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Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28

Last night went to the rodeo
at the Montgomery County Fair
at Gaithersburg. l wanted to see
and judge for myself whether the
cruelties were truly reported in
recent article appearing in a
county newspaper.
The report Of rodeo cruelties is
true, and l am glad that I did not
take my children to witness this
spectacle.
/ saw the horses and bulls in
the small corral behind the
chutes, and all of the animals
were quiet. Not one, by the wild
est flight of imagination, could
be called wild. 1 stood very near
the chutes and 1 saw these ami
mails driven ,one by one, to the
narrow chute. / saw the bucking
strap hooked on-a strap which
is placed so that it squeezes the
animals male organs. / saw the
so-called cowboy" carefully low
er himself on the back of the
horse, and / also saw another
cowboy apply to the animal
shiny rod which l later learned is
a "hot rod" or electrical prod.
And then I, an ordinary house
wife, saw the animal become
frantic.
AT this point the gate was open
ed, and the horse or bull dashed
out, bucking crafty. I also saw
a gray horse to which the hot rod
was applied so mercilessly that
he became wild with fear and
pain in the chute and began kick
ing and thrashing about. The
crowd apparently thought that
this was an extra wild horse: it
was tormented horse. When he
did come out, he came out snort
ing and whinnying, and gushing
urine.
While the clowns were enter
tanning the crowd, 1 went behind
the chutes to a small corral. /
saw three horses with bleeding
gashes between the belly and the
thigh where the bucking strap
had gone around. One horse had
another bleeding cut on the chest
about six inches long.
The frightened calves which
were used for the calf-roping
event were a sorry sight. They
were gaunt and emaciated, and
they had abrasions and cuts on
them. After the calf had been
violently jerked off it's feet and
tied, a clown sat on it and made
faces, twisted its tail and pulled
its ears, and tried to be funny. I
am so glad that / didn't bring my
children to see II.
Montgomery County citizens!
Protest to your County Govern
ment!
(AIrs.) Jane HarwOOd HOag
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28

was about sadistic methods used
to get horses, bulls and other ami
mails sufficiently jazzed up to put
on an authentic appearing" ro-
dec. l found the information not
only degrading, but was astound-
ed that such things went on, some
of 1t within the bounds of law.
I also attended the Gathers
burg Fair and witnessed a rodeo
there. 1t was all too apparent
that the animals there were also
jazzed up to get some action out
of them. They bucked for per-
haps $40 seconds and then head
ed for the chute. The wild" bulls
when not performing, placidly
chewed grass behind the chute.
even petted several of them
with no emition displayed what
ever. While the bulls were per-
forming however, we were re-
peatedly warned to stand way
back from the g fence because
one of the wild" bulls might try
to jump over the fence. l would
certainly like to know what sa-
distic method they would use to
provoke that! There was also a
clown named Bo-Bo, who outside
of being very crude and making
jokes that were Objectionable to
many parents I stood near, was
none too gentle with a calf in his
act. While he only twisted his
neck to pull him down and pulled
and twisted his tail and ears,
doubt that many humans would
/ allow such treatment. / feel that
Fair officials should ban such
shows. They are not only phony,
but cruel and harmful to help
less animals. I feel horse show
with jumping, precision march
ing, fancy tricks, etc, would prob
ably be just as acceptable to the
general public and would not in
flict harm to performing animals.
/ feel strongly that persons
with legislative authority should
dig out our obviously musty, out
dated animal cruelty laws and
make them of sufficient strength
to stamp out to the largest ex-
tent possible, the primitive sadis-
tic behavior that some humans
inflict upon animals.
There are also many other ami
NAL cruelty problems with pri-
vate pet owners, farmers, pet
stores, etc. All these situations
and many more warrant strict
laws to protect all animals who
must depend on humans for their
welfare and wellbeing.
/ feel that private individuals
who have any concern for the de-
cent treatment of animals should,
if at all possible, donate funds to
such organizations as the HUI
name Society of the United
States, who was able to have
these two articles brought before
the public, and who has legal au-
thority' to arrest known animal
cruelty cases and are approved
and recommended by local au-
thorities who haven't the time to
handle such cases themselves. I
also feel that individuals should
write letters to local, county and
state officials to assure them of
their backing to stop this degrad-
ing situation promptly.
Barbara Nj. Moran (Mrs.)
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28
I Believe
Guard Carefully
Driver S Permit
BY Roy Lee Yinger
Continued From Last WeeI1)

1t came as quite shock to John Doe to realize
that the Department of Motor Vehicles considered
him bad risk as an operator of a motor vehicle
He had been driving car almost 80 years and
this was his first encounter with the Depart
ment
John Doe was astounded when he checked
into the liability insurance he would be forced
to take out. He found it would be necessary to
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28

In all of this who-struck-John
about the Chesapeake and Ohio
National Historical Park and the
attacks on Rep. Oracle Pfost for
her insistence on full hearings
tshame on YOU'D the real issue
never is mentioned.
Why don't you come right out
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28
'Animol Cruelty

am writing in regards to two
provocative articles / have read
in the past week pertaining to
animal cruelty.
The article in one newspape
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-08-28
Report is True

Mrs. Dorothea B. DuvsIl
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Pleas for Action Open
Labor Bill Hearinqs
Bishop Dun Requests
Aide to Succeed Him
BY CASPAR NAMES
Star star Writer


The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop Of Washington, today
asked the annual convention of
the Washington Diocese to
elect a Misrepresentation to sue
ceed him when he retires.
Bishop Dun told the dele
gates at Epiphany Episcopal
Church, 1917 G street NV,
that he hopes to remain bishop
until May l962''if my health is
maintained"
The prelate, who reached the
age Of 66 yesterday, pointed out
that he could retire in 1860
and must retire four years
later.
He said the decision to retire
in 1862 impelled him to pro-
pose the election to provide
for continuity. in Episcopal
oversight and leadership"
After much deliberation I
have decided to recommend to
you the election Of a bishop
coadjutor who would be my
successor in the fall Of 1858,
with the expectation that he
would be consecrated and take
office in the spring of 1882"
he said.
Bishop Dun pointed out that
the period Of three and one
half years would not be too
much for the co-adjutor to
become thoroughly familiar
with the many aspects Of the
diocese"
Bishop Dun asserted that the
Evening star., 1958-05-05

Norway want the West to try
for a quick summit meeting. II
it fails, their delegates here say,
blame for the failure can be
put on Russia and the Euro
pean governments can get on
with the job Of atom arming
the NATO forces without en-
countering public hostility. But
Secretary of State Dulles be-
lieves a summit meeting would
produce meaningless state
ments Of peaceful intentions
which would lull the free world
into relaxing its vigilance. He
wants large measure of agree
ment on the ambassadorial or
foreign ministers level before
the heads of government meet.
Americans seem to be in good
position now to push their
point Of view. Recent Soviet
acts-the rejection Of proposed
Joint n-British-French
negotiations in Moscow on the
Continued on Page A-4, Col. /
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Fishermen Is Swept
To Death in Potomac

A 46-year-old fisherman
early today fell into a Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal spillway
in Georgetown and was swept
to his death on the Potomac
River rocks so feet below, po-
lice reported.
He was identified at the
Morgue as Thorsten f. Olson
of 6 Harvard avenue, Glen
Echo, by his widow. Mrs. Hat
tie Olsen. He was a landscape
gardener at Washington Ca
thedral.
Seventh precinct police found
Mr., OlSen's hat and a net full of
fish at the top of Spillway No.
l, about a quarter of a mile
west of Key Bridge. His body
was lodged in the craggy rocks
where the rushing water of the
spilllway enters the river.
The spillway passes from the
canal under a bridge-like struc-
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Senate Unit
Okoys Auto
Price Bill

The Senate Commerce SUBJ
committee today approved a
bill to require factory price
tags to be placed on all new
automobiles.
The bill is intended to let
the buyer know if the dealer
has increased the price of the
new car to Offset a higher turn
in value on an old car.
The manufacturer would be
required to place on the tag
the retail price suggested by
the factory both for the car
and for each item Of optional
equipment, The cost Of trans
portation from the factory also
would be required.
The penalty for violations
would be a fine of $1,000 or one
year in Jail, or both.
Representatives Of Ford and
General Motors Endorsed the
bill at recent hearings. A
spokesman for Chrysler took
the view it was not necessary.
but would go along If dealers
thought the bill would be help
full.
The bill was approved unani-
mously by Senators Monroney,
Democrat of Oklahoma, Thur
mond, Democrat Of South
Carolina. and Payne. Republi-
can of Maine. The bill was
sponsored by the first two Sen
ators. The full Commerce
Committee will consider the
bill next week.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

ture on the bank and the con-
crete-lined flume drops rap
idly to the lower level of the
river. II is used to carry over
flow water off from the canal
An unidentified workman
saw the body of Mr.. Olsen and
notified a passing police cruiser
on Canal road. At first, it Wa:
thought the body might be one
of the two missing Georgetown
University students who were
swept over a portion of Great
Falls yesterday.
However, when police reached
the body, they saw it was ar
older man. Mr.. Olsen appar-
emily struck his head several
times as he was swept down
the spillway. There were sew
eral head and face cuts, still
bleeding, when Harbor Police
arrived to recover the body.
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Strike Threatens
VCommerciuIs

NEW YORK, May S P.-
The output of filmed television
commercials was threatened to-
day by a strike of 10000 camera
men, cartoonists, editors and
technicians worried over the
newest electronic marvel-video
tape.
There was no dispute between
employers or the union over
protecting the jobs Of workers
as tape supplants film. The
strike arose over the wording
Of an agreement recognizing the
rights Of the union, the Inter-
national Alliance Of Theatrical
Stage Employees.
The Film Producers AsSocia-
ton, a trade organization rep
resenting 35 companies which
make 80 per cent Of all filmed
commercials. said the proposed
agreement was too broad and
encompassing." They asked for
time to think it over.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

Pictue on Poee A-l0
a Protestant ceremony between
her performances at a hotel
night club.
Bing dated Miss Sheehan for
three or four days a year age
when he was at Las Vegas fol-
a golf tournament and she was
dancing at the hotel.
Dennis is the first of Bing S
four sons to be married. All
were reared as Roman Catholics
Rites Performed in Chapel
The rites were performed at
the Gretna Green wedding
chapel by the Rev. James A.
Herndon. pastor of the Las
Vegas Church of the Nazarene.
Miss Sheehan. a shapely
blond, was Miss San Francisco
of 1850. She has a 6-year-old
son by a previous marriage,
which ended in divorce.
She and the crooner's son
we're having dinner at a Mexi-
can restaurant next door to the
chapel when they decided to be
married d Immediately, Miss
Sheehan said later.
She said they wanted a
quiet, simple ceremony rather
than more elaborate one that
had been discussed.
After the marriage she made
another dancing appearance in
her supporting role in the show
at the Tropicana Hotel.
Best man at the ceremony
was Don Williams, whose sing
ing group appears in the show.
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Swollen River
Searched for
Lost Students
z GU Freshmen
Swept Into Rapids
Below Great FulIs

Reseuers searched the swol-
len Potomac River today for
two Georgetown University
freshmen who we're swept into
the current below Great Falls
and presumably drowned yes
terday.
The missing youths are Pat
rick Joseph Flaherty, 10, Of
New Castle, Pa, and George
Thomas Grace. jr., ls. Of Hunt
tngton, N. Y.
A four-man crew from the
Cabin John volunteer rescue
squad began scanning the river.
moving upward from a point
below the falls. An aluminium
rowboat. equipped with q 10
horse power motor. was used
to push the search.
Falls Into Current
The young students, joining
hundreds Of other picnickers
at the popular spot, were wad-
ing and Splashing in about four
feet Of comparatively tranquil
water when young Flaherty
apparently stumbled on a rock
and fell into the current.
Although young Grace was
known as a poor swimmer. he
Immediately plunged after his
friend and quickly disappeared.
Another youth, Michael Nc
Williams, Is. Of Annapolis.
made an effort to save Mr..
Grace, but the strong current
forced him to give up.
Then Mr.. McWilliams and
two others formed a human
chain from the quiet water in
another futile rescue attempt.
1t was believed that Mr.. Grace,
swept against a rock, dissp-
reared within 200 yaras.
BObS in Churning Rapids
But Mr.. Flaherty, fighting
desperately and gamely against
the churning rapids. was seen
bobbing in and out of the water
for about 1000 yards down the
river, Until he disappeared at a
point where the river makes a
sharp turn.
Hundreds of specta tors fran
tlcally called for someone to aid
the youth, but the resources
were not available against such |
odds.
Adding to the confusion was
a thunder and hail storm that
broke shortly after the students
were swept away just before
4 pm. Rescue squad men were
thwarted. The Great Falls crew
launched a l4-foot aluminium
boat a mile below the falls, but
was unable to move far against
the current.
James Watt. park super
intendent at Great Falls, said
Continued on Page A-4, Col. 3
Evening star., 1958-05-05
BY L. EDGAR PRINA
Star stan Writer

General of the Army Omar
N. Bradley said today there
have been instances in the past
in which reports and requests
from unified combat com.
manders in the field have never
reached the Joint Chiefs oi
Staff.
Testifying before the House
Services Committee
which is considering a Penta-
gon reorganization bill drafted
by the administration. the
former chairman Of the jos
said these requests and reports
from the field commanders had
been retained" by the service
heads who were acting as ex-
ecutivc agents for the combat
command.
Gen. Bradley made his dis
closure in calling for a simpler
and more direct channel OF
command-something he said
was necessary in view of the
speed with which modern wal
would be waged.
"In General Agreement"
The general said he is "in
general agreement with the
purposes" of President Eisen-
hower's plan for reorganization
of the Defense Department
But he added that he was not
qualified to speak directly or
the specific provisions Of the
plan.
The Eisenhower bill calls for
vastly increased authority for
the Secretary of Defense over
the military services and up
grades the status of the Chair
man of the Joint Chiefs OF
Staff.
Saying he is more competent
to discuss command channels
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Hoover Named
Envoy to Fair

Former President Herbert
Hoover will be President Eisen-
hower's personal representative
at the Brussels World Fair dur
ing United States Official
Days" July 2. 3 and 4, the
White House announced today.
Mr.. Hoover. who was invited
by the President to take on
the Job before his recent gall
bladder operation, wrote Mr..
Eisenhower that his doctors say
he will be able to go to Brussels.
Il want you to know that I
am on the way out of this siege
and that I deeply appreciate
your gracious action" Mr..
Hoover wrote the President.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

ment than differences exist now
between the allies. This will
make it easier for the confer
ence to do its major job-ex-
change of Western views on the
summit problem.
The NATO countries now
seem agreed that Russia is less
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Terms on Bargaining
Limited by Court

The Supreme Court today
held an employer may not in
sist, in a collective bargaining
agreement, on clauses providing
that strike votes be secret and
participated in by all employees.
The court also held that the
employer may not insist a
union local be named bargain
ing agent rather than the in
ternational union which al
ready had been certified.
The decision involved the
Wooster division of the Borg
Warner Co. and the United
Auto Workers.
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Dennis Crosby Weds
ShowqirI Pat Sheehon

Miss Sheehan was attended by
Dotty Harmony and the wit
nesses were Mary and Marcia
Darcy-all showgirls in the act,
/ Miss Sheehan said she and
young Crosby had no honey
moon plans and that she might
continue appearing at the
night club another month.
Dennis and Miss Sheehan
have been keeping company for
about six months. Last Febru-
airy 3, spokeSmen at their
| homes said they planned to be
married in the same Las Vegas
/ Catholic Church where Bing. a
widower, SO, married Actress
Kathy Grant, %, last Octo-
ber "a.
Statement by Pastor
Two days later the Right
Rev. John J. Ryan, pastor OF
the church, st. Anne's, issued
this statement:
Il wish to make it clear that
no such marriage can be ap-
proved by the Catholic Church
unless, after thorough investi-
cation. it is found that the
former marriage of Miss
Sheehan was not a valid
Christian marriage contract" "
Miss Sheehan. a non-C -Catho-
lie, told a newsman that in 1850
she and George Douglas. then
80 and a representative of the
American Guild of Variety
Artists, were married at Carson
City, New. by a justice OF the
peace She said they later were
divorced-ln 1858, she thought.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

years Immediately ahead would
be heavy ones in the Washing
ton diocese and would be best
met by having a co-adjutor
elected to help him.
This will be the first time
since the Washington Diocese
was established in 1895 that it
would have a co-adjutor bishop.
This arrangement often is un-
dertaken by dioceses where a
bishop feels the work has ex-
panded to require additional
See EPISCOPAL, Page "A
Evening star., 1958-05-05
GromykoNot
Given 10 West
Summit Moves
Are Left Open

MOSCOW, May S up. -
Foreign Minister Andrei Gro
myko delivered to ambassadors
of the three Western powers
today a new communication
which diplomatic sources said
left the formal opening of pre-
summit talks still to be nego-
tiated.
He summoned the French
American and British Ambas-
sadors to the Foreign Ministry
and handed them the Krem-
Inns reply to the Vests note
of Saturday. This rejected
participation Of Czechoslovakia
and Poland in presummit dis
cussions on a diplomatic level
and agreed that Western en-
voys would meet individually
with Mr.. Gromyko.
The Western envoys said Mr.
Gromyko's latest note would be
published by the Soviet Union
tonight and presumably. re-
leased at the time in London
Paris and Washington.
Thompson Going to Paris
United States Ambassador
Llewellyn Thompson, who fol-
lowed Frances Ambassador
Maurice Dejean to the Foreign
Ministry. spent exactly 80 min
utes inside. He said as he
emerged that the situation was
not changed and that he would
leave as planned tomorrow for
a Paris conference of American
ENJOYS in Western Europe.
Diplomatic sources Speculated
that the new Soviet note
acknowledged Western agree
ment on individual meetings as
opposed to a round-table ses-
sion. They also speculated
that the note again presented
the Kremlin'S preference that
the ENJOYS discuss the time ano
place Of a foreign ministers
pre-summlt meeting only rather
consider an agenda for such
a meeting.
Talks Not Yet Set
! Saturdays Western note eX-
pressed the desire of the United
States, Britain and France to
begin diplomatic meetings with
discussion of subjects to be
considered later by the foreign
ministers, then take up the date
and place for the foreign min
listers meeting.
Diplomats here first expressed
belief that Mr.. Gromyko's sum-
mons today meant the long de-
layed diplomatic level talks on
preparations for summit con-
ference were finally getting
under way.
But the brief stay of the
Western ambassadors with Mr.
Gromyko indicated this expec-
tation has not yet been real.
lied.
The Western ENJOYS will
meet together later in the day
to compare notes and map
strategy for future meetings
If any talks become necessary
in MI Thompson's absence, the
United States will be repre-
sented by Minister Counselor
Richard Davis.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

interested in a productive meet
ing than is the United States.
In the December NATO meet
ing. Europeans had thought
America was dragging its feet
too much. Now the NATO
countries tend to blame Russia
for the lack of progress.
Europeans also tend to agree
a summit meeting cannot in
fact be productive.
There is still a measure of
disagreement however, on an
approach to a summit confer
ence. Germany, Denmark and
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Semyenov Improves

BONN. Germany, May 5 up.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Min
lister Vladimir Semyenov, who
suffered a heart attack nine
days ago, was reported today
to be improving. He came here
to take part in the signing Of
o trade pact.
Evening star., 1958-05-05
Strike HuIts Buses

LONDON, May 5 (P).-More
than million Britons walked
cycled or hitchhiked to work in
London today. The city's fleet
of bright red double-deck buses
stayed in the barns. halted by
a strike.
Evening star., 1958-05-05

LAS VEGAS, New, May 5 CP).
Dennis Crosby last night
married a beautiful showgirl
dated several times a year ago
by his father. crooner Bing
Crosby.
Dennis, %, and dancer Pat
Sheehan, 26, were married in
Evening star., 1958-05-05
West Still Hoping

Mr.. Hansen said NATC
would fail in its responsibilities
if it "did not explore all the
possibilities of bring about a
relaxation of present interna-
tional tension"
Mr.. Bech, Mr.. Spaak and
Mr.. Hansen all made clear the
West still hopes for a mean
ingful summit parley.
THE Western governments, "
Mr.. Bech declared, have not
rejected out Of hand the idea
of a summit conference. but
they consider that such a con-
ference would not make sense
unless the powers represented
at it did everything possible to
sweep aside the political OBJ
stacles which have so far
thwarted all attempts to or
ganize peace in Europe"
Warning against neutralist
sentiments in the West, Mr.
Bech declared:
Many minds, including some
of the finest, are blinded by
the very human fear of the
atomic bomb-skillfully fos-
tered by Soviet propaganda-to
the point of losing sight OF
reality and of being ready to
sacrifice the security of their
countries to their illusions.
The foreign ministers sat in
a semicircle in the oak-paneled
chamber of Denmark's Parlia-
ment.
Six PrOtesters Arrested
Outside the building six men
were arrested for putting ur
anti-NATO posters. Four oi
the men we're inmates of a
camp for conscientious objec-
tors north of Copenhagen.
Delegates could see only q
lengthening road to meeting
of government heads as they
talked over Russia's veto in the
United Nations Security Coun-
Gil of the United States Arctic
aerial inspection plan and the
Kremlin's insistence that il
See NATO, Page A.