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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Boy Of ID Admits
Bomb Threat Call

LANSING. Mich, Dec. 6 {P.-
State police said today a 14-year-
old boy has admitted making a
November 26 telephone call
which touched of a bomb scare
at the home of Michigan's Gov.
G. Mennen Williams.
State Police Commissioner Jo-
seph A. Childs said the boy was
ARRESTED on the basis of a tip
from another schoolboy who had
heard the bomb threat discussed
before it became public knowl-
edge.
The boys name was withheld
pending the taking of a formal
stat isn't at State police head
quarters.
State police have maintained
a 24-hour guard over the Gov
ernor's home since Mrs. Williams
reported receiving a telephone
call November rs that a bomb
had been placed in the home.
Mrs. Williams said she was
told the bomb was hidden in the
house and set to 60 of that
afternoon. She said she was told
the bomb was hidden two days
earlier while the family was out
of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Victim of Fall
Gets $41,OOO

A 60-year-old woman. who
slipped and fell in a Southeast
apartment building two years
ago, yesterday settled q damage
suit for $4,000 in District Court
She had sued for $150,000.
Mrs. Louise F. Curtis, lilo
Savannah street Sc, and her
husband Edwin w. Curtis agreed
to the settlement before trial
started in Judge F. Dickinson
Let's court.
The Curtises were suing Karl
w. Corby and Co., Inc, owners
of an apartment building at
I2120 lakewood street Sc, where
they lived at the time. Attorney
Joseph D. Bulman said Mrs
Curtis, who slipped as she walked
toward the basement laundry
room. suffered a broken shoulder
and broken hip. Her suit was
based on poor lighting and a
slippery floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

District and vicinity-Fair and
cold tonight with low about 80 in
the city and Is in the suburbs.
Fair tomorrow with high around
AZ.
Maryland-Fair and cold to-
night with low in 20s in the in
terror and in 30s on coast. Fair
tomorrow with little temperature
change.
Virginia-Fair and cold tonight
and tomorrow. Low tonight "a
80 in the interior and 1924 near
the coast.
Wind-Northwesterly becom-
ing light and variable late to-
night. Variable tomorrow becom-
ing southerly 10-15 miles pei
hour. Good visibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

regardless Of economy moves or
reorganizations. Another alterna-
tive would be legislation to
establish a Government-wide re-
tention system, he declared.
+ 4 \
STERLING EXAMPLE - The
FBI has SS7 employees who have
/ 900 hours or more each Of un-
used sick leave. So far as is
known, that's a record in Gov
eminent. Heading the FBI list
is Director j. Edgar Hoover. with
a total of lila hours Of unused
sick leave.
GREAT JOB - Government
personnel officials as well as
members of Congress and top
businessmen are still talking
about the great job done by
the National Civil Service League
at its first annual awards din
Iner last Friday night.
In presenting the awards to
outstanding careerists at a top
flight affair in the Sheraton
Park Hotel. the league, in the
lopinion of many career officials
gave the Federal career services
a tremendous shot in the arm
Big business joined the salute to
Federal employees, as evidenced
by the fact that entire tables
were bought by General Motors
Chrysler Corp, Ford. United
States Steel and others.
President Eisenhower saluted
Federal career employees as the
background Of our Government
service"
Because of them" he said,
men and women coming to
Government from other walks
Of life quickly learn that it has
a tremendous resource in the
competence and devotion of thC
outstanding people who have
made Government service theil
careers"
One official declared: 1T is
the best thing that happened to
the career system in many years
The Nationwide publicity. plus
the attendance at the affair OF
some many top personages from
Congress, the administration and
the business world. gave real
recognition to the contribution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

little II an empioye with faithful
years Of service is suddenly out
of a job" Mr.. Broyhill declares.
ut makes no sense when, as
happens nearly every day, an
employe with 90 years service is
laid of or denoted by one
agency. while another agency
hires a newcomer for the same
type Of job" Also. he said, many
times career employees are
dropped while indefinite or tenn
porary workers are retained.
Mr.. Broyhill said he hopes to
work out with the Executive
Branch some kind Of inter-
agency plan whereby career en-
ployes with satisfactory service
would be assured of employment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

economy ulOFCS.
Mr.. Broyhill said career en-
ployes with as much as 3. years
of service suddenly find them
selves without jobs or are forced
to take a big cut in salary.
These cases occur all the time,
even when there is no Govern
ment-wide reduction-in-f or e
going on. Some bureaus are al
ways reorganizing or goin g
through economy moves which
result in dropping Of employees.
Mr.. Broyhill says he has no
quarrel with legitimate economy
moves or reorganizations. But
he declares the Government
should work out q system where
by career employees with seniority
should not be affected.
Career status means very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

made by Federal civil servants
to the country's welfare"
James r. Watson, the leagues
executive director, did an out
standing Job. And Look maya
zine co-operated with the league
in presenting the awards. A top
fight public relations Job was
done by Walker p. Buel. who was
in charge of publicity and ar
rangements.
ARMY-The Army Depart
ment here needs mathemati-
clans. grades S to IL; electronic
specialists (radioD, 5 to IL; ply
sicists. S to 10; communications
code clerks (rotating shifts, 4;
teletype operators, 4; engineer
ing craftsmen, S; architects, IL;
medical aides, S; and statistical
craftsmen, S. Camp Richie, Md.
needs statistical assistants, grade
Z; administrative assistants, q;
supervisory code officers, 10;
communications relay operators,
10: and communications termi-
nal operators, 10.
For all these jobs, apply to the
Army Employment Co. ordination
Office. Room 10, Old Post ONCE
Building, Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
4 4 II
TREASURY-Ireasury Secre-
tary Humphrey has sent a men,
orandum to the heads of all the
departments bureaus, asking
them to review operations with
a view of ef1ecting economies
Noting that the department has
reduced its personnel by 5000
during the past few years, Mr.
Humphrey told Treasury's bu-
reau heads:
I'VE must accelerate oul
search for economies and con-
centrate on increasing revenue
collections by every means al
our disposal. With this objec-
tive in mind and to assure that
we contribute our share to the
budget-balancing effort, it is re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
.Su Zu Court No. II
To Meet Saturday

Su zu Court. No. IL. of the
Ladies Oriental Shrine of North
America will meet from 2 to S
pm. Saturday in the Masonic
Temple in Silver Spring to pack
Christmas gift boxes for children
confined in Shriners' hospitals in
Philadelphia, Shreveport, La,
and Greenville, N. c.
The Star yesterday enormously
announced the meeting would be
held Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Road ConditiOns-AAA

Road Conditions-AAA
Pennsylvania turnpike - Slip
perry spots.
Adirondacks-Light snow.
5-Day Forecast for Washington
and vicinity. Dec. I'LL.
Temperatures will be near or
slightly below the normal high
of Al and low of 81. Warmer
Thursday with little change I'M
til colder Sunday. Occasional
rain likely Thursday and Sum-
day totalling "a to u inch.
River Report
prom U. 8. EnRineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
Readings Washington National Airportl
Midnight 50 Noon 40
4 am. -. 30 pm. 40
s am. ~ ~ 3 pm. Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Fair Visitors Fooled

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 6 R.-
The sudden rush of visitors to
the Chinese Communist trade
fair here has been explained,
police say. Visitors arrived in
droves, bearing handbills which
promised free Chinese beer. They
found displays of machinery,
but no beer. Police blamed
pranksters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
BroyhiII Calls for Plan
Of Career Job Security
By JOSEPH YOUNG

Representative Broyh Republican Of Virginia declares
needed make Federal status meanng
so far job security is concerned.
Vgnian said he greatly disturbed the fact
employees with of service still find themselves
suddenly red downgraded in reorganization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

quested that our current man
agement improvement efforts be
augmented by a special full
scale search for economies in
each organizational segment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

point of civilization touched be-
fore they sail Saturday on the
anal leg of their voyage to the
bottom Of the world.
For 10 days of the trip from
Panama, the S,500-ton vessel
This is the first dispoteh from Soul Petit.
Associated Press stafFer from New
York who hos been assigned to tell
the story Of the fascinating United
Stotes Antorctieo expedition from the
vantose point Of AdmiroI Richard E.
Byrds commend ship.
ploughed through heavy gales.
Winds blew UP to SIS miles per
hour and waves rose as high as
80 feet. The storms were so
great that the ships speed fire.
quently slowed to less than half
a knot and the craft listed as
much as IS degrees.
AS bad as it was aboard the
Glacier, 1t was worse for the "a
officers and men aboard a tiny
oil tanker she was towing.
According to the tanker's
skipper. 1t. J. L. Blades Of Balti-
more, THE first day out Of
Panama most Of us got sick and
manned the rail. Although we
were only 1900 feet behind. the
swells were so high we frequently
lost sight completely of the
Glacier"
Three times the storm snapped
the towing chain and in each
case four or five hours Of peril
Gus work on see-sawing decks
were required to fix it.
Also, the tanker crew had the
scare Of their lives when a short
circuit started a fire. It was put
out in a few minutes-none toe
soon for the men aboard the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

1.200-ton ship carrying more
than 2.250.000 gallons of aviation
gasoline.
In all. the Glacier has towed
the tanker more than 10000
miles since leaving Boston. Gla-
cier skipper, Comdr. Eugene
Maher Of Ogden. Utah, said he
believes this is the longest tow
in the Nays history.
Journalists Mate nc Robert
w. Dietrich, Of Wawarsing. N. Y,
was the happiest man Of all to
reach New Zealand. He hopes to
marry a local girl In his four
days here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, %, on July 20 and . days
Lowest. 10. on February 3.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High, 80. at 40 pm
Low. 80, at d:I5 am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
Antarctic Explorer Ship
Ends 2-Week Ordeal
BY SAUL PETT
Associated Press stan Correspondent

cHRISTCHURcH. New Zealand. Dec. 6.-The icebreaker
Glacier ship United States Antarctca expedition
day reached its first port in than three weeks-wth 372
hungry the sight of anything solid motionless
They expected to make the
first andfa than 5000 rough miles last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06
u. n. Tackles
Deadlock Again

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y, Dec. !
Is R.-Faced with a crisis II It.
fails to break the Security Coun-
Gil election deadlock before jan
uary /, the United Nations As
sembly scheduled q fifth round Of
balloting today in the race be-
tween the Philippines and Yugo-
slavia.
AS delegates prepared to vote
again after a record q ballots,
the Philippines voiced confidence
ut had picked UP enough addi-
tional support to win the neces-
sary two-thirds majority in the
60-nation Assembly.
Supporters of YugoSlavia pre-
dicted another standoff.
U. s. Reaffirms Stand
The United States reafirmed
Its support for its Asian ally, but |
for the first time in I'VE rounds
Of balloting, it made no victory
predictions. With Britain and
the Soviet bloc behind Yugo-
Islavia, the United States has
staked its prestige in an About
campaign for the Manila gov
ernment.
I Delegates were openly con-
cerned over what would happen
If the deadlock held. The cur
rent Assembly is not expected to |
run beyond mid-Decenber at the
latest and the charter states that |
the ll-nation council must have
a full membership to function. |
The Philippines and Yugoslavia |
are seeking the seat now held by
Turkey. which becomes vacant
on December 81.
/ United Nations legal experts
said the only solution. in case
Of continuing standofi. would
be for the Assembly to recess
and reconvene after January /
to resume balloting until a deci-
sion Is reached.
Rotation Proposed
I In an attempt to break the
Ilogjam. the United States sought
support for a rotation plan call
ling for election Of the Philippines
this year and Yugoslavia In 1857.
This would have given the seat
to Asia and East Europe a non
permanent seat on a regular
basis. The Soviet bloc also In
sisted that the 1946 agreement
should be carried out.
1 The United States argued that
1.-The 1916 pact was binding for
lone year only. but added that it
had never opposed letting the
seat revert to an East European
state.
Both United States and Philip
pine representatives denied week.
end reports that Manila had
i offered to withdraw from the
! race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

Tide Tables
Furnished by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-06

Rises. Sets.
Sun. today 7:I2 i:46
Sun, tomorrow T.12 44B
Moon, today 1915 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-han hour after sunset,
Precipitation
Monthly precipitation in inches In
the Capital Current month to date
Evening star., 1955-06-24
7 7royonovsky Dies at 73;
First Soviet Envoy Here

MOSCOW, June "a R.-The
death of Alexander Troyanovsky,
first Soviet Ambassador to the
United States, was announced
today by the Foreign Office. It
said he died yesterday after a
long illness. He was 70.
The ex-envoy's son Oleg Is
now in the United States serv-
ing as interpreter for Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
at the 10th anniversary meeting
lof the United Nations in San
Francisco.
Mr.. Troyanovsky was named
Ambassador to Washington after
the opening Of diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States
and Soviet Russia in November,
1888. He served in the post
until 1889.
Mr.. Troyanovsky was one Of the
most popular ambassadors in
Washington in the 1930s. A
short, swarthy man, with heavy
eyebrows and deep-set eyes, he
had a ready smile to complement
his graciousness and informality.
He believed in meeting Ameri-
cans personally with q view to
promoting mutual understanding
and friendships. Unlike his sue
cessors. he was accessible to
newsmen. Many reporters here
Evening star., 1955-06-24

House investigators today
heard the story of purchase BY
the Navy of 3,25O,0o0 drinks oi
a "quite untasty" soda pop-type
beverage for 13 passenger ships
Operating out of Seattle, Wash
That, a House Government
Operations subcommittee was
told. occurred in May and June
1852. At the time, it was repre-
lsented by the Navy Purchasing
Officer as a two months supply
but actually there was enough
of the drink to last a number OF
years. In fact. there is still a
quantity of the stuff around
now, despite energetic efforts by
the Navy to get its people to
drink it.
Because of unusual circum-
stances" surrounding purchase o1
the drinks, william L. Ellis, CHIEF
investigator for the Government
Accounting Office, said the case
had been turned over to the JUS
tice Department for further
action.
1t was Mr.. Ellis who told the
subcommittee the drink was
"quite untaSty."
1--WE were told there was very
little demand for it," he testi-
fed. "There seemed to be a dis
Evening star., 1955-06-24
MATCH FOLDERS
GIVE SLOW BURN TO
LITTLE ROCK GROUP

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark.
P. - Free match folders
passed out by a Little Rock
delegation during a TRADE
in Arkansas" rally proved a
mite embarrassing yesterday.
The matches were pro-
vided by the Little Rock
Chamber of Commerce at a
Dutch treat banquet where
Little Rock Mayor Pratt
Remmel said:
mo longer need you cross
the river Ito Memphis,
Tenn.) for supplies. We of
Little Rock stand ready to
welcome you into our State.
Too long have West Mem
phis and East Arkansas sup
ported Memphis"
On the match folders, in
small print:
Made in Memphis"
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Butler Calls Senator Butler
Worst of the Old Guard

Tydings, who lost to Senator
Butler in 1850, had been invited
but sent word he and Mrs. Tyd-
ings had a previous appoint
ment."
The Democratic Mr.. Butle,
said the Republican Mr.. Butler
consistently favored big bust
ness" in his Senate votes. On
international matters, the Demo-
crat added, the Senator els vot-
ing the isolationist line of the
1885,"
The national party chairman
also noted that Senator Butler
had voted for Senator McCar-
thy, Republican, Of Wisconsin
and against the censure move
adding:
This is not surprising, when
you recall that it was Senator
McC Carthy's support and the Nc
Carthy technique that helped
Senator Butler get elected ir
1850"
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Sale eof Untosty' Soda Pop
oNovy Probed by House

Itinct disinclination to take this
material aboard ship"
Mr.. Ellis said three "princi.
pals" were involved in the trans.
action.
He identified them as 1t
James E. Halstead and 1t
Comdr. John Moeller, supply of.
ficer for the Navy's Military Sea
Transportation Service at Seat
tie. and j. E. Carraway, a retired
Navy civilian who represented
the beverage company. Mr.. Car
|raway at the time also was in
charge of the Chief Petty OFF,
GERS Mess at the Bremerton
(Wash.) Navy Yard.
Mr.. Ellis described the trans
action this way:
Mr.. Carraway was put on as
an agent for Apex to plug its
product.
One day in April, 1852, when
lit. Halstead's boss was away, he
hand carried" to the supply de-
pot at Seattle a requisition for
/ 900 cases.
Comdr. Moeller received the
Irequisition, then waited until his
superior officer was away and he
was in command of the office be-
fore telling a civilian woman
See SODA POP, Page A
Evening star., 1955-06-24

BALTIMORE, June "a (R.-
Democratic National Chairman
Paul M. Butler urged Maryland
Democrats last night to work for
the defeat Of Senator John Mar
shall Butler, whom he termed
"one of the worst of the old
guard Republicans"
The Democratic leader made
his unity call for Senator But
|ler's defeat at a meeting of about
$50 top Maryland Democratic
lofficeholders and com mittee c
members.
He said q bitter Senate pri-
mary race must be avoided next
year If the Democrats hope to
win in Maryland.
Among potential Democratic
candidates for the Senate at
tending the rally were George
P. Mahoney, Clarence w. Miles
and Philip B. Perlman.
! Former Senator Millard z.
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Alexandria Girl
Contracts Polio

The 7-year-old daughter of the
Alexandria Hospital pathologist
has contracted a non-paralytic
case of polio, it was reported
today.
She is Deborah Palmer, who
received a Salk vaccination at
Lee School in Alexandria, where
she is a second grade student.
The Alexandria Health De-
|partment said the girl had been
admitted to Children's Hospital
Monday, but the polio diagnosis
was not confirmed to the depart
.ment. However, DR.. Richard E.
Palmer, the pathologist, said his
daughter had polio.
The new case was Alexandria s
fourth this year. Two Of the VIC
Tins had received the Salk vac
cine.
Fairfax County, meanwhile
reported its seventh case, a g.
lyear-old boy from the Pimmit
Hills subdivision, who is now in
Children's Hospital with a nom
Iparalytic case. He had not hao
the vaccination.
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Expert Proposes Subway
Along Pennsylvania Ave.
Ohioun Urges Construction at Public Cost
With Subsequent Leasing to Private Firm

ito q private operating company
This was in line with his posi-
ton generally that cities should
own rapid transit facilities,
financing them, perhaps, through
the sale of revenue bonds. The
properties then would not have
to pay the Federal So per cent
corporate income tax.
The subway Mr.. Tennyson
urged would run from Rock
Creek Park on the west to Sew
enth street and Pennsylvania
|avenue NV. From there the
cars would run on the surface
with other traffic as streetcars
do now to a point in Southeast
Washington beyond the Library
of Congress. From there to the
Sousa Bridge the streetcars
have the center park strip on
Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Speeds could be increased
from, about 5 miles an hour as
at present to 20 miles an hour,
Mr.. Tennyson, said.
There are more features to his
lplan. He pointed out that from
Georgetown to Bethesda street.
cars could be routed over the
Baltimore & Ohio tracks fol
high-speed service. This woule
require an outlay for electrifica.
ton. He also said the trolley line
could be linked to the railroad
at Rosslyn for additional high.
speed service in that direction.
Would Charter B&O Cars
Still another feature would bt
the chartering by the Capita
Transit Co. from the BOO o1
cars which the railroad woule
operate between Union Station
and the suburbs. Passenger.
would transfer to the present
lines at the station.
Mr.. Tennyson is a graduate @.
the Carnegie Institute of Tech.
See TRANSIT, Page Al
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Foure Stakes Future
On Morocco Decisions
At Long Last French Premier Shows
Signs of Facing Up to Grave Problem

limited. A few days ago, Premier
IFaure announced elevation, Of
Francis Lacoste out of his job Of
governor general in the French
lprotectorate of Morocco. His re-
placement: 51-year-old Gilbert
lGrandval, one-time resistance
leader, who made his reputation
las a trouble-shooter by serving
las postwar governor Of the Saar
Beyond this one act Mr.
IFaure's momentous plan for the
Iprotectorate is still a bit vague
Combined with the inevitable
Iundying pledge to protect French
Interests and French presence
lin North Africa is a promise tc
grant certain unspecif1ed meas
use of home rule to independ.
Ience-hungry Moroccans.
What is necessary, said Mr.
IFaure, is a return to the real
concept Of the protectorate as
Iopposed to the direct control
THAT is presently exercised by
French administrators. Beyond
this, there would be emphasis or
Isetting up modern institutions
TO which Moroccans aspire and
formation Of a truly interde-
pendent Franco-Moroccan soci-
Continued on Page AS, Col.
Evening star., 1955-06-24
Senators Seek
Transit Accord
BY HAROLD B. ROGERS

A Senate District subcommit-
tee today decided to call on the
District Commissioners, the Cap
ital Transit Co. and the transit
union to prevent a work stop.
page which would "tie UP this
city tighter than a knot" and
damage Government operations
The proposal was advanced by
Senator Morse, Democrat, o1
Oregon. at the end of a brie1
hearing on legislation. Subcom.
mittee Chairman McNamars
agreed with Senator Morse te
make such amove.
The subcommittee staff wa.
instructed to get in touch with
District Committee Chairman
Nicely to learn what procedur,
he favored.
Senator Morse, emphasizing
that he has no official informa.
tion about the dispute between
ICTC and the transit union, sait
he was not willing to sit idly
by and let the dispute become {
strike or a work 'stoppage.
If there should be a strike
Senator Morse warned that tn,
public who depend on bus ant
See STRIKE, Page A..