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Evening star., 1951-05-21

However. the
commission in
its new order
to departments
a n d agencies
declared tn a t
inspection re-
ports av e
S h o W n tn a t
some agencies
have made lit,
tle pTOBTeSS III
setting up or
In operating
t h e ir pro-
T h e tagging
agencies will be
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Consider-
able cloudiness, with chance of
showers this afternoon and eve
ming. High, 78 degrees; low, 81
degrees. Tomorrow, fair and
warmer.
Maryland-Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow. Low, $3.50
Evening star., 1951-05-21

FEMININE TOUCH-The Civil
Service Commission is urging
Government agencies to hire more
women for the defense program
Although a sizeable number al
ready has been hired, the COM
mission feels that many more
can be placed in such hard-to-fill
jobs as mechanics, welders, tech
nicians and other positions in
arsenals and shipyards.
However, the commission is ad-
vising against the employment OF
mothers of children under 16
years Of age.
STENOS BEEF Government
stenographers who have been in
the Federal service for a number
of years have a grippe that they
hope Federal personnel officials
and the Civil Service Commission
will heed.
Many were hired back in 1941
and 1912 and despite their length
of service and efficient work, they
are graded no higher than GS-4
or 5. Meanwhile, the various, de-
tense and emergency control, in
desperate need of stenographer
help. are recruiting high school
girls and pay them the same
salaries.
Old-time stenographers don't
begrudge the high schools girls
these salary grades. but they
feel that they should be given a
chance at GS-6 jobs which pay
$3.450 a year. They feel their
length Of service and satisfactory
performance rate them a little ad-
ditional pay over high school girls.
JOBS - The commission next
month will announce exams for
photographers, microphotogra-
pliers, photostat and blueprint op-
orators and photo-reproduction
trainees, at salaries Of $4,000 to
$3,100 a year. Applicants for
Government junior management
assistant jobs who passed their
written test but f1unked the oral
exam, will be eligible for Junior
assistant positions, the commits
sion announced today. The
Military District of Washington
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degrees. Warmer tomorrow alter
noon.
Virginia-Cloudy tonight. with
low in upper SOS and low COS. To-
morrow, cloudy and warmer, with
chance of thunder showers In
southwest portions.
Wind: Northeast. miles per
hour. HAS am.
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IMiddIeburg Lily Show

MIDDLEBURG. Va. May 2l.-
The ninth annual lily show of the
Garden Club of Virginia will be
held in the Middleburg Commu-
nifty Center on June % and %. 1t
lis sponsored by the Fauquier-Lou
doun Garden Club. the Leesburg
Garden Club and the Warrenton
Garden Club.
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Antiques Show Set

WESTMINSTER. Md, May 81
The fifth annual antiques show
of the Westminster Kiwanis Club
will be held from 1890 to 1896
pm, Wednesday through Satur-
day, in the Westminster State Ar
mory.
Evening star., 1951-05-21

. Britain and the United States arr
pushing Iran closer to Russia ane
a Communist revolution by op.
posing Oil naturalization.
(In London Prime Minister
Attlee summoned the British
cabinet to meet tomorrow on
the Iranian oil crisis.)
National Front Deputy Hosseir
Makki raised the threat Of holy
war il the British use force to re-
sist the loss of their big invest
ment in the Abadan refinery and
the nearby oil wells in Southern
Iran.
The governments letter to the
oil company, while refusing to
arbitrate. called on the company
to send representatives to plan
the method of taking over the
Southern Iranian installations. 1t
was the first time since DR.. Mos
sadegh's sudden rise to power
three weeks ago that he has Of
fered even to talk over the ma
tionalization situation with the
British.
Move Called Illegal.
The company, declaring expro-
priation is illegal, had asked the
government to appoint its arbi-
traitor under terms of the 1888
concession agreement which pro-
vided that all disputes be settled
by an arbitration board.
Replying for DR.. Mossadegh, FL
nance Minister Mohammed Ali
Varasteh declared Iran had the
sovereign right to nationalize the
industry and rejected arbitration.
Informed sources said DR.. Mos
sadegh also, had rejected a British
note, sent Saturday, offering to
send negotiating mission to Iran.
Iran contended that the dispute
was one between the nation and
the company. despite the fact that
the British government owns more
than half of the company stock.
Mr.. Makki's charges of American
interference were based on a
State Department appeal Satur-
day for friendly negotiation be-
tween Iran and Britain to keep
oil flowing to the free world
The statement said the United
States would strongly oppose
any arbitrary action.
What America did" Mr.. MakkiI
said, was interference with a.
free, independent country. We
expected the United States to sup
port public opinion in Iran and
not enter a fight with IranianI
nationals by helping the former
oil company looters."
Mr.. Makki warned:
when the Iranian people find
themselves in situation in
which the roads are closed from
every side, the foundations of
Communism and revolution will
be prepared. II is Britain and
the United States who are push
ing us toward Russia"
Mr.. Makki declared that Iran
is an international powder keg,
and added, The freedom lovers
Of the world should take care not
to come close to this powder keg
with match in their hands. II
they do, it will get rid of the
British Empire forever. Our
spiritual leaders have all declared
that If the British threat is car
ried out they will declare a holy
war"
He was referring to a statement
made public yesterday by Ayatol-
lab Seyid Abolghassem Kashani,
Moslem leader and National Front
supporter, which said any move
by the British forces will be met
with holy war.
Evening star., 1951-05-21

Record Temperatures This Year.
Hiehest, SO, on May 10.
Lowest. IL. on February 8.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours,
High, II. at $50 pm.
Low. 63. at 2:15 am.
Evening star., 1951-05-21

China has two of the worlds
great rivers, the Yellow and the
YangtSe,
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has job openings for laboratory
attendants, hospital attendants
and nurses aides. Apply to Room
2-E, 1880, the Pentagon The
commissions fourth regional Office
here will accept applications until
further notice for the personnel
officer exam. The jobs are in
Maryland and Virginia, but not in
the nearby areas. The Severn
River Naval Command at Annap-
oils, Md, needs laborers at 1886
to $10.56 a day.
BE sure to read the Federal
Spotlight column sir days a
Deek in The Star and hear the
Spotlight radio broadcast at
6:15 pm. eDery Saturday oper
Station WMAL.)
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Reciprocal Trade Bill
TO Pass as Committee
Wrote Il, MiI|ikin Says

AS the Senate began debate to-
day on extension of the foreign
reciprocal trade program, Sena-
tor Millikin, Republican, of Colo
RADIO predicted the bill would pass
as it came from the Finance Com
mittee.
Earlier today the Colorado
Senator explained the measure in
detail to the Conference Of Re-
publican Senators, Of which he is
chairman.
Although the House-approved
bill and the Senate committee
version both contain the peril
point" feature originated by the
Republican 8oth Congress, it ap-
pears likely to muster enough
Democratic support to be re-
stored this year.
The bill would extend for two
years the Governments authority
to negotiate trade pacts. The
House, in acting on the measure
earlier, voted three-year extern
sion. The present authority runs
out June IL.
+ The reciprocal trade program,
launched in 1884, permits the
administration to lower tariff
rates in return for similar conces-
sions negotiated with other coun-
tries.
The Senate Finance Committee
wrote into the extension bill a.
directive to President Truman to
withdraw or suspend "as soon as
practicable" any trade concession
made to Russia and other Com
munist countries.
Both House and Senate ver-
sions of the bill contain two pro-
visions designed to establish some
check on the authority OF the
Executive branch to negotiate the
agreements.
One is the peril point" the
other an escape clause feature.
Evening star., 1951-05-21
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
CSC Orders Federal Agencies
To Speed Promotion Systems
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission has Federal depart
mens and agencies to put their promotion systems into effect i'm
mediatey
commission said begin checking the various de
parments and agencies beginning July
been set deserving employees hrouge
promotions.
commission has been against making anv Fed
ago aided agencies IN Setng upera
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Russia Couldn't Move Oil From Middle
Eost, U. S. Executive Says. Poee AS
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Iran Rejects British
Oil Proposal, AssaiIs
u. ). Interference
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

TEHERAN, Iran, May 81. =
Prime Minister Mohammed Mos
sadegh has rejected a British pro-
posal to arbitrate the explosive
dispute over naturalization of
the wealthy Anglo -Iranian Oil Co.
A government spokesman also
told Parliament yesterday that
Evening star., 1951-05-21
River Report.

River Report.
From U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferrv
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy At
Harpers Ferry. ~
- Humidity
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numlo1ty.
fReadinps at We .binotan A;-~..IN
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Tide Tables.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tt
Capital (current month to date);
Evening star., 1951-10-11
District Committee
Backs Pay Raise Equa|
Ito Classified Status

Worries over pay raises for
Washington police. firemen and
teachers yesterday persuaded the
Senate District Committee to take
a time-saving step.
1t authorized Chairman Nicely
to draft and report to the Sen
ate with the committees advance
approval a separate bill to grant
the local employees whatever 1851
pay ra ;Ge might be accorded the
Federal and District classified
workers.
Effort to Avoid Snarl.
This was in recognition Of the
snarl that has developed over
the pay raise bills for Govern
ment workers. The Senate has
voted a 10 per cent boost for
classified workers. The House has
its own bill for a $400 raise.
The House District Committee
has insisted on a separate bill for
District police, f1remen and teach
ers and has won House approval
of its bill.
Quick Action Possible.
Senator Nicely said he still hopes
the local wage question can be
covered in an ultimate conference
agreement on the Federal CLASH
fled pay bill.
But should this not be posi-
BILE, the Senate Committee action
yesterday paved the way for quick
Senate action for the District
workers for any pay raise agreed
upon for the Federal classified
group.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Clerk Fatally Crushed
Between Two Trucks

A 38-year-old shipping clerk
was crushed to death between two
trucks yesterday afternoon.
The victim, Orlando H. Farmer.
LOT "a Rhode Island avenue NE.
was directing the trucks at a
loading platform at the Cochrane
Transfer Co., 1922 First street
NE, about S pm.
Police said one Of the trucks
was parked in a driveway and
the other was backing toward the
standing truck, with Mr.. Farmer
directing it.
MIR. Farmer turned to close the
doors on the standing truck and
the moving truck backed into it,
pinning him between the two
vehicles. He was pronounced dead
at Casualty Hospital shortly after
Benjamin B. Shoemaker, 80, of
1913 Columbia road NV, was at
the wheel of the standing truck
and George E. Moffett, 20. of
295l Weaver street NV, was
driving the other, police said.
A coroner's inquest was to be
held today.
Mr.. Farmer. who roomed at the
Rhode Island address, came here
ABOUT six years ago from Win.
|cheSter. Va. A hrofhor A,,,+;1
lives at 821 Taylor street NE
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Goodwill Industries
Praised by Judge

District Judge Luther w
Youngdahl last night paid tribute
to the Rev. Harold Shape, direc-
tor of Goodwill Industries here
for his pioneer work in employ
ing the physically handicapped.
At the dinner at the Hotel
2400, Judge Youngdahl called
Goodwill Industries an asset to
any community for the attention
given the handicapped.
Judge Youngdahl said there
are a potential one million
workers in this country who are
physically handicapped but who
could be employed with proper
training and rehabilitation.
Last nights dinner was one
event Of this weeks National
Employ Physically Handicap
ped observance. Open house will
be held at Goodwill Industries
tonight and tomorrow.
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not even the Communist press
criticized its musicianship. They
contented themselves with saying
that the crowd was herded into
the stadium by Western imperial
istic police.
Recruits Talent Openly.
Col. Howard is able to recruit
|openly-a rather fortunate cir
|cumstance when compared with
the situation of Col. Earl Blaik.
coach Of the West Point football
team. The band and orchestra
are professional and are proud of
lit. When the conductor wants a
player, he goes to the Musicians
Union in New York and looks over
the cards of instrumentalists
under 81. He has slew of play
Iers from big symphony orchestras
who prefer Uncle Sans method OF
paying on a year-around basis.
Fourteen of them are from the
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particular knowledge of Washing
ton and its environs and the plans
for future development. Mr.. Set
tie ended up at the top Of the list
of SO lawyers from all over the
country who took the examina-
ton.
Moved Here in 1919.
Since then. he has worked con-
tinuously on the plan for Wash
ington. His able but frequently
unseen hand has helped such vital
District legislation through Con-
gress as the Alley Dwelling Au-
thority Act, the act creating the
District Recreation Board, the
Districts long-fought Boundary
Act. the new Slum Clearance and
Redevelopment Act, the Balti-
more Washington parkway, air
port. bridge and thoroughfare
plans. There isn't much in local
improvements the past 20 years
that hasn't involved him. i
Mr.. Settle moved to Washington
in 1919 to practice law. Born Of
Virginia parents In Fort Benton,
Mont. his family moved back to
their former home in Washington,
Va, when he was 6 years old. But
for that accident of birth in Mon
tana, he is still as much Vir-
ginian as he became when he
grew up in the State. He holds
A. B. and LII. M. degrees from
the University Of Virginia and
from 1910-1913 was State super
visor of schools. Preacher of play
in plenty. he became interested In
lrecreational development. Work
he did for the State committee
studying school and road laws
attracted the attention of the Ma
tional Recreation Association. For
that group he spent IA years CO.
operating with local officials all
over the country mapping recre-
alton systems, drafting legislation.
During World War I he served
with the Army Hospitality Com
mittee and since World War II
has been on the executive COM
mittee of the Armed Services Hos
lpitality Committee.
Taught Bible Glasses.
Mr.. Settle has taught Bible
classes at the Francis Asbury
Methodist Church for many years.
Before then his first Bible class
was a group of miners at Alberene.
Va, in 1905. His favorite sermon
which he gives frequently In
Washington is on the travels and
work Of st. Paul. He has another
speech which he has been deliv-
ering in Washington since the
days of the Hoover administra-
ton. "Its title," he said, "is Why
II Respect and Admire the Con-
gress Of the United States"
Mr.. Settle is sincere in choosing
the topic. Congress. all through
my experience" he said, .has
treated us pretty good. In 20
years of very close working rela-
tions at the Capitol I have found
members of Congress to be mighty
fine people"
He lives with his wife at 3715
Van Ness street NV. For wears
he has been a member Of the
North Cleveland Park Association,
representing it on the Federation
Of Citizens Associations. MIR. Set
tie is too interested in life to re-
tire to inactivity. ."un glints from
under his bushy brows and he
likes people. He likes Washington,
too. he said, and believes in keep
ing his eyes on its future develop
lment.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Radio-W Show 10 Al,
In launching Areas
Red Feather Drive

A radio-TV show will help
launch the District areas $4,050,-
600 Community Chest drive next
week end.
The drive formally opens Mon
day. Four TV stations and ID
radio outlets will cooperate in a
half-hour Red Feather Cavalcade
Sunday to signalize it's start.
With Eddie Gallaher as master
of ceremonies. the program will
include entertainment by Singers
Betty Madigan and Eddie Fisher
a skit featuring four disk jockeys
and a quiz presided over by Mrs
Drucie Snyder Horton.
The Red Feather Man of the
Year" will be named on the pro-
gram and take part in the quiz
with five women radio personali-
ties-Dianne Cameron, WTTG;
Hazel Market, WWDC; Eleanor
Lee, WTOP; Nancy Osgood
WNBW, and Ruth Crane of The
Star station, WMAL.
The program will originate al
the studio of WMAL-TV and will
be carried by the four TV sta
tions at 1880 am. Radio stations
will rebroadcast the show at later
hours.
| The Chest today had $4,000
salted away toward the campaign
goal. thanks to two diplomats who
gave $1,000 each.
The gifts, presented at a State
Department campaign rally yes.
terday, were from David Bruce
Ambassador to France. and Johr
I'M. Cabot, Minister to Ireland.
Evening star., 1951-10-11

Federal Security Administrator.
told. session that the Nation
has sc million overcrowded dwell
ings. He said. however, the need
TO improve housing conditions
must temporarily slow down ow-
ing to defense efforts.
I'VE are not going to be able
to move ahead as rapidly as we
would like" he said. Shortages
of materials, the diversion of
funds for the military and for.
eign aid programs. the concen-
tration on the very essentials of
military and foreign-aid pro.
grams-these take top priority.
I'VE can place the first blame
on the men in the Kremlin for
having slowed us up In our drive q
for a better life for the American
people"
Evening star., 1951-10-11
By George Kennedy

Any course in music apprecia'
tion ought to start with attend
ance at orchestra rehearsals.
A very instructive one woule
have been the first rehearsal o!
the Air Force Symphony Orches.
Itra-the city's largest professional
Iorcrestra-for the opening of it
fifth season.
The first rehearsal of the 81
musicians was Monday morn
ing in the broadcasting stu.
Idio at Boiling Air Force Base. The
orchestra has been rehearsing
there ever since and the last licks
will be put in this afternoon not
long before the initial concert al
$3.50 tonight in the Departmental
Auditorium in the 1900 block ol
Constitution avenue NV.
The players were just back from
IA two-week leave. Music for the
program had been distributed fol
the first time, and things were
pretty rough.
Col George S. Howard was con.
Iducting. and it was hard work
The music was the lie Cid Ballet
Suite" by Massenet. The con.
Iductor kept taking it apart ane
Iputting it together.
Not Amateurs.
He was not dealing with anna.
teurs. These musicians took it
And when the conductor compli.
mented the piccolo player for {
fine solo passage, they all con
tributed to the traditional ap
Iplause of instrumentalists by rap
ping their feet on the floor.
This Air Force Symphony Or
chestra is the product of a re
markable American music institu
tion that has grown up with tn,
Air Force. 1t might be said tina
things started in 1910. when tn,
old Army Air Corps offered {,
ST. 900 prize for a theme song. TIL,
contest was open to every one. /
was won by an Air. Force pilot
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Public Library Resumes
Book Discussion Program,

The seventh year of reading
discussion groups sponsored by
the Public Library began this
week.
Aimed at encouraging the read
ing and discussion of important
books, the programs will be held
in the Jewish Community Center,
Cleveland Park Congregational
Church and various libraries
throughout the city.
Photographs and movies will
be used as the basis of discus
sions. Call the Central Library,
Literature Division, for further
information.
Evening star., 1951-10-11
Secretary of Park Planners to Retire at 20

Thomas s. Settle, whose 20
years as secretary and legal ad-
wiser Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission were
dedicated to helping obtain legis-
lation and planning to make
Washington a better place in
which to live" is retiring october
|31, the commission announced to-
day. He will be 10 on October 81.
In making the announcement
at the monthly session, John
Nolen, jr.. director. paid tribute
to Mr.. Settle as one who had
made IAN outstanding record in
the legislative field" He had been
involved. Mr.. Nolen said, in the
initiation of most of the largest
Irecreational. park and civic i'm
Iprovements from which Washing
ton and its environs have bene-
fitted in recent years.
The commission said that no
successor to Mr.. Settle has been
chosen. 1t is too exacting a posi-
ton to fill easily, it was said.
To Resume Law Practice.
Although relinquishing official
duties so soon. Mr.. Settle by no
means intends dropping his active
interest in civic and planning af-
fairs. an activity which absorbed
much of his time even before he
joined the commission in June,
1881. He will resume the private
Ipractice Of law and added that
he will continue to ride my hobby
which has always been to make
Washington better and more
beautiful" Somehow, he will
find time to continue active in the
Chamber of Commerce, Board ot
Trade, Committee of 100 for the
National Capital and some half
dozen other affiliations having
Interests in local improvements.
For years Mr.. Settle had given
the press information of Wash
ington's planning problems and
reports on the progress of vita
District legislation in Congress
He was the commissions liaisor
officer in all matters affecting
Legislation and kept the District
Commissioners and the Bureau oi
the Budget informed of the plan.
ming needs of the agency. He
also passed on contracts made By
the Commission to buy land fol
park and recreational purposes
He was better known at the
Evening star., 1951-10-11

Mai. Robert Crawford, now sta
toned Aet Miami, Fla. It starts
"Off we go into the wild blue
yonder," and it is still so popular
that it has to be played at every
appearance Of Air Force orchestras
and bands.
Col. Howard came to the outfit
IN 1914 from Penn State College,
where he had elevated the study
and performance of band music to
the position of honor it deserves
The Air Force Band and the
64 other AF bands that play at
the bases and outposts of the
American perimeter of air power
are his developments.
Again Toured Europe.
The band made its third Euro
.pean tour this summer. On June
"a. it played to the worlds most
critical audience for band music,
10000 German civilians in Ber-
Inns Olympic Stadium. Fifty
thousand were turned away.
Just how much Of a successor
Col. Howard is to John Philip
Sousa in the matter of Snowman
ship is well illustrated by his
entrance on that occasion. The
concert opened with the intro
duction to the third act of
"Lohengrin," and his assistant was
conducting. Just at the stirring
finale, the colonel, wearing the
white dress uniform of an Air
Force officer. landed in front of the
orchestra in a helicopter, stepped
to the podium and took over.
But what the enlisted men in
the orchestra best remember Is
when they gave the audience a
break" during the playing of
Sousa's "Stars and Stripes For
ever" More than 100000 Ger
mans continued the melody,
whistling 1t as If it were their
favorite tune. That got the boys
1t brought Jumps to their throats
They still speak well Of Berliners
AS for the Berliners, they liked
the American band so well that