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DOWNTOWN"
2-story brick store, leased 3 years d
$500 per mo-, and additional
years S325; perfect for small in.
vestor. Advise an immediate cal
to Mr.. Grogan. with j. WESLEY
1880.
SAFE INVESTMENT
One tenant net lease; one-story anc
basement building. built 1941. Out
standing downtown corner. Price
S52 800.
WEINBERG g. BUSH
1907 H st. NV, Realtors, MA. $500
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MOTORCYCLES

SEE THE '4e TRIUMPH speed
Twin" the luxury motorcycle, now
on display! Also an excellent selec-
tion of used machines in stock,
parts, oil and accessories at your
motorcycling headquarters. ALLIED
NV. RE 5O73.
ENGLISH B. s. A. 1946: road and
comp. gearing; AL cond.: sac,
S190. Call RIA. 1867 bet. 6-12 m.
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TAxIcAB FOR RENT

sonable rates; '4S models. Cal
MRS. TAYLOR, LU. 9057, any time
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DODGE 1941 Custom 4-dr, sedan
and h.; S6g5. GLASSERS us
CARS, 155 Fla. ave. ne, DI. sc
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SEE OUR wide range Of models In
from S1,295 up Easy terms
Richter Trailer Sales
Berwyn, Md. Call TO 5O35.
TRAILER COACHES
See the new Schultz. Travelo. Ameri-
our display lot from o am. to 8
pm. daily and Sunday.
American Trailer Co., Inc.
1880 Wis. ave. NV, Wo. 1891.
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LOTS FOR SALE (cont. !,

SILVER SPRING-Level corner lot;
near schools, all utilities; suitsble
for rambler: LAWRENCE v. LUTES.
RfessT hoTs slfs 81 sDa9iainn, a9IS ant Hf, pm
mile from D. C.; cleo, water and
sewerage. Cash or trade for auto,
PICKUP Up or house trailer. Clinton
GRoUP OF LOTS between Silver
Spring and Wheaton: sewer on some;
S55e s55e per lot; ideal for builder. y WI
City water and paved Streets. Beau. up:
tifully wooded lots of about "a acre
amid fine homes. occupied by Sc
lected owners. Close to streetcar
9TS fTS services NnT from this -,2 once; PHIL,
11ps' 1sas St. cASRY n'S' 81 + !455l Eg5LER IL a9ls
E. FALLS CH. PARK sECTION-Lot
s0sh5o' pbnI. improved We streets utilities
AGEEBAeH AZ s5as 4 CO. DI. e5ol; evss.'
HILLCREST, facing park with view of
Price. PoTTER. IA. oi4s. 4 re: e.
FAST SELLING N. H. AVE. SECTION
Ia wooded lots. sever. water in.
streets to grade. plans and permits
ready to go. FHA loans approved.
SH Tsrms Hs4o M, L. KRAFT RA. 1885 7ss
LARGE ar f'aI 'HaIoMEs1rEs in Silver %IS spTins.
Ter Terms; ar csll sa.t OWNER oE, 1870;
5Sx@GS; exsEythins near; $3.50. Al.
9 NICE-sizED LOTS. in chillum
Gardens: viii. sell for cash. terms
or trade for End trust notes. JOHN
D. NEUMANN PROP. INC, 927
18th St. NV. Ma. 2321.
LOT 7Ox20O. $1,000 or best cash
offer. Glen POO Echo Heights, Nd.
APT. SITES, Que between 18th and
18th Sc. 75x140: excel. location;
paved ST.; all utilities; mr.. schools,
transp.. etc. Only $1,000 cash.
1925 N. Capitol st.-75x213; i'm
proved by frame dwelling. lst trust,
S10;500 at 4laes; Exclusive GEO.
S. KING CO.. Est. 1895, Ii. 2501.
Realtor -27
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INVESTMENT PROP. WANTED
4 AND 8-FAMILY FLATS urgently
needed for immediate cash purchas.
consider Maryland and Virginia sub
urbs. Phone Everett Scott. CO. 1000,
Br. 611-C, with SHANNON d LUCHS
CO., 1903 II ST. NV. MA. 2345.
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DODGE 1941 4-door custom sedan:
fluid drive, 1912 motor, heater; Al
cond pvt. owned; $500 or best offer.
Phone HU. $50 bet. 8 am. and
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AUroMorIvE MIscL. (con,.

wall tires and tubes; l new, 4 used
$4,000 miles,, SIS. WA. 943O:
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lAUTo TRUcKs-sALE (cont. }
AT WHOLESAIE

AT WHOLESALE
'4s Int. KS. 2 sp.
''4s Dodge 1-ton; low mi.
,,4s Chevrolet h-ton panel.
~ Ford 2-ton. c.o.e.
~ Federal sleeper.
~ Rfs Rodge hs ~ H;ton; t F g. G; Army. exc.
ii GMc i4-ft. iurn. van.
.GMC mach. shop.
We buy and sell Army trucks.
CENTRAL MOTOR CO.
1900 Lee hwy. Arl:. Va. cH. 1000.
truck parts and service at our
sxandTis glsn Hs o1 1s9i i5oo Sf0n0'0 st.
FORD CHASSIS AND CAB
This t.w.b. 1946 truck guarantees the
buyer low-cost TRANSPORTATION; any
type body. can be supplied at small
frnck ff1ra fos1t pspt. easy terms and trade
CHERNER MOTOR co.
HO. 5000, 1871 Florida ave-27
1945 FORD STAKE
1a-ton. l.w.b.; low mileage. htr.;
excellent mechanically and fine ap-
pearance: terms and trade. See #!
Try it! Truck Dept.
CHERNER MOTOR co.
HO. 5000. 17s1 Florida ave.-27
express body ft s #. long; this Isl scarce @
type of truck used less than 1000
actual miles: can be purchased at
substantial saving from price of
new truck. Truck Dept.
CHERNER MOTOR co.
Ho: 5000. 1871 Florida aver
TRUCK VALUES
cheyrolet 1910 lz-ton panel; s125.
GMc 1e45 2hVton ITO o AcR-5s5 %Sit trsetor. sS.
GMC 194s 1a-ton pickup. S1.25O
With 1ntsr1a1lops eanops top pet$ s7s5 ton pickup
Dodge 1912 1-ton panel. excel.
GMc 1917 0 is-ton panel s3s5.
GMC 1947 11a-ton stake. AL cond..
GMC Truck b Coach Div.
80 N St. NE. ME. 05O5. "A
Steuart'S Guaranteed
USED TRUCKS ARE BEST
. ! AhGO
'4s Ford F-5 ,6a5
'4S Ford 12-ton l,245
'46 studebaker 11a-ton 80 e95
PANELS
'4s Ford 1a-ton $685.
As Ford 12-ton " 995
AZ Chevrolet sed. del. A-ton sos
P1CK-UPS
40 Ford k-ton 1895
~ Ford spec. body. a-ton-- 595
Ford spec. body, E-ton- 495
40 Ford spec. body, I2-ton- 395
DUMPS
'46 Ford 1la-ton - S1,O95
Most of the above are one-oWner
trucks and are all in excellent con-
dition. Written guarantee. Cash,
trade or terms.
STEUART MOTORS
9th and N Y ave- NV MA 3OO0
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1916 2-Ton Chevrolet
van truck; 12-ft. body; 5000.
1916 1R-TOn Chevrolet

stake truck: 12-ft. body; $3.50.
Al cond., low mileage; must make
room for new trucks: best buys ever
1919 L st. NV. 20
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Arlington Realty Co.

eaO4 wilson blvd. oW. $500. -e5
1st-FL. BEDRM., ~ BATH
Is only one Of the unusual features
of this lovely N Arl, Cape Cod;
sunny living room with fireplace
family-size dining room, modern
kitchen with expansive breakfast
nook. side porch; End level, . large
bedrooms and tile bath; lots Of
extra storage space; full basement
party-size rec. room with outside
entrance and lavatory: level. land.
scaped lot, ready for gardening;
less than blocks to all conven.
fences. Selling below GI approved
price. Call today.
Real Estate Service, Inc.
Lee Hwy. at Glebe Rd. OW. 5000
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WEEKEND SPECIAL,

WEEh-END SPEClAL
I'D. 1947 81" o.h.v., new paint
lob. green and white: new buddy
seat, new saddle bags; fully equip
ped, completely overhauled, guar.
anteed Only S595.
Many more good buys, starting at
Sl35. Terms, cash or trade. Open
HARLEY-DAVIDSON
Sales and Service. 1865 31st st.
NV. MI O602. 81
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STORES FOR SALE
STORES WANTED
OFFICES FOR RENT

STORE or warehouse to lease, ap-
prox. 20x60, End commercial: reas.
CO. 35O5
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SIUDEBAkER '4l
| h-ton. steel, stake body. Used very
little by builder. Less than $500
495. Phone CHI. 1896 or CHI. 2552,
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FINE CT HOME
LAST CHANCE

Just l house left in the beautiful
completely developed section of Ivy
Hills, Alex. Va. This is the area
that purchasers. builders, lawyers.
ices have told US is today's best
value. 3 gracious bedrms., tiled
bath, over 22-ft. liv. rm., center
hall entrance, n tiled bath. formal
din. rm., lge. beautiful equip. kit,
side scr. porch, full basement.
Don't be left out. Take ADVANTAGE
Of this last chance. For complete
details call
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REBUILT ENGINES-We have avail
able for immediate delivery the fol-
lowing rebuilt engines:
192S-1942 Ford.
1934-1942 Chevrolet.
l933-1942 Dodge.
1941-1942 Chevrolet truck.
1933-1941 Dodge truck.
We can order Buick. Pontiac, Olds-
mobile, De Soto, Chrysler, Stude-
baker and Lincoln-Zephyr engines.
Use our time payment plan, as low
as $1l per month, 15 months to
pay; also investigate our factory re-
built transmission. MONTGOMERY
WARD, Alex. Va, AL. 1900, OV.
PONTIAC ACCESSORIES
Replacement motors tany yeaD.
Seat covers Inventory sale).
ee saueests tires General puncture-
Batteries (GE Delco).
For spring tune-up and free brake
tests, drop in at our complete
.automotive center under one roof.
PONTIAC co.
Wash.'s Largest Pontiac Dealer,
1437 Irving st. NV, AID. $500.
GARAGES FOR SALE
PREFABRICATED STEEL and alumi-
mum garages and mill bldgs. DU-
st. MA. 1866. -26
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downtown Brick Building

Downtown Brick Building
Ground floor store covers, entire lot,
back to alley, part suitable for bus.
requiring delivery fac; 4 aptS.;
balance long-term financing. Phone
MI. Morris Weger. RA. 9341. with
SHANNON & LUCHS CO., 1905 H
ct. NV. MA. 2345.
Possession-13th and H NE.
LIST Commercial, store with apt: oil
heat; excellent business area. Ideal
for any type Of business. owner
will take back large LIST trust.
DANIEL DIENER g. co.
ut 23S1: ewes TA 1915 -25
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE

LARGE BRICK BLDG, in excellent
than 100 rms. fully furn.: COM
pletely equip. kit; and esfeteGiaa; ~ :
now used as guesthouse with 194S
income more than 100000: but suit
able for institution. school, associa-
ton, etc; sacrifice price includes
furniture Call Mr. Tarver, ST..
1890. with e M. FRY, INC. Zeal
tors. WI. 6740 "a
ALEXANDRIA, va, warehouse. To-
Gated at 1O6 No. Lee, with store In
front, $500 So IT, with uezzanine
making $500 additional 50: IT,: built
2 yrs; ago. Call MRS. WAYS at
SPECIAL BARGAIN - Corner, 1st
commercial. mr.. r. I. ave. and 18TH
lated section Attention. builders;
4-family apt on rear Of lot, rented
for 5000 per mo. Act today. RE.
cLARENDoN-This property should
dble. in value very soon. Loc., 1875
n. Herndon St, In the center OF
Arlington's main bus. district. so
II, frontage by lib IT. DEPTH
suitable for 2 or 3 nice size stores.
Price $3.50 Der 50. IT. Contact Mr..
WINSTON OK 0240. -27
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WATERFRONT PROP. WANTED
REAL ESTATE LOANS

WANTED TO RENT, summer cottage
for season; Chesapeake Bay area de-
sired DII Q1o- after e nm pa
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ApARrMENr HOUSES WANTED

viii buy small or medium, North
west, white or colored occupancy.
CLYDE B. pouTHAT, 604 Dupont
Circle Bldg. Ho. 1874; ewes, EN-
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Fauquier County, Va.
a RM BARGAINS

S. E. BOGLEY, REALTOR
WI. 1890: Ewes. J. C. Smith. OIL.
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coMMERcl GROUND WANTED
Will PURCHASE LOTS for used
cars. Only best locations. MA. 6740.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Merging Of Denominations
Forecast by Church Leader
ey the Associoted Press

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, Dec. 81
A Protestant Church leader says
There is no real reason why we
cannot look forward with hope
toward a merging of the various
UNCONVENTIONAL groups, If not into
a single church, at least into five
or six sects."
DR.. Samuel McCrea Cavert, New
York, executive secretary of the
Federal Council of Churches, said
last night that until this can be
done there Is another kind of
unity which can be achieved to-
day-the kind of unity that can
come through cooperation, not as
an occasional practice, but as a
constant deliberate policy"
DR.. Cavert addressed the Second
Triennial Interseminary Confer
ence of the World Council of
Churches meeting at Augustana
College.
Another speaker, DR.. Henry P.
Van Dusen. president Of Union
Theological Seminary. New York,
said that "only as a great cor
ate4reality" will the Christian
church ''be able to stand securely
in an age Of global revolution"
Evening star., 1949-12-31

an American mission to the island
but it was not known whether this
was to include military men.
Administration planners are said
to incline toward sending a mis-
sion with only semi official status
one which could offer private
advice to Chang Kai-shek' s
forces. ..-
Two Types Sent.
In the recent past, the United
States has sent two types of mis-
sions to foreign nations:
One, as in Greece. Is an active
body whose members go into the
field With troops and advise on
defenses: in the other type, the
Americans stick more closely to
the role of observers.
Senator Taft, in the Dayton in
terview, did not mention sending
a mission to Formosa, but said
'The United States might es.
tablish on Formosa a Unitet
States naval base such as thiI
country maintains on Okinaws
and the Philippines. Presence O.
the United States Navy in waters
surrounding Formosa would bt
enough to prevent crossing tt
that island by the Chinese Com.
munists. !"
Evening star., 1949-12-31
) Seized in Gambling Raid
Face Hearing Wednesday

The cases Of three persons ar
rested following gaming house
raid yesterday in the 300 block of
c street NE. have been postponed
until Wednesday by United States
Commissioner Cyril S. Lawrence
Charged with operating lot
terry and possession of numbers
slips we're Mrs. Ella L. Knox, 40,
colored. of the c street address;
Roland Dyson. 40. colored, of the
HOO block OF Neal street NE,
and James j. Lawson, 20, colored,
of the 100 block of Forty-seventh
street NE.
Police said Dyson and Mrs.
Knox we're arrested after a search
uncovered marked money and
numbers slips. Lawson. cab
driver, was arrested about a block
away. and police said they found
in his cab a paper bag containing
money and numbers slips.
Bond was set at $500 for Mrs.
Knox and Lawson, and $1,000 for
Dyson.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Flre
Continued From First Page.)

a garden hose, only after realizing
he had cut off the outside spigot
to prevent pipe freezing.
Firemen from Mount Vernon.
Pen Daw and Franconia compa-
nies responded to the alarm.
Spectators said the explosion
occurred when a volunteer fighter
opened the bedroom door that
Mr.. Schwartz took care to close
in an effort to contain the flames.
The force of the blast was SO
great that Fireman Richard Dod-
son, 18, of Penn Daw, was
knocked down, rendering him un-
conscious for a short time.
Firemen Chester Chinn, 18, o1
Penn Daw, and L. E. Walker o1
Mount Vernon were stunned by
the explosion.
Mr.. Walker was credited with
preventing more serious injury tc
MIR. Dodson, because he dragged
him by the. collar through the
dense smoke, cropping his way by
following the line of hose to 9
door.
All three firemen suffered from
smoke inhalation and Mr.. Dodsor
was admitted to Alexandria Hos.
pital for observation.
The fire ate its way into ar
attic air space and was extin.
guished after the f1remen broke
through q hatch.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
vapor Trail May Explain
Carolina Saucer Scare
By the Assoeioted Press

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Dec. 81
A strange silver streak drifteo
lazily across the Charlotte skyline
Hesterday-and it may be the ex-
planation for a mysterious object
which excited thousands of Caro-
linians late Wednesday.
For this silver streak definitely
was the vapor trail of an Ali
Force B-36 bomber flying high
and fast.
Wednesdays mysterious object
sighted at Fayetteville and
Hamlet, N. c., and a short time
later at Greenwood, S. c.
was described variously. Planes
couldn't catch it; ground observ-
ers said it drifted. Some said ii
looked like a huge neon tube
standing on end.
The vapor trail seen here yes
.erday had exactly that appear
ance from some observation points,
Gradually it appeared to tilt over
Ind become fainter. Eventually
It disappeared to the southwest.
To the ground observer IL
Ieemed to drift. To the naked
eye from most points only the
silver streak was visible against
the clear blue sky at pm.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Peron De|eies Own Name
From Army Promotion LIST
BY the Assoeioted Press

BUENOS. AIRES, Dec. 81
President Juan D. Peron said mo-
yesterday to his Senate, which
wished to promote him to major
general.
Gen. Peron, who has been a
brigadier general since 1916, is
eligible for. promotion. but in a
friendly argument with the Sen
ate he said he would not accept it.
When the list of army promo
tions went to the Senate Tuesday
Gen. Peron's name was not in
cluded. When the Senators asked
why, they were told the President
himself requested he be passed
over. The Senate, however, "over-
ruled" Gen. Peron by adopting a
resolution to give their leader a
higher military rank.
When the bill came before Gen.
Peron yesterday he exercised his
veto powers by scratching out his
own name.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Chang Again Promises
Fiuht to Death on Reds

TAIPEH. Formosa, Dec. 81 (P.
-Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek
today again pledged to fight the
Chinese Communists to the death.
IT solemnly swear that as long
as the Soviet aggressor occupies
/ inch of our territory and as long
as I am still alive, I will never
stop fighting" he declared in a
New Years eve broadcast
The Nationalist leader, driven
from the mainland by the Com
munist armies. urged the people
Of China not to be discouraged by
past military setbacks-not to ad-
NIT the war against the Reds has
failed.
IT shall do my utmost to save
you from the Iron Curtain" he
asserted.
II am still as healthy and en-
ergetic as 20 years ago and still
able to fight shoulder to shoulder
with you"
Evening star., 1949-12-31
zPahy Girls Acquitted
By Los Angeles Jury
OF $1,000 Exfortion
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-The
extortion trial of Helen Keller and
Toni Hughes has wound up in ac-
quittal of both defendants.
The two party girls were charged
with extortnig some $4,000 from
portly Ben Klekner. 40, head of a
mail order television school. But
a jury, out two and half days,
absolved them on all counts.
Klekner, 40, accused Miss Kel-
Ter, Is, and Miss Hughes, 26. of
obtaining money from him on
threat of revealing to his wife the
illicit love affair he admitted hav-
ing with Miss Keller.
Testimony in the case included
the playing of a recording of an
interlude between Klekner and
Miss Keller.
Jury Cut to IL.
The jury was cut to 11-seven
women and four men-by the food
poisining of one juror.
Klekner himself was not present
when the verdict came in. He was
at home recovering from an over
dose of sleeping tablets taken by
mistake, he said. He suffers from
a heart ailment.
The case was an outgrowth OF
q recent Los Angeles vice quiz.
The girls were indicted by the
grand jury after hearing Klekner
tell how they made the recording
of one bedroom scene between him
and Miss Keller.
Miss Hughes acknowledged that
she arranged for the recording.
but said she did it to protect her
roommate.
Wife Knew Of Affair.
Klekner testified the defendentss
threatened to tell his wife, Tia, of
his romantic tnterludes with Miss
Keller, here and in Palm Springs.
But Mrs. Klekner, testifying at
the trial, said she had known
about the affair for months, and
had even followed her husband
TO Miss Keller's apartment.
Miss Keller wept openly at the
verdict. but the stony-faced Miss
Hughes showed no emotion.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Movie Thriller Finish CIimoxes
Annual Race of Toy Trains

more steel down the track" Fred
Carl, Boys YMCA executive secre-
tary, agreed, despite the protests
of Paul Hammack. sr. Sulked
young Paul: For Petes sake!'
Although many trains in the
early heats were obviously out
classed, the final race proved a
thriller. True to movie tradition,
1O-year- old John Roseborough's S
train, tagging far behind at the
halfway mark, put on late burst
of speed and finished more than a
length ahead of the engine of Ned
Schreier, 13, of 10 Newlands street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Some Old Timers.
Some of the trains were fresh
from under last Sundays Christ
mas trees, but many were old
timers. The aluminium topped
streamliner Of Henry Ferry II,
came off the assembly line some
10 years ago, but was far and
away the best in its class. winning
a first prize for it's owner.
when I saw those new ones up
against me-" grinned Henry, who
lives at % Hickory avenue. Ia
koma Park, Md. II didn't think !
had much chance. I guess maybe
the older they are, the better they
are"
Young Roseborough, who lives
at 1904 George Mason drive, Arl-
ington. took top honors in the
freight" class. In the "passen-
ger" class, two brothers squeezed
out second and third places. re-
spectively. They are Raymond
Ourand, 9, and Charles Ourand
IL, both Of 6219 Western avenue
NV.
Man of the night, however, was
9-year-old Peter Cole of 2121 M
street NV, one of the youngest
entrants. In a photo finish, hi
won over Raymond Ourand in the
passenger class. running up 6
fastest time of the night" recore
of 612 seconds for the course a.
well.
Not one to take his laurels light.
ly, Pete said of his life ambition
| Maybe I'll be an engineer"
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Congress 10 Be Asked
To Extend Rent Curbs,
Senator Lucas Says

Senate Majority Leader Lucas
believes the new session of Con-
gress will be asked to extend rent
control again beyond the June
expiration date.
Two Southern Democrats-Sen-
ators Fulbright of Arkansas and
Long of Louisiana-expressed
doubt Congress will extend the
Federal program beyond June 30.
These conflicting viewpoints in
dicate stiff battle on the subject.
Senator Lucas pointed out that
even the present law has local
option feature, which has been
upheld in court, and he expressed
fear that if abandonment of all
control leads to higher rents there
may be a new demand from low
income groups for another round
of wage increases. which would be
inf1ationary.
In reviewing other pending pro-
posals, however, he was not opti-
mlstic over action in. 1850 on two
major planks in the Fair Deal
platform-health insurance and
the Brannan farm plan.
In a press conference yesterday
afternoon, followed by radio
talk last night, the Senate Demo-
Gratis leader also:
l. Repeated his support for cuts
in wartime excise taxes, provided
the lost revenue is made up by a
boost in corporation taxes.
2. Again promised to call up the
fair employment practice bill as
the first step in the civil rights
program, but made not promise as
to how soon that would be done.
3. Announced the Senate would
lose no time in getting down to
work on its first measure-repeal
of the Federal tax on oleomar-
garine-immediately after Presi-
dent Truman delivers his message
to Congress Wednesday.
4. Predicted early Senate hear
ings on broader old-age pensions
already passed by the House. but
doubted final action on health
legislation.
Commenting on the outlook for
the Brannan plan, Senator Lucas
said his personal inclination is to
see how the new farm law enacted
at the last session works out for
a while.
Evening star., 1949-12-31
Truman Will Ask Cuts
In Some Excise Taxes,
Top Adviser Reports
BY the Associotsu Press

A top adviser said today Presi-
dent Truman will ask Congress
in special message to cut some
excise taxes, then enact new 1evies
to get the Government ont Of the
red.
This presidential confidant, who
asked not to be named. said Mr..
Truman feels the time has come
to eliminate at least some Of the
luxury taxes" levied during the
war on such items as jewelry, lug
gage, transportation tickets and
telephone bills.
He said the State Of the Union
message Mr.. Truman will deliver
in person to Congress Wednesday
will give a picture Of the Presi-
dents broad objectives" in the
field of taxation.
"Details will be delayed" this
official added, until the President
sends up the special message on
taxes"
Predicts Early Tax Message.
He said that while he did not
know the exact timing Of the tax
message, it probably will be along
soon after Congress opens its new
session Tuesday.
= Tentative plans call for the
State of the Union message to be
followed by the economic message
on Friday and the budget message
the following Monday.
All three. the presidential ad-
wiser said, will express Mr.. Tru-
mans hope that Congress will find
ways to balance the budget for the
1851 fiscal year starting next
July /.
But the President was said to
feel that the object is too i'm
portant to be covered adequately
in messages mainly concerned
with other phases Of Government
operation.
Mr.. Truman has promised to
send Congress a 1851 budget
which it will have difficulty cut
ting.
Some of his associates say it
will call for far less than the
$43, SOC, 900, 900 now estimated as
the Governments outlay for the
current fiscal year.
The estimated tax yield for this
fiscal year-including excise lev
ies-is only $4,000, 600. 900, leav-
ing better than a $4,000, ,000, 900
gap between income and expendi-
lures.
That indicates that the Govern
ment may face another multi
billion dollar deficit next year, un-
less Congress either trims spend
ing sharply or votes new taxes.
The sentiment against new
taxes is running strong on Capitol
Hill, although any presidential
recommendation for a cut in ex-
else levies would be widely ac-
claimed.
If the President asks for new
taxes, he is expected to suggest
that they be applied on corpora
tions. middle and higher personal
incomes, estates and gifts.