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Evening star., 1947-10-24

of the Navy, said in New York
address earlier this week that uni
versal military training is "a matter
about which I only recently came
to have deep conviction"
He explained that during the war
he feared such a program might
delude the country into the belief
that UNIT alone was a sufficient
guarantee of national safety and
that '.it was difficult for us in the
Navy to see how it could be applied
in naval training"
However, Mr.. Forrestal added, q
careful study of both the report by
President Truman's special conmi-
sion on military training and of the
Army's own arguments convinced
him that there is no alternative
If we are to have the trained forces
necessary In an emergency"
Oficials familiar with planning
said it is probable that Secretary
Forrestal will lead off the armed
forces endeavor at the regular ses-
sion of Congress beginning January
6.
There will be no ATTEMPT at con-
sideration of training bill at the
special session next month, these
officials said
Evening star., 1947-10-24
u. 5. Prestige Is High
Behind Iron Curtain,
Writer Found on Tour
By Hal Boyle
Associated Press Stoff Correspondent

ASSocl0fed FEeSS Sf0rr S0HespoHpeH
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Dan de
Luce, back from a long look behind
the Russian iron curtain, finds
American prestige still is high In
European countries within the So
Wet sphere.
1.-TWO years aren't enough for a
man to learn to shut his mind COM
pletely," said Mr.. de Luce, veteran
Associated Press foreign correspond
lent.
"In any sort of open competition
for the friendship of these people,
the odds would be five-to-one in our
Ifavor-except in Yugoslavia."
Mr.. de Luce returned this week
from a four-month tour through
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Yugoslavia and Greece-countries
that have been part of his news beat
since 1899. He talked to hundreds
of people in all classes of life, and
reached this conclusion:
Still Hold Top Cards.
1--WE hold the top cards, and If
we play them properly there is no
reason for alarm or dependency.
We still represent in the minds OF
most people throughout the world
the place where human freedom has
the best chance to endure.
The American citizen acts, thinks
and moves about more freely than
the citizen of any other country
wherever he goes"
Just as the American citizen SOL
dier was our best ambassador dur
ing the war, Mr.. de Luce believes
now that our best diplomat in these
countries is the peacetime American
visitor. Therefore he thinks it i'm
portant that they be kept open to
American travel.
Interest in United States Wide.
THAT gives the people of those
lands a chance to see that we aren't
Wall Street devils who ride over
starving children in our limousines
as their controlled press would
have them believe" he said.
Wherever he travelled he found
among the people great interest
in American affairs and an admira-
ton for her production techniques.
Mr.. de Luce said the Soviet cam
paign to convince the satellite people
within her sphere that the United
States was a power hungry Nation Of
warmongers was counterbalanced by
their realization it was Russian her
self wha had enlarged her borders at
the expense of European neighbors.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
|ForresfaI 10 Direct
Intensified Fight for
Military Training
BY the Assoeiofed Press

The administrations redoubled
effort to win congressional approval
of universal military training legis-
lation next year will be directed by
Secretary of Defense Forrestal ins
stead of remaining a one-service
drive by the Army
It was learned today that the
prestige of the whole national de-
fense establishment-Army, Navy
and Air-wil be put behind the pro-
posal which the lawmakers passed
over at the last session.
The Navy, which until recently
has had little manpower difficulty,
was lukewarm toward the proposal.
Hence the chief effort to push the
bill heretofore has been made by
the Army and the Air Force, until
unification, branch of the Army.
Mr.. Forrestal, former Secretary
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Marine Corps Recruit
Proqrum Broudened

A broadening of the recruiting
program under which former Ma
rine radar and radio technicians dis
charged after September l, 1945
may enlist with their old ranks, was
announced today by Capt. G. S
Planter, of the Washington Marine
Office.
An exception to the rule are
master sergeants. who will be ap-
pointed technical sergeants, unless
they re-enlist within 80 days after
discharge and before November !
Can't. Planter said.
Evening star., 1947-10-24
Halloween Party Planned
For Hearing Society Unit

A Halloween party will be held
members of the Young Peoples
Group of the Washington Society for
the Hard of Hearing at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the socieity's head
quarters, 2431 Fourteenth street
NV.
Newly elected officers who took
their posts at the last meeting were
Evening star., 1947-10-24

Elizabeth Smithskamps chairman;
Mrs. Paul Bernecky, jr., chair
main, and Dorothy Dorr, secretary
treasurer.
The Washington Society for the
Hard of Hearing is Red Feather
agency of the Community Chest
Federation.
Evening star., 1947-10-24

Iowa Society Plans Dance
An informal dance will be held by
the Iowa State Society at 10 pm.
tomorrow in the Shoreham Hotel.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13

out restraint some things we do not
like in the peoples and lands across
the big waters.
This criticism of us by some of
the giEls has provided happy oc-
casion for other war brides TO come
forward with the kindest of express
sions for the people of their new
home and for what they have found
here A few of them have written
to the press criticizing their dis
iIlusioned sisters and praising, In
highest terms, the reception they
have received here Those, we
should Judge, are the girls who are
really in love with their American
husbands. who have the character
and determination to adjust them-
selves to the new life, and VINO WIZ
make a 90 of their marriage anna
the new surroundings. They are
the ones we really want. They WIN
become a part of this great nation.
And we are glad to open our hearts
and homes to them
Just why should any good Amerl-
can refuse to take an otn tnat ne
lie not a communist? If ne IS not
an undercover agent for some for
eign mower bent on the destruction
of this government, why should ne
object TO swearing TO that effectF
The mere fact that he refuses 10
take such an oath brands him WIN
a strong suspicion that he Is al,
filiated with Communist Russia ana
lis an enemy of the United states.
There has been a great hula
baloo about the constitutional rights
of these Hollywood script writers
and actors who have been calico
before the un-American ActlVlties
Investigation committee, and VINO
have refused to state whether OF
not they belong to, or ever nave
belonged to, the Communist party
, They base their refusal to answer
the committees questions on then
constitutional rights"
To argue that because of our con
stit1tional guarantees of freedom o.
r srpech and thought in America, thl'
: nation has no right to investlgat'
and expose enemy agents WITHIN ~
atborders, is to argue an apsurolty
2 If this nation cannot take steps u
2 defend itself from underground DOT
Y ing within by a foreign power,
: is indeed in a deplorable condition
= And it is further absurd Tor al
r agent of Soviet Russia to attemp
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13

tn stand on American constitutional
rights. since Russia ruthlessly DIS
regards personal rights whenever II
is to her advantage to do so. by
SURPRISING all opposition with
cruel hand, by the numbering oil
those in opposition, has she been
able to build up her power into
one of the most despOtic govern
ments the world has ever seen.
Samuel B. Pettengill points out
in his syndicated column that an
important distinction should be
kept in mind in this connection. 1t
is the perfect right of anyone to
believe in the principles of com
munism, the principles that foster
government ownership of utilities
and beliefs similar to those held by
socialists. But to be affiliated with
the Communist party that takes its
orders from Moscow is an entirely
different picture. Moscow believes
I in world revolution and the over
throw of all governments opposing
it. It's followers thus become
enemies of our government and
should be given slight, if any, con-
sideration.
We sometimes wonder if this
bundles" business isn't being car
ried too far. We all read with a
chuckle the bundles for congress
men" staged by the Spokane Athletic
Round Table a few years ago
when the congressman tried to in
crease their salaries. This past week
we saw the same idea carried out
in protest against the poultryiess
Thursdays. POultrymen began ship
ping live chickens to President Iru-
man under the "hens-for-Harry
slogan and 'Legnorns-forLuck
,, man" who is in charge of the grain
, saving campaign.
We doubt the fairness of such
r methods because those men anc
others engaged in that difficult task
are patriotic Americans, tackling
hard lob. Why should their work b'
8 made harder why should they b'
. held I'D to ridicule, by such tactics
, We may differ with the wisdom o
: their decisions at times, but why us'
questionable methods in opposlnl
, them? Isn't it better to play fair
The American public is too prom
{ to condemn the men whom It ha
/. elected to high office. There IS to-
n much of a tendency to consider pol
t itics a dirty game and all politician
crooks. We don't believe they are
: Most of them are honorable me
= with a liking for public life, an
with a desire to serve well the ma
ton. We should revise our opinio
of those public servants and d
to these convictions many time
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13
Should Not
Criticize the Girls
Too HoFshly
nv Charles d. Rowe

There is no reason why any OF
nc should grow resentful because
some of the war brides have turned
thumbs down on America. Evidently
i is not quite the glamorous land
thev had imagined it to be. The
n,ll on the heartstrings has been
TOO much for a few of them and
thew have gone back to mother ana
home
II is the most natural thing in
the work that these girls should
grow homesick. If they did not, we
Should consider it rather strange.
n is also not at all strange that
some of them should find it rather
difficult to merge into different
way of life, in a strange land. We
Americans like it here. But per-
hans we are too prone to feel that
everyone else should go into rap
lures over what we feel are our
great advantages and our wonder
full freedoms. They may not APP
near so wonderful to the stranger
in our midst who is a long, lone
distance away from her loved ones
and what has been the way OF Ire
for her. Don't let US be too harsh
in our criticism, but let's temper
il with a kindly mercy.
And we should also remember
that all sorts of girls have come
to America as war brides. Beyone
doubt some of them would have
made failure of their marriage
had they remained in their native
land. Some of them undoubtedly
are the sort that are unable to ad
inst themselves to new envlorn
ment Perhaps a certain numbe
of them were not, in fact, much II
love with the American boys the.
married The reputation OF tn
great and fabulous United state
had probably captured their i'm
agination: also they seized on tn
onnortunity to come to the wonder
land without giving much con
sideration to the to-beexpected oil
ficulties and adjustments that woul
confront them here. They simpl
were not cut-out for the new adven
tire in new land. And whe
some of them say harsh things abou
rs that also is to be expected, W
suppose, and it IS best to considt
mai a natural ~esult For you know
we are also prone to criticize will
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13
ST. MARY's CHURCH

Mass will be held in Troy from
October to May at $3.50 a. m.
on the End and 4th Saturday OF
the month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13

what we can to help them in their
important work.
This writer has given expression
long before he had any idea that
some day he would join, in small
way. the ranks of the politicians.
Now we are more convinced than
ever that we should play fair with
our public servants. Many OF them
are striving to be just that, an
honest and genuine servant OF the
people.
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THE CHURCHES
CHURCH OF GOD

Sunday:
II a. m. Morning worship.
. 10 a. m. Sunday school. Glasses
for all ages.
p. m. Young Peoples meeting.
8 D. m. Evening worship.
Wednesday:
200 D. m. Prayer Meeting
Everyone welcome to our services.
REV. B. H. APPLICABLE,
FORTINE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday School, 1890 a. m; Wor-
ship Service, 1870 a. m; Jr. Young
People, 7:45 p. m: Evangelistl'
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13

Masses every Sunday. 800 and
400 a. m
Confessions Saturday evenings
I.3O to $3.50.
Baptisms by appointment.
Holy Days of Obligation Masses
at tbs and 800
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-11-13

Ladies Prayer Service 1.UU p III
(Home of Mrs K. Rayson).
Christian Workers Conference .
TOO p. m.
Prayer and Bible Study 300
p. m.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Livestock Exhibition
Ends Today in Chicago
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.--The 4Sth In
ternational Livestock Exposition to-
night ends an eight-day run which
show officials described as "the most
successful"
Auction of the last of prize-win-
ming cattle, plus an afternoon and
evening horse show. was all that
remained of the big Chicago farm
display at the International Amphi-
theater.
Judges from 10 States and Eng
land disposed Of more than 12,500
animals-cattle, sheep and swine,
during the eight-day exposition.
With the exception of breeding ami
mails, most of the livestock was sold
for prices far above the commercial
markets.
An estimated 400 900 persons have
witnessed the Nations top agricul-'
tural exhibit thus far, and another
$4,000 were expected to visit the
huge amphitheather before the
doors closed tonight.
Champions Of the show sold for
prices generally lower than last
year, following a pattern set with
the sale Of the grand champion
steer which brought its owner,
Claude Millwee, 18, Of Fort Cobb,
Okla, So pound, $3.50 less than
1916 grand champion. =
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Chest Drive 10 Enter
Last Week Tomorrow
S829,441 Under Goal

Entering it's final week to-
morrow, the Community Chest
Federation campaign remains
1924 short of the $3,900,00o
goal.
Unit leaders reported yesterday
at a Dutch treat luncheon at the
Burlington Hotel that they hao
reached I'LL per cent of the cam
paign goal with contributions total
ing s3,007,559.
Campaign leaders have recog-
nized the danger that the drive Wi.
fall seriously short of its objective
unless every resident of the area
gives it full and immediate support
The campaign Executive Commit
tee is making a special appeal tc
the public to mail to campaign head.
quarters at 110l M street NV, the
location of any home or Office which
emergencies met by the volunteers
solicitor.
Blank Printed in Star.
A blank appears in The Star to-
day which residents may use tx
supply the information.
"If we can locate these unsolicited
people and Offices promptly and dis.
patch volunteer campaigners to cal
Immediately, we should be able tt
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Tax Court Rules
Estate With Pool
Is Not o'Form'
BY the Assecioisd Press

The United States Tax Court held
today that the definition of farm
won't stretch to cover a 500-acre
country estate maintained primarily
as comfortable living place" with
a swimming pool, tennis court, Japa-
nese tea garden and boathouse.
Accordingly the court approved .
$33,6A tax assessment by the In.
ternal Revenue Bureau against the
estate of Mortimer B. Fuller Of
Lackawanna County. Pa. who left
81, ,235 ,922 when he died in 1881.
The case hinged mainly on wheth-
er the estate could deduct $40,66C
from 1912 and 1943 income as a loss
on operation of herd OF dairy cows
and other farming activities.
The court held:
"A taxpayer who operates farm
primarily for his own recreation OF
pleasure rather than on a CONNER
cial basis for the purpose of making
a profit Is not entitled to deduct an.
nual farm losses as ordinary and
necessary expenses of business o,
as losses incurred in a business"
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Admiral lowers 10 Head
Scientific Foundation

Admiral John H. Towers, the
Navy's senior airman who retired
from service Monday, will become
head OF the Pacific War Memorial. a
scientific foundation in New York,
the Navy Department said today.
Admiral Towers. who is 81, had
been chairman of the Navy General
Board-the top-level, policy-making
group of the service-for the last
year. No successor has been named.
He had a major role in building
the Nays air program before the
war as chief of the Bureau Of Aero
nautics, placing particular stress on
Importance of carriers in the new
Navy program.
In September, 1912, he commanded
the Pacific Fleets air force, taking
over duties as deputy commander
of the Pacific Fleet two years later.
In the fall of 1945, he became a full
admiral and was selected as COM
mander of the Pacific Fleet.
Another Navy announcement said
Vice Admiral John L. McCrea
deputy chief Of naval operations,
will become deputy commander in
chief of the Pacific Fleet. Admiral
De Witt C. Ramsey is expected to
succeed Admiral Louis Denfeld as
Pacific Fleet commander, ofacials
said, but the appointment has not
vet been announced.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Detective on Trial
Accused Of Bribery
By the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Raymond
Miller, SO, suspended colored de-
tective on trial in Federal Court on
a charge of ohstructing justice, was
accused yesterday in testimony OF
paying a witness to stay away from
Chicago during grand jury In
vestigation OF sugar stamp counter
feiting.
william Martin, 20. also colored,
testified at Miller's trial that the
Chicago police officer had dissuaded
him from appearing before the
grand jury, given him SO and told
him to see couple of shows a day
for few days"
Martins mother. Mrs. Vencie May
Studaway, testified Miller had given
her 5000 which she passed on to her
son. She said Martin used the
money to go to New York, where ne
was arrested.
Martin Is one Of five men charged
in Michigan warrants with the at
tempted robbery and torture OF
George Arlington, SO, colored, al
Grand Rapids last March.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Flanders Bars Clio Support
After Story in Union Paper
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, VT, Dec. 6.-Sen-
ator Flanders, Republican of Ver-
mont, rejected the support of the
CIO United Electrical Workers and
also the CIO parent body last night
because, he said, the unions national
newspaper reprinted an erroneous
report that he advocated creating
"a small pool Of unemployment" to
bring down wages and thus curb in
flation.
II have never said this or even
thought it except as urging that ii
was our job to find some alternative
to it," Senator Flanders said in
letter to John c.. Lawson of Barre
president of the Vermont State CIC
Council.
Senator Flanders staff made pub.
lie two letters to Mr.. Lawson, ont
dated November II. the other De-
cember l. --
At Barre Mr.. Lawson said he hae
drafted q reply to Senator Flanders
pointing out that the local mior
mas CIle Ilkut " ocIC1 ALAAo "AAo
it will or will not publish in Its ow1
local paper" and the Vermont Stat
CIO Council has no part in deter
mining the editorial policy of tn
paper" %s,s = 4 s91
If 1t is your policy to condemn
an entire union group because o
what may have been said or don
by one union in the group" MI
Lawson said In the draft, "thel
yours is the decision to make"
Evening star., 1947-12-06
S194,107 in Contracts Lei
|By Sanitary Commission

Contract awards totaling $194, ,107
were announced today by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission.
Largest item was contract
award for $112,124 to the Inter-
County Construction Co. for con-
struction Of another link In the
Northwest Branch trunk sewer
which runs from Northwood Park to
West Hyattsville.
Other awards announced today
were:
Water and sewer in District
Heights, to the Inter County Con-
struction Co. on the low bid o1
$27,2s7: water and sewer for Queens
Chapel Manor, to Nickels Bros.
1895: water and sewer for Brad.
bury Park, to Road Machinery
Rental Co., $18.S45; water and sewel
for Pinehurst village, to ALL Bros.
81, ,327; water and sewer for Bladens.
burg. to Ali Bros, $2,52o.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Union Head Assails
Ruling as Employer
Cali 10 Break Pacts
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. GA statement
by National Labor Relations Board
official was described by q C1O
United Electrical Workers, leader
yesterday as "a call to arms to all
employers to break contracts"
The declaration by Alfred j. Fitz-
gerald, president of the electrical
workers, followed the boards action
in dlsmissing Remington-Rand pc
titions for certification elections at
six of the firms New York plants
and another at Benton Harbor,
Mich. The NLRB rejected the petit
tions as a result Of the unions
failure to have its officials sign nom
Communist afidavits required by the
Taft Hartley Act.
The protested statement was made
by NLRB General Counsel Robert N.
Denham, who said that although the
board could not prevent a company
from a signing contract with a
noncertified union, it would do so
"at its own peril"
This action by Mr.. Denham Is .
call to all employers to break con-
tracts, try to break unions and fur
ther depress the standards Of living
Of the American people" Mr., Fitz-
gerald said, and added:
THE notice of dismissal consti-
tutes a provocation and encourage
ment to the Remington-Rand Co.
not to bargain with UE. although
UE has already been officially certi-
fed under the Wagner Act and
continues to be the collective bar.
gaining representatives of the COM
pany's employees
The union said 1t had written
the company asking it to enter into
negotiations in accordance with an
agreement reached last July after
fve-week strike in the Reming-
ton-Rand plants.
Evening star., 1947-12-06
CAB Refuses 10 Pay
|Air|ines for Mail Loss
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Civil Aeronautics Board has
made it clear that it feels no obliga-
ton to reimburse airlines for losses
suffered while flying mail at rates
previously accepted as satisfactory.
In doing so the board wiped out
requests for $16,157 900 of retroactive
mail pay from two airlines and
dashed the hopes of other carriers
for additional millions. The de-
cision was made yesterday on a
3-to-1 vote, with Member Josh Lee
dissenting.
The decision dismissed petitions
filed by Trans World Airline, involv-
ing $11, ,157, 900, and Capital Airlines
involving $5,00o,000
| 1T is idle to talk of rates being
fixed If at any time thereafter they
could be retroactively revised the
board said.
There is mo constitutional re-
quirement," the majority held. that
the carrier must receive fair re.
turn, "or that it be given an oppor.
tunity to recoup losses incurred un-
der rates which experience has
proved inadequate.
Mr.. Lee said the majority's de-
cision "is contrary to the long
established policy of the board, and
is inconsistent with the express pro-
visions Of the Civil Aeronautics Act
Evening star., 1947-12-06
Planes Resume Hunt
For Missing Cal
By the Associotsd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. g.
More than $50 planes took off today
in last-chance search for United
States Army CAT transport, missing
eight days with 20 persons aboard.
Air Force officials expressed fear
that all may have perished in the
bitter cold.
They still had some hope, however
and widened the scope of the search,
which now embraces five countries,
including Northern Italy, Switzer-
land, Austria, Eastern and Southern
France and Southwestern Germany
There was no radio signal or fresh
rumor to give the searchers a clue
where to look for the plane which
disappeared a week ago yesterday
on a flight from Pisa, Italy. te
Frankfurt.
Some officers expressed doubt thai
erratic radio signals which pointed
the search toward the French-Ger.
man border early this week actuall!
came from the plane. Thorough al!
and ground search Of the area in.
dicated by the faint signals showed
no trace of the missing ship.