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oath to help eliminate subver'
siye activities"
| Matter OF Opinion"
! Mr.. Branca said that would b.
"a matter of opinion" and h
didn't think any purpose would b.
served by Offering his opinion.
| Mr.. Case said that. neverthe
less, he was asking the witness I,
give 1t.
Well, don't want to give 1t.
Mr.. Branca replied firmly.
| Mr.. Case said he had served II
the Marine Corps himself ant
could see nothing inconeruou
with my oath OF allegiance" IL
assisting a congressional commit
tet in uncoverins subversiye ele
ments.
| Mr.. Branca persisted In his re-
fusal. however. and the matte,
was not pursued.
| Accompanied by Attorney.
He was accompanied by An At
Ftorney. Joseph Forer. who has OF
fices at l105 X street NV.
Committee staff members sale
Mr.. Branca usually uses James
as his first name. Mr.. Tavennel
asked him II he ever had uses
the name Carpenter
Il never recall using the name,
the witness answered.
| Mr.. Anderson. who gave hi
home address as r. r. D. 3. Be
thesda, said he is engaged IL
building houses and Is q carpentel
by trade.
He was asked whether he wa
"a member of the white cola
branch Of the Communist Party,
In 1914. or Of its Thomas 'Jeffer
son Club. Mr.. Anderson refuses
to answer these and all stmilal
questions on the grounds OF pos
sible self-incrimination.
His wife gave the same reason
for her refusals yesterday
| Asked About Radio Station.
! Mr.. Anderson was asket
whether he held stock in Radio
Station WQQW. He said he hat
10 shares. for which he subscribed
I$1, 900 at an organization meeting
''in some lawyers ONCE"
|. He said he thought Clark Fore.
man. then head OF the Southern
Conference for Human Welfare
had interested him in the project
Representative Harrison, Dem
Iocrat, of Virginia asked why Mr.
Anderson decided to interest him
self In q radio station.
/ IT thought 1t was going TO b,
10 well-paying proposition" h
answered.
/ Mr.. Anderson refused TO -!
whether he was n dues-paytni
member OF any fraternal or othel
organization" He did say. how
ever. that he had been q con
ltributor TO the Southern Confer
ence for Human Welfare.
/ DUR Ofers 10 Testify.
/ Mr.. Anderson was represented
/ by Clifford J. Durr. an attorne!
and former member Of the Fed
Ieral Communications Comfnis
! sion. Mr.. Durr said he would b
glad to testify at any time abou
his own associations with WQQW
If the committee was interested
Party Issues Statement.
/ Roy II. Wood. District Commu
| mist Party secretary. issued
| statement last night denounctnI
| the hearing. He said Il was a
attempt to- blacklist Washington
citizens who demand q solution
Il 10 what he described as the city
real problems unemployment
4 rent increases. high living cost
4 intimidation of Negroes snd denia
& Of the right TO vote.
/ Mr.. Wood also took occasion 4
| his attack on the inquiry 70 de
tclare that william c. Taylor. liste'
lby the committee as chairman q
the party In the District. left IN
lefty In early January. Is4s."
Il He said the man Of that nam
8 listed In the city directory q
: Chairman. whose address ts Eivel
\ rs 1895 Newton street NV. -neve
had the remotest connection Wit
4 the Communist Party Of wash
| ington. d. c.
Y At the Newton street address
L It was said the Mr.. Taylor VIII
flived there had s1biet his apart
i ment and moved elsewhere. bu
.lreturns occasionally foG mau an
telephone messageA