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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951
Democratic Bright Spot.
Un-American Activities Committee Hearing
Movie Star Admits Red
Affiliation; ‘Not Now’
Townes to Speak At Sigma Xi Meet
Dr. Charles H. Townes, executive
director of the Columbia Univer
sity Radiation Laboratory, New
York City, will discuss “Spectros
copy in the Microwave Region”
here on March 28.
Townes is on a lecture tour
speaking to Sigma Xi chapters
and clubs in various colleges and
universities.
Townes is presently consultant
on microwave spectroscopy and nu
clear moments, Brookhaven Nat.
Labs., on the visiting committee
for Physics, Brookhaven Nat.
Labs., chairman ONR Advisory
Committee on Milimeter Wave
Generation, Assoc. Editor, Review
of Scientific Instruments, and As
soc. Editor, Physical Review.
AS THE Fulbright and Kefauver commit-
tees near the end of their investigations,
there is a swelling clamor of public opinion
for their continuation “until the rug is pulled
clear back.” These inquiries into crime and
corruption have aroused tremendous nation
wide interest, shocking the public conscience
with their revelations of organized racke
teering and cynical immorality in high
places. And they have projected the names
of Senators Fulbright and Kefauver into the
national political spotlight.
An idea of great potentialities is suggest
ed by the recent election of Republican
Claude Bakewell to Congress over a Truman
Democrat in Missouri. Bakewell made gov
ernment and party morality the dominant
issue of his campaign. And he entreats the
voters generally to be not only “aghast” at
evidence of corruption in government, but
to do something about it—elect men to office
who will apply courage and intelligence and
native honestly to the task of cleaning the
Augean stables.
Well, if the voters will elect a Republican
congressman on that issue, in a normally
Democratic district of Truman’s home state,
how would the people of the whole nation
vote on it in a presidential election?
Sen. Fulbright himself has found in the
stench uncorked by his committee, evidence
of the need of a general investigation of the
moral condition of our government. His sug
gestion implies a morals investigation by
congressional committee. Also, coupled with
Congressman Bakewell’s plea, it raises a
possible issue, tailor-made for the 1952 pres
idential campaign, complete with candidates.
Fulbright for President; Kefauver for
vice president . . . how’s that for a ticket?
And for a campaign platform: “Throw
out the racketteers.”
In the 1880s Grover Cleveland won a
presidential election with the campaign war-
cry, “Throw the rascals out.” There is a
good deal of similarity between the govern
mental situation of that time and the present
one, although there is a modern name for
the offenders.
Harry Truman first attracted nation
wide attention during World War II as
chairman of the Senate Committee investi
gating the war program. This hard-boiled
group made the headlines repeatedly with
charges of sins of commission and omission,
hurled at public officials, war industries and
others. The publicity vaulted Truman into
the upper political brackets, and set his feet
in the path to the presidency. Now he is at
the muzzle end of the investigating guns.
^They have riddled his prestige and well nigh
shot his reelection prospects out from under
him.
Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner:
“It’s No Saucer, But Trio ‘Sees’
Frying Sphere!”
If Truman decides not to run again, as
the political experts seem to'expect, then it
probably will be very difficult for any Dem
ocrat who has hurt his administration, as
Fulbright has done and as Kefauver has in
directly, to get the nomination for President
or vice president. But such a team, with
such a platform, probably would have a bet
ter chance of carrying the Democratic ban
ner to victory than one saddled with the load
of the Truman regime. —The Houston Post
Albuquerque (N. M.) Tribune:
“Congratulations: 300 Hurt.”
Spring Finally
Made It Back
I OOK UP, you lads and lassies—Spring is
here again.
«
It came in yesterday rather quietly. You’d
hardly notice anything was different. At
least, some people would hardly notice.
But others have felt those familiar signs
coming on for several weeks now. Buds on
trees, blossoming red-buds, even that listless,
dreamy feeling that would pass at any other
time of the year for pure and simple lazi
ness—they’ve all been showing up of late.
And now your neighbors cast an under
standing eye on such things as this Spring
fever and the traditional romantic inclina
tions of the season.
The world is waking up from a Winter’s
nap—that’s how the poets would put it. But
the average college student, much less artis
tically inclined, is liable to see only Spring
Vacation and it’s welcome excuse from
classes.
Or perhaps the pessimistic look forward
to the drudgery of preparing for the Spring
inspections or the curse of sweat-stained uni
forms.
And professors—their thoughts ate of
mid-term grades and last-minute major
quizzes.
The first robin has long since left here
for northern climes. A trace of winter,
though, even yet hangs in the air.
Yes, Spring is here. If you need proof
positive, just check the gleam in the eye of
the first young and eligible female you find.
El Paso (Tex.) Times:
Fall Off At Caverns.”
“Visitors
Somerset (Pa.) American: “Church
Folk Confident Of Beating Hell.”
Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche: “Sev
eral Cards Collide On Texas High
way.”
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WASHINGTON, March 22—bT)—
Larry Parks said yesterday he
once belonged to the Communist
party. Two other Hollywood actors
refused to say whether they ever'
had been Communists.
Howard Da Silva and Gale Son-
dergard both refused on the same
grounds: that under the consti
tution no one can be forced to
give evidence that might incrimin
ate him.
Parks freely admitted he had
joined the party 10 years ago,
but said his interest had “petered
out” around 1945, and that he now
is certain the party is subversive.
But Parks had a stopping point,
too. He balked at telling the House
Un-American Activities Committee
the names of the actors and act
resses who were with him in the
Hollywood Communist cell.
“Setup—Illegal”
Da Silva’s testimony kicked up
the most confusion.
While Chairman Wood (D-G'a)
banged away with his gavel, Da
Silva shouted out his opinion of
the committee:
“It’s true purpose is to pull
the wool over the people’s eyes.”
The whole setup, he said, was
“decidedly illegal.”
Miss Sondergard was quieter,
but just as firm in her refusal to
answer questions.
And she, like Da Silva, tried to
make a speech. Both were stopped
by Wood’s gavel.
After Da Silva and Miss Sonder
gard were excused, Wood told re
porters the committee probably
would ask that they be cited for
contempt of congress.
Career in Jeopardy
Parks said he’s afraid his car
eer has been ruined by his ap
pearance here. He begged the com
mittee :
“Don’t ask me to take the choice
of going to jail for contempt or to
crawl through the mud for being
an informer.”
The committee didn’t disclose
what it intends to do. Counsel
Frank Tavenner said the committee
would “ask your cooperation in
ascertaining who are, or have been
Communist party members” in Hol
lywood.
Then the committee moved to
actor Howard Da Silva. His law-
years insisted the subpoena served
on him be quashed.
He finally was sworn in. Then
more controversy. Da Silva had a
statement, and committee wouldn’t
let him read it.
In the statement, given f out to
the press, Da Silvrf said:
“There are men in high places
Communicable
Diseases Show
Decline Here
Communicable diseases
throughout the state show a
deduction for the first 10
weeks in 1951 as compared
with the first 10 weeks of last
year, said Dr. David E. Brown, di
rector of the Brazos County Health
Unit.
Chickenpox and influenza have
reached a maximum, and the health
director said he expects them to
drop off shortly. There were 26
cases of chickenpox reported in
College Station this week, three
more than last week.
Four cases of pneumonia were
reported, two more than last week’s
report shows. Vincent’s Angina, a
communicable mouth-sore, showed
one case in College Station. None
had been reported last week here,
although two cases of it were re
ported in Bryan.
Three cases of mumps were re
ported, four less than last week.
There were eight cases of measles,
two of diarrhea.
In Bryan, one case of tubercu
losis was reported, Dr. Brown said.
Houswives Hear
Homemaking Man
A complete dinner, made up of
frozen foods, was prepared by
Miss Emily Ritter, Brazos County
home demonstration agent, for 18
women of the College Station-
Bryan area.
The demonstration, held yester
day at the A&M Consolidated High
School homemaking laboratory, was
sponsored by the Homemaking De
partment for the benefit of the
local residents.
Miss Ritter gave the demonstra
tion on the preparation of the fro
zen foods and then discussed meth
ods of preparing foods for home
freezing.
The dinner, made from foods
frozen by the second year home
making students of Consolidated,
consisted of glazed ham surprises,
baked corn, tossed green salad, hot
holls, and ice cream pie.
Bible Verse
’"THOUGH 1 speak with the
tongues of men and of angels,
and have not charity, I am become
as sounding brass, or a tinkling
cymbal-
l Coniitlnaui 13:1
in our government who prefer war
to peace.”
Parks, the good looking, dark
haired star of “The Jolson Story”
was on the stand all' morning.
The questioning went along like
this:
Did he know actor Lionel Stan-
der ?
“I have met him.”
Was Stander a member of the
Hollywood Communist cell:
“I don’t recall ever attending
a Communist party meeting with
him,” Parks said.
“Do you know Karen Morley?”
“Yes.”
“Is she a member of the Com
munist party?”
Here Parks balked. His explana
tion:
“To name names would not be
of service to this committee at all—
I’m sure the committee knows who
they are. To be asked to name
names is not American justice.
It’s a bad thing to force a man
to do it.”
Tavenner said he understood
Parks’ reluctance to disclose names.
But Tavenner said if everyone had
been like Parks the committee
wouldn’t have gotten very far in
studying Communism.
Parks said he had gone into the
Communist party “when I was 25
years old and full of idealism,”
with a strong feeling for the under
dog.
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