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BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bituminous Production in the
week ended December "a totaled
l0,270,000 tons compared with
10 100000. in the previous week
and 7,553.000 in the like week a
year ago.--National Coal Asso-
citation.
Rail Freight Loadings last
week totaled 672, 1855 cars, down
$50 from the previous week but
up 1897 from the like week a
year ago.--Association of Amer
lean Railroads.
Steelmaking Capacity of the
nation in January / will stand at
a new record of 1928, 1853, 90g tons,
up 2,534,780 tons from January
i, 1955.--American Iron and
Steel Institute.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 1892 cars and
1895 trucks compared with $780,
8Sl and l9.i03 in the previous
week and l24.250 and 1884 in
the like week a year ago. Total
production for the year missed
the 8 million mark by 59,l38 or
about one and half days produc-
tion.--Ward's Automotive Re-
ports.
r. II. Macy a. Co. announced
it has acquired the Innes Co.
store Of Wichita, Kans.
Pacific Tel. g. Tel. in IL months
ended November 80 earned $78,
S78. 796.l944 or 1898 a share VS..
SCI. 30l.974 or 1894 in 1864.
Union Pacific n. r.. in IL
months ended November 80
earned $72.332.354 or sI5.45 a
share VS.. S63,045, 1886 or 1895 in
1854 period.
Penna. Power q Light in IL
months ended November 80
earned $22,076.581s or 5000 a
share VS.. $20.S50.740 or s2.9l in
1854.
West Penn Electric in IL
months ended November 80
$17.l5l.222 or $2.03 share VS..
$l5,676,429 or $l.85 in 1854.
Schenley Industries, Inc, in 3
months ended November 80
earned $2,669.35l or 81 cents a
share VS.. $4.416.399 or $1.0l in
1854 period.
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BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE. Dec. 81 IA (usDA) -
Cattle compared last week:
SLAUGHTER steers under 1900 lbs gen-
sgsy fu b .tsAdy others bs ssssSy to
mostly 80 up: bulls '5G-i,SS hisherf
stock cattle generally steady. Most good
and choice steers including S2O-l. $50
u averages ~ a5-23go; commercial
odd head utility. Grade down MO to 1900 100,
Few scattered small lots SoO-gi0 ID
slaughter heifers a.00-22 90: utility and
iow-commercial 10 00-1.8.00. odd head
lots Of good young few cows 1900,
II 50-14,0 90; Gamers and cutters s. So
so but shelly Gamers 5.a0-7 90: util-
lty and commercial grade sausage bulls
l350:.i?;0o; few Gamers and cutters
sd So snd s Mosf q Sme bd :, Ssnppy Of
and feeder steers andi calves 1550-
90; common and medium In scat
tered small lots IA .p0-f5.00.
Calves; Compared last week: Strong
TO 20 INSTANCES more hiehsr Week,
nigh choice and prime 30.6o.ss % /;
mixed lots good and choice mostly
"a .01-2s.09; commercial and good
l6.o0-23.1o; utility and commercial
down e o wee Weeks supply commercial fssi
mainly 1400-lS.00.
Hogs. COMPARED last week, Bafrows
and gtlts mostly $3.50 higher; ,sows
s SaeG lots ssssRsr Eun and fFs'i sraSs
barrows and gifts scaling is0-276 lbs
Thursdays sales lS0-220 ID averages
mostly 1850; 240-260 lbs I2.75-l3 90
sheep. COMPARED last week. ,WooSSlIsad
ewes scarce: nominaliy steady Bulk OF
weeks small supply choice and prime
72-s5 ID. wooded slaughter lambs 2i.00.
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BY RADFE WINGET
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-The
stock market ended q rough but
rich year with a brilliant flourish
Of higher prices.
Business this year rushed along
at q rate not seen since the old
boom and bust days Of the late
EOS and early 30s.
Prices were high out Of the
reach of all comparisons. The
old peak days were surpassed
early in the year, and then 1855
began to establish its own record
high marks for other years to
shoot at.
The volume of trading this
year on the New York Stock Ex-
change was $40. 500, 29l shares.
UP better than Is per cent from
1854. The total came within a
few shares Of topping the total
Of 654,8l6,452 shares traded in
1888.
Prices as measured by the As
ISOLATED Press average Of so
stocks were up around 16 per
cent on the year on the New
York Stock Exchange.
The A. P. average closed 1855
at $4,000, up SIS on the year.
Last year the average gained a
record $47.10.
The course of the market
during the year was generally
higher with five distinct reac-
tons. Each time the market
swept upward again with yirtu-
ally no time to consolidate or
mark time.
There were a number Of events
that shook the market down
the investigation of the stock
market by Senator Fulbright,
the rise in margins to 10 per
cent from SO per cent. the grad
ual increase in money rates, and
the news of the heart attack
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YOUR
WORTH
Super Plonning, q New Force
BY SYLVIA PORTER

Never have I seen and heard
such superb planning at every
level to make 1856 q year Of
boom.
This - the planning itself -
seems to me a force for good
times which may turn out Of
magnificent Importance.
Just to suggest the scope Of
what is going on
At the business level:
Big and small businessmen
from coast to coast have blue
prints drawn and contracts
signed for the greatest expansion
in 1856 Of their plants in his
tory. They're not just talking;
the plans are set.
To increase sales. industries
are preparing new products and
developments which are<sure to
intrigue customers. To maintain
sales. industries threatened with
a downturn are working on even
more positive programs. For in
stance, it's q well-known secret"
that II the sales Of 1856 autos
lag, the auto men will introduce
the 1857 models-on which there
will be dramatic changes-at an
early date.
At the labor level:
Unions are making 1t unmis-
takably clear that they'll push
for another round Of wage
raises.
And organized labor will be
pushing for expanded unemploy-
me1t insurance. extension Of the
minimum wage. other legislation
to provide cushions against de-
preston.
At the agricultural level:
Every farm group in the coun-
try is working hard on proposals
to improve the farmers position
this year and it's a certainty
that moves will be made soon
to help the farmer.
At the professional level:
Economies as a profession
really has come into its own in
our era. Highly trained econo-
mists are now being employed in
skyrocketing numbers by bust
nessmen, labor. agricultural and
other groups. Economists are
working In close corporation on
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 81 R.--orains closed
out dreary year on the Board OF Trade
with small gains this week. Only corn
was unable to make forward progress.
The best display of the week came in
the last hour Friday, when volume ex.
banded and prices moved ahead quite
rapidly. u was q display which could
not be called typical OF the year
Wheat closed the week 1ss-2Ss higher.
corn bs-fa lower. oats unchanged to =
higher, rye 3hs-5ia higher, soybeans / u
TO % cents hundred pounds higher
In all cases except rye. grains closed
out the year at prices well under those
Of year ago. March and May rye I'm
ishsd slightly higher.
Biggest decline was in soyneans
Final prices we're - TO IS cents under
year ago. the distant July and Sep
teTnher contracts losing the least
Wheat finished lpk to cfA cents
under year ag6, corn % to 26la cents
down and oats 81 to lea cents down.
Rye was ga cents lower Tin the July
month monthl 70 "a cents hisher Din the
Despite the dismal showing a. COM
pared with year ago, purchases made
in most cereals on the Friday before the
Labor Day holiday. and sold out on the
last day OF the year, would have shown
profit. This frequently Is the case.
to "a u cents higher. Soybeans showed
The biggest upturn was in rye, 203S
70 24is cents higher Soybeans showed
gains Of 1874 to II cents and wheat OF
l21S to 16ls cents. Oats were mixed
"a lower 70 cents higher. But corn
sang ! % 70 cents during that period.
Range OF prices for the. week:
H y
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the creation and improvement Of
tools to make the economy de-
preston proof.
At the Federal Government Level
Major legislation adding props
for prosperity - such as farm
supports. aid to highway con-
struction, assistance to depressed
areas-will be passed this year.
AS for taxes. the debate has been
raised to a truly intelligent plane
for what's being discussed now
is the timing Of the next tax cuts
to make sure they are not wasted
In a roaring boom, but instead
are voted when needed to bolster
purchasing power.
At the non-political level in
Washington:
The Federal Reserve System Is
actively clamping down on credit
now to slow the pace Of the
boom, but Reserve authorities are
watching the economic clock day
and night for signs that they
should reverse.
(copyrisht 1855. the Hall Syndicate. Inc. }
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 R.-The cotton
futures market was mostly on the up
side this week, Active futures contracts
on the New York Cotton EXCHANGE
closed Is cents bale lower to 95 cents
a bale higher than at the end of the
week before. Advances we're scored by
all deliveries except nearby March,
The market derived much OF It's
strength from domestic and foreign price
fixing and the continued heavy move
ment Of cotton into the Government
loan. The prospect OF q tight supply
situation this year Spurred buying OF
cotton for delivery in May and July
OHerines were furnished through pro-
At taking, ledge selling and year-end
LIQUIDATION Bearish tendencies were en-
eouraged by continued uncertainty over
the probable impact of the Government
cotton export program and the prospec-
tive loan rate for 1856
Entries into the Government loan for
the week ended December % totaled
4o7. 200 bales against 100000 q week
earlier, and brought the total for the
season TO 5.252 900
On Friday the Agriculture Department.
announced q mid-December parity price
OF $500 cents q pound for upland cot
ton, This compared with "a %, cents for
each Of the previous three months and
3412 cents In December 1854. IRE
average price to gruwers in mid
December was 3i,ip cents. against az IA
cents IN November and 32.87 cents Q
year ago.
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Sc stations throughout the city.
He sold his holdings to Shell Oh
and has since been engaged in
real estate operations here as
Penn Properties.
Now past 10. he continues his
daily Office routine, alertly and
theoretically.
He described as typical the
case of a businessman on wheels,
Ia cab driver. who had five chill
dren and was forced by financial
pressure to rent q broken down
cab for $50 a week.
The association bought a new
cab for the man for which he
pays $40 a week-without in
terest.
Besides helping the man to be
Ia success in his own business the
loan helped remove him from
the rolls of the Jewish Social
Service Agency which had been
aiding the family. :
The important thing to re.
member, Mr.. Himmelfarb said,
is that I'VE are not a relief
agency. We help a legitimate
businessman to get on his feet
SO he can help himself" .
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YuIe Muil Volume
Is Up in Alexandria

The volume of Alexandria s
outgoing holiday mail was 10
per cent more than in 1854,
Roger D. Clark. postmaster. re-
ported. A total Of 1901, 1877 let
tiers were Cancelled from Deem,
Der to "a in the Alexandria
Post Office.
Receipts passed the 81 million
mark for the year on December
Is, two days ahead Of 1854. Re-
ceipts for the 12-month period
will be about the same" as in
1854, according to Sidney Well.
assistant postmaster.
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Philonthropic Loans Sove
'Mony'LittIe Businessmen
'urnIshed ), be As.eeIatsa Prs..
By TOM BURKE

A 40-year-old philanthropic
organization here has proved
that people can be helped to
help themselves.
On this premise, the Hebrew
Free Loan Association has built
a $4,000 to $4,000 a year in
terest-free lending business"
The plan, which has saved
many a small merchant, grocer.
baker, cleaner or tailor from
financial ruin. is phenomenal.
Paul Himmelfarb. president Of
Penn Properties and Of the lend
ling association, said loans are
made only to small businessmen
without financial security nee
Iessary to obtain bank loans.
Losses Small
But thousands of these So
called poor risks" have been
aided since the organization was
formed and much less than"
SIS, 900 has been the total loss
over the 40-year period, Mr..
Himmelfarb said.
"Of course, we operate in a
lbusinesslike way" he explained.
1--WE don't just make loans to
people who want to buy cars or
pay their rent, or just want the
money. If they are in business
and need funds to stock their
shelves we help.
1--WE investigate and usually
we require a co-signer on the
note" he added. But there Is
mo interest rate and repayment
lis in small amounts"
When the fund was first or
Iganized around 1915 by two bust
Inessmen here, Charles Kappa
port and Simon Gordon, both of
whom had been grocers, the
average loan was about $3.50.
Now the average loan is about
$500 and loans are made for as
high as 81 900.
President for rs Years
Mr.. Himmelfarb has been
president of the association for
about Is years. taking over when
Mr.. Rappaport died.
For a number of years the as
sociation was a member of the
Community Chest but stepped
out about 10 years ago,
The only staff of the prganiza-
ton is a full-time secretary in
the Office at 4015 Georgia ave-
niue NV. Members of the as
sociation pay moderate dues each
year to pay Office expenses.
Mr.. Himmelfarb, native of
Poland, was one of the earliest
members of the association. He
came to Washington in 1915 from
Baltimore where he had been
working as salesman and start
ed a small business in RosslynI
which by 1929 had grown to
large proportions as the Penn
Oil Co.
Invented Filling Station
In 1918, Mr.. Himmelfarb I'm
vented" the gasoline filling sta
ton, erecting the first one at
Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street. BY 1929 he had
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Bond Trend
During Year
Was Downward
BY WARREN BENNETT
AP Financial writer

NEW YORK. Dec. 3l.-The
final week of 1855 In. the bond
market produced a mild upturn
in both corporate and Treasury
security prices but the trend for
the full year was down.
Prices eased week by week al
most imperceptibly at times. but
the full 52-week pattern was un-
mistakably downward.
The Associated Press average
of 90 railroad bonds was 99.6 on
December 81. 1854. A year later
to the day. it was 96.8, its lowest
level Of the year The AP aver
age of 10 low-yield bonds de-
.clined from 1861 to 1929, the
industrial component from 99.8
Ito 96.5 and the utility average
from 500 to 96.5. Latest aver
ages are all close to their lows
for the year,
Corporate volume on the big
board Of the New York Stock
Exchange rose to $1.045. 949, 100
par value for 1855. In 1854 the
total was $979.5l0,o30 and In
1858 it was $775.94o,14o par
value.
The Treasury's "a per cent
bond of 1868 is down from
100 1882 bid a year ago to 81 1892
bid. a loss of 1882. The victory
I2l2s of December, 1972-67, drop
ped from SO 24f32 bid to "a 1882
bid. a decline Of 325J32. The
30-year 3As retreated from
ITO 4i32 bid to los 1882 bid, q
loss of 422l32.
Only the Treasury's new 40
year 3 per cent bond issued last
February had a fairly stable year.
1T closed at 100 1882 bid. It's
range was from a high of
l0l 1892 to a low of SO 5I32.
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Stocks Close Rich Year
With BriIiiont Flourish

suffered by President Eisen-
hover.
As for 1858. Wall Street pre-
dictions generally coincide with
the favorable forecasts for the
state Of American business itself.
The i've most active issues
this week on the New York
Stock Exchange were General
Motors OF w at 1914 on 49,
TOO shares: Sperry Rand OF "a
at 27ss;; Electric & Musical In
dustries up y at 43z: Westing-
house Electric OF "a at so, and
TIKI Oil up 3ss at 1884.
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COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 lF.----The Asso-
ciated Press index. of important com
fifth weekly advance in row.
The index stood at 1850. compared
with 1870 a week ago and 17372 a
on-ferrous metals hit new highs for
the year, and food, textiles and grains
and cotton also advanced. Only live
etnrk Was lnwer
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Dec. 80 R.-The fol-
lowing table compiled By the National
Association OF Securities Dealers, Inc,
glres the high. low and last bid price In
1855 Of the leading investing companies.
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Quotations furnished BY National As
states they do not necessarily reflect ac.
I.ual transactions nT Arm bids or offers
but should indicate approximate prices
and unless otherwise Indicated. are as
quoted by the spnnsors or ihsueTs.
Net asset value
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Rates Of divluends IN the toreg Gins
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi. annual dec.
laration Unless otherwise noted special
or extra dividends are not Included
Also extra OF extras b Annual rate
plus stock dividend Declared or paid
In 1864 plus stock dividend Paio last
year PAYABLE in stock estimated cash
value on ex-dividend OF ex-distributior
date 9 Declared or paid so far this
year b Declared on paic after stock
dividend or split-up Declared OF paid
tnls yeaI an accnmnlaIve vsae Win
dividend omitted deferred OF no action
taken at last dividend meeting r De.
clareo or paid in 1854 plus stock divi.
dend LiQuidatins dividend cid Called
qr Under rule En- dividend x-dis *
distribution IT Ex rights ~ without
warrants WV With warrants VT War
rants, va When distributed wi When
Issued In bankruptcy or receivership
or beinn reorganiyed under the Bank.
ruptey Act or securities assumed by sueh
companies
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tunit Of trading 10 shares or sales In full Rates OF
in the foregoing table are annual disbuTse.
ns oe s nosG p.es q
dividends are NOT included Also extra or extras
paid u 1855 olus stock dividend = Paid last year
or ds. e1sh ss OF on
60 far this wear peslaTed or paid after stoeX
dividend or split-up Declared or paic this year
an a.. scc9mulative lssus With syiasnds IN arrear.
2 Pain tns wear DIVIDEND omitted deferred OF no
Or paid In 1854 plus stock dividend LauidstnE
di .idend cid Called III dividend x-dis Eg dis.
sHsS'i0n r e. .sh,s Wi.hoa. ~srsanss ~
sued. nd Next day delivery. in bankruptcy or
or being reoTganzed under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such companies
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Invented Filling Station

In 1918, Mr.. Himmelfarb I'm
vented" the gasoline filling sta
ton, erecting the first one at
Massachusetts, avenue and North
Capitol street. BY 1929 he had
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WEEKLY SUMMARY

Hla Issf Gov s; 81. AZ AZ s az %
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h0M me...'

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world-if that's what's keeping
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Now! Get rid of Athletes Foot
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Qunsana Powder heals raw red cracks between toes Danessy

Kill the fungi that cause itching.
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This amazing powder gets rid of
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Questions and answers from the news

itchy Fingers How much do ShopiifferS ger away
with in This country each year?
A conservative estimate is that goods worth over
$500 million taken from stores by ShoplfterS each
year. - Mrs CIV, Cincinnati, Ohio
PIusses :. /. The World War III Veterans Training Bill
= which cOSI US taxpayers $4,000 OOO,OO - has
PRED. Wh0r did our country gain in trained men7
10000 engineers, 10000 Schoolteachers. 100000
construction workers. 10000 lawyers and 1900 jour
nasts (among others). -C.C.H Wy0iHsing Pa.
Snap-Happy. ;. Where has hhe biegesf photo job in
history jHSf been concluded?
AT the Vatican, where eight million mcrophoto-
graphs Of some Of the precious books in the Vatican
library were made. The films will go to the Catholic
University of St. Louis. I'D. Richmond Calf.
Little ShPimpS Shrimp with red or blue heads
nlighr turn up in R0wIer catches of Texas year.
How come?
University of Texas biologists have been introducing
dyes into ShrimpS body, by hypodemic needle
through food as safe and simple way of identifying
shrimp for study Only the heads colored, not the
edible portions. Some shrimp have held the colorng
for us days. RS, PHILADELPHIA
Legal WhGf unusual evidence recently used 10
obtain a birth certificate for Californian
fathers stiff shirt cuffs that had been post
cards to his sisters TO announce daughters birth.
Other records had been lost in the San Francisco earth
quake and fire in 1906. EEK. RedLandS. Calf
Romance :. 4. Since 1917 when a change in reguL0-
lions permitted Them do So how many SeTVcemeH have
taken Japanese wives?
More than $4,000. 81, Wichita Kan.
Henry. TINS WEEK 40 w. NJ T. unoccspd
costrhuEons acknowledges rshned
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as IL protects. Pee
ing, maddening
itch disappears.
Your feet feel
wonderful!
At all drug coun-
tiers, 6oG tar free.
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cracks between toes. Its germ
killing powder barrier SootheS
NJ - v@,.A.ok- T0n~l NA
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1956-12-07

TEL AVN (JTA)-Jacob K. Jaw
its, senator-elect from New York
State, has completed a three-day
! tour of Israel.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1956-12-07

groom. Miss Charlotte Funk and
Miss Frances Hernes were brides
m d S. Their ballerina length
gowns were of pink lace. They wore
caps of pale pink ostrich feathers
and carried matching muffs.
Myra and Madeline Smith were
flower girls.
The bridegroom's cousin, Nathan
Alexander of Boise, was best man.
Ushers were Lewis Kruglick, the
brides brother, and her uncle, Ber-
nard Fogelson.
The reception following the we'd
ding was held in the Kruglick
home.
OUT-OF-TOWN guests attending
the wedding were Mrs. William Si-
mons, Boise, the bridegroom's
grandmother; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
We'll, New York City; Mrs. Michael
Spiro, San Francisco; Mrs. Mary
Dell, Twin Falls, Idaho; Harry
Kruglick, Chicago; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Granoff, Houston, Tex.
After a San Francisco honey
moon, Mr.. and Mrs. SimonS will
make their home in Boise.