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Evening star., 1955-09-02
BY CASPAR NAMES
Star stan Correspondent

FOREST HILLS, N. Y. Sept.
l2-Washington-area players In
the 1855 National tennis cham
pionship singles tournaments will
be among those swinging into
action today on the West Side
Tenras Club courts here.
Most Of the men competitors
from the District win not play
until tomorrow.
But two Of the areas leading
women players will see action as
the blue ribbon event of the Ma
tons tennis opens. In one match
Mrs. Ann Gray, 1854 Middle At
Ilantic champion, opposes Car
men Lampe Of Forest Hills. Mar
jorie M. Norris, ranked fourth in
last years Middle Atlantic rat
ings, meets Mrs. Sylvia Simonin
of Philadelphia.
Trabert in Feature
The only Middle Atlantic play
Ter scheduled in the mems event
today is Dave Freishtat of Balti-
more. who faces William Cullen
Of Southport, Conn. Today's
feature match will pit Tony Ira
bert against Roger Becker, 2l-
year-old British Davis Cup hope
full.
Only one of Washington's
four entries in the senior divi-
sion, for men over Is, will be on
the grass courts today. Kahl K.
Spriggs of Bethesda has John
H. Gray, jr., Of Bronxville, N. Y,
as his opponent. Alex Keiles,
c. Alphonso Smith and Caspar
Names play tomorrow.
Tim Coss. Middle Atlantic
champion the last three years,
has a tough assignment tomor-
row, he encounters Ben Sobie-
raj Of Jacksonville, Fla, runner
up In the National Public Parks
Tennis championships this year.
Coss figures to win but he will
have to attend strictly to busi-
ness.
Probably the most difficult
and at the same time the most
exciting task is that facing Dom
aid Dell, 1888 National boys
champion and ranked sixth In
the Middle Atlantics. Don VIII
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Lane Takes Punishment
But Still BIomes UmDire

NEW YORK, Sept. @. d.
Frank Lane publicly apoiogized
for his vocal outburst against an
umpire during a game in Chi
cago last Tuesday. but the gen.
eral manager Of the White Sox
insisted the umpire was at fault.
Lane, who berated Umpire
Larry Napp before Will Har-
ridge, American League presi-
dent, in the seventh inning Of a
game between Chicago and Bos-
ton, was summoned to New York
yesterday, fined $500 and
ordered to apologize for what
Commissioner Ford Frick termed
"unbecoming conduct"
For conduct unbecoming a
baseball official and for using
violent profane language Frank
Lane is fined $500 payable to
this office by personal check
within five days. a statement
from Prick said. ut is understood
Lane will make q proper public
apology to Mr.. Harridge. the
American League and to the
Chicago fans"
The stormy Chicago official
readily apologized and then gave
his own explanation of what
happened.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
SENATORS HOPE TO SPOIL PLANS
Brosh 81 Could Spark
Bombers' FIoq Drive

be q tonic for the Yankees In
the final stages Of the season.
II he steers them into the World
Series, Billy will be a nom
combatant unless Army brass
decides he may delay his sched-
uled separation from the service
at Camp Carson, Colo. in early
October.
The Senators recent conduct
would indicate they're suscep-
tible to ir1spirational influences.
They've won only four of their
last nihe games, but each OF
their victories figured promi-
nently in the flag chase.
They dropped a pair at Kan
sas City. then bumped of the
White Sox in two of three
games, bowled over the Indians
in a double-header, then lost
two at Detroit. They've been
throwing their weight around
only against the pennant con-
tenders and there's no inclina-
ton by the Yankees to regard
them lightly.
The Yankees can't afford to
let up against any club, as their
As record in the West on their
last jaunt shows. For the first
time in Stengel's seven-year
reign as manager, the Yankees
displayed a deficit on Western
trips. winning 20 and losing "a
for the year.
The Senator's still can have a
key role in the pennant scram-
Bile. The Yankees have %
games left and six will be with
Washington.
Porterfield Faces Ford
Bob Porterfield, who has won
one Of three decisions with the
Yankees, will start today. He'll
be opposed by Whitley Ford, left
handler, who is trying for his
10th win. Ford owns two tri-
umphs over the Senators but in
his last start against them was
kayoed.
Manager Chuck Dresser, who
launched the season with a firm
conviction that lefthanders had
the best chance of stopping the
Yankees. has revised that opin-
ion. He'll start righthanders
exclusively here. employing Ca
milo Pascual tomorrow and
Pedro Ramos Sunday.
The Senators shift to Boston
for q ouble-header Monday,
then return to Griffith Stadium
Wednesday night to meet Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1955-09-02

The only difference between
them is that the White Sox.
catching up in games played.
had one more game than the
Yankees and Indians and lost 1t.
Too Awful Even
For the month, New York was
on top 13 days. Chicago IL and
Cleveland 5. The Indians. who
also shared the lead for a day
with New York, had the biggest
August lead, two games. The
'Yanks led by 11a, Chicago by one.
And with Chicago's Marty
Marion and Cleveland's AL Lopez
agreeing all the way. Manager
Casey Stengel of the Yankees
says it's just ''too awful even"
"All I know is" Casey says.
that we have % more to play
and must win Is to make sure.
I realize that's 81 wins, but that's
what it will take. I thought be-
fore 1t could be done with o."
The Yanks were in the best
position to get of quick on their
way to 81. They opened a home
stand this afternoon with the
Senators, whom they've beaten
II times in 16. while the White
>Sox and Tribe have at 1t in the
first game Of a four-game series
at Cleveland tonight. The Sox
and Indians have split even In
16 games. 81
Marion's counting on Connie
johnson. q plum picked from
the International League who's
won six and lost three. to OPP
See BASEBALL, Page ca
Evening star., 1955-09-02
ID. c. Players in Openers
AT Forest Hills Today

meet Ken Roosevelt, the Aus.
tralian Davis Cup star, tomor.
row. While the young tenni:
star from Australia is naturally
favored, the Bethesda youth
may well hit a good streak thai
could make the match interest
ing to watch.
Others Start Tomorrow
Others from the Washington
area who will start tomorrow
are Hal Burrows of Charlottes-
vile, Va, ranked 17th nation
ally, and Kalman Hettleman OF
Baltimore, rated seventh in the
Middle Atlantics.
District area women starting
play tomorrow are Charlotte
Decker. ranked No. Q in Middle
Atlantics: Carol McCord, s;
Belmar Gunderson. Glass A ma
tionally. and Judy Devlin ot
Baltimore. 1855 Middle Allan
tic champion who Is ranked In
Glass A nationally.
Young Miss McCord will meet
Louise Brough. current VIM
bledon champion. The expe-
rience should be a most benefi-
cial one tor the promising
Washington girl.
Miss Decker viii face Mrs.
Baba NJ. Lewis Of Boston,
ranked 10th nationally; Miss
Gunderson meets Jane II.
Breed Of New Canaan, Conn,
and Miss Devlin has q strong
opponent in Mrs. Dorothy Bundy
Cheney Of Santa Monica. Calf. :,
seeded seventh.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
REMNANT RACE
AT A GLANCE
REMAINING GAMES

REMAINING GAMES
CHICAGO f24l, home t5)-cleveland
New York 90. September 3. 10: cleve-
land "a, September 2, 8. 4 t2); Boston
(2l.. September IL; Washington (2I, Sep
temher q. B. Kansas City CD, September
16, II, Is; Baltimore a., September 13
t2). IA t2t; Detroit (2). September 5.
CLEVELAND t23l home teI----Chicago
september is. II. is; Kansas City lei.
September Away lI4l-Nsy York
tembsr 20, 2l; Boston t2). September
g. TO-; Washington go. September ID
l2). IA; Detroit t3). SeptembeL %, "A.
rs; Baltimore (2), September z, 8.
NEW YORK f23). home 14)--Chicago
f2). September o. To-: Cleveland t2l,
September II; Boston (3l, September 10,
II. rs: Kansas City (2). September z, 8;
Detroit t2l. September IS, IA: Washing
ton (3), September ., 3. 4. Away Oh
Boston al. September % (2l. "a, 25:
t3l. SeptemEer 10. 20. 81.
BOSTON l24. home disney York
90. September 90 l2. "a, %; Chicago
t2), September Il; Cleveland 81, Septena-
Der Q. 10; Detroit (2l.' September z, 8;
WASHINGTON t2). September 8: Baltimore
(3I, September 20 (2), 81; Kansas City
g, September 13 t2), II, Away o.
New York 3, September 16. II. Is; Balti-
more go, September 2, 3, 4.
Evening star., 1955-09-02
PROBABLE PITCHERS
AMERICAN IEACsnE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
t10-l5l VS.. Ford Gb-6.1
"a Cahicaso At cieyeisnd tn)--Johnson
fo;ol VS.. ceecareIli (5-6j. -'N
., Boston at Baltimore fn)-Sullivar
do,d2) VS.. Lopat f5-1O or Moore
=, NATIONAL LEAGUE
=, Plttsburgh at BROOKLYN 1n)--HaH (5-
New York at philadelphia (n)--Mc-
Cincinnati at Milwaukee tn)-Fowler
(o.9) VS.. Spain 03-135.
81; Louis at Chicaso-Pohoisky 90
Evening star., 1955-09-02
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star star Correspondent

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Brash
Billy Martins attempt to provide
the inspirational impulse for the
Yankees in the American
Leagues stretch run will begin
today when the chesty infielder
resumes his baseball career in
the opener of a three-game series
with the Senators.
On a 30-day leave from the
Army and fresh from the soft
touch competition of service
clubs and semipro teams, Martin
is stepping in at shortstop for a
pennant contender with only a
couple Of stiff workouts as
preparation.
If Martin can pick up where
he left of, the Yankees will be
shoo-ins for the pennant. The
last time jhe lifted a bat for
Manager Casey Stengel was in
the 1858 World Series. when he
singled home the winning run in
the ninth inning Of the final
game and set q Series record of
IL hits In a Six-game set.
Martin is a particular pet Of
Stengel, who refers to him affec-
tionately as that fresh little
punk" He's the punk who con-
ceivably could ignite the YAM
KEGS, for he's a leader and the
Yankees have been minus that
vital cog in the super enlarged
race.
Weak Spot All Year
The Yankees have been suffer-
ing all season for lack of a suit
able shortstop. Light-hitting
Billy Hunter was dispatched to
the minors, aging Phil Rizzuto
hasn't been consistent. Jerry
Coleman has been hampered by
injuries and Bobby Richardson,
an import from Denver, failed
to provide heroicS. Richardson
was recalled from Richmond
only yesterday.
Martin. at top form. could be
of considerable help to the YAM
KEGS. In addition to his fine
performance in the 1858 World
Series, he saved the series for
them in 1852 in the seventh in
ming of the seventh game when
he shared Jackie Robinson's
windblown. tricky pop fly near
the mound as other teammates
stood transfixed and four Dodg-
ers romped around the bases.
Martins background Of de-
livering when it counts could
Evening star., 1955-09-02
Billy Martin Tries to Break
Standoff in Al
White Sox Face
Mqglie; Stengel
Aims at 81 Wins
py the. Associated pre,s.

For all the hufin' and pufin'
they did during August, the three
leading contenders for the Amer
ican League pennant might Just
as well have taken q monfh'S
rest.
For the last 80 days, Chicago.
Cleveland and New York tall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Agriculture Survives
Changes ii Program
And Severe Drought
By Ovid Al Martin
Assseicisd Press Finsnrial Wfissf

Il .
Agriculture played q major
role In the domestic news. poll
tical and economic spotlights IN
1854.
The industry was involved IN
controversy over Federal farm
programs. II was plagued BY
| q severe drought. It was har-
assed by declining prices and
income. II continued to strug-
| gle with a problem of unmarked
able surpluses IT fought to re-
tain markets which had been
slipping away since World
War II.
Above all, It was a year in
which farmers were called upon
to make majo, steps in adjust
ing their production from vast
wartime demands to q lower
level Of peaeetime requirements.
Benson Changes Policy.
Closely associated with agri-
culture in its turbulence was its
top farm official Secretary of
Agriculture Benson. Mr.. Benson
was q highly controversial char
acter. largely because of his es-
pousal of lower Federal farm
price guarantees.
Much that went on In agri-
culture was concerned with farm
SURPRISES anc proposals to dis
pose of them and to prevent
production ana accumulation Of
new ones.
To gain these objectiyes. Mr..
Benson paced corn, cotton,
wheat. tobacco, peanuts and
sugar cane under production
control measures. IN addition,
with the backing of President
Eisenhower, he sought legisla-
ton ending wal born price sup
ports at 30 per cent Of parity
for such crops as corn. wheat.
cotton. rice and peanuts.
In their place. he recon-
mended a sc-called flexible price
support program with price
floors ranging between rs and
IS per cent of parity. The larger
supply of these crops, the lower
the support level would be and
vice versa.
Parity Explained.
Parity Is q standard for meas
uring farm prices, declared BY
law to be fair to farmers Ia
relation to prices they pay.
Mr.. Benson's proposal ran into
bitter opposition from some
Translate Congressman - In
Guiding Republicans. Some menu
bers Of his party demanded that
the Secretary resign because Of
his sponsorship Of lower sup
ports. But Mr.. Benson stuck by
his guns and with White House
aid. succeeded In getting Con- i
gress to write flexible supports
into law.
The November election showed
no broad farm revolt against the
administrators new program, !
and Mr.. Benson ended the year
in an apparently good position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
FinoncioI HiuhIiqhts Of o54

~ NJ AstoJuisd Press
How things In 1882 Fine for some, not so good
for others Here are the highlights:
Output Of goods and totaled 1856 billion
only to the 1858 peak Of 1864 billion
Personal income about matched 1885 record Of $2s5
billion.
americans kept saving At the rate Of sls5 billion
year
Life insurance companies sold s47s billion
ance.
Electric output climbed ss cent to al billion
howatt hours.
sales Of utility gas advanced to GOT billion therms up
75%,
Housing starts toaled IL million, up slightly 1883
Americans consumed estimated $64 billion worth Of
foods 81 billion from 1885,
Construction hit a record at, SGT billion.
The telephone industry added % million phones bring
the number in to ST. million
The value Of retail merchandise sold came close to
matching 1883 high Of III billion
Automotive industry output on slightly at 53s50oo
cars and I0l5000 trucks
Steel production dropped by million tons to Sc million
Coal production down II per cent from 1858 at
1856 million tons.
Cotton goods output dipped to s5 billion yards from
more than 10 billion the year before.
Farm prices declined three per cent and farmers net
income about six per cent
The Federal debt climbed $2785 billion from s275 BIZ
lion the year before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
Administration Sees
Recession as Hailed,
Economy Upgrade
By Sterling +. Green

l141ltAIo4 rfo4s ftUuAEtot ttil1yl
The American economy came
into 1854 on q downhilI skid
found firm ground on q COM
fortably high plateau. and q
1855 arrived was moving up
grade again.
President Eisenhower,s eco
I, roinic team is convinced the
country has triumphed over the
long dreaded post-Korean recess
sion. In consensus his advisers
are forecasting for 1855:
/. Greater national output. APP
preaching II not equaling the
1865 billion dollars Of peak 1853.
That OF 1854 was second best.
at about 1856 billion.
Q. Improvement in employ
ment, but tagging somewhat
behind production. There will
certainly" be more jobs this
spring, say the experts. than last.
3. A rise Of about q million In
joblessness in January-Febr
(normalfor the season., bringing
total unemployment to perhaps
3 million. A decline win follow.
Break for Consumers.
1. Al break for consumers: A
gradual down-drift of retail
prices amounting to 2 to 2la per
cent over the year.
S. No substantial new tax cuts,
II business measures up to these
optimistic fcrecasts-and IL the
administration has its way with
Congress.
9. Steady corporation profits.
even though industry Is squaring
away for bare-knuckle compe-
tition. Before taxes, 1854 profits
we're about s. billion below the
1858 earnings Of $39.5 billion.
After-tax profits, at about SITS
billions. were So billion lower.
That summary Is q composite
Of the views Of Government
economists and administration
oficials. It was assembled In
part from public statements but
mainly from on -tte-record In
terviews with officials Of the
Commerce. Labor and Treasury
departments. the White House,
Federal Reserve Board, and the
Presidents Council Of Economic
Advisers.
Steady Recovery.
All seemed convinced that the
autumn pickup In production
and sales was 3 harbinger Of re-
covery--a slow recovery, but pos
sibly the stronger because Of
that,
Some allow that 1854 had
them jittery. more worried than
they admitted at the time. Gen.
Eisenhower, In his economic
message to Congress last JAM
nary, had predicteda recovery
"this year" from q "brief and
self-correcting" business dip.
But Nationwide unemployment
promptly sailed to So per cent
In February land s per cent is
rated officially very substan-
tial'0. Joblessness hung at per
cent or above for seven months.
Industrial production found q i
dead level about 10 per cent be-
low the 1853 peak, then refused
70 bulge more than ] per cent
up or down for 10 annoyingly
stable months.
Uncertainty Ends.
Not until October did the fog
of uncertainty lift. New orders
ran ahead Of factory production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
IAFL and Clio Merger
| 70 Be Major Aim Of
Labor During Year
81 II. A..oeiossd psss.

Organized labor may celebrate
two big anniversaries in 1855 BY
accomplishing the long -debated
merger Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and the Congress
Of Industrial Organizations.
This year win be the goth am
niversary of the split among AFL
unions which led to the founding
Of the rival Clio.
Last year saw the two labor
organizations apparently making
their most determined bid to
bring about the merger. step
designed to weld more strongly
the economic and political powers
Of labor unions.
Union leaders seem to feel that
unless the merger comes about
in 1855 they might as well for
get about the idea for some time
to come.
Merger Steps Cited.
AS steps toward the merger,
the AFL and CLIO put no-raid-
ing agreement into effect during
1854. This was aimed at peace
full settlement Of AFL-CIO or
ganizing rivalries. The AFT. set
up q similar dispute settlement
plan for its own unions, pat
termed after one established
within the CIO several years ago.
Generally speaking last year
was quiet for workers. The NUM-
Der of strikes reached q low point
since World War II.
Curtailment Of defense and
other expenditures with the re-
turn Of q peacetime economy
led to q slackened labor market
and fewer jobs. Although there
were So million employed. the
jobless total averaged about 3.5
million most of the year. nearly
2 million more than in 1858.
Those employed were q bit
better on, although some expe-
rienced reduced earnings because
Of shorter working hours and
loss of overtime. But most work.
ers benefited through modest
wage increases, slightly lower
living costs and reduced Federal
taxes. Pay rates increased by
5 cents an hour on the average.
Many unions negotiated increases
in welfare funds or set up new
ones.
Welfare Funds PrObed.
At the urging Of President Ell
senhoWer, Congress got busy in
vestigating welfare funds with
the idea Of establishing iegisla-
tive safeguards. This won the
cooperation Of both the AL
and CLIO as q number Of cases
Of union niishandling Of such
funds turned up. The trusts
aggregated about $40 billion.
Unions had a busy year POI
litically. ALL and CLIO leaders
say they spent more money on
the fall congressional elections
than in any prior campaign. |
They cheered the Democrats TAX |
ing over. control Of Congress and |
Democratic gains in many States,
but conceded they had expected |
more substantial inroads against
Republicans.
The National Labor Relations |
Board, with a majority Of MEM /
bers named by Gen. Eisenhower, |
made q series Of policy changes
generally criticized by unions. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Jan. th.-The follow
mig table. complied BY sthe National AS
sociation Of Securities Dealers. Inc. gives
the high, low and last bid price in 1864
Of the leading bank. trust and insurance
stocks:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

| in some important lines. Steel
came back to 10 per cent of ca
pacity. from about so.
Joblessness dropped below 8
million in October for the first
time in 1854.
BY the years end 1t was hard
| to find q Government economist
who did not believe that the
economy was safely and stably
recovering from the two ire
mendous wallops whose initial
impact was felt 10 months ago.
namely:
First, q $12 billion drop In the
outpouring Of Federal dollars for
defense. Second, a major inyen-
tory sell-oh in which thousands
of companies cut production,
laid OF workers. and filled orders
from their overburdened stocks.
Meantime the administration
fought on q Democratic move In
Congress to bolster the buying
power Of low-income consumers
by Increasing the personal in
come tax exemption. It put over,
instead, o massive tax revision
bill well studded with stimuli for
industrial and investment ex-
pansion.
Tax Reductions Cited.
This brought total tax reduce
lions for the year TO SIX billion
when added to excise cuts and
the January reduction Of In
come tax rates and abolition Of
the excess profits tax.
That in turn helped bring
about what DR.. Arthur r. Burns,
chairman Of the Presidents
Council Of Economic Advisers,
called q remarkable achieve
ment."
The administration already
had shifted its hard dollar"
policy to an "easy money" policy.
In 1854 1t leaned its financial
weight even more heavily on the
side Of liberal credit and lower
interest.
And it babe farewell to its
original goal Of an early budget
balance. with assurances that
the parting was just temporary.
The deficit spending schedule for
the fiscal year that started July
! was revised upward to nearly
$4A billion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-02

BANK AND TRUST. HIsh Low. Last.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-16
Social and Personal
& ST. PAUL )

Return Home: Mrs Bert Buekner, lis Aurora Av. and
Mrs Jesse Miller of 33 Nebraska Av returned home Monday
December from Portland Ore and Seattle, Wash In Port
land they guests of Mrs Buckner sister Mrs Belle Ben
On Thanksgiving Day Mrs Benton hostess dinner
fifteen honor of Mnnsotans They house
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Forty Club Annual
Christmas Porty At
Hotel Dyckman

The Tropical Room of Hotel
Dyckman was the ideal setting
for the Twin City Forty Clubs
Christmas Party on Sunday eve
ming, December IL.
Members enjoyed a delicious
dinner served at 9 p. m.
Following dinner a short bust
ness meeting was held
The remainder of the evening
was enjoyed socializing.
Members present were the
Messrs. and Mines. Richard L.
Stokes, Sr., David r. Francis, Tela
b. Burt, Harold c. Combs, Cliff
ford Rucker, NJ. X. Mcknight,
Sidney Salter, c. w. Glenn,
Charles Rogers, Theodore Allen,
John Patton, o. b. Williams, Ger
one Reed. Boyd Crawford, Drs.
and Mines. w. d. Brown, J. w.
Crump Norman Howell, Cornell
ius Mobiley.
The Mines. F. W. Terry, Burie
Carmichael, Charles Noble, w b
Walker and the Messrs. william
and Brutus Cassius.
Richard L. Stokes Sr. Is presi-
dent Of the club.
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