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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Lowell Wellett-

Mustn't use the bad word,
but it does appear that, our
economic readjustment has
about reached the stage which
will imoel vigorous action by
the administration. We are
now well into the month Of
March. The President has
said, in effect. that II condi-
lions had not begun to i'm.
prove by this time positive
measures would be taken to
reverse the trend toward a de-
preston. Signs Of improve
ment are lacking. More cities
and communities are being
added to the official list Of
distressed areas. The lines of
the unemployed grow longer.
The precise measures the
President has in mind have not
been revealed. but it has been
assumed that much reliance
has been placed on q new and
extensive program Of public
works; that and tax relief.
Members Of Congress report
they have no evidence yet
that a public works program
Of any great size has been
formulated and some Of them
are becoming disturbed. A pro-
gram capable Of reactivating
industry. putting many people
to work, adding their wages
to the country's purchasing
power and giving business a
real boost, cannot be made
effective overnight. Long
preparation is necessary for
even the simplest of public
works. such as bodybuilding.
This was discovered by the
energetic and impatient New
Dealers as they undertook to
make America over during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Old Whisky Uncovered

OKLAHOMA CITY. R.-A
long-forgotten cache of bootleg
whisky was uncovered yesterday
under the floor of a downtown
landmark being RACED for a park
ing lot.
Some Of the whisky carried
labels bearing a 1918 date. A
stack of money also was found,
but most Of it was torn badly.
Several SIS and $40 bills were
! still intact, however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Five Hulk Rebels Killed

MANILA, Mar. II (R.-The
Army said today five Hulk rebels
were killed yesterday in military
operations in jungles southeast
of Manila. The bulk Of the Hulk
force. estimated at $50 men,
eluded government forces. The
two-week drive by 10000 troops
has melted only 16 Huks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Brief Editorial

ALBUQUERQUE pa coed
at the University of New Mexico
was assigned 300-word editorial
by her journalism professor. SUBJ
ject: whats Wrong With Amer
lean Newspapers"
She said she couldn't think of
q thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Doris FIeeson-

The man who works and
earns $1,000 a year or less
74.8 per cent Of the taxpay-
ers-can get relief from the
new Republican tax bill only
if he suffers a calamity of GER
tain sorts. puts his children to
work or. if he is a farmer.
makes expenditures for soil
and water conservation.
Theoretically he might ben
eft from the cuts in ex-
cises-opposed by the White
House but insisted upon by
election conscious Congress
men-but to do so he would
have to buy luxury goods as
furs. luggage or jewelry which
are out Of his cruising range.
In all major respects. the
Reed bill is addressed to up
per-bracket taxpayers. Some
of its provisions on depletion
allowances, overseas earnings
and other technical matters
indicate there is not even
equity among kings in the
new bill and that certain in
dustries will be favored over
others.
An equity Of sorts Is claimed
by the bills sponsors with the
statement that relief Is az
forded about $3.50 as between
corporations and individuals.
This is misleading. since the
shareholders in the corpora
tons are largely the same up
per-bracket taxpayers who get
most Of the individual help.
Only as per cent Of taxpay-
erS with $5.000-a-year income
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

or less report any dividend
income at all.
The party lines are drawn
for a fight to redress this ball
ance to some degree. It will
center on a proposal by Sena-
tor George Of Georgia. usu-
ally rated q tax conservative,
to increase personal exemp-
tons from the current 5000
a year to $500 this year and
$1,000 in 1855.
This election sweetener has
caught the Republicans OF
base. Its appeal is so obvious
this year Of recession that
many members expect 1t to
pass.
What is interesting about the
George amendment is that
while it would entail q huge
revenue loss - estimated at
SIS billion the first year and
upward Of $40 billion when
the exemption goes to $1,000
it does not address itself to
the basic changes of far
reaching import dictated by
the Reed tax philosophy.
The George bill only says
in effect that since much is
being done for the better-o6.
it Is necessary to help the less
fortunate Of whom, of course,
in the Lincoln phrase, God
made 30 many.
It has still to be seen wheth-
er Senate Democrats. obedient
to the proclaimed philosophy
Of their party. will make a
constructive fight on the evils
they claim to see in the Repub-
lican bill. House Democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Whut's in q Name?

JOHNSTON, r. I. (R.-Res-
idents of Snake Den road COM
planned to the City Council
last night about the fright
full" name Of their street.
The Council agreed with
them and ordered the name Of
the street changed to Bel
field drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

not taxable. The checks in
question were phony and the
man now is in the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary serving
time for forgery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Lite in the u. S.
Woman Drive,
Wins Point
Logically
BY the Assoeleisd Press

DETROIT, Mar. 1.-THE
power of feminine logic earned
Mrs. Mary G.. Talladay a sus-
pended sentence yesterday. Po-
lice ticketed her car after they
had to move it from blocking a
driveway last January 81.
They gave her a towing ticket
after they pushed the car out
Of harms way.
Mrs. Talladay pressed that
point yesterday in her explana-
ton to Traffic Referee Rollin D.
Shull.
You know as we'll as I do,
your honor. that to tow a car
means to pull it," she said. And
they pushed me. That is not
towing" she asserted.
MIR. Shull suspended sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Good News for Tuxpuyer

ATLANTA up. "A man
wrote P. K. Sanders. acting di-
rector Of internal revenue for
Georgia, asking if he must pay
income tax on three checks
caShed in 1853.
Mr.. Sanders investigated
and replied. such income is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Germun PoIur PIuns

The first German postwar
polar expedition is being planned
for next year by 10 West German
scientists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
No Wuy to Escape

SALT LAKE CITY Up
Two juveniles, spotted by po-
lice. yesterday, jumped from
the stolen car they were riding
in and ducked behind a house.
But officers D. B. Pearson
and A. E. Dubosky had little
trouble locating their quarry.
The youths had ducked their
heads ostrich-fashion beneath
a tarpaulin in the back yard.
The rest Of them was clearly
visible to police and passersby
alike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
By Raider Winget
Issoeioted Press Finonciol Writer

NEW YORK. Aug. 28.-The
stock market dipped into an
other of it's mild corrections this
week.
But it promptly called a halt
before the decline extended into
anything like a serious retreat.
Those who contend the bull
market has a lot Of vigor left in
1t said the mildness of the drop
and the recovery at the end of
the week simply proved their
point.
The Associated Press average
of so stocks fell 1910 in the first
four days and on the final day
gained 40 cents. A week ago the
average stood at a 25-year high
mark.
1t was just about a year ago
that the market started its long
climb. No setback during that
time has been severe. The one
this week was about like the
others-an average fall of less
than 10 per cent Of the past
years advance.
A normal reaction following a
sustained rise can cut back one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Stock Decline in Week Viewed
As q Further Mild Correction

third to two-thirds of previous
gains and still be within bounds.
by that yardstick, this weeks
decline could have been more
than three times as severe as it
was before reaching minimum
requirements of a reaction.
Many brokers look for whole
series of these 10 per cent re-
actions and believe that they
constitute sufficient correction
for the market at this time.
Some profess to be quite
pleased that the market didn't
head into a break when the
European Defense Community
plan ran on the rocks of big
power disunity or when Brazil
ians rioted after the suicide OF
President Vargas Of Brazil.
Either event would have pro-
vided an excellent selling excuse.
The fivepmost active issues this
week on the New York Stock
Exchange were Montgomery
Ward up 2h at 765s or 270.800
shares, Curtiss-Wright up "a at
1874, General Dynamics up l
at TIA, Electrical & Musical
Industries up u at 312, and
Loew's up 11s at 1894.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
Speaker for Publicity Men

Ben M. Wooten. president and
director of the First National
bank OF Dallas, Texas, will be
guest speaker at a banquet of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

Office in New York.
He became manager of the
agency here in 1947. He is a past
president of the District Life
Underwriters Association.
Gasoline Use Behind '53
Consumption of gasoline in
the District of Columbia totaled
16,964.647 gallons in July, COM
pared with 15,850.0 in June.
but was 3.5 per cent behind IT,
570,686 gallons in July, 1858.
data from the District Tax Of
fee indicated yesterday.
For seven months this year
consumption totaled 1851 900
gallons, q decrease of 81 per
cent from 11S,012.360 In the
same 1853 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
18th Anniversary Due

N e W Y or k,
will celebrate
completion Of
Is years Of
service W it h
t h e company
on Wed n e S =
day.
Mr.. Rice be-
came a sue
C e s S full field
u n derwriter
with the COM
pany in Mem
phis, T e n n,
and moved on
To the hnnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

the Financial
Public Rela-
tions Associa-
ton conven-
ton here on
September 30.
His subject
will be: I'm
portant Peo-
pie. ="
II Z COSulZeu
in the field
Of public re-
lationS by be-
ng named
Dallas Head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

liner by the MI "o''
Dallas Press Club and Dallas
Top Salesman by the Dallas
Sales Executives Club, he Is a
natural to climax the four-day
Washington sessions of bankers
and public relations executives.
He has been president Of the
First National at Dallas since
February. 1850. In 1858 he served
on the administrative committee
and executive council Of the
American Bankers Association.
18th Anniversary Due
Charles P. Rice. manager Of
the Washington Agency of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of
L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE NEW YORK STOCK ExcHANGEDe
Department Stores
Expect Fall Sales
To Exceed 1853
By Donald B. HodIey

{
By Donald B. HodIey
Fall business prospects in
Washington look good to de-
partment store executives. a
survey by The Star disclosed
yesterday.
Prices have stabilized and
fall business should be at least
4 per cent above q year ago,
declared Philip M. Talbot, sen
ior vice president Of Woodward
g. Lothrop. He is first vice presi-
dent and chairman Of the large
stores division Of the Merchants
g. Manufacturers Association
here and a vice president of the
National Retail Dry Goods Asso-
citation.
Inventories at both the manu.
featuring and retail levels are in
q very healthy condition and nv
only observation would be that
the department store trade
should make sure that adequate
inventories are on hand" he de-
clared.
MIR. Talbot. who also is a
director Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce and
chairman Of its Domestic Dis
tribution Department Commits
tee. has given special attention
to the dangers Of inadequate in
ventories.
I'm December, 1858, MANY
stores found their inventories
were too small to satisfy de-
mands. This was true again in
June, 1854" he said.
Customer Response Seen
"The stores are passing on
market opportunities to their
customers and the customers ara
RESPONDING" declared Ralph
Goldsmith. president Of Lans-
burgh & Bro.
Fall business is going to be
all right" he said. "The trend
has improved recently. We are
holding our own now and we be-
iieve that business will get bet
ter as a result Of the improved
job situation here. Payrolls are
at or better than levels of a year
ago."
3. B. Burgunder, vice presi-
dent OF S. Kann Sons Co.. COM
mented that fall business looks
good, compared with last years
poor showing"
washington has stabilized r..
self and now is on the verge of
making moderate gains" he add
ed. Suburban business contin-
ues to show better progress than
downtown volumes"
Saturday Sales Good
Pointing to excellent sales IN
the first Saturday that stores
nave been open since summer
Harry Davidow. executive vice
president and director of the
Hecht Co.. said:
After Is months of consumer
resistance due to local uncer-
talntles, we are beginning to
feel more confidence on the mart
OF the public as reflected in pur-
chases of department store mer.
chandise."
July sales showed a 4 per
cent increase in Washington and
August sales should show an
even greater increase in depart
ment store Volumes" he added.
The 10 per cent cut in taxes
has helped fur volumes. The
new fashion silhouette has
aroused definite interest. Men
are taking very well to the new
Idea in sportswear and the
miracle fabrics in mems clothing.
Changes in home furnishings
are causing women to make
plans for redecorating.
With stabilized economy.
this should result in excellent
fall business and an opport,,nitv
10 regain volume lost in 1883"
Speaker for Publicity Men
Ben M. Wooten, president and
director of the First National
Bank OF Dallas, Texas, will be
guest speaker at a banquet of
the Financial .,....,....'..
Public Rela-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-29

tUnit of trading 10 shares sales in full. 'In
or reeevershlp or oeing reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act securities assumed
oy such companies Rates OF diVldends the FORE
going table are annual disbursements pased on the
last quarterly or semiannual declaration Unless
otherwise noted. special or extra dividends are not
included. . Also extra or extras AlnuaI , rae
plus stock dividend. Declared paid so far this
year Payable In stock estimated cash value on
ex-dividend redistribution date Paid last year
Declared or paid after stock dividend splitup.
K Declared or paid this year accumulattve issue
with dividends in arrears. Paid this year. divi.
dend omitted. deferred action taken at last
dividends meeting. Declared or paid in 1854 plus
stock dividend. Lauidatins dividend, CID called.
XIV without warrants. WV with warrants. vd When
distributed. wi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Library 10 Open
In Forest HEIGHTS

A new branch Of the Prince
Georges County Memorial Liz
.brary will be opened at the For
est Heights tMd.) Community
Center August is. with an assist
from Werner w. Clapp. acting
Librarian of Congress.
Mr.. Clapp win be the speaker
at dedication exercises in the
community center auditorium. at
3 pm.
The library, to be known as
the Oxon Hill District Library,
will occupy part of the recently
opened community center. a two
story brick structure within the
Forest Heights subdivision.
Soren Lura, vice president Of
the country library association,
will preside. The program will
include children dressed to rep
resent characters in books.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Know Your Policemen
Capt. Peters Had Navy Career
Before Joining Police Force
By j. Theodore Crown

One Of Capt. Louis b. Peters
most vivid memories is the sink
ing Of the q. 8. s. Iowa during
post World War I maneuyers in
the Atlantic.
Capt. Peters. who now COM
mands No. 9 Police Precinct. was
q Navy yeoman then. nearing
the end Of his first tour Of duty.
He was aboard the u. s. s.
Shawmut. flagship Of Squadron
/ of the Atlantic Fleet. serving
as aide to the communications
officer who developed the radio
controlled target.
During the maneuvers, the
Iowa was stripped Of her armor
and guns and cavorted in the
water under remote control, u1-
til she was sunk by the u. s.. S.
Mississippi. Capt. Peters be-
lieves the development of the ra-
dio-controlled target was the
Navy's most important work Of
that time, and he is happy to
have had a hand in it.
After his second tour Of duty
with the Navy, during which he
was with the Bureau of Naviga-
ton here, Capt. Peters left and
spent five years with the Wash
ington Office of the American
Bank Note Co. as a secretary.
He joined the Police Depart
ment in October. 1882, and
most of his time on the force
has been at a desk. He served
successfully as a station clerk,
clerk to a captain, property
clerk and in the personnel Office.
He became secretary to for
mer Chief Robert j. Barrett on
July 5, 1947. and remained in
that Office until Chief Robert
v. Murray made him head Of
the statistical bureau early in
1852.
He was there until his promo
ton to captain on February !,
1853, at which time he was
assigned to No. 9 Precinct.
During World War II, he was
Evening star., 1954-08-05

offered commissions in both the
Navy and the Army. but the
Police Department felt he was
too valuable q man to release.
Without such q release, the mill
tary services wouldn't accept
him.
Capt. Peters likes to garden
and go fishing, He and his wife
live in Silver Spring, Md. He
takes active part in Masonic
activities.
His department record con-
tains many Communications. in
Guiding one for good work done
during the aftermath Of q dis
astrous explosion in January,
1853. at Tenth and H streets
NE, in which 80 firemen were
hurt.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Air
Force
With A
o-Lens
Camera

Few people heard of the "Ar Force operated by the
Coast and Geode Survey But it's in action doing big job
Tor the government It's main mission is to photograph
charted territory It has that 124 square
miles with shot at 10000 feet Look for this sngulary
interesting article in The Sunday Star Pictorial Magazine
Also in this issue Men OWar From Virginia Seventh Weeks
Winners in Star Photo Contest New Use for Tattoong and
lots of other good Sunday reading.
Evening star., 1954-08-05

Here is the medical mystery Of
1854. Deep in South Americas
back-country, DR.. Eugene H.
Payne, one of the nations lead
ing clinical investigators, has
found little Islands of i'm
1nunity"- each magically free
from one of the worlds dread
diseases. He doesn't know why
Evening star., 1954-08-05

nor does anyone else. But in
the hope that medical science
will look for the answers before
civilization and disease move in,
DR.. Payne reports his findings
Sunday in This Week Magazine
in The Sunday Star. Don't miss
medicines Most Amazing Mys-
tery.".
Evening star., 1954-08-05
Read Review of the Week

To not to Of the delicate matters
occupying the attention of Senators this week. Elsewhere in
the United States and around the world other issues of critical
Importance being debated resolved complicated For
keener understanding of the big developments of the
week. read Review Of the Week in The Sunday Star 1t will
bring you up to date the headline stories that informed
people are keeping eye in and out of Washington
Evening star., 1954-08-05
ADVERTISEMENT.
Lasting Shine Makes
Beacon Wax the Big
Choice for Summer
ADVERTISEMENT

Beacon Wax's' longer lasting
gleam makes it the big summer
favorite. The longer the gleam
lasts, naturally, the more time it
leaves for summer relaxing.
Evening star., 1954-08-05
TOOTH DECAY

doesn't happen in several backcounty regions in Braz
where there's no fuorine in the water modern denta
treatment H#A s&
Evening star., 1954-08-05
MENTAL ILLNESS
CANCER

doesn't happen in Mnas, Brazil where 10000 of
disease occurred in population of 200 0000-wthout Uv1
a single Of
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-09-16

zation would be from So to SIT
per acre. That's roughly double
the cost of the fertilizer"
While recommending nitrogen
fertilization of good bluegrass or
orchard grass pastures as meas
ure to help farmers over the
present shortage of feed, DR..
Ronningen thinks it is much
more important to plan long
range programs for increasing
pasture production. He points
out that nitrogen probably won t
be needed if clover is maintained
in pastures. He urges farmers to
have soil tests made regularly on
pastures, and add lime and fer
tiliZerS as needed.
Farm Ponds
It's a big disappointment 10 a
farmer who goes to the expense
of building farm pond, only to
discover he has built the pond on
soil that will not hold water.
Farmers who have had this
disappointment will be interested
in pond liners which are now
available.
"These pond liners make it pos
sible to locate ponds just where
they are wanted without taking
into account the nature of the
soil" says Ray w. Carpenter,
agricultural engineer at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
He calls attention to this de-
velopment and points out that the
liner material is water-tight, re-
sistant to soil organisms, decay
and rot, and is handled as easily
as roll roofing.
The liners can be economically
used by placing it only on the
parts of pond bottoms that allow
water to leak.
eff the dam leaks, application
of liner material may save many
loads of scarce clay and avoid
the tiresome job of pudding and
placing it for a watertight job"
suggests Carpenter.
On The Radio
A new radio program designed
to serve residents of the rich
dairy and agricultural belt sur
rounding Washington premiered
on WMAL Monday, September 6.
1t will feature the talent and ex-
perience of Jim Birchfield, farm
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-09-16

to the idea that understanding is
the foundation of peace.
Each year selected rural youth
from the United States live with
farm families in other countries
for four to six months. In return,
young people from those coun-
tries come to the United States
to live with farm families.
The program is sponsored by
the National All Club foundation
and the extension service of the
us. Department of Agriculture.
In other countries IFYE is han
died through the American en-
baSsy, the Ministry of Agricul-
ture, and rural organizations.
Maryland now has one IFYE
delegate abroad. She is Joyce
Riggs, of Rt. 1, Gaithersburg,
who is in Belgium. An exchange
from Luxembourg, Marie-Juliett
Hid, came to Maryland from
early June to the last of August.
IFYE is financed by contribu-
tons from All Clubs, business
concerns, rural organizations,
civic groups, foundations and
others interested in world peace.
No government money is used in
the actual exchanges in the Uni
ted States.
This years plans calls for 125
IFYE delegates to go abroad
while nearly 140 exchanges
from other countries are expect
ed to come to the United States.
Since the project began in 194S,
395 delegates from the United
States have taken part in the
IFYE program, and 346 farm
youths have come to the United
States.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-09-16
Garden Club League
To Meet on Sept. 21

The National Capital Garden
Club League will meet on Sept
q, at 10 am, in the auditorium
of Woodward and Lothrop's
Bethesda-C Chevy Chase store.
j. Morton Franklin, Chairman
of Horticulture for the league
will present a program on 'Rec.
concentrations for the Gordener
in Autumn" Committee reports
will highlight league plans for the
coming year. A colored film Will
be shown of the Garden in a
Day which League members
planted last April at the Wash
ington Home for Incurables. All
members of member clubs are
welcome.