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Arkansas State press., 1954-01-22
Newport
Mrs. ]. A. Smith

Mrs. ]. A. Smith
Mrs. Cora Scott is i'll The
Federated chors met at Morning
Star Baptist church January nth.
The program was good. There
were many out-of-town visitors
The PTA and NAACP gave a
chitterling and spaghetta supper
in the home economic depart
ment. Each group had a contest
to see which could sell the larg-
er numbers Of dinners. The bas-
ketball girls and boys played
Blythevile teams Saturday night.
Arkansas State press., 1954-01-22

Cleola Jones, who plans to
return to his home in California
visited mis- daughters, Leola and
Johnnie Fay Jones Estella
Jones and children spent the past
week end with her grandmother
Mrs. Tela Moore in Urbana
Harrison Ridgel has returned TO
his home in Warren Ami
versary service was held at the
Willow Grove Baptist church
Sunday.
Arkansas State press., 1954-01-22
Conway

Mrs. Elizabeth Spearman and
son. David, Chicago have made
their arrival here TO spend the
Arkansas State press., 1954-01-22

Reverend T, M Chambers, jro
pastor of the New Greater Har-
vest Baptist Church, Fourteenth
street at Cross Zones Temple,
Sunday, January oath, at IL ann
will be preaching in casket
from the subject, Staging a
Comeback 1t will be necessary
10 come early for a seat Pro
fessor Leonard Avery of Dallas
Texas, will be the organlst
Arkansas State press., 1954-01-22
Gallon
Leola Jones

Leola Jones
Eddie McLeroy, jr left for
California to take his vacation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Mccarthy Asks Information
On Fovors Sought for GIs

nounced two appointments for
the investigation. These are
Soils Horwitz, Washington and
Pittsburgh lawyer, and former
general counsel of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, as as
sistant counsel, and Robert A..
Collier to the inveStigative staff.
Mr.. Collier served with the
House Judiciary subcommittee
that investigated the Justice De-
partment.
The Army's report charging
that pressure was exerted in be-
half of Private ,Schine, former
subcommittee consultant, was
made public March IL.
In his letter to Mr.. Wilson,
Senator Mccarthy requested in
formation "as to the number of
reports concerning the special
requests on the part of members
of Congress and officials in the
executive branch that have been
made public, or have been cir
culated outside of the Defense
Department"
He asked for "a detailed re-
port" on what special facilities
have existed, and do exist. for
handling such matters. He said
however, he was not asking, at
this time, the names of individ-
uals involved in requests fol
special treatment of military per-
sonnet, but merely the number
of such requests since the start
of World War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Neutral Protests Best Gauge
OfDuItes' Success on Asia
.British-Americun Stand on Pacific NATO
Goes Further Than Most in Europe Expected

concerned in an examination of
the possibility of establishing a
collective defense" in Southeast
Asia.
Whatever the American sources
may claim, this is hardly COM
mitment on anybody's part to do
much of anything. In replying
to his critics Mr.. Eden made
quite a point of the fact that no
definite commitment and no
agreement for definite action
had been made. For their part
the French can be counted on
to insist on at least as many
weasel words in any statement
they sign.
There is an obvious effort to
calm the common European fear
of any allied action at this time
that would spoil the chances of
reaching a settlement in Indo-
China at the Geneva conference
At the same time the British
apparently have been persuaded
to the State Department view
that a strong alternative in case
of failure at Geneva actually
improves chances that the Com
munists will be willing to nego-
tiate.
Can Mean All Things.
1t seems, in short. that the
DulleS-Eden statement is one
that can mean all things to all
people. Mr.. Dulles apparently is
confident that it will satisfy
public and congressional opin-
ion in the United States. The
British and French governments
feel they have been left with
plenty of room for maneuver
and have been generally relieved
by the moderate attitude of the
American Secretary. Neutral
lists claim to find in it new wea-
pons for attacks on ground of
Subservience to State Depart
ment. Most people, however,
perhaps would agree with the
verdict of the London Times that
what has happened so far marks
no sudden new development of
policy.
The great question which re-
mains to be answered is what,
if anything. the Communists will
make of it and whether, i'm
precise as it is, this expression
of united Western will can
change the tide of Far Eastern
events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Georoiu Town Faces Problem:
How to Use 1880 WindfoII

comes how to spend money
rather than how to get it?
Mayor j. E. McKelvey hasn't
found the answer, and his four
man City Council is equally un-
decided.
There haven't been many
suggestions about how to spend
it," the Mayor says. People all
have different ideas"
How are the towns finances?
Il would say fair for a city Of
this size," says Mr.. McKelvey.
He points out that Adairsville's
only Indebtedness is for sewer
bonds, and its tax rate is only IL
mills. That takes care of all
the municipal functions, inciud-
ing the one-man police force.
The Mayor makes no sugges-
tons. But he points out the town
has no municipal park or recre-
ational facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ADAIRSVnLE, Ga, April IA.
The will of a grateful native
son who went West and got rich
has pitched the town of Adairs-
vile into q quandary.
The problem: How to spend
1850.
For Adairsville, a little North
Georgia town that Straddles
tourist-bearing u. S. Al, that
is more than three times the
annual income from taxes.
Adairsville has q population OF
about $50.
Banker w. A. Graham, who
moved away from here as a
young man and amassed q 81
million fortune. willed the city
the money when he died at the
age of 100 in Pryor. Okla.
What do q Mayor and City
Council do when the problem be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
BY Crosby S. Moves
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor

PARIS, April 14.-Perhaps the
best measure of Secretary of
State Dulles success in his pre-
Geneva campaign tour is the
howl of protest that has gone
up from the neutralist camp as
a result of his talks with British
and French leaders.
The joint British-American
statement published yesterday
went much further than most
people expected toward Mr..
Dulles announced detectives Of
setting up a collective security
system in Southeast Asia. Far
enough. in fact. for British For
eign Secretary Eden to be ac-
cused of surrender to United
States demands on the floor Of
the House of Commons.
Much the same kind of state
ment-and the same reaction
is expected to result from the
Secretary's talks with top French
leaders here today. The differ
ence is that Messrs. Bidault and
Laniel won't have to answer i'm
mediately for their actions since
the French Assembly is off on
it's Easter recess until May S.
So far as Secretary Dulles is
concerned. his trip has been a
huge success. American spokes-
men claim he has accomplished
everything he set out to do and
is entirely satisfied with the per-
Torrance of his British and
French colleagues. Judging from
some of the reports today the
creation of a Southeast Asia
NATO is just around the corner
Compromise Elements Noted.
On this point, however. there
is room for some skepticism. Or
close reading the British-Ameri-
can declaration shows a good
many elements Of compromise
that don't seem to square with
Mr.. Dulles earlier demands fol
a firm expression of united West
ern will that might serve as 6
warning to the Chinese Com
munSts to cease and desist from
their aggressions in Indo- China
The key paragraph. Of course
is the statement that the allie.
are ready to take part with
the other countries principally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
By Cecil Holland

Senator Mccarthy is seeking
to get on the record the number
of instances in which members
of Congress and officials of the
executive branch have requested
special assignment and treat
ment of military personnel"
The office of the Wisconsin
Republican, who is resting in
Arizona, today released a letter
to Defense Secretary Wilson
making the request.
The letter, dated March 20,
also asked for a report on
whether conversations between
the Army and members of Con-
greSs and other officials on such
matters have been recorded or
monitored in any way"
At the Pentagon a spokesman
said Mr.. Wilson expected to reply
to the letter within a few days.
The Mccarthy Office made the
letter public without comment
as the Senate Investigating sub
committee held a closed session
to consider rules Of procedure for
an investigation of the Army's
charge that Senator Mccarthy
and Roy M. Cohn. subcommittee
counsel, exerted pressure to OBJ
tain special favors for Pvt. G..
David Schine.
Afterwards, Acting Chairman
Mundt told reporters I'VE antici-
pate no postponement" of the
public hearings scheduled to
start April %.
The South Dakota Republican
said Senator Mccarthy told him
by phone last night he wanted
to withhold final judgment on
stepping aside entirely from the
subcommittee during the inquiry
until he returns to Washington
Sunday or Monday. He also an
nounced that the subcommittee
had received the Army's formal
statement of allegations.
Senator Mundt also an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Pistol Checked
At House Door
By Youngster, 9
BY the Assoeiosed Press

1T guess I better check my
artillery here" said the visitor
to the spectators gallery of the
House.
81 think you should" said the
startled guard, w. F. Bryson.
you might create a little excite
ment if you went in there with
that thing"
With that. Roy Palmer. 9.
handed over a toy wood pistol
with five notches on it. Then the
Cleveland (Ohio) boy went into
the House chamber-where i've
Congressman were wounded
March by a wild outburst OF
pistol fire from Puerto Rican ia
natics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
BrdmbIett Conviction STAYED
Pending Supreme Court Plea
Judge Boston Doubts Statute Applies
To Lowmuker in Payroll 'Kickbucks'

tied. Thus he decided on arrest
ing the Judgment and putting
the question up to the high
court.
Once the high court acts. any
attempt to bring the. case to the
United States Court of Appeals
for the District would be useless
since that court could not upset
a Supreme Court decision.
The statute makes it a crime
wilfully to make a false state
ment I'm any matter within the
jurisdiction of any department
or agency of the United States
Guilty Under Statute.
Bramblett was convicted of
making false statements to the
Disbursing Officer of the House.
Defense counsel contended
that the House, being a legisla-
tive branch, is not department
or agency of the Government
within the legal meaning.
With this Judge Bastian
agreed. In his opinion. he wrote
that after reading "definitive
sections" of the United States
Code cit seems apparent to the
court that Congress intended to
limit the words department or
gency to the executive
branches of the Government :. :"
The Government had argued
that under such an interpreta-
ton. false statements could be
made to the legislative and judi
cial branches with impunjty.
But Judge Bastian, disagree
ing, pointed out that such VIOLA
tons might be prosecuted I'M
der perjury statutes.
Case Is Legal Landmark.
The current case is a legal
landmark in that it is the first
time that the scope of the words
department or agency" is being
questioned in connection with
false statements.
Bramblett had been free under
$4,000. The bond was set aside
and he was allowed at liberty on
his own recognizance without
any collateral being deposited.
The Representative grinned
broadly when the decision was
announced. chats all right, I"
he told reporters. He said he
would go directly to Capitol Hill
after leaving the courthouse.
Assistant United States At
torney William Hitz said that
the United States Attorneys Of
flee would recommend to the De-
partment of Justice an appeal
to the Supreme Court. The de-
partment has 80 days in which
to file such a move.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Oppenheimer's Institute Job
Appears Hanging in Balance

present at the board meeting in
February which authorized the
statement praising DR.. Open
heimer's wartime service and his
record with the institute.
The Acc chairman would not
comment on the statement by
Mr.. Mass.
In q recent televiSion broad
cast. Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, Of Wisconsin said the
H-bomb program had been de-
liberately delayed for 10 months.
Last night the controversial
Red hunter told reporters in
Phoenix. Ariz., where he is va
cationing. that the suspension of
DR.. Oppenheimer was long
overdue-it should have been
taken years ago." And he added:
81 have affidavits that show
he was a member of the Com
munist Party"
DR.. Oppenheimer has cate
gorically denied this charge on
numerous occasions.
Does Not Elaborate.
Senator Mccarthy did not
elaborate on the afhdavits, but
remarked that ''it took consider
able courage to suspend the So
called untouchable scientist
Oppenheimer. / give Strauss
(AEC Chairman) credit for
that"
Last May. the Senator said, he
took up with his Investigating
subcommittee the matter of DR..
Oppenheimer's association with
Communists.
A conference with top-level
White House aides followed. He
Continued IN page Az. Col. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Church Condemns
Miss Greece Contest
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, April 14.-The Of
fetal Greek church. issued an
encyclical today condemning
the current Miss Greece"
beauty contest. It said such
competitions promote immor-
atty and are a disgrace to
human dignity"
The Greek Orthodox Synod
asked priests to deter entrants
and threatened to excommuni-
cate those who ignore the
church'S orders.
The contest is being conducted
by the pro-government news
paper Apoyevmatini.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Couple Shuns Room Is,
Meets Death in No. II
By the ASsoelotad Press

uT 'Tf0 F%SNONIuIeU FTuSS
RICHMOND, England, April
IA couple who registered at
a hotel yesterday declined to take
room 13, saying it might bring
bad luck.
The superstitious pair-later
identified as James MCCULLOUGH,
IS, and Miss Olive Bailey, 40
were reassigned to Room IL.
They were found dead in gas
filled room IL last night. leaving
behind a joint suicide note.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Britain Keeps Troops
On Continent Durinq
Crisis, Eden Pledges
Foreign Secretary
Expects U. S. Statement
On EDO Position

LONDON, April IA. - Britain
pledged today to keep troops on
the European continent as long
as there is a threat of agrees
sion.
To speed French ratification
of the six-nation European army
treaty, Britain also offered to
integrate Army and Air Force
units in the European Defense
Community (EDC).
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden announced the pledge in
the House of Commons to quiet
fears in France-and among left
wing laborites at home-over
rearming West Germany.
West Germany units would be
included in the projected one
uniform European army.
Italy and France Slow.
The United States-backed EDO
treaty has been ratified by the
Netherlands, Belgium. West Ger
many and Luxembourg. Only
Italy and France have yet to
enact the treaty legislation.
The British pledge represented
an effort by London to meet a
condition attached by the French
Assembly to its own considera-
ton of the treaty-closed Brit
ish association with the defense
organization.
Mr.. Eden told Commons that
Britain regards the 20-year
NATO pact "as Of indefinite
duration, and are confident that
it will develop as an enduring
association for common action
between the member states"
Explains Agreement.
Explaining the agreement
reached yesterday with the six
EDO countries, Mr.. Eden said:
"Her Majesty's Government
have undertaken to continue to
maintain on the mainland OF
Europe, including Germany, such
armed forces as may be neces-
sary and appropriate to con-
tribute a fair share of the forces
needed for the joint defense OF
the North Atlantic area.
1--WE have also stated that we
have no intention of withdraw
ing from the continent of Europe
so long as the threat exists to
the security of Western Europe
and of the European Defense
Community"
Atlee Asks About u. S.
Labor Party Leader Clement
Attlee asked Mr.. Eden if the
United States was going to issue
a statement pledging to keep
troops in Europe.
Replied Mr.. Eden:
OF course the United States
shares with us all the common
NATO commitments,
1--WE have been in close con-
sultation with the United States
Government throughout the ne
gotiations and I understand that
a full statement of the United
States position may be expected
shortly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Make Spring Cleaning
Pay Cash Dividends

Spring house cleaning often turns
up articles Of no further use to you.
Why not turn them into Gosh?
Mrs. X decided to dispose Of six
poirs Of droperies with motehine SOTO
slip cover. An inexpensive od in Stor
Classified did the Job. The articles
were sold for $50 the some doy the
I'D appeared.
II you hove something to buy. trode
Or sell tell the long established ou-
dience of Stor readers about it. You'll
find there is no substitute for the
pulling power Of on I'D in Stor cIossi-
fled. Just phone Sterling $1,000 and
osk for an cd tokeE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14


thought it was his business. But
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia made it clear he intends
to finish an inquiry he has al
ready started into the housing
situation.
Senator Byrd heads the Joint
Committee on Nom
Federal Expenditures. So far as
he is concerned, he insisted,
there is no conflict as to which
committee should take action.
II am very glad Senator Cape
hart is taking it up" said the
Virginian. There is no conflict
because his committee recon-
mends legislation whereas my
committee does not.
But, Capehart or no Cape
hart. I am going to complete a
report on this subject my COM
mittee started last July"
Won't Seek More Funds.
Senator Byrd said his COM
mittee, which includes House
and Senate members, will not
ask for any additional money
and will not hire any expensive
counsel. 1t already has volu-
minous information it began col
lecting last July, and Senator
Byrd said he will proceed with
the public hearing he has an
nounced for Tuesday.
Earlier, Senator Capehart told
q press conference the Banking
Committee voted this morning
ito take 100 per cent juriSdic-
ton" because it handles housing
bills.
Reminded of what Senator
Byrd has already done, Senator
Capehart said I'VE certainly will
invite Senator Byrd to cooper
ate, but cannot conceive of him
claiming Jurisdiction"
Senator Capehart then read
a definition of the jurisdiction
of the Byrd committee. which is
to search out "non-essential ex-
penditures" in the Government.
Senator Byrd replied that If
Federally insured mortgages in
excess of the cost of projects
"are not non-essential expendi-
lures I don't know what are"
Take Three Steps.
Senator Capehart announced
that the Banking Committee
took these three steps today:
l. Voted unanimously to ask
the Senate this afternoon for
$250,000 to study all phases of
the housing program. This will
include mortgages on large
rental developments alleged to
have been in excess of the costs
of the projects. and alleged i'm
proper use of Government mort
cages for home repairs.
2. Authorized letter to Pres
ident Eisenhower asking him to
lift Internal Revenue Bureau Sc
crecy from the names of taxpay-
ers who, Senator Capehart said,
were connected with mortgages
In excess of project costs.
3. Voted to postpone for at
least two weeks the redrafting
of the House-approved 1854
housing bill to see what new
safeguards this investigation
may suggest.
Senator Capehart told report
ers the amount of mortgage in
Surance on large rental develop
ments may run to $500 million
more than the 90 per cent of
cost the law contemplated.
Senator Maybank of South
Carolina, who handled housing
bills when the Democrats were
(See HOUSING, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14
Two Groups in Senate Clash
On Priority to Probe Housing;
Inquiry Due to Focus on District
Initial Work
Already Begun,
FILA Aide Says
By Robert J. Lewis

Postwar FILA rental housing
and home modernization in the
Washington area are expected
to provide major targets of in
tereSt for Congressional and adj
ministration investigators in a
search for irregularities in the
Federal Housing Administration.
Preliminary Investigations of
some local cases have been made
in the last few months, an FILA
source said.
More than tenth of all FHA's
rental housing loans throughout
the country have centered in the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
The volume of home moderni-
zation and repair loans also has
been large locally.
Here is how the two programs
stack up statiStically in this
area:
Apartment loans-FHA helped
finance 498 separate projects
having $3.50 apartment units
that were built under the pro-
gram now under scrutiny. 1t
provided Government insurance
on a total of 1887 ,581 $3.50 in
mortgages. This FILA insurance
protects banks and other lend
ers against loss.
Home Repair and ModerniZa-
ton LoanS-FHA insured 49,
142 of these loans in the Wash
ington area amounting to a to-
tai of $85. 1882 since the pro-
gram began nearly 20 years ago
Now outstanding in such loans is
about SIS million.
Boom Since War.
In the country as a whole, the
apartment and home-repair pro-
grams have been of vast pro-
portions.
FILA assisted builders through
out the Nation to construct
463, 900 apartment units having
a mortgage amount totaling
So, 428, 100000. Most of these
apartments have been built since
the end of World War II.
Since the beginning FILA has
approved a total of 1866, 1893 in
dividual home repair loans. The
amount involved was 81, 408, 1885,
453. Still unpaid is about 81
SOC, 100000.
| Although FILA has been oper.
ating for almost 20 years, many
persons still don't realize thai
it doesn't supply loan funds
Banks. insurance companies
building and loan associations
and other types of lenders put
up the money. FHA's function
is to insure the institution
against loss.
In some cases, FHA's insurD
ance is high-as much as 95 pei
cent of the mortgage. In others
it is a smaller percentage. Dor,
rowers are charged a premium
and this has so far made Fla
one Government agency tina
costs the Treasury nothing. Ac
tually, it has been showing /.
substantial profit"
Law Allows Big Profit.
But it has big RESPONSE
bility: If housing loans go sour
that is, if the borrowers don
pay-the Government will even
tually have to stand good fo
much of the unpaid part of thu
loans.
It has been no secret tina
there have been profits for build
ers and lending institutions il
all FILA programs. Congress
legislated it that way.
It has been no secret, either
Continued on Page A-3, Col. l..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-14

directed the development Of the
first atomic bomb, had been sus-
pended last December and de-
MED further access to classified
data until a final determination
in his case had been made.
Herbert H. Mass, chairman
of the board of trustees Of the
Princeton Institute. said Of DR..
Oppenheimer: I'VE have never
had any occasion to doubt his
complete loyalty and sincerity"
But he denied reports quoting
him as asserting that there was
no question that DR.. Open
heimer would be retained as
director.
Future Uncertain.
How do we know what the
future holds?" MIR. Mass told
The Star in a telephone inter-
view from his New York law
office.
Rear Admiral Lewis L. Strauss,
chairman of the Acc. is presi-
dent of the institute. Mr.. Mass
said that the admiral was not