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Evening star., 1948-09-05

Ments.
Mr.. Kaplan knows Gov. Dewey
very we'll and has dealt with him
frequently on civil service matters
ever since the presidential candi-
date was special rackets prosecutor
IN New York City. Mr.. Kaplan and
the league also worked closely with
the New Yorker when he became
District Attorney, and also during
his tenure as Governor.
Mr.. Kaplan is no apologist for
Gov. Dewey. He is sharply critical
of some of the things that have
gone on in the personnel field in
New York during the Dewey admin
istration. The relationship between
the league and Gov. Dewey has
not been too cordial during the last
few years, although they still work
together on occasion in dealing with
personnel problems.
BASICALLY SOUND-Here is
what Mr.. Kaplan had to say about
Gov. Dewey's attitude toward the
merit system in Government:
There's no question but that Gov.
Dewey basically is sincere sup
porter and advocate of the merit
system. His past actions have
shown this to be true.
"Of course, a lot of things have
happened in Albany during the past
few years in regard to civil service
that haven't been good, but 1 don't
think that Gov. Dewey has funda-
mentally altered his firm belief in
the principles of career civil service. u
4
DEBIT SIDE-Here are the things
that Mr.. Kaplan and the league
have objected to during Mr.. Dewey S
terms as Governor:
/. A poor" State Civil Service
Commission, stated by political
hacks whom Mr.. Dewey had to
appoint to repay political obliga-
tionS."
In this regard, it's Of interest to
Federal employees to note that Gov.
Dewey back in 1943 strongly urged
Civil Service Commissioner Arthur
S. Flemming to give up his Federal
job and accept the Craftsmanship
of the New York State Civil Service
Commission. Gov Dewey was so
to get Mr.. Flemming for
the Job that he offered to raise the
job'S 50 600 salary to S14 600 a wear
Mr.. Flemming was strongly tempt
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Fire Costs Three Lives
In Texas Roominq House
BY the Assoeioisd Press


WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Sept. l.
The bodies of two men and a
woman were found in the ruins of
a .two-story rooming house were
destroyed by fire today.
They were identified as Mrs. Opa
Duncan, 46; Albert Jackson Con-
way, so; and Joe Duard Castleberry,
81.
Police said Mrs. Duncan died
when she ran into the hall to tele-
phone an alarm. Her husband
pushed their 10-year-old daughter
out of first-f1oor window, then
jumped to safety.
Nine persons were reported in the
dwelling at the time of the fire.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
NFFE Plans Convention
In Milwaukee Sept. Is

The National Federation of Fed
eral Employees will open its 10Th
biennial convention September 13
at Milwaukee.
Officials at national headquarters
at 10 Independence avenue Sc.
said yesterday that the convention
not only will be the largest the
group has held but will consider the
greatest number of resolutions ever
to be submitted to it.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Rank -ond-Fie Believed Secure
InU. S. Jobs if DeweyIs Elected
By Joseph Young
Stoy St,H T.r,>sn>sl>,t

NEW YORK Sept. AUST how much will Government
poyes be affected in the Republican victory in
November?
who has closely observed the personnel workings
the Dewey administration Albany opinion that
rank and file Federal workers. by and large
much about their future If Dewey the occupant
the White House.
He Is H. Eliot Kapan, executive ed
League organization with
which he afated
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Society, Sixteenth and M streets
NV.
They will compete for cash
prizes totaling $l000O-a grand
prize of $1,500 and l65 other
awards ranging from s25 to $500.
A board of nationally recog-
nized experts in photography will
select the winners.
The Stars entries in the Ma
tional Awards were picked from
more than 1900 snapshots judged
during the l6 weeks of the con-
test.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
the shortages and enter a period of
agricultural Sufficiencv

the shortages and enter period of
agricultural sufficiency.
Then last June 20, Congress added
another year to the old base law.
After that, comes the long-range
program with its small steps down
each year in support of levels for
the basic crops.
The record should show that the
Big Four farm organizations-the
farm lobby-all favored the intro
duction Of the long range program
next year and not in 1850. But the
resistance, especially in the House
Agriculture Committee, was intense.
The deadlock was not broken until
one Republican, Representative
Murray of Wisconsin, Withdrew
from the group of conferees and a
more tractable one, Representative
Gillie of Indiana, took his place.
Only then was the 4 am. COM
promise" agreement reached.
The new law thus is the Joint re-
sponsibility of a Republican-con-
trolled Congress and Democratic
President who signed it. There were
Democratic dissenters as we'll as
Republicans. The Democrats were
Southerners who wanted, as did Mr..
Murray, to continue the current
high supports without any transi-
tional program allowing even the
small declines. The Democratic
House conferees refused to sign the
conference report.
Thus we have come a long way
from 1920. Unless the Government
goes broke, there will be no ruinous
farm prices overnight with the re-
sulting farm foreclosures of the
1930s.
II has become popular politically
for the politicians to promise the
farmer just about everything. Here
are key sentences, for example, from
the two major party platforms
adopted at the Philadelphia con-
ventions:
Republicans: Favors effective
protection of reasonable market
prices through flexible support
prices, commodity loans. marketing
agreements, together with such other
means as may be necessary -
Democrats Farm Parity.
Democratic: Favors "a permanent
system of flexible price supports for
agricultural products, to maintain
farm income on parity with farm
operating costs ="
There is no argument there. On
the political platforms in the COM
ing campaign months, the effort
will be to outdo the other fellow
in promises along the same line.
But such price support talk is
likely to be soft-pedaled in the big
population areas. There the public
wants to know what the parties
propose to do about high prices,
meaning chiefly high food prices.
The best Judgment today appears
to be that the price support is
sound and should be basic to our
national economy; that it helped
greatly to produce the great wartime
crops so badly needed, as we'll as
those in the past two postwar years
but that Congress should not have
delayed for another year a tram
sition to a more moderate price
support program.
Finally, price supports have had
little or no responsibility for the
high cost of food so far; but they
will be blamed. and to a consider
able degree rightly blamed, If there
is no substantial price relief in the
next year or two.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Indo-Chino Legislature
Expected Next Month
By the Associofed Press

SAIGON, FRENCH INDO-CHINA
Sept. 4-Gen. Nguyen Van Xuan
leader of the French-supported CEN
trail Viet-Nam government, an
nounced today that legislative sys-
tenn will be installed for Indo-China
next month.
Conditions will not permit gen.
eral elections, however, and as
semblies instead will be chosen by
"notables representing the elite of
Viet-Nam," Xuan said in an inter-
view. He added that he did not
expect nationalists to come into the
assemblies because they doubtlessly
are waiting for the French parlia-
ment to take clearer and more
encouraging stand"
Evening star., 1948-09-05

retained If Gov. Dewey Il electea.
Mr.. Kaplan believes. That's WHIT
happened in Albany when MANY
Lehman top-fight capable career
workers were retained by Gov.
Dewey.
1t will be different, however IN
top policy-making Jobs. MIR. Kan-
Ian said. Naturally, q change OF
administration would mean a mass
turnover In political policy-making
positions" he declared. So
As far as Mr.. Dewey's record on
securing additional benefits for
State employees is concerned, 1t Is
excellent" Mr.. Kaplan said.
Gov. Dewey was primarily re-
sponsible for raising State salaries
and generally improving the lot of
the average New York civil service
worker" Mr.. Kaplan declared. :
~
COMPETENCE-During his term
as district attorney and even In
some instances as Governor, Mr..
Dewey has appointed people to re-
sponsible jobs who lust came In
and applied for them"
They had no political backing
but the Governor was impressed
with their backgrounds and ability,
Gov. Dewey has told me that he
realizes that political appointments
can never be avoided, but he has
always been insistent that POLITICAL
iy-recommended job applicants have
enough ability to I'LL the Job they
are seeking" Mr.. Kaplan recalled.
The leagues executive director
was asked why. If Gov. Dewey had
such a good previous record on
civil service, there had been con-
siderable patronage during the last
lew years in his administrative
For one thing. he has been aim
ing for the presidency for a lono
time. and he probably felt that the
only way to build up his political
organization was by dishing ont
some choice jobs" Mr.. Kaplan
replied.
Then, too, his Civil Service Com
mission hasn't been doing the lob
IL should be doing in policing the
merit system. OF course. the blame
lor the poor quality of the commits
sion rests with Mr.. Dewey, but I'm
sure he's not happy about his COM
mission"
Before becoming Governor. Mr.
Dewey followed civil service reeula-
tionS to the letter" as special
rackets prosecutor and district attor.
ney. "As a matter of fact he bent
over backwards to avoid any breach
OF civil service regulations" Mr..
Kaplan said.
He even allowed many Tammanv
appointees, who he knew were Bit
terly opposed to him politically. to
allow on the payroll because of
their seniority rights"
Gov. Dewey's extreme interest In
civil service matters and the neces-
sity of attracting and retaining the
most able people in Government
leads Mr.. Kaplan to believe that. II
elected. the Governor will devote
considerable time to the problem.
And he also believes that, unlike his
action in New York State, Gov.
Dewey will find 1t feasible to ap-
point strong Civil Service Com
mission.
fBe sure to listen today at
3:15 pm. oper WMAL. The Star
station, for Joseph Young's Fed.
eral Spotlight broadcast, teatur.
ing additional neDS and pfe,ps
OF Government affairs and per.
sondlitieS.I
Evening star., 1948-09-05

Slz. Inc league
is oper a t e d
through the ef-
forts and hnan-
cial support of
some of tn e
country's out
standing busi-
nessmen a n d
civic leaders,
and long has
been the watch
dog of the merit
system both in
the F e d e ra !
q o v e r n m e Mt
and local and
S t a t e govern
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Weather Report

District Of columbia-Cloudy to-
day with slight rains in afternoon
and night likely ending early Mon
day. Partly cloudy and rather warm
tomorrow afternoon. Highest today
about 78.
Virginia-Cloudy and not so warm
with rain in south portion spread
ing to north portion today. Rain
tonight and in east portion early
tomorrow. Partly cloudy and rather
warm tomorrow afternoon.
Maryland-Cloudy and not quite
so warm followed by rain in after
noon and night. Tomorrow mostly
cloudy with rain likely in the morn
ing. Rather warm in afternoon.
Wind velocity-9 miles per hour;
direction, south-southeast.
River Report,
From United States Engineers)
POTOMAC River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Asf0ef' ferrS' Humidity
soSn S.m. - ---- g g ! 10 pm; PM. -- - e e
High and Low for Yesterday.
High, SO, at 4:l2 pm.
Low. SO, at 7:3S am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90. on August %.
Lowest, 5. on January 26.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast ard
Geodetic Survey)
Today. Tomorrow.
HAN ---------- 1919 am. 1907 am.
Low ---- 4:44 am. 5:36 a m.
High ------- 10:47 pm. 11:35 pm.
Low --------- b:05 pm. 5:52 pm.
The Sun and Moon
Rises. Sets.
sun, today ---- $40 7:33
sun, tomorrow - 6:4l 1:31
Moon, today 9:01 am. 900 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital Current month to date):
Month 194S. Ave. Record
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Final Snapshot Contest Winners
To Be Published Next SUNDAY

The four final prize winning
photographs in The Stars ANA
teur Snapshot Contest have been
chosen by the judges and will be
published next Sunday in the
Pictorial Magazine.
Each of the successful photog-
raphers will be awarded a cash
prize of $25.
The winning pictures will be
entered by The Star in the News
paper National Snapshot Awards,
to be held next month in Explor-
ers' Hall, National Geographic
Evening star., 1948-09-05
DeMoIoy Chapters Meet

The Robert LeBruce Chapter and
the Anacostia Chapter, Order of the
DeMolay Of the District, will be
hosts to 500 Maryland members Of
the organization wholwill hold their
annual State meeting today and
tomorrow at the Hamilton Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-09-05


would pay $4,000 more than his Fed
eral salary. but he was and has
since been great admirer of Gov.
Dewey's administrative ability. But
Mr.. Flemming finally and reluct-
antly turned down the offer because
he felt that the war effort required
his presence in Washington.
Then, according to Mr.. Kaplan,
the Dewey and Wendell Willkie
forces began jockeying for the New
York State delegations support for
the 1914 Republican Presidential
nomination. In order to satisfy
the various political factions in the
State, Mr.. Dewey agreed to appoint
to the Civil Service Commission a
group of three members who were
wise in the ways of politics, but
who didn't know beans about civil
service and personnel problems.
2. More State jobs have. been ex-
empted from the regular civil Serv-
ice competitive requirements during
the Dewey administration than in
any other New York State admins
tration in history.
These jobs, for the most part
have been in the high-salary brack-
cts and have been used largely as
patronage. In fairness to Gov.
Dewey, Mr.. Kaplan said that a few
of these exemptions were justified
But many of them were not, the
league feels.
The league is particularly dis
turbed over the evasion of civil serv-
ice in the creation Of the New York
State Veterans Division.
The ITS jobs in the division
and most of them pay good salaries
are filled by political appointees
For long time, the Dewey admin
istration has resisted all moves to
place the positions under civil serv-
ice. Recently, an agreement was
reached to hold examinations and
set up job registers for the jobs
but this isn't expected to be ac-
complished until after the 194S
elections.
CREDIT SIDE-When Gov. Dewey
moved into the executive mansion
in Albany, practically none Of the
rank-and-file State civil service
employees who had been on the
payroll during the preceding Lehman
administration were disturbed in
their jobs.
They went on with their work as
if nothing had happened. and most
of them are still at their jobs.
"As long as the average employees
do their work we'll, I don't think
they have anything to worry about"
Mr.. Kaplan said. Gov. Dewey
won't stand for stupidity or incom-
petence, but if the employees do
their work all right, then there's
nothing to worry about.
There's no reason to believe that
Gov. Dewey will act any differently
if he becomes President. I feel
that rank -and-file Federal employees
who have at least average ability
will be kept on the Job. You can
discount that wholesale housecleah-
ing talk"
Even career administrative en-
ployes, for the most part, will be
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10
with
SEEM STARS DOLORES 81; S,a

NEW YoRKCNS)n the cool of the evening the bebop char
their favore
the Chicken they specialize music
shades sizes line outside the little door
SIS for seat in the back hear it concersye take table
pay minimum plus whatever they drink
Chicken the house
they're expanding to
hire like All of which Dizzy Gillespie
black and the original bop
glasses bossomed the most lucrative of
all show business today
Miss Billie Holiday, the public has its
coming well getting back fans you're
bad habits had
To be explicit we're referring to the language
of the ultra spots where the
WELDON with such and with
like stay that milk and ice
must detour please strictly for
private!
Amsterdam News to beg for those jobs vacated by
the the of avail The boss had
those the staff And the opinion
that the here viii big
their key the rest will get society wages
which at ALL
busy planning for Roy Campo
Robinson dated for the first week of October
Cadillac and other presents for these
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Segregaiion's End
Predicted by White

New York-prophesyin that
the end of segregation in graduate
schools in the South is now In
view, Walter White. secretary Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
hailed the fact that the University
of Arkansas had admitted its first
Negro as medical student on an
unsegregated basis. This action
he said, adds more impetus to the
forces which are pushing segre-
CATION in education into the limbo
of undemocratic practices"
The student to be admitted b
Miss Edith May Irby Of Hot
Springs, a graduate of Knoxville
College. She was 28th in an apti-
tude test given to determine the
90 students who would make up
the freshman class. DIR. H. Clay
Chenault, vice president of the
university, said she would enter
the school next month and win
be a part of her class just like
any other member, without segre-
CATION"
Mr.. White pointed out that after
the NAACP won its first victory
against the University Of Okla
homa last winter in the Supreme
Court, the State of Delaware OPEN
ed the doors of its graduate school
to Negro students without segrega-
ton. Maryland has been admitting
Negro law students to Its unfver-
sity since the NAACP won court
| case there in 1885
Mr.. White prophesied that tn
NAACP's legal campaign woriE
soon follow these cases up witt
other victories in other states.
citing the present suits against the
University of Oklahoma and Ok
lahoma authorities for admission
of Negroes to the law and grad
uate schools, and also to declare
the segregation laws invalid. There
is also a case from Texas on its
way up to the Supreme Court
which will present the issue Of
whether segregation is valid.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

added to the church, IL for bap-
tism ..... The pastor and members
Of Mt Zion announce the compile
ton of water line from Page
Avenue to the church and modern
rest rooms installed ........ Rev. and
Mrs. T. S. Jackson of Fordyce, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Helms, and Mrs.
S. T. Helms of Arkadelphia visit
ed Mrs F. r. Williams Saturday
.. Mrs. Williams visited Mr. and
Mrs Virdell Lothridge, relatives
IN Arkadelphia, with whom sht
motored to Hope to visit her hus
band, Rev. f. r. Williams .......
John H. Moss Of West Malvern i.
recovering from a serious opera.
ton at Army and Navy Hospital
hot Springs ...... Mrs. Moss, Mr.
and Mrs. Nazarie Tippens, Mrs
Bertha Harper and son, Donnie,
spent the week end in Gurdon
with Mrs. Lennie Miller ........
poinne d. Thompson of Chicago
spent two weeks with his parents,
the r. l.. Thompsons of West NAL
vern He spent few days in De-
troit and Canada before coming
South .....~. Mildred Thompson
Burley returns to Pine Bluff this
week to resume her duties as
teacher III the Jefferson County
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Training School ...... Mr. and Mrs.
M. M Gossett spent several days
here visiting Mr., Gossett's sister.
Mrs w. c. Reegans The Gossetts
We're enroute to New Orleans and
Xavier University where Mr. Cos
sett will resume his studies to-
ward degree in Pharmacy. Mrs.
Gossett will enter the teaching
profession 49,. Mrs. w MARIETTA
announces that the Three Tones
Gospel Singers of Hot Springs will
appear for recital at New Hope
Baptist Church Sunday at 1880 p.
m. ...,.... Mrs Larkin Jones arrived
at home last week after vacation
ing with her children in Califor-
mia $500. J. c. Conwan of Conway
visited Rev. and Mrs. S. J. BEN
son last week 49,. The 9th annual
Matlock reunion was held at tho
home of James Matlock last SAT-
urday. Relatives and friends iron
Detroit. Chicago, Hot Springs, LIN.
tie Rock. Arkadelphia and Prince
ton were present
Pay Your Poll Tar
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Fri. Sept. 10, 1913
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

show their pride Louis ordans terrific recording of "You
Can't Burn The Candle
ing it laughing a Ives
Eastern bookers begging Toni Holly
wood singer who landed a program
Bryant showing everybody
oVkey program the dial Ekne Hawkins
New York date in months when
this month In fact it's Eknes
he comes fresh from string
our pardon to Ella Fitzgerald Just
not venture abroad she
admo Lionel Treasury program changed again to
wednesdays recently back California
Avenue
The Club Ebony will hackers Senten,
Der 18th with Lady Holiday closed this summer
Billie to be their drawing card aside from the plain
fact that she's hired an EBONY bacer b
f
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

party are as follows; Antoine
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

PRESS GOES TO A PARTY
Dwight Lafayette johnson, age A.
and Charmaine Dean johnson, T.
were the recipients of a hilarious
Birthday Party. Saturday. at the
johnson Business College, 1920
Ringo street. 81 guests report a
wonderful time A delicious menu
of fresh peaches. candy, bubble
gum, nuts. ice cream, cake and
drinks was served Balloons and
novelty toys were given h e
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

Zion Baptist Church recently re-
idrned from Blytheville where he
conducted a revival for Rev 7. ].
Green. He reports 16 members
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-09-10

guests Many beautiful presents
and gifts which reminded many
of OF Santa Claus were presented
the two happy children. These in
cluded 10 story books, hat, suit, 2
trucks, piano, bike, golf set, balls.
ropes, underwear, paint set color
set, pocket book, suspenders, mon
ey, shoes, soap, socks dresses, per-
fumes, fire angine, and toy truck.
Names of children attending the
party are as follows: Antonette