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Evening star., 1951-10-21


reelection. The defeated candl-
date was Clarence Nolte, OF Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Other officers chosen were
Howard c. Cook of Toledo. Ohio
second vice president; DR.. H. z
Luck of Waupun. Wis, treasurer
and Edward A Sagebiel OF Sc
gum. Texas, secretary. a first vice
president to succeed Mr.. Hufnagel
will be chosen today.
The Brotherhood has 839 chap
ters and 1921 members in the
United States and Canada.
Dr.. H. F. Kilander. of Alexan-
dria. past president of the Broth
erhood. Augustana Lutheran
Church. told the gathering yes
terday "the primary purpose of
education is to have action and
that must be the primary pur-
pose of a church brotherhood.
This implies a favorable attitude
towards the church's work. which
can be strengthened. and directed
wisely by understanding"
A resolution calling on the
Brotherhood to support the de-
nominations evangelistic drive
during 1852 was among those
passed by the meeting. Another
motion pledged the members to
work for further unity among the
different Lutheran church bod
les.
The three-day meeting will
close this afternoon with busi-
ness session.
Evening star., 1951-10-21

biennial meet
ing in Grace
L u t h e r a n
c h ur C h , Six
teenth and VAR
mum sire e t S
NV.
Mr.. Hugnag-
el. a member of
Christ Luther
an Church, Bal
tim o ore, sue
ceeds Louis H.
Bender of Dav-
export. 10 W a !.
who was not a
Evening star., 1951-10-21
Lutheran Brotherhood
Elects Baltimore Man
AT Meeting Here

Herbert Hufnagel of Baltimore
was elected president of the
Brotherhood of the American
Lutheran Church yesterday at the
Evening star., 1951-01-25
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Evening star., 1951-01-25
Douglas Offers Repeater
On Job Transfer Limits

A bill to repeal the part of the
so-called Whitten amendment
that limits Government job trans
fers to a temporary basis, was in
troduced today by Senator Doug
las. Democrat, of Illinois.
Senator Douglas said the pro-
vision adopted by Congress last
year limiting transfers to a tenn
porary basis was seriously handi-
Gaping the defense program. He
said many Federal workers with
special skills were hesitating to
transfer to the defense agencies
even if the jobs carried promo
tions, because Of the temporary
nature of the positions.
While the bill would not change
the provision in the Whitten
amendment that limits all pro-
motions in Government to tenn
porary basis. Senator Douglas said
he hoped that the Senate Civil
Service Committee would study
the entire problem posed by the
amendment and take appropriate
action.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Dulles Reaches Japan
For Pact Discussions
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Jan. 25.-John Foster
Dulles arrived by plane tonight on
"a mission of peace" requested by
President Truman.
Mr.. Dulles. presidential adviser
on foreign affairs. will discuss a
japanese peace treaty with Gen.
Macarthur and top japanese
leaders.
He said many United Nations
leaders are In general agreement
that there should be a prompt
peace settlement
He was met by Gen. Macarthur,
Mrs. Macarthur and members of
the generals staff.
Mr.. Dulles said in a statement: !:
Our purpose is to find the way
shortly to restore to Japan the full
exercise of sovereignty and to open
to Japan new era of friendly
intercourse with the free peoples
of the world.
Mr.. Dulles was greeted by the
glare of hundreds of fashbulbs
At least $50 japanese reporters
and photographers pushed and
showed frantically to get a picture
or hear him speak as he arrived.
Mr.. Dulles expects to remain
two weeks.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
299 StocksP Pay
Dividends at
Least 20 Years
Average Yield 6.1% in 1850;
Returns Run High as l4.4%
By Merrill Lynch

According to a report issued today
by members of the New York Stock
Exchange, 299 of the common stocks
bought and sold on the Exchange
have now paid dividends in each of
the past twenty years and 81 of
them for more than fifty.
While the majority of these stocks
cost between $40 and $40 a share,
prices range all the way from $8.1 12h
"a share for Natomas Co. to $3.50 for
Coca-Cola International.
Dividends paid in 1850 brought
the average return of all 299 stocks
to 6.1%; while Individual yields
ranged from 1.4% on Rohm & Haas
to 14.4% on South Porto Rico Sugar.
Thereport goeso on to point out that
of all 1899 common stocks listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, $50,
or nearly 9 out of 10, paid dividends
last year, and these dividends aver
aged 6.7% of the stock prices on De-
cember 80, 1850.
Listed alphabetically below, to-
gether with yields based on January
2, 1851 prices, are the 20 year
champs. For current prices, check
almost any major newspaper, any
member of the New York Stock Ex-
change, or simply call
Evening star., 1951-01-25

gated authority to both Mr
Di Sales price Office and the
Wage Board. which leaves them
free to make decisions on control
matters in their respective fields.
Decisions to be made by either
agency will be subject to review by
Mr.. Johnston to make sure that
they fit into the overall anti
imitation program. Heretofore, the
Wage Board especially, has served
only in an advisory role to the
sterilization administrator. who,
until last Friday. when he was
forced to resign, was Alan Valen-
tine, the former president of the
University Of Rochester.
Mr.. Di Sale also announced that
IA regional and AZ district price
control Offices will be opened
throughout the country next Mon
day. Another 20 district Offices
will be opened about February Is
and more about March /.
Regional offices. operating di-
rectly under Mr.. Di Sales office,
will be located in New York. Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Richmond (to
include the Washington area). At
lanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Mime
apolis, Kansas City, Mo-; Dallas
Denver, San Francisco and Seattle.
The 14th Office will be for terri
tories and will be located here.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Divorce Frees Father
From Jail Threat

A husband may be Jailed for
contempt for failing to pay his
children's maintenance, but once
his divorce has been granted, he
no longer faces jail threat.
The United States Court of
Appeals made this ruling today
in reversing District Court Judge
Edward A. Tamm, who had upheld
jail in either case.
Joseph B. Queen of the 100 block
of E street Sc. was ordered in
October. 1949. to pay his then
divorced wife, Meritha, $40 weekly
maintenance for the support of
their two children. The following
March, Judge Tamm held Mr..
Queen in contempt and decreed
he must serve 30 days in Jail unless
he paid up $3.50 overdue main
tenance.
Appeals Judge Charles Fahy ac-
knowledged that payment of per-
manent alimony to a divorced wife
may be enforced by imprison-
ment." Likewise. under the law,
he added. a husband may be jailed
in contempt of court for failing
to pay maintenance to his wife
and children while the marriage
exists.
But Mr.. Queens contempt,
Judge Fahy declared. was dis
obedience Of an order entered
when appellant was no longer the
husband"
Evening star., 1951-01-25
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Evening star., 1951-01-25

About Is billion tin cans are
used yearly in the United States.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Reed Insists Budget
Can Stand S|ashinq
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Postponement of any increase In
taxes, until Congress has chance
to cut the "fat" out of President
Truman's $71 billion budget, was
demanded yesterday by Repre-
sentative Reed OF New York, House
Republican leader on tax legisla-
ton.
II most certainly reject the con-
tention that we need SIG billion in
new taxes" Mr.. Reed said in q
formal statement. II am not even
certain that we need to raise half
that amount.
I'VE may find that we need only
So billion or 81 billion in addi-
tional revenue.
"It is quite obvious that the
Presidents budget requests are
padded. It is also obvious that he
has included the major part Of his
Fair Deal socialistic program in
the guise Of defense projects. He
seems hellbent on fostering his
Fair Deal schemes on the Ameri-
can people even If it takes their
last dollar"
Mr.. Reed said 81 billion can be
slashed from the budget, including
at least So billion from the amount
requested for foreign aid, without
reducing the essential require
ments Of the military establish
ments.
Evening star., 1951-01-25

monthly meeting today, but had
no comment and took no action.
although there had been some
speculation earlier that the PUG
stand might cause them to table
the splitup plan. The ICC does
not always follow its examiners
findings and directors will await
the final decision.
Until September, 1949, Capital
Transit was controlled by the
North American Co., a public
utility holding company. At that
time. stock control was purchased
by group of Florida investors
headed by Louis E. Wolfson of
Jacksonville.
The transaction was approved
by the ICC over the objections
of an examiner, who stated that
the group. having marine, con-
struction and motion picture in
terests in various parts of the
country, was without experience
in the transportation field.
The two ICC examiners, who
examined the current splitup plan,
pointed out that prior to the sum-
mer of 1949, the market price on
the transit stock was less than
$40 share but that it had risen
steadily since the Wolfson group
obtained control, reaching a high
of $39 a share last year when
the company declared a So a share
dividend as compared with a 50
dividend in 1949 and a so cents
in 1948.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Controls
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and into the night in order that
it may complete its work. Pre-
.sumably If agreement to the for
mula of the entire ne-member
board has not been attained by
tomorrow the control order will be
issued anyway.
Will Be Effective Immediately.
The mobilization officer said a
simultaneous announcement of
price-and-wage control action
would be made and 1t would be
effective at once.
Meanwhile, Mariner s. Eccles,
Federal Reserve Board member,
testifying before the Senate
House Economic Committee urged
a 44-hour work week without
overtime pay" a general wage
freeze and limited price controls
as anti-inf1ation measures.
Mr.. Eccles headed the Federal
Reserve Board until deposed by
President Truman three years ago.
AS the freeze orders were
awaited, the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics announced that living costs
on December Is had reached an
all-time high. Costs leaped 1.G
per cent over the November Is
level and the Governments living
costs thermometer stood at 1894
per cent of the 1935-1939 average.
Top officials predicted that
prices would be rolled back to the
level of January 2, while wages
and salaries would be pegged at
present levels-but with leeway
for some workers to do consider
ably more bargaining.
Four Million Businesses Affected.
Prices of nearly all goods and
services will be frozen. Price Office
officials estimate that nearly 4
million businesses and something
like 8 million individual items will
be affected.
The freeze will stand until the
Office of Price Director Di Sale
has had time to set ceiling
prices on individual items on an
industry -by-industry basis. That
process may take considerably
longer than a month.
The Justice Department, one Of
fetal said, has agreed to assist Mr..
o Salle's Office in enforcing the
freeze. Under the control law vio-
lators of price or wage orders are
subject to severe penalties.
Mr.. Johnston last night dele
Evening star., 1951-01-25

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Senate Hearings Begin
On Free GI Insurance
BY the Assoeioisd Press

The Senate Finance Committee
called hearings today on q House.
approved bill to give all servicemen
$4,000 worth of life insurance
without charge. The House passed
the bill late yesterday. 800 to 0.
The new program would be
retroactive to the outbreak Of
fighting in Korea last June 27. In
surance would expire 30 days after
a. serviceman's discharge. unlike
the present national service life in
surance which costs q small pre-
MUM and which can be converted
upon discharge.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Truman Joins Tribute
To Joshua Evans, Jr.,
As Citizen, Banker

President Truman, disclosing
that he came to Washington as a
Senator in need, paid tribute last
night to a friend indeed-Joshua
Evans. jr., honored for "56 years
of service to this city and to bank
ing"
Mr.. Evans. retiring as vice presi-
dent of the Hamilton National
Bank. was honored at testimo-
nial dinner that turned out to be
an assemblage Of Federal Of
flcials, District government and
business leaders and foreign digni-
taries.
Those in the gathering of 1875 in
the Mayhower Hotel included
Treasury Secretary Snyder, Gen.
Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Episcopal Bishop
of Washington: Commissioner
Guy Mason, Ambassador Munthe
de Morgenstierne of Norway. dean
of the diplomatic corps. and Sec
retary of the Senate Leslie Biff1e.
National Renown in Banking.
The dinner was, as the President
said, "jusL for the sake of friend
ship" for a man who gained ma
tional renown in banking and yet
found time to be guiding spirit
in many civic endeavors.
Other speakers were Wilmer j.
Waller, president of the Hamilton
National Bank; DR.. Walter A.
Bloedorn, dean of George Wash
ington University Medical School,
and B. M. McKelway. editor of
The Star. They spoke of Mr.. Evans
as a banker, as a man who has
a good heart in the medical as
well as humanitarian sense" and
as a citizen who set the example
of a clean, upright and useful life. +"
Mr.. Evans remarked that he
feared imitation edged its way into
some of the oratory." But he
promised that his retirement from
the banking business does not
mean he will cease his efforts to
make Washington better city in
which to live and work.
Never FOrgets Kindness.
It remained for President Tru-
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stock on the New York Curb EX-
change, where it has been listed
only since last July, has attracted
attention lately. The biggest day
yet was Tuesday when 1000 shares
sold and closed at $37 q share. an
advance of half a point for the
day. Last week. 1900 shares were
traded on a price rise. of 81 a
share. Trading on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange is at a stand
still.
Board Takes No Action.
Company directors received news
Of the examiners report at their
Evening star., 1951-01-25

Mr.. Evans remarked that he
feared imitation edged its way into
some of the oratory." But he
promised that his retirement from
the banking business does not
mean he will cease his efforts to
make Washington a better city in
which to live and work.
Never FOrgets Kindness.
It remained for President Tru-
man to report:
I'm here because Mr.. Evans
and I never called him anything
but Mr.. Evans because he was my
banker-was kind to me when ]
needed it, and I never forget those
things"
Assuring his hearers that he
never had any fear of bankers. .
the President declared that when
he came to Washington as a Sen
ator, he found a good friend
and adviser in Mr.. Evans.
Mr.. Evans, he conflded, was
willing in those days to float a
little slow paper now and then
for him.
Advises College Education.
Turning from bank notes to
musical ones, Mr.. Truman COM
plimented William H. Graham. a
youthful singer who entertained
the guests. He advised the 1850
winner of the Hamilton Bank S
high school musical contest to get
college education and then keep
on with music.
That, he said. was what he had
advised his daughter Margaret to
do. He added that he was con-
fldent he had raised a daughter
who will be a professional mu-
sician."
Mr.. McKelway traced the serv-
ice of Mr.. Evans as a former
chairman of the Municipal
Finance Committee of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade, as an
organizer of the Washington
Community Chest and of the
Committee of 100 on the Federal
City and as former chairman of
the District Better Business Bu-
reau.
Life Has Been Example.
His tactful perseverance in the
Better Business Bureau secured for
this experiment in self-policing
the full support of the city's
financial and business interests" /"
Mr.. McKelway said. But his
greatest single contribution to the
city. and especially to his friends,
has been his contribution of ex-
ample-the example of a clean,
upright and useful life. largely
spent in service to others"
DR.. Bloedorn, in a medical re-
search report" gave Mr.. Evans a
high rating for superb adjust
ment to his environment" for a
good heart and a freedom from
tensions because he held to the
principle of fair competition.
Mr.. Waller described Mr.. Evans
as banker and citizen who per-
sonified the saying. "It is more
blessed to give than to receive" "
Mr.. Evans, he said, proved his
full measure AS man during
dark days of adversely"
Bank associates of Mr.. Evans
presented him with a wallet con-
tanning a letter of credit for 81 900
to enjoy a vacation before en-
barking on a new civic career. .
Mr. Evans, distributing thanks
to all present, praised President
Truman for his money-saving
work as chairman of the old
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee. He also called for sup
port of the Presidents efforts ito
hold the forces of communism at
bay and to preserve the ideals of
democracy"
Evening star., 1951-12-09

the armed forces and the mer-
chant marine could draw to meet
the foe and pump additional life
blood into the worlds trade.
Played Part in Korea.
At the urgent request of the
Army and Navy, the Maritime Ad-
ministration furnished on time lat
cargo ships, plus an undisclosed
number of troopships to support
our armed forces in Korea. They
played an outstanding part in the
landings at Inchon-a tremendous
supply problem.
Commerce Secretary Sawyer
said since March the Maritime
Administration has taken 412
Liberty ships from the reserve
fleet. The routine calls for putting
them in dry dock. scraping the
hulls, painting, repairing and
overhauling the vessels and turn
ing them over to shipping COM
panies to operate under general
agency agreements.
Altogether, Admiral Cochrane
said. the National Shipping Au-
thority's fleet of Liberty and Vic
tory ships, repaired and outf1tted
in record time. have accounted
for total lift of nearly ga mil
lion tons Of cargo.
If full emergency comes.
these $50 ships withdrawn from
the reserve feet and now in serv-
ice are ready Immediately. along
with the privately owned fleet
numbering some 1900 vessels, -
said the admiral.
Ready to Act in Major War.
Should a major war come, the
Federal Government would take
over Immediately the United
States merchant vessels in pri-
vate ownership, just as it has
done before.
In cooperation with private in
the Maritime Administra-
ton now has an elastic program
and an organization capable of
handling any shipping require
ments on up to full mobilization,
officials declared. The industry is
carrying on normal shipping
operations and aiding in the cur
rent emergency in cooperation
with the Government. officials
pointed out.
The whole reserve feet is now
under the National Shipping Au-
thority. and in that organization
are practical shipping men recently
Evening star., 1951-12-09

obtained from private industry
National Shipping Authority ves-
Isels are painted light gray hull
with green belt along the water
line and lighter gray upper works.
The stack carries the marking of
the private steamship company
which is operating the ship under
arrangement with the Government.
officials said that surveys are
continuously being made to de-
termine the condition of the laid
up fleet. The average time for
repairs when a vessel is broken
out" from this fleet is about a
month, they explained.
The United States has no Mer-
chant Marine Reserve. officials
say that the maritime industry,
operating day in and day out all
over the world, is the reserve. But
many merchant captains and other
officers hold reserve commissions
in the Navy.
The Military Sea Transporta-
ton Service Of the Navy handles
cargo and troop lift for the Ma
tional Defense Department.
Evening star., 1951-12-09

reserve f1eet-a reservoir into
which Uncle Sam can dip for
ships to be summoned in a great
emergency. But this Government
already has made use of this
fleet, for more than 500 vessels
have been withdrawn from it in
the past year, Admiral Cochrane
pointed out. These ships have
been operated under general
agency agreements and contracts
with private industry. He cited
time saved for repair and recon-
mlssion1ng in the normal course
OF business by having these ves-
sells already in active service.
Because of international tur-
moil and United States world
leadership, American flag vessels
are carrying cargoes to distant
parts of the globe. This means
United States ships, captains,
officers and crews are getting
experience in all kinds of weather
and understanding. they would
mot otherwise obtain.
The Economic Cooperation Ad-
Imlnlstration. the Korean War, the
grain to India legislation and
other programs are giving Amer
Iican seamen wide duty.
Ground to Halt w Day.
On VI Day. the United States
had the most powerful Army,
Navy, Air Force and merchant
marine in history. But, with
World War II over. there was no
further need for such a gigantic
establishment. So this tremendous
machine ground to a virtual halt.
And so today's heritage of fever
ish shipbuilding, spurred on by
the days when Hitler and Toto
were real threats to mankind, is
now found in entire fleets of mer-
chants vessels, silently swinging
with the tides. These reserve fleet
sites are at Wilmington, N. c.; in
the Hudson River near Haver-
straw. N. Y: at Olympia, Wash;
Astoria, Greg; in the James River
at Fort Eustis. Va: at Mobile.
Ala; Beaumont, Tex. and at
Suisun Bay near San Francisco.
At first glance. these lines of
vessels look as if they were just
rusting away. But Maritime Ad-
ministrative officials assure you
they have been given the standard
preservative treatment for moth
balling. This consists of a high
pressure stream of water to knock
of the scale, then spraying with
red lead oxide and oil to preserve
them.
Vessels Dehumidified.
The Navy goes in for dehumidi-
flcation OF its laid-up vessels. The
Maritime Administration calls for
the oil and grease method. The
engines and auxiliaries have oil
through them to combat
rust and decay and other pre-
measures are taken.
In rows, these vessels await their
next orders. with only a few ship
keepers to care for them.
During World War II, the old
fleets Of many foreign nations
were practically sunk altogether
Or decimated beyond recognition.
So out of its war-built fleet. the
United States supplied vessels to
It's Allies to replenish their mer-
chant craft.
The reserve merchant feet, /
looked upon by some as a big
whose steel might we'll be
used for other purposes, really be-
came blessing in disguise. For
when the Korean war struck, there
vas a ready-made fleet upon which