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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
NC orthy-Army Report

The Star editorial of September on
the cCarthy-Army Report" refers to
the general agreement that Roy Cohn
did indeed bring improper pressure to
bear in behalf of his friend. G. David
Schine." The Star joins in this agree
ment and thinks that the hearings were
worth while because: "It is not likely
that another counsel will attempt the
things that Mr.. Cohn attempted"
The Star should explain the things"
in view of its June editorial on '"Those
Monitored Calls" in which it is conceded
that: THE Army claim (of improper
pressure) is destroyed by the phone
conversations" Commenting thereon
The Star noted that Secretary Stevens
testified that the Army charges would
prove to be very much exaggerated"
and that Mr.. Stevens told Mr.. Cohn:
1.-THE way you have played ball with
me has been 100 per cent" This oc-
CURED on September %, 1858. nearly
three months after the Army's first
complaint of improper pressure on July
8. 1858. The editorial then concluded
with the following paragraph:
This is a record which certainly re-
fleets an extraordinary readiness on the
part Of the Secretary of Army to please
Mr.. Schine. It is not record, however.
which reflects pressure. improper or
otherwise, in any significant degree"
From the above it would seem that in
the short space of less than two months
The Star has done right-about-fac
on this question of improper pressure
by Roy Cohn. Readers of The Star had
undoubtedly obtained the impression
from the June editorial that, although
The Star never ceased to inveigh against
the methods" of Senator Mccarthy
it was inclined to be fair to Mr.. Cohn
and would not diStort the facts in orde.
to find him guilty of a charge which
was admittedly false. Therefore, it comes
with something of shock to find that
The Star has now permitted its anti
Mccarthy bias to override its better
judgment.
Old Rno c%innorv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Red China Shifts Troops

The announcement that seven divisions
Of Red Chinese troops are to be withdrawn
from North Korea during the next few
weeks may be propaganda counteraction
to the earlier announcement that four
American divisions would be withdrawn
from South Korea during the same period.
Since the Chinese divisions have fewer men
than the American units, the total number
of soldiers would be about the same in each
case. If propaganda aims were the only
reason for the withdrawal, the Chinese
command might deploy the troops north of
the Yalu River where, as South Korean
spokesman have pointed out, they would be
In position to move back into North Korea
quickly.
Another possibility, however is that the
Red troops may be moved down the Chinese
coast opposite Formosa-perhaps to be used
in some adventure pending there.
AS a practical matter, there appears to
be little real danger now of a resumption of
fighting in Korea. The projected reduction
in 9th Army strength in South Korea will
still leave two American divisions and one
consisting mostly of British Commonwealth
troops plus 20 ROK divisions that are being
improved constantly through an intensive
training program and the supplying of new
equipment. This strength, plus warnings by
President Eisenhower and by spokesman for
the United Nations Command that renewal
of aggression would be resisted promptly
and probably beyond the frontiers of Korea,
should serve to guarantee the peace for the
time being.
Meanwhile, despite the expressed ap-
prehensions of the Seoul government over
Communist intentions, it could hardly be
expected that the United Nations or the
United States would maintain large de-
Tense army in South Korea indefinitely.
President Eisenhower made it clear last
December that our forces there would be
progressively reduced for deployment else
where and the most recent withdrawal order
is simply another step in that reduction
The Red Chinese may even be following
parallel program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Gogging a Witness

The Chicago Tribune published stor.
yesterday saying that the Defense Depart.
ment was going to gag" one of the witnesses
to be called by Senator Mccarthy in thu
current censure hearing.
Not so, protested Defense Department
spokesman. The witness, retired Major
General Kirke v. Lawton, sis not prohibited
from testifying. There is no way to keeI
him from testifying." But General Lawtor
nevertheless was advised not to testify, and
he did not testify.
He had been called by Senator McCar-
thy to give his version of a conversation
with Brigadier General Ralph w. wicker
in November or December, 1858. One of the
censure counts against Senator Mccarthy
is that he abused and vilif1ed General
Zwicker when the latter appeared before
the Mccarthy subcommittee in February,
1854.
The nature of the conversation between
the two Army officers has not been dis
closed Presumably, however, it was favor
able to Senator Mccarthy or at least Sen
ator Mccarthy thought it would be favor
able to him. But when General Lawton was
asked at the censure hearing yesterday
about the conversation, he replied: II will
have to respectfully decline to answer that
question on the basis of the presidential di-
rectiye Of II May, 1884"
After considerable hemming and haw-
ing, General Lawton conceded that his re-
fusal to answer was based on advice OBJ
tanned from counsel in the Army or Defense
Department-and this despite the denial of
the Tribune'S story. The significant point
is, however, that the Presidents order of
May II had nothing to do with the censure
hearing now being conducted by Senator
Watkins committee. It was addressed to
the Secretary of Defense and related to a
high-level discussion in the Attorney Cen
erals Office of the Army's troubles with Sem
ator Mccarthy It said in pertinent part:
"You will instruct employees of your depart"
ment that in all of their appearances before
the (Mundt) committee regarding the in
quiry now before it they are not to testify to
communications or to produce any such
documents or reproductions. 80"
It is preposterous for any one in the
Defense Department to suggest that this di-
receive covers testimony before the Watkins
committee (Which was not in existence
when the order was issued) concerning
conversation between Generals Lawton and
zwicker which was held at least five months
before the date of the order.
AS matters stand, it is hardly possible to
avoid the conclusion that the Defense De-
partment has unwarrantedly gagged Gen.
eral Lawton to the detriment of Senator
McCarthys defense. The Star has felt that
Senator Mccarthy ought to be censured for
his treatment of General wicker. The Sen
ator, however, is entitled as a matter of
simple justice to call witnesses whom he
believes are necessary to present his side of
the story. On the basis of the facts which
have been disclosed, General Lawton should
be compelled to testify, or the Watkins
committee should admit that it is incapable
of giving Senator Mccarthy fair hearing
on the Zwicker matter because it lacks the
power to compel testimony from all the
witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Another Plane Shot Down

Permit me to commend you for your
recent editorial, Another Plane Shot
Down." For long time I have
wondered why our planes wander
around in so-called Soviet waters. Are
we asking for it?
AS you say, we would not like Rus
sian planes cruising 40 miles off Cali
fornia or Norfolk. Why don't we leave
Russia alone and let those countries
that want to go communistic do so. It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

O. This action Of Congress serves as
warning to U. N. members that they
must not ignore it, or else face the
consequence of being abandoned by
the United States, the greatest bene-
factor of that institution.
However, if their vote should be on
the affirmative Side, the United States
will have no alternative but to with
draw therefrom and brand the u N.
as a useless instrument for peace.
DamaSO p. COrteS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A. reader can get the answer IN .nv ou.,,,on
OF TACT by writing The Evening Star fnfor-
ma bnreau 100 Eye st. NV. Washing
ron D. e Please tnclose three (3) cents for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Frederick ]. Chaplin.

United States planes should not be
flying in the vicinity of Vladivostock;
they do not belong on islands off the
coast of China. No Chinese or Rus
sian soldiers are stationed on the is
lands near our coast line and they are
not flying planes in the vicinity of
Seattle or Los Angeles.
Ed COnners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
Letters to The Star. +.

features article had with 1t q fairly
good map Of Antarctica, although in
teresting names were omitted
F. M. Zimmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What is a scale rule?-N. HI.
A. A graduated stick on which ia
marked the number of board feet in
logs OF given diameter and lengths. It
is used in scaling logs or timber. Scalers
also use table called a log rule, which
SHOWS the estimated number of board
1eet which can be sawed from logs of
various lengths and diameters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

is none of our business. AS George
Washington said. avoid all foreign en-
tanglements." I still think he was our
greatest President.
Frederick I Chanin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

O. When was an incinerator installed
IN the U. S. Capitol to burn secret
documents? w. Moo.
A. In 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-09

Pen-nonaes mag be used q Istters carry
tDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Testing Program
Compares Small
Grain Varieties

Grain varieties vary in their
yield ability, resistance to disease,
stiffness of straw and other char
acteristics.
"This explains why a Maryland
farmer can greatly increase his
chance for more profit in small
grain production by selecting a
good variety adapted to his area,
says University of Maryland as
sistant Extension agronomist Joe
l.. Newcomer.
To give Maryland farmers re-
liable information ON the small
grain varieties best suited for diff
ferent parts of the State, the Uni
versity of Maryland agronomy de-
partment conducts a variety test
ing program. A wide selection OF
varieties are planted in test plots
and a careful check is made on
performances.
Newcomer says some of the best
performing varieties of small grain
are:
Barley: Bearded Kenbar, Smooth
Wong and Kentucky No. /.
Wheat: Smooth-Tayland, Leap.
land, Thorn, Atlas, Bearded-Nit-
tany and NuDel.
Winter Oats: Arlington, Allan
tic, Lee Coldproof, Forkedeer and
Fulgrain.
Rye; Balbo and Abruzzi.
The Extension specialist also
calls attention to another variety
of rye, Tetra Petkus. This variety
is not on the recommended list,
but it appears to be very promis-
ing.
an addition to a good variety y
Newcomer emphasizes, "it is es-
sential that farmers get good
quality seed. Certified seed guaran-
tees trueness to variety and also
quality of seed"
He suggests that Maryland farm
ers get Agronomy Mimeo No. 8
from county agents for more de-
tailed information.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
MT. LAKE PARK

The Mountain Lake Park Girl
Scouts are having a picnic this
evening in the T. c. Bittinger
grove on Monte Vista road. The
scouts are to meet at 4:l5 at the
home of Mrs. Jack Veader.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ramer,
of Bethesda, were weekend guests
of Mrs. Mary Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Moon left
last week for st. Petersburg, Fla,
to spend the winter.
Mrs. Fred Fleming, Miss Kath-
leen Bishop, Mrs. Margaret Berg
haus and Joe Turney were in Fair
mont on Monday, where they were
called by the death of l.. NJ. Gun
ningham. The Cunningham family
were early Park residents.
Mrs. Juanita Ready Shrock, of
Coco, Fla, is here for an indefi-
mite visit with her mother, Mrs.
Martha Ready.
j. d. Murray, who is a patient
in Garrett Memorial hospital, fol-
lowing an emergency operation, is
improving nicely.
Mrs. Harry Lahew and children,
Brownsville, Pa, visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Bitter,
last week.
Mrs. Fannie Alternately, Reming-
ton, Va, spent several days here
with Mrs. George Peddicord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welton Wilson, of
Dubois, Pa, and the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Rose w. Gorley, Punxsu-
tawney, Pa, visited relatives here
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Evans, Joe
Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ev-
ans, Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Hol-
land and daughter Linda, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Lewis were among those
who attended the wedding of Ern-
est Wayne Evans to Miss Nora
Opel, which was solemnized Tues
day evening at 1880 at Bittinger.
Mrs. Clyde A. Gnegy has re-
turned from a two weeks motor
trip to points in New York and
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kloepfel were
business visitors in Keyser last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Leonard
have returned to their home in
Tulsa, Okla, after spending the
summer here.
Mrs. Helen Shaffer spent last
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Shaffer, st. Mary's, Pa.
Master Teddy Sweitzer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Sweitzer,
is i'll at his home with mild case
of measles
Mr.. and Mrs. George Perrine
have named their twin sons, John
Allan and Paul Edwin. There are
two other sons in the family. Mr..
Perrine is the Mt. Lake postmas-
ter.
Mrs. Walter Bittinger spent
Thursday in Fairmont, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Grand Visitation Set
For Eastern Star

Oakland Chapter No. 81, Order
of Eastern Star, will have it's
Grand Visitation next Tuesday, Oc-
tober 5, at the lodge rooms in the
First National Bank building, be-
ginning at 8 p. m.
Margaret E. Bond, Worthy
Grand Matron, and Harry o.
Schroeder, Worthy Grand Patron,
and other grand officers of Mary
land, will be present. A special
ceremony has been planned. Re-
freshments will be served.
Mrs. B. Beeson Snyder, local
worthy matron, and Lewis R.
Jones, worthy patron, will preside.
Members are urged to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Achievement Day
Plans Completed

Achievement Day program plans
have been completed, it was an
nounced by Miss Ethel Grove, home
demonstration agent. Achievement
Day will be held at the Hoyes
church on Friday, October 8, be-
ginning at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Harold Miller, tirantsviIIe,
county music chairman for Home
makers clubs, will have charge of
the music. Mrs. William Hartman,
Accident, will preside.
Mrs. William f. Robbie, president
of the state council of homemakers
will bring greetings, and Miss Eve
Ign d. Scott, assistant state HDA
leader, will be the speaker.
Project chairmen will give re-
ports on program planning. Mem
bers of the Hoyes club will serve
luncheon.
Club presidents are scheduled to
give short reports on their club
activities. A film, "One Activity of
Public Health Nurse" will be
shown by Miss Frances E. Grove,
of the county health department.
A business meeting and election
of officers also is scheduled.
The exchange of cuttings, bulbs,
seeds will conclude the days pro-
gram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
GTNn[SUiLEe NeSU9

Of the 500"
A wiener roast was enjoyed b1
the youth of the Emmanuel ant
Mt. Zion Methodist churches on
Friday evening, September "a, at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Delford
Grove, counselors for the En-
manuel Young people. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Pope, counsellors for
the Mt. Zion group, were also
present. Plans were made to hold
an organizational meeting Thurs
day evening, September 30, at the
Mt. Zion church at 1880 p. m.
Also attending were Janice Bak-
er, Eileen, James and Gerald Bur-
dock, Alice and Nancy Shockey,
Joyce, Sandra and Victor Twigg,
Carl and Harold Paul, Guy Jay,
Frances Johnson, June Corle, Car
lene Rush, Patsy Warner, Donny,
Dennis and Jane Grove, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Grove and Rev. and
Mrs. Edgar Suite.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
n E w S
FROM THE
Ruth Enlow Library
Nv L,nITII DDnHU
BY EDITH BROCK

Gifts of books have been re-
ceived recently from Mrs. Joseph
Ridder, of Kitzmiller; Mr.. and Mrs
r. N. Goodwin, Mrs. Harold Harmed
and Mrs. Eugene Liller
A small exhibit of old school
books has been placed in the ex-
hibit case of the Garrett County
Historical Society. Books have
been lent for this exhibit by Mrs
Regina Stork and Mrs. Lewis
Jones.
Miss Bonnie Browning and Mrs
Joseph Stanton have brought flow
ers to the library this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30

rary economic sacrifices, it was
stated. The new law, known as
public law 597, will provide a part
of the needed capital. 1t was
thought that the insuring of loans
advanced by private lenders would
make it easier for private capital
to assist farmers and also lessen
the demand upon the Federal
treasury.
Proponents of the bill said the
legislation was based on needs ex-
pressed in the Presidents budget
message and in legislation pro-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Portable Telephone
To Be Demonstrated

In view of major disasters in the
past few years and the possibility
of atomic attack in the future the
C. and P. Telephone company
initiated a program recently of
providing a portable switchboard
and the telephones for use in such
cases.
A demonstration of this new
equipment is being given today
at 1870 p. m. in the parking lot
at the rear of the telephone ex-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30

The following persons visited
Blackwater Falls and the Black
water Canyon last Sunday; Mrs.
Elizabeth Hickman and son, Glenn,
Grantsville; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Collier and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brenneman and family, Acct
dent; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Het-
rick and family, McKeesport, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Glotfelty and
family, McHenry, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Liston and family, of
Oakland
Mrs. William Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Miller and sons, Richard
and Ralph and Mrs Aiken, Acct
dent; James G. Beachy, Arlington,
Va, were guests of Mrs. Barbara
Younkin and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Glotfelty Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Beachy
and Mrs. l.. B. Taylor, Arlington,
Va, were guests of their mother,
Mrs. Eva B. Beachy, over the week
end. Other visitors were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Pritts and two daugh-
ters, of Meyersdale, Pa.
Harry Huff, Silver Spring, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |. L.
Huff, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty
and Mrs. Barbara Younkin, of here,
and Mrs. Carl Miller and sons, of
Accident, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. John Cochran, at Mather,
Pa.
Melvin Brenneman, of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Agnes Brenne-
man, Bittinger, and also visited
his brother, Cecil Brenneman, who
had been patient in Miners hos
pital, Frostburg, for 10 days. Mr..
Brenneman is now home and is
improving.
Dean Ivan C. Diehl, of Frostburg
State Teachers college, will be the
guest speaker at the Grantsville
Rotary club meeting at Hill Top
Inn Tuesday evening. He has
chosen as his subject "The Stra-
tegic and Economic Significance
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Circles To Meet

Circles of the WSCS of ST.
Paul's Methodist church have an
nounced meetings for next Wednes-
day evening, October 6. as follows,
Circle l, Mrs. David Hardesty
leader, at the home of Mrs.
Maurice Brookhart with Mrs. C.
Melvin Right and Mrs. Wayne
Booth assisting.
Circle ii, Mrs. H. NJ. Shumate,
leader, at the church, in charge of
Mrs. VERNE Smouse, Mrs. Myrtle
Frazee and Miss Irene Sharp.
Circle III, Mrs. Milburn w.
Mann, leader, at the home of Mrs.
|. R. Rudy, Sr.
Circle ", Mrs. Grover Stemple,
leader, at the home of Mrs. Rich
ard L. Davis.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30

posed by the us. Department of
Agriculture.
The loan services authorized will
be made available through the
FILA, within d matter of weeks,
and can be handled with mini
mum of additional administrative
expense.
The county committee will de-
eide whether or not an applicant is
eligible for a loan and will take
other steps to adapt the program
to local conditions.
Snyder said the program would
not duplicate any existing services
1t will supplement but will not be
substitute for private and CO.
operative credit Applicants who
need engineering services in the
development and execution of the
improvements carried out with the
loans will obtain these services
from other agencies or private
sources. Loans will be made only
for the types of soil and water
conservation PRACTICES recon-
mended by the Soil Conservation
Service, the Extension Service anc
other agricultural agencies.
Full particulars concerning this
new type of credit is available
from either the committeeman OF
from Mr.. Snyder, who has offices
in the Garrett National Bank
building in Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
New Type Credit

Continued From Page One)
the Soil Conservation Service midi
cate that erosion is proceeding. at
a serious rate on about 200 million
acres, with most grassIands pro-
ducing only about half their po-
tential capacity.
A we'll planned program for re-
source conservation often COM
prises practices requiring consider
able capital investment or tempo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30

change on Oak street. Richard X.
Dayton, manager, said the test
would show the means of estab-
fishing communications quickly and
efficiently in case of unusual
emergency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30

Allies disagreed on how to pre-
vent runaway German rearma-
ment, at ninc-power conference in
London.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-09-30
Methodist Men Organize

A new organization of Metho-
dist men in Mt. Lake Park Metho-
dist church, has been chartered by
Methodism's General Board of Lay
Activities in Chicago. Officers Of
the new group are Joseph H.
WEIGH, president; Harvey Riley,
secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-01
I'd Class Mailing Rate
Increase Starts Today
sy she Assoeiosed Press

"A 10 per cent increase in Sec
ond-class mailing rates. which
apply to newspapers and maya
zines, becomes effective today.
The rise is the last of three
staggered 10 per cent increases
which Congress authorized four
years ago.
Postmaster General Summer
field. taking note of the increase
at a news conference today, said
it will boost the Post Office De-
partment's revenue from second
class mail by about IS million a
wear.
He commented that this is
small" in comparison to the
overall second-claSs deficit
which he said had been run
ming at about $40 million an,
nually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-01
Congress Says Army Wasted
$7O3 Million on Overcouts

formal report to cap its probe,
begun last year, into the. "hasty
and needless procurement of an
ill-considered, new-type over
coat"
The Army, the subcommittee
said. concluded $45 million
contract for the. new coat, COM
plete with leggings. on June 80.
1916. the last day of the fiscal
year.
The subcommittee report said
the money came from world
War II revolving fund which
would have reverted to the
Treasury had it not been used
when it was"
At that time, the report added,
the Army had a "5-year supply
of the World War II overcoats
on hand"
The subcommittee said Army
officials simultaneously asked
Congress for more than 500 mil
lion for the new coat, without