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closed session, or by its counsel
with her lawyer present.
I'D have to think it over" Mrs.
Minowitz said. She added she
thought she would be inclined to
stick to the decision" but would
have to take the matter up with
the board.
Shop Printed Soviet Bulletin.
Mrs. Minowitz identified herself
as the proprietor Of the Superior
Print Shop and gave her address
as 3416 Tenth place Sc.
Committee Counsel Frank Taven-
ner asked her if her shop did
printing for the Russian Embassy
in 1914 and received $57, 900 for it.
She pointed out the shop was
run by her husband at that time
and she had no knowledge of its
receipts, but stated the establish
ment had printed the Soviet In
formation Bulletin for time.
After comforting with her at
torney, Mrs. Minowitz refused te
answer questions by Mr.. Tavennel
as to whether she ever held mem
bership in the Communist Party
whether she headed the Thomas
jefferson Club or Montgomery
County Committee of the party
or whether she had made contri-
buttons to the party.
In each case, Mrs. MinoWit1
gave as her reason for refusing tt
answer that to do so lit might
tend to incriminate me-"
She was asked specifically
whether she had made any con-
Evening star., 1949-07-06

tribution for any purpose through
Mrs. Bella Rodman, previous
witness during the committee
current hearings on alleged Com
munist activity in the District.
She said she had no recollec-
ton of giving Mrs. Rodman any
money.
Mrs. MinoWitz denied vigorously
that the bookshop is Communist
front, as charged by the commit
tee and Attorney General Clark
Asked by Representative Nixon
Republican. of California whether
Communists dominate the board
of directors, she replied:
Il have no knowledge of who il
a Communist and who isn't 9
Communist.
Miss Miller, "a, identified her.
self as a former member of the
bookshop board. who was ap.
pointed manager last April. She
said she was born in England, but
held Swiss nationality until be-
coming a naturalized citizen Of
the United States.
Miss Miller was asked whether
she ever held membership in the
Communist Party.
NO." she replied. II am not q
member of any party"
Before resuming its inquiry into
District matters today. the COM
mittee had read into its record
evidence which Mr.. Tavenner sug-
gested might form the basis of q
perjury case against Toma Babin
a former employe of the Yugo-
slavian consulate in New York
City. now the subject of deporta-
ton proceedings.
Arthur w. Fry, Veterans Ad-
ministration handwriting expert
testified "purported known hand
writing" of Babin tailed with a
signature on a New York hotel
register for June 81. 1947.
Mr.. Tavenner said Babin had
told the committee in an execu-
tive session that he was not pres
ent in the hotel on that date for
a meeting with Steve Nelson, a
Communist Party organizer.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Indiana Farmers Protest
Tactics OF Tax Probers
BY the Associated Press

GREENCASTLE, Ind, July g.
About $50 Putnam County farm
ers and the Indiana Farm Bureau
plan protest to the Federal
Bureau of Internal Revenue if
deputy collectors continue certain
investigation tactics.
The farmers met last night and
vowed to band together in fighting
the manner in which revenue
agents have been checking farm
records against income tax re-
turns.
Anson S. Thomas, Farm Bureau
tax legislation expert. said the
collectors are making "a plain
case of shakedoWn" out of the
investigation.
He said some farmers who
don't know their rights get scared
and pay whatever is asked of
them" Mr.. Thomas said the
fal mers did not object to the in
veStigation, but were opposed to
the manner in which agents are
soaring farmers.
Wilbur O. Plummer, assistant
Indiana collector of Internal
Revenue, described the Putnam
County activity as routine
checkup. He said farm records in
a dozen other counties had been
checked already and similar in
vestigations were planned in every
county in the State.
The same methods are being
used in the farm check as are used
in investigating other types of
taxpayers" Mr.. Plummer said at
Indianapolis.
He added that no taxes are
compiled solely on bank records,
but added that bank statements
often are checked during investi-
cations,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Washington Man browns
SWIMMING in Patuxent

Ernest Jones, 56, who formerly
lived at a rooming house in the
900 block of H street NV, was
drowned last night while swim
ming in the PatuXent River neal
Davidsonville. Nd. Dr.. John M
Claffy, Anne Arundel County med
ical examiner, reported today.
A certificate Of accidental death
was issued.
Glover Jones, a nephew, saw
his uncle go under and pulled
him ashore, police said. The VIC
time failed to respond to artificial
respiration.
County police listed Mr.. Jones
address as a place in the 900 block
of H street NV, which is oper-
ated by the Crown Hotel. Hotel
employees said Mr.. Jones was q
carpenter and painter and had
moved there about two months
ago. They did not know if he
was married.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Atomic
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careless. stupid and negligent
personnel at times.
Let Nothing Stand in Way.
Pursuing a policy of letting
nothing stand in the way of arm
ing the Nation atomically" has
meant sticking our necks out
and disregarding bureaucratic
procedures" the Acc chairman
went on. but it has also gotten 9
job done.
And, drawing on the Bible, Mr.
Lilienthal declared:
by their fruits We shall know
them"
Mr.. Lilienthal was in the witness
chair of the Senate-H House Atomic
Energy Committee, formally reply.
ing to Senator Hickenlooper's
charges.
For the last five weeks, the
COAlAIA1ttCC lldo 1lCdlO ocIld CUl
Hickenlooper cite specific matters
which he said supported his
charges. The Acc has defended
and replied as these matters were
brought out but is now launching
into a more detailed defense.
Mr.. Lilienthal said his opening
statement was intended Ito de-
velop a setting for the witnesses
to follow"
He called Senator Hickenloop-
er's language very extreme" ano
said the charges were Of the
"gravest possible character anc
so regarded by the country"
He recalled that. last May rs hi
had said that a complete anc
speedy report on the charges ii
urgently necessary"
Evening star., 1949-07-06
u. 5. Reported Buying
LESS in Australia
By the Associoted Press

CANBERRA. Australia, July g.
Australian newspapers said today
that American purchase of Aus
tralian goods has slumped in re-
cent months, and that local buy
ing of American products may be
reduced by 80 per cent after the
London dollar talks.
The papers declared the Aus
tralian dollar deficit for the year
ending June 30 may reach $780,
900, ,OO0-or $30,O00,OO0 more than
previously estimeted.
Some cabinet ministers have
said Australia should try to get
out of her dollar tangle by fol-
lowing a policy more independent
of Britain.
This minority repeatedly sug-
gests that Australia should stop
buying in the United States. The
argument is that America then
would realize that it had to buy
more abroad and this would re-
store the natural balance.
Such a move would hit Australia
hard. The country depends on the
United States for her gasoline
tobacco, machinery. neWsprint and
movies.
The majority cabinet view, led
by Prime Minister j. B. Chifey,
seems likely to agree to corrective
measures proposed by Britain.
1t is generally agreed there will
be heavy cuts in Australia's dollar
spending after the financial talks
in London. The cuts may be 80
per cent.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
SIums
Continued From First Page.

'SOllllIlutu L OlIl I IL 81 dSc.J
hearings on the areas to be re-
developed.
House Refuses Funds.
The House has refused to ap-
propriate any funds for slum
clearance here and the proposal
to redevelop Marshall Heights and
Barry Farms has caused consider
able criticism.
Today's committee decision
came during consideration of thu
independent offices approprla.
ton bill. The committee recessed
until 10 am. tomorrow to resume
consideration of this measure witt
prospects that 1t will be reported
out later in the week.
Senator O'Mahony, Democrat
OF Wyoming, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Subcom.
mittee that considered the in
dependent Offices bill, including
slum clearance. took no action
on the redevelopment proposals
Instead. the subcommittee passed
the problem on to the full com
mittee,
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Swedish Press Hits
u. 5. Envoy's Speech
BY the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, July 6.-H. Free
man Matthews. American Am
bassador to Sweden, got an editor
ial rebuke from Swedish news
papers yesterday for his Inde-
pendence Day address.
The liberal Aftonbladet termed
it "a diplomatic blunder." Asked
for comment, Mr.. Matthews said
Il have nothing to add. I just
spoke my mind"
The Ambassador told 4,500
Americans and Swedes Monday
that the so-called Soviet peace Of
fensive is designed to lull the
world. playing cruelty upon the
worlds craving for peace"
He also warned against "the
ruthless rule of those 13 men
in the Kremlin who have pre-
vented real peace"
Swedish papers yesterday re-
ported the speech under five and
six-column headlines. But two
afternoon papers voiced opposi-
ton.
Aftonbladet said the stage for
the speech was badly chosen.
When the envoy of a foreign
country makes a public speech
at a festival of practically gen.
eral character, he is usually ex-
pected to show a certain amount
of manners and moderation, -
Aftonbladet said. There is no
reason why the American envoy
to Sweden should exempt himself
from these rules, even though
he is assigned to relatively
small country where he might
feel he is ruling the roost."
Evening star., 1949-07-06
FairchiId Showdown
Due at Meeting Today
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, July g.
Sherman Fairchild and the man
agement of the airplane company
he founded were set to battle it
out here today for control of the
firm.
The scene was the annual stock
holders meeting of the Fairchild
Engine & Airplane Corp.
Mr.. Fairchild, a former chair
man of the firm and still its larg-
est stockholder with 95,670
shares, twice previously succeeded
in blocking the annual meeting.
He and other stockholders siding
with him withheld their shares
and proxies and prevented a
quorum.
After a session on May II. an
agreement was reached to hold a
showdown meeting today, pitting
Mr.. Fairchild's shares and prox-
les against those of the manage
ment. The outcome would de-
termine whether a Fairchild slate
of directors would be voted in or
whether the present group would
continue in control.
Whether the count of shares
and proxies could be completed
today was a question. One source
said it might take two days, or
perhaps five, if there were con-
tested proxies.
There are 10000 stockholders
with 2,308,817 shares.
Mr.. Fairchild was removed as
operating head shortly before the
war and quit as board chairman
three years ago. Since then he
has repeatedly criticized the man
agement's financial policies.
j. Carlton Ward, jr., board
chairman, has contended that the
company did not prosper when
Mr.. Fairchild headed it.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
3 u. 5. Sailors Being Held
In Puerto Rico Cab Robbery
BY the Associated Press

SAN JUAN, P. r., July 6.-Three
American sailors were held in bail
of $4,000 each today on charges
of robbery and attempted robbery
Of two San Juan taxicab drivers,
District Attorney Angel Viera re-
ported.
The seamen. from the USS
Worcester, were identified as Ron
aid Edward Castle. 18, of Glou-
cester, Mass; John Henry Cirig-
nano. 10. of Boston, and Joseph A.
Blyth. 10, of South Carolina.
According to the district attor-
ney's Office, the sailors attacked
Jesus Diaz, 25, who was reported
seriously injured. Diaz claimed
the seamen attacked him after
hiring his cab and robbed him of
$48.
The sailors later, it was charged,
attempted to rob a second taxi
driver who managed to escape.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Civil Rights Unit Protests
Terror in Suffolk Area
BY the Associuted Press


SUFFOLK. Va, July 6.-The
Virginia branch of the Civil Rights
Committee called on Gov. Tuck
yesterday to direct authorities in
the Suffolk area to put an end to
what it called terror and intimi-
dation."
Isaac j. Baker, acting secretary
of the committee, sent copies of
resolution pointing to recent
cross-burnings in the neighbor-
hood.
mo visible effort by law en-
forcement bodies is being made to
apprehend those responsible" said
the resolution, which also called
on State authorities to state pub
licly that such acts will not be
tolerated in the Commonwealth
of Virginia"
Evening star., 1949-07-06

Arguments Answered.
Senator Vandenberg took up and
answered all the arguments critics
have raised, including another de-
nial that the treaty automatically
commits this country to go to wal
whenever any signatory is at
tackled. He reiterated that each
nation is to take such action as
1t deems necessary, depending on
the nature and scope of any given
attack.
But the Michigan Senator did
not dodge the issue that would be
presented II an aggressor made a
major move, such as Hitler's
march into Poland. Continuing.
he declared:
LET us say that 1t is clearly the
dread thing which threatens the
life and freedom of one of our
associated nations. If it is. it
threatens the life and freedom of
every other associated nation, in
cluding our own. If it is, it
threatens total war or total sur
render. pact or no pact.
If it Is, our commitment is
clear as crystal. It is to take
whatever action we deem neces-
sary to maintain the security of
the North Atlantic area. which
vividly includes the security Of
the United States. If the only
action adequate is war, then it
means war.
If it does mean war, I venture
to assert that, pact or no pact. it
would mean war for us anyway
in this foreshortened world. II
better off for having instant and
competent allies. But if it does
mean war, only Congress can de-
clare it.
The drafting Of the North At
lantic defense pact grew out of
Senate approval last year of the
Vandenberg Resolution, designed
to find ways of overcoming the
stalemate which had developed in
the effort to make the United
Nations organization work as an
agency to preserve peace.
Six Other Objections.
But Senator Vandenberg re.
minded the Senate today that thu
resolution which bore his name
had six other objectives, includ.
ing eventual disarmament, and hi
suggested that after the pact il
ratified, the President might ad.
dress to the world reminder o.
this country's peaceful objectives
II could wish that he (tht
President) might underscore ou
good faith dedication to disarma,
ment and plead for good faith
recruits" the Senator added.
Answering other critical ques'
tions that have been aimed a
the treaty. Senator Vandenbers
gave assurances that:
The treaty does not involve any
obligation to act against armed
aggression affecting colonial pos
sessions of treaty nations outside
of the North Atlantic defense
area. The only obligation in such
cases is for consultation, he said
The treaty does not require this
country to take sides in a civil war
Discusses Spending Angle.
In closing, Senator Vandenberg
took up the touchy question OF
how much this country can afford
to spend on defense and foreign
aid in view of the present economic
situation. He said:
1T is a legitimate. source OF
widespread anxiety that we shall
not overstrain our own resources
in any of these commitments lest
we ourselves collapse. pursuant tc
Soviet prayers, and take the peace
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Tuck Fovors DecontroI
IOf Princess Anne Rents
By the Assoeiofed Press

BY The HsSoeiufed PTess
RICHMOND, Va, July Gov
Tuck has approved and sent to the
Federal Housing Expediter a reso-
luton of the Princess Anne Coun.
ty Board of Supervisors asking
that rents be decontrolled in the
county.
The boards resolution said there
no longer exists a shortage o1
rental housing accommodations ir
the county. 1t asked that controls
be lifted in accordance with pro-
visions of the 1949 Housing Act
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Capt. H. A. SponogeI
Named Reur Admiral
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. July g.
Capt. Herman A. Spanagel has
been promoted to the rank of rear
admiral, the Naval Academy an
nounced today.
Admiral Spanagel was placed on
the retired list but will continue
on active duty as superintendent
of the naval postgraduate school.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Town in Australia
Has Sweet Aroma

The sweetest smelling town in
Australia, visitors agree, is En-
erald, where Victorla's only law
ender distillery is located. Laven-
der grown in the surrounding area
is taken to the olant. "te,e the
sweet smelling oil is extracted.
Perfume from the distillery can
be smelled as far as 10 miles away
when the wind is blowing end at
times the whole town seems to be
delicately perfumed.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Housewife Poy Urqed

The suggestion of Graham Hut
ton, famed London economist,
that housewives should receive
pay checks paid direct by firm
out of a husbands salary, has
caused "a minor sensation" Brit
ish commentators say.
Evening star., 1949-07-06
Pact

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than expand" their defenses, he
re{I
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
UNDER DEED OF TRUST

TAKE NOTICE, That Whereas,
Harvey A. Owens and wife, Lula
Owens, on the list day of July,
1948, did execute and deliver to ].
N. Morris, Trustee, a deed of trust
which is recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds for Mcdowell
County, North Carolina, in Deed of
Trust Book 65, at page 81, convey
ing the lands hereinafter described
to secure an Indebtedness therein
described, and in said deed Of trust
power of sale was given in default
of payment of the Indebtedness
thereby secured.
And Whereas, the holder of the
indebtedness as secured by the a.
aforementioned deed of trust has de-
manded that the undersigned fore
close and sell the land as describ-
ed in said deed Of trust, and as
hereinafter described, for the pur-
pose of satisfying the Indebtedness
secured by said deed of trust.
Now, Therefore, the undersign-
ed will, on Friday, the 3Cth day OF
December, 1949, at IL O'Clock noon
at the Courthouse door, at Marion
Mcdowell County, North Carolina
for the purpose of satisfying the
indebtedness as secured by sale
deed of trust, offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing tract of land, lying and be:
SRg in Marion Township. Mcdowell
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
UNDER DEED OF TRUST

TAKE NOTICE, that whereas,
Thomas LOFTS, Jr., single man,
en- the 10Th day of May, 1947, did
execute and deliver to j. N Morris,
Trustee, a deed of trust which is
recorded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Mcdowell County,
North Carolina, in Deed of Trust
Book 81, at page 80, conveying the
cure an Indebtedness therein de-
scribed, and in said deed of trust
power of sale was given in default
OF payment of the indebtedness
shereby secured.
And whereas, the holder of the
Indebtedness as secured by the a.
aforementioned deed of trust has de-
manded that the undersigned fore
close and sell the land as described
III said deed of trust, and as here
matter described, for the purpose
of satisfying the Indebtedness Sc
cured by said deed of trust.
Now, therefore, the undersigned
will, on Monday, the 9th day of
January, 1850, at IL o'clock noon,
mt the Courthouse door, in Marion,
Mcdowell County, North Carolina,
for the purpose of satisfying, the
Indebtedness as secured by said
deed of trust, offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the fol-
lowing tracts of land, lying and be-
ing in Marion Township, Mcdowell
County, North Carolina, to-wit:
Adjoining the lands of W. H.
Hawkins, Millard Robinson, and
ethers.
FIRST: BEING lot No. 40
fronting fifty (50) feet on Otis
Street, and running back one hun
dred and eighty (180) feet, ac-
oording to map Of the W. T. Nor
gan Dairy Farm, recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds for
Mcdowell County, N. c., in Map
Book 1, pages 7, 8 and 9, reference
TO which is hereby: made.
SECOND TRACT: BEING Lot
No. 80, lying on the North side
of the w. T.. Morgan Dairy Farm,
recorded in the Office of the Reg
ister of Deeds for Mcdowell Coun-
ty, N. c., in Map Book 1, pages Z,
8 and 9, reference to which is here
DS mdue.
EXCEPTING AND RESERVING
from Lot No. 40, strip of land a.
long the West side Of said lot, said
strip of land being 10 feet in
width and about 80 feet in length.
The same being excepted so as
not to convey any land on which
khe house of Mrs. Pearl Bartlett
NOW stands.
AND BEING the same land as
conveyed by that certain deed dat
ed the 10Th day of May, 1947, by
Robert McMahan and wife, Hassie
McMahan, to Thomas LOFTS, Jr.,
recorded in the Office of the Reg
3ster Of Deeds for Mcdowell Coun-
ay, North Carolina, in Deed Book
90, at page Ala, to which reference
Is hereby made for a. more complete
description.
Said sale will be subject to con-
firmatfon as provided by law.
This the 9th day of December,
4949.
in MORRIS. Trustee.
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
County, North Carolina, to-wit:
Adjoining the lands once owned
by Col. P. J. Sinclair.

County, North Carolina, to-wit:
Adjoining the lands once owned
by Col. P. ]. Sinclair.
BEGINNING at a stake and
pointers, corner of Lot No. 4, run
ming South 33 East 100 feet to a
stake, corner of Lot No. 2; thence
North 81 East 80 feet to a stake
in Sinclair's line; thence North 33
West with Sinclair's line 100 feet
to stake, corner of Lot No. 4
thence South 81 deg. West 80 feet
to the BEGINNING, Containing by
computation 5000 square feet, be
the same more or less, and being
Lot No. 3.
And being the same property de-
scribed in deed from Ray Smith
and wife, Mary Smith, and John
Smith, to Viola Martin, dated Oc-
tober 18th, 1888, and recorded in
Deed Book 70, at page 4O7, Nc
Dowel County Deed Records.
And also being the same property
as described in that certain deed
dated the 18th day of September,
1943, by Viola Martin Caldwell and
husband, Albert Caldwell, to Har-
vey A. Owens, recorded in said Nc
Dowell County Deed Registry, in
Deed Book 81, at page 446, to
which reference is hereby made for
a more complete description.
Said sale will be subject to con-
firmation as provided by law.
This 29th day of November,
1949.
J. N. MORRIS, Trustee,
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
A. LOT TO LEARN

An elderly woman was escort
ing two little girls around the ZOO.
While they were looking at the
stork, she told them the legend of
the ungainly bird-how it was in
strumental in bringing them to
their mothers.
The children looked at each
other in astonishment, and pre-
sently one whispered to the other:
Don't you think we ought to tell
the dear old thing the TRUTH"
Marion progress., 1949-12-08

oWGSt OIAkO cast DEeAo
Z cups enriched flour
2 1-2 cups enriched cornmeal
2 teaspoons salt
cup mashed sweet potato
l yeast cake
Mix 1 cup each of the cornmeal
and flour, add enough warm water
to make a stiff batter. Add yeast
which has been dissolved in luke
warm water Put mixture in warm
place until it becomes light. Scald
the remaining meal with 2 IL cups
boiling water. AS soon as it has
cooled to lukewarm add it to the
sponge. Add remaining flour, po-
tatoes and salt. This dough should
be just thick enough to knead with
out danger of it sticking to the
board. Knead we'll and put in a
warm place to rise. When double
in size, punch down and form into
loaves. Let rise until double in
size. Bake in an oven 425 degrees
for Is minutes, then reduce heat
to 375 degrees and finish baking.
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
|arab Hn,1'S
Cooking Class

Because of their large amounts
of starches and sugars, sweet po-
tatoes yield about 1-3 more energy
value than white potatoes. They
taste best when baked, keeping
the jackets on saves minerals and
vitamins One moderate deep yel-
low sweet potato will supply the
normal persons daily need of vita
min A.
Marion progress., 1949-12-08
CHANGING COUNTY LINES

Few North Carolina counties
have their original boundaries. In
some instances, the boundary line
has been changed altogether, while
in others, slices have been taken
from several counties and a new
one has been formed.
The old Barringer House. near
Newton is striking example Of the
fickleness of our county lines. The
house, built in 1862, has stood in
four different counties, yet has
never moved peg. 1t originally
stood in Mecklenburg County, then
in Tryon, then in Lincoln and now
in Catawba.