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'5450 .CONGRESSIO~AL :RECORD-HOUSE MAY 11 Joseph R. Lannom Valentine H. Schaeffer Charles H. Bennett Alfred F. Robertshaw Carl K. Fink Robert P. Briscoe James B. Glennon, Jr. Richard M. Huizenga Stuart S. Murray Cuthbert A. Griffiths Russell Duncan Alfred N. Gordon John J. Patterson, 3d Morton T. Seligman Edwin C. Aiken James I. Glendinning, Jr. George K. Weber William D. Sample John S. Fantone William F. Hogaboom Harry W. von Hasseln Richard B. Tuggle Willard B. Holdredge William H. Pace Robert R. Ferguson Ralph W. Hungerford George M. Lhamon Carter B. Simpson Harold A. Turner Charles B. Hunt William A. Cloman, Jr. Harry J. Hansen Robert L. Boller Rossmore D. Lyon James J. Hughes Thomas A. Gray Henry T. Stanley HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES George L. Compo THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939 To be lieutenant commanders The House met at 12 o'clock noon. Frederick R. Furth Rufus E. Rose The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered Harold B. Miller William P. Tammany the following prayer: William B. Bailey Robert L. Swart Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires Henry C. Daniel Frank C. Layne known, and from whom no secrets are hid, cleanse the Sherman E. Burroughs, Jr. Eugene C. Burchett thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit John D. Shaw George A. Sinclair that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily magnify Thy Edward W. Rawlins Dale Harris holy name. Thomas A. Turner, Jr. Kenneth Earl George W. Stott Allen P. Calvert Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Dwight H. Day LeRoi B. Blaylock Thy kingdom come, Thy Will be done em earth as it is in Irving T. Duke Samuel E. Latimer heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us Truman J. Hedding John K. B. Ginder our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; Edward L. Woodyard Beverley R. Harrison, Jr. and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, tor Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. To be lieutenants Amen. Norman M. Miller The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and Donald V. Daniels approved. Robert A. Theobald, Jr. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT To be lieutenants (junior grade) A message in writing from the President of the United Paul D. Ellis, Jr. Charles M. Holcombe States was communicated to the House by Mr. Latta, one of Gould Hunter John H. Turner his secretaries. Parker L. Folsom Jud F. Yoho, Jr. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE To be surgeons A message from the Senate, by Mr. Frazier, its legislative Charles F. Flower Glenn S. Campbell clerk, announced that the Senate had agreed without amend Harold V. Packard Herman M. Maveety ment to a concurrent resolution of the House of the following Leon D. Carson Charles R. Wilcox title: Gerald W. Smith French R. Moore H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution authorizing the Thomas M. Arrasmith, Jr. Joseph W. Kimbrough printing of additional copies of House Report No. 2 on Inves Walter F. James Raymond W. Hege tigation of Un-American Activities and Propaganda. Arthur W. Loy Theophilus F. Weinert The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the Albert T. Walker report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing To be chief electricians votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to Maurice B. Ruegamer the bill (S. 964) entitled "An act creating the Arkansas George B. Greer Mississippi Bridge Commission; defining the authority, power, and duties of said commission; and authorizing said com To be paymasters mission and its successors and assigns to construct, maintain, Joseph E. Wolowsky and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near James B. Ricketts . Friar Point, Miss., and Helena, Ark.; and for other purposes." Alfred P. Randolph The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to To be assistant paymasters the amendment of the House to the bill <S. 572) entitled "An act to provide for the common defense by acquiring stocks John R. Lewis Carl G. Drescher of strategic and critical materials essential to the needs of Christian L. Ewald William J. Johnston industry for the manufacture of supplies for the armed forces Marcus R. Peppard, Jr. Robert H. Northwood and the civilian population in time of a national emergency, Henry L. Muller Ellsworth H. Van Patten, Jr. and to encourage, as far as possible, the further development Charles L. Harris, Jr. William M. Porter of strategic and critical materials within the United States Charles Fadem Harold L. Usher, Jr. for common defense," requests a conference with the House To be chief pay clerks on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and Othello C. Bruun appoints Mr. THoMAs of Utah, Mr. JoHNSON of Colorado, Merwood R. Bishop Mr. SCHWARTZ, Mr. AUSTIN, and Mr. GURNEY to be the con Walter C. Chapman ferees on the part of the Senate. THE MARINE CORPS COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To be lieutenant colonels Mr. BOEHNE. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Ways and Means I present a privileged resolution for Leonard E. Rea immediate consideration. William K. MacNulty The Clerk read as follows: To be second lieutenants from June 1, 1939 House Resolution 190 Hugh D. Clark Gordon D. Gayle Resolved, That JoHN F. HuNTER, of Ohio, be, and he is hereby, Hugh A. Tistadt, Jr. Samuel Agababian elected a member of the standing committee of the House of Rep Jonathan F. Rice James D. McBrayer, Jr.. resentatives on the District of Columbia. William F. Harris William A. Stiles, Jr.. The resolution was agreed to. Ralph c. Mann, Jr. Jack Hawkins A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. 1939 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 5451 PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE HOUSE he turned to take a last, long, lingering look at the old home Mr. LUDLOW. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent stead-one of the many old, substantial farm homes along the that at the conclusion of the last special order heretofore highway on which he lived. entered for today I may address the House for 20 minutes on From these homes, which had been built by the pioneers, Mothers Day. had come many of the great men and great women of the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the State and Nation. gentleman from Indiana? From this one his grandfather and two brothers had gone There was no objection. to the Civil War. Two of them never returned. Here his mother had been born and reared, and from here he had gone EXTENSION OF REMARKS to the World War. · Mr. PARSONS. Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous oonsent to The lands were comparatively rich and produced abun extend my own remarks in the RECORD and to insert therein dantly, and their occupants had enjoyed a reasonable meas a list of the counties of my district showing the cooperation ure of prosperity, as well as a degree of contentment unsur of the farmers in soil conservation. passed for a rural section. Crops had been good for the last The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the few years and farm prices reasonable. gentleman from Illinois? He really hated to leave, but the prices of farm products There was no objection. had begun to decline rapidly and the large industries in the Mr. BYRNS of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous congested centers were calling for men. Besides he had consent to extend my own remarks in the RECORD and to reached the conclusion that if prices continued to decline include a resolution of the board of directo.rs {)f the Middle there would be no inducement left for a young man to remain Tennessee Independent Merchants' Association with refer on the farm, especially in view of the fact that there were at ence to a resolution I have today introduced. that time few, if any, of the comforts and conveniences The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the enjoyed by the people in the more congested centers. gentleman from Tennessee? He closed the gate and walked away. There wa.s no objection. 1929 Mr. DIMOND. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend my own remarks in the RECORD and to include therein In the late twenties there was a boom on the stock market a brief excerpt from Who's Who in America concerning the and industries were running overtime. "Prosperity" was i.n late Thomas William Locke. the air. He thought everybody was prosperous-including The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the. request of the the farmers. He decided to return to the old home for a gentleman from Alaska? visit and see how his people were getting along. There was no objection. As he came down the old highway he found many of those Mr. FuLMER asked and was given permission to extend his magnificent old homes vacant. Their occupants bad given own remarks in the REcoRD. up the struggle and, like himself, had gone to the ·city to Mr. MURDOCK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani seek employment. They presented a picture of what Shake mous consent to extend my own remarks in the REcoRD and speare called "unfenced desolation." to include therein an editorial from an Arizona newspaper and He finally reached the one in which he was reared and also a letter from a small mine operator in that State. which he had left 10 years before. He hardly recognized it. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the The house was vacant, the fences were gone, the fields were gentleman from Arizona? uncultivated.