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Evening star., 1954-10-25

you come from?" asked Gaxton.
'sWeatherford, Tex, where the
watermelons come from = said
Mary. What experience have
YOU had" asked Gaxton. Just
some night-club work and I
had my own dancing school In
Texas" said Mary.
And then she sang My Heart
Belongs to Daddy and every
one in the company Tipped. .She
had everything style, projec-
ton. q tremendous personality !"
recalls Gaxton. 81 went home
that night and told Madeline
that the kid would be the star
Of the show"
&*x
"One night. during the run Of
the show remembers Gaxton,
"she knocked on my dressing
room door and came In. Mister
Billy. she said, I've fallen in
love-" Gaxton, who had intro
duced her to Winthrop Rookie
teller, looked at her question
ingly. i've fallen in love with
the theatre" she said. 'You
know. I told you I'd never seen
a Broadway show in my life.
Well, yesterday afternoon saw
my first show and I'm really In
love with the theater." Gaxton
asked her what play she had
seen. abraham Lincoln" she
confided.
There was another night dur
ing the run Of the show. Mary'S
Evening star., 1954-10-25
q St lIIivon
Little Old New York


musical. Mary Martin was an
unknown. not even so well-known
as the kid who was Gaxton's un-
derstudy. Gene Kelly.
Her first line Of dialogue IN the
show, in the Office of Gaxton,
editor of the newspaper. was Il
want to renew my subscription. "
Her song was MY Heart Belongs
to Daddy" and she rode it to
overnight stardom.
\
It all happened by accident,
q million-to-one thing that Just
isn't in the books. Cole Psxter
had written the song for June
Knight. During fehearsals, June
decided to marry wealthy Ar
thur Cameron and drorGed out
Of the cast. For 10 days. the
company rehearsed without a
femme lead. Then Freddy
phoned Cole Porter and Gaxton,
said that Larry Schwab had
recommended a girl he had
planned to use in st. Louis but
the project had blown up.
So Mary Martin sang for
Cole. The composer sent her
over to the Lexington Hotel.
where Gaxton and the company
were rehearsing. Where do
Evening star., 1954-10-25

EP 242. Rose Murphy Sings: Honey
suekIe Rose, Sweet Georgia Brown,
etc.
EP 228. The Hornonoires Sing
EP III. The Best Known Hymns
5EP l67. The Lords Prayer: Ave
Mario. The Perfect Proyer, etc.
,EP l28. immortal Melodies Of the
Organ
EP lis. soddIe Songs Of the West
EP 'lol. Riders of the Purple Sooe
EP 223. Emery Deutsch Plays Gypsy
Airs
EP ia. Brahms Hungarian Dances
EP l23. Americas Fovorite WoItzes
EP 2Ol. Chopin Woltzes
EP 200 Strouss Woltzes in Tempo
EP l53. Woltzes of Vienna
EP IA. Moro Morales Ploys
EP l08. Hit Songs from Oklahoma
EP IA. Operetto Gems
EP 2l8, Songs From Rose Morie
EP 253. Slim Goillord Plays
EP 254. Jane Fron,on Sings
EP 255. Fomous Songs of Flowers
EP 259. WoIter Gross Ploys Kern Hits
EP 2o4. Teddy Wilson Plays
Evening star., 1954-10-25
NEW YORK.

li
The Mary Martin Story: 7
want to renew my subscription. :
reads one of the kilograms IN
Mary Martins room, backstage
at the Winter Garden. It was
sent to her by William Gaxton,
the identical wire Bill has sent
her for the last II years. when
ever she has opened in a new
play. On each opening night,
Mary has waited for it eagerly
and when she has ripped it open,
her memory goes racing back
to the November 8 in 1888 when
she opened at the Imperial
Theater in Leave It to Me"
armed with a Cole Porter song.
Gaxton, Victor Moore and
Sophie Tucker were the big
names in that Vinton Freedley
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Diary
Continued From Page B-8)

Continued From Page B-S)
a recent radio show he replied.
"You mean people are still lis
tening?"
Gypsy Rose Lee is a hit in
Australia and cables that the
clothes she takes off every night
designed by Mr.. John of New
York-are wowing them down
under. It's always SO hard for
me to remember that Gypsy is
June Havoc's sister. They are
the two most unalike people I
know.
Merle Oberon has been seeing
a lot of Stanton Griff1s, EXAM
bassador to Spain. during her
current stay in New York. But
she'll be returning to Hollywood
for more pictures.
Marjorie Steele. the ex-Ciro's
cigarette girl and wife of mill
lionaire Huntington Hartford. is
talking of starring in the re-
make of the film Quality Street"
in London by day while starring
in "Sabrina Fair" on stage at
night:
In view of Edmund Purdom's
recent publicity" its interest
ing to quote his mother in Lon
don, who said, my son is a
star, an absolute star. I always
knew he'd get to the top. His
friends warned him, you're too
much like Stewart Granger to
make good in films. But he's
wanted for everything now" How
true.
+ = 4 4
Stewart Granger. incidentally.
is the first of the stars now in
Hollywood to accept the invite
to the Royal Command Perform
ance. Wife Jean Simmons ex-
poets to go with him. AS you
know, his picture, Beau Brum-
mell'' is the chosen film.
lReleased by NANA.)
Evening star., 1954-10-25

secretary. q Texas churn. raped
on Gaxton,s door, asked him to
read d wire. The telegram said
that Mary Martins father had
died In Texas.
Through the opened door. they
could hear Mary concluding MY
Heart Belongs to Daddy" " and
the bust Of applause.
#sA*
II called in Victor Moore and
Sophie Tucker" recalls Gaxton.
showed them the wire. Sophie
and ! both looked at Vic. sOkay.
said vic, I'll break it to her :"
So Gaxton's Opening Night
Evening star., 1954-10-25
Julie Harris Cost
In Steinbeck Film
HOLLYWOOD.

Julie Harris. Broadway stage
star, has been signed by War
ner Bros. for the role Of Abra
in EAST Of Eden. |. film version
Of John Steinbeck.s best seller.
Miss Harris won the Ameri-
can Theater Wings Antoinette
Perry award in 1852 for her
performance In Il Am a CAM
era" She also played In both
the stage and screen produc-
tions Of Member of the We'd
ding" Her latest Broadway
play was Mile. Colombo"
Evening star., 1954-10-25

Up 1905. Morton Downey and Old
Style Quortet, 8 old-fovorite songs
Up 1907. Fcy Willing and the Riders
of the Purple Soee
Up 1872. Jimmy Duronte Tv Show,
with Eddie Jackson. Louis Primo
orchestra
Up 1916 Modern Dance Arrange
ments OF Classic Hits, some Of the
best
LP 1917. WoItz Time. with Bob
Stonley and his orchestra
LIP 1878. Fronk Froebo--Oid Time
Piano
LP 1920 Jonnette Davis and the
Ralph Fionooon Orchestra
Up 1921 Hits by Irving Berlin and
Others, Alwoys, Blue Skies, etc.
LIP 1922. Show Boot and Other Hits
of the South.
LIP 1923. Ted Strocter and Orchestra
Up 1923. Moro Morales and His
Orchestra Ploy--Teo for Two, rhum-
bos. etc.
EP lle. Percy Faith: Begin the Be-
ouine, Dancing in the Dark, ETC.
EP $50. Pop" Concert Time:
Donkey Serenode, Fiddle FoddIe, etc.
EP l95. Pop Concert Time: Sep
tennber Song. Koshmiri Song, etc.
EP I'll. Twilight Time. with the Three
Suns: Star Dust, BorcorolIe, etc.
EP l62. Midnight Time, with the
Three Suns: Who's Sorry Now, etc.
EP l72.sLouis Primo--itoIion Aneri-
con Sonps: Oh Morie. Angelina, etc.
EP 2lo. Danny O'Neil Sings: Trees.
Eoster Porode. Chornoine, Diane
EP 225. Gordon Mocrce Sings: Love is
the Sweetest Thing, Flottey, etc.
Ep l38. You're the Top. Night and
Doy, Whot 1t This Thing Called Love,
etc.
Evening star., 1954-10-25

wire to Mary Martin. repeating
her first line Of dialogue in
Leave It to Me-" has special
meaning for the brilliant Texas
girl. Because that's where she
started and how she started on
the high road to stardom. when
June Knight decided to wed.
Her triumph In Peter Pan" is
another spectacular highlight
for the girl who fell in love
with the theater and never let
her subscription lapse.
Evening star., 1954-10-25

EP l52. Moonlight and Roses: A
Gorden in The Roin, The Whiffenpoof
Song. Moonlight and Roses, etc.
EP ESQ. Roy Mckinley and Orchestra
EP 232. Tony Mottolo Four Play
EP 2l2. Thelmo Carpenter. Anes
Brothers
EP l64. Mildred Boiley: Born to Be
Blue, All of Ne, etc.
Up 1881. World Fonous Woltzes:
Gypsy Love, Dolores, etc.
LIP 1882. Strouss WoItzes, pIoyed by
Bob Stonley ond his orchestra
Up ! 846. Pop N March Tempo: Great
Day, Pomp and Circumstance, etc.
Up 6ol0, Christmas Organs and
Chimes: Holy Night, Jingle Bells. etc.
Up 6oll5. Songs from Poroy and
Bess
LIP 6oI22. Songs from Rose Morie
LIP 69I26 The lmnortol Music of
George M Cohon
LIP 69l34. Zompo Overture HeroIdI;
Poet and Peosont-Cverture tvon
Suppe)
LIP 6ol3e. The Big Ten College Songs;
Ivy League College Songs
Up 6ol4l. Hits Of the Coy Nineties
-Borber Shop Quortet
Up 6sl42. All Time Fonous Show
Hits
LP 6el5o. Songs for christnaos-
popuIor chiIdrer's songs
Up 6ol52. Christmas corols. with the
St. Morcoret,s Boys Choir
Ep 246. Mel Torme Sings: Love You
Furry Thing, Do II Again, etc.
EP 1919. Piono All Stors popular
pionists ond fovorite songs
EP l8O. Spirituols: Deep River, Every
time Feel the Spirit. etc
EP lc7. 10 Fomous Songs ind Woltzes
EP 217. Hernon Chittison Trio
Evening star., 1954-10-25

EP I'll. Ted strocter and his Orchestra
EP 272. All Time Fovorites, ployed by
Murroy keIIner and his orchestra
EP 276. Hits from Rodgers and
Hommerstein's Me and Juliet
EP 28o. Dizzv Gillespie PIoys
EP 282. Victor Lonbordo Orchestra
EP 287. Jozz Piono-Johnny Guor-
nieri
EP 2e1. Duke Ellington and Orchestra
EP 2o6. EIlo Logon Sings
EP 2oo. Walter Gross Plays Younon
EP 300. Lotin Rhythms by Moroles
EP 302. Song Hits of George M. Cohon
EP 303. Children's Greotest Stories
EP 3O4. Victor Herbert Hits
EP 3O5. Circus Morches
EP BOT. All Time Fomous Show Hits
EP 3o8. Duke Ellington Fomous Hits
EP 300 Rombere's Greatest Show Hits
EP 3ll. Leroy Anderson Hits
EP 3l2. Dovid Rose Hits
EP BIT. Pop" Blues Hits, with Roy
Mckinley. Mildred Boiley, Louis Primo
EP 3l8. Accordion Copers: Honey
suckle Rose. Copenhagen, Hot Scotch.
etc.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Braden Defense Asks
Directed Verdict as
| State Rests Case
BY the Asseeiased Press

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. B.
The defense will muster its
forces today behind a motion
seeking a directed verdict OF ac-
uuittal for q 40-year-old news
paperman accused of advocating
sedition.
The arguments In Carl Bra
denis behalf will be heard in
Criminal Court, where the Com
monwealth already has rested its
case against him.
After presenting its motion
yesterday. the defense sum-
moned it's first witness, Mrs
Marjorie Henson Matson, former
assistant district attorney Of Al
legheny County. Pa.
Her testimony dealt with thu
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, one Of
the organizations In which Mr.
Braden is alleged to have been
active.
Indicted After Blast.
Mr.. Braden, his wife and foul
| other white persons were in
dicted on the sedition count
after an explosion damaged tht
home Of a Negro who moyes
into an all-White neighborhood
The house had been purchased
for him by Mr.. Braden.
The Bradens and three other
also are charged In another in
dictment Of stirring up racia
strife to promote communism.
Mrs. Watson. vice president o
the Pittsburgh branch Of tn
WILPF and q member of tn
national board, vigorously denie'
it was a Communist organization
or a Communist front.
Opposes Violence.
She testified the WHIP
sought solution Of world prob
lens by peaceful, non-violen
means, while Communist mean
and objectives were the opposite
Her statements contraste'
sharply with those given earle
by Maurice Maxim of New Yorl
a Commonwealth witness VIII
labeled the WILPF a Commu
nist-front group.
| Mrs. Watson said she neve
had heard Of Malkin, a self
identified former Communist
Evening star., 1954-12-08

Fowler told him while being
booked for murder:
I'm glad ] shot my wife.
I'm sorry I shot the other
woman"
Recently Divorced.
Killed in the Fowler home
were Mrs. Dorothy Fowler, So.
who divorced her husband three
months ago and received the
house and business as part of
the settlement, and her friend,
Mrs. Emma Lou Cotner, IS. a
visitor.
Police said the Fowler chill
dren, Frances, IA; William. 7, and
Freda, s, and Mrs. Cotner's 4
year-cld son David, jr.. were in
the house.
David witnessed the shooting.
So did Frances, who called police
| to say:
my daddy just shot my
mommy."
The children ran across the
street to a neighbor's house.
Surrenders to Police.
About five hours after the
shooting. Policemen Lou Piroz-
] zolo, Julie Goldberg and Larry
Evening star., 1954-12-08

Gullo reoprted q man came up
to them near a trailer court, 8
miles from the death scene.
I'm Fowler" they said he
told them, and when they started
to handcuff him, he added.
"You don't have to do that.
boys"
The man was unarmed. the
policemen reported. The women
were hit with slugs from a .38-
caliber revolver. They said he
took them to a spot where he
said he'd thrown the gun but
they could not find IT.
Police said Fowler had no
previous criminal record but had
been drinking heavily since the
divorce.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
News Editor Named

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3 R.
Paul v. Miner. assistant city
editor OF the Kansas City Star
for the last Ave years, was named
news editor yesterday. He wiz
succeed John r. Cauley. who
has been permanently assigned
to the Stars Washington staff::
Evening star., 1954-12-08

and doubted II he could have
known much about the WILPF
since sits membership is entirely
women"
Under ross-examination by
the prosecution, she said she
knew little about the member
ship Of the group here.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Toy Merchant Stays
.Ex-Wife and Woman
As Children Watch
By The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS. New, Dec. g.
A well-to-do toy shop operator
shot his ex-wife and another
woman to death last night before
the eyes of two children.
After a five-hour manhunt
that included a house-to-house
search and blaring loudspeaker
requests for residents to stay
inside. police arrested Fred
Fowler, 81, early today.
Police 1t. Ray Shelter said
Evening star., 1954-12-08

About five hours after the
shooting. Policemen Lou Piroz-
zolo, Julie Goldberg and Larry
Evening star., 1954-10-03

$4,000 also set a record and
were up 81 per cent from $685.
$4,000 on the same 1853 date.
Real estate loans Of $41.8 mil
lion were 10 per cent ahead Of
$38 million q year ago. Sur
plus and reserves amounting to
$3.350.000 improved more than
8 per cent.
= Mr.. Buckley, who begins his
25th year as president Of Ma
tional Permanent this week, re-
ported thatgrowth Of the Lang
ley Park, Md, Office since its
opening last December had
been extremely satisfactory"
The associations semi-annual
dividends, credited to accounts
on october and last April l,
totaled $1,290.000 for the fiscal
year.
All directors and officers were
reelected. In addition to Mr..
Buckley, officers include: Joseph
F. zegowitz, vice president: Ro-
land M. Brown, secretary: w.
Preston Hunt, treasurer; John
w. Stadtler. assistant treasurer.
and Howard N. Millner, assis-
tant secretary.
Evening star., 1954-10-03
Chicago Livestock

s.s5.sA SHISAGo ,Ss Oct y..toss apEE Drtss:
1855 Barrows and gifts lost SO to Is
cents and sows 25 to so cents.
reached IL ns on sas Of ssss5 Rhss RF%s sssfss pfas
sine" May. steers. and heifers both were
unevenly steady to 100 higher: Cows
Il principai markets this week were
the us6asaabie sTEist OF noas ss &C., total
5000 estimated: compared week ago:
Barrows and gifts 50-75 lower: sows
per cent of receipts:. top for week was
26.35. sparingly paid. Monday: closing
TOP 1875; lowest since February, 1853:
At isoo-ias5: II Ye0.is5 Is. e1se Is 6ons is 20;
Ssis6ts 1s5ofsS5; - sHss 4$55SG H. sh5Sr i5tso
salable cattle 400 testimated>: total
not given; compared week ago: Slaughter
steers sbdr sbd hers g steady to
bulls so to LOO lower: vealers strong
to LOO. higher; stockers and feeders
steady to so lower: moderate supply
5a.O0. top 1925, highest Since May, for
tive loads 1,225 and 1900 ID. weights;
bgls choice and prime fed steers "a 90;
prime 25.75-26. IS with comparable grace
Nebraskas as high as 27.25; several loads
prime I.44D-l .f9u ID DeeVeS .SI.Eo-
$3.50: two loads prime 9s9 10. yearlings
27.75 most good to low choice steers
and yearlings 21.00-23.50; few sales
high choice and prime mixed yearlings
25;25-26:00; few loads prime heifers
$50 lbs. up 1925 and % SO: high choice
and prime heifers largely 24.25-25. 90;
good and choice heifers 19.50-24 90:
good, $50 10. weights late $3.50; SCAT
tered head good cows up to 1900: Ifti1-
ity and commercial cows S50-14.00,
mainly S.75-13.00; two loaos young
Yyomings early 400; Gamers and cut
ters $500 so; load $50 ID. Southern
Gamers $50: late sales utility and COM
mercial bulls 11.50-14.50; weeks ex-
treme top 1900: few choice and prime
yealers % 90; most good and choice
11.00-22 90; Gull to commercial largely
9.00-1 90: few light culls down to 800;
two loads high choice quality 954 ID.
partly ,fattened steers 22.75 on feeder
account; good and choice heavy steer
calves. yearlings and light feeding steers
1s.5o-21; ;25; medium stoekers down to
$50: load choice 365 lb. stock heifer
salable sheep 100 Estimated: total
not given: compared week ago: Native
spring lambs. steady to LOO higher;
yearlings and slaughter sheep mostly
steady: good to prime native spring
lambs 1s.00-21 90 mainly 2O5O down:
utility to low good grade spring lambs
1400-17.5 SO and thinly feshed Gull to
utility s 00-f4 90.
Evening star., 1954-10-03
Business Briefs

BituminOus Production in the
week ended September 25 totaled
s.075.0OO tons compared with
100000 in the previous week
and 1852, 900 In the like week
a year ago.-National Coal AS
Sociation.
Motor Vehicle Production last
week totaled 62,232 cars and
1920 trucks compared with
52.860 and 16,184 in the pre-
vious week and 111,764 and 49,
636 in the like week a year ago.
Wards Automotive Reports.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
mestic and foreign, on Septem-
Der Is totaled 272,574, 900 bar
rels, down 121 900 for the week.
Bureau OF Mines.
Baltimore & Ohio r.. r.. an
nounced 1t has agreed to sell
1906 shares of Southwestern
Construction Co. to the South
ern Railway. The funds will be
used to retire and cancel about
SIS million Of bonds.
New York Shipbuilding Corp.
announced 1t had acquired all
the outstanding convertible pre-
ferred stock of the Highway
Trailer Co. of Edgerton, Wis.
1t consisted of 8,625 shares Of
S. first preferred and 43,l25
shares of 81 second preferred
stock. N. Y. Shipbuilding is a
Louis E. Wolfson enterprise.
Sheraton Corp. announced it
has taken over the Blackstone
Hotel in Chicago and renamed
it the Observation-Disclosures. It
was obtained through a stock
transfer with the Kirkeby Hotel
Corp. announced on August IL.
Kirkeby Hotel Corp. and two
Cincinnati industrialists bought
the Biltmore Terrace Hotel at
Miami Beach at public auction.
The bid was $210. 900 but the new
owners say that after all claims
on the bankrupt hotel are met
the cost would be So million.
Motor Wheel Corp. announced
the purchase of the physical as
sets of the REQ Lawn Mower
Division of REQ Motors, Inc.
West Penn Electric in IL
ended August 81 Garner
or 1892 a share VS..
$14,414,955 or $3.41 in 1853.
Montana Power Co. in IL
months ended August 81 earned
81. .6O0,905 or $2.64 a share VS..
81, ,728,O or $2.73 in 1853.
Canadian Breweries, Ltd. in 8
months ended July 81 earned
or $2.06 q share VS..
$5,043,244 or $2.15 in 1853 period.
Scranton Electric in IL months
ended August 81 earned $2,105,-
1913 or $1.44 a share VS.. 81, ,961 800
or $1.32 in 1858.
Alabama Gas Corp. in IL
ended August 81 earned
81, ,649.760 or $1.84 a share VS..
81, 1921 or $1.29 in 1853.
Evening star., 1954-10-03
Chicago Gruin

CHICAGO. Oct. P.--Most grains
Trade this week. corn being an excep-
tton to the higher trend. Dealings were
slow in the forepart of the week. but
picked UP in the last two days.
Largest gains were scored by rye,
partly reflecting the thin market which
exists In that cereal Soybeans were
next to rye in the extent of their gains
after getting of to a poor start on Mon
day. Oats closed the week strong.
Wheat finished unchanged to "a higher
for the week. corn 11s-134 lower. oats
S4-12 higher. rye 234-4A higher, soy
beans 2 to 3 cents higher and lard 7
cents lower to 10 cents q hundred pounds
higher.
After bad spill Monday soybeans
worked higher over the next three days.
Iney eased . bit Friday. but still ended
higher for the week.
soybeans during the. week. traders said.
This reflected the light offerings of cash
unsettled weather held back harvesting
and marketing of cash soybeanS.
Among other cereals rye and oats
turned in the best performance. They
responded to news from Canada, where
private reports said crops had deterio-
wet weather
Wheat was disappointment to the
bulls in view of further deterioration in
the Canadian crop and increasing appre-
hension over the drought in the South
western winter wheat belt.
Range of prices for the week:
Evening star., 1954-10-03

mobile industry gets into full
swing and we go on our usual
fall-winter buying sprees.
They see unemployment re-
manning a nagging problem in
many areas through the country
despite this business rise.
They see nothing sensational
in the making, up or down.
They are not worried about
further slide. They are confident
we have passed the bottom of
the 1854 recession. But they
are definitely not bubbling with
optimism either.
Authorities Quoted.
This is straight. I have talked
at length with several of the
most informed men in this
administration.
What they have said is not
double-talk designed to attract
votes or hoopla designed to perk
up psychology.
The quotes below are exact
and revealing.
Were into a seasonal up
trend. Considering that the
urgency of war and shortages is
gone, the economy is acting re-
markably well. An uptrend is in
the making, but I would not at
tempt to guess how sharp it will
be. -"
Published forecasts of a
Strong upturn' are too strong. ]
think these forecasts can do
more harm than good because
they can lead to false hopes and
Evening star., 1954-10-03


Even with business in a mod
crate rise. unemployment could
continue near today's levels and
rise again early in the year. ;"
Businessmen are now giving
more value at the same price.
In the next phase, they will give
value at lower price. This is a
normal sequence of events in a
normal economy and 1t is taking
place. :" @
Calmness Is Keynote.
The key characteristics Of all
these quotations "calmness.
Privately these authorities
and they are at the policy max
ing level in the Eisenhower ad-
ministration - are not going
along with the extravagant
claims of their own political
strategists.
These men also are not going
along with plans that they must
act aggressively now to set the
stage for a new spiral. They OBJ
viously don't think aggressive
action is necessary.
copyright 1854, Post-Hall Sndicate.
Inc,)
Evening star., 1954-10-03
Rails and Utilities
Depress Corporafes;
II. 5. Bonds Steady
By Arthur Merims
Associated Press FinunciuI Writer

NEW YORK. Oct. 2.-Rail-
roads combined with utilities to
turn the corporate bond market
downward this week. But trad
ing was slow and selective.
Government bonds were fairly
steady. though some drifted low
er. The 30-year 3As dipped
2/32 at 11012 bid as did the
21as of 1861 at 101 20/32 bid.
However. bank-eligible 21as Of
1967-72 rose 2/32 at 80 30/32
bid.
German dollar bonds inn
proved as chances for full West
German sovereignty increased.
Greek liens eased while Japa-
nese bonds backed and filled.
Railroads were depressed near
ly every session. Only on Fri
day did some issues firm. Utili-
ties declined on a highly selec-
tive basis. Industrials were
steady. except for convertibles
which followed stock market
movements.
Jewish holy days and base
balls World Series were cred
tied with keeping "big board"
volume down. The daily aver
age was less than SO million par
value.
Financial circles are beginning
to talk about lowering interest
rates again. Conversations In
banking quarters no longer CEN
ter on whether or not borrow
ing charges will be reduced
the question now Is when" and
by how much.'
Each week Federal Reserve
Board figures indicate that the
downtrend In business borrow
ing is continuing. Commercial,
industrial and agricultural bank
loans are more than 81 billion
below year-ago levels.