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Evening star., 1955-02-20
Faure Agrees 10 Try
For French Cabinet;
Chances Held Slim
Former Premier Given
Little Hope of Success
In Continuing Crisis
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. 19.-Edgar Faure.
a 46-year-old lawyer and former
premier, agreed tonight to try to
form a new French government.
Three men already have tried
and failed since Premier Pierre
Mendes-France's cabinet fell Is
days ago.
Mr. Faure, Radical Socialist
who served Mr.. Mendes-France
as Finance Minister and later as
Foreign Minister, conferred for
an hour and a quarter with Pres
ident Rene Coty. When he
emerged he told reporters he
would start tomorrow to find out
how much support he can ex-
pect and report back as soon as
possible.
Even before he started, poll
tical experts gave him scant
chance to succeed as the nation
wallowed in political crisis. Mr..
Mendes-France had headed the
nations Goth cabinet since Ii
beration in 1914.
Three Attempts Fail.
Political discord torpedoed the
three previous efforts to give the
country governmental leadership.
President Coty tried to pass
the buck to the political parties
of the assembly. The party pres
idents tossed it right back.
Mr.. Coty held an unusual SER
les of predrawn meetings with
the presidents. he asked them
to draw up a program on which
they could agree. They held a
meeting, but simply expressed
their differents points Of view.
Each group held fast to it's fixed
position, then turned the whole
problem back to Mr.. Coty.
Socialists in Opposition.
After Christian Pineau's de-
feat early today in the Assem-
bly, the Socialists announced
that they were returning to the
opposition. The Socialists have
not Joined a government since
the 1851 elections. They emerged
from the opposition position only
to support one of their own dep
utieS.
This attitude leaves slightly
over 200 deputies some los
Socialists and around 100 Com
munists and sympathizers-in
confirmed opposition to any new
candidate for the premiership.
There are 625 members Of the
Assembly. The next Premier
must find his majority among
the 425 remaining members.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
State Buys Houses
Rising by Mistake
On New Right Of Way
Builder Gets $4,000
As Inspectors Cutch
Central Ave. Error

The Maryland State Roads
Commission has bought three
partially completed $16,500
houses which it discovered were
going up-under Prince Georges
County permits-in the right of
way of the new Central avenue.
The houses, on Sixty fifth ave-
nue. at c street, Maryland Park.
were being built by George E.
Fellows. He is now tearing them
down.
Haines B. Felter, assistant
right of way engineer for the
project, said the houses cost the
commission $4,000.
One Of the houses had pro-
gressed to the point where the
roof rafters were being installed
when roads commission inspec-
tors arrived February 5 and
asked that construction be
stopped. The other two houses
were getting their second floor
joists.
Got Permit December 10.
Mr.. Fellows permits were is
sued in Hyattsvil,e on last De-
cember 10. he said. Construc-
tion began around the first OF
the year.
An engineer working for the
commission saw the houses Icing
built. Mr.. Felter said the prompt
request to Mr. Fellows resulted
in a saving of $4,000 to the
State.
Plans for the relocated Cen
trail avenue were in the hands Of
county officials well before Mr..
Fellows applied for mis- permit.
Mr.. Felter said, adding:
"It was one of those things
that slipped through. It's un-
fortunate"
A similar house, being built
on Queens Chapel road where it
will be on a right of way, was
found in January, Mr.. Felter told
The Star. It was purchased by
the State after the foundation
had been put in.
$4,000 Investment in Project.
Mr.. Fellows last night told
The Star he had about $4,000
in the project. including land.
materials, labor and other costs.
He is not making any money
on the deal, he said. "And what
I got out Of it comes out of my
own pocket. my own taxes" he
added. If he had been allowed to
finish the houses and sell them
at the $16.500 price, he would
have made double what he has
been able to salvage, Mr.. Fellows
said.
Mr.. Fellows activities in start
ing construction of the three
houses and then tearing them
down caused a great deal of
comment in the neighborhood.
People go by and look at you
as If you're crazy" he said.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Plane Carrying Is
On Run 10 Baltimore
Lost in New Mexico
WA Croft Vunishes
Soon After Tokeoff;
Vast Hunt Organized
By the Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Feb.
19.--An eastbound Trans World
Airlines plane vanished in cloud
shrouded Northern New Mexico
this morning. The fate Of the
I6 persons aboard was still un-
known as darkness fell.
The plane was en- route to
Baltimore, by way of Santa Fe,
Amarillo, Tex, and Kansas City,
Mo. It originated in Albu-
querque.
TWA officials said the plane
carried only enough gas to keep
it in the air until noon. State
police said they believe the plane
must have crashed shortly after
taking off at Z am.
Temperatures Dropping.
Temperatures we're dropping
toward a predicted 20 below zero
as one of the Southwest's most
eAESllSlkS dL dlla
searches was all but called off
when daylight ended.
The entire area has been
plagued by bad weather. the
southern edge Of blizzard which
has lashed the entire Rocky
Mountain area and the Western
Great Plains since last night.
A dawn start is planned to-
morrow, with indications that
the search will be concentrated
in an area near an ancient In
dian pueblo.
Throughout the night. a TWA
Constellation flown here from
Kansas City, with top executives
of the airline aboard. and an Air
Force plane were to patrol a vast
area of Northern New Mexico
in an effort to spot flares or
(Continued on Page AS, Col. 50
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Thur's GoId-And Silver, Too
Under Thut Thar Boardwalk

Mrs. A. E. Harmon found a
gold wedding ring worth $40
and $14 in coins in one day of
work.
Charles E. Beach, who pros
poets after he closes his barber
shop every day, picked UP $l4
in coins. a tie pin and a woman's
silver bracelet.
Dale Timmons and Earl Simp-
son found a 20-franc gold piece
worth about "a.
The value of the lode to date
has been assayed at about $500,
with boys and girls striking 1t
richest. Signs are that the bo-
nanza quest viii 60 on until the
mines are closed by the laying
Of the new walk.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Poland Formally Ends
War With Germany
BY the Assoeioted Press


VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 19.--
The Polish State Council, the
highest authority in that Com
munist-ruled country. formally
ended today the state Of war
with Germany.
Radio Warsaw announced the
State Council wished to "re-
establish peaceful relations be-
tween the two nations" The
action followed q recommended
tion contained in a Polish gov
ernment declaration Of Janu-
airy 81, and an earlier Soviet
declaration to the same effect.
Czechoslovakia has taken
similar action.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Two Associated Press Reporters Answer
Questions on Formoso Crisis. Poee A


Kai-shek's northernmost defense
outpost after his troops were
pulled out of the TachenS under
the covering guns of the United
States 7th fleet. 1t is % miles
off the mainland.
In addition to reporting the
heavy Red shipping activity near
the Taishans, 40 miles south of
Nanchishan, Nationalist Defense
Ministry sources disclosed today
that small Red observation par
ties have landed on four islets
in an arc IL miles north.
Claim Heavy Damage.
Nationalist Air Force pilots
said they attacked % armed and
motorized junks near the Tai
shans at noon yesterday, de-
stroying Is and heavily damag-
ing five. This was IN the same
area, where Nationalist warships
and planes claimed they sank a
submarine, eight landing craft,
five gunboats and eight motor
lied junks Friday.
A Nationalist admiral, Lee Yu-
hal, said warship guns alone
killed at least 1000 Reds. Each
Red. landing craft was reported
to have been carrying 200 SOL
diers.
So much shipping activity in
the area seemed to indicate Red
moves to strengthen and supply
the Taishans. They slipped in
the garrison there after the Ma
tionalist pullout from the Ta-
chens placed new Importance on
Nanchishan. an 8.4-square-mile
island, 80 miles south of the
Tachens.
Report Other Landings.
Defense Ministry sources said
the Reds put ashore small par
ties last week on the islets of
Peichishan, Tatsuifu. Tungkua-
yu and Peilungshan IL miles
north of Nanchishan.
These sources said the islets
were undefendee' projections of
rock and the Reds apparently
intended to use them for OBJ
servation. The sources predicted
that any move by the. Reds to
bring up the long-range guns
for bombarding Nanchiashan
would be smashed.
Back in Keelung, the captain
of one American-donated de-
stroyer-escort which was in ac-
tion for the Nationalists, said the
attack took place SO close to the
mainland that Red shore guns
scored near misses. The officer,
Kuo Shin Ching, said, however,
that no Red planes showed up.
Capt. Kuo said the attacked
Red ships we're so surprised that
they scored only one serious hit
on a Nationalist ship. killing a
cook and injuring three Seamen.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Strong Winds BoIk
Second Atom Blust
BY the Associated Press

LAS VEGAS. New, Feb. 10
Continuing strong winds today
forced postponement Of the Sec
ond shot in the atomic test Sc
ries until at least next Tuesday.
The decision to delay the SEC
ond shot was made at a weather
evaluation conference. Test Off
cials said the forecast was TN
favorable for an explosion ether
tomorrow or Monday morning.
The shot thes had hoped to
get off was the 500-foot tower
blast originally scheduled to open
the series last Tuesday.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

LONDON, Feb. 10 P.-For-
eign Minister Gaetano MARITIME
said tonight Italy would push
ahead with ratification of agree
ments to rearm Germany no
matter what France did. Italys
Chamber of Deputies has ap-
proved ratification. The Senate
still has to act.
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Democrats Draft $40 Tax Cut
By Amending G. o.. Proposal
To Exte nd Corporation Levy
Will Act Tomorrow,
Royburn Says; Bid
For Sc Votes Seen
By james Y. Newton

House Democratic leaders, in
o move designed to beat the Re-
publicans to the punch on q
major election issue, decided
yesterday to plump for a general
income tax cut effective next
January /.
The Democrats proposed a tax
cut of $40 for each taxpayer and
each dependent. For married
man this would mean reduc-
ton of $40. If the couple had
two dependent children their
taxes would be cut $50.
The move will be made to-
morrow in the form of an
amendment to the administra-
ton bill extending corporation
and certain excise taxes at pres
ent levels. This strategy, to take
effect before the 1856 elections,
was worked out at a two-hour
closed meeting of Democratic
members of the tax-writing
Ways and Means Committee
with House Speaker Rayburn
and Democratic Leader McCor-
mack.
Politics" Cries G. o. P.
Speaker Rayburn's announce
ment of the move was greeted
Immediately by opposition from
an influential Democratic Sena-
tor and a cry of politics" from
Republican leaders.
Senator Byrd, Democrat. Of
Virginia, who heads the Senate
Finance Committee. said he OPP
posed this or any other tax re-
duction until the Federal budget
is balanced. He said the same
proposal was offered and de-
feated in the Senate last year.
Representative Reed. of New
York, ranking Republican on the
Ways and Means Committee, de-
scribed the proposal as "abso-
lutely irresponsible"
President Eisenhower has
recommended a tax cut as soon
as the budget and our defense
permits" Mr.. Reed said. las
usual, the Democrats are putting
politics above the Nations Sc
curity. This tax plan Of the
Democrats would invite every
man, woman and child in the
country to line up in front of
the Treasury and get $40 hand
out. The American people don't
expect or want a handout of this
sort, especially in the time of
international crisis.
Representative Martin Of
Massachusetts,. the House Re-
publican leader, declared: 1T
looks like a political move"
Another top Republican said:
"There will be no tax cuts this
year"
will Seek Extension.
Speaker Rayburn told reporters
the Democrats will support the
bill extending corporation and
excise taxes beyond the present
April expiration date which
President Eisenhower has re-
quested.
Unless extended, corporation
taxes on April / would drop from
So to Al per cent and excises
on such items as automobiles,
liquors, gasoline, cigarettes and
so forth would drop to pre-Korea
levels. 1t has been estimated the
Government would lose So billion
unless the taxes are extended.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee will take up the extern
sion bill tomorrow. Before Mr.,
Rayburn announced the Demo-
Gratis would move to amend the
bill. it was expected that the
measure would reach the House
floor tomorrow, with action COM
pleted by the end of the week.
Mr.. Rayburn said the income tax
r.vrc D,co Ac\
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Chang Attacks
On Reds Reveal
Island Bui|dup
Heavy Activity
Noted in Strikes
North of Formosu
By the Assoeioted Pres,

TAIPEI, FormoSa, Sunday,
Feb. 20.-Nationalist claims of
SO small Red ships and a sub
marine sunk Friday and Satur-
day off the Taishan Islands to-
day underscored apparent Com
munist attempts to build up mil
itary strength there within
striking distance of the National
ist garrison on Nanchishan.
Nanchishan, 140 miles North
west of Formosa, became Chang
Evening star., 1955-02-20

IN q SeCClOH OF ftOCK CI6eK FdIK'
extended between Wisconsin
avenue and Forest Glen.
Some building materials al
ready are on the site. Others will
be added by the time the Senate
Interior Committee reopens the
controversy over whether the
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Inter-County Road Belt Work
To Start Despite Park Dispute
Senote Hearings Will Resume on Friday;
32-MiIe Freewoy to Circle District
By George Beveridge

Marylands intercounty belt road will be
under way by the time Senate committee opens hearings
Friday whether the road should be built The Star
learned yesterday.
Weather permitting in fact, contractors said they will
begin clearing land for the roads first project
Evening star., 1955-02-20
ZAP Wirephoto.

NESI-UtUTSE WdCIItIEt -
comforted by his mother.
Machette, left him with the Cases
this morning and went to work
at the linen counter Of a Balti-
more department store. She lives
with the Cases and is separated
from her husband.
Fire trucks and ambulances
from the volunteer departments
at Marley Park, Glen Burnie.
Brooklyn Park and Ferndale re-
sponded.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

(See QUEMOY. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Treuty Action Pushed

(See TAXES, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1955-02-20

George Washington is celebrated as a
Freemason, role in which he is de-
picted in huge new mural at the
Masonic Memorial in Alexandria. Details
on
Page A-34.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

Cloudy and mild today and tomorrow.
High today near 81. Showers likely tomor-
row. Gull report on Page A-2)
Hourly Temperatures.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
CL of c Enjoys
Cards At Partu

The Catholic Ladies of Colum-
bia as the main part of their busi-
ness at Tuesday nights meeting,
looked way ahead and announced
the st. Patrick's party, which is
the time in mid-Lent when organ
izations of st. Patrick's Church,
have really big "shindig" 1t was
just a reminder of the good time
expected and that plans would
start soon for &c L of Cs" part
in the affair.
Mrs. William Schuer, one of the
members of the Council who is
moving from the community, was
presented with a gift.
Prizes for bridge were given to
Mrs. Clara Hackett and Mrs.
Clarence Corbitt; for euchre to
Mrs. Robert Lambert, Mrs. Gle
tus Higgins and Mrs. Romeo Man
cini; special prizes to Mrs. Edward
Loney and Mrs. Kenneth Bardon.
Committee for the party was,
Mrs. Alfred Langen, chairman,
Mrs. Walter Ducey, Mrs. James
McCauley, Mrs. William Schuer,
Mrs. James Hennigan, Mrs. Rose
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
East High Street
Club Has Program And
Tea For Gala Day

"Undertow," by Anne Wetherly
skillfully written play, slowly
revealing the hidden hate of one
sister toward another, was chosen
by Miss Margaret Long, London
high school dramatics teacher,
for her delightful reading at East
High Street club Gala Day Tues
day afternoon.
With fine voice infection and
gestures, Miss Long set the mood
of the play and its characters for
her audience, building up a type
of Alfred Hitchcock suspense to-
ward the tragic climax, to show
how little we actually know of the
inner thoughts of those closest to
us.
Miss Long was presented by
Mrs. Richard L Robson and her
committee Mrs. Maurice Beat
hard, Mrs. w. v. Nichols and Mrs.
b. Gwynne Burr.
Mrs. E. A. Wall then introduced
Miss Celia Bidwell, accomplished
pianist and daughter of Sheriff
and Mrs. Harold Bidwell, who
played two movements from a
sonatina by Sisler, and "Ripples," I"
by Nevin.
Tea was served by the hostess
es, Mrs. Robert Tanner, Mrs. Har-
old Beathard and Mrs. John Saw
yer.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
Sheehe and Mrs. Clara Kell.
Fifth Generation In
So. Solon Family

The birth of a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Lytle, 726 North
Belmont Avenue, Springfield both
former residents of South Solon,
marks the fifth generation in the
Lower family, of that vicinity.
The infant, born January 13 in
City Hospital, Springfield, named
John Marvin, weighed seven
pounds and one ounce. His mother,
the former Jacqueline Kay (Jac-
quie) Lower, is the daughter of
H. o. (Jack) Lower of Dayton.
Mrs. Lytle and her young son
are presently staying with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Dilley of 19021a Lexington
Avenue, Springfield. Her great
grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Lower of South Solon.
The baby's father is the son of
Mrs. George Elliott of Mt. Sterl-
ing and nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Free of South Solon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
Gardeners Here
Take Tour Via
Harsh Movies

Members of London Garden
Club attending the annual Winter
Picnic in the Methodist church
dining room last Wednesday
night, were taken on a tour
through Canada, Alaska and the
northwestern part of the United
States via colored slides shown by
Cecil G. Harsh.
Guests of the club for the eve
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. Harsh, who
reside near Big Plain, gave a WV
id and interesting account of the
places recorded on film during
their recent vacation. Mr.. Harsh
also showed slides of the Pasadena
tournament of Roses and some
points of interest in and around
London.
Tables set for over forty men,
bers and guests for the potluck
dinner were centered with winter
bouquets, candles and figurines
arranged by the committee for the
evening: Miss Dorothy Street,
Mrs. Walter Weaver and Mrs. w.
A. Sesslar.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
Mrs. Mary Allen
Is 81 Years Old

Mrs. Mary Allen, former resi-
dent of London, who has been in
residence at the Kelso Gonzales
cent Home in Sedalia for some
time, was honored at a party on
her eighty-seventh birthday last
Friday.
Mrs. Aliens sister, Mrs. Halle
Pierce of South Charleston and her
daughters, Mrs. Zella Baker, of
South Charleston and Mrs. Don
Dray of Washington c. H., plan
ned the party.
After the honor guest had open
ed the many cards and gifts that
had been sent by relatives and
friends, a beautifully decorated
birthday cake was brought in and
served with pink and white ice
cream to these guests: Mrs. Cliff
ford Harris, a niece of London;
Miss Cora Mathews, Mrs. Carrie
Hines, Mrs. Lillian Clawson, Mrs.
Alice Daniels, and Miss Amy
Henry, all residents at the Kelso
Home; Mrs. Vera Gillenwater,
Miss Edna Foster, Terry Allen
Kelso and Mrs. Chester Kelso.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
Facts About
Folks

Seen around this week are sew
eral from college who are enjoy
ing the relaxation of a few days
between mid-terns and the start
of the next quarter. Home from
Kenyon College at Gambler, are
James and Peter Conway; from
Colgate University, Syracuse, N.
Y. is Tom Bopeley; from Denison
at Granville, Nancy Silver.
~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Conrad,
South Main Street, spent the week
end with relatives in Chicago.
~ ~
Peter Conway, home from Ken
yon this week, joined Nick Farqu-
har in Dayton Wednesday and
from there went on to Cincinnati
to visit Bob Eddington The three
boys are classmates at Kenyon.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04
Virginia Webb
To Wed In Autumn

Announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Virginia En-
lily Webb, daughter of William
Webb of Lebanon and the late
Mrs. Webb, to Vaughn Milo Eyer,
son of Mrs. William B. Jackson
of Lebanon and the late Raymond
Milton Eyer.
The bride-elect, a graduate of
South Charleston High School, re-
sided for many years in London
while her father was head of the
Dairy Department at the London
Prison Farm. She is presently
desk clerk and cashier for the
Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon.
Her fiance owns and operates the
Lebanon Memorial Company.
The wedding is to be an autumn
pUant
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-02-04

London-Business and Profession
al Women turned another page
and took a forward look" at the
Charter Day dinner at Coover Me-
mortal Club House Monday eve
ming.
The forward look" was a part
of the excellent and comprehen-
sive history cleverly rhymed by
Mrs. Millard Gist, who, after her
background of the London club,
which was chartered January 8,
1948 and instituted at an impress
sive ceremony and dinner at the
London Country Club January 13,
1948, paced her story with, "it's
not so much where we've been, as
where we are going" which
brought fine ovation from the
club at the conclusion.
Five of the six preceding presi-
dents were presented, Miss Mar
garet A. Converse, Miss Margaret
Tracey, Miss Dorothy Street, Mrs.
John w. Stroupe and Miss Ruth
Armstrong. Mrs. Robert Laird
Bertha Morris) the second presi-
dent, who now resides in Colum-
bus, was unable to attend the din
ner.
For the program of the evening,
the club expressed themselves as
deeply indebted to Miss Ruth Lam
bert, chairman and members of her
committee on Federation" for a
long to be remembered Charter
Day" The setting was quite love-
ly, the two tables having artistic
arrangements of pink, red and
white carnations as the central
theme. The tall white tapers in
single crystal holders, were nested
in circlets of the carnations, which
turned out to be individual cor
sageS as favors for each guest. A
dinner, delicious and seasonal, left
all in a comfortable mood of an
ticipation for what was to follow,
a session in charge of Mrs. Leon
H. King, president, fraught with
business of quite some moment to
the club. Mrs. Chester T. Swope,
was welcomed into the club at the
business session.
Then the group was whisked
away for the nonce, via a 13 hour
plane trip, which terminated in
London, England, with Miss Lam
bert and her program assistant,
Miss c therine Benjamin. A
"Birdseye View of Europe" was
given a distinctive personal and
colorful touch through the story in
pictures of these two Hello" girls,
both of whom are associated with
the Ohio Bell Telephone Company,
Miss Be7iamin in public relations
and Miss Lambert as "chief" OPP
orator at the London office. It was
an Ohio Bell sponsored tour of
which the two were a part for
about two weeks of concentrated
sightseeing abroad. Their trip
realistically told through excellent
photography and accompanied by
fine descriptive travelogue by Miss
Benjamin and Miss Lambert, took