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College Who 5 Who
To List "A al 6. W.

Twenty-four George Washington
University students have been
selected for listing in the new edi-
ton Of Who's Who In American
Colleges and Universities.
The publication contains biog-
raphical Information on students
who are outstanding in campus
activities. Students from the WASH
ington area included are:
Nancy Hank, 1888 Calvert street NV,
ana Hsrrist s sebi aao aSya arTeantastn street NV
A.ishss q ditors Ioais Lord e. ios fos
Ason pias. tssyyenes ave srssds5, ssE,s1
of the Student Council; Mary Alice Nov.
ianger a 2a7 Longfellow street NV, presi-
soaa SWSsnsS Wscsa.,s and Rish
NV NV. Eho received the ri Delta Epsilon
'oao5ns,ism oth.lssm ,roT, swarS a. in M 1912;
:. Reid Baidridse. $685. s5o5 Mapie t a nyepu.
Chevy Chase, Nd; Barbara Bonner. aTs1
surte =; t4th 4ssn street. Arlington. Va; vivian
sysnps chsveriy Md william fSar Ions. 5s6s 6s
Mckinley street NV: Irene Martin. eIS
'';ssf HMssPKa1p MeKn., v sti..s6
and Lawrsncs Woodward. & so .st5esI Twsnty. s;W;.
George washington hia' students from oy,.
ssyDells Clayton q Boston: Robert rian. ria
os gers s.,t 81 Amariilo TeS;; Joseph Giovacchini
Han Of Foreman, Ark: Dorothy Henry
ass Mss =! and Alma zHaa l.s1 TaIIn
OF Oakland, Calf
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Automobile Makers
Still Feel Effects Of
Earlier Steel Strike
Ry the Associated Pr.s.

DETROIT, Nov. 23.--Impact Of a
new coal strike may hit the auto
industry before 1t has recovered from
the effects OF last springs bitumi-
nous walkout.
The Automobile Manufacturers
Association said passenger car fac
tory sales to dealers in the first
10 months of this year are 81 per
cent below the total for the same
period In 1941. and General Manager
George Romney added:
The impact Of the coal, steel and
electrical strikes early this year con-
tinues to hinder automobile produc-
ton In the form Of shortags of sheet
steel, parts and raw materials"
The earlier coal and steel strikes
cost the automotive industry 1000
600 new cars and trucks lost from
production, according to Mr.. ROM
ney's estimates.
Mr.. Romney said the recent de-
control Of prices "is expected to
help the industry but added "the
INDUSTRY continues to be hampered
by ALLEGATION and import limitation
rules on materials"
There were 1,6l2,s3l new cars
shipped to dealers during the first
10 months Of this year compared to
3,3l3,237 through October, 194l.
OF the current totals, l,509, ,306
passenger cars went to domestic
dealers and 103,625 to foreign out
lets, the ANA report said.
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Pepeo Earnings Cut
1853 Per Cent Below
Year Ago in October
By Edward e. Stone

Net income Of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. in October totaled
$252,146 against $303, 200 year ago,
a decrease Of 51,054, or 1884 per
cent, according to the monthly
statement just filed with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Operating revenues Of $2,035 ,275
were $116,983 better than last year
but deductions for expenses were
$173,4 heavier, or an increase of
nearly IL per cent. Taxes, however,
were $685. under the bill for Octo-
ber, 1945.
Net earnings In the first 10
months Of this year amounted to
$2,963, ,916, decrease of $238, ,582 or
7.45 per cent the like 1945 period.
Operating revenues Of $40, ,02S, ,855
disclosed gain Of $806. GAL. or more
than 4 per cent, but operating de-
ductions Of $16,004,516 were 81, ,033,-
S53, or 7 per cent higher than a year
ago. Tax savings totaled $715,698
or 81 per cent.
McAllister New League Chief.
Walter w. McAllister, of San
Antonio, Tex. was elected president
Of the United States Savings and
Loan League, at the 54th annual
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New Faces
in Congress

elives in San Diego and is a banker.
MIR. Fletcher is 43 and served in
the Navy during World War II. He
saw service in the Pacific and Euro
pean theaters and in Washington.
The new member was born in San
Diego. At Stanford University he
majored In political science, grad
uating in 1924. He then toured the
principal countries Of Europe, and
took post graduate work at Oxford
University. After four years with
a Los Angeles bank he organized the
Home Federal Savings and Loan
Association In San Diego, which he
still heads.
He Is identified with many busi-
ness and patriotic organizations, in
cluding the Navy League, the High
way Development Association, the
American Legion, American veter-
ans Of World War II and the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars
Mr. Fletcher is an ardent hunter
and fisherman and is interested in
all sports. In his youth he broke
national records in the 200-yard and
20o-meter breast stroke. He is mar
ried and has two sons and q
daughter
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ployes who have been with the
company six months or longer.
Raymond G. Marx, controller Of
the Riggs National Bank, was pre-
sented q gold engraved key by the
National Association of Bank Audi
tors and Controllers, at Oklahoma
City, as reward Of merit for his
"lmtiring efforts and loyalty which
have contributed to the growth and
statue Of our association ever since
its inception"
The award, to be worn on a watch
chain, was presented by Ben. N.
Jenkins, retiring president. Mr..
Marx is a national director and
chairman Of the Committee on Co
operation with Regulatory Depart
ments, which deals with various
Government agencies; also chair
man Of the Regional Conference in
this territory. He has been active
in the national body 20 years.
Bank Declares Christmas Bonus.
Directors Of the City Bank. have
declared the usual Christmas bonus
to be distributed to all employees In
December, Clarence r. Burton, pres
ident, announced yesterday. In
many cases employees will receive
the equivalent Of one months sal-
ary, the amount being based on
length Of service. The total amount
voted Is considerably larger than
last year.
The National City Bank Of New
York has increased salaries of all
employees other than officers 12h
per cent, effective December l..
Paydays are to come every two
weeks instead Of twice monthly.
Taxes to Feature Program.
Peter Guy Evans, member of the
Excess Profits Tax Council of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, will
address District of Columbia Con-
troll, Controllers Institute Of Amer
lea, at a dinner meeting in the Carl
ton Hotel Tuesday evening. His
subject will be "The Excess Profits
Tax Council and Administration of
Section TO-"
Mr.. Evans Is . member of the
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and Loan League reached home yes
terday, enthusiastic over the pro-
gram which featured loans and hous-
ing aid to war veterans.
Transit Dividend Declared.
Director Of the Capital Transit Co.
have declared the usual quarterly
dividend Of 50 cents per share, pay
able December 20 to stockholders of
record December 4, President e. D.
Merrill announced yesterday.
Directors Of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc, will pay the regular quarterly
dividend Of 40 cents per share on
December ~ to shareholders of
record December 4 and a year-end
extra Of 81 per share on the same
date. The board has also approved
distribution of 100000 in profit
sharing or salary dividends for en-
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Tobacco Markets
BY the Asseeiatsd Pres,

Prices on most grades of fiue-cured to-
2asco oscired on Virginia markets Fri
gay with the bulk OF the losses ranrin.
petween 81 and So. Some types, however,
dropped ss much as S.
MeanWhtle. y. NJ Broughton, general
counsei for the Ffue-cured Warehouse.
mems Association, announced at DanyiiIf
an agreemsnt by which so warehouses oi
!an1c Sanc Old belt Ia Virginia and North Caro-.
una would buy stock in the Fiue-cured To-
nacco Stabtlization Corp. as q means nj
ss;npporting s;nl the price structure In the auc.
Mr.. Broushton said the arreeren,
pnces all $50 warehouses of the fiue.ciIseS
neits behind the corporation. es
seles IN pounds and average prices ne,
nundredweight on Virginia markets yes.
serday included: Kenbridge. i77. 6SS
Sa5.IS; Chase City, 9S,S62, S44 SO: Law.
rrenceyille, rem 69, s64, $43.27: CIarksvilie
d3S.42O, S472 %: South Boston, b37. .ot1S
S42.O1; Danville. 1,1o2.11O. Sc. az WV
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completion of the mission, the Navy
citation states.
Col. Harry C. Kramer, 3033 Ellicott
street NV, has been awarded the
Medal for Merit for advisory work In
the Selective Service administration.
The award, made yesterday by
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, cited
exceptionally meritorious conduct
In the performance of outstanding
services to the United States"
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Bureau Reports Rise
In Crude Oil Stocks
by the Associoied Press

The Bureau Of Mines reported that
stocks Of domestic and foreign crude
petroleum totaled 221 $40 600 barrels
on Novmber 16, q net increase of
368, 900 barrels for the week. Domes-
tic crude increased $4,000 barrels;
foreign crude decreased 562, 900.
Daily average production was A.
792 900 barrels, an increase Of Is, 900.
Runs to stills averaged 4,716,0 900, an
increase Of 1000.
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Stute and Municipal
Financing to Decline
BY the A.seeiotsd Prs.,

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-State and
municipal bond issues next week win
aggregate ~, ,795 ,153, compared with
$o1 ,097 $50 this week, and with $685.
sS4T1l average weekly offerings for
tne year TO date. The Daily Bond
Buyer OF New York reported.
Principal offerings include: Ten
nessee, Monday. 81 900 900 Educa-
tionai improvements Bonds, due
December /, 1852.
Evening star., 1946-11-24

institute and q New York account
ing firm, and has both accounting
and law degrees. He is q lecturer on
taxation at Columbia and two other
universities and has written numer-
out articles and booklets on tax mat
ters.
d. c. Stores Sales Rise.
Sales in Washington department
stores for the week ending Saturday,
November is, were . per cent ahead
OF the similar period a year ago and
were IA per cent above thepreceding
week this year, the Richmond Re-
serve Bank stated yesterday. Cumu-
lative sales in the four weeks end
ing November 16 were also 8 per cent
ahead Of 1945.
According to the Federal Home
Loan Bank Review, the rate of saw
ings by Americans has slowed down
to its 1941 prewar figure. Savings
accumulated in the first half of 1916
were less than half as large as Ia
the same period . year ago. The
savings peak was reached in 1874 or
early In 1915.
Butler Firm Incorporated.
The automobile business preyi-
ously operated Is a partnership
trading as Lee d. Butler Co., is now
being operated as . corporation, un-
der the name Of Lee D. Butler. Inc.
Omcers are Lee D. Butler, president
and treasurer; John Lemp, vice
Margaret r. Butler, Sec
retary; Sally j. Buck, assistant
treasurer; Dona M. Jones, assistant
secretary.
Wendall l.. Schuh, of Washington.
q member of the board of the direc-
tors Of the Industrial Bankers AS
sociation. announced yesterday that
the annual convention will be held
In Denver, June 9-12. The directors
have just voted Q as per cent in
crease In annual dues.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
TO member building and loan associ-
ations have exceeded $3.50, 900 900 in
the past few weeks, Gov. Harold
Lee reported yesterday. The grow
Ing demand for credit is mainly dhe
70 the Veterans Emergency Hous-
ing Program. he said.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
District Aeu Men
In Armed Forces
Decorated
Decorated

Comdr. Edward d. Spruance,
q. 8. n. 1922 Stephenson place NV,
recently was presented the Bronze
Star Medal In recognition Of out
standing service as assistant ap-
proach onicer aboard the submarine
Tambor during the seventh war pa
troll Of that vessel north Of the Malay
barrier from May Z to June n, 1913.
His excellent Judgment and thor
ough knowledge Of attack problems
assisted his commanding officer con-
siderabiy In conducting successful
attacks which resulted in the sink
ing OF three enemy freighters total
ing 1881 tons, the citation states.
Maj. Robert d. Brown, 5000 New
ark street NV, has been awarded
the Bronze Star Medal for meritori-
Gus achievement in connection with
military operations against the en-
emy in the Southwest Pacific area
and Japan, the Army announced.
Maj. Brown was. instrumental in
establishing the advance echelon IL,
Tokyo and later served in the Pa
ctflc Air Command, with hsadquar-
ters at Manila.
William e. Summerben, forme,
Army major. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
William Summerbell. 1857 Thirty.
first street NV, has been decorates
with the Bronze Star for perform
ance Of duties "of great responsible
tty" as member of the Army Groul
Mission to the Middle East from
February. 1912, to March, 1913.
Maj. Summerbell distinguished
himself BY fulfilling with outstand.
ing efficiency the need for co-ordi-
mated training establishment tc
meet the requirements Of desert
campaigning at q critical point of
North African hostilities, the cita-
ton states.
1t. Comdr. Frederick B. Clarke,
o. s. NJ, 1928 Albemarle street NV,
has been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for service aboard the SUBJ
marine Sawfish on three war patrols
against the Japanese in the Pacific
area.
As gunnery and torpedo officer,
Comdr. Clarke carried out his i'm
portant tasks to help complete sue
cessfully the mission on which the
Sawf1sh was engaged, the accom-
panying citation states.
1t. Francis w. Cole, 8 West Irving
street, Chevy Chase, has been
award the Bronze Star Medal for
heroic achievement as commanding
ondcer Of fire support ship at
tached to flotialla In action against
Jap forces during the assault and
capture Of two large enemy-held
Pacific islands from June to July,
1914.
1t. Cole was Gifted for providing
close support and gun fire for the
landing Of assault troops and con-
tributing notably" to the success
Of the operations.
1t Wilbert F. MARROW, u. 8. N.
1919 Ingleside terrace NV: has been
awarded the Bronze Star Medal for
submarine service against the Japa-
nese in the Pacific area.
As electrical officer of the sub
marine Thresher during a war
patrol, 1t. NARROW worked "tire-
lessly" to assist in the successful
t
Evening star., 1946-11-24

COIlVeuClOn just
ended In Mil
waukee.
He Is mesi-
dent Of the San
Antonio Build
ing & Loan As
sociation. a n d
succeeds Henry
p. Irr, Of Balti-
more, who has
handled t h e
Leagues affairs
most capably for
the last year.
The large dele
cation from the
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.opitoI Securities
Over the Count.r

The following bid and asked quotations
on Wasnington securities traded over t6e
more dealers, members Of the Nstional
Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc.
wouio traoe with the general public at the
sIne Tie tne Quosations were assembled for
The star. as Of Friday noon. w
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK; Nov. 23.-The Associated
30 commodities today advanced to itS s4
previous day 1879, week ago 1901,
month ago 156. 81 year ago 1885, based
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CURB SUMMARY

I tFurn1shed b. the Associated Pfess.I
A selected list Of sctive stocks on the
New York Stock Exchange. showing the
ntgh, low and cIesing prace for the week
and the net change frsm the previous
s.oes and ss'. NJ.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
BOND SUMMARY
Furnished By the Associated Press,

:. A 4eiected list ef scrive Bonds ON the
Ecy York stock Exchange. Showing the
s,sn' sr1 .s iow and sloains es.ss fsr the week,
Saturdays close.
Evening star., 1946-11-24
Washington Stock Exchange

.- nsDortsd y VI p ans Co. wsshinsson. ..
ON b HH1F Fpi6 soa sEAs 1915 Or 70
Evening star., 1946-11-24

Rates d dividends IN the forsxoins tabie
quarterly OF semi-annual declaTstion On.
less .ctherwise noted. special Of extra divi-
dendB are not included. q Alao extra ar
extras 5 Plus stock dfyidsnd, 4 Cssh or
stock. 2 Declared or paid 70 far this year
bn,sys;nle Y sscSs nd rs,d last yssr hrey.
dividends paid or declared this year. d New
issue. WV With warrants. ~ without
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21

and the final, championship de-
Gliding game will be played March
81.
The ManiStee city champions will
come the longest distance TO COM
pete. Champion teams from 81 ether
points in southern Michigan also
will compete. The pairings:
March 81: Detroit VS. Highland
Park; Warren Township = AZ
bion; Grand Icapids VS. Dearborn;
Ann ArbOr VS. Adrian; Kalamazoo
VS. Jackson; Hamtramck VS. Royal
Oak.
March %: WYANDOTTE VS. De-
troit- High Park winner; ManiStee
VS. Pontiac; WarrenAlbion winner
VS. Ann Arbor- Adrian winner; Grand
Rapids winner VS. Kala-
mazoo-JackSon winner; River Rouge
VS. Lansing; Wayne VS. Midland;
Battle Creek VS. Hamtramck- Royal
Oak winner.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21
ACE Begins
Spring Drills

baseball players of the Downriver
Athletic Club Enterprise will begin
spring training Saturday in prep
aration for the coming season, Mr.
Arky Cosgro, club president an
nounced today.
Though it has not been Off
cially determined whether the
club will play in the Downriver or
Inter County league. Cosgro said
that it would be represented in
Class A, c and E play.
Saturdays initial drill will be
held at Municipal Field in Ecorse
at pm. and any player interested
i'll joining the squad is invited for
a tryout.
The ACE will meet April 2. at
POremba's Dining Room in EcOrse
to draw up schedules for the sea-
sons play. Time of the meeting
is set for 1880.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21

Two gyms will be used for the
tournament, which calls for six
games March 81, eight March 20
and four March %. Three semi
finals will be played March 80
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21

City Champions Wyandotte Coca
Cola VIII be idle in the first round
Of the State tournament. scheduled
TO begin March q in Jackson. Mich
igan. Tourney chairman Clifford
Weatherwax announced yesterday
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21
Coca-CoIa Beats

Continued from Page Ia
Mayor Benin and the Recreation
Departments Memorial Trophy by
Del Broughton, commission head.
COca-Cola will represent Wy
andotte in the State City Recrea-
ton Tournament in Jackson,
March %.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21
ALL METAL GOLF
LEAGUE MEETS

There will be a meeting of the
All-Metal Golf League at the Wy
andotte News offices on Tuesday
evening March 26th at 800 Every
one interested in the league are
urged to attend. Final plans for
the league season will be made.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-03-21

SCORE BY QUARTERS
Team IT
WY. Coca Cola 10 "a 81 Att
Allen Park 80. IA q 1873
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30

der a tripartite treaty with the British Egyptian garrisons were replaced by Philippians in 1884. Italy first entered the area under a commercial treaty in 1859, and from then on, the Philippians claim, followed a period of grad ual Italian encroachments" wind ing up with the Italian invasion of Ethiopia proper in 1885.
 The Ethiopian government. in a formal memorandum 10 the recent Conference of Foreign Ministers in London. claims the country is paying for the lack of access to the sea" because her commercial life is under the control of foreign powers.
 The memorandum asserts that former British Foriegn Secretary Anthony Eden, viewed with sym pathy" her aspirations for access to the sea, and that this assurance was renewed by former Prime Minister Churchill during meet ing in Cairo in February, 1945. It adds that the late President Roose- welt and former Secretary of State Hull have formulated similar statement of attitude"
 The memorandum planes the lack of route to the sea for Ethi- opia's failure to receive arms or dered from abroad "for the prose- cution of the war against the Ital- ian invader" and that instead arms had to be shipped by camel caravan from Berbera, Gulf of Alden port, (which the British government generously m d e available"
 Mixed up in this intricate pat tern of North-East Africa politics
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$lOO,OOO
 For Quacks
By FRANK ECK

(P) NeWsfeatures Sports Writer
 NEW YORK-The first peace time duck hunting season was quite spotty in general, but Ray E. Benson, executive secretary of Ducks Unlimited, Inc, still be- lieves the end of the war was a boon to DU's work of increasing natural production of waterfowl on their most important breeding grounds in Canada.
 "Construction materials for dams, as we'll as labor, have been released from priorities and we plan to double our efforts during 1946," says Benson, who operates DU's national headquarters here.
 ''The Saskatchewan govern ment, in cooperation with DU, has set aside an area of over 1000, ,000 acres on the Saskatchewan River as a permanent wildlife reserve for waterfowl nesting. DU is ear marking a fund of S100,000 for de- velopment work, mostly stabiliza- ton of water levels in great marshes bordering the river to protect duck nests from being
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30
NESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1946

washed out by periodic floods"
 In some drought years millions of young ducklings perish when these great marshes dry up.
 During the season recently con- cluded guides were booked solid in most of the popular gunning To- ;alities.
 The Dakotas had particularly good hunting while in Iowa the shooting fell off Arkansas, however, reports its best duck sea son in many years with notable increase in mallards.
 Minnesota, which has more duck hunters than any other state, reports an increase of diving ducks.
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30
Candlestick Maker Has His Day-At Night

WARSAW, Poland -(PD- Busi- ness is booming for hundreds in Warsaw, who earn their living making candles. The city must do most of it's night work by candle light.
 The reason is simply stated by the manager of the Russian-re- built electric power plant: He turns off the power.
 Since there's virtually no coal in Warsaw because of the lack of railway cars and trucks, thousands of families have purchased cleo tric heaters. The result is that when people are home at night there is more demand than there is current.
 Turbines that replaced those re- moved by the Nazis are of linn ited power and must be turned off.
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30

is the question of whether the Philippians are capable of admin istering the territory they so much desire. The Ethiopians emphatic ally say that they are. and further more are fully prepared 10 as- sume all the responsibilities of such administration"
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30
Ethiopia Eyes Eritrea
LANDLOCKED COUNTRY SEEKS "A WAY TO THE SEA
By FRED KRIEG
(P NeWSfeatureS

VII
 CAIRO-Almost unheard in the mad scramble to remake the map of the world since the defeat of the Axis is the small voice of Ethi- opia, first overrun by the armies of Mussolini ten years ago.
 This landlocked country, nearly half again the size of Texas and with population nearly that of New York State, has entered its formal bid for the return of Brit req and Somaliland "to the Elm pire," declaring the primary con- sideration is the right of access to the sea-"
 But already Egypt, through its Foreign Minister, Abdel Hamied Badawi Pasha, apparently refer ring to Egypt's demands for unifi- cation of the Nile Valley under exclusive Egyptian control, has voiced the opinion that Eritrea is Essentially complement to an- other state"
 Ethiopia bases its claim to the territory bordering the Red Sea 10 migrations from Asia "in the sec ond and first millenniums before Christ" when. if says. "the result of those migrations was the estab- lishnent of the Empire of Ethio- pia which for many centuries in
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30

wrong which for 60 years has de- prived Ethiopia, on the one hand, of the oldest part of the Empire, and, on the other, of access to the sea-"
 The disputed territory once par tially was held by Egypt, but un-
The Nome nugget., 1946-01-30
cluded the territories now known as Eritrea and the various Somali- lands"

Philippians deny that their coun- try seeks "reparation against Italy but simply the rectification of a