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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
LAYTONSVILLE:

The Laytonsville Homemakers
enjoyed Christmas party Dec.
at the home of Mrs. Basil Wa
tiers. Besides the Christmas fes,
tivitieS and exchange of gifts,
each member brought six quarts
OF fruits or vegetables to be given
to the Montgomery County Gen
eraI Hospital for its Donation
Day.
Dinner guests on Nov. &c of
Mrs. Charles Fraley were Mrs.
William Julian III of Bethesda,
and Mrs. Oscar Stottlemyer and
son, Garrett Park.
The Laytonsville Pitch Club
met Saturday evening at the
home of George Howes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyter Webb
spent the Thanksgiving holiday
weekend in North Carolina where
Mr.. Webb enjoyed some good
hunting.
The Laytonsville boys All club
met Wednesday at the home of
Roland Lee Green.
Thanksgiving guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
&Perry, Jr. were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carey Mein and children, Bobby
and Linda, of Silver Spring and
Elvera Carlson of Washington.
The closing session of the lead
ership school for Sunday school
leaders will be held this Friday
at Grace Methodist church in
Gaithersburg.
This coming Sunday, Miss
Mary Alice Douty, conference di
rector of children's work will Wis
it the three Sunday schools in the
Laytonsville Methodist charge
Sunday afternoon Miss Douty
will meet with all the children's
workers in the charge at 3 pm
and will talk with them of gen
eral aims and plans in their work
Sgt. Vernon R. Kephart, Jr.
a tank mechanic at Fort Riley
Kan, was recently home on q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
States CAP
Wing Praised
By Air Force

Last months search and res.
cue mission (SARCAP) of the
Civil Air Patrols Maryland Unit
hit the bullseye of efficiency, ac-
cording to a report by the U. S.
Air Forces 18th Air Rescue
Squadron which monitored and
judged the operation.
1t gave evidence that the State
of Maryland has an effective
search and rescue organization in
times of civil and military emer-
gency.
With headquarters at Friend
ship Airport, the Maryland CAP
Wing last month conducted an
intensive search and rescue mis-.
sion for two simulated lost air.
craft. CAP squadrons combed
the entire State and laid down an
efficient communications net.
work to locate the imaginary
planes and to rescue their per
sonnet in record time.
The important exercise, high.
light of the years eau activi
ties, was under the personal
direction of Col. A. Paul Fonda
Wing Commander, who stated on
receiving the results, "The score
speaks for itself. All members
of the Maryland Wing have
worked diligently to improve the
operations of the wing. Although
this is only one phase of CAT
activities, it indicates a degree
of maximum cooperation be
tween the CAP, Civil Defense
authorities, the military services
and other agencies which are Sc
necessary in carrying-out search
and rescue operations in times
of need"
In evaluating the CAP effort
the Air Rescue Squadron, staff
ed by crack air rescue experts
of the United States Air Force
gave high ratings to the Mary
land Wing in all aspects of the
SARCAP.
Their report particularly prais
ed the wing for its organizationa
work, availability and control Of
search aircraft, refueling anC
public information techniques.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Christmas Comes
To Damascus Area

Damascus will usher in its
Christmas season officially at
Z p. m. Dec. 4. At that time,
the lights decorating the bust
ness section will be turned on
to be followed by carol sing
ing on the lawn in front of
the Druid Theater. The pub
lie is invited to join Damascus
in opening its Yuletide.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Asia War Talk Is Running High
Geneva Conference in Deadlock, With Conmun
Apparently Determined Not to Permit Peace

more about the Soviet respon-
sibility for the failure to make
progress here.
One thing that may go on
for weeks and weeks is the
exchange Of views on armi-
stice proposals for Indo-C China.
This looks like another Pan
munjom technique of long
drawn -out parleys. and it may
develop that a small commits
sion of military men and dip
lomats Of lower rank will be
appointed to struggle with the
problem through the summer
months while the principal
delegates 60 home. Thus the
discussions would never actu-
ally be broken of.
Meanwhile, measures of q
bellicose nature are being can
q vassed at Paris. The French
and American military talks
there and in Washington are
proceeding. and there are
rumors of military prepara-
tions in anticipation Of some
emergency. It is believed also
that the French governments
attitude is Stiffening and chat
some bolder plans for opera
tions in 1ndo- China may be re-
vealed soon. Certainly there
is to be noted a considerable
decrease of defeatism on the
French side.
There is something a bit
ironical about the protests
that swept London a few days
ago when news came out about
the Franco-American military
talks. For two weeks now Lon
don has been telling the world
that it doesn't believe in any
military action or commit
ments at this time in respect
to Southeast Asia. Then, when
the Americans and French
took this seriously and forgot
to advise the British about the
talks, there was a loud outcry
in the London press about how
Foreign Secretary Eden had
been snubbed. The Americans
gracefully admitted that it was
a slip up" and assured Mr..
Eden-who had not objected
to the talks themselves but to
the failure to keep him in
formed-that he would here
after be kept fully posted.
Now. fortunately, the Brit
ish have announced that mill
tary men of Britain as well as
France and America are to
take part in staff talks to begin
at once in Washington. The
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

Joe Mccarthy has high regard for public propery-he
even hates to take the witness stand.
Ike demands continuation of the Army Mccarthy hear
ngs Ike thinks there's lot to be said for McCarhyand hed
like to hear Joe say it under oath.
The United States signs military pact with Pakistan
It's nice to welcome member to growing circle of
alies-especially that isn't growing tired.
Mccarthy Ike stacked deck" into the Senate
hearings against him. All Joe asks is honest gamble
a good soybean market to do it in.
The House Appropriations Committee votes money
for Coneressmens calls After ALL what's the
Of economy program in Washington Congressman can't
call the folks back home and tell them about it?
Ike asks the people to drink milk This is the milk
andhoney administration dairy farmers can't rid of
their milk-the next election will be honey
Secretary Stevens he didn't consult the White
before tackling Mccarthy All the phones
tied up-everybody busy doing for Schne
Evening star., 1954-05-20
China Building Up NucIeof Arms
Underground Report Says Reds Are Hoping to Equip
II Divisions With Atomic Weapons by End Of 1855

Minister. But according to
reports from the conference
scene, there are some doubts
in the mind of Mr.. Churchill's
first lieutenant, Foreign Sec
retary Anthony Eden, about
the wisdom of yielding to the
Reds all along the line.
In as far as the present
French government is con-
cerned, the last few days have
shown a significant change of
heart on the part of Prime
Minister Laniel and Foreign
Minister Bidault.
While early last month they
rejected Secretary Dulles pro-
posal for a common front in
Asia until after the Geneva
Conference" the French lead
ers are now urging us to move
ahead as quickly as possible
and organize such a defense
system.
Mr.. Laniel is no longer af-
fected by Britain's opposition
to such an organization and
his spokesmen have indicated
publicly that France is now
ready to proceed regardless of
Britain'S stand. Moreover, the
State Department is said to
have received assurances from
Paris that a declaration will
soon be forthcoming announc-
ing that the three Associated
States (Viet Nam. Laos and
Cambodia) are fully independ-
ent. Paris has been informed
in positive terms that the ad-
ministration in Washington
will not move any American air
and naval forces into the Com
muniSt-threatened area with
out congressional approval.
And it was made clear to Paris
that such approval could not be
obtained unless the American
legislators were assured that
we were helping to free Asiatic
peoples and not colonials to
resist the Red enslavement.
For the time being, negotia-
Evening star., 1954-05-20
If the President Talks in Sleep. (.
Suggestion: Senate Subcommittee Should Have Operative
Take Down What He Soys if 1t Wants to Be Logical

that the committee could de-
termine who was RESPONSE
ble." President Eisenhower
settled this question by an
nouncing, in effect, that he
was responsible, that Mr..
Adams was simply following a
presidential directive. But the
subcommittee wasn't satisfied
and is now in recess while try
ing to persuade the President
to modify" his views con-
cerning his executive powers
There may or may not be
o constitutional question in
volved in all this, but there Is
o question Of common sense.
The question is how this Gov
ernment Of ours is to operate
If the Senate clings to the
notion that there is no limit
to its investigatory powers.
The subcommittee is asserting
the right to listen in on any
conversations that may occur
between officials in the exec
utive branch. Actually. 1t
makes no difference whom Mr..
Adams consulted or what ad-
vice he received. He could
have consulted his wife or a
taxi driver. He could have
consulted anybody else in the
Government likely to be con-
fronted with the same prob
lem. The only matter Of
concern to the committee was
the action he took.
II the position Of the sub.
committee u logical It should,
Evening star., 1954-05-20
David Lawrence

GENEVA, May 20.-The talk
now is of more war in Indo-
China instead Of peace. There
are even hints that q general
war in the world is not as far
distant as most people believe.
The inScrutable behavior Of
the Communists here, which
outwardly at least reveals q
studied arrogance and a con-
tempt for the process Of nego-
tiation itself, has shocked the
delegates from the Western
powers. This conference Is now
in a state of deadlock on the
main issues, and it looks as If
only at the last minute-as the
top delegates begin packing
their suitcases-can anything
in the way Of a compromise be
expected.
It looks also as If the British
may have outsmarted them
selves at this conference.
Prime Minister Churchill'S
speeches have had probably
the opposite effect from what
he intended. When he said
Britain wouldn't make any
commitments on a Southeast
Asia pact until after Geneva,
he doubtless believed that this
would remove some complica-
tions and enable Britain's del
egation to play, as between the
East and the West, the famil-
lar role in diplomacy known as
that of the honest broker"
But instead, this has encour-
aged the Communists to stall
and stall. For, if the British
are to wait for the outcome of
the Geneva Conference before
taking any decisive action, the
Communists figure they can
use stalling tactics and wait a
long time and wear out the
Americans and the French.
When Gen. Walter Bedell
Smith, head OF the. American
delegation, came here he was
asked by Foreign Minister
Molotov-whom he knew in
Moscow when he was Ameri-
can Ambassador to Soviet
Russia-how long he was pre-
pairing to stay. The general re-
piled that he would stay as
long as there was a chance of
agreement. But since that
time it has become apparent
that the Communists don't
want to make any agreements
on either Indo- China or Korea,
so there is little use of con-
tinuing the conference except
to let the world learn more and
Evening star., 1954-05-20

campaign issue. It frightened
the nine-State area which uses
iva power and presidential
reassuranceS have not made
much impression.
The President has said re-
peatedly that he is seeking q
partnership between Federal,
State and local governments
on one hand and private power
on the other. This, he says. Is
his power policy. If it were not
for his indiscretion on creep
ing socialism," he might have
put it across without present
alarms, but the phrase has too
often been used by those who
opposed the Federal power pol
icies from their inception.
Senators hear that the name
of Sam Morris, q Los Angeles
engineer with Government
experience. is being checked
by the White House for the
Clapp post.
Mr.. Clapp himself grew up
with iva and the change Of
administration did not soften
his ardent championship Of
1t. For all who have long
lived with the concept, first
espoused by the late George
Norris, such deep emotion
seems natural. It has In fact
communicated itself to the
world and iva has been for
many years the American
achievement to which visitors
from abroad made pilgrimage.
To the underdeveloped areas
Of the world. especially, it has
been a symbol Of hope and &C.
complishment.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Communists

moral effect of this could be to
recover lost ground and to
show the Communists-who
have been constituting Britain's
attitude as one Of weakness
that the allies are getting
closer together after all. To
achieve this has been the main
effort of Secretary of State
Dulles.
There is no. doubt that flor
some time now the Commu-
nists have been depending
heavily on the influence Of
Nehru of India to keep the
British government from going
along with the Americans. In
fact, some ASianS have been
saying privately here that
they believe Britain could be
persuaded to adopt a neutral
ist" policy in the next war.
Nobody of Importance on the
American side believes any
such thing. The speeches Of
Mr., Churchill in the House
of Commons, however, have
generated the fear in many
quarters that, just as before
World War I and before World
War II the vacillating and in
determinate nature of British
foreign policy served as a
basis for miscalculation by the
aggressor governments, SO to-
day a basis for another mis-
calculation is being laid.
Persons here who know
Russian affairs spend a lot of
time discussing Communist
tactics with newspapermen,
and the admission is made
that Moscow's bitterness and
Peiping's open expressions of
hostility toward the United
States do not augur for a re-
moval of tension but may
actually conceal moves Of
greater Importance.
The dangers of a third world
war, will seem to have been
increased If this conference
fails, for, if nothing is accom-
pliShed by face-to-face talks,
there is less hope that war can
be averted in the next few
years. The ways and means
of avoiding a world war are
so obvious but the courage to
use them is so obviously lack
ing that the democracies of the
free world and their petty
politicians will have only them
selves to blame If, because Of
their disunity. another holo-
cauSt is launched on the inno-
cent millions who will be the
victims of it.
Reproduction Rights Reserved
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Lowell MeHett-

It is difficult to understand
the strange Shenanigans Of
the Democratic members Of
the Senate subcommittee in
vestigating the Stevens-Mc-
Carthy mess. The looping an
tics of the Republican men,
bers are explained by the des-
perate political problem they
are faced with this election
year as the result of Senator
McCarthy's brawl with the
Army. But with the Demo-
Gratis it is a different story.
Some time ago the WiScon-
sin Senator told the Subcom-
mittee and the world that no
power on earth could compel
him to reveal the name of
the person-he said it was an
Army ofncer-who had slipped
him a letter based on an FBI
report in the Army's secret
files. (The letter turned out
to be a phony. being repudi-
ated by its alleged author.
j. Edgar Hoover, but it clearly
had been compiled from an
FBI report) He never could
be forced, said Senator Nc
Carthy, to identify this dis
loyal Army officer or any other
Government employe who en-
gagged in similar surreptitiouS
practice. And the Democrats
went along with. the Republic
cans in supporting Senator
McCarthy's position. Part Of
the investigatory process, they
held.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Doris FIeeson-

After 81 years in the Tennes-
see Valley Authority and nine
years at it's head, Gordon r.
Clapp was allowed to depart
at midnight Tuesday without
a word from the White House.
In answer to a pre-confer-
ence request for comment on
the departed administrator,
President Eisenhower paid him
grudging tribute in a grudg-
ing tone.
Later, acting on better ad-
vice. the President made public
a polite letter to Mr.. Clapp
expressing thanks for your
service to your Government"
The President is in political
trouble on IVA and his voice
had that special edginess which
comes to all men only when the
speaker realizes he is himself
partly to blame for the Ak he
is in.
The PreSident-any Presi-
dent-has q right to choose his
administrators. It is, however,
only proper and certainly
politically intelligent to walk
softly where Congress has put
q non-partiSan label on the
job.
This was done in the case
Of the IVA chairman both in
congressional debate and by
giving him a nine-year-term.
Actually, both Tennessee Sen
ators-McKellar and Stewart
voted against Mr.. Clapp,
when he was nominated by
President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

Comes now some more of
the investigatory process.
Army Counselor Adams, hold
ing the fort for Secretary Ste
venS in the latter'S absence,
was confronted, SO he says, by
a threat to subpoena the men,
berS of the Army's loyalty
board. The threat came. he
said, from Roy Cohn. McCar-
thy committee counsel. and
resulted from the Army's re-
fusal to transfer Mr.. Cohn's
pal. Pvt. G. David Schine. to
New York. Government policy
being to protect loyalty boards
against inQuisition. Mr.. Adams
sought and received the advice
of the Attorney General and
other high-level officials. In
the course of their conference
he told of the pressure he had
been subjected to by Mr.. Cohn.
On the advice of Presidential
Assistant Sherman Adams, he
reduced this story to writing
and it became the basis of the
Army's charges" against Sem
ator Mccarthy, Mr.. Cohn and
Francis Carr. subcommittee
staff director.
The subcommittee. Demo-
Gratis included, found this to
be shocking. It talked Of
summoning the Attorney Gen.
eral. In any case. Counselor
Adams must tell all that was
said at that conference, %
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Constantine Brown

Underground sources in
China have sent reports to
Washington evaluated as
probable" that by the end Of
next year the Chinese Com
munists will have about IL di-
visions armed and trained with
nuclear weapons. There is
around-the-clock activity,
these reports further say. in
the vast area of Sinkiang,
where the Communists are es-
tablishing military manufac-
turing plants stated by Ger
man, Czechoslovak. Russian
and Polish engineers and SCI
entists.
According to the same
reports, airfieldS capable Of
accommodating long : range
boEnbers have been completed
In Tibet.
The vast military programs
indicate that the Chinese Reds,
realizing the overland trans
portation difficulties they will
encounter in the event of a
conflict with the free coun-
tries, want to be as self-Sup-
porting as possible. They be-
lieve that the lack of unity
among the Western powers on
barring their further en-
croachments III the Far East
will continue for at least an
other year. and are helping
this rift with eXtravagant
promises Of a highly remuner-
ative East-West trade. If these
expectations are fulfilled, they
hope that with their formi-
dable manpower, backed by a
self-supporting industry, they
win not have to be concerned
about a Western intervention.
A glimmer of optimism has
prevailed in the State Depart
ment during the last few days.
This optimism was based on
indications that the present
political rift between the
United States and its major
European allies may soon be
patched up.
It is true that for the time
being Britain's policies as
guided by Sir Winston Church.
i'll have not changed much.
Mr.. Churchill still is deter
mined to leave the political
arena with the reputation of
being the man who has put
an end to the cold war by re-
Stunning full trade relations
with the U. S. S. R., Red China
and all their satellites. The
once vitriolic opponent of Com
munist dictatorship is now
willing to exchange the free
dom of some of the free ASH
,atics for some succulent prof.
it's for the British industries.
Even the attitude of the So
Wet Chinese and Wet Mini
delegates who act at Geneva
as victors bent on debating
their terms to the West ap-
parently has made no dent
on the proud British Prime
Evening star., 1954-05-20

tions between Washington,
Paris, and some Of the inde-
pendent East Asian countries
are proceeding in secret. 1t is
interesting to note that the
French press-except for the
Communists and the fellow
travelling leftist organS-is no
longer clamoring for peace in
Indo-China at any price.
There is, as far as it can be
gagged at this time, a change
of heart among the average
citizens in France. The defeat
at Diem Bien Phu has stunned
that country. Many American
observers thought that that
defeat would increase the pop
ular demand for an immediate
end of the war regardless OF
how humiliating the terms Of
the enemy might be. The re-
lection of the Dulles proposal
for a collective security sys-
tenn in Southeast Asia before
Geneva" had much to do with
this appraisal of Frances de-
featist. frame of mind.
But the immediate threat
to Hanoi and the dictatorial
attitude of the Communists at
the Geneva Conference seem
to have stimulated the French
towards a fight to the finish
provided America is willing to
lend her full support. The dip
lomatic scene may shift again
before the conference is ended.
AS of today, however, it is
Paris and not Washington
which is urging quick action
to stem the Red tide in South
oocf A clio
Evening star., 1954-05-20

be pursued to its logical end.
It should demand the right to
have a representative in the
Presidents cabinet meetings
and to station one of its oper-
atives in his office-indeed, its
operatives in all executive
offices. If the President talks
to himself in his sleep, there
should be an operative there
to take down what he says.
Above all, he shouldn't be al
lowed on a golf course with
out a committee escort. Who
knows what he and the Gov
ernor Of Colorado said to one
another at Burning Tree the
other day? Matter of fact.
considering the administra-
tion's developing power policy,
I'd like to know about that
myself.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
EisenhoWer's Boobies on IVA
His Past Criticisms Are Not Water Over the Dom Avoiding
APoIitcoI Appointment CIopps job Hasn't Been Easy

1t has been said that the
only Republican Senator in
the iva area, John Sherman
Cooper Of Kentucky, was
against Mr.. Clapp. What hap
pened was that Senator
Cooper discovered at the start
of iva discussions at the
White House that the Presi-
dent was adamantly deter
mined to let Mr.. Clapp go.
Senator Cooper bent his en-
ergies then to enforcement of
the principle that the IVA
chairman must be a non-par-
tisan expert. His inSistence
largely helped prevent the
naming of the Republican
State chairman of Tennessee,
Harry Carbaugh. Mr.. Car
baugh was a candidate of Rep
resentative Carroll Reece, who
is now going after the Ford,
Rockefeller and other foun-
dations because they are too
liberal for his tastes.
IVA Senators, who have been
keeping discreetly silent in the
now vain hope that MIR. Clapp
might be renamed. put the
blame for Gen. Eisenhower's
attitude on Secretary of Com
merce Weeks. They point out
that Mr.. Weeks Is a Boston
capitalist and that major in
vestments of that group are in
private utilities.
While this struggle simmered
underground, the President in
discreetly used IVA as an ex-
ample Of creeping socialism.
This has given Senator Ke-
fauver Of Tennessee his best
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Duke Flies to BuImoruI

LONDON, May 20 R.-The
Duke of Edinburgh left by plane
for Scotland today to join his
wife, Queen Elizabeth II, and
their two children for a 12-day
holiday at the royal castle of
Balmoral. The Queen, Prince
Charles and Princess Anne went
by train.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Son Born to Lunzus

HOLLYWOOD, May 20 (P.-
Singer Mario Lanza's wife Betty
gave birth yesterday to a 7-pound
5-ounce boy. DR.. Benbow Thomp-
son said mother and child are
doing fine. Mr.. and Mrs. LAMA
have two daughters and another
son.