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Evening star., 1952-01-13
Sierra Nevada Storm
buries Reno Under
IS Inches Of Snow
BY the Asseeiated Press

A severe storm swirled through
the Sierra Nevada Mountain.
Saturday burying Reno, New.
under ID inches of snow-heaviest
fall there in IA years.
Heavy snow piled to record
depths in the Sierra. The blizzard
closed of all but one land route
to Northern Nevada. All plane
flights were cancelled in the storm
area.
Many Reno residents were snow
bound In their homes. All avail
able city and private snow re-
moval equipment was thrown into
the task of clearing streets, and
opening blocked highways.
Main highways between Cali
fornia and Nevada were impass-
able.
Parts Of Northern California
were beset with floods after a bout
with snow. rain and winds. Some
points in Central California had
over two inches Of rain.
The downpour forced more
than 800 residents in the Brent
wood section of Contra Costa
County. across the bay from San
Francisco, to flee from their
homes. Some went by boat. About
200 families were taken out of q
housing project near Brentwood
Another $50 families were ma
rooned mile west of Knightsen
Moderately cold weather covered
the Eastern half of the Nation
but temperatures were somewhat
higher in the Southern States.
Some Of the coolest spots in
the country included: Great Falls
Mont. -8; International Falls
Mimi, -8; Minot, s. OAK, -6
and Rumford, Me-. 3 above.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
50 Acres Of Poison Ivy,
Raqweed Cleared in 81

An estimated so acres of poison
ivy, honeysuckle and ragweed
were brought under control in the
Federal parks here during 1851, it
was announced yesterday.
The ragweed and ivy. chief
enemies of the casual recreation
ist, were dug up and destroyed by
workmen under George Harding,
the NCP horticulturist. Most of
the work was done in Fort Dupont,
Shepherd parkway, along the Fort
drive and George Washington
Memorial Parkway, Rock Greek
Park and the c. g. o. Canal path
way.
The Parks Office also spent So
282 to replace ten American box
hedges around the Lincoln Me-
mortal. This is a green shrub,
faster growing than the English
lockwood but not so thick. It
required considerable shopping
around in Richmond, Va, and
several other cities before a suffi-
cient quantity of the hedge could
be found.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
=. Accounting Standards al
In Government Gefiinq.
Better, Group Decides

Standards of accounting and
accountants in Government are
improving despite great difficulty
in finding and retaining employees
in that field, the Federal Govern
ment Accountants Association re-
ported yesterday.
More than 900 accounting,
budget and fiscal management
officials from all branches Of the
Government attended sympos-
ium sponsored here last week
by the association. This prompted
the association. to plan similar
meetings at least annually for an
exchange of ideas and methods
between experts in and out of
Government.
Talks at the meeting last Thurs
day at the Interior Department
auditorium. followed by a dinner
that night at the Willard Hotel,
dealt mainly with internal fiscal
control procedures and policies in
individual agencies.
Association officials said the dis
cussions brought out that pro-
grams launched about four years
ago are beginning to pay off not
only in improved accounting op-
erations in the Government serv-
ice but also in obtaining qualified
personnel. But they added that the
supply of expert fiscal employees
not only in Government but also
IN private business is considerably
below demand.
Letters from Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder, Controller Gen.
eral Lindsay c. Warren and Budg-
ct Director Frank j. Lawton in
formed the meeting that the pro-
gram they jointly put under way
for improving Federal accounting
is showing good results.
Principal speakers at the SYM
postum were r. r. Pippin, first
assistant treasurer of the E. I.
du Pont de Nemours Co.; E. L.
Kohler, author of works on ac-
counting and auditing; Irving
Tenner. a fiscal consultant; L. p.
Hourihan. general auditor for the
Ford Motor Co.. and Laurence w.
Acker. General Services Admins
tration director of audits. Walter
F. Frese. association president,
presided.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

employees remain in Government
is the fault Of too many SUPER
visors who "have been drifting
with the tide and not providing
positive and aggressive leader
ship" Mr.. Ramspeck declared.
Supervisors cannot escape their
responsibility to provide aggres-
sive and positive leadership, Mr..
Ramspeck added. He stressed that
better government can be OBJ
tanned only through better man
agement" and that better man
agement depends on greater per-
sonal responsibility on the part
of every official and supervisor. ."
The new program to weed out
incompetents will test the mettle
of Federal supervisors. since they
will be required to take positive
action on each new employe be-
fore the 10th month Of service.
AT that time it will be up to the
supervisor to determine whether
the employees work is good enough
to warrant his retention. If not,
the employe must be fred.
Mr.. Ramspeck and the commits
sion will watch this program
closely to see how present. super
visors carry 1t out. g..
The problem of how to improve
the quality of supervisors in Gov
ernment has long plagued the
commission and other Govern
ment agencies, but to date little
has been done.
Now. however, the commission,
largely due to the intense inter-
est of Mr.. Ramspeck, will try to
do something about the situation.
While there are some good super
visors in Government, there are
others who leave much to be
desired.
Mr.. Ramspeck and his col
leagues feel that In many cases,
supervisors are promoted from the
ranks by their agencies because
of personal favoritism or political
patronage. It Is felt that some
system should be devised whereby
the most promising employees, who
demonstrate by their work that
they have executive ability. should
be promoted to supervisory jobs.
There has been some proposals
made that supervisory jobs should
be filled through examinations.
Other suggestions have been made
that promising employees be given
special training for supervisory
jobs and that present supervisors
also be given instructions regard
ing the duties and requirements
Of their jobs. .,
Mr.. Ramspeck and Federal per-
Sonnel officials are not alone in
feeling that good supervision holds
the key to a more efficient and
Evening star., 1952-01-13
Two Naval Projects
Still Open for Bids

Bids on construction and main
tenance projects at the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory. White Oak,
Md, and the Naval Receiving Sta
ton. Arlington, Va, will be re-
ceived by the Potomac River Naval
Command Public Works Office.
At White Oaks a cinderblock
building extension. a rotary ac-
celerator pit. painting and extern
sion of utilities are needed.
Plans for the Receiving Station
include building of showers, re-
moval and installation of parti-
tions, asphalt tile flooring, Vene-
tian blinds and electrical work
Bids must be in by 3 pm. Wednes-
day.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
tEx-BerIiner Knows
RequIor' Bombs But
Not the Atomic Type

A woman who had lived in Ber-
lin through World War II and
who had experienced the struggle
to survive under aerial lombard
ment was among the record
throng> Of spectators at civil de-
tense show in Departmental audi
torium yesterday.
She told officials she knew what
regular bombing was like but
wanted to get some ideas about
atomic warfare.
An estimated $500 visited. the
exhibition last night to set q record
for attendance since the show
opened last Sunday. A total Of
about $4,000 has visited the audi
torium on Constitution avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets NV. Today is the last day
for the show. Doors viii open at
! pm. and close at 10 pm.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
81 Million Shortages
Barred in Agriculture,
Senator Aiken SAYS
BY fhs Asseeiaisd Press

Senator Aiken, Republican, of
Vermont. said yesterday that Gov
ernment auditors have uncovered
shortages conservatively esti-
mated at four million dollars" in
the Agriculture Departments
farm price support program.
Sen. Aiken told a reporter q
confidential report on the short
ages has been supplied by
Controller General Lindsay c.
Warren.
The report calls them 'conver.
sions' OF Government commodi-
ties" Senator Aiken said. I'm a
bank it would be called embezzle-
ment but in my language it is
stealing"
He said Agriculture Department
officials and employees "appar-
emily did not benefit from the
shortages but there are serious
questions of widespread negligence
and failure to prosecute those who
did"
He said most of the shortages
resulted this way:
The Departments Commodity
Credit Corp. which handles the
farm loan and price-support pro-
gram. made contracts with some
10 elevators and warehouses to
store grain and other commodi-
ties.
These contractors then sold
the Government grain and kept
the funds. When the Agricul-
ture corporation called for the
commodity they were unable to
deliver the commodities or the
funds"
Senator Aiken said copies of
the startling report had been sup
piled to Chairman Ellender, DEM
ocrat, Of Louisiana, of the Agri-
culture Committee and to him as
ranking Republican on the COM
mittee.
Senator Ellender confirmed that
the report had been received and
said it would be given to all Is
members Of the Agriculture Com.
fmittee Wednesday,.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

|classifications Gas secret or con-
fidentiaD are not used on non
security matters"
Mr.. Short said that q news
|paperman who feels the Presi-
Dental order is being abused by
an agency could take his COM
plant to the subcommittee for III
vestigation.
MIR. Short said his office also
will continue to be open for COM
plants, but stated that only two
have been received so far. Both
he added, concerned incidents
which occurred before Mr.. Tru-
man issued the security order
last September "a.
The subcommittee was in
|structed to carry on q continuing
study Of the classification activ-
tiles in every agency to insure uni
formity of policy; to prepare Sc
curity programs for the agencies;
to set up an inspection system to
see that, each department has a
fixed place Of responsibility for
classifying and declassifying Sc
'curity information.
Fear OverzealOusness.
Each agency. under the order,
lis responsible for deciding which
matters in its own area are to be
classified: this has been the tar
get Of most newspaper criticism
of the order. since many editors
feel that officials may become
overzealous in withholding infor-
nation.
Mr.. Short told reporters that
while the subcommittee has only
power to "advise and assist" it
has direct access to the White
House if 1t feels there are abuses
which need correction.
Mr.. Trapnell, on leave as asso-
+ciate director Of information serv-
ices Of the Atomic Energy Com
mission, was with the Memphis
Press-Scimitar from 1894 to 1910.
He previously had been a re-
porter on the Weston wv. Va.)
Democrat and the New York
World Telegram. During World
War II he directed combat tests
of highly secret material for the
Army. He is a resident of Arling-
ton, and a graduate in engineering
from the Virginia Military Insti-
tute.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
Secrecy
Continued From First page.)

Nontlnueo From First Page)
to classify material as top secret
on a security basis you are plac-
ing potent weapon in his hands.
The result, inevitably, is further
suppression of the news"
Two days after the Presidents
new security measure came out,
Mr.. Truman cracked down on the
Office of Price Sterilization. The
OPS was ordered to withdraw in
structions 1t had issued to its en-
ployes not to make public any
information that might cause
embarrassment to the OPS"
Creeping Censorship
Robert Mclean. president of the
Associated Press has commented
Mr.. Truman's order invites "A
creeping censorship of a kind never
before established in this country"
Meeting in San Francisco on
September 20. the Associated Press
Managing Editors Association
branded the news security orda'
as "A dangerous instrument OF
news suppression" In q resolu-
ton, the APME called on Mr..
Truman to rescind the order.
ALI but two Republican Sena-
tors signed a manifesto denounc-
ing the order as harmful to the
security Of the United States" J"
The manifesto called the order
machinery for censorship
, In a Philadelphia speech, octo-
ber 8. Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer said some protests against
the order are emotional out
bursts about censorship" He
added that the country is waging
"a hot war and a very real war;
and said too much military in
formation is getting out.
Survey Responsible.
At a news conference October
a. President Truman told re-
porters he signed the order after
q Yale University survey, made
for the Central Intelligence
Agency, disclosed that "newspa-
pers and slick magazines" had
published 95 per cent of the Gov
ernments secrets, land this was
what he wanted to stop.
Mr.. Trapnell's group is a sub
committe to the Interdepart-
mental ,Committe on Internal Sc
curity of the National Security
Council. The appointment of the
nine men was made by Raymond
P. Whearty, IC1S chairman. Rep
resentatives from four depart
ments will serve on the subcom-
mittee.
In addition to Mr.. Trapnell,
they are:
For the State Department-Car-
roll Fitzpatrick, Office of the
Special Assistant for Press Rela-
tions; Charles Dulin, Security
Officer.
Treasury-Robert A. Dillon. In
formation Service: Chester l..
Callander, Security Officer.
Defense-Lt. Col. Joseph Edger-
ton. Office of Public Information; /;
Col. Sidney S. Rubenstein, Assist
ant Security Co-ordinator.
Justice Leo F. Cadison, Infor-
nation Oficer; Give w. Palmer
Security Officer. ..--.-
Short Tells Purpose.
Joseph Short, Presidential press
secretary, told reporters:
Zone purpose is to see that
more rather than less. infor-
nation of non-security nature
is given out, and to insure that
Evening star., 1952-01-13
Waterford Benefit Dance

WATERFORD. Va, Jan. Il
lSpeciaD The Waterford Coun-
try Dance will be this commu-
nity's contribution to the 1852
March Of Dimes Campaign in
Loudoun County. It will be held
|at $3.50 pm. next Saturday in the
school auditorium.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

economically run Government.
Luther Steward, president Of the
National Federation of Federal
Employees. has repeatedly said that
better supervisory personnel is the
key to the problem Of a better
operated Federal service. Better
supervisory employees will accom-
plish more efficiency and economy
in Government than any so-called
economy cuts made by Congress in
personnel funds, Mr.. Steward be-
lieveS.
CIVIL SERVICE WEEK-Na-
tional Civil Service Week, spon-
sored by the American Federation
OF Government Employees, starts
tomorrow.
A special rally to which all
Federal workers are invited will
be held at 8 pm. Thursday in the
General Services Administrations
auditorium, F street between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
NV. The speakers win be Sena-
tor Johnston. Democrat, Of South
Carolina. chairman Of the Senate
Civil Service Committee; Repre-
sentative Rees, Republican, of
Kansas, top minority member of
the House Civil Service Commit
tee, and Chairman Robert Rams
peck Of the Civil Service Com
mission.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-"How is
Personnel Management to be
Evaluated" will be discussed at
1880 pm. Tuesday in the Archives
Auditorium by the Society for
Personnel Administration. Those
participating are Joseph g. Colmen
of the Air Force Department; Ira
CiSin. Defense Department; DR..
Charles Mosel, Navy Department;
Harry Schwartz Of the Hecht Co.,
and Lewis Sims Of the United
Evening star., 1952-01-13

States Public Health Service and
Montgomery County Personnel
Board. :. The Allied Reproduc-
|tion Trade Union has announced
membership drive among Govern
ment employees engaged in Offset
|lithography. printing, duplicating
and other work connected with
this field. One of the unions
chief aims is to remove the great
number of these jobs that are
under the classification Act and
to place these jobs under wage
board setups. =. Fifteen employees
|of the Housing and Home Finance
Agency have been cited for meri-
torious service and economy sug-
|gestions. The awards were made
by HFA Administrator Raymond
M. Foley. Those honored were s.
Audrey Cunningham, John r. Del
Vecchio, jr., Mrs. Jimmie p. De-
|Felippo. Vernon e. Hubka. Mar
jorie e. Brown. Walter Sczudlo,
Mrs. Lois Alexander. Arthur D.
Morrell, Burton O. Young, Ashley
"A. Foard. Hilbert Fefferman, Paul
n. Boesch. Dorothy Boyce, Greed
]. Caldwell and Robert E. McCabe.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness and milder today with
higher near so degrees. Tomorrow.
considerable cloudiness and con-
tinued mild.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
West HyottsviIIe Association

The West Hyattsville Citizens
Association will hold its January
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow in
Trinity Lutheran School, Thirty
eighth avenue and Longfellow
street, Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

Maryland and Virginia-Some
cloudiness and mild today with
higher near IS degrees. Tomorrow,
considerable cloudiness and con-
Itinued mild.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

the order to fire
all incompetent
newcomers In
Go " er n m e n t
during tn e ir
first year OF
s rv ic e. Mr..
Ranlspeck was
very blunt in
his comments
regarding many
SuPC4 V4pOA0 AL
the r e d er a !
service.
The fact that
inc o m p e t te n t
and undesirable
Evening star., 1952-01-13
The FederoI Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service Plans Program
For Better u. S. Supervisors
By Joseph Young

to improve the selection calber Government
supervisory employees viii be undertaken
Commission.
The stems the strong feelings Robert
Ramspeck the subject Rampeck SUPER
Evening star., 1952-01-13

(Be sure to listen in to
Joseph Young's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at 6:15
pm. every Saturday oDer Sta
tion WMAL.)
Evening star., 1952-01-13

Rain will fall today the Pacific Coastal with
in the hsher areas western third Of the Nation Snow
urres are also expected the Great Lakes region and the
Central Plains States with occasional rain in the States bor
derinr the Ohio Valley Temperatures win be colder in the
csunry sector and in the
smarter with little change elsewhere. ZAP Wirephoo
Evening star., 1952-01-13

VISION IN Government holds the
key to economy and efficiency in
the Federal service.
In announcing the other day
Evening star., 1952-01-13

River Report
(From U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Temperature and Humidity
(Readings at Washington Airport.)
Yesterday Temp. Humidity
Evening star., 1952-01-13

Record Temperaeures This Ye
Hiehest. 81, on January !:
Lowest, 26, on January z.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-03-13
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AT FIVE POINTS Phone MU l-5776 MU. 1929

Necklaces. EGrrings. Brocelets
and Scatter Pins. A vast dis
play Of fine Spring Fushion
Costume JewelrY at On unhemd
of price. in Words great selling
event. Come and get 'em at
only Observation-Disclosures.
The Arizona post., 1952-02-15

10 Arizona Post,
Erna6
KOSta Grand
Engagement of their daughter,
Marcia, to Dick Grand will be
formally announced at a recep-
ton in their honor on Feb. "a by
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Kosta. No
wedding date has been set.
Miss Kosta is a sophomore at
the University taking pre-law
course. Groom-elect is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Grand, New
Evening star., 1952-03-09

OPEN 2 TO 6 ::
1851 DENLY RID. :.
Beautiful 3-bedrm. brick rambler
dining L." 9-cu.-ft. refgr.. auto-
sumo $9.500 CT loan See this today.
Directions: Out Georgia ave. past
Glenmont School, to Denly rd.. left
on Denly to house. Mrs, Fink,
cox & CO. Ewes. LO. 5-374O. d
Evening star., 1952-03-09
HOUSES FOR sALE--MD.

$4,000 DN. AND see MO. includes
taxes and insurance on this cute
Ssarn eeaas1l9v 6Bss eli heat
assume OF loan. Cali PERRY BoS-
WELL. INC. WA. 450O. Open TIL
By OWNER AND BUILDER - New
9ungalow; .liv. .rm.. kitchen and
dinette combination. 2 bedrms.. tile
ssms. ssRi asd gas ns.ps beat, = Price; $ls,sSo
A ~fi BARGAIN Ea f9'G Ar s1s,sso-siMx-i9m., s1sssM9
year-old bungalow, bsmt., attic space.
Apply owner. COOS 37th ave-, Queens
Snare. SSnspei cSaIsp Manor. Hyattsville s,., via VI
son to property. 3
FOUR REDRMs., all-elec. kit, Ice. liv.
rm with 16-ft. Thermopane picture
window and .firepl, dinette, utility
space and hath with sunlamp; kitch-
en- includes cleo range. YOUNGSTOWN
freezer, dishwasher, auto. clothes
washer. .eiec. clothes drier. disposal
and kitchen fan; large amount built
in furniture and easily accessible
storage; 6x8x7-ft. playhouse: oak
noors; copper plumbing; complete
insulation; gas-forced air condition
AAes CACC. WatCE uChtCAs OO-Au. dtblC
fan. location convenient to transp.,
shops, schools, church, Andrews and
Boiling: cost $4,000 with good
financing. Cost and down payment
may be reduced II certain kitchen
appliances not desired. 5002 roth
ave. Landover Hills. UN. 7043 for
directions and information. %
BRICK BUNGALOW, $13.050; 5 lge.
rooms. 2 big bedrooms, modern
equipped kit. with breakfast space.
separate din. rm., tile bath, lge
attic, gas heat; Weatherguard self
storing aluminium storm windows
and screens; priced to sell quickly
with small down payment; owner
tranferred to Europe. Exclusive
with PERRY BOSWELL, INC, wa
HEART OF HfATTSViLLE s. rm
bung., full bsmt.; tile bath, ga.
INV h.; porch; $11 500. Cali WA
pAV1s isgvH ~ x CO.. Pso4 $50 Baitimors iHncHr ave- g
Hyattsyille, Md, WA. $500. ono,
open daily and Sunday till o pm
vETS-New brick rambler. 8 bedrms.
rm.; price, $13,65O with ST. 1.65(
down; conv. location near Landovei
ssoS till tiii' ) PM, ROBERT a 5. DAVE VIZ
NEW BRICK RAMBLER, 8 bedrms.
liv.. rm. with fireplace, din. rm.
value at $4,000; Call WA: $40!
Evening star., 1952-03-09

FOREST HGTs. BUNGALOW
OPEN lss SYN aonsa sR2M ph. / TO 5
Living rm., dining rm.. kitchen. utii.
ity rm., 2 bedrms. and bath on lst
: a.; 2 bedrms. en- 2nd d.
w. g. W. REALTY CO.
10. 2-4343 or 10. 3-416S
Evening star., 1952-03-09
OPEN / TILL DARK
SILVER sPRING-$1s,5Oo
GIG BONIFANT

Prewar brick. cony. located in desir-
able neighborhood to public and pa
rochial schools. shopping and trans
portation; !. r. with firepl., din. rm.,
sized bedrrns.. stairway to storage
attic. bsmt.. garage. To reach: Ca.
ave; to Bonifant St., right on Boni-
FAINT st. to GIG, or out Colesville
rd. to Dale DIR. Cat Mrs. K's), right
on Dale DIR. to Bonifant st., right to
Evening star., 1952-03-09
DISTRICT HEIGHTS

kitchen. 2 bedrms. and bath on LIST
a.; 2 nicely finished rooms in attic.
Full hsmt. with recr. room; gas heat:
excellent back yard; Owner leaying
EsI fSTn M musI ee J 1S,o a.sqIa IPm's TTes Evss
10. S-6066.
Puffenberger 81 Moore, Inc.
Evening star., 1952-03-09
OPEN SUNDAY
! TILL DARK
200 DALE DRIVE

Prewar brick Colonial. 3 bedrooms
with viz 6lp rsp 09 den nd large dining room FSSm
kitchen. full bsmt. with b.-i. garage
beautiful large trees; in nice neigh
horhood. Directions: From Silver
Spring 70 out Colesville I'd. turn
right at Dale DR.. to open sign.
BERNARD T. BROSIUS
Evening star., 1952-03-09
SUITLAND
OPEN SUNDAY. Is

1901 HURON AVE.
Detached tapestry brick Colonial
home; liv. rm. with firepl., family
sized din. rm., mod. equip. kit, ige.
side concrete porch, 3 bedrms., mod.
path. iqli bsnlt.. rec, rm. with iirepl..
eptr. to lge. corner lot; conv. to bus
and school,
REDUCED TO $19,950
CAMPANELLA q CO.
Elk. 41l5 Ewes. 81. s9es
Evening star., 1952-03-09
CLINTON

CLINTON
Open Sunday. / till 6-Beautiful new
3-bedrm. brick rambler, features
firepl.. picture window; excellent
neishborhood: N-acre lot, on hard
road; only S16,50O.. Directions: Out
right at light approx. 5 mi. to
open" sign. Call Mr.. Brewer, 10.
9-9110; ewes, LA. 6-7S29.
Puffenberger & Moore, Inc.
Evening star., 1952-03-09
RAMBLER S16 Q5n !.

4S1A&N4AS41AS3 YAV,OOV
Compare this home with others at
this price. Brick. stone and redwood.
% %ynusuaii. /, stone fireplace, % %eharmins
dows overlooking patio. Bright. en-
cient kitchen with space for eating
Full. dry basement: Would easily
MONTGOMERY i