Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-06
Next Cd Test
May Evacuaie
Section Of DC.
FondohI Tells Of
Plans at PorIey
On = .-roffic Problems

I'll tN0NbS tS0tStHD
Efforts may be made To evac-
luate completely an entire section
lof the city In the next civil de-
Tense exercise.
Col. John e. Fondahl. District
lciyil defense director, said that Il
the plans 60 through, he would
like to see all persons in the
Iarea selected get out. But he said
mo attempt win be made to en-
force flight.
These tentative plans were dis
closed by Col. Fondahl yesterday
lat q meeting Of the Conference
ion Metropolitan Washington
lTraffic Problems. sponsored BY
the District Commissioners and
the Governors Of Maryland and
Virginia. Col. Fondahl partici-
|pated in q panel discussion, Of
which Representative Landlord
Democrat Of Maryland, was mod
Ierator. The meeting was held II
the Hotel Washington.
Considered Last June
Col. Fondahl said evacuation
|of one area Of the city was con-
|sidered as a part Of the civil
defense exercise last June but
mot carried out.
He said the area in mind Their
was the one south Of Constitu-
Ition avenue and running from
Fourth to Seventeenth streets
1T would have included about
800, 900 persons. It would have
taken In the Agriculture Depart
lnent and the Bureau Of En-.
Craving and Printing.
The next national civil defenss
exercise Is still In the planning
stage. No date has been an.
lnounced.
The value Of evacuation as
protection in q hydrogen bomi
attack was stressed by Harole
d. Aitken. executive assistant ad,
lministrator Of Federal Civil De,
lfense. He addressed a Luncheon
meeting.
Estimates Casualties
He said that in an average da,
lin Washington. there are 800. 00l
people within a three mile radiui
.lof the White House. He tool
that as the target for q boml
lequal to 5 million tons Of INT.
II they could not get ava.
before the attack. he said. SOM
l720. 900 would die. But, he said
III they moved three miles out
1.-THE estimated number Of casual
tiles would be cut in half. ri
'iadded: 81
I'VE say, let's reduce the den
jlsity OF people to q point wherl
IIpeople viii not be an attractive
target"
H Miles F. Rouse Of the Distric
Highway Department said late
Jan inventory Of highway faeilitie
lat about the District limits AM
lover the Potomac bridges devel
loped that there are about II
.Itraffic lanes that could be uses
flor evacuation traffic.
Check Made ON Flow
1 A check was made on the traf.
tfic flow on Thirteenth street al
Spring road NV. Mr.. Rouse
isaid that. during the peak hours
Gears moved at the rate of $50
icars per lanc per hour. The
Isouthbound Fourteenth street
bridge. In the afternoon peak
carried 1900 cars per hour pei
lane, he said.
In the discussion OF trafllc
problems, Judge Walter N. Bias
titan Of the U. 8. Court Of APP
lpeals for the District Of Column.
bia gave the report Of the COM
Inittee on courts. He disclosed
THAT q subcommittee had recon-
lmended consideration be given
Ito impounding Of the cars Of
drivers who commit serious traf-
Inc violations. Judge George d
Nielson Of the Municipal Court
lis chairman Of the subcommittee
Judge Bastian also disclosed
THAT the new Violations Bureau
.lhad collected $772,901 in its frs,
year ending August 10. Thi.
compares with $475.000 collected
lin the former procedure the pre-.
feeding year.
/ A panel discussion on traffic
lin the afternoon was presided
lover by Edward r. Carr. presi.
.ldent of the Washington Boarc
'lof Trade.