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Evening star., 1948-08-16

branch in Silver Spring. temporarily
occupying leased quarters, will be
housed in a new building Of its own
before long. Plans for this improve
ment, however, are rather indefinite.
A leading bank building firm will
submit plans and specifications for
the new Pennsylvania avenue
branch on Friday and the estimate
of costs will not be decided by the
Hamilton board until then. Mr..
Waller said. however, that the new
branch will be one-story building,
probably OF limestone front or facing.
The dimensions will be 40 by 100
feet and the building so constructed,
1t was explained, that other floors
may be added If deemed necessary.
A special feature, 1t was said, will
be the spaciousness of the lobby.
Hamilton directors have long con-
sidered the advisability of building
a permanent home for its Shepherd
Park branch. 1t is situated in one of
the most rapidly growing sections Of
Washington, and for this reason
ample automobile parking facilities
will be provided when the new home
is built. Plans for the new branch
are expected to be advanced soon.
Move Called Anti-Speculative.
The recent interest-rate rise on
short-term Government bonds was
announced by the Treasury much
sooner than would normally have
occurred in order to head off spec
ulation. This is the opinion ad-
vanced In the news letter distributed
by the Journal of the American
Bankers Association.
1t added: 1T is believed the
power to raise reserve requirements
will not be used until the effect on
bank lending of the rise in interest
rates can be measured"
Washington friends Of the First
and Merchants Bank in Richmond
Va. will be interested in learning
that it has opened a new branch al
Broad and Robinson streets. 1t:
new manager, H. Mason Smith Is
well known here. He is vice presi-
dent of the Richmond bank and has
been 20 years in its service.
Bankers Study Public Relations.
Fffty-one bank public relations
executives are attending the frs,
two weeks course of the new School
of Financial Public Relations In
Chicago. 1t is a department OF
Northwestern University in which
bankers throughout the country are
interested. The public relations
students come from many cities.
Administration Of the school is IN
the hands of a committee headed
by Robert w. Sparks, vice president
and treasurer of the Bowery Savings
Bank of New York. Robert Lind
ouist, vice president of La Sale
Bank, Chicago, greeted the student
body at the opening last week. He
is president Of the Financial Public
Relations Association.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Market AVERAGES
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aug. 16 @.-September
oGrn up osS.r ns
of corn and other cereals made little
progress In either direction.
At one time september, corn was up up
close. But profit taking then knocked
the price back sharply. the quota tion fall-
ersl m receipts of % cash Corn corn here today were
possibly responsible for the decline.
At noon wheat was unchanged to VI
lower to Il higher, September, 1.eeh:
oats were Unclaimed to y higher, Sep
tember, 7334, and lard was 1h to / cent
lower, November, 1904
Trading in cash corn got OF to a slow
start with prices lower than Saturday,
which contributed to the downturn for
spos msrE.s aos anc soc p
with q range Saturday Of zoe to 2.1OH.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
New-Type Dredee Built
To Open African Bar

Nigeria is eagerly awaiting arrival
OF the Oyo, a new-type suction
dredge now being built on the Clyde.
1t Is box-shaped vessel with a
gaping hole In its bow and a large
mouth in its stern and will attack
the Bonny Bar, underwater noun
tain of sand which prevents sea-
going vessels from entering Lagos
harbor.
The Oyo will dredge $4,000 tons of
sand every day.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 R.-Foreisn ex.
change rates follow (Great Britain in dol.
lars, others IN cents):
Canadian dollar in New YORK open mar.
ket, Tia Per cent discount or 92.S1H
United States cents. UNCHANGED.
ESSrops1zorsat Britain tpouna)m 10 m4.osh
changed: 6O-day futures, 4.02M, un.
changed; .90-dsy futures. 4.02. unchansed
France lfrsnco 1924 Of a cent, unchanssd
July. OQl73g; Sweden (krona), ~. .s5. un.
changed; Switserland (franc) free), 2p76
Latin America-Arsentina free), 20 ss
nominal; Brasil (freel $50, UNCHANGED
Mexico, 1890. OF .06 Of q cent.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Pitcairn Government
To Establish School

Pitcairn Island is to have its frs,
government owned school, estab-
lished out Of $500 obtained from
the sale Of stamp issues.
Previously, education on the
island, whose 200 inhabitants are
descendants of the Bounty mutt
neers, has. been in charge of the
Seventh Day Adventist mission.
The new school building and
teachers quarters are being, fabri.
Gated at Suva, in Fiji, and equip.
ment is being assembled there
Fiji will send to Pitcairn q married
teacher whose wife will be assistant
teacher. School, equipment anc
teachers will come on the same ship
Evening star., 1948-08-16
New York Produce

(72 per cent extraction-100 pounds)
spring patents. 5s5. G ION; Eastern soft
winter straights,- 5.30-95n; hard winter
Rye four-steady; fancy patents 200
pound5) 1855 Ion
Cornmeal--steady 200 pounds) white
granulated, 6.75-7.2On. Yellow, s. .751820.
Buckwheat-Steady; export and domes.
tic 200 pounds) 4.25n.
Feed-Steady: Western bran, per ton,
Hops Steady; Pacific Coast. delivered
New York. 1947 crop. seedless, 1878;
semissedless, 67-T0; clusters, 62.65.
Tallow-Steady; per pound fob. New
York, tank cars, special loose. 12n; extra
Greases-steady: per pound fob. New
York, yellow. IL; house, 10An.
Reans-Steady dobbing sales on spot
market-l0O pounds; pea, 1900; red kid
ney. 1928.
Nominal; asked
Evening star., 1948-08-16

Hourly Ssies on the E1ehanss TeAAy:
n 100 Am. 100 900 ~ 90 noon 16o 900
200 pm. $50 900 900 I'm. $50 ooo
tUnit of trading. 10 shares: 'In bank
ruptcy or receiyership or being reorgan-
ities assumed by such companies. Rates
Of dividends in the foregoing table are
annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted, special or extra
dividends are not included. cid Called.
< Ex dividend. xr Elk rights. a Also extra
or stock Declared or paid SO far this
year. Payable in stock. estimated cash
value on ex..diT!dend date; gPaid last
year. Declared or paid after stock
dividend or split-up. kDeclared or paid
this year. an accumulative issue with
dividend omitted, deferred or no action
taken at last dividend meeting. z Payable
in stock, exact cash value undetermined
on declaration date.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Czech Black Marketing
Brings 1902 Charges
BY the Associated Press

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. spe-
cial police force to deal with
black marketeers reported it had
filed 1902 charges in the first six
months Of operations. The force
known as the Economic Control
Service" said 1886 of the charges
were for major offenses and were
being tried by special courts. The
others were settled in police courts
and resulted in fines totaling about
$500, 900.
Among the items seized from the
black market operators were tex
tiles, clothing, Knitted goods, bricks
-four, wheat, meat, potatoes, cattle
pigs, eggs, butter, sugar, chocolates
and alcoholic beverages.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Norway Wars on Porpoise
IAs Danger 10 Food Supply

Porpoises, which have increased to
such numbers that there are now
estimated to be 100000, 900 in the
seas of the world, are to be hunted
by Norwegians with whaling tech
nique in the North Sea, Oslo re-
ports.
Success would have the twofold
advantage of utilizing the meat,
blubber, bone and skin of the frolic-
some mammals and of reducing
their destruction of herring fisheries
This year, great migrations Of por-
poises have been noted, believed to
be stampedes for food. Ocean.
ologists believe porpoise population
doubled during the war and thai
they now menace mankind's dimin.
| isning food supplies.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
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Evening star., 1948-08-16
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. 's'A-17
MONDAY.
|YugosIays Described
las One Of Worlds
'Sineingest' People

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug. 10
(CDD.-when four or more Yugo-
slavs get together, they usually kick
the latest Cominform gossip around
for about 5 minutes, then break
into song.
Yugoslavs are among the sing
INCEST" people In the world. Rural
areas Of this country are . lot like
Arkansas, Southern Missouri and
Eastern Oklahoma. People like
simple pleasures.
A streetcar load Of people going
home from Belgrade's new summer
theater sing as II on the stage.
Soldiers moving trainload Of
field guns up to the Trieste border
gather together on q fatcar and
sing, to mandolin accompaniment.
A Communist womens organiza-
ton. with two boxcars rented for
q week end outing, sing Is II in
grand opera.
Music Is Mournful.
The music is somewhat mournful.
something like the cowboy and
mountain ballads Of the Middle
West Less restrained than barber
shop quartets, the Yugoslavs 60 in
for harmony on q plaintive scale.
They sing about unrequited love.
They sing about freedom from
trouble. They are sentimental
people.
At dusk one evening q carload
of soldiers going to Trieste sang
of the cirls left behind them, Of the
fields where crops were growing, and
of their country.
BY and large, the Yugoslavs make
bad Communists. This country Is
agricultural, not industrial. There
is little knowledge Of Communist
theory, except that you are sup
posed to get more.
Ballet Is Notable Event.
The Yugoslavs are considered ex-
cepsionally good at musical per-
formances of all kinds. Their bal
let is expected to draw people from
all over the Balkans.
The musical inclination Of the
Yuroslavs, experts say. dates back
at least two centuries. It has moth
ing to do with Communism or anti
Communism.
Many of the songs have TO do
with subjects dealing with liberia
ton. But the Yugoslavs have al
ways worked for liberation from
somebody. For centuries 1t was tho
Turks.
It is dificult to consider Yugo.
slays as militant Communists. Their
economy is too rural, their future
too individualistic.
Evening star., 1948-08-16
Steel Output Up SLIGHTLY

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 R.-The
steel industry lifted its scheduled
rate of operations slightly this week
to 95 per cent of capacity, equiva-
lent to 1,712,400 net tons of ingots
and castings, the American Iron
and Steel Institute reported today.
This compared with last weeks esti-
mated rate of 80 per cent and out
put of 1,710,500 tons. s
Evening star., 1948-08-16

/ e ~ IL . y i Ndllld
a v e n ue N. w.
with one Of the
most thoroughly
modern branch
buildings in the
city, Wilmer j.
Waller. presi-
dent, disclosed
today.
The Hamilton
has spread fam
like over the Dis
trict of Columbia
and Mr.. Waller
also announced
that its Shep-
erd Park
Evening star., 1948-08-16

Great Lakes Cargo Shipments Of
coal, iron ore and grain reached q
postwar record Of 21,040, ,208 net tons
in July, VS.. 19,469,975 in July, 1947.
The July figure brings the total for
this season to 75,119y997 tons, vs..
69, ,644,947 at the same time last year.
Evening star., 1948-08-16

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Evening star., 1948-08-16
Plans Due This Week
On Bank 10 Replace
Hamilton Branch
Rs Nelson M. Shepord

The Hamilton National Bank is
expected to give the go" signal this
week on plans for replacing its
branch at Twentieth street and
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Evening star., 1948-08-16
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Aus. 1e 0n.-Dividends de-
clared today:
Rate Yf0d Record Able
Evening star., 1948-08-16

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The Arizona post., 1948-11-05
Van Paassen
Speaks Under
ZOA Auspices

Pierre Van PasSen, noted writ
er and journalist, will appear in
Tucson this month under the aus
pices of the local Zionist organi-
zation. In recent years Tucson has
not had the privilege of hearing
such a speaker. He is a fighter
with a deep hatred of Fascism
and was one of the first to per-
ceive its vast dangers for Ameri-
ca. Tucsonians should deem it a
rare opportunity to hear him. DR..
Michael Bernfeld and Henry
Kaufman are in charge of ar
rangements.
rangements, date tentatively set
for Nov. 20.
The Arizona post., 1948-11-05

Tucson Medical Center, five
years after its organization and
having completed a successful
probationary" period, now will
operate with an advisory board
in addition to its executive board.
The advisory group is composed
of representative community
minded Tucsonians who will
make recommendations concern
ing policies.
Rev. George Ferguson, presi-
dent of the board, announces that
included on the advisory board
The Arizona post., 1948-11-05
ADDoint Local Men To Tucson
Medical Center Board

are: Rabbi Albert T. Bilgray,
Dave A. Bloom, Raphael Brandes,
Meyer Cohen, Arthur Grunewald,
Leon Levy, Hyman Myerson, M.
I. Poze.
During the five years since its
presentation to the community as
a gift by Mrs. A. w. Ericsson, the
hospital successfully sought fl
nancial help from the community
and has grown from 80 beds in
1943 to 210 beds. It has taken its
place as an important institution
in the community.
The Arizona post., 1948-11-05
Temple Sponsors
Dinner Series

A series of five dinners to
which a group of Temple men,
bers are invited are being held
this week and next at the Santa
Rita Hotel with DR.. Leonard
Weiner as principal speaker. At
the first dinner Monday night,
26 men attended and most of
them raised their pledges to the
Building Fund for a total of $751;
600. According to Charles ]. Mil
ler, congregation president, it is
hoped that a substantial sum will
be raised through increased
pledges at these dinners.
The Arizona post., 1948-11-05
Buy Tickets NO'O
Committee Urges

The community is urged to
buy their Cultural Series tick
cts either from a designated
representative to any organi-
or from the Council office, de-
clareS Mrs. william LeBOff,
chairman. The first event will
be Nov. % at Stafford School
when Israel Welichansky and
Selma Burnett will do folk
songs, comedy and satire.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Influential Lobbyist
Continued from PAGE Qnel

Continued from Page One)
like we want to. This attitude is
so extreme in some instances
it can almost be phrased in the
words I'VE licked you, now we've
gonna kick YOU"
There is no tangible evidence
that responsible leadership ir
either group is participating ir
these "subversive" (?) activi
ties. To the contrary, there i,
evidence that responsible leaders
are embarrassed by over Jealous
operations of subordinates.
Development to date indicate
that the next legislature will be
one Of the most lobbied in his.
tory, before and during the ses.
sion. 1t has been learned from
sources usually authentic that
several farm groups will have
paid lobbyists on the job, and
that some of the agencies which
have heretofore operated as
righteous guardians of the pub
lie interest will also be more
openly active in their efforts to
influence legislation in behalf OF
their pet projects.
This situation leads one OBJ
server to suggest that a new de-
finition may have to be written
of the word lobbyist" The per.
son appearing before a commit
tee for or against legal sale o1
liquor. for or against larger ap.
preparation for public welfare,
for or against Bible teaching in
public schools, for or against bet.
ter country roads, ct cetera, may
hereafter be required to identity
himself by registering as lob.
oyist along with those who want
more or less taxes on business
franchises, the generation o1
electric power or the right to
sell baby shoes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Children Sing
At Circle Meet

Weldon.-Mrs. W. A. Travis
was the charming hostess to the
members Of the Laura Powers
Missionary Society Of the Weldon
Methodist Church on Monday
night at her home on Washing
ton Avenue.
Mrs. Travis home was lovely
with Christmas warmth and CO.
lor. Mrs. F. H. Clark, leader of
the Laura Powers circle, intro
duced Miss Swain from the Roa-
noke Rapids School who
directed the evening program
Miss Swain presented her trained
trio and octette Of boys and girls,
who presented a program of
Christmas music. The entire
Christmas story was presented
with readings followed by musi-
cal numbers. After this, the
boys and girls sang many of the
favorite Christmas carols.
Mrs. Virginia Green was vel
coined as a new member to the
circle.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08

adoption of a city-manager form
of government for the city took
place among the Board members
and all seemed to agree that it
would be well worthwhile to In
vestigate the legislation neces-
sary to institute the city man.
ager plan. No definite action be-
yond the discussion stage was
taken, however.
Mayor Allsbrook, with the con-
sent of the Board, re-appointed
E. R. Gray for a four-year term
as registrar Of vital statistics for
Roanoke Rapids township, add
ing that Gray had been COM
mended for having performed
his duties better than any other
registrar in the county.
A taxi license was granted
Wayne Clary to operate a cab
from CASTOR and to pick up Gas
ton passengers in Roanoke Rap
ids, but the Board moved not
to grant other licenses for which
applications are pending because
there exists no need of further
taxis to satisfy the public needs
and convenience at present"
Action on an application for
beer license by Joe Wells was
tabled pending court action a
gainst the applicant.
A long discussion was held in
volving the handling of city in
surance policies among agencies
in the city, and previous action
of the Board was rescinded pend
ing settlement of the differences
of the city's insurance among
agencies requesting considera-
ton.
Requests were made from pro-
perty holders regarding certain
projects intended or improve
ments desired, but no definite
action was taken pending inves-
tigation OF the requests.
Other routine business before
the Board kept members in ses-
sion until nearly six o'clock,
when they adjourned until 7:30
tonight for a special meeting
called by Mayor Allsbrook at the
request of parking meter pro-
ponents.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
The Aged Father Roanoke

We're down to 1948. You know
about the girl from South Rose
mary who heard the 82-year-old
man mutter to himself at a party
in Conway that he had lost
$l50,000 that night. CHe had just
been turned down by a widder
from down Woodland way who
owned a $150,OOO farm. The IT.
year-old decided to rope and
hog-tie the rich" Old Gerezer.
He lost.
The year 1948 is significant in
national politics. Harry Truman
ran against Tom Dewey. The
Aged Father Roanoke knew that
Truman was due for a terrible
beating; he was getting tired of
backing losers.
Psychologists tell us that a
Democrat turned Dixiecrat is no
laughing matter. No exception,
Father Roanoke went positively
batty. On his way to South Caro-
lima to pay homage to Governor
Thurmond, Father Roanoke ran
smack into big Truman rally
in Raleigh. The President him
self was the guest of honor. Fa-
ther Roanoke stopped to lead the
sneering.
Time came for the customary
2l-gun Presidential salute. The
shooting started-one gun, then
another, then a third. Twenty
one shots in all.
When the firing ceased, the
half-senile Thurmondite from up
our way, cupped his right hand
and peered in the direction of
the President. There, up on the
speakers platform, he saw the
hated enemy clearing his throat,
getting ready to speak.
The Old Dixiecrat dropped his
hand in disgust. His agonizing
cry rent the heavens.
They missed"
Continuing down to Columbia,
S. c., Father Roanoke was re-
ceived by the fourth-party nom
lnee. Governor Thurmond swore
the old man to secrecy, then told
him the plan. The Dixiecrats ex-
pected to deadlock the electoral
college and throw the choice of
the Presidency into the House of
Representatives. There Thur
mond was sure to win.
That's good enough for me-"
calculated the Old Fossil. He
voted for Thurmond. Thurmond
lost.
The Herald would now like to
call your attention to an import
ant law in New York state. It's
called the Baumes Act. Under it,
a four-time loser gets the cleo
trio chair.
Old Man Roanoke qualities
double.
Readers, shall we electrocute
the Old Man Roanoke column
and save ourselves two-bits a
day?
Your answer in the next mail.
Please!