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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

Lawrence Dabney stood before the mantel mirror in
the small anteroom, Strengthening his unfamiliar white
dress tie. This the biggest night of his life In half
hour he would be the guest of honor this dinner
Then all Of New York would be aware of new and
important personality.
The door to the anteroom opened abruptly and the
glass chandelier tnkIed from the gust of air.
Lawrence, my dear!
1t was Elaine more beautiful then he had ever seen
her. the satin of her dress ruSng her blond hair beau
tifu in its high pompadour She was in his arms in one
sweeping movement and they chung TO each other with
out speaking for moment.
Il know isn't considered good luck for the bride to
the groom the day of the wedding she said, her
voice bright with excitement, but is there any rule
against their seeing each other just before their engage
ment is to be announced"
Il know nothing about rules, Dabney said. Il only
know am the luckieS man in the world. love you.
1t had been an incredible year for Lawrence Dabney
Just year ago he had been demoblized from the
Navy and had owned nothing except the somewhat
shabby clothes on his back The country in state
Of wild confusion. Mr. Lincoln had been aSSaSSinated
in Fords Theater in Washington and Mr.. Johnson had
stepped into the Presidency Business was uncertain
and frightened the South WaSteland the war profteerS
and carpetbaggers in the saddle.
Oabney had not known which way to turn. His
father, helpeSSy crippled by arthrtS was unable to
work. His mother was earning the only money TOT Inc
family doing dreSSmakng for some of the fine families
who lived on Gramercy Square. Dabneys only knowi-
edge of the and there seemed TO be little chance
OF making living from the sea just now.
Then one day, he wandered along the water front,
he ran into old Navy friend They had talked about
the hard times and Dabney had said he was trying des-
perately to find job
You're the best executive officer ever knew in the
Navy, the friend said Il heard today of an opening in
the Importing and Exporting Firm of Dingle Smythe
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eternity, The Mountain began to ask him, in hollow
voice. what he knew about shipping. Dabney could not
remember what he had said but il must have been salts
factory, because he left the Office with job.
He did not see The Mountain again for seven MONTHS
but in that time much had happened Dabney had dis
covered that Dinge Smyhe did business in far too
Ieisurely and formazed manner to do well in the sud-
den cutthroat postwar world
Dabney working fifteen hours day, juggled cargoeS
got orders by camping on exporters doorsteps, sug-
geSted reorganization of shipping schedules, smped
processes At the end Of seven months The Mountain
sent for him.
Have you gone over our accounts lately, MIR. Dab
ney?" the hollow voice asked
mo, sir. have been too busy. | hope they
not -
"Our profits have tripled in seven MONTHS The
Mountain said. ut has been well done, Dabney."
long pause. ''Mr. Laidlaw, general manager, is
retiring in few months ! wish you to keep this to
yourself Dabney but at that time you will take his
position in the firm at his salary"
Oabney, his heart pounding against his ribs had
almost had the courage to ask a favor. There
Elaine = beautiful, unreachabe, lovabe Elaine He
wanted to ask permission of her grandfather, The
Mountain, to pay her court, but he didn't have the
courage. But Elaine managed to take care of that and
encouraged Dabney herself.
Just few weeks later Dabney knew himself to be
hopelessIy in love with Elaine. She had responded by
raising his hopes to everish PITCH and just as Dabney
was trying to summon his courage to tackle old Mr.
Smyhe again the subject of his granddaughter, he
had had an office memorandum from The Mountain
Sorry you felt it necessary to hide behind
petticoat but you have my blessing.
And now the night was here = the night his engage
ment would be announced and the world would know
that he the general manager of Dnge Smythe
The brief, warm moment with Elaine was interrupted
by the entrance into the - Continued on next page
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the PSEUD0NYM Hugh PenfecOSf masks The identity
of hudson p Philips. Under both these names this author
has been writing and selling fiction since his college
DAYS al Columbia He has turned out sixteen mysteries,
and his latest, published asf year. is 1.-The ASSdSSnS.
Milford chronicle., 1956-01-20

N1WshEo0Eaas ;. PKG 2qe q. S.
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millionaire Will
Bans Cigorets and
Liquor for Heirs

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Jan
"a R.-Beneficiaries of the es-
tate of the late millionaire indus
Itrialist Hulett C. Merritt, will
have to file affidavits stating they
have not used cigarettes or intoxi.
eating. liquors during. the pre-
ceding 80 days of any quarterly
allotment OF funds.
The viii was filed for probate
yesterday.
Mr.. Merritt, one of the large
holders Of United States Steel
Corp. common stock. died here
January Is at 80.
The will names four grand
children and seven great grand-
children. all Of Southern Califor-
mia. as beneficiaries. It author
lied a trust to be established and
funds distributed quarterly.
1t also said each of the -four
Igreat-grandsons and each male
born in the family after the filing
of the will shall change his
name before he is % to include
the name Merritt in his legal
name, Those not doing SC
would be ineligible for a share
of the estate.
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Warren Ends
Duty as Envoy

| President Eisenhower today
accepted the resignation Of Avra
M. Warren. veteran career diplo-
mat, as Ambassador to Turkey.
Mr.. Warren, 81, who entered
the foreign service in 1920, has
expressed his intention to retire
at the end of February, the
White House said.
In accepting his resignation,
Mr.. Eisenhower wrote him: Il
want to express my appreciation
not only for your work in Turkey
since July of 1858, but also for
your many achievements in ear
lier assignments during a period
of more than 35 years in Gov
ernment service. You have well
earned the retirement for which
you are eligible"
In another diplomatic action
today. the President accepted
through the State Department
credentials of DR.. All Amin as
new Ambassador from Iran.
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TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Y District and vicinity - Mostly
clear tonight with low about 20
Fair and cold again tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and cold to-
night with low 1920 but zero to
40 above the Allegheny plateau
Fair and cold again tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair and rather cold
tonight and tomorrow. Low to-
night 1920 in west and north,
4 1924 in southeast.
1 Wind -- Northwester1y 1920
miles per hour tonight and north
erly 1915 miles per hour tomor-
row. Good visibility.
Road Conditions
Pennsylvania Turnpike-Slip-
perry In west
Ohio Turnpike-Snow-covered
In east.
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U. S. 40 arc 40 West to Ohio
Scattered slippery spots in high
er elevations
North Carolina-Main roads
snoW-covered.
5-Day Forecast for Washing ton
and Vicinity, Jan. 25-29.
Temperatures will be 3 to
degrees below the normal high
Of 43 and low of %. Precipita-
ton mostly as snow likely about
Thursday and again about Sun
day totalling about one-fourth
inch.
River Report
from U. 8 Engineersl
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear al Great Falls Shena ndOai1
clear 1T Harpers Ferry
Temperatures for Yesterday
Readings Washington National Airport
Midnight 81 Noon &c
I am 80 pm. 81
8 am. 81 s pm. 81
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.WGkS Sues
.ToBar Record

Radio Station WGMS has
asked Federal Court to stop the
distribution of a recording made
from one of its broadcasts.
The station filed suit yesterday
against Robert H. Bodholdt Of
'6625 Wnliston place, Falls
Church, alleging that he made 9
tape recording of the WGMs
broadcast Of a National Sym
phony Orchestra concert on jan
.uary 10, 1855.
The featured york of the con-
cert was "Carmina sBurana" By
Carl Orff,s in wisich soloists ano
the Howard University Chorus
sang with the orchestra. Warner
Lawson Of Howard University
was guest conductor.
The suit claims that Mr.. Bod
holdt arranged with the B g. c
Recording Co. of New York and
1.-THE Radio Corp. of America tc
manufacture LIP disc recordings
from his tape. The disc records
the suit says were then sold te
members Of the Howard Univer.
Isity Chorus and to the general
public at the Discount Record
Shop. 1910 Connecticut avenue
INV.
Bob Bialek, owner of the Dis
count Record Shop. denied that
the records had been on general
sale. He said the incident was
many months ago and the rec.
Iords were then offered only tc
Iemployes of the shop and to the
staff of the orchestra.
Mr.. Bodholdt said he will file
an answer to the suit. He sale
The had made the recordings fol
himself and friends and that he
Supplied none of them to the
Discount Record Shop.
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Commercials
Legislation 10
SeparateCAA
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON

The Administration today
strongly opposed Congressional
legislation to divorce the Civil
Aeronautics Administration from
the Commerce Department.
This measure would be a
backward step, creating con-
fusion. waste and ineficiency,
thereby blocking progress and
Ijeoparding safety" Undersecre-
tary Of Commerce Louis s..
Rothschild told q Senate sub
committee.
Mr.. Rothschild testified before
the Senate Commerce Aviation
subcommittee which is conduct
ing hearings on a bill to separate
lCAA from Commerce and is in
curing into the forced resigna-
ton last moth Of former CAA
Administrator Frederick B. Lee.
Mr.. Lee resigned December 10
after repeated requests from Sec
lretary Of Commerce Weeks that
The leave the Government. His
resignation was accepted by
President Eisenhower.
In Best Interests
Mr.. Rothschild said that since
the acceptance action was taken
by the President, lit would be
inappropriate for me to make
any further comment with re-
spect to this matter, except to
say that Mr.. Lee was appointed
in the first instance and his res
ignation accepted at a later date,
both in the best interests of the
efficient administration of CAA. I"
Subcommittee Chairman Mon
roney of Oklahoma, who intro
duced the bill to separate the
|CAA from Commerce, has
charged that Secretary Weeks
usurped the power Of the Presi-
dent in forcing Mr.. Lee to resign.
Senator Monroney has con-
tended that it is not in the best
interest Of aviation and air safety
for the CAA to remain in the
department. He charged that
Commerce officials repeatedly
denied funds which aviation ex-
perts held were necessary for air
safety.
Mr.. Rothschild pointed out
that Congress over the years had
reduced funds which the de-
partment had requested for CAA.
Congress Failure Seen
On that point Senator Schoep-
pei. Republican of Kansas, a
member Of the subcommittee, re-
marked that perhaps Congress
fell down in not appropriating
these funds" necessary for more
safety in air transportation.
Mr.. Rothschild conceded that
his department had cut budget
requests Of the CAA. He said
that agencies historically ask for
more money than they thought
they would get and If they were
given all they asked for 1.-THE
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the gas at the we'll for the
last conveniently obtainable H.
month period; the cost of the
gas to the distributing company
at the gate of the city, and the
cost per thousand cubic feet for
moving that gas from the gate
of the city to the average con-
sumer's burner tip.
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British Polar Ship
Beuts Ice Trup

LONDON, Jan. "a tP.-Tht
Theron, a tiny sealing ship car.
rying Britain's Antarctic expedi-
ton, today won a four-week bat
tie with the killing ice packs Of
the Weddell Sea.
An Admiralty message re.
ported the Theron had rammec
through to open water from che
ice trap early today and started
steaming for Vahsel Bay on ths
South Polar mainland. where the
17-man party including scien.
lists will make its base.
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Federal control, and ship only
high-price gas to the big cities
through interstate pipelines.
He said this would produce
shortages Of natural gas.
Senator Douglas, however, ar
gied that the provision enabling
the Federal Power Commission
to fix a reasonable market
price" for interstate gas Is "le-
galistic mumbo- jumbo" He saio
there Is no guarantee Of justice
or fairness under this rule be.
cause the current prices fixed In
contracts between pipe lines and
producers would become the mar
ket price.
$50 Proves PuzzleF
Meanwhile, the Senate still
had not solved the problem OF
what to do with the $40 con-
tributed by four Senators yes
terday to investigate consumer
prices for natural gas in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Floyd M. Riddick, assistant
parliamentarian. took custody OF
the money overnight, and Sen
ator Douglas who started the COL
lection, said he hoped there will
be more contributions. 1t still
was not clear. however. what
could be done with the $40.
The contributions. m d {
equally by proponents and op-
ponents of the bill. came from
Democratic Senators Douglas
Monroney of Oklahoma. Long Of
Louisiana and Lehman of New
I York.
+ Starts Ball Rolling
Senator Douglas, leading the
Tight against the pending bill
to exempt producers from utility
type regulation by the Federal
Power Commission. started the
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ball rolling when he took a SIS
bill from his wallet and said:
Il am willing to give SIS to q
local league of utility consumers
to prosecute a case on gas rates
before the Public Utilities Com
mission of the District of Colum.
bia. For that purpose, I nov
place SIS on the desk of the
Senator from Oklahoma mon.
roney)."
Senator Monroney Is leading
the fight for the pending bill
which would still enable the
Federal Power Commission to
arrive at a reasonable market
price" for gas at the well. but
would end the authority the
Supreme Court held the COM
mission has to apply regular util-
ity regulation to producer prices
Critical Of Eastern Rates
Throughout the debate Sena-
tor Monroney has been critical
Iof rates charged the consumer
in Washington and other East
Iern cities. He has argued that
opponents of the bill should con-
Germ themselves with these rates
contending that the producei
gets only a small part of the
consumers dollar.
Senator Monroney promptly
put his SIS on top of the Douglas
contribution, and invited Sena-
tor Douglas to join in appear.
ing before the District Public
Utilities Commission to ask thai
the Washington Gas Light Co
be required to print three simple
facts about the rate on its bills
- facts that cannot be ascer-
tanned from the gobbledygook
now on the back of the gas bill
Il REFER" Senator Monroney
continued. first to the cost OF
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Government would go bankrupt
Mr.. Rothschild said that to
separate the CAA from Com
merce would reverse a sound
trend in Government which has
been going on for Is. years." to
put as many independent agen-
cies as possible under cabinet
Jurisdiction.
He fatty denied Senator Mon
roney's earlier charge that Sec
Rotary Weeks himself had not
operated CAA in the best in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
Justices 10 Rule
On $3.50 Million
In Wartime Paw
By ROBERT X. WALSH

The Supreme Court will de-
eide a Government wartime pay
question which could affect about
70. 1000 individual claims totaline
more than $3.50 million
The high court yesterday
granted a Justice Department
request for review of a United
States Court of Claims decision
that a Federal worker paid or
"a daily basis should receive ar
extra days pay for each holiday
worked during World War II
Arguments probably will be
heard in March or April. I
The test case was brought by
Alfred c. Bergh, a wartime
welder at the Norfolk naval ship
yard. The ALL supported his
claim. The issue involved inter-
probation OF a 1888 congressional
resolution applying to holiday
pay for regular Federal en-
ployes hired on by-the-day
basis. The Justice Department
declared this did not provide for
double pay for per diem en-
ployes required to work on holi-
days during the war.
Short Work Day
The court handed down only
one written opinion and an un-
usually short list of orders yes
terday. This may have been due
partly to the illness of Justice
Harlan who has been confined to
his home for more than a week
The written opinion was a 5-4
decision. 1t held that the Federal
Government, in acquiring land
primarily for improvement OF
navigation along the Savannah
River in South Carolina, should
not have to nay..a premium price
because the site is adaptable to
hydroelectric power operations
Justice Douglas delivered the
opinion. A dissent was written by
Justice Burton. joined by JUS
tees Frankfurter, Minton and
Harlan.
"The Court of Appeals Gin
Richmond concluded that the
improvement of navigation was
not the purpose of the taking OF
the land" Justice Douglas stated
but that the Clark Hill project
was designed to serve food con-
troll and water-power develop
ment. 1t is not for courts
however, to substitute their judg-
ments for congressional deci-
sions on what is or is not neces-
sary for the improvement OF
navigation"
Patent Appeal Refused
Besides granting review of the
Government pay case. the court
also: 49,
/. Refused to reconsider its
denial of . review petition sew
eral weeks ago in the case OF
Dean A. Lyon. Cheverly, Md,
resident. against the Bausch &
Lomb Optical Co. The tribunals
refusal left Ia, effect lower court
rulings IN favor of Mr.. Lyons
claim that the company in
fringed on his patented process
for coating optical lenses to i'm
prove light transmission.
2. Agreed to review the con-
tention of Mr. and Mrs. Sugden
OF Yuma. Ariz.. that they were
improperly indicted on the basis
OF evidence obtained by listen
ing in on illegal radio broad
casts. They were charged with
conspiracy to violate the immi-
grafton laws by employing Mex
lean "wetbacks" who came into
this country Illegally as farm
workers.
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THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Defense Plans to Ease
Effect of Attenuation
By JOSEPH YOUNG

top Defense Department official has given the
department will do everything it to minimize the effect Of
automation on its civilian employees.
Carter L. Burgess Assistant Secretary Of Defense for Man.
Personnel told Civil Service Week dinner
of the American Federation of Government Employees that auto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
Carlson, Douglas Clash
On Gas Cost Safeguards
BY J. A. OLEARY

Senator Carlson Republican of Kansas today defended
safeguards in the natural bill Doug
las Democrat Of Illinois denounced them hokem
Senator Carlson predicted producers
utility regulation by Federal Government they will keep
their low price the producing States where would
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Record TEMPERATURE This Year
Hlehest, 4s. on January 10 and Is.
Lowest. 2l' on January 8 and "a.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
Hteh. 81. at 8 am.
Low, Fl. at $40 am.
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nation will not threaten the
jobs of Federal workers.
The machine hasn't yet been
invented that can replace the
thinking man and woman. and II
won't be-" Mr.. Burgess said. 1.-The
typewriter, the adding machine
the diesel engine. the automo-
bile-these were all the products
of what might be called auto
nation, and they have all Gre
Iated more jobs and greater pros
Iperity, not fewer jobs or lower
standards of living"
Mr.. Burgess added: I'm line
with our responsibility for oper-
lating the department as eff
GENTLY as possible. we are trying
to mechanic some record keep
ing and manual operations
wherever appropriate. AS these
plans develop, however, we are
making every effort to refrain
ulld 1CdoolSu CtuIIOJCo dhCSbC0
for better job opportunities.
Through such retaining, and
the reaSsignment of surplus per-
sonnet to other positions. we in
tend to minimize the impact of
any chronological change on our
employees"
+ 4
RETIREMENT HEARINGS
Senate hearings on the omnibus
civil service retirement liberal
ization bill start February / and
will continue for three days.
The Senate Civil Service SUBJ
committee holding the hearings
will be headed by Senator Scott,
Democrat of North Carolina.
Senator Scott invited all persons
wishing TO testify tocah National
I8-3120, Extension $3.50.
UNION MEM HIP
URGED-Msgr. George G. Hig-
gins. director of the social action
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Government Employees that auto
department Of the National
Catholic Welfare Council. has
urged Federal workers to join
Government employee unions.
1 Writing In the current editor
of the NCWC's publication. The
Yardstick, Msgr. Higgins sale
that Federal workers are en-.
titled to a lot more benefits thar
they now have.
THE situation will not be cor
.rected until a greater percentage
lof Federal employees exercise
their right to organize into bona
fide unions of their own choos-
ing Msgr. Higgins declared
The sooner the better"
49,
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
Two Defense Department en-
ployes here have been presented
by Defense Secretary Wilson
with the Distinguished Civil
Service Award for outstanding
contributions to the Nations de-
Tense. They are Edward N.
Dingley, jr.. special assistant ia
the chief. Office of Research and
Development, National Security
Agency, and Max Lehrer, Office
of the Assistant Secretary of De-
Tense (Controller). Mr.. Dingley
was honored for his solutions to
communications problems which
have improved existing agency
communication circuits and
saved the Government over 81
million. Mr.. Lehrer was hon
Iored for his work with the Van
Fleet Mission to the Near East
where "he contributed greatly to
the successful conclusions Of mill
Iitary assistance negotiations with
the Republic of Korea"
POSTAL APPEALS DEAD
LINE-A reminder to postal
workers that they have until
February to appeal to the
Civil Service Commission if they
feel that their jobs have been
wrongly reclassified.
VETERANS ADMINISTRA-
ITION-Thirty- two employees of
the Veterans Administrations
Veterans Benefits Office and In
surance Center have received
performance and suggestion
awards.
They are Edyth v. Anderson.
Joseph E. Barrack. Alma o.
iBascom, George D. Carroll, Irv-
ing H. Dachis, Lawrence E.
Frederick. Mae E. Herod, Pat
j. Kelley. Joseph c. Khuen, Ber-
nard Kurcias, Lena Leary, Dale
r.. Lloyd. Frederick P. McAvey,
John j. Miesenheimer.s Ida
Niemi. Ruby L. Nichols, Mildred
b. Smith. Myrtle r. Voss, Irene
Woodall, Pearl Young, Alicia ].
Kenahan, George C. Milligan
and Harold c, Verdun, out
standing performance; Arthur
is. Freshman. Thomas E. Gaines,
Guy E, Hodgkins, Salvatore G,
verzi, Edwin L. Goodwin, Lee
G. McClendon, Mabel C. Nix,
Ivan F. sSchuchart and Ralph
! 81 Turn@. meriterious sugges-
~ ~
INFORMATION GROUP
Robinson McIlvaine, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs. will address the
Government Public Information
luncheon at 1915 pm. Friday
at Barker Hail. Seventeenth and
K streets NV. Eugene Hart.
public relations adviser to the
Army Deputy Chief Of staff,
will be the program chairman.
7 JOBS-I'he Navy Department
needs appropriations accounting
clerks at $3.415 q year. Call
the Pentagor. extension 1898.
LEGION APPOINTMENT -
Donald H. Dalton, Washington
attorney, has been appointed to
the National Veterans Prefer
ence Committee Of the American
Legion. Active in legion affairs.
MIR. Dalton has represented a
number of Federal employees in
appeals and grievance cases.
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Iterest Of aviation industry and
air safety.
Mr. Rothschild also denied
that Commerce had suppressed
aviation reports and had raised
"a well of secrecy" around oper-
|ations Of the CAA.
It's easy to register and
qualify as q District voter. Go
to. registration headquarters
on ground floor Of the District
Building and sign up.