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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Retail Sales Receive
Much-Needed Boost;
Some indicators Dip
By Walter Breede, Jr.
Asseeioted Press Business Writer

NEW YORK, April 17.-There
was plenty of good news about
business this week, although
some indicators pointed lower.
Easter shopping gave a much
needed fillip to retail trade. An
nounced plans for construction
and capital investment pointed
to a higher level Of overall bust
ness activity in the months
ahead. Auto sales climbed sharp
ly; stock averages pushed into
new high ground. The decline in
manufacturing that set in last
August showed further signs of
1eveling of.
Less favorable were new indi-
cations of overproduction in steel,
petroleum and textiles. In some
instances, drastic steps were
taken TO bring output IN line with
demand.
; Weakest spot in generally
sound economy seems to be in
synthetic textiles. One after an
other, the big weavers of syn
thetic fabrics have been an
nouncing drastic production cuts.
There's still no sign Of a
pickup in the steel industry,
which continues to loaf along at
SO per cent or less of its re-
Gently expanded capacity. And
the oil industry is having its
overproduction problems. Case
line inventories, which should be
going down at this time of year,
are still moving up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied BY tn.
United States Agriculture Department
Apples-.Dull. Bushel baskets ant
boxes, o. s. Is. New Jersey Romes, 2h
vania Delicious. "a inches 1p fair Ihc coioi
and quality, 2.5O-.75; Yorks. 2h inches
up. 2.75-3.00. Boxes wrapped, New Jer.
seq 8 N Romes' zoos and 1905. showing scald
Livestock Markets.
Cattle COMPARED last week: SLAUGHTER
classes generally steady; stock cattle
pound slaughter Steers topped the week
trade at $500. Choice. including some
prime 956-1 1913 pounds, 24.OO-25. %;
s poUd and e 5ss a ncudng ss51s
Utility sSo;i 45o pounds. IL 1901 30 Il. 90;
sOod and choice 679 mixed steers and
I;0e0-pound SLAUGHTER heifers. 1850
2I.5O; utility and commercial 69O-1 lilo
pounds, l3.00-17.0O: Gamers and cut
t t 10000 pounds. 1000 1900
heller order. "a 5O-i5 90; Utility i and
commercial, 12.25-14.O0: Gamers and
cutters. 900-12 90; cutters occasionally
higher and shelly Gamers down to 500;
Sooo Utiitg 0 and S0c com 1snt c sausage usage
12.50-16,50: cutter dairy-bred bolognas,
pound stock cattle. -. 1923 50: mostly
dunn and good 36O-941 pounds, 1900
21.50; common and medium 350-S30
pounds, 13.00-17.t 90.
Calves, compared last week: Choice
and prime vealers and Gull and utility
under lao. pounds generally. steady.
others hard to move and weak to un-
evenly lower. Weeks top. 1900: mixed
good to prime vealers. rs .00-2S. 90; COM
mercial to. ,average-good, 13.00-24 90:
Gull and utility. 10.0o-13.00; under 20
pounds. culls. 700 or lower.
Hogs. compared last week: Barrows
and gifts, SOL 90 lower; sows mostly
steady, choice 1S0-220 pound barrows
and gifts q. 5o;2s;25; 22o-24o pounds.
$3.50: 270-300 pounds, 24.50-26.75.
over 900 pounds. down from 400 &C
cording to weight, condition and quality;
l20-l40 pounds, 25.00-26.O0; 140-l60
pounds. 26.00-26.50; 160-1S0 pounds,
26 75-27.75. Choice sows under 400
pounds. 23.25-23.75; 40O-45O pounds.
22.25-22. rs: .45O-5O0 pounds. 21.25-
2I.75; 500-550 pounds, 20.25-20.75:
over $50 pounds. 1915. depending on
condition, weight and quality; stays dis
counted 2.00-3.00 from price paid for
same weight SowS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Metropolis Building
Shows New Peaks in
9th Annual Report

The 87th annual report of the
Metropolis Building Association
yesterday disclosed that the
second oldest savings and loan
in stitution in the District
scored new all-time records on
March 81.
Assets on that date amounted
to $22 .673. 1886, a gain of 11.3 per
cent from a year earlier.
First-mortgage loans of $40
500,830 were nup IL per cent,
while invested capital of S19,-
400. 481 was up ia per cent.
Surplus and reserves reached
$2,039,115. a gain of IL per cent
from a year earlier.
Martin T. Wiegand is presi-
dent. Rudolph Santelmann is
vice president and secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation in the
week ended April IA totaled 500
793, 100000. down So million
from the previous week. but up
$40 million from the like week
year ago.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Railroad Freight Loadings in
the week ended April 10 totaled
7,488 cars, up 1870 from the pre-
vious week, but 1872 below the
like week a year ago.-Assoc. of
American Railroads.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended April
II totaled 1906, 562 900 compared
with $3l4,283, 900 in the previous
week and $195. 1885, 900 in the like
week a year ago.-Engineering
New-Record.
BituminOuS Production in the
week ended April 10 totaled g.
$4,000 tons compared with g.
485, 900 in the like week a year
ago.-National Coal Association.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
nestle and foreign, in the week
ended April 10 totaled 269 1885,
900 barrels, down 689, 900 for the
week.-Bureau of Mines.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 119.997 cars and
21.118 trucks, compared with
1882 and 22,004 in the previous
week and 123,889 and 26,753 in
the like week a year ago.-Ward's
Automotive Reports.
Loans to Brokers and dealers
on securities held by New York
member banks on April IA totaled
$1.328. 100000, up SAC million
from the previous week and up
SO million from a year ago
Federal Reserve Board.
A. S. Beck Corp. sales in 4
| weeks ended March q totaled
$2,87G.289, down 22.6% from
1858: for Is weeks ended March
81. $s,842,627. down 8.796 from
1858.
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in IL
months ended March 81 had a
loss of $1,327,438 VS.. a loss of
$2,012,944 in 1858.
OAiza..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

great coffee market are getting
tired" confess they are "a little
worried"
The peak prices are encouraging
buyer resistance and at least
some of the reduction in total
buying in the stores in recent
weeks may be traced to definite
consumer resistance.
The season for lower coffee
drinking by uS-late spring and
summers approaching.
Its all making for at least a
temporary turn in the coffee
market" one of the top coffee
men in Wall Street told me this
week. Nov it's up to the Amer
lean consumer to determine
whether the turn comes and
whether it lasts"
In short, how much coffee you
buy in this period will decide
whether price to you stabilizes,
declines or continues to surge
upward toward the boiling
point.
You can do lift you're typi-
cal. you can cut your total buy
ing Of coffee without cutting
the amount you actually drink.
I'm doing it. Although my
favorite brand of vacuum packed
coffee is SIPS q pound, I'm
spending less Of my household
money on coffee than when the
price was well below 81 a pound.
And I'm doing 1t without stint
ing the folks. We're drinking
as much coffee and as fine q
brand as ever.
How am I managing It? BY
doing two things:
For ordinary family meals.
I've switched to the purchase
and serving of instant coffee.
An diversified jar of my favorite
brand costs $1.87. But we mix
~ ny IIle cup, we prepare and
drink exactly what we want, no
more and no less.
AS a result I've Slashed waste
at these meals-which once was
substantial - virtually to zero.
And I'm aStounded at the length
OF time one bottle of instant cof-
fee lasts.
When we brew coffee in the
regular way, we also brew just
what we plan to drink. Gone
are the days when casually,
automatically. I prepared a full
pot. This has cut waste next
to zero, too.
This is the way I'm managing
1t. You can do it as easily.
(Copyrisht. 1854,
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Bond Prices Buoyed
By Reaffirmation Of
Easy Money Policy
By Arthur Merims
Associoted Press Finoneiol Writer


NEW YORK, April l7.-Cor-
porate and Treasury bond mar
kets were buoyed this week by
the Federal Reserve Boards re-
affirmation of an "easy money
policy.
On Monday and Tuesday long
term Government bond prices
dropped about half a point. Top
grade utilities and induStrialS
We're also under selling pressure.
Then came the announcement,
late Wednesday, the Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank had low
cred its discount rate from 1a4
to IL per cent. Bonds started
to firm. When the New York
and San Francisco Federal
Banks followed suit Thursday,
securities pushed higher.
Financial circles generally
agreed there was no pressing
reason for lowering the discount
rate at this time. This rate is
the interest charge to which
commercial banks may borrow
from the Federal Reserve and,
in turn, make loans to business
and individuals.
Why did the Federal Reserve
act? A spokesman for the New
York district said, ut was a
further affirmation of the easy
money situation" To the finan-
cial community. "easy-money"
policies are inflationary.
The Governments 80 year
BIAS advanced 1872 this week at
100 24/32 bid. yielding only 2.69
per cent. Victory 21as and bank
eligible 212s of 1912 were off
1882 at 100 1881 bid. The 21as
Of 1861 rose 5/32 at 102 1882 bid
and the 224s Of 1861 were up 1882
at 104 1882 bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Capital SuIes Coins
Top National AVERAGE

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were Il per cent above a year
ago in the week ended April 10,
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported.
Sales of downtown Washington
stores were up % per cent. The
national average was up 16 per
cent. A later Easter this year
was a major factor in the gains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

UlreCClOn, al
the warnings that coffee prices
are still moving skyward.
The coffee crop of Colombia,
the worlds second biggest sup
plier. is beginning to come in,
and the crop of Brazil, the big
gest producer, will be ready for
harvesting at the start of sum-
mer.
Spectators in New York's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

ing at a rec
ord $1.25 a
pound level
and reported
heading to-
ward $3.50.
You might
even be able
to compel a
cut of a few
p e n MES of
t h e price
d eSpite all
the admitted
preSSureS in
the opposite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, April II 1P.-The Asso-
ciated Press average Of important COM
modify prices declined slightly this week
for the third consecutive week
The index registered 1890. down
from 1897 week ago and 1871 q
year ago New highs were set by the
ponents. while induStrials and Grains
and cotton also advanced Textiles
touched Q new low for the year and the
food component dropped sharply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Your Moneys Worth
Chance to Force Coffee Prices Down
By Sylvio Porter

In the months ahead you will
have your first chance in a long
time to force a leveling off in
the price of coffee-now knock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Summary

Furnished by the Associated Press.)
list Of most active stocks; ON the
American Stock Exchange. showing the
high. low and closing prices for the week
and the net change from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Bond Summary
Furnished BY (

Furnished BY the Associated Press.)
A list Of most aetive bonds on the
New York stock Exchange, showing the
high, low and CLOSING prices for the week
and the net change from the previous
weeks close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
PATENT ATTORNEY

Established aircraft designer and manu-.
facturer in the southwest has an opening for
a patent attorney capable of preparing and
prosecuting aerOnautical, mechanical and
some electrOnics cases. Will report to Super.
visor of Patent Section. Prefer man with
LIB, college degree in Aeronautical or Elec.
trical Engineering and good understanding
of kinematics. Job duties require to
years of related experience. State details of
education, experience, references, salary de.
sired availability, and enclose photo in letter
of application.
Write Box 333.K, Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Mutual Funds

NEW YORK. April IL 1P.-National
Association Of Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, April II R.-Dtvidends
announced:
Pc Six Of Pay
Rate. Rod. Record. able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18
p. G. Securities transactions
Philadelphia Baltimore Stock Exchange

DEALINGS OF THE NAfN Tp EE4Ne oh aHr YEAR 1854 UP TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-18

Rates OF dividends in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semiannual declarS-
ton Unless otherwise noted special OF
extra dividends are not included
TX dividend. xr Elk rights. x-dis Ex
distribution wi When issued. wd When
ur Under rule. war Warrants. Wv Win
warrants. Nv without warrants q Also
extra or extras. b Annual rate plus stock
Plus stock Dividend declared or i psid
so far this year. fPayable In stock es-
timated cash value on e.. dividend date
Paid last year: Declared or paid
clared or paid this year. an accumulative
issue with dividends In arrears. . Paid
this year. dividend omitted. deferred or
no action taken at last dividend meeting.
r Declared or paid Ia 1854 plus stock
dividend. yAduidatang dividend.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-01

BHt most Important On light work ..s
the day-in, day-out jobs you do most of
the time j.: your Ferguson isn't forced
to haul excess, built-in weight that drinks
your gas and oil, This is not true whenyou
do light jobs with an OOerazed tractor.
Thus, Ferguson gives you big-tractor
capacity, but does not give you big-tractor
fuel bills when you do light work!
Are you interested in improving your
income? Then we want to show you
how the low-cost Ferguson $50" can do
more of your jobs, more of the time, at
less cost than other tractors. Read the
offer at the right: and take advantage
of it today, won't you?
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-01

Is your tractor an Imitation of the
genuine Fergusone If it isn't a
Ferguson, chances are, some major
feature is an imitation ola Ferguson
development. If it has one of
the "new" bitches, remember
Ferguson inpented three point
sixty-second implement attach-
ment and successfully pioneered
a revolutionary system of tractor
mounted implements with hydrau-
lie draft control Only Ferguson
Dealers can give you the complete
original Ferguson System!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-01
How Ferguson adjusts weight
to save on light Jobs

The revolutionary Ferguson System
transforms tractor and implement into
single power-farming unit.
1t does this through the Ferguson-
invented, three-point, sixty-second i'm
pIement attachment, and unique sys-
tenn of tractor-mounted implements with
hydraulic draft control.
Which means that when you plow or
do other beaty tillage work, the Fergu-
son System adds the soils weight to the
tractor-implement weight-through the
hydraulic system. This automatically
gives you extra traction weight when you
need it -: lets you pull three bottoms in
most soils easily and smoothly!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-01

Ferguson Side Delivery Rake lifts hay with
feather-touch action and delivers it in half the
usual distance, to form light, fluffy, even curing
windows. Tractor mounted and finger tip con-
trolled it lifts for fast, easy transport and sharp
turns. Operates safely at high speeds. Ask your
Ferguson Dealeri
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-01

Now you can NOW all day without nerve
SCATTERING vibrationI The revolutionary new
Ferguson HighSpeed Mower has done away
with the troublesome old-stsle pitman to give
you smoother, quieter, faster moving than ever
thought possible. And field adjustments are
eliminated! See it in action-ask your Ferguson
Dealer!
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

Belle Valley and Dexter City
put up quite a match for three
quarters, before the rangy Rid
ers pulled away to a nine-point
victory.
The score was tied eight times
in the first three quarters, the
last time being at 37-37. The
count was deadlocked at the end
of the first period 1913 after the
Tigers rallied from a la deficit.
Although trailing by three
points 1928 at halftime, Dexter
tied the score four times in the
third before Belle Valley took
the lead for keeps.
Ernest Varhola netted 1S
points for the Riders while Mike
Varhola, a great rebounder, tos-
Sed in 13. Glenn Worthington
short man on a tall team, ac-
counted for is. Gary Davis led
the losers with 16.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

New Lex moved out in front
1913 at the first quarter as Dean
Ault, their leading scorer, plunk-
ed in 10 points. The Redskins
could manage only three fielders
against the Panthers' tight
defense which was centered
around stopping Al Walton.
Walton was able to get off
only six shots in the first half,
making one, but he converted
four out of nine free throws for
low of six points at halftime.
The second quarter saw Mer-
vim Tilton heading a drive that
pulled the Redskins to within
two points of the Panthers 1926
at intermission. New Lex fouled
consistently keeping Caldwell at
the foul line most of the time.
The Panthers began to click
again in the third period as they
outpointed Caldwell 1913 to
take five-point lead 44-39 going
into the fourth. Ault bagged
three more fielders for his final
points of the game, while Walton
and Vance Bates had four points
each in this quarter.
In the final stanza, Caldwell
trailed by only four points 44-40,
but New Lex spurted into a 56-44
lead to put the game out of
reach. Walton connected for
eight points in this quarter, run
ming his total to 18, but gained
little ground in his pursuit of
the league leaders.
Mervin Tilton finished the
game with l6 points to remain
in the top 10 scorers, while for
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

Walter Poulton, the county's
leading scorer, showed evidence
of how he acquired the title as
he racked up Is points during
the first quarter and half. But
unfortunately he picked up four
personals and sat out the entire
second half plus part of the
second quarter.
Clayton Perkins took up
large share of the slack after
Poulton left the game, connect
ing with his favorite side shot
for a total of 20 points. Martin
Rochus, with only three points
in the first half, also found the
range in the late stages for IS
points.
Gerald Snode came through
with IL points to give the Devils
four men in the double figures.
The score was knotted only
once at % before Sarahsville
pulled away to what seemed a
routine victory. But Bert Bates
and Dave Hanes had other ideas.
Hanes notched 10 points and
Bates six in the second quarter
for total of 16 of Summerfield's
18 points in that period. Bill
Franklin connected with three
fielderS in the third quarter as
the Gophers fell to a low of II
points.
In the fourth stanza, Summer
field rocked the league champs
24-12 as Bates tipped in 10
points on set shots and Hanes
Clipped in seven more to cut the
score rapidly.
The game was won from the
foul stripe since both teams net
ted 81 fielderS. Sarahsville con-
verted ID out of % free throws,
Summerfield IL out of 81. Bates
"a points set the scoring tempo
for both teams while Hanes
tailed 19 for the losing cause.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

The preliminary game was
also a hair-raiser with Dexter
City coming from behind to edge
Forest Grove $685. despite a
34-point scoring splurge by
Ralph Long of the Pirates.
Forest Grove. led at the first
quarter and halftime marks, but
Dexter went ahead in the third
and made it stick. Dale Harper
paced the Tiger scoring with 16
points.
AS in the main event, fouls
played the important part since
field goals were even at "a. DeX-
ter converted 18 out of 81, For
ocf (SroUa Id pt,f of %
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25
Sectional Journey
Drawing SundayP. N.

Drawing for the sectional
tournament at Marietta with
three teams from Noble county
participating will be held Sun
day afternoon, according to
Gilbert w. Weekley, principal
of the Caldwell schools.
Winner and runner-up of the
Noble county tournament, to be
determined Friday evening, and
the Caldwell Redskins will play
in the sectional tourney.
Principal Weekley also said
that the receipts from the Cald-
well New Lexington game
amounted to S86.25.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

vile with the county title al
ready tucked away, disposed of
Dexter City 1856 after a close
first half.
Bert Bates and Dellano Roe
with % and Is points, led the at
tack for Summerfield although
three other players netted 10 or
more points for the Gophers.
Eugene Hannahs tailed %
for the Beavers, who were in
the running throughout the
game. Both teams scored 10
points in the opening quarter,
but the Gophers led by six at
the half and upped their margin
to eight at the three-quarter
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

Walter Poulton of SarahSville,
registered 27 points to grab the
county scoring title as the Red
Devils downed Dexter City.
Poulton finished the season with
273 points in league play to top
Nick Schott of Harriettsville by
IA points.
Harold Arnold and Gary Davis
of the Tigers were the only con-
sistent scorers with IA and 13
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25
KAMBRI SHRINE CLUB

Several Noble county members
Of the Kambri Shrine club will
attend the February meeting
to be held at the Cambridge
Country club, Thursday evening,
Feb. 25 at $50 o'clock. Leo
Murphy, trainer of the Cleveland
Browns football team, will be
the speaker and an outstanding
program is expected.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-02-25

Ralph Long losses In "a Points
As Forest Grove Bows To Dexter

jampacked crowd that overfowed onto the playing floor
the Noble county league champs the Sarasve Red Devils
edge Summeed 6865 what generally regarded the
Tuesday night The ashy Sarahsve squad
showed plenty of class they took 202 lead at the first quar-
advanced the 4030 at haftme They stretched
their lead 5pont 56 then fought off desperate
last quarter rally by the Gophes to win by three points