Evening star., 1955-01-28
Six Area Young Men
Named in Top 10 in
Government Service
] Donald G. Bersus

six Washington area men are
9kong the 10 outstanding young |
government men Of the year
S1Ikcted yesterday by the WASH
iNeton Junior Chamber Of Com
n5erce.
The winners were congratu-
lNfed at q luncheon In the Ma
HOnal Press Club by Navy Sec
tetayy Thomas. who also brought
tie personal greetings Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower. Mr.. Eisenhower
PRAISED the winners for their
reimbursement, great personal
Tfperess and dedication to the
ckase Of good government"
THE Arthur s. Flemming
Awards, named In honor Of the
Director Of Defense Mobilization
and former Civil Service COM
missioner, are presented each
year to the 10 most outstanding
persons, under 40, In Govern
ment administrative, scientific
and technical fields.
Area Winners.
The Washington area winners
are:
Paul A. Barron, chief counsel
Of the Personal Property Divi-
sion of the General Services
Administration: Donald c. Ber-
gus, ofiicer In charge Of Israeli
Jordan Affairs, State Depart
Ynent.
Also Carl W. Clewlow, director
Of the Army Departments ONCE
Of program review and analysis;
Casper j. Anderson, Naval Ord
nance Laboratory; DR.. Terrell L.
Hill, National Naval Medical Re-
search Institute. and Dr.. Leon
Jacobs Of the Public Health
Service.
The out-of-town winners are
william r. Brown, jrY SO, chief
Of the Army Signal Corps pic
torial center's information film
center, Long Island. N. Y; How
ard w. Habermyer. 80. director
of wage and service records.
Railroad Retirement Board,
Chicago; George E. Cooper, 38.
chief research pilot, Ames Aero
nautical Laboratory. National
Advisory Committee for Aero
nautics, Moffett Field. Calf.
and DR.. Daniel Swern, Agricul-
ture Department chemist, Phil
Rdelphia.
Developed Standards.
Mr.. Barron. 81. lives at 433
Bellyiew drive, Falls Church. Va.
He was cited for his work In
developing standards at GSA
whereby industrial representa-
tives would be considered eligible
for obtaining Government con-
tracts. He also drafted the
motor vehicle control law passed
by the last Congress giving cen-
tralized control to one agency
OF the Government for motor
vehicle pools and systems.
Mr.. Bergus. 81. lives at $500
Lindale drive, Bethesda, Md. He
was honored for his successful
coordination Of Government
diplomatic missions in the Near
East relating to United Nations
relief for Palestine refugees, and
for handling negotiations IN the
Israel-Jordan conflict over the
use Of the Jordan valley water
shed.
Mr.. Clewlow, 80. lives at TOT
Jefferson avenue, Falls Church,
va. He was honored for unique
MANAGEMENT procedures which
enabled the Quartermaster Corps
to eliminate many sources OF
costly delays In It's distribution
system and return q half billion
dollars from the QuarternaasteI
stock Fund to the Treasury.
Mr.. Aronson. 80. lives at 340l
oberon street, Kensington, Md
AS research administrator
atomic tests, he was cited fol
originality and ingenuity relating
to measurement Of blast and
shock phenomena on Operation
Greenhouse, the results Of which
substantially modified many
policies for use Of atomic weap-
Cils.
Or. Hill. 81, lives at 5828 Con
way road. Bethesda, Md. A
chemist. he was cited for his con-
tributiohs to advances in laws
governing behavior Of particles
atoms and molecules: and fol