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Evening star., 1955-01-18
By Crosby S. Noyes
Fcraian Ccsrssrondenf cf The SfuF

PARIS-Wittin the last few
days, 1t has become clearer
than ever that Premier Mendes-
France is in bad political trou-
BILE. It has also become clearer
why he Is In trouble, and what
the factors are that threaten
to pull his government down In
the reasonably near future.
One Of the most important of
these Is an intangible factor, In
which the. United States bears a
good deal Of responsibility. Re-
action to ratification Of the
Paris agreements by the French
assembly, both In France and
abroad has noticeably weakened
the governments position.
One fact In this connection
must be Gle arly understood.
When they voted In favor Of
German rearmament, many
French deputies voted against
their conscience and against
what they sincerely believe to
be the sentiment Of a large
majority Of the French people.
They did it because of one con-
sideration. Over and over, they
were told by Mr.. Mendes-France
that ratification of the Paris
agreements was the one way
to preserve the Atlantic Alliance
and Frances position as an i'm
portant European power.
Talking Through His Hat?
Rightly or wrongly, a good
many deputies have gotten the
impression since ratifying the
Paris agreements, that Mr.. Men
des-France was talking through
his hat. SO far as they can see,
from widely reprinted comment
In the American press. the
standing Of France is If any
thing worse than before. The
vote which proclaimed the con-
tinued confidence Of the French
Parliament In the Premier ap-
parently inspired no sort of con-
fidence at all among Frances
major allies.
All the dopesters here-and
they are not limited to enemies
Of the government-emphasize
the lack Of faith in France as
q reliable member Of the At
lantic coalition and the develop
ment of an American British
German "axis" from which
France is to be blackballed.
Unquestionably, this talk has
played into the hands of Mr..
Mendes-France's enemies. Many
Of those who opposed the Paris
agreements argued that the one
way for France to hold onto It's
authority as a world power was
to follow its own conscience,
stand on its legal rights and
refuse to be pushed around.
Supine cooperation, they said,
was the quickest way to national
oblivion. Unpromising as this
idea may be in terms Of the At
lantic Alliance, it is winning
new support in France today.
Adverse Voter Reaction.
The reaction has hit Mr..
Mendes-France where 1t nurts--
In his popularity with the av-
erage French voterssIn this case,
the Premier may be on the side
Of the angels. But the people of
Franee-or at least what seems
to be a substantial majority of
them--are with the opposition.
That fact In itself has embold-
ened the Premier's enemies in
the National Assembly and en-
Evening star., 1955-01-18
Mendes-Fronce in Trouble
With Voters and His Assembly

couraged a variety OF schemes to
overthrow the government at the
first good opportunity.
Here in Paris. where every
political straw is subjected to
microscopic scrutiny. the election
Of the Assembly's new president
last week is looked on as an orn-
inous defeat for the government.
The job is an important one.
since the man named by the
deputies presides over the As
sembly debates and Wields powers
roughly comparable to those Of
an American Vice President.
However impartially he may ap-
proach his job. the victory OF
Pierre Schneiter. MRP deputy
from Reims. has placed a mem
Der Of the political group most
hostile to the Mendes France
Evening star., 1955-01-18

government 10 . position Of
strategic importance.
At the same time. open Eutiny
has broken out among the So
cialist deputies. whose leaders
hare supported the government
in the past. The leadership was
decisively voted down when 1t
tried to discipline Is party menl-
bers who had voted against
German rearmament. An at
tempt TO prevent these deputies
from holding positions on the
committees of the Assembly was
rejected by q vote of AZ to 26.
The clear implication Is that Mr..
Mendes- France can no longer
count ON the Socialist support
which has served him well in
many crises in the past.
Dangers Ahead.
Threatened both by a rising
tide Of opposition and the dis
integration Of his own majority.
Mr. Mendes-France is heading
into a precarious new parilamen-
tary session. The government can
expect to run head-on into
trouble over the situation IN
North Africa. where months Of
Evening star., 1955-01-18

negotiation with Arab leaders
have produced little in the way
of tangible result. It can also
look forward to q bitter fight on
its program of economic reform.
which. to put it mildly. scares
the daylights out Of every or
ganized interest In France.
IN the climate that has deVei-
oped since ratification Of the
Paris agreements. either Of these
issues could put an abrupt end
to Mr.. Mendes- Frances expert
ment in the field Of energetic
leadership. At which point all
comments about the unrsliability
OF the French way wen become
justified.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
County History Unit
Elects Robert Jones

Robert Jones. Of the brokerage
firm of Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt.
Is the new president Of the Mont
goinery County Historical So
ciety.
He was named last night at
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16
Barber Measure
Gets Quick Rinse
I'm Alaska Senate

JUNEAU, GA bill 10 provide
close inspection and licensing for
AlaSka's BARRIERS got a quick rinse
in the Senate lately and came out
trimmed all the way around
1t was killed BY an lbs vote. 1t
wasn't even a close shave
Sen. AL Owen D-Anchorage)
argued that it was a bill long
sought by the barbering profes-
sion in Alaska He said it would
compel cleanup of dirty shops
and could impose a strieter moral
code on the hair trimmers,s pre-
vent combination of alcohol
with razors and clamp down on
such moral infringements as a
numbers game in the rear Of the
shop.
He acknowledged, in answer to
a critic, that the Health Dept. has
control over sanitary conditions in
barber shops but, with a scarcity
Of funds, has been lax at the job.
Sen. Frank Barr D-Fairbanks)
introduced a bit Of barber shop
WhimSy into the debate with OBJ
.servation:
"This is a delicate subject to
take stand on. ! can imagine a
barber standing over me with a
razor under my chin and asking:
Did you vote for the barber bill?'
However, I shave at home and
| always can get my wife to cut
my hair SO I feel free to express
my opinion"
He said he feared the right Of
the board Of examiners to deny
licenses to BARRIERS might raise the
same problem with the BARRIERS
that the territory has over den
lists, land I'd hate to have to wait
two months for haircut"
Sen. Ralph Rivers D-Fair-
banks) added: Ito require a bar
Der to wait three years before he
could open his own shop would
tend to create a monopoly. With
haircuts at $3.50 in Fairbanks,
I'm all for competition"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16
SIS, 900 Damages in
Sitka School GYM Fire

An early morning fire in Sitka
Saturday badly damaged the Sit
kas school gymnasium with dam
age estimated at $4,000
Workmen had been tearing
down the stage in one end of the
structure and damaged wiring is
believed to have caused the blaze.
Observers said approximately
two-thirds of the basketball court
was badly warped by heat and
water
The fire broke out about 100 in
the morning while crowds which
aad attended dedication ceremon-
les on the Mt. Edgecumbe gym
nasium floor across the channel
were still enjoying midnight
snacks.
Fine Job Printing al The NuQeet
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16
$4,000 DAMAGE IN FIRE
at LADD AFB THEATER

FAIRBANKS, PA fire in a
theater at Laid Air Force Base
did an estimated $4,000 damages
yesterday morning before brought
under control
The fire, Of undetermined orr
gin, started in the rear Of the
building and destroyed the screen,
speaker and curtains and dam
aged the stage and ceiling.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16
WIEN AIRLINES

From Fairbanks: Stan Johnson,
George Mesecke, Pearse Walsh.
To Kotzebue: S. Schiedt Ubank.
To Fairbanks: Fern Locke, Ell
wood Calhun, L. r. Dorman.
From Taylor: Sig Grytten.
From Candle: Mr. and Mrs
Don Motto, Gerry and Verna Moto,
Don Coates.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16
ARTICLE ON NOME IN
THE ALASKA QUARTERLY

The winter edition Of the Alas
ka Quarterly carries an interest
ing article on Nome by Everett
Bachelor It tells Of the winter
activities and is headed 1.-THE
Nome Corner"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16

One fourth Of pedestrians killed
in US. traffic accidents in 1858
had been drinking, says the Ma
tional Safety Council.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1955-02-16

Fine Job Printing al The Nuggei
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11

University Women's Club
Tomorrow, 3 pm. French con-
versation. Tomorrow, 4 pm,
tea. Tuesday. Z pm. Kane
Studio, sketching group.
Thursday. IL am. poetry
group. Saturday, Q am. in
formal dance.
Business and Professional
Women's Club Of the District
Tomorrow, YwcA, first fall
meeting: skit, Rocket Trip to
the Moon"
Ladies' Auxiliary Of Beth
ShoIom Congregation and Tai
mud Torah-Tomorrow, $3.50
pm, sisterhood auditorium,
first fall meeting.
SisterhOOd of Congregation
Har- Tzeon - Tomorrow. $3.50
pm, wheaton Recreation
Center, first fall meeting; pro-
gram. This Is Your Life"
Woman's Community Club
Of BeltsviIle - Tomorrow, L
PM, st. Johns Episcopal
Parish Hall, first fall meeting:
speaker. Mrs. N. H. Spick-
nall. ir.
American Association Of Uni
versity Women, Washington
Branch-Tomorrow. 8 pm,
monthly meeting and social
hour.
AAUW, College Park Branch
Tomorrow, 7::30 pm. Home
Economics Building, Univer-
sity of Maryland. first fall
meeting.
AAUW, Arlington Branch
Tuesday. 8 pm, Barnes q
Kimel auditorium, first fall
meeting; speaker, DR.. Leonard
P. Aries, regional director, ma
tional Conference of Chris
tians and Jews, Brotherhood
is No Luxury"
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae
Chapter of Northern Virginia
Tuesday. 8:15 pm, get
acquainted meeting" with
Mrs. A. @. Sharff, 1884 North
Quintana street, Arlington.
Kenilworth Ladies Guild
Wednesday, IL noon. with Miss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
On the Club Calendar

Betty Haneke. Mrs. William
Roloff and Mrs. George A.
Lingebach. 3101 K street Sc.
Zonta Club of Washington
Wednesday, 1890 pm. YWCA,
weekly club luncheon; speaker,
Paul Hencke. associate editor.
Nations Business, 1.-THE Fu-
ture of Women in Business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
Mr.. Grant to Wed
Miss HuSSon

Mr.. and Mrs. Cyril j. Has
son announce the engagement
of their daughter Eleanor Jean
to Midshipman James r. Cant.
son of Cmdr. and Mrs. Allan
C. Cant of Almeda, Calf.
Miss Hasson is a graduate
of st. Patrick's Academy in
Washington. Mr.. Cant is at
tending the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11

IL pm. when club members
win head back for Washington
by bus.
There will be an experienced
narrator on board to point out
historic sites along the shores
of the Potomac River and
Chesapeake Bay. Reserva-
tons may be made at the club
house until September II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
William Frunkes
Have Moved

The Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy for Financial Man
agement, and Mrs. William
B. FRANKIE, have moved into
their new home on Wildwood
Lane. They have leased Mrs.
Wrisley Browns house for a
year.
Mrs. FRANKIE says they spent
q real Labor Day holiday
moving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-11
Baltimore Boot Trip
Plonned by Club

The Women's City Club will
head for Baltimore by the
waterways on Saturday aboard
the Wilson Lines Bay Bell"
Leaving from the Wilson Line
pier at Maine avenue and N
street S.W.. at 8 an. the boat
is due in Baltimore Harbor at
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01

has to be spent in agricultural
training; for the army has to assist
in training the farmers, who are
essential to the economy of the
country as we'll as to its security;
the pioneers who will join in set
ting the borders and desert.
On the completion of his nation
al service, the Israeli joins the
reserves. Up to the age of 80 he
is liable to be called for one
month every year for training
with his unit. Up to the age OF 45,
the annual service is two weeks.
The reserve system is designed
to render possible speedy mobili-
cation. 1t has been perfected so
that by now units can be called
up and rushed to any point in
the country within a matter of
hours.
Frontier Task
A heavy burden in the defense
system falls upon the frontier set
Elements. They held up the invad-
CONTINUED on Page 2l)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01
HILLARIE CLEIN

Scores of Junior College Of Au-
gusta and Richmond Academy
students received academic hon.
ors in joint ceremonies in the
ARC-JCA auditorium, at which
time Hillarie Clein, Academy e.
leventh grader, was honored for
achieving the highest scholastic
average in either SCHOOLGIRLS
Hillarie Clein is the daughter of
Mrs. Lyman Clein of 2421 Gen.
trail Ave-, Augusta.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01

Israel has come to rely heavily
on its army for defense.
Consumption
That army is based on conscript
service, which all young men and
women perform on reaching the
age of Is. The men for two and a
half years, and unmarried women
for two years. Part of that service
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01
Augusta, Georgia
Defense System Plays
Vital Role in Israel
BY 1T. COL NETANEL LORCH
Aide TO Israel Chief Of Staff

small country 5000 miles in but
position which for centuries past has made
the Of that the world the land bridge between
alternative link between the Mediterranean
Canal The ancient highways
territory connecting the cradles of cviza
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-07-01

lion. Egypt and Babylon.
Along its entire land frontier
Israel is bordered by hostile
neighbors, who attacked the state
in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
White Russian
AidProgramHit

Representative Feighan, Dem
ocfat of Ohio, says the free
world has been laid open to
wholesale infiltratiorf by Com
munist agents" through pro-
gram Of aid to white Russian"
refugees.
Mr.. Feighan made the state
ment yesterday in q report on
his Far Eastern inspection trip
for the House Immigration SUBJ
committee.
He said more than $500 $50
called White Russian refugees
have passed through Hong Kong
from Red China" to 80 free
world countries outside the
United States without having
any security check whatever
made on them"
There Is no question In my
mind that many-I must say
not all Of them-are just plain
Russian agents." he said.
White Russian" is a term
generally applied to persons who
opposed the Soviet regime which
took control of Russia in the
World War I Russian revolution.
The Congressman said most
Of the White Russians have been
travelling. out Of Red China on
Soviet passports.
Mr.. Feighan called for q full
scale congressional investigation
ITO Ak the responsibility on the
part Of United States officials
for this wholesale breach of
security" He said this country
should Immediately stop use Of
a half-million dollars in United
States air earmarked for this
part Of the escapee program.
He said countries admitting
the White Russians under what
he termed inadequate security
procedures were apparently ia
boring under the false impression
that the United States has given
q security check to these immi-
grants, which is not the case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

Since Capt. La Rue had cut
his worldly ties, a dispensation
had to be granted by the Bene-
Idictine Order to allow him to
accept the decoration.
The ceremony. at the South
Korean Embassy yesterday was
arranged as closely as possible
to the hour of delivery Of the
refugees exactly flve years ago.
Ambassador You Chan Yang
pinned the Order Of Military
Merit Ulchi with gold star
Korea's second highest award
an Brother Marinus' simple black
habit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Dionnes to Spend
Christmas Home

MONTREAL, Dec. 40 (R.-
The four surviving Dionne quin-
tuplets probably will spend
Christmas at their parents
home In Callander. Ontario.
A spokesman at Notre Dame
de IEsperaDce Hospital said
Marie and Annette, who have
ben patients there. were very,
very well now" and will be able
to go home for the holiday.
The spokesman added that
their quintuplet sisters, Cecile
and Yvonne, student nurses at
the hospital. can have either
Christmas or New Year holiday
and are expected to choose the
earlier one.
Marie and Annette entered
the hospital last month to be
treated for fatigue. The spokes-
man said visiting with their
sisters had proved a tonic. +"
Marie had been in q Quebec
City convent intending to enter
the order and Annette was
studying art at Nicolet, Quebec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22
Ex-Skipper, Now q Monk,
Cited for Korean Heroisrn
BY tn. Associated Press


Five years ago. an American
freighter captain evacuated a.
900 Korean refugees from Hung
nam before the city's fall to
fiercely attacking Chinese Com
munists.
Today that same man-now q
Catholic monk-received q gold
medal for valor from the CRATE
full South Korean government, In
the name Of President Syngman
Rhee.
For years Mr.. Rhee sought to
decorate Capt. Leonard P. La
Rue Of Philadelphia. master of
the 7,630-ton freighter Meredith
Victory. Capt. La Rue sailed the
little ship-with passenger &C
commodations for 12-into the
blazing port and took on hordes
Of men, women and children. He
carried them to safety.
The total rescued was esti-
mated somewhere above $4,000,
which would be the largest num-
Der ever taken aboard a freighter
Of any size ct any time. The
figure compares with average
loads of 10000 to $4,000 troops
packed into the liners Queen
Mary and Queen Elizabeth when
they were wartime transports.
The Guard Lines records show
that $1,000 probably was the
peak load.
The Koreans couldn't find
Capt. La Rue to honor him.
But recently, an item in q New
York newspaper came to Mr.
Rhee's attention. It related that
the 41-year-old Capt. La Rue
had renounced his sea career to
become Brother Marinus of the
Roman Catholic Benedictine
missionaries at st. Pauls Abbey
in Newton, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-22

Wshinsoo39oo SCI Street NV la2 New York Ave.
wv rs ,h s. NV s1l lcd Asad "a sasc, wseo.. wss..
M~y Pairs cRehsessn Corners; FarFf Circle t vs. Rts 50 ~,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29
BGdertscher Clan Observes Tooth Year
OF Family In The United States

related many interesting facts con-
corning their great grandparents,
Peter and Anna Badertscher, which
had been handed down by their
parents and grandparents.
A carry-in dinner was enjoyed at
noon. Mrs. Crist Badertscher and
Miss Clara Finke arranged a special
table for honored guests who includ-
ed Daniel Badertscher, oldest
descendant of the late Christian Bad
ertscher, Mrs. Matilda Badertscher,
Silas Badertscher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Badertscher, Mrs. Peter
Schoeneberger (the oldest grand
daughter of the late Christian Bad
ertscher) and Noah E. Finke, the
oldest grandson.
Reunion attendants came from
Texas, Chicago, Detroit and Crosse
Point, Mich, as we'll as Bluffton,
Mt. Cory and st. Marys.
Reunion officers for 1856 are John
Finke, st. Marys, president; Elvin
Rabke, Chicago, vice president; Mrs.
Crist Badertscher, st. Marys, Sec
retary, and Mrs. Dwight Frantz,
Mt. Cory, treasurer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29
Hold Services For
Aldine Basinger

Services were held Sunday in the
Basinger funeral home for Aldine
L. Basinger, Sc, of Bluffton, who died
at 5 am. Friday at Lima Memorial
hospital after an illness of seven
weeks.
Born May 8, 1889, in Putnam coun-
ty, he was son of Theophilus and
Anna (Amstutz) Basinger.
He is survived by his wife, Salome;
daughters, Mrs. Mable Klopenstein,
Downey, Calf; Mrs. Barbara Burk-
holder, Dallas, Oregon; Mrs. Geneva
Jasa, Valparaiso, Neb.; sons, Ralph,
Modesto, Calf; Howard and Emer-
son, both of Pandora; Kenneth, of
Bluffton; William, of Ft. Meade, Md.
There is one brother, The Rev.
Elmer Basinger, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa;
and five sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Suter,
Bluffton; Mrs. Elvina Scheidt, Toledo;
Mrs. Della Marsh, Lima; Mrs. Salome
Brabhem, Santa Barbara, Calf; Mrs.
Viola Knight, Mount Blanchard, and
81 grandchildren.
The Rev. John Suderman officiated
at the service with burial in Pleasant
Ridge cemetery, Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29

Harl Mann, township clerk, has is
sued 100 licenses to hunters for the
opening of the squirrel season.
The corner stone of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church will be laid on
Sunday afternoon. DIR. M. B. Fuller
of Trinity church, Lima, will deliver
the address. w. R. Burton is the pas
tor.
A young Democrat came to make
his future home with Albert Gossman
and wife.
Orlo Bixel broke through the bridge
in Richland Center near Solomon
Luginbihl's with his big engine. He
then tried to go through the fields and
sank into the sand clear up to the fire
box. 1t took teams and tressels to get
the outfit out.
Aaron Deifendeifer purchased the
John Reigle property on Jefferson
street.
d. w. Bixler purchased the John
Fett property on Kibler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos c. Geiger cele-
brated their 25th wedding anniversary
at their home on Cherry street.
Among the 70 guests present were a
number who attended the wedding rs
years before.
Eli and William Hartman are home
from their Pacific coast trip.
DIR. ]. S. Steiner, /. w. Geiger and
Rene Studler left for southern Mich
igan where they are hunting good
fishing lake.
About so associates of Gordon Blk
el from the college and the Mennonite
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29

Many from Bluffton's 16 Bader-
tscher families were among those
who gathered for the 18th annual
Christian Badertscher family re-
union and the observance of the
Tooth anniversary of the arrival in
this country of Peter and Anna
Badertscher from Canton Berne,
Switzerland. Peter and Anna were
the parents of Christian Badertscher.
The story of the arrival of their
Swiss forebearers in this country
was told at the reunion.
Peter and Anna together with
their nine children crossed the At
lantic in a sailing boat, the journey
requiring 40 days. Landing in New
York, they took train to Johnston,
now Ada, Ohio, and from Johnston
went on to this community, then
known as Shannon.
The story is that the Badertschers
waded swamps waist deep in reach
ing Bluffton from Ada. They car
ried their small children and bag
gage. Mrs. Badertscher died at the
age of 80 shortly after moving to
Bluffton. The nine children were
put in the homes of various neigh
bors. Peter Badertscher died at the
age of &C.
The eldest son of Peter and Anna
was a casket-maker. He worked IL
black walnut lumber, and often his
work kept him at it day and nigh
to provide caskets for burial Of
those who died in epidemics tha
swept the community.
Miss Clara Finke of st. Mary'
and Walter Badertscher of Blufftol
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-09-29
35 Participate
In Trap Shoot

Approximately 35 marksmen par
ticipated last Sunday afternoon in the
trapshoot sponsored by the Bluffton
Gun Club at the Airport range.
C.. V. Stonehill and Wilbur Niswan-
der, in charge of the shoot, report
that prizes including 12O pounds of
sugar and Is cans of peaches were
distributed in the 10-bird events. Mis-
wander was high point man for the
afternoon.
Another shoot is planned before
the opening of the pheasant season
on November Is.