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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
New Truck-FIutcor
Service Unveiled
BY N. Y. Central

NEW YORK. April 2 GA
new system by which fully loaded
truck trailers can be slid onto a
railroad fiat car-or vice-versa-
was unveiled today by the New
York Central Railroad.
Called Flexi-Van Service. the
system makes it possible to
change the truck trailer from a
highway vehicle to a railroad
freight car, or back again, in
only four minutes. One man
usually the driver of the truck
can do the job. using only his
regular automotive equipment.
"Flexi-Van combines the lost
cost advantages of rail transpor-
tation with the fiexibility OF
truck-highway operation" Gen.
trial President Alfred E. Perlman
said. The service, which NAV
begin operation this summer
was developed in conjunction
with the Fruehauf Trailer Co.
the country's largest manufac-
turer Of highway trailer equip
ment.
The system makes use of a
technique for separating the
wheel assembly from a loaded
highway trailer and placing the
trailer. without wheels, aboard
a railroad fiat car. Only slight
notifications in trailer, wheel
assembly and fiat car are re-
CURED in order to make the
shift, the railroad said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Potomac Edison to Sell
SI4 Million of Bonds

Potomac Edison Co. of Hagers-
town. Nd. yesterday filed regis
tration statement with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion for a proposed S14 million
offering of first mortgage and
collateral trust bonds at COM
petitive bidding.
Potomac Edison and subsidi-
aries are expected to spend
around S24.4 million in a 1857
1858 construction program. in
Guiding about $12.3 million for
a new 10000 kilowatt generating
station. $l0.8 million for trans
mission and distribution lines
and subStationS and $1.3 million
for other purposes.
Net proceeds from the bonds
maturing in 1887 will be used
for this program. Other funds
to be used for this purpose in
clude So million from sale in
March. 1857, of additional COM
mon stock to the company's
jarent. West Penn Electric Co.,
and funds to be derived from
operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
HICAGOLWESTOCK

CHICAGO. April N (UsDAl.-
disable hogs. 1000: active; steady 70
= higher on butchers. instances rs
higher. mostly on weights under go ID.
sows scarce; mostly rs higher; mixed
few lots I-s s4o.sso Is. i7.SS-ii.ss:.
several lots Id mostly l-2 l9u-23O Id.
so head mostly i ef0.22O ID. iS'SS:
small volume mostly 2-3 mostly 8 as0-
$40 70. l7.O0-17 so; larger lots mixed
grade 315-550 Id. sows i5.3j-l6.5O:
little above 1880; few small lots $40
saiable cattle. 1000: calves. 300;
steers generally moderately active:
steecy 70 ST. higher. With advance
mainly on kinds grading high choice and
better. however most steers over 400
ID. SLOW, Steady to weak, heiferS mostly
steady to strong. cows steady 10 IS
higher: bulls weak 70 rs lower: vealerS
steady to strong. stockers and feeders
steady; few loads and lots mostly prime
steers - 15-.b. 80. load or so AVERAGE
to high prime steers still to sell; most
h.ah choice ana prime steers 23..5-
1850. choice grades .O.75-23.25. good
to low choice lS.hO-20 80. few mostly
prime heifers - 25-32 so most good
and choice grades IS.0U-22 90: utility
and commercial cows IL 90 l5.0 90; most
Gamers ana cutters i0.5n-l2 80. utility
and commercial bulls l4.75-16 30. GOOD
and choice yeaIers ~ .0O-3I 90. cuIls
down to 300: several loads good and
choice JO0-650 ID. stock steers 1900
20 -. load Of good and choice 447 10.
hetfer calves 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Gichner Is Elected
Head of Inter-City
Industrial Center

The Inter-City Industrial
Center, Inc, 1914 Twenty fourth
street NV. which operates a
60-acre tract on U. S. Route /.
between Beltsville and Muirkirk
at Ammendale. Md. has Just
elected officers and made plans
for further development.
Elected officers are: Henry
Gichner. president; DR.. Joshua
Bernhard. vice president; Allan
G. Stern, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Matthew Kerschbaum, assistant
secretary.
officials said the tract is to be
extensively developed as q mod
ern center for various metal and
allied industries. A plant has
been built and leased to the
Fred S. Gichner Iron Works, Inc.
and this first unit is now in
operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Quarterly Dividend Voted
BY National AirIineS

Directors of National Airlines
Yesterday declared g regular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Sharks at the Times
eY SYLVIA PORTER

a small group of Times en-
lployes formed a committee, as
sessed themselves $3.50 each
and paid for a Federal credit
union charter.
The credit union has since
grown to the point where it has
I2.136 Times members. In 80
months, it has made $500 loans
totaling more than So million.
Its charge on loans is "a of |
per cent a month, competitive
with New York bank charges.
1t is working hard to rescue en-
Iployes in debt to the so-called
Ipants-pocket lenders.
But still the loan sharks op-
crate. Most" reports the Credit
Union Bridge, "are believed to
be individual operators who
have some extra cash and like
to keep 1t working full time at
an overtime rate of pay.
Territory" HOnOred
Some are considered to have
connections with outside or
ganized loan sharks, such as
those that have been reported as
operating on New York's water
'front.'
And not only do they honor
each others territory: they
also have uniform charge
This traditionally has been six
for FIVE"
In other words. If a man bor-
rowed 500, he pledged to repay
sl20 the next week. If he didn't
repay the principal. he paid the
$40 interest SIS a week interest
for subsequent weeks of non
payment. Now that the Times
credit union is trying to bail
members out of debt, sharks at
this paper have cut their rate
to sig to /.
How can it be that men and
women presumably as we'll in
formed and worldly as news
paper workers fall into such
traps?
The reasons are the obvious
ones: Ignorance of how TO bor-
row money wisely. desperation,
fear. incidentally. until the
Times credit union began. 9 out
of 10 of its employees didn't even
know what a credit union is.
The tragic fact is that the tale
I've told here is being acted out
in Offices all over the Nation. AS
one loan shark victim put it.
You can find loan sharks all
over, in any neighborhood you
pick. And the blunt fact is
that no law or policing ever will
be able to control this racket
completely.
So it comes back to your own
common sense. If you do get
into real debt trouble. turn from
the loan shark and turn to the
best. most responsible lending
sources there are. These will
give you the advice and help you
need.
tcopytisht. 1857. Hall Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
. MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, April . Lqi.-National
,Eoetation Securities Dealers. Inc.
(NDon 0uOt ationst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Pennsylvania Company
To Absorb MutuoI Fire

Absorption of the 102-year-old
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. OF
Washington by the Pennsylvania
Lumbermen'S Mutual Insurance
Co. of Philadelphia was ratified
by Mutual Fire policyholders at
their annual meeting here yes
terday.
This was announced by
Charles. M. Boteler, president
Of Muteal Fire. Effective date
for the change will be May /.
The absorption will be unusual
In that net surplus of Mutual
Fire in excess of absorption costs
will be distributed by Pennsyl-
vania Lumbermens on a pro rata
basis to present policyholders
of the absorbed company.
William C. NOEL. executive
vice president of Mutual Fire,
has arranged with agents of the
company to handle distribution
Mutual Fire policies will not be
Cancelled.
Pennsylvania Lumbermens will
assume all of the Mutual Fire
obligations on the effective date.
Service arrangements for Wash
ington area policyholders of Mu-
tual Fire will be in charge of the
Mutual Insurance Agency. Inc.
OF which Mr.. Boteler is execu-
tYe vice president. and which
has represented PIN here for
many years.
I'm keeping with basic prin-
cfples of Mutual Insurance" said
Fred H. Ludwig, PLM vice pres
ident. I'VE will distribute all re-
naming surplus of Mutual Fire
IN ifc vanliax,h1lIare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

In the heart of New York is
the great building of the New
York Times. one of the worlds
most respected and influential
newspapers.
If you were to walk into this
building. you would see thou
sands Of intelligent looking,
nicely dressed men and women
who work for the Times.
You also would see people you
scarcely would expect to find
among a group of this sort
some of the city's most active
loan sharks and bookies. And
although you might not recog-
|nize them for what they are, if
the employees would talk freely
to you they would tell you that
about a dozen loan sharks op-
crate in the Times building
alone. And they would add that
the sharks have divided juris-
|diction Of the building so that
there are one or two on each
floor.
This. mind you. is in a top
calibre newspaper Office in a
State which has fairly tough
anti-usury and small loan laws,
a highly efficient banking de-
partment, better business bu-
reas. district attorneys. all sorts
Of law enforcement agencies.
ETC., etc.
Apology Offered
At this point. / offer an apol-
ogy to the New York Times for
singing it out.
For uSurious money-lenders
operate on a moderate or big
scale in the Offices of the other
New York newspapers too. 1
know they do.
I'm writing about the Times
only because the Credit Union
National Association has Just re-
leased a case study of the loan
shark situation at that paper
in its official publication "The
Credit Union Bridge" and thus
! have the facts upon which to
base this report.
Right now. the problem of the
loan shark is being tackled Wig
orously at the New York Times
by the development of an ag-
greSsive credit union. 1t was
less than three years ago that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

erations. will direct the new
department. Ian P. Cargill, who
has dealt with operations in
the Middle and Far East, will
be assistant director. He is a
Scotsman, Oxford graduate and
served in the Indian Civil Serv-
ice.
President Black said the new
department will take over OPP
irrational responsibility for these
member countries: Burma. Cey-
Ion, China. Indonesia. Japan,
Korea, Philippines, Thailand and
Viet-Nam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

United States Steel Corp. APP
pointed William G. Whyte as
assistant vice president in the
Washington Office. He has been
assistant to the vice president
here since 1852.
Two Buick dealers from the
Washington zone have been
elected to the Eastern Regional
Buick Dealers Council. They are
Robert ID. Stewart of Arlington
and Daniel Brooks of Baltimore.
H. c. Theis was named zone
manager for the Pontiac Motor
Divisions Washington Zone. He
has been assistant zone manager
in Pittsburgh since 1852 and
succeeds j. c. Bates, jr., who
has become New York Zone
manager.
Frank Ridge led the C. Carney
Smith Agency of Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co, Newark. N. j..
to the best quarter sales in the
i12-year-old agency's history.
Leon A. LeBuffe and Oliver J.
Judge also were leaders. Agency
sales were 80 per cent above a
year ago.
Jerome HOrwitz, jr., has be-
come advertising manager of the
Observation-Disclosures and Vir-
ginia editions of TV Guide. Ed
win Cassard was named promo
ton manager for the same edi-
lions.
Norman p. Hays, has been
named manager of the new
eastern branch Office of Auto
netics. a division of North
American Aviation, Inc, in the
CafritZ Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Capital Realtors to Hear
Commissioner Karrick

District Commissioner David
B. Karrick will address the April
general membership meeting of
the Washington Real Estate
Board. at Hotel Statler on
Wednesday. April II, Justice
flinders reported.
A former realtor. the Com
missioner will discuss District
government affairs relating es-
pecially to real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Chief of American Exchange
To Address ANALYSTS

Edward T. MCCORMICK. presi-
dent OF American Stock Ex-
change. will address the Wash
ington Society Of Investment
Analysts. at a luncheon at the
Occidental Restaurant On We'd
nesday, April 10, it was an
nounced by Amerst E. Huson.
society president.
Mr.. Mccormick will discuss
operations Of his organization
and the general outlook for Sc
Ecurities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Speaker for Grocers

William H. Hines. jr.. national
affairs reporter for the Washing
ton Star, will be guest speaker
at a dinner meeting Of Grocery
Wheels Of Washington at the
Kenwood Country Club tomor-
row night. A social hour will
precede dinner at 2 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Pennsylvania Turnpike Fight
Seen as National Issue

A move by Gov. George M
Leader of Pennsylvania to free
the Pennsylvania Turnpike from
all fees. may foreshadow the
end Of toll highways in the
United States, suggested the
current issue of Engineering
News-Record today.
The State political battle has
national implications, the maya
zine warned. 1T embodies a
direct and definite attack by a
State against both the concept
of tollroads and the commission
and authority type of admins
tration of public facilities.
If Gov. Leader can make
good his threats to free the road
by disposing legally, with obliga-
tons to bondholders, the prece-
dent may well affect not only
every existing toll highway in
the country. but also future toll
facilities, since prospective high
way bond purchasers will view
with suspicion the stability OF
such investments" it declared.
Gov. Leader further high
lighted a problem which has
been of concern to many turn
pike and highway officials
throughout the country when he
added that future highway plan
ming will be hampered by con-
siderations which must be given
to the economic stability Of
existing tollroads."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

ORLANDO. Fla, April 2 (Pl.-
The Martin Co. announced today
a general contract for construc-
ton Of its new plant south Of
Orlando has been awarded to
Thompson and Street Co. of
Charlotte, N. c.. on a bid of
$6,03l, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02
Far Eastern Department
Formed by World Bank

The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development.
1918 H street NV. has just
formed new Far East Depart
ment Of Operations.
This was announced today by
President Eugene r. Black. He
said the expansion is due to 'the
heavy and growing responsible
ties connected with the bank S
operations in Asia and the Mid
die East"
Martin Rosen, who has been
with the bank since November,
1916, and has recently been as
sistant director of technical OPP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-02

quarterly dividend Of IS cents a
share. President G. T. Baker an
nounced.
Declared from earned surplus,
the dividend will be paid Apri.
% to stockholders Of record
April IL. Books win not be
closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
a NEW BooK EACH WEEK
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
70 Sign to Learn
Recreation SkiIIs

More than 20 volunteers al
ready have signed up for q
course in recreation skiIls TO
be given next Tuesday and
Thursday at Junior Village.
The classes. from 9 to 10
pm. in the District welfare
Departmental home for depend
ent children 1t Blue Plains,
D. c., can accommodate so
volunteers. They are being
given in conjunction with the
District Recreation Depart
ment.
Already signed up are volun-
teers from National Presbyte-
rian Church in washington and
Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church.
Five experts win instruct the
volunteers. who viii learn how
10 teach children at Junior W.
lage from 6 to IL how to make
attractive arts and crafts items
with inexpensive m atertals.
They also will learn games and
other activities for children in
this age group.
Those Interested in taking
the course and in serving as
volunteers at Junior Village
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
Stolen Truck Speeder
Gets 10 DnY Term

TrafIic Court Judge Milton 3.
Kronheim. IT,. yesterday gave
d Southwest man f2O days In
1ail for q high-speed ride
through downtown Washing
ton In q stolen truck.
Leroy Banks. 26, Of the 400
block Of E street S.W.. got i've
days each on ~ trafiic charges.
including passing r. red lights.
speeding. collidlng. leaving
after cOllidine and driving with
out q permit.
Municipal Court Judge
George Nelson ordered Banks
held for grand jury action
under 5000 bond for unnu-
thorized use Of the auto. Banks
was arrested Tuesday after
noon after police fred six
times at the speeding. stolen
truck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

yearsshe tested its healing efficacy for herself and
Others Then in 1875 she gave to the world
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
This book is the original. standard textbook
OF Christian Science and gives the full explana-
ton Of It's healing method based on the teach
ings of Christ Jesus. Reading this volume en-
ables anyone to discover for himself the benefits
of its healing message
You may read OF purchase Science and
Health af a,1u EbT;ef,a,, cr,.o~. ID .oI... n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

animals over q period Of years,
DR.. r. NJ. Becker Of Madison,
Wis. told the Fifth Annual
Symposium on Antihiotics at
the Willard Hotel.
The engine is the only
known agent which can be used
successfully 70 combat allergic
reactions which occur In many
people after taking penicillin.
Thousands each year suffer
reactions such IS swelling and
skin rashes.
His remarks followed the re-
lease Of the report by the Food
and Drug Administration which
stated that the number Of Sc
rious reactions TO penicillin-
the first and most commonly
used antibiotic-has been IN
creasing each year.
The survey. the first Nation
wide study Of reactions to the
principal antibiotics. showed .
much larger number OF re-
actions, including q number Of
deaths. 70 penicillin than 70
the others.
DR.. Henry WEIGH, chief Of the
Food and Drug Administrators
Division Of Antibiotics. declared
however. that the number Of
reactions to penicillin Is still
small when Il Is considered that
millions receive the drug each
year and that thousands Of
lives have been saved.
d.. Becker declared that
penicil1inace should be stock
piled BY every physician ad-
ministering penicillin.
DR.. Becker pointed out that
within Is to 80 minutes after
the engine is given to the
I patient suffering from penicil-
lin reactions. no penicillin can
be detected IN the blood stream
Or. Murray G. Zimmerman
of the University Of Southern
California told the symposium
Of tests on 50 patients with
penicillin reactions. Many d
these patients suffered reac-
tons for weeks or months. hs
said. and failed 10 respond e
treatment. Penieillinace eavs
rapid relief. he continued.
In another paper DR.. Y. p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
Brcndo Injured on Set

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 3 (H.
A tumble down q steep
mosintainside during the shoot
ing Of q movie scene left
Marion Brando with q dislo-
Gated shoulder. His studio am
nounced after the accident
yesterday that the actors arm
win be in . sling for at least
three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
The girl who was
Anne Frank

. Il was 4 good Nazi," wrote
one German, but IneveFknew
what It meant until the other
night" He had seen the play
based on The Diary Of Anne
Frank. October Readers
Digest brings you the deeply
moving story Of the girl who
died when she was only is but
left q message to the world
which is imperishable.
Get the October Readers
Digest at newsstands today:
~ stimulating articles Of en-
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best from leading magazines,
newspapers and books, con-
densed to save you time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
The Search, the Test, the
Great Discovery

Christians have long sought greater under
standing Of Christ Jesus healing method Many
have not been satisfied that Christian heal
ing applied only in that day and generation.
because ofhis behest: Heal the sick, cleanse the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

Chen. DR.. James W. Bard and
DR.. Alphonso A. Balsito Of the
Department Of Pharmacology.
Marquette University School Of
Medicine. reported peniciIIinace
apparently has no toxic effects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

lePers, raise the dead.
cast out devils: freely
ye have received,
freely give" (Aiatt. lO).
Just over ninety
years ago, a devout
New England woman.
Mary Baker Eddy,
after severe trials. dis
covered the scientific
law of the Christ
method and named
her discovery Chris
tian Science. For some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

are asked to register both at
Junior Village johnson $4,000,
Extension 273) and also with
Miss Marjorie Thaxter, Super
visor Of Volunteer Services, at
the Department Of Public We'll
fare (National $4,000. Extern
sion 1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
NewEnzymeC oIIedWoy
To Cut PeniciIIin Deaths

predicted 400 10 800 deaths penicln reactions
for the next might be avoided with OF an engine
which inactiyates the antbiOtc Wisconsin physician
ported today.
The engine. known penicillnaee. being
humans for the st time after successful on experimental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
new FRENCH COOKBOOK
SHOWS YOU HOW TO
COOK LIKE A MASTER CHEF
All the Most
famous French Dishes
So Easy 10 Make!

IN this weeks Cooking Magic
French Cookbook you will find
The dishes thct hove brought
Eenown 10 French cookery,
with recipes 50 cleor. 50 cosy
to follow thot you'll be cooking
ike o $4,000 Q yeorchef
and loving It! You'll Turn out
dishes ihot will bring cheers
from your fomily and friends.
Wonderful soups. s0vory
meot dishes, deliccte pastries,
ond thrilling desserts -.
they're oil here =. and 50
easy to prepare right in
your own kitchen thot you'll
believe its really Cooking
Magic. For q host Of exciting
new dishes to add to your
menu librory get HE French
Cookbook this weekend
have fun with food. Only
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
Crash Injuries
Fatal tOWoman

A New York woman last
night became the second person
to die as a result of a three
vehicle crash the night before
on the George Palmer highway
near Seat Pleasant. Md.
Miss Ella F. Taylor, IS, died
about 10 pm. in Prince Georges
General Hospital from head in
juries suffered in the collision.
She had been a passenger in
a car driven by Army Sergt.
James Threats. 81. of 5534 Bass
place Sc. the other victim.
Sergt. Threats. a medical tech
nician Of Walter Reed Hos
pital. was pronounced dead on
the scene.
His wife, Mary Ellen Threats,
80. remains in Prince Georges
Hospital in fair condition. Miss
Taylor was q friend Of Mrs.
Threats.
Their car. travelling south on
Palmer highway during a
downpour about 8 pm. Tues
day. was hit head-on by q
skidding WM6sA bus which
first had hit the rear Of another
car making q turn.
Miss Taylor's death is the
SD trafiic fatality in Prince
Georges County this year.