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to Speak

Donald Williams of the Chesa-
peake q Potomac Telephone Co.
will speak at a meeting Of the
Herndon (VaD Lions Club at
6:45 pm. Thursday in the Hern-
ldon fire hall.
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cut enough for all employees to
know their basic rights and have
a little more assurance of fair
play than some may feel today
Mr.. Watson said. I'VE know that
a basic assurance of job security
based upon competent work and
loyalty and a sense Of fair play
is an essential element of any
democratic system"
There has been much criticism
among Federal employees over the
lack of a uniform appeals and
grievance system in Government
Also, nonveterans lack the full
appeal rights given veterans
There also has been criticism
over the slowness of the appeals
procedures that do exist and the
lack Of grievance procedures In
Imany agencies.
MERGER PROPOSAL - The
proposal by william c. Doherty
president Of the AFL-CIO Ma.
ltional Association Of Letter Car.
Iriers, that Federal employe
unions merge into one strong
federation, has been coolly re.
lceived by most of his Fedora
labor colleagues.
At q meeting of the AFL-CIC
Government Employees Council
recently. most of the leaders Of
1.-THE other employe organizations
declared that the objective was
lime In principle but that II
would be very difncult to achieve
They declared that each group
LOT Federal workers had Their
Town individual problems and
|were better of as independent
organizations.
| Mr.. Doherty. however, is not
discouraged. He feels that the
Iobjective is a long-range one and
cant be expected to be achieved
Overnight. His view Is that Il
1.-THE AFL and CLIO were able u
reconcile their differences and
merge. then q merger of all the
Federal employee unions into one
federation Is not an impossibility
| y y
RETIRED EMPLOYEES - Tht
omnibus civil service retirement
liberalization bill (S-2875) spon-
sored by Chairman Johnston Of
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee. does not provide for any
increases in the annuities OF
presently retired Government
workers and their survivors. Sen
ator Johnston feels that the cost
of such a boost would be prohib-
|itive in the measure. He also
points to the fact that retired
employes received an annuity in
Grease last year.
| Senator JohnSton's bill also
would not aid widows of retirec
lemployes who died before 1948
These widows are not eligible Il
survivorship annuities as are
widows of annuitants who diec
since that date. The cost factor
lis the reason given by Senator
Johnston for not including these
! widows in the bill.
!, TRlBUTE-Those who fee
that Government agencies arr
constantly overstaffed SHOULD
read the statement of George c
Met onnaughey, chairman of thu
Federal Communications Com
mission.
I Mr.. McConnaughey declares
In the past Ave years the com.
missions workload has more thar
doubled. Yet in fiscal 1855 Il
had to do the job with about tn,
same money but with less per.
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HE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Better Grievance Setup
Viewed for Employees
Nv JOSEPH YOUNG

The Senate investigating the Governments civil
system plans propose legislation give better appeals and
grievance procedure rights to Federal employees
Watson, director of the Sen
ate Civil Service subcommittee nvestgatiye staff.
be able policy which is clear
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Road COnditiOns-AAA

Pennsylvania turnpike--SnoW
and ice-covered in west and
east.
Ohio turnpike -- Slippery in
east.
Virginia-Snow in Roanoke
area, chains advised.
New misunderstanding.
River Report
tFrom q. 3 Engineersl
Potomac River clear az Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls: shenandoah
clear 1T Harpers Ferry
TEMPERATURE for Yesterday
Readings Washington National Airport
Midnight - 81 Noon 4C
4 am, -- 30 pm. Al
3 am. 20 & pm 81
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, AZ. on January 10 and is.
Lowest, 81 on January s,
8 AM. SAT-S AM. SUN.
High, 81. at pm; low, %, at $3.50
O m.
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You can't vote In the Dis
trict IL you don't register. Nov
is the time to qualify. Regis
tration headquarters on ground
floor Of the District Building,
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

stream arrived over Billings it would
intensity the instability of the moisture
laden air near the surface, causing 1t
literally to explode Skyward into the
cold, sub-freezing atmosphere.
Huennekens issued special hail
warning at about las pm. Shortly
after 2, Billings was pelted with tons
of ice. Damage was estimated at Sc
million. 1t was the most severe storm
in the history of the Billings Weather
Bureau.
While the largest hailStoneS reported
were over three inches in diameter,
they undoubtedly melted some while
falling to earth, and naturally, no one
is going to run out with a ruler to
measure them the moment they strike
the ground. Their size was probably
reduced somewhat through melting
from the time they fell until the storm
subsidized
AS you gaze from the kitchen window
this summer and watch a hailstorm
pound your SO-bushel wheat crop into
the ground, you can at least have the
dubious satisfaction of knowing that in
a 1O,0OO-Square-mile area Mother Ma
ture selected your farm to put on one
of her most violent displays of femi-
nine temperament. And if you paid the
premiums on your hail insurance. per-
haps you can find some source of
amazement in contemplating the I'M
usual weather conditions that created
this devils mama.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

A hailstOrm causing $6,OOO,O 900
damage to standing wheat in the
Nebraska Panhandle on July 2, 1858,
rates high, if not at the top, as the
cOstliest of these storms on record,
The largest hailstOne definitely
recorded fell at Potter, Neb., July
6, 1928. 1t weighed IL pOunds.-U.S.
Weather Bureau.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

NC0ntlnued
up-draft and tossed back up to the sub
freezing atmosphere where they freeze
and become hail stones.
AS they fall back to earth the hail
accumulateS more moisture and in
creaseS in size This process may be
repeated several times until the hail
stones become so large and heavy that
the up-draftS can no longer support
them, and they come crashing to earth.
Sometimes hail will be caught in a
down-draft and strike the ground with
a force far greater than the pull of
gravity.
The hailstorm that devastated Bill
lings the afternoon of July 6, 1855, is
a classic example of the weather phe-
nOmena that cause hail and of the diff
ficulty involved in accurately predict
ing it.
The $3.50 am. forecast for Billings
on July 6 stated that hail was likely.
AT 1890 pm. the weather bureau an
nounced that some areas in southeast
ern Montana definitely would have hail.
Twenty minutes before the storm hit
Billings radio stations were alerted.
In view of the unpredictable nature
of hailStorms, how was the weather
bureau able to anticipate the storrA!
Herb Huennkens was on duty at the
Billings Weather Bureau the morning
of July 6. He says that there were
nine grams of water vapor per kiIo-
gram of air. Three and half grams is
normal
Studying weather maps and reports
from other stations, he observed that
a cold Pacific front was headed in the
general direction of Billings from the
northwest At the same time a moist
tropical air mass was moving I'D from
the Gulf, curving through Nebraska
and South Dakota. If these two air
masses continued on the same course
it seemed likely that they would con-
verge somewhere in southeastern Mon
tana. If this happened there would be
strong possibility of thunderstorms.
The dew point, the. temperature at
which vapor condenses into rain, was
go degrees. Normally it's around 80
degrees in the Billings area. Temporal
lures in the upper atmosphere were
unusually cold, which could accelerate
upward movements of warm air. So in
addition to high moisture content,
there were conditions that could cause
turbulent, unstable air. Therefore, the
forecast for the southeastern part of
the state for the morning of July
was for scattered thundershowers with
the possibility of hail.
By noon it was evident that the cold
Pacific front approaching from tile
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01

northwest and the warm, moisture.
laden tropical air mass looping around
through Nebraska and South Dakota
were continuing on their prescribed
courses. The conditions conducive to
hail had intensified. Hail was definite
possibility, as was stated in the 1890
pm. forecast. But it was impossible
to predict just when or where it would
strike.
While the weather observers were
watching these two air masses con-
verge on southeastern Montana, low
altitude jet stream was moving up
through Lander and Sheridan, Wyo.,
straight for Billings. When the jet
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-07-01
How to Reduce
Winter Injury
By M. NJ. AFANASIEV*

liz WIN AGAN OAAfaDO4N VI I900-ly56
was very hard on many trees and
shrubs in Montana. In particular, manv
evergreen shrubs such as juniper and
arbOr vitae suffered from this injury.
Winter injury is influenced by the
condition of the plant as well as by the
combination of unfavorable weather
conditions. Low temperature itself is
not the most important factor in winter
injury. The time when low temperatures
occur and the nature of the tempera-
ture changes, gradual or sudden, will
greatly influence the type and degree
of winter injury. Last fall our cold
weather came very suddenly and at a
time when many of our shrubs and trees
were not properly matured by a long
exposure to moderate cold during the
fall and early winter.
1t is believed that rose bushes in
particular were seriously injured in
Montana by this cold weather which
occurred early in the fall. In manv
locations in Montana practically all rose
bushes were winter killed.
To Reduce Injury
To lessen winter injury it is recon-
mended that conditions be provided that
will encourage the proper maturing of
plants before freezing weather occurs.
1t is recommended that irrigation water
be withheld in Montana beginning
September l. If trees and shrubs are
grown in the lawn, one should water
the grass only lightly so that most of
this water is used by the grass. Later
in the fall, after the trees are matured.
they should be well watered so that
the roots have a sufficient amount of
moisture during the winter. This USUALLY
can be done in Montana in the latter
part of October or sometimes even in
the first part of November. Evergreen
trees and shrubs and also deciduous
trees like cut-leaf birch and ornamental
willow are especially sensitive to the
lack of moisture during the winter
months.
II winters are open and warm and
the soil is dry and not frozen. it is
advisable to water trees and shrubs
even during the winter. This is
particularly true for evergreen shrubs
planted in a warm, sunny exposure
around houses. If paintings are made
at windy exposures of the house, it
is advisable to give the trees and shrubs
some wind protection, especially if the
trees are small and not well established.
inns is particularly true of upright
jumpers and pyramidal arbor vitae.
Hardy Varieties
Certain varieties of trees and shrubs
are not suitable for Montana because
they cannot withstand our low winter
temperatures. Some of these plants
may survive several mild winters in
montana, but sooner or later thew be-
come severely injured or even COM
pletely killed. Consult the Horticulture
department at Montana State College
ana your county agent regarding the
recommended plant material suitable
for Montana.
III an attempt to alleviate winter in
jury to trees and shrubs it is recon-
mended that they be given plenty of
water and some heterogeneous fertilizers
carry IN the season. Nitrogen can be
applied to the plants % times during
tne spring at about two-week intervals.
NO nitrogen should be given to trees
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more than 500 delegates ex-
pected to attend.
Speakers at conference ses-
sions tomorrow include Senator
Duff. Republican Of Pennsyl-
vania: Senator Sparkman, DEM
ocrat Of Alabama; Philip L.
Graham. president Of the WASH
ington Post and Times-Herald,
and Msgr. Louis B. Khalil. pastor
Of the Maronite Church OF
Brockton, Mass, Q leader OF
Lebanese emigres in the United
States.
American-Jewish organizations
represented ct the conference
are:
American Jewish Congress. the
American Trade Union Council
for Labor Israel. the American
Zionist Committee for Public Al.
fairs, B'nai Birth; Hadassah. the
Women's Zionist Organization Of
America, the Jewish Agency fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

|cathedrals. Senator Monroney
said the United States should
treat coid-war problems with
|''firmness, fairness and Oriental
patience"
He said the United Nations
should be supported as a means
|of meeting world problems fairly.
firmly and With patience.
The Oklahoma iawmaker, who
lis an Episcopalian himself. told
the annual conference Of deans
that the Nations lawmakers are
mot apt to make moral decisions
unless they have the moral back
ling Of their constituents. They
lin turn must be given moral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
|EpiseopaIDeans
Hear Monroney

Senator Monroney. Democrat
of Oklahoma. told a meeting Of
Episcopal deans today 1t would
he morally irresponsible to get
rid Of the Communist threat just
by dropping an atomic bomb on
Russia.
Speaking to the deans Of 50
of the Nations SO Episcopal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

leadership BY the church, he
said.
The Episcopal deans are as
sembled ct the Washington
Cathedral for three-day con-
ference on problems particular
TO cathedrals as opposed to par
ishes. The Very Rev. Francis B.
Sayre. jr.. dean Of the Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

Palestine, the Jewish Labor Com
Inittee, the Jewish War Veterans
ef the United States. the Labor
Zionist Organization Of America,
the Mizrachi Organization Of
America. the National COM
|munity Relations Advisory Coun-
Gil. the National Council Of
Jewish Women. the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations.
the Union of Orthodox Jewish
CONGREGATIONS. the United Syna-
gogue Of America, the Zionist
Organization Of American and
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ton Cathedral. said the confer
ence was concerned with the
problem Of preaching in terms Of
contemporary issues, in other
words. interpreting Gods win
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where it win cut ice" he said.
The meeting also viii deal with
special events and services for
worship conducted in cathedrals
to make them more imaginative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Jewish Groups to Confer
On Middle East Crisis

Delegates from II major jewish American organizations will
woday conference here tonight to discuss the touchy
Middle Eastern situation
Keynotes for the sessions beginning at the Shore
ham Hete viii be Ambassador Abba Ehan of Israel and Dr.
Nahum Godmann chairman Of the Jewish Agency for Palestine
Assistant Secretary State George " will greet the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

the American Zionist Council,
which includes the constituent
organizations: Achdut Avoda,
Hapoel Hamizrachi, Hashomer
Hatzair and the Zionist Revi-
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At this point it might be well to en-
phasize that the resident mice within
the area do not confine their activities
just to the territory they have claimed.
They may roam over a considerable
area in search of food. This larger
area, which for particular Individual
may vary in size from a few square
yards to over an acre, is known as their
''home range"
Unless the population is very dense
the individuals appear to be quite
tolerant of each other while wandering
throughout this range in search of food.
If grain storage bin happens to be
located within the overlapping home
range of several mouse families it
would undoubtedly be oroughIy
worked over for access holes. If any
can be found, mouse contamination in
the grain would be virtually assured.
Surplus Mice
Next consider what happens to an
individual mouse family which &C.
cupies one of the defended territories
If all acceptable territories or nesting
sites within the area are occupied. each
mouse will produce, on the average.
two filters of four mice each per sea-
son. This means that at the end of the
normal breeding season there will be
surplus of eight mice per family above
and beyond that which can be accom-
modated by the available nesting sites.
These surplus mice which are driven
out of their homes must now try to
find places to live that will afford them
some degree of protection and also a
source of food. A grain storage bin
would answer this purpose very well.
Suppose now that they are trapped or
poisoned as they enter the bin. 1t be-
comes rather obvious that in order to
eliminate them this process must be
continued until all the surplus is dis
posed of. Under natural conditions
they are eliminated through starvation.
exposure, natural enemies, etc.
Returning to the original area which
produced the mice, consider what NAV
happen if through poisoning or trap
ping half of TIE original resident-secure
population is removed. The tendency
then is for members of the remaining
population to increase their rate of re-
production from an average of two
filters to three or four litters per wear.
and to increase the size of the litters
from an average of four per litter to
five or six young per litter. Actually
then, bigger surplus may develop than
would have occurred if the original
baslcally secure population had been
left alone. A bigger surplus can mean
only one thing: More mice will be try
ing to enter the storage bin.
Destroy Nesting Sites
In view of what has been said, it be-
comes apparent that the best and safest
approach to the mouse problem is
through the destruction of acceptable
nesting sites and the elimination of
sources of food in the vicinity of grain
storage facilities. If this procedure is
followed, one does not run the risk of
actually defeating the purpose of a
control campaign.
This does not mean that poisoning or
trapping should never be practiced any
more than it means that aspirin should
never be used for a toothache. When
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3 Of 5 Heart Specialists
Call Eisenhower Fit

physically able to serve a second
term?
Yes. 141, or 6O.3 per cent; no
SO. or 1877 per cent.
do you think a man who has
suffered a heart attack can be
regarded as physically able to
serve a term as PRESIDENT"
Yes. 1852, or 64.4 per cent; no,
81, or 35.6 per cent.
No names of physicians were
used by the magazine. nor did
the research organization ask
that replies be signed.
The journal of the ANA, in an
editorial published Friday, urged
heart specialists not to take part
in the survey. saying it should
be tossed into the waStebasket. "
1t said among other things that
1.-The questions are very definitely
slanted politically and that
consultation without examina-
ton is absurd"
Presumably most if not all OF
the replies received were in the
mail before the ANA journal
appeared. U. S. News and World
Report. at any rate. said the g.
per cent response "is described
by those familiar with mail polls
as extraordinary or even 'phe-
nomenal.'"
The magazine said 1t published
See POLL, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
President, on Full Duty,
Still Ponders I'd Term

But he insisted he was not try
ing to be coy.
He said he feels very much
Observation-Disclosures more able
to get about" after his 12-day
vacation in the warm climate of
Key West where he mixed some
work with "a very splendid period
Iof Just sheer recreation"
He added that he was return
ing to the White House Il think
as ready to go to work as a per-
son could be, after the physical
experience have been through. P"
Most of the newsmen who
thought the Presidents remarks
added up to an inclination not to
run again were impressed mainly
by his statement that "it is a
very critical thing to change
governments in this country at
"a time that is unexpected"-an
obvious reference to the POSSIBLE
ity of him not living out a second
term if he should run and be re-
elected.
The President landed at Ma
tional Airport at 1852 pm
yesterday after a flight of nearly
five hours from Key West in
his personal plane, Columbine
III. and drove directly to the
White House to get into the
I"full swing" of his duties today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-09
BY the Associated Press

About three out of five heart
specialists out of 246 responding
in a poll whose propriety was
questioned by the American
Medical Association say they
think President Eisenhower is
physically fit to seek second
term. Two out of five say he is
not.
Results of the poll were pub
lished under copyright today by
U. S. News and World Report,
a news magazine. The poll was
conducted for the magazine by
the research organization of
Benson q Benson, Inc, of
Princeton. N. J.
Questionnaires were sent to
the 444 doctors certified by the
Board of Internal
as heart specialists. Of
this number, 275 or about 81 per
cent replied. Twenty-nine of
these did not give direct answers.
The two questions asked and
the replies, as given by the
Based on what you have read
about the nature of the Presi-
dents illness and assuming a
normal convalescence in the next
few months, do you think Mr..
can be regarded as