Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1940, Page 7

40 Million a Year Pension Measure Goes fo Senate Bill Wins in House by 247 to 31; Foe Predicts Annual Cost of Billion By the Associated Press. The Senate received today a House-approved bill to pension de- pendent widows, children and par- ents of dead World War veterans at an immediate cost estimated at $40,000,000 a year, Representative Costello, Demo- erat, of California, an opponent, told the House during debate on the pro- posal yesterday that the expense would rise to “a cold billion dollars a year” by 1968. Representative Massingale, Democrat, of Oklahoma, said this was a good time to demon- strate that “war means the expen- diture of biljgons of dollars.” The House passefl the measure 247 to 31 without a roll call vote, There was no indication whether the Sen- ate would act at this session. Proposed Benefits. The pensions would be payable regardless of whether a veteran’s death resulted directly from his war service. An orphan would get $12 a month, a parent or childless widow $20, and a widow with children up to $56. An applicant, to be eligible, would have to be receiving an in- come of less than $50 a month. From the Veterans’ Administra- tion came an estimate that 30,500 childless widows, 66,700 widows with children, 23500 orphans, and par- ents of 32800 deceased veterans ‘would be eligible for pensions in the first year. Representative Rankin, Democrat, of Missississippi termed the legisla- tion necessary to help dependents of veterans who “broke down and died” .from disabilities contracted indi- rectly from their war service. Veteran Assails Bill. Representative Miller, Republican, -of Connecticut, an aviator who lost 1both legs in the World War, told the :House from his wheel chair that the ybill was “ill-advised, ill-considered ‘and extremely ill-timed.” Having disposed of the pension bill :the House hoped to complete action ‘today on Senate amendments to the .1941 farm appropriation measure. {The remaining major controversy ‘was over a proposed $50,000,000 fund for R. F. C. loans for farm tenants. Last week the House accepted a 212,000,000 farm parity fund and an $85,000.000 increase for surplus erop disposal. Jewish Appeal Drive Opens This Evening ‘The men’s and youths’ division of the United Jewish Appeal met last night in the final pre-campaign ses- sions of their annual drive, opening tonight. Campaign leaders addressed more than 100 members of the men'’s divi- ‘sion at the home of Edward C. Os- trow, in the 1700 block of Decatur street NW. Morris Simon, Louis E. Bpiegler, Aaron Goldman, John M. Bafer and Mr, Ostrow were among the speakers, The youth division met at the ewish Community Center, with bl Isadore Breslau and Irving tas as the principal speakers. Cuba may establish a Medical Bureau for unemployed men and ‘women. fm ML A BEAUTIFUL IAMOND Thief Smashes Window, $3,021 in Furs Stolen A thief uttempting to sell furs out of season was being sought by police today following receipt of a report from the Saks Fur Co., 610 Twelfth street N.W., that a window had been smuhedwlt.hlhflckllnnllh t and more than $3021 worth of furs stolen. The missing furs included 72 black Persian lambskins, 16 Hud- son Bay sableskins, a sable coat and & mink coat. Richard C. Gadsan, 1248 Irving street N.W., told police he was ac- costed by a man in an alley near his residence early today, threatened with a knife and robbed of $17, Bill Seeks Community Center for U. S. Workers A community center for Federal employes that would combine recrea- tional facilities is contemplated by underofficials of the Government. The organization would be con- ducted by a corporation, the Asso- ciation of Government Employes, under a bill introduced by Repre- sentative Ramspeck, Democrat, of Georgia, chairman of the House Civil Service Committee. It would be entirely self-sustaining, and hope for passage of the enabling legisla- tion at this session of Congress was expressed by supporters of the project today. The center, it was said, would fill a long-felt need. It would be dis- tinct from employe unions and op- erated as is any other club. The incorporators listed in Mr. Ramspeck’s bill include: Daniel W. Bell, Undersecretary of the Treasury; William H. McRey- nolds, administrative assistant to the President; Marcellus C. Sheild, clerk of the House Committee on Appropriations; Malcolm Kerlin, ad- ministrative assistant to the Secre- tary of Commerce; Ebert G. Burlew, First Assistant Secretary of the In- terior; W. Ashley Jump, agriculture budget officer; F. J. Bailey, assistant director of the Budget Bureau; James V. Bennett, director of the Bureau of Prisons; James R. De- morest, budget division chief, Labor Department; Harold W. Breining, assistant administrator of veterans’ affairs, and Maurice Collins, execu- tive assistant to the Pederll Security administrator, D. C. Inspection REQUIRES 600D BRAKES 4 WHEELS. GDNPLETE Ford. & $ 45_9 30 Chev. * Plymeuth Chiysler o6” including FREE ADJUSTMENTS! Other Cars Prevoriionately Low ENERAL BRAKE SERVICE 903 N St. N.W. MI. 9803 i to own NEW RIN THE . EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, U. 5. Will Release Impounded Funds fo Dufch and Belgians Cash Made Available For Buying Weapons And Other Purposes ‘By the Associated Press. United States for the purchase of genthau granted blanket exempfiom .| to the governments of Belgium and Netherlands from President States without Treasury licenses. 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Wing-tip or quarter Hanan Touchstones of all-white imported buck in o' stream- lined wing-tip. model. Comfort, and cool- ness in these ‘value’ far beyond its price’ shoes. Treasury that their governments needed their funds. Besides defense needs, the Dutch Ministr in Wash- ington has been planning to act ns paymaster for other Dutch officials abroad. : No figures on the governmental dmmlu of the two countries were available, but Becretary Morgen- thau’s order was believed to have freed many millions of dollars. The four Dutch banks exempted were the Javasche Bank, Neder- landsche Handel - Maatschapplj, Nederlandsche & Indische Handels- bank and Nederlandsch-Indische Escompto Maatschappi]. Officials said that the situation to Holland and Belgium was different from that of the other three coun- DON'T MISS THIS EVENT! tries invaded recently by Germany because their governments were in & pesition to give voluntary direction of the uses of their money. No such exemptions have been granted to Norway, Denmark or Luxembourg, whose funds in the Unllhd Btates also were frozen. ’l‘hopurposeo!thefreeflncorflm was to prevent Germany from seiz- ing the funds. Repub introduced legislation forbidding the ‘Treasury to buy any gold which had been seized abroad by armed force. Senator Townsend said that Den- mark, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands held “large quantities of gold” before the German invasion. The United States, he said, should not give any “aid to aggressors and invaders. Gen. Harbord to Speak Gen. James G. Harbord, chairman of the Radio Corp. of America, will speak on “Radfo and the New World” st & meeting of the section on eco- nomics and sociology of the Eighth American Scientific Congress at 2:30 pm. tomorrow at the Brookings In- stitution. Prank E. Phelan, presi- dent of All-America Oables & Radio Co., Inc., also will speak. 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