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Probers May Suggest FCC Withdraw Radio Ruling on Atheists The House committee that conducted a two-day investiga tion into the Federal Communi cations Commission’s ruling on the rights of atheists to radio time was ready today to suggest the FCC withdraw its decision. No formal committee action is expected for some time, but as the hearing ended yesterday. Chairman Harness called the ruling ‘ most un fortunate’’ and declared the agency far exceeded its power in makiri| the decision. He suggested with drawal of the ruling,-and his two colleagues indicated they probably will agree In a formal committee report later. Although the FCC ruling, in the so-called Scott decision, did not order radio stations to give time to atheists, many stations so inter preted the ruling, the committee was told during the hearing. The FCC had ruled that no station should refuse to broadcast opinions of any grdup or individual, simply because the station disagreed with the opinions or felt they were un popular in the station’s area. The FCC ruling was both attacked and defended at the closing day of the hearing yesterday. The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh, vice president of Georgetown University and regent of the School of Foreign Service, said the ruling had, “by innuendo,” favored the claim of an atheist, Robert H. Scott of Palo Alto, Calif., “that the existence of God is a controversial subject and hence atheism should be admitted to the radio on parity in rebuttal of Christianity and other religions.” Father Walsh said the FCC had “embarked on a definitely sympa thetic argument which logically should have terminated in revoking the license as requested.” The FCC had been asked by Mr. Scott to re voke licenses of several California stations, which refused to grant him radio time, but the commission refused to do so. Along with its re fusal. however, the FCC issued a lengthy discussion on freedom of speech on the air which was the basis of the present controversy over atheism on the radio. Father Walsh declared that the American Government “has un equivocally accepted the existence of a Supreme Being.” He said he suspected “that certain long-range hopes of the drafters of this opin ion of the FCC were stronger than their present prepossessions.” It w'as brought out at the hear ing that the opinion was .largely the work of Commissioner Clifford J. Durr, who has since left the FCC. Father Walsh said that, if athe ism, under the Constitutional guar antee of freedom of speech, should have the right to equal radio time with religious programs, then the Government W'ould have to take the inscription, "In God We Trust,” from our coins, erect atheist chapels at West Point and Annapolis and abolish chaplains in the armed serv ices and in the House and Senate, or else “add the fourth denomina tion of atheism.” -i-wi •3 In defense of the FCC ruling. Commissioner Rosel H. Hyde said the Scott decision “held one thing, and one thing only: That preserva tion of freedom of speech in the pub lic domain of the radio precluded a licensee from absolutely barring subjects of discussion over the radio, including atheism, on the ground that any presentation, whether its nature, would be contrary to the public interest.” Mr. Hyde told the committee any Interpretation of the opinion to the effect that a broadcaster must fear he will lose his license if he denies the air to atheists to answer re ligious broadcasts is not a correct interpretation. He said nothing in the decision supports the conclusion reached by some that the decision decrees that time must be afforded to reply to every religious broadcast. Mr. Hyde said that a license re newal had been granted station WHAM at Rochester, N.Y.. after that station had told the FCC it was not denying radio time to any one because it disagreed with his point of view. Granting of the license had been held up, however, after an atheist had complained the station refused to grant him time to answer what he called an attack on atheism by! the Rev. Ignatius Smith of Catholic University. . The station did not promise to give radio time to the atheist, Ar thur Cromwell, president of thej Rochester Society of Free Thinkers, j however. FCC was satisfied, Mr.! Hyde said, with the station's asser tion it was not keeping him off the air simply because it disagreed with him. A U. N. DREAM—Miss Shirley Talbott, 20, of 115 Rittenhouse street N.W., who was recently selected “Miss Dream Girl of 1948“ by girls working for the United Nations organization, will ride one of the floats in the “Miss America” beauty pageant next Tuesday at At lantic City. STAR CARRIERS TRY OUT A CONSTELLATION—Carrier boys for The Star climb into a TWA Constellation for a trip over the city yesterday. Fifty boys took the trip, which inaugurated the airline’s new Washington-to-Los Angeles service. —Star Staff Photo. Church Leaders Hit Communism, Capitalism (Continued From First Page.) | political party. In general, such i parties are hazardous because they ;so easily confuse Christianity with jthe inherent compromises of poli tics. They may cut Christians off from other parties which need *the leaven of Christianity. Tljey tend to consolidate all who do not share the political principles of the Chris tian Party, not only against that party, but against Christianity it self. But when all these warnings have been given, it may still be desirable in some situations for Christians to organize in a political parly for specific objectives, so long as they do not claim that it is the only possible expression of Christian loyalty in the situation and so long as such a party will guard against the temptation to continue after any valid reason for it has ceased to exist. The same principles would apply to other forms of organized Christian action in public affairs.” Forces Held Misunderstood. Tfce church itself must accept its “share of responsibility” for “con temporary disorder,” the report said, conceding that Christians often had failed to understand the forces which shape society and as a result ’ Harry Baxter, Pharmacist, Dies of Injuries in Fall Harry Gray Baxter, 44, a pharma cist here since 1945, died last night in Emergency Hospital, where he (had been under treatment for head llnjufies received J£ii,2$ill Tuesday " Mr. Baxter\s'*whose home was at 1937 Calvert street N.W., was visit ing with a friend Tuesday night at 1919 Calvert street when he slipped and fell downstairs from the second! floor of his friend's home. An autopsy was to be performed this afternoon to determine whether, injuries received in the fall W'erel the cause of his death. Bom in Pulaski, Va* Mr. Baxter j was a graduate of the University! of Tennessee School of Pharmacy.; He was a druggist in Virginia before( coming to Washington three years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter, and a 20-month old son, Stewart. Funeral arrangements have not' been announced. Frank H. Cothran, Head Of Piedmont Railroad, Dies By the Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N. C.. Sept. 2 — Frank Harrison Cothran, 70, presi dent of the Piedmont &: Northern Railroad, died in a Charlotte hos pital last night. He suffered a stroke several weeks ago. A native of Millway, near Green-! wootj, S. C , Cothran began his en-J girieering career in 1899 In the sueeeding years he became promi nent in American and Canadian engineering circles for his part in mining operations, railroad con struction and hydroelectric power development. He was one of a select group gathered by the late James B.; Duke, Carolinas tobacco and utili ties magnate, to dir§ct industrial enterprises in this country and Canada. Army Plans to Launch Another V-2 Today By th« Associated Press i WHITE SANDS, N. M., Sept. 2.— I Another German V-2 rocket is to | be launched today from the Army's (White Sands proving ground. The routine shoot, said Capt. E. B. Detchemendy, public information officer, is to gather upper atmos pheric information. The rocket is expected to rise between 100,000 and 300,000 feet. Instruments for gathering tem perature and pressure data W'ere in stalled by the University of Michi gan acting for the Army Signal Corps engineering laboratory. Complete Stock of Quality Proven Cameras and Accessories Kodak's Finest New Camera "The Tourist" Complete with De Luxe" Case $81.00 For Friendly £ xpert Advice Always Coll or Visit CHARLIE ADAMS at the Open Saturdays .A were unprepared to “deal creatively” with social problems. “Christians should ask why Com munism in its modern totalitarian form makes so strong an appeal to great masses of people in many parts of the world,” the report said. "They should recognize the work of God in the revolt of multitudes against the injustice that gives Communism much of its strength. “Christians should realize that for many, especially for many young men and women. Communism seems to stand for the vision of human equality and universal brotherhood for which they were prepared by Christian influences. “Christians, who are the bene ficiaries of Capitalism, should try to see the world as it appears to many who know themselves to be exclud ed from its privileges and who see in Communism the means of de liverance from poverty and inse curity.” The report said Christians should recognize that many churches are invblved in forms of economic injus tice and racial discrimination, creat ing the conditions which have en oourage the growth of Communism. Power Concentration Scored. A member of the section that drafted the report explained that the Christian church in rejecting Businessmen Get Warm-Weather Start on Yu/etide The summer-warm postman who within a~ few days sees the name “Santa Claus” on a number of post,-, cards needn't get a mental check-, up. It's business. Apparently oblivious to last week's boiling thermometers, the Columbia Heights Businessmen's Association has been preparing for Christmas. A new plan for Yuletide street decorations was mailed to members yesterday, along with a postcard to' be returned to the association office before September 14 and addressed "Santa Claus Lane Substitute Plan.’' Rhee Denies South Koreans Voted in Northern Election > By tho Associated Pross SEOUL, Sept. 2.—President Syng man Rhee of the republic of Korea today termed “absurd” North Korean Communist radio claims that 6.000, 000 South Koreans had participated in the election of a Communist gov ernment in the Russian zone. The Communist claims were made on the Pyongyang radio from the Russian-occupied zone. Dr. Rhee pointed out that 7,000, 000 South Koreans participated in the United Nations sponsored elec tion to form the republic which he heads. “To imply, as the Red propaganda does, that 6.000,000 of these citizens turned around and voted again for a government that has no legal standing is hardly flattering to our citizenry,” he said. Drive Leader Named William G. Hamilton, 3037 North Quincy street, Arlington, will be Apartment Committee chairman for Arlington in the 1949 Red Feather campaign. He will organize workers who will solicit funds for the Com munity Chest in various large apart ment developments in the county. communism and capitalism was re jecting "the idea which takes either as a panacea." The report said one of the chief i factors contributing to present world disorder is the “vast concentrations of power which under capitalism is mainly economic and under com munism is both economic and po litical.” Another factor was said to be the domination of society by new tech niques which made society “more controlled by a momentum of its own than in previous periods. This leads to concentrations of power.” The report said there was no necessity for society to succumb to undirected technology and that the church has a responsibility to help man achieve a fuller personal life within technical society. It is “in tolerable” that under capitalism millions of people are exposed to “insecurity, hunger and frustration by periodic inflation or depression,” the report said. The council yesterday adopted a budget of $540,000 for 1949. It recog nized that churches in many coun tries would find it difficult to meet their share and expressed the hope that the situation in which the churches of the United States bore a “disproportionate share" might be of brief duration. Mrs. Frank M. Shortall Rites Held in New Jersey Funeral services for Mrs. Jose phine Maloney Shortall, 65, active clubwoman here before moving to Florida three years ago, were held Saturday at Spring Lake, N. J. Mrs. Shortall died last Thursday in Nep tune Heighto, N. n&r her sum mit home at Spring Lake. X native of Boston, Mrs. Shortall came to Washington after her mar riage to Frank M. Shortall in the early 1900s. Here, she was an active member of the Federation of Wom en's Clubs, past president of the Political Study Group, a vice presi dent of the Sunshine Society and a member of the First Presbyterian Church, In addition to her husband, who is a retired Internal Revenue em ploye, Mrs. Shortall is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Van Brunt of Spring Lake and Mrs. Stephen Snell of Clearwater, Fla., and a brother, William Maloney, who lives in Nova Scotia. George B. Rawlings, 55, Dies in Boston Home George B. Rawlings, 55, a patent attorney and former Washington resident, died last night at his home In Boston after a brief illness, ac cording to v^ird received here today by relatives. Mr. Rawlings was a native of Washington and attended Central High Schocrt where he was promi nent in athletics. He received his lav degree in Boston. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Malcolm and Mrs.1 Harry O'Connor, both of San Diego, and a sister, Helen M. Rawlings of Washington. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Crute Takes Over Road Post STAUNTON, Va„ Sept. 2 OP).—S. D. Crute, newly appointed Staunton highway district engineer for the State Highway Department, took lover his new post yesterday. HAVE YOU TRIED Service Better Nutrition May Accent Supply of Amino Acids in Diet By Thomas R. Henry Sclonco Editor of Tho Star In the next few years the amino acids may be as highly regarded as the vitamins have been in the past two decades. They are biological substances containing nitrogen, and usually sulphur in their molecules. There are 21 of them. Ten or 11 must be contained in the diet. The others are synthesized by the body. They are the building stones out of which proteins are made. These, in turn, are the blocks out of which muscles, hormones and blood are built. The ordinary diet, it always has been assumed, contained plenty of the essential amino acids. Only recently has the idea arisen that nutrition might be improved by adding supplies of them. Only recently, also, has it been possible to synthesize a few at rea sonable price. Hitherto they have been extremely expensive—several thousand dollars a pound. Benefits Outlined. Methionine, one of the cheapest, has been found beneficial in cer tain liver diseases, Dr. E. E. Howe, commercial chemist of Rahway, N. J„ told the American Chemical Society today. Another, glutamic acid, allegedly increases the intel ligence ot backward children. His cadine, related to the substance pri marily responsible for allergies, has been found valuable in the treat ment of gangrene. Still another, tryptophane, may prevent tooth de cay. In the next few years, Dr. Howe said, flour may be fortified with the amino acid, lysine. It has been proposed that corn fed to pigs be fortified with this substance. The animals have been fopnd to grow fatter faster when this is done. Dr. Howe told of the production of an amino acid mixture, which can be given humans without pro ducing the nausea that has been a major objection of physicians in ithe past. Proteins Differ. Proteins are found in both meat and vegetables, but experiments in the past have indicated that a vegetable diet is not ideal for hu mans. The proteins have not quite the same composition as the meat proteins. They now can be made just as good, Dr. A. A. Albanese of New York University told the chemists, by adding minute amounts of vari ous amino acids. Potatoes and cab bages can be given essentially the same food values as milk and eggs, it was stressed. Pakistan Beauty Joins Ex-GI for 6-Month Visit By the Associated Pres» SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 2.—With cupid's deadline set for six months, Ramona Hussey of Karachi, Pak istan, and Dick Cardwell, her war time GI boy friend from San Diego, were together again today. The 19-year-old British-Indian beauty contest winner arrived at Los Angeles Airport last night on the last leg of her flight from the other side of the globe. She 'was embraced briefly by Mr. Cardwell, 24, former Army musician, but both said any romance “remains to be seen.” Then they drove to San Diego with Mr. Cardwell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Cardwell, who paid for the girl's trip from Karachi and arranged for a six-mqnt&.yj^t. Mrs. Cardwell said *shl made ar rangements because she was so im pressed wdth Miss Hussey’s letters to her son since he returned to the United States three years ago after duty in India. Miss Hussey told newsmen she won’t marry Mr. Cardwell “unless I fall in love with him.” On one point she was definite: She has no interest in Hollywood despite her beauty contest crown as queen of Karachi for 1947. Soviet Colonel in Britain After Fleeing Red Zone By the Associated Pres» LONDON, Sept. 2.—A Foreign Office spokesman said last night that a colonel of the Soviet Army has fled to Britain from the Rus sian zone of Germany. The spokes man said the officer uses the name “Takaev.” “He has been here for some weeks,” the spokesman said. There's no objection to his staying.” The informant said he did not knowr bv what means the Russian traveled’ to this country nor where he is staying. About a year ago came reports from Japan that crops around Nagasaki and Hiroshima were rec ord-breaking. This was attributed loosely to some fertilizing effect of radioactive ma terial in the soil left over from the atomic bombs. The report has been one of the hair shirts of Agri culture Department soil specialists ever since, for there is no good reason to suppose that exploding atoms would have any value in this way. Plant Food Supplied. Before the society today, a soil specialist, Dr. C. L. Swanson of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi ment Station, who served on Gen. MacArthur’s staff, reported that any increase in crop production over the devastated areas could be ex plained adequately by tpe mere burning of the soil and the ashes from burned buildings. He conceded the crops seemed better than usual. But, he pointed out, “burning soil increases the availability of nitrogen and some other plant foods. Large amounts of ash were added to the soil by the bombings. Land was cultivated which formerly was occupied by buildings.’’ So persistent has been the re poit that radioactivity doubles and triples crops that the Agriculture Department has carried out several carefully controlled experiments. The net result has been that abso lutely no reliable differences have been found. Hormone Synthesis Improved. The synthesis of estradiol, one of the important female hormones, was reported to the society by Dr. H. B. MacPhillamy of Summit, N. J. Most important of all substances used in treating middle-aged women during menopause, estradiol hereto fore has been obtained chiefly from the urine of mares—a difficult and expensive extraction process. The synthetic process was de veloped in Germany during the war and was one of the ‘secrets’ picked up by Allied chemists. The process since has been vastly improved. In another report. Dr. M. H. Kui^nga and W. J. Haines of Kala mazoo. Mich, said the adrenal glands of pigs has been found the richest source of hydroxycorticoster one—the adrenal gland harmone essential for prevention of other wise invariably fatal anemias. The finding of a rich source in pig glands promises increased avail ability of the substance, the doctors reported. |Delano Views Inflation As 'Trial' of Economy ly the Associated Press Controller of the Currency Pres ton Delano says inflation has put the whole system of individual free dom and free enterprise on trial for its life. It threatens "an economic disaster of the first magnitude" if it is not solved, he warned last night. Mr. Delano, concentrating on the inflation menace ,in his annual re port as supervisor of the- 5.011 na tional hanks, made this comment; “There is something deeper and more fundamental involved here than simply the question of another depression and another downswing in the business cycle. “What is on trial now in these United States is the basic question of whether a free enterprise system Can discipline itself; whether men working in a competitive economy can impose upon themselves volun tary restraints which must be im posed if the system is to endure. “This is as serious a question as we have ever faced.” Mr. Delano called on bankers, businessmen, and Americans in gen eral to voluntarily “forego what may be an immediate advantage for the sake of the larger and more endur ing advantage of all.” Albert Newcombe Dies; Was Paper Mill Official By the Associated Press NEW YORK, Sept. 2—Albert Newcombe, 69, long an engineer and executive in the paper and pulp industry, died yesterday in Calais, Me. Mr. Newcombe, retired vice presi dent of the Perkins-Goodwin Co. of New York, was affiliated with the paper and pulp distributing concern for about 13 years. He retired last summer. He also was a director of Southland Paper Mills, Inc., of Luf kin, Tex., and the Nashua River Paper Co. 68th Year of .Home Financing H eights ...That Part of Washington Between Georgia Avenue and 16th Street, S. W.—Florida Avenue and Shepherd Street. Columbia Heights occupies land which in the early days was known as the Stone Farm. Its 121.46 acres were brought by Senator John Sherman in January, 1881 for $ 175,000. With the exception of Calumet Place the tract was subdivid ed and platted into lots and blocks in 1881-1882. In the year 1881 w hen the Stone Farm was be ing developed into home sites, the Washington Permanent Building Association was founded. In its many years of service this Association has loaned MILLIONS OF DOLLARS toward the purchase and modernization of homes in Wash ington, D. 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