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Evening star., 1952-02-21

current practices he said had
been uncovered.
One was the practice of defense
agencies to hire standby per-
|sonnel in anticipation that their
services will be needed later on.
This is done because of the fear
that, when their services are
needed. the labor market will be
so tight they won't be available,
Senator Johnston said. The result
lis a waste of money and man
power, since these employees do
scarcely any work.
Senator Johnston also criticized
the practices of some agencies of
Initiating" job classification SO
employees draw higher salaries
than the job is worth. This is un-
fair to employees in other bureaus,
and the entire classification sys-
tenn needs a new approach. the
Senator was told.
4ne IleeQ 1of q new reduct1on-
in-force program so the best en-
Iployes can be retained and ex-
Icessive "bumpings" eliminated also
was stressed by Senator Johnston.
More effective promotion and in
lcentive programs also was stressed
by the South Carolinian in his
speech.
BROADCAST-Be sure to lister
to our Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast at 6:15 pm. Saturday
lover WMAL. when Ford Luikart
chief OF the Civil Service Com
missions examining and place
ment division. is our guest. Mr.
Luikart will discuss the commits
sion's forthcoming program to
give temporary indefinite employees
a chance to obtain eventual per-
manent status.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

earlier in the afternoon by a one
Budget bureau official.
Roger w. Jones, assistant di-
rector Of legislative reference the
bureau, sized it up this way:
"In view of the Presidents re-
Ipeatedly announced position op-
posed to relief roll disclosures, the
Budget Bureau had no option but
to advise the Commissioners that
the proposed amendment was not
in accord with the Presidents pro-
gram.
Denies Censor Role.
Mr.. Jones added, however, after
citing the same circular referred
to by Gen. Robinson. that the
only responsibility placed on the
city heads by the bureau notifica-
ltion was that they tell Congress
of the bureau position when they
presented their case to the law
makers.
"Our letter does not require the
Commissioners to modify their
views" Mr.. Jones said. Were not
censors, after ALL"
Meanwhile. the Young Repub-
lican Club of the District today
notified the subcommittee that
the clubs Board of Directors has
unanimously agreed the relief
rolls should be public.
In his statement, Carl L. Ship
Iley. president, declared that "the
Overriding consideration is the
basic right of the taxpayers, whose
sweat and toll and charity make
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Maryland Tax Cut !,
Awaits House Action
BY a ssaff Correspondent. Of The stor

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 21.-It's up
to the House now to decide
whether to give Maryland tax
payers a Is per cent cut in their
1851 income returns.
The Senate passed the bill yes
terday by unanimous vote. The
estimated SO million involved
would come out of State surplus
funds.
At the same time, the upper
chamber approved a House bill to
transfer the 81 million annual
cost of the State police from high
way revenues to general funds.
The vote was 1911, after a last
ditch attempt by Republican lead
Iers to delay action until Monday.
Senate Majority Leader Louis
IL. Goldstein, Democrat, Of Cal
vert County said he saw in this
only an attempt to delay and
delay" until the Republican Gov
|ernor would have a chance to
veto the measure after the
General Assembly adjourns on
March s.
The police bill is the first to
pass both houses since the Legis-
|lature started its 30-day session.
1t would not become effective un-
til July /. 1858, and so would not
Iaffect the pending State budget.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Key Groups Meeting
To Draft Steel Union's 5
Decision on Strike
BY the Asseciaied Press

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 21.-SteeI
hungry America should learn to-
day whether the CIO United Steel
workers will go through with a
strike set for midnight Saturday.
The steel industry is gambling the
walkout will be postponed.
Philip Murray. president of both
the C1O and the Steelworkers.
summoned his top strategy max
ers here to make the union deci-
sion.
An executive board meeting was
called for this morning. and the
wage policy committee was slated
to meet this afternoon. Mr.. Muir
ray. two other international USW
officers and 80 district directors
comprise the executive board. The
wage policy committee, which
passes on actions of the executive
board. is made up of the executive
board, plus representatives of
every USW local in the country.
No Signs of Shutdown.
The industry roared full speed
ahead while the union officials
met. When a strike is threat
ened the industry usually begins
an orderly shutdown process. It
requires from four days to a week
to cool furnaces without damaging
them.
Close observers felt the union
would extend the strike deadline
so the Wage Sterilization Board
would have more time to recon-
mend a settlement in contro-
versy over a new contract that
expired January /.
The WSB stepped into the dis
pute after numerous negotiating
sessions failed and an impasse
was reported to President Tru-
man.
May Move Back Date.
The Federal agency will not
participate in a labor dispute
which has produced q strike.
Consequently, observers feel the
union will move back its strike
date in order to see what the
WSB recommends. A recon-
mendation is not binding.
The union wants an 1S1z-cent
hourly pay hike. The average
hourly wage is from $l.92 to $1.97
an hour.
The union also is asking a
union shop. guaranteed annual
wage, improved premium pay and
other concessions. The industry
says the total demands would
add up to an hourly package of
so cents man.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

public relief possible, to know
how his money is spent"
THE secret dispensation oi
largesse from public money Car
but lead to favoritism, misman-
agement and corruption" Mr.
Shipley asserted.
Truman Stand Praised.
Philip Schiff. chairman of the
District Chapter of the American
Association of Social Workers, or
the other hand praised President
Truman's stand.
His great act of courage anc
humanity in announcing his op.
position to the plan to make re.
lief rolls public will provide the
entire Nation with a lesson ir
morality which it will long re-
member as it deals with the prob
lem of dependent children, the
aged and the blind" Mr.. Schif1
declared. ....
The bill under consideration
was introduced last month by
Senator Pastore. In it's present
form, the measure contains a
number of provisions unifying ad-
ministration of public assistance
here, as we'll as the controversial
clauses requiring that relief rolls
be kept confidential.
The amendment originally pro-
posed by Gen. Robinson and Mr..
Young would strike the secrecy
clause and substitute requirements
that the rolls be opened to the
public. subject to restrictions
against indiscriminate, political
or commercial use.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Budget Bureau, q letter in.
cooperating the amendment text
was forwarded in advance tc
Senator Nicely.
That part of the Budget Bureau
circular that raised the question in
Gen. Robinson's mind states:
I'm order to avoid ambiguity
and to prevent misunderstanding
Iof the Presidents position. it il
essential that advice received from
the Bureau of the Budget be fully
stated to the Congress in agency
reports and oral testimony.
Receipt of advice contrary tc
the views expressed by any agency
in a report does not require ar
agency to modify its views.
Conflict Ruled Out.
However, in instances involv-
ing proposals for legislation origi-
mating within the Executive
Branch, agencies will submit tc
Congress. on their initiative and
with their Endorsement. only those
proposals which do not conflict
with the Presidents program >
Gen. Robinson said that, in dis
cussing the clause with his mill
tary attaches and Acting Corpora
ton Counsel Chester Gray, 1t was
decided that, rather than "stano
on a technicality," he would in.
terpret the word agency" as in
cluding the Commissioners.
Actually, the generals interpre.
tation of the budget circular is al
odds with the view given reporter.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Arlington Girl, II, Wins
OAR Speech Contest

Melicent Rupp, II. of 2801
South Abingdon street, Arlington
last night won the 500 first prize
in a city-wide good citizenship
speech contest sponsored by the
Daughters of the American Reyo.
luton.
Miss Rupp. q senior at Western
High School and president ot
the student council, was chosen
from among nine high school girls
who gave short speeches on pa.
triotism.
Runner up was Robin Sides
IBurdick Vocational High School
who lives at 1913 Thirteenth
street NV. Third place winner
was Sally Ricci, Wilson High
School. of 5525 Nevada avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Relief
.tcontinued From First Pase.).


clause in the proposed public as
distance law.
But Gen. Robinson decided he
was "duty-bound" to change his
plans. when the Federal Bureau
Of the Budget notified him late
yesterday that the amendment was
mot in accord with the Presidents
program"
President Truman,sin fact, stu
died the proposal personally and
announced his opposition, accord
ing to White House spokesman
Gen. Robinson also felt that he
should not volunteer his views on
the issue to the subcommittee un-
less called by that group.
=, See Ban on Submission.
When he received the word
from the Budget Bureau, Gen.
Robinson Immediately conferred
with his staff. He concluded that,
because of a clause in a 1948 ex-
ecutive order, the Commissioners
are barred from presenting to
Congress any legislative draft dis
approved by the Budget Bureau,
which expresses the Presidents
will on such matters.
II feel duty-bound not to re-
quest that the amendment be
introduced and not to testify
voluntarily before the subcom-
mittee. unless I am specifically
requested by Congress-" Gen.
Robinson stated.
He emphasized, however, that,
II he is called 20 testify, "I will
reiterate my views against con-
f1dentiality Of relief records.
have not changed my mind"
Commissioner, Donohue, who
opposes disclosure of public relief
rolls to the public, said the latest
developments had no effect on his
stand.
Neely Aware of Plan.
But even though the Com
missioners' Board now lacks the
necessary majority vote to present
the amendment formally to Con-
gress. Chairman Neely Of the Sen
ate District Committee, at least
knows all about it. Last Tuesday
when the rider was sent to the
Evening star., 1952-02-21

South Carolinian also made it
plain that the object of the prof.
ect is to improve working con-
ditions of Federal employees. as
well as to eliminate waste and
ineficiency in personnel opera
tionS.
Senator Johnston listed the fol-
lowing problems being investi-
gated by the Purvis group:
/. Recruitment and selection of
personnel. both by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and the various
departments and agencies.
2. Transfer of employees from
"non-essential" Federal jobs to
positions in critical areas in Gov
ernment. .-,-
3. Criteria used in Government
for identifying, selecting and de-
veloping employees to fill super
viSory positions.
4. The effectiveness Of the in
centive awards programs in bring
ing about economies in the use Of
manpower and money.
5. The grievance procedures,
with emphasis being placed on
their costs and complexities in
actual operation.
| 6. The classification and. pay
plans in Government. including
such problems as inflated position
descriptions and methods Of al
locating positions.
| 7. The causes and effects Of the
nigh turnover rate in Government.
8. The costs involved in reduc-
tions-in-force and ! a new ap-
Ipraisal of the basic factors govern
ing retention preference.
i 9. The effects of the promotion
lcurbing Whitten amendment on
existing personnel policies and
practices in Government.
II 10. Personnel use in the Defense
Department, including efforts to
establiSh critieria for determining
civilian positions as opposed to
military ceilings, and the effects
lof the current manpower ceiling.
| II. The practice of hiring con-
tractor employees and its effects
on Government costs and per-
ISonnel administration.
IL. Overstaff1ng and duplication
in Government agencies, with en-
phasis on instances of hiring
standby personnel. 81 <"t@ -
| X X X y
4 CRITICISMS-While not pre-
judging the findings of the in
vestigating unit that will be made
within the next few months, Sen
lator Johnston did take the oc-
.(casion to criticize q number of
Evening star., 1952-02-21
2 Wonder Pills Aid Patients
With Hopeless tuberculosis

least the best single chemical bull
let against TB.
Cause Some Ill Effects.
It isn't known either whether
the drugs will work in all cases,
or how well they may work against
TB of the larynx or other organs.
The drugs sometimes cause ad-
verse effects. dizziness. nausea,
maybe nervous effects. How often
they do this, or how such effects
might be controlled, must also be
learned.
Sea View Hospital here has used
the two drugs for six months
The drugs were supplied by one
pharmaceutical firm, Hoffman
La Roche of Nutley, N. j., under
the names Marsilon and Rimifon
In a report coming out in a
special issue of the Sea View quar-
Iterly bulletin, Drs. E. H. Robitzek
and I. j. Seliffok told Of using
the drugs on A. patients.
All were acutely sick, and ap-
parently could not be helped by
other kinds of treatment or sur
gerry.
Patients Gain Weight.
!. Their fevers soon disappeared
they gained weight-an average
of 20 pounds apiece in about
nine weeks-got good appetites
their coughs disappeared or les.
sened. .
In some, the size Of the lung
holes seemed to diminish a bit
apparently from formation Of
scar tissue.
In some no TB germs could be
found later on in their sputum
In others. the TB germs still were
present. though the patients felt
SSo,,oI haitian
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Construction s Ordered
lat Two Air ceniers
By the Asseciated Press

OMAHA, Feb. 21.-Brig. Gen,
ID. G. Shingler, Missouri River
division engineer, says he has re-
|ceived orders from the chief of
engineers in Washington to 60
ahead with construction Of ad-
Iditional Air Force facilities at the
Duluth (Minn.) municipal airport
The cost of the construction is
estimated at 81 million.
Housing and quarters facilities
for Air Force use will be built
Construction and supervision is
being assigned to the Omaha dis
trict Office of Army engineers.
Also received was a directive
calling for the start of construc-
ton of housing and quarters IA
cilities at Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colo, Gen
Shingler said.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Board Seeks DAMAGES
For Construction Delay
In Falls Church School

Damages will be sought by the
Falls Church School Board be-
cause of delay in completion Of
the Mount Daniel Elementary
School.
At its regular meeting last
night the board voted to ask the
architects on the job, Dickey q
Graham, to determine the amount
of damages the board should seek
to recover.
The four-room, $138, 900 school
lat North Oak and Greenwich
streets was opened on February
4, more than a year after con.
struction got under way.
May Expect Penalty.
Board members indicated that
an attempt will be made to re-
quire payment Of a fine by the
builder, the B. & j. Construction
Co.. because the school was not
finished by September.
The board received a report Of
fair progress on construction of
the $780, 900 George Mason High
School at Leesburg pike and Hay.
cock road.
A showdown meeting on prog
reSs of the project is set for March
S. with representatives Of the B.
& j. company and architects
scheduled to attend. Completion
of the school has been scheduled
for the end Of August.
Board Member Francis w.
Trapp said last night he had been
assured that all steel for the Job
will be on the site by March /.
In Temporary Quarters.
At present. the city's high
school students are in temporary
quarters near Seven Corners, all
though seniors attend Fairfax
County's Falls Church High
School.
In other business, Board Mem
per Daniel v. Stapleton was ap-
pointed as the boards member on
the City Recreation Commission.
The board agreed to study pro-
posal by its Advisory COMMITTEES
on Health that a full-time nurse
be employed and that q school
physician be designated.
To Discuss School Problems.
Supt. Irwin H. Schmitt an
nounced that he will participate In
a forum on "The Business Of Run
ming Our Schools" at 8:15 pm.
Tuesday in Madison School.
The meeting has been arranged
by the Northern Falls Church
Citizens Association for a discus
sion Of administration, operation
and financing of schools.
Other forum participants will be
Mrs. Blanche Wheat, principal at
Madison, and Mrs. Karl Anderson,
chairman of the League Of Women
Voters School Workshop.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Three Montreal Stores
Admit Holy Day Opening
BY the Asseeiotsd Pres.

MONTREAL, Feb. 21.-Three
of As store owners booked for
breaking a holy day closing by
law pleaded guilty yesterday and
were fined $40 and costs.
The owners were charged with
remaining open for business De-
cember 8, the Feast Of the I'm
maculate Conception. This was
the first of six Roman Catholic
holy days mentioned in a bylaw
prohibiting stores from opening
on such days.
One Of the cases heard yester-
day was postponed until today,
and the others were postponed
until March 5.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

District of Columbia and vicinity
Mostly sunny and mild, high in
low sos today; fair tonight. low
about 80 in city and 26 in suburbs
Tomorrow, fair and colder.
Maryland-Some cloudinesS and
becoming colder with snow durries
Evening star., 1952-02-21
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Two new
wonder pills have saved people
hopelessly sick with tuberculosis
their lungs riddled with holes, toe
weak to get out of bed.
Within a few weeks, many were
up and about, had gained up to
20 pounds, felt far better.
Whether the two new drugs have
actually cured the TB, the Nations
biggest infectious killer, is toe
early to say. But they look "bettel
than anything so far" in treating
ITB, DR.. Marcus D. Kogel, COM
missioner Of New York City Hos
pitfalls. announced.
He said they had been tried or
$50 desperately sick" patients
Within two weeks. they had done
wonders for people who had moi
been expected to recover.
Can Be Made Cheaply.
The drugs. taken as pills, are
closely related. They apparently
kill TB germs. Several pharma-
Iceutical firms are making or ex-
Iperimenting with them, and sew
eralsinstitutionsrAre t6stina xhem
The dtlisA Iion.pateiit sle car
later b made Ill ! quausitW and
cheaply far cheaper th&n streps
tony s:.e s /
DR.. Kogel said it would take
many more experiments before il
is known just how good and lef.
fective and safe the drugs are.
There still are unanswered ques.
tions. One is how long THE good
effects may last. Another il
whether the TB germs may be.
come able to resist the new drugs
This kind Of resistance appear.
with streptomycin, up to now Al
Evening star., 1952-02-21
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

lin the mountains tonight and to-
morrow; low tonight, 20-25 de-
lgrees in west portion and $3.50 In
east portion.
Virginia-Fair and colder to-
night and tomorrow: low tonight
near 80 on the coaS. and about
26 in the interior.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
1000 japanese HoIdouts
Believed in Philippines
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MANILA, Feb. 21.-A japanese
who came here to lure World War
II stragglers out Of the jungles
today estimated that at least
l 900 japanese still are hiding in
the Philippines.
Nobuhkio limbo, a former Japa-
nese army colonel, few over
Lubang Island, dropped bundles
of letters from relatives of strag-
glers and by loudspeaker urged
surrender.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

g r o p'S I'm
"has been to
make this a
thorough and
objective in
quiry, and I be-
lieve we are ad-
herring closely
to that stand
ard. )"
Our purpose
is to help bring
about our own
project by STIR
ring up sensa-
ton headlines"
he said The
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Siqmu Pi Anniversary

Harold Jacobsen, national Sec
retary of Sigma Pi fraternity. will
be honored on the fraternity's
54th anniversary Sunday at 4 pm.
in the Maryland University chap
ter house.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Teo at Baptist Home

The Baptist Home of the Dis.
Etrict of Columbia will hold 1t.
Eannual silver tea from 2 to
pm. tomorrow in the home, 324t
N street NV.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
The Federal Spotlight
Committee Investigators Draft
Drastic Personnel Reforms
BY, Joseph Young

Far-reachng tbs
salary ciassiation promotions
and personnel will be by the Senate Civil
Committees special Investigating unit
This disclosed yesterday Chairman Johnston
speech before the Senate in which preliminary
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Montgomery School Group

The Citizens Association fol
Public Schools was formed ir
Montgomery County last night tt
nominate and support candidate!
for the county's first elected schoo
board this year.
The new group was formed by
some 200 persons who attended
mass meeting in Rockville. Tht
meeting was conducted by non.
partisan, civic and school group!
which previously recommended
school board candidates for ap.
|pointment hy the Governor under
the old procedure.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Maryland
and
Virginia i
in Brief
StreomIine Committees,
DeIeqote Marshall Asks

A resolution calling on the Gov
ernor to appoint a commission to
study Maryland General Assembly
committee procedures and bring
them out "of the horse and buggy
days" was to be introduced today
by Delegate J. PAUL Marshall. Re-
publican, of Montgomery.
Meanwhile. two other Mont
gomery legislators are drafting
bills to clarity the county's elected
school board law. adopted last
year. One would require that
three of the four members to be
elected this year come from dis
tricts not now represented on the
board. The other would amend
the State constitution to allow
staggered terms for the School
Board.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Fairfax School Study

The Fairfax Board of Super
viSors wants the School Board to
have a professional survey made OF
the county's school building needs
for the next five years.
The supervisors made the re.
quest to the school board yester.
day after hearing q report thai
enrolment in the Oak Street
Graham Road and Wilston Schools
already exceeds the amount anti.
cipated in the county'S current
sos million building program.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Lynch Seeks Inquiry

Delegate Edwin Lynch Of Fair
fax today introduced a resolution
calling for an inquiry into the ex-
tent to which members of the
Virginia General Assembly should
be permitted to hold personal in
terests in contracts and other
dealings with State agencies.
Mr.. Lynch said he had no par
ticular person or persons in mind.
A House committee previously had
killed a bill by Mr.. Lynch to pro-
hibit such interests.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

OF the Investigations unit, headed
by Former FBI Agent Melvin
Purvls.
Senator Johnston said the
Evening star., 1952-02-21

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, "A. on January Is.
Lowest. Is. on January 80 ....
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High. 40. at 1856 pm.
Low, 80, at 7:05 am,
Tide Tables.
Furnished hv TTpitad Cfata. roaeA 49,
Evening star., 1952-02-21

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