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bill to give these within grade
salary boosts to these employees,
but the commission opposes this.
The commission also opposes
any move to extend protection
against salary cuts to employees
who are downgraded in jobs they
have acquired since 1949. The
speel Senate unit investigating
civiI Service has suggested that a
two-year period of grace be given
these workers. It is proposed
that, during this readjustment
period. the employees salaries not
be cut. During this time, the
employees would have a chance 70
find better jobs. and the impact
Of the downgrading would not Dc
so great. the investigating group
declares.
The commission is cool to this
idea. Commission officials say that
Congress has specifically instructed
1t to take proper action whenever
it finds an employees job is over
graded. And since most agencies
do their own classification Of jobs,
subject to the commission post
audit, any downgrading by the
commission would be meaningless
if the employees salary were not
reduced accordingly, it's argued.
BONER--Incidentally, the spe-
cial Senate unit investigating civil
service pulled boner the other
day when it proposed protection
against salary. cuts to downgraded
employees in obs held prior to
1949. This protection is already
accorded to these employees. What
the Senate unit probably meant
to suggest was that these en-
ployes be given jzeegular with
salary promotions. The
Senate unit just got mixed up,
apparently I. !.
MOvE-Ahout 30 employees here
of the Lab0r departments Bu-
reau of Empolyes Compensation
have been transferred to San
Francisco. where the bureau is
opening up a branch office.
The San. Francisco Office is
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Pres nj Of Lebanon
|os''| Charge CHARGE
Corrup0Dn 10 Family
Dy i,s Assoeioted Pres.

BEIRUT, lebanon, Sept. is. -
Lebanon's President Bechara El
Khoury bowed to widespread op-
position demands today and re-
signed the ofIlSe he had held since
the French relinquished control
|of the country IN 1943.
The army commander, Gen
Fuad Shehab. took over the presi-
DENTAL functions until parliament
names new president. But politi-
cal observers emphasized that Ell
Khoury's fall was not due to a
military coup and Gen. Shehab
had stepped in only temporarily,
to maintain order.
Socialist Leads Fight.
The fight that forced the presi-
dent out was led by Socialist leader
Kamal Jumblatt and determined
political opposition which accused
President Ell Khoury and his fam
lily of corruption. scandals and
failure to institute needed eco
nomic reforms.
Who would succeed President
El Khoury was uncertain. From
the opposition, Camille Glamour
and Hamid Frangiyeh, both for
mer foreign ministers and former
United Nations delegates, were
mentioned. Their factions, how
ever, have only a small minority
Of seats in Parliament.
Jumblatt. though he was the
architect and chief voice of Ell
Khoury's defeat. is barred from
both the presidency and the pre-
miership by a tradition allotting
the former post to- the country's
largest religious group. the Mar
onite Christians. and the premier
ship to the second largest sect,
the Sunni Moslems. Jumblatt is
a Druze Moslem.
Wave of Reform Demands.
The upset here reflected the
widespread wave Of demands from
the poverty stricken masses Of
the Middle East for political and
economic reforms.
President FL Khoury's resigna-
tion came after a three day gen.
eral strike in Beirut. the capital,
called by opposition groups.
El Khoury was the first and
thus far the only President of
Lebanon. He was elected in l943
after France sended its League of
Nations mandate over the coun-
try and proclaimed it's independ-
ence. He was reelected for a six
year term in 1948.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Maryland Subscribers
will Get Rebates if
Phone Boost Is Killed
BY the Associosed Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 18.-Legal
experts have fixed things so home
and business subscribers will get
rebates if the 10-cent pay booth
telephone call Is finally knocked
out in Maryland.
Chief Judge w. Conwell Smith
OF Circuit Court. representatives OF
the Maryland Public Service Com
mission, and attorneys for the
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. made the arrangement at q
conference here yesterday.
Reverses PSC Ruling.
Judge Smith has reversed the
PSC findings on which it author
lied the telephone company to
boost the coin box toll charge
from a nickel to a dime in July
He has agreed to sign an order
holding up the effect of his de-
cision until the company can take
it to the Maryland Court Of Ap-
peals at Annapolis.
The telephone company agreed
at the same time to post a 81
million bond. the money to be
used to reimburse its customers
in case the Court of Appeals de-
cides that Judge Smith was right.
How to Refund Fare?
But how. if Judge Smith is up
held. are you going to refund q
nickel to every one who put a dime
into a pay phone for a call?
The conferees agreed it was i'm
possible.
The company stipulated, there
fore, that should it ultimately be
required to pay back the money
it would do so by giving rebates to
regular telephone subscribers.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Broyhi|I, Campbell
Meet in Debate Again
Tonight al Mclean

Joel T. Broyhill and Edmund
D. Campbell will resume their de-
bate in Mclean tonight. after a
spirited exchange last night be-
fore the Fairfax County Business
and Professional Women's Club.
Mr.. Broyhill. Republican, and
Mr.. Campbell. Democrat. adj
dressed an audience of 65 in the
Antioch Church. Vienna. They
are candidates for the new 10th
District seat in Congress in the
November 4 election.
Both contenders refrained from
the personal attacks that have
marked some of their speeches
since the campaign opened.
Mr.. Broyhill. however. injected
a personal plea. He said Novem-
ber 4 is his birthday. and he in
vited the ladies to wish him a
happy birthday by voting for him.
The G. o. p. candidate repeated
his pledges to work for reduced
taxes, Punishment of waste and
elimination of corruption, If he is
elected. He warned that one of
the greatest threats to our form
of government is citizens apathy.
1T will take the concern of mil
lions Of people to save our lib
critics. he declared.
Mr.. Campbell said he had not
heard Mr.. Broyhill mention re-
pealing any of the laws passed by
the Democrats in the last 20 years.
The leader of Mr. Broyhills party.
the Democratic candidate said,
"has Endorsed; almost in toto. the
Democratic program.
The Democratic Party. Mr..
Campbell said, has recognized the
necessity to implement our free
enterprise system with laws to
give a well-rounded economy and
a high level of prosperity. He
cited the social security law. Sc
curities and exchange legislation
and the farm program as "stabil-
izing influences in good years
and bad years"
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Toronto Girl Testifies
In Harris Vice Trial
By the Assoeio,.d Pres.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA chic
young blond, jittery and fearful.
testified today she was coached
in prostitution by Joan Harris
with whom she said she cut her
profits.
Miss Harris. 20, Of St. Louis.
Mo-. is on trial on charges Of
keeping house Of prostitution.
The State today rested its case.
the first growing out of q city
wide vice breakdown.
The witness who took the stand
against her was identified as Lynn
Reynolds. Toronto, Ontario, girl
but she said her real name is Joan
Schnurr. She wore q smart eray
tailored suit and q oad-brimmed
hat.
Miss Reynolds told OF commute
ling from Canada to ply her trade
from time to time in Miss Harris
apartment.
Miss Reynolds said her price
was $40 per man, and that she
gave S. Of this to Miss Harris
She also paid some expenses
around the apartment. but she ad-
ded that Miss Harris charged her
no rent and once paid her fare
here from Canada.
| The witnesst frequently in tears
said she was introduced to Miss
Harris by man known to her as
either Ritchie Harris or Aaron
8rand.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
|Theafer Owners Told
To Interview Patrons
On Merits Of Movies

Theater operators were advised
to go to their patrons to find out
what's the matter with their movie
business at today's session of the
Theater Owners Of America con-
vention.
1.-TWO many people listen to
their country club friends" said
Jack Braunagel. Kansas city
chairman Of the drive-in theaters
committee.
Our entertainment is for the
masses and not for the classes, -
he said.
He advocated spot personal in
terviews by managers with pa
irons coming into theaters, to find
out what their likes and dislikes
are in movie fare.
Good Year for Drive-Ins.
He reported that 1852 had been
an expanding year for drive-ins
throughout the Nation. But he
estimated that nearly SO per cent
Of the population have never seen
a drive-in theater. even with s.
200 in the country.
MIR. Braunagel suggested meas
ures to attract new business to the
drive-ins. Among other things,
he proposed more attention to
educating young theater managers
in operating techniques.
The five-day convention at the
Shoreham Hotel is scheduled to
Evening star., 1952-09-18

persons were present. It was by
the grace Of God that some one
was not hit.
THE problem is on the shoul-
ders Of law enforcement officers
=. and we must enforce the ap-
plicable law ;"
Two men have been charged
with law violations as a result OF
the playground fracas.
Walter T. Lucas. Al, colored, of
1854 E street NE. was charged
with assault with a dangerous
weapon in the firing, and. ARRAY
He is under treatment in Gal
linger Hospital for head injuries
suffered when he was hit by q
brick during the disturbance.
Also charged with assault with
a dangerous weapon and affray is
Rocco A. Colandreo. 81. of '124s
Newton street NE. Before the
shooting. the two men had swung
at each other with baseball bats
witnesses said.
The District Branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People said sug-
eestions for operating District
Fairgrounds on a non-segregated
basis will be presented to the
Commissioners at their next meet
ing. The suggestions were out
lined in a letter sent to the Com
missioners last week.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Several Incidents Mark Effort
ToEnd Segregation at Rosed0le

til September, refused to consider
the anti-segregation plea. Twen-
ty-four pickets marched outside
the Recreation Department head
quarters during the session.
Ten persons were arrested on
July II for picketing outside the
Fairgrounds. Charged with block
ing the sidewalk. five of them
were found not guilty by Municipal
Judge Andrew Howard. Charges
against the other Ave were
dropped by the Corporation Coun-
sci.
On July 81, Commissioner
Renah F. Camalier told a delega-
ton OF 60 the Commissioners were
powerless to end segregation,
since that authority was vested In
the Recreation Board. However,
he said he would confer with the
District Governments representa-
tive on the Recreation Board, to
see what could be done.
Rising Tension Reported.
Mrs Helen B. Maddox, secre-
tary Of the Citizens Committee,
warned that tension in the neigh
borhood was rising to the danger
point. She said the Kingman
Park Civic Association had been
trying to end segregation at Rose
dale for years.
When Mr.. Camalier asked that
picketing be halted. the Citizens
Committee wrote that peaceful,
legal efforts" to end segregation
would continue.
On July 80 Commissioner Dono-
hue told pickets circling the Dis
trict Building that he personally
favored integration at Rosedale,
because population studies showed
nearly as many Negro as white
residents in the area. Mr.. CANA
lier agreed that the Commission
ers should take any action in their
power to integrate the play
ground.
Last month studies of the con-
flict continued. Next week the
transition committee Is scheduled
to make a report to the board on
Its findings on the number of
adults and children using the
playground as it was constituted
before 1t was closed yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

viewed as a pilot project and, Il
successful. the bureau will move
additional activities here to sites
throughout the country
The idea is that the bureau
which handles injury and death
claims of Government workers
and their families, can do a more
effective job if more of its activi-
ties are decentralized to the field.
Whether a widespread decentrali-
zation will be accomplished de-
pends to a large extent on wheth-
er Congress will appropriate the
necessary money for such a move.
OVERSEAS INSPECTION "A
group of House and Senate Civil
Service Committee members and
staff officials, accompanied by
Budget Bureau, State Department
and Defense Department aides,
will make a two-month trip to
Europe to study the Governments
overseas personnel situation there
With more than 100000 Federal
workers now employed overseas,
the House and Senate units feel
it's time to set up a unified per-
sonnel system for these employees
Matters Of salary. recruitment
methods and standards. possible
merit system coverage and other
ita"ns viii be studied by the group
The officials will leave for Eu.
rope on November 7 and will re.
turn during the first week o1
January. Among those in the
party will be Chairman Johnston
Of the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee, Representative Miller
Democrat. second-ranking mem
ber Of the House Civil Service
Committee: Bill Brawley, staff di-
rector of the Senate unit; Fred
Belen. chief counsel of the House
unit; Don Kerlin of the Budget
Bureau and Leon Wheeless, De-
fense Department.
n y II
GAO-These II General AS
counting Office officials have been
given the GS-16 to 18 super
jobs paying $4,000 to $14,8O0 a
year that were recently author
lied by Congress:
Grade 18, E. Lyle Fisher. Frank
H. Weitzel, Walter r. Frese and
Robert L. Long: Grade II. Will
liam L. Morrow and Ralph E.
Casey; Grade Is. William L. Ellis,
B. Ives. E. w. Bell. Gary
Campbell, Irwin S. Decker, A.
Banks Thomas, Harrell O. Hoag-
land, Robert F. Keller, Eldred N.
Mahoney. Steve M. Brown and E.
Reece Harrill.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The AFL
convention now being held in New
York is expected ito indorse the
Of the various Federal
unions for new Govern
ment pay raise. . The Air Force
has some temporary non-status
jobs available for grade GS-2
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Defense Department 10 Ask
New Military Pay Raise
BY The Associated Press

The Defense Department an
nounced yesterday it would ask
the new Congress to increase all
military pay and allowances un-
less living costs drop before the
end of this year.
Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, AS
sistant Defense Secretary. said in
a statement that Congress voted
to raise military pay less than 6
per cent last May after the de-
partment had proposed a nat 10
per cent increase to compensate
servicemen for living cost rises
since 1949.
The year 1949 is taken as the
base period for military pay cal
culations.
Mrs. Rosenberg said the prob
lem is under intensive study and
that exact scales Of any proposed
increases have not yet been deter
mined.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

close today following a banquet
at 7:30 pm. Principal speaker
will be Eric Johnston. president
Of the Motion Picture Association
Of America.
Passes in Products.
You may get a movie pass In
a bag of -four or a box of break
fast food. if a proposal made to
the theater owners yesterday is
carried out.
Donald S. Manchester. of the
advertising firm Dancer-Fitzger-
ald-Sample, Inc. made the pro-
posal. He told the theater own
ers people who buy -four, break
fast food and soap are potential
movie patrons.
After discussing the virtues of
giving samples Of any product as
a means Of stimulating sales, Mr.
Manchester told the group they
have a distinct advantage in this
kind of business. Any time they
have an empty seat, they can give
a sample with no cost to them
selves. except perhaps the added
load. on the conditioning sys-
tenn, he said.
He told the group that, If they
would give him a number OF
passes to put in the packages of
his clients products. they would
go into the hands of many people
who are not now movie customers,
Earlier yesterday. the conven-
tion was told that Broadway
shows someday may appear
on neighborhood movie screens
through the use of theater tele-
vision.
Robert j. O'Brien, chairman of
the TOA's theater television COM
mittee. said. in a report, that the
matter has been under discussion
with major New York producers
for the past year. The idea OF
broadening the paying audience
for the legitimate theater greatly
interests many of the leading
producers. he said.
However, no deals have been
closed on any such plans as yet,
Mr.. O'Brien said.
He also indicated there is a
tantalizing possibility of "off-
hour" revenue for the owners
through another use of theater
TV. He explained that investi-
cation is being made into the pos
sibility Of selling theater TV to
industry, trade, social. educational
and civic groups as a means of
simultaneous communication owe.
wide areas for training or infor-
nation purposes.
Marcus Cohn told the group the
hearings are to be held by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion on October 20 and January
IL on the question of allocatinp
channels for theater TV.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
British Air Vice Marshal
To Start u. s. Tour Here

British Air Vice Marshal Sir
Harry Broadhurst and members
of the air staff were to arrive in
Washington late today for a Is
day tour Of Air Force installations
and commercial aircraft plants.
Purpose Of the tour. the Defense
Department explained. is to pro-
vide the party with first-hand in
formation on AF organization,
equipment. training and operating
procedures.
The party is due at Boiling
Field at 6 p.m.. remaining here
until 2 pm. Sunday. They plan
to leave for home October S,
Evening star., 1952-09-18
The Weather Here and Over the Notion

District and Vicinity-Consid-
cradle cloudiness. high around IS
and chance of scattered showers
this afternoon; mostly cloudy with
scattered showers or thunder
storms likely tonight and tomor-
row; low tonight about 70. Little
change in temperature tomorrow
Maryland and Virginia-Mostiy
cloudy with scattered showers and
pro'1aNlv tllunderstorTns tonighI
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Mother and Child, a, Die
When Truin Hits Auto
BY the A.seeioted Press

ETTRICK, Va, Sept. ia
mother and her 4-year -old daugh-
ter died yesterday when a speed
ing passenger train rammed their
stalled automobile at a grade
crossing near here. go.
1 Police said the Atlantic Coast
Line train truck the car while
Mrs. Ella May Myrick. 81. of Pc
tersburg. tried vainly to get the
child, Gloria, out of the vehicle.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Popcorn Peppers Plan
81 Million Borroge
To Cultivate Clients

A barrage of popcorn pro-
motion will be aimed at the
public this fall, the Theater
Owners Of America conven-
ton learned today.
William E. Smith, Of Chica-
go. describing a newly-formed
Popcorn Institute there. re-
ported that nearly 81 million
would be spent this fall in ad-
vertising and publicity to
create new popcorn eaters.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Virginiuns Get Awards
For Korean Services
By the Asseciuted Press

RICHMOND. Sept. 1S.-The vir-
ginia Military District announced
yesterday the award of two Bronze
Star Medals and three commenda-
ton ribbons to five Virginia SOL
diers for services in Korea.
Bronze Stars were awarded to
Sydney E. Bryant of Manassas,
who served as sergeant-first class
with the 7th Infantry Division,
and Earl j. Jones Of Appalachi,
former sergeant first class with
the I'd Division.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

The campaign to open Rose.
dale playground to all races has
been steadily pursued since last
October and has been punctuated
by several incidents.
None was as serious. however, as
that of Tuesday when two men
were arrested after they had
fought with baseball bats and one
had fired two shots from a revol-
yer
Several organizations have been
interested in having the spacious
grounds and swimming pool
Iopened to Negroes as well as
whites, and not segregated as Rec
reation Board policy now dictates.
The leading group, known as the
Citizens Committee to Integrate
the Rosedale Playground. is COM
posed Of both colored and white
persons.
Since last October, tests have
been made of the Recreation
Board policy. Colored children
have played on the grounds with
varied results. Incidents of rock
throwing were reported.
Protest to Donohue.
Last May the Citizens Com
mittee and several other groups
met with Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue, protesting that colored
children did not have adequate
facilities in the neighborhood.
The subject already was under
study by the Recreation Boards
Transition Committee. Recrea-
ton Supt. Milo Christensen
recommended that it remain a
white playground.
In late June. colored children
p1cketed the playground in protest
OF the drowning of a colored boy
who had swum in the Rosedale
pool after hours.
The Citizens Committee pro-
tested to the Recreation Board
and urged colored mothers to
take their children to the play
ground. but to do so in an orderly
fashion.
Board Ignores Plea.
Picketing. or "pilgrimages."
continued in July. but the Recrea-
ton Board in its final meeting un-
Evening star., 1952-09-18
PTA to Hear Randolph

Jennings Randolph, assistant to
the president of Capital Airlines
and a former member of Congress,
will be the guest speaker at $3.50
tonight at the yorktown School
'arent-Teacher Association. Ar
lington, Va.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

plOyeS who are
In jobs they had
prior to the
e n a c t ment of
the Classihca-
ton Act Of 1949
are prot e C t e d
against salary
cuts when their
jobs are down.
graded.
However, they
are denied fu-
ture W ith in :
ra d e promo
tions. Senator
.Inhn St0n has a
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Roseduie
Continued From First Page.)

entry statute as a move to enforce
segregation here.
In a statement, the organiza-
ton said that the move gives
greater Significance to the state
ment of Gen. Eisenhower that he
would abolish segregation in the
District
The NAACP said it had given
Congressional leaders ample
warning of the dangers of the
bill" When the measure was
passed. the NAACP urged the
President to veto it.
Originally the statute referred
only to private property. But last
July it was amended to read:
ANY person who, without law
full authority. shall enter or at
tempt to enter, any public or pri-
vate dwelling, building or other
property or part of such dwelling,
building or other property, against
the will of the lawful occupant or
of the person lawfully in charge
thereof. Or being therein or there
on without lawful authority to re-
man shall refuse to quit the
same on the demand of the lawful
occupant shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor and on convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by
q fine not exceeding $100 or i'm
prisonment in the Jail for not more
than six months or both. ;"
Status Under Study.
While Mr.. Christensen said the
playground will be reopened for
white persons only. he pointed out
that the Recreation Boards Tran
sition Committee has been study
ing the Rosedale area for clues as
to further disposition Of the
playground. He said he expected
a recommended IN from the COM
mi'tee within two weeks. ~
The Transition Committee, he
explained. studies changes in the
racial makeup of neighborhoods
as an aid in determining whether
a play area should be white, COL
ored or open to both races.
Currently. he said, there are
80 colored Fairgrounds, As for
white persons and "a unsegre-
gated. He said the Rosedale
swimming pool had become par
ticularly crowded since the Inte-
rior Department several years ago
opened a number of pools to col
orcd persons as we'll as whites.
The Rosedale pool was not af-
fected. since it is not under Inte-
rior Department control.
Two Men Charged.
Commenting on the Rosedale
disturbance. he declared. 1T was
a serious situation. Two shots
were fired at a place where $50
Evening star., 1952-09-18

and tomorrow: low tonight, s4-70.
Continued rather warm tomorrow.
Wind (at National Airport
South by southwest. about 18
miles an hour, at l1:11 am.
River Report.
(From u. s. Engineers.l
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
(Readings ut washington National Airport
Yesterday Pct To-day Pet.
Noon $1,000 IS Midnight IS
4 pm. 10 3 am. ---- 81
pm. 65 pm. IS