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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01

rent prices are nearly So cwt. be-
low the February-April level in 1858
although numbers on feed are per
cent less than a year ago. The nor
NAL seasonal tendency is toward
slightly smaller arrivals and rising
prices from January to April. Cali
fornia's early crop is about as large
and as good in condition as year
ago, but marketing in volume will
not start until late March. Slaughter
eve prices will rise materially by
early May. Feeder lamb prices are
near fat lamb levels and will pro-
vide little margin for the finisher
unless fat lambs advance.
WHEAT-Prices will work mod
erately higher in the next two or
three months. Amounts impounded
in government and loan
stocks, especially in the Southwest
and the spring wheat area, exceed
the probable carryover, so that
prices will have to rise high enough
to pull wheat out of the loan for
milling and export requirements,
and minimum trade stocks. In the
soft winter wheat area around Chi
cago, the "free" supply in middle
cember was still rather large, but
late placements under loan and ex-
port probably will cut down enough
to strengthen prices.
Proposals to 'tinsulate" part of the
SURPRISES and to use some of them
to help foreign countries along with
new crop prospects may be addi-
tiona1 strong factors during the
spring. Drouth and lack of snow
cover probably have lowered the
condition of the crop since early
winter.
FEED GRATNS-Prices will fluc-
tuate irregularly in the near future
but corn prices will advance later
in the season. Stocks on farms are
large compared with the livestock
to be fed. The government continues
to sell corn rather freely to supply
drouth area and to avoid spoilage
Feeding and industrial demand i:
good, but exports of corn are run
ming lighter and imports of oat'
and barley are greater than yea
ago.
FLAXSEED-Prices are likely t,
fluctuate near recent levels. Janu
ary 1 stocks available for crushing
export or carryover totaled abou
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-02-01
THE GENERAL Level. of prices


reached bottom for while, but not
likely to recover much of its 20
percent drop in the past three years.
Total supplies will remain heavy
even with acreage allotments on
some crops. Export trade is unlikely
to recover much of the loss from
two or three years ago. Domestic
demand is being weakened slightly
by the mild slowing down now TAX
ing place in business activity and
employment.
While farm prices have practical
1y returned to the pre-Korea level,
farmers will continue to be plagued
by the rise in city prices and costs
in 1950-52. Increased charges for
processing and distributing farm
products will permanently widen
the spread between farm and con-
sumner prices and reduce the share
of the consumer dollar received by
farmers. Prices for goods bought by
farmers have retained most of the
Korean rise of II per cent and will
give it up grudgingly even in pc
Rod of business downturn. Farm
ers should endeavor to operate prof
itably with the squeeze between
farm prices and farm costs contin-
uing about as at present.
CATTLE-Supplies of fed cattle
will be smaller and prices will rule
appreciably higher in the next four
or five months than in 1858. Num-
bers on feed on January l were
estimated by the us. Department
of Agriculture to be 9 per cent less
than year ago. Those in the Corn
belt average slightly lighter in
weight and have been on feed a
shorter time than last year. Finish
ers expect to sell at a slower rate
in late winter and spring than in
1858.
Although smaller than last year,
supplies will be comparatively heavy
as total numbers on feed are 10
per cent over the 1948-52 average
and second only to last years.
Prices for stocker and feeder cat
tie will work higher until April or
May. Most of the fed cattle coming
to market show a profit and buying
of fleshy cattle for short-term feed
ing has been increasing. Demand for
stock cattle by those able to carry
them through until grass has been
quite dependable.
HOGS-Prices will continue to
fluctuate widely but are likely tc
reach somewhat higher levels by
spring. Supplies will remain light
January arrivals have been below
expectations and about Is per cen
under year ago. Fewer older hog!
in feedlots and holding back /;
greater numbers to add to breed
ing stock are cutting sharply the
market supply.
Arrivals may not decline as mucl
as usual from January to the spring
low point. However, prices may ris
moderately over recent peak levels
The hog-corn ratio will continu
quite profitable for the next six t
eight months.
LAMBS-Prices probably wi
rise to new peaks for the season j
the next two or three months. Gu
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February |, lo54-25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Four Youths in Chase
FaceHearing Sept. IA

Four Prince Georges County
teen-agers, who led police on a
wild chase in stolen truck
Tuesday night. face q hearing
in county juvenile court at up
per Marlboro on September IA.
One of the boys. a 14-year-old
passenger In the car. was hit in
the wrist by one Of six bullets
police fired before they finally
captured the youths. The officers
forced the panel truck into a
brick wall in the $500 block Of
Southern avenue, Hillcrest
Heights. Earlier. police had re-
ported that the driver of the
car was the youth who was shot.
The boy spent q day in Prince
Georges General Hospital being
treated for a flesh wound and
was released at $50 pm. yes
terday.
The 15-year-old driver Of the
truck was detained in county
jail until he could be transferred
to the Maryland Training School
for Boys at Loeb Raven to await
court action. He was charged
with speeding. leaving the scene
Of an accident, failing to obey
the lawful order of an officer
and auto larceny.
The wounded boy and the two
other youths. Is and IA, were
charged with auto larceny and
released to the custody of their
parents.
AL four youths live in the
Oxon Run Hill section of the
county. police said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
School Board May Meet
| Sept. 3 on Hiqh Court Brief

The Districts Board Of Edu-
cation may hold a special meet
ing September 8 to consider a
new brief to be submitted to the
Supreme Court on the Districts
school segregation case.
C. Melvin Sharpe, board presi-
dent, said today such a session
probably will be held.
Corporation Counsel Vernon
e. West has asked the school
board for instructions on pre-
pairing a brief to submit to the
high court in October. The
court Is slated to receive sug-
gestions on how to carry out
school race desegregation.
Mr.. Sharpe said the board
probably will simply outline
decisions already made to begin
a one-year desegregation pro-
gram in the District schools this
fall.
The board already had under
consideration a special meeting
September 8 on integration
matters. Schools open Septem-
Der 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Honest Frenchie'
Freed on Fairfax
License Charges

Leon Honest Frenchie" Clips
who was a star witness before
the Kefauver Committee when it
was Investigating big-time gam
bling in Miami four years ago
yesterday was acquitted of two
minor business license law vio-
lations in connection with q new
establishment he has opened In
Fairfax County.
Clips was charged with oper-
ating q retail business and a soft
drink vending machine without
licenses. Judge Robert Fitzgerald
dismissed the charges after Mrs.
w. D. Thompson. a clerk in the
County Tax Office, explained it
was customary to allow new
businesses 80 days to get licenses.
She said Clips was so Informed
when he inquired about license
regulations before he was ar
rested.
Clips. new establishment. a
small soft-drink parlor, is In the
5000 block Of Richmond high
way in Groveton.
Clips gave evidence about
Miami gambling operations be-
fore the Kefauver Committee
and had letters of thanks from
Senator Kefauver for his CO.
operation. He called himself q
reformed gambler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Learn-io-Swim Program
Closes Rolls tomorrow

Tomorrow is the last day to
enroll in the learn-to-swim pro-
gram sponsored by the District
Recreation Department, Govern
ment Services. Inc. and Water
Safety Services.
Since the program opened
June 81. a total of 1876 adults
and children have received be-
ginner swimming certificates.
Registrations will be taken
tomorrow at the six pools OPP
Grated by GSI. at the following
times:
9 a.m.-Takoma. Francis and
Mckinley.
10 a.m.-Anacostia and Ban
neker.
II a.m.-East Potomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Literary Stock
OF Coy. McKeIdin
axes Sharp Dip
speeial Disposeh 10 The STD,

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Aug. 26.
Gov. McKeldin's literary stock
has taken a sharp dip here. and
the Anne Arundel County Public
Library. is a bit embarrassed
about it.
An autographed copy Of 1.-The
Art Of Eloquence" Cover
nor's book on public speaking
was on sale here yesterday for
Is cents. When it was published
two years ago. the selling price
was 50.
A library assistant ssaid the
book apparently was one of a
number OF donated books being
sold to the public to make room
for others.
Somebody apparently was
asleep at the SWITCH" she said,
but added the library still has
other copies of the same book.
Most Of the books being sold
are duplicates. she noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Liquor Store Robberies
Bring 6-1S-Year Jail Term

Sentences totaling from 6 to
Is years were imposed today on
Arnold L. Campbell, %, for two
liquor store robberies netting
81 1886 last year.
District Judge Luther w.
Youngdahl sentenced Campbell,
who is colored and lives IN the
1900 block of D street Sc, from
2 to 6 years for the April, 1858,
robbery of the District Line
Liquor Store, 400 block of Sixty
first street NE.
Campbell also was sentenced
to serve from / to 8 years on
each of four counts of robbing
the Skyland Liquor Store, in the
2400 block of Good Hope road
Sc, last November. All SEN
fences are to be served consecu-
| lively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
New Institute of Pathology
Building to Defy A-Bomb

on a blueprint just what they
thought would be the best setup.
And what they got undoubtedly
is one of the finest examples of
controlled laboratory facilities in
the world.
The institute is divided into
four categories: The American
Registry Of Pathology. including
% sub-registries, dealing with as
many groups Of illnesses; the
institutes own Department of
Pathology; the Medical Illustra-
ton service, and the Medical
Museum.
From September 6 through H.
about 1900 Psychologists from all
over the world will meet here.
Their meetings will be held in
the Shoreham Hotel. About 500
Of them have been scheduled to
tour the new building. and for
most OF them.lt 1T has been
said, the trip will be like seeing
their dreams come true. 49,
The key man in the construc-
ton work has been Edward S.
Vasquez, resident engineer at
Walter Reed Hospital for Army
Corps of Engineers. Designers
were Faulkner, Kingsburg and
Stenhouse, Washington archi-
tects. The firm of Marshall and
Gongwer acted as consultant on
structural engineering. and Guy
B. Panero. of Engineers, Inc,
handled the electrical and me-
chanical engineering.
Mr.. Vasquez said the cost
worked out to about $18 a square
foot of floor area. Builders were
Cramer-V ollmerhausen Co., Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Veto Urged for Bill
To Establish Area
Transit Commission

The Federation of Citizens
Associations yesterday wired
President Eisenhower asking him
to veto a bill setting up a re-
gional transit commission to
control public transportation in
the District and its Maryland
suburbs.
The telegram, signed by Mrs.
Edward B. Morris, secretary,
said, THE Federation Of Citi-
zens' Associations of the District
Of Columbia urges you to veto
bill setting up Maryland-District
of Columbia transit commission.
Repeatedly we have opposed an
area commission as against in
terests of residents of the District
of Columbia. We do rot oppose
study which could ascertain need
for commission and in fact pro-
posed a study four years ago."
Such a study Is a feature Of
the transit bill now before
President Eisenhower.
Meanwhile, at the Presidents
vacation White House in Dem
yer. a spokesman indicated the
text of request for veto from
the District Commissioners
would not be released for publi-
cation.
Especially, he said, 1t will not
be released before Gen. Eisen-
hover decides whether to sign
the bill or veto it.
The Commissioners message
was drafted by Lloyd Harrison,
assistant corporation counseI -
signed 10 the Public Utilities
Commission, It was understood
the report was phrased so It
could be glsed[as veto message
by the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Hotel Strike Issues

4 This column outlines the
general reaction OF the Gsso-
citation to the requests as
stated By its counsel:
The wage increase and most
of the other items would add to
the cost burden of the hotels at
a time when occupancy per-
centages are below the previous
two years.
Objection to the five-day week
also is based on cost.
The item of holiday pay in an
industry which must keep going
on holidays, when business is
less, is difficult to handle. Dur
ing the war. the War Labor
Board held against such union
request which would have In
volved hotels.
The request for uniform pay
rates relates only to about five
Of the smaller hotels which have
a lower scale for extra help be-
cause of the service they give
and the charges they are able
to make for it.
Additional vacation means adj
ditional cost.
The provision Of uniforms also
would add to the costs of opera
ton.
Although the tip is not a cost
item to the hotel, it Is one to the
public which would come in the
midst Of a tight competitive sit
uation.
The hotels do maintain ade-
quate extra stats to handle their
usual business.
!. The added welfare benefits
would add to the hotels costs.
The hotels furnish meals to
the food department employees
and the contract has always
specified that meals are part Of
the compensation. While the
present pay is more than any
minimum wage law requirement
now in effect, these laws specify
that these meals should be taken
into such consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
La Fontaine Estate
Dispute Renlanded
To Lower Court
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Aug. 26.-
The Court of Appeals today sent
back to the lower court a dispute
involving the heirs of the late
James A. La Fontaine, Washing
ton area gambler, and his wife.
At issue is $13,770 condemna-
ton deposit made by the State
Roads Commission for about 2
acres Of land.
Circuit Judge Charles G. Mar
bury in Prince Georges County
ruled that the sum represented
real estate and, under the terms
of Mrs. La Fontaine's will,
awarded the deposit to the heirs
Of her husband. =
Eve think justice calls for a
remand Of the case" the high
court said, without affirmance
or reversal, for the production
of evidence to show what actu-
ally took place before Mrs. La
Fontaine died."
The question involves whether
the land was taken and COM
pensation awarded before or
after her death.
If it was before her death, the
compensation should be personal
property. but if it was after her
death, it would be treated as
real estate. the high court said.
La Fontaine, who ran a plush
gambling house in Prince
Georges County, just outside the
District line, died in 1949. His
wife died in 1851. The couple
left no children. Brothers
sisters and nephews in the
Washington area inherited their
estates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26

FOLLOWING is q summary OF
union requests to the Hotel As
ISOLATION as outlined By the
unions counsel:
A wage increase for all en-
ployes of 10 cents an hour.
A five-day week. The bulk OF
employees are on six-day week
at present with straight-time
pay. Fixed days off each week.
Holidays, in addition to the
present July 4 and Christmas. on
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Wash
ington's Birthday, New Years
Day, Memorial Day and Armis-
tice Day.
Uniform rates Of pay among
the hotels for bartenders, extra
and banquet walters and
! mattresses.
Three-week vacations after
i've years instead Of two weeks,
Hotels to provide uniforms re-
quired to be worn by walters and
mattresses for banquets, where
these are not now furnished.
Change in the provisions FOL
the tip in cases of banquets
private or so-called American
/, Plan" parties. An increase OF
the present 10 per cent amount
to Is per cent. and extension
of the provisions to tour parties
| not now included.
Employment by all hotels
periodically serving banquets Of
an adequate number Of steady
banquet housemen. so that reg
ular housemen in some hotels
will not have the double work
Improved welfare benefits. Ar
increase in sick pay from $2t
to SIS q week. increased acct
dental death and dismemberment
payment and some additional.
medical and hospital benefit inn.
provementS.
Some technical changes in the
language of the present contract
concerning the. furnishing Of
meals to kitchen and restaurant
personnel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Programs for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star in cooperation
with the Film Center of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments of the District and
Alexandria and Arlington. Prince
Georges. Montgomery and Fair
fax Counties:
Washington at Dusk.
stoddsrs Thirty-nipth and Calvert
Raymond. Tenth stree. and Spring
Lansdon Twenty-seeond and Prank.
Sherwood. Tenth and O streets NE,
virginia avenue Ninth street and
Mississippi avenue BE.
Cook r street between North Capitol
and First streets NV
Rose Park. Twenty-seventh and o
Lsnsston. 221o H street NE.
Fort Stanton. seventeenth and Erie
streets Sc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
Girl Scouts to Get FIuq
From Legion Auxiliary

The Greenbelt American Le-
gion Post, Ladies Auxiliary, will
present a United States Flag to
the Greenbelt District Girl Scout
organization at ceremonies at
$3.50 pm, September 2.
The presentation will take
place In the American Legion
hall at Greenbelt.
Mrs. Albert Ellerin, Scout dis
trict chairman. will accept the
Flag in behalf Of the organiza-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-26
7 Considering
Buy
Capital Transit
Board Declares New
20 Cent Dividend.
Half Former Rate

Capital Transit Co.'S Board Of
Directors today declared q 20
cent per share dividend half the
former rate-as two potential
buyers-one In New York and one
In Gary, Acknowledged the
possibility of purchasing control
Of the firm from the Louis E.
WolfSon interests.
Both have been checking
records OF the company's opera
tons at the District Public Utili-
ties Commission and have dis
cussed the matter with unidenti-
fled Washington businessmen.
In Gary. Henry P. Bruner,
president Of Gary Railways. Inc,
said, 1.-THE situation does in
terest me. It is a challenge and
an opportunity"
However. he said, whether the
kind Of money which would be
required is available is still in the
realm of the Intangible and the
hoped for"
Taxi Cab Executive.
The other possible buyer is
Morris Markin, head Of the
Checker Cab Company in New
York and Chicago and president
Of the Checker Cab Manufacture
ing Corp. Of Kalamazoo, Mich.
He has been represented at the
PUG offices by I. william Stempil,
a Washington lawyer. Mr.. Bru-
ner had conducted his own in
vestigations there.
Company officials said, how
ever. that they have not been
approached by the potential
buyers. "A
The 20-cent per share dividend
declared today is for the third
quarter Of 1854. It will be paid
October l to stockholders of
record September 10 and totals
1892, 900.
In a statement, the company
pointed out that previous divi-
dends have been at the rate Of
Accents share and said:
The 20-cent dividend is in
accordance with the memoran-
dunn Of understanding recently
reached with the Public Utilities
Commission regarding dividends
Of Capital Transit Co. for the
current quarter"
Suit Withdrawn.
The memorandum, under which
the PUG Withdrew a suit block
ing payment of two previous di-
yidends Zone of which will be
paid Tuesday to stockholders Of
record last Friday, bound the
company to cut its dividend rate
in half for the third and fourth
quarters Of 1854. The company
also promised to pay no more
than 80 cents a share In the first
quarter OF 1855.
Capital Transit stock, of which
there are 100000 shares, closed
yesterday on the American Stock
List at 11A. indicating a total
market value of $10,680,000.
The Wolfson interests own
slightly more than half the
stock, which would have cur
rent market value of about SIS
million. Speculation in financial
circles here has been that any
serious offer for the Wolfson
stock would be more than Sc
million.
Capital Transit Earning.
With Capital Transit currently
earning between 4 and 5 pei
cent on $23 million of invested
capital in the District. the re-
turn to be expected by a pur-
chaser of the Wolfson interests
would appear to be less than s
per cent-in a business generally
regarded as declining"
Mr.. Bruner said he was 'f1oi
prepared to give any opinion
on the attractiveness of the
Wolfson stock as an investment
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26
New Club Of
Is Young Women
Is ORGANIZED

A group Of young ladies recent
ly met at the home of Mrs. Noko-
mis- Collins, 615 James Av. N,
Minneapolis, and discussed plans
for organizing a new club to be
both social and charitable in its
scope, and members to be selected
from both cities.
After much elaboration and dis
cussion, the name, Cosmopolitan
10 Club" was chosen. The club is
composed of sixteen women and
will meet once a month on the sec
ond Saturday.
Officers elected are Sarah Fos-
ter, president, Evelyn Carnelly,
vice president; Gloria Howard
secretary and Normie True, treas
urer. Other members are Shirley
White Lois Johnson, Dorothy
Balenger. Dorothea Burns, No
komis Collins, Martha Carter and
Gloria Lewis.
The November meeting was held
on Saturday the 18th at the home
of Mrs. Dorothy Burns, 633 lyle
hart Av. The next meeting will be
on Saturday December IL, at the
home of Mrs. D. Balenger.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26
Versailles Meet With
Mrs. Moe WViuht

The Versailles met at the home
Of Mrs. Mae Wright, 1900 10th Az.
NJ, Crystal. on Sunday, November
n, with six members present. The
Thanksgiving motif was carried
out In decorations
Following business. a dinner
menu was served by the hostess.
The table was conferred with an ar
rangement OF pine needles and red
berries between candiesticks hold
ing yellow tapers.
Miss Deborah Mcintosh was
winner Of the turkey given by the
club
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-26

cussion of plans for a Christmas
party TO be held in December.
Following business, members en-
joyed a social hour and lunch. The
next meeting will be on Sunday,
December S, with Mrs. Kenneth
Wallace, 5000 Fourth Av. S, Min
neapolis, as hostess.
Return Home: Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Allen of $50 w. Central
Av. returned home on Wednesday
November II from Kansas City,
Mo, Fl. Scott, Kans,. and Des
Moines, Ia. where they spent
several days visiting relatives OF
Mr.. Allen.
Breakfast Pinochle Club. Mrs.
Earl Brent, 735 Carroll Av. was
hostess to the Breakfast Pinochle
club on Saturday. November 20.
Prizes were awarded to the Mines.
Lafayette Fields, Earl Brent and
John Few, first, second and third
respectively. On Saturday, Deem
Der 4 the club will hold its Christ
mas party at the home Of Mrs,
Lafayette Fields, sos st. Anthony
Av.