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Evening star., 1954-10-17
Ita|y's Revived Fleet
Is Biggest in History
BY the Assoeictsd Press

ROME, Oct. 16.-The greatest
Italian merchant fleet in history
sails the seven seas this year,
just a decade since almost COM
plete wartime destruction.
Merchant Marine Minister Fer
nando Tambgoni this week re-
ported Italy's feet comprised q
record 1901, ,228 gross tons. rank
ing 1t sixth among the leading
merchant marines in the world.
In 1914 the war had left Italy
with only 100000 gross tons
much of it unseaworthy-out Of
a prewar tonnage of 3,536,616.
At its present rate of growth
Italy's merchant fleet threatens
to replace the French feet as
the worlds fifth largest. ~
Lloyds register of shipping has
not yet published 1854 figures.
But Lloyds' officials said prelim-
mary figures show Italy catching
up with France. The 1858 figures
were:
Great Britain, 1875 million
tons; United States. 14.2 million
tons not counting laid-up re-
serves: Norway, 6.3 million tons,
and Italy, 3.5 million tons.
Italy's tonnage went up 100000
this year.
New construction, plus salvage
of wrecked and sunken vessels,
not only has given Italy its
biggest fleet. but also its best.
Today. only SO per cent of the
fleet is over 20 years old. COM
pared with 40 per cent in 1889.
Despite these big postwar
strides, Tambroni is shooting
toward continued growth and
improvement. He has set a goal
Of five million gross tons. This
much shipping is needed, he
calculates, to allow Italian ship
owners to develop their enter
prises to their full capacity.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Policy Number ], Dated 1865,
Finds Way Back to D. c. Firm
Insurance Company
Prizes $500 Writ
On Piuno Forte

Shortly after Abraham Lin
coin signed the charter for the
National Union Insurance Co..
in 1865. the daughter Of one Of
the firms officials was sold q
$500 policy on her piano forte.
AS policy No. /. it came back
to the company offices here last
week as a priced possession. No
one knows what happened to the
piano forte.
The policy. its paper well pre-
served and hardly yellowed. was
issued to Miss Susan Gideon,
daughter of George S. Gideon,
who then lived at 374 Eighth
street NV. At the time, Ma
tional Unions Offices were at
424 Fifteenth street NV. It
now has headquarters in the
Washington Loan 81 Trust,
branch Of the Riggs National
Bank. 900 F street NV.
The policy came to light at
Shelby, Ohio, through an in
surance policy collector, who
notified company officials here.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Rosy Economic Outlook
Painted by NAM Aide
By the Assoeiefsd Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Kenneth
r. Miller, National Association Of
Manufacturers vice president,
said today prospects for expan-
sion Of the American economy
are virtually limitless despite
what he called "the best adver-
tised recession in history"
He addressed the annual fall
meeting of the National Editorial
Association. Said Mr.. Miller:
Business is good and the
country as a whole is prosperous.
Construction activity rose during
all of August. Consumer pur-
chases Of goods and servicesere-
main high. Inventories are being
liquidated and that's always q
healthy sign"
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Mensh Opens Branch,
Names Sales Director

Sidney z. Mensh & Co. is
announcing the opening Of q
Silver Spring branch and the ap-
pointment of r. Marbury Stamp,
jr. as sales director of the organ
iZation.
The branch real estate Office
is in the Mehring Building, 1922
Georgia avenue. The firm re-
ports business sold through the
branch in the past so days was
in excess Of 81 million in lots
and acreage.
Mr.. Stamp has been handling
project developing, financing and
sales for the Mensh firm.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Air Freiqhters Ordered

NEW YORK. Oct. 16 (P.-
American Airlines announced
yesterday the purchase of seven
more DC6A air freighters from
Douglas Aircraft Co. at a cost of
$10.4 million, including spare
parts. It is planned to put the
aircraft into service on American
transcontinental freight routes
in the spring Of 1856.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Big Sales Gain Reported

The Barrett McElfresh Agency
Of the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Co. here reported that
new business Of the agency in
nine months this year was 47.8
per cent ahead Of the same 1853
period.
David B. Griffin, auditor Of the
Anacostia National Bank, has
been added to the list Of WASH
ington bankers attending the
annual convention Of the Asso-
citation of Bank Controllers and
Auditors at San Francisco. s.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Duvid Mann Honored
At Jewelers. Bunquet

Around 260 members and
guests attended the seventh an
nual banquet of the Greater
Washington Retail jewelers. As
sociation at the Shoreham Hotel
Thursday night.
David Mann, association pres
ident, was presented with a sill
yer gavel. Sol Lynn, chairman
Of the banquet committee, served
as POSTMASTER.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Steum Engines GOING

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16 R.-The
era Of the steam locomotive on
the Missouri Pacific Railroad
System is nearing an end. The
railroad was authorized by Fed
eral District Court to spend $11,-
747,260 next year for 66 diesel
locomotives. Acquisition of the
locomotives will complete dieseli-
Zation Of the railroad.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Your Moneys Worth
Discount House Retailer Bottle Joined
By SyIvio Porter

count houses designed to con-
vince you they still are the best
shopping places.
The Nations department stores
at last are waking up to the
realities of today's retailing
revolution. accepting these facts:
There are 10000 to IL, 900 firms
operating from coast to coast
today that properly can be called
discount houses.
These firms alone will account
for IS to $40 billion of sales of
brand-name merchandise in 1854
at markdowns ranging from so
per cent.
So widespread and powerful is
the movement that the firms
have set up a, National Associa-
ton Of Discount Merchants and
booklet has just been pub
llshed listing the names of many
discount houses in the United
States.
Spokesman for retailers are
definitely warning manufacturers
and Washington they won't sit
back any longer and let the dis
counters grab their customers.
Key groups in and out Of
Washington are preparing the
hottest attack to date on our
fair trade laws-the laws allow
ing manufacturers to set price
floors under their products in
any state having a fair trade law
Of its own. (There are fair trade
laws in force in Al States.) It's
authoritatively reported that At
torney General Brownell's special
committee studying the anti
trust laws will come out with a
blistering condemnation of fair
trade in December.
Copyright, 1854. Post-Hall Syndicate,
Inc.)
Evening star., 1954-10-17

Nations giant.
established re-
t alters and
the discount
houses.
w h a t e yer
way 1t turns
out, you will
b e n e I / t
through:
Lower prices
on q long list
of name prod
ucts available
at the depart
ment stores.
Improved d
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Coal Experiment Begun

GORGAS, Ala, Oct. 16 R.-
Science sought q new way Of
utilizing vast but currently non
productive coal resources in an
experiment begun yesterday at
Gorgas mine here. The expert
ment seeks to shatter coal hy-
draulically at the bottom Of a
coal seam. If that can be done,
commercial Justification Of coal
by burning it underground will
be much nearer.
Evening star., 1954-10-17
Sell Now
Or Hold Out For
Bigger Profits?

Is big advance about finished or do ?
factors still exert upward pull on stock
prices? Lurie In FORBES digs out
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Evening star., 1954-10-17

IMP OVCU
services at the department
stores designed to convince
you there are more i'm
portant things than the price of
a product to consider.
Greater reliability at the dis
Evening star., 1954-10-17

You, the American consumer,
cannot help but win as a result
of the knock down fight which
finally Is exploding between the
Evening star., 1954-10-17
AMERICAN SUMMARY

by
Evening star., 1954-10-17

table are annual disbursements based
on the last quarterly or semiannual
declaration. Unless otherwise noted.
special or extra dividends are not in
cluded "In bankruptcy or receivership
or being reorgantzed under the Bank
ruptcy Act. or securities assumed by
b Annual rate plus stock dividend
q Declared or paid in 1853 plus stock
dividend. Declared or paid SO far this
value on ex-dividend or redistribution
date gPaid last year. b Declared or
paid after stock dividend OF splitup.
cumulative issue with dividends in
arrears. p Paid this year. dividend
omitted. deferred or no action taken
paid in 1854 plus stock dividend.
Z Lauidating dividend. cid Called. ur
Under rule. Elk dividend. x-dis Ex dis
rants. WV With warrants. VT Warrants.
wd When distributed. wi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-10-17

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lRuberoid Co.'S stretch many other
personality and corporate stories. Mu-
Itual Fund DEVELOPMENTS and other reg
Iular features.
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The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

Neal and little Valerie Jones
visited last week in Swan
Quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Swinde1
attended graduation exercises at
z. c. c., GreenviIle. on Monday.
Ephron Cahoon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carrau Cahoon spent Mon
day in Greenville and attended
graduation exercises at E-C.C.,
where Miss Cecilia Cartwright,
granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Cahoon graduated. Among other
graduates from Engelhard were
Mrs. Madgaline Marshall and
Miss Susie Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Watson,
who are living in Mississippi
are visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayhue Selby
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
SPORTS AFIELD
| By Ted Resting
Editor, Sports Afeld Magazine

Once an angler passes the
stage of borrowed and rented
craft and gets ready to buy his
own, he finds the investment re-
CURED is considerably more than
that paid for all his tackle. This
doesn't mean cupboard boating
is expensive. Far from it. A pro-
perly selected outfit can serve
well many years, with low up
keep and running expense. And
you can use il for many other
things besides fishing.
But the key words in the above
are properly selected" You'll
find cupboard boats Of various
metals, various woods, various
plastics. They come in almost
all imaginable sizes and shapes.
They come finished and unfin-
ished. And motors vary from un-
der 2 hp to almost 80 times that
power.
No wonder you have trouble
trying to decide on the right
boat Still, there's probably a
definite answer for you. The
great number Of sizes, styles and
sorts mean there is probably a
good fit for your particular or
peculiar situation.
There is a fundamental rule
of procedure as outlined by Viii
lard era 1dall, boats and motors
editor of Sports Afield maya
zine: Buy your boat to fit the
waterway it will be used on, and
the load it viii carry. Then buy
the motor to fit the boat to in
sure pleasant and safe boating.
These things seem obvious, but
few sportsmen go about buying
boat this way. They make the
decision chiefly because they
think the construction will take
little upkeep, because they like
the price, because II viii fit their
storage place or the trailer they
have or want, because it's lighter
than their neighbors' boats, or
fast, or because it's the easiest
to get when they decide over
night they're not going to be
without a boat any longer,
Your boat must fit the largest
waterway it will ever go on, and
it largest load-not just the
average.
Hard aid fast suggestions are
sometimes inaccurate, but it's a
safe bet that you shouldn't put
more than three aboard even
the widest of open 12-footers,
you shouldn't go out in them on
any but the smallest lakes, and
you should keep away from
places where you'll meet wakes
from big craft. The normal IA
foot outboards should be re-
stricted to lakes only somewhat
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

spent the week end in Grants
| boro with Rev. and Mrs. Everette
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Holland
and children spent the week end
in Dunn.
Mrs. Jane Cox and Mrs. Jack
Brittian were visitors in Ports
mouth, Va, Wednesday. They
were accompanied home by
Mrs. Eddie Ramon and daugh-
ter Rosalind who spent several
days in Portsmouth while Rosa
lind was patient in a hospital
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Etheridge
spent Monday in Greenville.
They were accompanied home
by their daughter, Alice Faye
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political Adevrtising)
DEAR FRIENDS:

DEAR FRIENDS.
As we had expected, false re-
ports have been circulated about
me, one of which was that l didn't
pay any taxes. My taxes last year
were S1,113.04, not including in
come tax and self-employment tax.
This was over 5 times as much as
one Of my opponents and over 9
times as much as the other.
Another report was that did
not understand the problems Of
Hyde County. Ny many years of
experience as a farmer should ac-
quaint me with his problems; my
II years as a teacher, and my IA
years association with the fisher
men Of Hyde County should ac-
quaint me with their problems. !
have operated a small business for
the last twelve years, and / GER
tainly know the problems Of the
small business man. / do not know
the problems Of lawyer. / have
never had any business with law
yers for which am very thankful.
One trouble with our legislature
is that it is composed Of too many
lawyers. What we need in the leg
islature is more business men,
farmers, ETC., that know the prob
lens Of the average man and are
interested in passing laws for their
benefit and not for the benefit Of
the lawyers.
Another report is that being on
Ocracoke / could not get to the
mainland often enough. 1t is just
the same distance from Raleigh to
Swan Quarter for me as it IS for
anyone else, and if l should be
elected l plan to spend week-ends
in the County go that the people
may let me know their needs.
All these reports are side issues
injected into the campaign to OBJ
scure the real issues of the cam
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

paign. As / see it there are only
two things that the people OF Hyde
need to decide in this campaign.
One issue is whether the peo-
pie wish the same old crowd to
run the County for them or wheth-
er they think it is time TO give
someone else a chance. The records
Of our previous members Of the
legislature are nothing to be proud
of. A new man could certainly do
no worse and it looks as if now
would be a good time to change
horses.
Another thing for the voters 70
decide is whether Ocracoke is en-
titled to be ever represented and
be made to feel as if it is a part Of
Hyde County.
Ocracoke is offering a man this
time who is fully capable, honest,
straightforward, and interested in
the welfare of everyone in the
County. Let's all go to the polls on
Saturday and vote for c. F. Boy
cite for Hyde County's next repre-
sentative, and thus insure that at
least in the next legislature, we
will have a representative who will
consider the job as trust not to
be violated.
F. BOYETTE.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

Etheridge, who attended E.C.C.
Mrs. Jamie Spencer spent
Monday in Greenville and was
the guest OF her niece, Mrs. Mad
galine Marshall, who was among
the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Morrell of
Kentucky are visiting Mrs. Nor
rell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
B. Watson.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
ENoELHARD PERSONALS

Mrs. Virginia Miller is spend
ing some time IN Washington, D.
C. with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Aichel.
Mrs. R. S. Cox spent Monday
in Belhaven with Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l. Williams
Of Swan Quarter visited here
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. E. Spen-
Ger and son of Washington
spent the week end here.
Mrs. r. L. Roper, Mrs. S. S.
Neal and their sister, Mrs. Della
Carey of Richmond, Va, spent
Friday in Swan Quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Spencer
and son Clifford spent Monday
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royden Neal
and son Pete spent Sunday at
Rest Haven with Mr.. and Mrs.
Shaw Bonner.
Mrs. Steve Jones, Mrs. H. ].
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

The Mason-Dixon line stretch
ing along the southern Penn
sylvania-northern Maryland bor-
der was established to settle dis
putes over private land grants
and not as a dividing line be-
tween North and South.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

larger and to loads of not over
four people. For the 20 and 30
mile bays and inland lakes, pick
wide high-sided boats in the
16-foot or over class.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28
ABOUT WOMEN DRIVERS

Raleigh-Of the 77,131 Tar
Heel drivers involved in all mo-
tor vehicle accidents last year,
only 1859 were women, the Mo-
tor Vehicles Department reports.
The women folks showed UP
even better in the fatal accident
column. Only 81 were involved
in the states 977 fatal motor
mishaps. And travelling sales
men were the safest drivers on
the road. Only six were involv-
ed in fatal wrecks.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-05-28

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Evening star., 1954-09-28
Milton Mccullough, Beloved
Mr.. Mack Of Leland, Dies
Teacher, n, Mixed
Fun and Algebra
For His Pupils
BY corter Gorski

"Mr. Mack" a former mathe-
matics teacher at Leland Junior
High School who had a grin
everybody remembered and a
personality you couldn't forget, is
dead.
He died Friday in cafeteria
breakfast line in Port Deposit,
Md, en- route to his classroom at
Tome Institute. Friends said
Milton Mccullough, for that was
his real name, "died the way he
lived" quickly and effortlessly
and with his schoolbooks under
his arm.
The teachers had made bets at
Leland when he retired at 70 in
the spring of 1853 that he would
find somewhere to teach. They
knew he had retired" from the
Pennsylvania school system just
before he came to Leland.
"Mr. Mack's" death was an
nounced over the loudspeaker
yesterday at Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School where many
of the students who knew him
during his II years at Leland are
now enrolled.
Enlivened His Glasses
They started reminiscing about
Mr.. Mack, the white-hairei,
spectacled gentleman with erect
Evening star., 1954-09-28
Thomas Delaney, Sr.,
Retired Policeman

Thomas S. Delaney, ST.. 70. a
Metropolitan policeman for A
years before he retired in 1912,
died Friday in Freedman's Hos
pital. He lived at ITO Hickman
street Sc.
Mr.. Delaney was chairman of
the Board of Commissioners at
Eagle Harbor, Md, on the Pa
tuxent River. He was a member
Of Metropolitan Wesley Meth
odist Church, where he had sung
in the choir for 81 years.
Mr.. Delaney was born in
Washington and went to the M
street High School. !, He began
his police department career in
1898. He had been q patrolman
in various precincts and had also
worked on patrol wagons.
Survivors are his widow,
Martha F.; two sons, Thomas S..
jr., 525 T street NV. and Mill
ton A., 1921 Benning road NE,
and four grandchildren.
Services Will be held at l pm.
tomorrow in the Metropolitan
Wesley Church, 211 D street
S.W. Burial will be in Lincoln
Memorial Cemetery.