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Evening star., 1954-05-25

increasing impact OF the rail-
roads on the Nations economic
structure through important
services and other contributions
to the public welfare, they do
not now occupy the position
they once held in the thinking
of those having money to invest
in American industry"
A modernized Transportation
policy would be q long overdue
step in overcoming investor
prejudice" and enable the indus
try to attract capital needed to
extend service capacity. he de-
clared.
Public reaction to a railroad
industry with the reputation of
being constantly alert to better
ments in the service of its Gus
toners will have q direct effect
upon earning capacity" Mr..
DeButtS said. investor reaction
will not be far behind"
Southern's Net Lower
Net income of the Southern
Railway Co. in April was $2,067,-
459, compared with 81, ,9O1 ,3l3 in
April. 1858, the company re-
ported.
Net in four months this year
was $7,719,525 or $2.5S a share
VS.. $10,830.06o or 1918 in the
same period last year.
April revenues totaled $21, ,061,-
108 VS.. $23, ,348, ,608 a year earlier.
Four months revenues aggre-
gated $83,282,777 VS.. $93,072, ,026.
Appliance SuIes Uneven
Unit sales Of vacuum cleaners,
freezers and televiSions in April
were ahead of a year ago, but
other electric appliances showed
declines in the territory served
by the Potomac Electric Power
Co.
In its monthly report, the
Electric Institute of Washington
disclosed that vacuum cleaner
unit sales for the month reached
2.465 in contrast to 893 in April,
1858. Tank cleaners totaled
2,4O7 VS.. 752. Upright cleaners
declined to So from 141 a year
earlier. In four months this year
unit sales amounted to 6.228 VS..
$500 a year earlier.
Freezer sales for April totaled
STA VS.. 479 a year earlier and
for the four months aggregated
1868 VS.. 1888.
April TV SoIes Rise
April sales of televiSion sets
reached 1888 VS.. 3.715 in April,
1853. However, four months
unit sales Of 1851 were behind
22,260 a year earlier.
Radio set sales came to 4,446
in April VS.. 5.866 and in four
months totaled 21,O14 VS.. "a, 1893.
Evening star., 1954-05-25
British Muy Resume
Suez TulksAfte Geneva
hY iha Assecioiad PFess

CAIRO. Egypt. May 25.-In-
formal British Egyptian talks on
evacuation Of British troops
from the Suez Canal base prob
ably will be resumed immediate
ly after the Geneva Conference.
an official source said yesterday.
The source said preliminary
contacts took place between
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden and Egyptian diplo-
mats in Geneva recently. Nego-
tiations broke down last October
Evening star., 1954-05-25

Butts Of the
S o u t h e r n
Railway Sys-
tenn today.
Address in g
the Goth an
nual meeting
of the ac-
counting divi-
sion of tn e
Association Of
A m e r c a n
Railro q d S at
the Shoreham
Hotel, Mr.. De-
Butts added:
"neSnitA the
Evening star., 1954-05-25
Member Reuppointed

LEESBURG, Va, May 25
(SpeciaD.- g. Shirley Myers has
been reappointed to the school
board from Leesburg District by
the Loudoun County Trustee
Electoral Board. He has served
on the board since 1949.
Evening star., 1954-05-25

the war as chief of staff Of the
9th Air Force Service Command.
After retiring he was vice
president-treasurer of Northeast
Airlines for a year and then be-
came vice president in charge Of
finance for Consolidated Vultee
Aircraft Corp. He resigned six
months ago when control of that
company passed to General Dy-
namics.
Engineering & Research, Corp.
designs and produces many types
Of machines, electronic gear and
sheet metal products. 1t en-
ploys 1000 persons.
Hecht Sales Top 1853
Hecht Co. net sales for the
quarter ended April 80 were up
So per cent to $22, ,295, ,461 from
the level of sales for the like
period in 1858, 1t was announced
yesterday. However, profits were
down.
Samuel N. Hecht, president Of
the firm. which has department
stores in Baltimore. Washington,
D. c.. and New York, said net
earnings for the first quarter
were 1887 ,551, equivalent to 80
cents common share, and COM
pared with 1858 net earnings Of
$396,018 and 40 cents a share.
Net sales for IL months ended
April 30 totalled 500, ,697,7 a
decrease of 80 from the 1858
twelve-month period sales Of
$102, 1923. 1886. Net earnings for
the comparable twelve month
periods of 1854 and 1853 were
$2.471,756 and $3.023,149 respec-
lively. The company's fiscal year
ends on January 81, 1855.
Heads Washington Office
Louis r. d'Assalenaux w has
been named Washington repre-
Evening star., 1954-05-25
Appointed Vice President

Riv er d q ! e.
Nd, President
L. A. Wells
annou n C e d
yesterday.
Gen. Miller
was chief Of
the Air Force
Budget a n d
Fiscal Office
from 1887 to
1916, the year
Of his retire.
ment, with the
exception of q
year in Eng
1o~l A,,..--
Evening star., 1954-05-25
|Anti-Moth Rug Shompoo

LONDON.-A British chemical
firm has developed q new sham
poo for carpets that it claims
also acts as a moth and germ
deterrent.
Evening star., 1954-05-25
By DonoId B. HodIey

The Nation needs to develop q
national transportation policy
suited to present-day conditions.
declared President Harry A. De-
Evening star., 1954-05-25

requires the winner to furnish
money or other valauble thing,
or to have In his possession any
product sold by the program
sponsor.
Evening star., 1954-05-25
DeButts Says Railroads Need
New u. S. Transport Policy

Air conditioner sales totaled
2.815 in April VS.. $500 a year
earlier and four months sales
totaled 5.043 VS.. $3.50.
Electric refrigerator sales
totaled 2.646 in April VS.. 3,295
and in four months aggregated
13,008 VS.. 1915.
Electric range sales in April
came to 592 VS.. TIC and in four
months totaled 2.599 VS.. 3,088.
Appointed Vice President
Gen. Leland w. Miller. USAF,
retired. has been appointed
financial vice president Of En-
gineering & Research Corp. Of
Evening star., 1954-05-25
w. r. WINSL0W co.

Q ea1 New York Ave- NV. MA. S-Se'V
o s7s4 Minn. Ave. NE. ". o-6756
7sl4 Wise. Ave-, Bethesdo. Nd. o.. @'4'e0
. s7Il Go. Ave. S. s., ma. ~. s-22N
Q s,o7 Bolso. Ave-, Hyotss,. Nd. WA. 7-''Sv
Q s7lI joth s.. N, AL, Va. IA. 5-7sIs
Q l2.e Wisconsin Ave. NV. AD. z-oOO7
. eneE PARKING
Evening star., 1954-05-25
Heods Washington Office

Louis r. d'Assalenaux w has
been named Washington repre-
Evening star., 1954-05-20
HiehIiehts
TeIevision Todoy.

1900, WTOP (9)-Mark Evans
Show: Stephen Mitchell.
chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, and
Webb Tilton, star of South
Pacific" are guests.
1880, WTTG (5)-Georgetown
University Forum: A panel
discusses Mental Illness:
Scorer"
$3.50, WTOP (9) - Four Star
Playhouse: Charles Boyer
and Marcia Henderson CO.
star in "Backstage," a drama
of the behind-the-scene story
of the life of an actor
director.
$3.50, WNBW (D-Justice: ".An
Eye for An Eye" stars Skip
Homeier and Richard Kiley
in the story Of an Army
sergeant who is being court
martialed for betraying his
fellow prisoners of war.
$3.50, WMAL D-Where's Ray
mond? Musical Comedy Star
Jan Clayton is guest.
$780,. WNBW a. - Dragnet:
Sergt. Joe Friday and his
partner Frank Smith work
out of homicide.
900, WTTG (5)-Johns Hop
kins Science Review: The
topic is "Conquering Tuber-
culosis."
900, WTOP (9)-Video Thea
ter: Dean Jaeger stars as a
railroad agent who possesses
a secret he dare not reveal in
Blind Fury"
$3.50, WNBW (4-Ford Thea
ter: Ronald Reagan heads
the cast of Beneath These
Waters"
$3.50, WMAL (7) - Television
Theater: Nancy Marchand
and Arthur O'Connell head
the cast of "All Our Yester-
days." a comedy.
Radio Today.
1900, WCFM-Roots Of Ameri-
can Liberties: "The Constitu-
tion." a continuation of the
reading.
900. WMAL-Whiteman Vari-
eties: The music program
features Paul White m a n,
Shirley Harmer and Guest
VioliniSt Robert Notkoff.
$3.50, WASH-Author Meets the
Critics: A discussion Of the
book. "The Final Secret Of
Pearl Harbor," by Admiral
Robert Theobald tretired.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

Foreign Al nonfaa Adehaser'
fairs; Baron Hans Won Herwarth
(Iahns fawn HER-vart), chief
of protocol; and Felix Won Eek
hardt (FEH-leeks fawn Ell
kart), press director.
The German statesman left
Bonn In a state Of confusion
arising from the reception given
to his Saar (ZAH-ar in German)
compromise with France. In
fact. two party leaders, DIR.
Thomas Dehler (TAW-mass
DEH-ler of the Free Democrats
and Erich Ollenhauer (ER-reeh
AW- -lenn- -HAH- -oo-er) of the So
cialist party are threatening to
take the case to the supreme
court to decide whether the
Chancellor has not violated the
Bonn constitution. z
Another Free Democrat leader,
Reinhold Maier (RAH-een-hohlt
MAH-yer), has stated that zone
has the impression that a mill
lion Germans in the Saar were
given away in return for diplo-
matte protocols whose lasting
| value is uncertain" The Free
Democrats are a part Of DR.. Ade-
nauer's coalition government and
are in position to handicap him
seriously.
(All rights reserved.)
Evening star., 1954-10-28

Remember, Halloween shopping
win be fun and . treat when you
drive your car onto the free
AMOCO STATION PARKING
LOT on K Street q few doors
from the Market, pick up q FREE
SHOPPING CART from the at
tendant, select everything you
need under one roof, and pay for
your purchases without having to
queue up behind numerous check
out stalls.
IT'S TIME you DISCOVERED
HAPPY SHOPPING AT
CENTER MARK EFT CITY
5th & K st. NV.
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Famous Fables
BY {. E. Edgor

DEMONSTRATION-W1-
liam E. Borah, Idaho's great
Senator, always made GER
tain Of his facts before ex-
pressing an opinion. At one
time, when he was practic-
ing law in his home State, a
riot broke out. Borah was ap-
pointed special prosecutor.
It was charged that one
Of the defendants had made
his way to the scene by rid
ing atop a freight car with
a rifle across his knees.
Borah learned the defend
| ants lawyers intended to re-
| flute this charge on the
ground that the feat was Inn
possible. This opinion was
shared by most Of the towns
| felix.
There was only one way
to prove 1t. Borah ordered
the railroad company to
make up a freight train ex-
actly as 1t had been made up
on the day Of the riot. Then,
with q rifle across his knees.
he seated himself on top Of
one Of the cars and made the
hazardous trip. Several times
1t appeared that he must fall
of, but each time he hung
on and managed to right
himself.
| The defendant was con-
| victed.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

prefer -. and a grand selection
of candies-David Blake's Stand
No. 1, on the outside of the Mar
ket at the 5th g. K st. corner.
V Sour Krant - delicious and
freshs- -Weigert's Meat Stand All.
V Pickles, big ones, little ones,
sweet. sour or mustard-Palmer's
Stand 123.
v FraHkfurters and luncheon
meats-Rodgers Stand 314 or
Kosher All b EFF Franks
Georges Delicatessen Stand $50.
V Flowers and floral decorations
-Delvigne's Stand No. 3. Nc
Cabe's Stand 346, and Thomas g.
Slye's Stand $50.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

House TO-DAY
and luncheon
g u est an d
speaker at the
National Press
Club tomor-
row. He is ac-
companied in
his visit to the
United States
by Prof. Wall
tller Hallstein
V A HI er
HAHL-shtah :
o en- Stat .
Secretary for
Evening star., 1954-10-28
SLzyyf
stNItRR. R.,
AAFRKEI CITY
with the .
Marketssfer

President Eisenhower has taken
time out to wish the American
people and their children a gay"
Halloween.
1t can be a gay treat-with no
tricks attached-if you do all your
party shopping with the 80
merchants at Center Market, who
offer you an endless variety OF
fine foods and specialties-a solid
acre Of food under one roof.
Here are some suggestions
FOR YOUR MARKET LIST
v Homemade donuts q 30c per
doz., also freshly popped Popcorn
--at Donut Stand No. los, Phone
ME. 8-9312.
v Apples for bobbil1 g-Nick
Zuras' Vegetable Stand 217; also
crarberries, persimmons, Belgium
endives, artichokes, casaba
melons, etc.
Nv potato Chips, jumbo size. high
quality, color and flavor, direct
from fine Pennsylvania factory.
Helen Bechtel's Bakery Stand
No. 202. (And, of course, a COM
plete lire Of baked goods.)
Y Cookies, large and small Mary
ViIlatico's Bakery Stand Hills.
Y Peanuts In the she'll either
freshly roasted, or raw II you
. 81
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Names in The News
land how 10 pronounce themJ
By constontine chekrezi

West German Chancellor DR..
K0nrad Adenauer (KOHN-rudd
Ah-deh-NOW-e is scheduled to
be luncheon guest at the White
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Word Come
Find "a or more words in
A N lila RY,

meaning, subsequent or subor-
dinate, auxiliary" Average is
80; time limit, 25 minutes.
Rules of the game--l Words must
be of four or more letters. >. Words
which acquire four letters by the addition
used g. Only one form of q word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to APERTURE
aper, pare. part, pater. pate. peer, peter
pear. peat. pert prate, pure. puree. purr
rapt. rate. rape. rapture. reap. rear
trap. true. eater. erupt.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02

James is a part owner Of the
new Underseas Aquarium, a fine
new addition to the Keys many
attractions.
Nichols explained that the case
of Mr.. James is typical of the
tourist-to-citizen migration to the
Keys. Last year LAT, 900 tourists
visited our area and each year
more and more are staying.
Key West with 7,418 telephone
installations, gives a clear indica-
ton of this recent phenomincal
growth of this area since 40 per
cent of the installations have oc-
CURED in the past three and a
half years.
Nichols advised that Southern
Bell, with her mammoth improve
ment and expansion program will
continue to keep up and aid the
astronomical growth on the Keys.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02
CHINESE BATTLE
RAGING FLOODS

TOKYO u Peiping radio said
today "a fierce struggle" is going
on between one million peasants
and soldiers against raging waters
of the flooded Yangtze and Huai
rivers in Communist China.
The Reds said the heaviest rain
fall in a century fell in the
Yangtze Basin recently and that
the great central China river, one
Of the worlds largest, has been
rising since June.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02
Smith Tells OF New Red Tactics

WASHINGTON Up - Under Sec
retary of State Walter Bedell
Smith says the "new soft line" of
Russia and Red China is an ad-
mission that their "openly bullying
tactics of the past" have failed.
What the Communists are really
trying to do by their overtures to-
ward Americas allies, Smith said
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02

in television interview last nlgnt'
is to weaken the free worids
solidarity and particularly to "iso-
late" the United States.
He said he had seen no signs
the Communist nations are ready
to "settle down as peaceful mem
bers of society"
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02
Talks Slated In Sept.

COLOMBO, Ceylon R-Ceylon's
Premier, Sir John Kotelawela, said
today he will summon the five
Colombo powers to sound out their
views on Britain's invitation to at
tend talks in September on a
Southeast Asia Treaty Organiza-
ton.
Kotelawela said the prime min
listers of Ceylon, Burma, India, In
doneSia and Pakistan-would meet
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02

been installed in the past eighteen
months.
He stated that the rapid increas-
es in telephones is clearly indica-
tive of the outstanding growth and
progress of the Keys.
It is significant that the 1,OOOth
telephone was installed in the
James home.
James and his attractive wife
have been vacationing in the Keys
for the past five years. Unable to
resist the attraction of the Keys,
they settled in Marathon only
month ago.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02
1,OOOth Phone Is Installed In Keys TODAY

The Key reached a sig
nificant milestone in it's tele-
phone history today when
its 1,000th telephone was in
stalled at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hobson James in
Marathon.
D. E. Nichols, manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
pointed out that one out of every
two telephones in the Keys has
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02
BODIES FOUND AFTER
FLOODS in IRAN

TEHRAN, Iran Up - The news
paper Etelaat reports 1856 bodies
have been recovered so far in the
flood-Stricken Kazvin area 100
miles northwest of here. Fifteen
villages were in the path of the
raging floods last Thursday and
Friday.
The Key West citizen., 1954-08-02

in Rangoon to discuss the merits
of SEATO.
An informed source said India's
Prime Minister Nehru already has
advised Kotelawela that he prob
ably will not attend the confer
ence proposed by British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Eisenhower 10 Speak
Al Columbia U. Feie
In New York May,31

President Eisenhower will
speak at Columbia University's
preconvocation dinner at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel IN New
York on the evening Of May 81.
The White House announced
late yesterday that the .Presi-
dent has accepted the invita-
ton Of Columbia University's
President Grayson Kirk to at
tend and speak at the dinner.
Gen. Eisenhower previously
had accepted an invitation to
speak at a dinner meeting Of
the American Newspaper Pubs
fishers Association at the Wal
dorf- Astoria on April %.
Two other engagements for the
President were announced by
the White House late yesterday.
He will attend a luncheon
meeting Of the Military Chap
lainS' Association at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel here May 6.
And on the night of March
20 he viii press key which
will light freedoms flame" in
Ripon. Wis. officially opening
q ceremony there re-enacting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
1OIdtiner' Film Stars Honor
Mack Sennett, Comedy Pioneer

on q show called $50 You Want
to Write q Book" and q phony
script was even concocted.
Awed by Title.
How am / going to live up to
the king Of comedy" Mr.. Sem
nett remarked 'afterward. re-
ferring to his billing on the
show. II wish ! had gotten
more laughs"
There were many laughs and
much sentiment at the after
show party. Mr.. Edwards had
assembled many figures from Mr..
Sennett's past, among them his
boyhood sweetheart from North
ampton, Mass. Mrs. Rose
Clark. whom he hadn't seen in
many years. Also, FRITZ Scheff,
star of 'Mademoiselle Modiste, /"
in which Mr.. Sennett played a
chorus boy SO years ago.
Keystone Hops on Hand.
The dwindling ranks of the
Keystone Hops included Hank
Mann, Chester and Heinie Conk-
lin and Andy Clyde.
Other Sennett stars present
included Sally Eilers, Phyllis
! Haver, Louise Fazenda. Jack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
sy The AssoeiOted Press

HOLLYWOOD. Mar. IL
Mack sennett. once Hollywood's
king Of comedy. took q senti-
mental journey into the past
last night as his stars of yester-
year gathered for a reunion at
his old studio.
The creator of the Keystone
Hops and the Mack Sepnett
bathing beauties was the subject
of the TV show This Is Your
Life" Ralph Edwards, master
of ceremonies. assembled many
of the old Sennett troupe for
dinner and drinks at the site
of the old Keystone Studio in
the. Glendale district of Los
Angeles.
The place is now used by a
van lines and the company
erected an obelisk in honor of
the studio for the occasion.
The 69-year-old Canadian
born producer was taken COM
ipletely by surprise. He was per-
suaded to attend the program
by Cameron Shipp. with whom
he is writing his memoirs. He
was supposed to be appearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Soviet Fishermen Are Warned
To Be Smarter Than Fish

will have to learn to outsmart
the fish by improved reconnais-
sance.
Izvestia's three column excur-
sion into the realm Of Izaak
Walton was part Of the continu-
ing Soviet campaign to prod
ministries tagging In their 1854
production plans. The consumer
goods and machine building In
dustries also have been censured
for not coming up with the ex-
pecteo output.
Soviet fishermen replied with
some complaints Of their own In
the Izyestia story--not enough
trawlers and fishing equipment,
not enough loading and re-
frigeration stah and equipment.
Because Of such shortages, they
said, at times last season they
had to throw their catch over
board and stop fishing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

MOSCOW. Mar. 1.-THE fish
may be clever in Soviet waters
especially. down south in the
Sea Of Azov--but the govern
ment says that's no reason why
Soviet fishermen can't catch as
much as they're supposed to.
The government newspaper
Izvestia, In q recent article. said
it's the result of poor organiza-
ton and planning when this sort
Of thing happens:
Last year the whole fleet was
concentrated at one shore Of the
fishing field Gin the Sea Of Azov)
and the fish went along the
opposite shore. BY the time the
feet had moved to the other
shore. the fish had circled
around and gone to the place
where the feet had waited in
vain for them several days."
The fishermen, said Izvestia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

Mulhall. Franklin Pangborn,
Minta Durfee Arbuckle and Al
bert Vaughn.
Harold Lloyd was there and re-
called working three or four
months as q Juvenile for Mr..
Sennett at $50 q week before
moving on to greater fame. Mr..
Sennett, who also started such
stars as Charlie Chaplin, Bing
Crosby. w. c. Fields. Carole
Lombard and Gloria Swanson.
has been in semiretirement since
1885. However. he still leads an
active life. remaining in touch
with the show world and playing
golf daily.
The only disappointment Of
the evening was dessert. Custard
pie was not served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11

the first Republican Party meet
ing.
The President will be attend
ing the annual dinner of the
White House Photographers
here at the time and viii step
out Of the dinner about 8 pm.
to press the key lighting the
torch In Wisconsin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-11
Fraternity Elects Five
District Area Men
Special Dispatch 10 The stor

LEXINGTON. Va, Mar. IL
Five area men at Washington
and Lee University have been
elected to Phi Beta Kappa. ma
tional scholastic fraternity.
They are Earle Salisbury
Bates, IT.. Chevy Chase. Md:
James c. Conner. Bethesda.
Md; william r. Hill. Silver
Spring. Md: George n. Mitchell.
Chevy Chase. Md. and William
w. Thomas. Harrisonburg. Va,
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-08
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-07

transition from q wartime TO .
lpeacetime economy. | am conf
dent that we can complete this
transition without serious interup,
ton in our economic growth.
But we shall not leave this VI
tai matter TO chance. Economic
preparedness is fully as important
TO the nation as military prepar'
edness."
Eisenhower renewed his call for
postal rate increases, and he said
the federal government is continu.
ing its central role' IN the high
way construction program.
In the section of his speech on
the problems of the Individual citi,
zen, Eisenhower mentioned plans
for Taft-Hartley law changes, ex-
panded unemployment compensa-
ton and social security coverage,
broadening Of hospital and medical
insurance programs, federal aid to
states which can't provide enough
school buildings, and a housing
program designed TO provide,
among other things, insurance on
long-term mortgage loans with
small down payment for low in.
come families.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-07

Referring to his Dec. Q United
Nations speech calling on Russia
to join with the U. S. and other
atomic powers in creation Of an
international atomic pool for
peaceful use, the President said:
"a truly constructive Soviet re-