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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Bergman Named
Head Of Mortgage
Bankers Here

William F. Bergman. first
vice president Of Arlington
Realty Co.. was elected presi-
dent Of the Mortgage Bankers
Association Of Metropolitan
Washington at the annual
meeting at the Sheraton Carl
ton Hotel.
Carey Winston. president OF
Carey Winston Co.. was named
vice president. and John c.
Holzberg. vice president OF
Shannon a. Luchs. Inc. was
elected secretary. James Z.
Miller. vice president OF Weaver
Bros. became treasurer. H. 10y
Anderson is general counsel.
Elected to the board Of gov
errors we're: W. Laird Dunlop
III. vice president Of Walker a.
Dunlop. Inc. Harry p. Berg
mann, vice president. Riggs Ma
tional Bank: A. Britton Browne.
jr,. executive vice president Of
Randall H. Hagner e. Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Steel Layoffs
And Shufdowns
Increasing

NEW YORK. Dec. II P.-
Steel mills are laying of work
ers or cutting back on their
work week in line with market
conditions. Iron Age magazine
said today. Overtime is virtual
ly nonexistent.
One of the hardest hit areas,
according to the trade maya
zine. is Youngstown. Ohio. In
that city Republic Steel has
shut down the last two of five
open-hearth furnaces for the
balance Of the year. Youngs-
town Sheet 81 Tube has taken
of two open hearths.
Similar furnace shutdowns
are reported for other steel
firms throughout the country"
the magazine said.
Iron Age estimated steel out
put this year would barely top
lib million tons with an out
side chance it will go under
that figure. Mills had expect
ed production to come close TO
last years 1852 million tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
CHICO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec II up, 'usDAl -
salabie hogs 10000. active uneven
strons 10 mostly IS hiEher on butchers.
some late and eloGink sales IS TO sd
hisher. sowS StFOng to mostly IS
hlgher; ell interest In trade N a-3
10000 10. outchers lsB0-ls -. No.
> mixed grAde lots these we!ghts
~ 10 90. Stth several hundred a.
10 .Ou. these mostly - siIaoie lots;
No. | butchers under $40 los. very
scarce. No - s3n-2a0 10 Is 90
1880. e70-2aO lis. mostly rs IL So
: 90, larger lots 375-550 10 s0uS
I % ! 3 90 few sinai! lots JO0-35O
sAIahle cattle $4,000. calves coo:
slaughter steers and heifers active
fully steady 70 IS higher. cows steady
with yesterdays market strong 20 -
higher than yesterdays close. bulls
and vealers sally steady; stoekerS and
feeders scarce about steady. numeF-
Gus loads i.inO-i 400 10 prime steers
- e5-s1.s5; hish choice and prime
- 5O-25 90. bulk choice - 1888 Is .
good to low choice - 0O-at so: htEh
choice and prime heifers s5.5O-e6 IS:
good to average choice - 0O-9S O0:
standard TO low good is.0U-aa IS !.
utility and commercial cows IL so.
10 %; few commercial and standard
10 So ~; bulk Gamers and cut
tiers 90 IS. utility and CONNER
ciAl bulls IL .5O-Ia 90: good ana choice
vealers Is Oo-sg %. standard and low
good 81 O0-st 90: utility down 10
1900; light eullx down to 10 on: load
medium ana GOOD Lose ID feedins
steers 81 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Flu and Christmas

II total Christmas buying
does not come up TO the figures
many merchants have been
hoping for and predicting, a
key reason will be one that of
hand you wouldn't dream Of
mentioning. It will be:
The Asian flu.
The Asian flu epidemic which
began early this fall has
reached its peak, health au-
thorities say. and It's on the
wane in most areas.
But the impact OF this illness
and its complications
the pocketbooks OF the millions
who have had it---lasts a lot
longer than the flu itself. A
family hit In october and Mo-
vember with medical and drug
bills 1t didn't anticipate has
that much less money Tor holi-
day shopping In December. In
a large percentage OF cases. the
family which has less ready
cash to spend will try to spend
less.
Survey Is Cited
A'few weeks ago the market
ing and opinion research firm
Of nnett-Chaikin surveyed
over 1000 men and women in
10 major marketing areas to
find out "the pre-Christmas
buying mood Of the American
people"
Its chief finding. according to
the firms analysis, is that, OF
the 40 per cent who already
had started their holiday shop
ping prior to mid November. 80
per cent expected to spend less
this year than last and only %
per cent expected TO spend
more. And Of the so per cent
who had not begun to shop in
mid-November. ~ per cent said
they would spend less and only
Is per cent said they would
spend more than in 1856.
Bennett-Chaikin warned It's
clients that. while "the results
OF the survey need not be I'M
duly pessimistic merchants
would be unwise to approach
the holidays with compla-
cency ="
In digging into the tables &C
companying the survey. ! found
perverse announcement in the
list Of reasons given for spend
ing less this year than last.
And here is why:
OF all who said they were
cutting their Christmas buying,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
FOREIGN EXCH'GE

NEW YORK. Dee II lR.--ForeiEn
exchange rates. Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents unbalanced unless
otherwise noted:
Canadian dollar in New York open
marke; ease
Europe Great Britain ipoundl
- sos, OF L; 3u-day futures
= 79lt, OF . 80-day futures s7ps
OF aJ3s a0-day futures s7s. on
=. BelRium france 2l00.. France
franc 237s, Germany WESTERN
.guilcerl s6:ig. Italy fliral i6is
Portugal .escudol , so: Sweden lkFonRi
laa4; Switzerland franc freei
- -, Denmark kronel IL so
latin America Argentina ifreel
. so. Brazil tfreei is Mexico sol
Venezuela tbolivari 1908
Far East. Hona Kong dollar IL 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
eV SYLVIA PORTER

10 per cent specifically men,
toned more illness this year,
influenza" and another 8
per cent mentioned heavy ex-
penses. more bills"--which in
lots Of cases also meant more
medical and drug bills.
Illness Major Factor
MY wife has been i'll and I
can't afford as expensive a
Christmas" was a typical
quote. Similarly, MY son
has been sick" ION &C.
count Of sickness" i've
had so many doctor bills. flu
and so forth" MY hus-
band had flu and was out Of
work I'VE all had flu
and I need my money" t.
sickness" Sickness" +.
Now, how does this explana-
tlon compare With others?
The percentage who men,
toned illness and flu is double
the 5 per cent who gave as
their reason ''in debt. Just
bought a car. house"
1t dwarfs the 3 per cent who
said. Business is bad" the
2 per cent who gave as their
reason fear Of recession" the
other 2 per cent who men,
toned Job insecurity"
illness actually ranks even
with "out OF work" as a reason
people gave for spending less
in 1857 for Christmas gifts
than In 1856.
The flu epidemic has been
a national misfortune. but 1t
has not been a basic calamity.
Its effect on our economy will
not last long: the flu does not
telegraph a fundamental weak
ness in business.
II l were a storekeeper, /
too would take some solace
from the knowledge that a
key reason for the disappoint-
ment is one that is fast disap-
pearing into history.
distributed 1857 BY The Han syndi-
cate. Inc. All Rights Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Grand Union Sales Rise
1871 Per Cent From 1856

Grand Union Co.. which
operates the Food Fair Super
Markets in this area. reported
sales in 80 weeks ended No
vember 80 totaled s3l4.27l.i03.
a gain OF 1877 per cent from
S276.500.8S4 a year ago.
In five weeks ended November
30. sales Of $42.2l9.li4 were up
l0.7 per cent from $38, lac. 1913
from the corresponding 1856
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
c. T. Merchant
To Retire From
Arlington Trust

Charles T. Merchant. execu-
tive vice president Of Arlington
Trust Co. has announced his
retirement. effective December
81.
Mr.. Merchant has been with
the bank for more than 81
years. having started as a
clerk-bookkeeper and worked
his way through many positions
TO the top. He joined the bank
Just six weeks after 1t opened
its doors in 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK. Dec II n--Spot
nnnierrous metal prices today. Copper
cents pound Connecticut
Valley Lead II cents q pound. New
YORK. Zine q cents . pound East 81
Louis Tin paas cents a pound New
YORK Foreign silver % cents per troy
ounce. New York At Pittsburgh. scrap
steel No heavy was quoted ct ~ 90
n 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Hearing RescheduIed

CHICAGO. Dec. IL R.-A
hearing in the latest court
bout between Fairbanks. Morse
d. Co., and the Penn Texas
Corp. yesterday was rescued
uled for January 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
'' ~ BUSINESS
Union Trust Profits Up,
Lorger Extro Declared
Nv DONAID n. HADLEY

Directors Of Union Trust Co. declared a year-and extra
dividend of IS cents share yesterday thus
amount declared in 1857 to s share compared with
declared in 1856.
This announced by President Linwood Harrel who
said directors felt satisfactory improvement 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11

earnings justified the larger
extra.
The board declared the usual
quarterly dividend Of 80 cents
q share. Both the extra and
quarterly will be paid January
Is to stockholders Of record as
a the close Of business De-
cember 81.
Directors also authorized the
usual Christmas bonus for on
GERS and employees. based on
salaries and length Of service.
Washington Mutual Has
Assets Gain In Year
Assets Of Washington Mutual
Investors Fund amounted co
So. 2S9. 3S7 on October 81. COM
pared with $7,463.956 a year
ago. President James NJ. john
ston reported.
Net asset value eoualed $7.30
q share. compared with 1854 a
share at the end of the previous
quarter and $S.54 a share a
year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Municipal Bond Offerings
Increase In November

The unusually large Novem-
Der volume Of municipal bond
offerings totaled 1918 million
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Washington Mutual Has
Assets Gain In Year
Suburban Trust TO Pay
$l25,0OO Annual Bonus

Directors Of Suburban Trust
Co. have authorized payment
of the usual annual BONUS
amounting to $l25.00o. it was
announced today by Board
Chairman T. Howard Duckett
and President J. Robert Sher-
wood.
The bonus based on salaries
and length Of service will so
to 462 officers and employees in
the banks IL ofiices in nearby
Maryland.
The institutions Christmas
party for employees will be held
at s pm. on Saturday. Deem
Der IA. at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Realty Title Distributes
Bonus After Best Year

Realty Title Insurance Co.
has distributed an annual bonus
to all employees. reported How
ard Bernstein. executive vice
president.
Mr.. Bernstein said the COM
pany is completing the most
successful year since its in
ception in October. 1899.
Realty Title now employees
81 persons and in the last year
opened three additional branch
ofices. It now has six branches
in the Washington area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Talbot Urges Renewal
OF Trade Agreements Z

Renewal Of the Trade Agree
ments Act is essential to the
continued expansion Of the
United States economy" de-
clared Philip NJ. Talbot. presi-
dent of the United States
Chamber of Commerce.
1T serves as authority for
the President to negotiate mu-
tually beneficial trade agree
ments with other countries, 4"
he said.
1T affords easier access 70
the resources of the rest Of the
world which the United States
needs in increasing measure.
The rate Of population increase
makes continuing heavy de-
mands on our national re-
sources"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11

and raised the ll-month figure
to $6.2 billion. the Investment
Bankers Association reported.
Because of a relatively quiet
December. the 1857 total Is
expected to approach but not
equal the 1854 record Of 81
billion.
November brought a $50 mil
lion reduction in the backlog
OF postponed issues. the IBA
said. The cumulative total Of
issues offered but not sold since
July l. 1856. now stands at
$237 million as compared with
$276 million on October 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Dec II ~ National
Association Securities Deaiers Inc
Mean 0nof atian&A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
FAMOUS FABLES
BY Z. z. EDGAR

TIME: Criminal Lawyer Clar-
ence Darrow once defended a
client whose chances for ac-
quittal were slim. Toward the
close Of the trial, Darrow got
up and addressed the jury.
He spoke on and on, SEEM
ingly determined to continue
indefinitely. Everyone in the
courtroom was becoming rest
less, including the client. When
Darrow paused for a moment,
the man tugged at his sleeve
and whispered:
why are you speaking for
such a long time? What good
can it do?"
Just remember" replied
Darrow, that the longer !
speak, the less you will be in
prison."
FEE: Wieniawski, the Polish
violinist, was once engaged to
play at the home Of a Russian
nobleman known for his miser-
illness. The following morning.
the nobleman sent him 100
rubles and q note which read:
with q thousand thanks. 4"
Irked, the violinist sent the
money back. He also enclosed
q note, which read:
please send 1000 rubles and
loo thanks" q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

tax is $3.50. An employer must
pay an equal amount.
y \ 4
From Mrs. J. A. Of New Or
leans: Several days ago, q
friend showed me one of your
columns in which you described
the requirements for paying
social security tax for domestic
help. I didn't read it carefully
because / was sure that it didn't
apply to me because I don't
have a full-time maid. She
only works for me one Cay
q week. Since then, however,
I've been wondering. if
shouldn't be paying the tax for
my maid. Please let me know"
If you pay your maid $50 or
more in wages every three
months you must pay social
security tax. You can get the
proper forms and complete de-
tails about how to pay the tax
from the nearest social secur-
ity or internal revenue office.
\ = -
From M. C. Of San Bernar-
dino, Calf: when a person
reaches IS and becomes eligible
for social security payments.
must he actually file some sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
How About the Deothtrop at Home?
By DR.. PETER J. srElNcRoHN

baby alone on the sofa or bed
or in the bath.
AS the child grows teach him
safe practices" He will be less
likely to fall of somebody's
roof. play on railroad tracks or
run suddenly into the street.
recall one fathers reaction
to his only sons fractured skull.
I'm not going to make a sissy
out Of him." he had said the
day before. When the boy was
brought in unconscious from a
fall OF a neighbours roof all
he could say was what a
fool I've been not to warn him
against kids who call you chic
ken when you won't follow the
leader"
Where do the accidents oc-
cur? On stairways and steps,
% per cent; in the yard, 10 per
cent; in the kitchen 10 per
cent: in the living room, 9
per cent; all other places, 81
per cent. The principal categor-
les Of home accidents have been
classified into falls. burns by
fire, poisoning by solids or liq-
uids. firearms, poisonous gases
or vapors. and other home ac-
cidents.
Meaningful Thanksgiving
/ recall one horrible Thanks
giving eve a half dozen years
ago. We were expecting out
of-town company over the hol-
iday. My wife was busy getting
the turkey and fixin's ready.
came home after having fin
ished my work in the office. AS
/ opened the door my young
daughter and her friend rushed
toward me screaming excitedly.
l thought they were playing
until l had a good look at their
faces.
My daughter shrieked, Dad
dy. mother has just fallen down
the cellar" l rushed to the
stairs and ! found her lying at
the bottom. She was alive. No
fractured skull. No broken
bones-except in the small toe.
She left the hospital the next
day-painfully bruised-in time
for Thanksgiving dinner. The
word thanksgiving" was more
significant and meaningful that
day than ever before.
How did 1t happen2 Trying
TO make three trips in one.
Carrying too many things at
one time. Stairs can be as le-
thai as bombs. Take q good
look around your house. Acct
dents-as well as disease-are
mans potential enemy.
released By The Bell eyndieats, Ine.)
Tomorrow: SnsoEes ere more eanoy-
inc shat deadly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
FEATURE Rcz
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
Impression of NY Foir Lady

The cab moved in short
takes. This was the theater
hour. The tenders were too
close to permit a piece Of Gig
arctic paper between them.
Up and down Broadway, the
Moons hlazed and blinked
brazenly. White lights pro-
claimed The Pride and the
Passion. A striped balloon
boosted Of Around the World
in Eighty Days. The Curse of
Frankenstein. Auntie Name.
Man Of a Thousand Faces. We
were on our way to see Ny
Fair Lady.
Elinor was so thrilled that
she felt nervous. She smoothed
the white gloves on her lap
again and again. She kept tell
ing me that My Fair Lady was
the hit Of hits: the dream muSi-
cal: the play which can run for
a decade. The taxi inched up
to the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
The Sidewalk crowd was dense.
Most Of the patrons wore
cultivated expressions Of bore
dom. The women wore summer
dress; some Of the men had
black ties. In the lobby, two
lines Of people inched toward
the barred windows. One line
had reservations for tonight.
The bther wanted to get tickets
as s0on as possible-195S, for
instance.
Lobby Hub-bub
The ticket taker tore the
stubs with disdain. In the ro-
tunda, a man sold record al
bun loudly. Another man
sold diluted orange juice. There
was B bronze PLAGUE to Mark
Heliinger with words written
by Walter Winchell.
The usher carried an arm
full sof programs and q fash
light. The house was packed
at $50. The people sat quietly
row on row Of neuter faces
waiting for the lights to dim.
In the pit, string musicians
plunked, trying for q true A
natural. A French horn emit
ted j solemn blast. Ny wife
smoothed the gloves again.
The lights died slowly. A
powdery spotlight caught the
band leader. The orchestra
blared through a medley Of
hit tunes without feeling. The
curtain pulled away from the
middle. There was another
curtain with a scene Of the
Thames.
My Fair Lady was on. It
galloped through a fast and
almost inarticulate scene out
side Covert Garden and the
audience reserved its recogni-
ton applause for the featured
players: Edward Mulhare, Julie
Andrews and Reginald Denny.
1t moved on--through the med
ium of dual turntables onstage
Ito a tenement scene, q study,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

a race track a street in Lon
don.
The Plays the Thing
It was fast and polished and
emotionless. like an automatic
shoeshine. The players swirleC
and danced and they sang in q
variety Of British accents and
the onlooker was never lost In
an illusion Of reality. He knew
every moment of the way, that
he was at o play.
The songs were beautiful
and almost all Of them are hits
There were so many that, in
spite Of a crashing surf of APP
plause, there were no encores
One after another, the actors
went through On the Street
Where You Live. With a Little
Bit of Luck, Wouldn't 1t Be
Loverly? The Rain in Spain.
Gould Have Danced All Night,
Get Me to the Church on Time,
I've Grown Accustomed to Her
Face. and they moved on with
out pause.
The story, Of course. was
known to most of the audience,
It concerns an English teacher
of phonetics who meets q flower
girl and bets that. within six
months, he can improve her
accent to the point where she
will be accepted by q duchess.
The professor wins his bet, and,
with some reluctance. the
flower girl. too.
Bearded Sc0ffer
Originally. it was called Pyg-
malion and was written by a
romantic mouse named @. B.
Shaw. Mr.. Shaw was shy and
gruff. Q scoffer with whiskers.
He was also q vegetarian and
once. when he sat at a rehearsal
watching Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell act. he kept shaking his
head negatively and Mrs.
Campbell stopped the action
and walked to the footlights
roaring: som eday. G. B..
you're going to eat a pork chop
and then God help all British
women!"
Leaving the theater, Mrs.
Bishop wore the white gloves.
We found an empty cab in
front of Lindy's. We got in
and I said: We'll. what do you
Think" She nodded rapidly.
Great. A fine play. What
music!"
Beautiful stuff" I said.
She looked at me closely.
You didn't like it," she said.
IT can tell"
"Oh. ] did" I said. Really.
It's Just that ! wished that ]
had stayed home and watched
the Giants"
(copyrteht. 1857. King Features
SYNDICATE. Ineb
Wednesday; Jim Bishop scouts foI
traveIins companions 10 take . trip
to Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02

Do you pant and rave at the
stupid fools who kill about 40,-
900 Americans each year or
our highways? Yet. you may
become one Of the many who
are so complacent about acct
dental deaths in the home.
You may be next! This is nc
emotional outburst. Compla-
cency and lack Of interest may
be the death Of you. Proof?
The National Safety Council
figures indicate there are about
$4,000 deaths in the United
States each year due to home
accidents. And II you are for
tunate enough to out talk the
man with the scythe. you may
become one Of the AZ million
injured every year. AS a doctor
I have seen many Of the in
jured. Many Of them were
''living deaths"
If you are interested in TAX
ing ordinary precautions to stay
healthy and alive here are
some statistics and other facts
that should alert you to the
potential mortal dangers Ito
you and your children within
the "safe" confines Of your own
home and castle. They APP
peared in Today's Health in
an article written by John D.
Gallagher.
Do you know the leading
cause of death for people up
to IS? Heart disease? Cancer?
Diabetes? Decidedly no. Acct
dents. And these sunderland
often preventable - tragedies
rank fourth as the leading
cause Of death among people
Of all ages.
DO you have a young Johnny
and Alice and a few others In
your home? You have a respon-
sibiIity to keep them alive un-
til they grow old enough to care
for themselves. Innocent chill
dren accept your trust and
ability TO keep'them safe.
1000 Are Children
Approximately 1000 children
under IS are killed in home ac-
cidents every year; $500 OF
whom are under 5. Those acci-
dents happen inside and out
side the house. Infants UP to
10 months need your constant
attention to protect them from
accidents.
Here are a few Of the sug-
gestions listed: Teach your
child TO stay away from the
street; don't let him play with
fire. Never leave q young child
alone in the house. when dam
ger is In the ofing-it only
takes q minute 10 destroy q
IehildO DO not leav1e q young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-02
SECURITY FOR YOU
Deduction
Can Be
Checked
BY RAY HENRY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,

ROEO 11ONS AMI ANSWERS:
Questions and Answers:
From b. A. Of New York:
Tive been working for a COM
pany for about seven months
now. Because Of something lily
boss said. I got the impression
that he wasn't sending in the
social security tax that he
should be. Naturally, don't
want my rights to be put in
danger. Is there some way
can have q check made Of
whether he's sending in the tax
money? /. don't want him to
know that I asked to have a
check made"
You should get in touch with
the nearest social-security Office
immediately. Ask that Office to
make the check. If it's found
that your boss is not making
the proper tax payment. the
social-security people will take
appropriate action.
\ y \ =
From Mrs. w. II. o. of Pitts
burgh: my husband and / have
been collecting social-security
payments for nearly a year.
I've been getting the payments
on the basis of my husbands
record of work under social Sc
curity. If my husband should
go back to work and his pay
ments stop because of his earn
ings. will my payments be
stopped also?"
Yes.
4 4 \ 4
From A. C. d. Of Decatur, ILL.,:
what is the present percent
age that an employer deducts
from an employees wages for
the social-security tax? How
much does the employer have
to pay?"
The present tax is ~ per
cent Of the first $4,000 q year in
earnings. Thus the most q per-
son has to pay in social-security