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Evening star., 1952-12-01
Mrs. Eisenhower on Brief Visit
Calls White House Delightful
Future First Lady Guided by Mrs. Trumon,
Discovers No Room for Own Furniture

Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower
took a one hour and 25-minute
run through her new home today
and in a breathless summation
called it delightful. simply de-
lightful."
Though she doesn't actually
take possession until January 90
the next Presidents wife had a
pleasing preview of the White
House as guest of its present
mistress, Mrs. Truman.
Emerging from the 54-room
mansion. she quickly informed &
bevy of reporters: I'm not goine
to give any interviews today, girls.
But, under persistent question.
ing as she walked toward hel
rented limousine, Mrs. Eisenhower
admitted she had gone over the
place thoroughly-except for the
kitchen.
did you and Mrs. Truman talk
|housekeeping?" a reporter in
|quired.
"All housewives talk the same
language" Mrs. Eisenhower smiled
Her Own Furniture.
Another reporter asked if she
had seen any place to put her own
furniture.
Land sakes. no." she replied.
Then she settled another point
which had been a matter of de-
bate from the time of her arrival.
The coat she was wearing was
mink, all right, IAN old mink" "
Mrs. Eisenhower called it.
She said she was going back to
New York this afternoon by train
after paying a surprise luncheon
visit to her sister, Mrs. George
Gordon Moore, 5000 Klingle road
NV.
Mrs. Eisenhower and her secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary Jane McCaffree
arrived in Washington by train
and reached the White House at
1888 am.
Greeting her just inside the
doors Of the Pennsylvania avenue
entrance, Mrs. Truman smiled
Evening star., 1952-12-01

broadly and shook her hanc
heartily.
Besides the fur coat, Mrs. Eisen.
hover was dressed in a black
dress. small rose velvet hat with
black trimming, black suede shoes
and black alligator bag.
Wearing blue dress and Per-
sian lamb coat draped over hel
shoulders, Mrs. Truman walked
out on the portico with Mrs
Eisenhower for photographs.
AS flash bulbs blinked, Mrs. Tru.
man, an old hand at this business
exclaimed:
Hurry up, it's cold" After tn,
customary zone more" they wen
inside the mansion, both smilinl
happily.
The Presidents wife invited he,
successor for a brief1ng a coupl,
OF weeks ago when President Tru,
man conferred with Gen. Eisen,
hover. but the next First Lady
had an engagement at Walter
Reed Hospital and asked for q
delay.
Old Practice Changed.
Traditionally. operations in the
Executive Mansion have been di.
rected by a housekeeper, but Mrs
Truman in recent years has as
sumed many of those duties-such
as preparing menus-and can give
Mrs. Eisenhower a wealth of first
hand information on what hap
pens and when.
Mrs. Mable Walker, Mrs. Tru-
mans principal aide, has the
title Of assistant housekeeper with
perhaps 20 servants under hel
direction. These include cooks
maids. cleaning women and such
other help as is needed.
The first and third floors o1
the White House are the actua,
province Of the Presidents wife
The vast kitchens are on the lower
level, and the family living quar-.
ters are on the top.
The main. or second floor, ha.
the showplaces, including the
East Room. State Dining Room
and the several reception rooms.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Marine Officer Injured
In Crash on Route |

A Marine lieutenant stationed
at Quantico, Va, was injured
critically early today when the
car he was driving collided with
a tractor-trailer that was passing
another.
The officer was 1t. Thomas
Nicely, %, from Senath, Mo.
Virginia State police said the
accident occurred about 3:45 am
on United States l just north ol
the boundary between Stafford
and Prince William Counties.
1t. Nicely was admitted to thu
Marine Base Hospital at Quantico
No charges were preferred
against any Of the drivers, police
said. Two persons riding with 1t
Nicely were uninjured, the report
said.
Earlier Accident Story, Page B-1.'
Evening star., 1952-12-01

The District got out 81 sanding
crews to keep bridges and hills
open.
From 2 to 4 inches fell In
Maryland. but highway crews
kept traffic moving everywhere
Thanksgiving end traffic also
moved smoothly, as many extra
trains. air flights and buses
brought holidayers back to the
District.
Weather Bureau experts agreed
Saturday and Sundays snow was
early for these parts. but no rec
ord-breaking feat.
On November IS two years ago
1.6 inches were recorded. That
was the earliest fall since Novem-
ber "a. 1888. when seven inches
fell on the District.
The bureau expected q high
temperature Of 4s degrees today
followed by increasing cloudiness
and q low Of 28 tonight.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
By jones Y. Newton
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 1.-The
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tioraS was urged by Secretary of
Labor Tobin today to merge with
the American Federation of Labor
to protect labor's gains.
Mr.. Tobin appeared at the open
ing session of the CLOS 18th an
nual convention which will fea-
ture the election of a president
to replace the late Philip Murray
Pointing to the coming Repub-
lican administration and under
lining the recent merger proposal
of George Meany, the new AFL
president, Mr.. Tobin, in a pre-
pared address, said:
"The past gains of the Ameri-
can working men and women are
in jeopardy. Their future progress
is in doubt. This is a time to
close ranks and present a united
front against labor's enemies.
This is a time. more than any
other, for unity in the American
labor movement.
I'm the last few months there
have been reports of growing re-
siStance to trade union demands
among some employers. I do not
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Flight Engineer Strike
Stops Eastern Airline
Constellation Service
100 Men Are Involved;
rs Runs Cancelled at
National Airport

Flight engineers on Eastern Air.
lines big Consultations struck to.
day, crippling the lines opera
tions from National Airport anc
at least five major air terminals
Only Constellation flights are
affected because these planes are
the only ones using flight engi.
neers.
Eastern's of1ices mere said the
strike will ground all Of the 25
Constellation movements in anC
out of National Airport every "a
hours. A spokesman said 1--WE hope
to take care of some Constellation
bookings by putting passengers
aboard the Silver Falcons" The
Falcons are twin-engine Martin
404S. seating 40 passengers. In
New York, the company said it ap-
peared unlikely the smaller planes
could absorb the additional pas
senger volume from the grounded
Consultations.
Strike Begins at La Guardia.
The new-type Consultations
seat go passengers, while the
Super Consultations seat 88.
The strike began at La Guardia
Field early today and was ex-
Ipected to hit Chicago, Pittsburgh
Miami, New York and Boston in
addition to Eastern's operations
here.
The union, American Fedora
ton Of Labor's Flight Engineers
International Association. said in
Ia New York statement that It
was acting after four months
negotiations on a new contract
Some 160 engineers are taking
part in the walkout, the Associated
Press reported from New York.
Pay Accepted Under Protest.
The unions executive vice presi-
dent. Sidney r. Carter, said the
engineers have been accepting
their pay checks under protest fol-
lowing contested arbitration
award last spring" He said they
have contested the arbitration
award in Federal courts and the
case is now pending an appeal in
the Circuit Court in New Orleans
The dispute arises from the pay
formula dealing with hours flown
speed and gross weight of the
aircraft.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
HosPIfd1Ize the Dope AddIcts
Solution of Narcotics Problem
Could Cut Crime 4O% Here

/ higher than the average through
out the country. The NATIONWIDE
average, he explained, is one ad-
dict per 5000 population. Here
on the 500-addict estimate, there
is one addict per 1,70O population
Commissioner Anslinger added
that in States like Wisconsin and
Minnesota, where addicts are
committed to hospitals for treat
ment, there is no more than one
addict per $4,000 population.
"The dope addict" he said, "is
a complete loss to the community
He generally impoverishes his
family. He costs merchants and
and householders many thousands
of dollars in thefts.
HE is always building up his
habit. He averages six shots a
day at $3.50 shot. And he steals
to get the money"
18 Addicts Arrested in Store.
Commissioner Anslinger said
when a new branch store opened
recently in nearby Virginia, 1s
dope addicts from Washington
were picked up for shoplifting the
first day.
In Los Angeles, where dope ad-
diets are arrested under the va
grancy law. Commissioner Ans
linger said the police chief had
told him that every man on the
narcotics squad picking up dope
addicts saved the time of several
men who otherwise would be in
IveStigating crimes committed by
addicts.
BY getting a law here to hos
Ipitalize the addictS, he said, the
addicts would be OF the streets,
the drug peddler's market would
be destroyed and the economic
loss to the community in terms Of
shop-lifting and house-breakine
would be sharply reduced.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Nixon's Income Figures
AnoIyzed in Column

THE NIXON INcoME-There wos
o lot Of talk about Vice President.
elect Nixon's income tox returns dur.
ing the eompoisn. but despite pressures,
Mr. Nixon would not discuss his tox
figures. Columnist Dovid Lawrence
soys todoy the tox returns coincide
exoctly with the figures presented in
Mr.. Nixon's eompoisn explanation Of
his finoncioI stondins. Pose Alb.
LOUISIANA LoNGs-Dr. George s.
Long, onother Of the famous Lona
fomiIy Of louisiono. is omons the new
foees in Congress. A discussion Of
the background Of this brother Of the
lcte Huey Long oppeors on Pooe Bill.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Ramspeck Cautions
u. ). Workers Not 10
Resist 6. 0. P. Chiefs
Passive Resistance to
New Regime Could Revive
Spoils System, He Says
By Joseph Young

Chairman Robert Ramspeck o1
the Civil Service Commission to-
day warned that passive resist
ance" by old-line career employees
to the new Republican regime
could be the entering wedge fol
return to the spoils system"
Mr.. Ramspeck urged Federal
employees. whatever their political
beliefs, to give their loyal and de-
voted service to President-elect
Eisenhower and the new Republi-
can administration.
In speech before the Agricul-
ture Departments Leadership In
stitute in Atlanta, Ca, Mr.. Ram
speck said the merit system will
remain strong as long as 1t re-
mains non-political.
Entitled to Support.
The new Government admins
traitors are entitled to the support
of Federal employees, Mr.. Ram
speck said. And this will mean in
many cases that employees will
have to change their thinking
and in some cases change
their whole point Of view"
This doesn't mean that all or
even the majority of Federal en-
ployes are Democrats. Mr.. Ram
speck said. But many Of them
have worked on programs and
projects that have been developed
during the Democratic administra-
ton and have great interest in
the progress of these programs,
the commission chief said.
Employees were urged to adapt
your activities and attitudes as
may be necessary to conform with
whatever changes in policy the
new administration may bring"
Mr.. Ramspeck, who described
himself as a Georgia Democrat
until the day I die" and who is
expected to resign soon, said there
was no reason to fear inroads on
the merit system if Federal en-
ployes learn to be flexible and give
loyal and devoted service to the
new regime.
Probable G. o. p. Reaction.
Otherwise, he said, the Repub-
licanS cannot be expected to look
with favor on the merit system
if they encounter passive resist
ance from old-line career en-
ployes.
They (the Republicans will
inevitably conclude that the merit
system is of no use to them, and
they will bring pressure to take
key jobs out Of the competitive
service and fill them with political
friends and supporters. This might
well be the entering wedge for a
return to the spoils system.
Here is the acid test of the
merit system-and here. too, is its
great opportunity to prove ITSELF"
Mr.. Ramspeck declared. 1.-The first
duty Of the employees of the
peoples Government is to serve the
people. The job of our non
political civil service is to carry
out the will of the people as ex-
pressed through our free elections.
The civil service now faces the
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Frank Campaign Law
On Contributions and
Is Urged
Ohio Representative
Says So Million Limit
Is Only Kidding Public
By Froncis P. Doualos

Congress was urged today thai
it was time to quit kidding the
American people" and repeal the
SO million limitation on thu
amount any one political com.
mittee can spend in a campaign
Testifying before a Specia
House Committee, Representative
Brown, Republican, of Ohio sale
$32 Million Estimoted as Cost Of Com
poiens for U. S. Offices. Pose Al
the So million ceiling has not linn.
tied political expenditures. He
pointed out that any number o1
committees can be set up, each
permitted to 60 as high as s.
million in spending. He said:
I'm my experience, which goes
back to 1912, the limit of SO mil
lion doesn't mean anything. We
might as well be frank with the
American people. The limit should
be set aside and a requirement
written into the law for full dis
closure BY full disclosure he
meant complete reports on politi-
cal contributions and expenditures
Same Plan for State Spending.
He recommended also that those
spending money on national
scale should get the consent OF
the national organization. He said
this same plan might be followed
for State expenditures.
Chairman Boggs of the COM
mittee. which is investigating
campaign expenditures, asked Mr.
Brown to estimate the amount
spent by all committees in the
recent campaign.
Mr.. Brown said it would be a
wild guess" but he put it at be-
tween $50 million and 500 mil
lion. Mr.. Boggs, in pre-hearine
statement, had estimated the
amount as somewhere between
$50 million and $100 million.
Managed Campaigns.
MIR. Brown managed the cam.
paign Of the then Governor anc
now Senator Bricker of Ohio fol
the Republican nomination for the
presidency in 1914, and the simi-
lar campaign for Senator Taft ir
1948.
He said that, whereas it once
was sufficient to pay $4,000 for 8
l5-minute radio network program
now it costs from $4,000 to $780,.
600 for a network television pro.
gram.
A recommendation that specific
limitations be made on spending
for television and radio, and per-
haps on newspaper advertising a.
well, was made by Hermon d
Smith, chairman of the Volun.
teers for Stevenson in the recent
campaign.
He agreed that the present S;
million ceiling provides little re-
str1ction, on spending, but he urgeo
it would be unfair to a little
known candidate if he should be
hampered by limitations.
He did not believe that publicity
what Mr.. Brown called full dis
closure-would be a full deterrent
to large spending. The main ef-
forts toward limitations, he said
should be on limitations on the
use Of media for mass influence
Radio and television, he added
have become most important ir
terms of influence and expendi.
tire
Evening star., 1952-12-01
YuIe Tree IS Feet Tall

NEW YORK, Dec. l R.-A
giant Christmas tree, IS feet tall
and weighing nearly II tons, was
set up today in Rockefeller Center
in midtown Manhattan. The tree,
a Norway spruce, is go years old
and grew near Allamuchy. N. j.
Evening star., 1952-12-01

national chairman and a cam
paign adviser of the generals, said
he would disclose the new setup
late today.
Since the election Gen. Eisen-
hover has maintained an unus-
ually large Office setup and staff
in an entire wing of the Com
modore Hotel. Within the last
two weeks he has announced that
several of the key workers in the
temporary headquarters would
have permanent jobs after Janu-
ary 20 in the White House. Those
include such appointees as Gov.
Sherman Adams of New Hamp-
shire, who will be the assistant
to the President; Arthur E. VAN
denberg, jr.. who will be secre-
tary of the President, and others.
Functions to Be Revised.
The plans to be announced later
today are expected to disclose that
the President-elect will maintain
headquarters here until January
20, although the number of staff
workers and the arrangement of
offices and functions will be con-
Siderably revised.
Meanwhile, Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, designated to head the
United States mission to the
United Nations, said he would
have news conference later to-
day concerning policy conferences
held this morning at Gen. Eisen-
hower's residence on Morningside
drive.
Besides Senator Lodge, others
who visited the residence were
John Foster Dulles, the Secretary
OF State designate; Winthrop
Aldrich, who yesterday was Sc
lected as Ambassador to Great
Britain; Harold E. Stassen, the
future director Of the Mutual
Security Agency, and Gen. Lucius
Clay.
Aldrich to Succeed Clifford.
1t was announced yesterday that
Mr.. Aldrich, chairman of the
Board of the Chase National Bank
here. will succeed Walter S. Gif-
ford as Ambassador to Great Brit
ain. In statement Gen. Eisen-
hover said that Mr.. Clifford,
former head of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co., a
Republican named Ambassador
by President Truman in Deem
ber. 1850, intends to resign at
the end of the present admin
1stration. The President-elect
said he was reluctant to lose Mr..
Gifford's services. which have
been outstanding"
Mr.. Aldrich, 67-year-old lawyer
as well as banker, is a son of the
late Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
of Rhode Island and a brother-in-
law OF John D. Rockefeller, jr.
When he visited Gen. Eisenhower
November 20 at the hotel head
quarters he refused to say wheth-
er he was being considered for
an ambassadorial post. Last night
he issued the following statement:
Il believe that the maintenance
and strengthening of the cordial
relations which exist between the
United States and Great Britain
are the most important aspects of
our foreign policy today and I am
therefore extremely glad to have
the privilege of serving my coun-
try as Ambassador to Great
Britain at this time. am par
ticularly proud to be the sue
cesSor to my old friend, Walter
(See EISENHOWER. Page A-3O
Evening star., 1952-12-01

the commission also noted that
in addition to the SO per cent OF
Federal jobs under civil service
another 5 per cent are in agencies
such as the FBI, the Tennessee
Valley Authority and others
which have their own merit sys-
TENS and consequently are not
generally in the political patron
age category.
1t will be from the ITO, 1892 avail
able positions that job-hungry Re-
publicans would normally expect
to reap the fruits of victory after
January /. The commission fig
ures-although they don't begin to
tell the whole story of patronage
opportunities-have been impati-
emily awaited by party leaders
throughout the country.
The unprotected jobs aren't the
only ones. of course, where changes
will be made. There is a normal
turnover each year in about IS
per cent of Government jobs as
a result of retirements, resigna-
tions, deaths and economy cuts,
This will give the Republicans a
chance to fill some of the better
paying vacancies.
Pct. Have Some Protection,
The civil service list shows 90
per cent Of the workers on Uncle
Sans entire payroll are protected
in their jobs. Getting them out
to make room for deserving Re
publicans would be a hopeless
project for the most ardent ex-
ponent Of the political spoils sys-
TEN. OF the remainder, 6 per cent
can count on q measure Of pro-
lection from intra-agency merit
systems. Only l per cent Of the
total Of 2.5 million Federal en-
ployes are really in the patronage
class, according to the commits
sion.
OF the 170,3S2 unprotected
workers, 34,444 were serving under
temporary appointments at the
end Of September, when the sur
vey was made. These positions
offer little attraction. All are for
less than a year and most of them
at the lowest pay scales.
The commission found that the
percentage of unprotected workers
in the District was higher than for
the country in general. One out of
10 Federal workers here-24, ,O49
of them-were holding down non-
civil service jobs, it was found.
The new figures do not show
what the positions in the various
agencies are, what they pay, and
whether or not they are filled to-
day-all vital pieces of informa-
ton. They also do not include
positions overseas. the number of
which has been estimated as high
as 100000.
Many Messenger Openings.
Most of the available positions
fall into the general categories of
confidential assistants, private Sec
retaries and highly qualified tech
nical people at the top of the list
and unskilled. low-paid workers
at the bottom.
In between are such choice
plums as job openings for mes
senger boys employed on the De-
fense Departments Alaskan COM
system, packers,
cooks and axemen on the Inter-
national Boundary Commission
and all positions in leprosy, yellow
fever and psittacosis investigation
stations and fourth-class post
masters In Hawaii.
In the breakdown of agencies,
the Central Intelligence Agency is
not included. That is because CIA
not under civil service
is not required to publish its per-
Evening star., 1952-12-01
170,382 Jobs
Listed as Open
To Patronage
24,049 U. S. Workers
In D. G. Do Not Come
Under Civil Service
By Crosby S. Moves

With a reminder that at least
SO per cent of the Governments
jobs are protected under the merit
system. the Civil Service Commits
sion today revealed a partial
breakdown Of the 17O,382 Federal
positions in the United States that
do not come under civil service.
Under this heading of helpful
hints to Republican job hunters.
Evening star., 1952-12-01
Gen. Eisenhower
To Stream|ine
WORK Office
Pre-lnuugurution
Headquarters to Be
Greatly Revised
By Robert K. Walsh

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-PreSident-
elect Eisenhower, already planning
a major reorganization of the
White House and independent Of
fees, will revamp and streamline
his pre-inauguration Office here.
Representative Hugh Scott of
Pennsylvania, former Republican
Evening star., 1952-12-01

Police Roids Cut Drug Troffie in Chino
town Areo. Poee B-l
New Yorker Indicted by District Jury os
Narcotics Peddler. Pooe B-l
U. S. Due to Wind Up cose Against
Turner in Dope Trial Todoy. Poee B.l
Evening star., 1952-12-01
HospitoIize the Dope Addicts
By Miriom Ottenbero

Washington crime could be cut
by as much as 40 per cent if the
dope addicts were taken off the
streets.
That was the estimate given to-
day by Commissioner Harry J.
Evening star., 1952-12-01

List Of Federal Jobs Not Protected BY
Civil Service. Pose B-l
Evening star., 1952-12-01

AIdrieh, Noted InternotionoIist, Heods
Bonk With GIoboI Ties. Poee AZ
List Of Appointments Mode So Far by
Gen. Eisenhower. Pose A-3
stosseR Soys Future Asio Policy Moy Hinge
on Eisenhower Trip. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1952-12-01

(See SPOTLIGHT, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1952-12-01

(See CIO, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-12-01

(See EISENHOWER, Page A-30
Evening star., 1952-12-01

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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-23
667 CoIored Farmers Get Hiqh
Corn Yields In Drive Toward
Livestock Expansion In South
Mississippian In
Runner-Up Place

The drive for increased corn pro-
duction by colored farmers in the
South to help promote livestock
expansion in the region is resulting
in yields that range up to more
than 200 bushels per acre, accord
ing to reports received last week
by the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture from nine State Extension
leaders.
Although 1851 was not a good
corn year because of drought in
many sections, 667 colored farmers
in nine Southern States produced
from 100 to 202 bushels per acre,
while the farmers as a whole in
these States got yields Of only Is
to 35 bushels per acre.
Highest yield was obtained by
William Mcdaniel of Tyronza, Ark.
who got as much as POP bushels of
corn on some of his land. He
achieved this production, saws Dis
trict Extension Agent H. c. Ray,
by planting a recommended hybrid
variety of corn, following instruc-
tions on improved rates Of seeding,
and by maintaining his land at
high production through sound soil
and water conservation measures,
including the planting of green
manure crops and the application
Continued on Page Five)