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Evening star., 1951-11-07
DC. Drafts Legislation
To Tighten Motorist
Responsibility Law

] Proposed legislation to tighter
the Districts financial respon.
sibility law for motorists is being
drafted by Corporation Counse
Vernon E. West.
The Commissioners yesterday
approved in principle proposed
new rules asked by Traffic Direc-
tor George E. Keneipp to help gel
financially irresponsible drivers
who have accidents off the street
The change would require
motorists involved in accidents tc
prove themselves financially re-
sponsible for damage they caused
or lose their driving privileges.
The rules would call for prompt
reporting of an accident resulting
in substantial injury or property
damage.
Would Fix Liability.
An evaluator in Mr.. Keneipp's
Office then would fix a potential
liability and require both parties
to show they had insurance or to
put up security covering a poten-
tial liability over a years period.
Excepted would be cases in
which vehicles were legally parked
or being used without consent of
the owner at the time of the acci-
dent or where one person assumed
Jail the responsibility.
The present law takes effect
only when a Judgment has not
been satisfied, unless there is a
conviction Of drunken driving
leaving after colliding or reckless
driving. Mr.. Keneipp wants to
add negligent homicide and man.
slaughter.
Where ordinarily person might
sue and get a Judgment. Mr.
keneipp pointed out, "if you find
the other fellow doesn't have a
dime. you're going to waste your
money and time and when you've
got the Judgment you can't do
anything with it,"
I'VE find that irresponsible
people are allowed to 20 SCOT
free" he said.
Would Double Coverage.
Mr.. Keneipp estimated that
about IS per cent of the car
owners here carry liability in
surance, and that the new law
would double this figure.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
expressed concern about the large
increase in personnel which would
be required if Everybody had to
report every little old 50 accident. f."
Mr.. Keneipp said he would rec
ommend that accidents involving
injuries or property damage in
excess of $50 be covered. He esti-
mated the new law would cost
about $55.000 a year to admins
ter. But he said the tax on in
surance would produce about
s225. 900.
Mr.. West told the commission
ers he favored the change.
"Our law is of very little use
because suits are not brought
against these people who are judg-
ment proof" he said. Persons
who have no means of paying are
never sued and never brought
within the financial responsibility
act"
Mr.. Keneipp reported the pro-
posed changes would make the
Districts law similar to those in
effect in Maryland and Virginia
and 20 other States.
Evening star., 1951-11-07

Nation are faced with a critica,
nurse shortage.
Elected first vice president Of
the Nurses Association was Miss
Helen K. Powers. director of nurs-
ing at George Washington Univer-
Islty Hospital. Mrs. Bonnie Wells
Corey, assistant chief, neuropsy.
Ichiatric nursing service, Veterans
Administration, was named treas
urer. and Army Capt. Lucille c.
Fisher and Miss Kathryn L.
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Thieves Get Only $50
After Tearing Safe Oper

A safe at the Newton Asphalt
Co., Mill road, Alexandria, was
torn apart last night, but the
thieves got only $50.
The night watchman who came
on duty at $3.50 am. discovered
the safe missing from the Office.
Police found it in a building un-
der construction behind the Of
fee. 1t had been opened with a
chisel and an acetylene torch
which were taken from the office.
Evening star., 1951-11-07

|pital. Mrs. Evelyn Fisher, present
president. holds Office for another
year.
Mrs. Mary B. Fulton, of the
Capitol City School Of Nursing,
was elected secretary of the group,
and Mrs. Nettie o. Wilkinson, as
sistant director of nursing educa-
tion at Freedman's Hospital, and
Miss Elizabeth Stokes, supervisor
|of obstetrics at Garfield, were
named to the board of directors.
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States Public Health Service was
named second vice chairman and
Mrs. Callie McGuinn Harris OF
|the Health Department was elected
secretary. Councillor will be Miss
Katherine OFT of the Health De-
Ipartment.
Elected vice president Of the
League of Nursing Education was
Mrs. Alice Stone Neff, assistant
director Of nurses and the school
lof nursing at st. Elizabeths Hos
Evening star., 1951-11-07

STRAUSS Of the District Health De-
lpartment, were elected to the
Board of Directors.
Mrs. Neff Chosen.
Miss Martha Ann Galandis Of
the Instructive Visiting Nurses
Society. was elected chairman of
the public health section of the
association, and Miss Grace Janet
Martin of the Health Department
was named first vice chairman.
Miss Anna Sloan of the United
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knows that suddenly she's alone
or, vou can wipe away her tears Only you thr0usn
omg ~ ~, ro.+her dollars can bring comfort care ana
your i''u ,,d tho other kids like her in our town
,ove her when you make your Red Feather pleose
hen'el 1t,s the only way you can tell her not 70
worry that you will help'
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Iran Operates Oil Unit,
Says God Helps Project

TEHERAN, Iran. Nov. 6-Iran
announced today that with the
help of God" it has begun tempo
.rary operation of major unit
of the Abadan Oil refinery, from
which the British were expelled
lat the height of the British Iran
ian quarrel.
The government announcement
said pridefully that Iranian en-
gineers and workers. without for
ieign help, started up apparatus
No. TO-" one of the major ref1n-
ing units of the vast installations.
The government said present
plans call for operating the unit
only month. to refill storage
tanks with oil for domestic con-
sumption.
This unit. which has a yearly
capacity Of million tons. would
produce automobile gas, kerosene,
diesel fuel and asphalt. and would
permit refining about 100000 tons
in a month. When operating
fully. the Abadan refinery pro-
duces about Is million tons OF
petroleum products a year, in
GLIDING high-octane gasoline.
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0ctane Rating Of Gas
May Hold This Month,
Faces December Cut

The octane rating for gasoline
for automobiles can be maintained
during November. but no one
knows whether it may have to be
cut in December. a Petroleum Ad-
ministration for Defense official
said today.
The prospect Of reduction re-
suits from scarcity Of lead. The
metal, in the form of tetraethyl
lead. is added to motor fuel to
increase octane rating and reduce
engine knocks.
c. E. Davis. director of the
agency's refining division, issued
this warning in a speech late last
month:
1T would be timely to advise
all of your friends to get ready
to clean up their engines. retard
the spark setting and prepare for
knocking on the hills"
Expected Cut Not Realized.
While it had been expected that
the allotment for domestic lead
for November would be under the
october figure. this did not occur
and it is believed now that pro-
duction of the anti-knock COM
pound can be maintained at ca
pacity this month. The gasoline
industry expects. however, that
November imports of lead will fall
from the normal level of $4,000
tons to $4,000 tons.
There was a report that, if
necessary. the ONCE of Defense
Mobilization might dip into the
stockpile for lead for essential
uses including motor fuel and
storage batteries and cables.
IS to IS Octane Rating.
The octane rating of gasoline
IN the District area is now about
81 to IS for the high-test motor
fuel and about IS to 81 for the
regular.
Last March / the Petroleum
Agency for Defense ordered ra-
tioning of tetraethyl lead which
resulted in slight decrease in
octane ratings. 1t went practi-
cally unnoticed, the agency's ex-
PLANTATION being that the gasoline
the motorist was buying was still
better than his car needed.
The supply Of lead for motor
fuel depends on supplies of new
domestic lead, scrap lead and i'm ,
ported lead. The industry uses
it in about equal amounts from
the three sources. i
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old Church in Lebanon
DESTROYED by Fire

LEBANON. Va, Nov. 5.-This
towns century old Methodist
Church. a Southwest Virginia
landmark, was destroyed by a fire
yesterday.
Part of the walls of the build
ing, erected in 1845, collapsed after
flames ate through the heart of
the structure.
Volunteer firemen, realizing
their efforts to save the church
would be fruitless. concentrated on
saving surrounding buildings.
The blaze was believed to have
started in faulty flue near the
caves.
Local officials estimated it
would cost at least $4,000 TO re-
place the church, which stated
about 400.
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View Agreement Lifts
Weight Restriction
On Army's Planes

A new agreement between the
Army and the Air Force will lift
weight restrictions on Army
planes in combat zones, permit
ting the Army to develop larger
|troop-carrying helicopters and
some other aircraft. such as
liaison planes.
A Pentagon spokesman said the
agreement shifts emphasis from
weight factors to functional use
of Army aircraft. 1t does not
affect basic air policy, such as
tactical control, the spokesman
said.
One high Defense Department
official has described the change
as an elaboration of the existing
agreements between services,
without altering the functions in
combat zones.
Under the arrangement the
Army will develop small fixed
wing liaison aircraft intended for
local use in combat areas and will
be permitted to increase the size
of helicopters. The old weight
limit on fixed-wing planes was
$500 pounds and on helicopters,
1000 pounds.
The Army had held the limits
precluded It's development Of these
highly useful aircraft.
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British Deny Losses
Are Heavy in Egypt
Arms 'Snatchinqs'
BY the Associated Press

CAIRO. Nov. S. The leftist
weekly Algamhour Ell Masri said
today a British tank with four
men aboard disappeared yester-
day in the troubled Suez Canal
Zone between Port Said and
Kanatar. The paper said they
probably were captured by lib
eration battalions."
A British Army spokesman said
he had received no report of any
such incident. He added that
there has been "a certain loss of
arms" among British troops in
the canal, but that this has not
exceeded 10 weapons so far"
In what appears to be a drive
to boot out the Egyptian under
ground in the canal zone, British
troops ringed the village Of Sera-
|peun yesterday and combed the
hamlet for hidden arms. A Brit
ish Army spokesman said the
searcherS found a few guns.
Weapons "Snatched."
Cairo newspapers carried banner
headlines today saying "Egypt's
liberation battalions have gone
into action in the canal zone"
The government AL Misri
and the independent Al Ahran
both reported that members of
these so-called battalions yester-
day "snatched" a Stem gun from
"a British non-commissioned off,
Ger riding with three soldiers in a
jeep along road in Ismailia.
The papers also said a British
soldier on patrol was knocked
down in Ismailia last night and
his rife taken away.
The Socialist Party newspaper
Misr Ell Fattat called for a mass
demonstration on November 10.
.Egypt's national struggle day."
which commentaries the coun-
.try's 1918 bid for independence.
More Raids Expected.
Misr Ell Fattat said the dem
onstrators would parade through
Cairos streets shouting Get out
of our country, you British"
Yesterdays raid on Serapeun
was the first action of its kind,
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Part Of Jersey Turnpike
Is Opened for Business

TRENTON, N. j., Nov. 5.-The
southerly portion of the New Jer-
sey Turnpike opened at 8 am.
today for business.
F1fty-three miles of the 118-mile
superhighway became available for
motorists and truckers without
ceremony. It costs autoists so
cents to ride from Deepwster in
the south to Bordentown, just out
side Trenton. Truckers paid SITS
for the same distance.
Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll. who has
taken great pride in the State
newest road. came to work in the
Capital from his Haddonfield home
via U. S. route 1870.
Henry Rose, public relations d.
rector of the superhighway, said
rs motorists and 80 trucks entered
the road at Deepwater in the first
hour Of operation. The first truck
reached Bordentown in an hour
and Is minutes. a saving of about
"a half hour from driving on regu-
lar highways, Mr.. Rose said. The
truck could have completed the
"trip in an hour had it travelled al
so miles an hour. Mr.. Rose added
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Atomic
Continued From First Page)

explosions in the series. Presum-
ably Mount Charleston was ex-
pected to be in the path of wind
blown radioactive particles.
The Acc also notified the Civil
Service Aeronautics Administra-
ton to warn all planes in the
area to avoid flying above 81 900
feet between $50 am. and noon
EST). again presumably to avoid
radioactive dust.
The CAA was told to keep planes
between Las Vegas and Albuquer-
que clear of the 1l,000-foot level.
This indicated another bomb drop
by planes from the Special Weap-
ons Command at Kirkland Air
Force Base, Albuquerque.
High Brass on Hand.
High-level observers on hand
for the fifth experiment in the
Acc test series included Gen. Cur
tbs LIE May, head of the Air Forces
Strategic Bombing Command, and
Acc Commissioner T. Keith Glen
nan.
Two Congressional observers
were expected-Senator Know
land, Republican, of California,
and Representative Jackson, Dem
ocrat of Washington, the latter a
member of the House-Senate
Atomic Energy Committee.
There was a strong likelihood
that the series will end with the
next blast, or one more. The
four previous explosions included
tiny tower shot on October %
and three bomb drops of increas-
ing intensity on October %, Octo-
Der 80 and November /.
5000 Troops In Test.
The November / bomb drop
tested 5000 troops in Exercise
Desert Rock, the Nations first
atomic maneuvers. All troops were
stationed outside the danger area.
Three dogs placed closer to ground
zero, the spot directly under the
burst, were killed. Four sheep
were dazed, but survived. The
animals were believed to have
been less than a mile from the
ground zero.
Major equipment. including
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u. NJ.
Continued From First PageJ

agenda as an important and
urgent" matter.
Main Points Outlined.
The main points of the arms
census are expected to be:
/. A U. N. demand upon all
countries for a complete account
ling of all troops and weapons.
2, An ironclad system for send
ling inspectors into any country to
make f1rst-hand verification OF the
figures submitted.
In the past Russia has agreed
in general terms to accept a sys-
ITEM of inspection of atomic facili-
ties. but her terms were never
spelled out in concrete form.
The Russian IDEAS stated In
previous declarations-was for in
Ispectors to be admitted periodically
to establish facilities. The Rus
isians never have said they would
give completely free access to y. N
inspectors to travel about the
Soviet Union at will.
The arms census plan is intend
ed as preliminary step toward
general reduction Of ornaments
and armed forces.
Inr;c.I EolIoxr IT,,
President Truman proposed to
the last Assembly that the U. N.
combine atomic discussions with
talks on conventional ornaments.
This idea has been accepted by
the special committee which stud
jed the question during the sum-
lmer. 1t is now before the Assem-
Ibly for final action.
The proposal to include atomic
weapons in any general arms CEN
Isus thus is considered a logical
follow-up to the proposed merger
Iof the Atomic Energy Commits
sion and the Commission for Con-
tventional Armaments. The United
States originally opposed this mer-
ger also.
The main idea appeared to be
to bring together several outstand-
/ ing questions under one heading,
launching them as a package pro-
posal. According to best informa-
ton available, this might include
a plea to Russia for peace in
Korea. the arms question and an
appeal for a unified election in all
of Germany.
First reports of this new ap-
proach circulated over the week
end and were confirmed by Brit
ish sources yesterday. Mr.. Eden
had separate talks with both
Mr.. Acheson and French For
eign Minister Robert Schuman
within a few hours after he ar
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Another Dies in Atlanta
After Poison Liquor Spree
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA, Nov. 5.-The death
of a 26-year-old Negro was
charged today to a homemade
batch Of poison liquor similar to
that which wiped out SO lives here
last month.
Detective Sergt. L. L. Hause and
Detective H. E. Burdett said
Walter James Smith. a laborer,
died minutes after drinking from
a concoction he and two others
had blended. The other two
Negroes were admitted to Grady
Hospital seriously i'll.
The detectives quoted the III
men as saying they and Smith
mixed two kinds of rubbing alco-
hol with water and sugar..
They had a half pint of legal
blended whisky which they in
tended to pour in the pitcher but
didn't" Mr. Hause added.
A Superior Court indictment
charges John r. (Fat Hardy. a
360-pound eX-convict. with super
vising the mixing in a wooden
barrel of the lot of methyl wood,
alcohol and water that caused the
wholesale deaths. Hardy has been
charged with murder.
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rived here to head the British
delegation to the U. N.
Delegates Await Details
After his conversation with Mr.
Schuman, Mr.. Eden announced
they had reviewed the whole list
|of problems before the Assembly
and were in full accord. This, he
said, included the controversial
Arab demand for the independence
Of Morocco. now a French pro-
tectorate.
The French are trying to keep
the issue out of the U. N.
There still was no indication
what Russia's Andrea Y. Vishinsky
would come up with. He arrived
today from Moscow with the re-
lmainder of the Soviet delegation.
Western diplomats expect Mr..
Vishinsky to renew his old de-
mands for a five-power peace pact
which would include Red China.
There have been indications also
from Communist newspapers and
speakers that the Russians might
call for q big power conference to
consider outstanding problems.
Mr.. Vishinsky usually speaks
late in the Assembly's general de-
bate. II he again follows this
practice he will have an oppor-
tunity to consider the Acheson
proposal before making his own
declaration.
This is the second time the AS
sembly has met in Paris. 1t met
here in ls4s.
Latin American delegations met
today to consider a controversy
over the Assembly presidency.
Several Latin American delegates
have support for the position, be-
ing vacated by Nasrollah Entozam
Of Iran. It appeared likely one
Of them could be elected if the
Latin American countries can cast
unanimous support behind a sin
gle candidate.
Two leading candidates were
reported to be Luis Padilla Nervo
of Mexico and Victor Andres Be-
launde of Peru.
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Ek's Distress Signal Fails
For Lodqe Brother of Judqe

1t was a sad day for the brothers
Elk in Municipal Court today, and
the distress signal was of no help.
Hosie Bell, 81, colored, of the
1900 block of Columbia street
NV. appeared before Judge Ar
mond w. Scott on a charge of i'm
personating a police officer.
He was accused of showing a
gun and special police badge to
Katherine Banks, 40. colored, of
the 900 block of M street NV,
last Friday. and telling her he
was Officer Brown from No. 2
precinct"
why did you go there?" Judge
Scott asked.
II wanted to pay a brother a
debt" Bell replied.
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but it was believed the British
would carry out a series of similar
Operations If they find the fanati-
cal Moslem Brotherhood is build
ling up arms stores to carry out
their plan to drive the Britons out
of the SueZ area.
The Egyptian government has
ljunked its 1886 alliance with Brit
lain. but the British government
has refused to recognize the one
sided action until some sort of
Western defense system is set up
Ito guard the Suez Canal.
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What kind of a brother?"
knights of Pythias," said Bell.
Thought it might be an Elk"
the judge commented.
I'm an Elk. too, Judge" said
Bell.
so am I. What lodge?"
mo. 49,"
That's mine, too" the Judge
said. Then he added. But this
is one time a brother Elk is going
to have to hold a brother Elk to
the grand jury"
Later, Judge Scott said Bell had
given the secret distress signal Of
the Elks as he stood before the
Judge. The judge set bond at
$500.
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Two Awaken From Bad Dreams,
Then Encounter Violent Deaths

mitted suicide while his family
looked on.
In Tell City, Ind, 77-year-old
Nick Laurent dreamed he was
crawling on his hands and knees.
When he awoke he was falling
out of a second-story window of
his apartment. He apparently had
craWled out Of bed in his sleep
and made his way to the window
early yesterday.
1T seemed like 100 years before
I hit the ground" he said as he
told nurses of his dream just be-
fore he died in a hospital.
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Teacher Will Report
On French Education

A report on education in France
will be given by Mrs. Anne Cald-
we'll at the monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association of
Parkside Elementary School, Sill
yer Spring. at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the school.
Mrs. Caldwell. who is a sixth
grade teacher at the school, worked
with the United Nations Educa-
tional. Scientific and Cultural
Organization in France this past
summer.
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'OveroIls Shed Gold

The so workers in a gold chain
factory at Birmingham. England.
get their overalls and aprons
laundered free once week, on
the premises. It's cheaper for the
boss that way. For years. work.
|ers washed their clothes at home
and down the drain went thou
sands of dollars worth Of gold
that had stuck to overalls. At the
plant, the dirty soapsuds from
the electric washers pass through
Ia filter and the gold dust is re-
claimed.
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BY the Assoeisfea Press

Two men woke up from bad
dreams and met sudden death
yesterday.
In Fort Worth, Tex, Rudolph
w. Loesewitz dreamed Saturday
night that he shot himself to
death. He told his wife of his
dream and she said to forget it.
Yesterday. he jumped up from a
chair and announced: Il think I'll
kill myself" He grabbed a pistol
from under a mattress and COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-05
Revolt Leader Is Elected

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Nov. S
fP).-Carlos Guevara Moreno, re-
Gently released from prison. was
elected Mayor Of Guayaquil yes
terday. He was the leader of the
June. 1850. abortive revolt against
the government of President Gallo
Plaza LasSo.
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tanks and jeeps. was not greatly
affected by the blast, it was
learned.
The test proved that troops
would be able to launch an attack
shortly after an atomic explosion.
the Army said.
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