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Evening star., 1954-12-26
Democrats Win Election ccott Politically

complain Of ''the slush and the
slime" Of Senator McCarthy's at
tacks. Before the course Of the hear
ings was run. the accused went to
the hospital with q bad elbow.
Red Chino
Like Senator Mccarthy, Red
China revealed itself as an exponent
Of audacity. As II In answer to
President Eisenhower's appeal for
moderation in East-West relation
ships. Radio Peiping announced i'm
fact. boasted - that l3 Americans
had been sentenced to prison terms
for alleged espionage. Since blue
eyed. long -nosed Caucasian Is hard
" the kind of spy TO send to China,
the charge was so manifestly ridicu-
lous that 1t seemed not even the
Chinese Reds could believe It.
Their announcement set OF Q
furor that still was going on as the
year ended.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

National Assembly would not accept
EDO. They didn't. The vote came
August 80. with the Communists
95 votes providing the margin. The
Kremlin clucked contentedly. as the
West scrambled feverishly for some
stop-gap alternative.
Western defenses Jared better in
the Mediterranean area. Britain and
Egypt buried the hatchet after the
British paid the proper price-a
promise to leave Suez. An agreement
on resuming operation of Iranian
oil refineries was finally reached.
YugoSlavia. Greece and Turkey
joined in Balkan defense pact to
strengthen the southeastern anchor
Of the North Atlantic community.
And Tunisia was gIven new nope
Of getting more control of its own
affairs by Premier Mendes-F France.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

This was evidenced not only by the
hue-and-cry over Mr.. Wilson's bird
dogs and kennel-fed dogs, but also
by the increased interest taken in
the elections by President Eisen-
hover.
Early in the game, it was the
Presidents intention to keep hands
of local races. But by october he
had changed his mind, and on Oc-
tober 20 he was out Of town all day.
feverishly stumping for Republi-
cans in four crucial States-Oh
Michigan, Kentucky and Delaware.
He coupled this spectacular aerial
tour with a general plea for a Re-
publican Senate and a Republican
House.
One Of the curiosities Of the cam
paign was the Democratic tactic Of
boasting about its support Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
August
Watkins Unit Named
To Study censure us
Anti-Mcc corthyism Rises

washington's additionally hottest
month cooler than July this year,
produced three stories to match the
weather:
Cd Senator McCarthy's actions
came under increasing criticism.
ca Congress adjourned In final.
hot sweat that produced an impress
siye wave Of legislation.
CD The French threw. this city
into cold sweat by demolishing the
european Defense Community
treaty, key to swift estahlishment Of
united Europe.
Enter Watkins
Out of tho first story emerged =
new, national figure. austere. proper.
but surprisingly flery. Senator Ar
thur Watkins. Republican. of Utah
was chosen by Vice President Nixon
Evening star., 1954-12-26

their complacency by the results
of Names State elections.
In that traditionally Republican
State, a Democratic Governor was
elected for the first time since
1884. Other Republicans had a
relatively hard time winning. Sena-
tor Margaret Chase Smith and the
three Republican Congressman all
won by smaller margins than they
had in previous tests.
Evening star., 1954-12-26
September
Eden's Selling Trip
Rescues West Europe
From Dislnity Peril

Three events whose pivotal sig
nificance may be measured in dec
AIDES, rather than years, dominated
September.
Certainly the most far-reaching
Of these was the brilliant success Of
the London Conference, where West
ern Europe's statesmen put the shat
tered EDO humpty -dumpty together
again, according to q different ar
chitectural pattern than before. In
some ways 1t was stronger than the
old structure. It's significance lay
as much in what 1t prevented
chaos-as in what 1t recovered
hope.
PRINCIPAL credit for the swift re-
covery went to Great Britain's hand
some Foreign Minister. Sir Anthony
Eden, for his perfect timing of an
unprecedented British promise to
keep ground forces and tactical air.
craft on the continent. His an
nouncement lifted France out Of its
bitterness into cooperative mood.
The foreign ministers then went on
to lay the groundwork for the West
ern European Union, which brought
West Germany into the NATO de-
Tense community. permitted her re-.
armament, and provided for an in.
ternationally commanded military
establishment (but on a less inte-
grated basis than the old edo had
prescribed).
MoniIo Poet Signed
The second event was the signing
of the Manila pact in the Philip
pines. Eight countries-the United
States, Britain, France. Australia,
New Zealand, the Philippines, Thai
land and PakiStan-agreed upon a
plan intended to stop Red aggression
in Southeast Asia. An open attack
on any one of the nations or on
any of the three states Of Indo-
China-would be considered an at
tack on all, they agreed. And threats
Of Subversion to any of the eight
countries. or the three Indo-C Chinese
states, would be the occasion for
consultations among member states.
: This was the kind Of action Sec
retary Of State Dulles had sought
before the Geneva Conference. He
considers 1t one of the tragedies Of
1854 that our allies did not heed his
advice before the Geneva partition
Of Wet Nam instead Of after. There
is no assurance that things would
have turned out differently. But
the Vests position would have been
stronger.
The Manila pact did not have
the military teeth of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization, but 1t
did provide q basis on which the
United States could build defense
with its allies If Communist expan-
sion continued in the area.
All signatories reiterated their
intention to give backward coun-
tries complete control OF their own
affairs as soon as they are able
to take over.
Watkins Recommendations
The other event of long-range
Importance was domestic, and con-
cerned the fortunes Of Senator
Mccarthy. The Senate select COM
mittee, headed by Senator Watkins.
recommended unanimously that Mr..
Mccarthy be censured on two
counts:
First. for contempt" Of Senate
committee by refusing to testify
before them on his personal
finances.
Second, for abusing . general
officer Of the United States Army.
The Senate decided not TO act until
after the elections.
September also marked the flrst
earnest rounds IN the 1854 off-year
elections. Democrats croWed and
Republicans were goaded out Of
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IAN.

all-Viet Nam elections in July, 1856.
and the Communist Wet Mimi
quickly went about winning 1t.
Red agents spread throughout the
country. including South Wet Nam.
Cambodia and Laos were sub
stantially cleared Of Wet Mimi as
q result Of the armistice. but Laos.
a mountain country Of only Is
million inhabitants. seemed weak
and ripe for picking.
U S. Deals Self Out
Secretary Of State Dulles left
Geneva before the other IS nations
there got around to approving"
the armistice terms, which were
actually signed in northern Wet
Nam. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
the top United States delegate. dis
associated this country from the
terms.
But Secretary Dulles earlier fall
ure to rally the free world to o
stronger stand against Q costly
armistice was rated as Americas
greatest setback Of the 1854 cold
war.
Churchill Visit
A In Washington, Prime, Minister
Churchill apparently had made some
headway with Presiderit EisenhoWer
on giving peaceful co-existence" Q
chance. This was the new term
of Red coinage - that came into
currency to express the Vests
desire to live on the same planet
with the Communists while still
avoiding o war with them.
Congress. meanwhile, was cropping
its way toward adjournment. Late
in the month. however. hopes for
July 81 closing date were shat
tered by f1libuster. Liberal Demo-
Gratis. alarmed about a Government
contract with Q private electric
power group in the Tennessee
valley area, tried to talk the Senate
into squelching it. They failed but
kept on talking any way, thus hold
ing up important legislation.
The Guatemala situation, mean
while, ended happily for the West.
Col. Castillo Armas turned up with
enough support in the Guatemalan
army to force the President to step
down. He accepted the top post In o
three-mansjun which took over the
country. The Communists In Presi-
dent Arbenz' government jammed
Guatemala City embassies where
they had diplomatic immunity. and
began scheming to get out Of the
country.
Cohn Resigns
The first repercussion Of the
Army-McCarth hearings was the
resignation Of Roy Cohn, Senator
McCarthy's right-hand man. It
came after the Senate subcommittee,
which had listened to the Army
Mccarthy brawl, indicated 1t would
vote 4-3 against retaining him as
committee counsel. Another Nc
Cartly henchman, Don Surine. was
transferred from the subcommittee
staff to Senator McCarthy's private
payroll.
President Eisenhower and his adj
ministration stood by Army Sec
retary Stevens. Rumors that Mr..
Stevens or John Adams. Army coun-
sci, would leave the Pentagon turned
out to be false. =
Second and--in the long run
much more significant repercussion
was in the Senate itself. There In
the last week of July. at the height
of the Senate push to adjourn SO
that men UP for reelection could
get home to campaign. Senator
Flanders introduced resolution
''condemning" Senator Mccarthy fol
conduct ''unbecoming member Of
the United States Senate"
Evening star., 1954-12-26
June
Mendes-Fruncs Enters
World Scene on Pledge
To Halt Indo-c Chino War

A new figure stepped onto the
world stage In June. and went
swiftly about remaking the face Of
Europe and Asia. He was %-year-
old Pierre Mendes France. chosen
10 succeed Premier Joseph Laniel at
an agonizingly delicate moment In
negotiations at Geneva on Indo-
China.
The sudden realization in this
country that the Communists might
be on the verge Of q tremendous
victory diverted some Of the rapt
attention Of Americans from the
McCarthy-Army hearings, which
finally ended June IT,.
Guatemala Diversion
Another diversion was the capsule
war in Guatemala, which broke out
with q spectacular public rela-
tions barrage in mid-June, but
seemed to bog down later in the
month.
Senator McCarthy's harping on
subversion in the Senate Office
Building set the stage for another
chapter In the Republican admin
istration's second-to-none vigilance
campaign. The Atomic Energy Com
missions security board brought in
its report on j. Robert Open
heimer. The verdict: He was Sc
curity risk. although loyal. The Acc
fired him June 20.
The fear of subversion at home
was at least matched by apprehen-
sion, about events In Geneva and
Hanoi. Wet Mimi troops, fresh
from their victory at Diem Bien Phu.
were massing around North Wet
Mans queen city in the rain. drag
ging their lighter artillery with
them.
Geneva Progress
At Geneva. meanwhile. the Com
munist diplomats seemed bent on
getting all of Indo-China over the
table. without any more fighting.
When the anguished French Ma
tional Assembly threw out M.
Laniels government. America re-
signed herself to diplomatic defeat
at Geneva. The only hope was to
keep the losses to q minimum.
Premier Mendes-France started
by comforting at length with Chinese
Premier Chou En-lai at Bern,
Switzerland, away from the diplo-
matte hubbub Of Geneva. When
both men came away smiling, the
United States feared the worst.
AS q sort of consolation prize,
Warrington found news from Latin
America encouraging: There. Col.
Carlos Castillo Armas, Guate-
malan Communist, and his
route-step collection Of 250-odd
patriots, launched their modern day
Jericho operation against the pinko
administration Of President Jacobo
Arbenz Guzman.
ports from Castillo Armas' public
relations chief, the war" settled
down to o battle Of nerves. The key
to the affair was the Guatemalan
Army, whose status was unclear
through the curtains and counter
curtains of censorship.
Washington ended the month on
o high note with q rousing welcome
for Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's
Prime Minister. who came to see
President Eisenhower. about such
problems of world diplomacy as the
defense of Europe and Southeast
Asia. East-West trade and new
developments in hydrogen and
atomic weapons.
Evening star., 1954-12-26

Administration Loses
Grip on G congress-und
On Its Senate Leader

November was day Of reckon
ing for the Republicans. But while
the reckoning was adverse to them.
1t was not so bad as 1t might have
been. In fact, 1t was not even
"average-bad." The party in power
in the first half of a presidential
term loses an average Of four and
one-half seats in the Senate and 40
seats in the House as a result Of
midterm elections.
This time the Republicans lost
two upper-chamber seats and Is
members in the lower body--less
than half the average decline. But
so closely were the two houses di-
vided before election that these slim
losses spelled the end of Republican
control on Capitol Hill.
Election observers were at loss
to explain what the outcome proved.
Certainly Republicans could take
scant heart from the fact that their
losses were n1inimal, not only had
they lost Congress, but they had
lost 1t on the heels Of repeated pleas
by the President for Republican
legislature. But the Democrats were
hardly in position to crow; the
election showed no great wave of
anti-Republicanism, and the Demo-
Gratis Senate control-hinging on
two Democrats and ex-Republican
Morse Of Oregon-was so slim 1t
might easily be lost.
One fact that could not be over
looked-even II it could not be accu-
rately evaluated--was that President
Eisenhower had made a last-minute
stumping tour of four States, and
had been answered by Republican
victory in only one Of them. Was
this slap in the face for Ike?
Or would the Republicans fate have
been worse without him? No one
could tell.
knowIonds Stond
A byproduct of the election was
that Senator William Knowland of
California lost his job as majority
leader on the Hill. But by Novem-
ber. Senator Knowland was begin
ming to talk like an opposition
spokesman any way-especially on
matters Of foreign policy.
At the middle of the month, SEN
ator Knowland went on record with
q foreign policy Of his own. AS far
back as July he had shown himself
irreconcilable on the subject of hav-
ing anything to do with Red China.
But he shook Washington and the
world in November with q speech
diametrically opposed to the views
of President Eisenhower. The Chief
Executive called for nlodus Diuendi
with the Reds. Mr.. Knowland told
the Senate that "coexistence and
atomic stalemate will result in ulti-
mate Communist victory"
Mccorthy censure
As soon as the election was out
Of the way, the Senate convened to
deal with censure charges against
Senator Mccarthy. Many watchers
Of the congressional scene wondered
what the Wisconsin legislator would
do. Would he apologize. thus max
ing the ugly business Of censure un-
necessary? Would he sit back. heed
less Of his fellows deliberations? Or
would he fight?
The answer was not long in COM
ing, and revealed Senator Nc
Carthy's basic philosophy Of conduct
ID be Identical with that Of Danton:
De H1uddce, encore de PGud1ce. ct
tOaj0ays de PGudGce. BY the end Of
the nrst week. his language and his
charges were % strong that the
mild d-nannered Senator John STEM
mis- ol mississippi took the floor 10
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
AIobomon's S Body
To Be Sent Home
For Burial

Funeral services and burial for
Mrs. Nancy Starks, SO, who died
Sunday in a local hospital, will be
held in Montgomery, Alabama, her
birthplace. Mrs. Starks, who came
to Phoenix IA years ago, resided
at 919 South 7th Avenue.
MRS. Starks is survived by: Five
sons: Jimmie of Detroit, William
of Montgomery, Lee of Indianapo-
lis, Burt of California, and Curtis
cf Phoenix; four daughters. Mrs.
Lucy Bell Easley, Mrs. Molne
Potts, and Miss Gussie Mae Starks,
all cf Montgomery, and Mrs. An
ME Mae Jackson of Phoenix; 10
grandchildren and II great grand
children. Webber's Eastlake Nor
tuary is in charge.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
Network Prosram
Originates Here

Christmas In The Sun Coun-
try special holiday-themed
broadcast originating from the
campus OF Phoenix College, has
been scheduled for Saturday, from
800 to $50 pm, over Mutual-Doh
Lee. Radio.
The program will feature the
.Z00-voiced Phoenix A Capella
Choir. under the direction of Ken
meth Hakes. word description OF
the Valley of the Sun by Len In
gebrigtsen and special pickup
from the town of Christmas, Ari-
zona, with Jack Williams at the
microphone. This latter feature re-
veals how this colorful community,
located in the Dripping Springs
Mountain. area of Arizona.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
Luke Field
Airmon Passes

A/1C Roscoe Wilson, Jr., airman
at Luke Air Force Base, died last
Sunday following a five months
illness.
The airman was born in Tish-
mingo, Oklahoma After being dis
charged from the Army following
service in Korea and Japan, he re-
turned to the States and made his
home here with his mother. He
resided at 1347 East Monroe Street.
He is survived by his wife, El-
eancr; mother, Mrs. Willie Mae
Wilson, both of Phoenix; father,
Roscoe Wilson, Sr., Ardmore, Ok
lahoma; two grandmethers, two
aunts and one uncle.
Funeral services were held at
Chapel in the Valley, with Rev.
J. r. Minor officiating.
Remains were carried to his
home in Oklahoma for interment.
Ragsdale Mortuary in charge.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17

tion, speed and variety for the
Skyliners.
Among others, it includes. Dick
inner, Montana U halfback; Rusty
Fairly, quarterback and magic
ballhandler for the leagues cham
pion Denver University; halfback
Fred Maiaffey, also of Denver;
and George Galuska, who romped
for three tcuchdowns in the sea-
sons final game for Wyoming
University against the u. of Ari-
Zona.
liner, a five-foot, six-inch pack
age of dynamite from Highland,
Indiana, set a new conference
rushing record of more than 8
yards per, try this season. Weigh
ing only ITO pounds. he's averaged
27.5 yards per punt return.
He can break a ball game wide
open, as can any of the other maj
or backs on the squad. Two other
Continued on Page g
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17

high school districts. Students are
dcing the job away from school
and on their own time. ST. Mary's
and Phoenix Union High School
youth are responsible for the
downtown Phoenix shocping area.
Hundreds of volunteer "foot SOL
dierS' are needed for the overall
job which is expected to require
only single mornings time for
delivering the coin containers on
December 81. Pickup day has been
established for SOME Saturday
morning at the end of the March
OF Dimes drive.
Teens are urged to "sign-up"
through their own high school
leaders. These are: Comeback
High, Marsha Weaver, AM. 5-5072;
North Phoenix High, Charlene
Noble. AM. 5-O324; Phoenix Union
Charlotte Jensen, BR. 5-5166; st.
Mary's, Joy Garrett, AM. 5-8275;
South Mountain, Chuck Ginger,
BR. 6-1120; West Phoenix, Joyce
Alton CIR. 4-00S2.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
Night Speed Is 50

The nighttime speed limit in Ari-
zona is fifty-not sixty miles per
hour. This is important knowledge
for the motorist. Nighttime speed
regulations become increasingly
significant as the days gr5w short
er, and we find ourselves doing
more of our driving in the dark.
Lower nighttime limits are
based on tn fact that driving vision
is severely limited after dark.
ThoughtIess drivers don't seem to
realize this. They fail to appreciate
the fact that the traffic death
rate goes up when the sun gees
down.
But wise drivers understand the
logic of the lower nighttime speed
limit. and are quite willing to
slow down after sun down. ........-..
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
PhoeniconS
Welcome Home

Phoenix is proud to welcome
Airman 3rd Class Ralph Love. and
Airman 3rd Class Van Buren Will
liams, back to Phoenix for the
Xmas season. Both Ralph and Van
graduated from Carver Hi g h
School in the last class of fifty
four. After graduation they en-
listed in the service of Uncle Sam S
Air Force. "He treats us like we
were his only nephews," they said.
After enlisting together, they will
finally be separated. Ralph is be-
ing sent to Japan while Van is be-
ing sent across the country to New
Jersey where afterwards he will
be sent to Greenland.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
Phoenix Trade
In High Gear

Business in Phoenix is rolling
in high, as reflected by November
sales tax records.
Christmas business to be chalk
ed in December is giving promise
cf setting a new record. Stores
are crowded, streets are janlmed
and there's the usual ttiekening
Of the traffic jam as shoppers
cruise for a place to leave the car.
The crowds are buying-e everyone
on the street carrying the bun
dies that have made the cash
registers tingle.
1t all adds up to still more in
city sales tax money. That, in
turn reduces the amount that
would be required in property
taxes to keep the wheels of gov
ernment and it's services turning.
A possible improvement of from
S150,000 to 100000 is indicated
from records released by B. w.
Bear, city assessor Sales tax col
lecticns yielded $4,000 more in
November than in October. No
venlber of this year showed a gain
Of $4,000 above the same period
Of 1858. These sales tax gains,
obviously, should be reflected in
lower prCDertV taxes.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
SOUTHERN White METH0DI5TS ORGANIZE
TO FIGHT CHURCH INTEGRATI0N

According to reports from Rir-
mingfhan, Alabama, six States
formed a special committee there
Tuesday to map out a fight to
s preserve racial segregation in the
Methodist Church.
The report said that Sidney W.
Snlyer, Birnringhams attorney and
lay leader, was elected to head the
committee.
II will warn you again and
again." Sn,yer declared, "that
there are going to be times when
we eare going to have to stand UP
and, fight for our convictions"
Sixty ministers and lay leaders
received formal invitations, but
more than 200 attended the ses-
SIGN. They came from churches
in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi,
Tennessee. Florida, and South
Carolina.
The five point resolution adopt
ed by the committee opposed any
move to abolish the ,all-Negro
central jurisdiction to which all
Negro Methodist churches belong.
Dr. Guy MCGOWAN, pastor of the
Highlands Church, said, 1--WE note
with exceeding grave concern eff
forts being made within cur
church for sudden and drastic
changes in the organic structure
of our church and in social rela-
tionships between the races on the
congregational level"
Smyer told the committee that
every effort would he made to
elect delegates to the 1856 general
conference who favor continued
church segregation.
Arizona sun., 1954-12-17
EIks Elect Officers
For Ensuing Yeor

Officers for the ensuing six
months were elected at the regular
meeting of Grand Canyon Temple
December 3.
Elected were: Daughter Ruler,
Mines. Erma Williams; Vice
Daughter Ruler, Ollie Whitehead;
Asst Daughter Ruler, Emma Gene
McBroom; Treasurer, Genevieve
Harper; Financial ecretary,
Madge Copeland (Re-electeD; Re-
cording Secretary, Doris Dennis
(Re-e1ecte6;- Chaplain, Katherine
E. Bass; Escort, Henrienne Holmes
(Re-elected); Doorkeeper, Ruth
Curry (Re-elected1; Gate keeper,
Viola Gaskin; Ass'nt Financial Sec
retary, Dolores Kizze.
Trustees are Mines. Martha
Johnson, Arvella Bledsoe, Alice
Wheeler, Rosie Dishroom Helen
Tate.
Council members elected and in
stalled weer: Loyal Daughter Rul-
er, Emily Wright; Loyal Vice
Daughter Ruler, Alberta Perkins;
Loyal ASST Daughter Ruler, Kath-
crime E. Bass; Loyal Daughter
Chaplain, Lillian eagle; Loyal
Daughter Financial Secretary, An
ma O'Neal; Loyal Daughter Corr.
Secretary, Emma Gene McBroorn:
Loyal Daughter Treasurer, Ollie
Whitehead; Loyal Daughter Gate
keeper, Helen Anderson; Loyal
Daughter .Doorkeeper, Florence
Wagner; Loyal Daughter Escort,
Emma Murray.
Trustees: Jennie Seymore, Le-
gusta Lynch, Susie Ohy.