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Evening star., 1950-07-21
Heavy Retail Buying
Accelerated by Fear
BY the Assoeiuted Press

NEW YORK, July 21.-Al-
ready-lively retail buying was
speeded this week by increased
activity on the part of some con-
sumers fearing that shortages
threaten in certain goods, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today.
Total retail dollar volume in
the week ended Wednesday as
estimated to be to 7 per cent
above a year ago. the business
reporting agency said, with New
England, the South and North
east up 2 to 6 per cent, the East
unchanged to 4 per cent lower,
the Midwest up to 7, the South
west up to 8 and the Pacific
Coast up one to per cent.
Demand for apparel rose slight
ly. Dry groceries such as flour,
sugar, spices and cereals were in
creasingly popular with house,
wives.
The demand for ouse-furnish-
ings rose sharply as an increased
number of consumers purchased
automobiles and major appliances,
particularly refrigerators and
freezers. Dun & Bradstreet said.
Other leaders, television sets and
household linens.
The agency also reported that
wholesale ordering rose appreci-
ably, stimulated by trade shows
and the need for many retailers
to replenish diminished stocks. =
gregate dollar volume was moder-
ately above the like week a year
ago.
Among apparel items especially
in demand at wholesale were
women's coats. raincoats, suits,
blouSes and skirts, mems haber-
dashery and seersucker suits, and
worsted suits for fall commit
mentS.
Scarce food buying due to the
Korean situation was evidenced in
scattered areas, with sugar, coffee
and some canned goods among
the best-selling food brokers'
items.
While buying in the cotton
gray goods market continued to
be unsteady ending price stabil-
ization, there was a general in
crease in order volume in r,o>v
other textiles this week." Dun &
Bradstreet said. ''Ionsit
bookings were being made by
some converters in spring wor-
sted wools and in rayon fabrics;
noticeable increases in the pur-
chasing of linens and staples by
some coat and suit manufacturers
was reported."
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Mcmillan Plan TO Raze
Block for Downtown
Parking Supported

Chairman MCMILLAN OF the
House District Committee has
proposed that the entire block
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue,
Twelfth, Thirteenth and E streets
NV. be converted into a parking
area to relieve downtown conges-
tion.
The proposal, advanced at a
public hearing of the committee
yesterday was approved imme-
diately by Charles M. Upham,
chairman Of the District Motor
Vehicle Parking Agency.
Mr.. Mcmillan called attention
to the fact that this square would
be convenient TO the downtown
area and has only a few stores
and other facilities on it.
The District committee also
head a suggestion that a SIS mil
lion revolving fund be set up by
legislation for the loan of public
money at about 212 per cent in
terest to private enterprise for the
construction of parking facilities
This was advanced by Ernest
R. Brett, manager of the keystone
Automobile Club.
Cites Other Cities.
He pointed out that other cities
particularly Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and Baltimore, are taking
steps along these lines to help
establish parking facilities in the
congested business centers.
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp characterized the park
ing issue as the No. traffic prob
lem Of the District.
At the suggestion of Mr.. McNIil.
Ian. Mr.. Keneipp promised tt
study the prospect of allowing
more cars to be parked at the
curb near streetcar loading plat.
forms. But he warned this con.
stitutes a hazard to pedestrian,
running to catch b car.
At the suggestion of Mr.. McMil.
Ian, Irving c. Root, superintend.
ent of National Capital Parks
said he would consider the pos
Sibility of parking automobiles
on both sides of roadWays in the
Mall, particularly near the Wash
ington Monument. But he pointed
out these roads are only three
lanes wide and might cause tieups
If cars were parked on both sides.
Another Hearing Soon.
Mr.. Mcmillan plans to hold an
other public hearing soon to
gather further suggestions for
solution of the parking problem.
He said he will ask help of the
District Corporation Counsel in
drafting proposed legislation.
Washington I. Cleveland said
the District American Automobile
Associations advisory body has
approved three solutions to the
parking problem. They include
use of the site of the District
owned Western Market, develop
ment of the Grand Plaza, behind
the District Building on Four
teenth street, and transfer of the
Civil Service Commission Build
ing to private enterprise for devel-
opment of parking facility.
President E. D. Merrill of the
Capital Transit Co. told the COM
mittee any program providing
more off-street parking should be
considered with a view toward re-
ducing the number of cars parked
at the curb to permit freer move
ment of rolling vehicles.
Harry Wender, counsel for Ar
row Parking Co., urged the COM
mittee to consider more seriously
the advantages of fringe parking
areas.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
New York Produce

NEW YORK, July 21 M,.-Butter, 372,-
930, steady. Wholesale prices on bulk
{AA), Sl'+; % score lA). 60ia; 80 score
(B(. 5SA; 80 score (C), 56A
Cheese, Assoc; steady: prices un-
changed.
Wholesale egg prices were mixed today.
EGGS; $500, irregular. Spot quotations:
Midwestern-Mixed colors: Fancy neaVy-
weights. 43la; processed, 41h-44; fancy
heavyweights .refrigerators. 40is-44Es;
extra l large. 40la: extra l medium, 40;
processed. 40k; current receipts, 1896;
dirties; tIs;,.s s1-5S; checks, 3oh;31:
processed. 451a,,47A; fancy heavyweights
refrigerators 42-45H: extra ! large. a.
-, processed, 42-44; extra large, 80
40: extra 1 medium. 40-43
Browns-Fancy heavyweights. 46-47;
processed, 45h-47h; fancy heavyweiRhts
refrigerators, Ala; extra large, AZ
Nearby Extra fancy heavyweight and
fancy fancy heavyweight quotations are based
Whites-Extra fancy heavyweights, 55:
refrigerators. 45-49; fancy heavyweights'
5d-53; others large, 42-4S: mediums Az
46; pullets, "a; peewees. 20.
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Foreign Exchunue

NEW YORK, July 21 09.-Foreien ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, Others in cents): Canadian dol
lar in. New York open market 9b per
cent discount, or 90.87h United States
cents. up I,s Of cent.
unchanged; Great Britain 30-day futures,
2.S0h, 2.S0h; Great Britain 6O-day fu-
lures, 2.S0b, 2.s0b: Great Britain 90
Gay futures, 2.s0h, ,2.sOh; Belgium
(franc), 1.9S3s, unchanged; France
franc), .2s1 is Of cent unchanged; Hol-
land (guilder): .26.29, up .02 Of a cent;
Italy po1i,al1 sl1ra), :l6h of Gent unehhanged;
Sweden lkronal, 1897, unchanged; Switz-
erland (francl' 6ree>, 23,06. unchanged
Latin America--Argentina tfree): 11.20,
Mexico. 11.57. unchanged; Venezuela
(bolivarl, 3010. UNCHANGED.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 1885, un-
changed
Evening star., 1950-07-21

American Potash and Chemical
Corp. earned $1,035.907 or $1.70
a share in the six months ended
June 80 VS.. $797.732 or $1.25 in the
1949 period.
Container Corp. profit for the
quarter ended June 80 was ST.
490,797 or $241 a share VS.. $685.
S91 1924 or $1.56 in the 1949 period.
Rohm & Haas Co. earned So
$4,000 or $4.42 share in the six
months ended June 30ays. $2,140,-
900 or $2.62 in the 194s period.
Evening star., 1950-07-21

prudential OLD
G u ar d. an
honorary asso-
citation of the
company's per-
sonnel W h o
have completed
25 years of con-
tinuance Serv-
ice with Pru-
dental.
In 1947 Mr..
Ford, a native
WaShingtonian,
became mana
ger of Pruden-
tails Washing
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and Exchange Commits
customers with odd-lot dealers or spe-
cialists on the New York Stock Exchange
for July 20: 9,371 purchases involving
285,16S shares, sales involving 2O9, GAO
2,452 shares sold short on 70 orders.
Evening star., 1950-07-21

entire U nj t e d
States, accord
ing to Senator
Byrd, D e m o.
crat, of Vir-
ginia.
The legislator
made the sug-
gestion before
t h e American
Association Of
N u rse ry m e n
vest e r ay a t
the Hotel Stat
Ter.
Senator Byrd
Evening star., 1950-07-21
M. Y. Bond Market
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Evening star., 1950-07-21

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Evening star., 1950-07-21

tUnit Of trading 10 shares. sIn bank.
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed by such companies. Rates Of divi-
dends in the foregoing table are annual
or semiannual declaration. unless other
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
not nc ~ insiIded 4;sp.s sld Called e DIVIDEND end
stock dividend Cash or stock. De-
clared or paid so far this year payable
In stock, estimated cash value on ea- Stvi.
dend date. gPaid last year Declared
Or paid after stock dividend or split-up
Declared or paid this year. an accumula-
tive issue with dividends In arrears PAID
this year. dividend omitted. deferred OF no
action taken at last dividend meeting
dating dividend 3 Payable In stock, exact
cash value undetermined on declaration
date
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Byrd Urges U. 5. Use
Foreign Aid Money
TO Build Radar Here

American should stop arming
small European countries and
spend the money instead on build
ing a radar screen around the
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Washington Exchange

Mashington Gas com-100 at %.
Potomac Elec Pwr com-IO0 at 1887, o.
at 1874. 80
Southern Co com-1oo at loN.
american Security & Trust-lO at 80.
Garhnckel com-10 at IL
Potomac Elec Pwr COMO at 1884.
Capital Transit lSt ref 4s-Sl 900 at 81,
Fotomac Elec Pwr CONES at 1874, 35 at
Evening star., 1950-07-21
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, July 21 R.-spot non.
cents a pound, Connecticut Valley. Lead
IL cents pound, New York Zinc. IL
cents pound. East st. Louis Tin
81 " cents a pound, New York,
Evening star., 1950-07-21

EndicOtt Johnson Corp. profit
for the six months ended June 8
was $870.626 or SO cents a share
VS.. S1,046,748 or Sill in the 1949
period.
Evening star., 1950-07-21

Hourly Sales on the Exchange Today:
ll:0O am. $40 600 i2 90 noon $50 900
100 p.m. 400 600 300 pm. 600 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17

A newborn baby's heart nor
mally beats about twice as fast
as an adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
West Virginia 10 Appeal
Ban on Ohio Basin Pact

CINCINNATI. May IA West
Virginia Supreme Court Of APP
peals ruling prohibiting the State
from participating in an eight
State sanitation group will be APP
pealed 10 the United States Su.
preme Court.
That was the announcement
made yesterday by Chairman John
L. Quinn, jr.. At the headquarters
here OF the Ohio River Valley
Water Sanitation Commission.
The commission is an interstate
compact agency for control Of
river pollution. with these States
represented: Ohio. West Virginia,
Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia,
PENNSYLVANIA. New York and
Illinois.
Mr.. Quinn said word OF the
planned action was received from
Attorney General William c. Mar
land OF West Virginia. Mr., Mar
land said the petition which his
office intends to file for review Of
the West Virginia Court decision
would be on behalf Of the two
West Virginia compact commits
sioners,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17

Patricia Taffe, Is, Of 1903 Wyo-
ming avenue NV, of Immaculate
Conception, a $25 bond, and Miss
Loretta Beale, Is. of 4417 Seven
tenth street NV, Sacred Heart
Academy, a $25 bond.
The winners received their
awards from Frederick P. H. Sid
dons, chairman of the citizens
committee, in the Office of Com
missioner John Russell Young at
the District Building.
They were welcomed by Charles
Stofberg. special assistant to Mr.
Young. who was absent because
of illness. David Amato. chairman
Of the awards committee, assisted
in the presentations. ''-'
The contest was on the subject,
Hire the handicapped, it's good
business" 1t was open to 18th
and 18th grade students of public
and parochial high schools here.
Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week will be observed the
first week in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Waynick Is Reported
Selected 10 Direct
Point 4 Program

Capus M. Waynick, Ambassador
to Nicaragua and former North
Carolina publisher, is reported to
have been picked to head the
Point -Four" program of helping
backward areas of the world.
A State Department official said
today Mr.. Waynick will keep his
diplomatic post while setting up
the project.
Senate and House conferees
have approved a foreign aid bill
authorizing $35 million for tech
nical aid to underdeveloped
countries under the program
President Truman first outlined
as Point Four of his inaugural ad-
dress.
Mr.. Waynick, former North
Carolina Democratic State chair
man, had considered running this
year for the Senate seat now held
by Senator Hoey, Democrat. Dur
ing a trip here earlier this year,
however, he announced he had
abandoned the idea but might
make the race for Governor in
1852.
Mr.. Waynick, who is so, has
been a friend of Mr.. Truman for
Is years and is one of the few
political leaders who publicly pre-
dicted the President would be re-
turned to the White House in the
1913 elections.
In North Carolina Mr.. Waynick
was reporter, editor and publisher
of the Greensboro Record and the
High Point Enterprise.
He directed the North Carolina
Social Hygiene Society and gained
experience in a health program
which is expected to aid him In
setting up the Point Four plan.
He also organized and directed
the national unemployment Serv-
ice in his State and is former
chairman of both the State High
way Commission and the State
Planning Board.
He went to Nicaragua as am
bassador about year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Trip Seen as Proof That Truman
Really Heads Democratic Party

ment later. got quick brush-off
This is a pressure stunt and I
won't cooperate" she quoted the
President as saying as he handed
her quickly down the line and
turned for q more cordial greet
ing to some ss-publicized visitor
on the Grand Coulee Dam recep-
ton list.
Shows Confidence Now.
And the Harry Truman of to-
day is confident man.
Democratic National Chairman
William NJ. Boyle was only con-
f1rmlng something Mr.. Truman
already believed when he gravely
reported to the President from the
Chicago Stadium stage that, 1.-The
Democratic Party today is strong
er than at any time in its $50
years"
Some might say that the
friendly throngs who greeted the
tour train at every whistle stop
were attracted, in part, by the
rare opportunity of seeing Presi-
dent of the United States in per-
son. But Mr.. Truman. in off
the-record observations on the
train, made it clear that he be-
lieves they were there as massed
proof of the Nation-w wide popu-
larity of the Fair Deal.
Few aboard the Truman special
as it pulled into Washington yes
terday afternoon had any doubt
but what Harry Truman. follow
ing his own advice to the people,
was dreaming big dreams and
making big plans" for 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17

Communist infiltration and other
subversive operations at the cen
ter, Mr.. Bendetsen reported that
a check of all personnel resulted
in special loyalty investigations Of
SO employees at the center.
Nine of those were discharged
and four resigned while the in
vestigations were under way, he
said. Another Is separated,
transferred or resigned" he said,
and the remaining Is are still
employed at the center because
there seemed no justification for
action against them.
All of the So who were investi-
gated by the FBI or by Army In
telligence were in policy max
ing jobs, the witness added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Proposed U. n. Treaty
May Damage Freedom
OF Press, Editor Says
BY the As.oeioted Press

ROME, May 17.-Erwin D.
Canham, editor of the Christian
Science Monitor, declared today
that a proposed United Nations
treaty may damage rather than
defend press freedom.
He told the international Fed
Grafton of Newspaper Editors
FIEJ that the Western press
had suffered serious setbacks" in
drafting Of a U. N. convention on
freedom of information.
Mr.. Canham urged the dele
gates, representing IS Western
nations, to demand that their
governments reflect press view
points in U. N. deliberations.
IF we don't do this" he added,
I'VE may get an international
agreement limiting and restrict
ing freedom of the press instead
of lowering the barriers to such
freedom.
There are grave dangers ahead
in the field of U. N. treaty-making
in regard to news gathering and
press freedom"
Mr.. Canham, representative
of the American Society of News
paper Editors (ASNE), has par
ticipated in U. N. commission de-
bates on press freedom and news
gathering rights.
He said the main danger lies
in writing too many national press
restrictions into international
treaties. Added all together, he
said, you get an absolute mon
strosity."
The editor described as fan
tastic" one such proposed ban on
publication of news considered Of
fensive to national pride and dig
nifty.
The FIEJ, holding it's third an
nual congress here. earlier unani-
mously approved the membership
of Western German and Austrian
newspaper editors associations
1t also approved a report alleging
that private monopoly as we'll a.
the state menaces freedom of in
/ formation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
David N. Goodrich,
Honorary Chairman
OF Tire Firm, Dies
By me Anesiessd Press

MT. KISCO. N. Y. May IT.
David Marvin Goodrich. 70, hon.
orary chairman Of the board of
3. F. Goodrich Co, which was
founded by his father. died at his
home early today.
Mr.. Goodrich. a native Of Akron,
Ohio, headed the company's board
from 1927 until his retirement a
month ago when he was elected
honorary chairman. He continued
to serve as a director and a mem
Der of the executive committee.
One of the Nations leading in
dustrialists, Mr.. Goodrich was
chairman Of the National Indus
trial Conference Board from 1910
through 1871. He also was a d.
rector of the Freeport Sulphur Co.
the Commercial Solvents Corp.
and a number Of other firms.
After graduating from Harvard
in 1898, MIR. Goodrich fought in
the Spanish-American War as a
lieutenant with the late PreSi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt's Rough
Riders" He was a colonel in
World War I and one Of the
founders of the American Legion.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Beatrice Morgan
Pruyn. and a daughter by for
mer marriage. Mrs. F. c. Sanford
Waters of New York. Mr.. Good
rich's first marriage, to the sister
of his present wife. ended in di-
vorce.
Funeral services will be held at
st. Marks Church here Friday.
Burial at jamestown. N. Y. will
be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Blue Low Restoration
Urged in Zion, Ill.

ZION. H., May 17.-Some of
the residents of Zion-founded as
a church community-want the
city to reinstate the blue laws,
repealed last year after 48 years.
A petition with $40 signatures
asked the city council to forbid
Sunday movies, other recreational
and business activities, and gain
full labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
By Mortin S. Hayden
A.r.k A~n,ss.-, k.,.,nr.F ii,nrrs


A souvenir nickel and a couple
of political portraits tell the story
of the Harry S. Truman of today.
Both were parts of the gadgetry
incidental to the Chicago climax
| of the presidential tour.
The nickels were given to the
politically faithful assembled for
the big jefferson Jubilee celebra-
ton. They were shiny brass slugs
! in which were imbedded new JET
ferson scent pieces.
/ On one side, the coins were in
scribed: Good Luck Piece-Cook
County Central Democratic Com
mittee-Col. j. NJ. Arvey, Chair
man" On the other was printed:
"'Our Goal Must Be Peace For
All Times - President Harry S.
Truman"
The u. M. Arvey" is the same
Jake" who started as a news
boy on the wrong side of Chica-
COS tracks, carried a spear in the
rear ranks of the Cook County
Democratic organization and rose
/ to become a horse owner of some
standing and boss of the machine
that made him.
One of the Boys Now.
He is the same Jake" who in
the spring of 1948 tried to ditch
a little man named Truman in IA
vor of an Eisenhower, or any one
else, who had a chance" of win
ming the election.
But now Jake is just one OF
the boys who bows low and takes
his orders from the man they all
sang to as:
The broad shouldered Presi-
dent"
The portraits symbolized the
other change. There were is OF
them-two big and Is little ones
colored sketches of Democratic
Presidents past and present.
The big portraits over the center
stage were of jefferson. who
founded the Democratic Party
and Mr.. Truman. who unques-
Itionably runs it today. Another
was of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
i The portrait arrangement
marked the end of an era in which
a living President assured one ano
all that his only desire was tt
complete the unfinished job of 9
man who had died.
Real Head of Nation.
The Harry Truman who smiled
on the cheering thousands Mon,
; day night. and sounded once agar
his call for a march to growth
expansion and progress, Is no
the man who four years ago wa.
asking citizens. big and little. tt
give me the help I need in thi.
terribly big job"
The trip demonstrated that, fol
better or worse, Harry Truman il
today the real as well as the titu.
!; lar head of his Nation and hi!
party.
The present Harry Truman Ii
not pushed around easily. A ma.
tional newspaper chain and &C.
tress Frances Langford found thai
out when the pretty star wa
flown from Los Angeles to make 9
publicized plea against closing Of
a California hospital for para
plegicS.
The White House representative
Of the newspaper chain got Miss
Langford aboard the train but
she, according to her own state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Army Finance
Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page)
criticized the center's operations
from the standpoint of civilian
affairs.
Mr.. Bendetsen informed the
committee that $85 million of the
reported $157 million in overpay-
ments has been recovered in cash.
Another $25 million in claims have
been referred to the GAO for col
lection, and SIS million in claims
have been written off as uncol-
lectable either for equity or in
good conscience" Mr.. Bendetsen
said.
Total Is Not Alarming
The remaining $34 million in
claims are still being investigated
he added. That total of overpay-
ments, the witness declared, is
not alarming in view of the fact
that the center has paid out SIS
billion in allotments and family
allowances during the last sever
years.
Referring to complaints o