The Controversial Career of Helen Gahagan Douglas1950-01-01unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0016The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has passed an ordinance aimed at curbing Communist activity within the County. The ordinance includes provisions requiring registration of Communists, but there are doubts about whether this is the best method to combat communism. J. Edgar Hoover and United States Attorney General J. Howard McGrath have expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of registration in combating Communist activities.