Evening star., 1950-04-09
Truman 10 Attend
Sunrise Services
To End Vacation
By Joseph A. Fox
Ssor Ssoff Corrs,ponoenf

KEY WEST, Fla, April g.
President Truman will join with
millions of his fellow citizens to-
morrow in observing Easter.
Accompanied by his daughter,
Margaret. and members of the
White House staff. the President
will attend sunrise services on
Recreation Beach at 6:11 am,
as he starts the last day of his
vacation here.
Much of the base personnel is
expected to attend the non
denominational Protestant rites,
but the townspeople will not par
ticipate. Their service is being
held elsewhere.
Accepts Loveland Resignation.
AS the President cleared the
decks in preparation for departure
for Washington Monday morning
he accepted with real regret the
resignation of Albert J. Loveland
Undersecretary of Agriculture
who is going home to Iowa to run
for the Senate.
Mr.. Loveland formerly was
chairman of the Iowa Agricultural
Conservation Commission. The
President told him that he hac
rendered distinguished service
in behalf of the American
farmer" He added that "our en-
tire agricultural economy ha:
been the beneficiary of your wise
counsel"
The retiring Agriculture officia
faces a contest in the Iowa pri.
mary which will name a con-
tender for the post now occupied
by Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican.
Wearin Also in Race.
Another Democratic aspirant is
former Representative OthC
Wearin, with whom the Roose-
welt administration unsuccessfully
sought to unseat Senator Gillette
IN the abortive purge" of 1888
There was no direct mention
of the Loveland. candidacy be-
cause the President is keeping out
OF primary fights-but the warm
tone of the letter was not inclined
to hurt him.
The IoWan is the second top
official to step out of Federal serv-
ice to run for the Senate this year.
Earlier. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Alex Campbell resigned to
make the race in Indiana where
the administration hopes to upset
Senator Capehart. Republican.
Florida weather returned to
normal yesterday, and the Presi-
dent got back into swimming
trunks for the first time in two
days. He planned a repeat per-
formance tomorrow.
Due Here Monday Afternoon.
He will leave BOCA-CHICA air.
port for the return flight to
Washington at 10 am. Monday
and will land at National airport
around 1870 or pm. He is going
at once to his desk, according to
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
but as of now has no afternoon
engagements. t.-
The President is getting back
home just two days before he ends
five years in offlce-and is keep
ing sharp eye on the congress
sional campaign just ahead. He
starts his first drive to look fol
more Democratic strength in the
Senate and House with Western
swing May 7 that will be the pre-
lude to other trips in the summer
and fall.
Mr.. Ross said that both the staff
at the Little White House" ano
IN Washington are digging up ma
terial for the speeches planned
and he described them in genera
as blueprinted to deal with a mix
ture of both foreign and domestic
policy. AS he explained, foreign
affairs have got to be such an i'm
portant part in the life of this
Government that it is not possible
to separate world and home front
economy.
When the President winds up a
big political rally in Chicago on
the night of May Is, he will be
playing a twin bill" as he is
scheduled also that night to speak
in a Nation wide broadcast for a
new bond drive.