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Evening star., 1951-02-01
.CSCAsksR Repeal
|0f Temporary,
II. ). Job Limit
Ban on Permanent
Promotions and Shifts
Is Called Unjust
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission
today asked Congress to repeal or
modify the so-called Whitten
Amendment that puts all Govern
ment promotions and transfers on
a temporary basis.
The commission declared that
the provision, adopted by Congress
last year as part of a supplemental
appropriations bill. was impeding
the Governments defense program
as well as inf1icting injustices on
Government employees.
While declaring that it agreed
with the detectives of the amend
ment to keep down the size of the
Governments permanent staff and
to facilitate the movement Of
Government employees to defense
agencies, the commission said the
provision has had the opposite ef-
feet.
1T has impeded the movement
of Government workers to defense
agencies" the commission said. "It
has resulted in injustices to en-
ployes. 1t has imposed unneces-
sarily rigid procedures on the Fed
eral personnel system at a time
when flexibility is needed to meet
rapidly changing conditions"
Greater Flexibility Urged.
The commission promised Con-
gress that if the Whitten rider is
repealed, it would recommend to
the President an executive order
that would carry out the zap
parent intention" of Congress, but
which will allow the necessary
f1exibility to meet specific condi-
tions and new situations as they
arise"
The commission said it favored
restricting the number of tempo
rary promotions and transfers
during the national emergency,
but it declared these restrictions
should be made more flexible and
that the commission be given the
power to make exceptions when
necessary.
The commission said that il
Congress decides against repeating
the Whitten rider, legislation
should be enacted to correct It's
defects. 1t said the Whitten
amendment. by requiring that all
transfers be temporary, has re-
suited in many permanent en-
ployes hesitating to give up their
| positions in non-defense agencies
to accept temporary jobs in de-
tense agencies, even with re-
employment rights.
Sees Unfairness Resulting.
The provision requiring that all
reinstatements be temporary re-
acts unfairly against many expert
enced former Federal employees as
we'll as displaced career workers,
Including veterans, who are seek
ing Government unemployment,
the commission contended.
"They are reluctant to enter the
Federal service since they are put
in Instantaneous position in
future reductions in force" the
commission declared.
In a House speech last week,
Representative Written, Democrat,
of Mississippi, author of the con-
troversial rider, accused the COM
mission of lack of sympathy with
his provision and efforts to scuttle
lit.
The commission stated today it
is anxious that the original intent
of Congress in approving the rider
be sustained, but that necessary
corrections are needed quickly to
correct inequities.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
District Retailers
Cut Pork Prices
2 to 6 Gents

Pork prices were down 2 to
6 cents a pound in many
Washington area stores today
as retailers reported plentiful
supplies.
One large food chain re-
duced it's pork roasts and
chops 6 cents a pound.
Another chain featured
pork at 2 cents a pound
cheaper than a week ago.
This store also reduced its
frying chickens by 4 cents a
pound.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Meeting Is Postponed

The Connecticut Avenue Citi-
zens' Association has postponed
it's meeting scheduled for tonight
until next Thursday. It will .be
held at 8 pm. in the All Souls
Episcopal Church, Cathedral ave.
hue and Woodley place NV.
Evening star., 1951-02-01

by his second wife, a pretty former
model who obtained the decree in
the Virgin Islands. They have
three children.
He was convicted of inducing a
wartime business associate, Bleriot
H. Lamarre. to testify falsely be-
fore a Senate War Investigating
subcommittee. He was dismissed
from the service after the convic-
ton.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Constitution Bill
aces Second
Test Today
Judiciary Committee
Backs Convention
By Vote Of 10 to 9
By J. B. Zotmon
Stor Stoff Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 1.-The
hotly disputed bill calling for a
convention to rewrite Maryland's
84-year-old constitution headed
for it's second test Of strength In
the General Assembly today.
The measure slipped through
the House Judiciary Committee
yesterday by 1919 vote, but the
absence Of many delegates because
of bad weather caused the meas
ure's supporters to hold the COM
mittee's favorable report from the
floor of the House until today.
Meanwhile. the Montgomery
County delegation introduced four
bills to revamp the county's liquor
control setup and to increase
sharply liquor, beer and wine
license fees.
Two of the measures would es-
tablish a board of license COM
misSioners and a department of
liquor control under the county
manager. and another would re-
peal a law earmarking LIQUOR
board receipts to pay off bonds
used to build the liquor dispensary
building in Silver Spring.
License for Provisions.
The license fee measure pro-
vides for the following increases:
Beer-Class A (off f-sale), $25 to
$50; class B (on-sale). $50 to $50
and Glass D Con and off-sale)
$50 to $3.50.
Beer and wine-Class A (off-
sale), $35 to $75; Glass B (on- -sale)
$50 to SITS, and Glass D Con and
off -sale), $50 to SITS.
Beer, wine and liquor-Class 3
(on-sale), $3.50 to $1,000. This
affects only Olney Inn and Nor
mandy Farms, the delegation
explained.
Among Judiciary Committee
members voting for the constitu-
tional convention bill were Dele
gates j. PAUL Marshall and j,
Douglas Bradshaw. Montgomery
County, and John F. Lillard, jr.,
Prince Georges County. all Re-
publicans.
Pumphrey Opposed.
Those opposing the motion for
a favorable report include Dele
gates Leroy Humphrey, Prince
Georges County, and C. Clifton
Virts, Frederick County, Demo-
Gratis, and Joseph B. Payne, Re-
publican, of Frederick County.
Mr.. Humphrey said later he
voted against the motion because
no one has suggested what pro-
visions of the constitution should
be eliminated or changed.
After the committee acted,
Chairman Thomas Dempsey
Democrat, of Baltimore, an
nounced he would place the re-
port on the House floor at the
afternoon session.
When the House convened, how
ever, only 95 of the 1923 members
were present and most of the
absentees were from the So
member Baltimore delegation,
which has strongly supported the
bill.
Delegates Oppose Delay.
Mr.. Dempsey then told the
House he would hold the report
until today so it could come be-
fore "a more representative
House" !" This Immediately brought
protests from Delegates John F.
McNulty and Richard E. Lank-
ford, Democrats, of Anne Arundel
County, whose delegation Is
against the measure.
Seeing what they believed an
opportunity to upset the commit
tees report and kill the bill, the
two Anne Arundel County dele
gates circulated a petition to bring
the report to the floor But mo-
ton to suspend the rules SO the
petition could be considered was
rebuffed, Sc to A..
, 1951-07-30
NEWS

A Steamer is scheduled to
sail from Mobile August 18th
and New Orleans August 18th,
and is due at Frederiksted on
.or about August 18th, 1851, ac-
scepting freight for Barbados,
Georgetown and Paramaribo.
policy.
Alcoa Steamship Company. Inc
Rob't L. Merwin & Co.. Inc.
I
, 1951-07-30
PUBLICATION

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that $62.85, repre-
senting interest accrued on the
invested capital of Their Royal
Highnesses Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess
Louise's Silver Wedding Me-
mortal Fund for the benefit of
INDECENT persons in st. Croix,
will be available for distribu-
ton on August 81, 1852.
Applications containing the
requisite information and duly
certified should be forwarded
to the undersigned not later
than August II, 1851.
Office of the, Administrator
Christiansted, st. Croix, VI.
July 27, 1851
HARRY E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
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of numbers slips and once for
illegal possession of liquor.
Scott was listed as having been
fined once for possession of num-
bers slips, placed on probation at
one time on a gambling charge
and as having to forfeit collateral
on a drunkenness and disorderly
charge.
Simultaneous with the sentenc-
ing, another gambling case in
volving Lewis and Frank Billeci
was dismissed. An earlier con-
viction in that case had been re-
versed by the United States Court
Of Appeals.
In dismissing the case, Judge
Kirkland expressed the view that
it would constitute double jeop-
ardy" to bring Lewis to trial on
the other indictment.
When defense counsel moved
Tor dlSmlSSal the motion was un-
opposed by Assistant United
States Attorney William Hitz.
Lewis was represented by At
torney William H. Collins and
Mitchell and Scott by Attorneys
Myron Ehrlich and Charles E.
Ford.
When the trio pleaded guilty to
the conspiracy charge Mr.. Fay
termed the pleas the biggest vic
tory in gambling prosecution
here in the last 18 years."
The three men were arrested
in March, 1949, in a raid on their
gambling headquarters at 4310
Forty Sixth street in Bladensburg,
Md.
Eleven others who had been
named on the conspiracy count
with Lewis, Mitchell and Scott
were cleared at District Court
when the three pleaded guilty.
The IL. however. remain under
sentence in Maryland.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Menzies Names Spender
As Ambassador 10 u. 5.
BY the Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia, March
I2.-Percy Claude Spender, Min
lister of External Affairs, today was
appointed Australian ambassador
to Washington.
The appointment was an
nounced by Prime Minister Robert
G.. Menzies. Mr.. Spender succeeds
Norman j. 0. Maxim.
MenZies issued this statement:
"In the crucial years ahead the
Washington post is of uncommon
significance.
"Spender goes to Washington
with a wealth of up to date
knowledge and a clear conception
of Australia's policies. His strength
and clarity in negotiation never
were more clearly displayed than
in the recent discussions lin Aus
tralia) with John Foster Dulles
Press reports said Eric Harri-
son, resident Australian minister
in London. probably would take
over Mr.. Spender's foreign office
post.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Batt|eship Missouri
Changes Commanders
BY the Associated Press


YOKOSUKA, Japan. Mar. O.
The Mighty Mo changed bosses
today in the same bay where
the vanquished japanese empire
changed bosses on her deck in
1945.
New commander of the battle
ship Missouri is Capt. George c.
Wright, 100 Worthington drive
Westmoreland Hill, Md.
He took over from Capt. Irwin
Terrill Duke of Richmond, who
brought the 45,000-ton battle
wagon into the Korean war last
September.
The Missouri's 16-inch guns
have hammered Communist tar
gets on both the East and West
Korean coasts. This was her first
trip to Tokyo Bay since japanese
ENJOYS signed terms of surrender
in World War II on her deck in
September, 1945.
Capt. Wright, 48. has made his
home in the District area for five
years. A native of Iowa, he was
graduated from the Naval Acad.
emy in 1925.
He began his sea duty in de.
stroyers and served as an escori
commander during World War II
in the Atlantic and the Mediter-
ranean. He holds the Bronze Star
and the Legion of Merit for hi;
work during that period.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
By J. A. O'Leory

Senators considering the troops
or-Europe issue called Gen. j,
Lawton Collins, Army Chief of
Staff. to a closed session today to
get a line on the overall cost OF
running the Army next year.
Meanwhile, Senators said they
learned yesterday that only two
additional American divisions are
expected to go to Europe this
year to supplement the two al
ready in Germany. The Defense
Department is reported to have
advised Congress that unless war
breaks out, it expects to have
only six divisions in Europe by
July l, 1852.
Although the public hearings
ended two days ago, members OF
the Foreign Relations and Armed
Services Committees are seeking
further information from defense
officials in closed session before
deciding in what form the Senate
should express its approval OF
Western European defense plans.
Gen. Eisenhower. supreme COM
mander for Western Europe, may
have 80 divisions in all by the end
of this year, counting the contri-
buttons of all IL North Atlantic
treaty nations.
France, Great Britain and the
United States are expected to have
a dozen of these divisions ready
for front line defense if trouble
starts. Italy is a member of the
pact, but her military strength is
limited by the Italian peace treaty.
Reports here are that other pact
countries-Belgium. the Neither
lands, Norway. Denmark, Portugal
have or hope to have a division
each by the end of the year.
In calling Gen. Collins back
into executive session today. some
Senators said they want to
inquire about reports that. the
defense budget may reach the
500 billion mark in the fiscal
year 1853, which starts July /,
Evening star., 1951-03-02
Collins Summoned to Closed
Session on Troops for Europe

1852. Senator Byrd, Democrat,
of Virginia, said he had heard
such reports. He said he is afraid
such a budget would splinter the
country's economy.
The members of the Foreign
Relations and Armed Services
Committee are asking, In effect,
for breakdown of the military
budget for the next year or two.
While the committees considered
the problem in closed session,
Republican Senators continued to
inject the roops-for-E Europe issue
into the floor debate over the new
Selective Service bill.
Senators Bricker Of Ohio and
KEN of Missouri, Republicans,
attacked President Truman's han
ding of defense and foreign policy.
Senator Bricker said he would
vote against stationing any, more
American ground troops in Europe,
declaring:
I'm my opinion, stationing a
large number of American troops
in Europe cannot be achieved
within the framework of a national
mobilization plan which makes
the most efficient use of our
limited resources Of manpower
and money"
Senator KEN said Congress,
rather than the President, should
decide whether any additional
troops are to be sent to Europe.
He charged the President with
having taken a major step toward
establishing a military dictator
ship" when he ordered troops into
Korea, and went on:
us the 82d Congress willing to
be bridled and saddled and to
serve as the charger for an Amer
ican Napoleon?"
Lehman Attacks Isolationism.
Senator Lehman, Democrat, Of
New York, told a civil liberties
conference here last night "any
sign of neglect of our obligations
in Europe would be disastrous"
Asserting that "latter-day isola-
tionists," don't want to send any
American troops at all, Senator
Lehman declared:
Acceptance of the fantastic
Hoover plan would mean the alb
ject surrender of all of Western
Europe, all of Middle Asia, and
much of Africa. It would mean
that most of the free nations of
the world would sink into the
abyss of slavery.
'"It would mean that the United
States. isolated from the rest of
the world. would, I believe, ulti-
mately collapse either by attack
from without or deterioration from
Within"
Evening star., 1951-03-02
etely lopsided and unwork-

pletely lopsided and unwork-
able"
Jacob S. Potofsky. president Of
the 375, ,0O0-member CIO Anal
gamated Clothing Workers, said
labor lis being treated with con-
tempt" by Mr.. Wilson's Office of
Defense Mobilization. He resigned
yesterday from the Labor Man
agement Advisory Committee Of
the Office of Defense Manpower.
The committee appointed by
Mr.. johnson to d dete m n e
whether the meat industry in
crease falls within wage control
policy. is headed by DR.. Edwin
E. Witte, economics chairman
at the University of Wisconsin
and a former member of the War
Labor Board. Other members are
Pearce Davis of the Illinois Insti-
tute of Technology and Phillips
Garman of the University OF
Illinois.
Evening star., 1951-03-02
FOUND

PARAKEET, yellow. very tame. young
vicinity Of North Oak st.. Arlington, Va
Evening star., 1951-03-02

SCOTTIE, black and red Cocker. WASH
INGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
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with less training to serve imme-
diately.
Committee members sharply
questioned costs of the ROTC
training to see. in view OF large
numbers of boys who drop out
of school. how much it costs to
turn out an ROTC graduate.
officials promised to give the
committee a breakdown later to-
day. The committee was told that
all the ROTC programs this year
cost more than $88 million and
that the services next year want
to spend more than Sis million
The Army this year has in
ROTC programs $4,000 men,
while the Navy has 12,446 and
the Air Force has 1928.
Senator Morse took the floor
earlier this week to outline his
criticism of a bill which has the
general support of defense and ad-
ministration officials. Contending
that the measure is more in line
with Pentagon demands than the
wishes of the people, he argued
yesterday in favor of an amend
ment to make 181a the minimum
draft age, instead OF 18.
Attacks Ceiling Proposal
Senator Cain denied that the
bill approved by the Armed Serv-
ices Committee is either an ad-
ministration or Pentagon measure
but that it represents "the COM
bined efforts of a great number OF
people, from practically every re-
sponsible segment of our Govern
ment and our public life"
Senator Cain also attacked Sen
ator Morse's proposals to place
a. manpower ceiling Of million
or 81 million men on the armed
forces. Senator Morse had con-
tended that there is great waste
of both manpower and money by
the military. and that Congress:
should use the ceiling as a means
of forcing the Pentagon to elm
mate the waste.
Senator Cain said he agreed
that there is waste, but that "wt
are not wasting any manpowel
in Korea" He declared that tt
place military expansion on
"hit- or miss, day-to-day basis
would make it impossible to buile
anything "as complicated as
Navy. an Air Force, a Marine
Corps or an Army"
Would Force Them to Join.
An Army volunteer in Worlt
War II, Senator Cain said HI
agreed that the Pentagon has no
developed an adequate reserve
program. But the bill under con-
sideration by the Senate, he ar
gued, would develop a suitable en-
listed Reserve for the first tim'
by forcing draftees and enlistee'
to join Reserve units.
In opposing the amendment
"of my distinguished colleague
and very good friend (Senatol
Morse)," Senator Cain declared
Il am simply trying to be real
istic. If we set induction quotas
or periods of service, we must re.
late them to something concrete
and definite.
"We simply cannot pass series
Of vague amendments, which at
tempt to please everybody, but
completely ignore the realities o1
a force even as small as million.
Senator Cain is the fourth mem.
ber of the Senate Armed Services
Committee to urge passage of the
draft bill in speech on the floor
Evening star., 1951-03-02

RELEASED LA PRESNA ADISTURBANCES-Frank Shea Qeft
correspondent Leonard McCOmbe British
subject photographer for the magazines New York office
sandwiches drink after their release yesterday from
Aires jail They were held charges of
ncng dsurbanceshey photographed street fighting out
the strike bound La Presna in which
Is hurand sentenced to 80 days in prison
but pardoned by President Peron.
Evening star., 1951-06-24

tied to each Of the little plat
forms by heavy ropes as they
struggle to brace their nets
against the rushing torrent. The
salmon and steelhead trout
come flying up the falls in silver
arches and every few minutes an
Indian hauls in a thrashing 30 to
so FOUNDER.
Some Of the Indians travel
above the falls to other platforms
on the cascades and rapids, in
little cars suspended on cables
across the river. Even with this
modern innovation, this section of
the river still seems dangerously
wild and impossible. 1t must
have been frightening sight to
the Oregon pioneers who first saw
the Columbia at this point when
they came overland across the
hills. Here, too, the Lewis and
Clark expedition was halted in
1905 to camp on the shore and
evolve a portage route around the
falls.
In the other direction from
Portland is the equally historic
Willamette Valley, the gentle
coast range and the wonder.
fully varied Oregon coast. From
every city in the Northwest. ir
California or in the Rockies. vol
can follow exciting new trails anc
enjoy the familiar wonders, too
Just push that beaten path little
farther along.
Evening star., 1951-06-24
BY Lucio Lewis

This is the second Of two stories by
Lucio Lewis, Chicago troveI writer, on
areas in the Pacific Northwest thut the
overoge yoeationer never sees.
In edging off the beaten paths
of travel in the Pacific Northwest,
the Seattle bound yacationer
might try stopping over at Wenat-
chez. It is easy to arrange and
costs no more in train fare to
visit this town in the heart Of the
great apple valley. The orchards
themselves are interesting in
spring a shower of pink and white
blossoms. later in summer the
boughs so heavy with apples. cher
ries or apricots they must be sup-
ported by large wooden braces.
Less than two hours from
Wenatchee by daily bus service.
or car. is Lake Chelan, an often
missed wonder of the Northwest.
Scooped out by glaciers. the deep
lake bed is a 55-mile long chan
mel. twisting and turning among
mountains. The wooded slopes
spring abruptly from the lake
shore to snow-capped heights.
This lake more closely resembles
the fjords of Norway than any
other section of this continent
and it is much cheaper to take
a $5 round-trip on Chelan than
to embark on a North Cape cruise.
So rugged and primitive is this
area that no roads can be built
around the lake. The only form
of transportation is the daily mail
boat. 1t chugs up to the head of
the lake at Stehekin and back in
about nine hours. 1t is a COM
Portable and beautiful trip. and
luncheon is served aboard.
All May Ride.
The boat carries mail, supplies
and guests to the secluded resorts
and camps perched in the forests
on the mountain slopes; also fish
ermen, pack-trip parties, miners
and employees of the Howe Sound
Mine, high in the mountains about
halfway up the lake. As an es-
sential link with the wilderness,
it has d refreshing pioneer feeling
rather than the excursion atmos-
phere.
A mile out Of Wenatchee are the
famous Ohme Gardens probably
the finest rock gardens in the
world. They cover what was once
a barren bluff overlooking the
broad sweep of the Columbia
through the valley. Another IA
nous garden, the Sunken Gardens
OF Manitou Park in Spokane, RI
walls the formal estates of italy
and England. It can be visited in
less than an hour before you leave
the city for the Grand Coulee
trip.
In half a day or a day from
Spokane, you can cover the mag
nifieent lake district. Coeur
d'Alene and Pend Oreille in north
ern Idaho and the strangely beau
tiful Shadowy st. 10, the highest
navigable river in the world. The
verdant beauty of the lake region
and bordering Idaho makes the
Evening star., 1951-06-24

From the scenic Columbia River
Gorge through the fruit land OF
the Hood River country, you come
to the dry plateau. This certainly
is not as beautiful but is freakishly
interesting. Now the cliffs along
the Columbia assume weird
shapes, the rocks are bleak but
turn to soft gold and rose and pur-
pie in the afternoon sun. Looking
back, you get the finest views pos
sible of Mount Hood and Mount
Adams, snow-covered beacons in
the green Cascades, Mount Hood
in full silhouette as you see it in
pictures.
Cello Falls is your destination,
and If you are not planning to
return to Timberline the same
day, there are attractive hotels
and motor courts at the Dalles
This progressive, bright little city
is near the ship canal and locks
Here the river begins to rush
through the Narrows, churnine
in fearsome rapids and dropping
with a roar down the wide falls
The falls themselves are a rare
and beautiful sight but the big
attraction here is the indians
fishing from precarious platforms
along the falls. just as Lewis anc
Clark saw their ancestors in 1905
Lashed to Platforms.
BY treaty. these waters are re.
served for the Indian fishermen
and in July, August and Septem-
ber they are out in full force fol
| the salmon run. One or two
men, and even small boys, are