davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-08

The author OF the fol-
lowing article is a native
of CIouster, O., who has
been stationed in the Mon
ghyr District Of Bihsr, In
dia, for the past IL years.
In the following article,
written for the Steuben-
willie Register, SteUben-
vile, Ohio, diocesan week.
ly, he outlines the land
program conducted among
the SanthaI aboriginals.
BY FATHER DANIEL RICE. ST..
MONGYHR, India-We had
the land. We had the landless.
The problem was getting the
two together.
One would suppose that the
problem would solve itself by
merely inviting the poor to in
habit and till the land. We sup
posed SO to. So we let it be
known that 500 acres of land
were available to landless San
thai families with no strings at
tached-an outright gift.
accompanied an enthusiastic
group around the property one
day. They conversed volubly,
staked out imaginary claims,
built castles in the air and
prophesied that this was to be
the Santhal Happy Hunting
Ground. These primitive peo-
pie, living several hundred
miles northwest of Calcutta, are
at home in the jungle. They
are adept hunters with bow
and arrow, nets, traps and
snares.
But our first attempt proved
abortive - nothing but talk.
The Santhals never came back
for a second look.
While there were no strings
attached to this gift of land, I
must explain just what it en-
tailed. You could see a vast
area of jungle and waste land,
with thorns, vines and under
growth intertwined to make
thick meshes. Trees sheltered
panthers, wild boar, deer and
various species of jungle cat
and fowl. Snakes and scorpions
we'll. this is India, isn't it?
Briefly The veteran Ssnthais
summed II up: II will take a ire
msndoUs amount Of cooperative
effort to make that Jungle fit
for habitstion.
My spontaneous reaction was
that of a normal and practical
minded American: 1t will take
plenty of cash to see the project
through.
Bishop Augustine Wilder
muth, ST., of Patna, gave a
willing ear and 5000. Then the
Government Land Reclamation
Bureau promised us $40 for ev-
cry acre reclaimed and con-
verted into rice fields. We were
encouraged enough to approach
a group of natives again. Now
we were able to promise both
land and daily free rations until
they could plough, plant and
reap their own harvest.
The year was 1854. The prob
lem was where to begin. All
we lacked was everything -
axes, mattocks. saws, wedges,
+, ropes, shovels and a place to
live while the work proceeded.
For a headquarters we settled
on a mud church in a village
a mile from the work site.
Gradually we got tools from
outside. The only mechanical
device was a lone wheelbarrow
to haul mud. The rest of the
hauling depended on head
work: basket-carrying heads.
The men began hacking their
way through the jungle. They
stacked the logs, split the wood,
picked their barefoot way
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-08

Mssr. George 6. Higgins Is
In Rome TO attend the Second
World Congress OF the Lay
Apostoiste. Hs has asked Fr.
Cesney TO be his guest col.
vmnist" during his absence.
Fr. Cesney is the author OF a
book. You Are Not Your Own.
He also writes for several
Catholic magazines.
At first glance United States
Executive Order 10479 looks
quite harmless. The first four
paragraphs begin with WHERE
AS and the last NOW, THERE
FORE. II was signed by Dwight
D. Eisenhower or August Is,
A953. This order established
the Committee on Government
Contracts. The name and &C
tive support of the Chairman,
Richard Nixon, give prestige
and effectiveness to the Com
mittee.
With a quick stroke of the
pen President Eisenhower was
able to set in motion the ma
chinery that legislators Of mu-
inequalities, states, and Con-
gress have been unable, with
notable exceptions, to pass.
FEPC has been an opportunity
for flag waving or a nasty COM
bination of letters depending
on the side of the fence from
which you viewed it. In my
own state the FEPC advocates
r~eligiously 60 through the mo-
tons of passing a fair employ
ment practice bill each session
and meet an easily practicable
failure.
URGENCY OF FEPc
LEsSENED
In 1948 we had our best
chance. The country was in a
crusading spirit unlike tn
SNUG, complacent, and security
conscious late fifties. took an
active part in the local cam
paign. Our committee inter-
viewed legislators at length and
engaged the opposition of the
local Chamber of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

when they believe competitive
conditions require it. Safeway
lis giving stamps in some areas of
California and a few other States
strictly as a defensive measure u
Mr.. Mcgowan said.
Zone executives also now are
free to sell and feature any
nationally advertised food brands
they select. Sideways own pri-
vate brands must compete with
these on Sideways shelves. he
said.
Our job as merchants is to
give the customer what she
wants and not what she should
want" Mr.. Mcgowan declared.
He said literally hundreds OF
items had been added to Safe
way merchandising last year.
Mr.. Mcgowan said the $751;
406, 900 net income last year COM
pared with S13.621 1903 for 1853
The board yesterday an
nounced quarterly dividends Of
so cents a share of common
stock, payable April l to hold
ers of record on February IS
The dividend on the 4 per cent
preferred stock will be 81. and
on the 4.30 per cent convertible
preferred issues SLOTS per share
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
.pEpCO Earns
S1.54 a Share

Potomac Electric Power Co.
had net income of 1881, 300 or
$1.54 a share in 1856. compared
with $8.457.400 or SLAP a share
in the previous year, the monthly
report from President r. Roy
Dunn disclosed yesterday.
The years operating revenues
amounted to $63,756.3oO. an
increase of S6.OO1. 600 or 1914
per cent from the preceding year
Operating costs of $5,148,10
were up $4.6l3.40o or 10.1 per
cent.
DEFENDERS net income was
1852. 400, compared with $685.
500 in December, 1855. The
months operating revenue
'totaled 5,463. 400, an increase OF
$426.800 from a year earlier
while operating costs of S4,l42,-
300. an increase Of only 500, 400
Costs were reduced by certain
Iyearend adjustments applicable
to the full year.
Electric sales for all of 1856
aggregated 3.379,779.000 kilo.
watt-hours. an increase of 81
per cent from 1855. December
sales of 2S5.597.000 kilomatt-
hours were up 7.3 per cent.
Average annual usage per GUS
toner was 2.879 kilowatt-hours
compared with ALL in the pre-
vious year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Amer. Motors
Cuts Officials
Pay Sharply

DETROIT, Feb. 6 (PD.-Stock.
holders of American Motors Corp
were told today that the corpora
ton paid its officers and direc.
tors a total of $1,055, 900 in 1885,
compared with $1,649,00O paic
to officers and directors of Nash.
Kelvinator and Hudson Motor!
before the merger in 1853.
They also were told that the
management of American Mo.
tors has an open mind on possible
merger with other concerns.
Richard E. Cross. a company
director and prominent Detroit
attorney, made the remarks dur.
ing the opening phase of the
company's annual meeting here
Mr.. Cross was substituting a.
chairman of the meeting fol
George Romney, hospitalizec
after emergency surgery Monday
American Motors operations ir
the quarter ended December 81
showed net loss of So, 994,6 13 com.
pared with a loss of $4,629, 1852 fol
the like period a year ago. De-
cember quarter sales were $685.
903. Ala, compared with 500, $780,.
965 a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
CHICAGOLIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Feb. Il ~ (UsDA).-sal-
able hogs 5000. slow early later trace
moderately active. generally steady 10
Strong with Tuesdays average On
butchers instances as much rs Is higher
on limited volumes 700 ID and heavier
sogS scarce steady. poof shipping de-
mand Nc. 1-3 mostly 20 iHO-23Q ID
I. 30 500: mainly I7.50-l1.15. lin
tied volume No. - igu-@a0 10 most
lots sorted for grade Is l5-iS.j0. AZ
head lot mostly ! 2lt-lb sorted for
weight and grade 90; No. 2-3 gao
800 ID butchers 1000 80; few lots
lots 350-550 ID soxs 15.75-l8.50. few
head lighter weights 20 1915.
Salable cattle l. 900; calves 600;
market irregular; generally active on
steers and heifers mostly 80 10 Oh
higher; extremes up more than Loo. but
instances only steady; cows and bulls
moderately active. steady to % higher
vealerS about steady; stoekefs and feed
eTs f1rm. bulk high choice and prime
steers 81 bu-2o so, around loads aver
age prime TO high prime ii50-l32a ID
"a. 75-2b. 90, bulk good to average choice
steers lS.10-12 20; load $50 ID standard
with good end 1913: few cutter and
utility Wnlstein steers | 3 0o-1j 80. high
choice and prime heifers 2l.50-23 80
good to average choice II j0-2l 90
standard l5.01-l7. 90. utility and com.
mercial cows li.25-l Is 90. few standard
COWS $50; Gamers and cutters 300
IiI!5' utility and commercial bull,
choice vealers rs. G0-2a.Qn few head
medium and good s25 ID feeding steers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
z Ad Agencies
Combined Here

M. Belmont Yer Standig. Inc,
Washington advertising agency
has acquired control of Milloy
Advertising. Inc, with Offices in
Washington, Philadelphia and
New York. it was announced
yesterday.
Consolidation of the two
firms, which are understood to
have had combined billings of
more than $4.5 million in 1856
is expected to place the Ver
Standig agency near the top
among agencies here.
The Milloy firm will be oper-
ated as an affiliated subsidiary
James S. Milloy. jr.. will con-
Itinue as its president and also
will become executive vice presi-
dent of the Yer Standig agency
Activities of both agencies will
be housed in the building owned
by the parent firm at 1917
street NV. The Office of the
Milloy firm at 1145 18th street
INV. will be closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Officer Changes Announced
At Telephone Company

Calvert C. McCabe has been
appointed controller and Charles
E. Sener. jr.. assistant vice pres
ident-personnel for the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.,
it was announced yesterday.
Mr.. McCabe will fill the con-
troller's position formerly held
by Mr.. Sener. while the latter
will assume Mr.. McCabe's du-
ties as assistant vice president
personnel.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins
University, Mr.. McCabe began
his telephone career IN 1889 as a
n-installer in Baltimore
He became vice president-per-
sonnet in 1852.
Mr.. Sener, also a Johns Hop
kins graduate, began his tele-
phone career in Washington as
a statistical clerk in 1925. lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Pivotal Period: Sprino

March-April-the early spring
will clear up today's cloudy
economic picture and give us
a firmer idea of just what sort
of business year 1857 will turn
out to be.
Right now, the picture is
mixed, and don't let anyone tell
you it isn't.
The economy is full of what
the economists call soft" and
hard" spots. While February
is additionally a month of let
down and even in the most
prosperous of years this is the
time when caution" usually
dominates the thinking of most
businessmen and consumers, this
year the optimism is decidedly
more reserved than it was in
1855 or 1856.
Pivotal Weeks
Thus the spring weeks of 1857
will be of pivotal Importance
For unless another emergency
explodes and smashes all the
normal seasonal patterns, the
actions of consumers and bust
nessmen during those weeks will
tell us:
Whether Americans are going
to be as enthusiastic about the
new cars as the automakers
expect.
Whether the current slug
gishness in sales in many fields
reflects only an understandable
Christmas hangover"
Whether homebuilders will be
able to obtain enough money and
find enough customers to build
and sell at the rate of at least
million new homes this year.
Whe her businessmen are
going to proceed with all their
scheduled plans for expansion of
plants.
If the economy starts perking
up In March-April, it's a virtual
certainty that 1857 will be the
record year the experts have
been predicting.
But if business doesn't blossom
with the spring. the soft" areas
will spread fast. The Federal
Reserve Board will put its anti
imitation program on the shelf
switch its policies. ease UP on
credit, begin a campaign to re-
stimulate business.
Conflicting Trends
There are more conflicting
trends in the economy today
than in many years, and I'm
not puSsy-footing either.
I Prices Of many goods anc
services are heading higher, the
cost OF living is moving to new
peaks. and Evan Clague. com.
missioner of labor statistics. ad.
mits, Signs of upward pric,
pressures are still evident.
There is no indication of any
hating of the long-run uptrenc
in the cost of services" Yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Westinghouse Electric Corp.
announced a former Washing
tonian, c. Robert Brown. won a
$1,000 award form its Aviation
Gas Turbine Division in Kansas
City for design of an ingenious
variable exhaust nozzle for
turbojet aircraft engines. Gwilyn
Price, Westinghouse board chair
man and president. presented
|, the award. Mr.. Browns par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Brown,
live here,
Edison Voicewriter, division of
McGraw Edison Co. has named
Grover c. Stock, jr.. as business
consultant in its Washington
Office. Previously he was per-
sonIel assistant at Capital Air
lines.
Minneapolis Honeywell Reg
ulatOr Co. appointed w. G.
Schmick industrial sales man.
ager for its Washington branch
Office. He succeeds w. A. For
syth. jr.. who has become market
manager for the new scientific
euuipment section.
VitrO Laboratories at Silver
Spring presented a IA year serv-
ice pin to Vernon NJ. Setterholm
of Fulton. Md. Ten year pins
were given to 10 employees and
i've year pins went to 81.
National Business Publica-
tiOns, Inc, announced the re-
signation of John L. Whitlock as
assistant to the president. He
will go into business for himself
/ Arc Equipment Corp. named
William S. Spotswood division
manager of Government sales
Air Tool Division. with head.
quarters mere.
Smith, Klein e. French Labo.
ratorieS named Charles K. Gar.
verick as professional service
representative here.
PurOlatOr Products. Inc, ap.
pointed Harold A. Mccormick Of
Phoenix. Md, as sales represen,
tative in the Washington area
and IL eastern Maryland
counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Feb q Rl.-Foreisn
exchange rates follow. Great Britain In
dollars, others in cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted1:
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 1l-3. per cent premium or
i0i 3ias U. S, cents.
90 Europe Great Britain pound
d0-day futures 259l., of l-32 90
day futures Q 20: Belgium france
.D9h France francl .2Sss OF a cent,
$3.50. Holland tguilderl 1913 Italy
(liraD 1914 OF cent. Portugal (es-
cudol $50; Sweden (krona) D34
Switzerland franc tfreeD 23.3Ih
Denmark ikrone) IA so.
Latin America. Argentina CreeI
2 20; Brazil ureel I.57; Mexico SOL
Venezuela (bolivarl 30 OF.
Far East: Hons KONG dollar 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
SEC Challenges Statement
OF Washington Firm

The Securities and Exchange
Commission today started pro-
ceedings challenging the ac-
curacy and adequacy of a regis
tration statement filed by Auto
nation Shares. Inc. of Wash
ington for public offering of 1884,
$50 common shares.
The agency scheduled a hear
ing for 10 am. February 20, to
determine whether a stop order
should be issued suspending eff
fectiveness of the registration
statement.
With Offices listed at 734 Fiji
tenth street NV. management,
principal and distribution of the
investment company is in the
hands of Attenuation Shares
Management Corp, an SEC
spokesman said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Credit Union Conference
Opens in Washington

Credit Union members and Of
Iflcials from throughout the
United States and Canada are
here this week to attend quar-
terly sessions of the Credit
Union National Association and
its affiliates. CUNA Mutual In
.surance Society and CUNA Sup
ply Cooperative.
This is the first time the as
ISOLATION has held its meeting
here since 1887.
Melvin H. Wilderman Of Balti-
more. president of CUNA, said
yesterday the Credit Union
movement still is growing
rapidly both in numbers of
credit unions and in total men,
bership.
More than 1000 new credit
unions were organized in the
Western Hemisphere in 1856 and
established groups continued to
grow, he reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

BlCIl OIL year ago.
( The eight new units added in
The year included four new per-
tnanent locations on the New
York thruway. new airline feed
ing facilities at Idlewilde In
ternational Airport in New York
and at O'Hare Field in Chicago,
an industrial plant in Denver
and the Marriott Motor Hotel
restaurant, which opened Janu-
Dry IL.
AS the hotel opened the same
day, only few days of opera
lions were included in the latest
sales report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
eY SYLVIA PORTER

some key industries are far from
enjoying a boom. The appliance
field is in a real shake down;
lots of small firms, even in such
industries as steel and basic
metals, are shivering; the tex
tile field is scarcely exuberant:
the story of housing needs no
elaboration.
Sales of many companies are
setting new records. Yet, profits
OF the same companies are de-
Ginning because of the higher
costs Of materials. manpower
and money.
Consumers are earning all
time high incomes. Yet, the
bounce" the ''buoyancy" is
missing in consumer buying.
copyright 1857, Hall Syndicate. Inc. }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

announced yesterday, he also
is taking over as president Of the
firm, the Nations third largest
retailing organization in sales
volume.
A tense and dapper Wall Street
and securities-selling veteran,
Mr.. Mcgowan gave his report on
Safeway gains at news con-
ference after Norman L. Selby,
80 years in Sideways service, an
nounced his resignation as presi-
dent.
Cites New Policies
Mr.. Mcgowan said Mr.. Selby,
appointed president on retire
ment of Lingan A. Warren as
chief executive officer in 1855,
had provided an invaluable con-
tinuity with previous manage
ment philosophy and our newer
concept of a decentralized, To-
Called authority"
Mr.. Selby will continue as a
director and executive committee
member. He was secretary
treasurer before succeeding Mr..
Warren, known for his close
mouthed and individual admin
istration.
Mr.. Mcgowan is a son-in-law
of the late Charles Merrill. senior
partner Of Merrill Lynch, Pierce.
Fenner & Beane. He was direc-
| tor of the security houses sales
divisions from 1948 until Mr.
Warren lost a control fight to
Opposing shareholders who made
Mr.. Mcgowan Sideways board
chairman.
| At a tradition-breaking news
luncheon with the grocery
chains full board, Mr.. Mcgowan
gave report on abrupt reversals
of past management policies
including a Safeway surrender
to premium trading stamps
where competition requires.
I'VE learned the hard way that
you simply can't combat trading
stamps by cutting prices" Mr..
Mcgowan said. Our attempt to
combat them had a disastrous
effect on profits"
Stamps Permitted Now
! Zone and area executives now
have authority, Mr.. Mcgowan
said. to install trading stamps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Kaufman Agency Serves
Architects Institute

American Institute of Archi-
Itects. which has headquarters at
1875 New York avenue NV, has
appointed Henry j. Kaufman &
Associates as public relations
counsel.
The agency was retained on a
limited basis last October and is
developing the program for the
Ala centennial celebration
Robert r. Denny Of the Kauf-
man agency was named account
executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Martins to Open New
Quarters Thursday

Martins formerly Music Sales
and Appliance Co.. will open
large modern quarters at 6801
Wisconsin avenue NV. on
Thursday. President Jack Birn-
man announced.
The new building. with around
5000 square feet Of floor space.
has adjoining parking facilities
for more than 100 cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Estate Planners Day
Arranged by Council

Plans for the third annual
estate planners day have been
announced by President Chester
R. Jones of the District Life In
surance Trust Council AM
President Charles F. Suter of
Washington Chapter. Chartered
Life Underwriters.
Sponsored jointly by the two
organizations. the annual event
will be held at Hotel Statler on
February Is. A large attendance
of life insurance executives,
bank trust officers, accountants,
attorneys and others interested
in estate planning. is expected.
| Co-chairmen for the program
are: C. Carney Smith. general
agent for Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co, and Willard G..
McGraw, senior trust officer,
/ Union Trust Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Southern Win Not Use
All of Rate Increase

AAAA Va AesANG AAANAC e~SN
Southern Railway System does
not intend to put into effect
all of the 3 per cent freight rate
increase authorized yesterday by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, President Harry A.
De Butts announced following
the commission action.
Addressing a luncheon of the
Washington Society of Invest
ment Analysts at the Burlington
Hotel, Mr.. DeButts emphasized
the ICC order is permisSiYe and
not mandatory. The increase
will be applied only at those
points and to the extent that ii
will not drive away traffic, he
said.
Mr.. De Butts said the South
ern actually might raise rates
only 2 or 3 per cent. Pointing
to vast improvement OUTLAWS OF
the Southern since World Wal
II and the resulting economies
he said the Southern SHOULD be
allowed by the ICC to pass on
the benefits in more reasonable
fares where possible. without
reference to competing truck
lines.
The trucks took the traffic
from the railroads originally ano
why shouldn't railroads be per-
mitted to take it back if econo-
mics permit. he asked.
Important economies have beer
made, but still more will be made
when additional m C h anize q
equipment is installed. Among
the innovations yet to come will
be assembly-line maintenance
work, he declared. Capital i'm
provement costs in 1857 will bt
smet from current earnings as the
Southern has no intention OF
l. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
'' n BUSINESS
Hot Shoppes Sales Rise
22.6 Pct. Above Year Auo
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Sales OF Hot Shoppes Inc running 226 cent above
year it announced today by President j. Willard
Marriott.
Volume for the period 1856 through January
49, 1857 expanded to increase $28788OO
in the corresponding period earlier Mr. Marriott
reported
The is operating 50 units this time compared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Big Sofewoy Gains 7 old,
Moqowon Takes Chorqe

OAKLAND, Calf, Feb [H1.-Robert A. Mcgowan, taking
full of Saeway Stores Inc reports
the chain paid off $55 million in bank loans last
and nearly doubled income estimated $25 6000
This is the first time Sideways gotten out of the banks
in years." he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
Washington reads TIME
TIME is first choice with official Washington TzE7

Top Washington officials vote TIME the most
important magazine in the u. s. today. TINES
Washington circulation is greater than that of
MetOsweek, U. S NesVs L. World Report and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06

Business Week combined.
And TIME offers advertisers the biggest con
centration Of best customers and influential
people all across the U ! S. today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-06
: MUTUAL FUNDS QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. Feb. q R5.-National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc.
(Noon ouotatiOnsb