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BALTIMORE
MARKETS
PanlfKN

Poultry
Fryer market steady. Fresh stock In
light volume cleared readily. Trading
fair to good Interest noted for 5h-6
pound heavy type hens but offerings were
scarce. Larger hens slow to sell. Broilers
or fryers; Three lbs. and over. 1894.
Grain Market
Flour-Receipts, 1920 100 pound
sacks.
Wheat--Receipts. "a, 500 bushels; ship
ments, $4,000 bushels; stocks, 5,4s2,-
@15 bushels. No. 2 red winter sarlicky,
spot. domestic. 1914 (transitJ. 1s9 mon
transit
Corn - Receipts. 233.4s3 bushels;
shipments, 730,723 bushels; stocks, l.
001 ,074 bushels.
oats-ReeeiptS. 5000 bushels: ship
ments, none; stocks. 1858. 500 bushels.
Barley-Receipts. none; shipments
1000 bushels; stocks, 4,744.707 bushels
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments. none;
stocks, none.
Soybeans-Receipts, none: shipments
none; stocks. $40 bushels
Miilfeed-Reeeipts. 4s9 tons.
EEE Market
Market steady to firm. Receipts light
Some dealers having difnculty producing
quality stock. Offerings short on better
quality. Ample for lower grades. good
demand centered on better supply Few
smalls purchased at 81 cents
Prices paid by FIRST receivers delivered
FOB. Baltimore. cases included whites
browns and mixed colors. Large. min
80 pct. A quality 51hz-60, Jew higher
$685. Mediums. min. 90 pct A quality
45a-52. few higher 44-51. Large, min
so pct. B quality 80 cents)
Receipts: Eggs 2.7s7 cases BY truck
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D. C.. PRODUCE

Quotations supplied by the United
States Agriculture Department up to v
am and cover less than carlot guam
titles.
FRUITS:
APPLES: N J. Wealthy. bu bsk. US
5skt. Uss#i s-5i2S up 800; arSSensteins
boxes u. s.. Fancy. SS-i25s; Craven
stems. bu bSkt. US@1, pa" up 2.0O-2 so
BANANAS: 40-lb ctns cut 400-4.60.
BLUEBERRIEs: N. J. 12-pt flats, cul-
tiyated. film wrapped. per pit small
medium 20-23c.
CANTALoUPs: CALF West Side. jbc
90 90 DELAWARE = cr iSS a4s i75-@.25;
MARYLAND g. VA. bu bSkt l.00-1.25.
. HoNEYDEWs; CALF crts Jbo 6-ss q
LEMONS CALF ctns. 1870 count 4,75-
500
o. oRAN q Es: GALE liz, vsls en- boxes IS
go; FLA l-'s blu crts, l7e-2l6s $50
PEACHES, CALF liberia. lib lug.
Haven oH ,.1 6u 6skt us#I e ami min 80,
2p", up $50; VA Hale Haven, Va bu
loss 400, sos 500 90; W Vi Hale
"a" UP $50.
VEGETABLES:
BEANS tSnap). BIZ bskts a. hprs,
dual 30 Is; Tendersreens! i NY Wy
250-3.0n, NC. best 3.00-3.25. Gimas)
CABBAGE; Us bu crt, Domestic
i.75: Sob sacks: PA 1.25, VA LOO
lilo: Red IS bu crt. M, l.50-2 90
CARROTS: CALF ctsn. lib flm
bags. 24s 2.O0-2.25: Sob sacks: NJ.
CELERY: Pascal. rs" erts, tunless
otherwise stated: CALF 2Ms 4.5b,
Gins 1916 200: M. 2-6s 1908 90
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Cost Of Rehabilitation

Vocational rehabilitation -
Under the Social Security Act
grants to the States totalled $16.-
97l.690 between 1895 and 1914,
Since 1914 the program has been
handled under other legislation.
Public health service-Under
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Camp FIorence's
Season Endino

The 1855 camping season at
Camp Florence, Abel, st. Mary's
County, Md, will close tomorrow
with religious and patriotic
services.
The camp. sponsored by the
st. Vincent de Paul Society and
the Washington Archdiocese
has given free vacations to BOG
boys and 289 girls, 10 to Il
years old, Of needy families in
the Washington area. The
boys camping periods were held
the first half of the season and
the girls the second half. The
camp was opened the latter part
Of June.
/ Metropolitan Police Detective
Bernard johnson directed the
boys camp and Mrs. Gladys
Lloyd. a District public school
teacher, directed the girls group
The Rev. George L. Gingras
administrator Of st. Augustine's
Catholic Church here, was SUPER
visor.
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By RAIDER WINGET
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. Is R.-
The stock market ran into sharp
selling trouble this week, but a
moderate recovery took the sting
out of the decline.
1t was the third week that the
market has backed down in its
fourth reaction of the year. All
of the dips have been normal
reactions.
The fall in the first two Ses-
sions this week came against q
background of a new Federal
policy of tighter credit. The re-
treat was orderly.
The Associated Press average
of so stocks this week was down
so cents at $171.90. Last week
the average lost $40. The rec
ord peak came last July q at
$177.0O.
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Of Social Security
To Date $44 Billion

the Social Security Act grant.
to the States for public health
activities totalled $93, 1888, 900 be.
tween 1896 and 1945. Since 194s
the grant program has beer
handled under the Public Health
Service Act.
Under the Federal-State I'm.
employment compensation pro.
gram the States had paid out
more than $14 billion in ZIG. 1885,
600 weekly checks as compensa-
ton benefits up to June 30.
Figures were not available as to
the number Of individuals who
have drawn benefits.
The original Social Security
Act was approved during the de-
preston. 1t has been expanded
to cover 9 out of 10 persons who
work for pay, including most
self-employed persons.
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Bituminous Production in the

/ Bitumin0us Production in thu
week ended August 6 totalec
9,l50.000 tons, compared with
100000 in the previous week
and 7.499, 900 in the like week g
year ago.-National Coal Asso.
citation.
Motor Vehicle Output last week
totaled l51.176 cars and 24,44e
trucks. compared with l41,77s
and 22,669 in the previous week
and 100,l83 and 5000 in the
like week a year ago.-Ward' s
Automotive Reports,
| Construction Contract awards
in 81 States east Of the Rockies
in July totaled $2,271,537.00
up "a per cent from 1854; for
7 months $14.254,3Os 900, up %
per cent from 1854. - F. w
Dodge Corp.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, domes.
tic and foreign, on August 2t
totaled 265. 500. 900 barrels, dowr
3,5l4.000 for the week.-Bureau
of Mines.
! Allegheny Corp. reported mel
net assets on June 30 at STATS 8
share VS.. $2.43 a year ago.
Bond Stores, Inc, July sale.
totaled $4.646.971, up 4.7qo from
1854; for IL months $85,O48,352
up $3.50 from 1854.
RalstOn Purina Co. in nine
months ended June 80 earned
$l0,474.987 or $500 q share VS.
$14.7S7,572 or $l1.s0 in 1854
period.
| Crown Zellerbach Corn. In
three months ended March 81
earned 100000 or $1.l5 a
share VS.. $8.217.000 or $l.03 in
1854 period.
Detroit Steel Corp. in six
months ended June 80 earned
$2,625.l64 or $l.04 q share VS.
a loss OF $567,743 in 1854 period
Bigelow- Sanford Carpet in six
months ended July 2 earned
81, $4,000 or SLOT a share VS., a
loss OF $l73,761 in 1854 period
Best e. Co. in six months
ended July 81 earned S577 gag
or 96 cents share VS.. $3.50, 214
or SO cents in 1854 period.
Other earnings included:
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Stocks Decline in Week
Under Tightening Credit

Last week the market braced
against the higher discount rate
imposed by the Federal Reserve
in a move to check imitation.
This week there were new and
more specific antiinflation &C
lions.
Out of meetings between
bankers and finance company
executives with Federal Reserve
officials came suggestions that
more care should be exercised
in granting loans for instalment
buying.
The five most active issues
this week on the New York Stock
Exchange were Callahan Zinc UP
20 at SIS on $4,000 shares;
United States Steel unchanged
at 521s; Sperry Rand off "a at
253s; Chrysler off 21a at "a, and
Westinghouse Electric off ia
at Ga
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1855 Stock and Sales
High Low div. rate Add 90 High
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Arkansas Avenue
Group Plans Picnic

Civic leaders from District citi-
zens' associations will join the
Arkansas Avenue Community AS
ISOLATION during its annual pic
mic from 6 to 8 pm. Wednesday
between Arkansas avenue and
Thirteenth street NV.
In case Of rain, the picnic will
be held at st. Marks Lutheran
Church. Fourteenth and Gala
tin streets NV. The Metropoli-
tan Police Band will participate
in the event.
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NY, Orange Co. 2-3s a.25, 4-es 2 90
west Sec. IS 400. Gas 3.2b, Is 500:
Golden Heart, u" crt. NY, west sect.
's co ~; o-Ss 3.0o-3,25:
Nearby, fair quail j DOL so.
GREENS: Blu bskt. clipped: Collards.
MS99sstard kale e. Turnip Tops. Nearby
LETTUCE CAL1F Iceberg typs ctns
1900 & ON, Is 4.O0-4 25: Eastern Ice
nerg crtS, Iceberg types. Nj, iSs 2 %.
R2msine, NY. 1-1/9 bu CRIT 1907 90:
Oh i6-qt bskt 1."5. Boston type NY.
ONIONS dry: 50-lb sacks US No,
CALF Yellow 3" up 2.7b; M. yell
10Y mediums best 100, fair quail 90
l,OO-l.26: WASH YelloWs 3" in > vi
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BY the Associated Press

Twenty years ago today PreSi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed the Social Security Act
j Under it more than $44 billion
has been paid out in benefits Il
individuals or for public services
and the program is still expand.
ing.
The $44 billion figure does moi
include additional billions spent
by the States and communities
as their shares of some of the
Federal-State programs estab-
lished or expanded under the
law.
The biggest program author
lied by the 1885 act and sub
Isequent amendments is what is
known as the Old Age and Sur
Ivivors Insurance system. This is
what the average person thinks
about when social security is
mentioned.
Pays Its Own Way
1t is entirely a Federal pro-
gram and extends to nine out
of 10 persons who work for pay.
1t pays its own way under q
special tax.
However. that original bill
signed into law August IA, 1885
also authorized pioneering Fed.
eral-State programs for such
things as:
l. Unemployment compensa,
ton for workers temporarily GU
of jobs through no fault of thei.
own. The States levy a specia
payroll tax to support the pro
gram.
I 2. Assistance to the need,
aged, the blind and dependen
children.
3. Maternal and child health
child welfare and crippled chill
dren's services.
Here is rundown on Fedora
funds paid out in major pro-
grams and something on tn,
scope Of benefits involved:
4 Old-age and survivors insur.
ance-$l7.100. 000.0 900 paid out b,
June 80 to IL million different
persons. Monthly checks K
some ia million beneflciarie!
are now totalling about 1886 mil.
lion. An estimated SO million
workers will be in covered Job.
this year.
! Public assistance programs
Grants totalling $l2,486 ,000. OO(
have been made to the States t.
aid millions Of needy aged anc
blind persons and dependent
children covered by the original
act and hundreds of thousand.
OF needy disabled adults covered
by program authorized in 1850
The grants TO the States for thi.
year, ending next June 80, art
estimated to total about $l,40O,.
100000.
i Child welfare. maternal anc
child health and crippled chill.
fdren's programs administered b,
the Children's Bureau-S337..
406,798 in grants made to the
States to aid millions of mothers
and children.
Il Cost Of Rehabilitation
! Vocational rehabilitation -
Under the Social Security Act
grants tn the States totolloS e,c
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HAtoe Oh ulVlQenQs In the Ioreg0lne
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual dec.
laration Unless otherwise noted. special
or extra dividends are not included
9 Also extra or extras. Annual rate
plus stock dividend. Declared or paid
In 1866 plus stock dividend ePaio last
year. fPayabl in stock estimated cash
value on ex-dividend or redistribution
date. Declared or pald so far this
year b Declared OF paid after stock
dividend or split-up. Declared OF paid
this year. an accumulative issue with
dividends In arrears. pPsid this year
dividend omitted. deferred OF no action
taken ct last dividend meeting rDe.
clared or paid in 1854 plus stock diyi
dend. yLiouidating dividend cid Called
ur Under rule xEx dividend x-dis Elk
distribution xr Elk rishts Nv Without
warrants. WV With warrants VT War
rants. va When distributed wi When
Issued. 'In bankruptcy or teceivership
or beins reorganized under the Bank
ruptcy Act or securities assumed BY such
companies
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''Blue Bonnet" youngsters get
ALL THE MINERALS, VITAMINS
FOOD ENERGY s or TIE s ss'sa,

Yes, you give your children
all the nourishment OF the
"high-price" spread in every
pound of sunny-sweet, smooth
Spreading BLUE BONNET Mar
garine. All the Milk Minerals
the calcium and phosphorus!
All the valuable Food Energy!
And BLUE BONNET is a more
uniform source of Vitamins
than the "high-price" spread.
1t contains four times more
Vitamin D; is more dependable
for Vitamin A the year round;
and contains Vitamin E. Get
BLUE BONNET Margarine for
all 3: Flavor! Nutrition!
Economy!
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house is gamble unless the old paint is burned off,
and the amateur may damage his siding with burner
For walpapering. surfaces must be SMOOTH bumps
will pull the paper and seams will not meet. In finish
ing furniture, it's tough to match lined oak, blonde
or picked pine; these special effects can't easily be
obtained in regular stains.
There's the common problem of how to 60 about
painting the ceiling above stairwel generally about
is feet high How many do-it-yourselfers can build
safely secured scaffold at an awkward spot like a
stairwell?
Replacing split single may look easy. But with
gle may find himself cracking dozen others until he
realizes the trouble he's in.
thoughtless do-tyourselfer is apt to rip hole in
his roof to build shed dormer. Comes heavy rain
and he's frantic. Experts say it's wiser although
little more costly to first build new roof over the
dormer and then rip out the ODD
And consider the case of the newcomer to suburbia
who thought wouldn't take much to install extra
radiator in his cellar.
Sure he installed it - with incorrect pitch that
brought knocks-and-noses caoophony and threw his
entire heating system out of killer Remember then
RULE l. Unless you're fully prepared to
handle all the complications and possible
s'bugs'' that may turn up in a project. it's the
better part of valor to call i'm professional.
!. Are You Aware Of the Dangers Involved?
When it's matter of life and limb, the American
do-it-yourseler evidently has great deal to learn
The homeowner who used an ungrounded portable
electric drill in his back yard. when the ground
wet, ended up at the undertaker's.
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WHEN NOT TO DO-IT-YOURSELF
Continued from preceding page

So did an amateur who was electrocuted when he
put up his television aerial.
OF the 638,OO0 victims of fix-t accidents reported
in the Institute for Safer Living survey, $4,000
involved ladder and 252 900 the use of carpentry
tools Almost always, tools and equipment were
either mis,lsed or defective
Homeowners who attempt to repair konked-out
oil burner may throw out of adjustment builtn safety
devices and serious fire. An overzealous MIR.
Fixt may use blow torch to make new connection
with copper tubing while neglectmg to drain out the
water in the pipe it may explode in his face Or he
may mistake supporting wall for partition.
Doctors have had to warn patients when not to
do-itthemseves. Men with high blood pressure heart
trouble or weak back are advised to avoid heavy
carpentry Men prone to attacks of dizziness should
stay off ladders Arduous tasks like building retaining
walls are apt to develop hernia back injury After
prolonged overhead work, such painting ceilings,
man may end up with lame shoulder that remains
with him for weeks or years. So keep in mind
RULE 5. DO i, yourself - but only if YOU
can do il safely.
ONE final word of advice: with all the foregoing.
you'd better be the type that doesn't discourage too
easily good example Of this type Monterey Park.
Calf. couple. MIR. and Mrs Jim Bright Recently
they finished their swimming pool built of concrete
blocks five feet above the ground The night before
they planned party to celebrate their achievement
water pressure burst the pool apart flooding the
neighborhood.
Next morning the Brights - dauntless do-it-your-
sellers - announced they would build barbecue pit
out of the pools remnants The End
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TIME wheel of fashion turns. Again the tea and
l. coffee hour resumes its place of social signifl-
canoe. More often than cocktails tea or coffee is
poured late afternoon. Often it both when the
occasion is party. with decanter of sherry
present to make merry threesome.
A similar trend is in swing in public dining
places. The coffee house of DR. Samuel Johnsons
time makes London comeback More than 500
coffee rooms have been opened in the last two
years. Coffee houses sweep into popularity in
New York City. open from late afternoon until
curfew. Leading restaurants in the larger cities
feature tea time with elaborate service - New
York's Waldorf for one. If it's coffee. if it S tea,
sweet bite is passed - something not too rich
or oversize. The vogue of the moment is waters.
sesame seeded, or pastry delicatey spiced.
Sesanae-Seed Waters
Sift together cup sifted all-purpose -four, =
teaspoon double acting baking powder. d tea
spoon salt. Cream q cup butter or margarine
until soft gradually beat in 2 cups firmly packed
brown sugar, until light and fluffy. Beat in
beaten eggs. Stir in -four mixture until well
blended. Add teaspoon vanilla extract and q
cup sesame seeds, toasted over medium heat in
heavy iron skillet tstir constantly until lightly
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GQArrn~ and o,,,."o,

browned). Drop by teaspoonfus onto a creased
cooky sheet allow 2 inches between cookies.
Bake at 325"F. 8 to 10 minutes until golden. Cool
minute before removing from sheet Yield to
10 dozen thin WATERS
Cinmamon Sticks
Mix 2 cups sifted flour. with y teaspoon salt;
cut in cup shortening until mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Mix in Is cup rolled oats (quck
or old-fashioned. uncooked). Add little water at
time ~ to e cup mixing lightly until pastry
can be formed into ball. Let rest 5 minutes.
Meanwhile mix together filling ingredients: y
cup brown sugar and teaspoon cinnamon.
Divide pastry into parts Roll one part at a
time on lightly Toured board to rectangle about
by 20 inches Brush with melted butter and
sprinkle with filling mixture. Roll up as for jelly
roll starting with the long side. Cut into sticks.
each about inches long. Place sticks on an
INCREASED cooky sheet Repeat with remaining
pieces of pastry. Bake at ASST. for Is to 20
minutes. (Or, pastry may be rolled into large
rectangle. about II by 20 inches, rolled up and
sliced into l-nch whirls Place upright on sheets
and bake as for sticks. Be careful not to over
bake as pieces may burn on botton.) Yield 2
dozen sticks.
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This Week Masasine - March ~, 1855
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Reserves Bill Is Signed;
President Hits Limitation

quota. They can also volunteer
directly for the reserves. serving
from five to eight years.
2. These volunteers and meI1
hereafter going into service are
required, while in the active re-
serves, to attend 48 weekly drills
and a 7l-day summer encamp-
ment. or a 30-day summer camp
Failure to do so means a 45-day
recall to active duty or. for the
isix-month trainees, a two-yeaI
draft call.
3. Draftees and volunteers fol-
regular service, from today OH
can serve II months, then vol
Iunteer for transfer to the re-
serves for a period of total &C
tive and trained reserve service
OF four years. The annual cell
ling is 10000. They may also
complete regular service, voIun-
teer under 100000 yearly qouta
to serve another year in the
reserves, then request transfer
to the standby OF inactive re-
serves.
4. Men who have completed
active service or were in service
before today are under no OBJ
legation to keep up reserve train
ing. However, those entering
service after mid-1951 still have
"a total eight-year obligation
making those without combat
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Red China. The embargo also
is backed by other regulations
which did not expire on Sunday.
8. Help build defense plants
capacity, including in some cases
the making of loans to help
achieve this.
| 4. The Stockpiling of minerals
and. in a new section. the stock
Ipiling Of certain items such as
turbines which require a long
time to produce.
S. Government aid in develop
ing substitutes for essential de-
tense materials likely to come
into short supply.
The President also signed into
existence a commission on Gov
eminent security. The 12-man
body, whose members will be
chosen four each. by the Presi-
dent, the Vice President and
House Speaker Rayburn, will look
into the whole disputed Govern
ment security program and make
a final report by December 81,
1856.
Other bills signed by the
President would:
Provide a gold medal for DR..
Jonas E Salk, developer of the
Salk polio vaccine. for his
achievements in medicine.
Extend the retirement income
tax credit to members of the
armed forces.
Authorize male nurses and
medical specialists to be ap-
pointed reserve officers. Female
nurses in the services are al
ready officers.
Permit the disposal of the
aforementioned rubber plant
at Institute, w. Va.
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Experience or civilian skills L.
able for first call in brush fire.
emergencies. They can reduce
the total period of this obliga'
ton by volunteering for the &C.
tive reserves and keeping ur
training.
S. The President has authority
to call up a maximum Of one
million reservists. without con-
Isulting Congress, in an emer.
Igency designated by him.
Under the provisions of the
Small Business Administration
Act, the total revolving fund
available for small business will
be increased from $3.50 million
to SITS million. The amount OF
"a maximum loan available to a
single firm will be increased from
$150,O00 to $250,000. A maxi
mum of 6 per cent interest on
loans from the SBA has been
imposed.
The Defense Production Act
contains curbs on the use OF
dollar a year men" in the de-
Tense mobilization program. The
new bill allows such persons to
hold administrative posts in the
mobilization program but for
bids them to participate in policy
making.
Other provisions include the
authority for:
/. Allegations and priorities in
funneling materials to military
and atomic contracts.
2. Orders which forbid ships
and planes to visit Red China
or to carry items destined fol