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Act in most cases will receive pay
boosts anyway. Thus, the pay
boost proposed for them by the
administration will be slightly
less than 5 per cent.
The administration later this
week will confer with Govern
ment employe leaders on the
proposed legislation it will send
to Congress next month.
Administration officials can
didly say they don't expect the
union officials to agree with the
amounts proposed. But they
hope that the employe leaders
will agree to a graduated pay
adjustment plan rather than a
fat across-the-3oard pay boost.
Government employe leaders
have announced they will insist
on a 10 per cent pay raise for
classified and postal workers.
retroactive to last August %
when President Eisenhower
voted the per cent pay bill.
Optimistic on Raise.
| The employe leaders feel that
| the new Democratic Congress
will be sympathetic to a higher
pay raise than that proposed by
the Administration. The admin
istration, incidentally, is propos-
| ing a 7 per cent average pay
raise-reclassification plan for
postal workers.
Regarding classified pay. the
Civil Service Commission feels
that the higher salary levels
should get = an approximately
higher boost than the lower
grades to bring the Federal sal
airy structure into more real
istic" alignment. They declare
there is too small a spread be-
tween the lower and higher
grades in Government as far as
salary is concerned. The adj
ministration will also propose
the lifting Of the $4,000 a year
classified pay ceiling so that
salaries in the upper brackets
can be increased still more.
Government employe leaders
are insisting that lower grade
Government workers get the
same percentage increase as
those in the upper brackets.
They are backing the legislation
to be introduced by Chairman
elect Johnston of the Senate
Civil Service Committee which
provides a 10 per cent boost for
all classified and postal workers,
with a $400 raise guaranteed for
those making less than $4,000
a year.
VERN MENT LESS
ATTRACTIVE - Here is addi-
tional evidence that the Gov
ernment is finding it increas-
ingly difficult to recruit college
graduates for Federal jobs. Only
5000 college graduates applied
for the CSC's exams for junior
management administration jobs
the past year, compared to 49,
900 who applied several years
ago.
Federal personnel officials say
that universities and colleges
report two major reasons why
college graduates are wary of en-
barking on a Government career.
First, the students are very much
disturbed over the emergence of
politics in civil service, as in the
case Of the recent White House
political job clearance order. Sec
ondly, the students don't like the
implications of the Governments
security risk firing program, fear
ing that their entire future could
be ruined by the wrim Of an
agency head official or supervisor.
They feel that employees are not
now given adequate protection
against unjust dismissals in the
security program.
The colleges and universities
also report that Federal pay
doesn't match salaries in private
industry in many cases and that
this has discouraged some stu
dents from entering Government.
But they say this is the least
Evening star., 1954-12-27
Son Born to HiIIorys

AUKLAND. New Zealand. Dec.
81 R.-A son was born yester-
day to Lady Hillary, wife Of Sir
Edmund Hillary, conqueror Of
Mt. Everest. The baby weighs
5 pounds z ounces.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

to get back on the group. He
was out of Congress from 1945
to 1858. When Mr.. Dies was
elected to the 83rd Congress he
failed in a bid to get on the
committee.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

heCUru AtmptFatuIeb InIB AebFs
Highest, 103. on July 81.
Lowest, 13. on January 90.
Hish and Low Of FL Hours Ending
3 AM. Today.
High, 4S, at 3 pm.
Low 90, at 6:05 am.
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The Federal Spotlight
S Pct. Classified Pay Raise
Expected in y. S. Proposal
Bv Joseph YOUNG

The administration expected to unven ocay this week
its pay proposal for classified employees.
proposal expected around and
s125 those the lower grades
employees ssseses
topsalary brackets cone,ino ~ tbe three
Evening star., 1954-12-27
River Report.

From United States Engineers.
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls;
Shenandoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
ZAP wirephoto Map.

Rain or snow tonight the Northeastern quarter
the country England and the New
York City area for parts of the Central
Plains and Rockies thunderstorms
pected In the Mississippi Valley and the Gulf Coast
Some expected in the Pacific Northwest It VIII be
colder over the Central Southern Plains and the lower
Mississippi Valley.
Evening star., 1954-12-27

WMAL.-TV. The show will in
clude a discussion of driving
errors like the one pictured here.
Evening star., 1954-12-27
The Sun and Moen


Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital tcurrent month to datel:
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Traffic Director George E. !
Keneipp at GAS o'clock tonight |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19

Chairs-odd arm and side-modern and traditions
many kinds, values up to
Mahogany tea cart on casters
Maple china cabinet with hutch
Modern lined oak extension table
18th Century mahogany oval extension table -
18th Century mahogany Duncan Phyfe table -
HAYWOOD WAKEFIELD ashcraft 5-piece suite, tab
and chairs
China closet 18th century mahogany by THOMASVILL
Dropleaf table and chairs DUNCAN-PHYFE style -
Modern Ebony oak 5-pc set-Dropleaf table and chair
Modern blond mahogany credenza buffet-a masterpie
HAYWOOD WAKEFIELD Ashcraft 7-pc sute-bu
fet china table and chairs
Modern morocco sand 7pc. suite-table buffet, CHR
and chairs
7-piece suite of 18th century mahogany table, buffe
china and a chairs
Cherry Early American 7-piece sute-table, buffe
china and chairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
West Again Warns
D. {. on Bill 10 Pay
Woman Damages

Corporation Counsel Vernon
E. West yesterday reiterated the
view Of his legal staff that the
District would be setting a dam
gerous precedent to award Mrs.
Dorothy Kilmer Nickerson $15,-
600 damages.
Mrs. Nickerson was acciden-
tally shot and paralyzed for life
by an off-duty Metropolitan
policeman in an after-hours
club two years ago. Special leg
islation has been introduced be-
fore Congress to require the city
to pay the requested compensa-
ton.
The city government legal
staff argued against the bill
last Wednesday. Since the Dis
trict Commissioners expressed
sympathy for Mrs. Nickerson's
cause, Attorney West restated
his views in a special conference
with the city heads yesterday.
Cites Negative Votes.
In the first place, Mr.. West
reminded both Commissioner
Samuel Spencer and Commits
sioner Renah F. Camalier they
voted against compromising Mrs.
Nickerson last May. He added
that the position of his Office
| has not changed since then.
He emphasized that the
policeman was of duty, notwith-
standing the fact that all police
men are theoretically on duty "a
hours a day and must carry
their badges and guns at all
times. On this theory Of "a
hour duty, Mr.. West said. the
District would be liable at all
times for other irresponsible &C
tions of it's police.
If the city set the precedent
asked in the Nickerson case. Mr..
West said. 1t would be subject
to paying damages in such cases
as an off-duty policeman in
volved in an automobile col
lision or accidentally shooting
his wife.
Fears Trouble in Precedent.
If the precedent would be set
in this instance, Mr.. West said.
''it would be very hard to break
down in the future!"
Brig. Gen. Louis w. PrentisS.
Engineer Commissioner, said
that, if the injured woman had
been shot in LESS vulnerable
spot than her spine, there
would probably have been a lot
less pity expressed. and this issue
mightn't have come up"
In any event. the Commission
ers are holding another confer
ence with their legal aides at
$3.50 am. Tuesday to go further
into the matter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
LittIe-kn0Wn facts
about aspirin

Mysteriously, it lowers a fever but
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-19
Further Withdrawal
OF U. 5. Troops From
Korea Is Discussed

Gen. John E. Hull said yester-
day he had discussed the posi-
bility of further withdrawal Of
American troops from Korea.
But at the same time, the Far
East commander told a Penta-
gon news conference before re-
turning to Tokyo. the. current
strength, there must be main
tanned for the present"
President Eisenhower has an
nounced two Army divisions were
being brought home. Gen. Hull
explained that since the armis-
tice the South Korean army had
been increased by two divisions
and thus the overall strength
opposing the Communists had
not diminished. South Korea
now has 20 divisions. he added.
The genera again expressed
the opinion that President Syng-
man Rhee of South Korea would
not resume hostilities as he has
threatened.
He also said that while the
Communists had increased their
air forces since the truce began
they had gained no advantage
on the ground.
II seriously doubt that the
Communists will initiate HOSTILE
ties again because that would
prove disastrous to them"
Asked what he meant by dis
astrous. Gen. Hull pointed out
that Secretary of State Dulles
had said that if hostilities were
resumed there would be no re-
striction on the area of combat
and "the choice of weapons
would be Our own"
Turning to Japan, Gen. Hull
said defenses there were barely
adequate The need there is to
increase Japan's own forces, he
declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Court Battle
On Integrdtion
Due Tomorrow
Citizens Group Asks
Order Hating School
Desegregotion Here

: A suit seeking to halt District
public school race desegregation
will come before Federal Judge
Henry A. Schweinhaut tomorrow.
The Federation of Citizens As
sociations yesterday filed a
motion in the q. 8. District Court
FOR the District of Columbia. seek
ing an immediate restraining
order against desegregation.
Court attaches indicated both
the Federation's attorneys and
District legal spokesman, who will
defend desegregation plans, will
be given an opportunity to appear
at tomorrow's session, set for 10
am.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Milton p. norman yesterday in
formed Judge Schweinhaut the
District spokesman wish to APP
pear.
Follows Lawsuit.
The new motion is follow up
Of a lawsuit filed last week by
the citizens Federation, a white
organization. challenging the
legality of desegregation plans
which were approved by the
Board Of Education. Some of
the plans already are under way
and the school system is slated
to reopen next Monday, with
many schools having racially
mixed enrolment.
David c. Colladay, Federation
attorney. filed the new action
yesterday. The motion asked
District Court to restrain school
authorities Immediately from
taking any further steps toward
desegregation, as well as from
keeping in force those steps
already taken.
The motion asked that the
restraining order be followed by
a hearing on the federation's
request for a preliminary injunc-
ton against school system plans.
Would Wait on Decree.
The Federation commended. in
its suit. that the District acted
illegally in starting desegrega-
ton before a final decree from
the Supreme Court ordering race
bars dropped.
Edward II. Hickey, Justice
Department attorney, and As
sistant United States Attorney
Frank II. Stricken were on hand
in court yesterday when the new
motion was filed. Mr.. Norman,
who also visited the court, said
the Federal legal officials came
as observers.
The Justice Department argued
before the Supreme Court in
favor of declaring segregation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
HyattsviIIe Orders
Property Inventory

An inventory of property
owned by the city of Hyattsville
was ordered by the City Council
last night.
Present valuation of 1892 900
fails to take into account cur
rent worth of some of the land.
buildings, machines and other
equipment, officials said. Coun-
Gilman A. r. Keir was appointed
to head a committee in charge
Of the inventory.
In other business the Council
voted to ask Mayor Jesse Baggett
to request that Prince Georges
County pay the salaries of the
city's school crossing guards.
Councilman Kenneth Goodger
warned the Health and Santa
ton Department that salary ex-
penditures have been running too
high. The Council was told that
the figures are expected to return
to normal now that vacations
are over.
Transfer Of a beer license Tor
Decks, Grill to Mary Colyvas,
the new owner, was approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Traffic Lights Are Approved
For New East Capitol Bridge

North Carolina avenue Sc
Eighth, Tenth and Third streets
and the intersection at Fourth
street and Seward Square.
On Pennsylvania Avenue.
Pennsylvania avenue Sc
Sixth, Third and Ninth streets.
South Carolina avenue Sc
Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fourteenth
and Seventh streets, and Ken
lucky avenue, as well as the
three-way intersection with
Massachusetts avenue and Fiji
tenth street.
Constitution avenue NE
Third and Seventeenth streets.
Also, the intersections of Poto-
mac and Kentucky avenues with
Fifteenth street Sc: South Cap
itol and E streets; Fifteenth
street and North Carolina ave-
nue. NE; New Jersey avenue and
E street Sc, and Eighth and D
streets north and south of Penn
sylvania avenue Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Polio Hits ; Members
OF One Area Family
And Two in Another

Polio has struck three men,
bers of one family and two men,
bers of another, health officials
in the Washington area reported
today.
In Bethesda, the Montgomery
County Health Department said
a 19-month-old boy and his two
sisters, one and the other 3.
have been admitted to Children's
Hospital with polio. The address
of the family was listed as
Route 3.
Another case. that of a five
year-old girl of Route 2, Silver
Spring, represents the county's
18th case of polio. She has also
been admitted to Children's.
The disease has hit two mem
bers of Mclean, Va, family.
The Fairfax County Health De-
partment listed the cases as a
girl. 4, and her brother. 8. Both
have been admitted to Children's
and bring the county's total
number of polio cases to 10.
In the District, four new cases
were reported-bringing the to-
tai to A. There were Al cases
this time last year.
The new cases were:
An S-year-old boy Of the l400
block of Saratoga street NV;
a 7-year-old boy of the 2400
block of Fourteenth street NE:
a 7-year-old boy of the 1900
block of Dubois place Sc. and
a 1-year-old boy of the Unit
block of L street NV.
A 7-year-old boy was reported
as Arlington County's 18th polio
victim. He was listed as living
IN the 600 block of North Twen-
ty-ninth street and is under
treatment at Fort Belvoir.
The fourth case in Alexandria
was also reported. that of a 81
year-old man living in the 1900
block of Woodbine street. He
has been admitted to George
Washington University Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Threat Of Rain Eases
County Water Shortage

A serious drain on Arlington's
water supply was prevented last
night as the threat of rain kept
most householders from watering
lawns and washing cars. a
Richard Writ. director of pub
lie service, said pressure dropped
10 to Is pounds last night as
a result of the ban against nom
essential use being lifted at mid
night Monday. He said the
pressure drop amounted to about
the same figure the previous eve
ming, probably due to q number
of residents jumping the gun"
on the deadline.
Mr.. Writ said that If the sit
uation gets much worse it may
be necessary to reimpose the
ban which was in effect from
q am. to midnight daily. Resi-
dents can help the situation by
avoiding non-essential use Of
water in the peak periods be-
tween 2 and 9 am. and 6 and 10
pm.. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08

Installation of traffic signal
lights at IS locations on the west
approaches of the East Capitol
Street Bridge, now under con-
struction, was approved yesterday
by the District Commissioners.
The estimated cost is 1855, 900.
Funds already have been appro-
priated as part of the overall
bridge project, expected to be
completed next summer. The
signal installations should be-
gin in a month or two. according
to Acting Highway Director Sam
uel r. Harrison.
The intersections to be con-
trolled are:
East Capitol street-Third,
Fourth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth, Eleventh, Fourteenth.
Fifteenth and Nineteenth streets.
Constitution avenue NE
North Carolina, Tennessee and
Massachusetts, avenues, and
Fourth. Sixth. Ninth and Ele-
venth streets, and the juncture of
Seventh street and Massachu-
sets avenue with Constitution.
Three-Way Intersection.
Massachusetts avenue NE
Ninth street and the Third and
D streets three-way intersection.
c street N.E.-Twenty- first,
Nineteenth, Eighteenth, Thir-
teenth, Eleventh. Eighth, Sixth,
Fourth, Second. First, Ninth.
Fifteenth and Fourteenth streets
and Tennessee avenue.
Independence avenue Sc
Seventeenth, Nineteenth. Elev-
enth, Ninth. Eighth. Sixth,
Fourth and Third streets, and
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania
avenues, as well as the three-way'
intersection with Kentucky ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street and
with North Carolina avenue and
Seventh street.
C street S.E.-Fourth, Sixth,
Eighth. Second. Third. Seventh,
Ninth. Eleventh, First and South
Capitol streets. and New Jersey
and Delaware avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Boy, 6, Mistakes
Recess and Walks
~ Miles Home

A 6-year-old Arlington boy
mistook a mid-morning recess
yesterday for the end of school
and walked unescorted home
about a mile and a half.
The boy is Billy Wright, jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Wright, OF 1910 North Quinn
street, Arlington. His father is q
Navy dental technlcian.
Along with hundreds Of other
county children attending their
first classes, Billy went to school
at st. Charles Parochial School
at 1902 North Hudson street.
When his mother came for him
at noon, he was gone. On his
long walk home. Billy remen-
bered only stopping ( under a
bridge to cool of and watching
d big steam shovel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
A,4O7 Enrolment
In Schools Sets New
Montgomery Record

Opening day attendance yes
terday hit 46,407 in Montgomery
County schools for. a new all
time high.
Indications were that the en-
rollment by October / would be
above the 47.787 estimated by
school officials last spring for
that date.
School officials expect to pick
up more than 1000 pupils by the
end of the week. Many who had
already registered failed to show
up yesterday, probably because
of extended Labor Day vacations.
Junior and senior high schools
in the county accounted for 49,
922, just short of the 14,321 esti-
mated for the october l enroll
ment.
Elementary school attendance
yesterday was 32,485. The Octo-
Der l estimate is 1896.
The county Negro schools had
1885 pupils in classrooms yes
terday.
School officials will be busy
this week studying enrollments
for possible shifting of pupils to
avoid halliday sessions. An esti-
mated 1000 pupils may be put
on double shifts. The situation,
however, will not be clear until
after Friday, when the first writ
ten attendance reports are due
to be submitted to the School
Board from the county's SO
schools,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Bids on Peace Cross
Test Borings Opened
Speeiol Dispaseh 70 The Stor

BALTIMORE, Sept. 8.-The
Richmond firm of Froehling &
Robertson, Inc. submitted the
lowest of three bids yesterday on
test bores for nine Maryland
bridge projects. including three
that are part of the Peace Cross
flood control program.
The State Roads Commission
announced that the Richmond
firms bid totaled $5.815.
The roads commission plans to
elevate and relocate its bridges
over the Anacostia River at
Peace Cross, at Baltimore avenue
and Rhode Island avenue to
make room for the levees Army
Engineers propose to build to
control Anacostia floods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Halt Day Schedules
At Arlington Schools

Two Arlington schools are OPP
Grating on halliday schedules
for the rest of this week, until
new construction is finished.
They are the Monroe Elemen-
tary School. 1900 Key boulevard,
and Maury School. $500 Wilson
boulevard
Extensive renovations at both
schools made the move neces-
sary. Half day schedules for
the rest of the year were in eff
feet for about ITO first graders
at the Henry and Oak Ridge
schools. Iii addition, about $500
junior high school students were
on split shifts at Stratford and
Swanson schools pending COM
pletion of the new Williamsburg
Junior High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Hotel Strike Ayerted
By Agreement Made
Just Before Dead|ine

Negotiators for AFL hotel
workers and "a major hotels here
reached agreement on a new con-
tract a half-hour before a strike
was scheduled last night.
The new contract calls for a
five-day week for mattresses; a
third paid holiday, Labor Day,
besides Christmas and indie
pendence Day; improved health
insurance benefits and other i'm
provements.
No Wage Increase.
The 1000 workers will not get
a wage increase. The union ne
gotiators had originally sought a
1O-cent-an-h our increase in pay
but modified this demand. and
last night abandoned it.
x4IlOt1lC1 SIOtIS4O11- NaAA0 4OA
payments for extra walters to go
through hotel paymasters in
stead of through the union.
The workers are members of
the Hotel and Restaurant En-
ployes' and Bartenders' Interna-
tional Union. They were repre-
sented by Attorney Henry Kaiser
in the negotiations.
The Hotel Association of
Washington represented the
hotels in the contract talks. At
torney Joseph C. McGarraghy
represented the association.
Effective Next Wednesday.
The union had announced
plans for q strike if agreement
were not achieved on terms of a
new contract by midnight last
night. An earlier strike deadline,
August 81. had been postponed
because the American Legion
convention was being held here.
The new agreement becomes
effective next Wednesday and
expires September Is, 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
Gunmun Takes 500
And Liquor From Driver

A bandit with a penchant for
whisky. as well as money. robbed
the driver of a liquor store truck
of 500 and took four bottles Of
whisky last night. police were
told.
Robert H. johnson. "a. colored,
of 1903 Swami street NV. said
he was seated in the Family
Liquors truck at ITO H street
NE. when man moved in be-
side him with a gun. The gum
man told him to drive to New
York avenue and Pierce street
NV. where he took the money
and whisky, Mr.. johnson added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
NONRESIDENT Students
To Enroll in Alexandra

Registration for nonresident
tuition students for the Alex
andria school system will be held
at the George Washington High
School Tuesday afternoon.
City school officials said it
would not be until then that they
could determine whether the
needs of resident students had
been met and whether they would
be in a position to accept nom
residents.
Alexandria is the only juris-
diction in the Washington Metro
politan area which has not had
to use double shifts. Enrolment
figures for classes which opened
yesterday will not be known until
Friday but the estimate was H.
900. sor about 200 over last years
opening day enrolment.