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Evening star., 1951-07-27
U. 5. SkiIIs, Machines
To Aid Europe Output
Under New ECA Plan
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, July 27.-The Marshall
Plan has begun an intense cam
paign to raise Europe's productive
ity by a third-and make sure the
benefits of such an increase filter
down to the working mans pay
envelope.
The key point in the new
scheme is that American private
enterprise will be put in direct
touch with its European opposite
number, with the approval of the
governments involved. according
to Economic Cooperation Admin
istration chiefs here.
Under the new, intensified pro-
ductivity campaign some American
industries will virtually adopt"
industries in Eurore whose output
corresponds to theirs. This will
mean an interchange of Skills and
machines on a -than-ever
scale.
In addition, the Marshall Plan
missions are to see to it that bene-
fits of improved productivity re-
isult directly in higher wages for
workers and lower prices for con-
Isumers, according to Henry Park
man, who is retiring next week as
chief of the Marshall Plan mis-
sion to France.
Mr.. Parkman told reporters
that "all the planning for this
new policy has been done in full
cooperation with the govern
.ments."
He said it would involve an in
Itensification of the interchange Of
technical experts between the
United States and Europe, and the
supplying of equipment and
financial aid from the United
States to help European produc-
tivity.
Mr.. Parkman, a former briga-
dier general in the United States
Army and one time United States
representative on the Interna-
tional Ruhr Authority, said "the
major part of the ECA program in
Europe in the next year is to be
to increase the value of industrial
and agricultural production.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
BY the Associaied Press

NEW ORLEANS, July 81
Legally dead and buried" for two
years, Sam Jones set off a weird
Louisiana swampland murder
mystery when found alive in a
barber'si chair.
Authorities were baffled today
by the finding of the 43-year- -old
Jones in Denver, Colo
AS far as Louisiana officers were
concerned Jones had been in his
grave since a knife-slaying two
years ago.
They were equally puzzled as to
the identity of the body resting
in Sam Jones grave.
These are the persons whom
police plan to question:
i. Jones, known also as John C
Harper in Denver where he has
spent most of his time since he
was murdered" He has been
a. sted for investigation of mur-
der and will be questioned on his
arrival today from Denver.
2. Donald Easterwood, a 26-year-
old CT student welder and father
Of four children, who was tried
and acquitted on charges of mur-
deriHg Jones. Easterwood was ar
rested last for investigation OF
murder.
8. Jones common law wife, Pa
tricia Land, who identified the de-
composed body found in Jefferson
Parish swamps as that of Jones
She admitted the Staying. repu-
dated her statement and testified
in court she saw Easterwood kill
Jones.
Freed in Killing.
EasterWood worked at a New
Orleans filling station with Jones
and came under suspicion after
Jones disappeared and S96 was
reported missing from a cash
drawer.
Easterwood was indicted on the
murder charge largely on the Land
woman's testimony. A jury freed
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Mutual Bank Deposits
Reach Record Total
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, July 27.-Total
deposits of the Nations 529 mu-
tual savings banks hit a record
high of 2O.397, 900 900 on June 80.
Carl G. Freese, president of the
National Association of Mutual
Savings Banks, reported today.
Mr.. Freese, who also is presi.
dent and treasurer of the Con-
necticut Savings Bank of New Ha-
ven. said deposits increased $372
billion, or 1.9 per cent, during the
first half year.
This compared with an increase
.of $652 million. or 3.4 per cent.
in the first half of 1850. The in
crease for the IL months ended
June 80 was $458 million, or 90
per cent.
Mr.. Freese said the lesser gain
In 1851 reflects a l per cent de-
cline in deposits and an II per
cent increase in Withdrawals, COM
pared with 1850.
During June total deposits gain
ed $163 million, we'll above the
Sl33 million gain in June, 1850.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Stock Market Skids
AS Earnings Reports
|Disappoint Traders
By the Associated Pres.

NEW YORK, July 27.-A buy
ing lull, coupled with a weak
tendency in steel and motors, to-
day sent the stock market gen.
orally lower.
Losses extended among leaders
to hearty So share while scat
tered gains were held usually
under a dollar a share.
Bethlehem Steel, following a
disappointing earnings report, was
at the bottom of the sag in that
division.
An exception was Follansbee
Steel, moderately active and up
a small amount. 1t reported first
half earnings equal to $2.96 a
share as compared with 81 cents
la year ago.
Detroit Disputes Continue.
Motors were doubly hit by dis
heartening news. General Motors
reported a big earnings drop in
the first half. At the same time
the Government ordered another
S per cent cut in steel for passen-
ger car production in the final
quarter Of this year.
And labor disputes continued
in Detroit in the Ford, Chryslel
and Hudson plants where pro-
duction was impaired.
| The additional cut in steel for
automobiles also was extended to
makers of radios, refrigerators
and other such durable appliances
for civilian use.
Such news was not Offset BY
the decision of House and Senate
committees to recommend major
relaxations in consumer credit
controls. - -
Nickel Plate Starts 81 Higher.
Railroads made the best ap-
pearance of the major groups
because Nickel Plate opened up
D4 SlldIC dIlu III dOC0 OllOC VI
twice afterward at the same price
before going higher. Other rails
were unchanged to a few cents
lower.
Utilities held steady, although
American Telephone lost a few
cents.
Other stocks going lower in
cluded Southern Pacific. Northern
Pacific, Texas Co., Certain -Teed,
American Smelling, TEXAS Gulf
Sulphur (after reporting decreased
dividends, United States Steel,
Republic Steel, Chrysler. Stude-
baker, Goodyear. Montgomery
Ward, Boeing and Douglas Air
craft.
American Cyanamid had an in
dependent upside squirt around
midday amounting to between So
and 81 at times.
Corporate bonds were narrowly
mixed.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. July 81 R,.-Wheat punched
out sains ranging to around TWO cents al
times on the Board OF Trade to-day: Other
generally active market
A good part Of the buying in wheat at
the start came from a large commission
revival in -four business. or the sale OF
some wheat to foreign countries over night
brokers said. 1t was not known immedi-
a'ef Alter Mha the was opening I bulge the market
settled down to more sedate pace. stu,
wheat held onto good part of its early
Wheat near the end Of the first hour
2.3494; corn was fs-ss higher. September
tm s ana 0sts aybssns ssrs %ers hshsr esnPs ssP
higher; September. 2.s5A. and lard was 10
higher, September: 1917
pickup in domestic -four business. il only
weeks that a revival more Or less has TO
atf said there s' was - little better inouirT for
Cash wheat receipts slumped a bit fur
here sodas 9ans e9 noed esrs
by the floods. there also was an important
loss in soil washed s1S away away bv the ram
rived here today; That brought the
total receipt Of oats to more than mil;
shipments of rye. but these have been
oicking. up. speed in the. past few weeks.
to ali wheat in Canada this year at
25. .731 800 acres, compared with 27.-
acres lat year The srop last
all reports this years Canadian crop is
mostly coming along in splendid style.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, July 81 GP.-Foreign ex.
change rates. follow (Great Britain in dol.
lars, others in cents):
. Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket, 5is per cent discount or a4435.
cents. unchanged.
Europe--Great Britain (poundl a.S0Is
unchanged; 30;day futures 2,s02s un-
changed; 60-day futures. 2S0Is, un-
changed; 90-dsy futures, 2S1. unclaimed
Belgium (franct: 1.99 unhanged; France
(francl, .2SSs of a cent, UNCHANGED; Hol-
land (guilder), 26.32, unchanged: italy
Qiral, 1874 of a cent unchanged: Portu-
gal tescudo), $40. of OF Of a cent;
Sweden (krona). 1895. UNCHANGED; Swift
Latin America-Argentina dree), 7.25.
unchanged; Bragil dree). $50, unchanged;
Mexico, Il.57, unchanged; VeIssuela
Far East-Hong Kong dollar, 1880, un-
changed
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Murder Victim Found Alive,
Faces Quiz on Swamp Mystery

him, however, and in doing so
gave him a 500 gift to start over
again.
Chief Deputy Sheriff John
Faulkner of Jefferson Parish and
another deputy went to Denver
earlier this week to look for Jones.
They were accompanied by for
mer friend of Jones, John C.
Painter.
Mr.. Painter had a chance
meeting with Jones several
months ago in Denver. When Mr..
Painter returned to New Orleans
he told his story to the New Or
leans States. The newspaper no.
titled the sheriff.
Jones admitted taking the
money from the gas station. but
denied that he knew anything
about a Staying.
Mr.. Faulkner said a murder
charge will be filed against Jones.
but the name of the victim will
not be included in the charge.
Hope for More Facts. ~
Jon, is beginning to G nerv-
ous," Mr.. Faulkner said in Denver.
"He was calm when he was ar
rested, but his manner is chang
ing. I am conflde.lt he will give
us considerable information by
the time we land at New Orleans.
There are indications he will tell
us what it's all about"
he chief deputy said he has
important information about the
murder victim and he said he felt
Jones knows a great deal about
it,"
Trousers taken from the corpse
bore laundry marks of an address
where Jones formerly lived.
Police are conducting State
V ide search for Miss Land. Mat
thews S. 8raniff, assistant district
attorney, said she will be charged
with perjury when found.
DR.. Kermit Brau, Jefferson Par
ish coroner, said it may be nec-
essary to eXhume the body of the
man buried in Jones grave.
Il want to talk to Jones before
1 make any decision" he said.
Evening star., 1951-07-27

on net income rose to $2.794, 900
VS.. $1,547,000 and net profits re-
manning were $3,168,000 VS.. So
$4,000. The annual rate of net
profits to capital funds was 1888
per cent VS.. 9.49 per cent year
earlier.
The banks paid out $1,100,000
of cash dividends or 2,89 per cent
on capital in the six months VS..
$l,062 900 or 2.98 per cent in the
same 1850 period.
Receipts from operations ex-
panded 10 $15,434, 900 VS.. $13,828.-
900, and expenses rose to $9.546,-
600 VS.. $8.675, 900.
Loans Off Sharply in Week.
Commercial loans of IA Wash
ington reserve member banks
dropped $5.947,000 in the week
ended July Is, sharpest weekly de-
cline since the start of Korean
hoStilitieS. the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond announced.
The total of $136, 1876. 900 on July
13 remained $685. 900 above the
like 1859 date, and a week earlier
was not far below its all-time
peak. Total outstanding loans of
the IA banks decreased to $3l4,-
921 900 en- July 18, drop of $4,-
$4,000 from a week earlier, but
still werc $45,038,000 above year
earlier.
Brokers and other securities
loans showed slight gains for the
week, and other loans, including
consumer loans, were up $836,000
at $76,324 600. Investments of
$507 ,082, 900 were up $6,876,000 in
the week, mainly due to a gain of
$6,572,0G0 in holdings of Treasury
bills.
Demand deposits of $859,811 900
were down $6,196,000 for the week,
but $45, 10000 above year ago.
Lincoln Service Net Rises.
Lincoln Service Corp. reported
net income of $358,177 or $2.44 a
share in six months ended June
80 VS.. $335,834 or $3.50 in the
.o,oo 10En ,oo,.j
Evening star., 1951-07-27

Earned surplus on June 80 to-
tailed $l,415,912 VS.. $l,345, ,908 a
year earlier. Assets of $10,147,-
1893 on June 80 included $8,414,-
912 installment notes receivable.
Current assets totaled S1.586, ,301.
June Sales Record Reported.
Washington department store
sales in June and the first half
of 1851 set new all-time records
for those periods, although the
June gain over June, 1850, was
only per cent, the Richmond
Reserve Bank reported. The six
months gain from year earlier
was per cent because of larger
gains in early months of the year
June sales were 407 per cent
ahead of the same 1945 month
and 1868 per cent ahead of June
1941. The six months sales were
395 per cent above 1945 and
1892 ahead of the same 194l
period.
Directors of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc. today declared a regular
quarterly dividend of SO cents a
common share, payable October
to stockholders of record Sep
tember 7.
Frozen Foods Boom Seen.
Sales of frozen fruits and vege-
tables are currently running ap-
proXimately 80 per cent of fresh
produce sales and sales of all
frozen foods are running approx
imately 5 per cent of all food sales.
These findings of a private sur
vey among major food chains in
the Washington Metropolitan Area
were revealed by L. S. Lehrman,
prominent frozen food broker and
consultant, in lecture before an
American University marketing
class conducted by Theodore H.
Levin.
Mr.. Lehrman predicted that by
1855. frozen foods would account
for around one-third of all retail
food sales.
Southern Wholesalers, Inc, area
appliance distributors, have ap-
pointed the Cohen & Miller Ad-
vertising Agency to handle their
account.
Will Attend CLU Institute.
G.. Edward Hacking, chartered
life underwater and associate
manager of Acacia Mutuals North
ern Virginia branch Office, will
attend the annual CLU Institute
which starts at the University OF
Connecticut next Monday. Sixty
of the Nations leading under
writers will study latest trends in
business insurance and group COW
erageS in the two weeks course
Fred E. Hill and Victor E
Brandrup of the Washington
agency of the American National
Insurance Co. and are among the
many underwriters of the Wash
ington area who attended the an
nual Life Underwriting School al
the same university this week.
Southern Railway has ordered
300 70-ton all-steel hopper bot
tom coal cars from Pullman.
Standard Car Manufacturing Co
to be built at Butler, Pa, for de-
livery beginning about October l
The cost will be approximate!
So million.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation declined
SITS million in the week ended
Wednesday, to a total of $27. .706.-
100000. The figure was $791 mil
lion above the corresponding week
last year.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Bituminous Production in the
week ended July 81 was 10,280, 900
tons, compared with 8,440,000 in
the previous week and II, ,195, 900
in the similar week last year
National Coal Association.
Railroad Freight Volume last
week amounted to 804,570 cars,
80 per cent above the previous
week but 81 per cent below the
comparable 1850 week.-National
Coaf Association.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended Mon
day declined to $251 ,875, 900, COM
pared with $361, ,082. 900 the week
before and $252,489,000 in the
like week last year.-Engineerlng
News-Record.
Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey
estimated net consolidated earn
ings for the six months ended
June 80 at $249 million or SAIL
per common share. VS.. $l59 mil
lon or $3.50 in the 1850 half.
General Motors Corp. reported
first half earnings of $3.50 million
or $3.13, VS.. $485 million or $5.45.
Nash -Kelvinator Corp. reported
net for the nine months ended
June 80 of $12,735,053 or $2.93,
VS.. $21 ,482, 1866 or $4.94.
Gulf Oil Corp. earned $63, 3,319,-
900 or $2.79 in the first half, VS.
$50, ,621 900 Or $2.23.
Standard Oil Co. of California
estimated first half net at $84,-
918.170 or $2.96, VS.. $60,407,463
or $211.
Merck & Co. first half earnings
were $7.2 million of $2.86 VS.. $3,-
966, 900 or $152. .
Union Bag g. Paper Corp.
earned $7,358.079 or $4.85 in the
half, VS.. $4,549,2 ,208 or 1902.
Charles Pfizer & Co. earned
$6,652,102 or $1.46 in the six
months ended July /. VS.. $685.
442 or 81 cents.
Other earnings included:
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Group Insurance Sold
To International Bonk
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

NEW YORK, July 27.-The New
York Life Insurance Co. an
nounced today group policy had
been issued to cover some 425 en-
ployes of the International Bank
for Reco Instruction and Develop
ment.
The coverage provides life in
surance and accidental death and
diSmemberment for a face amount
of appl oximately $2,250,O00 TO,
the world bank staff members.
Evening star., 1951-07-27

CeuC jump IN H.
come taxes cut
t h e m 6.3 per
cent below 1850
levels, a report
70 m Preston
D e ! a n 0, con-
troller of tn e
curr e ncy. re-
vealed today.
Profits before
income t xe S
totaled $780,
900. compared
with $4,929,000
in the first half
of 1QS0 foYaS
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July 81 R, tusDA).-sal-
able hogs 5000; very active and uneven;
butchers 25 to fully so. cents, or more
higher, sows $3.50 cents higher: bulk
23.75, freely; a40-270 pounds. 32.50-
90 so; heavier weights scarce; few lots to
around $40 pounds down to p 90: CHOICE
sows. 400 pounds and under, 18.50-20. y;
most 4oo..5oo pounds. 17.50-ls.75 500
salable cattle. 500; salable calves. 600:
supplies extremely small; trade mostly
steady: bulls still slow; few loads and
lots good to low prime fed steers and
mixed yearlings, 33.00-3675; load choice
to prime. 1;,190-pound. steers. 1915; few
utility to low-good steers, 27.00-31 so;
sprinkling utility ond commercial heif-
ers 33,5o-29.o 90; few commercial
1s.0o-26.00; largely 10 .00-25 SON few
utility and commercial bulls. 26.50-29. 90;
odd cutters down to "a 90; Gull to prime
yeaiers. 2Q,O0-37 90; most commercial
Salable sheep 300: meager supply ma
tive spring lambs and sheep slow. about
steady; extreme top native spring, lambs,
5000 paid sparingly; bulk. 30.04 81. 80;
ewes. 11.00-14.00 mostly.
Evening star., 1951-07-27

Sdul6 1SOU pSl
: cd. c h r ! G S
! Delmar is pres
ident.
| Operating in
come for the
period rose to
$1,277,686 VS..
$1,104,466 and
operating ex-
penseS reached
S 5 8 3,9 5 2 VS..
S502,630. State
nd Federal
taxes on in
come climbed
to $215,617 VS..
Evening star., 1951-07-27
United States Rubber Co. an

United States Rubber Co. an
nounced that Herbert E. Smith,
chairman and chief executive of :
ffcer, would retire August 81
after 38 years with the company
He will = continue as a director
and member of the finance cot1l-
mittee. n
Evening star., 1951-07-27

Simmons Co. earned $2,934, ,480
or $3.50 in the six months ended
with June, VS.. $3,738,515 or $500.
1T reported that a reserve of ST.
million had been set up on ac-
count of Kansas City flood loss.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
80 Pei. Jump in Taxes
Wipes Out Gain in
D. {. Bank EARNINGS
By DonoId B. HodIey

Earnings Of 19 Washington banks
and trust companies in the first
half of this year were 10 per cent
above a year ago. but an 80 per
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, July 81. E1.-s Spot meta
prices today: Copper, 241a cents a pound
Connecticut Valley. Lead u cents
tbund. East St. Louis. Tin, 81 .06 4
pound. New York. 9 Scrap steel No.
Heavy, S44, Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1951-07-27
doufy sales on the Exchange To-day;
/ ~ am SuE Wv l2:Uu nuuu 54u 20
LOO pm 73U 0Uv 2.Utp.m. 900 VI

tUnit Of trading 10 shares. sIn pank-
luptcy or receIVerSnip or being reorgan,zed
under the Bankruptcy ACT or SECURITIES
assumed oy such companies. Rates OF Qlvi-
dendS in the foregoing table are annual
dlSDa. SementS based on the last quarterly
or semiannual declaration. Unless other.
wise noteo special or extra dividends are
not included cid Called EX-diyidsnd
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras b Plus
stock dividend Cash or stock Paid
last year Payable in stock estima ted
clared or paid so far this wear 4 De-
clared or paid, after stock dividend or
split-up. Declared or paid this year an
accumuiative issue with dividends in ar
rears o PAD this year. dividends omitted.
deferred OF. no action taken at last divi-
1861 plus stock dividend uiquidatir
dividend 2 Payable in stock. exact cash
value undetermined on declaration date
Evening star., 1951-07-27
N. Y. Bond Market
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Evening star., 1951-07-27
Washington Exchange

SALES
Pot El Pwr com-200 at 1874. 100 at 1a7.
Virginia Elec & PWr com-f;C at o1M
Wash Gas COMO at 25M.
Fotomac Efec PwT com-100 at 1917.
Garfinckel com-l00 at 10
Potomac Eiec Pwr co.q---luO at 137s,
Wash GsS 4f5o $50 pid-in at l0l =
Evening star., 1951-07-27
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. July 27 Up, - Dividends
declared:
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-01
Ridgway "Prepored To Strike Ef0rd" # Reds Prefer W0r

U. s. Eighth Army Headquar- ters. Korea .P - The Eighth Army is prepared to strike and strike hard in Korea if the Reds want all-out war instead of truce talks.
 That warning was issued to- night in Tokyo by General Matthew B. RidgWay's Public Information Office.
 It came as Gen. Omar N. Bradley, Americas top military leader, and RidgWay toured com mana posts on the eastern front where the United Nations au- tumn offensive got underway last Tuesday.
 South Korean troops in that mountainous sector barred their bayonets Monday and drove 5U0 to 600 Reds off the third crest off ridgsline vest Of Heart break Ridge They won the other two peaks Sunday night. Other South Koreans captured a hill northwest of the Punch bowl, north of Yanggu.
 On the other side of the war torn peninsula, sunny skies brought the air war back to Korea. Twenty-seven US. F-86 Sabre Jets claShed with about 40 red-nosed Communist MIG 15s in a series of dogfights that sWirled for 25 minutes north of Sinanju.
 The US. Fifth Air Force said one of the Russian-made MICS was destroyed and three were damaged. No Allied losses were reported.
 Tokyo LP - Red leaders per sisted today in their long silence on an Allied proposal to change the Korean truce meeting place from Kaesong 10 No-Man 's-Land.
 Gen. Omar Bradley said Sun day the future of the armistice negotiations will depend on the nature" of the Communist reply.
 He had told a news conference in Tokyo Sunday mo one can foresee if they (the truce talks) will be successful or unsuccess- ful. don't think anyone expects quick results"
 He expressed hope that an armistice can be reached, but made it clear that was up to the Reds.