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work Of this committee or the

work Of this committee or the
Congress.
Senator McCarthy-Let's be
a little bit more honest here.
Secretary Stevens-What do
you mean, "be a little more
honest?
Senator Mccarthy = You
bring Senator Potter into this
constantly. You would think
that Senator Potter instigated
this. Will you tell us now
whether or not Senator Pot
ter's letter was not the result
OF constantly leaked stories
from the Pentagon to the ef-
feet that you had a report,
that prior to that you person.
ally, Mr.. Secretary, and Mr..
Adams contacted a number of
Senators. told them you had
such a report, and that also
you knew that Mr.. Adams had
told me-rather, had indi-
Gated. let's put it that way
Mr.. Welch, please. I think the
Secretary is intelligent enough
to listen to this without your
whispering in his ear. Will you
deSiSt until I get through with
the question?
Mr.. Welch-Did you make a
remark to me?
Senator Mccarthy - Will
you deSist until I get through
with my question? Will you
read the last part of my ques-
ton to Mr.. Stevens so I can
complete it?
(The last part of the ques-
ton was read by the reporter.)
Senator Mccarthy :,
that unless our hearings were
called up. or using your word
suspended" there would be
issued a report attacking my
chief counsel. a report which
he claimed would be embar-
RAISING to the committee. You
knew all that, didn't you?
Secretary Stevens - I am
sorry that I am not as bright
as you give me credit for be-
ing, Senator Mccarthy. That
Is such a long statement with
a question on the end of it
that will have to have 1t re-
read.
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Continued From Page A-6)

Continued From Page A-60
failed at prior blackmailing
attempts"
Is that allegation of black
mail true or false?
Secretary Steven s-Com-
pletely false.
Senator Jackson 1t has
been alleged in a memorandum
from Frank Carr to Senator
Mccarthy on the 9th of De-
cember, 1853, and that was
later released to the press:
Even though they (the
Army said he deserved the
commission. they didn't give 1t
to him because of the left
wing press :"
The memoranda that refer
come from the memoranda
released to the press by Sena-
tor Mccarthy. and I believe
Mr.. Carr and Mr.. Cohn. at q
press conference.
Senator Jackson-Is the al
legation true or false?
Secretary StevenS-FalSe.
Senator Jacksonville next
question: 1t has been alleged
concerning the Army report
that, 1T is not a report. 1t is
John Adams version of a situ-
alton. There had been issued
a twisted. distorted, untrue
version written by a man who
has a special interest in the
situation" End of quote from
a statement by Senator Nc
Carthy in U. S. News and
World Report of March II,
1854.
AS far as you know, Mr..
Secretary, is that statement
true or false?
Secretary Stevens-False.
Senator JackSon-Mr. Row
Evening star., 1954-04-28
Questioned Closely
On Potter Letter

Senator Mccarthy - Before
Mr.. Potter wrote you and asked
for this report, is it correct
that the papers carried stories
to the effect that such a re-
port was available in your Of
flee and that Mr.. Potter actu-
ally told you that as long as
the report was going to be
made public, he felt as a men,
ber of this committee he
should have the consideration
of receiving a copy of that re-
port, and that Mr.. Potter did
not originate the request for
any report about my chief
counsel and Mr.. Carr?
Secretary Stevens-As far as
I know, Senator Potter origi-
mated his letter.
Senator McCarthy-Oh, now
you understand the question,
Bob.
Secretary Stevens-First Of
all, Senator Potter didn't
write me, as far as I know. He
wrote the Secretary of De-
fenSe. AS I recall, his letter.
which I have seen-I don't
think there was any reference
in it to any report. and I
think he asked specific ques-
tions to the effect Of: Had any
preferential treatment been
extended to David Schine,
and if so who was responsible.
Senator Mundt-The chair
would like to pursue with the
Secretary a point which I
consider of tremendous i'm
portance to us if the members
of this committee are going
to faithfully fulfill their re-
SponSibility, as we interrogate
other witnesses, and as we
cross-examine MesSrs. Nc
Carthy, Cohn and Carr, about
their part in this controversy.
Correct me if I am wrong
as I try to bring the interro-
cation up to date, please, Mr..
Stevens. I am trying to break
down and segregate with re-
gard to each of the three in
dividuals who are now being
charged, his part in these i'm
proper activities which you
allege. If the chair under
stands it correctly, as of now,
you state that you have no
specific charge of improperly
to make of your own personal
knowledge against Mr.. Carr?
Evening star., 1954-04-28
Hearings Suspended
By Committee Action

NSNNANt SVCNSAAS L AACy
were suspended by an action of
the committee, taking up other
business. 1t certainly is MOTH
ing that I have had had to do
with any decision made by this
committee.
Senator McCarthy-Do you
think the filing Of the charges
against my chief counsel, my
chief of staff. and myself. had
anything to do with the
suspension of the hearings?
Secretary Stevens-If you
are talking about Fort Mon
mouth, / think those hearings
were suspended quite a long
time ago.
Senator, Mccarthy - Then
we will talk about all the hear
ings into Communist inflltra-
ton in the Army, so there is
no question about their hav-
ing been suspended a long time
ago, the day before you filed
your charges against my chief
counsel. my chief of staff, and
me. the day before that, you
know, Bob. or should know,
that we asked for the produc-
tion of six military personnel
with long Communist records.
We asked you that day also
for the production of infor-
nation on those who were re-
Sponsible for the promotion,
the honorable discharge, and
the favorable State-side duty
for a Fifth Amendment Com
muniSt. You know that was
done. Mr.. Secretary, the day
before you filed those charges,
so don't come here and tell us
they were suspended a long
time ago.
Secretary Stevens-I think
if anything has been sus-
pended, it must have been by
action Of this committee. 1
don't have any right to act
for this committee.
Senator Mccarthy - Mr..
Stevens. do you want to tell
us today under oath that you
feel that the filing of your
charges had, nothing to do
with the suspension of our
hearings on Communist in
filtration in the military?
Secretary Stevens-I will
stand on the answer I made.
Senator McCarthy-I will
ask the chair to order you to
answer the question, Bob. 1
think you owe us that answer.
Secretary Stevens-May we
have the answer that I gave
read?
Senator McCarthy-While
he is doing it. Mr.. Chairman,
want to point out the an
swer is not responsive, and I
am going to ask the chair to
order the witness to answer
the question.
(The question and answer
were read by the reporterD
Senator McCarthy-Will you
answer the question?
Secretary Stevens-I think
that is an answer.
Senator McCarthy-I am
going to ask the chair to order
the Secretary to answer my
question. which is very simple.
Senator Mundt-I will ask
the Senator to restate his
question.
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Cohn Statement
Denied by Stevens

Senator Jackson-Mr. Cohn
went on to say then, Through
out the pattern. what we
wanted and everybody wanted
and I wanted was what was
coming to him. nothing more
and nothing less. and I do not
believe that I or anybody else
on the committee used any
kind Of pressure to get the
Army to bring this about"
This is from Meet the Press.
Is that statement, in your
opinion. true or false?
Secretary Stevens--That is
kind of unusual language
there. Senator.
Senator Jackson-It is a di-
rect verbatim quote.
Secretary Stevens-If un-
derstand it and if 1t adds up
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Stevens Asks Time
To Think 1t Over

Senator Mundt-In justice
to Mr.. Carr, whom you are
asking that this committee
suspend and disengage as it's
counsel because of improper
activities, in justice to him
certainly you should do more
than say he was simply there.
Senator Mundt - What on
that occasion did he do that
was improper, if anything?
Secretary Stevens: Senator,
I would like to ask the right,
if I may, to think that one
over in the same way that I
have thought over the october
2 meeting.
Senator Mundt-You may
respond tomorrow morning
under oath on that question.
Now, you have the same
right in connection with the
next question, which deals
with November IL. and the
specification No. 100.
Secretary Stevens - I will
try to particularize that one
tomorrow.
Senator Mundt - Specifica-
ton number 13.
Secretary Stevens: I would
like to, in the same way, testify
on all of these in the morning.
Senator Mccarthy - Mr..
Chairman, a very important
point of order here. You are
questioning. and I think very
ably questioning the Secretary
about events which he must
have full knowledge and in
formation with regard to
them and which must have
been given to counsel before
they made these serious
charges against Frank Carr.
And I just question the wisdom
of having this man who has
made the charges sit here now
and say II can't tell you to-
night, 1 will go back and talk
it over with counsel and de-
eide what l remember tomor-
row morning." l just don't
think we can get anywhere in
cross-eXamination that way.
Senator Mundt-The chair
believes we can get somewhere
by cross-examination, because
Secretary Stevens will be sub
jected to cross-examination on
any charges he particularizes
in the morning.
Senator McCarthy-May I
ask this. then. and may I ask
that the chair inquire from
this witness whether or not as
Of tonight. he has no recollec-
ton of these events?
Secretary Stevens-I won't
say I have no recollection, but
I would like to think it over
and have chance to refresh
my memory. because as I
pointed out earlier. with the
number of questions I have al
ready been asked and the
amount Of testifying I have
done, there does come a time
when you have to sit down and
evaluate and concentrate on a
given point. And that is what
I would like to do on this.
Senator Mccarthy think
this is very important. I think
that this witness in view of
the fact that he says now he
has no recollection of these
serious charges he wants to
make against Mr.. Carr, that he
be ordered to tell the COM
mittee whether or not he had
recollection at the day these
were filed. and they were
written. If not. where does
the information come from?
Mr.. Jenkins-The question
raised by the Senator is purely
argumentative and goes to the
weight of the testimony of the
Secretary and not to the ques-
tion of its admissibility. 1t is
a matter of argument, and I
do not think it is a proper
point of order.
Senator Mundt-The chair
will overrule the point of
order. I think you are en-
titled to the time to make
the reflections that you have.
Evening star., 1954-04-28

to was there or was there not
any pressure used so far as
Schine was concerned, then
my answer is yes. there was
pressure used.
Senator Mccarthy - Now,
can you tell us today, whether
or not you wanted the hear
ingS at Fort Monmouth sus-
pended?
Secretary Stevens-I wanted
them suspended, in order that
the Army could carry out the
hearings themselves and make
progress reports to your COM
mittee. and stop the panic
that was being created in the
minds Of the public about Fort
Monmouth on O basis that
was not justified by the facts.
Asks Stevens How
He Ended Hearings
Senator McCarthy-How did
you finally succeed in getting
the hearings suspended?
Secretary Stevens - They
aren't suspended, as far as I
know.
Senator McCarthy-Are the
hearings still going on?
Secretary StevenS-Are they
still going on? You know
about that.
Senator Mccarthy - Bob,
don't give me that. You know
that the hearings were Sus-
pended the day you or some
one filed your charges against
Mr.. Cohn, Mr.. Carr. and my
self. You know that, don't
you? Let's not be coy.
Secretary Stevens am not
being coy at all. I,don't think
Evening star., 1954-04-28

Cohn is quoted in U. S. News
and World Report on March
. 19, 1854, as stating mo i'm
proper influence was ever ex-
erted by me on anyone else on
behalf of Schine."
Is that statement true or
false?
Secretary Stevens-In my
opinion that Is false.
Senator Jackson-Mr. Cohn
Is quoted on Meet the Press on
March ii as saying in an
swer to Mr.. Larry Spivak. and
I quote. LAS I said. Mr.. Spivak.
we did not ask for special
treatment for him." End of
quote.
Is that statement true or
false?
Secretary SteyenS-FalSA.
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AUTOS FOR SALE Cent

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MANTEo coLoRED NEWS

Mrs. Lydia A. Pledger of Man
teo, is a patient in tn e
Marine Hospital, Norfolk. She
was accompanied to Norfolk by
her husband George w. Pledger,
ST., Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Pledger, Jr., Wednesday after
noon, December 80, 1858.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Pledger, Jr., and daughter spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Pledger, ST., in
Manteo.
Mr.. William Cecil Bowser, ST.,
who is employed in Morehead
City and New Orleans, La, spent
Christmas with his family.
Mrs. Catherine P. Bowser spent
a few days in Norfolk with her
brother, George w. Pledger, Jr.,
who is in the U.S.C.G. in Ports
mouth, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Make Berry
wish to announce that the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss An
genera Berry to Rev. Lindburgh
White has been postponed until
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Robert Baum of Norfolk visited
friends here Tuesday.
C/bosn Julian L. Gray of Ro.
danthe visited Mrs. Luther Gray
Tuesday night.
Jazania Herbert, Arval O'Neal
and Norma Gray of Rodanthe
and Leland Midget of Waves
were here Monday.
SEC. Leonard Barnett anc
Edward Hooper motored to Man.
teo Monday ON business.
Shirley Midget of Manteo who
has been visiting her cousin, Jean
Whidbee, returned to Man
teo Sunday.
Willie Hinnant and Ray Austin
were at East Lake Saturday on q
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flora Midget and
Burtis Hooper were at Buxton
Friday where Mr.. Midget re-
ceived medical treatment.
Mrs. jamie Hooper has been ad-
mitted to Norfolk General Hos
pital for treatment, her many
friends are wishing her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Zilphia O'Neal of Manteo
visited friends and relatives here
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gaskins
and son, Bobby, of Norfolk visit
ed Mrs. Gaskin's sister law,
Mrs. Melvina Whidbee and fam
lily Saturday.
SEC. and Mrs. Leonard Bar
nett left Wednesday for Jarvis
burg to spend a few days with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jethro
Payne.
A large group from here at
tended the Old Christmas celebra-
ton Tuesday night at Rodanthe,
they report very enjoyable
evening.
Henry Midget, Melvin Midget
and Herman Smith of Mantec
were visitors here Tuesday.
Norma Gray of Rodanthe spent
Wednesday night with her aunt
Mrs. Perry Farrow.
Mrs. Ethel O'Neal of South
Norfolk and mother, Mrs. Polly
Midget of Rodanthe visited Betty
Ann O'Neal and children Sat-
urday.
Jackie Farrow of Waves spent
Monday and Tuesday of last
week with her grandparents anc
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry FarroW
and Betty Ann O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tazwell O'Nea
of South Norfolk visited Betty
Ann O'Neal and children Sunday
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sALvo PERSONALS

Mrs. Nita Coil of Portsmouth,
Va, was the week end guest of
Mrs. Louise Rountree.
William Hooper of Norfolk
spent New Years and the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garland Hooper.
Mrs. Claude Williams and
daughters, Mrs. Ina Long of Man
teo and Mrs. Alma Mcdonald of
Norfolk are visiting Mrs. Will
liams sister, Mrs. Perry Farrow.
L. Douglas is spending a few
days in Manteo with his daugh-
ter and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Robinson.
Mrs. Calvin Midget, who has
been spending a few days with
her mother and sister, Mrs. Luz
Their Gray and Mrs. Melvina
Widbee returned to M a n
teo over the week end.
Garland O'Neal of Scranton
was the guest of Mae Midget
recently.
Graves Midget, Jr., of Ocra-
coke CG Station is spending his
liberty with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Graves Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Midget
of Rodanthe and Mr.. and Mrs.
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) CARD OF THANKS

For all the courtesies and kind
nesses shown me in my more than
"a years as postmaster of Kitty
Hawk, l want to thank the patrons
and friends. ! also want to express
my appropriations for the cards and
messages of good will sent me at
Christmas.
MRS. HETTIE BAUM, retiring
postmaster, Kitty Hawk, N. C.
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NOTICE
Entry No. SIS; Book 5;
Page 263

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA;
DARE COUNTY.
Charles F. Gray, Claimant, hav-
ing produced to the undersigned
ntry-Taker, a writing signed by
himself that he lays claim and en-
tiers a certain parcel or tract of
land, vacant, unappropriated and
subject to entry. The land is stu
ated in Dare County, the Atlantic
Ocean and Pamlico Sound being
the nearest water courses.
The Natural Boundaries are
BEGINNING at the JethrO III.
Midget decd Northeast corner
line, the same being on the south
line of land now owned by E. p.
White and running an Easterly
direction along the E. p. White
tract to the West line of lands
owned by the National Park;
thence running a SOutherly di-
rection with the land of the Ma
tional Park to the North line of
the G.. w. TOlson tract, now
owned by B. Il. Balance and 9TH
ers; thence running a Westerly
direction along said G. w. FOLSOM
North line to the Southeast cor
ner of the JethrOe II. Midget
tract; thence a NOrtherly direc-
ton with the Jethro III. Midget
line to the point of beginning the
same to include eight acres Of
land.
The number of acres claimed
are eight.
THIS ENTRY was made the
nth day of December 1858.
MELVIN X. DANIELS, Entry-
Taker. T-12-25-4tc
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LECALS

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
North Carolina
Dare County.
Having this day duly qualified
administrator of the estate of
EMO D. Midget, deceased, of
Waves, Dare County, North Caro-
lima, l hereby give notice to all
persons indebted to his estate to
come forward and make immediate
settlement; and those holding
claims against the said estate will
present them for payment within
TWELVE MONTHS from the date
of this notice or it will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery.
This December 16, 1868.
CHRISTOPHER A. MIDGETT,
Admx., Waves, North Carolina.
T-1-1-6tc