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Evening star., 1956-12-26
'Shipbui|ders
To Get Needed
Steel Plate

NEW YORK. Dec. 26 (P.-
Shipbuilders will get the steel
plates they need for oil tankers
while other users waiting for
already scarce plate will have to
step back. the weekly magazine
Iron Age reported today.
A formal ALLEGATION program
giving priority to shipyards will
not be set up, the magazine said
but "a voluntary system will ac-
complIsh the same purpose.
The Iron Age. a national pub
lication for the metal industry
continued:
"Steel plate producers will
have TO see to it that oil tanker
builders get the plates they need
for new construction and re-
pairs. This will disrupt regular
distribution of plate throughout
the Nation. Other plate users viii
have to tighten their belts an
other notch or so.
The magazine said steel mills
seek to minimize the impact of
the tanker program on other
plate users. They have urged
Government officials to make
sure that other tanker parts are
available before insisting that
plate be delivered. the magazine
said.
II added that steel mills also
want to be sure that oil will be
available when the tankers are
completed. that the tankers are
actually needed and that other
plate users Just as important to
the national economy are not
placed in jeopardy.
The plate shortage is also hav-
ing side effects on the steel in
dustry itself. the Iron Age said
One Of these is in the market for
hot-rolled bars. which the mag
azine said could be stronger. II
added the reason is that freight
car builders. hampered by the
shortage Of plate and structurals
are placing bar orders only to the
extent that scarcer steel is avail
able.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Tight Money Is Called
Biggest 1856 Story

the sharp rise IN money rates
and the consequent drop in bond
prices was the biggest news story
of 1856. according to the sixth
annual poll conducted by In
vestors Reader. publication of
Merrill Lynch. Pierce. Fenner a.
Beane.
The poll covering III Offices
OF the firm in Ill cities rated
the Ford public stock offering as
second on the list. Next was the
steel strike. Steps that halted the
downturn in commodity prices
were rated fourth and continued
prosperity was listed fifth.
The highway programs pass
age was sixth and the wage-price
spiral was seventh. The last
three were: The bull market in
stocks, the slump in auto sales
and the decline in home build
ing.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Jellef Bonus Totals
$4,000 for 1,5OO

Jelleff's distributed a Christ
mas bonus amounting to $4,000
for 1,500 employees and issued
the annual report on retirement
benefits for employees.
More that so checks are going
out to retired employees of the
company living in many States.
The company has paid more
than S2.750,000 into the fund
that makes this possible.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
cHICAGOLIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Dec. 20 ~ fUsDA).-
salable hogs 5 900: fairly active. strong
20 70 higher than on Msndays aysraRe
On butchers :sows scarce. steady 10 20
higher Shipping demand good No
3-a mixed gfade lots igp-a31 10 butch
ers, li.5J-is -. several lots No .
lnV-s20 lo ] s 35-ls.5u; mixed grade
lots s-3 s30.slO 10 ~ 25-tsi5 No
20 sdO-290 ID l6s5-1Te5. few lots
few 95o.5j0 II sovs ti 25.15 80.
salabis cattle II 600. calves 100.
steers 1neveaiy steady 10 lower than
Monday, heifers mostly steady instances
~ loWer cows strQrg 10 IS hiEher
bulls and yealers fully steady st0cksrs
and feeders nnminally steady few lots
average 20 hiEh prime @un-l 800 II
y sA-@s 80. several loads prime "H ~.
~ bulk high choice and prime
st.tW-@5 40. most choice steers ~ 50.
- 90 good 70 i0u choice ~ 0O-sl -.
hlgh choice and prime heiists . So.
% 90 most choice heifefS - pQ.si 5Oi
and COMMERCIAL COWS 10 1919 So stturK
veighi Gamers and cutters % su-i 0Gs
liRht weight Gamers sfa down uUiNty
and Commercial bulls "a OD-iO ~: good
and choice veaiefs igp0-ai ". culls
sslss.e sheep $500 moderately a..
tive lambs fully - hiEhef slauRhieY
s ,,. ~ 9sa'i 4 ,ass e os s-Ts g.. Tssiss
natives 70 % 8 IS cgll 10 .ow 5000
wooled lambs ] Oo-ts 30 cho.ce aHd
prime shorn lambs g9-in4 10 Niih NJ.
pet u O0-iN aai ] !oad mixed 2-ysaf.
old and ysarilus o. ID A. 100. eail
70 choice siaugater eEet tOd.e 30
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Advice Offered on Use
OF Mechanical 'Broin'

need done, what it will cost to
do it, how much a saving if
any there will be, which machine
can do your particular job best,
and whether you want to rent
or buy one.
Many companies are debating
their next step into the elec-
tronic age. The advice to make
a full, even if expensive, study
first is given in a report by Con-
trollership Foundation, Inc, re-
search arm of the Controllers
Institute of America.
The rewards can be large. The
report says that for some COM
Gpanies the savings in clerical
cost can run as much as 81 mil.
lion annually. And there are
also competitive advantages to
be gained. particularly in re-
search and improved manage
ment methods.
Mistake Can Be Costly
| But a mistake in entering the
field can be costly.
Mechanical brains can't be had
for peanuts. The cost of operat-
ing one often is high. If they
break down, make sure ahead O!
time where to turn. And remem-
Der that the dizzy pace of the
electronic industry means con-
slant improvements-or, in other
words. rapid obsolesence.
The foundations study points
out that a large scale compute,
costs from $500.000 to $500. 900
a year to operate and the annual
cost OF a medium scale one is
from Sl25.000 to 100000. Pro-
eramming-preparing the data to
be fed into the machines-may
run as high as S250,000.
! Since recommending an un-
sound application can be costly
while "unwarranted caution can
deny a company a major instru-
ment Of competitive and finan-
cial leverage" the foundation
study recommends that a COM
pany considering a mechanical
brain first set up a "computer
team"
1t should be assigned to
making sure Just what are the
present costs OF specific opera
ltions. and then what would be
costs Y a computer is used. and
finally the best choice OF equip
ment TO do the Job. Such a
study. the foundation finds,
usually takes about a year.
Companies turning TO mechan-
ical brains have a further prob
lem-to buy or rent. Tax consid-
erations enter in. also the avail
ability Of capital in a tight money
era, and sometimes the company's
general policy.
Rule Of Thumb
The foundation report offers
one rule Of thumb: Based on a
conservative five-year amortiza-
ton rate, rental is cheaper than
outright purchase on one-shift
operation. purchase is somewha,
cheaper than rental on a two-
shift basis: purchase is signlfi-
cantly cheaper than rental on q
three-shift basis
II your calculating problems
are relatively so small that you
couldn't keep the machine busy
for even one full shift. there are
centers maintained by the bic
computer makers where Arms
can rent their usage for a psrtic.
ular problem or for recurring but
occasional problems. Program
ming may easily be the biggest
cost.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Area Spending Habits
Will Be Surveyed

Residents of the Washington
area will be among the consum-
erS interviewed during January
and February about their spend
ing and saving during the past
year and their prospects for 1857.
This will be one of the Sc areas
included in the 18th annual sur
vey of consumer finances spon-
sored by the Federal Reserve
Board.
Area residents employed by the
Survey Research Center of the
University Of Michigan will con-
duct the interviews and all infor-
nation will kept in strictest con-
fldence.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

cannot borrow $1,000 on q VA
loan to apply it to a remodeling
job that costs more. And as in
the case of an FHA loan. you can
borrow only for permanent home
improvements.
The interest rate is ST. per
cent simple interest per year.
It's a good idea if you're look
ing for this type of loan, to go
back to the holder OF your
original mortgage because there
you have established a credit
rating.
(copyrisht 1856. Hall Syndicate Ine.)
Evening star., 1956-12-26
New Motel Is Planned
In Center of Bethesda

The present Highland Motor
Hotel at 1884 Wisconsin ave-
nue.. Bethesda. will be replaced
by a new 150-unit structure
early in 1857. it was announced
by Daniel P. Shaw, owner and
manager.
Chatelain. Gauger 6z Nolan
are architects and the first Sec
ton of the new establishment
is scheduled for completion early
In the year. Mr.. Shaw said it
will provide all facilities Of a
city hotel together with the in
formality of motor court. All
units will have telephones and
free television.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Dee gg ~ --Foreign sx-
change rates follow Greet Britain ~
doaafs. others in cents Unbalanced gn-
leae ofhcrwtte noted
Canadian doilar 10 Neu YORK open
marsst - 80 rfr cent premium o.
iNI ghts . ernm
F1rous Grea, Britain f5uuudi
aaff e. 20 th-i NHsdAF llsAfe tfs "
! tx. nusoay futures 80 3a %
Ig Bslzf4m ffraIcl apt. France
frame - % = cent Germany West
sfu Deutsrhs mark a3 40 HOLLAND
cent pnFr9aaI fegegGc So swadf .
fkfrna " ~ sN4tgsfsrA frtnel free
20 - nrnrafk fffdue "a %
Eatr Ar arfra AsgsnsinA free 9 -.
HrsfIi iffet ~ Ms4ltn SOL Ntus-
TWAa EnniiTssi 1N MH
Pa Eai,- Hgss Kong ao.lAliT IS.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Quarterly Dividends Voted
BY Washington Gas Light

Directors Of Washington Gas
Light Co. today declared three
quarterly dividends.
These included a dividend of
1.12l2 a share on the $3.50 cumu-
lative convertible preferred and
S1.06H4 a share on the $4.25
cumulative preferred stock. both
payable February IL to holders
of record January 25.
Directors also declared a divi-
dend of so cents a common share.
payable February / to stock
holders of record January Is.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
RCA-WhirlpOOl Dealers
To See Washer-Dryer

The Jos. M. Zamoiski Co. will
show the new RCA-Whirlpool
washer dryer combination tc
dealers at the Zamoiski Show
room, 2l22 Twenty-Fourth place
NE, tomorrow.
The new combination intro
duces an entirely different prin-
ciple to automatic laundering
1t gives clothes shower instead
of a bath and is only SO inches
wide.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
d. C. Insurance Sales Set
Record in IL Months

Sales of ordinary life insur-
ance in the District of Columbia
amounted to $154,419,000 in the
first II months of 1856, a new
record of the period and 16 pei
cent above the same 1865 period
the Life Insurance Agency Man.
agement Association announced
November sales totaled $15,-
461 900. an increase of "a per
cent from November last year
Maryland sales were 28 per
cent above a year ago in No
vember and up II per cent in
IL months. Virginia sales were
16 per cent higher in the month
and up II per cent in II months.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
American Wholesalers Get
Easy Washing Line

American Wholesalers, Fifth
and w streets NE. will take over
the Easy washing machine line.
effective January /. The firm is
distributor for Feeders and Mo-
torola radio and TV.
The 1857 Easy line will feature
a combination automatic washer
and dryer. Tom Privet, man.
ager of the appliance division,
will direct Easy sales. He has
managed the Baltimore division.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
BY SAM DAWSON

AsSot4aleu rlSSs FAhANAeN "t'1~'
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-If your
problem is whether to turn to
a mechanical brain to do your
Office work there's a word of
warning today.
First make sure just what you
Evening star., 1956-12-26
''s'' RI BUSINESS
Munsey Trust Becomes
10th 3 Pct. Bank in Area
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Munsey Trust Co. today became the goth bank to
announce plans to increase its interest savings
to per cent effective January /.
Munsey will the recently permitted by Federal
regulatory authorities all savings Of upwards
President Warren r. Forster announced
The company previously paid 22 per cent Interest is
Evening star., 1956-12-26

computed on the low balance for
each six months interest period
and is credited January / and
July /.
Munsey was the third District
bank to raise its rate from 2 to
2la per cent. Eleven institutions
in nearby Maryland and Virginia
have gone to 3 per cent.
Another savings and loan
association which has been pay
ing 3 per cent, announced in
tention of going to 3l2 per cent.
Citizens Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Georgetown
will pay the higher rate for the
first six months of 1857.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
METAL QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK Dec ~ Spot non
isfro4t rlftal sFicrs tceay ccppsf 81. n
csrta a pound Cunnectfut NaasT Lead
- cents = pourn, NsN YORK Einc 50
: o. . pound Nee Yefk fafetgn iu.
sf etae ccrtt Bss tfaY r4Ece Nta
YNrf fitsaaarGn teran see No /
sheAsS uss aloisa today a. s5.U0.s
Evening star., 1956-12-26
WINGS & WHEELS
BNcHARLEs YARBRoUeH

sponSibility of determining the
cause rests with the board and it
may still be months in coming.
1t would establish no precedent
iii the final answer would be
cause undetermined"
x 4
In Aviation Ages December is
sue, a special report on air traffic
control says it will take a high
authority similar to our Atomic
Energy Commission to remedy
the inadequate air traffic control
system
Such an agency" the magu-
zine says, would have TO be in
dependent of both Commerce
and Defense Departments; an
agency that can tie together all
the disjointed efforts of today's
many committees and boards.
Congress comes in for a stiff
Iashing. Sample:
Even after the Grand Can
yon airline disaster Congress
acted with its usual statesman
ship. Stung into action by the
tragedy, it asked the CAA to
telescope its five-year plan into
three. But when the CAA SUBJ
mitted a supplemental request
for $68 million to do the joE
Congress asked it to do, the
lagency received the same treat
ment. In the last hours before
Congress adjourned the House
trimmed the request to $45 mil
lion. The Senate. having previ-
Iously voted the full amount, did
not trouble to defend its original
position"
1 Harold p. Pierce, manager OF
the Keystone Automobile Clubs
| Washington office, takes a look
at the staggering tax burden or
the Nations motor vehicle users;
calls it "a certainty for a new
all-time record in 1857"
Special motor vehicle taxes in
1855 totaled $7,296, $4,000, Mr.
Pierce says. The figure is made
up of State gross registration
receipts, net gasoline taxes, spe.
cial city and county levies
bridge. tunnel, ferry and toll
road fees and Federal excise
taxes.
What Mr.. Pierce means is thai
it is not only the original cost
(higher in 1850, but the keep up
4 4
I Sud-Est Aviation of France
builder of the jet-powered Cara.
velle airliner. has retaine {
Walker 81 Crenshaw to handle
its United States public relation.
the firm also has retained
Ford Studebaker. of Logistic:
Advisory Service, of Washington
as consultant. Allegeny Air
lines has been authorized to pro.
vide air service between Harris
burg. Pa. and Washington under
temporary exemption procedure
until the lines application is
acted on. Nancy S. Briggs. OF
280l Twenty-ninth place NV.
has won her steWardess wings
with United Air Lines. SlicL
Arways, Inc, was granted 6
special exemption order by the
CAB to help the Post Office De-
partment with the Christmas
rush. A Studebaker Champion
Flight Hawk copped first place ir
the first Mobilgas economy rur
held in the Philippines every
one is still looking for the first
OF the Chevrolet fuel injection
engines.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Vito Laboratories Adds
To Expansion Program


Vitro Laboratories announced
the signing of a contract for ad-
dition of a 10000 square foot
wing to its Sis million labora-
tory under construction on a
35-acre tract on Georgia avenue
north of Aspen Hill road on
Georgia avenue near Silver
Spring, Md.
The contract went to Victor
r. Beauchamp. who also is gen.
eral contractor for the main
building. Construction of the
wing will start at once and COM
pletion of both the main build
ing and wing is expected in 1857.
Vitro Laboratories operates
laboratories in both Silver Spring
and West Orange, N. j., and an
armament test facility at Eglin
Air Force Base. Fla, and is a
division of Vitro Corp. OF
Evening star., 1956-12-26
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Dec. 26 tP--National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc
Moon QuOtationS)
Evening star., 1956-12-26

times for outstanding achieve
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
SECURITY RISK
OR GOOD CITIZEN?

Whot happens when a man hos
been iobIess for q yeor-ond a
stronger offers him a chonce to
make some money for his fomiIy's
upkeep? Does he toke the Job, osk
no questions-ond perhaps find
that he is eousht in a web Of
treoson9 Or does he turn down his
first chance at employment in
year and denounee his supposed
"benefoctor" to the authorities?
It depends on the mon, soys
Subversive Activities Control Board
member Harry P. Coin. One man in
such q position took the decent
course, but have others chosen the
wrong path?
Reed whot Mr.. Coin hos to soy
in his own words-obout q mid
century American tragedy, the story
Of q mon whose Government coils
him o security risk" The SAcB
members account, entitled "offer
From q Stranger. appears on Pose
AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
D.C.PupiILog Continues;
Teacher Shortage Cited

atoms subcommittee has SEIZED.
uled the start of its hearings fol
10 am. tomorrow. District off,
Gals will be heard tomorrow anc
Tuesday, according to the an
nounced schedule. Spokesmer
for numerous civic organiza.
lions are scheduled to start test.
flying at 10 am. Wednesday.
Congress is considering a pro.
posal to reduce the present
Junior and senior high schoo
staff by so teachers. This re.
Iduction, originally proposed BY
the House Appropriations Com.
mittee, has the backing OF the
District Commissioners, although
1t is being opposed vigorously b.
the Board of Education.
The Commissioners have con.
tended the reduction would bt
Ia justified economy. The teacher
Salaries would be switched tc
elementary schools.
1t is precisely in the city,
secondary schools, however. thai
the problem OF tagging achieve.
Continued on Page Ala, Col.
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Korrick Sees Defects
In Hospital Operation

has not yet completed an in
'tensive investigation of the
growing hospital crisis. If he
has reached any firm conclu-
sions. he is not ready to talk
about them.
He said he has held two con.
ferences with chiefs of the vari-
GUS medical services at D. C
General. He also has talked q
number of times to DR.. Seek.
niger. He said he intended tc
go more deeply into hospital adj
ministration when DR.. P. A. E
Stebbing, the hospital superin-
tendent, returns from a two-week
absence on military duty as a
reserve officer.
Commissioner Karrick agreed
however, to give The Star what
he termed an interim appraisal
of the situation. 1t follows:
/. The administration of D. c.
See HOSPITAL. Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
.Mahoney Given
Odds Of 0to5
Faces Tydings In
Maryland Tomorrow
BY GENE GOODWIN

Maryland Democrats tomor-
row will decide whether or not
they want Willard E. Tydings
returned to the United States
Senate. where he served longer
than any other Marylander I'M
til his 1850 defeat.
Mr.. Tydings' attempt at q
comeback over the opposition OF
George P. Manoney, former
State Racing Commission chair
man. will be the center of in
terest in tomorrow's Democratic
and Republican primaries.
Polls will be open from am
to 7 pm. (EDT) in all Maryland
counties except Talbot, where
they won't open until 8 am. In
Baltimore City they open at 6
am. All are scheduled to close
at Z pm.
Voting machines will be in
use in the city and in all counties
except Garrett and st. Marys
Write-in votes are not permitted
in primaries.
The race between Mr.. Mahony
and Mr.. Tydings, 66-year-old
Havre de Grace lawyer who
served as Senator for "a years
has been a close one.
A check last night of Baltimore
bookmakers showed that they
were offering odds of up to g.
Continued on Page A-19 Col. 3
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tive" decision had been made
to dismiss him as a security
risk. Deadline for reply by the
.employe is next Tuesday, Mr.,
Cain added.
Sees President Ill Informed
The SACB member, in his
speech to the Jewish group,
called on President Eisenhower
personally to intervene in the
security program in the inter-
est of justice.
Mr.. Cain charged that Mr..
Eisenhower's subordinates are
keeping him in ignorance of
what is happening in the secur-
ity program. He said:
II am satisfied that the Pres
ident has no idea as to the
amount of time consumed and
wasted in large numbers of cases.
THE President has said, we
reject any attempt to treat indi-
viduals as serial numbers in the
files of a Government Office.
Why have his subordinates put
him in a position of saying what
is simply not SOP"
Time consuming procedures
and long delays, Mr.. Cain said,
drive suspended employees to f.
nancial desperation and make
See SECURITY, Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-06
BY CHARLES G. BROOKS
and JOHN Nj. McKELWAY

The administration of D. C,
General Hospital appears to be
defective in a number of areas, 4"
Commissioner David B. Karrick
told The Star yesterday.
Mr.. Karrick said rebellious
doctors at the hospital have
good reason to be frustrated
with hospital management and
treatment at the hands of the
Health Department"
At the same time, however, he
said doctors public blasts have
been unfortunate" He said
they have tended to "over-
simplify" the hospital problem
and that they have been "over-
critical and largely negative and
constructive"
The breach between hospital
medical chiefs and city Health
Department officials, headed by
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger. has
widened steadily during the last
few years to the point OF open
warfare.
In a series of interviews with
The Star yesterday. virtually all
the municipal hospitals top doc
tors individually attacked ad-
ministrative practices and poll
icieS. Many of their charges
went directly to administrative
efficiency.
Dr.. Seckinger blamed the rup-
ture almost entirely on money
shortages, contending it would
take an additional $3.5 million
ito get us straight at the hos
pital." At the same time, he said
he was frustrated" by being
accused Eat the District Build
ing of asking for the moon and
empire building"
Asked if he had recommended
dismissal of any of the hospital
doctors who criticize him and
his administration, DR.. Seek
niger said, II have not. I have
only discussed it with Commits
sioner Karrick."
Mr.. Karrick stressed that he
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one would be interested in me if
it weren't for that spy angle"
The words "spy angle" referred
to the fact that last February
after he had advertised in des-
peration for any kind of work, a
Soviet agent approached him in
the guise of a college student
and asked Mr.. Hatkin to assist
in a research" project. Mr.. Hat
kin told law enforcement officials
about the encounter.
Case Being Appealed
Mr.. and Mrs. Hatkin were in
their pleasant row-house home
at 1923 Twenty-eighth street
NV. talking to a reporter for
the first time since the slowly
grinding Government security
mill took security away from Mr.
Hatkin last year.
He did not seek publicity for
his case; in fact, Mr.. Hatkin
seemed alarmed that his identity
mad become known. He has al
ways told his wife and friends
that he would get justice in the
end.
When The Star sought him
out, however, he was willing to
tell his story and expressed the
hope that his example would
help other persons caught in the
same security mill.
Long before the "spy angle
developed, Mr.. Hatkin was sus-
pended without pay from his Air
Force job after he was asked
about reports that he had asso-
ciated with persons having Com
munist connections. His explana-
lions and denials were once ac-
cepted by the Government and
once rejected. He is now APP
oealing his case.
And meanwhile he has had to
feed a family Of four on savings
and some unemployment checks.