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Evening star., 1953-06-29

three commissioners, counseled
by their Citizens Advisory Coun-
Gil, and stated by a basically
unchanged Office Of the Board
Secretary.
Still at the executive level,
The Department of General Ad-
miniStration, Office Of Corpora
ton Counsel and Unemployment
Compensation Board. The latter
two remain basically unchanged.
The administration department.
however, is a consolidation of
the governments formerly unre-
lated administrative Offices. plus
three new creations. The new
ones: Management, Personnel
and Administrative Services Of
fees. The old liners: Budget, FL
nance (Assessor), Audit, Pro-
curement and the Police and
Firemen's Retirement and Relief
Board.
Other Setups Outlined
Under each of the three Com
missioners' immediate jurisdic-
ton is this setup:
President Of the Commission
ers' Board-The Police and Fire
Departments and the Office OF
Civil Defense have undergone
only slight internal change.
Engineer commissioner-Only
internal changes for the Build
ingS and Grounds Department
Highway Department, Sanitary
Engineering Department; little
or no change in the Veterans
Service Center and the Survey
or's Office: a consolidation OF
scattered inspection and licens-
ing agencies into a new Licenses
and Inspections Department.
Second civilian commissioner
From slight to extensive internal
changes in the Corrections De-
partment. Insurance Depart
ment, Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board, Rent Control Once
and Minimum Wage Board.
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Fairfax Flyer Killed
In Crash Of Plane
Near Mclean House

A Fairfax County flyer was
killed yesterday when his plane
crashed near Mclean just after
he had swooped down about 20
feet above tree-tops and said
hello to a friend.
The victim was Neal Harry
Williams, 43, Of Route /, SPRING
field, Va, owner of the Universal
Business Equipment Co., 14O9
Fourteenth street NV. He had
taken off from Falls Church Air
port.
The crash occurred about 3
pm. in a tree beside the home
Of William r. Greenwald about
8 miles north of Chain Bridge
and less than a mile from the
Potomac River.
In the home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenwald, their 3-year-old son,
Gary, and Mr.. Greenwald's
mother and sister. The mother,
Mrs. w. r. Greenwald, ST., and
the sister, Miss Kathleen Green
wald, live at $3.50 Broad Branch
road NV.
Mr.. Greenwald said he was
outside and saw the plane fly
low over the home of James
Trotter. The pilot shouted, Hi,
Jim"
Then, Mr.. Greenwald said, he
went inside his home and soon
heard the planes engine stop.
There was a loud crash.
The plane was wedged in q
tree beside the house.
Mr.. Williams was pronounced
dead by DR.. Emanuel Newman,
a county medical examiner.
Rescue workers from the Falls
Church Fire Department and
Mclean Rescue Squad extricated
the body after working about
an hour.
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Hearing Faces Youth
Seized byPo| After
Chase al 90 M.P.H.

Juvenile Court action today
awaited a 15-year-old Arlington
youth arrested after a 90-mile-
an-hour chase of an automobile
which police said was stolen.
The youth was arrested in
Hyattsville early yesterday. sew
eral hours after a 14-mile. chase
along the Baltimore boulevard by
Maryland State Trooper F. Ross
Sparks.
The chase started about 1890
pm. Saturday just south of
Laurel. Trooper Sparks said the
youth sped past him at q high
rate of speed.
Police said the driver ignored
three police roadblocks, swerving
around in each instance on the
opposite side of the highway. He
continued south until he reached
the Melrose crossing of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad. The
chase ended there and the youth
fled on foot.
Seven in Auto Shaken Up. .
Police said the car struck
another at the Melrose crossing.
overturning it and shaking up
its seven passengers. The car
driven by the youth then hit a
sign post and the youth jumped
out and headed on foot toward
a nearby swamp. police reported.
For three hours, State, county
and municipal police and about
SO volunteer f1remen, using
f1oodlight equipment, searched
the area. About 8 am, the
youth encountered a policeman
on the Hyattsville overpass.
Maryland police charged him
with driving without permit
and with reckless driving and
colliding. They then turned him
over TO Arlington juvenile au-
thorities.
Released in Parents Custody.
Arlington police said the car
had been stolen in that county
earlier Saturday night.
The youth was released in GUS
tody Of his parents pending ac-
ton by the Arlington Juvenile
Court. Police said papers in the
case were forwarded to the court
today.
Maryland police said the youth
had gone to Baltimore for a "joy-
ride" They quoted him as say
ing he tried to get away because
he was scared"
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Day Comp for Children

The Hyattsville Ministerial
Association and the Prince
Georges County YMCA will CO.
sponsor a day camp for children
aged 8 to 13 from July 8
through July 20 on the grounds
Of Northwestern High School.
It's program will include sports,
nature study, hikes, crafts,
dramatics and swimming.
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Montgomery PTA Unit
To Have Piano Course

The Montgomery County
PTA music committee will spon-
sor q five-week instruction
course for piano teachers begin
ming July 8.
Glasses will be held from 1870
to $3.50 pm. Thursdays at a
location to be decided upon
later.
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Caroline Tex Rute Cut

DENTON, Md, June 40 (R.-
Caroline County commissioners,
have announced a 7-cent reduc.
ton in the property tax rate.
making the new rate for the
1953-54 fiscal year, $3.50 per 500
valuation.
Evening star., 1953-06-29
Suburban Areas
Ration Water as
Supplies Ebb
State Help Asked
To Ease Situation in
Morningside Region

Water shortages in Morning
side and nearby Skyline were to
be brought to the attention Of
the Maryland Public Service
Commission today.
Meanwhile, residents of Rock.
vile were forbidden to water
lawns, wash cars or I'LL wading
pools between noon and mid
night. The Mayor and council,
acting in emergency session, said
the ordinance would be in effect
until the end Of October.
State Senator John Raymond
Fletcher Of Prince Georges
County said he personally will
urge the chairman of the Pub
lie Service Commission to ar
range an immediate hearing" on
the MorningSide shortage.
In MorningSide and Skyline,
water taps went dry Tuesday.
They were dry part of each day
through Saturday.
Blame Local Company.
H. w. Shugarts. mayor Of
Morningside. and william j.
Lowery, public utilities council
man, say the private water COM
pany has failed for years to
supply the towns water needs
adequately.
Leaders in both communities
believe their water supply would
be improved If they were served
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
The Morningside Village Wa.
ter Co., Inc, through its man
ager, j. Herbert johnson, said
Morningside residents water
their lawns too much. The COM
pany, he said, will have q new
pump and well in operation
within three weeks.
Senator Fletcher said he will
ask Gov. McKeldin today to ex-
pedite an early hearing before
the commission.
Some Relief Expected.
Last nights rain was expected
to help area water systems to
build up reserve supplies ex-
hausted by residents trying to
keep cool and to save lawns and
gardens.
The Rockville council, after an
emergency meeting Saturday
night. met in special session
again yesterday. City Manager
John c. Mcdonald was author
lied to buy needed high-capacity
pumps without advertising for
bids.
supply Cut Sharply.
Rockville officials said they ex.
pect to have two additional wells
pumping by Thursday. The
city's source Of supply is artesian
wells.
Saturday night. when water
pressure dropped to near zero,
all water in the city was shut OF
from 10 pm. to II pm.
Early yesterday police and
other municipal employees made
the rounds Of housing Develop
ments and reused nearly 800 res-
idents to turn of lawn sprin-
klerS.
Falls Church Use Rises.
Falls Church used more water
Saturday than in any previous
24-hour-period, according to the
city's utilities director, James
Head.
About 3,550,0O0 gallons were
used by customers in the city
and adjoining areas Of Fairfax
County, Mr.. Head reported. Nor
NAL daily use is about % million
gallons.
The city's supply is adequate,
he said, but pressure was low
Saturday in high areas at Seven
Corners and in part Of Virginia
ElaNaak
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Inaugural Patrons Snap Up
Supply of Rental Limousines

In the drive-yourself field,
business is so thriving for the
inaugural days that officials fear
there won't be enough to go
around. When you drive it, the
cost ranges up from $25 a week.
plus seven cents per mile, to
above $45 a week, plus 10 cents
per mile.
Taxicabs are gearing to the
occasion.
Harry Davis. Of Diamond Cab.
chairman of the taxi division.
says taxis will operate on a radio
network. which will give CITY,
wide control over movements Of
all radio taxis.
The city has between 5000
and 5000 cabs-more than the
combined fleets of several cities
of larger population areas. Mr..
Davis pointed out. There are
about 10000 licensed drivers.
-Four years ago, the cabs and
the drivers were ready, and most
of them were out" he said. "but
the business wasn't there. Few
people came to the Inauguration
from out Of town. Area people
drove their own cars.
"This time, 1t looks as though
it is going to be something colos-
sal. We're doing our best to be
ready"
Evening star., 1953-01-09
The New Cabinet:
Introducing BrowneN

NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
Herbert BrowneIl, the incoming JUS
tiee Department chief, will bring to
Washington q record Of success in
both the proetiee Of low and big
city politics. His career and personal
background ore presented in the
third Of Stor Reporter George Ken
nedy's series on THE New Cobinet."
on poge A-3.
STYLE IN SUiTS-Jockets with q
box like silhouette ore the theme Of
the lotest style in women's suits.
EIeni. The Stor's foshion editor, de-
seribes the new style opprooeh she
sees in New York, on pose 81.
MIcHIGANs oAKMAN-series
in Detroit's municipal government
helped pove the way for Charles
Gibbs ookmon's election to the
House from Miehison's 18th district.
He is introduced on poee B-6.
WIDER coLEsviLLE RoAD-Ths
ResionoI Hishwoy PIonnins Commit
tees proposal to make coIesvilIe rood
O six-Ione hishwoy, os part Of the
plan to wipe out Maryland traffic
ills, is expIoined on pose B-5.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Senate Asks LIST Of Jobs
NOT Under Civil Service

The Senate today adopted
without debate a resolution call
ing on the Civil Service Commits
sion for a complete list of all
jobs not under civil service pro-
lection, and therefore subject to
possible patronage.
The resolution, which does not
require House action, asks that
the list be furnished so as to
show the jobs, places Of employ
ment and bureaus in both the
Federal and District govern
ments. It would include unof-
fetal observers. special attorneys
and special agents.
It was introduced by Senator
Carlson, Republican, Of Kansas.
and Republicans say it is similar
to a listing of unclassified jobs
which was obtained by the DEM
ocrats when they came into
power in 1888.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
By Doris FIeeson.

President Truman believes
that politically inspired attacks
on Korean war policy are the
cause of 47,000 United States
military desertions by "the kids
who are being Systematically
taught to believe that the peace
of the world is not worth fight
ing for"
This, he says on the eve Of
his departure from what he calls
the single most powerful Office
in the history of the world, is
the only genuinely serious morale
problem he leaves behind him
for his successor, Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
The Korean desertion figures
shocked and surprised him. He
recalled that in 1850 when he
decided to show the Communists
by action, not words, that Ameri-
cans were determined to save
freedom, the whole country ap-
plauded, including some Of his
bitterest enemies in Congress.
Then, said the President, as
Evening star., 1953-01-09
By the Assoeioted Press

SEOUL, Jan. 9.-An unidenti-
fed warplane-possibly Ameri-
can-bombed and strafed a
United States service unit behind
the western front yesterday, kill
ing or wounding several soldiers.
One soldier who saw the at
tack reported the plane was a
United States Thunderjet, but
an Air Force spokesman said "as
far as can be learned there are
no indications that Air Force
planes were involved"
Military Investigators visited
the scene today and studied the
burned tents and bomb craters.
Army and Air Force officers
said only that several" were
killed and wounded and that at
least one plane, probably a jet,
was involved.
The unit hit was an artillery
service company command post
back of the front north of Yon-
chon.
Fuel Truck Burned.
The attack destroyed, rid
died or burned 10 tents and one
prefabricated building, burned
a fuel truck and destroyed a jeep
and killed it's driver.
GncidentS in which war
planes mistakenly hit their
own troops are not infrequent
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Bombing of American Troops
In Korean Error| Probed
Several Killed or Wounded as Identit,
Of Strofing Plane Remains Mystery

in war. One such incident was
reported on the central Ko-
rean front last year, but the
Air Force later denied it's
bombs fell among friendly
troops.)
Associated Press Correspondent
George Macarthur said the COM
pany commander told him. in a
conversation over a faulty tele-
phone line:
They went so fast I can't be
sure what they were."
Soldiers Dive for Cover.
A corp officer said the sur
prised soldiers dived for cover
and were unable to clearly iden-
tify the planes. The command
post area behind the lines in
a sheltered valley north Of Yon-
chon. was pocked by about Is
bomb craters. the officer said
It was bombed and strafed about
IL am. Thursday.
On the battle front, South
Korean infantrymen smashed
four attacks by North Korean
Reds in the eastern sector. Then
they chased three of the Red
groups back to the Nam River,
chopping one to pieces.
Minor Communist patrol
thrusts were reported elsewhere.
Near-zero cold and a thick
overcast grounded virtually all
allied warplaneS.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Truman BIomes Korea Critics
For Military Desertions

the election neared, the political
attacks started.
Desertion Figures Analysed.
Mr.. Truman has studied the
desertion figures in detail as to
age, previous condition and geo.
graphical distribution. In conse-
quence, he points an accusing
finger at the Chicago Tribune,
the Scripps-Howard and the
Hearst newspapers. together with
their hero, Gen. Macarthur.
whom he calls "insubordinate. I"
The deserters, the President
charged, are principally from
areas reached by the influence
of this group. He said that when
brought to book for their offense,
"the kids parrot its slogans"
Gen. Macarthur, 81 years a
soldier, has set a bad example.
the President said calmly. When
he didn't obey and wouldn't re-
port to his Commander in Chief,
the junior officerS-lieutenants,
captains. majors-began to say,
"Well, If general can get away
with that, I can."
The desertion problem, how
ever, centers around "the kids" I"
as the President repeatedly
called them, always in sorrow,
never in anger. He left no
doubt, nonetheless, that he felt
his support must be on the side
of discipline in so grave q
situation.
Hopes to Aid Fight.
For himself, he hopes to make
a major contribution, through
the Truman Memorial Library,
to the fight against the main
enemy which he views as the
Midwest's lack of understanding
and information about Amer
ica's role in the free world. The
President has given land worth
$4,000 from the family farm at
Grandview. Mo-, for the erection
Of a SIS million structure and
has protected the acreage around
it.
He sees his library as a great
cultural center for the Midwest.
closely allied with the eight great
universities and many smaller
colleges in its immediate orbit.
It can compete very well. he
thinks, for the ear Of the home
folks with Col. Mccormick and
his cohorts. in behalf of the
ideas for which the Korean war
is a symbol.
Asked what he intended to
put into the handsome struc-
ture, the President laughed.
Don't you know I've got more
papers than Franklin Roose-
velt?" he asked. well, I have.
(See FLEESON, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Six at Recorders Office
Fail New Test; Firing Due

Six of Is employees of the Dis
trict Recorder Of Deeds Office
who recently failed to pass a
civil service qualification test for
their jobs will be fired today.
These six failed their second
chance examination yesterday.
Another eight made passing
grades. The 18th worker quit
rather than take the second test.
With one exception those
affected are women clerks. The
exception is a guard. The pay
grade occupied by most Of the is
is between $2,750 and $3.50 per
year. Many are longtime en-
ployes Of the deeds office.
Recorder John B. Duncan said
that Notwithstanding develop
ments, morale Of the office is
high and the workers grateful
for the second-chance exam.
Mr.. Duncan said three Of the
workers who hunked the first
exam even volunteered to stay on
without pay until the matter Of
qualification was settled.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Senators PRESSING
To Confirm Cabinet
On Inauguration Day
KnowIond Spurs PIon
To Hasten Swearing In,
But Byrd Is Reluctant
By the Associoted Press

Senator Knowland of Califor-
MIA said today Republican Sena-
tors are pressing a plan for
Senate confirmation of the Eli
senhower cabinet members on
Inauguration day.
Democrats, among them Sem
tor Byrd of Virginia. have baked
at this as meaning undue haste.
There is no present doubt that
the new cabinet choices will be
confirmed; it is a matter of
timing.
Senator Knowland said that
President-elect Eisenhower IS
anxious to hold a swearing in
ceremony for his cabinet at the
White House in the afternoon
or night of Inauguration day.
He said he was sure this would
be accomplished.
Working on Procedure.
He said the G. o. P. Senate
Policy Committee, which he
heads, is working out the pro-
cedure.
This will involve informal
meetings of the appointees with
the Senate committees which
must confirm shem. The COM
mittees would hold the sessions
before January 20 and then give
their formal approval on in
auguration day.
Senator Knowland said he did
not know whether all the COM
mittees concerned would want to
confer in advance with the cab
met choices.
Will Confer With Wilson.
But he said the Armed Servi-
ces Committee already has ar
ranged to confer with Charles E.
Wilson, who is to be Secretary Of
Defence, and the three military
service secretaries-Army, Navy
and Air Force.
Senator Knowland said that
the plan for January 20 conf1r-
nations of top Eisenhower ad-
ministration officials involves
only the nine cabinet members
and possibly the three service
secretaries.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Draft Soon 10 Eye
College Students
By the Associoted Press

Draft officials soon may be
looking at college students with
something more than an ap-
prasing eye"-and tightening up
on other deferments as we'll
the director of Selective Service
says.
Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
the director, said growing draft
calls, and legal limits on the ages
of eligibles, were producing "a
physical-perhaps I should say
mathematical - impossibility to
stay within the law without
substantial tightening of defer
ments."
He discussed the problem in an
article in "Selective Service" a
bulletin Of his agency.
Gen. Hershey declared that
students will not bee the only
men affected by this Tightening" p"
But he also said Selective Serv-
ice, relatively speaking" had
taken an "inf1nitesimal" number
of men so far from the colleges,
while indncting industrial work.
erS and farmers and facing IAN
imminent necessity in the not so
distant future" of drafting mar
ried men.
DefermentS of college students
for Reserve Officer Training
Corps membership alone, he said,
total almost 100000 more than
the number we are deferring in
agriculture and industry COM
bined."
:"We certainly must look to-
ward the colleges with some
thing more than an appraising
eye," Gen. Hershey continued.
The time for appraising in that
direction is about over and the
time for action Is almost here" "
Evening star., 1953-01-09
100000 New Jobs
Proposed by Truman
In 1884 Budget
10000 Of Total Figure
Would Be Assigned to
Defense Department
By Joseph Young

President Truman's 1854 fiscal
budget proposal sent to Congress
today calls for an increase Of
100000 Federal jobs.
The bulk of the proposed in
crease would be in the Defense
Department. The budget would
add 10000 civilian positions in
the Army, Navy and Air Force
Departments.
Under the proposed budget.
the Post Office Department
would get an increase of $4,000
workers. The Veterans Admin
istration would add 5000, and all
other Federal agencies would
add a total of 10000.
There are relatively small per-
sonnel increases or reductions
called for in most of the inde-
pendent agencies as well as the
other departments, but the bud
get estimates are not much diff
ferent than for the current fiscal
year.
Cite Continuance of War.
Administration officials say the
140 900 increase is necessary be-
cause of the continuance of the
Korean war, and the need for
better postal service and more
efficient service for veterans.
Mr.. Truman asked for funds
to hire about 800 additional
Civil Service Commission en-
ployeS to continue to improve
personnel practices in Govern
ment.
1.-THE great improvements
made in the Federal civilian
service in recent years have
brought us nearer to our goal of
a real career service throughout
the Government, in which all
appointments and promotions
are based on merit and the con-
ditions of employment provided
positive incentives to honest,
efficient work." President Tru-
man said.
Increased Placements.
ITO continue this progress, the
funds proposed in this budget
would increase the proportion
of placements made through
competitive examinations con-
Quoted by the Civil Service Com
mission and boards of examiners
in the agencies, extend the COM
missions inspections Of person.
mel management in the agencies,
and bring certain overseas per-
sonnel under the competitive
civil service"
President Truman also asked
Congress to enact a single law
authorizing the number of Gov
ernment super-grade jobs pay
ing $1,000 to $14.800 a year.
Evening star., 1953-01-09
Good Seats Left
For Star Games

Despite q heavy odyonee sole Of
tickets for The Evening Stor Comes
tomorrow night which hove exhausted
the supply Of 81 box scots, there still
ore several thousand good scots
ovoiloble.
Yesterday speeioI tickets to un-
reserved stonds for sericemen ond
high school students went on sole in
the lobby Of The Stcr Building.
Tickets may be had at the Fuiwoy
Sports store at 1928 G Street NV,
until 4 pm. tomorrow. They will
also 90 on sole at the Armoy at !
pm. tomorrow. Sales will end In
The Stor lobby at s pm.