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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
By Mrs. ULYSSES Griffith IY

If any of you were in the vi
cinity of the Damascus High
School Oct. 21-22, you undoubtedly
caugst the sounds of hens, roos-
ters, ducks and geese and caught
the aromas of new baked bread
and rolls and sizzling hot dogs.
1t was all part of the annual
community fair sponsored by the
Future Farmers and Future
Homemakers of the Damascus
High School under the direction
of Mrs. Margaret Thomas and
Bob Busbice. So far as total
number and variety of entries it
was the biggest fair ever.
There was a fine variety of ex-
hibitS both in the home arts and
farming sections. With 318 prize
ribbons distributed in the home
and fine arts sections alone we
are attempting to list only the
Grand Champions. In the home
and fine arts sections, they are:
Mrs. Harry Green, canned
pears; Roberta Grimes, canned
beets; Mrs. Joyce Beall, sausage;
Mrs. Lorraine King, picked
beets; Mrs, Harry Green, apple
jelly; Mrs. Marjorie Howard,
canned cherries; Mrs. Edna Day,
apple butter; Mrs. Graham Pet
RE, gingersnaps; Mrs Clara Wat
kins, apple pie; Miss Jane King,
angel food cake; Miss Eileen Bur
dette, dress; Bobby Runkles, GRO
cheted tablecloth; Mrs. Mae Null
iineaux, knitted bedspread; Mrs.
Laura Sumner, cut work pillow
eases; Mrs. Della Beall, new
quilt; Mrs. Laura Sumner, braid.
ed rug; Mrs. Harry Appleby, oil
painting; Mrs. c. L. Brohawn,
hand made doll clothes; and Mrs.
Graham Petrie, loaf of bread.
Judges for the home and fine
arts awards were: Miss Julia
Watkins, County Home Econom-
les supervisor; Mrs. Jane War
rem, assistant director of the
school lunch program; Mrs.
James Kerr; Mrs. Carol Sleek
and Mrs. Rose Slutz, home econ
omics; and Mrs. Walter Pikey
and Mrs. A. w. Agambar, train
ed judges from both the Howard
and Montgomery County fairs.
In the agriculture and poultry
exhibits, the following won
Grand Champion awards:
Henry King and Jack Bell,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
SUBURBAN HOSPITAL
October II to %.

October II to %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Ferris,
1920 Ridgeway Ave, Rockville, a
son, Robert Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kersey E. Orr,
1911 OkinaWa Ave, Rockville, a
daughter, Barbara Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Warn
er, 11010 Saltwater Ave, Ken
sington, a daughter, Dame Louise
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome P. Schrid,
err, 10105 Mckinney Ave, Silver
Spring, daughter, Kathryn
Joan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William K Shoup,
1000 Sampson Rd., Silver Spring,
a daughter, Beverly Denise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe H. Morton,
AL Franklin ST, Kensington, a
son, Joe Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Spalding,
IS Manchester Place, Silver
Spring, a son, John Alfred, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery L. Cole
man, 1873 lakewood Rd., Silver
Spring, a son, Gary Richard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogie G.. Crawford,
3109 Ferndale ST., Kensington, a
son, Christopher Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Lane,
5713 Greenlawn Drive, Bethesda,
a son, James Raymond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Casewell,
1000 Coral Sea Drive, Rockville, a
daughter, Wendy Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Foster,
730 Beall Ace, Rockville, a daugh-
ter, Patricia Sue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rust,
6628 Hillandale Rd., Chevy Chase,
a daughter, Barbara Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. De
MeZa, 700 Grandin Ave-, Rock
vile, son, Jonathan Harrigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua w. Hamil-
ton, RID l, Box Sc, Poolesville,
a son, Theodore Alvin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Damascus Square Dance
Opens to Peak Crowd

Square dancing became a
reality in Damascus on Oct. %
when Sugar Loaf Barns opened
with a capacity crowd including
devotees of the dance from points
as far distant as North Carolina.
AS a result of the more-than-
capacity crowd, Bob and Babe,
owners of the enterprise, have
decided to push on with plans for
the construction of the main
structure which will be designed
to hold more than 200 dancers.
The workshop intended when
the project is completed as a
teaching studio and clubroom,
will hold six squares without
crowding. With good dancers, it
is possible to accommodate seven.
Groups may arrange to reserve
the hall any evening other than
Saturday with either live music
or amplified recordings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Germantown Bull is
Tops at Frederick

Sixty-one head of registered
Holstein cattle brought a total
of $20,66l at the twenty-third an
.nual autumn sale of the Mary
land Holstein Breeders Associa-
ton at the Frederick Fair
Ground last week. The sale at
tracted a large crowd with buyers
representing Maryland, Pennsyl
vania, Virginia, Delaware and
North Carolina.
j. Homer Remsberg, Middle
town, president of the National
Holstein-Friesian Association, Sc
lected six animals for Victor
Johnson, Jr., Mooresville, N. c.
for $2,375. The Johnson pur-
chase included the top COW,
which was consigned. by G. d.
Moomaw, Phoenix, Md, and was
bought for $500.
Largest individual buyer was
John S. Teeter and Sons, fancy
town, who paid $4,740 for IL
head, including the top bred
heifer for $525. The heifer was
consigned by L. G. Moomaw, All
Club member who cashed in on
his purebred animal. Second
biggest buyer was Mt. Vernon
Stock Farm, Sperryville, Va,
which bought IL animals for
So 295.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04

Islands. They will return on
Saturday.
The WSCS met Wednesday, No
vember 3, at the home of Mrs.
William MulliniX with Mrs. Lu-
Their Burke, Mrs. Dean Kesler,
and Mrs. Roby Miles as co-host-
esses. Incidentally don't forget
the WSCS turkey supper Satur-
day at the church beginning at
3 p. m.
The column would like to eX-
tend sympathy to the families
and friends of Miss Nellie Fair
child and Mr.. Howard Watkins.
Both will be missed in the Da-
mascuS community.
Mrs. James Stephens enter
tanned at dinner last Thursday
evening. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Ifert and Master Dan
ny Ifert of Damascus and Mr..
and Mrs. Crawford Swomley, of
Evansville.
The American Legion auxiliary
served the Mt. Airy Lions and
their Lionesses at dinner Tuesday
at the Legion home. Halloween
colors and bouquets of varicol-
ored NUNS made the dining area
bright. Mrs. Robert Cline was
chairman. Approximately 100
persons were present.
The pupils of Mrs. Maxwell
Burdette gave most enjoyable
recital Friday afternoon, October
20 at Mrs. Burdette's home. Per-
forming on the trumpet was Bob
by Clodfelter and on the clarinet
Allan Burke, each accompanied
by Joy Green. Also taking part
were Jackie Kline on the clari-
net. Jerby Hyatt on the trumpet
and Leonard King on the trum-
pet each accompanied by Sandra
King. All of the above named
plus Dean Kesler, Jr., on the
trombone and Druid VClodfelter
on the glockenspiel ended the re-
cital with an ensemble playing
directed by Mrs. Burdette. Eddie
Smith, Tamara Taylor, Susan
Freienmuth, and Druid Clodfel-
ter played piano solos. At the
end of the concert all members
of the ensemble received pin
awards presented by Mrs. Bur
dette and the piano soloists were
also presented with award pins
in the shape of a piano.
On November 4 the teachers
of Damascus area are making
house to house survey taking the
biennial school census. Forms
will be different this year as each
child has an individual card. Try
to make their work easier and
give all needed information, ages,
birthdates, etc.
This coming week will be OBJ.
served as American Education
week. Mr.. Hoover of the Ele-
mentary School has asked the
column to extend an invitation
to all parents to visit the class
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04

We are sorry to report that
the Rev Warren Firth, pastor of
Laytonsville Methodist Charge is
on the sick list this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
318 Prize Ribbons to Set Nelu Peak
Damascus Community Fair Apdrds

Young trio of New Hampshires;
Henry Auth, white leghorn hen;
Henry King and Jack Bell, old
trio of New Hampshires; John
Nicholson, cockerel New Hamp-
shire; Henry Auth, white leghorn
outlet; Jimmy Gladhill, individ-
ual male rabbit; Norman Sexton,
individual female rabbit; Everett
MulliniX, alfalfa hay; Merhle Dut-
row and Tommy Ward, ten ears
hybrid seed corn; Silas Beall,
wheat and Mrs. f. f. Larkin, red
tomatoes.
Judges in this division were:
vegetables, DR.. W. c. Vierheller;
grain and hay, A. N. Newcomer
both of the University of Mary
land; and poultry, Roscoe Whip,
associate county agent. Mr.. New
conner said that the grain and
hay exhibit was the best he had
seen at school fair this year.
Some of the premium money
awarded at the fair, approximate
ly IS per cent, comes from the
State fair board. The rest must
be met by the organizing group.
Damascus area is particularly
fortunate in the public spirited
attitude of its business and pro-
fesSional men who contributed
the difference to make possible
the awarding of all the premiums.
The Future Farmers and their
advisor, Mr.. Busbice, and the Flu
ture Homemakers and their adj
visor, Mrs. Thomas, and all the
participating entrants in the fair
are to be congratulated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
BIRTHS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
GENERAL HOSPITAL

Births reported from Oct. 1922.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Edward
Crutchfield, 512 Dormer Ave., Ia
coma Park, a daughter; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ronald Ray Rathburn, 623
Blandford St, Rockville, a son;
Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas
Wilt, No. 2 Maple Ave-, Rock
vile, a son; Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
Jones Gilpin, Olney, a son; Mr..
and Mrs. George William Whal-
en-, 4710 Edgemoor Lane, Be
thesda, son; Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Eugene Lowe, Frederick
Ave, Rockville, a son; and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas John Bowling,
GlenWood, a son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Huge Antique
Show Planned
For Baltimore

Baltimore'S famous Fifth Regi-
ment Armory, where many Ma
tional Presidential Nominating
Conventions have been held will
now be the scene of the Greater
Baltimore Antiques Show on
Nov. 20 through Dec. 2.
The show, the biggest of its
kind ever to be held in Mary
land, is being sponsored by the
Foundation for Mentally Retard-
ed and Handicapped Children.
The event is being staged by
J. Gresham Wilson of Old Say
brook, Conn.,, who operates II
Antique Shows throughout New
England, New Jersey, Maryland
and Virginia. More than 70 deal
ers from 10 states will display
original antiques of all kinds in
Guiding old furniture in cherry,
maple, walnut, mahogany, and
pine.
Beautiful old flint and pattern
glass, as well as pewter, copper,
brass, silver, old dolls, bric-a-brac,
iewelry and countless other items
of unusual interest will be on
display. 1t is estimated that over
$4,000 items will be shown with
a total value of well over $780,
900.
Added attractions will include
an exhibition of old automobiles
from the turn of the century, the
first telephone switchboard, the
first sewing machine, collection
of mechanical banks, coin collec-
lions and a large group of orig
inal National Geographic prints.
These will be loaned by local col
lectors and will include many
rare heirloom pieces.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
DateZi i; Damascus L.:
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith. "

On Saturday night in Damas-
Gus it was a fact that the Cob
Inns would git you if you didn't
watch out" More than 300
youngsters and oldsters attended
the Lions Club Halloween party
in costume.
Everyone in or out of costume
enjoyed the refreshments, games,
contests and fun that has been
so carefully planned. Emerson
Slacum was general chairman
and Hal Crawford was master
of ceremonies. Five prizes with
a cash value of 81. for first; rs
for second; and so for third,
fourth and fifth were awarded
the prettiest, funniest and most
original costumes in each age
group. Mr.. George Groninger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Murray An
drews were the judges.
In the individual contests which
followed the costume judging
Eddie Smith won the contest for
chewing bubblegum, Jimmy Kerr
and Jimmy Davis won the string
chewing contest, Steven Buxton
nWon the cracker cheWing-Whis-
Etling event, Phyllis Watkins and
Virginia Dietz won the pie eat
ing contest; John King finished
first in the Coca-Cola drink event
and Sarah Atkins and Jimmy
Davis were first in the apple
bobbing contest.
The following were winners in
the costume judging: Age group
through 8-Prettiest: 1. Dianna
Watkins, 2. Mango Miles, 3. Mar
garet Slacum, 4. Dorothy Ann
King. 5. Team of Douglas and
Dale Roy Browning. Funniest:
l. Larry Tschiffely, 2. Sherrie
Marie Duvall, g.. David Royson,
4. Irving Stacey, 5. Herbert Du-
vail. Most Original: l. team of
Phillip, Anne and Phyllis Wat
kinS, 2. Bruce Gladhill, 3. Bon
ME Crawford, 4. Gregory Pearce,
5. Billie Burdette. Age group 9
through 12-Prettiest: l. Jane
Mullineaux, 2. Kay Brandenburg,
3. Georgia Slider, 4. Harriet Ann
Stipe, 5. Virginia DeitZ. Fun
NEST: l. Jerry B. Duvall, 2. jun
my Kerr, 3. Dicky Souder, 4. Jack
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
AWARDED LEHIGH HONORS

John Silinsh, Gaithersburg,
has been awarded freshman hon
ors at Lehigh University.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Laytonsvi||e and WoodfieId
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith " Damascus 1882

Eddie Fry, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin c. Fry celebrated his sew
enth birthday last Thursday with
a party for a group of his
friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Kermit Smith and
Carol of Silver Spring spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Green.
The Laytonsville All boys met
Wednesday at the home of Ed
win and Francis Muncaster.
The Laytonsville PTA will
meet Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 8 pm.
at the school.
There were close to so present
at the Halloween party held Sat
urday evening for the Sunday
School of st. Bartholomew.
Nancy Riggs won first prize for
the funniest costume and Robert
Floyd for the prettiest.
Mrs. Mary Johnson of Airing
ton was a weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Johnson.
The Laytonsville Pitch club
held its first meeting of the win
ter season at the home of Mr..
G. G. Griffith.
Dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Merhle Warfield were
the Messers Al Livesay and Floyd
FonVille.
Linda Riggs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Riggs, Jr. cele-
brated her birthday on Sunday
with a party for a group of her
friends.
Mrs. G.. c.. Griffith entertained
the Laytonsville Bridge club and
friends at a bridge luncheon last
Wednesday. Prize winners were
Mrs. Clara Cashell, Mrs. Harry
White, Miss Mary White and Dr.
c. A. Rhodes.
The evening guild of st. Bar
tholOmew's met last Tuesday at
the home of Miss Ruth Warfield
Plans were made for the card
party sponsored by the group for
the benefit of the church which
is to be held Friday, Nov. 10.
Mrs. Herbert Cain is in charge
of prizes, Mrs. Walter Hill is re-
freshment chairman and Miss
Virginia Griffith is table chair
man.
Following the business meet
ing the group gave surprise
baby shower to one of its mem
bers, Mrs. Ulysses Griffith w.
Mrs. Charles Thomas and
daughter Marian and Mrs. Vic
tor Brieger were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Green
of Sweepstakes Farm.
Mrs. ]. Thomas Neel of Mt.
Airy spent Thursday with Mrs.
William Warfield and Miss Mary
Warfield.
A most successful and enjoy
able Halloween party was held
for the Sunday School, Saturday
at the church hall.
Mrs. Jerry King is patient
at Doctors Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elgie Hawkins
had as their luncheon guests on
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee
Watkins and Mr.. Ralph Howard
and son Richard Howard of
Woodfield and Mr. F. Edward
Hawkins of Gaithersburg.
Miss Mary Ann Ward was
home from the University of
Maryland for the weekend. Also
home for the weekend was Eu-
gene King from American Uni
versity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Serves With Angels

Pfc. William r. Gray, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Gray,
of Silver Spring, has recently re-
turned to duty with the 18th
Airborne Division "Angels" at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-04
Damascus 1882

King, 5. Walter Olson. Most
Original: l. Jimmy Davis, 2.
Team of Donald and Linda
Mayer, 3. Anna Slacum, 4. Harold
Hurley, 5. Sarah Atkins. Age
group Jr. and Sr. high and adults
-Prettiest: /. Joan Ward, 2.
Mrs. Geneva Welsh, 3. Shelby
Hunt, 4. Linda Larkin, 5. Joe Ann
Warfield. Funniest: 1. Jerry Hy-
att, 2. Patrick Duvall, 3. Team of
Betty and Bernard Frenzel and
Bobby Runkles, 4. Ann Hurley
and 5. Sherrie Smith. Most origi-
nal: l. Betty Wilson, D. Mrs. Mel
lie Lynch, 3. Team of Dorothy
King, Larry Johnson, Denny
Hines and Vernon Johnson, 4.
Jane Watkins, and 5. Linda Blood.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Damascus Volunteer Fire De-
partment met last Thursday at
the fire house. Election of Off
GERS was held with the following
ladies being chosen: President,
Mrs. Marvin Magin; list vice
president, Miss Tanya Davis:
sec. vice-president, Mrs. George
Pope; recording Sec, Mrs. Merhle
Warfield, Jr.; corresponding Sec,
Mrs. Clifford Davis; treasurer,
Mrs. Roger Poole; historian, Mrs.
Bernard Gladhill; chaplain, Mrs.
Edward Williams; color bearer,
Miss Diana Burdette, and guard,
Mrs. Leroy Mullinix. HoSteSseS
for the evening were Mrs. Robert
Mullinix and Mrs. Luther Burke.
Roland Mullinix is patient at
Frederick Memorial Hospital.
The Messrs. Upton Gladhill,
Chester Leishear and Dick Day
returned Saturday from a pleas
ant and most successful hunting
trip. Each nimrod bagged his
full quota of fine pheasants. The
line may start to form on the
right for those interested in eat
ing a pheasant dinner this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt
attended the Navy-Notre Dame
game on Saturday.
Mrs. Luther Moore spent last
week and is spending this week
at the home of Mrs. Annie Speck
while Mrs. Speck is a patient at
Washington Sanitarium.
Notes from the Damascus
Methodist Church. The Wash
ington West district WSCS meet
ing meets Thursday Nov. A at
st. Luke'S Church on Wisconsin
Avenue in Washington.
World Community Day will be
observed at Epworth Church,
Gaithersburg, Friday, November
5. Clothing for children and
bedding is to be brought to this
meeting.
Next Sunday will be Youth
Sunday at the Damascus church.
The principal speaker will be the
Rev. ]. P. Bard, Baltimore Con-
ference director of student work
at the University of Maryland.
The following young people of
the church will also take part in
Snapp, Grace Burdette, Alfred
Hurley, Allan Purdum, Edward
Cooley and lucky Woodfield.
Mrs. James P. Kerr of Damas-
Gus wishes everyone interested in
helping to organize an auxiliary
to the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospital to come to her
her on Wednesday evening at 8
p. m. Please pass the word of
this meeting along to your
friends and neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Smith
of Annapolis were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
T. Bennett.
Mrs. Druid Clodfelter enter
tanned last week at a baby shower
honoring Mrs. M. McKendree
Boyer. About 45 guests were
present.
Carol and Bob Roelke are
spending this week in Damascus
with relatives while their par
ents are enjoying a flying trip
to Puerto Rico and the Xirpin
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rooms during this week Nov. 8-12.
There will be special classroom
programs and displays of work
done this year. At the end Of
the week Nov. II and II the an
nual state PTA convention will
take place in Baltimore with I
delegates from Damascus at
tending.
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domination by any political or
economic group it is essential that
the support of education remain
responsibility of states, localities,
individuals and groups of indi-
viduals. III. c. Mcclellan, Presi.
dent. NAM.
Evening star., 1954-05-15
BY the Asseeiosed Press

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May Is.
"A Federal Court jury last night
convicted two white brothers OF
holding terrorized Negro workers
in slavery on their prosperous
West Alabama farm.
Sentencing of Fred N. Dial, Is.
and Oscar Edwin Dial, "a, who
denied the charges. was post
poned until June 4. They re-
mained free on bond.
United States District Judge
Seybourn H. Lynne had charged
the jurors that if they believed
the Dials guilty of one of the Of
fenses charged in the indictment.
then I think it may be fairly
observed that such fragrant vio-
lation of >the law and such
shameless inhumanity and bru-
tality, such base dishonor to
American citizenship can be de-
liberately practiced in a civilized
and Christian community by in
telligent men. is a reproach to
our civilization"
The jury received the case
Thursday after a four-day trial.
The brothers were accused OF
paying fines of Negro prisoners
being held in Alabama and Mis-
sissippi jails, bringing them to
Evening star., 1954-05-15
Asks if Adams
Called Carr on Subpoenos
Senator McCarthy-Just one

Senator McCarthy-Just one
or two questions.
Senator, you said that you
were very disturbed when Mr..
Adams limited something to
you. It is correct that you
called Mr.. Carr and told him
that Mr.. Adams had either
limited or indicated that if the
subpoenas were not killed, they
would issue a report about
Mr.. Cohn which would be en-
barrassing to Mr.. Cohn and
the committee?
Senator DirkSen-May I say
that my recollection is slightly
vague on that point. I am not
sure that it was said that a
report was going to be circu-
lated. It may have been. But
I know what my own agita-
ton and spirit was at the time
when I first heard it. I thought
If such a report were going to
be issued and ventilated on
the front pages, that it would
seriously reflect upon the cred
ibility Of this committee and
its usefulness in the future,
Evening star., 1954-05-15

French Totter in Indo-Chino
Reds Step Up Offensive Against Hanoi With Oh
While West Presents PitfuI Picture at Geneva

matte advantage which they,
are exploiting with all their
usual cunning.
We now hear optimistic talk
that Hanoi and it's port of
Haiphong will be able to ward
off the mass attacks of the Wet
Mimi who, it is suspected in
military quarters here. have
already in their ranks Chinese
Communist troops disguised as
natives.
The severe losses suffered by
the Reds at Dien Bien Phu
should have rendered them
incapable of resuming a large
scale offensive so early. The
fact that they are doing this
now strengthens the suspicion
that some Of the 100000 Chi
neSe half of whom were
transferred to Indo-China's
borders soon after we signed
the nonsensical armistice in
Korea-are already in action.
We are also being told that
the fall of Indo-C China will not
mean the surrender of East
Asia to the Communists. Mill
tary men point out, however,
that the position of Malaga,
held by only a small British
force. will become untenable
once the Reds are established
in Indo-China. Nobody be-
lieveS that Thailand could hold
out longer than it resisted the
Japanese in the last war once
the Communists are estab-
lished in Indo-China. Burma
is already strongly inf1ltrated
by the Reds and will fall under
the hammer and sickle with
out even a token resistance.
Indonesia and especially the
IndoneSian army is already
leaning toward the victors,
who, because of the indecision
of the West. are the Reds.
Our basic policy still is to
prevent the Reds from grab
bing vitality important South
east Asia. But actions of the
Western nations are the usual
too little and too late" We
may wake up to the danger at
the time when the Reds are al
ready enSconced in that rich
est portion of Asia.