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Evening star., 1955-02-02
Toy Pistol EnobIes
Check on Steam Pipes
By the Assoeiofed Press

BILLINGS, Mont. Any guy
you might see packing a toy
water pistol in SIT million re-
finery at Billings isn't a mis-
placed television cowboy. He's
checking on steam pipes and the
toys a tool.
The refinery is laced with
miles of pipe, including high
pressure steam pipes with tenn
peratures up to $50 degrees Fab
renheit. That's hot enough to
cook a roast. 1t often is neces-
sary to know if a steam line or
trap contains live steam.
At first refinermen touched
these lines and got burnt. Some
spit on the pipes. But now one
squirt from a water pistol and
the water jet explodes into steam
and gives the answer.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
538Refugees Reach Formoso,
Call Bon1binqs Terrible

/ Another 70 were high school
children, 1853 are primary school
children and II were adult civil
ianS.
The children were dressed In
black. high meek school uniforms
They looked like little penguins
with the white DDT powder
spilled down their fronts.
They were gay. smiling. as II
on their way to a holiday in the
country.
Their elders were. solemn.
Many women carried babies in
arms, and several were obviously
expectant mothers.
Soldiers Called Ready.
Lee Tsui. 80. a school teacher,
said: 1--WE left because of the
bombing and the Communists,
but the soldiers who stayed be-
hind are ready to fight"
A solemn-faced, 16-year-old
student, Ling Tsu-hua, daughter
of a soldier. brushed back her
coal black locks and said:
II don't know what my father
will do. but I am sure it will he
all right"
The refugees had a narrowing
200-mile journey.
Small junks carried them un-
der cover of darkness from the
Tachens to Nankishan, a Ma
tionalist island 80 miles south.
They embarked there on q
3,000-ton transport that was to
carry them to Formosa and safe
ty- and almost Immediately
found themselves threatened by
four Communist gunboats.
Nationalist warships escorting
the transport raced to meet the
challenge and the Reds beat a
hasty retreat.
During the trip baby was
born to Mrs. Chang Yu-hua. Her
husband was killed in the recent
Red invasion Of YikiangShan.
There are still some $4,000
civilians on the Tachens. They
are to decide whether they want
to stay or leave. Most are ex-
pected to choose evacuation.
Evening star., 1955-02-02

Of New Mexico. chairman Of the
Joint committee. said in a sepa-
rate interview 1.-The differences
they have in the commission
seemingly have all developed
since they got into Dixon-Yates." !"
Closed Session Today.
The hearings, continuing to-
day with a closed session are de-
signed to review progress on
peaceful uses of atomic energy.
However, they have been pune
tuated by debate on the Dixon
Yates contract, negotiated by the
Acc last year at President Eisen-
hower's order.
On Monday. Commissioner
Thomas E. Murray announced
that he believed the contract
should be dropped by AEC-an
action already asked by the pres
ent Democratic majority on the
joint committee.
Mr.. Murray said the contract
was a drain on the time and
energies of the commission and
mot in the public interest" be-
cause, he said, it diverted the
agency from concentrating on
Evening star., 1955-02-02
By Jim Becker
Asseeiated Press Foreign Correspondent

KEELING, Formosa, Feb. a.
"Hon cha!" Hon cha!" Hon
cha!"
The bent, white-whiskered old
man squatted on a rolled-up
blanket, his head in his gnarled
hands, and muttered Hon cha"
over and over again in q tired
voice.
Hon cha" is bombing" in the
dialect of the Communist
threatened Tachen Islands.
The old man was one of 538
civilians evacuated from the
bomb-pocked islands 200 miles
north of here who landed in this
picturesque harbor aboard a
Nationalist Chinese troopship to-
day.
His name is Liu Yu. He was a
storekeeper on the Tachens-
two high-cliffed rocky islands
that house some 10000 Nation
alist soldiers and civilians.
Bombs Falling at Departure.
The old man said the Commu-
nists have bombed the Tachens
repeatedly in the last few days.
They have bombed every
place on the island he said in a
shaky treble voice. 1T was ter
rible. They were bombing when
we left"
The old man slung his rolled
blanket over his shoulder and
was helped into waiting Amer
ican-built truck to be taken to a
relief station.
Long lines of men, women and
children filed down the gang
plank of the American-built
transport ship all morning. They
carried a few pitiful belongings.
cooking pots. dishes, bed rolls,
shoes and small bags of rice.
Nationalist navy sailors sprayed
each one with DDT powder and
helped the refugees down the
gangplank.
Most are children. OF the 538
aboard. 214 were dependents Of
soldiers who remain on the
Tachens expecting to fight, al
though American warships and
planes are standing by to cover
their withdrawal II 1t is ordered.
Evening star., 1955-02-02

It's two big jobs-weapons and
peacetime uses Of the atom.
Comments on Murray.
Yesterday Mr.. Strauss told the
committee he had not known
of Mr.. Murray's statement until
it was read Monday, and he de-
clared:
II must not allow the infer
ence to stand that the effective
ness and the results of the COM
missions efforts have been i'm
paired by the controversy over
the Dixon-Yates contract.
Commissioner Murray has ac-
cess to the same information we
all do and surely is aware that
| the production of atomic weap-
ons for our armed forces is at an
all-time high"
!, But Senator Jackson COM
mepted: There are just SO many
hours in a day. The more time
the commission devotes to nom
atomic matters. the less time 1t
has to give to its important tasks
that really matter"
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Jackson Sees Fight
On Dixon-Yates Deal
As Burden on Acc
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

Senator jackson, Democrat. Of
Washington said today 1t is
quite obvious" that the furor
over the Dixon-Yates contract
has interfered with important
tasks of the Atomic Energy Com
mission.
Senator Jackson said this had
been clearly shown in testimony
by commission members this
week before the Senate House
Atomic Energy Committee on
which he serves.
Acc Chairman Lewis L..
Strauss told the group yesterday
the Dixon-Yates project may
have added to the burdens" Of
Acc members, but he said it had
not interfered with their work.
Senator Anderson, Democrat.
Evening star., 1955-02-02
.Cease-Fire 10 Involve
Yielding Of Islands,
Sparkman Predicts
By Jock Bell
Associated Press Stoff Writer

Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
of Alabama said today the
United States will have to con-
slider the possibility of yielding
some small Nationalist-held is
lands to Red China if this coun-
try follows through on United
Nations efforts to work out q
cease-f1re in the Formosa area.
Senator Sparkman, chairman
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Far Eastern subcommittee, said
in an interview he has no doubt
that if the Chinese Communists
accept a U. N. Security Council
invitation to talk about truce,
"the least of their demands will
be that the Chinese Nationalists
give up Quemoy, Matsu and the
TachenS.
These islands-close to the
Chinese mainland-are regarded
as covered by the defend-For-
moSa resolution passed by Con-
gress last week, but Senator
Spafkman said the administra-
tion's attitude toward defending
them remains "foggy."
Sees Red Aims Clear.
1.-The Communists have made 1t
very clear that they will insist
on getting these islands," he
said.
IF the islands are necessary
for the adequate defense of For
mosa, then we ought to tell the
world that We are going to fight
for them. If they are not es-
sential, I don't think we ought
to spill American blood over
them"
President Eisenhower has said
the Tachens are not essential
to the defense of Formosa, and
plans are being made to pro-
vide United States aid for evac-
Evening star., 1955-02-02
Bomber Bases Make
0kinawa Key Target
For Reds in Pacific
BY the Associated Press

= NAHA. Okinawa, Feb. 2.-n
the Communists actually do make
a grab for Formosa. it seems
. pretty clear they will attack
Okinawa first.
This keystone in the United
States Pacific defense plan is
only 400 miles from the coast of
Red China. This means that
United States atom bomberS
from Okinawa could be over
Formosa Strait in less than an
hour. dropping flaming death on
a Communist invasion force from
the mainland bound for Formosa.
Okinawa's bombers could re-
duce Peiping to smoking ruins
two hours after war was declared
and polish off Shanghai in half
that time.
Reds Know Situation.
These stark facts are just as
well known to the Communists
as they are to the airmen who
fly and care for the planes
parked in the revetments scat
tered about this semitropic isle.
Consequently Okinawa will be
at war Immediately if President
Eisenhower has to use his con-
-gressional granted prerogative
and call upon American forces
to defend Formosa.
"We are the No. / Com
munist target in the Pacific"
says Mai. Gen. David A. D. Og-
den. top United States COM
mander for Okinawa and the
Ryukyu Islands. 1--WE all know it
and we are ready for the emer-
gency."
Gen. Ogden is a short. stocky
engineer who made his way up
in the Army commanding am
phibious operations in New
Guinea and the Philippines dur
ing World War II.
DC1CHSC VI AS1dHUs
What about Okinawa? Is 1t
defensible against an amphibious
attack?
THAT all depends on the Navy
and the Air Force" Gen. Ogden
told me. I'VE learned when we
were playing this game ourselves
that once the Navy and the Air
Force break through and you get
the troops on the beaches, it's
only a matter of time after
that"
The 7th Fleet is operating in
the vicinity of Okinawa, so if
the Communists want to land an
invasion force here they have to
get past that first.
If Chinese bombers come out
from the mainland, looking for
the airfields and the bomb dumps
on Okinawa, they will be met by
Sabre jets who constantly patrol
these azure skies.
I'VE aren't on any more spe-
cial alert now than we always
have been." says Maj. Gen. Fay
Upthegrove, commander of the
goth Air Force, whose headquar-
ters are here. I'VE are always
flying patrols and there are al
ways planes warmed up ready to
scramble"
Gen. Upthegrove is a tallish.
gray-haired veteran of the bomb
er wars in Africa and Europe.
Our main job here is sup
port" he said. I'VE are equipped
to support SAC 1 tStrategic Air
Command in case a shooting
war starts. Planes Of the Stra-
tegic Air Command are the
heavyweights of the Air Force
and pack the atomic wallop.
I'VE can support SAC or visi-
tors from any Of the other bases
In the Pacific"
Evening star., 1955-02-02
uating Nationalist forces from
them.
Expect Prompt Defense.

uating Nationalist forces from
them.
Expect Prompt Defense.
Some of those who attended a
conference of Republican con-
gressional leaders with Mr..
Eisenhower yesterday said they
came away with the impression
that any Red Chinese attack on
the offshore islands will be met
with immediate American coun-
ter-moves.
Senator Knowland Of Califor-
mia, the Republican leader, has
said he would fight any move
to give these islands-or any
other Nationalist-held territory
to the Communists to gain q
cease-fire.
Senator Knowland said an
amendment of this nature would
be proposed if Senator Hum
phrey, Democrat, of Minnesota
renews attempts to get Foreign
Relations Committee approval
for q resolution that would put
the Senate on record as backing
administration moves to seek a
cease fire through the U. N.
The committee yesterday de-
layeo consideration Of the reso-
luton for a week on the in
sistence of Senator Knowland
and others. But Senator Hum
phrey said in an interview he
will bring it up again next Tues
day.
To Fight Amendments.
He said he would fight against
amendments because they
might include some reservations
that the administration would
not want included"
"The President has proposed
the ase-flre action and we have
been led to believe that he would
not favor appeasing Red China. :"
Senator Humphrey said. Per-
sonally, I am willing to trust the
President to work out an honor
able cease-fire. but it appears
that some of the Republicans are
not"
Senator Morse, Independent,
of Oregon, who with only two
other Senators voted against the
defend -Formosa resolution, said
the committees decision to delay
action on the Humphrey reso-
luton "tends to strengthen the
fears of many Of us who believe
there are powerful forces in
America, both in and out Of
Congress and in other branches
of the Government, who are
seeking a showdown war with
Red China and Red Russia now" "
Evening star., 1955-02-02
16 Nieces in Will

Bequests to 16 nieces were dis
tributed under terms of the will
of Lady Louisa Mary Anderson
of London.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14

garden worms for bait; in years
past one of the anglers favorite
bats, very attractive to the fish,
and proper size to put on hook
and enter the fish's small mouth,
was the larvae of the house fly;
they were called "hunkie dories,"
and obtainable in gudgeon season
at most of the fishing tackle stores.
MANAGEMENT: Too little is
known about the breeding, winter
ing grounds, and movements of this
popular little fish, which is rarely
seen excepting in the two or three
weeks they are caught on hook and
line in the spring.
VALUE: Mainly for recreation
and sport, although they do supply
small amount of food; when they
can be taken and kept alive they
provide an excellent bait for black
bass, pike (pickereD and other
game fish. Never marketed for
food.
Note: Another gudgeon is found
in same waters in Maryland
(Hybognathus nuchalis regius) but
in much smaller numbers; the two
species are so much alike the
average angler would not be able
to distinguish between the two
species, hence it would simply be
confusing to more than mention
it here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
GUDGEON
(Notropis hudsonius a7ndrus)

RANGE: The little silvery "shiner"
known in Maryland as the gudgeon,
and called smelt in some sections,
is the idol of both old and young
folks when it invades our fresh
water streams to spawn; they ar
rive in countless numbers in the
spring about the time the dog
wood and shadbush bloom, in the
tributaries of the Susquehanna,
Gupowder, Patapsco, and Potomac
River systems, where they are
caught on hook and line; sometimes
they are cooked and eaten on the
shores. Many Conservation organi-
cations give "Gudgeon Fishing
Parties" to kids of all sizes and
descriptions.
DESCRIPTION: The average
length of the gudgeon is about 3 to
a inches, but "record" specimens
have been taken up to 6 inches;
the color is greenish on top with
silvery sides, paler in lower parts.
The young ones have lateral band
through eye to dark spot at tail;
the fins are transparent.
BREEDING: Spawning evidently
occurs early in the spring; little
more is known about it's breeding
habits.
HABITS: On the spring runs it is
readily taken on the smallest of
fishing hooks, generally on warm,
sunny days, using small pieces Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
County, Wide RecreatiOnaI Meet
TO Study Play Needs on Apr: 28

Sixteen county organizations
including two government bodies,
have been called upon to partici-
pate in an open town meeting
on the county's recreational ST.
tuation, Apr. % at 8 pm. in the
Jewish Community Center 8402
Freyman Dr., Chevy Chase.
The event is being sponsored
by the newly,organized Group
Work and Recreation Section of
the Montgomery County Com
munity Chests Social Planning
Council, in order to obtain a
frank discussion of the many
problems being faced due to lack
of finances, physical facilities and
Inadequate leadership in the
county.
H. F. Brownfield, section chair
man, stated, this week, that at
least 100 citizens are expected to
attend the meeting. These will
Include county officials, top rep
Tesentatives of agencies and or
CARNATIONS interested in group
work and recreation.
A panel to which questions and
comments may be addressed will
be made up of representatives of
the County Recreation Board,
public schools and the Chest and
Council.
L Letters have been sent to the
following organizations asking
them to send delegates with pre-
pared statements outlining needs,
future plans, problems, and how
they can be corrected:
Boy Scouts, National Institute
Of Health, Montgomery Co. Board
of Recreation, Community Arts
Coop, Girl Scouts, Silver Spring
and Bethesda YMCA's, Montgom-
cry County YWCA, Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, American Youth
Hostels, Jewish Community Cen
ter, Boys Club of Silver Spring,
! Montgomery Cerebral Palsy,
Youth Commission, the Allied
Civic Group, and Camp Fire
Girls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Eugene
Lyles, Monrovia, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Vincent
Maratti, 303 Edmunston Dr.,
Rockville, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry
McLain, Silver Spring, a daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olan Pennington
Phelps Jr., Highland, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Gamvrill
Parlette, GAINESVILLE, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Edward
Musser, Rt. 3, Gaithersburg, a,
son. y
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry
Smith, Mariottsville, a daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. James Irvan AL
bright, Ellicott City, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. UIyss Lamar b.
million Sr., 404 Monroe ST., Rock
Vile, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Lee Reed,
305 IIOrners Lane, Rockville,
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Edgar
Price, Rt. 3, Gaithersburg, son.
Mr.. and Mrs, Melvin Eugene
MulliniX, Monrovia, Rt. l,
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lloyd
Collins, Rt, l, Gaithersburg,
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens Joyce,
FellS Ave-, Ellicott City, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Walter
Pfefferkorn, Glenelg, a son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
Food Fair Executive
Buys POOlesville Farm

Bernard Siegel, executive vice
president of Food Fair, recently
purchased the 300-acre farm
known as Ballinadee in the
Poolesville area from the estate
of the late Edward ]. Flynn, New
York political leader. Mr.. Siegel,
already the owner of a 330-acre
farm in area, has indicated that
he intends to expand his beef
cattle operations. The purchase
price was reported to be "around
100000"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
Damascus 4-H Cagers Sweep
To Titles i'm Annual Tourney

In the semi-finals, Jersey club
defeated Laytonsville "a to II
and the Damascus club defeated
Glenallen % to 5. Other junior
division game results were as fol
lows: Laytonsville Is, barnes
town IL; Jersey 33, Shady Grove,
0; Glenallen 10, Poolesville II;
Beef 10, Damascus II.
This year, for the first time,
the girls participated in the tour
nament which found the Gath
ersburg senior club defeating the
Laytonsville club, 31-5 with the
scoring being fairly well distrib-
uted between Tootsie Anderson,
Joyce Clark and Patsy Messer.
The Gaithersburg girls defeated
Woodfield 10 to 18 in a thrilling
game in the serni-finals. With
one minute to go, Gaithersburg
was enjoying a 7 point lead when
Hargett and Burdette went on a
scoring spree and shaved the
lead to only one point.
In the first round of girls
games, Gaithersburg defeated the
Germantown-C larksburg girls %
to 10; Woodfield Al, Colesville 6;
Laytonsville "a, Olney 4.
Over $50 persons attended the
tournament which was held ir
the Gaithersburg high school,
gym.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14

Both junior and senior division
titles in the recent annual Mont
gomery County basketball tour
nament were won by the Damas-
Gus All boys club.
Girls tournament honors were
taken by the Gaithersburg senior
team.
The tournament was sponsor
ed by the Social and Recreation
Committee of the Montgomery
County All Senior Council with
Cindy Dawson, chairman, in
charge.
In the finals of the Boys senior
division, Damascus defeated Lay
louisville 35 to 10. Clarence
Thompson scored 10 points for
the winners while Dick Janney
also scored ID points for Lay
louisville.
In the semi-finals, Damascus
won easily over Clarksburg with
a score of A to ID, and Laytons-
vile won over the Jersey Club
10 to A.
Other senior division games
found Damascus defeated the
Beef Club 1922 in a very hard
fought game with George Kemp
making II points for Damascus
Donnie Hobbs of the Beef Club
also scoring II points with
Charles Lethbridge tossing in the
other 10 points for the Beef Club.
Clarksburg defeated Pooles-
vile in a closely fought game
with two overtimes, the score
being 80 to %. The high scorers
for Clarksburg were Andrews
and Steele, each tossing in 1C
points, and for the Poolesville
club, the Shaver boys scored
u and 10 points for their club
The junior division finals
found Damascus defeating the
Jersey club 17-6. The game start
ed out to be very close. How
ever, James johnson got a "hot
hand" and. dumped in eight
points in rapid order while Bob
by Auth was controlling the back
boards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
School Safety
Patrols to Vie
In May Tests

Fifty trophies will be given to
winners of 81 different contests
by the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION at the 18th annual
School Safety Patrol Assembly
and Parade, May 6 and 7th.
George r. Hammond, traffic
safety manager, DC. Division,
AAA, announced a total of so
trophies to be given to drill
teams, bands, drum majorette
groups, drum and bugle corps,
baton twirlers and winners of
the slogan and float contests al,
so receive trophies.
The annual assembly will be
held the evening of May 9Th at
the National Guard Armory. A
feature of the program is the
drill competition for three class
es of boy and girl drill teams.
First, second, and third place
cups are awarded in the Senior,
Junior and open division compe-
tition. Five winners from 1854
will be back to defend their titles.
On May 7th virtually every
unit in the line of march will be
competing for trophy. First,
second, and third place will be
awarded for Senior and Junior
Division bands and also for Drum
and Bugle Corps. Prizes will be
given for the best drum major
of drum and bugle corps; best
baton twirler with a Senior band
and with a Junior band; also for
the best Junior and Senior Drum
Majorette Corps.
Other trophies to be given are
for: Most unusual feature of the
parade, the unit travelling the
greatest distance to attend, the
best appearing patrol units, and
for the winners of the float and
slogan contests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
First Lady TO
Assist in Tour
of Embassies

Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower will
be the honor guest at the Annual
Embassy tour and tea being held
on Saturday, Apr, Both, in Wash
ington.
The First Lady will attend the
Tea at the British Embassy from
4 until 6 o'clock to meet the visi-
tors who are on the tour. Add
ing highlight to the afternoon af-
fair will be wives of Cabinet
members and other Washington
officials. Chairman of the hostess
committee is Mrs. Garvin Tank
ersley. Chairman of the tea is
Miss Constance Bennett, of stage
and screen fame.
The tour will begin at 2 o'clock
and will include the Embassies OF
Ceylon, the Dominican Republic
Egypt, Pakistan, the Philippines
and Wet Man, Also open for the
four will be the Islamic Center
which is the newest and one OF
the magnificent structures in
Washington. All Embassies are
within walking distance, and
parking facilities will be arranged
for cars and buses.
For tickets, or additional in
formation, write Mrs. Henry
Hornthal, POO Massachusetts.
Ave, NV, Washington. Ticket!
are So per person, and checks
should be made payable to tn,
Goodwill Guild, and sent to Mrs
Hornthal. Tickets may also b.
purchased at the doors to thu
Embassies on the day of thu
Tour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-04-14
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