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4 The Oregon Statesman. Salem. Ow, Monday. May 28. 1951 Re) "No Favor Sways U No tear Shall Airs" Front Pint SUtesaua. ftUrca ZS. ISM THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A SFRAUUfc; Editor and Publisher Published ererj roorainx- Business office tli 8 Commercial, Salem, Oregon. Telephone 2-244L Catered t the postorflce at Salem, Ureion. as seeead class matter under act of eonsreaa March S. 187 Another McCarran Bill In a bill 302 pages long there is certain to be some good; and if it comes out of Senator McCarran's hands there is certain to be a lot that is bad. So it is with the bill revising im migration legislation which under the whip of the Nevada senator has just passed the Senate. Worked over by the Senate judiciary commit tee of which McCarran is chairman it does wipe out racial barriers to immigration and remove sex discriminations, but it carries some of McCarran's rigidities to fend off "subversives" and retains an old ratio system in allotment of immigration quotas. Senators Lehman of New York and Hum phrey of Minnesota fought valiantly against the bill, but their attempt to send it back to com mittee was defeated, and the bill was passed by voice vote Thursday night with only a hand ful of senators present. On the motion to refer Morse had voted yes and Cordon no. Because of some differences between the Senate and House versions the bill will probably go to con ference; but the hope for its rejection lies in the possibility of a presidential veto. The country has had enough experience with the McCarran anti-subversive law to provoke suspicion on this immigration bill. The former is so full of traps and blinds that its literal en forcement often puts the United States in a very awkward position. In McCarran's zeal to legislate against Communism he incorporates terms which as applied by literal-minded gov ernment clerks results in unfair treatment of many persons. McCarran himself moved fast to get exemption for Basque sheepherders to enter the U. S. when Nevada stockmen found his law barred them. Of McCarran and his immigration bill the Oregon Journal says: Senator McCarran has never distinguished himself for statesmanlike legislation or states manlike conduct. He has been arbitrary and high-handed in conducting Senate hearings of which he has been chairman. He has played footsie with the lobbyists and feuded with the newspapers of his own state. Recently he ap proved an advertising boycott against opposi tion papers in Nevada. His pose as a super patriot is anything but convincing. His ranting about a "great alien invasion" is childish and his immigration act is characteristic. As chairman of the Judiciary committee how ever McCarran is powerful, and like McKellar of the appropriations committee he doesn't hesi tate to use his power to force compliance with his demands. He herded the McGranary con firmation through his committee and the Sen ate, though the facts showed it was a rather cabby appointment. Now McCarran probably will use this as a lever to pry presidential approval of his immigration bill. The bill ought to be vetoed. As the Journal ays: President Truman should veto the McCarran Immigration bill. It attempts to turn America back 30 years. It is remindful of the Japanese exclusion act which helped lay the foundation for the War of the Pacific. It would tend ta turn America's back on oppressed peoples to whom America is a last resort against tyranny, a final hope of freedom and security. Halsey and the Battle of Ix-yte Gulf It has always seemed to us that Admiral Wjlliam F. Halsey fared better than he de served in reports on the Battle of Leyte Gulf in late 1944. That was the time of the three pronged attack by the Japanese navy in an attempt to smash our landings on the east shore of Luzon. The southern prong was smashed by American warships, some of them resurrections Bumper Crop of Some Won't WASHINGTON" - Washington will have a bumper crop of new Congressmen next year, a sur vey by Congressional Quarterly indicates. There will be at least 72 to 77 new Congressmen In the House of the 83rd Congress be ginning Jan. 3, 1953. There were 70 freshmen Congressmen in the 81st and 59 in the 82nd. In the 78th Congress, the last one af fected by a general reapportion ment, there were 95 new Repre sentatives. Many of the newcomers are expected to ride in on the Im petus of a new President. In the nast 2 years. following each presidential election, between 25 and SO freshmen have been worn In aa Congressmen be caase their party won the Presi dency. Known as "coat-tall rid ers." many of them fell by the wayalde in the next midterm e lection. Then there is redistricting. At least 15 Congressmen will be re placed by freshmen from other states because of population changes and resultant redisrict ing. It is not yet certain which Congressmen will lose out be cause of reapportionment, but it is certain that there will be 15 newcomers. California led the nation in population sains from 1940 to 1950. and as a result will rain seven new Congressmen in 1953. Florida gained two. and Mary land. Michigan, Texas, Virginia, and Washington gained one each. Population shifts cost Pennsyl vania three Congressmen, while Missouri, New York and Okla homa lost two each. Arkansas, Illinois. Kentucky,.. Mississippi and Tennesse each lost one. Some of these shifts have toss ed two Incumbent Congressmen so one new district and only one can win. In the Aug. 26 pri MMMM What Price New Congressmen Looms; Campaign in Revised Districts mary in solidly Democratic Mis sissippi, Reps. John E. Rankin and Thomas G. Abernathy both seek renomination from the re vamped first district. In anoth er heated primary fight. W. Sterling Cole (R) and Edwin Arthur Hall (R), both incum bents, seek the House seat for the new 37th New York district. Clashes between Incumbents of the same party are certain to de velop in other primaries. Three Democrats and three Republicans all have won renomination in Pennsylvania and will pair off in November to fight for three seats. They are Harry P. O'Neill (D) and Joseph L. Carrigg (R); Thomas E. Morgan (D and Ed ward L. Sittler, Jr. (R); and Herman P. Eberharter (D) and Harmar D. Denny, Jr. (R). An other Inter -party contest be tween incumbents already is as sured in Illinois between Peter F. Mack, Jr. (D) and Edward II. Jenison (R). Ohio re.districted on her own and eliminated the old 11th dis trict represented by Walter E. Brehm (R). Brehm is retiring, and a new Congressman will rep resent the new district. The dis tricts of Reps- Albert Gore (D. Tenn.) and Boyd Tackett (D Ark.) were consolidated with others, and these Congressmen decided to seek other offices. Gore is running for the Senate while Tackett is running for governor. Rep. Phil J. Welch (D Mo) also stepped out of a hot redistricting scramble in his state and is running for governor in stead. Because of the vagaries of re districting In 15 states the dis tricts of some Congressmen were so changed that they may decide not to seek re-election. This Is particularly true of Kincs Coun ty (Brooklya) New York, where redistricting Is so complicated that the Cnnnu n Jure not talesman from Pearl Harbor. The central prong was blunted but not beaten. Then Halsey took all of Task Force 38 north chasing Jap carrier. Meantime the central prong got through and was chewing up the light naval forces pro tecting the beachhead. What saved the remnant and the transport and supply ships off Leyte was the decision of the Japanese admiral to turn and run. This he did, only to take a hard pummelling from American air which overtook him. Robert Sherrod points out Halsey's blunder (he calls the north prong "decoys") in his "History of Marine Corps Aviation in World .War II." Sherrod was a war correspondent for Time magazine during the war. What saved. Halsey's reputation was victory. If the Japanese admiral hadn't become panicky on hearing of defeat of the southern prong and turned away from the battle the story would have had a very different ending. But that doesn't make Halsey's moves correct tactics for the battle. Security? The Senate lopped off a billion from the Truman recommendation of $7.9 billion in mu tual assistance. Then the House slashed another $726.5 million, paring the total to $6.1 billion. This at a time when we are trying to effect unity in Western Europe in the common de fense. One cannot say just how much security six billion or seven or eight will buy; but security for eight billion would be cheap as compared with the cost of a third world war. And those who know most about what it will take to help provide security say that a cut of one and three quarters billion endangers security. The House action savors of political feuding. The motion gave a chance for anti-administra-tionists to knife Truman and for Taftites to knife Ike. The Senate probably will refuse to concur in the House cut (though Taft wanted to go to around six billion) and in the end the House will concur in the Senate figure. What Is distressing is the apparent readiness to gamble with security. Congress has concurred in the course our government is following. It can't very well balk at this stage; and certainly no one loves a churlish giver. United Fund for Portland Portland is going in for a United Fund. It is being set up to embrace the money-raising ac tivities previously conducted by the Commun ity Chest and such other organizations at it can induce to affiliate. Even so it will not be inclu sive. March of Dimes refuses to join in any fed erated drive and the Red Cross will continue its annual roll call though it may share in the in plant solicitation proceeds. If they get 'em all in that now'epnduct sepa rate drives the prospect is that others will be incubated. It's a free country, and nobody can stop a group from asking folk for money. And nobody can stop them from getting it except those who are solicited. A consolidated drive whether labeled Com munity Chest or United Fund does conserve manpower in soliciting, save expense of over head, and completes a more thorough canvass. Big though the machinery is, only through such organization can the job be done which must be done for the proper servicing of the modern community. With a fresh name and fresh leadership Port land's United Fund may accomplish more than the Community Chest was able to do though it had a long record of success. yet decided in what districts they will run or If they will run. Besides the seats affected by redistricting, 32 others will be vacated by incumbents this year, and freshmen Congressmen will take over their seats next Janu ary. In addition to Gore, nine Con gressmen are currently running for the Senate. Thev are J. Glenn Beall (R Md.), Walter K. Gran ger (D Utah), Mike Mansfield (D Mont.), Henry M. Jackson (D Wash.), Clinton D. McKin non (DCalif) Lindley Beckworth (D. Tex.). Charles E. Potter (R Mich.), John F. Kennedy (D. Mass.), and Fred G. Aandahl (R N. D.). Four other Congressmen be sides Welch and Tackett are run ning for governor. They are E. W. Hedrick (D W. Va). Chris tian A, Herter (R. Mass.), Hugh B. Mitchell (D Wash.) and J. Caleb Borrs (Republican, Del.) Two Representatives have al readv been defeated in primary elections. Rep. Edward deGraf fenreid (D. Ala.) lost his battle for renomination In the Alabama primary May 6, and Lansdale G. Sasscer (D Md.) was defeated in his bid for the Senate May 5. Seventeen Congressmen, in ad dition to Brehm, aren't running for any public office they are just retiring. They are: A. Leon ard Allen (D. La.). Howard H. Buffet (R. Neb.), Charles A. Ea ton (R. N. J.), Charles H. Ers ton (R Ohio), Chester B. Mc Mullen (D Fla.), John S. Wood (D GaJ, Tom Pickett (D. Tex.). Robert L. Doughton (D. N. C). Tom B. Fugate (D Va.), Monroe M. Redden (D N. C), Jack Z. Anderjon (R Calif,), Lowell Stockman (R. Ore.), Hardie Scott (R Pa.), Thruston Ballard Mor ton (R Ky.), William G. Stigler (D Okla.), Rey O. Woodruff (R 'Mich.) and William W. Black ney (R. MickJ. GRIN AND BEAR IT "Mine should have come some weeks ago, too ... do you suppose the Government has seized dividend checks? . . Washington Mirror Forest Service Out to Scuttle O&C Changes By A. ROBERT SMITH Statesman Correspondent WASHINGTON The Forest Service is doing an effective job of lobbying behind-the-scenes to influence mem bers of Con gress to block legislation now pending that would win a bitter tug - of war for Oregon taxpayers and the Bureau of Land Manage ment. The tug - of -war is between the Forest Service and BLM as to which shall administer 463,000 acres of O&C timber lands, with Ore gon's county governments al lied with BLM. A victory for the counties would mean more timber revenue and lesj taxa tion. Sen. Guy Cordon and Rep. Haris Ellsworth have for years sponsored bills that would give BLM clear authority over the disputed timber, but have never been able to get them enacted. Cordon's most recent bill has been before the Senate since February, but no action has been taken because of the objec tions of several Senators who sympathize with the Forest Service point of view. The Sen ator sees little hope in the re maining weeks of this session that the situation will be changed. Ellsworth's bill is the subject of hearings by a House commit tee, but there is no certainty it will be reported out, much less passed by the House. Several years ago when Cordon got his bill through the Senate, the House balked on taking action. Both Oregon legislators blame the Forest Service for their trou bles. At a recent Washington social function Congressman Ellsworth ran into Secretary of Agricul ture Brannan, whose department includes the Forest Service. "How are you getting along with your bill?" asked Brannan. Puzzled as to what the Secretary of Agriculture might have In mind, Ellsworth finally asked, "What bill?" "The one that would take away our Forest Service lands out in Oregon," replied Bran nan. With grain shortages and farm prices to worry him, it would seem significant that Brannan, who is a formidable politician, should even be aware of the controverted O&C mat ter. But the Forest Service is so incensed at what it calls a steal of its forests by BLM, that the anger of Chief Forester Lyle Watts has seeped all the way to the top of the department. Watts can't even discuss the issue calmly with the Oregon members of Congress, but his agency knows whom to tele phone on Capital Hill to see that no legislation gets through Con gress to settle the dispute. Another effective figure in the Forest Service lobby is former Secretary of Agriculture Ander son, now a Senator from New Mexico and an Administration stalwart. His influence is most effective in preventing consid eration of Cordon's bill by the Senate, where only an okay from the Democratic policy committee brings biljs up for deba'te. gressional action, particularly if Congress returns to duty in Aug ust after the national conven tions or in November after the election. But nothing seems likely to alter the character of the lobby which seems to have enough Congressmen in its hip pocket to frustrate the best ef forts of Cordon and Ellsworth. Meanwhile, a fund of timber receipts from this controverted land continues to pile up in the U. S. Treasury, now well beyond the $5 million mark, awaiting the day of settlement which will How it to be distributed to Oregon counties and Unci Sam. by Lichty fe Silverton Pet Parade Draws Many Entries Statesman Newt Serrlr SILVERTON With perfect weather for the event, the annual American Legion Pet Parade Sat urday proved one of the largest ever held here since the first one more than 25 years ago. Prize winners Included: Sweepstakes. Susan and Gordon Ber ry, children of Mr. and Mm. Raymond Berry. Stunts: 1. Kit Carson and Janet Lar sen: 2. Robert Funrue; 3, Donna Sel berg. Bicvcles: bovs over 10: 1, Paul Stein berger. 2. Wayne Lee: 3. Alford Os borne Coming the longest distance: Sipper and Vickey Miller. Portland. Most Freckled girl: Carol Noegeli. Red dest headed girl: Carol Mickelson. Most freckled boy: Donald Funrue. Reddest haired boy Steven Hokon son. Decorated baby buggy with baby: 1. Arietta Skaife drawn by Shirley Skaife: 2, Ruth Lanham by Bradley Jeffries. Cats, carried by girls: 1. Dorothy Calkins: 2. Nancy Niemi; 3. Saniml Johnson. Cats carried by boys- 1. Robert Hanson: 2. George Baker; 3. Ted Bak er; 3. Larry McCammon. I-argest pet other than horses: Fritz Skirvan. calf Youngest girl: Ruth Lanham. 10 months. Youngest boy: Gordon Berry, two years. Smallest pet: Thomai O Brien, Gup pies. Best float: 1. Den 6. Boy Scouts. Best tricycle for boys: 1. Roger Paulson; 2. Larrv Taylor and Van Mason; 3. Joahn Sanford. Doll buggies: 1, Jackie Lynn Hubert; 22. Sharon Lee Becker; 3. Pamela Ross. Tricycles, girls: 1. Linda Isringhausen and Margie Burch: 2. Nancy Sears and Marion Mason; 3, Arlene Almquist. Dogs, with boy: 1. Patty Canoy; 1, Ruth Jacobson; 3, Johnnie Kirk. Bicycle for boys under 10 years: 1. LeRoy Prantle; 2. George Pool; 3. John Kirk. Bicycles for girls under 10: 1. Cathern Owen; 2, Judy Kalp; 3, Geor gia Ernest. Scooters: 1. Richard Dixon; 2. De Lores Hanson; 3. Roger Greenfield. Best dressed pet: 1. Joyce Behrends; 2. Patty Ann Canoy; 3, LeRoy Keller hals Horseback: 1. Jeanette Bauer;. 2. Peter Gosso. Bicycle, girl over 10: 1, Norman Thorgels: 2. Margaret Pat terson; 3. Marcella Wavra. Chickens: Lincoln Bell: 2, Susan Ann Berry; 3. K. Digerness. Miscellaneous fowls: 1. Terry Lar sen: 2. Anna be lie Kellerhals; 3, Erna Charpilloz. Miscellaneous animals: 1. dog with no tail. Nancy Baker; 2. Kathleen Brady. Dog. Bobby Funrue: goat. Tom McQueen: group of animals. Norman Brown; pigeons: 1. Norman Ray. Har ry and Jerry Charpilloz; 2. David Mc Donald and Jackie Reeves; 3, Mary Ellen Lovluette. Groups: 1, Dick Smith (doctor and ambulance); Eugene. Livas (cowboy group i. Rabbits: 1. George Moser; 2. Carol Byberg; 3. Marv Ross. Baby In buggy: Cindy Elliott. Sheep: 1. Karri Oveross: 2. Lanl Tot land; 3. Norman Brown. Goats: 1. Jerry Rice: 2. Walter Hogan; 3, Tom McQueen. Girls in caricature: 1. Vonnla Mc Cauley; 2, Colleen Clark; 3, Karen Moruton. Most original costumes for girls: 1. Linda Olsen; 2. Carolyn La r sen; 3. Gayle Grossnlckle. Boys caricature: 1. pirate: 1, Frankie McNatt; military cadet. Frank Haugen; 3. Huckleberry Finn. Lewell Jacobs. Costume couple: 1. Kathryn and Jarl Dyrud. Clowns; 2. Boston White and Sharpie Marrow, fire department; 3. Wade Scott and Linda Grodrien. Gypsies. Most original costume for boys: Robert Funrue; 1, Craig Clark; 3, David Mot. Silverton Area Berries Due at Lions Conclave Statesman Nmi Service SILVERTON Six hundred pounds of choice strawberries gathered in the Silverton country will be featured at the state con vention of Lions Clubs June 8-10 at Salem. Members of the Silverton Lions Club and the Silverton Chamber of Commerce are combining to give the convention banquet a strawberry lift with, according to the Silverton group, "the best strawberries on earth". Nominations announced by the local Lions Club include Ted Den son, president; Bruce Billings, Walter Liesey and Ted Burian for first, second and third vice presidents; Harry Sherwood for treasurer; Eugene Wilson for sec retary; Cordell Woodaal for tail twister, and William Bloch, assist ant; James Chan for lion tamer; Henry Moll and Dr. A. L. V. Smith directors for two years, and C. A. Patterson for one year. Elections will be held May 28 with installation jointly with the auxiliary for June 11 at the Wal ter Li esy home. Spectre of New Wheat Surplus Grows Larger By OVID A. MARTIN WASHINGTON (JP)-The spectre of a new wheat surplus hangs over the farm horizon, and Sec retary of Agriculture Brannan must decide soon whether the government should do something to try to keep it from becoming real. Past surpluses have brought many problems and headaches, in cluding depressed grower prices and income, vast government out lays for price supports, storage of the extra supplies and losses from thefts, as evidenced by recent Congressional investigations. Unless steps are taken to limit production, it would be possible for the government to have more than a billion dollars tied up in the grain by the end of next year's marketing season. That's more than three times as much as the government's investment is ex pected to be at the end of the current season. Third Largest Crop Present prospects point to the third largest wheat crop in the nation's history. Unusually favor able weather could make it the second largest. It will be enough to meet all anticipated domestic needs and export demands and leave enough to boost reserves to half a billion bushels a reserve goal set up by the government. The possibility of a surplus arises out of what farmers might grow in 1953. Unless there is a drastic change in the international situation, there will be a need for considerably less wheat from next year's production. Export Demand Cut In the first place, the export demand is likely to be down con siderably. Foreign shipments have been heavy and will contine to be so until the 1952 crop is sold be cause of cut-rate prices offered other countries under an interna tional wheat agreement. The price is about 70 cents a bushel below the domestic price which has been averaging around $2.25 at the farm, with the Treas ury making up the difference. But this agreement will expire at the end of the 1952 marketing season unless extended, and pros pects of an extension are dark. A recent meeting of exporting and importing nations in London broke up without reaching a decision. Large Reserves In the second place, there will be no need to produce wheat next year for addition to the reserve, as is the case this year, because it should then be large enough. The 1953 wheat crop may seem to be a long way off. But much of it will be planted early this fall. Brannan must decide by July 1 whether the government will leave farmers free to, plant all they want or whether it will impose re strictions. Whatever his decision, it will need to be a gamble. He might de cide to leave farmers free to grow another b.g crop in the assump tion that tne wheat agreement will be extended before it expires. But should i. not be extended, the government might have to take over a lot of surplus wheat. Or, he might decide to impose acreage planting allotments to hold down production and to limit the government's liability for price supports. Under allotments, only growers who planted no more than their assigned acres would be eli gible for price support aid. But if Brannan followed the lat ter course and the international agreement should be extended, the U. S. might not be able to supply iu share to the export market without digging into its reserves. Chin-Up Club Moves Store The Chin-Up Club, non-profit organization of handicapped peo ple, has moved its rummage store into larger quarters at 180 S. Lib erty St. The club formerly was located at 427 Ferry St. The move will enable the or ganization to include furniture j as well as clothing, dishes and j otner miscellaneous articles as part of its stock. Later on a work shop for handicapped persons will be added to the store. The Chin-Up Club maintains a pickup service for persons within the city limits who wish to con tribute articles. "A W. T. r" , -w3: v. jf CHARLES W. CLAGGET, Msr. 5 GOP to Pick 86 More Delegates This Week By The Associated Press One of the busiest weeks of political activity thus far this year opens Monday. It will see Republicans select 88 more delegate to their presidential nominating convention and Democrats name 191 to theirs. Most Interest centers on conventions by both parties In Texas on Tuesday, on a GOP convention in Connecticut Monday, a GOP con vention in New Mexico Saturday, and the Florida Democratic pri mary to name national convention delegates Tuesday. In the GOP contests, there will be new tests of strength between the two chief rivals for the nomi nation. Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio and Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower, due back from Europe in a week. As was expected, Eisenhower came out on top in the biggest delegate contest on Saturday, that in the state of Washington. He won 20 of the state's delegate votes to four for Taft. Taft Holds Lead The Ohio Senator continued to hold the lead, however, in the As sociated Press tabulation of dele gates thus far selected. His mar gin was 399 to 359 for Eisenhower. This represents a count of dele gates pledged. Instructed or will ing to state a first ballot choice, and on candidate concessions. Nomination requires 604 votes. Eisenhower forces also gained a non-delegate victory in Minne sota, putting over a backer of the general as GOP national com mitteeman. He is George F. Et zell, a newspaper publisher, who won out over Taft's state cam paign manager, Roy E. Dunn, who had held the post 16 years. The vote was 122 to 94. Gov. C. Elmer Anderson, an Eisenhower support er, had backed Etzell. Pledged to Stassen Anderson and two others were named at the Minnesota conven tion as national delegates legally pledged to Harold E. Stassen on the first ballot. Stassen will have 24 of the state's first ballot votes and Eisenhower will have four. In Maryland, which named 24 j delegates Saturday, there were conflicting claims about what will happen after Gov. Theodore R. McrCeldin is given favorite son backing on the first ballot. Taft supporters claimed a majority of uie uncai teic..ru u.- m.uc- in, who is said by friends to lean toward Eisenhower although he is publicly uncommitted, said he will control at least 18. Delaware Democrats picked six delegates, five of them unpledged ana uiicoiriiiniieu duu iuc minri favoring Vice President Alben Barkley for the presidential nomi nation. Barkley May Gain Barkley, who has not announced his intentions, may pick up some more delegates Tuesday when Democrats in his home state, Ken tucky, convene to pick their slate, i Party leaders in the state are booming him for top spot on the ticket. Sen. Estes Kefauver also is slated to get home state backing in Tennessee, where Democrats convene Thursday. Kefauver now has 116 delegates according to the AP tabulation to 84 li for his near est rival, W. Averell Harriman, I the Mutual Security Administra- J tor. ! Missouri Democrats convene! Monday, and probably will name 1 President Truman as one of the state's alternate delegates. He has said he will not attend the con vention until after the ticket is selected. To Vie for Delegates Kefauver and Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia will contest for delegates in the Florida primary Tuesday. Russell won the prefer ential primary May 6, but it is not binding on the delegates being named Tuesday. Both parties have bitter squab bles in Texas, where conventions will be held Tuesday. Among the Democrats, the tussle is between anti-Truman forces who want a The Magazine Exchange 139 N. Silas leopened Old Friends and Customers Welcome Credit- Slips Honored f t ri i - T'' 4lSMMSMMHSRSSnMMWKV,,...--Mr-i-. 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There is a tight Taft-Eisen-hower fight in New Mexico, where the state convention will be held Saturday, and a split delegation appears to be in prospect. State Workers Given Ratings Recent compilation of figures by the state civil service commis sion showed that 10,153 state em ployes received performance rat ings during 1951. Of this figure, 589 workers were rated by their supervisors as but standing. Approximately 3,200 were rated as excellent, 6,002 as good, 313 as fair and 22 unsatis factory. Merit ratings are given annual ly to state employe and are used as a basis for salary increases. Increases are usually granted to those employees who receive a rating of good or better. Employes receiving ratings of unsatisfactory iicuallv riischarced are usually qiscnargen The normal differences in the length of life between different ! . Mlun ifr,t inHiviHnal : ar to inherited. 'No wonder you can't flet your party. This old number list goos back to your vory first lifo !"... 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