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1957, CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 10833

•HAWAi:t RHODE ISLAND Irene R. Afflerback, Spreckelsville, l!awail, Richard M. Stanton, Wood River Junction, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in place of E. J. Freitas, retired. R. I., in place of E. A. Hill, removed. · TUESDAY, JULY 2,.1957 ILLINOIS SOUTH DAKOTA Wayne W. Bird, Galatia, Ill., in place of · Robert G. Chase, Parker, S. Dak., in place The House met at 12 o'clock noon. L. L. Riegel, retired. of G. L. Egan, retired. The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, Robert C. Peterson, Lynn Center, Ill., in D. D., ottered the following prayer: place of R. L. Peterson, retired. TENNESSEE Charles R. Simmons, Venice, 111., in place Lee N. Ruch, Belvidere, Tenn., in place of O Thou eternal and gracious spirit, of D. J. Hallissey; deceased. Clyde Zimmerman, transferred. we know that for guidance and under­ Charles Edwin Graves, Knoxville, Tenn., in standing, for patience and perseverance, INDIANA place of A. S. Garrett, retired. Harlan C. Pedlow, Bridgeport, Ind., in place for joy and peace. we need the wisdom of L. L. Locke, retired. TEXAS and strength of the Lord God Almighty. Raymond P. Steele, Connersville, Ind., in Ernest H. Butts, Annona, Tex., in place of Grant that daily, in this Chamber, we place of R. E. Nelson, deceased. M. E. Russell, resigned. may· bear witness that we are coveting Paul R. Wadsworth, Rising Sun, Ind., in John Sleeper, Sr., Elm Mott, Tex., in place and cultivating earnestly those ideals place of C. E. Pendry, resigned. of T. F. Gassaway, retired. and principles which are curative and Gerald J. McCarty, Union Mills, Ind., in Herman S. Gray, Somerset, Tex., in place of creative in the building of a nobler civili­ place of H. P. Childers, retired. :Walter Kurz, retired. zation. KANSAS VERMONT Give us a glorious vision of the king­ Hubert C. Holloway, Greensburg, Kans., in Glenn T. Foster, Weston, Vt., in place of dom of truth and righteousness and place of H. V. Luginbill, deceased. Raymond Taylor, retired. may we make its consummation and MASSACHUSETTS VIRGINIA fulfillment the object of all our hopes Russell G. McPhee, East Orleans, Mass., in Owen K. Blackburne, Lynchburg, Va., in and labors. place of G. F. Mayo, retired. place of J. H. Coleman, retired. Hear us in the name of the Captain of MINNESOTA WASHINGTON our salvation. Amen. Lawrence D. Murphy, Circle Pines, Minn., Theodore H. Biermann, Lind, Wash., in The Journal of the proceedings of yes­ in place of F. S. Petersen, resigned. place of C. E. Schutz, retired. terday was_ read and approved. MONTANA WEST VIRGINIA John W. Loughnane, Belgrade, Mont., in Emil E. Frye, Chapmanville, W. Va., in MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE place of J. L. Weaver, deceased • . place of D. R. Toney, removed. Mary Virginia Earman, Harpers Ferry, A message from the Senate, by Mr. NEBRASKA McBride, one of its clerks, ann9unced Paul 0. Davidson, Alexandria, Nebr., in W. Va., in place of M. E. Marquette, retired. place of M. A. Brinegar, deceased. Elner F. Stutler, West Union, W. Va., in that the Senate had passed a bill of the Donald E. Adams, Cody, Nebr., in place of place of Oma Corder, removed. following title, in which the concurrence M. S. Yancey, retired. WISCONSIN of the House is requested: Lester E. Murrell, Oshkosh, Nebr., in place Charles A. Hall, Qresham, Wis., in place of S. 2420. An act to extend the authority for of H. M. Morris, removed. L. C. Mader, deceased. the enlistment of aliens in the Regular Army, NEW JERSEY Roger W. Most, Prescott, Wis., in place of and for other purposes. Alexander Peter Campbell, Alpine, N. J., F. J. French, resigned. The message also announced that the in place of V. M. Burkhardt, resigned. Senate had passed, with amendments in Caroline K. Sheets, Bloomsbury, N. J., in which the concurrence of the House is place of S. E. Bellis, removed. CONFIRMATIONS Robert Crater DeRemer, Glen Gardner, i·equested, a bill of the House of the fol­ N. J., in place of Nellie Potter, resigned. Executive nominations confirmed by lowing title: Ralph B. Speier, Seaside Heights, N. J., in the Senate July 2, 1957: · H. R. 5728. An act to clarify the general place of A. W. Raymond, resigned. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY powers, increase the borrowing authority, Marjorie E. Houghtaling, Vernon, N. J., in and authorize the deferment of interest pay­ place of A. E. Baldsin, deceased. Robert Bernerd Anderson, of New York, to ments on borrowings of the St. Lawrence Sea­ be Secretary of the Treasury. NEW YORK way Development Corporation. Dorris S. Beaney, Hamlin, N. Y., in place of COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS E. M. Martin, removed. Albina R. Cermak, of Cleveland, Ohio, to COLOMBIA'S STORY Charles P . Stephenson, Morristown, N. Y., be collector of customs in customs collec­ in place of C. E. Scott, retired. tion district · No. 41, with headquarters at Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Cleveland, Ohio. unanimous consent to address the House NORTH CAROLINA COMPTROLLER OF QUSTOMS for 1 minute and to revise and extend my Wallace K. Crawford, Hayesville, N. C., in remarks. place of F. R. Jones, retired. Alber~ Cole, of Massachusetts, to be Comp­ Wilton McRae, Maxton, N. C., in place of troller of Customs, with headquarters at The SPEAKER. Is there objection C. B. Williams, retired. Boston, Mass. to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? OHIO There was no objection. Lawrence R. Hazen, Ashland, Ohio, in place of C. L. D. Hartse!, retired. WITHDRAWALS . Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, a nation Alice R. Smith, Parkman, Ohio, in place of of 12 million inhabitants last May H. P. Olmstead, retired. Executive nominations withdrawn emerged from 8 years of dictatorship OKLAHOMA from the Senate, July 2, 1957: and is now on the road to democracy. Lulu M. Klein, Butler, Okla., in place of POSTMASTERS This nation, Colombia, from which I J . E. Gwinn, transferred. William W. Boyd, Sherrodsville, in the lately returned, needs and deserves the full and enthusiastic support of the PENNSYLVANIA State of Ohio. Franklin B. Spriggs, Arnold, in the State United States. Harry O. Campsey, Jr., Claysville, Pa., in of Maryland. During the dictatorship, 200,000 Co­ place of M. D. Blayney, retired. Edith M. Casey, New Caney, in the State lombians were killed. Yet the Conser­ William J. Hlavats, Glassport, Pa., in place of Texas. of P. E. Hutton, retired: vative and Liberal Parties united last Claude B. Faust, Macungie, Pa., in place of Wesley D. Banks, .St. Matthews, in the ·to organize passive resistance to F . E. Neumeyer, removed. State of South Carolina. the dictator, Rojas Pinilla, and force his Henry L. Haines, Maytown, Pa., in place of Jackson T. Potter, Winnabow, in the State downfall with a rninimum of bloodshed. M. E. Culp, retired. of North Carolina. Blaine E. Moyer, Kreamer, in the State of Great credit must also be given to the Edward J. Miller, Newry, Pa., in place of Colombian Catholic clergymen, espe­ Adam Hoover, retired. · Pennsylvania. Harold J. Niemeyer, Newtown Square', ·pa,. Ted M. Anderson, Batesville, in the State cially to the courageous and distin­ in place of S.S. Broadbelt, retited. · of Arkansas. guished Cardinal Luque, who dared pub­ Claude B. Arnold, Rome, Pa., in place of Evelyn R. Howard, Mon tmorenci, in the licly to speak out against the dictator's R. K. Valentine, retired. State of Indiana. crimes. 10834: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE Jitly 2 T1!-e dictator is gone. The press, in­ METALS CRISIS DEEPENS Many Member.s of the House knew cluding the great El 'Tiem'PQ, is !8.gain Mr. EDMONDSON. . Mr. Speaker I well Pier.re .Jaoohsen and many of us who free. The political parties have agreed ask unanimous consent to extend my had the priv.ilege of working with him to lay aside ]lartisanship during the ~­ si?ce 1947 had become not only fond of marks at this point in tbe RECORD. transition period. The miltt:axy .junta The SPEAKER. Is there 'Objection him but learned to .admire his unusual has declared itself to on!y an in­ re to the request of the gentleman from capabilities and his devotion. to the high terim guvemm.ent :and .ha5 :pl~d that office with which many nations had free elections will be held in due .course. Oklahoma? unanimously entrusted him. Dr. .Eduardo Santos, former President There was no objection. Mr. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker to­ Piet·re Jacobsen was a native of Den­ o! Colombia and the owner of El Tiempo, m3:rk, where he was born in 191'1. He ac­ asked me to tell Colombia's story in the day~s editi

The SPEAKER. Ts the~e objection to with this claim. 1md the 'S8me 'Shall be un­ the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mrs. therwise admissible under the provisions The Senate amendment was concurred Ulereof mall be ftned. in any sum not ex­ of that Q(lt. in. ceeding $1,000. SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of A motion to reconsider was laid on section 212 (a) (9) and (31) -0f the Immigra­ the table, The bill was oTdered to be engrossed tion and Nationality Act, Juan Perez-Ra­ and read a third time, was read the third mirez may be issued a -vimt and admitted to time and passed, and a motion to recon­ the United states 1'<0r permanent residence AUTHORITY TO DECLARE RECESS sider was laid on the table. if he is f.ound to be otherwise admlssible un­ TO RECEIVE THE PRIME MINISTER . der the provisions of that act. OP PAKISTAN SEC. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORVILLE G. EVERETT AND MRS. section 212 (a) (9) and (17) of the Immigra­ Mr. McCORMACK. Mr. Speaker. I AGNES H. EVERETT tion and Nationality A.et, Gerard Phillip ask nnanirnous consent that it may be Dunn may be issued .a visa and admitted to in order at any time on .Ju.ly 11, 19.57, The Clerk called the bill wn at'l Vtctoda Rosas de Monte.no) The Clerk .called the bill unt and proper bond or undertaking, approved by adm:itted to the United States 1'or perma­ appropriated in this act in excess of 10 per­ the Attorney General, be deposited as pre­ nent residence if he is fQund to be otherwise cent thereof shall be paid or delivered to or scribed by section .213 of the said act. admissible under the provisions of th.at act." received by any agent or attorney on ac­ SEc. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of On page 3, line 3, renumber "SEC. 7." to count of services rendered in connection section 212 (a) (9), (12), (17), and (19), of read "SEC. 12." 1957 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-.HOUSE 10837, The committee amendments were retired 826805, Is hereby relieved of all lla­ man, master sergeant, United States Army, agreed to. bil1ty to refund to the United States the retired (Army serial No. R~91177), the sum The joint resolution was ordered to sum of $1,242.09. Such sum represents the of $77.55. The payment of such sum shall aggregate amount of overpayments of re­ be in full settlement of all claims of the be engrossed and read a third time. was tired pay by the United States to the said said Robert B. Peterman against the United read the third time, and passed, and a Frank A. Simmons, contrary to law but States on account of additional retired pay motion to reconsider was laid on the without fault on his part, for the period due him for the period beginning June 1, table. from November 1, 1954, to April 19, 1955, 1942, and ending August 81, 1943, both dates both dates inclusive, by reason of his receipt, inclusive, his claim therefor having been dis­ in good faith, of compensation incident to allowed because not received in the General HERBERT C. HELLER his civilian employment at the Memorial Accounting Office within 10 full years after The Clerk called the bill

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS European Shoot Moth Infestation partment make an all-out effort in the con­ ropean shoot moth throughout the wide­ trol of said European shoot moth in their spread area which it has infected. respective plantations; and further be it EXTENSION OF REMARKS In view of the seriousness of this sit­ Resowed, That a copy of this resolution be uation, and the threat to thousands of OF sent to Hon. ROBERT P. GRIFFIN, United States Representative; Hon. Charles A. Boyer, State acres of national, State, and local for­ HON. ROBERT P. GRIFFIN representative; Hon. Jo)ln Minnema, State est lands, I plan to return home for a OF MICHIGAN senator, 27th District; and to the several personal inspection, with regional offi"­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES counties of the State of Michigan, asking ·cials of National and State forestry de­ that they get behind this movement before partments of the infected area. Tuesday, July 2, 1957 it is too late. Mr. Speaker, I believe that the Euro­ Mr. GRIFFIN. Mr. Speaker, an emer­ At a regular meeting of the Wexford pean shoot moth is so severe a threat County Board of Supervisors the above reso­ to this Nation's great forests that all gency condition now exists in National, lution was adopted· by the following vote: State, and private forests of lower Mich­ Yes 21; Absent 2. possible action should be taken to stamp igan, and particularly in several coun­ WALTER H. EDWARDS, it out immediately. ties of the Ninth Congressional District. Wexford County Clerk. I bring this situation to the attention Mr. Speaker, I have learned from Dr. of Members of the House not only as a Richard E. McArdle, Chief of the Forest Veterans' Administration Bene6ts Claims call for assistance, but also as a warning, Service of the United States Department because the European shoot moth which of Agriculture, that the European pine May Need Judicial Court or Review is threatening the northern Michigan shoot moth, an insect native to Europe Action forests -also poses a threat, according to was introduced into the United States the United States Department of Agri­ accidentally and was first found in dam­ culture, throughout the general area aging numbers affecting Scotch pine EXTENSION OF REMARKS from Massachusetts south to Virginia, plantations on Long Island about 50 OF and west to Illinois and Michigan, and years ago. HON. JOHN P. SAYLOR Nova Scotia, southern Ontario, and Brit­ Unusual habits of this shoot moth ish Columbia. make control of the pest very difficult. OF PENNSYLVANIA Seriousness of the problem 'in my dis­ The larvae are concealed within the tips IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict is evidenced by the following resolu­ of the lateral twigs on the trees and are Tuesday, July 2, 1957 tion which I have just received from the vulnerable to insecticidal sprays only for Mr. SAYL6R. Mr. Speaker, there is board of supervisors of Wexford County: a short period in any given year. Time Whereas the European shoot moth infes­ legislation pending before the Commit­ of vulnerability in Michigan is right tee on Veterans' Affairs on which I have tation has developed into a serious menace now. to the pine trees of. northern Michigan and the good fortune to serve as a member, has ruined hundreds of acres of plantations; Studies of methods and materials for which would provide for the determina­ and effective control of the shoot moth have tion through judicial proceedings of Whereas the menace has got beyond the been under way by several of the States claims for compensation resulting from control of counties and individuals: Th~re­ and by the Federal Government for the disease or injury incurred in or aggra­ fore be it past several years. In recognition of R esolved, That the Federal share-the-cost vated while serving in the active military programs of ASCC and the soil-bank pro­ the exceptional severity of the pest in­ or naval service. I refer to H. R. 1006. gram in the planting of pine trees planta­ festation in lower Michigan, the Forest Similar to this bill in purpose is H. R. tions be discontinued until such time as Service of the United States Department 834 and H. R. 4746. The first bill would there is control of the European shoot moth of Agriculture is at present making a confer jurisdiction upon the Court of and that all other possible funds be made study of the problem in the Cadillac Claims to review claims for benefits un­ available for the control of this menace; der laws administered by the Veterans' further be it area. Resolved, That the Federal Government, Findings from this study will be uti­ Administration; the second bill would State government, and Stat e highway de- lized in planning for control of the Eu- confer jurisdiction upon the United