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Evening star., 1949-10-03
HyuttsviIIe Youth Burned
In Power Line Accident

Neal Crigger, 10, of 1903 Ed
monston road, Hyattsville, was
recovering today at Casualty Hos
pital from burns received yester-
day when he came in contact with
a power line. at Accokeek.
According to police, MIR. Crigger
was bending a tree limb when it
touched a wire. knocking him to
the ground. He was burned on
the back and suffered a bruised
shoulder. He was brought to the
hospital by q friend, William Reid.
Of the same address, police said.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Boy, ;, Turned Over
To Welfare Board in
Fight Over Custody

A 3-year-old boy who is the
subject of a District Court custody
fight today was ordered turned
over to the Board of Public We'll
fare pending further hearing on
the case. scheduled for October "a.
|, In a labeas corpus action Jona-
than Miller's mother. Mrs. Mary
Miller. 6123 Parkwood road,
Landover, Md. seeks to regain
his custody from Mrs. Geraldine
Little and her husband Floyd. a
Capital Transit Co. employe. of
1917 Tenth street NV.
Further testimony previously
had been scheduled for October
"a.
Custody Investigated.
In the meantime Judge Colds
borough announced today that a
preliminary investigation had in
dicated that the boys custody
should be removed from Mrs. Lit
tie, pending further court action.
Judge Goldsborough said that
unless Mrs. Little consented to
the boy being turned over to the
board, he had no alternative ex-
cept to award temporary custody
to the mother, Mrs. Miller. pend
ing further court action. It was
agreed, finally, that the boy be
turned over to the board pending
further court action.
Mrs. Miller contends that she
at no time intended to let the boy
remain with the Littles perma-
nently. Mrs. Little, however, con-
tends that the mother agreed to
let her keep the child.
Lived With Littles.
Mrs. Miller lived with the Little
family for a number of months
before and after Jonathan's birth
at Gallinger Hospital. Accord
ing to previous testimony, the
Littles contend Mrs. Miller signed
over to them her rights to the
child shortly after his birth.
Mrs. Miller contends Mrs. Lit
tie represented to hospital au-
thorities. when Jonathan was
born, that the mothers name was
Geraldine Little, and that vital
statistics reports are thus wrong
fully listed. She said she agreed
only that the Littles take care of
the child on a temporary basis.
Evening star., 1949-10-03

Features Rites
For yonn Kippur
GerstenfeId Urges
End of Hate for
German People

Opening the solemn fast day,
Yom Kippur, Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld last night urged Jews
to put aside feelings of vengeance
against the German people and
"even help them to obtain a new
start"
His message was delivered at the
Constitution Hall services of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation,
as Jewish spiritual leaders pre-
pared their people for the Day Of
Atonement, set aside in the Jew
ish year for recounting of sins.
Yom Kippur will end at SUM-
down today, with many Jewish
congregations marking its pass
ing with special festivities.
Protestants Send Greeting.
Washington Protestant clergy
men, members of the Ministerial
Union, sent this greeting to the
congregation last night:
I'VE, of the Christian faith, are
deeply concerned as you are for
the freedoms of man and are
aware that freedoms are largely
lost through stubborn pride and
unreasoning prejudice.
I'VE join with you in spirit both
as clergy and people in the put
ting on Of sack cloth and ashes in
seeking humble approach to God
in repentance for sins. We also
believe, as you do, that the hope
for better life among men is in
the eternal God, who is our light
and our salvation
In his sermon, Rabbi Gersten-
field declared:
If we are not to corrupt our
own souls and destroy our own
future. we must forgive them and
even help them to obtain a new
start. We must understand them
and help them build new free
dom for the sake of our own
children.
They are the most numerous
people on the European CONT
nent and without our help they
may move the orbit of the Krem-
lin and We will be lost"
Israel Praised.
Rabbi Gerstenfeld praised the
new state of Israel and young
Israelis who have written another
heroic chapter in the saga OF hui
man freedom" He instructed his
people to be in the forefront of
the cause of Democracy and
stated:
THE world is filed with too
many paralyzed liberals with good
intention and no action, who re-
quire the moral encouragement of
their religious neighbors."
The sermon ended with a prayer
that Jerusalem shall be part OF
the new state of Israel.
Congregations in nearby Vir-
ginia yesterday marking the OBJ
servance were the Agudas Achim
Synagogue, Alexandria, and, in
Arlington, Rabbi Ira Sud spoke at
the Arlington Jewish Center.
The most important holy day
in the Jewish calendar will close
with blast Of the rams horn.
A post Kippur dance will
begin at 9 pm. in Cafritz Audi
torium of the Jewish Community
Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV. The doors will open at 7:30
pm. Bob Lee and his orchestra
will play.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Chicago Grain

ssssss R.s; ss; ss shs
s Sc oats a''ss Norfse isa o. BIT ioVer in reia-
whsst % ess Fl sishea saa g tai I1s sSs:
corr va; 4 t. ssvsr .o ssxeI
et DECEMBER 23eh. and lard wa. un-
f.eTsa n.eemser e BID At It 1e5s pounds
edtton, farmers vote IN the South: where ,sl
srkst5pf nh sapfovs aI0'a1 that wo"id mean
caf.cnssed and less eottonsesa oil, a 4
ssess sSsmpssitys r..sop.s pssduet for 'os'ean' OIL
In In addition. both soybeans and lard
hsve had scme strength shot int tnf
srf,ion IA als fnd trsders rs % SID Austria obtained
sa allegation yesterday for buying soy
Milis bought little wheat at tbs The start t,
P{educticn and Msrketins Admirt~trat,on
Of 100000 sacks of hard wheat -four
'Another factor in wheat; particuls rig
tn new crop months was. was the .sss, continued nle
daeins h belt. One house said that With
eailina. G "dsma eins reports may soon b,
forthcoming IroW Niuc aioo oAieS'
rocd moisture is received"
THE weather Bureau forecast lighl
81 ow for Northxsst Nebraska *. w.ntsrI sonish
tion Of that State tomorrow. This die
not appear to be the ss,: heavy pa psdTtieipa'
'-Rcorn was meeting a little hedging pres
sure. 1t was believed these sales wert
aanst purchases Of cash grain HoIn IN II, II,
Mississippi waterway to Gulf OF Mexico
ports for applics ton on export sales
Cash receipts here continued light.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Stock Prices Steady,
|0i|s and Rails Push
IAhead Of Market
By the As,ociofed Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Highly
specialized strength developed in
the stock market today.
Oil, railway and a hand-picked
group of other shares moved well
above the general price level
Run of the-mill stocks showed
only minor variations, with gains
and losses pretty we'll distributed
For a while in the morning
the market tried to get ahead but
little progress was made. Later
there was a general tendency to
back down from the days best
levels.
Heavy turnover accompanied
the attempt at a rise. Trading
contracted as prices settled back
Superior Oil of California, a
higy-hyer since Tuesday, backed
down points or so. Tuesday
the price jumped 32la; Wednes-
day. %. and yesterday, s. The
price now is around 2l3.
Oils took a sudden Jump late
yesterday and some followed
through today. Gains were posted
for Lion. Skelly, Richf1eld
Amerada, Gulf and Standard OIL
Of New Jersey.
Others higher included Nickel
Plate (more than 3 points at one
time), New York Central, Penn
sylvania Railroad. Republic Steel,
Schenley, Philco. American Broad
casting, American Telephone,
Consolidated Edison. Consolidated
Natural Gas. Dome Mines, Allied
Chemical, Eastman Kodak. Johns
Manville and U. s. Gypsum.
Lower were Bethlehem Steel,
General Motors. Chrysler. Good
rich. Montgomery Ward. Cater
pillar Tractor. United Aircraft
Admiral Corp, Kennecott Copper
Westinghouse Electric. American
Woolen and Celotex.
Corporate bonds responded te
selective buying. United State.
Government issues held steady in
over -the-counter dealings.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
nsa KISSES s.fs dn demand a s
hushel baskets and Eastern crates, 3: s.
No. Is, 2h-ineh up, Pennsylvania Deli
sme, 9as aeos ss nsintd,s isS n1e{ f.r fair ,ss
Romes, ] 1890 staymans. 2.oo-5 so; few
higher; MARYLAND, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, and West virsinia. various varieties,
Posatoes-Market dull: 100..pound sacks
Pennsyivania. new and used sacks. best
nSs'' 49, sFdaass PAPER sassy .aefs ss
sweet pet.toe. Market dull: bushel
s.sssd and far
8 :oo: Porto Rie.ns. .; S: No. !, 2;so-75;
5ushsi hampers. ooidens, i.25.
= sn.s Deans About STEADY.
sashsI 1d hsRSeTs stTinssss Rlset
~ ~ enssa. ssnsrss S 900 sp.ilsy
ss: SSs ea0IsI ssy lily s .srcns.r aS
sths.s: Su,hei BASKETS packed ioe.lis
sss ssh hsh ss so rqsa sonh dsroins
x: 's fsaf b:n';S iSo-lio' se4h caro-
New jeisss su:hei b.sfes
Sssr'1kex Jersey hall T.: crates .,d w;.asd 1ss
a'.esp; eelsry e!sf jersey, .,pls
0'es easumSersGH.rtst slightly weaker.
S5a4s few s' ssS.aasd oasssss
srissi Iss ssi.., sa:pS a5o s''k't' ned'a" to Ar'e
Greens-Bushel baskets. Maryland, broer
,ssa.. sas = S.,i5|:Sisa. 5|:isa S:nas,,v.n,..
sssSsnss co. ss'ts pin. mostly asE aesh'' g.
ss NJ. lair 7s. ss.3 ;GSas,s ssa ssnden bss h.aa'
Oyster Piants-Nearby per bunch,
R.5snips rennsylvsnia. A half bushel
utsbssas-Nesrby. half-bushel hamp-
Poultry-Market frm on turkeys. dull
on others; trading hght;. receipts light;
peunas hsns n sns ISers nD s s:sd moiy tEsF
Iss' y: ducks. so:si; turkeys. fsv ssIss'
isiS i9miS 20 Dounss n9unqs ss-ss sHd up S'' hens
Cattle-1O0: not enough sold to eatap-
Ishpa Iish ,a. price trend; quotations nominal''
csNss-es: no early sales: auotatie1s
ers quoted 2s.O0-33.O0: common and me-
diun, 20.O0-2s.00 eulls, 1200.20.O0;
but generally steady with spots IS cents
silts; aih!' trssted.in iso-sso I pounds ss,rsS.
IS: seo-50o pounds 1s56-75: 100000
psS esPs, saIs rs desa saas! s
a!s4 aoo,4so Pesnd:; 5000; oyer ~ $50 go
Peee c se .sse sR ss:n e: sfs.ss nsss sd
ho,.s. hoss as4,seo .!.,I g.. under price Of same
"es5ns Int. tran IN, ieds; a;,.....,n. ,o,,,.,,x
changed; GOOD and CHOICE wooled slaush-
vooIed ewes 70 800.
nsseHfssstss 1888 lsSR0une su:ss :sss:
sass,ip%snss: asi s4.1ss bushels; stocks, z:S7s:.
sssss su.h!:: lhaSsS :esf:. ssshsi sysjs ;
.ei su,s. Sa: ;eDTsas NJ Fsosons none
m.ns ss.ese'sssesit sons asSsts iuiasss ship
ments. none; stocks. lib.sss. bushels.
nens :sost ssdH ssscs BS:ss
Mil'fe'd-ss:sssss1''; ssss.1e and S0as; Es...
selsi demand :iea: :isn' iaasr; i.ass. 1867 sfseD 4
qse 4f4s III earsent s ,.sss. ssss (. e. 20 20
.nsesipssGsutssr. ao5:7 pounds; esss
63t cases.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
business Briefs

Money - 01atiOn expHNQe<
| to $27,10I 600 900 on December IA
a gain Of 81 2,000, 900 from a weeh
earlier. but remained $668, ,00O, ,O0t
below q year earlier.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Engineering Construction award
ed in the week ended December
Is declined to $119.434, 900. a dror
Of 60% from the previous week
and 1879 below the like l948 week
-Eingeering News-Record.
Chrysler Corp. has built more
than 100000 vehicles this year
and has already turned out more
than 10000 of its 1850 models. It
expects to have $4,000 of the as
sembly lines by the years end. A
capacity output of 7.100 cars a
day is expected In the year ahead.
Kaiser Metal Products, Inc, sold
$4.500.000 of 317% 10-year bonds
to an institutional investor to
repay bank loans and buy equip
ment.
North L IN Rayon Corp
ordered an ....lial dividend OF rs
cents on new common stock, pay
able January l.. Similar amounts
were paid quarterly on the former
class c and D common. almost all
of it held by Beaunit Mills. Inc,
which became the new common.
Seagrave Corp. declared a divi-
dend of so cents q common share,
payable January II. Previous pay
ment was Is cents in October.
International Cigar Machinery
Co. ordered a year-end dividend
of 20 cents, payable December 20.
A quarterly of 20 cents was paid
December 10. The 1949 total will
be 81 VS.. 80 cents in 1948.
First Boston Corp. declared
dividend of 50 q share on $40 par
capital stock and class A stock.
both payable January 10, raising
1949 payments to g VS.. 81 in 1913.
MacAndrews & Forbes Co. de-
|clared a dividend of $3.50 a COM
mon share, payable January IA,
lifting 1949 payments to 50 VS..
$3.50 last year.
Northern Pacific Railway or
dered an annual dividend Of $3.50
Ia common share, payable Febru-
airy /. A like amount was de-
nlored a 1,aor ooo
Columbia Pictures Corp. earned
$337 900 or 40 cents q share in
13 weeks ended September "a VS..
q deficit of $23, 900 year earlier.
Florida East Coast Railway re-
ported a deficit Of $4.019.997 for
10 months ended October 81 VS..
"a net loss of $2,194,4l0 in the same
1913 period.
Nashville, Chattanooga & St.
Louis Railway earned $1.532.722 or
$5.98 a share in 10 months ended
October 81 VS.. $1,354,620 or $5.29
. year earlier.
Ohio Edison c.. net iicosIic for
the year ended November 80 was
1853 .234 or S2.98 VS.. $7,318,728
or $2.78 in the preceding fiscal
period.
Houston Light & Power Co.
earned 35.727,175 or 1898 in IL
months ended November 30 VS..
a. .70o, ,706 or $3.52 in the previou. !
year.
Southwestern Public Sc-,1'-c C..
net income for IL months ended
September 80 was $4,092 .204 or
$2.75 VS.. $3,636,475 or $2.64 in the
preceding fiscal period.
Evening star., 1949-12-16

term.
Smith Attends Hearing.
Winthrop H. Smith, managing
partner of Merrill Lynch, Pierce
Fenner & Beane, testified today
before Congressional subcom.
mittee on investment.
He went into the problem o1
venture capital extensively and
said the reports of a shortage ir
venture capital are not true. He
said there is an aversion toward
stock ownership which is seriously
hurting the investment market
A whole generation Of young peo-
pie never give q thought to in
vestments.
Mr.. Smith urged that Congress
provide funds for the SEC to is
sue a booklet explaining the func-
tions of the SEC, explain invest
ment and help individual savers
invest their money. Present ma
terial put out by the SEC is about
as much help to the average in
vestor as a copy of the national
budget would be. he added. 1g-
norance and apathy are the two
biggest deterrents to equity in
vestment.
Lively Debate Forecast.
Tonight's debate between WASH
fnotnn CHARTER. American InSti-
tute Of Banking, and Philadelphia
Chapter is expected to be a lively
affair. Washington contestants
announced today are all from the
Riggs National Bank.
They are William H. Smith
Hugh Darling and John. Waller
The visitors will be F. B. Trexler
John S. Sulima and r. E. 1sakson
The debate starts at O'Clock ir
the American Security Building
the subject being Resolved. That
the Federal Government Should
Enact Legislation Providing fol
Outlawing the Communist Party
in the United States"
Another Bonus Declared.
Directors of the Security Stor-
age Co. have declared a bonus for
all employees, the amount being
the same as last year.
'Mereenthaler Linotype sold in
Boston Wednesday at 5134. The
latest bid on the Washington Ex-
change is SO with 56 asked.
Harold P. Hallock has been
named distributor for the Alfcc
Twin Automatic Parking Meter
with Offices at / Thomas Circle.
lJ. N. Martin has been named
general sales manager in this area
for Trans World Airlines, He has
been Chicago manager six years
City Bank officers and employees
will hold their annual Christmas
party at the Carlton Hotel tomor-
row night.
iAmott-Baker averages show real
estate bonds up 2 per cent in No
vember and IL per cent in IL
months, over 1948.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO: Dec. 16 0R tUspAl.-ssals-
ble hogs. $4,000; active, butchers strong
to mostly ss hieher; top 1925; most
15.75-16.15: bulk 230, $50 pounds, 1900.
Is. .o5; 270-325 pounds. l4.5o-15:0O: mort
COTS under 450 pounds. 12.50-13.25; few
choice around 1880; heavier weights
down to 11.25: broad early clearance.
salaIle cattle. 1900; salabh salvss.
.hoItfeds about steady at The weeks
eral COW market steady: sausage bulls
steady: weiEhty beef bulls dull; vealers
steers, yearlinss and mixed yearlinsA
100000 so: part load common and me-
dunn 1000 pound steers, 1925; load me-
dium s25-pound sellers, 21.5O; beef cows
te" o't e.nners down snd OF cqiteFs g.
medium to good sausage bulls 1900
1880; medium to choice vealers, 400
%. 90; top 29.00.
salable sheep, 500; generally steady
cleanup trade: top 22.50; paid sparinsly
for choice so-95 pound fed western ma
tive wooled lambs; heavtes. 1s. .50-21 90;
yearlings absent: sheep steady; most
slaughter ewes 9.O0-11. 90
Evening star., 1949-12-16
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 .R.-Dessnber
cotton futures Jumped - hieh aS S12.25
I bale tcday lust before the delivery
exptred ut noon.
a :os cents = pound. 1913 ! bale: oyer
trihGted to belated short coverinss; :,
The Floor Committee Of the New York
Cotton ExchAnte ordered the high for
the day g December contracts canesaed.
sale at the hish price.
are 200 .points-Sl0 4 bale-but when
the nearby delivery becomes the spot
month, trading limits are removed.
Cotton loan entries for the week ended
December 8 were. 247.023 bales, against
275. .766 in preceding week. Loans 50 far
this season cover 1,74S, 100 bales Of
Private. Atlanta adviees said that min
buying Of spot cotton had slackened. but
was still good for almost al Qualities,
Memphis said that there was fair
ment and for grades Just under 4 sE,,sidalins !
bale hither than. the previous close
December. 32.75; March. 3o.4o. and May,
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Cotton Producers Vote
For Rigid Government
IControEs Next Year
BY the Associoted Press

Cotton, the South's major crop,
will be grown and marketed under
rigid Government controls next
year.
Producers of the crop voted in a
,20-State referendum yesterday to
approve an Agriculture Depart
ment proposal to invoke prewar
marketing quotas as a means Of
preventing the production OF
unmarketable surpluses.
Quotas on cotton were last in
effect in 1941. They we're voted
for the 1912 crop. but were sus-
pended because Of war conditions.
Cotton is the South's third big
crop to be put under strict Gov
ernment control. Growers had pre-
viously voted for quotas on pea
nuts and hurley and flue-cured
tobacco.
SO Pct. Approve Quotas.
The departments. cotton pro-
gram is designed to hold paintings
to 21,000,000 acres, or about %
per cent less than was planted
this year. This reduction is ex-
pected to result in a crop of around
100000 bales compared with
about 16.000.000 this year.
Nearly complete, unofficial re-
turns from the referendum gave
558,422 votes for cotton quotas
and 65,435 against. This was
majority of SO per cent, which is
far in excess of the necessary 66h
per cent.
Under the control program. each
farm is given a planting allot-
ment. The farms sales quota is
the amount of cotton grown on
it's allotment. Sales from excess
acres would be subject to a stiff
penalty tax-roughly Is cents .
pound or slightly more than half
the prospective market price.
Approval of quotas assured pro-
ducers of continued Government
price support of 80 per cent Of
parity, or around % cents q
pound. If quotas had been de-
feated, the price support for the
1850 crop would have dropped to
so per cent of parity.
Parity is a legal standard for
measuring farm prices, designed
to be equally fair to producers
and those who buy his products.
The size of the majority favor
ing quotas was larger than some
farm leaders and department Of
flcials had expected. Reports OF
widespread grower dissatisfaction
with acreage planting allotments
had led them to believe the OPP
position would be stronger than
it turned out to be.
Perhaps influencing the results
is a promise of a House subcom-
mittee to ask Congress to change
the control law so as to correct
reported inequities in planting al
lotments. Some farms have been
asked to cut their acreage as much
as 30 per cent.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Dec. 16 tn.--Butter. 1885,
74O; steady. Wholesale prices on bulk
cartons: Creamery. higher than 92 score
tAA). 64h-68 CENTS; 90 score (A). 53A-
sois. w., "' 90 ' '
Cheese. 127.s54; steady: prices un-
chAnged
wholesale esss were lower today. Re-
ceipts totaled 13,o49 cases. Spot quota
Midwestern: Mixed colors-Fancy. heavy
j. medium, $500; dirties, 1886;
checks. "a; outlets, 33.
Whites - Fancy heavyweights. 43-45;
sxtra l large. 40h; extra medium, 3s-
Browns j. Fancy, heavsweishts. 4o-41;
extra ] large, 39h.
Nearby. fTop quotations OF, nearby white
and brown eess represent wholesale sell.
th:,,.pp: ths p.yins prices to producers or
fancy seavyWeisf,ts. n', 4s: others. iarss. s,
45-47; mediums, $3.50; pullets, 34-3b;
peeNees unquoted.
1Tovns-Extra fancy heayyweiEht.. a;
36h-37; pullets, SO: peewees unquoted.
Evening star., 1949-12-16
Report Hits Laxity
OF Military Commands
In Education Program

Some military commanders, es'
pecially in the Navy, were pic.
tured today as having failed te
carry out the Defense Depart.
ment's information and educa.
ton program, designed to give
military personnel educational op-
portunities and keep them in
formed on world events beyonc
the strictly military sphere.
The Committee on Religion ano
Welfare in the Armed Forces
appointed last year by President
Truman, came to that conclusion
in the. report to the President
released last night.
1.-THE lack of command sup
port. especially at the operating
level. is the most serious handi-
cap" to the program. it found.
The enthusiasm with which the
program is supported now varies
widely with the armed forces
the report stated. The Army, ''as
represented by the Office of the
Chief of Staff. has given strong
support" but some field COM
manders do not look on the pro-
gram so favorably, it said. In the
Navy there appears to have been
comparatively little realization at
the higher levels of the need" for
the information and education OF
military personnel.
Criticized at "Harassment."
The committee found that one
general. commanding a combat
division, complained the educa-
tional program is a 'harassment
and interferes with normal train
ing"
Command opinion in the Navy
appears not to have accepted in
formation and education as basic
to training. except at recruit
training centers. where parts o1
the program are compulsory, ano
at retraining commands, where
prisoners who have been convicted
by general courts martial are sent
for rehabilitation" the report
said.
The Navy, said the committee
has issued only one directive on
the program and that deals witt,
the assignment of educational Of
f1cers. Even in the correspondence
courses. the whole Navy has en-
couraged only a few more mer
to enroll than the Marine
Corps" although the Navy has al
most five times as many men, il
added.
Includes Movies, Radio.
The program includes, in addi.
tion to correspondence courses
and classroom courses in formal
education. radio programs. mo-
ton pictures, articles in camp
papers. pamphlets and discus
sion hours" at which talks on
current events and a variety o1
domestic and world problems sre
discussed. 1t was started in 1871
Frank L. We'll. New York at.
torney and president Of the Ma.
tional Jewish Welfare Board, i.
chairman Of the committee. Othel
members include the Rev. Edmune
A. Walsh. regent Of the School o.
Foreign Service. Georgetown Uni
versity: Truman Z. Gibson, Chi
cago attorney and former advisor,
to the Army Department, Ant
Basil O'Connor. former nationa
chairman of the Red Cross.