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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

ohservances during the next
IL months.
Bell Is Chairman
In the Washington area, q
special committee. headed by
Daniel w. Bell. chairman OF
the board Of the American Sc
curity q Trust Co.. has CON-
pleted plans for q year-lone
series Of events.
The week win start with q
proclamation by President Eli
senhower designating this a
the diamond civil service jubi-
lee year.
On Tuesday. the Army De-
|partment win observe the an
niversary with the start Of a
week long display of achieve
Iments Of its civilian employees.
The exhibit viii be in the con-
course Of the Pentagon and its
opening win be attended by
top Pentagon officials.
Top members Of Congress
and Government agency heads
win attend q special ceremony
sponsored BY the Civil Service
Commission at 1880 am.
Thursday at the Departmental
Auditorium.
An impressive array OF
speakers win address the dia-
mond jubilee banquet Saturday
night at the Sheraton-P Park
Hotel.
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Service Commission was Theo-
dore Roosevelt. before he be-
came President. Mr.. Roosevelt
became q Civil Service Commits
sioner in 1889 at the age Of 80.
At that time the csc was q
small. struggling organization
that had been In existence only
six years and was still being
sniped at by spoils advocates
who were not giving up easily
In letter after letter and
speech after speech. Roosevelt
strongly defended the merit
system and attacked those who
opposed 1t.
BY the time he left the csc
in 1895. Mr.. Roosevelt was able
to report to President Cleve-
land that 'the work of the
Commission is now progressing
so well. and its position is
established on so Arm q basis.
that ! feel there is no doubt
rs to the future Of the cause
There have been many other
outstanding Civil Service Com
missioners. among them Arthur
s. Flemming. Harry B. Mitchell.
r ebert Ramspeck. Philip
Young. George Moore. Leonard
White and others who helped
strengthen and improve the
merit system.
And as the civil service sys-
tenn reaches the rs year mark.
the present Commission COM
posed Of Harris Ellsworth. Fred
Lawton and Bernard Flanagan,
pledges its full effort 10 ever
strengthen and improve the
merit system In the immediate
years ahead.
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day and supported by public
opinion and the Nations press
that no political party would
dare advocate any return 70
the spells system.
This perhaps Is the civil
service systems greatest trib-
ute-the American public may
at times grumble about the
high cost Of Government and
its employees but IL Is virtually
unanimous In its opposition To
any move 70 weaken or change
the basic structure Of civil
service.
The Nations Capital Is the
focal point Of the celebration.
but many Federal employe
groups throughout the coun-
Try win also have their own
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TODAY,S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair to-
day and cold, with increasing
cloudiness this afternoon. High
today, about IS. Rain or snow
beginning tonight and not as
cold. Rain tomorrow.
Virginia-Cold today. with
increasing clouds. Rain or snow
likely by late afternoon in the
west. High between 1898. To-
morrow, rain with slowly rising
temperature.
Maryland - Cold, with in
creasing cloudiness. Snow like
ly by late afternoon In the west,
high 1882. High in the east,
in the 30s. Rising tempera-
ture tomorrow. with rain pos
sibly mixed with snow.
Winds - North, becoming
northeast. i0-l5 miles per hour.
Visibility good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Fair today. good
visibility. Winds. north OF
northeast. from 10 TO 20 miles
per hour.
Road Conditions
vest; D. c. 70 pa. Turnpike--clear
spots In the west.
Ohio rurnplke-ciear.
D. 8. so West 70 Ohio-ciear.
South: y. 8. / 70 Riehmond--Clear
Shirley Halfway fu 8. $500 Clear
Richmond South--CleaT.
y. G. 70 Charlottesville---Cien
North and East. D. c. 10 Delaware
Memorial Bridge--Clear
New Jersey Turnpike--Ciear.-
New England--Clear.
d. c. 70 HARRISBURG. Pa.--Ciear.
River Report
Prom y. 3. Engineersl
Potomac River clear At Harpers
Ferry and clear a. Great Fails: Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
TemperatuFes for Yesterday
tReadine washington National AiFport)
Mldnisht 30 Noon ~
An. Il tO'm. "
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first time. They were ex-
pounded by him within the
d mocratic administration
early In 1919, and rejected.
They are today contrary to the
expressed opinion Of the Demo-
catric leaders In the Congress
and outside Of It,"
Notes Mystical Attitude
While praising Mr.. Remnants
knowledge of Russia, Mr.. Ache
son attacked his former aide in
these terms:
mr.. KEENAN, has never, in
my judgment. grasped the re-
alities Of power relationships
but takes q rather mystical at
titude toward them. To Mr..
Kennan there Is no Soviet mill
tary threat in Europe"
The former Secretary Of
State said that to speak Of
Soviet attack" as Mr.. Ken
nan did. is misleading. He add
ed:
I'm most cases an attack by
Soviet forces would not be nee
essary Soviet purposes
could be accomplished by In
timidation. with the lesson OF
Hungary fresh In everyone's
mind"
Referring to what he called
Mr.. Remnants almost Messianic
statement" that he could give
personal assurance" that the
Soviet threat is principally SUBJ
verSive, Mr.. Acheson asked:
ION what does the guarantee
rest. unless divine revelation?"
Defends U. s. Policies
Mr.. Acheson went on to de-
fend United States policies In
these words:
Were 1t not for the Ameri-
can connection. there would be
no more independent national
life in Western Europe than
there is in Eastern Europe. 4.
Mr.. Remnants prescription for
salvation by internal health +. +.
calls for q degree Of wholesome
purity which does not exist
within any state I can think
Of. -. The very withdrawal
:. viii make impossible the de-
velopment Of that national
health"
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Hirohito Slept Here

NAGOYA. Japan. Jan. IL up.
Business is booming at a Ma
goya hotel which can advertise
Emperor Hirohito slept here. Z"
The suite where Hirohito spent
one night on q visit last year
costs visitors q relatively regal
1000 yen ($i9.4D a day. The
manager says more reservations
than he can handle keep pour
ing in.
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COMIC SECTION
10 Poses Of Fun and Action.
Closer Than We Think Page I
! Romance Of Flowers Pare 10
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Corp. were made last month In
a series OF lectures In Britain.
Among others. they called for
the withdrawal Of American.
British and Russian troops from
Europe.
His proposal was based on
the belief that only after the
troops are withdrawn can there
be reunification Of Germany
and greater freedom in the
satellite nations.
"Mr. Kennan's opinion Is not
shared by any responsible
leader In the Democratic Party
in the United States" Mr.
Acheson said In a statement.
The statement was released
by the executive chairman,
Christopher Emmett. Of the
American Council on Germany.
me-. New YORK, Q nonprofit Or
ganization founded In 1862 10
acquaint Americans with the
problems Of present-day Ger
many.
Cites Rejection
Mr.. Acheson's statement said
in part:
II am told that the impress
sion exists In Europe that the
views expressed by Mr.. George
KEENAN, In his Reith lectures.
particularly that a propoe NJ
should be made for the With
drawal Of American. British
and Russian troops from Eu-
rope. represent the views Of
the Democratic Party in the
United States. Most categori-
cally they do not. as Mr.. Ken
nan would. ! am sure, agree.
THE opinions stated in the
Reith lectures are not now
made by Mr.. KEENAN, for the
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Tide Tables
Furnished BY the United States coas,
and oeodetie Survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

Record Temperatures THIS Year
Highest. 40. on January 4.
Lowest IL. on January 4.
Hish and lev Of last "a Hour,
HIgh. ~ % 400 pm.
Low 20 ~ 4:3O am.
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other top Government Ofncials
and key members Of Congress
joining in the observance.
In fact. the entire country
Is participating In the ami
versary which viii get on to
q big start this week and con-
tinue all-year long In o series
Of banquets. dances, television
and radio programs. meetings
and conferences.
Plan Wen Entrenehed
Industry and labor. veterans
organizations. civic groups and
educational institutions. Dem
ocrats and Republicans win
all join forces TO honor the
system and the rs million men
and women who comprise Il.
The Governments merit sys-
TEN is so firmly established to-
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/ They are vice President
nixon. Chairman Johnston Of
1.-THE Senate Civil Seryit Com
Imittee. John Coleman. chair
man Of the board and immedi-
late past president OF the
United States Chamber OF
Commerce. and william C.
IDoherty. president. National
Association Of Letter Carriers
| The National Federation Of
Federal Employees reports that
Imany Of Its locals throughout
1.-THE country are holding dances
land banquets commemorative
1.-THE event.
The celebration stems from
the date in 1883. when Presi-
dent Chester A. Arthur signed
Into law the Civil Service Act
The new law then covered
only a handful Of employees.
| A Civil Service Commission
consisting Of three persons was
to be appointed TO see that the
law was carried out. and no
more than two Of these were to
belong to the same political
party. Political afiiliation was
mot to be q bar nor q factor
TO appointments to Federal
Jobs. Those selected would have
10 serve a probationary period.
Today the Civil Service Act
covers So per cent Of all Fed
eral employees and OIL per cent
of those In the continental
United States.
Nearly 2.5 million men and
women are engaged in occupa-
tons ranging from messenger
TO research scientist. from APP
prentice to chief Of mainte-
nance. serving their country In
jobs secured through compete
tive exams.
Wide Range Covered
In one way or another. the
work Of Federal employees
touches Americans every day.
Although much has been done
to transform the civil service
into q true career service since
1883. the basic principles Of
the present-day Government
merit system was established
by that law.
or all the laws President Ar
thur might have signed that
day. 1t is doubtful II any would
have had more personal sig
nificance for him. He had sue
ceeded to the presidency q little
more than q year earlier upon
the assassination Of President
James A. Garfield by a disap-
pointed Federal job patronage
seeker.
The Garfield assassination
enraeed the American people.
who promptly urged their men,
bers In Congress to remove
Government jobs from the area
Of patronage.
By 1853 It had become the
custom TO stop all regular Gov
eminent activities for a month
after q change Of administra-
ton TO allow the President and
heads Of department TO devote
time to settling the multitude
nous and conflicting claims Of
the spoilsmen.
At the time President Lincoln
took ofiice In one Of the great
est emergencies this country
has ever known. the spoils cur
rent was running strong. But
q commencement had begun
70 make Itself felt-
LincOln's Barb
Lincoln. In fact. was so weary
Of the ofiice-seekers who took
up his time. that he exclaimed.
I seem like q man so busy
letting rooms at one end Of
the house that he has no time
left to put out the fire that
Is blazing and destroying II at
the other end"
However. it remained for the
Garfield tragedy TO force en-
actment Of the civil service
system.
Undoubtedly the most famous
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Leaders to Acclaim CSC
On 18th Anniversary
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
ma, (saw.rum.uA f,.,um,..A

The Governments civil service system reaches the ripe old
Of rs this week. growing healthier and robust all the
time.
The diamond jubilee observance Of the signing Of the
original Civil Service Act January l6 1883 will begin this
week with President Eisenhower vice President Nixon and
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Kennon's German Plan
Discovered by Acheson

NEW YORK Jan. II d9-Former Secretary Of State
Dean Acheson today dsasocaed himself and the
Party from the widely pubcized proposals Of former
hasador TO Russ George KEENAN, for the naturalization
Of Germany
Mr. views BY British Broadcasting
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31

How Much Will Statehood
 st Me7r introduces a series of a9rt articles 10 be published be-
 een now and election day.
 gust 26 putting forth some 41s connected with the Statehood is..lle for the benefit Of those who
 we mot yet made up their minds Erich Way ta vote Let us be rak and admit that these arti- N are beihg written hy persons Rta are deeply convinced that Statehood is a must for the ad of Alaska persons who have t4game concerned at some of the
 .r1Ihdea tales being circulated
 inst Statehood Fo them, these
 indicate that perhaps the t l-trained and experienced am vtataHoud lobby, defeated in hington, D C., has moved its " aap to the Territory for last.
 h stand
 Ahhoueh there are few per- As in the Territory with honest H9l1tians against Statehood, a tre afe many who are too new.
 100 busy to have given N
 eh thought. we respect the op-
 ans of the former and would presume to try to change tt m But the latter we urge tO rt4ay the facts and come to the lIs August 26 to vote mo pre- Eistration required. It is not < atugh that we win the State ntd issues by a merely passing 6e We should win it by an over fat eE1nng majority, to show the eH Country that we are glad for a..- new privileges and responsi- as v State.
 mas been said that Alaska not afford Statehood. ERw 4h will Statehood cost? Fig s+ sAaw that new state expen- WY over present territorial ex- sses, VIII amount to S3,580,0 ,0O0,
 rdfng tta figures compiled by Department af Interior. but new state revenues. over and rFAnVe those received as a terri tF. will amount to s5,00O,00O wing a surplus of $l,42O,OOO breakdown of these figures .5 B aanpur ita tbfc ,,avxpg,xe, NJ. I \ *t week
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
Af4EWC CONFERENCE SET FOR MID AUGUST

Statehood for Alaska will hold the spotlight at the fourth annual conference Of the Alaska Health, Education ana Welfare Council to be hald August l8, lg, 20 and 2l on the University of Alaska campus at College Alas ka. Specifically those aspects of the statehood bill pasesd by Con gress and dealing with President ial and military land withdraw als will have N prominent place on the agenda of the conference Social Science section Jim Couch, AHEWC secretary, de- clared in a statement issued aS spokesman for the AHEWC ex- ecutive committee.
 WITH THE INCREASED TAXES which will be an inevit- able part Of the individual Al askan's responsibility as a resi- dent of the State of Alaska there will of necessity, have to be a definite study of the services to be provided by the new state government. Ability to pay will, .of necessity, become paramount factor in the reasseSsment Of val ues and the ultimate decisions as to the extent of government ser- vices which the new state will be financially capable of provid- ing. Intensive discussion of the relative values of state govern ment services can not help be- coming a most important element | of the general discussions tO take
 place at the AHEWC conference', \ the executive committee state- ment concluded.
 On the basis of proposals and N projects already submitted for \ Conference discussion, the eXecu- Itiue committee foresees the de- \ velopment of a concise, realistic \ legislative program by the l958 Conference.
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. TO MEASURE TRAFFIC VOLUME fN ALASKA

The Alaska Highway and Pub- Iic Works Department, Frank A. Metcalf, Commissioner, announc- ad today that in the next few months the Alaska Highway Di- vision, in cooperation with the U. \. Bureau of Public Roads, will start an expanded program for the measurement of traffic volumes on all important roads in the Territory, to obtain infor- nation which IN vital tO the de- Sign of highways and the pro- gramming of construction
 ' The most common deVice for taking traffic counts is the little mechanical counter chained to a sign post or pole, with its famili- ar rubber tube across tho road
 and these will ba sean With in- 1. creaSing frequency on Alaska's roads, Unfortunately in both thR continental U. S. and in Alaska these machines have been the oh- iect of more and more tamparing and destruction by thoughtless youngsters and by adults Whose motives are baYond understand ing The machines cost money
 tax dollars and the repair of them and the repeating of intern rupted counts cost even more, vet the work has to continue Dr the highway programs VIII be seri- ouslY handicapped
 The cooperation of the motor- .ing public is urgently needed to avoid accidental damage to the recorders and in reporting indi- viduals who are seen tampering with them. The equipment now in use in Alaska is Government property either Federal or Terri- torial, and people who Willfully damage these recorders will be prosecuted.
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
Business Office

Continued from page year. Kirsch stated A contract was signed this week with the owners of beautiful modern merry go-round that will be set up on the grounds and operated throughout the fair along with other entertainment
 Posters Up
 CoIorful posters, advertising the 1858 Valley Fair have been distributed throughout this sec- lion of Alaska and along the highways. the latter to acquaint visitors and newcomers With the dates of Alaska's largest indns- trial and agricultural fair-
 Livestock Barn
 The livestock barn is being re- novated. The north side is being torn out and win be remodeled to provide more convenient stalls for the animals Members of the Palmer Kiwanis Club are work ihg on this project for the '5S Fair and are making every effort to make this one of the oatstand- ing exhibits of tlre fair this year.
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
i-lospifuI Director
-L0ntInWed TToIn page

acted her resignation How etr. the Board re-affirmad it's sar acceptance of ner resigna z,eh 'Flfht special meeting July 30 4-4s fol tfinal action regarding r employment status The z.,ard unanimously voted @ re- h Mrs. Everett as secretary -re- .@t~flonisl. However, those duties armerly described under depart tnt head duties arc to be ex
 led from the position.
 tll members of the Board were EGesent, with the exception of ts. Brewer
 Ehe action of the board of July 57 was done for the interest of G community 1t was pointed out
 ahe board president, and In no Yrav was reflection on the per a formerly selected to replace 2i4s. Everett.
 There are indications today e+at there will be other resig- ions from the Board rendered
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31

in the near future.
 A former vacancy on the Board, created by the resignation three months ago of Jim Hamlin, has been filled by Neal Browne of Wasllla. MT. Browne was select "a tO filI the vacancy because ot the high vote given him by the membership at the annual meet ing and to provide rural repre- sentation 0n the Board.
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
KEEP AWAY FROM
 YIHH VOLTAGE LINES WARNS ME:A MlNAGE:R R

E1 a@kRlRAS REa EaaS4 asARARNF FR @l kam N "A
 Cy Brewer. manager 0f Maj
 falmska Electric Association, this
 N4ek warns aIl valley residents IhaE the New transmission line being rRshad to completion car- ries high voltage, due to the fact that the line is being used as an emergency distribution llne
 PowRr from the Eklntna nower Rouse is coming into the valley via the MEA emergency line which was put into use during the Ii#ke George break up flood. .~Fhs NEA emergency line is eSti- lated by the MEA manager as aaving paid for itself many times aKer since it was converted for
 3igher voltage last year Without fhis emergency line MEA mem- 5rrs would have been without power, possibly tor two weeks.
 The line being used was intend
 M f2r temporary use only and for this reason one section of .he new transmission line IN bel
 ng used as VI distribution line 4ntil the Bureau of Reclamation .an complete repairs to their line which was lost in the flood By using this section of the new MEA transmission line for the purpose of distribution. maintain ed voltage to valley users is inn proved, Brewer pointed out
 However, Brewer strongly urg NJ parents to keep children away from the new line kite flying, climbing the poles any direct contact with the 72O0V line means instant death, he pointed lut
 The emergency line will even tualiy be replaced BY the new MEtA transmission line which lS being constructed between Pal mer# substation and Reed Station <old Eklutna).
 Interruptions in service to resi- dents along this end of the Wasil- ta highway experienced during Enc past week have been due to work being done on the new line. Fhe first phase of this work is row completed and no further interruptions are expected at this =ime When Work begins on the Wasilla end of the line, other in- terruptions in service will be necessary. However, all interrup tions are beinl Kept at mini mum.
 During the paving programs going pn tub the city, there will De brief interruptions in service. The MEA is cooperating in the project BY moving power poles as the paving work progresses, necessitating outagcs from time to time. This work is expected No be completed by the first of naxt week
The frontiersman., 1958-07-31
.il0W MUCN WILL STATEHOOD COST ME'

The following article has been prepared by three wel
 valley residents. Miss M Louise Kellogg. Mrs Dorothy haaand and James Hurley and is being pulp public service by th newspaper The pubshing this article subsequent articles necessarily
 indicate the thinking beliefs o this newspaper
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-11
Alaska Given Preferred Status For Airport Aid

WASHINGTON. RLChairman Magnuson O-Wash of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee said Saturday that Alaska is being given preferred status under the federal aid to airports act approved Friday by the House Interstate Commerce Committee.
 The problem of Alaska al1oca- tion arose after statehood was approved by Congress, and neces- sitated an amendment being adopted by House committee, Magnuson said.
 He explained that as amended, Alaska will continue to receive airport allocation on territorial rathera than state basis. As a territory, Alaska matches federal grants on 25 per cent basis: As state. Alaska would have to match on 3713 per cent basis.
 Under the amendment to the Magnuson Monroney measure, Alaska will receive $2,25O,O0O an nually from the $95,O00,O0O an nual federal aid to airport auth orizatlon program, Magnuson said, and will continue to match on a 25 per cent basis.
 The measure increases the federal aid to airport program from $63,OOO,OOO annually to $95, 100000 each year through fiscal 1863.
The Nome nugget., 1958-08-11
Nation Still Sizzles
 From Hot Weather

Sizzling temperatures wilted a large section of the west again Saturday, but there was an al- most autumn-like tang in the air across a stretch of the northeast.
 While fair skies prevailed over most of the country, afternoon thunderstormS were indicated throughout the gulf states and in a more widely scattered pattern in the upper Mississippi valley and west of the Rockies.
 Temperatures over 100 degrees were common Friday afternoon from the Dakotas westward into Montana. Readings early Satur- day were still in the sos over much of that area. It was con- tinued hot in the southwestern desert region.
 Minot, N.D., reported an ST. degree early morning reading, and Billings, Mont, registered 86 de- grees. The mercury shot up to a scorching 105 degrees at Bis mark, N.D., Friday afternoon, highest since Aug. ', 1949, when it was also 105 there.
 By contrast, it was to 12 de- grees cooler than day earlier from the Great Lakes area east ward across upper New York state and Pennsylvania and into England Temperatures were in the sos and sos.
 The cooling was produced by 8 pocket of Canadian air which replaced the warm and humid weather which had covered that area most of the week.