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Evening star., 1953-05-17
The Oats Pardon

In belated response, so it is claimed, to his
wife'S moving personal appeal, the Czech Com
muniSt regime has at last released William
Oats from the Prague Jail in which he has
languished for more than two years. In doing
so, it has granted him what it has chosen to
call pardon" but the word is scarcely suit
able. After ALL as our own Government has
repeatedly declared, he has been guilty of no
crime, and hence the "pardoning' process seems
to be little more than window dressing in keep
ing with what the United States has officially
described as the sham" nature of his trial.
Actually, judging from the evidence" used
against him, Mr.. Oatis only crime" has been
the "crime" of having tried to do good and
honest job as an objective correspondent sent
to Czechoslovakia by the Associated Press.
Unfortunately for him, however, his assignment
to that country came at time when the hate
America campaign was at its peak everywhere
behind the Iron Curtain. AS part of that cam
paign, the Communists arrested him, held him
incommunicado, and made him the central
figure of ''Show trial" at which he confessed"
to having engaged in information seeking
activities that every competent reporter en-
cages in daily-openly and in an aboveboard
manner-throughout the free world. 1t was for
this that he received 10-year prison sentence
as dangerous spy working for American
"imperialists" plotting to unleash great war
against the Soviet Union and all the peoples
democracies"
When one recalls this background, the
pardon" granted by Prague serves at best only
to moderate the great anti-Communist bitter
ness engendered in America by the trial" and
imprisonment of William Oats. Nevertheless,
wholly apart from restoring happiness to him
and his wife, the Czech action makes partial
amends for the wrong that has been done.
Further than that it is gratifying in the sense
that it may be regarded as one of the deeds
that President Eisenhower has called for as
evidence that there is some measure of sincerity
in what the Reds have been saying recently
about their desire for peace If there are more
such deeds-in Korea and Austria, for example
ways might well be found to work out an
effective live-and-let-live understanding be-
tween the free world and the world of the
Soviets.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
West Germany Does Its Part

Ratification of the European army treaty
by the upper branch of the West German Parlia-
ment provides a bright spot in a currently
somewhat dreary picture of Western unity and
the mutual determination to build strong
defensive military front against potential Com
muniSt aggression.
The Federal Republic is now the first of the
six signatory powers to grant full legislative
approval to the unprecedented European De-
fense Community pact. BY terms of the treaty.
when and if ratified by all powers concerned,
West Germany would be permitted to con-
tribute 100000 men to a single uniform, six
nation army under a Supranational command.
By ITSELF unfortunately, the German parlia-
mentary action means nothing In terms OF
rearmament other than the example it may
set for France, Italy Belgium the Netherlands
and Luxembourg.
Actually, the key power in the group Is
France and it is in France that prospects for
ratification of the treaty are at the lowest ebb
While the French government of Premier
Mayer has given public Endorsement to the
pact, and has gained acceptance from the
other powers of series of clarifying protocols,
lack Of a mutually satisfactory definition Of
the future status of the Saarland provides a
sufficient pretext for unwillingness to bring the
treaty to a vote in the National Assembly
Coincident with the German ratification action
Chancellor Adenauer ended several days of
unsuccessful negotiations with the French
government in Paris on this very issue of the
Saar.
STILL the German action must be looked
upon as a genuine step forward in the West
European defense plans and as a personal
triumph for the patient and stubborn maneu-
verings of the 77-year- old Chancellor. AS one
of the original architects Of the combined-army
plan, Dr.. Adenauer has fought skilfully for its
acceptance in his own country and has pro-
vided inspiration to its supporters in the
other nations involved.
The German Socialist Party has led the
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Andrews as On Airport

Now, Uncle Sans wet-nursed, over
grown Infant" industry-the private
airlines-needs a bigger yard to romp
in. Bottlenecks at National Airport are
cramping flight schedules, so now comes
a conference of airline and CAA OFF,
cials to consider use of Andrews Air
Force Base, which was bought, built
and operated at taxpayers expense, to
supplement their super airport at Ma
tional So long as the taxpayers and
the Federal Government continue to
finance more commodious and luxuri-
Gus fields and facilities for their private
operations, the airlines will never fully
learn to make the most of what they
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Stamp for Pershino
Pro Bono PublicO.

The Post Ofice Department recently
announced a United States postage
stamp to commemorate Gen. George S.
Patton, jr., would be issued during 1853.
If readers of The Star agree that the
late Gen. John j. Pershing should also
be so honored, it is suggested that they
advise Postmaster General Summerfield
Of their opinions. Gen. Pershing was
without doubt one of the most famous
generals in our history. Should he be
overlooked?
Maine Veteran.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Letters to The Star

have. Isn't 1t time to stop sucking
super-Constellations and DC-6Bths
and tell the airline industry to stand
up on its own ponderous landing gear?
If there is present need at National
for more loading ramps, why don't they
put them underground or elevate them?
Other franchised carriers, such as city
transit lines, have learned to operate
underground and elevated facilities
when their surface lines became over
loaded. The railroads have done the
same thing for years-with private, not
public funds. The airlines can do it,
too, and should pay for whatever i'm
provements they want with their own
money-not ours. Next thing we know,
they'll be wanting us to fill in the
craters on the moon so they can land
their inter-planetary "super-saucers"!
HI. C. Clayton.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Benefits of War

When in difficulty 1t Is sometimes
helpful to review ones own position
with view to prof1ting as circum-
stances may allow.
What values, then, are we to derive
from the present war?
War produces in a country a strong
body OF opinion, and unites citizens in
common endeavor. Sacrifice, Self-ab-
negation, service. and-urged by the
hazards of fate-a religious spirit are
results of war. Surely. these are vir-
tues that might ordinarily have been
given no chance to thrive.
War gives more opportunity to a
country than is expressed in the phrase
"to flex her muscles" There is a very
real testing ground for weapons with
conditions for their use and improve
ment that would not be possible nor
tolerated during peacetime.
An officer corps is developed: second
lieutenants lead platoons, naval officers
acquire sea legs. and fliers can become
aces. In peacetime the graduates Of
the service schools to a considerable
extent went back into civil life to be-
come statesmen, executives and engi-
neers. Today they can perfect their
Evening star., 1953-05-17

Pen-nGn1eS may be used If letters corry
1Oriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

baseball game between two Eastern insti-
tutions of higher learning was called off because
the players had classes that interfered. And
yet there are those who deny that un-American
ideologies have inflltrated our colleges.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11
PriChard, Alabama
A N0n-JeWeSS More
Kosher Than Her Husband

Jewry" The Rabbi was surprised
by the words:
eff yOW mean that the condi-
tons of Jel0ry here are diStin-
guished from those of other coMM-
tries by decGdence, deny it. You
mast remember that the Jewish
population of Italy is-merely fifty
thousand, and they are scattered
through a hundred different cities
and toe0mS. Dispersion is GIa0GyS a
powerful source of 1OeGkneSS IN
Jewish life; and there are ta0o
other things you must take into
consideration, the perfect political
equality and the poor economic
conditions. In every country JMd-
i0sno loses at the t1Oo eGtTemes:
the rich become 0SSimlilGted and
absorbed, and the poor haze to
fight for their Nviag to the detri-
memt of the Sabbath"
How true of all free landsi Even
the answer this Rabbi gave to Mr..
Cohen's comment that it would be
an imposing sight if the Florence
synagogue had a larger Sabbath
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11

attendance, Mr.. Cohen's feeling be-
ing IT felt this morning it was like
mausoleum. The Rabbi replied:
"And in London in the synagogues
of the rich? But still, the condi-
tons here are really improving"
Then the Florence Rabbi relates
incidents of intermarriage in his
city:
ceases occur, but not to any
great eGtemt. could tell you of
ta0o rather interesting cases. The
nephel0 of a Rabbi fell I'M loVe aOith
the niece of a Catholic priest, and
they aOere married in the SynG-
gogue 10ith all the traditional rites.
The priest a0GS indignant, but has
niece a0GS I'M love not only 10ith
the JeaO, but aUith Judaism. She
keeps strictly kosher house, and
here comes the iromy-She has
made her husband much more OBJ
SerU0tt of Jewish ceremonies than
he eo0S before marriage.
The other case is much more
peculiar: it spreads over three gen.
er0tioMS. Some thirty gears ago a
Je10 married q poor Catholic a0oma-
an in church, and he died soon
after the birth of a daughter. The
child a0Gs brought up, of course, as
a pioMS Catholic by the struggling
mother, and qOhem she gre10 up
she married a felloaO- Catholic. The
husband aOGS brute, and the
young mother died after giUing
birth to SON, 1O7to a0Gs taken care
of by the grandmother. The has
band soon foEolOed the q0ife to the
grace, and then the grandmother,
rejecting upon the Sorro10S of her
life, looked upon them all as pun
ishn,ent of God for the GpoStasy
of her Je,Uish husband. So she re-
SoIved to haze her grand SON
brought up as JetO, and this is
a0hGt is noao being done. I Hr1oa0
the little bog and he can read He
brea0 quite fIweMtIy."
Such are the tales of life's ex-
periences. We know many Incl
dents of intermarriages to match
the first one, and many that have
spelled tragedy. And the second
story causes us to think Of the
Finally Brothers, upon whom the
influence of Catholicism has left
strong marks.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1953-09-11

In Mr. Cohen's italian Sket-
ches" in this most Informative
book of recollections, there are
incidents about Florence. The en-
inent English-Jewish writer and
Zionist leader asked "the Rabbi, a
scholar of the modern school" for
''the reason of the decadence of
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Navy Commander Wins
In Annapolis Regatta
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. July Ii
Comdr. E. Arthur Shuman, jr.,
of the Naval Academy sailing
squadron today holds fleet and
class B laurels in the race from
Gibson Island in the Annapolis
Yacht Clubs 18th annual sail
ing regatta.
Shuman sailed the Resolute
over the line more than 10 min
utes ahead of his nearest COM
petitor and had seven minutes
Of corrected time to spare.
Charles S. Dell of the host club
sailed Trig to second place, a
scant length ahead of the other
class B entry. Falcon. piloted by
o. Harold Williamson of the
Gibson Island yacht squadron.
Seven Delta Glass yachts COM
peted in the Smile downwind
run with Wild Duck, skippered
by William D. Geiser of Balti-
more Yacht Club winning on
corrected time, though a fellow
clubman, Robert L. Zouck was
first over the line in Duchess,
Fred Meyer of Sparrows Point
Yacht Club won the racing divi-
sion on corrected time with 81
seconds to spare over Carlton
Slagle Of the Cambridge Yacht
Club.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
u. 5. Davis Cup Team
Assured Zone Victory
In Match With Japan
By the Associeted Pres,

VANCOUVER, B. c., July IL
A couple Of young Japanese who
never before had played tourna-
ment doubles together were able
to match Americas Tony Trabert
and Tom Brown only in gameness
in their decisive Davis Cup match
yesterday.
AS a result, the United States
team completed a clean sweep
of the first three matches of
North American zone play and
won the right to meet the British
West Indies next week in the
second round.
The scores of the Trabert-
Brown victory over the two 81
year-olds, Atsushi Miyagi and
Kosei Kamo, were 60, GO.
3-6, 6-3.
The zone round will end this
afternoon with two singles
matches. But they will be only
for fun, experience and the rec
ord book after the American tri-
umph in the first three matches:
Brown, a 31-year -old San
Francisco attorney, will meet
Masanobu Kimura, 30-year -old
third-ranked singles player of
Japan. Hamilton Richardson,
Tulane University's collegiate
champion from Baton Rouge,
La, will play Kamo. the runner
up in Japan's 1852 National
tourney.
Kamo is. the player who threw
a scare into Trabert, the United
States player-captain from Gin
cinnati. in the first singles round
Thursday by taking the first two
sets of their f1ve-set match.
The japanese will be fighting
to prevent a rout in the three
day round. The Americans will
be seeking to repeat the SO VIC
tory scored over Japan in 1852.
Kimura was substituted for
Migayi and Brown for Trabert
for the final singles matches
after the playof was settled by
the American doubles victory.
Brown was impressive with his
solid service in the doubles and
In his 60, 6-1 victory over Jiro
(See DAVIS CUP, Page A-11.)
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Hugo 0topa|ik, 63, Dies;
Ex-0Iynpic Mat Coach
BY the Assoeicfed Press

AMES, Iowa, July 11.-Hugo
Otopalik, SO, for 20 years coach
of the Iowa State College. wres-
tling teams, died yesterday of a
heart attack. He had been ill
since early in the spring and had
been confined to his home since
May /.
Otopalik coached the 1882
United States Olympic wrestling
team, and his squad was the only
American team ever to have won
the mythical team championship
in the worldwide competition
He was a member of the 1852
Olympic wrestling committee. He
was serving his fifth consecutive
year on the National Amateur
Athletic Union wrestling COM
mittee.
He took over the Iowa State
College wrestling team in 1928, as
temporary assignment, and con-
tinued on for % years. During
those years his teams won 100
meets, lost 66, and tied five.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Jones' Old Cuddie
Calls Ben Worlds
Greatest Golfer
BY the Assoeioted Press

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland, July
11.-Bobby Jones' old British
caddie thought hard for a mo-
ment tonight and then said:
BEG Hogan is the greatest
golfer the world has ever seen."
Jack Allen, 52-year-old caddie
who carried for most Of the
greats in the game, pronounced
his verdict after watching Ho-
gan's. brilliant play down the last
four holes.
Allen said Hogan was almost
too perfect-like machine"
Allen was Jones caddie when
Bobby won the British Open in
1926 at Royal Lytham st. Annes.
II not only carried for Jones, -
he said, Il also carried for WAL
ter Hagen. Macdonald Smith,
and was personal caddie to the
Duke of Windsor when he was
Prince of Wales.
1--we seen almost all Of the
great ones in my time. I have
formed the impression that Ho-
gan is the greatest ever. While
Jones and Hagen were golfers
this Ben Hogan is golfing ma
chine.
ITO win the British Open at
the first attempt on a course like
Carnoustie proves Hogan's great
ness. I take my hat off to him
as golfer No. l."
Evening star., 1953-07-11
FeIIer Appears Back in Form
In First Shutout Since 1851

| loss against 10 victories and ther
exploded for 10 runs in the
seventh to walk away with the
game.
That left the White Sox 512
games behind the Yankees. and
the Indians in third spot a half
game behind Chicago.
Manager AL Lopez of the In
dians was unperturbed by the
White Sox showdown with his
club which moves into a single
game today and two tomorrow.
$50 this is supposed to be a
throat-cutting SERIES" said Lopez,
but It's only early July. I can
remember that only a little while
ago the White Sox were IA games
out of first.
There's almost three months
left to play. so don't hang too
much Importance on this series.
Sure it's tough, but hardly a
death dealing affair, no matter
how it comes out"
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Stranahan Will Marry
Texas Girl on FRIDAY
By the Associcted Press

CHICAGO, July H. Miss
Ann Williams of Dallas, Tex.
has confirmed reports that she
and Frank Stranahan, interna-
tionally known amateur golfer,
will be married next Friday.
Miss Williams, %, who is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. A. j. Hunt of
suburban Kenilworth, said the
wedding will be an informal af-
fair at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church in Chicago.
Stranahan, 30, the son of a
Toledo industrialist, who finished
in a tie for second in the British
Open golf championship, said at
Carnoustie, Scotland. I'll be
more scared then than I was
coming down the 18th fairway
today"
Miss Williams said she met
Stranahan in New York in June.
1852, and became engaged last
April. Miss Williams attended
Southern Methodist University.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
WaI|y U|rieh Hoping
For First Title as Pro
In Canadian Open
By the Associoted Press

TORONTO, Ontario, July II.
Canada will crown a new Ca
madam open golf champion to-
day. And the chances are it will
be an American again.
AS the final 18-hole round of
the 72-hole medal play tourna-
ment got under way only one
! Canadian was among the first
%, and he was three strokes OF
the pace.
! At the top Of the pack grab
bing for the $4,000 top prize in
the $4,000 purse, was Wally Ul-
rich of Austin, Mimi, with a 54-
hole total Of 203-10 under par
for the distance.
Ulrich, 1948 U S. national col
legiate king, is playing in his
fourth Canadian open. His total
earnings thus far have been
around 5000, and if he hangs on
this will be his first champion
ship in a major tournament.
Right back of Ulrich were
Dutch Harrison of Ardmore,
Okla, the 1851 Canadian open
champ, and Marty Furgol of Le-
mont, ILL.,, with 2O5. Johnny
Palmer of Badin, N. c., the de-
Tending champion. was in
ninth-place tie with five others
at 212.
Just behind Harrison and Fur
gol were the lone Canadian still
in the running. Pat Fletcher Of
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and
Tommy Bolt of Houston, Tex,
with 206s.
The field was cut from 102,
who qualified for the third round,
to so for today's championship
fling.
Ulrich broke up a four-way
U. S. tie for the leadership yes
terday by firing a four-under-
par 81 over the par-71 Scarboro
course. He teed off at the open
ing of the third round knotted
at 1876 with Gardner Dickinson,
Panama City, Fla; Ted Kroll.
Utica, N. Y, and Leo Biagetti,
Baltimore.
Dickinson carded II and
Kroll and Biagetti took 73 strokes
apiece, while Harrison zoomed
past them with a Sc and Furgol
with Ct. Harrison started with
139 and Furgol with 1873.
Fletcher and Bolt each shot
COS to go with their 1877 totals at
the halfway mark.
Dickinson skidded to tie for
fourth place, four strokes behind
Ulrich's leading 203. Knotted
with him are Fred Hawkins, Ell
Paso, Tex, and Dave Douglas,
Newark, Del. Kroll and Biagetti
are tied at 209 for sixth place
with Fred Haas. jr., New Orleans,
and Jerry Barber, Lacanada.
Calf.
Al Besselink, Chicago. is all
alone in fifth place with a 208.
The low amateur through the
first three rounds was Phil Far
ley Of Toronto, who had 214.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Frick Names Umpires
For AII-Star Game
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. July 11.-Umpire
Jocko Conlon of the National
League will call balls and strikes
for the first four and half in
nings of Tuesdays All-S:ar game
at Cincinnati, Baseball Commits
sioner Ford Frick said today.
Bill Mckinley of the American
League will off1ciate behind the
plate the last half of the game.
Other umpires named by Frick
for the game are: From the Ma
tional League, Augie Donatelli
and Bill Engeln: from the Amer
lean League, John Stevens and
Larry Napp.
Wes Westrum of the New York
Giants, was chosen to replace
the injured Del Rice of the St.
Louis Cardinals, on the National
League All-Star team.
Charley Dresser, manager of
the National League All-Stars,
announced the change.
It was the second replacement
in the National League teams
catching department. Clyde Nc
Cullough of the Chicago Cubs.
was chosen Thursday to fill the
vacancy created when Del Gran
dali of the Milwaukee Braves
was injured.
Dressen's worries over his
lineup were lightened somewhat
when word was received that
Red Schoendienst, st. Louis star
sec0ld baseman and leading
National League hitter, will be
able to play. He had been out of
action because of a pulled abdo-
men muscle.
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Masterson Is Hope
OF Mats 70 Halt Yanks'
Nightmare Of Homers
By Burton Hawkins
Sior Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 11.-Walter
Masterson, exposed to the dan
gers of Yankee Stadium only
once this season when he was
belted for three home runs. will
get the unenviable assignment
of attempting to stop New York's
power tonight in the first Satur-
day night game ever presented
there.
Yankee Stadium remains a
rightmarish structure for the
Mats pitchers, who have been
slammed for II home runs in six
games there. losing five of them.
Bob Porterf1eld yielded three
quick ones yesterday and WASH
ington bowed to Ed Lopat for the
ninth straight time, 6-1.
Johnny Sain, who beat the
Mats on opening day in his only
start against them, will make a
bid for his ninth victory, while
Masterson will try to win No. 7.
The present Yankees don't rate
with the explosive teams of the
Ruth h-Gehrig-Dickey era, but it
can't be proved by the Mats.
WaShington's pitching has been
clobbered for IA home runs in IL
games with New York.
Homers Wrap Up Game.
The Yankees accumulated only
eight hits against Porterfield,
AL Sima and Jerry Lane yes
terday. but they wrapped up the
game as early as the third inning.
The Mats compiled 10 hits off
Lopat and Allie Reynolds. who
replaced the weary left-hander
in the ninth, but all of them
were singles.
Porterf1eld, who has started
three times in Yankee Stadium
this season. has three losses to
show for it. He has been the
victim of five of the Yankees
homers here.
Bob was presented a 10 lead
in the first inning after Eddie
Yost singled and moved to Sec
ond as Mickey Mantle fumbled
the ball. Jerry Snyder, batting
$50 after two games with Wash
ington, beat out a bunt and
Yost scored when Mickey Vernon
hit into a double play.
That ended the Mats assault
and the Yankees took over. After
Hank Bauer walked and Lopat
(See MATS. Page A-11.)
Evening star., 1953-07-11
Bing Crosby Rejects Deal
To Buy West Coast Nine
BY the Asseeiofed Press

LOS ANGELES, July IL
Crooner Bing Crosby decided
against any deal to buy the San
Francisco Baseball Club Of the
Pacific Coast League, at least
for the present.
This was the word he gave yes
terday to Clarence Rowland,
president of the league. Rowland
said Crosby told him by phone
from his Elko NevD ranch that
conditions as they are" make
it impossible for him to consider
such a purchase.
Rowland said the singer added
that the future will have to
speak for itself" Crosby owns
some stock in the Pittsburgh
Pirates.