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Evening star., 1961-12-09

PIANOS-Used spinet only S395;
Selected new floor samples from
disRIEL PIANO a. ORGAN CO,
PIANOS-We have q good selection
OF pianos in speciality finishes at
bargain prices. Choice Of ebony.
lined oak, cherry koruna. maple,
bisque etc, ST. 3-63OO. PIANO
MART, 10lb 9TH st. NV.
PIANOS, good selection OF used
and floor sample instruments of
top makes; grands, spinets and
consoles. ST. $4,000. JORDANS.
corner 18th and G SITS. NV. Open
evenings except SATURDAYS.
PIANO, used, full 40-in. console,
mahogany finish. in AL condi-
tion; S4a5. Washington'S Exclu-
siye Steinway Dealer, CAMPBELL
MUSIC Co. llos G st. NV"
PIANOS TO RENT. new and used
spinetS. consoles, grandS and up
rights at moderate rates from So
monthly up with option to buy
II wanted Hauling extra. JOR-
DAMS FOUR STORES: corner
18th and @ SITS. NV. (phone ST.
$4,000: 5l69 Lee highway. Ar
lington (phone KE, S-5060); a332
Georgia ave, Silver Spring tphone
JU. 5-1lO5j; lO4 William st,
Fredericksburg (phone Essex -
7472) Downtown, Silver Spring
and Arlington stores open eve
nings except Saturdays.
PIANOs-Players, $500 up; spinets
and regular uprights, 500 up;
rolls. new and used. Sol King st +,
Alex. KI. a-2O77. so. 5-s214. We
sell, service and refiniSh. I'VE de-
liver Open til 8 pm.
PIANO, Gable" Spinet; red. ma
hog, like new, bench, metronome
Best offer above $500. RE. 10000.
PIANO - 2S-note studio Grand;
good eond.; $3.50. Baileys Cross
roads, Va. CL. 6-1@02.
PIANO. baby grand and bench;
mahogany: $500. 9l7 Langley dr..
Silver Spring. HE. a-i599.
PIANO, Steinway, style D 70 IT.,
concert grand. newly rebuilt. 3d.
600. JU. s-3674 after 8 pm.
Evening star., 1961-12-09
(coNIlNuEp)

FAN. GE electric. 3-speed. excellent
cond. can be used as window or
floor fan; best offer. IA. 9-79S4
FIRE SCREEN, andirons, fire tools,
GOOD DESIGN S25. LA. g.
Evening star., 1961-12-09
ROOMS FuRNIsHED-N.E.

NICE LARGE DOUBLE FRONT
RIM. NE. home privileges; col
| ored. IL r-4a13
Evening star., 1961-12-09

PIANO. dulbransen, 81 note pianC
in excel. cond. Ideal for small apt.
S205; KITS (Wash's. largest
music storel. 1880 G st. NV
RE. 1922.
Evening star., 1961-12-09

ALL/BEDRooM, liv. rm. and din.
rm. and appliances: best prices.
We pick up. ia. 7-S3O7.
ALL CASH FURN., TVS, appliances,
pianos. complete household. Pick
up D. C.. Md, Va. ia. s-9347,
Evening star., 1961-12-09

PIANO - 5teinway, 6-foot,ANrand:
beautiful condition, S1HSO or
nearest. 621-56S4 evenings.
Evening star., 1961-12-09
ROOMS FURM-S.E. .S.W.

ANACOSTA - Rm for employed
a9uit in nice neighborhood. Sl0
VIZ or S3S mo. LU. l-O563.
EASTOVER SECT. - Young lady,
pvt. home; cony bus and shops:
nome priyils. After o. 10. 7-4O64
EXTRA LARGE porch rm., furn
WaShlnG and cookin9 priYils.; SIS
per wk. Call Ii. 6-4256.
NR. FAIRFAX YILLAGE-PleaSan;
nm. suit. . refined men in nicely
furn home. LU. l-l642.
l SMALL and ! Ice. furn. rm. for
eenuemen, colored: nr. transp
Call Ii. 6-1S45.
Evening star., 1961-12-09

FLUTE, Armstrong, In good cond.
$40 or best offer. Call so.
S-450l
FOAM BOLSTERs, cushions, S3.95;
mattresses. box springs, fabrics,
covers. 6l5 22nd NV. 33S-5S44
FOR CHURCHES or organizations
dishes, glasses, folding chairs and
card tables. Will sell very cheap.
.42ll 9th st, NV. call RA. 6-2ll7.
Evening star., 1961-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

CHAIN SAWS. pumps, generators
SOD cutters. rollers. etc RENTAL
Evening star., 1961-12-09
COLLEGE PARK

ICE SKATING CLUB
miles North Maryland University
on Baltimore Blvd. CIR. 4-4342
Evening star., 1961-12-09

Studio couch, $50; secretary desk,
S25; Sofa and chair, S35; bedrm.
set, S75; rugs, 9xl2, $40; di-
nette set WA chairs; S25; roll
500: hideaway bed, $40; chaist
Tongue. S35; ice cream chairs, S5:
china closet, SO: dresser, $40;
chest of drawers. $40; occasional
chair, So; office desk, $50; coil
springs. So; Victorian love seat,
Sl00; French Provincial sofa,
SlS5: Lawson love seat, $40: foot
stools, So; end tables. So; cof-
fee tables. 81: floor lamps, g.:
mahogany buffet. SIS; marble top
end tables, S35; drop-leaf table
$50; genuine leather occasional
chair, S25. Many interesting items
you'll find at Hoffmann's. We dc
upholstering, drapes, slip covers
and refinishing Easy payments
First payment in January.
-
Evening star., 1961-12-09
HOFFMANN

24AL 18th st. NV. COZ B-5116
Near Columbia r.
'TilS Daily; Sat. Til 6; sS,h., 12-t
, 1961-03-09
Housing & Home Fin.
Agency Recertifies
Comm. Imp. Program

The Virgin Islands re-
ceived today from t h G
Housing and Home Finance
Agency Administrator,
Robert C. Weaver, recerti-
fication of its Program for
Community Improvement
for the elimination and pre-
vention of slums and blight.
This information h a s
been released by Ralph
Geilich, Regional Admins
traitor of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency for
Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
The Committee on Public
Works, Safety and Trade Of
the Virgin Islands Legisla-
ture has under study legis-
Continued on page A
, 1961-03-09
Union Officers Will
Leurn to Muke R'ports
New Low

Union officers and mem
bers in the Virgin Islands
are going to have a chance
to learn about making re-
ports under the new labor
law at a special session to
be held in Charlotte Amalie
on March Is.
George E. Frank, Area
Director for Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands, Blu
reau of Labor-M Management
Reports, U. S. Department
of Labor, is making his first
trip here since passage of
the Labor Management Re
porting and Disclosure Act,
and will conduct a Reports
Conference, where he will
answer many questions
which have arisen under
the law.
Frank said the meeting
was worked out with local
Continued on page A.
, 1961-03-09

0AzA, ~ ~ N44b044N A61111N003
Venture Gets z Yrs.
Suspended: UsserY.
Gentry Sent. upheld
Luis Garcia Ventura,
who was found guilty by a
mixed jury on Tuesday for
burglary in the first degree.
aggravated assault and bat
terry and petit larceny, was
sentenced to two years, sus-
pended. He will make resti-
tutions to the persons los
ing their property.
Emerson Ussery's sen
tence of thirty days in Jail,
fifteen Of which was sus-
pended by the Municipal
Court, was upheld. He was
put on probation for one
year, and make restitution
for the fixing Of Mencho
Comacho's teeth which he
was accused Of knocking
out.
A similar sentence, given
to James Gentry was also
upheld. He too must make
restitution for Mr.. Coma
cho's teeth. The Probation
Officer will determine the
amount, with the consent Of
the Court.
Samuel Adams, found
guilty of forgery, was SEN
fenced to three months in
jail and placed on proba-
ton for eighteen months.
He will be deported after
completing his sentence.
Weber Wilson, who was
found guilty of burglary in
the third degree, was sen
fenced to two years in jail,
and one year for petit lar
ceny. Both sentences will
run concurrently.
home and in later years
cnnnin1izn n nn1lro-c11rGnru
, 1961-03-09
Army Spec. Pickering
With End Airborne
Bottle Group in Phil.

Army Specialist Four
Liston E. Pickering. Of st.
Thomas, recently partici-
pated with other personnel
from the I'd Airborne Bat
tie Group, 503d Infantry in
Exercise Long Pass, a mi
|bility training exercise, at
the Clark Air Base-Stotsen-
berg training area in the
Philippines. The exercise,
w h involved almost
5000 US. Army and Air
Force personnel from the
continental U.s., Hawaii,
Okinawa and the Philip
pines, ended Feb, %.
Long Pass was designed
to test the flexibility and
airlift capability of u. S..
fighting forces on a global
scope.
The first phase Of the
exercise included the com
bat airlift of Army and Air
Force troops from widely
dispersed military installa-
tons in the US. and the
Far East. Following an air
strike and paratroop drop,
the second phase Of the
exercise involved joint air
ground maneuvers against
an aggressor force in simu-
lated combat.
Upon conclusion of the
exercise, Specialist Picker
ing returned to Okinawa
where he is a gunner in the
infantry's Mortar Battery.
Pickering entered the
Army in May 1858 and ar
rived overseas in June
1860.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lincoln Pickering, Of Saint
Thomas, he is a 1856 gradu-
ate Of Charlotte Amalie
High School.
, 1961-03-09

Me 40
AT HoWurd University
Roy Schneider of ST. Tho
mas is excelling as a stu
dent at Howard University.
The campus publication,
Hilltop declared in a re-
cent issue that he has
"~exemplified outstanding
scholarship" and carries a
photograph showing him
and another instructor dis
cussing the comparison of
the spinal cords Of humans
and rats. The article con-
tinued:
Schneider, a pre-Medi-
cal student from ST. Tho
mas, has been a Tutor and
Advisor in the Freshman
dormitory for two years.
He is a member of Beta
Kappa Chi Honor Science
Society, Scabbard a n d
Blade. Honor Military So
ciety) and is a Cadet Major
in the ROTC. Schneider
who serves as the Vice Pre-
sident of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Beta Chapter,
has been on the Deans
Honor Roll for the past two
years. He is also a recipient
of an Undergraduate Re
search Fellowship from the
National Science Founda-
ton to do research in the
study of the Morphology
and Fauna parasites OF
Blaberus Craniifera.
Schneider says that teach
ing aids the instructor in
the acquisition of the true
meanings Of concepts in his
field through his prepare
ton for presenting the sub
ject matter to the student.
After finishing medical
school, Schneider plans to
enlist in the Medical Corps
for two years, then return
, 1961-03-09

home and in later years
specialize IN neuro-surgery.
He hopes one day to make
some noteworthy contribu-
CONTINUED on page AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-19

PRINCE GEORGES PLAZA
OnRt. 40 at Queens Chapel Rd.
OPEN MONDAY 10 TO s:3o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-19

INCLUDING WORKMANSHIP
mode to your window measure
Choice Of IS fabrics. S eoIors
100 yurd including lssss
Choice y 70 fabriss, s. eolou.
2.Aq Yurc including lsbs.
Choice Of Il patterns. IA eoIors.
100 Yupc including issos
Choice q Is postsns 2zs eeIor
$40 yurd including labor
ehoiss Of y patterns. z5s eoIou.
800 yurd including isbss
Choice q patterns, ~ seIor
Fes cotton setssn lining. please odd 81 PER yurd ror
MlIum lining fkeeps cold eak. wasmsh nl, same
price only 81 per yusd
Evening star., 1961-01-17

Make Sure of Your Official
Inaugural Program, 64 poees
with q host Of illustrations and
informotory orticIes. 100
WGl-Ths Book Store and
Stationery, lst Floor; Gift Shop,
7th Floor. Also, Stationery, Chevy
Chose. Wheeten PIezo and 7 Corners
Evening star., 1961-01-17
Shy expanding feminine
syringe in compact vinyl case

This requirement Of feminine hygiene fits
into small oreo Of medicine cabinet,
overnight bag or large handbag. No hose.
no bulbs; flow is controlled automatically.
Expands to hold two quarts costly.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
APTS. FURNIsHED-MD.
APIS. FuRMIsHED-VA.

APTs.-one Of Ar
lington's most beautiful apt. bldgs.
. bedrms., nicely furn.; pvt. en-
trance: air conditioner permitted.
Nr. bus. Close in. $140 incl. utils.
IA. 5.l6b4.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
MISCELLANEOUS
tcoNIINUED)

AIR COND., 2-ton Feddef, used /
season, $500, DISHWASHER S100.
GAS RANGE, de luxe, fully auto :,
used q mos. S100. DRAPES. 5
pair. light beige, $50. 6s4-S24S.
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM,
Westinghouse: 5-ton compressor,
condenser unit, separate eooling
system: gas furnace. thermostAtS
and controls; used past 8 seasons
OIL. 4-4l2l.
AIR COND., 7h-ampere Chrysler
Airtemp easement. Used only 3
months; S125. IA. S-6239.
AIR IRoI coND1TIoNNER. g y Wizard, g:
$50 cash. IA. S-1247 aft. q pm.
AIR CoND., st-ton Philco; hook up
in an elec. outlet. ITO volts; S75.
Call betw. 8 am. and 8 pm,
CO. 5-4635, Mr.. SULLIVAN.
AIR CONDITIONER, Chrysler Air
Temp, 24-ton, IA amp. easement
SIS. Call WA. 7-73Sf.
Evening star., 1961-08-06

q PEOPLES CHOICE.
Comedy Jackie Cooper.
q THEATER OF STARS.
Drama The story of buried treasure in
the Florida Keys Mercedes Mccain
bridge stars.
1926 q TV EDITORIAL.
WToP Editorial presented by Jack Jurey.
1:3o q SUSIE.
Comedy Room for improvement"
q l MARRIED JOAN.
Comedy Starring Joan Davis.
q AS THE WORLD TURNS.
Serial. Featuring Rosemary Prinz.
200 G9 JAN MURRAY SHOW.
Game. Color Jan Murray stars.
q DAY IN COURT.
Drama. Re-creations of civil and criminal
trials.
a FACE THE FACTS.
Contest in a courtroom setting. Red
Rowe, m. c.
FPS g NEWS.
Matthew Warren reporting.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15

At Dallas

Mel C%hrestman, of Radio
Station WXTN has graduated
from the Elkins Institute of
Radio and Electronics, 1903
Inwood Road, Dallas. Texas.
After completing six weeks
at the Institute, Chrestman
passed a technical examina-
ton administered by the Fed
eral Communications Commits
sion and was awarded an FEC
First Class Radiotelephone
Operators License. This legal
ly qualities hiE. to serve as an
engineer at any radio or tele-
vision broadcast station in the
United States.
Chrestman, a graduate of
Vardaman High School, now
resides in Lexington. He has
had two years experience in
radio.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15

of Walden; Mr.. and Mrs. R.
i. Mcdonald, Tandy and Ric-
lard Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hall Of Quanah, Texas;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Minis,
Billy and Kenneth of Black
IaWk; Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Yeager Of West; Mrs. Buster
Taylor, Mrs. Tom Kinnebrew
and Barbara Jean KinnebreW
Of Durant; Melanie Booth OF
Newton and Mr.. and Mrs
Coyier Farmer, Mr.. and Mrs
y. IatncOcK anu FRANK
Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Bragg
Nh. sam Farmer, Nj. anG
Mrs. Marlin Grantham, Clio
ria, Patsy and Mark, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hathcock anu DoU
bic, Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Us
sery, Cavlyne and Buddy, MI
Joy Bee Grantham ana Ken
meth, Bobbie L. Farmer, Mr..
and Mrs. r. K. Tanner am
Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. Byro
Mr.. Otis Farmer
Mrs. W. T. Holder, and Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Moore, Bud
iy. Joe and Pam, all Of Lex
ington.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15
Farmers
Reunion

Friends and relatives Of the
r. K. Farmer family enjoy
ed a family reunion at the
VFW Hut in Lexington Sun
day, June 4.
Among those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Buntyn,
Mark and Gretchen of Meri-
dian; Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny
Whitney of Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. Boyd Moss of Du-
rant; Mrs. Eric Farmer of
West; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Lowell and Jackie Of Canton;
Gene Bullen III Of Canton;
Vernon and Birdie Woods of
Morgan City; Evelyn a n d
linda Pittman of Itta Bena:
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Caldwell,
Robert Wayne and Michele Of
Jackson; Mrs. w. c. Fuquay
and Vernon Lewis Of Green
vile; Mrs. Thomas Cotton,
Mary Sue and Tommy of
Tchula; Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Summers Of Winona, Mr..
and Mrs. M. l.. Ellis and Max
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15

Holmes County has Z Grade
A Diaries, all meeting the re-
auirements of State Health
Regulations and u. S. Stan
dards. During the past 6
months 3 bulk cooling milk
tanks have been installed in
milk rooms of dairies, thus
now leaving all 7 dairies oper-
ating with cooling tanks. Our
dairymen learned long ago
to operate or the &c system
keep milk clean, keep it
covered, keep it cool.
The success of the producer
milk program in Holmes coun-
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15
Health Department Comments
Holmes County Dair yrnen

tv is the result of much plan
ming and hard work by the
producers, together with their
excellent cooperation with the
extension department, agri-
cultural department, and the
health department. Their prac-
tees used in herd manage
ment, milking operations, and
proper handling of their pro-
duct goes a long way toward
maintaining high standards IN
their milk supply.
To our dairymen we wish
to say that your success has
our good wishes, and that your
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15

June is Dairy Month throu-
ghout Mississippi and all over
America. June is the time
set aside by the entire ma
ton to pay tribute to the
dairy industry, an industry
that produces a product that
is absolutely essential to the
health, welfare and we'll being
of the American public.
This being the Silver An
niversary of the June Dairy
Month promotion. your local
health department joins others
in commencing you for a Job
we'll done.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15
John Word Example
Of Dairy Success

present, but is shipping 500
pounds per day.
His two boys, Eddie and
John Jr., are active 4-H Club
members and have won seve-
raj ribbons exhibiting their
4-H heifers at livestock shows.
Mr.. Word says that feed
ing, weighing milk, keeping
records, using good breeding
practices, and fertilizing pas
lures are necessary for a
good dairy program.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15

problems are of chief concern
10 us.
Holmes county Grade A
da1rymen are as follows: Clay
Aldy, Durant w. E. Diggs. Jr.,
Lexington, Charles Donald,
Goodman, David Mitchell,
Lexington W. H. Russell, Lex
ingtin, j. B. Watson, LeXing-
ton, John Word, Lexington.
Holmes County herald., 1961-06-15
BY GEORGE M~ULLENDORE

Dairying takes the place.
of cotton on the farm of John
Word and provides a good in
come.
Mir. Word was a producer
of manufactured milk for
several years before switching
to Grade A in the spring of
1858.
He now has a herd of so
head of Jerseys. A producer
for Luvel Dairy Products he
is only milking % head at
Evening star., 1961-06-18

vice from the U. N. legal coun-
sci, Constantin Stavropoulos Of
Greece.
u. s. Right Questioned
The question at issue is
whether the United States has
the right to expel Nacvalac in
view of terms of the U. N.
charter and the United States
United Nations headquarters
agreemnt.
The CzechoSlovak note cited
a charter article that U. N.
delegates shall enjoy sue h
privileges and immunities as
are necessary for the independ-
ent exercise of their functions. !"
1t said the headquarters agree
ment backed this up, and
charged that the treatment of
Nacvalac violated both.
The State Department state
men said the headquarters
agreement permitted with
drawal of the privilege of
United States residence from
any U. N. delegate guilty of
abuse of that privilege an d
added that Nacvalac h a d
abused the privilege by trying
to get secret information from
Ia United States Government
Evening star., 1961-06-18

CZechoslovakia who had indi-
Gated interest in detecting
and that the United States or
dered him out Of the country
on finding he really was not
interested.
Denies WrOngdOing
In an interview here, Mac
valac denied he had done any,
thing wrong. He said two
United States agents who
sought him out in the Grips
holm Restaurant in New York
first offered him unlimited
wealth and later threatened
him in a vain bid to get him
to spy for them.
Like other Communist coun-
tries, Czechoslovakia served no.
tice last February that it no
longer recognized Mr.. Ham,
marskjold as secretary general
and would have nothing to dc
with him. Accordingly, it's pro-
test was addressed simply to
the U. N. Secretariat. But Mr..
Hammarskjold was quick to
react.
A U. N. spokesman said yes
terday Mr.. Hammarskjold had
the Nacvalac affair under con-
sideration and was getting ad-
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Trunk AirIines
Show 1861 Loss
BY the Associated Press

The Air Transport Associa-
ton reported yesterday that the
IL trunk airlines had a COM
bined net operating loss of
$15,957,727 in the first four
months of this year.
In the comparable 1860 peri
cd the loss was $9,575,453, but
for the entire year they showed
a profit of slightly over a mil
lion dollars.
Without naming them, the
association said two of the IL
airlines had a profit in the first
four months Of this year.
1t is reported that for the
first five months of 1861 trunk
airline traffic was down 81 per
cent compared with the same
period of 1860.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
BY MARY McGRORY
Star Staff Writer

The average government en-
ploye. basically insecure. is
being reasSured in one Federal
agency by a familiar voice.
Edward R. Murrow, the cell
ehrated broadcaSter who be-
came director of the United
States Information Agency,
keeps urging the civil servants
in his charge to cast out their
doubts and fears, to be bold,
even unorthodox.
IF there are any repercus-
sionS. Ill be the one to be
repercuSSed," he tells them.
The USIA. which was intim-
idated and demoralized during
the Mccarthy era, has always
been a favorite target of Con-
greSSmen. most of whom believe
they could do a better job of
telling Americas story than any
professional. Its history and
mission is a nature to encour-
age conformity. In 81 years.
it has had five names and
IL directors. 1t has no con-
stituency. exports all it pro-
duces. most of it invisible, and
accompliShes Intangible results.
Building Up Morale
Since he took over. Mr.. Muir
row has spent most of his time
building up morale and cutting
down paper work. He has sug-
geSted fewer directiveS from
above, more suggestions from
below. and less voluminous re-
ports from the field.
Never discard an idea for
fear the bureaucracy can't di-
gest it" he told a gathering of
500 employees at a recent awards
ceremony.
When. after he made a i
speech at the National Press
Club, he was asked how the
Evening star., 1961-06-18

speech should be played on the
Voice of America and IN the
agency news reports. he said,
Don't ask me. You're sup
posed to be pros. Play It for
what it is worth"
In his perSon-to-perSon en-
counters around the agency, he
lets employees know that he be-
ieveS in the British system of
civil service which makes the
head of a department totally
responsible for all that hap
pens in his domain. In parlia-
ment, a civil servant is never
mentioned, much less inter-
rogated.
Backs Staff in Protest
During the violence in Ala
bama over the Freedom Riders,
Evening star., 1961-06-18
REAssURING VOICE
MurroW Works on Morale

a pTOGeSC was received from our
ambassador to the Soviets,
Llewellyn Thompson, at the
heavy coverage of the incident
by the Voice of America. Mr..
Murrow backed up the Voice
staff, explaining to Mr.. Thomp-
son that the Alabama story
was being played extensively by
every medium all over the
world, and reaffirming his own
belief that we had better tell
our own bad news rather than
leave it to tie enemy.
Recently, he inquired if there
was in the Agency's film library
a documentary showing the
progress of the Negro in Amer
lea. Old hands told him that
such a film had never been
made for fear Of offending
Congress.
Mr.. Murrow seid that was no
reason not to do it, gave the
project top priority.
Fights Impediments
For the first few months Mr..
Murrow, who was once briefly
a network executive in a world
where things move faster, was
haunted by the prophecy Harry
Truman made when Dwight
Eisenhower succeeded him in
office: He will pound the desk
and say do this, do that-and
nothing will happen"
Civil servants cannot either
be fired or rewarded as easily
as private employees. Between
the top and the bottom, there
are layers of minor executives,
each one anxious to add a re-
finement to a policy directive.
Opportunities for direct action
at the top come infrequently.
Librarian Is Supported
Mr.. Murrow enjoyed one the
other day. A group of field
workers came into his office.
He asked a librarian from Lii
IBERIA how she thought her job
could be better done. She Sug-
gested that the library be kept
open until 8 o'clock at night.
Mr.. Murrow issued an order on
the spot to the area director
He is confident that if he gets
his appropriations from Con-
gress, Liberians will be able to
go to the library in the cool of
the evening.
He is beginning to learn the
ways Of bureaucracy slowly. A
few weeks ago the Washington
air was thick with rumors that
he was about to resign.
II knew so little about the
way things were around here" !"
Mr.. Murrow reported ruefully
that I didn't even bother to
deny it at my regular Monday
morning staff meeting. We're
still getting queries from the
field about it,"
Far from preparing to chuck
it, Mr.. Murrow is about to en-
bark on two extensive field
trips. one in July which will
take him to the Far East, an.
other in September to Africa.