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Evening star., 1955-11-14
Morse Refuses
To Be Oregon
PFayorite Son

Senator Morse, Democrat Of
Oregon. said today he favcrs q
wide open" Democratic conven-
Ition next year and viii stay
clear Of any presidential pri-
mary tight that may develop In
Oregon.
There have been some reports
that Senator Morse might be
advanced as e. "fayoYite SON
candidate to avoid q possible
Democratic split In his State
lBut the Oregon Senator, said he
would not 90 along In any such
If1ove.
Il am running for the Senate
and nothing else" be said In an
interview.
oregonis May 1s primary may
Ifind both Democratic and Re.
publican aspirants listed on the
ballot. some OF them against
their wills.
A petition signed by 1000
voters puts a candidates. name
ION the ballot, even without his
consent. The candidate can't
lget his name Of the ballot no
matter how much he objects.
Problem for Hartman
This might pose something Of
q problem for Gov. Ayerell Har-
lriman Of New York, who Is to
speak in Oregon November ~ In
behalf Of Senator Morse. Gov.
Hartman expects TO be New
York's afayorite son" candidate
but has said he win not enter
lany primaries.
There have been indications
that Adlai e. Stevenson may de-
lclde to so Into the primary. The
name Of Senator Estes Kefauyer
lot Tennessee also Is likely to be
lentered. Senator Kefauver car
Tried the States IL votes into the
ie52 national convention.
Senator Kefauver told an ABC
ltelevision audience yesterday he
should know by mid December
whether he win seek the 1856
nomination, but said he was
mot now o candidate at any
lrate."
After the show q panel mern-
lber who asked Senator Kefauver
III he really intended TO run re-
lportedly was told Il think 50. !"
But the Senator declined later
to say whether he wants the
Nomination.
Mr.. Stevenson is expected tc
Iannounce for the nomination In
Chicago Tuesday, two days be-
fore the meeting Of the Demo-
lcratic National Committee. All
THAT time the committee win
Iconsider d proposed compromise
Ifor the loyalty oath" by which
some 1852 delegates wanted to
bind all who participated to sup
lport the conventions nominee.
Pledge Called Dead
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
lof Minnesota. who was among
Those supporting the oath move
lment In 1859. said In an inter-
view he regards the loyalty
pledge as dead"
Later on d CHS television
lshow, however, he said that Il
lhe were asSed to Judge the
Qualifications Of Gov. Allen
I -
Evening star., 1955-11-14
Few U. S. Agencies See
Any Flow in News Flow

I.No need exists to improve max.
ling information available" !"
Civil Aeronautics Board The
present arrangements are be-
llieved to be satisfactory"
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission =
1.-THE commission strives ON
lcontinuing basis 10 give better
faster and more economical serv.
lee to other agencies"
once Of Defense Mobilization
TT does not appear that tht
making available Of timely, fac.
Itual and pertinent information
lon the affairs of this agency re.
|quires additional legislation. !"
Federal Communications Com.
mission I'm the coinrnissionsi
opinion, timely. factual and per-
ltinent information concerning
1.-THE affairs of the agency is being
made available to all interested
persons and we have no recon-.
Imendations TO make at this time
concerning the matter
mo Reeonamsndationss
Federal Mediation and Concili.
alton Service mo recommen.
ldation warranted"
General Services Adn1inistra.
| ltion I'VE have no recomraeneia.
Itiofls for needed legislation ol
amy suggestions to offer at tliil
time =
Housing and Home Financ,
Agency This agency has ex,
lperienced no difacuity In tliI
lregard." "
International cooperation Ad.
ministraticn- This Is undel
constant review by this agency
NLRB Ii Satisfied
National Labor Relation
lBoardAThe agency as an op.
lerating policy attempts to facili
tate the now Of perrnissibl,
information, especially upUr
specific requests, from and t.
lany proper source. We have ri
lneed for any special legislation.
| Railroad Retirement Board.
1--WE think we are doing an ade'
luuate Job Of making information
available. "
| Redevelopme1t Land Agenc,
T.. Although We are CONSTANT,
ion the alert for opportunities :,
Improve our information policies
I've do not at the present see hoy
I've can make any recommends,
ltion. We have had no com.
plants regarding our proce'
ldures.
'.No Legislation Needed
Rubber Producing FaciIitie
Disposal Commissions I'VE ar,
doing the best job We can. ",
Legislation Is needed to effec
Aany improvement
SeIective Service systerii"I
lis our opinion that this agenc,
Evening star., 1955-11-14

Idicated he would be quite willing
10 run for Wee President.
Senator Aiken, Republican Of
vermont, said in q weekend in
|terview that what he called the
failure of the Geneva con-
ference" win greatly increase
the pressure on Mr.. Eisenhower
10 seek q second term. He con-
lceded, however. "it's up to Ike to
make that decision"
He Is the one man the world
nov looks to as able 10 solve
our international problems BY
lpeace," Aiken said.
Evening star., 1955-11-14

conflict Of interest charges. Mr.,
Strobel denied be had used his
Federal ofice to further his
private interests but said he was
leaving to spare the administra-
tion any embarrassment,
The 0SA. the Goyernment's
housekeeping agency which has
many dealings with private bus
iness Arms, the other day issued
e new personnel handbook to its
employees. Attached to it By
General Services Administrator
Edmund r. Mansure was the
Standards Of Conduct code as Q
reminder to GEA employees that
any violation Of this code would
mean dismissal.
HWhen an individual accepts
with the Govern
|ment, he assumes responsibilities
over and above efIlcient and loyal
performances of his assigned
duties the preface reads. I'm
the eyes Of the public, his per-
|sonal conduct. both ct work and
|at home, becomes q part OF the
reputation of the Government
itself. Accordingly. It Is the
policy OF the General Services
Administration that its employees
shall be required. as q condition
|of their employment, to comply
with the standards set forth
below.
The code OF conduct cautions
|employes not to give preferen-
ltial treatment TO any person
firm or corporation In the con.
duct Of ofiiciaI business: forbidi
|cutside employment unless spe.
Icifically authorized: bars the
|conduct cf any Government busi-
mess except on Federal premises
|or when authorized elsewhere;
REQUIRES athe avoidance Of cir.
|cumstances which invites conflict
between lf-interest and integ.
|rity" and warns that employees
shall so conduct themselves n
|to permit no possible basis fol
suspicion Of unethical busines:
practices" !"
Also, the employees are warned
mot to accept any gratuities o.
favors directly or indirectly from
any person or firm doing bust.
mess with the administration
The employees were also In.
|structed to report Immediately
amy irregularity or suspected ir.
Regularity to GSA's complained
division that comes to his atten.
Evening star., 1955-11-14
ny RoBERT <. WALSH

By ROBERT *. WALSH
Only q handful Of the "a Fed
eral agencies invited to suggest
better ways Of giving informa-
tion to the public have proposed
any improvements. Despite q
House subcommittee's conviction
that some laws and methods
should be changed, the rest say
they are satisfied with their sys-
TENS and statutes.
Detailed study Of q 550-page
compilation Of QUESTIONABLE
answers from all the Offices. and
replies to queries at the flrst
round Of open hearings recently
convinced the House Govern
Ment Operations subcommittee
that many departments protest
their innocence too much.
The trend Of responses on q
wide range Of points in the pub
lie information problem warned
Subcommittee Chairman Moss,
Democrat Of California, that be
win encounter formidable diffl-
ellties at the expanded sessions
IN January.
Example Of Replies
An example Of the subcom-
naittee's problem Is found Ii
answers to one of approximately
so questions: How can the lob
0f making available timely. fac
talal and pertinent information
On the affairs of your agency be
improved? Please recommend
any necessary legislation" Here
are reactions, II not answers,
from some Of the departments
and agencies:
Defense - sAThe accomplish
Inent Of the objective stated ii
the question Is primarily de-
pendent upon effective adrninis-
tration and sufiicient personnel
ayailable to the services fol
prosecuting effective public IN
formation programs" "
ConmerceaWh constantly
striving TO improve its infor1na-
ton services, the department at
present has no suggestions f0r
legislation"
Justice 'The department
does not believe that any new
legislation Is necessary to i'm
prove the job.
State Treasury Stand Pat
Etats.aTlae department has
no specific suggestions for inn
prCvennent In the present meth
ods Of making information
available
Treasury The Treasury
knows Of no basic changes which
would improve the job Of maxi
ing available factuAl information
with respect To the affairs Of ths
pArtment."
Central intelligence Agency
Evening star., 1955-11-14
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
StrobeI Case Brings
GSAConduct Warming
By JOSEPH young

As an aftermath the sobel case General Services
Administration issued strong reminder to It's employees
to observe the standards Of conduct set by the agency or face
dismissal
Peter A. Strobel GSAs Public Buildings Commissioner
resigned last week under House Judiciary Committee FIRE
Evening star., 1955-11-14

ltion. Employees also must submit
Ito their siIperiors q complete re-
Iport Of outside personal and
financial business connections
and are held responsible foi
keeping this information up tt
date. GSA personnel are barred
lin all relations with the public
from recommending the use d
lany non-G Government ilternnedi.
larry offering any service as con-
lstiltant, agent, representative, at
ltorney, specialist or expediter II
dealing with any Government
agency or transaction.
The GSA also repeated IL
warning that any ernploye who
LENDS money to fellow employees
at any rate Of interest Is subject
TO dismissal. Employees were In.
Istructed to meet their financial
obligations including prompt pay.
inent Of Federal income taxes
Any form Of gambling and th,
use Of intoxicants on Fedora
premises also were expreSsi,
forbidden.
LEAGUE DINNER-The so.
lciety for Personnel Administers
Ition is cooperating with tn,
National Civil Service League
land Look Magazine In the award
dinner 10 be held December 2 Ii
the Sheraton Park Hotel honor,
ling 10 outstanding Federal careel
lempl0yes. Former Governor Ton
Dewey Of New York and Chair,
imam Johnston Of the Senate Ciyi
Service Committee win be th,
main speakers. The SPA is help.
ling with the ticket sales and ha,
designated I'd Gress OF the Dis.
trict government as chairman
mr.. Gress Is In Room 4OO4, Mu.
lnicipal Center. and can b,
reached by phone cit the Districi
government, extension 1851.
i H&
BUSINESSMEN IN GOVERN.
ATENT "A survey Of business
executives in Government hal
been launched by the Harvard
Business School Club Of Wash.
lington.
The project contenaplates thl
most thorough study yet at.
tempted Of the experience Of In.
Idustrialists In Federal Jobs. Ths
information produced win, Ii /,
hoped, help solve the problem b,
obtaining and holding good exec,
I1tives In Government. The studj
is being financed BY o grant-ifl.
laid from the Committee for Eco,
liioniic Development, d nationa
IresearCh and education organ.
liz2tion.
OVERSEAS yOBs-The Arm,
Departments overseas affairI
division announced the foiloWinl
job openings for civilian person.
mel: Far East: controller, grad,
Evening star., 1955-05-31
Cochrone Quits Navy Job
After s. Years Service

a craftsman at the Charleston
(S., c. Navy Yard.
A native of Canada, Mr.. Coch-
rane attended school in Boston.
and at George Washington Uni
versity. He lives at 3726 Jocelyn
street NV.
During his So years and 10
months service he has played a
prominent part in the admins
tration of all of the Navy's hos
pitals. He also had hand in the
design and construction of Navy
hospitals at the Medical Center,
Bethesda, st. Adams, N. Y. and
the newly opened hospital on
Guam.
He is considered one of the
Nations top experts on construc-
ton of facilities for deep cancer
therapy and explosion-proof op-
Grating suites.
Other posts Mr.. Cochrane has
held include craftsman positions
here, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Evening star., 1955-05-31
Small Camera Made
To Clip to Eyeglasses

BERLIN.-For the snapshot
fan, q West German manufac-
turer has designed a miniature
camera that can be clipped on
top Of any eyeglass frame.
The 2xAxH Inch camera
incorporates a viewer that auto
matically fits over the eyeglass
lens. The camera is opera ted by
p 612-lnch cable release.
The camera uses 16-mm. film
holds eight exposures, and weighs
less than 11a ounces. 1t featu. es
a As lens, a shutter speed Of
1/30th of a second, and focus
settings of 6 feet, IL feet and
infiinity.
Evening star., 1955-05-31
ChurchiII's Lion
Dying Of Old Age

LONDON. May 81 (R.-Sir
Winston Churchill's pet African
lion. Rota. is dying of old age.
Doctors at London Zoo have
given up hope for the 17-year-old
lion presented to Sir Winston in
1943 by the London Geological
Society as a symbol of his lion
hearted efforts during the war.
While still Prime Minister, Sir
Winston paid a visit 20 the Zoo
to see Rota only two months ago
when the lion was reported i'll.
He changed Rota's diet and per-
sopally fed him chicken instead
of raw meat.
Evening star., 1955-05-31

One Of the longest civilian ca
reers in Navy Department history
ends today with the retirement
after nearly SO years service of
John E. w. Cockrane, a con-
struction expert.
Mr.. Cochrane Assistant
Branch Manager and top civilian
amploye in the Hospital and Per-
sonnel Structures Section, Bureau
Of Yards and Docks, began his
career with the Navy in 1902 as
Evening star., 1955-05-31
All Eleven in Expedition
Reach Top of Mukulu

NEW DELHI. India. May 81
R.-All members Of an 11-man
French expedition have reached
the summit of 27,790-foot Mount
Makalu, fourth highest in the
world, a message from the ex-
pedition leader said last night.
Jean Franco said weather con-
ditions were good enough to en-
able the entire group to stand on
the summit OF the Himalayan
peak at various times during
three days beginning May Is.
Newspapers reported Friday
that the expedition had scaled
Makalu.
Evening star., 1955-05-31
Officers Are Elected
By Oklahoma u. Club

Joe S. Wallace, ia Lis]e ave-
nue., Falls Church, Va, has been
elected president OF the Okla
homa University Club of Wash
ingLon. A Veterans Administra-
tion attorney. Mr.. Wallace
served as the clubs treasurer
during the past year.
Other rev officers of the club
are William L. Cooper, vice
president. Truman Richardson,
secretary and Francis K. Hunt,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1955-05-31

and at the Pensacola, Fla, Naval
Air Station
Also retiring today Karl w
Hartig of 223 Baden street, Sill
yer Spring, a Bureau of Yards
and Docks architect for % years
Mr.. Hartig, a District native
joined the Navy Department in
1917, but resigned in 1922 to en-
tie! private practice. He was chief
craftsman of the New House Of
flee Building for II years. He re-
turned tU the Navy in 1893.
Evening star., 1955-05-31

Tomorrow! Meet Celeste Holm
at The Hecht Co.'s Fashion ShOw
Currently a the Staler, Embassy Room
IN PERSON. WEDNESDAY, 1890 PM sd Fl, Washington Store
and famous for her performance
md this TV AZ"
celebrity n bersoni
Evening star., 1955-02-20
How Reliable Are Red Satellite Armies?

in the army, navy and air forces. In
addition, there are some $4,000 SOL
diers and officers in police and Sc
curity organizations.
Soviet forces, themselves, also are
stationed in Poland. An estimated
$4,000 soldiers are concentrated in
the area of Silesia; Soviet air forces
are located "in strength" in Poland.
BALTIC STATES: The national
identity of the armies of Latvia,
Estonia and Lithuania was COM
pletely eliminated with the destruc-
ton of those former republics. How
ever, the Soviet has large forces in
all three areas. There are from s
to 10 divisions and one NKVD, di-
vision in Latvia. 1t is estimated that
about 250,000 men in eight divi-
sions of Polar army"-presuma-
bly, now-fighters-are located in
Estonia. Soviet strength in Lithu-
ania includes some 10000 ground
forces and 10 airfields.
Soviet Organization
In addition to maintaining large
satellite forces, the Russians have
reorganized all captive armed forces
along Soviet lines, including the
presence of secret police and political
commissars.
The Russian language is q re-
quired course Of study for virtually
all satellite troops and para-mii-
tary organizations.
Experts within the Assembly for
Captive European Nations are di-
vided as to the reasons behind this.
Some feel the Russians are merely
trying to inculcate satellite troops
with admiration for their Soviet
masters.
Others, however, are convinced
the real reason Is more sinister, yet
more reasonable: The Soviet wants
no impediments to making full use
of these troops in event of war.
Thus. by using Soviet weapons,
wearing Soviet uniforms and study
ing Soviet military techniques, they
can be incorporated at any time
anywhere within the Soviet military
structure.
With an understanding Of basic
Russian these troops also can be
broken up and reincorporated into
Soviet units II they prove unreliable
In combat.
In most satellite forces. the OH
GERS are natives Of proven Commu-
mist enthusiasm. Poland is the OUT
standing exception. All officers
above the rank Of major in the army
or commander in the navy are
Russians.
In effect, the Soviet Union has
achieved with the satellite countries
. goal that the West still 10 trying
to reach with respect to the armies
Of the NATO countries. But with
one vital difference.
There In no doubt from the high
est general to the lowest private
where the loyalty of the NATO
armies lies. The Kremlin has no
such assurances with its satellite
armies today.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

planted to hold down the shifting
soil.
And then came another drought
to the Great Plains.
The first great blowing year was
1888. In that year. 38 dust storms
of greater -than-local scope dimmed
the Southwestern Plains To be
counted. dust storm in the region
had to reduce visibility to less than
one mile. 1884 was extremely dry.
but absence of unusually strong
winds held the storm total to %
that year. But in 1885 there were
40 storms; in 1896, 68, and in 1887,
72., The land was blowing away.
millions of acres of it. Dust storms
no longer made the headlines, but
thousands of farm families no
longer made livelihood and mill
lions of farm acres were destroyed.
Block BIizzords'
These were the great black bliz-
yards of the newspaper pictures
and the newsreels. Their dramatic
and terrifying effect brought the
whole Nation to attention. In these
early years of the New Deal much
had been written of the plight Of
the farmer in his struggle to
weather depression prices. mortgage
foreclosures and bank failures. Now,
on the heels of these manifesto
tions of growing national social
awareness. came this terrible new
scourge-the more terrible because
it was so well remembered by every
one.
And out OF the prolonged, wind
blown devastation developed new
factor in the American economy
and q new word in the American
Evening star., 1955-02-20

an eventual return Of moisture and
renewed farming fortune.
Prosperity Returns
Finally, in 1895. the rains came at
last. Resettlement began through
out the region, growing in volume
until 1t became a land boom. Rela-
lively good crop years followed each
other; by 1910 all Of the region
comprised in the modern "dust
bowl" was fully settled and produc-
ing bumper crops of grain-in those
early years. mostly corn.
In 1912 came the first warning.
Thomas County, Kans., heavily set
tied and prosperous, experienced a
dry year. The following spring the
land began to blow. Little whirl-
winds in the corn fields. only slightly
hindered by the scraggly stubble
of the cornstalks. grew to become
huge blizzards Of dust. About
$1,000 acres Of the county's best
crop land blew away on the relent-
less wind, to be dropped in dry
wisps of choking dust all over the
State.
But Thomas County was only one
insignificant area In vast produc-
tive economy. However much the
Thomas County farmers learned
their lesson, the rest Of the prairie
men still carried on, trusting in
sufficient rain to make crop and
giving hardly a thought to the fam
tastic idea that whole farm could
literally blow away.
The outbreak of World War I in
1914 brought. almost Immediately.
an immense demand for wheat and
cotton. The plows became buster;
tractors were rapidly replacing
Evening star., 1955-02-20
By SomueI EneIe Burr, Jr.

of advancing and encouraging the
growth and development OF the
members. Almost all of them also
have other purposes of social or
semisocial nature. The local educa-
tional association is quite likely to
sponsor a Christmas party, faculty
picnic, steak fry or an outing OF
some sort, from time to time. Inte-
grafton will mean that white and
Negro teachers will meet one an
other on terms of social equality at
such affairs. They will share in
making the preparations and they
will be present together when the
affairs are held.
Working Together
A great many American school
systems depend upon committees OF
teachers for various types Of profess
sional and semiprofessional work.
Committees Of teachers revise courses
of study. they recommend selected
textbooks for adoption. they revise
the form and content Of pupil re-
POAt N0Adot t1ACy INV AA aV6SAAS
Of similar situations.
Integration will mean that white
and Negro teachers will serve to-
gether and will collaborate with one
another on such committees. This
will apply not only to the profession
al work that has been assigned but
also to the coffee breaks, Transports
ton to and from the meeting place,
and conversation on many matters
that may not directly AFFECT the
schools at all.
Almost any junior or senior high
school building which has been
erected since 1880 includes two rela-
lively small rooms, with appropriate
furnishings and toilet facilities.
which are designed for use by the
men teachers and the women teach
ers. In many cases their appoint
ments may not justify the name. but,
even so. these rooms may be called:
"The Teachers Lounge" They are
quite likely to be workrooms rather
than lounging rooms. however, be-
cause teachers invariably have test
papers to be graded, lesson plans to
Evening star., 1955-02-20
Dr. Burr is ehoirmon Of the Department oi
Education at American University.

grafton phase now, have found no
insuperable obstacles, but they have
run into enough problems to make
1t worth while to hold a series Of
meetings each Thursday to discuss
the teachers role in integration.
Washington teachers and teachers
in other new integration areas
face social and professional prob
lens which are unknown in the
segregated areas and long forgotten
In the already integrated school
systems. And colored teachers in
transition areas face another, more
serious problem-that of the pos
sible loss Of their Jobs.
These Negro teachers wonder II
they will have Jobs in the nom
segregated schools to the same ex-
tent that they have been employed
in the Negro divisions Of segregated
school systems, The future Of
Negro teachers is of concern to those
already trained and employed and
Of even more concern to the Negro
youth who are presently preparing
to enter the teaching field.
All-Nesro Schools
In the past, it has been the uni
versal custom in segregation areas
for boards Of education to employ
Negro teachers to teach Negro pupils
In Negro schools. These schools also
have had Negro custodians and jani-
tors. Negro bus drivers and Negro
cafeteria employees. And the prin-
cipal Of q Negro school has been q
member of the Negro race.
A survey Of hiring practices in
non-segregated schools in the North
reveals that definite preference has