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Evening star., 1949-05-24
Judge Acts 10 Speed Case
| AGAINST Bankers Group
1y ths Asse<iassd frsas

NEW YORK, May "A Fed
eral judge has acted TO speed up
pretrial proceedings IN the Gov
ernnent antitrust suit against tie
Investment Bankers Association
of America and II investmen,
banking firms
The defendants are charged
with having conspired 10 restrain
and monopolize the securities
business by restricting. controlling
and fixing prices. terms. condi-
tons and methods or which Sc
curity issues are marketed. The
suit was fled October 80. is47.
Judge Harold r. Medina yes
terday directed that more than
/ 400 exhibits IN the case he sub
mitted to a committee of defense
counsel who are to decide whether
they admit or deny the authentic
ity Of the documents.
The ruling came after defense
lawyers complained that Gov
eminent attorneys had been
wasting time" by having wit
nesses identify documents on
which they were questioned in
pretrial procedures.
The case may come TO trial late
this year or. early in 1850.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Mrs. Truman 10 Spend
June in Missouri

Mrs. Truman will leave Wash
ington next week to spend June
at her home In Independence. Mo-,
her social secretary, Mrs. James
M. Helm, said today.
Holding the seasons final press
conference. Mrs. Helm said Mrs
Truman planned at the close OF
Mr.. Truman's administration to
present her inaugural gown to the
Smithsonian Institution. 1t will
be added to the institutions col
lection of such gowns.
Mrs. Truman's feelings about
reconstruction Of the White House
were exactly those Of the President
that it should retain its present
form, Mrs. Helm said.
AS for herself. the secretary said.
she favors addition of a cafeteria
that would serve the 200 White
House employees. @.
Mrs. Truman's mother, Mrs.
David w. Wallace, will accompany
her to independence. Mrs. Helm
did not say what Miss Margaret
Truman, now pursuing voice
studies in New York, plans for
the future, nor did SO reveal Mrs.
Truman's plans for the reminder
of the summer.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Congress in Brief ;.
~ shs Assosisssd Prsss

senate, Tf"ff -t ff4'fsF = f
Debates bill to tighten unifica-
ton of Army, Navy and Air Force
Commerce Committee hears
Eddie Rickenbacker testify In In
vestigation OF airlines.
Appropriations subcommittee
looks into Atomic Energy Com
missions handling Of Its fellow
ship program.
| Labor and Public Welfare sub.
committee continues hearings or
health aid bills.
Democratic Policy Committee
considers strategy.
House:
Faces fight on armed services
pay raise bill.
Labor subcommittee resumes
hearings on anti-segregation and
Federal aid to education bills.
Administration subcommittee
hears members of Congress on
anti-poil tax bills.
Un-American Activities Com
mittee starts private hearings on
espionage.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
State Approves Loan
OF $4,000 More for
School in Gloucester
BY the kssoeicssd Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 24.-The
State Board Of Education yester-
day approved a supplemental loan
Of $4,000 from the literary fund
for construction Of a new Negro
high school In Gloucester County
In approving the request from
the Gloucester School Board, the
State Board released the money
pending the availability Of funds.
This action pushed the literary
fund deficit to $1,140, 1858.
At its meeting last month. the
State Board released $50.000 for
the Gloucester Board for construc-
ton of a four-classroom high
school. The additional money was
requested to permit construction
Of additional classroons.
Federal Judge Sterling Hutch
eson in January held the
Gloucester School Board and
superintendent in contempt of a
District Court injunction ordering
equalization of white and Negro
school facilities. Subsequently,
the board asked and was granted
the first $50, 900 literary fund loan.
In approving both requests the
State board specified that plans
for the project had to be approved
by the State superintendent Of
public instruction before release
Of the funds.
? Final plans for construction OF
the school proposed under the
first loan yet are to be processed
and approved by the State su-
perintendent.
Evening star., 1949-05-24

permission be given for employees
found UNIT for sensitive posts 10
be transferred TO nonsensitiye Jobs
and that employees be given the full
nature Of the charges and sources
OF information against them. 50
that they may adequately defend
themselves.
II also asked that employees In
the military agencies and the
Atomic Energy Commission be
brought under the regular loyalty
procedures. instead Of having
these departments conduct their
own loyalty Investigations. with
fewer individual safeguards.
ARMY Senator Humphrey
Democrat. of Minnesota, Is leading
a movement In the Senate TO per-
suade President Truman 10 ap-
point Assistant Secretary of State
John z. Peurifoy as the new Sec
retary Of the Army. Among those
said to be supporting the drive are
Republican Senators Saltonstall
and Lodge Of Massachusetts,.
CAPITAL ROUNDuP-viola s,
Schantz has been elected presi-
dent Of the District Federation OF
Federal Employees. NFFE. Others
elected we're Mignon Miller. vice
president. Mrs, Elsie Hoovers sec
retATy-seasurer. and Walter s.
Hall. trustee. n Civil Serv-
Ice Commission has Enoupced an
exam for dentists at starting sal
aries Of s4.47s to t7.t32 q year.
= The lnteraeency Records Ad-
ministration Conference hold its
next meeting at 1880 am. Friday
in the National Archives audi
torium.
Evening star., 1949-05-24


Meanwhile. the t.asr~ Cgy!i SER
ice Commissioners were rrroesrx:
10 Be looking into the case. xtts .
view toward rwviexing thr nsx1lns,
os lis sxnmsninw aisasaan. Cpan.
mission ot1riais still sTaxssiee taar
adverse findings against Mr., Iarnes
regarding hs qualifications had
not come about because Of polstsca
pressure
One top etnctai. hsweesE. nc.
knowietsed II was passinae that
something haprenrc Aloag tire
line that xe dcny kr1ox seous.
He added thai tire three ccsnrnks.
sioners would review the CASE
thoroughly and that Mr.. james
has the rtght to arpea. To the
commission s Beard Of Appeals
LOYALTY-The American C;vi
Liberties Union has urged thai .hs
Governments LOYALTY program es
confined 10 sensitive positions onls
Evening star., 1949-05-24

lAS 1MLRMTN net8NNELlk&S1sf
regarding Mr.. James. the long
time Federal career enpaoye
whose dismissal has Just been OF
aered by the commission. AT
James, q Federal enapioye with 10
years Of service. resigned his In
terror Department position last
year 10 make the unsuccessful
race for Congress against Mr..
Waiter On the Republican ticket
Complained Abeut Frsmotiea-
As disclosed In The Star last
Saturday. Representative Walter
has conceded that part Of his Oh
lection to Mr.. James VAS based on
the fact that he Was . Republican
and that he didn't see why a
Republican who campaigned so
bitterly against the President
should wind Up with = good Gov
ernment job"
Now commission ofiic.als ae-
knowledge that Mr.. Walter firss
wrote them last January com
planning about the promotions
that Mr.. James had received in
the Interior Department. At the
time the letter was written Mr.
James was In the process Of land
ing q Job at $500 = year--aooui
the same salary he had made At
Interiors; q programming spe-
cialist In the Army Department.
Mr.. Walter said he couldn' I
understand how an employe who
was making $4,000 q year in ls+2
could advance to = Job paying a
salary of $500 = year In so short
a period.
Filing Clerk In 1891.
Mr.. James acknowledges that
he was making only $4,000 a year
In l942. but he points out that
the CAF-8 grade he was holding
then now pays $4.loo. as . result
OF three Federal pay raises since
that time. Furthermore. he says.
his wartime experience IS a Navy
commander helped qualify him
for q $5.So0-a4year position when
he returned from the service.
Also pointing out that he Is a
career employe who gradually
worked his way up from a 81 .260.-
a-year filing clerk Job in 1891. Mr.
James said there is nothing un-
usual about his winding up In q
CAF-l4 grade rs chief OF the In
terror Departments Pacific branch
in the Division Of Territories.
Mr.. James. who is 20. Is a
college graduate who majored In
economics. He also Is an attorney
and a member Of the District bar
After receiving Mr.. Walters let
ter, the commission checked
into Mr.. James record and found
1t justified his promotion to his
cAF-i4 job at Interior. Mr.. Walter
was informed Of this finding.
Had Previously Resigned.
Actually. when the protest was
made. Mf. James was nd longer
with Interior. having resigned
some months before to make the
race against Representative Walter,
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Lowers lcoeue 10 Meet

The United Nations League Of
Lawyers will rne<t st $50 o'clock
tonight In the Army and Navy
Club. Henry A. Heb. counsellor
OF the Netherlands Embassy. will
speak,
Evening star., 1949-05-24

W hiie tn e
ACLu said II
recognizes the
right OF IN e
Government te
exact Gnauali-
n~d loyalty
from It's EN-
ployes, u as
serted that the
practical oues-
ton OF eAercls-
ing thai right
fairly" had not
been resolved.
The organlxa
ftnn tiEpAst thai
Evening star., 1949-05-24

BE sure TO listen In Sundays
at If:f5 am oper WMAL.
The Star station. for Joseph
Youno's broadcast Version OF
the Federal Spotlight. teafur-
ing additional neps and siems
Of the Government seretcs.)
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Previous Complaint by Walter
On James Job Disclosed
The Fedesol Spotlight
ey Josepk fesae

The complaint BY Representative Waiter al Rs-nSlsan.a ;s
House Democratic chsef
Roy James for 5oo-a Department
Walter had maoe cerrssscr
erxswhne political rival
Representative Walter
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Mother Of Haiiman
To Be Called Again
Al RuiIedqe Trial
D. sAs &ssas sslN~s s-~ss

CEDAR RAPIDS. aesA MAJ
q -,- Tsss Essstsss 81 ths maE ~
Roswfs { Rai}e@sr n - sr~aaea
q. kalsns .&A vwtzrn - Gss wsa-
rsea ksAraz
County A1srssses William cyass~
mar sAAa s&as nsstg - sxp~S4et
10 recall Ma .sssan hAiEEzAn 81
t,Nss Aosaasss - EscssasE as hySca
4 Mailman -. l4saa aasetaft
+ssG ancws. a. . reaAattal Witness
le also esp~cts % r~eAa MTs
NassAs Strankr. 81 iAsS4ss. tAs
&la&n man aatsaAses
Dv Rutse<sgv. - Yvas~e4d 81.
Louis sgsexaa1aas Ia easbdrrn = sss-
eaSes. 10 eiaarg~s witt Tie assa.
degree killing ct Mailman last
peceFns~g ls
Detective CawsAin T~saiss~~.
The arseas< ecatessas AAtsnan
iesxaaly s9aasrd MTs. sysxsxy Ra3-
leStSv, the dcActkSs ua!e. after .
salitna, Esas and drinking party
Jaly 81. Detective CAps Tom
Concon. o fenaisAl wftnssa. svnt
oyel TIE story ae SsAt N Rats
lcags told hGEa Of The Cedar
Rapids hossl re<ssa agtt In shlen
hafinan saS k4lied.
! I1ss account. Capt, corAdan sAAd.
wAs related BY In RGtisdse oa
the afternoon al December II 81
ST. Louis Hospital where M, Rut-
ledge Mas taken after he became
unconscious In pnltce car pH
Rutledge admitted from the stand
that he tcok poison carry thai
morning
Th~ versiaa Capt condun sald
pr. Raileare save ci ta,e fssht and
/ the story the defendant tod from
the witness stand. differed In tis~ss
( points
Capt, Condon said Or Railedse
/ told him he packed ap the knats
In the hail ius, outside the door
OF the room. Dr, Rutledse said on
the stand he picked Up the knife
inside the room,
! Fight Details Dafses.
/ The detective said Or Rutledss
declared in the hospital tina, he
/ had struck the FIRST blow In the
fatal night On the stand. n
RutiedGe said THE rrss blow ~as
struck by Hattman,
/ Capt. Condor tested Or Rui-
ledge had told him he pulled Hau-
man back into the room when
Hattman tried 20 escape In tire
doctors version a. told on The
witness stand. he testified he tried
10 escape after Hatttaan had
kicked him in the face. but that
HattmAn blocked the way,
| Or. Rutiedge was on the stand
himself earlier yesterday. lie
again went through a demonstrs-
ton Of how Hattman Vas killed,
using Defense Attorney Walter
Barngrover rs the subject. A.
sislant Prosecutor David Eldsrkin
] wanted 10 play Hattmans role. but
defense objections we're upheld.
The prosecution brought out
that Or, Rutledge had been mar
ried twice.
County Attorney william criss-
man vas cut short by q dsfsnse
objection when he asked the de-
fendant II IL wasn't true has fsrss
marriage lasted only . matter
Of hours"
This ended thst line OF cues
ltioning The identity OF the de-
PENDANTS earlier wife was not dis
closed. He married Sydney Good
rich IN is&s while he was o naval
ofieer.
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Report

District Of Columbia, mostly
sunny, highest about 80 this after
noon followed by few showers OF
q thunderstorm late this after
noon or tonight. Lowest temper
ature around So tonight. Tomor-
row fair and cooler.
Maryland and Virginia scat'
tered s1howers and thunderstorms
tonight Tomorrow " fair and
cooler.
Wind velocity, 5 miles per hour;
direction, south.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, May "a to 20.
. Temperatures will average about
normal. Cool weather tomorrow
becoming warmer Thursday and
Friday. Normal maximum for the
Washington area is II, normal
minimum 81. Generally fair
weather with showers Friday OF
Saturday. Total amount of rain
fall about one half inch.
Rtvep RAuoPt
Evening star., 1949-05-24
Inquiry Continues.

A Naval Board OF Inquiry ap-
pointed by Rear Admiral Morton
d. Willicutts. commander Of the
Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Of
which the hospital is . part, con-
tinued to 60 into details Of the
suicide.
It was to hear from Capt.
Raines but whether he could con-
tribute any more information
than was contained In his state
Evening star., 1949-05-24

NiRhest. 91. on May 4
Lowest 21. on January 80
High and Low for YesteIda
High, 76, at 4:65 pm.
Low, sc, at 1:02 pm.
Tide Tsbies.
Evening star., 1949-05-24

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation IN inches IN the
CAPITAL (current month to date):
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-11-17

dress at the joint service Of the
churches Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice and son,
Charles and Mrs. Mary McCaf-
ferty and children, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Warner, of Barberton. Mrs. Lima
Warner returned home with them
after spending from Friday until
Sunday in Barberton.
Miss j. Bernice Moore raised
a pumpkin in her garden this
summer which is solid all the
way through with no seeds.
Maurice and Arthur Warner
were business visitors in Column
bus, Monday.
Walter Campbell, of Mt. Gilead,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Loutrelle
Rosette, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Bell and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Norris were
touring through Illinois and
Indiana, visiting relatives and
sight seeing from Friday until
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Potts and
Anna Lee were weekend guests
of the latter's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Norris,
of Mt. Vernon.
r. F. Bell and son, John, had
the misfortune to lose a valuable
cow, last week.
Eddie Warner, of o. S. u,
spent Friday and Saturday at
the Arthur Warner home.
The w. S. c. S. of the Meth
odist Church held its November
meeting in the home of Mr.. Ada
Clark, with Ethel Farmer as
sistant hostess. A good attendance
was on hand. After a short pro-
gram and all business taken care
of, the hostess served lovely re-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-11-17
. West Leesburq
By MRS. L. F. DecooD

Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Clevenger
had as their Sunday dinner
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gre
vision and three children, OF
Cardington Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w
Hill and Mrs. Laura Eastman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Spain and
son, Hickey, were guests Tues
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. F. DeGood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Mulvaine
and son, Danny, of Columbus
spent the weekend with Mrs
Startling Mulvaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Allen ano
, son, Dickie, of East Liberty, were
callers Friday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy De-
! Good.
Mrs. Harry Clevenger was
brought to her home Thursday
from Doctors Hospital, Column
bus. She is recovering nicely
from her recent operation.
Mrs. Nina Hull and Myrtle De-
Good were callers Wednesday
morning at the home of Mrs. Ell
tina Peacock.
c.. w. Hill is quite poorly at
this writing.
Callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Clevenger the past
week were Mrs. Robert Bricker,
Mrs. Addie Braithwaite, Mrs.
Hila Clevenger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Watkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Clevenger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Clevenger, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. F. DeGood and Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Robinson.
Our community was quite well
represented at the pumpkin show
in Magnetnc Springs Saturday
night. The show was a great sue
cess and the sponsors were more
than pleased with the results.
Rex. Clevenger, of Marion,
spent the weekend with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Clevenger.
Frank Norris, a former resi-
dent of near Pharisburg, is quite
poorly at his home in Marysville.
Edwin DeGood was a Sunday
evening guest of Douglas Handy
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. DeGood
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Boyce at West Mansfield, Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Murray Waters, of Colum-
bus, spent the weekend with
her parents of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vern Candy.
S. w. Hill has been i'll at his
home for the past 10 days.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-11-17

mer called on Mrs. Dorothy Ros-
cite, Saturday afternoon.
Miss Ila Grindell, of Wester-
Vile, and Miss Ethel Reed Wis
tied relatives in Findlay Satur-
day.
Miss Marizee Thornburg has
returned to her home here after
spending two months with her
nephew, DR.. Max Eggelson and
family, of Moral.
Mrs. Retta Barnett is spending
this week with her son, Mr.. and
Mrs Max Barnett, of near Broad
way.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Warner,
of Barberton, spent Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Warner.
Rev. Bernard Moss, of Akron,
will preach at the A. c. Church
Sunday morning. Rev. Snyder
will deliver the Thanksgiving adj
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-11-17
. Valley Road
BY MRS. GLENN DAVIS

There will be a Union Thanks
giving service on Sunday evening,
Nov. 20 at p' m., in the Clai-
borne Methodist church. The A.
c. Church will furnish the
speaker. Everyone is urged to be
present to hear the message.
Several from this community
attended the pumpkin show on
Saturday evening at Magnetic
Springs School house.
The Work and Win Sunday
School Glass was entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sidle on Friday evening with a
good attendance and four visitors
present. The December meeting
will be held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Howard.
Mrs. Rozella Boggs was din
ner guest Thursday of her cousin,
Mrs. Tenah Ridge. In the after
noon they attended the w. S. c..
S. in the home Of Mrs. Ada Clark.
The December meeting will be
held in the Claiborne Church
basement with a pot-luck dinner.
Guest day will be observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Howard,
Mrs. Anne Wells, and others en-
joyed the turkey supper on Fri
day evening at the Legion home
in Redwood.
Mrs. Irma Mcdaniel, Of Marion,
called on her sister, Mrs. Nellie
Sidle, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Davis at
tended a birthday dinner Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
G.. w. Clark, of Redwood, in
honor of their daughter, Phyllis,
and Mrs. Clark's uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Potts, of
SomersXille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Ridge ST.
entertained company for Sun
day dinner.
Several ladies from this COM
munity attended a Stanley party
in the home of Mrs. Bess Shoup,
on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Thompson
spent Sunday evening in the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Hit, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Holly Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ridge
and son, Ricky, were Sunday
guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Livingston, of Rich
wood. Her mother was brought
from the Columbus hospital re-
Gently.
Esther Thompson called on Eff
fie Davis Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Norris,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Norris and Warren Clev-
enger motored TO Pittsburgh
Sunday and were guests of Mrs.
Robert Norris sister. Her moth
er, Mrs. j. L. Clevenger, who
spent a week in Pittsburgh, re-
turned home with them.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-11-17
. Claiborne
BY MRS. ARTHUR POTTS

Lutrelle Rosette accompanied
other Farm Bureau officials to
Cleveland Sunday for a football
game.
Miss j. Bernice Moore was
summoned to Columbus Monday
morning to fill an appointment
with an orthopedic physician. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Leah
Earrick They We're dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Crook
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Howard
and son called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Potts, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Clark and Ethel Par
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-16
Wood AssaiIs Plan
For Freedom Crusade
By Civil Rights Group
BY the Associoted Press

A preinaugural freedom crusade
here was announced yesterday by
the Civil Rights Congress. 1t pre-
dicted $500 would take part. A
member of the House Committee on
Un-American Activities declared
that the demonstration might re-
Scrt to violence and riot"
Representative Wood. Democrat,
of Georgia, expected to be chairman
of the House Committee, told fellow
members of Congress in letter that
the crusade" was being organized.
He said the purpose will be to
intimidate the Government and
Congress in efforts to curb the
activities of the Communist Party
and to prosecute its leaders"
Will Assail inquiries.
The Civil Rights Congress said
in a statement that the crusade
will be made to demand an end
to Red herring probes and Gov
ernment-condoned terror against ra-
cial, religious and political minori-
ties"
Mr.. Wood said that proper pre-
cautions have been undertaken to
guard against any possibility Of vio-
lence
The Civil Rights Congress said
that one of the features of the
affair will be "the largest gathering
Nf he avyiof Nf ha
gress' comprising many of those
who have been indicted or con-
victed by the House Un-American
Committee, the Department of
Justice or victimized by the Federal
loyalty ORDER
William L. Patterson, National
executive secretary of the Civil
Rights Congress, said President and
the 81st Congress will be empha-
tically reminded Of election prom
ises regarding civil liberties by the
crusade delegates.
Listed as Subversive.
In his letter to fellow House men,
bers. Representative Wood noted
ClldG Vic SIF11 1tlS4lVo SOll64CC 1ldo
been listed by the Justice Depart
ment in December, 1947, as a sub
versive organization and that it
had been similarly described in
September, 1947, by a report of the
committee
The Washington Office Of the
group said a reply to Mr.. Wood will
be made today.
Mr.. Patterson said that a civil
rights legislative conference tomor-
row will be attended by 500 rep
resentatives of church, civil, vet
eran, labor and other groups, to
map plans for enactment of civil
rights legislation
During the crusade" on Tuesday,
the Civil Rights Congress said,
members of Congress will be urged
to join In demanding the dismissal
of the indictments against the
leaders of the Communist Party
i"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-16
Brannan Heads u. 5.
Red Cross Drive Unit

President Truman has appointed
Agriculture Secretary Brannan
chairman Of the Government unit
in the $924.000 area American Red
Cross drive opening March l.
The appointment was announced
in letter to all department, COM
mission and agency heads in which
Mr.. Truman asked them to CO.
operate in the campaign.-
The American Red Cross has
taken its place in the hearts and
lives of our countrymen," Mr.. Tru-
man wrote. Its faith in men, and
its concern for their welfare, have
made it valiant defender of democ-
racy in a shattered world
In three previous appeals, while
he was Assistant Agriculture Secre-
tary, Mr.. Brannan served as de-
partment chairman and on each
occasion the department exceeded
its quota.
In addition to the District chap
ter, those in Alexandria and in Ar
lington, Fairfax, Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties will take
part in the campaign.