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Evening star., 1948-07-09
Wheeler Urges U. 5. 10 Call
Russian Bluff in Berlin
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 9-Burton K
Wheeler, former Montana Senator
returned from a European business
trip yesterday to voice the BELIEF
that the United States must "stanc
up to the Russians in Berlin"
IF we DON'T he said, I'VE might
as well get out of Europe. do moi
think the Russians are prepared fol
war, but some incident might pu'
us into a war with them.
Il think they are bluff1ng and W.
have got to call their bluff"
AS a Democrat he was asked hi!
opinion of the pre-convention Dem
ocratic political scene.
II am still a Democrat. I am fol
Mr.. Truman" Mr.. Wheeler replied
LAS for Jimmy Roosevelt for Vict
President, that would shake m.
confidence in the Democratic Party
Mr.. Wheeler returned on the linel
America from trip to England anc
the continent, where he said he rep.
resented refugee claims. He left the
United States May IL.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Kinemon Lake Dragged
For Body of Swimmer

Harbor police today were drag
ing Kingman Lake for the body OF
a man believed to have drowned
about 8 o'clock last night.
The victim, Julian Smith, 81, col
ored, 1920 Gales street NE. sank
while swimming, members Of his
family reported to police. Shortly
before he, had fallen in while fish,
ing, they said. The accident oc-
Cured about 100 yards north OF
Benning road NE. t.s
Evening star., 1948-07-09
British Flood Control
To Create New River

Geographers may have to add a
new river to the map, If S25, ,000, 900
plan to draw flood waters from the
Fen district of Southeastern Eng
land goes through.
The proposed channel, from Kent
ford, near Cambridge. to Denver,
would cut across four existing rivers,
pouring the food waters eventually
into a huge reservoir, to flow in the
Ouse Relief Channel into the Wash.
Flooding in the Fens is caused by
the coincidence of high spring tides
and rivers already swollen with
water drained off the land. A new
way to prevent Fen flooding is
sought.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Resigned Executive
orc. & 0. EXCHANGES
Criticism With Young
Dy the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, July s.-Sharp diff
ferences between Robert r. Young
chairman Of the Chesapeake & Ohit
Railway Co.. and william H. Wen
neman. its vice president for finance
are disclosed in letters made pub
lie yesterday in the wake OF Mr.
Wenneman's resignation.
The letters were addressed to G
e. o. directors.
Mr.. Wenneman, In submitting hi!
resignation June 20, said Mr.. YOUNG
would not let the roads officers us.
their best judgment" in correcting
what he termed ''unfavorable con-
ditions."
Young Expresses Surprise.
Describing Mr.. Wenneman's &C.
ton as sudden and surprising,
Mr.. Young wrote directors on Jul!
l that they have heard me openl,
express, in his presence, my dis
satisfaction at his failure for no
having brought to the boards at
tention many important facts relat.
ing to the company's operation"
The Young letter also described
as unauthorized absences" tim,
spent by Mr.. Wenneman at hi
summer residence on Cape Cod.
Mr.. Wenneman In his letter wrot
that Il have been made increas
ingly aware of late that frank ex
preston of my views is unwelcome.
He said too many activities 70
c. g. o. have been undertaken TO
the sole purpose of attracting public
attention" and that several second
rate awards have been won an,
public favor has been lost"
Statement Called Inaccurate.
This last statement was described
by Thomas ]. Deegan. jr., C. g. c
director of public relations, as "un
fortunate and inaccurate" in an
other letter to directors July 2, ais
released today.
Mr.. Deegan asserted that "a ma
tional public opinion survey jus
completed confirms for the secon
successive year that the public &C
ceptance of our company has bee
the highest among all railroads
and among the first 10 highest c
all industry"
Evening star., 1948-07-09
D. t. Bankers Expect
Public Relations
Plan Of ABA Soon
By Harold B. ROGERS

Washington bankers are expect
ed to receive soon from the Ameri-
can Bankers Association the latest
national proposal for improving
public relations Of financial irsti-
titions on long-range basis.
Plans for the program have' been
outlined by William H. Neal. chair
man of the Public Relations Coun-
Gil of the ABA, who is senior vice
president Of the Wachovia Bank
&; Trust Co., Winston Salem, N. c.
He is a former president of the
Financial Public Relations Asso-
citation, and a member of the fac
ulty Of the Graduate School of
Banking, at Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, N. J.
A new series of manuals on the
subject is to be issued soon by the
ABA, as part of it's educational
program. Mr.. Neal announced.
The first of the series of pam
phlets will be a 24-page booklet,
entitled Planned Public Relations.
the Way to Win Friends and Build
buSlllGSS lOF OuE bdllk.
McLachlen Dividend Voted.
McLacnlen Banking Corp. today
declared its regular sen1iannual
dividend of 3 per cent, with a 2 per
cent extra, total of per cent for
common stockholders.
Lanier P McLachlen, president,
also announced that $4,000 had
been transferred to surplus, making
the surplus now s450000 Capital
stock is 100000.
PepcO Shares Climb.
Potomac Electric Power common
was stronger on the Washington
Stock Exchange today, following de-
cision Yesterday by the Public Ut1l-
tiles Commission to grant the utility
rate increase. Four blocks Of COM
mon sold today at 1873; matching
the previous high for this year
reached on March 25.
John M. Clarke, graduate stu
dent at American University has
been appointed by the Governing
Committee of the Washington Stock
Exchange to assist Ralph J. Safell,
the newly appointed assistant secre-
tary of the exchange in his task OF
floor agent for members during the
extra extended hours here, effective
July Is.
Consultants Firm Organized.
A new firm of Government rela-
lions consultants, Nichols e. Storch,
has been organized, it was an
nounced today, to serve as advisers
10 industry on problems of Govern
ment. It's contacts are with the
executive departments only and not
with Capitol Hill.
Firm members are Lloyd ID:
Nichols, former assistant director OF
the Bureau of Veterans Re-employ-
ment Rights, Department OF LABOR,
and Harvey B. Storch, economist,
formerly with the Department OF
Commerce, Department OF Justice
and Management Planning, Inc.
Offices are at 1740 K street NV.
Two new directors have been
named by the Guardian Building
and Loan Association. which recently
opened its doors at 95l Ellsworth
drive, Silver Spring. They are
Richard L. McKeever, association
secretary, and Tom Amatuccl, AUTO
mobile dealer.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. July F.-Cotton fu.
lures moved lower in moderately active
dealings today under pressure OF liouida:
early new crop cotton. Liquidation in
nearby July was prompted By the issu.
ance Of Is July transferable notices.
ure of export business to develop and sold
the nearby July delivery. with the ina
trading day in that delivery comins ur
Private advices reported generally fav-
orable weather prevailed In the cotton
belt during the past week. with the prog.
4 year ago were anticipated in the Eastern
belt. with the possible exception Of Georsta
Deferred deliveries were relstivel r,i.
prices are not far above the expectet
loan level on the next crop. -
Late afternoon prices wers 20 sa,t. cent
close July. 34.55; October, 32.17. and
necemher 40 90
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Foreign Exchonee

NEW YORK, July q Gg.--Foreign eI.
change rates follow tGreat Britain In dol
lars. others in cents):
Canadian dollar In New York open mar,
ket ia per cent discount or e2.s7k
United States cents, unchanged.
changed; France Uranc), .32h Of . cent
UNCHANGED; Italy nirsp. July nxed rate
.OO1 s38, June, .Oo1739; Sweden (krona)
27.s5, unchanGed: Switzerland franc
commercially. 23.40. unbalanced.
Latin America-Argentina, free. 2.072n
Of .0s Of . cent; Brazil. free. 5: so. un.
eh.nssd; Mexico. 2o.el. unclaimed.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Bituminous Production
Reduced by Vacation
By the Assoeioted Press

The National Coal Association es-
timated today that bituminous pro-
duction in the week ended July 3
was 3,460, 900 tons, as compared with
1865 900 tons in the corresponding
week of 1947 and 12.775 900 tons In
the previous week this year.
The low fibgures for last week and
the corresponding week Of 1887 are
attributed to the fact that union
miners were on their annual ten-day
paid vacation during those periods.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Marble Tourney Held
By 5 Police Boys Clubs

Forty boys from flve Metropolitan
Police Boys Clubs matched their
skill today in the clubs annual
marble tournament on the East FL
lipse, opposite the Commerce De-
partment.
Plays were to be made in midget
and junior classes In the contest
representing clubs 4, 5, 10. II and II
Winners were to receive cups, while
those in second and third places
were to be awarded medals, &C.
cording to Harry Child, tourney
director.
Evening star., 1948-07-09

Hsurl, eslss On ths elshaass rsAay:
1 100 an $50 600 1904 noon $50 900
100 p.m 77o 600 2.ti0 n $50 600
rUntt Of trading. 10 shares. sIn panA.
ruptcy or receivership, or being reorssnizeo
under the bankruptcy Act. q securities
assumed ey such companies; Rates o.
disbursements based on the last quarterly
or semi-annual declaration. Unless other
wise noted. special OF extra dividends are
. Also extra 6r extras Plus stock diyi-
dend d Cash or stock. 9 Declared Or paid
mated lash value on ex dividend date.
Paid last year. b Declared or paid aftef
stock dividend or stock sp1it.up. I Accum.
Payable In stock. exact cash value -un0e.
termined On deelarstion data.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Wholesale Price Index
Unchanged During Week
ey The Assoeiofsd Press

The Governments wholesale pricl
index remained unchanged for tht
week ended July 3.
The index is 1867 per cent of the
1925 average, is per cent above foul
weeks ago and 1875 per cent above 8
year ago.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
which prepares the index, sale
sharply lower prices for most grains
mainly offset smaller increases ir
meat and nonferrous metals during
the week.
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Brokers' Looms Down
$50, 900, 900 in Week
Nv the Assoe;o,sd Press

The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that loans to brokers and
dealers on securities held by MEM
ber banks in New York City totaled
1891 ,000, 600 Wednesday, decrease
Of 8O,O00, 900 from q week ago, and
an increase Of $133 ,000, 900 from a
wear ago,
Evening star., 1948-07-09
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. July 9 i7.-A drop in corn
prices which extended to more than 4
cents at times today sent the. yellow grain
TO new lows, since mid-March. The July
contract sank within a few cents of the
So mark on the Board Of Trade. All other
contracts have gone under that level
their losses did not compare with those
in corn Wheat held up fairly well,
traders said. in view of heavy receipts at
cash terminals and prospects Of showers in
the Northwestern spring wheat belt
July and September were the weakest
tracts were liauidatins them and pot
delivery, IN which there has been trad
ing for only little over a month. went
10 a, new low since trading started.
Wheat closed "a lower TO 70 higher.
July 2;s9h-:29: corn was = to 81.
soy6sans were 2 cents lower, July 4.o3.
July n29A e2a7a "2S1a 229h-2q
ssptember SSo s3., s33JI1. s3s S,339,s-"
May 2293s 2.3UR 22Sa 229H-ss
Evening star., 1948-07-09

I, Consolidated Laundries Corp. net
for "a weeks ended June 10 was
$239, ,260. or SO cents VS.. $274,574 or
70 cents in the like 1947 period.
Appalachian Electric Power Co.
earned $7,719,076 in IL months ended
May 81 VS.. S7,516,040 in the previous
year.
Evening star., 1948-07-09

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Evening star., 1948-07-09
Odd-Lot DeuIinos

The Securities and Exchange Comms-
sion reported today these transactions by
Customers with odd-lot dealers or special
lists on the New York Stock Exchange Tor
July s: 4.l32 purchases involving 126065
shares; 4.311 sales involving 11s,2 -
shares inclu ing IA short sales involving
1876 shares.
Marine Midland Corp. earned ST.
372,828 or "a cents in three months
ended June 80 VS.. $1,265,2 or %
cents a year earlier.
Evening star., 1948-07-09

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GRADE 1.ss. Oats, No. i white, asM
No 2 heavy white, I .O1A; Moo. white
90; No. white. 94h. Barley nominal
nean
Evening star., 1948-07-09
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own.f with sense Of hOmor 10 provide doodIins
pod. fu voting customers figuring big dsuls'
Yep. small pod with tsssr copy o. top Of soth
sheet pencil. moybs even totbon popst Gould
Be worth odyenisns,
IRWIN SHAPIRO. ADVERTISING
I1oaeYt STREET N W. STERlfN1 tns
Evening star., 1948-07-09


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Evening star., 1948-07-09

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Evening star., 1948-07-09
Washington Exchange

1874, so at 137s.
AFTER CALL.
Potomac Electric Power common--100 "a
1874, 75 at 137s, 100 at 137s, so al
13B
Riees National Bank-l5 at 327. 10 al
poion. @ .:t.;c At 3g 20 poa.r at 3sa 50 ,r.t.r,.
"A"-25 at 46.
Potomac Electric Power $50 preferred
Washington Gas common-1oo at %. sc
Hecht common-7O at ~. 5 at 81.
Garfinckel 4kfo preferred-1O0 at 22A
PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star., 1948-07-09
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Evening star., 1948-07-09
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. July 9 (P,.-Dividends de-
clared:
Rate riod. record. able
DO B d5e - ;-ss sic
Year End.
Buda Co 4Oc - 7-1s 7-as
Increased.
Ashland Oil g. Ref SOC @ $50 e-1d
Punta Alegre sus 81 - '-19 7-30
Fin Co OF Am, Bait, A & B
! "A stock dividend of an additional
shares Of Class A common stock OF S10u
par value for each of Z shares CT
Glass or Glass B common stock out
standing on August 81
Initial.
Fin Co Am Bal.
A and B, new $3.50 - e-3 Bis
Regular.
Beneficial Corp SC Q !-l5 I-31
idaho Pow 45c q !-26 $50
Punta Allegro Sus----50c 1-19 5-3o
Colsate-Palm-Pee Boo Q 1-2Q s-!4
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Evening star., 1948-07-09
\. Y. Bond Market

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Evening star., 1948-07-09

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Evening star., 1948-07-09

United States May IL.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
BaccaIaureafe Service Set.
For Graduates Of Seminary

Baccalaureate services for five
graduates of the Washington Bap-
tist Seminary will be held at 4
o'clock today at the Second Baptist
Church with the Rev. Carl @. Hick-
erson, pastor of the Gethsemane
Baptist Church, speaking.
Commencement exercises will be
held at 8:15 pm. tomorrow at the
church. Principal speaker, will be
DR.. Miles Washington Connor, pres
ident of the Coppin Teachers Col
lege, Baltimore. Graduates are
William Willie Flood, George Wash
ington Fox, William Lewis Morris,
Norman Robinson Gilchrist and
William Winston.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
IO'BoyIe to Be Honored
For Chino War Relief

The Most Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle
Archbishop Of Washington, will b
honored for his contribution tt
China war relief at q reception al
$50 pm. Tuesday at the Institute
of Chinese Culture, 2200 r street
NV.
Before his elevation to the archie
piscopal throne here. Archbishop
OBoyle headed the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference War Re-
lief Services.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Rodio Engineers to Hear Talk

Projection Television Receiver
Designer Features" will be discussed
by E. L. Clark Of the RCA Victor Co.,
Camden, N. j., at a meeting of the
Institute Of Radio Engineers, Wash
ington section. at o'clock tomorrow
night in the Potomac Electric Power
Co. auditorium, Tenth and E streets
NV. A dinner at pm. in O'Don-
nell's Restaurant will precede the
meeting.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

Robert G.. Vanderlip, director of
the center, said about 275 veterans
are expected to turn out for the
special summer session. Students
will be allowed to enroll for four
subjects and classes will run from
$3.50 am. to 2:30 pm. each weekday
The school session will begin July
8 and end August 13. Registration
will be open each morning this week.
Evening star., 1948-06-13
Veterans 10 Register
Al Central High School

Registration for summer classes
at the Central High School Veter-
ans Center will begin at $50 am
tomorrow in Room 1T Of the school
officials announced last night.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUTscholarshp winners OF South
eastern University modelling last January these three
models made their professional yesterday Raleigh
Hotel Pail Mall Room Left right Mrs Harriet Wells
Bethesda; Sally Gardiner Chevy Chase Nd
Dillon Wiley, Arlington Farms Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1948-06-13

PLUS.BIAS CUT TO PREVENT TWISTING,
RIDING UP TO MAKE THEM FIT!
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-21
First Killing Frost
Reported Monday

The first killing frost in Noble
county for the current autumn
and winter months occurred on
Monday morning, October 18,
when the mercury nosedived to
% degrees, according to Frank
Burlingame' of Sharon.
Burlingarle said that III 1947,
the first killing frost occurred on
October l, when the temperature
was 80 degrees. But after that
time, the entire month was pretty
and the temperature remained in
the eighties.
The last below freezing was on
April II, 1948, with the tempera-
ture going to 80 degrees. The kill
ing frost Monday morning was
the, first in this county for 1874
days:
Noble county has had 13O
inches of rainfall so far this
month, Burlingame said.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-21
Civil Action
/ lied For Money
Against Belle Valley
Board Of Education

An action asking for a Judge
ment of $216 against the Belle
Valley Board of Education was
filed this week in Common Pleas
court for w. D. Matheney by his
attorney, L. c. Young.
The plaintiff charges that on
or about April S, this year, the
Belle Valley board of education
employed him to transport stud
ents to and from the high school
building over what is known as
route 2 and which covers an ap-
proXimate distance of 48 miles.
The board alledgedly agreed to
pay for the services in twelve
installments of $216 each or a
total of $2592.
Mr.. Matheney claims to have
performed all the obligations
called for in the agreement
which includes travelling the
route for one month.
The affidavit charges that the
board has refused to pay for the
first months services and the
plaintiff asks for Judgement in
the amount of $2l6 plus per
cent interest which he claims is
due him up to the present time
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-21
Mary Reed Film
At M. E. Church

The much endorsed film, "The
Life of Mary Reed" will be
shown at the First Methodist
church in Caldwell, Sunday eve
ming, October "a, beginning
promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. H. A. Cutler, who is the
only surviving niece, residing IL
Caldwell, attended the showing
of the film at Crooked Tree, Sat
urday evening and in McCon-
nelsville, Sunday night.
Mrs. Cutler pointed out that
the free will offering to be taken
will be sent to the American
Mission to Lepers.
1t is hoped that members of all
churches in Caldwell will be
given an opportunity to see this
film, Sunday evening, depicting
the life of a Crooked Tree ma
tive, who dedicated her service to
the cause of leprosy in India.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-21
Military Rites
For Fulda Vet
Services Saturday
At Mary's Church

Funeral services will be held
Saturday at $50 a. m. in the I'M
maculate Conception Catholic
church, Fulda, for Pfc Francis H.
Blackstone, repatriated veteran
who was killed while serving
with the first marine division on
Peliliu Island in the Southwest
Pacific.
A requiem high mass will be
held at the Fulda church by the
pastor, the Very Rev. B. J. Mat
tes, assisted by Rev. Andrew
Holman as deacon and Rev. Mar
tin Yanicko as subdeacon.
Full military rites will be con-
Quoted by members of the Cald-
we'll American Legion post under
the direction of Commander
Dwight Wiley. Burial will be
made in the church cemetery.
The body will remain at the
Brubach funeral home, Summer
field, until time for services.
The son of Mrs. Margaret
Blackstone and the late G. 0,
Blackstone the deceased enlisted
in the marine corps, October Is,
1943, at Cincinnati.
He received his basic training
at San Diego, Calf, and train
ing in specialized warfare was
received at Camp Elliott, Calf
Military security never allowed
the deceased to reveal the type
of specialized training he re-
ceived.
Promoted to private first class
January /, 1914, he embarked for
overseas duty on February 4,
1914.
After participating in the two
major engagements at Peliliu and
Neesebus he was awarded the
presidential unit citation along
| with other members of the first
division. He was awarded the
purple heart while serving with
squadron three of the division.
The deceased was a member OF
the Immaculate Conception Cath
olic church, Fulda.
Besides his mother he is sur
vived by three sisters: Mrs. Beda
Schoeppner, Cumberland; Mrs
Emil Ritterbeck, Akron, and Mrs
Harry Thompson, Harriettsville
Six brothers: w. F. Blackstone
Caldwell; John, of Lewisville
Bernard, of Huntington, Ind;
Paul, of Caldwell route; Elmer
of Marietta, and George A, OF
the home also survive. A brother
| Embert, of Granville, died in
August.