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VIVA Seeks
Fare Rise for
D. {. Patrons

The VIVA Transit Co. is ask
ing a Scent increase in its
District fares in a petition on file
with the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The proposed raise il, rates
would bring cash fares to 20
cents and tokens to five for 30
cents. No change was asked in
the 7l2-cent school fare.
The company. which operates
Ito various points in Prince
Georges County, said it had
sustained a net operating loss
of $2.801 on its District opera
lions in the 12-month period
ended May 81.
The petition cited the prospect
of continued decline in pas
Isengers in the coming year, such
as that faced by other mass
transportation carriers over the
country because of the increasing
competition of private cars and
the effect Of suburban shopping
centers.
Wage Rise Seen
The company said also it will
begin contract negotiations with
union employees next month and
that it anticipates substantial"
wage increases will be required to
continue operations
Bus operators of more than q
years tenure get $1.60 an hour;
those who have been with the
company for less than a year
but more than six months get
l$1.55. and those with less than
six months's service get $3.50,
the petition said. 1t described
this wage scale. in effect since
August, 1858, as admittedly
highly substandard."
In addition. the company said
executive and managerial en-
ployes, for the most part, have
not received any increase in
salaries since 1854, and it is
anticipated the company will
have to raise these salaries to
maintain an efficient operation.
Cites Drop in Revenue
VIVA, which carries about
l.6 million intra-District pas
sengers and 81 million Mary
land-District riders a year, cited
a study it had made, indicating
there was a normal" decline
of 8.8 per cent in its operating
revenues within the District for
the first half of 1856 as COM
pared with 1855.
Projecting this decline for the
year 1857, the company calcu-
lated that, under present fares,
lit would sustain an operating
revenue loss in its District OPP
erations of $3.830.98.
Either the failure of VIVA
to obtain the proposed increase
in fares, or the failure of VIVA
to obtain such fare increases
without delay, may result in the
company's being placed in
Jeopardy of being able to con-
tinue its present transit opera
ltionS." the petition said.
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AN Prices sIs' "a rssPs' ySs' os TIRE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-27

are Graciela, now Mrs. Fer
nando Illanes, wife of the
Chilean Charge d'Affairs in
Denmark; Rebecca. now Mrs.
Robert A. Knowlton. and
Senorita Marta Trucco.
Sonora de Tencher is re-
turning to Chile to form q
branch of the Pan-American
Liaison Committee there. The
committee also plans to set up
branches in other South
American countries, according
to Mrs. Burke.
Assisting at the tea table
were members of the commit
tee. wives Of Central American
representatives to the Organi-
cation of American States. and
wives of United States officials.
Among the pourers were
Sonora de Prando. wife of the
new Cultural Attache of the
Argentine Embassy. and Mrs.
Dennis Chavez, who was hos
tess at a luncheon at the Con-
gressional Club earlier in the
day for Sonora de Tencher and
her mother.
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-Four Daughters
OF Ex-Envoys
Attend Tea

Mrs. Thomas Burke, presi-
dent Of the Pan American
Liaison Committee Of Women's
Organizations. was hostess at
q farewell tea at the May
flower Hotel yesterday in honor
Of Sonora Cristina Michels de
Tencher.
Receiving with Mrs. Burke
and Sonora de Tencher was
the honor guests mother,
Sonora de Michels. wife of the
former Chilean Ambassador to
the United States.
The tea also marked the re-
union of four daughters of for
mer Chilean Ambassadors to
the United States.
In addition to Sonora de
Tencher. the three daughters
Of Senior Trucco. who was am
bassador here from 1898 to
1943, were also there. They
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Service Club
Dished Up Almost
$1,000 Meals

Mrs. Herman Feldman, wife
Of the former Army Quarter
master General, was elected
president Of the Soldiers, Sail
ors. Marines and Airmen's
Club yesterday. succeeding
Mrs. Arthur Macarthur.
In her annual report, Mrs.
Irene May. executive secretary
Of the club. pointed out that
during 1855. the club lodged
1922 servicemen and served
1876 meals at non-profit cost
from its canteen.
Club records show that in
1854, 20.829 servicemen were
lodged and 27,097 meals were
served. A club spokesman
attributed the 1885 drop to
last summers transit strike
and the general cutting down
Of armed forces strength.
Other officers elected at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-27
FASHION NOTEBOOK
New Trends Appear
On Many Horizons

a teen-ager. bride, young ma
iron. mother, or grandmother
wants is answered quickly and
expertly in the Westmore
book.
Women who patroniZe
beauty salons can profit from
the book because these ''illu-
sion artists" as Perc told us
they call themselves, have
made a point of helping wom-
en- better understand their
hairdo and cosmetic problems.
The better to communicate
with their beauticians.
Ten or fifteen years ago
women used too much make
up" Perc told us. But today
women are much more makeup
conscious and use 1t in a more
natural manner to make them
selves more attractive.
The thing to guard against.
says Mr.. Westmore. is that
many attractive women find
fault with themselves and
make their personalities I'M
attractive. Beauty Is within
and M. Westmore says the
key to real attractiveness can
be ones own personality in
addition to cosmetics.
Members of the Washing
ton Fashion Group took a
Cuban holiday" yesterday.
Designer Luis Estevez spoke
to them at the Willard and
also showed his resort COL
lection.
The former architect-turned
dress-creator proved a COM
petent commentator discuss
ing reasons why his clothes
always appear to be in good
taste.
Il believe in the simplest
OF lines. no buttons. belts and
If any to be of the self-variety,
and nothing too cluttered."
The complete look has led
Estevez to also design sew
eral hats to match his dresses.
The mark Of having been
trained in the house of Patou
In France is seen in his de-
sign manner.
There Is no scanning at the
waistline. instead he uses a
acknowledge bias cut from
the bustline to the hipline to
produce the slim but not tight
silhouette. Definitely a cou-
turier touch.
Color combinations we liked
on his printed silks and his
solid colored linens included
orange and yellow. turquoise
and purple and an avocado
green with pale blue.
Fashion note: The silk
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clubs annual open meeting
were: Mrs. Ralph j. Canine,
first vice president; Mrs.
Charles P. Cabell. second, vice
president; Mrs, John P. Ger
man. third vice president;
Mrs. William K. Romoser,
fourth vice president: Mrs.
Ralph B, Dewitt. secretary;
Mrs. Norman L. Peterson,
assistant secretary; Mrs. Ralph
D. Dean, treasurer: Mrs. Lester
Hanks. assistant treasurer;
Mrs. Ralph E. Wilson. member
ship secretary-treasurer. and
Mrs. Paul Caraway. assistant
membership secretary treas
urer.
Among those attending the
luncheon, served in the can
teen after the business ses-
sion. were Mrs. Charles S.
Thomas. Mrs. Arthur w, Rad
lord. Mrs, Arleigh Burke and
Mrs. j. Lawton Collins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-27
By ELEM

A growing trend in the FASH
ion business may be the result
of busy. young American
mothers who want to look at
tractive and yet wear clothes
that are easily cared for.
One designer. Nelly Don,
feels that "suburbia" as such
is accounting for style per-
formers that are great as to
upkeep and budget because
they are in a price range that
young mothers can afford.
Raising a family requires SIS
and the moderately priced
dress that looks like more" is
what this group of young
women is interested in.
A low price tag Is no indica-
ton that quality should be
lacking. Good variability and
fine dressmaker touches such
as lingerie tapes. lamicel belts
that won't crush, removable
collars and cuffs and detach-
able shoulder pads can be
found in the budget priced
dress, says Nelly Don.
So for this interested group
she does a special group in cas-
ily-cared-for fabrics such as
cotton and nylon. cotton and
rayon blends. plain and print
shantung and dacron, with all
the above mentioned built-in.
Thirty years of making up
Hollywood starlets gives Perc
Westmore an edge on know
ing what the beauty business
is all about. One of the fabul-
Gus Westmore family who to-
gether have written THE
WESTMORE BEAUTY BOOK,
Perc arrived in Washington
yesterday.
He's introducing the new
do 1t Yourself" beauty book
that contains all the secrets
the Westmores-Perc. Wally,
Bud. Frank. and Mont--have
acquired and for which great
film studios have paid mil
lions.
Tonight Mr.. Westmore will
be at the Silver Spring Hecht
Co. store from 7:30 to
$3.50 pm. answering in person
questions that are covered in
the new book.
There are charts, diagrams,
and an appendix covering pro-
fessional makeup technique
for motion pictures. In addi-
ton there is a personal beauty
progress chart and a daily
beauty plan for the reader to
follow.
Every beauty question that
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printed sash may well be FASH
ions pet accessory note. You
can use it as a belt or to Gre
ate a cummerbund on your
"hign" hat.
4 \
REVIVAL TIME-With mil
linery going to new heights to
tempt the fancy Of women this
spring and summer it's inter-
esting to note that the more
hat look is extending itself
in new hat collections shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-27

in Florence, Italy. A revival
of the Carlo cloche in high
colored felts is next. Guess it
was inevitable. First the trench
coat and now the Carlo cloche
back again.
IN DEMAND-Pure silk linz
gerie we hear is staging .
strong comeback, too. Seems
women like the feel of silk on
their skin even though nylon
is so much more easily cared
for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

SE# YORK Oci s tp The Nrw
Yofk stOek EXcharag reported To-Day
these cdd-.ni tfansaetions w prime pal
dtsiere on ;he Erchfnge FOR Octo1tf
Ij2 4fj shares incigdlng 80 fhHstt %
Hu3rt
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Record High Sales
Reported by Seurs

CHICAGO, Oct. 4 (P).-Sears,
Roebuck & Co. today reported
record high sales for September
and for the eighth-month period
from February through Septem-
Der.
September sales total $310.8l6,-
|821 against 1929, 186,778 for Sep
TENDER 1855, an increase of 80
Iper cent.
For the eight-month perit =
sales aggregated $2,323, 1897 ,95.
up 7.3 per cent from the S2,165,-
.833,171 figure for the same
months of 1855.
Montgomery Ward a. Co., sec
ond to Sears in the merchandise
ing field, also reported increases
for the same periods but said
they were not records.
Wards September sales were
.$94.4l2,346, a 2.5 per cent rise
over $92,152,057 for September
1855. For the eight months they
were up 81 per cent, from $780,
.l78,024 IN 1855 to $702, 460, 204.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
RecOveryDriVe
Halls as Stocks
Lean Lower

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 CP.-
The stock market halted a re-
covery drive today and leaned
toward the downside in quiet
trading.
Losses among key stocks
ranged from fractions to around
a point.
Business was at a pace of
around 10 million shares for
the day. This compared with
100000 yesterday and "a mil
lion shares on Tuesday-the two
days when the market was vigor-
ously on the rise.
Minus signs were scattered
among the steelS, motors, rails
and other groups. The oils
showed some resistance, how
ever.
At noon the Associated Press
60-Stock average was down 20
cents at $l76.50.
Corporate bonds were mar
rowly higher.
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Coreer-Minded Youths
sought by Food Chains

next Wednesday will be cons
cerned with the problem.
Chains have not been neglect
ing the problem. Their associa-
ton has been cooperating with
Mic h tg an State University's
courses in food distribution that
lead to degrees of bachelor of
arts and master in that subject.
A total Of 100 are currently reg
lStered in this subject, which has
been part of the university's cur
riculum for six years. Other uni
verSities are being urged to set
up similar courses.
One chain supports almost
300 scholarships for youngsters
interested in food distribution
In addition. it offers summer
employment to give students
practical experience and to earn
m oney to supplement the
scholarships.
Opportunities Told
The food industry faces the
difficulty Of overcoming an UNI
favorable impression many young
people have. They see only the
employees and often-overWorked
managers in local markets and
conclude there is not much OPP
portunity for well-paid futures.
opportunities in food distribu-
ton compare favorably with
those in most other industries. "
countered John A. Logan, presi-
dent Of the N. A. F. c., in a pre-
convention discussion of the
problem.
Our association recently COM
pleted a survey that shows that.
in broad areas, the salaries of
branch-store managers compares
favorably with that of bank
presidents. OF course, in b.
cities bankers far exceed fooe,
store managers in earnings. but
IN many small towns the chain
store manager is paid more than
the local bank president and in
areas that include both large
cities and small towns, the store
managers do as well as bankers
Many chain store MANAGERS
are paid from $4,000 to Sl2 900
a year, plus a share of profits
plus fringe benefits equal to II
per cent of their salaries.
Fast Promotion
THE field offers young men
and women opportunities to get
ahead as fast as their abilities
allow. know many branch
who are under thirty
Some became managers within
two years after entering the field
and a young man five years out
OF college is now manager of the
second largest division Of one of
the biggest chains"
MI. Logan said another sur
vey showed that one third of all
chain supermarket employees were
under 90 This includes many
part-timers.
N.A.F.C. figures showed there
are 24O categories of employment
in chain operation. In addition
to employees the public normally.
Seets there are engineers of vari-
Gus kinds, architects, mechanics.
real estate specialists, traffic an
alysts, advertising specialists.
buyers, color specialists, etc.
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank Clearings in the week
ended Wednesday totaled S23.-
950,936,000 compared with S23.-
l74.082,000 in the preceding
week and $22,l96.120,0 900 in the
like week a year ago. Dun g.
Bradstreet reported today.
Crude petroleum production
in the week ended September %
averaged 1897 900 barrels daily.
down $4,000 barrels for the week
and compared with 6,66O.00O
barrels in the like week a year
ago.
Business loans by member
banks in the week ended Sep
TENDER 26 totaled $29.24S mil
lion, up $23 million from the
previous week and up S5,062
from the like week a
year ago.
Fall Retailing will set new
all-time records for the fourth
quarter, both in dollar volume
and unit sales, it was predicted
today by Sales Management
magazine.
SeabOard Air Line Railroad
announces it will place orders
for 2,400 freight cars at $40
million cost by the end of the
month. Seaboard now has on
order 1000 freight cars due for
delivery early next year.
Norfolk and Western Railway
has announced the purchase of
80 general purpose diesel loco
motive units at a cost of about
Sc million. to be built by the
electro-motiye division OF Gen
eral Motors.
Pepsi-COla of Canada will open
its new bottling plant in Mont
real october Is. The plant.
which will occupy 157, 900 square
feet. will be the largest single
story soft drink plant in Canada.
Atlas Powder Co. announces it
has acquired the Thermaflow
Chemical Corp. of Tunkhannock,
Pa.
Kaiser Aluminium announces
extensive facilities for the pro-
duction of aluminium plate will
be added TO its sheet and foil
rolling mill now being built at
Ravenwood, w. Va.
Gas Conversion Burner ship
ments during August were re-
ported at 28.500, a jump of 22.8
per cent over the 23,20O shipped
in August, 1855. Shipments of
gas-fired furnaces and boilers
were below year-ago levels.
Hooker ElectrOchemical reports
net income for the quarter ended
81 rose to 81, 1895, 900 equal
to AZ cents share from S2,641,-
500 or 40 cents a share in the
same quarter a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
Henry Ford Inspects
Plant in Germany

COLOGNE. Germany. Oct 4
lPD.-Henry Ford II today in
spected the German Ford auto
mobile and truck plant. a
branch Of his giant American
car making Arm.
During his two-day visit Mr.
Ford Will watch the 100 .000th
German made Ford Of the Taurus
VI IL type a four-eylinder me-
dium-size car come of the con-
yeyor belt today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Oct R.-Grains held
within narrow price range in routine
desilngs on the Board Of Trade today
Most cereals were a little higher at
the opening corn being an exception The
market then dipped slightly move
followed BY quiet rally. The net result
was very little price chance.
Wheat near the end OF the first hour
was p lower TO "a higher; December,
S..2Sse; corn UNCHANGED to ls higher
December. 81 IS oats unchanged to Ia
higher; December. 757s; rye unchaneed
10 a lower; December Sl.5234. soybeans
unchanged 10 u higher November
- 3Sa4, and lard Z to 5 cents q humid
req pounds higher; October, SllS9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
Direct Mail Group
Elects Merriam
Board Chuirmun

William R. Merriam of Wash
ington was elected board chair
man Of the Direct Mail Adver-
Using Association at the seth
annual convention in New York
City yesterday.
He is vice president of the
Federation for Railway Progress
with headquarters here. The
Craftsmanship is new office
comparable to the presidency
under the previous constitution
of the association.
The presidency has become a
full-time job, with Arthur E.
Burdge holding that position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

Sales
Stock and ADD Net
Dividend Rate 90 Hieh Low l;ls chs
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Oct. P.-Foreian ex.
change rates ioiluw Great Britain IN
dollars. others n centsf
Canadian dollar In New York open
mn,tarkel ,4 per cent prrmium o.
lu% dH34 .. : cents, on e % a cent
Europe Great Britain tp91ndi.
tSie. on OF q cent. Great Britain,
5u-ndJ ltt4fes. FIR, CT lf32 oi a
cent Grea Britain, gO.Gay futures.
go b. CT 1872 Of a crat Great
Britain. Nu-dsy futures go 25l84 al
lt3. u cent BELGIUM ifranct sn07s
up 90 rs ot q cent France franco -
Of a ren unchanged Germany West-
efnl ideusehe mark 13.S0. unchanged.
Holland lguildefl, rs ~. on Uuis 0f a
cent, italy tirat, 1874 Of a cent un-
changed Portugal escgdol q 80, IN
changed Sweden fkYonal 1884 in
changed Switzerland franc free
.334 UNCHANGED. Denmark krone
IA 50. UNCHANGED.
Latin America. ARGENTINA ffreeb BIS.
on % Of a cent Brazil free , 81
unchanged Mexico, sol unchanged
Venezuela bolivar, 1905 UNCHANGED
For Easi Hong Kong dollar ~ as.
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New German lsettu
Makes New York Bow

NEW YORK. Oct. 4 R).-
West Germanys newest bid for
the American automobile mar
ket made its bow here.
The Bavarian Motor Works
Isetta Is a three-passenger car
that will do go miles to the gal
lon. has top speed OF over so
miles an hour and sells for 1898
A four-cylinder. aircooled. over
head valve motor is mounted be-
hind the seat on the tubular
steel chassis.
Fadex Commercial Corp. Is
the sole United States distlib-
GtOr.
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DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK. oct. 4 G9.-Dividen
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BY ELMER ROEsSNER

Food chains. facing critical
shortages of executive talent. are
stepping up programs to recruit
and train young people of
ability.
Ways of attracting youths
with ability, and of training
them for top positions in food
distribution will be important
topics at the annual meeting OF
the National Association of Food
Chains in Chicago next week.
A large part of the discussion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04

Sales
Stock ard Add Net
piyidend Rate 90 High Low 1918 chs
W
Yale&Tovni y 10 5oA 1871 2ozs- ~
YngSh&Tu a. 3 80 Sei4 eeIs- u
Zenith 2he 1922 loels loSiA4 -
Hourly Sales on the ExchAnEs
1900 am $50 900 ~ noon e2o 900
tUnIt OF trading 10 shares or sales In
fun. Rates Of dividends IN the ioregOina
ABLE are annual disbursements baser on
the last quarterly or semi.annuai decia.
ration Unless otherwise noted specia
or extra diVidends are no, inc'udeo
Also extra OF extra Annus rate
Plus stock dividend 3 Declareo 81 eald
or PAID 80 fer this year rayabie IN
stock oufina 965 estimated caHh taIIe
on eN-dtTldenc or eN-dis'ributidr rate
paid .asi year b De- saFed o. DAD
after stock 1lyidenu ~ spilt up x De
clafeu o. oaic fhlB geaf 90 accymula
tive ISSUE sltn DIVIDENDS ~ arrears
PAID This wear DIVIDEND omitted az.
ferfec OF no action iagen a. ast diyi.
denf meeiinf Declared o. pAic K 1850
dlfing 1906 estimated eAsh value on ex.
dividend o. e1.diftribution cate , Iiqifi.
dating DIVIDEND 90 Called KEy d!Yl.
send, r.ds IL distribution n q righia
~ WITHOUT rArrants 80 With warrants
va When ciktri5uted vi When isaaed
nd Ns1t aay delivery sIn oAnkruptry a.
feeeiysrthl2 or beng feofsani1sd asaer
the Bankfuptcy Aci or sec4ftEeE -.
'samsd b. sgeh eonDanisA
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Oct. B--Cotton
futures were irregular during the fore
noon today in less active dealings. New
Orleans was q good buyer OF july. with
other demand for current crop months
came through hedging, but there was no
further pressure OF trade selling in
evidence.
Some OF the distant months advanced
ine found oferings light According 10
trade reports Memphis Fpot firm
estimates the 1856 cotton crop at 49,
million bales This would be q little
above The Government September offcIal
report Of l3tlJO OO bales
Noon prices were a. cents a bale
lover 70 20 cents highef than the nreyi.
nus close october 1914, December
- 90, and March. - 40.
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Sugar Price Raised

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (P).-Na-
tional Sugar Refining Co. an
nounced that effective at the
opening of business today its
base price for refined sugar was
increased 10 points in all terri
tories. The boost makes the price
in the northeast 885 cents a
pound.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

,,,, NEW YORK. Oct. Pl.-(USDAl-
Receipts 12S0G .
Wholesale. selling prices based on
excnange and other volume sales
New York spot quotations follow.
Includes Midvestern Mixed colors
Extras $500 lbsl 45ia-46ia: extras
large 45-4S lbsl 43ta-45is extras
medium 3"-32i7 smalls 20-%9: stand
Arus afRe 20 2-3S dirties 30-3l Z:
checks 3j-3l. Whites. Extras rfS-5d
lhsl faia-47ia extras large (45-iS lbsj
I4-43'2; extras medium 31I a-.I3.
Browns. Extras $3.50 lbsl 45t5-46i
Includes nearby. Whites. TOP QUALITY
$3.50 lbsl 41-4a: mediums 83a2-:i4:
smalls "!-23' Deewees 1919 Browns.
Top quality 1850 lbsl if-4S; mediums
30 2-.i5 smslls 2ji2-2G peeW ees fS-Ip
Butter steady Receipts 34U OOu
Prices unchanged
Cheese steady Receipts 1sG O0O
Prices unchanRed