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Evening star., 1953-01-13
Eisenhower Studies
Draft Of Messages
With Top Advisers
Some Changes Suggested
At Talks With Cabinet
And Other Officials
By joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower met again
today with his cabinet-designates
and other top advisers and pre-
sented to them preliminary
drafts of his inaugural and
state-of- the Union messages.
The general asked for sugges-
tions. with particular attention
to any ideas the incoming agency
and department chiefs might
have on operations within their
own units.
Consequently some changes in
the messages are resulting. The
President-elect, Vice President
elect Richard NJ. Nixon and the
others, numbering more than 20,
went into session at $50 O'Clock
and broke up about three hours
later for lunch.
Another meeting was sched-
uled this afternoon.
Generals Son at Lunch.
Maj. John Eisenhower. the
generals son who Is home from
Korea to attend the inaugura-
ton, joined his father and the
others for lunch.
Press Secretary James c. Hag-
erty said it had not yet been
decided when Gen. Eisenhower s
message to Congress would &c
to Capitol Hill and that the
date would not be set until the
Presldent-elect reached Wash
ington and conferred with Con-
gressional leaders.
The date of his departure fo'
Washington has not yet beer
announced, and Mr.. Hagerty
said today that Eisenhower
headquarters was not ready 6
give it out.
In addition to Mr.. Nixon anc
the cabinet designates, those
comforting with. the general al
the two-day meeting included
Harold E. Stassen, Mutual Sc
curity; Joseph M. Dodge, Budget
and Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby
Federal Security, who will
sit in on cabinet meetings
Henry Cabot Lodge. who is tt
represent this Government ir
the United Nations. and several
staff members Of the new White
! House force.
Mr.. Nixon told reporters after
| (See EISENHOWER. Page AS
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was asked for the Defense De-
partment.
Mr.. Lawton estimated that
only $1.8 billion of the total of
more than $2.3 billion asked
would actually be spent during
the fiscal year ending June 30.
In urging repeal of the re-
strictive provisions in the cur
rent Defense Department Appro-
priations Act, Mr.. Truman said
they are hindering administra-
ton of the military personnel
program in the best interests Of
the Government.
"The provisions which dis
courages certain voluntary re-
tirements," he declared, will
hinder the advancement of
young officers of the highest
qualification.
"The provision, which limits
the proportion of officers in each
rank, will not only reduce the
number of officers needed by
the service at a time when they
are seeking to increase the eff
fectiveness of our armed forces,
but unless repealed will necessi-
tate the demotion of some Of
ficers in the very near future.
Promotions Are Stagnated.
1T is now resulting in a stag
nation of promotions and fail
.ure to repeal it would have
serious repercussions on the long
range personnel plans for the
years to come"
Mr.. Truman also urged repeal
of section 208 of the current
Justice Department Appropria-
ton Act. He said the sweeping"
and Ambiguous" language of
this section might be interpreted
so as to create chaotic condi-
tions
For example, he added, its
general waiver of the Federal
Governments immunity to suits
involving water rights might well
result in extensive and piece
meal litigation placing the Gov
ernment's interests at ''ruinous
disadvantage"
Mr.. Lawton's letter said the
proposed supplemental appro-
priations for the 1853 fiscal year
were generally reflected as one
line estimates in the 1854 budget
submitted to Congress by the
President last Friday.
Other Requests Detailed.
Besides the Defense Depart
ment fund, the supplemental ap-
preparations request included
these items:
Veterans Administration:
CompenSations and pensions,
$237,573.0 600; readjustment bene-
fits, $206. .058.000.
Federal Security Agency's
social security administration:
Grants to States for public as
sistance, $340 million.
Bureau of Public Roads: Fed
eral-aid highways. $185 million.
The judiciary: $513.300.
Various other items ranged
from $4,000 for the Federal
Coal Mine Safety Board of Re
view to 1922 million for the
Labor Department to pay unem-
ployment compensation for vet
Grams.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Plant Owner Offers 500 Each
If Employees Quit Smoking

Mr.. Riddle's brother Val quit
smoking a year ago, II years
after Mr.. Biddle himself quit.
Val got a 500 bill at the COM
pany's Christmas party last
month and Mr.. Biddle got the
idea Of extending the offer to
all smoking employees.
Sixteen have gone through
more than one week. which is
half the battle, and ! believe.
as it looks now. it may cost me
$1,000 come next Christmas, !"
Mr.. Biddle said.
Although I don't remember
ever buying more for less" he
said. these cigarette companies
are going to hate me-"
Evening star., 1953-01-13

q holiday in the District and the
surrounding communities OF Vr-
ginia and Maryland.
The Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association said all re-
tail establishments in Washing
ton would take a holiday except
certain service companies like
coal dealers. restaurants, florist
shops and filling stations.
Holiday in Silver Spring.
The Silver Spring Board of
Trade reported the holiday OBJ
servance would be general in
it's area. Many Of the larger
stores in nearby Virginia have
announced that they will be
closed Tuesday.
For most school children the
day off means a single holiday.
But in Alexandria, students will
combine it with the Monday
holiday observance of Robert E.
Lees birthday.
The Maryland schools closing
Tuesday are in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties. In
Virginia, besides Alexandria, the
schools are in Arlington, Falls
Church and Fairfax County.
Federal workers in nearby
Maryland and Virginia, as well
as those in the District, are ex-
pected to get a holiday on in
auguration day. The House to-
day passed and sent to the Sen
ate a resolution sponsored by
Representative Rees. Republican
of Kansas, providing for the holi-
day. He explained that under
the present law only Federal
employees working in the District
get the day off.
Quick Senate action was ex-
pected. The Republican leader
ship already has decided against
making Monday a Government
holiday.
Official Souvenir Program.
Meanwhile, at inaugural head
quarters it was announced that
the official souvenir program for
the three-day celebration will be
put on sale this week.
The 50-page booklet. selling
for 81 a copy (plus 10 cents for
mailing), will be available at
news stands, booths in hotel lob
bies, transportation depots. vari-
Gus inaugural functions and at
parade stands on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

SHERIDAN. Ind, Jan. 13.-
Sixteen employees Of a Sheridan
factory can clip their boss for
81, 600 if they'll stick to their
decision to quit smoking.
Ken Biddle, non-smoker and
owner of the Biddle Screw Prod
ucts Co., last month offered the
smokers among his 80 employees
$100 each if they would refrain
from smoking until the COM
pany's Christmas party next De-
cember.
Nineteen accepted the chal-
lenge. Three dropped out after
only two days.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
McGranery Refuses
To Meet Oil Firms
Lawyers Separately
Attorney General Rebuff
Soeony-Vocuum, Insists
On Seeing All Parties
By jones {. Roper

Attorneys for the Socony-
Vacuum Oil Co. tried to visit
Attorney General McGranery to-
day to discuss an antitrust dis
pute. but they got only as fa1
as the McGranery door.
The Attorney General sent out
word that he would talk to
spokesmen for all five major
companies involved in the case
or none.
So the Socony-Vacuum law
yers. led by George S. Leisure,
wheeled toward the nearest door
and stalked out without a word
This smashed the Justice De-
partment's lingering hope that
the oil companies would accept
President Truman's offer to DROP
criminal proceedings against
the firms if they would cooper
ate in a civil suit against them
selves.
Invitation Extended.
Mr.. McGranery invited oil
company representatives to cal
on him at II am. today and give
him their decision.
Only the Socony-Vacuum law
yers showed up. Attorneys fol
Standard Oil of New Jersey were
holding their own conference or
how to combat the Government
in an emergency" action later
today before Judge James r
Kirkland in the U. s. District
Court for the District of Co.
lumbia.
Leonard j. Emmerglick, han.
ding the antitrust case for the
Justice Department, told report.
ers that. IF all the companie.
come in (to see Mr.. McGranery)
this afternoon, they will bt
welcome"
If they do not all come in,
he said, I'VE propose to go for
ward with the grand jury
investigation"
Congressional Probe Sought.
But Stephen j. Spingarn, act.
ing chairman of the Fedora
Trade Commission, said Con.
gress should intervene to inves.
tigate not only the alleged OF
cartel. but also the companies
propaganda campaign of villifl.
cation against their owr
Government"
The Justice Department cast
against the oil companies spring.
from an FTC report, which say.
major American oil companie!
conspired with British anc
Dutch interests to divide worl6
petroleum markets and contro
production.
The Justice Department na.
been presenting evidence to 9
grand jury here in the hope oi
winning a criminal indictment
An attorney for Standard OF
OF New Jersey limited that thu
court move later today would bt
against the subpoenas.
The attorney. Arthur H. Dean
told a news conference the rec.
ords include production secret.
that "the Russians would give
their eye-teeth to get"
President Truman, in Offering
(See OIL, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-01-13
D. {. Drivers IS and Older
Must Pass Special Tests

District residents IS years of
age and over will have to pass
special tests when they apply
for renewal Of their drivers per-
mits. the Commissioners ruled
today.
The regulation will require the
drivers Of that age group to pass
an eye test and an examination
on trafiic regulations.
The move has the approval
of District Traffic Director George
Z. Keneipp and the Citizens
Advisogy Council.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Nude Dip in Creek
ToCura Cold Costs
Swimmer SIS Fine

A man who took a swim in
Rock Greek to cure a cold even
though the temperature regis
tered % degrees pleaded guilty
to violating Park Police regula-
tions in Municipal Court today.
Edward Lorimer Bryan-Turn-
er, q, of the 1900 block of Twen-
ty-second street NV. was ar
rested December 81 after he
emerged nude from the icy,
Swirling creek waters beneath
the @ street bridge.
Mr.. Bryan-Turner told police
it was his practice whenever he
had a cold.
Judge Frank H. Myers fined
him $25 and warned him that
"tilis absolutely must not hap
pen again"
Evening star., 1953-01-13
District Banks Pick
Officers, Directors

BANKS ElECT-District banks
held their onnuoI election Of diree-
tors and officers todoy. For results
see story on pose AZ.
LABOR sEcRETARY-A Democrat
and heod Of one Of the biggest AL
unions. Martin ?. Durkin will CORY
into the Eisenhower eobinet consid-
eroble political knowledge as we'll as
lobor relations experience. His career
and character ore described in on.
other Of George Kennedy's series on
The New Cabinet" on pose A-3.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Former Representative
Missing in Baltimore
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.-Vin-
cent L. Palmisano, who repre-
sented Baltimore's Sd District
in Congress for 10 years, was
reported missing today by rela-
tives.
Relatives asked police to look
for the 70-year-old lawyer. They
said he left home at 8:45 o'clock
last night and has failed to re-
turn.
Mr.. Palmisano was succeeded
in Congress in 1888 by Thomas
D'Alesandro. jr.. now Mayor OF
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1953-01-13

Committees which had recon-
mended that he be left on
Armed Services, but moved to
the bottom in seniority, and be
transferred from Labor to the
District of Columbia.
This resulted from the action
of Senator Morse last fall in bolt
ing the Republican ticket, and
declaring himself an independent
to support Gov. Stevenson.
Senator Millikin of Colorado.
chairman of the Republican
conference. said the party gath
ering decided to take Senator
Morse at his word when he said
in the Senate on January that
he did not want to get his as
signments from the Republican
conference.
Floor Fight Possible.
He told the Senate at that
time, however, that he would
fight to keep his present commit
tee places, and would ask the
Senate as a whole to give him
those assignments.
Presumably. he will make that
fight on the floor when the Re-
publicans and Democrats SUBJ
nit their committee states for
approval later today.
Senator Millikin said the ac-
ton of the Republican confer
ence leaves two committee places
vacant. one on District of Colum-
bia and the other on Public
Works, which I assume will pro-
vide a resting place for Mr..
Morse"
Senator Millikin added that in
not assigning Senator Morse,
1--WE followed his own request
scrupulously."
Cooper Assigned.
Senator Cooper, Republican, Of
Kentucky, was given the place on
Armed Services, Senator Morse
was recommended for by the
Committee on Committees.
The most important change in
Republican committee assign
ments was the appointment Of
Senators Taft. LANCER, Ferguson
and Knowland to the Foreign
Relations Committee.
Other Republicans were given
new assignments as follows:
observation-disclosures Schoep-
pei and Welker.
Appropriations - Mundt. Mrs.
Smith of Maine, Dworshak and
DirkSen.
Armed Services-Mrs. Smith.
Hendrickson, Case, Duff and
Cooper.
Banking-Bennett, Bush, Beall,
Payne and Goldwater.
Finance-Malone. Carlson and
Bennett. Senator Taft gave up
Finance to get Foreign Relations.
Butler Gets Posts.
Government Operations, which
will direct most Investigations
Dirksen, Butler of Maryland and
Potter.
Interior - DWorshak, Kuchel
and Barrett.
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce - Schoeppel. Butler of
Maryland. Griswold and Potter.
Judiciary - Dirksen, Welker
and Butler Of Maryland.
Labor and Welfare-Purtell.
Barrett and Goldwater.
Post Offices and Civil Service
Jenner, Cooper, Griswold and
Purtell.
Public Works-Bush. Kuchel
and Beall. with one vacancy.
Rules-Carlson, Potter, Gris-
void and Purtell.
The conference approved the
promotion Of the following Re-
publicans to be committee chair
men, according to seniority:
Agriculture, Aiken; Appropria-
tions. Bridges; Armed Services,
Saltonstall; Banking, Capehart:
District Of Columbia, Case; FL
nance, Millikin: Foreign Rela-
tions. Wiley; Government Opera
tions, Mccarthy; Interior, Butler
OF Nebraska: Interstate and For
eign Commerce, Tobey; Judici-
ary. LANCER; Labor and Welfare,
Smith of New Jersey; Post Office
and Civil Service, Carlson; Public
Works, Martin; Rules, Jenner.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Lote.'. J. News
Bulletin
Airmon Burned in Rescue

V"VTE0H DUEEECO VTE NGJOVG
A 3-year-old child was pulled
to safety in . fire at 1874
Savannah street Sc. today by
an Air Force sergeant who was
badly burned in the rescue.
Police said the child. SON Of
Mrs. Maria Beren, was unin-
jured. The sergeant was
identified rs Nassary (Tom)
NoufeI, about 81, Of the same
address.
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Business Concerns
And Schools 10 Close
On Inauguration Day
Most Firms in District
And Many in Suburbs
Will Observe Holiday
By John V. Horner

A general holiday will be OBJ
served throughout the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area next
Tuesday for Inauguration day.
Practically all business firms
in the District and many leading
stores in the suburbs have an
nounced plans to remain closed
all day.
Public and parochial schools,
as usual, will observe the day as
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Other Stories ReIoted to PIons for the
Inauguration. Page ALI
Evening star., 1953-01-13
Morse Loses
Posts on 7 Kew
Senate Groups
Compromise FoiIs
As Republicans Act
Against BoIter
By J. A. O'Leoy

Senate Republicans in party
conference today dropped Sem
ator Morse, independent, of Ore
gon, from both of his major
committees-Labor and Armed
Services.
They reversed a compromise
proposed by the Committee on
Evening star., 1953-01-13

House Changes Rules to Let Members
Join Extro Committees. Poee AS
Evening star., 1953-01-13

(See DOCTORS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1953-01-13

(See OIL, Page A-5.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Eisenhower Gets in
First Round Of Golf

President Eisenhower played
golf yesterday afternoon for the
first time since entering the
White House.
An ardent golfer. he slipped
away from the White House
shortly before noon to go to
the Burning Tree Club for a
round arranged by Gen. Brad
ley, chairman Of the Joint Chiefs
Of Staff.
White House Press Secretary
James G. Hagerty said Gen. Els
enhower was playing as "a pri-
vate member" of the club to
which he has belonged for sew
eral years. Photographers and
reporters were not permitted to
watch the round.
Gen. Eisenhower, who some
times shoots in the low 8Os, got
In few practice. shots a week
ago yesterday on the White
House lawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Eisenhower Hears
Commission Report
On Reorganization

President Eisenhower received
an interim report yesterday from
his special commission on reorg-
anization Of the Government.
Afterwards it was said that there
Is no indication when any reorg-
aniEation proposals will be ready
TO submit to Congress.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said that the
three-member commission pre-
scented an interim report to Gen.
Eisenhower and his Cabinet
group.
Work Is Discussed.
He added that the work Of the
commission was reviewed and
discussed but no plans are ready
for congressional scrutiny.
Last week, Congress extended
the Presidents reorganization
authority for two years under
the same grant of powers that
had been given former President
Truman.
The commission was set up by
Gen. Eisenhower last November
30 and made it's first interim re-
port shortly before he took Office.
Members of the commission
are Nelson Rockefeller, chair
man. Gen. Eisenhower,s brother,
DR.. Milton Eisenhower, president
Of Penn State, and Arthur S.
Flemming, president of Ohio
Wesleyan University and a for
mer member Of the Civil Service
Commission.
Cabinet Members Attend.
Meeting with them and their
staff in the White House were:
Vice President Nixon, Defense
Secretary Wilson, Postmaster
General Summerfield, Interior
Secretary Mckay, Agriculture
Secretary Benson, Commerce
Secretary Weeks. Labor Secre-
tary Durkin, Budget Director
Joseph M. Dodge, Mutual Sc
curity Director Harold Stassen,
and Federal Security Admin
etrator Oveta Culp Hobby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
BY the Assoeiated Press

DETROIT, Feb. 14.-Amazing
plastic surgery repaired a bad
valve In a boys heart, while a
pulSing mechanical heart kept
him alive. it was learned today.
With the whole right side Of
his heart empty Of blood, Harper
Hospital surgeons calmly rebuilt
the valve which had threatened
to kill 16-year- old Charles
(Chuck) Moses Of Detroit.
This plastic surgery is APP
parently a medical first. It opens
prospects of ability to repair
human hearts much like plastic
surgeons now rebuild a nose, ear
or hand.
Works Like Engine.
The Michigan heart the
Observation-Disclosures device
that works like a 12-cylinder
automobile engine, made the
surgery possible.
Chuck, who dreams now Of be-
coming a big league baseball
player. was the second person
so far disclosed to have been at
tached to this machine.
Last Ocotber II, DR.. F. d. Do
drill and associates told of using
the heart for so minutes to put
the left side of a mans heart
on vacation. The machine
pumped the waste blood through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Presidential Advisers
Slated 10 Get Briefinu
On Atomic Subjects

Top advisers In President Els
enhower's administration will be
given q briefing on atomic ener-
gy subjects at the White House
tomorrow.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said Chairman
Chiperdeld Of the House For
eign Affairs Committee and Sem
ator Smith, Republican. Of New
Jersey. Of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee viii at
tend the regular White House
session with Congressional lead
erS.
There was no explanation of
the two meetings. They were
scheduled amid widespread dis
cussion about the stalemate in
Korea and the possibility Of
some presidential action to bring
1t to an end.
Senator Smith Is chairman Of
the Senate Foreign Relations
spbco mmittee on the Far East.
Others to Sit In.
Others attending the meeting
will be Senate Majority Leader
Taft Of Ohio, Senator's Bridges
of New Hampshire, KnoWland Of
California. Millikin Of Colorado
and SaltonstaIl Of Massachu-
sets, and Speaker Martin, House
Majority Leader Halleck and
Representative Arends of Illinois.
Sherman Adams, assistant to the
President. and Mai. Gen. Wilton
B. Person, the Presidents liaiSon
representative with Congress,
also will attend.
Mr.. Hagerty said the briefing
on atomic subjects will take
place at 3 pm.
It will be attended by q
special group of civilian and
military leaders, including MEM
bers Of the National Security
Council and the Atomic Energy
Commission. In addition to the
council and commission men,
bers, those invited are:
Vice President Nixon, Defense
Secretary Wilson, Treasury Sec
rotary Humphrey. Undersecretary
of State Walter Bedell Smith
Deputy Defense Secretary Roger
M. Keyes. Gen. Omar Bradley
chairman Of the Joint Chiefs OF
staff; Allen w. Dulles. head Of
the Central Intelligence Agency:
Secretaries of the Army, Navy
and Air Force: James S. Lay, jr.
executive secretary Of the Secur-
ity Council, and Robert Cutler
| administrative assistant to the
President.
| Luncheon Guests.
The Presidents busy Monday
| schedule also called for another
luncheon for members Of Con-
gress, to which eight Democrats
and nine Republicans have beer
invited.
Those invited to the luncheon
include these Republicans:
| Representatives Halleck Of IN
diana, Simpson and Fenton OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Mechanical Heart Keeps Boy
Alive During Valve Surgery

his body while surgeons re-
paired a bad valve in the left
side of the heart.
By-passing the right side Of
the human heart was more diff
cult. It meant taking blood
being carried back to the heart
through the veins, and pumping
it into the lungs. The Michigan
heart did this for Chuck for
more than an hour during the
71a-hour operation last Octo-
Der 81.
Mother Had Fears.
IT waited so long thought
he had died and they didn't
want to tell me-" said vivacious
Mrs. Charles Moses, Chuck's
mother.
But it worked and Chuck, gay
and spirited, talked this Valen-
tines Day of baseball and dogs
his dog Bonnie is maybe
three-fourths Great Dane and
something else"-and a career
perhaps as a architect or drafts
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15

Pennsylvania, Hinshaw Of Cali
fornia, Frances Bolton of Ohio,
Jensen and Tale of Iowa. Velde
of Illinois and Kean Of New JerS
Sey.
Democrats invited are:
Representatives Rayburn. Pat
man and Mahon Of Texas. Wal
ter and Eberharter Of Pennsyl-
vania, Boykin of Alabama and
Brooks of Louisiana and Barden
Of North Carolina.
At $50 pm. tomorrow, the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
will attend a reception at the
Congressional Club.
Gen. Eisenhower's only an
nounced Sunday activity Is his
attendance at the 8 am. Serv-
ices Of the National Presbyterian
Church. Connecticut avenue and
N street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Plans for Emerging
Roanoke Hotel Told
By tha AssoeIated Press

ROANOKE. Va. Feb. a..
Tentative plans for q million
dollar enlargement Of Hotel
Roanoke to handle its growing
convention business were an
nounced today by Sydney F.
Small. vice president Of the Nor
folk q Western Railway. owner
and operator Of the hotel.
The enlargement would add
So rooms to the present 365, and
include a new exhibit hall, q
larger dining room and many
service additions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-15
Libroriun Appointed

Phillips. Temple. Georgetown
University librarian, has been
appointed chairman of the Lii
h''arv Periodicals Exchange Com
mittee Of the American Library
Association.