davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1953-12-22
.Layoff Of 100000
By Plants Reported
Since Early Summer
BY the Asseeiutsd prs.,

Slackened production "in many
lines Of manufacturing" has re-
duced factory employment by
100000 or 4 per cent since early
summer, the Commerce Depart
ment reported today.
Business activity continued
high in spite of the drop, the de-
partment said in its monthly
survey Of current business"
Production and consumer in
come in November still were run
ming ahead of a year ago, the
survey indicated, and joblessness
remained almost abnormally low
although up slightly from
October.
The production dip was at
trieuted largely to the liquida-
tion Of excess stocks. especially
in the fields of home appliances
and other durable goods whose
production has been outrunning
sales for about year.
Industrial Output Rises.
Nevertheless, industrial pro-
duction in the first II months
of 1858 exceeded by about 8 per
cent that in the same period of
last year. the survey said.
Most major types of construc-
ton showed what the report
called exceptional late-seasen
strength. Total new construc-
ton declined less than season.
ally in both October and Novem-
ber, and the building of stores.
Office buildings and other COM
mercial structures hit a record
high.
Personal income stayed up.
In October the gains in employ
ment in the trades and in con-
struction offset the decline in
factory payrolls so far as wage
and salary payments are con-
cerned.
Less Overtime for Workers.
Curtailed production schedules
in mines and factories meant
less overtime for workers. The
average factory work week was
40.3 hours in October as against
Ala a year earlier. In textiles
and leather goods the work week
dropped below 40 hours.
However, hourly wage rates
rose q bit because of cost-of-
living clauses and some new
wage contracts. AS a result,
average hourly earnings in fac
tories held steady at $1.78, the
record high figure attained in
September.
The department said retail
sales also were firm. They to-
tailed $14.3 billion in November,
as against $14 billion in October
and a rate of $14.2 billion in
the July-September quarter.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

District and vicinity-Occa-
sional rain likely tonight, lowest
around 40. Tomorrow, mostly
cloudy, windy and turning colder
in the afternoon.
Maryland - Mild with occa-
sional rain tonight. lowest 35-40
west and in the 40s in east. To-
morrow. rain ending in the east
and turning to snow in west.
Weather turning colder and be-
coming windy.
Virginia - Mild with occa-
Sional rain tonight, lowest 35-45.
Tomorrow, mostly cloudy, be-
coming windy and turning colder
Evening star., 1953-12-22

The Sidney West collection of striped ties
assures you of a pleasing choice for every
man on your list. And they're the type a
man would buy for himself. See the many
combinations.
Evening star., 1953-12-22

The administration is ex-
pected to favor a pay increase
for Government classified and
postal workers, although the
exact amount or formula has
not been determined.
The plans of Senator Carlson
and Representative Rees for pay
raise hearings at an early date
is very encouraging to Federal
employees. Government employe
groups are confident that once
hearings are held. the two civil
service committees will quickly
approve such legislation and the
chances then will be very good
for final congressional approval.
=
JOB REINSURANCE - Incl
dentially. Chairman Rees de-
clares that last weeks decision
by Federal Judge Richmond
Keech in the Roth case will not
jeopardize the jobs of Govern
ment civil service employees"
Federal workers under civil
service have nothing to worry
about" Mr. Rees declared after
arriving in town last Friday and
comforting with administration
officials. President Eisenhower
meant every word of what, he
said recently about protecting
the merit system"
Mr.. Rees added: '"The situa-
ton today is the same as it was
prior to 1947 when employees in
excepted jobs had no job-pro-
lection rights. And the Presi-
dent of the United States has
always had unlimited rights
over the jobs of Federal en-
ployes.
"Yet between 1880 and 1947,
no President of the United
States tried to grab off civil
service jobs for patronage pur-
poses, and it's a safe assumption
that President Eisenhower won't
try to. In fact. President Eisen-
hover is one of the best friends
the civil service has ever had"
In view of all this, Mr..
Rees said he felt that no legisla-
ton was needed to give greater
job-protection rights to Federal
employees. However, he indi-
Gated that if his committee and
the Congress thought such legis-
lation was necessary, he would
not oppose it.
EXECUTIVE ORDER-Mean-
while. the AFL Government EN-
ployes Council takes a different
view of the situation. While
acknowledging President Eisen-
hower's friendship toward Fed
eral workers, the council yester-
day sent a letter to the President
asking that he issue an executive
order to clarity the situation.
1--WE believe that such action on
your part would have the sen
eral effect of restoring the con-
fidence of Government employees
in the fairness of your adminis-
tration. and would reasstire them
of your frequently expressed de-
sire to strengthen the merit syS-
tem," the letter declared.
The National Federation of
Federal Employees has also asked
for a similar executive order.
FEDERAL PERSONNEL d.
RECTORS-The moves by some
department and agency heads to
bring in their own men as per-
sonnel consultants or assistants
on political patronage matters
is not expected to jeopardize the
jobs of the Governments per-
sonnet directors.
In the first place, the move is
Evening star., 1953-12-22

Representative Rees had not
disclosed his plans until last Sat-
Evening star., 1953-12-22
Pope's Holiday Message
On Radio Thursday
BY The Assoeioted Pres.

VATICAN CITY. Dec. a..
Pope Plus XII will deliver by
radio on Thursday his 18th con-
secutive Christmas message to
the world.
The Vatican press Office an
nounced today that it will be
broadcast in 25 languages dur
ing a three-day period begin
ming on December "a. inInedi-
ately after the Pope speaks at
IL am. 6 am. EST.
The English version will be
broadcast by Vatican radio on
wave lengths of 31.10, 1857.
25.55 and 1884 meters, begin
ming at $40 am. EST.
Evening star., 1953-12-22
The Weather Here and Oyer the Nation

by afternoon or night, possibly
snow flurries in the mountains.
Winds - Southwest at 10-15
miles per hour tonight, shifting
to northwest tomorrow after
noon.
Five Day Forecast for Washing
ton and Vicinity, Dec. 1927.
Temperatures will average 4
to 8 degrees below normal.
Washington normals during this
period are A and 20 for the
daily high and low. Colder to-
morrow, quite cold Thursday
through Saturday, warming up
Sunday. Rain or snow late
Evening star., 1953-12-22
AFL Federal Unions
Plan 10 Appeal Roth
Dismissal Decision

William C. Doherty, president
Of the AFL National Association
of Letter Carriers, said today
AFL Government workers unions
would start a defense" fund to
take the Roth case decision to
the U. S. Court of Appeals in
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Doherty, who also is a
vice president of the AFL and
vice chairman of the Govern
ment Employees Council. de-
clared that last weeks ruling
by Federal Judge Richmond
Keech places every Government
job in jeopardy"
The union official said the
employe groups would give fl
nancial aid to Leo Roth, former
Justice Department attorney
whose summary firing touched
on the test case.
In addition, Mr.. Doherty said,
top legal counsel would be re-
tanned.
Meanwhile, Chairman Philip
Young conferred yesterday at
the White House for 80 minutes
with President Eisenhower.
Although Mr.. Young refused,
to comment on the nature of the
visit. it was reported by some
commission officials that a White
House statement of policy was
sought by Mr.. Young to reassure
Government workers about their
jobs.
A number of Government en-
ploye groups, however, have de-
clared that a new executive Or
der clarifying the situation is
needed rather than a policy dec
laration.
Mr.. Young last night also is
sued Q statement saying that
the policy of assigning special
personnel assistants to agency
heads on patronage and person.
mel, policy matters is nothing
new.
Mr.. Young's statement de-
clared:
There is nothing new in the
concept that each agency head
Is responsible for policy formula
ton IN personnel matters in his
agency. He may. of course, dele
gate this responsibility by plac-
ing it either in some existing
job or in a new position. The
philosophy behind it is that
which have expressed a num-
Der OF times in speeches to
groups having to do with per-
sonnel matters. For example, in
my talk to the Society for Per-
sonnel Administration in Wash
1ngton on September %, I stated
as follows:
"'I know that you are all in
tereSted in the future working
relationship between the Civil
Service Commission and the
agencies. particularly as it ef-
fects the role of professional per-
sonnel people. In working up
the administrations plans and
recommendations, we have been
conferring initially with top
agency management. This is for
the reason that policy formula
tion in personnel matters is a
function of top management.
We believe the jobs of director
of personnel should remain un-
der civil service because they
merely carry out the policies laid
down by top management"
Evening star., 1953-12-22

urday's meet
ing. The con-
Servative Kan
Sas Republic
can, who on
past occasions
has not al
ways been in
t avor of a
Gov e rnment
pay raise, is
re por ted to
have told the
P r e S | d e n t
that hearings
would be held
at an early
Evening star., 1953-12-22
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
President Told of Plan to Hold
Hearings on Pay Increase Bills
By Joseph Young

Chairmen Carlson and of the Senate Civil
Service Committees informed
House legislative conference last Saturday that hearings will
held early next Federal raise legislation
Senator Carlson already promised empoye
that hearings would be held. =
RpnreS eSentat Peas had
Evening star., 1953-12-22

expected tonight in Northern New England Upper
York State Western Pennsylvania Ohio, West Virginia
Kentucky and Michigan urrieS forecast for the
Central and Southern Rockies Rain is expected in New
England coastal New York. New Jersey Eastern Pennsyl
vania, Delaware Maryland and Virginia. 1t will be colder
throughout most Of the country except Southern Florida
and the far West. ZAP Wirephoto Map.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Modern Morrioqe:
BY Dr.. PouI Popenoe

The unhappy effects of divorce
sometimes are felt far beyond
the ruptured family circle. Chill
dren of divorce and even the
principal parties to this legal
operation frequently are desper-
ately unhappy, but give a
thought to the outsider who
moves IN and tried to bind up
some of the wounds by marrying
one of the divorced mates. His
Cor herr lot sometimes is not
a happy one. either.
Consider the case of Mr.. j.,
who married a divorcee with
a young son. He had hoped to
establish another harmonious
family to replace the broken one
and almost Immediately ran into
a sad obstacle: He writes:
Recently married divorced
woman with a 10-year-old son
named Bob. He was devoted to
Ll1S 1dGLIC1S OuI Vi NOAA DC UAAS
mother got custody Of the boy
and the father has the right to
take him on Week-endS. This
has created a problem that I
haven't been able to solve. Bob
resents my presence in the home.
Maybe that's natural. He doesn't
want to take orders or even Sug-
gestionS from me and often re-
tortS that I'm not his father. On
the other hand, my wife is con-
tinually urging me to assert my
authority if I have anyD and
to cultivate closer relations with
Bob. She'd naturally like to see
a closely-knit family unit, with
Bob accepting me as his father.
I don't see how this can be done,
with the real father so near at
hand in the background. I en-
counter Bob's real father from
time to time, since the town in
which we live is a small one. We
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Problems Today
ResentfuI of Predecessor

his wife, your stepmother's atti-
tude is, to say the least, intoler-
ant. Perhaps time and prayer
will change her.
OF course, there's a side to her
story, too. Bringing up children
whose mother is still living is no
easy job, and is almost always
accompanied by jealousy-con-
scious or otherwiSe-of the huS-
bands first wife. Resentment of
a first marriage that ended in
divorce is part and parcel of
the second wife'S lot. Obviously
she should fight it, since she
was aware that her marriage
would be fraught with complica-
tions. However, human nature
seldom heedS the laws of COM
mon sense. subsequently diff
culties mount instead of de-
creasing.
At the present time, your
IaCnerS oeVoClOn TO MS grand
children may be an added fac
tor in your stepmother's stub
born refusal to welcome you.
Patience on your part is the
only road to follow; your fathers
attitude Of quiet acceptance may
win the course in the long run.
Muriel NisSen 1Dill reply to
all readers tUho ask her help.
Write for free leGfet Dill,
"Stepchildren." In all cases,
be sure to incloSe an addressed,
stamped envelope and send re-
quest to her, IN care of the
WomGn'S- Dept, The EDening
Star, Washington 4. D. C.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By ANGELO Potri

Parents and teachers have a
difficult and complicated task in
the direction and control of chill
dren. During the first two years
Of q child'S life, his mother acts
and thinks for him. but after
that he begins to be independ-
ent. He may make trouble for
himself and others, so guiding
and controlling him is impor-
tant. Sometimes it seems to call
for almost the wisdom Of a Sol
omon.
A child can be forced to obey.
We can guard him, police him. so
that he stays within the bounds
we set, but until we manage to
reach his mind and influence him
to our way of thinking We have
not accomplished much that is
really effective. For if he be-
lieves what he wants to do is
right, and he hungers to crafty
his wish, he will do what he
wants to do Immediately parents
and teachers are of guard.
How can we reach his mind so
that he will willingly behave as
he knows we want him to? Few
of us are actually wise enough to
answer that question, for the an
swer rests on the child's heri-
tage, his environment, home
background, training and hid
den influences that we can only
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By Muriel Nissen

DEAR MISS NISSEN: ! have
. father. mother, stepmother
and stepfather. When my father
divorced mother, it was under
stood that mother could see US
any time she wished. which she
did. My father remarked when
I was II. Soon after. my STEP
mother put a stop to our writing
or seeing our mother. Mother
didn't want to cause trouble so
she told us to obey our STEP
mother. advising us to wait until
we were older and could decide
for ourselves what we wanted to
do. This separation went on until
] married. Then ! went to see
my mother. When my STEP
mother found out, she turned
Evening star., 1953-08-18

are on terms that you might
call formally correct; we are
courteous and I don't think he
is trying to create any difficulty
or in fact that he is really re-
sponsible tor my troubles. He
thinks a lot of his boy and
doesn't want the boy to forget
him. On the other hand my wife
doesn't want me to be pushed
out of the picture. What does a
fellow do in my situation?"
Whatever you do. Mr.. j., it
appears that you'll offend some
body Apparently the main source
of difficulty is your wife. and her
situation isn't pleasant either.
The first thing for you to do. I'd
say, is to make it clear both to
Bob and to his mother that you
are not going to claim any au-
thority or demand any respect
to which you are not entitled.
Let your wife do the disciplining.
when it is needed. She has a
right to do it and you haven't
at least, not in Bob's mind. Try
to associate yourself in Bob's
mind with comradeship and con-
Sideration. Don't try to "buy"
him by favors: treat him as
much as possible as an equal.
Take an interest in his hobbies;
take him with you to work if
you can-let him get a picture
Of the world of men and let him
feel that he is going out to play
his part in it some day.
You'd profit by studying child
guidance, a subject in which
most men have had too few les
sons. Write for my free reading
DISTINGUISHING stamped, self
addressed envelope. Learn how
you can back up your wife tact
fully, and still more how you can
help to avoid crises in the fam
lily. If you can do this, Bob will
Evening star., 1953-08-18
By Mory Lowry Vouohon

Take a little of the heart of
Texas, a breath of Louisiana
charm, throw in a half dozen
pots of artists paint and you
have-Texana.
Texana is an energetic and
imaginative young muraliSt who
has breezed into town to super
wise the hanging of her latest
muralS on the walls of the Hotel
Etatler'S mezzanine rooms.
The sweep and scope of a Texas
background show through in her
colorful works, the largest of
which (54 by 8 ft.) was care
fully sliced to fit two walls of
the Statler's newly named and
redecorated New York Room.
Along with this mural she
brought 18 others depicting in
strong impressionistic lines the
States of California, Ohio,
Michigan and Massachusetts, all
of similar wall size.
Texana is not a gal to be
discouraged by the size of her
works or the fact that it took
seven months to complete the
murals going up on the Statler
walls.
Her bring-on-the-world out
look is centered in a belief that
muralS should be painted and
placed wherever people gather"
That" she elaborateS, "in-
cludeS railway stations, bus ter
minals, and any and all public
buildings"
Including the Pentagon
ramps?" she was ,queried. Just
what I mean," she replied.
Texana began life as little
Mary Burger of Abiline, Tex.
At an early age she objected to
her given name and was re-
named for a grandmother -
Texana, who was born on the
Texas-LouiSiana border.
She recently had her name
changed legally to the single
'Texana'.
How did she begin her paint
ing career?
My mother is an artist and
from the time I can remember
was stumbling over paint
brushes and artists at home"
This artistic atmosphere,
coupled with a natural talent,
led Texana eventually to the Los
Angeles Art Center's night
classes to brush up on profess
Sional techniqueS.
The pretty blond later spent
q year studying and painting in
Paris and finally toured South
America where she painted por-
traits of all the presidents of the
Latin American countries.
For yesterdays interview. the
slim artist wore a silver ham,
mered gaucho belt acquired dur
ing her stay in Argentina. While
there she visited with the Perons
and painted a portrait of the
couple which she later presented
to them.
She wasn't commissioned for
any of the portraits but IT had
the urge to do them all so I
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Young MuroIist Enthusiastic
About This Medium Of Art

worked my way around South
America. doing odd jobs Of writ
ing and hotel work."
After painting a poster en-
titled Uncle Sam on His Knees"
which received nationwide at
tention last year, Texana was
commissioned for murals at the
Hotel Statler in Los Angeles.
When ii was duly noted those
were well received by the pub
lie, she was hired to do more
murals for the hotel here and
next week will take OF for more
of the same at the Statler Hotel
in Detroit.
Her jmpreSSlonistic paintings
here each depict the State seal
for which the rooms have been
renamed and the various out
standing landmarks Of the locale.
The New York mural, for in
stance, which Texana saw in
blue-green tones, is built around
Rockefeller Center, with the
George Washington Bridge
Statute of Liberty and subway
riders woven through the line
patterns.
California" she explained, II
saw in pink and orange" This
mural, peach and sunny in tone,
just naturally portrayS palm
trees, oranges, and the Golden
Gate Bridge.
Texana does her murals by
blocking out scale drawings for
the required space. From there
she climbs a step ladder in her
Los Angeles studio and blocks
out the mural with oil and brush.
Her ultimate goal is quite
simple:
Just to keep on painting more
and more muralS."
Evening star., 1953-08-18
'Musts in ContfoIIinq Child

guess at-all have power to in
fiuence the child. We must aim
directly at his will, and once we
succeed in that so that he wants
to please by obedience, our task
has been virtually accomplished.
How to persuade child to
think our way. cannot say. I
know how not to win him: Use
force, display anger, threaten
him and show him no affection.
That way you drive him further
into himself and away from your
hopes. Seeing an adult in hateful
guise will never persuade him
that your way is right.
Evening star., 1953-08-18

her back on me. Now father has
to sneak out to see us and his
andchildren. or I visit him at
his Office. l still have a great
deal of respect for my step
mother since she did a fine Job
Of bringing us up. see my
mother only once a year, but
correspond with her to let her
know how we're getting on.
EVELYN r.
ANSWER: It's a pity that
your Stepmother didn't extend
her excellent job of rearing you
to the point where she accepted
the fact that you were. after all,
the offspring of another woman.
Since there is no possibility of
your own mother interfering in
your household or in your rela-
tionship with your father and
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Rice Cakes

When we were kids we liked
rice cakes for breakfast, with
jam or maple Sirup. as change
from the usual pancakes. And
Grandmother liked the idea for
it was a fine way to use leftover
cooked rice.
Mix 8 cups of cooked rice, 3
to 4 level tablespoons of flour, 2
tablespoons of milk, egg,
lightly beaten, salt and pepper
and a little cinnamon. Mix we'll,
and form into cakes about u
inch thick. Saute these in a
well-greaSed pan until brown on
both sideS-8 to 10 minutes.
Serve at once with the sirup
or jam.
Evening star., 1953-08-18
Modern Marriage:
Divorce Brings Unhoppiness to Many

gradually come to respect and
admire you as a friend. That's
all you can expect and I judge
that it's all you want. But at best.
a man in your position is bound
to have his troubles.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-05-01

New York ~- AMP -- Eric
Johnston, head OF the Motion Pic
ture Association Of America, last
week said that any form u big
otry IN a luxury which America
can ~ afford.
Johnston, who recently returned
from q tour Of the Middle East.
suggested that tbs U.BA. will
have 10 clean IL own house before
II will be able 10 effectively con-
csntrats on the Soviet Union.
Re spoke before the sOth ami.
VsrHary biennial convention Of the
Union Of American Hebrew Con.
gregationB at the Commodore ho-
tel In issuing q call for America
10 rid itself Of bigots. Johnston
said In part!
America IL living In the big
Reat goldfish bowl Of all time and
the eyes Of the world are on ua.
We've got 10 prove ourselves and
that takes some doing at = tins
when SVsry one Of our nhoTtcom.
ings II maGnlfisd . 1000 times by
the KFsmlin
Johnston then admitted that
some progress had been made In
the elimination and dlRarimina-
ton. but pointed out that I'VE
can't rest easily until we've wiped
out every last speck Of segrega-
ton In our nAtiSn's capital"