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Evening star., 1952-11-21

because Of the cut, he stayed
longer than he had planned.
The Vice President-elect was
not too tanned, however. He had
not been able to swim for the last
part of his vacation because of
his foot injury. He said he hoped
the stitches would be removed
within three or four days. Doc
tors expect the injury will heal
quickly.
He said the trip from Miami
was very pleasant. The Constel-
lation flew part of the way at
10000 feet. he added. and at one
time was flying at 40 miles an
hour, ground speed, with the aid
Of a good tail wind.
Senator Nixon will spend next
week cleaning up his senatorial
office. He is to fly to Mexico City
to attend the Inauguration Of
President Ruiz Cortinas. How
ever, this trip has not been
worked out in detail but may be
today, he explained. He said he
expects to remain in Washington
for most of the next two weeks
or SO.
The Nixon family boarded an
airport limousine at planeside and
were whisked to the airport gates
by q police escort car.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Nixon Limps Slightly
From Foot Cut on
Arrival From Florida

Carrying their two sleepy-eye6
little girls, Vice President-elect
Nixon and his wife arrived here
last night by plane from Miami
Fla. where the family had been
vacationing.
Senator Nixon emerged, limp
ing slightly. from their Eastern
Airlines Super Constellation. after
1t arrived at Washington National
Airport at 1890 pm. He had
stitches in his foot. as the result
of stepping on a coral rock while
swimming.
The two children, Julie, 4, and
Patricia. 6, were very tired on
arrival. A stewardess said they
had dozed f1tfully on the plane,
which had left Miami shortly
after 7:30 pm. The young Vice
President-elect and his family
were delayed an hour and 80 min
uteS because of minor engine
trouble which developed as the
plane was about to take off for
Washington.
Detected Rough Engine.
w. l.. Morrisette. the airline's
traffic manager in Miami. reported
through the Associated Press that
the No. engine sounded a bit
rough" to the captain during the
warm-up on the runway, 80 he
brought her back in as a routine
precautionary measure" There
were "a passengers on board.
In commenting on President
elect Eisenhower's first three cabi-
net appointments. Senator Nixon
termed them excellent"
"They set a top standard which
I know will be followed in the
remainder of the administration"
he declared. He was referring to
yesterdays naming of John Foster
Dulles as Secretary of State:
Charles E. Wilson as Secretary of
Defense. and Gov. Douglas Mckay
of Oregon as Secretary of the In
terror.
Senator Nixon said he talked
about the problem of keeping
Communists out of the new ad-
ministration. with Representative
Velde, Republican. of Illinois. yes
terday. He stressed that it was
only a general discussion and he
could not comment further at this
time. 1t is believed, in official
circles. that Representative Velde
may become chairman of the
House Un-American Activities
Committee.
Sunshine as Good.
Emphasizing that he was a Cali
fornian, Senator Nixon laughing
ly admitted that Florida's sun
shine was just as good. He said
he enjoyed the sun, and added
that it was nice to be in a State
that gave Eisenhower a 100000
majority" He described his vaca-
ton as wonderful, and said that
Evening star., 1952-11-21
.lrish-Americun Dunce

The Irish-American Club will
sponsor dance in Nativity Hall,
5000 Georgia avenue NV, at
pm. tomorrow. Proceeds will go
to the Queen of Apostles Semi
nary. Twelfth and Randolph
streets NV,
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Business Briefs

Bank CIearings in Is Leading
cities in the week ended February
Is totaled $17,454,523, 900 compared
with $15,849, 1884. 1000 in the previ-
Gus week and SIS. $4,000 in
the week a year ago.-Dun q
Bradstreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended January
80 totaled $21, ,160, 100000, down
|$126 million from the previous
week and up $3,029. 600, 900 from
the like week a year ago.-Federal
Reserve Board.
Federal Reserve System member
banks made net profits of $760
million in 1851, a decline Of $21
million or 3 per cent from the
previous year.
Crude Petroleum Production In
the week ended February 2 aver
aged 6,225,0O0 barrels daily. up
$31 900 from the previous week
and compared with 5,938,500 in
the like week a year ago.--Amer-
|ican Petroleum Institute.
Steel Companies in the Nation
lin 1851 spent a record $1,041, ,000.-
|000 on new equipment and con-
struction, an increase Of 1887
lover the 1850 outlay.-American
Iron & Steel Institute. q
National Steel Corp. In year
lended December 81 earned $45.-
I287, ,093 or $6.15 a share VS.. $57,-
814, ,974 or $7.85 in 1850.
Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy. in year
ended December 81 earned $685.
|141 900 or $3.50 a share VS.. $685.
|947, 900 or $4:25 in 1850.
Sunray Oil Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $24, PAS, 900
|or 1928 a share VS.. $40, ,462,8 ,878
or $2.13 in 1850.
Monsanto Chemical Co. in year
ended December 81 earned $685.
AT, ,8S4 or $4.70 a share VS.. $685.
|220.S3 or $5.37 in 1850.
Bell Tel. of Penna. in year ended
December 81 earned $21, ,024,5 ,576
VS.. 1882. .460 in 1850.
New England Tel. & Tel. In
year ended December 81 earned
SIG, 1884, ,842 VS.. $18.956.371 in 1850.
Chi, st. p. Mpls. & o. in year
ended December 81 had loss of
$3,076,615 VS.. a loss Of $297 ,412 in
1850.
N. Am. Aviation, Inc, In 3
months ended December 81 earned
81 STE, 900 or 46 cents a share VS..
1885, ,391 or 80 cents in 1850
period.
Lukens Steel in 3 months ended
January 10 earned $765 ,040 or
$2.41 a share VS.. 1927 ,978 or $2.92
in 1850 period.
Timken Detroit Axel Co. In s
months ended December 81 earned
$3,053, ,595 or $1.35 share VS..
s.. .083 ,288 or $1.42 in 1850 period.
Other earnings included:
For Year Ended December 81.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Stock Market BuoYed
BY Activity in Oils;
Trading Remains Quiet
sy ths A.soeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. ACTIVE
and higher. oils today kept the
stock market headed upward.
The rise was slight for the
market as a whole and trading
activity was on the quiet side.
Prices, except for oils and COM
panies with oil interests. seldom
went past a point and business
was. moving at the slowest pace
Of the week.
Amerada Petroleum shot ahead
at one time between Z and 8
points, while Northern Pacific
added between 8 and 1, Long
Bell Lumber "A" between 2 and
3, Texas Pacific Land Trust
around 2 and Cities Service be-
tween / and 2 points.
The railroads did well, holding
tenaciously to small plus signs.
Steels and motors held steady,
although there was little out
standing activity in these two
groups. The chemicals and non
ferrous metals were mixed.
Higher stocks included Chrys-
Ter, Santa Fe.. Texas Co, Anaconda
Copper. Goodyear. Homestake
Mining, j. I. Case, Union Carbide,
Boeing and Radio Corp. Lower
were Douglas Aircraft. United Gas
Corp. American Smelling, amer
ican Cyanamid. Dow Chemical,
American Can, Johns -ManviNe
and United States Gypsum.
Owens-Illinois Glass was ahead
as much as 2 points at times and
Corning Glass Works added more
than a point following the highly
successful offering to the public of
$4,000 shares Of Ovens Corning
Fherglas Corp.
The shares were offered at 35A
and Immediately shot ahead more
than 10 points In the over-the-
market.
In the corporate bond market
railroad loans were actively high
er. Governments were narrowly
mixed in the over-the-counter
market.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Advance in Fiberglas
After Offering Raises
Problem for Brokers
By Donald 3. HodIey

The first public offering Of
Ovens Corning Fiberglas Corp.
common stock today encountered
q landslide Of buying orders which
sent the price soaring and posed
q delicate problem for the Wash
ington brokerage firms which
were members of the Nationwide
underwriting syndicate.
Soon after the $4,000 shares
hit the market. priced at $35.75,
bid and asked prices scared to
$46 and $4S. a tidy profit. The
offering was oversubscribed and
that raised the question Of allot-
ing the new shares to customers.
Said one Washington broker, it's
going to be squeeze and II we
don't watch out, we can lose
friends.
Included in the syndicate were:
Ferris 81 Co., Johnston. Lemon &
Co. and AuchincloSs, Parker &
Redpath, all of Washington, and
Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner &
Beane, which has a large Office
here. s...
Admiral Towers Elected.
Admiral John H. Towers, re-
tired, formerly commander in
chief of the Pacific Fleet. has
been elected a director Of Fairchild
Evening star., 1952-02-07

Mr.. Craig formerly was divi-
sional general manager for Muntz
TV in the Eastern area.
Promoted by Capital Airlines.
william Pace, former reserva-
tions agent for Capital Airlines IN
Atlanta, has been promoted to
trafic representative in Washing
ton, it was announced by James
w. Austin. vice presidnet In
charge of traff1c and sales here
H. Cochran Fisher, L. T.
,Iipscomb, F. N. Stricklin and B.
e. Robinson Of the p. D. Sleeper
General Agency of the Aetna Life
Insurance Co. have qualified fol-
membership In the company's
leaders club.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO, Feb. R.--A lack Of de.
mand. possibly created by reports Of
further slight progress in the Korean
truce negotiations. resulted In Q lower
trend for grains on the Board Of Trade
The buying orders seemed 70 be bunched
in the pits at the opening. That got the
market to fairly stable start. particn.
March contract str0ngest.
care Of however, the lower trend set In.
e wasn't based on any heavy sellins
St Wheat near the end Of the iirst hour
was VI to / cent loweri March. $2,53s;
corn Was Y 70 lover; March 81 .sll
soybsans SOY s were @ e IL cents cents lower: March,
So. .961z. and Lard was cents lower 10 2
cents hundred pounds higher; March,
The early buying In corn was based on
o feeling Of some grain men that tbs
peak OF the run Of high-moisture corn had
been passed However, cash receipts TO-
tailed 205 cars. up . little from yesterday
It was also claimed corn was near the
loan price in some sections.
The period in which farmers could put
wheat under the loan has expired, which
Is not the case in corn. Even 80. reports
from the country contended producers
were not showing too much willingness %
let go Of the bread cereal ct current
There were reports that some Of II.
East. Quite . bit Of red wheat was tsken
felt that some Of this might be delivered
on the March futures
Evening star., 1952-02-07
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. a R-Butter--
674, 736; easy. Wholesale prices on bulk
cartons: creamery. higher than 90 score
.(AAl, fresh, S494 cents; 92 score tAl,
fresh, S4ls: 90 score (Bl, fresh. s44t; SO
score SCl, fresh "a.
cheese-232,342; steady. prices IN.
changed.
Esge-24. .663; easy. New York. spot
trading, follow: MidWestern. mixed colors.
fancy heaYyWeights. 40; extra l large.
E3s VI; extra I medium, 37-37h; puliets.
ceipts, rehandled, 35Is-37; whites, fancy
EhesyyReights, 40: extra l. large. 3Sls;
extra 1 medium. 37-3S; browns. fancy
extra medium, 37-3S.
Nearby--Whites. extra fancy heavy
weishts.. 411a-42; fancy hesyyweishts.
Il; others. large. 39-40; mediums. 37-3e;
pullets. 35; browns. extra fancy heavy
weights. 41-42. fancy heayyweights, 20;
mediums, 37-3S; pullets. 35.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Feb. G1 CUsDA).---Sal-
able hogs, 10,000:--active.. unevenly. %
to mostly so cents higher on both
butchers and sows; extremes up more,
most advance on butchers $50 pounds
and over; choice IS0-2"9 pounds. 1921
1880: top. ] 90 spa lily; most packer
purchases 1925 down: choice 230-240
pounds, 17.75.I8;15; 250-270 pounds,
17.25-17.65: 2S0-310 pounds, 16.T5-l1.25.
load around 325-pound butchers. 1880;
choice scws 400 pounds and less, 1875
sional lighter seys, 1850; 400-5o0 pounds;
491 ssabs snd eat Sscs gSS fSSs ssaSs calves
900; slaughter steers and heifsrs sicy.
uneven. about steady: cows mostly steady
with early Wednesday or as much as 25-
so. cents higher than close that day;
bulls and vealers steady to weak: load
high-choice and prime 1,142-pound steers.
1926: most choice steers, 80 .00-35.7
commercial to low-choice grades, $780,
32.75; load choice and prime S50-pound
mixed steer and heifer yearlings, $3.50;
most good and choic heifers, 81 .Q0-34 so;
utility and commercial cows, 90. 50-25: 90;
Gamers and cutters, 17.00-2Q.00; utility
and commercial bulls, 26.50-2g, 90; good
medium weight and heavy bulls, 5000
28. 90: commercial to psime vealers; 3l.O0-
gsaD sed shssPP ssPnr sSSs Stsay ne but sans
weak ak to 50 cents or more lower: double
] OF pound choice to prime Iowa-fed year
lings, including small 2-year-old end,
%. so; very moderate supply slaughter
ewes steady to weak at 11.00 to 1900,
with culls 1880 down to 900.
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. R.-ForeiEn az
chanse rates follow edrsat Britain in
dollars, others In cents1
Canadian dollar in New. York open
United Stafes cents, up Il Of Q cent.
Europe-Great Britain (pound). .2.78is,
unchanged; Great Britain, 30-day futures.
futures, 2.77A, up Il Of cent; Great
|a cent; Belgium 0rancl, 1854, on .60ls
unchanged; Holland Jguilderl. 26.3b, un-
changed; Italy (lira), 1874 Of Q cent,
|unchanged: Portugal (escudo), $50, NM
ichanged: switzerland tfrancJ tfree), 22.Ss,
Latin America-Arsentina ureel, 7.10.
lchanged; Mexico. 11.57, unchanEed: Vene-
zuela tboliVar), 3o.03, UNCHANGED.
Far East-Hcng Kong dollar, 17.50.
UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1952-02-07

n0ufU S9AeS ON tine ExcmAMg0 xOU8ys
1900 am. 2Ao 600 1900 noon 40 600
100 pm. $50 600 300 pm. 600 600
fUnit OF trading 10 snares 'In panR-
ruptcy or receive-snip or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act or securities
assumed BY such companies. Rates Of dfyi.
dends In the foregoing tables are annual
based on the last quarterly
Or semiannual declaration. Unless other
wise noted special or extra dividends are
not included. cid Called. Ell dividend
xr Elk rights 9 Also extra or extras b Plus
stock dividend. q Cash or stock De-
In stock estimated cash value ON ex diyi.
dend date, Paid last year. b De-
cIared or paid after stock dividend or
split-u Z Declared or paid this year. an
rears. nd Next day delivery. . Paid this
year. dividends omitted. deferred or no
" Declared or paid IN 1851 plus stock
dividend. >. Liquidating dividend Pay
able d stock. exact cash value undetef-
uined On declaration date
Evening star., 1952-02-07
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Feb. q dP.-Cotton futures
displayed renewed nervousness in forenoon
trading today. Increased liquidation .ex-
the market recovered partially on mill
buying and short covering.
Growing confusion over the Korean
news today and a statement by Secretary
OF Agriculture Brannon opposing any
increase in the cotton support level at
this time touched OIL additional selling.
However, some dealers thought that Q
lack Of an additional price Incentive might
discourage an all-out effort on paintings
BY farmers to meet the Government goal:
The continued lack Of aggressive demand
for cotton goods and increase selling of
nearby March prior to flrst-notice day also
contributed to the general uncertainty in
the market.
Noon prices were to 40 cents bale
lower than the previous close. March
41.53. May 41.09 and July 40.34.
Evening star., 1952-02-07

feCUIU EtDIudIy
20. President Richard S. Boutelle
said the board decided to review
dividend policy in the light Of
1851 earnings.
Young Mems Shop Grows.
The Young Mems Shop OF
Washington, Inc, had an overall
volume increase Of 35.9 per cent
for the fiscal year ended January
Evening star., 1952-02-07

Aa" S Pd1y 4O JOoA0,
as mems hat buyer. Mr.. Stern
also is buyer for mems sports
wear.
Included in plans for the COM
ing year is a remodeling project
for the downtown store, which
will begin in a few weeks.
d. C. Exchange Buster.
Trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange increased to 27,-
295 shares in January. compared
with 1880 in the previous month
and 25,042 in January 1851, ex-
change officials reported today.
Bond volume also rose to $4,000
VS.. $4,000 in the previous month
and $4,000 year ago.
Potomac Electric common again
was the favorite with a turnover
of 1896 shares. It closed at
15h, UP 1s from a month earlier.
Southern Co. common was next
with 2,34o shares, and closed at
1884, up "a. Capital Transit was
third with 2,077 shares. closing
at II, down IA.
Anacostia Federal to Move.
Anacostia Federal Savings and
Loan Association, which has
served Southeast Washington for
2S years, will move into a COM
pletely remodeled building for
merly occupied by the Fairlawn
Theater across the street from
present quarters at 1343 Good
Hope road Sc.
The move Is scheduled around
March / and will provide much
larger modernized quarters for the
rapidly growing association, de-
clared Carl C. Smuck. secretary
and general manager.
In addition to Mr.. Smuck, OFF,
GERS Of the association include
Albert Lindstrom, president; E.
G. Lashlee, vice president; Charles
r. Clayton, vice president and
general counsel; C. Bayne Mar
bury, treasurer, and Charles G.
Elderkin, assistant secretary.
Lacy's Executive Appointed.
Ralph G. Craig has been named
manager of outside sales for
Lacy,s, Inc, Washington television
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Odd-Lot DECLINES

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions BY
cialists on the New York Exchange for
February 5.972 purchases. involving
1916 shares; sales involving 1904 or
ders. Including 674 shares sold short on
q orders
Evening star., 1952-02-07

appliance store
chain, President
william Warsaw
announced.
A native OF
Pittsburgh. Pa.
Mr.. Craig a t.
tended the Uni
versity Of Pitts
burgh. He has
served in man
agerial capaci-
ties with Proc
tor d Gamble,
McGraw . Hill
and La cr S
Evening star., 1952-02-07

Engine and Air
plane Corp. at
Hager t own,
Md. Now re-
tired from the
Navy, Admiral
Towers is q vice
pre- sid e n t Of
an American
Anyways.
Fairchild di-
rectorS declared
O dividend OF 10
cents q share,
payable March
6 to holders of
~~.lHn1>.,.onry nry
Evening star., 1952-02-07

81, anu pIduS SA"
|tensive remodel
ling and improve
|naent of its three
stores in the
coming year, re-
ported E. I.
|Cowen. treasurer
and gener /
smanager, today.
!: Mr.. Cowen also
announced the
appointment Of
Charles Stern,
who has been
with the COM
Evening star., 1952-02-07
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. Feb. z A9.-Spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 24Ea
cents pound. Connecticut. Valley. Leaa
cents a pound East St. Louis Tin. l.2l "a
e pound, New York. At Pittsburgh. scrap
steel No. heavy was quoted at 1900.
Evening star., 1952-02-07

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Evening star., 1952-02-07
N. Y. Bond Market.
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Evening star., 1952-02-07
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 0p.-Dividends
declared:
Pc Stk, of Pay
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Gen. |. R. HoIbrook,
founded Cook Schools
BY the Associoted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 90
Maj. Gen. L. r. Holbrook, who
originated the Army's School for
Cooks and Bakers and who COM
manded the first United States
field artillery regiment to enter
France during World War I, died
yesterday.
Born in Arkansaw, Wis, April
100. 1875, Gen. Holbrook was grad
uated from West Point in 1896.
Gen. Holbrook. II, had been i'll
for several months. He died at
ILetterman General Hospital.
Gen. Holbrook held the Dis
tinguished Service Cross, the Sill
yer Star with cluster, the French
Legion of Honor, the French Croiz
de Guerre with two palms, the
French Fourragere, and the Mon
tenegrin Distinguished Service
Cross.
The widow and three sons sur
vive. The sons are Col. Frank c.
Holbrook, who is with the Army
IQuartermaster Generals Office in
Washington; Capt. John C. Hol-
brook, U. S. NJ, now with the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and 1t. Col. Lucius
r. Holbrook. U. S. A. F., presently
assigned to Formosa. All three
sons were here on emergency
leave to be at his bedside.
Evening star., 1952-10-20
Leonard K. Nicholson ,
Headed Publishers Of
New Orleans Papers
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 20.-Fu.
neral services for Leonard K
nicholson, chairman of the boarc
lof the Times-Picayune Publishing
lCo., will be held today.
Mr.. Nicholson, II, died here yes.
lterday. He had been in failing
health for some months.
At the time of his death, Mr.
nicholson headed the company
which publishes the morning
lTimes-Picayune and the Afternoon
INew Orleans States.
Was Marshall Roommate.
Mr.. Nicholson was a collegt
roommate of Gen. George Catlett
Marshall during their student year.
together at Virginia Military Insti.
ltute, and their friendship endured
across the later years.
Mr.. Nicholson was in the news
paper publishing field nearly SC
years. His father and mother
published the old Picayune before
a merger with the Times Demo
Icrat was effected. forming the
Times -Picayune. He became pres
Iident of the paper in 1918 after
having started as a counter clerk
HE became editor in 1922 and
board chairman last May.
Official of Associated Press.
He was a member Of the Board
Of Directors of the Associated
Press from 1888 until 1851. the
maximum period allowed under
the APPS bylaws. He also served
as director of the Southern
Newspaper Publishers Association
and the North American News
paper Alliance.
He is survived by son, Jerry, q
law student at Tulane University
The opposition of the Times
Picayune was one Of the few fixed
points in the furious Louisiana
political melee during the years
in which Huey P. Long consoli-
dated his hold on the State.
After a general election in No
vember, 1882. there was wide
spread suspicion of the vote count
on constitutional amendments. A
grand jury began investigating.
The newspaper spread the story
Mr.. Nicholson and James M. Co.
lomb. a dissenting member Of the
grand jury. were ordered to show
cause why they should not b<
held in contempt for having re.
vealed the secrets of the granc
jury room. But the Times-Pica.
yune kept the fire burning, the
judge to whom the grand jury
attempted to report refused tt
accept their findings, the pro.
ceedings against Nicholson were
withdrawn.
Got Proof Of Fraud.
Again on June 8. 1899, a news
paper under Nicholson's direction
The States this time-received
a tip and took a chance. The tip