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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Mrs. Mary Riehueek
| Entertains With Bridqe

Mrs. Mary Richcreek enter
tanned recently with a dinner
bridge at her home on Main
street.
A dinner of lovely appoint
ments was served at $50 o'clock
at tables attractively decorated
in the Halloween motif.
Following the dinner, an even
ing of bridge was enjoyed with
Mabel Tarleton, Mary Sanford,
Mary Quick and Olive Groves
winning the prizes.
The guest were Mary Quick,
Mary Iams, Helen Ehlermann,
Lou Tarleton, Mabel Tarleton,
Marjorie Harris, Ruth Evilsizer,
Olive Groves, Mary Scherr, Mary
Sanford, Ada Ackley, Madge
Keyser, Sylvia Bryan, Hattie
Wiley, Inez Clark and Louise
Clark.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
First 1t. and Mrs. Charles NJ.

EHSt LII. anu WIS. SudlISS WI.
Crawford spent several days re-
Gently visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Miracle of
Caldwell route 5. 1t. Crawford
is a personnel officer with the
9Th Air Force Base in Massa-
chusetts. After visiting here and
with his parents in Michigan
City, Indiana, the couple will
return to Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Warren,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Ogle and
daughter, Linda 10 of Akron,
called at the home of Miss Effie
Warren, Walnut street, Friday
evening. The group was enroute
home from a vacation trip to
Sarasota, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Quick
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie HeSson of Wooster
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gibson
and sons, of Sarahsville, visited
Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Smith and family of
Ava route |.
DIR. and Mrs. A. G. McGregOr
are visiting this week with
friends in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. HOsmer FarsOn
and Betty Lou visited Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fulta Hughes, Caldwell route.
Mrs. C. Il. Upton has returned
TO her home on Lewis street
from Washington, D. c., where
she visited her granddaughter,
Beverly Ann Henry of Hunting
Towers. Miss Henry has a gov
ernment position in Navy per
sonnel, that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Lori and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Lori and
son, of Caldwell, visited over
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Wells and Bill Lori, of
| Canton.
Weekend guests at the home
of Mrs. Billa Patterson, Belford
street, were Kenneth Palmer of
Pittsburgh, Pa. and Mr.. and Mrs,
James Caldwell, of Massillon.
nellie Headley, Madge Fergu-
son, Thelma Rice, Hazel Shuttle
worth and Nola Clymer of Cald-
well and Zoe Harris of Colum-
bus, have returned to their home
after spending the past week in
the New England states.
Miss Janet King, who is EN-
ployed in Columbus, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn King.
Pearl RalstOn visited the
weekend with her daughters,
Mrs. Robert Radcliffe and family
and Miss Virginia Ralston, of
Columbus.
Tally Hill, who has been tax
ing special nurses training at a
hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa, is
spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hill, North street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Circle Three

Circle Three W.S.C.S. of the
First Methodist church will at
tend the prayer meeting at the
church Wednesday evening, Nov.
z at 700 o'clock in a group and
remain for their regular monthly
meeting. Hostesses will be Win
ME Johnson, Olive Moore, Vina
Pickenpaugh, Alice Blackburn,
Effie Warren, Anna Jordan, Mar
tina Archer, Grace Upton and
Bessie Christopher.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Bigley and
Virginia, of Rich Valley; Mr.. and
Mrs. Junior Wilson, of Terrace
Addition and Mrs. Leota Robin
son, of GAINESVILLE, were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Stille, of GAINESVILLE.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Drake and
children, of Cambridge, visited
with Mrs. brakes parents, DR..
and Mrs. w. c. Harper, of West
street, Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Cecil StOttsberry
and children visited relatives and
friends in Athens and Nelson
vile, Sunday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01

The 1856 edition of the Caldwell high
school marching band, under the direction of
Marvin P. Wood will be featured Saturday
evening at the Homecoming activities of the
GAINESVILLE Rosecrans in municipal stadium.
The Bishops will be after their third win
in eight games when they go against the Dover
ST. Joseph's eleven. The festivities will begin
at 7:30 p.
The Caldwell band will put on their
plete II minute show at the half time cere-
monies.
The band members include: left to right,
first row, Barbara Wood, CAROLYN King, Joan
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
HOmemakerS Club

The Cumberland Homemakers
club will meet in the social room
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church, Wednesday evening, Nov.
Z at 7:30 o'clock. The subject for
this meeting will be landscap-
ing and the care of roses. Miss
Mary Cooper of the Claysville
club will be present and give an
illustrated program on safety.
Public invited to attend this
meeting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01

Miss Janice Allen, of Spruce
street, visited with relatives in
Cambridge over the weekend.
Miss Kay Scott, of Cambridge,
spent the weekend with her cou-
sin, Miss Jean Allen, of Spruce
street.
Callers last week at the home
of Lydia and Sarah Cant, OF
Caldwell, were Harry Dotson
and son, Cant Of Mansfield; Mr..
and Mrs. Marcus Cant and son,
Stephen and Edna Arnold of
Sarahsville route and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gildow of Elba.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
family, of Ava route l, Mrs. Tim
mie Cooper and daughter OF
Sarahsville, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Polling and Mrs
Ella Johns of Canton over the
weekend
MIR. and Mrs. William Wright
and son, Of Stowe, Gene Cochran
Of Dover visited Sunday with
Eddie Chandler and family OF
Caldwell route.
Mrs. Margaret Ickes, who is
employed in Cambridge, spent
the weekend at her home here.
Larry Bates, who is enrolled al
Ohio State, Columbus, spent the
weekend with relatives in Noble
county.
Miss Grace Mckee, of Main
street, spent the past week with
| Audrey Miley and other friends
in Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Montoney
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Montoney, all of Co
lumbuS. spent the weekend with
MIR. and Mrs. Percy Head ano
| Mr.. and Mrs. Wade LongfelloW
of near Dudley, and Mr.. anc
Mrs. Ernest Parry, of North
street, Caldwell.
Juanita Obney and Arlene
Jacobs, of Alliance, spent the
weekend with their mother, Mrs
Charles Feldner and husband, o1
Florence Addition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hud Gelein Oi
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, have re,
| turned to their home after visit
ing a week with their daughter
| Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Parks
East street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Lee ant
| Mrs. Bill Cutler and daughter
Sandra, Canton, spent tWa day!
this week with Mrs. Grace Parks
and daughters, Ruby and Ellen
of BelfOrd street.
MIR. and Mrs. Lester Baker, o
Columbus, and Mrs. G. A. Bakel
of Granville, were weekend
| guests in the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. H. A. Baker, Main street.
Miss Marianne Richcreek
student at Ohio University
Athens, spent the weekend will
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
Richcreek and daughter, Study
| of Main street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Annual Dinner

Annual turkey dinner of the
Worthwhile Sunday school class
of the Church of Christ will be
held Thursday evening, Nov. l
in the church basement, begin
ming at $50 o'clock. Members of
the Lambda Phi class will be
guests.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
BIRTHDAY DINNER

Mrs. Ivan Ziler entertained
Saturday evening, October 27 at
her home on Playground street
with a cafeteria style dinner
honoring the birthday anniver-
sary of her husband, Ivan Ziler
Those enjoying the dinner were
John Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs
James M. johnson and daugh-
ters, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth E
Ziler and son, Mrs. Zoa V
Dickinson, Mrs. Norma Gregg
Miss Evelyn Christopher, the
honored one and the hostess.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01

Safigan, Sally Parks, Ellen Jane Boyer, JAN
ice Scherr, Director Wood, Nancy Pitts, Barb
ara Boyer, Lorraine Kalen, Karen Buckley,
Malauna Poulton, Doris Estadt.
Second row, Larry Hayes, Sally HILL Sandra
Parrish Dolores Brown, Jacquelne Davis,
Pauline Reed June Shamhart, Evelyn Christie
pher, Study Richcreek, Janet Buckley, Judy
Davis, and Dale Shackle
Third row: Fairy Lee Morgan, Helen Reed,
Darrell Secrest, Billy Hayes Jim Safigan, Grace
Brumbach, Bill Bailey, Bill Estadt, Jane El-
lott Diana Mcdonald, Barbara Merry and
Dawn Carol johnson.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Jackson Grange

Jackson grange, No. 407, will
have their next meeting Thurs
day evening, Nov. 8 instead of
previously planned. Officers-elect
for the coming year will be in
stalled at this time. A pot luck
supper will be served.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Legion Auxiliary

The American Legion Auxili-
ary Unit No. 252, will hold their
regular meeting on Wednesday
evening, Nov. Z at eight o'clock
in the post hall on Main street.
A parcel post sale will be fea-
tured. Mrs. Edna Tarleton presi-
dent announced that all dues
should be paid before Veterans
Day, November II.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
ATTEND WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Rex and
daughter, Janet, attended the
wedding of Miss Thelma Bankes,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bankes at Barberton, Saturday
evening. On Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex and family, with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rex of Malta visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. G. M
Combs of Washington, Pa.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
MARRIED BY MAYOR

Mayor DOnlId D. Nichols OF
ficiated at a marriage ceremony
Wednesday afternoon, in the
Mayors court, for Robert Nor
man Johns, of Marietta, and
Ilene J. Carpenter, of Belle Val
ley. Miss Violet Morgareidge,
village clerk, was a witness to
the ceremony.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Caldwell BPW

The Caldwell Business and
Professional Women's club will
meet Monday evening, Nov. 5
at $50 o'clock in the grade
school cafeteria. The public
affairs committee, with Miss
Louise Clark as chairman, will
be in charge of the evening 5
program. All members are urged
to attend.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Election Day Dinner

Members of the W.S.C.S. of the
Mt. Ephraim Methodist church
will serve their election day dim
ner next Tuesday, Nov. 6. A fried
chicken dinner will be served in
the Mt. Ephraim Masonic hall
from 1870 a. m. to 100 p. m. and
again in the evening from 400
to 900 p. m. The public is in
vited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Coming Social &nent4
Fall Festival

The annual Caldwell heights
festival will be held Thursday
evening, Nov. 8, at the grade
school. Supper will be served at
the cafeteria, beginning at 600
p. m. There will also be coffee,
pie, cake and cider served on the
side. The fish pond, orange tree
and other attractions will be
featured during the evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Circle Two

Circle Two of the W.S.C.S. of
the First Methodist church will
meet Thursday evening, Nov. l
at 800 o'clock in the home of
Marjorie Harris on North street
with Mary Richcreek serving as
companion hostess.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Community Club

Regular meeting Of the Dexter
City Community club will bt
held Monday evening, Nov. 5 il
the school cafeteria. The meet,
ing will begin at 7:30 p. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Mothers Club

The Caldwell Mothers club
will meet Monday evening, Nov.
5, at 800 o'clock in the home
of Mrs. r. G. Moore on Chautau-
qua Court. Mrs. Gerald Ramsey
will be in charge of the program
for the evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Mixed Dance

A mixed dance Will be held
Saturday evening, Nov. II at st.
Mary's parish hall at Fulda spon-
sored by the December group.
Public invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Fall Festival

hHi tJtI ttA
The annual "Fall Festival
will be held at the Mt. Ephraim
school building Friday evening
Nov. 2. A blanket and a basket
of groceries will be given as door
prizes. Plans are being made tC
have a country store and other
entertainment. Refreshments will
be sold by the Mothers. Public
invited.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Noble Rebekah Lodge

Regular meeting Of the Noble
Rebekah Lodge will be held on
Friday, Nov. 2, beginning at 1880
p. m. Refreshments will be SER
we'd and all members are urged
to be present.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Laurel Grange

Laurel grange No. 1878 will
hold their regular meeting, on
Thursday evening, Nov. l at 7:30
O'Clock. The third and fourth de-
grees will be conferred on a
number of candidates. A pot luck
supper will follow
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Sharon Grange

Sharon grange No. 1861 will
meet Thursday evening, Nov. l
at 7:30 o'clock. The third and
fourth degrees will be conferred
on a class of candidates. Members
are asked to bring a pie and
sandwiches.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
To Serve Dinner

The ladies of the Ava Meth
odist church will serve dinners
and suppers election day, Tues
day, November 6 in the church
dining room.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01
Look Who's Here!

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul G. Crum,
of Woodsfield route, are an
nouncing the birth of a son, Sat
urday, Oct. q, at the Barnes
vile General hospital. The infant
weighed eight pounds IL ounces.
Agnes Crum of Fulda, is the
paternal grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis st. Clair,
of Cumberland route 3, are the
parents of a daughter, born Oct.
Is. The infant has been named
Nancy Jane. Grandparents are
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig Gillespie, of
Kimbolton route /; Ray ST.
Clair, of New Concord route 2,
| and Mrs. Jennie Gillespie, OF
Kimbolton route /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Carpenter
of Summerfield, are the parents
of a daughter born Oct. "a, in
the st. Francis hospital, Cam
bridge. The new arrival weighed
five pounds and nine ounces al
birth.
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Pangle, Jr
of Maple Heights, announce the
birth of a seven pound, eight
ounce son on October 26 al
Thompson's hospital. The new
arrival has been named Ear
Franklin Pangle, III. Grandpar'
ents are MIR. and Mrs. Ear
Pangle of Maple Heights ane
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Wiley O.
Caldwell route. Great grandpar
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
Wiley, Mrs. Anna Wheeler ant
Mrs. Eva Angelo, all of Caldwell
route.
=
| Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harmon
of Caldwell route, announce tht
birth of a eight pound, fou,
ounce daughter on October 2.
at Thompson's hospital. The new
arrival has been named Yer;
Irene. Mrs. Ocie Harmon o
Sharon, is the paternal grand
mother.
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hutchin
of Caldwell route l, are the par
ents of eight pound, one ounc,
son born October % at Thomp
sons hospital. The new arriva
has been named Edward Irwin
IMr. and Mrs. Clyde King of Sum
|merfield and MIR. and Mrs
| Charles Hutchins of Caldwell
are the grandparents. Mrs. Edith
King, of Summhrfield, is tn
great grandmother.
- -
| Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Idlett, o
| Caldwell, are the parents of [;
nine pound, four ounce son borl
| Sunday, October 28 at Thomp
sons hospital, Caldwell. TIL
new arrival has been named
| Nickel Dean. Grandparents ar
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. 0. McBee ana
Mr.. and Mrs. John Idlett, o
Houston, Texas.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Champlil
of Columbus, are announcing tn
birth of daughter, Oct. IA, a
their home. She weighed fou
pounds and seven ounces an,
has been named Sondra Diane
Grandparents are Mr.. and Mrs
John Smith of Dexter City, JOIN
Champlin of Corning and Mrs
Effie Harris of Columbus.
-
| Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Land
aker, of WatertoWn, are tn
parents of a daughter born Oct
28 at the Marietta Memorial hos
pital. The grandparents of tn
new arrival are Mr.. and Mr.!
Garold Sampson of Watertow
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Land
aker, of KeithtoWn.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01

For GOOD county government,
support KEARNS for COM
MISSIONER.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harmon
of Caldwell route, announce the
birth of a eight pound, four
ounce daughter on October "a
at Thompson's hospital. The new
arrival has been named Vera
Irene. Mrs. Ocie Harmon of
Sharon, is the paternal grand
mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
|CHICACOLWEsTOCK

saiable hogs 1000; fairly activ Usp seneT-
ally steady to % higher on butchers with
instances up more early on weights over
40 lb.; later trade and close dull with
around 1000 and 800 hogs steary to
~ lower: most decline on weights over
23Q ID: soWs steady to mostly 25 lower:
demand No. 90 mixed grade lots 50n.
go Id. butchers; l7.75-1S.OO: mostly
20 and above; several lots No. -
2OO-22b ID. l7.75-1S.00; As head lot No.
202 h.; No. 2-3 250-27O ID, l6.7b-
lz.25; few lots late these weights 1880
1879: few No. 2-3 2S0-320 ID. 1900
1879: few late sales l5.75-16.25; larger
Salable cattle 800: calves 100: steers
and heifers nominally steady; cows I'M
evenly steady to % lower; bulls steady:
yealers steady to strong; stockers and
feeders nominally steady: few lots good
TO average choice steers 17.5O-22. 90;
latter price for a load !. 00S lb.; few
standard stan .n to low good 14.50-17;25; part
choice heifers and mixed yearlings Is 90
ig.50; utility and commercial cows
lu25-l2:0O: most Gamers and cutters
S,!5-l0.25: utility and commercial bulls
!a.nu-lb.OO: good and choice vealers
19.00-24 90; light culls down TO 700:
part load MEDIUMS quality $40 ID. steers
salable sheep 500: small receipts
mostly wooled lambs and q few sheep
moderately active; wooded lambs about
70 higher: sheep steady: not enough
shorn lambs offered to test market; good
70 prime wooled lambs S2-1IO ID. 1890
2O.5O; few low good 20 ID. at 17.75; Gull
70 enoice slaughter ewes 4.O0-6.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
Arlington Trust
Boosts Rate

Arlington Trust Co. late yes.
terday became the 18th Wash.
ington area bank to adopt tn,
3 per cent maximum Interest
rate permitted on savings &C.
counts. effective January /.
Earlier in the day, Lincoln
National Bank and the Indus.
trial Bank of Washington an
nounced plans to pay 3 pei
cent along with three banks oil
Alexandra and two nearby
Maryland banks.
On Wednesday, seven area
banks announced similar plan.
and previously three had taker
the step, which became possible
recently when the Federal Re-
serve Board and the Fedora
Deposit Insurance Corp. raised
the upper limit from 21a to ;
Iper cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
MunseyDisp|ays
Larger Quarters

Washington bankers and busi-
ness leaders visited the greatly
enlarged and modernized lobby
OF the Munsey Trust Co. last
night.
Munsey's major expansion pro-
gram has added around 20 per
cent to its space and it now oc-
cupies the entire first floor of its
building with $4,000 square feet.
An additional 1000 square feet
are on the mezzanine.
New banking fixtures and wall
to-wall carpeting have trans
formed the banking rooms along
with an unusually attractive dec
Grating job. Also added are a
kitchen and lunchroom. for en-
ployes.
President Warren r. Forster
headed a receiving line Of officers
and directors last night and
received many congratulations
from fellow banks, who also
have been remodeling and ex-
panding their facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
|Akers Stuff
ToGet $50
OF Profits

Floyd D. Akers, president Of
the Capital OldSmobile Co. Of
Washington, Akers Oldsmobile.
Cadillac Co. of Alexandria anc
Suburban Cadillac Oldsmobile OF
Bethesda, announced that rs pei
cent of company profits will be
distributed to employees.
Distribution of cash under the
company's prof1t-sharing plan
will take place at the company's
annual Christmas Party tomor-
row and 379 employees will share
in it.
Each share representing one
full year of employment will paw
SIP and a majority of the en-
ployes have an average of ten or
more years of service, Mr.. Akers
said.
In addition, each employe will
receive around 3 per cent of his
annual salary as recognition of
his years of service in the profit
sharing distribution.
This unusual profit-sharing
plan is ten years old this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
Morrison to Head
National Suvinqs
And Loan LEAGUE

w. Franklin Morrison of Wash
ington has been nominated to be
come president of the Nationa
Savings and Loan League at tn,
leagues annual convention a
Boston in June.
Mr.. Morrison is executive vic,
president of the First Fedora
Savings and Loan Association
and has been serving as vic,
president of the league, which
has headquarters here. He viii
succeed George W. Greenwood
OF Topeka, Kans.
Mr.. Morrison had % years Of
experience in the mortgage anc
savings and loan business in Chi.
cago before coming here to joir
First Federal as a loan con.
sultant in September, 1943. A
little later he was named vice
president and was elected execu.
tive vice president in January
1851.
First Federal has more thar
SIS million of assets, compared
with $32 million in 1851 about
the time Mr.. Morrison Joined
the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21

American Fires 1000 outstand-
ing shares would have to be de-
posted with National Bank Of
Washington to close the deal
Not quite $500 shares were
rendered by the previous dead
line Of December IA and it was
indicated the offer had expired.
News of the extension came
last night in a letter sent out
by Mr.. Martens to American Fire
stockholders. Mr.. Martens said
assurances had been received
that additional shares would be
rendered and pointed to amend
ment Of the original offer to
wipe out the minimum of $500
shares.
AS in the original offer, IS of
the $3.50 purchase price will 60
for attorneys fees and IS will be
held in escrow for a year.
President Edmund M. En-
merich of American Fire said his
company had scheduled a post
poned stockholders meeting for
December %, same date as the
new Imperial offer deadline. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21

Total reserves Included excess
reserves which averaged $57s
million. This was $50 million
higher than excess reserves aver
aged the week before and was
$76 million lower than excess
reserves a year earlier. Excess
reserves are amounts not needed
to cover deposits. and are there
fore the basis for expansion Of
bank credit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
Steel Builds
Biggest Open Hearth

WE1RTON, W. Va, Dec. 81
l(R.-Weirton Steel Co. plans to
put a new 900 : ton capacity
open-hearth furnace into opera
ton tonight. Weirton says II
is the largest open hearth in
the steel industry's history.
One complete operation of the
furnace takes IS hours and pro-
duces 800 tons Of primary steel.
This will yield $50 tons of
finished steel. which is enough
to. build 800 autos, $500 re-
frigerators. 500 small tractors
or 5000 deep freezes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21

and commented that times hac
changed very much since Ameri-
can Fire was organized in 1873
The day Of the little one-line
insurance company ended q long
Time ago and older and larger
one-line Washington insurance
companies disappeared as long
as 40 years ago. he said. Low
rates and big volume, are both
necessary now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

exchange rates follow torest Britain IN
dollars others in eents):
Canadian, dollar In New York open
Pos ST. per cents. cent Shchs eTsTIum
Europe: Great Britain tpound). 2.7ss,
up L3e Of q cent; Great Britain, 30
day futures, 2.75ll; up 1872 Of . cent;
l5L32 Of . cent; Great Britain. DO-day
futures. ..7BS, ND 5I32 Of cent; Bel.
GUM lfranel, 1894, on .O0h OF q
Unclaimed; Germany twesternl tdeutsche
mark, 23,6O, UNCHANGED Holland
iguilderl, 26.i2. unchanged. italy 1iiral,
(eseado1. $50. unehansed; Sweden
tkronal. 10 "a. UNCHANGED Switzerland
(franel tfreel. 1884. UNCHANGED; Dem
mark tkronel. 1880. UNCHANGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-21
Kluge Named Director
OF Pepsi.COla BOttlin4

John W. Kluge, Washington
business executive. has been
elected a director Of the Pepsi
Cola Bottling Co. of Washington.
Active in enterprises in a num-
Der of States. Mr.. Kluge is presi-
dent and director of the Graphic
Arts Press here and also of the
Tri-Suburban Broadcasting Co.
of Silver Sprint. Nd.