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THE WAY$yXl JfiQ!W 12. I .4 I ! j; ; i SOlh Congress Adjourns With Heated Debate At Closing Hours Qn Sunday ATC Commander Senate Stays In Ses sion 16 Hours Before Bringing Congress To Close WASHINGTON (API The HOIh Congress closed its first session Sunday in t h; heal of an angry Senate political battle over Presi dent Truman's nominations that left six of them unconfil ined. Plans for the Saturday adjourn ment flew out the window and Con gress worked on Sunday lor the first time in the memory of veteran capital officials. It was 3:49 a. in (eastern daylight saving time' and 1 lie Senate had been sitting more than 16 hours when the linal gavel tell. ' , J he House had gone home soon after midnight. Its members, loo. shouted partisan charges and coun tercharges at each other, principal ly on the economy issue. Repre sentative Taber. Republican of New York, put the savings engineered by the GOP-eont rolled Congress at $4,995,000,000. Representative Kay- I - - - burn. Democrat of Texas, said they t ApproMiiwitely tame to $1 billion, and other He- e.n lh's surface i publican and Democrats mentioned is water. varying sums in between. But in the final hours the House gave itself over to back-slapping hand-shaking, and song. Tired ol waiting fur the Senate to wind up the members finally adopted their adjournment i c-ulut ion and departed. The resolution, passed later in the Senate too. recesses t'ongres: until January 2 and empowers Ilk- itepuuiican leadership to call a special session if "in their opinion legislative expediency shall war rant it." On January 2, a Friday, the session will be formally ad journed, and the new session will open the following Tuesday. Janu ary . 'The Senate confirmed James V. Forrestal as the fir; t Secretary ol Defense under the armed forces unification act, Philip H. Perlman of Ualtimore as solicitor general, and a batch of postmasters 1'. S. cotton mills plan to .spend about $100,000,000 a year for Hie i ncxl five years in rcnovalions new machinery and research. la" noun ii r "r T' 1 w am m'i one-third ol land. 'The the rest WHETHER YOU &UYOR NOT -. -BRING U YOUR BUILDING PROBLEMS. PHONE OP, COME IN ANYTIME, WE'RE NEVER TOO BUSY TO TALK Dear Folks: Winter is not f;ir off . . Have you thought about your heating system?? May we suggest that while it is still warm, you convert that coal fur nace to oil. We are in a position to convert yours either in August or September. We guarantee our burners anil installation. 1 I rmni r ONLY KKCENTLY returned : from F.urope. Maj. Gen. Robert V. Harper (above has assumed com mand of the Air Transport Com mand. Harper, a West Point grad uate, succeeds Maj. Gen. Robert M. Webster, who has been named head of the First Air Force at Fort Slocuni, New Rochelle, New York Army Air Forces photo Alleghany County Again Votes Dry SPARTA-- AIM -Voters of Al leghany County rejected A15C stores lor the second time in 10 years Saturday by voting 937 for I he establishment of stores and 1. 7:12 against. A total vole of 3,000 had been predicted for the elec tion. Yeslerday's election was the third wet-dry test for Western North Cajdlina this year. Meck lenburg County voted wet after Rowan County voters had rejected the establishment of liquor stores. An election on September 15 will decide the establishment of ARC stores at Hickory. Ashcville is scheduled to vote on liquor stores, but a (late for the election has not been set. U '.;s TO MAKi: LONG HOP WASHINGTON "APf The Strategic Air command said eight H-2!Vs will make a one-stop flight from 'Tokyo to Washington in the longest and fastest mass flight of 11-29's ever at tempted." The planes will bop 6fT at 7 a.m. (EST) Thurs rl ii .1 1 1 1 v :ll .mil aim at rrossiiu: I between the Washington monument J and the Lincoln memorial here at II a.m. i EST i on Friday, August 1. which is Air Force day. Ve Have ALL SUMMER Sandal AND Play Shoes Hatf-hke Massie's Dept. Store C. J. Reece, Owner Congress Passed Half Of Bills Marshall Urged By JOHN M. IIIGHTOWEB WASHINGTON (TP) Only haU of the legislation Secretary of State Marshall recommended to Con eress as "urgent" was passed in the sessioii which closed Sunday. However, the bills which were approved included almost all bear ing upon the American conflict with Russia chief among them au thorily and money for $400 million Greek-Turkish program Administration officials said the record was by no means a bad one for foreign policy cooperation be tween the Democratic administra tion and the Republican-led Con gress. Marshall sent to Chairman Van- denberg. Republican of Michigan, of the Senate ioreign relations committee on January 29 a list of 10 matters for congressional action which he called "urgent items in order of priority." He attached an additional list of 17 items which he marked "important for this ses sion of Congress " Thirteen of -the latter failed of passage. Later, additional legislation was presented by the secretary or President Truman for urgent ac tion, so that in effect the original list of 10 was expanded to 14, Here is how tne urgent proposals stood when Congress finished up: Passed 1 Continuation of relief pro grams after the end of UNRRA. Congress approved and appropri ated $332 million for the task, $18 million less than the State depart ment recommended. The cut was designed by Congress to deny re lief to Hungary and Poland, the only (wo prospective relief recipi ejils in the Soviet sphere. 2. Ratification of peace treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. These treaties now await only ratification by Russia: France and Britain already have acled. 3. Legislation for American membership in the International Refugee organization. The United States formally joined the organi- fed. The United States' share of $73 million also was appropriated. 4 Legislation to carry on Amer ica's part in a children's aid fund left over from UNRRA. 5. Tax exemption for gifts from American citizens to the United Nat ions. (i The Greek-Turkish program. 7 Authorization for a United Nations trusteeship arrangement by which the United States has taken over control of former Japanese-held islands in the Pacific. 8. Return of Italian property in i 1 ho United States. The chief re- suit was to release Italian assets I frozen during the war. The bill I was part of Marshall's plan for the j strengthening of llaly cconomical- ly against communism. Not Approved 1 1. Ratification of the Anglo- American petroleum agreement for international supervision of oil company operations of the two countries, mainly in the East. 2. Admit lance of 400,000 dis placed persons inlo the United Stales over the next four years. 3. Adherence to the constitution of the World Health organization. 4. Legislation to authorize the "Voice of America'' broadcasts and other cultural relations activities outside the western hemisphere. Known as the Mundt bill, this fi nally failed of Senate approval when the Senate at the last minute voted instead an investigation of the Slate Department's cultural relations activities. However, the funds to carry on a curtailed in formation and cultural program were appropriated. 5. Diplomatic privileges and immunities for the staff and dele gates of the United Nations. 6. An "inter-American military cooperation program" under which the administration planned to sup ply arms to other American countries. Parkway And I Campbell Reunion Smokies '48 Development Is Discussed Rep- Redden And Park Service Officials Talk Over $3,883,400 Program Middle House Praises (Continued From l'age One) "The GI students are doing good work in all classes. Without excep tion, they are doin the best work of any group in the history of the University. We now have 4,500 en rolled, with the average age being 24. "The GI's are putting up with anything to get an education. The physical equipment is crowded far beyond capacity. There is a keen shortage of professors, with a tre mendous job to be done. "The students arc now using 10 library books where one was used before." The speaker told his audience one startling fact was of the 30,000 graduating from high school last June, that only five per cent would attend college. Charles Ray introduced the speaker. The club had 14 visitors from five states. Mr. and Mrs, W. Curtis Rum had as their guests from Wednesday until Sunday, Mrs. Tillotson and three children, Virginia, Hartold and Jimmy, all of Hendersonville. Fleece wool is the product of a single year's growth. WASHINGTON (AP) A pro posed $3,883,400 program for work in the year beginning July 1, 148, on the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina was dis cussed last week by Rep. Redden (D..-N. C), with Park Service offi- iciais- A total of $2,200,000 is listed in the proposed allotments for pro jects on the Blue Ridge Parkway North Carolina. Redden said the greater portion of this work would extend from the boundary of the Great Smokies Park eastward to Highway 293, which rung, be tween Waynesville and Bryson City. Minor road allotments would in clude $100,000 for work in North Carolina on landscape development. slope stabilization, planning and construction of utility and recre ational area. A total of $150,000 is listed for (Continued from Page One) Jr.; Jere James Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Turner, Jr. The historian also included the marriage of Miss Caroline Smith to James" Batchejdor of Phoenix City, Ala.; and Dr. Jack Turbyfill to Bet ty Swain Starnes. Following the re-election of of ficers, special guests were recog nized, and among them were, Rev. J. E. B. Houser, of Dellwood, Rev. and Mrs. Paul Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. William McCallum, Mrs. J. N. Shoolbred, Waynesville; Mrs. W. G. Welles, of Arcadia, Fla., and Mrs. L. E. Odell, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The absence of J. R. Boyd and V. A. Campbell, both due to ill ness, was named with regret by the group. Officers re-elected include: C. A. Campbell, president; W. Jarvis Campbell, vice president. I physical improvements in North Carolina for such projects as coffee j shops, comfort stations, utility and maintenance buildings. The North Carolina road main tenance item is $125,000. Redden said North Carqlina is obligated to construct the State road from Bryson City to the Great Smoky Park line. "This road is necessary, he said, for the start of work on some of the proposed park way roads. Farm Tour (Continued from Pae One) yalley to Berea, where the second night will be tpent. d Most of Tbwrsday will be spent Jn the neighborhood of Lexington with visits to the University 0f Kentucky Experiment Station and nationally known horse farms From Lexington the tourers will go w JjarroosDurg, stopping at Fort Harrod and on to Danvilk Stops on the final day will be mad at Cumberland Falls, the TVA Norris Dam and powerhouse and at Newound Gap for a water melon eating and rest before re turning feotne. County Agent Wayne Corpening wiil be J fhaxge f the tour About onerfourth of those who will go are women. Pevr ftus&rs Worry California SOSQRA, Clif .- (AP) - Folks up here Ja Twoiumae county are touchy . about ifo beavers which game wardejas .ye been planting around. J. Whittle heard a shot on hk- ranch. Sum enough, there were a couple of noys skinning a beaver. Whittle held them while hw ran Jor the game wardens, who said they bad planted the beaver only an hour heore. In court, the boys were fined $50 each. Dire . "n m f o-J irni ih.. (. "1 Villi, I. L Ui-!lr l , tioiialh i, 'I ' "' '""'I'H-osrJ Ki'ad tWHiJ pom I AklTlfrl 1 rri "0tl LAST CAl FOB 1 946 TAXE The Law Requires Thai Ve ADVERTISE and SEL All Property On Which 1946 Taxes Have Not Been Paid. The Names Of All Delinquent Taxpayers Will Be Published 1M AU' And Sold 1st Monday In September Mo Extension Of Time Will Be Given nun Notice is also given that we will garnishee and levy on all peri al property on which taxes are due SEBE BRYSON Tax Collector and Tax Supervisor p Haywood County OUST ; -H I'l
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