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Evening star., 1957-12-29
Appliances
Lag Behind Sc

Sales Of most electric appli-
ances in this area were mod
erately behind a year ago In
the first II months Of this year
and final results for December
are not expected TO change the
full years results much.
The II months unit sales
covering the District OF Colum-
bia and Maryland metropolitan
sections served by the Potomac
Electric Power Co. were dis
closed by the Electric Institute
OF Washington yesterday.
Unit sales Of radios totaled
7e.979 in IL months. compared
with 83.90S q year earlier. No
vember unit sales declined TO
l3.305 from 1892 in November
last year.
Television sales totaled 63, ,607
units in IL months. compared
with 65.6l7 a year ago. No
vember TV sales dipped to 6.9el
from 7.46l in the same 1856
month.
Electric refrigerators in IL
months totaled 36.939, COM
pared with $3.50 q year earlier.
November sales totaled 4.305.
compared with 2.2l2 In Novem-
Der last year. however.
Electric range sales In II
months totaled 9.425 VS.. 9.792 q
year earlier and November
sales totaled 985 VS.. 9l4.
Vacuum cleaner sales totaled
1880 units in II months vs..
22.6l7 and November sales were
l.l5l units vs.. LII.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Work Is Started
On Expansion Of
7 Corners Center

Work has started on O new
building In the 7 Corners Shop
ping Center Of nearby Fairfax
County to house the fourth
branch Of the rapidly growing
Falls Church Post once and
the new main once Of the
Fairfax County National Bank.
The branch post once and
the bank will each have around
1000 square feet Of space in the
new building which conforms TO
the architecture of the 44-unit
shopping center completed last
year.
The newly chartered bank
will have modern facilities in
GLIDING several drive-in win
dowS Temporary quarters are
being provided in the shopping
center beginning January 2.
Expected completion date for
the new building. which will be
located adjacent to the recently
expanded portion Of the park
ing lot on the Leesburg pike
side Of the center. is April. 1858.
Evening star., 1957-12-29

WEEK ENDING SATURDAY. DECEMBER "a, 1857
,2ugta.ons EuIlishsd by the Associated Press
Low sRsh rss sEs ssIs;co Aas % hin Low Clos. n.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
RoIph W. Pitmun
To Address ALB

Ralph w. Pitman. senior vice
president OF the Central-Penn
National Bank of Philadelphia
and chairman Of the board OF
trustees Of the School Of Con-
sumer Banking at the Univer-
Sity Of Virginia. will address
the annual winter education
dinner Of Washington Chapter,
American Institute Of Bank
ing. on January Is.
Scheduled at the Kenwood
Country Club. the dinner marks
the end OF the first semester
Of the chapters education pro-
gram. Plans for the second
semester will be outlined for
representatives from most area
banks and trust companies.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Armisteud & Co. Gets
New Greek Contract

George Armistead & Co. Of
Washington has contracted for
a continuation Of its services
to the Greek government in
1858. it was announced yes
terday.
The firm conducted initial
planning for the new $25 mil
lion government-owned refinery
in Attica. Greece and later su-
pervised its construction.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Top Prize Winners

Mrs. Helen A. Dufiy Of Mount
Rainier won a trip for two to
Bermuda and Mrs. Josephine
Splitter Of Silver Spring won a
color television set in final
drawing for top prizes in con-
nection with opening Of the
new ONCE OF Guardian Federal
Savings and Loan Association
in Silver Spring Friday night.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
LIB. Corp. Distributes
Dividend Of 20 Cents

LIB, Corp. has paid a divi-
dend Of 20 cents q share. the
seventh distribution from hqui-
dation Of assets. President John
r. Waller announced yesterday.
Financial affairs Of the cor
poration will be reviewed ct
the annual meeting at 4 pm.
on Monday. March 3, at its
new ofnces in the Washington
Building.
Evening star., 1957-12-29

ard Duckett and President j.
Robert Sherwood has been APP
proved by directors and is de-
signed to meet recent suhstan-
tial growth and continued ex-
pansion.
II would = increase capital
stock TO 100000 shares OF $40
par value or S2.4 million from
the present outstanding 200. 900
shares totaling 50 million.
As $50 a share Of the $40
price for the offered stock will
go TO surplus. that account
would be raised to $3.4 million
from $2,5 million. The remain
der would be in capital account.
With undivided profits OF
around $2.2 million, total capi-
tai funds would be raised to
So million. The bank also has
accumulated a 100000 re-
serve for possible losses from
earnings Of the last four or five
years.
The 10000 shares would he
offered the present holders at
the rate Of one new share for
each six and a half shares now
held, and fractional shares
could be purchased or sold to
make even lots. The stock
dividend would be distributed
at the rate OF one new share
for each 20 shares held.
In view OF substantial gains
in company earnings and fur
ther increases In deposits and
assets, officers and directors
feel the time is at hand TO
increase capital stock. the an
nouncement said.
Surveys also are being made
for the establishment Of addi-
tional branches and plans are
progressing satisfactorily for
erection Of a new building for
the rapidly growing Wheaton
office. Mr.. Duckett said.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Fairly Sharp Recovery
Seen After Mid-1958

In its monthly investment
letter. Sutro Bros. a. Co. pre-
diets worse business news for
the near future and a fairly
sharp recovery. developing
sometime during the latter half
Of next year.
Convertible bends, which
were speculative favorites dur
ing the rising market Of the
past few years have fallen from
favor recently and now are SELL
ing at prices which should APP
peal TO those who do not want
TO assume the greater risks in
herent in common stocks. ad-
vised Josephthal a. Co.
Evening star., 1957-12-29

ass Low siHet IN t:Is sGe asit 20 ash Low c.ss
s4M % isI crk cosI9 I4l 30 7s 2oz- X
soh - HE chBihd 20 Ao6 3eM 4oI1+lh
Evening star., 1957-12-29
SeabOard Air Line Net
Lays Behind Year Age

Net income of Seaboard Air
Line Railroad in IL months of
1857 totaled 1885, .965 or $3.47
a share. compared with Sl8.-
3S8,9l3 or 1885 q share. the
road reported.
Net for November was ST.
475,597 or 81 cents a share.
compared with 81 l.44l.24s or 81
cents in November last year.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Heeht Co. Declares
Quarterly Dividends

Directors Of Hecht Co. have
declared quarterly dividends Of
9394 cents a share on the 394
per cent cumulative preferred
and IS cents a share on COM
mon stock.
Both dividends are for the
fourth 1857 quarter and will
be paid January 81 TO holders
Of record on January 10. 1858.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Chernef Motor Reports
SO Pet. Sales Gain

cherner Motor Co. will finish
1857 with gross sales about 50
per cent above 1856 volume.
The increase was announced
by Leon Cherner Of the auto
sales firm. which operates the
Cherner Motor Co. Ford dealer
ship in Washington and the
Cherner-Shirlington Motor Co.
the Ford. Lincoln and Mercury
outlet In Arlington.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
c. 4 p. Telephone Board
Votes S2.i Million

Directors of Chesapeake q
Potomac Telephone Co. have
appropriated an additional $2.4
million for plant expansion and
improvements in the District Of
Columbia, reported H. Holmes
Vogel. vice president in charge
Of the Washington company.
November net income Of the
company was $S59.l63 COM
pared with S537.4ls in No
vember last year.
Net income for IL months
ended November 80 was Sc
s39. .s02. compared with $6.566.-
i69 in the previous year.
District telephones numbered
57S.9S9 on November 30. an
increase Of 1925 from q year
ago.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Ad Agency Appointed

Robert M. Gamble. jr.. ad-
vertising agency has been ap-
pointed by Modern Construc-
tion Co. Of Lanham, Md. TO d.
rect advertising for Carrollton,
new real estate development in
Prince Georges County. Md.
Evening star., 1957-12-29
Suburban Trust Plans
Stock Melon, Offering
Hy DONALD b. HADLEY

Stockholders Suburban Trust Co will at their annual
meeting January l3 plan TO increase capital stock and
the for stock dividend Of 10000 shares and
offering Of $4,000 additional shares to present holders at $40
share.
The proposal recommended by Board Chairman T. How
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Goodfarb Opens
Law Office

Stanley z. Goodfarb, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Goodfarb
of Tucson, has opened law
practice in association with
Burton LeWkoWitz of Phoe-
nix in the Mayer-Heard Bldg.
He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Arizona with dis
tinction and was winner of
many prizes including the
1854 ASCAP award for the
best paper on copyright law.
Mr.. Goodfarb served at
Fort Huachuca in military
service, being assigned to the
Judge advocates section.
He is married to the for
mer Barbara Ann Wishek,
who is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Arizona.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15

Hospital expressed grateful
ness for the prompt service
of the program and for max
ing sick room equipment
available.
Leaders of other medical
groups also had high praise
for the program.
MRS. LES TER WELL
MAN, chairman of the Sick
Room Loan Chest, requests
that anyone having sick
room equipment which is not
needed send it to the Chest.
Among the items particular
ly needed are a large double
cabinet with shelves for lin
ems which are stored for the
Visiting Nurses, a cabinet for
cleaning materials, a desk
with place for typewriter,
a typewriter, folding chairs,
filing equipment, walkers,
crutches, wheel chairs, bed
boards, and heating pads.
Members of the National
Council of Jewish Women
not only staff the office but
with the aid of volunteers
from the Red Cross, Mr.. John
Richmond and Mrs. VIM. c.
Macy Jr., keep the equip
ment in good repair.
MRS. WELLMAN reports
that there is a great need for
more workers at the Chest.
From January to December,
1856, the Chest served 236
applicants with 521 articles
which were used an average
of IS days per loan. Volun-
teers served 1896 hours dur
ing this period.
The Sick Room Loan Chest is
now in new quarters which
were obtained free through
the aid of Mayor Hummel
and Lambert Kautenburger.
The address is 80 A N. Court,
and the hours are Monday
and Thursday, 10 am. to a
pm. and Sunday 10 am. to
noon.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Family Section

MIR. AND MRS. SAMUEL
TABAS of Philadelphia are
visiting MIR. AND MRS. SAM
TOBIAS, 2144 East Ninth.
They came here from Florida
and will go on to California
to complete a three-month va
cation. Mr.. Tabas is a cousin
to Mr.. Tobias. =.
CLOTHES FOR ISRAEL
collections now are being TAX
en- at l.. Goldman, 728 f.
Tenth, L. Feldman, 1435 E.
Seventh or call Mrs. Philip
Salonic for further informa-
ton at EA 6-6398.
DIR. DENNIS WOLFSON,
formerly of Novia Scotia,
Canada, has opened an
office at 353 East Prince
Road. DR.. Wolfson, a general
practitioner, interned at the
Tucson Medical Center and
since has made his home
here. He is a graduate OF
Canadian schools
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Observation-Disclosures
Engagements -.
IIIlIIIIIHlHIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIlIlITlIlIlINIIIIII

The engagement of Wilma
Simon, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Jack Simon of South
Orange, N. j., to Donald A.
Tobias, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Tobias, 2144 East Ninth,
has been announced.
Miss Simon plans to at
tend Northwestern Univer-
sity where her fiance is IN
medical school.
Mr.. Tobias graduated from
the University of Arizona
before enrolling at North
western. He was a member
of Zeta Beta Tau and now IS
a member of the medical
fraternity at Northwestern,
Phi Delta Epsilon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cohen
Jr.. formerly of Pittsburgh
and now living in Tucson, an
nounce the engagement OF
their daughter, Lois, to VIII
liam J. Feuerstein, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Feuersteln OF
Tucson.
The bride-to-be is a gradu-
ate of the University OF Pitts
burgh and currently is teach
ing in the nursery OF the
Tucson Jewish Community
Center.
Mr.. Feuerstein, a graduate
of the University of Arizona,
is a metallurgical engineer
and is employed by the Mo
torola Company in Phoenix.
Plans are for the wedding
to be held in the late spring
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Reservations
Being Taken
For Seders

Passover SederS will be
held at both Temple Ema-
NULL and Congregation An
shei Israel on April Is.
Reservations for the Sc
der at the Temple must be
made by April Z. The Seder
will be held at 6:15 pm.
Reservations may be made
by calling the Temple of
flee.
Reservations for the Sc
der at AnShei Israel must
be made by April 1. For
reservations call the office
at AnShei Israel.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15

Pioneer Tucson communal
worker and merchant hos
been named to head the
1857 United Community
Compoign. Mr.. Present is q
post president of Temple
Emony-EI. His appointment
was announced by Arthur N.
Peck, president of the Tucson
Community Chest.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Mr.. and Mrs. Club

The Mr.. and Mrs. Club of
Congregation Anshei Israel
will hold a short business
meeting followed by cards
and nah jongg on Sunday
evening, March Oath in the
auditorium of the synagogue.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
Workmen's Circle

Philip Schneider Branch
No. 492B of Workmen's Cir
Gle will meet Monday, March
18 in the Hebrew school of
Anshei Israel at $3.50 pm.
The Arizona post., 1957-03-15
NCW Is Given Praise
For Sick Room Proqrun

The Sick Room Loan Chest program of the National
Council of Jewish Women has beer praised by local hos
pital leaders.
At an orientation meeting Feb g. Mrs. M. Stollar,
social service department of Pima County
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

funds go toward the payment
OF movie rentals.
During the second-eraders
drive. one Of their classmates
suffered a broken femur and
landed in children's Hospital.
SO the youngsters inelosed the
fell0wing note to the center,
when they turned In their
money;
we like your movies-we
saved money in the pigs. Please
hayeR movie at Children's Hos
pital.N We have q friend In
ChildAen's Hospital. His name
Il LAssel Malbon. Please send
him a movie. Your Grade 2
Friends.
Toby Chandler. manager OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

the film center. was 80 i'm
pressed with this show Of char
ity from children of q deprived
area tthe school is in No. z
Precinctl. he decided to forget
about the penny-fo r-penny ruiz
and give them a grand show
regardless of the size Of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

contribution.
Lessel Malbon Of the broken
femur wasn't present for the
hour-long technicolor cartoon
programme had been dis
charged from the hospital the
day before. But those who we're
there. 80 little boys and girls
in blue-striped bathrobes, ate
IL i'm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18

graders at the Walker Jorfs
Elementary School here.
According to Mrs. Jacquelirt
Walker Jacob. 8 second-gradN
teacher at the school. the
students saved their nickeli
and pennies for longer than SIX
weeks. In q special Thanks
giving effort" hoping to col
iect enough to trent" q car
toon for some shut-in children
They we're participating in
the Film Center's piggy-bank
program. whereby contrihu-
tons tmade In little yellow
piggy banks, are duplicated by
the center and given to the
charitable organization Of the
donors choice. These joint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-18
Piggy Bonk Effort Buys
Movie Cartoon Festival

Two small stuffed piggy banks provided so minutes Of
joyful distraction for youngsters chdrens Hospital yes
terday.
The source OF distraction Mickey Mouse Party -
cartoon parade staged ~ the Film Center Washington
cooperation with the Walt Disney Studio the hospital audi
torium and attended BY al\ambulatory patients
The source Of the piggy banks group OF second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Elgin. H.: viii you please
inform me as to the origin Of
the phrase ''potters field" to
designate a place where paupers
are buried2-M. H. Richmond.
Answer: The phrase first APP
pears in the Bible Matthew
IT'D. Judas. repenting after
Jesus was sentenced to death.
went to the CHIEF priests and
elders. confessed his sin and
gave them the 80 pieces Of sill
yer he had received as the price
Of betrayal. The priests said.
1T is not lawful to put them
into the treasury since they are
blood money" and used the
money to purchase q field
owned by q potter. Subsequently
this field in Jerusalem became
. burial place for friendless
strangers-and the designation
"potter's field" has been carried
on down to the present day.
Chicago. H.: Please tell me
the origin Of the pawnbrokers'
symbol. the three golden balls.
! Answer: This well-known
symbol. believe 1t or not, can
be traced all the way back to
the legendary Medici family Of
the Italian Renaissance. The
Medicis originally followed the
profession Of medicine. as their
name indicates. One Of the
founders. Averardo de Medici.
soldiered under Charlemagne
and once slew a vertiable giant
Of a man named Mugello who
fought with q heavy club to
which three gilded balls were
aJtacne0.
To immortalize this triumph,
Averardo added three balls to
the family crest. At first these
we're thought Of as golden pills.
as befitted a family Of doc
tors. and the symbol was for
a time representative Of the
medical profession. Just as the
caduceus is today.
Before long. however. the
Medicis abandoned medicine
for moneylending and. by the
time the first Of the line
reached England during the
Middle Ages. the symbol OF
three golden balls was well
established as the mark Of the
moneylender and pawnbroker.
released By the Bell eyndieateD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
Architects
Wives Visit
The Senate
Continued From Page AIS

Continued From Page AIS
black and white checks and
. white hat.
Others at the head table
were Mrs. John Foster Dulles.
Mrs. Arthur Summerfleld, Mrs.
Donald Quarles, Mrs. Waldron
Faulkner who presided at. the
event and is chairman of the
hostess committee: and Dean
Francis Sayre. jr. who delivered
the invocation, and Mrs. Sayre.
Mrs. Mary Van Rensselaer,
Thayer concentrated the in
ternational fashion show
which showed costumes from
Norway. Sweden, Peru, the
Netherlands. Thailand, Mex
leo. Egypt. Austria. Spain.
Greece, Finland. Germany.
the Philippines. China. Brazil
and Switzerland. The models
we're women from the embas-
sies.
Following this seven local
architects wives modelled as
many gowns of former White
House hostesses. including
Martha Washington, Mary
Todd Lincoln. Jane Findlay
who was the daughter-in-law
Of President Harrison, and
Grace Coolidge.
The do-it-yourself decor
vas done by the committee
women assisted by their archi-
tect husbands. Table cloths
were blue prints by Mr.. John
Z. Dundin, the cartoon of the
program cover was by Mr..
Nicholas Satterlee and cinder
blocks served as flower vases
on the tables.
Chairman for the event was
Mrs. John S. Samperton as
sisted by Mrs. Avery Faulkner
and Mrs. Nathan Wyeth as
co-chairmen.
Last evening the architects
and their wives went on a
cruise down the Potomac with
q stop at Mount Vernon and
q buffet supper served aboard
the river steamer Mount
Vernon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
New bath and toilet bar
is one-quarter cleansing cream

creamy fragrance. DOVE fathers in
stantly, even in hardest water. And it
leaves no bathtub ring. DOVE looks diff
ferent, too. It has fascinating new
shdpe-sculptured to fit the hand.
Lever Brothers Internationally
guarantees that DOVE is better for
your face, your hands, all of you, than
any toilet soap.
If you don't agree-we'n give you
back every penny you paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
MODERN MARRIAGE
Wife Boss
In This
Household
By DIR. PAUL POPENOE

ny OQes nun 4 Va GS1NOE
Most marriages are not quite
up Cor DOWN to the level that
Mr.. A. describes, when he tells
me:
"A few months after our
wedding. my wife began to
take over. Being a cashier in
a finance corporation. she de-
manded to handle all our
? finances; to Offset this. she
demanded that I do q full half
Of the housework.
"A little more than q year
ago, she ordered me to do the
dishes. ! refused. She de-
nounced me, whereupon ! got
so mad I slapped her. / know
this was o terrible thing to do.
but what happened after that
was worse. She started after
me, knocked me down. sat on
me, hit me, and twisted my
arm until I apologized and
agreed to everything she
wanted - just to make her
stop! You don't know what
a terrible experience that wasl
Now I do whatever she says.
II we argue. / always back
down. don't want to fight
her again-it was too terrible
an experience.
Although we have no chill
dren, we don't want q divorce
its against our religion and.
besides, we really love each
other. But I can't go on this
way!"
I'm sure you'll need a mar
riage counselor to help you
solve this problem, Mr.. A.:
but in the meantime, the bull
letin, How to Reduce an
Overaggressive Temperament"
by DR.. Roswell H. johnson.
director of counseling of the
American Institute of Family
Relations. might help you. A
copy will be sent with the
compliments Of this newspaper
to any reader who encloses
q stamped, self addressed en-
velope with the request.
Get at the roots of your
marriage. Mr.. A.. then reor-
ganize and build it on better
foundation. While doing this,
I strongly urge you to take
lessons in boxing and wres-
tllng-you can get them from
the YMCA, an athletic club
or elsewhere. This is not to
enable you to beat up your
wife-far from it! It's to
give you greater confidence in
yourself-that's all!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16

ORDINARY soap dries your skin. But
~ DOVE, the sensational new beauty
discovery is different. DOVE creams
your skin while you battle.
You use DOVE just like soap-in
your shower, bathtub and wash basin.
But DOVE is completely new formula.
1t makes soap old fashioned.
One-quarter of every bar of DOVE
is rich cleansing cream. That's why
DOVE makes your skin feel SO soft and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
IT'S A DATE
TOMORROW

CHARLES LEMAIRE. ia
nous goth Century Fox film
designer will be at the Hecht
Company at special fashion
showing of fashions from the
new film DESK SET. Rachel
Stephens and Alena Murray
Hollywood stars will model
some Of the clothes TO be fea-
tured in the film starring
Katharine Hepburn. Mrs Le-
Marie is the winner Of several
Oscars for his film designing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16

smooth-with none Of that dry, tight
feeling you get from using soap. DOVE
isgood for your skin.
You can feel the rich cleansing cream
in DOVE. You can actually smell its
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-03
90 Attend
Iunlor Posse
Xmas Dance

The first annual Christmas
party of the Geauga County
Sheriff's Junior Posse was a
great success. Through the CO.
operation of Sheriff John Phelps,
the Pebblebrook Farm Recrea-
ton Building was loaned to the
Junior Posse members for a
lively party Thursday night,
December 9th, beginning at
800 pm. Geauga Lumber and
Mill Work provided space heat
ers to keep the youngsters warm
and Mr.. and Mrs. Scott LeDuc
provided the square dace re-
cords and the calls. Senior Posse
member Les Nels took care of
the sound amplification system.
Sixty youngsters and twenty
parents joined in the dancing
which was followed by a unique
system of exchanging humorous
gifts. Mr.. Richard Anderson and
Mrs. Gary Helm were in charge
of refreshments, assisted by
Mrs. Thayer, Mrs. Kersey, Mrs.
10th and Mrs. DodSon. After
the youngsters had policed the
barn and turned lights out at
11:0O p. m. President Linda
Barnes stated that the affair
would be repeated each year.