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Evening star., 1955-06-11

Saturated Sheathing
Il am building a brick veneer
home and viii use a saturated
cardboard sheathing under the
brick veneer. Is it necessary to
use building felt over this cane
board?" P. C. writes.
Answer - This "V" Join I
sheathing is more vaporproof
than the building felt so there
is no need to use the felt also.
Refinishing Floors
IT am planning t. refinish
some hardwood floors that have
been vanished and waxed. What
can use to remove the old finish
and wax before putting on the
new f1nish?" Miss E. L. asks.
AnSWer-Human nature being
what it is. most people wait until
their floors are SO shabby that
shame forces them to do some
thing about them. If you follow
true to form, sanding the surface
is necessary if you expect to re-
store their appearance.
released by the Register and
Tribune Syndicate, 1860
Evening star., 1955-06-11

apply coat Of either red lead grade house paint then
zinc chomate The red lead piled this For
slow drying. prefer the of CUTTERS clean the
chromae Two coats of good thoroughly
Evening star., 1955-06-11
Saturated Sheathing

Then apply a coat Of asphalturn
paint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Farmers Urge
Soil Bank Study

CHICAGO. Dec. Is (R.-The
American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton was expected today to ask
Congress to consider a soil bank
plan to curtail surplus farm pro-
duction and liquidate Stockpiles
of Government-owned commod-
tiles.
Under a plan repeatedly APP
proved by the Federation's Res
olutions Committee, farmers. to
qualify for Government price
supports. would be required to
plant an unspecified percentage
of their acreage to soil-improv-
ing crops such as grasses and
legumes.
In turn. farmers would be
offered negotiable options to buy
Government-stored commodities
at low, unspecifled prices.
Another resolution to be acted
on at the concluding session Of
the Federation's annual meeting
would reaffiim It's approve It
flexible price supports, Q system
that Is a feature of the Eisen-
hover farm program.
Adoption Of the resolutions
will make them the policy Of the
Nations largest farm organiza-
ton. The federation represents
more than l.6 million farm
families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Export Butter Sole
Tops 6 Million Lbs.

The Agriculture Department
has announced the sale of 6.l7l.-
827 pounds of Commodity Credit
Corporation-owned butter to the
Commodity Service Corporation,
New York City, for commercial
export to Germany.
This is the largest individual
sale of CCC-owned butter for
commercial export and exceeds
ANY previous export sale By
nearly a million pounds
A German import specifica-
ton calls for a special quality.
lunsalted, grade AA. SO score but
ter. not over II per cent moisture.
The accepted bid prices for the
lCCC butter were $3.50 cents a
pound for United States grade A
and $3.50 cents for United States
grade B delivered at shipSide at
either Atlantic or Gulf ports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
ABA Announces Speakers
For Trust Conference

Speakers were announced to-
day for the 37th mid-winter trust
conference of the American
Bankers Association in New York
City February 6-8.
Among those listed by Richard
P. Chapman, president of the
ABA's trust division and presi-
dent Of the Merchants National
Bank Of Boston, were:
Sherwin C. Badger, financial
vice president, New England
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; David
Luck, president. the Wyatt Co.;
r. McAllister Lloyd. president,
Teachers Insurance and An
nuity Association: E. Smythe
Gambrell, president, American
Bar Association: W. Gibbs Nc
Kenney. Baltimore attorney;
Fred F. Florence of Dallas, presi-
dent Of the ABA.
Delegates will be guests Of the
New York Clearing House at a
luncheon on the closing day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Auto Dealer
Farley 10 Hear
Senate Probers

Two Senators now studying
the Nations automobile market
ing will be the principal speak
ers before the National Auto
mobile Dealers Association con-
Ivention here January % through
February /.
Advance registrations for the
flve-day session. to be held at the
Sheraton Park hotel, have al
most doubled those Of previous
conventions.
Senator o'Mahoney. Demo-
crat of Wyoming, and Senator
Monroney. Democrat Of Okla
homa. both Of whom are con-
Quoting vigorous studies of the
country's automobile business,
will top the list Of speakers.
Senator OMahoney heads q
Senate Judiciary subcommittee
studying General Motors and has
announced that a report will be
made after additional hearings
and field studies by the commit
tee staff.
Walter M. Kiplinger. NADIA
director of propotion. said the
association hopes the O'Mahoney
report will be ready in time for
the convention.
Senator Monroney has just
completed a tour Of the West
Coast, where he met with repre-
sentative auto dealers. His spe-
Icial subcommittee is now tabu-
Ilating 1871 missionaries sent
in by dealers.
The convention program calls
for addresses by administration
officials. including Commerce
Secretary Weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
] OUT OF 3 IN u. S. HAS PHONE
BUT ICELANDERS TALK MORE

The United States with telephone for three
persons had half Of the worlds s45 million telephones
the first of this year.
But, the American Telephone q Telegraph Co.'S annual
survey points out United States only the second
talkingest" nation in the world.
Iceland 394 conversations per capita while the
United States had $685.
The figures for the 1854 and collected from
than $50 governments and companies throughout the
world
Telephone service in the United States 1t points out.
is supplied by 1900 private companies together with
thousands Of connecting rural farmer lines and systems
Before 1927 the telephones Of the United States Canada
Mexico and Cuba only could be connected Now person
in the United States call Of 81 million tee-
phones in 10 countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Potomac PIozo Launched
With Opening Of Office

He said the application by the
McLachlen firm for the space has
been approved by the Controller
of Currency. He said the bank
ing firm will occupy the ground
floor space of one wing. permit
ting of a drive-in depository.
Mr.. Flynn declared the devel-
opers do not anticipate any
difficulty because of the pro-
posed inner belt expressway,
projected near the property. He
emphasized that the Equitable
Life Assurance Society Of Ameri-
Gu is lending two-thirds Of the
sales price on a 30-year repay
ment plan. setting a new record
in Washington.
Potomac Plaza is being con-
structed entirely by private en-
terprise. and no Government
loans whatsoever are involved
he said. 1t Is understood the
American Securities Corp, an
affiliate of the Rosenwald Foun-
dalton. has underwritten the
purchase of the land and is a
member Of the Potomac Plaza
syndicate.
Involved In the development
is a tract Of some IL acres. for
many years the site of one OF
the Washington Gas Light
Co.'S manufacturing and storage
plants. The architects are Dixon
g. Weppner.
The first building, 70 be con.
structed In the form Of a cross
will occupy between 40 and 4:
per cent Of the land area, where
as rs per cent could have legally
been covered, Mr. Flynn as
serted.
He said the entire Potomac
Plaza development. including
land and buildings, will cos
some 500 million and bring II
around 50 million annually IL
taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

The combined construction
and sales office for Potomac
Plaza, Inc, at 2415 Virginia av-
enue NV. was officially opened
yesterday, as the first step in a
500 million development.
This will revamp the face of
the old Foggy Bottom area. un-
der plans Of its sponsors. Prom
inent businessmen attended yes
terday's ceremony
Edmund j. Flynn. senior part
ner Of the Edmund ]. Flynn Co.,
whose cooperative ownership
plan is being applied in the de-
velopment. announced yesterday
the McLachlen Banking Corp,
Tenth and G streets NV, will
acquire ground space in one wing
of the new S. million co-opera-
tive apartment building. This
will be started next month. he
said.
District authorities are eX-
Ipected to approve the building
permit any day. Mr.. Flynn as
serted. He estimated it will take
UP to 10 months to complete
this first building in the Poto-
mac Plaza development, q 274-
unit. eight-story apartment in
the block bounded by @. H
Twenty-fourth streets and Vir-
|ginia and New Hampshire av-
enues NV.
The McLachlen Banking Corp
will occupy the ground-nooi
commercial area, he explained
Details Of the exact amount Of
space involved and the cost were
not made public.
Early in the new year. MI
Flynn declared. ground will b.
broken for a cooperative medica
and dental building. with spacl
for some 200 physicians and den
lists and also for a general ofiic'
building. These. together will
the cooperative apartment build
ing. are expected to cost aroun'
SIS million. The medical an,
commercial ONCE buildings vii
front on Twenty fourth street
Mr.. Flynn explained. All will b
aforementioned and have under
ground parking.
! The development will be con
structed by Hegeman-Har
Inc. controlled by John w. Har
ris, who built the Hotel Static
here. the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington and som
Iof the buildings in Rockefelle
Center. New York.
| Mr.. Flynn predicted the Poto
mac Plaza development will be
come "the modern hub Of down
town Washington" with under
ground parking facilities 70
$500 automobiles.
I'VE have already sold NOR
than SIS million worth Of apart
ments. Mr.. Flynn declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
DATES
and
PLACES

: Certified Public Accountants
win hear John M. zebley. jr,.
president Of the American Insti-
tute of Accountants. when he
addresses the District Institute
of CPAs at the Willard Hotel to-
night. Members wives will at
tend the dinner meeting.
Christmas Party of Washing
ton Chapter National Once
Management Association, will
be at the Burlington Hotel next
Tuesday night. A buffet recep-
ton and buffet dinner will pre-
cede the party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15


misinterpretation Of the trend.
Actually. customers are hav-
ing a tough time finding stocks
in which they have loss after
the long market advance. and
as a result, switching is less Sig
nificant than a year ago." said
the manager of a leading wire
firm here. Losses are confined
to a relatively few situations as
In Westinghouse"
Lower Market Foreseen
After Turn Of Year
Selling this year end can be
described more accurately as
liquidation" said a top executive
of another firm. Sophisticated
traders are getting out now and
expect to stay on the sidelines
until buying opportunities appear
in the new year.
They seem confident they can
get out now and go back in at
substantially lower prices later"
he declared. II expect this type
of selling to continue"
Another broker pointed out
that because of election uncer-
tainties, traders are looking for
ward to choppy markets and
possible dips that may offer
chances to pick up bargains in
1856.
The New York reports yes
terday said that switching from
one stock to another enabled
customers to establish losses
that could be Offset against
profits to reduce tax liabilities.
Anticipated tax reductions next
year also were said to have en-
couraged switching and II new
lows on the New York Stock
Exchange last Monday were
cited as evidence Of heavy
switching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
FHLB Names Creighton
General Counsel

The Federal Home Loan Bank
Board has named Thomas NJ.
Creighton, jr.. general counsel
effective January 3. Chairman
Walter w. McAllister announced
today.
Mr.. Creighton succeeds ]. AL
drich Hall. who resigned recently
to enter the savings and loan
business in Florida. A native of
Illinois, Mr.. Creighton has been
chief Of the claims section of the
Office of Alien Property, Depart
ment Of Justice.
He studied at Washington Law
College and American University
and Is a member of the District
and American Bar Associations
and resides in Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
AssociationsCuf
LendingActivity
For November

Lending activity Of 81 member
associations Of the District Build
ing and Loan League dropped
behind q year ago In November,
but the volume of loans made In
II months Of this year retained
Ia substantial gain. q report from
r. Wilson Camp. league secre-
Itary. disclosed today.
New loans In November de-
clined to $15.526,711 from ST.
I255,5l2 in the previous month
and $16,62s.764 in November last
year. For IL months this year
they totaled $217.127.769 in con-
trast to $165.67s.2 24 q year ear
lier.
Assets of the associations
reached another new high of
s762, 098,310 on November 80.
compared with 755.684.669 a
month earlier, and were 1873 per
cent above $657.s93,862 on the
same 1854 date.
Record real estate loans to-
tailed $678, 254.799 on November
80, VS.. $674,12l .262 q month ear
'lier and $577.723.20l q year
earlier.
Invested savings. also at a new
peak, amounted to $640. 027, 839
VS.. 634,284,317 a month earlier
and $562, 069. 459 a year ago.
Reserves reached $59,S2S, 58S
VS.. $4,000, 1856 a month earlier
and ISL .634, 1895 on the same 1854
date. The associations had $780,
1853 900 Of borrowed money on
November 80 VS.. $50 1856. 900 q
month earlier and $40, $4,000 q
year ago.
Individual memberships in the
associations. both savings and
borrowing, totaled 360,476 on
November 30. q gain Of 27,825
from 332 ISL n wear earlier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Fuardian Life Makes Loan
For S525,00O in d. c.

James E. Jones, vice president
In charge of the conventional
loan department Of Frederick
w. Berens, Inc. today an
nounced the placement of a
$525, 900 loan on the Headquar-
tiers Building at 1000 P street
NV, through the Guardian Life
Insurance Co. of America.
Formerly known as the
Toronto Apartments, the build
ing was purchased by Leo M.
Bernstein & Co. in 1854 and
has undergone a complete
renovation and transformation
into a modern Office building
with $4,000 square feet of space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Security Storage
Extra Lifts 1855
Dividends to $40

Directors Of Security Storage
Co, today declared a regular
quarterly divident of SIPS a
share plus an extra of 1925 a
share, all On old stock yet I'M
affected by the coming stock
split, it was announced by Sec
'retary Paul Alvey.
The year-end payments will
raise the years total dividends
to $40 a share from So share
paid in 1854. They will be pay
able December % to holders Of
record as of today.
The stock split of 5 for / will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Capital Hotel Volumes
Even With Year Ago

Sales Of Washington hotels
covered by the monthly report
Of Norwath g. Norwath were
even with a year ago in Septem-
Der, but in nine months of this
year remained 2 per cent lower
Room sales in September were
above a year ago, but were down
i per cent in nine months. Total
restaurant sales were off 2 per
cent in both September and the
nine months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Three Firms Distribute
Christmas Bonuses

Allen P. Rothbaum, manager
of Castelberg's jewelry store. to-
day announced payments OF a
Christmas bonus to all employees.
based on years of service.
Hub Furniture store has de-
clared the usual Christmas
bonus to eli staff members,
Manager Murray Newman re-
ported.
House & Hermann also has
distributed d Christmas bonus
based on length of service. said
EDWIN Reiseman. manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. ID R.-Foreign
exchange rates follow, Great Britain
In dollars, others In cents unchanged
Canadian dolla. in New York open
market lL32 per cent premium or
lc0,03b United States cents.
Great Britain pound So s0iz. 40
3.7s $685., o0-day futures s.7o j i15S.
OF 1872; Belgium franel l.9gli; France
0ranel ..2Sss Of q cent Germany West
ernl tdeutsche mark 1880: Holland
(suilder) 26,16. up .00h Italy 0ira)
Sweden tkrona) 10 "a: Switzerland
franc 0ree) 1884; Denmark tkrone)
1880
Latin America: Argentina free .2.75;
suela (bolivarl 3003.
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15

store tomorrow night at 1926
Bladensburg road NE.
Edward Carr, president of the
Board of Trade. and other
Capital leaders will attend the
exercises starting at 8 pm.
President Arthur Clarendon
Smith, ST., announced.
Leonard Davis, who started
with the company as an Office
boy 10 years ago. has become
vice president of the company
He formerly was assistant gen.
eral manager.
H. G. Hayes has been named
appliance sales manager of the
Washington District for Servel
Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Milton Lyons Elected
To Board of Metro, Inc.

Milton Lyons, who is asSo-
ciated with Auchincloss, Parker
& Redpath here. has been elected
a director of Metro, Inc.
Mr.. Lyons has been active in
the securities field for more than
Is years and is graduate OF
New York University.
The Washington branch Office
of Connecticut General Life In
surance Co. will move to the
Garry Building. 927 Fifteenth
street NV. Saturday, Manager
John H. /. Schulz announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15

be carried out by distribution on
January 3 Of four new shares
for each old share of record on
December Books already have
been closed for this action,
which also will reduce par value
from the present $25 q shar to
SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
CHICAGOLWESTOCK

salabie hogs 2l,ooo; senerally fairly
active; steady on most butchers under
go lb: uneven. steady to Is lover on
grades under geo ID; sows mostly steady:
al interests in trade and prospects
good clearance; strictly iiEhtveieht
butchers under 2l0 10 scarce; most
mixed srade iSts Nc. to . Z; ie o. !
g, ,4.s Ds ae,,v Noe snSuns ,S Se nee
$50 ID g75-l6.75, mostly 1880 and
i RsaS~ around Slnd sts Is butehers Il S.as
most 100000 ID sous 7.55.9.oo: . few
head lighter weishts to cas-,
Saiable cattle $500; salable calves
600: steers and yearlings average GOOD
and better and heifers steady; lower
grading steers slow and weak; cows
steady 10 Is higher. instances so up;
bulls and vealers fully steady; stoekers
and feeders steady to weak; most sales
choice 70 10y prime steers u: 0o-22s.ee9o'
ssd S'a oss 0: y p Prime 4ss + ::.rs
81 % 90: sood 70 low choice steers
Iii .5l-ls.b0: commercial to Low. 5000
i12.5a-l5.50: q few lots choice heifers
! 10 .0o-"1 90: most good heifers 1900
s75-iI. 50: Gamers and cutters son
| 1000; utility and commercial bulls
| IL 00-15.25: good to prime yealers
/ 5000 %. 90; Gull and commercial 90
| 1900 good and choice 77b-l,075 ID
feeders 15.25-l6,75: common quality
around s75 ID Holstein feeders II 86:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
'3 n BUSINESS
Selling Blamed on I roders
Expecting Borgoinsin SO
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Recent selling in the stock market better be described
liquidation ready for 1856 bargains rather than as eff
to leading Washington brokers
reported to The Star today
They regarded reports that stock switch
ahead of other recent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
Gichner Is Distributor
For Gar WO0d-St. Paul

Fred S. Gichner Iron Works,
Inc, has been named area dis
tributor for Gar Wood-St. Paul
Industries, Inc, manufacturer of
truck equipment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15

District voter registration 10
under way. Have you quail
fed 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, 1955-12-15

Smiths Furniture to Open
Third Store Tomorrow
Smiths Select Furniture Co.
will open its third furniture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-15
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Dec. is R-Nattonal
Association Securities Dealers, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-18
Just for the Record
Continued from Preceding Pose
Continued from Preceding Poge

with age, scars can be removed
aliases used or plastic surgery change
appearance, but fingerprints never
change. And in spite of occasional
reports of duplication. the FBI has
never come across two people with
identical prints.
OF course, foolproof method of
classification must be provided to
prevent confusion. since many prints
are closely alike. The system used
by the FBI and most law enforcement
agencies throughout the world is the
Henry system, developed by a former
Scotland Yard man. Sir Edward
Henry The types of ridges are
divided into arches. loops and whorls.
and the appearance and repetition of
these shapes on all 10 fingers provide
the key to identification. complex
system of subdivisions of these shapes
results in an identifying formula OF
letters and numerals that is as unique
in each case as the prints themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-18

are important evidence The finger
print files help identify or apprehend
more than $50 criminals a month
So great is the respect of most law
breakers for the FBI's ability TO use
prints to put the finger on them that
many have gone to great pains to
alter their fingertip characteristics
John Dillinger, one of the best-known
criminals of the sos, spent $1,000 in
an attempt to efface the identifying
ridges on his fingertips. In spite of
superficial soaring the ridges on his
fingertips grew back identically. and
after he was killed in blaze of
bullets, his body was identifiable by
fingerprints. The stupidity of trying
to efface flngerprints is pointed out
by the FBI. which says that scars left
by acid or surgery also provide means
of positive identification.
Prints still remain the most in
fallible method of identification.
Physical characteristics may change
Evening star., 1955-09-06
Workers Lend
100000

CINCINNATI, Sept. 6 R.-
More than 500 employees of the
Hamilton Tailoring Co. are lend
ing 100000 to their employer
in a graphic demonstration of
labor-management solidarity in
the United States.
Members of the CIO Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers Union
voted the funds after the COM
|pany became short of cash fol-
lowing recent acquisitions. a
company official said.
The money was turned over to
the tailoring concern. by Jack
Kroll. chairman of the Cincin-
natl Amalgamated Clothing
Workers Board, who is better
known nationally as director OF
the CLOS Political Action Com
mittee.
Employees paychecks. start
ing tomorrow. will have 10 per
cent deducted as their share OF
the loan. The company viii pay
approximately $4,000 a month
TO the union until the debt is
ERASED. The employees will re-
ceive debenture bonds, paying 8 u
per cent interest, to cover their
payroll deduction loans.
Hamilton Tailoring has ac-
quired two Cincinnati tailoring
firms and the Kahn Tailoring
Co. of Indianapolis in recent
years. A company official said
these acquisitions have left
Evening star., 1955-09-06

Hamilton with Q lopsided inven.
tory and somewhat shy Of cash.
The company oficial said the
union afforded a more attractive
proposition than could have been
obtained from q bank.
Hamilton Tailoring does a 81
million : a year business and
claims to be the largest made-to-
measure clothing organization in
the world.
I'm reluctant to talk about
the loan because it may embar.
rass the company" Mr.. Kroll
said. We've done this q goodly
number of times here in Cincin-
matt and elsewhere"
He said most Of the loans are
repaid to union treasures.
Ask why the union would make
a loan to management--a para
dox, perhaps--Mr. Kroll an.
swered:
Our members work in the
place. it's their jobs. The union
functions to protect peoples
jobs. We feel we're a part Of
the industry"
Alvin Heimann, vice president
and secretary Of the company.
thanked the union members for
their demonstration Of loyalty to
the firm.