UR + = 0 nun ® —U0Q 7 OB © — [0 ol I=} son een of 2 ish- ack an- een ung ut- of Jon hip was ab- 3CO- iful ent he on- the i a SSS LL a Ce p— DALLAS. PENNSYLVANIA IN WASHINGTON with U. S. SENATOR HUGH SCOTT “It may be laid as a universal rule that a government which attempts more than it ought will perform less.” —Lorp MacaurAy 86th CONGRESS — 1st SESSION By substituting “Congress” for the word ‘“govern- ment” in Lord Macaulay's quotation at the top of this page, you can get a pretty good summary of the First Session of the 86th Congress which just adjourned. In January, the Democrats came roaring into Wash- ington with two-to-one majorities in both houses of Con- gress and the mistaken impression that they had a man- date which included the keys to the U. S. Treasury. Before President Eisenhower had an opportunity to deliver his State of the Union Message, spokesmen for the many wings of the Democratic Party began issuing manifestoes. President Holds The Line On Spending Those Spendocrat legislative programs, frequently drafted just before a press conference, varied somewhat in details, - but all. seemed to. agree, that each thing wrong with the’ country could be cured by’ spending another bil- lion ¢ “dollars. ‘But they: reckoned ‘without the immense power. of the Presidency, the militant Republican minority and ‘the outrage of the American public which gives man- dates, to nobody. & ‘The President offered. the Nation a program to pre- serve’ prosperity and encourage progress, under a Federal Budget: of $77.1 billion. He warned that he would oppose Federal expenditures above ‘that sum because they would require either increased taxes or borrowing—that hidden tax which creates inflation and drives up the cost of every- thing, we buy. i In the following 1 nine months the President was able to stop almost every measure he did not want through the use of the veto or the threat of the veto. I was firmly in support of the President’s proposals in every area except housing and public works—two fields where I believe the Nation, and our Commonwealth, need more help than the Administration programs offered. I voted for substantial reductions in spending in other areas to compensate for the slight increased. spending provided | in the housing and public works bills. 9, 000 Letters After Bischhiomer's Talk Although the Président, could. not; get all the legisla- tion-he requested of Congress; since the Republicans con- stituted only one-third : of the votes, he did succeed in forcing’ through’ several important. laws. The most notable of these was labor reform. Many legislators can claim. duthoiehip of the labor reform bills’and amendments accepted by either the House or Senate. "But the law as finally enacted should be called “the “Bisenhower Act”, because it contains the key reform provisions’ which he urged upon Congress and which he explained to a nation-wide television and radio audience. The public response to the President’s broadcast was over- whelming. My officé alone received some 9,000 letters and telegrams (all of which were answered, I am proud to say). These reforms will protect ‘equally the public, union mem- bers and honest union officials’ from the marauding of the minority of einbezalers, thugs and fextortiohists in organ- ized labor. = Congress Failed Ti Three Hodis But althotigh the President was able to stop almost THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1959 everything he opposed, the “Won't Do” Congress balked in many areas very much in need of legislation. Civil rights, area redevelopment and farm subsidies are three that are worth examining. In civil rights, the President proposed a reasonable seven-point program. I co-sponsored those proposals, plus two more which would have gone further than the Presi- dent requested. Congress passed only one, to extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission. For area redevelopment, the President proposed leg- islation which would provide $53 million for depressed areas like those we have in Pennsylvania. Believing that more monev was needed, I sponsored an area redevelop- ment bill which would provide $203.5 million, and which I am hopeful that the President would sign if enacted. The Democrats sponsored a similar bill providing $389.5 million. The President is certain to veto the last, and for that reason, I voted against it when it reached the Senate Floor. ' The Democratic area redevelopment measure passed the Senate, but when it went to the House, the House Banking & Currency Committee trimmed it down to $251 million—almost the amount of money which I had pro- posed. Then it went to the House Rules Committee, whose chairman, Rep. Howard W. Smith, Democrat of Virginia, promptly pigeonholed it. This situation on area redevelopment gives the Dem- ocrats the opportunity to tell whichever half of the story they find most palatable to their constituents. The mem- bers of the Spendocrat wing can point to the big bill they pushed through the Senate. The members of the conserva- tive wing ‘can.point to Mr. Smith who goes off to repair the fence on his Virginia farm whenever he needs to stop progressive legislation. This measure is hindered by a further political prob- lem. No Democrat wants to enact a bill, like the one now before Rules, which is similar to one introduced by Hugh Scott, a Republican. Finally, Congress failed miserably on farm legislation. The President urged Congress, in his State of the Union Message and in a special message on the wheat bill, to reduce subsidies which are hurting farmers, consumers and taxpayers alike. But the Democratic majority enacted a bill (that I fought at every step) to raise subsidies, which in these times of farm surpluses is like pouring water on a drowning man. The President promptly vetoed the bill and nothing was enacted, If logic weke to prevail, we could say confidently that some farm subsidy relief is likely to be enacted in the next session of Congress. But logic does not prevail among those who are more concerned with the welfare of wealthy farmers and farm corporations than they are with every one else in the Nation. * = Also of interest to Pennsylvanians: : I was sponsor and co-sponsor of 14 bills and resolu- tions which became law. They include Hawaii Statehood, increased benefits for retired employees under the Rail- road Retirement Act and “Captive Nations Week.” | I supported and voted for the public works appropriations bill which provided funds for flood control, locks, dams and navigational aids to many areas of the Common- wealth. I helped in the Senate with Congressman Gavin's bill which authorizes a fish hatchery in northwestern Pennsylvania; also Congressman Bush’s bill to establish Little League Baseball Week. Other legislation which passed and which I voted for included: increased veterans’ pension benefits, Federal employees health insurance, extension of emergency un- employment compensation, two improvements in the im- migration laws, mutual security, a bill to clarify taxation of interstate business and the highway financing bill, —HUGH| SCOTT $5.0 Plus S$ & H Green Stamps * HURRY IN AS QUANTITY IS LIMITED As Advertised FORTY FORT THEATRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY SOPHIA LOREN TAB HUNTER “That Kind of Woman” SUNDAY and MONDAY (Continuous Sunday 3 to 11) Cap as Pictured FRANK SINATRA F REE “A Hole in the Head” with a pair Robin Hood. SHOES - TUES. - WED. - THURS. “The Diary of Anne Frank” LUZERNE THEATRE THURSDAY and FRIDAY JEFF CHANDLER JACK PALANCE > in “Ten Second to Hell” IN LIFE SATURDAY SUSAN HAYWARD ““] Want To Live” SUNDAY and MONDAY Continuous Sunday '2 to 11 “Tom Thumb’ _in Technicolor TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY MARIO LANZA “For the First Time” Cinemascope and Color LADIES DISH NIGHT : * oi, I Gate Of Heaven Band Elects Officers Gate of Heaven orchestra, lirected and conducted by Leo Jacobs assisted by George Sheeder, held election of officers on Thurs- lay. Elected were: President, Carol Ann Makravitz; Vice - President, Mary Ruckno; Treasurer, Mary "hase; Secretary, Charlene Makar. Members of the orchestra are: frumpets — John Ruckno, Therese 3rooking, Frank Smith, Hugh Con- nelly, Edward Kyttle, Charles Glawe, Andrew Fedak, Richard Pryor. Violins—Mary Ann Baloga, Marie | insure prompt action Stolarick. Clarinets — Mary Louise Hoover, | Richard Lutinski, Billy Carroll, Monica Haradem, Mary Chase, Leon Chase, Peggy Petroskas, Mary Swan, Joseph Hudak, David Caffrey. Drums — Teddy Raub, Frank Girvain, Francis Hoover, Robert White. Accordions -- John Hardisky, Jo. anne Ruckno, Mary Ruckno, Eliza- beth Cashman, Anne Marie Goble, Carol Anne | Makravitz, Robert Costiga,n, Arthur Ondish, Barbara Dorrance, Kathy Martin, John Krit- company. City Solicitor, is to flourish, Melanie Graham, | (North Moreland Support | Army | | | Make contributions directly to her. to present a clear picture. pany to Bethlehem Steel Company be set aside. “ON THE RECORD" — « + « the quality of heart and mind required for a judge . . . chen, Marcia Checkon. | ‘Xylophone, Charlene Makar. Sax- | ophone — Charlotte Dorrance. | | Salvation Army Asks Mrs. Clarence Schoonover, chair- | man of North Moreland Township Service Unit, reports that while some replies have been received from the annual mail ap- peal for support, the quota of $150 has not-yet been reached. A percentage of every dollar received in the area will remain with the service unit committee to in case of ‘need, and elimination of red tape. | The program is flexible, designed to give aid where aid is needed. Mrs. Frank Williams, Center Moreland, is the local treasurer. Other members of the committee | are Mrs. Ruby Besteder, Alva Eg- gleston, Mrs. Blanche Faux, and Mrs. Ellis Weaver. “Modern Progress has made the world a neighborhood; God has given us the task of making it a brotherhood.” — Rev. Milton 8S. | Carothers. | My Little Man My little man is busy, Throughout the live-long day, No matter what I'm doing, He's always in my way. He means no wrong, I know it, But, somehow, den’t you see, We mothers lose our patience, And then, our dignity. I lecture and I scold him, It seems, the whole day through, Too many tasks are waiting For two frail hands to do; Amidst our chores and duties, Midst struggle, strain and strife, | We sometimes grow impatient And forget we mould a life. Who knows but in our keeping, God’s love has gently placed This little bit of heaven, In human form encased. Let patience be more common, Let lesser duties wait, Those little hands, so playful, May, some day, rule the State. Those little eyes that twinkle, With mischief and with mirth, May, some day, look with joy and | pride On deeds of greatest worth. Rough and tumble charges and countercharges are common in political campaigns. More often they distort the picture . . . mon Pleas of Luzerne County. "ON THE RECORD" — THOROUGHLY EXPERIENCED IN LAW A son of the late Richard Aston, who for many years was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, Albert H. Aston was graduated from Ceughlin High School and Dickinson College and received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law. He served for approximately three years as Law Clerk to United States. District Judge Albert L. Watson and, in 1941, was appointed by Judge Watson as Referee in Bankruptcy and Special Master for the United States Courts Tor the Middle District of Pennsylvania, with jurisdiction covering sixteen counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. i and corporate reorganization matters, "ON THE RECORD" — | i | | | | | | | For the ability, maturity and fair-minded vigor you want in the courts... va here is why you should vote ALBERT H. ASTON for Judge! But such tactics do nothing may even be deliberately used to confuse the voter. In too many European countries similar tactics have led to loss of the vote and of freedom — as so many people in Luzerne County know. That is why it is so important for you to have the clear “on the record” facts about the candidates. “On the record”, here is the background of Albert H. Aston, Republican candidate for Judge of the Court of Com- In 1958, after six years of hearings, Mr. Aston recommended that the sale of the Williamsport Wire Rope Com- It was a decision described as “monumental” in newspapers all over the Nation and ended a lengthy equity court action when stockholders of Williamsport were paid $6,000,000 by the steel It firmly established Mr. Aston’s reputation as one of the nation’s outstanding legal authorities in bankruptey YOUR ABLE AND VIGOROUS DISTRICT ATTORNEY As your District Attorney, Albert H. Aston has made an enviable reputation for his steadfast pursuit of justice. He has not sought the “glory” of convictions at any cost, but neither has he been lax or soft in prosecuting real crime. Indeed, he has carried out his duties so vigorously and effectively that Luzerne County is one of the most law-abiding industrial communities in the United States. "ON THE RECORD" — LIFE-LONG INTEREST IN YOUR COMMUNITY Born in Wilkes-Barre in 1911, Mr, Aston is married to the former Elizabeth Pyles and has three children. In addition to his services to the Community as a lawyer and an office-holder, Mr. Aston has been active in civie affairs. He is Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks and was long a member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. to 1955 he served with distinction as a member of the School Board of the City of Wilkes-Barre and in 1955 served as THE QUALITIES YOU LOOK FOR IN A JUDGE Mr, Aston’s entire record indicates that here’s a man with the balance that comes from maturity and experience the vigor and courage that our courts must have if democracy We Urge Your Vote And Support For: Albert H. Aston, Republican Candidate for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, and the Straight Republican Ticket. LUZERNE COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SECTION A — PAGE 3 Those little feet that scamper And run until they're lame, May yet be firmly planted In History’s Hall of Fame. | So guide him while you have him, And love him while you may, For once the World has claimed him, He'll be a long, long time away. George Z. Keller HIMMLER THEATRE Dallas, Pa. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY October 30 and 31 “The Nun's Story (in Technicolor) with AUDREY HEPBURN and PETER FINCH Time—6:30 and 9:00 From 1948 i 1 i f i “Xx i : i I hrc.
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