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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Sove on Infants Wear

Were Now
40 TsopieoI Weisht
SIeepers, soft postels;
sizes and 4 l.8o 100
so NyIon Topper Sets,
boys ond girls styles,
pIostic-iined ponty Moize
and mint in sizes medium,
large and extra Jorge 500 z.ss
IS kyIon Rompers, one
piece. moisture resistont
points. White with mint
or maize trim 800 100
10 Midsie Dresses, hond-
mode in the Philippines.
Postel in botiste and cot 1870 Csc
ton broodeIoth -----~ $50 Las
8 Long Wrapper and
Wrapper Sets, Ioce wool 1895 to 2.se
knit, made in England 1926 to 500
II Beer Hugs" cuddly 800 TO
wool toys 5.eo l.o9
Crib, woxed birch fin
ish, double drop side,
scored -------- 1915 zz.ss
W9L-Nursery Corner, 4th Floor
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japanese Snow Balls
- z for 400

ZOO Joponese snow boIls, ready to burst
into bloom. IVA to 4 feet in height.
WGl-Green House. Chevy Chase;
0orden Shop. Alexandria
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Big Values in Notions
Save on
Mojor Appliances

z Regime Electric Brooms,
floor model, Pleose odd
z v % excise tox
! Geperai Floor PoIishe',
floor model. Please odd
z " % excise tax
I Leunder King Aport-
ment Washer, wrinoer,
floor model; damaged
WGL-Applionce Center,
End Floor. North Building
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EXCEPTIONAL VALUES-k0T REMNANTS
Save on Dimity BIouses

Save on Dinity BIouses
regularly 3.99
500 sleeveless printed dimity blouses. con-
vertible neekIines. White with pink, blue,
maize or brown. Sizes 10 to Is.
WGL--Bouses LIST Floor
Save Over II on Women's
Famous Name Shoes
We're 895 to 1925 ~ wv
3S5 pair casual shoes, crepe sole, ties,
sobots, pumps, flat heeled moeeasins. Red,
navy. cream. ton, block. Wide range Of
sizes.
WGL-Shoe Scion, End Floor
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Dropery Volues

5 Pciv easement Dre-
peries, rose bouele. Iurex
threod. 90" long --
s Pair Modern Printed
Antique Setin, melon
ground, 90"
~ Pair Boueie Damosk
Dreperies. 90" long
emerald, gold, wine
7 Pair Windemere, blue
floral on cream, Y" long
8 Pair Printed Antique
Satin, 90"
II Poir Solid Toffete.
light green, hunter green,
yellow, 90" long
7Poir yellow Pin Stripe
PriseilIo. 90"
3 Pair Dark Green Dra-
peries. hunting scene
Z Pair Goid-eolor Tex
tuEed Droperies, 90"
WGL-Droperies. 7th Fix
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Save Generously on
Art Needlework

Were Now
Model Linen Luncheon
Cloth, cross stitch design;
eox8o" --- 5000 1878
! Model Linen Breakfast
Cloth, cross stitch design
in black ond red shades;
sex5o" ------- 100 e.ss
7 Model Cotton Kitchen
Towels, assorted designs 400 l.5o
8 Model Linen Hand
Pointed Guest Towels, os-
sorted designs --- 100 55e
Moonbeam Color Kits, ...
to be crocheted of gold
nnetollic thread and beods 795 3.e5
7 Model Linen Hand
EN- oideFed Guest
Towels, assorted designs $50 LIS
Model Chenille Hot,
navy with red trim - 1000 400
Model Chenille Bog,
black with jewel trim = 6.o5 2.e5
II Imported Strow Weste
Baskets, noturo color O0G 65e
with gay trim 1890 LIS Use
! Model Cotton Crib
Spread. Disney ehoroe-
tiers, pink 1000 $50
WGL-Art Needlework, 5th Floor
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Sove "a on Sportsweor

Were Now
IS elouses, nylon or roy
on, short sleeve, round
collars or clossic necklne.
White, black or navy. 1896
Sizes 81 to 38 7.eo 500
IS BIouses, nylon tricot,
docron or royon crepe.
Short sleeves, jewel, low
neckline or collar neck
line. Tucks and hand de-
toll on some styles. White,
pink, beige, navy ond $780,
black. Sizes 81 to IS 1895 $50
II Sweaters, oI-wooI,
short-sIeeve, pullon or
lon9-sleeve novelty COR
dieon with crested pocket.
White, green, navy, red $3.50
ond block Sizes "a to 40 1885 $50
10 Skirts, wool fonnel,
slim or flare lines, self
belt, set-n pocket. Pink,
beige and shrimp. Sizes 1895 70
10 to le---------- 1895 100
10 dresses, cotton or
royon with the look Of
linen. Classic style,
square neck. Pink, blue 1926 to
and eroy. Sizes 10 to l6 $500 $500
~ Dresses. short-sIeeve
classic style, button
front, sheoth skirt with
contrasting buttons and
handkerchief White,
maize, oquo and beige.
Sizes II to 2O----- 22o5 800
WGL-Spoftsweor 3rd Floor
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year by the party's national
committee. Dan M. Chichester
of Stafford County is chairman
of ARRANGEMENTS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-28
Wall Storage Cabinets
Greatly Reduced

9 EnomeIed Wall Storage cobinets, white,
1919, regularly 1926 --- $50
White enameIed wolI storage cabinets.
discontinued models:
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Candy Weekend Special
Regularly 1.2O OK

Delicious chocolate covered honey comb
sponge. For snoeks. parties or between-meoI
nibbles.
WGL-Condy, lst Floor
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WGL-Loroe Housewares. End Floor North Building
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Important Servings on
BroodIoonn Carpet

800 square yards rayon carpet, tone-en.
tone leof pattern:
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Were Now
Is Junior Miss FormaIs,
long and bollerino length
Nylon nets, embroidered
nylon, toffeto and eys-
toilette. Mostly posteIs. 2500to 500
Sizes to 5 - IS. 90 10 90
100 Junior Miss Skirts,
woods, toffetos, veve- 3d.
teens and royon. Slim
and full styles. Good
color assortment, sizes 5.e5to ZOO
to IS ------------ l2.e5 to 400
100 Junior Miss BIouses.
ol-woo jersey, dressy
and casual styles in cot
ton and silk, white, COL 5000 100
ors, prints; sizes 7 to IS 799, 70 ZOO
W6L-Junior Miss Apparel, 4th Floor
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we IA to ~ and more on
Sove on Stationery

Were n
200 Boxes Stationery, as
sorted colors ond sizes,
special purchase group LOO
s FabrieoIor Sets. COM
plete with paint and stem
ellis 300 1
s Penny Wesebaskets us l.
IS Tile Peint Sets with
points and brushes $50 /
s Tile Trivets, block netoI 200
WGl-Stotioney, lst Floor
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Mems Imported
British Shoes
Were 1925 and 2O.95 Ss69

$50 pair Ieother lined, custom detailed
British-mede shoes. Leothers include
shell eordovon and fine willow Golf. Wino
tip, straisht tip and plain toe styles Not
every style in every size. See chart for
sizes.
Width. 9 "a Ia 9 TO- III Tl2IIs
"A [ TN2TiI
81 q 81 81 81 81 a II so
Al 2Ilo 81 81 ii 5T1I3Ta
c A2I q 5i5ITA Isl Ia
i 7 4I3I5 So III lIn4
ELlll u II u 3I22L I
W6l-Men's Shoes. End Floor
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nibbIes.
WGL-Condy lst Floor
Save on Picnic Items
80 Aladdin picnic kits. equipped with quart
bottle and sandwich box. Special - $50
"a Picnic GriIIs, S-lOO Regularly 1925,
6.e5
WGl-Housewores, lst Floor, North Building
-. also Chevy Chose and Alexandria
InfIotobIe Woding Pools
70 three ring Bifnor pools. 54", we're
II three ring BiInor pools, co., we're
1926 -.~------... ......- 7.45
10 KoroseoI Pools, TO-, were l4.95- -7.45
WGL-<Toy Store. 9th Floor
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Irresulors Of Granite NyIons
If perfect los pair 88e poirs $50
z4oo Po esuos Of Granite nyon hose Both sheers and
business sheers Popooned lengths sprinc shades,
W6L-Hoier lst
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Women's Dresses
Reduced
We're $500 to 1925 .UV

so spring dresses for street and afternoon
wear. Royen and oeetate crepe and wool
blends. Black and spring shades. Holt
sizes lzh to 22h. Reeular sizes 50
TO 81.
WGL-Women's Dresses, 3rd Floor
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WGL-Men's Shoes, End Floor
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Save on
Junior Miss Dresses
to $500 O o.

100 Junior miss dresses. royon prints,
saffetas, light weight woods; eesuoI and
dressy styles. Dark and posteI eoIors.
Sizes 7 to IS.
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Wsk-AppIionee Center, End FIoop. North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

Washington leaders in many
fields have expressed their ap-
prevail and support of the Christ
mas Pageant of Peace, pageant
officials said today.
/ These are samplings from let
tiers received by the pageant:
Washington has become the
crossroads of the world and now
the residents of the District of
Columbia have an unusual OPP
portunity to send forth an I'M
official message of peace that can
readily reach all corners Of the
world. Samuel Spencer. presi-
dent of the Board of Commits
sioners.
From the outstanding success
achieved by the Christmas Pa
geant of Peace last year. We must
assume that this was the type
of event needed to bring about a
feeling of mutual understanding
and unity among the people liV-
ing within our Metropolitan
Area. Chief of Police Robert
V. Murray.
This fine example of Coop
Grafton and brotherlineSs set by
the Pageant is worthy of emu
lation by everyone. if we hope
to enjoy a world of peace and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Pageant Of Peace Gets
Approval of Leaders

happiness" - c. Herbert Mar.
shall. president of the Fedora
Ition of Civic Associations.
"Washington's Christmas Pag.
cant of Peace is the gathered
strength of each American who
wants the whole world to recog-
nize the total thinking of Amer
leans about his fellow men,
The Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke
Catholic University.
/ The Pageant of Peace exem-
/ plifies the spiritual quality Of
life so essential in America to-
day" - Margaret E. Cragg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Conditions Worse
In German Prisons

BONN, Germany, Dec. IA up.
West German Socialists say
conditions have worsened for 49,
900 political prisoners in East
German concentration camps.
The Socialists. who have good
contacts in the Soviet zone, re-
port hunger is prevalent because
the prisoners have not been
allowed to receive food parcels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Registrars Elect Common

Joseph G. Conner, registrar Of
the College of Arts and Sciences
at Georgetown University. has
been elected president of the
Middle States Association of Col
legiate Registrars and Officers of
Admission to serve for a one
year term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Teachers Seek Ruise

MEXICO CITY, Dec. IA R.-
Grade school teachers here are
asking a so per cent increase in
salaries to Offset the spiraling
cost of living. The present pay
varies, but averages less than
/ 900 pesos $500 a month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14
Nantucket Liehtship
Will Shift Position

The Nantucket Shoals light
ship, one of q floating light
stations manned by the Coast
Guard in coastal waters. will
move it's location eight miles in
January.
The lightship, located due
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

| Washington and Montgomery
County Girl Scouts.
Peace belongs to everybody
and it is fitting that the Pageant
of Peace program is designed to
attract everybody, young and old
alike truly a rich and SYM
bolic program."-Delmar H. Will
son. National Capital Area Boy
Scouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

south of Nantucket Island on
the eastern approach to New
York, is moving to escape cross.
currents which prevail at its
present anchorage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-14

since August and that there has
been an increase in diseases,
particularly tuberculosis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27

them and both were charged
with disorderly conduct. They
were released under $40 bond
pending q September ! court APP
lpearance.
Mrs. Quigley. mother Of four
children. said the workers should
end the strike because their chill
Idren need milk.
Mr.. Prete walked up to Mrs.
Quigley and her companion with
Ia carton Of milk and offered it
to them. Mrs. QuigIey showed
the milk back at Mr.. Prete and
they grappled.
Mr.. Prete said she tore on his
shirt and scratched his shoulder.
TT took two cops to pull me
|off him." said the 126-pound
Mrs. Quigley. tits q good thing
they did or. so help me-. / would
have scratched his eyes out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27
|Unionist Faces Divorce
Unless He HoIts Strike

against Andrew Quigley, 80. q
steward in the union.
Company and union repre-
sentatives were to meet with q
Federal mediator today to seek
% settlement Of the dispute.
Mrs. Quigley's lockout against
Andrew began Tuesday because.
she explained. HE and q bunch
of other smart union officials
went around and called the men
OF the job while they still had
"a contract and while negotia-
lions for a new contract were
going on
In ali. 426 employees are on
strike, which started two weeks
ago.
Mrs. Quigley and the wife OF
another striker went to the
picketed plant yesterday to plead
that the men return to work.
While there she tangled with
Nicholas Prete, president of the
union local. Police separated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27

CHICAGO. Aug. ~ R.-Mili-
ltant Esther Quigley. who ran
Iafoul Of the law while fighting
ta strike called by her union
loficial husband. is resting her
case.
The 35-year-old housewife said
today she plans no further effort
to end the walkout Of Local 1914.
ICIO United Auto Workers.
against the Harrison Sheet Metal
Co.
awe done all can do" she
said in an interview. I'm
through. My husband, who is
partially to blame for more than
400 men being out of work, is
locked out of the house now.
And, If those men aren't back
on the job Monday, he'll stay
out for good"
BY this, she said. she means
shell institute divorce action
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27

You only live once, SO see this
lovely brick home in a fabulous
neighborhood where you and
your family can really begin to
enjoy living. Come out today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27

See why your house buying
dollar goes farther in NARROW
and Hillcrest Heights than
anywhere in this or any other
area. Open and furnished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-27
DIRECTIONS

Drive over South Capitol Stree, Bridge 10 Sui.and
Parkway, left on Suiiland Parkway 10 Bransh
Avenue, right on Broneh Avenue 10 first stop
light turn right on colebrook Drive 10 24,h Ave-.
lett 10 ksnton ST., RICH. TO 23rd Ave-, left 10
model home.
OUT PsnnsyIvania Avenue Southeast 10 Branch
Avenue, turn right on Broneh Avenue and con.
tinvs 10 colshrook Drive. right on colsbrook and
follow Sidney Msnsh signs as above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c. 80 A-19
TUESDAY. DECEMBER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
|MaiIers Join
Detroit Strike

DETROIT. Dec. 20 tP.-A Sec
ond union. the mailers, now has
called a strike against Detroit's
three metropolitan newspapers
and Joined stereotypers on picket
lines which have kept the dailles
shut down the last 20 days.
The mailers, a branch OF
the international Typographical
Union, voted to go on strike OH
Icially last night. They an
Inounced the vote was 354 to IL,
and said the action came "be-
cause Of several long standing
and unresolved grievances on
which the publishers refused to
deal with us fairly"
The publishers said: I'VE have
not been notified of the strike
issues upon which the mailers
base their abrupt action"
The morning Free Press and
Afternoon News and Times were
shut down December l when
lstereotypers walked out after
expiration of their contract.
Contracts with the mailers and
six other unions have expired,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
NASD Seeks to Retain
Small Issue Exemption

Inc. who have been in the service
of the company since last May
81, President G. B. Burrus an
Inounced.
Recipients do not include the
management. About 1,750 EN-.
ployes in this area are bene.
flied.
The Laundry-Dry Cleaning AS
ISOLATION of the District and the
Linen Supply Institute of Great
er Washington Joined in their
first annual luncheon at the Co.
lumbia Country Club today.
Henry j. Kaufman & Associ-
Iates, Washington advertising
agency, will hold a Christmas
|dinner-dance for staff members
and their families tonight at the
Woodmont Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
CHICAGOLIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Dec 90 H7-- rUsDA)---
Salable hogs II 900; market SLOW. un-
even. generally $3.50 lower on butch
ers: sows steady to mostly % lower.
closing fully 25 lower; bulk mixed grade
lots No. / to IS 10000 Id butchers
IL o0-1175: few No. IS around go ID
closing at 10 rs; few hundred head
mostly No. and IS I90-210 ID selected
early at l2.00-12 25: top 1925 with %
head lot No is at 1850; most No. z. and
IS 230-25O Id l0.00-11 90: 260-320 ID.
g.25-10. 90; most sows 100000 ID. S.25-
Q 25; few lighter weights to $50; some
salabie cattle 1900: salable calves
300. extremely slow. with bulk fed
steers and yearlings still to self few
sales steers and yearlings weak to 80
lower than Monday: heifers steady to
20 lower; cows fully steady: choice and
prime steers and yearlings 19.O0-23 90;
few loads high prime 900 ,03l ID steer
yearlings 10 .00-23 90: few loads high
prime l.000-l ,031 Id. steer yearlinRs
"a 90 GOOD to low cchoice steers 1900
1900; most sales choice and prime
heifers 10 00-21 SO: load prime around
$50 ID. 1,s5; good to low choice heif.
ers 15.00-1S50; utility ard commercial
cows 10.00-1l 90; Gamers and cutters
SO0-l0.25; utility and commercial bulls
1300-1525; good to prime veaiers
20O0-26.00; Gull and commercial grades
l0.00-19 100: good and choice 100000
lb stockeTs and feeders 16,00-l9.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

las well as that with the stereo-
typers.
The Transfers Union, which
represents truck drivers, has au-
thorized its members to strike
If and when they wish. The
plate and paper handlers have
asked their international fol-
strike sanction.
The publishers held two bar
gaining sessions yesterday with
the Pressmen's Union and sched-
uled another for 3 pm. today,
1t also met yesterday with the
teamsters. No report was made
on any of the meetings.
No date has been set for a re-
sumption of negotiations with
the striking stereotypers, who
have made the publishers a
counter offer to a reported offer
of So so more a week. The base
wage rate of the stereotypers
under their old contract was
5000 hourly on daytime shifts
and 1888 at night. Pay scales
for the mailers could not be
learned Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20


The Ford Foundation plans to
sell nearly Z million shares OF
stock it now holds in the. motor
company. started in 1908 when
the late Henry Ford and a group
Of partners pooled $4,000.
Details Not Disclosed
No details of the stock plan
were disclosed by Ford officials
in announcing yesterday that
the registration statement would
be filed tomorrow.
1t was indicated. however. that
the foundation would put up for
sale about Is per cent Of its ap-
Iproximately so million shares OF
stock.
Created in the mid-1930s by
Henry Ford, the foundation holds
about SO per cent of the COM
Ipany's nonvoting stock.
All voting stock is owned by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

the Ford family, but presum-
ably all foundation stock is to
be given voting rights to make
ut eligible for trading on the
New York Stock Exchange.
Heretofore no Ford stock has
been traded publicly and the
disclosure of details of its earn
ings were not required.
Estimate of Value Varies
Value of shares held by the
foundtion has been variously
estimated at from 5000 apiece
upward. 1t has been reported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Custom Tailors, Designers
Elect New Officers

A. G Bachelor of Cheverly,
Md, has been elected president
of the District Group of the Gus
tom Tailors and Designers Asso-
citation of America. He succeeds
Robert Stein.
H. Glycofrides was elected vice
president and Mr.. Stein was
named secretary. Guy SesSo will
serve as treasurer and Albert
Kassan will be chairman of the
Practical Work Sessions.
Mr.. Stein reported work will
begin soon on design and pro-
duction of a special garment to
be displayed at the annual con-
vention of the association In
Toronto, Canada, in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
4th Food Lane Market
Planned for ID. c. Area

The Washington areas fourth
Food Lane supermarket will
open in the Seven Corners Shop
ping Center in Fairfax County
early in 1857.
This was announced yester-
day by Myer B. Marcus, execu-
tive vice president Of Food Fair
Stores, Inc, Of Philadelphia,
which operates Food Lanes in
this area. The new market will
have $4,000 square feet of space
and parking for more than 1000
cars,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

company has been held exclu.
|sively by the Ford family, the
foundtion and a relatively small
number of key executives In the
auto firm.
The foundation announced
only last week that it was Civ
ing a half billion dollars to hos
pitfalls and colleges throughout
the country. 1t has made many
multimillion dollar grants over
the years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

in some quarters that the stock
will be split to bring the price
down with Is or 20 shares being
issued for each one now out
standing.
Ford and foundation executives
have suggested they want 1.-THE
greatest possible distribution"
The elder Henry Ford bought
out all of his original partners
in 1919, and since forming of
the foundation. stock in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20

District voter registration IL
under way. Have you quail
fled. to vote in the elections
May 1? Registration head
quarters are on the ground
floor of the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Ford Motors to Reveal
Lonq-Secret Finance Doto

DETROIT Dec 20 Q1 Profits dividends sales and other
heretofore guarded secrets of the Ford Motor Co. will be dis
closed tomorrow.
The disclosure will come in registration statement covering
the projected sale of of Fords The will
be filed at 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Washington Gas Sales
Hold Record Levels

Sales of Washington Gas Light
Co. in November and II months
of this year set new all-time
records for those periods. the
company reported today.
November sales expanded sea-
sonally to 30,150.679 therms
from 16,274,793 in the previous
month and were 3 per cent
ahead of 29.281,762 therms in
November last year.
Sales for II months of this
year totaled 278.730.883 therms
an increase of 8 per cent from
255,705,982 in the same period
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Firemen's Insurance Co.
Votes 234th Dividend

Directors of the Firemen's In
surarice Co. of Washington and
Georgetown today declared the
234th semiannual dividend of 4
per cent, or 80 cents a share. on
capital stock. President Albert
w. Howard announced.
The dividend will be payable
January 3 to stockholders of rec
ord December %.
The annual stockholders meet
ing on January 2 will be followed
by an organizational meeting OF
the board on the following day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-20
Peoples Drug Distributes
Profit Sharing Bonus

A prof1t-sharing bonus aggre-
eating around $125.000 will be
distributed to some $500 en-
ployes of Peoples Drug Stores.