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Evening star., 1952-03-18

Wen D ] o g X
the bill in the
full commit
tee. Even II the
full commit
t e e overruled
him, the Ten
neSSee De m o.
crat still could
use his indu-
ence to block it
in the House
Rules Commit
tee or on the
House floor.
Most employe
Evening star., 1952-03-18

.-54 (high) and SO (loWl. Mild
tomorrow, slightly cooler Thurs
day and milder again toward the
end Of the week, followed by cold
er Sunday. Showers tomorrow
and again about Saturday totaling
about one-half inch.
River Report.
tFrom o. s. Engineefs.)
Potomac River muddy at HarperS Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at HarperS Ferry. Is g.
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renee means that there will b.
little chance to beat the ride,
when it comes UP for House &C,
ton later this week.
However. as reported here yes,
terday, the real flght to Kill til.
leave accumulation ban rider viii
be made in the Senate. Chairman
Johnston of the Senate Civil Sery.
ice Committee is all set to try ane
knock it out Of the 1853 independ.
ent Offices bill when it reaches the
Senate. -
CAFETERIAS - The District
Health Department has awarded
certificates of merit to 81 of thu
80 cafeterias operated by Govern.
ment Services, Inc, in the yariou,
Federal buildings around town
The awards are based on excep.
tional cleanliness and sanitar,
conditions.
The only two GSI units failing
to win merit certificates are those
in the Civil Service Commission
building and in temporary build
ing *" 1t was explained that;
while meeting minimum health
and cleanliness standards set by
the Health Department, the two
were ineligible for the
awards because of structural
deficiencies in the buildings in
which they are located.
y ~
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-T. Roy
Reid, Agriculture DEPARTMENT.
personnel director, leaves for a
three-month visit in Germany tc
serve as a specialist in education
The cost is being paid for by the
State Department which also has
picked up the tab for a. number oi
other Federal personnel officials
taking junkets In Europe. 4. Fhe
conference of the S0ciety
for rsonnel Administration
takes place on May l and 2-seA
lot Of its members are hoping. the
conference will have more zing
than has been the case In former
years. Howard Greenberg has
been appointed deputy controller
for General Services Administra-
lions Defense Materials Procure
ment Agency. Other GSA ap-
pointmentS include Frederick c.
Gray as director Of its Internal
Audit Division and James A. Rob-
bins as assistant director for In
ternal Audit. Arlington Coun-
ty has job openings for a per-
sonnel assistant. $4.100 annually;
library assistant, $2.640 to $3,O50,
and building and electrical in
;pectors. $4,000 to $4,100. Apply
10 Personnel Department, Arling-
.on County Court House. Cash
awards for meritorious suggestions
nave been given to the following
in Agriculture Depart
nept's Forest Service: Dallas w.
Seaman, George r. Fahenstock,
1ohn c. McDonnell and Walter L.
Robb. Eric r. Schuler is the
new chief of the Library Of Con-
5resss@ cyrillic subject union cata-
log unit. Stenographers in
grade GS-4 are needed by the
Boiling Air Force Base. Status is
not required. The General
Services Administration has an
a new system whereby
Federal agencies may pay cash for
small purchases of 500 to $500
each without having to 60 through
the time = consuming, red tape
procedures that have meant SC
much paper work and delay. >.
Mrs. Florence II. Campbell has re-
tired from the Internal Revenue
Bureau after AZ years Of Govern
ment service. The Army De-
partment announces it has saved
more than $5.5 million during the
past year as q result Of meritori-
Gus suggestions for economy made
by its civilian employees. The en-
ployes were rewarded with a total
Of $l45. .929 for their efforts on
heha1f 0f the nrOoram
Evening star., 1952-03-18
The Federal Spotlight
Murroy,s Opposition Expected
To Block Little Wagner Act
The Federal Spotlight
BY Joseph Young

Despite the approval by Service sub
committee Of the socaled Little Wagner Act it doubtful
the measure win get any further this year.
Chairman Murray Of the full committee
opposed to the agencies already
Evening star., 1952-03-18

Showers expected tonight most the eastern half
Of the country the exception Of the New England Slater
and the portions the Middle Atlantic
Occasional and mixed due the Great
Lakes and the NortherM Mississippi Valley There will be snow
urries in the ortwen section o. the country with
sioal rain along soSstal section II viii be cooler over
Tennessee Valley with little change eis%where
Evening star., 1952-03-18

/ SAAAOAA AN0NASAS
say the legislation is necessary.
because there are several Fed
eral departments and agencies
that don't bargain with the
unions. A few say it isn't needed.
The measure would require all
departments and agencies to deal
with employe groups on personnel
issues and grievances.
AS reported by the subcommit-
tee, the measure, sponsored by
Representative Rhodes, Democrat,
of Pennsylvania. was toned down
a little. The group eliminated the
provision whereby agencies would
deal. only with unions holding a
majority of members. It also de-
leted a provision which would
have imposed criminal penalties
on Federal officials who refused
to deal with the unions or sought
to hamper their activities.
~ 4 + sss.as.L.sxs;4r ssss.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that,
Congress has approved the plan to
reorganize the Internal Revenue
Bureau, Senator -Smathers, Dem-l
ocrat, Of Florida, urges that civil
service IN the rest of the Govern
ment be revamped.
Senator Smathers, q member of
the Senate Civil Service Commit
tee. said adoption Of the plan
won't mean a thing unless we
clean up every Government agen-
cy." Senator Smathers urged i'm
mediate consideration of bill he
has co-sponSored with Senator
Monroney. Democrat. of Okla
homa, and several others, to set
up a "blue ribbon" civil service
system.
At the same time, Senator
Smathers defended most Federal
employees and officials, calling
them good citizens, who are COM
petent. Honorable and with high
sense Of responsibility" But. he
added, 1T is the one rotten apple
that forces us to open up the
barrel and clean 1t. up to protect
the good fruit"
4 = 4 ~
8 PER DIEMS-The Controller
General has ruled that wage board
employees. whose regular hours are
during the day and who some
times wofk overtime at night, are
not entitled to the night differ
ential pay in computing their
overtime. The decision said the
overtime Of these employees would
be computed on their daytime
rates and not on the higher night
differential pay given in various
agencies to regular night workers.
LEAVE BAN - Apparently
Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee doesn't
mind that the House Appropria-
tions Committee uSurped his
groups authority by voting a ban
on further accumulation of an
nual leave by Government en-
ployes. Mr.. Murray says he ap-
proves of the action, which would
require Federal employees to use
all of their 1852 annual leave by
June 80, 1853, or lose the unused
portion. MFR. Murray's concur
Evening star., 1952-03-18

Record Temperatures This Year.
7 Highest, "A, on January 15s
Lowest, 10. on January 80.
s High ard Lev Of Last "a Hours.
4 High, SO, At 3.25 pm. -
Low, 33. at 6s3S am. a
Tide Talks.
tFurntshed By United States Coast Al
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Sisterhood to Meet

A meeting Of the Mishkan
Torah Sisterhood wiz be held at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the home
or Mrs. Solomon Abramson. $500
Evergreen street. Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Five Announce in Virqinio

Five Virginia members of Con.
gress have announced their in.
tention Of seeking denomination
with at least one of them facing
opposition.
Representatives Gary of the Sc
district, Robson of the LIST, Hardy
of the I'd. Abbitt of the 4th anc
Stanley Of the 5th. all Democrats
have said they will run again
Mentioned as possible opponents
of Mr.. Robson have been Charles
M. Lankford. jr., State fisheries
chairman. and former Delegate
Stanley S. Garner of Newport
NewS.--AP.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

Board two weeks ago had asked
permission to spend the money for
new school construction. Some
supervisors opposed this request
because they believe the surplus
should be included in the 1868
fiscal budget to hold down the
tax rate.
Evening star., 1952-03-18

are dealing with employe unions
on personnel matters and griev-
ances and that no legislation Is
needed to formalize this.
Mr.. Murray's stand could very
Evening star., 1952-03-18
Housing Inspection Set

Hyattsville will tear down or
board up old deserted houses
which are fire or health menaces,
the City Council decided last
night.
Mayor Jesse s. Baggett said
several abandoned frame struc-
lures, including one In the 1000
block Of Oliver street and one in
the 1900 block Of Farragut street,
will be inspected by the State fire
marshal and the Prince Georges
County health officer.
Evening star., 1952-03-18
The Sun and Moon.

Rrecipitat tion.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CAPITAL {current month to dafel
Evening star., 1952-03-18

behalf of the program.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
ADVERTISEMENT.
week on Thursday or Saturday
NOT Friday.

week on Thursday or Saturday
NOT Friday.
Fresh POmpinO is expected at
Javin'S Seafood Stand, No. 434,
for your Friday fish dinner. This
is the real fresh mot frOzen) POM
IpinO and makes a splendid main
course. Crab meat has come down
in price, and you'll find it is Of
good quality with very little shell.
A new stand, the Midgely Meat
Stand No. 433 has opened here.
They are specializing in top grade
(choice) beef, and special cuts of
lpOrk. You'll also find a nice line
of fancy smoked meats and cold
cuts for sandwiches. Georgia pea
|nut-fed, country -cured hams are
Iexpected, 50 be sure to ask for them
tomorrow. How these differ in
flavor from Virginia hams 1 don't
know, but maybe you Crackers
can tell me.
Asparagus has dropped in price
and is coming in now from nearby
Maryland and Virginia. The Key
stone Produce Stand, No. 224, has
this and also Italian Parsley. The
shape is a bit different from the
usual parsley We see, and undOubt-
|edly it should be served with spa
|ghetti dinners to add authenticity.
by all means EAT your parsley,
too. When you read the list Of
|vitamins, copper and iron parsley
contains, you'll resolve to eat more
of it. At this stand they expect the
potato shortage situation to clear
|up within the next two or three
weeks. Hope they are right!
The Art Mart is still drawing
many interested viewers and buy
|ers. So come over tomorrow and
shop for food and original paint
|ings right here at
CENTER MARKET CITY
5fh and K Sts. NM
Evening star., 1952-05-22

9:25, WWDC-Baseban: Washing
ton VS.. st. Louis.
$3.50, WASH-Reporters' Roundup:
Senator Richard B. Russell Is guest
1000, WTOP-Screen Guild Thea
ter: Linda Darnell and Paul Dou-
glas co-star in an adaptation Of
Letter to Three Wives"
1000, WRC-Your Hit Parade:
Toni Arden is the guest vocalist.
1880, WASH-Nurses' Roundup:
A discussion Of the training and
experiences Of seven local nurses,
Television Today.
100, WTOP-Mark Evans Show:
Felix Adler, Otto Greetings and
Charlie Chalude of the circus visit.
$3.50, WNBW W-Treasury Men in
Action: The drama is "The Case
of the Abandoned Street"
800, WTTG-Playhouse: Francis
Ford and Billy Gray star in "A Boy
Wears q Gun"
$50, WNBW James Melton
Show: Billy Gilbert and Dorothy
Warenskjold are guests.
$3.50, WIT c. Harness Racing:
Races from Rosecroft.
$50, WMAL-Meet the Champ:
The program Is telecast from the
Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San
Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1952-05-22

Evening news broadcast, d.
rect from The Stars news
room, Monday through Friday
over Stations WMAL and
WNIAL-FM; 6 pm.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
On the Air
Vn the Air
They Erred When They Said
Today Wasn't Here to Stay
By Horry Macarthur

Sylvester L. Weaver. NBC vice
president in charge Of television,
Icrawled out on what many con-
Isidered a shaky limb several
months ago. Crawled, perhaps. Is
not the precise word. He leaped
proudly out on his limb, &C
Icompanied by fanfares and drum
rolls in the publicity department.
What Mr.. Weaver did was an
Inounce that NBC would invade
the morning hours with television.
The words were barely out of
INBC's mimeograph machine be-
fore the chorus of derisive laughter
started. Mr.. Weaver and NBC
went right ahead, however, ex-
actly as if they knew what they
were doing.
The purse strings were loosened.
A special studio to house the pro-
gram was constructed in Rookie
feller Center. A vast corps Of
newsmen and technicians was at
tached to the project. Dave Gar
roway was assigned the leading
role and given the impressive title
of communicated" With the
secret hope that some nice photo
genie disaster would take place
within camera range between z
and 8 am, To-day" went on the
lair.
It didn't get a disaster right
away, but it got a lot of lip. Never
had it been known that so many
had devoted years to searching
studies of the morning habits Of
the American family. The broad
casting trade seemed almost
wholly populated by those who
knew To-day was doomed to
failure. Wherever you went you
could find some one who, without
even being asked, would tell you
eagerly why To-day" didn't have
a chance. 5
= How, the dissenter demanded,
can you shave and watch television
at the same time? How can you
eat breakfast and watch televi-
sion? Who has time to watch tele-
vision in the morning, anyhow?
One trade paper writer publicly
foreSaw To-day" doomed because
his teen-age daughter refused to
give up her morning sessions with
"a mink-throated disc jockey.
4 + y =
There was quite a lot Of this
sort Of talk right after Today
started on January 81. The con-
troversy died down, though, as
controversies will when time alone
will provide the answer.
Time. it appears. has now done
just that. There was a headline
in Variety the other day reporting,
Looks Like Pat Weaver Has New
Success Story; Today Into
Black" That means, to translate
the Variteyese, that the program
now is taking in more money from
Evening star., 1952-05-22

sponsors than it is spending for
telecasting news, interviews, music
and any other thing that seems
like a good idea at the time.
It has "a participating sponsors
right now. It could handle more
since it is on five days a week for
a total of three hours each. It
is seen for two hours, from Z to
9 am. local time, in eastern and
central time zones. The "a spon
sors are enough to keep the red
ink out of the ledger, though. It
has an audience Of respectable size
too.
So everybody around NBC is
happy as can be about To-day"
It is starting its fifth month and
will remain on the air all summer.
Thereafter it will continue as long
as anyone around the network can
foresee.
ADVICE-A word of advice has
just been sounded where it might
do the most good, in Advertising
Age, a magazine read by adver-
tisers. The counsel is contained in
a column suggesting that Du-
Mont is Ito be congratulated,
commended and generally patted
on the back" for televising Bishop
Fulton j. Sheen every Tuesday
night at 8.
The program, the magazine
notes, does not conform to the
patterns which leadership and
listenership studies have en-
couraged. But" it goes on, lit
should attract a great deal of at
tention to DuMont and cause
NBC, CHS and ABC to seem a
little less than daring and orig
inal."
Bishop Sheen's program. the
magazine continues, should Gin
duce those who feel that the pub
lie is chiefly interested in light
entertainment and meaningless
diyersion to re-examine their
estimate Of the television mentSl-
ity. It might even prompt those
who feel a big audience is pre-
ferable to an interested audience
to change their minds and, quite
possibly at the same time, re-
duce their ever mounting costs of
TV presentation"
A little long -winded, it's still a
good point.
SUMMER HOST-The summer
CHS network radio program
which will have WTOP's Eddie
Gallaher as host will be aimed at
a moving target. Scheduled for
five Sunday afternoons starting
June IS, 1t will be designed
especially to capture the mobile
radio audience Of summer drivers
and vacationers. With Mr.. G.
at the helm for two and a half
hours, starting at 2:30, it will in
clude live musical pickups, records,
news, baseball scores and weather
and traffic reports. It ought to
make Mr.. Gallaher as popular
elsewhere as he is around here.
Evening star., 1952-05-22

INTERIOR DECORATORS-Jean Mcbride 1Ie and Joyce de
Young OF those ho brighten ung televsion
h regularity Miss Mcbride plays leading role In
the daily serial "Loue OF Le CHS WTOP-TV Miss de
Young te girl 1h the bangs" Fred Warnings Sunday
evening halt-hour (same nettDork staton).
Evening star., 1952-05-22
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Evening star., 1952-05-22
HiqhIights
Radio Today.

$3.50, WTOP-Playhouse: Barbara
Stanwyck stars in Marcia Burns,
the story Of O Washington society
hostess of the early 18th century.
800. WMAL Original Amateur
Hour: Ted Mack salutes Canton
Ohio.
Evening star., 1952-05-22

Dress up your home with the tro-
dtionolly fovorite eothic-style picket
fence. Put it up yourself and sove!
Each lo-ft. section consists of two
4"x4"-5 everlasting oak fence posts;
forty l"x3"-4' cleor fir fence pickets;
two 2"x4"-l6' fir rolls.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
Other AM Stotions

WeMS-57o ke..-6:30 a.m.-s:15 pm.
WPIk-73o M.-6 a.n,.-S:l5 pm.
WARL-7so ke.-6 am. to BIS pm. fHk
WeAT-1,o M.-6 a.m.-8:l5 pm. Mn
WUST-1,120 ke.-7 am. to BIS pm. N&F
WFAx-1,22 kc.-6:30 a.m.-s;15 pm.
WlNx-1,600 ke.-6 a.m.-s:l5 pm.
Evening star., 1952-05-22
FM Stotions
WRC-FM-s3.s Nc, Channel $50

WRc-FM-s3.s Me-, Channel 13s
$50 am. to ! an.
WI0P-FM-ss.3 Me-, Channel IA
$50 am. to 2 am.
WBUz-FM-s6.7 Me-, Channel 744
3 pm. to 9 pm.
WASH-FM-s1.1 Me-, Channel 1lS
2:30 to II pm.
W0l-FM-ss.7 Me-, Channel 1ss
] am. to ] an.
WcFM-ss.s Me-, Channel 80
S pm. to II pm.
WFAN-100.9 Me-, Channel 1e2
7 am. to 9 pm.
WWDc-FM-101.1 Me-, Channel -
5 am. to 9 pm.
WeMS-FM-1o3.s Me-, Channel 40
$50 am. to Midnight.
WARL-FM-1os.1 Me-, Channel 7js
6 am. to 9 pm.
WUST-1o6.3 Me-, Channel 7s7
J am. to 9 pm.
WMAL-FM-107.3 Me-, Channel 2gI
6 am. to 1890 an.
, 1952-01-31

jerks who don't know their pigs
from their picassos.
Maybe the literary long-hairs
ought to take another look at the
midwest, because the people of
this town of $4,000 always loved
Grant Wood and gave him, a home
town boy, it's loyal support from
the time he was a young artist.
Long before he had gained ma
tional or international fame, the
home folks liked his work and
bought his canvases.
Long before the world thought
he was good and great, his neigh
bors did. There are a dozen men
and women here who saw that
he got to Europe to study and
even invented commissions that
would take him abroad.
Four hundred of Grant Woods
canvases, including his famous
portrait Of his mother woman
with Plants) are owned and hang
in this little city.
Some so canvases hang-of all
place-in the most unusual art
gallery in the world: the Turner
Funeral home, or mortuary or un-
dertaking parlor. | have had to
come all the way to Cedar Rapids
to find a funeral parlor in which
I think I could lie still long enough
, 1952-01-31

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 81
INS)-The Sunday painter is a
national phenomenon that has
swept the country like a prairie
fire in the last Is years. Young
and old, rich man, poor man, beg
gar man, thief: everybody daubs.
Until I came to Cedar Rapids,
I thought the craze had developed
like baby dear: "Out Of the no.
where into the here" Now I be-
lieved I have traced the origin of
this craze, which rivals that for
square dancing and hot rods, to
this community.
The Late Grant Wood, n of
most famous of American artists,
was conducting a painting class
for Cedar Rapids business men as
early as 1929.
Not out of the effete ateliers
of the East, but out o fthe prag-
matte Midwest prairies came this
urge to express himself in paint
on the part Of John @. Citizen.
The story of the starving Ameri-
can artist in the midst of plenty,
unappreciated by the nations Grass
Rabbits, is one of this nations
literary figures.
But it didn't and it doesn't,
happen that way in Cedar Rapids.
which, by literary rights, ought
to be inhabited by Philistines, lie.
, 1952-01-31

NEW YORK, Jan. 81. (INS)-'
The walls of a man who knows
now that he erred and who wishes
to guide others away from the
pitfalls are presented today.
Herewith are excerpts from an
article in the current issue of the
Saturday Evening Post, in which
Clair Bee, coach of the Inflated
Long Island university basketball
team, discusses the nations worst
sports scandal.
One year ago this month came
the first revelations of the basket
ball fixes, ultimately to inyole
seven colleges and 80 players in
Guiding stars at Long Island uni
versity.
Coach Bee starts off by saying
that ''public confidence in college
basketball is shattered, and the
fault is partly mine. Twas a "Wln-
'em-all' coach who, by reorting tso
established practices, helped to
create the emotional climate that
led to the worst scandal in the
history Of SPORTS"
He adds further along in the
story:
"I-every coach under the pres
sure Of big time sport-was sc
absorbed in the victory grail that
I lost sight o fthe educational pur.
poses of athletics"
Still further along he says:
why did so players sell out
their schools? The answer is pain
fully obvious. They did it fol
money-the identical motive tina
impels too many colleges to com
promise their standards. The pro
cess appears innocent enough a
the beginning.
"a few corners are cut to as
sembl a winning team for the loca
publicity and extra revenue ever.
college can use. Everything is fins
for awhile. The team makes tn
, 1952-01-31

headlines and attendance booms. A
better team will bring bigger gate
receipts and national, instead of
local, prestige.
"Now the college is in the big
time and competition is tougher,
on and off the field. More conces-
sions must be made to lure hot
shot athletes away from rivals.
More and more money is spent to
stay up threre at the head of the
parade. Pressure is piled upon
pressure until there is an ugly
blow off,"
Coach Bee says that "the net
result of the conniving and insane
competition program infested with
so many abuses that the entire
structure must be rebuilt from
cratch."
He adds:
"There are four general abuses:
Recruiting by offering athletes
(1) scholarships, (2) cash sub
sides, (3) guaranteed passing
grades in the classroom and a.
overemphasizing the Importance of
sports with extended trips, long
schedules, year round practices,
post-season games and regular ap-
pearances in off-campus areans."
Coach Bee pleads guilty on one
count-over-emplasis. He says he
never paid a player "for playing
on his team or winked at failing
marks"
That these abuses are prevalent
elsewhere needs no retelling.
Coach Bee also sees no evil in
straight scholarships" which pro
vide for free tuition, books and
fees.
But all these things lead tt
abuoses and he pulls no punches
in discussing them, in one of the
most revealing articles of these
times of Intercollegiate athletic
upheavel.
, 1952-01-31

to build up his strength when
this boy sings you've got to mop
up around the place.
If you haven't heard him, he
sounds like a Kefauver cousin
who has just been told that Harry
is going to run again.
But these are queer times any
way. I hear Capt. Carlson is 60
ing to California this week to dec
crate Glendale for staying afloat
for SO many days.
You know these are strange
days when you see buoys where
girls used to walk.
, 1952-01-31

to be decently buried. And this is
because Grant Wood canvases
have replaced, in this mortuary,
the standard potted palm.
David Turner, funeral director
continued on page 81