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Evening star., 1953-08-04
Witnesses Differ
On Need for Rules
In Congress Probes

A House Un-American Activ-
tiles Committee member and a
former chief counsel of the old
Senate Was Investigating Com
mittee differed before a House
subcommittee today on the
limits that should be put on
congressional committee hear
ings
Representative Meader, Re-
publican, of Michigan who was
a counsel for the old Truman
Committee in the Senate, warned
that rigid rules might hamper
committee investigations and be
twisted by witnesses or their
attorneys.
Representative Doyle. Demo-
scrat, Of California, q member of
the Un-American Activities Com
mittee. urged that committee
procedures be greatly broadened
to assure witnesses a better op-
portunity to clarity their posi-
tions and protect themselves
against possible smears.
Prepare Recommendations.
The two House members and
w. Cameron Burton, president of
the District Bar Association,
appeared before a House Rules
subcommittee which early next
year will submit recommends
tions for a possible "code of pro-
cedure" for committee inveStiga-
tions and hearings. Mr.. Burton
discussed the associations pro-
posals which were published last
week after being filed with the
subcommittee.
Mr.. Meader emphasized that
congressional committees should
deal fairly with witnesses and
should protect all their legiti-
mate rights. He contended,
however, that no hard-and-fast
rules would have to be provided
for that purpose.
Congress should use its in
vestigative authority even more
than it does to get facts and
check on Government agencies
and witnesses to see how the
laws are being executed and
enforced" the Michigan men,
Der said.
The emphasis should be on
getting information as a guide
for framing legislation, even in
those investigations aimed at
disclosing subversive activities
We should not provide such
broad procedures and rules that
a recalcitrant witness or his at
torney might twist them and
hamper this work of Congress. -
Sees Need for Safeguards.
Mr.. Doyle said the Un-Ameri-
can Activities Committee has the
most difficult job of any con-
gressional group and is making
progress in improving it's pro-
cedure. He suggested, however
that all committees, particularly
those concerned mainly with in
veStigations as distinct from
fact-flnding studies, should pro-
vide greater safeguards for wit
neSses.
I'VE on the committees have
an extreme burden and response
bility to keep our patience, tenn
per, tongues and balance just as
We expect the same things OF
witnesses" he said. Sometimes
witnesses are at an extreme dis
advantage before committees"
Evening star., 1953-08-04
School Budget
Continued From First Page)

pletion in December). $233, 900.
A new Junior high school in
the vicinity of Fourth street and
Mississippi avenue Sc. $2,409,-
200.
Addition to Shepherd Ele-
mentary School, $230,000.
A new elementary school in
vicinity of Sixth street and Riggs
road NE, $819,850.
An addition to the Health
School, $342.240.
COLORED SCHOOLS
. A new junior high school in
vicinity of Forty-second and
Grant streets NE, $2,409, 200.
Replacement for the Van Ness
Elementary School, $812,060.
New elementary school in the
vicinity of the 1900 block of S
street NV. $973.650.
An addition to the Eliot Junior
High School, $658,350.
Linked to RedevelOpment.
The Amidon- Greenleaf replace
ment was pushed to the top of the
priority list because of the pend
ing redevelopment of Southwest
Washington. Arnidon will be
torn down when the F street
freeway is constructed there.
Greenleaf long has been consid-
cred for replacement because of
its age.
If approved, the new building
will be ready about the time the
old ones are torn down.
The Patterson and Draper ad-
ditions are to eliminate over
crowded conditions in the Con-
gress Heights area schools.
School officials said that even
if the Draper and it's addition,
plus the Patterson addition, were
ready this fall, the schools there
would be short 600 seats.
The School Board already has
told School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning to start looking for a
site for another elementary
school in that area.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
7 District Men Dismissed
On Mann Act Charges
Special oispeieh 10 The Stor

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.-Mann
Act charges against two Wash
lngton men were dismissed here
yesterday by United States Com
missioner Ernest Volkart.
The men, Herman Bailey, %.
and Russell Stewart. both COL
ored, had been charged by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
following their arrest last Friday
by police in Havre de Grace, Md.
They had been charged with
transporting three women and
one man, all colored, from
Washington to Havre de Grace
for immoral purposes. Commits
sioner Volkart, however, dis
missed the charges when the
Government was unabel to fur
nish sufficient evidence.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Food
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Continued From First Page.)
Grotewohl's government denied
publicly last night that there had
been public resistance yesterday
to the travel ban.
Actually. many demonstra-
tions were staged Saturday and
Sunday by the populace in de-
cisive protest against the pro-
vocative AMI (American) help"
the statement declared.
Aid Pledged to Korea.
The Communists again adver-
tised a relief campaign" to give
unemployed West Berliners the
Western food confiscated from
East Germans. Stands were set
up near the sector borders but
there were few takers.
Despite the food shortages in
their zone, East Germans were
forced by their Communist rul-
ers to offer gifts of grain to
Communist North Korea. News
papers announced that one dis
trict had pledged three tons.
Most East Berliners today ap-
peared to be getting home safely
with their Western food, even
those who carried it openly past
police at the sector borders.
The American radio RIAS
cautioned East Germans to
avoid personal risk in trying to
break through the Red travel
ban.
"You can be assured that
plenty of food will be kept avail
able so that every resident Of
the Russian zone and East Ber-
lin will get his parcel in spite
of this blockade" the radio said.
1.-THE travel ban cannot be
maintained indefinitely, and the
Western food offer has no time
limit. Furthermore, the Com
munists are hurting themselves
by this blockade, for it discredits
their proclaimed new course
Nothing discredits a government
more than the use of police
against a distressed population
which is seeking aid"
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Rough Going Seen
For nam Proposal
On Retail Sales Tax
BY the Asseeistsd Press

House Ways and Means Com
mittee members today predicted
the roughest sort of legislative
shedding for a proposed national
sales tax.
They commented after the
National Association of Manu-
facturers, at a hearing last night,
urged a uniform excise or sales
tax at the manufacturers level
to put the Nation on "a firm
road to fiscal security"
There has been some talk that
the Eisenhower administration
might join in a similar proposal
at the next regular session of
Congress in January. Secretary
of the Treasury Humphrey has
said he is considering that
among other ideas, but has not
made up his mind yet.
1--WE must honestly recognize
that the present Federal tax
system has failed U.S." NAM
President Charles S. Sigh, jr.,
told the committee.
Would Abolish System.
He called for abolishing the
present system of sharply vary
ing excise or sales taxes-from l
per cent to so per cent-on
scores of separate items, with
many more products remaining
untaxed.
He would replace this with
uniform tax of 414 to S per cent
on all manufactured goods ex-
cept food and food products.
effective next April /. Separate,
higher taxes would be continued
on alcoholic beverages and to-
bacco, however.
Mr.. Sigh said the NAM pro-
posal would be equitable, fair
to everyone-fair to producers
and distributors, fair to en-
ployes. fair to consumers"
1.-The discrimination of the
present system. which causes re-
sentiment and controversy, would
be gone" he said.
MI. Sigh estimated his pro-
poSal would raise about $40 bill
lion annually-the same as the
present diversified excise tax
schedule.
Several Ways and Means Com
mittee members, agreeing that |
the present system is controver-
slal, suggested that a uniform |
sales tax would be even more so. |
Mason Supports Proposal.
But Representative Mason, Re-
publican, of Illinois, told Mr..
Sigh he was proposing Just |
what I've been for all along"
Il can't believe the commit
tee would approve it," Represen-
tative Eberharter. Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, said in an inter-
view. In my opinion the man
ufacturerS' excise tax is even
more vicious than general retail
sales tax. It's a scheme that has
inherent in it the shifting of the
burden to those less able to pay"
Representative ByrneS, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin. commented:
I'm my view the committee would
approach the proposal with con-
siderable skepticism D.. it would
tend to pyramid in prices at the
retail level. There is a very
serious question whether the Fed
eral Government should attempt
to raise it's revenue with gen.
eral sales tax"
The Ways and Means Commit
tee is considering the excise
tax field as part of a broad over
haul of all Federal tax laws. Last
nights hearings were the first
in years to be devoted specifically
to a National sales tax.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Australia Typhoid Rise
Laid to Dried Coconut
By the Asseeiaiad Pras,

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. A.
Australia is suffering its worst
outbreak Of typhoid fever since
1943-and imported dried Coco
nut from New Guinea is the
chief suspect.
In the past month ~ con-
f1rmed cases and 10 suspected
cases have been reported. One
victim died.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Mosquitoes Disregard
BerIin's Iron Curtoin
By the Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 4.-This vast
city of 31a million persons is cut
by a Communist iron curtain,
but this summer everybody is
suffering from common plague
mosquitoes.
The wet spring and summer
have so increased the pest that
both East and West Berlin gov
ernmentS have undertaken huge
eradication campaigns against
the insects.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
FIiohts to BELGRADE

Direct weekly flights between
London and Belgrade. Yugosla-
via, were inaugurated recently
by a British air line.
Evening star., 1953-08-04
Cedar Tree Pluns

DR.. Peter Hoist is now engaged
in attempts to introduce cedar
trees to suitable South Pacific
Islands.
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JEWELRY
HANDKERcHIEFS

10 Hond-pointed Gloss Ash Troys
with imported lavender sochets--
IS Women's Sheer White Swiss Hond-
kerchlefS with embroidered flow
20 Women's Loroe Size Cotton or
Linen Print Hondkerchiefs with
hand rolled hens -------------
Plus Federal tax
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UMBRELLAS

Ldnsbarghs- UMBRFLLAS-Street Floor
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STATIONERY

Lansburgh's- STArIoNERY-Street Floor
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sUB-TEEN APPAREL

80 Subteen BIouses In ruyons ard Orig. NOW
ccttons in white and coIors Sizes 1896
10 to Ia 500 i.39
4 Subteen jackets Ia sizes 10 to - lO.25 7.49
Corduroy Skin, size 10 -------- TBS 4.s9
Lansbwghs- SUB-TEEN APPARELr-Fourth Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-05
CHILDREN's SHOES
BOYS WEAR

s Boys Wool Overcoots with pIoid-C
wool zipout lining. Sizes Is and
70 ,
IS Fomous Moke Long Sleeve Cotton
Polo Shirts. Broken sizes s to 10
IS Famous Moke Long Sleeve Knit
Cotton Shirts. Included ore turtle-
neck and collar models. Broken !
Si%SS
30 Boys Winter Caps in broken sizes.
so Winter Cops in timton Cotton
oobordne or yon-ond-nylon.
Solids or foncies. Broken sizes
LGHsbur0h's-BOYS' SHOP-Fourt
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INFANTS FURNISHINGS
INFANTS WEAR
TOTS AND TODDLERs

IS Atwood Tots Cordioon Sweaters ORIG. NOW
10 sizes "a Observation-Disclosures 20o 100
20 Tots Corduroy Boxer Shorts. Size l.5o 99c
so Tot Boys Cotton Shirts in assorted
so Cotton Dresses ] to s. Broken sizes 3o5 .88
10 fodder Girls AlI-Woo Logging 1855
Sets. Sizes 273 -------------- $500 1888
Todders' Snowsuits. Sizes 2-3---- 1925 100
: and ----1" .1.. 80. 1895 1000
7s ess:1 SIZES Sc. e"d4 s SS
Lonsburgh's q ToDDLERS-Fourth Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-05

LEATHERco

BE- Genuine Leother Handbags in Orig. NOW
nnony styles and coors l.e9 99e"
30 Wool BroodcIoth, royon foiIe,
Ieother, suede and velvet hand 1850
bags n many styles and coors- 1850 1899
40 Wool BroodeIoth Sotchel Hand
boos Many coors included - 500 1899
Plus 20ss Federal tax
LGnsbur0h's- Street Floor
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coRsETs

20 Bros, cotton stropIess or cotton and
royon with strops; size 32-------
80 Bros, Longtime embroidered cotton
eyeIet in sizes 81 to SO. Reg. style
In "a
Back Loce Corset In size 40 49,
s GirdIes with side ripper and Ponty
6irdIes In nyIon and cotton In group.
9 Fomous Make Nylon Girdles n
white with side ripper. Four sections
of elostic. high Woistline, In sizes
II to 70 --------------------
II Junior GiFdIes of cotton net In pull.
on style
II Nylon Girdles with highly boned
front, stretch or nyIon back IN
group. All side ripper
IL Nylon Girdles, boned front, side xip-
per, white 26-27-2S---------
LGnsburgH, -CORSETS- Third
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LING RlE

Z Nylon Crepe Neolioes and Gown
Sets. Size 10 In pink, sizes Is In
S Royon Gowns IN broken sixes----
- Royon Crepe Slips IN pink and
block. Broken sizes ---------
s 3-piece Royon Crepe Pojomos and
long coat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4 Cotton or Royon Gowns h broken
sizes
s Cotton Pojomos In broken SKIES
3 White Royon Satin Gowns, size 36
S Cotton Petticoots, broken SKIES
2 Pure silk Gowns. Sizes AZ ard A
9 Ruyon Gowns IN broken sizes
> Royon Neoiiuees in broken sizes.
Write and blue from broken sets
LaSsbWsUh ,s-LTNGERIE-- Tsir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-05
Big Fashion Clearance
@ sam dresses al om radyto
sPoRTsWEAR

40 Dressy Skirts In rylon net, nylon ORIG. NOW
toffeto and nyIon, solid and novelty Io.o5to
stripes in broken sizes and eoIors-- l495 TOO
Il Novelty Tee Shirts in snnoIi medium
and large sizes. Block, white and
light blue in group 399 400
SO lo09o Wool Sweaters in solid and
novelty stripes with short and "a
sleeves in slip-on styles. Also
few cordigons in the group. Sizes $3.50
81 to 40 included ------------ >7o5 800
8 One ond'two-piece dresses In royon
foille and royon ooboFdine In l0.o5to
broken sizes ond eoIors -------- 1875 700
Lonsbmch,s- INSTRUMENTATION Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-05

90 Poirs First Quality FuI-Foshioned Orig. NOW
Nyions in broken sizes and colors. LOS s2e
Is Poirs First Quoity Ful-Foshioned
klycns in broken sizes and coors. Its Sic
SO Poirs First Quality FuI-Foshioned
Nyons In broken sizes and coors.' l.95 100
LGnsburChs- HoSIERY-Street Floor
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SILVERWARE

Il Sets CrystoI Soft and Pepper Smokers Orig. Now
with chrome tops. Sets of four $50 99e
Lunsburghs- Observation-Disclosures Floor
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Merrill Lynch Group
Gets Vepco. Offering
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Dec. Virginia
Electric & Power Co. today sold
558,946 additional shares of it's
$40 par value common stock to
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Beane, underwriters.
The investment banking firm
bid $26.639 a share at auction,
outbidding Stone & Webster Sc
curities Corp, which offered 26.42
a share.
The underwriters are expected
to reoffer the stock to private
investors at 271s a share, sub
ject to official award by the
Southern utility and clearance
by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
New Store Is Opened

Square Deal Market Co. today
opened it's 18th Food Fair super
market at 7401 Annapolis road
in Hyattsville.
The big store has 10000 square
feet of space and parking facil-
tiles for $50 cars. 1t has a staff
of As persons.
Among innovations in the
store are a "kiddy korral" for
children whose mothers want to
shop, electric checkout booths,
lounges, rest rooms, music and
a parcel pickup.
Dan C. Bassford Of Silver
Spring, former salesman here
for the Howard Van Lines, Inc,
has been promoted to branch
manager of the company in
Baltimore.
Roth Announces Dividends
Directors of the Columbia
Mortgage Co. have declared a
Evening star., 1953-12-01
This Elevator Nudges Lettering Passengers

Specially designed doors warn
the passenger to step lively. If
he delays he gets nudge. SenSi-
tive gadgets prevent doors from
crushing the user but a buzzer
heckles the loiterer.
BY the system called "auto-
tronic elevatoring," timing of ele-
vator movements is adjusted au-
tomatically to meet the needs of
traffic at various periods of the
day.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

The latest developments in
elevators are being demonstrated
in an exhibit by the Otis Eleva-
tor Co. at the Sheraton Carlton
Hotel.
Featured in the costly display
of models is an elevator which
is operated automatically. with
out need for starters, and which
keep passenger traffic moving,
when people are slow getting on
or off.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
New York Produce

Butter-steady;; receipts. 1.057i51-
Wholesale prices on bulk cartons Greshl: !:
Creamery, 93 score (AA(, 67-67A cents;
S59t t~66; So score ttcC. s5%-sSH. D''
Cheese-Steady to firm; receipts, 391 =
02S prices unchanged.
New YORK spot quotations, based largely
on exchange trading, follow: Mdwestern,
mixed colors, extras az poundsl, 49-51;
extras, large AS pounds), 47-49; extras,
large, 46-4s; dirties, 43-45; checks, AZ
A. Whites, extras az pounds). 51-52;
extras. large (45 pounds), 49-51; extras,
pounds, 50-52; extras, large (45
pounds, 49-51; extras, medium, 43-44.
Nearby, whites, top quality (47
pounds, 51-52a: mediums, 44-45;
smalls, 41-41I2. Browns top quality
az pounds. 5O-51 "a; mediums, 44-45;
Smalls Al lo-4o
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Tons Of u. S. Butter
Given Aged Germans
BY the Assoeid'ed Press

BERLIN. Dec. 1.-Welfare of
f1cials report 128.576 pounds of
bAmerican-dona butter We're
given out in the first week Of
distribution to sged Germans
from the Soviet sector.
East Berliners over GO years Of
age are receiving a pound Of
butter each through the Mayor
Ernst Reuter- Foundation and the
international Rescue Committee,
an American welfare agency.
The distribution opened Novem-
ber % and will continue daily
until next Friday.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

liam H. Dyer,
at the Shore
ham Hotel OH
December 10,
President Ed
ward K. Jones
a n n o un ced
yesterday.
Mr.. Dyer,
who is Secre-
tary of the
P e rp e t u a !
Building As
sociation and
has been ac-
tive in league
circle for
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Designs Hecht Co. Displays

Wy hdIOlQ M.
M e In ic ov e,
who has earn
ed a long title
in a S h or t
time.
Mr.. Melni-
cove's title is
assistant vice
president and
d + e C tor of
m merchandise
pre- Sc ntation,
building g su-
perviSion and
m ain tenance.
When he came
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Postal Records Set

Washington postal receipts in
November and the first II
months of this year set new rec
ords for those periods, Postmas-
ter Roy North reported.
November receipts of $2,082,120
were SIS per cent ahead of ST.
973, ,402 in November, 1852.
Receipts for IL months
amounted to $22,784,772, an in
crease of 4.83 per cent from
21,735,411 in the same period
last year.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

to Hecht's in 1887 he was an
artist in the display department.
Mr.. Melnicove began a new era
in visual merchandising" at
Hecht's and helped organize the
Visual Merchandising Group Of
the National Retail Dry Goods
Association.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

w a S hington
r e p r esenta-
tive for Pia-
secki Helicop-
ter Corp. of
Morton, Pa.
M r. w i l.
ii a m S will
m a k e his
h e adquarters
in the COM
p a n y S new
w a S hington
Office in the
A m e r ic a n
S e C u r i t y
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Heads Piusecki Office

Lawrence E. Williams. former
vice president and Washington
representative of Mcdonnell
Aircraft Corp, has been named
Evening star., 1953-12-01

many years, retired as league
president October 81 at the 46th
annual convention at White Sui
nhur SnrinpS w Va.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
League to Honor Dyer

The District Building and
Loan League will give a testi-
monial dinner in honor of its
immediate past, president, Will
Evening star., 1953-12-01
81 Million Gas Bonds Sold, 4zs% Issue Called

December Is may be detached
and presented for payment as
| usual.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
By DonoId B. HodIey

Washington Gas Light Co. to-
day completed private sale of
81 million of 3s4 per cent re-
funding mortgage bonds to four
insurance companies and Bank
ers Trust Co. of New York and
issued a call for redemption of
a like amount of Az per cent
bonds.
Acting for various pension
funds for which it is trustee, the
Bankers Trust took SO million
of the new issue. The insurance
companies and the face amount
of bonds they acquired follow:
Aetna Life Insurance, 81 mil
lion; John Hancock Mutual Life,
So million; Lincoln National
Life. $500.000; National Life and
Accident Insurance Co., $500 900.
The sale at par and accrued in
terest was approved by the Dis
trict Public Utilities Commission
on November IA.
The bonds called for redemp-
ton on December 81 at par, plus
a premium of 5.82 per cent and
accrued interest to that date,
were sold to the public only last
June II at 101.817 to yield Ats
per cent to maturity in 1878.
Sold on Low Market
Brokers pointed out they were
sold around the low of the bond
market, and due to the markets
substantial improvement since
then, the company has found it
advantageous to redeem them at
a premium and replace them
with lower-yield bonds of the
In it's redemption notice pub
lished in newspapers today, the
company stated that sufficient
funds for the redemption had
been deposited with the trustee
and added that 47s per cent
bonds may be presented at once
for payment in full. Payments
will be made at the Chase Ma
tional Bank in New York or at
the main office of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank here.
All interest on the Az per
cent bonds will end on December
81. The redeemed coupon bonds
must be accompanied by all
coupons maturing after Deem
ber 81. Coupons maturing on
Evening star., 1953-12-01

DNA4NA4I5s
In World War II, Mr.. Williams
was commander in the Navy
and was in charge of aircraft
production. A director of Amer
lean Security g. Trust Co., he is
a past president of the Wash
ington Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

regular quarterly dividend Of ~
per cent and a year-end dividend
of 10 cents a share on first pre-
ferred stock, President A. M.
Roth announced today.
An extra year-end dividend Of
10 per cent also was declared on
the 81 par common stock. All
dividends are the same as de-
clared a year ago and pay
able December 18 to holders Of
record December Is.
Designs Hecht Co. Displays
The Hecht Co.'s Christmas
window displays, which have at
tracted attention at all three
company stores, were designed
Evening star., 1953-12-01
ZoakMat yuugetma
newN54 Studehakay

LEE D. BUTLER, INC.
ll2l 2lst Street NV.
HARDY RICHARDSON Motor Sales
So. Washington and Wilkes Sts.
Alex, Ya.-Va. License No. CTS
Evening star., 1953-12-01

Experts praise
&udehakerstW
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART!
New York's famed Museum of Modern
Art chose a Studebaker as the only
American designed and built car for
its exhibition of the ten most beautiful
automobiles in the world.
FASHION ACADEMY!
This noted New York school of fashion
design has awarded Studebaker styling
its Gold Medal.
MOTOR WORLD MAGAZINE!
Motor World, the popular auto news
magazine, says this: "Studebaker has,
with its new model, made every other
American car look ten years olderp
MEcHANIx ILLUSTRATED!
This publications famous test driver,
Tom McCahill, recently wrote: 'In
j. the style department, Studebaker is so
miles ahead of any other American car"