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Evening star., 1963-01-15
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star staff Writer

a bill has been sponsored in
. Congress TO give Federal en-
sployes the right 10 use the an
nual leave they otherwise would
lose each year through no fault
Of their own.
The measure (HR-ll52) is
sponsored by Representative
Thompson. Democrat Of Loui-
: siana.
= Under present conditions,
many Government workers lose
some OF the annual leave they
earn each year because their
agencies can't spare them the
time off because OF heavy
workloads. etc.
The present law requires
Government workers with 30 or
more days OF accumulated an
nual leave 10 use all OF the
annual leave they earn each
year or lose the unused por-
ton. This results In the for
feiting Of annual leave each
year on the part OF many en-
ployes.
Mr.. Thompson's bill would
allow employees 10 carry over
their unused annual leave
earned during the year into the
following year 80 that they
could use II. In cases where
the agency certified that en-
ployes were prevented from
using all OF the earned annual
leave because OF heavy work
loads, administrative errors
etc.
II the employees still weren'i
able 10 use the annual leave
by the end Of the second year
they would be reimbursed In
cash for the unused annua
leave they would have 10 for.
felt.
Mr.. Thompson sponsored 4
similar bill several years ago
This time he feels that IN,
Evening star., 1963-01-15

be added TO the increases al
ready authorized for January /.
SICK LEAVE UPHELD-The
Justice Department has con-
ceded that Federal agencies
can't deny sick leave to en-
|ployes who have bona fide doc
tors certificates testifying to
their need for the time off.
The Justice Department
agreed that the Navy Depart
ment must pay the employe in
the test case for the two days
he stayed out OF work after
being denied sick leave despite
his doctors certificate. The
Governments concession came
shortly before oral arguments
on the case were TO be argued
before the United States Court
Of Claims.
While the amount OF money
involved in the case was not
much, the principle that an
agency cannot arbitrarily iR-
more a doctors statement and
refuse 10 grant sick leave is
an important one.
WELL DEsERvED-The Civil
Service Commission has given
It's highest award-the Com
missioners award-to three OF
It's employees for their outstand-
ing work in connection with the
Federal salary reform proposals
which we're enacted into law.
The recipients were Harold
LEIGH, chief OF the csc pro-
gram planning division; Robert
Hare, chief Of the pay systems
section. and Robert Mickey, pay
systems specialist. A special ci-
tation was presented 10 Rich
ard Cody. staff assistant In the
bureau OF retirement and in
surance, for his top work in
connection with reforms In the
civil service retirement law en-
acted last year.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

broken by three -fifths of those
present and voting.
Senator Hum phrey. then
offered a substitute. sponsored
by a group of liberals in both
parties. to let a majority Of the
entire membership shut off
debate.
Offers Substitute
The first showdown probably
will come within a week on q
motion to table the Humphrey
substitute. A motion to table is
not debatable and present in
dications are that 1t will carry.
But the debate would then
continue on the Anderson Nor
ton three-fifths proposal. In
formed sources believe a ma
jority would vote for this rule
if its supporters can find a way
under the rules to get 1t to q
vote.
But the conservatives. oppos-
ing any tightening Of the rule,
have served notice they will
use every parliamentary device
at their disposal to prevent q
change. They will contend that
under the existing rules Of the
Senate the proposed changes
should 60 to the Rules Com.
mittee for a hearing and that
1t would require a two-thirdS
vote to suspend the rules to act
on an amendment without
committee consideration.
Robertson Sees Danger
Senator Robertson, Demo-
crat of Virginia, the scheduled
leadoff speaker for Southern
Senators fighting the rules
changes, protested in q pre-
pared speech that "a radical
change in the present two
thirds majority rule would be
dangerous and detrimental"
Senate Republican Leader
Dirksen said the move to table
and thus kill Senator Hum
phrey's proposal may be In the
offing next week.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

chances for enactment OF such
legislation have improved.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

OH Tor q long endurance
contest.
THE President Is not going
to take a direct position on the
Senate rules" said Senator
Humphrey. He has faith in
his Democratic leaders to
handle the matter"
Senator Humphrey had an
nounced last week that he
would try to enlist Mr.. Ken
nedy's support behind the lib
eral drive to reduce the number
Of votes required to break a
filibuster from two-thirds of
those present to a majority of
the entire membership, or to
three-fifths of those present.
81 Required Now
With all Senators present,
the two-thirds rule requires 81.
Majority rule would mean 81,
and three-fifths Of those pres
ent would mean so when all
Senator's voted.
In response to questions,
Senator Humphrey said he can
see q difference between the
Senate contest and the recent
House fight over the size Of
the Rules Committee. in which
The White House took an active
part.
He said the House Rules
Committee has been a screen
behind which much legislation
has been sidetracked, whereas
the Senate filibuster rule has
been a roadblock only to civil
rights legislation in recent
years.
Preliminary skirmishing in
The Senate fight began yester-
day with the introduction OF the
two proposed changes, but Sem
Ator Russell, Democrat OF
Georgia. delayed ire start Of the
battle by invoking a rule which
requires all resolutions to 20
. over for one day.
" Senators Anderson, Democrat
: of New Mexico, and Morton,
Republican Of Kentucky, spon-
sored the first resolution, under
which a filibuster could be
Evening star., 1963-01-15
GEORGIA SCHOOL
NEEDS STRESSED

ATLANTA, Jan. is (AP).-
Carl z. Sanders, 37-year-old
attorney, became Georgias 74th
Governor today.
The former state Senator
said in his inaugural address
that his foremost objective in
the next four years would be
improving education.
Evening star., 1963-01-15
The FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
New Bill SoIvoges Annual Leave
Withheld by Peak WorkIoods

chances for enactment OF such
legislation have improved.
NO SHORTER WEEK -
President Kennedy has thrown
cold water on the hopes OF Gov
ernment employe leaders for a
35-hour Government workweek
In his state-of the Union
message TO Congress yesterday
Mr.. Kennedy said the request
for 35-hour workweek-which
was made by labor generally
and Government employe un-
ions-would be restrictive" and
a drain on the Nations econ
omy. Consequently, Government
employees can resign themselves
10 working a 40-hour workweek
for some time 10 come.
PAY COST ABSORPTION -
In his state -of the Union mes
sage. President Kennedy said
his tax cut proposals will mean
the absorption OF q large part
OF last years Federal pay raise
through personnel and other
economics"
This means drastic cutbacki
on agency plans for additional
hirings, as well as overall re-
ductions in present Federal per-
sonnel through the attritior
method-not filling many Of the
personnel vacancies that occur
II also probably means curtail-
ment Of some promotions In
the year ahead.
While no firings OF present
Federal workers are anticipated
II still means A rather austerI
year as far as Government Job,
are concerned.
The Presidents message hal
nothing 10 do with the second.
phase raise OF the Federal pay
reform law which takes effect
next January /. Also. he still Il
expected 10 recommend pa,
raise adjustments which woulc
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Dropouts: No Place for Arthur to Be Alone

board. room, clothing and
other necessities. they would
have received $40 per month.
The Citizens Committee In
vestigating the Thanksgiving
Day violence at d. C. Stadium
recommended Wednesday the
establishment of this program.
DR.. Carl F. Hansen, District
school superintendent, had
previously supported the youth
corps idea for the dropout,
even to the point of drafting
him for It,"
The Corps would provide
training and basic educational
skills while doing conservation
work In national and State
parks. Proposed In the same
Youth Employment Opportu-
mites bill. which will be re-
introduced this year, Is EN-.
ployment Of young men and
women, 10 to 81 years old, in
community public service ia
cilities.
These are community prob.
lems," said Or. BENJAMIN L.
Hunton, supervising director of
junior senior high schools.
only through community ac-
ton can anything be accom-
plished."
WirtE Appeals
On this ground, Secretary Of
Labor w. willard Wirtz ap.
pealed last Friday to commu-
nifty leaders across the Nation
to mobilize local resources and
help youngsters get work.
While the problem rests with
the entire community, most ex-
perts agree that the primary
responsibility for the dropout
problem lies with the schools.
II think the responsibility Of
the schools Is to provide for
the education Of our students
as long as they can benefit
from it," said DR.. Carl F. Han
sen, superintendent Of District
schools.
I'm some sense, we're like q
hospital" he said. IF the
patient is hard to cure, we
don't throw him out"
The crucial issue Is staying
in school. One Of the boys in
a dropout prevention program
was asked II it would be worth
while for him to stay in school.
"The way life is now. yeah.
You don't have q chance with
out It,"
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Kennedy Not to Mix
In Senate Rules Fiqht
BY J. A. OLEARY
Star staff Writer

President Kennedy will keep hands off fight between
Senate liberals and conservatives anibuster
rule
Senator Humphrey Democrat Of Minnesota a leader Of
the liberal group brought this word from the leadership
ference at the White House today the opposing sides squared
Evening star., 1963-01-15

The dropout's future almost
invariably hinges on one thing
IA Job. Yet he has little 10
Evening star., 1963-09-19
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. e. EDGAR

DRESS SUIT: Electrical
wizard Charles P. Steinmetz
bought his first dress suit at
the age Of II for the COM
mencement exercises at st.
Johns Gymnasium in Bres-
lau, Germany. The ceremo-
nies were extremely formal,
reports John Anderson Miller
in Modern Jupiter"
1.-THE students, attired In
full dress, were called to the
platform one by one and sub
lected by the principal to a
rigorous oral examination.
Only the honor students were
excused from the ordeal.
"Steinmetz, his new suit In
the closet, impatiently awaited
the big day. Then, just be-
fore it arrived, the principal
Evening star., 1963-09-19
BY THOMAS COLLINS

Retirement can be a good
adventure or a disaster. In
any case it is a Big Deal. And
some guidelines will be use
full. Here are a few:
Get on over to the social
security office at once, If you
haven't already been. It may
take weeks for your claim to
be processed. 1t may take
longer II you have been lying
about your age, which social
security will make you prove.
You may have to furnish
proof Of your marriage also,
and in some cases a copy Of
your last income tax return.
Go to the Front Office, if
you haven't been yet, and pin
down in facts and figures ex-
actly when your first pension
check will arrive, how much
it will be, and whether your
wife will get anything from
the pension If you die in six
months, three years, or Is
years. Determine whether
your group life insurance and
health insurance policies will
be Cancelled on retirement.
Go to the office Of the COM
panies holding your life insur-
ance policies and examine
the various plans they have
for converting your policies
into something more suitable
for retirement. Maybe an an
nuity now; maybe an annuity
for your wife after you die;
maybe a cash refund. In any
case, If you can, something
that will require no more
premium payments. If your
group health insurance policy
will be Cancelled on retire
ment, ask the insurance COM
pany about a disaster health
policy perhaps one with a
O0-deductible clause or such
that won't cost too much.
Prepare for the Shock
Prepare for a rough emo
tional shock on your last day
on the job. It's coming.
Prepare for a second emo
tional shock about a week aft
er retirement when nobody
has phoned from the company
to ask your advice on some
thing when nobody has
phoned for anything. You
aren't going to be getting
many calls hereafter. Neither
is your wife when her friends
learn you are at home.
Pick a cemetery, convenient
not to you but to the people
you hope will visit it, and buy
a lot in it. Then write out, and
place among your valued pa
pers, your wishes on the mod
est type funeral you will
want. Then forget that morbid
business.
Get from the court house,
in the c county where the
events occurred, two copies
Of your birth certificate and
your marriage certificate.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
STOP KILLING YOURSELF
Chronic Anxiety
Can Be Licked
= BY DR.. PETER J. SrEINcRoHN

When you see a person in
an apparently helpless Situa-
tion you try to bring him
cheer and comfort until help
arrives. It is for this reason I
occasionally reprint letters
from patients who have suf-
fered from chronic anxiety
and have recovered. Such
missiles S bring courage to
many of the h hundreds of
thousands who suffer from
this harassing malady. Here
Is another:
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: For
eight months l have battled
anxiety, depression and ex-
treme mental anguish. /, too,
am impatient because 1t
seems a long drawn out battle
against an inhuman adver-
Sary.
Today, l asked for the hun
dredth time, What is the use
of going on?" Each day is
like a nightmare. It it were
not for my beloved, patient
hush a n d and the steadfast
help Of my doctor, l would
never have endured this far.
/ was thinking, on my way
home through the dark streets
tonight, If only l knew some
body who had been through
all this and then recovered l
think l could 60 on. It was
then l stopped for this news
paper. And the first thing l
read was Mrs. BIS letter to
you about her anxiety and
how she had recovered.
So, thanks to you, l now feel
strangely comforted. l know
the letter was addressed to
another woman but inadver-
tently, 1t has helped me to
continue to struggle against
my illness. Bless you for your
column.-Mrs. r.
4 4 y
I continue to receive many
letters from people who are
driven to distraction by heart
Evening star., 1963-09-19
BY LESLIE J. MASON

University Of Southern california
Many a so-called "gifted"
youngster is just laying up
trouble for himself.
He seems to understand the
principles of arithmetic before
they are explained. He is al
ways up first with the answer.
Mental solutions are so easy
for him that he doesn't bother
to work out problems on pa
per, step by step. In the lower
grades this works fine. But
eventually the more complex
problems BATTLE him.
Such a student doesn't know
how to write things down and
tackle one element at a time.
Often he feels that the teacher
is wrong In urging him to
write out his work.
Failure Of a student to use
paper and pencil efficiently
can, Of course, be detected by
anyone who takes the trouble
to look for It.
Writing Practice Helps
At the very start Of school,
parents and teachers must en-
courage practice, and more
practice, until children are
able to write with ease. A
youngster who resists writing
is apt to jot down only the an
swers to arithmetic problems,
leaving out progression steps.
He talks readily but avoids
doing written n assignments
and resists the changeover
Evening star., 1963-09-19
MASON ON EDUCATION
Write 1t Down Rule
Good for All Pupils

from printing to ! On ghand
writing.
When this changeover is
scheduled at the third grade
level, parents must insist that
their children master long
hand writing. And they must
see to 1t that arithmetic pa
pers are written neatly, and
that they contain all the steps.
At high school or college
levels, the once-gifted boy is
apt to stare at a complex
fraction problem In algebra
and say 81 can't work It,"
His work generally is plagued
by careless errors. He
understands the principles but
his grades often suffer be-
cause Of slips in simple arith-
metic, spelling, word endings
and punctuation. When forced
to write a theme he stalls as
long as possible and then does
it in one sitting. He Is dis
mayed when the teacher feels
it lacks organization and pol
ish.
Cutting It Down To Size
Faced with that algebra
problem, he should write 1t
down carefully, then search 1t
carefully for some operation,
however small, that he can
do, then rewrite the problem
and search again. That will
whittle 1t down to his size.
To organize themes, a stu
dent should jot down thoughts
concerning the topic as they
come to mind. He can then
choose the ones he wishes to
discuss, and the order In
which to take them up.
With his mind relieved Of
carrying all the details, he
can turn his full attention to
one idea at a time. He can
use the same system In an
swering essay-type questions
in tests, and in solving other
complex problems.
II you haze q question,
tDrtte to DR.. Mason In care OF
The Eventno Star. He ioiH
discuss In his column those
OF most general interest.
Sunday lon School Poss); crom-
ming.
Evening star., 1963-09-19

skips were not always as seri-
Gus as they seemed. They
gave me no medicine. They
said | could take any kind Of
exercise and that 1t would
never hurt me.
To this day my heart still
Skips but l am we'll and heal
thy and do a lot of hard work.
l hope these few lines will
ease Mrs. G.-Mr. D.
CBell-Mcclurs syndicate)
Send for my ledtlet, "HotD
to Be a Happy Hypochon-
dridc." Write to me, In care
OF The Star. IncloSe rs
cents and a stamped, self
addressed envelope.
Tomorrow: Mornings.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Check List Smooths
Road to Retirement

File them with your valued
papers.
Start writing letters to your
children. It'll shock them,
since they've had no letters
from home except from
Mama in the last 26 years.
But they'll like the idea, and
it will be the start of the "re-
cultivation" of your offspring
who, in the end, will be your
greatest joy in retirement.
0nce-a-week letters would be
about right. And be sure to let
the children know you are
going to be all right in retire
ment on money and such.
The stronger you make the
point, the better.
Make a will, if you haven't.
Make it with the help of a
lawyer. Make 1t with the view
that you may move to another
State, which may have differ
ent laws on wills. Make it
with the intention that you
and Mama are going to spend
most Of what you have on
your retirement and let the
children accumulate their
own, as you did.
Classify your friends. The
job-connected friends are
going to fade away. Start cul-
tivating the others.
If your retirement income
will be 5000 a month you can
get by, with care and
vegetables. People all over
are doing it. Anything above
5000 a month is pleasure
money.
Check Investments
Get your investments set
tied down, and out Of your
hair. Unless you intend to
spend much time managing
them you might consider mu-
tual funds, where prOfes s.
siOnals manage for you, and
insured accounts in a bank or
savings and loan association.
Be content with about 4 per
cent return.
About owing away-f
you're undecided, investigate
the matter. Else you may al
ways regret not trying 1t.
With books from the library
and with maps, to pick out a
retirement paradise. Pick
about three, then 60 spend at
least a week in each, re-
searching everything from
prices in the food stores to so
cial habits. Then move or not.
At least you had a look.
Your retirement is going to
be more satisfying to you
than you think now. 1t is So
with most people. IdleneSs
will be your main enemy. An
activity that takes you out
among people, where you will
make new friends, should be
your goal.
(Copyright 1858,
General Featudes Corp.)
The Golden Years Oppeors Thurs
doys.
Evening star., 1963-09-19

skips. They think the next
minute, the next day may be
their last. Although the exam
inatiOn may be completely ne
gative, their doctors have a
hard time convincing them
that they are healthy. If you
won't believe your doctors,
perhaps the following letter
will reassure you.
= \ Ah
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: l am
68 years old and my heart has
been skipping, on and off,
since / was %. About 20 years
ago, when 1t was at its worst,
l went to a heart specialist
and had a thorough checkup.
He told me l had a good heart
and not to worry about it.
Not satisfied, l went to the
Mayo Clinic and they told me
| had a sound heart and that
Evening star., 1963-09-19
CoIorfuI Slogan

NAPLES (AP). --Neapoh-
tans think their beautiful city
is so near perfection on earth
that they coined the saying:
"See Naples and Die" Profit
ing by the tourist trade here,
some women's hairdressers
have parodied that In signs
in their windows: "See Naples
and Dye"
Evening star., 1963-09-19

posted the list Of honor stu
dents. It consisted Of only one
name -Steinmetz.
Nov there would be no
occasion to wear his new suit.
Nor did any occasion arise
In the years that followed.
His first dress suit was never
worn, and although he was
to become world-famous and
mingle with the great, he
never bought a second"
Evening star., 1963-09-19
Corny Reminder

RICHLAND. Kan. (AP).-
Andrew j. Gray. president Of
tn e Richland Homecoming
Fair, made certain that this
years fair invitations we're
n otic e d by the recipients.
With each invitation he sent
out a genuine ear Of corn in
its husk, inclosed in a trans
parent bag.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
Double Dumuqe

WICHITA, Kans. (AP). -
Writing to a local columnist
for information about some
one to repair her cuckoo clock,
a woman added, 1T fell from
the wall and considerable
damage was done, especially
to my nose which happened
to be under it,"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-29

a soil test. when properly
made. can help eliminate most
of the guesswork in soil fertility
management.
, 1963-09-10

could be complete without a donkey cart. But for hea-
ven's sake, let's not have a replica, but a real one. The
time to get it is now, before this prize piece Of history
is no more.
, 1963-09-10
EDITORIAL
OLD R FLAVOR

N OF THE greatest attractions to tourists should
be the old world flavor which these Islands have to
offer. That there is excellent climate is already fully
known everywhere, and the same is true OF our scenery,
which is among the best, but there must be more. When
ever a tourist visits he should know that he is somewhere
different. No one would leave New York, for example,
and travel to another place which is just as small New
York.
UNFORTUNATELY for us, we somehow allowed
most of our culture to slip away, SO that by now we have
little upon which to draw from the past. Our dances, our
celebrations, our activities, our dress, our music-prac-
tically everything-is like everywhere else. That IS
one of the reasons why the Old Fashioned Christmas
Festival was conceived.
BUT ALL is not lost. There are still a few things
we can do, among them being an adherence to the pre-
vailing architecture. Another is the maintenance OF
some of our old historic buildings. Still another is the
old music, all Of which has not yet totally disappeared.
St. Thomas did a wise thing years ago when it objected
to the change Of names Of the streets.
H GROUP which has been assigned to study and
write a history of these Islands could provide us with
information on a number Of the old customs, manners
and practices which were engrafted on the local pat
terms, emerging as cultural patterns in their own right.
E PEOPLE visit they are looking for new
and different hings-different from what they left be
hind or are accustomed to. Invariably they will select
from a menu the foods which are local, and which can
not be found on the corner restaurants Of the town from
which the visitors came. When these tourists take pic
lures, they do so of the scenes and objects which are
different.
PERHAPS one day we shall establish a full-blown
museum, which will contain objects which take us back
to the past. And certainly, no museum in these parts
, 1963-09-10
F r NJ S

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