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Evening star., 1954-05-11
S4 Million Bonds !
Are Sold by Fairfax

The Fairfax County School
Board today sold $4 million in
school-construction bonds at an
average interest cost of 2.S7 per
cent to Blythe & Co. and Asso-
ciates Of New York.
The Blythe bid offered the
lowest interest rate Of four bids
received by the board for the 25-
year issue. The low bid provided
a 2.9 per cent interest rate on
the bonds plus a $12,760
premium.
The bonds are the second
block Of an $11 million school
construction issue approved in q
referendum in February, 1858.
The first 81 million block, sold
last November. went at a higher
interest rate-approximately 2.9
per cent.
An interested spectator at the
sale was the Fairfax County
executive. c. C. Massey. He is
assisting with arrangements for
sale of the first portion of a $40.
million sewer construction issue.
Other bids received by the
school board were: Alex Brown
& Sons of Baltimore, 2.89 per
cent; HalSey Stuart & Co. As
sociates of New York, 2.89 per
cent and c. j. Devine and AS
sociateS of New York, 2.9 per
cent. All bids included interest
rates and premiums.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May IL up. Foreign
exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents UNCHANGED un-
less otherwise noted: Canadian dollar
in New York open market. ! 2l /32 per
up ls.
Europe-Great Britain. pound. ASIA.
of ] 1872; 20-day futures. 2.S1 23L32.
OF I32: 60-day, 2.S1ss, OF ,ls 90-day
.OOH: France, franc. .2Sss; western Ger
many. deutsche mark, 1885: Holland.
guilder. 26.42, on .01; Italy. lira, ..16ls;
Portugal. escudo. $50; Sweden, krona.
1894; Switzerland, franc, free, 23.34la;
Denmark krone. 1880.
Latin America-Argentina, free, 7.24;
Brazil. free. 100; Mexico, S.O2; Vene-
Zuela, bolivar. 30.03.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar, 17.66.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Speaker for Sales Chiefs

Paul L. Selby. executive vice
president of the National. Con-
sumer Finance Association, will
address the Washington Sales
Executives Club at a luncheon
meeting at the Mayflower Hotel
next Monday.
Mr.. Selby has been at the
helm of the NCFA since 1945
and is an authority on consumer
credit. He is editor of the Con-
sumer Finance News. official
magazine of his association.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Visible Groin Supply

ply Of wheat decreased S55. 900 bushels
to 274.319.O00 bushels this week, the
FfRSitsf SG5n Sn,he s
oats decreased $4,000 TO- 3.568, 900. rye
decreased $4,000 to e.245. 900. soy
and barley decreased 435,OOO to A.
Evening star., 1954-05-11

association secretary and this
year is president of the District
Building and Loan League. sue
ceedS the late Martin r. West.
He has been with Interstate since
its founding in 1882.
Lawton E. Inabinet was elected
vice president and secretary at
the board meeting.
Charles E. Garner was named
treasurer and assistant secretary.
Herbert A. Haller was elected
assistant treasurer and assistant
secretary.
Clarence Dodge and Earl Mack
intosh were reelected vice presi-
dents Of the association. All Of
the officers have been with Inter-
state for a number of years.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Bunk Auditors to Meet

The auditors section of the
District Bankers Association will
hold its monthly dinner meeting
at the Burlington Hotel Thurs
day night. starting at $50 pm,
it was announced by Eugene F.
Case Of the National Metropoli-
tan Bank. section chairman.
Speakers for the evening win
be Raymond e. Sparks. auditor,
Lincoln National Bank: William
c. Creeimore. auditor, National
Savings & Trust Co.: r. Stewart
Geigan. controller. National
Bank of Washington.
They will give five-minute
talks on subjects Of their choice.
Mr.. Case said.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Good Gore Puys OFF

Automobile owners OF the
Washington area who keep their
cars in good mechanical condi-
ton can expect to obtain a
trade-in allowance averaging rs
per cent more than owners Of
identical models in poor con-
dition.
This was announced by w. b.
Benson. vice president for the
Washington division Of Universal
CIT Credit Corp. His estimate
was bs.sed on o recent survey
conduc ted By his company.
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Edward Jones Named
Head Of Interstate
Building Association
BY Donald B. HodIey

by UonoId B. HodIey
Directors of Interstate Build
ing Association today elected Ed.
ward K. Jones president of the
$21 million institution.
Mr.. Jones, who has served as
Evening star., 1954-05-11
Advises Study of Families

Advises Study Of Families
Branch store public relations
is a highly specialized field in
which problems must be ap-
preached through an UNDER
standing of the families of the
community, declared Julia M.
Lee. public relations director for
Woodward & Lothrop today.
Addressing the morning ses-
sion Of the two-day sales con-
ference of the National Retail
Dry Goods Association, the
speaker said the average sub
urban family should be studied
closely.
whats going to make Mrs.
Jones want to shop in our store
or your Store?" she asked. Quail
ity merchandise, yes. At the
right price, yes. Effective ad-
vertising, yes. But that isn't
enough. Any number of stores
can furnish these things.
"The branch store Mrs. Jones
is going to choose will have to
offer the following in addition:
Quick. good service, informal
shopping conditions, plus a con-
Structive good-something in
addition which Mrs. Jones can
understand. appreciate, enjoy
and respect" A community pro-
gram built around the stores
auditorium can help supply this
something. she added.
Perry H. Meyers Of Allied
Stores and Harold Gilbert of Lit
Brothers were other speakers.
James w. Hardey, advertising
manager of Woodward g. Lo-
throp. was chairman for the
morning session.
Credit Needs Stressed
1t is the responsibility OF
American banks to extend ade-
quate installment credit to help
maintain our economy on high
level, according to the INSTALL
ment Credit Commission of the
American Bankers Association
in one of its periodic bulletins,
Timely Notes on Installment
Credit" The bulletin is being
distributed this week to ABA
member banks to provide them
with up-to-date information on
credit conditions.
During the past few months"
the bulletin says, Changes in
our economic scene have caused
some consumer and lender ap-
prehenSion. AS the continuing
growth Of our economy depends
largely on the need and the
ability Of the consumers to ex-
pand their purchases, INSTALL
ment credit must be made
readily available.
Excessive ontraction of
credit at this time, which denies
the creditworthy individual the
opportunity to meet such needs
and to maintain his financial
balance, is at least as dangerous
as expansion of credit at an
unsustainable rate in boom times.
More collection effort has in
creased operating expenses.
There is no question that as de-
linquencies rise, net income de-
creaSes. The need for an alert
and efficient collection policy
cannot be overemphasized.
Banks are paying more at
tention to operating controls.
The period ahead promises to be
more Of a test of the real ca
pacity of credit men and the
wisdom Of their banks credit
and operating policies. ADULTS
and controls are just as impor-
tant in installment credit as they
are in other banking depart
mentS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Former Club Cashier
Indicted in MONTGOMERY

A former Chevy Chase Club
employe was indicted yesterday
by the March term of the Mont
gomery County grand jury on
charges of larceny and empezzle-
ment.
Named in the true bill was
James Russell Godfrey. 81. of
JOnesboro, N. c.. who had been
employed for several weeks at
the club as cashier. He was ar
rested February II, police said,
after a shortage of $627.55 was
discovered.
Two others named by the
panel in indictments were Jack
Lewis Katz.. 33. of Berwyn, and
Lawrence A. Duffin. jr.. 81, COL
ored. of Rockville.
Katz is charged with passing
two bad checks at a Bethesda
bank totaling STATS in February.
Duffin was indicted for shoot
ing a woman companion in the
chest during a fight in a Rock
vile cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Attorney Accused
In Auto Theft Faces.
Psychiatric Tests

Judge William D. Medley OF
Arlington Circuit Court yester-
day said two psychiatrists this
week will examine John M. Holz-
worth. 65-year-old attorney held
under $4,000 bond on grand
larceny charge.
Holzworth, held Friday for ac1
ton of the grand jury after he
was charged with unauthorized
use of a secondhand car. is to
appear in Circuit Court again at
10 am. Thursday. At that time.
further testimony will be heard
on a motion by Commemorative
Attorney William J. Hassan that
Holzworth be committed for
mental observation.
At Fridays preliminary hear
ing. Holzworth, defending him.
self, cross-examined prosecution
witnesses and threw the court
into an uproar when. in a heated
exchange with the Common
wealth's attorney, he said Mr..
Hassan still wore diapers and
was wet behind the ears. Holz-
worth immediately apologized
when asked to do so by County
Court Judge Paul d. Brown.
The lanky attorney. who in
1947 supplied police with infor-
nation that led to two convic-
tons in a $4,000 Alexandria
bank robbery earlier that year.
was arrested Thursday in Mid
dleburg, Va. by Arlington detec-
tiVeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
: EuSt MOVES WEST
Russia, a Tempting Market,
Seeks Return to World Trade

Among the chief questions
facing Western experts are
these:
Can the West gain a propa-
ganda advantage by loosening
it's trade structures that would
outweigh the Importance of the
strategic goods made available to
! Communists?
With the Soviet empire taking
in industrial centers like Czecho-
slovakia, oil-producing Romania
and the vast land. mineral and
human resources of Manchuria
and China, is any but narrow
list of specific war goods any
longer of real strategic import
ance?
| And, to what extent, if at all,
is East West trade becoming
necessary to the maintenance of
general prosperity itself strate-
gic) in the West?
What to Expect.
Here is an outline, in the
Commerce Department report.
of what may be expected from
Russia if its drive to pry open
the doors of East-West trade
continues:
l. Offers to buy heavily from
industries loaded with SURPRISES.
This already has started in
offers-rejected at least on
cash basis-to soak up some of
this Nations aforementioned
surplus butter and cottonseed
oil.
2. Offers to buy heavily where
purchases might relieve unem-
ployment. The shipbuilding in
dustry might be a target in this
country.
3. Increased offers to buy food
processing machinery, farm ma
chinery and production ma
chimes for consumer goods. This
would bolster Russias backward
food and consumer goods in
dustries in line with the new
Soviet regimes promise to raise
the level of Soviet living.
4. Some offers, at least, to sell
"hard goods''-mining machin-
cry. construction steel, automo-
biles and the like-to back a
recent Moscow claim CT will
ingness to help all countries pro-
mote internal economic develop
ment." This would be kind of
cash or barter Soviet technical
aid program, in the face of this
country's free Point Four aid.
S. Readiness to pay for Soviet
purchases in gold where the bal
ance of trade does not pay the
bill.
AS usual with Soviet plans,
there seems to be several OBJ
jectives here. Some apparently
even in conflict, such as offers to
buy production equipment while
Offering to sell production equip
ment.
But they all At into an over
all design of expansion abroad
while consolidating at home.
Tomorrow: Kremlin objec-
tiUeS.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

The fringe benefits bill would
increase Government overtime
and longevity pay benefits, repeal
the Written rider, provide 500
uniform allowances. increase the
number of suger-g grade jobs and
provide a new wage Setup for
crafts, protective and custodial
workers.
Aside from the uniform al
loWance, the rest of the benefits
would cost very little. However.
Senator Carlson has agreed to
hold up action on the bill tenn
porarily until the legislative pic
ture on Government pay raise.
retirement liberalization and
other bills becomes more clari-
fed.
Senator Carlson. who is spon-
sor of the fringe benefits bill,
is still enthusiastic about the
measure and feels that the delay
in favorable committee action
on it is only temporary.
~
PERSONNEL DIRECTORS
The Civil Service Commission
has formally organized it's Inter-
agency Advisory Group. COM
posed of the Governments per-
sonnet directors. The group has
been holding meetings for the
last few months, but today be-
came an official unit of the csc.
In a letter to all cabinet Of
hcers and agency heads, csc
Chairman Philip Young declared:
The success of personnel man.
agement policies in the Govern
ment is dependent not only upon
the leadership exercised by the
President and the commission.
but also upon enlisting the full
energies. the ideas and the I'M
derstanding of key officials with
IN the departments and agencies
who are responsible for carrying
out personnel policies.
The letter gave personnel di-
rectors hope that they will have
greater voice in Government
personnel matters than at first
envlsioned by Mr.. Young and the
csc. although on a smaller scale
than in the old Federal Person
mel Council. John w. Macy. IT..
the CSC's executive director. will
be chairman of the group and
0. Glenn Stahl, executive vice
chairman.
GPO PAY BOOSTING more
groups of Government Printing
Office employees have been given
pay raises.
The Stereotypers have been
given 12-cents-an-hour in
crease to new hourly rate of
$3.06. and the offset photogra-
piers and negative cutters had
their hourly wage boosted by 8
cents for a new hourly rate of
1898.
HUMPHREY ANSWERED -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
President Held Ready
To Urge Mccarthy
ToDrop Role in Probe

The White House indicated
today that President Eisenhower
is prepared to support publicly
the move of Republican leaders
to have Senator Mccarthy take
no part in his subcommittee
investigation of his row with the
Army except as a witness.
A reporter cited to White
House Press Secretary James c.
Haggerty a statement yesterday
by Republican National Commit
tee Chairman Leonard w. Hall
that Senator Mccarthy should
not participate in the hearings
and asked if the President felt
the same way.
Il think I know how the Pres
ident feels" Mr.. Hagerty replied.
land suggest that you ask him
that at tomorrow's press confer
ence"
Mr.. Hagerty announced that
the President will hold a news
conference at 1920 am. to-
morrow.
The Presidents combination of
f1rmness and patience in deal
ing with the Mccarthy issue was
praised today by Leonard v.
Finder. former publisher of the
Manchester IN. H. Evening
Leader, who spearheaded a move
III 1948 to get Gen. Eisenhower
to run for President.
Mr.. Finder conferred with
Gen. Eisenhower at the White
House today and told reporters
later that he thought he was
doing a swell job" as President.
Mr.. Finder said some of the
Presidents critics misconstrue
patience for softness. He added
that he thinks it is to the
Presidents credit that he has
kept his temper while remaining
tactfully firm in his position re-
garding the prerogatives of the
executive in relation to "ex-
cesses" in other branches of
Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Small Fry Space Cadets See
Circus, Switch to Lion Tanners

The space cadet corps of the
future took a kick in the teeth
last night. when hundreds of
small fry at the Shrine Circus
abruptly decided to become lion
tanners.
The inspiration at the big
charity show in Uline Arena is
former Paratrooper Pat Anthony.
THE First and Only GI Wild
Animal Trainer
He has a new group of lions
and lionesses, dominated by a
large-maned male. The act is
making its first appearance with
any indoor circus.
The animals are still young
enough to be alarmingly frisky.
and the performance is accom-
panied by derring-do with the
customary chair and the loud
blasts of blanks being shot at
the beasts.
The circus 40 acts run the
gamut from aerialists to trained
horses, from balancing acts to
tumblers. and from trained dogs
to the ubiquitous clowns.
Other leading performance
include "The Great Hoger." who
balances on a bicycle on top of
a thin sWaying pole: Rolando.
1.-The Aristocrat of Acrobatics,"
who balances himself with one
finger on top of a globe Creigh-
ton and Juanita. with their
aerial ballet, and the Zoppe
Troupe of bareback riders.
The three-ring circus. which
was to have the first of six matt
nees at 1870 pm. today. also will
feature six more evening per-
formanceS. at 8:15 o'clock.
The proceeds will benefit the
Almas Temple charity fund. At
every performance, the crack
costumed drill teams and musical
aggregations of the Shrine put
on their performances, including
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Some rain early to-
night, low around 40. Tomor-
row, considerable cloudinesS,
moderate temperatures.
Maryland-Some light rain
likely in east portion early to-
night. low 34-40. Tomorrow.
rather cloudy with moderate
temperature.
Virginia Some light rain
likely in east and south portion
tonight, low 35-40 northwest and
40-48 east and south. Tomor-
row. cloudy with moderate tenn
peratures, chance of rain south
portion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

a grand march headed by H.
'luStrious Potentate Orville E.
Megby.
The Almas Temple Shriners
will have more than 5000 Grip
pied and underprivileged chill
dren as their guests at a special
matinee at 1890 am. Saturday
School children in more than
100 District schools can buy
tickets for the regular matinees
for IS cents. A 15-cent rebate
for these admissions viii go to
the parent-teachers' associations
of the schools.
Tickets for the circus are on
sale at Almas Temple, 1915 K
street NV. and at Uline Arena,
Third and M streets NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

emily is a preliminary effort to
soften up Western businessmen
with visions Of jlexhaustible
trade with the Communist
worlds 800 million subjects. In
the eyes of many Western cler-
chants those 800 rillion sub
jects--underfeG, UNDERGRAD, un-
derhoused. underequipped and
underserviced represent a
tempting market.
The Commerce Department
report is an anlysis of this Krem-
lin campaign, coupled with the
conclusion that the SOvietS are
about ready to try for the pay
off.
Delicate Problems Posed.
RuSSia'S apparent desire Is
edge back into the trade streams
of the world poses a variety of
delicate problems for free world
governments.
Ever since the Communist
grab of CzechoSlovakia in 1948.
but increasingly after the start
of the Korean war in 1850, a
big and Enthusiastically complicated
system has been worked out un-
der United States guidance land
prodding) to keep Russia and
her Communist satellites from
getting strategic goods.
Strategic goods may include
almost anything, If in undue
quantity. But emphasis is
upon scarce or specifically mill
tary materials and products.
like atomic materials. eXplo-
sives, weapons, hardening alloys.
planes, etc.
Most Western nations have
agreed upon list of things to
be denied Russia. Thousands of
items long, this list is kept
by the Commerce Department.
United States aid to other West
ern nations is largely conditioned
upon strict observance of the
trade bounds set by this list.
Some LoOphOles Tolerated.
But loopholes have been OFF,
cially tolerated so that nations
whose economy demands some
trade with the East can con-
tue, at a minimum, and so that
the West can get the benefit
of those strategic goods Russia
is willing to send out. like man
ganese or chrome ore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Bridges Much Better
At Bethesda Hospital

Senator Bridges, Republican,
of New Hampshire. admitted
yesterday to Bethesda Naval
Hospital. spent a comfortable
night and was reported feeling
much better this morning. hos
pital authorities said today.
Senator Bridges was said to be
suffering from a ''virus-like in
fection," according to doctors at
the hospital. The Senator was
taken i'll yesterday while presid-
ing at a closed meeting Of the
Appropriations Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

american Lee
e ions 10 5 4
onv e II t ion
corp Grafton
The directors
j m m e diately
named h i m
general coun-
sci.
Mr.. Beaton,
who lives at
4 = 0 ] MaSSa-
chusettS ave-
nue. NV, has
been active in
several veter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
MouIder and Scott
On Forum TONIGHT

: Representatives Scott, Repub-
hcan, of Pennsylvania, and Nor
gan M Moulder. Democrat. of
Missouri will discuss the ques-
ton, Does National Security
Require Curbs on Personal Free
DOM" at $50 o'clock tonight in
the Jewish Community Center.
Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
The discussion is the second in
a series of forums sponsored by
the Young People of Temple
Sinai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

ings on the
bill.
Administra-
ton officials
said they are
not opposed to
he frin g e
benefits bill;
in fact, Presi-
d e n t EiSen-
h o W er has
strongly in
dorsed nearly
every item in
the bill and
urged congress
SiOna1 enact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23

the District. He has served as
an officer in the local Disabled
American Veterans and 40-and-
as we'll as being past COM
inander of the Department of
Justice Post of the American
Legion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Rector to Speak

80 ~'Fhe Rev. Edward L. Morrow.
rector of Grace Episcopal
Church, Alexandria. will address
members and guests of Henry
Knox Field Lodge at 8 o'clock to-
night at the Masonic Temple
1903 Mount Vernon avenue,
Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-23
Reinstated EmpIoye
Again Suspended
In Monmouth Probe
By the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. GA radar
engineer at Fort Monmouth, N.
j.. who was reinstated last fall
after an Army suspension has
been suspended a second time.
according to his attorney.
Attorney Harry Green said
yesterday the new suspension
was ordered on grounds similar
to- those on which the engineer
had been exonerated previously.
Without disclosing the name
of the engineer. Mr.. Green said
he was a 34-year-old section
chief earning $500 a year. The
lawyer said the engineer had a
fine war record and attacked
the suspension as a particularly
unfair and unjust case"
Mccarthy Witness.
The engineer appeared before
Senator McCarthy's Senate In
vestigations subcommittee last
October in connection with it's
investigation of allegations of
espionage at Fort Monmouth.
Mr.. Green said the engineer
presented the subcommittee with
a transcript of his testimony and
the findings of the Army Secur-
1ty Board which had eXonerated
him of charges brought under
President Humans loyalty
security program.
The lawyer said that in order
Ing the second suspension on
March II. the Army maintained
there had been a conflict be-
tween testimony at the earlier
hearing and the engineers an
sWer TO "a hypothetical ques-
ton posed by Senator Nc
Carthy.
REFUSED Transcript.
Mr.. Green contended. how
ever, that the Senate subcom-+
mittee has refused to return the
transcript of the, earlier hear
Ing and it is therefore difficult"
to determine what conflict is in
Volved.
Mr.. Green also said that q
employees at Fort Monmouth
apparently have become the
forgotten men in the crossfire
between the Army authorities
and the Mccarthy subcommit-
tee"
The 81 employees have been
suspended without pay under
provisions of the administra-
tons security risk program. Mr..
Green said that in some in
stances the charges 60 back to
last August. but not a single case
has been decided.
The attorney said that none
OF the employees was accused of
dlsloyalty nor has any refused
to answer questions.