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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-13

STRANGE DECEPTION" an Ex-
celsa Film picture released fhrouei,
Casino Film Exchange, produced By
Eugenio Fontano. directed and written
BY Curzio Malaparte. an italian fiim
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Life in the u. S.
Life in the u. S.
Sign Language
Fad Started by
Deaf Mute, 8
BY the Assoeiossd Press

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 81
When her family moved into q
new neighborhood two years ago,
Dolores Schneider had q prob
lem.
How does an 8-year -old deaf
mute 60 about making friends
and playing with the other chill
dren? Dolores, a fourth-grader,
found the answer by teaching
all the youngsters sign language.
Now there's hardly q child Of
her age in the neighborhood
who can't hold his own in two
handed conversation.
Dolores two brothers, Joe, IS,
and Eddie, 13, also have been
deaf mutes from birth but the
eldest child, Mary Lou. II. has
normal hearing. So do Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Schneider.
Mr.. Schneider, q truck driver,
says his youngsters are q
healthy, happy bunch and he'd
match the noise and squab-
bling they produce against any
family'S.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Dorothy Thompson
France the De|iIohofNo
Grave of Europe Is Being Dug by the Incopocity
Of Assembly to Make Up Its Mind on Anything

scribed than in the preamble
to the American Constitution:
to form q more perfect
union. establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility. provide
for the common defense. pro-
mote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings Of liberty
for ourselves and our poster
1ty.
The priority is important;
without Justice, internal sta
bility, adequate defense and
popular welfare, liberty will be
forever insecure. Those who
have liberty and liberty only
will not have it for long.
Were France an insignifi-
cant nation in an uncritical
geographic position none of
this would concern anyone but
Frenchmen But France. on
the Atlantic and the Mediter-
ranean, is a key member of
NATO. and her defense. q
basic policy of the United
States. has already involved
us in two wars. Yet the role
Of France in international
counsels has been to cancel
out action. veto policy. initiate
nothing on her own. but frus-
trate every action or proposal
Of her allies. Unable to pro-
vide alone for the defense of
France against any powerful
enemy. her governments Tor
what pass for governments)
seek alliances. guarantees.
treaties. aid. and demand the
Evening star., 1954-12-27
DOTS FeesoT-
Presidential Insurance Policy
Democratic Leaders Ready Cheer DeSopo New Years
AS Hartman Brings Tommony Chiefton to Albany

Roosevelt presidential special
was on the track.
Mr.. Hartman himself con-
t1nues to repeat that he is for
the nomination Of Adlai Ste
venson In 1856 and there is
no reason to doubt his sin
cerity. But he proved in s527
that he believes he can be
President and for the bite Of
that bug there Is no cure.
1t was noticeable at New
Orleans that Mr.. DeSapio,
who had no old ties of friend
ship to bind him, voted against
Paul Butler, the Stevenson
stamped chairman. and with
the big city bosses. Obviously
he was preparing for all
eventualities in this uncertain
world.
Mr.. Harriman's forces in
New York have already began
to discuss a presidential CAM
paign pattern for him which
will enable him to keep his
word to Mr.. Stevenson but
protect his own interest. They
are saying that If Mr.. Steven
son is not nominated on the
first ballot, he has had it.
Actually, the Stevenson and
Hartman appeals are much
alike. Both are clean, honor
able men. repositories of the
best their party has to offer.
Mr.. Hartman is inarticulate
where Mr.. Stevenson Is elo-
Evening star., 1954-12-27

the advent of the Eisenhower
administration. and advise stu
dents to shun employment
with such dubious security.
But the factor Of job secur-
ity in the State Department.
and particularly in the Foreign
Service is of little Importance
In view of the comparative
stability to be found in these
positions for career employees.
In no wise is there tangible
evidence that fear Of insecur-
ity is keeping away qualified
applicants for these important
posts.
In the armed services, how
ever. things are gravely differ
ent. The Pentagon reports that
the newly-establ ablished Air Force
Academy has not yet succeeded
in filling its quota OF qualified
cadets. And both West Point
and Annapolis report sharply
reduced applications for adj
mission.
Traditionally. Senator's and
Representatives: who are by
law entitled to appoint two
candidates and four alternates
each year to the service acad-
ernies. have found themselves
swamped with eager applicants
from their constituencies. In
the past. members of Congress
held regular examinations for
applicants and named those
young, men who passed with
the highest scores as candi-
dates and alternates.
But today. the lawmakers
report, the pressure has eased
of to an alarming degree. A
military career after gradua-
ton from the long-honored
Military and Naval Academies
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Dovid LorMence- 40
Carriers, Giont Bonbers Urged
Caprice Of the French Held Threat to U. S Base
lntercontinentoI Planes, Flat Tops Indorsed

land -basAd planes for Soviet
Russia to attack such carriers,
especially since the latter can
move around constantly at a
speed of 80 to 40 miles an hour.
In any future war the
oceans will be as important as
the land mass. The acces-
sibility of the Russian heart
land from the approaches to
the Baltic and the Arctic and
also from the Mediterranean,
Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean
and the Pacific is well known
to the bomber pilots Of today.
Also since Naval planes are
equipped to carry atomic
weapons, large number of
sorties could be flown per hour
to key cities in Russian terri
tory without dependence on
any land bases overseas.
This does not mean that
American military men believe
in giving up overseas airfields
altogether. On the contrary.
they see the need for more
alternative bases in the event
that parliamentary politics in
any country should deprive
the Western alliance of the
use of a particular set. Thus
reliance on bases in Spain,
Italy, Turkey and the Mediter-
ranean area is still strong. But
the unsolved problem is the
possible effect on land oper-
ations If some of the parlia-
.ments in Europe suddenly de-
eide to go neutral" 1t would
make quite a yexing problem
for the land generals who can
not redeploy their forces over
night.
Even if the French Parlia-
ment finally goes through
with its pledge of last summer
to ratify the pending treaties
to rearm Germany. enough les
sons have been learned from
last weeks experience to cause
a reshuff1ing of the cards for
future strategy. Congress will
ask q number of pertinent
questions about all this when
the defense budget comes up
for consideration at the next
session.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
lonstontIne BroWrf- tgA
Foreign Service Still Attractive
Stote Department Has Wide Field From Which to Choose
Professors Seen Discouruoinq Would-Be Applicants

seems to have lost It's old ale
lure.
Our military leaders see no
lack Of patriotism. or any dis
dain for the armed forces, as
the cause Of this surprising
and alarming situation. They
say only that the situation Il
q natural one because Of eco
nonic advantages in private
industry. which are not equal
led or surpassed by the mill
tary.
AS an illustration Of their
explanation. they point to the
almost universal advantages
these days Of industry pension
and retirement plans, the costs
Of which are born In great part
by the employer. Only o few
short years ago, very few in
dustries offered any such form
of security, they point out.
while the armed forces always
have. Young men seem to pre-
fer civilian life to the military
when the economic advantages
are as good or better, thus the
drop in applications for the
academies.
The military mems solution
for this predicament, Of course,
is to increase the material
benefits of service life in order
to make it superior in attrac-
tion to young men of college
age. To this end they are push.
ing hard for substantial pay
increases and added fringe
benefits for the armed forces.
They hope to win congression-
al approval Of sufficient eco
nomic advantages to offset
what they say are the superior
remunerations obtainable In
private industry.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Doyid Lawrence

II any further proof were
needed for greater reliance on
the intercontinental bomber of
the United States Air Force
and on the aircraft carrier Of
the United States Navy. it has
been furnished in the last few
days by the caprice Of the
French Parliament.
For the slender thread by
which a small group of French
deputies can arbitrarily swing
a majority from one side to the
other affords no defense or
security to the United States
or its ground troops stationed
in France. The same French
Parliament, when an emer-
gency arises. can suddenly de-
clare its neutrality and leave
American forces isolated and
helpless on French territory.
Soviet Russia, on the other
hand. with a full -fledged force
Of inflltrators at present op-
Grating effectively through the
Soviet Embassy In Paris. con-
trolls important newspapers
and has the support of influ-
entail groups, which collaborate
with them today just as some
did with the Nazis before the
last war. These groups pull
strings inside the French Par
lament.
The whole French situation
Is one that is perilous for the
Western alliance. especially
since the French people. even
with the aggressive leadership
Of Mendes-France. are appar-
emily unable to counteract the
Soviet propaganda and the in
filtration process which gees
on in secret. Exposures of the
Communist influence are rare
indeed and then only when
a flagrant case Of espionage
happens.
Some idea Of the dangerous
situation that exists in Paris
can be derived from the fact
that 100 deputies in the French
Parliament are members of the
Communist Party and regu-
larly contribute about $1,000
a year from their salaries, or
about 100000 annually for the
Evening star., 1954-12-27

quent. But Mr.. Hartman CO.
operates better with the pro-
fessionals who grumble about
the intellectuals and amateurs
who surround Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Hartman is in Office
where Mr.. Stevenson is out.
But; neither has the quality
fora which many Democrats
will look believing they need
it to beat President Eisen-
hover. who possesses it so
abundantly. This is the warm.
human touch.
In regaining control Of the
State, New York Democrats, Of
course. have lost their alibi for
the ills which aff1ict their
principal source of strength.
New York City. For the past
IL years City Hall has been
able to complain that the city
was m1Streated by Gov. Dewey,
and 1t does seem fair to say
that he was not precisely in
dulgent toward 1t.
Mr.. Hartman also will he
coping for the first time with
elective Office and the problem
Of creating. not just executing.
policy. President Eisenhower
can tell him how different life
is when you have no place to
pass the buck.
After years in the trough,
New York Democrats are max
ing a snowy comeback, but the
problems to be met are enor-
nous.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Constantine Brown

The persistent reports and
allegations heard on every side
recently to the effect that the
Foreign Service is no longer
attractive to American young
men are not substantiated by
the facts.
Far from being embarrassed
for lack of applicants, the
State Department still has the
advantage Of a wide field Of
choice among the aspirants for
Foreign Service posts. The
figures show that since 1916
about $1,000 applicants have
taken the Foreign Service tests,
Of which only about Is per
cent have successfully passed
the rigid requirements.
State Department officials
point out that budgetary con-
siderations severely limit the
number Of Foreign Service
posts to be filled each year,
Since June Of 1854, for ex-
ample, only about 100 budding
diplomats have been brought
into the service at the lowest
rank.
The knowledge that Foreign
Service posts are severely
limited has discouraged many
would-be applicants. and COLI
lege and university professors
and heads of graduate schools
diligently warn their students
that appointment limitations
dim their chances for a diplo-
matte career. 3
There is considerable ground
to believe, too, that many edu-
Gators overstress the alleged
disadvantages of government
employment. They point to the
100000 Federal dismissals since
Evening star., 1954-12-27
New Faces in Congress
New races IN Congress
John James FIynt of Georgia
is Veteran and CIV Graduate
By Harold R. Rodgers

John James Flynt. jr., the new
Democratic Representative from
Georgia's 4th congressional dis
trict, is a decorated World War
II veteran. graduate Of George
Washington University here and
former Assistant United States
Attorney in his home State.
Taking the seat Of the late
Representative A. Sidney Camp.
who died last July "a. the 40
year-old legislator became q
freshman in the 83d Congress.
to fill the unexpired term.
Elected also to the 84th Congress.
he goes into that body with
seniority over those elected only
to the 84th. He. won easily in
the Georgia primary. and was
lnopposed in the November elec-
ton.
Jack" as he is widely known
in Georgia, was born November
8, 1914 at Griffin. Spaulding
County, Ga. He is the son Of
Judge John James Flynt, ST..
and Susan Banks Flynt. both
deceased.
Law Degree at CIV.
Educated in the public schools
of Griffin. the new Congressman
attended Georgia Military Acad-
eny. graduated from the Uni
versity of Georgia in 1886. at
tended Emory University, and
received his law degree from
George Washington University
Law School in 1910.
He was admitted to the bar
Of all courts in Georgia, and the
United States Supreme Court.
Serving in the Army during
World War II from March %.
1941 to December IL, 1945. he
was awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for meritorious service in
Northern France.
He was graduated from the
Command and General Staff
School. the Air Corps Advanced
Flying School. Brooks Field.
Texas. and is a lieutenant colonel
in the U. s. Army Reserve.
Federal and State Jobs.
Mr.. Flynt had experience at
both the State and Federal level.
He was former assistant U. s.
Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia, a member of the
Georgia House of Representa-
tives l947-1948. and was solicitor
general for the Griffin judicial
Circuit Of the State Superior
Evening star., 1954-12-27

permanent presence Of British
and American troops on Euro
pean soil for her protection.
But when her premiers and
foreign ministers enter into
concrete arrangements Ito
provide for the common de-
fense" the Assembly cancels
or waters down the arrange
ments. selecting a bit Of this
and a bit of that. holding on
to all the concessions that
have been granted for French
cooperation within the larger
scheme while destroying the
scheme. No signature Of q
French premier or foreign
minister can be relied on. be-
cause neither the man nor the
policy may be there tomorrow.
Thus not only France. but
Great Britain, West Germany,
Italy. Holland. Belgium. Lux
embourg, and the United
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Doris FIeeson-

A strikingly large section Of
Who's Who Among Democrats
will take out a presidential in
surance policy New Years Day
in the form of a pilgrimage to
Albany, N. Y. The purpose Of
course is to cheer loudly and
recognizably when Averell
Hartman takes over as Gov
,ernor. -, 4
Their prudent enthusiasm
for the new Secretary Of State
of New York will be scarcely
less confined for he is Carmine
DeSapio, who for all intents
and purposes will be In charge
of the division of practical
politics. Mr.. DeSapio Is the
new look in Tammany leaders
who co-operates with the
party's better citizens instead
of fighting them.
In bringing the top politi-
clan in the metropolitan area
to Albany. MIR. Hartman Is
following exactly the pattern
Of his first political mentor.
Franklin Roosevelt. Mr.. Roose-
velt couldn't do business with
the Tammany Of his day but
he had available the astute
boss Of the Bronx. the late
Ed Flynn. who also could see
beyond the borders of his
county. The then Gov. Roose-
welt named Mr.. Flynn as Sec
retary Of State and the 1882
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Fletcher KnebeI-
Potomac Fever

What our statesmen needed but didn't get for Christmas:
Agriculture Benson matinee show by the girls
of Mnsky-to take his mind off LadejinSky
Senate Democratic johnson: method Of
ming without king chance Of being nominated
the year Ike again.
Democratic Leader Raybun Some method embar
RAISING President Eisenhower that the Republicans haven't tried
already unsuccessully.
Treasury Secretary Humphrey: way saying hello
balanced budget without saying goodbye the Republican
party
Adai Stevenson invitation visit the Eisenhower farm
at Gettysburg in 95and bring along the Secret Service with
him.
The Eisenhower team political problem that has solution
that doesn't make all the Republicans at White House As
sistant Sherman Adams.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Dorothy Thompson

The grave Of Europe is being
dug by the incapacity of the
French Assembly to make up
its mind about anything, Of
any Importance. at all.
The Assembly alone governs
France. There Is no division
Of assigned powers or RESPONSE
bilities. The President is a
figurehead. The Premier. with
no fixed tenure of office, is
continually at the Assembly's
mercy or whim. Its members
represent q myriad of parties,
none Of which has a majority.
Some Of these are divided In
ternally. others represent only
or chiefly regional or economic
interests. and the strongest
and most united of them is
the Communist party.
The Communists. whose
policy is made in Russia. OBJ
serve strict party discipline.
A line being decided upon. they
vote as a bloc. The other par
ties are. in the Assembly. asso-
Citations of individuals or per-
sonalities. bound by no dis
ciplines. who largely do as they
please. and what they may
do on any occasion or on any
issue. nobody knows.
This. which is called French
democracy" is. in fact, an
archy. 1t is not government
but the negation of govern
ment. 1t is a system Cor alb
sence Of systeml which sys-
tematically assures inaction
IA majority for doing nothing.
France is thus q nation
without q functioning state.
The French" exist. France"
hardly does.
The functions of a state
have never been better de-
Evening star., 1954-12-27

support of Communist Party
propaganda and activities. The
leaders Of this party go period
ically to Moscow for confer
ences, and this is reported In
the press rs a commonplace
occurrence.
While the Communists are
excluded from the cabinet. they
manage somehow to get hold
of secret documents. It has
been revealed in the press that
during the Indo- China war the
Communist agents in France
instantly obtained the details
of French military plans
through cabinet sources and
relayed them to Moscow and
then to the Communist forces
in Indo- China,
How can the United States
be sure Of France as an ally
when there are such goings on?
This question has been fire.
quently asked by military men
here as they argue for a differ
ent concept Of defense than is
usually heard. Thus. for ex-
ample, important air bases
are being constructed for the
United States Air Force in
French territories in Africa.
But a change in control OF
the French cabinet can over
night mean a decision not to
let any military operations be
prosecuted from such bases.
These are some of the rea-
sons why military strategists
mere feel that since the best
defense for the United States
is in part at least an effective
offense, then intercontinental
bombers which can be refueled
in the air and can cross the
Atlantic and Pacific from bases
in Canada or this country are
essential along with a large
fleet Of aircraft carriers which
can roam the seas.
The floating bases, Of course.
are not within the control of
any foreign parliament. This
means that a sizable number of
fighter planes and bombers
can take of from the fiat tops,
and It would require a feet of
similar size or quite q lot Of
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Holiday Twins

LOS ANGELES F.-Old
Santa. being no piker, perhaps
figured he could do on Christmas
Day what the stork had done on
Thanksgiving Day Is years ago.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Clebert Ber-
geron now have their second set
Of twin boys. The eldest sons are
Clebert. jr.. and Gilbert. born on
Thanksgiving Day in 1941. The
new arrivals, as yet unnamed
have two other brothers. Ray
mond. II, and Anthony, B..
Evening star., 1954-12-27

Court, from January /, 1853.
until elected to Congress in No
vember.
He is q Methodist, a Mason,
Shriner and q member Of the
American Legion. Forty and
Eight, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Woodmen of the World, Elks.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
and Phi Delta Phi legal fratern-
ity.
He married Miss Patricia Brad
ley, of Dalton, Ga, February Z,
1912. They have three children
Susan Banks Flynt, John James
Flynt III, and Crisp Bradley
Flynt.
fTonorroU: Representatives
elect Perkins Bass, Republican.
OF NetD Hampshire.l
Evening star., 1954-12-27
80 Pct. Neur Waterways

NEW YORK.--Eighty per cent
Of the population Of New York
State lives and works within 10
miles of the States inland wa
terway system, which includes
524 miles of canals plus the
Hudson River and channels Of
New York Harbor.
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Brief Liberty

WACO, Tex. (R.-On Christ.
mas Eve City Judge @. z. Val.
entine released Is men held OF
drunkenness charges.
Yesterday 10 Of them were bacl
In Jail on the same charge.
Burn the Turkey
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. up.
The fire records today
showed three alarms were
sounded on Christmas Day.
All were for turkeys burning
in ovens.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Ivy CIinqs to Home

EVANSTON. III. R.-Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Frankowskis
have an unusual problem when
they move to their new home
! next week. Mrs. Frankowskis
bought a 1-inch ivy plant sew
en- years ago, has become at
tached to it, and wants to take
1t with her-undamaged.
The plant has grown to the
ceiling and has completely en-
circled the walls Of Mrs.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Powerful Lighthouse

A powerful new lighthouse
with effective beam intensity of
a million candle power is
planned on Ross Island to serve
Port Blair, India.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

States are at the mercy and
whim of the French National
Assembly. who, except for the
Communists. represent moth
ing. are impotent to act but
able to make powerful allies
impotent-the Delilah Of
nations.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

Frankowskis' 10 by "a foot
living room.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-04-30
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Paul NarW uoi WA> : business
visitor in Great Falls "Wednesday
Percy Da>Id>on. O: Great Falls.
was 4 RruWH.nC VISITOR on ouS!'
ness the t!rS, Of The week.
MIR and Mrs FL Shucr, ST
are spending several days IN
Great Falls this week
Miss Kathryn Franks returned
home TUESDAY from! the Cut
Bank hospital.
Mrs Edna Mac Brown. o: Sac.
ramcnio. California. was visiting
friends here the :l:>. part OF this
week
John Gilbert. 0: The FRS; Ma.
,ional Bank. returned home Sat.
urday from business trip 10
Sheridan. Wyoming
Mrs. Edward NcDouga! went
to Great Falls Monday and is
spending a few days there for a
medical checkup,
Mrs. Stanley Preston returned
home Sunday from the Cut Bank
hospital where she underwent
surgery about iwo weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Dean
of Poison spent few days here
las, week visiting their daugh'
ter. Mrs Gene DOhe-,y and Mrs
Deans sister. Mrs. Don NcRae
Mr.. Dean i Superintendent 0.
schools a. Poison.