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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Ruling Seen Facing State
To.HoIt Truck Checks

BALTIMORE. Jan. II OR.-
The State Roads Commission
practically has given up spot
checking of truck weights in
Frederick County because of a
Circuit Court ruling against II
in one case.
A magistrate convicted ano
fined Robert /. Gross after he
was charged by the Roads Com
mission with overlooking a truck
But Circuit Judge Patrick NJ
ISchnauffer last March 10 over
ruled the magistrate.
Judge Schnauffer said the
portable scale used by the COM
mission to weigh trucks was moi
sufficiently accurate.
George N Lewis, director oil
the commission traffic division
said he then ordered that assign
Iment of truck patrolmen tc
Frederick County be leased UP"
The Baltimore Evening Sur
yesterday reported that none has
been sent there since last April
IS.
Mr.. Lewis said he felt 1t wise to
ease up" because magistrates
undoubtedly would take their cue
from Judge Schnauffer and re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Orange Fire Chief
Dies of Wound

ORANGE, Va, Jan. II (Rl.-
The 56-year-old chief of the Or
ange Volunteer Fire Company
Ernest L. Brockman, died yester
day of a gunshot wound.
The death was listed as sui,
eide by Deputy Sheriff Porter C
Davis.
Survivors include his wife
Mrs. Virginia Pace Brockman
his mother. Mrs. r. j. Brock
man. a brother and a sister.
Funeral services will be helc
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Orange
Baptist Church with burial ii
Graham Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Northwestern Night

Northwestern High School
students will hold their annual
All Northwestern Night at 1880
pm. Friday in the Richie Coli
scum at the University of Mary
land. After an $3.50 pm. basket
ball game between the North
western Wildcats and the Blair
Blazers. there will be a dance and
musical entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
z Held in Breuk-ln
In Alexandra

I Two men we're arrested on
breaking and entering charges
today after an Alexandria po-
liceman became suspicious when
he saw them sitting in car
about 4 am.
Pvt. B. F. Lester sid he was
cruising in the 100 block of
North Columbus street and noted
the men in the parked car. He
said that he drove around the
block and just as he turned the
corner he heard a pane of glass
Shatter.
| Charged with breaking and
entering were Melvin E. Gallo
way, Is, of the $500 block of
Forty-ninth avenue, Bladens-
burg, Md. and Carroll J. Schof-
field, 81, of Lanham. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Silver Spring YMcA
Plans FumiIy Niqht

The Silver Spring YMCA will
mark the coming National YMCA
Week, January % to 30, with a
family night at 1880 pm. Friday
in Wheaton High School. More
than 100 fathers and sons from
the Silver Spring area are ex-
pected to attend a Metropolitan
Washington branch dinner Sat
urday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Water Firm
Faces Suit
'ByLondowner

A $4,000 damage suit has
been filed against the Alexandria
Water Co by a Prince William
County landowner who claims
that the firm cut a road across
his land, chopped down his trees
and Laid waste" to 10 acres of
his property adjoining the water
reservoir at Occoquan.
The suit was filed in Prince
William County Circuit Court
yesterday in behalf Of Wilbur
j. A. Barnes, OF LOG North Adams
street. Rockville, owner Of APP
proximately 80 acres along the
south bank of Occoquan Run.
where the water company has q
dam and reservoir.
Attorneys Stanley A. Owens
OF Manassas, and Richard w.
Barnes of Washington, who is
the son of the property owner.
claim in the suit that on several
occasions Mr.. Barnes notified the
water company of survey dis
crepancies over the boundary line
dividing their property. The
water company owns land along
the waters edge, separating Mr..
Barnes property from the water.
according to the attorneys.
the suit states that the water
company's replies to these notices
were "noncommittal' and gave
no indication that commence
ment of expansion work on its
dam was imminent"
The water company is about
to build a new dam approxi-
mately half mile upstream
from the present dam. Accord
ing to Mr.. Barnes attorneys, the
water company came on Mr..
Barnes property in connection
with work on the new dam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
langley Park
.IractRezoned

The Takoma Park City Coun-
ell last night approved rezoning
to commercial use of a 2la-acre
tract on New Hampshire avenue,
in the Langley Park area, where
the Post Office Department plans
to open a branch Office.
! The tract is bounded by New
Hampshire. Kirklyn and Ham,
mond avenue. The rezoning is
subject to approval by the Prince
Georges County Commissioners,
Residents have urged the coun-
Gil to insist that the new postal
facility be called the Takoma
Park Post Office. At present the
Post Office Department is call
ing the new branch Langley Park
on its planning maps
Officials of the Potomac Elec.
trio Power Co. told the council
lit planned to erect substatior
on Norwood drive and requested
that the drainage conditions be-
improved in that locality. The
council agreed to the request.
The Hampshire Greens Com.
Imunity Association informed the
council that its members favored
continuance of the present two
year terms for councilmen and
opposed a proposed amendment
to the city charter calling fol-
longer terms.
The Central Takoma Park Cit
liens Association urged the coun-
ell to secure the support of the
Maryland Municipal League and
other groups to amend the Mary
land State liquor law, to give mu-
nicipal corporations the same
right and privileges that are
granted to municipalities in other
States to prevent issuance of
liquor licenses. whenever a ma
jority of citizens voted against
such issuances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Lone on Hospital Board

BALTIMORE, Jan. II tPl.-
Johns Hopkins Hospital an
nounced last night that former
Gov. William Preston Lane, jr.,
has been elected to the institu-
tons board of trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

RICHMOND, Jan. II IT,
The first crack in the hitherto
solid farm bloc supporting the
State Milk Commission appeared
today when State Senator Wood
row Bird announced he woulc
back legislation to repeal the
agency's retail price fixing pow
erS.
The Bland County lawmaker
a dairy producer himself. has
opposed previous efforts to curt
the commissions authority.
Mr.. Bird announced his change
In feelings amid disclosure thai
seven dairy minded Legislators
had called on Gov. Stanley yes.
terday to urge legislative study
of the three-man commission
The study apparently was pro-
posed as a conciliatory gesture
in preference to curbing the
agency's powers.
Night Budget Hearings
On another matter-the rec
ord 1885 million State budget
public hearings were set for next
Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights 10 consider changes
in recommended appropriations
The hearings will be held in the
House beginning at 8 pm.
Twenty-Five bills were intro
duced in the Senate yesterday
including IA to carry out rec
concentrations of a code study
commission ftr undermining Vir-
ginia's corporation laws.
Senators Garland Gray Of
Waverly and w. Marvin Minste,
of Mathews were patrons of q
bill to increase maximum unem-
ployment compensation benefits
from S24 to $28 week over q
period of 10 instead of Is weeks
The bill would also set the MIMI
mum weekly benefit payment at
So instead of Sc.
d. c. Area Circuit Bills
Chairman M. M. Long of the
Senate Courts of Justice Com
mittee announced a public hear
ing at 8 pm. tomorrow on all
bills changing judicial circuits
or providing for additional
judges. This includes one for
Arlington and another for Alex
andria. Fairfax and Prince Will
liam Counties.
A bill that would increase
drivers license renewal fees from
so cents to a dollar was intro
duced by Delegate w. F. Stone
of Martinsville.
Delegate Clyde Pearson of Lee
County says he plans to intro
duce a bill in the General AS
sembly this week to remove the
States absent voters law from
the statute books.
Meanwhile, Delegate Robert
Whitehead. who has been the big
voice of the opposition in past
years to many of the State ad-
ministration's pet fiscal policies
commented on Gov. Stanley's
proposed budget.
Mr.. Whitehead was generally
complimentary about the work
that went into the preparation
OF the Stanley budget.
Asks School Fund Shift
However. he suggested a de-
parture from Gov. Stanley's rec
ommendation on apportioning
State school funds to localities.
The Governor proposed increas-
ing the basic State teacher pay
contribution of STATS. based on
average daily attendance, to
$500, as one Of his school rec
concentrations.
Mr.. Whitehead complimented
the Governor on the large in
crease for public education
about $23 million for the bi-en-
nium-but said the Assembly it
self should work out the distri-
button formula.
He proposed freezing the basic
State contribution at Sl,475 and
then taking the SIT million in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

Alexandria firm just a few min
IuteS before the housebreaking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
MOUNT VERNON ON NEW STAMP

The Post Office Department today released this photo
the 2cent Mount Vernon stamp of the regular
SERIES which will sale February % at Mount Vernon
Color of the stamp will be announced later-AP Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Aug. n Rj.-National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc:
Nam Qu0taii0nsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17


Two Federal agencies are in
yestigating a sharp rise IN the
price Of Northeast Airlines STOCK.
The buying splurge began a week
before II was publicly announced
the airline was getting a New
York Miami route.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission. which policies the
Nations stock markets. an
nounced yesterday it was looking
into the matter. And the Civil
Aeronautics Board. which made
the route award. said later that
the SEC was acting at its re-
quest.
II was learned from oflcial
sources that CAB also is inves-
tigating. though the board
statement did not say so.
Leak" Held Possible
The CAB is concerned with
the possibility that an advances
"leak' Of the proposed rout'
award touched Of heavy buyinl
that boosted the quotation TO-
Northeast stock BY better thar
80 per cent in a single day.
There also we're reports tina
the Federal Bureau Of Inyesti
cation has entered the case. Blu
these could not be confirmed
The SEC said 1t was invest
eating trae,ng in Northeast stocI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
SEC Names James T. Glayin
Head of Small Issues Branch

James T. Glavin is the chief OF
the new Branch of Small Issues
lin the Division of Corporation
Finance, Chairman j. Sinclair
Armstrong of the Securities &
Exchange Commission announced
today. Mr.. Glavin formerly was
assistant regional administrator
at New York.
He will be responsible for SUI
pervision and coordination OF
public offerings not exceeding
100000, exempted from regis
ltration under Regulation A OF
the Securities Act of 1888.
/ Chairman Armstrong said
1.-The financing Of small business
enterprises through new issues Of
securities is of increasing i'm
portance to the American econ.
Iomy, involving filings of $23'
million and 1913 million in 1885,
and 1855 and 1922 million in thu
first six months Of 1856 undet
the small issues exemption from
full registration.
1.-The establishment of tn
Small Issues Branch emphasize
the commissions program 0
providing appropriate safeguard
and protection for the investin
public in connection with offer
, ings of small issues but withou
unnecessary restrictions upo
the raising of capital by sma,
and medium-sized businesses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
LuttrelI Resigns
Executive Post
With Woodward

Col. John Tyssowski. chairman
Iof the board of Woodward &
|Lothrop. announced today the
resignation of A. Lothrop Lut-
trell, executive vice president.
The resignation was accepted by
the board of directors at its regu-
lar meeting. 1t will be effective
September /.
Mr.. Luttrell indicated that it
was no longer possible for him to
continue as an officer of the COM
Ipany and at the same time give
proper attention to his personal
business affairs.
/ Col. TySsowski paid tribute to
Mr.. Luttrell. grandson of Alvin
Mason Lothrop, cofounder of
Woodward & Lothrop, for his
contribution to the success of
the business during his Is years
of active association with the
store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
Airline Stock Boom
After Leak Probed

beginning August 3 to determine
whether there was any violation
OF the law. !,
Such an inquiry was requested
iby CAB on August l0-the day
the board announced 1t was au-
thorizing Northeast. a New Eng
land regional carrier, to COM
pete with Eastern and National
airlines for the big New York
Florida business.
Voted at Evening Meeting
! In its statement announcing
this. the CAB reported that It
voted the route award at an
evening meeting on August 2.
SEC records show 300 shares
Of Northeast stock were traded
August 2 on the American Stock
Excnange at a quotation of s9l2
a share
On August 3. $4,000 shares were
traded. opening at $3.50 and
closing at $3.50. There was in
creased activity in the stock
thereafter. and at the higher
. prices. The stock closed yester-
day at sl2.12, down rs cents
from the day before.
In selecting Northeast to be-
come the third carrier on the
New York-Miami route. the CAE
overruled an examiners recon.
: mendation that the permit b.
{ given 10 Delta Airlines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
American Mercury Co.
Nets S29,1S9 i'm First Half

American Mercury Insurance
Co., APO Connecticut avenue
NV, announced today net prof
its after Federal income taxes
were $29,189 for the first siz
months of this year. This com.
pares with S3O,436 for tie SINH
lar 1855 period.
Premium writings for the frs
six months of this year in.
creased to $611,16l against $780,
$50 for the like 1855 period-s
22.l per cent increase, Presiden
j. Gardner Lawlor said.
1.-THE company continues in al
exceedingly sound financial posi-
ton with admitted assets of ST.,
619,388 and with a ratio Of as
sets to liabilities of 201 to l.,
Mr.. Lawlor wrote to the stock
holders in his semi-annual re
port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 81, Io4o
ASSETS

ppopEpry AND PLANT ACCOUNTS,
<, oIanol eo., xsooisaba
pond and scu;nr.ec, ,reIo,ia.a s3sooo0
1rrozr3z5
,.,>>e,r ,.nr., ..@>nrc ". Yo,er.r SS''No0''o'
~ 49, 80 .r, $500 LSI -. ,oxnoo
co.s ''e'''D'' 'seO'' y ''1' ''. 1919
-5zsszs
r,,oo..,- Am ,vo.x~,c .eer,e ]oo'00'
CURRENT AND WORKING ASSESS .
Son on no"o eng W pom" ''' %@'4'eSs
1n01Ne'o .. seeo'"'ss' ~ e0'
'p p'.a"d s",.. Goss,.,,.,, 1000 soo
o,hsr Hasa
Account. receivable Oe.s s.tmoted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17

uito are ulduQlueQ ana SuDJecl
to change during the audit which
will be completed during or be-
fore october of this year."
Meanwhile. department store
business in the Washington area
showed marked gains in the
week ended August IL this year
compared with the like week OF
1855, according to the Federal
Reserve Eank of Richmond.
Washington's downtown stores
reported an increase of 9 pei
cent during that period whilt
department stores in the Wash
ington Metropolitan area rose by
8 per cent.
Smaller increases were ShoWr
in both downtown and metro
politan area stores for the foul
weeks ended August II this veal
compared with the four week.
ended in the comparable month
last year.
A slightly different picture wa
disclosed. however, for the pc
Rod from January / to August l.
this year. compared to a simi.
lar period in 1855. metropolitan
area stores reported a gain O
4 per cent but the Washington
downtown stores registered a de-
crease of / per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17

AS Of midnight, August 18th Capital Transit was
relieved of its responsibility for providing the residents of
the District of Columbia and suburban Maryland with street
and bus service The D. c. Transit SYSTEM Inc. took
over of that time 1t is grave responsibility.
We turned that responsibility with clear
conscience and the satisfaction of knowing that upheld
and helped foster the American tradition of free enterprise
The charges that Capital Transit Company had
been milked" and stripped we're, and have been with
foundation The facts successfully reute those baseess
charges They made for the sole purpose of trying to
force Capital Transit into public ownership the expense
of the private investor and regardless of the expense the
taxpayng public The fact that the public ownership dema
gogues did succeed be credited members of
Congress and to Capital TranstS management who pro-
duced and encouraged those with private capital continue
the service in private hands.
We turned over to D. c. Transit System physical
property in good better condition than the day
taken by the Wolfson management of Capital Transit
The street cars and buses are modern and as well MAIN
tanned any the United States AS proof of this one of
the largest banking houses the country has loaned the c.
Transit System substantial the rolling stock alone
When the WOIfson management took over in
1940 the Company had So million in outstanding debit as
of August H. 1886 had In 1919 had Sc, 100 900
in cash and marketable securities of August 18th had
than $7,5OO,OOO in cash which turned to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
Hail! and Farewell!
~
with Best Wishes to the
Dc Transit System

the D. c. Transit System The ratio Of current assets to cur
rent liabilities in 1949 almost IA to 1; Of August
18th was better than 4 to 1. The miles operated for
each 100 passengers carried Of the service
. 500 better today than when the WOlfSon manage.
ment took over.
Equally, in the same period Capital Transit re-
warded its shareholders That of all successful private
profit motive companies Invested capital expects return
for its risk be public utility any other corporation.
During the period of Mr.. Wolfson's Capital Tran
sit management 900 paid in cash dividends plus
dividend "n kind worth than 81 million in present
open market prices. This compares with dividends Of
$2S80000 paid to shareholders for comparable period by
the preWolfson management In the meantime, the value
OF Capital TranSS stock has risen than three times
the market price when the Wolfson management took
This record of which any believer in American pr
vate enterprise can be proud.
We take leave of our responsibility for operating
transit service in the Nations Capital with no regrets.
We wish only good luck to the D. c. Transit Sys-
e The community is fortunate in that its transit system
mains in private hands in spite of the District of Columbia
Commissioners and others who intent public
ownership We wish the D. c. Transit System financial sue
and bepeak cooperation for that from the
sit riding public the employees, citizen and business groups
and public officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug IL R.--Foreign ex-
change rates follow. Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted.
market 2Is per cent premium or lU2.l2ls
U. s. cents, up -,s OF a cent,
Europe: Great Britain (pOundl S2.1Sls
up "a OF a cent; 3U-day futures 2,1S,
up "a OF a cent: 6u-day futures 2.711a.
up is Of a cent: Belgium ttrancI zoo y,
of .0Ols OF cent; France tfrancI .2Sss
Of q cent; Germany tWesternl tDeutsene
OF .Ol of q cent; Italy tliral .lDA of
a cent: Portueal (escuuo) 3 80; sweden
/ (kronal 1924; Switzerland tfranc)
(ITeel 20 "a; Denmark tkronel 14.3n,
Latin America: Argentina freel .3.37
Brazil (freel l.3T; Mexico SOL; Vene-
Ezuela tBolivarl 30.O3.
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17

There were 1926 total custom
erS. Total kilowatt hour sales
were 67,954,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
vEPCO Residence Customers
Total 1OO,548 in Nearby Area

A. M. Clement, assistant
treasurer, Virginia Electric &
Power Co.. announced today
that in the Alexandria AIRING
ton-Fairfax section for July resi-
dental customers totaled lO0,548
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
'' RI BUSINESS
Sales Rise $4.8 Million
At Woodward
Bx HAROLD ROGERS

Woodward g. Lothrop sales the year ending July
28 showed gain of $48 million sales comparable
81 weeks last according Vice
Figures from the year ending July 80
year to $54875,471, for the ending last month.
Total profit from OILS the 1855 period to
$187l.787 in 1856
In making his report public explained the fig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
COM PARE!
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
July 81. 1856
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS


CURRENT ASSETS
Gosh $I,e4'.eo4W
Accounts receivable 62626o3
Notes receivable . 100000
Moteriol and suppEes-ot overose
cost or less 73916ss5
Proponents -. s432o.l7
roru c,,ppsNr Aesrrs oSsS7zaI3
$500
DEFERRED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 100000
SPECIAL DEPOSITS 565ooo.oo
m
y. D ooVeNN'Ne$ ESQ oO<D0 - oo0'|''o
pocd and .ooi,u.,,-o, odo,ci eo., 1zbAs6laob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
Mems Wear Stores
Had Sales Drop in July

The National Association Of
Retail Clothiers and Furnishers,
Building here. an
nuonced the average mems wear
store had dollar sales drop in
July of 3 per cent compared with
July, 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-17
Tidewater Oil Sets UP
RichmOndS Sales District

Tidewater Oil Co. announced
new sales district for Virginia
with headquarters in Richmond
Frank A. Guerin has been as
signed as manager of the new
district, j. G. Jimenez, manager
of the marketing department
eastern division of the company
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
Answer to
"Who Is This ?"

! he younester on po9e 4 and
the man OF the left ore one and
the some-Georoe E. Keneipp.
director Of the Districts Deport-
ment Of Vehicles and Troffic and
member OF the Motor Vehicle
Porkine Agency. The picture on
this poee wos mode in his office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01
What They Said

They male wolves are the same in
every country 1 know by instinct"
-Nicole Mdurey, French actress.
I'VE ask our fee, and anyone crazy
enough to give it to us, will give it to US
Maria CdllaS, opera star.
"Nuclear fiSSion has been the greatest
peacemaker in the world"
Dorothy Thompson. columniSt.
North American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

I'VE are confronted with the necessity
to support. over an indefinite period the
strength necessary to prevent war"
Donald A. QudrleS, Secretary of the
Air Force
"Bobo (OlsonI should take a few more
10-rounderS to find out whether the glass
Jaw is just cracked or broken beyond repair"
Mrs. Bobo Olson, eStranged 1Uite of the
middleWeight champ
Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

Star Photo by A. C. Chinn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-01

SUNDAY MAGAZINE WASHINGTON. D. {. !.