Sullivan Daily Times, Volume 51, Number 154, Sullivan, Sullivan County, 4 August 1949 — Page 1
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WEATHER MOSTLY FA 15 Indiana; Mostly fair tonight and Friday, little change in temperature.
VOL. 51 No. 154 .
UNITED PRESS SERVICE
SULLIVAN DAILY-TIMES--THURSDAY, AUG. 4. 1949.
INTERNATIONAL PICTURE SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS
Setting Government Contracts Uncovered
their clients. Warren did not say anything about such agents specifically. . Excluding : incicated overpayments due to error or carelessness, Warren reported that "at least" 472 cases involving fraud were discovered out of 9,195 of the cases examined. Improper payments of $6280,000 "induced by fraud" were found and reported to the Justice Depart
ment, the Office of Contract Set- ley Hospital here
tlement and to the government
contracting agencies concerned.
v By Warren Duffee United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (UP) U. S. Comptroller General Lindsay Warren disclosed today what he termed "shocking" evidence of "fraud, Collusion andor bribery" on the part of former Army officers in the award of wartime government contracts. Warren reported to Congress that the general accounting office, in addition, has found $6,280,000 in improper payments "induced by fraud" in connection with the settlement of government contracts He said these represented only a "sampling" and that hie lesitated to guess the "entire extent of fraud and overpayments." ...
Warren said that his investiga-i tions of contracts awarded to New York firms for preparation cf government technical manuals disclosed ' "beyond reasonable doubt" that contract awards in the first instance were based on "fraud, collusion andor bribery on the part of certain govern- . ment personnel (military and civilian) and others." And he cited these instances: 1. An Army officer "divulged to one of the bidders" the prices quoted by other firms on preparation of the manuals. The bidder received a $40,375 contract later cancelled arid as an "aftermath" the officer became employed by the company and was paid $7,600 for "services."
2. Two former Army officers, J
while on active duty, "received shares of corporation stock valued at $2,000 in return for purported 'part time services' to a firm which shortly thereafter received government contracts at prices totaling in excess of $100,000." . 3. "Numerous instances" were , reported involving acceptance, by ' government employees of "entertainment, lunches, dinners, liquors, etc., from .'contractors who, i$ return, seem jo have been favored with government contracts and liberal termination settlements." 4. Other cases of a "feathering of nests" by officers and employes of the government who subsequently were given jobs by the contractors." 5. A firm received three government contracts shortly after Its ' representatives were "introduced ' to two government employees," and concurrently the company's books reflected "liabilities to these employees of between $1,175 and $2,029." 6. Another firm asked a government employee to increase its contract price, and after receiv-
Stats Polio Toll Near 300
alhs
if;
With 2
No pclio has been reported in Sullivan County, Dr. J. tiarve . urowtter, county health cfficer, said today. There have been rumors tliat polic cases have been found and that there were polio cases in the Mary Sherman Hospital. However, (Miss Mabel Cook, superintendent of the hospital, said today that, there were nc polio cases in the hospital.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4 (U.R)
The state's total of polio cases
hit the 296 mark today and the 29th death was recorded by the State Board of Health. Dubois County was the 56th Indiana county to report an infantile paralysis case, said Dr. W. C. Anderson of the State Board. One more case was reported in Grant County to bring that total to four, and the Allen
jaunty total reached 11 With the
Truman Denies Seeking Arms Blank Check
Sullivan Schools
gin Fall
.1
Term Sept
By Rex Chaney , I i Some thirteen hundred pupils
United Press Staff Correspondent of Sullivan and Hamilton TownWASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-(UP)ship will report for school on the
President Truman told a news morning of Wednesday, Septem
conference today that he has no particular desire for so-called
m used fOrB.iGaiy: rurposes
ber 7. Teachers will report on Tuesday for their organization
"blank-check" power . to send and preparation for the Wednes
day general enrollment. Regular olasses will begin September 8. First vacation for pupils will be
Teachers' Institute on October 27 and 28. Thanksgiving Holiday will
be observed on November 24 and
25, and the Christmas Holiday will run from December 22 to January 2, inclusive.
American arms to any part of the
world. Mr. Truman, when asked whether he would accept a compromise on his request for $1,450,000,000 in arms aid for free nations, insisted however that the bill should be passed as he submitted it, and as quicky as possibe. Fear Provision. Congressmen have objected strenuously to a provision of the bill which would permit the
President to send arms to any
country he wishes anywhere in the world. ' When a reporter pointed, out that there was fear on Capitol Hill about the "blank check" pro-j
vision, the President said he does
report of three new cases.
Jane Woodburn of Thornton,. particularly care about tnat who was reported yesterday as the first case from Boone County. he continued, is died in the James Whitcomb Ri- , ' , , ,
year
White Paper On China To
Issued Fri
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UP)
President Truman announced
today that the State Department
will issue tomorrow , a lengthy
"White Paper" oil the nation's policy in recent years toward
China. - . ' . 'In announcing this, Mr.' Tru man asserted that the' "warm'
old girl was the sixth polio victim to die in the Indiana Univer
sity Hospital.
Other counties reporting their
first case yesterday were Posey and Shelby. .
Dangerous Ages
Anderson said a breakdown of the polio cases by age groups, made on the basis of last Saturday's 233 total, showed the ages from one to four and five to nine were the most dangerous. There were 67 cases and four aofVx. i tKo rmo i.r fnnr hrark-.
et and 68 cases with three deaths, inihe legislation
ir. ilia fiiT4 in nine LTrnnri Thel-IM 1De
were five deaths in the 20 to 24i?h stlon of the arms ai bil1 group, but only 23 cases. In the fr ir? European nations is connver an vear old class, there were;tained in Sectlon 3- 14 would give
House Experts
jot Alarmed
out Red Data
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (UP) House foreign affairs experts said today they were more lulled than alarmed by secret data about Russia which the administration hoped would spur action on the $1,450,000,000 arms aid plan.
Two changes have been made in the teaching staff. As previously reported, Clifford "Pooch" Marsh will teach social studies at the high school and serve as an assistant coach. Miss Marjorie Rjuth Little has been employed to replace Miss Fimie Jernukian in the English-Spanish position at the high school. Miss Little lives
in Indianapolis, is a graduate of at two closed door sessions yesShortridge High School, and But- terday, in hopes that the informler University. lation would convince the wary During the summer months ex-'law-makeis immediate action on tensive renovation and redecorat- the arms program is necessary.
in
Figures on the Soviet military machine were presented to the House Foreign Affairs Committee
"Tt uraa mum lnllincf than
various school buildings .At the alarming Rep. James G. Fulton, high school building 400 addition- R p said .The adrninistrati0n al individual lockers have been' t eo ,hia )o a
representatives
yi rt linn laan narrlaH nn in tha
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utat nuum penult qiu tu me European nations involved in the North Atlantic defense treaty. lift i .1 iuA u:n i 1 j i
4ic aciu me uiu gnuuiu uc oass- j4.i,j i i: j i i
... , ... . ... ., iiisiaucu, me auuii-u.iuiu iisa uceii v( iie ed as it was submitted, with the . , . iergency. let lis
exception of whatever changes and repair of the cyclorama and
iuugicaa waina iu maivc lur easy administration of the program. I Details To Congres. I The President said he was willing to leave the mechanical details to the Congress. He said twice that he did not care particularly whether the blank check section of the bill was included
By Day.iel F. Gilmore United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 4. (UP) Informed sources said tonight that the United States wants by next Monday a guarantee from all Atlantic Pact countries that they will use any grants of American arms only in the treaty area and for treaty purposes. . ' Informants said the United States wanted to guard against military aid granted Atlantic Pact countries being used in "private" quarrels. This would exclude British use of jet bombers against Communists in Malaya and French use of American arms' in Indo-China. The American request was reported as the U. S. Chiefs cf Staff flew to Paris for more conferences with treaty partners after reaching a "complete understanding" with the British, Danes and Norwegians in talks in London.
Responsible sources said ., the
United States was pressing its
treaty partners for the following for presentation to the Congress in connection with its consideration of military aid to
Europe: ,
G.O.P. Discusses Fight On Clark's Confirmation
much-criticized "blank-
only four cases but two of them were fatalities. Under one year old. there were nine cases and one death;' from
friendship between the people of ,iq to 14, 21 cases and four deaths this country and of China is "as 15 to 19 17 cases and four deaths
strong today", as ever.
The Chief Executive said that
and 25 to 29, 20 cases and two
deaths. Anderson said no age re
the role of this government in itS:e ,on 0uro f , cases in"
relations with China had been subject "to considerable misrepresentation (distortion and misundersanding." "Some of these . attitudes," he continued, "arose because this government was reluctant to reveal certain facts, the publication of which might have served to hasten the events in China which now have occurred."
Mr. Truman said the present
ine the increase "paid the sum of situation, however, required full
$01,11 10 mat oniciai wno tnen was discussion of the China policy
employed by one of the firm's competitors." 7. An apparent scheme whereby 20 per cent of contract prices was to be "kicked back" to certain government representatives, either directly or to their relatives or through "dummy" corporations. The corporations were
and the facts behind it. "It is only in this way that the representatives in Congress car, have the understanding necessary to the sound evolution of our foreign policy in the Far East." . . ;
After completing a prepared
the President authority , ta send aid to "any" nation or group. Critical :, .Congressmen : say he could 1 call almost -anything a' "nation."
Congressmen haven't limited their criticism of the bill to the "blank check"- provision alone.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UP) The Senate Republican policy committee today discussed making an all out fight against con-
say the program is immediately firmation of Attorney General
Then fisures are Dre- lom uare s appointment to
necessary
sented that are not in the least startling."
Many committee members still are not convinced that a fullscale military assistance plan is needed now. Instead, they are plugging for a stop-gap program while Atlantic Pact nations coordinate their defense plans.
the front curtains, and many of j the rooms and all of the floors have been repainted or refinished.! At the Old Gymnasium building, in addition to repainting and refinishings of the rooms and floors, an additional first-grade room has been prepared. The bal
cony in the old Gym has been torn out and is being prepared
for girls' dressing rooms.
At the Community Gymnasium the playing floor was sanded, re-
lined, and refinished, so that at the'breserit -time it rpnrpspnts nnp
i.' ... ....... hliflr trm nnminiatratinn c mm.
01 tne Dest oasKetoan courts in.""; "T "" ""r Kni iv,imaking the issue a party matter this.nart of he state At the .T,m promise minimum wage bill in ' ....
.44c iwuu wc.c icucimaicu iasi ...... . , , , , , netore tne senate judiciary year, the halls are being redone 6Tn de"hZt mm its heari"i to complete the building redecor-jto: fb the measure to the floor nfixt
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In other Congressional develop
ments
the Sunreme Court, but reached no decision. Chairman Robert A. Taft of Ohio said the issue was raised by Sens. Homer (Ferguson, Mich., and James P. Kemm, Mo., b,otb of whom have been critical of Clark's lob as Attorney General. Asked If there was ODDOsition to the appointment in Republican ranks. Taft replied "yes, there is opposition but they (the Sen-
M1NIMUM WAGE Rep. Tom'?01,3) f'1 Quite know whether
Steed, D., Okla., threatened to ,"u
I - Bit ok iu a uj-iiiiuc uljsiuu Jii
eluded in the 233 total.
On the basis of renorts receiV'
ed by the State Board of Health 'reports on . Russian : up to this morning, Jay : County strength. still was .the hardest hie area in the state with 51 cases and three . . . deaths. Delaware County had 33 HAma fC 1 hnflK
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place, and Randolph was third with 30 cases and four deaths. Neither of these counties reported a new case yesterday, but Jay did report one new one.-
I They say $1,450,000,000 is too 0nr Qro, a tr t tua Labor Committee. But Steed's
much and that the administration. lCMQtn ; ' t Ithreat killed chances of this,
hasnt justified its need with its lows, A.1Rt 15 nraanWaA
military
Attend Annual
&q Conference
Meeting Held
owned by government employees statement the President, under
S
or veiled their identities, Warren
said. Warren's report to Congress covered his office's activities un
questioning, said the Chinese pa
per would include reports from Gens. Albert Wedemeyer, George f Marshall and Patrick Hurlev
der the Contract Settlement Act M o whom were regular or
special envoys to China.' ;
The President also said it was
of 1944,
It was made public in the
midst of a Congressional investi-
gation of so-called "five percent- entirely erroneous to say that the ers," agents for government con- country's aid to China was slowtractors who got 5 per cent of the ed by Red influences in Washvalue' of contracts obtaned for ington. '
Research Progresses On Polio At Harvard University Center
The virus that causes polio iwas long believed capable of growing and multiplying only in presence of nerve cells but scientists at Harvard University .Save discovered it -can be frown outside the human body with ether types of human tissue. Such work is important, as it may mean the production of large amounts of material. In the following dispatch, another of a series, United Press Science Writer Paul F. Ellis tells of the laboratory victory of growing1 the polio virus outside the human body. . ' 1 By Paul F. Ellis United Press Science Writer (Copyright 1949 By United Press) BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 4 (U.R) The virus that causes polio
now can be grown and studied in the test tube, opening the way for an accelerated four-pronged
attack on infantile paralysis.
Mrs. Earl Phegley of Carlisle, Mrs. Alan T. Jones of Merom, and Miss Jean Godfrey, Assistant Home-Demonstration Agent, attended an all-day meeting held at Purdue University, Tuesday, August 2, relative to a project for the Indiana Home Economics Club
Several Sullivan County Home choruses. Mrs. Phegley is presiEconomics Club women and the dent of the Sullivan County Home Demonstration Agent, Mrs. Home Economics Clubs and presFaye Spiece, journeyed to Purdue yent of the Sullivan , County
University Wednesday, August 10, Home Economics Club to attend the Annual Agricultural Mrs. Jones is director
lows: August 15, organized football practice starts; September 6,
teachers report; September. 7,'4
general pupil enrollment; December 22 to January 2, Christmas Holidays; May 31, ,last day of school and Commencement.
City To Receive More Highway Funds
The city of Sullhfn will re
ceive an estimated $16,748.24 in
Conference. Thirteen members of the Sulli-
Chorus. of the
today.
The estimated
county Chorus.
A. P. Stewart, Music
Director
van uounty nome economics 0f purdue University, informed
Club Chorus attended the Annual the group that , the Home EcoMusic Festival. They rehearsed nc.mics Choruses of Indiana had
as a single unit in the morning at been requested to perform at the
10:45 o'clock and were the first 01 Sesquicentennial Celebration at a series of choruses to be broad- Washington, D. C, next June. It
cast. is hoped that two thousand Home
In the evening at 6:30 0 clock, Economics Club women, making
they were a part of the mass up the chorus of the Home Eco-
chorus of the Indiana Home .co- nomics Clubs in Indiana, can at
nomics Clubs which performed in tend this event in the nation's the Music Hall. The total number -capital. It is an undisputed fact
of women in the chorus was ap
proximately fourteen hundred. The chorus members of this county who attended were Mrs.
Milton Drake, Mrs. Lenard Pound,
Mrs. Elmore Williams, Mrs,
Gambill, Mrs. Charles
The accomplishment in itself Mrs. Ray Newkirk, Mrs. Roy
by Harvard University's Child- Meyers, Mrs. Clem Wisener,
ren's Hospital scientists in de-, Charles , Usrey, Mrs. Francis
veloping a new technique to w heeler, Mrs. uquai wiius, Mrs. lqs ANGELES, Aug. 4 (UP)
grow the virus outside the hu-an rnegiey, mrs. ,ois rouna, & faultv valve was blamed
man body is great enough, but Mrs. Alan 1. Jones ana Mrs. vam today for letting loose a cloud of
tne ultimate gains may be eveniwioie. chlorine eas that overcame 17
greater. The new work is being Others who attended the Agri-! children and three .adults among .1 u 41 1 4: a : l i4 l s-i e : .
uuiie uy mese mvesiigaiiuns in tiuiiuai vuiucx ciiuc sesajuns weie j,utj swimmers at a pool near
the research division of infec- Mrs. Everett Page, Mrs. John'here.
ii..11. ' HIT TT tlT.J Jl- HIT I - . .
oiunz, ivirs. nerman weuuie, mrs. Many of the children were
that the mass chorus of Indiana is the largest women's chorus in
the world.
4 UUIIU, j wETwenfy Overcome
-I At Swimming Pool
John P. Curry, Miss Jean Godfrey, Paul Wible and O. B. Riggs.
tious diseases, Children's Medical Center, Boston, and is financed by funds from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. ,
Scientists previously were able to grow the polio virus for a short time in a test tube, using
nerve tissue for culture. '. The Children's 7 Hospital . research team, however, now have found
that the virus will grow and Merom.
multiply in a culture with other! Katherme Spillman
Walter H. Everhart, Mr. and Mrs. knocked out in the water when
the gas swept over the pool. Five
lifeguards and a- number of par ents dived in to rescue them.
MARRIAGE LICENSES . Officials said the valve, which
The following marriage licenses filtered the gas into the pool to
have been Issued by the county: purify the water, jammed and
clerk:
Rosalie Anderson , of Sullivan
route 1, and Charles L. Owens of Van
Two
caused the line to explode
Eight victims were treated at
Nuys receiving hospital
were listed as in serious
FIVE PER CENTERS Chair
man Clyde R. Hoey, of the Sen-
subcommittee investigating
"five per centers" said he was drafting legislation to crack down on Washington's influence salesmen. The North Carolina Democrat said his bill should be ready for introduction in a day or two, but he refused to divulge details. COAL Sen. A. Willis Robertson, D., Va., said 1 the Senate Banking Committee has no plans to subpoena John L. Lewis. The tTrniin uVtir-ll .id in74aoti tjotiner
Indiana motor vehicle highway (.'monopolistic" tendencies in the funds in 1949 and an estimated .,, i,,-..., v. .i t ,,-
$18,334.88 in 1950, the Indiana'- Qrmoal. W'V (ko mia mm.Vara.
Taxpayers Association estimated incident 'tnrne,. rWn th.inrit,.
tion. Robertson said no one would he frirpei ti tectifv
the fund, to Indiana civil cities HOUSING-A bill to let the will exceed the 1948 distribution govemment make direct home
"J - 1U"U loans to veterans and cooperative
waB uuiuuwu uiat housing groups appeared headed
fr trouble in the Senate BankIn 1948, Sullivan received $10,- im rnrnlYim Th- rnoaollrn
$69.80 on motor vehicle funds. . L, t w.' i, i .
The association says that the f11 t hftm wao Wn,A,
;stimate for civil towns shows a approved by the subcommittee ;lmiur 1.ncrease" . I yesterday. But Sens. John W. .'The increase in the property IBrick R 0 Ha p Cai R nv Vi 1 tf4 Set nn 4i nl Kr Jim n. ' v ' '
,aA uuiucu xa . waiijr uuc Wash and A. WiUis Robertson,
'UCMCU laA 1CV1CB 1U1 D Va are exDected to lead a
purposes m recent years," says f , mmiHoo , D tiaht omi,
distribution of
Craiq, Of Brazil, Seeks Leaion Post INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3 (U.R) Georpe N. Craig of Brazil. In
diana's "favorite son" candidate
for National American Legion
commander, today began the last
leg or a nationwide campaign tour. An attorney and World War II veteran, Craig conferred with Legion officials here yesterday. He was the candidate for the top office at the two national conventions. This year he reportedly has the solid backing of the Midwest and several Eastern states. Craig said he would address nine state Legion conventions before attending the national conclave at Philadelphia Aug. 29 -Sept. i. ' Election to the hiehest Legion office would make him the second Hoosier to gain that post.
Former Indiana Governor Paul V. McNutt was commander in 1929..
Pledges that military aid program equipment will be used
only in the Atlantic pact area. ,
Assurances States will
check the
equipment
that the United be permitted to'
uses of military aid
the direct lending provisions.
-Tarty Miesse, chairman of the
board of the Association, "and" a
substantial reduction in the taxes
levied for street purposes should r J be reflected in civil city and the 16 MSUrcMCe town budgets now being pre-! ..
pared. This was the purpose of RClt.AC( nOfO
the law establishes a new meth- MM I IWI V
od for the distribution of motor
vehicle funds.
"A lau pffeptive .Tnnnarw 1 t
1950 which increases' the license !Crowder- in the R- Crowder
late fee on passenger vehicles insurance Co., in auiiivan situ-
and increases weight fees on atea ontne Biae 01 ine
rucks and buses will serve to Square. Mr. Crowler was graou-
o frTvYYi tho in Nivan mem
Joe R. Crowder has become associated with his father, R. H.
Guarantees that such equip
ment will not be transferred
among Atlantic pact countries without American consent. t Hold Conference The thi,e American defense chiefs talked with Danish armed services commanders i,n
London for an hour this morn-.
ing, then held another hourlong conference with the Nor- . wegian chiefs of staff. Afterward, the Americans told a press conference that complete understanding had been reach- -ed in the conferences today and those with the British yesterday. "We are looking forward to ouf "meetings ' TVith the "French,"' Dutch, Belgian and Portugese defense heads tomorrow and later this week," said Adm. Louis Denfeld, U. S. Naval Chief of . Operations, after today's conferences ended. "We will be going home with a much better understanding of the,: whole situation since we came over." Aid Not Discussed Gen. Omar N. Bradley, U. S. Army Chief of Staff, said in .answer to questions: "We haven't arrived on any decision for ovr
headquarters for the Atlantic pact organization, but we have1 had some very good suggestions." He refused to elaborate. He said the question of an ov- . erall command for the pact organization which some sfturces are certain will be headed ,by' an American general, had not 'come up. Bradley and Denfeld insisted that U. S. military aid to the nations of the Atlantic pact hadn't been discussed. ' Asked when the Atlantic pact organization would be ready, Denfeld said: ', "It would not be difficult to form it before the end of the year. But the final organization depends on higher levels."
"C-.J ..IP Tl
mm rrom naicnes tause
Furor In Senate bestiafion
further increase the funds to be
distributed in 1950," says Mr.
Miesse, "which makes the esti
mate shown -above very conser
vative. Taxpayers should see to it that this additional money is
used as a credit on their tax bill for next year and the way to secure this, reduction is to appear before the city council, town board or county tax adjustment
board if none of these boards
School in 1944. Following his graduation, he
entered the Navy in July 1944. He trained with the personnel and
was on the Dayton when it was
launched and served on it two years. He was in Tokyo Bay at the time of the armistice with Japan. . . Following his discharge from the Navy in June 1946, he at-
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of Terre condition. Twelve children were
I Haute, and Arnold Calilonio, of revived at the pool without being I Terre Haute. . hospitaliied.
grant a reduction file an appeal! tended Waldorf College at Forest
with the county auditor for a City, Iowa, for two years and jluhearing before the state tax.ther College at Decora, Iowa, for board. . Taxpayers should watch the past year. Mr. Crowder, who the budget (notices In their1 local was married recently to : Miss newspapers which will give the Louise Peterson of Mennomonie, dates for ie various hearings." Wisconsin, is well known here.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 r-(UP) Administration insiders agree with mother today that children shouldn't play with matches particularly matches "swiped
from Harry S. Truman." Gaily colored' matchbooks bearing a replica of the President's signature and saying they were stolen from him turned up in the Senate subcommittee investigation of "five per centers." Matches bearing similar inscriptions have been common at the White House for years, gifts from ' gag-minded friends of .' the
Presidents and their staffs and, sometimes, of the match companies themselves. Yesterday, however, it developed that the subcommittee look
ed into a report that James V.
Hunt, former Army colonel under
Investigation as a "five per center," gave the Truman matches away to impress prospective "clients" and left the eye-catching books around his office. The Senators asked the Universal Match Corp. of St. Louis, Mo., about this. Sure, said company officials, they made 2,500
books of the "swiped from Harry S. Truman" matches last December for Hunt, a man noted for his Washington know-who. The
matches, they said, were shipped to J. V. Hunt & Co. here.
Whether Hunt passed any of
the matches on to the White House is uncertain. He was unavailable for comment and no one at the .White House would
talk. But "Swiped from Harry S. Truman" matches made by the Universal Match Corp. have been in evidence around the Executive offices for some time. The best information available was that while the President is aware of these and other similar gag matchbooks, be has never cared enough about them to in
quire as to their source. Frequent gifts of matches are sent to the White House. The President does not smoke and : consequently has little use for matches. But like the lata President Roosevelt, Mr. Truman on occasion will hand a book of "Swiped from" matches to a caller as a souvenir.