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Evening star., 1953-11-07
Byrd Insists Elections
Hurt Presidents Prestige
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia today disputed a state
ment by Senator Ives, Repub-
lican, of New York that Tuesdays
Democratic election victories
were not a blow to President
EiSenhower's personal prestige.
Eisenhower indorsed the Re-
publican candidates and we beat
him." Senator Byrd said in a
telephone interview. To that
extent, he commented. it was an
Eisenhower loss.
Senator Ives told neWSmen
yesterday he viewed the election
of Democrats as Mayor Of New
York, Governor of New Jersey
and Congressman from New Jer-
sey's 9Th district as "a real set
back" for Republicans.
But Senator Ives denied these
were "a test of President EiSen-
hower's popularity"
Senator Byrd, at his home at
Berryville, Va, discounted any
effect on the Virginia Governor S
race resulting from Gen. Eisen-
hower's prediction statement
that he wanted Republicans tC
win everywhere.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
New York Forecdster Appears
Unable to Recoqnize Snow

Nothing to worry about" he
reassured the Sanitation Depart
ment, as traffic began to slip
and slide on snowy streets.
"It is a light snowfall and
nothing that can bring conster-
nation" insisted Mr.. Osmun as
35 Bronx high school students
were marooned on the Statue of
Liberty island in the harbor.
The weather lifted enough for a
ferry to rescue the castaways
after four hours there.
Somebody asked the Long
Island Railroad if it was having
any trouble.
mo, why should we?" de-
manded the LIRR crustily.
Last time there was a big
snow the LIRR reported several
of its trains missing. Around
New York, they figure the
LIRR's in trouble if there's a
heavy dew.
BY nightfall a total of IL
inches of snow had broken all
records for this early in the sea-
son. At midevening it was 2.9
inches. A temperature of 295
degrees broke a 73-year-old rec
ord for this date.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-There's
a dim suspicion around these
parts that Uncle Sans Weather
Bureau wouldn't recognize snow
if it got hit in the face with a
ball of it.
Back in 1947 New York had a
record 25.8 inches Of snow. The
United States Weather Bureau
gave the city no warming In
deed. it pooh-poohed the storm
until its meteorologists started
disappearing in the drifts.
1t started coming down in
New York again yesterday. The
Weather Bureau appeared the
last to hear about it. No ad-
vance warning. nothing.
BY noon, when you could
hardly see your hand before
your face, the bureau conceded
the presence of snowfakes. but
called them f1urries-something
sudden and brief.
1T won't amount to anything, "
Assistant Chief Meterologist
James Osmun promised a few
minutes before LaGuardia Field
suspended all airplane landings.
Evening star., 1953-11-07

couldn't make it over the snow
covered roads from his home at
Norbeck, Md. The ceremony was
postponed to 1870 pm. Wednes-
day. The Bryan -Toole Post No.
172 of the American Legion will
offlciate.
Alexandria firemen were out
in the worst of the storm, trying
to save burning boxcar at the
Fruit Growers Express Co. on
Duke street. Firemen fought the
blaze from 6:43 to 1915 pm.
The boxcar was destroyed.
Virginia State police said
Route 33. between Harrisonburg
and Route 90, was covered with
Ice and closed all night. This
highway passes over the noun
tains.
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Traffic moved slowly on High
way No. / south of Alexandria,
but the flow was never inter-
rupted.
4 KA
The snow forced postpone
ment of the 1853 Explorer Scout
encampment, scheduled this
week end at Andrews Air Force
Base. More than 400 Scouts
were due there for transport
flights, parachute-packing dis
plays and tours of the field. No
new date has been set.
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Police in the seventh precinct
said they got a call last night
from the home of Mrs. Morris
Cafritz, 1901 Foxhall road NV,
who was holding a party for dip
lomats. The call was for sand
trucks to coat the area so the
visitors could get their cars out.
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A large tree blew down across
Thomas Jefferson street NV,
between K and M streets, adding
to traffic worries. Police erected
barricades.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Trunks Sold by Hotel,
Actress Awarded S17,375
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. IA Hun
garian actress won a $l7,375
judgment yesterday against the
Waldorf astoria Hotel because
the hotel sold her luggage at
auction.
In July, 1910, Francisco Gaal
said, the hotel agreed to hold
her Is trunks until she returned
from Europe. War broke out
and she couldn't return until
1947.
The hotel said it had complied
with tie law-that unclaimed
baggage may be sold at public
auction after five years.
A Supreme Court jury decided
in favor of Miss Gaal, but
awarded her considerably less
than the $53,613 she asked.
Miss Gaal said the trunks con-
tanned handmade nightgowns,
evening gowns, lingerie and other
apparel.
The hotel, which said it would
appeal, said the trunks brought
$193.50 at auction.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
U. S, Turkey Open Talks
On Courts Agreement
BY the Assoeiated Press

The United States and Turkey
have opened negotiations on a
treaty which would give Turkish
courts the right to try American
troops for any off duty law vio-
lationS.
Courts-martial would deal with
offenses alleged while on duty.
The Senate last summer rati-
fed, over vigorous protests by
Senator Bricker, Republican, of
Ohio and other Republicans, a
similar agreement between all
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion nations.
Neither Turkey nor Greece
was a NATO member then, but
they joined since.
The United States already has
agreements with Greece, grow
ing out of United States military
aid during the Greek civil war
of the late 1940S, which officials
said authorize Greek court trials
of American personnel for off,
duty offenseS.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Snow
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terday morning, National Air
port closed down for an hour,
but reopened about 10 am. A
number of scheduled flights flew
last night and a number of
schedules were late.
Buses slowed down and trains
were running slightly off sched-
ule.
AS the Associated Press put it,
Maryland was still groggy after
being smacked by a snoWstorm
when it wasn't looking. Snow
depth ranged up to IL inches
with 6 inches a common sight
Stalled Cars Dot Roads.
Highways were hazardous in
most parts of the State and
stalled cars still dotted the road
side. Many traffic snarls weren't
cleared until daybreak.
In Virginia the weather story
was much the same. Richmond
had 6 inches of snow, hundreds
of motorists stalled and roads
were hazardous at daybreak.
There was an optimistic note
however.
An Agriculture Department Of
fetal predicted that the snow
may very we'll mean the end
of the 1853 drought. Moisture
from the melting snow soaks
into the ground much more ef-
fectively than rain, he pointed
out.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Snow Regulations
On Capital Streets
Lifted by Keneipp

The snow emergency ban put
In effect last night to keep traffic
moving on snow and ice-covered
streets was lifted at 10 am. to-
day.
No motorists were booked at
precinct stations as result of
the ban on impeding traffic with
improperly equipped cars, al
though police said some tickets
possibly were handed out.
H Police said the fact that no
arrests were made was due to the
fact that the major emergency
did not develop until well after
the evening rush hours. They
said there were few tieupS on
the affected streets.
First Test of Plan.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp put the snow emergency
plan in effect at TAO pm. It
was the first test for the pro-
gram, drafted in December, 1851,
and softened a year later.
Mr.. Keneipp at 1880 pm.
asked police to get a report on
condition of the city's streets.
All police cars had reported back
within Is minutes that streets
were snoW-covered, icy and haz-
ardouS.
After a telephone call to En-
gineer Commissioner Brig. Gen.
Louis w. Prentiss, Mr.. Keneipp
declared the ban, pointing out
that the affected streets "are
clearly marked with a 20-inch
wide yellow band on the first
light pole on the right as you
enter the block"
Sc Streets Affected.
The ban. which affects Sc
arterial streets, imposes penalties
on motorists whose cars stall
on those streets unless their
cars are equipped with chains
or snow tires.
AS originally drafted, the or
der called for the arrest of any
motoriSt whose auto stalled on
one of the Sc affected streets.
This was modified in August of
last year to include only those
motorists whose cars were not
properly equipped.
The emergency traffic plan was
drafted after monumental
traffic snarl developed in 1851,
catching motorists in a 3-inch
snowfall at the evening rush
hour.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
snowstorm SideIiehts
Travellers Stranded in Court; !;
Stork Loses to Rescue Squad
Snowstorm SideIights

Prince Georges County police
last night played host to loo
motorists in the Upper Marl-
boro police courtroom.
Most of the unexpected guests
were servicemen and their wives
stranded by the storm. They
were directed to the overnight
quarters from the Grain high
way, which was blocked by Z
foot snowdriftS between Marl-
boro and Central avenue.
The Grain highway still was
blocked early today, but police
found an open route through
Largo road and the stranded mo-
torists moved on.
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The stork nearly became
snowbound early today at Grove
ton, Va.
Pfc. James Vergin, Of 1921
West Oak street bundled his
expectant wife into their car
about l am. and set of for the
hospital. The auto stalled on
a snow-covered street two blocks
away.
Mrs. Vergin was transferred to
a neighbor'S car. That auto also
stalled after going a block.
Pvt. Vergin called the Penn
Daw Rescue Squad. The ambu-
lance, with its new snow tires,
made the journey in time. A son,
weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces, wa.
born at Fort Belvoir Hospital.
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Even the snow ploWs had 9
rough time in the storm.
Along Route 240, as the plow'
tried to clear certain spots, the
operators found the snow drift.
ing back across the highway a:
fast as it was cleared.
The road was cleared finally
and the plows also had made
Viers Mill road passable. Some
enterprising motorists stayed
right behind the snow plows tt
get through.
Montgomery County police
said almost all up-county roads
were blocked last night. The
community of Damascus was
isolated by ice and drifts across
Route 25. Also blocked and still
impossible today was Colesville
road in the Cloverly area.
Six tankerS and cargo ships
that were supposed to dock in
Baltimore last night didn't make
it. They anchored in the lower
bay area because visibility was
too poor.
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Virginia State Police said
Shirley highway was blocked for
a half hour last night when sew
eral big trucks stalled. Autos
without chains we're stranded all
along the highway on the steep
grades.
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Fairfax County police said
old Kings highway and nearly
every street in Groveton were
impossible last night. The
State Highway Department had
snow ploughs working through
the night in an effort to clear
the roads and streets.
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A flag-raising ceremony which
was scheduled at the new Sea.
brook (Md.) Elementary Schoo
today was another casualty o1
the weather.
Larry Hill, who has the flag
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Storms
Continued From First Page.)


storm belt. Scores of persons
were stranded on Eastern high
ways in some rural areas. There
were traffic jams in the cities.
Rain, freezing driZzle and snow
hit Great Plains areas today
from Oklahoma northWard
through the Dakotas.
Rain and snow also was wide
spread in the northeast part Of
the country as far south as Vir-
ginia and westward into Ohio.
Drifts in Rural Areas.
Strong north and northeast
winds whipped the falling snow
into drifts in the rural areas.
1t was chilly and the winds and
snow fashioned a Wintry setting.
The cool air extended all the
way from the Rockies to New
England and into the South with
the exception of Southern Flor
ida.
Heaviest snoWfallS were in
the Philadelphia Camden, N. j.,
area and around Baltimore.
Philadelphia reported 6 inches
and more was expected. Falls
in Maryland were around Z
inches, the heaviest on record
for the date.
The snow in West Virginia,
ranging from light in the south
to "a inches or more in the
eastern mountains, was expected
to help the fight against numer-
Gus forest fires.
Snow and rain continued dur
ing the night over much of the
Central Great Plains States and
moved eastward into the Mid
west. The wet belt was expected
to extend into parts of iowa and
Minnesota today.
Fair weather was reported
over most areas west of the
Rockies except for showers in
Northwestern Washington.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
By the Asseeioted Press

WILLIAMSPORT, Md, Nov.
Mrs. Donald T. Kinzer, IS,
of near Williamsport, was killed
and her husband was critically
injured today when their car
and a freight locomotive crashed
at the Williamsport grade cross
ing.
c. H. Largent of Cumberland,
engineer of the train, said he
thought Kinzer saw the flashing
danger lights at the crossing and
tried to stop but skidded onto
the tracks.
Mrs. Kinzer was killed in
stantly. Her husband, who is
"a. was taken to Washington
County Hospital at Hagerstown.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
How Is Snowfall Measured?
With Ruler, al. Selected Spots

Measurements from a number
of such spots are taken and then
they are averaged.
If you found 9 inches of snow
in your back yard instead of the
612 inches the Weather Bureau
announced. the chances are ex-
ira snow drifted in.
The Weather Bureau has a
method of checking. Snow
caught in the rain gauge. when
melted. produces one-tenth inch
of water per inch of snow. There
will be some slight variation, de-
pending on whether the snow is
wet and packs down, or dry
and flaky.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Baptist Professor ToIks

DR.. Wayne Oates. a professor
of the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, will give a
series of talks on "Disciplines and
Growth in Discipleship" Monday
through Saturday in the Calvary
Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets NV. At 8 pm. each day
he will speak to laymen. At 10
am. he will address pastors.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Alabama Bank EmpIoye
Held in EmbezzIement
BY the Assoeiaied Press


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Nov. T.
The FBI today announced the
arrest of an assistant cashier Of
bank at Talladega. Ala. on a
charge of embezzling more than
$4,000.
Carl Welch Ponder, 81, en-
ploye of the Isbel National Bank.
waived hearing before the United
States commissioner and was re-
leased under $500 bond. Pom
der, the father of four small
children, admitted taking the
money, j. M. Lopez. agent in
charge of the Birmingham FBI
Office, said.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Snow Data Lacking
As Forecoster Gets
Stranded in Storm
By the Asseeieted Press

CAMBRIDGE. Md. Nov.
Folks in this part of
Maryland'S Eastern Shore
today allowed as how it
showed right smart in the
past "a hours. all right. but
they couldn't say how much
officially.
The man who tells them
such things. Reporter Darcy
Harding of the United States
Weather Bureau, could not
get to his home to check his
equipment.
He spent the night in a
neighbor'S house - snow
bound.
Evening star., 1953-11-07

How does the Weather Bureau
measure the depth of a snow
fall?
1t does it with ruler, even
as you and I.
But it's careful about select
ing the places where it puts the
measuring stick in the snow,
the forecaster explained. 1t
tries to get representative spots.
neither one from which the
wind has blown the snow away
nor one where the snow has
drifted.
Evening star., 1953-11-07
Transport Head Visits

HONOLULU, Nov. 7 (P).-Sir
William P. Hildred. director gen.
eral of the international Air
Transport Association will leave
today to visit association mem
bers in Australia and New zea-
land.
Evening star., 1953-11-07

A wALKY GAWKY is a customer who shops
before she reads newspaper.
She hot-foots it from store to store looking
for the things she wants to buy-straining her
eyes and burning up her shoes.
Fortunately the wALKY GAwKY is a rare bird
almost extinct. Because practically all
women everywhere read their newspapers
before they shop It's easier on the feet that
way-as well as the pocketbook.
When woman picks up the paper she's
Evening star., 1953-09-23
D. {. Woman Faces
Gambling Tax Arrest
Special Dispatch 70 The stor

BALTIMORE. Sept. 23.-The
arrest of a Washington woman
on a bench warrant charging
failure to buy $50 gambling tax
stamp was authorized yesterday
by Federal Judge w. Calvin
Chestnut
The bench warrant was signed
when Mrs. Mary Coleman Foster
of the 600 block of Pickford place
NE. failed for a second time to
appear for a scheduled trial. She
had disregarded summons when
the case was first set last May.
William j. Kiger. a special
agent of the Internal Revenue
Service, told the court that the
woman admitted numbers racket
activities in Washington and
failure to buy the special tax
stamp.
William Henry Lee, colored. of
the 500 block of Twenty-third
place NE, Washington, pleaded
not guilty when arraigned on
charges of failing to buy a gam
bling tax stamp.
He said he had engaged a
lawyer but the lawyer did not
appear. Judge Chestnut set Lees
trial for next Monday.
Evening star., 1953-09-23
Six Area Accountants
Named to National Unit

Six area certified public ac-
countants have been elected
members of the American In
stitute of Accountants, national
professional society of CPAs.
They are Mark L. Cunning
ham, jr., 2003 Claridge road, and
Herbert P. Hoover, 542-A Beacon
road, Silver Spring, Md; Miss
Elizabeth T. Evans, 2153 Califor-
mia avenue NV; John Karyda-
kis. 2027 Woodreve road; Harvey
M. Spear. $500 Woodley road
NV. and James L. Tracey,
Woodbridge, Va.
Evening star., 1953-09-23

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add 2o% Federal taxi
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16
Menlorianl

In memory of Charles Edward
johnson, who departed this life
Oct. IA, 1850.
A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant In our home
Which never can be filled.
Memories are treasures no one
can steal
Death leaves a heartache no
doctor can heal
Now we think of how ne went
away that day
And it seems as IL 1t happend
today
1t happend so sudden he could
not say
Goodbye Mother, I'll meet you
on that great day.
Sadly missed by:
Mrs. Mildred Reason, mother
Thomas johnson, ST, father
Misses Juanita and Barbara
johnson, sisters
Thomas Johnson, jr., brother
Mrs Marion Harris, aunt.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16
The Knight Family
In Biq Reunion

Nine of the ten members of
ahe family four brothers and
i've sisters were present at
the reunion held at the home of
Ear. and Mrs Press Doris, sister
and brother-in-law of the family,
sol East 18th street, North Little
Rock The home was beautifully
decorated with roses. The table
zwas set with a Quaker cloth
uRnd roses used as a center piece.
There were a few moments of
silence before the meal. after
which George Agnew sang "A
charge TO Keep I Have" and
grayed Gods blessing on those
present. A delicious dinner was
served Mrs. Lucille Agnew and
AIRS. Sanders were In charge OF
zine serving. The members of the
Family present were. Mrs Lonnie
EHouse, Malvern: Mrs. Cora Loche,
Camden; James Knight, No Lit
lie Rock; Mrs. Easter Juniel,
Bearden; John Knight, Muskoge-
an, Michigan; Mrs. Manuel Hall,
Manning; Mr. and Mrs. Ray
knight, Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Knight, Little Rock. Out
OF town guest was Mrs. William
Bell, Muskogean, Michigan. Many
relatives and friends stopped by
TO wish them well.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16
Malvern
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tIontinued from page FOUR
morning service The Great
est Talent Show on Earth was
held at the Wilson hi school, Oct.
7th. Some of the "imitators" pre-
scented were: Marian Anderson,
Earl Bostic and many others :.
Wilson's Leopards played a very
thrilling football game wi h
Stuttgart, Oct. 9Th. Altho the boys
played one of their best games
of the year, they lost to SUIT
CART. The scores were 20 ID.
Stuttgart's team was accompanied
to Malvern by a large crowd of
football fans We are very proud
of the Leopards We are al
ways proud to see the hi school
band in action. The band is hon.
ored to be among other bands at
A M & N colleges homecoming
Hats off" to A. J. Wilson, t h e
band director Some members
Of Pine Street hi school, Conway,
were guests on Wilson campus,
Oct. 9th. We will play Conway
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16

group of people was in attend
anee for the dedication of the
Judson N. Hout elementary build
ing. In this group were Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Branch and Miss M.
o. Tyler from Jonesboro and
quite few people from Little
Rock and other places A
surprise birthday party w s
given for Mrs, r. Fitzhugh at the
home Of Mrs. Ella Parks, Satur-
day night She received many
useful gifts Fulton Ware of
Mississippi visited his daughter
Mrs. M. A. Smith; also visiting
Mrs. Smith from Mississippi was
Richard C. Ware, cousin. They
came here to visit Mr.. Wares
sister from Detroit, Mrs. Trobitt
and his son, Richard H. Smith .
Rev. l.. T. Thompson is leaving
soon for the annual conference
which will convene in Hot Springs
Rev. and Mrs. l.. T. Thomp-
son and family were visited by
their daughter, Mary from Phi
lander Smith college, and the Rev.
B. F Neal of Gary Indiana, who
is a member of the board of
trustees at Philander The
florist sent many beautiful flow
ers for the dedication of the
school Home from school
the week END: Misses Lucille
Stephenson, Alice Harris and Fan
ME L. Williams, AMIN college.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16
Local Nurses Club
Holds First Meetin'
OF The Season

The Eleven A Embers social To-
cal Nurses club opened with its
first meeting of the season, a few
days ago, at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Digs, 2407
Ringo street, with the president,
Mrs. Lesire Jones, presiding.
A very profitable business ses-
sion was held. including the pre-
paration for Let Us Keep The
Clio Tea" to which the public is
cordially invited to attend The
tea will be Sunday, at the resi-
dence of Jasper-Jaek and Jacque-
Ign Davis, 1877 West Goth street
4 to 7 p. m.
The club plans to have young
ladies to serve as hostesses.
Following the business the club
members plus the following guests,
Nesdames Pipes, Blakely, Jarrett.
Johnson, Bass, Oliver, Smith and
Williams, were entertained by
Phil Kell, medical technician
and Ruth Jeffries, educational di-
rector with the Pet Milk compa-
ny They saw that the club was
Informed and delightfully."- served
Mr.. Kell was introduced by
Mrs. Jeffries, He took the club
and its guests from the milk pail
explaining each step as he went
orally and with visual aids to the
cans filled with Pet Milk on the
shelves. Mrs. Jeffries' service was
most superb, She explained to the
group, the many appetizing dishes
that can be made from the use
of Pet. Milk.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-10-16
Aged Mrs. Tookes
Dies In Blaze Here
Thursday Morning

PINE BLUFF-An aged woman
persisted early Thursday when the
fire destroyed her four-room home
at 504 East 22nd street, it was re-
ported by Fire Chief George AL
ford.
The woman was identified as
Mrs Charity Tookes. 81, and her
death was the first fire fatality
here this year.
According to firemen, the frame
building was a mass of flames
when the firemen arrived about
1890 a. m.
The origin Of the fire was be-
lieVed from a wood burning stove.
Mrs. Tookes lived alone, but a
son who had been visiting her,
is said to have left about mid
night According to firemen. he
IS reported to have said that the
fire was burning in the stove
when he left
Funeral service for the victim
was held Friday at Stewart Chap
ell church.
Mrs, Tookes is survived by
son, f, A. Tookes of Pine Bluff,
and three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Tate
and Mrs. Earnest Carlisle OF Oak
land, California, and Mrs. Mary
Mason of Pickens.