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, 1957-10-11
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

WHEREAS many lives can be saved, and property valued
in millions of dollars conserved through effective fre-pre-
.vention programs in communities throughout the Nation; and
WHEREAS the increase in losses caused by fire during
the past year accentuate the need for increased care and
greater emphasis on fre-prevention practices by all our
people:
NOW,~T THEREFORE, /, ROY W. BORNN, Acting Cover
nor of the Virgin, Islands of the United States, do hereby
designate the week beginning October 6, 1857, as Fire Pre-
|vention Week.
call upon our people to promote programs for the pre-
vention and control of fire; and I urge all local authorities;
the American Red Cross; the Chambers of Commerce of the
Virgin Islands and business and labor organizations, as well
as schools and civic groups to share actively in observing
Fire Prevention Week. I also direct the appropriate agen-
cies of the government to assist in this effort to reduce
the loss of life and property resulting from fires.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal of the Government of the Virgin Islands
to be affixed at Charlotte Amalie, StaThomas, Virgin Islands,
this third day Of October AID, 1856
(SEAL)
ROY W.BoRNN
Acting Governor
Joseph E. Fitzpatrick
, 1957-10-11
BY H ACTING GOVERNOR

BY TIL ACTING GOVERNOR
OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS IF THE UNITED STATES j..
PROCLA NATION II
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
1887
, 1957-10-11

Joseph E. Fitzpatrick
Executive Asst. to the Govt. Secretary
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Hostesses NQn1ed
For Embassy Tour

When the Capitals House
and Embassy Tour takes place
on April Is. a team of dis
tinguished hostesses will take
over in each of the open
houses.
The Little Cabinet wives,
headed by Mrs. Charles Finu-
cane. will staff the British
Embassy while Mrs. Walter S.
Robertson will take charge of
the State Department wives
at the Embassy of Ceylon.
Appropriately Navy wives.
under the Craftsmanship of
Mrs. Arleigh Burke, will greet
visitors to Admiral's House
and Mrs. Randolph Mccall
Pate will head the group of
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Marine Corps wives on hand
at the embassy Of Ceylon.
Mrs. Maxwell Taylor and
a group of Army wives will
be stationed at the Bolivian
Embassy and Mrs. Thomas D.
White will be chairman of Air
Force wives at the Dominican
Embassy.
The tour will be the 18th
annual one for. the benefit of
the Washington Home for In
curables. The II open houses.
representing both official and
residential Washington, are all
within easy walking distance
of each other. on or near Mas
sachusetts avenue.
Among other houses open
will be the residence of Capt.
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and Mrs. Edwin Graves. Miss
Elizabeth Houghton's house.
the Brazilian Embassy where
refreshments will be served,
the Embassy Of Iran and the
Embassy Of South Africa.
Others heading hostess COM
mittees are Mrs. Frederick
Bradley, Mrs. William Full
bright, Mrs. Carroll Kearns
and Mrs. George Clark.
On Tuesday at 3 pm. Mrs.
Edward r. Finkenstaedt and
Mrs. Thomas C. Kincaid, CO.
chairmen of the hostesses for
the tour, will hold a meeting of
the hostesses. followed by tea,
at Mrs. Finkenstaedt's house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-21
Mrs. Collier Fetes
COMPOSER at Buffet

Mrs. Virginia HoIlwage Col
lier, president of the local
chapter Of the National Asso-
citation for American Com
posers and Conductors, enter
tanned Tuesday at a buffei
supper at the Arts Club after
a musical program by the Air
Force Orchestra at the PAN
American Union. Composer
Raidie Britain, whose SYM
phony was featured at the
concert, was guest Of honor.
Mrs. Huron w. Lawson,
corresponding secretary Of the
club, assisted the hostess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

in the hands of individ-
uals and corporations would be
an economic boost.
If and as progress is made to-
ward disarmament, program
should be put into effect without
delay to cushion the effect on
individual industries and areas
for instance, special tax privi-
leges and special loans for re-
conversion Of plants. And en-
ployerS and employees that would
be hurt most by arms cuts should
have prior assurance of aid.
If and as spending on destruc-
tive arms is reduced, we should
encourage without delay in
creased spending on constructive
projects-ranging from highways
to schools, from urban redevelop-
ment to water systems.
II and as imitation pressures
ease. housing should be restimu-
lated without delay by easier
credit.
To fear disarmament is to re-
veal a sickening lack Of faith in
our own system and our own
intelligence. It's really a sign Of
madness.
fn,.,rihutsd tok7 Wall avndicate Tnel
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to anticipate that disarmament
and resulting reduction of costs
on arms spending will come
quickly.
These two points lead logi-
cally to . third: We will have
time to plan how to Offset the
deflationary impact Of arms
cuts. time to develop specific
programs to help the economy
adjust.
But-and this is the giant but
the Measuring words I've writ
ten above do not mean we can
rely on business to adjust auto
matically or spontaneously to
any significant slash in defense
spending.
At all levels-government, in
dustry, commerce, agriculture
labor-we must be thinking now
about what programs should be
put into effect Immediately. We
must be making 1t unmistaka bly,
clear now that the programs will
be put into effect at once and
we win not sit idly by while a
slump does develop.
Proposals Outlined
What could be done2 I co,lld
I'LL this newspaper with sensible
proposals and explanations, but
to pick out Just a few:
II and as the burden of de-
Tense is reduced, tax cuts should
be voted without delay. Tax re-
auctions which would leave extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Tax Shift Backed
For Firms Insurinq
Goods in Transit

The Public Utilities Subcom-
mittee of the House District
Committee today approved a
bill. sponsored by the District
Bar Association. which would
amend the method of taxation
of companies writing insurance
IN the District on goods III tram
sit.
The District Commissioners
and the District superintendent
of insurance. Albert F. Jordan,
were opposed to the bill, saying
1t would set UP special privi-
leges' for the writers of marine
insurance not granted TO other
insurance companies.
Speaking for the bill. among
others. was Wallace L. Shubert,
chairman of the committee on
the revision of the D. c. code Of
the District Bar Association.
At present companies writing
marine insurance in The Dis
trict area are taxed a fat 2 per
cent on net premium receipts.
Under the pending measure this
would be replaced by a formerly
followed practice of charging S
per cent on the profits. if any,
of concerns here writing marine
insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Store Names
Mrs. Je|Ieff as
New President

Mrs. Margaret Gollan Jellef1
has been elected president Of
Frank r. Jelleff, Inc, Washing
ton area speciality stores.
Mrs. Jelleff, formerly vice pres
ident, was named to her new
position at the May 81 meeting
of the stockholders in Alexan-
dria. She succeeds her husband
Frank r. Jelleff, who was named
chairman of the corporation
board, and retains the post OF
treasurer.
Others elected by the stock
holders were Willard R. Dick,
who has served many years in
several executive capacities, vice
president, and John Coma, Sec
rotary, in addition to his pre-
vious position as controller.
Store officials reported that the
total sales volume of all six
stores in Washington and the
suburban areas gained over last
years figure.
Mr.. Jelleff said that a par
ticularly gratifying part of this
picture was the fact that the
downtown F street store held its
own in volume. Further, he
attributed the overall gain to
the opening last October of a
new branch in Falls Church.
The other Jelleff outlets are
located in Bethesda, Silver
Spring. Shirlington and on upper
Connecticut avenue:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
kendrick Heads
Bank Auditors

Robert E. Kendrick. jr., con-
troller Of the Bank Of Commerce,
was elected chairman OF the
auditors section of the District
Bankers Association at the an
nual election and dinner dance
OF the group at the Shoreham
Hotel last night.
Mr.. Kendrick succeeds Frank
lin A. Gibbons. jr., vice president
and controller Of Riggs National
Bank. Other new officers: Will
liam c. Creekmore. auditor, Ma
tional Savings a. Trust Co.:
Raymond E. Sparks, cashier, Lin
coin National Bank, secretary;
Chester B. Sellner, assistant con-
troller. American Security &
Trust Co.. treasurer.
David B. Griffin, auditor
Anacostia National Bank, and
F. Stewart Geigan. controller
National Bank of Washington
we're elected to serve on the
executive council with the off,
GERS. Mr.. Gibbons will be ex-
officio member of the council.
Starting as a messenger. Mr.
Kendrick was employed at the
Bank Of Commerce on January
Z. 1887. He was elected con-
troller in 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Hecht's Promotes
Five in Publicity,
PLANNING Office

Five promotions in the pub
licity and planning division Of
the Hecht Co. were announced
today by Harold Melnicove. vice
president.
Arnold Fine has been pro-
noted TO assistant director OF
publicity and planning. He will
direct public relations and spe-
cial projects.
B. Allen Mays has been pro-
NOTED TO advertising director
Mrs. Jessica Grice has been APP
pointed advertising manager and
Mrs. Emily Keech has been
named fashion advertising di-
rector. Mrs. Eve Clevinger has
become production manager.
Mr.. Fine, who has been with
Hecht's three and a half years,
recently was elected president OF
the Washington Advertising Club
Mr.. Mays has been with
Hecht's for l3 years and recently
was elected a director OF the
advertising Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

blooded flnanciers know to
remark, You've been wondering
how the creeping imitation will
end. This is how. Progress on
disarmament will send q scare
through the entire economy.
Psychology will turn from conf
dence to fright. The best we'll
get is a repetition of the l953-54
recession"
Perspective Is Needed
If even q meagre success at
London means q threat of q
stock market and business slump,
it's time to look coldly at the
picture. First. to get the dis
cussions in perspective:
It's simply not reasonable to
expect that anything more than
the most minor steps will be
taken at this stage toward dis
armament.
It's also simply not reasonable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Funston Offers
New Rules for
Proxy Contests

NEW YORK. June 4 R.-
Keith Funston, president of the
New York Stock Exchange, today
proposed a program aimed at
strengthing the rights of stock
holders in proxy contests and
giving shareowners in all pub
licly held companies the benefits
of full disclosure.
Mr.. Funston recommended:
/. Empowering the Securities
q Exchange Commission to take
court action to block the vote of
any stock where the commission
believes its disclosure rules are
being violated. He said this
would be a way Of piercing the
anonymity of foreign holdings.
during proxy contests.
2. Banning the sale of corpo-
rate votes or proxies.
3. Extending the right to vote
to Shareowners of all publicly
held companies.
4. Solicitation of proxies so
that shareholders can conven-
iently exercise their votes on a
wider range of matters affecting
their interests.
S. Requiring all publicly owned
companies to provide the same
information about their opera
tons that is now required of
companies with securities regis
tered on a national stock
exchange.
Mr.. Funston offered his pro-
poSals before the general man
agement conference Of the
American Management Associa-
ton. The program. in part,
covered recommendations which
Mr.. Funston made before the
SEC in Washington last week.
He declared that the New York
Stock Exchange has persuaded
virtually all listed companies to
solicit proxies. In 1855, he said,
the exchange made compulsory
proxy Solicitations a part of its
new listing agreements.
At present only 43 active CON-
panies out of almost LOO listed
corporations do not solicit
proxies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Disdrmoment-A Cold Look
SY SYLVIA PORTER

For the first time in 10 years
of sterile talks with the Soviet
Union. there is a real possibility
that we'll reach a limited COM
promise on world disarmament
and we'll take a tiny, cautious
step to control spending on
nuclear weapons beginning next
year.
It's still only a possibility, at
this writing nothing more than
a feel" in the atmosphere at
the just-resumed London dis
armament discussions. :.
But just the hope that a
limited disarmament agreement
may be reached was the excuse"
cited by Wall Street experts for
a stock market dip last week.
Just the hint that we might
be making a start toward re-
duced arms spending was enough
to cause one of the coldest-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

ges-Montgomery and North
ern Virginia associations will
participate in a So million ad-
vertising campaign by the Ma
tional Association of Insurance
Agents.
The campaign will direct at
tention to independent fire and
casualty agents. who are mem
bers of both the national and
local associations.
Doremus & Co., retained to
handle the campaign. presented
a firm presentation of the de-
velopment at a luncheon meet
ing of the three area associa-
tons at the Shoreham Hotel
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Railroads Association
Names PAUL Marshall

Vice President Walter j. Little
OF the Association of American
Railroads today announced j.
Paul Marshall. former admin
lstrative assistant to Edwin W.
Pauley, West Coast oil executive.
has joined his organization as
special representative. Mr.. Mar
shall for the most part will deal
with Federal legislation, Mr.
Little explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Combined Ticket Offices
Mark 18th Birthday

The combined airlines ticket
Offices, representing all of the
major trunk lines serving WASH
ington. are celebrating their 18th
anniversary this week.
Original members Of the group
we're American AirlineS. Pea
NOW Capital Airlines North
west Airlines and TWA. The
first Office was opened in the
Capitol and later other Offices
were opened in the Pentagon,
Navy Building and the Agricul-
ture Department. Airline tickets
for air service to all parts of the
world may be purchased at any
Of these Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Washington Mutual Reports
Assets Near 50 Million

Assets Of Washington Mutual
Investors Fund totaled 1884, :
ITO on April 80. a new high and
40.6 per cent above $6.318,455 a
year earlier, President James NJ.
Johnston reported today.
Net assets value amounted to
$S.42 a share compared with
$S.66 a share year earlier.
After adjusting for the capital
gain distribution of A cents a
share to be paid June /, this rep
resents a gain of 2.3 per cent.
On April 80, close of the fiscal
year. the fund had ownership in
70 different companies in 20
leading industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
L. f. Williams Joins
Engineering Firm

Lawrence E. Williams has
Joined the Williams Engineering
Co. as a partner. The firm,
which has Offices in the Hill
Building. specializes in tech
meal and contractural problems
relating to research, develop
ment and production of ma
terials for national defense.
A past president of the WASH
ington Board of Trade, Mr.. Will
liams was chairman of its Ava
ton Committee. which brought
about construction of Washing
ton National Airport.
Mr.. Williams is a director OF
the American Security g. Trust
Co.. a former vice president of
Mcdonald Aircraft and Washing
ton representative of Vertol Air
craft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

CneSe may De pullG peIore next
January ! to become the 18th
new store in 1857.
In outlining progress of Safe
ways construction program
Division Manager Edgar Bal
shaw today said the company
has simplif1ed and streamlined
procedures to accelerate new
store development.
Some of the new stores will
replace older ones, but five now
under construction are in cities
in which Safeway is not operat :
ing at present-Frederick, Md. !:
Hagerstown, Md, West York,
Pa. WayneSboro. Va. and Ash
land, Va.
Other stores now under con-
struction are located as follows:
On Michigan avenue NE, be-
tween Webster and Allison and
Forty-second street NV, south
of Ellicott (both Washington /:
Annapolis road and Sixty eighth
place, Prince Georges County,
Md; on Maple street west of
Clyndon road, Vienna, Va !:
George Palmer highway and
Sixty-ninth street. Seat Pleasant,
Md; New Hampshire avenue and
Franklin street. Montgomery
County, Md; north side of Viers
Mill road, east of Bradley, Rock
vile. Md; Wilson blvd. between
Frederick and Edison, Arlington.
Va; Twenty-flfth to Twenty
sixth streets, between o and P
streets, Richmond, Va; and west
side of U. S. Route IL, Winches-
ter, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Giant Food Properties
Adds Three to Board

Three new directors have been
added to the board of Giant
Food Properties. Inc, President
N. M. Cohen announced yes
terday.
The are Millard F. West, jr.,
and Roger CorteSi, partners of
AuchincloSS. Parker & Redpath,
and Albert F. Donohue. partner
of Kidder, Peabody g. Co.
Mr.. Cohen reported steady
progress on six new shopping
centers but said a seventh prof.
ect in Alexandria received an
unexpected setback when recon-
ing was denied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Grocery Representatives
Plan Annual Outing

Annual outing of the Grocery
Manufacturers Representatives
have been scheduled Friday at
Bethesda Country Club, Presi-
dent George D. Hardy an
nounced.
James K. McCracken is outing
chairman. An afternoon of golf
and other sports will be followed
by a dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Ameruce Stock Listed

NEW YORK. June 4 tP.-
Common stock of Amerace Corp,
the result of a merger of Bach
mann Uxbridge Worsted Corp.
American Hard Rubber Co. and
Wardell Corp. was admitted to
trading on the New York Stock
Exchange today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Hotel Corp. Takes Over
Motel in Bangor, Me.

Hotel Corp. of America, which
operates the Mayf1ower Hotel
here, has taken a long term lease
with a purchase option on the
Queen City Motel, Inc, of BAN
gor. Me.
The motel is the largest motor
hotel in Maine and one of the
largest in New England. 1t con-
sists of five buildings. of which
the first was built in 1852 and
the latest Just completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Navy Credit Union Picks
New Chief. Assets Soar

Osgood Tower of the Office Of
Navy Material has been elected
president of the Navy Credit
Union to succeed j. Harold
Denny, who recently resigned to
become controller of Leahy g.
Co. of New York.
Ferdinand J. Schiavi of the
Bureau of Ordnance succeeds Mr..
Tower as vice president. Frank
P. Rossomondo. ST., Bureau of
Ships. and Sheldon j. Seigel.
Bureau Of Aeronautics, continue
as treasurer and clerk.
William T. Watkins and Mai.
Raymond T. Burrill, USING. have
been added to the board. Nina Y.
Blume was promoted to Office
manager Of the credit unions
Arlington Office. 1t. Col. George
Jones, USING, was appointed
staff assistant for military mem
bers.
The Navy Credit Union has
added almost 81 million to its
assets since the first of the year
The total set a record of
$5,2S5,000 on May 81, compared
with $4,205,000 last December 81
$2.990,OOO at the end Of 1855 and
$l,658.OO0 at the end Of 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Washington BrOadcaSting
Buys WNAV Control

Controlling interest in Radio
Stations WNAV and WNAV- FIN
in Annapolis, Md, has been
purchased by the Washington
Broadcsating Co.
The announcement was made
Jointly today by Henry Rau
president of Washington Broad
casting. and Alfred H. Smith OF
Branchville, Md, one of the
sellers and president of Capital
BroadcaSting Co.
Purchase price for the con-
trolling interest was S91. 900. the
announcement said. The trans
action was negotiated by Black
burn & Co., Nationwide media
brewers.
Washington Broadcasting Co
also owns and operates Radio
Station VOL and VIOLIN
Washington, and its principals
own and operate WIDOW anc
WDOV-FM, Dover, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Our 10th Anniversary brings new service at NO COST! y

This unusuol free service, for the purpose of
checking the paying hobits Of new customers
or potients, is offered in fhe interests Of better
credit erontno We hove on oceurote rec
ord Of the delinquent poyino hobts OF over
holt million people in the metropolitan
oreo. We will furnish you the record Of
the paying hobits Of these individuals but.
to protect the confidential noture Of our files,
we connot furnish the names Of the specific
credit orontors. This service, WITHOUT
CHARGE. is just one OF the mony woys in
which Capitol Credit Corporation serves its
500 clients.
.Ths service 10 free to those vho sss our
Collection Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

NEW DELHI. - midas 1855
trade deficit amounted to SAL
million. This compared with $50
million in 1865.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
'3 RI BUSINESS
Sofewoy Builds IS Stores
InAreoto SetNewReco
by DONALD b. HADLEY

washington division OF Saeway Stores Inc now has is
stores under construction and scheduled opening by the
OF the yearargest number built the history of
the division. :
With three stores already completed this year the
divisions new store total for this will at least
and possibly 49,
The company has invited bids stores and one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

CAPlIAl CREDIT CORPORATION is modern organ
izoton OF collection specialists with offices in Washing
ton, Arlington and Alexandria, Since our formation
in l947 we have become one Of the LARGEST COLLEC-
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OF experience for Job Of effectno prompt denfed
settlement Of delinquent accounts for credit eontors in
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
MUTUAL FUNDS QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, June R-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc.
Noon QuotatIonsD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Insurance Agents Planning
NatIOn- Wide Cauna;n

The District Association of In
surance Agents and the Prince
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Trade Deficit Sours

1857 Han syndicate,
Evening star., 1957-08-25
Miss Dietz Wins
3 Rehoboth Races

REHoBoTH BEACH. Del.
Aug. "a (R.-Brenda Dietz o.
Washington and Frank Brun.
mel Of Philadelphia scored
triple sweeps of open events
today at the 18th annual Re.
hoboth Beach ocean swimming
races.
Miss Dietz Of the Walter
Reed Club won the 900, 44C
and $50 yard races for women
and BRUNEI of the Vesper
Swimming Club took the divi-
sions for men. \
The races. postponed from
yesterday. we're swum in rough
water which caused cancella-
ton Of mile events.
Brunnell was trailed by Bob
Matson Of Wilmington and
Harry Bloom Of Baltimore in
all three races. Jerry Bracken
Of Baltimore also was runner.
up in the three women's races
to win the team point trophy
for Knights Of Columbus
Orchard.