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Evening star., 1953-04-28
To0stm0sters Learn to Make
and Endure Others

had received because one of their
new automobiles uses too much
oil.
James Dougherty, an aero
nautical engineer. took the floor
to unload an imaginary board
members problems. It sees they
had employed a radio announcer
for their national hookup and
were aghast to learn he had a
severe speech impediment.
Bernard Doyle, of the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
still carrying the satire and drop
ing the subject, suggested the
firm make more money by dis
continuing their low priced cars
and sell nothing but the expen-
sive ones. "Then," he said. 1--WE
can declare more dividends"
Hart Fisher, of the Standard
Register Co., staged an illus
trated lecture to other board
members, asking the vice pres
ident in charge of wavy lines
to hold up a few production
graphs.
The farce came to an end when
Marine Brig. Gen. Robert Mon
tague, acting as chairman of the
board, thundered criticism of
"defeatism."
Three Stand Up to Critics.
On the serious side, three
members put three f1ve-minute
speeches up for criticism.
Ken Cullom. a CAA power
plant engineer. discussed How
Is Ike Doing?" Very well. Mr..
Collom concluded eloquently
He has shown great toleration
of Congress, great courage and
great wisdom"
Frank Petrie, chief of CAA
training, asked-and answered.
"Are We Heading for Com
munism?" We have to "be pre-
pared to meet and root out signs
Of communism" he said. eve
can meet it only if we are alert.
Kenneth Aldrich, another CAA
official, looked at "To Be or Not
to Be" serious in talks. He ad-
vised against opening with hu-
NOR. Get to the point" Use
humor in the body of the speech.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouoh

A public-Speaking class where
a stop watch is as important as
the point and where the critics
pull no punches goes into session
here every two weeks.
It's a highly-polished gabfest
in which the beginners start
good and get better.
The Toastmasters Club, one of
1850 dotted over the world,
brings together 80 men who give
$12 a year, three hours a month
at meetings and untold minutes
of preparation to learn more
about speechmaking. chairman
ship and parliamentary proce-
dure.
From All Walks of Life.
The membership roll reads
like classified directory. One
man is a stock broker. another
is a retired general. Some are
aviation experts with the Civil
Aeronautics Administration and
still another is communica-
tions man.
They are men who may never
be called upon to give real-life
talks on international policy or
domestic politics-but they do
it in the constant training course.
The subjects are elective, but
how they are given is prescribed
in a manual sent out from Toast
masters International in Santa
Ana. Calf.
One of the best tests on how
we'll they are doing came off yes
terday in a meeting at the
YWCA. --e.
LIZ. Col. Ed Vail grabbed an
imaginary situation without prior
notice and ran with it. This is
to be-" he said, "a meeting of
the board" of a giant automo-
bile dynasty. The other 20 mem
bers, as they were called on,
took the part of board members.
Satire PummelS the Point.
1t was a skit worthy of the
Gridiron Club, loaded with satire
yet delivered with proper oratory.
Col. Wallis original point suffered
considerable kicking around. He
began by citing a complaint he
Evening star., 1953-04-28

other fine example of the kind
Of public servant the career civil
service develops" The commits
sion chief praised Mr.. Edwards
as ian administrator Of ability,
integrity and good Judgment"
INERTIA-The AFL Govern
ment Employees Council, which
represents AFL Federal employe
groups with a total membership
of more than 100000, blames
employe inertia for the lack of
action in Congress this year on
beneficial Federal employe leg
iSlation.
In a bulletin to its members.
the Gee declared: "The present
unfortunate situation is due
largely, in our opinion, to inertia
on the part of individual en-
ployes. many of them having
adopted q defeatist attitude
which seemingly precludes their
taking the initiative in efforts to
improve their lot.
I'm plain English, there is not
a sufficient interest on the part
of Congress for legislation which
will improve the financial and
working conditions of Federal
and postal employees.
"The present situation can be
improved whenever Federal and
postal employees make, up their
mind to do so."
The Gee called on it's affili-
ated employe members Ito begin
the greatest letter-writing cam
paign in history in an effort to
jar loose our legislative program
in this Congress" The group
asked the employees to write to
their individual congressman
and Senators and to Chairmen
Carlso nand Rees Of the Senate
and House Civil Service Com
mittees, urging action on bills to
boost pay, repeal the Thomas
leave rider, provide unemploy-
ment compensation benefits and
provide official recognition to
employe unions in Government.
+ ~
AGRICULTURE - At recent
hearings before the House Ap-
preparations Committee, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Benson said
he was sorry" about his state
ment several months ago which
was so critical of the depart
ment's employees. 1--WE all make
mistakes" Secretary Benson told
Representative Whitten, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi.
Mr.. Benson's aides blame his
original statement on an over
Jealous press agent at Agricul-
ture. If that's the case, Mr..
Benson certainly could improve
employe morale considerably if
he issued a new statement ex-
planning his real views.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

to make it clear that Justice was
not giving up its right to IN
stitute criminal action if any
evidence is produced making
that move necessary during the
civil suit.
Named defendants in the civil
antitrust suit were Standard
Oil of New Jersey; Standard Oil
of California: Socony-Vacuum
Oil Co., Inc; the Texas Co.,
and Gulf Oil.
Only Domestic Records Allowed.
The grand jury probing the
alleged cartel had sought both
foreign and domestic records Of
the Oil companies. The courts
had ruled only those domestic
records not affecting our ma
tional security could be pro-
duced.
AS a result, a special commits
sion Of officials from the State.
Defense and Justice Depart
ments. and Central Intelligence
Agency was named to determine
what documents may be used in
the new civil suit.
The principal difference be-
tween a criminal and civil anti
trust action is that under the
criminal statutes officers of the
companies involved could be sent
to Jail if found guilty. The PEN
atty for civil disobedience is con-
fined to money penalties against
the corporation,
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Eisenhower Urged
To Keep Career Men
By the Asseeiated Press

An emergency committee on
natural resources told President
Eisenhower today Government
career men should. not be re-
moved from their Jobs just to
make room for political ap-
pointees.
Ira N. Gabrielson. the COM
mittee chairman, told White
House newsmen the group set
forth that view at. a conference
with Gen. Eisenhower.
Mr.. Gabrielson, former chief
Of the Interior DEPARTMENT. s
Fish and Wildlife Service, quoted
the President as saying he is
very much in favor of strength
ening the career service"
In reply to questions, Mr.. Ga
brielSon said three was no men
ton at today's session of the de-
motion of Albert M. Day from
chief of the Fish and Wildlife
Service to assistant director.
mo personalities were men,
toned" he added.
The emergency committee said
last week, however, that it came
''as a shock to see the growing
number of dismissalS of career
employees. eliminating in the de-
motion of A. M. Day -"
Asked whether the committee
believes the Government career
service is being abused, MI. Ga
brielson replied:
I'VE think there are indica-
tions it is going to be-"
Evening star., 1953-04-28

prepare their requests for politi-
cal coverage of civil service jobs
if they had wanted to SO do.
The fact that only $50 requests
have been made indicates to civil
service officials that most career
Jobs in Government are not
threatened.
The Civil Service Commission
thus far has acted only on the
first batch of applications and
allowed five positions to be
placed in schedule &C." It has
not decided yet on the bulk OF
the requests concerning the
other 245 positions.
NEW TERM-For many years,
Government employees who re-
ceive lay-of notices as a result
of reduction force program
have referred to them as RIFF
notices.
Now, a new term is being used
as a result of the administra-
tion's economy dismissal pro-
gram. Employees are referring
to their FBI notice (Fired by
Ike).
RESIGNATION - Clarence L.
Edwards has resigned as execu-
tive director of the Civil Service
Commission. A career employe
for the past 26 years and execu-
tive director for the past two
years, Mr.. Edwards said he was
resigning in order to allow the
new civil service commissioners
to appoint their own choice fol-
the top administrative post in
the commission.
A successor is expected to be
named soon. Among those being
considered are Ford Luikart. the
CSC's chief of examining and
placement, and Joseph Winslow
the CSC assistant executive di-
rector.
In accepting Mr.. Edwards res
ignation. Chairman Philip Young
praised his years Of Government
service and cited him "as an
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Welfare Department
Fund Cut S64 Million,
Mrs. Hobby Asserts
=" Washington, D. G,
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1858

Welfare Secretary Oveta Culp
Hobby told her first press confer
ence yesterday that her depart
ment's budget for fiscal 1854
calls for a reduction of $64,393,-
so1 in the figure proposed by for
mer President Truman last Janu-
ary. -...
Mrs Hobby is asking $1,722,-
544,870. Mr.. Truman asked ST.
7S6,528,76l.
She emphasized her budget
cutting was mot done in any
indiscriminate, manner" She said
cuts in the Truman requests were
made in Comfortable items" in
which. the department is not
bound by law to contribute set
percentage to joint Federal-State
programs.
She said these represent a re-
duction Of approximately 14.2
rer cent in Mr.. Truman's figures.
Social security will receive ST.
374,223,00 if Mrs. Hobby's budg-
ct is approved by Congress, a
sum $2,052,000 below the Tru-
man request. The Public Health
Service will receive $219,655 900
under the Eisenhower budget,
$51, ,228, 900 below the Truman
budget allotment. Mrs. Hobby's
request for funds provides for
SO, ,422 jobs in her department. a
cut of 671 below the Truman
estimate and 1899 below current
authorization.
Asked about the resignation Of
DR.. Earl j. McGrath. former
Commissioner of Education. in
protest over budget cuts in his
Office, Secretary Hobby saio the
appropriation was cut slightly
more than / per cent. covering
nine people and $4,000" below
the actual expenditures for 1858,
though it is more than SO mil
lion below the Truman request.
Mrs. Hobby also said that up
to this time no consideration has
been given to removing the head
of the Food and Drug Admins
tration from civil service status,
and no though has yet been
given to .changing officials in
charge of the Children's Bureau
and the once of Vocational Re-
Mobilization!
Evening star., 1953-04-28
BY the Asseeiaied Press

HOLLYWOOD, April 28.-
Harry Jolson, II, elder brother
of the more famous AL, died Sun
day of arteriosclerosis. Ill a
long time, Harry had a leg am
putated a year ago.
He was the first of the Jolsons
to go on the stage and always
maintained that the fame of his
kid brother had hurt him pro-
fessionally through the years. AL
died three years ago, leaving an
estate of more than So million, of
which Harry got $4,000.
The two had an act together
at the turn of the century, but
Harry contended that AL de-
serted with a third partner when
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Harry Jo|son Dies on Coast;
Had Split With Brother Al

Harry became i'll in New Orleans.
When Al made a hit in the
first talking pictures. Harry was
signed by a rival company, but
never made picture.
When vaudeville died, Harry
reconciled with his brother and
became the agent for Al and his
then wife. Ruby Keeler. Later
they broke up and the ill-feeling
was accented by a lawsuit that
Harry filed. alleging AL owed
him money. The suit later was
dropped.
Harry is survived by his widow
and two adopted children.
The brothers were Russian
born. the sons of q Washington,
D. c., rabbi.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Five Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Apr. 29-May. 3.
Temperature will average near
normal. Washington normals
are 70 and 40 for the daily high
and low. Warmer tomorrow and
Thursday, cooler Friday and
Saturday. followed by warmer
again Sunday. Showers Thurs
day and Saturday. followed by
warmer again Sunday. Showers
Thursday and Sunday will total
about / inch.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Popular Cone Variety

HONOLULU (P. Hawaiian
cane variety 37-1933 continued
in 1852 to be the leading cane
variety in Hawaiia's sugar in
dustry. An acre census showed
that 37-1933 occupied 24,232
acres or 31.7 per cent of the total
cane acreage. Second most pop
ular variety was 44-3098, with
1904 acres.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Scottish Bagplpe Recital
Scheduled for Nav &

The st. Andrews Society will
hold a hagpipe and Scottish
Highland dancing recital at $3.50
pm. May 6 in Woodward &
Lothrop's Bethesda Chevy Chase
auditorium.
Yesterday The Star erroneous
ly reported the affair was to
take place tomorrow night. It
will be held week from tomor-
row night.
Seumas MacNeill, joint prin-
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Shurett Has Flu

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
April %. (P). - Israeli Foreign
Minister Moshe Sharett came
down with mild attack of in
f1uenza today and postponed his
departure for Montevideo, Uru-
quay. He is on a good will tour
of South America.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

cipal Of the College of Piping
in Glasgow: Pipe Major John
Mcclellan of the Seaforth High
landers. and James L. MacKen-
Zie of Aberdeen, a champion
Highland dancer, will take part
in the program.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

ing the way
for removal of
policy-making
jobs from civil
S service has
been in effect
less h a n a
m on t h, the
d e p a r t ment
and a g e ncy
heads knew it
W as pending
for S e v e I a !
months.
TIL er efore,
they had plen
A- ~f %;NAA kA
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Heavy Case Backlog. |iI: k .
Faced byHighC Court
Before Adjournment
By Robert K. Wolsh


toward adjournment in little
more than a month, today saw
it's path beset by thorny new
questions and a backlog OF more
than 80 cases already pressing
for decision.
Besides the school segregation
cases and others argued as long
ago as last December. the Dis
trict's issue involving the right
of restaurants to refuse to serve
Negroes is yet to be heard. It
comes up late Thursday and
Friday.
Then the justices will listen to
the long-awaited appeal Of Harry
Bridges, West Coast longshore-
mems union leader. He was con-
victed of perjury in swearing he
never was a Communist.
TechnicaIities Raised.
The tribunals work for the
next four or five weeks was not
diminished materially by yes
terday's comparatively unevent-
full session. The two most impor-
tant decisions, moreover, involved
procedural or technical grounds
that may raise more clear-cut
challenges next fall.
A To decision held that a
member of Jehovah'S Witnesses
should not have been refused a
permit to speak in a Portsmouth,
N. H., park, but that he never
theless was legally fined $40 for
speaking without permit.
With Justices Black and Doug
las dissenting, the high court de-
clared that William Poulos should
not have taken the matter into
his own hands. The majority
said the proper procedure, how
ever expensive or full of delay,
would have been to ask the State
courts to compel city authorities
to grant permit.
City Ordinance Upheld.
The decision upheld validity of
the city ordinance under a State
law. But it apparently left the
way open for future legal attacks
on the reasonableness of local Ii
censing authority if similar cases
develop in New Hampshire.
The other major opinion yes
terday was unanimous in holding
that James j. Carroll, st. Louis
betting commissioner" did not
have to include with his income
tax returns the names and ad-
dresses of winners of bets.
The decision dealt specifically
with income forms under the
present internal revenue laws
Treasury and Justice Department
officials repeatedly are studying
the situation to determine
whether a special law or a sep
arate regulation form could re-
quire such detailed information
in connection with income tax
payments. Carroll had been in
dicted on 101 counts, each carry
ing a possible penalty of $500
A Federal court in Kansas City
threw out the indictment.
Hiss is Disbarred.
Other persons or points in
volved in Supreme Court actions
yesterday included:
Alger Hiss. The former State
Department official was disbarred
from practice before the Su-
preme Court. He also. was re-
fused a new trial. He is serv-
ing a f1ve-year prison sentence
for perjury in denying he gave
Government confidential infor-
nation to Whitaker Chambers
former Soviet agent. He was
convicted in 1850 in New York
Justices Reed, Frankfurter ano
Clark took no part in the Su-
preme Courts action yesterday.
Mississippi Democrats. Clar.
ence E. Hood. jr., and nine others
described as Democratic Party
workers were refused a hearing
on indictments charging that
they solicited political contribu.
tions by promising jobs as chair.
men of county ration boards.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

District and vicinity-Fair to-
night, low about As. Tomorrow
partly cloudy and considerably
warmer.
Maryland-Fair tonight. low
est near As. Tomorrow. partly
cloudy and considerably warmer
Virginia-Fair tonight, low in
the 40s. Tomorrow. party cloudy
and warmer.
Wind-Variable winds becom-
ing southerly tonight and in
creasing to 1925 miles per hour
tomorrow,
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Carrier Leaves New York

NEW YORK. April % P.-
The U. S. S. Franklin D. Roose-
velt. 45.000-ton aircraft carrier.
completed a three-day visit here
today and sailed for Norfolk. Va.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
The Federal Spotlight ..@ g.. i s.5..
@. O. P..Asks to Take Oyer
Only ESQ Civil Service Jobs
By Joseph YOUNG

The Republican cabinet agency heads have thus
a mace total OF only $50 requests for removing pocyakng
schedule &C." - = - - F~ F
This rather request indicates that the Eisenhower
Evening star., 1953-04-28
US. WEATHER BUREAu MAP
ospanment Of Commerce

thundershowers forecast tonight for the
Northern AppaachanS the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and
Plains expected the South and Cen
Rockies Northern California. Snow forecast for
higher the Northern Rockies where cooler weather
expected trend is noted for the Ohio and Ten
Valleys the Central Gulf States and the Central Plains
ZAP Wrephoto.
Evening star., 1953-04-28

disavowal of wholesale raids on
civil service jobs.
While the executive order paw
Evening star., 1953-04-28

slightest. IS. On April 25.
Lowest. 81 on March =
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. 81. at 1905 pm.
Low, AZ. At 3.40 m
Evening star., 1953-04-28

=. I st.,s. s:t.,s. y ~ =: ~ -. 49, =
- - a.ss =. ~ =
Evening star., 1953-04-28
River Report.

(From U. s. Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Mou Mous Neglect Commerce
And DC. Streets Will Show 1t

ethical business standards. They
recognise no contracts, or obli-
cations and work when their
whims and superstitions prompt
them. r.,
Conditions seem more COM
plex at the moment, with the
Kenya African Union melting
Mau Mau uprisings.
Cannot ForetelI.
Its hard for US in our SNUG.
complacent civilization to imag-
Inc the extent to which these
natives will 60. nor the natural
suspicion Of even the most
trusted native who may. in blind
ignorance. have spent some time
at q witchdoctor's meeting,
drinking the blood Of a strangled
goat, and taking the Mau Mau's
oath to- kill white people when
the war-horn blows.
THE overall situation Is In
such . state that we cannot tell
what is coming through, but the
experience Of previous troublous
times encourages US to have un-
swerving faith that things will
adjust themselves again."
To which MIR. Brennan under
standingly replied:
II trust the barbaric head
hunters will soon find their heads
and 60 back to work"
Evening star., 1953-06-19

Washington to work with Naza-
rian Bros.
He had repaired costly rugs
and tapestries and once repaired
an old American rug that orig
inally belonged to Abraham Linz
coin. He also was an expert lace
repairman.
Mr.. Bjishkian was in the Army
Ordnance in the Pacific during
World War II.
He had travelled all over the
world and lived in France and
Belgium before he came to the
United States.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Domenica Bjishkian, of 1920
Seminary road, Silver Spring; a
son. Mark E. S. Bjishkian, 10.
and a sister. Mrs. Rose Barsig-
ian, of Los Angeles.
He was the son of the late
DR.. Enoch Bjishkian.
The body will be at Chambers
funeral home. 3072 M street
NV, from 1880 am. to 1870
pm. Monday. A military grave
side service will be held at Ar
lington National Cemetery at 2
pm. The family requests that
contributions be made to the
cancer fund in lieu of flowers.
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Mrs. Charles Doten,
Resident 78 Years

Mrs. Charles o. Doten, 78, a
fourth generation Washing
tonian, died yesterday at Wash
ington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, Nd, after an illness of
four weeks.
The former Miss Hannah j.
Turner, she was the daughter of
Samuel r. Turner. an architect
here for so years, and Mrs. Mary
P. Turner. She was a descend
ant of a family Of Turner's who
settled on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland in 1893.
Educated here, Mrs. Doten was
a graduate of Central High
School.
Her first husband, Charles H.
Refs, whom she married shortly
before the turn of the century,
died IA years later. Her second
husband, a Government Printing
Office employe. died in 1910.
Mrs. Doten was past matron OF
the Order of the Eastern Star,
No. IL, of Takoma Park. She
lived at 1904 Garland avenue,
Takoma Park.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Alice Turner of 14OO Fairmont
street NV. and Mrs. Gertrude
Bell, 1900 Western avenue,
Chevy Chase, Md. and a brother,
Arthur Turner of 7050 Eastern
avenue NV.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Monday at Hines
funeral home, 1901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be IN
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-06-19
Presbyterian Group Picks
Chattanooga Man as Head
By fhe Assoeiaied Press

GADSDEN, Ala, June 10
The Cumberland Presbyterian
Church's l23d general assembly
elected Charles H. Lehning Of
Chattanooga, Tenn. as modera-
tor yesterday.
Mr.. Lehning is the fourth lay
man to hold the high church
Office since the first general as
Sembly in 1910. He succeeds the
Rev. Emery A. Newman, pastor
of Trinity Cumberland Presby-
terian Church, Fort Worth, Tex.
Mr.. Lehning is an engineering
specialist with the Agriculture
Departments conservation di-
vision. He is vice president of
the church'S National Board of
Missions on Evangelism, and an
elder of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church in Atlanta.
Cumberland esby terian
Church has a membership of
$4,000 in 1.014 churches in Is
States. Most Of the churches are
located in the rural South.
Also attending the general as
sembly for the third year are
delegates of the colored Cum
berland Presbyterian Church,
representing 10000 Negro mem
berS. ,a.....