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located on Hudapester street,
near the Memorial Church.
= 80
North Carolina, which Is q
stickler for making motorists OBJ.
serve its traffic laws, has re.
formed its speed zone system
The old system. a conglomera.
ton of various speed limits, wa!
wiped out and only $50 specia
traffic areas re-established. Par
lof the new system was the erec.
Ition of $4,000 new signs to keer
drivers aware Of when to oper
'er UP and when to slow down.
4 +
If arrangements are made ir
advance. an automobile will be
awaiting the traveller at Ger
.many's airports. railroad stations
|or docks, with or without 9
chauffeur. as you prefer. The
plan was worked out by the Au-
|tomobile Club of Germany (AvD)
and a drive-yourself firm.
Parks for Weary Drivers
Kentucky has tripled the num-
ber of its roadside parks since
1850, and there are now % OF
them by the main highways
Three more are under construc-
tion. They are ideal for road
side picnics, consisting not Of q
single table barely OF the road
but of an acre or so. There are
grills and several tables, and
cost of them have drinking water
The parks are located and engi-
neered for safety-enough park
ing space so cars won't hang
over into the roads, ample sight
ing distance to spot them and
slow down. But the one safety
factor that caused their spread
Evening star., 1955-06-19

is the Offering Of an opportunity
to the road-weary motorist to
pull OF into an inviting spot to
relax from his driving chore.
have a bite and check, perhaps
an unsettled question about his
route. Kentucky prizes a letter
from an Ohio man. one Of many,
who wrote: I'VE just wanted you
to know what a welcome sight
the park was to group travelling
the highway"
Evening star., 1955-06-19
Continued From Page A-3;

Continued From Page A-3s
stay over a week. The plan is
suspended now. but will pick UP
again on September / and con-
tinue through the month.
= \ Il
Those old windmills you see al
the eastern end Of Long Island
are Of English rather than Dutch
origin. Early settlers used them
to grind grain. At least one
Hook Mill in East Hampton. i;
set in motion for sightseers. The
oldest mills. at Shinnecock Hills
date from 1897 and 1713. The
youngest, at Southampton, was
built in 1890.
Mediterranean Cruise
The annual long cruise of the
Mediterranean, operated by the
American Export Lines, will sci
off from New York on February
p. The aforementioned Constitu.
tion will visit 20 ports in II
lands on a 58-day. l2.000-mile
voyage. The Constitution nor
mally carries 1000 passengers
but on this cruise will take only
half that number.
X 4 4 X
The little Swiss town of Vevey
on Lake Geneva, staged a parade
about $50 years ago to honor thu
most efficient local wine growers
It is still being staged, once every
Is years, and this is the year fol
the twelfth Fete des Vignerons
But it has grown to be a celebra.
tion for Bacchus. the jovial goc
OF the vineyards; has added such
showmanship features as pag.
Evening star., 1955-06-19
.EEHdETI
RESORTS
WILDWOOD, N. J.

Modern fhroughout Private baths. Near
Beach. Bathe from reom. Heated rooms
Central location. European plan.
Write for Folder.
Reasonable. Reserve new. Phone O.C. 1888
Evening star., 1955-06-19
MACON

wildwood Ave. at Beach. Phone 2-SO4S.
Modern Outside Rooms. Private Baths,
or Running Hot and Cold Water. Bathing
from hotel Coffee Shop Parking
Evening star., 1955-06-19

Arlington. were at the Sir wal
ter. with their son, . cadet at
West Point.
Others here include Mr.. and
Mrs. Gracen T. Scott. Hyatts-
vile, at the Breakers. and Mr.
and Mrs. F. H. Mitchell. Airing
ton, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
F. Breen. Washington, all guests
at the Tides.
Evening star., 1955-06-19

Hilton Hotels will have a $4.5
million member of the chain
ready in Berlin in 1858. accord
ing to present plans. It will be
Evening star., 1955-06-19
BY BILL SNYDER

Special Correspondent Of The Star
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, june
1s.-Tristate netmen from ten
mis- clubs in Virginia, Maryland
and the District of Columbis
will gather here in early August
for the annual Cavalier invi.
rational tennis tournament.
Milton Abbott. club tennis
pro, disclosed today that invi-
tations are out for the four day
event August 11-14 under sane.
ton Of the Middle Atlantic Ten
mis- Association.
Buzzy Hettleman Of Balti-
more, No. / player from Duke
University is the defen din 6
champion.
Elsewhere at the sprawline
Cavalier, which manages tc
dominate social activity. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Thomas Howe Of Airing
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
F. OStmann. pr, of Washington
were honeymooning guests al
the Yachtel in time to see
Miss Evelyn Ay, Miss America
of 1858. cut a ribbon to formally
open the yacht and country
clubs new piano-shaped swim
ming pool.
"Yachtel" means a hotel in q
yachting basin, and the Cava-
lier's Is only few feet from pic
turesque Linkhorn Bay. which
lies behind this Atlantic Coast
resort.
Beauty Dance July S
Miss Ay. incidentally, is q
year-around resident of Virginia
Beach, having moved here re-
Gently with her husband, 1t
go Carl Sempier, a Navy
pilot who flies from the nearby
Oceana Jet base.
Miss Ay's next official duty will
be at the crowning Of Miss Vir-
ginia Beach. following cere-
monies at the Cavalier Beach
Club July 5. A dance will be held
in conjunction. Ernie Rudy, who
will then be playing a regular
engagement at the Cavalier, will
provide the music.
This could be called "the week
that the stars fell on Virginia
Beach"
Among the vacationers at the
Warner Hotel are Snookie Ian
sing. his wife and two children
who Joined another New York
couple to escape the worries OF
the big city.
Johnny Ray. who will appear
at the Surf Club for a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-24
qev and finer and mdsy PHI MAIL

For those pleasant moments-take it easy-reward
yourself with the smooth smoking of a freshly-lit
PAIL MALL Fine tobacco is its own best filter
and PAIL MALLS greater length of additionally
fine, mellow tobaccos travels the smoke further
filters the smoke and makes it mild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
Stock Prices
Gain Slightly;
Trading Quiet

NEW YORK, Dec. 90 tPl. -
The stock market made modest
Iprogress today with trading
quiet.
Prices were up around 2 points
at the best, but most gains and
losses were quite small. Many
leaders held unchanged for con-
siderable periods.
Motors and steels were a little
more active at higher prices
than most divisions. Other
areas were steady to higher
Building materials were quietly
lower.
| Warren Foundry dropped be-
tween 4 and 5 points after direc-
tors proposed a four for one
split.
Delaware g. Hudson was ahead
lfractionally on news that direc-
tors proposed a three for-one
split, a higher quarterly dividend,
but a lower year-end extra pay
ment.
Corporate bonds were higher.
Government issues traded over
the counter were quietly higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec 20 lP).--Grains hung
close 70 previous nnal prices in early
fsslinss On the BOARD q TRADE today
Several wheat contracts moved hisher
selling pressure in this srain than in
shed re-. ee0F wheat h Rs
also moved ahead but met more re-
sistance than yesterday.
wheat near the end Of the first hour hour
sorn e higher to MS lover March
si.asss; oats unehansed, March s5ss:
rye unchansed to Il higher. March
S1.2Ia. soybeans unchanged to. =
10 cents "a 2 hundred pounds lower, Janu-
While it was mostly dry in the South
west overnisht, the forecast was for
wide area Of the winter wheat belt.
This prospect did not bring any heavy
selling into wheat, however.
The uhlman Grain Co; said, some
Minneapolis wheat futures with lose
ground on Chicaao as the Minneapolis
futures have been selling al a biz
premium, They tell us there Is lsrGs
Inspections Of .soybeans for export
since the start Of the crop year, October
|, totaled 3l.5 million bushels compared
with 23.3 million bushels in the same
seyers! srain analysts were taking q
bullish attitude toward .soybeans. Typ
zeal was the comment Of Frank Couehlin
Of f,, Rodmsn : Re ems who said we
come forward in any price depreciating
volume until much better premiums over
the loan level are paid"
TTsdnE in feed srsgs remained I'm b sS
marketinss Of cash corn will increase
after the turn of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Gold Buyers Not So Shrewd

est unit" of gold you could have
bought would have cost you
about $4,000.
| If you had done this, you
today would be kicking yourself
for being a not-so smart money
boy-at least to date.
For the price of gold in the
London market is sitting on its
low, is quoted under $35 an
ounce-the bottom price at
which the United States Treas
Iury stands to buy the metal. It's
well below the high.
/ So If you had bought and Just
held your gold bars-which most
American who bought planned
to do-you not only would have
a straight dollar loss as of this
moment.
You also would have the
misery" of knowing you would
have done better if you had
simply put your cash in the
savings bank and drawn at least
u to 3 per cent interest year.
Or If you had invested your
money in any of a long list Of
stocks you would have earned a
much bigger yearly return and
probably would have a nice
profit, too.
Gold Earns No Interest
/ Gold in a safe deposit box is
an utterly idle thing. 1t pays no
Interest. It just sits.
Why has the price Of gold been
slipping?
A superficial reason is that
gold production has been rising
and such major producers as
South Africa have been selling.
But that's only a superficial
reason.
< Much more basic is the fact
that gold has been losing its en-
chantment for a lot of hoarders
and they have been "dehoard-
ing" getting their cash back and
putting their funds into going
businesses around this world. At
the same time, would-be gold
hoarders have been deciding an
investment in an active enter
prise well might turn out more
profitable than an investment in
cold yellow metal.
The fundamental implication
lis clear: The price trend of gold
signifies a growing confidence in
the soundness and duration Of
the global boom.
It's still a superb bet that in
our century of imitation. gold will
maintain its long term uptrend
and rise again. Through the CEN
turtles. the metal has become in
Icreasingly more valuable.
But waiting for the obscure
payoff date may be, as some
smart Americans have found out,
lnot-so-smart.
tcopyrisht 1855. The Hall Syndicate. Inc. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
BY the Associated Press.
BY SYLVIA PORTER

If you had been one of the
smart money boys" who had
top-notch connections in the in
ternational money centers Of the
world. you might have bought
IA bar or two of gold in the
London gold market when it re-
opened 81 months ago.
Some Americans with reputa-
Itions for being exceedingly
Ishrewd did. When for the first
time since Hitler marched into
Poland and set off World War
II, London reopened its gold
market in March. 1854, there
were authoritative reports Of
buying by Americans. At the
time. I reported the transac-
ltions in the first few days rar
into los of millions of dollars.
1t would not have been illegal
but since ownership of gold BY
United States citizens in the
United States has been out
lawed for almost a quarter
century. your move hardly would
have caused JOY in Washington.
Your act quite possibly would
have been condemned by some
warm FLOODED Americans as q
flight from the dollar"
Big Money Needed
Your operation would. of
course. have been a sign that
you were not only in the know
but also well heeled. The small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank Clearings in Is leading
cities in the week ended Deem
Der % totaled $4,000, 226, 900
compared with $24.572, ass, 900 in
the previous week and $l9,934,-
100000 in the like week a year
ago. Dun & Bradstreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended Decem-
Der 81 totaled sec, 604, 900 900, up
$287 million from the previous
week and up $4.181, 900 900 from
the like week a year ago.-Fed-
Ieral Reserve Board.
Electric Power Production in
the week ended December "a
totaled a record 11,6i4.000, 900
kilowatt hours compared with
IL ,602, 000. 900 in the previous
week and was 23.19s above the
like week a year ago.-Edison
Electric Institute.
Pan-Amer.- Grace Always an
nounced it had ordered four
|DC-8 Jet airliners from Douglas
Aircraft Co. and has an option
to buy two more.
Boeing Airplane Co. reported
sale Of 10 intercontinental jet
transports to Air France and
three to Belgian Sabena World
Always.
AtchisOn, Topeka & S. F. in
IL months ended November 30
earned $64.384.223 or $12.09 a
share VS.. $5l,575.189 or $e.45 in
1854 period.
Atlantic Coast Line r. r. in
III months ended November 80
earned $12.344.842 or $4.99 a
share VS.. $l0,713,063 or $4.33 in
1854 period.
Chi, r. l. & Pac. r. r. in IL
months ended November 80
earned $15,219,954 or 1926 a
share VS.. Sl3,727.514 or 1854 in
1854 period.
Missouri Pacific r. r. in IL
months ended November 80
earned $ll.9l2,372 VS.. $9,899, 1871
in 1854 period.
international Shoes Co. in year
ended November 80 earned about
$40, 100000 or 1910 a share VS..
|$l0,203,110 or 1901 In 1854
period.
N. Y.,New Haven & H. r. r. in
IL months ended November 30
earned $9,275.497 or $3.50 a
share VS.. $5,269,776 or $l.90 in
1854 period.
Kaiser Aluminium g. Chemical
in three months ended Novem-
Der 80 earned $9,080,000 or so
cents a share VS.. $6.381 900 or 40
cents in 1854 period.
Beatrice Foods Co. in nine
months ended November 30
earned 1882, 34e or $3.50 a
share VS.. $3,36l.773 or. $2,55 in
1854 period.
Devoe and Reynolds Co. in 8
months ended August 81 earned
ISL ,325,142 or $2.44 a Glass A
share and $l.22 a Glass B share
VS.. $875,245 or $1.60 and 80 cents
In 1854 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
CHICAGOLiVEsTOcK

CHICAGO, Dec. 20 Up tuSDAl-
Salable hogs $4,000; moderately active
and uneven, generally around Is lower
than Wednesdays average OH butchers,
instances as much as 80 lower on weights
under go lbs. such as sold up to go
on Wednesday, sowS steady to 25 lower:
only fair shipping outlet but all local
interests in trade; most U. s. Nos. ] TO ,,
1s0-220-lb butchers, lL25-l2 90;
mostly No. 3 grade at IL so and below
a few hundred mixed mostly Nos. |
and ., 1928, and around 100 head al
1880; a 54-head lot. mostly No. J.
200 lbs, at 1875; mixed Nos. . and ),
230-250 lbs, l0.15-1l so; bulk, 26u-3l0
lbs. 10.00-l0. rs; most 350-600-lb. eows,
S25-9. 50; q few lighter weights to 3 rs
Salable cattle 900; salable calves
200: steers high good and better under
l 200 lbs, fairly active and fully STEADY;
other weights and srades slow. about
steady heiters about steady; cows
steady to 25 hisher; mostly, steady z Y
hishsr' . load Of prime I.157-lb; steers
down. I5753gl. SO; . load q prime
1900; load Of choice 715-lb. aver
ases, 1880; few utility steers down
to 1900; few good and choice
heifers, l5.00-20.00: utility and COM
mercial cows, 1050-l2.75 Gamers and
cutters, S.5p-10.50; utility and COM
mercial bulls, IA .00- 16 90; vealers.
90 down; a few very lsht culls as
low as 1900; stockers and feeders
baout steady; load of good S15-lb.
feeding steers. 1890; a load of medium
950-lb. weights. 1873.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (P,.-Prics
movements were narrow in cotton tu-
only feature wa sthe buying OF about
.. 900 bales OF nearby May by a leading
spot Arm which was credited to Liver
qessed over S
Government cotton program for next
year, with several measures already
before Congress afiecjng. cotton, In
base ga cents q pound BY shifting. the
loan base from y to inch Iiddling,
Noon prices were UNCHANGED to. 3b
close. March SS.sS. May S3.96 and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Dec, 90 W (USDAl. -
Butter about steady. Receipts 51l.-
So Wholesale PRICES on bulk cartons
5af f cents % score ' IA 5ss. M "a "a
score 'Bb 6eia-5S9s, 50 score (Cl N56ia
Cheese steady. Receipts 2i6,40a
Prices unbalanced
56n.
Wholesale ege prices steady. Re-
ceiptx 1878. New York spot quota :
tions follow: Midwestern: Mixed
colors: Extras t4S-50 Ibsl 59-6al2: ex-
tras large f45-4s ibsD $3.50. extras
medium $751;; smalls 4s-4Sia: stand
ards large 56-56h: dirties 48-4Ria;
checks 46-46iz. Whites: Extras as
so lbs) 61-63; extras large t45-4S lbsl
6o-6l; extras medium 5S-59ia. Browns:
Extras f46-bO lbsl 60-f1ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

Hourly Sales on the EXCHANGE
1890 am Alo 600 IL noon $50 ooo
100 p.m 25o 600 400 pm 600 ooo
.tUuit Of tradins 10 shares OF sales N
Rates Of diviaends In the .areeoinv
liable are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly OF semi-annual dec.
aratlon Unless otherwise noted specia
or extra dividsnds are not included
Ia, q Also , sxffs o. sxtrSs Annual rae
In 1858 plus stock dividend g Patio last
value on ex.dividend OF redistribution
date 9 DECLARED o. paid 80 far this wear
10 sccumuiative issue with dividends u
arrears Paio this year dividend
omitted deferred OF 40 action taken q
last dividend meeting I Declared or paid
u 1884, plus stock dividend y Ltouidat
ms dividend cid Called O. dividend
x.dis Ex distribution xrEs tights
Nv without warrants Wv With warrants
wd When Distributed vi when issued
sIn bankruptcy or receiyership Of beins
reorgantssd under the Bankruptcy Act
or securities assumed By such companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Furnl,hea !, IN. associates Pres,

STOCK ana Ado Net
Dividend Rate 90 aigh Low 1915 chg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

You asked for the right to-
vote. Now you can do sO---if
you register at the District
Building. It's time to qualify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29

xEo dividend tPIus extra or extras
I Arrears, half payable June Is. 1855
paid 50 far this year xrEx rights
S Plus stock dividend 25G wi When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 80 R.-The New
York Stock EXCHANGE reported today
these odd lot transactions by principal
dealers on the exchange for December
IS. Purchases of 2l9,65S shares; sales
Of 1S3,269 shares including $50 shares
sold short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-29
D. c. SECURITIES

NOTICE
This EXCHANGE will be closed
Monday, January 2, 1856.
Evening star., 1955-01-16
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matching booties and cap. Assorted sOJ
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Evening star., 1955-01-16
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Evening star., 1955-03-11
Constantine Brown

The Formosa Strait situa-
tion still puzzles our political
and military leaders. The
Chinese Communists should
know by now, directly from
words of American spokesmen
and from indirect reports. that
we are not bluffing about our
determination to keep the re-
naming Nationalist-heid is
lands in friendly hands.
Chou En-lai and the other
leaders in Peiping must realize
that tangling with the United
States and Nationalist China
will not be a repetition Of
Korea.
In Korea we were the
agents" Of the United Nations
and as such our Government
felt duty bound to follow the
political strategy of our allies.
When the diplomats in New
York urged Washington not
to allow our planes to fly
across the Yalu River to de-
stroy the enemy's sanctuary
their demands were followed
despite strong objections Of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur and
all the commanders in the
field.
In a conflict with the Reds
now there would be no such
shackleS on our hands. Secre-
tary Dulles has warned Pei
ping that an attempt to attack
Formosa will be an aggression.
And, he further warned, it
would be followed in accord
ance with our strategic needs
by a counteroffensive, either
in the form of destructive air
attacks on military targets on
the mainland or by Nationalist
forces landing at a propitious
moment on the China coast.
Red boasts of hundreds Of
divisions totaling more than 3
million men are impressive to
the layman but not to the mil
itary. Communications in
China are limited and could be
further curtailed by air at
tacks.
A minor Red aggression with
only the forces concentrated at
present facing Quemoy and
Matsu is unlikely to succeed.
The Nationalists are well pre-
pared to deal with such an at
tack without support of the
7th Fleet. There are some
10000 troops on the two is
lands, which are ready to meet
a Red onslaught. Their COM
manders are far more compe-
tent than those who fought the
Reds on the mainland, the