Evening star., 1941-10-26
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

1Hdi MdNtIlCk hIueIlCdl mas Dccil
corralled and branded by the New Deal,
to use his untamed nature and quick.
direct and forceful way Of doing things
although roushly-to help put through
some Of the difiicult Jobs in the defense
program. Maury Maverick. whose grand
fathers name as cattleman has become
identified with unbranded cattle. and
whose uncle, Matthew Fontaine Maury,
naval officer, photographer and educator,
was known as Pathfinder Of the Seas"
has had a rugged life, much of the rug
gedness due to his own unbridled zest
for life untrammelled. At the age Of
o. as first lieutenant Of infantry over
seas. he was wounded and cited for gal
lantry in action He always was a
restless spirit in politics and six years
ago came to Congress. where he promptly
attracted attention by fighting in his
distinctive wide-open manner for the
Tennessee Valley Authority, conserva-
ton of natural resources, power. the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act and other
labor legislation, housing and slum-
clearance He was fortnight proponent
OF peace. While in Congress he wrote
"A Maverick American" later followed by
I'm Blood and Ink" Then as Mayor Of
his native city of San Antonio, he again
attracted Nationwide attention. Now
he is an executive in tine o. p. M.-Oflce
of Production Management-helpin his
old friend Leon Henderson to make folks
take it and like it" when defense re-
ouirements pinch. In his preface to his
first book. Maverick gave Henderson
credit for helping him lot, and now he
in turn is helping Henderson. He Is chief
Of the State and local government re-
ouirements branch in the Division OF
Civilian Supply. Last week he went West
on the unenviab,e mission Of telling State
and municipal officials how little they
can get OF the much they think they
should get under the defense restrlc-
tons But Maury has a knack Of telling
YOU unpleasant things in q blunt and
final way and winning your cooperation
and esteem.
The Confessional Record frequently
prints speeches BY members extolllng
their State or district, which make very
interesting and instructive reading, but
Senator Carl A. Hatch Of New Mexico
has done much better by his State-he
has had a pamphlet printed rs Sen
ate document: New Mexico. Land OF
Enchantment" He emphasizes that his
home State lis extraordinarily rich in
mythology, tradition and history and
that this document is particularly vail
liable to teachers and students. He is
following the example Of former Senator
Sam G. Bratton. and had the co-opera-
ton Of J. r Zimmerman. president Of the
University of New Mexico: DR.. Dorothy
Woodward. assistant professor OF. history,
and John H. Feth. State director Of pub
lie relations. The book contains q long
list Of events ceremonies. dances. OBJ
servances OF religious customs, festas,
torchlight processions, rodeos, barbecues
and other festivities which attract thou
sands Of visitors each month. 1t also
contains . who's Who" OF the States
historic figures and those now prominent
in public life.
Representative land former Governor)
Walter M. Pierce Of Oregon recently paid
tribute in the House to the $50 forest
rangers who manage and guard u.s.
900 600 acres Of the most valuable wood
lands on earth" He called attention to
the fact that more than 270,000 square
miles Of America are within the bound
aries Of national forests from which
comes domestic water for 5000 900 peo-
ple." that their resources support about
q million persons and that they furnish
healthful recreation to more than thirty
million people each year.