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man Speaks Thursday II Spike Rumors Tax Will Be Abandoned House Democratic leaders said sident Truman will make a statement Thursday his recommendations for expanding social sec- leaker Sam Unyburn after a White that the Presi- scuss published reports Bed tax legislation Is jft Indefinitely tn order ylal security measures way. Mr. Truman a $4,000,000,000 tax plninly that nt will spike reports program Is being; remarks came after conference the Presi- with House ways and Imiltee Democrats and over the entire social Dgram. rrnlnatlons were made or amounts for old ce and other benefits," Id. fsaid the President dis- security very frank- reaction of the Con- stood on his previous Congress on the sub- f.nyburn and the ways Democrats, those at iy's conference at the invitation were Rep.

(Mass), Democratic Oscar Ewing, federal jlministrator, and Ar- Lmeyer, social security I. Ross, the President's wns nsked nt a rrenco If Mr. Truman a rnessnjfo to Con- f.oc!nl security. HP re- a message 'is brim; Biotit," and eventually there would be. an- Iwige on health insur- 5 aid through program for persons who proposed sislation introduced by Ed (D-RI).

lie assitance, on a fed- Matching basis, now is Snly for needy agec blind, and for de- lldren. Imeasure proposes also Jeral government make jTibulions in states Hiem in tlie South Iper capita Incomes. Iressional icting ised I'E Division of Ifor election of itives WHS proposed to po legislators today. June time, it appeared Jiorily for a sweeping Investigation of state lulrl come lo a House tow. districting the Senate hopper of other measures bc- vte and House call- in legislative activities pe being to hear Col- Pearson and mem- "Merci" (rain delega- the proposal a legisla- lif slate functions will rrow's House calendar, ned, it would provide per committee from (Senate with "unques- Jhority lo delve into fics, departments and Irom the date of its 'the last day of the live session, today accepted a favorable commil tee defeated, by adoption (pass" reports on four would have made traveled by school ruaris, hiked district: ics as juvenile court a residence require- Iry duly and set a six llence requirement for Jcssional districting bill the state roughly on oast and west.

rlisl rict would --isi lowing counties: San liley, Rio Arriba, San- Tilillo, Taos, Santa Fe, (a. San Miguel, Union district would be Cation, (irant, Ilitl- Sierra. I.unn, Dona I.KKSSIONAL Tage 8) News-Joirrnal Staff Photo MRS. COY GUY, a past president of La Casita Parent- Teacher Association, has been appointed district PTA president by Mrs, J. B.

Brandenburg, of Taos, state PTA president. Announcement of her appointment was made Monday at the joint PTA Founder's Day program by Mrs. B. B. Laughlin local council president.

Mrs Guy succeeds Mrs. Taulbee of Portales, who resigned. Hungary Was 'Forced' To Try Cardinal BUDAPEST, Hungary JP A top Hungarian Communist: spokesman said last night the Hungarian government was "forced" to Josef Cardinal Mindszenty after doing its best to settle church-state differences. "Tho Hungarian government had officially informed the Vati- c.flpv about nil nffninst Mindszenty In due time before the trinl," declared chief Communist ideologist Josef Revai. "It did so to give the.

Vatican the possibility to remove him." "We would have let Mindszenty go, only lo help reconciliation between church and state." he said "He was addressing one of three rallies held in Budapest, to protesl against, "imperialist slandering and attempts at, interference," in Hungarian affairs. "The Vatican had the opportunity lo acl," Revai continued, "if the Vatican did not want to have Mindszenty, we thought we could go on and try him." An official spokesman said later that: Revai's statement meant that Ihp offer to the Vatican was made before the arrest of the Cardinal and not between the I imp of his arrest and Ih trial. The Cardinal was arrested Dec. 2fi and placed on trial Feb. The People's Court sentenced him to life imprisonment.

After DIP arrest. Revai was quol- ed as renlying Hungary "never 1 would release the Cardinal as a condition of an agreement between church and stain. HP was quoted (hen in the official newspaper, Sznhad Nep. as saylnc. "Hungarian democracy is as sovereign as the Vatican and will not accept the conditions of exception from pun- shment for criminal acls and the immunity of priests who aim to overthrow the government.

The spokesman said thp Vatican look no action before HIP arrest of the Cardinal and that the trin' then was inevitable, Deminq Has Nearly A Year's Moisture Fall I Two Month's Time DI-JMlNr; JP An average year'? moisture has fallen in thp Doming vicinity in the last two 1.12 inches of it in a single 24-hour Taxicab Strike AddedToWoes In Quaker City PHILADELPHIA taxicab strike on lop of a five-day walk out of subway, bus and workers left Philadelphia's millions virtually without public trans portatioit today. Scattered fist fights market start of the unexpected cab tie-up Taxi union leaders had a strike 54 hours until Thursday But rank and file drivers of Yel low Cab company quit work any way at midnight. Except for a handful of Independent taxis, not a public vehicle moved in the Quaker City. The strikes over Idled CIO Philadelphia Transportation company workers ami 3,850 AFL Yellow C'nh operators. Complete paralysis of the city', transportation system was avertei by the Pennsylvania and Reading railroads which operated recorr numbers of shuttle trains fron suburban areas.

These trains made two or Hire stops in outlying section of thi city before bringing passengers Into the downtown area. If yoi didn't live near the.se stops it wa. either walk or thumb your way in The Pennsylvania railroad esti mated it is 170,000 per sons daily, twice its normal lost: Reading had no figures but sail its conr.Tutnler crowd is threi limes heavier than usual, Automobiles jammed main But; traffic policemen nt, virtually every more than were on kept ppnk hour bumper-to- liumper traffic flowing. It wns the average man got to work. Federal agencies and privati concerns mobilized fleets of truck: to haul workers hut.

business am industry estimated daily losses a 510.000.000. Downtown stores de elded to forego their usual Wed nesday night opening because the tieup. Retail business dropper 50 per cent. Says USShouldNotMak "Blanket Commitment" Thp Demlng high school weather station almost 5 inches of rainfall since the day before Chrisl- nas and about 7 inches. the annual average, since Dec.

15. Turns Down Troop lest From MacArthur The Army has turned down a re- Eeneral Douglas MacArthur for more troops. lof the Army Royall I -----------the Supreme Allied in Japan hurl been lil he "impractical" to Inv more. jide the statement to rclurniiiK from an lo where he iH" 1 MacArtlmr. iifi of Ru.vall's fiom Tokyo sairt submitlerl a secrei American military Ilapan in of com- i in China.

These aid MacArthur was askerl for more about, the hpil that MricArihur (I hope he i troops and Itlie again. it be irn- put more Royall said. In u-as askerl whether liad nu-nl'iiierj reluni- Inited Stairs. Is no diacuision all about his return," Royall said. "He didn't say anything and I dirin't." Royall added that "we don't contemplate any change" either in troop strength or command in Japan.

Dispatches reporting on MacArthur's plea for laiger forces said the issue he raised was the same one dial had been raised during the war 1 whether the Pacific and the Orient should he alighted favor of a major military concent ration in Europe. MarArthur said to IMS concerned about the southward push of ihe Chinese communists and the possibility that a communist-held China might disintegrate into On Ihe other hand, the feelmg in Washington long has been that it is economically impossible to keep a global defense line uniformly strong. For that reason, according to the view here, the mam si length must be centered Europe. Incorporation PlannedFor Clovis Chest Incorporation of Clovis Commun- ily Chest as a non-profit, organization was outlined Monday night at a meeting called by Neil Durham, present permanent chairman. First step was tentative naming of a board of directors which it was decided, shall include 21 members.

Seven of these, Durham said, will- be representatives of member organizations and the remaining 14 chosen from the town at arge He expressed the opinion that he appointment of the hoard will be completed and first steps I alien in applying for a charter bv he end of the moth. Directors are lo serve three, two and one vear terms. Constitution Discussed A proposed constitution was discussed Monday and is expected to receive final approval from the directors. Copies of this constitution, which outlines organization anrl the requirements and duties of member charitable mav be obtained from cither Durham or the Chamber of Commerce Durham asked today that all organizations already included in the Community Chest ive their alien inn to selecting representatives anrl also study the proposed constiution. Campaign Lucks $1,000 lie alson announced that I he '-IS 1 wilhln 100n "f' Us h.riOO goal.

Oulstanrlinir pledges or new contributions will he nc- (inip hp anrl arkl ossfvl to him rp ir-p box 470, Clovis Pnivipal arlvanlntre of the Chest. Durham pointed is 'bat it will mp an verv definitely "onlv one anpeal a year and prevents the weekly or monthly solicitations from every merchant, and in town." Present Monday night were Mrs. Ra.slh-im, Mrs. James nuel. Boh Dorr-is, Howard Martin, Penny Culleen, Preston Grove.

Mack Johnson, C. D. Kelly, Mai Lauretta KPPIIP. I.t. Jean Hoog- stand and Durham.

VOL, 204 (8 Pages) OL0V1S, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1949 If Dioqenes Had Onlv Waited If Dioeenes htul nnl.v waited for the News-Journal to start circulating, he eould have put nut his lantern and called off his search for an honest mini or wnmnn. That's the opinion of Green, circulation manager after the letter which he received this week from Allm- News-Journal Staff Photo TEA RECEPTION CONCLUDES JOINT PTA FOUNDER'S DAY The large crowd which attended the all-city PTA Founder's Day celebration in the high school auditorium Monday afternoon were served refreshments in the library following the program. Mrs. B. B.

Laughlin, president of the Clovis PTA Council, is presiding at the punch bowl. Shown chatting at the table are Mrs. Joe Fischer, hospitality chairman, Mrs. Oliver Kimbrough, program chairman, and Mrs. Una Steed, pioneer teacher and past PTA Council president.

Among those in the foreground are Mrs. W. A. Pressley, Mrs. Doose and Miss Lora Mae McFarland.

History Of PTA Work In Clovis Traced At Founder Day Program Yesterday Democratic Party Schism Near Reality By SAXKY TRIMBLE SAXTA FE Jf A IOHK- threntened Democratic party schism over renpporJronmeiil iippnarpd Mpnrinjr reality today as House notion on a legislative representation proposal was agnin delayed. The postponement came as the House combined today's short, calendar with tomorrow's. Rep. Virgil McCollum, Carlsbad Democrat, said earlier be would pull his "compromise" reappor- lionment proposed constitutional amendment off today's calendar ami place it at the top of tomorrow's calendar. The action was not.

necessary, in view of the calendar- combination move by the lower chamber. Thi' controversial issue was scheduled fur a House today. The unexpected action appeared part of a move designed force administration and parly chiefs to cease alleged opposition to reap- porlionmenl efforts. "Tight to Vote" McCollum anrl others supporting leapportionment have claimed Stale Democratic Chairman Rrynn Johnson, Revenue Commissioner Victor and Governor Mabry oppose I heir efforts. Democratic chairmen of six castsido counties wore reported enroule to the stale capital for an Kaslern New Mexico Democratic League caucus and a conference with the governor 1 They were exported lo lay down this promise to administration and parly chiefs: "we'll finhl lo the last vole in Die next election anyone who opposes us on reapporiionment." McCollum apparently was designed to (lie chairmen a chance to talk to Mahry anrl others.

One Democratic easlside legislator said if Johnson "continues lo By JUNE McISAAO Clovis was called the "Magic City" by Mrs. Una Sfeccl in her entertaining account of the "History of PTA Work in Clovis" given at the joint Parent-Teacher Association Founder's Day program held Monday afternoon in the high school auditorium. Preceding her address, Sup't. M. G.

Hunt of the Portales schools gave a short talk on pending legislation affecting the schools of the stale, anrl Mrs. C. D. Kelley gave the dedication address to the PTA founder. 1 Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst.

Opening prayer was led by Mrs. B. B. Laughlin, Clovis PTA" Council president. Under the direction of Professor Harry Barton, tho C-Clef Chorus sang two selections, "My Creed" and "Green Cathedral," followed by an impressive play.

Until led "February's Immortals" the piny was presented by Syl Chumley, Ina Ann fnvin. Marie Smolhermnn, Joyce Sacked. Dorothy Kraus, Jo Wanda Armstrong anrl Dorothy Manes, speech student's from thp Junior 1 High, under direction of Miss Ruth Bolton. Background music wns by music students of the Junior High directed by Miss Meier. Mrs.

Steed Pioneer Teacher The address by Mrs. Steprl, who pioneer was one of the of thp Clovis, teachers brought "Ut the he- school system in showed its development Scouting Program Presented At Lions Club Meeting A motion picture, "Winter Camping," supplied most of the program at Tuesday's luncheon meeting of the Closis Lions Club. The picture was made possible by John Clarrly, Boy Scout executive, who was also on the program and introduced Scout Leonard Ferguson anrl Cub Scott Johnson. Ferguson told Santa Fe Frirlnv of his trip lo afternoon where. he was one of a group of Se.out.s who symbolized the start of a nation-wide program on Scouting, i lov.

Mabry was also in on a part of HIP. ceremonies al Santa Fe. nt the meeting includ Tom While, Anmiilln, Jack Pnrke and D. Hinkle. Jack Kichenbergei' was (See HISTORY Page 81 charge the program.

in ACT ONLY IN CASE OF UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION By Jack Bell WASHINGTON, Senator looper (R-lowo) sold todciy the United should be "morally committed" to act under the North Atlantic Alliance only in cases of unprovoked aggression against a member. Hichenloopev's observation Money Bill In House Sets Up Arguments WASHINGTON fP Tho first money hnltlo of Iho 8l.it Congress en mo before, tho Housn today after preliminary skirmishes In committees. It. centers around a $466,882,177 appropriation bill to finance miscellaneous agencies whose previously allotted funds for the present fiscal year which ends June 30 fell short of actual needs. While there is little controversy over the actual money items In the catch-all measure, there Is plenty of wrangling In sight over some of Its provisions.

Republicans primarily are Irked nt (hi! numerous so-culled "legl.x- lutive provisions," several of which seek to undo acts of the GOl'-controled 80! Congress or to accomplish things that Congress rejected. The appropriations committee Vechnically has no authority to write legislation other than that actually appropriating money. Therefore, it went to the rules committee yesterday and obtained approval of procedure making Iho legislation In order, despite GdP objections. "Legislative Provisions" Major "legislative provisions" in the bill are .1. A clause these: repealing limitation on how much money the Bureau of Reclamation may use to hire Its own workers on construction projects rather than handle the work through normV contracting channels.

2. A clause repealing a 1918 han against, paying the salaries of Michael Straus and Richard Boke, reclamation bureau executives. The 80th Congress said no money should be paid to specified executives who don't, have an engineering background, Straus, as head of the bureau, an'd Boke, regional director at Sacrnpienlo, were the only two men affected. President Truman asked that the ban be lifted. 3.

A section appropriating to the Tennessee Valley Authority to enable it start. work on a sleam generating planl at New Johnsonville, Tenn. The 801 Congress specifically ed this proposal. Republican members say it has not been author- by law and therefore amounts to original legislation. 4.

A clause extending until 30 the life of the War Assets Administration, otherwise Feb- wnuld go out of business on ruary 28. 5. A slop-gap clause extending until the end of May the office of housing expediter, which, under existing law, would cense to exist when tho present rent control act expires at the end of March. Blizzard-Swept Nebraska Now Threatened By Flood Dangers By The Associated Press Fresh ground blizzards put a virtual hall to road travel over stonnbatlpi'pd Southern Wyoming and Southern Idaho ing snow six weeks. Written by Mrs.

K. I'. Kllidge, enclosed in the letter was a quarter. She explained she had recently moved from Santa Heights to Ihe north and had neglected pa.ung her paper carrier before she left. Cars Collide Here A wreck occurred afi- einoon al 'i o'clock at Grand and! Rencher involving a Mom- gomery Warri Co.

pickup anrl a 1937 sedan. The pick-up driven by Horace Horton, 912 West 9lh. was making a the, collision occurred with the sedan driven by Joe Maes, Beia. i Damage tn the pick-up as fsii- mated at The sedan ua.v dam-! aged $7j, according to police esti- 1 mate. reappru Ilonmcnt' ann PI nor next ear.

as reported, "We'll crucify oppose 1 runs for has been him." Johnson S(R'iiKs Joluivin declared flatly moi rung not op He hsso however, that "we are posing ilcrl however did not 'any one man has a mandate for any particular form of reapportionrnrnt." Reports scheduled lo attend Inday's were Kaslern these Democratic caucus county chairmen; Keith Edwards of Meadors of Curry fames Cullender of ('haves coun- ll, Horace O'APIIS of I.ea, Reese of Kdrl-. DeBaca, Max and Heck Harris of Roosevelt or their lieutenants. i 1 'it kiio' 1 immediately, whether Ken county 1'pinijciatjc chief, joining the bloc. today as flood dangers mounted higher stricken areas of Nebraska. Winds diminished and tompcni- luret niodprnted over the; prn I'lains stntcs.

civiritf new hope to relief workers that digging operations will not he further hampered. In Washington, fresh fails snow blocked Sno'iualmie and Blewett in Ihe Cascade Mountains and cross-stale motor: was halted. 1'ass, Hie slate's major east-west highway, had been only 1 when a new it frstf.M'dfty. Trains moved with difficulty across Ihe Cascades. A which swept Boise, Idaho, was the heaviest lo-j cat storm in 17 years, the wen-' ther buieau said.

Six inches of! snow fell in hours last Sii" 1 1 was forecast for Northwest-1 ern I'tah No snow was re-j ported IP. the Wyoming storm i belt hut ground strons winds swirling the huso piles of 1 snow over newly-cleared roads i and rail lines continued. Dustj storms anrl dust drifls were ic-j ported at Scottsbluff, across in the in the higli points in Utah and Nevada. These included Roosevelt, Utah, -12 and Ely, The only other below-zero a wns in Northern Maine. Nebraska, which has been -fi, Ihe blizzards in stales up to Feb.

storms for more hart flood worries han New falls of snow in the southeastern r-eciion fif the state increased flood Hut the most serious danger, the. li.S. siii-vey at Lincoln sa.id, lies in the Mlkhorn basin which, sti-flchcs intri Northeast ur and through somfi of Hie wur.il, heep of Ihe areas. The hirrvpy said in the Missouri Imkin HS a wholR only a very gradual churigR from uintrr to spring rould avert serious flood in Ihp covered with mountainous snow drifts. In Idaho, V.

H. Kimbiough, Meanwhile, in Washington, the Agriculture Department reporter! 178,000 sheep and cattle died in four Western 1. The Department said additional loses are expected in the four stales Colorado. Wyoming. South Dakota and Nebraska as storms have continued most of February.

Shortly after the report was disclosed, Senator Langer (R-ND) introduced a bill proposed a $150,000.000 fund to be used in reimbursing: Western stockmen. The report listed Ihe loss of 81.000 cat- lie and 07.000 sheep and lambs. came after chairman Connak ly (D-Tex) of the foreign relations committee and Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) had made it plain the Senate won't approve any treaty language which would morallj: commit this country to go to war. The Conrmlly-Vandenberg statement; was mndc In response questions yesterday by Senator Donnell (R-Mo). It generally war.

regarded on Capitol Hill ns involving a setback for (he State Department, In efforts to negotiate ihe proposed alliance with European notions, ftleet With Aeheson Later the two Senators went to the Department for a conference with Secretary of Stale. Acheson, lasting nearly two hours. Neither would comment afterwards. llickenlooper, foreign relations committee member, told reporter he Hsrees Unit this country ought not to mnkc blanket'commitment" to fight. must reserve the right to decide for ourselves M'hether there been actual, imprnvok- ed aggression ngningt a signatory country," he "We don't want to enter any agreement In which member nation cnn go out nnrt provoke a war and expect us to fight for it.

"But if we enter tha agreement and there occurs what we ourselves decide Is an actual, voked net of aggression against one of our friends, then I think we will have the moral obligation to take such action ns Is necessary to meet, it." There, evidence. Ihnt nully niuL Vnndnnberg hud nohie- thinif of Ihr snmo sort In mind. They told (heir colle.nguas nro opposed to nn.v trealy which does not reserve to Congrcua Its final docliiMn on whether country should go to war. Vandenberg said there could be no "automatic commitment" for war, hut he ncldccl: "Obviously, something is meant by a. general assertion that we find common Interest in our mutual safety." C.

Of C. Directors Hold Monthly Meet Members of the board of directors of I he Clovis Chamber of Commerce met Monday aflernoon in regular business session with Wesley Quinn. president, presiding. Others present were Harold Murphy, vice-president, Ted Waldhauser, R. B.

McAllsler, J. Harvey Wilson, Harold Holland, Reesp. Caglp and Charles Slantiold, and secretary-manager Preston Grove. The board approved the buying nf a box sent lo the Clovis Pioneer baseball games, I he box to be in the name of Grove and to hj used for Chamber 1 of Commerce nut- of-lown visitors. There wns discussion of the "fairgrounds vs.

auditorium" question, and the directors went on record as favoring both measures, Waldhnuser wns given authority lo have some portable hog pens built with money saved from Achievement Day lasl year. These pens will he used whenever and wherever they nre needed for shows, etc. Developments towards the question of re-netivaiion of Clovis Air Force base were discussed thoroughly, ami Grove was authorized to get. in touch with Roger 1 Ramev. command! UK Gen.

gen- oral of the Kighlh Air Force at Forth Worth, tn invite him to speak in Clovis before he goes to P.oswell this week-end for an in- reception and dance. The meeting was concluded with the showing of a colored motion picture film of a recent trip through New Mexico nf the High' way 60 group. The pictures marie by Cagle, who was authoriz- The cattle losses were about: two'erl to buy some more film and legional Red Cross director, said the leton riser, jammed by ice. caused the evacuation of nine homes at St. Anthony.

rains sent rivers and streams overflowing in cent of the number the stales on 1 and the deaths a little over five I per cent. But in Wyomuis. Russell Thorp, head of the stale's emergency relief board, said "Ihe plight of livestock throughout Wyoming is the Wyoming line, HI times was reduced to a few yards. Few Sub-Zero Marks Theie v-eie only a few VHiler-1 cs in illp were sur- ed tpporii of sub-zero tempera-j rounded by flo'odwa'ers. lures in the storm belt today Sheep Cat He Western Kentucky.

Highways uere cmered at seseral sections md 75 homes and 'Jrt business daily becoming more desperate." Strong continued to blow mows over and rail in mow-covered Idaho. Onl.v rescue and snow-clearing equipment wag allowed on Route 30, main highway the southern part of Wyoming. Ground blizzards in the Rawlins, section, center of the blizzard area, were worse yesterday than last week's wind storms. The I'nion Pacific railroad's double line of tracks were reblocked. i complete the sequence from Tex- Ico to Show Low, Ariz.

WEATHER High temperature in Clevis Monday was 43 degrees at 3 p. m. Low for the 24 hour puriod ing at 8 a. m. today was 23 grees at.

6:15 this morning. Snow and mist Monday added .02 of an inch of moisture to the year's precipitation, making total 1.41. Normal for January and February is .758. The forecast: NEW MEXICO fair, TU9i4ft? and Wednesday: wanner Tuesday, WEST TEXAS Fair atti eniooji, tonight and Wedrxesjjay. Cooler Del R'o-Eilaste was? and lower £if Bend, arta, tojiit,.