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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

the cost Of living has been
sharply challenged by committee
members.
A number of committee men,
DerS have openly disagreed with
the contention that postal sala-
ries have failed to keep pace
with rising living costs.
A few of the more liberal COM
mittee members have rallied to
the side of the postal workers
$800-a-year pay raise request,
but they are in the minority.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
figures show that since 1889.
postal workers wages have kept
pace with rising living costs.
On the other hand. the postal
employe leaders contend BIS
figures are unrealistic because
the cost-of- Living index doesn't
include many items essential in
day-to-day living. Also, the
union leaders declare postal sal
aries were too low in the first
place since 1889 and that sub
stantial pay raise is needed to
insure the employees "a decent
standard of living"
So far, however. they don't
seem to be making too great
an impression on the committee.
BIS figures show that CLASH
fed employees salaries generally
lag % per cent behind the rise
in the cost of living since 1899.
Some committee members. how
ever, have already anticipated
this argument by declaring that
most Federal workers have been
rapidly promoted since 1889 and
their present-day salaries COM
pare favorably with their pur-
chasing power in 1899.
4
CAPITOL ROUNDUP - Col
Justice NJ, Chambers, assistant
administrator for planning of
the Federal Civil Defense Ad-
ministration and ! longtime
career employe. is resi2ning to
become assistant executive di-
rector of the Reserve officers
Association. Ralph E. Spear,
who was deputy to Col. Cham
bers. has been named acting as
sistant administrator, The
Civil Service Commission has an
nounced exams for farm credit
examiners with the Farm Credit
Administration. Agriculture De-
partment. $4,2O5 to $1,000 a year
Also. the csc announced exams
Tor clinical psychology intern
and resident clinical psychology
intern Jobs at ST. Elizabeths
Hospital. from $4,000 to $4,000
a year. and Junior aircraft piston
mechanics. aircraft piston me-
chanics, plumber steamfitters
maSons and Junior masons, f0r
Jobs at Boiling and Andrews Ait
Force Bases. from SLIP to Sl96
an hour.
Remember. the Federal
Spotlight radio broadcast 1Gln
be heard at Gas pm. tomOr-
ron OUer WMAL, The Star
station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
HC Complaint Accuses
Vacuum Cleaner Store

The Federal Trade Commits
sion has filed complaint against
the Clean-Rite Vacuum Stores,
Inc. 925 F. street NV. charging
false and misleading advertising.
The complaint says the firm
claimed falsely that they offer
to- sell reconditioned vacuum
cleaners at prices of $8.75 and
1895 and that the machines do
a satisfactory job cleaning.
Statesmen call on persons
answering the advertisements,
the complaint adds, demonstrate
the cleaners and disparage them.
then switch the customers to
more expensive cleaners. The
complaint also names officers of
the firm. Samuel Berenson and
Eta BerenSon.
There is no false or miSlead-
ing advertising" Mr.. Berenson
said today. Customers can come
in here and buy anything we
advertise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Prince Georges County
Boosts School Spending

Prince Georges County is set
to raise it's school operating bud
get by 81 million in the next ifs
cal year.
The increase will assure en-
ployment of 205 new teachers
and some nursing aides for the
schools. Proposed starting SAL
aries for teachers are above
those of Montgomery County.
The total budget request sub
mitted by the school board is
$10.8 million, and Chairman
Thomas E. Latimer of the county
commissioners promises that the
full amount will be approved if
it is reasonably possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
figures on Dismissal
OF Reds Reported
Banned by President

Chairman Young of the Civil
Service Commission testified
today that President Eisenhower
forbade him to tell how many of
the 2,429 security risks were fired
because of present membership
in the Communist Party. accord
ing to two Democratic members
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee.
Representative Rhodes. of
Pennsylvania. and Moss, of Cali
fornia. told reporters after an
executive session of the commit
tee that Mr.. Young also was di-
rected not to reveal how many
of the risks were removed for es-
plonage, sabotage or treason.
Withdraws Resolutions.
Three House resolutions by Mr..
Rhodes called for the above in
formation from the President,
the Attorney General and Mr..
Young. Mr.. Rhodes said that in
view Of Mr.. Young's reply and
the fact that the Senate Civil
Service Committee is in the
midst Of thorough investiga-
ton of the personnel security
program. he had withdrawn these
resolutions.
George Moore, a civil service
commissioner. gave a slightly
different version of Mr.. Young's
testimony. He said MI. Young
stated that he had discussed the
Congressman's demands with
Gen. Eisenhower and that the
President then authorized GER
tain information to be released
"as in the public interest and
feasible to furnish"
Neither Mr.. Rhodes nor Mr..
Moss were satisfied with the
statistics on security risks which
were supplied to the committee
by Mr.. Young yesterday.
Calls Figures Meaningless.
Declaring that "all of these
figures are meaningless. Mr.
Moss said:
1T now has conclusively been
shown that there were not 1856,
1900 or 2.400 persons removed
under Executive Order 10450
These totals merely reflect what
was in the file of persons when
they left the Government. 1t
does not show specific causes
of dismissals nor whether the
persons knew they were con-
sidered security risks"
Chairman Rees of the House
Committee defended the admin
istration.
THE administration has been
eminently fair in submitting in
formation dealing with the ques-
tons submitted" he asserted.
The committee wound up it's
questioning of Mr.. Young today
and appears to have dropped
any further investigation into the
security risk controversy. No
new figures were supplied today
by the commission chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

are RIducu SdIlol dCtOiJ'
Both common sense and per-
sonal observation strongly sug-
gest that there must be more
people in both the top and bot
tom categories than these figures
suggest" Mr.. Worthy declared.
He said that when an employe
is not doing his work, the super
visor should not hesitate to grade
the worker as unsatisfactory"
Referring to the fact that very
few employees are being rated as
outstanding" Mr.. Worthy said:
An outstanding rating is and
should be difficult to obtain.
However, I know that we have
far more outstanding employees
in the department than have
hitherto been rated as such. Sim
Pile justice as we'll as proper
supervision dictate that where
employees are outstanding they
should be so recognized"
Mr.. Worthy's remarks have
been echoed in private by many
top Government officials: The
present rating system. they de-
clared, does nothing to distin-
guish in most cases, between the
better-type employees and the
run-of the mill kind. Con-
sequently. they say. the better
employe is penaliZed when it
comes to promotion opportuni-
ties or even the retention of
jobs in a reduction -in-force pro-
gram The officials add that if
unsatisfactory employees were so
graded. it would also protect the
jobs of satisfactory" workers
in economy layof programs.
PAY During its extensive
hearings on Federal pay raise
legislation, the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee shows no inclina-
ton of approving a stable Fed
eral pay increase.
Rather, the questioning of
witnesses by committee members
indicates the group will approve
a very modest raise within the
Reconsideration framework pro-
posed by the administration for
both classified and postal
workers.
The committee bill probably
will be more liberal in the lower
salary brackets than the ad-
ministration's proposal-by Sl00
or so--but it will be real fight
to get the committee to approve
of anything better than that.
OF course. the hearings are by
no means over. and the classified
employe union leaders have not
yet testified. Their turn will
come within the next week or SO
But the committees sharp
questioning of postal employe
leaders leaves little doubt that
ito members feel now is not the
right time for a substantial Gov
eminent pay raise.
This is significant, too, since
the powerfully organized postal
employe unions have always
beell handled with kid gloves by
Congress.
However. the postal employe
leaders contention that postal
salaries have not kept up with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Boekfire Frightens
Bentley and Roberts
In HOSPITAL

A loud backfire in Eighth
street broke the calm of
Casualty Hospital about
2::30 am. today.
Patients were aroused.
among them Representa-
tives Bentley and Roberts,
victims of the recent gunfire
attack on Congress.
1T took quite a while to
reaSSure them, to convince
them the Puerto Ricans were
not attacking again." said
DR. Joseph r. Young, chief
of staff at the hospital.
With the help of sedatives.
they were Gained"
1T was a natural reaction.
In the Air Force, We use to
call it the 'startle reaction"
DR. Young remarked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Some cloudiness to-
night, low near q. Tomorrow.
increasing cloudiness and con-
tinued cold with some chance of
snow at night.
Maryland - Some cloudinesS
tonight. low 24-30. Tomorrow.
increasing cloudiness and contin-
ued cold with chance of snow at
night.
Virginia - Partly cloudy to-
night, low 24-30. Mostly cloudy
in south portion tomorrow, in
creasing cloudiness in north and
continued cold with chance of
snow at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Morton P. Fisher Sworn
AS Judqe of Tax Court

Morton P. Fisher of Baltimore
was sworn in yesterday as a
Judge of the United States Tax
Court
An attorney and tax expert for
many years. Judge Fisher. ST.
wa appointed by President Eli
senhower to flll the unexpired
term OF Judge Eugene Black, re-
tired The oath was admins
tered by Chief Judge John w
Kern of the Tax Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

Wind-Diminishing from r.
20 miles per hour tonight becom-
ing light and variable tomorrow
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, March clio.
Temperatures will average S
or 6 degrees below normal.
Washington normals are 50 high
and "a low. Cold over the week.
end becoming warmer Monday
and Tuesday and colder again
Wednesday. Snow Saturday
night or Sunday and rain Tues
day or Wednesday. totaling "a
to l inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

recognition for
their work un-
der the pres
e n t perform
ance IA t in e
system.
He n OF C d
that under the
present IS a t.
is f a C t ory,"
"unsatisfacto-
ry'' and out
standing rat
ing sy t e m.
more than 98
p er ce II t Of
t h e employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Contractors Must Pay

Alexandria contractors will pay
more taxes this year under a
directive of the city council,
The council last night in
structed Tax Inspector James T.
Malone. jr.. to enforce collection
of. contractors license taxes.
based on the full amount of bust
ness they do in Virginia. Previ-
ously. through a misinterpreta-
ton of the law, Alexandria con-
tractors have only been paying
business license taxes based on
the amount of business they did
in Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

who opposed the bond issue an
nounced last night that they
would protest the bond election
on grounds of irregularities at
the polls. They are Board Men,
bers H P Strople and Francis
Trapp. They objected to the
bond issue because they favored
different school projects than
those recommended by a major
ity of the school board. and for
which the bonds we're voted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
-Four Puerto Ricdns
To Enter Pleas Today
In House SHOOTING

Arrangement of four Puerto
Ricans charged with a mass
assault on Congress was sched-
uled this afternoon as the Ma
TONS top Acknowledgement
agencies stepped up efforts to
stamp out infiammatory political
elements.
Extraordinary precautions sur
rounded removal of the defend
ants from District Jail to the
courthouse shortly after noon.
Led by four motorcycle police
men, with sirens screaming, the
marShalS van had three deputies
seated in the front seat. One was
clutching a pistol.
In the hearings before Dis
trict Judge James w. Morris
the quartet will make pleas in
10 counts against each charging
them with assault with intent
to kill and assault with a deadly
weapon in Mondays shooting of
five Representatives.
While the Government is
pushing for fast trial, it is
probable the arraignment will
be postponed while the defend
ants obtain an attorney.
In addition to Mrs. Lolita Le-
hron. 34-year-o divorce and
admitted leader. those charged
are Rafael Cancel Miranda, 25:
Andres Figueroa Cordero, 30, and
Irving Flores Rodriguez, %, all of
New York.
Penalties Total 125 Years.
The combined charges could
result in 125-year prison SEN
fences. but it is presumed the
trial judge will ask guilty ver-
diets on one or the other. The
lntent-to-kill charge could total
rs years and the deadly-weapon
charge so years for each defend
ants
Yesterday Attorney John NJ.
Holzworth, member of the New
York bar. filed a petition of ha-
beas corpus for Cordero. saying
the 100000 bond was excessive
and the defendant could not con-
fer with friends or counsel. Judge
Edward M Curran refused the
writ because Cordero was under
indictment. Mr.. Holzworth said
he was acting for New York at
torney interested in Cordero's
case.
FallOn to Leave Hospital.
Representative Fallon, Demo-
Graf. of Maryland, shot in the
f1eshy part of the right hip,
was to leave Casualty Hospital
today. the first of the five vic
tins to be discharged.
Representative Bentley. Re-
publican. OF Michigan. remained
on the serious list after a fairly
restful night. He was disturbed
internationally by hiccups. :. the
result of damage to the dia-
phram and internal organs.
While an oxygen tent still is
in use most of the time, Mr..
Bentley is breathing more easily.
He is being fed intravenously
with fluids and today will have
a whole blood TRANSMISSION of
500 COS.
DR.. Joseph r. Young, chief
of staff, said MIR. Bentley's
course has been a stormy one,
but he is proceeding toward his
goal in a satisfactory manner"
Visitors still are not permitted
t. see him.
Condition of the other wound
ed men. Representatives Roberts
of Alabama and Davis of Ten
nesSee, Democrats, and Jensen
of Iowa. Republican. continued
to improve Mr.. Roberts prob
ably will be in the hospital an
other week. representative
Davis and Jensen may be re-
leased from Bethesda Naval
Hospital Monday or Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
New York Dwurfs All

NEW YORK. - The Govern
ment Of the City of New York
accounts for more than 20 per
cent of the total income and ex-
penditures of American cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Bond Issue Fiqht

Falls Church's $500, 900 school
bond issue. approved by voters
only two days ago, is going to be
challenged in court.
Two school board members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
The Federal Spotlight
Officials Urged to Hand Out
More Outstanding Ratings
BY Joseph Young

One OF the Eisenhower administrations top
experts has called on officials to give outstanding ratings
to deserving employees
James Worthy Assistant Secretary
OF personnel and management matters declared letter
enar tneat,s hlraa haadS taata
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

Snow 1urries forecast for tonight England,
Upper Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic Valley while
pected the Gulf Coast region. There will rising
temperatures throughout most of the country except
England the Middle Atlantic States continue
cold. WirephOt0 Man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

Remember. the Federal
Spotlight radio broadcast 1Ull3
be heard at Gas pm. tomOr-
roU OUer WMAL, The Star
Stdtion.j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

not enough Government en-
ployes are receiving adequate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05

Furnished BY United States Coast and
GeodPtic SDryey)
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20
Book Shortage
Hits Schools
In Philippines

MANILA - CNC) - Catholic
schools in the Philippines NAV soon
be faced with serious textbook
crisis, according to Catholic offic.
ials here.
They said the crisis is threatened
by an order Of the Central Bank
of the Philippines prohibiting the
ALLEGATION of dollars for the impor-
tation of text and reference books
for elementary and high schools.
Catholic educators say they may
be forced either to adopt the text
books used in the public schools.
or to continue using their own
textbooks purchased from local
printers at high prices.
Most Catholic school officials do
not want 10 adopt public school
textbooks as they regard them as
unsuitable for the proper training
of their students If, on the other
hand, the textbooks they want be-
come available locally only at pro
hibitiye prices, then Catholic edu.
cation may become too expensive
for the average Catholic family.
Purpose of the Central Bank 5
policy, it was said is to give local
printers the business of printing
and binding all books used in Phil
ippine schools.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20
Child Welfare
Center Planned
For Egypt

WASHINGTON, DC. INC
= A pro e c t is on foot in
Egypt to build a Child Welfare
Center which will represent
one of the most ambitious and
far-reaching undertakings in
the field of Catholic social |
action in that country.
The plan was outlined in an in
terview here by Father Victor Co
hargui, director of the project, who
arrived in the United States from
Cairo to make~a study of Catholic
child welfare work in this country
preparatory to initiating the chill
dren'S center in Cairo.
Father Gohargui said plans also
call for establishing a Boys Town
in Egypt along the lines of those
already operating in the United
States, Italy and other countries.
He stated he had stopped off in
Paris to discuss this proposal with
Msgr. John P. Carroll-Abbing
founder and director of the Boys
Town movement in Italy.
According to Father Gohargui
the Child Center in Cairo will be
restricted in the beginning to
needy Catholic children, but will
eventually sponsor various pro
grams to help all children in need
regardless of race or creed.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20
Awarded Doctorates In Medical Research

Two members Of the science department Of the
College Of St Mary Of the Springs, pictured at left
VIII receive the degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy n
Medical Research. Sister Thomas Aquin, OP.. right
and Sister Margaret Ann 0P. viii be awarded their
doctorates by the lnstitutum Diy Thomae at Its an
nual conyocaiion IN Cincinnati, September TO
Both Sisters hold Master Of Arts degree from
Ohio State university and Master Of Science from
the lnstitutum.
Sister Thomas Aquin's dissertation, The IF
feet of Bacterial Products on Cancer deals with
both human and animal cancer reactions to bacter-
Ia from other diseases. Sister Margaret Ann has
written The Effects Of Bacterial Products
m vitro and N viro, covering antibioties produced
BY bacteria from Pastenr's time 10 the present
Both works are monographs representing about
ten years work, much Of which was done in the
college unit of the Instiutum Dip Thomae The Sis
ters viii report their findings during the con
yention.
The conyoeation will open with high Mass. Fa
ther J. Franklin Ewing, ST.. director Of Research
Services at FoTdham university viii discuss the
problem Where Are the American Catholic Scient-
ists28 Other speakers include Dr. Martin Fischer
Emeritus Professor of Physiology at the University
of Cincinnati, and Dr. Reuben l. Kahn of the Uni
versty Of Michigan. Dr. Elton Cook of the Insfi-
tutum will report on the International Cancer Con.
gress which he attended this summer in Brazil
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20
NOVena
Services

OUR LADY OF THE MiRAc.
uLouS MEDAL NOV EN- A.
Mondays - ST. Mary MssdsIene
Church, Columbus $50 am.
MASS and servicesl 10 am. :
pm, a pm. Sis p.n.. 8 p.m..
Gas p.m.. 1880 pm, s:l5 p.m..
2 pm.
ST. ANTHONY NoVENA-St.
Peters Church, c oil lum bus
tuesdays, 7:30 pm.
OUR MOTHER OF PERPETu.
Al HELP NoVENA-St. Chris.
topher's church. Columbus
Tuesday. 7:30 pm.
INFANT OF PRAGUE NO.
VENA - St. Ladistaus church
Columbus - Wednesdays, 7:3o
pm.
SoRRoWFuL MOTHER NO
vENA - Holy Cross Church.
coIumhuS-FridsYs 1880 am.
MASS and services. II noon. ;
p.m., $40 pm. and 1880 pm.
SACRED HEART NoVENA--
Sacred Heart Church. Columbus
Friday, 7:45 pm.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
NoVENA - St. Leo's church.
Columbus - Friday. 1880 pm.
1 INFANT OF PRAGUE NO.
VENA - ST. John the Evanse.
list Church, Columbus - Sun.
days. 1880 pm.
INFANT OF PRAGUE NO.
VENA - Holy Family Church.
Columbus - Sundays, 1880 pm.
CUR LADY OF FATlMA NO.
vENA-St. AloYsius Church, Co.
lUmbUs-SUndsYs 7:45 pm.
ST. ANTHONY NovENA --
ST. Joseph church, Dover. Tues.
day evenings, 700.
SoRRoWFuL MOTHER NO.
VENA-St. Nicholas Church
ZanesvilIe. Fridsys-ll:30 Mass.
/ Novena Services at IL noon and
7:30 p. m.
Pastors are requested TO mott.
fly the Catholic Times, Po Box
636. Columbus. when novena
services are started or resumed
in order to insure publication in
this column.l
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20
Rustic Flour Mill
Will Be Memorial
To Hilaire BelIOc

LONDON (NC) - A fund has
been started acre to restore an old
world windmill in Sussex as a me-
mortal to Hilaire Belloc, Distin-
guished British Catholic poet and
author. who died last year.
Belloc had a great affection for
the mill, the largest one remain
ing in his beloved Sussex. When
ever he approached his home at
shipley. he would raise his hat as
caught sight of the nearby mill.
Shipley Mill was built in 1877
and used to grind most of the flour
in the district up to the 1920's. To-
lay it is in a sad state of disre-
oair, needing painting, reflooring
md general overhaul. The fund TO
astore the old landmark is being
eganized by Belloc's son-in-laW,
.teginald Jebb, who was received
into the Church in 1923.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-08-20

D with Pontiflcal Mass celebrat-
ed by Archbishop Aloisius J.
Muench. Papal Nuncio to Germany,
who will also address a rally later
in the day.
The theme of the convention is
taken from Acts /. and will be
discussed in Is workshop sessions.
They will study the Christians du-
ties and opportunities in bearing
witness to Christ in the most
varied fields: family, education,
leisure time, sports, science, arts,
politics, charities, and others. A
special session will deal with the
problems of the missions and inter-
national Catholic cooperation.
The whole meeting is being or
ganized by the Central Committee
of German Catholics, whose pres
ident is Prince Karl "a Loewen-
stein. This committee, which has
an Episcopal moderator, Bishop
Franz Hengsbaeh. Auxiliary of
Paderborn. includes representa-
tives of all German Catholic or
ganizations, both men and women,
active in the lay apostolate. It's
task is that of eoordinating the
work of the groups represented in
the committee, OF preparing for
joint meetings, like the Katho.
likentag, and of representing Ger
man Catholics at home and abroad.
In a statement explaining the
central theme of the Katholiken-
tag, Bishop Hengsbach called at
tention to what he termed lone of
the most fruitful and gratifying
experiences of recent years: the