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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24

The need for appointment
Of the Civil Rights Commits
sion. authorized by the new
Civil Rights Act passed by
Congress at its last session.
without further delay. has
been emphasized by the I'M
fortunate situation which de-
veloped In the school integra-
ton case in Little Rock. Ark.
Obviously. the creation Of
such q Commission on Civil
Rights before Gov. Fau-
bus Of Arkansas called out
the National Guard and
ordered 1t TO prevent school
indignation in Little Rocks
Central High School might
have been beneficial--more
effective than after the fact.
Congress, however. did not
pass the civil rights bill
until just before 1t adjourned
last August 30-and Gov.
Faubus called out the Guard
September 2.
Congress not only was slow
in passing the bill calling for
appointment Of the Civil
Rights Commission, with
authority to 60 into all civil
rights problems, but it failed
to appropriate q nickel for
the commission and its staff.
In addition. under the terms
of the law, the members of
the commission must be con-
firmed by the Senate. With
this situation in mind. 1t was
thought in administration
quarters that the selection
and appointment Of the Civil
Rights Commission could
wait until Congress recon-
venes in January.
Political Move
whether a bipartisan
Civil Rights Commission.
composed Of three Democrats
and three Republicans as
provided by the law. can
actually help to bring about
a program of school integra-
ton now Is anybody's guess.
There is q growing opinion.
however. that appointment
OF the commission with au-
thority to tackle the problem
is worth q try. Indeed. Presi-
dent Eisenhower may make
an early appointment. He is
empowered to make interim
appointments, subject 10
confirmation. by the Senate
when Congress reconvenes.
Also. the President has been
granted certain emergency
funds by Congress which. it
is said. could be used to pay
a staff required by the COM
mission. The commissioners
themselves. If they serve,
would have to take their
chances on subsequent Sen
ate confirmation.
The Democratic Advisory
Council. meeting here last
weR end. sharply criticized
the President for not having
appointed the Civil Rights
Commission earlier. and also
for not having appointed an
additional Assistant Attorney
General in charge of civil
rights cases. Clearly, this was
a political move on the part
Of the Democratic council,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. A headline calls Tokyo
the worlds noisiest city"
Why is it more noisy than
other great cities?-S. T.
A. In addition to all the
noises of any metropolis.
Tokyo has traffic laws re-
curing each automobile
driver to sound his horn to
avoid danger. AS a result.
most drivers use the horn al
most continuously. The
quoted headline probably re-
ferred to a recent noise
study" Of the city. after
which acoustic experts de-
clared that Tokyo leads the
world in noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24

When Southern politicians
don't like the rules OF the
game, they sulk. walk of the
field. and refuse to play. They
do this in Congress by resort
to the filibuster. the commit
tee pigeon-hole, and other
dilatory tactics. They do 1t
at the State level by threat
ening to close the public
schools. These fellows are
just not good sports. are they?
william Ross.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
Airs Lost?

Jim Berryman's October 20
cartoon gives the idea that
an elephant Is lost. So is the
Republican Party (modern or
otherwise). Mr.. Eisenhower
used to be Mr.. Republican,
but both are gone now. Three
weeks after he told the world
that he would never use
armed force In the South he
did just that at Little Rock.
A good dog-catcher could not
be elected now. II he used
1ke's name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
WISCONSIN, AVE.

WlS(ONoANs nv 4.
Dear Sir:
Il saw an article that said
the loss of birds is due TO
the suburban boom. not TO
the drought or other factors.
DO you think this is cor
ect?
What effect. do you think,
the drought has had on our
birds?
I'VE do not have one
fourth as many species as we
had Q few years ago.
II have heard that noise
tends to brighten birds away.
Do you think that is true?
What effect does garden
spraying have on them?
with best wishes,
Sincerely. j. l. S."
Growth of the suburbs
around big cities undoubtedly
is to blame for lack of birds
where formerly there were
plenty.
This may effect even city
places. since they usually get
their bird supply from the
suburbs.
AS more and more concrete
streets and sidewalks go in.
all over the suburban areas.
the birds find the terrain
there not exactly to their
liking.
They move farther and
farther out into the country,
so that the few strays which
might have gone into the
city never find their way
there anymore.
q -
AS the suburban ring
around the city grows. the
birds go to any place where
they find woodlands.
Not only more streets and
sidewalks, but more houses.
OF course, send them farther
away.
This is not because of the
houses, per Sc. but because
the building Of the houses
means more and more trees
cut down.
The average person does
not stop to realize how this
chain of events works.
In one neighborhood we
are acquainted with. at least
a hundred trees have been
taken down in the last Is
years.
The neighborhood is still
well freed. as one might say.
but the birds are gone, at
least three -fourths Of them,
just as in our correspondents
neighborhood.
In other words. ne human
knows the exact point Of de-
parture.
Some birds. such as the
white breasted nuthatch. un-
doubtedly prefer locust trees.
1t happens. In this neigh
borhood. that most OF the
trees taken down. for one
reason or another, were To-
Gusts.
And all the nuthatches
are gone.
This is too bad. from the
standpoint Of those who like
our birds. because there is no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24

engaged merely in vicious and mem
dacious propaganda offensive-as seems
TO be the case--every effort should be
made. and quickly, to expose them In
the u. N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
Required Reading
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry inriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to condeH-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-24
Dixie Unsporting?

KarIis Kalnins.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Boss 8 Phelps Observes
Its 50th Anniversary

Boss and Phelps, Inc. Wash
ington sreaI estate firm. today
observed its 5Oth anniversary.
Harry K. Boss, president. and
H. Glenn Phelps. vice president
and treasurer, who are both
still active in it. founded the
business on August 81. 1907.
Things don't Just happen
Success is not q matter oi
chance. Times and circum-
stances drew two men Of SYM
pathetic ideals together" COM
mented an anniversary an
nouncement from the firm.
Mr.. Boss worked as secretary
and Mr.. Phelps as settlement
clerk in the f1rm Of Moore and
Hill before they decided to or
ganize their own firm with
pooled resources Of around
$1,000.
Their first office was at 91C
Fourteenth street, NV, op-
posite Franklin Park. The horse
and buggy days were going out
and the motor car was coming
in. Washington had q popula-
ton Of only 316.269. Cleveland
Park was the farthest suburb in
those days.
Larger Quarters Built
Impressive growth of It's
business made larger quarters
necessary and the present
building at 14l7 X street NV
was erected in 1923. Develop
ment of Chevy Chase pushed
business on beyond the District
line and out into the newer
Maryland suburbs. Later Vir-
ginia claimed attention.
Veteran employees played an
important part in the firms his
tory. The late Ben T. Webster
who Joined the staff in 1908,
remained with the company
until his death in 1898. At one
time he was president Of the
Washington Board of Trade.
Nearly 100 per cent Of the
Evening star., 1957-08-27
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Harry d. Bitner, an executive
Of Reynolds Metals Co., has
been appointed adviser TO the
director Of the aluminium and
magnesium division of the bus
iness and Defense Services Ad-
ministration, Department Of
Commerce.
Dave Smith Of Smiths, Inc,
has been named chairman for
Washington area observance Of
Television Week September
8-l4.
Harry Merkin has qualified
as a member Of the Million
Dollar Club Of Equitable Life
Assurance Society again for
1857. He has qualified for
many years.
Mrs. Marion Grosskurth has
been appointed Office manager
Of Don A. Moler, Washington
distributing firm. She formerly
was with Walker e. Dunlop,
Inc. mortgage bankers.
Don v. Lee and Mary Varela.
have been named assistant Of
flee managers of Smiths
Transfer and Storage Co.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
CHICO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Aus. % IN CpsDA).-
Salable hogs 1000: moderately active,
generally steady TO 25 higher on
nSsr ssO mU Ss aSTancs soWs .eSdy S Tse to s
higher: only fair shipping outlet: No
1-3 mostly 2-3 20O-260 lb butchers
21 .OO-21 so: mainly 21.25-21.5O: on
210-2s0 ID: 21. so paid freely on E1o-
SY0 l9 S ssysra arOSnd 5Srs zoo zOSSo SsSd 70
21.75: fewer hogs weighins under 200
/ ID in receipts and little over 240 ID:
few mixed grades lots lS0-Ig6 ID
20; ;00-Sl.O0; larser lots mi mixed i-3
SSaSO sToGaS soe S sOsS snd sSteT e aOS s
bulk 425-525 ID 1s.OO-19.O0.
ealabie cattle 5000; calves 200;
slaughter steers fairly active. steady
to Is higher; heifers and cows. fully
steady: bulls slow. weak TO .25 lower;
steady; choice and prime steers 24.O0-
27.5O; mostly 245O up: good steers
81 1924 90: few loads high choice and
low prime heifers 24.75-25.25; most
good and choice heifers 21 1.00-24. 80:
utility and commercial COWS 1880
1850; bulk eanners and cutters II 90 90
16.00-1s.00: standard to choice vealers
IL. 7.00-25. 90; most Gull and utility
srades 10.00-16.00; some mixed good
and choice feeding steer 22.75-23. 90:
few common and medium stockers
Salabie sheep 1900; spring lambs
fully 25 higher: other classes fully
steady; choice and prime spring lambs
mostly 24.50-25.50: few selected prime
individuals to 26: 90; good and choice
GOOD GOOD 1s.0O~22 90: around 100 head
mostly choice 100 Ib No. peit year
linEs 1875; Gull to choice SLAUGHTER
ewes 5.O0-s.OO. mostly 6.00-7.5O
Evening star., 1957-08-27
g Firms, 81 Persons
Sued by StockhoIde

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 (Pp.-
A stockholder of Sunray Mid
Continent Oil Co. has filed suit
in Federal Court against 80 in
dividuals and six oil companies,
charging the individuals with
conspiracy in using control of
the companies to unlawfully
obtain large profits for them
selves and their families or
corporations.
The suit was fled by Stanley
L. Kaufman, owner of 172
shares of Sunray Mid -Contin-
ent stock.
Among the individual de-
PENDANTS were ii partners and
former partners" of Eastman
Dillon & Co.. New York broker
age firm. They were not named
specifically but were titled
John Does"
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Ratio Of Current Assets
Declared Less Favorable

Working capital is at an all.
time peak. but the composition
Of current assets and current
liabilities indicates a further
deterioration in the position Of
business. reported a current
bulletin from Francis I. dupont
& Co.
Current assets were only l.22
times current liabilities at the
end Of 1856. poorest since 1912
and compared with 1.33 at the
end Of 1850 and LA at the end
of l945, the firm stated. Huge
sums spent for plant and equip
ment, the impact Of high taxes.
inventory accumulations and
rising operating costs we're
cited as factors.
Ford Motors is getting an in
creasing share Of the auto
market. Auchincloss, Parker &
Redpath pointed out in an in
teresting survey Of 1857 oper-
atoms.
Josephthal a. Co. has COM
piled a survey which compares
earnings and stock prices Of
leading railroads.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Two Mergers
Proposed

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ~ (A1.
&C. F. Norberg. president OF
the Electric Storage Battery
Co., announced yesterday his
firm is considering a merger
with the Ray-O-Vac Co., Mad
ison. Wis, pending approval Of
stockholders.
Mr.. Norbefg said that the
boards of directors Of the two
companies had "agreed in prin-
ciple that the business and
assets ). should be combined. /"
Ofiicials Of Copperweld Steel
Co. and Superior Steel Corp.
announced yesterday they have
agreed-in principle-on q mer-
ger plan to be submitted to
the boards of directors and
stockholders of the two Arms.
Copperweld's Board Chair
man Frank Kaplan and Rxesi-
dent James M. Darbaker and
Superior President James I.
Collins made the announce
ment Jointly.
Evening star., 1957-08-27

firms real estate transactions
have been settled by Miss Ruth
L. Newman, executive secretary
in. charge of settlements. Wide
ly known to all Washington
title executives, she win COM
.plete 40 years Of service with
Boss and Phelps next October /.
Nathan Poole. who is widely
recognized as an expert on busi-
ness and investment properties
manages selling and leasing Of
business properties and apart
ments.
Sons Of the two founders are
active in the firm. Grant Boss,
son Of. the president. and Ever
EFT Phelps, son Of the vice presi-
dent and treasurer. They are
both vice presidents.
Carried Star Newspapers
A native Of Washington. Harry
Boss has been active in develop
ment Of the National Capital
and started in the real estate
business in 1899. He likes to
recall that about so years ago
he was q carrier boy for the
Star. He is q past president
Of the Washington Real Estate
Board and a director Of Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co. He
was active in the Episcopal
Church for many years and
is q member Of Columbia His
torical Society and Chevy Chase
Country Club.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mr..
Phelps started his real estate
career with the firm Of Arms
and Drury here in 1895. Except
for two years with the Real Es-
tate and Columbia Title Insur-
ance Companies, he has been in
real estate continuously since
then
He formerly was a director
Of Real Estate and Columbia
Title Insurance Companies. the
Lawyers and Washington Title
Insurance Companies and the
HOME Plate Glass Co. He is a
member Of Columbia Country
Club and the Kiwanis Club.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
United Shoe Trading
On Big Bourd Begins

NEW YORK. Aug. ~ R.-
The stock Of United Shoe Ma
chinery Corp, largest maker Of
shoe manufacturing machinery.
was admitted TO dealings on the
New York Stock Exchange to-
day.
Traded under the ticker SYM
Dol "USH," the common stock
opened at $3.50 a share. up
Is cents a share from its CLOSE
yesterday on the Anne lean
Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Treasury Bill Rote
Bounces Up Again
Ry the Associated Presa

The Governments short-term
borrowing costs have bounced
back to within a hair Of the
post-depression high.
The Treasury said yesterday
it would pay the equivalent Of
an average annual interest rate
Of 3.497 per cent on an issue
of 81 billion in 92-day bills.
That is considerably above last
weeks rate Of 1884 per cent,
and within one thousandth OF
l per cent of tbe 24-year high
Of 3.49S per cent set two weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Dividend Passed

NEW YORK. Aug. 27 (R.-
Directors of Penn-Texas Corp.
announced yesterday that no
action was taken on the divi-
dends on common stock usually
paid at this time. The company
paid stock dividends of 2 per
cent in June and ga per cent
in March.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
CAP Telephone 10 Spend
81 Million In MARYLAND

Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Of Baltimore will
spend $1.0l1.000 to improve and
expand service in Maryland.
The outlay includes $44,O0
for submarine cable for addi-
tional phones in the Eastport
section of Annapolis. More
switchboards and dial equip
Evening star., 1957-08-27

ING tne month was 64O, 100,
compared with o21, ,499 in July
last year. Saturday counts at
Is stations aggregated 619. .l19
VS.. 642. .S04 q year earlier. SUM-
day counts totaled 3l6.269 VS..
S28.OO6.
Four Potomac River bridges
had weekday counts 1.6 per
cent above q year ago, while
Saturday counts were down 3
per cent. Weekday counts of
five Anacostia River bridges
were up SO per cent while
those for Saturdays were OF
4per cent.
Changing traffic patterns
were visible. While Chain
Bridge had a weekly gain of
l2.9 per cent, Highway Bridge
recorded an increase Of only IL
per cent and Memorial and Key
Bridge gains were less than /
per cent.
East CapitOl Bridge Has
Increase Of 237 Per Cent
SouSa Bridge had a drop Of
l2.S per cent and Benning Road
Bridge had a decrease Of Is
per cent. In contrast, East
Capitol Bridge traffic was 237
per cent above a year ago.
South Capitol Bridge had q
gain of 8 per cent and Eleventh
Street Bridge had q rise Of 2.7
per cent.
Trafic on Wisconsin avenue
near the District line had a
weekday count So per cent be-
hind a year earlier. Saturday
trafic was down 12.2 per cent
and Sunday traffic was on S.5
per cent.
Weekday counts on Georgia
avenue near the District line
were down Sc per cent, Sat-
urday traffic was OF al per
cent and Sunday traffic was
down 3.3 per cent.
In contrast Canal road near
36th street NV. had q weekday
gain of 9.5 per cent and Con-
necticut avenue NV. near
near Devonshire place had an
increase Of 10.1 per cent.
Thirteenth street NV. near
Belmont had a gain Of 8 per
cent and the Baltimore-W WASH
ington Parkway at the District
line had a rise of So per cent.
Rhode Island avenue near First
street NV. had an increase Of
AZ per cent.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Southern Railway Reports
Decline in Net Income

Net income of Southern Rail.
way Co. in seven months thi,
year declined to $l9.019,377 Of
$2.66 a share. compared with
42l .383.948 or $3.02 a share ir
the same 1856 period.
Operating revenues totalec
$l55.952,04 compared with
$l60.281.59 a year earlier.
July net income was S1.575.-
$50, or far behind $2,347,78l in
July last year. July revenues
amounted to $20.079.375 VS.
Sl9,865,952.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
Raleigh Haberdasher
To Open New Shops

Raleigh Haberdasher has an
nounced it will open College
and Career Shops in both its
downtown and Chevy Chase
stores.
The new units, catering to
the is to 80 year old age
groups. will be part Of the pres
ent stores at 1910 F street NV.
and in Chevy Chase Center at
Wisconsin and Western ave-
nueS.
They will open Thursday.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
's''. 3 BUSINESS
Upon Weekdays,
Logs Saturdays, Sundays
BY DONALD b. HADLEY

After holding about with 1856 previously week.
day vehicuar traffic here in July 23 per ahead Of
data from the Department Of Highways disclosed
today.
Traffic counts for Saturdays and Sundays both on SO
per cent from July last year. however.
The total of 2ho weekday % key points dur
Evening star., 1957-08-27
American Airlines Appoints
willis Player q vice President

Willis Player. until recently
vice president, public relations
for the Air Transport Associa-
ton Of America, has been elect
ed a vice president Of American
Airlines. Inc.
This was announced today by
Rex Smith. vice president, pub
lie relations. Mr.. Player will
assume his new duties next
month.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
d. C. to Get 1000 More
Parking Spaces In 1853
SeabOard Airline Shows
Drop In Net Income

Private enterprise plans to
build from 1000 to $500 addi-
tional parking spaces in 1858
in downtown Washington.
In announcing this today, L.
B. Doggett, jr.. president OF
the Washington Parking AS
sociation. said this represents 4
showdown in the rate of expan-
sion Of parking facilities. He
pointed out that some areas
between Fifth and Fifteenth
streets and Constitution to
Massachusetts, avenues. NV,
are now overbuilt. He mention
ed Sixth and d streets, NV.
I'VE need more automobiles
rather than parking lots and
garages in certain areas" Mr..
Doggett declared.
Evening star., 1957-08-27
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Aug 81 OP.-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc:
Noon OuotatfOnsl
Evening star., 1957-08-27

ment in Hagerstown will cost
$289. 900. The Brunswick sys-
tenn will be enlarged with $28.-
900.
The company will spend $751;
900 for additional phones in
Wheaton and Hyattsville areas.
SeabOard Airline Shows
Drop In Net Income
Net income Of Seaboard Air
Line Railroad was $1,213.153 in
July, compared with $1.413, ,934
in July last year, the road re-
ported.
Net for seven. months this
year amounted to $40, 0,98e, ,339
VS.. 1891, SOL.
, 1957-01-23
NOTICE TO MARINERS
AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

Henceforth, the following display of Storm Signal flags,
as precribed by the. U. S. Department of Commerce, Wealth
er Bureau, will be displayed from the Harbor building in
Christiansted, for the Port of Christiansted and from the u.
S. Custom building in Frederiksted, for the Port OF Frederic
sted.
These storm signals are. used to warn of the approach of
a storm Of marked violence with the wind beginning to blow
from the indicated direction. The display of these signals
do not necessarily mean that there is a hurricane in the area,
unless indicated by the signal.
II must be understood thtat a storm is NOT a hurricane.
The Mariner must bear in mind that the storm signals
do not necessarily mean that a storm will occur at the place
where the signal is displayed, but that one is expected either
there or within such a distance that vessels leaving port
would be liable to. be caught in it.
FLAG SIGNALS ARNIN
Two pennants, Red and White. and one flag. Square
Red with Black Center. used either alone or in combination
and have the following meanings:
RED Small craft warning indicates that mo-
derately strong winds, that will interfere with the safe
ope-ation of small craft are expected.
TWO RED REMNANTS : Indicate that a storm is expected.
RED PENNANT OVER FLAG : Northeast Storm
WHITE OVER FLAG = Northwest Storm.
FLAG oVER RED REMNANT = Southeast Storm.
FLA OVER. WHITE, REMNANT = Southwest Storm.
TWO SQUARE FLAGS. RED WITH BLACK cENTERs.
oNE Bov THE OTHER :.
Hurricane, OF, whole-gale warning. This signal indicates
the approach of a tropical hurricane, or one of the extreme
Iy severe and dangerous storms which occasionally occur.
The regular hurricane warning flags used in the past
will be displaced as usual when appropriate. Do not confuse
small craft warnings and storm warnings with HURRICANE
WARNINGS.
THoRVALD H. NC GREGoR 1s
Harbormaster & Dock Supervisor
st. Croixs Virgin Islands, U.SA.
january %. 1857
4nn nnIM1IMN fmnfrnIn1.
Evening star., 1957-12-31

LIVE OPP, lovely Rock crk, PIX,
2n2b Park rd.--Cozy, cute. aulet
~ country, lower-ievel studio,
Good habits, see, You'll take AH0
or $50; hakpE. rm.. s31 30, AID.
Evening star., 1957-12-31
APTs. UNFURMIsNED-D. Q,

HAMPTON COURTS APTs.. aOis
New Hampshire ave. n.w.--i and
= bedrm. apts., newly dec. new
stove. oil utll incl. wired air
conditioning. Elev. bids. Res
Mgr NO 1-1aas
MAR "a. AvE. BRIDqR-ons
bedrm liv.. rm,. dinette, kit. and
hath lst n S57 80, plus utlls.
see resident ataBsa mss' iaie Youns St
1914 SPRING PLACE NV rms.
references; $40. FE. 3-dSC6.
'sS spse. ,%s" spi in spi. w' hotel; newly nsWis
dec. din, rm.i switchboard service
gaT, rV, maid and linen kervice
avail; extremely desirable .em-
ployed girls and cOuples l bed
nm, Slae.s0. Hu. 3-15OO,
M. NEW SEARS, s.E.. aIl7 Goth
81, s.e.-Liv. rm., bedrm. kit, di-
nette, bath; utils. incl $40. Key,
al Apt. 4. MA. s-3AO4,
DUPONT CIRCLE AREA--Nice, 8
iSii sand u, NV Du. 7-6sSi' :
IBab tTth ST. N.W.--cor. apt, 2
bedrms. liv. rm.. kit. bath S71.
Kew at ant, 4. II. NJ. O'euLLIVAN,
Ma s.7s4s. 1901 Eye st. nv.
IIas WEST va. AVE, N.E.-Mod-
ern duplex, md A.: 2 large rms,
dinette, all redec., scr, porch, laree
refgr.; SB1 30, incl heat and h.w.
sTISw1AART BROS DI T-.4a4' d.
lals bryant ST. M. Ant. ~
sIfcSs. sSrSsnsd sSS DSsfh bath rms hEpFco alasits
RATED. Gas heat only A5e kn
mo Key Ant. 3. Inspect OF call