1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 2037. United States to Mrs. Harriet La Pointe - By "Mr. SANTANGELO: PETITIONS, ETC. Vanderventer; to the Committee on Interior H-.R. 4215. A b111 for the relief of Mariano and Insular Affairs. · · Craeolici; to the Committee on the Judi Under clause 1 of rule ~XXII, petitions By MT. PUCINSKI: ciary. and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk H.R. 4209. A b111 for the Telief ·of Giusep H.R. 4216. A b111 for the relief of Luigi Lo and referred as follows: pina Bucchianeri; to the Committee on the Bue; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 56. By Mr. HOSMER: Petition of certain Judiciary. By Mr. WIDNALL: residents of the 18th Congressional District H.R. 4210. A bill for the relief of Stanis H.R. 4217. A bill for the relief of David Tao of California, requesting enactment by Con lawa Wojewodzka Gorna; to the Committee Chung Wang; to the Committee on the Ju gress of House Resolution 1826 to create a on the Judiciary. diciary. commission to be known as the Commission H.R. 4211. A bill for the relief of Ales H.R. 4218. A bill for the relief of Navrojt on Noxious and Obscene Matters and Mate sandro Bottero; to the Committee on the (Nivi) D. Khandalavala; to the Committee rials; to the Committee on Education and Judiciary. on the Judiciary. Labor. By Mr. WILLIAMS: H.R. 4212. A bill for the relief of Herman H.R. 4219. A bill for the relief of the estate 57. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the sec F. and Elizabeth V. Berens; to the Commit of William M. Farmer; to the Committee on retary, Culver City Bar Association, Los tee on the Judiciary. the Judiciary. Angeles, Calif., petitioning consideration of H.R. 4213. A bill for the relief of Jan By Mr. ZELENKO: their resolution with reference to recom Marchelewski; to the Committee on the H.R. 4220. A bill for the relief of Wong Kam mending for favorable consideration two Judiciary. Yun; to the Committee on the Judiciary. additional judges to the District Court of the H.R. 4214. A bill for the relief of Marcella H.R. 4221. A bill for the relief of Sylvia United States for both the Northern and Bucchianeri; to the Committee on the Ju Abrams Abramowitz; to the Committee on Southern Districts of California; to the Com diciary. the Judiciary. mittee on the Judiciary.
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Encouragement of Voluntary Pension plan. In general this deduction is lim the statement which appeared as a Plans by Self-Employed Individuals ited to 10 percent of net income from signed editorial in the Saturday Evening self-employment, but not to exceed Post on January 28. $2,500 in any one taxable year and it There being no objection, the state EXTENSION OF REMARKS may not exceed $50,000 during the life ment was ordered to be printed in the OJ' time of the self-employed person. RECORD, as follows: If HON. WILLIAM C. CRAMER an individual is over 50 years of age SHOULD A SENATOR BE BOUND BY HIS PARTY on the effective date of the proposed act, PLATFORM? OJ' FLORIDA the limitation on the annual deduction IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (By Senator THOMAS J. DODD, Democrat, is increased by one-tenth for each year of Connecticut) Thursday, February 9, 1961 that his age exceeds 50. For example, What is a party platform? Is it a docu Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I have if he is age 60, the annual limit on his ment written on tables of stone, command again today introduced a bill to encour deduction would be 20 percent of income, ing obedience by elected officials, regardless age the establishment of voluntary pen but not over $5,000. No deduction is al of their own beliefs or their obligation to sion plans by self-employed individuals. lowed for any year beginning after the their constituents? This legislation is similar to the meas taxpayer attains age 70. If a platform is considered merely as a Let us remove this discrimination statement of principles, as an indication to ures which I introduced in the 85th and the people of the general view within a 86th Congresses, and is identical with against the self-employed. It is just as party, as one avenue of guidance for elected the bills previously passed by the House. sound economically to remove this dis officials, it has a valid place. But if the It would permit self-employed individ crimination for the self-employed as it party platform is to become supreme, and if uals to take a current deduction for a is for the empl tion -that is helped by the Federal grant creased l~vels as the _greatest single ·. Antitrust and Monopolies Subcommittee is automatically entitled to an addition incentive for service care~rs. where as Counsel and Staff Director he al State grant. Inevitably, many of our younger per compiled a most outstanding and notable ~ Gov.-J. Millard Tawes in his remarks sonnel, who should be encouraged to se record. · in correspondence to me urging that I lect service careers, will be _deterred by Mr. Dixon gained vast experience and vote to override President Eisenhower's this demonstrated retirement insecurity, , insight into the operation of this Com 'veto of H.R .. 3610 of the last Congress with resultant iarger personnel turnover. mission while on the Commission staff stated: · Thus, this matter affects the future cali and displayed his dedication to the pro The Federal Water Pollution Act of 1956 ber and esprit-de-corps of our military tection of the consuming public and the has put Maryland in a position where it can services, will be detrimental to national promotion of fair competition through now see a solution to its pollution problems. security, and, in the long run, extrava his effective work as staff director of the gant in manpower and money. Antitrust and Monopolies Subcommittee The increased authorizations called for Whereas Public Law 85-422, approved of the Senate. During his service with in our bill are more than adequately May 20, 1958, gives in general an in this subcommittee, some of the most justified by thoroughly documented crease of 6 percent for those officers re dramatic and far-reaching disclosures studies of the problem that confronts us tired before the effective date of the ever made by a committee of the in our battle to conserve our water re above law, June 1, 1958, and whereas Congress were brought to the public sources. The enforcement procedures Public Law 85-422 departs from the attention. Mr. Dixon is an able lawyer, which have been outlined in the past, I time-honored precept of granting to all dedicated in his devotion to the public in believe, will become even more effective retired service personnel the full advan terest and public service. with the suggested amendments con: tages of each pay adjustment, and Mr. Speaker, I am most pleased that tained in this bill. whereas there has always been an implied President Kennedy appointed Mr. Dixon Mr. Speaker, it is my great hope that contract between the Government and as Chairman of this important Com water pollution legislation shall be made its service personnel to the effect that mission. I predict a record of dedicated the first order of business. The time for retired personnel pay would be auto service and a performance of which the study has ended·. matically adjusted as pay acts were President and the people of the Nation revised, I wish to go on record as advo will be proud. cating the passage of immediate legisla tion, to be effective retroactively, which Retired Military Pay Equalization legislation will extend the full benefits of the new Pay Act, Public Law 85-422, to The Congress Will Respond EXTENSION OF REMARKS all retired service personnel without dis OF crimination as to date of retirement. EXTENSION OF REMARKS At this time when high-class personnel OF HON. WILLIAM C. CRAMER is sorely needed for service careers, the HON. SILVIO 0. CONTE OF FLORIDA encouragement for them to so choose is OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not there. The result in personnel turn over, caliber of personnel and esprit is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, February 9, 1961 not only costly but in my humble opinion Thursday, February 9, 1961 extravagant. Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker,- during Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, under leave the 85th Congress, we enacted a new Therefore, I urgently request the sup port of the membership of this House to extend my -remarks in the RECORD, I military pay law, Public Law 85-422, de include an article from the Kiwanis mag signed to increase the incentive for to correct this unwarranted and unjust discrimination and reestablish the time azine of February 1961 by the Honorable careers in the military services and par KARL E. MUNDT, Senator from South Da tially to compensate ·for the shrunken honored policy regarding the computa tion of retired military pay. kota, entitled ''The Congress Will Re dollar value. However, personnel retired spond." It is a lucid_appraisal ·of the after June 1, 1958, are included in the 87th Congress by a distinguished Mem law, while personnel retired before that ber: date are not so included. THE CONGRESS Wn.L RESPOND President Makes Excellent Choice in Since the very beginning of the pres The 87th Congress is the first in many ent military retirement system, it has Naming Rand Dixon Chairman of Fed years to begin operations with a so-called been practically the undeviating policy eral Trade Commission undivided Government. It :finds the that the pay of a retired officer be di Democratic Party enjoying control over both rectly geared to the active-duty pay of Legislative Houses and the White House. an officer of the same rank and length EXTENSION OF REMARKS This fact brings to mind a number of signifi OF cant questions, not the least of which are: of service. The Cordiner Committee rec Will this bring about more responsible gov ognized and endorsed this principle in HON. JOE L. EVINS ernment? Will it reduce the role of theRe its report and also recognized the fact OF TENNESSEE publican Party to that of a negative, nag that a departure from it would break ging, antagonistic opposition, and thereby faith with the individuals retired. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES subvert the direction of our national purpose Public Law 85-422 established two pay Thursday, February 9, 1961 to petty squabbles along party lines? In attempting to answer these questions, scales for equal merit and equal service. Mr. EVINS. Mr. Speaker, the Ken one must, it seems to me, appeal to history. Those officers who were retired prior to nedy_ administration is already dis In our own history, the history of America, June 1, 1958, are paid by one scale and tinguished by the abundance of high we :find that both systems of government- those retired on and after that date are caliber and able leaders that the Presi- divided and undivided-have been made to paid by the other. Is this the reward of . dent has appointed to serve as his work effectively. Then, too, there have been a grateful country for honorable and cabinet officers and in the various agen instances where each has failed. In my own heroic service performed during three experience of 22 years in the U.S. Congress, I cies and commissions. However, no have found that successful government has wars? - position could have been filled with a been attained because of-and not in spite This law breaks faith with previously more highly qualified man than that of of-sound, responsible party politics. retired officers, and it is my opinion that the recently appointed Chairman of the There can be no doubt that both parties this precedent will have an adverse effect Federal Trade Commission. In naming want a better America, a prosperous America, on the retention rates of personnel now Mr. Paul Rand Dixon of Tennessee to one that continues to move ahead. The dif on active duty, thus destroying the prin this important post, President Kennedy ference between the two parties do not really cipal objective of the law. As a matter made a most excellent and appropriate concern goals, but how best to attain these goals; it is a difference no~ of ends but of of fact, it is contrary to the recommenda choice. means. And; more often than not, much of tions of the Cordiner Committee, which Mr.. Dixon served with the FTC for our national legislation is the result of work unanimously recommended that pay of several years and made an outstanding ing out these differences through debate and those retired before the enactment of any -record with the Commission. He-moved compromise to achieve good government and new law be computed at the ~ew in- from the Commission to the Senate a productive, free America. 2040 CONGRESSIONAL -RECORD·- HOUSE February 9 The key to disagreement in majority and USO provides a bit of home away from a movement dedicated to building love minority government is responsibility. home. It is a bridge between military of God and country in American youth, When accepted a.nd practiced, responsibility brings to the Nation united effort working and civilian life; a way through which a movement dedicated to building strong for the national good. And responsibility in those who are physically removed from and -able citizens. · government has a peculiar way of making hometown and family can have a part of Joseph A. Brunton, Jr., chief Scout itself felt. It is for this reason that, as the home brought to them. ex·ecutive, introduced the 12 Scouts from 87th Congress opens with a new President I am happy to join-with others in com scouting's 12 regions. He reiterated a in the White House, I am not seriously memorating USO's anniversary. USO belief held by millions of Americans: alarmed at the prospect of congressional "The development of our youth to be divisiveness along party lines. For when the stands as an unmatched example of chips are down on issues of major signifi American citizens and citizen soldiers physically strong, mentally awake, and cance, responsibility will, as it always has cooperating in the task of maintaining morally straight--to -be citizens of char in the past, emerge. And it is my conviction world peace. acter, with high spiritual ideals and mo that, as usual, it will cross party lines. tives-is not just a desirable thing; it This is not to say that there will be no is essential if America is to fulfill its major differences over the role government mission as a leader in the free world." is to play in the future. But, at the same The 51st Anniversary of the Boy Scouts With confidence in the Boy Scouts of time, these differences do not stanci in the way of progressive programs, for responsi of America America, in its contribution to physical bility rests with the President as well as fitness, character building, and citizen with Congress. A President cannot afford ship training, as an aid to the home, to launch programs that are not, so to speak, EXTENSION OF REMARKS church and school, we must go forward "in tune with the times." This has, of OF with it aggressively. course, happened, and it has usually been We must keep in mind the vast and accompanied with a resultant change in the HON. DURWARD G. HALL increasing numbers of youth growing up White House. It has also happened in OF MISSOURI in the years before us and safeguard the Congress. But here, too, the American voter IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES asserted his responsibility-when the politi future of our country by adequately cian has not asserted his-by stepping into Thursday, February 9, 1961 training them to be spiritually minded, dedicated citizens who must in large the polling booth and removing from public Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, this week office those officials who trifled with the na measure guarantee freedom to the fu tional interest by playing politics in the the Nation is observing the 51st birth ture, not only for America but for all the legislature. day of the Boy Scouts of America. It world. And here is the main reason why I expect has been my great pleasure to be asso The 64th Congress on June 15, 1916, the 87th Congress to be a typical Congress, a ciated with this organization for the past granted a charter to the Boy Scouts of Congress that will be responsible. I refer 41 years and most recently as the vice to the voter. Responsibilit y begtn.s and ends America. Ellsworth Augustus, presi chairman, region 8, Boy Scouts of dent of the Boy Scouts of America, re with the voter. It is· still the greatest system America. Therefore, I am anxious that devised for successful and productive gov minded us yesterday that three of our ernment. For in our renowned check-system we recognize the great voluntary move number were in that Congress; namely, of government, the voter is the final check. ment from which will come the leaders the Honorable Speaker of the House, If responsibility is not exercised where laws of tomorrow. Yesterday morning 12 of SAM RAYBURN of Texas, the Honorable are made, then it will surely be exercised the highest type young men our Nation CARL VINSON of Georgia, and the Honor by private citizens on the home front where has produced reported to their Congress lawmakers are made. able CARL HAYDEN of Arizona. On this men and 200 representative citizens on day as we ercognize scouting's 51st an scouting's progress in 1960. They ex niversary, we can well pause to pay trib pressed appreciation especially to this body for what it has done to help write ute to these men who personally shared Twentieth Anniversary of the USO in linking the Congress with tpe Boy the record of scouting. Scouts of America. One has but to read the history of the EXTENSION OF REMARKS Boy Scouts of America to recognize the OF splendid things they have done for the United States of America. Their record To Provide for National Cemeteries in HON. ROBERT N. GIAIMO in peace and war merits the fullest rec OF CONNECTICUT ognition and support from all Ameri the Central West Coast Area of f: ~ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cans. They have proven that organized State of Florida youth can be a vital force in strengthen Thursday, February 9, 1961 ing the traditions and principles that we Mr. GIAIMO. Mr. Speaker, on Feb all hold so dear. EXTENSION OF REMARKS ruary 4, the United Service Organiza Counting a membership of 5,164,000 OF tions, Inc., known to millions as USO, active participants at the present time, HON. WILLIAM C. CRAMER celebrated its 20th anniversary. For a and an alumni of over 35 million, the OF FLORIDA fifth of a century USO has served the Boy Scouts have proved, too, that the needs of our service men and women and volunteer principle is still vital in our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through them the cause of world peace. social structure. The dedicated volun Thursday, February 9, 1961 USO was organized in 1941 as a fed teers in scouting-over 1,300,000 of Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I am to eration of six voluntary civilian organ them who guide and direct the boys in day introducing a bill to provide for na izations designed to meet the religious, their activities, and the handful of 3,500 tional cemeteries in the central west spiritual, social, welfare, recreational, dedicated individuals who make a career coast area of the State of Florida. and educational needs of the men and as Scout executives deserve our thanks. In introducing this bill, my primary women called to serve in the Armed Scouting has no-t become an organ interest is that those who served their Forces. In hot war and in cold it has ization unto itself. Rather, it has country and have passed on shall be admirably performed this task. It pro evolved its rich program-so appealing honored by our Nation with a final rest vides counseling services, information on in fun, romance, and adventure to boys- ing place in keeping with the great and travel and housing, recreational facil for use by the churches, schools, service valiant service that they have paid our ities and religious instruction to name clubs, industrial bodies, labor organiza Nation. but a few of its services to millions of tions; and farm groups to use as a part The Department of the Army, in its young men and women who have served of their programs for youth. This· has study of the national cemetery system, our military service since its founding. been a vital reason for the great success has recommended that Florida be served USO was conceived and has developed of the scouting movement. with additional cemeteries. At the pres as a vehicle through which the Amer Scouting has exposed millions of ent time, two national cemeteries are ican people can translate their concern, Americans to one of the finest ethical available to veterans in my State. The interest, and appreciation for our serv codes ever developed-the Scout oath and fact that one of them is located in the icemen into practical, everyday action. the Scout law. Thus, it has become a upper western corner o-f Florida means For the millions in the armed services movement with strong national purpose, that many families, whose sons and 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE , 2041 fathers can be, at best, provided a last . Mr. Dulles knew, perhaps better than 36 feet in dimension. Its design incor resting place, must go to the expense of any living man, the ever present danger porates the symbols of all 50 States and paying transportation of last remains that we face from an alien scheme of it has 50 stars around the border. The for hundreds and hundreds of miles. life. He was worried that we were not rug is valued at wholesale cost of ap The other cemetery, the. :::>t. Augustine devoting our full energy as we should proximately $13,000. National Cemetery, is closed to future have to fight back against the subversive This generous gift for the beautifica interment. weapons used by the Leninists of today. tion of the Executive Mansion is in fact It will be noted that in my bill I have In his book "War and Peace," Mr. a gift to the whole Nation, for which designated the central west coast area Dulles said : grateful acknowledgment is due by the of the State of Florida. This is done be There may come a time in the life of a American people and by their elected cause of its close proximity to the center people when their work of creation ends. representatives. of veterans' population of the State, That hour has not struck for us. We are which in 1946 amounted to 250,000 and still vital and capable of great endeavor. in 1960 more than doubled that amount. Our youth are spirited, not soft or fearful. It is anticipated that within the next 10 Our religious heritage and our national tra An Open LeHer to All Midwest Farmers years the veterans' population of Florida dition are not forgotten. If our efforts are still inadequate, it is will again double, straining all available because we have not seen clearly the chal EXTENSION OF REMARKS veterans' services, and in the case of lenge and its nature. As. ·that is more OF national cemeteries we will be com clearly revealed, we shall surely respond. pletely outdated. And as we act under the guidance of a HON. BEN F. JENSEN I would urge congressional action at righteous faith, that faith will grow until OF IOWA the very earliest opportunity to properly it brings us into the worldwide fellowship IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES provide and serve, :firstly, as recom of all men everywhere who are embarked on mended by the Army report, and, sec the great adventure of building peacefully a Thur$day, February 9, 1961 ondly, as demanded by the Nation's world of human liberty and justice. Mr. JENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I have for highest increasing veterans' growth. In a study published in January of many years listened and read articles by In considering possible locations, I 1952 by the Rand Corp., "The Organiza the hundreds of so-called professional suggest the use of certain grounds avail tional Weapon," it was stated: economists and analysts of our economy, able at the Bay Pines Veterans Hospital, The Communists are winning because and I have listened to the speeches of and I respectfully suggest that this be they have developed a new form of power some of my colleagues, both in the House considered along with other locations. struggle, a new dimension of political war and Senate, prescribing their cure for all fare, which makes it possible for them to our economic ills. Yes, and the President get to the people in each target nation and in his state of the Union speech to Con to control or manipulate them in ever gress on January 31, 1961, failed in my John Foster Dulles Diplomatic Academy increasing numbers in the interest of the long-studied opinion to come to grips Soviets. As long as the Communists can do this and we cannot counteract it, our own with the basic cause of our economic EXTENSION OF REMARKS diplomacy and aid programs will be largely problems. OF undercut, while those of the Soviet Union Most every one of those I have above and Red China will achieve success all ou.t referred to seems to forget that never HON. WILLIAM C. CRAMER of proportiqn for the money spent. have we had a lengthy recession or a OF FLORIDA John Foster Dulles pointed the war depression in the United States of Amer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with the accuracy of a bombsight. ica when the purchasing power of our Thursday, February 9, 1961 Without further delay the Department farmer dollar was worth 100 cents in of State should be authorized to estab buying power. What then is the solu Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I am to lish a diplomatic school modeled after tion to the problem of the unemployed, day introducing a bill providing for the our service academies. The school can the farmer himself, and the merchant establishment of a U.S. Diplomatic be started at once to counteract the and industry of every nature? Let us Academy to prepare this country for take a good clear look at the record. waging an aggressive battle against com Communists and to train free world diplomats to carry the message of peace Records prove that when the farmer's munism and on the peace front through aggressively to all peoples in all lands. dollar is worth 100 cents at the counter out the world. he buys more than twice as many dol Our diplomats must be trained in the I therefore urge that Congress take lars' worth of manufactured goods on an mores and folkways--the customs and fast action on this subject and authorize average annually than do other Amer habits--the likes and dislikes, as well as immediately the creation of the John icans on an average annually. That be the languages, of the countries in which Foster Dulles Diplomatic Academy for ing a fact, then one needs not wonder they represent this country. Peace. why we have so many unemployed in the My bill encompasses the training and hard goods industries, such as automo education of students at the academy biles, farm tractors, trucks, and expen concerning all aspects of the interna Edward Fields, Inc. sive steel goods of every nature, as well tional Communist conspiracy so they can as in many other industries. The pure be more useful to their Government in EXTENSION OF REMARKS and simple reason is that the farmers' defeating the aims of this conspiracy. OF dollar has for many past · years on an My bill is also designed to meet the pres average been worth only 80 cents in pur ent and anticipated needs of the United HON. JOHN V. LINDSAY chasing power and you may be sure the States for adequately trained officers and OF NEW YORK present economic condition will continue employees in the diplomatic service of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES until the farmer's dollar is at par in pur United States. Thursday, February 9, 1961 chasing power with the price of goods he In principle, I subscribe wholehearted would like to buy, and would buy if his ly to the objective of the Freedom Com Mr. LINDSAY. Mr. Speaker, I should dollar was at par value. We must stop mission and Academy legislation to like to call the attention of my col dreaming up and adopting more of these counteract the Communist organizational leagues to a grand and generous gesture costly une:ffective remedies that cost bil weapons, but I am convinced that we made by Edward Fields, Inc., of New lions, and cure nothing. Records will must add the positive action of providing York, a firm which manufactures rugs also prove that the farmers of the corn a general diplomatic training school in of high quality. and wheat growing, and hog and cattle which our future diplomats can learn in Edward Fields, Inc., has donated a raising sections of America are the best a few years some of what John Foster magnificent carpet for the diplomatic customers of such goods, as tractors, Dulles learned and techniques in diplo reception room of the White House. trucks, and farm machinery, lumber, macy he developed in a lifetime. He had This rug, created by the Edward Fields woven wire, steel posts, and so forth. no opportunity to go to one source, to designers, Marion V. Dorn and Louis B. Facts are, that when their dollar is at one fountainhead of general diplomatic Fisher in association with the Fine Arts par value, the farmers of the Bread learning, to fit himself for his task. Commission, is oval in shape and 26 by Basket of the United States of America 2042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE' February 9 buy more dollars~ worth of such manu calling for cash payments which would run which brought about the- birth of the factured goods than do the farmers in into billions of dollars, we took the most ac Estonian Republic 43 years ago is very ceptable recourse left to us, payment-in-kind. much alive in today's Communist-dom all the other States of the Union com;.. Our present stocks are great, and further bined, which means work for the factory more, are already paid for. inated Estonia. Through their unstinted worker, business for the merchant and Our plan is an amendment to and not a sacrifices, and with the aid of their industry, and in proportion to the farm substitute for any part of the present plan. friends and sympathizers, the Estonian ers' ability to buy. Hence you may st ill seal grains just as you people will again regain their freedom. All of these facts must be taken into do now, and the Conservation Reserve sec Just as their sufferings under czarist account, and the solution of this all tion of the Soil Bank Act would be retained autocracy schooled them in adversity, important problem put into effect. as at present. so the more tyrannical and almost un Here are the additional benefits t ur plan bearable yoke of Communist totalitar Many Members of Congress agree with provides for you: me, both Republicans and Democrats, First, our plan is voluntary. But to be so; ianism steels them in their struggle ·as do a majority of the farmers of the very liberal payments in kind must be offered against their oppressors. Let us pray Midwest, and some economists in and in order to m ake it profitable enough for for the victory of their righteous cause out of the Department of Agriculture, farmers to participate. and for their freedom. that the best, the quickest, and cheapest 1. You would have the opportunity to idle up to 50 percent of your previous 3 years' way to solve most of our economic ills average acres of wheat, corn, oats, rye, bar is for Congress to pass a liberal payment ley, grain sorghum, soybeans, and flaxseed; An Industry Broadcaster Speaks Up in-ltiiid law for the producers of the and for each idled acre below the said 3-year wheat, corn, and all other feed grains, average you will receive bushel for bushel which will pay these Jarmers sufficiently from CCC stocks according to the historical EXTENSION OF REMARKS to warrant them to take good productive production capability of the idled land. OF land out of production until production This record of production is maintained by and consumption is again in balance, the county ASC office. HON. OREN HARRIS 2. A negotiable Government certificate OF ARKANSAS and the farmer's income is on a profit will be issued to you which you as a co able higher stabilized basis. operating farmer may either sell for cash or . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES During the last session of Congress I take the grain for your own use. In either Thursday, February 9, 1961 joined nine of my colleagues in intro event the grain will be taken out of CCC ducing a farm bill which provided for the storage by someone, used up, and be gone Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, Mr. W. necessary legislation as set out above. I forever, with no grain grown in its place on Lincoln Faulk, manager of station am sorry that neither the House or the those idle acres. If low feed value corn is ac WCKB, Dunn, N.C., recently addressed Senate agriculture committees saw fit cepted, then you will receive more bushels a letter to me enclosing statements ex to even give our bill a hearing. But let in proportion to its feed value. pressing his views with respect to certain 3. As soon as our plan is made law, all important issues which had been con me assure you, Mr. Speaker, that we will feed grains and wheat will go up in price, never give up the fight. We have re and all livestock, poultry, and egg prices will sidered by the Committee on Interstate introduced our bill in this session, and rise in turn. Thus all farm prices will and Foreign Commerce; I am pleased to say that more Members stabilize on a much higher level. Hence it In view of the importance of the views will introduce companion bills and all of is not too much to expect that for each acre expressed by Mr. Faulk, I hope they will us propose to press for its adoption dur of corn so taken out of production in Iowa, be read by all broadcasters and others ing this session; to do less would render our farmers will actually receive an average who are interested in improving broad of not less than $70 per acre, with no pro casting in the United States. us unworthy of our place as servants of duction costs. Likewise it is a good insur the people. - ance policy. Mr. Faulk's letter addressed to me, his Here again are the main provisions of Our bill provides that CCC stocks cannot statements, and my reply letter to Mr. our bill, which I have explained in an be sold below 105 percent of full parity, to Faulk read as follows: open letter to all the farmers of the protect you against dumping and driving DUNN, N.C., January 24,1961. Midwest. down prices on the open market. Hon. OREN HARRIS, This happened last year when the de AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL MIDWEST FARMERS Chai rman, House Commerce Commi t tee, mand for oats was strong because of a small Washington, D.C. DEAR FRIENDS: Here is good news for Mid crop. The CCC disposed of its stock of oats DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I have followed your west farmers if our bill is made the law of at 63 percent of parity, costing oats farmers hearings and have read your reports on the the land. millions of dollars. This must not happen regulatory agencies with a great deal of in As all farmers know, during the past two to all grain farmers. terest. I must say that I agree, in the main, wars your Government urged, yes pleaded Now, in conclusion, I assure you that al with your findings and believe you have with, you to produce, produce. You did most every Member of Congress from the been both fair and impartial. As a broad produce beyond all expectations, to your ever Middle West, be he Republican or Democrat, caster, I am really happy that some steps are lasting credit. The wars were won, to a. will push hard for our plan. Most of them being taken bOth by the new administration great degree because our side had the great helped us during the last session. and the Congress to improve broadcasting est supply of food, feed, and fiber. Sincerely yours, for our country. I think, too, that most of But we did not alter our farm program BEN F. JENSEN, those who may dissent will be largely those to fit our peacetime economy. Congressman, Seventh Iowa District. who wish to operate mainly in their own As our Republican candidate, Richard interests before the public interest. Nixon, says, "The Government got our farm In this connection, I have prepared some ers into this mess, now it is the Government's statements for our own Carolina delegation, duty to help them out of it." Greetings to the Estonian National and I thought maybe you would like to see The costly price-depressing surpluses of them, too. Hence, I enclose a couple. wheat, corn, and all feed grains in CCC Committee Sincerely yours, storage must be materially reduced before A. LINCOLN FAULK, you farmers can receive your fair share of Manager. the national income. Every schoolboy EXTENSION OF REMARKS knows that. OJ' So the question becomes "How can that IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED 3-YEAR be done?" Here is the answer devised by HON. JAMES ROOSEVELT OWNERSHIP REQUmEMENT 10 Midwestern Republican Congressmen, OF CALIFORNIA (By A. Lincoln Faulk, manager, WCKB, JENSEN, HOEVEN, GROSS, SCHWENGEL, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dunn, N.C.) KYL of Iowa, ANDERSEN, QUIE, NELSEN, and Thursday, February 9, 1961 I am an independent broadcaster, and by LANGEN of Minnesota, and WEAVER of Ne observation and experience strongly urge the braska. Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker, in proposed 3-year ownership rule for the fol For many months this group spent much greeting you on the 43d anniversary cele lowing reasons: time and deep study writing a farm bill, bration of Estonian Independence Day I 1. I have been with one station for 14 which was introduced in the last session of years, from its beginning, and it is my expe Congress. I shall explain herein the main sincerely share your sentiments for a free rience that it took us more than 3 years to provisions of our plan in as few words as and independent Estonia. The joys of gain community confidence and acceptance. possible. February 24, 1918, have been short lived, It took· us more than 3 years of trial and Realizing first of all that we do not have but I am indeed pleased to know that the error to find the kind of programing and the votes in Congress to pass a farm bill spirit of freedom. the love of liberty, service which best served the community. 1961 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 2043 We are still ·searching for better means and view the- spectrum of broadcasting under progress: Past Mardi Gras balls have ways to operate in the public interest. conditions of the present instead of 25 saluted sugar, rice, forestry, waterways, 2. Those who are atter the fast dollaz:· years ago, and make use of the vast expe usually operate as absentees, or they come rience available from responsible broad sweetpotato, and other resources. into the community, operate with all kinds casters throughout the entire industry. - Ruling over this year's ball will be of rates, with unquallfl.ed personnel, limited G. M. "Jake" Anderson, of Shreveport, staffs, and little concern for publlc interest. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, La., petroleum executive, and Miss Rita Such operators often resort to the spectac HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Katherine Long, . daughter of Senator ular to gain momentary ·audiences and in · Washington, D.C., JanuaJry 31, . 1961. and .Mrs. Russell B. Long and a junior flated coverages, and then unload the prop Mr. W. LINCOLN FAULK, at University High School in Baton erty while it has a puerile and inflated value. Manager, Station WCKB, Rouge, La. Exorbitant claims are made on and off the Dunn, N.C. air, many unjustified or proven, with many DEAR MR. FAULK: I have your letter of The queen will be presented to her practices open to question of honesty and January 24, 1961, enclosing a statement in king by the Ambassador to the United integrity. support of the proposed 3-year ownership States from France, M. Herve Alphand. 3 .. I do not believe that speculative owner requirement of radio station licensees and The list of other notables who are to ship can operate in the interest of the public a statement outlining your conception of attend will .be headed by Vice President nor the industry as a whole. the duties of the Federal Communications and Mrs. LYNDON B. JOHNSON and Will is 4. It obvious that in many cases trans Commission. include members of the Cabinet~ Senate, fers were obtained without any honest in It is certainly refreshing to find broad tention of the transferees to operate the sta casters like yourself express views at vari House of Representatives, Armed Forces, tion other than for speculation. ance with views rather frequently expressed and other dignitaries from Washington 6. I do not interpret free enterprise to by publications and organizations which and from Louisiana. mean irresponsibility to the public trust of purport to speak for the broadcasting in As queen, Miss Long will have as her a public facility. dustry as a whole. maids, the Misses Jan Adcock, Monroe, 6. I am sure that the rule could be adopted It is my hope that other broadcast li La.; Mary Elizabeth Allen, Lafayette, ~th exceptions made for hardship cases or censees will form independent judgments La.; Helen Anne Bienvenu, St. Martin acts of God. on the subjects discussed in your state ville, La.; Dianne DeFranceaux, Wash ... 7. I am sure that the 3-year ownership rule ments. ington; Annette Ducote, Cottonport, La.; wm provide a much better type of broad With best wishe.s for your continued suc caster and therefore result in better broad cess ih the field of broadcasting, Ama Victory Fernandez, Washington; casting. Sincerely yours, Jean Marie Gremillion, Abbeville, La.; Certainly, a better control at the point of OREN HARRIS, Sandra Hartke, Indiana; Linda Elaine ownership and new station licenses will help Chairman, Committee on Interstate King, Washington; Sandra Newman, to correct many present weaknesses in and Foreign Commerce. Washington; Frances Voorhies, St. broadcasting. Martinville; Sandra Weaver, Jonesville, La. MY CONCEPTIONS OF THE DUTIES OF THE FCC Members of the King's Committee are (By A. Lincoln Faulk) Spectacular Louisiana Mardi Gras Ball N. H. Wheless, J.r., Shreveport; Joe T. I believe that the FCC was instituted to Here Next Saturday Night-Inaugu Dickerson, Washington; Harold F. represent the interests of the public and to Moses, New Orleans; W. E. Wilso~ protect those interests from abuses and mis rated in 1946 Shreveport; Harold Skinner, Houston, uses. Therefore, its first responsibility is to Tex.; Roy Sessums, New Orleans; Sims the public and to the Congress which EXTENSION OF REMARKS brought it into being. Regard, Baton Rouge; L. T. Vice, Wash I believe that the FCC has the power OF ington; Keith Pyburn, Shreveport; Johri and duty to look into programing at all Sprague, Washington; McVea Oliver, times, and, short of censure, use its power HON. EDWIN E. WILLIS Monroe. to influence programing in the public in OF LOUISIANA The Louisiana festival queens who will terest. It should not be more concerned IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be presented at the ball and the festivals with quality of signals than with quality of Thursday, February 9, 1961 they represent: programs. To me, what is heard is as im Miss Claudia Adams of Bogalusa, portant as is how it's heard. Mr. WILLIS. Mr. Speaker, it was back queen of Roses, Rose Festival, Bogalusa. I believe the FCC should recognize that in 1946 during the Mardi Gras season an applicant's financial abillties can and Miss Shirline Ardoin of Kaplan, queen will affect the kind of signal, performance, that the Louisianians in Washington of Vermilion Fair and Livestock Show, and the programs he broadcasts. who were thinking about the carnival in Kaplan. I feel the Commission should keep a New Orleans and wishing they could be Miss Jacquelin Bland of Mansfield, watchful eye on multiple ownerships which there decided to do the next best thing queen of Louisiana State Future Farm tend to monopolize media of mass com bring Mardi Gras to the National Capi ers of America, Baton Rouge. munications. tal. About 200 of their number gathered Miss Leona Boudreaux of Jefferson I favor a curb on the apparent use of in the Congressional Room of the then Island, queen of Delcambre Fishing broadcast facilities for mere speculation. I new Statler Hotel and inaugurated what Industry, Delcambre. am in .favor of the proposed 3-year owner has become a leading social event of ship rule. It is not possible to reconcile Miss Jay Browning, queen of Louisiana the use of the broadcast facility as a spec Washington, bringing national and in Gulf Coast Oil Exposition, Lafayette. ulative football and the public interest. ternational publicity for Louisiana-the Miss Celia Chachere of Lafayette, I would reemphasize that the privileges famed Mardi Gras ball. queen of Southwest Louisiana Mardi of broadcasting also demand assumption of The attendance in 1946 will have Gras, Lafayette. the responsibilities inherent. grown to a turnaway throng of 1,500 Miss Suzanne Doty of Marksville, I believe the Commission should be free when the 1961 ball is staged next Satur queen of Louisiana Livestock and Pas from network and big station pressures, and day night, February 11, in Sheraton Hall ture Festival, Marksville. that just as the Commission must repre of the Sheraton Park Hotel. So colorful, sent the public, it should also be responsive Miss Virginia Flick of New Orleans, to the largest segment of the industry-the spectacular, and outstanding has this queen of News Orleans Floral Trail. small, medium, and independent broad occasion become that a great number of Miss Marva Glover, queen of Holiday casters. calls for tickets must be turned down in Dixie, Shreveport. I believe the Commission can obtain each year because of the increasing Miss Emmaline Hebert of Breaux healthier broadcasting by powers of influ demand. Bridge, queen of Crawfish Festival, ence and suggestion, by eliminating anti The Mardi Gras ball presents queens Breaux Bridge. quated rules, by more direct forms and less of Louisiana's festivals, 26 of whom will Miss Patricia Henry of Morgan City, theory, by simplification and clarification of participate this year, together with 12 current rules, and by proper and uniform queen of Louisiana Shrimp Festival, enforcement of these rules. · · maids. Midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Morgan City. I feel the Commission has power and Academy will serve as their escorts. Miss Debbie Ann LaBove of Sweet rules sumcient, and that they should be Each year, honors are paid to a major Lake, queen of Fur and Wildlife Festival, applied realistically - in broader aspects to Louisiana industry and Saturday night's Cameron. bring both private rights and public in- observance will stress the very impor Miss Pat Landry of Belle Chasse, queen : terest in more complete balance. It should tant role of oil and gas in the State's of Orange Festival, Buras. CVII--130 2044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-· HOUSE February 9 Miss Lyndal Larson of New Iberia, and Mrs. Pete Guarisco, Morgan City; grateful they were to live in a land of queen of Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival, Chief Justice John B. Fournet of the freedom, and all of them were keenly New Iberia. Louisiana State Supreme Court and Mrs. aware of the virtues which our country Miss Sandra McElwee of Haynesville, Fournet; Miss Eugenie Voorhies, St. affords its citizens. Luke spoke convinc queen of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Martinville; Miss Sylvia Louise Bien ingly and well. Federation, Baton Rouge. venu, St. Martinville; Miss Judy Cole Some of them told of how, at the jam Miss Virginia O'Brien of St. Martin man, St. Martinville; State Senator and boree at Colorado Springs, where thou ville, queen of the International Rice Mrs. A. 0. Rappelet, Galliano; Mr. and sands of boys congregated with Scouts Festival, Crowley. Mrs. C. T. Kief, Galliano; Mr. and Mrs. from other countries in all parts of the Miss Lynda Pote of Shreveport, queen Vincent Lopresto, Houma; Mr. and Mrs. world, there was a spirit of real rapport of North Louisiana Delta Festival. Joe Chachere, Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. and understanding despite the barrier of Miss Elaine Perron of Abbeville, queen Martin W. O'Brien, St. Martinville; Mrs. language. Signs and smiles bridged the of Louisiana Dairy Festival and Fair, Jeff Bienvenu, St. Martinville. gaps of oral communication and made it Abbeville. possible for the American boys to offer Miss Frances Richardson, queen of hospitality to their colleagues from dis Louisiana Paper Festival, Bogalusa. tant lands. Miss Billie sue Riordan of Bernice, Boy Scouts of America One boy pointed out how, on Sunday queen of Louisiana Peach Festival, morning, a hush came over the camp as Ruston. EXTENSION OF REMARKS thousands upon thousands of boys criss Miss Ann Robert, queen of Ozone Ca OF crossed the huge camp area on their way mellia Association, Slidell. to their respective church services. Miss Jerri Roberts of Joyce, queen of HON. EDWIN B. DOOLEY Services were ·held in some 13 de · Louisiana Forest Festival, Winnfield. OF NEW YORK nominations, but each boy respected the Miss Eathel Ann Seal, queen, Sweet IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES other's choice of worship. That, point heart of American Legion, Bogalusa. ed out one youngster, is the American Miss Brenda Rita Thibodeaux of Thursday, February 9, 1961 way. Church Point, queen of Louisiana Mr. DOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, on Forty-six years ago, under President Yambilee Festival, Opelousas. Wednesday February 8 I was privileged Wilson, the Congress of the United States Miss Mittie Sue Ticac of Maringouin, to attend a breakfast in Washington of granted the first charter to a youth or queen of Louisiana Market Poultry the Boy Scouts of America, labeled the ganization; namely, the Boy Scouts of Show, Alexandria. "1961 Report to the Nation Scout". My America. At that time the total num Miss Anne Waites of Delhi, queen of host was 15-year-old George L. Ashley ber of Scouts was minimal contrasted to Cotton Festival, Ville Platte. of 3 Woody Lane, Larchmont, N.Y., an today's 5 million boys who are enjoying The festival queens, accompanied by Eagle Scout representing region two the benefits of this great organization. other Louisianians, arrived by plane to which includes New York, New Jersey, Its three objectives of build, serve, and day for a busy round of events climaxed and Puerto Rico. achieve, sum up cryptically the fine task by the ball Saturday night. Friday Young Ashley, known as Luke, began it is performing. morning there will be a sightseeing tour his indoctrination into scouting as a Cub Last year it was my pleasure to visit and a visit to the White House where Scout 7 years ago. He is now a junior Camp Siwanoy in Westchester County, they will be photographed with the Pres assistant scoutmaster in troop 4 spon N.Y., the area from which Luke Ashley ident and a presentation of Louisiana sored by the Larchmont Lions Club. He hails. The camp is ideally located and camellias will be made to the First Lady. is in the Siwanoy-Bronx Valley Council, splendidly administered and provides an A luncheon in the Old Supreme Court Boy Scouts of America. opportunity for boys from Westchester Building in the Capitol, as guests of the Luke is recording secretary of his lodge County to enjoy the invigorating experi Louisiana Congressional Delegation, will in the Order of the Arrow, scouting's na ence of outdoor life. This year, I am follow and there will be a dinner dance tional brotherhood of honor campers. told by a reliable source, a science camp in the Blue Room of the Shoreham Hotel He was junior assistant scoutmaster of is going to be · established at Siwanoy Friday night for the queens, maids, and his troop at the Fifth National Jamboree which will be the last word in the mod their escorts. Also scheduled for Friday last year at Colorado Springs, Colo. He ern approach to the highly technical age night is the King's Hour when his maj enjoyed wilderness camping at the Phil in which we live. A number of founda esty of the 1961 Mardi Gras Ball will mont Scout Ranch at Cimarron, N. Mex. tions have manifested an interest in this greet his loyal subjects during a recep He has the distinction of having hiked science camp and it may well set a pat tion from 6: 15 to 7:45 in the Burgundy the Appalachian Trail from Connecticut tern for Scout camps of the future. Room of the Sheraton Park. to the New Jersey line. I have the honor of serving as this Luke attends the local high school in year's chairman of the ball. President my home town of Mamaroneck, N.Y., Felix M.