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Evening star., 1954-05-07
decentralization

training competent personnel
administrators in the various
agencies to handle the various
personnel problems in their
bureaus.
In his speech. Mr.. Young also
disclosed commission figures
showing that, for the first time
in 16 months. the decline in
Federal employment has come to
halt. During March. Federal
employment dropped by only 26
jobs, leaving a total of 1927 .297.
Says System Strengthened.
Mr.. Young told the assembled
personnel officials and admins
traitors that the administra-
ton has strengthened the merit
system during the last Is
months.
"The difficulty with which we
were confronted a year ago was
that, for many years, the system
had not been properly operated"
Mr.. Young said. Nobody seemed
to know where the career
service area left of and the
political, or policy-making, area
began-or vice versa.
This was, in large part at
least, the result of 20 years
under one political party. The
longer a party remains in office,
the less need it feels for dis
tinguishing between the career
and policy-making areas or for
going outside the service to ap-
point persons in sympathy with
it's political philosophy and
aims to confidential and policy
posts"
The commission chief said
such a policy eventually operates
against the best interests OF
career employees.
Between Two Fires.
ION the one hand, by Identify
ing the career employe with the
advocacy of partisan policies, it
destroys his traditionally neutral
position and makes him justi-
fiably suspect to a new admins
tration," Mr.. Young said. "On
the other hand, by carrying the
Job projections of the career
service into the political area,
it ties the hands of the top
officials of a new administration,
giving weight to the dangerous
theory that the will of the peo-
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Grand Jury Hears
Final Witness in
Police Staying

A grand jury yesterday fin
iShed hearing witnesses in it's
investigation into the Staying of
a Marine private on April l.,
while he was being chased by
two policemen.
The slain Marine was Pvt.
Roger w. Alredge, 18, colored,
Of the 2700 block of Eleventh
street NV.
After hearing witnesses on
April 81. further investigation
had been postponed until yester-
day in an effort to locate a
taxicab driver who was thought
to have been an eyewitness.
The driver, it was learned.
lived in the neighborhood near
where the Marine was shot but
was away at the time of the
shooting and was unable to shed
any light on the incident.
Two Witnesses Recalled.
Two other persons who had
appeared before the grand jury
as witnesses on April 81, were
recalled yesterday for further
testimony. One of them was
Marine Pvt. Nathaniel H. Will
liamS. colored, who was in an
automobile Alredge was driving
during part of the chase. The
other witness recalled for fur
ther testimony was Police Capt.
o. P. Fuss of No. 13 precinct who
took part in investigating the
shooting.
Alredge was fatally shot dur
ing a foot pursuit, after he had
jumped from the automobile
which crashed into tree in
the 2700 block of Sherman ave-
nue. NV. His companion, Will
llams, remained in the automo-
bile.
Suspected in Holdup.
The two policemen involved
In the grand jury investigation
are Robert j. Long and Noel L.
Watson of No. 13 precinct, both
of whom were cleared of the
shooting by coroner's jury. The
policemen, authorities said, had
sought to question Alredge after
being alerted. to look out for
man wanted in a holdup. The
holdup suspect was captured the
next day.
Before yesterday, the grand
Jury had heard witnesses on
April 8. 21 and q. Seven of the
witnesses are said to have seen
the shooting.
Assistant United States At
torney William S. Mckinley,
who is in charge of the grand
jury. will make a report on its
investigation.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Alexandra Planners Coll
For $12 Million Program

The Alexandria (VaD Plan
ming Commission today pro-
posed a capital Improvements
budget of $12,799,650 for the
next five years.
The city would have to raise
$11.5 million Of this. The
amount proposed in the first
year is $3.3 million in a budget
that is subject to approval by
the city manager and City
Council. The program includes
$500, 900 for construction of ap-
proach roads to the Jones Point
bridge and such items as city
hall remodeling, fire stations
and alarm system, school prof.
ectS and sewer programs.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Soviet Refugee Wins
Residence in j. 5.

President Eisenhower signed
into law yesterday a bill grant
ing permanent residence in this
country to Peter A. Pirogov. who
deserted the Soviet air force in
October 1948.
Mr. Pirogov, 33. was one of
two Soviet officers who flew a
Russian plane into the American
zone of Austria. His companion
later returned to Russia.
Mr.. Pirogov came to the
United States in February. l949,
as a temporary visitor. He was
married in 1851 to a native of
the Soviet Union who was a
permanent resident of this
country.
Murray Snyder. assistant
White House press secretary, said
Mr.. Pirogov now is employed by
the United States Government.
He said, however, he does not
know where he is employed or
where he lives.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Sanitary Study Planned

The Prince Georges County
(Md.) Civic Federation has
agreed to join the similar group
from adjoining Montgomery
County in studying proposed
reorganization of the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commis-
sion so the counties might gain a
measure of control.
This action came last night
after the Prince Georges civic
body awarded The Evening Star
Cup to Charles H. Drown of
Lanham, chairman of the
Roadside Cleanup Committee.
for civic achievement during the
last year.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Church Of Annunciation
To Hold Dance 1oniqht

The Church of the Annuncia-
ton will hold a dedication card
party and dance at the Shore
ham Hotel tonight
Proceeds of the affair, which
is under the general chairman
ship of the church's pastor,
Msgr. Russell A. Phelan, are to
help pay for a parish hall, school
and convent being erected on
the church's grounds at Thirty
ninth street and Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Serving as co-chairmen under
Msgr. Phelan are Thomas E.
Kyle and Mrs. William H. Rip
pard.
Card playing is to be from 8
to 10 pm. Dancing will start at
9 p m. and last until / am.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
School Patrol Girl
Gets Medal Today
For Saving Boy

A Silver Spring girl received a
gold medal from President Eisen-
hover today for saving the life of
a school mate.
Nancy Cissel, 13, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Cissel,
4116 Hewitt avenue. Silver
Spring, was the only girl among
eight school patrol members
from all over the country to re-
ceive the American Automobile
Association life-saving medal
this year.
well. you're neighbor," the
President commented as he pre-
sented her award.
Nancy. member of the Mont
gomery Hills Junior High School
patrol. pulled a 12-year-old boy
from the path of a speeding
automobile on March S.
Others HOnOred.
Other medalists honored today
were:
James Messenger, II, Board
man. Ohio; William F.. Gurney,
II. West Palm Beach. Fla; Rob-
ert Dicristi, 13. Brooklyn, N. Y;
James D. Wisner. IL, Buffalo,
N. Y; Douglas Lepley, II. Phoe-
nix, Ariz.: Richard Herdegen, II.
Audubon Park, N. j., and Charles
Edgar Ward, II, Crosse Pointe,
Mich.
Andrew Caravaggio, IL, Center
Line, Mich. received a citation
certificate.
The presentation ceremonies
were part of an annual AAA
school patrol conclave here to be
cllmaXed tomorrow with a huge
parade on Constitution avenue.
An estimated 10000 young
sters from all parts of the United
States and Canada wearing their
badge Of office, Sam Brown belts,
will strut their stuff before an
expected audience of 175.000.
80 Units in Parade.
Participating in the 18th an
nual AAA school patrol parade
will be 80 musical and marching
units. Competing for prizes will
be SO senior and junior bands
and Is drum and bugle corps.
Prizes will also be awarded for
the best floats. best safety slo-
gans, and the fanceist stepping
boy and girl drum majorette.
Estimated to take four-and-
on-half hours to pass a given
point the parade will get under
way at 9 am. It will be headed
by Police Chief Robert v. Muir
ray and a motorcycle squadron
and will start at Ninth street
NV, and proceed up Constitu-
ton avenue to Seventeenth street
NV.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Quuke-Stricken Greece
Rocked Twice More
BY the Asseeiussd Press

ATHENS, Greece, May T.
Two strong earth tremors rocked
quake stricken Central Greece
early today.
Lamia and Domokos were re-
ported badly hit.
The tremors were less violent
In other parts of the disaster
area. in which 26 people were
reported killed and thousands
made homeless last week.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Cornerstone Laying
Set for Scout Building
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, May THE
cornerstone for the new national
headquarters of the Boy Scouts
of America near New Brunswick,
N. j., will be laid at ceremonies
May 80, Chief Scout Executive
DR.. Arthur A. Schuck announced
last night.
The headquarters. which will
replace present Offices here, will
include a two-story Office building
and one-story warehouse. It is
expected to be ready for occu-
pancy August Is. Dedication is
planned for later in the year.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

pie is thwarted by an en-
trenched bureaucracy and
bringing condemnation on the
merit system as a whole"
Mr.. Young said the admins
tration's new political Schedule
c has effectively solved this prob
lem and protected career Off
cials and those employees who
aspire to executive careers in
Government.
Il believe that the isolation of
the political area-not on the
basis OF expediency. but on
sound principles that will stand
the test of time-is the best as
surance that the career service
will not be tampered with for
political purposes. Mr.. Young
declared.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Showers tonight with
lowest near so. Tomorrow, mostly
cloudy and cool.
Maryland - Showers tonight,
low 44-48 west portion, 1882
east. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy
and cool with a few showers
along the Eastern Shore in the
morning.
Virginia - Showers and pos
sibly thunderstorms tonight, low
50-58. Tomorrow, cloudy and
moderately cool with showers
likely in extreme west portion
in morning.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

Wind-Southerly, 1920 miles
per hour tonight, shifting to
northwest, 1920 miles per hour
early tomorrow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, May 8-12.
Temperatures will average 4 to
8 degrees below normal. Wash
ington normals are 73 high and
So low. Cool over the week end
followed by warmer Monday and
Tuesday and cooler again
Wednesday. Showers tonight
and again about Tuesday total
ing about three fourth inch.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Industrial Help Offered

Fairfax County's newly or
ganized Chamber of Commerce
already engaged in a program
to attract industry to the coun-
ty, learned last night it is due
for plenty of help.
A battery of speakers repre-
senting various industrial organ
izationS described the rich re-
wards of this type of develop
ment and offered advice on get
ting it. Walter I. Dolbeare. vice
president of Virginia Electric &
Power Co., sadi his firm soon
will begin survey to determine
the best industrial sites.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
81 Soldiers Stricken
At Walter Reed Center

A mild gastro-intestinal out
break" repeatedly caused by
food poisoning. sent 81 Walter
Reed Medical Center soldiers to
the post surgeons Office last
night, the Army reported today.
None was hospitalized, the
Army said, and all were free
of symptoms today. An inves-
tigation was launched to deter
mine the cause. An unofficial
report said the outbreak re-
suited from food served in the
mess hall.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Historic Document Found

A business document signed
by Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, signer of the Declaration
of independence, has turned
up in papers on file at the
Evening star., 1954-05-07

Under the
program, the
CSC will have
an eff C i e n t
system of SUI
pervis ion to
see that agen-
cies do not
a b u S e their
delegated per-
sonnel powers,
Mr.. Y ou n g
declared.
Mr.. Young
said the COM
missions new
program also
videS for
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

University of Maryland Ii
brary.
Miss Virginia Phillips came
upon the paper dated April
80, 1927. while sorting docu-
ments relating to early Prince
Georges County history. She
could not say how it came into
possession of the library.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
The Federal Spotlight
Agencies to Get More Powers
On Personnel, Young Reveals
By Joseph Young

NEW YORK, May Civil Service Commission Chairman
Philip Young declared today the commission
operating authority to the individual
Addressing the Eastern regional meeting of the
Assembly of United States Young the
commissions recent internalf
Evening star., 1954-05-07

band of showers and hundersorms forecast for
tonight extending from Northern New York State west of the
ApualachanS to Northern Alabama from there
The only other precipitation expected light
activity in the extreme Northern Rockies No sgn
changes expected except somewhat
warmer weather in Georgia and South Carolina.
ZAP Wrephoto Map
Evening star., 1954-05-07

River Report
tFrom U s. EngineerslN
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and muddy at Great Falls; Shenandoah
, cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
The Sun and Moon
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
capital tcurrent month to datel:
Evening star., 1954-08-08
Young Austrions and Germans
Are Given Farewell Luncheon

Seventy-nine German and
Austrian high school students
who have spent the past year
with "host parents" barely recog-
nized one another at a farewell
luncheon yesterday.
While basically themselves, il
a little wiser, the teen-aged boys
and girls agreed their friends
at home won't recognize them
with new dresses. lipstick and
crew cuts.
And" said Walter Rudolf
II. of Hessen, Germany, who
spent six months in New jersey
and six months in Wilmette. ILL.,,
I'VE don't look like foreigners
here now, do we? You can't pick
us out on the street like you
could when we first came"
The object of the students
visit here, said the Very Rev
William e. McManus of the
sponsoring National Catholic
Welfare Conference, isn't to
Americanize the students but to
send them home with a broader
understanding Of America and
Americans.
You are a credit first to your
families and then to your coun-
tries" he told them. And for
you. your families and your coun-
tries are the best"
AS Walter Rudolf explained
"Most of us were amazed at
what we saw and learned. We
worked in our spare time like
the others did.
II was surprised at the friendly
relations between bosses and EN-.
ployers. They call each other by
theft first names. I worked ir
q supermarket.
Evening star., 1954-08-08
Iowa Birthplace Is Planning
Biz Fete for Herbert Hoover

is entitled "Iowa's Most Distin-
guished Citizen: by DR.. Virgil
NJ. Hancher, president of the
University Of Iowa, on the SUBJ
ject Herbert Hoover, Man and
Statesman: and by Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, who plans to fly out
from Washington to represent
President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Hoover's birthday present
from the State will be book of
cartoons. "AS Ding Saw Hoover" /"
published by the Iowa State Col
lege Press in cooperation with
]. N. Ding) Darling, newspaper
cartoonist, whose drawings de-
picted many Of the events Of the
former Presidents administra-
tion.,
Rich in Memories.
The occasion will be rich in
memories for the former Presi-
dent. He'll see again-for the
seventh time since he left West
Branch in 1885 to make his home
with relatives in Oregon-the
little house where he was born.
Some Of his boyhood friends
will be on hand, too, as we'll as
a number of his associates from
the days when he held the
highest office in the land.
Both his sons-Herbert, jr.,
and Allan-will be present with
their, families.
Evening star., 1954-08-08
By the Assoeiotsd Press

WEST BRANCH, Iowa, Aug. Z.
"A giant birthday party that
will strain the seams Of this
small eastern Iowa town is
planned here Tuesday in honor
of former President Herbert
Hoover. .
It's Iowa's way of heaping
honor on an illustrious son, who
was born, the son of a village
blacksmith and a Quaker school
teacher, in this tiny town of
$50, eighty years ago.
And Iowa is going all out to
make the party a memorable
occasion.
\ A full program Of events In
recognition Of Mr.. Hoover will
be centered in the grounds Of
the community park which now
surrounds the humble three
room cottage in which he was
born.
Nixon to Speak.
The honors in store for Mr..
Hoover include an honorary de-
gree of doctor of laws from the
State University of Iowa and a
scroll citing his service to the
United States through his work
with a commission on reorgani-
cation of the Federal Govern
ment.
There will be addresses by Gov.
William S. Beardsley, whose talk
Evening star., 1954-08-08

wages are less in Germany
but you don't work as hard. But,
it's easier to get a job here"
The 70 at the luncheon yes
terday were part of over 400
students from Germany and
Austria, sponsored by a number
of different organizations and
backed by the State Department.
The students when they sr-
rived last year went TO ''host
parents" where they lived as
though they were part of the
family.
Among tn e m was Berti
Schreinemaehers, II, and blond,
of Geileukirchen In the Rhine
land, who stayed at the home
of Representative Eugene Nc
Carthy, Democrat, of Minnesota,
at 3507 Raymond street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Berti says she'll return with
q Wnole new concept OF Amer
lea.
So will Ursula Henkel, 18, of
Wellen, Germany, who lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis O'Leary,
1891 Thirty third avenue, Hy-
attsville.
Father McManus was pleased
and happy with the reactions
of the students. But, what per-
haps pleased him the most was
the natural generosity of a
grateful group of kids.
They presented the National
Catholic Welfare Conference
with $100, which they had
saved out of their earnings from
part-time jobs while in this
country, to be used to help
teen-aged refugees from behind
the Iron Curtain. Z
Evening star., 1954-11-07

BY Meredith 5. Buel
TEIE mere mention of
i Sn axes often makes
women shudder. But there is
one Washington woman who
actually sees 10000 snakes
day in, day out-and loves it!
She is DR.. Doris Mable
Cochran, associate curator in
charge of the Division Of Rep
tiles and Amphibians Of the
Smithsonian Institution. She
dispels the horror stigma at
tached TO snakes. 1--WE been
bitten several times by nom
poisonous snakes" she says,
''but even a pet dog may nip
you oEce in a while.
To show how friendly a
snake can be, she reached
into Timmie's cage one day
recently. The 4-foot king
snake flicked his tongue and
seemed to enjoy the warmth
of human hands CT ding
him. "ae feeds on mice and
rats" she explained. "You
can imagine how valuable he
is to a farmer, as a pair of
mice in his barn can multi
ply a millionfold in a year."
Temporarily, Timmie, sent
to her by a friend, is living
with a blue frog, a black
snake and a green lizard in
her laboratory in the Natural
History Building. "I1l soon
transfer Timmie to the Zoo,
as l dislike feeding him live
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13

way at a point 80 feet left OF sta
tion 104 plus 1856; thence south
westerly along said northwesterly
right Of way line to the place of
beginning. 1t is understood that the
strip of land above described con-
tains .0S1 of an acre, more or less,
exclusive of the present road which
occupies 900 acres. more or less.
Said stations being the STATEN
numbers as stipulated in the here
inbefore mentioned survey and as
shown by plans or file in the De-
partment OF High vays, Columbus.
Ohio.
The prayer of said petition is for
the sale Of the said real estate ac-
cording to the statutes in such
case provided, subject to the pre-
lection Of the rights interests and
liens OF all parties, and all further
relief
Said defendants above mentioned
are required to answer said petition
on or before the goth day of July,
1854 or judgment will be taken
against them.
Charles Crabbe, Attorney for
Estate of John b. Otte. de-
ceased.
June Z ID :. % July IL
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13
Per Gallon

estate to pay debts of the decedent
i'm said petition described as follows,
to-wit: situated in the County or
Madison, in the state of Ohio, and
in the Township of Paint ana
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning OF a stone at the inter-
section of the West Jefferson and
South Charleston and Xenia Turn
pike and the road petitioned Tor by
Olive Mitchell ct. al. and $. 10. corn
er to the land of Augustus Bonner;
thence with the center of said
Turnpike North 67 deg. IS East
6.28 chains (chain 4 poles) to
stone in the center of said turnpike;
thence n. 2 deg. 30 E. $40 chains
to stone; thence n. 81 deg. w.
5 Sc chains to a stone in the center
Of the aforesaid roads petitioned for
with the center of said road r. 2
deg. 30 w. 11.96 chains to the be-
ginning, containing six acres, being
part of Survey No. 4514.
Excepting therefrom and subject
to the following highway easement
of record;
Parcel No. IL:
Being a parcel of land lying on
the left side of the centerline of
survey made by the Depart
ment of Highways, and recorded in
Book 1, Page 324. of the records
or MaulSOn AbuHlN anu bhiii5 lD-
Gated within the following describ-
ed points in the boundary thereof;
Beginning in the easteriy right of
way line of Davis Road at a point
80 IT. left Of station 100 plus 1926 in
the center line Of a survey made
in 1850 by the Ohio Department of
Highways of u. S. Route AZ, Section
600 in Madison County, also known
as the Columbus Cincinnati Road,
said point being in the existing
northwesterly right of way line of
said highway; thence northerly along
said easterly right of way line of
Davis Road to a point 1928 feet
left of station 101 plus 10; thence
southeasterly to point 35 feet left
of station 101 plus 10; thence north
easterly to the grantor's easterly
property line at a point $3.50 feet
| left of station 104 plus 84.31; thence
southerly along said easterly prop
| erty line to the existing northwest
erly right of way line of said high
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13

Fuller Brush route open in
London and vicinity that will
be the opportunity of a life
time to some ambitious Mad
ison County man, 25 to 35;
good car not broke sue
cessful background prefer
ably employed but underpaid.
Our dealers in Marysville, Cir
cleville and surrounding Sini-
lar areas averaging over $3.50
weekly. NEW PLAN NEW
ITEMS Best deal in U.S.A.
Full particulars by calling
Jordon 8848 or write r. Bel
lert, 27O3 Eakin Rd., Colum-
bus, Ohio. Also Fayette Coun-
ty opening around August 1st.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13
Legal Notices

PROBATE NOTICE - Approval and
Settlement of Account. Account and
vouchers Of the following named
person and estate have been filed
in the Probate Court of Madison
County, Ohio for approval ana set
tlement: Katherine Quinn Estate
Number 12,067 Docket Page 584.
Unless exceptions are filed there
to. said account will be for hearing
before said Court, on the 18th day
of August, 1854, at which time said
account will be considered anu cou-
tinued from day to day until finally
disposed Of
Any person interested may file
written exceptions to said account
OF to matters pertaining to the ex-
ecution oc the trust, not less than
five days prior to the date set for
hearing. Maurice E. Beathard. Pro-
bate Judge
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13
THE sENLwtEKY MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRAT LONDON OHIO
New Merchandise

CLOSE OUT AT COST. Feddars Air
Conditioners, new 1854 models,
One only Il II. z. Model, save
$4,000. One only q II. p. Model.
save $4,000. Dozens of window
and floor fans, save $4,000 on
Westinghouse Dehumidifier. Lon
don Appliance Co, winchester
Bldg. 1000
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13

MAN WANTED: Top
wages for man to look after live
stock only. Must have reference.
Reply Box r, c/o Madison Press
Co. 1856
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-07-13
Help Wanted

WANTED. MAN 24-45 with car, in
terested in steady non-factory
work. Earn $1,000 weekly plus
expenses to start. Write Box f.
c/o Madison Press Co.. giving age.
phone number, etc. 25-tf