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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
Market Climbs
As SteeIs. Rise;
CoppersLose

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 Dr.
Steels remained strong as the
stock market kept moving up
ward early this afternoon.
Gains ran to around three
points in active trading that was
heavier than yesterdays pace.
Copper stocks lost ground as
profit taking got under way
after yesterdays good rise
prompted by Anaconda's addi-
tional hike in the price Of copper
Railroads were irregular al
though they leaned to the up
side. Chemicals were up and
some oils rose substantially.
Bethlehem gained around
points while Crucible and Wheel
ing steel were up around 2.
Other gamers in this group
included U. S. Steel. Republic
Steel, and Youngstown Sheet &
Tube.
Among the coppers, Anaconda
and Magma. big gamers yester-
day. dropped around a point.
Another loser was Phelps Dodge
but American Smelling was up
around a point.
Sante Fe. New York Central
and Baltimore & Ohio were on
the upside but Pennsylvania
Railroad. Southern Railway
Southern Pacific and Delaware
Lackawanna g. Western tilted
down.
Sperry Rand was heavily
traded on the downside in a con.
tinuation Of Wednesdays disap-
'pointment over the size of the
dividend Of the newly merged
company.
Bulova Watch, however, con-
|tinued yesterdays upward move
picking up another 2 points
Texas Gulf Producing and TIKI
OIL also were two-point gamers
Standard OIL (N.J j. and Texas
Co. were UP more modestly.
General Motors and Chrysler
were up fractionally.
Other gamers included Ameri-
can Cyanamid, Air Reduction,
Dow Chemical and Union Car
bide.
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BALTIMORE
MARKETS

Quotations supplied by the United
Poultry Markets
c,. rrssrs steady Offering; lisht and
small lot 81 heavy type hens unsold;
20 cents: Broilers or fryers: 8 lbs and
over 33h-34. Others: Too few sales
Livestock Markets
cattle sold to establish price trend,
most Of small supply received intended
Calves none; quotations nominally
HoEs Is: not enough on offer to
permit an accurate comparison Of prices.
Sheep none; quotations nominally
Grain Market
Flour-Receipts, 1922 ,1O0-pound
Mhss.Esssi gss , l9z!77 bushels
s saa sRs s Ssshes Domestic Ss S'd rs Snss.
corn-MReeeipts. 1856. 7os bushels; ship
ments. $4,000 bushels; stocks. 1.16S,-
oats.-Recsipts. 1475;9Ss 49, bushels;
Barley-Receipts, 1927 bushels;
shipments, none; stocks. 437.276
Rye-Receipts. 1900 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. none.
soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments,
none: stocks, 1.610 bushels.
Millfeed--Receipts, 407 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled
Eggs: Market unsettled as price de-
cline continues. However, demand was
good as offerings Of better quality stock
remained barely adequate to short OF
more active buying interest.
Prices paid by first receivers deliy-
cred fob. Baltimore, cases included
Large. min. so pct quality, whites,
5A-S5: browns and mixed colors, $3.50
47-4S; browns a. mixed colors, 44Is-4S.
Large min. 30 pct B quality. 40.)
Receipts: EGGS $500 cases BY truck.
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Heavy Construction Contracts
AWARDED in the week ended Au-
gust % totaled $265.312.000. COM
pared with $685., 205. 900 in the
prior week and $224,l6s. 900 in
1.-THE like week last year.-Engin-
|eering News-Record and Con-
|struction Daily.
Loans to Brokers and dealers
Wednesday held by member
banks in New York totaled ST.
694. 000. 900. up SO million from
the prior week and up $6S2 mil
lion from the like week last year
Federal Reserve Board.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended August 20 totaled
i780. 1853 cars, up 5,466 from the
Iprior week and UP 102. 239 from
the like week last year.-Associa-
ltion Of American Railroads.
Can Production in the frs
s months Of this year rose 6 pei
cent over the like period last
year, Total was in excess of Il
billion cans.-American Can Co
American News Co. has elected
If. c. c. Boyd and Oscar A. Doot
las directors.
b. F. Goodrich Co. president
w. S. Richardson has called fol
closer supervision of trading ir
rubber futures to curb "wilo
speculation"
Hearst Consolidated Publica-
Itions omitted the Sept. Is divi-
Idend in a move to expend ST.
million for modernization.
Atlanta Freight Bureau has
supported the proposed merger
of the Louisville & Nashville and
the Nashville. Chattanooga &
st. Louis Railroads.
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DC. Bank Looms Remain
Around Record in Week

900 eased Just $4,000 from q week
earlier and we're $l2,572.o00 or 10
per cent above a year ago.
Other loans. mostly consumer
loans, advanced to $751;. 928. 900,
up $2,496.000 in the week and
$50. 1871 900 or 81 per cent above
the like 1854 date.
Demand deposits Of $942.0l2,-
900 were of $585,000 In the
week. but up $4,000. 900 or 5
per cent in the year. Time de-
posits Of $3.50. $4,000 we're $307.-
900 higher in the week and $19.-
9ll.000 or 8.3 per cent above a
year earlier.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE


NEW YORK, Aug 20 "a tUSDA) -
Wholesale egg prices were weak today.
Receipts S,55l
Wholesale selling prices based on
exchange and other volume sales
New York spot quotations follow:
Includes Midwestern: Mixed colors:
(45-4s lbsl. 4f-ISz: extra medium.
4o-42: standards, large. $3.50: dirties,
21-31; checks. $3.50
Whites: Extras 1880 lbs.l, 5l-52;
extras, large i45-4S lbs.l. 1910; extras.
medium, 42-44.
Browns: Extras (4S-51 lbS.l. 1884.
Includes nearby: Whites Top quality
smalls 3i-34ia; peewees. 21-22h.
Browns: Top quality 1850 lbs J.
b5-57; mediums. $3.50; smalls. 37-3S;
peewees 22ia-24
Butter steady to firm. Receipts. 339.-
1876. Prices unchanged
Cheese steady. Receipts, 266. SS4.
Prices unbalanced.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 90 R.---Foreign
exchange rates follow, Great Britain In
dollars, others in cents Unbalanced I'M
in New York open market, Il. per cent
premium or l01 .43N.
Europe--Great Britain. pound. Assn;
30-day futures, 2:78s: 6o-day, 2.55N;
s9.da., 251a o ssleip% .,, franc .l r;SsM
deutsche mark. 1886; Holland, guilder
90. 10, up. .O0h; Italy. lira. ..16M; Portu-
gal escudo, 3.b0: Sweden. krona, 1884;
Switzerland, franc, free, 23.33is; Dem
Latin America--Arsentins, free, 7.22;
Brazil, free. 1.42: Mexico. SOC; Vene-
guela, bolivar. 80. 03.
Far East--HonE Kong dollar, 17.40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26

Outstanding loans of IL re-
serve member banks in Washing
ton totaled $4T9, 879, 900 on Au-
gust II. or only 1915. 900 on from
their all-time peak of q week
earlier. the Richmond bank also
disclosed.
The latest total Of $84.ls7 900
or 81 per cent higher than the
like 1854 date.
Commercial and industrial
loans of $205. 450, 900 were down
$2,896. 900 from their record of a
week earlier. but were $41, SAC, 900
or Is per cent above q year
earlier.
Real estate loans Of $1S6, 1884,
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Hourly bales ON the Exchange
n 90 am Aso 600 IL noon go 600
100 ON $40 600 400 m 600 600
.tUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales u,
full
Rates OF dividenas In the foreeoins
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly NJ semt-annual dec.
laration Unless otherwise noted. special
or extra dividends are not included
0 Also extra Or extras p Annual rate
pius stock dividend d Declared or paid
in 1865 plus. stock dividend PAID last
year PAYABLE Y stock estimated cash
ate DECLARED Or paid 60 taE THIS year !.
an aecumuiativSe' sue with dividends 10
omitted deferred Of no sctjoD taken >,
last dividend meeting, : Declared or paid
ing dividend cid Called q disidsna
x-d,s e dissribS;,on w 8 e r,snt:.
va When Distributed VT When issued
s1n bankruptcy or feceivership or being
feorganized under the Bankruptcy Act.
Or securities assumed b. such companies.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 R.-Cotton fu-
lures sagged during the forenoon today
on local and New Orleans selling Only
light mill buying orders were in evi-
denee, rejecting showdown in textile
sales this week. Uncertainty over
WASHINGTON Developments on cotton next
year curtailed interest in later deliveries
bale lower than the previous close Oc-
tober 1915. December 1893 and March
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-26
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK. Aug. 20 Rl.--Dividends
announced;
Omitted
Capital Transit.
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METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Aug. 20 R,.--spot non
4s cents a pound, Connecticut valley,
Lead ~, cents a pound, New York.
Tin Q6m cents a pound, New York.
Foreign silver 909s cents per troy ounce,
New York. At Pittsburgh, scrap steel
No. heavy was quoted at 44.00-45.00.
Evening star., 1955-11-30

composed Of the men appointed
and put into power by, and hav-
ing the confidence of, the ruth
less Stain.
'It is my belief that there
should be no European security
pact with the Soviet Union by the
free world until and unless the
Soviet forces have been with
drawn from the satellite states
of Eastern Europe, as they are
obligated by treaty and agree
ment to do.
This would be followed oy
free elections. Otherwise, dress
it up as you will. it will in fact be
condemning the people of those
nations to prolonged slavery be-
hind the Communist Iron Cur
tain"
Evening star., 1955-11-30


forces should be withdrawn from
the satellite states of Eastern
Europe.
Senator Knowland dealt ex-
tensively with the issues of the
cold war in an address at the
University of Alaska! The Sena-
tor received an honorary degree
of doctor of laws.
His audience included dele
gates to the Statehood Constitu-
tional Convention for this one
time Russian territory. He
pledged strong support for state
hood for both ALASKA and Hawaii.
Charges Geneva Sabotage
He charged: mfr. Molotov sab
otaged the Geneva spirit which
had been envisioned by the West
ern leaders. He did it coldly
and after deliberation with the
Kremlin hierarchy"
The Senator declared that
Evening star., 1955-11-30

from one OF the proposed radial
highways paralleling Route l
from Route 235 fOld Mount
Vernon road) to Duke street in
Alexandria. The commission
eliminated the portion from
Route 235 to Snowden road.
Planning Director Herbert F.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Highway Change
Okoyed in Foirfux

The Fairfax County Planning
Commission has approved a small
change in a highway network
proposed in the McHugh master
plan.
The proposed change is the
first action by the commission on
the highway portion of the plan
which sets up FIVE radial and
three circumferential arteries in
the county.
The commission agreed to
eliminate a two-rnile stretch
Evening star., 1955-11-30

|''the Soviet version of the Geneva
spirit has shown up as counter
felt and said all the former
causes of international tension
still exist and "some new ones
have been added"
Peace with honor means there
will be no Munich appeasement
whereby the freedom and sover-
eighty Of small nations are
traded for false promises of
peace in our time,'" Senator
Knowland said. He doubted the
Evening star., 1955-11-30

Schunann said the reason for
taking out the twb-mile stretch
was to protect the residential
area Of the lower Fort Hunt
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Pre-Wor Soviet Border
Urqed as Bosis for Pact

FAIRBANKS. Alaska Nov, 80 dF-senator Knowland,
publican OF California suggested yesterday that the Russians
eay fear aggression from unified Germany free world
the Western could to the guarantee the World
War II Soviet frontiers-and more
But first the Senate Republican leader declared Russian
Evening star., 1955-11-30

Justification for the proposed
package deal" for admitting new
Communist and democratic
to the United Nations.
Discusses Border Guarantee
Senator Knowland discussed
the possible terms for q guaran-
tee of Russian frontiers after
emphasizing the United States
has no aggressive aims.
Stressing that any such guar
antee could be only for pre-
World War II frontiers, he de-
clared:
This would be in conformity
with Soviet treaties with pre-war
Poland, Latvia. Lithuania, Es-
tonia and Czechoslovakia. It
would also be in conformity with
the Atlantic Charter. On such a
stand, our moral and legal posi-
tion would be unassailable.
Cites Stain Influence
However. we cannot ignore
the fact that those running the
KroY,nNva k@ssa@. ...~ .,,.~ Ss.-a-
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Cites Stain Influence

However. we cannot ignore
the fact that those running the
Kremlin today are a syndicate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19
|YugosIovs Ask Seat
AS u. N. Compromise

prepared Tor It's second round In
the deadlocked contest as ennis
Isaries for both sides roamed the
10. N. corridors, trying 10 muster
enough votes for the required
|two-thirds majority.
With the United States stalk
ing its prestige on q Philippine
victory. the Asian eountry's
veteran delegate, Brig. Gen.
Carlos p. Romulo. vowed he
would stay In the tight until the
end.
U. N. circles felt Gen. Romulo's
chances faded after Britain
passed word she was openly sup
porting Yugosiavia. A British
spokesman denied report his
delegation was openly campaign
ing for Belgrade. but several
diplomats said they had been
approached.
Informed sources said the
British acted despite repeated
appeals by United States officials
that they back the Philippines.
Russians Switch Stand
The Russians switched support
to Yugoslayia last Friday. when
= j. + RI. +. I -
their original candidate. Poland.
failed to win the seat after four
ballots in the 60 Nation Assembly.
The Yugoslavs quickly mar
rowed the Philippines lead and
on the sixth and final ballot Of
the day the vote stood 20 for
the Philippines and 20 for
Yugosiavia.
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During what his doctors de-
scribed ais q "restful" day. the
President signed a couple Of
proclarnations and authorized
action to make some more newly
flooded areas In the northeast
eligible for emergency Fedora
aid.
Letters he signed the day be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

UNITED NATIONS. N. r.
oct. 10 R.-Yugoslavia sent a
note today to all members Of
the q. N. General Assembly
formally announcing 1t was rum
ming as q compromise" candi-
date against the Philippines for
q seat on the Security Council,
The note was the first active
step the Yugoslav delegation had
taken 10 win the seat, although
lit received 20 votes to 20 for
the Philippines last Friday after
1.-THE Soviet bloc dropped Poland
las Q candidate.
Both the Soviet bloc and the
British Commonwealth countries
ARE supporting Yugoslavia, while
1.-THE United States still stands
firmly behind the Philippines IN
what appeared to be Q losing
tight.
The Yugoslay note said:
.'Many delegations have ex-
pressed the desire to elect q CONF
promise candidate to the Sc
|curity Council after the deadlock
between The Philippines and Po-
land ana have proposed Yugo-
slavia as such q candidate.
Accepts Proposal
'Yugosvalia. sharing the spirit
la which this proposal was made.
has decide dto accept 1t and
consequently Is Q candidate for
the Security Council"
The D. ". General Assembly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

rected all the service % check up
on It's training time, iield ex-
ercises and maintenance stand
ards, with the objective Of
facilitating reduction Of these
ACTIVITIES without tangihly efect-
ing combat readiness. "
The services were told to
initiate Immediately q program
to cut down excuses Of thte
minimum needs Of support ac-
tivities. Headquarters and other
installations and Offices also win
be cut back.
Commercial communicated
services were ordered reduced.
Mr.. Wilson also directed that
the use Of constructor-fur-
nished maintenance personnel be
carefully evaluated" and held
to q minimum.
The military service were or
dered to check back over their
major procurement and produc-
tion schedules and to eliminate
unnecessary multiple sources OF
supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

be adefeatist to say you can't
lido better.
He acknowledged that inn
|provernents In military spending
could not be everlasting.
THE present military per-
sonnet strength and present
approximate rate Of expendi-
|tare will continue as far as ]
can see-in nearby years. Mr..
Wilson said, assuming that the
world situation remains un-
Changed.
The Secretary disclosed that
the Army despite manpower cuts.
NOV hopes To wind up this fiscal
year with 10 divisions instead
of q forecast Is. It has 40 at
present.
Many of the Guide Lines out
lined In the Wilson directive
were repetitions of previous di-
receives.
On new section demanded q
general Tightening up. Of ap-
proval" Of proficiency and non
essential flying. It also directed
the Navy to tighten up on its
|steaminf hours ct sea and di-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19
DEFENSE
! Confined from First r,

GOntinued Ernln First Page
military department and the
Secretary Of Defense"
Secretary Of the Treasury
Humphrey has been pressing for
greater savings III the Defense
Department la Ian effort 10
achieve a budget balance by next
summer.
Mr.. Wilson was asked II he
thought the savings could bring
the Pentagon below $34.5 bill
lion. this fiscal years goal. He
said:
THE s34.5 billion is a pretty
tough one. We have hopes Of
doing q little better. That il
why we are making an extra
effort.
There is no easy way to make
substantial savings and carry
out the real military program
He said 1t took "a lot of work
Ito cut spending from $43.2 bill
lion when he took Office to Id
present rate but that 1t woult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19

fore. advising New England gov
ernors to encourage development
OF atomic power plants and as
surfing. them that moves arr
underway to provide new Federal
money for flood control projects
In that region, were made public
yesterday also.
Aside from q h4ief business
session with Sherman Adams,
his top assistant, the Presidents
only visitor yesterday was his
younger brother, Or. Milton Els
enhower. president of Pennsyl-
va1ia State University.
Mr.. Hagerty disdained to an
swer . question as to whether
DR.. Eisenhower was acting as
the Presidents political agent :
He said he was here on purely
personal family matters"
The meeting with Mr.. Dulles
today was the second Of three
caoinet-levei conferences sched-
uled foT the President this
week. He approved Defense De-
partment budget planning in q
tax with Defense Secretary WI
son Monday. Attorney General
= a 4
BroWnen Is due here tomorrow
night Tor 9 Friday conference
with the President on Justice
Department matters.
Get. Neve ~ Farm
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80 tssls.Sis soe solue -
|. 49, yesseiuas apoue
l now ..lhss Ie sOlng az nis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-19
CONTINUED FROM First IA

Continued From First Page
spelled out briefly his expecta-
ton on the issues listed for dis
cussion with Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov and the British
and French Foreign Ministers
These issues and his comments
are:
German Reunification. II dc
think we shall make concrete
progress toward reunifcation Of
Germany within a framework Of
European security. lido not ex-
pect Germany to be reunited
within the next month. but ! do
believe some of the obstacles to
that unification VIII have been
surmounted."
Increased contacts between
East and West. Il believe we
shall make some concrete prog
tess" on this item"
Disarmament. ~ feel con-
fident that the talks we shall
have about disarmament will
clear away some Of the misun-
derstandings that seem to have
arisen.
European security. The West
ern concept on this problem ''has
developer in discussions among
the allied foreign ministers In
line with q directive from the
Geneva summit conference.
May Send Message
Mr.. Dulles indicated that the
President may issue o public
Statement or send q special
message to the foreign minister's
conference in an effort to make
Il more productive.
He told questioners that he
did not want to forecast what
Mr.. Eisenhower may do. But he
said che is thinking about the
whole subject and Of what he
may be able to do that might
be helpful" i.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty told neWsnaen
today no Government business
needing the Presidents atten-
ton is being held back by his
aides.
Medical bulletins on his con-
dition are becoming pretty rou-.
tine affairs. In much the same
language as they have used for
many mornings now. his doctors
reported In q bulletin issued as
q am. MIST Co am. EST) today
that:
The President had an ex-
cellent nights sleep OF nine
hours. He awoke feeling re-
freshed and In . good mood. His
condition continues to progress
satisfactorily without complica-
TONS
!. Another FIRST" in the Presi-
dents fight back to health was
noted in a midday bulletin from
the doctors yesterday. however.
That was when he was rolled
from his hospital room in q
wheel chair for half an hour Of
basking In the sunshine and
fresh air on a nearby sun deck.
MIR. Hagerty said the President
was quite happy" about his
first wheel chair outing and had
his medical corpsmen wheel
him all around the place" so he
could wave over a railing to hos
pital patients on the ground
below.
Had Restful Day
During what his doctors de-
scribed ais q .'restful" day. the
President signed a couple of
proclarnations and authorized
action to make some more newly
flooded areas In the northeast
eligible for emergency Federal
aid.
I Letters he signed the day be-
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Becker of
London called on the George
Laule family Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ballard of
London visited Mrs. Bill Pendle-
ton and small daughter of Plum
wood Sunday afternoon.
c. E. Pete" Howsmon returned
home Saturday from Mt. Carmel
Hospital after undergoing surgery.
He is reported doing nicely.
Mrs. Harley McAdam entered
Mt. Carmel Hospital for treat
ment and surgery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Thomas had
a birthday party for their Tommie
Thursday evening after school.
Those attending were Beverly
Foulk, Janice Dillon, Dale San
ford, Max Phillips, Linda Thomas,
and Bobby Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Gundermann
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bernosky
were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Lyde
Lame of Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Green and
children were Sunday supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Collier
and daughters.