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The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
Select Second
Production for
Local Players

The play, "The Night OF
January 49," was decided upon
as the second production of the
Chardon Summer Theatre al
an executive committee meet
ing Monday evening.
The first production, two one
act plays, will be presented
July 8 and 10 in the Booster
barn. The second and third
plays will be presented at the
beginning and end of August.
At the meeting of the en-
tire group earlier in the eve
ming, Mrs. Delphine B. Mil
gate was elected secretary, Mr..
Ralph O. Perry, treasurer and
Mrs. Newton B. Chapmon, Mrs.
William Cullum, Mrs. Ralph
Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. B. r.
Mitigate and Mrs. Jack Eldridge
were elected to the executive
committee.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26

TUESDAY, JULY /
The West Geauga Blue Star
Mothers, Chapter AZ, will hold
their regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Roy Eddy in
Chesterland. All mothers who
have or had sons or daughters
in the armed forces are eligible
to join.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
Coming Events

FRIDAY, JUNE q
The Hambden Mems club
Will have a card party at the
Hambden town hall. inochle
and 500 will be played. Prizes
and refreshments.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
With AM.&ork
At Corey Hospital

At Corey Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Box
man of Concord announce the
birth of a son, June 18.
A boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Ishee of Burton,
June II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvie Reed
announce the birth of a son,
June 20, Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
are from Montville.
The Geauga Republican-record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1922-1952, 1952-06-26
hurd0n Personals

Wis. NAdA CllIC ACCb 40 q Po
tient at Macdonald House,
Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland.
Mrs. Fleet was operated on
Tuesday. She expects to be in
the hospital about ten days
and her room number is 214.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry DeHart
of Woodbury., N. j. are here
visiting their daughter and SON.
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Carson, and their family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Parsons
left Wednesday morning to
spend the remainder of the
week at Lakeside attending the
Methodist Conference. Rev.
and Mrs. c. H. Bowers have
also gone to Lakeside for the
Conference. AS Rev. Bowers
will not be back Sunday there
will be no Methodist church
service but there will be the
usual Sunday school hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gun
ter are moving this week from
Court street to the apartment
in the home of Mrs. Mae Grau
on North street.
Frank ]. Sipan, professor
at Santa Barbara College, Cal
ifornia, visited with his bro
ther, James L. Sipan and mo-
ther of Newbury last week.
Mr.. Sipan was accompanied by
daughter, Bernita.
Mrs. Annabelle Mutt received
a telegram from Kirksville,
Mo-, Monday informing her
that her son Frank and wife
were the parents of a daugh-
ter born Sunday. The daugh-
ter, named Marsha, weighed
6 h., 3 OF. at birth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cavanaugh of
Cleveland and Miss Irma Ha-
zen of Washington state spent
Sunday afternoon with May
Hazen. Mr.. and Mrs, Alton
Thomas and daughter called
Sunday evening.
Col. and Mrs. Phillip Pease
and sons, Hugh and Peter, are
spending the next few days
with friends and relatives in
Geauga County. They moved to
Mineral Wells, Tex, last fall.
Pvt. Robert L. Logsdon re-
turned to Fort Knox, KY, Sun
day, after spending an eight
day furlough at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
B. Logsdon, Bass Rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michal Fisher
and family spent two weeks in
the New England states. They
stayed at Lake Willoughby in
Vermont at the summer home
of DR.. and Mrs. Edward Col
Inns of Denison, o.
Recent visitors at the Frank
! Battles home were Mr.. Bert
Sheperd of Cleveland, Mr.
Arthur Battles and daughter o.
Chester, Mrs. Lennah Bono
and son of Chester, DR.. c. F
Gilmore and Mr.. Harold
Beech of Chester.
Elaine Burr, who is employ
ed in Miami, Fla, flew t.
New York during the pas
week and on June % flew
from there to Cleveland where
she was met by her parent!
and is spending the week here
Mrs. Maud Burr is suffering
from badly strained back a!
the result of a fall in hel
yard.
Mrs. Clara Bartlett enter
tanned these friends at dinner
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor
Baster, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Baster of Madison, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Carl Howard and grand
daughter Joan, Mr.. and Mrs
Harold Henderson of Balm
bridge and Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Knapp of Chardon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdel Bicar
and daughterS. Joyce and Bar
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All News

CHARDON SEWING SUZIES
Ellen Kulp demonstrated a
bound button hole at the last
meeting of the Chardon Sew
ing Suzies. All camp and going
to the baseball game was dis
cusSed.
Dorothy Schroppel took the
place of Wendy Tucker as Sc
cretary for this meeting. f
Evening star., 1952-02-03

the Sudan. He could only hope
that a new government of more
responsible intent could re-estab-
lish order and perhaps without too
much delay work out settlement
on these fundamental issues that
his people would accept. If Ally
Maher proves unable to do this,
the consequences may be grave
indeed.
Capable Premier
In the last few days, Ally Maher
has done much to substantiate the
confidence of the King. He
formed government promptly
and as promptly affirmed his de-
votion to the national aspirations
of the country-these include
freedom from foreign occupation
and union with the Sudan. Also,
he reached a working understand
ing with political leaders, includ-
ing those of the ouSted Wafd
Party which still was dominant in
the Parliament. He then met with
ENJOYS of Britain and the three
other powers sponsoring the pro-
posed Middle East command, and
let it be known that he would back
Egyptian association in the or
ganization if Egypt's differences
with Britain can be settled satis-
factorily.
Meanwhile, London was not
immune to the disturbing implica-
tions of the Egyptian violence nor
to the corrective steps which had
been taken by Farouk and his new
Premier.
On Tuesday afternoon, after
consultation with Mr.. Churchill
and the cabinet, Mr.. Eden went
before Parliament to report that
despite the deterioration of the
past four months "it should be
possible to find a solution Of the
differences between this country
Evening star., 1952-02-03
The Compromise

If Eden and Maher are sincere in
their words-and official Washing
ton thinks they are-that is why
the climate has improved, and why
only formalities seem to remain
in the way Of the first overall re-
quirement - resumption of nego-
tiations.
It is quite evident that the second
requirement. working out the terms
of solutions more complicated.
But search behind the issues re-
veals encouraging aspects.
There is reason to believe that the
Egyptians, for their part, would
genuinely like a settlement. They
viii not, however. agree to anything
that does not acknowledge the prin-
ciple of getting British troops out.
of Egypt. It must also contain
some concrete step toward unifica-
ton of the Nile Valley, independ-
ence of the Sudan and, the Egyp-
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Time is Ripe for Egypt and England to Get Together

providing skeIetonlikn frame to
which is attached the rich irrigated
strip that produces most of Egypt's
food, cotton and varied agricultural
resources. The southernmost 1000
miles run through Kenya and
Uganda. securely under British con-
troll.
Controls in the Sudan
But for 2,100 miles in between,
the Nile traverSes the Sudan. It
is in this stretch that some of the
modern controls of the rivers flow
have been constructed. If such an
extreme choice were to be made,
the ruler of the Sudan could manip-
ulate the rivers behavior in way
to affect the whole course Of life
in Egypt. There is, of course. no
evidence that this is the British
intent, or that this power Is their
reason for the reluctance to accede
readily to demands that the Sudan
be united with Egypt. They
advance other reasons.
One is that there has been no
demonstrated proof that a majority
Of the Sudanese wish to be joined
politically with Egypt. Natives Of
the northern portion of the country
are predominantly Moslem and
have racial kinship with the Egyp-
tians; the south contains a more
mixed stock with greater Negro
kinship. There has been a slow
but gradual trend toward self
government, and intensification of
the whole Sudan controversy has
speeded up the British program to
permit independence. The target
date now is the end of this year
and Mr.. Eden already is on record
as stating that it will then "be for
the Sudanese people to choose their
own future status and relationship
with the United Kingdom and
Egypt"
This principle of self-determina-
ton also has been acknowledged by
Egyptian snokesmen, and there
have been assertions that Egypt
would accept a plebiscite decision
in the Sudan.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

troops must remain In the Suez for
defense of the canal does not seem,
however, quite as convincing.
Aside from possible sabotage, any
! threat to the canal today is the
potential of Russian attack. There
are three approaches-by land, by
sea and by air. A Russian land
attack would require an invasion Of
either Iran or Turkey, with Iraq,
Jordan, Syria and Israel lying
athwart the road to Suez. Distance
alone would be time consuming and
would require establishment and
protection of vulnerable supply
lines. Such an approach could have
no surprise element and is mill
tarily no threat today.
Sea Raid Unfeosibie
An attack by sea is equally un-s
likely and unfeasible. It would
require passage through the Turk
ish Straits, a virtually impossible
undertaking, as the British found
in World War I. Too. mere navi--
CATION of these Straits would still
leave the Aegean and Eastern Med
iterranean to be crossed. British
and American warships already in
the Mediterranean appear to insure
against either surprise or sudden
success by that means.
There remains then only the
threat by air. To counter this, the
real defense is not, should not and
cannot be mounted in the Suez
area itself. The potential, if not
the actuality, for defense exists in
the surrounding network of air.
fields. Such facilities as the British
airbase at Habbaniya, Iraq, were
used to good advantage in World
War II. Cyprus, developing in
strength, has at least two fairly
good ports and central plain that
lends itself easily to airdrome de-
velopment. The Americans have a
Evening star., 1952-02-03

buffoon, adulated as hero. cursed
as martinez and scorned as q Casa
nova. He viii be 80 next week, but
in spite of his youth. he is one Of the
strongest figures in Islam.
To the West. Farouk remains q
puzzle. But to the Moslem world,
which has noted his qualities as a
leader before. he Is q figure whose
counsel will be much sought after IN
a troubled area vital to the defense
of the free world.
He was a l6-year-old student at
England's Royal Military Academy
when his royal father, Fuad. died.
leaving Farouk the crown.
He left other things to the boy King.
too-a private fortune Of $50 million;
an annual salary, as King, OF $780,
900: four huge estates.
Farouk returned to Egypt and be-
came quite popular. Two years later
he married Farida Zolfukar. This
l6-year-old beauty was a friend OF
two Of his sisters. one OF whom was
Empress Of Iran at the time.
During epidemics. the young King
visited hospitals. During air raids.
he went intos the devastated areas
and helped remove rubble. He visited
houses Of the poor. In short. he was
every inch King.
He gave the poor lavish. but not
very wisely planned, gifts, In fact,
! he has been quite 3 giver-to rich
and poor alike. And none Of his
gifts was meager.
It all showed his determination not
only to reign. but rule as well.
IN 1912. he made the first Of sew
Evening star., 1952-02-03
Forouks Strong sond in Egyption Crisis increases His Stature

him with Henry VIII as royal
trencherman-he may eat roast
chicken, fish. lamb chops, chicken
fricassee and all the side dishes at
one sitting-Farouk Is an active man
who likes to shoot and fence. He
also is an avid-and extremely Ca
pable-swimmer.
Speaks Five Languages
He speaks i've languages Arabic.
English, French, Turkish and Italian.
He also Is familiar with idiomatlc
American. He has keen interest in
archaeology, particularly discoveries
which throw light on Egypts ancient
civilizations.
Farouk's occasional inconsistency
is well known. He married COM
moner and approved the noi1-royal
marriage Of his sister Faikah. But
when another sister, Fathyia, mar
ried Riad Cali, an enraged Farouk
deprived the Princess and her mother
Of their titles and rich properties in
Egypt.
Some felt the birth Of q son might
mellow the King and bring him closer
once more to the West. But there is
little doubt that Farouk remembers
the day Iii February. 1912, when
British tanks rumbled onto the pal
ace grounds III Cairo. That was the
day Sir Miles Lampson forced him to
name Nahas Pasha as Premier.
..Sir Miles" Farotlk said coldly,
you VIII regret this day"
Britain,s regret might have been6
even deeper had not Farouk acted as
he did week ago.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

big base at Tripoli, Libya, and a
housekeeping setup at Dhahran
Airbase, on the Persian Gulf coast
of Saudi Arabia. Malta, Gibraltar
and new American airfields being
constructed in Morocco also are i'm
portant parts of the pattern OF
Mediterranean defense. From any
or all of these, plus fleet carriers,
air interception and counterattack
might be launched.
Ack-Ack in Suez
In suez itself, the only defense
facility of value could be anti-air-
craft batteries, for which the Egyp-
tians themselves have qualifications
that were demonstrated in World
War II. Further training and addi-
tional equipment would strengthen
the zones AA defenses. A base
for a last line of interceptor air
craft would be useful, but the real
allied air strength would have to be
mounted elsewhere. In combined
air and ground strength Egypt has
approximately $4,000 troops under
arms today and there is little reason
to believe they could not be an ef-
fective fighting force in defense OF
their own soil.
Defense considerations, therefore,
are not paramount in any we'll
intentioned negotiations over the
continued presence of British troops
in Egypt.
In. some respects the Sudan prob
lem is a knottier one.
It has been said many times, and
properly, that whoever controls the
Sudan controls the very life Of
Egypt. The explanation lies in the
Nile River, one of the worlds great
water courses, more than 1000 miles
long from its source In Fast-C Central
Africa to the Mediterranean. The
final, northernmost $40 miles of
this stream flow through Egypt,
Evening star., 1952-02-03

ade. His adoption" Of the Grand
Mutt brought the other Arab ma
tions even closer to him.
But there was a dark side to the
picture, too. The disastrous CAM
paign Of the Arabs against the Jews
two years ago did little to affect his
prestige as a leader Of the Arab
world. Domestic matters have
plagued the monarch. Farida bore him
three daughters Ferial, FaWzia and
Fadia-but no son to inherit the
throne. He divorced Farida either
(as most people believe6 because
there was no male heir, or (aS others
said), owing to illcompatability.
In 1949, Farouk created stir BY
his pursuit Of a commoner, hartman
Sadek, f1ancee Of United Nations
attacl1e. The story made juicy meat
for gossips, and revealed an inOrdi-
nately tetchy attitude on the part OF
Egyptian news censors.
oficially, 1t was denied that Farouk
had broken up Narrin1an'S romance
with the attache, but last May Narri-
man became Farcuk's Queen. At their
wedding reception guests ate from
gold plates and received gifts made
of god.
A few weeks ago. the marriage
bore fruit. hartman presented
Farouk his long-aWaited heir to the
throne OF Egypt. The child was
named Fuad: the doctor who de-
liverad him was given the title Of
rasl1a: there was rejoicing ID Cairo;
the CASTOR eFarida wired her con-
gratulaticns
Despite III appetite that utlallnes
Evening star., 1952-02-03

A VERY THIN strip OF diplomatic
IA no mans land seems to be all
that stands today in the path of
progress toward settling the bitter
Anglo Egyptian dispute.
There are two obvious require
mentS for a settlement. The first
is that direct and official negotia-
tions be resumed between the two
principal parties. The second is
that a feasible solution must be
worked out.
To state the problem In such ele-
menrary terms is not to minimize
1t. The terms of solution, In par
ticular, involve national considera-
tions of great weight In both Brit
ain and Egypt, and international
considerations Of Importance and
significance to the West, to Islam
and to the Communist world.
The first requirement boils down
to a rescue of the issue from the
streets of Cairo and the mid-Vic-
torian cubbyholes Of the British
Foreign ONCE, and its return to
the relatively fresh air Of the con-
ference room. This seems on the
verge of accomplishment. And If
the two sides can get together, the
events of the past week and a
faith that there must be some
sanity in the sphere of interna-
tional craftsmanship make it diff
cult to believe that final solution
will not soon be Forthcoming.
Each side, Britain through For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden and
Egypt through her new Premier,
Ally Maher Pasha, has announced
in the past few days its readiness
to negotiate. Now one side or the
other must issue a direct and for
NAL invitation for talks. If taking
this initiative is too difficult or en-
barrassing, it might be managed
through a third party. At any rate,
1t must be managed in some man.
ner, and the sooner the better,
while the diplomatic climate is
conducive to tolerance and con-
ciliation.
Evening star., 1952-02-03

and Egypt which satisfies the
legitimate national aspirations Of
the Egyptian people" and to re-
affirm that the British government
is willing 'to enter into negotia-
tions at any time for a revision Of
the treaty of 1885,
1--WE are ready" Premier Maher
Pasha answered, through the me-
dunn of a press conference, ITO
consider any understanding Mr..
Eden might propose"
Last Friday night spokesman
for Ally Maher's cabinet declared
officially that the new government
believes negotiation to be the "only
normal way to attain Egypts aims.
If a reasonable basis . +. is
forwarded to us we are ready to
discuss these proposals immedi-
ately."
Evening star., 1952-02-03

tians hope, its eventual political
association with Egypt.
Actually, on the troop issue, the
British government already has ac-
knowledged the principle Of eyacu-3
alton. An official British statement
of April IL, 1851, dealt with the
treaty revision and proposed that
troop withdrawal begin within one
year of agreement on such revision
and be completed in 1856. The
Egyptian answer was that with
drawal should begin as soon as
treaty revision is agreed on and be
carried out in one year. The differ.
ence, then, is one OF timing only
and not principle.
The expressed willingness of the
Maher government to consider, per-
haps simultaneously with discus
sions on the treaty issue, asSocia-
ton with Middle East command
may open a way to adjust the troop
problem to the satisfaction of both
sides. The MEG proposal, inciden-
tally, said that If Egypt accepts the
invitation, Britain would be willing
to agree to the suppression of the
1896 treaty"
An annex to the MEG plan sug-
gested that the headquarters OF
such a command be located in
Egypt. There are persuasive rea-
sons why this would be desirable.
There are the important items of
transport, communications and
storage. Some of these are avail
able in Egypt and others could be
created and used more effectively
in Egypt than in such alternate
locations as Cyprus (probably the
next best choice), Iraq, Jordan or
Libya. Egypt also could provide
labor and certain foodstuffs and
raw materials. And Egypt would
gain prestige as the central core OF
an area security plan.
The British contention that their
Evening star., 1952-02-03

Mobs still were roaming through
burning Cairo last week end when
Farouk I-who styles himself King
of Egypt and Sudan-acted with
characteristic abruptness, flrmneSs
and royal petulance.
He sent note to his tired and
aged Prime Minister, MuStapha el
Nahas Pasha. 1t was clear. Farouk
said, that the rioting. killing. burning
and piliaging in the Egyptian capitai
indicated the government over
which you preside has not been able
to preserve peace and security"
Thus Farouk removed, as unable
to control anti British demonstra-
tions, the man he had named Pre-
mier In 1912 at the gun-point In.
sistence Of the British.
Up to point. Egypt's difficulties
with foreigners had paralleled those
Of Iran. But when Reza Pahlevi,
Shah OF Iran and former brother-in
law Of Farouk, encountered q similar
situation In the Iranian oil crisis. he
took no action.
Sudden Firmness
The Shah had been considered
friendly toward the West. whereas
Farouk has demonstrated little love
for the Occident in recent years.
Still, with the chips down. Farouk
moved quickly and firmly, whether
! from q desire to keep peace within
the country or because of q return to
! his former pro- Western sentiments.
Who is this man whose kingly
power contrasts sharply with. the
usual figurehead role Of royalty
Farouk has been laughed ats .
Evening star., 1952-02-03
The Estrongement

That there Is such a climate is
in itself q rather startling devel-
opment.
A week ago Friday there was
almost literally a state Of war in
Egypt. A day later, in Cairo,
anarchy was just around any cor
ner. Events came to this tragic
dual climax less than four months
after the Egyptian government had
denounced 15-year-old treaty
with Britain and had rejected an
invitation to join the United States,
Britain, France and Turkey in
creating a Middle East defense
command.
The stage was set by four de-
velopments: ~ Reinforcement of
British military strength in the
Suez Canal zone; (2) creation of
an armed auxiliary Egyptian police
force in that area for the mainte-
nance of civil order; go intermit-
tent outbursts of violence between
the two forces or around them, and
"a leavening of Egyptian emo
tions to a point where the public
temper was finely triggered.
In this atmosphere the British
decided that the auxiliary police
must be disarmed, and undertook
to accomplish it by force. They
succeeded-by use of tanks, artil-
lery, small arms and bayonets. But
the price was some go lives, mostly
Egyptian, and as many more
wounded. Even the British press,
for the most part, spoke mourn
fully of the event and admiringly
of the dramatic qualities of the
Egyptian resistance. In Cairo,
there were tears of rage and frus-
tration in the coffee shops. The
cabinet of the Wafd government
of Nahas Pasha, in emergency ses-
sion, repeatedly decided to sever
diplomatic relations. A formal
state of war was not far away.
Second CIimox
Then, a week ago yesterday, came
the second climax. Mobs operat-
ing with an efficiency that bespoke
organization and planning took
over the streets Of Cairo. Their
weapon was fire, their targets the
business. establishments and re-
treats of foreigners, principally the
British. In few hours, the price
of this violence had reached at
least score Of foreign lives and
an estimated 5000 million, much
of it Egyptian capital as well as
foreign property.
The effect was frightening. The
Nahas government proclaimed
martial law and called in the army
to police the streets. But it was
obvious that its power to control
its own country or to treat with a
foreign government was destroyed.
Anarchy has few friends In q civ
ilized world.
It was fortunate, at this juno
ture, that King Farouk had the
resolution to act. In curt note
that said "the thing we care for
most Is that the country should
be ruled by a government that
preserves its security and main-
tains order," he dismissed Nahas.
Then he summoned his close
friend. Ally Maher Pasha, to take
over the reins.
A Ddrins Move
Farouk's action was a daring
one. He could not decree public
tranquility. nor resolve the funda-
mental issues Of the dispute with
Britain-the presence Of British
trqRps on Egyptian soil and the
pdl heal separation Of Egypt AMI