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Show Tuesday, February 1, 1949 THE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- IfiXfoagli Tax Bill Is Rabbit Stew Truman Degins Busiest Four Years; GOP. Wins First Senate Vote Test; By BAUKHAGE Newt Amslytt end Commentator, WASHINGTON, D. C. Another rabbit stew has been served up to Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, and hes all ready for it Representative Doughton, I might suggest if you dont know is not only the oldest member of the house of representatives . it (85) but likewise the oldest hand at handling tax measures. He had to step down from the chairmanship of the ways and means committee for the brief Republican Interlude. Now he's back at the old stand, sharpening the butcher knife again. g : - A 1 i r f ' f. ' S t , 7 I I I r J I J ? i i ir - "Ob, Lord, Ive hod rabbit enough. committee looking very different than be wants it to look, though tt may not always suit all the other members. Doughton doesn't go so far aa to say that fiscal legislation but he does should be say tt ought to be as as possible. and as His experience In collecting money that ought to be collected goes back a long way. On story Involves a man he went to see about a horse two horses, to he exact This man had bought a team from Doughton (the congressman Is still a farmer In his own right though he has to spend more time away from home than he used to). Later on the man wrote that bo didn't think the span was worth the $800 he had agreed to pay and wouldnt pay It The deal had been negotiated at a distance and the principals had never hnet Soone day Doughton dropped In at the farm end said he wanted to look over a good team. The man showed , several, but none seemed to suit Mr. Doughton. "All right, said the man, "Til shew yon the best pair -- , wf n lie Is yos llte." brought eat the horse for an active Interest in his community which is deep in the Carolina hills. Laurel Spring, N. C., Is still his home. He was born on his parents farm near there. His father, wounded In the war between the states, died when he was a grown boy. Hia mother was keenly active to her last hours, interested In the days mall and. the daily newspaper to the last. Inheriting some land from his father, the boy started off for himself, gradually acquiring more until he became a livestock rsriser and farmer. Then he entered business, finally becoming president of a bank. He has described Itlmself as horse trader. There are many tales that have grown up about hia astuteneas that, if embellished by repetition, are pot doubted by those who have Watched his steady advancement in congress. He entered under a Republican regime President Tafts accepted minor committee appointment, but rose rapidly to the position be holds today chairman of the powerful ways and means committee. One ef the horse-tradstories he tells J this: after disposing of some aolmala he had meant to tell, he wa made a very attractive offer for the horse he was riding hi own saddle horse. Done, be took the money, turned over the bridle, put the aaddle under hie arm and walked back home, 7$ miles, says tradition, under hia own power. There doesn't seem to have been any deep-laiplan for a political career in the farmer boy's mind when he began life among the oxcarts and band looms of those early days in the South following the war. Nor yet when he had acquired hia own acre end entered-int- o the business life of the eommunity. He was chosen a member of the state board of agriculture and served on the prison board. Then one day it was decided to run him for the state senate. He was elected and served for e term. Congress was next, but there was a sort of unwritten law in bis district that one term was all a man could expect, for Republicans and Democrats had always swapped terms. But Doughton changed ell that. Or at least hia constituents did. When he had served his term in the 62nd congress, instead of retiring him, ' aa had hern the custom, the voters sent him right bark again, and they have been doing It ever since, There isnt any question that Robert L. Doughton likes his job in Washington. But it's equally true that when the session is over, he likes to hi himself back to his hills and enjoy life Carolina there. Around the capita he has the reputation as being as good a Judge of men as he is of horses. This year President Trumana request tor six billion dollar more in taxes. Including some social security withholding levies, will get very careful scrutiny before it becomes law. Meanwhile, Dough-ton- s committee has to take care of the - bill to extend reciprocal trade treaties. Also, studies will begin on the subject of extending social security benefits. There it in addition the matter of certain revisions In the basic tax code, - But Representative Doughton la used to rabbit stew. ... vote-gettin- ' ie er Tourist Queen d sad-eye- d sad-eye- d ... I NOS: e Vice-Preside- -- old-line- rs re--. Mr. oently acquired from Doughton, bat still anpsld for. - And what might they be worth? Well considerably ever $804. Mr. Doughton Introdnrrd himself and didn't have mach troo-b'e la collecting.- -" Thor Is - another reason why Doug). ton la a good man to have on the collecting end of a bargain If you aren't the debtor. He'a a farmer, true, but he is also a bank er, and be works at both when he He doesn't isn't In Washington. keep banker hours, however. He goes to his office at 6:30 a m. works throughout the day, and he's often back tn the office after din ner. He live right acros the plaza from the Capital. For the first 45 years or so of his life, Mr. Doughton held no elective office, but he managed to find time question whether President 21 billion dollar budget was excessive was being raised This time John Foster again. Dulles, chairman of the U. S. delegation to the United Nations general assembly in Paris, raisedT the issue. The budget, which Dulles ques15 billions for (EDITOR'S NOTE: Wliee optnloei ar rspreueO la torse eolnmaa.W they are those ot tioned, provides this aewspaper.) Wester Newspaper Ustna'a pews analyst aaS sot setessarllj military expenditures, six billions for foreign aid during fiscal 1950. INAUGURATION: DULLES THOUGHT it too high. He pointed to dwindling war fears Brief Interlude and potential menace to U. S. President Truman could lay valid economical health as reasons for claim to the title "busiest man in curtailment of Truman proposals. The Inaugural behind the world. Conceding that there is a risk him, the nation's chief executive of war, Dulles declared the "risk was up to hia neck in problems, Is not so great that we should both foreign and domestic. ON THE HOME FRONT, there seriously jeopardize our own ecowas a little matter of having connomic Health by saddling ourselves with such vast armament. gress implement Democratic camDulles suggested cause, implied paign pledges and provide funds a remedy. He blamed lack of suffor the continuing armament exficient unification of U. S. armed pansion. Abroad, with this nation forces for administration belief in committed to the gargantuan task the need of huge military outlay, of saving the world from comand declared that present huge munism, the problem was equally monumental. military expenditures cannot go on. "I think our armament is exagBut for awhile, on January 20, gerated by the fact that there is not Harry Truman, Missouri farm boy sufficient unification between who rose to the presidency of the of our the different branches United States, once by succession, g he said. "It (armed) services, currently on his own seems as though the rivalry were prowess, relaxed, basked in public such that each branch wants to be adulation, may even have forgotten the tremendous pressure under strong enough so that if there is a war it can win it alone, without which he labored. ORIGINALLY PLANNED aa a help from anybody. Dulles said there is less fear more or less sedate affair, with this atmosphere desired by Truman, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and of war, than there was last year, the inauguration, was Linda Brown, 4, March of Dimes but commented: instead, OF COURSE, there is always a turned into one of the most lavish poster girl, open the annual antl-polrisk. You have a tense situation and spectacular since Andrew drive in Washington. Linda like a dry autumn in the woods Jackson rode into the top spot. was cured ef polio through the Nawhen any fool can start a fire. Packed and Jammed, Washingtional Foundation for Infantile "It is entirely possible, however, ton gave a heros welcome to the Paralysis. to have with World War I artillery captain. Trubetter relations man buttons, Truman pictures, He did not completely endorse the Russia and I think it is probable. The problem was up to congress. Truman banners were greatly in Democratic platform, would not be evidence and the President, seeing led into enthusiastic "me too dec- Could it gamble on the "fool in the woods, or should it prepare with these end the vast multitudes, must laration. r have wondered if there were anyLucas was vehement. "On whose all possible equipment to stand by one at all who voted against him coattails did Chapman come to the for a possible conflagration? In the November election. he demanded. senate," "the BUT THE INTERMISSION from Truman-Barkle- y coattails or those Other duty was brief. The parade, the of Dewey and Warren? swearing In ceremonies, the round angry Democrats rushed to point of gala capital affairs that night, out that Chapman ran 100,000 votes and the next day, Harry Truman behind Truman and Barkley in was again on the job. Kentucky. Peace has been his rallying cry. JOINING CHAPMAN In the no, Its importance marked all bis votes were Democratic Senators McNow he was buckled Byrd, utterances. Johnson, Maybank, down to the job of trying to preRobertson and Russell. Clellan, serve it Men of good will everyChapman didnt take criticism where in the world were wishing lying down. He declared, in effect, him success. that If such taxes are to be removed, it ought to be don In regular legisV' MONKEYS: lative process, not by hurried action on the floor. Up in the Air were more metaRepublican For whatever benefit It may be to scientists or anthropologists, two phorical . They - argued ; Chat since dogs will not calm 300 there is a tax on powder used on babies, a woman dressing op for sn Rhesus monkeys. inauguration ball should regard her THIS WAS graphically. If somepowder as mord of a luxury then what demonstrated disturbingly This when 30 crates of the monkeys ar- powder applied to a baby. rived in New York by plane from statement followed an effort to & exempt baby powder from federal the Azores, . The trip started sedately enough taxation which failed of approval with ell the monkeys locked In their OLIVE BRANCH: crates. Two large, dogs were along because someone had Benin Recants said their presence would tend to British Foreign Secretary Ernest keep tranquil the monkeys' spirits. Bevin apparently was relenting in Somehow most of the monkeys his stand on the Palestine situation. got out of the crates and suddenly Gingerly he held out an olive This German fraulein. Miss Elfl there were monkeys In the cockpit, branch: Britain's willingness to reGlovanelll was chosen "tourist lease Jewish Immigrants of fighting monkeys through the plane, monqueen and will tour the U.S. keys peeping out of windows and age now held in Cyprus, his perthis year in an effort to stimulate monkeys even trying to liberate sonal and strong support of peace other monkeys. negotiations between Israelis and attendance at an import exhibition In western Germany. Capt. Miguel Braganca and his Egyptians at Rhodes. was crew, heavily outnumbered, Observers declared this position forced to stay in the forward part a deliberate and genuine effort PERFECT: of the 'ship while the monkey on his part to seek peace with Testers Amazed cavorted. The monkeys saw to that Israel and his cnUct in Britain and U. S. air force intelligence testers Say the captain: "They kept hangin the U. S. rubbed their eyes, looked again. WHATEVER ing on the cockpit door and'watch-in- g MOTIVATED the Yes, there it was a perfect I. Q. us all the time. foreign - secretary, - there was no score by a gangling, bespectacled When the La overlooking the fact that criticism plane reached youth seeking a connecGuardia field, about a dozen chat- had been mounting both in England Kentucky tion with the military. were to tering monkeys and America. With the pressure starting WILLIAM M. BELEW, 18, of climb out the windows, but eight continuing, the situation might have had done what no one Simpsonville airline cargomen joined the crew resolved itself into one holding the before him had been able to achieve, and with brooms and blankets fi- very political future of Bevin. the army believed imsomething The foreign minister also innally snared the truants. possible. Told he was not expected The monkeys were consigned for dicated that de facto recognition to answer all the questions correctinfantile paralysis research. of the government of Israel was ly, he nevertheless went ahead and, being seriously considered. If that in rapid-firorder, dashed through SIX step were taken by Great Britain, the test without a single error. Wat It Revolt t it would mean the death knell of It was the preliminary test given Arab hopes for continuation of volunteers at the air force recruitSix Democrats Joining with senate Republicans gave the GOP strife or any eventual triumph in ing office in Louisville. The testers were amazed. They checked, revictory in the first test of strength the Holy Land controversy. since the 81st congress convened. checked the score, found it perfect. The Issue may have been trivial, DIXIECRATS: They then checked the records. but the result burned Democratic Rough Road Sure enough, Belew was the first leaders. Scott Lucas, Illinois, sucThe road ahead looked rough for to make a perfect score. cessor to THESE NEW TESTS, much more Barkley as state's nghters. majority floor leader, "sputtered Democratic administration forces exacting than the old, have been Barkley was also put out For, it were showing little patience with in use since last May. Questions appeared, the result was an unexare - divided into three sections,' who- bad bolted southern pected as It was "humiliating. the party in the presidential elecvocabulary, arithmetic, and perTHE ISSUE was exemption of tion. of spatial ception relationship. Inauguration tickets from federal THE PURGE SWORD swung first There are 45 questions and they amusement taxes. The exemption at the activities com- must be answered in 40 minutes. slid through the house-19to 49. mittee and two heads tumbled. Belew will give the air force a to one can imagine the Surprise They were those of Representative trial. If he likes it, he will make when it failed In the senate. John A. Rankin, fiery Mississippian. It a career; if he doesn't he will Chief target of administration and F. Edward Herbert, Louisiana, take up accounting. Censure was Kentuckys A Virgil both of whom supported the state's school Simpsonville high Chapman. basketballer and diamond perrights ticket against President TruBut those who remembered the man in November. former, Belew stands six feet tall, Kentucky campaign would recall Rankmr along with weighs 160 pounds, waa expected that Chapman showed no little knew the blow was everyone else, to pass the army physical examinaaccoming, Independence in his drive for votes. cepted it calmly. tion with ease. The Trumans Cupid Curbed - The biggest peacetime badge! ever submitted to a congress has Its oppon($48,858,000,000) ents, to. Rep. Charles Halleck (R Ind.), former GOP majority leader, and Rep. John Taber (R.t N. Y.), former chairman of the boose appropriations committee, look grimly at the void-- . a mlnous budget, promise fierce fight to slash all spending proposals. ... u Ignitible liquids are fire hazards stored in the home. Large amounts of such liquids should be stored in underground tanks away from buildings. - Small - amounts may be stored safely in steel gas or oil cans. when Devin Offers Critics Olive Branch To Congressman Dougbtoh But to get back to rabbit stew. Last season when President Truman vetoed the second Knutson - bill and and fired it back at congress, a reporter t asked Doughton bow he felt about it He leaned back and I told a story, for hes : I fond of answering in parables. A Tarheel houseit seems, wife, served her husbend rabbit stew every week. night for When the second 4 Saturday night cama around and the BAUKHAGE erne old dish with tt the husbend bowed his head as usual, but Instead of saying grace he was heard to mutter: Rabbits "Rabbit rough. tough. Oh, Lord, Ive had rabbit enough That opined Mr. Doughton, was the way be felt about the tax bills. But he has to help meet the biggest peacetime budget ever submitted to congress and bes ready for it In the 38 years that he has represented the state of North Carolina in the eongreaa, the habits of the dean of the octogenarian's club in the lowet bouse have changed very ' little since . the last time. I them In some detail explored more than a score of years ago. He has earned a tremendous reaped from the men who work on fiscal matters in the house of representatives where the money bills have to originate. And because he has a theory of his own about collecting end spending the people's money, no bUl comes out of his Ignitible Liquids Are Dangerous Fire Hazards U. S. BUDGET:' Under Attack - The army is making It tougher for American G.I.'s to marry German frauleina. In the first place, many army authorities and chaplain suspect too many- - German girls are using marriage as an excuse to escape from the hard life of occupied Germany to the United States, There Is also an apparent desire to protect young draftees expected to start arriving soon in Germany. BONUS BILL: Amvefs Ready Amvets, World War H veterans organization, has announced its intention to ask Congress for an immediate veterans bonus which they think might cost as much as 67 billion dollars The organization said it wall carry its proposal to congress soon. A similar bill prepared by the Veterans of Foreign Wars is in the house hopper, having been offered by Rep. Rankin. Misi's.ppL Best Voices The best "telephone voices In the nauon for 1948 were chosen by telephone operators of New York. The voices? Most sincere: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Ted Collins, Boston Yanks pro football team; most courteous. Joe Di Maggio and Mrs. Alfred Gynne Vanderbilt; most sensuous: Rita Hayworih, Actor Ricbard Ney, most expressive. Actor Jose Ferrer and Sister Elizabeth Kennv owner Man About Town - furious at hil H daughters planned merger. ordered her to return to the U. S. from Paris . . . Londoners hear Pamela Churchill wants to be converted to Catholicism . . . That was SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. Marlene Dietrich who legged off in Order aeedllng B1GONIA TlBZBOOa 5th other on Avenoo a huff (the now lor spring delivery. plant, tuber, FREE with S. circular I. Patcevitcb for Send today. leaving syem), GARDENS. SZZS D St, Salem, Ora. p a taxi on his hands . . . The Gardiners hold hands at the personal Roney bar while waiting for her Floridivision . . . Locals report barberino that Rocky Graziano is completely! Approved lor Vataraaa. defeated in spirit and heart and BARBERS ara la demand. Gradoat ta six may never fight again, even if month. Salt Lah Barbtr Calle. Salt Laka reinstated . . . The buzz is that City. Utah. IT Recant Street Chinese Anna May Wong (one-tim- e film ztar) is seriously ailing and broke . . . The Duke of Leeds and KETCHUM BUILDERS Mr. A. Young have been riveted. of SUPPLY CO. . . . The Prince Regent Belgium, Charles, is not on speaking terms Everything For The Builder with his mother, the Dowager 4th South at 7th West Queen, which makes court life in Salt Lake (3iy 9, Uuh Brussels a little difficult these days his THE HERCULEAN SEAT , . . W. Churchill has cut cigars down to only 15 a day. MADE TO LAST FOREVER" V Henry Luce, the Time-Lif- e to to said have proprietor, started his own loyalty check among all staffers . . . William 8. Schlamm, a member of the board of editors of Laces Fortune staff (he contributes editorials occasionally to Lacea Life), was a Communist leader in Austria In the 20s: Schlamm was one of Austrias top ComFor $5.95 munist writers when he was 28 it Is NOT TO old. 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