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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

1-"Our Government rests
upon religion. 1t is from that
source that we derive our rever-
ence for truth and justice, fol
equality and liberty. and for the
rights Of mankind" said the
President at the unwilling Of q
statue of the first American
bishop Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, 80 years ago today
Which President?
2-Who is our oldest living
former First Lady? Today is hel
birthday.
3-Who was in the White
House when President Essen.
hover was born, 66 years age
yesterday?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

The word RESERVOIR comes
to us from the French. 1t re-
tains its French meaning and
something of the French pro-
nunciation. However, we often
hear 1t as "REZ-uh-voy" or
"REZ-uh-vore," neither of which
is sanctioned. Be sure to say:
First choice: REZ-er-vwar. Sec
ond choice: REZ-er-vwahr.
PUEBLO. name of Colorado's
second largest city, is a Spanish
word meaning village" The
commonly heard pew WEB
loe" is incorrect, as also is the
pronunciation heard not infre-
quently in the State itself, pee
EB-loe." The name has but
two syllables, not three. Say:
PWEB-loe.
NAUSEATE. Two mispro-
nunciations are noted: NAV
zhee-ate" and NAV -zee-ate. 81
Watch that tricky second sylla-
bic. II should be either "shee'
or see First choice: NAW-
shee-ate; second choice. NAV
see-ate.
Incidentally, the literal mean
ing Of the Latin nausea Greek
NAUSEA is sea sickness" for
naus means ship" However
the sea" OF nausea does not
stand for 1.-THE sea- It is merely
a coincidence that the last three
letters spell sea"
GOVERNMENT. All. here's 9
word for youl
Commentator. "GUV-munt.
Bureaucrat: "GUV-uh-munt.
CONGRESSMAN: "GUV-er-mint'
No runs. no hits: three errors
To pronounce the word cor.
rectly. one simply places "-ment'
at the end Of the word govern
thus. Government.
gfNf.s.thtt.a - MrNauabf avodtrafr fnr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EASLEY BLACKWoOD

well, had a two-way finesse
in hearts" alibied Mr.. Muzzy
after he went set at his three no
trump contract. 1T was purely
a $3.50 guess and l just guessed
wrong"
South dealer.
Both sides Vulnerable.
NORTH
miss Brash)
A76
3A10
pQ1043
%QJ1076
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion (Mr. AbeD
QJ10852 A94
SQ63 1884
o87 dA62
AJAX %8543
SOUTH
(Mr. Muzzy)
AAK3
7KJ72
oKJ95
%92
The bidding:
South West North East
~ IA % Pass
2NT Pass 3NT All Pass
Actually, Mr.. Muzzy had no
excuse. He did not have a two
way finesse-in the heart suit.
AS the cards lie, he could go only
one way--lf he wanted to stay
with the long odds in favor of
making nine tricks. Do you see
why?
Mr.. Champion opened the
queen of spades and Mr.. MuzZy
properly ducked. A spade was
continued and won in the closed
hand with the king. A low dia-
mond was now led to dummy's
queen and Mr.. Abel won with
the ace and returned the suit.
Mr.. Muzzy realized that he did
not have time to set UP the clubs.
To accomplish that he would
have to lose the lead twice-and
the first time he lost it, the
enemy would surely knock out
his last spade stopper.
But he could make his contract
without any club winners at all,
if he could bring in four hearts.
With that objective in mind he
led the deuce of hearts to dunn
my's ace. returned the ten and
let it ride. Mr.. Champion won
with the queen and after that
there was no chance of taking
more than eight tricks.
The set-up of the heart suit in
today's deal represents a special
situation, where the correct play
is often missed. A finesse can
be taken either way against the
queen and therefore it appears
to be a $3.50 proposition, de-
pending upon which defender
holds the missing honor. This is
the trap that the declarer must
avoid.
Mi. Muzzy's play of the suit
would win only in the case where
Mr.. Abel held the singleton queen
with one or two other hearts.
Now. if you play to the ace. as
Mr.. Muzzy did, and return the
ten, the queen will cover and the
king will win. Thus, you would
be forced to play two of your
honors on one trick and Mr..
Champion would then have
sure stopper.
If Mr.. Abel held the queen
and more than two other hearts
he would simply let the ten win
the second round and, since
dummy would have no more
hearts to lead through, the
guarded queen would stop the
suit. Starting out by leading
the deuce of hearts and finessing
dummy'S ten would assure four
tricks in the suit whenever Mr..
Champion held the queen and
not more than two other hearts.
Thus the odds favor a first
round finesse of the ten by three
to one on mathematics alone. BY
inference the odds should be
higher than that. on the theory
that Mr.. Champion had bid and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
Answer TO GUNsMITH

gist, gust. gush. units, using. night.
nigh shin, shun. shunt, sight. sigh,
sign, sing, smith SNUG, smut, Smit,
might. minus, must, mush. musing. mutt
ing, thug, thin. this, things.a thus. ting.
tush, hist hints hung, hunts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
Larsen Takes Post
With Hughes Aircraft
CHICAGOLIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Feb, IS N tuspAl.-
sslable hogs. $4,000. marekt nov fairly
active. around 70 lower on butchers
under .4Q ID. instances Oh more on
these weightS; weights over 240 ID. weak
to rs lower: sows weak to mostly IS
lower; most o. s. No. ! to IS l90-S50
10. butchers If.75-l2.25: few No. 3
Grade under $50 ID. down to II so: sew
erRl 'ots No and IS 200-335 ID 1850,
and around l25 head mostly No. Is 600
.lO 10. sorted for weight and graoe
l2.75; most 2S0-330 10. ll.oS-ll.75;
larger lots 100000 lb sovs 9.75-l 90:
weights under $50 ID. scarce, few to
HES. good clearance.
salahie cattle 1000; salable calves.
300; fed teers and heifers slow, steady
to Is lower: bulk Of the supply good
and choice zsrades: ayerage prime to
high prime grades practically absent;
COWS fairly active, steady to IS hisher:
bulls Seneraily active. strong; yealers
and stoekers and feeders about steady /:
and prime steers / ,0o0-l $50 ID, 90. so
- 50: bulk GOOD and choice steers 1880
20 90: utility and commercial steers
1851 5 90; good and choice heifers
] > 20 S25; nRn load commercial $50
ID, hetferS 10 50, few utility heifers down
to 90: utfiit' and commercial cows
mostly 10.25-I1 IS: few high commercial
COWS up to ESQ; Gamers and cutters
S.oo-l0.75; load heavy Holstein cutters
and utility cows mixed IS; utility and
commercial bulls 135a-15.35: few he'd
CHOICE and prime vealers $500. prae-
ticallv top 81 90. culis down to 10.aa;
lew common. medium and good stock
steers 12.00-I5.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
Stock Exchange Ghost
Foxes $4,000 Trodes

NEW YORK. Feb. % (P).-
The New York Stock Exchange
carried reports yesterday of more
than a half million dollars in
fake trades.
Today exchange officials were
conducting a search for the
ghost who reported the transac-
tons. Officials said they had not
the faintest idea who did it.
Business yesterday on the New
York Stock Exchange amounted
to 2.44O.O00 shares, and tucked
into that total was $4,000 fake
trades.
Here is what happened.
Around 3 pm. 30 minutes be-
fore trading closed, the Nation
wide ticker service reported 1000
shares of Philco Radio traded at
323s-a transaction amounting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28

to s32.625. Then came 1000 al
327s and 5000 at 80.
Right on the heels Of that
came reports of 1000 shares Of
New York Central at 4414, 5.00(
at 443s and 1000 at asa.
The total value of all those
transactions was $552,750.
On the floor of the stock ex-
change at the time was a throne
of 1000 members and employees
Specialists caught the fake
transactions almost immediate
ily, and they were corrected
within seven minutes. Neither
the amount of the trades nor
the prices appear in the final
iofiicial reports.
/ The first reaction at the ex-
change was that the thing was
a case of malicious mischief and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28

probably the act Of a page boy
It was explained that trades
between members are verbal and
are reported to an exchange
employe called a reporter" who
makes a written record of the
transaction and hands it to a
page boy. He in turn, puts it
.nto a pneumatic tube to the
ticker room where it is sent out
on the familiar yellow ticker
tape.
Ofncials guessed that some
page boy wrote his own ticket
and put 1t into the tube. Such
an act would of course arouse no
suspicion at the time.
No ghost trades ever have
been made before, it was said,
and steps are being taken to see
that it doesn't happen again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
|WGL Permitted
To Negotiate
For Stock Sale

The District Public Utilities
Commission today authorized
the Washington Gas Light Co.
to continue negotiations with an
underwriting syndicate for sale
of 148,9l7 shares of the COM
pany's common stock.
The commission waived re-
quirements for competitive bid
ding by the underwriters. and
told the company to report on
current stock price and the cost
of underwriting at AIS pm.
Friday, after the stock market
closes.
The new issue is designed to
help finance the company's $l5.8
million building program for the
current year.
At a public hearing. company
witnesses said the Virginia State
Corporation Commission already
has approved the issue. provided
the stock is selling at not less
than $33 and If the underwriting
cost is not more than so cents
q share.
OF the issue, the company
said. % per cent will be handled
by the First Boston Corporation
and the balance by II local
underwriting firms
The common stock was quoted
yesterday at $39H2 and $685..
Subscription warrants will be
mailed on March 6. company
officials reported.
They will go to stockholders
of record March 2 and will en-
title them to purchase one new
share for each eight shares held
on that date. A prospectus will
accompany the warrants.
Subscription price for the new
shares will be announced short
ly before mailing Of the war
rants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28

!. SUPERIOR TASTE
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superior tobaccos. Richer, tastier especially
selected for filter smoking. For the favor you
want, here's the filter you need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
The strange magic
of Plus XII
ADVERTISEMENT.

Warmth, compassion and hui
NOR find soft, shy expression in
this man. From the hands of a
pilgrim he may take a little
skullcap offered for blessing,
place it on his own head and
give the pilgrim his cap.
March Readers Digest
brings you a portrait of the man
who holds singular influence
over everyone he meets :. yet
whose deepest yearning is only
for solitude and prayer.
Get March Readers Digest
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oflasting interest, including the
best from leading magazines
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s R.--Foreisn
exchange rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents unchanged
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 3{32 per cent premium or
lhi .09ss U. s. cents, of /32.
ss EHfDDe of 1 19s S s6sday ER Ssures.
$50 7/32. Of 3l32: 60-day futures,
2.!9l. up 1/32: 9Q-day futures,
2.79 5/32, OF Il. Belgium franc>
2.O0i., up .00i.: France urancp. .asss
of cent; Germany WESTERN (deutsche
mark. 1850: Holland tsuiiderl. 2d.l3;
Italy 0iral. .l6h Of cent; Portugal
teScudo), $50: Sweden tkronal. 1894
Switzerland Nrancl tree. 1884; Den
mark tkroneb, 1880.
Latin America--Argentina freet,
2 40. Brazil freel. I.4s: Mexico. S.O2.
Venezuela tbolivarI, 1903.
Far East--Hong Kong dollar, 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
Capital Airport Handles
Record Travel Volume

Passengers of scheduled COM
mercial airlines handled 270.023
passengers at National Airport
in January. new all-time high
for that month, airport officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
Coastal Finance Assets
Cut SOS, 900, SEC Told
announced yesterday.

announced yesterday.
The total was well above 259.-
562 in January. 1855. but down
seasonally from 281 .025 in De-
cember. 1t was far above a jan
uary total of 48.073 in 1912. first
full year of airport operations.
The january total included
1886 departures and 37.l27
arrivals, compared with 1913. 729
and 1888 a year ago and 143.-
755 and 1877 .270 in December.
Southern Reports Gain
In January Earnings
Net income of Southern Rail-
way Co. was $2,829,291, or SO
cents a share in January, COM
pared with $2,484,463. or sc
cents. in the same month last
year, the road reported today.
Southern's gross operating
revenues in January totaled $22.-
888. 942 VS.. $2l, 58l.3l7 a year
ago, an increase of $l,307, 625.
Net railway operating income
before interest, rentals and other
fixed charges was $3.496,03l VS..
So, 1884, 1886.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
Yates Elected Head
OF Cashiers Group
Southern Reports Gain
In January Earnings

Paul A. Yates of Jones. Kree-
ger & Hewitt has been elected
president of the Cashiers ASso-
citation of the District. organiza-
ton of cashiers of securities
firms.
A. Sheridan Grass of Rouse,
Brewer g. Becker is vice presi-
dent and Donald Fravel Of
Johnston. Lemon g. Co. is trea-
surer.
Larsen Takes Post
With Hughes Aircraft
Paul J. Larsen. 30-year-old
veteran of the electronics indus
try, has been appointed eastern
area manager Of the Hughes Air.
craft Co., with headquarters
here He will be in charge Of
company relations with indus
try and Government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-28
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Feb. IS iP.-National
Of Securities Dealers, Inc:
moon QuotationsD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Academy Honors
Naval Head

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. %. (Pl.-
Only cancellation of a dress pa
rade marred the visit to the
United States Naval Academy
yesterday of Admiral Corso Pc
corr Gerald, Italy's chief OF
naval operations.
The Italian Navy leader, his
wife, Countess Gerald and staff
members toured the academy
here as part of a naturalization
TOUR of naval installations in this
country.
Wet grounds forced officials
to call off the first of the weekly
spring dress parades of the $500
member brigade of midshipmen,
and instead Admiral Gerald
was given his full military honors
on arrival this morning. A IT.
gun salute was fired and the
Italian ensign was flown from
the academy flagstaff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
High Supports Farm Bill
Predicted by Johnson

mittee first questions Secretary
of Agriculture Benson about the
Senate bill. Mr.. Benson is due
| to testify Tuesday.
/ On related issue, the House
voted 215-195 yesterday to reject
the recommendation of Mr.
Cooley's committee and approved
Senate bill calling for a two
year, $160 million school milk
program.
Limit on Milk Fund
The Democratic committee
majority had voted to limit new
Feaeral school milk funds to $40
million to carry the program
only through June 30. One eff
feet of the House vote was to
make unnecessary an identical
provision in the Senate farm bill.
Democratic House leaders
sought to leave the two-year ex-
tension for later consideration
Representative Donovan, Demo-
Icrat of New York, accused Mr.
Cooley of cute politics at the
expense of the school children"
and Representative Byrnes, Re-
publican of Wisconsin. said
Democrats were attempting to
block the two-year extension for
bargaining purposes in con-
nection with the big farm bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
Insurance Is Paid
On 81 Million Note

NEW YORK, Mar. % (P.-
Insurance companies have PAID
Isl million to the Chase Man.
haitian Bank to make up for its
misplaced million dollar United
States Treasury note.
A Chase Manhattan official
said yesterday the bank had
entered a claim for the loss and
that Is insurance companies,
acting as surety, came up with
the money.
The bank spokesman said "the
insurance companies eventually
can get back their money from
the Government" He did not
elaborate.
The Treasury note was first
missed March 6. The spokes-
man said a search through many
millions of sheets of paper will
continue until the note-whfch
is theoretically negotiable-is
found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
South Carolina
Talks in Recess

COLUMBIA. S. c., Mar. %
| R.-South Carolina Democrats
began today a self-assumed
leadership Of a drive seeking
more recognition for the South
from the national party.
Their biennial convention
recessed yesterday until after
the national convention in a way
that would permit formation OF
a third party. The convention
also urged other Southern States
to do the same.
The racial segregation issue
was uppermost in the minds OF
the more than 500 delegates, who
OVERRIDE the Resolutions Com
mittee in recessing the conven-
ton. The committee wanted the
recess put on a maybe" basis
The next meeting will come
not later than August 81, two
weeks after the national conven-
ton.
The leadership resolution calls
for caucus Of national conven-
ton delegates from other South
ern States before the conven-
ton.
Gov. George Bell Zimmerman
urged the Southern unit, but
made no mention of a third
party. Thomas A. Wofford OF
lGreenville, who becomes United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
BY JOSEPH A. FOX


With final congressional ac-
ton on the farm bill a month
sway and amid conjecture about
an ultimate presidential veto,
Senate Majority Leader johnson
said today the Democrats will
insist on high level price sup
1ports in the final measure which
'se erges from Senate House
compromise.
Press conference com m e n t
from President Eisenhower yes
terday indicated a distaste for
the shape the legislation is TAX
ing, giving rise to limitations of
q veto.
Today Senator Johnson, after
talking the bill over with his fell
low Texan, House Speaker Ray
burn, predicted that the confer
ence committee which will adj
tust differences in the two ver-
sions of the legislation. will
recommend high level supports.
Farmers Revolt Seen
st predict that the revolt
farmers put on in Minnesota is
going to extend to every other
farm State" Senator johnson
said in an interview.
House Agriculture Committee
Chairman Cooley, Democrat OF
North Carolina, who now con-
trolls the time schedule for action
on the measure, told neWsmen
that a compromise bill worked
out between Senate and House
may be ready for the final action
shortly after Congress returns
from its Easter recess. April 8.
at is not likely that the single
bin emerging from conference
will be more palatable to the
administration than the sepa-
rate versions passed by Senate
and House which must be rec
onciled by the conferees.
Both call for higher COM
modify prices. The administra-
ton wants supports down.
graded. The President re-
iterated yesterday that higher
guarantees mean higher produc-
tion-and the aim of the ad-
ministration is to cut produc-
ton, and get rid of SURPRISES
which are blamed for depressing
prices.
Chairman Cooley, who will
head the conferees, also has
indicated GOODNESS toward the
soil-bank. a crop-reducing de-
vice highly favored by the ad-
ministr8tion. which was in
corporated in the Senate bill.
However, the North Carolinian
told newsmen that we're going
to try our best to compromise
our differences with the Senate
and get out q good Dill.
= -We're not going to stall" he
continued. I'm going to try to
get the conference to work over
the recess"
Mr.. Cooley said he had cam
celled scheduled trip to Europe
He said he wouldn't be op-
tinnistic enough to venture the
hope we could get a bill out of
conference before the Easter re-
cess, but we might be ready
when the House gets back"
He added, however, it may be
next week before he appoints
House conferees-after his COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22
$780, 900 Contract Let
For A-Ship Study

The Navy has awarded a
100000 design study contract to
Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy
Mass, for the propulsion plant
for a nuclear cruiser.
The award, announced last
night. indicated progress in the
development of a nuclear reactor
for large ship propulsion. In
October. 1854, the Atomic En-
ergy Commission and the De-
Tense Department assigned to
Westinghouse Electric Corp. re-
search and development work on
such a reactor.
| Bethlehem Steel will conduct
design studies on a steam gen.
Grating system for the ship be-
yond the reactor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

States Senator next month by
Gov. Timmerman's appointment
noted that the State could turn
successfully" to the third-party
course in such a program OF
unity-by possibly throwing the
presidential election into the
House at Washington.
That was the theme of the
1913 presidential campaign
waged by Senator Strom Thur
mond, Democrat of South Caro-
lima. when he headed the States
Rights ticket.
The conventions keynot
speaker, State Treasurer jeff B
Bates, spoke for a policy OF
staying within the national
party. He said he detected a
note of moderation toward the
South among national leaders
! Senator Olin Johnston, Demo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-22

Icrat of South Carolina. also
urged that the State party stay
within the confines of the ma
ionsl party.
An Associated Press poll of the
y delegates elected to the ma
, 1956-05-17

The Democratic Club of ST. Croix, Christiansted Division,
will hold a preconvention CAUCUS at the Lutheran Parish
Hall at $50 Pm. May Is, 1856 at which time Delegates to
the Quadrennial Convention of the Insular Democratic Ma
tional Committee of the Virgin Islands to be held June 8,
1856, in the town of Frederiksted, v. l. will be elected.
AL members and all persons desiring to be enrolled as
members are asked to attend.
Joseph Alexander
Chairman
Christiansted, V. L May Z, 1856
, 1956-05-17
ULLMONT L. JAMES
Director of Personnel
NOTICE OF SALE

The Virgin Islands Corporation offers for sale, AS is, Where
is, the following Pickup Trucks, presently located around
the Bethlehem Factory Area.
Nc. A Ford Serial No. 97Hc-3Oo69 EG
No. 45 WHY'S Serial No. 1920 7 Motor T-256o7
No. 46 WHY'S Serial No. 1874 WD Motor T-25428
No. SIS Chevrolet Serial No. FP J1b684
Persons interested in seeing these pickups should contact
Mr.. + S. eantrell at the truck and tractor garage during
working hours.
This sale closes May Is, 1856 at 400 PM Offers to purchase
should be sent to our purchasing division
, 1956-05-17
CLINICAL

CLINICA PSYCHOLOGIST Entrance Salary $5040 per
annum). This is professional work in administering and in
I%terpreing psychological tests and in assisting in functions as
"a member Of Mental Health team.
Minimum experience and training: a doctoral degree in clint
cal Psychology, including one year of internship; or compile
ton of requirements for a doctoral degree, plus one year
experience in a diagnostic and treatment center.
SOCIAL WORKER entrance Salary $4,000
per annum). This is professional social case work with pa
tients having problems of social and personal maladjust1nent
Minimum Experience and training: one years experience in
I~psychiatric social work; graduation. from a recognized coll
|1ege or university supplemented by completion Of a recog-
|nized curriculum in %psychiatric social work.
IPSYcHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER Supervisor: entrance
Salary $4,000 per annun)s This is professional and administra-
tive work in planning and actively participating in social
casework services for patients having problems Of social and
ingpersonal maladjustment.
MINIMUM experience and training: three years experience
IN p~syehiatric1 social work at least one in supervision; grad
Iuation from a recognized college or university, supplement-
ed by completion of a recognized curriculum in psychiatric
social work.
must be made on the official form which NAV
be obtained from the Personnel Branch Office. Christianstad
st Crolx, and should be p~ostmarked by midnight.
L. JAMES
Director of Personnel