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Evening star., 1951-09-17
Improved Personnel Recruitment

The decentralization of personnel recruiting
instituted by the Civil Service Commission is
Hoover Commission recommended reform that
will place on the various departments RESPONSE
bility for obtaining qualified employees for special
duties. Department heads previously had been
granted limited authority of this kind in the
field, largely as an emergency measure to speed
the stating of key agencies. Under the decen-
tralized recruiting plan just announced by the
commission, the departments will have full pow
ers to examine and appoint applicants for pro-
feSsional, scientific and executive positions in
Washington, subject to CSC supervision and con-
troll. The commission will continue to recruit
and examine candidates for clerical, typist, ste
nographer and similar jobs of routine nature.
This administrative reorganization is only
one step toward the goal of giving the depart
mentS greater latitude in the filling of highly
specialized jobS-a goal advocated by the Hoover
Commission and Endorsed by the Civil Service
Commission. The CSC recently approved the
proposed Federal Personnel Recruitment Act
which would give the Federal agencies even
wider authority IN picking specialists. The COM
mission. through its chairman, Robert Rams
peck, has requested several reasonable changes
in the bill, chiefly to strengthen its control
civil service recruitment. But, subject to such
control, the departments hereafter would have
form which should be helpful in stating the
Governments key positions with the best-quali-
fed applicants.
Most noteworthy would be the provisions
for rule of five and category ratings in
considering applicants for special jobs, such as
those in the professional and scientific fields.
At present rule of three limits department
heads to a choice of three eligible applicants.
Many complaints have been received that more
than three eligibleS should be submitted in the
case of highly specialized work. The commission
agrees that the rule of three" is too restrictive.
1t believes that technical specialists applying
for Federal jobs should be rated in four catego-
ries: "OutStandng," well Qualified" Quail
fed" and Unqualified" The appointing officer
would have choice of any candidate in the
highest category, except that veterans would be
given preference.
The proposed legislation would place the
emphasis where it belongs-on procurement of
the best possible men and women for Govern
ment service and their assignment according to
their abilities The right of the Government to
pick the best applicants should be extremely
broad
Evening star., 1951-09-17
By Charles E. TroceweH
Hussein Kamil.

the insect away. but after a few hundred
feet of first class Shooing he got into
the act, and decided to let the buzzer
alone.
The bee and Jones went along together
happily for about half mile, until the
bee Spied a clump of clover in lawn,
and deserted our pedestrian.
Common sense is an ingredient of the
human mind.
1t is made up of one part open mind,
as the saying has it, one part true in
vestigation spirit, and one part intel
lectual honesty.
1t is an amazing thing that some keen
men have no interest whatever in looking
into anything outside their speciality.
Chemistry flowers in products offered
in drug stores. They are applied chemis-
try, as it were.
The open mind says that one should
look into something new. The investiga-
tional spirit says one should at least try
every new thing at least once. Intellec-
tual honesty says that one should be
able to determine whether a thing
works or not
All this sums up as common sense,
which, in the last analysis, is the most
uncommon sense of all. It means that
the possesSor refuses to accept the ortho-
dox opinion until he has proved it for
himself. Proof by others may or may
not be right..A
Evening star., 1951-09-17

years. So the FDR three-in-a-row was
a real break with tradition.
Some thought that Calvin Coolidge
had secret yearnings for a draft after
The do not choose" disclaimer in the
summer of 1927, about a year before the
1928 convention, although available
evidence would point in the opposite
direction.
The Senate was suspicious, however.
and in 1928 adopted an -third-t term
resolution. A supporter, no less of the
"anti' declaration was the brisk young
Democratic Senator from Kentucky,
Alben w. Barkley, who can be counted
on to be the Truman running mate
again in 1952-lf
Some other two-termers who were
ready to call it day were Washington,
Jefferson, Madison. Monroe and Jack
son.
Washington, as a matter of fact,
wanted to quit at the end of one, and
James K. Polk, elected on a one-term
pledge. did just that. Hayes and Bu-
chanan were of one-term mind.
When Washington got out, however
it was for purely personal reasons, as
he was on record against limiting the
presidential tenure
Jefferson had strong views on the
matter, asserting that if tenure were
not limited by Constitution or practice,
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Peace Contract With Bonn

In keeping with the decisions reached here
last week by the foreign ministers of France,
Britain and the United States, the Allied High
Commission ana Chancellor Adenauers govern
ment at Bonn will now move forward with his
tory y-npaking negotiations aimed at effecting a
far-reaching change in West Germany's political
economic and military status. Broadly sum-
married.. the change is expected to express itself
in the form of two major developments: t1) The
Federal Republic will become almost-sov-
ereign nation, and (2l as such, in addition to
joining the Schuman Plan for merging the coal
and steel resources of free Europe, it will par
ticpate directly in the Atlantic communitys
armed defense against the threat of Red
aggression.
To that end, the negotiators at Bonn are
to work out, "as rapidly possible" mutually
acceptable agreements to replace the present
Occupation Statute. Since the Soviet Union
through its policy of partition and obstruction
ism, has made an overall settlement impossible
for the whole of Germany at this time, the
projected agreements will operate as a kind of
stop-gap peace contract" (Which apparently
will not have to be ratified by our Senate) be-
tween the Federal Republic on one hand and
France Britain and the United States on the
other. AS for its duration, the contract
which is to give due consideration to the interests
of the other free nations involved-preSumably
will remain in force until the German division
is ended and the Kremlin agrees to cooperate
in drafting a defnitive treaty for the entire
country. east and west united.
In the political and economic spheres, the
objective of these agreements will be- to inte-
crate West Germany-on basis of equality
within the free European community Accord
ingly although the Anglo-French- American
Allies will retain special rights relating to the
maintenance of their armed forces in the coun-
try and placing certain limitations on Bonn's
liberty of action in vital areas of international
policy, the Federal Republic will be pretty much
its own master-far more so than it is now
in nearly every field of operation, both at home
and abroad. As for the military sphere, the
terms to be worked out under the peace con-
tract" will be designed to guard against the
rebirth of militaristic and aggressive Reich but
at the same time to train and equip German
units for the French-sponsored unified six
nation army that is to be placed under General
Eisenhower'S supreme command as part of the
Atlantic Pacts defensive forces.
1t need hardly be added, of course, that all
this-wholly apart from arousing measure of
opposition among certain groups of West Ger
mans, Frenchmen and others in free Europe
is heartily condemned by the Kremlin and its
satellites. In puppet East Germany, the Red
propagandiSts echoing their Moscow masters,
are n2w shouting, with extra intensity. the old
line y pat our Allied dealings with mn are
Evening star., 1951-09-17
B'noi Israel Synagogue

Cities grow in terms of architecture because
of an instinct which fortunately dwels in the
hearts of millions of people-the instinct to
build beautifully. This principle perhaps means
more in Washington than it does in any other
town in the United States. In any case it long
has been operative here in terms of religious
edifices of distinction. The latest of these is
the B'nai Israel Synagogue at Sixteenth and
Crittenden streets, Northwest, the cornerstone
of which was set yesterday.
But not beauty alone is served by such a
noble structure. The new home of Rabbi Henry
Segals congregation has been raised to express
the paramount affirmation" that "the Lord is
our God" It represents the faith and the hope
of group organized only about Is years ago.
yet motivated by ideals dating back through
uncounted centuries Within its walls the spiri-
tual purposes of all Jews everywhere will be
advanced, and the influence of that progress
will be felt among their neighbors everywhere.
The historic ties between Hebrews of every
school of thought and Christians of every branch
are strengthened by the sacrifices which the
B'nai Israel flock has made that its temple
might be built.
Meanwhile, other houses of worship are be-
ing constructed by other congregations, Jewish
and Gentle alike. Those WaShingtonianS who
have been absent from the city for few years
and then returned have commented on this as
pect of the development of the Nations Capital
If any skeptic be tempted to imagine that re-
lgion is neglected here, the answer to his mis-
taken notion is available on every hand. Rabbi
Segal's people deserve congratuation for what
they are doing, and the same observation applies
to all contemporary groups who also wish to
witness for the LordX
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Eoypt and the U. N.
A. r. NewcOmbe.

In reference to your editorial Egypt
and the Council" published September
6, wish to make the following COM
ments:
The u N has condemned Egypt for
preserving her own security. Technically,
Egypt is still at war with Israel, since
peace treaty has not yet been signed be-
tween the two countries. It is, therefore,
Egypt's undeniable right to curb and
restrict strategic Israeli war shipments
cruising in Egypt's own territorial
waters, in the same token that the
United States is blockading the China
coast, although no formal declaration
of war exists between the United States
and China.
It is becoming more evident that the
q. N. is no more a tool for the pro-
motion of world justice and peace than
an instrument for the promotion of the
Big Powers interests. This is shown by
the refusal of the United States, U. K,
France, and U. S. S. r. to support and
enforce the following U. N. resolutions
passed by majority of the U. N. AS
sembly in 948 and 1949, respectively:
Resolution fixing the boundaries be-
the Negeb desert to the Arabs Despite
this resolution. Israel overran the Negeb
by force.
Resolution ordering Arab refugees
back to their homeland which was in
vaded by the Zionist invaders.
Resolution calling for the interna-
tionalization of the Holy City of Jeru-
salem On the second day after this
resolution was assed the Israelis occu-
pied Jerusalem and made it their cap
ital
The United States, U. K, and France
have gained nothing whatsoever by ask
ing for this SueZ resolution, save win
ming the antagonism Of the 400 million
people of the Middle East The victory
is solely Israel's and Russia's The
Suez resolution is new defeat and
setback to the Western Powers pres
tige in the Middle East. which at the
moment is definitely at its lowest
ebb.
HusSein KamiI.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Coal Fire

What ancient trees like ghostly, giant
terms
Raise now their lacy trondS Within
this fame?
In this strange i0orld phat long-oone
creature turns
And comes to life again ioithout a
name?
Forest on forest fourished. grew. and
died;
St0Gmp and decay and sea. then
0r0iDth again,
Insect and lizard, soil and sand and tide,
Grasses and reeds and moss and
trGckleSs fen.
A million years of sun went In this peat
That giUeS its po,Der again to man
tonight,
million years of slumber gaUe this
heat,
A million years OF magic made it
bright.
Worlds rose and sank again into the
nlire
To giue the iUarmth and beauty of
this fire.
Helen Rowe Henze
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Let's All Scream Together

notice President Truman got quite
(politicaD kick at the dedication of the
new GAO Building when he announced
to the world (and more particularly to
the voters in the United States that this
country is now more prosperous than it
has ever before been in its history, and
that each individuals income will now
buy more than it would in 1899.
That is wonderful news. because it
really is news to nearly all of u.s.
presume the President did not have time
to explain the fact that the gravy train
which carries the millions who are on
the relief rolls and the other millions
who are on the unemployment compen-
sation rolls at this very same most
prosperous" time has more riders than
1t ever had before in history-and the
handers-out Of this gravy money are
busily drumming up trade in an eff
fort to further increase the number who
are willing to live without working.
Albert d. Rust.
The current President of this republic
said at the dedication of the new GAO
Building: IF people couldn't blow off
steam that way. they might explode.
Half the fun of being a citizen in this
country comes from complaining about
the way we run our governments-Fed-
eral, State and local."
Shortly thereafter I found my reaction
to his honied homespinning pinpointed
in The Stars editorial concerning Sem
ator Douglas anguished cry from. the
Senate floor. Suggesting that Senator
Douglas was motivated by complete ex-
ASPIRATION" The Star aptly applied the
platitude: IF / hear that again, I'll
scream"
AS citizen, am today distressed and
yet amused by the lengths to which the
administration extends itself in order to
suppress and smother citizens screams.
The happy -go-lucky statement by the
present President puts the administra-
tion's point nicely, think. Let the citi-
zens scream it don't mean nothin, and
we'll plug their traps with gold and corn
when the noise gets rough. 1t appears
to me that the hallmark of the Truman
team is an utter disregard for the people
predicated upon time and tenure of
power in Office.
AS student of journalism, am we'll
aware that / should cultivate armor-
plated cynicism in regard to politics. and
maintain refrigerated attitude toward
the scream -strangled citizenry Neverthe-
less, 1 must agree both with the Chief
Dealer and The Star editorial as to my
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Letters to The Star

human right to cry out in anguish, and
to yell like heck.
The Star is just coming off a two-day
binge of boosting Acheson for his con-
duct in the San Francisco Jap treaty
meeting. cannot after contemplating
The Star encomiums, suppress or
smother this scream:
If we citizens are to stand awed and
amazed at the way Acheson conducted
himself at Frisco, then apparently we
citizens had the impression that Ache
son was going to be real chummy with
the Red HerringS and we were surprised
as the devil when our Secretary of
State acted as any patriotic American
with an ounce of brains would act If
that's true. why is The Star handing out
bouquets to man simply because that
man did his duty? I ask The Star, who
is being taken to the journalistic clean
ers; or TO put it another way, who is be-
ing fooled and by whom?
william ]. Webb.
Bravo for your editorial on Senator
Douglas scream at hearing again the
"nauseating sort of cliche" that dis
agreement with ones views is tanta-
mount to giving aid and comfort to the
enemy. There is a dangerous cult of
infallibility abroad in the land which
holds it is no longer possible to make
an honest mistake. 1t would seem that
there are no fools left, only scoundrels,
and of course the infallible ones. If this
keeps up We shall be playing right into
the hands of the Kremlin.
Dog gone it. here am doing it MYSELF
Sidney K0retz.
May I say that your editorials are
increasingly good and to the point?
Your Screams Heard Round the
Land" expressed just what we have all
been thinking for long time-and the
next one. "Mr. Acheson and These
Guys" was obvious. yet doubt if any
other paper had the sense and wit to
draw our attention to it.
Mrs. Austin KantZ.
just can't pass this up. An article
in The Star September 10 refers to
prosperity existing over the country and
infers that this is the work of the ad-
ministration. For Pete's sake, how can
any one refer to prosperity such as
exists today. paid for with the blood Of
our young boys? One would not believe
that even cold-blooded newspaper
could stomach such an inference. For
Evening star., 1951-09-17
A Big Question Gets an Evosive Answer

the office "will soon degenerate into an
inheritance"
jackson was a one-termer in prin-
ciple, but served two. Ill health removed
him as possibility after that, as was
the case with Woodrow Wilson.
Grover Cleveland was as emphatic as
jackson. The only President to serve
two consecutive terms after losing
his bid for two in row, the New York
er's candidacy was urged anew by the
the Brooklyn Eagle, in 1903, when Demo-
cratic fortunes were low, and the party
needed a strong man to run against
Theodore Roosevelt the next year.
Mr.. Cleveland was grateful, but to Dr.
st. Clair McKelway, the editor. he
wrote:
II have not for moment been able,
nor am I now able. to open my mind
to the thought that in any circum-
stances, or upon any consideration, ]
should ever again become the nominee
of my party for the Presidency. My
determination not to do so is unalter-
able and conclusive"
Alton B. Parker got the nomination
and lost.
President Truman'S personal third
term views are on the record-despite
his silence on their application.
He has told a news conference that
he is only in his first elected" term
right now, the nearly four years of the
fourth Roosevelt term he inherited, not
figuring in the calculation.
He also has pointed out that the new
Constitutional Amendment limiting the
presidency to the two terms specifically
exempts him, and has declined to discuss
the moral obligation" to retire.
So third term" scrupleS are not in
volved in the presidential thinking on
another race. the he-won't-run school
Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Truman appears also to have
ruled out the family angle.
To a news conference question about
Mrs. Trumans reported unwillingnesS 70
have him stay in the White House be-
yond January 20. 1858. the President re-
sponded easily that the First Lady has
endured politics for 30 years-and that
they understand each other.
Add to such StrawS the fact that
party leaders are not even considering
anything but another Truman campaign,
and that the Missourian's most recent
utterances, including that talk to Demo-
Gratis in San Francisco have whistle
stop" aroma, and his prospective course
doesn't seem to be too obscure.
The late Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
physician to President Wilson, had one
profound observation about Presidents in
the light of long experience.
On their last day in the White House
he would say, they all leave with a
smile on their lips. but an acute pain
in the belly for which no physician has
ever been able to find remedy"
Evening star., 1951-09-17
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Why do jockeys ride we'll forward
on horse instead of upright like cow
boys?-C. w. G.
A. A cowboy sits well back in the
saddle over the middle of the horses
back which is the horses center of bal
ance. The Jockey leans forward over
the horses neck because the task of a
race horse is only to run forward at
his greatest sped. He is not called upon
to make sudden turns, and his center
of balance is therefore much farther
forward than that of the COW horse.
> @. Do icebergs constitute a danger to
shipping in the Pacific Ocean as well
as the Atlantic?-G. F. U.
A. Icebergs from the Antarctic rarely
move north far enough to enter ship
ping lanes in the Indian and South Pa
cif1c Oceans although they have been
seen 100 miles south Of Australia.
@. When do the soft spots on baby's
head close?-G. B. H.
A. The soft spot in the middle of the
back of the head usually closes by the
time the baby is weeks old. The one
toward the front usually does not close
completely until the baby is between
IL and 18 months old.
@. In what speech did President
Franklin D. Roosevelt say that he hated
war?-M. M.
A. In speech at Chautauqua, N. Y.
he remarked. Il hate war" This was
on August 10, 1886.
Evening star., 1951-09-17

18 years we've been having this kind of
prosperity and our hospitals are full of
crippled children, for they are nothing
more than children If you ask me,
The Star is sick newspaper and needs
a doctor quite as badly as does the
administration. Who is trying to fool
whom?
A. r. NeWcOmbe
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer TO
any auestion Of TACT by either writing The
NV, Washington 5. D. c.. and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1888
Evening star., 1951-09-17

Pen-nameS may be used if letters carry
1UriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-01-27

The Kodiak Chamber of
Commerce was hest to six
high ranking naval officers
from the Kodiak Naval Sta
ton Thursday at a luncheon
at the Montmartre Inn.
Rear Adm. C. A. F. Spra-
que, commandant 18th Naval
District, Captain Harry San
ders. chief Of staff, Captain
j. K. B. Kinder, who is re-
lieving Sander, Captain P. 5.
! Reynolds, inspector 18th N.
D., Captain l.. J. Dow, COM
mandant Naval Station, and
Commander G. P. Koch,
executive officer, were intro
duced to the members.
Frank Meek and Victor
Fisher of the Bureau of Land
management, Max Folsom,
local electrician, and Elmer
Johnson, certified public
accountant from Ketchikan,
were also guests.
During the business session
the prospects for a small boat
harbor were discussed and
Secretary V. G.. Ellis read a
letter from Adm. Sprague to
the Navy Department in
Washington in which the
admiral stated, THE COM
mandant of the 18th Naval
District concurs with the City
of Kodiak for a small boat
harbor here.
The letter listed various
benefits the Navy would also
derive from such an installa-
ton. 1t pointed out that in an
emergency small patrol boats
could be berthed there and
that aircraft crash boats could
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-01-27
avail themselves

avail themselves of the
facilities.
Captain Sanders, who is
leaving soon for Washington,
spoke briefly. He thanked the
c of c for the friendly CO.
opration between his office and
town and expressed the hope
that he might return to Ko-
diak some day.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1951-01-27

Plans for the navy base and
t wn to charter a plane fer
taking the two basketball
teams to the Fur Rendezvous
in Anchorage were made
C tain Dow suggested both
teams use one plane. J. G,
Martz was chosen by Press
dent Merrill Coon to check OF,
the matter.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
l4-Ineh Lozy Susan

Ovenproof ceramic dishes.
Walnut finish wood with grey
and rust ceramics; natural with
chortreuse and green; maple
with yellow and brown--l3.5o
Evening star., 1951-12-12

Aluminium TumbIers
Eight l4-oz. tumbIers by Hal
sey. Wonderfully lightweight.
Keeps liquids frosty-cooI!
Colors are baked right on,
won't crack and chip.
8 for SOS
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Cleaning Chofins Dish

Extremely hondsone oil. STAIN
less steel. Ebony finished legs,
rubber-tipped to protect table
surfoee. 3-qt. eopociN, Sterno
controlled heat -------I9.95