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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-04-23
Chridon School
Students to Have
Fun Fest

CLARIDON - The students
of Claridon school will present
a Fun Fest Saturday, May 2, in
the school gymnasium. Pro-
ceeds from the affair will be
contributed by the students, to
replace some of the items lost in
the recent school fire. Doors
will be open at 7:30 pm. and
first curtain will go up at 800
pm. After the show friends can
join the students for delicious
refreshments, bake sale booth,
fish pond and many other items
that mean fun for everyone. Do
nations are 35c for adults, 15c
for children.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Weeks Calls Dr.. Astin
Member of Ny Team

All these changes which are
being made are positive i'm
provements in the Bureau.
They correct conditions which
in many cases considerably
antedate DR.. Astin's period
as director and for which he
cannot be held responsible.
1t is a basic principle of
American government that an
Administration, held account
able by the people for govern
ing, has the right to appointive
officials of it's own choice, who
act as a team in determining
policies and in advancing pro-
grams of the administration.
Past and current actions of
mine are based on this prin-
ciple, including this particular
decision to request DR.. Astin
to continue as Director.
My own observations and the
report of the Kelly Committee
have convinced me that there
is a major task ahead in plac-
ing the Bureau in position
to discharge in balance the
obligations of its authorized
functions and that this task
can be best and most rapidly
accomplished by the action I
now take.
No further need exists to
seek g. successor, as DR.. Astin
has expressed his willingness
and desire to continue as a key
official of this administration
and as such he is from here
on a member of my team.
This decision has been dis
cussed with the Secretary's
Visiting Committee. which I
had asked to provide me, by
early September. with limited
list of suitable candidates for
the Directorship of the Bu-
reau. It's members are in unan-
imous agreement with the ac-
ton I am taking today.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Weapons Programs
Go to Defense Dept.

The transfer of the major
weapons programs to the De-
fense Department and the es-
tablishment of these special
advisory committees together
represent a long stride toward
solving the problems of proper
balance within the programs
of the Bureau.
In recent public discussion
of the Bureau much attention
has been given to the matter
of battery additives. Unfor-
tunately this has obscured the
real problem, which is the
Bureaus established policies
and procedures with respect to
the evaluation Of commercial
products in general. While the
Kelly Committee did not con-
Germ itself with the technical
phases of the battery additive
case, it did study the proceed
Evening star., 1953-08-23

unchanged insofar as testing
products and processes for other
Government agencies is con-
cerned. He cited as typical ex-
amples of this work testing hear
ing aids, clinical Thermometers
and other medical devices for the
Veterans Administration; con-
Quoting experiments for the
Weather Bureau and the Air
Navigation and Development
Board; testing products for the
Agriculture Department; work.
ing with the Bureau of Recla-
nation and the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving.
Weapons Project Shifted.
The only loss under the new
setup is the weapons-testing
project, transferred to the De-
fense Department several weeks
ago. And even this, which DR..
Astin conceded was getting so
large it was unwieldy." will be
continued in the same labora-
tories, although under different
control.
AS for AD-X2, which began
the whole rumpus, both the
bureau and the Government
seem glad to be rid of it. The
Post Office Department an
nounced Thursday that it had
rescinded the fraud order it is
sued against the products manu-
facturer, Jess M. Ritchie of Oak
land. Calf. Mr.. Ritchie promptly
announced plans to pour it into
every battery in the country"
and apparently nobody is going
to stop him from trying.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Astin
Continued From First Page0


ards should be a policy-making
official. 1t is his job to handle
technical matters and see that
scientific work is conducted in
the proper manner"
The director said he was par
ticularly encouraged by the clos
ing paragraphs of Mr.. Weeks
statement in which he quoted
from the still unpublished report
by the special evaluating COM
mittee headed by DR.. M. j. Kelly,
president of Bell Telephone Lab
oratorieS. The Kelly report said:
by the very nature of its
functions the bureaus work
must not be reasonably good, it
must be superior; and because
of the contributions to national
strength that it can make in our
highly induStrialized society,
they must not be available as
now to only limited sectors of
science and technology. A su-
perior bureau that contributes in
balance to all areas of our in
dustrial nation can only be re-
allied by better organization and
increased financial support"
Objectives Endorsed.
The secretary added:
Il sincerely indorse these OBJ
jectives and will do my utmost
to attain. them"
II think these concluding para
graphs indicate a very promising
future for the bureau" Dr.
Astin said. II am hopeful we
will be able to 60 forward in
this spirit from now on. I think
matters have been worked out
IN a manner satisfactory to all
concerned"
In the main, DR.. Astin said,
the bureaus functions will be
Evening star., 1953-08-23

sen authority to fire without re-
gard to regular reduction-in-
force regulations. Mr.. Stassen
says he wants to be fair about
the thing and that aptitude tests
will help decide who should be
retained and who should be fired.
He also promises that such things
as seniority, performance rating,
status and veterans preference
also will be considered.
What bothers employe leaders
is that these aptitude exams
could set a precedent in Federal
employment, whereby agencies
could use the device to circum-
vent regular retention factors
such as status. seniority and vet
Grams preference, in order to
keep pet" employees and get rid
of others.
Government employment al
ways has meant passing an exam
to get a Job, not passing an exam
to keep the job.
Of course, Congress would have
to specifically exempt agencies
from civil service reduction-in-
force regulations before they
could use aptitude tests in con-
nection with layoffs.
But Congress this year showed
a trend in this direction when it
gave absolute firing authority to
the FOA and also extended some
what similar rights to the new
United States Information
Agency.
With Republicans in Congress
complaining about the lack of
opportunity for placing their own
people in Federal jobs, there al
ways is the danger that this alb
solute firing authority could be
extended to other agencies next
year.
That's why employe groups are
concerned over the FOA'S apti-
tude exams. They don't want
such practices spread to other
agencies and they don't want
Congress to authorize such au-
thority. Among groups opposing
the tests are the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees
and the CIO Government Work
ers Union.
&H y
NO VALIDITY-Even though
the Civil Service Commission is
aiding the FOA in holding the
tests, commission officials can
didly say that the exams have no
validity in the determination OF
who should be retained and who
should be fired.
csc Chairman Young said he
felt that aptitude exams were all
right in determining one per-
sons potentialities, but that they
we're worthless in trying to COM
pare one employe with another.
Other csc officials agree with
Mr.. Young, declaring the tests
do not prove anything in trying
to determine an employees worth
to the agency in comparison with
another employe. In many cases,
the questions used have no rela-
ton to an employees work In
the agency, it was pointed out.
AUTHORITY-F employees
dispute Mr.. Stassen's contention
that Congress give him the au-
thority to bypass veterans pref
erence in making the reductions.
They make the following points:
/. The FOA law makes no
mention of civil service or vet
erans preference. 1t merely
states that "the head of the
agency shall determine which in
dividuals shall be retained" 1t
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Scientists Were Enlisted
To Study Bureaus Work

In order to review these
matters thoroughly, I estab-
liShed in April an Evaluation
Committee composed of lead
ing scientists both from indus
try and academic world, under
the Craftsmanship of DR.. M. j.
Kelly, President of the Bell
Telephone Laboratories. The
members of this committee,
with the aid of several special
iSt consultantS of their own
choosing, have made a most
complete and searching evalu-
alton of the functions and
operations of the Bureau in
relation to national needs.
They have completed the
examination and study phases
of their task. Their report is
in the final drafting stage and
will be released to the public
in September. I have followed
their work on an almost day
to-day basis and at their re-
quest have studied a prelimi-
nary draft of their report.
This report confirms my
previous belief that the pro-
grams of the Bureau were
badly out of balance. The
military work of the Bureau
had been permitted by previous
Administration to grow to such
large size as to seriously
weaken the basic civilian pro-
gram for which the Bureau
was established and which is
of supreme Importance to our
highly industralized society.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

does not add. as it could have.
and as other legislation before
the recent Congress attempted to
add. Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of the civil service act or
the veterans preference act"
2 The special authority given
to the FOA is limited to 120 days
from last July 16.
3. Congress, on a number of
occasions this year, made its po-
Sition clear on veterans prefer
ence when it rejected amend
mentS on numerous agency ap-
preparations bills that sought
to bypass veterans preference
rights in Observation-Disclosures pro-
grams.
Read The Federal Spotlight
Column sir days a tUeek in The
Star Gd listen each Saturday
night at 7:30 for the radio
edition of the Federal Spot
light.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

ufal and policy questions
which it raised.
The report of the Kelly
Committee will recommend
that all non-technical policy
and procedural matters on
commercial product evalua-
ton at the bureau be made
the responsibility of the Sec
retary of Commerce and that
the directors responsibility
be limited to the technical
area. I agree with this recon-
mendation and shall imple-
ment it.
The third major problem
with which I was concerned
involved the administration
of the internal affairs of the
bureau. The Kelly Committee
found that the administrative
setup of the bureau, in which
IA of the II technical divi-
slons report directly to the
director, so over-burdened
him with internal manage
ment problems that he is
unable to give adequate at
tention to his broader reSpon-
sibilities.
The committee has recon-
mended a sound adminiStra-
tive pattern that will relieve
the director of detailed sup
ervision and make his time
available for the essential pro-
feSSional functions of the Of
flee.
In order to implement the
committees recommendations
in the administrative area, l
am for this purpose placing
the Bureau under the immedi-
ate supervision Of the Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce
for Administration, James c.
Worthy. Mr.. Worthy has had
extensive administrative ex-
perience both in private busi-
ness and in government and
in the last several months has
been closely associated with
DR.. Astin in dealing with ad-
ministrative affairs of the
Bureau, particularly with ref
erehce to the transfer to the
Department of Defense of the
activities noted above.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Weeks Statement on Astin

The tert OF a statement By
Secretary of Commerce Weeks,
issued Friday night, dnnounc-
ing the reinstatement of DR..
Allen V. AStin as director of
the National Bureau of Stand
ards, toIo1OS:
I have asked DR.. Allen V.
Astin to continue as Director
of the National Bureau of
Standards and he has agreed
to do so. I am taking this
action because I am convinced
that it is in the best interests
of the Bureau and the public.
Since this step is contrary
to my previous views, I shall
set forth the reasons for the
change.
In the early days Of this ad-
miniStration my own studies
and information presented to
me from outstanding scien-
lists. public officials and others
convinced me that certain
broad improvements were re-
quired in the policies and
operations of the Bureau to
permit it to better carry out
its services to the public.
Among the problems that con-
fronted me as Secretary were:
/. Serious lack of balance
in the programs of the Bu-
reau.
2. Imperfections in the
system of evaluating COM
mercial products.
3. Inadequacies of organiza-
tion and administrative con-
troll.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
PennsyIvonion's Death
Is Ruled Suicide

A certificate of suicide was
issued yesterday in the death of
Paul Broschard, AZ, of Bristol,
Pa. who was found fatally
wounded Friday in a house at
TAT Alabama avenue Sc.
Dr.. Christopher J. Murphy,
deputy coroner, said Mr.. Bros
Chard died of a chest wound
from a .22-caliber rifle bullet.
The weapon was found nearby.
The victim had once owned a
service station here. He returned
to the District last Wednesday
after having moved to Penn
sylvania over year ago.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Platform of Independents

The Arlington Independent
Movement last night came out
with a 10-point platform for the
forthcoming school board elec-
ton, denouncing "socialistic
trends in schools" and pledging
more intelligent expenditure of
school construction funds"
The Independent Movement is
sponsoring candidates Dolph
Hays and James Miles. They are
opposed by two nominees of the
School Board Nominating Con-
vention, DR.. E. r. Draheim, in
cumbent, and L. Clark Keating.
The platform declared indie
pendent candidates would seek
citizen support, require the teach
ing of patriotism in the schools.
give responsible leadership, Sc
cure good teachers, evolve i'm
partial policies and develop a
good curriculum.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny today, highest about 81.
Fair tonight, low near "a. To-
morrow. fair and a bit warmer.
Maryland and Virginia -
Mostly sunny today, highest 78-
80 east and 80-85 west portion.
Tomorrow, some cloudineSs and
slightly warmer.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
School Loan Suggested

Arlington's County Board will
meet in a special session
Wednesday to consider a pro-
posal to solve an impending
crisis in the educational system.
The board was asked by Con-
rad P. Harness, of the Arlington
Independent Movement, to con-
slider borrowing money and lend
ing it to the school board to
assure completion of a school
construction program.
The construction program has
been confronted with the posi-
bility of collapse because the
school board has been unable to
sell a $2.8 million bond issue due
to a series of legal actions in
volving three members of the
board who are Federal employees.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

During the years 1950-53
while the military work ex-
panded more than 400 per
cent in volume, the basic civil
ian work actually decreased
some 25 per cent. In fiscal
1853 the basic work accounted
for less than a quarter of the
total effort expended by the
Bureau. If this trend were not
reversed, the basic work, which
is primarily for the civilian
economy. would soon have be-
come wholly ineffective.
AS my first step in the cor
rection of this situation, I
initiated action with the De-
partment of Defense for the
transfer of two large weapons
projects from the Bureau to
the Department of Defense
where they properly belong.
This transfer, which will be
completed in September, will
remove a large fraction of the
weapons development program
from the Bureau.
The Evaluating Committee
and the Secretary's Visiting
Committee are unanimous in
their view that this transfer
will not adversely affect the
weapons development program
and that it is an essential
measure in the building of
the Bureaus strength in bal
ance for it's authorized func-
tionS.
AS an aid to the Director in
taking advantage of new de-
velopmentS in science and
technology in planning new
programs and in maintaining
proper balance and emphasis
in existing programs. the
Kelly Committee also will rec
ommend that small commit
tees, composed of outstanding
scientists, be appointed to serve
as advisers to the Director in
the several specialized fields
covered by the Bureau. BY this
means the strength within the
membership of the country's
great technical and scientific
societies will be made available
directly to the Bureau.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Maryland
and
Virginia
News in Brief
FWe-Doy Week Planned
For Trash Collectors

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission offered
yesterday to put it's trash coll
lectors on a five-day week, but
said the laborers would have to
work longer hours per day than
they do now on their six-day
week.
The commission said the "av-
erage number of collections per
day per crew would have to be
increased" in order to give each
workman alternate Wednesdays
and Saturdays off. This would
mean longer work days, the COM
mission said.
The workers serve some $1,000
homes in Montgomery County.
They were on strike for three
days last month demanding a
$5-a-week raise or f1ve-day week
at the same pay for six days.
They returned to work when the
commission agreed to consider a
fiVe-day week..
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Gen. George Kenney
Elected New Head
OF Air Force Group

Retired Gen. George C, Ken
ney of Scarsdale, N. Y, World
War II head Of the Far East Air
Forces, unanimously was elected
president of the Air Force As
sociation yesterday.
He succeeds Arthur F. Kelly
of Los Angeles, who was named
chairman of the board.
The AFA is winding up a four
day convention at the Hotel
StatIer. yesterdays agenda also
included presentation Of AFA
awards and adoption of several
resolutions.
Other top officers elected are
Julian B. Rosenthal, of New
York, secretary, and Samuel B.
Hecht, of Washington and Balti-
more, treasurer.
Honor Sen. Vandenberg.
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, re-
Gently retired Air Force Chief
of Staff, received the associa-
tion's top award for contribu-
tionS to American air power,
the H. H. Arnold Trophy, and
was named "Aviation's Man of
the Year" AFA'S Air Age Award
for distinguished service contri-
buting to national security and
world peace" went to retired
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle in
recognition Of his long and
distinguished career.
DR.. Mervin j. Kelly, scientist
and chairman of the committee
that recently made a series of
recommendations to the Presi-
dent on the Nations air defense,
received the Science Award. Mil
ton Caniff, the cartoonist, was
given the Arts and Letters
Award, and Col. Klair E. Back
of WhiteSburg, KY, accepted
the Flight Award for the men
of the 3rd Air Rescue Squadron.
famed for their helicopter res
cues in Korea. Also cited for
their contributions to air power
were Tex McCrary and his wife,
Jinx Falkenburg, of radio, stage
and television. Army Brig. Gen.
Bonner Fellers, retired, was
named for his book, wings for
Peace"
Also cited were Miles Clark, of
Elizabeth. N. c.. president of the
Kill Devil Hills Memorial So
ciety, and Beirne Lay. jr., au-
thor and motion picture writer.
AF'A Presidents tropsies went
to Mr.. Rosenthal for his efforts
in behalf of the group. The as
sociation's San Francisco Squad
ron was named Squadron of the
Year" for it's work in member
ship promotion and in commu-
nifty international activities.
Directors Elected.
Among 25 newly elected or re-
elected AFA national directors
we're Gen. Vandenberg; 1t. Gen.
Ennis C. Whitehead, World War
II commander of the 5th Air
Force: Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, and
Harold C. Stuart, of Washington.
George D. Hardy of Mt. Rainier,
Md, was elected a regional vice
president.
Among resolutions passed was
one lauding the stand of Secre-
tary of State Dulles that United
Nations prisoners of war must
be returned by the Communists
In Korea. 1t called attention to
charges that pilots and other
members of captured U. N. air
crews are bein gdeliberately with
held under the present exchange.
Another resolution called for
strengthening air reserve activi-
ty, and a third authorized the
AFA president to meet with the
Air Reserve Association with the
idea of merging the two groups.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Correction

Using information obtained
from the Park Police. The Star
on Friday reported that Mrs. s.
c. Small, colored, 46. was one Of
two pedestrians injured when hit
by a car on Mount Vernon boule-
ward.
Mrs. Small, Of Route 4, Alex
andria, called last night to in
form The Star the police report
was erroneous. She is white. 40.
and was a passenger in the car
which hit one pedestrian.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

W i'll be y
one of many
factors to de-
termine which
of 800 to $50
employees will
be laid off, but
t h ere'S no
doubt that it
will be a heavy
factor.
In trimming
t h e agency's
budget and or
dering the lay
offs, Congress
gave Mr.. StaS-
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Library Devoted to ! Book

NEW YORK.-The library Of
the Bible House in New York
contains 10000 volumes, all Of
them Scriptures, in about 975
languages. 1t is the largest liz
brary devoted to a single book.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Spreading of IAptitude' Tests
To Other Agencies Is Feared
By Joseph Young

Federal employe leaders very
aptitude tests being given in the Foreign Operations Admins
They fearful that such tests other
agencies in Government
The aptitude exams
Evening star., 1953-08-23

Showers and thunderStOrms forecast for today
throughout the Rocky Mountain States the Gulf States Cen
trail Plains States and the DakOtas Rain is due in the North
west Pacific States and Central Mississippi Valley. Sunny
weather will prevail elsewhere and it will become in
MdAtIantic States the Ohio
leyS cooler trend will noticeable in the Northwest Pacific
States with little change in temperature elsewhere
-AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Record Temperatures This

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 90. on July 30.
Lowest. %, on March ..
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High. so. at 4:2O pm.
Low, so, at 7:l5 am.
Tide Tables
Evening star., 1953-08-23

Wind-Mostly southerly at 10
Is miles per hour.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

ernment in connection with a
observation-disclosures program. Di-
rector Harold StaSsen says it
Evening star., 1953-08-23

This edition also contains
This Week Magazine OF "a
pages, a 10-pdge comic section
and 20 pages of rotograUure.
Evening star., 1953-08-23

tFrom u S Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear
at HarperS Ferry.
Humidity.
CReadings Washington National AirporO
Yesterday Pct. YeSterday- Pct.
Noon - A. s pm. ----- "a
Evening star., 1953-08-23
The Sun and Moon

Rises Sets
Sun, today ~ 6:2qam. 1852 pm.
Sun. tomorrow $50 am. ISL pm.
Moon, today - 7:OS pm. 4:4S a. m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-15
ScOttsville Youth
Attend Diocese Rally
In fredericksburg

A group Of young Scottsvillc
people from St. Anne's Parish
Service League, which meets in
the Parish House every Friday
night. attended a youth rally for
the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.
Sunday. held in st. Georges
Church. Fredericksburg Young
people came from all the Service
Leagues of Episcopal Churches in
the Diocese of Virginia
Leaders from Scottsville, Mrs.
June War and Ellis Jones, Miss
Rosa Gibbs and Allen Randolph,
accompanied Patricia Bailey.
Shirley Hall. Janice Morris. Hill
ton Toms. Nancy and Alene Gil
amin. Percy and James Beverley.
Richard Morris, Martha Craw-
ford Graham Randolph. Maynard
Stinson. Charles Baber Donald
Bell LII 10 Ayres to the rally