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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Shocked by Custer,
Phil Rejects Offer
OF Los Angeles Job
By Harold v. RotIiff
/, Asseeioied Press Snerts Writer

DALLAS. Mar. 30.-Phil Cav
arretta and the Cubs have parted
company after 40 years, and an
other former. Chicago baseball
idol-Stan Hack-has stepped in
as manager.
Cavarretta. a star player for
II years but unable to win as
manager in two full seasons, was
relieved of his post here yester-
day after the Cubs had dropped
their 18th exhibition game in
20 starts. It was the first man
agerial change in the major
leagues this year.
Wild Matthews, the Cubs d.
rector Of playing personnel. told
Cavarretta he. was to change
places with Hack, who has been
manager Of the Los Angeles club
in the Pacific Coast League.
Cavarretta baked and said he
would seek a major league con-
nection elsewhere.
Matthews insisted that Phil
wasn't fired. but Cavarretta had
different view. II come home
and get fired" he. said sadly
Cavarretta. a native Of Chicago,
now lives in Dallas and oper-
ates a children's amusement
park here.
Accused Of Defeatism.
Matthews gave no reason fol-
the action other than that 1t
was for the good Of all con-
cerned." But at Phoenix, Ariz.,
Phil K. Wriglsy. owner of the
Cubs, said: This year when he
picked every one but us to fin
ish in the first division, he was
licked before he started. He said
he did not have the kind Of ball
players he wanted. He had sort
of given up on the boys, so to
speak. feeling that they were
not pennant material. Well,
maybe. not. but they could be,
with the will to win"
Hack. who is flying to Shreve-
port to take over as manager
tomorrow when the Cubs ar
rive there to play the Baltimore
Orioles, said at Los Angeles that
he was surprised that he had
been picked. He received the
news by telephone last night
after a lengthy conference with
Matthews at Los Angeles Satur-
day.
"All can say is that I'm 60
ing to pick up where Phil left
off," Hack declared. Il will add
this: 1t is wonderful to get back
to Chicago where I spent my en-
tire major league career"
Scheffing Takes Charge.
Today the Cubs play Balti-
more here and Coach Bob Shelf
fling will be in charge of the
club. The Orioles beat Chicago,
4-3, yesterday with a rally in
the ninth.
Matthews said Cavarretta was
offered the same salary at Los
Angeles that he was receiving
from the Cubs and that he
would be paid his full 1854 SAL
airy although refusing to go to
the Coast League club.
Il was really shocked" Cav
arretta said at his home here.
Matthews told me right after
the ball game. He lust said
Stan was coming in to take over
the ball club. And il I wanted
to stay with the Cub organiza-
ton. I could take over Los An
geles. I just couldn't see going
out to Los Angeles. l thought
had done a sood job with the
material l had. So set fired in
spring training"
Cavarretta said he was in
pretty good shape and that he
(See CAVARRETTA, Page A-1el
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
Totals 70 10 16 o1 *
Singled for Stobbs in 9TH.

4OA 4AbCA al ON.
Washington I32 O4O 2OO-1o
Detroit $500 100 10l lOl- 8
Runs batted in-Yost CO.. Runnels.
FitzGerald "a. Stobbs ca, Boiling o..
Delsing. Pesky, Dropo, Tuttle, LaEeman
Dropo.. Nieman. FITZGERALD. Three-base
hits-Umphlett. Hicks. Home runs
Vest CD, Boiling, Lakeman. Stolen base
Pesky. Double plays-Yost to Roig to
vernon, Dropo TO Kuenn to Dropo. Run
washington. 8; Detfoit. s. Base on balls
on Carver. .; off Stobbs, 4: of Aber.
!. Struck out--By Stobbs. 2: by Aber,
Carver. IL in 5 innings; Of Miller. none
IN ! inning: of Stobbs, 10 In innings;
on hber, In innings; OF SchmitZ, I
on Carver u0.Sl; of Miller f0-O: of
Stobbs n6.5):. of Aber C2-2): OF Schmitz
pitcher-Garver. UmpiresW oITs ps and
Hurley. Ttme-2:15. Attendance-146
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30
WIN, Lose or Draw
By FRANCIS STANN
ssar sseff cerrespendent

TAMPA FLA, MAR. 3o-It easy to leave Florida with
strong impression that Brooklyn will wind in World Sc
again. The Milwaukee Braves look good but the Dodgers
look better They solid in every position and have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-30

tsee NAVY, Page A-ls.)
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
WoMAN'S CLUB MEETS

Columbia.-The first fall meet
ing of the Columbia Woman's
Club, was held in the form OF a
Dutch chicken dinner at Carley's
Cafe, on Sept 7th at TOO p.m.,
with Mrs. William Chas. Cohoon
presiding.
There was resolution to ask
Miss Myrtle Ann Mountcastle,
dance instructor, to resume her
classes in Columbia this year.
The Club went ON record to
protest the removal of one Of the
daily mails in Columbia, by writ
ing the Post Office Dept, with
copy to be sent to Congressman
H. c. Bonner.
The banquet-like table was
decorated in yellow and green,
carried out with flowers and
candles.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
NEW LIBRARY BOOKS

Columbia.-The Tyrrell Coun-
ty Library announces the circu-
lation for the month of August,
totalling 3,165 volumes, broken
down as follows: Main Library
TAT, Bookmobile, 2,S06, and Ne
gro Branch Library liz.
The following new books have
arrived during August: Never
Victorious, Never Defeated" by
Taylor Caldwell; Love is Eter-
nar' "a story of Mary Todd Lin
coln) by Irving Stone; "A Bio
graphy of Mamie Doud Eisen>
hover" by Dorothy Branden;
Around the Rugged Rock" by
Elizabeth Cadell; Banner in the
Sky" by James Ullman; Good
bye My Lady" by James Street;
Forty Plus and Fancy Free" by
Kimbrough; 1.-THE Christia n
World Mission In Our Day" by
Latourette; THE Recovery of
Family Life" by Trueblood; Life
is Worth Living by Sheen;
New Light for Old Lamps" by
Smith; II Protest" by Oman,
and Paul the Worlds First Mis-
sionary" by Williams.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
DARE MAN RECEIVES
DISCHARGE FROM cG

The Coast Guard has an
nounced that Yeoman Second
Class Jack Stewart Gray, who
resides with his wife Mary
Louise in Buxton, was honorably
discharged last week at the Fifth
Coast Guard District Office in
Norfolk.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les P. Gray, also of Buxton, Gray
currently plans to return to East
Carolina College in Greenville.
Born in Buxton on August 4,
1927, Gray attended R. ]. Reyn-
olds High School in Winston
Salem. He was graduated in 1947
and then enrolled at East Caro-
lima College where he studied
until 1851 when he listed in the
Coast Guard.
Following twelve weeks of re-
cruit training at Cape May, N. j.,
he was assigned duty at the Fifth
Coast Guard District Office in
Norfolk where he remained until
his discharge.
Gray is married to the former
Mary Louise Balance of Hat
teraS.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
MIDDLETOWN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Jones and
Judy of HAMPTON, Va, spent last
week with Mrs. Preston Gibbs
and Mary Long Daniels.
f. Hugh Gibbs, Mr.. and Mrs
George Cahoon and family Of
Portsmouth, Va, were the week
end guests of Mrs. Ella Gibbs.
Mrs. Matte Davis has returned
from Asheville after visiting her
son. Claude Davis, Mr.. Davis
accompanied her home.
MRS. Mid Wallor of Elizabeth
City is the guest of Colleen Nc
Kinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osman Cox, Jr.,
and Alta Jean Cox were the
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Osman Cox, Sr.
3 Misses Heneretta and Zula
Gibbs spent the week end with
their brother, Burnell Gibbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Caravan
of Norfolk, Va, were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Mckinney.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
TYRRELL hid COUNCIL
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Columbia.-New officers were
elected for the Tyrrell County
Council of Home Demonstration
Clubs on Wednesday, Sept. /, as
follows: Mrs. ]. w. Williams,
president; Mrs. R. L. Spruill, "
pres; Mrs. E. j. Brickhouse, Sec
rotary; and Mrs. N. P. Hopkins,
treas. The nominating committee
consisted of Mrs. Alton Reynolds,
Mrs. H. E. Ward and Mrs. D. M.
Bridgeman. no III
Plans were instituted for Fall
Achievement Day. The tentative
date set was for about October
Is, at the Agriculture Building at
200 pm. Platforms are to be
built for the exhibits, with Mrs.
D. M. Bridgeman donating the
lumber. Gum Neck Clubs are to
serve as hostesses. The following
committees were appointed: pro-
gram, Mrs. R. L. Spruill, Chmn.;
Mrs. James Davenport, and Mrs.
c. E. Morris; decoration, Mrs.
Blanche w. Cahoon, chmn., Mrs.
Stafford Hopkins and Mrs. c. w.
Spruill.
: Mrs. Darrell F. Cohoon has
agreed to direct the Choral
Contest. Mrs. R. S. knight, Jr.,
who recently took home nurs-
ing course, said she would con-
duct a home nursing school in
Tyrrell County, sponsored by the
Home Demonstration Clubs, this
fall.
Plans and itinerary OF the
citizenship tour were read by the
secretary, Mrs. j. w. Williams
Two members are allowed to join
this tour from Tyrrell County;
those desiring will contact Mrs.
Mary Ann Combs.
Mrs. E. ]. Brickhouse gave a
detailed report of her day at
Farm and Home Week.
Devotional was held by Mrs.
Alton Reynolds. The treasurer,
Mrs. James Davenport reported
$129.36 on hand. The outgoing
president, Mrs. Floyd Spencer
expressed appreciation for the
snlendid cooperation, Thoughtful
ness and help during the past
year.
Mrs. Mary Ann Combs told OF
attending the breakfast honorlng
Mrs. Verona Lee Langford, dis
trict agent, who has recently re-
signed, given by the Eastern DIS
trict at Farm and Home Week.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
TYRRELL BOYS NOW
SERVING OVERSEAS

Melvin H. Swain, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John j. Swain, Column
bia, N. c., were recently pro-
NOTED to sergeant while serving
in Germany with the 9Th Infan-
try Division.
The "Red Diamond" division
is receiving intensive training in
southern Germany as part of the
U. S. Seventh Army.
A squad leader in Company H
of the 18th Infantry Regiment,
entered the Army in l948 and
was stationed at Fort Bragg, N
c., before arriving overseas in
February 1858.
PFC. Thomas Spencer, whose
wife, Marion, lives on Route g.
Columbia, is serving in Korea
with the 7th Infantry Division.
Men of the "Bayonet" division
are undergoing intensive train
ing to maitain the peak comba,
efficiency displayed by the unit
from Pusan to the Yalu river.
Private First Class Spencer, q
mechanic in the divisions Serv-
ice Company, entered the Army
in December 1852 and arrived in
Korea during August 1858. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian M
Spencer live on Route !.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
AUDREY DUFFELL BRIDE
OF FRED CARL MILLS. JR

Miss Audrey Duffell and Fred
Carl Mills, Jr., were married in
private ceremony Saturday,
September 4, at four o'clock in
Manteo Baptist Church, Manteq/
The double ring ceremony way
performed by the Rev. Henry ".
Napier. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Duff
fell, of Henderson and Mays
Head. Mr.. Mills is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred c. Mills, of Hen
derson. Miss Duffell attended
Marjorie Webster Junior College,
and Phyllis Bell School in Wash
ington, D. c. Mr.. Mills attended
the University of North Carolina
where he was member of the
Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. He is
now employed by Liggett and
Myers Tobacco Company.
After a wedding trip the
couple will reside temporarily
! in Windsor. ~
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
MANrEo coLoRED NEWS

A birthday party was given at
the home of Mrs. Nora Berry,
August %, honoring Mrs. Ernie
McClease. Games were played
followed by dancing on the lawn.
Guests present were James Nc
Clease, Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Col
Inns, Mr.. and Mrs. George Pied
ger, Mrs. Lonnie c. Gray, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Collins, Mrs.
Quemilla Scarborough, Delton
Simmons, Charlie Scarborough,
Mrs. Helen Gibbs, Charlie Ether
idge, Thomas McClease, Lafay-
cite Spencer, and Naomi Collins.
Out of town guests were: Par
man Collins and Miss Leatria
Grooms of Newark, N. j., Miss
Medis Bowser of Washington, D.
c., Mrs. Lima Spruill of Pantego,
Mrs. Annie Bonner, Sally Ann
Boner and Arden McKeather,
Columbia, Miss Mabel Stokley,
Wilson Commander, Jam e 5
Overton, Sam Brooks, Ernest
Davis and Leroy Bass, all of
Elizabeth City, Miss Pearl Car
ter, of Bath, Md, Mrs. Leara
Downing of Plymouth, and Bruce
Mann of Norfolk, Va.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
MRS. MARGARET HAYWOOD
OF AVON DIES SUNDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Tucker Haywood, 38, a
lifelong resident of Avon, who
died Sunday morning in an Eliz-
abeth City hospital after a short
illess were conducted Tuesday at
Q pm. at the Pentecostal Holt
ness Church, Avon by the Rev.
L. Sigsbee Miller, assisted by
Rev. Lester Jarrett, pastor of the
Avon church. Burial was at
- She was member of the As
sembly of God Church at Avon.
She was the daughter of Mrs.
Rhoda Tucker and the late David
Tucker and the late David Willis
Tucker.
Surviving are her husband,
Charlie F. Haywood; one daugh-
ter, Miss Shirley Haywood, of
Avon; two sons, Wallace R. Hay
wood, of Avon, and Charles D.
Haywood, USCG, stationed at
San Juan, Puerto Rico; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Tine Willis, of
Hatteras, and Mrs. Frank O'Neal
and Mrs. Darcus Wheedbee,
both of Avon.
abide With Me" was sung by
the members of the Church
Choir; 81 Will Pilot Thee" was
sung by Mrs. G. H. Meekins and
Mrs. Lester Jarrett; and Chris
tians Good Night" was sung by
the Rev. L .Sigsbee Miller. They
were accompanied at the piano
by Mrs. G. H. Meekins. o. G.
Gray, Jr., Robert c, Roy, Fred
Gray, Jr., Randolph Thomas,
Frank ONeal and Tine Willis
served as pallbearers.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
HATTERAS NATIVE DIES
SUNDAY IN NORFOLK. VA

Herbert Leroy Gaskill, Sc, hus-
band of Hettie Hogge Gaskill,
died at Norfolk hospital Sun
day at Z am. Besides his wife,
he is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Juanita Butler and Mrs.
Hazel Hensdill; a son, Harold R.
Gaskill, all of Norfolk; two
brothers, Reginald Gaskill, of
Norfolk, and Dallas Gaskill, of
Blackstone, and a granddaugh-
ter.
Mr.. Gaskill was a native of
Hatteras, and had been a resi-
dent of Norfolk for several years,
residing at 1904 Sunset Drive,
Snug Harbor. He was the son of
the late Henry Gaskill of Hat
teras.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Holloman-Brown
Funeral Home Monday. Burial
was in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

MIR. and Mrs. Dan Reynolds of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mr.. Reynolds parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd E. Cohoon
and Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Alex
ander spent the week end at
Mays Head.
Dan Allen, Secretary of Do
cese of East Carolina was in Co.
lumbia Thursday to meet with
the Vestry of st. Andrews
Church in regard to filling the
position of Rector of said church.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
coHooN-JoNES NUPTIALS

Columbia. - Miss Nannette
Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. B. Jones of Columbia, Route
3, became the bride of Horace
Cohoon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
B. Cohoon of Columbia Route 8,
on Sunday Sept. 5, at the Gum
Neck Methodist Church. Mr.. Co.
hoon is affiliated with the N. C..
Dept of Wild Life conservation,
stationed in Hartford.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
FISHING )xgf.lAel
(Continued from Page One1

piers of Kitty Hawk and Mays
Head area, the inlet and sound fish
ing in the Mays Head, Avon-Bux-
ton and surf and Inlet fishing in
the Hatteras region has been up
to par or better during the week:
Excellent catches of trout or
weakfish have been reported from
several sectors of the Dare eoast.
ocean piers and the surf between
Anglers have taken bushels of
fish" of many varieties from the
Kitty Hawk and Hatteras Inlet has
also been productive during the
period.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10
EVENT, YgIa
Continued from PageA One)

Roosevelt, he wrote its charter,
which was approved by the Con-
gress.
q In addition to these duties, Mr..
Cairns is also special counsel to
the Treasury Department. He is,
additionally, and has been for
more than 20 years, the final, ar
bitter of what is proper and law
sful. in art and literature, for i'm
portation into the Unitets States,
When he can get around to it,
he also lectures in three of the
schools of Harvard University,
Johns Hopkins University, and
George Washington University.
He also writes, on the average,
about two books year. ~ ''
Since he and Mrs. Cairns built
their house at Kitty Hawk in
1947, a good deal of his writing
has been done here. And he
could, if he chose, make his home
in Boston, since Harvard Gnlver-
sity has held open. since l948. the
job of full professor in his choice
of the Law school, the Fine Arts
and in Literature.
Which is not bad for q man
who never went to college, The
late Judge Townsend, after
working with him for, many
months, said of him that here
was a man who must be included
iii any list of the five top intel
lects in Washington, Cairns, who
can talk about any subject in the
world except Cairns, says that
he is an alumnus of the Balti-
more Public Library, which IS
the literal truth.
AS for Mrs. Cairns, she is also
an alumna of library, specltl-
cally the Library of Congress,
where she was a sort of special
case, her fathe having been a
member of the United States
Senate. She is the daughter OF
the late Senator Marion Butler
of North Carolina and she is
rated among the most brilliant
women in Washington. She has,
since her marriage Is. years ago,
had no career except being a
wife. a.
On the recommendation OF
Judge Townsend the Cairnses
came to Mays Head for rest on
july /, 1887 and spent a month
at the First Colony Inn. they
returned year after year and IN
1947 built their own house. Both
have been and are devoted
friends of the county and have
been the determining factor IN
more than one crisis in the eoun-
tvs developing history.
Mrs. Cairns planned the din
ner last week in celebration OF
their anniversary. Everything on
the menu, except coffee, was
raised in North Carolina, PLUMB
down to the punch which was
fortified with a jug miraculously
intact after Is years since twas
distilled without the blessing OF
the law, in East Lake. Only SIX
teen guests could be accommo-
dated at one sitting, but there
was such an abundance of pro-
vender that additional servings
were had on the two following
DAYS for new groups of friends
and well wishers. The provender
was exhausted only after the
last sitting of the dinner on FIJI
day.
During most of the festive oc-
casion the host wore probably
unrivalled pair of Bermuda
shorts. The cloth, homespun
linen, was $50 years old and i
was willed to him by his devoted
friend, the late Joseph Herges-
hinner. celebrated novelist who
had inherited it. Mr.. Hergeshl-
mer. who was often guest OF
the Cairnses here, died earlier
this year and specified in his
beouest that the cloth, woven IN
Pennsylvania about 1905, was to
he made into shorts. ,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

The rich in spirit help the poor
in one grand brotherhood, all
having the same Principle, or
Father: blessed is that man who
seeth his brothers need and sup
lieth it, seeking his own in an
others good. Mary Baker
EDDY.
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PAGEANT
CONTINUED from Page One)

The average nightly attendance
for the season was 767 paying GUS
toners. While sometimes the park
ing lot was filled almost to capac-
ity, an average of 215 cars used
the area each evening,
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

The first cotton report of 1854
forecasts a North Carolina crop
of 100000 (500-pound gross
weight bales, $4,000 bales below
the 1853 crop and 100000 bales
less than the 10-year average.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

Mariana, Florida, where the
bridegroom is now undergoing
pilot training as a second lieu
tenant in the United States Air
Force. y
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-09-10

For Subscriptions Mrs. Blanche W. COhoon Call Her.
Phone 3171 Columbia N. C. She will welcome of
Columbia and TyrreI County
Evening star., 1954-08-06
By Robert K. Welsh

The trout question is still on
the hook in the House.
A bill that boiled into a con-
troversy between restaurant
owners and some fish farmers"
not to mention the State De-
partment and several State fish
and game commissions-came to
the surface yesterday. It hardly
got Beyond the nibble stage.
The House will cast another
vote Monday to determine
whether to give the measure a
rule. In this instance, the rule
is necessary to record the length
of speeches, not of fish. On a
107-84 teller vote yesterday, the
House tentatively approved a
rule for general debate. The sit
uation was snarled when Repre-
sentative Klucyznski. Democrat,
of Illinois demanded a roll call
and Republican Leader Halleck
tied up action until Monday.
Would Label Aliens.
The bill, which went SWIM
mingly but comparatively un-
noticed through the Senate some
time age. would require imported
trout to be labeled as to country
Of origin. It would compel les
taurant proprietors to say so
on the menu OF on a wall sign
Evening star., 1954-08-06
House Angles for Action on Alien Trout

whenever foreign born or other
wise alien trout were the dish Of
the day. It provides first-offerse
penalties Of a year In jail or
81 900 fine. with a maximum Of
three years and $4,000 for re-
peated violations.
Even before the bill drifted to
the House floor. there was a
flood Of protests from restau-
rant owners and restaurant as
sociation officials, including those
in Washington. The issue, how
ever. sizzled far beyond culinary
circles during the debate on the
rule.
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat. Of Virginia. pitched his
argument on charges Of dis
elimination.
"Why discriminate against
trout?" MIR. Smith protested.
why not label every kind of
fish that comes into this coun-
try? The trout farmers really
would be cutting their throats.
AS it is, this bill would stop
people from serving trout"
State Department Hit.
The State Department did not
get off too easily in the debate.
Representative Nicholson. Re-
publican Of Massachusetts, said
Evening star., 1954-08-06

signate the Defense Department
TO take over military aid.
The conferees also kept the
Senate figure of $3.50 million
rather than the $500 million in
the House bill as the amount of
foreign aid money earmarked for
disposition of American farm
surpluSes.
The administration finds it
self fighting the same battle
over the size of the program
again today because the fig
ures in the authorization bill
provide cnly a ceiling and do
not bind the Appropriations
Committee.
In fact. the House Appropria-
tions Committee has already
reduced the new money in the
separate foreign aid appropria-
tion bill to about $40 billion,
despite the fact that the House
had authorized a ceiling Of $3.3
billion. rs4 IN 'o@
The Maybank motion in the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, therefore. will be to cut
about 5000 million more from
the House appropriation bill. In
addition to this new money,
both Houses are expected to
continue available $2.3 billion
Of unobligated balances from old
appropriations.
This means that even If the
new money is cut back to $2.7
billion, the administration would
have about IS billion altogether
to allocate in the coming year.
counting the unobligated bal
ances.
Senator Maybank said the fact
that $2.3 billion remains un-
obligated from prior years will
be his chief argument in urging
the Appropriations Committee to
hold the new money to $2.7
billion.