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Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
PRICE SUPPORT:
Smoke, Smoke. Smoke

Arrangements for new price sup.
port programs for tobacco were
announced by the federal depart
ment Of agriculture.
THE government will make loans
on flue-cured tobacco at 80 per cent
of the parity price-as it was June
IS. Loans on hurley and other types
Of tobacco would be at the Septem.
Der Is parity price, except fire.
cured tobacco, which would be rs
per cent of the hurley rate, and
dark air-cured tobacco 68A per
cent of the hurley rate.
(Parity is a price based on the
relationship between prices Of the
things the farmers have to buy and
prices of the products they sell. The
government uses a basing period
during which this relationship Of
prices gave the farmer what it con-
siders a fair profit").
THE RATES a pound at which
the support prices will be paid was
to be announced in July for flue-
cured tobacco and for other types
in October.
The full loans will be made only
~ tobacco growers who do not
grow more tobacco than they are
permitted under marketing quotas.
These quotas have been set up for
~flue-cured, hurley, f%ire-cured and
dark, air-cured tobaccos. There are
no quotas on other types.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
CONJURER:
Name, Smile

Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jr., who
inherited a name and a smile to
conjure with and wasted little time
in conjuring with them. has been
duly sworn in as a member of the
house of representatives.
The 34-year-old congressman from
New York's Goth district, filling the
seat left vacant by the death of Sol
Bloom, a as a candidate Of the
Four Freedoms and Liberal parties.
although he will operate as a work.
ing Democrat in the legislative
arena.
ROOSEVELT failed to get the
regular Democratic nomination
during the campaign s. he a on
the Four Freedoms ticket. In so
doing he scored a popular upset
over the regular (Tammany) Demo-
crat, a Republican and an American
Labor candidate.
The third son of the late Presi-
dent took the oath from Acting
Speaker John w. Mccormack Cd,
Mass.). while his mother beamed
happily from the gallery.
During his first day on the job
Roosevelt:
CHATTED briefly with President
Truman; denied a rumor that he
might run for mayor Of New York;
allowed that he hoped congress
would repeal the Taft-Hartley labor
law, enact Mr.. Humans civil rights
program and put through a ma
tional housing act.
1t all looked like a reasonable be-
ginning for another Roosevelt politi-
cal career
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
RED CHINA:
Ouiocronk
Quiescent

Communism, like the worm il
the bud, was creeping swiftly
through China as the presence o.
the Red conquerors began to make
itself felt.
At one village meeting in north
ern China, a man. beWildered anc
dismayed by the use of the Russian
hammer-and-sickle flag in Chinese
Communist meetings and parades,
ventured to rise and ask a queS'
ton:
WHY IS THIS DONE?" he said.
Russia is a foreign country and
we are Chinese"
And the presiding political COM
missar snapped. This subject is
not On the agenda."
About the only thing that did
show up on the agenda throughout
the country was the puzzled but
ready ac~quiescence of the Chinese
to Communist rule.
AS a result, the nation appeared
to be well on its way to assuming
a regular orbit as a willing satellite
of Russia.
FOR THE MOST PART there
have been no signs of coercion or
compulsion in the relationship.
There is every evidence that the
Chinese Communists are in fact
eager to follow the dictates of
Moscow. And that revelation should
be enough to destroy any illusion
that the Chinese Communists are
just simple agrarian reformers.
They are whole-hearted, COM
pletely dogmatic Communists, fol-
lowing the doctrines laid down by
Karl Marx and adapted for goth
century application by his disciples.
Lenin and Stalin-and by Mao TIE
tung, leader of China's Commu-
niSts.
THERE is as yet no conclusive
evidence that the Kremlin is giving
direct, active aid to the Chinese
Communists. But the affinity and
spirit Of cooperation that exists be-
tween Moscow and Peiping, capital
Of Communist China. is tangible
enough.
The application Of China's in
ternal situation to the rest Of the
world is disturbingly clear: Through
the rule Of Mao Tze-tung and his
party, China inevitably is becoming
a massive extension Of the Soviet
power-bloc.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

Two silk trains passed through
the Laurel terminal Tuesday
bound for eastern manufacturing
points. The first train of 10
cars arrived at 5:15 and the sec
ond hauling seven cars, at 1850.
1t has been stated the value was
something like $16,0OO,OO0. 1t is
said the insurance per day on
the cargo amounts to quite a
large sum. These trains have
the right-of-way over every 9TH
err train on the road and pass
through terminal points without
leaving the main track and with
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
FARM VOTE:
Bait Is Set

DUH Is Del
There was more to the Brannan
federal farm program than had
met the eye. According to seasoned
Washington observers, the plan
would serve as a bait for the farm
vote in the congressional races
next year.
For instance, if administration
leaders could extend wartime price
supports for another year. 1t would
give voters a chance to pass on the
controversial Brannan plan. Thus
the plan could be dangled as a
major issue when Democrats and
Republicans began struggling for
the important farm vote.
AT a midwestern Democratic
conference, both Brannan, secre
tary of agriculture, and J.. Howard
McGrath, chairman of the national
Democratic committee, made a
plea for extension of the price sup
port program as they began to
plan for next years tug-of-war with
the COP.
McGrath, making 1t plain that the
Brannan plan has Mr.. Truman's
endorsement, said continuation Of
the present relatively high-price
support program was to be pre-
ferred to the Aiken ~long-range farm
law passed by the Both Republican
congress. Unless congress acts, Nc
Grath pointed out, the Aiken law
will go into effect next year.
The Brannan plan Is designed to
support farm income at a pros
perity" level, but at the same time
to provide consumers with lower
prices for perishable foods-espe-
cially meat, dairy and poultry prod
ucts-when there are SURPRISES.
It would use government payments
to assure desired farm cash re-
turns.
PRESENT laws direct the gov
eminent to support prices Of major
products at not less than 80 per
cent Of parity.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

Dwight D. Eisenhower. speaking
not as a military leader but as a
college president, again saw fit
to warn the nation against letting
the federal government get too
strong. It was the second time the
supreme commander of Allied for
ces in World War II had issued that
warning.
Declaring that he is opposed to
legislation which would make fed
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
BUDGET TRIM:
Asked of Truman

Congress apparently wasn't fool
ing about its demands for more
economy in government. Nineteen
senators. representing both major
parties joined in sponsoring a reso.
luton directing President Truman
to cut federal spending by amounts
from two million to four million
dollars. The reductions would be
made in funds provided for the
new fiscal year. which begins Off
cia1ly on July first Of each year.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
Is YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items
of news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook

C. F. Parker, John Slavens and
Buford Harrison of Mott, drove
to Laurel, Sunday afternoon, and
visited until Mondag with Mr..
Parker's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Tharalson,
Mrs. Joseph Brohaugh, Rev. |.
NJ. Cory and Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Brohaugh composed a party of
friends who took part in the pic
mic Sunday at Park City.
The Camp Fire girls met at the
home of their leader, Mrs. Whit
canack, Of Park City, Wednesday
afternoon. The members of the
club inviting their mothers and
one guest. The girls had care
fully arranged a program Of
recitations, readings and music,
and afterwards served a delic-
ious luncheon, of which all the
eatables were prepared by the
girls. Those present were Mes
DANES Cram, Russell, Fry, Davis,
Anderson, Martin, Whitcanack,
Cranwell, Frantz, Stone, Misses
Alice Burley and Glenda Fay
Latham.
The following from the WI
beaux Pioneer Gazette tells of a
public birthday party on June )
for Rev. w. H. Calvert. The
guest of honor was ~ years old
on that date. Several years ago
he was pastor of the Park City
Methodist church and it was
while he was located there that
he organized the church of that
denomination.
A quiet wedding of two well
known Laurel people, Miss Jesse
Kinnick and William Altimus,
both employees of the Northern
Pacific company, took place at
the Congregational parsonage in
Billings at $50 Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Raymond B. Walker,
the pastor, officiating.
Mrs. j. B. Heinz and two chill
dren departed Tuesday morning
by automobile for Helena where
they will visit with relatives for
three weeks. Accompanying Mrs.
Heinz was B. A. Sherrow who
will assist in driving the car and
who will this week attend the
state encampment of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Harry Libecap and Miss Pearl
Helmer were united in marriage
of last week at Red
The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Winston Chur-
chill, Congregational minister.
The couple was accompanied by
Mrs. H. C. Tonne and Frank
Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Phalin re-
south of Laurel have a
new boy at their home, born
,
Perry Otis, Bert Sherrow and
Hilmar Wage, former service
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22
SCHOOL AID BILL OPPOSED
Eisenhower Warns of too Much Government

eral money available to help pub
lie schools in all states. he said
such a practice would stimulate
a competition among states and
localities for greater shares of gov
eminent money.
He conceded some areas have
such yneager tax resources that
they need air, and that he would
favor aid to such areas; but with
out abuse or direct interference.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

out any terminal switching sche-
dule as other freight trains are
handled.
The Coombs Flat section was
visited by a severe hailstorm
Saturday afternoon which did
considerable damage. Windows
on the north sides of buildings
which we're not screened were
broken, grain was damaged and
gardens ruined. The hailstones
were unusually large and of odd
shapes.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

Lewis l.. Strauss left men,
Der of the atomic energy COM
mission, confers with Chairman
David E.. Lilienthal after
Strauss had told a congress
siOnal committee he had not APP
proved shipment of isotopes to
Friendly" nations abroad. He
was called to the chair over
protests of LiIienthal who said,
at is unusual to start with dis
senting views"
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

Ex-C0mmunist Editor Louis
Budenz is shown as he told a
senate committee that Ger
hardt Eisler, who fled the us.
as a stowaway, was ordered to
Europe by Moscow to train
new espionage agents" for use
In the United States. Budenz
testified in connection with the
committees probe of subver-
sive activities by aliens.
Laurel outlook., 1949-06-22

boys, are attending a Legion con-
vention in Helena this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Vannice of
Sixth avenue have a daugh-
ter at their home. The little
lady arrived Monday night, June
16.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Bundy are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
daughter at their home which
was born Tuesday morning,
June II.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
FBI Academy Opens
Retaining Course

Un-American activities of all
kinds will be scrutinized this week
by 900 former graduates of the
FBI National Academy who
opened their flve-day annual re-
training course yesterday.
In addition to the alumni, law
enforcement officers from the
United States and its territories
meeting in the Departmental Au-
ditorium are members of the cur
rent 42d session of the academy to
be graduated Friday.
''The plans of those who would
destroy our way of life will be
thoroughly studied in instruction
sessions" Commissioner Clifford
E. Peterson Of the California
highway patrol said.
Mr.. Peterson, principal speaker
and president of the FBI National
Academy Associates, warned the
group to "be alert to what you
hear-particularly in view of cur
rent news headlines"
"Take such information back to
your communities and pass it on
to the citizens" he said.
Now that democracy has a di-
rect opposite, it is our response
bility to prove that our system
is right"
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Northwest Council
Backs School Buses

The Northwest Council of Citi-
zens' Associations last night in
dorsed the proposal of Adelbert w
Lee, member of the Board of Edu-
cation, to transport children by
buses from overcrowded. school
areas to schools with vacancies.
The resolution was introduced
by Mrs. j. F. Vanier of the Friend
ship association and secretary OF
the council.
Under the Lee proposals, a spe-
cial group would be appointed tc
conduct a study of District schools
to determine where vacancies and
Iovercrowed conditions exists and
report their finding to the super.
Iintendent.
y On a motion byS Thomas E
Lodge. a member of American
University Park group and former
president OF the Federation, the
lcouncil voted to oppose a zonine
appeal of American Oil Co. to per-
init erection of a gasoline service
station at Massachusetts, and Wis
conSin avenues NV.
| The meeting was conducted by
Gordon Atherholt, president, in
the Palisades Field House, Sherrie1
and Dana places NV.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Braddoek Merger
Approved by Pepco

Stockholders of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. today approved
the merger of its wholly-owned
subsidiary. the Braddock Light &,
Power Co. Inc, into the parent
concern.
Absorption of the subsidiary will
tgo into effect December 27. The
Braddock company furnishes elec-
tricity to the Pentagon and about
1000 consumers in Arlington
County, Va.
At the Pepco stockholders meet
ing today 2,329,060 shares were
voted for the merger and only
J474 shares were voted against
fit, The total shares voter. $780,
1884, compares with the total OF
3,778,500 shares outstanding.
The merger already has been
approved by the Federal Power
Commission, the Virginia State
Corporation Commission and the
Districts Public Utilities Commits
sion.
Pepco has announced that 1t
will be necessary to provide for its
future generating requirements
primarily from sites in Virginia
Direct ownership is necessary in
order to issue bonds against the
properties: A new generating plant
now Is under construction in Alex
andria.
Braddock, has $17.450,145 in
property and plant.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
GIN Sued for 100000
On Faulty Car Charge

A former Takoma Park, (Md.)
family today filed a 100000
damage suit against Genera.
Motors Corp. charging that due
to faulty construction of new
automobile, carbon monoxide
fumes seeped into the interior
caused the driver to lose con-
sciousness and drive the car of
the road into a pole.
The suit was filed in District
Court by Attorneys Milton Kaplan
and Henry Fowler, on behalf of
Ralph @. Butler, his wife, Mildred.
and their children, Ralph, jr., and
Joyce, all of whom now live in
Ferndale, Mich. J. H. Satcher, an
automobile dealer of the 5100
block of Wisconsin avenue NV,
was named co-defendant.
According to the suit, Mr.. and
Mrs. Butler and their two chill
dren were injured in October,
1947, when Mr.. Butler lost control
of the car and struck a highway
pole near Bethesda. Md.
The suit said Mrs. Butler, 81,
suffered a fractured skull and
facial fractures which required
plastic surgery. Mr.. Butler, also
81, charged he suffered fractured
ribs, brain conclusion and ex-
tensive bruises and that his son,
then 3, and his daughter, then 8
months old, received similar in
jurieS.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
| $3,500,000 Lost
In Summer Heat,
Committee Told

Uncle Sam. out Of pocket So
100000 because Of last summers
heat in Washington. today asked
Congress to do something about
the weather.
w. E. Reynolds, public buildings
commissioner, told a House Public
Works Committee. the Govern
ment lost 100000 man-days of
work by dismissing employees from
non-air conditioned buildings here
last summer.
This figure, plus statistics on
decreased efficiency of employees
who remained on the job, is the
basis for the cash loss estimate,
Mr.. Reynolds said.
He asked Congress to revise a
budget regulation to make it easier
for special laboratories in scientific
and research branches to get air
conditioning.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Admiral Fitzpatrick Dies
OF Heart Ailment at 81
BY the Associated Pres,

OAKLAND. Calf, Sept. a.
Rear Admiral Walter E. Kill
patrick, 81, U. S. N, retired, died
at the Naval Hospital here yes
terday Of a heart condition.
He was born in New York In
1887 and was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1908. He
served in the Atlantic Fleet in
World War I.
In the, last. war, he served as
chief OF staff to Vice Admiral
John Greenslade, commander of
the Western Sea Frontier. and as
chief of staff to Admiral Jonas
H. Ingram. commander in chief
of the Atlantic Fleet.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery at Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Jury Resumes Study
OF Tokyo Rose Case
After Overnight Rest
BY the Assoeioied Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 81
The fate Of Iva Toguri D'Aquino,
charged with treason as the TO
kyo Rose" of wartime Radio
Tokyo, Is still in the hands of the
jury today.
At 11:11 o'clock last night,
weary court attaches, newsmen
and scattered spectators. were in
formed that the jury of six men
and six women was retiring for
the night. Deliberations will be
resumed at 9 o'clock PST) this
morning.
The jury received the case from
Federal Judge Michael J. Roche
ut 11:44 am. yesterday. With
time out for meals and requests
to the court, it had deliberated 8
hours and 48 minutes when 1t
called a halt last night.
Defendant Nervous.
The 33-year-old defendant. a
Los Angeles-born Nisei. was palp-
ably nervous. She wept once dur
ing the forenoon recess. When
the jurors filed out to start de-
1iberations. it required five min
utes and two efforts to get her
out of the courtroom.
With her during the long wait
In the United States Marshal's
Office were her sister, Mrs. June
Hori Of Los Angeles and her faith
er, Jun Toguri, now Of Chicago.
She went on trial July S.
charged with treason for wartime
broadcasts aimed at lowering
morale of American troops. She
broadcast on Radio Tokyo's Zero
Hour as Orphan Ann" But it
was she, charged the Government.
who became known to thousands
of GIs as Tokyo Rose.
Didn't Ask Death Penalty.
The Government did not ask
the maximum penalty-death. for
treason in wartime. The minimum
Is five years imprisonment.
Judge Roche told the jury that
to sustain conviction there must
be proof Of reasonable intent.
If there was on intent to be-
tray, there was no treason" he
said.
A reasonable act, he said. must
have been performed knowingly,
wilfully, feloniously and inten-
tionally. If the act was not volun-
tary, 1t was not reasonable. It
was reasonable If the person who
performed it was not In fear of
Immediately impending death or
serious bodily HARM"
Evening star., 1949-09-27
Falls Church Widow
Sues i. ). for Oil Lease
Off Carolina Coast

A Falls Church widow. employed
as a nurse in the Washington
Home for Incurables, filed suit
in District Court yesterday to
force Secretary of the Interior
Krug to grant her a lease for oil
and gas prospecting off the coast
of California.
The suit. brought by Mrs. Mar
garet B. Thomas. 81, of 223 Little
Falls street. Falls Church, relates
indirectly to the submerged coast
al areas that caused long stand
ing controversy in Congress and
the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court held in 1947
that the Federal Government has
paramount rights to those sub
marginal lands and the mineral
deposits in them between the low
water mark and the three mile
limit.
Congress last year passed a bill
to vest such rights in the States.
President Truman vetoed 1t but
sponsors of the legislation have
similar bills pending at this ses-
sion. The Justice Department has
asked the Supreme Court to rule
in favor of Federal instead of
State control of such coastal areas
off Texas and Louisiana.
The land involved in the
Thomas litigation covers 400 acres
and 40 acres, respectively, near
the Orange County section of
California.
Mrs. Thomas suit contends the
Interior Department enormously
turned down her applications on
grounds that the Mineral Leasing
Act of 1920 did not apply to the
marginal SEAS" the areas to
which she sought the lease.
Mrs. Thomas said her husband
died In 1922 and that she has
been nurse since shortly after
his death. He was in the paint
business in Texas, she said. Mrs.
Thomas moved to Falls Church
nearly two years ago from Cali
fornia. She is a native of Texas.
She is represented by Attorney
Hiram D. Black.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
-Four Doctors. Two Lawyers
Accused in Baby Racket
By the Asseeio,ed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-Four
Baltimore doctors and two law
yers have been charged with il
legally arrs-iging the adoption of
babies.
States Attorney j. Bernard
Wells said the return Of grand
jury preSentments against the
professional men has finished his
investigation of an alleged baby
racket here.
A grand jury previously had ac-
cused several women of operating
baby homes without proper
licenses.
Named in the last batch of pre-
sentiments were DR.. Paul Schon-
field. DR.. Samuel Tompakov, DR..
Alfred Joseph Cole and DR.. Leon
Greenwald, together with Attor-
neys M. Richard Moss and Staf-
ford H. Plimack. All have posted
bail.
Evening star., 1949-09-27
webb Urges Approval
|0f WorId-Aid Plan as
House Hearing Opens
BY the Associated Press

Undersecretary of State Webb
today urged Congress to approve
President Truman's Point Four
aid program for backward areas
"in the interests of world security
Democracy is most secure
where economic conditions are
sound" Mr.. Webb told the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
The State Department Official
appeared before the committee as
the first of a parade of admins
tration witnesses who are ex-
pected to ask Congress to act or
the program before adjourn
ment. With Republican opposition
mounting, there seemed little like
lihood that this will happen.
Calls U. S. Leader in Plan.
The program calls for $45, ,000,.
900 to start 18 kinds of improve.
ment projects in the worlds un-
derdeveloped countries. The aim
is an eventual advancement in
living standards.
In his prepared remarks, Mr.
Webb said that ever since Mr.
Truman mentioned the idea OF
such a program as a major point
in his inaugural address, it has
aroused great interest, great en-.
thusiasm and great hope through
out the world.
"As originators of the proposal
we in the United States are being
looked to for constructive leader
ship in carrying it forward" he
added.
The program, Mr.. Webb said, is
not charity but IAN enlightened
businesslike attempt to solve one
of the most crucial problems with
which our world is confronted"
Would Stimulate Investments.
Part of the money the admin
istration is asking would pay for
the United States contribution to
a United Nations s-supervised pro-
gram aimed at the same goal. The
remainder would be earmarked for
direct American projects in non
United Nations members and other
countries.
Mr.. Webb said the program
would stimulate the flow of Amer
lean private capital into these
areas-but only if Congress per-
mits the administration to guar
antee investors against unusual
risks.
AS the House committee started
it's hearings. Republicans took a
dim view of the programs aid
features, especially in the light
Of Russia's recently announced
atomic explosion.