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Some Deductions on Income Tax

sional committees by the
Treasury show that, as a result
of the depletion write-of. 35
major oil companies that pro-
duce "a per cent of the Nations
crude oil and process IS per
cent of it paid in income taxes
less than 30 per cent of their
combined net income. That
compares with the prevailing
50 per cent rate for other
corporations.
Oil seems safely entrenched
now in government. For ex-
ample. until this administra-
ton, every Secretary of Treas
ury for 20 years had recon-
mended a reduction in the de-
pletion allowance to Is per
cent, but Secretary Humphrey
is for keeping it where it is.
AS for Congress, the con-
trolling Democratic leadership
now is in the hands of two
TexanS-Speaker of the House
Sam Rayburn and Senate Ma
jority Leader Lyndon Johnson
and both have served notice
they will permit no tampering
with oils tax privileges. They
speak confidently. for they
know they have majority be-
hind them consisting of both
Democrats and Republicans.
While it is sometimes difficult
to get bipartisanship on for
eign policy, it always works
with oil.
That holds out little hope
at all for those four Repub-
licanS who dare to buck oil
and are sponsoring an amend
ment to the tax laws to reduce
the depletion allowance to Is
per cent-SenatorS Aiken o.
Vermont, Purtell of Connecti-
cut, Mrs. Smith of Maine, and
Williams of Delaware. In the
previous Congress when Sena-
tors Aiken and Williams, the
original sponsors, tried to get
action they were shouted down
by voice vote and were not
even able to get eight other
Senators to join them in a
request for a record vote which
requires 10 Senators.
These are some of the things
you might think of when you
remember how much income
tax you are paying.
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500 See Burger Take
Appeals Bench Oath

Warren E. Burger yesterday
was sworn in as judge OF
the U. S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia be-
fore an audience Of 500 in the
United States Courthouse here
Missing from the throng OF
wcll-wishcrS was the Burgers
9-ycar-old daughter, Margaret
VINO was confined to her home
with chicken poX.
But Mrs. Burger and son
Wade. 10. we're on hand to re-
ceive congratulations with judge
Burger after the oath was adj
ministered by Chief Judge Henry
w. Edgerton of the appellate
court. The event took place in
the ceremonial courtroom.
The Presidents commission OF
appointment was presented by
Attorney General Browncll, VIII
referred TO Judge Burger as my
very good friend and very dis.
tinguished associate. !" The new
judge formerly was Assistant
Attorney General in charge OF
civil litigation
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Both Promise and Peril
Seen in u. S. Prosperity

ture Charles Brannan and
Charles B. Shuman, president of
the American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, at press conference
Yesterday debated on measures
to be followed SO saggine farm
incomes could be raised.
Mr.. Shuman. in advocating
that President Eisenhower veto
the new farm bill. declared it is
strictly an election year move
Something very desperately
needs to be done about farm
income but it's no use going
back to a practice which has
already failed. 1t is impossible
for Government to control all
of the human activities which
rigid price supports call for"
Brannan Defends Supports
But Mr. Brannan. Secretary of
Agriculture during President
Truman's administration. vigor-
ously contended that rigid price
supports had not failed.
we had them working in 1852
and before" he declared. High
price supports are indispensable
so that We don't slip down TO
1888 condltlons-and I'm not
Just talking about farms. I
mean small businessmen. too,
In February this year in my
State of Colorado bankruptcies
are higher than IN any month
since 1898. In March they were
still higher, and they are still
climbing
Charles TAFT. Mayor Of Gin
cinnati. is chairman of the con-
ference, which closes tomorrow
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POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

There's real rural flavor to this Eisenhower team. Ike
and Agriculture Secretary Benson worrying
about the farmer-at a Georgia country club
One thing about the ladies hats this year When
you meet GIRL you're not whether you're supposed
kiss her-or put in a new bulb.
Ike names Gen. Norstad as the allied supreme
mander in Europe It's his Job hoping that
allies will become annoyed Russia as they are
with
Adai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver meet in Tampa
Fla schooyard Kefauver: May the best win" Ste
venson oh another Eisenhower man, huh?"
The April 18th income tax deadne is This is
the day realize that the difference between Republicans
and Democrats has been somewhat exaggerated
Grace Kelly will lose her United States citizenship if she
takes government job in Monaco And she have
TO work After ALL her prince really down his last yacht
Last election Ike promised Korea This he's
expected the Middle East He hardly dares
the Middle West
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will be heard in the near flu
ture.
The ANTARA report lists
a number of people alleged to
have been part Of this group.
This statement is false, be-
cause none Of the people listed
vas part Of the group Of Etna
Bay infiltrantS.
ON the contrary. they form
part-as far as can be ascer-
tanned from the garbled names
given-of a group of Indone-
sian soldiers who infiltrated the
Fakfak area of New Guinea by
armed force.
In the counteration. three
were killed. They we're: Martin
Luther Kalalo. Samuel Lala
and V. E. Rawis.
Five Of this group of 'citi-
zen inf1ltrants recently re-
turned to Indonesia after fin
lshing their sentences for
armed aggression.
AS for the charge that In
donesian infiltrants have been
executed, this is entirely false. "
The actual facts are known
to the Indonesian government,
both from the Netherlands
note of March. 1855. protesting
against armed infiltrations of
Netherlands New Guinea by
Indonesian bands. and from
the copies Of sentences pro-
nounced on the inf1ltrants af-
ter public trials held in Hol-
landia. Copies Of these sem
fences were supplied to the In
donesian government at their
request.
The April 5 statement of the
Indoneslan Embassy is con-
trary to these facts.
DIR. II. J. Friedericy,
Counselor. the Netherlands
EmbaSSy
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Defense Needs Bar
New TV Channels
BY he Assoelated Press

Federal Communications Com
mission hopes for creating some
additional very high frequency
television channels went glim-
mering today
The Office of Defense Mobili-
cation said yesterday that in
view of defense needs it would
be impossible for the military to
give up any of its present WIFI
space in the radio spectrum for
this purpose. The need there is
growing. partly because of radar
and guided missile developments.
it added.
The FEC suggested last year
that it might be possible to trade
to the military some of fees
surplus ultra high frequency
channels for some of the Gov
ernment's VHF reservations in
the spectrum
The VIII TV operates on the
older channels numbered 2
through Is. UHF ~ is on the
newer channels, numbered IA
through 80.
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HoIifieId Is Hopeful
Of Atomic Planes
By the Associated Pres

Representative Holifield, Dem
ocrat of California. says there
have been some encouraging de-
velopments' toward an atomic
powered airplane, but no promise
of immediate success.
I'VE may break through in g
couple of years or it may be
seven years, no one knows" he
said III an interview. He is q
member of the Senate House
Committee on Atomic Energy.
He told the House Rules Com
mittee yesterday this country is
on the threshold" of an atomic
plane capable of flying around
the world without refueling. But
he told neWsmen later that was
perhaps an unfortunate choice
OF words.
He testified as the committee
approved a bill to authorize a
1925, 495,000 construction pro-
gram for the Atomic Energy
Commission.
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Social Security View

worried American" COM
plains about Welfare Secretary
Folsom's unWillingness to lower
the female retirement age to
81. She makes a sorry joke
when She says social security
isn't charity, but has been paid
Tor by the worker. Her huS-
band and employer have paid
for her retirement at IS, and
II she goes on the rolls three
years sooner someone else will
nave TO foot the bill. / know
a minister who had passed re-
tlremcnt age and admittedly
wanted to hang on one more
year IN order to pay social Sc
curity taxes one year and then
retire for life on Sl60 per
month. Apparently neither he
nor Worried American" sees
anything wrong in such lop-
sided arithmetic.
l wonder how so many gen.
crations of our forefatherS
managed to survive to ripe old
age before the enlightened age
Of the New Deal. Oh, of course.
our way Of living has changed
To hear Worried American. a"
you'd think there was a law
against saving, against thrift.
against a little do-it-yourself,
all with an eye to being a bur-
den on no one in your twilight
years. There are enough stiff
spined Americans left to prove
hcr wrong.
If social security is or ever
was such good insurance. why
did it have to be forced upon
US by law? Surely If it were
worth having, people would
buy 1t without compulsion. The
truth is 1t is a politicians para
disc. They can always give a
little more to this generation
OF voters at the expense of the
next generation. And the fact
that there is almost no limit on
the future cost is of no con-
ce'n to today's politician with
his eye on today'S office.
Twenty years ago the Socia
Security Board collected 2 per
cent on the first $4,000 Of in
come. Now they're taking 4
per cent Of the first $4,000, al
ready talking about per cent,
and this is only a start il even
half the suggestions for ex-
pandcd benefits" are ever en-
acted into law.
She might be Worried
American" but is she worried
about America
W. W. Lawrence.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

service TO the Democratic
Party. I am amazed that The
Stars report could be so dis
torted and out of keeping with
the friendly and nonpartisan
nature Of the meeting in
which my Wesley Heights and
Spring Valley neighborS were
endeaVoring to stimulate reg
lStration by all qualified per-
sons. without regard to party.
race or other afhliation.
William A. Roberts.
Editors note: The Star
finds nothing to correct in its
accurate news account of the
meeting reported in The Star
OF April IL
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G. O. P. Revision Overlooked Low and
Middle Income Groups, George Says

to contribute to political cam
paigns to elect members of
Congress. The latter, in turn.
then protect oils tax privileges
"a vicious circle-as we'll as
bestowing other special favors
such as the tidelands oil bill
which President Eisenhower
signed and the natural gas
bill passed a few weeks ago.
The latter the President de-
clined to sign, but vetoed Ee-
cause of Fhe arrogant" oil
and gas lobby. He surprised
many big oil companies which
had contributed generously to
his own 1852 presidential cam
paign.
The incident that provoked
the Presidents veto of the
natural gas bill Eliminates
the way the chain of influence
Of big oil works. You will re-
call how Senator Francis Case,
Republican of South Dakota,
revealed on the Senate floor
dramatically toward the end
of debate on the gas bill that
an oil lobbyist had offered a
$4,000 contribution to his re-
election campaign which the
Senator had rejected.
This money, it came out in
the subsequent investigation
by the special committee head
ed by Senator George. was
supplied by Howard B. Keck
of Los Angeles, president of
Superior Oil Company.
Taking a look at a part of
Superior Oil Conmpany's tax
record available for past years,
we find that it had a net in
come of S11,90O,165 for the
year ending August 81, 1852,
but paid only 100000 in taxes,
which Is at a rate of less than
is per cent. But look further.
The next year it made over
SIP million and paid no tax
at all. getting a tax credit.
That year is charged off $19.-
302 53l for drilling and devel-
opment.
While Superior got off in
those cases better than most,
records submitted TO congress
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THOMAS L. STOKES

It seems fitting at this
witching season of the year
to consider a few facts of life
about income taxes.
We had one recently in a
reminder by a recognized au-
thority on taxation. Senator
Walter F. George, Democrat
of Georgia. formerly chair
man of the Senate Finance
Committee. now its ranking
member. He pointed out two
groups overlooked in tax re-
vision during the Eisenhower
administration. These are
% persons of low income and
co middle-class taxpayers
whose income is largely earned
inconsistencies, small bust
nessmen and professional peo-
pie. Weighing of tax relief
for more affluent taxpayers,
both individual and corporate,
has been the subject of pro-
test by the Georgia Senator.
Another income tax fact of
life is that this present Con-
gress could provide relief for
forgotten groups if it would
close loopholes by which spe-
cial privileged groups escape
their just share of taxation
and make the burden heavier
on the rest of us, for we make
up the revenue.
Among provisions favoring
special groups-and they were
mentioned by Senator George
is depletion allowances. The
most glaring of such is the 27.5
per cent fiat deduction allowed
the oil industry before it be-
gins tax computations. That
is in addition to other special
allowances including a COM
plete write-of for all drilling
and development costs.
Why don't the adminiStra-
ton and Congress do some
thing about this?
The answer is simple. Oil is
too powerful politically and its
influence reaches into both
parties. One way it perpetu-
ates its power is through the
tax bonanza it gets from the
depletion allowance. That
gives it a kitty" from which
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ISTANBUL (By AirmaiD -
Turkeys reluctance to deal
with Russia and her satellites
is less theological than practi-
cal-from the point of view
of self-defense.
The Communist countries
are offering on a long term
barter system industrial prod
ucts which must now be i'm
ported from the West on
short-term credit. But experts
and technicians to service such
mechanical equipment would
have to be allowed to enter
Turkey.
Since the majority of such
technicians are also MVD, in
telligence or subversive agents,
the Turks are afraid to take
even a calculated risk. Expe-
rience has justified their APP
prehenSion.
Recently Turkey yielded TO
the strain of foreign exchange
and allowed a Polish firm to
establish itself in Istanbul to
sell adding machines. They
were of fair quality and iar
less expensive than the West
ern products. And they were
sold on long credit. with the
Poles accepting anything in
payment. including copies of
antiques.
Three of the technicians
supposed to service the ma
chimes and teach Turkish me-
chanics how to handle them
were caught by the Istanbul
secret service preaching neu-
traliSm, the evil of capitalism
and saying that the United
States intends to let Turkey
90 bankrupt because the
Turks are MoslemS and the
American Government is DOM
mated by Jews who hate
MoslemS."
The young Turkish mechan-
les may not have taken to
heart the part about bank
ruptcy. but they were i'm
pressed with the story about
the Jews and Moslems and
spread it. officials invited
the Poles to leave the country.
Despite Turkeys reluctance
to trade with the Reds, she may
be forced to do SO unless
Washington reverses its deci-
sion against a long term COM
mercial loan.
The Turks have committed
some serious mistakes. They
were overoptimistic in their
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Turkey Ponders u. S. Aid Policy

about the wisdom of his gov
eminent turning its back on
the Kremlin when the Istanbul
press publishes pictures of
Malenkov being kissed by two
English girls, stories about the
British plans to welcome Bull
ganin and Khrushchev, and
American Senators and Rep
resentativeS visiting Moscow.
Turkish leaders say that
their country is at least on a
par with Britain in its strategic
Importance to the United
States. When Britain was
threatened in 1947 with an
economic crisis apparently less
serious than the one here.
the American Government
did not hesitate to lend
the British Labor government
S3.75 billion. The explanation
was that unless the loan
was forthcoming Immediately
we might lose Britain as an
ally. Less than 10 per cent of
that amount, for the same
period and at the same rate
of interest, has been sought in
vain by Turkey since last year.
1t is strange, remark re-
sponsible Turkish officials.
that after turning down the
Egyptians for more than two
years in their request for help
on the AsWan dam America
rushed to give them all they
wanted on conditions imposed
by Premier NaSSer himself as
soon as the Russians showed
up in Cairo. 1t is even stranger,
they say, that the American
Government is anxious to give
500 million to Mr. Nehru'S
India to help its backward
people and is giving a similar
amount tins year to Yugo-
slavia's Tito without strings.
Yet America is not willing TO
help Turkey which has proven
itself loyal friend.
The British, French, Cana
dian and Indian ambassadors
at Ankara have been preSsur-
ing Turkey for the last two
years to line up with them to
recognize Communist China.
The same counsel was given
Foreign Minister Fuat Koprulu
by the Arab governments, who
are anxious to see Turkey join
them in an anti-Western bloc.
The answer so far is a def
mite no"
The Turks who eagerly read
Secretary Dulles words Won
der why, if our help is un-
conditional" it excludes an
ally who stands unf1inchingly
by America.
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heavy elements. These are the
basic ingredient OF most forms oil
atomic energy.
Discovery of the iSotope proc
ess led to the building of the
worlds first atomic pile in Chi.
cago during World War II.
An AEA spokesman said Phil
fps Electrical Ltd. of London hao
brought the suit, 1t holds the
patents worked out by an Italian
research team under DR.. Enricc
Fermi in 1885.
Dr.. Pontecorvo. then working
III the physics department OF
Rome University. was a member
Of the team.
The London News Chronicle
said the patent is the same one
for which the United States paic
Italian scientists 100000 in 1855
after a court fight.
Our legal experts are studyinG
the writ, the authority spokes.
man said.
DR.. Pontecorvo was granted
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CONSTANTINE BROWN
Eogerness to Help Nehru and Tito Noted,
While a Stounch Ally Draws Flat NO

gigantic induStrialization pro-
gram in the belief that they
could meet their heavy short
term obligations. 1t is only re-
Gently that they changed their
laws which prevented foreign
capital from exploiting the
vast mineral resources and
possible rich oil fields which
are believed to exist in this
country. This change will in
all likelihood get the country
out of the hole eventually. But
positive results cannot be ex-
pected for at least five years.
The United States must re-
gard Turkeys tribdlations
from a political rather than
financial viewpoint. We made
the costly blunder of refusing
to support Chang Kai-shek
when he was still holding the
mainland of China but could
not stop imitation without sup
port from the United States.
Cries at home of corruption in
the Chinese government and
incompetence in handling
economic and financial mat
tiers prevented further assist
ance to the Kuomintang gov
eminent. These were partially
responsible for the loss of
China to the Communists.
The Turkish situation is only
partly comparable to the
Chinese. Washington does not
accuse Ankara of corruption.
In fact Americans responsible
for assistance told this reporter
there are fewer sticky-fin-
gered officials in Turkey than
in any other allied country.
with the possible exception of
Britain.
But the State Department
seems to look at the present
situation with a view of teach
ing the Turks financial les
son This overlooks the far
more important political angle
the keen interest of the
USSR in Turkish affairs and
eagerness to help out"
Russia objective is not TO
dominate Turkey or take some
of her territory but only to
neutraliZe her.
The Turkish government is
in a difficult position. 1t may
soon not be able to explain
to its people why it refuses
the apparently friendly hand
Of the Soviets when all the
West is waltZing with the Reds.
The man in the street wonders
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FuisuI TO Visit Britain

LONDON. April IA P).-King
FaiSal Of Iraq will make a four
day state visit to Britain in July.
Buckingham Palace announced
that he accepted an invitation
from Queen Elizabeth II for the
state visit from July l6 through
July 49,
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Edgar Guest Home

DETROIT. April IA LP, Edgar
A. Guest. the poet. was released
from New Grace Hospital yes
terday. He had been hospital
lied week with a heart condi-
ton. Mr.. Guest, "a, suffered a
heart attack last September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-14

Judge Burger. a St. Paul
(MinnD Republican. helped spark
the StaSSen-for- President move
ment in that State in l948 and
1852.
The new judge terms himself
a moderate liberal" He fills
out the vacancy on the nine-man
appellate bench caused by the
death last year of Chief Judge
Harold NJ Stephens. The Bur-
gers live on a siX-acre estate
Happy Hill. in Affirmation County