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ster told reporter the President
made "a significant omission"
The Russians have no concept
of navy, being a great land mass" !"
Senator Brewster said. And they
have no concern about an invasion,
having resisted invasions for CEN
turies. Air power is the only thing
they understand-that has been
demonstrated.
But Chairman Gurney of the Sem
ate Armed Services Committee said
air power alone cannot guard bases
and the shores of a continent. He
personally is sympathetic to the
draft proposal. he told reporters.
Chairman Taber of the Appropri-
ations Committee said the House
might approve universal military
training. But he said, The pic
ture isn't clear enough yet" about
the need for the draft.
Chairman Andrews of the House
Armed Services Committee said
Congress could enact a draft bill
by July if it wants to do it. He
said 100000 men 20 TO 26 years old
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piled to any form of taxation
Mr.. Smith said the District was
up against the practical problem of
having to find more revenues to
meet its government needs. On this
point, Commissioner Young had
told the joint committee he could
not see possibilities of cutting the
record-breaking budget to any con-
siderable degree without reducing
necessary services.
Many States reluctantly adopted
the sales tax" Mr.. Smith continued,
but later found the levy salts
factory"
Bates Requests Details.
Mr.. Bates then announced he
wanted considerable detailed expla-
nation of proposed permanent i'm
provement, including school building
programs. He said the District in
January had $7,00o,000 available for
school construction and that if Con-
gress approved the proposed 1949
budget for an additional $4,335 600
for continuing or completing con-
struction of these projects, the Dis
trict would have a program of more
than $11 100000 for this purpose.
DO you think you can spend such
a sum by the end Of the next fiscal
year?" he asked. Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young and
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
were directed to testify on this
question.
Mr.. Bates also renewed his pro-
tests against the abandonment of
old school buildings and recalled
that his children, in Massachusetts,,
are going to the same schools that
were attended by their grandpar-
ents. He said he wanted the Board
OF Trade to supply the results of a
survey OF school building use it
started last year. William Press,
trade body secretary, said the re-
port should be ready within week,
!, Population Increase Cited.
& Gen. Young said a comprehensive
study of 10-year permanent i'm
provement program, completed by
the Board of Trade, indicated the
calculated needs ran to more than
STA, ,0O0, 900, not including highway
and water programs. During the
war the Districts permanent popu-
lation, he said, increased by about
100000. The increase has been
temporarily checked, he said, but
will be resumed in a few years.
Our capital expenditures per
thousand of added population, in
the war period" he said, was only
40 per cent as much as during the
pre-war years. Therefore, the end
of hostilities in 1945 found us faced
with very large backlog of needed
facilities"
I'm money terms, the most critical
items are schools, highways and the
water and sewage systems. How
ever, conditions are also serious as
regards public health, and welfare
institutions. police and fire pre-
vention facilities and. in fact, prac-
tically every department of the
city government"
Backs Combination of Levies.
When Commissioner Mason rec
commended that the income tax be
continued for the present las It is,"
Representative Bates interjected,
That's music to my ears"
Mr.. Mason said he thought a
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and Harry M. justly, lawyers; James
Lustig and Charlotte Stern, labor
union officials; Manuel Magma
businessman, and DR.. Louis Miller
physician. AL were from New
York.
In appealing their conviction the
group argued the resolution creating
the House committee was uncon-
stitutional because it authorized in
quiry into political opinion and
expression.
The point, the opinion noted, was
not promised on the specific ques-
ton asked them, but on the scope
OF possible inquiry under the reso-
luton.
The opinion mentioned the appel
lants' argument that since an answer
that a witness is Communist
would subject him to "embarrass-
ment and damage" the asking of
the question would be an unconsti-
tutional burden on free speech.
Edgerton Quotes Earlier Opinion.
1T is no doubt true that public
revelations at the present time of
Communist belief and activity on
the part of an individual would re-
suit in embarrassment and dam
age" the opinion answered. This
result would not occur because of
the congressional act itself; that is.
the Congress is not imposing
liability or attaching by direct en-
actment stigma. The result would
OF the revealed belief and activity"
of the reevaled belief and activity"
In his dissenting opinion, however
Justice Edgerton quoted from a
previous appellate opinion the SEN
tence that under our tradition be-
liefs are personal and not a matter
OF mere association"
Yet" Justice Edgerton wrote.
the House committee attributes be-
liefs to persons and groups on the
basis OF mere association with other
persons and groups. BY this device
1t greatly extends the restraining
effect of its investigations. It
further extends the restraining ef-
feet of its investigations by stigma
tlzing remarkably wide range OF,
beliefs as American"
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lead in this direction was Repre-
sentative Buck, Republican, of New
York.
House Majority Leader Halleck
said the Republican Party always is
ready ito do whatever is necessary
for the defense of our country"
He complained, however, that "the
administration moves from crisis to
crisis, from one emergency to an
other"
There was other Republican crit
icism of Mr.. Truman on this score
A bloc of House Republicans
chorused that the Presidents ap-
pearance before Congress was a
move to create an emergency de-
signed to keep Mr.. Truman in the
White House.
Southern Democrats who have
been warning with the President
over his civil rights program split
over the military proposals. Senator
Stewart of Tennessee called'them an
opportunity for the President to
withdraw his civil rights program.
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combination of an income and sales
tax would be the most equitable So
luton, but Senator Cain commented
some observers believed it an i'm
possibility that Congress ever would
enact an equitable District income
levy. He branded the present in
come measure "monstrosity."
Commissioner Mason said he was
just a little more cautious than his
fellow Commissioners, that he did
not want to lose the s., SOC, ,O00 from
the individual income tax until op-
Grafton of the proposed sales tax
showed conclusively the District had
enough revenue to cover growing
needs.
Budget Onicer Fowler, the last of
the first-session witnesses, put into
the record detailed estimates of the
result Of the 1947 tax act and gen.
orally supported the Commissioners
call for sales levy.
Young Urges More Revenues.
Commissioner Young. in an OPEN
ing statement at the hearing, said
the choice lies between providing
additional revenues and cutting ex-
isting services. Urging increased
revenues, he said the sales tax is
believed to be the proper source.
AS to reducing services, he noted
that 30 per cent of the Districts
general fund not including separate
financing Of highway and water
services) is for schools, public well
fare, public works, health, police and
fire.
He estimated the proposed sales
tax would bring in $4,000, 900 the
first year and $13,500,000 the fol-
lowing year.
Even with the sales tax in the
next fiscal year, MIR. Young said, it
would be necessary to liquidate So
$4,000 of the remaining portion of
the Districts invested public works
fund, created during the war years,
leaving only 100000.
Holds Raises Liberal.
In an attack on suggested pay
raises for city workers, Mr.. Young
said the District has been very lib
eral" in salary increases. The aver
age basic pay of District employees,
he said, has increased almost so
per cent over prewar years, owing
mainly to mandatory pay raises and
within-g grade promotions.
Applying the lowest of the pro-
posals for Government pay raises
or $3.50 a year-to the Districts 49,
$50 classified employees, teachers, po-
lice and f1remen, he said, would call
for an extra $6,660,0O0. Comparable
raises probably would be given to
wage-scale workers, he added.
There is no estimate in the bud
get to provide for these increases.
he said, land the enactment of a
sales tax would not solve this prob
lem. In the event of salary in
creases, 1t would be necessary to
find further sources of revenue in
addition to the sales tax"
oPoAcSiacH ioI UuSlIleSS groups
in a number of nearby States
are to be heard on demands
for repeal of the franchise section
of the ls47 income tax law. This
applies tax of S per cent to the
net returns of nonresident firms on
goods sold and delivered here, as a
result of regular and continued So
in the District. The same
tax is paid by District merchants.
AS prelude to the hearings, Rep
resentative Bates came out fatty
last night against a pay raise for
school teachers.
Il am absolutely against any in
crease in teachers salaries" he said,
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Communists Call Truman Talk
|Wor Ponic,' Others Praise 1t

in Washington and in Brussels:
The language of menace" The Brus-
sells reference was to a five-nation
defense pact signed there.
The London Foreign Office said
Britain warmly welcomed the
Presidents speech, lin particular
the emphasis on the essentially
defensive character OF the Amer
lean policy"
Hope Of Free People.
Premier Themistokles Sophoulis
of Greece, which has been getting
United States military aid, said in
Athens the address constituted not
only hope but assurance given all
peoples of the world that their free
dom and independence will be pro-
tected."
Czechoslovakia's Communist press
gave scant attention to the speech.
and much of that was reproachful.
Italy, where the Communists are
campaigning for an election April
l8, finds the speech very interesting,
a spokesman for Christian Demo-
cratic Premier Alcide de CASPER;
said. He said the massage held good
news for Europes democratic
countries.
Backed BY Pact Signers.
Approving comment came from
spokesmen Of some of the five coun-
tries which signed a 5O-year mutual
defense treaty in Brussels yesterday.
The signers were Britain, France,
Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg. Mr.. Truman noted
the development in his address.
The Moscow radio broadcast an
80-word summary of the speech on
its early-morning newscast for Rus
sian listeners, without comment.
The summary, as recorded by the
Soviet monitor in London: a.
AT yesterdays joint session of
the Chambers of Congress Presi-
dent Truman made a speech in
which he asserted that rapid
changes touching upon foreign pol
icy and the national security of
the United States of America were
taking place in Europe.
Truman recommended the i'm
mediate introduction of military
conscription, establishment of gen.
eral military training and the rapid
passing of the Marshall Plan.
"Truman's speech contained at
tacks on the Soviet Union and
countries of Eastern and Central
Truman welcomed the
signing of the Brussels military
pact"
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Horn said he probably will petition
the court alone.
Meanwhile, both the union and
the operators withehld comment on
the request of the House-Senate
Committee on Labor Management
Relations for statements on their
position In the walkout. Senator
Ball, Republican, Of Minnesota, who
heads the joint group, gave them
until tomorrow to comply.
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Tug Towing Oil Barge
In Potuxent Subdues Fire
By the kssocioted Pres.

pT NSS5C'UIed TT6SS
NORFOLK, Va, Mar. l8. - The
tug Marie Louise reported today she
was af1re in the Patuxent River off
Cedar Point, Md, but an hour later
the flames had been extinguished,
the Coast Guard announced.
The Patuxent Naval Air Station
advised the Coast Guard the fire
was out and the Marie Louise had
anchored at Solomons, Md.
The Marie Louise, towing barge
OF explosive road oil, radioed fire
had borken out in the manifold
OF one of her twin Diesel engines
and asked immediate Coast Guard
assistance.
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Church Radio Group Formed

NEW YORK. Mar. 18 (P).-For-
NAL organization of the Protestant
Radio Commission, a cooperative
agency Of IS denominational and
eight interdenominational bodies,
was announced yesterday. The Fed
eral Council of the Churches of
Christ in America is general ad-
ministrative agent for the commits
SION. 4s4. ~ Ea
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BY the Assoeiotsd Press


LONDON, Mar. 18.-Europe di-
vided on familiar lines today in its
reaction to President Truman's pre-
paredness speech.
Non-Communist newspapers-and
ofhcials who would talk-hailed ii
generally as a fortnight statement
in defense of freedom against COM
munism.
Communist newspapers and radio
stations for the most part took the
line that it was threatening talk in
tended to create war panic" But
the eastern press gave it little
space.
The Moscow radio devoted only 80
seconds to the Presidents message
asking Congress yesterday for uni
versal military training and the
draft and urging support for free
nations" Its comments will come
later.
Speech Reported Briefly.
Mr.. Truman's address was re-
ported briefly in the Communist
Party newspaper Pravda and the
Soviet government paper Izvestia.
Both published a Washington re-
port by the official Russian news
agency Tass which said the speech
contained attacks on the Soviet
Union and Eastern Europe" The
report, about TO words long, factu-
ally indicated the main subjects
raised by the President.
In neither paper was the item
displayed prominently. Much more
attention was given conference of
United States military leaders at
Key West, Fla.
Russian-controlled newspapers in
Berlin characterized the address as
"firebrand talk" and panic
speech"
The bannerline of -Vapaa Sana,
Helsinki newspaper of Finland S
Communist dominated People
Democratic Party, said Truman is
loading the guns-calls for universal
military training and threatens with
direct action"
Called Electioneering Trick.
The Budapest Communist news
paper Szabadnet said:
The Truman speech is nothing
but a cheap electioneering trick.
He wants to excite war panic to
threaten the disappointed mass,
thus creating reactionary national
unity headed, naturally. by him
self"
Paris extreme leftist Franc
Treur said the men of the west
ern bloc spoke the same language,
could be obtained this way, exclu-
sive Of World War II veterans.
Representative Judd, Republican,
OF Minnesota, of the Foreign Affairs
Committee said he is in favor of
the draft but against UNIT.
Mr. Taber put the cost of
combined draft-UMT program at
1,5o0, ,0Oo, 900 in, the next year.
Rules Group Ch0kes UNIT Bill.
Meanwhile, Chairman Allen kept
the House Rules Committees lid
tightly closed against letting UNIT
legislation reach the floor. A train
ing bill won approval of Mr..
Andrews Armed Services Com
mittee last year. but the Rules
Committee has refused to put it on
the House calendar.
THE Presidents message doesn't
change q thing" Mr.. Allen told
reporters.
Barring q change of mind by Mr..
Aliens committee, about the only
way to get the UNIT bill before the
House Is through a petition signed
~ 218 members.
Representative Engel, Republican,
If Michigan, who heads the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on
Armed Forces, said he is against
UNIT, but is minded on the
draft. He said, however, a return
o selective service might spur en-
istmentS to the point where no one
would have to be drafted.
Eaton for Both Proposals.
Chairman Eaton of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee said he
s for both measures, Among the
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Mr. and Mrs. Daley Groves, Con-
Inellsville, Pa, spent the weekend
here with home folks.
Walter Hamill. John Cowan, Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Chisholm returned
to their homes in Baltimore after a
visit with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Henrietta Lininger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Liston, Con-
fluence, Pa, visited relatives here on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rodeheaver.
Markleysburg, Pa, were business
callers here, Saturday evening.
Mrs. R. H. Schlossnagle and
daughter Shirley, Mrs. w. E. Shoe
maker and daughter Dotty, were
Uniontown shoppers, on Monday.
William Schneider, Falls Church,
Va, visited his wife and family over
the weekend.
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow and son
Colt. and Mrs. Walter Haenftling,
Accident, visited relatives Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Trimpey, Of
Markleton, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Clyde VanSickle, on Saturday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Schloss-
nagle and daughters visited their par
ents, in Accident, on Sunday.
Mr. Lloyd Jenkins and Mrs Nellie
Hutzel and children were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Glass and family, in Accident.
Sunday visitors Of Mrs. j. }. Friend
were Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Burnside
and children Betty, Bob and Harry,
of Hopwood, Pa, and Mr. and MIS-.
Clarence Friend, of Allison, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Brooks, Con-
fuence, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Black, on Sunday afternoon
DR.. and Mrs. H. F. Glover were
Cumberland callers on Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster King moved
to the home Of the latter's parents,
near Addison Pa.
Mrs. NJ. j. Forsythe is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Matthews, Accident
Mrs. Alvin Lytle, of Selbysport,
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GORTNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Brenneman
of Bittinger were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Welch.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Sanders,
on Thursday, a son.
Pastor Tressler, of Springs, Pa,
preached on, BE Filled With the
Spirit Of Christ's Reign on Earth
He was accompanied by his son and
daughter, Misses Miriam Brenneman,
Evelyn Yoder, Carolyn Wiley; Messrs.
Vernon and Alva Yoder and David
Wiley, of Springs. Four of these
young folks formed a quartet ard
sang four numbers. They were guests
of the Wileys' great uncle, August
Killius, at Loeb Lynn.
Delbert Swartzentruber returned to
Canton, O., after a couple of days
with home folks.
Preacher Sam Hostettler, of Indi-
ana, preached in the Amish Church
and in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
]. Swartzentruber, on Wednesday.
Since leaving here Mr.. HOstettler
fell from the roof of a building,
fracturing several bones in both feet.
While shoeing a horse, Henry
Swartzentruber had his toe trampled,
ana Is HOW COIlln6u W Ills IlOIilS'
Owen Swartzentruber is suffering
from a badly bruised finger caused
while hammering a wedge in piece
of timber.
Miss Frieda Lichty is visiting in
Mifflin County, Pa.
Messrs. Jacob Swartzentruber and
Albert Sisk visited Rev. Hare's
Christmas garden in Oakland, Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Matte Shelter spent night
last week with Misses Anna and
Grace Lichty.
Misses Ruth and Mary Lichty and
Dan Lichty were in Cumberland on
Friday, the latter for a checkup
from a recent operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Gnegy, of
Morgantown, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Gnegy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yoder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Beachy and Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Swartzentruber took dinner
with Dan Beachy and family, on Sun
day.
Mr.. Moses Shelter and family Of
Pleasant Valley spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Schrock
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Dewitt and William Enlow, of our
community, were among those getting
their bucks during this deer season.
Mr. and Ms. H. Robert Dewitt, of
Peter sburg, W. Va, were guests Of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Arthur Dewitt, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melrell Wilburn, who
have been i'll. are much improved.
Mrs. Hamilton Friend, who has
been the guest Of her niece, Mrs. Ker-
nit Glotfelty, is visiting Mr. and
Mrs j. Arthur Dewitt.
Ms. Charles Dewitt, Mrs. Whit
Dewitt, Mrs Harry Humberson and
daughter Thelma were shopping in
Cumberland Wednesday.
Ross Speicher was a business caller
in Uniontown Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Deal and fam
lily attended the funeral of Mr.. Teats
in Friendsville on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dewitt visited
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FRIENDSVILLE

Church News
Rev. Wade announces services foi
Sunday, December 10Th, in the fol
flowing Methodist churches: Selbys
port, $3.50 a. M; Friendsville, IL a.
m. Sang Run, 1880 p. m.
The Christmas play at Elder Hill
Sunday evening, December 18th, at
7:3O.
The Methodist Christmas program
at / / a. m. with the Junior and Senior
Choir furnishing music. The new
Hammond Organ recently purchased
will be used. The public is invited
Monthly WSCS
The WSCS meeting was well at
tended on December 18th in the church
social ROOM Mrs. Nellie Wheeler had
charge Of devotionals, Mrs. Jennie
Miller gave a poem; Mrs. Julia Skid
more gave a reading" Keeping Christ
mas; and Mrs. Kathyrn Holman pre-
scented a poem, "When the Train
Comes IN; Mrs. Manila Friend gave
talk on miners and the Christmas
Lights" Mrs. Holman, president, had
charge of the business meeting.
Circle | served refreshments.
Lutheran Christmas Program
Pupils of the Lutheran SundaE
school will present a Christmas pro-
gram on Sunday, December 18th, at
the regular school session.
All Meeting
The All Club met December 7th at
the home of Bertha and Bessie Capel,
with eleven members attending.
Santa TO Appear
Santa Claus in person will be at
Murphy's Confectionery from to
9 p. M, on Saturday evening, Decem-
Der 18th. All children are welcome.
Auxiliary Christmas Party
The first Christmas party of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Community
Fire company was held Monday even
ing, December 18th in the YFW Hall.
Twelve members were present with
their families making a total of AZ.
Santa Claus presented each child
with a gift Presents were also eX-
changed Refreshments were served
Mrs Raymond Schlossnagle will en-
terrain the group at her home in Jan
uary.
Basketball Games
The Girls Basketball team defeated
the Beall High basketball team Of
Frostburg on their own floor We'd
nesday by Il score Of Is to IS. On
Friday evening the Beall High team
motored to FIiendsville and play d
the local girls team, defeating them
By score of % to p.
Birthday Party
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Lyle entertained
II boys and girls at surprise party
in honor of their son PauPs 10Th
birthday, on Friday evening, Deem
Der 10th. Games were played and q
lunch was served.
Birthday Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Schloss-
maggie entertained at dinner, Tuesday
evening, in honor of their daughters.
Sandla's and Shirley's birthdays
which occurred on December 6 and
18th respectively. Miss Patty Bittncr
and Gary Fike were guests.
Births
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence McCrobie
announce the birth of a son on Sat
urday, December 18th.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Adair Daley in Baltimore
hospital on Friday, December 10ch
The Daileys had been residing at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd War
then and are the parents Of one other
daughter, Eleanor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hart, Balti-
more, are the parents Of d son, Rich
ard Clarence, born in Mercy hospital
Baltimore, December Bird. Mrs. Har.
was formerly Miss Leana Wicklow, OF
Friendsville. The Harts have two
other sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spear, Oak
land, were Sunday dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Durham.