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Evening star., 1954-10-13

trical Workers Union move in
Federal Court here to have the
new legislation declared uncon-
stitutional would not delay de-
partment action.
The youthful looking Mr..
Tompkins, who works a lotto
12-hour day In his, office and
then goes home to his one room
efficiency apartment for more
Of the same. said his aim is ito
keep the pressure on the Com
mics "a hours a day, seven days
week and 365 days year."
Brilliant Record.
Mr.. Tompkins came here with
a brilliant record as a prosecu-
tor. For eight months he pre-
sented evidence to three Federal
Grand Juries in New Jersey on
finances Of racketeers and State
officials. Result: Indictments of
Harold Adonis, secretary to
former Gov. Alfred Driscoll; AL
bert Anastasia of the notorious
water front family and Abner
Uongie) Zwillman, vending ma
chine king who has been de-
scribed as one OF the most
powerful figures in the Garden
State.
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Young lauded in Naming
Career Men 10 4 Posts

The National Civil Service
League today praised Civil Ser
vice Commission Chairman Phillip
Young for appointing career
men to fill four vacant COM
mission regional director posi-
tionS.
Winston Paul, chairman of the
non-partisan groups Executive
Committee, in a letter to Mr..
Young, said: 1--WE believe that
your Government-wide search
for administrative talent to fill
these positions is a milestone in
the history of Federal civil SER
vice"
The league official said he rec
ognized that the commission had
been subjected to severe politi-
cal pressures" to make the ap-
pointments on a political pa
tronage basis. ut serves the best
public interest that the appoint
mentS were made without ref
erence to partisan politics." Mr..
Paul added.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
BY the Assoeioted Press

HILLSBORO. Ohio. Oct. 49,
Philip Partridge, jr., former
Highland County engineer. to-
day faces concurrent sentences
of l to 10 years for arson and ]
to Is years for burglary because
he wanted to do something to
end what he considered segrega-
tion in schools here.
He was found guilty of the
two charges late yesterday by an
all-white jury Of nine men and
three women who deliberated
only 35 minutes.
On the witness stand Par
fridge, who is white, admitted he
set the fire on July S, three days
after he commented. while dis
cussing segregation in tn e
schools. Gee. I wonder what
would happen if some one
burned the (Lincoln) school
down"
For many years Lincoln School
was all-Negro and Webster and
Washington Schools in this city
of 5000 were alI-white. Now a
few Negroes are admitted to the
latter two schools under a re-
zoning. A suit attacking the re-
zoning as a violation of the Su-
preme Court decision banning
segregation now is pending in
the United States Court of APP
peals at Cincinnati.
Defense attorneys would not
Evening star., 1954-10-13

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 103. on July 81.
Lowest. ID. on January 20.
High and Lew Of Last 81 Hours.
High. SS. ct 2 pm. yesterday.
Low. 90. At 6.90 am. today
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obstacle to effective personnel
administration. These provisions
violate the principle that COM
petence should be the primary
qualification for selection and
retention Of personnel.
/ Preference in employment Of
veterans is established national
policy but should be modified
i for the good Of the service as
follows:
% Veterans preference should
not apply in the higher ranks
of the civil service.
(2) Preference for non-dis-
abled veterans should be limited
to a fixed period following COM
pletion Of military service.
t3) Preference for .1on-dis-
abled veterans should be usable
only once.
az Special appeals procedures
for veterans should be elimi-
mated.
(5) Disabled veterans should
be granted certain preferences,
but the definition of disability
should be based on an occupa-
tional handicap and the prefer
ence should be such as to facili-
tate their employment and re-
tention in positions for which
their disabilities do not unduly
limit their effectiveness.
r X
MORALE-The Federal Gov
ernment is the largest enterprise
in the world. Every citizen has
a vital stake in that enterprise
and should understand the prob
lens that confront those men
and women who make UP the
personnel Of the Federal estab-
lishments and respect the high
order Of their competence, 10y
atty and devotion.
The esteem or lack of it in
which public employment is held
by the American people directly
affects morale and efficiency of
Federal personnel and encour-
ages or dissuades men and wom-
en- Of character and capacity
from undertaking careers in the
Federal Government,
The members of this assembly
believe that adverse public eval-
uation Of Federal employees is
unwarranted and is a major and
costly handicap to the efficient
conduct Of the public service.
Our observations have demon
strated that Federal employees
OF all ranks are. by and large,
as competent, loyal and devoted
as employees found in private en-
terprise.
The maximum efficiency of
these employees. however, will
never be achieved without a
fundamental change in the atti-
tudes toward public employees on
the part OF the American citi-
zenry and their leaders.
AS people we can no longer
afford the luxury of uninformed
and unreasoning depreciation of
public employees. Deap-seated
and long-standing biases and
misconceptions must be rooted
out of the American folklore rel
ative to Government and public
employment.
THE conclusion of the tert
tOnl0TTo11.)
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Internal Security Chief Blasts
Critics of Ex-Red Witnesses
Says Criticisms
Make Informunts
Reluctant to ToIk
By [. Edgar Primo

William F. Tompkins. assistant
Attorney General in charge Of
the new Internal Security Di-
vision, said today that attacks
on ex-Communist government
witnesses are hampering the JUS
tice Department in carrying out
it's anti-Subversive program.
In an interview. the 41-year-
old former United States Attor-
ney for New Jersey said that
criticism in the press Of so-called
.sinformers" has prevented other
persons who have sincerely
broken with the Communist
Party from coming forward to
assist their Government"
Furthermore. he said. even
those persons who have been CO.
operating in cases against Com
munist defendants are becoming
more and more reluctant to
continue because Of abuse which
he said is being heaped upon
them.
MIR. Tompkins particularly re-
sents the use Of the designation
''informer." a word which stirs
revulsion with many. He said
that a study Of what the Govern
ment has been able to accomplish
In legal action against top Reds
with the aid Of testimony from
these witnesses might produce a
better understanding Of their
value to the Nation.
May Strike at Unions.
Along another front, Mr..
Tompkins disclosed that the
Justice Department hoped with
in the very near future" to ask
the Subversive Activities Con-
troll Board to cite lone or two"
labor unions as Communist-in-
filtrated under provisions of the
Communist Control Act of 1854.
He said that the United Elec-
Evening star., 1954-10-13
-Ap wirephoto Map.

-Ap Wirphoto
Showers and expected tonight much
Of the from Northern Minnesota southwark through
Eastern Plains to Eastern Texas Louisiana and in
the Gulf Coast States Scattered rain
forecast for the mountains Of Colorado There may
be thundershowers In Virginia will be cooler New
England and in the Northwest
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Voters invited to Meet
6. O. P. Cundidutes

Voters Of the 21st district of
Prince Georges County have
been invited to meet Republican
candidates at 8 pm. Friday at
the Branc1ville Fire Department
hall, 4905 Branchville road.
Representative Small, State
Senator John Raymond Fletcher,
members of the House of Dele
gates and the Board of County
Commissioners have been in
vited to attend, along with other
G. o. P. candidates.
Evening star., 1954-10-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity-Some
cloudiness tonight. with only
slight chance of scattered thun-
dershowers. Low near sc. To-
morrow considerably cloudy,
quite warm, with some chance
of thundershowers in late after
noon or night.
Maryland-Chance of scattered
showers tonight. low 62-68. To-
morrow generally fair and quite
warm with scattered showers in
the mountains.
Evening star., 1954-10-13

menC requires an able, expert
enced and effectively organized
group Of men and women to
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~ 4g
General H. Albert Young said
he would issue new subpoenas
today through the Court of
Chancery to obtain the financial
and membership records of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of White People.
BOwles Refuses Records.
Bryant Bowles of Arlington,
Va. national president of the
NAAWP, has refused to turn
them over to Mr.. Young, con-
tending they must be subpoenaed
through a court.
Mr.. Bowles and the NAAWp
have been in the forefront of the
move for segregated schools. As
a result of pressures brought by
the NAAWP, Negro pupils who
attended the Milford High School
for the first three weeks of the
fall term this year were ordered
to be returned to a Negro school
in Dover.
Asks Prompt Action.
Mr.. Young, in his capacity as
attorney general, asked Chancel-
'lor Marvel yesterday to order
the return of the ii Negro pupils.
He said the ruling he sought
will arm" Delaware officials
with the kind of decree where
we can get those people who are
trying to destroy our community
and destroy our laws"
Mr.. Young said he had the
wholehearted support of Gov.
J. Caleb Boggs and Delaware's
two United States Senators,
Republican John j. williams and
Democrat j. Allen Frea-.
Mr.. Young said that if the
Negro students are ordered back
to the all-white school "the
Governor of the State and our
United States Senators" will, if
necessary, lead the Negro stu
dents "by the hand into that
school,"
Evening star., 1954-10-13
Court Weighs Plea .
To Readmit Negroes
At Milford School
BY the Assceiosed Press

GEORGETOWN. Del. Oct. 13.
The question of readmitting
II Negro children to the previ-
ously all-white high school in
Milford, Del, rests with the State
Court of Chancery today.
Arguments were presented
yesterday in the court before
Vice Chancellor William Marvel.
who sdid not Indicate when he
would announce his finding. 4
Meanwhile, State Attorney
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Commission 10 End
Regional Reports on
1903 Job Openings

The Civil Service Commission
has ordered an end to the con.
troversial system of having its
regional Offices notify Fedora
departments and agencies here
Of civil service job openings ir
the field which can be filled
without exams.
Commission critics had charged
that the system was being used
to inform administration Of
ficials of civil service Jobs that
could be filled on a political
patronage basis.
In a letter to all departments
and agencies yesterday, the
commission said the practice OF
notifying cabinet officers ano
agency heads of these field jot
vacancies would be discontinued
on December 81.
In making the announcement
the commission did not refer to
the criticisms made against the
program. CSC Chairman Philip
Young said the purpose of the
system had been fulfilled.
Figured in Conversion.
Mr.. Young said the procedure
was used to help the commits
sion and the agencies plan a
conversion program whereby
many of these jobs would be
placed under a competitive ex-
animation basis. This informa-
ton has now been obtained, Mr.,
Young added.
The jobs involved are the So
called 1908" positions, for which
agencies can recruit directly.
The positions are under civil
service, but because there are
no existing civil service registers
or they are of a specialized
nature. they can be filled with
out exams. Applicants. however.
are supposed to meet minimum
civil service standards.
Some months ago the COM
mission required its regional Of
fees to notify department and
agency heads in Washington
whenever jobs of this type were
available.
Political Use Charged.
Commission critics charged
this was done for political
patronage purposes. They said
the New York State Republican
National Committee, for example.
was openly using these 1908"
jobs for political patronage pur-
poses.
There are several hundred
thousands of these jobs in Gov
ernment. The reason they are
called 1903" jobs is because that
Is the number of the application
form for these types of positions.
In its letter to the agencies.
the commission also said it ex-
pected it's new career onditiCaal
appointment program to 90 into
effect "by the first of the year."
Evening star., 1954-10-13

Virginia--Chance Of a few
scattered showers tonight, low
62-68. Tomorrow fair and con-
tinued quite warm. Y
Wind-Southerly at Is miles
per hour.
Skyline Drive - Cloudy and
warm. with chance Of scattered
showers or thundershowers. Con-
tinued warm tomorrow.
River Report.
From y. g. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
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The Eed deraI Spotlight
The EederaI Spotlight
Civil Service Proposals Would
Modify Veterans Preference
By joseph Younc

Among the key proposals for improving the Government
civil service made by the Of prominent Americans
Columbia Universis special assembly Federal personnel
problems modification Of veterans preference and
fexibility in assigning employees to key positions.
This column today the second of the text
containing the findings Of the leaders industry Government
labor education and civic affairs concerning the Of
Government personnel practices.
EXECUTIVE JOBS-The effective conduct Of Govern
Evening star., 1954-10-13

serve III lie
higher ranks
Of the civil
service. Tn is
group Of key
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should possess
br "a d man.
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fessional and
spec | alize d
skills. q highly
d e v e lop e d
knowledge OF
and familiar
ity with the
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GOLDEN WOODFLOWER, gold over.
Iov bstseys uifh watsraj, amethyst, eveeS.
fGws or gold basic eolors.
GOLDEN MOONFLOWER, gold
overlay bassers in moders desisss.
Gold. red, turquoise or srees co1ors.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
This and That

only q comparative few are still In
medicines books, and of these, mere
handful that are accounted Of the first
rank.
But there is more to a plant than
it's uses.
How is it, as a growing thing?
This is the first question to be
answered.
And, many homeowners will answer
it in this way:
That its CHEEKY presence does them
good. It's fine growing gives them
heart to persevere In home gardening,
in which there are so many blights,
pests, mildews, insect enemies.
Here is old Templeton Jones, bird
lover, who says his birds cannot take
care of his insects.
So what does he do?
He gets himself some praying man
tbs cocoons, and hangs them to stout
limbs of shrubs in his yard.
There are supposed to be 800 nantes
Correct pluraD in each cocoon.
With four egg cases, there should
hatch out. then, some 1900 nantes.
Quite a lot of nantes, If you ask Jones.
Then picture what happens:
Six hundred of the largest baby
nantes will Immediately consume the
weaker 600.
Then the well-fed 600 win start
operating on each other.
Evening star., 1954-05-01

rode the merry-go-round while their
elders danced. Excursions on the old
Charles Manchester down the Potomac
tos Marshall Hall, or jogging down to
Chesapeake Beach on real train,
rattletrap though it was. were thrills
every child looked forward to every
summer.
Wars brought marching feet, uni
forms, many strangers and many
changes. Our small, comfortable, friend
ly town began to grow to a city. 1t suf-
fered growing pains in World War
and reached adulthood during World
War II. The old neighborhoods changed
and the city boundaries burst bulging
seams and sent many natives out into
the counties, to become voters in Mary
land or Virginia but still Washingto-
mans at heart.
Now, the home town is large city,
impersonal, cold. and little frantic to
many newcomers But to us, who have
lived through it's growth, either by
family memories, or actual experience,
it is still the home town. We love it
deeply. That is what Washington means
to me.
Native WashingtOnian.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
as STREET.

rs STREET.
Dear Sir:
"What do you think about dande-
lions?
MY neighbors insist that destroy
all of them in my lawn, but I can't
bring myself to do it.
II like dandelions.
Ever since was kid I have liked
them They somehow seem to me to
embody all that is good in life. that
is why dislike to kill them.
II think If lawn makers would get
over their dandelion complex, they
would be better of. and so would their
lawns
Bigger and better dandelions-that
is my motto!
Every truly. NJ. A. L."
There Is something to this idea.
Viewed diSpassionately, if weed can
be viewed so, the little dandelion Qion's
tooth) has much merit.
It is pretty, in its way. and has many
uses, including wine and salad.
Both uses are old-fashioned, as they
say, but there are many old-timers who
recall drinking dandelion wine, and
there are many good housekeepers who
have memories Of Its use as salad
green's.
Medically, the dandelion is among
the hundreds Of botanical medicines.
as they were once called. OF them all.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
By Charles E. TroceweH

Out Of the 800 left, $50 will fly away
at once.
OF the SO left in Templeton Jones'
yard, Is will be caught by cats, and
that leaves Is.
OF the survivors at. least Is will be
killed by frightened persons who think
them poisonous
This leaves Jones 10 of his original
1900.
Two of the ten will be eaten by
their mates, and this leaves eight
nantes (still the correct pluraD.
&
Insects leave dandelions strictly
alone, for reasons known only to them
selves. AS a matter of fact, insects do
not care for any weeds, since weeds
are simply plants that are resistant.
Weeds grow unattended by the loving
care of man. and maybe that is what
makes 'em so tough. Man has a way
Of spelling. running. destroying all he
comes into contact with; he speaks
loudly against pests, when other living
things must think him the master pest
of them all.
Perhaps all living things are weeds.
if they grow right, and stay close to
nature: for weed is just plant out
of place. A dandelion is no less a
plant because it is called weed. It
is a pretty thing. bright thing, a
thing of shreds and patches. as Gilbert
and Sullivan said of something else,
but 1t is strong, bright and pretty.
What more could you want?
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Booming Tourist Trade

WaShington's tourist and convention busi-
ness is booming this spring at a record
breaking pace. It is estimated that about
quarter of a million visitors came to Wash
ington last week. The influx is continuing
without noticeable letup this week. Conven-
tions will bring an unusually large number of
out-of-towners to the Capital this year, with
the annual American Legion convention in
August topping the list. If, as is expected, 1854
proves to be the biggest year for visitors in
the city's history, it would be a mistake to
believe that it was all matter of course. The
fact is that a very active city-boosting group
planned it that way.
Unlike most large cities, Washington has
no official press agent, city greeter or munich
pal promotion agency. In it's stead there is
the Greater National Capital Committee of the
Washington Board Of Trade. Organized some
years ago as a sort of bureau of information
just plain sight-Seers with data on Washing
toms attractions and facilities for visitors of
all sorts, the GNCC has filled an important
need. In serving those who come here the
committee also is serving the Capitals second
most important industry-the tourist trade,
with incidental benefits to all Washington
business.
Promoting a city costs money, however.
That is why the GNCC is asking Washingtons
business interests to contribute $4,000 to the
promotion fund-certainly very small invest
ment, considering the returns that may be
expected.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Questions for Kent
Native Washingtonian.

A column by Frank r. Kent in The
Sunday Star expressed opposition to
Hawaiian statehood. In regard to this
I would like to ask few questions.
Why must State be contiguous to
anything, especially other States?
Am I to understand that persons OF
japanese, Chinese, Filipino. Puerto
Rican, Korean. Hawaiian and other
descent are not qualified to be Amer
leans? If so. why?
What is wrong with the citizens of
State having 80 times the voice in the
Senate had by citizen of New York? 1t
should be remembered that a citizen of
Vermont has 80 times the voice had by
a citizen of New York; citizen OF Del
aware, Al times; of Wyoming, 81 times,
and of Nevada. SO times!
What are the statistics on popular
support of Hawaiian statehood? don't
believe that mo demand" has been
found.
John George Fletcher.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Records on Stockholders

young Liberal" undertakes to an
swer the question: What proportion of
the individual owners Of American cor
porations fairly comes within the cate
CORY of 'rich stockholders" It is not
answered by the claim that less than
/ per cent (0.64) of the American fam
lilies own 80 per cent of all publicly
held stock" ! am hardly "astonished"
by this bit of profound knowledge It
was born when the high priest of the
New Deal paraded the country telling
his deluded followers that investors in
industrial stocks were economic royal
lists" This fallacy is busted off every
two years by the liberals" and again
pedclled to the voters.
In view of current high income tax
rates, a 'rich stockholder" today must
have an income of at least 100000.
AS typical example we will cite the
more than 100000 individual common
stockholders of U. S. Steel Of which
Sc per cent had incomes of less
than $4,000 a year; 26 per cent less
than $4,000, and II per cent within
the $4,000 to $4,000 range. while per
cent had incomes which were so small
that they were not subject to the Fed
eral income tax.
OF over 494 1000 owners of General
Motors, SO per cent hold so shares or
less of the common stock. having a
value currently equal to the cost of
medium priced car; nearly two-f1fths
hold Is shares or less and no individual
owns as much as is per cent Of the
outstanding stock,
Of course. since the above statistics
are taken from the public records of
the corporations and unlike the fam
lilies" alleged to hold 80 per cent of the
stock. were not conjured up by Glib
eral," like my reference to A. T. & T.
stock distribution, they will receive
nothing but sneers from our young
Liberal" However, when his political
education is more advanced he may
learn the truth. That only small mi
nority of stockholders are "rich" by
today's standards is a fact and not
fiction.
Old ReactiOnary.