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Evening star., 1957-08-15
Home, Financing
Bill Presented
By Spurkmun

Introduction Of q bill for es-
tablishment of q privately
financed Home Loan Guarantee
Corp. to insure high-ratio and
long-term conventional home
loans attracted attention in A.
nancial circles today.
Senator Sparkman, Demo-
crat Of Alabama. introduced
the proposal on Capitol Hill
yesterday and members of
Congress and financial leaders
win have several months to
study 1t before action is taken
in the next Congressional ses-
sion in January.
Language Of the proposal
was developed and oficially
approved by the United States
Savings and Loan League and
while Senator Sparkman did
not commit himself to details
Of the plan. he praised the
basic aims Of it and urged
Congress to give careful con-
sideration.
i am convinced that the
basic idea merits careful con-
sideration Of Congress. partic-
ularly at a time when we are
all concerned over the fall-ofi
in housing starts and commit
tees Of Congress are search
ing for new means Of stimu-
lating housing credit" he said
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Silver Spring Bunk
Elects Additional
Vice President

Frank H. Proudfoot will join
the Bank of Silver Spring next
Monday as vice president, Pres
ident William D. Blair an
npunced today.
Mr.. Proudfoot comes to- Sill
yer Spring from Fairmont. Va,
where he has been an officer of
the First National Bank.
He has had long experience
in commercial banking and at
one time was a national bank
examiner in the Once of the
Controller Of the Currency. He
has a diploma from the Grad
uate School Of Banking at Rut-
gers University.
In announcing the election Of
Mr.. Proudfoot. President Blair
said growth Of the bank and
plans for the future had made
1t necessary to create the ad-
ditional vice presidency.
Mr.. Proudfoot is married and
has q daughter and son.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
|GrOuptoAtfend
World Saviinus,
Loan Congress

Washington will have a
delegation Of five savings and
loan executives at the Seventh
Congress of the International
Union Of Building Societies
and Savings and Loan Associa-
tons at Stuttgart. Germany,
September 1927, it was an
nounced today.
The delegation will include:
Edward c. Baltz, president Of
Perpetual Building Associa-
ton; Clarence E. Kefauver.
president of Columbia Federal
Savings and Loan Association:
William H. Dyer, executive
vice president of Perpetual:
William L. King. an appraiser
and director of Perpetual, and
Miss Josephine EwaIt, assistant
vice president and Washington
editor of the United States
Savings and Loan League.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
VitrO Corp. to Dedicate
SIS Million Laboratory

vitro Corp. of America will
dedicate the new SIS million
laboratory Of its Vitro Labora-
tories Division at Silver Spring
on Friday. Septeber 6.
Ground was broken for the
new laboratory at $4,000
Georgia avenue on May 81.
1856. 1t has 1900 square feet
and is located on a 35-acre
tract.
Division operations have
been conducted at 962 Wayne
avenue. The laboratory spe-
cializes in guided missiles, un-
dersea weapons. and counter
weapons.
Vitro acquires the Kellex
Corp. and renamed it the Silver
Spring Laboratory in 1850.
Vitro acquired the Thieblot
Aircraft Co. Of Bethesda in
1855 and recently purchased
Nems-Clarke Co. of Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
|WPb Prolhofes
John Thompson
To Treasurer

Directors Of Washington
Permanent Building Associa-
ton have promoted John H.
Thompson to treasurer to sue
coed Francis j. Clark. who has
asked to be relieved Of his
duties because Of Ill health.
President Julius A. Maedel
announced the change today
and expressed appreciation Of
Mr.. Clark's loyal service to the
association. He viii remain q
valued employe Of Washington
Permanent, Mr.. Maedel said.
Mr.. Thompson has been with
the association since 1043 and
has been assistant treasurer
since May. 1914.
He was educated in District
schools and received a degree
in accounting from Southeast
ern University. He holds a
five year standard diploma
from Washington Chapter,
American Savings & Loan In
stitution and also attended the
savings and loan graduate
school at the University Of In
diana.
At the board meeting Of
Washington Permanent James
L. Harris also was promoted to
assistant treasurer.
Mr.. Harris has been en-
ployed by the association since
July, 1851. He has been assist
ant controller since May, 1857.
Mr.. Harris was educated in
Florida and received a masters
degree from Strayer's College.
He has q three-year achieve
ment award from the savings
and loan institute.
Evening star., 1957-08-15

w. n. kelley Co. mas purchased
Mr.. Duckett's interest and will
succeed him as president OF
the firm. which has assets Of
$3.5 million.
Mr.. Duckett and Mr.. Franey
took over the firm in November,
1851, from the family of the
late w. r. Kelley, who or
ganized it in 1923 and pioneered
In financing Arlington County
developments.
Mr.. Duckett will 60 into the
movie business under the name
Of Richard Duckett Organiza-
tion. with ofiices in the In
vestment Building here.
Sharpsburg, His First Film,
TO Depict Antietam Battle
With q view toward eventu-
ally forming his own motion
picture company. Mr.. Duckett
has teamed with Richard Bern
stein. young Hollywood writer
director, to film "Sharpsburg, ="
q movie depicting the great
Civil War battle on Antietam
Creek
The film win be made in as
sociation with Miner Bros. Pic
lures, Inc, on the Paramount
Sunset lot in Hollywood, Calf.
Mr.. Duckett, who is q son Of
+. Howard Duckett. board
chairman Of Suburban Trust
Co., has been in the banking
business for is years and re-
sides in Potomac. Md. He was
q member Of the Carrier Bomb
ing Squadron Is during World
War II and was awarded the
Navy Cross. Silver Star and the
Air Medal.
After serving as a major in
the Air Force in World War II,
Mr.. Franey was district man.
ager here for the Republic In
surance Co. of Dallas before
entering the mortgage banking
business. A native Of Philadel-
phia. he attended the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania. He re-
sides in Arlington.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Delos Rentzel Named
Slick AirwuvS Chief

DALLAS. Aug. is (R.-Rob-
ert J. Smith yesterday resigned
as president Of Slick, Airways
Delos w. Rented Of Okla
homa City, board chairman, as
sumed the added duties of ores
ident and general manager. Mr..
Rented said the changes would
be effective Immediately.
Mr.. Smith also resigned as q
director and executive COM
mittee member Of Slick.
Mr.. Rented, q former chair.
man Of the Civil Aeronautics
Board. has held several posts
in the Federal Government.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
FOREIGN ExcH'CE

NEW YORK. Aug. fb N.-Poreign
exchanee rates follow, Great Britain
in dollars. others in cents: ilumehanged
unless Otherwise noted.
Canadian dollar IN NeR York opeu
market 59s per. cent premium OF
lOo .021a United states cents. up 1882.
Europe. Great Britain (pound ,
S2.7S ~. W il; 80 day futures 2.77s..
80 day futures 2.76.. up =: Beigium
ltranci l.9S7s: France lfranel .231s:
ot cent; Germany western
tDeutsche mark, 23.sO: Holland
tGuildefl 20.l3. up OF: Italy (iira
$50; Sweden Ikronaj 1884; sTitSer.
land tfrancl (free) 1894; Denmark
(krone) IA so.
Latin America: Argentina (freel
Mexico s5i s5i! vens1se. Esei lDos.,Y dG gD
Evening star., 1957-08-15
FSLIC Pays Back Millions
OF Treasury Capital

OF its original capital stock
Of 500 million provided by the
United States Treasury. the
Federal Savings and Loan In
surance Corp. has retired all
but $24,001 900. the annual re-
port form pointed out yester-
day.
The latest repayment t
amounted to $16.170.000 last
month. Instead Of dividends on
the stock, the corporation also
pays the Treasury and annual
return on the average amount
Of stock outstanding during
each fiscal year. Payments OF
this nature a m ounted to
$l,Oo3,451 in the last year and
since the corporation started
have amounted to $42,2l0,2l2,
the report said.
The corporation is entirely
self-supporting and in no year
has its operating expenses
amounted to more than 5.S per
cent of total income. Since its
creation in 1884. 70 per cent
of its cumulative gross income
has been added to the insur-
ance reserve, Is per cent has
been paid as a return on capi-
tai stock, 4 per cent for ex-
penses and 2 per cent for in
surance loses.
Assets on June 80 aggregated
1894. .451. .686. Of which 81 per
cent were represented by Gov
ernment bonds and special
Evening star., 1957-08-15

Mr.. Baltz, who attended the
last previous Congress Of the
international Union in 1888,
and is a Union vice president,
will deliver a paper at this
years sessions. Other WASH
ington delegates also will
participate actively. The saw
ings and loan executives will
be accompanied by their wives.
Representatives from IS
countries will participate in
the sessions. Home ownership
as national policy. internation-
al cooperation in housing and
home financing and operations
Of associations and societies
will be discussed.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
T. Leland Willis named
Realty Title Controller

= T. Leland Willis. certified
public accountant. has been
named controller Of Realty
Title Insurance Co., 1t was an
nounced by Howard Bernstein.
executive vice president.
The appointment is another
step forward in growth and ex-
pansion Of the company. said
Mr.. Bernstein.
Mr.. Willis is well known in
accounting and financial circles
here. He formerly was con-
troller Of John @. Webster &
Sons. Inc. and other companies,
and also has operated his own
accounting firm.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
MERGER Approved

NEW YORK, Aug. is (R.-
Directors Of Vulcan Materials
Co. and Union Chemical and
Materials Corp. announced yes
terday they have approved "in
principle" q merger Of the two
companies. The deal is subject
to stockholders approval.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Sales Boosted
|By Universal
Marion Corp.

Sales Of Universal Marion
Corp. jumped 43 per cent from
a year ago in the first half of
1857, President James Null
laney announced today.
The successor company to
Capital Transit Co.. which now
makes power shovels, cranes
and allied equipment, had sales
of $24, ,168.074 in the six months
ended June 80.
This compared with COM
bined sales of $16.867, 900 for
Marion Power Shovel Co. and
Osgood Co. in the same period
of 1856.
Substantially all assets of
Marion and Osgood were ac-
quired by Universal Marion
Corp. on Noverber 7. 1856.
Mr.. Mullaney said that a
substantial part of the increase
was represented by orders for
the Mountaineer. largest shovel
in the world. which was intro
duced alst year.
Earnings for the second
quarter Of 1857 were $l.418.-
586 bringing total net income
for the first half to $2.973.0 .041,
or $40 a share on the $780,
900 capital shares outstanding.
This figure included $798, ,783
nonrecurring income, or ap-
proximately 83 cents a share,
due to discounts realized on
the inventory of Marion Power
Shovel.
Since the corporation has
a substantial loss carry-oVer
arising from its prior opera
tions. no provision for Federal
income tax is required on its
earnings for the six-moilth
period.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Home Laundry Conference
Due Here in November

The eleventh National Home
Laundry Conference will be
held here at the Mayfiower
Hotel November l-2.
Rye Anthor of General Elec-
trio. chairman of the confer
enge planning committee, an
nounced the conference will be
devoted to modern trends in
textiles. laundry equipment
and techniques.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
|NALU Membership Heads
For Record or $4,000

National Association Of Life
Underwriters. which has its
headquarters here, reported
membership reached 60.21s
members on July 81 and Is
headed for q new record OF
around $4,000 by the years
end.
The seven months total was
more than 5000 ahead Of the
mark for all Of 1856.
The association is giving more
attention to women members
and the latest tally shows they
number more than 1900. More
than $50 women members have
been National Quality Award
winners this year.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
$40 Million Brewery

ST. LOUIS. Aug. is R.-
Directors of Anheuser-Busch
Inc. approved yesterday plans
for construction of a $40 million
brewery in Tampa. Fla. and
the purchase Of a 16O-acre tract
in Tampa's industrial park
for that purpose.
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Tire Dealers to Conduct
Joint Ad. Campaign

A large group of Washington
tire dealers will join in an in
stitutional newspaper advertis-
ing campaign. it was an
nounced.
The campaign will be de-
signed to give the public es-
sential information regarding
tires and will be handled by
Courtland D. Ferguson, Inc,
advertising a0encv
Evening star., 1957-08-15
HazletOn Laboratories
Creates Western Unit

Hazleton Laboratories of Falls
Church. Va. independent bio
logical research laboratory, has
established a Western division
with Offices to open in Palo
Alto. Calf. September
The new laboratory will spe-
cialize in determining the
amount of pesticide left on
foods and crops after busting
or spraying and how long it
persists.
DR.. Ralph Fogleman. formerly
head Of the agricultural chemi-
Evening star., 1957-08-15
''s', e BUSINESS
Richard Duckett Leaves
Banking to oMokeMovies
By DONALD B. HADLEY

Richard B. Duckett S5year-0ld member Of prominent
Washington area banking family has sold his interest
w. r. Kelley Co., mortgage banking rm enter the
motion picture business 1t was learned today.
Robert j. Franey. who has been president of the
Evening star., 1957-08-15
Drug Fair win Open
22d Store SATURDAY.


Continuing its expansion in
the Washington area, Drug
Fair win hold the formal open
ing Of its 22d store Saturday
in the Bradlee Shopping Gen.
ter at 1914 King street, Alex
andria. President Milton L.
Elsberg announced.
With more than 10000 square
feet Of selling space, the new
store has the distinctive archi-
tectural and fixture design Of
Drug Fair establishments
planned by Sylvan Gerber.
Dan Kerlin, who formerly
was in the Bladensburg store.
win manage q staff Of so in
the new unit.
Evening star., 1957-08-15

Gals department of Hazleton
Laboratories. viii manage the
new Western division.
Evening star., 1957-08-15

series notes with par values Of
$l62.5 million and $112.690. 900.
respectively.
, 1957-03-15
Lutheruns WORKING
on Pluns for Mission
Week Murch "a : 20

Next Sunday afternoon, you
may see business-like callers
going in pairs from one house
to another. These are not bill
collectors working overtime,
but Lutheran laymen visiting
families Of their church. Over
sixty men and women Of ST.
Croix are serving as volun-
teers to see that every mem
Der has a personal invitation
to the services of the Luther
an Mission Week, March "a
through %.
Hezekiah Walcott is direct
ing the visitation program in
Christiansted; in Frederiksted
the Lay Visits Committee con-
sistts of Otis Browne and
Mrs. Evadne Gordon.
, 1957-03-15
President Eisenhower
Vents to See 1853
Worlds Fair

President Eisenhower re-
Gently went over plans for
the 1858 Worlds Fair to be
held in Brussels, expressing
a desire to see the mammoth
exposition.
Following a conference with
the President Baron Moons de
Forming, Commissioner Gen
eral of the Brussels Universal
and international Exposition,
the Baron said that Mr.. Essen
hover seemed very interest
ed to have a look, but observ-
ed that it is very difficult for
the President to plan a trip a
year in advance.
Fifty countries will partici-
pate in the fair, which opens
April II, 1858. Work on the
American pavilion will begin
April.
, 1957-03-15
Wooden Covering
Folls Into Sewer
Colldpses; Horse

"A horse stepped on the
wooden covering of a large
manhole nearby the pump
ing station for the city sewer
and fell in. A group of men,
under the direction of AL
bert Nelthropp, Assistant in
Charge of the Public Works
Department, used ropes and
hauled up the hapless animal.
No one can say when the
the animal fell in. It was evil
IDENTIFY grazing and stepped on
the board during the night.
Residents who saw the brok-
en- boards took it for granted
that perhaps a car backed on
it. Ii was not until Aage
Seheu, who supervises some
of the work on sewers, went
to carry out the weekly flush
inc of the wells when he look
ed in and saw the horse,
unable to move forward or
backwards in the fifteen foot
we'll, which is only about
thirty inches wide.
It is clearly seen that if a
child or grown person had
fallen in it would have probab
ly meant death, unless seen
by someone to effect an i'm
mediate rescue.
Hope is expressed that con
crete slabs will replace the
wooden.
, 1957-03-15
Miss LYdid Nico
Leuvess for New York
to Study Nursing

Miss Lydia Nico, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Nico of Chris
tiansted, left this evening for
New York City, where she
will enter the Bellevue school
of Nursing.
Miss Nico, a graduate of
the Christiansted High school,
Class of SO, was Queen of the
1855 Christmas Festival and
a contestant for Miss Virgin
Islands. She also was clerk at
the Alexander Theatre ticket
booth.
, 1957-03-15
LOW COST CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY
AWAITS TOURISTS IN ST. CROIX

C~HRISTIANSTED, ST. Croix - Although travel to the
Caribbean has increased almost so per cent during the last
five years, and the experts are predicting more than a mil
lion v~acationers will visit the sugar and spice islands this
year, St. Croix still s~pecalZes in pastoral peace, uncrowded
beaches and easy-on-the-budget prices.
, 1957-03-15
paper valentine.

paper valentine.
Both towns are free ports.
That means that to all it's
other delights, tourists may
reurn home with French per-
fumes, English wooden, Dutch
china, Danish glass and silver,
and countless other things
costing about half the U. S.
mainland price.
, 1957-03-15


hour trip by Superb Clipper.
These flights are supplement-
ed by frequent service from
Miami via San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
Exploring the Cruzan coun-
tryside is a delight to the
casual sightseer or the ardent
shutterbug. The rolling green
landscape of St. Croix is per-
vaded by an air Of a vanished
era. .
Everywhere you look there
are the conical, 18th Century
stone windmill towers and
crumbling manor houses-re-
lies of slave days and sugar
prosperity.
Christiansted, seat of the
local government and COM
mercial center of the island.
is a picturebook town with
centuries-old buildings in yell
low, pink and buff. Old stone
arches shade the sidewalks.
It's small wharf bustles with
the comings and goings of
schooners and yawls from
neighboring islands.
The block-long Danish Gov
eminent house has been re-
furnished with replicas of
much of the furniture and
fixtures used in the era Of
Danish rule. Up the street in
the old buff and white post
office, now a museum, one
may see an extensive collec-
ton Of Arawak and Carib ar
tifacts. These Indians were
inhabitants of the island when
Columbus arrived in the
West Indies.
St. .Croix' second town,
Frederiksted, is connected to
Christiansted by the center
line" a 15-mile paved road.
Frederiksted was built in
Victorian style after a fire. in
1878. 1t looks like a worn lace
, 1957-03-15

CRAFTSMANSHIP, st. e.
Caribbean has increased aim,
five years, and the experts a
lion vacationers will visit the
year, St. Croix still specialize
beaches and -budg
That's because tourism still
is secondary to sugar cane,
and accommodations, ranging
from first class hotels to
great houses turned into
guest houses, are still limited.
Forty miles to the north, st,
Thomas, which caters exclu-
sively to tourists, its sole in
come source, still gets the
lions share of Virgin Island
visitors.
Although demand for hotel
reservations is great in win
ter, owners of St Croix' ten
hotels are keeping their rates
reasonable. During the peak
of the season the average rate
for a single with bath runs
$11.50 to $18 a day; doubles
from $22 to $50 a day. These
rates include three meals.
Estate Carlton, a recently
opened luxury resort, offers
deluxe accommodations and
has the only golf course on
the island. Each of its 81 units
consists of a sitting-room, bed
room and bath, gallery (Cru-
zan for porch) and a garden.
Rates are $28 single, $40 dou-
BILE, a day, including meals.
Days in st. Croix are spent
1ol1ing on the beaches (most
hotels have private o n e S
where buffet lunches a r e
served), sailing to numerous
coves and bays for private pic
mic parties, fishing, clustering
and skin diving.
Cruzan-built sloops equip
ped with auxiliary engines
are available, with a crew of
two, for $45 a day. Sailing
sloops run around $25 a day.
Party boat sailing trips charge
S. per person.
Now easier to reach, Saint
Croix is linked to New York
through flights of Pan Ameri-
can World Airways-a 71s
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-08-02
EVERYONE ELSE FIRST

LsAe true missionaries Inc Carmeiites, upon
coming to kannampally. India, over three years
ago, thought first OF the village tots and built
a school In which TO teach them about their
Lord; then, of the chapel for the Lord to dwell
among His people. All the while they them.
selves lived In a miserable shed. Now the Holy
Father begs a few thousand to give them q
supple, Dus decent convent. The Sisters began
it last year but funds ran out. Can you help q
little?
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-08-02

sEliG FENDER AND BODY SHoP
we take the dents eus Of accidents-
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MCKINLEY DRUGS - Prescriptions.
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YOU CAN TAKE 1T WITH YOU

And with great interest. Yes. when you have
given God the place He deserves In your will.
he has meanwhile laid up for you treasures
which "the thieves cannot break in and steal.
nor the moths corrupt" If your will is not
valid, you'll have nothing to say about your
affairs. With good legal advise you'll be sure
you have your way.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-08-02
OUR. LADY'S FEAsT-AUGUST Is

This is q great feast among Catholics in the
Near East. more 50 than here even. Here, many
like to remember their favorite nuns. Our new
artistic GIFT CARD with . lovely painting Of
OUR LADY viii say: ID you had Mass said for
her: OR I'D you enrolled her In the rich spiritual
benefits of this Association; Or go you gave an
article to q mission chapel in her name.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-08-02
O l. IT!!!

That you pray for yourself. Also that you
not forget your own soul with Masses. Arrange
NOW for Masses for your soul when you'll
need them. No one else may survive you. Or
they may forget. With our SUSPENSE CARD.
Masses will be said for you months before your
will clears the courts. Our priests are supported
by Mass offerings.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-08-02
ALPHONSE, PLEASE

Not great St Alphonse-though. surely hes interested in her
but SISTER ALPHONSE MARIA. together with her companions
with the Sacred Heart Sisters in India, a well as SISTER MARE
AIMEE III Iraq ana SISTER MIRIAM CATHERINE In Lebanon.
are all anxiously awaiting the answer to their prayers for q friend
to supply the $3.50 yearly needed for their keep during two years
training-help which their poor parents can't afford. Won't you help
one? Any payments to suit your convenience. =
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HART RID. SAND AND GRAVEL co.
Bank run gravel, crushed stone, top
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KINGSWOOD M B co.
(B. r. Reice). Contracts, Repairs,
Water Heaters, etc. 1909 w. 3rd
Ave. HUI. 8-9464.