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Ford'sHof PLAY
'Scares' Him in
Round Robin Bid

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, June
l R.--Masters Champion Doug
Ford. taking command of the
Palm Beach Round Robin golf
tournament at Yykagyl with two
rounds to play, said today, "I'm
playing so well, it scares me-"
Then he added:
1--WE been on this streak since
last September. I'm keeping my
fingers crossed. / Just hope Il
lasts through the National
Open"
The Open is scheduled June
1915 at the Inverness Club in
Toledo and this is all the moon
faced pro from Yonkers, N. Y,
needs to make his victory cycle
complete. He won the PEA
championship in 1855 and last
April captured the Masters.
Today he Is in first place after
three rounds Of the Round Robin
playing head-to-head with every
major title holder Of the golf
world.
Going into the seminal round
with each player matching his
medal score against the others
in his foursome--Ford had q
score Of plus-2S. He moved
ahead Of the early front runner
Ben Hogan. who dropped to Sec
ond with plus 81. In third place
was Sam Snead plus-13, followed
by two young pros. Fred Hawkins
and Ken Ventura, plus-lO each.
Today Ford was matched with
National Open Champion Cary
Middleton, British Open Cham
| pion Peter Thomson Of Australia
and Gene Littler. the stylish
Californian. In Sundays show
down. Ford Is slated to 60
against Hogan. Snead and Ven
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Two 25-Lop Races
On 6-Event Card
At Old Dominion

Twin 25-lap races, one eact
for the Indianapolis and sports.
man-stock cars. will top on 9
six-event program tonight al
Old Dominion Speedway.
About 30 drivers from the
United Racing Club and thu
All-American Racing Club o.
Muncie, Ind, will participate ir
the big car action. starting at
e:45. Three l0-lap heats and Q
consolation will precede the 25-
lapper.
/ A special 25-lap grind fol
sportsman-stocks will conclude
the program.
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Coss, Dell Advance
In Columbia Clubs
Invitation Tennis

Tim Co.'S, top seeded and Don
Dell. second seeded. gained the
third round Of the Columbia
Country Club invitational tennis
tournament with victories yes
terday.
Coss won over John Bennett,
60. 6-l, and Dell, Landon
School star, defeated jackson
Yang OF University Of Maryland.
81, 6-3.
In doubles. the second-seeded
team Of Buddy Adair and Henry
Barclay got by the first round
with q SO. Ga victory over
AEetin Rice and Bill o'Brien.
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Anocostio Defeat Gives
Phelps PIoyoff Chance

knotty problem. Coolidge tool
first place, unbeaten in 81,
games. with a 6-3 victory ovei
Cardozo at Coolidge. CardozC
finished in second place with 9
Az mark. Roosevelt defeated
Wilson, 1O-4, and Dunbar edged
Bell, 4-3. in other West Division
games.
Thus the pairings for thG
championship playoffs scheduled
Wednesday at Grifhth Stadium
will not be known until aftel
Mondays tie-breaking game
The playoffs list the winner oil
the West Division to play the
runnerup in the East and the
winner in the East to play the
runnerup in the West.
Winners Meet Thursday
The winners Of these games
meet Thursday at the stadium
for the league title.
Anacostia got on to a 5-l lead
in the first inning against East
ern. but couldn't hold out. The
Rarmblers batthd back to &c
into an 8-8 tie after the regula-
ton seven innings when Bernie
Chavez Int a bases-loaded triple
John Savoy hit a two-run homer
in the ninth for Eastern and
that doomed Anacostia.
Coolidge came UP With five
runs in the second to ice its
victory against Cardozo. Gary
Miller got four hits in as many
times at bat for the Colts, his
big blow a two-run single in
the second. Southpaw Barry
Casper. observing his 18th BIRTH
day, scattered six hits for the
win.
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Totals 35S2l5 Totals 3l027 q
o,S2s truek out for Rsillsy in 9th.
0a. Tchrs. 0i0 003 90
Runs-Henzes. oallagher'o cisynooi'
ETrIrors-.HenEss, Knisely. 0SllaEher,
p%%srcsic EoCnsy. e osi.sS SssteS S, n
eel; Mo.rsll 90, Warfsn, fwo:bsss bis
ssI.ns,;ss.orifin. MorrsI. warren Esm nDMf
TTSunoe09 .. on y:u Bases on balls--oh
ISrnsr 81 Hail. hsI 10; SSs 81 Si,S SpIsn y
slts-on Turner. q in 4 INNINGS; on
,Eeiilsy. 0 IN I inning: on Hail. = In Az
, ma g : on Alewine, N Is inning. Runs
HAN Han 81 Winning pitcher-Hali. Los.
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Vito FIuffs Beaten

ORLANDO. Fla. june / (Spe-
ciaD The Vita Fluff girls soft
ball team Of Washington, D. c.,
had their l3-gsme winning streak
snapped here last night when
they lost a double header to the
Orlando Rebels, 60 and To.
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By BOB HANSON

A playotf to make q playofi
is the situation confronting
Anacostia as the result Of base
ball games yesterday closing out
the regular-season play in the
1nterhigh League.
The Indians wound up In a
tie for second place with Phelps
in the East Division following an
upset loss to Eastern, 1919, in
two extra innings at Anacostia.
Phelps concluded its league
play last Friday with a AZ rec
ord. Anacostia needed only to
win yesterday against the RAM
blers, who up to that stage had
won only one league contest.
for a clear-cut finish in second
place and a berth in the play
offs. But Eastern's victory has
resulted In Anacostia, now AZ,
playing on its tie with Phelps
at $3.50 Monday at Eastern.
Six Straight for Spingarn
Spingarn earned the No. 1
position IN the East Division
with q 2-1 decision over Tech
to finish unbeaten in six league
games. In one other East Divi-
sion game Armstrong outlasted
Chamberlain, 1915.
The West Division has no such
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Fleming Purse
Tonight Windup
For Rosecroft

A crowd in excess Of 10000 Is
anticipated at Rosecroft Raceway
tonight as the Oxon Hill harness
track closes out its 24-night
meet featuring the $1,000 Vic
Fleming Memorial pace.
Special ceremonies will be held
prior to the feature, the seventh
race. Participating will be Bill
Fleming, son Of the late Fleming.
and Townsend Alderman, a life
long friend Of the elder Fleming.
Vic Fleming was the driver of
Billy Direct when the horse ran
q 1855 world record mile at Lex
ington, KY, in 1898, later
equalled by Adios Harry.
Grand r. volo Choice
Grand r. Volo. trained by Billy
Haughton and to be driven by
Clarence Martin. has been In.
stalled as the favorite. The
four-year-old son Of High Volo
has scored two victories in four
starts this season. his latest a
2:03H in $1,000 invitational
pace.
Abbey Bay, q 4-year-old with
Lorne Tolhurst the driver, is the
second choice. In five outings at
Rosecroft. Abbey Bay has won
twice and finished second once.
Sure Con, with Bob Cherrix
handling the reins, rates third.
Sure Con finished second recently
to Abbey Bay. Others listed to
start include Volo Dian, Miss
Chief Forbes, Chestertown Boy
and Jade Hanover.
Led All the Way
Leading driver lonors also are
a highlight Of tonight's pro-
gram. Ed Kelly. Clarence Mar
tin and Bill Fleming are in a
close scramble for top position.
The Happy Wanderer. driven
by Bill Fleming, led all the way
in taking the second division Of
the $2.250 Oxon> Hill pace last
night. Twilight Star was second
and Worthy Indian third.
Parker Hawk, owned by Par
ker Mitchell of Perryman. Md,
won his third straight victory in
taking the first division.
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Only three active American
Leaguers have hit 40 or more
home runs in one season-Mickey
Mantle t52 in 1850. Ted Will
liams N3 in l949) and Gus
zifnial az in 1889.
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HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS

BASEBALL
49, Results Yesterday
Eastern, 10: .Anacostia, q.
ARMSTRONG. is; Chamberlain, Is.
s sSo.:vsii..e id SH WII:sis.s 3;
Dunbar Z: Bell. 2.
MONTGOMERY Blair. IL; euitiand, q,
Northwestern. q HiGh Point, i,
oroveton. 81. George Washlnetor, z.
Fairmont Heights, .; DOUGLASS OF Bait
:. Annsndaie u; Wakefield. 8.
y. Fairfax,
ralls Church. q Hammond.
Sperwood, 3: Richard Montgomery, Z
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BOYS BASEBALL.

COLLEGE PARK PONY LEAGUE
A League
Indians. 8: white eox, 2.
Cardinals, 10: Braves. 2.
Reds, 10: Cubs. z.
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The last run for CIV. In the
ninth, came on successive
doubles by Jerry Gallagher and
Dick Cilento.
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|Thackara Bids
For Golf Honors

Jim Thackara. one Of the Dis
trict's outstanding tennis stars
for q number Of years, is battling
for q seminal berth In the
Chevy Chase Club golf cham
pionship this afternoon in q
quarter-fi match against
Henry L. Clark.
Thackara, who turned to golf
shortly after he gave up COM
Ipetitive tennis. defeated Clar-
ence Dodge. jr.. 4 and 2, in q
f1rst-round match yesterday.
Bobby Brownell, defending
champion and favorite, and
Dick West. former Princeton
football captain, met in feature
match today. Brownell was one
under par in an easy victory in
the first round. while West rail-
lied to defeat Admiral o. B.
Harrison after losing I'VE
straight holes from I'VE through
nine. West played the back nine
In -.
The semifinals and finals will
be played tomorrow.
First-round results:
Dick West defeated Admiral o. B.
issted L. ,. Haekaii. 'S' a SrHw 8; JACK az.
Z sIs 2 yosspS' w.xi.ln 3 w dei.sssd
Hawiey. jr.. defested Henry r. Alien
William p. McKeiWay. I and 3; Henry
I. Clark defeated George Hume, 3 and
~ jim Thaekara defeated Clarence
nodge. jr.. q and 2.
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MAJOR LEAGUE SCORES
GIANTS, 3; PITTSBURGH, z

Totals "A 8 2719 Totals 81 927 ii
Walked for Margcneri IN eth.
2 Flied out for Virgil in eth.
Ran for Rand in 9TH.
Ran for Sauer in 18th.
Popped up for Baker in Sth.
8 Ran for Thomas in Sth.
Grounded out for MetiaS in 9Th.
Grounded out for Freese IN 9th.
New York ------- 900 900 go :
FittspurRn -------.- OOO @VU VVu-z
Runs--Mays. Katt Spencer. Glenn
ente Thomas. Errors--Freese. Runs
batted hickman t2). Kat. Freese
l2). Two-base hits-Lockmap. Mays.
Double plays-sehoendi Spencer
and Lockman: Freese and Fondy.
Left. on bases--Nev York, z: Pitts
hurgh, Q. Bases on balls--Mar-
9. Struck out-Bv MarEoneri. l.: by
Worthington, l.; BY Arroyo. =: bv Face,
]. HitsIon Mareoneri. in q; on
Worthington. in 3; OF Arroyo, q in az ;
on Face. In 2ss Runs and earned
ineton. 90; on Arroyo, 90: on Face.
N-0. Losing pitcher: Face lc-N. Um-
pires-Burgess. Forman. Dixon and
Byrkhsrt. 1ime-c:lO. Attendance
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FIGHTS LAST MIGHT

NEW YORK (st. Nicholas Arens)--
FaToIEd Jch2'oe lea Philseelph "a
"i PARYs s0"i Srisnes-Raiph pupas. 40.
New Orleans. and seraphin Ferrer. l42.
Paris drew. 10.
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o., = M, n D:s grounded out for Briessr-
CIV --------------.0 900 Oo4 OO1-b
Runs-ciiento, D'Ambrosio. Ia Ioon M
EKnislsy, Herman. gisney ISJ, Hoover oa ~,
Herman. Bickerton. Bisney. Boncsek.
man cs ss'i HooI.r s;%s kaissy Her
BoneZek Two-base hit-Hoover. Three.
pase hit-Atkinson. Home runs-Knisley,
HHerman' Slime. coekreil. Stolen base
fsa Bases on BILLION Biekerton
ton 81. Burton "a. Left on basss--
EuRnsIor Bickertop, 81; % Burton,
i,oeins w n,anhs Di.eher-Burton 81.
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BILLY DIRECT
SELECTIONS

Ann Hayes. The Witch. Little
Symbol.
2-Tethys. Gallons Lady. Cali
cha Hanover.
3-Tiddly Winks, Bob Dimit,
Snow Mite.
4EJune First. Kathy Walnut,
Moses Eden.
5-Benny's Day, Frysie Rose
croft. Nesco.
dorchester Miss. Adios Pick.
Norman First.
7--GRAND r. VOLO, Abbey
Bay, Craig entry.
8-Sharon May Direct. Scout
Hanover, Jacks Bonny.
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PHILLlEs, z; DODGERS, |
Totals ase24b Totals 20 Q 81 IL

Ran for Anderson in 9TH.
: Struck out for Drysdale In Sth
Brooklyn 600 900 iOO--t
Philadelphia 900 200 O0x--2
Runs---campanel Hammer. Bouchee.
Errors--None. Runs batted in-Jones
t2). Campanella. Two-base hit-Ham.
ner Three.base hits--0illiam. Jones.
Home run--Campanella. Double play
Bouehee 10 Fernandez TO Bouchee Left
on bases--Brooklyn, 4: Philadelphia, s.,
Lablne, 1. Struck out--By Drysdale. Z;
BY Labine, I by Roberts, o. Hits-Off
DrySdale. o In innings. OF Labine. /
IN inuinG; oil Roberts, u In y inni, IS.
Runs and earned runS---On Drysdale.
e.; on Roberts. Ill Winning pitcher
Roberts tb.6l Losing pitcher-Drys-
dale t4-2l umpires --Donatelli. Cen.
laiA Delmole, smith. Time--2.Ol An.
ttadanee--.i,3A ga.
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ORIOLES. 3; YANKEES. |
Totals 81 727li Totals 50 5 q Q


Runs - Pilareik. Boyd. Bridsweser,
Bauer. Errors-None. Runs batted In
t2). Rrideveser, Martin. Two
base hits-Brideweser Bauer. Home
run--Pilarcik. stolen base--Prancona.
saerifice--Moors. Sacrifice iies-Pil-
areik, Martin. Double play-Gard.
ner to Brideweser TO Boyd. Left on
sssss on 5Sls%on Moore ss y x S05 TSr,.y
,; on Byrne, l. Struck out-By Moore.
.; BY Turley. 5; By Ditmar, 2; BY Byrne
l.. Hits-rn Turley, in SIS Innings;
on Ditmar. in la innings; on Byrne,
on Moore. III; on Turley. 3-3: on Dit
mar, 90; on Byrne. 90. Hit By pitcher
BY Burnley (Francona. Oardner). wild
pitcn-Byrne. Winning piteher-Moore
12-3l. Losing pitcher-Turley Old,
umpires-Soar, Tabacchi Berry. McKin-
ley. Time-2:4l. Attendanee-l7,2 p7,
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WHITE sox, s; TIGERS, o

Totals I424lO Totals SO o "a {
Detroit 49,, -------- nnn gQn 900
lChlcaRo -----.. SuO OOO O4A-u
Runs--Fox. Minoso. Lollar (2l. Philley
prgpS, E s5 n,dnS Runs 6sttsd n
Fox Home runs--Loilar. Dropo Sac.
rlhce--Hatneld Double play--House q
Torgeson Left on bases-Detrolt. 3;
1: Oh Larry. 2. struck out--By Kseaan
2, BY Larry. 2. Runs and earned runs
on Keegan. 90. on Larry. 6-6. wlnnlna
pitcher-Keegan u-2l. Losing pitcher
Nv. Napp and Rice Time Is. A..
" ndanee 0U7.
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ST. LOUIS, 4; BRAVES, 3
Totals ss II 27I5 Totals s5s27

Runs--Blasinsame, Moon, H. Smith
t2). o'connell. Aaron. Pisarro. Errors
kasko. Musial, Logan, Pizarro. Runs
batted in--BlaSingame. Musial. xasko
t2l. Aaron 90. Thomson. Two-base hits
Moon, Kasko. H, Smith Three-base hit
,-Aaron. Stolen bases-Blasingame
Double plays-Kasko to Blasingame 10
Musial; Logan to Tore. Left on bases
ST. Louis, q: Milwaukee. 4. Base on
Palls-5on Pisarro. 4: Struck out--By
earned runs-On L. Mcdaniel, 81: on
piEarro. 4.3. Hit by pitcher--By L. Me-
PANEL tTorrel Wild pitch-L. Me-
Daniel. Winning pitcher-L. Mcdaniel
Dascoli. Secory, Landes.
Ttme--2:ll. Attendance--20,615
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GRADED HANDICAPS
FOR, ROSECROFT

SATURDAY s,, Ni Ti%:. f s:Ys S.- June
Daily Double cls.ss s sSS. pm:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-01

Longshot Daily DoubIe-LITTLE
SYMBOL and SIDNEY GAL
LON.
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'Rure Achievement

L'n :.s cR Rs ISsiTs; cITf cIn'
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Totals 357 24II % - -
Mcdonald GROUNDED out for Hrieksr-
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Hanks. 42-year-oid veteran
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r1RTH RAcE--Purse, $1,000: trot;
cherner Motor Co. Trophy
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. July IS 0P.-cottop
futures prices were lower again THU
After several days Of aimless drift.
ing, most OF 1t on the doWnside, the
market on Friday went into 4 sharr
decline that left the entire list II,
lower territory. Active futures con.
tracts on the New York Cotton Ex-
ehange took net losses ranging from
u 20 to $3.50 bale.
Fridays sellof was started By the
news the House Agriculture COMMITTEES
had called an executive session for
Tuesday. July l6, to consider new price
support legislation. This came Is 4
surprise to traders.
The Government acreage report, In.
deaths that . total OF 1929. 00O
acres had been planted to cotton Is OF
July 1. contrasted with . series Of pri-
vate. estimates which had placed the
total considerably lower. Theses esti-
mates had ranged from about IS, 900
900 acres to IA million.
Exports for the week ended Tuesday
were estimated By the New York Cotton
Exchange Service Bureau at $4,000
bales vs.. 10000 bales IN the previous
week and $4,000 IN the like 1855 week
For the season through July D, total
bales vs.. 2,143,OO0 ct approximately
the same time last season.
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Richard 6. Davis
Named President
Of Auto Agency

Richard G. Davis has Just
been made president of Con-
gressional Motors, 500 Airport
lane. Rockville. Md. at the
Congressional Airport, officials
announced yesterday.
For more than 20 years, Mr..
Davis was with Ourisman
Chevrolet, the past 10 as gen.
eral sales manager.
Congressional Motors was
established nearly three years
ago and has a sales room and
completely equipped service
facilities. Mr.. Davis said. It
is q Oldsmobile agency.
A native Of Washington, Mr..
Davis has been identified with
civic affairs. He is q member
Of the Washington Board of
Trade. Cornerstone Lodge of
Masons and the Columbia
Country Club. He lives in
Chevy Chase, Md.
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.StoeEAdvance
10 Point Near
Record Highs
BY ED MORSE
Associated Press Financial writer

NEW YORK, July IS The
stock market this week surged
close to its historic peak Of
April, 1856.
It set new 1857 highs on three
Of the i've trading days.
Volume rose to 13.245,6S0
shares. the biggest since the
week ended April 26.
Trading at times was turbu-
lent and some Of the gyrations
of speciality issues were hectic
and beyond explanation by ex-
perienced Wall Streeters.
1t was said by some of these
observers that the market
wanted to 60 up" There was
talk Of imitation psychology. "
And. continually, the eyes OF
Wall street were on the all-time
highs in the average reached
Is months ago.
The background Of bushes.
and economic news was by nc
means uniformly bullish. Tight
money and imitation were still
the dominant factors in Wal
Streets thinking. Treasury Sec
rotary Humphrey. who warned
Of a possible "hair-curling de-
preston" last January, now
said he saw no important re-
cessions or depressions In the
offing."
The Associated Press average
Of so stocks rose $40 during
the week to $1ee.S0. not far
from the $191.50 on April 8
1856.
The Dow-Jones industrial
average finished at SCOTT, just
q shade below its all-time high
of 52l.05.
The five most active issues
on the New York Stock Ex-
change were: Sperry-Rand, up
IN at 2534 on 328, 500 shares;
Olin-Mathieson up 37s at 59% ;
General Motors, up 2ss at 46ss /;
Revlon. up S at 373s; and Beth
lehem Steel, UP u at so.
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Bituminous Production

Bituminous Production in
the week ended July 6 totaled
100000 tons compared with
7,900.000 in the previous week
and $4,000 in the like week
a year ago-National Coal, AS
ISOLATION.
Motor Vehicle Output last
week totaled 1888 cars and
22,92S trucks compared with
1882 and l4.051 in the pre-
vious week and 112,361 and
81, 4l2 in the like week a year
ago.-Ward's Automotive Re-
ports.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
nestle and foreign, On July 6
totaled 279.025.000 barrels, up
l,742.0 900 for the week-Bureau
|of Mines.
Pacific Gas d Flee. Co. an
nounced plans to construct a
$3.50 million pipeline from Al
berta province in Canada to the
San Francisco Bay area.
General Motors announced
its AC Spark Plug division had
received a $38 million Air Force
contract for inertial guidance
systems for ballistic missiles.
Great Britain increased in
terest rates on loans to local
authorities and nationalized
industries in a new effort to
check imitation and preserve
the shrinking pound. The new
rates will be So and So.
H. J. Heinz Co. elected as a
director Lewis A. Lapham,
president of Grace Line, Inc.
General Electric Co. an
nounced it now has 376,371
shareholders, a record and an
increase Of 1910 from this
time last year.
Bond Stores, Inc, June sales
totaled $7,20S.503. down 2.1%
from 1856: for IL months, $84.-
629,016, up 500 from 1856.
Penna Bell Telephone in s
months ended May 81 earned
$18.130.461 VS.. $l3,461, 808 in
1856 period.
Southern New Eng. Tele-
phone In S months ended May
81 earned $4,718.191 VS.. $4,988,-
962 in 1856 period.
Husky Oil Co. in 8 months
ended March 81 earned Slab
359 or 40 cents a share VS.. ST.
687. 008 or 40 cents in 1856
period.
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~ SYLVIA PORTER

claims for its price Sterilization
record from 1858 through 1855
the fact is that during the past
Ii months the cost of living has
been increasing persistently tc
all-time highs. and the value
Of the dollar has been dwindline
persistently to all-time lows. A
prosperity which involves these
trends is a mockery to the mil
lions whose paychecks are moi
keeping pace. and to the mil
lions who .have savings in the
bank. insurance, United State,
bonds.
The pains Of the record ia,
load. While Federal income
taxes aren't as high as they
were, State and local take,
have been rising and a tax bite
hurts no matter what source
does the biting. What's more
big business condemnation OF
the administrations balloonine
budgets has dramatized the size
OF the tax burden even to those
who were becoming numb and
resigned to carrying the burden
indefinitely.
Senator Byrd becomes in.
dignant at the suggestion that
his Senate Finance Commit.
tees probe into this admins
tration's money policies il
loaded with political over anc
undertones. But, Of course, the
hearings are loaded with them
In fact, they're giving us a pre-.
view of the 1858 campaign. q
confess; this is my inside
Source.)
But what if prosperity dis
appears before the fall Of 1855
and we slide into a slump?
Why. then the Democrats will
have their traditional issue
The G. O.P. so mismanaged
1957's prosperity that its pres
sures and perils became over
whelming and the boom turned
into a bust.
Distributed 1857 By The Hall Syn.
dictate, Inc. All Rivhts Reserved.l