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Evening star., 1955-02-21

The Very Rev. Archimandrite
Aimilianos Laloussis, pastor Of
the church, cut a bright red rib
bon at the new church doors and
led a procession Of altar boys.
dressed in plum -colored, gold
brocaded robes into the church
and up the central aisle.
Then with thousands jammed
inside, and hundreds of others
listening outside over loudspeak-
ers. Father Laloussis faced east
to the altar. raised high the mas
sive gold-bound Bible and in
toned the opening words of the
Liturgy Of st. John Chrysostom.
traditional in the Greek Church
since the Fourth Century:
Blessed is the kingdom Of the
Father. the Son and the Holy
Ghost, amen"
Behind him. in the choir loft,
the choir chanted the response,
Amen"
Chants Entreaties.
The priest began to chant his
entreaties. I'm peace let us be-
seech the Lord" and the choir
chanted back, "Kyrie Eleison,
Lord have mercy on U.S."
Dozens of tall white candles
flickered in candelabra set before
the tall altar screen, pointing
highlights in the ikons painted
on the gilded wood. The screen,
which depicts the life of Christ,
Evening star., 1955-02-21
:, 800 Attend Opening Services at St. Sophios,
Destined to Be Woshington's Third Cathedral

cation, Jack Pappadeas, who as
sisted in cutting the red ribbon
to open the church, asked his
fellow members.te "abide by His
holy wisdom-the St. Sophia of
God-to which this house and
monument is dedicated" Sophia
is the Greek word for Wisdom.
The new cathedral designate
has been project of st. Sophia
since 1943. Almost 81 million of
it's cost has already been raised.
Still to be completed are the
installation of permanent pews,
stained glass windows, the mar
BILE altar screen, the pulpit and
bishops throne.
The membership of the church
numbers more than 1000 fami-
lies. about 5000 persons. The
old structure at Eighth and L
streets NV. which the church
used since 1920, has been sold
to the Rehoboth Church of God.
a colored Baptist group. Earlier
sites, all temporary, were at
Seventh and L streets NV,
Sixth and C streets NV. and
Sixth and G streets NV.
The Biennial Congress of the
Greek Orthodox Church in
North and South America, which
will meet next year in Washing
ton. is expected to proclaim the
new church a national shrine to
Greek Orthodoxy.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

the limit for carbon copies. Only
three out of As agency corre-
spondence manuals set restric-
ton on the number.
Two-thirds of the "a million
cuplc feet of records are clutter
ing up agency floor space. Two
million filing cabinets are keep
ing $4,000 people on the pay
rolls, Space for keeping all these
records costs $40 million a year.
How permanent should a
record be? The commission
found the Government is storing
26 per cent Of the total. Private
companies keep about 4 per cent.
Unless Government starts cut
ting back to not more than 10
per cent. the country will need
six new buildings comparable
to the National Archives.
AS though there aren't enough
letters to be filed, II per cent of
the four million received by Gov
ernment each day are either
copied or briefed at the cost Of
several millions, the commission
noted.
The commission found much
waste in the field of directives
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Fnehouse to Open
In Northeast Soon;
Officers Selected

A new firehouse at Forty ninth
street and Central avenue NE.
will open March 5, the Commits
sioners announced today.
Commissioner Spencer said the
new station would be occupied
by Engine Company No. 80. A
truck company would be added
later. Additional fire protection
has been needed in the area for
some time. Mr.. Spencer disclosed.
At the same time the Com
missioners promoted six firemen
to provide officer personnel for
the new engine company. They
are:
1t. Jesse G. Arnold, promoted
to captain: Sergts. Wilbur M.
Anderson and Benjamin r.
Howard. promoted to lieuten-
ants; Pvts. Theodore w. Pru-
schwitz. Claudius A. Brown and
Harold E. Krug, promoted to
sergeants.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Black Swan Found
In Untitled Pool,
4MHes From Home

One of those missing Aus
tralian swans, a wise bird, is
back at the National Memorial
Park.
He, or she, as the case may be,
was found Saturday where one
might well expect water to be,
although no water was there.
The swan was found in an un-
filled swimming pool at Broyhill
Park.
That park is about four miles
from National Memorial Park
Cemetery near Falls Church, Va.
The black swan and it's mate
vanished Friday after a tiff with
a pair Of white swans, long time
residents at the park.
Park officials think the white
female swan tried to drown the
black female swan shortly after
the $3.50 imported pair arrived.
Woodrow Fitzhugh, a work.
man at Broyhill Park, found the
black swan in the pool excava-
ton. He took it home with him,
and then read in The Star about
its disappearance from the park.
He returned 1t yesterday.
Park officials said they were
going to take the returned black
swan to the Zoo today to find
out If 1t is the male or female.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

and instructions handled in
haphazard fashion at a cost of
$100 million year. Not the
least annoying was the habit of
subordinate echelons rewriting
and expanding the instructions
received from above" Result:
More cost and confusion.
System Of Reimbursing.
Not the least surprising dis
covery was the fact that Gov
ernment agencies are spending
almost $3.8 million a year on a
complicated system of reimburs-
ing the Post Office Department
about $38 million a year. 1t has
helped the Post Office Depart
ment to get out Of the red. but
hasn't done much for the aver
age citizen.
An office machines pool is
needed. the commission says, so
they may furnish maximum
service for all agencies.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Probers Are Told of Plea
By Two Negro Firemen

tive Davis, would re-establish
segregation in the Fire Depart
ment.
NAACP Head Asks to Testify.
Clarence Mitchell, director of
the Washington bureau of the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
rose at the end of the hearing
and took issue with some state
ments made by previous wit
nesses. He asked to testify later.
Chairman Davis said, IF the
subcommittee feels you can con-
tribute something worthwhile"
he would be called.
Darlington D. Parker, attorney,
issued a statement placing the
Federation of Civic Associations
on record in favor of integration
and against the Davis bill.
Mrs. Agnes Waters, real estate
agent, said she wished to testify
against integration. which she
declared was a threat to the
security of the United States"
Predicts Persecution" of 2.
Retired Battalion Fire Chief
Joel r. Best told the subcommit-
tee that the two colored firemen
who requested transfer from an
integrated company would in his
opinion be prosecuted" by pres
sure groups. He predicted that
the NAACP would lead this per-
secution."
Chief Best said the two men
would not be prosecuted by the
fire department nor department
officials, because in his opinion
they were two of the top men"
in a former all-colored company
under his jurisdiction as bat
talon fire chief.
Other witnesses today were
First Battalion fire chief Paul B.
Grisso, Capt. George E. Tacey,
president of Local 36 of the
Firemen's Association, AFL;
Sergt. Lloyd E. Thompson of
Truck Company No. 5 and Sergt.
F. H. Williamson of Engine
Company No. "a.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Eisenhower Attends
Early Church Service

President Eisenhower attended
the early service yesterday at
National Presbyterian Church
and heard the associate minister,
the Rev. Harold E. Meyers. de-
clare that too much of our re-
ligion has ulterior motives
using God as a means to an
end
Mr.. Meyers told the Worship
ers: I'VE live by the rules Of
the race track. Come in first
and you win and are assured of
success"
The Nations Chief Executive
looked fully recovered from a
cold he caught the previous
week end in Georgia.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Ice Cream Store Bandit
Gets Sc From Clerk

A gunman robbed an ice cream
store clerk of So last night, police
reported.
Genie Brown, 46, colored. of
1925 Eighth street NV, said
the colored man came into the
Highs store at 806 Upshur street
NV. about 1890 pm. and
ordered a quart of milk.
Then he drew gun, handed
her a paper bag and ordered
her to fill it with cash. She put
in the So and he fled. The BAN
dit was described as about IS
years old. 5 feet. 10 inches tall,
and weighing 1875 pounds. He
wore a beige trench coat, brown
felt hat, brown shirt and bright
yellow tie.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

was transported from the old
church. It will be replaced soon
with a new screen now being
carved Of marble in Greece. The
new screen. following a modern
trend in Greek churches. is being
made lower to permit the con-
gregation a better view of the
huge painting of the ascension
behind the altar.
The Gospel reading was from
st. Matthew'S account of the
day of judgment, And before
him shall be gathered all the
nations: and he shall separate
them one from another. as a
shepherd divideth his sheep from
the goats; and he shall set the
sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left"
Asks Prayers for U. s.
In his sermon, Father Laloussis
asked prayers for the United
States, "the country of oppor-
tunity," which, he said, afforded
its people the abundance to build
such a house Of worship. At the
end of the two-hour service. he
read kilograms of congratulation
from Archbishop Michael in New
York, head of the church in
America, and from Archbishop
Athenagoras in Istanbul. patri-
arch Of the Greek Orthodox
Church.
The president of the congre-
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Task Force Envisions Pentogons Full of Paper

terly Federal Tax Return). Now
requiring 1874 million lines of
information each year from en-
ployers. the new forms would
save business $22 million an
nually, in addition to reducing
Federal expense.
The subject of reports caused
some CONSERVATION. Reports
cost about $700 million a year,
but most agencies questioned ad-
mitted they spent little time an
swering these questions about
a proposed new report: Is it
necessary? Will it do the job for
which it is intended? Is it worth
the cost?
From Many Sources.
Each year $4,000 reports are
made by field Offices. 100000 diff
ferent ones in Federal offices,
1000 reports are exchanged be-
tween agencies, and 4,700 are
imposed on private business and
individuals.
with the costs of single
report running as high as 81
million. there is instance after
instance where reports have con-
tinued to be received long after
their need was gone," wrote an
investigator.
Some progress was noted in
report elimination. The Agricul-
ture Departments Commodity
Sterilization Service reduced
report requirements from 1,400 to
800, cutting personnel involved
by 43 per cent.
The figure filberts had a field
day exploring the mountains of
records kept by Government. A
stupendous nine billion are put
away every year for future
reference. At a cost Of about
50 an inch per year to operate,
the records now fill more than
"a million cubic feet. A mythical
file drawer holding all records
would stretch 5000 miles.
Duplication Is Serious.
Top management has paid
little attention to waste and
extravaganza in record keeping.
The most serious problem is
duplication.
For the four million letters
prepared in Government Offices
every day, an average of four
copies are retained by the origi-
mating agency" the task force
said. THE cost of preparing,
filing and maintaining these
carbon copies accounts for some
$62 million of our total file
In most agencies. the sky was
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Talk by Eisenhower
Helps Legion Launch
'Back-to-God' Move
BY the Associated Press

President Eisenhower last night
urged all Americans to join in
"back- k-to-God" campaign.
without God, there could be
no American form of govern
ment, nor an American way OF
life" the President said. "Recog-
milton of the Supreme Being Is
the first-the most basic-ex-
preston of Americanism. Thus
the founding fathers saw it, and
thus, with Gods help, it will
continue to be-"
Mr.. Eisenhower's talk was
transcribed for a broadcast from
New York City launching the
American Legion's "back-to-
Goo" program.
He said the founding fathers
expressed in words for all to read
the ideal of government based
upon human dignity and, rec
ognizing God as the author Of
individual rights, declared that
the purpose of government is to
secure those rights"
State Claims Depl0red.
ITO you and me-" Mr.. Eisen-
hover said, this ideal of gov
ernment is a self-evident truth.
But in many lands the state
claims to be the author of
human rights. The tragedy of
that claim runs through all his
tory and. indeed, dominates our
own times. If the state gives
rights, it can-and inevitably
will-take away those rights"
The President said he consid-
cred it significant that the
Legion. an organization of war
veterans, was taking a lead in
the back to Cod movement.
Veterans realize. perhaps
more clearly than others. the
prior place that Almighty God
holds in our national life" the
President said. And they can
appreciate. through personal ex-
perience, that the really decisive
battle-ground of American free
dom is in the hearts of and
minds of our own people"
The President said he and
others in his administration are
more and more conscious of the
magnitude of their task.
Dangers Beset Path.
"The path we travel is mar
rev and long-beset with many
dangers" he said Each day
we must ask that Almighty God
will set and keep His protecting
hand over us SO that We may
pass on to those who come after
us the heritage of free people,
secure in their God given rights
ana in full control of a gov
ernment dedicated to the pres
ervation of those rights"
Other speakers on the broad
cast with Mr.. Eisenhower in
cluded a Roman Catholic lead
er, the Rev. James Keller;
a Jewish Rabbi, Dr.. Robert 1.
Kahn of the Congregation
Emanuel, Houston, Tex; a Prot
estant minister, the Rev. Billy
Graham, and the Legion'S ma
tional commander, Seaborn P.
Collins,
Evening star., 1955-02-21
u. ). Panel 10 Decide
# Employees Letter
Violated Hatch Act

May a Civil Service employe
write a letter to his newspaper
urging the election or defeat of
a political candidate?
Chief Hearing Examiner James
w. Irwin of the Civil Service
Commission heard arguments on
that point today. The case con-
Germs Curtis C. Wilson of the
post Office at Houston. Tex. A
decision was deferred until
briefs are submitted and re-
viewed.
Shiyers Blasted.
Mr.. Wilson's attorney, Edward
de Grazia, argued that the post
Office employe had a right to
write the letter which was pub
lished in the Houston Post last
year. The letter called Gov.
Shivers a Judas goat" for lead
ing Texas Democrats to vote for
Mr.. Eisenhower in 1852. It ended,
Let's send Allan Shivers back
home"
Mr.. de Grazia argued that the
letter did not violate the Hatch
Act but that Mr.. Wilson was ex-
pressing a personal opinion. He
said the right to do so is clearly
permitted by the Act.
The Hatch bill originally pro-
vided that an employee had a
right to express his opinion on a
political candidate privately"
Mr.. de GraZia said. But, he
added, the word privately was
stricken out.
Alternatives Spelled Out.
If the Commission, in its in
depreciation of the act, rules
against Mr.. Wilson. then the
commission should find the act
unconstitutional, Mr.. de Grazia
argued. He said in case Mr.. Will
son is denied the right to express
an opinion on a candidate in a
letter to a newspaper, then con-
Stitutional rights of freedom Of
speech and the press are vio-
lated.
j. H. Falcon, attorney for the
Commission, argued that the
purpose of the letter was to in
fluence votes. Hence. he said,
it was in violation of the Hatch
Act.
No testimony was taken at the |
hearing. Examiner Irwin allow |
ed the attornies is days to file
briefs.
The American Civil Liberties
Union has intervened in the case |
and has asked the Commission |
to withdraw the charges against /,
Mr.. Wilson.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
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Evening star., 1955-02-21
A House District Subcommit-

A House District Subcommit-
tee today heard an acting bat
talon of the Fire Department
testify that two colored f1remen
had signed official applications
for transfer from an integrated
fire company.
Declaring he personally ham
died documents from the two
Negro firemen. Acting Second
Battalion Chief Sydney G. Car
ter refuted a statement by Rep
resentative Powell, Democrat, of
New York, that no such requests
had ever been made.
Mr.. Powell made the charge in
q letter Saturday to District
Commissioner Samuel Spencer.
The two colored firemen who
asked for transfer from No. 5
Engine Company, according to
Chief Carter, are Pvt. B. A. Gala
way and Pvt. E. F. Elmore.
Whether they will be trans
ferred, Chief Carter said he
could not predict, but added
they are still working at No. S
Engine Company.
Five Others Heard.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Davis, Democrat
of Georgia, heard five other wit
nesses from the fire department
during a two-hour morning .Ses-
sion. Chairman Davis adjourned
the meeting, subject to call of
the chair.
The Fire Department officers
presented testimony for the
most part in line with testi-
mony at a previous subcommit-
tee meeting last week to the
effect that integration has dam
aged morale in the department.
One witness went so far as to
say that if integration were
completed it would wreck" the
department. '
Two persons told the subcom-
mittee they wished to testify in
favor of integration and in OPP
position to the legislation before
the committee. The pending
bill, sponsored by Representa-
Evening star., 1955-02-21
Oldest Inhubitunts

The Association of Oldest In
habitants of the District will
hold its George Washington
birthday celebration at IL am.
tomorrow in the Old Union Fire
house. Nineteenth and H streets
NV. Mai. Gen. Lewis B. Her.
shey, director Of the National
Selective Service System. will
address the group.
Evening star., 1955-02-21
ToIk on Jewish immigration

Rabbi David H. Panitz, splr-
itual leader of Adas Israel Con-
gregation, will talk on Jewish
Waves of immigration to the
United States" at an open forum
at the College of Jewish Studies
at 1850 Quebec street NV. at
8 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1955-02-21

1t decided the tremendous load
of paperwork heaped on Federal
executives makes these posi-
tions far more difficult than
those of the top officers of large
corporations" and interferes
with their basic responsibilities.
Billion Letters Year.
Figures on Government corre-
Spondence were staggering
more than one billion individual
letters each year at an average
cost of 81 each. This averages
Evening star., 1955-02-21
star STAFF Photos by Ranny Routt.
By Harry Bocos

A magnificent neo-Byzantine
church building, destined to be
Washington's third cathedral
was opened amidst holy ritual
and mass worship yesterday.
More than $500 members of
the st. Sophia Greek Orthodox
congregation crowded in and
around the new le-domed
edifice at Massachusetts avenue
and Thirty-sixth street NV. for
the ceremonies.
A policeNed : motorcade of
more than 800 automobiles
brought many of the worship
pers from the old church at
Eighth and L streets NV. where
the doors were locked for the
last time. ~
5Oth Year Celebrated.
The st. Sophia congregation
is celebrating its 50th anniver-
sary this year. The new SIS
million building, designated as
the next cathedral by the Greek
Orthodox Church In North and
South America. is the congrega-
tion's fifth home since its
founding. 1t will join Washing
ton Cathedral CEpiscopaD and
st. Matthew's Cathedral (Ro-
man Catholic) as the center Of
a diocese and seat of a bishop.
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