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voted daughter- in-law, EMMA BYRD
who passed awaay seven wears ago
The days I do not think Of you ar,
very hard g md r nynn
CAMMACK, GREENE 4. A tribute Of
GREENE A. CAMMACK. who departed
this lie January ;. 1851.
A precious one from US has gone,
A voice We love Is stilled:
A place is vacant in our, home
Which never can be filled
Sadly missed.
IND CLIFTON REYNOLDS,
CURTIN. GEORGE II. In loving mem
GEORGE II. CURTIN. who passed away
twenty-three years ago today, January
8. 1898.
Beyond the sunset. o blissful morning
With our dear loved ones who've gone
In that isir homeland we'll know nc
Beyond ths sunset. eternal 10y, rr
DEUoHTER.
q " our dear mother s MARY <. PARK,
Err, who departed this life twenty-eighi
years ago today, January ., 1928.
CHARLIE AND BESSIE.
ROSS. ELIZABETH G. In memory Of
our devoted mother. ELIZABETH c,
ROSS. who passed away twenty years
ago. gsnusry I93gr.,,.,n
sCESCo,. OSCAR J. In loving memory
: OF our dear brother. OSCAR J. SCEScO,
who left us one year ago today. jan
uary o. 1855.
His life is q beautiful memory,
HIS absence our. sorrow and grief;
He Is asleep In Gods beautiful garden.
In the sunshine OF perfect peace.
YOUR LOVING BROTHERS. SISTERS,
NIECEs AND NEPHEW.
sCURLOCK, MAMIE S. A tribute In
remembrance OF our devoted mother,
MAMIE s. SCuRLoCK, who passed
to the sreat beyond twenty eight years
ago today January 5. 1928
To live in hearts we leave behind
ApPYsoSS n \. AND MATTE o, SOUR.
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6. Parker,51,


George Stuart Parker, 81, one
of College Parks first city coun-
cilmens from 1945 to 1851, died
In his home, 4704 Erie street
yesterday after a long illness. He
had been inactive for the past
year.
Mr.. Parker headed the COM
mittee that set up a successful
referendum IN June, 1945, for
the incorporation of College
Park. He was elected council
man from the fifth district
tnorthern section) in July, l945.
and elected COMMUNICATING
in 1947. He did not run again
after his term expired in 1851.
He was chairman of the coun-
Icil's roads committee. Extensive
road paving in the southern Sec
ton Of the community took place
while he was a council member,
according to Emanuel Zalesak,
former council MEMBER.
He was a very active council
man and well thought of by all, "
said Herbert w. Wells. former
councilman, who served with
Mr.. Parker.
Mr.. Parker belonged to the
Prince Georges County Cham
Der Of Commerce. was a director
Iof the Prince Georges Boys Club
and an officer in the Berwyn
Citizens Association. He also
belonged to the Prince Georges
County Kiwanis Club
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Jack Hutcheson, sc, Killed
In Texas, to Be Buried Here

Jack Lee Roy Hutchinson. 80,
of i734 Potomac avenue Sc.
who was killed in an automobile
collision December "a In San
Antonio, Texas, will be buried
Iat 2 pm. Monday in Arlington
Cemetery. Services viii be held
at ! pm. at Chambers funeral
home, SIT Eleventh street Sc.
Mr.. Hutchinson was born in
Norfolk, Va. and was graduated
from Anacostia High School In
June, 1913. He enlisted In the
Navy two months later and
served on destroyer escorts be-
fore he was discharged three
years later as a watertender &c.
Mr.. HutcheSon formerly was q
|machinist at the Naval Gun
Factory. He had also been en-
|ployed by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. and an air condition
ing firm here.
His father. John L. r. Hutche-
son, is q retired engineer Of the
Bureau Of Engraving.
I Besides his father, he is sur
vived by his mother: his brother
Fred. a senior at Eastern High
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Robert Hayes, Fire Coptoin
MILO Drove Famed Horses

days Of horse drawn fire APP
paratuS.
Capt. Hayes was nicknamed
Barney" so he named his ia
vorite horse for himself. Tom
was named for his company
commander. Capt. Tom Buckley.
and Gene. for 1t. Eugene
Trainor.
Capt. Hayes was born on q
farm in Southern Maryland. He
fought in the Spanish-American
War and Joined the Fire Depart
ment in 1902. In 1925 he was
commended for outstanding fire.
fighting at Kann's warehouse
fire. and the following year he
was praised for rescue work in
a Southeast fire. s..
Capt. Hayes FIRST served with
Engine Co. % at Twenty first
and G streets NV. He was pro-
NOTED to captain In 1926 and
headed Engine Companies 81.
l6, and 8. He retired as captain
Of Truck Co. No. 8 in Southeast
Washington in 1929. due to
physical disability.
Capt. Hayes lived at TIC
Eighth street NE. with two
cousins, Mrs. Henry H. Stack
and Mrs. Alice Mechau. His wife
Emily, died in 1851.
He was member of the East
ern Star. Retired Firemen's AS
ISOLATION and Lutheran Church
of the Reformation.
Funeral ARRANGEMENTS are be.
ing handled by the Lee funeral
home. Fourth and Massachusetts,
avenue NE. Burial will be In
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Mrs. Florence Dell, ,
Mother Of Engineer
At Johns Hopkins

Mrs. Florence Hampson Dell,
70. who came here seven months
ago from Baltimore. died yester-
day at Cheverly (Md1 nursing
home.
She lived with her son, Albert
H. Dell, 6l14 Montrose road,
Cheverly, an associate engineer
at Johns Hopkins Laboratory.
Mrs. Dell was born in Balti-
more and was activefin the goth
Century Club, the Civic League
and the dramatic club Of Lovely
Lac Methodist Church there.
Besides her son Albert, she Is
survived by two other sons, re-
tired Naval Capt. T. M. Dell,
Philadelphia. and Charles S.,
Annapolis. Md; two daughters,
Mrs. w. P. Bacon. Cleveland,
Ohio. and Mrs. Florence Moore
800 Grand View drive, Alex
andria. and seven grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 am.
Friday at Lovely Lane Church
with burial in Loudoun Park
Cemetery in Baltimore.
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Mistinguett Dies at 81;
Paris Music Hall Star

PARIS, Jan. S (R.-Mistin-
guett, French music hall star
for half q century whose legs
were once among the worlds
most famous, died today after a
ltwo-week illness. She was 81.
The noted entertainer died in
her sleep at her brothers home
lin suburban BaugivaL. She suf-
Tered a paralytic stroke while
spending the Christmas holiday
there and subsequently devel-
oped pneumonia.
Her last days were spent In
an oxygen tent.
Mistinguett had been symbol
of the gay life of the French
music hall tor longer than most
present theatergoers can re-
member. She admitted herself
that she. was never beautiful,
except for her fabulous legs.
Even in operettas she was more
personality than singer.
But the noted French play
wright Jean Cocteau summed
up her appeal. saying she was
typical Of Paris because her
poignant voice is like that Of a
shouting newsboy or a seller of
vegetables"
Named by Song Writer
Born Jeanne Bourgeois not
long after the Franco Prussian
War to a lower middle class fam
lily, she always wanted to 60 on
the stage. A song writer who
helped her get her first job at
the Casino de Paris pinned on
her the name that was famous
Ito Europeans and Americans.
At the turn Of the century she
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Mrs. c. D. Bercow,
Widow, IS, Of
Railroad Agent

Mrs. Charles David Bercaw.
IS, widow of a retired railroad
agent, died yesterday at her
home, 37l0 Fulton street NV.
Mrs. Bercaw was the former
Adela Woods, a native of Frank
fort, KY. Her father, George
Woods, was a sergeant
in the Louisiana cavalry of the
Confederate Army.
Mrs. Bercaw came to WASH
ington in 1924, Her husband
died in i945.
She was a member of Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors are three daughters,
the Misses Louise and Katherine
Bercaw. of the Fulton street ad-
dress; Mrs. Garnet w. Jex, COLO
North Twentieth street, Airing
ton. Va: two sons, Woodson
Woods Bercaw, Wilmington, Va;
Alwardus A. Bercaw, st. Louis,
Mo-: seven grandsons and one
great-grandson.
Services will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home. Burial will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
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Mrs. B. c. Howard,
California Artist

LAGUNA BEACH, Calf, Jan.
5 Pl.-Mrs. B. Chandler Howard,
art patron. who had her Tooth
birthday, month ago. died last
night.
Born in San Francisco. she
was one Of the founders of the
Art Association In that city. She
lived many years in Japan and
became an authority on Japanese
art.
At the age Of 81, Mrs. Howard
conducted a showing OF her
paintings at the Palace Hotel in
San Francisco and donated all
proceeds toward the advance
ment of art in her native city.
She moved here in 1913. Early
last month she suffered a stroke.
Six grandchildren survive.
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was a rising star In operettas and
dramatic comedies like 1.-The Girl
at Maxim's" and THE Bellies of
Bonneville" Her name went high
in lights at the Eldorado, the
Folies-Bergeres. the Moulin
Rouge, the Casino de Paris.
MiStinguett had a long series
of young men as dancing and
singing partners. Of whom the
most famous was Maurice Che
Waller. They tossed her about the
stage, making it prudent to in
sure those famous legs for as
Economical sums to range up TO
50 million.
One Of Mistinguett's most ia
nous songs was Mon Homme. "
Translated as MY Man." it be-
came popular in the United
States. ~. ....
+ Mistinguett won new acclaim
singing for allied soldiers and
war relief groups In World War
I. Further adding to her aura Of
she was credited with
helping expose to the French
Intelligence the voluptuous spy
for the Germans, Mata Hari, who
was finally executed by q firing
squad.
Two Tries in New York
Mistinguett had two tries at
the New York stage. neither very
successful. The FIRST was in 1928.
She visited Washington on that
trip and was presented to Presi-
dent Collidge. The last visit TO
the United States was in 1851.
when she performed at a night
club; La Martinique.
During World War II. after
the Nazis occupied her beloved
Paris, she lived quietly in South
ern France. After the liberation,
she played again to great ap-
plauSe but in time she became
deaf, forgot her lines and finally
retired.
The end Of her career did not
bring want. She had held on to
her big earnings and was said to
have increased them by shrewd
investments. At the end Of her
life she could wrap herself in furs
and step from her home into a
waiting limousine. Mistinguett
had one son. He was ply
stefan. DR.. Leopoldo Lima de
Silva. one Of the doctors who at
tended her in her last illness.
She repeatedly met his father
back in the misty years when she
was a relatively unknown young
actress touring Brazil.
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A native of College Park. he
was owner and manager Of the
Parker Auto Body Works at 940l
Baltimore boulevard for Is years,
until about five years ago. He
became a partner with Carroll
Beckwith in the Parker Beck
with Construction Co. in 1850.
He is survived by his widow,
Mildred l.. ana a son and daugh-
ter. Mary Lee and Stuart. jr..
all of the same address; three
brothers and a sister.
Services will be held at 10 a m.
tomorrow in st. Andrews Epis-
copal Church. College Park.
Burial will be in st. Johns Epis-
copal Church yard in Beltsville,
Md
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Jobez Lee, IS,
Postal Employee and
Former Attorney

Jabez Lee. IS. Washington
Post Once employe for IS years
and a former practicing lawyer,
died Monday in Freedmen's Hos
pital, where he had been for
several weeks after q heart
attack.
Mr.. Lee. one Of the founders
of the Florida Baptist Church.
623 Florida avenue NV. was its
trustee board chairman for many
years. He was active in several
civic and fraternal organizations.
A native Of BERTHE County,
N. c.. Mr.. Lee came to Wash
ington in 1897 to live with a
brother, Rev. George w. Lee.
former pastor Of the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church, who died
utdLlJ years aSO'
Jabez Lee worked for the Gov
eminent Printing Once from
1900 to 1905. He attended
Washington public schools and
was graduated from Howard
University Law School in 1905.
He practiced law until 1916,
when he joined the Post Once
here as a clerk. He retired in
1912.
He married Jennie Brown, who
survives, in 1924 and resided at
1882 Vermont avenue NV. He
lis also survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Fannie L. Strong, 1900 FL
vans road Sc, and Misses SYM
bra and Arie Cherry, and two
brothers, Rance Lee and Leslie
Cherry. all Of Windsor, N. c.
Services viii be held at / pm.
Saturday at the Florida Avenue
Church and burial will be in
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
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Itt,rriltttg

NEIDoRF, SADIE. There will be an
ory t q the i iate SADIE NElDoRF az the
Adas Israel Cemetery. Alabama ave:
Sc. on Sunday. January g., 1855. al
$3.50 pm. Friends and relatives in
yited. -
HUBIN. HARRY. An unwilling Of 9
monument to the memory OF HARRY
RUBIN. beloved father Of Mrs. Rose
stein, Mrs Nettie Okin and Mrs. Ger
frude Arthur, MeSsrs. Milton, Louis
and Sam Rubin. will be held on Sun
day, January 8. 1855, at 9 pm, at
the District Of Columbia Lodge Gene
terry Relatives and friends invited.
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Robert Hayes, 10. retired fire
captain. who used to drive a
famous fire-horse trio in Wash
ington. died yesterday in a Sill
yer Spring nursing home.
Capt. Hayes named and drove
the fire-horse team of Barney.
Gene and Tom. He also set new
speed records with the horses.
the bast-known team during the
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Art and the Jefferson Memorial
since he came to this city in
1882. r
He lived at s0s East Capitol
street. @
Survivors are his widow, Abigail
M; a daughter, Mrs. Charles
Walton III of Iran; O brother,
Thomas. Manchester. England,
and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at SPIN.
tomorrow at Chambers funeral
home. SIT Eleventh street Sc.
Burial will be in Wrexam, North
Wales. .
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With Regard to q
Cord of Thonks

vsy eftsa Q cord Of thsnks In
I The Star meets Q need which con
kardly be solved In any other coy
qNes only d q q sreeisus expression
aof gratitude to those Who hsvs sent
ifisFul tributes. hsi else eeurteesslS
tGekAowledses the services and kind
.assses o. The many to whom per.
/, ssasl nets Of thenks eeaaos vel BE-
,mailed o. whose GENES and ID
dresses ere net known. lRssrtioas Of
q essd Of thenks msy b. esrensed
b. tsIepheAs to The Ste, ST. 5000
The evening and Sundov Stes
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School. and two sisters. Mrs.
Maxine g.. Walker, 1909 German
terrace Sc, and Mrs. Margaret
L. Schifbauer, Staten Island.
N, Y.
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Uarns nf Uhanks

IIIL. ALBERTINA G. We wish 10
5thank all Of our kind friends and
neighbors for their many kind express
Sions Of sympathy during our recent
bereavement THE FAMILY.
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ALFRED OWEN. On Tues
Sas '1sSaiS 3 V soo Ahr r. P'u OVEN Ven
McLEhREN Of NokesVilie. Va. hus-
band Of the late Lera Ada McLearen.
He is survived BY two daughters. Mrs,
Lorena v. Bodman Of Hyattsville, Nd,
sf W.. s fsS saSs w. Y'pnA Ct SS1
McLesren q Norfolk, Va. and one
brother; Gilbert 4, McLeaIen Of Hern.
BAKER 4 Son funeral Home' Manassas
Va Services on Friday, January o.,
At . pm. At the Brethren Church.
Gokesville. Va, ulnterment catlett
MEEM. MARIE s. On Wednesday. jan
nary, 4, 1856, at her home: 5405
MaT EMj sst3ved E ssase'fMI es 'ff Friends
are invited TO call at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Funeral Home OF Robert
a. Humphrey, Bethesda; Mo. sSeryices
Catholic Church, Choppers Md. where
requiem mass will BE- offered at .l0l
am. Interment church cemetery.
MERCER, MABEL VAUGHN. On
Washington Sanitarium, M A 3 = N
VAUGHN MERCER aged 70. beloved
mother Of Mary Kyle Pritchard and
i vaussn " and stsniofd Kyle PriteSsrd.
Services at her late home, 4S14 Sedg-l
wick st.. NV. on. Saturday. January
z. at . pm. Interment Rock Greek
Cemetery. Flowers gratefully declined.
-. less. JOE % NILES bSsS' q issf sth|
rsnRcmcnts BY Msivsn q schey. Inc.
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ALBERT G. A special
a communication of st. Johns
IN will be held ct the Masonic
MN Temple. 18th st and New
~% York ave. NV. on Saturday.
wv January a. 1856, at In am.
W for the purpose. OF attend
ing the funeral Of our late brother,
Past Master ALBERT @. McCHESNEY,
HENRY A BARTLETT,
Worshipful Master.
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KAINU. WILLIAM ANTI. on wednes

KAINU. WILLIAM ANTI. on Wednes;;
ae.pi.s hV w1fLIsM i ssfr1 KNIT
5000 Queens Chapel rd., HyattSville.
Nd. beloved husband Of Eriika Eva
Katnu and father Of Agnes Forsbacka
at the Takoma Funeral Home, asa
Carroll st NV parking lot OPP
positel after l pm. Friday. January
6, where services win be held on
Saturday. January 2, at 2 pm.
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FISHER. HARRY NJ. On Wednesday.
pitai; HARRY q''s trr sAhER Ct 5o SSi
husband Of Nena c. Fisher. He also Is
survived by threeS brothers and three
sisters. Friends may call 1T 4he Ivesl
Funeral Home. as47 Wilson blvd. Ar
lington. Va where funeral services
will be held on Friday. January O..
at 2 pm. 1nterment Cedar Hin
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Wednesdayi Jenuary 4 1885. e sg99I;
KING vile Of Herman i. King and
mother Of Herman H.. IT.: Robert w..
Preston Lee, Larry Eugene Jacaua-
Ten Hnh Mrs. aaa naesari sae Carl ana
sister Of Mrs. AYless A. Golden. Ray
mond NJ. Clark. r.: Mrs. Raymond
w Alden, Mrs. Donald Grown and
ct the Warner Z. Pumphrey Funsrail
Home s434 Georgia ave, silver
Spring Nd. where services viii be
held on Saturday; . January At 4
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MeCHESNEY. ALBERT G. The oficers
nEsst> and members Of Kenneth II.
AUA Nash Post No 8, American
~ Legion. are hereby notified OF
the passing TO the great be-
t2S yond Of Past Comdr, ALBERT
W Q. McCHESNEY on Wednes-
day January 4, 1855. Re.
mains resting at Hysons's Funeral
Home. 18th and N SITS. NV. Inter-
nent Glenwood Cemetery on. Satur-
day. January Z, at IT am. Members
are requested to attend
JOHN r. LIZ FOE, Commander.
ANDREW H. OGLETREE. Adjt.
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Wednesday> January 4. 1856. cHARLEs
Alexandria. Va. beloved husband of
Elizabeth K Farrow. father Of Mrs
Anne Chasles and Mrs. Edythe Bow
ers. the Misses Doris NJ. and Norma
Ann. Gary Wayne and Stephen Craig
ChsSles. Linda Susan and cheryl Jeanne
Bowers; brother Of Mrs. Edna Rudy
Ct Maysyille, KY, Mrs. Anna Allen
per Of Cincinnati. Ohio. and Charles
d. Hopper OF Portsmouth,. Ohio. Serv-
ices at the g. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home. 1901 18th St NV. on Mon
facilitiesl interment Arlington Ma
tinnal Cemetery
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Highway deaths hit 105 per day
average in 1855.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09

II disturbs me each time | see
Armed Forces statistics on physi-
cal fitness reflections and Public
health reports on the incidence of
certain types of disease. The prob
lem is basically our lack of funda-
mental research in the causes and
treatment of illnesses. / personally
was pleased that the President in
his special Health Message placed
major emphasis on long-range re-
search into health problems.
was also impressed with the
Presidents suggestion that the So
luton to the cost of medical care
might be found in a plan which
would provide for private health
insurance groups sharing and pool
ing their risks. This would allow
them to offer broader benefits and
expanded coverage at cheaper
rates. Such plan, though, would
require some adjustment in the APP
plication of antitrust laws.
wish to thank all those who have
written me expressing their views
on federal aid to school construc-
ton. | am particularly pleased with
those letters which carefully stated
the reasons which led the writer
to his particular view | am still
DESTROYS of learning the opinion of
the majority on this issue AS you
know, | remain open-minded on
this issue.
Veterans or their survivors will
approve the House of Representa-
tives' action which prohibits the
Defense Department from charg-
ing a fee for replacing lost dis
charges or certificates of service.
Farmers will be benefited through
House passage of a measure to re-
lieve them from payment of federal
taxes on gasoline used in agricul-
tural activities.
Residents of the Garrett Park
area will be happy to learn that a
traffic signal is to be installed at
the intersection of L. S. Route 24O
and Garrett Park Road Md. $40.
The two phase Semi-actuated sig
nal will remove a major traffic
hazard in the area.
On My Calendar: Sunday, Febru-
AIRY II, l plan to take part in the
Hebrew Academy of Washington
Tele-Fund campaign on Channel
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Northern High Bows
To Salisbury 1852

Salisbury High School jumped
off to a 22-9 lead in the first period
and held il throughout the ball
game to beat Northern by $3.50
score at The Cove last Friday
night.
Oester and Fisher paced Sails
bury with % and ~ points Ross
Selby and Claude HENDERSON were
high for the Huskies with 81 and
u tallies. Salisbury was ahead 81
to % at the half and led AZ to 33
at the end of the third period
Salisbury sank 81 field goals com
pared to 10 for Northern and had
p of 35 foul attempts against IA
of 80 for Northern.
The Northern junior varsity won
the preliminary game 38 to IS.
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Congressional
'F Viewpoint
Sen. John Marshall Butler

Ndtufd al OdS IN - fTee ECOHCHlY
When all Of the confusing Ian
guage is shorn from the present
natural gas discussions on the Full
bright-Harris bill in the Senate the
issue is clearly revealed as an
other controversy between adher-
ents of free enterprise versus the
purveyors of socialistic theories.
The role of natural gas in our
free enterprise system-a freely
competitive way of life, which has
made this Nation strong and great
is important In preserving this
proven concept of government and
living, the Eisenhower Admins
tration, in fulfillment of its pledge
to the people, has completely re-
moved wage and price controls. If
the pending Fulbright-Harris bill
is defeated, then the idea of Fed
eral controls is merely extended
and not checked And if controls
are placed on natural gas, what is
to be neXt-it is conceivable that
other fuels, other commodities, will
come in for some type of govern
mental regulation.
AS an answer to the argument
that passage of the Fulbright-Har
ris bill will raise the price to the
consumer, it must be emphasized
that the measure contains the pro-
lection sought by all thinking
Americans. Even if the keen COM
petition in the field among some
5000 producers were not a suffici-
ent self-regulator of price, pro-
posed price revisions will continue
to be reviewed by the Federal
Power Commission. Also, this
Legislation does not reek with mo-
nopoly, as a few gerrymanderers
contend, for no single producer ac-
counts for as much as 5 percent
of all gas used in the United
States.
Since many sections of the coun-
try, like our own, must rely large
ly on natural gas. it is only proper
that we should be concerned with
the problem of adequate supplies
now and in the future. AT best the
exploration for, and development
of, a gas well is a costly and risky
proposition and cannot be under
taken in a regulated and regi-
mented atmosphere. If we'll COM
pletions in this country decrease
as they did last year, consumers
will be at the mercy of Canadian
and Mexican gas which are already
being marketed at prices twice
those prevailing in the United
States. The effect of this possibili-
ty on the family gas bill is readily
apparent
In a free economy, cheaper and
better goods and services follow
from competition and production,
and in the case Of natural gas, the
Fulbright-Harris bill can do much
to stimulate that process. Price
fixing of this essential natural re-
source can only serve to limit sup
ply and to create a dangerous So
cialistic trend. For these reasons,
l shall vote for the bill
Highway deaths hit 105 per day