European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes tuesday March 31, us. Barcus greek curb Oil red shipping prior " ,. It it to to Mccarthy Accord r. I Washington March 30 a . Officials said last night the greek government had agreed within the past 10 Days to impose a ban on the use of skips operating Tunder the greek Flag to carry cargoes to or from. Communist countries. This a came known in the Wake of an announcement by sen. Joseph 38. Mccarthy a wis that his Senate investigations subcommittee state accused on unused leave Washington March 30 t p chairman Edward h. Fees of the House Post office committee yesterday announced he has asked the Post office department to investigate reports that local postmasters have piled up 30,000.000 hours of unused leave time. The Kansas Republican said this is a tremendous liability against the  lie likened the situation to that under which out going top officials of the Truman administration collected $709,538 for unused accrued leave time. President Eisenhower criticized the payments at a news conference last thursday. He vowed members of his administration will never follow suit. The president con ceded however that the system was All right for rank and file officials and employees. " $10,460 payment bees said he was told the for Mer postmaster at new York whom he did not identify collected $10,46038 for unused leave when he resigned last summer while his office was under  with 39,000 employees in the new York Post office certainly arrangements could have been made for the postmaster to take his leave the congressman added there is no earthly reason Why such handouts should be Given atthe expense of american tax payers.",. Under present Law. Federal employees including Cabinet officers Are entitled to 13 to 26 vacation Days a year depending on length of service. If they Carmot take the time off they Are entitled to apply for comparable pay  has introduced legislation to halt such payments to top officials in the future Gen Heileman to retire Washington March 30 up maj Gen Frank a. Heileman army chief of transportation will retire tomorrow after More than 36 years of service the army announced. Heileman 62, is a native of , he was graduated from the University of Missouri in 1914 an was commissioned a second Lieuten ant in the regular army in 1917. In world War ii he served Over seas As assistant chief of staff for Supply of army forces in the West Ern Pacific. President s Niece chosen Apple Blossom Queen Winchester a March 30 a Kathryn s. Eisenhower 19r year old Niece of president Eisen however was chosen to be Queen of the 26th annual Apple Blossom festival Here april 30-May l miss Eisenhower is the daughter of or. And mrs. Earl d. Eisen Flower of Cha Arleroy a and a at Penn state College. Of a Uncle Milton Eisenhower i president of the school. Nina Honey r Bear Warren daughter of gov. And mrs. Earl Warren of Cali or la was the festival Queen last year worked out an agreement wit greek shipowners to halt All Trade with red China North Korea an soviet far Eastern ports. Other members of the commit tee Learned with some Surprise about Mccarthy s announcement of the agreement. The . Officials indicated the greek government s action was in dependent of the agreement worked out by Mccarthy with greek ship operators ". The action taken by the greek government As understood Here would end a part of the transportation of communist materials to which the . Has objected but would not curb All such operation by greek owned vessels. Curb limited officials Here. Said the Gree government would not be Able to make a ban effective against greek owned ships operating under for eign flags,.Mccarthy. In disclosing his agreement said 242 ships owned by greeks but flying the flags of various nations Are involved. He said that 17 Fly the British Flag 34 the Canadian 51 the greek 52the liberian and 88 the Pana Mlan. Mccarthy disclosed saturday the agreement with the greek ship owners to Stop hauling cargoes Volany kind to far East red ports or from one communist port to another in any part of the world. He said he had not consulted the state department or any of the executive agencies about it. I did t want any inter Fence by anyone he explained. He said he Felt Secretary of state John Foster Dulles and president Eiserer Hower will be  he said another 1,590 ships May be covered by such agreements by tomorrow. Although other subcommittee members said they did not know about the agreement in Advance those willing to comment expressed approval o f its . Karl e. Mundt . Told a reporter his guess was that the ship owners decided it would be better to sign an agreement to halt Trade with communist area than to be hauled Down Here and have the whole thing ventilated at Public hearings. Hearing set with Stasse the subcommittee has been investigating Trade with red Chin and other communist areas and has scheduled its first Public hearing for today with Harold e. Stassen Mutual Security Agency director As initial  said however that there would be no reason now forthe greek shipowners covered by the agreement to be brought into the probe. Some of their ships Are among 96 which the . Government sold after the War but on which it still holds , with Mccarthy con tending the ships were being use to haul War useful cargoes to China the. Government had take Steps aimed at recovering them for violation of mortgage terms. Wilson orders study Tofin Douty Why fewer pick service career Washington March 30 up defense Secretary Charles e. Wilson has ordered a top level study into the problem of Why a steadily decreasing number of men Are choosing military careers it raw Learned today. The study was suggested by Gen Omar a Bradley chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who has become i l armed Over the situation. As a first step Wilson recently created a special committee headed by rear adm John p. Womble jr.,defense department personnel policy director to make an ail but study into the apparent Lack of Appeal of a military career. His action reflected a fear that the armed forces Are not getting enough capable Young regular officers now to meet their demands Queen s death mourned in . Security guard j. W. Dunne at the British embassy in Washington,b.c., puts a Black mourning band on Margaret Bond a Secretary As he staff observes mourning following the death of Queen Mary whose picture is on the Wall. United press photo Dewey signs Bill opening Way for . City manager Albany ., March 30 ii o a 1 o p b la cd w ii a w Tih to in Siti w Iii it i to to m Ali p Hift i t in 1 it Fly a the army faces a similar Lem with its own Colleg program. In the past year about 5 per cent of an rot oof 17,457 received appoint Mirti the regular army. Flick of a wrist ends floods in . Town bound Brook. , �30 a for years the Kun River has been  a storm sewer ,. Flooding Kiver Road and Remata St. At a Jersey Ca Railroad  Somerset county Bow of freeholders has new drainage system into thousands of  Board heard though that the troupe Mubeen fixed by the flick to wrist Borough Engineer Graves discovered been turning a Zuhre of storm sewer the opening the pipe closing it off when to Rose about the level oth Law i