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Evening star., 1952-07-11
The Federal Spotlight
Stronger Merit System Pledged
In Republican Party Platform
By Joseph Young

The Republican Parys 1852 campaign platform contains
pledge to strengthen the Governments civil system
special recognition employees with
ability and integrity.
the civil service plank platform adopted at the Repub-
|ican convention in Chicago, the
Evening star., 1952-07-11

the washington area normals for
the period-87 (high) and 68|
dow. Warm over the week end,
cooler Monday and warmer again
Wednesday. Thunderstorms likely
about Monday and possibly We'd
nesday. Total precipitation will be
near ! inch.
River Report.
tErom d. 8. EngineerS.J
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Hafpers Ferry.
tReadins at washington National Airport.)
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Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

ginia State Water Control Board
directed Petersburg to complete
plans for new sewage-control IA
cilities within a year. Danville
was ordered to speed up plans for
"a new sewerage plant and to notify
the board Of its intentions by Au-
gust Is. Fredericksburg was told
it has six months to draft plans
and then year to begin an anti
pollution program.-A. p.
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The Sun and Moon,

Pkeehpltatf0M.
Monthly precipitation In inches In thu
Capital (current month to date):
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I1CnA OO1IVSA14Oa III NII1CdBU, IIIC
administration is charged with
fragrant violations of the civil
Evening star., 1952-01-15
By Charles E. TroceweN

she did not see it. it was quite safe, so
he watched with bated breath, as the
bus rolled homeward.
One more block, he thought, and the
bug (really beetle) would be safe.
The bus ground to a stop,
The lady just happened to look up, as
she arose, saw the beetle
Her finger deftly went up, and dat-
tened the lady bug.
That was all there was to It. It had
been enough, and too much.
Now Jones was watching the spider,
to see what might happen to 1t. when the
woman In the red skirt arose to 60.
Deity she pulled her coat around her,
and went down the steps, taking her
spider with her.
TempIeton Jones cheered, at least In
wafdly, the best way to cheer on bus.
after all. He remembered Q similar
white spider. but smaller, living in q book
at home. Was it white because it lived
on . white sheet Of paper? Jones had
watched IL race for cover (the back one)
when he opened the book. Carefully he
placed the book back on the shelf. This
time he would select something else.
Why disturb an honest spider? And now,
as he thought OF the spider going away
triumphantly on the red skirt. securely
wrapped from the cold by q thick coat.
he smiled happily. After all. Templeton
Jones Is simple soul. and it doesn't
take much to make him smile.
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This and That

Templeton Jones was watching an in
It was some sort Of flying creature. of
peculiar whiteness, especially as sill
houetted against the woman's red skirt.
The bus was full, but where had this
insect come from. on a cold day?
Probably it was spider. not an insect
at all.
It made no difference; the thing was
very much alive, and active.
What intrigued Jones was the fact
that the girl did not know it was there.
It spun around and around. and then
would come to rest on the hem Of the red
skirt.
Blithely the lady looked around, not in
the least aware that Templeton Jones
was interested in her.
Every time the front door was opened.
the breeze would strike the white spider,
or whatever it was, and cause it to dance
and spin.
The thought came, "Can this really be
alive? Maybe it Is just small piece Of
wool. of something white. that has
caught on the skirt"
Jones leaned forward.
The woman pretended she didn't see
him at all. which was just as well.
Jones finally came TO the conclusion
that the thing was q spider. after all. one
Of these milk-white ones. perfectly
harmless. and perfectly interesting.
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Not an insect. then, but an anacharid.
II you please. Nj
One Of well known family, somewhat
resembling the insects, but not exactly
of them.
Scientists have many such distinctions,
which strike the great average person as
something Of nuisance.
They prefer to think of spiders as In
sects. II they, could watch a spider eat
insects, they might think differently.
Jones kept his eye on the spider.
It would wlairl and twirl. then come to
rest on the skirt.
Jones wondered If it would ever leave.
and decided it would not.
Usually one is bored enough, On such q
trip. This time Templeton Jones had his
spider, and made the most Of it.
The thing was Of an unusual agility.
he decided. What made 1t whirl and
twist so?
Now and then he would lose sight Of
it. as it spun to new resting place and
remained still.
Then Jones would think Of other flying
creatures he had seen aboard buses. Of
that time hornet got In, and the old
lady got out; and that time when lady
bug, so-called, had occupied window
pane at the seat occupied by very sty-
nshly dressed lady.
Jones knew that II she saw the lady
bug, she would crush It.
Something told him that as long as
Evening star., 1952-01-15
General Clark Steps Aside

General Mark w. Clark has shown good
Judgment in asking that his name be Withdrawn
from consideration as Ambassador to the Vati-
can.
There was little If any likelihood that the
Senate would have confirmed the nomination OF
General Clark to the Vatican post. Nor is there
any reason to believe that the special legislation
which would have been necessary to permit him
to retain his military status would have been
approved by both houses So, in all probability,
the net result of forcing the issue would have
been an adverse vote after bitter fight. That
would have been bad for General Clark and bad
for the Army To avoid that result he had to
step aside, and he is to be commended for hav-
ing done so.
The word from the White House is that
Mr.. Truman, while acceding to General Clark's
request, plans to submit another nomination at
a later time. That is the Presidents right II he
wishes to exercise It, But the wise thing for
Mr. Truman to do would be to follow General
Clark's example. For whatever one may think
Of the merits of establishing formal diplomatic
Evening star., 1952-01-15

taken In from bowl games has been used
by colleges to enlarge and improve not
only athletic facilities, but academic
departments certainly q gain for all
students.
Bob Ward. Maryland football captain
and All-America guard last season,
defended bowl games by saying the
players enjoyed the Sugar Bowl trip, lost
no time from studies and that for many
it was the elimination of a long
ambition.
Again it seems compromise could be
worked out. Eliminate certain post
season affairs where the keynote is
strictly commercial, govern the univer-
stiles use Of their revenue from bowl
games and cut down the number Of post
season games.
As for giving coaches professor status,
even the mentors won't agree among
themselves. The high paid, secure
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Anti-PoNution Teamwork

The value of a joint approach to solution of
nearby Virginia's varied disposal problems
is well demonstrated in the preliminary engineer
ing report on sanitation needs across the river
Instead Of blindly going their own ways, the two
counties and two cities in the survey area now
have before them an array Of possible plans from
which to choose including proposals for co-ordi-
mated facilities that point the way to more ef-
ficient and more economical projects And the
report shows that had these communities gotten
together earlier, even greater long-range savings
might have been possible.
The regional survey revealed that if Arling-
ton and Fairfax Counties had not gone forward
with their Independent plant construction pro-
grams it would have been cheaper for them, in
the long run, to have piped their sewage to the
District treatment plant across the Potomac The
initial cost of linking up with the District plant
would have been relatively high, but maintenance
and operational costs so years from now would
have been lower than for any of the other plans.
In weighing advantages Of various proposals, the
report took into consideration "the economic de-
STABILITY of placing minimum debt burden on
present taxpayers"
Favored above all other plans studied by the
engineering consultants was combination Of
separate plants and partial joint treatment. This
would cost the Jurisdictions concerned about $312
million by 1885. Under the plan Arlington, Fairfax
and Alexandria would maintain separate facilities
but some of Alexandrias sewage would be piped
to the Arlington plant at Four Mile Run for
treatment. Falls Church is connected to the
Arlington sewerage system Alexandria now dumps
its raw sewage into the Potomac, but it has plans
for municipal treatment plant. The State Water
Control Board is pressing Alexandria to take quick
action to reduce this daily discharge of untreated
efiuent. Having agreed only with reluctance to
Alexandria's request for delay pending the Joint
engineering study, the State board may be ex-
pected to renew pressure on Alexandria for posi-
tive remedial measures.
State authorities were wise in relaxing pres
sure on Alexandria and the other communities
in nearby Virginia while the report Of the CO.
operative survey was being prepared In fact,
Northern Virginia has set good example for
other areas faced with common pollution prob
lens. This is the sort of teamwork that not
only saves money for the taxpayers but promises
a more effective pollution-control program than
any patchwork system could possibly provide.
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.AP Photo.

coaches won't want the reduction in
salary which would 60 with this move,
but those operating under produce-a-
winner-or-else policy would welcome the
security.
The proposal. If adopted. might drive
some competent men away from the
profession, but it would eliminate much
undesirable alumni pressure, give more
dignity to the position and make the
coaches life on campus more pleasant
among the educators, many of whom
now resent the high salaries paid to
coaches.
# the presidents will not compromise
and are successful in driving through
their entire list Of proposals. it could
mean the end Of college football as we
know it. Reform is in order-it is a
must to get athletics back on an even
keel-but it should and can be accom-
phshed without amputation..
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Probationary Means Just That

Tightening of civil service rules governing
probationary employees will have the salutary
effect of giving more meaning to the term
probationary" than Federal administrators
have given it in the past. An employe in this
category is supposed to be on trial, yet the
testing period often expires without any special
attention having been given to how the employe
is measuring up to his job. Or, If he is found to
have shortcomings, supervisors have evidenced
reluctance to make an issue OF the employees
fitness. In either case the employe becomes
permanently attached to the Government pay
roll, although he may be unworthy Of his hire.
Chairman Ramspeck Of the Civil Service
Commission long has been critical of the "timid-
ity" of personnel administrators in cracking
down on misfits and incompetents in the Federal
service. The new order is designed to jolt bureau
bosses into taking positive action against the
inefficient during the probationary period To
insure positive approach, the commission here
after will require supervisors to submit written
reports to agency heads on all temporary ap-
pointees at least two months before expiration
of the one-year probationary term. The super
visors will be held personally accountable for
any failures to report unsatisfactory services.
probationary employe has no appeal from
dismissal, whereas once he attains permanent
status, he may take advantage Of an appeal
system which has been criticized as too time
consuming.
The time to get inefficient employees of the
payroll is while they are -presumably-on
trial and under observation, not after they have
been given false sense of security by transfer
to the permanent list. Any shirking of admin
istrative responsibility in this connection is as
unfair to the employe as to the Government.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
ArIinqton's S Finances

wonder how many Of The Stars
Arlington readers have detected the
parallel between the fortunes Of Capital
Transit and Arlington County?
Both are being MIXED Of their re-
serves-past savings on the one hand;
credit and solvency on the other. While
an outside group purchased stock con-
troll of the utility and then cut some
generous melons out Of reserves or past
savings, Arlington's third party, the Nom
partiSanS, purchased control Of the
county with promises of great civic i'm
provements. It then proceeded to pile
bond issue upon bond issue, tax increase
upon tax increase.
In both instances. the victim remains
physically unchanged but financially
weaker. Both operations long continued
would bring about the same result:
one difference. The transit people are
smart. They will know when to desist.
Contrarily, our visionary County Board
majority plan an additional $50 million
program which will. Of necessity, be
largely deficit financed.
Now, no nation, political subdivision
thereof. corporation or individual can
indefinitely spend more than its income
with impunity. There comes q day Of
reckoning always, when disappearing
credit runs into repayment demands.
Arlington County is no exception.
believe every Arlington taxpayer
should obtain from the Waycroft- Wood
lawn Citizens Association a copy of its
recommendations regarding this super
mortgage on his home. It details pro-
posal for legislation to limit bond-issue
referendums to property owners.
While dislike this type of legislation.
Arlington's large percentage Of tenn
porary. non-property owning population
would seem to make mandatory some
such protection for the permanent resi-
dents who may eventually be left with
the burden Of paying for past excesses
Charles w. Carter.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Pouring Weather

oh, some mag sing the praises OF
A summer day all green and blue
And some may speak NTH TGpturous Ioul
As / myself am apt to do
OF Gutunsn,s bright fGmbouyGnt blGze
OF color, and euery heart must sing
An annual Jubilee OF praise
For all the petGlled days OF spring.
But ipould praise as iDeu each plain
Gray aDinter dag OF pouring heather.
With all the iroTld shut out by rain
And you and alone toOetheri
Jone H. Merchont.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
UNIT Blow to Freedom?

I am proud to be an American-So
long as America stands for freedom,
individual rights. Is universal
military training freedom-the right OF
each boy to choose his place in life?
Soon shall be married, and portion
of the lives of my unborn sons win be
signed away by the Government, whether
they choose it or not, to preparation for
war. am sure that it Is not Gods
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Commendotion for Koreans

commentator 1OG NOTSOUS
In letter entitled Lives Wasted in
Korea" in your valued newspaper of
January Z, the writer who signs himself
Veteran" declares he has talked to en-
listed men and officers, recently back
from the front lines Of Korea, and not
one Of them had good word to say
for the fighting qualities Of the soldiers
Of the Republic Of Korea.
TO indict for cowardice an entire army
which. incidentally. has suffered double
the casualties Of all other United Ma
tions forces engaged with us in the war
against the Communists. seems mwar-
ranted If the testimony of identif1able
veterans Of the struggle also may be
taken into consideration.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, for example,
stated in part to the Senate committee:
In courage and determination. and in
resolution they. (ROK Soldiers) are very
fine troops. >. Their casualties, COM
pared with the forces that were COM
mitted, reflect an indomitable spirit for
victory"
The late Gen. Walton Walker, who
commanded UN ground forces in Korea,
has stated: II have nothing but the
highest praise for these great fighting
men. The fact that they were with
out modern arms and equipment at the
start of the war was no fault either of
the Korean army or the Korean Govern
ment and once placed on an equal basis
with the enemy, they showed themselves
superior. The forces Of President
Syngman Rhee's Government out
gunned. outmaneuvered and outfought
the Communists. The greater will to fight
may be due to the fact that they have
something tangible to fight for. whereas
the enemy, even in victory, has no pros
pect for anything better than slavery"
Brig. Gen. c. E. Ryan, Chief of the
Korean Advisory Group. has stated: "He
(the ROK soldier) is Just as courageous
as any other soldier in the world. He
will fight as well as any other soldier"
Others who have commended my
countrymen in arms are Gen. Ridgway,
Commander Of UN Forces in Korea:
Gen. Van Fleet. Commander Of the 9Th
Army. as well as many lesser officer
and enlisted man.
Brig. Gen. Hien Tchin Hwang.
Korean Military Attache.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

relations with the Vatican, there is no COM
-pelling reason now to provoke fight which the
President can hardly hope to win, and which
certainly will lead to bitterness and disunity
throughout the country at time when the
need for maximum unity is very great indeed.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

O.. Why were prayer beads once called
paternosters?-E.E E.
A. At one time they were called Eater
Noster (Our Father from the prayer
most often said on them. Their manu.
facturers. paternosterers, were craft
guild. There were four guilds of ''patre-
nostriers" In Paris In 1858. Pasternoster
Row in London commentaries the meet
ing place Of these craftsmen.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

@. How long have there been consci-
entious objectors to war?-R. W. ~
A. There have been conscientious OBJ
Jectors from the earliest times. Jews.
were exempted from military service by
Mark Antony because they would not
bear arms on the Sabbath. Gibhon re- /
fers to the fate Of Roman objectors in
the, third century. During Napoleons
campaigns Mennonites were allowed to-
serve as hospital workers. 4
Evening star., 1952-01-15
6. H. |. Criticized

I have written G. H. I. entering my
protest against their decrease In ma
ternity benefits and want to add to
the protests already published in your
paper. It seems as If no one wants to
give family-minded people a break.
When, ask you, do you need more Il
nancial assistance than when you are
about to have an increase In the fam
lily? It seems to me that G. H. I. Is
trying to run the Capital Transit Co.
a close second in giving less service at
increased rates, and boy. that's going
some.
M TP
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Federation Of Democrucies'

II a 5o-year forward looking estimate
be made Of international affairs, the
conclusion appears inescapable that the
fragmented democratic world will be
in difficulty If it continues to consist of
heavily armed. heavily taxed high tariff,
separate units.
It is, therefore. to be hoped that on
this visit of Churchill to the New World,
he and other statesmen Of the democ-
racies will take steps to call q confer
ence to consider the federation Of the
democracies.
If the peoples Of Europe. North Amer
lea. the British Empire, and Japan can
agree on the framework of q federal
democratic state Of which they will be
charter members, and to which other
countries can be admitted on similar
terms. the most significant step will have
been taken toward the substitution in in
ternational affairs Of law in place of
force, and Of government in place of
war. since the union of the two chron-
ically warning nations Of England and
Scotland.
Lewis Duncan.
Toronto, Canada.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can ret the answer a
snS, any question Of fact by either writine The
return postage or by telephoninS 81 $S6S'
Evening star., 1952-01-15
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Does the sun always rise in the /
East and set in the West?-R. Y.
A. Yes At the times of the equinoxes,
the sun rises due east and seats due
west Between March 81 and Septem-F
Der %. the sun rises north Of east and
sets north Of west at every place on the
earth that is having sunrise or sunset.
Between September % and March II the
sun rises south of east and sets southks
OF west at every place on the earth hav-s
ing sunrise or a sunset. ~
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Letters to The Star
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will for them to do that. This year I
will not vote for any man who attempts
to rule the lives Of the American people.
I am an American!
Evening star., 1952-05-11
ByHorry Nosh
A.soeioted Press stoff Writer

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.-Come
aboard, folks, for a quick look-see
at the S. S. United States, largest
passenger. ship ever built in this
country, before it's trial run next
week.
Please excuse the appearance.
The liner isn't quite ready, but the
5000 men you see working like
mad will have her ready by June
10. That's the date of her de-
livery to her owners, the United
States Lines. It will sail from
New York on July 8 for LIE Havre
and Southampton on its maiden
voyage.
Are your leg muscles in good
shape? The liner is 900 feet long
and the 10 elevators that link the
IL decks are not yet operating.
Those "a shiny lifeboats up
there are made of aluminium
first time ship has been equipped
with aluminium boats. They could
hold the 1000 passengers and l.
900 crew with room to spare.
Those two smokestacks are the
tallest ever built. They, too, are
aluminium.
Tonnage Held Down.
You'll find much aluminium
throughout the ship. It's use held
the gross tonnage down to $4,000
and will enable steam turbines tC
shove the sleek vessel across the
Atlantic at better than 80 knots
If that doesn't snatch the trans
Atlantic speed record from Brit.
aims Queen Mary, there will be
great disappointment.
Ladies, please observe the indi-
rect lighting in the ballroom ano
other public spaces. It's a type
of lighting designed to keep your
lipstick from looking purple.
This is the galley (kitchen) thai
serves the first-class and cabin.
class dining rooms. You dom
wait long for meals. Food will
be cooked in seconds in these two
Evening star., 1952-05-11
Come Aboard to See the S. S. United States

electronic ovens. Each Of these 60
electric toasters can turn out
l 500 slices of toast per hour.
This large room with light gray
walls and black floor is the first
class dining room. The decora-
tions on the walls are the seals of
the 48 States. See that sculpture
on the far wall? Those four
women in various stages of un-
dress represent the Four Freedoms,
The figures are made of foam
glass.
Circular Ballroom.
The circular room with the
fancy dome is the first-class ball
room. When the painters finish
. their job, the ceiling will be light
gray. The walls will be covered
with light gray draperies. In the
daytime, the ballroom will be
used as a cocktail lounge.
This big, stainless steel tank is
the swimming pool.
Here's a flrSt-claSS Stateroom.
This carpet is two-tone brown, to
harmonic with the terra Gotta
walls and furniture.
There are IL different color
schemes in the staterooms. Some
rooms have blue walls and furni-
ture with two-tone green carpets;
some have OYSTER colored walls
red furniture and gray beige car
pets; others have green walls anG
furniture and brown carpets.
All the furniture in the state.
rooms is of aluminum-beds
chairs, chests of drawers anc
dresSers. Each stateroom has it.
own telephone. You can talk tt
friends in other rooms and te
friends ashore.
The United States is the moSt
completely aforementioned shir
afloat. This individual thermostat
controls the room temperature
The temperature Of the air is S:
degrees when it is pumped to eacf
room. Then the air is heated Il
the desired temperature before i
is admitted through the ceiling