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Evening star., 1956-03-26

a sensation among western AVA
ton experts.
Marshal S. F. Zhavoronkov
chief of the Soviet civil airline
Aeroflot, said the plane is in
mass production and will be put
into international rather than
domestic service.
Negotiations already are under
way with Norway, Sweden and
Denmark on behalf of Scandina-
Wan Airlines for reciprocal di-
rect flights between Moscow and
Stockholm and Copenhagen.
Other projected international
Soviet routes would link Moscow
with Peiping. New Delhi and Ka-
bull, Afghanistan. Marshal Zfa-
voronkov said Russia plans a
direct Moscow to London JET
service "if the traffic war
rants it,"
Might Sell to India
Diplomatic observers say the
Russians might use the TU-l04
to penetrate the Middle East
They anticipated the Russians
might try to sell it to India anc
the Arab countries, which now
use British and American air
craft.
Leading Moscow newspapers
splashed pictures the plane
and details of it's performance
related by the designer, the fa-
nous A. N. Tupolex. These ac-
counts said:
The TU-l04 can fly 1000 miles
nonstop, cruise at 500 miles ar
hour, maintain an altitude Of
$4,000 feet and carry so passen-
gers and baggage in pressurizec
comfort or 10 passengers under
tourist type accommodations
Evening star., 1956-03-26
Reds Seen Closing Gap
OnU. Striking Power
By the Associated Press

United States not falling behind the Russians in mill
power Soviet closing the gap IN the
opinion Assistant Secretary Of Defense for
Research and Development.
"They Russ1ans) haven't caught with us yet but
making rapid Dr. Fuchs said last night IN
Evening star., 1956-03-26
Find in IsroeI Likened
To Dead Sea Scrolls

JERUSALEM Israeli Sector Mar 26 An Israeli archeo
find which he said bore similarity
to the Dead Sea scrolls.
Yochanan Aharoni said piece of pottery and papyrus
fragment inscribed black with Hebrew letters very
similar the Dead Sea Scrolls found in newly excavated
Evening star., 1956-03-26
Soviet's Big Jet AirIiner
Bold Challenge to West

MOSCOW. 26 P)-Soviet Russa-with big new twin
airne reported production ahead OF Britain ana the
Sates-has launched bold challenge for air routes IN
Europe and Asia
The airliner is the TU104 the sleek plane Wnlc
London last week and created
Evening star., 1956-03-26

British experts reported the
plane used by Gen. Serov was
not pressurized and passengers
used oxygen masks at high al
titudes.>
Can Make Blind Landings
It's modern instruments in
cluding automatic pilot permit
the plane to make blind land
Iings and disregard weather con-
ditionS. 1t can maintain an
altitude of $4,000 feet on one jet.
It has armchairs with adjustable
backs and seats and can pro-
vide hot and cold meals in fight.
The plane carries a crew of six.
The TU-104 is the civilian
version of the medium jet bomb
Ier which Western observers saw
for the first time two years ago
in May Day show over Red
Square.
The plane is reported to be
bigger and probably faster than
Britain's projected Comet III,
which is not yet in production.
U. S. Has Only Prototype
Two United States companies
began taking orders some months
ago for jet airliners. Boeing Air
plane Co, of Seattle expects to
introduce its TOT jet transport
into regular commercial opera
tion in 1859. The prototype, al
ready flying, cruises at SIS miles
an hour and can carry l04-l25
passengers.
Douglas Aircraft Co. of Santa
Monica, Calf. is building its first
iDC-8 jet airliner. 1t plans two
versions. both with cruising
speeds of $50 miles an hour and
capable of carrying 122-144 pas
,sengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15

central headquarters building,
including general offices, ware
house. repair shops and the fleet
garage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Holders Vote
|21z-for-1 Split
OF Southern

Stockholders of the Southern
Railway today approved al
amendment to the charter tt
permit a 21a-for-1 pitt of bott
common and preferred stocks
at the annual meeting in Rich.
mond.
Stockholders owning 1876 pei
cent of outstanding stock wert
represented at the meeting eth.
er in person or by proxy, a com.
pany record. They also ap.
proved an amendment to the
company's retirement plan.
The charter amendment pro-
vides for issuance of two anc
one-half shares of preferred
stock. having a par value of $40
in exchange for each share Of
the existing preferred having q
par value of $50.
1t calls also for issuance OF
one and a half additional COM
mon shares for each now held
The plan has been approved by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
President Harry A. De Butts
told stockholders that earnings
so far are running ahead of last
year, and it is hopefully expected
that this will be a very good
year for the Southern.
Final April figures are not YET
available, but it is estimated they
will approximate what was
earned last year." he said. Net
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Milk Bar Is No Cabaret,
TM-Writing Unit Agrees

session as it continued its re-
view Of numerous recommends
tions made by an excise tax sub
committee headed by Represent
alive Forand, Democrat of Rhode
Island.
On the milk bar matter, the
Congressman decided the 20 per
cent levy should not apply where
no alcoholic beverages or "set
ups" are served. only light re-
freshments are sold. theirs no
charge for dancing and If there
lis music it comes from phono-
graphs or juke boxes or is sup
piled without charge to the milk
bar operator.
An "air taxi was listed as a
small airplane which seats no
more than 10 persons. and is not
operated on an established line.
When stocks are issued, the
committee voted to make the tax
rate 10 cents on each $500 or
major fraction thereof of the
actual value of the total stock
involved in the transaction.
In the case of stock transfers.
the group approved a tax of S
cents on each 500 or major
fraction thereof of the actual
value involved in the transaction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Farmhouse Named
IStur Ad Chief for
Department Stores

Godfrey w. Kaufman, Ad.
vertiSing Manager of The Star
announced today the appoint.
Iment of Albert M. Farmhouse as
Department Store Advertisine
Manager for The Star.
This new position has beer
created to provide maximum CO.
ordination between The Stars
Advertising Department anc
major Washington retail estab-
lishments. Mr.. Farmhouse will
continue to work under the di-
rection of Frank v. Aiello, Re-
tail Advertising Manager.
Mr. Farmhouse came to work
for The Star in 1919 and has
been an advertising representa-
tive for over 80 years. In his
new position he will continue his
account responsibility for many
OF the major retail advertisers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, May 10 tPl.-National
Association OF Securities Dealers, Inc:
Nom QuOtatiOnsD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
BY the Associated Press

Milk bars" shouldn't have to
pay a cabaret tax and "air taxis''
should get the same transpor-
Itation tax exemption that ground
Icabbies do, the House Ways and
Means Committee has decided,
The tax-writing committee
also tentatively voted yesterday
ito:
/. Remove the 10 per cent tax
on admissions to privately OPP
Grated swimming pools, skating
Kinks and other places Offering
customer participation in sports,
las similar Government operated
places are now exempted.
2. Apply taxes on stocks to
their actual value, rather than
Ito their par value as is presently
done.
The committee acted in closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15

income for the first quarter was
equivalent to 1929 a share COM
pared with $2.79 year earlier,
he pointed out.
The board declared a dividend
OF so cents per share on the
common stock. payable on Sep
TENDER IA. to stockholders of
record on August Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15

shower down at the push of an upsid
down tray in a clever rack-ready f
use in a Sub-zero "ice.catcher."
Imagine having your perfectly conc
toned vegetable supply in Picture Wi
dow Hydrator, so you can see everythi
at glance.
And toe.touch opens the door of t
freezer section, l68 pounds big, whe
roll.out baskets put everything at yo
finger tips.
Come see all the reasons why Frigidai
Dealers are now holding 20 milliont
celebrations. There's nothing quite Ii
this years beauties anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15


All of the debentures had beer
taken by noon and a bid of 1917
was posted.
Only two weeks ago financial
circles were discussing the prob
ability of a 3ss per cent coupon
for the big GE issue and wonder
ing how it would go on those
terms.
Brokers say the bond market
decline resulted in such high
yields for both municipals and
corporates that money was at
tracted finally from the stock
market.
Almost all of the large wire
houses with Offices here partici-
pated in the underwriting group
of 297. Washington firms in
the group included: Folger, No
Ian. Fleming-W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Auchincloss. Parker & Redpath
Johnston, Lemon e. Co., Mackall
e. Coe. Ferris g. Co, Jones, Kree-
ger g. Hewitt, and Goodwin &,
Olds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Robert H. Lewis Named
President of Ad Club

Robert H. Lewis, advertising
manager of the Washington Gas
Light Co., was elected president
of the Washington Advertising
Club in the annual election at
the Willard Hotel today.
Formerly vice president, Mr..
Lewis succeeds H. Kenneth
Brown, vice president of the
Progressive Composition Co.
Other new officers include:
Arnold Fine. public relation di-
rector for the Hecht Co., first
vice president; Basil Fowler, sales
representative of the Washing
ton Post-Times Herald, second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
PEPCO Financing Plans
To be Weighed Nav "a

The District Public Utilities
Commission has scheduled a
hearing at 10 am. on Thursday
May "a. to consider plans of
Potomac Electric Power Co. for
sale of $40 million of bonds and
28l,435 additional shares of S1O
par value common stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Lincoln National Votes
Regular, Extra Dividends

Directors of Lincoln Nationa,
Bank have declared a regular
Semiannual dividend of 212 pei
cent of 6212 cents a share ano
the usual extra of the same
amount. President Richard A
Norris announced today.
Both dividends will be pay
able July 2 to stockholders as
of the close June Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15

vice president; Stanley Bell
commercial representative OF
Station WRC-NBC: Ira Kaplan
vice president Graphic Arts
Press, executive secretary.
Elected directors were John
j. Ahearn. assistant secretary
American Security & Trust;
Frank M. Boucher. general man.
ager, TV Guide of Washington,
Baltimore: Cody Pfanstiehl, pub
lie relations director, United Civ
erS Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
G. b. Macke Corp. Acquires
New Headquarters Site

The G. B. Macke Corp. auto
matte vending machine firm, has
purchased a 45,000-square-foot
building at First and L streets
NE.
President Aaron Goldman said
the former packing plant of
Swift & Co. will be occupied
about six weeks after remodel
ing has been completed.
1t will replace three present
locations and will become the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15

You've seen in cars the styling brilliance
and engineering mastery of General
Motors.
And here you see it in a food freezer.
refrigerator-also masterpiece in metal,
and marvel of mechanical skill.
Especially this year, General Motors de.
signers have put Frigidaire in world of
its own, when it comes to convenience
and beauty and freshness of styling.
Imagine having your refrigerator shelves
track quietly out on nylon wheels-to
display all their contents before your
hand and eye! Imagine ice cubes that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
'' n BUSINESS
GE Debentures Sold Out
On Improved Bond Mart
By DONALD B. HADLEY

The back of the bond market the last two weeks
quick sel-out million
debentures of General Electric Co.
largest offerings underwriten corporate
securities years. the priced 1907
interest yield 347 per maturity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-15
Raymond Katz Elected
BY Housewares GrOuD

Raymond H. Katz of the R.
& G. Speciality Co. of Washing
ton has been elected first vice
president of the Baltimore
Housewares Club, which includes
members from both Baltimore
and Washington.
M. E. Charlotte of Mystik
Tape, Washington, was among
those elected to the Board OF
Directors.
S. Gunnar Myrbeck & Co., in
Idustrial advertising and techni-
cal publications firm, will move
its Washington Office to new and
larger quarters at 1341 Con-
|necticut avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-15

BEST KNOWN AUTHORS
Frank Slaughter
Daphne DuMaurier
Taylor Caldwell
Frank VERIFY
F. Van Wyck Mason
Lloyd Douglas
Agnes Sigh Turnbull
Pearl Buck
W. Somerset Vaughan
Nicholas Monsarrat
Anya Seton
Irving Stone
Mika Waltari
Thorne Smith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
star star Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Man,
most indications to the contrary,
still has some sort Of a future
on earth.
1t may be a glorious future, II
he doesn't make too much OF a
mess Of present potentialities.
This was stressed by Or. George
w. Beadle of the California In
'stitute Of Technology in his re-
firing address as president OF the
American Association for the
Advancement Of Science here
last night. DR.. Beadle is being
succeeded as president by DR..
Laurence II. Snyder. University
of Oklahoma geneticist.
A major problem. Or. Beadle
said, Is decreasing the human
birth rate 70 an extent compat-
ible 70 the resources OF the earth.
Lower birth rates in the past
usually have accompanied in
creasine prosperity and educa-
ton. but only after a lag OF sew
eral generations This may be
far too long under present cir
eumstances.
For a world with half its
nations industrialized and half
not" DR.. Beadle said. "the pres
ent population OF rs billion is
fH too large. More than hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29

knowledge Of agriculture were
applied on a worldwide basis
hunger would become unueces-
sary. But the economic. political
and social problems inherent in
doing so are made enormously
more difficult by the fact that
they must be solved in terms Of
a world divided into many ma
tons.
"In the time required TO in
crease food production enough
TO feed 2.5 billion people there
will. unfortunately, be many
more than that to feed. With
the present excess OF births over
deaths the worlds population is
annually increasing by 30 to 40
million Production must more
than catch UP with present
needs"
Hope that the birth rate will
drop with better education all
over the world. DR.. Beadle said,
is dimmed by recent trends. This
Is especially true. he said. Of the
marked postwar increases IN
the population Of this country
with the highest educational
levels ever known on earth.
Voluntary birth control proba.
bly, Is no answer. he said. addinf
that II only means that the more
competent viii limit the size OF
Continued on Page Ala. Col. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
With q Population of rs Billion,
World Is Overcrowded, Scientist Says

the people of the world are I'M
derfed. poorly housed, get little
modern medical care and are
inadequately educated. It is
small wonder that populations
who see so little hope in other
directions can be so easily led
to war by power-hungry charla-
tans."
War wasn't so bad in the past,
DR.. Beadle said. II was self
regulated and ended in a victory,
usually a hollow victory, for one
side
But" he stressed, with wars
Of nuclear weapons it is entirely
conceivable that there will no
longer be victors. Both particle
pants and onlookers may perish
from blast, radiation and star
walton.
Everybody knows this. DR.
Beadle said. Man has means both
OF cutting his birth rate and in
creasing his resources. Apparent
ly he is taking no advantage Of
them.
There Is nearly universal
agreement. he said. that war To-
day Is synonymous with madness
out progress is being made with
discouraging slownesS..
II IS cificult for empty stom-
achs 70 know right from wrong
II presently available scientific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29

The President said that he
would like to resign in the face
of such resistance but that such
a step would mean Illustration
of the recovery program" Then
he announced this plan, saying it
was designed to safeguard the
peoples future:
Il am resorting to a hunger
strike as the sole means of giving
pause for thought to those leaders
who are making impossible de-
mands on a President who re-
jectS dictatorial methods"
Siles said he had cabled Vice
President Nufio Chavez, head of
Bolivia's delegation to the United
Nations, to return home from
New York. If he cannot return,
the President said, Senate Presi-
dent Juan Leghin will be alerted
as the next in line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Storm-Bottered Liberte
Forced Back for Repairs

LIE HAvRE. France. Dec. 20
(P)y-Storm damage forced the
81. s39.ton luxury liner Llberte,
two days out Of lie Havre with
533 passengers en- route TO New
York, to turn back toward the
French coast in heavy seas today
Veteran Capt. Raoul de Bau-
dean. making his FIRST crossing
In command Of the Liberte. de-
cided TO put about after high
waves smashed three cargo
booms and stove in a cargo
hatch The liner messased that
II was impossible 10 make repairs
at sea.
Capt. De Baudean commanded
the lie de France when that
vessel won praise for It's partici-
patton in reseuing survivors Of
the Andrea DORA sinking five
ago.
The Liberties crossing normal
~ takes I'VE days. She Is the
former Europa. butt by the
GTmans at Hamburg in 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
SummerfieId
Resignation
Report Spiked

AUGUSTA. Ga, Dec. 20 (P.-
President Eisenhower today
spiked reports that Postmaster
General Summerf1eld was plan
ming to resign from the cabinet
Mr.. Eisenhower did so with an
announcement here, where he is
getting in a week end of golf
that ne will nominate Mr.. Sum-
merfield for a new term when
Congress reconvenes next week
Mr.. Summerfleld is conval-
escing in Florida from a recent
throat operation. There have
been reports he intended to re-
tire as Postmaster General, and
that he would be succeeded by
Leonard w. Hall. chairman OF
the Republican National Com
mittee.
In announcing Mr.. Eisenhow-
er's plans to keep Mr.. Summer
field in the cabinet, Assistant
White House Press Secretary
Murray Snyder said a provision
of an 1872 law makes it neces-
sary for the President to SUBJ
NIT a new nomination to Con-
gresS in order to do so.
Mr.. Snyder said the law ap-
plies only in the case of the
Postmaster General among cab
met members. 1t stipulates that
the head of the Post Office De-
partment shall serve for four
years and one month-the dura-
ton of a presidential term.
Asked whether Mr.. Summer
field plans to serve the full four
years of Mr.. Eisenhower's second
term Mr.. Snyder replied he only
could say that the Postmaster
General has no current plans to
resign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29
Temperature of "a,
Seasons Lowest,
Predicted Tonight

The coolest weather of the
season Is IN store for Washington
area residents tonight.
Temperatures here were ex-
pected to drop to "a degrees to-
night as a low pressure area,
which has already spread up to
four inches Of snow in Indiana.
Ohio and Pennsylvania, moved
in from the west.
The Weather Bureau has pre-
dicted possible snow fiurries in
the area during the day and
skidding temperatures to chill
Washington tonight and tomor-
row. The previous low Temporal
ture this season. registered on
three days this month, was 20
degrees.
The low pressure area. which
has caused some light snowfalls
from the central Great Lakes
region eastward into New Eng
land and southwark through
parts of West Virginia. Kentucky
and Eastern Tennessee, is ex-
pected TO move to the northeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29

and taken over by France after
World War II.
Officials Of the French Line
the Compagnle Generate Trans
atlantique--did not know when
she would make port here. bit
Immediately set about prepare
tons TO care for the passengers
They said the mid-Atlantic storm
was OF exceptional violence.
The passengers--14O Of whom
boarded at Southampton and
the rest at La Hayre-presum-
ably will 90 on TO New York
aboard other craft. There was no
estimate Of how long the Liberte
will be laid up.
Among the Americans aboard
we're Viollnist Kenneth Gordon.
who played recently before
Prince Rainier and Princess
Grace Of Monaco, and Holly
wood film producer Howard w.
Hawks and his wife. French pas
sengers include Gen. Jean Plat.
French representative on the
North Atlantic Treaty standing
group in Warrington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-29

scourge of crews along miles OF
f1relines. dwindled early today.
For the first time in almost a
week a moist sea breeze drifted
across the mountains.
Forester Optimistic
Encouraged by the change
Deputy State Forester James
K. Mace said he believed the
the Malibu blaze snubbed under
some time today.
The Yuma fire was brought
under control during the night.
Gov. Goodwin Knight yester-
day in Sacramento certified to
President Eisenhower that an
emergency existed in the Malibu
area of Los Angeles County.
He requested Federal assistance.
Fire officials were concentrate
ing on controlling the Malibu
blaze yesterday when. according
to Mr.. Mace. the Lake Sherwood
area lust blew up"
Mr.. Mace asked State officials
to certify the Lake Sherwood
section in Ventura County also
an emergency area.
The Governor already has de-
clared that a state of disaster
exists at Lake Sherwood, en-
abling all resources of the State
government to be used.
Possibility Of Arson
Flames started a half mile
from the lake community of
nearly 100 homes early yester-
day afternoon. The cause has
not been determined, but the
possibility of arson is being in
vestigated.
Near Lake Sherwood the
flames menaced Hidden Valley.
where George Brent, Eve Arden
and Alan Ladd have big
ranches. A wind shift saved
them.
Another tongue Of flame
headed toward Thousand Oaks.
a community at the western edge
OF the San Fernando Valley
halted it.
In the mountains between
Lake Sherwood and Yuma Beach.
flames from the Lake Sherwood
fire moved into little Sycamore
Canyon from one side as flames
from the Yuma fire. on the
coast, moved in from the other.
The two fires met near the
100000 ranch of Actor Duncan
Renaldo. Flames shot COM
pletely over my house." he said.
Newsmen trapped there helped
Mr.. Renaldo and six firemen
save the big ranch house