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circumstances to see the need for
improving the well-being of the
less fortunate. Furthermore. they
are always being stirred up and
misled by the spokesmen and
lobbyists for organized selfish in
terests."
Here, the President said, is
where the old device of scare
words is employed, but the
American people don't scare"
They want housing. labor laws,
a fair program for farmers, and
more social security. he added.
regardless of what these items are
tagged by the opposition in their
efforts to defeat them.
Denying the contention that
"these programs make the Gov
ernment too powerful and cause
the people to lose their freedom, -
the President said that programs
like these make the people more
Observation-Disclosures of the
Government and independent of
big business and corporate power. "
Scofing at the argument that
the programs are too costly, the
Chief Executive asserted that sac
cording to the selfish interests, we
never can afford them"
But the truth is-we can't af-
ford not to put these programs into
effect. We can afford them, we
ought to have them and we will
have them"
IF we are to have a healthy
and prosperous United States" he
concluded, I'VE must have better
schools, better housing, better
medical care, better use of our re-
sources, stronger social security
and the other improvements in our
democracy that the people need
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Cumberland Bridge Tourney
Ends Toniqht in Alexandra

The Cumberland Valley bridge
tournament, being played at the
George Mason Hotel in Alexan-
dria, will wind up tonight with the
team-of -four competition.
The four days Of playing have
found three Washington teams
taking top honors.
They are E. G. Harris and j. M.
Sherfey, who won the mems pair
championship; Mrs. Harry Kaplan
and Mrs. James Adler, who took
the women's pairs title. and Fred
Karpin and Ralph Spritzer. who
won the open pair competition.
The fourth championship, the
mixed pairs title. was taken by
Mrs. Dorothy Spillman and Am
brose Casner, both of New York.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Amvets Reject Plan
For Merger With ave;
Officers 10 Be Elected
By The Assoeioted Press


DES MONIES, Sept. 5.-Presi.
dent Truman will address the
fifth National Amvets convention
this afternoon as the climax o1
the three day meeting which al
ready has produced its share Of
fireworks.
Also on the slate for today il
election of officers by both the
Amvets american Veterans
World War IL and their auxil-
iary.
The convention yesterday, by
near unanimous standing vote. re-
jected a proposal to merge with
the American Veterans Commit
tee, and by a narrow margin
adopted a resolution asking a bo-
nus up to $500. The meeting
spent two hours in debate on each
measure.
Harold Russell in Race.
Among the candidates for Am
vet commander are Dwight Oliver,
Kalamazoo, Mich. past State
commander, and Harold Russell,
Watertown. Mass. who won a Mo-
ton Picture Academy award Tor
his performance in the picture
Best Years of Our Lives"
Candidates for president OF the
auxiliary are Mrs. Kathryn Reilly
Hearn, Fall River. Mass, and Mrs
Cliff Lauritson, Waterloo, Iowa.
Adoption of the bonus resolu-
ton came only a day after Gov.
Sid McMath of Arkansas. an
Amvet organizer, told the con-
vention it should not ask bonus.
and added that Amvets were
against Handouts" The delegates
voted for the bonus. 1913 to 152.
Merger Sets OF Debate.
Joe Gelman of Pittsburgh led
the move for the bonus resolution.
Chief opponent was John Humid
ley. Charlottesville. Va.
The Amvet-AVC merger pro-
posal set of the most spirited
debate.
Neil Holland, Detroit, speaking
for admitting AVC's to the organi-
zation, said that offering member
ship to members of other organi-
cations would take away a
vehicle for Communists and fell
low travellers" He said there had
been Communists In Amvets. but
I'VE chased them out"
James McHale, New York. who
opposed the merger. said AVG lis
known to have accepted Commu-
nists and the Communists hocked
into AVG for the purpose Of using
that organization" Communists
are barred from membership in
the AVCD
After the proposal was rejected
Gilbert Harrison. national AVG
chairman. said in a statement that
the vote makes clear for all time
the necessity for AVG to assert
itself positively on the American
scene and to enlist into its ranks
all veterans willing to work for
a free. more charitable and more
secure world than that in which
we live"
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ChoeIon Fovors East Capitol Area for H. S. Buildings
By Willium A. MiiIen

A well-conceived plan for q
new Federal building program
with the East Capitol area as a
desirable location was advocated
today by Leon Chatelain, jr.,
architect and former president of
the Washington Board of Trade.
In conjunction with the drive
to rid the National Capital of the
war-built temporary buildings.
Mr.. Chatelain declared:
Providing new permanent
space is the only real answer to
temporary buildings"
Mr.. Chatelain. asked to state
his views on this problem. said:
With the Sesquicentenl1ial cele-
bration only months away. it
would be most desirable to begin
the removal of the 'tempos' in the
area near the Washington Monu-
ment approaches"
But he conceded it will require
fast action, because time is short.
Mr.. Chatelain. in tackling the
temporary buildings problem in
detail, said:
Everyone who Is proud Of
Washington as the worlds most
beautiful capital city agrees that
the unattractive temporary Gov
ernment buildings should come
down as soon as possible.
Board Studies Problems.
"The realistic questions are.
however. when should we begin
and how can it be accomplished
under an orderly plan that will not
dislocate either Federal admins
trative efficiency or residential
convenience?
Several standing committees of
the Board of Trade have been
studying this problem for some
time.
"Of course. it all began back in
World War I days and has been
complicated seriously by World
War II when Washington had to
don battle uniform architec-
turally and put first things first.
Temporary buildings were rushed
to completion for emergency pur-
poses around Potomac Park, along
Constitution avenue near the Mail
and on other sites. Most of them
went up on land set aside for per-
manent structures or other def
mite purposes in the overall plan
for the city's development.
Under rather ironical interna-
tional conditions. the 1917-19
'tempos' were not removed before
the same situation again con-
fronted all agencies concerned
with winning the war from 1941-
1945. Army. Navy. State Depart
ment. Housing Administration and
many other sections of the Fed
eral Government met their unpre-
cedented demands for Offices and
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prospect Of curtailment in Fed
eral employment.
What, then, can be done about
the unsightly 'tempos'? We might
mobilize public opinion and united
civic and business support for the
following program:
"1.-Encourage action by Con-
gress on the well-conceived plan
for a new Federal building pro-
gram comparable to the imposing
Triangle structures between Penn
sylvania and Constitution avenues
from Fourteenth to Sixth streets
NV. after World War I. Provid-
ing new. permanent space, is the
only real answer to temporary
buildings.
of the new Federal struc-
lures could be located outside the
present congested areas along the
Mall, it would be highly desirable.
The East Capitol area site comes
to mind in this connection.
"3.-With the Sesquicentennial
celebration only months away, it
would be most desirable to begin
the removal of the 'tempos' in the
area near the Washington Monu-
ment approaches. Such a program,
however, would require almost
magic acceleration to include ap-
preparations for new buildings.
tearing down the temporary struc-
lures and clearing the sites, all
within six to nine months.
I'm conclusion, We probably
should channel our suggestions
and help through the Public
Buildings Administration Of the
Federal Works Agency where ma
Ior responsibility lies for eliminat-
ing things temporary as we plan
the permanent physical growth Of
pur fair city"
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not to put these programs into eject
We can afford them, We ought tt
have them, and we will have them
The sooner we do have them the
more We will save.
Take our programs for resource
development, for example. if we fail
to conserve our soil, We lose our
most valuable resource. If We fail
to build electric power facilities. we
hamper the development of indus
try.
Savings of Programs Cited
Take our social security system
Shall we force our old people to
turn to charity? O.. shall we let
them have an independent and self
respecting existence through an up
to-date old-age insurance system
paid for during their working years? ?
Take housing. If we do net 60
forward with our housing and slum-
clearance programs. we shall have
to pay the rising costs of disease
immortality and crime bred in
slums.
Consider our schools The hidden
costs of poor education, lost oppor-
tunity, and poverty resulting from
inadequate schools are costs the. Ma
ton can no longer afford. Federal
aid to education will he a lot less
expensive than ignorance and il
literacy.
If we are to have a healthy and
prosperous United States. We must
have better schools, better housing
better medical care, better use OF
our resources, stronger social Sc
curity, and the other improvements
in our democracy that the people
need.
People Choose Progress
Those who oppose these improve
ments refuse to face the facts OF
today's world. They don't under
stand the overriding urgency OF
proving the value of the democratic
way of life, not just with words
but with deeds. They don't see that
the very survival of free enterprise
depends upon a rising standard OF
living and an expanding economy
They don't recognized that to work
for the increasing security and lib.
erty of the people Of the United
States is the key not only to our
prosperity, but to the prosperity OF
our world.
But the people of the United
States do understand these things
When they have the facts before
them, they always choose progress
- not reaction.
They made this clear again last
fall. They chose the very same
programs that are now being at
tackled by the selfish interests with
their campaign Of scare words. The
people were not misled about those
programs then. The will not be
misled about them now.
The people know that the second
half of the 10th century is going to
be a time of challenge to the way OF
freedom and progress that our de-
mocracy represents. As we meet that
challenge, we shall have to fight. as
we have always fought. the selfish
forces of reaction and special privi-
lege.
The people of the United States
have been winning that fight for
100 years. I am convinced that we
will continue to win it through the
years to come.
Evening star., 1949-09-05
Borneo Rubber Depot Burns

BATAVIA, Java, Sept. 5 R.-
The Batavia radio said, today a
big fire ragged Saturday night at
the port Of Bandjermasin in South
Borneo. It said the fire broke out
in at least seven places at the
depot, from which rubber is
shipped. Damage was estimated
at sol 900 guilders t$2,000,000) .
Evening star., 1949-09-05
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runun
Continued From First Page.)

hot issue the President disposed
of the unsuccessful fight to re-
place the Taft-Hartley Act with
a revised version of the Wagner
Act with this:
"One of the things that the spe-
cial interests have managed to do
I'D until this time is to prevent
the repeal of the Taft-Hartley law.
But that issue is far from settled.
We are going to continue to fight
for the repeal of that repressive
law until it is wiped off the
statute books"
There was, however, an oblique
slap at former Secretary of State
Byrnes, when the President re-
ferred to the selfish interests"
collaborating with high priced
advertising experts" to dig up "a
new set of scare words" including
"collectivism." "statism" and the
welfare state" The President S
one time associate used these
characteriszations in his recent at
tack on the administration which
attracted widespread attention.
Amplifies His Claims.
In contending that the 'back-
ward trend" of the 80th Congress
had been reversed by its successor,
President Truman amplif1ed:
THE 81st Congress has taken
wise and important steps in for
eign policy by extending the Eu-
ropean recovery program and
ratifying the North Atlantic
Treaty. 1t has enacted a far
reaching housing program that
will benefit millions of our citi-
zens. It has extended rent con-
troll. It has taken action to make
low-cost electricity available to
more Of our people. 1t has
strengthened the soil conservation
and reclamation program.
This Congress has restored the
Governments power to acquire
grain-storage facilities necessary
to carry out the arm-price sup
port program. This Congress has
approved an international wheat
agreement which will give our
farmers a fair share Of the world
wheat market at fair prices. This
Congress has strengthened and
improved our organization for ma
tional defense.
"This is real progress. and the
session Is not yet over. Other i'm
portant measures, such as those
raising tn eminimum wage and
extending the Reciprocal Trade
Agreements Act, are well on their
way to final passage"
Warns of Fight.
The President warned, however,
that I'VE still have a fight on our
hands" to reach the goals he in
sisted the last election returns
called for.
TOO many people who can af-
ford big insurance policies for
themselves are not concerned over
the need of expanding social Sc
curity," he said. "Too many who
are making money out OF the
rents from slums are not in favor
of expanding public housing te
provide decent shelter for low
income families. Too many with
big incomes are not interested ir
raising minimum wages. Too many
who can freely organize them
selves in business associations OF
employers groups are not anxiou.
to protect the same right to or
ganize among industrial workers
"It is hard perhaps" he con-
tinued. "for people in comfortable
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that the Government should pro-
mote the welfare of all the people
The spokesman for the special in
terests say that these programs
make the Government too powerful
and cause the people to lose their
freedom. That isn't so. Programs
like these make the people more
Observation-Disclosures of the
Government and independent of big
business and corporate power.
People who have opportunity 70
work and earn, and who have
an assured income in their old age
are free. They are free of the fear
Of poverty. They are free Of public
or private charity. They can live
happier, more useful lives. That's
real freedom. And that is some
thing we should be proud of-that's s
not something to be slandered by
trumped-up slogans.
| Cost Arguments ASsailed.
Along with this campaign oi
scare words, we hear another ar
gument against adopting any for.
ward looking legislation. It is t<
the effect that even if these pro.
grams are good things, we canr
adopt them now,. because they cost
too much and we can't afford
them.
| The selfish interests say we cam
afford these programs during {
boom because that would be in.
fiationary. They say we can't af'
ford them during q recession be,
/, cause that would he defiationary
They say we can't efford them cur
i ing a war because We are too bus.
with defense, and We can't affort
them In time Of peace because tina
| would discourage business. And SO
according to. the selfish interests
we never cal afford them.
i But the u U = We can't affort
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othCI ACtlUu GARCCtCus
This is real progress. And this
session is not yet over. Other i'm
portant measures, such as those
raising the minimum wage and ex-
tending the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act, are well on their way to
final passage.
The 81st Congress has taken these
actions over the fierce opposition Of
selfish interests. The organized con.
spiracy of the selfish interests ha.
gone right on working against tht
common good, In spite of the cleo.
taon returns.
One of the things that the spe-
eial interests have managed to dc
up until this time is to prevent
the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Law
But that issue Is far from settled
We are going to continue to fight
for the repeal Of that repressive
, law until 1t Is wiped of the statute
books.
The selfish interests have always
been working against the common
good, since the beginning of oul
history. Our fathers and our grand.
fathers had TO fight against then
every step of the way to mak'
progress. They had to fight fol
Q free public school system the!
had to tight for the right Of home
gteaders to settle the public lands
They had to fight for laws to pro
tect the health and safety of in
dustrial workers. They had to figh
for labor's right to organize.
Need For Social Security.
We face the same situation to
day. We still have fight on on
hands.
The special interests always fai
% see that the way Of progress
the way Of greater prosperity 70
themselves, as well as others, lie
In the direction Of fuller an,
happier life for all.
Too many people who can affor
big insurance polices for themselve
are not conceyped over the need O
expanding socisl security. Too man
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
Movie Al YMCA

In connection with Holy Week
programs, Cecil B. DeMille's inn
mortal religious classic "King of
Kings, will be shown at the
YMCA on Fifth Street tomorrow
night at 8 pm. The film is be-
ing shown under the sponsor
ship of the Christian Youth
Council. Admission will be free
Free will offerings will be taken
for the Christian Youth Council
work.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
National Speakers
Here Past Weekend

This past weekend in Dayton
has been marked by the appear
ance of several prominent Negro
leaders, prominent on a national
basis, that is. Two of them have
already been reported. We re-
fer to William Pickens, who spoke
at the Alpha Forum yesterday at
the Wayman AME church, and
W. o. Walker, publisher of the
Cleveland Call and Post, who
spoke at the NAACP Kickoff
Rally last evening at the Bethel
Baptist church.
The third prominent person
ality was Joseph Albright, special
assistant to Carl R. Gray Jr., adj
ministrator of veterans affairs in
w IL. ~.
Albright was here on a dual
purpose, to visit the Veterans
Administration, and to confer
with the Dayton Urban League
on it's recent Vocational Oppor-
tunity Campaign week. Albright
commended Charles Washington,
executive secretary of the League
and Philip ]. Winfield, industrial
secretary. He asserted that the
work of the Dayton Urban
League was among the best in the
country.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
Was She PASSING?

HOUSTON, Texas, April IL
(ANP)-The colored folks here
are still chuckling, and the white
folks are still flushing red faces
about what happened at the
Southern Pacific railroad station
the other day.
A "white" lady flew into town
by way of Eastern Air Lines from
up north in Newark, N. J.. The
regular limousine brought her to
town with other white passengers.
1t dropped her off at the Union
station where she tried to get
connections with her sick mother
she came down to see.
After making no success there,
it took her to the S. P. station
on the white side away from the
colored folks. There she tele-
phoned some friends to come
down and get her.
A few minutes later a number
of her friends rushed into the
station on the colored peoples
side and looked for her. She
spotted them and they spotted
her at the same time.
Immediately they rushed up to
her on the white side, and she
Rugged and kissed. every one OF
continued on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
Wayman's Good Friday

The Seven Last Words of
Christ will be celebrated in a
Good Friday Service at the Way
man AME Church beginning at
II noon.
The Rev. Gentry F. Worth, as
sociate pastor will preach from
the First Word: Father forgive
them, for they know not what
they do".
The Rev. Theodore Hudson,
pastor of Upshaw Mission AME
will preach from the Second
Word: "This day shalt thou be
with me in Paradise.
The Rev. Ray T. Stringer, pas
tor of the Peoples Community
CINE will preach from the Third
Word: "Women behold thy Son,
Son, behold thy Mother.
The Rev. Louvon H. Haywood
pastor of Shorter Chapel CINE,
Greenfield will preach from the
Fourth Word: "My God, My God,
why have thou forsaken me?"
The Rev. James I. Davis, pas
tor of the Community Presbyter-
ian, will preach from the Fifth
Word: 81 Thirst.
DR.. Gaar M. Davis, pastor of
CONTINUED on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
Frontiers Meet
Tuesday Night

The monthly night meeting of
the Frontiers Club will be held to-
morrow night. Tuesday, April
IL, at 8 pm, at the home Of DR..
Joseph Hickerson, sc Horace st.
The meeting will discuss the
clubs Community Relations pro-
jeet.
Many members of the group
expressed satisfaction over the
success of last Tuesdays meeting
at which Russell Mcclure the city
manager of Dayton spoke.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
Narcotic Suspects Must
Place To Live

are charged with possession of
heroin along with Mrs. Reeder and
her son. Geiger said Saturday
the Housing Authority started the
eviction proceedings when it was
learned that certain activities at
Mrs. Reer's was irregular. When
the police and narcotic agents
raided the home a week ago
Friday, they discovered heroin
being boiled down in preparation
for injection. Geiger said the
eviction notice was brought on
a charge of nonpayment of rent.
Mrs. Reeder, Barry and Miss Har-
vey were arrested by Deputy
sheriffs led by Sheriff Richard
~Seigfried, of Miami County, when
they were discovered smuggling
two capsules of heroin and a
needle to Hillsman in an ice
cream cup. Hillsmans' mother
was driving his car at the time of
the arrest.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-04-11
By JIMMIE N. JONES

When it rains, it pours, as the
old saying goes. For that is just
what has happened to the narcot-
ic suspects living in the Homeview
Courts, according to Ray Geiger,
manager of the Dayton Metro
politan Housing Authority. Evic-
ton proceedings will be filed in
Municipal court, Tuesday, April
IL. Mrs. Donald Reeder, 38 of
81 Wexford Place, Homeview
Courts is confined in the Hamil-
ton County Jail in lieu of the
$500 bond imposed by U. S.
Commissioner Charles Ozias on
the charges of trying to smuggle
narcotics to her son, Gerald Hills
man, %, being held in the Mi
ami County Jail in Troy, Ohio,
for being in possession of dope
found in the court residence
Friday week ago.
Dolores Harvey, %, Hillsman's
girl friend, also giving her ad-
dress as the Wexford place resi-
dence is being held in the Gin
cinnati Jail along with Elwood
Barry, "a, 937 lola Place. Both