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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25
SNOW SLOWS UP
CARS, LATE RUSH
DUE TO BE SAFER

Icy streets gave motorists
a bad time this morning.
enforcing cautious going
which did not prevent a
number of minor accidents
and traffic snarls.
The sickness developed
from an early morning snow
Just heavy and wet enough
to be packed into a thin
glazed sheet by the time
work bound traf1ic got
started.
Although q little more
snow and rain was forecast
during the day. tempera-
lures nudging over the freez-
ing mark were expected to
improve driving conditions
by the evening rush hour.
Tomorrow also will be
cloudy with rain or snow
likely.
The snow began at 1855
am. and lightly covered the
area before ending about
$40. Measurement at the
Weather Bureaus airport
station was one-tenth of an
inch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

would be granted ito a relatively
small percentage Of selected per-
sonnet presently considered nc
more than is per cent of the
total enlisted strength"
Those proficiency advance:
would be authorized only for en-
listed personnel in grades from
corporal through master sergeant
and equivalent grades in the
other services. For instance, the
committee said, a master SER
geant'S pay should be boosted
from $261.30 to $500.
It also asserted that the aver
age efficiency of Army lieuten-
ants who elected to continue or
duty after completion of obli-
gated service lis well below the
average for career officers"
within the next six years
the majority of the World Wal
II experienced officers will have
completed 20 years service and
the combat potential of the &C.
tive force will have decreased
materially" the report declared
Unless the retention trenC
among the obligated junior offi-
GERS improves considerably, the
valley between the experienced
and inexperienced will continue
to widen"
"The kind of work force bal.
anced by skills required by to-
days modern defense establish.
ment cannot be developed on the
basis Of rigid, acroSS-the-boarc
pay scales which regard two
people Of the same seniority ano
service equally regardless Of the
differences in the kinds OF
amounts Of contributions made
Must Be Progressive
"The compensation system
must be designed to encourage
meritorious performance rather
than just survival for a lengthy
period of time. 1t must be pro-
gressive in nature so as to con-
tain challenging rewards fol
aggressive pursuit of positions OF
increasing difficulty and re-
sponsibility."
The report pointed out that
re-enlistments among technical
enlisted personnel now run ap-
proximately 10 per cent while
the re-enlistment rate Of truck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

STAFF would be increased from
462 to 464; Bureau of Accounts,
259 to $50; Public Debt Bureau,
3,038 to 2.976: Customs Bureau,
241 to 245: Secret Service, un-
changed: Bureau of Mint. no
change; Coast Guard, no change,
At Health. Education and
Welfare: Food and Drug Admin
istration. 367 to 412; Freedman's
Hospital. 668 to 694; Gallaudet
College, l53 to 1866; Office Of Ed
ucation. sos to 583; Public
Health Service, indeterminate
increase in employees; Once of
Vocation and Rehabilitation. l08
to 100; st. Elizabeths Hospital
2.717 to S,003; Old Age and Sur
vivors Assistance, 6,53l to 1921:
Children's Bureau, l7s to 206:
Once Of Secretary, 274 to 305:
Once Of the General Counsel
80 to IL: Bureau Of Public AS
sistance. l76 to 2I5.
+ 4 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
National Institutes Of Health,
the Naval Medical Center at
Bethesda. Nd. and the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory, white
Oaks. Md. need clerk-typists
$4,000 to $3.175; and stenogra-
pners. $3.175 to $3,4l5 a year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

drivers. cooks. etc., is twice that
percentage.
Defense officials long have
been concerned by the rapid
tournover in trained men. For
instance. in 1855, the Air Force
estimates that it lost men 1t
cost 81 billion to train.
The Army and Navy have the
same complaint.
All the services say they are
unable to meet competition from
civilian industry in the engi-
neering and electronics fields.
The waste in officer ranks Is
considered higher than with en-
listed personnel. An example is
jet pilots who generally come
from college ROTC units and
are permitted to serve three
years.
1t takes at least two Of the
years. at a cost of 100000 to
make them combat ready, ac-
cording to the Air Force.
Military personnel last re-
Iceived a pay increase in 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

headed by Ralph j. Cordiner
General Electric presiden t
stated.
The report was taken by De.
Tense Secretary Wilson to Presi.
dent Eisenhower early Thu
month. It also was forwarded tx
key congressional committees
The administration has taken M
final position on its findings.
1.-THE committee firmly believes
that the Anticipated longevity
pay system is the primary basic
cause Of poor personnel retention
today and considers 1t q Methu-
selah method of compensation in
which there are periodic rewards
for merely staying alive and out
Of trouble" the report stated.
Overhaul Asked
It then called for q complete
overhaul" Of the military pay
system.
1t said that proficiency pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

erals recent rulings that the
GPO could. If it wanted to. re-
duce the 40-hour work week for
Its craft employees. the GPO
unions are asking for a 35-hour
week.
Since hours are part of the
salary discussions. the proposal
Twill be made to Public Printer
Raymond Blattenberger when
he meets on February 10 with
the GPO journeymen photoen-
lgravers-the first of the agency's
craft employees to negotiate with
him this year.
Whatever Is decided for the
photoengravers undoubtedly will
be applied to the other GPO
craft employees. That's way the
February 10 meeting is being
watched so closely.
Although a 35-hour work-week
is being sought. some union lead
ers privately say they would be
satisfied. at least at the start,
with a 371a-hour work week.
The rest of the Governments
employees will be watching the
GPO outcome with great in
Iterest.
While legislation would be
needed to shorten the work week
of the rest Of the Governments
workers, establishment Of a
shorter work week in the GPO
undoubtedly would give impetus
on Capitol Hill to such q move.
A bill for a 35-hour Federal
work week has been sponsored
by Senator Purtell, Republican
of Connecticut.
The GPO photographers COM
mittee members who will ne
/; gotiate with Mr.. Blattenberger
are Bert Winzell. L. Matt Foster
and Henry Nuttycombe. Alter
nate members are Harry Bjork-
land, William Chatelain and
Albert Hecht.
So
IRS-Internal Revenue Serv-
lice. which has long had policy
against employing women as tax
agents and collectors, says it will
hire women for these jobs in
areas in which there Is a short
age Of men applicants. IRIS has
been criticized by women for its
past policy, but officials contend
that the nature of these jobs
lnecessitates that they be filled
by men If possible.
4
EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES
Here are some additional Fed
ieral employment estimates for
the Washington area as con-
tanned in President Eisenhower's
1858 budget request: Internal
Revenue. 3,044 to 3.O95; Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, 3,797
ito 5.221; Justice Department,
general administration. 564 to
1868; FBI, no change; Immigra-
ton and Naturalization. no
change.
Labor Department, research
and administration, 53l to 522;
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 780
to 827; Women's Bureau, 81 to
l61; Wage and Hour Division, no
change.
At Treasury: Secretary's ONCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Daylight variable winds
this afternoon becoming north
easterly. 1915 miles per hour
tonight, and northeast to north
1920 miles per hour Saturday
Visibility fair.
Five-Day Forecast for
Washington and Vicinity
January $3.50
Temperature will average 6 OF
8 degrees below normal. Nor
mails for Washington are 43 and
20 for the daily high and low
Colder over the week end, mod
Grating Monday and turning
colder again Tuesday or Wednes-
day. Rain or snow late Tuesday
or Wednesday will total about
one-half of an inch.
Road Conditions--AAA
West: District Of Columbia to Penn.
sennsyivania p Turnpts p0er slear 'e ohic
Turnpike, clear, except snow-covered IT
Toledo and Fremont area; U. 8. 40 West
TO Ohio, slippery spots in higher eleva.
lions; u. s.. 30 West 10 Ohio, slippery
spots In higher elevations.
South; U. s. / TO Richmond. som,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
GPO Pay Negotiations
May Shorten Week
By JOSEPH YOUNG

conference that result IN the rst Of
Governments 40hour week has been for February
The meeting marks the start of the annual salary negotiations
employee unions Of the Government Printing
and the Public Printer.
Spurred the Controller Generals Attorney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25
Military Pay Scale
Based on Ability Urged

The administration IS considering report BY special
Penagon committee which calls abandonment of the anti
quated principle Of longevity basis for military and its
replacement by proficiency pay"
1.-THE present system puts emphasis survival
the Job fact medocrity the committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

Mrs. Laura weightman. Roy
Medley; beneficial suggestion,
Herman Preiser; 40 years serv-
ice. Walter v. Hurley, Adolph J.
Fugitt; 80 years service, James
p. johnson. Mrs. Katherine c.
0'Toole. Ralph A. Miller and
Rudolph ]. Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

WEATHER BUREAU OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES may cover
most OF the eastern third Of the Nation tonight with rain
from Virginia southwark and to the north Addi-
tonaly snow will be scattered through the Rockies over
the Central Plateau and higher elevations of the Central
Pacific Coast mountains with rain along the Northern
California coast It may be colder Texas and the eastern
Lakes regon--AP wrephoto Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

Ificial suggestion award.
Nays Bureau Of Ships hal
presented the following awards
to civilian employees: superior
achievement. Bruce K. Bray
Vladimir M. Remagailo, John B
Livingston, "A. Martin Hanke
|Hardwick Shipley; distinguished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

slippery spots in northern portion; shir
icy Highway ~. 8. $500, slippery. Rich
TO Charlottesville, some slippery spots
North and East: District Of Columbii
to Delaware Memorial Bridge, some slip
perry spots; New Jersey Turnpike. .lean
New England. clear; District Of ColumbIi
TO Harrisburg. Pa, slippery.
River Report
tFrom U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferr,
and cloudy at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
tReading Washington National Airport)
Midnight 81 Noon 2i
am. "a pm. .!
am. 1850 90 8 pm. $50 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

RECORD Tempernturea This Year
Highest, %. on January %,
Lowest 8. on January IS.
High and Low Of Last ~ Hours
High. 20. at 4:10 pm.
Low, 26, at 6:46 a m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

civilian service. J. A. Krcek
Samuel Eidensohn. Albert Gates
meritorious civilian service. vii,
lard H. Muench. John J. Kelley
George E. SEEKER: group superior
achievement. Mrs. Marget Phil
lips. Gloria j. Barnes. Mrs. Betti,
&. Bynaker. jamie NJ. Cooley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25
Sleeve and Body Innings

These are the coats that sell for $3.50
nationally >. and locally. They are all
top quality. rugged 2-ply pure worsted
wool gabardine and the warm zip-in lin
ing with full sleeves makes them doubly
useful extra values at this special price,
Choice OF raglan or set-in sleeve STYLES in
natural. charcoal. brown and tan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-25

FURNISHED By I Is: f nnItsd STATE. co..,
Evening star., 1957-08-28
German Voters Louqh
AT Adolf Hitler IL

Mr.. Unger says the hardest
thing about being a "fuehrer'
without a following is patience
But he is now getting enough
business to keep three secreta-
ries busy at his headquarters in
his Office at Plaidt. a village OF
10000 in the Rhineland-P -Pala-
tinate.
Mr.. Unger rejects Nazi racial
doctries and anti-Semitjsm, but
otherwise he sees little that
needs changing in the Hitler
program. 1T can Just about
be taken over intact" he says.
West Germany's press is
giving Mr.. Unger the Joke
treatment. The Germans laugh
at his billboard posters. But
nobody bothers Mr.. Unger and
to this extent the pumice stone
manufacturer has proved that
Chancellor Adenauer's Ger
mans. while not good Ger
mans" in Mr.. Unger's eyes. are
politically tolerant.
German objectivity toward
Hitler has even led the North
German Radio, in Hamburg,
to broadcast excerpts from the
Fuehrer's speeches on a youth
must-know" education pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Britain Warns
Yemen on Alden

LONDON. Aug. 20 (R).-Brit-
ain today warned Arab Yemen
she will continue to attack
Yemeni forces which cross into
the Alden protectorate.
The warning was in the form
Of a Foreign ONCE statement.
1t was issued after the
Yemeni Legation accused Brit
ish aircraft of striking at Yem-
eni territory on August Is with
fire bombs.
A Foreign once spokesman
said the charge that fire bombs
were used was "a complete fab
rication," and said the positions
we're inside the Alden protec-
torate.
The Royal Air Force is re-
ported using 20-pound frag:
mentation bombs which British
consider normal" in this sort
Of action.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Rocket Accurate
With H-Bomb,
Red Paper Says

BERLIN. Aug. % CR.-Rus-
sia's aviation newspaper
claimed today that the new
Soviet intercohtinental rocket
can carry q hydrogen bomb
load that guarantees the de-
struction of every target"
Mai. Gen. G. /. Pokrowski,
Of the Soviet Technical Engi-
neering Service, made the clsNn
in an article in "Sowjetsks II
Aviatia." 1t was quoted by
Adm, official East German
news agency.
Mr.. Pokrowski said the Rus
sian rocket attains an altitude
Of 500 miles and strikes its tar
get at a speed Of $4,000 miles
an hour.
"One can assume" the Soviet
expert added. that possible de-
Walton will not be more than
10 to 20 kilometers (6 to IL
niles. Because the missile
carries a hydrogen load. its ac-
curacy on striking guarantees
the destruction Of every target" I"
The Russian added that the
accuracy Of the missile was its
outstanding attribute"
Evening star., 1957-08-28

know, a question about wheth-
er there was any feeling in the
White House that conservative
Republicans in Wisconsin die
not do their utmost for Mr.
Kohler's election.
Earlier Victories Recalled
AS to whether the landslide
victory Of Mr.. Proxmire
amounted to a reputation Of
the Presidents farm and fiscal
policies, Mr.. Hagerty said "the
only honest answer / can make
Is that / do not know"
In this connection. however,
Mr.. Hagerty recalled that Mr.
Eisenhower carried Wisconsin
by 357,569 votes in his first
race for the presidency in 1852
and increased that margin to
368.076 votes in his second
term victory 10 months ago.
Mr.. Hagerty remarked that
there is not much more to be
said about yesterdays results
in Wisconsin except to point
out that there is another elec-
tion coming up next year." He
was referring to the 1858 con-
gressional elections. in which
Mr.. Eisenhower is expected to
Continued ON Page Al, Col. /
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Work as Phantom Pays
NiceIy-He Got $5,287

CLIFTON FORGE. Va. Aug
% R.-City officials are await
ing a report from an examiner
of questioned documents to de-
eide what the next step will be
inthe case of the phantom city
employe.
Commonwealth's Attorney
William c. Goode said last
night Harry E. Cassidy of Rich
mond is studying all city
checks made out to an r. A
Nicely and the pay sheets
drawn up lin order to pay
Nicely"
Mr.. Goode said that a report
from an independent book
keeper, James B. Francis OF
Clifton Forge, showed q total
Of $5,287.65 in city funds was
paid to Nicely.
The Commonwealth's attor-
ney said nobody had ever
heard Of Nicely "and we still
have one Of his checks and we'd
like him to come by and pick
1t up
Mr.. Cassidy is studying the
checks and pay sheets in an at
Evening star., 1957-08-28
HeIicopter Ferried
For Ship in Ice

OSLO. Norway. Aug. % up.
"A huge United States Air
Force transport is ferrying a
helicopter to rescue the crew
Of a Norwegian ship crippled
in the ice OF the east coast Of
Greenland.
Information from the ship
reaching the Polar Institute
here today said the American
rescue command had told the
% passengers and crewmen OF
the Arctic sealer Polarbjoern
to abandon ship.
Meanwhile the Air Force dis
patched a CHA Globemaster
from Thule Airbase in North
ern Greenland to Mestervig,
300 miles to the south.
The helicopter will be un-
loaded at Mestervig and as
sembled. It will then ny 100
miles over the pack ice TO bring
the Norwegians to safety.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
Henderson TuIks
With Lebunese

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. %
tR.-Loy Henderson, the United
States State Department trou-
BILE shooter, arrived in Beirut
from Turkey today for talks
with pro-Western Arab leaders
on leftist Syria.
Within an hour after his ar
rival, Mr.. Henderson was in
consultations with Lebanese
Ieaders-President Camille Cha
noun, Premier Sami Sohl and
Foreign Minister Charles Malik.
He is also expected to confer
with Acting Foreign Minister
Ali Muntaz Of Iraq. Jordan's
royal cabinet chief Bahjat Tai
houni and the Saudi Arabian
Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel
Aaziz Kouhaimy.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
BY OMER ANDERSON
North American Newspaper Allianc

North american Newspaper Alnance
BONN, Aug. 28.-"Adolf Hit
Ter II" is opposing Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer in the cur
rent West German national
election campaign.
August Unger's slogan is
After Adolf Will Come Aug
ust." He is forming the Party
OF Good Germans.
"A new feuhrer Is arisen
Adolf II" proclaims Mr.. Unger.
II will rally under my banner
all good Germans who feel as
l do-that, economically and
politically, life under Adolf I
was not so bad"
Mr.. Unger. S., a pumic stone
manufacturer, is a most i'm
probable Hitler. He is bespec-
tacled, mild-mannered and
utterly candid.
II am a joke in this cam
paign, I know" he admits. I'VE
have only 1000 members. and
we probably won't get many
more votes. But the member
ship applications are beginning
to come in. and by 1861 per-
haps everybody will be sur
prised. For Adolf / also was
q Joke when he started"
Evening star., 1957-08-28

tempt to determine who is re.
sponsible for putting the fic-
titious Nicely on the city pay
roll. Mr.. Goode said.
Nicely's name began appear
ing on the city's hourly payroll
in 1850, Mr.. Goode said. anc
at first his checks we're made
out for "a relatively small
amount"
Mr.. Goode said Montee Ir.
vine. who was appointed city
superintendent Of public works
in August after the death OF
j. H. Hall, who had held the
Job for more than 10 years
discovered the phantom en-
ploye.
The first time Mr.. Irvine
took the checks to the en-
ployes-as part of the superin-
tendent's job-one was left
over after all the employees
were paid Mr.. Goode said
That check was made out tc
r. A. Nicely.
Mr.. Goode said none Of the
other employees had ever heard
Of Nicely.
Evening star., 1957-08-28

FreSS secretary James Z. nag
|erty today.
Democratic National Chair
man Paul Butler and Senate
Majority Leader johnson Of
Texas were among the Demo-
Gratis who saw in the outcome
Ia reputation of Eisenhower
administration policies. Meade
Alcorn, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee,
said the defeat offers the party
a grim lesson" for the future.
Voices Disappointment
Mr.. Hagerty said Mr.. Eisen-
hover was disappointed that
former Republican Gov. WAL
ter j. Kohler was not elected
to replace the late Senator Nc
Carthy.
But there is no hiding the
fact that the Republican Party
took a bad licking in Wiscon-
sin," Mr.. Hagerty added, land
I don't think there is much
use Of talking about post
mortems."
Asked if he was expressing
the Presidents view. Mr.. Hag-
Ierty said Yes, I would think
So"
Mr.. Hagerty said he could
not answer, because he did not
Evening star., 1957-08-28
School BUDGET
.CufS5MiI|iOn
Officials TO Seek
Hearing on SIush

The District Commissioner,
have sliced $5.174,5l7 on the
proposed District school budget
for fiscal 1859, leaving it al
$5O.1SS,800. It was revealed to-
day.
School officials met witt
Board, Of Education members
today in an effort TO restor.
$4.368. .O37-at least.
School Supt. Hobart M
Corning asked approval of the
board to request a hearine
with the Commissioners shortly
to get the money back in the
budget.
School officials viewed the
cuts as not too serious. A ratio
Of 80 pupils to one teacher in
elementary schools is provided
and the Commissioners 'alsC
allowed items which are
planned to enrich the ele.
mentary school program and
meet the systems disciplinary
problem half way at least.
Repair Funds Cut
The Commissioners. however
plunged into the field of perma.
nent improvements. cutting
virtually every program. Fol
many schools this means repair
only in cases of emergencies.
Another item missing In this
stage Of the budgets life is q
/ 81 ,042,0 900 item which was tc
cover the conversion Of Arm
strong High School into a GEN.
ter for slow learners linked ad-
ministratively with Dunbar
High School.
The Boards three Negro
members objected strongly tC
the proposition earlier this
summer but lost in an effort tC
have the item removed. A
public hearing was to be helc
this month to settle the issue
but was postponed. The item
has been dropped pending g
future meeting on the plan:
merits.
On the capital outlay side o.
the budget, school officials arr
requesting all the funds
81, ,566. .330-cut by the Com.
See BUDGET. Page A.
Evening star., 1957-08-28
President Sees Peril
In Red Arms Rebuff

which Canada, France, the
United Kingdom and the
United States are putting for
ward at the United Nations
Disarmament Subcommittee in
London. II is noteworthy that
this attack comedies with the
boastful statement by the So
Wet Union that they have
made advances in the develop
ment Of means for bringing
mass destruction to any part
Of the world.
THE Western powers at
London are completing their
presentation Of a rounded and
interdependent first-stage pro-
posal which. among other
things. would. on a super
vised and safeguarded basis,
"(A) Provide a measure OF
protection against massive sur
prise attack:
"(B) Suspend for two years
the further testing of nuclear
weapons;
"tC) See that outer space
shall be used only for peace
full. not military. purposes:
"CD0 Provide a date after
which no fashionable material
will be produced for weapons
purposes and existing nucleaI
weapons stockpiles will begin tc
be reduced by transfers for
peaceful purposes:
"(E.) Begin a reduction OF
armed forces and ornaments.
1T would be tragic If these
important first-stage proposals
fraught with such significance
for the peace Of the world, were
rejected by the Soviet Union
even before they could have
been seriously studied and be-
fore the Western presentation
is complete. Such a Soviet at
titude would condemn human
ity to an indefinite future Of
immeasurable danger.
80 far as the United States
is concerned. We shall never re-
nounce our efforts to find ways
and means to save mankind
from that danger and to estab-
lish a just and lasting peace"
Evening star., 1957-08-28
THE DAY THE FBI
NABBED THE OSS

jim BISHOP tells Of the doy
when the FBI. working on the clues
furnished by on oSS officer. "ioiled"
q whole Gloss Of oSS men. See The
Stor's Feoture Pose. Abb.
HOME HUNTING looks cosy the
wOY the Neil u. MeElrOys do il.
Ruth Dson tells how the incoming
SeeFetory Of Defense and his fomilY
found q Place without ioniors in
on oFtiele on Poss 81.