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Evening star., 1952-08-01

out. There will be night battles
and there will be dead.
I join Gen. John Selden's brief
ing at Marine headquarters and
there I hear the remorseless add
ing machine of war: "1st Marines,
three dead. Enemy assault.
=. The F4U pilot never got out
Of his plane when it crashed. !.
Send a case Of beer to the Korean
Marines who captured the pris-
oners. Tonight four more
probing attacks by How Com
pany. :"
It's war. It all happened within
a few miles of Panmunjom and
1t will go on happening, for men
here fear there will be no end.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
Busmen Defer Strike
For Cancellation Action
BY the Assoeiaied Press

HAGERSTOWN. Aug. buses
of the Blue Ridge Lines eastern
division continued to operate to-
day. though drivers and garage
employees last night authorized a
strike.
The AFL union members agreed
to forego a walkout to give the
United States Cancellation Service
a chance to settle their contract
dispute in a series of meetings
beginning next week.
Main stops on the runs out OF
here are Baltimore, Pittsburgh,
Harrisburg and washington.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
By Som Dawson
Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Business
lis making II per cent less profits
this year than last-blaming
strikes, rising costs. taxes, controls
and savings-minded customers.
More than two-thirds of the
first 327 leading corporations to
report their first six months earn
ings are trailing last years profits
some of them falling drastically
behind.
The only industries to show
gains as a group are aircraft, util-
titles and oil. Worst hit are textiles
and steel.
Still, only eight of the 327 re-
ported a loss for the first half.
And 80 were able to show gains
over a year ago-a few setting
records in profits.
Total Shows Shrinkage.
But many companies that set
records in sales volume found net
profit after taxes had shrunk below
IA year ago.
A survey of the 327 corporations
shows total net income this year
|of $1,982,512.364, against $2,223,-
|279,061 for the same companies
in the first half of 1851.
The % railroads in the list broke
Just about even with last year. The
utilities gained Z per cent.
But the 287 industrials dropped
IL per cent behind a year ago, with
212 of them showing declines IN
net profit. s9
Not since the first quarter of
1851 has business as a whole been
able to register a gain in profits
over the same period the year be-
fore.
Peak Reached in 1851.
Profits hit their peak at the start
of 1851 and have shrunk ever since
in large part because new and
higher tax rates went into effect
for business in April, 1851.
Yet the dividend rates have been
holding up. The New York Stock
Exchange reports that cash pay
mentS on common stocks listed on
the Big Board set new high in
the first six months of this year,
with gain of per cent over pay
ments in the first half Of 1851.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
D. {. Taftites Pledge
Unbeatable Support
10 Gen. Eisenhower

All groups of the Districts Re-
publican Party have Joined hands
in an unbeatable solid front" to
elect Gen. Eisenhower and Sen
Iator Nixon, according to an an
nouncement from Joseph c. Nc
Garraghy, chairman of the Republi-
lean State Committee.
A united drive for absentee vot-
ers will be led by a newly formed
Eisenhower Nixon Campaign Club,
set up in the Cafritz Building at
1925 I street NV.
Formation of the club symbol
ICES the determination of local
party leaders to bury the hatchet
of preconvention strife in an all
out effort to elect a Republican
ticket in November. It's member
ship includes many members of
the State committee. leaders of
the District Eisenhower Club and
former supporters of Senator Taft.
It's president is l.. Corrin Strong :,
who served as finance chairman
of the Washington Eisenhower
for-President movement.
Halls Support Move.
Mr.. McGarraghy, announcing
the formation of the club, de-
clared that it indicates the sup
port not only Republicans but in
dependents and others will give
(Gen. Eisenhower throughout the
country"
what we have done here in
Washington for the good of our
country and our party will. we
are convinced, be done in every
State in the Union." he added.
Mr.. Strong observed that. "al-
though the preconvention cam
lpaign here in Washington was ac-
lively contested, both sides have
made sacrifices and now stand
united behind our two candidates"
Last May District Republicans
elected an overwhelmingly pro-
Taft State Committee. defeating
Eisenhower candidates in most
city precincts. The six-man Dis
trict delegation cast its vote for
the Ohio Senator at the conven-
| ton.
Club Officers Named.
Club officers were announced as
follows:
Lewis T. Bruninger, Washington
real estate dealer and member of
the State Committee, chairman of
the Board of Governors; James c.
Wilkes. former State Committee
chairman. first vice president.
Mrs. Howard A. Coffin, Edward
II. Colladay. Thurman L. Dodson.
Maurice Friedman, Clyde D. Gar
rett, West A. Hamilton, Gilbert
A. Hahn, jr.; Robert E. McLaugh-
lin and Mrs. John Sherman, vice
presidents; Warren L. Stephenson,
secretary, and Bruce Baird, treas
lurer.
The Board of Governors in
lcludes Mrs. Janet Barnes, Edward
Burling. jr.: former Municipal
Court Judge James A. Cobb. Mrs.
Coffin, George L. Hart, jr.; Mr..
Nc Garraghy, George A. Parker,
Mr. Mclaughlin, Mr.. Strong and
lMr. Wilkes.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
Three Still in Hospital
After Theuter Accident
BY the Assoeiated Press

AUSTIN. Tex. Aug. 1.-Three
persons remained hospitalized to-
day as a result Of collapse of a
ceiling section in the downtown
Queen Theater yesterday. All
were in satisfactory condition.
Several tons Of metal lath and
plaster fell approximately so feet
from the ceiling to the floor
shortly after noon yesterday,
covering about 20 rows of seats.
Fourteen children and one man
were injured.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
Net Estote of $3.50. Alb

NEW YORK, Aug. l (R.--Mrs
Edith Hale Harkness left q net
estate after taxes of $7,89O,473
The widow of William L. Hark-
ness, financier and philanthropist
she died in 1947. A tax appraisal
yesterday showed gross assets of
$35 500, ,554. subject to Federal
and State taxes of more than $25
million.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
Business Profits Are Down 77%
From Year Ago, Survey Shows

There are wide differences among
industries in the profit pattern
Textiles show up badly-down So
per cent this year from a year ago
In recent weeks, however, business
mas picked up for them and they
hope to show gains in the present
quarter.
Textile Companies Lose.
-Four companies in the textile
field operated in the red in the
first half. One airline, one ap-
pliance and two coal companies
also reported a net loss.
Steel profitS-on the basis OF
20 companies in the steel and iron
business-were off As per cent
Only three of the top 10 COM
panies have reported so far.
The steel strike, starting June
2, gets much of the blame for
their drop. With the price in
crease just granted, the steel mills
expect the second half of 1852
to have more pleasant results.
Makers of containers suffered
a 80 per cent drop, as a group,
partly because the steel strike
also upset their business.
Paper Demand OFF.
Paper and pulp, as a group,
was off 80 per cent proflt-wise.
The companies blame a showdown
in demand for packaging, inten-
sified by the steel strike which
caused some of the paper COM
panies' customers to shut down.
Retail profits were off q per
cent this year. But in recent
weeks trade has picked up, and
merchants expect to do better
from now on.
Building material providers,
also affected by the steel strike,
report profits, as a group. off 26
per cent.
The oil companies were 10 per
cent ahead in profits in the first
three months of this year, but
some of them had a strike. And
profits for the six months are
only 3 per cent ahead of a year
ago.
Aircraft makers; with fat de-
fense orders, forged ahead by Al
per cent. The airlines had a bad
first quarter, but a better second
quarter, and just about broke
even for the entire six months.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
Cousin of Duchess Hurt
In Crash Near Rome
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Aug. Mrs. Laura
O'Brien, 40. of Palm Beach. Fla,
a cousin of the Duchess of Wind
sor. was slightly injured in an
automobile accident near here last
night.
She was riding with Philip
Schell of New York, an auto race
driver, when their automobile was
in collision with a large truck.
The car overturned after hitting
a tree.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
CubIe Rute to Rise

LONDON, Aug i (P. = The
British post Office announced to-
day the cost of sending a tele-
gram from Britain to the United
States. and Canada is going up
a 5 cents a word September /.
After September l the rate will
be IA cents q word.
Evening star., 1952-08-01
School Bourd Names Myers

LEESBURG. Va, Aug. (Spe-
ciaD &c. Shirley Myers of Lees
burg. yesterday was appointed to
represent Leesburg magisterial
district on the Loudoun County
School Board for a term of two
years. The appointment was by
the school trustee electoral board.
Evening star., 1952-08-01

I must see this amazing wild man
who works the rockets. Capt. Joe
Travers, Buffalo, N. Y, is this
years version of the 1864 Confed-
crate Cavalry. He says, ''You can
watch us fire this mission if you
want to. But be ready to scram
like a bat out of hell. Don't turn
your jeep Off"
A ripple of rockets is some
thing never to forget. The roar
and the flame and the swoosh
and the excited movement Of the
crew are ghostly, but the tell-tale
flash and the great pillar Of dust
thrown up by the back-blast be-
tray your position Immediately.
Col. Henderson ripped our jeep
right out of there at frightening
speed. Thirty seconds after we
hauled tail a salvo of Communist
shells landed right where we had
been. They were loss and they
chewed the place up pretty bad.
Ironically, both the shells and the
gun which fired them were handed
to the Chinese by America in 1947.
Tomorrow Capt. Travers and
his wild-riding men-they use
jeeps-will launch their rockets
from some other spot. If the
captain hangs around even one
minute after launching he'll be
a done duck. Day and night duels
like this go on.
Believe me. the Americans do
not always win.
Night Battles Ahead.
At dusk I flew back in another
open helicopter over land which
seems more beautiful than it did
at dawn. I am filthy. I've lost
II pounds in sweat. The tenn
Iperature still is up around 100.
And everywhere along the front
patrols are getting ready to 60
Evening star., 1952-07-06
Miss
|ToBeWed
In nAuqust

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Yellott
Candy of Sandy Spring. Md, an.
nounce the engagement of thei
daughter. Catherine Vertrees. tt
Mr.. Paul Mel Malherbe Of Pieter.
maritzburg, South Africa. He i.
the son of DR.. and Mrs. Ernst
Gideon Malherbe.. DR.. Malherbe
lis the president Of the University
Of Natal.
The bride-elect is a graduate o1
Wellesley College in the class o1
1949 and is presently working in
the Office of Representative Ruth
Thompson Of Michigan. Mr.. Nal
herbe is a graduate Of the Uni
versity of Natal and of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology
The wedding will take place in
early August. The couple will
leave for South Africa soon after
wards.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
ZeIuh Willard
To Be Married
Miss Priscilla Deone.

Mrs. William Byers Clayton
jr., announces the engagement OF
her daughter, Miss Zelah Eliza
beth Millard, to Mr.. William Hay
den Perkins. jr.. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins of Portland, Me
Miss Millard is the daughter OF
Col. Homer B. Millard of Wash
ington and Langlois, Greg.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Holton Arms School and at
tended Emerson College Of Ora
tory in Boston. She received hel
Bachelor of Science degree from
Northwestern University. Mr.
Perkins is an alumnus Of Dart
mouth College and earned his
Masters degree In international
Affairs from Columbia University
He is now a lieutenant in the Air
Force.
he wedding will take place on
July 26.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
JounnReid
Is Married

Miss Joann Reid, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther j. Reid, was
married July S to Mr.. Matthew
G. Herold, jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herold of Scarsdale. N. Y
Christ Lutheran Church was the
scene of the ceremony, with the
Rev. William F. Bruening officiat-
ing. A reception was held at the
home Of the brides parents.
Mrs. Donald B. Hegstrom OF
New York City was matron OF
honor. The other attendants were
Miss Ann Louise Herold, Scars
dale, sister of the bridegroom;
Mrs. Luther j. Reid. jr., sister-in-
law of the bride: Miss Margaret
Blue Of New York City and Miss
Nancy Comfort of Washington.
Mr.. Luther j. Reid. jr.. brother
Of the bride, was best man. Ush-
ers were Mr.. Robert Herold Of
San Marino, Calf, cousin Of the
bridegroom; Mr.. Donald B. Heg-
Strom and Mr.. William Kirby. both
of New York City. and Mr.. Daniel
Pierce Of Highland Park, Ill.
After a wedding trip to Prince
Edward Island the couple will re-
side in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
miss Deune,
|Nr. Freund
Are Married

Miss Priscilla Deane became the
bride yesterday of Mr.. Donald
Robert Freund in the Brick
Church of Deerfield, Mass. DIR.
Robert Killam Of the First Uni
tartan Church Of Cleveland. Ohio,
ohiciated at the ceremony, which
was followed by a dinner for the
bridal party and members Of the
family at the Deerfield Inn.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mrs. Grover Deane of Washington
and MIR. Julian L. Dcaue of White
Plains, N. Y. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr.. Walter j. Freund.
Judge of the Superior Court OF
New Jersey, and the late Mrs,
Helen o. Freund Of Ho-Ho-Kus,
N. j.
Given in marriage by her
father. the bride wore an en-
broidered white organdy dress
with a fitted bodice and full three
TERED skirt. Her waist-length
veil of illusion was held by a CAP
and she carried a bouquet Of white
carnations and stephanotis.
Miss Barbara White was maid
of honor and the other attend
ants were Mrs. Richard McGinnis
cousin Of the bride, and Mrs.
Richard Freund. sister-in-law o1
the bridegroom. All wore en-
broidered white organdy over sky
blue taffeta gowns.
Mr.. Richard A. Freund was best
man for his brother and the uSh-
ers were Mr.. James G. Deane
brother Of the bride, and Mr.
Richard M. Fry.
Mrs. Freund, who was grad
uated from the MacDuffie
School ia Springfield. Mass, at
tended Swarthmore College and
Twas graduated from Smith Col
lege, will teach at the Springside
School, Chestnut Hills, Pa. Hel
husband, who is a graduate Of the
Peddie School and Dartmouth
College, is q student at Temple
University Medical School in Phil
adelphia.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
Home Scene
|OfMissAbbe's


The marriage OF Miss Mary
Hyatt Able, daughter of Mr.. Ed.
ward Prescott Able Of Chevy
Chase and the late Mrs. Able. te
Mr.. Thomas Fitz- Hugh Evans, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Randolph
Evans of Washington, took place
yesterday
The ceremony was performed ir
the home of Mr.. Able, the Rev
IDr. Daniel c. Buchanan officiating
and the reception, for only men,
|bers Of the two families and q few
close friends, followed.
Miss Margaret Anne Buchanan
was maid Of honor and DR.. Pey-
ton r. Evans. jr.. was best man
for his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans will live in
Springfield. Mass, where the for
|mer is associated with the plastics
division of the Monsanto Chem
|ical Co.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
miss Gilbert
WedinRonne

Miss Phyllis Gilbert. daughter
|of Mrs. Clinton w. Gilbert and
the late Mr.. Gilbert of this city,
became the bride in Rome, Italy,
|of Mr.. Raymond Borea. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Giuseppe Borea of
Rome, on July 5.
The former Miss Gilbert at
tended Bryn Mawr College, and
before residing in Italy, was as
|sistant editor with the Dell Pub
fishing Co. in New York City. Mr..
Borea attended school in England
and the University Of Rome. At
present he is with the United
States Embassy in Rome. having
formerly worked for the Allied
Military Government in Italy.
Evening star., 1952-07-06

It could almost become a believe
it-or-not item but some people
are not going to Chicago for either
convention. Well-beaten paths are
being travelled in all directions
by Washington socialites.
A little baby talk from over 5000
miles away has set Mrs. Atherton
Macondray to work on packing her
suitcases. She conversed with heI
grandson, young Thomas Tucker
Coppedge in Monterey, Calf, the
first of the week and decided she
couldn't reseist a glimpse Of him
in person.
Tommy Tuck is the son Of 1t
Comdr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Coppedge II, and because of his
nautical father, is probably one
of the most widely travelled young
men of the 4-year-old set.
Former locoI Debutonte
Mrs. Coppedge is the former
Miss Mary Lord Andrews, whose
debut and wedding are well re-
membered here. She was pre-
sented to society during the '1ittle
season" several years ago at a
lovely garden party. This event
took place at Mrs. Macondray's
place, Vauxcleuse, on Seminary
Hill in Alexandria. This same
beautiful old family place later
was the scene of the wedding re-
ception of Comdr. and Mrs. Cop
pedge and the christening cele-
bration Of Tommy Tucker.
The Coppedges went West last
winter after having been stationed
in Annapolis. They will be in
Monterey for at least another year
and are well settled In q house
they recently bought.
Sisters to Visit
Brunette, vivacious Mrs. Macon
dray will take the high road to.
day and spend about two weeks to
motor out. She has high hopes
that her other two daughters (the
sisters who married brothers in
Hawaii, Mrs. Peter Dillingham;
and Mrs. Bayard Dillingham;. will
fly over from the islands to make
it a real family reunion. Sad to
say they won't come to Washing
ton in any event.
Mrs. Macondray spent the win
ter in Hawaii and plans to be in
California for about six weeks.
Her energetic daughter. Mrs. Cop
pedge is hard at work at the blood
mobile putting in at least four
days a week volunteer work.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
Announcement

Miss Alice Ruth White, daugh.
ter Of the Rev. and Mrs. Ralph G
White of South Greensburg, Pa.
was married on June % to Mr.
Frank Wilson Kiel, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Charles Frederick Kiel o.
Pittsburgh. The ceremony tool
place at the Methodist Church IL
South GreenSburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kiel will reside II
Arlington, while the bridegroom i.
attending the George Washington
University School of Medicine.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
White Photo

st. Joseph's Catholic Church
was the scene on July 5 Of the
marriage of Miss Dolores Wilmer,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. B.
Wilmer. to Mr.. Cornelius William
Ennis. He is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Ennis. Father Tuohig
performed the ceremony. after
which a reception was held at the
home of the brides parents.
The couple went to Ocean City,
Md, on their honeymoon.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
To Soil Wednesday,

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Benson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Rich
|mond are now in New York City
prior to their sailing on the lie
de France this Wednesday. They
|are planning a six-weeks tour Of
England and the Continent.
Evening star., 1952-07-06
Brooks Photo,

Our Lady Of Lourdes Church in
Bethesda was the scene of the
July S marriage of Miss Patricia
Frances Mulgannon to Mr.. Mi
chael William Fallon, jr. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
John T. Sweeney. with the re-
ception being held at the Ken
wood Golf and Country Club.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Mulgannon
of Chevy Chase and Mr.. Fallon
Is the son Of MIR. and Mrs. Fallon
of Syracuse. N. Y.
The couple went North on their
wedding trip and after returning
plan to reside in Washington.
Evening star., 1952-09-02
165MiIIion in Loans
Aid Rural Electricity

The Rural Electrification Ad-
ministration lent more than $165
million to carry electricity to farm
ers during the fiscal year ended
June 80.
The Agriculture Department in
a report on REA activities said
today the money will finance con-
struction of 31,152 miles of power
lines serving 337, $40 persons.
Government-flnanced lines gave
electricity to 223,000 rural con-
sumers during the fiscal year,
the Agriculture Department an
nounced.
Virginia was one of the heavier
borrowers. The State got 81 million
in loans to build $50 miles of lines
to reach 6,429 persons. Maryland
got no new electrification loans.
During the II years of REA
operations. the Government now
has lent $2.6 billion. Last year, it
collected $40 million in principal
and SIT million in interest. Only
100000 was overdue more than
80 days.
REA also continued to loan
comparatively smaller amounts fol
rural telephone lines, but the
Agriculture Department did not
specify progress during the latest
year. It said that during the 21a
years of the program. REA has
"allocated" $82 million for tele-
phone service, with So million
actually having gone to borrowers
Evening star., 1952-09-02
King FuisoI Keeps Cool
In California Heut Wuve
BY the Asseeioied prsss

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2.-Iraq's
young King Faisal kept cool dur
ing this areas record 81 degrees
yesterday by taking q tour Of
Newport Harbor and later swim
ming in the ocean.
The 17-year-old monarch, on a
four week visit to this country as
the guest Of President Truman
leaves Los Angeles tomorrow. He
will fly to the Imperial Valley at
the southern tip of California and
inspect the All-American Canal,
main irrigation source there. be-
fore heading eastward.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-31

cheerful song. It is pleasant on
hot summer day to hear him say
ing, sSEeet-sweet, chew chew,
swit-swit, sweet-sweet, sway-s~ayl
sway-sway."
The Indigo Bunting does his
singing from a high perch. but he
and his mate place their nest in a
low bush or sapling, about four
feet from the ground. For build
ing materials they use twigs,
coarse grass, leaves, hair, and
feathers.
After their new home is finished,
the female lays three or four small
eggs. They are pale blue or green
ish white, and they hatch in twelve
days. After the first brood is big
enough to get out of the nest, the
parents raise a second family later
in the season.
BY the time that the second
brood is fully on its own, fall is
near, and the Indigo Buntings leave
for their winter homes. While it
is cold in the United States, they
are enjoying warm weather in
Mexico, Central America, and
Cuba.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-31

because he is so helpful in destroy
ing insects. A fragrant bud tempts
him now and then, but ordinarily
held rather be eating cankerworms,
beetles, grasshoppers, and other
pests.
That is why people in the east
ern half of the United States are
glad to see Indigo Buntings arrive
each spring. The small birds are
welcome visitors all the way from
North Dakota to Maine and south
to Texas and Florida. Throughout
this area, says the National Wild
life Federation, Indigo Buntings
make their summer homes in bushy
fields, along hedges, and among
small trees.
1t is hard to see the female in
these surroundings, because she is
plain brown all over. And the
male seems to be playing the trick
of changing colors. In the right
light, he is a rich, deep blue, but in
a shadow he may appear to be any,
thing from dull gray to coal black.
There is seldom any doubt about
who he is, though, because he is
almost constantly singing lively,
Smyrna times., 1952-07-31

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asphalt roofing, which is manu-
factured in a wide variety of sizes,
weights, shapes, colors and tex
lures to meet every roofing need,
and so is supplying approximate
ly 80 percent of the nations roof
ing requirements.
The pitch of the roof helps to
determine the kind of asphalt
roofing to be applied to assure
weatherproof protection. Asphalt
shingles are recommended for