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Evening star., 1951-03-15
Russell Takes Action
Against Committee
Leaks Of Secret DATA

Chairman Russell of the Senate
Armed Services Committee has
clamped tighter restrictions on
his committees handling of Sc
cret military information to safe
guard against leaks"
Senator Russell emphasized that
he is sure no member of his COM
mittee was responsible for a re-
cent leak, but he added that all
committees would do we'll to take
precautions.
Hereafter, he told reporter
members of his committee will be
required to sign receipts for claSsi-
fed information. saying they are
aware it is classified and assume
full responsibility for it while it
is in their possession. A time
limit also will be put on how
long they can hold the material
he said.
Incident Prompted Rule.
The incident that prompted the
tighter restrictions was the publi-
cation of some of the testimony
given the Senate Armed Services
and Foreign Relations Commit
tees by Gen. Eisenhower in closed
session. Senator Russell said that
case impressed on him the i'm
portance of classified information.
Senator Russell said he under
stood Gen. Eisenhower was to be
given an opportunity to edit out
any secret information before it
was published.
The United Press, which first
quoted from the unreleased testi-
mony, has declined to say where
1t got the information.
1T is conceivable, said Senator
Russell, that some unguarded re-
lease of classified matter would
involve the country in war and
every possible precaution should
be taken"
Childish Impulse" Blamed.
He said Congress is defeating
its own clamor to be in on military
secrets when members cannot re-
strain their childish impulse to
let people know what they have
learned in secret"
The military, he added, cannot
be expected to disclose secret
information to members of Con-
gress and then read it in the
headlines the next day.
He termed it a "dishonorable
act for men to release material
obtained in confidence and de-
clared it was high time for all
committees to tighten up.
If material is classified, he said.
and member believes it should
be made public, the member Should
say so while the committee is
meeting and let a vote be taken
on it.
He said there is no way to keep
a member from walking out of a
committee hearing and telling
neWsmen in general terms what
went on, but giving out verbatim
reports of secret testimony should
be stopped.
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Government S personnel system IN
relation to the national emergency
program, and to see what steps
can be taken to improve Federal
employment practices for the en-
tire Civil Service system.
However, the committee also
will delve into the personnel prac-
tices of individual agencies and
dena
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New Sewer District Backed

Proposed creation of a new san
itary district in the Taxuemont
area of Fairfax County has the
Endorsement of the County Board
of Supervisors.
The supervisors acted yester-
day. A public hearing on the pro-
posal will be held March %, in
Circuit Court. The new district
would be known as Sanitary Dis
trict No. 4.
Evening star., 1951-03-15

Prince William Forest Park. They
said they wanted it for a top
secret project"
Parks officials told them they
would have to have a formal re-
quest from the Secretary of the
Army or Secretary of Defense to
the Secretary of the Interior.
No commitments were made by
the parks Office but-with the
handwriting visible on the wall
park officials called in the Wash
ington camping groups using the
area and told them it was possible
the area would not be available
this summer. The camping rep
resentativeS were asked how that
would affect their plans.
Arrangements Already Made.
Attending this conference were
representatives of the Summer
Outings Committee of the Family
Service Association, which oper-
ateS Camps Good Will and Pleas
ant, representatives of the Saliva
ton Army, Campfire Girls and
Twelfth Street YMCA.
They told the park officials they
had contracted for stafs, bought
supplies and provisions and that
it was too late to find any other
facilities this year. In other words
II these camps were closed 1000
Washington children would get no
summer camp this year.
S. John Crawley, secretary of
the Summer Outings Committee,
reported that he had canvassed
the entire State of Virginia at
the request of the Elks, who also
wanted to start a summer camp,
and had not found a single sat-
iSfactory site.
Handicapped Used Camp.
Winfield Weitzel, chairman of
the Summer Outings Committee,
also wrote Edward ]. Kelly, su-
perlntendent of National Capital
Parks. He reported that last year
more than 1900 requests for
camp places were received by the
committee from the 81 agencies
which refer youngsters for Camps
Good Will and Pleasant. Their
capacity is 720.
In addition to the two-week
camping periods for these chill
dren. 112 physically handicapped
youngsters selected by the Wash
Ington Heart Association went to
the two camps after the others
left last summer.
These children, mostly heart
cases" wrote Mr.. Weitzel ARE
served at these camps because
there are no other camps in the
National Capital area especially
equipped to offer the special
guidance. nursing and medical
care these heart-sick children
need"
Girl Scouts Have Cut Capacity.
Mr.. Weitzel also pointed out
that because of a flood, the Wash
lngton Girl Scouts have been
forced to cut the capacity of
Camp May Flather and a recent
fire has caused the YWCA Camp
Committee to close Camp Kahlert,
"all of which has resulted in fewer
camping opportunities in 1881"
For several years, The Star has
sponsored fund-raising campaigns
to help defray the expenses of
Camps Good Will and Pleasant.
The generosity of the people of
Washington has been so great that
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in the Alleghenies. Low tonight,
rs to 80 degrees. Fair tomorrow
and milder by afternoon.
Virginia-Mostly fair tonight
except for a few snow flurieS in
the high mountains. Low tonight,
.25 to 80 degrees. Tomorrow, fair
and milder by afternoon.
Wind: West at 1880 o'clock at
IL miles an hour.
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Higher Budget Seen

Maryland's budget prospects to-
day total $163 million, $l8 million
more than last years.
The States spending outline fol
the year, beginning July l, jumped
from the original estimate of $15e
million to the new high when Gov
McKeldin sent his supplemental
budget request to the General AS
Sembly last night.
Evening star., 1951-03-15

| One of t h e
first agencies to
come under the
C o m m i t t ee's
scrutiny is eX-
pected to b e
the v e t er a MS
Administration.
Many employe
c 0 m p ! a i n { S
h a v e reached
y . II 3 7 eSS re-
g ar d in g VA
personnel prac-
tees. Employees
C h ge that
their HOSES dis
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ployes will be given a chance tc
obtain Foreign Service positions
But 1t won't give the departments
Civil Service employees the wide
scope of opportunity that a COM
plete merger would have.
**
LEAVE - Postmaster Genera,
Donaldson has told a House Ap-
preparations Subcommittee that he
sees no reason why postal employees
shouldn't have the same annual
and sick-leave privileges as the
Governments classified workers
Postal workers now get IS days
annual and 10 days sick leave
compared to 26 and Is for the
classified employees.
Mr.. Donaldson said a survey
showed that the Is days postal
leave was comparable with the
average vacations in private indus
try, but that If classified employees
received 26 days, postal workers
should be entitled to equal bene-
fits.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The AS
sociation of Federal Architects
will hold it's spring dinner at
6 pm. today in the Statler Hotel.
=. The Civil Service Commission
has announced exams for Gov
ernment building guards (veterans
only, radio engineers, litho-
graphic offset pressmen and fore
men, and various types of card
punch, tabulating machine, book
keeping machine and addressing
machine operators. AS dis
closed here yesterday, the Air
Transport Association has Of
f1cially given Robert Ramspeck,
its executive vice president, a leave
OF absence to become chairman
of the Civil Service Commission.
Mr.. Ramspeck will return to his
ATA job when his commission
duties are over. More than
$4,000 persons here applied to
take the civil service exam for
clerical jobs. The first group of
applicants take their tests Satur-
day.
BE sure to listen at 6:15 pm.
eUery Saturday oUer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neUs and UieaUs of the GoUern-
ment Scene.J
Evening star., 1951-03-15
The Weather Here md Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness this afternoon with a
high of about 48 degrees. Fair
tonight with lows of 80 in the
city and 26 in the suburbs. To-
morrow, fair and milder by after
noon.
Maryland-Mostly fair tonight
except for occasional light snow
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Maryland
and
Virginia il
School Bond Vote
Set in ArIinqton
News in Brief

April II today was set as the
date for an Arlington referendum
on a $4,875,O0o bond issue fol
school construction.
Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy set the date in response
to petitions from the School and
County Boards. A $7,450,000 pro-
posal was defeated by the voters
last November,
Evening star., 1951-03-15
State Senate Shelves
Canal Parkway Bill
By Ordering Study
BY q staff Correspondent of The stur

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 15.-Legis-
Ilation authorizing Maryland tc
buy land for development of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal into q
scenic parkway has been shelved
by the General Assembly.
The Senate Finance Committee
yesterday ordered a study of the
proposal, after hearing objections
from residents of three of the
four counties affected.
Montgomery. Frederick and
Washington Counties are against
the plan, leaving Allegany County
as its lone supporter.
The study will be made by the
State Roads Commission and will
be directed chiefly toward getting
Federal guarantees that CONNER
cial interests will be given perma-
nent access rights to Potomac
River water.
Du Pont Plans Abandoned.
Permits now issued are tenn
porary and speakers yesterday
contended that the uncertainty
caused the Du Pont Co. to aban-
don plans for an explosives plant
near Hagerstown and choose Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, instead.
If the project is carried out, a
spokesman for the Western Mary
land Railroad said, Maryland
will have a scenic parkway and
West Virginia tremendous indus
trial expansion.
Representative Beall, Republi-
can. of Maryland, and Harry T.
Thompson, assistant superinten-
dent of the National Parks Service
assured objectors that industry
will be protected"
"The Government" Mr.. Beal1
declared, will do nothing detri-
mental to Maryland's industry"
Aid to Commerce Seen.
Mr.. Thompson said, 1--WE have
never denied a reasonable request
for access, and we see the project
as a potential aid to commerce. p"
Senator Robert B. Kimble, Re-
publican, Anegany. introduced the
bill to authorizeg the State to
acquire 1000 acres of land and
donate 1t to the Federal Govern
ment. which now owns the re-
naming 4,764 acres necessary to
complete the project.
Long-range plans call for q
parkway width averaging 100
acres a mile and two-lane high
way over the 185-mile route from
Washington to Cumberland.
The highway would be built by
the Federal Government at an
estimated cost of SIT million. with
Maryland contributing acreage at
a predicted outlay of from 81
million to $2.5 million.
Called a Military Asset.
Thomas L. Post, mayor of Cum
berland. labeled the proposed route
IAN invaluable military asset, and
an aid to conservation" He said
20 million people would be at
tracted into the area and would
spend substantial sums in Mary
land.
A spokesman of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad said he had been
instructed mot to oppose the bill"
Heads of two departments of
the State Government urged the
committee not to act favorably at
this time. They were William H.
Bagliff, of the Board of Natural
Resources, and Joseph F. Kaylor,
of the Department of Forests and
Parks.
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Bills Hit Beer Sale

Identical bills to end the mo-
nopoly sale of beer in Montgomery
County today were before Mary
lands Senate and House of Dele
gates.
Prepared under direction of
State Controller j. Millard Tawes,
the bills were sent to the State
House at Annapolis with a state
ment attacking the statute under
which Montgomery enjoyed a
100000 profit from beer sales
last year.
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Pupils to Present PIuy

Students of Bladensburg Junior
High School will present China
Boy" a three-act comedy at 8
pm. tomorrow in the auditorium,
BladenSburg road and Annapolis
road.
Evening star., 1951-03-15
Early to Address PTA

William A. Early, Arlington
County superintendent of schools,
will speak at $3.50 pm. at meet
ing of the James Madison Parent
Teacher Association at the school.
Evening star., 1951-03-15

High and Low Of Last e4 Hours.
High, 40. at 10 am.
Low, 81, at 7:05 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
HIGHEST. .72, on February 13.
Lowest, IL, on February 8,
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1951-03-15
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Senators to Probe Agency Abuse
|Of Civil Service Personnel Rules
By Joseph Younq

The Senate Civil Service Committee
investigation of the Governments practices
complaints OF reported personnel irregularities
and agencies.
The has received investigate the
Evening star., 1951-03-15

will continue cloudy tonight region
through New England with occasional showers along the
and light Northern New England Oregon Wash
ington and Idaho will have ran changing higher
elevations of the Rockies in Montana Wyoming.
from Southern California through
Plains and into the Gulf States
Rockies -AP Wirephoto Map.
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River Report
'From United States Engineers).
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
ano an Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Humidity
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The Sun and Moon.

Sun. today 6.I9 az
Sun, tomorrow 6.lS R:ig
"looh' to2ay y--- 1923 am. 1:31 am.
Automobile lights must be turned ON
one-half hour after sunset.
Preeipits tion.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
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Humidity.
lReadings at MashinRtnn Airnort
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
! LEADERS OF LEFT WING ELECTRICAL
 UNION ACQUITTED

WASHINGTON, April 4, --sR,- Two leaders of the Left-wing Uni ted Electrical Workers (UE), Thom- as Fitzpatrick and Talmadge Raley have been acquitted of contempt of Congress.
 The acquittals were by Federal Judge James w. Morris, who heard the two cases without jury.
 This brought to eight the num- Der of persons acquitted here this year of contempt of Congress There have been two convictions.
 Judge Morris ruled that Fitz- patrick and Raley were within their constitutional rights in refusing to answer questions of a House Un- american Activities Subcommittee Other witnesses identified Fitzpat- rick and Raley as Communists.
 Both contended in their trials that answers to the questions might have been discriminating.
 Judge Morris. in acquitting the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
MAIL SERVICE IN
 ALASKA CRITICIZED BY SENATOR WELKER

WASHINGTON, April 4 -R- Establishment of mail delivery service in Anchorage, Alaska, was demanded today by Senator Welker R-Idaho).
 "It's the largest city under the American flag without any delivery service" said Welker, just back from Alaska The people have to wade through the snow and mud to the postoffice crowded with bur eaucrats," he told a reporter. He said people had to line up for mile or more in the Christmas mail rush.
 A member of the Senate Post Office Committee, Welker said dur ing it's postal rate hearing that there is only one drop box in ad- dition to the Anchorage postofflce to serve a population of 35,0oo.
 I'm going to keep hammering on this point" he said. i've been up there and know that the service is a disgrace"
 Welker said he will ask Post master General Jesse M. Donaldson to improve Alaska's mail service generally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04

strict Bristol Bay and Chignik op- erations.
 Discrimination
 The special edition was filled with scores of interviews, open letters and telegrams to the DFA., They contend the directive is discrimina tory against relatively small area that it is designed to benefit only the big packers of Cvok inlet; that it arbitrarily shuts out hundreds of Alaska fishermen who depend or all districts to round out their sea son income; that it would waste manpower and materials instead oi |conserving them, by idling fisher men and their gear; that the di- rective is not constitutionally within the power of the administration.
 'The Congress of Che United States could not even promulgate such an order" declared Sig Lee, an Alaska fisherman for 45 years
 Harold z. Hansen, executive secre- tary of the Cordova District Fish cries Union asked: Why, out of all the great fisheries of the whole nation, has the Defense Admins tration picked on three little dis tricts in Alaskan"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04

an outstanding success. Yesterday, Mrs. Clements announced the ap- pointment of the following commit tees:
 ReceptiC l, Mrs. Hugh Wade, Chairman; Tea, Mrs. John Geyer, Chairman, Mrs. Walter Hellan, Mrs. Miles Godkin and Mrs. George Sundborg; Program, Mrs. Henry Harmon, Chairman, and Girl Scout Troop, number two, Arlene Godkin, Leader, to assist in various ways. This troop is composed of Sylvia Davis, President; Carol Larson, president; Shirley Molvar, Secretary treasurer; Betsy Baxter, Aleda Warner, Pauline Greenwald, Janet Schultz, Victoria Tydlacka, Patricia Boyd, Betty Mantyla and Donna Jewett.
 Other committees will be an- nounced later. Refreshments were served following the business meet ing with Mrs. J. o. Rude and Mrs. M. o. Johnson as hostesses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
Cowboys and
 CowgirIs Enjoy
 Birthday Party

Cowboys and cowgirls took over the J. Gerald Williams home Mon day afternoon to help James Douglas Williams, II, celebrate his seventh birthday in real "six- shooter" style. Cowboy costumes were the order of the afternoon complete with clinking spurs, strapped-on holsters and ten-gallon hats.
 For benefit of the feminine guests, more demure games were also played in which Marvin Will son won first prize in a guessing contest.
 Mrs. Williams. who entertained for her son, chose spring flowers for decorations and served the fif- teen guests ice cream and two birthday cakes, one chocolate and one butterscotch. Favors were cow boy badges for the boys and rubber balls for the girls.
 Guests enjoying the afternoon were: Virginia Adams, Catherine Mead, Rhoda Reynolds, John Meek. David Freer, Wayne Richey, Jackie Alhrecht, Sharon Wilson, Marvin Wilson, Kathleen Toner, Karen Jo Alexander, Margo Stevenson, Ste phen McPhetres, Donna Lucas and the guest of honor's sister, Gather inc Ann Williams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
Whale Meat Tasies Like He'll Asseris
 Cafeteria Diner

NEWARK, N. J., April 4 --lR- Some said it tasted like pot roasted beef but many just beefed about it's taste.
 In any event, the New Jersey Bel Telephone Go. cafeteria says il plans to serve up more whale meat in the near future.
 It tried the experiment yesterday after getting 60 pounds of the deli cacy' from a New York importer.
 Samples of whale pot roast were served up free.
 Tt looks and tastes just like beet pot roast" said J. B. McCullen, Bel vice president. Some diners agreed
 Tt tastes like he'll" walled John Handelman, clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
PROTESTS TO WESTWARD

CORDOVA, Alaska, April 4 -tR- Fishermen, business men and can- nery operators of this fishing com- munity protested today against a proposed Federal directive to cur tail fishing operations in three Western Alaska areas.
 The protests were carried in a special edition of the Cordova Times. A similar protest was made Monday by the Alaska Fisheries Board. Governor Ernest Gruening and Congressional Delegate E. L. Bartlett also have joined in it.
 The pending directive is attri- buted to Maurice Rattray of Seattle, who now is in Washington as De- fense Fisheries administration exc cutive. It would set limit of l22 gillnet licenses in Cook Inlet for the 1851 season. It also would re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's hospital Tuesday were Ada Burns, Gaylord Osso, Percy Turner, John Clark Fred Smith, Conrad Knutson and Alex Kalisoff. Discharged Tues day were Wilma Daby, Bobby San ders and Marsha Hanson.
 Born to Mrs. Irwin at St. Ann's hospital Tuesday evening was a baby girl weighing ' pounds ? ozs
 Admitted to the Government hos pital Tuesday was Kathering Elus- ka of Nikolai. Born to Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Sitka at 1:31 Tuesday afternoon was a girl weighing pounds ounces. She has been named Cheryl Ann.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04

pertinent objections. We respect fully urge that the proposal be re- iected and before any formal ac-
 ion is taken that Mir Rattray or his successor come to Alaska and hold hearings which could be at tended by the people directly af- fected.
 We believe that adoption of pro- posals of Deputy Defense Admins trator respecting Alaska would seri- ously impair standing of Fish and Wildlife Service and reflect on good faith of entire department and you as Secretary of Interior which ex- plains why we address this protest to you personally.
 This protest is signed by William R. Walton, Chairman Alaska Fish cries Board; J. H. Wakefield, Ira N. RothWell, Karl Brunstad, J. P. Valentine, Members of the Alaska Fisheries Board, and c. L. Ander- son, Director, Fisheries Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
GIRL SCOUT NEWS

Girl Scout Troop No 5 continued their home nursing badge study at the meeting Tuesday afternoon. We learned how to use a hot water bot tie Lorna Dee MacKinnon received a letter from Girl Scout in Quin- cy, Mass. Donna Buekner and Doro- thy Mize brought cookies.
 Betty Grafton, Reporter. Girl Scout Troop No. met at the Sturm Lockers to earn the food badge. Meat freezing was demon- strated at the lockers. Jamie Ichabod brought the cookies.
 Linda Marie Lavold, Reporter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
HOSPITAL GUILD PLANS
 FOR BIG DAY MAY 17


 The afternoon group of the Hospital Guild met at St. Ann's Monday afternoon and several sleeping garments were made prior to the business meeting.
 Mrs. J. H. Clements, Guild pres ident, announced that arrangements for the Hospital Day Tea on May 12 were in progress. The date falls on Saturday and the hours will be from 2 to 5.
 As Hospital Day is of national as well as local importance, a large attendance is expected at the tea and no pains will be spared in making the observance in Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
SENATOR TO WEST

William Beltz, senator from the Second Division in the recent Ter ritorial legislature, left on the Denali for Seward to return to his home in the Nome area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04

nair. interrupted the trial of Philip 1affe. former editor of the maga- zine Amerasia, who is also accused of contempt of Congress; Jaffe's trial began Monday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
FROM MT. EDCECUMBE

Mary M. Jerome and Susanna N. Keough of Mt Edgecumbe are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
yERN ALBRIGHT HERE

Vern Albright of Ketchikan is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON, D. c.

D. K. Robinson of the U. s. Coast Guard. Washington, D. C., is reg istered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
JACK JEFFORp HERE

Jack T. Jefford ana Virgil Rev. holds of Anchorage are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
FLORIDA VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. T. E, Peacock of St. Petersburg, Florida, are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
RETURN TO HOONAH

MT. and Mrs. Harry Douglas of Hoonah, who have been visiting in Juneau, returned home Monday via Alaska Coastal Airlines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
FROM GUSTAyUS

Mrs. Edward .. O'Brien of the CAA at Gustayus is stopping at the BaTanof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
FROM PETERSBURG

John Clark of Petersburg is at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-04-04
PROTEST I5 RADI0ED
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