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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04
FIat-Rate Tag Plan
For Motor Vehicles
Urged by Keneipp

A new plan calling for fiat Ii
cense fees for all vehicles here
may be in the offing.
Traffic Director George E. Ke-
neipp last night told the Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory
Board he is drafting a system
for a fiat fee to replace the scale
of charges based on weight and
the personal property tax. The
proposal would cut the license
fees for most srnall-car owners.
The plan is patterned after the
Maryland system. The fees there
now are SIS for cars under 3,7O0
pounds, and $23 for those over
that weight. A bill now is pend
ing in the State Legislature to
raise these fees to $40 and $50.
New Dividing Line.
Under the District plan, Mr..
Keneipp said, the charges would
be the same, except that the
dividing line would be $500
pounds.
Here is a typical example of
how the small-car owner would
save under the projected idea,
the traffic director said:
A newly purchased car, under
$500 pounds and costing about
81 900 or 81, 700, now carries a
personal property tax Of about
$32 and a weight tax of about
IS, for a total Of $37. Under the
new plan the tags would cost
only $40.
Mr.. Keneipp said the new plan
has been under study for several
months. It was worked out by
him, Guy w. Pearson, District
collector of taxes, and James L.
Martin, District finance officer.
Automobile agencies, trucking
firms, bus companies and other
interested groups will be ap-
preached for their opinions, Mr.
Keneipp declared.
Checks Accepted.
Meanwhile, District motorists
bearing personal check books for
auto tags were welcomed today
by the Department Of Vehicles
and Traffic-with no signs to
the contrary.
Tag buyers with checks, but
no CASH had been turned away
at the first sale-day Monday.
Officials gave ground yester-
day before their cries of dis.
pleasure and cashed personal
checks. but signs stating other.
wise remained in view.
Today, the no-personal-checks-
accepted signs had been re.
moved
Officials reported a sale Of
$685. tags yesterday, with 800:
sent by mail. Total at the close
Of Yesterdays sale was 34,827-s
little behind last years figures
Unit Increase Discussed.
/ In another matter last night
the traffic board heard q report
which discussed the possibility Of
enlarging the Police Accident In.
vestigation Unit to improve acct.
dent reporting.
Earl Baker. chairman Of the
Committee on Accident Reports
read the report. It said accident
reports made out by precinct
officers are incomplete, and. due
to their lack Of training, may
contain inaccuracies. "
The board adopted a resolu.
ton offered by Washington
Cleveland, secretary of the Amer.
lean Automobile Association, ant
chairman Of the boards Law En-.
| forcement Committee, asking
that the point system Of sus'
pending drivers permits, now II
effect here. give the traffic direc.
tor discretionary authority :.
suspend an operators permit
even though sufficient point,
have not been accumulated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04
Highland Purents Plan
Cooperative Action

Parents Of 80 children attend
ing the Highland Housing Prof.
ect nursery school began laying
the groundwork today to convert
the school into q true co-opera-
tive.
The move was made necessary
when the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority investigated the
institution and found "some
question as to the degree Of
parent cooperation" in opera
ton of the school, located at 676
Yuma street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04
African Film Lecture Set

A film lecture, African Parks
and Their Wildlife," will be given
tomorrow at the National Mu-
scum auditorium, Tenth street
and Constitution avenue NV,
Victor H. Cahalane. chief bioIo-
gist Of the National Park Service,
will show the films at 5 pm. and
8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04
WMAL to TeIevise
Preview of Flower
Show Tonight

WMAL-TV, The Star sta
ton. will televise a preview
Of the flower and garden
show from 9 pm. to $50
pm. tonight. Ruth Crane
will describe the prepara-
tons for the opening at the
National Guard Armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-04
Donohue 10 Appeal
Monday for Passage
Of Bottle Club Bill
By ChorIes 6. Brooks

Commissioner F.. Joseph DON
ohue, flanked by high police Of
f1cers and other District officials,
will appeal to Congress Monday
for approval Of the bottle club
control measure at special Dis
trict subcommittee hearings.
The bill, which would in effect
wipe out after hours clubs. was
introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Kearns, Republican. of
Pennsylvania. whose subcommit-
tee has scheduled public hearings
for $3.50 am. Monday.
Little Opposition Seen.
Little opposition is expected at
the hearings. but a number of
local organizations. including the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, have declared they intend
to be heard in favor of the
Kearns bill.
At the same time Mr.. Kearns,
who heads the Public Service,
Streets and Traffic Subcommit-
tee, indicated he would make
recommendations about the pos
Sibility of frightening the hours
when bars and restaurants here
NAV sell drinks
Mr.. Kearns declared yester-
day that his bill is substantially
the same as the bottle club Sec
tions in the crime omnibus bill
introduced by Representative
Davis, Democrat, of Georgia
early this year.
He indicated the measure was
introduced separately to hasten
its passage by Congress.
Would License Clubs.
The bill would license all
after-hours clubs and bring them
under the direct control of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
While declaring that "bottlt
clubs are decidedly not healthy
things for this CITY," Mr.. Kearn.
said that no group will be al.
lowed any special privileges i
his measure is passed.
The war against the bottle
club racket has already closeC
two after-hourS clubs. Assistan
United States Attorney Hugh J
MCGEE, while filing suits agains
the Downtown Club and tn,
Picadilly Social Club. obtained
court orders padlocking both O
them.
The Downtown Club, COG
street NV, has been perma
nently closed and the Picadill,
Club, 1901 Fourteenth stree
NV, temporarily closed pendin,
final court action on the suit t,
revoke its charter.
Murray to Testify.
Police Chief Roberts v. Muir
ray, accompanied by Morals Di
vision Chief Clarence H. Lutz
will appear before the commit
tee Monday to urge passage o
the Kearns measure, and bacl
Commissioner Donohue.
United States Attorney Charlie
M. Irelan who opened the bottl'
club drive last month by callinI
a conference of District officials
also will back the after-hour
club licensing bill.
A number of other groups ex
pect to be represented. They in
clude the Restaurant AssOcia
ton of Washington. the Hote
Association Of Washington an,
the Restaurant Beverage Associ
alton.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
By the Assoeiutsd Press

The magazine AVIATION Week
published a new report yeSter-
day on what the Air Force has
found out about the upper at
mosphere with its 'Moby Dick"
balloons-whale like bags which
have often been mistaken for
flying saucers.
Since the big helium- filled bal
looms made their appearance
three years ago, the magazine
said, more than 80 per cent of
the saucer" sightings' have CO.
incided with their logged ascents
and charted courses.
Taken for Space Ships.
In an article based on the lat
est information from the Air
Force, Aviation Week tells why
the balloons have sometimes been
taken for mysterious space ships.
The magazine gave this account
of the experiments:
The shiny surface of the plas-
tic balloons is an excellent re-
flector of light. Long after the
sun has set and darkness has
covered the earth. they shine
brilliantly with the light re-
f1ected from the sun at attitudes
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Romanian Reds Adopt
Plan for More Food
BY the Associoted Press

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. o.
Red RomaniaS parliament has
approved a program of econ
omy" proposed by the Romanian
Workers (Communist) Party ito
improve the insufficient provi-
sion of the population" Radio
Bucharest reported today.
The broadcast, he ard in
Vienna, quoted from today's
Scanteia, central organ of the
party, said the Romanian parlia-
ment also approved a proposal
for an increase of consumer
goods production and for the
construction of apartments. No
details were mentioned.
The radio said the proposals
were worked out by plenary
meeting of the party recently
and we're approved by parlia-
ment when it convened for an
extraordinary session August
1920.
The new program apparently
is a move to slow down over
ambitious industrialization. as
satellite East Germany and
Hungary announced they would
do earlier this year.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Squadron at OTIS Base
Gets Achievement Trophy
BY the Associated Press

The Air Defense Command
awarded it's annual achievement
trophy yesterday to the 58th
Fighter-Intercepter Squadron, of
Otis Air Force Base, Falmouth,
Mass.
The Silver Punch Bowl Trophy,
which will be retained perma-
nently by the squadron, was
presented by Gen. Benjamin
Chidlaw, commander of the Air
Defense Command at Colorado
Springs, at a Might Fighters"
reunion luncheon.
The luncheon, in connection
with the Air Force Association
convention at the Hotel Statler.
was attended by members of the
Night Fighters Association. a
group of airmen who served in
Air Force night fighter units in
World War II.
The association also presented
special awards to Maj. Gen.
Frederic H. Smith, vice COM
mander of the Air Defense Com
mand, and John w. Myers, vice
president of the Northrop Air
craft Co. of Hawthorne, Calf.
Gen. Smith commanded the 5th
Air Force fighters in the Pacific
in the beginning of World War
II, and Mr.. Myers was honored
for developing the radar equipped
Northrop Black Widow Psi.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Lonely, Man Who Fled
With S13,S2S, Gives Up
By the Assoeiated Press

BRAINERD, Mimi, Aug. o.
Peter Smotas, As, who disap-
peared July 20 while on his way
to a bank with $13,828.25 in
cash and checks belonging to
the resort at which he was en-
ployed, was Jailed today after
returning voluntarily from Den
yer.
Smotas faces arraignment
Monday on a grand larceny
charge He telephoned his wife
Monday from Denver and ar
rived at the resort, Grandview
Lodge. Friday night.
Brownie Cote, resort operator,
quoted Smotas as saying he had
taken the money as a stake,
that he planned to make some
more money and return to his
wife, but couldn't stand to be
away from her any longer. Mrs.
Smotas is also employed at the
resort. Mr.. Cote said most" of
the cash had been recovered,
The checks we're found in a re-
sort car Smotas abandoned at
Duluth, MINI.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Young Has 'Misgivings'
About Stassen Tests
By the Assoeiated Press

DENVER, Aug. 22.-Chairman
Philip Young said today the Civil
Service Commission has "con-
siderable misgivings" about the
intelligence tests given to en-
ployes of the Foreign Operations
Administration.
Mr.. Young made the statement
at a news conference after meet
ing with President Eisenhower
at the summer White House
here.
The tests were given in an
effort to determine which 400
of the 1,700 employees of the For
eign Operations Administration
should be let out.
Mr.. Young talked to newsmen
a few minutes after Harold E.
Stassen, chief of the foreign-aid
agency. had conferred here with
President Eisenhower. Mr.. Stas-
sen himself took the intelligence
test in Washington yesterday
and passed it.
Mr.. Young called the tests "an
interesting area for exploration,
but said they were not designed
for the purpose to which the
Stassen agency put them. The
tests were supplied to the For
eign Operations Administration
by the Civil Service Commission.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
YugosIaV, Italian Films
Win Applause at Venice
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

VENICE, Italy, Aug. ga
heavy Yugoslav drama about the
evils of wealth and a light Ital-
ian comedy were shown today at
the Venice Film Festival.
Critics at the international
competition applauded both.
The Yugoslav film, The Arri-
viste, tells how two sons of rich
peasants fight unscrupulously to
win social recognition. They
eventually blight their own and
several others lives. Despite the
productions dark theme. the
audience received it cordially.
The Italian film, Neapolitans
in Milan, was directed by Ed
uardo De Filippo and depicts in
a light spirit the contrasts be-
tween industrial northern Italy
around Milan and the nation S
poor south around Naples.
The Russian film industry
represented this year for the first
time since the war, will present
it's second film tomorrow. It is
titled Rimsky-Korsakov.
Friday night the first Russian
film, The Return of Vassili Bort
nikov. drew praise for its color
and music but was termed rather
heavy on propaganda, speeches.
The United States has flve
films entered. Only one, Roman
Holiday, has been shown thus
far. It was warmly received.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
ABC Hearing Slated
In Move 10 Get Rid Of
Costly Beer Signs

A public hearing will be held
at 2 pm. September % in the
Alcohol Beverage Control Board
hearing room to determine
whether alcoholic beverage re-
tailers must get rid of neon
signs given or sold them by beer
manufacturers and wholesalers.
The hearing is prompted by a
recent board checkup that dis
closed a number of retailers and
beer wholesalers have been vio-
lating a section of the ABC Act
pertaining to gifts and services.
This section forbids manufac-
turerS and wholesalers to give,
rent, lend or Sell-and the re-
taller to receive-"any service or
article of property" costing more
than $40.
Placing the installation of neon
beer signs in that category, the
board found the signs cost about
$35, and the maintenance and
repair, about $40 per call.
The Board Chairman Alan w.
Payne said yesterday imitation
apparently has caught the whole
salers and retailers in this par
ticular matter. Many years ago.
he said, the same type of neon
sign cost less than $40.
The board announced it con-
templates issuing an order to
remove the offending signs and
that the hearing is to give affect
ed parties a chance to show
cause" why this should not be
done.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Philippines Are Assigned
Added Sugar Exports
By the Assoeioied Press

LONDON. Aug. 22.-The In
ternational Sugar Conference
has assigned an export quota
of $4,000 tons to the Philippines,
informed sources said tonight.
This quota for the world mar
ket has been awarded to the
Philippines in addition to the
specific quota of 850.000 tons
earmarked by Manila for export
to the United States under the
Bell Trade Act.
1t is regarded as certain that
Washington will indorse this
exception to the Bell Act under
which the Philippines are re-
quired to export sugar only to
the United States. The United
States, as the worlds largest
importer of sugar, is also a party
to the world agreement reached
here last night.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. ga fast
thinking socialite thwarted the
abduction of himself and a
young woman concert singer
early Saturday by breaking the
speed laws and talking back to
the traffic patrolman who
stopped him.
The move delivered gun
toting stoWaway in the car into
police custody and scotched the
kidnapping of Heaton Sykes, SO,
of Chicago and Elkhorn, Wis,
and his girl friend, Miss Carol
Plamondon, "a.
Police identified the would
be abductor as Richard BeaSley.
"a, repeatedly an ex-convict and
kidnap-robber sought for six
recent holdups.
Mr.. Sykes is the son of Aubrey
Sykes. head of the Sykes Sheet
Metal Co. of Chicago.
HdCrOlIndn FRANK ftlZer gave
this version:
Mr.. Sykes had returned Miss
Plamondon to her home IN the
Gold Coast section of Chicago'S
North Side after a sail on Lake
Michigan. They were talking in
Mr.. Sykes parked car when Beas-
ley thrust a pistol through the
open window on Miss Plamon-
don's side and slipped into the
front seat, keeping his gun on
Mr.. Sykes.
Mr.. Sykes gunned the car up
to 40 miles an hour in 25-mile
zone on Lake Shore drive, steer
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Bar Asked 10 Ponder
Abuse Of Powers by
Investigating Groups
By the As.oeio.sd Press

BOSTON. Aug. %. - The
American Bar Association was
asked today to investigate
whether legislative investigating
committees are abusing their
powers and encroaching on the
executive and judicial branches
Of the Government.
A group of Boston members
made public a draft resolution
noting "the growing concern at
the apparent tendency of the
Congress and certain State leg
islatures to conduct investiga-
tions which because of their pur-
poses and scope may infringe
upon areas properly reserved {.
to the executive or the judiciary"
The group said that when COM
mittees overstep their authority
they tend to disturb the proper
balance of governmental powers,
infringe the individual rights of
NAOA0SA0 Va AAAPnA Ou1 A1CCA Id
tional moral leadership"
The bar associations 18th an
niversary convention opens here
Monday. The Post Office De-
partment is issuing a commence
rative stamp with f1rst-day sale
in Boston.
Secretary of State Dulles will
address the association Wednes-
day afternoon and Attorney Gen
eral Brownell Thursday after
noon. Supreme Court Justice
Jackson is down for speech at
the annual dinner to the judi
ciary Monday night and also for
a Wednesday morning appear
ance.
Lord Simonds, Britain's lord
chancellor, will bring his. ma
tion's congratulations Thursday
night, one day after. Andre
Taschereau. president of the
Canadian Bar. Chief Justice
Kotaro Tanaka of Japan is also
q guest.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Dutch Army DisIikes
MSA Booklet on Aid
By the Assecioted Press

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands,
Aug. 22.-Information officials
of the United States Mutual Sc
curity Agency and the Dutch
army are at odds over publica-
ton of a 56-page booklet por-
traying the amount of American
aid to the Dutch armed forces.
This was disclosed today by
American officials, who charged
they have been handicapped in
their efforts to inform the Dutch
people of United States military
aid by reluctance of the Dutch
army to publicize the facts.
The controversy has been
going on for some time but pub
lication of the booklet brought
it to the acute stage.
The booklet is actually joint
Dutch-American information eff
fort. 1t contains go photos
furnished by the MSA and text,
1t also carries an introduction
written by the Dutch army in
formation service office. The
United States paid for the
printing.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Grants Battle Records Given
To Library by His Grandson

writing of the adjutants is al
most uniformly beautiful and
legible.
New Details Provided.
The collection, in fact, is so
we'll organized that the job of
processing should take only few
days. Until the processing is
done, DR.. Powell warned, re-
searchers may as we'll keep away.
The manuscript expert said
many of the letters, kilograms.
general and special orders and
memoranda sent and received
have been available before in the
Official Records of the War of
the Rebellion" But, he added,
the Grant collection will reveal
for the first time records of
many of the smaller details of
the generals battle campaigns.
Manuscripts Donated.
The present Gen. Grant took
the volumes from storage to pre-
sent to the library, Dr.. Powell
said. Over the years, Gen. Grant
has been screening his grand
fathers memorabilia. turning
over such items as the manu-
script of the commanding gen.
erals Memoirs" his messages to
Congress as President and a
large oil painting, done after the
Civil War, depicting Grant dash
ing across a field on horseback
in the midst of his battle lieu
tenants.
Earlier this week, Grants
grandson presented the Engineer
School Library-Museum of Fort
Belvoir with a 188-volume collec-
ton of printed books, including
the Official Records of the War
of the Rebellion" and the 39-
volume Writings of George
Washington" published by the
George Washington Bicentennial
Committee,
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Gruy Silver Heads
Berkeley Bor Group
SpeeioI Dispatch 10 The Star

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Aug.
22.-Gray Silver. attorney for
the of Martinsburg, has been
named president of the Berkeley
County Bar Association. He will
succeed Clarence E. Martin. jr.,
a state senator from this district.
r. Jacob Schleuss was named
vice-president, and Thomas Step
toe Secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
DevaIera Candidate Wins
In Crucial By-EIection
By the Associated Press

DUBLIN. Ireland, Aug. o.
Results of a crucial parliament
tary by-election, announced to-
day, showed a victory for the
candidate of Ireland's ailing
Prime Minister Eamonn De
Valera.
This meant De Valera's Fianna
Fail Party retains its two-seat
majority in the Irish Dali (Par-
liamert).
The victory was won by Robert
Lahiffe, who polled 1874 votes
as against 8,345 for Brendon Gill,
candidate of the opposition Fine
Gael Party, in balloting yesterday
in Galway South.
The result was a personal
triumph for the aging De Va
lera. Despite his II years. and
failing eyesight. Mr.. De Valera
took active part in the campaign.
He spoke at campaign meetings.
late and early, and he braved
transforms to reach remote
mountain hamlets.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
Socidlite Thwarts Abduction
By Talking Back to Police

ing a weaving course.
A squad car spotted him and
pulled alongside.
Patrolman Rizer demanded
Mr.. Sykes driving license.
II don't have one," Mr.. Sykes
said. Il don't have a car regis
tration, either"
"Ah. give the guy a pass, "
Beasley called out.
Patrolman Rizer ordered Mr..
Sykes out Of the car to explain,
and Mr.. Sykes whispered that
Beasley was armed and abducting
them.
Patrolman Rizer drew his
pistol and covered Beasley. The
officers companion, Patrolman
Charles Siedliecki, jumped out of
the squad. car with a shotgun.
Beasley, who had his pistol con-
cealed, surrendered meekly.
Evening star., 1953-08-23
'Moby Dick Balloons Collect
Valuable Data but Look Weird

of from 10000 to 100000 feet,
almost 20 miles up in the sky.
Vapor, dust or other foreign
particles in the atmosphere make
the light appear white, red, pur-
pie or green. Because Of the
difficulty of judging speed at
high attitudes, the balloons some
times seem to be racing at
tremendous rates. whereas they
actually are moving at go miles
an hour or less.
One evening after sunset many
units of the Strategic Air Com
mand in Texas were kept busy
trying to catch and shoot down
a flying object that was actually
a Moby Dick drifting along at
about 10000 feet in a glow Of
dust-refracted sunlight.
B-36 bomber crews, accus.
toned to flying high attitudes.
gave up the chase when they
were left behind at $4,000 feet
and jet fighters stalled trying
to pursue the object above their
altitude ceilings.
Started in 1850.
Another mysterious object,
later identified positively as a
research balloon, floated over
San Francisco last spring during
a parade welcoming Gen. James
A. Van Fleet home from his 9th
Army command in Korea. It
shown as a brilliant white sphere
as jet fighters vainly tried to
reach it. On another day, Day.
ton, Ohio, was filled with "sau-
Ger" reports as another balloon
f1oated over the city.
The Air Force started the ball
loon program in 1850. Much
valuable research has, been ac-
complished and more is expected
before the program is scheduled
to end early next year.
The Moby Dick program has
now reached the point where
balloons are released almost
daily from three West Coast
sites, Tillamook. Ore, Vernalis,
Calf, and Edwards Air Force
Base in California. Two more
sites will be used to take ad-
vantage of late summer winds
the Moody Air Force Base near
ValdoSta, Ga. and, Sedalia, Mo.