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Editorial Page Tuesday, July 12, 1935 Anaheim (Cal.) Bulletin — 11 10 Millionth Home With the completion of the 10 millionth home in the United States since 1945, it is safe to say that America has built more homes in a decade than any other country in history. And it should be noted that California itself accounted for more than the next several states combined. The national goal is another 10 million in the next 10 years. This marvelous construction record is positive proof of the dynamic force of free enterprise. It illustrates how the many cogs in the free enterprise machine work in harmony, for building construction is not merely a matter of putting materials together. Back of the construction industry is the vast army of producers and suppliers, along with the banks and other financial institutions, which gather individual savings and mobilize them for building and other useful purposes. The construction business, like the automobile industry, is one of the real keys to American prosperity. Its prospect for continued high volume is a favorable factor for the whole economic system in the years ahead. WASHINGTON REPORT By Your Congressman JAMES B. UTT If there is one thing this Congress will be famous for, it will be marching up the hill and down again. We passed a concurrent resolution without a dissenting vote to the effect that the U.S. should administer its foreign policies and programs so as to support other peoples in their efforts to achieve self-government or independence under circumstances which will enable them to assume an equal station among the free nations of the world. That was a fairly high-sounding resolve, and I thought, "Well, here's a rock to which we dredges of our servicemen have been thrown into foreign jails for minor criminal infractions and have been held there up to five months incommunicado. They are allowed one visitor per month. Such a thing could not happen in this country. In one case in France during a street scuffle involving an American soldier someone was killed, and now the Communist press in France is clamoring to have this soldier guillotined, although it is his contention that he was in the scuffle in self-defense. He will not be entitled to a jury trial. In Japan the That was a fairly high-sounding resolve, and I thought, "Well, here's a rock to which we can anchor our run-away foreign aid programs which find their way into Russian satellite countries as well as many countries which are promoting colonialism." But this turned out to be simply lip service to an ideal for when we attempted to remove the authorization in the Foreign Aid Bill for a few hundred million dollars to Yugoslavia, which is definitely within the orbit of the Communist world, we could not master more than one-third of the members of the House, who but three days previously announced the doctrine of aiding only those people to achieve self-government and independence. After fifteen hours of debate the House voted 273 to 128 to authorize three and one-half billion dollars in foreign aid for the next fiscal year — all of this in spite of the fact that there remains nine billion of unexpended previous appropriations, making a total of twelve and one-half billion. It is expected that not over four billion of this will be expended during the next fiscal year so that if we had not authorized or appropriated a nickel this year, the program could have proceeded for two years. The big argument that is advanced is that we have already spent so many billions of dollars that we must continue to spend more to preserve our investment. This reminds me of the man up in Massachusetts who went into bankruptcy owing the leading bank $38,000. One of the directors called the banker on the carpet for making such a loan and the banker replied that initially he had loaned only $2,000 to the man, later $4,000 to protect the $2,000, and in the course of time he had advanced a total of $36,000 to protect the original $2,000. That might well be what we are doing in this case. Many of the countries to whom we are giving great sums rent resolution without a dissenting vote to the effect that the U.S. should administer its foreign policies and programs so as to support other peoples in their efforts to achieve self-government or independence under circumstances which will enable them to assume an equal station among the free nations of the world. In one case in France during a street scuffle involving an American soldier someone was killed, and now the Communist press in France is clamoring to have this soldier guillotined, although it is his contention that he was in the scuffle in self-defense. He will not be entitled to a jury trial. In Japan the wife of a serviceman left her electric iron turned on, and the house in which she was living caught fire. For this act she is now being prosecuted under the criminal laws of Japan. In some of the countries there is no prohibition against cruel and inhuman treatment, and some of the penalties for robbery include the cutting off the hand because they committed the offense. A few weeks ago I introduced a resolution along with several other members that the President request a revision and modification of Article 7 of the North Atlantic Treaty so that foreign countries will not have criminal jurisdiction over American military personnel stationed within their boundaries. This resolution will be heard before the Foreign Affairs Committee within a week or two. When the National Reserve Bill was considered, we were successful in adding an amendment to it to the effect that no person under this program could be sent to any foreign country in which the Status of Forces was in effect. We carried the amendment about three to one. But the Reserve Bill did not pass the House due to a non-segregation amendment covering the National Guard. When we attempted to amend the Foreign Aid Bill last week to the effect that no foreign aid should be given to any country unless it would surrender criminal jurisdiction over our Armed Forces, it was defeated by a voice vote, and we were unable to force a roll call. We shall attempt to include this type of amendment on any bill dealing with foreign affairs. I am certain that none of you would want your loved ones who are serving in the Armed Forces overseas to be denied their constitutional rights and be subject to prosecution and imprisonment under a foreign law. This treaty TUESDAY, JULY 2—Born day, yours is the mind and inclination of a scholar. You have little or no interest in the material things of life and all you are to be let alone to follow your own inclinations. You have a fine speaking voice and are persuasive in your arguments. You seek help mony in life and can only be happy when you have found it. There is another side to your nature, which craves novelty and excitement. But it is usually a nice idea that can stimulate you, rather than activity of a physical nature. Your enemies may consider you "lazy" but that may easily be due to the fact that they have no preciation of the constant activity of your mind. You are inventive but will need someone to take care of your interests if you are to convert your talent into a commercial success. You are solely interested in perfecting the idea. Your home life should be an especially happy and contented one especially if you wed one who sees eye to eye with you in your striving for some goal. Find a man who appreciates intrinsic value more than those which are superficially materialistic. Among those born on this day are: George Eastman and Conde Gasparin, scientists; Jean Hoult, actor; Andrew H. Reed, pioneer governor of Kansas; Harry D. Thoreau, author and naturalist; Nathan C. Meeker, founder of Greeley, Colo. To find what the stars have store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Wednesday, July 13 CANCER (June 22-July 23) — Machinery can prove dangerous you do not know how to run Get full instructions before ting. into bankruptcy owing the leading bank $38,000. One of the directors called the banker on the carpet for making such a loan and the banker replied that initially he had loaned only $2,000 to the man, later $4,000 to protect the $2,000, and in the course of time he had advanced a total of $36,000 to protect the original $2,000. That might well be what we are doing in this case. Many of the countries to whom we are giving great sums of money have been able to have substantial reductions in their taxes and do not appear as oppressed as much of our own country is. Much of our military equipment is sent to Yugoslavia, and Marshal Tito will not permit our military missions to go into that country to find out what use is being made of this equipment. It may even be going on through to Moscow or to some of the other satellite countries. STATUS OF FORCES: Many of you have heard a great deal about the Status of Forces Treaty which provides that our military forces and their dependents when stationed in foreign countries shall be under the criminal jurisdiction of that country for any offenses committed. This means that they can be arrested for minor offenses, thrown into foreign jails, and prosecuted without any of the protections provided in our Constitution. However, if you are employed by the State Department in a foreign country you cannot be so arrested and prosecuted. The employees of the State Department go into these countries by choice while our boys who are drafted are sent there regardless of whether they wish to go or not. Most foreign countries do not have laws requiring trial by jury, the right to a speedy trial or the right of habeas corpus, all of which are guaranteed to American citizens under our Constitution. As a result hun- Farmer McCabe July 12, 1955 According to the papers the old-uns are square dancing ever-wheres, the middle aged-uns are gettin' all the headlines with strikes and sprees, and the young-uns are all out in Beauty Contests and Hot Rod Races. And still some folks say that there ain't nothing going on...I 'spect that what's wrong with them is they need an old fashioned round of Sulpher and Molasses. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) EAGER BEAVER ADJOURNEMENT UNFINISHED CONGRESS BUSINESS BERDANIER Your Birthday Forecast By STELLA HOLLYWOOD Baby Drummer OTHMAN'S VIEWS Writer Says He Drawn Trolley Faster and Better WASHINGTON — The writer with trolley cars—and this on the word of an editor is that they used to run when pulled by horses. You may have read about strike which has kept our cars and buses off the street the last week. Maybe got a transit company city with wheels as flat own treasury. What you got is a United States State Investigate the situation. Our Senators have been changing insulting terms with Louis Wolfson, the boy financier, who got co-funded the Capital Transit Corp here about five years ago. Lawgivers said Wolfson like a fugitive; he retorted shouldn't be wasting the payers' money trying to subpoenas on him in Calif. He said he'd be here unown power on Monday. So that left J.A.B. Broa president of the firm (W chairman of the board), Senatorial hot seat. Then no trolley tooling downylvania Avenue, he read Capitol by taxi, and then suffered under the cell pids, the TV floodlights Senatorial questioning. The tall, gray-haired water finally got so exasperated that his accent became too Southern to comp Sure, said he, his motorr his bus drivers were out for more money. He said probably deserved it, but was he going to get it? Every time he raised Your Birthday Forecast By STELLA SUNDAY, JULY 2—Born toours is the mind and the notion of a scholar. You have no interest in the maternities of life and all you ask let alone to follow your inclinations. You have a fine singing voice and are persuasive or arguments. You seek harin life and can only be when you have found it. He is another side to your which craves novelty and ment. But it is usually a new that can stimulate you, rather activity of a physical nature. enemies may consider you but that may easily be due fact that they have no opinion of the constant activity or mind. You are inventive need someone to take care interests if you are to concur talent into a commercial one. You are solely interestedecting the idea. Home life should be an easy happy and contented one,纵然你 wed one who sees eye with you in your strivr some goal. Find a mate appreciates intrinsic values than those which are super-materialistic. Those born on this date george Eastman and Comte parrin, scientists; Jean Heractor; Andrew H. Reeder, governor of Kansas; HenThoreau, author and naturalathan C. Meeker, founder leley, Colo. And what the stars have in our tomorrow, select your y star and read the corresparagraph. Let your birthbe your daily guide. Wednesday, July 13 GR (June 22-July 23) — Mary can prove dangerous if do not know how to run it! full instructions before try- HOLLYWOOD Baby Drummer Beats Way to Television Fame By ALINE MOSBY United Press Hollywood Writer HOLLYWOOD (UP)—L. J. Thibodeaux, a former gas company worker in Bunkie, La., put a rhythm-and-blues record, "Rock Around the Clock", on his phonograph today. His three-year-old boy, Keith, toddled over to a set of drums. He beat out the rhythm in perfect time, including proper bangs on the cymbal and bass drum. Little Keith can't read or write. He can barely talk. But he's the newest sensation on television, although he has a hard time keeping awake on his show. Youngest Performer Bandleader Horace Heidt discovered Keith in Louisiana on his touring "Amateur Hour" NBC-TV program. Heidt was so amazed he signed the baby to a contract, making him the youngest steady coast-to-coast performer on TV. "He started beating knives on the floor when he was a year and a half after he seen a parade," shouted his father while Keith beat his drums. “五 months later we noticed he had rhythm. He wanted Santa Claus to give him a drum so we bought a $5 one. But he knew it wasn't a real drum so we got a $15 snare drum. He still didn't like that, so,” he sighed, “we bought a $50 drum.” The baby was asked to appear on a charity event in Lafayette, La. Soon he was the toast of the state on TV and radio. Capitol by taxi, and the suffered under the ceilid pids, the TV floodlights senatorial questioning. The tall, gray-haired water finally got so exasperated that his accent became too Southern to compare Sure, said he, his motorr his bus drivers were on for more money. He said probably deserved it, but was he going to get it? Every time he raised t (now 20 cents cash and less by ticket) fewer chose to ride with him, and the firm came close bankruptcy. Every time he to abandon a branch line didn’t pay its way, the Utilities Commission yard his trolley. “The question is simply am I to get the money.” “Who’s going to pay it?” This caused Sen. Clinton Case (R., N. J.) to ask had any ideas on how he pay proper wages. Easy transit man Broadwater “On some of our lines we are operating just as we did when we used cars,” he said. “If we could clear certain streets of automobile and truck tract actually move some of our ment down the track wouldn’t be needing any increases. People would be with us again. “This is an age when want to move quickly.” Broadwater's idea has its, all right, though it involve closing down auto factories, putting parking in museums only, and urban transportation b what it was in 1910. “If we only could increase average speed one mile and he continued wistfully could save at least $1,000 year.” So the strike's not over water's not going to get those pesky, time-consuming things to be said on the side. The strike is tough on citizens who don't own cars, but for those who their own sedans this to become a paradise. We park on the street tracks and in the bus zones. Wherever the side no parking, we now park in itself is a delight. No blow strong smells into- REVISION VIEWS American Shakespeare Festival Theater Slates by Caesar' as Opening Production BY JACK GAVER Red Press Drama Editor NEW YORK — Judgment that they put into it must but it is possible to say now one of the most beautiful and can be completed against a dead- Stratford, Conn. It is the American Shakee- Festival Theater, dream of the of Britain, which will be reality next Tuesday night is first production, "Julius" sylvan, waterside setting, few minutes out of indus- bridgeport, this so-called mil- dollar theater — actually to date, with more to rears some seven stories 12 acres of a residential It is a monument not only Bard of Avon but also to face Langner, British-born part of the venture, and other might say that this is a tryout summer for us." said. "We will do only plays in an eight-week period as Caesar' and 'The Tem- the latter opens on July 26 then that the two plays will alternate performances. next summer there will be our season with at least four works of Shakespeare in repertory." But considering the limited time—ground for the theater wasn't broken until Feb. 1—they would seem to have done well enough this year. Raymond Massey will play Brutus in "Julius Caesar" and Prospero in "Tempest." Jack Palance, back to the stage after a sensational movie career in a few years, will play Cassius and Caliban in the respective plays; Roddy McDowall will play Octavius and Arial; Christopher Plummer (watch this young man), Marc Antony and Ferdinand and Hurd Hatfield, Julius Caesar and Gonzalo. The auditorium part of the air-conditioned theater has an octagonal exterior shaped after London's Globe Theater of Shakespeare's time. The seven-story rectangular unit housing the stage is at the rear. The whole exterior is covered with slabs of 80,000 board feet of teakwood donated by the French government. Inside the colors are a powder blue on the ceiling and under the balcony, natural teakwood paneling all around which, without the weathering chemical, looks like a cross between walnut and rosewood. It has bright red seats. The proscenium arch — stage his drums. “五 months later we noticed he had rhythm. He wanted Santa Claus to give him a drum so we bought a $5 one. But he knew it wasn't a real drum so we got a $15 snare drum. He still didn't like that, so,” he sighed, “we bought a $50 drum.” The baby was asked to appear on a charity event in Lafayette, La. Soon he was the toast of the state on TV and radio. Jackle Gleason wanted him but we got a better offer from Heidt," said the young father. "I quit my job to take Keith on tour. We're keeping his salary in trust for college." Has Competition I asked little Keith what he thought about his new career. "I don't wanna go to school," he said shyly, "I wanna play drums!" However, the pint-sized percussionist has competition in his own family. During our interview his two-year-old sister and one-year-old brother took over the drums. “Sometimes I get so nervous from the noise.” Keith's mother said over-the-din. When they're not touring with Heidt, the Thibodeaux live in one of the 10 modest guest cottages Heidt built for his regular performers on his estate. “Keith leads a normal life,” his father said. "He enjoys playing. We don't tell him to—he does it of his own accord." He added, "Our little girl can sing any tune. Heidt wants her on his show, too." “This noise!” Mrs. Thibodeaux said again. "I hope my youngest takes up something quiet like the piano. Or, preferably, nothing." opening — is 45 feet wide, 30 feet high. The forestage is 92 feet wide, the width of the house, and the central part of it is removable to accommodate an orchestra of 62 musicians. those pesky, time-consuming thing to be said on the side. The strike is tough on citizens who don't own cars, but for those who their own sedans this to become a paradise. We park on the tracks and in the bus zones. Wherever the sign no parking, we now park in itself is a delight. No blow strong smells into der-the-hood ventilators pokey streetcars impact swift progress down the of Presidents. I haven't driven my own so happily in Washington the last strike, back in (Copyright, 1955, Uni- ture Syndicate, Inc.) WASHINGTON — The trouble with trolley cars—and I have ralls on the word of an expert—that they used to run faster when pulled by horses. You may have read about the strike which has kept our streetcars and buses off the streets for the last week. Maybe you've not a transit company in your city with wheels as flat as its own treasury. What you haven't is a United States Senate to investigate the situation. Our Senators have been exchanging insulting telegrams with Louis Wolfson, the wonder-boy financier, who got control of the Capital Transit Company here about five years ago. The newyears' said Wolfson acted like a fugitive; he retorted they shouldn't be wasting the taxpayers' money trying to serve subpoenas on him in California. He said he'd be here under his own power on Monday. So that left J.A.B. Broadwater, president of the firm (Wolfson's chairman of the board), in the senatorial hot seat. There being no trolley tooling down Pennsylvania Avenue, he reached the capitol by taxi, and there he suffered under the ceiling cuids, the TV floodlights and the senatorial questioning. The tall, gray-haired Broadwater finally got so exasperated that his accent became almost too Southern to comprehend. Sure, said he, his motormen and his bus drivers were on strike or more money. He said they probably deserved it, but where was he going to get it? Every time he raised the fare basis for litigation later on. The federal government must be prepared to show it acted in good faith and didn't play politics in canceiling the Dixon-Yates agreement, if cancellation should be decided upon as the best course. The law is clear. Section 1089 of Title V of the U.S. Code says: "For investigations regarding official matters under control of the Department of Justice and the Department of State, as may be directed by the Attorney General, is authorized to appoint officials who shall be vested with the authority necessary for the execution of such duties." In the appropriation laws governing FBI funds is to be found a provision which says the FBI is to handle "such other matters under the control of the Department of Justice as may be directed by the Attorney General." Under these grants of power, the FBI for many years has investigated all the facts connected with cases that the Department of Justice has to defend in the U.S. Court of Claims. Likewise, after the Texas City disaster, the FBI made an extensive fact-finding inquiry so as to advise the Department on possible claims that might arise. The Democrats certainly went to town with their political demagoguery. Senator Sparkman of Alabama said the use of the FBI in the matter is "utterly ridiculous." Senator Gore of Tennessee called it an "outrage" and said the FBI was created to "guard the nation's security and apprehend criminals" and not to be used as a "Gestapo or political shock troops." Senator Monroney of Oklahoma called it a "violation." capitol by taxi, and there he suffered under the ceiling cu., kids, the TV floodlights and the nematorial questioning. The tall, gray-haired Broadwater finally got so exasperated that his accent became almost too Southern to comprehend. Sure, said he, his motormen and bus drivers were on strike or more money. He said they probably deserved it, but where was he going to get it? Every time he raised the fare now 20 cents cash and slightly less by ticket) fewer people nose to ride with him, he said, and the firm came closer to bankruptcy. Every time he tried to abandon a branch line that didn't pay its way, the Public Utilities Commission yanked off its trolley. "The question is simply where am I to get the money," he said. "Who's going to pay it?" This caused Sen. Clifford P. Case (R., N. J.) to ask if he had any ideas on how he could pay proper wages. Easy, said transit man Broadwater. "On some of our lines today we are operating just as fast as we did when we used horse cars," he said. "If we could just clear certain streets of all this automobile and truck traffic and actually move some of our equipment down the tracks, we wouldn't be needing any rate increases. People would be riding with us again." "This is an age when people want to move quickly." Broadwater's idea has its merits, all right, though it might involve closing down automobile factories, putting parking meters in museums only, and turning urban transportation back to what it was in 1910. "If we only could increase our average speed one-mile an hour," he continued wistfully. "We could save at least $1,000,000 a year." So the strike's not over, Broadwater's not going to get rid of those pesky, time-consumingutos, and there's a little something to be said on the other side. The strike is tough on those citizens who don't own motorcars, but for those who drive their own sedans this town has become a paradise. We park on the streetcar tracks and in the bus loading zones. Wherever the signs say no parking, we now park. That itself is a delight. No buses now strong smells into our unmanned vehicles. The Democrats certainly went to town with their political demagoguery. Senator Sparkman of Alabama said the use of the FBI in the matter is "utterly ridiculous." Senator Gore of Tennessee called it an "outrage" and said the FBI was created to "guard the nation's security and apprehend criminals" and not to be used as a "Gestapo or political shock troops." Senator Monroney of Oklahoma called it a "violation of intergovernmental relationships of the worst sort." House Leader McCormack said it it "what would be expected in a police state." Senator Kefauver denounced it as an unwarranted use of the FBI by the Attorney General. But not one of these members of Congress would be willing today to sponsor legislation to prohibit the FBI from using its agents — as it is now doing in consequence of orders first issued by a Democratic Attorney General — to investigate mergers, monopolies and anti-trust matters generally, which is all on the civil side and usually has no relation whatsoever to national security or the apprehension of criminals. Mayor Tobey of Memphis, however, sees the point. He has said publicly that he doesn't object to the inquiries by the FBI men. He has promised them every cooperation as they seek data on the legislative and executive powers of the city of Memphis. It is, of course, essential to analyze all of this before the federal government starts cancelling a contract that could involve American taxpayers in the loss of many millions of dollars through suits for damages. (Copyright, 1955, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) Many 'Lower Ranked' White House Employes Proud To Have Been Guests at Eisenhower's Anniversary By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer WASHINGTON (UP) — Backstairs at the White House: It escaped public notice at the time, but when the President and Mrs. Eisenhower recently celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary at their Gettysburg farm, they included among their guests some White House employees who rarely are invited above stairs. The 150 guests included the gardener, Robert Redmond, and his staff of groundkeepers, the housekeepers, the electricians and the carpentry shop staff. These people may be "little" in rank as far as protocol is concerned, but their daily jobs are quite vital to the happiness and efficiency of a President and his family. The ranking staff members gave the Eisenhowers a small settee for one of the upstairs rooms of the house. But the lawn-cutters, the carpenters and electricians chipped in for a large, handsome silver platter. To show his gratitude and to play the role of a gracious host, the President took all of his hired hands on a personally conducted tour of the first floor of the Gettysburg house. Then, there was a thoroughly explained trip over the farm, with the President pointing with pride to his cows and sows, his sheep and ducks and his fishing pond. Moving spirit behind the presentation of the silver tray was Howell Crim, the chief usher at the White House. He was happier than any of the guests that the household and grounds employees received some share of social recognition from the President and his wife. The hired help liked the affair, too. It probably was the only chance for most of them to get inside the Gettysburg house. The electricians particularly admired the new electric eye guard system set up around the home. And the gardening staff gave a professional eye to the new shrubs and trees planted during the late winter and early spring. The Eisenhower golf influence apparently is a far-reaching thing. The President's Colorado rancher pal and prominent Denver businessman, Aksel Nielsen, has taken up golf with the zeal that only a beginner can muster. Nielsen is taking lessons from Rip Arnold, the professional at Denver's Cherry Hills Country Club where the President will be playing in August and September. Nielsen showed signs of incipient golffits last summer when the President visited his ranch at Fraser. Nielsen was seen more than once with one of Mr. Eisenhower's expensive championship irons, chipping stones.