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Evening star., 1959-12-20

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Evening star., 1959-12-20
Tax Exemption
Denied Groups
Formed for Sales

The Internal Revenue Serv-
ice ruled yesterday that an
organization is not tax
exempt business league if 1t
has no common interest other
than a desire to increase sales
of its members.
Present rules exempt busi-
ness leagues, chambers of COM
merce, real estate boards or
boards of trade not organized
for profit and where no part of
the net earnings inureS to the
berefit or any shareholder or
individual.
The agency made the ruling
in the case of an outfit created
for the purpose of exchanging
information on business pros
poets. No member was to be in
competition with the main ac-
tivities of another.
IRIS said organizations whose
members have no common
business interest other than a
mutual desire to increase their
individual sales could not meet
the tax exempt regulation.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Boss Gift Could Put
Tx Man on Your List

If the boss gives you a Christ
mas turkey this year, the In
ternal Revenue Service joins in
wishing you a happy Yuletide.
But if his present is something
more subStantial-say a case of
champagne or cash bonus
don't forget to include the tax
collector on your gift list.
With payola much on the
public mind these days, the
Internal Revenue Service says
it will be keeping a little
closer" watch on business gifts.
The rule on employer-to-
employe Christmas presents is
simple. "a turkey, ham or other
item of merchandise of similar
nominal value" is not regarded
by the Government as part of
your wages and so is tax-free
Cash, gift certificates or such
readily convertible items as
Government bonds. however
treated as additional wages OF
salary on which you must pay
income tax. So-in theory, at
least-are more expensive gifts
like that case of champagne
In the case of gifts from one
businessman to another, the
problem is more confusing. III
Evening star., 1959-12-20

there is any business motive
the gift. is taxable" an IRIS
spokesman explained. "The
only gifts that are not taxable
are those that are made strictly
on a personal basis"
Strictly interpreted. thi S
means a bottle of Christmas
spirits from a business ac-
quaintance who wants to keep
selling you his product is tax
able as income.
The Internal Revenue SerV-
ice is not going to concede that
it doesn't enforce any tax law.
But unless your bottled gifts
come by the case. you're prob
ably not going to be asked any
questions.
The courts do not always
agree with the IRIS on what
constitutes a business gift. To
help end the confusion. the
Supreme Court last week agreed
to look into the question.
One case before the high
court involves the gift of a
Cadillac by the president of
one firm to the head of another
who had supplied him with a
list of potential customers. If
the court agrees with a lower
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Rockefeller
And Nixon
Ticket Urged
BY the Associated Press

Senator Margaret Oh a sc
Smith, Republican of Maine,
appealed to Vice President
Nixon and Gov. Nelson A.
Rockefeller today to agree to
run together on the Republican
ticket in 1860.
In a joint letter to the two
men considered mostly likely to
contest for the Republican
presidential nomination, Sen
ator Smith expressed belief
that one of them would be the
next Chief Executive.
She expressed no personal
preference between Mr.. Nixon
and Governor Rockefeller fol-
the COP. nomination, but
said the American people would
be fortunate to have the two
of them occupy the highest
Offices in government.
She said she had noted re-
ports that each had stated he
would not accept the vice presi-
dental nomination and de-
clared this was disturbing tC
many who view them as ar
unbeatable team. She urged
that whichever of them re-
ceived the presidential nomina-
tion ask the other to be hi;
running mate, and that the
request be accepted.
Mr.. Nixon said he had not
yet received the letter, which
was dated December 18, and
would have no immediate COM
ment.
Senator Smiths letter said in
part:
Il have read and heard re-
ports that both of you have
stated that you would not ac-
cept the Republican vice presi-
dental nomination.
1T is understandable that
YOU would not publicly state
that you would accept the vice
presidential nomination wher
you aspire to the presidential,
nomination and I don't believe
that it would be reasonable tt
expect otherwise.
But l most sincerely anC
seriously urge that whichever
of the two of you receives the
presidential nomination ask the
other to be your running mate
and accept the vice presidential
nomination-and that which.
ever of you does not receive
the presidential nomination &C.
cept the vice presidential NOM
ination.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Outdoor Lighting
Contests Planned

Garden club Christmas ac-
tivities include:
Sligo Park Hills will have a
tree lighting at Midhurst and
Wessex tomorrow at 7. Judg-
ing Of outdoor lighting on
neighborhood houses will be
Saturday night.
Woodmoor club joins with
the citizens association in Of
fering cash prizes, judging OF
homes to be Tuesday.
Dowden Terrace club will
sponsor a home lighting con-
test after 7 today. judges to be
members of the Beverly Hills
club.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
MAPS PREPARED
TO GUIDE 10000
CENSUS TAKERS
BY the Associated Press

The Government is pre-
pairing four million square
feet Of maps so census
takers will be able to find
all the people in next years
national head count.
Every census taker. and
there will be 10000 of
them. will be given a map
showing the exact bound
aries of the area he is to
cover during next April's
house = to = house canvass.
There will be one census
taker. or enumerator. for
every $50 to 400 households.
The Census Bureau is
trying to make sure that
every inhabited road in the
country is shown on its
maps. Many of the charts
are so detailed that every
building is marked.
Other maps show the
boundaries of every area for
which separate census sta
tiStics will be published.
There are nearly 100000 of
these. ranging from the so
States to 100000 individual
city blocks.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Churches List
Advent Services

Members of the Epiphany
Episcopal Church staff will
speak at the MONDAY Advent
services tomorrow through
Thursday in the church, 1917
G street NV.
DR.. Charles D. Kean. rector,
will preach tomorrow: the Rev.
Richard H Schoolmaster, as
Sociate rector, Tuesday and
Wednesday; the Rev. John H.
Rodgers, jr.. assistant minister,
Thursday. The Rev. Warren E.
Mace, associate rector. will
preach at the final $50 pm.
worship Wednesday.
Two speakers will be at noon
day services in Reformation
Lutheran Church, 212 East
Capital street. Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Rev. Theo-
dore R. Bowen. pastor of Waugh
Methodist Church, will speak at
the 1905 pm. service Tuesday
and DR.. Lewis j. Hutton, min
lister of Capitol Hill Presby-
terian Church, Wednesday.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
NATO Plans Group to Spot
Soviet E Economic Inroods

PARIS. Dec. 19 (AFy.-The
Atlantic Pact allies are moving
toward a master plan to COM
bat the Soviet Unions economic
penetration around the globe.
This was reported today by
reliable informants who said
the campaign was launched at
the three-day conference of
NATO ministers here earlier
this week.
The prime movers in a pro-
gram to set up a watchdog
NATO economic body were
reported to be Paul-Henri
Spaak, NATO Secretary Gen.
eral, and United States Secre-
tary of State Herter.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Cardinal Assigned

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 19
(AP) Pope John XIII has
named Thomas Cardinal Tien
Apostolic administrator of the
Archdiocese of Taipei, Formosa
Cardinal Tien is the first Chi
nese ever named to the Col
lege of Cardinals.
Evening star., 1959-12-20
Would Pour In Money

AS soon as the watchdog
group pointed the finger at a
sensitive spot, the word would
60 out to one of the interna-
tional financial organizations
and money would start flowing
to that country.
Mr.. Spaak. Mr.. Herter and
others took the position that
NATO itself could not take
part in a direct program of
economic aid. Neutral coun-
tries might not want to accept
assistance from a partisan mil
itary alliance.
Under the plan, however, the
NATO nations would operate
a joint aid campaign through
organizations such as the
World Bank and the pro-
posed International Develop
ment Fund.
Mr.. Herter made it clear to
his alliance partners that the
United States expected pros
porous European nations 10
pay a far greater share of the
aid program. He and President
Eisenhower are concerned
about the 81 billion deficit in
the United STATES balance OF
payments.
Evening star., 1959-12-20

Mr. Spaak was said to have
told the alliance partners that
the cold war is heading into an
era of intense economic compe-
tition and that NATO must
make a massive effort to pre-
vent Soviet gains in uncom-
mitted areas.
Watchdog Group Mapped
Mr.. Herter took the same
general line. He proposed that
this question be given intensive
study in working out a 10-year
plan that would expand NATC
into non-military activities.
InformantS said the line that
Evening star., 1959-12-20

court that the Cadillac was a
tsx-free gift, the IRIS probably
will ask Congress to tighten the
tax laws again-before next
Christmas.
Evening star., 1959-12-20

seemed to be emerging was
this:
The NATO partners would
step up sharply the amount of
money they are now spending
for direct aid and technical as
sistance to underdeveloped
countries.
NATO would set up a watch
dog body to keep a close watch
on RusSia's economic offensive
wherever it turned up, among
neutral countries or among ma
tlons allied with the Atlantic
partners in the Far and Middle
East.
Evening star., 1959-12-20

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cloth. AIS
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19
Program Listings

plane otter on atom powered
missile. Cesor Romero, HiIlery
Brooke.
7-W0ls Disney Presents.
Hour. THE Wetbock Hound"
The adventures and misodVen-
lures Of POGO, ion-huntino dog
who won't hunt lions. Rex Allen,
nonotor
9-Rawhide. Western.
I Hour. Incident of the Coico
Gun. Gil Favor and Votes en-
counter O burning Goblin and the
fires only survivor, beautiful
girl. Eric Fleming, Clint Cost
wood, Glorio Tolbott.
900
AN Sauod. Mystery
THE Terror of Dork Street"
Lee Marvin. Jocelyn Brondo.
Tombstone Territory.
THE Man From Brewster"
Sheriff HoIIister outwits double
crossing crooks. Pot Convoy,
Richard Eostnon.
o-The Phil SiIvers Show.
Blko makes O hobit of frequent
ing the USO Club in San Fran
cisco. Phil Silvers, Nancy Guild.
Sloane Simpson.
$3.50
4-The Thin Man. Comedy.
5-Night Court.
TIT Sunset Strip. Mystery
! Hour. "A Bargain in Tombs "
Privote Investigator Bailey heods
for Rome in search of O missing
girl with on ovid interest in an
Gent history efrem ZimboIist,
ir.; Louise Fletcher, Edword
Byrnes. Roger Smith.
9-Gene Kelly Show. Color.
Hour. A musicol variety pro-
orom storing Gene Kelly, Carl
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April "a

Sondbure, cIoude Bessy. Judith
Dornys, Cert Anderson, Lizo Min
neIIi Judy Gorlond's douohterj,
CheNlene Lee.
1000
4-covoIeode Of Sports.
Don Jordan Tvs. Virgil Akins.
Worlds welterweioht champion
ship bout. keil Auditorium, St.
Louis, No.
5-Stn, Performance. Dromo
Welcome Home" Dick Powell
stors.
1890
5-Bie Story. Drama.
7-John Daily. News.
9-Person TO Person. Murrow.
l0:45
4-Joekpot Bowling.
7-Weother. Sports. News.
Allen. Sieoet Make.
1900
4-News and Loeol News.
Horkness Word
5-Stor!ieht Theoter. Movie
Ia Hours. "At Swords Point"
1852 A French Queen, threat
ened by intrigue, sends for the
musketeers. Cornell Wilde, Mou-
reen O'1oro.
7-Fridoy Night Movie.
Ia Hours. Holiday" 1898. A
society girl foIls for her sisters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-19

Sondbure, Cloude Bessy. Judith
Dornys, Cert Anderson, LiZo Min
neIIi Judy Gorlond's douohteD
Cheplene Lee.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-12-03
San Froncisco's Royce Brier Says =
Il Would Remind Him Of A Story

It is probable Abraham Lincoln
would be the American most
amused by the sad little South
ern gag of inverting. the four
cent postage stamp bearing his
portrait.
He was very curious and un-
derstanding about irrational hu-
man behavior, and a large share
of his inexhausible supply of fun
ny stories was ironical in tone.
Moreover, no man in history was
more Injured to ridicule and con-
tempt directed at his character
and personality.
It was natural this contumely
should be widespread and per-
sistent in the South. Above all
others he was the symbol of the
armed invasion of the South. He
came rightly by this symbolism,
for none was so adamant as he on
restoring the Union at whatever
cost. He had no:1other dominat-
ing idea in four years of war, and
other seeming goals, such as that
marked by the Emancipation
Proclamation, were but political
means to the end of restoring the
Union.
Nothing is clearer in our his
tory than that, with less reso-
lutte man in Washington in those
days, the Confederate States
would have won their indepen-
dence.
There are very few in t he
Southern states today who would
hold him culpable for that. They
do not want two or more nations,
but one nation. But they can
properly hold him the American
most responsible for the. demo-
lition Of the political philosophy
of state sovereignty.
You all know the news of this
thing, for it catches universal at
tention. With the postmark of
Knoxville, there is letter with
stamps inverted. Beneath, with
an arrow, is a rubber stamp leg
end: s'Invert Abe Until States
Have Rights"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-12-03
Mike Barry Rides Once More
BoYhood Dreams All Over Aguin

Back in the days of Pearl
White and Ruth Roland, when
boys worried over getting them
out of the clutches of Williams
we really didn't care whether
they wound up in the hero's arms
just so the scoundrels were foil
ed-our biggest thrill came from
the Westerns.
Old steely-eyed VIM. S. Hart,
for instance. CThere was one kid
who didn't know "Wm." was an
abbreviation for William, and af-
ter he called him ''W. w. S. Hart"
we all followed suit)
w. M. S. was a cowboy, and it
looked like nice work. Ride and
shoot, mostly shoot. We were all
ready to leave on a moments no
tice if the redskins gave w. M. S..
more than he could handle.
Naturally, after a while, we
drifted away from hard-riding,
straight-shooting heroes. There
was an odd fascination about
Madge Bellamy's deep-breathing
exercises, and Mia Naldi looked
good being bad. All. wilderness!
Now years later, we're all back
to cowboys again. In two weeks
of TV we can see more cowboys
than we ever did in two years of
the movies, and it has become
plain we were chumps to ever
leave w. M. S. for Madge and
Mia and the others.
Man, those working hours. They
just amt, that's all.
A cowboy really knows how to
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-12-03

State sovereignty and S state
rights are not of course Identical.
Jefferson Davis upheld state SOW
ereignty until he encountered it
in the Confederacy), but nobody
upholds it today. But the Con-
stitution, which denies the states
many of the fundamentals of SOW
ereignty, grants them many rights
the general government may not
invade.
The question is, how far these
rights run, and that is the base
of the racial indignation contro-
versy which prompted the invert-
ed stamps. A
Mr.. Lincoln, Mr.. Davis and eV-
cry lawyer in America thrashed
out this controversy between
1850 and 1870, and no facet of if
was left uncovered. But it was
never settled in all its multifari-
Gus issues, and it probably never
will be to everybody's satisfac-
ton so long as we MAINTAIN a
federated republic.
The reality is, however, that
the Southern diehards might as
well also invert stamps bearing
portraits of Washington, Madison
and Hamilton, for these men
were foremost in establishing a
strong central government, as
against a weak confederation in
which the rights of the states
would have been so extensive as
to make them (the late colonies)
virtually sovereign.
Many admirers of Abraham
Lincoln will be pretty indignant
over the stamp gag, but if they
emulate him they will take it
easy. The man had as little ram
cor as any ever born, and when
they called him The Balloon in
Europe, and those in his own
party called him worse, he only
shrugged. If he were alive none
would be more appreciative OF
the modern propaganda gimmick,
and this one would remind him
of a story about a farmer he
knew once in New Salem.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-12-03
BY P. D.

Since its publication in October 1857, hsve.@n several
occasions mentioned Wilma Dyeman and JAMES Stoks book,
Neither Black Nor White in this paper The ardcove edition
which sells for $780, is its third prnpg and as5 under
stand still selling very we'll indeed In 1853 the book was chosen
by Eric Sevareid Lewis Cannot, and William Sher as Winner
of the Hma Award for the Years Best Book in the field OF
Race Relations Civil Rights or World Peace.
The book has been released in papeback edition. which
sells for $685. the paperback now in its fourth printing Both
editions were published by Rineha Company Inc. New York
one interested knowing Of Southern thinking indeed
if one interested knowing Of serious matter in this Nation
then he'll find Jim and Wlmas book exceptionally fine and
thorough report easy to read and we'll written suggest the
book only be purchased present for Christmas but It al
SO be kept home to read
Here are few comments by men who know about books
and reporting and ideas:
Maxwell Geismar distinguished critic: "Soldy weighted
with social economic, political facts very human and very
poetic book the best, so far Of its class" s Il.
Dr. Frank Freide Professor Of History Harvard University
Zone of the sensitive and enghtenng analyses OF the South
since Cashs Mind Of The South'." ~aa q sas 2a.af.
And two outstanding newspapemen : first Ralph McGl,
The Atlanta Constitutions These two writers brought their In
egent seeing eyes and sensitive hearts 10 The whole South
Weldon James, Louisville CourierJourna None OF the re-
cent books The South upass in scope in Reliability or
in the increse OF understanding vtalY needed"
And there part you have opinions of Neither Black Nor
White" by Wilma Dykeman and James Stokek, the Southern
husband and wife writing team. asse s7''94 *
BY the way did mention it, to buy the book? ~e ao13
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-12-03
THEATRE
BY
Cyrus Adler

David Ross fine production OF
Chekov's Three Sisters kept re-
minding me of The South today.
The good natured, somewhat en-
feebled gentry grasp at their per-
quisites; cultured but weak, they
cry over their vanishing glory
and exude a politeness fitted best
for degeneration. An air of lassi-
tude hangs over the three daugh-
tiers of a dead general as their
fashionable society Withers away
around them.
LET us philosopher" agree
the sisters and their guests; and
they talk sadly in their country
Continued on Page p
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live. Not for him the messy, dirty
business of fooling around with
cows.
No sir, pardner. He just sits in
the Long Branch all day, drink
ing whiskey and playing poker.
Stop and think for a minute
have you ever seen an empty
saloon on TV? Never. Day or
night the cowboys are lined up
at the bar, fortifying themselves
for an attack by the snakes that
must be under those card tables.
Of course the tables are full, too.
A cowboys either playing cards
or drinking, sometimes both. New
er does he toll Most work he
ever does is look at his cards, or
throw in chips, or pour a fresh
one.
On occasion he will rouse him.
self long enough to snarl, "Ain't
nobody gonna cheat mel" make
that lightning fast draw and shoot
the dealer.
Then he goes to the bar and
drinks o m e more while the
dealers carcass is hauled away.
One thing you've got to be
careful about-don't get once of
those hauler's jobs. Matt Dillon
and Wyatt carp are always say
ing, "A couple of you men carry
him over to Docs"
Pretty dull work. You can get
blood all over your clothes, and
for what? The Doc will say he's
dead, something you knew all the
Continued on Page y
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Letters
Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California
Dear P. D.:
1t was raining when I boarded
the Delta plane at Baton Rouge,
few days ago. And since return
ing to Los Angeles, pictures of
the South crowd my mind. l had
not been in Louisiana for a great
many years and vast changes
were obvious. But basic, under
lying facts of life seemed much
the same.
/ went there on a speaking en-
gagement and to visit my daugh-
ter and son-in-law. At the Pres
byterian Church, near LSU
campus and at Southern Univer-
sity-the subject, "a Sane Nuclear
Policy" was greeted with interest
and hospitality. Industrial vital
ity and growth" were obvious
everywhere. But most of my
Knowledge of events and atti-
tudes had grown from books and
magazines, SO were abstract.
The day on the campus of
Southern University was refresh
ing: the faculty and student body
seemed ahead of many colleges
Continued on Page -
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Most often the question has been asked Of me as to why my
views what they 1t fair question, and deserves an
answer Only trouble is find it most difficult to put into words
The question Why? Of course has to do with what most peo
pie consider my liberal views the present problem in the South
Truthfuy have never considered myself liberal person. have
always thought of myself conservative believe it or not But
as to why First let's take negative approach TO the answer
am aware Of the fact that has not made popular
Of the fact that many consider niger lover Jew lover
andor Communist Honestly I've been called all those by folks
who thought they calling dirty it profitable to
take stand such as have taken? indeed it not! Thus my
position does not lend itself to popularity social acceptance
profit Them why? Most sincerely about the only possible reason
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