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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
DOROTHY THOMPSON
Russians Express Willingness to Step In
As London Farley Stalls on Dulles Plan

In the Suez crisis the Soviet
Union is again taking the dip
lomatic initiative away from
Secretary Dulles. While Mr..
Dulles has been receiving a
cool reception in London for
his users association" plan,
other nations have been
launching q move to have a
committee Of the Security
Council reopen negotiations,
and an American newspaper
man. Kingsbury Smith. gen.
eral manager Of the Inter-
national News Service. has
opened. as 1t were. his own
negotiations with Soviet Pre-
mier Bulsanin, by inquiring
whether the Soviet Union
would participate in q new
conference Of Egypt. India.
France, Britain and the United
States.
The Soviets have replied that
they would; that they have
never doubted that q solution
could be found that would
satisfy Egypt and guarantee
free navigation: and that they
would be willing to present an
agreement to the o. ". for
ratification.
To achieve unity among a
majority Of participating ma
tons, q users association would
be reduced to acting as Q
negotiating team for another
conference. which is precisely
what Egypt. India and the
SoViets want. Egypt viii not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

accept any form Of interna-
tional control Of the waterway,
which does not. Of course,
exclude treaties defining and
guaranteeing users rights
and obligations. The Western
powers, although they do not
trust Egypt to conduct canal
operations without discrimina-
ton, viii. In the end, either
be forced to give way or to
abandon the canal for other
routes. far beyond the power
Of most Of them to finance.
That would seriously upset
their economies. involve costly
compensations to the private
companies who own most of
the shipping, and ultimately
cost American taxpayers much
more than the Aswan Dam.
Mr.. Dulles proposal can be
most charitably regarded as a
Sailing action, designed tenn
porarily to deter our allies,
Great Britain and France,
from using force by substitute
ing economic sanctions. But
it Is already too late to use
force. and when sanctions are
seriously considered they viii
appear to be more costly to
the imposers than to Egypt
and the Arab states who have
by no means exhausted their
own capacities for counter
sanctions.
The (Londonl Economist
September l5l In q short edi-
torial entitled do Our Rulers
Read History" makes some
disconcerting reminders. In
1855 when the powers met IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

No fewer than IA months
have passed since the State
Department. in an otuburst Of
optimism following the meet
ing ct the summit at Geneva,
started negotiating with the
Chinese Communists over the
liberation Of American pris-
oners Of war held as common
criminals in Communist jails
against all tenets of interna-
tional law. There were some
II such men officially listed at
the outset Of the negotiations
between American Ambassa-
dor Alexis johnson and Com
munist Ambassador Wang. AS
a bait to the United States,
the men in Peiping permitted
six of them to return to the
United States soon after the
negotiations were started. The
others are still confined in
filthy dungeons.
Those who returned were
ordered not to speak to the
press or make any public state
ments about the treatment to
which they had been subjected.
The executive departments
which had Intercepted them
and listened to their harrow
ing tales placed top secret"
on the files. Committees Of
Congress which were given a
glimpse at the facts through
the testimony of high-rank-
ing officials were pledged not
to release what they had heard
although they had been told
only a small portion Of the
tragic story. The parents and
relatives Of those still inn
prisoned appealed to the Gov
eminent for some action and
were told to have patience.
The administration was doing
through diplomatic channels
all it could to bring about their
alterations as well as that OF
those who had not beer listed
officially by the Communists.
Although it became evident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
DORIS FLEEsON
Dr.. Stevenson Treats the Farmers

meat and Mr.. Stevenson gave
1t to them.
For this farm unrest is diff.
ferent from past years. It is,
by and large, a slow burn and
not q redly gushing wound.
The burn has been spreading.
slowly but surely, and it has
given the farmer almost q
neurosis about his future in
American society.
There are Of course farmers
genuinely hurting, because Of
drought long continued, be.
cause their operations are
marginal, because they are not
always eficient people. But
well-to-do farmers are un-
usually conspicuous among the
compliments. are indeed their
leaders.
The unrest is admitted by
the politicians and shown in
all the customary channels in
GLIDING the farm journals. A
switch of one in four farmers
from President Eisenhower to
Mr.. Stevenson is a figure often
cited.
But in this area nearly
everybody who is anybody IS
either a Republican or secretive
about his Democratic leanings.
1t is the region Of small towns
whose snobbery makes the
Vanderbilts look hail fellow
well met.
II one in four admits openly
he is switching. the chances
are the secret change is
greater. It is meaningful far
beyond the confines Of the
breadbasket States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
Statement on Abandoning H-Bon1b Tests
Fails to Note Problem Of u. S. S0fety


wide propaganda crusade to
have all H-bomb tests banned.
The propaganda infiltrated
some British and French
circles and even some infiuen-
tial Catholic scientists in
France who were duped by it
and we're reported to have per-
suaded the Vatican to come
out for a ban on superbomb
testing--though 1t turned out
to be only an expression Of
hope by the Pope that there
might be a universal ban. He
didn't mention any one-sided
ban.
Mr.. Stevenson claimed in
his April speech that he was
merely accepting q proposal
laid down by Thomas E. Muir
ray. one of the i've members
Of the Atomic Energy Com
mission. What Mr.. Murray, in
a public statement. had said
on April IL last was this:
I'VE must beware Of the
false idealism lurking in the
Soviet slogan, Ban the Bomb"
In the discussions and nego-
tiations looking to disarma-
ment, it would be sheer folly
to be Unanswered into making
a blanket remuneration Of the
use Of all types of nuclear
weapons"
Mr.. Murray only last week
after the Stevenson speech
--amplified his statement by
saying he didn't think any
more tests Of the very big
bombs were necessary because
we had enough and that there
should be q balanced stockpile
of nuclear weapons.
The point. however, is not
what kind of bombs should be
developed, as this is a matter
for the scientists and the mill
tary men to decide, but wheth-
er the United States should
ever take q one-sided or what
is called "a unilateral" action
on disarmament without get
ting an agreement from the
other side or at least some
kind Of q concession that is
followed by . foolproof inter-
national agreement. That's
why President Eisenhower in
opening his campaign on Sep
TENDER Is said in his television
address:
I'VE cannot prove wise and
strong by any such simple
device as suspending unilater-
ally our H-bomb tests. Our
atomic knowledge and power
have forged the saving shield
of freedom. And the wise
future use of atomic power can
be assured. not by any the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Sad Plight Of U. Sired China Talks

members Of the United States
armed forces--to say nothing
Of individuals protected by
American citizenship-are still
at the mercy Of the Chinese
Communist authorities is be-
ing used in the Far East reg
ularly to prove the impotence
Of the American Government
to protect Its citizens.
Members OF both houses Of
Congress are irked about the
easy-going manner In which
the State Department is ham
ding the problem. High ofii-
Gals Of the department have
been called repeatedly in ex-
ecutive hearings during the
last session Of Congress and
asked how long the negotia-
lions would continue and why
the Peiping government is not
being shown up for its lies and
tactics. The answer was that
nothing could be gained from
such an action and that pa
thence is the essence of our
diplomacy. This was answered
at one Of the hearings with
the remark that the State
Department has eaten so
much crow recently it begins
to feel 1t is eating turkey.
Nobody. 1t was said. wants
anything but peace. But there
are circumstances in which q
deliberate. dignified but strong
attitude, as taken by America
in the past, might bring bet
ter results than the present
Christian humility. The sug-
gestion that the whole matter
be brought before the United
Nations, since the prisoners
have fought under that organ
ization's flag, was not consid-
cred because, it was argued,
the processes of the U. N. were
too cumbersome and long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24

The American people can
Judge the quality Of a presi-
dental candidates mind only
by the kind Of judgment he
displays when he discusses
publicly q problem involving
national safety and possibly
national survival.
Such q problem is presented
by he H-bomb. Congress by
law gives to one man only the
authority to decide on its use,
and that man is the President
Of the United States.
Adlai Stevenson has said
some strange things about
abandoning tests Of the H
bomb. If what he said origi-
nally were followed, Soviet
Russia would be free to con-
tinue to develop horrible weap-
ons of destruction and Amer
lea meanwhile would halt her
experimental work. This would
give an immense advantage to
the Communists. The record
Of what Mr.. Stevenson said is
going to plague him until he
makes a full and frank con-
fession of the error he made
in his statement. He has never
done so since his original COM
ment Of April 81. 1856. before
the American Society Of News
paper Editors when he said:
II believe we should give
prompt and earnest consider
alton to stopping further tests
Of the hydrogen bomb. as
Commissioner Murray of the
Atomic Energy Commission
recently proposed. As a lay
man, I question the sense in
multiplying and enlarging
weapons of destructive power
already almost Incompetent
sible. OF course, I would call
upon other nations to follow
our lead. and if they don't, and
persist in further tests, we will
know about it and we can re-
consider our policy"
Two days later Senator Ke-
fauver of Tennessee-then a
rival for the Democratic
presidential nomination - said
in a public statement that he
didn't believe this country
should halt testing Of the hy-
drogen bomb unless Russia
does. He added: st think that
anything we do along that line
should be reciprocal. I
wouldn't want this country to
stop testing If they (the Rus
sians) are going to keep on
testing"
1t should be recalled that
the Moscow regime was then
and had been for some time
the prime mover in q world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
Veil Of Secrecy Fails to Conceal the Fact
That Peipinq Has Freed Few Americans

within three months after the
Geneva negotiations started
that the Chinese representa-
tive to intended use the talks
with Ambassador johnson to
pave the way for a high-level
meeting between Secretary
Dulles and Foreign Minister
Chou En-lai, Mr.. Dulles did not
bite. The two ambassadors con-
tinued to meet internationally
twice a month. What they said
at those gatherings continues
to remain top secret. But the
fact is that besides the handful
Of prisoners Of war released
last year, none Of the other
Americans on or outside the
list presented by the Com
munists has been released.
The fruitless conversations
continue. The contention Of
our officials that more can be
achieved by patience than by
rushing things and breaking
of the talks may hold water
when we have to deal with
people who speak our langu-
age" but not with those who
use human beings to obtain
their political ends. It is
obvious to all who do not want
to hide their heads in the
sand that the Chinese agreed
to negotiate the release Of
prisoners Of war. who should
have been returned when the
Korean armistice was signed,
only to compel us to soften
our opposition to Red China's
admission to the United Ma
tions. This was to be done in
an indirect manner by Mr..
Dulles meeting officially with
China's Chou En-lai. Ambas-
sador Wang has not ceased
repeating at every parley with
Mr.. johnson that things could
be speeded up considerably if
the two top men foregathered.
While the Geneva negotia-
tons at the ambassadorial
level are seldom reported in
the West. the Chinese Com
munists are making propa-
ganda hay. The fact that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
POTOMAC FEVER.
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Campaign scorecard Apologies demanded of Democratic
candidates by Repubcans17 Apologies demanded of Re-
publican candidates BY Democrats17 Total apologies not
made-34.
facts Alai always states all the facts half side
every issue.
sneaking up on public Office.
The new" Nixon known saint Richard" He never
for his soul.
Dave Mcdonald of United eeworkers gets $4,000
salary raise to $4,000 He's for Sevensoncant make
meet under Eisenhower
Our statesmen ought to smash the telephone monopoly
by getting the teen-agers on Of it.
The chief problem of Republican orators in this campaign
is to make the past sound like the future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-24
Goodwill Mission

NEW DELHI, Sept. "a ga
nine-man Indian defense mis-
sion left today on a five-week
goodwill tour of Red Chinese
military centers and installa-
lions. Led by 1t. Gen. j. N.
IChaudhuri. the mission is flying
lin its own air force plane.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
McComus To Address Next
Meeting of Lions Club

Henry w. McComas, newly APP
pointed superintendent of the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital in
Oakland will be the speaker at
the next meeting of the Oakland
Mt Lake Park Lions club on Oc-
tober 8.
President Robert Lohr has asked
for special songs to be written by
Lions club members for group sing
ing and he announced a contest for
new songs would be started on Oc-
tober 8. Lohr also called attention
to the zone meeting on November
~ in Oakland with the Oakland
club as host A program is being
planned in commemoration of Vet
Grams Day.
Wilmer Dunn, of the Social Sc
curity Board in Cumberland, spoke
to the club on Monday on recent
changes in the Social Security laws
With the exception of physicians
and some federal workers, mOst
everyone is covered by social Sc
curity today, he said. He cited the
law on women, aged e., as well as
the disabled worker who can file
now. There was a question anC
answer period.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
PIonning Group Meets

Farm Planning group No. 8 met
recently at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Opel with II in at
tendance, including Donald Glot-
felty, a visitor. Your Vote Is Your
Voice-Use It," was the topic with
James Opel the leader
The group felt that freedom on
the farm is important and that
peoples opinions were sometimes
changed through press, radio and
television. The group felt that poll
ticians cannot do everything for
everybody even though they prom
Use to do many things to obtain
an office or position.
The participants felt that the
County Farm Bureau should publ
CHE proceedings of directors meet
ings to keep everyone informed
They said farmers viewpoints are
of some value because some laws
are made by the minority groups
and with our American System,
each individual has the right to
voice his opinion as he chooses"
They did not think that farmers
should be told how to plan their
crops. how many acres of this OF
that they may plant. They felt this
was not freedom on the farm.
The next meeting will be held al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
TeetS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27

Connie Savage has entered the
University of Maryland for the en-
suing term.
Mrs. Sam Butt and two sons are
spending this week in Baltimore
with relatives.
MIR and Mrs. Willard Elliott and
family spent Sunday in Paden City,
W. Va with relatives.
Joseph Babich, Washington, D.
c., was a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl S. Lee on Sunday.
Mrs. John Sharps, who was a pa
tient in Garrett County Memorial
hospital where she underwent a
major operation last week, has re-
turned home.
Among students returning to col
lege is Shirley Ream, of Deep
Creek Village, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harland Ream, who is attend
ing Western Maryland college.
Harland Ream and son Edward.
Deep Creek village, are spending
two weeks vacation In Florida and
visiting Mr.. Ream's son-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Alex
ander, at Lake Mary They also
plan to visit Naval Aviation cadet
Ronald L. Ream. now in training
in Pensacola, Fla.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
Brownies To Meet

The Oakland Brownie troop will
have its first regular meeting on
Monday, October 1, at $3.50 in the
Scout Hall. Twenty-nine Brownies
have been registered.
Three assistant leaders, Mrs. II.
T. Oursler. Mrs. Lee Bernard and
Mrs. Betty Glotfelty will be in
charge and four members of the
Mothers committee will assist.
The group is searching for a
leader and those in charge are
seeking suggestions from interested
persons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
Harvest Home Festival
Set At Meadow Mountain

The Meadow Mountain Lutheran
congregation will hold it's annual
Harvest Home Festival Sunday,
September 30. Preaching service
will be at II a. m. by the Rev.
Charles Carlson, of St Marks,
Oakland, and the afternoon serv-
ice at 2:30 p. m. by the Rev John
Stuff. assistant pastor-superintend-
ent of the National Lutheran Home
for the Aged, Washington, d. c.
The choir from Bittinger will
have charge of the music.
All three churches are cooperat-
ing in the service. Each member
of the Bittinger parish is being
asked to bring some food, canned
or home grown to be sent to the
Lutheran Home
A basket lunch will be served at
noon. All are welcome to bring a
basket and spend the day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
Fellowship Group Meets

The Young Peoples Fellowship
had its first meeting at ST Mat
thew's Parish house Sunday, Sep
TENDER %, at p. m.
Resale Johnson was named
president and Douglas B. Cargo,
vice-president; Caroline r. LuSby
was elected secretary and Helen
Johnson, assistant; Edward Hersh-
man was named treasurer.
The vice-president was named
study chairman, to give a report in
each of four weeks on church his
tory, leading to his God and Coun-
try award in Boy Scouting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27

White Ronald Michaels, Eddie
Fry, Don Grub, Jim Teets, Bryan
Thayer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
Oakland Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. William Lott, York
Springs. Pa, were guests of S.
Townshend Naylor over the week
end.
Mrs. Verge X. Thayer and Mrs
nellie Feather, Cumberland, are va
cationing in Detroit. Mich, and
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Riley, Mr.
and Mrs Cecil Bittinger and sons
were Sunday visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Gronlund, Elizabeth,
Pa.
Mrs. Homer L. Bennett and
daughter Miss Mary Naylor Ben
nett returned to their home Sunday
after visit of several days in New
York City.
Ground has been broken for the
erection of a new home by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis r. Jones. The home will
be located on the Jones property
on the Mt. Lake Road, adjacent to
the McIntire property.
Miss Frances Grove, senior nurse
at the Public Health department,
entered Catholic university, Wash
ington, d. c., on Monday to COM
plete her work for a college de-
gree.
Mrs. Arthur Calhoun went to
Pittsburgh Friday where she board
ed a plane for PleasantOn, Calf.
for a visit with her Son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bell
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe H. Swiger
and children are in Pocahontas,
Ark, this week as guests of Mrs.
Swiger's parents, Rev and Mrs. T.
B. Allison. They expect to return
to Oakland on Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Spear visited her
husband, Clarence Spear, at the
Newton d. Baker Veterans hOspi-
tai in Martinsburg, w. Va, where
he has been a patient for several
weeks. She returned to her home
on Monday
Members of the Acorn Home
makers club will meet at the home
of Mrs. Edward Smouse on Friday
evening, September %. at s o'clock
Miss Ethel Grove, home demonstra-
ton agent, will discuss Home
Furnishings"
Mrs. Nelson Nethken has re-
turned to her home near town after
spending three weeks with her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Marshall Meats, at Frederick Mrs
Nethken, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Con
der, Jr., and Lonzo Bolyard visited
Mrs. Minerva Miller at Thornton
w. Va Mrs. Miller, sister of Mrs
Nethken, has been quite ill but
is now improving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27
w. Va. Deaf
T rims Southern
Romney School Scores Six
Touchdowns; Wins 400

Coach Dick Travis inexperienced
Highlanders launched their first
home game last Friday afternoon
by bowling to the West Virginia
School for the Deaf of Romney by
a score of 40 to 6. 1t was the third
straight loss for Southern.
The Highlanders were unable to
solve the blocking of the rugged
Romney or to stop the hard running
of left half Buemi and fullback
Popovich. Romney scored in each
period tallying points in the first
quarter. 13 in each of the second
and third quarters and in the
final stanza. Buemi and Popovich
accounted for % points while Jones
and Smith made six each.
Romney's first score came after
a punt by Deckman gave them the
ball on their 49-yard line. An end
run of 25 yards and a penalty put
the ball on the Highlander Is. On
the next play Buemi took a pitch
out and ran right end for the score.
Early in the second half runs of
20 and IL yards put the ball in po-
sition for POpovich to power his
way over left tackle Three plays
later Buemi intercepted a pass by
Mason and went down the side for
55 yards.
After receiving the Romney kick
off the Highlanders came to life
and reeled off four consecutive first
downs before carrying inside the
one yard line as time ran out in
the first half
In the third quarter Romney re-
covered a Southern tumble on the
q and two plays later Jones took
lateral from Buemi and went
over from the II. After Southern
lost the ball on downs Romney
went into single wing formation
and using their superior height to
advantage completed four passes
for their fifth touchdown.
In the third period quick kick
by Mason of 40 yards caught Rom
ney off guard causing the gold and
white to tumble on their 18-yard
line. Sanders recovered for South
ern and in five rushing plays Deck
man carried over from the one for
the Highlanders' only score. Deck
mans kick for the extra point was
low
Southern's 92-piece band, under
direction of Raymond Borrell en-.
tertained the crowd between halves
with music and marching forma-
lions. A novelty number, Rock
Around the Clock" with clock for
nation, the majorettes forming the
hours, was executed.
The Highlanders will play Beall
High Of Frostburg on Friday eve
ming, September 28 at Frostburg
under the lights. The game is sci
to begin at 8 o'clock
Game Statistics
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Parsons, of
Bellefonte, Ky, left today for a re-
turn trip to their home after hav-
ing visited their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Daniel and family for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bittinger and
family left Sunday for their home
in Germantown. Pa. after spend
ing a week with Mr.. Bittinger's
parents, MIR and Mrs. Clarence
Bittinger, of the Warwick Apart
ments They also visited her mother
and other relatives and friends in
Dravosburg, Pa.