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Evening star., 1960-12-07

eral career service as a whole
is in a stronger, more positive
position to face a political
transition in national admins
tration than ever before in his
tory"
In a speech today before the
National Capital Chapter of the
Public Personnel Association
Mr.. Watson said the threat OF
political patronage on civil
service jobs this time is virtual
ly nil.
In fact, Mr.. Watson said, the
great problem facing the career
service as the Kennedy admin
istration takes Office is to serve
the Nation as effectively as pos
sible in the most vital period
in our history. Mr.. Watson said
he felt that the career service
Evening star., 1960-12-07
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Cloudy
and cooler tonight with a low
in the mid-30s. Cloudy, windy
and colder tomorrow.
Maryland CLOUDY and
colder tonight with a low of
80 in the southeast and be-
tween 35 and ~ in the west.
Cloudy. windy and much colder
tomorrow with some snow ex-
pected in the mountains.
Virginia-Cloudy and cold
tonight with a low in the 3Os
in the plains and in the 20s
in the mountains. Cloudy and
colder tomorrow with some
chance Of snow in the noun
tains.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay-Westerly winds 10
to 20 knots tonight mostly
northwesterly winds tomorrow
at 20 to IS knots. Cloudy
weather should restrict visi-
bility to 10 miles.
FIVE-DAY FORECAST
For Washington and Vicinity
December 8 to IL
Temperatures for the period
will average 6 or 8 degrees below
normal. Normal high and low
for the area, high as, low 81.
Much colder tomorrow and Fri
Evening star., 1960-12-07

lnoW IN jobs expected from the
civil service system. can bt
placed in career jobs without
having to take an examination
Tor compete on any civil service
register. The only requirement
is. that they have the qualifica-
tions for the job.
The Democrats are watch
ing the situation closely and
pondering what to do about it
Once an employe is placed
in a civil service job, he cannot
be fired arbitrarily as in the
case of a political appointee OF
one serving in an excepted job
Consequently. any Republicans
placed in civil service jobs be-
tween now and January will
have the protection of the
Lloyd-LaFollette and the Vet
Grams Preference Acts and of
civil service rules and regula-
tions.
This means that in order to
be fired. they would have to
be dismissed under civil service
rules and regulations. Thus,
specific charges would have to
be brought against them. with
the employees having the right
to answer the charges and the
right to appeal to the Civil
Service Commission If they are
veterans.
In other words, once an en-
ploye is in. q civil service Job,
1t is muchfmore difficult to re-
move him than If he is in a
political or excepted job.
$3.50
IMPROVED OPERATIONS
Improved management and per-
sonnel operations in Govern
ment are expected to be under
taken by the new Kennedy ad-
ministration.
This program will be spear
headed by David Bell. who will
be the new budget director.
Both Senator Kennedy and
Mr.. Bell are reported to feel
strongly that many improve
ments can be made in Govern
ment management functions
and personnel operations. AS a
Budget Bureau official some
years ago and later as an as
sistant to President Truman,
Mr.. Bell has had ample oppor-
tunity to observe the workings
of the Government at first
hand.
CAREER SERVICE CALLED
STRONG-James Watson. ex-
ecutive director of the business
supported National Civil Serv-
ice League, declares. THE Fed
Evening star., 1960-12-07
Home Of Girls Parents
Stoned in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. (AP).-Window- breaking stones
and threat by mail underlined today the continuing bitter
ness over school integraton in New Orleans.
Vandals hurled two stones through the kitchen window Of
the housing poect apartment of Mr. Gabrielle
during the night Police mounted guard there
The Federal Bureau Of Investigation began investigating
Evening star., 1960-12-07
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Eisenhower to freeze
Appointees in Jobs
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
Star Staff Writer

The Eisenhower administration expected to place some
OF its appoinve officials who had prior civil service status
into civil service jobs before the Kennedy takes
over in January.
These Republicans who previously had career status and
have been appointed by President Eisenhower or who are
Evening star., 1960-12-07

day. warmer Saturday, colder
again Sunday or Monday. Pre-
cipitation will average one-nalf
inch. occurring over the week
end. -,..
ROAD CONDITIONs-AAA
west--Distriet Of Columbia to Penn
sylvania turnpike, clear: Pennsylvania
turnpike. clear: Ohio turnpike. clear:
y: 8. 40 west TO Ohio; clear; U; 8. 50
Ws, %es1 g S,S9tn 0hIG; clear; ear u 8. so through
south--shirley hishway and U. 8. 1
TO Richmond. clear: Richmond south.
slear: District Of Columbia to Char
North and East-District Of Columbia
to Harrisburg. Pa, clear: District Of
Columbie to Delaware Memorial Bridge,
clear New Jersey turnpike to New
York City, clear: New England. clear.
River Report
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear at Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
! s.%: s.n3: q q ! P%: P:m: Sc sS
Record Temperatures for the Year
highest, No, on hprll I'd
Lowest, Is. on March IL.
Tide Tables
! FURNISHED by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
High -- 1882 am. 1l:ll a m.
Low - 5.2ia.m. B:O5 a m.
High 1850 pm. IL 30 pm.
Low - 5:2S p m. bl1 pm.
For high and low tides at the follow
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above:
Annapolis. 3M hours; Bloody Point
Light, 4h hours; Colonial Beach, 8
hours; Deale. 4la hours: Solomons
Island, ga hours; Point Lookout. IA
hours.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
The Sun and Moon

Rises Sets
Sun. today 7:l2am. 4i6 p m
Sun, tomorrow 7:l3 a m. 4:i6 pm
Moon, today S;55 p m 1920 m
Automobile lights must be turned on
"a hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

Light rain de VAL
the South Atlantic States the Gulf the
Scattered fres England
Eastern Great Lakes and the Ohio
eastern third of the NatiOn.-AP WrephotO Man ~
Evening star., 1960-12-07

CAREER SERVICE CALLED
STRONG-James Watson. ex-
ecutive director of the business
supported National Civil Serv.
ice League, declares. THE Fed
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Young Elephant
Lost in Desert,
Leaves No Troll

SAUGUS. Calf. Aug. l (AP) .
If elephants don't fly. they
should leave tracks. That's
what folks at the animal rent
ing Arm say.
But Candi's defying the rules.
Candi. a young 500-pound
elephant fresh from India. is
loose on the desert about 80
miles from Los Angeles. She
broke out Of her pen Saturday.
the day after her arrival at the
Nature Haven Wild Animal
Rental Co.
Her tracks just stopped"
said employe Joye Freeman.
Poor thing. she wouldn't be
able to defend herself against
a mountain lion"
The sheriff's office said 40
searchers on horseback and
afoot found no trace Of the 4
football, 212-year-old elephant
yesterday. They're in a hurry:
Candi needs rice, milk. corn
stalks and oat hay-or else.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Nboya Injury
Not Critical

NAIROBI, Kenya. Aug. l
(AP) Tom Mboya. Kenya ma
tionaliSt and union leader. was
reported in satisfactory condi-
ton today and not as badly in
jured in a weekend automobile
accident as first believed.
A spokesman for King George
vi Hospital said q fuller ex-
animation had revealed Mr..
Mboya was badly bruised, but
neither his arm nor skull was
fractured as reported earlier.
Mr.. Mboya suffered a con-
cussion and is expected to re-
main in the hospital for at least
q week.
He was injured Saturday
night when his car crashed into
a tree about 200 miles from
Nairobi after he had addressed
a political rally in the Teita
Hills.
He was accompanied by an
American school teacher. Mrs.
Kathleen Blackwell OF Detroit,
and a fellow union official. They
were en- route to Mombasa for
other political rallies.
Neither Mrs. Blackwell nor
the others in the car were seri-
ouSly injured. Mrs. Blackwep
who is on a study tour of At
rica, suffered minor cuts and
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Na|aya Fetes
Victory Over
Red Terrorists

KUALA LUMPUR. Malaga,
Aug. 1AP) .-Malaya ofncial-
ly ended its 12-year state Of
war against Communist ter
rorists yesterday with victory
celebrations and warnings to
be on guard against subversive
elements.
Emergency regulations. in
cluding curfews and food con-
trolls. were lifted. They had
been in force since June 1940
to thwart the Communist bid
for power. Only handful of
Red rebels are holding out In
the jungles.
But the 62-year-old para
mount ruler of the federation,
Sir Hisamuddin Alan Shah
Alhaj, warned the happy ma
ton in a radio address:
There Is danger from sub
versive elements who Still seek
to set up q Communist regime
In our country.
These subversive elements
use various tactics to achieve
their aims. such as trying to
disrupt the good relations ex-
listing between various COM
munities."
Malaga is member of the
British Commonwealth but the
federation has maintained q
strictly neutralist foreign policy
since gaining independence
from Britain in 1857.
The peninsula's Malay popu-
lation only slightly exceeds the
Chinese In number. and there
is a large Indian group also.
Malayan Prime Minister
Abdul Rahman also warned
against the threat of subversion
and told the federation's $500
900 inhabitants:
1T is not sufficient to be
anti Communist. and far less
to be non Communist, as some
weak people profess; we must
also stand up and be stauncr
believers in Malayan democ.
racy."
British troops formed thu
backbone Of the armed forces
Evening star., 1960-08-01

nationalist rebels, who only
yesterday issued q communique
saying the French were trying
Ito aggravate the war by all
means"
The two rebels were captured
by troops who famed out i'm
mediately after the attack.
The dozen rebels Swooped
down in three groups yester-
day from the bluff overlooking
the Caroubier Beach some so
miles west Of here. They ad-
vanced in the late afternoon
under cover Of brush fire
which ragged on the hills above
the beach.
Auto Is Fired On
One group opened fire on an
auto on the coast road. killing
q Moslem woman and q Euro
pean couple and wounding two
other occupants of the car.
Another of the rebel groups
killed six persons on the beach
and wounded one. while the
third attack squad wounded
six. Two of the wounded died
on the way to the hospital.
The beach was closed last
summer because Of the danger
Of rebel attack but was re-
opened this year when the area
was considered clear. One re-
port said several hundred holi-
dayers were on the beach. while
others put the number at about
1000.
The attack lasted only a few
minutes. The bathers fed fol
cover or swan out into thu
Mediterranean to escape thl
hail of sub-machinegun fire
Then the attackers dashed bacI
into the hills.
During the afternoon. tw,
incidents took place in Algiers
A bomb exploded in a bar. bu
Evening star., 1960-08-01

no one was hurt. Another
bomb was thrown at q crowded
bus stop but a soldier disarmed
1t before it exploded.
The French announced the
execution of four nationaliSts In
Oran convicted by military
courts Of various attacks which
resulted in fatalities:
The French resumed the exc
cution Of condemned terrorists
several months ago after many
months of unofficial amnesty.
The execution of Abderrahmane
Laklifi in Lyon Friday stirred
rebel protests and even brought
an appeal for clemency from
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush-
chev. his first such maneuver In
the troubled Algerian waters.
Execution Protested
The rebel government-in-exile
in Tunis issued q statement
Ideploring the resumption of ex-
ecutions and claiming it had
always hoped for humaniSa-
ton OF the war in Algeria. II
has always proved this by con-
crete acts. including. among
others, the liberation of French
prisoners"
The rebel statement prompted
the conservative Paris paper
Figaro to remark. The cyni'
cism Of the leaders of tn,
irsurrection has doubtles
achieved its extreme limit"
Authorities in Algiers trie,
to keep the population cain
by barring newspapers fron
spreading the account Of tn
beach attack on their from
pages. The papers were told t
limit the headline to two col
umns and place the story at tn
bottom of the page.
Evening star., 1960-08-01

shock. She was driven back to
Nairobi last night.
So many wellwishers called
to Sc Mr.. Mboya that hospital
authorities have banned all
visitors.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Algerian Rebels Kill II
On Crowded Beech

ALGIERs. Aug l AP).-French army units today
captured members of rebel band that machinegunned
crowded bathing beach, killing and woundng seven
others.
The rebel attack brought enraged outcries from the
French and accusations Of cynical hypocrisy directed at the
Evening star., 1960-08-01
Norstod Flying Here

PARIS. Aug. l (AP).-Gen.
Lauris NorStad. allied supreme
commander in Europe. will fly
to the United States tonight to
discuss defense matters, his
headquarters announced today.
Evening star., 1960-08-01
ADVERTISEMENT
What is a
Nervous Breakdown

It's not a sudden crack-up, say
the experts, but represents "a
progressive inability to cope
with anxiety. And the warming
signals are clearly risible. "Arti-
Gle in August Readers Digest
tells you what these signals
are, and suggests actions to
take in early stages. August
issue-now on sale.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22

stand up against heavy or sharp
blows.
In establishing the laboratory,
the National Association of
Home Builders adopted this
policy:
ITO make the work of the
laboratory useful and more
effective, it is essential that the
quality of the work be of the
highest order of scientific integ-
rity.
at is agreed, therefore, that
the operation of the laboratory
shall be conducted in such a
manner as to produce without
question, unbiased and scienti-
fic data and information. All
programs shall be undertaken
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22
New-Type Furnace
Meets Space Needs

A furnace that lies down on
the job is one of the new ways
to heat a house.
The horizontal furnaces big
gest advantage is that it
achieves the ultimate in space
saving, for it need not use any
floor space at all. 1t fits high
against the ceiling. in base
ment or utility room. It also can
be installed in an attic or in the
crawl space beneath a house
without basement.
In basement or utility room.
a Coleman horizontal furnace
only 1874 inches high leaves
plenty of room beneath for
laundry equipment, a work
bench, shelves, or cabinets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22
Rigid Structural Tests Provided
In Home Builders Rockville Lab

Out of the prolonged crush
ing, bending, pulling, twisting,
pounding, and mauling of build
ing materials that goes on daily
at the laboratory, new pro-
cedures and techniques are ex-
pected that will affect mate
rally the homes of the future.
Snow Effects Tested
Tests include those to see how
heavy a snow load a new roof
ing material can bear, how
much wind resistance new
type wall has and how it will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22

in such manner as to make
it possible to clearly establish
the scientific authenticity and
integrity of the results -"
One thing all those connected
with the laboratory would like
to make clear they do no test
ing of materials "sent in" to
satisfy someone's curiosity.
Among other things, the labora-
tory has received a bundle of
shingles in the mail, a half can
of paint, and a letter with a half
dozen nails.
The laboratory has its own
planned research program and
is not set up to handle such
outside tests.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22
WaH-tO-WaH
Carpets Get
NewEmphasis

Running down the columns of
ads on the real estate pages, it's
likely you'll see one line crop
ping up-"wall-to-wall carpeting
included"
New home purchasers appre-
ciate being greeted by soft,
warm beautiful carpet as they
enter their new homes, says the
American Carpet Institute, Inc.
Many banks, savings and loan
groups and other lending agen-
cies are currently financing car
pet as part of the home long
term mortgage, according to the
institute.
Ne'v plywood subflooring has
been developed that can be laid
directly over the joists, present
ing considerable savings over
the subflooring and finished
floor previously required, the
institute reported. The econo-
mics resulting from the use of
unfinished flooring materials
can often cover the cost of
good new carpeting.
For homes of slab construc-
ton, carpeting and padding can
be laid directly over the con-
crete floors at a lower installa-
ton cost than finished flooring.
Liberal credit plans are also
offered by many carpet retail
ers offering terms of up to
three years to pay, no money
down, for new home owners I'M
able to make a cash outlay be-
cause of the moving-in costs,
according to the trade organi-
Zation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22
Softer Water Is
Made Possible By
Automatic Device

During National Home Week,
September "a to October 2,
completely new and revolution
airy type of fully automatic
water softener will be featured
in some of the 1860 homes.
1t is a new 4-stage fully au-
tomato water softener which
softens the hardest water and
removes iron as well. This dual
purpose softener now makes it
possible for large families in
very hard water areas to have
all the hot and cold stain-free
soft water they need without
any more effort than opening
the faucet.
This tremendous improve
ment is brought about through
a new 4-stage recharging action.
The user has nothing to set and
nothing to forget. A new cleo
tra-timer is preset to start re-
charging at given time-any
hour of the day or night on any
or every day. A new, rugged
hydro-control valve controls the
recharging.
The softener tank combines
the strength of steel with the
corrosion resistance Of plastic,
with a steel outer tank and q
plastic inner tank.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-09-22

tne i1Snt time.
That was the greeting recent
ly to a visitor at the newly
established Rockville research
laboratory of the National AS
ISOLATION of Home Builders.
The laboratory, in high-ceil-
inged, brightly-lighted quarters
at 5455-B Randolph rd., has
been established to help home
builders find ways to produce
better, more durable homes at
less cost.
Various components of
house wall panels, floors,
joists were awaiting torture
tests" in the lab, which is
equipped with huge machines
and other testing equipment.
Laboratory Director Hugh
Angleton and his staff were
focusing their attention on the
floor to be broken"
A Means of Economy
1t was a subfloor eight feet
by 25 feet, built by the staff.
One-fourth less framing than is
typical had been used in its
construction. The joists were
two inches smaller than is
usual.
Angleton explained that If
this system of framing proves
successful--and more tests will
be. made before any firm con-
clusion is reached it could
mean saving of $50 on
house.
A count-down somewhat sug-
gestive of a missile launching
began as 80 pounds of pressure
per square foot slowly was APP
piled to the floor, which was
on a rig with a yard of space
under it.
Angleton crawled under the
floor while an assistant manned
the pressure pump. Another
stood by with pencil and paper
to record what he called the
"heart beats" of the floor. The
heart beats were shown on six
gauges which measured the de-
Elections to the thousandth of
an inch.
What we are trying to find
out" Angleton explained as he
scrambled out, sis how safe this
floor is going to be. We want
to know how much of a load it
can take. Safety first. Then
we will be interested in appear
ance and comfort.
Normal Load Cited
"Forty pounds of pressure
per square foot is the greatest
load a house floor might be ex-
pected to take over its lifetime
and then you'd have to get an
awful lot of people massed on
it, shoulder to shoulder, to get
that kind of pressure"
AS he spoke, the pressure on
the floor mounted from zero to
10. 20, 30 and then passed 40
pounds per square foot. There
were no signs of breaking. The
pressure rose to 80 pounds -
two and one-fourth times the
load floor would be designed
to hold. Still no sign of break
ing.
The lab staff was excited.
They released the pressure,
waited 10 minutes and started
again. This time, pressure
rapidly was applied up to no
pounds per square foot.
"It's holding, it's holding" a
surprised staff man exclaimed.
'The continuity is good" Angle
ton said, pleased.
Pressure Damage Negligible
II really thought it would
break" Angleton said, smiling.
He was as happy at the flop"
Evening star., 1960-06-10
BUSINESS BRIEFS

Government securitied held by
member banks in New York City
totaled 1913 million on Wednes-
day. a decrease of $35 million
from a year fore.-Feder1I
Reserve Board.
United States Tobacco Co.
announced acquisition Of Tuck
ersharpe Pen Co., a Richmond,
Va, manufacturer of ball-point
pens. pencils and fountain pen
and desk sets, for an undis-
closed amount of cash. The
pen company had sales of Sis
million in 1859 to variety and
drug chains and supermarkets
along with products sold as
premiums to oil and gasoline
companies, life insurance firms
and the like.
Evening star., 1960-06-10
Stocks Mixed as Rally
Stalls; Trade SIockens

money but was no immediate
stimulus.
Rails came back slightly but
their failure of yesterday to
top the March recovery high
and thus confirm" the rise of
industrials was construed by
Wall Street chartists as an un-
favorable sign.
Most major groups were
either narrowly mixed or
slightly changed on balance.
The Dow Jones industrial
average at noon was of .86 at
655.56.
American Stock Exchange
prices moved generally higher
in moderately active trading
Corporate bonds rose in mod
crate turnover. United States
Government bonds advanced in
light dealings over the counter.
Evening star., 1960-06-10

NEW YORK, June 10 (AP)
The stock markets sensa-
tional rally of this week came
to a definite stall today with
trading slack and prices mixed
early this afternoon.
Gains and losses of fractions
to about a point ruled among
the usual key stocks. The high
er-priced blue chips, whose
gains yesterday raised popular
market averages despite gen.
eral irregularity. were shorn
by profit taking today.
Pre-week end caution was
heightened by concern over
possible international develop
ments in the next two days.
The market had the benefit
Of a drop in the discount rate
by eight more Federal Reserve
banks and this confirmed the
previous trend toward easier
Evening star., 1960-06-10
Auto Output
To Show Rise

DETROIT, June 10 (AP) -
Automotiye News estimates
production at United States
plants this week at 143, 900 cars
an increase of 24.2 per cent
over last weeks holiday
curtailed output of 1928
units.
The trade paper said this
weeks production will top by
12.5 per cent the 127,170 cars
produced during the week end
ing June l3 last year.
Compacts will account for %
per cent of this weeks pro-
duction compared with 29.4 per
cent last week.
Automotve News estimated
truck production this week at
24,097 units compared with 22,-
228 last week and 27,895 in the
comparable week year ago.
Evening star., 1960-06-10
Baltimore Firm
Changes Hands

OMAHA, June 10 (AP). -
Fairmont Foods Co. has an
nounced it has acquired all oi
the capital stock of the Austin
Biscuit Corp. of Baltimore. The
sale price was not disclosed.
Fairmont processes dairy
products and Austin packages
and distributes peanut butter
cracker sandwiches and related
snack items for the vending
machine industry and over-the-
counter sales.
Fairmont officials said no
changes will be made in the
Austin management. The an
nouncement said plans are be-
ing drawn for a $4,000 square
foot addition to the Austin
Plant in Baltimore.