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4 4 w1" 4 I a LOggngtlggOmeS3 953-PartI 9 onetime director of the Southern California branch of the Civil Liberties Union, lists himself as "The Rev. "Unfortunately, said Scherer, "he's a retired minister." The pamphlet which carries ROBINSON'S DO-WNTOVVN- FRIDAY STORE HOURS 9:30 ROBIN SON'S: EVE LY FRIDAY HOURS .10:00 to Heist's name is an attack on the Congressional committee. which is accused qf being un-American. It deals mostly with testimony-elicited from a number of professional people at the session here last A Lytton, who began his testi oJinson's mony Wednesday, was recalled to the witness stand to tell how the Communist Party in Hollywood persecuted him after he was expelled for arguing with its tenets and challenging its activities. JIA.

Called Stool Pigeon Befort launching into his testimony he told the commitp tee he was accosted by a "nice, gray-haired lady" who plucked at his sleeve as he entered the hearing room. "She. told, me I should be ashamed of myself for what I 0 A if-, a i- CONSULTATION Simon M. Lazarus, left, figure in recent Silver City (N.M.) film production, talks with Atty. Ben Margolis.

Congressmen investigating Communism called Lazarus a frivolous witness, indicating that he may be cited for contempt! Lazarus refused to give names of persons associated with him in producing group pnoui RED INVESTIGATION to identify the names of the original incorporators from the photographic copy, of the articles of incorporation. They were Rose Kolker, Kathleen Sims, Herbert Ganahl and Robert Gammon. The witness refused to even But when asked to give a direct answer, Lazarus declined on constitutional grounds. He laughed again when asked was -doing, he said. She called me a stool pigeon.

I feel sorry for such people. They should know they can no longer intimidate anyone by that; kind of tactics. "They brand themselves as parties, to a conspiracy when they talk that way." Would Be Mod Lytton -took up his testimony where he ended Wednesday. He had been telling the committee how he had been warned to' clear up a misunderstanding about, charges leveled against him by the party in New York. George Beck, later a co-operative witness before the committee, told Lytton his "name would be mud" unless he clarified the misunderstanding.

"George wasn't threatening me," Lytton said. "He was counseling me. He. told me that not only members of the Communist Party but liberals and fellow travelers would hear things about me that would be disastrous to my career and well being." Lytton said he was visited Turn to Page 20, Column 1 if he was an agent of the Rus sian government, and denied it He said he obtained money 7 -v- Wmy I from many people whose EASTER names he wouldnt give and did not know if these people were members of the Communist Party or The witness said he did not receive any money for the film from the International Mine, Mill "and Smelter Work EXCITEMENT! THESE LIGHT-AS-AIR PURE SILK PRINTS ers Union, named as sponsor of the production. The union, Jackson pointed out, was expelled from the CIO 'because of Communist tendencies.

Newspaper's Report Then Tavenner read a news-paper story quoting Lazarus as saying the film had been financed entirely by the union. read the names on the copy, in-j eluding the name of the notary who had applied his seal. The film exhibitor, excused as a witness, offered-to "tell the American people" about the film. From the audience came catcalls and Writer Testifies Earlier a co-operative witness testified that Communist Party blacklisting forced him to abandon his career as a screenwriter and brought him to a state of nervous collapse." "It was a terrifying, humiliating and devastating experience," Bart Lytton, 40, now a real estate developer, told the committee in session in the Federal Building. Members of the investigative panel took the occasion of his testimony to excoriate a pamphlet issued by the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms and suggest that the chairman of the committee, A.

A. Heist, be "invited" to Washington as a witness. Known as 'Rev. This suggestion by Rep. Francis E.

Walter (D) Pa indicated that the committee is readying its probe into Com-m i influence among churches and churchmen. Heist, Lazarus said he had been mis ttmrtnt LARRY STEVENS SIS SONNY ARTHURS BOY; FOY jar 3-- II i a a BY TEENA PAIGE arts a 'i or.c quoted. Lazarus admitted he had written a check on the corporation to purchase a $50,000 cashier's check made payable to the union. This was part of a financial arrangement, he said, under which the union handled financial affairs of the produc 'f73. sir- -i' li Continued from First Page me to tell you," the witness answered, "in six months or a year from now I would be dragged into court and charged with perjury and I am an old man and you wouldn't want that to happen." Tavenner resumed questioning the witness regarding 'the corporation, of which Lazarus said he was the sole "Please advise the committee who is the secretary of your corporation," the committee counsel said.

"I refuse to answer and rely on the 1st and all amendments of the Constitution, specially the 5th," Lazarus replied. "I will talk about myself and answer all your questions from my standpoint about the corporation but I will not mention names." First InTestor Lazarus said he became president because he was the first investor in the corporation about two years ago. There were four directors, he said, without naming them. He said when he resigned as president he did not transfer any of his stock to other ownership. When Lazarus refused to say where the'office ot the corporation is located, Jackson com-1 mented: "Certainly that is in no way incriminating.

This is an obvious misuse of the constitutional privilege." "vou must base your refusal to answer question not on frivolous grounds but on solid, substantial legal grounds," Clardy said, "as you mav discover, sir." Lazarus testified that he borrowed $90,000 to finance the making of "Salt of the whereupon Rep. Gordon H. Scherer (R) asked if he had obtained any funds, directly or indirectly, from the Communist Party. Lazarus laughed. Calls It Stupid "This is so utterly stupid," he replied, "My attorney says I can answer this.

Gentlemen, this was a business venture cfnd you know as well as I that in a business venture you don't go to any party for money the Comjnunist Party or any other party." i.ii Ifrir. 'J Tbiltmorea VWJIMtt HOTEL- US KKSmy tion as sponsor. it? 15 Tavenner produced $30,000 check signed by Lazarus and Kathleen Sims, as secretary of the corporation, to the order of Paul Jarnco. Jarrico, a previ ous unfriendly witness, worked mil on the Silver City enterprise. Lazarus refused to identify Miss Sims.

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