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Evening star., 1954-08-20
| Stock Market Climbs
In Cautious Trading;
SfeeIs in Spotlight
BY ihe Assoeicsed Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 20.-The
stock market climbed in cautious
trading today.
Aircrafts. steels, metal mining
and rubber issues provided the
upward momentum for the mar
ket. Chemicals and distillers
were fairly firm, too. The rest
Of the market was narrowly
mixed.
Trading started at a fast clip
with aircrafts and selected mo-
tion pictures in demand. The
pace, soon slowed. however. and
movie stocks became irregular
BY early afternoon, steels were
in the spotlight.
The corporate bond market
was steady to slightly higher
while Government obligations
remained unchanged.
Brokerage houses generally
agree that the market has been
consolidating its recent gains
during the past three sessions.
The relatively lower volume sug-
gests selective dealing. Many of
the so-called Secondaries, yield
ing 6. per cent or more, have
been moving UP while the high
priced leaders back and fill.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
D Savings and Loan
Groups Report Assets
Increase S69 Million

Combined assets Of the 20
savings and loan groups in the
District Building and Loan
League totaled $627, ,632, ,732 at
the close of business July 81.
F. Wilson Camp, league Sec
retary. in making public the fig
ureS today said this represents a
500 million gain over July of last
year.
Loans on first mortgages to-
tailed 1851 ,488, 1854, while savings
climbed to $542,873,955, both
new high records and gains of
$54 million and $68 million re-
spectively, he said.
Reserves gained $5.3 million
during the year, reaching $50,-
O25, 1882 at the end of last month
The associations recorded a net
gain Of 21,174 customers for a
grand total of 324, ,939 individual
savings and borrowing accounts.
Loan activity in July of $14,223,-
600 reflected a 20 per cent
drop under the same month a
year ago, Mr.. Camp said.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
CHICAGO Gruin

CHICAGO. Aug. 20 R.-Grains held
within narrow price limits in routine
dealing on the Board of Trade today,
only soybeans showing much life. The
September contract gained several cents
Most OF the activity appeared to be
limited, to local traders. There was
some short covering in September beans
on news a steamer loaded with 2O2, 900
bushels Of beans had cleared Chicago
Tor Toronto. Rust damage reports sup
ported wheat. Cash corn receipts were
large at 225 cars.
Wheat, near the end Of the first hour
$2.13, corn z lower to Z higher % Sep
tember $1.64, oats 70 lower to u higher,
lower, September $i.1sIs, soybeans 4
lower to pa higher. September So. .1S34
ana lard cents lower to Is cents a
hundred pounds higher, September
a lew spots in the Midwest received
was predicted for Illinois TODAY. In its
fve-day forecast the Weather Bureau
said Illinois and Indiana would get
rom 0.2 5to 0.75 inch of rain and the
Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin territory
There was some timid buying in wheat
on the basis Of the Canadian situation,
wneTe rust is damaging crop and har-
house said, I'm our opinion a reduced
production outlook in Canada cannot be
viewed too bullishlv in view of the fact
tnere Is carryover in that country OF
574 million bushels"
Feed srsins were held back by i'm
result Of moisture over the past few
weeks,
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
onited states Agriculture Department :
inchpepe hppieS; Mn Bu 3 y bkts I Pa Rambos Usls ga
h,pI PEACHES: Barely steady. rruck-Md bu
sosr SstS Gs5S s5S II nchsse Shse; pehsf " ts
zoo; "a bu bkts Us1s sunhigh 5N insR
up, up i;50; Halehavens 2H Inch up i.S5.
go 2 inches up /: 75 Pa bu bkts is'n nsIS ~
aalehayens Pa inch UP 300; TTioessIaS
~ SH infh nH Up 2.6o-s.0o, Elbertas 2H inch
g. Potatoes: Weaker undertone. usls
Si5e 4 unwashed unless otherwise stated
Md katahdins 100 lb sacks 80. So lS
coSb;eI: ssSSs 1as48 60 e Usis size s44O cents:
NNJoptets NJ Kets o0 10 SACKS neavy to small Loo.
i sscts Del 'a issss ksshainss hains1S 10 GS S
sacks 2.4O-50. US1s Size B so cents SO
10 nsnt sacks l.25.40. Usls size B $500
quality LOO, so ID sacks 1856; SO il
sacks Kennebeces l.4U.
bkss sWfss g.. PStatoes; %a ~ Barely steady, gu
Pantry Quotations.
Pouitry: Barely steady on fryers, weak
Cleared her well WSe 5ess messrsy you1s stock
heavy type hens exceeded trade S needs ~
anu safes were nmited to a few small
lots that brought 2O-o2. Heavy type
young turkey hens and young cockefelS
Ialled TO clear. Few light type fowl sold
dosr dor *; 60 Broilers or fryers, lbs. and
Grain Market,
sacks o'ouhu
:, Wheat. ,Wheat.-Eeesipts. 2e4,75s bushels:
2oS bushels. No. . red winter earlicky,
spot, spot; domestic, 2.02h; August, No. 3,
corn-Reeeipts, 1921 bushels; ship
ments; 2O6,179 bushels; stocks. 375,396
oats-Recei.ts, none; shipments none:
stocks, 2,763 bushels.
5ariey-Receipts, none; shipments,
none; stocks, 3.743 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. 1000 bushels: ship
ments; none; stocks none.
SoyoeanS-Eeceipts, none: shipments.
none; stocks, 1855 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts SO tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
Egg market unsettled at UNCHANGED
PRICES. Trading generally slow. All Grades
and sizes inadequate supply. buyers
taking only immediate needs. some
Grade purchased for 81 cents. Prices
paid by frst receivers delivered fob.
Baltimore, cases included: Whites, large.
min. 90 per cent A quality, 46E-5t:
brown and mixed colors, 1855: whites,
mediums, min. 80 per cent A quality,
35-3S, few lower; brown and mixed
colors, 35-37. few lower; whites, small.
24-25. Receipts: Eggs, 2,Sl5 cases.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
tFernished by the Associated Prsss.I
LlSI tNCIIIDES MOST ACTlNE lASLEA
Business Briefs

Money In Circulation IN the
week ended August 18 declined
$45 million to $29,866, 900, 900,
down $279 million from last year
Federal Reserve Board.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ending Au-
gust 16 totaled $3.50, 1886. 900, COM
pared with $419,221 900 last week
and $311 ,332, 900 last year-Engi-
neering News-Record and the
Construction Daily.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended August IA totaled
685, ,277 cars, 1855 above last
week and 122,345 below last year
Association of American Rail
roads.
Western Maryland Railway Co.
has sought ICC approval of a
SIC million issue of first-mort-
gage bonds, Series C. to mature
October /, 1879. Purpose is to
redeem $12.6 million of outstand-
ing bonds and pay for capital
Improvements.
American Can Co.'s North
Chicago plant has been sold to
Abbott Laboratories for improved
facilities and expansion. The
plant adjoins the Abbott firm.
Yale & TOwne Mfg. Co. is
marketing a portable lock for
travellers to use on doors, draw
ers and closets in such places as
hotels, motels and trains. The
small device comes in a plastic
carrying case.
Shell Egg Futures dropped to
the lowest in 4 years in Chicago
yesterday after the heaviest trade
in more than 8 years.
M. Lowenstein & Sons, Inc,
have acquired majority interest
in WamSutta Mills, New Bedford
(Mass.) textile firm.
Balcrank Corp. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $310,988.
or $685. a share, VS.. $134,394, or
81. As, last year.
Callahan Zinc-Lead Co. in 3
months ended June 80 earned
1886 before United States taxes
VS.. net loss of $16,614 last year.
Eastern Gas & Fuel Assoc. in
IL months ended July 81 earned
1854. .689, or CSC a share, VS..
$4,797,471. or $1.42, last year.
Erie Resistor Corp. in So weeks
ended July II earned 1920, 0,235. or
53c share.
Florence Stove Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 lost $184,051 VS..
loss of $366.320 last year.
HOving Corp. in 6 months
ended July 81 earned $121,766 VS..
$27,522 last year.
Knott Hotels Corp. in 6 months
ended June 30 earned $428, ,164,
or 96c a share. VS.. $503,301, or
$1.12 last year.
National Can Corp. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$177,914 or 21c a share VS.. $344,-
231 of 40c last year.
National COntainer Corp. in
six months ended June 80 earned
$1,451 ,589 or 40c a share VS..
81, 2,098, ,282 or 64c last year.
Paramount Pictures in 6
months ended July 3 earned
$3,962, 900 or $1.79 a share VS..
$2,991 900 or $1.29 last year.
Reynolds Spring Co. in 9
months ended June 80 lost $780,
TAB VS.. earnings of $l1,338 or
4c a share last year.
Southern Co. in IL months
ended July 81 earned $22,447,0 ,080
or $1.24 a share VS.. $2l, ,369,550
or $1.18 last year.
Transamerica Corp. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
SIG, 100000 or $1.64 a share VS..
$13.300,000 or $1.35 last year.
West Va. Pulp g. Paper in 9
months ended July 81 earned
$9,138,000 or $1.79 a share VS..
$9,812.000 or $1.93 last year.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 Rl-UsDA)
csiptss Sdrasr sss sssssaddy prices unchanged Re-
Cheese steady to flrm, prices un.
changed. Receipts, 41.97S.
today. Receipts, 1904 tWholesale
selling prices based on exchange and
other volume sales)
Midwestern ~ Mixed coiors: oi'IS Extra.
(4S-50 lbs) 43-44h; extras isrFe
o45aa4S lbs;), 41h-42h: extras medium.
35h standards large. 36-3s; dirties,
$3.50 lbs 45-46; extras large (45-4S
lbs). 43-44h; extras medium, 35-38Is.
Browns; Extras $3.50 lbs 46h-47:
Nearby-Whites Top quality t4s-5)
lbs, 56-57; mediums, 36-37; smaiis,
25-28: peewees. 171s. Browns: Top
36-37; smalls. 26-27: peewees, i8-is%.
Evening star., 1954-08-20

Micamold Radio Corp.
In World War II, he served
with the radio and radar divi-
sion of the War Production
Board and with the Army Navy
Electronics Production Agency.
He was educated at Columbia
University and makes his home
in California, Md.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Funston Visits Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug.
20 (P).-G. Keith Funston, presi-
dent of the New York Stock Ex-
change. today visited the Frank
furt stock exchange. It was the
first contact between the two
exchanges since World War II
Evening star., 1954-08-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug. 90 H.-cotton
futures huctuated within "a narrow
Some further selling developed on addi-
tional rain reports. One private advice
reported good rains occurred north of
Memphis, West Tennessee and Arkan-
sas,, with some points reporting an inch
to 2 inches Of rain. On the other hand,
reports of serious cotton crop deteriora :
tion were also heard in the State of
Mississippi and Arkansas.
Noon prices we're Is cents a bale
higher to 80 cents lower than the pre-
yiouS close. October. 34.15; December,
34.4O and March 34.6l.
Evening star., 1954-08-20

. Ou G e K q S
head of the
w a S hington
Office.
Mr.. Sypher
has a back
g r. ou nd in
e ! e c tronic t c
p rod u C ton
and procure
ment, both in
the Govern
ment and pri-
vate industry.
r e C e ntly he
was field en-
pinenr for the
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Foreign Exchunqe
SALES.

NEW YORK. Aug. 90 R,.-Foreien
dollars, Others in cents tunchanged
unless otherwise noted):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market per cent premium or 1O3
Europe-Great Britain tpound,
$2.s1s V, of ID; Great Britain 3O-day
futures. ~ nIs. .2;s1ss. OF y; Great Britain
Britain 9O-days futures, 3.S13s. OF =;
Beleium (franc). 2.0Ois. on .OOiS
France tfrancl. .2sss; Germany (West.
/ lsnilder}, 1888; iEaiy tiira).s .1SM;
Portugal (escudo), $50: Sweden lkrona1
19.3AS switzerland tfranc) UreeG 23. SO
Denmark (krone). 14.5O.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Metals Quotations

NEW YORK. Aug. 20 GP.-Spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: Copper 80
IA cents a pound, New York Zinc /
cents pound, East st. Louis Tin 92Sa
cents pound, New York. At PITTSBURGH,
at 29.00-30.O0
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Odd-Lot Declines

NEW YORK. Aug. 90 @o.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for August 10:
Purchases of 19S.769 shares; sales Of
217, 7,019 shares, including 1884 shares
sold short
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Sypher Heads Du Mont
Contract Office Here

Justin R. Sypher has been ap-
pointed manager of Du Mont's
Government contracts division
office here. He replaces zeus
Evening star., 1954-08-20

u0ubu SoAeo % k0o GxCn1m8o-
1900 am. 42o 600 IL noon e2o 600
100 p.m. 400 600 900 p.m 600 600
tUnit Of tradins 10 shares or sales IN
full Elm bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed By such com.
based on the last quarterly or semi
noted, special or extra DIVIDENDS @ are not not
included. Also extra or extras b An
nual rate pius stock dividend. Declared
or paid 10 1858 plus stock dividend
g Declared or paid 50 far this year
Payable In stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date.
g Paid last yeaI, b Declared or paid
after stock dividend or splitup. De-
clared or paid this year. an accumpla-
tive issue with dividends IN arrears.
P Paid this year. dividend omitted. de.
ferred or no action taken at last divi-
dsnd meeting. rDeelared Or paid IN
1884 nlus stock dividend. = Ldgidattng
dividend. cid Called. Ex dividend. x-dis
Ex distrihution; e Ex riGhts, xw without
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Acacia Insurance. Meeting

Six Acacia Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. Washington area rep
resentatives are attending the
firms three-day leaders meet
ing at Asheville, N. c., which
ends tomorrow. They are J..
Donald Murphy, Mervin Sims,
Chase c. Cove, jr.. William A.
Fox, Charles D. Hughes and Da-
vid M. Aaronson.
The company will hold its ma
tional meeting in Washington,
Sunday through Wednesday of
the coming week. Dedication of
the first addition to Acacia's
Home Office Building, just COM
pleted. will be a feature of this
gathering.
Announcement was made to-
day of the appointment of Jack
Pry, Ltd, Fourteenth and P
streets NV, as Jaguar distribu-
tors for Southern Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, the District
: and Northern Virginia
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Sichner Gets Navy Contract

Fred S. Gichner Iron Works,
Inc, announced the Navy De-
partment has awarded it a con-
tract for building 130 fire, crash
and rescue trucks especially de-
signed for use on airfields and
airstrips. First deliveries are
expected to be made in Novem-
ber. The company said it will
construct these trucks in its
special vehicle body plant,
Twenty-third and M streets
NV.
The trucks, result of extensive
Navy research, embody the latest
developments in fire control, are
designed for fast operation, high
maneuverability and speed. Of
ficialS said.
Thomas B. Knox has been ap-
pointed assistant department
head of the Technical Services
Department in the Silver Spring
GMd.) Laboratory of the Vitro
Corp.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Real Estate Loans
By District Banks
Show Slight Rise
By- WilIiumA. MiIIen

Real estate loans in Washing
ton member banks advanced
slightly for the week ending Au-
gust II, compared with the prior
week, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond today announced.
For the August II week, real
estate loans totaled $123,313,0 900
against 1922, 1896, 900 for the prior
week.
Commercial, industrial and
agricultural loans here went to
$160.661 900. compared to $780,
$4,000 for the week previously.
The bank said for the week
ended August ii. total loans and
discounts were $500. .732, 900; to-
tai investments were $539,215,-
600; demand deposits aggregated
1908. .056, 900 and time deposits
reached $236,884,000.
Steel Holdings Drop
The u. S. Steel Corp. an
nounced that District ownership
of common stock of the COM
pany dropped from 217.697
shares at the end of last year
to zoe, ,889 on June 80. Holdings
of preferred stock dipped from
37,402 shares to 36,851 among
District residents. t..
Public Housing Commissioner
Charles E. Slusser announced
Ia local housing authorities will
call for sealed bids on a total
of $135, 1865, 900 of new Housing
Authority bonds at noon Tues
day, September IA. The bonds
will have a 36-40-year maturity.
The bonds will be formally ad-
vertised on Tuesday by these
housing authorities: Los Angeles,
Calf; Richmond. Calf: San
Bernardino, Calf; Somerset
KY; New Orleans, La; Boston.
Mass; Jersey City, N. j.: New
York City, Lorain, Ohio; Phila-
delphia, Pa; Reading, Pa; Beau
mont and Texarkana, Tex.
Phillip F. Kentf1eld has been
appointed territory manager in
the Baltimore-Washington and
Virginia area for c. H. Masland
& Sons, Carlisle (Pa) manu-
facturer Of carpets and sports
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Museum Gets PiII-Couter

The Norwich Pharmacal Co.,
Norwich, N. Y. has donated its
first piece Of equipment, a 10th
century pill-coater. to the Ma
tional Museum Of the Smith
sonian Institution. Officials said
this will be incorporated into
special exhibit of early American
pharmaceutical equipment now
being developed.
William j. Shipman, assistant
cashier Of the Security Bank,
will graduate tonight from the
School q Consumer Banking at
the University of Virginia. The
school is sponsored by the Con-
sumner Bankers Association,
Washington, D. c. Mr.. Shipman
heads the banks installment
loan department and has been in
that special branch Of banking
for many years, officials said.
The school was organized in 1852
and the first graduating class
will now receive its diplomas.
Evening star., 1954-08-20
Sales Engineer Named

A Washingtonian, Arthur E.
Dunn, has been appointed sales
engineer for Air Associates, Inc,
Electronic Equipment Division,
Orange, N. j., and will serve this
area and the South Atlantic
States. He served in the Navy
Department here, soon after
World War II, as a civilian en-
gineer engaged in electronics
work with the Bureau of Ships.
He will be based in Washington
and officials recalled he spent
most of his 80 years of profess
sional activity in this area.
Myron A. Tracy has been ap-
pointed manager Of the Wash
ington Office of the Garrett
Corp. Robert D. Shoenhair was
named assistant manager here.
The former Washington man
ager, Roy s. Leckey, will super
wise contract administration for
the AiResearch Manufacturing
Co. of Arizona, q Garrett affili-
ate.
Aerovias Brasil, which oper-
ates thrice-weekly direct service
by four-engine aircraft Miami
to Rio, with local Brazilian
service, Is opening a Washing
ton ticket Office at 1740 G
street, NV. It is under the
management Of Pablo j. San
tana.
Evening star., 1954-08-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Teen-Age Club Formed
In Southeast Area

Our Teen Age Club, a new
group devoted to creating new
interests for young people, will
hold its second meeting at 7:30
pm. tomorrow in the East
Washington Heights Baptist
Church. Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc.
The club Is seeking equip
ment and materials to carry on
with such work as ceramics. rug
weaving, painting, woodwork and
cooking.
Several members expressed an
interest in dramaticS at the first
meeting, and others planned a
table tennis tournament.
The church hopes to make the
club a permanent deterrent to
juvenile delinquency in the COM
munity. Boys and girls between
the ages Of Is and 10 are in
vited to join.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Two Michigan Groups
Plan Dance Tomorrow

The Michigan State Society
and the University Of Michigan
Alumni Club of Washington will
hold a Joint dance at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Belle Haven
Country Club on Mt. Vernon
Memorial highway south of Al
exandria.
The Pennsylvania Society will
have its spring dance at 10 pm.
tomorrow in the Hamilton Hotel.
The Tar Heel Club for North
Carolinians in Washington will
have a musical jamboree at 8
pm. tomorrow in the Chevy
Chase Woodward & Lothrop au-
ditorium. Wisconsin and West
ern avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Man Held for Grand Jury
In Death Of His Father

A 32-year-old man was held
for action of the grand jury
yesterday in connection with the
death Of his father, who was
found beaten in his room on
March 10.
A coroner's jury found Her.
man A. Quinn Of Richmond, re-
sponsible in the death of John
A. Quinn. SO. a restaurant coun-
terman. of 902 Sixth street NV.
Mr.. Quinn died last Tuesday in
Casualty Hospital of a cerebral
hemorrhage.
The younger man told police
he was unable to recall anything
except having had a tussle with
his father. The father. who was
found unconscious. was admitted
to the hospital with a fractured
skull and a broken arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Human Relations Talks
Start al Maryland U.
The first human relations con-

The first human relations con-
ference at the University Of
Maryland will be sponsored by
the Student Religious Council
from today through Sunday at
Prince William Forest Park in
Triangle. Va.
1t will be held in conjunction
with the presentation of the
Rabbi Edward L. Israel Inter-
faith Award Of the Maryland and
District Association of B'nai
Birth lodges.
Purpose Of the weekend con-
ference is to create better un-
derstanding among members of
the various religious groups at
the university.
Faculty members who will take
part in the conference include
DR.. Earl Adams. Washington
representative, National Council
of Churches in America; DR..
Allyn P. Robinson, director,
Commission on Religious Organ
izations. National Conference of
Christians and Jews, and Rabbi
Solomon Metz. dean, WashingtoA
College of Jewish Studies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
oStudents to Discuss
Needs of Area Youth

Nine high school students will
discuss the needs of youth before
the District Associ a tion for
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation at 2:15 pm. tomor-
row at American University
The discussion will be q feature
Of the Goth anniversary confer
ence of the association. A dinner
meeting is scheduled at 6 pm.
with DR.. Donald A. Bloch of the
National Institute of Mental
Health as speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
Admiral Oliver Appointed

Rear Admiral Richard M.
Oliver USN, retired, Of 708 South
Wayne street. Arlington. Va. has
been appointed to the industry
planning service of the Aircraft
Industries Association, it was an
nounced today by Admiral D. c.
Ramsey, USN, retired, president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26
B'nui Birth Discussion

Allen Lesser, director of public
relations. for B'nai Birth. will
lead a discussion on Israel
Public acknowledgements
and Shortcomings" at 8:15 pm.
Sunday at the B'nai Birth Hillel
Foundation, 2129 r street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-26

Anderson Bros, Ine., 704 18th St. NV,
offers an unusuoI opportunity to an unusual
woman with cor to reoIize a better thon
average income selling Royal DouIton Bone
Chino direct. The selected woman will be
thoroughly trained at company expense.
Here is real career opportunity for a woman
with ambition. Come in for an interview.
Anderson Bros. Inc, 704 18th St. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-26
Mary Margaret Mcbride Soys-
That's Progress for You

would be a slum clearance prof.
ect." The people In the shabby
houses say, 1--WE have lived in
our houses all our lives and don't
propose to be pushed out Of
them by any politicians If
we are, tell the governor he'll
be out next term
"Going through a forest?
Heavens, mol" the historical So
ciety says, George Washing
ton sat under that tree"
Going to run by a pasture?
No. a thousand times no! You
will brighten my cows, they
won't give any milk and I'll
take you to court"
Going through a park? You
are running a recreation area.
Going across a stream? You are
running the beauties of nature"
1--WE are all for public i'm
provements." continues Mrs. p.
THE legislature authorized the
State Roads Commission to build
1888 million worth of roads. We
have got to have them, but
don't you bring those awful
roads near us. Put them some
where else.
Anyone else have a few words
to say for or against progress?
(From W Newsfeaturesl