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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-24

q country in which every either
would have reason for bold hope
! in which effort would be re.
warded, where prosperity would
be shared, freedom would ex.
pand and peace would be a.
secure as humans can make it
It is a great program, it is a pro-
gram to benefit all Americans
Now. let's take a look at how II
made out.
Major Bills.
Now, in discussing what the
Congress has done, my friends
I can't possibly take up even the
major bills in detail. Literally
there were hundreds of bills
passed by this Congress, but
many Of them are what are
called the routine or the personal
character.
We calculate of the bills ia
promote the program, of which
have been describing the pur-
poses in general terms, there are
about "a Of them. Now, these
bills I couldn't possibly take up,
but I will talk about three or
four of them. three or four
groups Of them, and so I will
limit myself to that kind of q
presentation this evening.
Now. in the first place, the
83d Congress did two things that
previous Congresses have tried
time and time again to do and
have failed to do. One, they
passed the st. Lawrence Sea-
way project. Five Of my prede-
cessors In Office recommended
that and they got nowhere.
The next thing they did was
to pass an enormous tax revi-
sion bill. I don't mean just
here and there reduction of
taxes but a great tax reform
so as to make it more reasonable
for you to deal in this whole
tax program with your Govern
ment, to remove iAequities and
to make the whole thing fair.
Now. I am going to read to
you in terms that I think will
be OF great interest to many of
us, few statistics as to what
this tax bill has done just in
the way Of looking after people
that have had special problems.
Children's Income.
First of all is this matter of
dependent children. You par
ents can now deduct $500 for
each child regardless of how
much he earns if he is under
10 and you furnish more than
half his support. Now, even if
he is over 10 you can de-
duct the $500 just as before if
he is going to school or taking
on-the-farm training. Now,
such provisions save you tax
payers $85 million a year.
Take the matter of child care.
If you are a single working
parent such as a widow, you can
deduct up to $500 additional for
the expense of child care for
each child up to II years of age.
This will save you $3.50 million.
Medical expenses, and we know
what this means to the ordinary
family budget. You can deduct
far more for medical expenses
than you could under the old
law. This will save taxpayers
$50 million.
Then for retired people: All
of you who are IS and older
who are retired, including school
teachers, firemen, policemen and
civil servants and so on, will
be exempt on retirement up to
$1,000 Of your income. This will
give you a tax cut up to $24O
a year. In its total it will save
taxpayers Sal million.
Help for farmers: Farmers
can now have deductions up to
Is per cent of the total farm
income for soil and water con-
Servation. They get a faster
write-off Of the expenses of farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-24

interest, to give us a greater Sc
curity, a greater feeling of peace
and confidence in the world.
Reciprocal Trade Studied.
Reciprocal. trade is another
problem that is now under earn
est study and will be taken up by
the next Congress. We got an
other year as a result of the
Randall Report in which to study
certain features of this whole
business so that our friends
could. with us, make a living
through profitable trade, and
which would eliminate the need
for these great grants in the
future.
Now, at home we have had to
evolve new weapons in order to
help defeat internal Communism.
The great thing we wanted to do
was to find effective means of
eliminating the Communists or
subversives from any point
where they could possibly dam
age us, but to do it by constitu-
tional processes; to make certain
that If you or I or anybody else
was called up to question about
Communism. he would be pro-
tected but the Government and
all our people would be protected.
Now, the Attorney General
made up a package program. I
think there was a total Of Is
bills that he turned in to Con-
gress on this matter. and Is of
them have been enacted by the
Congress. That whole program
was made up as q result of
study by the, FBI, the Attorney
General, and all others who have
been so experienced in this great
matter.
It is a record during this past
year not only of operation as we
went along, getting rid Of people
and deporting many people that
shouldn't be here, but getting
up the plan that will make this
even better and stronger in the
future.
Coordination Plays Role.
Now, how was all this record
achieved? One man can't do it.
The Congress can't do it alone.
Well, first of all there was almost
unprecedented coordination,
smooth coordination between
House and Senate. Then there
was a new era of coordination
and cooperation between the
legislative branches and the ex-
ecutive. My cabinet and meet
frequently with the legislative
leaders, and through this pro-
cess we make certain that we
are all going In the same direc-
ton.
In addition, in the House and
in the Senate there have been
energetic legislative captains, the
men in responsible positions of
leadership in both houses, and
who carry out the responsibilities
and exercise the authority OF
committee chairmen.
OF course. In all foreign af-
fairs there are bipartisan con-
situations. These take place at
frequent intervals in order that
we do not allow this great sub
ject which affects the safety and
security of all America to become
subject Of partisan politics.
That must never happen, and
certainly we are doing our very
best, and I have always pledged
my best efforts to see that it
cannot occur.
But all in all, there were ga,
as say, Of these legislative prof.
ects submitted to the Congress.
Fifty-four of them were enacted
into law. We didn't always make
home runs: but we did have 81
hits. Some of them aren't quite
what we wanted. Now that,
after all, is a batting average of
$3.50, and any baseball fan will
tell you that's pretty good 60
ing in any league.
Full Job Not Done.
The next question is, is the
job done? And the obvious and
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nesses. We were making syn
thetic rubber, we were operating
barge lines. we were operating
coffee roasting plants and cloth
ing stores and making rope.
Well, we have been getting ou
Of that, and we are committed
to it SO as to return to you, thu
American people. the maximum
OF initiative, the maximum re.
sponsibility and authority FOL
looking after your own affairs
Now. in the internationa.
field. it was plain with thess
mounting deficits we had tc
provide for security but we hao
to do 1t as economically and eff.
fectively and as efficiently al
possible. That has been the
program Of the administration
Defense Buying Regulated.
So, defense forces-instead OF
just saying let's 60 out and buy
a lot of security. we have been
determining the priorities In
which we should build these de-
Tense forces. We have tried to
minimize effort on those that
seem less essential in this day
of the atomic bomb and to get
those that seem to offer us the
greatest amount of security and
put our emphasis on those.
This applies to air forces, not
only in the Air Forces them
selves but in the Navy which in
itself deploys a tremendous
amount of air power and con-
tributes markedly to our de-
tense.
Along with all Of this we tried
to talk frank and full talks with
our allies to establish better re-
lationship. to get closer to them,
to know exactly where we were
going in spirit, in the develop
ment of our economic measures
and in the building of our mill
tary measures.
NATO, Of course. existed be-
fore this administration came in.
I was serving in NATO when I
was in Europe during my last
tour.
But there was the great Ca
racas conference where all Amer
lean countries agreed that any
penetration Z by international
communism into this continent
would be considered as a threat
for all, to all, and that confer
ence had much to do with the
final elimination Of the threat
in Guatemala.
Southeast Asia Efforts.
Ever since we came in we have
been trying to establishp a con-
cert of nations in Southeast
Asia. On April 16, 1853. made
a speech on peace in the world
in which I urged that the free
nations undertake that project.
Now, the Indo-China war has
ceased under circumstances that
are certainly not satisfactory to
all of us. and in some respects
they are disappointing. but at
least we have an opportunity to
again tackle that problem Of
getting a concert of nations that
will make this, whole region safer
and more secure for freedom.
Now, this program at home
can be defined, I think, best by
saying this, that it has been a
liberal program in all of these
things that brings the Federal
Government in contact with the
individual. When he deals with
the human and his problems on
what the Government has to do
with it. 1t tries to be human,
considerate and sympathetic
and that means true liberalism
But when it comes to economy
of this country and your pocket
book and your taxes, it tries to
be conservative. So it is conserv-
alive in the economy, liberal in
human affairs.
We have been developing
program that would bring abou
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Opposed Capitalization.
And then there was noticeable
at that time, you will recall. q
growing and continuing trend to-
ward Capitalization in the Fed
eral Government, Capitalization
of power and authority in Wash
ington with our affairs more and
more being dictated in every kind
of thing by q bureaucrat In that
city. This administration was
committed to decentralization.
decentralize our own individual
affairs to ourselves where that
was possible and, in Government.
decentralizing as far as possible
to the States.
You will recall that there was
even an attempt at that time to
take away from some of the
States their , own properties,
their own territory. We passed
the tidelands bill to restore to
those States, to assure them their
title In fpeir proper lands.
We wsie In all sorts of BUSH
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
gain and lowI >.

Most any person talks with will declare he Is IN favor
of having county fair Twenty-Five persons who at
tended meeting Monday night called to find out the SEN
tment of the public said the same thing
The group planned send out letters to various organ
zations throughout the county that wider viewpoint
could obtained These letters will to Farm Bureau,
Homemakers Associated Women Service clubs, and ndi
dua We write down the in advance for large
majority and would be favorable Sure, in favor of
q fair they will say.
We glad they favor fair if they will have va
rous reasons We believe too there ought
With this county largely agricultural there is
nothing finer with which to stir up little friendly compe-
ttion little ambition improve crops, Christian lesson
good WILL increase in educational values The value
of a fair to farmers could be invaluable
But interested persons will have to be able to say more
than lust the words Il of it." They will have to
be determined display their products They will have to
get behind the project words plus effort They will have
to be sold on the idea completely themselves and convince
others of its importance in lettering this county.
We don't have to off with the biggest and best fair
in the state don't have have the finest entertainment
available We need the best shelters for animals, or the
best building for the displays We begin this project
very modest scale Make it community exhibit the first
year 1t doesn't have be colossal or stupendOus.
A small splash this year could send the accompanying
waves long distance in few years To try for tidal wave
could swamp the whole program and leave bad taste.
All around have activities The Preston County Buck
wheat started modety enough and has grown each
succeeding year Terra Alta has growing fair Meyersdae
has maple festival that is known far and wide There are
others All made small beginning.
Sure wee like fair for fowl animals, handicraft
All projects canned goods all the rest We have
too if people will take a personal interest in it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
Defense Equipment
In County Listed

A compilation of the Civil De
Tense equipment now in the county
was made recently by John S. Ell
lott, county director, showing a
large amount Of material that
would be vital in case Of an enemy
attack.
There are now four portable
water pumps assigned to fire COM
panies at Oakland, Grantsville,
Friendsville and Kitzmiller. They
have capacity Of 100 gallons per
minute at 60 pounds pressure.
There also is $50 feet Of discharge
hose with each portable pump.
Sixty stretchers have been as
signed, 10 each to Oakland, Grants
vile, KisSmiller and FriendsvilIe,
and 5 each to Deer Park, German,
Accident and Bloomington.
Also stored at the Garrett Coun-
~ Memorial hospital are the fol-
lowing items: case Of compress and
bandage gauze, cases Of surgical
dressings, casualty clearing station
equipment with cases of field in
struments of 10 units each; case of
100 each ChloromYcetin; case 100
earb ar,olilpe. case PrOcainc neni-
cillin in oil; 7 cases emergency kits,
case human pIasma, 5 cases dixie
drinking cups.
At Kitzmiller there is one
pageant sound protector and screen.
Mr.. Elliott has stressed that T..
S. route PIC has been declared a
civil defense highway and that
road signs indicating this fact
would be placed soon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
COmmiss
Spend S778,796.51
During 1853
Annual Report Completed And
Is Published In TOday's
Issue

Garrett County Commissioners
spent SITS, 1861 during the past
year ending December 81, accord
ing to the annual report which has
just been completed and which APP
pears in The Republican today
Along with a balance of So
1929 from last year the total re-
ceipts were Sill, 1861, with $78,-
900 having been borrowed. There
was a balance Of S10,869.83 to
start out the new year.
Receipts from county taxes
brought 1868, 812.2O while other
sources brought in SAP, 491.82.
The County Roads department
also completed its annual report,
showing receipts of $798,304.37,
and expenditures of $700,812.82,
leaving a cash balance of $32,-
1906. OF the total expenditures,
$345, 67441 was spent for labor, and
$46S, O39.96 for material and other
items. The department received
1853, 1921 from gasoline and
motor vehicle tax, and $l82, $685.
from the levy Of the County Com
missioners. The department listed
its inventory of maintenance and
construction material at sos, 060.89
A separate report was made OF
the school building fund which
showed a balance on hand January
/. 1853, of 500, O95.59, receipts from
state incentive fund, $30,618.54;
county incentive fund, $13,517.39;
rent on gas leases. $43.52; natural
gas tax, $36, 7o0.53; balance in 1852
levy to apply on additions to future
buildings, $13,75O, from state bond
issue $4,000, and from 1858 levy
$24,124.08, making a total of $751;
849.65.
Disbursements amounted tc
1928 ,37O.60, which included pay
ment on school bonds and interest
amounting to $99,75O, and other
items. The full report appears on
another page of today's issue. There
is a balance on hand in the school
fund Of S24,479O5.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
Baltimore Mayor
Drops Out OF Race

Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro last
Saturday withdrew from the race
for the Democratic nomination for
governor and adopted an attitude
of friendly neutrality" toward
others.
The mayors announcement left
the field to H. c. Byrd, president
emeritus of the University of Mary
land, and George P. Mahoney, Bal
timore contractor.
The mayors Withdrawal was fol-
lowed in an hour by the word from
~. Willard Tawcs that he would seek
reelection as state comptroller
Former Governor William Pres
ton Lane was recently named as
chairman of committee seeking
the nomination of Dr. Byrd as the
Democratic candidate Philip E..
Perlman, former solicitor general
of the United States, on Saturday
also Joined the Byrd committee and
became its third vice-chairman.
Other Merchantmen include Lans-
dale G. Sassccr, former Congress
man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
Boy Scouts Map
1854 Activity Goals

Activity goals for 1854 in the
Deep Creek Boy Scout district
were discussed at a meeting of dis
trict scout leaders on Tuesday eve
ming in the Methodist church as
scmbly room. The outdoor program
and advancement program we're
stressed Willis V. Smith, scout
executive, Potomac Council, was
present.
Rev. John J. Atwcll, district
chairman, presided Lewis r. Jones,
Ralph Fauber, Harold Lantz, Will
lard Hayden and Francis Fauber
were listed as planning to attend
an advanced scout leaders training
course in Camp Potomac this week
end. Jones will be instructor at one
Of the afternoon class periods.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
Commissioners
Set $500 Tax
Rate For 1854
evy Completed Last Thurs
day-COunty Plans To
Spend SS19,163.S5
For Year
The COUNTY, Commissioners,

The County Commissioners, in
completing the annual levy list
Thursday, kept the county tax rate
at $500 per each 500 of assessable
property.
The county will operate on an eX-
pected revenue Of 1919, 163.85, and
of this amount 1882, 1880 will
come from the county tax rate of
$500 on a taxable basis Of $29,-
122,775, less an allowance of 500
600 for discounts, insolvcncics, etc,
allowed taxpayers.
The tax basis over two million
dollars more than last year in spite
of decrease in the amount for
personal property as the result of
1858 act of the legislature where
in personal property on business
places is assessed at only 60 per-
cent of its value. This figure
dropped from one and one-quartcr
million dollars to $875,222. Other
real and personal property was in
creased almost a million and re-
turns from the state tax commits
sion also were increased. The lat
ter includes the Pennsylvania
Electric company and other utili-
ties and corporations.
Other estimated income of $3.50
708.35 included uncollected taxes
Of $9S,775.32, beer tax of $4,000,
automobile tax of $4,000, and
other items. There is cash balance
on hand of S1O,858.O3.
School System
The school system Of the county
will receive $3OO,124.52, with $13,-
590.43 from share of motor vehicle
license fees, $20O,364 for operating
expenses, teachers salaries, etc;
$4,000 for capital outlay, $14,561
for incentive fund, and sos, 309.09
Continued on Page Five)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
To Assist In Filing
Income Tax Returns

Arrangements have been made
to assign internal revenue agents
to various sections and communities
throughout the area for the pur-
pose of assisting taxpayers in fill
ing income tax returns for the cal
endar year 1858 and estimated in
come tax returns for the year 1854.
The places to be visited and the
dates allotted to each include:
Cumberland, 2nd floor, postof-
flee building, January Is through
March Is.
Westcrnport, postoffice build
ing, February . and 3.
Frostburg, city hall, February 4
and 5.
Luke, Devon club, February s,
., 10 and II.
Grantsville, American Legion,
February y.
Oakland, poatoffico building,
February Is and 16.
Crellin, Stanley Coal company,
February II.
Homecoming, postoffice building,
February Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21

Jack D. Mccullough was COM
missioned a second lieutenant in
the U. S. Air force on December
II, after having successfully COM
pleted Officer Candidate School at
Lakeland air force base, San An
tonic, Tex.
After a twenty-one day furlough
spent with his mother, Mrs. B.
Pearl Mccullough, he is presently
stationed at Keesler air force base,
Biloxi, Miss, where he is attending
course for ground electronics of
ficers which will last for forty-two
weeks.
Previous to his entrance into O..
c. S. he took a special 13-wceks'
course in air research at Wright
Patterson air force base, Dayton,
Ohio.
Mccullough was graduated from
Friendsville High school in 1948
and from Washington college, Ches-
tertown, in 1852, after which he
was employed at the Aberdeen
Proving ground as a physicist. He
enlisted in the air force in October,
1852, and received his basic train
ing at Sampson air force base,
Geneva, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
SNOW DOESN'T REMAIN LONG
Civic Club Plans
Panel Discussion

a panel discussion under direc-
ton of Mrs. Ralph Weber, chair
man Of Literature and Poetry, will
feature the meeting Of the Oak
land Civic club on Tuesday, Janu-
airy 26. at tie William-James hotel.
There will he dessert, the meeting
starting at o'clock.
Mrs. Weber selected "Children's
Books" as her topic. Participating
will be Mrs. W W. Grant, moder-
ator; Mrs. Arthur Naylor, Mrs. Al
fred Haines, Miss Irene Sharpe,
Mrs. Frederick Thayer, Miss Edith
Brock, Mrs. George Deacon. Mrs.
Paul Naylor viii give the invoca-
VI m.
Chairman of arrangements for
the day will be Mrs. w. w. Daw-
son, assisted by Mrs. Howard Turn
er, Mrs. B. F. Selby, Mrs. w. r.
Browning, Mrs. Emroy Bolden,
Mrs. Wade Meese.
Those desiring reservations are
asked to call Mrs. Dawson or any
committee members. Mrs. f. Ray
Jones, president, urged full at
tendance of members and prospec-
tive members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
80 Now Practicing
In Little League

Twenty additional boys showed
up for basketball instruction at the
High gym on Saturday,
making so sixth and seventh grad
ers who arc interested in the bas-
kethall league.
Instructors and coaches arc Kyle
Wilson and Jack Neader. Wilson
said they would still accept boys
who reported this Saturday. In
stluction in basketball fundamen-
tails will continue this Saturday,
after which coaches plan to divide
the group into ten teams for a
league schedule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
To Mail Tax Bills

Around 5000 tax bills will be
mailed out from the County
Treaswer's office the last week in
January, it was announced yester-
day by G. Harold Yutzy, treasurer.
Several workers are now in the
process Of making out the amounts
and preparing the bills for mailing.
All county taxes for 1854 are due
and payable February list and are
considered overdue and in arrears
on October l.
A discount is allowed on county
taxes if paid before June 30. On
county taxes paid during January
and February a discount of per-
cent is allowed; on taxes paid dur
ing March and April discount of
percent is allowed; on taxes paid
during May and June a discount of
3 percent is allowed. The entire
amount of the tax must be paid to
receive a discount. No discount will
be allowed after June 30.
Yutzy said that after September
30 interest will be charged at the
rate Of one-half percent per month
or fractional part.
No discount is allowed on state
taxes. Interest on state taxes of
one-half percent per month begins
October list.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1954-01-21
Seven Births Occur

Baby girls were very much in
the minority at the Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland dur
ing the past week, only one out of
seven births being of that sex.
There were six boys.
On the 18th son to Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Tressler, Mt. Lake Park.
On the 10th son to Mr.. and
Mrs Elmer Crone, Oakland
On the 18th son to Mr. and
Mrs John Hyre, Terra Alta; a son
to Nh and Mrs. Clarence Taylor
Friendsvillc.
On the 10Th a daughter to Mr.,
and Mrs, Allen Murphy, Crellin;
son to Mr.. and Mrs Sherman
Sisler, Thomas, w. Va.
On the Dist son to Mr. and
Mrs. Uria Shelter, Oakland.
During the week SO patients were
admitted to the hospital and SO pa
tients were discharged.