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Evening star., 1950-11-24
OFFICE FCRNTTTIRE

OFFICE FURNITURE
DESK TABLES, BANK OF ENGLAND
CHAIRS, TYPEWRITERS, ADDING
MACHINES. BOOKCASES, SCHOOL
AND CHURCH FURNITURE, FILE
CABINETS. NEW AND USED, UN-
SAVINGS FROM % to 4Ofs. FREE
Delivery. MANHATTAN OFFICE
EQUIP CO., $40 N. Y. AVE. NV.
OIL BURNER hot water furnace; To-
gated at Raco Seat Cover Co., 3646
Bladensburg rd. ne, $3.50 or best
OvERCoAT. black camers hair; tux
eco, shoes e12; umbrella, cane. Navy
EQUIPMENT, slight
~ used. Solar SKI enlarger without
lens; Albert easel; 24-inch Lott
rotary print drier; Champion 5x7
contact printer. Telephone WI.
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MOTORS. 1/lo0 to 100 h.p.: and re-
OFFICE FURNITURENsolidS IGHs esa So walnut. STIa
executive-type desk, 3Sx61-in. top
with full-size glass; swivel side
armehair; o office de-armchairs,
solid walnut and top grain leather
Exceptional values: will not split
set. TIE. 1910 mornings or ewes.
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PIANOS FOR RENT-With option to
buy; choose from new and Sights
used spinets and consoles; hauling
charge extra. ST. 9400, JORDAN
PIANO CO., corner 18th and @ SITS.
NV. "a
PIPE. galvanized. black, cast iron. cut
thread: fixtures. BLOCKS. 3O58
M ct NV NO rSn3 MA 6E01
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HEATERS AND STOVES
New. used. gas. oil, coal. wood. elee.
ACME STOVE, 1011 7th. MA. 1852.
HOSPITAL BED, $5O-Practically new
folding wheel chair, $50. WO. 25O3.
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MATTRESSES

Any size or type. used or new; 8o-in,
inner-springs, SS.95; beds and chests,
used and new available at great
savings. N. FRANK g. SON, Ala 3rd
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DOORS

HsH MREckNG aasf d00ss s1ID1Sd sS1i sssh MAZE Af
RIAL CO: 40o2 MINI. ave. ne.
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HEATERS AND STOVES
New. used, gas, oil. coal. cleo. wood
HENRY'S. 1925 7th NV, MI. 9448.
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PIANOS

Z 41AINOO
Shop now for Christmas, see our fine
stock OF new and used pianos. New
floor samples. spinets and consoles.
at savings up to $500. Used spinets
and consoles, $295 up. Now avail
able. Steinway, Chickering, Vose,
Milton, Brambach, and Star Grands;
all sizes, S325 up. Our SO yrs.
exp. benefits you. Free parking,
free delivery. Terms available.
Open Mon. and Fri till 8 pm;
other days till =. SILVER SPRING
PIANO CO., S57 Pershing Dr.; op-
DoSite Hecht Co, SH. fs33S. ga
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T OICIN I UnE DOUGHI I
TOP PRICES. CALL TIL 8 PM
ABBOTT & LANDON. CO. 1896.
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HOSPITAL BED

HOSPITAL BED
Like new; $25. 2513 M st. NV.
kNOTTY PINE PANELING SALE,
121ac. Fri. and Sat. only. Big bar
gain. Very limited quantity. Free
del. Come see 1t. RUCKER LUM-
BER, 1920 Wilson blvd, near Key
Bridge ID
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We guarantee the lowest prices on
most popular brands. Compare our
values before buying. Open ewes.
American Service Center
5S5 N. Glebe Rd.. Arl. Va, oW. 7722.
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$50 seth AVE, WEST HYATTS.-
Must see to appreciate: ideal 3-rm,
apt, large closets, pvt. bath and
entr. conv. to 2 bus lines and stores,
excel. neighborhood; all utilities; no
children; 500 month. -25
Evening star., 1950-02-12

Another color television system
the Sleeper methods going to
get test in Washington this week
this time over The. Star station
WMAL-TV.
The system is sponsored by Color
Television, Inc, of California, and
is named after company vice
president and television engineer
George E. Sleeper. jr. Mr.. Sleeper
who invented the system, ex-
planned it yesterday at the Carlton
Hotel.
Called Line Sequential Color"
The Sleeper system-known in
the trade as Zine sequential color
can be picked up clearly on the
ordinary TV set, in black and
white, as we'll as on any set equip
ped for color telecasts.
Recently, the Columbia Broad
casting System and the National
Broadcasting Co. conducted a
series of color tests here to DEM
onstrate their methods of making
color broadcasts.
Color Television, Inc, will give
a full-dreSs demonstration to the
Federal communications Commits
sion week from tomorrow. Then,
on February %. it will join with
the Radio Corp. of America and
CHS in comparative tests for the
commission.
Mr.. Sleeper and his California
associates are confident of the
outcome. 1--WE are sure CTS
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fauver in the Senate and it passed
that body by an overwhelming
majority with complete bi-parti-
san support. This is substantially
the same bill which was sponsored
in the House by Representative
Auchincloss of New Jersey in the
80th Congress. The Auchincloss
Bill was reported favorably by
the House District Committee and
the Rules Committee granted a
special rule. 1t was then sup
ported by two roll call votes in
the House only to die on the
calendar.
This bill has had expert draft
ing. 1t has had many public
hearings, including one by the
House District Committee in this
Congress. We believe the op-
position to this bill in the COM
mittee and in Congress is not
directed toward this bill as such
but rather to the granting of any
form of local self government to
the residents Of the District.
I'VE believe all United States
citizens have an inalienable right
to govern themselves and to de-
termine how their tax funds shall
be spent. The residents of the
District do not have these rights
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Home Rule
Continued From First Page J

during the first session of this
Congress last year.
The discharge petition, spon-
sored by Representative Kennedy
Democrat, of Massachusetts, and
others, now has 1876 of the 218
| signatures needed to make it eff
fective, according to latest reports.
135 Signatures Reported.
Signing the letter yesterday
were these District Committee
Democrats: Buchanan, Pennsyl-
vania: Granger, Utah; Kennedy
Klein, New York; and Miller, Cali
fornia.
They wrote they had signed the
discharge petition and urged
their colleagues to join in the ef-
fort to bring the bill to a vote.
In a similar effort to get more
signatures to the petition, the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions yesterday circularized all
members of the House. It's letter
signed by President Herbert P.
Leeman, stressed the bipartisan
nature of support in Congress for
home rule.
The letter was sent under di-
rection of an official vote of the
federation, January 81.
The Democratic members of the
District Committee wrote their
colleagues as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned members
of the House District COMMITTEES
solicit your support of S-l527 (the
home-rule bilD, which our COM
mittee has declined to report to
the, House. We ask you to sign
Discharge Petition, No. 10, filed
by Representative Kennedy
Democrat. of Massachusetts, a
member of the committee. We
make this unusual request to dis
charge our committee from
further consideration of this bill
because we sincerely believe the
House will pass it If it has an op-
portunity to vote on the bill.
"S-1527, the Home Rule Charter
Bill for the District of Columbia
| was sponsored by Senator Ke-
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color system will prove itself
superior" he declared.
The corporations special cam
eras and equipment are being
shipped from San Francisco by
truck and are due here tomorrow
BY Tuesday they hope to start
their first tests over WMAL-TV
Mr.. Sleeper said the company
is experimenting with color
tube that may work out so that
standard black and white picture
tubes can be taken out of stand
ard television sets and the color
tube put in its place.
Regular Equipment Used.
In telecasting from a studio,
regular black and white trans
mission equipment is used, with
minor circuit changes. At the
camera, three pictures, .one each
in red, green and blue, are taken
simultaneously by means of a
special optical system. The pic
lures are transmitted over the
air as a single image. ...
At the receiver, the three
images appear on the face of a
single tube-again in red. green
and blue-and are combined op-
tically to produce a full range of
colors.
Color television, Mr.. Sleeper be-
lieves. is definitely just around
the corner-maybe no more than
a year away.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Suitcase Bomb Is Vibrator
Owned by Virqinion,s Mother

An electrical vibrator owned by
the mother of Justice Depart
ment attorney from Arlington was
revealed to be the bomb" which
threw the Los Angeles airport into
a panic for eight hours yesterday
Harold S. Harrison, of zoos
North Upland street, Arlington
thought he had lost suitcase and
was pretty mad when he arrived
in Washington via an airline.
Then he discovered it was the
missing suitcase which caused an
eight-hour sensation at the Los
Angeles airport yesterday.
He said the vibrator belonged
to his mother and was in her suit
case. Il hope they didn't throw
1t in OIL" he said.
They didn't. But the buzzing
Kept police and employees in q
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furore all day after it was dis
covered. 1t was moved to a re-
mote location on the airport and
more than 20 Los Angeles police
ment stood guard waiting for il
to explode.
Special X-ray equipment was
procured and Army ordnance ex-
perts were called. More than
20 newspapermen and photogra-
pliers stood around waiting
Eight hours later, two police
ment pried the suitcase open with
a file. They found the vibrator.
Mr.. Morrison said he went to
Los Angeles for the funeral of
his father, Harold R. Harrison,
"a. who died on February 3. He
and his mother flew back East
and she now is with a daughter
in Jackson Heights, N. Y.
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Seeks Press Support

The head of the University of
Maryland's Journalism Depart
ment yesterday urged the Mary
land Press Association to support
q Journalism school at College
Park.
Alfred Crowell said the future OF
his department depends on the as
sociation's support.
Speaking at luncheon ending
the groups meeting in Baltimore
DR.. H. c. Byrd. university presi-
dent, made no mention of an as
sociation report criticizing him.
In the report, Eugene T. Gun
ming, editor of the Cumberland
Times. said, "If DIR. Byrd operates
In the future a she has in the
past, College Park is no place fol-
q school of journalism of the type
I think this association has In
mind"
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now. This Bill would give them
local self-government. It would
give them control over their own
tax funds as we'll as the right to
elect their own local officials. The
Congress, however, would still re-
tain the right to veto any action
of the city council. BY this
power. the rights of the Federal
Government in Washington will
be adequately protected. Further
this Bill would free Congress from
continuing to act as a municipal
council for the city of Washing
ton. AS such it now spends an
estimated 5000 hours annually
I'VE have signed Discharge
Petition No. 19 and urge you to
join with us to bring S-1527 to a
vote
In his letter from the citizens
federation. Mr.. Leeman said this
was the group which, 'if home
rule were granted, would be
active in seeing that the District
government was responsible, eff
cient, economical, and devoted to
the best interests of the District" /"
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Town Split Over Road

Residents of Urbana, Md, about
40 miles northwest of Washington
are split into two camps over the
proposed routing Of the new
Washington National pike
through the town. The highway
will run from Frederick to Wash
ington and will replace Route 240
One group says the State Roads
Commission plan for a cloverlea1
in the town would funnel motor
vehicles into a 16-foot road run
ming through the center of the
community. This, according to the
opponents, would result in traffic
congestion and endanger lives.
Residents supporting the pro-
posed location claim it is "the
only logical one" and contend the
opponents fears are unfounded
The commission expects to make
final decision within two weeks.
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Air Speed Record Set

Naval Ordnance Laboratory
scientists at White Oak, Md,
have set new record air speed
for large size wind tunnels.
Wind speeds corresponding TO
1850 miles per hour were
reached during tests in the
tunnels last Thursday.
The record was made possi-
BILE by brass plates attached to
an air nozzle, which con-
stricted the passage through
which the air entered the tun-
nels. The speeds were made at
a temperature of minus 400 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
"GombIinq Rule" Hit

Representative Ford. Republic
can. of Michigan, last night called
on Prince Georges County voters
to "emancipate" themselves from
"the enslavement of gambling
rule
He was the principal speaker at
q Lincoln Day dinner attended by
nearly 500 persons at the I. c. E.
Club in Suitland.
Other speakers included Brig.
Gen. D. John Markey. a possible
candidate for Governor of Mary
land, and j. Raymond Fletcher.
chairman of the county's Republi-
can State Central Committee.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Journalist to Speak

William M. Steen. former jour-
nalist and United States Govern
ment official in Ethiopia, will adj
dress the Gamma Chapter of Iota
Phi Lamba sorority at pm.
today at Shiloh Baptist Church
Annex, 1907 Ninth street NV.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
League Attacks Bill

The Prince Georges County
League of Women Voters yester-
day strongly attacked a proposal
for sweeping changes in the
county government.
Mrs. Reuben Bogdanoff, league
president, said the bill introduced
last week in the General Assembly
constituted an attempt to fore
stall the development of q true
system of home rule"
Principal provisions of the bill
are establishment by the county
commissioners of a merit system
for county employees. purchas-
ing bureau and election of a full
time commissioner at $500 a
year.
Mrs. Bogdanoff charged a full
time commissioner would become
a political boss" and repeated the
leagues request for a thorough
survey of the county's govern
mental setup.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
z Yoked and Robbed
OF Wallets on Street

Two pedestrians reported to
police they were yoked and robbed
Of their wallets last night.
Francis P. Snyder, So, of 1921
Q street NV. said two men seized
him in an alley near his home
and took SAT.
Henry Barnes, As, of 327 Elev-
enth street NE. reported three
men took $40 from him as he
stood at Second and H streets
NV. All the assailants were col.
! ored, police said. = -. - -.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Engineers to Heur Tulk

H. Velpeau Darling of the Office
of the Army's Chief of Engineers
will address the District section of
the American Society of Civil En-
gineers at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
Cosmos Club, Madison place and
H street NV. He will talk on
THE Valley of the Giant-the
Story of Mississippi River Flood
Control"
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Auto Trunk Traps Man

Frank Barrett, 26, of Ports
mouth, Va, picked the trunk
of a parked car to hide in when
he escaped Friday from State
road camp near Harris0nburg.
1t was a bad choice, however.
The lid snapped shut and Bar
ret was stuck until the owner
of the car, Harry Sellars, drove
to work yesterday.
When Mr.. Sellers heard
pounding i'm the trunk, he called
police and Barrett was returned
to camp.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
z Conversation Groups
In Spanish to Stort

Two new Spanish conversation
groups will meet for their first
sessions this week at the Thorn
son Elementary School, Twelfth
and l. streets NV.
The beginners group will meet
Mt 2 pm. tomorrow and the inter-
mediate group at 7 pm. Thursday
Prostmoi Maymi will be instruc-
tor of both groups. which are
sponsored by the District Recrea-
ton Department.. - i
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Spain Expected 10 Bid
For I Million Bushels
OF Surplus Potatoes
By Malcolm Lomborne, Jr

BY Malcolm lomborne, Jr.
Spain is about to offer to take
nearly 2 million bushels of sur
plus potatoes off the United
States hands, it was learned last
night.
The 1949 production surplus
has resulted in an estimated 40
million bushels which the Com
modify -Crerit Corp. seeks to sell.
The actual amount, according
to a Spanish Embassy official, is
$4,000 tons. He said there may be
additional offers from his govern
ment.
The potatoes would, be shipped
abroad in Spanish vessels. They
would be purchased at one cent
hundred pounds, plus freight
and handling charges from stor-
age points in Maine.
Sales Restricted.
The Agriculture Department an
nounced last month that it was
prepared to sell surplus potatoes
purchased under the mandatory
support program at one cent a
l00-pound sack. Foreign sales were
restricted to buyers not using
ECA dollars or other funds of this
Government.
The Spanish official said he had
recommended to his government
that shipments be made by mid
March in order to avoid spoilage
that might occur in warmer
weather.
Meanwhile, an Agriculture De-
partment official disclosed that
Portugal already has ordered the
equivalent of 1927, 900 bushels of
surplus potatoes.
He added there were prospects
that Portugal would take an addi-
tional $4,000 tons-roughly 1857
600 bushels. The potatoes for
that country are being loaded at
Searsport, Me.
From the Capitol yesterday
came suggestion by Representa-
tive Scott, Republican. of Penn
sylvania, that the department
negotiate with railroads for re-
duced freight rates in order to
get surplus foods to school chill
dren and welfare agencies.
Cites Pennsy Arrangement.
Mr.. Scott cited arrangements
the department made last week
with the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Publicker Corp. of Phila-
delphia for shipment of million
bushels of potatoes from Long Is
land for conversion into industrial
alcohol
"The CCC, despite clear author
ity, first refused to pay the
charges, taking the position that
the Government could not advance
freight charges for the school
lunch program or for the use of
surpluses by welfare agencies" Mr..
Scott declared In a statement.
Ralph S. Trigg. president of the
CCC, explained that railroads
cannot give private industry re-
duced rates. but are permitted to
do so to the Government. Ac-
cordingly. the department ar
ranged for the Government to
take delivery of the potatoes at
Philadelphia at reduced rates.
They then were turned over to
Publicker.
AS for the department negotiat-
ing with railroads generally as
suggested by Mr.. Scott, Mr.. TriggI
said number of roads would be
involved in moving the Govern
ment's potato surplus from Maine
to areas where they are needed.
by the time we completed ne
gotiations with many railroads,
the potatoes might be spoiled"
Mr.. Trigg commented.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Maryland
and
Virginia
Gov. Bottle Signs
School Aid Bill
News in Brief

A bill making s45, 100000 in
grants available to Virginia To-
calities for school construction
was signed into law yesterday by
Gov. Battle.
The Governor limited, however
that it would be UP to local sub
divisions to assume a greater
financial burden for their schools
IN the future.
He emphasized the legislation
was intended to meet an emer-
gency and did not establish a
permanent policy. At the same
time, he continued the grants did
not represent any threat to local
self-government.
Evening star., 1950-02-12
D. {. Auto Dealer Safe
As Plane Is Forced Down
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK. Feb. IA
Washington auto dealer landed
his private plane safely tonight
on a farm near Bellrose, Queens,
when he was forced down by poor
visibility.
= Aboard were the pilot, Willis
L. Haines. 36. of Is Massachusetts,
avenue NV, Washington, and
his wife. Ruby.
Mr.. Haines said he intended
landing at Roosevelt Field near
here. But visibility became SO
poor, he said, he landed on the
farm of the Creedmore State Hos
pital.
The plane took off from College
Park Airport, Washington, about
4:30 pm. The craft, a single
engine StimSon four-seater, was
not damaged.
officials at College Park Air
port said Mr.. Haines has kept a
plane there for two or three years
He has a private pilots. license
| they said
Evening star., 1950-02-12

Fos Section II field ALLEGATION cases are appsaanls TO
Regional nrset9rs IN ses depsrtnsnssl sesvies there
prior action BY tne but the employee NAY
eppead under general procedure, sns sane al any
Evening star., 1950-02-12
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Increas-
ing cloudiness followed by rain
beginning late today or tonight
Highest today about 46. Rain like
ly ending early tomorrow. Little
change in temperature.
Maryland - Increasing cloudi-
ness. highest 40 to so today. Rain
tonight and tomorrow. Little
change in temperature.
Virginia-Rain beginning south
west portion spreading to east
and north portions. highest in
middle 40's today. Rain tonight
ending early tomorrow. Little
change in temperature.
River Report.
tFrom q. s. Engineers.D
| Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Fails. Shenandoah clear al
HarperS Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

Any civilian smploye including
veterans entitled. to the benefits
Of Section II Of the Veterans
Preference Act Of 1914, or any
applicant for civilian mployment.
In the executive branch, against
whom an adverse decision Is made
Order 1856 by the head OF dep
artment or agency or by q regional
board Of the civil Service Conn.
Any agency or any smploys
Evening star., 1950-02-12

---~-~s-~~.-s
70 the Board Of Appeals 4
Review, U.S.ctvi1 Service
Conn. vi thin Q reasonable
time
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Revised Procedure for u. S. Workers Appeals

about it.
It might be we'll for employees to clip further
use IN case they may have occasion to appeal
by the commission last night
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Any such employee or app
lltcant may appeal from an
adverse decision that On
la11 the evidence, reason
liable grounds exist for the
belief that he il disloya1
Ito the Government OF the
United States .,
Evening star., 1950-02-12

High and Low for Yesterday.
Figh, 55, at 1856 pm.
Low, 80, at 1855 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 70 on January 70.
Lowest, %, on January 90.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

This edition contains This
! Weeks Magazine OF ID pages, a
Z 12-page comic section and is
! pages of rotograpure.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

ungraded employees II board
OF review Is estab1 ished with
ur1sd1ct1on over such employees.
Any emp1oye affected by a reduce
t1on In force except those VINO are
the Senate and those who are app
ofnted BY the President.
Applicants for Federal
empl loyment.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

rhe grade ALLEGATION Of a
position In the departmen~
ita1 service, Washington
iarea. See Eotes
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The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

civil Service Commission showing
Federal job applicants just what ap
----.----------------
WHO CAN APPEAL
~--------------------
Veterans who have compl sted
Q probationary or trial pertods
-~-~--------- -------------------
Employees sub ject to the Retire.
mc;.t AcCs administered by the
Civil Service Commission
7, ------------.--------
applicants for'Fedsral employ
msnt. $780,.
---------------------
Applicants for Rural Carrier 4
Postmaster examinations.
--------------------
Departmental graded employees.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PiA1h Rradah amp1 oval,
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An employe or person failing OF
appointment In the executive
who alleges that personnel act
Ion which Affects him has been
taken because OF race, color.
religion or national origin.
----~---
Any person entitled to veteran
preference VINO has completed
prooat ionary or trial period In
completed one year Of service in
an excepted position in his cur
rent empl loyment.
mot applicable to employees in tn
judicial branches, or to positions
Pres sidenttel Pos tmasters. appointn
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FEDERAL EMPL0YE APPEALS


u
Evening star., 1950-02-12

no WHOM SHOULD
APPEAL BE MADE7
|-------.--.----s.----
director Of Civil
Service Region, or
| II in Departmental
service In the
Washington area, to
Chief Law Officer,
Civil Service Conn.
Board Of Appeals i
U.S.civi1
Service Commission.
To office or Divis-
ion which made the
original decision.
--..- !. = - =
Board Of Appeals 4
Review, U.S.civil
Services Commission.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

Any agency or any smploys