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Evening star., 1954-05-02

Is absolutely convinced the.
President has no intention Of
any kind of sending troops to;
the Asian continent, certainly,
not without consulting Con-.
gress."
However, he expressed belief
ut would be a serious mistake at
this time to show lack of conf
dence in the President and Sec
retary of State Dulles with Grip
pling and restrictive" legislation.
Ferguson Backs President.
Senator Ferguson. chairman of
the Republican Policy Commit
tee, said he also was convinced
the President intends consulting
Congress before taking any ac-.
ton.
He said he opposed any con-
gressional legislation, adding
you can't declare war in ad-
vance"
Meanwhile in radio address
prepared for broadcast in LOU
isiana, Senator Ellender, Demo-
crat of Louisiana. called for the
use of Chinese Nationalist
troops in the Indo-China war
ION volunteer basis" =
Senator Ellender said the
Western powers should "use thes
same technique as the Chinese
Reds in sending their troops toi
Korea" 1
The Louisiana Senator said
the Communists insisted that
the Chinese troops in Korea were.
not members Of regular army
units, but volunteers" 4
Evening star., 1954-05-02

said, s'has. made It very clear
that he would do that"
Senator Knowland refused to
comment on published reports
that the National Security Coun-
Gil decided in March to use troops
in Indo-C China If necessary to
save the French. But he said he
thought before any use Of armed
forces in Indo- China Americas
potential allies should say what
they intend to do about collec-
tive action.
Churchill Blamed.
Senator Knowland said the
Reds have laid down at Geneva
"abject surrender" terms for the
free world if it wants peace in
Southeast Asia. And he pinned
on British Prime Minister
Churchill responsibility for tor
pedoing any united action against
communism in Indo-China until
after the Geneva conference
ends.
II don't believe" the Senator
said, that we should give any
single nation a veto over the
vital security interests of this
country. 1t would be unthink-
able to surrender to another ma
ton the power for its prime
minister to say what the United
States should do.
"Our so-called allies should
be called upon to indicate in ad-
vance just what they are pre-
pared to do in collective action.
But we must move despite any
position they take"
Senator Knowland said speci-
f1cally the United States should
form an anti-Communist coali-
ton in Southeast Asia, whether
or not Britain Joined it.
COudert Rider Defeated.
The House last week defeated
214-37 an appropriations bill
rider by Representative Coudert,
Republican, of New York, barring
the use of new military funds to
support troops in combat in any
country the United States is not
required by treaty to defend, un-
less prior Congressional approval
is given.
In other interviews yesterday
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Seven-Nation Farley
Tries 10 Open Geneva
Talks on Indo-China
BY the Assoeioted Press

GENEVA, May East West
negotiations for setting up peace
talks on Indo- China entered
decisive phase tonight.
Representatives Of the Big
Four. North and South Korea
and Red China met for 21a hours
this afternoon on Korea. Assist
ant United States Secretary OF
State Walter S. Robertson de-
scribed the discussions as IAN in
formal exchange of views" and
said no decisions were reached.
He added that the group prob
ably would meet again on a later
date.
The seven-nation parley was
decided upon this morning at a
meeting of the Is nations which
fought in Korea. The confer
ence has been unable to reach
any agreement on unification Of
Korea.
Dulles Sees MolOtOv.
United States Secretary OF
State Dulles met with Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov on the
proposals by the United States
to establish a pool of atomic
materials for. peaceful purposes.
1t was the second such meeting
this week. ........
A communique issued by the
United States delegation indi-
Gated no conclusions had been
reached. The communique said
a reply to an earlier American
note handed over by Mr.. Molotov
at the first meeting with Mr..
Dulles will be studied further in
Washington.
Nguyen Quoc Dinh. the Wet
Namese foreign minister, met
with French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault tonight. They
were believed to have discussed
the delicate diplomatic problem
of seating Wet Nam represen-
tatives at the same table with
spokesmen for the Communist
led Wet Mini regime.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Van Fleet in Honolulu
En- Route to Far East

HONOLULU, May 1.-Gen.
James A. Van Fleet arrived by
plane today on his way to the
Far East on a survey as special
representative of President
Eisenhower, with the rank of
ambassador.
Gen. Van Fleet, his wife and
w. j. McNeill. Assistant Secre.
tary of Defense. planned to re-
main in Honolulu until Monday.
The general said present plans
do not call for him to visit Irdo-
China but he indicated that
changes might develop"
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Bao Dai, Wet Namese chief of

Bao Dai, Wet Namese chief OF
state, has insisted that any
formula for calling or ac-
complishing the peace parley
which gives national recognition
to his Wet Mimi enemies will be
rejected. He has agreed in prin-
cipal to meeting with Wet Mini
in an effort to stop the bloodshed
in Wet Nam.
Discussions Across Border.
Mr.. Dinh began his discussions
on procedure at St. Julien, just
across the border from Geneva
in France. with Marc Jacquet,
French minister for the affairs
of the Associated States. A
spokesman for Mr.. Dinh said
invitations to the Ho Chi Mini
regime must not imply recogni-
ton of Wet Mini government
He expressed confidence this
could be done without creating
any obstacle to the organization
of the conference.
The spokesman for Mr.. Dinh
said he had been invited to come
to Geneva to discuss procedure
by the Big Three. He waited at
st. Julien to meet Bidault. He
was expected to have talks with
all Big Three representatives
later.
Mr.. Dinh's spokesman said
the difficulty over invitations to
the conference dates back to
the final communique of the
Berlin conference. The term
interested states" was used by
the Big Four in discussing the
composition of the conference on
Indo-C China.
If invitations are issued on
this basis without explicitly
stating the Wet Mimi status, it
will be interpreted throughout
Asia as recognition of the Wet
Mini regime as a state, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
French Call Situation
Al Indo-China Fort
Very Serious
BY the Asseeioted Press

HANOI, Indo-C China, May T.
French warplanes today plas-
tered Red-led Wet Mimi coiled
around Dien Bien Phu for the
third straight day. A French
high command spokesman de-
scribed the situation there as
Every serious" but he asserted
the bastion's defenders were far
from desperate.
Fighters and bombers from
land and carrier bases concen-
trated on rebel Notifications set
up on the rim of the plain barely
600 yards from the heart of the
northwest Indo-China bastion.
Object of the air strikes was
to retard Wet Mimi attempts to
build up for an all-out assault
and to provide cover for trans
port planes funneling men. mu-
nitions and materiel to the
beleaguered bastion.
Ground Fighting Light.
Ground action was light. How
ever. French Union commandos
continued to jab at rebels dug in
along the fringe of the barbed
wire barriers. A French spokes-
man said the attacks were cost
Ing the Wet Mini considerable
losses"
A French command spokes-
man announced that Dien Bien
Phu'S commander. Brig. Gen.
Christian De Castries, had re-
fused "at this time" to answer
neWsmens' queries whether he
thought he could hold out
against the thousands of en-
circling Wet Mini.
The spokesman said Gen. de
Castries was too busy" fighting
of the approaching foe to
answer 10 questions submitted by
foreign neWsmen.
Rebels Fail on Boast.
The spokesman recalled that
the rebels had boasted March 13
when they began the assault
that they would take Dien Bien
Phu in five days.
I'm view of the fact that it
is still standing on this 163d
day of encirclement and 50th
day of assault. there is no reason
for pessimism, the spokesman
declared.
The bastion's crumbling de-
fenses now measure less than a
mile in diameter. They are being
whitfield down bit by bit by the
rebels who are trying to close
off the narrow zone in the
fortress into which men, food
and munitions are parachuted.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Pope BIesses $4,000
Celebrating May Day
By the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, May l.
Pope Plus XII appeared at his
Vatican apartment window today
to bless some $4,000 cheering
workmen gathered in st. Peters
Square.
Most of the workers-members
of Italian Catholic Action-had
attended mass in st. Peters
basilica as part of their May Day.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Troop Use Restriction
Approval in House
Predicted By vorys
By Allen Drun

A leading member Of the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee predicted yesterday that the
committee will override Presi-
dent Eisenhower's objections and
place restrictions on the use of
American troops in combat
zones.
The Senate Majority Leader,
however. said no President
should have his hands tied in
times of emergency when Con-
gress is not in session.
Representative Vorys, Repub-
lican, of Ohio. said pressure in
the House is such that the
committee will be obliged to
insert some form of restrictive
clause in the $3.5 billion foreign
aid bill. Otherwise, he predicted.
the measure will be amended
from the floor.
The foreign aid bill is sched-
uled for debate later in the
month. A rider limiting use of
troops would confront the Presi-
dent with a major dilemma. He
would find it difficult to veto the
measure carrying funds for all
the foreign programs of the Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
KnOwland Opposed.

In a separate interview yes
terday, Senate Majority Leader
Knowland of California said that
in times when Congress is not
in session mo President should
have his hands tied so that he
could not act in an emergency"
When Congress is in session. he
said, the President would pre-
sent the emergency to it and
get consent on action to be
taken.
Gen. Eisenhower, the Senator
Evening star., 1954-09-05


sure have been entertaining Au-
gust guests. They were their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred w. Utrecht, and
their daughter Lyn. Other visi-
tors have been two officials of
the State Department. Ernest
Lister and Philip Bogart. Mr..
Lister until recently was an air
attache at the embassy in Lon
don. He is currently assistant
chief Of aviation.
Miss Dolores Eel Dotto, and
her brother Leonard were here
last week end with Miss Betty
Burton at her apartment at II
State road.
Admiral and Mrs. j. Lockwood
Pratt will entertain informally
this Sunday at their Rehoboth
Beach home, MerTywood, on
Tidewater road In Henlopen
Acres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cum
ningham and Mrs. Cunning
hams parents. Col. and Mrs.
Henry Berliner, were among the
Washingtonians entertaining
last Sunday at their cottage on
Broad Hollow In the Acres, hon.
oring Mr.. and Mrs. George Var
gas Of Reno. New.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
Virginia Beech
ToWeIcome
Shrine Groups
By Bill Snider
SpseioI Correspondent Of The Star

VIRGINIA BEACH. Va, Sept.
Usually faced with the closing
Of their season on Labor Day.
the residents of this summer re-
sort are looking forward to a
visit from thousands of Shriners
next Friday and Saturday as the
Mid-Atlantic Shrine Association
opens its annual conclave here.
Among the larger delegations
will be that Of the Almas Temple
In Washington. Potentate Orville
E. Megby. Of Silver Spring. and
recorder Frederick Wilken will
head a delegation including the
temple divan and other special
representatives.
Quarters for the District dele
Evening star., 1954-09-05

phony schedule is as heavy
this season as it was last year.
he viii undoubtedly again be
the most overworked conduc-
tor in the country. If not the
world. Not only does DR..
Mitchell conduct virtually all
regular appearances Of the
National Symphony both here
and on the road. but he has
insisted on leading the many
children's concerts the orches-
ira gives throughout the sea-
son.
Nevertheless, DR.. Mitchell
has taken on a supplementary
job that would be full-time
work for many men. He viii
have q long-hair music pro-
gram Of which he will be the
commentator, starting next
week on WGMS. This is to
be not a weekly program. It
Will happen five times every
week.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
cuItivote crusty Soil

The heavy rains packed the
soil and unmulched beds will
neeo to be cultivated before a
hard crust forms, also to control
those sprouting weeds. A shallow
cultivation will be best, since
most flowers and shrubs have
feeding roots close to the sur
face. A good mulch, Of course,
saves this chore as well as helps
the moisture to penetrate.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
Moving Evergreens

Now is the best season for
planting evergreens or to move
others. However, the job should
not be postponed, because ever
green's need to become well es-
tablished before the cold. Early
planting in a well-prepared soil
is essential to go through this
first winter without injury.
Evening star., 1954-09-05

EPIC, Is MS fourth or Ro-
mantle" symphony, q quits
tremendous affair requiring
three long-play sides. The
most surprising thing to those
who haven't previously heard
1t, however, Is likely to be
its considerable abundance of
pretty tunes, which have an in
gratiating way of appearing all
of a sudden in the midst Of
ponderousness and bombast.
They may not make the hour
and a quarters required listen
ing time precisely memorable,
but they do take the edge of,
what for q good many must
assuredly spell boredom. May
be, indeed. Bruckner's music
Is worth a hearing hereabouts
once in q while.
Mohler Excellent
The best thing in Epic'S two
disc set is really what occupies
the fourth side, and that is
Mahler's exquisite Kinder
totenlieder.' or songs on the
death of children, a work
which bears to Mahler's gram
diose symphonies much the
same relationship as Berlioz'
Nuts d'Ete" (Summer Nights)
to the Symphonic Fantas-
tique." The "Kindertotenlie-
der" is a relatively modest,
subdued work Of the highest
poignancy and emotion, mas
terfully scored. and far too
seldom heard in concert. The
performance in this case is by
q baritone, as specified by the
composer, and 1t is smoothly
done, the singer being Her
mann Schey and the orchestra
the Hague Philharmonic under
William van Otterloo, who also
conducts the Bruckner. The
recorded sound is very good,
although on no count would
I call this set the last word
(unless on the Bruckner q it
happened to turn out that
way.)
Speaking Of the "SympfOnie
Fantastique." Hermann Scher-
chen has turned his hand to
this Berlioz warhorse Git is
rapidly getting to be that. on
records. and it is quite q pre-
possessing reading both acous-
tically and musically, although
I would hardly say it supplants
all competitors. Scherchen's
orchestra (the London Sym
phony) has hardly the opu-
lence of Philadelphia's, for one
thing. But Westminster has
supplied a worthy entry in a
field which is crowding up
surprisingly.
A Lively Lot
Van Otterloo and Epic have
also been heating over some
already well-warmed Berlioz
items. assembled on q new LIP.
These can practically be
counted of blindfold - the
Trojan March," excerpts
from the 'Damnation Of
Faust" Roman Carnival"
and "Benvenuto Cellini" over
lures and the usual excerpts
from Romeo and Juliet" The
performances. by the Lam
oureux orchestra, are lively
enough and fairly spectacular
acoustically, though there is a
witness to the sound in places
that doesn't make for optimum
satisfaction. The Boston SYM
phony's recent record-making
activities with Romeo" al
ready issued. and "Damna-
tion" soon TO come. both COM
plete) make all this super
fiuous for thoroughgoing Ber-
lioZans.
Much pleasure may be had
from a new Columbia release
featuring the expertise of Jo-
seph Szigeti in coYicertos Of
Bach and Tartini. q Tartini
sonata and Handel's sonata
No. 4. George Sell ably leads
the accompaniment In the
concertos.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
Don't Rot Gross Seed

In sowing grass seed remember
that the seed need not be
covered deeply-blue-grass not at
all, the fescuses only slightly.
and the ryegrasses not more
than a half inch. Bluegrass seed.
if covered. is more likely to rot
than to grow. Therefore, it is
best to sow the seed and then
roll the lawn with a light roller
to firm the soil. Scatter straw
or compost very lightly over the
newly seeded area to prevent
crusting and drying out.
w. H. Y.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
Turntoble Talk
For the Lieder Lover
Young Negro Soprano From AtIonto
Fills a Hunger With New Angel Recording
By james 6. Deone

Any one who bemoanS the
dearth of lieder on records
must reckon with the dearth
Of people to sing them. An
Elisabeth Schumann is a rare
commodity, and no one, has
quite succeeded her, yet.
Since, however, the concert
hall is an even less adequate
resort for the lieder lover, one
can be grateful for any re-
spectacle effort by a record
company to assuage his thirst.
Mattiwilda DobbS, a young
Negro soprano from Atlanta
who has established her con-
siderable talent so far pri-
Iharily In the sphere of opera,
essays a sizable batch Of solo
fare in her first recorded song
recital for Angel. and it can
be said that she displays both
o very pretty voice and much
promise. The music ranges
from Schubert and Brahms to
Wolf. Faure. Chausson and
Hahn, which ought to guar
antee ample and pleasurable
variety. If Miss Dobbs doesn't
ring up the personal triumph
Of a Schumann it is probably
because she has not yet faith /
omed fully the, difference be-
tween a Schubert song and a
French one. or all the subtle
poetry Of q "Nacht und Ira
eume" or q "Clair de lune." A
good many Of the pieces on
this disc-there are II Of
them-tend to sound alike.
Hard to Resist
Still. they all sound much
more than pasSable, and some
Of them are almost impossible
to hear anywhere else.
Almost any one will flnd it
hard to resist acquiring such
practically unavailable fare as
Schubert's "Liebhaber In allen
Gestalten" (Which toys play
fully with the idea that the
singer is a fish responding
willingly to a lovers angling),
Brahms delicately soaring
"Nachtigallen schwingen" or
Faure'S ''Notre amour" Ger
aid Moore provides superb ac-
compartments and the record
ed sound is lustrous, although
the luSter sometimes CLOSES
over Miss Dobbs' enunciation,
which is none too punctilious
to start with.
The repertoire, it Is worth
remarking. entirely avoids
duplicating that Of Angels
earlier Schwarzkopf neder
disc. for which the new one
makes a fitting, If not quite
equal, companion.
Considering the Ill repute, or
lack Of any repute at all, be-
longing to the music Of Anton
Bruckner this side Of the At
lantic, it is rather remarkable
how persistent are It's Euro
pean performers. The latest
Bruckner to come along, from
Evening star., 1954-09-05

Even though the peonies still
have their summer foliage they
may be dug and moved or new
roots set out. However, 1t is es-
sential to prepare the holes in
advance so that the soil will be
well settled Whenever the roots
settle more than two inches be-
low the level Of the bed, the fiow-
ering suffers. It Is better to plant
too shallowly than too deeply.
And In all cases In planting a
peony allow for settling.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
This Week in the Garden

to dry. Then the bulbs might
well be moved into the garage
or basement for further curing
before storing for the winter.
The Sweet or Spanish type
should be strung on string and
hung where they will be used
first since they are not good
winter keepers.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
House PIcnt Transfers

II the house plants have not
already been started on their
return journey this move should
not be delayed. The plants need
time to become adjusted to the
dry house atmosphere before the
windows are closed. A good
feeding will help them. II pos
sible 1t is better not to repot
now since 1t would be q further
shock and the plants would not
look their best for some time.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
19 Blooms on SunfIower

A sunfiower IL feet high with
10 blooms on 1t Is reported grow
ing at the home Of Mrs. John
e. MacWelch. 1920 Orchid drive.
Falls Church. Va.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
Storing Onions

Onions should be dug for win-
ter storage as soon as the tops
begin to fall over. The back OF
rake can be used to snap the
others. A few days later the
bulbs should be dug and spread
Evening star., 1954-09-05
GIodioIus Digging

Dig the gladiolus corms as
soon as the foliage begins to
brown: moist soil is conducive
to the developement of diseases.
Remove the tops Immediately
and spread the corms to dry.
Evening star., 1954-09-05
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You will be surprised how
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All of our cars have
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in a car as private as your
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Why take less than the
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Rehoboth

Continued From Page D-6.)
Shreve, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Shreve.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Edward Lea
Evening star., 1954-09-05

Lining
Lawn seeding, fertilizing and
Inning are usually done at the
same time, largely because we
think Of the job at this. season.
The lime, especially ground lime
stone. can be put on the lawn
at any time, as it is slow acting
and will not burn foliage or
roots. The hydrated lime, some-
times called agricultural lime, on
the other hand is injurious and
will burnt is not recommend
ed for use on the lawn.
In reseeding the old lawn or
starting the new, the fertilizer,
lime and seed can be applied at
the same time since the fertilizer
will be washed into the soil and
the lime is not injurious at any
time. Also, the seed takes from a
week to a month to sprout and
the fertilizer will have long since
passed the injurious stage.
Evening star., 1954-09-05

The time for seeding the old
lawn or the new is passing and
we should not delay this i'm
porta1t job. Grass seed is too
costly to take unnecessary
chances. This applies especially
to the bluegrasses. which take as
long as a month to sprout. The
fescues germinate in about q
week. But, since the bluegrasses
are important, we need to get
the seed planted now or soon
so there will be time for good
growth after sprouting.
Evening star., 1954-09-05

Lawn conscious gardeners ask
if it is too late to put in plugs
Of the hot weather grasses
Meyer Zoysia and Bermuda.
Timeliness is important in per-
forming most garden tasks and
we should plant when we can
expect the maximum results.
The hot weather grasses grow
best when the soil Is very warm
late spring and early summer.
Evening star., 1954-09-05

If Howard Mitchell's SYM
The frontiersman., 1954-12-23
Hospital Plans Christmas Menu;
 Guests Invited

Patients at the Valley Presby- terian Hospital or Christmas Day will be treated to one of the finest of menus and will be per mitted to invite a dinner guest. More than ore guest may be in- vited, but charge will be made for each additional guest.
 The menu, prepared by Fritz Lowe, chef, has been planned to please most any appetite. There will be chilled tomato juice, eel cry, pickles, olives, roast turkey, brown rice dressing, baked ham, with champagne sauce, snowflake potatoes, lettuce hearts with TO- quefort dressing, buttered cauli- flower, cranberry sauce, Danish pastry, rolls and butter, pumpkin pie with cream, fruit cake, steam ed pudding, mixed nuts, and hints.
 Christmas bouquets are appear ing in patients rooms and 2 beau tiful Christmas tree has been set up in the lobby.