Evening star., 1942-02-08
House Plans Action
Tomorrow on Funds
For Civilian Defense
Amendment to Bon
Dancers and Shows
Expected to Stond

Dancers and Shows
Expected to Stond
When the House tomorrow takes
up the deficiency appropriation bill
carrying 500 00O, 900 for the Office of
Civilian Defense, it Is likely that no
enort will be made to remove from
the measure the Ford amendment
barring use of any OF the money for
employment Of dancers, fan dane
Ing, street shows, theatrical per-
IormanceS," to produce entertain-
ment for the defense program.
The amendment was voted into
the bill Friday. 88 to so. The action
came on teller vote with the House
sitting as a committee Of the whole.
While some Democratic leaders
would like to remove this amend
ment from the bill, interpreted by
them as an attack on Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt who heads the Divis-
ion of Volunteer Participation in
the o. c. D., it is realized that on
record vote many members might
feel that q vote to remove the
amendment would be regarded as
support of the employment of May
ris CLANCY, dancer; Melvyn Doug
las, movie actor and others whose
employment has been criticised.
An effort will be made, however,
to remove from the bill the amend
ment adopted Friday denying $780,
600 to be paid for Walt Disney
movie Of Donald Duck paying his
income tax. Mr.. Disney, it was
pointed out, was asked by the
Treasury Department to make the
picture. 1t has already been made
and members of Congress who have
seen it. consider it worth while.
Taber Tells of Calls.
The storm of controversy over
the o. C. D. continued yesterday
with Representative Taber, Repub-
lican, Of New York, saying he had
received several anonymous tele-
phone calls and kilograms caution
ing him to clay off" criticism of the
O. c. D. and it's personnel.
Declaring threats don't bother
me-" Representative Taber said he
would continue to demand elimina-
ton of parasites" from the o. C. D.
and thought the entire deficiency
bill which containes funds for the
agency should be returned to COM
mittee for elimination of mon
essential" o. C. D. appropriations.
This situation has got to be
cleared up" declared Mr.. Taber.
Congress ought not to have to do
the job; it should be done by the
Executive. But it has reached the
point now where it has become an
anti-defense outfit which is damag-
ing the country's confidence"
From the Democratic side, Repre-
sentative Faddis Of Pennsylvania
said he would support any move to
recommit the appropriation.
He declared he had been showed
under" by kilograms commencing
his opposition to the appointments
of Mr. Douglas and Miss Chaney,
both friends of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Messages Are Read.
He said they included messages
from AFRAID wardens who reported
that they were buying flashlights
and other equipment with their own
money.
Fail to see how children play
program or strip tease or art dane
ing can contribute to safety Of civil
ian population in this emergency"
read one message.
Am a Republican who voted for
Roosevelt three times, but not for
any skirts as assistant" said another
from California.
Mr.. Douglas, as head of an arts
section, is on the o. C. D. payroll at
a rate of $4,000 year, but is to be
paid only for time actually worked.
Miss Chaney's salary as head of
children's activities in the division
OF physical fitness is $4,000 a year.
In Philadelphia, Miss CLANCY said
she had no intention of resigning
whether or not she was paid.
Without wishing to become en-
broiled in any controversy, she said,
L feel I must do something for
America, and would do it whether
I received any salary or not.
If I don't get paid, can still
earn a living. I've been doing it for
long while.
L am very thankful that I have
a clean record, probably better than
some OF those who are critical of
my appointment. They can't dig
any skeletons out of my closet"
Urges Army Control.
In further discussion of the O. c.
D. bill yesterday Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio, expressed the
opinion that the volunteer pilot
division of the o. C. D. should be
placed under the War Department
without delay. The division has
enlisted $4,000 pilots. Senator Taft
said that undoubtedly these pilots
had several thousand private planes
and that they could be used effec-
lively to spot submarines and keen
watch of the coast.
They can spot submarine from
one of these planes just as effec-
lively as from warplane," he said.
even If they cannot drop bombs
on them. We need many more
planes to watch the coast, and they
should be under the direction of
the War Department"