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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Time Magazine Names
| Adenauer Man Of Year
BY the Assoeieted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Time
magazine today chose West
German Chancellor Konrad
Adenauer as its 9th annual
man of the year."
It said he guided the Ger
mans back to moral respecta-
bility and earned himself a seat
in the highest councils of the
Western powers"
The cover Of the issue Of Time
appearing tomorrow shows a
portrait of the stern-faced
Adenauer against q background
Of new branches and acorns
sprouting from a SCARED oak
tree stump.
Since 1927, Time has chosen
a man or woman who "domi-
mated the news of that year and
left an indelible mark-for good
or ill-on history"
The only other German ever
chosen was Adolf Hitler, in 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Certificate Of Suicide
Issued in Death Of
Dr.. Lloyd Shipper

Funeral services for DR.. Lloyd
P. Shipper, "a, who shot himself
yesterday at his home, 3l06 @
street NV. will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at st. Johns
Episcopal Church. Ellicott City,
Md. Burial will be in the church
cemetery.
The socially prominent George
town bacteriologist was found in
the bathroom of his home with
a .38-caliber revolver beside him.
The shot entered the mouth.
District Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald issued a certificate
of suicide.
Born in Baltimore.
DR.. Shippen's wife, Mrs. Flor
ence H. Brush Shipper. conducts
the fashionable and exclusive
dancing school for children of
Washington's socially prominent
families. The school Is an insti-
tuition in Washington's society
circles.
DR.. Shipper was born in Bal
timore and was educated in
Florence, Italy. and Episcopal
Church School in Alexandria.
He got his bachelor of science
degree at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity and his medical degree at
Pennsylvania Medical School.
In Private Research.
He was a bacteriologist in the
Agriculture Departments Pure
Food and Drug Administration
for a number of years after
World War I in which he served
as a naval medical officer as
signed to a Norfolk hospital.
He had been engaged in pri-
vate archaeological research
since leaving the Government.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by two sons, William. Of
Ellicott City, Md. and Edward.
of Old Greenwich, Conn. and
four grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Navy BIames No One
For Leyte Explosion;
Sabotage Ruled Out

The Navy today officially an
nounced it found no one to
blame for the explosion aboard
the aircraft carrier Leyte which
killed 81 persons october Is in
the Boston Naval Shipyard. It
also ruled out sabotage.
The conclusion of board Of
inquiry, the Navy said, was that
the 80 military personnel and
five civilians were killed through
mo intent, fault. negligence or
ineff1ciency of any person in the
naval service or connected there
with"
In explaining the circum-
stances surrounding the fatal
blast, which occurred in an air.
craft launching catapult, the
Navy said:
1T was the conclusion of the
court that some one. unknown
and dead. was engaged in valv-
ing air under high pressure into
small. closed-end, gagged tube
that contained oil. It is believed
that this operation caused a too
rapid increase of pressure that
generated heat so intense that
it ignited the oil.
"A large quantity of oil under
high pressure was ignited.
The flame damaged the valve
and blew it of, filling the valve
with burning oil and killing the
occupants almost instantly"
The Court did not recommend
legal or disciplinary action
against any individual and il
specifically held the captain
Capt. Thomas Ahroon, blame
less. It said it was handicapped
in its inquiry because every
man who would have been able
to shed light upon the explosion
was dead"
Seventeen recommendations
were listed by the Court fol
studies and further investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Estate Owner Hits Taxes

Fred N. Maloof, new owner of
the Oxon Hill CMd.) estate which
once belonged to Sumner Welles,
former Under Secretary of State
thinks his taxes are too high.
He told his troubles to the
Prince Georges County commits
sioners yesterday and cited the
county's recent reassessment of
$181 .450., The con1missio toner's took
the plea under advisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Shoulders Charged :
With Perjury in Story
0fKidnaping Ransom
BY the Assceioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3O.-A
Federal grand jury yesterday
charged Louis Shoulders, the vet
eran police officer who nabbed
the Greenlease kidnapers, with
lying in his testimony about the
handling of 100000 ransom
money recovered at the time of
the arrest. The jury indicted
him on a charge of perjury.
Robert c. Greenlease, Million
aire Kansas City automobile
dealer. whose 6-year-old son
Bobby was kidnapped and killed
September %, paid a record
100000 ransom.
Approximately 100000 was re-
covered with the arrest of kid
naper Carl Austin Hall and his
alcoholic mistress, Mrs. Bonnie
Brown Heady. They were con-
victed and executed in the Mis-
souri, State Prison gas chamber
a week before Christmas. The
other half of the ransom is still
missing.
Plans to Surrender.
Henry G. Morris, Mr.. Shout
ders' attorney, said in St. Louis
today the former police officer
will surrender voluntarily as soon
as a warrant for his arrest ar
rives there. He said Mr.. Shout
ders would plead not guilty. Mr..
Morris said he would have to
study the indictment before de-
Gliding what legal steps he will
take in Mr.. Shoulders behalf.
Mr.. Shoulders. aided by Pa
trolman Elmer Dolan. arrested
Hall in a st. Louis hotel room
October 6. The officer. who tes-
titled before a grand jury which
indicted Mrs. Heady and Hall.
told the jurors the suitcases con-
tanning the money were taken
promptly to the police station.
In it's indictment yesterday
the grand jury said Mr.. Shout
derS' testimony "as he then and
there well knew and believed.
was untrue and false in that the
suitcases mentioned therein con-
tanning ransom money were not
taken into the police station at
the time and in the manner
alleged"
Mr.. Dolan, who was indicted
on a charge of perjury two
weeks ago. also had testified the
suitcases were taken to. the
police station along with Hall.
other witnesses, who were in the
station at the time Hall was
booked, testified they saw no
suitcases brought in with him.
Events at Police Station.
Police records show Hall was
booked at 1857 pm. Kansas
City and St. Louis authorities
declined to say when the suit
cases first were reported seen by
persons other than Mr.. Shout
ders and Mr.. Dolan. The ST.
Louis Post-Dispatch has re-
ported, however. that some po-
licemen at the station said they
first saw the suitcases at 1880
pm.
Mr.. Shoulders. a member OF
the force q years. resigned in
anger after a st. Louis police
board began an investigation
into the handling of the money
last October.
He received his tip that Hall
was in st. Louis from a taxicab
driver, John Hager. Hall had
hired Mr.. Hager's cab during a
free-spending spree.
Both Hall and Mrs. Heady
claimed they knew nothing
about the missing ransom
money and Hall said he had
more than $590,O0O in his hotel
room when arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
One Fisherman
Writes to Another
Get Well Soon
BY the Assoe,oted Press

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Dec. 80.
William Dad Eddington still
is reading and rereading a holi-
day greeting. 1t is from another
fisherman. considerably younger
than Dads 104 years.
1t was among 800 congratula-
tory messages that followed
newspaper pictures showing Dad.
an avid angler, convalescing
from a fractured hip. It said:
II have just learned how we'll
you are recovering from the
broken hip you suffered last
summer. I hope your improve
ment continues and that you
will be able to get back to your
fishing next summer, My very
best wishes
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Two HoIdup Men Take
Over $50 at Grocery

Two men last night held up a
grocery at 1901 S street NV. and
made off with between $50 and
$50, police reported.
They said that when the own
err, Mrs. Bess Pearlman, was in
the store the colored pair entered
and one of the men asked to buy
some gum. Mrs. Pearlman
turned her back to get it and
when she turned around one of
the men had pointed a gun at
her. Meanwhile the other rif1ed
the cash register. They fled on
foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
Democrats in Two States
To Plan Strategy

Democratic leaders in both
Maryland and the 10th district
of Virginia have scheduled party
meetings next week to solidify
their forces.
On Maryland. at least so top
ranking party leaders are ex-
pected at the Hotel Emerson in
Baltimore Monday to attend a
session which could produce a
harmony" candidate for Gov
ernor.
The Virginia Democrats have
their eyes set on wrestling the
10th district area from the
Republicans and Representative
Broyhill. Republican. A meet
ing, the first of its kind. will be
held at GAS pm. January Z in
the George Mason Hotel. Alex
andria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Auto Tag Drive Planned

Prince Georges, County is 60
ing to- crack down on residents
with District or out-of State
licenses.
So said the county commits
sioners yesterday as they di-
rected police to prepare warn
ing stickers to be placed on cars
found parked overnight with
out-of-State tags on them. The
law requires new residents to
buy Maryland tags after 80 days
in the county unless they are
in the military service or can
prove their residence is only
temporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Cloudy,
windy and much colder today
and tomorrow. Low tonight
about %.
Maryland - Cloudy and mild
tonight with some rain on the
coast and colder with some snow
in western counties. Low in
the 20s in west and in the 30s
in east portions. Tomorrow
rather cloudy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Fired Veteran Sues
10 Test Protection III
Schedule A Job

The long-awaited test suit to
determine whether the Veterans
Preference Act extends job pro-
lection rights to veterans in ex-
cepted Government jobs is now
before the u S. District Court
for the District of Columbia.
The suit was filed late yester-
day by John P Witsil. veteran
and a former 5,000-a-year trial
attorney for the Justice De-
partment Mr.. Witsil was fired
last June 2.
The complaint asked the court
to direct Attorney General
Brownell to restore Mr.. Witsil to
his former position.
Another test case involving
non-veteran employees also CEN
tered around a dismissed Justice
Department attorney, Leo A.
Roth. In the case of Mr.. Roth,
a non-veteran who has previously
secured status in his attorney
! job before it was transferred to
Schedule A. Federal Judge Rich
mond Keech ruled that employees
could be fired summarily once
their jobs were transferred to
an excepted category.
Since Mr.. Roth was a non
veteran. Government legal Of
f1cials agreed that Judge Keech's
decision did not concern itself
with the Veterans Preference
Act and the job rights of vet
eran employees.
Department Welcomes Suit.
Justice Department officials
said they welcomed the Witsil
suit to determine whether vet
Grams preference job protection
rights apply to excepted posi-
tions. An estimated so per cent
of Federal employees come under
the Veterans Preference Act.
Mr.. Witsil. 80, worked for the
Justice Department for two
years as an attorney. Since all
attorney jobs in Government
have been excepted from civil
service and placed under Seized
ule A since l947. Mr.. Witsil did
not have status.
Last June, the Justice Depart
ment asked Mr.. Witsill to resign
When he refused, they started
proceedings to remove him.
However, the Civil Service
Commission found that the 30
day notice of dismissal and the
issuance of specific charges hac
not been furnished by the de-
partment. It ordered Mr.. Wit.
sill re-instated. However. the de-
partment refused to obey thu
commissions order.
Application at Issue.
The Justice Department con.
tends that the Veterans Prefer
ence Act as enacted by Congress!
never was intended to apply tt
veterans in excepted jobs.
Disputing this. the Civil Serv'
ice Commission interprets the
law to mean that veterans pref.
erence job safeguards apply tx
veterans in both civil service anc
non-civil service jobs. except
presidential appointive positions
csc officials say the court:
decision on the Witsil case will
be just as important to veteran.
as the Roth case was to non
veterans. The officials say tha'
if the court holds that the Vet.
Grams Preference Act does no
apply to excepted jobs. then vet.
Grams. the same as non-veterans
would lose all job protection
rights once their jobs were trans.
! ferred to schedules A or c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

ployes would automatically OBJ
tain job retention righs over nom
veteran career workers in any
future economy reduction-in-
froce programs. the group said.
Since non-veteran careeriStS
already are at serious diSad-
vantage in reductions in force
programs. repeal of the Written
rider would make their job ten
ure even more precariouS, the
group says.
This opposition to repeal of
the Written rider really poses
a headache for the Civil Service
Commission, which already has
asked Congress to repeal the
amendment.
Many indefinite employees who
passed civil service exams to get
their jobs feel they deserve
permanent status, which they
would have received had it not
been for the Korean war.
Yet the plight of the nom
veteran career employee must also
be considered.
csc officials realize they have
their work cut out for them to
come up with a solution that
would be fair and equitable to
both sides and which will be ap-
proved by Congress.
\ \ \
COMMERCE - Secretary of
Commerce Weeks has extended
an invitation to all of the de-
partment's employees to meet
with him at an open house get
together at his Office from 1880
am to 1890 pm. tomorrow. It's
another in a series of moves by
Mr.. Weeks to bring about a
closer and friendlier relationship
between management and the
employees at Commerce.
4 X 4
RETIREMENT - Charles r.
Brill. assistant chief of the Civil
Service Commissions Office serv-
ices division. is retiring after al
most AZ years of Government
service.
JOB EXANIS-The Civil Serv-
ice Commission has announced
the following job exams:
Instructor therapist (manual
arts) and education therapy
instructor for jobs with the
Veterans Administration in
Washington and in Maryland
Virginia. North Carolina, and
West Virginia. The jobs pay
$3.410 to $1,000 a year.
Applications. should be sent
to the Board of United States
Civil Service Examiners. Vet
Grams Administration Hospital
Richmond 10. Va.
Recording technician and cleo
troencephalograph techniciar
for jobs at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and other estab-
lishmentS in the Washington
area. The jobs pay $3.50 to
$3.795 a year.
Applications should be sent to
the Board of United States Civil
Service Examiners, Military Dis
trict Of Washington, Room 1B-
889. the Pentagon. Washington
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Edward
0. Ethel. former Associated
Press reporter, has been ap-
pointed assistant information di-
rector of the Justice Department.
:. Tom Graves, who was the
staff director of the Senate APP
preparations Committee during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Nixon and Mccarthy
Are at Some Hotel

MIAMI. Fla. Dec. 30.-Vice
President Nixon and Senator
Mccarthy. Republican. of Wis
consin vacationed at the same
oceanfront hotel here today.
Mr.. Nixon arrived Saturday
night and Senator Mccarthy,
accompanied by his wife, his
brother and a secretary, arrived
last night.
The two dined together. Mr..
Nixon is expected to be here
until the end of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

Virginia - Cloudy with occa-
sional rain tonight, mostly in
east portions. Low tonight in
the 20s in west and in the 30s
in east portions. Tomorrow
rather cloudy, windy and colder
with chance Of rain on the coast
and snow in the mountains.
Wind Gentle and variable,
becoming 1920 miles per hour
late tonight and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

peal of the
Written rider
would ope n
the door to
p err m a ne n t
S t a t us for
100000 indef-
mite Govern
m e mt e m :
ployes, many
of whom are
v e t e r q n s.
Should this
happen, the
v e t e r a n S
among the in
r1oRnika aUo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
Cunudu to Name Envoy

OTTAWA, Dec. 80 R.-Can-
ada will soon nominate an am
bassador to Moscow, it was
learned yesterday. The nomina-
ton must be approved by Russia
before he can assume his post.
which has been vacant for seven
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30
The Federal Spotlight
Career EmpIoye Association
Opposes Whitten Rider Repeal
By Joseph Youno

Strong opposition to of the Written
appointments in Government has voiced by the
National Association Of Federal Career Employees.
The career group declares would greatly
oparolze the job security of present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

Light furries expected tonight in the
Lakes region Appaachans Southern New England and the
Northern Plains Light forecast for the coastal
of the Northwest Rain showers in the Central
Gulf and Northern Florida Temperatures will remain
the cool side most of the Nation with
ings indicated for the Eastern Lakes Ohio River Valley
-AP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-30

Of jobless career workers to find
new Federal employment.
The career organization said re-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-19
Teacher's Union
Continued from Paya Ono>

Nooii'ihued from Page One)
racism.
The revised provision saws that
any local gully Of "limitino ;ts
membership on account of race o.
;oior will lose it charter.
A local in Boston submitted tba
resolution calling for the revis;o,
after conceding that some seereoa
Ion exists IN certain locals of the
union.
The only delegate to vocallv
oppose the revision was one from
Atlanta, Ga.
The AFT was one of the first
organizations to go on record as
opposed to segregation in educa-
tlon. 1t filed brief with the II 6
supreme court in connection with
the five cases now pending before
the high tribunal.
In reiterating the groups stand
on segregation in education, George
). Counts of Columbia said:
Let us hope that the Supreme
court will consign to the waste
basket of history this time-honored
practice OF segregation
Let US hope the people of South
Carolina Cone of the anti~segrega
ton cases originated there) will re-
fuse to follow the counsel of their
governor to abolish public schools
rather than permit white and
Negro to associate with one an
other in classrooms and on play
grounds"
Some LOGO delegates attended
the meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-19

versity, former instructor at Fla
A. & M. College; John Ayers Mer-
rift, Head Football Coach, BIS.
Kentucky State, MA, University
of Kentucky, advanced study, In
diana University, former instructor
and coach, High School of Yer
sailles. Kentucky; Charles C. Mos
ley, Professor of Education, B.A.,
Eureka College, MA, University
of Illinois, Ed. D., Indiana Uni
versity, formerly Dean at SCI,
Director of Admissions at Rust
College; Jean K. Norris, Instruc-
tor of Language Arts, B.A., Prai-
RE View A. & M. College, MA,
State University of Iowa; Jametta
l. White, Instructor of Music, B.
Mus, Talladega College, NJ. Mus,
former instructor at Talladega Col
lege.
In addition to the new appointees,
three former members of the Jack
son College Faculty and Staff have
returned to position formerly held
by them at the College. Alvin c..
Battle, Instructor of Social Science
who served with distinction from
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-19
Lawyers Guild -.
Continued from Page One)


ests of the lawyers and the people
of America"
at has never nor does it now,
follow any party line. 1t is the
mouthpiece for no party or doc
trine except the American doctrine
of freedom and civil liberties for
ALL"
A number of attorneys, who
said they would rather remain
anonymous, thought it was plainly
ridiculous" for Brownell to charge
the Guild as subversive. They
cited that the white organization
American Bar Association, had
completely discouraged Negro law
yers to belong to it and it is al
most entirely lily white.
And this is the organization
Brownell spoke before when MAX
ing his charges about the National
Lawyers Guild, which, on the other
hand, is interracial and simply airs
out problems as civil liberties. etc.
The Guild, of course, is not to
be confused with the National Bar
Association, which is headed by
Harold Flowers of Pine Bluff.
Ark, and is composed entirely Of
Negro Lawyers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-19
SCAc In 2-Dav
Meeting Here

The Southern Collegiate Athletic
conference held a two DAYS SEES
sion, Friday and Saturday here
last week at the College Park Au-
dltorium, with Walter H. Duke
Williams, commissioner of the CON
terence, presiding.
The main purpose of the meet
ing was to review the rules and
make other preparations for the
coming gridiron season.
More than 60 candidates took
tne written examination and quail
lied for conference officials.
The institutions which compose
me Southern Collegiate Athletic
conference are Acorn. Tougaloo
NJ College, Rust, Philander-
Smith, billiard, Leland and Paul
Quinn. " -
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1953-09-19
Jackson College
Tigers Practicing

Big John Merritt, chief Of the
Jackson College Tiger clan, con
tinues to send the Tigers through
stiff workouts on two-a day basis
as he and Assistant Coaches Cole
man and Wilson try to discover a
combination capable of improving
on the record Of the 1852 Tiger
squad. With the date for the
opening tussle with the Away:
dangerous Alabama A. 4 NJ. Bull
dogs less than two weeks away,
no suitable combination has been
found. Coleman has reputation
as a builder of tough, aggressive
lines. Merritt has expressed some
satisfaction with the progress Of
the forward wall. The return of
Ebert Cobb, a veteran Of the 1850
season; Charley Corley, all S. G.
A. G. guard in 1850; Ivory Camp
bell, $50 pound end with the 1919
team; Henry Goodman, 1875 pound
guard, who saw service with the
1949 and 1850 squads; veteran Joe,
Rundles; and the play Of the first
year men Charles F'iggs, Robert
Banks, William Murray, Joseph
Williams, Fate Vaughn, and Rob
er Bailey have brough smiles to
the faces OF the Tiger supporters.
Leading this excellent array Of
linemen are All America candidate
Captain Willie Lewis, end: William
johnson, tackle; Henry Enge, CEN
ter; Willie Beamon, tackle; Alton
Easterling, tackle; Jesse Bishop,
center; and David Mosley, end. A
real battle is being waged for the
center starting spot with Enge.
Jesse Bishop, Ralph Bishop and
Murray, all determined to convince
| the Tiger coaches that the search
is over.
Quarterback is still the problem
| spot. Hales, Witty, and Paige are
leading candidates for this spot.
The other backfield positions seem
to be in capable hands with Spar
row, all conference back in 1851:
Mobiles, Greene, Johnson, Hill, let
termen from the 1852 squad form
the nucleus of potentially good
offense. Henley, De Flanders.
veteran Of the 1850 season, Ruff
I'm, Rodgers, and Stewart round
out the backfield.