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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Film Company Suit
Hits Oscar Award

NEW YORK. April 4 tR).-The
Monticello Film Corp. yester-
day demanded that the Acad-
envy Of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences take back the Oscar
given to Budd schulberg last
Wednesday for writing the movie
"On the Waterfront"
In a letter to the academy, the
attorney for the company said
Monticello has filed suit claiming
to be "the true owner of the
story" which was produced by
Columbia Pictures.
The attorney, Emil K. Ellis,
said the suit, pending in New
York County Supreme Court,
names as defendants Mr.. Schulz
berg. Horizon-American Pictures.
Columbia Pictures, Director Ella
Kazan, Producer Samuel Spiegel
and Malcolm johnson, writer of
a series Of articles, Crime on the
Waterfront" in the old New
York Sun.
He said the suit is designed to
impress a trust" on the movie
and all revenues from it ION the
ground that Monticello Film
Corp. which was headed by
the late Joseph Curtis, is the
true owner of the story and the
original producer of the picture"
He said Monticello acquired
the rights to the story based on
Mr.. Johnson's newspaper series,
land spent considerable time and
effort in the preparation of the
production"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Ercoupe Division Assets
Sold 10 Colorado Firm

FORT COLLINS. Colo. April
4 R. Sale Of assets Of
Ercoupe Model O Club Aircraft, .
division Of Sanders Aviation,
Inc. Of Riverdale. Md, has been
announced here.
J. d. Forney. president Of
Forney Industries. Inc. disclosed
he purchased the assets Of the
Riyerdale unit and of the Miller
Propeller Manufacturing Co. Of
Dallas Center.
Mr.. Forney said he purchased
all tools, dies, parts and equip
ment Of the firms and will move
the equipment to Fort Collins
within 80 days. The sale price
was not disclosed. @
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Berlin Experts Meet
On Aufobahn Tax;
No Solution Forecast

BERLIN, April 4 tR-East
and West German trade experts
met today on the sharply boosted
tax on trucks plying the Berlin
autobahn, but no early solution
was forecast.
The trade delegates conferred
in the Soviet sector, where UNI
ofiicial sources termed the new
Communist levy only the FIRST
move in a squeeze play 70 make
the West recognize East German
sovereignty.
New Pressures Seen.
These sources said the truck
tax, in some cases 10 times the
former toll. might be followed by:
l. Tighter controls over travel
by Germans in and out Of iso-
lated Berlin.
2. Stoppage or hindrance Of
canal traffic, which brings in
about Is per cent of the city's
economic supplies. The agree
ment permitting allied canal
traffic expired at the end of 1854
and has not been renewed.
8. Hampering of freight train
travel. West Berlin is permit
ted 10 trains daily. Sudden
Communist regulations govern
ing cargoes could reduce West
Berlin's population to necessity"
rationS.
Allied officials declined to spec
ulate openly that the Russian
backed East Germans were push
ing q careful campaign to force
Western recognition Of the East.
They said they preferred to
confine opinions to diplomatic
exchanges with the Russians,
since neither West Germany nor
the Western allies recognize the
East German government.
Agree 1t Is Only Beginning.
But some allied officers said
privately they agreed that the
road tax was merely the opener
in a program to make the West
come to diplomatic terms.
While the trade experts met.
trucks. trains and barge traffic
continued to bring supplies into
the city. Truckers, paying the
increase through a $3.50 900 sub
sidy by West Berlin, reported
travel normal. They said East
German guards we're "coldly cor
rect" Difficulties which arose
when the tax went into effect at
midnight, April /, were smooth
ing out.
Uneven assessments against
milk trucks were discontinued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. April 4 tH. - Foreign
exchange rates follow. Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents unchanged I'M
less otherwise noted: Canadian dollar
in New York open market. 1 $3.50 per
cent premium or 101.Tsh.
Europe-Great Britain. pound, 2.79h.
up "; 30-day futures, 2.79s. up V:
80-day, 2.7s 1882. up 1872; 90-day.
2.7S 1922. up 3-32; Belgium. franc,
1881. up .00N; France. franc. .2ss;
Western Germany, deutsche mark. 1885:
Holland. guilder, 1884. up .00a; Italy.
Ira, .16hs Portugal. escudo. $50:
Sweden. krona. 1884; Switzerland. franc,
free. casa; Denmark. krone. 14.50.
Latin America-Areentina. free. e7.24;
Brazil. free, 1.27, up .O2; Mexico. sol:
Venezuela. bolivar, 30.03
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Company to Own Motel

Stockholders Of Hot Shoppes,
Inc. are looking forward to the
company's projected motor hotel
as another revenue producer for
the company. The project in
Arlington near United States
Highway / and the Fourteenth
street bridge. will cost approx
mately 81 million.
]. w. Marriott is president of
the restaurant concern and the
new hotel win be called Marri-
otis Motor Court. While it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04

Milton L. Yingling, head Of the
Maryland group.
Mr.. Cooper. Q resident Of
Alexandria, is q graduate Of
the University Of Oklahoma and
did graduate work at the Uni
versity Of Tulsa. He was an Air
Force navigator during World
War II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Puerto Ricun Women
Mother Of QuodrupIets

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. April
4 B.-Quadruplets were born
yesterday to q patient of the
government tuberculosis sana-
torium.
Mrs. Maria Eugenia Rivera
gave birth to three boys and
q girl ct the Bayamon district
hospital. to which she had been
transferred from the sanatorium.
The children weighed from ~
to 5 pounds. Both mother and
children are doing well. doctors
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04

Rotary OF the
District Of
Columbia and
the Washing
ton Suburban
M q 8 t Q r
Plumbers AS
ISOLATION Of
Maryland.
This " as
an n o u n o ed
today by
q e orge c.
Webster, pres
ident Of the
District asso-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
FLYING Disc Causes. Deuth

MANILA. April 4 R.-The
Daily Mirror today reported the
Philippines had a death "at-
tributable to a flying saucer. !"
It said Angel Lamer was killed
when he came to blows with
Maxim Lamer In q dispute over
flying saucers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Thief Is Victim Of Theft

MEMPHIS. Tenn. E.--Detec-
tive NJ. A. Kinds quoted the pris-
oner - saying: "Yes. I stole
$500 worth OF tools. but some
dirty thief stole $500 worth of
them from me before I could
dispose Of them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04

to- the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal 1885,
s
Disposal Commission announces that il will receive written pro-
posa for the purchase of the GRS synthetic rubber producing
facility Bayown Texas and for the purchase lease of
all certain tank all as more fully described below
Contracts Commission and various parties for the
sale of "a of the rubber producing facilities
and the lease Of 25haye recently become fully effective The
Baycn facility and the tank will therefore when Sold be-
dustry . 2
detailed descriptive brochure relating the Bayown facility
and Inent information relating to the tank cars may Dc
The Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act Of 1888, and
L 49, Saith Congress First Session. prescribe in detail as well
generally pocedura and substantive standards pursuant to
which the disposal Of the Bayown facility and the tank
be effected To facilitate compliance with these standards the
Disposal Commission has prepared Instructions for the Subm
sion Of Proposals which forth the requirements Of the Com
with to such proposals. copies thereof will be avail
able upon application to the Secretary of the Commission
Subject to foregoing the following additional information
concerning the program OF sale is announced;
Pancor ST. produces GRS type synthetic rubber from butadene
and styene annual capacity Of 1900 long tons and
presently operated for the Government by The General Tire
Rubber Company
The Commission will receive proposals for the purchase Of this
facility Such proposals shall be writing and be submitted
sion sll Vermont Avenue, N. w, Washington Is, D. c.
As condition SALE the Commission required to be salts
sa sa NJ foP e Of %
The purchaser must also agec to comply with the terms OF
Security | n.ns @ 81 s
facility facility Of equivalent capacity for the production OF
synthetic rubber for period Of from the date the facility
IS transferred to the purchaser.
Proposals for purchase shall provide for the payment OF not
less than 25 of the purchase price in cash. the unpaid balance
may be financed by first lien purchase money mortgage maturing
in not 10 years and providing for periodic amcriza
ton Concentration in equal annual instruments not equed
The upon the balance OF the purchase price repre-
scented by the mortgage shall be ~ per annum.
Proposals for purchase shall be accompanied by deposit OF
cash or United States Government bonds OF face amount equal
10 az Of the gross proposed be paid but not exceed
ing S2500oo Except the Of purchaser deposits shall Dc
refunded without interest In the case Of purchaser deposits
HOLMAN D. PETTBoNE, pv,pprp
LESLIE r. ROUNDS, 1"
EVERETT r. CooK
Commissioners
April 4. 1883
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
RUBBER PRODUCING FACILITIES Disposal COMMISSION
Invitations for Proposals

made hereunder shall be applied without interest 70 the
purchase price.
the Commission used standard forms of contract applicable to
mortgage transactions The forms Of contract will
FORMS which incorporate the full text Of the National Security
Clause available request from the Secretary OF the
Commission
During period Of so days following the emina
ton Of the period for the receipt Of proposals. the Commission
who have submitted proposals Such negotiations will be
Quoted with due regard the several OF the Act that
competitive synthetic rubber industry afford small business
pes and other the opportunity to obtain fair share OF
with national security and realize full fair value for the facility
taking into consideration the policy set forth in Section
of the Act.
TANK CARS Offered for sale lease AZ pressure tank
Of all Of these tank shall be in writing and
may be submitted to the Commission at time through April
g. 1855 p l. 10 authorizes the Commission to lease sell the
tank such the Commission deems advisable in the
public interest With the exception Of the specific terms set out
below final decision the TERMS of lease SALE including lease
rental and price Of sale whether all cash cash down
plus mogage) will be made by the Commission after the
expiration Of the period for the submission of proposals and an
nounced all prospective purchasers and lesees who file timely
proposals AS aid the exercise Of its statutory right to set
the terms Of lease or sale the Commission requests prospective
purchasers cssee to state and discuss in their proposals the
terms of lease or sale they desire.
Proposals for purchase shall be accompanied by deposit Of
as Or % rs .,
S25000 Except the Of purchaser deposits shall be
ssas @ q 8 ne
Upon the receipt Of proposals for any al Of the tank
the Commission will enter INTO negotiations looking toward their
sale or lease.
Leases shall be for period Of NOT less than one
Each lease or contract Of sale shall contain among other pro-
Visions National Security Clause" having TERMS conditions,
restrictions and reservations which will the prompt avail
ability Of the tank for in the transportation Of
materials components of synthetic rubber for period Of time
be announced the Instructions for the Submission Of Propo
SAILS Each lease shall contain provisions for the ecapue Of the
leased tank and the termination Of the lease the President
determines that the national interest 80 requires.
For further Information and Details apply to FERRIS B. THOMAS
Secretary
PRODUCING FACILITIES DISPOSAL COMMISSION
81 Vermont Avenue, NV.
Washington Is, ID. c. 49,
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DC. Expects 2 Banner Months
OF Tourists and Conventions

said in The Star on Saturday
that the Marriott family would
be the owners Of the project, this
is not the case, the company win
be the owner.
D. c. Moy Get Service
The fruit and produce business
of the District has hopes Of
finally obtaining an Agriculture
Department market reporting
service for the District. The
House has approved an appro-.
priation for such Q service and j.
Walter Smith, executive secre-
tary Of the District wholesale
Fruit and Produce Association,
said today he is confident the
Senate win follow suit.
Washington is the only big
city without such q service. It
was pointed out to Congress that
the service is needed now and
will be needed more If plans 60
through for the construction Of
a new fruit and produce terminal
by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Bunks Open Friday
district and yy;ro;,,ia h,yk.
will remain open on Friday
Good Friday-but those In Mary
land viii be closed. The day Is
a legal holiday in Maryland but
not in the District and Virginia.
W. [. Cooper Named
William L. Cooper. who has
been in the printing and sdyer-
tising business here since 1850,
has been named executive sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
MetaI Quotations

NEW YORK, Apfil 4 .B.-spot nom
ferrous metal prices today; Copper sc
cents q pound Connecticut Valley. Lead
cents . pound. East st. Louis. Tin 90sz
cents Q pound. New York. At PITTSBURGH
scrap steel No i heavy was quoted 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Maryland Firm Acquired

Budget Finance Plan OF Los
Angeles announced today &C
QUESTION Of the Silver Finance
Co. of Silver Spring. Md. The
announcement said receivables
in excess Of $270,000 were &C
quired in the transaction.
The Silver Spring concern will
continue In the same location
ais a Budget branch Office. Harry
M. Carrow will remain as man.
ager OF the office and the present
staff will be retained.
This will be Budgets third
branch Office in the District
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
SuIes Increase Seen

Sales by most Maryland indus
tries and businesses should at
least double by 1875. according
to Maryland University's Bureau
of Business and Economic Re-
search.
The bureau estimated that be-
cause of increased military and
civilian purchases Of aircraft.
that industry in Maryland
should grow by more than TOO
per cent in the next 20 years.
It also estimated that the stone,
clay and glass products indus
tries would expand by slightly
more than TOO per cent because
Of increased governmental and
residential construction.
The bureau listed these indus
tries as probably doubling sales
by 1875: Mining. chemicals, steel.
automotive products, textiles,
apparel, furniture, paper. print
ing. petroleum and coal proucts.
non-ferrous metals, machinery
and other manufacturing, pub
lie utilities and other service in
dustries and real estate. It es-
timated the sale Of food products
in the State would increase by
only 20 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Mutual Funds

A..sa.sss ssseflsss: p.s...s. Iss. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
By FRANCIS r. DOUGLAS

Washington's second biggest
industry-the tourist and con-
vention business-is looking for
ward to two banner months In
April and May.
Clarence A. Arata. executive
director Of the Greater National
Capital Committee. estimated
today that 26 conventions this
month will bring 1880 visitors
to the city and their total ex-
penditures will be 81. 437 900.
In May. Mr.. Arata estimated.
the convention visitors will num-
Der 1890, attending 10 conven-
tions. and spending $2.037, 900. {
The Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution this month is
expected to bring 1000 persons
to the city. The United States
Chamber Of Commerce annual
meeting starts May l. and $500
persons are expected.
MIR. Arata said that between
400, 900 and 500. 900 out-of-town
visitors were attracted by the
Cherry Blossom Festival last
week. He estimated their ex-
penditures at more than so.
million. The average spending
of q convention visitor is put at
SIPS while the average per
visitor to such an event as the
Cherry Blossom Festival is esti-
mated at $50. The visitors last
week so crowded the hotels that
only the broom closets were re-
ported unoccupied.
The convention and tourist
business of the Capital was esti-
mated at $3.50 million for 1854.
The business Is rated second to
Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-04
Banks Open Fridoy

William L. Cooper. who has
been in the printing and sdyer-
Using business here since 1850,
has been named executive sec
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-15
Mother Mannlx
Mother Of 10 and Great grandmother
of 28 Still Rides the Range at so
By T. ]. KERTULLA

Crossing the river by crawling along
a beaver fallen cottonwood tree, still
slippery from frost, she reached the
homestead only to be told that the
horses were at the far end of the place
and on top Of high, steep hill. We'll,
let's go get shem, she said without
moments hesitation and started out.
But it was evening before they were
back in Avon and during the IL hours
he had waited on the road not one per-
son had passed.
The next morning. as the men pre-
pared to pull the car back on the road,
she insisted they tie the rope to the car
and snub it to post as an added pre-
caution. They scoffed. How can you
break steel cable and an inch chain?"
Put it on. boys" her husband finally
ordered. IF I'd have listened when she
wanted to put the chains on yesterday
it wouldn't be down there now .
The big team eased into the collars
and the car began to move Then the
chain snapped and the car lurched back
downhill. The rope whipped taut and
heidi A man mumbled, Sometimes it
pays to listen to a woman''
Good Nurse
Then came the message from home
that the girls were in bed with the flu.
Christmas found her with IS in bed,
cattle to feed. 27 cows to milk and
a reg : legged sailor to help her. But
she brought them all through and the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-15

asleep the pony walked right through
the bunch and headed for home. Back
tracking she found them grazing placid
ly by the roadside.
All in all. the years when there was
no Christmas have been surprisingly
few. In fact, providing for Christmas to-
day is more of a chore than it was
during the early years. Twenty-Five
grandchildren and % great-grandchil-
dren tend to make it that way.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-15

SHE MIGHT BE CALLED the indie
structible Mrs. Mannix. At the age of
20. seriously IL with typhoid, the doctor
said she comldn't live through the night.
Today at 80. sne still rides the range.
Her ranch. which she operates with
her youngest son, is located in the
beautiful Nevada Creek valley and is
typical western Montana family sized
spread. The Leat, well painted farm
stead Immediately suggests prosperity
but it was not always thus. In those 80
there were some rough years.
Born at Canyon Creek, where her
father engaged in mining, she recalls
the early frontier days and the infre-
quent trips r. town when supplies were
purchased in large quantities, and what
you forgot you went without. Later the
family moved to the Helmville area
where she married William Mannix and
moved to the ranch where she now
lives.
The Rough Years
Then began tough years. A husband
crippled by polio and family of 10
necessitated her assuming large
share of the work and management of
the ranch. In addition she contracted
to drive the twice weekly stage from
Finn-now ghost town-to the railroad
at Avon, roUndtrip of 80 miles. The
stage, the oldest line of its type in the
state, carried mail, freight and pas
sengers. At first she drove alone, then
the oldest boys began to accompany
her and finally took over.
But she is probably the only woman in
Montana to handle the reins of stage
team as regular job and her record is
impressive-t5 years without missed
trip During the spring breakup the
load frequently had to be transferred
from sleigh to wagon at a hallway point
and those lO-gallon cream cans we're
heavy.
One December morning in 1918 they
started for Deer Lodge over badly
rutted and icy road Attempting to
dodge boulder her husband lost con-
troll and the Model T plunged down
steep hill to ledge precariously against
an arm-sized sapling half way down.
Neither was hurt but he could not walk
back up the Iill.
Fortunately there was long rope
along. Tying it to bush, and piac-
ing her feet rehind his, she helped him
work his way up the hill to the road.
There she left him and struck a Decline
for the nearest help.
49, * 11rE
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-08-15
Aerial Irrigation
By NIKE RIVISE

Another in a series of odd and i'm
teresting farming inventions from
the files of the United States Patent
Office.
COMPRESUEZANIOUS!
That's the word for some of the zany
inventions dreamed up in all serious
ness through the years by many
Americans.
What does the word mean?
You certainly won't find it in any
dictionary.
But it does not seem out of context
to invent word in describing one of
the inventions filed away in Washing
ton, DC.
Now for a bit of scene-setting leading
up to this great idea.
Back in 1914 adequate water supply
was still problem. Irrigation systems
solved many problem but they were
too costly and complicated to this in
ventor. He would make rain and do it
cheaply and easily.
He went to work in his workshop and
made Patent Office history with his
Rain Maker 1t was recorded as No.
1,1O3, 400.
With his 81, 1O3, 1907 he would revolu-
tionize the entire irrigation program
of the country and the world His con-
traption consisted of balloons, raising
powder, nitrogen and potash, etc.
~ %L,o snxxov,&ox~ ev1oaT1 co.. I,sx,oco1f.
''The first operation in the production
of rain under my improved system con-
sists of sending up an observation bal
loon with the various instruments in
side to such a height as deemed neces-
sary. Then the balloon is withdrawn
to the earth and the instruments meas
ured. Then the other balloons are sent
up with the receptacles containing giant
powder, Chord of potash. time fuses,
ETC.
Zone of the balloons will contain a
tank with sulphuric acid and crushed
bone to make nitrogen. Also a tank
with heater which will turn the wa
ter into steam to moisten the air and
warm the atmosphere
The inventor claims by complicated
method of additional tanks with steam
pipes inside of the balloons will do the
trick. Just cause an explosion at the
right moment and presto! the de-
luge! Might as well start the building
Of Noah's Second Ark.