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• A THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
O-A Abilene, Texas, Saturday Morning, February 26, 1955
Senators Decline Tax-Free
Allowance in Pay Hike Bill
GREGORY PECT GETS A HENRIETTA — Actor Greg-
ory Peck holds the “Henrietta” for the “Most Popular
Actor Award” presented to him by the Foreign Press As-
sociation of Hollywood at an awards banguet
Press Association of Hollywood at an awards banquet
held jointly with the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents
Association. Actress Susan Hayward, shown with Peck,
presented the award to him. (AP)
By GARDNER L. BRIDGE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 un—The
Senate, with a wary eye on tax-
paying voters back home, voted
0-7 today against accepting a $1,-
250 tax-free allowance aa part of
a congressional pay increase bin.
Legislation raising the salaries
of senator* and representatives
from 215,000 to $23,750 a year was
sent back to conference with the
House with instructions to knock
out the tax-free allowance feature.
Critics of the allowance said it
would lead the man-in the street
to “point the finger of suspicion”
at all Congress members Sen.
Monroney (D-Okla) called the al-
lowance a “gimmick "
Opposition as Avalanche
Sens. Kefauver (D-Tenn) and
Dirksen 1D-II1) defended it as a
bona fide expense allowance. For-
mer Vice President Barkley (D-
Ky) spoke out against it. It was
Barkley * first major floor speech
since he returned to the Senate in
January. The opposition became an
avalanche.
The House passed the bill earlier
in the day by voice vote. Many
members expected it would be on
its way to the White House tonight
in plenty of time for President
Eisenhower'* rignature before the
start of the next congressional pay
period. March 1.
The bill also carries pay in-
creases for the federal judiciary
SEATO Members In Accord
On Preserving Asian Peace
and Justice Department officials.
There was no objection to these,
only to what Monroney called the
gimmick, and to another new fea-
tore: five more trips to home and
back every year for all Congress
members at government expense.
Both of these features were writ-
ten ia by s Senate-House confer-
ence committee yesterday. The
conferees mat to compromise dif-
ferences between the House, which
had voted to raise congressional
salaries to $25,000 a year, and the
Senate, which held the figure to
$22,500.
Barkley told the Senate that if
Congress is going to raise its pay
it should do so directly. “Not un-
der a guise.”
“I would rather vote for a
straight $24,000 salary," he said,
apparently taking a round figure
at random, “than vote for $22,500
with a $1,250 expense account on
it.”
Temptation
Of the five extra tripe home at
taxpayers’ expense, Barkley said
this would be a “constant temp-
tation to rzre absenteeism.” He
said be often wonders what visi-
tors think when they look down
from the galleries and see only
half a dozen senators transacting
the Senate's business.
“As we all know, we are all
busy at many things,” he added,
“but many citizens don’t know it.”
Pint the Senate rejected the
compromise bill by overwhelming
voice vote. Then it adopted, by a
62-7 roll call vote, a motion by
Sen. Williams (R-Del) instructing
Senate conferees to stand fast
against the $1,250 tax-free allow-
ance.
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area in the above map locates Turkey, a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Iraq, a member
of the 8-nation Arab League, whose premiers have signed
a mutual defense pact Iraq is the first member of the
Arab League to join with a NATO member in a pact
specifically for defense against any Communist Aggression
in the Middle East The shaded area indicates other mem-
bers of the Arab League. Egypt, a leader in the League,
has objected, saying that Iraq, in joining Turkey, would
upset the League's efforts to maintain a neutral course
in the cold war. (AP)
BANGKOK, Saturday, Feb. 26
un—The eight Manila Pact nations
agreed yesterday on united action
“to preserve and strengthen the
peace” of Southeast Asia and block
“those subtle forms of aggression
by which freedom and self-govern-
ment are under ined and men’s
minds are subverted.”
The decisions wound up a three-
day conference which set up per-
manent headquarters in Bangkok
and created committees to deal
with military, subversive and eco-
nomic problems.
Despite some sharp differences
of opinion, international commu-
nism was mentioned in the final
communique of the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization as a menace
against which members were
united. It was the first time the
word communism appeared in an
official SEATO document since the
pact was signed in Manila last
September.
“The way of the aggressor has
bam made harder,” summed U.S.
Secretary of State Dulles.
The communique said delegates
met “in circumstances which give
increasing urgency to objectives of
the treaty " This apparently re-
ferred to the Formosa situation on
which Dulles conferred at length
with British Foreign Secretary
Eden during their stay in Bang
kok.
Even before the conference end-
ed yesterday, military advisers
began discussing plans “to take
an possible measures” for defeme
of freedom in the Orient.
The conference's final communi-
que emphasized that these military
arrangements, to be built around
an American force in the Pacific
of 650,000 men, “will never be used
for purposes of aggression.”
Some Asian nations had hoped
that a SEATO military force, com-
parable to NATO would be devel-
oped. But the United States’ opin-
don prevailed that mobile striking
forces, with the possible use of
nuclear weapons, would be the
most effective
The threat of subversion, viewed
with particular concern, is to be
met by cooperative development of
the economic, social and situral
phases of the area.
This was underscored by an offer
from Dulles to share 220 pounds of
nuclear fuel with the seven other
Manila Pact nations for atomic
research reactors.
“Peaceful uses of the atom."
Dulles said, “give a hopeful future
af the atom becoming the servant
of mankind rather than its destroy-
The eight pact nations are the
United States, Britain, France, Aus-
tralia. New Zealand the Philip-
pines. Pakistan and Thailand.
The conference voiced determina-
Viet Nam in maintaining their free-
dom and independence. Dulles
plans to visit those three Indo-
chinese states after a visit to Bur-
ma.
A responsible American official
said one feature of the conference
was its action in extending ’'cor-
dial greetings” to the Afro-Asian
Indonesia, in April. This source
said that, by stating the purposes
of the SEATO treaty and asking
the Bandung conference to support
independence and self-govern-
ment, the Manila Pact members
removed suspicion about the nature
tion of those governments to sup-
port Cambodia, Laos and South of their organization.
BALLINGER STEER SOLD
Swine Bring Record Prices
At San Antonio Exposition
HARLAN
(Continued from Pg. 1-4)
who advocates any surrender of
American sovereignty.
Harlan said he firmly believed
the United States must take the
leadership of the free world in the
present international situation. But
he said whatever this country does
“must be done under the laws and
Constitution of me United States.”
Beyond such general statements,
Harlan asked to be excused from
would or would not do in a given
act of circumstances. He said that
as a possible Supreme Court jus-
tice it would be highly improper
for him to comment on matters
that might come before him.
AMne
I Dead, 17 Hurt
In Truck Wrecks
SAN ANTONIO, Feb a Bid-
ding on swine at the sixth annual
Sen Antonio Livestock Exposition
today set what may be two new
world's records.
The first came when Fred Cun-
ningham of the FAC Co. of San
Antonio paid $3,200 for the grand
champion barrow of the show, a
220-pound Duroe exhibited by the
Burbank High School student farm
of San Antonio. The second record
was when Friedrich Air Condition-
ing paid $1,400 for the grand
champion barrow of the Negro
boys’ pig show, exhibited by Lester
Harris of Luling
Auctioneer Walter Britton an-
nounced that these were believed
to be the highest prices ever paid
in each of the divisions.
Another Record?
Some sort of record also was set
when two dead fat lambs sold tor
$52.50 and $60 respectively.
The lambs died just prior to the
sale and generous San Antonians
opened their hearts snd their
purses so that the young exhibi-
tors would not sustain a heavy
financial loss. Mrs. G. C. Hagel
stein bought the $52,50 animal and
av k Co.
Lone Star Brewing Co. paid the
$60 price.
The second-highest price in the
history of Sao Antonio show was
paid for the grand champion steer
of the show R.E. Dumas Milner
of the Dumas Milner Chevrolet Co.
of San Antonio paid $14,500 for
•Shorty", 815-pound Hereford exhi-
bited by 8-year-old Dan Wade
Crenwelge of Fredericksburg.
Milner, a Jackson, Miss. indus-
trialist, came by plane to San An-
tome especially to attend the sale.
He donated the steer to Boys Club
No 4. -
Ballinger Steer Sold
The reserve champion steer,
a Hereford, exhibited by Mark
Campbell of Ballinger, sold for
$4,500 to the St. Anthony Hotel.
The top 15 animals in the steer
sale averaged $1,960. The remain-
ing 200 steers sold by the pound
and none sold for less than 43
cents.
When 13-year-old Linda Harrel of
Rankin led her champion South-
down lamb of the show into the
auction ring, tears began to stream
down her cheeks as she realized
the time of parting with her lamb
had arrived. Again, a San Antonian
was generous. H. H. Rampton and
Eddie Davis of the BL Anthony
Hotel bought the prize for $1,000
and promptly announced that they
were giving the lamb back to Lin-
da.
After she had regained her com-
posure, Linda announced that she
was donating the lamb to the Tex-
as Lions Club crippled children’s
camp near Kerrville
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Top Lamb Price
Top price in the lamb sale was
the $1,600 paid by Handy Andy to
Bennie McIntyre of Paint Rock for
ha champion fine wool fat lamb
The champion crossbred fat lamb
exhibited by Melvin Branson of
Kingfisher, Okla., mid to the Gun-
ter Hotel for $850.
The grand champion pen of three
barrows shown by Edwin Seeker.
Jr., of Brenham sold to Lone Star
Brewing Co. on a bid of $1,550.
Reserve champion borrow, exhi-
bited by David McMillan of King-
fisher, Okla., went to Auge Pack-
ing Co, San Antonio, for $550.
The reserve champion pen of
I three borrows, shown by Joe Kunze
of San Antonio, was purchased by
Friedrich Air Conditioning for $500
and the boys champion borrow,
shown by Stanley Gardner of Plain-
view was bought by the Gunter
Hotel for $500.
Policy Important
Sens Jenner (R-Idaho) and Wel-
ker (R-Idaho) said, however. It
was important to determine Har-
lan's political philosophy. They
asked his opinion on subjects rang-
ing from the Supreme Court's de-
cision on Pre sid ent Truman’s
seizure of the steel industry to the
Off - the-bench speeches Supreme
Court Justice Douglas has made.
Almost invariably, Harlan's re-
ply was that be couldn't properly
answer such questions.
Harlan took occasion, too, to de-
ny two published reports about
him—that he once gave a dinner
party for Serge Rubenstein, the
draft-dodging financier recently
murdered in New York, and that
former New York Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey had something to do
with his nomination to the high
court.
Didn’t Know Purpose
Harlan said be “never laid eyes
on" Rubenstein. As for Dewey, he
said he knew the ex-governor
‘‘pleasantly but never intimately.”
Harlan testified ba once joined
the Assn. for the United Nations,
and made a $25 contribution to it,
after being taken by a friend to
a "cocktail party event" sponsored
by the group.
He said be did not know the
purposes of either that organiza-
tion or the Atlantic Union Com-
mittee beyond a general feeling
both had objectives be shared.
Welker wanted to know “how on
heaven’s earth" an eminent law-
yer and judge could join two or-
ganizations without knowing what
they stood for.
"That is a perfectly legitimate
question,” Harlan replied. He said
the answer was that he joined both
though taking no part in their ac-
tivities. because he was introduced
to them by persons to whom he
Harlan told the senators be
would resign as s matter of course
from both ths Atlantic Union Com-
mittee and the Assn, for the United
Nations if he were confirmed as
a Supreme Court justice. He said
he felt justices should not belong
to political organizations however
worthy.
As a matter of fact, he said, he
would have resigned when he be-
came a circuit court judge except
he had forgotten he ever belonged
HOSPITAL
(Continued trees Pg. 1-A)
ing recommended a modern dormi-
tory to accommodate 100 students,
at an estimated cost of $300,000. A
second structure — an education
building—was recommended later
at a cost of $500,000.
Purpose of the prospectus. Col-
lier said, is to acquaint the public
with the acute shortage of quali-
fied, professional personnel in Abi-
lene and throughout Texas, with
the hope that people of means will
make it possible for these two
needed buildings to come into ex-
istence.
A report on the Gifts for Hu-
manity Committee, which was or-
ganized before Christmas, 1004, for
the purpose of making known the
equipment needs of the hospital to
the public, was given by Dr El-
win L. Skiles, pastor of First Bap-
tist Church.
$7,522 Given
Dr Skiles said a total of $7,522.50
has been donated to the program.
Many of the gifts were undesig-
nated.
O. D. Dillingham, chairman of
the Gifts for Humanity Committee,
was the first to donate a heart de-
fribillator machine, at a cost of
2265 This machine is used by phy-
sicians when the patient's heart
stops, and will be used by
physicians in connection with mas-
sage of the heart.
Board chairman Anderson and
Jack Yonge, both of Abilene, do-
nated oxygen tenta at a cost of
0025 each.
Other donations were: T. N.
Carswell. $50; Mrs T. C. Camp-
bell. $100; Dr Jarrett E Williams,
$300; O. S. Burkett, Abilene: $75;
Elsie Hooper, $5; anonymous,
$1,687.50; Mrs Grace E Behrens
Abilene, $2,500; Mrs. J. F. Holli-
day, Dallas, $5; First Baptist
Church. Eldorado. $15; Mr. and
Mrs. Tate May. Hamlin, $100; Os-
car Rose, $750; 8. C. Herring, $100;
Judge and Mrs. E. S Cummings.
$200.
Visitors at the meeting includ-
ed the Rev Lawrence L. Trott,
Baptist missionary. District 17;
and Dr. Jack Selcraig, pastor.
First Baptist Church, Colorado
City.
Turkish-Iraqi
Pact Carries
Palestine Pledge
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Saturday, Feb
M (—The Iraqi government dis-
closed today that its new alliance
with Turkey carries a pledge by
both sides “to take measures guar-
anteeing enforcement of United
Nations resolutions on the Pales-
tine question”
The Palestine pledge was to an
exchange of letters after the
Turkish-Iraqi treaty of mutual de-
fense and cooperation was signed
here Thursday night by Premiers
Nuri Said and Adnan Menderes.
The letters are attached to the
treaty. They were disclosed in a
government statement releasing
the text of the treaty.
Both Iraq and Turkey were re-
ported preparing for swift ratifica-
tion of the pact despite the opposi-
tion of Egypt and threats of dis-
ruption of the eight-nation Arab
League, of which Iraq is a mem-
ber.
Dispatches from Ankara said the
Turkish National Assembly's For-
eign Affairs Committee approved
the treaty last night at a rare
night session. The Iraqi Parlia-
ment is expected to approve the
pact today.
BELLE GLADE, Fla., Feb. 25 IB)
—Two accidents involving six dif-
ferent trucks—three of them big
tractor-trailer cargo haulers —
killed one man and injured 17 oth-
er persons near here today.
State Highway 27, a main traffic
artery betwean Miami and Lake
Okeechobee winter vegetable grow-
ing area, wae closed for six hours
after the spectacular smashups
while wreckage was removed.
Rail started at 6 a.m. when one
big tractor-trailer job loaded with
588 cases of eggs from Strawberry
Point, Iowa, started to pass an
orange-laden tractor-trailer driven
by Floyd Waters, 46, of Terre
Haute, Ind.
As the two big dual vehicles
rumbled side by side, a third
tractor-trailer loaded with onions
loomed up in the darkness, parked
on the highway. Waters, from his
hospital bed, later told how be
tried to jockey around the parked
truck but sideswiped the one pass-
ing him and all three vehicles piled
up. One overturned.
Clean Moore, SO, driving the ve-
hicle which attempted to pass, was
killed. Everglades firefighting
crews worked for hours to extri-
cate his body from the wreckage.
Papers in his pockets indicated be
formerty lived in Lubbock and Ter-
rell, Tex.
Waters’ tractor caught fire, and
firefighters rescued him after more
than a hour’s feverish effort
Wreckage of the three big trail-
ers blocked the busy highway, and
soon cars lined up for several
miles on each side of the accident
scene.
A farm truck carrying 18 Negro
field workers and driven by Artie
Tatum, Belle Glade Negro, ap-
proached the line of blocked cars
and slowed down. It was struck
from the rear by another truck
driven by Vernon Farmer of Al-
bany, Ga., and buried 400 feet into
the rear of a third small truck
operated by James Prichett, of
Cairo, Ga.
The Negro workers were strewn
over the highway by the impset.
All 17 were treated at the Belle
Glade Hospital, and 10 remained
for treatment of broken bones snd
cuts snd bruises. Farmer was
charged with reckless driving and
released on bond.
Wreckage was cleared and the
highway reopened to traffic at
noon.
Roof Burns
Fireman were alerted Friday
morning to extinguish a blaze
caused by a defective flue at 890
North Treadaway Blvd. Damage
was confined to the roof of the
house owned by Steven Romeriz,
and occupied by Rita Cueves.
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AMARILLO, Tex., Feb. is WA
Truman Dollar was worth $25 to
Truman Dollar, 0, • Borger
High School student, won a $25
defense bond as first prize in the
15th District American Legion ora-
torical contest.
Colorado Flames
Take Tol’s Lite
LAKEWOOD, Colo. W—A is-
month old boy, left alone in Me
high chair, burned to death Thurs.
day when flames swept the home
of Mrs. Dolores Watson.
The mother was at a neighbor’s,
trying to free an auto from a
snowdrift, when a daughter, Mick-
ey. 4. called to distress.
Neither Mrs. Watson, whose tom-
feted is a Rocky Mountain Arsenal
employe, nor firemen could enter
the blazing structure te rescue her
son Kitrick.
Fire Chief Gerald Ecker said the
blaze probably started from a kor-
osone stove.
Radio Station
Named in Suit
AUSTIN, in - Atty. Gen. John
Ben Shepperd Thursday filed suit
for forfeiture of the charter of a
West Texas radio station. KERB,
in Kermit. Winkler County. The
suit said the station had failed to
pay franchise taxes for 1954.
It was one of 28 such suits
brought here by the attorney gen-
eral.
Another asked forfeiture of the
charter of the Ruak County Rodeo
and Horse Show Assn., claiming
the association had failed to pay
1954 franchise taxes and penalties
totalling $191.70.
INCOME TAX
(Continued from pg. 1-4)
tions would be felt first in payroll
deductions after Jan. 1. For those
not subject to payroll withholding
the reductions would be felt when
1956 returns are filed early in 1957. i
Ike Opposed
Eisenhower had assailed the in-
come tax cut, in the face of an
estimated federal deficit of $2,400,-
000,000 for the year starting July
1, as a new height in ’fiscal ir-
responsibility.” Republican leaden
in the House bad hurled harsher
charges, such as “blackjacking. . .
cheap politics. . .buying votes.”
But Rayburn and other Demo-
crats argued hotly their move was
simple justice for the little fel-
low." They said Republicans had
pushed through even bigger tax
reductions last year, in the face of
an even bigger deficit They de-
clared the GOP program favored
the wealthy.
Rayburn said Republicans would
“live to regret" their charges that
backers of the tax cut were acting
irresponsibly and were trying "to
buy vote*" of taxpayer* He said
such charge* were out of place in
“considering a great question,
where arguments ahould be put
forward to persuade one side or
the other."
Party - Line Discipline
On the motion to kill the tax cut.
205 Democrats and t Republicans
voted “no.” Sixteen Democrats, a
of them Southerner*, joined 189 Re-
publicans to the futile fight to de-
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