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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

However, the House unit moi
only voted funds without being
officially asked to. but increased
it to $3.50 million.
Committee members were i'm
pressed by the report of the
Kaplan Committee that the civil
service retirement system would
go broke by 1870 if no further
Government contributions were
made. The Kaplan group recon-
mended that the Government
contribute $772 million year.
The House committee said it
understood that the administra-
ton soon plans to submit a
proposal to Congress to establish
a statutory basis for determin-
ing the amount of Federal con-
tribution. Under the present
system, the Governments con-
tribution has been on hit-and-
miss basis.
Declaring that it is in full &C
cord with plans to put the sys-
TEN. on a sound financial basis,
the committee said it was ap-
proving the $3.50 million con-
tribution this year as stop-gap
ito prevent the fund from de-
terloratlng further"
X 4 X
AGE LIMIT LIFTED-Also as
part of the 1856 independent Of
fees bill, the House Appropria-
tons Committee has approved a
provision which bars the Civil
Service Commission from setting
age limits on Federal jobs, if the
applicant is otherwise qualified.
Congress last year approved
provisions designed to abolish
age limitations on Federal jobs,
but the csc set age limits for
certain types of positions. This
drew heavy criticism from mem
bcrs of Congress and the House
Appropriations Committee has
directed the commission to stop
such practices.
1T is believed that if a person
is otherwise qualified, an arbi-
trary limitation on employment
solely on account of age should
not be placed on any position
by the Civil Service Commits
SION" the committee declared.
The only exception would be that
persons 10 or older could only
be appointed on a temporary
basis.
Playhouse Speaker Rayburn
said yesterday the House is
scheduled to act on postal pay
raise legislation this week. The
Texas Democrat said he will ask
Chairman Murray of the House
Civil Service Committee to re-
quest an open rule from the
Rules Committee so that the
House can vote this week.
There are two reasons why pay
raise sponsors are seeking House
action this week. First, the
Senate-approved 10 per cent bills
for classified and postal workers
are not retroactive and neither
are the pending House measures.
Therefore. every day that goes
by is a loss to Government work.
ers as far as a pay raise is con-
cerned. Second, the House re-
ceSses on Friday until April IA
for the Easter recess and that
would delay action for several
weeks.
House sponsors are hopeful Of
obtaining passage of the postal
pay bill and House-Senate con-
ference agreement by the end of
this week, which would send
the measure to the White House.
Classified pay legislation would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

Germ over the
situation is
emphasized by
the fact that
1T ad not
been asked TO
vote a n y
funds, but did
SO anyway.
The admin
iStration pre-
viouSly had
said it would
submit a re-
quest for $2l6
million later
this We ar,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29

be acted on after the Easter re.
cess.
However, there are several OBJ.
stacles to overcome. Mr.. Murray
is reluctant to ask for a rule
although he probably will accedt
to the House leadership's de-
mands Secondly. if the posta
groups insist on the same 10 pei
cent pay raise voted by the Sen
ate. there may be some fireworks
in the House.
Before Senate approval Of th'
10 per cent legislation, posta
employe groups had agreed tt
an 8.2 per cent average increas'
bill being adopted by the House
However, a few postal employ,
groups now are considering
pressing for a 10 per cent bill il
the House. the same as was ap.
proved in the Senate. And thu
Senate'S bill contained no poSta
salary Redistribution.
If postal employe groups
agreed to the 8.2 per cent aver
age increase measure, the pay
situation would be considerably
helped. many legislators believe
They feel there is a chance
President Eisenhower might sign
such an 80 per cent increase
into law. even though he has
been adamant that the So pei
cent postal measure approved
by the House Civil Service Com
mittee is as far as he will go
And even if the President We
toed such legislation many II en-
bers of Congress believe there
would be a chance Of overriding
the veto.
On the other hand the Pres
ident is considered certain to
veto a 10 per cent increase bill
And grave doubts are expressed
as to whether Congress would
override such a veto.
Meanwhile classified employees
pay legislation in the House
will have to await the outcome
of the postal pay cattle. Tile
fortunes of classified pay legis-
'lation is closely linked with that
of postal pay. The situation
boils down to this: If postal
workers get a raise this year
classified employees also will
But if postal workers don't get
a raise neither will the much
less-organized classified en-
ployes.
VETERANS ADMINISTRA-
MONUMENT w. Powers, re-
gional personnel manager of the
Post Office Department in Phila-
delphia, has resigned to become
Assistant Administrator for Per-
sonnet of the Veterans Admin
iStration. Mr.. Powers formerly
was a VA personnel official and
has been a Government career
man since 1888. Bennett Bog
CESS, who has been acting as
sistant administrator for per-
sonnet for the past year, will be-
come director of the Classical
ton and Wage Administration
Service in VAS Office of Per-
sonnet.
PAYROLL TAX OPPOSED
The District Department Of the
American Federation Of Govern
ment Employees has adopted a
resolution strongly opposing the
proposal for a payroll tax on
employees who work in the Dis
trict of Columbia. The AFGE
unit declared that Federal en-
ployes residing in the District
and nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia "are already overburdened
with local taxes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-29
The Federal Spotlight
The FederoI Spotlight
House Unit Votes $25OMiI|ior
To Stabilize Pension Fund
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The House Appropriations Committee has approved $3.50 mil
Governments contribution this
keep system "deterorat!ng"
committee that voted
contributions the fund for
plans should made Immediate" "
Evening star., 1955-06-19

CHAMP: Locomotive BB-o0o4 tobove). set
worlds record Of 207 m.p.h.. develops
$4,000 horsepower at high speed and
weighs on exceptionally light 80 tons
PAcESETTER: Engineer Mosnoudeix (leftl
opened contest by running his CC-7l2l at
ISL m.p.h. This troin runs regvlony on the
Poris-lyon line. Normal overoge: rs m.p.h.
Evening star., 1955-06-19
(See Front Covert

by man on rails. But this created problem.
Since applying brakes at more than l25 miles an
hour is not considered safe, train windows were
opened at the proper moment to create drag and
deceleTation
Have Frances trains really outstrippcd ours?
Americas railroad officials aren't disturbed in the
least
Says Patrick B. McGinnis, president Of The New
York, New Haven and Hartford: TEST speed
events don't interest US. We emphasize safety and
comfort rather than competition with airplanes.
Even so, our regular passenger runs maintain
faster schedules than the French
In this writer's opinion, however, the whole
world has missed the point: some French genius
has invented train window that opens! Here
is the real benefactor of mankind
To him we say "Npe la France" and, above all,
"Ouwez les fenehesr' LESLIE llEDER
Evening star., 1955-06-19

QUESTION: II. E. MHilinix, of Baltimore, an
employee of the B. & o. Railroad writes: "Tw
read abom those French trains that go over 200
m,ph - what do they look like? And why don't
US. trains go that IaN?"
ANSWER: The French are funny race. On
the one hand they take two hours to eat an omelet
but on the other, they have mania for breaking
every train speed record known to man.
The great French railroad steeplechase began on
February II, 1884. At exactly 1885, electric loco
motive CC-7l2l (shown on our cover), thundered
over the tracks at Isl miles per hour
In March Of this year, another Of Frances
electric thoroughbreds - the CC-7107 = careened
over 4O-mile stretch at 1913 miles an hour. The
next day stablemate BB-90O4, hauling the regula-
ton three coaches, throttled up to an amazing
2O7 miles an hour - the fastest clip ever reached
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

Chairman, Mrs. Basil Waters,
Jr., William Anderson, VIM. B.
Pyles, Merhle Mayne. Wilson C.
Poole, Donald Hobbs, Jr.
Legislative: Henry B. Kicker
son, Chairman, Julian King, T.
M. Garrett, Basil Mobley, George
Lechlider, Ralph Walker, Merhle
King.
Schools: George Lechlider,
Chairman, Mrs. Roland Green,
Mrs. Lewis P. Allnutt, Jr.; Mrs.
Harrison King, w. o. King, Rob-
ert Stiles, Donald Hobbs, George
Hurst.
Civic Federation Representa-
tives: o. w. Anderson, Delegate;
ZEE. Brooke Lee, Delegate; Hen
ry B. Hickerson, Delegate; H. D.
Brown, Alternate; John Nun
caster, Jr., Alternate; w. M. Pet
row, Alternate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
County Farm Bureau Terms Swimming Pools Local Matter
RM1S to Launch Annual
Magazine Campaign Feb. 2

The annual magazine campaign
in Richard Montgomery High
School has been scheduled for the
two weeks of February PIG. The
captains for the two teams, facul.
ty advisers, and the names OF the
teams have been selected and
voted upon by the Student Gov
eminent.
There are to be two teams, the
CITY Slickers" and the "Coun,
try Cousins" The "City Slickers"
will be headed by Joan Cue, while
the Country Cousins" will be
headed by Llyn Zuck. The faculty
sponsors for the "City Slickers"
are Mrs. Shirley Wilson and Joe
Wilson. Mrs, Mildred King and
Edward Mulhern will act as adj
visers to the Country Cousins
The teams will be chosen in
homerooms. E a h homeroom
Will have two captainS-one on
each team. Since there are 26
homerooms, there will be Sc
homeroom captains. Their job is
to keep daily records of the mon
ey brought in by members of the
teams.
The goal for the school is S4,-
500, while the goal set for each
individual student is only S.. Stu
dents on the winning team who
make their goal or go over it, are
invited to the victory party at the
end of the campaign. People on
the losing team who double that
amount (who bring in $40 or
more in magazine subscriptions
are invited to the party.
During the campaign, there
will be prizes for the high sales
man of each day, also a box of
Hersheys will be given to the
Ugh room each day. The highest
homeroom for the entire cam
paign will ~. awarded a radio or
its cash value.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

At least two assemblies are
planned for the entire school dur
ing the campaign. These will be
pep talks and reports on the
standings of the two teams.
Future Engineers are sponsor
ing a Valentine Dance, February
A, in the gym.
Nominees for the r. M. II. S.
Sweetheart are Flo Seiders, Betty
Shope, Donna Day, Shirley Mar
tin and Edna Mitchell.
Everyone purchasing a ticket
will be entitled to ond8vote. Two
semi-finalists will be chosen and
the finalist will be picked at the
dance by audience applause.
In girls basketball intramurals
Monday, the Reds ian eleventh
grade team downed the Bomber
cites (also an eleventh grade
team with a 1918 score.
Another new rule has recently
taken effect in school. elects or
heel plates of any sort have been
banndd.
Reason for this: they mar the
floors and disturb classes.
Last Friday night, Jan. Is, the
R.M.H.S. basketball team spon-
sored a casual dance after the
Wheaton game. Benefits from the
dance went to the team for equip
ment.
Lynn Zuck, with 1S points led
the R.M.H.S. Rockets to So to
So victory over a MUNICH under
rated Wheaton five.
This is the first of six games
with the three Montgomery
County Class B schools that the
rockets must defeat to go to the
state tournament.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

And parents have the first re-
sponsibility of living and passing
on to youth good values. How.
ever, this fact does not excuse
the adult who is not parent.
AS an individual, why not give
thought to good character build
ing, suggests Mrs. Moehn. Gen.
orally we think of children and
youth when we speak of charac'
ter building. But a person all
through life needs to work at de-
veloping and keeping good char
acter.
She points out that our country
could build a strength not to be
surpassed if adults would really
live the beliefs and values which
they expect youth to follow. Mrs.
Moehn adds that young people
try to achieve wholesome person.
alities, and they do this mainly
by having good examples set for
them nv, admits
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

er Cooperative Service, show this
total for 1928. 1t is almost
double the number of 10 years
ago, although only slightly his;h-
er than the memberships of
1851
A survey conducted by DR..
Paul R. Poffenberger of the Uni
versity of Maryland agricultural
economics department sh ow
that 88 cooperatives operated in
Maryland in 1928. These or
CARNATIONS had about 10000
members and their net business,
after adjusting for duplication,
was slightly over $500 million.
Many farmers belong to more
than one cooperative, and the ma
tional membership of rs million
represents some 3 million indi-
Vidual farmers. The number of
cooperatives in the nation showed
a small drop-10,114 in 1928
compared with 10,166 the preced-
ing years. The loss occurred in
marketing and service coopera-
tives largely because of consoli-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
What Are Your
Values, Ideals?

Check your values and ideals
with those of today's society,
suggests Mrs. Jeanne Moehn,
family life specialist for the
University of Maryland Exten-
sion Service.
Can you say, II have respect
for myself because 1 am always
honest; I do not misrepresent
things. 1 have the welfare of 9TH
ers at heart-my fellowmen as
well as my family?
Society sets up certain beliefs
and values which we learn to &C.
cept, such as honesty, truthful
ness, and regard for the rights
of others, says the specialist.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
County Cattle
Are Shipped to
South America

Twenty registered Holstein-
Friesian animals from herds in
Gaithersburg and Rockville, were
recently exported to South Amer
lea.
These animals were all sold to
Ignacio Posada, Cali, Colombia
They were:
B-J Irvington Montvic Echo
Cow, and B ] Irvington Mont
vic Nora Cow, both owned by
w. I. King & John L. Morris,
Gaithesrburg; Irvington Elm
croft Countess Cow, Irvington
Gracious Floy Cow, Irvington
M. Gracious Lena (cow), Irving
ton Montvic Anne (cow), Irving
ton Montvic Eleanore (cow), Irv-
ington Montvic Garnet Cow 4,
Irvington Proud Apple (cow),
Irvington Proud Fonda (cow),
Irvington Proud Kerry Cow,
IrVington ValdeSSa Dahlia Cow !,
Irvington M Gracious Countess
Cow, Irvington Princess Eden
Cow, Irvington Rosette Amity
Cow, Irvington Pride Count
(bulD, Irvington Pride Rex
(bulD, Irvington Admiral Nathan
(bulD, and Irvington Major Mark
(bulD, all owned by w. I. King,
Gaithersburg; and Van B Master
Dahlia Echo (bulD, owned by
George L. Fuller, Rockville.
During 1854, shipments of reg
istered Observation-Disclosures were
made to 81 nations. Recent years
have shown marked increase in
export activity, particularly
among South American countries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

Membership: H. D. Brown, Di-
rector, j. j. Hutton, A. ]. Cissell,
o. N. Stabler, Arnold Price, Ray
mond Kemp, ]. D. King, Mrs. B.
w. Waters, Jr.
Planning and Zoning: E.
Brooke Lee. Chairman, H. D..
Brown, Ward w. Fetrow, T. M.
Garrett, w. F. Sickle, w. Law
son King, Marvin Simmons.
Tax: McKendree Fulks, Chair
man, Chester Clagett, Willard
NARROW, Basil Mobley, L. C.
Burns, Upton Gladhill, Raymond
King, o. H. Wells, K. C. Heisler,
Guy Lewis.
Publicity: Mrs. Basil Waters,
Jr., Hazel Lechlider, Mrs. Will
liam Pyles, Stanley Stabler.
Executive: o. w. Anderson,
Henry B. Hickerson, H. D.
Brown, A. ]. Cissel, T. M. Gar
rett, Mrs. B. w. Waters.
Program: Henry B. Hickerson,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
Redlands Bureau
Elects New Officers

Frank Blood, Clarksburg, was
elected President of the Redlands
Farm bureau at a recent meet.
ing in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Basil Waters, Jr. Other officers
are: Col. Van Allen Clark, Gath
ersburg, vice president; Stabley
Stabler, Brooksville, discussion
leader; and Mrs. Robert H. Chi.
chester, Olney, secretary. The
next meeting of the group will be
at the Van Allen Clark home at
8 pm, Feb. 3. ,-.ss.s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
Farm CO-Ops Have
rs Million Members

Total membership in farmer
cooperatives in the United States
have reached a record of rs mil
lion, according to the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The
latest available statistics, which
are compiled yearly by the Farm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

gain of 500 million over
1852.
Products sold for farmers who
were members of marketing CO.
operatives had a net value of al
most $7.4 billion in 1928. Dairy
products led in value, with a net
total of more than $2.4 billion.
Second in rank was grain, includ-
ing soybeans and soybean prod
ucts, with a net value of almost
SIG billion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

dalton. Farm supply associations
showed a significant gain in num-
Der, accounting for one-third of
the total. They also moved up
in their membership to 81 mil
lion, or more than 40 percent of
the total.
Net values of the 1928 bust
ness transacted by farmer CO.
operatives, not including that be-
tween co-ops, was $9.5 mbillion-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

the farm as that of Mr.. Preston.
These three persons are, there
fore, the winners of last weeks
contest. Apologies, by the way,
to Woodrow Adams who correct
ly identified Farm No. I two
weeks ago.
Again this week Mystery Farm
Ne. 3 challenges our readers.
Remember the rules:
To the first three persons cor
rectly identifying the Mystery
Farm of the Week." the SENTI-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

Mrs. Harry Irvine was the
first person to notify the SEN
TINEL of the identity of the
newspapers Mystery Farm No. 2
last week.
Mrs. Irvine correctly told the
SENTINEL that the second farm
(the one in last weeks edition.
was that of Earl ]. Preston in
the Poolesville area.
A few moments later, Mr..
Preston made the Identification
positive. He was followed by R..
Edwin Brown who also spotted
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27

MEL will offer absolutely free
credit for one classified advertise
ment to be used within one
month.
Identification must be made ir
person at the SENTINEL office
by Tuesday noon following publ
cation.
To the owner or tenant of the
farm, the SENTINEL will award
free years subscription. Also
free beautiful framed photo OF
the farm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-01-27
Says Each Community Must
Assume Burden of Finance,
Not Taxpayers of County

In the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Mont
gomery County Farm Bureau it up to each community in
the County to determine whether not wants swimming
pool and-if SOTO finance the pool.
This action taken at the last meeting of the Bureau
and constitutes expression of opposition to plans to build
the pools at taxpayer expense
Evening star., 1955-07-19
TWO ARMY WIVES SUE MAYOR,
JUDGE, CLERK OVER WATER BILLS

VINE GROVE, KY H1.-Two Army wives, claiming
they were falsely arrested in dispute over water bi
have sued the mayor police judge and the city water
clerk for $175.000.
The suit was filed yesterday in behalf Of Mrs John
W. Roghel and Mrs BENJAMIN Kohler. Their HUSBANDS
are sergeants at nearby Fort Knox.
Defendants Mayor George Cooper, Judge c. &
Reesor and Virgil Shelton. the water clerk
Mrs Rogher and Mrs Koher were arrested after they
protested 50 fee collected from residents OF
new subdivision They left the municipal water company
office with the bills and warrants issued for hem ine
warrants when they returned to pay their ns
and the women were brought before Judge Reesor.
The women charged that Judge Reesor already had
s1450 fines made out Mrs Kohler paid the fine Mrs
Roger refused and was jail at nearby Elizabeth
town. - -
The charge was taking water bill without paying
same" The bills at the not due for another 10
days.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

vote Of the congresses and par.
liaments of the world or by the
DEGREES of heads of state. Peace
will never come as long as one
nation takes delight in holding
another in economic, politicaI
and spiritual bondage.
"In order to bring peace, mer
must be dominated by a spirit OF
love, controlled by a passion fol-
the victory of truth; and dedi-
Gated to the ideals of social JUS
tice and moral and spiritual we'll
being"
AS he sat down to tumultuous
cheering, the Rev. C. Oscar
johnson, minister of the st
Louis, Mo-, Baptist Church, and
a past president of the Baptist
World Alliance, shook hands
with the Negro minister.
Then the Missouri minister
told the delegates: f
81 reckon that did us all good
I know this meeting has been
little restrained for some of you
Southerners. I reckon thai
cleared the air. We must have
some more of this"
Evening star., 1955-07-19

FAMILY TRAVEL PLAN
Take advantage Of this monsy-sav-
ing plan. II offers an attractive
reduction in rail fares Tor two or
more persons In a family group.
Also features a generous baggage
allowance.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Public Hearings Weighed
In | abbott Interests Case

door conference, told reporters
as he left 81 can't see anything
so far that indicates any wrong
doing"
Senator Mundt. Republican Of
South Dakota. who sat through
most of the conference, said in
a separate interview: 81 never
had any doubts (about the pro-
lpriety Of Mr.. Talbott's eonduct)
so there were none to resolve. >
Senator Mundt said Mr.. Talbot
told the Senator'S ''he does moi
think there was any conflict OF
interest" between his work at the
Pentagon and his Mulligan part
nership.
This" Senator Mundt said
''is q case where there haven't
been any charges leveled, just
rumors." The ''rumors," he said
were brought to the subcommit-
tees attention by newspaper re-
porters whom he did not name
Senator Mcclellan said Mr.
Talbot did not testify under
oath. but that a stenographit
record had been made. Both thu
Air Force head and Paul B. Mul.
Iligan, his partner, were interro.
gated.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

The Senator said Mr.. Talbot
and Mr.. Mulligan told the sub
committee they divided the
firms profits about $3.50" after
payment Of Mr.. Mulligan's
salary.
Senator Mcclellan also said the
discussion concerned whether, as
Ea reporter put it, Mr.. Talbot
was "cut out, Of the profits" on
contracts with firms that hold
defense contracts. The Senator
declined to be more specific.
Senator Mundt said he under
stands that most Of the Muiiigan
firms customers don't have big
defense contracts and that, With
one possible exception. the Gov
Iernment work represents q small
fraction of their total business.
He said Mr.. Talbot reported
he certainly wasn't" taking time
from his Government duties to
solicit business for the Muiligan
firm, but that neither did he
wish to say that as he met peo-
pie socially. -. He didn't tell
them it was a good engineering
company"
He said Mr.. Talbot reported
increasingly less and less con-
tact with the Muliigan company"
since taking the Pentagon job.