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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
nth the same months in 1913:
Savings Reveal 1948 Slump.

The Federal Reserve Board re-
ports a decrease in the average
amount of savings held by Amer
lean families in the form Of Gov
eminent bonds and banks during
the boom year 1948.>
The board said a sampling OF
families showed the middle-size
holding of these savings declined
to $500 in early 1949 from $3.50 a
year earlier.
One thing that kept the figures
low in both years was that only
part Of the American families had
any such saving-in 1919. only
36,000,000 out Of the total Of
50,400,00 families. Sickness and
emergencies caused many of the
Withdrawals.
Gas Promotions Announced.
H. H. McMurray, formerly adj
vertising manager of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co.. has been
promoted to residential promo
tional sales manager.
r. H. Lewis, formerly residen-
tial sales manager for the Mary
land company, has been made adj
vertising manager, while c. C.
Dillingham;, former residential
sales manager for the Washington
Company. is now merchandise
sales manager. the announcement
says.
Bernard ]. Nees, partner in the
investment firm Of Johnston. Le-
mon g. Co.. and former president
Of the Washington Stock Ex-
change, who has been Ill for sew
eral weeks. expects to return to
the financial district next week.
He has had serious trouble with
his eyes. !
Mrs. Clark to Speak.
Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, new
treasurer of the United States,
will speak at the December meet
ing Of Washington Chapter. Ma
tiona1 Association of Cost Ac-
countants. The speaker list, just
completed, includes David P. Fry,
jr.; William w. Werntz. Leland
Sutherland, all accountants, and
lie Roy A. Peterson, president OF
Otis Elevator CO.
Washington furniture sales were
up II per cent In the first half
year and S per cent in June, COM
pared with the like 1913 periods.
Sales in the rest Of the Fifth Dis
trict were down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
CALL OF THREE ISSUES
OF TREASURY BONDS
TWO PER CENT TREASURY
BONDS OF I949-51
DATED JULY IS, l94Z)
AnY,rE Ne GALL FOR

VT S~ss
REDEMPTION
To Holders of o per cent
Treasury Bonds of 1949-51
dated July IS, 1912. and
Others Concerned:
7 Public notice Is hereby
L. given that all outstand-
ing 2 per cent Treasury Bonds
of 1s4s-51, dated July Is, 1912,
due December Is, 1851, are
hereby called for redemption
on December IS, 1919, on
which date interest on such
bonds will cease.
. Holders of these bonds
80 may, in advance Of the
redemption date, be offered
the privilege of exchanging
all or any part Of their called
bonds for other interest-bear-
ing obligations of the United
States, in which event public
notice will hereafter be given
and an official circular gov
erning the exchange Offering
will be issued.
Q Full information regard
- ing the presentation and
surrender Of the bonds for
cash redemption under this
call will be found In Depart
ment Circular No. 666, dated
July a, 1941.
John w. Snyder,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department,
Washington, Aug u, 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Farmers May Lose
PriceAdvantageS Soon,
III. ). Economists.Say

Agriculture Department econ
omists predicted today that the
price advantage farmers have en-
joyed since late 194l may turn
into a disadvantage within a few
months.
AS the prediction was made,
there. were these other develop
ments affecting farmers:
/. A Senate Agriculture sub
committee erased the last traces
of the Brannan plan from COM
promise farm price support bill
and then approved the measure
unanimously.
The compromise measure calls
for Government supports at 80
per cent of parity next year for
basic crops and flexible props
which would range somewhat
lower for others.
2. Senate and House conferees
agreed on terms Of cotton pro-
duction control legislation which
would permit acreage allotments
to be put into effect when grow
ers by a two thirds vote approved
such restrictions.
Bumper Crops Seen.
The Agriculture economists
based their prediction on pros
pective bumper crops to be har-
vested in the fall and a sharply
increasing supply Of pork due to
hit stores in a month or so. These
seasonally increasing supplies are
expected to pull down prices OF
many products.
The compromise farm price
support measure was prepared by
a Senate Agriculture subcomm1t-
tee headed by Senator Anderson.
Democrat, of New Mexico, former
Secretary of Agriculture. He said
it would be submitted to the full
Agriculture Committee tomorrow
and it's approval by that group
seemed certain.
Senator Anderson originally
advocated a limited trial of the
production payment" or farmer
subsidy plan advocated by Sec
rotary of Agriculture Brannan,
So many restrictions were put
around such trial, however. that
finally the proposal was with
drawn at Mr.. Brannan's own re-
quest.
Hasn't Abandoned Fight.
In doing so, Mr.. Brannan was
not abandoning his fight for
enactment of his program some
time in the future. He and his
lieutenants have been speaking on
It's behalf at farmer gatherings
in the hope of laying the ground
work for eventual congressional
action.
Under the Brannah plan, the
Government would make no fur
ther effort to support the price
| of perishable farm products. In
stead, they would be allowed tc
reach whatever level the market
would bring. Mr.. Brannan says
this would help the consumers
However, If the farmers return
from a crop failed to match {
previously determined fair in.
come" level, they would get sub
sides from the Government fol
1.-THE balance.
F The compromise bill provides
Instead, for supports at varying
percentages Of parity for stipu-
lated farm products. parity is 8
computed price level designed tt
give farmers purchasing powe,
equivalent to what they enjoyed
in a past period generally favor
able to agricultural.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12

THREE AND okE-ElGHTH .
PER CENT TREASURY BONDS
OF 194s-52
DATED DEcEMBER IS,
1880
NOTICE OF CALL FOR
REDEMPTION
To Holders OF 81 per cent
Treasury Bonds Of 1s4s-52
dated December is, 1880,
and Others Concerned:
7 Public notice is hereby
- given that all outstand-
ing 81 per cent Treasury
Bonds of 1882, dated De-
cember Is, 1884, due December
IS, 1852, are hereby called for
redemption on December Is,
1949, on which date interest
on such bonds will cease.
. Holders Of these bonds
80 may, in advance of the
redemption date, be offered
the privilege of exchanging
all or any part of their called
bonds for other interest-bear-
ing obligations Of the United
States, in which event public
notice will hereafter be given
and an official circular gov
erning the exchange Offering
will be issued.
2 Full information regard
- ing the presentation and
surrender Of the bonds for
cash redemption under this
call will be found In Depart
ment Circular No. 666, dated
July 81, 1941.
John w. Snyder,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department,
Washington, Aug II, 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12

Hourly o0leS @ he xH1hanse Today:
1900 An aee coo 1900 neon. $40 coo
1 PM. $50 600 500 IN. 600 o0o
funit Of trading 10 shares. I'm tank.
under the 1anfruptey .Aet Or sseufitiel
deld. "a ne te!ssoins tasis ase sanusl
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wise noted. speeiN o., extra diyadende ale
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Market AVERAGES
Mine Bill Still on Calendar

A bill to give Federal coal mine
inspectors greater power Is still
on the Senate calendar. An As
ISOLATED Press report Tuesday that
the Senate had passed 1t and
sent it to the House was erroneous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12

TWO AND okE-HALF PER
CENT TREASURY BONDS
OF 1888
DATED DEMEMBER IS,
1850
NOTICE OF CALL FOR
REDEMPTION
To Holders of az per cent
Treasury Bonds Of l949-53
dated December Is, 1886, and
Others Concerned:
I Public notice Is hereby
given that all outstand-
ing ~ per cent Treasury
Bonds Of 1949-53, dated De-
cember is, 1896, due December
IS, 1858, are hereby called for
redemption on December is,
1949, ON which date interest
on such bonds shall cease.
. Holders of these bonds
- may, in advance Of the
redemption date, be offered
the privilege Of exchanging
all or any part Of their called
bonds for other interest-bear-
ing obligations OF the United
States, In which event public
notice will hereafter be given
and an official circular gov
erning the exchange Offering
will be issued.
z Full information regard
- ing the presentation and
surrender Of the bonds for
cash redemption under this
call will be found In Depart
ment Circular No. 666, dated
Julp 81, 1871.
John w. Snyder,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Treasury Department,
Washington, August II, 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Dividends Announced
|MetoIs Prices

NEW YORK.. Aug. IL Nf9.-Spot non.
ferrous metals prices today: Copper, 17s
l6N cents . pound. New Yerk; zine, II
cents Q pound, East St. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
N. Y. Curb Market

Alum Co Am 2.
Am Gas a. II s.
Amer Gen .20g-
Am Nat @ DOG
Am Superpower
ADD II PW pfAh1
ArkNat0EA .3Ug
Atlas Corp v v
Babcoek&W A
Barium ST. VI
Basic Refr .35g-
Breeze Corp
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Brown-F 3rpf.40
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12

Case q u Co 70
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Certn-tdPd .60s
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Champ Paper q
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Int Paper d -
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JewelTea 2.40a-
John-Mnvi sos
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-12
Washington Exchange

SALE9
Potomac Elec. Power eommon-15O at
14A. 20 at l4K
darnnckel 4hsS pfd.-10O at 17A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Subway Train Kills
Jack Loveiock, g,
Ex-Champion Runner
Former Holder of Mile
Record FoIIs to Death
From Station Platform
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Dr. John
E.. [Jack) Lovelock. 80, the New
Zealand-born Olympic runner who
once set world record in the
mile run. was killed today by a
subway train in Brooklyn.
Police said DR.. Lovelock appar-
emily suffered an attack of dizzi-
ness and fell from the station
platform in front Of the Coney
Island hound train at the Church
Avenue Station.
The Oxford educated physician
ran his world record mile at
Princeton, N. j., in July, 1888,
beating Bill Bonthron and Glenn
Cunningham in 4:07.6.
In the Olympic Games at Ber-
lin in 1886, he set a world record
of 3:47.8 in the l,500-meters run
beating Cunningham, holder OF
American mile record. by 6 yards
in what many experts called the
finest race of the games.
Lovelock was on the staff Of
Manhattan's Hospital for Special
Surgery.
His wife Cynthia said he was
1See IOVEIOCK Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Remington Rand Plans
Large Plant in Japan
By Reyes Beech
Foreign Correspondent Of The Stor and
the Chicago Daily News


TOKYO, Dec. 28.-The Rem
mgton Rand Co. plans to set up
factory operations in Japan, it was
luthoritatively learned here today
This same firm which recently
signed up Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur at a reported salary of
100000 a year is currently
negotiating with japanese in
terests to establish a large scale
assembly plant.
These negotiations are being
handled by Harry Wright. former
American official who made the
Initial business advances to Gen
Macarthur.
Mr.. Wright said: 1--WE consider
Japan the bright spot of the Far
East from a business standpoint.
But he could not discuss his COM
pany's plans.
Such foreign investments re-
uuire the approval Of Gen. Mac
Arthur's headquarters but there is
no apparent connection between
the generals joining Remington
Rand and that company's opera
tons here.
Remington Rand is a newcomer
to Japan's business. scene. Unlike
Westinghouse. General Electric
and other big American investors
Remington Rand had no prevail
investment here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
|34-Deoree Temperature
Toniqhf 10 End Warm Spell

The Districts unseasonably warm
weather appeared to be nearing an
end as the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted that temperatures would
fall to "a degrees tonight in the
city and % degrees in the suburbs.
Yesterday the thermometer rose
to GA degrees at 1855 pm, coming
within degree Of the all-time
high temperature for December 81.
The record of 65 degrees for that
day was set in 1896.
The forecast called for today's
sunny and fair weather-the ther-
mometer is expected to reach the
middle Sos this afternoon-to
continue tomorrow.
The low temperature was -
degrees. recorded at GAS o'clock
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
| Snow Porkinu
Hearing to Be
| Held Jan. 6

The Commissioners public hear
ing on the 15-year- old snow park
ing ban is scheduled for 10 am.
January in the board room OF
the District Building.
The ban on parking is designed
to give snow removal forces a
clear working path from 2 to Z
am. on 81 sections of principal
streets. It went into effect De-
cember Is and is scheduled to be
in effect until March Is.
The Commissioners decided last
week to reconsider the practice
in view Of protests from residents
who are deprived of scarce over
night parking space because OF
the order.
/ Invitations are being issued for
the hearing to citizens associa-
tons, civic groups, the Board Of
Trade. the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' Association, and
others. Individuals wishing to APP
pear should notify Godfrey M.
Thornett. secretary to the com-
missioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Mids|ipman Flying
Back With President
by the Assoeiotsd Press

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, Dec. %
President Truman ended his
Christmas vacation at home today
and left by air for Washington
where a lot of speech-polishing
awaits him.
The President left in his plane
the Independence, from the Fair
fax Airport at nearby Kansas City
Kans., at 1927. The fight te
Washington from here takes about
four hours.
Besides the Presidential party
James Daleo of Kansas City, 9
Imidshipman at the Naval Academy
was on the plane. There was some
extra space and the President in.
vited him to ride.
Margaret Truman, who planned
to accompany her father, changed
her mind and decided to stay here
a few more days. She plans to take
la train for Washington Saturday
night.
When he gets back to the White
House, Mr.. Truman must put the
| finishing touches on three major
messages to Congress and other
wise resume the burdens of Gov
eminent.
Charles G. Ross, presidential
press secretary, told reporters the
State Of tho Union Message is al
most ready, and that only a little
work remains to be done on the
budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Southern Coal Producers
Meet 10 Map New Moves
By the A.soeiofsd Press

The Policy Committee Of the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
ton went into a special meeting
today to determine possible new
moves in their dispute with John
L. Lewis.
The 14-man committee. headed
by President Joseph e. Moody Of
the association, passes on policy
to be recommended to the 30
member Board of Directors and
the membership Of the association
producing roughly one-third OF
the Nations soft coal.
Mr.. Moody gave no indication
in advance of the matters to be
discussed.
But it was learned that some
members of the association are
anxious to challenge Mr.. Lewis
present three-day work week
either in the courts or by charg-
ing him with failure to bargain
in proceedings before the National
Labor Relations Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Princess Born to Rita and Ally
After Pre-Down Dash to Clinic
Wife 'Hod Very Tough
Time With Natural
Birth, Prince Says
BY the Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec.
ga baby princess was born
today to Rita Hayworth. the
glamorous red-headed movie star
who married Moslem Prince Ally
Khan last spring.
The baby, weighing about 5h
pounds, was born about eight
hours after Rita made a pre-dawn
dash to exclusive Montchoisi
Clinic.
The new princess name will be
Yasmin, the Arabic spelling for
the fragrant jasmine flower used
In Southern France for making
perfume.
Prince Ally, unshaven, haggard
but smiling made the announce
ment to newsmen outside the
clinic doors.
"Rita had a very tough time.
he said, but added with . smile:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28

Havana last night, when fellow
townsmen and other friends from
Illinois honored him with a din
ner and torchlight parade.
Discussing the fiscal outlook, he
predicted $4,000. o00, 900 slash in
military expenditures. and said
1--WE may be able" to lop off nearly
81 200, 600, 900 more in Marshall
Plan funds. But he declared that
Congress must not endanger ma
tional defense or let European aid
collapse ''in, the name Of meat ak
economy and balanced budget, :"
pointing out that the national
debt probably will increase next
year in spite Of the possible 49,
000, 000. 900 cuts. He is convinced
Europe is growing stronger.
Senator Lucas, first sent to the
Senate in 1899, will be making a
third-term bid in 1850. His re-
nomination in the April primary
seems assured, and he probably
will be opposed in the general
election in November by former
Representative Everett Dirksen,
Republican, who has been cam
paigning actively In Illinois for
several months.
The Senate leaders forecast of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
So Commuter Troins
Blocked at N. Y. Tunnel
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Fifty-
three Pennsylvania. Long Island
and Lehigh Valley Railroad trains,
carrying thousands of commuters
to work in New York, were de-
layed up to an hour today after
an East River tunnel was blocked
by a disabled rail-inspection car.
The commuters were from New
Jersey and Long Island.
Morning rush-hour traffic caused
congestion in other East River
tubes and many trains were held
outside the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
Office of u. S. Commissioner
WostefuI, Judge Scott Says
Jurist Crtieizes Duplicating Facilities
For Handling Preliminary Hearings
Toughest Equation of All

Municipal Court Judge Almond
Scott today described the Office
of the United States Commits
sioner as a "wasteful expense" to
District taxpayers.
Speaking of the duplication in
volved in preliminary hearings of
cases which can take place either
in Municipal Court or before the
Commissioner. Judge Scott said:
las District taxpayer. I cam
not understand why we have to
maintain the expense of a system
which is unnecessary. We have
over here an adequate number of
judges and clerks to dispose of
all OF these cases."
The statement, made in oper
session Of the United States branch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-28
u. S. Diet Improved,
But Still Lacking in
Vitomins, Expert Says
By Thomas R. Henry
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Unclt
Sam is setting a better table. espe.
cially in poorer homes. since the
war. But, rich or poor, the aver.
age of the American home still
falls below standard.
This was stressed before the
American Association for the Ad.
vancement of Science here by DR.
Hazel K. Stiebeling of the Wash
ington Office of the Agriculture!
Research Administration. There
still is a marked shortage, DR.
Stiebeling said, in such essential
elements as calcium and such
vitamins as thiamine, ribo- flavir
and ascorblc acid. This deficiency
she stressed, is shared by both
rich and poor and is not entirely
a matter Of costs.
The diet of the poor has shown
considerable advance during and
since the war. The average fam
lily with a total income below ST.
900 now is paying about twice
as much for food as in 1912. Due
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