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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Era of Political Uncertainty Illustrated
By Big Turnout for Vice President

leading ornaments Of the
Burning Tree Golf Club wrung
the guest of honor's hand.
The prima donnas Of the press
were also on hand: 1t was the
first time some Of the Congress-
men had ever met some of this
select group. To put 1t mildly,
the general run of Congress-
men are not normally catered
to in wer-conScious Wash
ington.
The doors were even opened
for a selection Of the better
known women correspondents
whom the Press Club normally
permits to enter only the bal
cony at functions held there.
The party itself was typical
Of such gatherings with LASH
ings Of food and drink and the
entertainers having to wage q
generally losing fight for at
tention and applause. There
was that indescribable tension
which appears when the par
Elephants all know that here
is a chapter-minor perhaps
but a chapter-in the peren-
NAL struggle for the greatest
power any one man Of the
Western world can WELD.
The speeches came on of
course. AS they were staged
at the end Of the affair the
speakers had to compete even
more than the entertainers
with the bar at the far end,
but perhaps for the same
reason, they were in full and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11

The era of uncertainty in
Washington as it exists behind
the facade Of public utterances
was illustrated at the birthday
party given for Vice President
Nixon by old, close House as
sociates at the National Press
Club.
It was the worst day Of the
winter, with icy streets and
biting winds. It was one Of
those large parties to which
the hosts normally figure only
two-thirds Of the invited guests
will come.
But everybody came. The re-
action. to President Eisen-
hower's Key West press con-
ference had leaned heavily to
ethe he-loves-me-not side. The
bearish atmosphere was as
pronounced where politicians
gathered as the bullish had
been last week. So Republicans
in the executive branch and
Congress. lobbyists and as
sorted big shots hedged their
political bets and turned out
in full force for the Vice
President.
Sherman Adams. the top
presidential aide, led q full
complement Of. White House
staffers. Only two cabinet
members were missing and
their admitted ace, Treasury
Secretary Humphrey. came
early and stayed late. NBC
Board Chairman David Sarnoff
presented his compliments and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
DAVID LAWRENCE

Does the First Amendment
to the Constitution protect the
press against congressional in
vestigations or any other in
reference with the standards
Of employment by newspapers
and news services?
This issue has been raised
currently because the Senate
Internal Security Subcommit-
tee has been investigating per-
sonnet on various New York
newspapers to determine the
extent, if any, Of Communist
inf1ltration.
But, unfortunately. Congress
has again and again disre-
garded the mandate of the
First Amendment, which says
Congress shall not make any
law abridging the freedom Of
the press" This hasn't raised
much hullabaloo heretofore,
possibly because the so-called
liberals" have benefited by
such congressional intrusionS.
The principle, however, is Just
as important whether 1t re-
lates to an inquisition on the
subject of Communist affilia-
tons or to anything else.
The record shows that not
only has the Congress, despite
the First Amendment, passed
laws in two instances which
abridge the freedom of the
press" but it has been twice
upheld by the Supreme Court
when the issue Of the consti-
tutionality of these statutes
has been challenged.
The first law was passed in
August, 1912. 1t prescribed a
severe penalty-the withhold
in6 of second-class mail privi-
leees from any newspaper or
periodical which refuses to
publish twice q year a list Of
its owners and creditors hold
ing more than l per cent Of
its stock or its bonds. No
such information has to be
published by any other COM
mercial enterprise. But the
Supreme Court has said the
press is invested with a public
character and the people have
"the right to know" Nobody
nowadays in the publishing
business objects to the pro-
vision itself, but the invasion
Of the First Amendment is
there just the same. It con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
America Has Mainly Itself to Blame
For Anti-U. S. FEELING Amonq Arabs

ment, treated as Grade B citi-
Gems, restricted in their move
ments and barred from many
forms of economic activity.
During all this time the eco
nomic existence of Israel has
depended upon perpetual fund
raising drives in the United
States and official grants.
For purely domestic vote
soliciting reasons, having MOTH
ing whatever to do with larger
American interests, a tiny state
of LIS million inhabitants,
many of them already disillu-
stoned, who were gathered into
Palestine from the ends of the
earth, under emotional appeals,
consciously stimulated fears of
imminent persecution, and the
determined will Of Israel's
leaders rapidly to colonize the
country, has been q special
American ward.
And the worst scandal has
been that Americans Of I'M
blemished repute, profound
knowledge, and a sense of JUS
tice that has repeatedly risen
to the protection Of prosecuted
Jews, have been practically un-
able to raise voices Of warming,
or set forth the situation OBJ
jectively before the public. To
be "pro-Arab." has been to be
labelled "anti-Semite," invite
boycotts, and risk the ruin of
O business or q career.
To win this title of "pro-
Arab" one has only needed to
report the facts, without pref
udice or malice.
During all this time. the
Arabs, originally enormously
pro-American, their feelings
constantly infiamed by the
unremitting campaign waged
against them here, have led
from . position Of weakness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
DORIS FLEESON
: Birthday 7oosts to Nixon

fluent voice and the noise did
not seem to bother them.
Representative Dick Simp-
son, chairman of the House
Campaign Committee both In
1854 and now. led OF. Nixon
had worked hard for him and
even In Democratic opinion
stepped over the line Of per-
MISSILE partisan politics in the
endeavor. Simpson repaid him
eloquently. 1t was not pre-
cisely a nominating speech but
with only one key phrase
added 1t would have done.
Chairman Goldwater Of the
Senate Campaign Committee
was sure that the only people
against Nixon were the Alger
Kisses and the Democrats who
fear him.
In q rather rambling reply.
the Vice President spoke Of his
family and his enjoyment Of
public service. He disclosed It
was the 10th anniversary Of
his firSt public speech which is
both q description Of his own
meteoric rise and Of the OPP
portunities existing in United
States politics.
The chowder and marching
club which gave the party Is q
rather anonymous group of
Republican House members
who banded together in 1949
for a legislative fight. It is not
wholly pro-Nixon but substan-
TALLY so; its roster indicates
conservative support for him
in the Middle West and Cali
fornia principally. After the
party, 1t can lay claim to being
the original Nixon booster
should things turn out that
Way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
Recent Quiz Isn't First Time Lowmoker.
Have Disregorded First Amendment

stitutes q precedent for the
disclosure to the public not
only of the names of persons
employed and their Affiliations.
but all other pertinent facts
about a newspapers operation
on which Congress chooses to
require disclosure.
The second law abridging
the freedom of the press" was
passed in 1885 and was upheld
by the Supreme Court in 1897
in a 5-to-4 decision. This was
the National Labor Relations
Act. which tells a newspaper
publisher that his employment
relations with news and edi-
torial writers are subject to
Federal regulation even though
he may feel the law to be an
abridgment of his freedom to
print what he pleases.
It was the late John w.
Davis. one of the greatest con-
stitutional lawyers America
ever had, who told the Su-
preme Court that this labor
law violated the First Amend
ment as 1t related to the writ
ing of news and editorials, but
the so-called liberals" ridi-
culed him for 1t and said that
any such claim was specious.
Today. under the present la
bor-management law, a news
paper publisher can be COM
PEELED to fire an editorial en-
ploye who refuses to join a
union or to pay dues to it be-
cause Of his conscientious be-
liefs against supporting such
an organization. The Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union,
which is so often vocal in
protest wherever the issue
touches the freedom of an ac-
cused Communist to plead the
Fifth Amendment, has never
protested the application of
the principle of compulsory
union membership to editorial
employees in America.
There is no good reason, Of
course. why editorial employees
shouldn't band themselves to-
gether in an association or
society of a professional ma
ture to bargain collectively
with their respective news
paper publishers. But when
there is an affiliation. includ-
ing occasional financial sup
port. with national labor or
carnations which are them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-11
DOROTHY THOMPSON

The riots in Jordan are just
another incident registering
the desperateness of the Amer
lean position in the Arab
Middle East-and 1t will not
be the last one.
It is futile to blame the
Russians. The Communists are
merely taking advantage Of a
situation created by our own
policies, pursued against the
advice Of every American for
eign service official and citi-
zen with intimate knowledge
of the frame of mind that has
prevailed from North Africa
to Cairo, from Damascus to
Saudi Arabia, since the parti-
ton of Palestine in 1947. That
partition, decreed against the
protests of every Arab state
without exception, precipi-
tated the Arab-Israel war-as
the U. N. was openly warned
that it would. This, in turn,
ended in a peaceless truce after
Israel had greatly extended the
territories awarded her by the
: U. N. partition plan, and en-
gagged in policies that aggra-
waited, instead Of alleviating,
tensions.
Not one of the original U. N.
provisions for the protection Of
the Palestinian Arabs has ever
been applied.
Those who fled during the
war were neither, as the U. N.
decreed. allowed to return nor
have they ever been compen-
stated for their losses. Scat
tered through all the Arab
states, they have been centers
Of perpetual ferment. Those
few who remained In Israel
about q fifth Of the original in
hebitants-are, to this mo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15

Fred Glover took q four second
look ct the ducks tpictured. on
pooe s. and estimoted 1000.
The photo wos put under o mog-
nifyine gloss ond the birds were
carefully counted. The tobulo-
ton reod ,047 ducks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Seven Births Occur

Seven births occurred at the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital in
Oakland during the past week, five
boys and two girls
On the 18th a daughter to Mr..
and Bruce Gilbert Enlow, Acct
dent
On the 14th a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Mervin Barnard, Oakland.
On the 18th a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Henry Fratz, Accident
On the 18th a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Howard Sisler, RoWles-
burg w. Va; a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Clayton Bittinger Mt Lake
Park: a son to Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Luther Yommer, Grantsyille.
On the 18th a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. David Churchman De
Witt, Mt Lake Park
During the week the hospital adj
mitted "a patients and discharged
81 patients. Census this morning
was 80
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Civic Club Plans
Tea And Musical

The Oakland Civic clubs Christ
mas tea and musical will be held
at the William-James hotel in Oak
land on Thursday afternoon, De-
cember 81 at 2:3O o'clock, it has
been announced Mrs Russell
Brown, music chairman, will be in
charge
Special selections will be given
by Mr.. and Mrs. David Johnson,
both graduates of Oberlin college
and now located at Cambridge,
Mass Mrs. johnson is the former
Mary C. Fraley. Mr.. Johnson is or
ganist at the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology and is minister
of music of the Congregational
church in that city
Special guests for the program
will be the members of the Junior
Civic club
The committee arranging for the
musical includes Mrs. Harry White.
chairman; Mrs H. G. Leighton,
Mrs. n. c. Fraley, Mrs Charles
Reckard and Mrs. Earl Shartzer,
Mrs 0, T. eraser, president, will
be in general charge
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Miss Sandra Nichols, Hagers-
town. is visiting Miss Joann Echard
for several days.
The Nativity scene is on display
this week in front of ST Marks
Lutheran church, Second street
Mrs Aubrey Brenneman, Friends
vile, is a patient in the Garrett
County Memorial hospital having
entered there on Monday
The Eglon Women's Work group
will hold a bake and miscellaneous
sale on Saturday December p, at
Dewitt and DeBerry beginning at
$50 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs Willard Hawkins
and son Billy returned to their
home in Oakland after spending a
few days in Baltimore whore Mr.
Hawkins attended an educational
meeting.
William Spcicher. of Accident
was a member OF the Johns Hop
kins Glee club which sang Sunday
evening over television \ fresh
man at the university, Speicher is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Speicher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas b. Sheehe
announce the birth of son on
Sunday, December Is, in Indiana,
Pa. This is their seventh child.
They were former residents of
Oakland Mr.. Shcehe is co-owner
of the Family Shoe Store in Oak
land.
Harvey Sanders still remains a
patient in Garrett County Memoir
al hospital but is now Commissioning.
He became i'll while hunting about
two weeks ago and had several
blood transfusions before showing
any improvement.
John Nair who has been a pa
tient in the Garrett County Me
mortal hospital for the past sever
al weeks, was transferred to the
Newton D. Baker hospital in Mar
tinsburg, W. Va last Thursday.
His condition remains about the
same
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Around 200 Attend
WOW Yule Party

Approximately 200 persons at
tended the Woodmcn of the World
Christmas party last Thursday eve
ming at the X. of p. hail i'm oak
land People were present from
Cumberland, Accident Friends
vile, Mt Lake Park. SWanton.
Frostburg and Deer Park.
Lewis Jones served as toast
master. Henry J. Shepherd. state
manager, Of Charleston, W. Va.
was the principal speaker. Elwood
Beckman, chosen Woodmen of the
Year, was presented with a medal
lion His wife also received a gift
Arthur Friend was presented
with 4 Past Head Consul pin by
Floyd burst Entertainment was
furnished by Mrs. Ruth Brown
with Mrs Wall as accompanist. A
quartet consisting Of Jackie Cal
houn, Carole Savage. John Brown
and Keith Mersing sang some nov
city numbers. Ted Raynovich
played an accordion solo. Barbara
.Glotfelty danced to "Susy Snow
Flake" with Jackie Calhoun sing
ing A girls trio sang. The Lions
club orchestra, composed of Lewis
Jones, Mack Propst, Frank McDan-
iel and Bill Rees, accompanied by
Mrs. Wall at the piano, played
several numbers.
Turkey and all the trimmings
were served by the Pythian Sisters.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Oakland Personals

Mr. and Mrs William Mace were
i'm Baltimore this week ON business.
f Ray Jones spent "Wednesday
in Buckhannon W Va. ON bust
ness
Mrs d. Edward Omutt was in
UniontoVn last Thursday visiting
DR. and Mrs. II. f. Polls
Mrs Charles \ Fleegle is visit
ing her son-in-law and daughter in
Kcyscr W Va. over the holidays.
Mrs Katherine Glenn. Grafton.
W va. spent Sunday here with
her mother. Mrs w. f. Rightmrc
and sister Mis-, Lucy Riehtmire.
MIR and Mrs Paul Frazce. Erie.
Pa were visiting relatives here
for several days Mrs Frazcc is the
former Mary West
Mr. and Mrs Robert O. Glotfelty.
of Accident announced the birth
of daughter Tuesday December
IS, in Memorial hospital Cumber-
land
The Mayor and Town Council of
MI Lake Park viii give out the
Christmas treat to children Of the
community on Friday evening. De-
cember p, at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Reckard
will leave Monday TO spend
Christmas with their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R.
Kershner, in Hagerstown.
Mrs. David Johnson and two chill
dren, of Cambridge. Mass. are here
for the holiday season with her
parents Judge and Mrs Neil c.
Fraley Her husband will join her
for the Christmas week.
Bonnie J. Steiding. freshman stu
dent at Washington college. Chest
ertown, was one Of the members of
the Washington college choir which
presented its annual Christmas pro-
gram Of songs last Thursday in the
college auditorium. Miss Steiding,
a graduate of Southern High
school, resides at route l. Swanton.
Joyce Rowan. of Oakland. was
one of the members of the June
graduating class Of Sacred Heart
School of Nursing in Cumberland
who have been notified that they
have all passed their State Board
examination The class was gradu-
ated June and took the state eX-
animation October 30 and 81 in
Baltimore
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Slide Covers Track,
B. & O. Train Wrecks

Baltimore and Ohio railroad
trains were delayed up to four
hours on Saturday when a land
slide occurred ON the Monongah
division early that morning about
rs miles east of Parkersburg. The
slide caused a three-unit diesel
locomotive to overturn and forty
two cars of a fast freight to wreck
Some of the derailed cars carried
liquid butane gas, alcohol and oil.
The slide was in narrow gorge
and the engineer did not see it
because of a slight curve in the
tracks at that point He and the
fireman we're slightly injured.
After the diesel smashed into
the slide it continued on for one
eighth of a mile before overturn-
ing. Some of the derailed freight
cars rolled into a creek
Trains which normally use the
route from St. Louis to Washing
ton and New York. were re-routed
by way of Parkersburg to Brook
Ign junction, New Martinsville and
Clarksburg, and thence on east
ward to Keyser and Cumberland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20

Mrs. Paul Turney and Mrs. Rob-
ert Stanton entertained the mem
bers and husbands of their bridge
club with turkey dinner ON Tues
day evening
The AIizpah Sunday School class
of St Paul's Methodist church will
hold its Christmas party on Friday
evening, December 81, at o'clock
Assisting hosteSses will be Mrs
John Browning, Mrs. Harold Trick
cit Mrs Max Propst and Mrs. Will
liam Hesen.
| Vaughn II. Weimer, teacher in
the Golden Ring Junior High
school, and his wife. the former
Eloise E. Cook, Baltimore county,
plan to visit with his parents. Mr.
and Mrs Howard Weimer. in Mt.
Lake Park. during the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Jones and
daughter Cheryl Marie. State Col
lege Pa, will be guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis r. Jones and Mr. and
Mrs E. Ray Jones on Saturday and
Sunday. Miss Mae Jones and Miss
Pauline Jones, Columbus, O.. also
will arrive Sunday morning to be
guests of their mother and sister-in-
law over the holidays. Other guests
will be Miss TacS Bowman, Of New
York, and Wilbur Jones. of New
ark. \. J.
Mrs. Frank A. Schell, summer
resident of Deep Creek Lake, now
spending the winter at Clearwater.
Fla underwent a foot operation
on December in the Morton
Plant hospital in that town Over
a month ago Mrs. Schell dropped
a butcher knife and the point pene
trated her left foot, severing the
tendons. She still remains a pa
tient in the hospital with her foot
in a cast She will be incapacitated
for several weeks
Among the college students who
have returned to their homes for
the holiday period are Linda Pritts,
Gettysburg DOUGLAS Smith, Bever-
ly Winters, Nancy Jones, Bill San
ders. Western Maryland; Wayne
Graham. Sam Moore. Janet Wolf.
Geraldine Davis. Olivia Naylor
West Virginia Wesleyan; John
Hanst. Sam Ashenfelter. Johns
Hopkins. d. F. Lane Washington
college; Joann Echard. Patty Gort-
ner, University of Maryland Stu
dents from West Virginia Universe
ty will arrive tomorrow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
SALISBURY Ev. LUTHERAN

PARISH, c. Edward Noel pastor
Grantsville, Sunday School, 1915
a m: Worship and sermon. 1l:30
a. m: Carol and candle lighting
service and program p. m
Christmas Eve, II p m, Holy Com
munion and special music by the
choir. Greenville. Pa, Sermon, $3.50
a M: Sunday School, Gas a. m;
Church School service and pro-
gram Christmas 1870 pm. Sails
bury. Pa, Sunday School, 9 a m;
Worship and sermon, 10 a. m;
Church School Christmas pro-
gram. 100 p. m. Christmas Eve,
Holy Communion, special music by
the choir, p m.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
Special Services Arranged

Special services have been an
nounced fer the Swanton Ev L.
B. church during the holiday sea-
son.
On December %, at 7:3O p. m. the
Sunday School will present the an
nual Christmas program. On De-
cember 80. at p. m. there will be
a Sacred Song service to which the
public is invited Musical groups
are being invited to participate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
LETTER OE THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all our friends and neigh
bors for their kindness and help
fulness daring he illness and fol-
lowing the death OF our husband
and father, Homer Knots.
We also want to thank all who
gave flowers and contributed the
use Of their automobiles for the
funeral service.
Wife and Children.
4 nv. 1tt
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20
infant In hospital

a one-yem-old Grantsvillc boy
was reported i'm good" condition
last night al Memorial hospital.
Cumberland, where he was adj
mittcd Tuesday afternoon after
eating raj poison
Hospital attaches said Dwight
Riley had mis- stomach pumped af-
ter he had swallowed a portion of
rat poison which he found at his
home
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-12-20

Curtailment of outdoor work
caused 100000 drop in nationwide
employment in November but fac
tory workers wages scared to
record high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14

of State for Latin American
Affairs Dick Rubottom and his
cute wife, Billie.
The others seated around
Ovens long, blond dinner table
were Walter and Helen Lipp-
mann, Arthur and Jerry Hill,
Mrs. Fleming, the Snowden
Fahnestocks, the 10y Ander-
sons. Buzzy Hewes and Marvin
Coles.
They dined sumptuously on
consomme terrapin, a whole
trout pei person, potato balls,
succulent filet of beef sur
rounded by vegetables, green
salad, cheeseS and a mold of
whipped cream and marrons
that was as painless a fatten-
ing dessert as you could hope
to find.
AS usual. Gwen rose at the
end of dinner to say a few
words. She heaped lavish
praise on the Norwegian AM
basSador and proposed a toast
to him and his wife. Then
she called on the Secretary of
the Air Force, who limited