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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-09-02

ENCWS Dy WITS. uO"dTu Ensign
Telephone East ClaridOn 66217
The following new members
are being received at the Con-
gregational church this Sunday:
by profession of faith: Andy
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ell
lott; by transfer: Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Newcomb, Mrs. L. Ward
Thompson. Mrs. Lillian Walter,
also, is being received as an
associate member.
Ronald Michael Kellogg, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Kel-
logg, is being baptized at the
service this Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard En-
sign are in Washington, D. c.,
this week attending the Nation
al American Legion convention
and other points of interest.
Mrs. Della Kellogg spent the
weekend at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Allen in Con-
neautville Pa, while they went
to the Ohio State fair in Col
umbuS.
Jimmy Wilmot chaperoned
the Little Leaguers to Paines-
vile park Friday evening for
a picnic and swimming party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hess and
family spent the weekend at the
Ohio State fair in Columbus.
Mrs. Ralph GroSvenor enter
tanned this years second grad
erS and their mothers to a tea
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-09-02

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Evening star., 1954-12-23
Major Breakdown in Security
Only Congressional Investigators Con Find Out How
Secrets Are Leokine Out From Sensitive Agencies

q. 8. Air Force and Of the
American Governments ci-
william authorities was so read
lily penetrated at an important
outpost OF American armed
forces in Europe.
Anybody who knows the
simplest facts about espionage
knows that women are used
to tempt officers to give away
secrets. Any one would know
that, once the woman In
question was employed BY the
American Government In Ber-
lin and something irregular
was found about her curious
interest IN searching the office
files, it would be Of the utmost
Importance to check into such
a situation forthwith.
But 1t turns out that, when
this episode occurred. son1e-
body covered up and prevented
the dismissal Of the spy. This
is an inexcusable laxity.
In Washington, In another
instance. something worse
has happened. Joseph Peter
sen was recently indicted for
having In his possession highly
secret documents belonging to
the National Security Agency.
where he was employed. Their
unauthorized transmission to
another government occurred.
He has just pleaded guilty to
removing confidential files to
his home. Something went
wrong with thef security sys-
tenn in the most "hush-h hush"
agency In the Government.
The public hasn't been told
who was to blame for this
breakdown.
It is the business Of the
Congress to check up on the
efficiency Of the executive
agencies, with particular ref
erence to security. Lately .
move has been getting con-
siderable support from the
"left-wing" element to cut out
congressional Investigations OF
any confidential matters go-
ing on in the executive de-
partments. It is argued that
the right of congressional
investigation is a limited one.
The courts, however. have
never placed any limitation on
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Doris FIeeson-

President Eisenhower's dim
ner this week for various
political associates has been
widely heralded as his first
step toward reshaping the Re-
publican Party into a progress
sive-moderate force in 1856.
The Presidents failure to
include any women in this i'm
portant take-of is not quite
the kind of Christmas present
Republican women feel. they
merit. The @. O. p. has at
present an excellent group of
women leaders who made a
substantial contribution toward
the Eisenhower victory.
They have still to be, in
cluded in any of the Presidents
long list of dinners for his
friends and associates. So long
as these small dinners. how
ever, were confined chiefly to
business and financial sup
porters they did not mutter
too loudly. The 1856 take-of
seems to them another story.
Their trouble is that they
have not yet achieved a voice
of their own on the White
House staff. The President is
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Fletcher Knebel
Potomac ever

Democrats attack Ike plan to reduce the armed forces
plentiful supply generals
There's always chance they may md who beat
Eisenhower.
United States Mint puts million dollars
circulation As long you're going broke Christ
mastme it's comfort to know it's old running
out of.
Foreign aid boss Stassen ships 10000 tons of wheat to
Yugoavia Republicans always claimed that America couldn't
feed the word-and they're out to try to prove it.
Nelson Rockefeller is in es assistant for
national understanding Expected cable to Rockefeller
foreign minister My countrys position misunderstood Please
cable 50 billion to correct misunderstanding"
Adai Stevenson the world faces either
existence Republican Chairman Hall agrees
leaves alternative-weM
again.
French Ambassador Henri Bonnet pays farewell visit
to the White House after 10 Washington
in great demand He the only official in could
remember the name of last months French Premier.
Senator Kefauver the Democratic Congress viii
better And you of that sales
talk. Better product-bigger price tag.
Evening star., 1954-12-23

the. right of congressional
committees to ask questions,
though there have been deci-
sions upholding the right OF
individuals to refuse to tes-
tify il by so doing they may
incrirminate themselves.
The rumpus last summer
about classified information
being improperly given to
members Of Congress- has
served only to befog the real
issue. which Is that, II con-
gressional committees are TO
be prevented from inyestigat-
ing what Is happening in the
executive departments and
agencies, the easiest way to
accomplish concealment is TO-
classify" or mark the infor-.
nation secret" )" Then the
cover-up is complete.
The attempt to hide the
facts about the scandal in Ber-.
lin and rumors that the offi-
GERS involved are not even to
be court-martialed will surely
arouse the interest OF the COM.
mittees Of Congress concerned
with governmental operations.
Much has been heard of how
the FBI can do all that's nec-
essary to assure security. Yet
most people don't know that
the FBI has no. jurisdiction
whatsoever over any American
personnel abroad and has no
right to investigate anything
that happens inside the mili-
tary services either in this
country or overseas.
There are several agencies
charged with security and none
has the background or expert
ence that the FBI has. With
such a slipshod setup, it is
natural that Congress should
be vigilant. The Importance.
of a checking operation by in
vestigating committees Of Con-
gress has proved necessary
again and again. That's why
the Communists, through the
Daily Worker, have for many
years persistently fought to
hamstring, if not abolish, con-
gressional Investigations and
will continue to do so in the
future.
(Reproduction Rights Reserved.)
Evening star., 1954-12-23

to how good soldiers they will
become.
The situation In Japan Is
different - militariSnl in that
country. which until less than
100 years ago had o complete
feudal system. is not dead.
But it Is difficult to conceive
that the japanese people will
be willing to fight on the side
of the Western European ma
tions. or on our side. For more
than 20 years there has been
an intense campaign of hate
against the United States and
to lesser degree against
Britain. The present japanese
generation was inculcated with
the Hate America" propa-
ganda. long before Pearl Har-
Dor.
The japanese accepted their
defeat at our hands with
typical oriental fatalism. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur was re-
spected as conQueror should
be. But while he ruled with
out harshness, he was GER
tainly unable to change the
feeling Of the Japanese against
us. The American occupation
and reforms imposed from
Washington were accepted
without murmur because we
were the masters. The Japa-
nese government, in dire need
of American assistance. did
everything Washington sug-
gested. But in the last two or
three years the Communists,
in conjunction with the ma
tionalists, have succeeded in
rekindling the hatred for
America to a point where some
of our observers asked: Against
WhOm Will q remllCarlzeo
Japan fight in the event Of .
showdown with the Commu-
nists? The loss of face--so
important in the relations be-
tween West and East-due to
the defeats in Korea and Indo-
China, and the present slaps
we are receiving from Peiping.
is not likely to improve our
position in that country. or for
that matter in Germany. The
question is now being asked
anxiously whether the peoples
of these countries are likely to
honor the commitments Of
their governments.
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Thornos L Stokes
Mississippi 'Secedes' Again
Three Other States Take Negative Approach to Ruling
On Schools. but Responsible Leoders Seek Sone Woy

noxious breed as it suffered
periodically in the past.
Generally, after sober second
thought. responsible leaders in
the South recognized that they
must face the facts and try to
adjust to the realities. What
they asked was time to try
to work out solutions down at
the local. neighborhood, COM
munity level, solutions with
which, though there might be
some compromises and some
delays. they could live amica-
bly, and peaceably In an in
terval Of transition.
This was the burden Of
briefs filed with the Supreme
Court by q number of South
ern States preliminary to the
hearings here. More important
perhaps, this was the attitude
taken also by the Justice De-.
partment in its brief which.
like those Of the States. sug-
gested that lower Federal
courts be designated to super
wise implementation of the
broad May II decision. Local
school boards would be given
80 days to submit desegrega-
ton plans after formal request
from the Federal District
Court. under the Justice De-
partment recommendation in
its brief. II no such plan Is
forthcoming, then the court.
itself, would order desegrega-
tion beginning at the next
school term.
Nor did the Justice Depart
ment believe it wise to fix an
overall final deadline for de-
segregation, though it warned
''there can be no justification
anywhere for failure to make
an immediate and substantial
start toward desegregation."
In urging q course of what
might be called tolerant grad
ualism, with the burden Of re-
sponsibility fixed directly on
the local community. the jus
tice Department merely was
suggesting q method to effec-
tuate the wisdom Of the Su-
preme Court. itself; when IL
provided for the hearings here
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Constontine Brown
Dollars Alone Can't Buy Peoce
Treaties Will Mean Nothing If the People Choose
Not to Accept the Pledges Of Their Governments

waste. Millions Of refugees
from Eastern Germany poured
into the western section Of
the Reich. cluttering the re-
naming devastated cities and
villages. The Germans. more
than their French neighbors.
experienced total war with
its full horror. There is little
wonder that the German
people today look upon q pos
sible repetition with more fear
than ever before. It win be diff
ficult for q man even with
Chancellor Adenauer's pres
tige and popularity to make a
limited rearmament palatable
to his people.
CD In the past, the military
caste, which existed in Ger
many throughout centuries.
was highly respected. Socially.
q commissioned officer in the
regular army had precedence
in public esteem over all pro-
LESSONS. The German youth
looked with awe to the men in
uniform. The Nazi defeat
changed all this. The high
ranking generals of Hitler's
army proved themselves to
their own people as supine
tools of an upstart instead Of
showing the moral courage of
the past. The Nuremberg court
which sent a swarm Of generals
and admirals either to the
gallows or to Jail as common
criminals has affected the
admiration of the German
people for their military. 1t is
hard to make a hero out Of a
jailbird. Impartial foreign OBJ
servers in western Germany
believe that the German youth
has been more affected by the
total failure of the old mill
tary caste than by the strin-
gent allied actions to snuff out
of them all ideas of militarism.
The devastation suffered by
all Germans as a result Of the
war provoked by their dicta-
tor and the loss of confidence
in military leadership have re-
vealed q situation which will
make it difficult for the Bonn
government to organize the IL
divisions it has promised. Even
II there is sufficient discipline
left to get the youngsters into
uniform, there is real doubt as
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Life in the u. S.
Life in the u. S.
Boy, Plays
Santa With
Bicycle
BY The As.oeioied Pres.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 23.-It isn't
necessary to be grown up and
fat to play Santa Claus.
From 1900 excited youngsters
jammed into the Shaker The
ater yesterday, the name Of l2-
year-old Marc Klein was drawn
to win a new bicycle.
Other faces fell in disappoint-
ment as Marc walked toward the
stage.
Then the boy whispered to the
theater manager:
st have q bike that's practically
new. I'd like to have you pick
another number"
To the approving screams OF
the other youngsters. a new
number was drawn and another
boy took the bicycle home.
Evening star., 1954-12-23
DORIS FLeeSOn-
Eisenhower Excludes the Ladies
Failure to Invite Women His Small Dinners, to Give
Them Voice in the White House Felt Unmerited

cordial when they see him by
appointment. But they viii
continue to be at a disadvaI1-
tage so long as they are not.
Johnny on the spot when
White House decisions are
being taken.
That the President had o
great appeal for women voters
in 1852 is considered axio-
matte. He has kept up estab-
lishedi standards in the ap-.
pointment Of women to Gov
ernment posts, but none has
influence on his policy COM
parable to that welded by
India Edwards in the Truman
administration.
Mrs. Edwards won Truman's
confidence by her fight for his
denomination and reelection
in 1948. Women hoped that
some of the women so active
in the Eisenhower campaign
would be able to make an
equal impression on him, but
it has not turned out that way.
In the last election both
Republican and Democratic
women scored encouraging
gains, the former In the State
Evening star., 1954-12-23

to receive suggestions about
carrying out its decision.
Nothing substantial and con-
crete has been done yet, Of
course, In the original Confed-
crate States to follow up the
Supreme Court decision, other
than the negative action of
the four States with their null
.lifying constitutional amend
ments previously mentioned. So
we can make no fiat judg-
ments this early, either bright
or dim. We can be very sure.
too. that the adjustments are
going to take time, and may
be confusing and frustrating.
But 1t does seem entirely
proper to feel hopeful about
what has happened since May
II when the court spoke so the
whole world heard-what has
happened in the attitude gem
orally Of the people and their
leaders. and what has not hap
pened In the way Of violence
and melting incidents that
were so freely forecast by the
few remaining political shys-
tiers in the South who have
carved out political careers
with leather lungs bleating ap-
peals to prejudice.
Democracy is only so good
and so strong as its ability to
rise to its crises. Ours seems
to be on the way to doing that
in q big crisis for one large.
area sof our country. In so
many ways such q lovely and
fruitful region, so full again Of
great promise, where many
millions Of our fellow citizens,
white and black, live and work
and rear and educate their
children.
Evening star., 1954-12-23
The Legislative Outlook
Lawmakers Generally Back
Administration Foreign Policy

ators and nine Representatives
--lauded administration foreign
policy as effective, whereas Is
others-five Senators, 20 House
members. appraised it as inef-
fective. On the G. o. p. side,
six Senators and 48 Representa-
tiyes listed the policy as effec-
tive while only two House MEM
bers called it Ineffective.
The Republicans who said they
considered ADMINISTRATION policy
ineffective were Representatives
Wint Smith of Kansas and Glare
Hoffman of Michigan.
Mr.. Smith recommended !:
Follow Knowland ideas-block-
ade China ports" Mr.. Hoffman
proposed: Withdraw recogni-
ton of Russia" and added, sub
ject to change"
Senator Sparkman of Ala
bama, 1852 Democratic vice
presidential candidate and a
member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, wrote that
he feels "some bad blunders have
been made" although ''by and
large" he has approved the
Presidents foreign policies.
Along similar lines. a fellow
Democrat on the committee,
Senator Mansfield of Montana.
commented that foreign policy
was mot very effective in be-
ginning effective now. /"
He said the partnership idea
among free nations should be
expanded and we should be in
a position to back up our pro-
nouncements."
The Sehate's only Inde-
pendent, Wayne Morse OF
Oregon, said he couldn't give a
categorical answer as to the
effectiveness or ineffectiveness of
administration foreign policy.
He said he believed return to
bipartisanship. which may be
coming about, will minimize the
sloganizing by Secretary tof
State) Dulles which has weak
ened our international position.
Acceleration Of defense prepara-
tions in a bold program Of eco
rlomic development for backward
countries should strengthen the
cause Of peace"
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Thonnos [. Stokes

Mississippi brings to a final
total Of four the number Of
Southern States which have.
in q manner. "seceded" again
from the Union-this time
over the issue Of non-segre-
gated public schools. This they
did by adopting constitutional
amendments through which
they could try later to evade
the Supreme Courts momen-
tous May II decision.
Hardly a formidable "con-
federacy" this time, however.
Two States, South Carolina
and Georgia. in the eastern
end of the old Confederacy-
which, you recall, embraced IL
StateS-and two in the south
ern tier, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi. The other seven
States of the 1861-65 Confed-
eracy are holding plans in
allegiance, awaiting hearings
before the Supreme Court for
which no date has been set
since the recent postponement
from the December 6 date.
Also the four States which
adopted "loophole" constitu-
tional amendments are with
holding legislation to imple-
ment them for the present.
We could look at these four
States and the headlines about
them. and listen to some of
the hot and intemperate Ian
guage also dramatized in the
headlines and get Q very dis
couraging picture Of what is
going on down South. But we
can, on the other side, add it
all up In another way and
come out with q very encour-
aging commentary on our
democracy In what. against
the background Of history, was
and Is nothing less than q
major crisis for US. For the
Supreme Court decision was q
revolutionary step affecting
ancient customs and manners
In one large section of our
Nation. Dire predictions were
made as a result Of 1t. Scream
ing was the order of the day
by q few demagogues In q land
that happily Is not now
plagued by as many Of that
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Dovid Lowrence

What happens when the
Defense Department clamps
down an iron curtain and
refuses to tell the public that
an Air Force colonel has con1-
promised himself with q So
Wet spy?
Do the American people ac-
cept this as q proper attitude
by an executive department.
or does it become the duty Of
q congressional investigating
committee to find out who is
covering up and why?
These questions. strangely
enough, are like those which
were asked and never answered
last summer concerning the
promotion given Maj. Peress,
the Army dentist accused by
Senator Mccarthy Of being q
Fifth Amendment Commu-
mist. At the time, the preva-
lent thought Of SO many
spokesmen of the left wing"
was that it was none of the
public's business and that, II
the Defense Department chose
to suppress the facts about who
promoted Peress, then it was
impertinent for Congress to
inquire about it.
Today the news dispatches
from Berlin tell of the confess
sion by q German woman that
she gave secrets to the Soviets
and that she was an intimate
Of an Air Force colonel and q
civilian official Of the Ameri-
can Government. Efforts Of
the newspapermen there to
find out the facts about the
scandal have been met with
some form of censorship.
That's natural. Bureaucrats
always will cover up wrong
doing If they can get away
with 1t.
But in this instance it is
stated boldly that the trial was
held and conviction obtained
with . procedure that deliber-
ately avoided mention of the
names Of the Americans In
volved.
What is most important is
not the names of these mis-
guided individuals, but how
the security system Of the
Evening star., 1954-12-23
Constantine Brown

The optimism of our poll
icyniakers that merely sign
ing treaties and agreements
and forking out billions of dol
lars for military and economic
assistance abroad would solve
partially our international
problems. may show itself ex-
aggerated.
The ratification of the Lon
don treaties and the agree
ments with Tokyo providing
for the creation of stable
armed forces for two for
mer enemy countries does
not necessarily mean that
their people will actually ac-
cept the pledges Of their gov
ernrnents.
In the past the Germans
have had the reputation of be-
ing the most disciplined milf
tary-minded people in the
world. Disciplined they con-
tinue to be. as was shown In
their unbelievable economic
recovery. Their military-mind-
edness has definitely ebbed,
however. for two reasons:
Cd In the war against
France In 1870 they had rela-
lively few losses. The war re-
suited in the creation of the
German Reich. War then paid
dividends. In World War I
they were defeated. but it was
what they described as q "civ-
iliZed defeat" Their German
land did not suffer from an
alien invasion; neither was it
partitioned. World War II re-
suited in a far greater destruc-
ton and suffering for the Ger
man people than for any Of
the other belligerents - with
the possible exception OF
Poland.
There was no city in Ger
many which did not receive
bombloads from American or
British planes or suffer dew
astation from the invading
allied armies. There is hardly
a family in Eastern or Western
Germany which has not been
directly affected by the most
ruthless war in history. Mil
lions died or were manned.
either at the front or in the
cities and hamlets. Civilians
and military suffered alike.
Enormous areas were laid
Evening star., 1954-12-23

Legislatures and the latter in
Congress.
There will be four new DEM
ocratic women Representatives,
all with a background of ex-
perience They will bring the
total of women in the House
to IA. a new high.
Senator Margaret Chase
Smith, Republican of Maine
remains the only woman Sen
ator. She has just been re-
elected to another six-year
term and seniority insures that
she will cotinue to serve on
the top committees. Appro-
priations and Armed Services.
Women welcome the in
creased membership in legis-
latures as the answer to the
complaint of men that women
like top places and ambassa-
dorial appointments but won't
do the hard and little-adyer-
tised jobs on the lower levels
of politics. OF course they
know, too, that women can't
make a real contribution to
politics unless they act on
knowledge and principles Of
their own.