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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

It is essential to modernized
and efficient postal service. The
postal employe unions have at
tackled it on various grounds, one
being that it would give any
Postmaster General .dictatorial''
powers. Mr.. Summerfield points
out that other Federal agencies
have such authority and there
has not been any misuse of.
powers by agency heads.
However, this issue can be
resolved satisfactorily, pay raise
sponsors believe. The main thing
is to get the legislation up for
action.
About a month ago, Gen. Ell
senhoWer was reported to have
told House Republican leaders
that a 5 per cent postal pay raise
bill was acceptable to him if a.
postal rate increase was also APP
proved, Since then the House
has defeated a bill that would
have combined a rate increase
with a pay raise and last week
approved the 7 per cent pay raise
bill.
In the light of these develop
ments and the strong opposition
to a postal rate increase taken
by the Presidents close friend.
Senator Carlson, many members
OF Congress are puzzled over
what the White House view now
is on the matter.
y 4
PERPLEXING - There is no
doubt where the vast majority
OF Representatives and Senators
stand on the pay raise legisla-
ton.
Last week. the House, over the
objections Of the COP leader
ship, overwhelmingly approved a
z per cent postal pay raise bill
by q vote of 351 to 20.
Then on Wednesday, with go
OF the 96 Senate members in
attendance, including most of
the Republican leaders, the SEN
ate unanimously approved a s
per cent pay raise bill for CLASH
fled and postal workers.
1t wasn't q case of the
Senate not knowing what bill
1t had passed. Both Senator
Carlson and Senator Johnston,
Democrat, of South Carolina,
explained the contents of the
bill. And it was approved with
out a dissenting voice on the
consent calendar.
An hour later, after Post
master General Summerfield
persuaded Senator KnoMand to
have the bill reconsidered, the
embarrassed Californian asked
that the bill be placed back on
the consent calendar.
In view of Congress clear in
tent on Federal pay raise legis-
lation, pay raise sponsors feel
that there is no reason why a
satisfactory solution can't be
worked out by all concerned.
AS one House Republican said:
We've come along SO far on this
thing and the overwhelming
sentiment of Congress is so much
in favor of a Federal pay raise,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
Postal Clerks Urged
To Fiuhf New Paw Move

The National Federation Of
Post Once Clerks was called on
yesterday to fight an attempt ito
steal the victory" won last week
when the House voted postal
employees q 7 per cent pay In
crease.
E. G. Hallbeck. the federation's
legislative representative. warned
of an attempt. probably to-
morrow, to push through an
other bill containing "the dis
credited job Redistribution of
the Postmasters General and
tying a 5 per cent wage increase
to a boost in postage rates.
If this fails. Mr.. Hallbeck said,
there will be an improved chance
for the enactment of the I per
cent increase on a temporary
basis while a study of Job re-
classification is made.
Mr.. Hallbeck's statement was
contained in an emergency
communication" to the legisla-
tive chairman of the $4,000
federation members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
Resort Area Forecast
Today

Blue Ridge-ShoWers likely
in the morning, partly cloudy
and mild in the afternoon.
Upper Bay - Showers.
probably ending by the aft
ernoon. Winds, southerly.
1913 miles per hour.
Lower Bay-Partly cloudy
with a chance of showers in
the morning. Winds, SOUTH
erly, 1915 miles per hour.
Rehoboth, Ocean City -
Mostly cloudy and mild
with showers likely. Winds.
southerly. 10-15 miles per
hour.
Virginia Beach - Partly
cloudy and moderately warm
with a chance of scattered
light showers. Winds, SOUTH
east. 1918 miles per hour.
South Jersey-Cloudy and
cool with showers. Winds,
southeast to south, 1913
miles per hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

India Declared in No Danger
From Internal Communism

lost sheep, as the Congress is the
only real political power in the
country. But it may also be
partly due to presence in the
Congress of notable fellow trave-
lers and to the curious tendency
to equate anti-communism with
pro- Americanism. Pro-Ameri-
canism is considered political
poison, not because 1t displeases
the voters but because it dis
pleases Nehru.
However, there are q number
OF political groups which are
actively and vocally anti Com
munist. Among these is the
Praja Socialist Party (PSP), q
group Of semi andhiam left
wingers who have become anti
Red the hard way by wrangling
with the Cpl for the few legis-
lative seats not won by the
Congress. This party, though
small, has nationwide influence,
and leaders of real stature and
prestige and is effectively chip
ping away at Cpl influence
among low-paid middle-class in
tellectuals.
Other Political Parties.
The Hindi Mahasabha Great
Organization), the Jana Sangh
peoples Party) and the Rash-
triya Sawyam Sevak Sangh
(National Self-Service Party)
are influential Hindu religious
political groups, varied in organ
ization and technique, but all
devoted to fostering what they
consider the best in Hinduism.
These aims bring them into
direct conflict with the Reds.
The RSSS in particular has
declared its mission as Kidding
the country Of communism.
The Indian press, though it
strives to please Nehru by lean
ing over backward to avoid Of
Tending Red China and Russia,
is usually anti-Red.
There are several propaganda
and research organizations which
are seriously attempting to stem
the flood of Communist litera-
ture by issuing books, pamphlets
and posters exposing Red tyr
amy abroad and Red plotting
at home.
The foregoing should not be
taken to mean that communism
presents no danger here. The
opposite is true, and the danger
may be growing.
But it is mainly q danger
from without, and there seems
to be a slowly increasing aware
ness of 1t in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

that it would be a downright
shame and injustice to Govern
ment workers to have the in
crease snatched away from them
at the last moment. We've got
to work the thing out before we
go home so that classified and
postal workers can get the raise
that nearly all of us in Congress
want to give them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
ADVietNom Reported Slipping
Under Control of Communists

be indulgent." said one placard
quoted by the France -Soir COR
respondent.
The assertions complicated the
evacuation problem tremen-
dously. Only the French were
left to try to organize the scores
of thousands of refugees who
want to escape.
The Wet Mini, in placards
and broadcasts, are trying to
persuade French trained Wet
Nam soldiers to come over to
the Communist armies. They are
offering to absorb them with the
rank and title the French gave
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

District and vicinity-Consid-
cradle cloudiness today with a
few scattered showers likely.
Highest in the middle 80s. To-
morrow, mostly fair and hot but
a chance of scattered afternoon
thundershowers.
Observation-Disclosures cloud
iness today with scattered show
ers likely. Highest, 80-85. To-
morrow, partly cloudy and
warmer with scattered thunder
showers.
Virginia-Partly cloudy with q
few scattered showers or thun-
derstorms likely today and to-
morrow. High today 80-85 in the
north and middle or upper sos
in the south portion. Warmer
tomorrow.
Winds-Southerly, 1913 miles
per hour.
Humidity.
Xyn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

unless the world balance of
power should change markedly
in favor of the Reds, and India
should find herself isolated from
Western protection and friend
ship in the face of an over
whelming attack.
= There are two reasons for
these assertions. One is the
failure of the Communist Party
of India (CPD to capture the
imagination of any considerable
segment of the Indian people.
The other is the anti-Com-
munist opinion. This article will
conflne itself to the latter phe-
nomenon.
Some Of this nti-Communist
sentiment is organized: some is
not. Some of it is anti-Com-
munist by intent; some merely
by implication. In the long run,
probably the implied, morgan
lied type will be more effective
than that which is purposeful.
Nehru Scorns Native Reds.
Foremost among the enemies
of holshevism is the Indian
government itself. Though he
fiirts with foreign Reds, Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has
nothing but contempt for the
native product. He calls the Cpl
banner-the familiar hammer
and sickle on a red fleld-the
flag of a foreign power.
Nehru's home ministry, which
runs the police. civil intelligence
service and similar useful insti-
tutions. calls the Cpl an enemy
of the Indian nation.
When a handful of pale-faced
foreigners ruled midas millions,
they employed certain repressive
laws to inhibit the spirit of re-
bellion. Such laws would not
have been tolerated by English
men on their own island.
Some of these laws. in modified
form, have been retained by the
government of free India. In
stated circumstances, they allow
freedom of assembly to be
abridged. habeas corpus to be
suspended. the press to be
curbed. and the elected govern
ment Of state to be superseded
by the central authority.
Except in times of gravest
emergency, Americans would
consider such powers character
istic of totalitarian state. Yet.
in free India, prohibition of the
assembly of i've or mare persons
and preventive detention
indefinite Imprisonment without
trial-are frequently resorted to.
Repressive Powers Retained.
The anomaly OF. such repressive
measures in an avowedly demo-
cratic country does not go un-
noticed here. Indian legislators,
most Of whose constituents may
be too poorly informed on public
affairs to let human rights issues
affect their voting, have appsr-
emily agreed to retain these
powers for the government in
order to curb such Communist
tprisings as those in Hyderabad
several years ago.
If communism can be averted
by improved standards of living
O. debatable thesis) India is
making real strides in this direc-
ton.
, Nehru's Congress Party seldom
permits itself to blast the Cpl.
This may be due to self-assur-
ance and the hope Of retaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

publicans on
Capitol Hill
declare that
failure Of the
Repu blican
Congress to
vote a postal
and classified
pay boost will
hurt the G.
Q. p. in the
N o v e m b er
e | e c tions
They say this
is particularly
true Of the
IL 49, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
Shadow Over Asia
BY W. G. DiIdine

NEW DELHI. Aug. 14.-f
India went Communist tomor-
row. something like half the
worlds population would be
under Red dominion. It may
be a comfort to some fearful
Americans to be assured that
India is in no immediate danger
Of such action.
Nor is 1t likely to go Com
lnunist in the foreseeable future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

Mr.. Dildins, veteran Asion effoirs
expert formerly on the stoff Of the
CIeveIond Plain Dealer, reports
from lndio in the first Of o series
on the Red shodow ever thot
eountr-ond whot il meons to the
Wat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
The Federal Spotlight
Salary Issue Could Be Resolved
BY a Word From Eisenhower
BY joseph YOUNG

word from President Eisenhower saighten out the
classified year. pay raise believe
They urging the White its silence On the
confusing situation whereby the majority members
favor a. payh vets. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

THIS edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF ~
pages. a 1O-paoe comic section
and rs pages of rotogTGvure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
River Report

River Report.
From u. S. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Halls; Shenandoah
clear At Harpers Ferry.
TemperatuFes in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, 1903. on July 81.
Lowest IL. on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. 81, at $50 pm. YESTERDAY.
Low. IS. at $40 pm. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-15

NU1lk1CSS 4dVOI pay UOO6Is YET
have not had the opportunity
to enact one.
A number OF prominent Re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
Listen Americans!
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
President of Harding College

The American taxpayers are being told by the Admin
istrations budgemakers in Washington that government
expenses be the estimated S62 6bon which
the Federal government will receive in taxes for the l95455
fiscal Therefore another OF operating borrowed
money is proposed.
This means lifting the national debt above the $275-
billion statutory limit initiating the currency, and again max
ate the government 1t other thingsnone Of them
pleasant to think about.
When less likely than at any time in recent
years. there little justification that government
can't operate S62642 000000 especially when there
many places where common economy would
billions
The job for Congress is to white about $3bilon of
the S656-biiOn expenditures recommended in the Pres
dents budget message Would that be difficult? Not if
hard-headed common is applied and petty political
eXpendency is ignored The vast majority Of the American
people want the Federal governments expenses drascay
cut they want their bill cut and they the budget
ectives not important my opinion the political future
of any present office holder.
Here are Just few places where money be
saved O cut 365O00 civilian employees from
the 2,365OO0 roll This would approximately So
billion (2) reduce by Onethd the force of 680O0O Amer
can GIs Overseasn 40 foreign countries This would save
S6-bion (this force is costing us S184-b
iOn. CD cut $25bilOn $3-bllion from the S54bion
requested for military" and economic aid foreign
governments.
These cuts would total S105 bilon-and only 50 9-b-
lion in cuts needed to balance the budget However
apparent that such reductions won't made unless
sentatves in Congress- need to keep the statutory ceiling
on the national debt where it is and perhaps peaceme
ceiling for the Federal payro-a about 100000 civilian
employees.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
q Crellin Scouts
Register for 1854

Twenty-one Boy Scouts and EX-
plorel Scouts have re-registered in
the Crellin troop for 1854, it was
announced by Harold Lantz, scout
master There are 10 explorers and
II scouts.
Explorers are James Ashby, Son
ny Colaw, Floyd Baker, Junior
Lantz, Robert Shaffer, Robert Shift
fy, Thomas Martin, James Pike,
Jake Sligel and Willard Boic. Boy
Scouts are Artie Ashby, Perry Co
law, Ronnie Colaw, Billy DuIing,
Allen Dewitt, Billy Kelley, Keith
Mersing, Robert Smith, Kenneth
Shaffer, Gerald Gank and Donald
Boic.
Mr.. Lantz has Darwin Fike as
explorer adviser. Members of the
troop committee are Homer Shat
fer, chairman; Iret Ashby, Robert
Smith, Glenn T. Blauch. Dwight
Ashby is the institutional repre-
sentative.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
Southern Drops End
Contest to Thomas

Southern Highs Highlanders
dropped their second contest to
Thomas High school in a hard
fought battle last night at Thomas.
The final score was 81 to So, after
a nip and tuck contest.
The victory enabled Thomas high
to close its regular season with a
1876 mark. 1t was the second
straight loss by Southern to Thorn
as as the Oaklanders dropped a
54-52 decision last week.
Charles Durbin was high for
Southern with 10 points, while
Friend scored 16. Huffman and
Watkins paced the victors with II
and IS points respectively. South
ern lost its 9th game in II starts.
Scoring: Friend l6, F. Colaw 8,
Dmbin 10, Savage Z, Stemple 3.
For Thomas-Sowers y, Watkins
IS, Quattro 8, Huffman II, NJ.
Quattro 2, Wise 2, Evans /.
Southern scored 20 field goals
compared to q for Thomas and
shot y of 10 fouls, compared to
Is of 25 for Thomas. Thomas led
at the quarters II to IA, 20 to %,
and "A to 80.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

Democrats viii not support any
part Of his Legislative program,
there is a very simple answer. TN
less they believe in what he pro-
poses they should not support it
anyhow--regardless Of Mccarthy
and the other name callers for
whom he. Of course, is in no way
responsible. Furthermore, it may
be asked what kind of game these
wounded and inflamed Democrats
think politics is, anyhow? It, Of
course, would be splendid if there
were no name calling, NO cXaggel-
alton and no bitterness in either
party at any time. But no such
national campaign can now be re-
called. While certainly two wrongs
do not make right, nevertheless
it does seem little absurd for
party leaders whose name-calling
record has never been cXcclled and
whose last two Presidents were ac-
customed to call liars all those who
differed with them or whom they
just disliked, to become so emo
tional when some epithets are APP
piled to them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
II Marriage Permits
Granted Past Week

Only seventeen marriage licenses
were issued during the past week
ending Monday ut noon from the
office of Richard l.. Davis, clerk Of
the Circuit court. This brought the
total for February thus far to 40
One license issued was marked
don't publish
Howard Moore, 30, us. Army,
near St. George, W. Va, and Helen
Mildred Dalnell, -, near Kasson,
W. Va.
William Thomas Powell, 20 (par-
ent's consent, laborer, Rowlesburg,
w. Va, and Wilma Lolita Taylor,
Is, Terra Alta, w. Va.
Homer Paul Martin, %, L. S.
Army, and Velmagene Dalton, 81,
both Morgantown, w. Va.
Kenneth Cleveland Smith, ST.,
43, salesman, and Geraldine Snow,
43, both Charleston, w. Va.
James Edward Petrice. "a. near
Coalition, W. Va, and Betty Lou
Phillips, Is, Elkins, w. Va.
Charles David Richardson. so,
millwright, near Elyria. O., and
Edith Marie Bane, 30, Usage, w.
Va.
William Calvin Shanefelter, 80,
truck driver, and Eleanor Eugenia
Sanders, 81, both Fairmont, W, Va.
Allan Dale Mcdonald, %, driller,
near Morgantown. W. Va, and
Marion Virginia Stone, 10, Dells-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
Hyndman High Tops
Northern % to "A

Hyndman High school won hand
lily over Northern High School at
Hyndman on Tuesday night SO to
Al. Allen Georg scored ! points to
pace the Huskies.
For Hyndman Bagley scored "a
points while May, one of the dis
trict's leading scorers, had -, one
of his lowest game totals.
Hyndman jumped away to a big
lead at the quarter, % to 7, held a
43 to II advantage at the half and
increased it to 57-29 at the end Of
the third period. Northern scored
fourteen field goals and 1G of 80
fouls. while Hyndman made it 30
field goals and 9 out of 27 fouls.
Scoring for Northern were Sell
by 3, Wright 5, Swauger 7, Hersh-
berger >, Georg II, Baker ,, Muir
ply Z, Bender 6 Savage /.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

secondhand experience. They don't
enter into it. You don't have to
apply for membership in their
crowd. You can have the thrill Of
the real thing by refusing to be
just a spectator, the word that can
can change your life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

Shinnston, w, Va. and Patricia
Joan Scarcclla, 10, Enterprise, W.
Va.
Leo Francis Miller 10, parents
consenU tanner, Jennings. Md,
and Owena Margaret Grove, 20,
near Grantsville, Md.
Joseph Fereck, "a, chemical
worker, and Catheren Ann LyRe,
81 both Morgantown, W. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ADS, TOO
LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION

FOR SALE-Large Ashley wood
stove, $1,000; oil heater, 5-room
size, $4,000; radio-phono, $500;
portable radio, $500; % it. 1-inch
new plastic pipe, $500; electric
motor, a hip, 5000; large neon
transformer, $1,000; kitchen cabi-
net, $500. Phone 2-2G43 after 4 p.
m.-Adv. 51-2t*
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

Legislators will check reports of
Communist nfiltratjon Of plants in
Europe producing the latest type
Of American planes for the North
Atlantic Treaty organization.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

sonally apologies, no further help
whatever could be expected for his
program from these besmH-ched.
besmeared and justly angry Dem
ocIats.
Another group. instead Of being
indignant and denmciatoiy,
chooses to pose as terribly hurt
and bitterly disappointed that the
President should have "let them
down" And, Of course, it was i'm
possible for the highly repetitious
and publicity-craving senator
Wayne Morse, Of Oregon, who bolt
ed the Republican party in the last
campaign and now calls himself an
independent to keep out of such
a congenial uproar 1t is true that
very few persons pay much at
tention to anything that Senator
Morse says these days, but he could
not resist an opportunity to grab
the headline OF miss a chance to
assail the President.
At his most recent press con-
ference the President expressed
himself in disapproval Of the ex-
treme speeches that had been made
and as hoping neither Administra-
ton officials nor the Republican
Committee would contribute furth-
er to partisan bitterness. Vice
President Nixon has taken the
same stand. This would seem to
put am end to the weeping and
wailing. 1t does not, however, alter
the fact that the Democrats have
put on perhaps the biggest cry
baby act that has been presented
in national politics in years. The
essence Of the Democratic bleat
is that Governor Dewey, Senator
NJ c arthy, Attorney General
Brownell and others have indicated
that the recent Democratic admin
istrations were touched by treason,
graft and corruption. These ale
cations are not new. They have
frequently been made since the
cases of Alger Hiss, Harry Dexter
White and other traitors in high
places were uncovered. So, too, has
there been vigorous and general
comment upon the numerous petty
mink-coat, deep-freeze, etc, graft
ers Of the Truman regime. In ad-
dition, the tax fraud and other
charges, made on the Senate floor
by Senator Williams, Of Delaware,
have neither been challenged nor
answered.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

Authorities We're breaking a Sc
million dollar baby racket in Can
ada and United States.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18

The basis Of this allegation is
the obviously contrived and co-or-
dinated TRADE Of various more or
less conspicuou sDemocrats, includ-
ing Senator Hubert Humphrey, Of
Minnesota; Sen. Lyndon Johnson,
of Texas, and others who broke out
this week in violent and panied
protests about the terrible Rcpub-
licans who have been calling them
or their party-names. On the
floors Of the Senate and House, in
various syndicated columns and
over the ain there have been loud
and lugubrious echoes. Some of
these gentlemen have beaten their
breasts and Numbered bitter warn
ings that unless President Eisen-
hover at once repudiates these Re-
publican villains, casts them out
of the Republican party and per
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
Babyish Performance

The Democratic leadership in
Congress is achieving new emf
hence 1t Is rapidly qualifying for
first prize as the great unconscious
humorist Of the year. This is an
other way Of saying that, aided by
the propagandists of the Demo
cratic National Committee, it is
coming highly ridiculous.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-02-18
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS

By FRANK R. KENT
Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and re
printed in The Republican by permission