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Evening star., 1955-03-02
NRDGAWorns Manufactures
To Back Price Agreements 80

addition az q meeting In Los
Angeles. The California Co, is
the east coast subsidiary .of
Standard Oil Co. of Californfa.
Mr.. Endter was reported the
owner of 500 shares of Mont
c0YneY-v Ward -as
afA
Pepco Net Up Moderately
Net income of Potomac Elecr
trio Power Co. in II months
rended January 81 was $6, ,429 100
or SLIT a common share, come
pared with $6,237, 500 or $1.14
in the preceding II months, the
company reported. -s.
Operating revenues of $52,s
084,900 were up Al per cent.
while operating .costs Of SAT.
996.300 were 4 per cent higher.
Sales of 2,977, $3.50, 900 kilowatt.
hours were up So per cent. ,ass
For January, net income 6f
$638,542 was $500 below the
same 1854 month. Revenues OF
$4.539, 100 were up S135. 900 ana
costs of 1891. 100 were sos, 400
higher. Sales of $253. .655, 900 kilos
watt hours were SO per cent
above January, 1854. G
Company directors authorized
additional construction amount
ing to $1,254.8e in February. :.
Architects Numed -
The National Association OF
Life Underwriters have selected
the architectural firm of Pereifa
g. Luckman, with Offices in Los
Angeles and New York. to design
and supervise construction of its
Washington Memorial Building
at Twenty-second and c streets
NV. - -.
Charles E. Cleeton, chairman
of the associations Building Come
mittee. said the Washington en-.
gineering firm of George NJ.
Ewing Co. will be associated with
the architects. antt
The new building, with around
$4,000 square feet. will house the
associations national headquar-
ters, now located in New York,
and headquarters of its afflliated
organization, the Life Under.
writers Training Council. -. ~:
Association members who do.
nate 500 or more toward the
building fund will be listed on q
bronze plaque in the foyer. .so4
New Directors Elected
1t. Gen. Henry S. AuraYid.
retired, and Maj. Gen. Howard
G. Davidson, Air Force, retired.
were added to the Board of DiE
rectors of the United Services
Life Insurance Co. at the annual
meeting yesterday. Other direcs
tors were reelected. 80
President George Olmstead res
ported gross income set a new
record of $4,804. .720 in 1854, CONS
pared with $3.911,122 in 1868.
New business totaled $29.8 mills
lion in the year, a gain Of 81
per cent from the previous year,
Insurance in force set a record
of $143,860,009 at the years end
Benefit payments in 1854 ex.
ceeded 81 million. ,ea
Marks 18th Anniversary =
Carl Byoir & Associates, Ines
wide public relations firm.
is celebrating it's 25th annis
versary this week. s.s ~.
Chairman Carl Byior and Press
ident Gerry Swinehart presented
service pins to 80 employees who
have been with the organizations
from 10 to Is years. ~ -
Lyle Youngstrom. vice presas
dent in charge of the Washing2
ton Office. received a pin for rs
vparS Of servire
Evening star., 1955-03-02
Dinner HonorsG Groom
On 18th Year With
Bank Of Commerce

Thomas j. Groom. civic leader
and president Of the Bank of
Commerce was honored by fell
low directors last night at a tes-
Evening star., 1955-03-02
| Mutuul Funds

NEW YORK. Mar. 2 R. - National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc:
Mann 0uokatfonal
Evening star., 1955-03-02
BY DonoId 3. HodIey

"An increasing number of re-
tailers throughout the country
are demonstrating in action that
they viii not permit fair trade
laws to keep them from meet
ing competitive prices, If manu-
facturers make no honest effort
to maintain their price agree
ments," warns a special bulletin
from the National Retail Dry
Goods Association today.
Whether the retailers like the
law or not, they do not wish to
break it or any other law, but
"they won't allow a manufac-
turer TO use. them as a price
umbrella for the bootlegger." the
bulletin adds.
Mary retailers favor fair
trade because they believe it
tends to create an orderly, one
price market, But, again, they
will not allow their economic de-
sires to close their eyes to de-
liberate violations. particularly
when these violations threaten
the retailers time honored
standing in the community as
value-bringers."
30th Anniversary Dinner
Between $50 and 800 are ex-
pected to attend the 3Oth ami
versary dinner of the Federation
of Businessmen's Associations at
the Mayflower Hotel tomorrow
night.
In keeping with tradition, no
formal speeches will be heard
but President John F. Donohoe
will introduce distinguished
guests, including District offic-
ials. A fashion show has been
arranged by the Connecticut
Avenue Businessmen's Associa-
tion.
Officers for the coming year
will be installed. Mr.. Donohoe
will serve a second year.
Associations Show Growth
Savings and loan assets in IL
Southeastern States reached a
new peak of nearly $50 billion
at the end of 1854, a gain of
around Is per cent from $4.4
billion a year earlier, reported
President j. B. Bourne of the
Southeastern group. He said the
total at the end of 1910 was only
around $685. million.
"The Southeastern now boasts
38 associations with individual as
sets of $25 million or more, with
three of these associations hold
ing in excess of $100 million each.
These three are the Perpetual
Building Association of Washing
ton. First Federal Savings & Loan
of Miami and Baltimore Federal
Savings & Loan Association of
Baltimore" he reported.
Added to WoIfson Slate
E. w. Endter, president and
director of the California Co.,
has been added to list of can
didates of the Wolfson- Mont
gomery Ward committee for the
Montgomery Ward board.
Mr.. Wolfson announced the
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Chief Of ChopIoins
in Crash

Mai. Gen. Patrick j. Ryan.
chief of Army chaplains, was ad-
mitted to Walter Reed Hospital
last night after a two-car coll
lision on Viers Mill road in Rock
vile. Md.
An Army spokesman today said
Gen. Ryan suffered minor cuts
and abrasions" and would prob
ably be released from the hospi-
tai today.
Montgomery County police
said Gen. Ryan was a passenger
in a car driven by Army Maj.
William r. Fitzgerald, AZ, of 1900
Arlington boulevard, Arlington.
who was charged with reckless
driving. Police said Maj. Fitz-
gerald'S car struck an auto driven
by Charles B. Thurston, 35, Of
8l3l Penbrook place, Seat Pleas
ant, about 9 pm. Maj. Fitzger-
aid also is a chaplain, posted
$26.45 collateral.
The chaplains were not in
uniform.
Mr.. ThurSton was treated for
minor head injuries at Suburban
Hospital and released.
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Death of DC. Teacher
In New York Hotel Probed

Police today awaited a medi-
cal examiners report in the
death of a 51-year-old Hyatts-
vile. Md, high school teacher.
whose body was found yesterday
in his New York hotel room.
Detectives at the West Thir-
tieth street Police Station in
New York said the death of
Thorman A. Nelson Of 225 jeff
erson street NV, is being listed
as possible homicide" pending
an autopsy today.
The body. unclad. was found
on a bed in the Sloane House.
a hotel operated by the Young
Mems Christian Association.
A pair of shorts was stuffed in
his mouth and a pillow was
across his face, police said.
Robbery Listed as Motive
Robbery was listed as the pos
sible motive. Detectives said the
room was in disorder, but there
were no signs of a struggle.
Bedclothing and Mr.. Nelson's
clothing we're strewn about the
room, as were papers from his
wallet. found nearby.
The only money in the ninth
floor room was a penny. found
on the floor. Pockets of the dead
mans clothing had been turned
out.
Detectives said Mr.. Nelson reg
istered at the hotel last Tuesday,
and that his room had been paid
for through noon yesterday.
A maid. Mildred Robinson.
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Crew Tearing Up Street
To Rescue Dog in Pipe

Emerson street, said she first
heard the dog bowling some
where" at midnight. When the
bowling increased, she called
police about 3 am. Police located
the general position of the dog
but could do nothing to get
him out.
A Maryland State Roads Com
mission crew arrived at 7:30 am,
but found nothing short of tear
ing up the street would work. At
10 am. they were given permis-
sion to begin digging down
through the asphalt.
Walter Sayers, assistant roads
engineer for Prince Georges
County, told the men to "get
started. Dig up the road if you
have to. Just get the dog out"
After more than 10 hours, the
dog was still bowling.
After two hours digging, the
workmen found the dog was not
in the pipe they were eXcavat-
ing, and moved to a connecting
pipe, running along Edmonston
road. They put their air drills
to work on the solid concrete
paving there.
A veterinarian, DIR. Robert M.
Lynn, Of Riverdale. was called
to the scene to assist.
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Hold Session
With Chiefs
OF Transit
BY HERMAN F. SCHADEN
and HECTOR Mclean

The District Commissioners
quickly took advantage of legis-
lative authority to act in the
transit strike today by summon
ing Capital Transit officials for
a Commute exploratory confer
ence.
New hope for a settlement in
the 46-day bus and streetcar tie
up was based on bill signed
yesterday by President Eisen-
hover. It gives the Commission
ers the right to draw up one
year contract with the struck
company, after which CTCS
francise is Cancelled.
After the morning conference
the city heads gave no hint when
they expect to achieve their goal.
Review Series of Offers
Emerging from the meeting.
CTC Vice President E. Cleveland
Giddings said:
I'VE discussed the history Of
offers we have made and offers
the union has made. We dis
cussed cost Of the offers and
went into the background Of
negotiations.
Now we> are returning to our
office to await further calls.
Nothing is scheduled at present.
but we are willing to discuss
anything. anytime"
Mr.. Giddings said the talks
had not included the matter Of
a contract between the company
and Commissioners.
The Commissioners indicated
their next move will be to bring
in union officials for a similar
review.
Earlier today the Commits
sioners met for 80 minutes with
Federal Mediators James A.
Holden and Gilbert S. McCutch-
con, and at 10:30 am. put in a
call for company officials.
Within IS minutes CTC Pres
ident J. A. B. Broadwater, Mr..
Giddings and Attorney Edmund
L. Jones were at the District
Building.
Signature Anticipated
Even before President Eisen-
hover signed the bill, the Com
missioners were laying ground
work for a settlement, antici-
pating his signature. Nearly two
weeks ago they had spent two
days interviewing the company
and going over all union de-
mandS.
Then II days ago the union
made settlement offer
direct to the company which
touched off a series of promising
hut futile negotiating sessions.
At the time the direct negotia-
tionS resumed, the Commission
ers announced they were about
ready to make a reasonable"
offer to the union.
Since then the union has seen
and rejected other offers which
those close to negotiations say
were better than the Commits
sioners were planning to make.
President Eisenhower's sigma
Continued on Page Az, Col. 6
Evening star., 1955-08-15

A crew of workmen began
tearing through the paving Of a
Rogers Heights Md street to-
day in an effort to rescue
a bowling dog trapped at least
10 hours in a 15-inch drainage
pipe.
The dog had been stuck in
the underground pipe since last
night, when a neighbor heard
his howls Of distress.
Rescue workers found the pipe
too small to crawl through and
called for pneumatic drills to
break up the asphalt road sur
face in order to dig straight
down.
The dog, still moaning and
whimpering this morning, was
trapped about half way across
Edmonston road in a pipe which
runs parallel along Emerson
street. He apparently entered
the pipe where it opens in a
ditch near the intersection,
crawled halfway through and
was blocked where the pipe mar
rows. His cries could be heard
through a grillwork above a
concrete drainage basin on the
other side of Edmonston road.
Miss Vivian Behenna, Of $500
Evening star., 1955-08-15
DR.. Putnam, Congress
Librorion 40: Years, Dies

DR.. Herbert Putnam. 90, Ii
brarian of Congress emeritus.
who was known as the dean of
all bookmen." died yesterday Of
coronary thrombosis in Woods
Hole. Mass.
| He lived at POPS o street NV.
but he had been spending the
summer in New England. On
August !. he suffered a fractured
hip.
DR.. Putnam was librarian of
Congress for 40 years. He was
appointed to that Office by Pres
ident Mckinley in 1899 and
served until October. 1889. At
that time he was made librarian
emeritus by an act Of Congress.
Nevertheless. he continued to go
to his Office every day at the
library. except during the sum-
mer. and acted in an advisory
and consulting capacity.
DR.. Putnam was born in New
York City. His father was
George Palmer Putnam who
founded the publishing house of
the same name.
Graduate of Harvard
DR.. Putnam grew up in an
atmosphere of books and top
celebrities of the time where
literature was the vocation and
profession of everybody within
the walls of his home.
He was graduated from Har-
ward in 1883 and studied at
Columbia with the intention of
becoming a lawyer. The follow
ing year. however, he began his
long library career in Mime
apolis where he was called to
manage the Athenaeum Library.
Several years later he became
head of the new Minneapolis
Public Library.
DR.. Putnam went to MaSsachu-
sets in 1891 and practiced law
Evening star., 1955-08-15
District Leaders Press
For Strike Settlement
WoIfson Says New Law
Won't End I ronsit Woes

gas and telephone, the other
public utilities in Washington.
draw from this type of legisla-
ton?
I can speak only concerning
Transit and I earnestly recon-
mend that Congress and the Dis
trict Commissioners start imme-
diately on permanent solution
for Washington's mass transpor-
tation problems. Unless they do.
and unless they find a solution,
the costs of having solved the
present strike crisis will prove too
great to bear.
Two Major Premises
Two major premises must be
set at the beginning. The first
is that a sound. efficient and
economical transit system is es-
sential to the entire population
of the metropolitan area-non-
riders as we'll as riders.
Inc second is tnat pubic
transportation, as it is presently
set up in Washington and as
American philosophy dictates it
should be set up, is a tripartite
responsibility. Wages, fares,
service, schedules and the gen.
eral operation must be a balance
of the interests of the public,
the labor which operates the sys-
TEN, and the private investors
who own it. In this case, the
District Commissioners repre-
sent the public, the union repre-
sentS labor and the board Of
directors of which ! am chair
man represents the stockholders
Each, properly, presents the po-
sition of the principles for
which it speaks. But if anyone
insists on a viewpoint detrimen-
Continued on Page A-3, Col. l
Evening star., 1955-08-15

in Boston. But due to his sue
cesSful librarianship in the
Middle West. he was elected
librarian Of the Boston Public
Library by the trustees, and
gave up his law practice.
When the separate building
for the Library of Congress was
nearing completion in 1896 (it
formerly was housed in the Capt.
toD, DR.. Putnam was consulted
by the Joint Committee of Con-
gress on what the roll of the new
library should be. Three years
Continued on Page BIS, Col. 1
Evening star., 1955-08-15
VA Loys OFF
183 Employees

The Veterans Administration
announced today it is dismissing
1873 employees in its veterans
benefits Office in the Munitions
Building.
The VA said reduced work.
loads and more efficient opera
tion were the reasons for the
layoffs.
The 30-day layoff notices were
sent to the employees today. The
reductions will affect mainly
claims, clerical and fiscal per-
sonnel.
The VA said it will try to place
the separated employees in other
VA units or other Government
agencies.
VA also urged it's older en-
ployes with full retirement rights
and who plan to retire shortly
to advance their plans in order
to save the jobs of some employees
who have received layof notices.
The veterans benefits Office
now has 1920 employees. The
layoffs will reduce the staff to
1887.
Evening star., 1955-08-15

Louis E. WoltSon. chairman
OF the board OF the Capital
Transit Co., today issued the
tollowing statement in con-
nection Nth President Essen
hower's signing OF the transit
bill:
Now that President Eisenhower
has signed legislation embody-
ing our proposal to discontinue
the franchise of Capital Transit
Co. to operate in the District OF
Columbia, the outlook is i'm
proved for restoration of service
on our strike-bound system.
But are prospects genuinely
better for the future? Has the
District of Columbia sacrificed
future years merely to ameliorate
a temporary situation?
I believe that it is now timely
for a dispassionate, realistic ap-
praisal of the consequences tc
the District before any thought
is given to the transit situation
I want to say as strongly as
know how. that I believe that
this legislation will have a very
serious effect on the manage
ments of all other public utili-
ties in Washington.
This is a punitive law, hur-
richly written with very little
time for deliberation, and under.
standably signed by the President
because he was placed in the un-
tenable position where failure tc
sign this bill would have pro-
longed the strike and be a re-
pudiation of the Presidents own
Transit is only one
of the utilities which serves
Washington. What conclusions
will the managements of power
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Hurricane Due
For Southeast
115-miIe Blow Heads
For Georgia, Caroline

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. Is R.-
Storm warning forecasters ex-
pected to issue hurricane warn
ings for the Georgia and South
Carolina coasts early this after
noon as weather developments
pointed Diane, fourth tropical
storm Of the season, straight at
that area.
We're working to pinpoint the
area Of hurricane warnings" said
Cecil Gentry, forecaster in the
storm warning center here.
The center'S advisory said:
Hurricane Diane was CEN
tered near latitude 29.7 north.
longitude 71.8 west. or $50 miles
east of st. Augustine. Fla. The
hurricane is moving toward the
west-northwest at IS m.p.h.
Highest winds are estimated
at lis miles per hour over a
small area around the center
and hurricane winds extend out
ward 125 miles to the north and
east and 10 miles to the south
west. Gales extend outward
$50 miles to the north and east
and ITO miles to the southwess
of the center.
Continued movement to-
wards the west northwest at
about Is m.p.h. or slightly more
is indicated for the next IL to
Is hours. The central pressure
is approximately % 80 inches
and has shown no significant
change for about 48 hours.
THE Georgia-South Carolina
and North Carolina coastlines
have been placed on a hurricane
alert. 1t is expected hurricane
warnings will be ordered for a
portion Of this area early this
afternoon if the next reconnais-
Sance center fiX confirms present
"All interests in the area of
hurricane alert should make
preliminary preparations and
keep in close touch with ad-
visories this afternoon and to-
night.
Tides and winds will begin to
increase tonight. Shipping
should exercise caution in the
path of this hurricane and all
small craft between Cape Hat
teras and st. Augustine, Fla,
should remain in port"
Forecasters had expected
Diane to turn along a slightly
more northerly course and only
yesterday considered North
Carolina and states north of
there To be the most threatened
Evening star., 1955-08-15
By GARNETT d. HORNER
Star star Correspondent

ctaI olaH
DENVER, Aug. 15.-PreSident
Eisenhower will have his 7-year.
old grandson, David, for a fish,
ing partner in a Rocky Mountain
trout stream this week.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty announced to-
day that David will join the
President Wednesday morning at
the Aksel Nielsen ranch near
Fraser, one Of Mr.. Eisenhower
favorite fishing spots.
The President, who flew here
yesterday for work k-and-play
vacation expected to extend well
into October, plans to go tomor-
row afternoon to the Nielsen
ranch, high on the western slope
of the Rockies across the Cont
mental Divide from Denver.
Mr.. Hagerty said David has
been at a camp in Estes Park
Colo, for the last two weeks. He
will join his grandfather Wednes-
day morning and come back tc
Denver with the President Sun.
day afternoon.
Mr.. Eisenhower, an expert al
catching rainbow trout with dry
flies, is looking forward to teach
ing David some of the fine art
in the cold water of st. Louis
Greek.
Work and Golf
Today, Mr.. Eisenhower stepped
right into the routine Of his
Denver White House-a little
work and more golf.
Remarking with a chuckle that
he was "a little on the late side.
the President showed up at his
Lowry Air Force Base vacation
Office at sos am. wearing q
gaily printed sport shirt under
his gray tweed jacket.
After seeing some old friends
and signing Is or 80 letters he
dictated while flying from Wash
ington yesterday, he arranged to
get out to Cherry Hills Country
Club in mid-morning for some
practice golf shots before having
lunch there and a round of golf
this afternoon.
His callers included Denver
Mayor Will F. Nicholson, Mr.
Nielsen, a Denver banker, who
came to talk about arrange
ments for the fishing trip to
his ranch; former Colorado Gov
ernor Dan Thornton to drive
out to Cherry Hills with the
President, and 1t. Gen. Hubert
r. Harmon, commander of the
new Air F6Tce Academy tenn
porarily set sup here at Lowry
Field.
Evening star., 1955-08-15
Eisenhower Will Take
His Grandson, 7, Fishing
They Will Try Their Luck ot Catching
Ruinbow Trout in Colorado Creek

Mr.. Hagerty said the Presi-
dent also planned to play golf
tomorrow before leaving for
Fraser.
He did not know whether
David would fly back East with
the President next week when
he goes to Philadelphia to ad-
dress the American Bar Asso-
citation August "a. David'S father,
Mai. John Eisenhower and his
wife Barbara and their two
daughters are at Fort Bel
voir, Va.
The President and his grand
son will come back here from
Fraser Sunday to the home Of
the Presidents mother law,
Mrs. John S. Doud.
Mr.. Hagerty said Mr.. Eisen-
hover brought with him from
Washington and will take with
him to Fraser for some polish
ing a draft of the speech he is
preparing for the ABA.
Action on Bills Completed
Mr.. Eisenhower few here late
yesterday after completing ac-
ton at the White House on the
last of 800 bills passed by the
first session of the 84th Con-
gress. One of the last actions
before leaving Washington was
to sign the District transit bill.
When he landed here at 6
pm. MIST. after a five and a
half hour flight from Washing
ton, the President told friends
his Columbine III could have
made it at least 40 minutes
quicker if it had flown straight
through.
But, he related, he had the
plane swing southwark and cir
Gle at about 500 feet over his
home town of Abilene. Kans..
and the Eisenhower museum
there. He saw the museum
building clearly. but vainly tried
to pick out with his binoculars
the house in which he lived as
"a boy. 1t was hidden from his
view by trees.
Edwin johnson. Colorado's
Democratic Governor: Mayor
Nicholson. former Governor
Thornton, Maj. Gen. John T.
Sprague, commander Of Lowry
Base, and Mr.. Nielsen were
among the 200 persons greeting
the President as he stepped
from his plane here.
With his mother-in-law sitting
beside him, Mr.. Eisenhower
drove to Mrs. Doud's Den
yer home, where he will live
while here.
Evening star., 1955-08-15

entered the room to clean it at
1880 am. yesterday and found
the body.
Police said Mr.. Nelson had
been dead about seven hours.
Except for the gag in his mouth,
there were no signs of violence.
they said. There were no strang-
ulation marks on the dead mans
neck or throat.
Detectives said the medical
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