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Evening star., 1952-02-09
Get Acquainted With the PLUMBING

compression type. They may have
fancy handles in modern bath
rooms, but they all work on the
same general principle. When
they start to leak around the
handle it's a sign that the cap
nut is loose, or the packing washer
under it needs replacing. When
ia faucet develops a drip it needs
Ia new disk washer.
Failure to turn off faucets with
moderate firmness tends to cause
dripping. This not only wastes
water. makes rust stains on
enamel, but also can drag you out
of bed in the middle of the night
if your wife has good ears.
Replacing washers is a simple
chore. Keep a supply Of good
quality composition washers on
hand-the better they are the
longer they last. The most COM
mon sizes are 70. " and 5s- inch.
Hardware stores sell assortments
in those sizes. II you have a
faucet calling for a specially
shaped washer, remove the old
one and get it matched.
But first shut off the water on
the line leading to the faulty fix
ture! Put a cloth around the
cap nut to keep the wrench from
|marring its finish. When the cap
nut is loose. the spindle of the
faucet will unscrew and come out.
The ground seat in the faucet,
into which the washer fits, should
be examined carefully. If it is
roughed or corroded it can be re-
ground with faucet seat dressing
tool-inexpensive and easy to use.
Use care in removing the brass
screw that holds the washer on
the end of the spindle. A dull
screwdriver, or one of the wrong
size, can damage the screw head
and require replacement. If the
screw won't bulge a little kero-
sene and a few sharp taps should
loosen it.
Never tighten cap nut to a
point where the faucet binds. If
moderate Tightening will not stop
a leak around stem, new packing
rs called for. A little cotton string
can be wound around the stem
under the nut temporarily, but
packing washers are the only
permanent solution.
distributed by the Associated Press.)
Evening star., 1952-02-09
BY Dovid G. Boreuther

You can joke all you want to
about the plumber-he's usually
good natured enough to call it
good advertising-but you have
Ito take your hat OF to him when
lit comes to most plumbing jobs
around the house.
Except for a few minor chores,
lit doesn't pay the average house
holder to go in for handyman
plumbing. The tools required cost
so much and such jobs arise so
seldom that it's smarter to pay
the expert while you stick to your
own last. Besides, most plumbing
jobs represent, legally, work for
the expert.
A monkey wrench. good screw
drivers and q pair OF pliers will
see you through minor plumbing
Jobs.
However, every member Of your
household should know something
about the plumbing. In case of a
leak or overflow considerable dam
age can be avoided by everyone
knowing where and how to shut
the water eff. It's a fine idea to
label important valves with bag
gage tags, which you can get at
any stationery store.
"This shuts OF all water" can
mark the main valve near the
meter where the supply line enters
the basement, or the house. "This
shuts of hot water" Gold
water shut-of for bathroom" =.
''Hot water shut-of for kitchen, -
etc. Then if you're away, any one
can meet an emergency.
You really ought to take your
family on q little tour of the
plumbing system for demonstra-
ltion. Show each one how to turn
of the gas for q hot water heater
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Developers to Donate
|1O-Acre School Site

Thee first Of several sites In
Springfield, new community now
under construction of the Shir-
ley highway in Fairfax County.
will be decided to the Fairfax
County School Board within the
next few days, Bernard Steinberg
and Carl Hengen Of the Crestwood
Construction Corp. announced to-
day.
A 10-acre site, approximately in
the center of the first 600 acres of
the project, will be given without
charge to the school board by the
Crestwood Corp. and Carr, Inc.
organizers of the project.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Realty
Revue

1t looks as If plastic pipe may
turn out to be as scarce an item
as copper and steel pipe now that
1t is being viewed in high quarters
rs q good substitute for metal
pipe.
The home builders convention
in Chicago saw how it was used to
replace conventional pipe. Now
comes the Navy, in a release today.
announcing it plans to use plastic
pipe in ships to save copper and
steel.
The Navy said it Is planning to
install plastic piping in several
minesweepers now being built, as
q result of tests over the last eight
months. ...t
Said the Navy: .a
Installation costs promise to be
considerably less with plastics.
once quantity production is begun
:. maintenance costs also should
be less for many purposes,
plaStics outlast metal even in
compartments where the air was
very hot plastic pipes did not cor
rode or burn +. plastic pipe also
does not corrode in sea water and
is resistant to shock. -
Well, well. Looks as If the plastic
people have big market cut out
for them. Now someone should get
into production with aluminium
electric wire, glass bathtubs, and
some kind of substitute for other
scarce items. Then the worries Of
would-be home owners will be over
and defense production can go
ahead without hindrance.
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OF course, there is the little
problem of high down payments
under Regulation x and the dif1i-
Guilty Of getting mortgage money.
But maybe those problems will be
worked out, too. A big discussion
Of the mortgage money situation
will take place next week (Feb-
ruary II to 15) In Chicago. The
Mortgage Bankers Association of
America Is holding its midwinter
conference at that time, and will
take up the question Of tagging
FHA and CT mortgage financing,
among other things.
4: y 4 i +
Life insurance companies. by the
way. are doing o bit better in the,
volume of VA and conventional
mortgage money they are provid-
ing, the National Voluntary Credit
Evening star., 1952-02-09

or, If you have an electric water
heater, which fuse plugs to loosen
or remove to stop it from heating
in an emergency.
Most hot water storage tanks
have a drain cock to which the
garden hose can be connected for
draining the tank. Show how
this should be done if necessary,
after turning of the heat.
One Of the funniest, even
though messiest, boners in any
household is forgetting to turn
of the water supply before start
ing to dismantle q faucet. II
can happen to anybody, but usu-
ally only once in a lifetime. The
shower you get is a wonderful
teacher.
Most faucets nowadays are the
Evening star., 1952-02-09

managing director Of the Ameri-
can Forest Products Industries,
has joined the staff of Timber
Engineering Co. to be in charge
lof publicity.
The National Research Councils
Building Research and Advisory
Board is soon to hold q conference
on condensation control in build
ings as related to paints, paper
and insulating materials. Dates:
February rs and q. Place: The
National Academy Of . Sciences
Building.
The Montgomery County Real
Estate Board is carrying to the
people the question Of what con-
stitutes proper real estate. practices
through a paid television program.
Miss Naomi Worthington. execu-
tive secretary of the board, says
the purpose Is to acquaint the
public with standards maintained
by ethical brokers.
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The regional representative of
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency in San Francisco an
lnounces that Earl w. Smith, an
El Cerrito. Calf, builder, has
produced the country's first new
rental units under the Govern
Iment's defense housing program.
Rents: $3.50 per month.
Evening star., 1952-02-09

Life insurance companies. by the
way. are doing q bit better in the,
volume of VA and conventional
mortgage money they are provid-
ing, the National Voluntary Credit
Evening star., 1952-02-09

u Is Fare indeed today 10 find o
good brick home in O nice convenient
neighborhood so low ond on such
iiberol terms. Ssmidsfoehed, in sx-
esllenf condition. Five rooms z bed
rooms), bath, Storage eftie, screened
porch, gos heat. Convenient TO Pen.
toson, Fort Mysr, Navy Annex, stores,
schools and transportation.
Directions: Columbia Pike to South
Wayne ST., rioht to South 9Th St.,
right to home.
Evening star., 1952-02-09
Master Builders to Meet

The Master Builders' Associa-
tion will hold q meeting at s pm.
in the Mayflower Hotel next Tues
day.
Evening star., 1952-02-09

Restraint Committee said this
week.
Commitments to acquire loans
and investments entered into by As
big life insurance companies during
last December rose perceptibly
over the previous month, the COM
mittee said. Commitments to pur-
chase VA guaranteed and conven-
tional mortgages increased during
December, but those for the pur-
chase Of FILA insured mortgages
declined somewhat.
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The Washington Real Estate
Boards 17th annual dinner dance
will be held at Gas pm. next
Thursday in the Mayiower Hotel.
M
Edwin r. Butler, a former
editor of National Hardwood
Magazine and former assistant
Evening star., 1952-02-09
6228 WoIhonding Rd.
OF Moss. Ave. Extended
Open Sunday, ] to s

You will soy positively that you
never have seen larger home more
beautifully built or finished for the
money. Charming three bedroom. all
brick rambler with an immense full
basement. lovely big kitchen with
breakfast space. COLONEL montel
fireplace; sizobie concrete porch; sos
heat. Approximately one-half acre
of ground in this delightful wooded
section, Just off Massachusetts Ave-
nue. extended.
Directions: Out Massachusetts Ape.
GppFor. IA miles beyond West
moreland Circle to Walhondin0 Rd,
LETT to home.
Evening star., 1952-08-20

JelleffS WomenS CoatS-Third Floor F Street.
Representative collections at all JelleU
branch stores.
Evening star., 1952-08-20

Moywe suggest: CHOOSE NOW! And realize HOW
Low these prices are when you consider that
FEDERAL TAX IS INCL LUDED IN EVERY INSTANCE!
Dyed Northern Back Muskrot, 1854 to $420.
Natural Sheored Roccoon $3.50 to $474.
Natural Canadian Beaver, 1854 to $780,
Bockded Persian Lamb $3.50 to $780,
Bockded Persian Pow $3.50 ond $198
Dyed Jap Mink $3.50 to S, ,140.
Dyed Mouton Processed Lamb, $l32 to $234.
Letout Northern Back Muskot $3.50 to S595.
Pastel Northern Flank Muskrot 1924.
Natural Mink Coots $3,120 to $514o.
Convenient payments may be arranged.
See new furs also at JeIeff branch stores
Silver Spring, ShrIineon, 4473 Conn. Ave.
Jeuktrs-Fur Salon, Floor Street
Fur products labeled to show country
Of origin of imported fus.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-02-01

When an owner says this about his Cat Diesel Trac-
tor he really it! No other power aVi do the
work Of "Cat Diesel Farm Tractor Want proof Flip
up the hour meter lid any Cat Diesel Tractor and
look at the hours it's worked. Ask the owner about
about the wide variety of jobs the Cat Farm Tractor
handles. Ask him how many bottoms he pulls how
the olive power takeof saves him time and money
ness of tractor and how the "Cat" Diesel Tractor
handles it! Compare your tractors performance aUh
his. More and more, you'll get the feeling that NO
OTHER POWER BUT "CATERPILLAR" WILL DO
for your farmI And once you become Caterpillar"
owner, you'll know that your choice was right
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-02-01

You may have already decided that you want to
become Caterpillar owner. Perhaps you've heard
that demand exceeds the supply That's Though
Caterpillar" equipment is being built today
than ever before needed by the armed forces
other farmers and ranchers vital industries Soft
we ask you wait you'll know there's mighty good
reason. But perhaps show you a reconditioned
Caterpillar Farm Tractor that will fill the gap until
you can take delivery one. You may becomea
Caterpillar owner sooner than you think soonI
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-02-01
mo OTHER
POWER
Will Do"


fsCGt" d. Tractor pulling 40 feet of disk
pIosU, faIIosVing 80 acres per day. PIoaving
inches deep. Fuel cost is about a nickel
an acre.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
CHICAGO Grain

CHICAGO. Nov 20 R-Oats agar
we're under slight selling pressure on thu
Board of Trade, today. backing down frac
Prospect OF large shipments of Canadian
oats here was factor in the easier under.
by continued dry weather in the mair
to sustain the price of corn.
Wheat near the end Of the first houl
2:37ls; corn was unchanged to i lower
December, .661s; oats were "a to 81
lower; December, s4A; soybeans were un.
changed to ~ lower: January; 3.05H
lower: December, 1920.
Two steamers carrying 900.000 bushels
Of Canadian cats hays cleared Fort vii:
mon a 0F bushels U oats hfTe IN store s909
dian lakehead ports and some traders were
fearful more of the grain would be
brought down here.
cheap in comparison with other feed
grains; and advent Of colder weather eyer
of the grain by livestock.
Weather remained dry in West Texas
Oklahoma and Kansas. with no moisture
TSe detailed tai D weekly erop Te
port said, thousands of acres have been
seeded in the dust and the optimum feed
ready has passed with many acres still un-
rain before seeding"
The Kansas State report said, rain has
much of the northwestern quarter of the
State. Other sections receiving small
amounts Of precipitation remain in urgent
One cargo. OF corn was sold to the
United Kingdom overnight.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Stock Prices Lower
In Gentle Decline;
Trading Also Drops
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-A gentle
decline carried most areas of the
stock market lower today.
Losses were almost universally
small-usually in the smaller frac-
tions - and modest plus signs
cushioned the fall.
Trading was moderately fast
but the pace was well below yes
terday's 2,350,000 shares. which
was the largest in about /;
months.
Sagging were rails. steels, oils
chemicals and aircrafts. Utilities
were down a trif1e as were motors
and radio-televisions.
There was touch of buoyancy
in rubbers and building materials
Non-ferrous metals and air lines
were we'll mixed.
Missouri Pacific preferred wa.
off major fraction. 1t was dis.
closed that the Interstate Com.
merce Commission would recon.
slider the roads reorganization
plan. Allegheny Corp, which
holds a majority of Mopac's com.
mon stock. was unchanged at a3T
Its greatest activity came when {
block of 5000 shares was tradet
unchanged.
Lower stocks included Nicke
Plate, Southern Pacific, Ameri
can Telephone. Standard Oi
IN. j.. Bethlehem Steel. Ana
conda Copper, Chrysler, Dougla!
Aircraft, American Cyanamid ant
American Can.
F Corporate bonds were steady
Government securities in the over.
the-counter market were quiet.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Produce Markets

m Raltimore alt quotations supplied by the
s.aSS
light. Bushel baskets, U. s.. Is, Pennsyl.
yania. Golden Delicious, 21z inches UP
80; ~ inches up 200; Black Twiss
Yorks, 3 inches up, $50. Maryland
s5taymans, 2a inches up, 400; Lowry
i potstoes0WesF 5asaes w sor2U undertone u S. I,
pound sacks, PennssIvana, M nj f Katshdins. IAN fan
Sweet potatoes-About steady. Bushe
baskets: u; S; Is. MaTyland. Goldens, 800.
quality, 4;75-5.0o; New Jersey. ,Goldens
2o0-50. few 500. Nearby, la-bushe
hamper. Goldens,, 2.25; - u,
fslr sqslty $c2.a poorer 200
Long Island los, $50; New Jersey ss
1.25-1.75; mostly. 1.50.
land, 16-quart crates. 450-4.75; bushel
baskets and hampers, 4.50-5.oo; mostly
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Fryers steady; one lot of 3-pounc
averages sold yesterday at 37Ea. Receipts
light to m9derate OFFERINGS adeauate, de:
top quality short of trade needs. Demand
geneTaily falr to good. Turkeys-market
mand fair.
.sds gro!srs Rsfso or dl;,g aver
type. 26,2S; some young. %; light type
is: few higher; Capettes,IAbout 4-pounc
GSefese9@35: g TurkeyslHeayy type toms
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 1882 100-pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts. 1864 bushels; ship.
ments, none; stocks. 3,631,1S3 bushels
No. red winter garlicky, spot. domestic
lisa; November. Elsa. No. 3. 2.15k
Corn--Receipts. 40O.23S bushels; ship.
ments;, 347.500 bushels; stocks, $3.50 49i
oats-Receipts. none; shipments. none
BarIeywReceipts none; shipments, none
stocks, "a. 075 bushels.
| Rye-Receipts. none; shipments, none
stocks, 3.015 bushels.
Soybeans Receipts. e e. ;635 as bushels % s
Millfeed-Receipts. 80 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
Yesterdays Quotati0ns.)
| Eggs: Market unsettled Large eggs gen.
orally unchanged to ? cents lower. ON
lot oil-processed. large storage. AZ. Re
ceipts moderate to heavy. Supplies fully
| ample. demand fair.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first re
ceivers:
1 Large. minimum so per cent A quality
/ whites. 63-66 brown and mixed colors
$500. Mediums minimum 60 per cen
A quality, whites. 51-5S: browns ant
mixed colors, 51-57. smalls. 41-45h.
/ Egg receipts: 1857 cases.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
17% Sales Increase
Posted by Hecht Co.
During Third Quarter
By Nelson M. Shepard

The Hecht Co. reported today
t::S1 Baltimore, that it's sales
were up 17.2 per cent in the third
quarter of 1852 and now exceed
the rate of 500 million a year
Samuel M. Hecht, president
said that part of the gain of $25,-
870.747 is attributable to opening
of the big suburban store in Vir-
ginia a year ago. Also contribut-
ing was the purchase by Hecht Co.
of AbramSon. Inc. at Flushing
N. Y. last March.
Quarterly sales were $2,823 ,268
ahead of the $22,047 ,479 for the
comparable period of 1851. For
the first nine months of 1852, sales
were $69,804,9 1903 compared with
$60,677.753 in the like period a
year ago. Sales for the IL months
ended October 81 were $101 1,215.-
SIS, up 15.4 per cent from the
previous IL months.
Hecht operations extend to
Baltimore. Annapolis, Easton and
Silver Spring. Md. Washington,
Parkington, Va, New York and
Flushing. N. Y.
HI. L. Rust Reelected.
Reelection of H. L. Rust of
Washington to the Board of Di-
rectors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond was an
Evening star., 1952-11-20

johnson of Wilmington, N. c. He
is investment counselor of the
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
Co. of that city. He is a former
president and board chairman of
the Wilmington bank. Both di-
rectors begin their new three-year
terms January /.
Mergenthaler Dividend.
Mergenthaler Linotype Co. has
declared a quarterly dividend of
so cents a share. payable Decem-
ber 19 to holders of record De-
cember 8.
Insurance Agents to Meet.
The annual banquet of the Dis
trict Association of Insurance
Agents will be held tomorrow eve
ming at the Mayf1ower Hotel. A
guest list will be headed by Dis
trict Supt. of Insurance Albert F,
Jordan. President William A.
d'Espard said a social hour at 6
pm. will precede the dinner. A
program featuring music, Peggy
Alexander. comedienne. and a
number of cats, has been ar
ranged. E. j. Seymour of Monroe
La. vice president of the national
organization, will tell about plans
for the next years convention.
Simon Co. Promotes Mehr.
announcement of the appoint
ment of John F. Mehr as general
sales manager of Simon Distribut-
ing Corp. was made today by
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. USDA)-Sal-
able hogs $4,000; market moderately &C
tive early later trade fairly sctve steady
vance on choice lightweights under 22O
pounds; sows fully steady; most choice
lS0,24O-pound butchers, 16.75-17. with
16.5O-16.7E; several loads and lots. mostly
choice, 2S0-320 pounds. 16- $50, includ.
ing choice 315-pound at 1915; load
choice around 375-pound butchers, 1855
most of choice sows., 30057550- ounds,, f.
1875; a few around 300 pounds, 1900;
good clearance.
salable cattle, $500; salable calves,
400, fresh receipts increased by liberal
supply s.t,,s steers and heifeTs grading CHOICE
week. Choice yearlings and prime steers
very scarce; few sales about stead;
other weights and grades steers and year
linsi about steady At the sharp
lower prime heifers absent, other grades
fully. 80 cents to LOO lower; instances
considerably more than 100 off in order
to effect partial clearance on some hold
to- to 30 cents cents lower; Sealers weak. TWO
load choice and prime l,10O-pound weights,
800; good to average choice steers.
"a; cutter steers down to to II is:5G: ON mixed
good and, choice heifers. 24.50-26,50;
commercial and good heifers. 17.5O-24; ;
utility and commercial bulls. l7.50-l9;
commercial to prime vealers, 1882; light
s51 sHasle sst, sheep sS 1000 all classes steady
tives, s-1,4; few individual lots utility
and good yeerlings 1850; choice and
utility yearlings. 1O-14, in small lots.
Choice sheep absent; Gull to good kinds.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
MIR. Businessman,
Let The Hecht Co.
Handle Your
Gift Problems

Are you q busy executive
with office os we'll os per-
sonoI Christmas presents to
choose and buy? Wonder
ing when you'll ever get to
themo Stop worrying right
this minute! Come in and
see The Heeht Co. Gitt
CounseIors, located on the
Fourth Floor of The Hecht
Co., Washington, or coll
NAtionoI 500, osk for Gift
Counselors. Tell them your
gift problems and they'll
toke over from there :.
choose your gifts pur-
chose them for you en-
close your cord have
'em wrapped in eoy Christ
mas fixin's oil ready for
delivery in time for Christ
mos-ond there's no extra
charge for this Heeht Co.
service!
Evening star., 1952-11-20

these, however, will function un-
der its manager. Mr.. Mehr was
manager of the Zenith Division
and came to Simon Corp. five
years ago from Milwaukee. He
will be succeeded in his former
post by Morton S. Levy. a veteran
in the radio-television industry
Manager of the four other divi-
sions remain unchanged.
Brokers Elect Ingalls,.
Roscoe C. ingalls,, senior part
ner of ingalls, & Snyder, New
York, has been elected president
of the Association of Stock Ex-
change Firms. Robert A. Ma
gowan of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce
Fenner and Beane, New York
was chosen treasurer.
The Board of Governors also
elected vice presidents Horace w
Frost t'of Tucker, Anthony and Co.,
Boston, and Russell E. Gardner
jr. of Reinholdt and Gardner, St
Louis. A Washington regional
member of the Board of Govern
ors is James Nolan of Folger
Nolan & Co.
Railroad Group to Meet.
Election of an enlarged board
of directors of the Association OF
American Railroads, headquar-
tered here, will take place at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York to-
morrow. Membership on the
board has been increased from Is
to 81, and will consist of 20 rail-
road chief executives. Seven will
be from the East, eight from the
West and five from the South
The president of A.A.R. is ex-of-
ficio chairman of the board.
Air express shipments in and
out of Washington rose l1.3 pei
cent during the first week in No.
vember. compared with a yeal
ago. the Railway Express Agency
Inc. reported. Gross revenues also
gained 6.8 per cent for the same
period.
Net income of $68,832 was re.
ported by Federal Services Finance
Corp. for the quarter ended Sep
tember 80. This was equivalen
to 81 cents common share, com
pairing with 20 cents a share in tn,
same 1851 period. Net for tn,
first nine months totaled $4,000:
or $l.69 a common share agains
80 cents a share the same perioe
a year ago.