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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co. honored more than 100 en-
Iployes, their wives and husbands
lat a Quarter Century Club
dinner at Columbia Country
Club last night. President How
ard w. Kacy expressed apprecia-
ton for employee contributions
to the company's outstanding
growth. Mrs. Katherine Carper,
club chairman, was POSTMASTER.
SOundscriber Sales Corp. has
named James M. McDevitt man.
lager of its Washington branch
office. A veteran of World
War II, he was with the De-
Ipartment of Justice before Join
ing Soundscriber four years ago.
New York Life Insurance Co.
named Thomas j. Hallahan, who
started with the company here.
training supervisor for its Mid
ole Atlantic Division, with head
quarters at the home Office. He
became an agent here in 1858,
was assistant manager of the
Washington Office in 1854, and
moved to the Northern Virginia
office in Arlington.
Logan Motor Co. appointed
Howard Surkin manager of new
car sales. Formerly with Cher
ner Motor. he has been in the
auto business 18 years.
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Veterans Day
PromotionsAid
'RetoiI Trade

NEW YORK. Nov. Is (R.-
Retail trade was aided by Vet
Grams Day promotions this week
with dollar volume 2 per cent
below to 2 per cent above turn
over in the like week a year ago,
Dun d Bradstreet reported to-
day in the weekly review of
business.
Shoppers increased purchases
of mems apparel, linens and
furniture. the agency said, while
buying in major appliances and
television sets showed a slight
dip. There was good demand
for new automobiles but volume
in used cars was unchanged.
The report estimated retail
trade in New England was I'M
changed to up 4 per cent, in
the East and South it was down
l per cent to UP 3. in the Mid
west it was down 2 per cent to
up 2, in the Northwest it was
down 3 to up /, in the South
west it was unchanged to down
4 and in the Pacific Coast States
volume was up l to 5 per cent.
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A section of the bylaws APP
proved at the morning session
provided that a majority of each
lof these four major groups will
have to vote for a policy before
it can become a part of the Off
Icial conference program.
I The resulting veto power of a
holdout group, which will permit
any one of the four to block
adoption of policy advocated
by the other three, received gen.
eral support. There were a few
dissenters, but the general feel
ing was that enough common
ground exists to make the con-
ference extremely valuable for
all groups: that controversial
issues had better be left for indi-
Ividual groups to work out sep
arately to their own satisfaction.
Business and Labor Name
Five Trustees Each
Ralph j. Watkins of New York.
research director of Dun g. Brad
street. presided as acting confer
lence chairman. and presided
later in the day at the first
meeting of an incomplete board
OF trustees. Gerhard Colin of the
National Planning Association
presided in Mr.. Watkins place
at the luncheon.
A caucus of corporate research
directors elected five trus-
tees to represent the pri-
vate business group on the
conference board. The five
were: Mr.. Watkins; Vincent
Perry, General Foods Corn. :
Charles w. Smith, McKinsey &,
Co.: John Boatwright, Standard
& Dohme Division of Merck &
Co; John playwright. Standard
Oil Co. Indiana.
A caucus of union research
directors elected the following to
represent the labor group: Peter
Henle, assistant director of re-
search, AFL-CIO; Nat Vein
berg, United Auto Workers;
Lazare Teper. international
Brotherhood Of Electrical Work.
ers; Solomon Barkin, Textile
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Workers Union: Herbert Perry,
Electrical Workers.
Absences from the farm group
active in organizational work
prevented a final selection of
five trustees for that portion OF
the board. Herman H. Haag,
Missouri Farmers Union, and
C. v. A. Wyman of Farm Journal,
Inc, were listed tentatively. 1t is
understood that representatives
of the National Grange, the Ma
tional Cotton Council, the Ma
tional Farmers Union and other
organizations will be heard from
later.
The fourth group consisting of
Ia non-proflt research and edu-
cational institutions such as
Bookings Institution and the
Harvard Graduate School of
Business Administration, will not
have official representation on
the board for about a year. This
group helped in organizational
work and attended yesterdays
meeting, but will delay official
participation until an Internal
Revenue Bureau ruling as to the
tax-free status of the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16

INSURANCE MANAGER
Charles M. Smith has been
named manager of the in
Surance department of
Phillips & Fuller, Inc. He
formerly was with the
Home Insurance Co. of New
York, first as supervising
underwater for the Wash
ington office and later as
a special agent.
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ity on the need for a central
organization to find important
areas Of common interest and
provide the spearhead for a con-
tinued drive for more and better
Government statistics.
Following adoption of a GER
tificate of incorporation and by
laws for the new Washington
organization at a morning ses-
sion at the Mayflower dele
gates were congratulated in.
formally by top executives OF
many Governmental statistical
agencies at a noon luncheon.
Represented were the Census
Bureau, the Bureau of the
Budget, the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics. the Defense Depart
ment. the Department of Com
merce, Agriculture Department
and other offices; also commit
tee stats of various Congress
sional committees. officials
warned they might disagree with
some conference proposals, but
they welcomed a private organ
ization to help convince Con-
gresS of the need and value OF
statistics in all segments of the
economy.
The Government provide.
basic statistics on population
business growth. wages and con.
sumner buying power, debts
building and many other sub.
Jects that are used in legislation
manufacturing. marketing, wage
demands, company policies, botI
community and national plan
ming.
Bylaws Veto Recognizes
Possibility Of Conflicts
The conference recognized
frankly the contrasting interests
of a strong business group rep
resented by research directors OF
leading corporations and the
statistical chiefs of powerful
labor unions as we'll as large
farm organizations and nom
profit educational and research
organizations.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Nov. l8 lP,,-Foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain In
dollars. others in cents. 80
Canadian dollar in New York omen
annalIh a. ~ ~ per cent premium OF
OF a cent va "h"~
Europe
Great Britain pound s27SE nm
! ~ Of cent: Great Britain anSdsv 81,
lures lures 2.77is. up 1872 Of cent: Great
DtltaAt pV-Ndy futures ~, "a. 81 .,7
81 CENT Great Britain gO-day iuti,res
9S;;.6 n /32. Up L32 Of cent; Belgium
Vtrsne) 2g0ss. of .00A OF cent: France
franc 2Sss of cent, unchanged. Ger
many (WesteTnl (deutsche mark 1850,
unchanged; Holland (guilderJ 26Ii15'
on .OOha Of a cent; italy (iiraj 'l6L
81 g cent; unchanged; Portugal tesclIdol
5.oQ, unchanged; Sweden tkrona) 1874.
uncnanged; Switzerland (francl ffreei
IA. so. UNCHANGED.
Latin America:
Argentine ureel 2gs, UNCHANGED;
BraSil tree) 1.52, unchanged; Mexico
sol. unchanged: Venezuela fboliver1
30.03, UNCHANGED
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IS at your /

You might have waited three for the yours
today the amazing 196nw Plymouth Imagine all this one car and
right revolutionary to float" you over the
road tremendous safety fabulous Fury 3O1 vs.
engine hip exhiaang spocar handling no
dive" sps FghtSweep Styling the dramatic
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DC. Bank Loans
'Ho|dNearP Peaks

Outstanding loans of IL re-
serve member banks here totaled
$528, O37.000 on November y a
gain Of $372,O00 from a week
earlier and $37,l98, 900 above
the like 1855 date, the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond re-
ported today. They were not far
from a record of 1929 .432. 900
on September IL.
Business loans of $218. 7S9 600
were down $1.3O3, 900 in the
week, but were $11,3lO. 600
above a year earlier and re-
manned close to their all-time
peak of 1922, 042,0OO on Oc-
tober II.
Real estate loans of $144.414.-
600 were up $4,000 in the week
and $5.972.00O ahead of a year
ago. Their high was $l45. 1884,
600 last June 81.
Other loans, mostly consumer
loans, amounted to $751;, $50. 900
on November z. a rise of $1,471,-
900 in the week and $17,I83, 900
above a year earlier. Their top
was $l60,l39,000 last May %.
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Sinclair Oil Announces
$167 Million Offering

Sinclair Oil Corp. TODAY
offered $l67 ,247, 600 of SO-year
convertible subordinated de-
bentures to it's stockholders of
record November ID. Warrants
for the purchase of the 43s per
cent debentures at par are be-
ing mailed and will expire
December 3.
The subscription offer has
been underwritten by a nation
wide group of 236 investment
banking firms headed by Smith
Barney & Co., and Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane.
President P. c. Spencer of
Sinclair said directors decided
to seek additional capital funds
lat this time in view of recent
important acquisitions made to
strengthen greatly the coinpany's
position in crude oil and gas
production and reserves"
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Cos Reserves Largest

DALLAS.-Proved recoverable
reserves Of natural gas in the
United States at the beginning
of 1856 amounted to 223.7 tril-
lion cubic feet, a new record and
an increase of IL trillion cubic
feet over reserves at the start
of 1855.
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Benson Asks Delay
In Freight Hearings

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today was requested by
Secretary Of Agriculture Benson
to postpone for at least two
weeks a hearing and filing of
evidence on proposed freight
rate increases.
MIR. Benson said he asked the
postponement so that his de-
partment might properly repre-
sent the interests Of farmers and
agriculture in general in opposi-
ton to the rate increases.
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Pennsy Plans Issue

The Pennsylvania Railroad
today asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission for permis-
sion to issue $9.3 million of equip
ment trust certificates. The pro-
ceeds would be used in buying
more than $12 million worth of
equipment. ;
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Farm Population Down

OMAHA.-Between 1910 and
1856 the American farm popula-
ton declined from S2.1 million
to 22.S million. During the same
period the country's total popu-
lation swelled from 91.9 million
to 1914 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-16
'1 n BUSINESS
Diverse Groups to Seek
Better u. S. Statistics
By DONALD HADLEY

Representatives of corporations labor agricultural
organizations trade associations institutions
hands at the Mayower Hotel yesterday organize
eral Statistics Users Conference.
While there arguments varied groups on
organization procedure representation
Evening star., 1956-03-25
His Luck
Was Good
AT First

for job and that plenty of advice friend suggested
that since I'm primarily production and not sales
man probably wasn't doing very good job Of selling
myself So paid SIS counSelng service for experty
written resume of my get boost out Of reading
it. On paper look pretty good
have bachelors degree in business administration.
got out of college in 1888 sort Of had it in mind 60
to law school. But was offered good job with big
auditing firm Everyone said was very lucky you know
how things in '33 and that ought to grab it,
did stayed with that outfit three years and got raise
every year.
Then of the firms accounts offered me
interesting administrative job in their New Jersey plant
They manufactured small household appliances like orange
ucers and can openers took the job East and
for Mary we'd grown up together. We got married and
had two kids in pretty short order. liked the work
doing. Mary and | made friends easily. The future
looked good
Big War Contracts
When the war came | was drafted But | was only in
the Army seven months My firm got big contract to
manufacture precision parts for small They asked
the War Department to send me back to help with the
changeover. didn't like the idea much, but went Our
production record excellent - got citation -
and don't think it's much say that carried lot
of the load
After the war; my luck held was made assistant plant
manager with the understanding that Id continue move
up. 1t still small firm, but it was going places.
Of course like most families we had some rough times
The worst when lost child. A little GIRL three
years old. She died of meningitis But having the other
kids around pulled through We've always been a
close family.
We worked hard and managed to save some money
We were looking forward to Continued next page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Expert Urges Plon to Save
Trees on Building Sites

building sites. tree men can de-
eide which trees should be re-
moved and which are worth
special efforts to save. Some re-
|movals are necessary for grad
ling, buildings and driveways and
elimination OF hazardous trees,
but many valuable assets hun
dreds of years in the making can
be saved.
A recently proposed ordinance
In Philadelphia would require
builders to get city permits for
tree removals. This poses another
legal problem to the already
harassed builder.
Where voluntary programs are
not developed to preserve trees
on new construction sites. other
cities may be expected to take
up the pattern Of ofiicial control,
Mr.. Davey said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Gurden Institute
Topics Are Listed

Topics'of speakers for the sec
ond annual Northern Virginia
Garden Institute were announced
yesterday. The six sessions will
be held at the Fairfax County
High School Auditorium Tues
days at 1880 pm. starting Feb
ruary Z. All area residents are
welcome
February 7-'Landscapes for Liv.
ing" q nlm and Pitfalls for the On.
wary" Harvey Burr, assistant count,
agent
February 1.-THE Good Earth, -
Charles H. Kennedy.
Gardener" c a. WILEY. WI entomoio.
February 2s-'The Grass 10 Green, y
Prof A, q. Smith. VP1.
March 6-''What to Plan. How, when
and where" claud g. Turner.
March 13--"Inside Use for Outside
Plants" Mrs. Harry A. Councillor, Alex.
Coordination eommi.tee--w. D. HisGs
chairman: Mrs. r. e l.. Tyler. garder
clubs: Mrs. Ralph Mullen, publicity
Charles H. Kennedy. Prince William Ant
Fauquier counties; Miss Jesse NJ Ham.
merly, home denomination clubs: ]. z
Beard, county agent
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GARDENS
Flower Show Workshop
Calls for Two Sessions

March Europe. (Mrs. John
j. Beatty. IT.. consultant.)
March 6--Africa. CMrs. Elmer
Higgins, consultant.)
March Asia. (Mrs. North
eutt Ely. consultant).
March S-Australia. (Mrs.
James ONeil, consultant).
March 9-United States. (Mrs.
Darrell st. Claire, consultant).
The two categories Of gardens
win be Hillside gardens and For-
NAL gardens.
The consultants viii be present
at the workshop sessions and an
swer all questions. Mrs. Fred
erick Lang and Mrs. Herbert
Greger, two Of the areas top ar
rangers, win also be on hand
to demonstrate.
The advance sale Of tickets for
the Flower Show IL moving along
rapidly, price 95 cents ct all Gar
den Clubs and ut Allied Florists.
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LIFE IN
THE cOUN TRY
IWooIIy Bears Hove Proved Themselves
BY JAMES BlRcHFlELn

And to check UP on our woolly
bears, we had old man ground
hog out three days ago. I can't
hold with the ground hog as a
weather profit, but. like Shake
speare, who described him as "a
very gentle beast, and Of a good
conscience" ] rather like the old
boy.
My personal opinion is that
the ground hog, If he were wise,
would stick to his warm and
comfortable den these February
days. To my mind, it's too early
for spring picnics, no matter
whether there is a shadow or not.
/ much prefer ground hogs
alongside country roads in the
summertime. They have a way
with them then. They like to sit
ON their launches and nibble
bits of plants, and don't 60
looking for shadows.
But, no matter. The winter
continues. The wind howls and
the cold slows the streams. But
there is one thing to think about
when February comes. it isn't
las long as it has been.
49,
For the first time In many q
month, we are getting some
water in the ground. and ! am
Ibasking in the luxury Of q stable
that is out of the mud.
Until we built the new stable
j used to dread the winter mud
BY this time Of the year il
usually was nearly knee deep
out by the barn. and there wasn't
any way to get to the stock
except to wade.
But now ! have a nice gravel
walk to the. front door Of the
barn, ana I can do all the feeding
on the inside.
Looks like I'm getting soft,
hit like II.
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February Can Ldunch
Spring Lown Work

rain from pudding the soil
through splash erosion. A thin
layer Of clean straw is probably
the best. although there IL some
danger Of its being blown away
by strong winds, but If once wet
down there is not too much
danger Of this happening.
On slopes and terraces the
mulching is most Important. II
the area is not too great 1t
might well be covered with
cheese cloth which can be
fastened easily with wire staples
or small pegs.
Neither the straw nor the
cheese cloth will need to be re-
moved, since the grass will come
up through them and viii soon
rot.
Top-Dressing Protects Crowns
AS soon as the grass is we'll
started the yard might well be
top-dresSed with q mixture Of
peatmoss, weedfree topsoil. and
fertilizer. A bale Of peatmoss. u
yard of topsoil and IS pounds OF
good grade Of 5-10@ fertilizer
will cover 1000 square feet Of
area. This is a light covering but
it will help keep the crowns OF
the plants protected during the
heat of the summer.
Watering the new lawn is the
cause of considerable debate.
Unless the drought Is very severe
it will be better for the grass to
go unwatered since without
water the crabgrass will be less
aggressive.
Crabgrass control is still a
debatable subject. Undoubtedly
some Of the newer materials
which inhibit the sprouting Of
the crabgrass seed will prove
helpful. but until they are more
widely tested no recommendation
viii be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

The. National, Capital Garden
Club League win sponsor its an
nual Flower and Garden Show
work meeting in two sessions
Tuesday in the auditorium Of
Woodward d Lothrop's Chevy
Chase store. The sixth annual
National Capital Flower and
Garden Show is scheduled for
March 80.
One workshop meeting will
start at 10 am. and the other
at l pm.
Theme of the Garden Club
section Of the show this year is
washington international Pa
geant." Each day q different
setting has been selected for the
arrangements, as follows:
Saturday, March 81 North
America. (Miss Victoria Kas-
perski, consultant.)
Sunday. March 4 South
America. (Mrs. Andrew Parker,
consultant.)
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THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

supply is always limited. This is
equally true Of roses and other
choice shrubs. many of which
should be ordered for March
Goth delivery.
Other Things to Order
Some firms are already send
ing out order blanks for chry-
santhemums. Order for roses,
glads, and camellias will also be
going out soon. Order early.
Root Those Cuttings
This is q good time to root
cuttings Of plants which you
have kept inside all winter. Many
of them are much too large to
transplant to the garden. &C.
raniums. coleus. begonias. i'm
patiens are a few that might well
be slipped and grown for that
purpose.
COuntefact HeaVmg
Whenever you can walk out in
the garden keep q sharp eye out
for plants that have been heaved
by the weather. Press them back
into the soil. Watch for plant
labels, also.
Feed House Plants
] When sunny days return give
the house plants q feeding, So
many dark days seemed to slow
down their blooming.
Pests Are Lurking In Garden
Most of the trouble making
garden pests cannot be seen but
they only await warm weather
to spring forth. While many
gardeners still use the old re-
liable lime-sulphur spray there
are new products on the market
especially recommended for the
purpose. You may wish to try
these newer products.
Rabbits and Mice e
II signs Of rabbits and mice
nibblings are found, tie heavy
wrapping paper around the base
Of trees or use burlap or tar
paper.
Trench of Standing Water
If low spots are found in the
flower beds where melting snow
and ice from puddles, make a
small ditch or trench to allow
the water to run of.
Get Fertilizers Ready
Put In your order for fertili-
zers so as to be ready for the first
good gardening day.
Wait on Towering Shrubs
Do not prune spring Towering
.shrubs until after they bloom
A. S. Y.
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|CumeIIiu Society
Completes Year;
Membership 1877

The Camellia Society Of the
Potomac Valley is a year old. The
society has been active In efforts
to stimulate public interest in
camellias and has grown to 1877
members.
Activities included the first an
nual camellia show last April.
Over 400 blooms representing 81
different varieties Of carnellias
were shown to the approximately
4, 500 viewers who attended the
two-day exhibit. In October an
other exhibit featured cafnellia
plants in bloom. This was shown
at the 10th Annual Congress Of
the American Horticultural So
ciety il the Shoreham Hotel.
A monthly newsletter was in
augurated last fall. It is now
carrying articles concerning the
proper cultural practices.
The second annual camellia
show will be held April 7 and 8
In the auditorium Of the Wood
ward and Lothrop Chevy Chase
store. In addition. a display is
to be prepared for the National
Capital Garden and Flower Show
In March.
Next meeting will be tomorrow
might at 8:15 in the auditorium
|of the Virginia Episcopal Sem
mary. Seminary road, Alexan-
Idria, Va. DR.. John L. Creech,
president Of the American Hor-
|ticultural Society and superin-
ltendent Of the United States
Plant Introduction Garden at
Glenn Dale. Md. will speak on
his recent trip to Japan to COL
Ilect specimens Of broadleaf ever
greens and camellias. The talk
will be illustrated with slides.
The society will assist those
with questions about camelias
Anyone interested in camelias or
the society should contact Presi-
dent Milton H. Brown Of 2220 N.
Trenton st., Arlington Va.
This and all meetings Of the
society are open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

Growing Dahlias Under Arti-
fetal Light; George Dodrill
tauthor of Propagation Of Dab
lias~, question session; sale of
dahlia roots.
Stony Brook Garden Club, 2
pm. Mrs. K. S. Lain. laos Ora
ham road. Falls Church. Va:
husbands as guests: favorite
recipe change: talk on
Planned Landscaping."
Bradbury Heights Garde n
Club. 8 pm. Mrs. Elton Stottle-
myer, 4446 Alabama avenue Sc:
conservation program. speaker
Mrs. Benjamin Powell of Garden
Club League.
FRIDAY
Hilltop Garden Club, pm,
Mrs. Joseph Alfandre 3415 Cam
den street Sc; house plants
exhibit judged by Kenneth Tall
bert; election of officers.
Notices for merit Sunday
should be mailed by tomorrow
night.