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Evening star., 1953-10-30
David Lawrence

When the American peo-
pie voted the Eisenhower
administration into power
nearly a year ago, they ex-
pressed a desire to eliminate
waste in Government and get
efficiency. But when the pres
ent regime starts to put into
effect a reorganization of bu-
reaus-even though Congress
has approved-protests arise.
They come largely from vested
interests-thoSe that want to
see certain jobs or certain ex-
penditures continued, irrespec-
tive of their merits.
Thus, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, Ezra T. Benson, finds
himself attacked merely be-
cause, in seeking, for example,
to improve the Soil Conserva-
ton Service for the farmer.
he eliminates a few Federal
jobs and places more respon-
sibility on the State conserva-
ton units than on the regional
Offices.
One would think from the
clamor raised-and it begins
to look as if certain interests
are manufacturing drives and
caravans for political purposes
that something drastic was
being done to the conservation
service or that the Secretary
was proceeding arbitrarily.
Yet the facts are that he
submitted his broad reor-
ganization plan to Congress
through the President last July
and the Congress agreed to it.
Were the reorganization pro-
posals fully discussed before
hand? The answer is that the
Secretary of Agriculture con-
suited in advance the Senate
and House Agriculture Com
mitteeS, the Senate and House
Evening star., 1953-10-30

Appropriations Committees,
representatives of all the prin-
cipal farm organizations, such
as the National Farmers
p Union, the National Grange,
the American Farm Bureau
Federation and the National
Council of Farm Co-Opera-
tives. But, in addition to
these, he talked with officials
of the National Association Of
Soil Conservation Districts and
various advisory groups inside
and outside the Government.
From none Of these came OBJ
jectionS, but now comes a
counterattack from some of
those groups whose jobs may
be Affected small number,
but evidently powerful one
in stimulating objections.
To meet that kind of bonn
bardment, Secretary Benson
has sent a letter to the boards
of supervisors of all soil con-
Servation districts, declaring
that, because of the great
amount of confusion caused
by the wide dissemination of
false and misleading informa-
tion." he has prepared a set of
questions and answers for their
information.
These plans" says Mr..
Benson, propose certain
changes in the Soil Conserva-
tion Service organizational
structure to improve services
to the, districts. There is no
intent to dissolve or destroy the
service nor to change our re-
lationship to the soil conserva-
ton districts. It has never been
our intention to place the Soil
Conservation Service or any of
its functions in the Agricul-
tural Extension Service"
Mr.. Benson added that he
had told all this to the con-
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Dorothy Ihonpson-
Bullets Made in u. S. Slew Arabs
Letter From Americans in Jerusalem Describes
Scene at Nbyo After IsroeIs Attacked Town

on them. We have been told
they were fired from British
guns. Certainly the Arabs use
British ordnance. One is
ashamed to think of the sorry
share of both the United States
and Great Britain in this
dreadful situation.
ut is moving to see the re-
naming inhabitants staying
in their homes, their neigh
bors. COWS, sheep and donkeys
killed and they themselves
deaf to fear or hope. They are
completely cynical, anticipat-
ing no aid from anybody nor
any defense of their case"
The Secretary of State, Mr..
Dulles, had been barraged with
a veritable avalanche Of pro-
tests because he had halted
and suspended aid to Israel in
the face of current charges.
But if a foreign army depends
upon the United States for its
ammunition, the United States
can hardly avoid a share Of
responsibility for the use to
which the ammunition is put.
Certainly the American people.
Jewish or non-JeWiSh, have no
desire to participate in blow
ing up an Arab milk center
also partly financed by Ameri-
cans-or machine cunning
women and children in their
homes, or blowing up those
homes over their heads, no
matter for what reprisals.
"The name of the United
States manufacturer was
stamped on the cartridge
Shells"
Evening star., 1953-10-30

Mr.. Willkie was, of course, not
elected. After his defeat, con-
troll of the party was regained
promptly by the regular Or
ganiZation which had been un-
comfortable with this outsider
who was cavalier, at the
least, to politicians. In fact,
it took only a single presi-
dental primary defeat in the
spring of 1944-that in Wis
consin-to convince Mr.. Will
kie of the impossibility of a
comeback because of the regu-
lar organizations antagonism.
So he retired from the race.
The G. o. P. organization
can be persuaded, even if re-
luctantly, to accept an outsider
of the Hoover -Willkie- -Eisen-
hover kind if convinced such
might win. and work hard for
him. But this has never meant,
as the Eisenhower contingent
now is learning, that it will
permit Jealous newcomers and
amateurs" to seize strategic
centers of power and achieve
a position to unhorse the
G. 0. P. Old Guard.
The complaint heard so
often lately is that Taft men"
are being given choice patron
age. The adherents of the late
Ohio Senator are, as known,
the nucleus of many State Or
CARNATIONS. Also there are
local bosses not aligned with
the Taft wing, who worked
hard for Gen. Eisenhower. but
are keeping their State organ
izations intact for themselves
and preventing any Eisenhower
inf1ltration through local pat
ronage.
Such, for example, is New
York, where Gov. Dewey is
boss. and Minnesota, where
Harold Stassen is keeping pat
ronage away from the Eisen-
hover partisans who made
themselves nationally famous
last spring when, in the Min
nesota primary. at a strategic
time. they promoted the Eisen-
hover ''write-in" that had so
great a psychological effect.
Mr.. StaSsen, who it may be
recalled tossed in 19 votes
from his State to clinch the
Eisenhower nomination at last
years convention. is reported
to be capitalizing very skill
fully and effectively the po-
sition he got in the admins
tration for a reward-he is
head Of the Foreign Opera
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Dorothy Thompson

On Wednesday this column
received an unsolicited report
from members of the small
American community in Jeru-
salem on the events in the
Jordanian village of Kibya last
October IA. Of the veracity of
my correspondents, whom I
know well, I have no doubt.
They confirm the report of
Gen. Bennike, U. N. truce SUI
pervisor, to the U. N. and
write:
1--WE have seen the ruins of
the massacre at Kibya.
I'm addition to what you
must already have read there
are details that are quite i'm
portant, At 1880 pm. October
IA, a scouting patrol killed an
Arab watchman whose COM
panion escaped. Two hours
later a barrage of heavy artil-
lery fire preceded an attack by
approximately half a battalion
of regular Israeli soldiers. A
local national guard unit of 80
Arabs held them up for a very
short time. In spite of mes
sages by telephone and radio,
only seven soldiers of the Arab
Legion (the Jordanian army,
commanded by the British
Gen. Glubb) ever appeared.
The local INDICATION over this
may become very serious. The
Israeli troops blew up the
schoolhouse first, ther the milk
distributing center operated
by the Lutheran World Fed
Grafton, and then Al houses,
after, in several cases, shooting
the families inside them with
automatic weapons.
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Doris FIeeson-

President Eisenhower's re-
bellion against the necessity
of reconciling the interests of
his country and his party has
been Short-lived.
The President retreated at
his press conference from his
week-old declaration that he
would not involve the White
House in partisan affairs. Now
he has amplified those remarks
into a blanket Endorsement of
all Republican candidates.
This Anal concession was
apparently wrung from him in
behalf of Paul Troast. G.. o. P.
candidate for Governor of New
Jersey. who is under attack
for seeking a parole for Joe
Fay, convicted labor extor-
toner. The President had
stood aside from that one
rather neatly at MS press con-
ference. =..
He has also seemed to
knuckle under to pressure from
New York Republicans in the
matter of economic aid for
Israel. Considered quite apart
from the merits of that aid or
the Israe1-Jordan dispute, the
chronology here shows:
Cd A breakdown on Israel.
(2) A visit to the State Depart
ment by New York Republic
cans including Harold Riegel-
man, candidate for Mayor.
80 Revocation of the crack
Evening star., 1953-10-30

"We visited the scene next
day. The village of nearly 1000
inhabitants is a mile inside the
frontier line. Budrus, which
also was shelled by mortars
that are standard equipment
of the Israeli army, is nearer
the frontier. Everything points
to a systematic, planned at
tack.
Thus far 66 bodies have
been recovered. Only 10 were
males of military age-the rest
are women and children. The
Israeli press claims the action
was in reprisal for the murder
by persons unknown of Mrs.
Susan Kanias and her two
children. the Tuesday before,
in the Israeli village of Mo-
shaw Yakud, 10 miles from
Kibya." Mote: At the time of
this incident the American
press reported that the Jordan
government had consented to
allow Israeli soldiers, accom-
panied by bloodhounds, to en-
ter Jordan territory in an at
tempt to trace the assassins.
Apparently they did not find
them.)
1T is difficult to believe that
even the Stern gang would be
guilty of such a calculated in
human massacre. But it was
not the work of terrorists. It
was a regular military action.
ITO us Americans the most
painful sight was the number
of cartridge cases lying about
with the name of the United
States manufacturer stamped
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Williams Would Bar
u. 5. Pension Rights
To Those Convicted

Senator Williams, Republican,
Of Delaware, announced today
he will introduce a bill in Janu-
ary to prohibit payment of Gov
ernment retirement annuities to
any Federal employe, including
members of Congress-, who are
convicted of serious offenses.
The Senator said his bill would
provide for the refund to con-
victed employees of their contri-
buttons to the retirement fund.
He said fairness would require
such refunds if the pension
rights are rescinded, "since to
conf1scate' those funds would in
effect be an additional fine to
that imposed by the courts"
The bill also would apply to
members of the Armed Forces.
No Law at Present.
The Senator said he had
checked and found there is moth
ing in existing law to prevent
Federal employees who have been
convicted of Grimes involving
disloyalty to the United States
or corruption and dishonesty in
the execution of their authority
from being paid full retirement
pensions upon reaching the stat
utory retirement age"
The Delaware Senator men
toned as an example "one for
mer State, Department employe
who was convicted of perjury in
denying that he had given high
ly classified Government secrets
to an agent of a foreign power
will, under the present laws, be
eligible to receive retirement
benefits upon reaching the age
of g."
Although Senator Williams
used no names, his illustration
would fit the case of Alger Hiss.
At the last session, Representa-
tive Clardy, Republican, of Mich
igan, introduced a bill, aimed
directly at barring any Govern
ment annuity to Mr.. Hiss and
providing for the refund of any
contributions he paid in. No
action was taken on that bill.
Cites Congress Gases.
Senator Williams also referred
to two cases of former members
OF Congress who have been con-
victed "of corrupt practices while
in public Office"
The Senator said in one of
these cases the individual is now
receiving a pension from the
Government while the other will
be eligible for a pension upon
reaching 81.
During the past two years" ,"
Senator Williams continued,
many high public officials, a
large percentage of whom were
employed in the Treasury De-
partment, likewise have been
convicted in the courts of such
crimes as bribery, embezzlement
and so forth. In each of these
cases, unless our retirement laws
are amended, these convicted
officials will. upon reaching the
statutory retirement age, be
eligible for all the retirement
benefits which are now extended
to the honest public officials.
This is wrong. No public Of
f1cia1 who has been convicted by
the courts of having unlawfully
used his position to enrich his
own personal fortune or who
wilfully betrays his country to a
foreign power should be pen
stoned at the expense of the
American taxpayers"
Senator Williams said he was
not using names because he be-
lieves the best approach to the
problem is to try to pass general
legislation
Evening star., 1953-10-30
Lou Costello Collapse
Blamed on Overwork

. HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 80. -
Comedian Lou Costello is con-
fined to his bed at home. Doc
tors say he is suffering from
nervous exhaution and over
work.
The plump member of the
team of Abbott and Costello col
lapsed at the airport yesterday
while walking toward a plane
which was to take him to
Phoenix for a benefit perform
ance.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
BY the Asseeiated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia s.
year-old boy dangled in space
three stories above the ground
yesterday, clutching the steel
window frame Of the Brooklyn
apartment where he lived.
A terrified Office worker across
the street spotted him and tele-
phoned police. .
Three police radio patrol cars
roared to the scene and six po-
licemen poured out.
At the sight of them the boy,
Dana Schwalbe, hauled himself
quickly through the window and
back into the apartment.
The police rushed upstairs and
found the apartment door locked.
Despite bell ringing and pound
ing on the door it remained
closed.
'I can't open the door," came
Dana's piping voice. MY mamma
says not to open the door for
anybody"
The police got the superin-
tendent to open the door with
a pass key and found an appar-
emily empty apartment. Then
came a noise from the bedroom.
Under the bed they found
Dana and his sister Carol, 2.
At that moment the mother,
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Agriculture Agency's
Employment Is Up
Despite Major Shifts
by the Associated Press

The Agriculture Department
has undergone some major shifts
in its organizational setup under
the new Republican administra-
ton. and its total employment
has increased slightly.
A personnel report showed to-
day that the departments total
paid employment at the end Of
February was 66.848. an increase
Of so over January 81. The
number of full-time workers
dropped from 55,465 to 55,381
during the month. but part-time
employees went up from 1883 to
11,467.
Streamlining Planned. :
In one Of his first acts after
taking Office January 81, Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Benson an
nounced plans to overhaul the
department with the idea of
"streamlining its services in the
interest Of economy and greater
efficiency"
In a formal statement, he de-
scribed the department as an
agency which had been swollen
into a huge bureaucracy"
The new Secretary emphasized.
however, that it would take time
to effect savings.
Reorganization Set.
A reorganization plan for the
department, scheduled to be sub
mitted to Congress this week.
may provide ways for reducing
personnel and some other ex-
penSeS.
The personnel report said that
during February the depart
ment took on 862 full-time en-
ployes and lost 968 through re-
tirement, transfers, deaths and
discharges.
The February % full time en-
ployment Of 55,381 compares
with 1891 in mid-1946. This
figure declined slightly more
than 10000 in 1852.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
ha|ayan Government
Halls Mass Arrests
By the A..oeio,ed Pres.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaga,
Mar. 18.-The Malayan govern
ment announced today it is halt
ing the mass arrest and deporta-
ton Of persons suspected of
aiding Communicated guerrillaS.
British High Commissioner Sir
Gerald Templer said the order
followed an improvement in the
long battle against the rebels.
Sir Gerald warned against a
feeling of complacency, however.
Speaking to the federal legisla-
tive council, he said the danger
from communism was still pres
ent although the present tend
ency Of the guerrillas was to go
underground.
Since the emergency deporta-
tions were begun March 10, 1852,
a total of 24,036 Chinese were
sent back to China. Indian,
Ceylonese and Indonesian ma
tionals returned to their home
lands totaled 1893.
Sir Gerald said security forces
have been taking an increasing
toll Of top-ranking Communists,
with SO such Reds eliminated in
the last four months. He gave
these casualty figures:
From mid-November, 1851, to
March /, 1890 guerrilla sur
renders, SO Security Force men
killed and AL civilians killed.
From mid-November, 1862, tc
March /, 1953-122 guerrilla sur
renders, SO Security Force mer
killed and II civilians killed.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
RESORTS.
LAKE WORTH, FLA.

GULF STREAM HOTEL
Accommodations available for arrival
a1isI S1ter March e0th; In April. $500
private bath and three meals in Main
Dlning Room. Also European plan. ~
double rooms. Write for literature.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Mundt Says Probes
Will Bring Stronger
Operation Of Voice
By The Assoeiossd Press

Senator Mundt. Republican. Of
South Dakota predicted today
that "a revised, revamped and
much stronger Voice Of America
will result from twin Senate in
vestigations now underway.
Nothing Of value will be
killed." Mr.. Mundt said. "Our
radio and other penetrations be-
hind the Iron Curtain are the
best weapon for fighting the
cold war.
1--WE certainly are not going
to turn over these channels to
the Communists. That would
even be more wasteful than some
Of the mistakes recently. ex-
posed"
Mr.. Mundt ranks next to
Chairman Mccarthy on the SEN
ate's Investigations Subcommit-
tee which has been raking past
operations of the Voice of
America, and the international
information administration, Of
which the Voice is a part.
Group Hears Allen Dulles.
The subcommittee met behind
closed doors yesterday with Allen
Dulles, head Of the Central In
telligence Agency, super-secret
arm of the Government. Sena-
tor Mccarthy said later. he has
been promised some informa-
ton relating to the operations
and personnel of the Voice." but
declined further details. Mr..
Dulles withheld comment. The
subcommittee plans to resume
hearings tomorrow.
Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican, of Iowa has been directing
a separate investigation of over
seas United States propaganda
activities by a foreign relations
subcommittee.
Senator Mundt said both in
quiries should be completed
ahead Of the time that the Sen
nate must vote next years funds
and he expected "a sizable ap-
preparation to carry on these
activities"
Possible Changes Seen.
The Senator said some changes
that may come include:
l. Less emphasis upon radio
broadcasts and more emphasis
upon libraries, exchange Of stu
dents and material. and other
Evening star., 1953-03-18

Wheaton Triangle
MOTOR Center, Inc.
2427 Reedie Place
Wheaton, Nd.
Evening star., 1953-03-18

since 1916, and took an active
part in promoting construction
Of sidewalks in the Queens
Chapel Manor area.
The candidate is an insurance
broker with Perry Boswell Co. Of
Mount Rainier. He is a graduate
of Gonzaga High School and
Georgetown University. He be-
longs to the Knights Of Colurh-
bus.
During World War II, Mr..
Schwartz served in the Army
working on the redevelopment Of
recoileSs weapons.
Evening star., 1953-03-18

phases of the information pro-
gram.
2. Elimination of short-wave
broadcasts to free nations in
favor of standard-wave broad
casts that can be received by
ordinary home radio sets.
3. A more effective short-wave
program beamed at Soviet Russia
and other Communist-dom ted
areas "in order to keep at least
q spark Of hope burning in
peoples who want to be free"
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Meat Output Expected
To Increase a Pct.

CHICAGO. - United States
meat production in 1853 is ex-
pected to reach 23.5 million
pounds, 4 per cent above the
total for 1852 and Z per cent
above that for 1851.
That production would give q
supply of 145 pounds per per-
son, compared with 142 in 1852
and 1873 in 1851.
Evening star., 1953-03-18

SHERIFF MOTOR co.
900 R. |. Ave. NE.
Washington, .. G.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Boys Third Floor Torzon Act
Brings Out the Riot Squad

Mrs. Patte Schwalbe, Is, arrived
breathleSs.
"I've been to the laundermat, /"
she said. What's going on?"
The sweating policemen told
her about the boys Tarzan act.
Mrs. Schwalbe's first impulse
was to punish Dana. Then she
recalled his obedience in not ad-
mitting strangers to the apart
ment.
Each child got some ice cream.
Evening star., 1953-03-18

City COuncu In
the May 4 mu-
nicipal elec-
ton.
Mr.. Schwartz
seeks to rep
re S mt the
fourth ward
on the coun-
Gil. Three e
other candi-
dates h av
announced for
the Office.
Mr.. Schwartz
has lived in
Fl v a T. T. G VILE
Evening star., 1953-03-18

KING MOTOR co.
Diomond Avenue
Goithersburs, Nd.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
New Tulip Preseryutiye

A Dutchman has preserved
roses and tulips for 18 months by
spraying them with a liquid
preparation, The Hague reports.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Churchill to Be Honored

A new wing being added to the
King Edward VII Memorial Hos
pital in Port Stanley, Falkland
Islands, will be named for Win
ston Churchill.
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Schwartz Seeks Election
To HyatisyiIIe Council

Joseph A. Schwartz, jr., Of
5803 Thirtieth avenue, Hyatts-
vile, today announced he would
seek election to the Hyattsville
Evening star., 1953-03-18
1b More Beef
inEI|2'|3aFrozen
Beef Pot Pie!

Now Y more beef than ever before
In Morton! No bone, no fat, no gris-
tle-just big, meaty chunks! Tender,
t1aly top crust. No so00v Mndercrust!
Colorful young garden vegetables.
Rich, brown gravy! No defrosting!
Just bake till crust Is golden brown.
Nutritious, money-Saving One-dish
meal! Bakes in only 80 minutes. Be
sure that you always get ONLY
Morton Frozen Beef Pot Piel
Evening star., 1953-03-18
Army's 'BARc' Sinks,
browns Grew Of 3
Off San Francisco
BY The Assosio.ed Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 1s.-
The Army's newest and largest
amphibious cargo vehicle-the
BARC-sank last night and all
three members were drowned.
the 9Th Army said today. The
craft, completed only last Sep
tember and still under test, went
down suddenly and unaccount-
ably off Pigeon Point, about 20
miles south of here.
It was towed by an Army tug
from Monterey Bay to San Fran
cisco. Rough weather made it
impossible to determine the
cause. the Army said.
Bodies Recovered.
A Coast Guard cutter recov-
cred the bodies. It also picked
up debris from the craft, which
will be studied for clues to the
cause Of the sinking.
Capt. Marshall w. Esslinger
Of Fort Eustis, Va, was skipper
Of the vessel.
The BARC (barge, amphibi-
Gus. resupply cargo) had its
first demonstration at Fort Ord,
Calf, and was to be publicly
shown here tomorrow. The craft
was then to be shipped to Fort
Story, Va, for further testing.
Successor to ''DUKW."
It was the successor to the
World War II DUKW-an am
phibian which took supplies di-
rectly from offshore to inland
depot.
The BARC, many times larger,
was designed to carry up to 100
tons in emergency. It was 81
feet long, 2712 feet wide and IS
feet high. It moved on the
largest tires ever built CONNER
cially-almost 10 feet high.
Each wheel was powered by a
165-horsepower Diesel engine.
Afloat, the BARC was driven
by two propellerS in its stern.
Each screw was powered by two
of the same engines which sup
piled power to the wheels.
The Pentagon said today the
BARC had undergone several
tests satisfactorily in the Pacific
before. A spokesman said it was
first launched off an LIST in
heavy seas in Fort Ord, Calf. :,
and since then has been used
extensively in that area.
When a sudden storm beached
seven fishing vessels at Monterey,
Calf, recently the amphibious
craft was used to get the boats
back &uto the water.