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Renee Reifel
She to know what did with the s4O1 $4,000

DENEE REnEL is a secretary in the market
LING department Of Union OIL She is also
through our Employees Incentive Plan
one Of our 5000 employees who hold shares
in the firm.
This entities her (along with over $4,000
other people who own shares in Union OLD
to report on the Goth year of business of
the 47th largest industrial company in the
country.
How we spent it
In 1886 our customers paid us the record
amount of S40l $4,000
We spent 72.l9o Of this-or S2So, 48l 900
with over sixteen thousand other COM
panies and individuals with whom we do
business.
The more than 1000 tax collecting agen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

cies took another $40 or S14,83O, 900. This
does not include the S74, 100, 900 we collected
from our customers as fuel taxes and turned
over to governmental agencies.
Wages and other benefits for our workers
and their families amounted to 1871, or
So, 100000 Of our income.
The net profit
This left 8.5o-or $34,241 ,000-as net
profit Slightly more than half of these earn
ings-$iS, POI ,3l5-werc paid in cash divi-
dends to Renee Reifcl and our other $4,000
share owners (Note that our share owners
received only about three and half million
dollars more than the various tax agencies
which contributed nothing to the business.)
The balance of our net earnings equal
to 400 of our customers dollars-we
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reinvested in the business to expand and
modernze facilities.
1t seems to us that this report does more
than give an account of our stewardship to
Renee Reifel and our other share owners.
1t points up the broader base of owner
ship Of American business In the last four
years, for example, the shareholders of all
companies listed on the New York Stock
Exchange increased by $500 Union Oil did
even better-4l%.
This could happen only in a freely COM
petitive economy that encourages and re-
wards individual effort.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE INVITED. Wnk. The Chair
man Of The Board, Union Oil COMPANY, Unon Oil
Building, OH Wea iii Street, Los angeles II, Calf.
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DAVID LAWRENCE
ALegocy From Nee orthy

by the coercive action of those
who disagreed with his views.
Principle Is too often disre-
garded under the stress of
emotion, inside as well as out
side of legislative bodies.
Senator McCarthy's great
contribution. Of course. was to
dramatic the necessity for a
vigorous battle against Com
munist infiltration. The rec
ord shows sad neglect by the
State Department in the
1940's of the intrigue carried
on there. This was repeatedly
called to the departments
attention in confidential COM
munications from Senate
committees and in FBI re.
ports long before the Wiscon.
sin Senator in 1850 brought
the fight out into the open.
Incidentally, even after
death, they still vilify Nc
Carthy in Great Britain. Yet,
had there been in the British
Parliament only a fraction of
the alertness which was gen.
Grated by the Wisconsin Sem
ator's crusade here. the trea-
son of Burgess and MacLean
and the transmission of atomic
secrets to the Soviets by
Klaus Fuchs-who had been
cleared" for work in an
American laboratory by Brit
iSh officials-might never have
occurred. Indeed, the whole
history of the "cold war;" with
its costly budgets, might then
have been different.
Time, of course, changes
many things. 1t sometimes
makes martyrs out of men
who were pilloried during their
lifetime. The elder Robert La
Toilette, Senator from Wis
consin, also refused to testify
before a Senate committee.
He was being investigated be-
cause of public speeches-re-
garded by many people as
traitorous-which he made
while America was engaged in
World War I. The two houses
Of the Wisconsin legislature
controlled by his own party
formally called on the United
States Senate to expel him.
But the Senate took no action.
Only last week, the elder La
Toilette was selected by a
Senate committee to be one Of
the five in the Senate's Hall
of Fame" The lapse Of time
seems to furnish a different
perspective on the record Of
Wisconsin Senators and may
be, many years hence, history
will repeat itself.
Radio Moscow's tribute" to
Senator Mccarthy is to de-
nounce him as responsible for
the preparation Of new mill
tary ventures by the United
States" To have helped alert
America to the menace Of
communism is to have earned
Moscow's hatred-which is the
most eloquent epitaph that
could be written for Joe Nc.
earthly.
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FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Defense Boss Wilson rich who about the
Federal budget give him pain It's distinguish Charlie
Wilson from Harry Truman Charles the without the
piano.
The Democratic high command meets in Washington
everybody wanted to kiss and make but they afraid
Kefauver would insist shaking hands all around
young male singer has arrived these days he's
made enough money to hire to carry his guitar.
Democratic leaders say the partys broke When the
Democrats out Of power they can't break even When
they're in power, nobody else either.
Two heads better than one-but none is better than
some. ~
Agriculture Secretary Benson wants to end farm price
supports Republicans predict Bensons courage will carry him
far They nominate him for the rocket passenger to
the moon.
There's that Postmaster General Summer1eld in
keeping with the Eisenhower spirit will scrap his red
wheand blue mail trucks-and deliver the mail by electric
golf carts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
DORIS FLEESON

The death of Senator Jo-
seph r. Mccarthy removes a
real stumbling block in the
path of possible Republican
control of the Senate. In this
sense. President Eisenhower's
effort to reconstruct the Re-
publican Party is made easier.
With Senator Mccarthy on
the scene and the Senate SEN
iority rules as inviolable as
apparently they are. nothing
could have stopped him from
resuming his role as chief in
quisitor had his party regained
the Senate. He would have
been chairman again of the
Committee on Government
Operations with its generous
budget. its almost unlimited
powers and staff of his own
choosing.
There can be no question
that this prospect was totally
diSlnaying to all independents.
Without doubt, it also infiu-
enced many liberal Republic
cans when they cast their
votes for Congress in 1854 and
1856.
The Mccarthy mantle in the
Government Operations Com
mittee falls upon Senator Karl
Mundt of South Dakota, whose
dubious figure seems ominous
to nobody. In life, Senator Nc
earthly was fully endorsed by
Senator Mundt. But the South
Dakotan. despite a part-time
career as teacher in Dale
Carnegie's school, has shown
little talent for influencing the
course either Of the Senate or
the Nation.
Senator Mccarthy was a
lonely. even pathetic, figure
at the end. Rarely has a man
SO powerful in American life,
so fawned upon by certain
sections of the press and public
and so peculiarly able to COM
mand obeisance from powerful
political figures who detested
him. including Secretary of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Trumon's Talk Seen as Key to Query
OF President on G. O. P. Weak Spot

Before he left for a week
end at Gettysburg, President
Eisenhower gave greetings over
long-distance telephone to a
Republican regional confer
ence at Salt Lake City. one of
a number being sponsored by
Republican National Chair
man Meade Alcorn in prepa-
ration for the congressional
elections next year.
Among other things. the
President asked the assembled
Republicans from nine Noun
tain and Pacific Coast States
to find out why the party did
so poorly in that area in the
1856 election where it lost
enough contests for Congress
to give the Democrats control
of both branches again, and
also lost governorships and
had its strength cut down in
State legislatures.
If that is all the President
wanted to know, he could have
saved himself a call nearly all
the way across the continent.
Instead, he could have tuned
in on a meeting in a hotel
room few blocks from the
White House. There a group
OF people interested in conser-
walton Of our water resources
were having breakfast with a
familiar, spunky gentleman
who used to live at the White
House himself.
This man was. of course.
Harry Truman, who described
the Eisenhower administra-
TONS partnership policy for
development of our water re-
sources-which was under fire
at the time-as "a partnership
where everything is divided
even-steven-the electric COM
pany gets the power house
and the Government gets the
fish ladder"
Those the ex-President ate
with and later addressed con-
stituted The Electric Con-
sumers Information Commit
tee. In the frequent reference
to a name that is rapidly at
tanning the notoriety OF Dixon
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Woodbury. to Join
District Planners

The District Government has
hired w. r. Woodbury., former
city manager Of Falls Church, to
aid in expediting the public
works program and planning fol
city improvement.
Mr.. Woodbury. will be assigned
as an administrator-planner In
the Office Of Brig. Gen. Thoma:
A. Lane. the Engineer Commits
sioner. He will be on duty with
the Commissioners Citizens Adj
visory Planning Council. the new
members OF which will be APP
pointed soon.
Mr.. Woodbury's first Job will
be to consult with the Dunn
Public Works Review Commit
tee. which is studying the Dis
trict's $305 million l0-year public
works program, ieopardized by
rising construction costs.
Mr.. Woodbury.. 40 years old
has been connected with plan
ming and expediting projects fol-
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Rumors of Another
Rainier Child Denied

ROME. May 8 R).-A member
OF Prince Rainier's stan today
denied reports Princess Grace OF
Monaco may be expecting
another baby.
There's nothing to them, /"
said the spokesman.
of course" he quickly added,
I'VE would all be very happy II
the princess were to have another
child. especially a boy"
Grace and Rainier are vaca-
tioning in Rome. They plan TO
leave tomorrow by car for North
Italy.
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Senator Left Controversial Issues
1t Moy Require Years to Resolve

Senator Joseph r. Mccarthy
is gone-but he has left behind
a legacy of controversial issues
that it may take years to re-
solve.
The Wisconsin Senator was
a relentless fighter for what he
believed to be right. He might
have won the "censure" battle
in the Senate in 1854 if. while
under severe strain during the
proceedings, he had not tact
lessly antagonized many Sem
ators who were disposed to be
objective about the issue.
For the Senate was dealing
with a delicate questionable
right Of free speech in Con-
gress uninhibited by threats of
punishment. Never in the his
tory of the Senate had any
member been "censured" for
expressing his opinions, no
matter how distaSteful or I'M
popular they were. The Senate
finally abandoned the word
"censure." with its historical
connotation of punishment
and substituted the milder
word condemn" Even so, the
Senate resolution set a bad
precedent Of interference with
free speech. For to condemn a
man because of the opinions
he expresses is what has been
called "McCarthyiSm at its
worst"
If ever a man was bounded
to death because of his be-
liefs. 1t was Senator Mccarthy.
His health was impaired by the
strain and tension arising out
of the tactics and methods of
his enemies. They ganged UP
on him from the days when
they saw he was making head
way with his crusade against
communism in Government.
The Communist newspaper,
THE Daily Worker" in New
York was the first to give per-
sistent publicity to the word
"McCarthyism."
There was no limit to the
innuendoes, baSeless charges
and whispering campaigns di-
rected against Senator Nc
Carthy in an effort to dis
credit him. For it was assumed
by many of his opponents that,
If Mccarthy. the man, were
discredited, the whole drive
against Communists in the
Government would collapse.
Some strange chapters re-
main yet to be fully explained.
One is the vicious spread of
rumors that Senator McCar-
thy had cheated on his Fed
eral income tax returns. though
it turned out in the end that
the Treasury Department owed
him money and sent him a re-
fund check for overpayment of
his taxes. Yet, before the In
ternal Revenue Bureau could
complete its investigation, the
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Negro Compliance
In South Praised

DETROIT. May 6 CR.-Dr
Mordecai w. johnson, president
of Howard University, says that
"as a group. the people of the
South have conducted themselves
with dignity and honor in COM
pliance" with the United States
Supreme Courts indignation rul-
ings.
The Washington educator told
a Embarrassing dinner of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People
here last night that Louisville,
KY is a good example.
"As soon as the courts deci-
sion reached the people. they Inn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
THOMAS L. STOKES
An Answer to Eisenhower

was in the White House. The
Senator blasted this special
privilege granted to Idaho
Power and announced he was
out to repeal the law allowing
use of this device which orig
inally was authorized only for
defense and war plants.
This Government subsidy
for Idaho Power may help the
second attempt to get the
Morse-Pfost bill through Con-
gress. This bill would cancel
the company's license issued
by the Federal Power Commits
sion and authorize. instead,
one high Federal dam to be
built by the Government as
recommended by the Army
Engineers and as advocated by
the Truman administration to
get the full potential of the
site in power development and
flood control. The bill, which
the Senate defeated by a mar
row margin in the last Con-
gress. was reported favorably
last week by the Senate In
terror Committee.
While here, former Presi-
dent Truman also urged en-
phasis on another related is.
sue. which is his prediction
that the Eisenhower admins
tration's policy on atomic
energy will end up. in a few
years, with a few big COM
panies having control Of this
new source of energy.
AS important as the con-
servation issue. which stands
out so clearly with Hell's Can.
yon as a symbol, is another is.
sue OF special-privilege treat
ment Of big business and big
finance by the Eisenhower adj
ministration. which got heavy
stress at the Democratic meet
ing here.
Mr.. Truman pointed to 1t in
another area. He showed how
the hard money" policy OF
the administration. which has
boosted interest rates, also
has tipped interest paid by the
Treasury on the Government
debt. That is a boon for the
bankers who buy Government
bonds. 1t all comes out of the
taxpayer, for the sinking fund
comes out OF taxes.
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campaign to maneuver McCar-
thy into a public hearing in
which his enemies would have
a chance to impugn his hon.
esty was participated in by a
Senate subcommittee consist
ing mostly of his opponents.
Although Mccarthy was re-
elected Senator by the people
of Wisconsin in November,
1852. after his refusal to testify
before that same committee.
his opponents in 1854 never
theless used that refusal
which had occurred in a prev
ious term of office-aS a basis
for the start Of "censure" pro-
ceedings.
Another episode, still unex-
planned, is the case of Paul H.
Hughes. who posed as a men,
Der of McCarthy's staff and,
over a period of several months,
collected big sums of money
from various sources high up
among the so-called liberals"
with the promise of "revela-
tons" derogatory to McCar-
thy personally. At any moment
during that long period. the
fact that Hughes was not an
employee of any congressional
committee could have been
established through the care
full inquiries of an alert news
paper man. But the record
in the perjury case that fol-
lowed in the courts reveals a
paradoxical example of INC
Carthyism" in reverse. So is
the current persecution of
Scott Mcleod. once a close
friend of Mccarthy and a stall
wart fighter against commu-
nism in the Government. who
has been nominated by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to be Ambas-
Sador to Ireland. Vice Presi-
dent Nixon has also been a
victim of the same kind of
tactics by the so-called lib
erals" who in 1852 spread false
accusations about him.
Senator Mccarthy made
many errors in judgment,
sometimes lost his temper,
and at times ignored the
counsel of his best friends.
He didn't, however. mind fair
criticism. This correspondent
in his dispatches at the time
expressed strong disapproval
of the Wisconsin Senator's
attacks on General Marshall
and of the ill-mannered treat
ment given General Zwicker
at a committee hearing, and
denounced McCarthy's break
with President Eisenhower as
a grave blunder. Looking
back at all aspects of the
tragic controversy, however,
this writer remains convinced
that it was most important to
the cause of true liberalism in
America to defend the right
Of a Senator to express him.
self freely rather than to see
him deprived Of that privilege
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mediately opend their schools to
all Students" he said.
In San Antonio, Tex, he said
the City Council held q meeting
Immediately after the court de-
cision. completely desegregated
the city and was home in time
for supper. 1t was as simple as
that"
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Greek Church Bills
Documentary Films

Two documentary films on the
art of Greece will be shown at
BIS pm. Friday at st. Sophia
Greek orthodox Cathedral,
Massachusetts avenue and
Thirty sixth street NV. The
public is invited.
Both films are being shown for
the first time in Washington.
They are "Daphni" and THE
Ancient World: Greece" The
showings are the final program
in the spring series sponsored by
the Atheneum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Yates-that is, Hell's Canyon
President Eisenhower, had ne
been there, would get the clue
to what happened to many
Republican candidates in the
West and Northwest last year
who ran on the partnership
policy" Of which Hell's Canyon
now has become the symbol
in the West.
Democrats found a ready is
sue IN the way this greatest
and most valuable dam site
remaining in America" as
former President Truman de-
Scribed the canyon in the
Snake River along the Idaho
Oregon border, was handed
over to the Idaho Power Com
pany to build some low dams
that will prevent everybody
public and private-from get
ting the benefit Of that magni-
f1cent natural resource" He
added. That's not developing
the Hell's Canyon site; that's
just messing it up"
He and other Democrats
who assembled here for a
week end party jamboree. in
GLIDING the customary $780,
a-plate Embarrassing dinner,
agreed that Hell's Canyon has
become a far bigger issue now
as a result Of the approval by
the Office of Defense Mobili-
zation Of quick amortization
through a five-year tax write
of that will save Idaho Power
many millions in taxes. The
manner in which the tax
easement for a big corpora
ton. which is guaranteed a
profit through its rates, has
become a unifying force in
the Democratic Party was
pointed up by former Presi-
dent Truman in a humorous
quip. 1t has had zone good
result" he said.
1T has brought Senator
Byrd and me into agreement"
He was referring. of course.
to Senator Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia. conservative Demo-
crat. with whom Mr.. Truman
was so often at odds when he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

81 years. He has been a munich
pal executive for about a quarter
of a century. He resigned last
month as the city manager OF
Falls Church.
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THE earl BRENTS
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

The lovely home of Mr.. and
Mrs Earl Brent, I429 Fourth Az.
s. was the scene of a beautifully
appointed dinner party Monday
evening, April S, honoring Mr.,
and Mrs. NJ. X. Mcknight Of $50
Fuller Az. st Paul. and out of
town visitors. Mrs. II, H. Delany
OF Mt Vernon. n Y, and James
Walker OF Omaha, Neb.. brother
Of Mrs. Mcknight.
The table was laid with an ex-
quisite cloth Of Italian cut work
and an attractive arrangement OF
ianquils and daffodils was the
ccnterptece. Green tapers in or
nate crystal and silver candida.
bra adorned each end of the table
Cocktails were served proceeding
dinner.
Those enjoying the occasion in
addition 10 the honored guests
were Mrs O. II. Williams. the
Messrs. and Mines Clarence
Roper. Courtney Hilyard, Charles
Noble, Wendell Gibbs and Harold
Rowland.
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Dr.. II. 3. DeIanys'
40. B. Williams
Dinner Party Hosts

Adding TO the number OF en-
ioyahle parties given by friends
OF MIR, and Mrs NJ. X, Mcknight
of $50 Fuller Az. 81, Paul, as a
prelude to their Goth wedding an
niversary celebration Of April 10,
was the beautifully appointed 7
o'clock dinner party at Road.
buddy's Cafe. St Paul, Sunday,
April 7,
Hosts were pr. and Mrs n n
pelany VI Mt, Vernon, N, Y, and
MIR. and Mrs o "a. Williams ~
tA4a First Az =, Minneapolis
Floral arrangements ~ red ear.
nations. heather and grccncry
eraced the center Of tho white
spread dining tables, adding
charm to tho setting,
Cocktails were served proceed.
ing the four course dinner meal
A background OF organ music
WAS presented by John Whitaker
throughout the gala affair, IA the
evening progressed, honurecs and
guests enjoyed singing familiar
songs OF twenty years ago and
dancing to the strains Of the An.
nivcraary Waltz" and other
Rhythmic tunes,
Friends who wished the happy
couple many more years Of mar
rtcd hliss while enjoying the hos
pitanty of tho hosts include the
Measra and Mines, Charles Noble
Harold Combs, Sidney saitcr
Richard Stokes Ir,, Maurice Dan
tells. q. L. Alexander G, w Glenn
Clarence A, Roper John Patton
II X. Gibbs. Paul curry,
Also the Mcssra, and Mines, 7
u. Carey, n, n, Brown, c. A, An
dernon. A, w. Halt u, a. Francis
Wendell Gibbs, Harold Rowland
Courtney Wiyard, Boyd Crawford
sr.. Earl Brent, q. A. Rogers
Walter Aston, nurio Carmichae
ST., ". Harris. y. w Terry, the
Mines. william H. Walker, Heller
Curry. Carrie Neal, Jessie shep
ard Miami. Green, Estyr reake.
And Dr. and Mrs. Norman
Howell, Or. and Mrs Cornelius
Mobiloy, tho Meanrs, ana Mines
william Modem, Ean Onque. Pal
mer jackson, Tcla Burt
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-12

The Garden Lovers Club met
Tuesday, April at the home OF
Mrs Frank Corners, $3.50 Fifth
Av S The important business
topping the agenda was the APP
pointment OF the special plant sale
committee. Mrs. Rufus Webster
is general chairman and the sale
will be held In May.
Mrs. Henry Thomas presented
the speaker. Mrs. A, Greguson OF
the Greguson Nursery, She spoke
on the subject. Designing Your
Lawn" After presenting different
designs suitable for varied types
of homes, she discussed general
gardening, Special care and plant,
ing of roses and the care and en-
rtchment of the soil,
Concluding the business session
the hosteas served refreshments
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Usher Bourd To
Present Foster Cuntuto
A. Rafha sdu nupfisi

The Usher Board OF Bethesda
Baptist church will present the
Philharmonic Ensemble in an
Easter cantAta entitled, Life
Everlasting" at = p. m. Palm sun
day at the church, Ills s. Eighth
st.
The public is invited, There Ia
no admission charge. Advt.