.
The international command struc-
ture was complex and as confusing
as q Chinese puzzle to even the best
trained Annapolis graduate. At least
one admiral seemed to pop out Of
every new ship that hove over the
horizon.
There was speculation about this
surplus Of flag rank. It was defended
on the ground that any such fleet
as this would be expanded in the
event Of actual hostilities. Then the
command structure would be barely
adequate and the admirals would
have been fully trained.
An admiral accompanied the more
than 100 news correspondents invited
to cover the maneuver but, even so.
the higher command managed to for
get newsmen's copy. First news stories
moved promptly from the FDR-
to the Wisconsin, where they gathered
dust for some 30 hours. The first
Evening star., 1952-09-28
Missing Grain

When the market price of grain is
low, the Federal Government buys
large quantities from farmers at a
pegeed price in order to maintain farm
incomes. The grain is stored until
the Government can sell it without
q loss.
Holes in the Gronoy
The Senate Agriculture Committee,
headed by Ellender of Louisiana,
says there have been some large holes
in the grain-storage program-laree
enough for $40 million worth of Gov
ernment-owned grain to disappear
and that lax administration was to
blame Here is how the losses came
about:
The Commodity Credit Corpora
ton, Government agency, bought
grain and contracted with private
elevator and warehouse owners to
store it. A few contractors, guessing
that the market price would drop still
further. sold the grain. Later if prices
did drop, the contractors bought back
an equal amount Of grain and
pocketed a neat profit. The Govern
ment, of course. was none the wiser.
Sometimes. however, the contractor
sold the grain. but the anticipated
drop in the market price did not
materialize. Then the elevator owner
had to buy grain back at q higher
price. Or, if he did not have the
money he would have to admit the
grain was gone and face embezzle-
ment charges.
l3l SpeeuIoted
Senator Aiken. Republican, of ver-
mont heard grain was missing and
demanded an investigation last jan
uary The Senate Agriculture Com
mittee took up the probe in March
and found that 131 contractors had
been caught speculating with Uncle.
Sans grain in the past i've years.
The Government lost $40 million. but
recovered about 81 million 1.-THE loss.
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northern f1ank-against Russian at
tack.
Communications is the key to good
or bad operation, and admittedly
Mainbrace communications were bad,
as was expected they might well be.
There were numerous mistakes, in
cluding the failure to inform the
striking fleet Of postponement Of
the amphibious operation on Dem
mark by United States Marines.
Polylineuol Code
However. great progress was
claimed in ironing out kinks. A
standardized International code sys-
tenn was used for the first time. 1t
adopted q little from everybody's
lingo.
Mainbrace was not a war game
and no side won or lost. Ships theo-
retically sunk continued to steam
forward; airplanes knocked" out of
skies proceeded merrily on their bomb
runs. Not q single shot was fired,
Evening star., 1952-09-28
hrewd, Ike Rides High on Nixon Emotional Wave

when Gen. George Patton had
slapped q hospitalized soldier and
aroused indignation throughout the
country.
But the resistance. if indeed it was
that. was brief. BY the next eve
ming, after kilograms, had been pour
ing in by the basketful. the general
was swimming hard with the tide.
His first words when he boarded Sen
ator Nixon's plane at Wheeling were
That's my boy"
In pondering the eventual effect
of the Nixon incident on the presi-
Dental campaign. Democrats have
little enough to congratulate them
selves on. BY popular verdict. it
appears that the young Senator from
California has emerged from the fra
cas- as one Of the very few practicing
politicians who can claim to be clean
as a hounds tooth without raising
eyebrows.
AS the first to have taken the
plunge into the pool of public con-
fession, he is in an ideal position to
taunt his Democratic colleagues to
come on in. And from the current
alarums from the Stevenson camp, it
looks like the counterattack is find
ing its mark.
You can call it brilliant, or you
can call it lucky. You can agree
with some that the Nixon incident
represented the best of American
justice and fair play-or, with others,
the worst of soap-opera corn and
mob rule.
These are questions of attitude
which have no real effect on the
result. And. so far as the politics
of the situation are concerned, the
result is simply this: Since the start
Of this campaign. the Republican flag
has never flown higher and the party
hopes have never been brighter than
they are today.
Evening star., 1952-09-28

great that the proposal is certain to
be the No. issue on election day.
with the Stevenson Eisenhower presi-
dental race taking back seat.
How 1t Works
What is Georgia's county-unit sys-
tenn. and what does the proposed
amendment seek to do?
For years. Democratic primaries for
State Offices have been conducted un-
der the system. Each county is as
signed a unit vote equal to twice the
number of its delegates in the lower
house of the State Legislature. The
121 smallest counties have two votes
each, the 80 next largest have four
each and the eight biggest counties
have six each. A candidate for the
United States Senate or for state
house" Office gets the entire unit vote
of a county if he amasses a simple
plurality. It takes majority of the
county-unit votes-206 out of 410-to
win the nomination.
This system was adopted as a
Democratic Party rule many years
ago. Just after World War I, it was
enacted into State law-but only for
the conduct of the Democratic pri-
mary. Two years ago. Gov. Talmadge
tried to have the county-unit system
put into effect for general (November)
elections, but was slapped down by
popular vote of 10000 to $4,000.
The new amendment provides that
no candidate for State Office can get
a place on the November ballot unless
he first shall have been nominated by
his party in a Statewide primary
conducted under the county-unit
system.
Mixed Reactions
Republicans, who polled % per cent
of Georgias vote in 1948 and who
are attempting to roll up an even
bigger vote behind Ike this year, say
the amendment would kill off any
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Investigations

THE s2d CONGRESS was noted
L chiefly for conducting more
investigations than any other Con-
gress In history. Although officially
in adjournment, the 82d still is carry
ing on probes. Several eager legisla-
tors have eschewed politics to stay
behind and ferret out administration
snafus and Communist plots.
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CONTINUED From Page A-25O
only to advise, but as the council
men are members of the parlia-
ments in their own countries, its ad-
vice carries weight. And the stakes
are high. The pooled economic
strength Of the IA nations could
far exceed the strength of tho ii
standing alone. It could match the
power Of the Iron Curtain bloc
or for that matter. Of the United
States itself.
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On Germany

When Secretary OF State Dean
Acheson last week rejected Russia's
latest proposal to set up united.
democratic, independent. peace
loving" Germany. he explained in
an undiplomatic aside just what the
Soviet Union meant by its fine
sounding phrases.
Democratic" he said, is q word
used by the Russians to describe
countries or groups tightly run by
elements recognizing the political
authority Of the Communist Party
Of the Soviet Union"
Independent" he said. means
much the same as democratic" but
is used most frequently to describe
states having the outward trappings
of sovereignty but which are actually
led about on string held by Russia"
"Peace-loving" is applied to "any-
thing which advances the cause of
Communist Parties recognizing the
authority of the Communist Party of
the Soviet Union"
Evening star., 1952-09-28
Mixed Reactions

Caudle Washington saga, at least
for the time being.
Evening star., 1952-09-28

had heard Senator Nixon and it was
they who rendered the verdict. In
that half hour. the Nixon case had
changed from a trial to a Roman
holiday. And the judge, even if he
had wanted to, could not have de-
fed the decision Of the crowd.
There are those who say that the
Nixon incident was an example Of
brilliant political strategy. They give
Evening star., 1952-09-28
West Posses

Acheson said one had to know the
Soviet definition Of these words be-
fore one could deal with THAR
Evening star., 1952-09-28

the credit to Gen. Eisenhower for
first having passed the orders for a
public accounting and say that he
knew from the beginning what the
effect would be.
There is. however. little evidence
to bear out any such theory. On the
contrary. Gen. Eisenhower gave
the impression Of a man who found
himself caught up in wave Of emo
Evening star., 1952-05-24
LORCOM LANE
MCLEAN. VA

RemodeIed prewar, 2-level frame
masonry home. beautiful surround
tngs;, large patio and sundeck, oil
h.-w.h., RECEIPT. rm., liv. rm.. din.
rm., bedrms.. nursery, bath, equip
kit. and laundry rm. tall large rms.
Priced, S19,950. To reach: Out Old
Dominion dr.. to Mclean, left on
Chain Bridge rd. "a mile to David
son I'd. and open sign.
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Evening star., 1952-05-24

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA.
FORESTVILLE
IL acres with modern home; frame
house with lge. living-dining rm.,
fireplace. kitchen, bath, 2 small bed
rms. Only S13,25O.
VIENNA, VA.
Expandable Cape Cod of excellent
construction on / acre facing black
top road; 2 bedrms., bath, combina-
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place. kitchen; full bSmt.; finished
stairway to roughed-in rms. on
End floor; $15,550. -
MCLEAN, VA.
Substantial brick home on lovely lot,
only 3 mi. Chain Bridge: 2 bedrms.
and bath on end f1oori lge. screened
porch; garage attached; $I7,95O.
VIENNA, VA.
Completely modernized and redeco-
rated. A. home for real country liy-
ing on. 312 acres; 4 good-sized bed
rms. lse. dble. living rm.. dining
rm.. lge. kitchen. glassed-in side
porch, front porch. half bath on
lSt floor; bath on end. and bath on
3rd n0or which contains 3 addi.
tional rms; full bSmt.; small barn,
chlcken house, smoke house. Price,
MRS. VIM. H. LAUGHLIN
DEAT TOD
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LAKE BAREFOOT

MCLEAN, VA. Ell. 1922 or Ell. 1925
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BEAUTY AT WORK.

OLDER HOME. newly decorated; 3
bedrms.,. 1st floor; expan, attic; full
bsmt.; liv. rm., din. rm., kit; leay-
ing Arlington; ST., 800.
BEULAH GOSS, CHI. 5682
Evening star., 1952-05-24
CHRIS COLUMBUS

buy than this 2-bedrm. bunga. with
gar: bsmt. is divided into . rms
plus utii. rm. with asphalt tile floor.
sit. on beaut. lot mr.. everyday cows
A delightful discovery at $16,950
ARLINGTON REALTY
2212 Wilson Blvd. ow. $500
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
SERENITY

Lovely big trees, surrounded with
ideally located brk. Colonial that
has the charm found only in older
homes, Liv. rm.. is 26x11, roomy
sep. din. rm. and 3 cozy bedrms. !:
attached gar. and side screened
porch plus fenced rear yard; indeed
makes this q tempting offer. S22, 800.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
BUY FROM OWNER
And Save Commission

Modern ranch-type house. 3 bedrms :,
large liv rm.. kit. .-din. rm. comb,
utility rm, tile bath and large
picture windows; i2 acre land; near
Evening star., 1952-05-24
HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
IMAGINE2

living only q few minutes to D. c.,
Pentagon, Army-Navy Club. Then.
see this new 3-bedrm.. 2-bath brick
rambler, situated on a corner lot
nestled under huge oak trees. Spe-
washer and earbaee disposal. Ice
recr. rm., firepl., built-in oversize
garage and many others. Call for
appt. to inspect this house to-day.
r L. KANE. INC, REALTORS
AL. 30I3
Week Ends and Ewes.
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
COMPARE THESE
FOR QUALITY

BUT NOT EXPENSIVE
Brick Cape Cod with slate roof, 2
bedrms. and tile bath up; firepl. in
liv. rm.. din. rm., kit. and screened
porch. Situated on beautiful lot
with shrubs. grass and flowers, Love-
ly home in distinctive area; 2 blocks
from playground and schools. Bus
at door, S4, 900 down.
Evening star., 1952-02-15
School Shift Opposed
BY Union Teachers

Local 81. American Federation
lof Teachers, said today it lis op.
Iposed to the transfer of white
teachers to colored schools unles.
|colored teachers were allowed te
teach white children.
Don B. Goodloe, president of the
local. which represents colorec
teachers in the city school system
pointed out that the white schools
lare employing several hundred
temporary teachers In the ele.
mentary grades. He said these
positions could be held by qualified
colored teachers.
The suggestion that white teach
Iers be transferred is being studied
by the Commissioners and school
officials. There is a surplus OF
white teachers in the upper levels
and a shortage of teachers in ali
levels of the colored schools.
Meanwhile, church group
voted to make a study Of how an
adequate number Of teachers can
be obtained for both white and
colored schools. x
The group Is the Social Action
Committee of the Congregational
Christian Churches of the Wash
lngton area. Chairman of the
group. which represents 10
churches is John w. Burton.
Evening star., 1952-02-15

avert the threatened walkout wher
the current contract expires.
A company spokesman blamed
the union. for the parley failure
saying: ss.ss 7 !.
"We offered to negotiate with
any group, at any time. at, any
place they wish, q contract with
any mill they select. The refused
to do this"
Charges s'Uni0n BUSTING"
Mr.. Chupka retorted that mill
by-mill bargaining. as proposed by
American Woolen. was zone Of the
Oldest union-busting stunts in the
book" adding:
''It is possible that American
Woolen simply wants to avoid the
necessity of paying decent wages
and providing fair working condi-
tions in any Southern mills it may
establish.
81 am sure the Southern work
ers will be interested to hear from
the company itself that it thinks
Southerners are worth less thar
Northerners. In my opinion, the
company is deliberately trying to
provoke a strike for whatever ac-
ton 1t has already decided to
carry out"
Mr.. Chupka added a strike o1
American Woolen Co. employees
might also affect $1,000 additionaI
workers whose employers "are fol.
lowing American Woolen,s lead"