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lion shares. The board Of di-
rectors' recommendation will be
put before the stockholders at
the annual meeting at 10 am,
April Is. at the company's offices,
Tenth and E streets NV.
Mr.. Dunn reported that it is
anticipated that about $26 mil
lion additional will be expended
for construction in each of the
years 1855 and 1856. He recalled
that construction expenditures
for 1854 totaled $23,896. 900.
bringing the total spent in the
past five years to about sos
million.
"Of great significance was the
continuation of a construction
program wherein substantial ad-
ditions, of the most modern type.
were made to electric facilities
during 1854" the report pointed
out.
Increased customers and usage
of electricity account for the
sales growth and year end found
customers totaling 313,325 or
about $500 more than 1858. The
company's 1854 electric sales of
1860, ,041 900 kilowatt hours pro-
duced operating revenue of $751;
949, 900. This compared with
1885 1928, ,8O5 900 and $49,835,-
900 respectively.
Previously reported were earn
ings of SLIT a share against
S1.15 per share in 1858.
OF the 39,176 common stock
holders of record at year end,
1898 holding 2,988,114 or So
per cent of the shares are resi-
dents of the District, Maryland
and Virginia, the report said.
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By WiIIiom A. MiIIen

Satisfactory 1854 progress was
recorded today by President R.
Roy Dunn in the annual report
of the Potomac Electric Power
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New D. c. Office

Aimed at international re-
sources development, three sep
arate firms, specializing in diff
ferent aspects of the problem.
have joined forces and set up a
Washington Office. 1413 K street
NV. They are: Brown & Blau-
welt, consulting engineers, New
York; Jack Amman Photograph
metric Engineers, San Antonio,
Tex. and Geophoto Services,
consulting geologists, Denver.
Colo. The new organization is
called International Resources
Engineering g. Exploration
Group, but each participating
company will maintain its sep
arate identity.
Robert F. Thurrell, jr. is ex-
ecutive director of the new or
ganization. The three firms
have the services of more than
500 scientists, engineers and
technicians, he said. He ex-
planned the engineering firm
does all types of engineering;
Amman specializes in photog-
raphy and mapping, while Geo.
photo concentrates on interpre-
tation and resources surveys.
Shoe Store Expands
Boyce & Lewis shoe store at
437-441 Seventh street NV,
announced it has been enlarged
by one-third to care for it's grow
ing business. In addition to
catering to regular customers.
Herman Lewis said. the store
works with orthopedic clinics and
doctors and fills prescriptions for
crippled children. 1t also works
with cerebral palsy cases, he
said.
Where patients are unable to
come into the store, a salesman
goes to the hospitals or clinics,
Mr.. Lewis explained. The store
has been at the Seventh street
location for 27 years and has
another store at 1856 Fifteenth
street NV.
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Japan Wont Boost
Defense Spending,
Hatoyama Declares
BY the Assoeiesed Press

TOKYO, Mar. 14.-Japan does
not intend to step up defense
spending, despite American urg-
ing, Prime Minister Ichiro Hato-
yama said today.
Mr.. Hatoyama also said he is
anxious for Japan to establish
normal relations with Red China
and Soviet Russia.
He told a news conference he
thought Japan should recognize
"two Chinas" - Chang Kai-
shek's government on Formosa
and the Reds on the mainland.
Sees Easing Of Tension
The Prime Minister, who Won
a plurality victory in the Febru-
ary 81 national elections. said he
thought normal relations be-
tween Japan and Red China and
the Soviet Union would contrib
ute 10 world peace by easing
tension in Asia.
Mr.. Hatoyama said regarding
Japan's defense spending that
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Representative Appointed

P. o. Peterson, president.
Mack Trucks, Inc, today an
nounced appointment of George
E. Engelmann as WASHINGTON
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sentative for the Studebaker
Corp. In his new post he will
serve as assistant to the president
also.
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MutuuI Funds

NEW YORK. Mar IA R.-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
(NOOn OuOtatiops,
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
United States Business Of the
Manufacturers Life Insurance
Company
Company

OF Toronto. Ontario Canada. on the
31st day of December 1854.
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SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS.
Premiums and annuity
considerations =. S30,500, ,966.1S
Elementary contracts EAST. .s44.70
Net investment income 6.315,136. ~
other income - 57,409 70
Total -------------S3 S39. All .357 46
Death benefits and ma
tured endowmentS 3.22l 921 so
Other payments to pol
icyholders 6.S24. .1134S
ductions from income e6.O72 1906
To-aI --.-- $50. 11S.165 50
Net gain from opera
> to poricyh 1lders $1,000. .191 s4
Dividends to r"''cYhold-
ers - l 54s.17045
Net gain from opera
to policvholders S1755. .021 80
-------
Amount of ordinary
business written dur
ing the year S11 1,S04 $50
Amount of ordinary
business written in the
during the year Sa.0O9. .633 90
R E DOWSETT, Vice President
and Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 23d day Of February. l955:
iSeal' J. K HENRY
A Notary Public in and for the Prov
ince, OF Ontario. My commission is
for life.
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Bonds and stocks - S14s, ,524. 500 90
estate D----N"~ W 2o.559. $3.50 94
Policy leans and premi-
ums I otes .N 5.a1s.6o646
Cash and bank deposits 711.67066
Pre- iniumS deferred and
uncollected 3.0S6. .9S6.2S
Interest and other in
yestment income due
and hccrued - 1.179,241 As
Total assets ------- $3.50. $50. 790. 90
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LIABILITIES
Aggregate reserve for
policies and contracts S157,19o ,047.1
Policy and contract
claims sO2 2379.74
Liability for polcyhold-
ers' dividends - 5.400. S36. 10
Other policy and con-
tract liabilities a.S51 ,s63. .54
Other liabilities 1872. 095 80
Total liabilities ---- S177 659. .221 "a
Capital paid up tstatu-
tory deposit capital
in the United States) 250.000.00
Excess of deposits in U.
S. A. over statutory
requirements - 3.071. .56s SO
Total ----- SlSO.9S0. 700. 81
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More Than
Eight Hundred
People Have Used
This Wisdom In
Making Their
Own Funeral
Arrangements

More than thirty years ago when we first dis
cussed advance funeral arrangements with the
Individual himself the idea was an entirely new
concept of performing necessary duty. The
thoughtfulness and the wisdom that prompted
such discussion by the individual so impressed
Gawler & Sons that we have--over the years
sincerely attempted to urge others to consider
the same move.
Now that more than eight hundred persons have
followed such procedure, we feel that we can
depart from the usual manner of advising you
concerning funeral arrangements in the role of
q bereaved person and urge you to consider
making arrangements for your own funeral ..
now.
While you may hesitate at first, please remem-
Der that it is move for the good of your loved
ones and yourself as well. Your loved ones will
be spared the stress of considering practical de-
tails at time of grief and anxiety
The important practical consideration as far as
you are concerned is that the making in advance
of funeral arrangements can save your estate
money BY paying now, or by budgeting the cost
over the months or years ahead you can bypass
any increased funeral costs that the future may
bring Also, you will be less inclined to lavish
ness than will your loved ones after you have
gone.
More than eight hundred people have used this
wisdom in making their own funeral arrange
ments. We think that this plan will appeal to
both your sense of duty to your loved ones and
your practical nature.
We will be glad to discuss with you in confidence
further details. Please phone us for an appoint
ment or come in.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
State Income
Tax Forms
Being Mailed

Approximately $4,000 income
tax forms are beginning to be
mailed by the Maryland State In.
come Tax Division of the comp
troller's office, according to ].
Willard Tawes, State comptroller.
The majority of taxpayers will
have these forms by early Jan
uary, he said. Even though the
filing deadline date is April Is,
1856, the comptroller's office sug.
gests filing returns as soon as
practicable after their receipt.
Filing, in many cases, should
be easier as numerous taxpayers
have already paid six months
taxes on the pay-as-you.go plan,
in force since July 1st of this
year under the Withholding law
passed by the last session of the
Maryland legislature, Mr.. Tawes
added.
Local tax offices throughout
the State will have trained work.
ers available to assist in filling
out the tax forms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
Interiors With Ideas
Doll Yourself Leadng
1855 DscmatJng Trends

One trend in furnishing that I
was very glad to notice was that
the television set is moving out
of the living room to den or
recreation room. There, it loses
it's chance to monopolize parties
and cut off conversation.
Kitchens have gotten brighter
and more efficient all year, and
l see no sign that this progress
of the scullery is about to halt.
White kitchens are passe in 1855,
and colored refrigerators and
cabinets are seen more and more
often. Cabinets in natural wood
finishes are much in evidence,
too.
Wall ovens and cabinet-top
stoves, as well as dishwashers
and small appliances, are being
installed in kitchens of many
medium and low-priced homes.
In house construction, the big
change in 1855 was the increas-
ing popularity of the split-level.
Although I've been in few SAM
pie houses where thought the
builder had gone overheard in
splitting the levels, in general
think this trend is a good thing.
1t seems to provide more privacy
and quiet in the various sections
of the house.
Easements are coming into
their own in the new homes, too.
Many of 1855 houses have base
ments partly or entirely above
ground, so that the lower story
can be used as auxiliary living
space. One family 1 visited had
turned their basement into
dormatory for their three eldest
daughters, thus almost doubling
their houses capacity.
Nineteen fifty-five has been
good year for the home. More
people than ever before own
their own homes, and most of
them are using their own ideas
and skill to fix them up.
Throughout 1856, I'll be writing
about other interesting homes in
Montgomery County. If you know
of a noteworthy house, please
send me a postcard with the
name and address of the owner.
and an idea of what's unusual
about the house. I'm always look
ing for new ones.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
By Jane Anderson
SIP 4.5256

DR.. and Mrs. H. King Vann
gave a dance for their daughter,
Nina, at Columbia Country Club
last Wednesday evening. Miss
Vann attends the University OF
Kentucky and is home for the
holidays. Guests for the evening
included many of the seasons
debutantes, their beaux and col.
lege friends.
The T. Yellott Canby's are Civ
ing New Years Eve party at
their home in honor of DR.. and
Mrs. Ernest G. Malherbe. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Malherbe, son-in-laW
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Candy, are here with his parents
from Durham, South Africa for
the holidays.
Miss Cornelia Thomas, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l..
Thomas, is giving a New Years
Day breakfast at her home, Tan.
glewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dannet-
tel had four tables of bridge and
canaSta at their home on Nor
wood Road recently. Guests in
cluded friends from Virginia,
Maryland, and nearby DC. High
bridge score for the gentlemen
was won by Gilmer Randolph.
High bridge score for the ladies
was won by Mrs. Giouse Canova.
The gentlemen's and ladies' high
canasta score was won by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gosselin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rice, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark Wilson and chill.
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mar.
Gus and two children, and Mrs.
Issaic Marcus were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Miller for Christmas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Irving Smith
and son Allen Smith, and Mrs.
p, E. Manchester, mother of Mrs.
Smith, are spending the holidays
in Bristol, Va. with the Smiths
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. r. Burklow, and their
three children.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Dement, Boni.
FAINT, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boni.
FAINT, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hyde,
and Mrs. George Bonifant will
give their traditional open house
at Wolfden, the home of Mrs.
George Bonifant, on New Years
Eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 3. Forbush
and daughter, Margie, of Locust
Valley, Long Island, are spending
the holidays at The Cedars with
their mother, Mrs. A. Douglas
Farquhar. Mrs. F. M. Hallowell,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

up certain rumors and soundings
of things to come.
Usually reliable sources" Ia
fancy newspaper term for
rumors) have it that Woody
Woodfield, proprietor of Damas-
Gus Electric Co., is going to run
a big sale on appliances in JAN
uary. l don't have any details
on it yet, but / do know that
everything that firm sells is top
quality and top brand, so watch
for announcements about the
sale.
This is sale season all over the
place all the merchants will
be knocking down prices on
Christmas overstocks. If you
have any birthdays or anniver-
saries coming up that you have
to get gifts for, this is a good
time to get things at reduced
prices.
Then, too, the department
stores additionally hold linen
sales in January, so you can fill
the holes in your linen closet or
your daughters hope chest at a
considerable saving. I'll have
more details on all these things
later on.
There are two new places in
Wheaton worth investigating, and
they're right next to each other.
One is the Sandman Sleep Shop,
the newest in series of speciality
shops to locate there. 1t carries
beds, mattresses, pillows, spreads
= and a large ct cetera. Every
thing short of black lace night
gowns, and any minute now I'm
expecting the place to stock them
too.
Next door is the ] and ] Sales
Co., a sort of discount-house type
place that specializes in tables -
coffee, end, dining, occasional,
and all the other kinds.
If you're furnishing a new
apartment or house, you can start
right at these two stores.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
Proper Lighting
To be Covered
By Hornenlakers

HomemakerS in Rockville and
the surrounding area during jan
uary and February will consider
lighting as an important factor
in making study as easy as pos
sible, without firing the eyes or
increasing nervous tension, the
Home Demonstration Office an
nounced this week.
Mrs. William Carr will be host
ess to the first home lighting
meeting for the Potomac Glen
Club at 1890 pm. next Wednes-
day in her home on Stony Creek
Road.
The Broadwood Manor, Shady
Grove-DerWood, Rockville and
Croydon Park groups will meet
in the home demonstration office
in the County Office Building at
8 pm. on the same day.
1t is as important to have soft
light as it is to have enough, ac-
cording to Mrs. Irma Bell, assist
ant home demonstration agent,
who will conduct the meetings.
Many factors related to the eff
ficiency of the fixture determine
the seeing situation: the size and
shape of shade, whether or not
there is diffusing bowl, the kind
of material from which the shade
is made, and the height.
These and similar problems
will be discussed. Also explana-
ton of simple adjustments which
can often be made, such as plac-
ing a block under lamp to get
a better spread of light or paint
ing the inside of a shade white
to get better reflection.
Anyone wishing to participate
in the meetings may call the
home demonstration office, Pc.
2-2121, extension 206, or any of
the local presidents: Mrs. Earl
Henderson, Potomac Glen; Mrs.
M. P. Davidson, Broadwood Man
or; Mrs. Miles Umbenhauer, Croy-
den Park; Mrs. Carroll Trail,
Rockville and Mrs. Gilbert r.
Peake, Derwood-Shady Grove.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
Families Of Sandy Spring
Entertain during Holidays

also of The Cedars, is enjoying
visit from her son and daugh-
ter-in-law and their family, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hallowell of
Little Silver, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Elger Stabler are
spending the holidays in Durham,
N. C. with their two sons-in-law
and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. YAM
cey G.. Culton, Jr. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl M. Cochrane. Mrs. An
derson, of Edgewood, accompan-
led the Stablers as far as Rich
mond, Va. where she will spend
the holidays with her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore
have recently returned from
Hockessin, Del. where they visit
ed Mrs. Moore's brother.in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Mitchell. They also spent some
time in Philadelphia with another
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Parrot.
John Bonifant recently enter
tanned the Montgomery Farmers
Club at the Town and Country
Inn in Wheaton.
Mrs. Stanley Moore and two
boys and Mrs. Moore's sister,
Mrs. Keneth Wisecarver, and two
boys of Arlington, Va. are visit.
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tohler in Greensboro, N. C. for
a few days.
Mrs. Francis Miller and Mrs.
Francis A. Thomas will substi4
tute as hostesses at the Monday
night bridge club for Mr. and
Mrs. Norris Fussel who are in
Florida for the winter.
Correction to last weeks col.
umn-it seems that Mr.. and Mrs.
AL Gervais, formerly of Rockville,
now of Deland, FIa.-have no
children, let alone grandchildren.
1t was Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ar.
genbright and their grandchildren
who were visiting relatives in
Wilmington, Del. My humble
apologies to both parties, and my
wish that all of you have hap.
pier start on New Years Day!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
By Adele Chidakel
Staff Reporter

Throughout much of 1855, I
have been going into homes all
over the County and reporting,
for this series, on how various
people have planned and decorat-
ed their houses. Now, at the end
of the year, certain features of
home building and decorating
stand out in my mind as typical
of 1855.
For one thing, 1855 may well
be known as the great year of
Do-It-Yourself. Husbands, wives
and even children worked eve
nings and weekends to accom-
plish what they couldn't afford
to have done professionally, and
to have the satisfaction of having
done it themselves.
Those new at the Do-It-Yourself
game start tentatively by paint
ing the bathroom, then progress
to painting the whole house. The
next thing they know, they're
building end tables, paneling re-
creation room walls, and design
ing Easements.
A happy corollary to Do-It-
Yourself has been, I think, the
freedom shown by homeowners to
build their decorating schemes
around the habits of their own
families. The right-out-of-the-mag-
azine look has all but vanished
here = families are planning their
rooms to suit themselves, rather
than to conform to fixed styles
of decorating. For instance, one
home / visited had hand loom
in the living room, because the
lady of the house weaves; another
cabinets built into wall, to store
the husbands rifles and fishing
rods.
The old fear of combining
styles or periods of furniture is
on its way out. I've seen several
fine blends of antique woods and
modern upholstery, with 18th and
Goth century furniture standing
side by side in the same room.
Also, the combination of 1755 fire
places and 1855 picture windows
is a practical and pretty one.
In wall colors, the Converse
ton colors"-turquoise, shrimp,
and the like-seem to be giving
way to muted, unobtrusive shades
like beige and soft greens. I've
noticed, too, tendency to make
walls, Grapes and furniture COW
erings blend in different tones
of the same color, instead of the
contrasting colors popular in past
years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
Coed to Lead
Oregon Group

Joan Nelson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Saul Nelson of Silver
Spring, has been appointed chair
man of the Oregon delegation
for the 1856 Oberlin College
Democratic mock convention.
The Oberlin mock convention,
founded in 1860, is the oldest in
the country. Highlighting the
1856 convention will be Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon
as permanent chairman and Gov.
Robert B. Meyner of New Jersey
as keynoter.
AS chairman, Miss Nelson will
lead her delegation in represent
ing the political viewpoints of the
State of Oregon. In doing so,
she will be in close contact with
Oregon's leaders, the college said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
IS Food Sales
Reach New Hqb
Retailer STATES

Retail food sales of approx
mately $43 billion in 1855 shatter-
ed the previous all-time high of
$41.5 billion attained in 1854, and
there is ample reason to believe
that new heights will be scaled
in 1856, says Louis Stein, presi-
dent of Food Fair Stores, Inc.
Since the general level of prices
was moderately lower GA per
cent?, the 1855 indicated increase
of about 3.5 percent in dollar vol
lume of retail food business was
exceeded substantially by the
gain in physical volume of bust
ness.
No matter what basic indiceS
are consulted, the conclusion is
inescapable, Mr.. Stein says, that
further progress in the biggest
business on earth, the retail food
industry, will be made in 1856.
Implicit in any forecast is re-
cognition of the nations rapidly
expanding population. Food sup
plies are abundant and despite
occasional dislocations, prices at
the retail level should remain
relatively stable.
Industrial production and en-
ployment appear certain to ex-
coed the record levels attained in
1855 and, as a result, personal
incomes and consumer spending
should rise substantially.
1t can be anticipated that the
increase in spending for foods
will incorporate larger purchases
of more expensive commodities,
including those with "built-in
services" designed to tighten the
housewives kitchen chores, says
Mr.. Stein.
A highlight of the year was
the increased public acceptance
of so-called convenience foods,
such as pre-packaged dinners,
frozen foods, and other partially
processed items. In this demon
stration of the American home
makers desire for commodities
which relieve her of the drudgery
of preparation and provide her
with added time for family ac-
tivities, Mr.. Stein forsees a con-
tinued increase in demand for
such foodStuffs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
HARRISBURG
NEWS
BY Miss Joan Edwards
Gaithersburg 985-J-2

Mrs. Lucy Marshall celebrated
her birthday on December ID.
Albert Morris celebrated his
18th birthday on December 16.
A surprise birthday party was
given to Miss Diane Demory on
December IL by her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Demory. A sur
prised Miss Demory was greeted
by many of her friends from
school, relatives, and friends from
Silver Spring. Girl friends Miss
Joan Edwards and Miss Mary 10
Darby served as hostesses. Mr..
Demory is a contractor and is
affiliated with Demory Bros.
The official boards will not
meet this month.
Holy Communion will be OBJ
served in all of the churches on
the charge the second Sunday in
January.
The clothing for the Goodwill
Industries will be brought to each
church Sunday.
The first house to be decorated
in the Clarksburg area was that
of Mr.. Melvin Ambrose. Twink
ling lights can also be seen on
the homes of The Wilhides and
The Shiffletts.
Bird ]. Allender celebrated his
birthday on December Is. Presi-
dent George Mallet Provost wish
es to thank the Christmas tree
committee and their assistants
who helped in erecting and trim
ming the Clarksburg Community
Christmas Tree on December II.
The committee was composed of
Lester L. Kimble, chairman,
Burge Burkett, Austin w. Ham
mond, and Ralph F. Martz. The
boys who assisted were Oliver
King, Douglas Keller, Lloyd Sny-
der, Ralph Snyder and Joe War
field.
Gather Draper celebrated his
birthday on December 18.
The candy and gift committee
of the Clarksburg area Christ
mas Party met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Rose Decem.
Der 10 to pack the Christmas
packages.
j. Russell King celebrated his
birthday on December 10.
The Optimist Club of Clarks-
burg met at the home of Presi.
dent George Mallet Provost on
December 10 at 8 pm.
The executive committee of the
Clarksburg Community Associa-
ton met at the home of Presi-
dent George Mallet Provost on
December 10 at 9 pm.
Miss Alma Williams celebrated
her birthday on December 10.