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10 hIEES
Attractive modern rambler fbrick and
stucco). Living room l5x2S with
fireplace, dining room, . bedrooms.
kitchen. utility room. full bath, oil !.
hot-water heat. barn. other build
ings, streams; near Sugar Loaf
Mt. OH hard road. S17,5oO.
20 ACRES
SIocK tarm---. rooms. 3 bedrooms:
newly modernized farm house with
fireplace. oil hot-water heat, barn,
usual outbuildinss . streams. In
Poolesville area within easy COM
muttng distance OF Washington, Lo-
Gated on hard road. S22, 500 terms.
232 ACRES
l6-cow WaShington-type dairy barn,
S-room modern farm house: usual
outbuildings, 2 streams, pond; l.
mile frontage on hard road.
$4,000 terms).
400 ACRES
Stock or dairy farm, modern country
home-Produetive soil, plenty Off
water: near Sugar Loaf Mt. 500, 900.
For further particulars of this and
other properties. contact l.. A.
Abercrombie, Poolesville 1891. >
RANDALL II. HAGNFR g. CO, INC.
1921 Conn Ave DE 1-3l3VO
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S45.O00

Ewes AND SUNDAY CALL
Mr.. TYLER, LENAH. VA. 5-2s1a
George Mason Green Co.
Realtors /: A.tAon
UPPER MONT. CO., MD.
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so ACRES
Part cleared. part wooded. on nacad-
am road 20 miles from Washington
D. c. Springs and spring streams
Large S-room Victorian frame resi-
dence. needs redecoratins and
modernizing: lovely setting. with
large shade trees, IA box stall horse
barn right in. the Fairfax Hunt
is 100000. Price S26,500 with
very substantial cash.
$50 acres, a real cattle farm. old
time house with s rooms, . tenant
houses and barn, good road. 65
miles from, WashinEton. D, c. Nicely
watered by springs and sprng
streams. Price S3a,n0d
H. B. MITCHELL
Herndon. Va Phone 13h
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236-AcRE DAIRY FARM. 4-bedroom
modern home; as acres in meadow.
8 acres woods, balance under. best
state OF cultivation.
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|200-ACRE STOCK FARM; close In:
all modern, many outbuiidinRS with
tenant house, all In new condition;
fenced and cross fenced.
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VA. FARMS-262 acres. on hard-sur-.
race road. ii miles from Charlottes.
vile; q open, in permanent pasture
and cultivation. Dwelling q rooms,
bath, tenant house, good barns. well
fenced and watered; $50, 900.
zoo acres, all in young pine. well 10.
Gated. Dwelling . rooms, brick and
frame. Splendid investments S12.500,
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70 a. mod. 7-rm. house, bath. new
furnace. o;h.a. heat, recently paint
ed, splendid barn. silo. lge chicken
house. streams. cattle-ienced, pvt.
driveway, on State rd.. 80 mis-
D. c.; S22 600 $4,000 cash.
running water; also 7-rm. house In
need OF repair; cattle barn. 10 q.
timber. stream; "a mile rd. frontage;
nr. interchange OF dual hwy, 26
mis-. D. c.; SIG, 700; 5000 cash.
15l a., Potomac. hunt area; mod.
streams. Z mis-. Rockville; S4s, 900.
CHARLES H. JAMISoN, BROKER.
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o? ACRES; stone house, all modern
hardwood floors, oil heat. build
mss need some repair, tenant house.
good fencing, large stream, q show,
place.
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HICKMAN-CUSHMAN; ONCE mile
NJ Of Rockville on Route ?4e.' Po.
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BUSINESS PROP. FOR SALE

10000 SO. FIT. Of unimproved prop
erty. zoned industrial. on well-lo-
Gated Alexandria corner. Convenient
to U. 8. and Southern Railroad
Priced, $4,000. KASS BERGER
TNC EN- 3-R100
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OFFICES 6 STUDIOS FOR RENT

OFFICE tor lawyer In Washington
building suite: secretarial services
included. Reasonable. Box I72-S.
LAWYER. accountant. mfgr. repr.
and etc. to rent large ONCE in down.
town LAWYERS suite. ST. 3-606j.
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INVESTMENT PROP. FOR SALE

From OWNER-16-unit apt bldg.
downtown. near Massachusetts, ave
and 18th st. NV. all flreproof, gooc
rental section; 13 three-room apis
and 3 for-room aptS.: about S 5,00t
annual rental: will sell less than {
times rent; bargain at SS9,500
Must SELL leaving town. Call MR.
PRICE, Ii. T-092I or 10. S-6005
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FARMS tcont.,

Mr.. BUCKEYSTOWN, Frederick Co
III acres. improved with 5-rm.
house, several outbldgs.; Sl5,750.
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DESIRABLE SCOTT. FRONTAGE, or
No. / hwy. 90 mi. from D. c., in
fast-growing commercial sections
22s acres; ideal for motel. service
station. etc: city water. low taxes
ARROW REALTY, Dunfries. Va
Trojan 5-404O. IL
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
Buys River Bend
For Bows Camp

WEST GLACIER-The 311-acre Ri,
yer Bend ranch owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Vessels has been sold to
C. Wells Nelson, southern Idaho
resident.
The ranch with its main lodge,
caretaker's residence, and four cab
ms, is to become a boys camp.
The property is on the Flathead
rivers Middle Fork, and looks into
Glacier National Park and the Nc
Donald lake area.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
PoIIyonno Gu b
To Fold Bunduues
bv Pollvanna club

CANYON VIEW-Pollyanna club
will meet Oct. 20 at 2 p. m. Work
for the day will be folding cancer
bandages. Mrs. Don Green or Mrs.
W. A. Stocklin will bring out the
gauze and filling. There's a real
need for white cl0th-old sheets, pill
low cases and others, and old white
or light colored shirts for bed shirts.
We hope to have a good turnout and
put in a busy afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Fauske. ST..
left Friday for a visit with relatives
in Great Falls. They plan to be gone
two or three weeks.
Mrs. Bud Fishel fell and sustained
a broken arm, Friday. The break
was below the elbow and the bone
Slivered. 1t was bad break so the
doctor at Kalispen sent her to a
specialist in Missoula. Raymond and
JoAnn Barnes took her down, Sum
day. She will be down there ten
days.
Mrs. Stanley Nero had an opera
ti0n performed on her foot Saturday,
to correct a foot condition she has
had for a long time The Barnes
seem to be having lots of medical
attention.
Albert Tillitson is now employed
at the Eureka lumber mill. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tillitson and family visited her
folks, the Lowitz family, Sunday.
There will be community card
party, Oct. 20, at p. m. at Mid
way hall. Everyone is urged to at
tend. Pinochle will be played and
if some of the kids come, there will
be bingo or canasta for them. Lad
les are asked to bring lunch. There
will be a charge to make money for
hall expense. This is the first card
party of the year at the hall and we
hope to see good crowd. Other will
follow if there is good turnout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Michels and
children attended the Saddle club
supper held at Mountain Trails club
house, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Scott, White
fish, were visitors at the Kenneth
Conn home, Thursday evening.
A birthday party was held for Ar
leen Conn in Whitefish at the Randall
home, Saturday evening. After OPP
ening her many nice gifts a dinner
was served. Sixteen girls were pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George O'Brien have
sold their farm and have moved to
a home they bought in Columbia
Falls.
Kenneth and Gordon Conn attend
ed father and son banquet, Friday
evening at the Cadillac dining room
in Whitefish. 1t was for the Babe
Ruth league baseball team. They
were awarded two trophies, one for
winning the conference and the other
for the round robin play off. The
trophies will be on display in the
new Whitefish high school.
Mrs. Olga Dunn has closed her
cafe at Bonnie View and she and
her daughter, Gretchen, have gone
to Ephrata, Wash, for the winter.
MI. anu MIS-. JOIlu lOIIlUIllk lclL
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Swisher
to go to Iowa and Illinois, Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nelson and
son, Christ, of Great Falls, arrived
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Rasmussen, Wednesday
and left again for Missoula for the
homecoming at the university, Fri
day.
There was a community dinner at
Midway hall, Sunday evening. Mr..
Croskrey of Kalispell showed some
very interesting pictures of his trip
to Alaska a year ago.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14

of the leaders project meeting held
in August. Plans were made to at
tend the joint meeting of saltwater
and Spring Creek clubs when they
meet Oct. Is at the Saltwater Grange
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warkins
and Mrs. j. P. Hutton returned from
Spokane, where they spent the first
part of the week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Street spent Sum
day at Libby visiting at the Morris
Kair home. While there, they went
through the Zonolite mine.
Potato harvest is in full swing in
this community.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
E|oine Smith to Wed
Roy CoUnfrynun Jr.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Smith announce
the coming marriage of their daugh-
ter, Elaine Patricia to Roy C. Coun-
tryman, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Countryman, ST., Half Moon.
The wedding is to take place
Oct. II at 8 p. m. at Our Savior's
Lutheran church with the Rev. C. M.
Rasmussen officiating.
Miss Smith is a 1855 graduate of
Columbia Falls high school, and had
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
Sponsoring Tour
Of Beef Feeding

KALISPELL-The increasing num-
Der of cattle feeding projects and
the intense interest in this growing
industry has prompted the agricul-
ture committee of the Kaispell
Chamber of Commerce to sponsor
another beef cattle tour in conjunc-
ton with the Flathead County ex-
tension service. This tour will be
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14

ent
Members held elections for the
new year, which started Oct. l. Of
ficers are Phillip Stevenson, presi-
dent; Carol Ambrogini, vice presi-
dent; Jewel Ambrogini, secretary.
treasurer and James Ambrogini, re-
porter.
Club goals chosen are to have the
parents attend two meetings, and
to collect clothes for Shodair Hospi.
tai. Five members are going to have
a pen pal.
Next meeting will be Nov. 4 at !
q M
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14

worked at the Hobby Nobby. Coun-
tryman is a 1948 graduate of Col
umbia Falls high school, and is en-
ployed by the Texac0 Products bulk
station in Whitefish. The couple will
make their home in Whitefish.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
Pine Needle Ladies
Meet at TrunkIes
bv Mrs. Militant Trewnek

PINE GROVE-The Pine Needle
Home Demonstration club met for
its regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. George frankie. Nine MEM
bers and one guest, Mrs. Donald
frankie and daughter, bonita, of
Kalispell, were present. A discuss
ion and review of the past two years
home demonstration work was Civ
en- Mrs. Paul Gibbs gave a report
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
Civil Service Meeting

WEST GLACIER-Fred Bussey,
Glacier National Parks administra
tive officer in charge of the clerical
division, and Mrs. Ethel Meinzer
personnel officer, attended Helena
meeting Monday called by the It'll
Civil Service division office at Sc
attic.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14

started at 1920 a. m, Oct. 10, with
the starting place to be announced
at a later date. Paul circuit, live
stock specialist from Montana State
college will be on hand.
Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-10-14
Essex 4-H Club
Elects Officers

by James Ambrogini. reporter
ESSEX-The Essex Hillbillys All
club met, Oct. with one leader,
five members and two visitors pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

Securities and Exchange Commits
sion-and provided Mr.. Avery ap-
pears for questioning about his
charges against Mr.. Wolfson.
There is no such mystery about
Mr.. Avery's strength. He was
brought in in 1881 by a desperate
ownership. and has never had seri-
Gus opposition until now. Mr.. Avery
is reported to be lining up banks.
corporations and other large Ward
stockholders on his side.
One question persists-whethe
Mr.. Wolfson has bought Options"
for stock purchases. This would
work this way: He would offer
fraction Of the stocks value, say IS.
for the right to buy the stock at any
time up to a certain date (say April
%, the day after the election). If
he didn't exercise the ,option-which
he wouldn't intend to do-the owner
would keep his stock and Mr.. Wolf
sons S.. In return for such an
option. the owner would agree to
give his proxy to Mr.. Wolfson.
Mr.. WolfSon denies adopting this
strategem, although he says he does
use the ethical practice of buying
stock outright with proxies on"
This has enabled him to continue
purchasing stock past the March Is
deadline, while assuring himself of
the support of the stakeholder of
record.
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Avery-WoIfson Fight for Wards
Tops Years Financial Bottles .~'

that 1880 union-held shares Of
Ward common would be voted for
the Avery slate on April AZ. 1t
looked suspiciously like . deal. and
even one of Mr.. Avery,s ofiicial
spokesman last week labeled the
Ward chairman's action as impos-
sible to defend in the light Of earlier
statements.
Varying Opinions
What do the experts and semi
experts say about the two men?
One semipro market player said
he was worried that Mr.. Wolfson
was getting "overextended," and
said he would incline toward Mr..
Avery for security Of investment.
A Washington broker looks at 1t
this way: EFF I were o stakeholder
I'd vote for Wolfson on the theory
that he would increase the value
of my stock. Then I'd sell out. But
not being Q stockholder, I'm for
Avery on the theory that he win
retire soon and be succeeded by
better management"
On the other hand. Forbes Maya
zine, q respected business and
financial journal. recommends q
vote for Mr.. Wolfson: '"The stock
holders on both Q short-term
and long-term basis, are more apt
to fare far better from q change Of
management,"
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Background and Comment

There is little doubt that Wards
sales would have grown had the
company expanded in step with
Sears Roebuck's. But Mi. Avery
believes its expenses would have been
greater, too, and he sees little point
in selling for the sheer joy of selling.
He likes return on his money.
Although Sears and Wards are
not precisely parallel operations (the
former manufactures much more
than the latter. they are in direct
competition. So these comparisons
made at 12-year intervals during
MI. Avery's tenure-are valid:
. In 1881, Wards was doing only
$63 worth of business for every 500
done by Sears.
. IN 1913, Wards ratio had climbed
to $73 for every 500 at Sears.
Q In the fiscal year ended January
81, 1855, Wards sales totaled only
$50 for every $500 at Sears.
In the postwar period. while
Wards volume grew So per cent,
chargeable to some extent to infia-
ton, Sears mushroomed by 1876 per
cent.
Another point in Sears favor is
the better distribution of its retail
outlets. In the rich and populous
Washington area. Sears has three
large and one smaller retail stores,
plus catalog Office. Wards only
contacts with buyers in the. Metro
politan Area are two catalog offices
and small retail store in Alexandria.
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was boss. There is little doubt to-
day II Mr.. Avery's slate wins.
Mr.. Wolfson. on the other hand,
undoubtedly will head the familiar
group of Associates" which will pull
the strings by which hired profess
SIGNALS will move.
If Mr.. Avery should leave the
scene after winning the Highland
there has been no hint that he will
his present management group seems
well qualified to operate Wards.
Mr.. Avery's control today is so
tight that even his top assistants
cannot promote an employee over the
$10.000-a-year level without the
chairman's personal approval. In.
the final analysis, all but the most
trivial decisions are made by Mr..
Avery.
Mr.. Wolfson, on the other hand,
probably will have neither the time.
nor the inclination. nor the know
how to run Wards as single
handedly as Mr.. Avery, If he wins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10

"a new aforementioned stores in
his first year. probably completing
six or seven. He says he will MODERN
ize others and locate new outlets In
areas handy to the customers.
He promises, too, to display more
goods carrying Wards own label,
and, by controlling his own supplies
(e.g.. Devoe and Reynolds for paint.
Nesco for pots and pans can create
his own standard brands and offer
better merchandise cheaper. This
Is what Sears Roebuck does.
The Avery side of it is that the
present procedure is right. Wards
: could stock Devoe and Reynolds
paint now, one official said. but
does not because Devoe is not COM
petitive with other suppliers price,
wise. Wards owns three factories.
one of which makes some of the
paint Wards sells. but the company
does not contemplate further ar
rangements of this kind.
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Wards Asks Mr.. WoIfson

Q. Why were the profits Of all
major W0lfsOn controlled COM
panies OF last year more than
the profits Of Wards?
A. This is trick question de-
signed to mislead stockholders.
Capital Transit earnings went
down because Of o wage increase
not Offset by q fare increase.
Merritt Chapman and Scott last
year absorbed some non-recur-
rent expenses OF new subsidiaries,
but itself earned more than ever
before. New York Ship showed q
decrease because 1853 taxes were
deferred to 1854 (if taxes were
evened out. 1854 would have
shown an increase. Devoe &
Reynolds was under its old man
agement through most of fiscal
1854. Under our management,
earnings increased.
q. Do you consider It . wise
principle that personally -owned
companies Of an individual should
sell 70 publicly owned companies
controlled by the same individual,
or n the Ward policy Of prohib-
iting such purchases more In the
interests Of stockholders?
A. AL other things being equal,
I would rather do business with
friends. They have more consid-
Grafton for you. II they are COM
petitive in price and quality, ]
win buy from them.
@. Il II not true that the plant
Of Nesco--the only merchandising
plant operated by the Wolfson
interests closed for lack Of
business while Montgomery Ward
10 operating Mt . profit?
"A. Nesco shut down for retool-
ing, and has since reopened on
schedule. In the nature Of its
operations, . store like Wards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
Background and Comment

The Avery group has made a big
thing of Mr.. Wolfson's secret back
ers," even to suggesting indirectly
in letter to Senator j. William
Fulbright that there might be gang
sters among them. Mr.. Wolfson
says he hasn't any secret hackers,
illicit or otherwise.
Actually. a large block of Ward
stock supposedly in Mr.. Wolfson's
pocket is owned by unnamed per-
sons. In his official proxy statement.
Mr.. Wolfson accounts for 301, 900
shares, but he claims hard core Of
more than million shares" Who
are the other 699, 000-plus owned by?
Mr.. Wolfson says he will not tell.
except in reply to q demand by the
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Background and Comment

In his proxy statement, Mr.. Avery
is listed as beneficial owner of 63,-
566 shares of common and 200
shares of Glass A stock in Mont
gomery Ward & Co. With personal
ownership of approximately per
cent of the company's common
stock. he is the biggest single share
holder, individual or corporate. His
children own an additional 10000
shares, more or less.
The bulk of Mr.. Avery's holdings
in Ward were acquired in the de-
preston at low prices. He has
bought no stock in the last nine
years. At present market value. his
holdings are worth almost exactly IS
million.
Mr.. Wolfson's beneficial owner
ship Of 47.000 shares makes him
smaller stakeholder than Mr.. Avery.
but represents much larger in
vestment. Where Mr.. Avery bought
some of his stock as low as 8, Mr..
Wolfson acquired his at prices be-
tween 60 and rs. His personal in
vestment Of capital, in order to stage
the proxy fight. therefore must have
involved around So million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
3. Sales

Why hos Words soIes volume in.
creased at q slower rate than
Seors, Roebuek's in the years Of
Mr.. Avery's tenure?
AVERY SAYS: "seors Roebuek is q very ex.
eellent company. and | olwoys assume they
have good reasons for doing whot they do.
But Words policy Of oyoidine debt ond
large eopitsI investment during wortme and
excess profits tox periods, ond competing
with the Government for nionpower end
moteriol, hos in my view been the best FOR
Wards under the circumstances thot have
prevoiIed OF Words.
During the period that followed the war,
Wards eorned neory $500 million. which is
at rote three times comparable period
before the war. The dividend rote hos been
increased from 81 to 81 and over $500 mil
lion hos been set aside in reserve for future
growth"
WoLFSoN SAYS: Wards soles have de.
creased S285 million in the Lost five yeors,
while Seors' have increased $407 million. I
believe there ore several reosons-one Of
them. doom and gloom in the minds OF Mr..
Avery and his directors. Thots one Of the
reasons for sales being reduced and earnings
and dividends beins@iow.
Another reason is thot Montgomery
Word hos only about Il or conditioned
stores out Of 568 total. Customers don't
wont TO come in and trode there when they
could wolk up the street to modern store
with the some type Of merchandise and
usuoly the some prices. Il oil boils down to
Montgomery Words baekwordness."
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Background and Comment

It has been widely reported that
Mr.. Avery is betting on depres-
sion" He denies this. His explana-
ton for seeking away a 1927 mil
lion surplus Is that the time is not
ripe for . big building program.
Some Wolfson spokesman say it's
insane to wait for building costs
to drop from the present $14 q
square foot to 50. The Avery side
denies waiting for So construction.
Rather, what the management
avowedly wants is a plateau period,
when costs have stopped climbing.
Much Of Wards reluctance to
expand stems from the feeling that
makes a burnt child avoid a fire.
When Mr.. Avery took over in 1881,
Wards was lettering on the brink
after one of the biggest and craziest
expansions in history. Stores were
being opened at the rate Of one or
two day, many in impossible loca-
tons, many under Enthusiastically
long-tern leases. Some Of the
leases Cthe 25-year ones) have
only recently expired.
A. long - Mr.. Avery II In the
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Background and Comment

Mr.. Avery's plans boil down to
continuation Of the status quo. Mr..
Wolfson's are more elaborate, to the
definite tune of $76 million.
But the big question Is what about
all Of Wards readily available sur
plus, which on January 81 stood at
500, 029,279 in cash and 1904, 1876. 400
in negotiable Government securities?
If Mr.. Wolfson wins. will this melon
be cut?
This is an important question. be-
cause even with Mr.. Wolfson's S76
million for expansion deducted, the
melon would amount to nearly $40
in cash for every share Of stock out
standing. Mr.. Wolfson and his as
sociates could move in and, by cut
ting the melon, Immediately deal
themselves something like $12 mil.
lion.
Mr.. Wolfson has said, however.
that he believes In declaring divi.
dends In nonregulated corporation
only out Of current earnings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-10
5. Bockers

Neither Of you has enough personal
money to control Wards. Who
ore your financial boekers?
AVERY SAYS: my finoneioI boekers at
Words hove always been the stockholders
themselves. There ore absolutely none Of
those hidden groups in connection with
Montgomery Word directors"
WoLFSoN SAYS: "As for our finoneiol
boekes-rd rother use the term followers
and supporters-in our Wolfson- Montgomery
Word mailing we showed obout 50 people
on our committee. And have number Of
followers around the eountry-iust averose
people in oil wolks Of life. have no
definite group Of followers other thon my
own fomily and my close ossocietes."