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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

National Retail Furniture As
ISOLATION named Derek Brooks
director of its Washington Office
to succeed Julian Captain, who
has resigned to take an executive
position with Lerner Shops.
international Business Ma
chimes has appointed John j,
McGlynn electric typewriter sales
manager in the Federal branch
Office here.
BrentanO's announced the
promotion of Roger A. Heller to
administrative manager for its
nine books stores in the Wash
ington area. Miss Marg Conway
was named merchandise man
ager.
Standard Accident Insurance
Co. announced that Howar
Eales, manager of it's Washing
ton Branch. will retire, effective
August /. and will be succeeded
by Mark G, Bowen, who has
been assistant manager. The
office also serves an affiliate,
Planet Insurance Co.
( Reliance Electric and Engi-
neering Co. has established a
Washington sales Office at 1925
Connecticut avenue NV. with
Henry A. Cirbee in charge as
sales engineer.
/ w. L. Maxson Corp. has ap-
pointed John j. Ryan manager
of its Southeast District Office,
with new headquarters at 901
Eighteenth street NV. Peter
Security is field representative
here.
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CHICAGOLWESTOCK.

abb hoes S6 ASS faTly sstive geser-
ally steady on butchers 200 lbs and
heavier. lighter weights uneven steady
TO % lower: trade closed slow on a
few lots these weights; sows fairly
active, steady to strong; instances as
much as 20 higher on selected lots;
limited order buying outlet bulk No /
ito 3 2o0-270 Id. butchers. 6.15-11 %;
most lots above 100 under 240 lbs
with No. ard , end; several lost
mostly No | and 200-230 lbs. 1925
| 30; most No. . and 3 2S0-310 lbs
| > .5OIl6 80; larger lot sow 400 lbs
around 300 lbs and lighter 1926: bull
larger lot 425-550 lbs. I2.75-I4 50
Salable cattle 1900; salable calves
200; all SLAUGHTER cattle except bull
slow: steers unevenly steady 20 IS lower
general trade % to mostly 50 lcwer
heifers and cows weak to mostly :.
lower; vealerS steady, bulls fully steady
stockreS and feeders fairly active steady
prime steers %. 00-27 90; bulk choice
grade 23.50-25.50; most good eradi
20 00-e3 90: few standard to low eooc
steers 1880 30; choice and prim,
heifers 2l.0o-24 5Qi few loads heav!
to low choice heifers 1880. II: loaC
cutter and utility light grass heiferi
1850: utility and commercial cows 10. so
/ IL OO bulk Gamers and cutters s so
1879: utility and commercial bull
II. 50-15.00 vealers 1890 down few
Hight culls as low as 1000; good anC
lcholce heavy steer calves and yearlinl
stock steers 1S00-2000; few common
Holstein stockers down to 1900.
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rates went into effect in May
1855.
Operating costs of $48.429, SOC
were up $5,522,800 or 1919 pei
cent from year earlier.
June net income was 1855, 700
compared with $685. 200 in June
last year. Operating revenues
OF $5,890,200 were up 1868 300
from a year ago and operating
costs of $4.081, 300 were $346, zoe
higher.
Plant Additions Exceed
$2S Million in IL Months
The company reported gross
additions to property and plants
amounted to $23,265,O00 in i
months ended June 80.
Directors authorized additions,
construction projects to cost
$3,l43,900 in July, including
$2,752,200 for transmission ano
distribution facilities and $685.
200 for customer extensions ano
services.
The July appropriation was
the largest for any month SO far
this year, although it did not
match an unusually large June
authorization of $23.694,O00 last
year when SIG million for a new
generating unit at Alexandria
was included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
ISperry Rund Expects
SITS Million SuIes

WILMINGTON. Del, Aug. /
lR.-Sperry Rand Corp. expects
sales Of about SITS million in
its current fiscal year and aims
to break through the billion.
dollar level within the next five
years. Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur,
board chairman, told the annual
meeting yesterday.
Asked if Sperry Rand planned
to increase its dividend later
this year, Harry F. Vickers,
president, said the dividend
policy must be governed by in
come on one hand and need for
future growth on the other. The
company was trying to make as
much money for stockholders as
lit could, he said, but added that
funds were needed for expansion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

/ Shares numbered 1907 ,8O9 on
April %, a gain Of 110,878 shares
from a year earlier as a result
of a 3 per cent stock dividend
in August last year.
Sales in the So weeks set a
record of $475.197,534, an in
crease of 15.9 per cent from
$410,053.400 in the preceding
period.
The company had 238 super
markets on April %, and has
added another IL since then.
The company now operates in
nine States and plans to extend
operations into Virginia shortly
i in an expansion program which
will add around so new outlets
in the current fiscal year.
The company operates Food
Lane markets in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
GEICO Profit Cut Sharply
BY Rising Accident Losses

Government Employees Insur-
ance Co. earned for six months
ended June 80 shrank to ST.
1868 or $1,87 a share. COM
pared with $1,750,l16 or $2.74 a
share in the same 1855 period,
President Leo Goodwin an
nounced in a report mailed to
stockholders last night.
Major factor in the sharp de-
cline was an increase in the
casualty company's loss ratio to
so per cent for the six months,
compared with 55.1 per cent in
the same 1855 period. Losses and
loss expenses accumulated in the
half year amounted to 8.495, 569,
a jump of 31.3 per cent from
$6.470,329 year earlier.
Company officials said a rising
loss ratio from automobile acci-
dents was common to all COM
panies in this field, but that the
increase has been smaller than
average for GEICO.
Premiums written by GEICO
In the six months increased to
$14,509,425 from $13,288.9 and
profit from underwriting was
$1.342,280 compared with ST.
S87,l26 a year earlier.
The company had admitted
assets of 2.642 1893 on June 80.
compared with S37,297,5 SAC a
year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug l A-Eoreign ex-
change rates follow Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents unchanged
unless otherwise noted:
/ Canadian dollar in New York open
market l 27l32 per cent premium or
] 10l .S4as US. cents off Is
Europe: Great Britain pounds
SIS Il {32, up IL. 80 day futures
80 1852. up Is; 30 DAY futures
~ ! 81, UP Il Belgium (franc) 2.0Oll
of .0OA France france .2Sss of a
cent; Germany WESTERN tdeutsche
mark 1880; Holland (guilderl 26I22,
up .00ls; Italy tliral .l6l4 Of a cent;
Portugal tescudol $50; Sweden (krona
1894; Switzerland franc feel 23.34
Denmark tkronel 1880
Latin America Argentina Cfreel 335:
Brazil lfreel 1.35; Mexico SOL; Ven
ezuela fbolivarl 1908
Far East: Hons Kong dollar f755.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Food Fair Net
Scars 1871 Pei.
In Fiscal Year

Net income of Food Fair
Stores, Inc, of Philadelphia
jumped to $8,603,034 or $2.68 a
common share in the fiscal year
ended April %, the company re-
ported yesterday.
The earnings were 1877 per
cent ahead of $7,373,401 or 1928
a share in the previous year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
W6L Training Program
.Greets College Juniors

Fifty college juniors selected
from 900 applicants are learning
the many facets of department
store operation this summer at
Woodward g. Lothrop.
The student on-the-job train
ees were welcomed to Woodward
& Lothrop at a special breakfast
today by President Andrew
Parker. The breakfast also
served to kick off this years Col
lege Board program.
The board is composed of 81
young women and two men who
will serve Woodward e. Lothrop's
College Shops at the main store,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01

Eleventh and G streets NV, and
the Chevy Chase store, Wiscon-
sin and Western avenues NV
Members of the board also will
be on hand at the Alexandria
store, 615 N. Washington street
The college shops will oper
Monday to serve collegians' pre-
pairing to return to the campus
The board members will be or
hand to help collegians select
their wardrobes.
Other members of the on-the-
job training college group are
working in service departments,
public relations and selling areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Stock Increased

WILMINGTON. Del, Aug.
Observation-Disclosures of Universal
Match Corp. have approved an
increase in the authorized $780,
900 shares of $3.50 par value
capital stock to 100000 shares
of $3.50 par value common
stock and for $4,000 shares OF
500 par value preferred stock.
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Atomic Mutual Assets
Nearing SAB Million


Net investment income anc
realized capital gains increased
sharply in the fiscal year ended
on June 30, Atomic Development
Mutual Funds annual report
showed today. Assets are nearing
$43 million.
Investment income for the
fiscal year totaled SO cents pei
share as compared to 1872 cents
per share during fiscal 1865, ar
increase of 95 per cent. The
dividend rate is now more than
four times what it was during the
Funds first year of operation in
1854.
Realized net capital gains on
sale of securities amounted to &c
cents per share compared to
6l2 cents per share, an increase
of 300 per cent.
Net assets on June 80 were
SAT- per share as against $14.37
q year earlier. Total net assets
on June 80 were $42, 909, 160.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
NOVA Convention Provides
For 104 Children Also

NOVA Convention Provides
For 104 Children Also
The 2,710 persons attending
the 18th annual convention OF
the National Candy Wholesalers
Association at the Sheraton
Park Hotel this week set some
thing Of a record by bringing
lO4 OF their children along.
While exhibits of some 12s
manufacturers of candy and re-
lated lines had plenty of candy
samples to keep any youngster
interested, an orderly daily pro-
gram had to be managed. Miss
Polly Pearson was hired with an
able staff of seven to supervise
the children'S part of the con-
vention.
The Sheraton Park found its
baby-sitting service came in
handy with so many children
around and the new hotel train
also was in big demand.
In common with other WASH
lngton Hotels. the Sheraton Park
has a family plan which enables
adults to bring along children
free if they are under IA years of
age. The plan is given the chief
credit for the NCWA's large
Junior contingent.
The convention opened Sunday
and will close today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
'3 ri BUSINESS
Higher Rates Help Boost
PEPCONet for12Months
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Net income of Potomac Electric was s952 100 or
S55 share in IL months 80 compared with Sc
8659oo or $4 share in the preceding months the company
reported today
Operating SCI 43 0O0 gain of 81
9224OO 148 from preceding period
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
! STOCKS
: we like
| NOW!

! he Summer edition Of
the Bache Selected List is
just of the press. This
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guide contains the securi.
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= our Research Department.
1t gives our opinion of
n the coming trend in stock
prices based on influence
= ing factors now taking
shape. Important features
n include:
Industries
on the Rise
These industries are doinG
better than last year. We
recommend stocks in each
group, backed up with
basic statistics on recent
performance. Growth,
yield and capital gain Sc.
lections are noted.
Prospects
for Recovery
Industries not doing as
we'll as last year, but
= which appear to have fav.
orable prospects for the
future. Recommended
stocks are listed, with per.
Torrance statistics.
Less Favored
J Industries we believe are
not favorable for invest.
r ment at this time.
Favored Companies
Stocks from the main List
specially chosen as most
n attractive, in our view, for
Capital Gain, Long Term
Growth or Yield.
Favored Industry
4 for 1855
A special section empha.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Internal Revenue Plans
Institute for Officials

Commissioner of Internal
Revenue Russell c. Harrington
yesterday announced the first OF
a possible series of Institutes fol-
district directors and assistant
district directors of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. 1t will be held
here August 27-September Z.
Fifteen officials will attend the
first institute. The course will
cover major aspects of manage
ment as they relate to top-level
positions in the bureau. A lead
ing authority on management
will conduct the meetings and
top officials will take part in the
discussions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Aus / up, National /
Association Securities Dealers. Inc.
moon Quotations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24

Senator Krowland's name was
entered in the Illinois and Alaska
primaries yesterday and he said
he would not withdraw from
them I'm view of the statements
by the President inviting such
filings and because of the I'M
icertainties as to what his own
decision will be-" Mr.. EiSen-
Ihower's name also is entered in
the Illinois primary.
The President said last week
he would not object to putting
his name into any primary al
though he has not yet decided
whether to seek second term.
At the same time he issued what
amounted to an invitation to
other G. o. P. presidential as
Ipirants to get their names in the
pot.
Senator .Knokland has said he
will support Mr.. Eisenhower If
the President finally decides to
run again.
The California Senator at
tended conference of Republic
can congressional leaders with
the President at the White House
this morning. He said there was
See PRIMARIES, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
White House Approves
KnowIond Candidacy

Senator Knowland today re.
ceived White House backing or
his decision to permit his name
to be entered in State presi-
dental primaries.
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty said the Cali
fornia Republicans action IRE.
fleets Just exactly" what Presi-
dent Eisenhower said last week
in urging that Republicans be
given opportunity to express
preference for presidential can
didates of their choice.
Mr.. Hagerty was referring to
Senator Knowland's announce
ment that he would not with
draw his name from the Illinois
and Alaska primaries, where
they are being entered by his
supporters
Shortly after he spoke. how
ever, the Associated Press re-
ported from Lisbon, N. H., that
State Representative Rita Coll
yer, Republican, has announced
that a full and complete" slate
of delegate candidates favorable
to Senator Knowland would be
entered in the March Is New
Hampshire primary. An EiSen-
hover slate already is entered in
that primary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
Good Thing About Smoe
Is Interesting People in 1t

LONDON, Jan. "a R.--Has
somebody ever tried to mail a
letter in your left ear?
Such things happened re-
Gently in the choking yellow
London smog which blacks out
the city for days in the winter.
The average Londoner knows
how to make the best Of 1t. A
new cult-the smog story-has
found favor. And the more en-
barrassing the incident, the big
ger the laugh.
The tabloid Daily Mirror in
vited readers to share their smog
stories. These are some of the
letters that flooded in. (The
paper didn't vouch for their
TRUTH:
There was the goldman from
Harrow who asked a local man
to show him where the coal
bunkers we're. Next morning he
found he'd carefully emptied a
sackful into four separate tele-
phone booths.
Truck driver Jim Hagerty re-
ported a colleague halted his big
truck and climbed down--into
water up to his knees. Terrified
that he might have driven into
a river, he stayed shivering in
the cab all night-until the fog
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24

lifted and he found the truck
parked beside a horse trough.
There was the man from Kent
who, hiding behind the initials
l. T.. wrote: MY wife stopped
in the fog to look at a fur coat
in the window. After a while
I Joined her, gave her an af-
fectionate pat where she sits and
asked. what would you give me
for that. my pet?'
"A slap on the face was the
answer, with a shout Of, this
you old wolf" 1t was a woman
I'd never seen before"
Mrs. Dallywater, OF West
Wickham, was the unfortunate
who said she was mistaken fol-
a post box in the fog, and Miss
IS. j." confessed she walked Out
of a party one night, hailed a
waiting taxi and was driver
home--only to find she hao
stepped into a police squad car
Wrote e. r. L.. Of Ilford:
Il asked my wife to wait or
the corner while fetched ar
evening paper. When I came
back, ! said to her, come or
dear. the best place on q night
like this is in bed"
Unfortunately, 1t wasn't my
wife,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
Snow Misses D. c.,
But Cold Weather
will Stoy Awhile

The Washington area was just
missed by a snow that covered
much Of Virginia, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee. but there
will be an abundance of cold air
hereabouts for several days.
A snowfall of IL inches was
recorded in mountainous South
west Virginia.
Temperatures three to five de-
grees below normal are seen for
the Washington area at least
through Sunday. For a starter,
last night sounded of with
Ia 81, and a low of 20 is
Indicated tonight. Normal tenn
Iperatures now are pegged at AZ
degrees maximum and % degrees
minimum.
Some snow still may get here
Another low pressure area could
produce fakes about Thursday
and again on Sunday, the
Weather Bureau said.
Snow mixed with rain crept
as near as Mount Vernon last
night. A little fell in Maryland
From two to five inches were
measured farther south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24

foreign policy. He continued,
however. that there is a danger
point which he thought all pa
triotic citizens should observe
that is, they should not shake
confidence abroad in Americans
unity on basic issues.
Mr.. Dulles said that in fact
the United States has had BIZ
partisanship in foreign affairs
for 10 years. If there should
go up abroad, he said, any doubt
about our observing our foreign
commitments. it would be a sad
day and would increase the risk
Of war.
Has Talked With Democrats
He said he has talked with
Democratic congressional lead
ers about the possibility OF
keeping one or two foreign pol
icy matters out of political cam
paign debate. but he declined to
say what specific topics he
thought should not be debated
in an election year.
He said all patriotic citizens
in discussing. foreign policy
problems should stop short OF
what he termed the danger point
of shaking confidence abroad in
the f1rmness of bipartisan sup
port for basic policies.
Mr.. Dulles said he thought
Continued on Page AS, Col. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
THE PRINCE BEGINS
'COURTING GRACE

coURTsHIP RIVALS FICTION
6roee KelIy's mother tells the init
mate details Of how her douehteE con-
fided her love for Prince Rainier III
on Christmas Monday in todoy's in
sediment Of my Daughter Groes
Kelly" on The Stor's Feoture Pose,
Az.
INCOME TAX SAvlN6S-The sec
ond Of o series OF IS articles deserib-
ing how you con sove money on your
income tox oppeors in The Stor's
finonee section on pose All.
A FAMILY BREAKFAsTAFood Edi-
tor Violet Foulkner offers suggestions
for the oId-foshioned fomily brock
fost with all members sitting down to
cot at one time instead Of on the
staggered shift bosis. See pictures
and story on poee BE-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24
STAR CARRIES MORE
REAL ESTATE ADS

II you we're looking for real estote
opportunities during the year 1855
and didn't check The Stor Classified,
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more than the totoI real estote Of
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newspapers eombined-82,029 more
than Woshinston's second newspaper.
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On the other hond you may hove
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dienee Of Stor readers
Just phone Sterling $1,000 and osk
for an od-toker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24

officials to hammer out details
of the soil-bank plan on which
the new legislation will be based
The prospective cost is we'll ir
excess Of the Administration
estimate, because the idea OF
financing the program largely
by sales of Government-held
SURPRISES has been abandoned
for fear that dumping large
stocks on the open market would
depress prices further.
The likelihood of a return to
the high support levels repre-
sents an about-face in commit
tee thinking. since such a move
would invite a veto at the White
House-and an election year
pitched battle cutting party lines
Discussed at White House
The farm legislation was one
of the major matters discussed
at the White House today in a
meeting of President Eisenhower
with Republican congressional
leaders.
Chairman Bridges of the Sen
ate Republican Policy Commit
tee reported that the general
thought" of the conference was
that the farm bill should be
passed as quickly as possible.
He said he believed the Sen
ate will adopt a bill very near
ly" like the nlne-point program
submitted by President Eisen-
hover.
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son and the ranking Republican
members Of the Senate ano
House Agriculture Committees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-24

Senator Aiken Of Vermont, and
Representative Hope of Kansas
ATTENDED today's conference.
Some Funds Dwindling
Senator Bridges said supple
mental appropriations for the
school lunch program and the
Agriculture Departments pro-
gram to control Bangs disease
might have to be acted on ahead
Iof the general farm bill because
those programs are running out
Iof money.
He explained that money for
purchase of milk in the school
lunch program was running short
in a dozen States because more
students are participating in the
program than had been antici-
lpated.
The House passed legislation
at the last session to restore
fixed 80 per cent of parity prices
for the basics-wheat. cotton,
rice. corn and peanuts. Flexible
supports graded down from 80
went into effect in the last crop
year with strong backing from
President Eisenhower, who has
blamed the high-level supports
inherited from the Democrats
for creating the crop SURPRISES
that bred the present farm
troubles. PARITY is the figure
designed to give the farmer a
fair return for his work in rela-
ton to productions COSTS
When the Senate committee
started work on a bill, Chair
man Ellender. Democrat of
| See FARM, Page A