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Homer news. (Homer, Alaska) 1950-1955, 1955-08-04
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BARU0ETU. BQJTn.FR PLAN V0S0U

Many local residents are expected 20
turn out at the Homer. airport next
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock TO greet
Dele gate e. Z. lBobl Bertlatt and F1ul
But Ter. N'tional chairman Of the Demo-
cratic party. Heading the vel coming
committee Will DO Jack Scott mo Will
pre- sent the tl7o dignitaries and THAR
wives with appropr late gifts On behalf
OF the local Democratic Club.
The Chartered plane WILL be at the
local airport for approxima tely one
half hour a1loHing ample time for those
aboard to meet local resi- dent before
go ing on to Kodiak where Butler Will
address an annual Jefferson-Ja Jackson Day
banquet CROWD.
Chat rman Butler Will Be touring the
T rritory during the next two weeks
visiting several cities and communit les
before returning to the States. He
Will give the address at the Anchorage
Jeffer son-Jackson Day Inner August Is
at the IDLE Hour Country Club. (
Homer news. (Homer, Alaska) 1950-1955, 1955-08-04
CHAMBER NOTES

Irving Reed, territorial Highway en-
gtneer, mas the CUE st speaker at the
Chamber Of Commerce meeting Monday but
ms tead Of speech he answered nu1ner-
GUS questions asked him by those pres
emit.
II regard to the small boat harbor
Reed said that the Territor1a appro-
pr1a ions had been made and Homer was
to receive 500 200 and an applicat Ion
has been made to the Alaska Public
works for a matching fund Of 500, 900
which Will make $500, 900 total. The
harbor Will be based on plans drawn up
by the 4rmy engineers and WILL be built
on the end Of the spit, Reed So id.
Concerning the Homer dock, Reed said
that his offic could not use gas tax
funds to enlargs the dock and suggested
that the dock could be Leased TO the
PUD on q long-term basis then local
funds could be matched by AEfr funds to
impro We and enlarge the dock.
The Territ oria1 engineer said that
his q epa rtment Will cont tnue to work on
plans to extend the East End Road out
as far as the Fox River valley, which
he said aould immen sely aid the economy
Of the Home area. He also said that
long range planning In his department.
called for a road from Dillingham; to
I111amna with ferry connecting that
port Nd th Seldovta and Homer.
LIE al so. touched briefly on float
plane facilities and erosion on the
SPIT.
Ken Heath, touri st COMM ttee chat T.
man. reported tn at he nas working on
plans TO try to get touri SITS here next
year by plane on organized tours.
.a Pres dent Don Smith announced the
plans Of the Anchorage Atrmen's Assoc
iation to visit Homer this Sunday.
Homer news. (Homer, Alaska) 1950-1955, 1955-08-04
HOMER EAR

HOMER lair
With the opening date Of the Homer
Fair just few short weeks away, plans
fer the many activities are nearing
completion, according to Bill Raver,
pres ident OF the Homer Fair ASSOC tation
If current negot lat ions work out,
the kids attending the fair will have
an opportunity to enjoy some rides this
year. The Alaska Frontier Shows Of An
ehorage have offered TO bring three or
four OF their rides, including me rry-
go-rounds ferris wheel, rocket ride and
eha1rplanes 90 the Hone Fair. Also
inc luded In the ret inue Of the Frontier
Shows woula be several concessi ons such
as : shoot ing gallery cork gallery.
hoop-la, penny pitch, dart game, milk
bottles, roll down and others. The
Fair board OF directors Is TO meet Sat-
urday night to make the final decisi On
as 90 Whe Their the shows Will be nvited
For the first time the annual fair
vi IL be held on the fairgrounds.
road has been cons true ted and grave1led
into the 4O-acre plot 50 that it will
be accessible to cars. The arrangement
Of : he tents and booths uil1 be temper
airy With the expectation that by next
year plans can be completed for per-
manent site for each OF the. many activ-
titles that comprise the fair.
Superintendent for the many div
1stons Of the fair have been chosen for
the most part, however a few di vi sions
are without superintendent. Those
without superintendent are the Home
Canning and Preserving divts ion and the
Culinary Department. Anyone vi shtng TO
volunteer for either Of these two jobs
10 urged to contact Bill Raver.
1t is expected that all OF the divt-
s1ons will be larger this year and
those planning to display their handi-
work are urged to contact the supertn-
tendents Of the proper divisions.
Supe rintendents are: livestock
Paul Marteeny; Poultry and Rabbits,
Gust Lofgren; Dairy and Poultry Pro-
duets, Bud AJminski: Grains and Grasses,
I'd Leibentha1; Vegetables, Mrs. Jim
straub; Mushrooms and Edible Fungi, Mrs
Ruth Kilcher; Need1euork, Mrs. Inez
Bilbao; Floral Display, Ethel Scott;
Arts, Ruth Newman; Crafts, Mrs. Ada
Latham.
Ray Green has accepted the Job OF
organizing games and recreat ion for the
fatr.
Tentative plans call for the fair to
open at 2 PEN. August &c, vi th double
parachute drop by two former para
troopers from Se1dovia and close Sunday
evening at aiae O'Clock vi th SINAI !
display Of fireworks. .@
ALL Of the Members OF the Assocta-
tfen Will meet at the Fairgrounds Sat
arday and Sunday, August 90 end q to
assist in setting UP the tents and
booths for the fair. nE
IATT HTT1TD
Homer news. (Homer, Alaska) 1950-1955, 1955-08-04

An anchorage pilot, Ed Johnson,
wa liked away from his 7supercub plane
Sturdy evening after It f1ipped over
during an emergency landing near ohlsn
Mountain. Johns On told CA station
manager Bob EtIund that the plane de-
veloped motor trouble and Ne had TO
land In q small clearing at the foot OF
the mountain.
Tbs first report OF the accident
reached the cAA stat ion when "a PIMA
plane called in to report it. Ed1und
took Off Ia the CAP LIS imadia tsly and
flew over the area. Johnson was cat
Of the plane and waved TO Indicate that
he was unhurt and Edlund returned to
the airport end took q CAA truck TO the
scene OF the accident. Extent Of the
dana ge to the plane is unknown.
Homer news. (Homer, Alaska) 1950-1955, 1955-08-04
APPOIN T ED

vern Nut Oh has been appointed mem
Der of the Alaska agricultural Loan
Board by Governor He ntzlemans Mulch
received word OF his appointment Last
week in, telegram from the governor,
The appointment was effective July 1s
and is for q four~year teTms
Mulch is the owner Of the vern Mutch
Drugs in Home and is a resident or the
Anchor Point area where he carries On
siderable farming and livestock
raising.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Sontee Clicked in 4:07:
Wind SpoiIs 4-Minute Bid

MIAMI, Fla, May Z (P.-Wes
Santee's latest attempt to run
Americas first 4-minute mile
was spoiled today by a 15-mile-
an-hour wind blowing the length
of the track during the Univer-
sity of Miami's invitational mile
run.
The lean Kansas cowboy, who
says he is bothered badly in
any wind over five miles an hour,
was clocked at 4:07 in winning
the race by a wide margin over
his former Kansas teammate,
Art Dalzell, and five other run
nerS.
The wind made the going
tough" Santee said. Maybe its
just psychological but it sure
slows me up." ,...
Santee said the surface, of the
track, which had been oiled and
carefully steamrollered for his
run, broke down on the back
stretch. AS a result, he said, II
seemed to lose a lot of my kick
on the third lap"
The time was we'll off his best
time of 4:00.5. which set a new
American record at the recent
Texas Relays. On three occa-
sions, Santee has come within
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Morgan Outscores Field
In Howard Track Meet

Morgan State College won IL
of Is events at Howard Stadium
yesterday to dominate the an
nual Howard University invita-
ton track meet.
The Baltimoreans amassed "a
points in winning the meet for
the seventh straight year. Their
total was more than that of the
other five entrants combined.
Other scores we're Lincoln Uni
versity 3612, Howard 261a. and
West Virginia State, Delaware
State and Dover (Del) Air Force
Base, all 6.
Only one record fell as Coach
Eddie Hurts trackmen from
Morgan were never called upon
for an all-out effort. Bob Berry,
a freshman from Tarrytown.
N. Y, set a new standard in the
mile with 4:23.3 The old Gen.
trail intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociation mark was set by Bill
Graham of North Carolina Col
lege who covered the distance in
4:23.8 in 1852
Yesterdays action produced
two double winners. Jim Cooke,
6-foot-6 senior from Lincoln. who
took the discus with a 154-foot
toss and the shot put with 46
feet 10 inches. Josh Culbreath Of
Morgan won both hurdle events.
Culbreath, who also ran a leg on
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Hoyas Lose Pair
To Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa, May
Penn State got tight pitch
ing from Ed Drapcho and Lynn
Harbold today and beat George
town in both ends of a double
header, 11-0. and 8-2.
Penn States record is now
seven victories and three losses.
Drapcho, who limited the
Hoyas to only three hits, now
has won five games against one
defeat and has permitted only
four earned runs in At innings
of pitching.
Harbold was making his first
start and although permitting
nine hits. scattered them effec-
lively for his win. Rex Bradley
helped Harbold out with a three
run homer in the third inning.
FIRST GAME
GEORGETOWN 600 600 0OO- q 8 4
Lackamp. Foley and Frisby; Drapcho
and Van Ord.
SECOND GAME
GEORGETOWN 0l0 100 o. q 3
Penn State 303 900 VS. y n
Kinney, Dailev and Frisbv: Harbold
and D'OrsaneO.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Dave Corcoron, 10; Triumphs
In First Junior Sailing Race

Ten-year-old Dave Corcoran
won his first race yesterday of
Washington Sailing Marina and
henceforth may be expected to
give his older brother a few point
erS on how it's done.
Normally Dave crews for Tim
my. l3. but yesterday was the
first Saturday of National Yacht
Clubs junior sailing program
and Dawes day in the spotlight.
Both boys are sons of Thomas
Corcoran, one-time White House
aide to President Roosevelt.
Dave, with a crew of two
juniors. Bob Miller and Claire
Lamborne, and one adult. Rob-
ert Perry. led a six-boat feet for
both laps Of bruising race.
There was a puff, southerly
wind blowing which gave the
youngsters a real workout.
The winners had no easy time
OF 1t. For more than half the
race Dave, sailing Cork, was con-
tested by 15-year-old Sandra
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Morgan winning mile relay
team, is the Pan-American 400
meter hurdles champion.
The summaries:
washington, culbreath. Rogers: 2. Lin
coin; 8, West Virginia; 4, Howard. 3.l94
B7oTn soslnt BaTfS sS's Morson rs5ay rnson Morssn
Broad JUMP, Henley tM: 2, will
son lID:. 3, Stewart tH1; 4, SLAUGHTER
High jump: Tie between Dennis and
Mumford and Cook of Lincoln. feet
Pole Vault. Tie. between Mumford
Morton lLl and Habron (Hl. i feet.
3. Cs Davis d; 4. Jon Jones tH>. a W feet 10
Discus. Cook d,: >, Davis ~;
3: Smith (w. va1; 4. Thompson tH.
Javelin-1, johnson dl; ., shindle-
decker iDAFi: 2, Davis tH!; 4, Thomp.
son foo,.rd g., 1Ss sasS sfs' iwatsFs To-! Rshss M
Morton IND: Lewis wv. Val: A.
Barry tM); 10 seconds, ,,>.
wstsPs ssGssaIf a. a'sh; sYouRs 1sGhHsNn 49, 4RossT'
44S;yard Dash: u, 1.5EGssTs ;5;pg,nn M: M, &
ss5Els0P slGTn 3Ml fM 5li ssconas. 'M'
SS0-yard run: I-Tinson tM); =
Crews (M; 3-Davis tM); 4-Raymond
Mile berry CM): johnson tM)l;
3-Mills (Ml: 4-Smith (DSCI. 4:233
(breaks old record Of ABS set by
Graham Of North Carolina College in
Two-mile: Jones (Ml; 2-Crawford
tM): 3-Smith CDSC): 4-Stone fH).
i2O-yard hurdles: 1-culbreath tM,: !:
2-Stewart fH): 3-Williams (DAFl ::
4-Whitley tLI. i61. seconds.
eEHenIey tM,: s@Eweii tI); Wi.
liamS (DAFl. 264 seconds
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Howard Nine
Routs Lincoln

LINCOLN, Pa, May Z (Spe-
ciaD. - Howard University Of
Washington, D. c., walloped
Lincoln University, 26-0. in a
seven-inning baseball game this
afternoon.
The Bisons got IS hits of two
Lincoln pitchers, and in addition
were helped by l6 Lincoln errors.
Only 10 of the runs were earned.
Last year Howard defeated Lin
coin, 26-2.
Pitcher Clarence Taylor of
Howard, who allowed only two
hits, was one of three Bison
players hitting homers. He got
his in the fifth with one on. Also
hitting four -baggers were Vim
cent Edmondson in the sixth
with two on. and Lawrence
Pernea in the sixth with none
on.
Howard - 092 156 3-25 25
Lincoln 900 900 o. o 10
TAYLOR and Lacy; Corsey, Mills tel and
Thompson.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

McNeill. sailing Zip. which took
second. Corcoran was able to
shake the all-girl crew loose on
the second leg Of the second lap.
Michael Kelly. IL, skippered
Damfiino to a third in the days
only race. After that came Bob
Amory, l3. in Blue Bolt and
Margie Hornblower, 13, in
Whisper. Jim Hernoley, who at
age II was the second youngest
skipper of the day, dropped out
in Storm Bird after pulling loose
a jib block.
Another casualty aboard Storm
Bird was Adult Instructor WAL
ter Collier. He badly ripped his
trousers on centerboard fitting.
The program, which resumes
next Saturday, is sponsored by
the local Lightning class fleet.
Directing activities yesterday
were Robert Amory and Mrs.
Marsha Hornblower.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
BOYS BASEBALL
Boys Club of Washington
RNVnCETS

MIDGETS
saI sesaltest . O. H c,,Hb p tsaryi Sa 3 g: Brent.
Murphy's ESQ. 10: Harmony Lodge. /.
Leeway Rangers, IA; GEORGETOWN
Judd & D.twei!er, 5: Miller's Furni-
~ Northeast Kiwanis, .: SITS. constan-
''"s ana fS5fs; Poiisi spSfSss sS5i, Club
Club No. II. sFS,Sbs 10 GIgs No. s. /.
Club No. u. 9: Club No. 5, o,
Baseball Association
NO. DIV. MlDGETS
ROCKVILLE Kiwsnis 10: Bradley Lum-
Michnick- -DiMsio. 10: Donley Con-
''fpe''on NV. Nv DIV. JUNIORS
GaithersburE Cubs 8; clarksnurR op-
''"'''' Catholic ySgts g.sss. ,;2s Organization
Assumption, 4. St. Francis Xavier, z.
Mount st sbTes caysrS 81 sSis
queen @ y Of Peace. -: St. jerome's., i.
ST. John the Baptist 10; st. Ambrose,
Annunciation. 8; Holy Trinity. /.
Lourdcs, 4; st GATHERINGS. 0. ....
JUNIORS
St. AIMS IL: Holy Trinity, 3.
Lourdes. 8: Blessed Sacrament, g..
St. Marv's. 5: st Michaefs, a.;
st. Thomas . st.. Augustine's. z. g.
St. Teresa. "a: Holy Name 3.
Assumption &: ST. Francis Xavier. 2.
st. Francis de Sales, 4; st. Joseph S
Home, g..
st. Anthony q: Campus, O
FALLS CHURCH KIWANlS
National League Majors
WV Warrior. 6: Anderson Movers, O.
West End Yanks, ID; Falls Church
National League Minors
Coop Colts, 90; Falls Church Mats.
20.
Police Boys Club Red Sox, o; Kiwanis,
g.
American League Majors
Koons Cards s. Falls Church Nov
erS. >
Fails Church Lions, Q; spitler's Pr
ateS, 3
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Continued frnrn Pare G.


feed and Triandos belted a
double to left.
Baltimore's final run came
against Rookie Ted Abernathy
in the ninth after Coan walked
and stole second. Evers sacri-
feed and Eddie Watkins scored
Coan with a single to center.
NOTES: Camilo Pascual and
Chuck Stobbs will pitch for the
Senators in today's double
header starting at 1870 o'clock.
with Erv Palica and Bill Miller
or Joe Coleman due to fire for
the Orioles. There will be
no action tomorrow. Detroit
will be at Griffith Stadium Tues
dav night and Wednesday.
The first 1000 women to en-
ter the gates today will be pre-
Sented Hawaiian orchids
Mothers Day, you know. =.
Mickey Vernon's mother and
Coleman's mother will attend as
guests of the beer sponsors of
Washington and Baltimore radio
and television broadcasts.
Mickey and Joe are the oldest
members of the Senators and
Orioles, respectively.
All damage against Schmitz in
the first six innings-nine hits
and a walk to that point-was
inflicted with two out and none
aboard. When Bob Kline
singled in the third inning it
marked his fifth straight hit,
spread over three games. +.
Busby contributed the defensive
dilly of the night when he
streaked in fast for diving
stab of Smiths low liner in the
seventh. The Senators trade
talks still are breathing. with
prospect of a deal Monday or
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
1854 Fans See
Win
Rosecroft Race

EarPs Song, the 3-year -old
filly trotting champion of two
years ago, returned to her old
form last night to win the fea-
lures $4,000 Sheppard Memorial
Trot before 1854 fans at Rose
croft Raceway.
Trained and driven by Wayne
(Curley) Smart, Earl's Song took
over from the Canadian -owned
Aerial Gunner after the first
quarter and remained in front
To win in 2:07Ks.
Pays S4.60 As Winner
Earl's Songs winning mutuels
were $3.50, S3.40 and $2.40.
BY far the best time of the
night was recorded in the sec
ondary feature. a $l.400 pace.
Harry Miller. last years leadis
driver. sent Patty Wee home first
/ nthis race for a half length
victory over Madge Hy in 2:04K5
for returns of $17.80. $3.50 and
$3.50. Madge Hy was worth
$2l go to place.
Most of Races Close
Most of the races last night,
the second of the season at Rose
croft, were close, particularly the
early ones. Oracle Sue, driven
by Owner Harry L. Daisey, won
the first race and Hickory Eden.
also driven by hi sowner, Howard
Scott, took the second, both by
three-quarters of a length. They
! combined for a IL daily double
of $48, somewhat less than on
the opening night when payoffs
of $184 and 5000 were recorded
because of a dead heat.
A Canadian -owned and trained
horse, Autocrat, turned in a
thrilling come-from behind vic
tory in the fifth. Driven by
young Jimmy Larente, Autocrat
returned the nights best winning
prices of 1920, $7.40 and $500.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
WoIIy Gore Wins
At Old Dominion

Wally Gore Of Arlington won
the 25-lap feature stock car race
at the Old Dominion Speedway
at Manassas last night before a
turnout of 2.783.
1t was Cores second win in
four races there. He had to press
all the way to nose out Clay
Eastridge of Fredericksburg,
Va, who led until the 23d lap.
Don Carter of Raleigh, N. c., was
third. Cores winning time was
8:48.4.
A rare dead heat for first place
came in the consolation 10-lap
race, with Bill Lone of Silver
Spring and Henry Jones of
Fredericksburg in the tie.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Sontee Holds Hopes
Of Race With Prize

MIAMI, Fla, May Z (P.-Wes
Santee, Americas top mile run
ner, said today he "sure wants
to run against Englishman Cor
don Pirie in Canada this summer
''if the Marines permit"
Pirie plans to come to Toronto
in mid-August and Santee said
II hope to be there, too." But
the 23-year-old Kansan said he
will go into the Marine Corps in
June and doesn't know yet
whether he can get to the
Canadian meet.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

a split second of the 4-minute
mile. Only two runners. Britain's
Roger Bannister and Australia S
John Landy. have broken the
4-minute barrier.
A crowd of $500 cheered nois-
lily as the 23-year-old Kansan
shot to the front on the third
lap after allowing Dalzell to set
the pace up to that point. Santee
was clocked at COS for the first
quarter-mile lap, 2:01 at the
halfway mark, and 3:06 for three
laps.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Blind Boqey Winners

Blind bogey winners at East
Potomac golf course yesterday
were Heidi Fairchild, 105-30-75;
Lefty Mccoy. 75-O-75; M
Casselman, 90-15-75; Laurence
McClung, 83-13-70, and R.
Bennie, 76-6-70.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
BILLY DIRECT
SELECTIONS

1-Velvet Hanover, Swamp Fire,
Uzmar'S Macklin.
2-Essie Gallon, Scotland's Ace.
Mary Darnley.
3-Peggy Mon, Mickie Volo,
Darn Good.
4-Pansy Chief, Vinco, Southern
Prince.
5-Eva Tass. Selector, Miss
Velma.
6-Sunset Boy, Aldene Hanover,
LOUIS Girl.
Jewell Dean, Lee Gallon, Ma
than.
8-Even Dale, Mighty Con, Get
tysburg.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Western Maryland
ToDs AU Net Team

WESTMINSTER. Md, May 7
R,-WeStern Maryland defeated
American University, 81. in a
Mason-Dixon Conference tennis
match today for its eighth VIC
tory in 10 starts. The loss gave
American U. a SD record.
Summaries:
sinRles-Mowbray. Western Mary
iand, defeated Meyerlie. 6-3, .B-1.
ener -, al. Davis, Western Mary
land, defeated Horn, 6---3. e.. Reed.
Western Maryland, defeated Lepper
5-5,, 60. Chin. American U, defeated
Howell, 614 81, Bopst. Western
Doubles---Paitt and Mowbray, West
ern Maryland, defeated Hevener and
Meyerlie, 6-1, 6-2. Davis and Reed,
Western Maryland, defeated Horn and
Mvnsey, g. 6--3. Bopst and Howell.
Western Maryland. defeated Lepper and
Hirsch, 4-6. Ga, R---3.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Rosecroft Rucewuy Charts

Ccopyrtght. 1855. By American Publishing Col
Weather Clear-TTaek Fast
FIRST RACE-One mile $500 Class rs tcol
Winner; bl B. BY Watson Direct--Gareia Hanover 6S
Evening star., 1955-05-08

FIFTH RAcE-one mile trotI; purse 81 100; ABB eas-
sifed Winner b. g. by Ions key-Voitina oy Foiomite
Evening star., 1955-05-08

NOBEL RoSECROFT. 400. S3d0 ROSY MORN $3.50
SECOND RACE-one mile ttrot) Purse $500 tcc CLASH
fed Winner g. ey Vostaot- merry hanover oS f'ef
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Two-dolar mutuels paid-ROMOLA GIRL, SO
$500. LITTLE QUICKEY. S4.00 So 90. NIGH,
So. 40.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

dollar %gges HcR Pais s 40 s. a. MsRRY RosEcKo
$3.50.
Evening star., 1955-11-13
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
rose sharply in the week ended
November 4. the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Richmond reported yes
terday.
The weeks sales were up u
per cent from the previous week
and 4 per cent ahead Of the like
1854 week. Sales IN four weeks
ended November 5 were 6 per
cent above q year earlier and
those for the year to date were
up by the same margin.
Excluding suburban branches,
downtown department store sales
alone were IL per cent above the
previous week. but remained 8
per cent behind q year earlier.
Downtown sales IN four weeks
ended November 5 were down /
per cent from q year earlier,
while those for the year to date
were 3 per cent higher.
Evening star., 1955-11-13

About Josc6k b. CSodnian
4 Mr. GcodnfAn'e almost In
4 failibie record 0f advice since
! be began wrtting N 1919 IS
wen known 10 tens Of thcu-
/ vised taking profits Rt the
/ 1876 top. put his readcx9
into the market again III
June 81 104s: called the
buy' turn - the spring
o. lgo4
Evening star., 1955-11-13
Murphy Co. to Open
Tenth Store In Area

The Murphy company has
scheduled the formal opening Of
its tenth Washington area store
i'm the new Eastover Shopping
Center on Indian Head road In
Prince Georges County for next
Thursday.
The new store is In an ultra
modern ranch type building
with 15,325 square feet Of selling
space. all on one floor and is
able to handle more than 10000
different items. Included is an
l18-seat snack bar.
The store has five entrances,
all convenient to the large front
and rear parking lots, and is
completely air-conditioned. C..
|P. Kerley. manager Of the COM
|panyS Washington district. an-
|nounced that j. L. Wiley will
manage the new store. Mr.. Wiley
started with the company in
1881 and has managed the
Seventh street store.
Evening star., 1955-11-13
Capital Bank Stocks
In strong Demand

III b
Two new years highs In the
list Of Washington bank stocks
indicates continuance OF strong
demand in that field.
American Security q Trust
stock advanced TO 4 new peak of
40 on q 25-share transfer on the
Washington Exchange Branch of
the Philadelphia Baltimore stock
Exchange on Thursday. This
was q gain Of III points from
the previous high Of 47Ia q week
earlier and contrasted with a.
at the start Of this year.
National Bank Of Washington
shares advanced to another high
OF ssh from SIS D week earlier.
Despite q so per cent increase
in stock through an offering TO
stockholders at $50 q share. the
shares are ahead Of their price
of so at the start Of the year.
Riggs National stock last week
moved to q new high Of 45TIz.
It started the year at 430.