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Evening star., 1954-04-23

confirmation Of my statement
from two members of this
committee, I submit for your
determination the correctness
of Senator McCarthy's charge
of complete falsehood." 1t is
well to bear this incident in
mind as we turn to the new
attack which Senator McCar-
thy has made against me.
AS to the Senator's charges
that urged him to "go after"
the Navy and the Air Force
and that I was guilty of black
mail, ]. call your attention to
the fact that these charges
have nothing whatsoever to do
with the issue as to whether
undue influence was used by
Senator Mccarthy and his
staff to obtain preferential
treatment for Pvt. Schine.
The first of these charges
relates to my luncheon with
Senator Mccarthy. Cohn, Carr
and Mr.. Adams in my Office on
November 6.
The memoranda released
March IL by Senator Nc
Carthy state that had at this
luncheon suggested that the
committee "go after" the
Navy and the Air Force.
At no time on that day, or
at any other time, did I sug-
gest that the committee "go
after" the Navy and Air Force.
The Senator said that the
Army would furnish informa-
tion about the other services.
I never made any such state
ment. I never supplied any
such information. I never had
any such information.
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
Chief of Staff; Maj. Gen. G.
C.. Mudgett, chief of informa-
ton. and Maj. Gen. A. G.
Trudeau, chief of intelligence,
Evening star., 1954-04-23

FOLLOWING is a partial tert of
Secretary of the Army Steuens'
statement to the Senate In
CeStigGttonS Subcommittee yes
terdGy:
! have been informed that:
/. From mid-July of last
year until March / of this
year. David Schine was dis
cussed between one branch or
other Of the Department Of
the Army and Senator Nc
Carthy or members of his staff
in more than 65 telephone
calls.
2. During the same period,
this matter was discussed at
approximately 10 meetings be-
tween Army personnel and
Senator Mccarthy or members
Of this staff.
8. Requests made on Schine's
behalf ranged from several
for q direct commission before
he was 1nducted into the Army
to many for special assign
mentS, relief from routine
duties such as KIP, extra time
on, and special visitor privi-
leges.
I. From November 10, 1853,
to, January 16. 1854. Schine,
by then a private in the Army,
obtained Is passes from the
post. BY way of comparison,
the majority of other newly
inducted personnel obtained
3 passes during the same pc
riod.
The history of the Schine
case begins, where the Army
is concerned. on July 8, 1853.
I had been informed that
Maj. Gen. Miles Reber, then
Chief of the Army's legislative
haison office. had been called
to Senator McCarthy's Office.
Senator Mccarthy asked him
II a direct commission could
be obtained for Schine. The
Senator stated that speed was
desirable since Schine might
soon be drafted. Roy NJ. Cohn,
chief counsel on the Senator's
staff, was present and reiter-
ated the need for speed.
The next day Gen. Reber
called Cohn and told him that
Schine would have to fill out
q formal application. which he
did. He was turned down as
not qualified. and was so no.
titled by letter on July 80.
Toward the end of the
same month. Cohn asked Gen.
Reber to explore the possibil-
1ty of obtaining a reserve
commission for Schine in
either the Air Force or the
Navy. These explorations were
undertaken with negative re-
suits.
On July 81, Cohn telephoned
Gen. Walter B. Smith, Under
Secretary of State, and made
an appointment to see him.
Cohn stated that he (Cohn)
and Senator Mccarthy felt
that Schine should have a
direct commission.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

The Schine case is only an
example of the wrongful seek
ing of privilege. of the perver-
sion of power. It has been a
distraction that has kept many
men from the performance of
tasks far more important to
the welfare of this country
Evening star., 1954-04-23

than the convenience Of a
single Army private.
In conclusion, want to make
1t clear that the United States
Army does not coddle Commu-
nlstS. This committee knows
that. The American people
know that.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Commission Again
Is Denied Schine

The following day, Gen.
Smith was advised that Schine
was not qualified for a direct
commission. He was further
advised that the Secretary of
the Army had directed that
the treatment accorded and
the opportunities afforded to
Schine, if he entered the Army,
would be the same as for any
other American-no more, no
less.
On September Is, I talked
with Senator Mccarthy at the
Waldorf Towers in New York
where he was visiting in the
Schine family's apartment.
The Senator asked me for a
commission for Schine.
I quote in full a telegram
from him to me dated March
IL: In view of news stories
this morning re Cohn and
Schine. Would appreciate if
you would make it clear to the
press that the only time you
and I ever discussed the sub
ject Of a commission for David
Schine was in his presence at
which time I urged and you
fully agreed that his case had
to be treated the same as the
case of any other draftee and
that We agreed that any other
handling of the case in view OF
the investigation of the Army
would be extremely bad for the
committee and the Army and
that David Schine was present
and fully agreed with us in
the matter"
The important thing to note
Is that he admits having taken
up with me the matter of a
commission for Schine.
The Senator asked me at
the September 16 meeting in
the Schine apartment if the
Army could use what he called
"Schine'S special qualifica-
tions." He suggested a direct
assignment such as special as
Sistant to me or to the Army's
intelligence division with par
ticular reference to Commu-.
nists. I told him that such as
signmentS were not possible
for young men of draft age.
On october 2, 1858, Cohn
and Francis Carr of the Sem
ator's staff conferred with me
in my office. This meeting was
to discuss the forthcoming in
vestigation at Fort Monmouth.
During this discussion, as
Senator Mccarthy has con-
flrmed in his memorandum of
October 2. which he made pub
lie March IL, the subject of
Schine'S induction into the
Army came up. Cohn asked me
to assign Schine to the New
York City area when inducted.
He stated that the committee
must have Schine available to
complete committee work with
which Schine was familiar.
said it would be impossible to
excuse Schine from basic train
ing.
John G. Adams became
counselor of the Department
Of the Army on October /, 1853.
! charged him with the duty of
liaiSon between the Army and
this committee.
Mr.. Adams advised me in
mid October that Senator Nc
Carthy had become irritated
with Schine because of his
continuous efforts to have his
picture taken along with the
Senator and others at the
hearing in New York. Sem
ator Mccarthy stated that
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Schine would face overseas
duty after completing his tour
at Camp Gordon. just like
every other boy. Mr.. Adams
said Cohn thereApon stated
that, if this occurred. it would
wreck the Army" and / would
be through" as Secretary.
On January IA I met Sena-
tor Mccarthy in Washington.
A friend Of his joined us.
Four or five times Senator Nc
Carthy brought up the possi-
bility of obtaining a New York
assignment for Schine. re-
minded the Senator that in
his letter to me of December
% he stated that he had an
unbreakable rule that he would
never attempt to interfere with
or influence the Army in it's
assignments. The Senator
dropped the subject.
I left for the Far East on
January II. and when I re-
turned Pvt. Schine had been
transferred to Camp Gordon to
complete his basic training.
The efforts to obtain special
treatment for Pvt. Schine from
Mr.. Adams continued through
the end of the month.
During my tenure as Secre-
tary of the Army, there is no
record that matches this per-
sistent, tireless effort to obtain
special consideration and priv
ileges for this man.
My first connection with
this committee and its chair
man occurred in September,
1858. I was spending a few
days in Montana and hap
pened to notice a news item in
a local paper-the Great Falls
Tribune-reporting comments
by Senator Mccarthy with re-
Spect to three Army employees
in the New York area
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Schine was useless to the COM
mittee. was interested in per-
sonal publicity, and was be-
coming a pest. The Senator
hoped that Schine would be
drafted and that nothing
would occur to stop the draft
procedure. He asked particu-
larly that Cohn not be made
aware Of his attitude toward
Schine.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Viewing 7V
An Actress Has to Act, Says June
And She Thinks Her Willy Better Than This Critic Soid
Though if 1t Were Hit, She Wouldn't Know Why

wanted to know how come I
had panned her TV series
willy" seen on CHS.
I explained tactfully that
for my taste the comedy in it
was too broad and strained,
her role as a female attorney
with a veterinarian for a flance
was not believable, and she
did not deserve to be con-
nected with such an amateur
ish production.
Miss Havoc was very gra-
cious, and had the following
to say in her own defense:
"First Of all, I've got to be
working. An actor has to act.
I get low, in fact suicidal, when
I'm not working.
I'm the early weeks Of the
show I was nervous because
I'm always that way about
comedy. But my dearest friend,
Lucille Ball, picked this series
for me and kept telling me I
could do 1t.
"I wish you would look at
some of the shows now. We're
toning down the real broad
stuff, and I'm not doing the
studio audience warm-up now.
It made me too nervous.
"We get lots Of mail from
attorneys and judges who
simply rave about willy You
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Color TeIevision
For This Week

Today. $3.50 pm,
WTOP-TV, GE THEATER,
Fred Waring and the Penn
Sylvanians in a musical with
q Christmas card motif.
Thursday, 8:30-9::30 pm,
WTOP-TV, SHOWER OF
STARS, Fredric March,
Basil Rathbone and others
in a musical version of "a
Christmas Carol" adapted
by Maxwell Anderson.
Thursday, $3.50 pm,
WRC-TV, DRAGNET, q re-
peat of last years special
Christmas film.
Thursday. 9:30-10 pm,
WRC-TV, FORD THEATER,
Virginia Field and Allyn
Joslyn in Slide, Darling,
Slide" comedy about an
actress turned baseball ad-
dict.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
On The Air
The Cautious Approach
Edgar Bergen Sees TvBurning Out
Talent, but He'll IRution His
By Harry Macarthur

that once in every three weeks
will be quite often enough for
him and the televiewers to
meet next season.
Proved His Point
Bergen will wind up his
Washington stay sometime
next month-after spending
the holidays in the East where
there sometimes is appropriate
snow-and return to Holly
wood. He feels, however, that
the experiment he undertook
in coming here has been q
success.
For one thing. he proved to
a number of skeptics that he
could win an audience with a
relaxed radio show which in
cluded some quiet comedy,
some serious talk and a bit OF
music. He built the program
into one Of radios top-rated
shows Il ~
The audience that he has
attracted with his change of
pace, he feels. is somewhat
different from his old one.
1--WE noticed" he commented,
"that the fan mail is on a bet
ter grade of stationery"
It Is also a smaller audience
than the one he knew before
television. TV, he supposes, is
driving some people back to
radio, but with new stations
opening up and new television
sets being sold, we're fighting
a steadily losing battle for
the audience"
oddly enough" he added,
"most of the mail comes from
metropolitan areas where tele-
vision is established. Maybe
the farmers don't write fan
letters"
Another thing Bergen wanted
to do and did accomplish this
season was to get a fresh view
point by originating his show
somewhere other than Holly
wood or New York. When you
stay too long In either of these
self-centered areas where con-
centration Is on show business,
he noted, you get a little too
hep for the rest Of the coun-
try"
Bergen's stay in the Capital
also has disclosed to him some
thing about the iins and the
outs that any Washingtonian
could have told him..
II found" he said, that the
Democrats were a lot easier
to talk into appearing on the
show than the Republicans"
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Todoy's Programs on 7e|evision
Sundoy, December 1o, 1854

Mr. WIZARD WoP
hsts our sat
Club ti1s, Barrier
Evening star., 1954-12-19

know, the sponsors liked 1t
too, until two bad reviews
came out. then they got pam
icky.
st sit at home Saturday
night and watch the show.
and pick out all Of the things
I think are wrong. But. you
know, I'd be more worried II 1t
was a big smash. because then
I wouldn't know why 1t was"
I don't know what all Of this
proves-unless 1t could be that
it's easier to criticize TV than
be q success on 1t.
(Copyright. 1854. Mirror
Enterprises Syndicate.)
Evening star., 1954-12-19
HiqhIiqhts
900, wTOP ts)-Adventure:

800, WTOP (9)-Adventure:
The intelligence of birds.
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Now and
Then: A study of Richard
Brinsley. Sheridan's "The
Critic"
1880, WRC t4)-Watch Mr..
Wizard: Mechanical mo-
tions.
100, WRC t4)-Youth Wants
to Know: Henry Cabot
Lodge, United States Rep
resentative to the U. N. Sc
curity Council.
200, WRC (4)--No Room at
the Inn: Bishop Sheen
speaks for world missions.
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Face the
Nation: DR.. v. K. yelling
ton Koo, U. s. Ambassador
from Nationalist China.
$3.50, WRC az - American
Forum: What Is the Fu-
:ture of Radio and Televi-
sion?"
4:30, WMAL (7) - College
Press Conference: Under
Secretary of State Robert
Murphy.
4:30, WTOP (9)-The Search:
Treatment for the deaf as
studied at Johns Hopkins
University.
4:30, WRC (4)-Zoo Parade:
Animals in a pantomine
version Of "A Visit From st.
Nicholas"
500, WMAL (7)-Super Cir
Gus: Jack Gwynne, magi-
clan. and a high wire act.
$500, WTOP t9) Omnibus:
Hume Cronyn and Jessica
Tandy read children's
stories. a medieval religious
comedy originating from The
Cloisters in New York City,
and the Vienna Boys Choir.
500, WRC lD-Hall of Fame:
"Amafll and the Night WIS.,
itors," stars Bin McIver.
5:30, WTTG (5)-Georgetown
University Forum: Would
Conformity Destroy Amer.
leap"
500, WRC tD - Meet the
Press: George Yeh, foreign
minister of Nationalist Chi
ma and delegate to the U.N.,
$3.50, WTOP t9) - You Are
There: La Fitte and Jackson
at New Orleans. December
II, 1914.
1900, WAIAL t7)-You Asked
For It: An ice skating VIII
liam Tell.
7:00, WTTG ts)-Million Dol
lar Movie: James Stewart, q
pom taker. and Jane Wy
man, q newspaper editor,
meet In Magic Town
7:30, WRC (4)--Mr. peppers:
Wally Coz and Tony RAM
Evening star., 1954-12-19
DoteLne Washington
Webb May Be Bored, but We're Not
Drognet Again Tops ARB List Of Washington Fovortes;
It's The Hunter Thot Bob Cummings Show Will Replace

Songstress Of 1854" She's the
first girl to win both titles and
it couldn't happen to a nicer
one. Another of those
"true-lifc documentaries drawn
from the actual case histories"
will be added to the WMAL-TV
schedule Saturday, January /,
g 1880 pm. This one is "The
Nh Behind the Badge" which
has Charles Bickford as host
and narrator. +. Cody Pfan-
stiehl, who has been director of
promotion for WTOP-TV, will
become director of public rela-
tions for WTOP, Inc, as of
January 8. WMAL-TV's
Pirate Bill" will be guest of
honor this week at the third
annual Christmas party at the
Evening star., 1954-12-19

Wheaton Kiwanis Club. The
children's affair is scheduled
for Thursday at 2 pm. at the
Viers Mill Theater.
Donna Douglas of WTOP-TV
will present a Jackie Gleason
Friendship Tree to Children's
Hospital Tuesday at 8 pm.
Gleason launched the idea by
asking viewers for Christmas
cards to be tapped to Yule trees
for children's homes and hos
pitals. More than 1000 cards
mailed from the Washington
area will decorate the Chill
dren's Hospital tree. :.
WWDC's Bob Wolff has been
tabled by Mutual for the play
by-play commentary on the
Gator Bowl football game on
December 81. Americas
Town Meeting" radios oldest
unrehearsed discussion pro-
gram, will move to 8 pm. Sun
days on January 2. The first
program In the hour-long
shows new series will originate
in the WMAL studios here.
Toyroet;on @
The new Bob Cummings
Show" reported here as re-
placing II Led Three Lives"
on wRC-Tv in the near fu-
ture, won't. It win start
instead on Sunday, January
2. at 1880 pm. replacing
"The Hunter" There win now
be q brief pause for a word
with Jay Royen, WRC-Tv's
publicity man. You'd better
spread this news about the
Cummings show around at the
station; 1t was out there that
somebody goofed.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
'ConferenceHere'

Today Is the day when
Washington becomes the orig
nation point for another net
work television program. with
the move here from Philadel-
phia of college Press Con-
ference" The program now
is in its third year. Created
by Ruth Geri Hagy. who acts
as producer and moderator. 1t
started on ABC-TV in october.
1852, as Junior Press Con-
ference" The title change to
college Press Conference"
was made last october.
Evening star., 1954-12-19
DoteIine Washington

Jack Webb may be tired Of,
'Dragnet," but the Washing
ton viewers don't seem to be.
The just-released American
Research Bureau program rat
ings for November show the
cops-and-robbers show tops
again with the audience here.
This is the 10th consecutive
time that 1t has ranked either
first or second with the local
TV fans.
"Disneyland." which made
its bow in November. shows up
in fifth place on the ARB
Washington list. It topped its
closest opposition. the first
half-hour of Arthur Godfrey
and His Friends" by a good 20
points, a clobbering Godfrey
never got before.
'Dragnet" Is followed in the
top 10 in Washington by you
Bet Your Life" Jackie Glea-
son, "I Love Lucy" Disney
land" Toast of Town." Roy
Rogers (What?), This Is
Your Life" Ford Theater"
and George Gobel.
Projects and People
Betty Madigan, whose most
recent return to her home
town was to appear on the
Edgar Bergen radio show last
week, is having quite q year.
Her most recent honor is Sc
lection as ''The Most Promis-
ing New Female Singer Of
1854" by juke box operators
polled by Cash Box Magazine.
It was just recently that disc
jockeys, In q Billboard Maga-
zine poll. parned Miss Madigan
Gin language d share more re-
f1ned) 'sThe Outstanding New
Evening star., 1954-12-19

dali share q Santa Claus
suit.
1880, WTOP (9)-Priyate Sec
retary: Ann Sothern Is
fired when her boss thinks
she can do better elsewhere.
1880, WMAL (7)-PIayhouse:
An aging Santa Claus loses
his job. in "Santa's Old
Suit" starring Andy Clyde.
500, WRC a. Comedy
Hour: Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis.
500, WTOP (9)-Toast Of the
Town: Olivia de Havilland.
Frank Sinatra, Gloria Gra-
name' and Broderick Craw-
ford; James Mason and his
daughter in q scene from "A
Star Of Bethlehem" Patti
Page, the Chordettes. Sam
Levenson, and Mata and
Hari..
$500. WRC t4)-Teleyision
Playhouse: "A teenage boy
Evening star., 1954-12-19
Viewing TV
By Hal Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD.

It's a little rough being a
critic sometimes. June Havoc
nailed me the other day and
Evening star., 1954-12-19

has trouble adjusting to
college life, in Glass Of 49,"
starring Jack Mullaney.
900, WTOP t9)-Electric The
ater: Fred Waring and his
Pennsylvanians / n terpret
Christmas cards.
$3.50. WTOP (s)-Fayorite
Playhouse: A boxer Is
promised a girls hand II he
wins a fight. in "rhe Frame
up," starring Jimmy Gleason
and Hal Baylor.
1900, WMAL t5-Break the
Bank: The sum is 1900.
1900, WTOP (9) - Father
Knows Best: Robert Young,
Jane Wyatt and family
spend Christmas In O de-
serted cabin.
WMAL (7)-Tales Of
Tomorrow: Robin Morgan
can foretell the future In "A
Child Is Crying"
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
Jaycees Urge Community
Prayers For Peace, NAY 1

The JayCec-S sponsored May Day
Pray Day is a special observance
Of the annual communist holiday.
May with a new significance.
Here in Farmville and through
out the nation the Junior Cham
Der Of Commerce will pray that
God viii bring together in spirit
the Communist leaders and the
leaders of Gun nation 50 they may
hand-n hand conduct a Jealous
search for lasting peace, accord
ing to -Dr Cecil Patteson, local
Jayceee president
They are asking all citizen to
Join them in a special prayer
found on an inside pagel. and
official support of the program
has been given BY Mayor w &.
Fitzpatrick. through The issuance
of the following proclamation
Mayors Proclamation
On Saturday. the first OF May,
1854, the members of Junior
Chamber of Commerce of Farm
vile, Virginia, will offer individual
and collective PRAYERS asking that
God bring together in spirit the
leaders of other countries and the
leaders of our own country SO
they may hand in hand conduct
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
WOrsham Children
Repeat Operetta BY
Popular Demand

The Fairy operetta, "A Rose
Dream" will be presented at Wor-
sham School on Friday evening.
May Z. at p. m The production
is sponsored by the Worsham
Parent Teachers Association
The operetta cast consists Of
pupils in the primary grades.
Leading roles are sung by Ann
Carol Mckay. Anna Marie Spen-
GER Jimmy Scott and Rose Marie
Hobart. Jill Hickey and Miriam
Mcfarland will appear as speaking
fairies.
Two students from the High
School participating are Kitty
Sue Cox and Terrell Coates. Pat
ricia Graves Thompson is the ac-
companist, and forty children will
be used in the various choruses.
This production was given last
December. and is being repeated
by popular demand
Tickets Will 60 on sale this week
at a low cost.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30
HiahMaH SEecdc$ Noe
Will Start In Virginia About July |
Radar system To Control Road Speeds

the-Only method Of enforcement
Wen continue to use the old
methods. too.
To make sure motorists are
aware of the law. the bill passed
by the 1854 Assembly provides
that signs advising that radar is
being used be posted at the State
line On primary highways and at
limits of cities of more than 5000
population No warming signs are
required in the Immediate en-
forcement areas.
1T is neither the intention nor
desire Of the Virginia State Police
to achieve mass arrests but rather
to secure voluntary compliance
with our necessary speed restric-
lions. Col Woodson said "All of
us Know that speed is the direct
or heavily contributing factor in
far too many highway tragedies =
Effective In Court
Police administrators who have
used ladar have told him that
there are far fewer contested
cases in court with radar than
under the old method of failing :"
The radar bill was introduced
in the Legislature on the recon-
mendation of the Mari Commits
sion. Which noted that only the
constant threat of detection and
arrest through radar can consist
entity hold down the speed Of all
vehicles upon our highways.
In urging the adoption Of the
measure the commission observed
that both Maryland and North
Carolina use radar and that I'M
less Virginia followed suit. Viz
ginia can easily become a speed
way, where the through trucks
viii be tempted to gain time
which they were unable to do in
the tadar- controlled States which
they have Just left.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-04-30

Vrginias use Of radar to en-
force speed laws. authorized by
the General Assembly and now
incorporated into new section
Of the Code of Virginia. viii 60
into effect about July J.
That was the word this week
from superintendent c w. Wood
son, Jr Of the Department Of
State Police He asked public in
formation media to assist the
department With an intensive
public information campaign prior
to that date that motorists may
have due warning and knowledge
Of our methods in using this
devise
Woodson said about 20 radar
machines viii be used for enforce
ment purposes. primarily, but not
exclusively in areas where police
have trouble with speeders They
viii be moved Frequently and
without notice he said
Old Methods. Too
The State Police chief made it
clear that THE public should not
get the idea that radar viii be