Evening star., 1947-10-22

dCtlon WOULD nave Oeen taken under
the National Defense Act.
The pilots work for Bell Aircraft
Corp in testing the xS-1 plane
would have given him "only limited
knowledge" of the ship, 1t was said
Weber Disputes Testimony.
The Air Force officer explained
the pilot might have gained "a
knowledge of the XS-ls ceiling, div
ing speed and level speed, and other
angles of performance, but he would
have no idea of either the theory
or mechanics Of supersonic planes. u
In Hollywood, Mr.. Weber, who
Is employed by the William Morris
Agency, Inc, termed the testimony
the product of Months irrespon-
sible imagination"
I'm the first place." Mr.. Weber
said" Goodlin came to us. He
wanted us to market articles re-
quested by national magazines. Our
agency undertook some of this work
for Goodlin. 1t was in our capa-
city as agent, our daily business.
Il personally had little to do with
Goodlin. I met him once or twice,
then associates in the agency
handled his material. I knew less
about what Goodlin was doing than
the average man in the street.
Goodlin was very highly pub
licized young man."
The pilot resigned from the Bell
firm last June, saying the move
was prompted by disagreement
over financial arrangements.
Mof1tt Accuses Lavery.
In other testimony. Mr. Mofftt
named number of Screen writer's
and story readers he said he believed
were Communists but added he had
no proof they were members OF the
Communist Party.
Emmett Lavery, president of the
Screen Writers Guild, follows the
Communist tactic of soaring the
Americans to death with their own
atom bomb" he declared.
Mr. Moffitt said he could cite
specific scenes in films which con-
tanned Communist propaganda but
asked that he be permitted to do so
in executive session in order not to
reflect on actors who played in them
inadvertently.
Mr.. Thomas said the writer would
be permitted to give this testimony
in secret later.
Pepper Criticizes Inquiry.
Meanwhile. Senator Pepper. Dem
ocrat, of Florida termed the in
vestigation ''underhanded" and IAN
affront to the dignity of citizenship
Senator Pepper, who is not con-
nected with the hearing. said he had
conferred with Mr.. Crum and Robert
w. Kenny. another lawyer for the
group of 10 scheduled witnesses. He
said he advised the attorneys to
suggest their clients tell the COM
mittee:
TIM an American, and It's none
Of your business about what I say,
think and write
Asked If this would not lead to
citations for contempt" Senator
Cppcl 1eplleu.
They can't send a man to Jail
for exercising his civil rights"
Continuing, he said the film in
quiry might be followed by an effort
to curb and censor the press"
Il resent an American congress
sional committee presuming to set
itself UP as censor" Senator Pep
per added. II know nothing that
would give more encouragement to
Fascists and other totalitarians."
Sorrell Denies Menjou's Charge.
In Hollywood, Herbert K. Sorrell,
head of the Conference of Studio
Unions, commented on Mr.. Meniou's
charge of yesterday that he held
Communist Party card under an
other name:
IT signed a Communist affi-
davit. I have said repeatedly under
oath I'm not a Communist. That's
about all the reply I have for Mr..
Menjou.'
: "Menjou is a good actor" he
added. "He has his lines down pat.
The lines, of course. were supplied
by Jack Tenney chairman of Cali
fornia's Legislative Committee on
Un-Americanism).'