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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

ONLY TWO out of the 100
truckloadS Of litter gathered
each day come from the 1900
pedestrian litter cans scat
tered through the downtown
area and in outlying CONNER
cial centerS. And all that is
found in the cans is not what
Mr.. Xanten calls pedestrian
litter.
People put garbage and
commercial trash in them"
he said. That's the reason
you see more and more of the
post type boxes. They don't
offer as much of a temptation
for garbage"
Mr.. Xanten shares Wash
ington's pride in its trees, but
they pose a problem. In the
fall, the leaves boost the
amount of litter to 800 truck
loads a day.
And then there are the liz
uor bottles.
That's one problem WASH
ington has that other cities
DON'T" Mr.. xanten said.
Whisky bottles in the tree
wells. There are all these
trees here, and we always get
a big load of whisky bottles
and beer cans from around
them.
His department is expert
rnenting with vacuum cleaners
for the cutters, but the bottles
around the trees is one rea-
son there'll always be white
wingS-the men who push
the small round carts around
the city.
1.-THE only way you can get
the bottles and cans is to
reach down and pick them
up" Mr.. Xanten pointed out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
BY DON WARREN

Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee plans
to push for congressional action
to give the District of Columbia
it's own workmen's compensation
law.
The South Carolina Democrat
announced he would study the
best strategy for his next step in
this fight as a result of action
yesterday by the House Rules
Committee which reported out a
national bill to increase the pres
ent $35 maximum weekly COM
lpensation for injured civilian
workers to a new maximum of
$54.N
This bill known as the Long
shoremen and Harbor Workers
Compensation Law affects not
only the longshoremen in nearly
all seaports in the Nation but
also controls the amount of COM
pensation which must be paid to
employees of private industry in
Washington.
Wants District DeIeted
Representative Mcmillan sale
he would confer with leaders oil
the House Labor Committee
which developed the longshore.
mems bill with its increased bene.
fits to determine what next step.
could be taken under parlia
Imentary procedure. The District
Committee chairman said HI
would explore the possibility o.
trying to strike the District from
the longShoremen's bill when i
comes up on the House floor un.
der the green light given it by thu
Rules Committee yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
100 CarsO Kd
For DerbyRd
By MARK ROBERTS

The second inspection session
for Soap Box Derby racers put
final approval on more than 100
entries in the big race here Sat-
Iurday.
By special arrangement with
the National Guard, inspection
Twill continue tonight in the Ar
mory basement so all remaining
lentries will get a chance for a
preliminary inspection.
Racers that fail to pass pre-
lliminary inspection can come
back for another inspection at
II O'Clock tomorrow evening.
An old juke box provided ma
lterial for the shining black racer
Iof 15-year-old Johnny Grain
from Falls Church.
Johnny stripped plywood from
the juke box, soaked it in hot
water and bent it to his racers
frame. He polished the body
with black shoe wax because he
remembered rain at the last
derby.
Built to Fit
HE has to get in it with q
shoe horn" Johnny's father said
with a smile.
II built it to fit me-" Johnny
replied.
Another derby driver, 12-year-
old Carl Neuberg of Falls Church
faces a real conflict of interest
on derby day. He is pitcher fol
a Little League baseball team
which has a crucial game or
Saturday. a
Carl, whose last game vas {
three-hitter, is looking for vic.
tory on the Derby hill while hi
team wins its ball game.
The steering wheel of Carts
racer comes from BPS bomber
An Air Force general gave it Il
him.
Four Boys Sponsored
The Departmental Progressive
Club of Alexandria is sponsoring
four boys. Bernard Barron, is
Robert Shanklin, IA; Victor Her
nandez, IL, and Richard Hucks
IL. Their racers bear the letter
''DPC."
pink Champagne, jr.," il
this years Derby may remin
some spectators of an earle
Pink Champagne"
This year the driver is Josepl
Holston, IL, of 1880 Rome stree
Sc. For four years previously
another car, Pink Champaign
Senior" driven by Joe's cousir
Douglas Kane, 16, was in Derb
semifinals. Doug is too old no
for the Derby.
Miss Edna Hunter and Mis-
Marion Swoboda registered tn
boys in heats as they f1nishe
their weighing in. They will b
working on heat race lists sti
on Saturday as the heats ar
run off
WeIl-Padded Nose
A bomb-shaped racer belong
ing to Pet Wensink, IA, Of Chew
Chase, Md, has well-padde
nose. Last year after the Derb
he put a power lawnmowe
motor into his racer and whizze
around empty parking lots 6
J speeds UP to 80 miles an hour.
; "Lil z. is the name of Butte
Zindel's racer. His father
big T." Jerry zindel, depart
mental commander of the Di;
trict American Legion. Butcl
; 10, is racing for the third yea
The races Saturday mornin
will start at 9 o'clock. All boy
must report to the starting Lin
near Texas and Pennsylvania
avenues Sc. by $3.50 o'clock {
: they will be scratched from til
/ heat lists.
, The Derby here Saturday
sponsored by The Star in assoc
alton with the Chevrolet dealel
Of Metropolitan Washington ar
the District Department of IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

THE TERM whitening for
street sweeperS goes back so
far that Mr.. Xanten doesn't
know when it got started.
But the name, he says, stems
from the white uniforms
street cleaners everywhere
once wore. They were the
white wing" of the street
cleaning department.
In spite of the big load, his
men find surprisingly few
valuables on Washington's
streets.
when someone drops
something on the street, he
usually knows about 1t and
picks it up" he said. Most
of the valuableS-like purses,
keys and coins - we find in
catch basins, where people
can't retrieve what's dropped"
To take care of such care
less people, his department
has a special complaint d.
vision, where grandpa can go
to check if his false teeth turn
up missing.
Mr.. Xanten looks forward
to the day when everyone
downtown win drop his litter
into the pedestrian litter
boxes, and everyone in the
suburbs will stop sweeping
grass cuttings into the streets.
Street Scenes =.
A well-dressed man walk
ing barefoot in front of the
White House, carrying his
shoes and socks in his
hand
All the parking places or
New Jersey avenue near the
House ONCE Building filled
including three spaces ir
front of three fire plugs ir
one block there -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28

No charge is made for SWIM
ming in the Rosedale pool at
Seventh and Gales streets NE.
or at the Georgetown pool
Thirty fourth street and Volta
place NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

above the previous week, but re-
NAMED 5 per cent behind a year
ago. the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond reported.
The downtown portion of the
area total was up IA per cent
from the previous week, but Is
per cent behind a year ago.
Total area sales in four weeks
ended December 8 were even
with a year ago and for the year
to date were up per cent. Down.
town sales alone were 8 per cent
behind a year ago in the four
weeks and were down S per cent
for the year to date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Stock Exchanges throughout
the United States and Canada
will be closed on Monday, De-
cember "a. Most commodity
markets will close at noon or /
pm. Livestock reports will be
issued. Banks will remain open.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
nestle and foreign, on December
8 totaled 273,6l7,000 barrels,
down 1,636,000 for the week.
Bureau of Mines.
Railway Express Agency was
informed the ICC will not inter-
fere with a 40 rate increase
proposed for most of its less
than-carload business, effective
tomorrow.
Dole Hawaiian Pineapple Co.
announced plans to move it's
corporate headquarters from
Honolulu to San Jose, Calf,
within the next few years.
Manufacturers and business
service organizations will spend
500 million this year on Christ
mas gifts to customers and bust
ness associates, up 1919 from last
year.--Sales Management.
American Nash in year ended
September 80 had loss of $19,-
746,243 compared with a loss of
$6,956.425 in 1855.
H. J. Heinz Co. in months
ended october 81 earned $685.
625 or $500 a share VS.. SIS, 1886, 1891
or $3.10 in 1855 period.
Fairbanks, Morse e. Co. in IL
months ended November 80
earned $2.754.310 or S2.01 a
share VS.. $2,086, $50 or $1.70 in
1855 period.
Mercantile Stores Co., Inc, in
9 months ended october 81
earned $1,S75,310 or $1.29 a
share VS.. Sl,863.880 or s1.28 in
1855 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Capital Sales Tagging

Washington area department
store sales in the week ended
December 8 were Is per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Less Spending in 1857
~ SYLVIA PORTER

The wave of business spending
on new factories and machines
new power lines and plants will
continue in 1957-and this alone
will help drive the entire economy
to new peaks of activity next
year.
But. But some of the torrent
of business spending of 1856 will
be missing in 1857.
This is the finding of the sur
vey of industry's plans for spend
ing on new plants and equip
ment in the coming year re-
leased by the McGraw-Hill Pub
fishing Co.
What industry spends in 1851
will profoundly affect the trend
of jobs, paychecks. prices, profits
There are three major types
of spending and each is power
full factor in deciding whether
the economy is going up or down
There's spending by govern
ment = at all levels, Federal
State, local. That's sure to &c
up in 1857 and that's a plus"
force.
There's spending by consum-
ers. That's virtually certain to
go up in l957-and that, too, is
plus force.
There's spending by business
men. That also is going up, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

IMcGraw-Hill survey underlines
and that's the third plus force
With all three types of spend
ing pointing up, it's hard to see
how the economy Can go into
any serious downturn.
Yet. it's not just the fact that
spending will be on the increase
in 1857 that's important. It's the
rate of increase that will decide
whether the economy just joys
along at a high level or surges
ahead. And here is where the
results of the McGraw-Hill sur
Ivey may turn out a significant
signal of next years economy.
This survey confirms what
earlier studies have hinted-a
showdown in the rate of in
crease in business spending on
expansion.
Whatever the reason or rea-
sons-a shortage Of basic mas
Iterials. a scarcity of money to
finance the projects, evidence in
some industries that expansion
has gone far enough for now, OF
a combination of all-the survey
indicates that business plans to
increase its spending in 1857 by
IL per cent against an increase
of 81 per cent in 1856.
In such industries as steel,
non-ferrouS metals, chemicals,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
BRITISH FIRM HONORS GARFlNCKEL'S

Royal Crown Derby Co. Ltd has presented special porcelain plaque portrait
which the Washington held on both sides Of the Atlantic Only
tons Colin Osborn Of RCD ght presents the plaque President Richard
Garnckels
Embassy MacFarlane between.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Metropolis
oMurk goth
Anniversary

Metropolis Building Associa-
ton, Washington's second Oldest
savings and loan institution, wiz
celebrate its goth anniversary to-
morrow.
1t opened for business on De-
cember II, 1866, and has occu-
pied quarters on Capitol Hill
throughout its history. Present
Offices are at POI Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Rudolph w. Santelmann. ex-
ecutive vice president and secre-
tary, yesterday reported that as
sets now approximate $50 million,
with surplus and reserves around
$2.7 million.
In addition to Mr.. Santelmann.
other officers include: Martin T.
Wiegand, president; c. Hayward
Marshall. vice president; Fred G.
Dieterich. treasurer; Norman E.
Watkins, assistant secretary. and
Charles E. Parker. assistant
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
U.S.. Bonds Drop Sharply,
Corporate Issues Steady

traders had to cut prices to
find a buyer.
For the week, the Victory 2l2s
of December, 1972-67, lost 26 80
to close at 88 % 80 bid Friday.
The 30-year 3i4s and the 40
year IS lost 8 80 each at SO and
80 e 80 bid, respectively. All
three settled to new bottoms
for the year. The 2l2s of 1868
advanced 32Nat SO 10 80.
At these prices. the 212s of
1868 yield 1862 per cent. The
"Vics" yield 3.43, the 3l4s yield
1856 and the IS return 1892 per
cent.
In the corporate list, invest
ment quality issues and rails
declined while industrials, utili-
ties and foreign dollar bonds
advanced.
japanese and Italian indus
trial liens worked modestly
higher,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
BY WARREN BENNETT
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. Dec. l5.-Treas-
ury bonds declined sharply this
week to new lows for the year.
Corporate obligations milled in
conclusively to end the week
slightly higher on average.
The Government bond market
was modestly higher Monday
when the Federal Reserve was
reported buying bills. There
was an even smaller advance
Tuesday but on Wednesday
prices began to drift lower. On
Thursday and Friday came the
sharpest price breaks in more
thar two weeks, particularly in
long range bonds.
Dealers reported the market
was thin" and practically all
investor interest evaporated. AS
result, even small selling Or
ders depressed the market as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
N. Y. BOND SUMMARY

Furnished by the Associated Press
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
N. Y. BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. Is P.-National
Association Of SecuritIes Dealers, Inc:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
Output
Holds Despite
Lag in Sales
BY WALTER BREEDE, JR.
Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Boom-
ing production in the Nations
factories, mines and oil fields
this week contrasted sharply with
tagging sales at retail.
Christmas shoppers were still
holding back. And merchants,
vino in past weeks had blamed
everything from the stock mar
ket to the weather man, were
unable to say why.
Total retail volume for the
week as measured by Dun &
Bradstreet failed to match the
record levels Of a year ago. De-
partment store sales at latest
count were off 4 per cent from
last year lin the big New York
Federal Reserve district the de-
cline was 8 per cent?. Items
which made the poorest showing
in comparison with 1855 were
those traditionally associated
with Christmas giving: Toys.
jewelry, glassware and apparel.
In most other key sectors of
the economy. latest reports
spelled BOOM" in capital
letters.
A total of 65,268,OOO in the
United States had paying jobs
last month. That's 100000 less
than the number EMPLOYEE in
October but it's still a November
high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. Is R.-Most grains
declined on the Board of Trade again
severe drop.
There was one notable exception to
the slump-wheat. both old and new
crop futures. Soybeans ended irregular
and December oats showed strength as
the week ended
Wheat closed the week la-Iss higher.
corn Italia lower. oats ia lower to
hisheP iS soybeaS ss lower ewe 70 "a hs sSe
and lard 40 to IS cents a hundred
pounds lower,
Throushout the week scattered liqui-
dalton appeared in wheat, but il was
not unduly severe. The bread grain,
along with other cereals, enjoyed a brisk
rally Wednesday on news payments under
the soil bank plan will be higher next
year than last year.
Rance Of profits for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16

petroleum refining. the spending
plans are so large that Nc
Graw-Hill suggests some may
have to be carried over into
1858"
But less spending is planned
by the auto industry, by depart
Iment stores and other chain
stores, by companies making
residential building materials,
textiles, apparel. furniture.
tCcpyright, 1886, Hall Syndicate, Incl
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

who, using several different social
security cards as Identification, mad
passed $500 in worthless checks
during her travels through six
Eastern cities.
The 25-year old woman. Mrs.
Freida McGurrin. claimed that she
had been led into her criminal
career by a man she met while
working as a waitress in Baltimore.
He had planned all their oper-
ations, she alleges, and had taken
al the money. The man, Thomas
Gerald Ryan. %, deserted his ac-
complice before the Tampa police
arrived at the sUpermarket The
general plan followed by tie couple
was for Mrs. McGuridn to WHIT the
local social security Office III each
Of the six cities on their itinerary
to obtain a social secmfty ac-
count number card. Ryal would
pick a random address OF a street
map. and using an aliaSSs of his
selection, she would applt- Tor a
social security card, alleging that
she was going to work for the elssrst
time. He then wrote out q numCer
OF checks. all for S44 and took her
around to several stores in town
where she attempted to cash them
offering only the falsely obtained
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
Social secarity NeNs.

Al social security card is identil-
ea<son for social secusity purposes
only.> and should not be accepted
as identification for other purposes,
Rdyron MiIbouer, manager Of the
wilmington social security Office
reminded local storekeepers and
their employees today.
Al person can obtain a social Sc
curity card and work under any
name he wishes. Nr. NIilboner said.
To receive bis old age insurance
benefits at age 65 orsater, he must
prove only tEas he is the person
for whom a social security account
has been set up under that name
and number, and that his earnings
have been credited to that account
Therefore, a social security card is
no guarantee that an individual
is using the name his mother gave
him, or that he has a bank account
To illustrate the hazards of
cashing checks where only a social
security card is offered as linden
tification, Mr.. .Milb0uer cited q
true story. Recently, he said, police
in Tampa, Florida, answered a cal
from a supermarket manager arid
picked up a woman customer
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

are the last two survivors Of a
family Of twelve children Of Robert
F. Godfrey and Mary E. Godfrey.
On Sunday. at fs=s home in
Blades, Rev. and Mrs. George g.
Godfrey entertained at a family
dinner in honor Of the birthday
anniversaries Of Mrs. Moore (24thJ
and Robert Elwood Godfrey (25th)
father Of George GCdfrey. Other
guests were Mrs. Elwood Godfrey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Godfrey,
grandparents Of their host, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dale Mitchell and daughters,
Lois and Diane. Mrs. Preston God
frey and daughters, Lorraine and
Christine.
MilIsb0rO H0memakefss Club
The Millsboro Homernakers' Club
met at the home of Mrs. William
Bachelor on Thursday, February
16, with Mrs. A. Wayne Burton
presiding.
Reports were given by the fol
lowing chairmen: Civil Defense
Mrs. Meyer Ableman: Family Life
Mrs. Davis Carlisle; Safety, Mrs
Nina Timmons; International Re-
lations, Mrs. Harry Wescoat. The
topic of the month, "The Youngster
/ to g., was capably discussed by
Mrs. George Outten. A trip t6
williamsburg was planned for May
% and "a
A social hour and refreshments
followed the business meeting.
The next meeting viii be held
on March 15 at the American Lse
gion Home. following a covered
dish luncheon at 1890, with Mrs
Edward McCabe and Mrs. Harry
Wescoat as hostesses.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24

social security card as identified
ton. Mrs. McGurrin told Tampa
police that about haff the stores
she approached cashed the checks
without requiring any other evi-
dence Of her identity.
The amazing thing about this
story, Mr.. Ailbouer said, is that she
found SO many willing dupes. The
Social Security Administrator has
repeatedly warned business men
not to accept social security cards
as Identification in cashing checks,
giving credit, or any other purpose
not connected with the administers
ton Of the social security program.
Although few people viii, like
Mrs. McCurrin, go to the trouble Of
obtaining s false social security
card, he pointed out that properly
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-24
MTLLSBORO
BY Mrs.
Il. E. Carey
-
1Iillsboro
Phone
5241

MillsbOrO merchants are having
Dollar Day on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. February %. "A and 25.
Mrs. Minolia Belts Abel, niece of
Mrs. Pearl Hickman, died Sunday,
February 90, in Atlantic City. Mrs.
Abel visited relatives here during
her girlhood and had many friends,
some Of whom will remember her.
Mrs. G. v Wood, Jrs and baby
son Of Schnectady, n. y, have been
visiting Dr. and Mrs. G. v. Wood.
Mr.. Wood joined them over the
weekend.
Preston Godfrey IS confined to
his home because of illness.
Mrs. George Brewer of Selbyville
has been visiting her brother and
sister-in-laW, Mr.. and Mrs. William
L. Jones, since the fire at the home
Of the Brewers.
Mrs. Ralph McCabe, Mrs. Leslie
Timmons, Mrs. James Wolf. Mrs.
Vollie Gray and Mrs. E. E. Carey,
Jr., spent Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie sBowden and
daughter, Rita and Mr. aid Mrs.
Lester Bunting and children are
spending this week in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ Belts
were weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G. Elmer Nuber in Mt. Airy,
Pa. The Belts grandson, Jimmy
Belts, Of Wilmington accompanied
them home for a few days visit.
Mrs. Robert Carson Of Salisbury
spent Wednesday with her sister
Mrs. Timothy Wilkerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Godfrey and
daughter, June, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Elton Lynch
in Milford.
Mr.. Thomas Coffin is a patient in
Milford Memorial Hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gardner
entertained three tables of bridge
on Saturday night
Mrs. Grover Foster and son
Frosty" spent Monday in Phila-
deIbhia.
Mr. and Mrs. CIarence Lingo and
Mr. and Mrs. I. John Collins spent
Monday in Wilmington
Mr.. James Blizzard is receiving
treatment in Milford Memorial Hos
pital
Mrs. Lille Godfrey Moore Of
ShowolI. Maryland, 81 years Of age
On February "a. and CHARLES r
Godfrey Of Millsboro. aged "a years