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Evening star., 1954-04-23
Business Briefs

Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended Mon
day dipped to $247.952,00O from
$306, ,562 900 the preceding week,
and $275.001 900 the like week
last year. - Engineering News
Record.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended April II totaled 612,-
884 cars, up l per cent from the
previous week and 1875 per cent
below the like 1853 week.-Asso-
citation of American Railroads.
Department Store Sales across
the Nation in the week ended
April II averaged IL per cent
more than the like 1853 week
and in all but the Philadelphia
district increased at least 7 per
cent. Philadelphia store sales
were 2 per cent lower than
year ago. Federal Reserve
Board.
Newspaper Advertising in So
cities dropped 6.7 per cent in
March to 216.154 ,536 lines from
231, ,720.703 lines in March, 1858.
For the 3-month period, the to-
tai was 579,818,437 lines, down
3.5 per cent from the 600,553, 1868
lines last year.-Media Records.
National Steel Corp. cut its
subsidiary Great Lakes Steel
Corps products cents per 100
pounds last midnight, citing
keen competition.
American Export Lines has an
nounced Richard C. Patterson,
former Ambassador to Yugo-
slavia, and Frazer A. Bailey, for
mer president of the National
Federation of American Ship
ping. have been named directors.
international Tele phone g.
Telegraph in 1853 reported rec
ord earnings of $22,377,611 or
$3.12 share VS.. $22,147,753 or
$500 in 1852.
Kaiser Steel Corp. in 9 months
ended March 81 earned $685.
804 or IS cents a share VS.. S.
592,091 or $1.20 in 1853 period.
Consumers Power in year ended
March 81 earned $25, ,408,5O7 or
$3.16 a share VS.. $2O,844,455 or
$2.78 in 1853.
Southern California Edison in
year ended March 81 earned
$22,522,097 or $2.42 a share VS..
$23,796,015 or $3.50 in 1853.
Southern Co. in year ended
March 81 earned $22,318,874 or
$1.23 a share VS.. $20,841 ,229 or
$1.22 in 1858.
Alabama Power Co. in year
ended March 81 earned $13,133,-
1872 VS.. $11 1866, ,086 in 1858.
Federated Department Stores
in year ended January 81 earned
$l3.888,484 or $3.73 a share VS..
$13, 3,543,979 or 1851 in 1858.
Georgia Power Co. in year
ended March 81 earned $12,828,-
663 VS.. $12,274,568 in 1858.
Paramount Pictures in year
ended January 2 earned $6,779,-
563 or $3.06 a share VS.. $780,
871 or $2.52 in 1858.
Sheaffer wv. A. Pen Co. in
year ended February % earned
$2,252,942 or $2.75 a share VS..
1888, ,144 or $2.35 in 1858.
International Minerals g.
Chemicals in 9 months ended
March 81 earned $4,072,662 or
$1.63 a share VS.. $4,270,298 or
$1.72 in 1853 period.
Other earnings included:
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Gets CopitoI Assignment

William E. Morris, life
underwater on the staff of
johnson g. Adams, Inc, Wash
ington general agency for the
Continental Companies. has been
granted leave of absence for
several months.
Tinsley Adams, president of
the agency, said Mr.. Morris was
given the leave to undertake a
special task for the House Ap-
preparations Committee. Mr.
Morris will be a member of the
surveys and Investigations staff
of that committee.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April 23 ,tP (USDA)-
Salable hogs. $500; market slow; weak.
over 300 pounds IN sows $3.50 lover g
most choice 1S0-240 pounds. $500
$3.50: a load of choice Nos. and
2I0 pounds at $3.50; bulks 2255o-3999oo
pounds; mostly 255o-27 00; most sows.
22.00-24,75; few light weights. np to
25 .25; good clearance.
slaughter steers, and, yearlings about
steady; cows mostly steady to weak;
bulls and vealers steady; good to low
choice steers and yearlingS, 20.90-23 90;
utility and commercial grades, Is. 90
1900; a few good to low choice heifers:
grades. 14.00-1a 90; utility and CONNER
cial cows. 12.0o-l4 90 few TO 1890;
and commercial bulls. 14;00-16;50; good
and ehoice, vealsrs. 2o0.oo0o-2255.oooo; Gull to
Salable sheep, 200; nominally steady
on all slaH9ghter classes; q few good o and and
to mostly good slaughter ewes. 5.00-7 90.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK. April % LEN UsDA)--
Wholesale egg prices were unsettled to-
day. Receipts. 14172 wholesale selling
prices based on exchange and other vol
ume Safes).
New York spot quotations follow
Midwestern; mixed colors: extras. (4S-5G
bounds. 40-40k; extras medium. 3s-
3sHa: standards large. 35ha-3S: current
"a; checks, 31-32; Whites. extras, t4s:
80 pounds, 43-44; extras large. t45--4s
pounds 411a-42a extras medium. 40
~. Browns: extras. (4S-50 pounds: 42-
43; extras large, t45-4S pounds. 40'2-
Al u: extras medium. 3SK-39.
Nearby-Whites: top quality. t4S-5O
pounds. 43bs-44; mediums: 41;42;
Smalls, 342-33. Browns: top quality
(4S-50 pounds 43Is-44; mediums
Butter about steady. Receipts. 3S3.-
734. Wholesale prices on bulk cartQps
Creamery. a3 score (AA). 5s-5sM
cents; 92 score (A). 57A-5724; 30 score
OBJ. 56M-5612. SO score (C). 55h-56
Cheese steady. Receipts, 125.32S
Prices unchanged.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Hourly Sales on the Exchange.
I1:OO am 400 600 l2 noon 7eo 600
100 pm l go 600 200 pm o 900 600
tUnlt Of trading 10 shares or sales IN
full. sIn bankruptcy or receivership or
beins reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such com.
panies Rates of dividends in the fore
going table are annual disbursements
based on the last quarterly or semi
annual 6eclaratlon. Unless otherwise
noted; special or extra dividends are not
included Also extra or extras. An
nual rate plus stock dividend Declared
or paid in 1853 plus stock dividend
e Declared or paid SO far this year
Payable in stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or distribution date.
G Paid last years h Declared or paid
after stock dividend or splitup kDe-
clared or paid this year. an aceumula-
p Paid this year, dividend omitted. de-
ferred or no action taken. at last diyi-
dend meeting. Declared or paid in
1854 PLUS stock dividend. Liquida ting
dividend. cid. Called. Ex dividend. x-dis
Ex distribution. xr Elk rights. XIV without
warrants. WV With warrants. vd When
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. April % (tP0-Cot-
ton futures gave up part of their earlier
gains during the forenoon today as buy
ing Subsided. Selling came through
liquidation in nearby May contracts.
along with some hedging in old crop
July.
According to advices from Rome,
Italian importers have been granted
Currency once to buy United States
cotton. Exporters here presumed that
the funds stemmed from previous F.O.A.
allocations to that country
Certifcated cotton stocks. according
to the New York Cotton Exchange. de-
clined further 395 bales. leaving stocks
at S7,417 bales.
Noon prices were % cents a bale
higher to 10 cents lower than the pre-
yious close, May 34.43. July 34.3s and
Oct. $500.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
GIN PIun Is SheIved

General Motors disclosed
yesterday that it had failed to
obtain Justice Department ap-
proval for a proposed revision
of it's selling agreement designed
to minimize the practice of
"bootlegging" of new passenger
cars by enfranchised dealers
and distributors.
President Harlow H. Curtice
revealed the development in a
letter GINS 1880 dealers and
distributors in which he refuted
recent charges of 'overproduc-
ton" of General Motors cars. He
read excerpts from the letter to
a news conference at Chicago
preceding opening of the GIN
Motorama.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Kansas City,
Mo-, yester-
day.
A n o t h e r
area resident,
Miss M ra
Black of Sill
yer S prin g,
was reelected
assistant Sec
retary.
B o a r d
Ch a ir m a n
Warren LIE e
PierSon, who
had just re-
turned from
Evening star., 1954-04-23

S o utheaStern
Group Con-
ference of the
United States
Savings and
Loan League
a t B ella ir,
Fla, yester-
day.
M r. Dy er,
who is imme-
diate p a S t
president of
the District
Building and
Loan League,
1Ono has heo0
Evening star., 1954-04-23

outing COM
mitteeS today.
The annual
event, which
always draws
heavily from
b 9th banks
and securities
houses, will be
held at the
B e t h e S d a
Country Club
on May 81.
Mr.. Brewer is
a partner in
Rouse, Brew
er & Becker.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

dent L. Perry
w e s t a n
nounced to-
day.
G e n. Os-
b o r n e has
been a direc-
tor of t h Q
company for
six years. and
since his re-
tirement from
the Army in
1947. has been
manager of
the chemical
Evening star., 1954-04-23

an overseas inspection trip. pre-
dicted the largest European
travel season in history. To take
care of the traffic volume, he
said, TWA is preparing. to oper-
ate 81 flights a week across the
Atlantic.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

John M. Buckley of Robert c.
Jones & Co. will serve as chair
man Of the committee arranging
for prizes. while George Gale
her of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Beane, will head the
stock exchange committee.
Fred Bellamah of Bellamah
Neuhauser & Barrett heads the
tickets committee and Samuel
Biddle of AuchincloSs, Parker &
Redpath is chairman of the din
ner committee.
Other chairmen include: Paul
Cromelin, Ferris & Co., games;
William v. Goodwin, jr., john
ston. Lemon & Co., horseshoes;
Sam Bryson. Peters & Bryson,
beer and cheese.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Course for Appliance Men

The Electric Institute of
Washington has arranged at
American University for a spe-
cial course for members. 1t is
entitled: Make More Money
for Your Business"
The course will be presented
by the. university's department
Of business administration on
four successive Tuesday nights,
beginning April q.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Store Sales Improve

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were 10 per cent above a year
ago in the week ended April II
and also were 4 per cent above
the previous week, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported. ~ ---,s-
In four weeks ended April II
area sales were 6 per cent above
the like 1853 period. For the
year to date they we're / per cent
behind a year ago.
Excluding suburban branches,
downtown department stores in
the week ended April II were
even with the previous week and
6 per cent ahead of a year ear
lier. In four weeks they were up
3 per cent. but for the year to
date were off 3 per cent.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. April % R.-Spot non.
ferrous metal prices today: Copper. 80
cents q pound, CONNECTICUT Valley. Lead
cents a pound, East st. Louis Tin, a5
cents pound, New York At Pittsburgh,
scrap steel, No. l heavy. was quoted at
Evening star., 1954-04-23
West Brothers Brick
Names Gen. Osborne
TO Executive Post

Brig. Gen. Theodore M. Os-,
borne. retired, has been appointed
executive vice president of the
West Brothers Brick Co.. PreSi-
Evening star., 1954-04-23
TWA Reflects ToyIor

Thomas K. Taylor of Wash
ington was reelected vice presi-
dent of Trans World Airlines
at the annual board meeting in
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Odd-Lot Declines

NEW YORK, April 25 dE1.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
| these odd-lot transactions by principal
Purchases of 169. .S63 shares; sales of
176,101 shares, including 1907 shares
sold short
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Committee Chairmen
Appointed for Annual
Bond Club 0ufinq
BY DonoId B. HodIey

]. Newton Brewer. jr., general
chairman for the 1854 outing Of
the Washington Bond Club, ap-
pointed chairn1en for various
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Washington Securities
SALES

Wash Gas Lt-i00 at 33la, 200 at ash
100 at 33h. 100 at 331a.
Pot Elec Pwr-6 at lSsa.
Pot Elec Pwr $50 pfd A--40 at 4434,
Garfinckel 4I2G pfd-1OO at 1874,
Wash Gas S4.25 pfd-5O at 975s.
Wash Gas S4 80 pfd-40 at 114a.
Pot Elec Pwr $50 pfd B-200 at As.
Natl Mtg & Inv--65 at II.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
U. S. League Honors Dyer

William H. Dyer. vice presi-
dent of the Perpetual Building
Association of Washington, was
elected vice president of the
Evening star., 1954-04-23

active with other Perpetual Off
cials in affairs of the national
organization. President E. c..
BaltZ of Perpetual is past
president of the United States
League.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Furnished BY the Associated Press.t
Sales -
Stock and Add Net
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April % (P,.-Dividends
announced:
Stock.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
Hearings Scored
As "Degenerating'

CONCORD, N. H. R-Repub-
lican Gov. Hugh Gregg has called
on President Eisenhower to end
"the degenerating nature" of the
McCarthy-Army hearings.
''The Republican party is losing
prestige and honor due to the pro-
longed and Intellectual Senate hear.
ingS in which Sen. Mccarthy and
Army Secretary Stevens are play
ing the leading roles" Gregg said
in a telegram to the President.
Because we look to you as the
leader Of our party and as a Re-
publican, I respectfully suggest a
SHIFT of emphasis by our leader
ship from the degenerating nature
Of these hearings to the more con-
structive issues on which the Re-
publican party was elected to Of
fcs,."' -.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
Judge Is Aware
OF His Rights

OKLAHOMA CITY R- When
Traffic Judge James Demopolis.
who serves in his spare time as
an announcer at local wrestling
matches, got popped in the face
by a distraught grappler he knew
his legal rights.
He filed 5000 damage suit
against AL (Spider) Galento.
Galento failed to show up for the
trial and Demopolis was awarded
$4,000 by default. Now all he has
to do is find Galento to collect.
The wrestler had just lost a bout
and Demopolis announced with a
flourish that his opponent was the
victor. Demopolis said the next
thing he knew the Spider had hit
him across the cheek with the heel
Of his hand.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
New Division OF
Treasury Dept.

NEW YORK 1.-THE New York
Times said today that Atty. Gen.
Brownen will announce soon the
establishment of a Division of
thermal Security in the Depart
ment of Justice.
he new unit, the Times said,
"will handle cases involving es-
pionage, treason, sabotage, feder-
al employee loyalty or security
risks and subversive activities
in fact, all court proceedings deal.
ing with matters affecting the
internal security Of the United
States and its possessions. ;"
It was understood that the new
division would supplement- the
work of the FIJI. Internal security
Investigators now constitute a
substantial part of the workload Of
the FIJI, which will continue to
operate as in the past.
Prosecution of cases developed
by the FBI, however, would be a
function of the new division, il
was understood. Presumably its
aim would include tightening the
enforcement Of internal security
laws and expediting such cases
Through the courts
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
McCarthy Wants ant s. !.
Alcoa To Pay;

WASHINGTON R-Sen. MeGar.
thy (R-Wis) says he still hopesuthe
Aluminium Corp. of America will
pay the nearly $1,000 cost, OF film
ing his television reply to Edward
R. Murrow, CHS commentator.
He told reporters that while he
is primarily liable" for the bill
submitted by Goth Century-Fox for
the filming, he believes .Alcoa
must be inclined to think they
are obligated to pay it." ri.
"They used the program on
which I appeared to advertise
their produce and / believe they
will be inclined to think they are
obligated to pay the BILL" he said.
He said he will wait until ne
hears from Alcoa before doing any
thing further about the matter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
|Ceylon Amlift
Will Continue

COLOMBO, Ceylon IA gov
eminent source said today that
Ceylon will continue to permit the
landing and servicing of troop.
carrying planes for Indochina until
a cease-fire is agreed on and takes
effect there.
He was referring to press re-
ports the US. Air Force soon
would fly a second batch of French
troops to Indochina. The first
American airlift last month de.
toured via Ceylon after India and
Burma refused to let the planes
fly over their territory.
Ceylon's policy on Indochina
was outlined last night in Parlia-
ment by the government leader in
the House, J. r. Jayawardene.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
Dulles To Tell
Peace Chances
Seen In Asia

WASHINGTON R-Secretary Of
State Dulles reports TO President
Eisenhower today on the prospects
for peace in Asia and the chances
of saving Indochina from Commu-
mist conquest.
Dulles returned last night from
the Geneva conference, where for
the first time he sat in on negotia-
tons that included Red China.
Eisenhower scheduled a news
conference for shortly after his
meeting with his secretary of state.
He was expected to discuss the
Dulles report and voice approval
of Dulles diplomacy, which en-
countered some rough going at the
Geneva meeting.
Later in the day, Dulles arranged
to take up the critical Indochina
situation and the general problem
Of dealing with the Chinese Com
nlunists in a bipartisan conference
with Senate and House leaders and
senior members of the foreign
policy committees. Eighteen legis-
lators were invited to this meeting
at the State Department.
In advance Of these sessions,
Dulles was said to be determined
to press forward his efforts to form
a free-nation coalition dedicated to
.lalt Communist expansion insIndo-
china and elsewhere in Asia.
So far he has been unable to
enlist British cooperation in this
project. Present U. S. policy holds
that Britain's participation in a
security system there essential
and that nothing can be done with
out It.
However, there is now some
speculation in official quarters that
il events take turn for the
worse-as might be true if the
fortress Of Diem Bien Phu is over
run by the Communicated Wet
minh-Dulles and Eisenhower may
consider forming a coalition with
any countries that will cooperate.
Eisenhower yesterday was re-
ported to have sent Dulles a letter
while in Geneva ruling out Ameri-
can acceptance Of partition Of
Indochina as a basis for an Indo-
china peace.
Dulles told reporters last night
that his return here after the first
week of the Geneva conference
worked out as he had originally
planned it. Aides said he had never
expected to stay more than about
q week.
Things at the conference are
developing just about as expected
for the first week." he said.
He did not expand, but what has
happened at Geneva is that a dead
lock has been reached ON proposals
for unifying Korea; and on Indo-
china they have arranged to begin
active negotiations but without any
evidence an agreement will be
forthcoming.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05

s@1~@@S1
with the handmade coconut
boats" made by the Naval Sta
ton Wives, from the coconut spa
thes = the fibrous covering of the
palm blooms - shaped and paint
ed in luscious colors. Some are in
two shades of one color and others
have the the outside in one color
and a contrasting hue on the in
side. These are handy for flower
arrangements, or for serving
crackers and hors d'oeurves, and
you can't find boats like these at
twice the price! They are a per-
feet solution TO- the problem of
something typical of Key West. I"
To keep, to give or to take home
ION leave"
Also at this booth, you'll find al
sorts of plants from exotic house
plants to parsley, all green and
feathery and just waiting to perk
up a salad or decorate a steak
platter.
White Elephants, yes, - but 50
different! Some of these have been
brought from all over the world,
and you'll moreathanSlikely find
something you've been Wanting for
a long, long time.
The Tropical Trader" is the re-
suit OF the combined efforts of the
Naval Station Wives, the Hospital
Wives, the Refined Officers Wives.
and the Naval Air Station Wives.
Then there're aprons, swishy
ones for parties and practical ones
for pantry duty. Sequined glasses
cases Of felt, and who doesn't need
one of these = at least for those in
dispensable sun glasses! And CAV
pillows that will brighten UP any
room and add smart touch to
rental units" ALI these at the
Fawtu's Needle Nook.
If it's calories you're counting.
be different and don't stop at
"Grandma's Kitchen" with it's
rows of thickly iced and decorated
cakes, rich chocolate fudge, and
cookies.
Also in the goodies" line, YOU
can take a chance ON the wheel
and fill your party n snack
shelf with choice and unusual deli
cacies at the Country Store.
The Picnic Basket" decorated
with clever cardboard hotdogs, al
SO has the real thing with all the
necessary extras, soda pop and
you know what!
Fort Taylor, for the benefit of
tourists and newcomers is on
Whitehead Street at the end Of
United, and everyone, but every
one, is welcome any time from
400 p. m. until 1000 p. m. tonight
and tomorrow night.
The Navy always pitches in and
helps with worthwhile civilian pro-
jectS, and you'll have fun at the
Country Fair while lending a hand
to Navy Relief!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
Boy Causes Furor
Aboard DESTROYER

SYDNEY, Australia IA small
boy visiting the U. S. destroyer
O'Bannon took only three minutes
to throw the warship into turmoil
Monday.
The boy-one of 10000 visitors
wandered to the vessels bridge
and pulled every lever within
reach. In rapid succession he:
Sounded the general alarm, call.
ing the crew to battle stations.
Sounded the chemical alarm,
used only for atom bomb attacks.
Ordered full speed ahead all en-.
gines with the ships telegraph.
He was just about to send a
message on the destroyer's hello.
graph to the U. S. carrier Tarawa
moored astern when the O'Ban.
mons deck officer sprinted onto the
bridge to find out what was going
on.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
WHO DID WHAT

Continued from Page One)
got out of his car and used "foul
language"
We asked her what he said but
she would - Npsat it.
She said aeneo1S threw some
cling at her huso6d and that
he pulled a mall gun"
Mrs. Beldiag said they discoy.
cred this morning that what was
thrown at her husband was a
bunch of Papy campaign cards,
At the time, she said, she thought
it was a firecracker.
Use Of Road Deplored
Mrs. Bedding seemed particu-
larly incensed because the cars
drove on the Belongs private
road to get to her home.
She said that this morning she
discovered that someone had
thrown a rock through the plate
glass window at her frozen Gus.
tard stand and had also torn
down a sign.
Mrs. Bedding also said that
someone had torn down C. B
Harvey's placards at the Cohen
home but that the Cohen home
was not damaged.
No charges have been filed
against anyone, Mrs. Beldine
said.
The sheriff's department said
no reports of vandalism had been
received from anywhere in the
county.
However, when asked about
the reports, the department dis
patched a deputy to Tavernier to
investigate
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
Man Is Hospitalized
After Freak Mishap

RAILWAY, N. J. R-Police re.
port that Wesley Dallas, 40, was
on the corner waiting for a bus
when "a an out-of-control auto hit
a parked truck and (2) the truck
was propelled into Dallas.
The man was treated at Railway
Memorial Hospital for injuries to
the left arm. hand and right eye
and was released.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-05
The
Wcatherman
Says

Key West and vicinity: Cloudy
with scattered showers and posi-
bly, thundershowers this afternoon
and tonight; clearing Thursday a.
bout Is degrees. Moderate to fresh
southweat shifting to northwest
and gradually veering to northeast
by Thursday night.
Florida: Generally fair north,
partly cloudy south portion with
scattered showers south and east
central portions this afternoon and
possibly in extreme south tonight
and Thursday. Not quite so warm
in central and south portions to.
night.