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delivered by a Western Unior
messenger. The package con-
tanned four letters. one in Mr.
Urschels handwriting. Another
was a typewriter letter adj
dressed to E. E. kirkpatrick Of
Oklahoma City. This Glitter de-
manded 100000 for the oil
mans safe return. There were
instructions to place an adver-
tisement in the Daily Okla
homan's classified ad columns II
the kidnapers' price was going
to be met.
Ransom Numbers Noted
The innocent-looking ad ap-
peared.
FOR SALE--l60 Acres Land
good five room house. deep we'll
Also Cows, Tools. Tractor. Corn
and Hay. $3.50 for quick sale
TERMS Box H-807.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick left Okla
homa City. carrying a handbag
stuffed with 100000 in $40
bank notes. The kidnapers' or
ders were followed to the letter,
except thta the FBI had a rec
ord of the serial numbers OF
the ransom bills.
In Kansas City, Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick took a cab to the LaSalle
Hotel, stepped out. paid the
driver and walked west. He had
gone only short distance when
a stranger approached him and
said, Mr. Kincaid. I'll take that
bag"
Remarkable Memory
Mr.. Urschel arrived home the
next night. unframed but eX-
hauSted. After he had rested. he
gave FBI agents the story Of his
KIDNAPPING in amazing detail
After Mr.. Jarrett was put out OF
the car, Mr.. Urschel was blind
folded. About daylight. the kid
nap car drove into a garage, or
barn. and he was transferred to
a larger car. He was placed in
the back on a pallet spread on
the floor.
About three hours after chang
ing automobiles their car stopped
at a gasoline station. where a
woman filled the tank without
noticing anything unusual.
How are crop conditions?
one Of the kidnapers asked.
The crops around here are
burned up" she said. although
We may make some broom corn.
Their next stop was another
garage or barn Mr.. Urschel was
taken on foot to a house nearby
where he spent the night.
Sounds of Farm
Next day he was taken to an
other house about 20 minutes
driving distance from the first
He heard chickens cackling. cows
lowing and hogs grunting. HI
heard water being drawn by
bucket from we'll he Judged
to be northwest of the house. HI
drank from tin cup without {
handle and the water had a min
eral taste.
Handcuffed to a chain. Mr.
Urschel managed to work hi
blindfold loose enough so tina
he could get a glimpse OF hi
watch Each morning about ga!
and each evening about 545 III
heard a plane pass over tn
house But on Sunday. July 80
there was a downpour of rain
and he didn't hear the morninI
plane. The next day he wa
driven TO a point near Norman
Okla. and released.
FBI special agents studied MI
Urschel's recollections and de
cided that their best chance I,
locate the kidnapers house wa
tied in with the account Of tn
rainstorm and the failure of tn
plane to follow its usual course
No Plane in Rain
They found that on Sunday
July 80. an American Airway
AnVERTTSENENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Samuel to Lecture

Maurice Samuel. author of
THE Professor and the Fossil. y
will lecture on "Toynbee and the
Jews at $3.50 pm. next Monday
in Adas Israel Congregation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. Z. EDGAR

PROPOSAL: Although COM
poser George Gershwin had a
number Of romantic attach
ments. music was his only true
love. He reserved his romantic
eloquence for his songs, leaving
his lady friends to conclude that
he was incapable of whispering
honeyed phrase.
One time. an infatuated red
head gave out the news that she
and the composer were engaged
to be married. One of Gersnwin' S
friends went to him for confir-
Imation. Gershwin vehemently
denied that he was altar-bound.
What did you say to give her
such an idea?" said the friend.
surely you must have said
something extra special to hcr!"
GerShwin thought for a mo-
ment.
We'll. maybe | was carried
away he confessed. but l had
no idea she would take it as a
proposal. All I told her was that
she was good for my nervous
stomach"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Wife Ducks Problem
Of Erront Husband
THE PROBLEM
BRENDA G-My brother-in-aw is unfaithful.
MILDRED XII don't what can be done about It.
THE PROBLEM

he Fomily Council consists Of O Judge,
O psyehiotrist. three clersymen, O
newspaper editor, women's editor
and two writer's. Eoeh article is a
summary Of on actual case history.
The council reports on problems thot
have been deoIt with by responsible
agencies and counseIors.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

guests in the Lewis Morgan home
Wednesday
Miss Beth Forbes always makes
news, but she can't always be
caught between long enough to get
it all from her Back from Massa-
Meta. she took time to press a dsess
and wash her hair before going to
Chase City to see Mrs Waverley
Parker The two Of them set out
for jamestown way, filled their
heads with history and then kept
going They visited friends on the
Eastern Shore. took a look around
Virginia Beach and visited other
| riends in Oceana and Wakefield
The following week Miss Forbes was
back home good as new. and ready
to start again She Mrs. Rodney
Smith, Susan and Nan Forbes went
| to Scottsville to see the John Dor
ieYs
Morgans Go to Roanoke
MI. and Mrs c. Morgan, Mrs.
/ Lewis Morgan, and Nancy. spent
| the week end in Roanoke. The j. c.
Moi gans visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Jones while Mrs. Lewis Morgan and
Nancy stayed with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cole.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. william Chappell
called on Miss Beth Forbes Satur-
day night
From an afternoon Of croquei
emerged four dour-faced men anc
TWO women wearing smiles guaran
teed to withstand a week of rugge6
usage Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Anderson
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
/ and MIS- Ed Saxon and In the
afternoon, croquet match began
wives against husbands Why not
the husbands always won This time
things were different. After {
thorough drubDing. with the wives
gleefully rubbing it in the mer
dropped their mallets and withdrew
grumbling about the unreliability 0
women In general and their wive.
in particular. In the meantime
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
Men Crumble Of UnreliaGlity Of Women,
Wires in Particular, Following Game

children. Of Edgewood, Md, and
M Arthur Davis spent Wednes-
day with Mr. and Mrs o Thomp-
son Wcak end guests In the Thomp-
sen home were MI and Mrs A.
M Wilson and their daughter. Jane
ana Nat Walden Sunday the two
antilles went 10 Cumberland for the
DAY with Ma and Mrs Arthur
DAVIS
Aadeissns Eat With Andersons
Mr And Ms Claude Anderson
were supper guests in the Jack An
derson home Sunday Mt. and Mrs
Claiborne Beattie called during the
+ evening
4 Mrs Branch Forbes and her
daughters, Sandra Susan and Nan,
pent the week end at Colonial
Beach The weather was a little on
,ae chilly side. but they found many
attractions besides the water The
4 yoingste tried All the amusements
ana reported 4 good time
Week end gusts Of Mr. and
Mrs Ernest Christian were Mr.
and Ms Ernest Christian Jr., and
heif daughter Dolores Diana. Of
Richmond. ana John Ed Christian
d North Carolina
A1r and Mrs Robert Greenwood
iNf TIa1iTav ~taapt oa,fatal dove 10 c4
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Young David McCraw edg!ng to-
ward four years old told his grand
parents M and Mrs Herman All
derson he'd Ike a bite birthday
and plenty 81 money How he came
by such an idea, Of what ID meant,
they didn't know. but they did their
best to carry out part one Of the
suggestion Friday afternoon Whea
David With his parents AID snlaii
sister arrived from Appropriations. Il
white cake with blue candles aaa
Happy Birthday" ii Blue letters
awaited his approval From his en-.
thuslastic response they decided
their Interpretation was correct
David's other grandnoth-g Mis- l.
c. McCraw and MI and ALrs
Shields Anderson were also bisth
day guests. :.
The Rev Joseph Vassh8u Of s.
Paul, MINI joined his family Al
MIS- Cook Gillian ) Saturday fdl
two-week vacation
Mr. and Mrs Frank Caldwell b
Roanoke and Mss Martha CaFolC
Caldwell, Of Richmond are spend!ns
the week with MIS- G II Anderson
Andersons Have Guests
Sunday dinner guests ID the Her
bert Anderson home were Mis-
Shirley Mason Of Marina and MIR
and Mrs. Ernest Bowling IN.
Freed from summer school Ihurs
day. Mr. and Mrs John !. Morgan
Jr. left the following day for bal
tlesville. Okla. To visit 1T Jual
Anderson A telephone cali Saturda,
night announced their safe arrival
All concerned are happy over I'll
trip. except the cocker spaniel The,
left behind Although hes pettn,
the best Of care Ihe sclles nv nigh
and refuses 10 eat by dali
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Flood an
their son, Mike. visited Mr. ant
Mrs. oertel and Mr.. and Mis-
Walker Shelton Sunday
Rainy Day Reunion Held
Mr. ard Mrs Lewis Christian
and their children. and Mn. All
Mrs. Ernest Christian. and thet
children. attended the Bryant fanuI.
reunion at Wayside Park Sunday
In spite 81 the rainy dav. man-
relatives and friends were anon.
tho CHESTS
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23
Knoxville Items
Revival Services To Be Held This
Next Week En0n Church, Buckingham

Revival services AT Enon church
begin Sunday. with preaching at
II a M, and on Monday at p.
IN continuing each evening dur
ing the week Rev. George Rey-
nolds will conduct the services.
with 4. B. Knapp directing the
music
Mrs Clyde White spent the
week end with her mother, Nj S.
B f. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Payne and Nh and Mrs @ 3.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Sunday
Rev. Georee T. Reynolds visited
in the neighborhood Friday after
noon.
Mr. and MIS- Ray Lynch and
daughters, Jane and Judy. spent
the week end with Mrs. r S, Gil
lispie Mr. Lynch returned to Mid
dletown. Pa Sunday. leaving Mrs.
Lynch and tile children for a
longer visit,
Mr and Mrs Robert Smith,
end children of Richmond. WIS.,
| tied Mrs Katherine Allen Sunday
Mrs Carol Gillispie, and chill
dren. attended Homecoming at
Salem church Sunday.
| MI and Nrs>e Andrew Beavers
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Moring were week end guests in
the same home.
Mrs. Y. @. Nuckols. Of Moores-
town N j., is spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. John Word.
Mrs. Julia Moring and son.
Richard, are visiting Mrs. Cary
Payne Mrs. Moring Is improving
from a recent operation.
Mr. and Mrs w. F. McSwain
and son. Billy Of South Hill. Wis
tied Mn and Mrs, John Word
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Governmental economic experts
have predicted that the Governinept
would spend more in the next fise Al
year than the SIT 800 900 900 est
mated in January by President
Eisenhower despite Congressional
cuts III appropriations The report
estimated Fede al spending IN fiscal
1853 beginning July /. at one to one
and a half billion dollars more thaa
the Presidents estimate.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

and son. Sherwood. Of Alexandra,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Katha-
rine Allen.
MIR and Mrs. John Word ar
Mrs Z G Nuckols visited E. p.
Gillispie Sunday morning.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Julius Coleman and Branch Rosen
lthose two invinciblesl had driven
up and offered to take on the win
ners. With superb confidence they
picked up the discarded mallets.
and once more the battle was on
And history repeated itself Whethe~
the four are wiser By their ex-
perience remains to be seen. That
they are sadder, there is no doubt
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-23

Oakville Ont. Bob McCuc~ ware
house worker made his customary
visit 70 corner Of the warehouse
belng used as a nursery by an alley
CAT and her five new kittens. McCue
was SUI prised to see. among the
nursing kittens, a one and one-hal
inch field mouse. also having lunch
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destroyed many of the beautiful
trees and shrubs on our property.
Can I claim any loss deduction?
A. Yes. Damage caused by un-
usual acts of nature results in
deductible losses. This applies
not only to billiards but also to
severe drought, extreme high
waves or thaws, hurricanes, tor
lnadoes, lightning, floods, heavy
rains, freezing. etc.
@. My wife's fur coat and my
suits were ruined by moths last
summer. Can ! claim this as a
casualty loss?
A. No. Moth damage is not a
deductible casualty loss.
@. Last year we discovered
considerable termite damage to
our house. 1t cost us $3.50 to re-
pair the damage. Can this be
claimed as a deduction?
A. No. Termite damage is not
recognized by the Treasury as a
casualty loss, although one court
has allowed it.
@. My 1856 casualty loss was
higher than my entire 1856 in
come. Is the excess of loss over
income wasted" as tax deduc-
ton?
A. Only to the extent of your
personal exemption and depen-
Idency credits. The excess of cas-
Iualty losses over your income
before it is reduced by the $500
exemptions can be taken as an
extra deduction from your 1854
income, thereby giving you a
refund for 1854.
Under the law. your excess
losses must first be carried back
two years. If your loss is greater
than your 1854 income, the ex-
cess is then deductible from your
1855 income.
Filing a quick refund claim on
Form l045 will avoid the usual
delay in processing refund
claims.
Remember, clip and save! To-
morrow, Tax-Savings Column
No. l6.
Copyright 1857. Hall Syndicate. Inc.I
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you can deuct the full $4,000
loss.
@. My car was damaged in an
accident, and ! had to pay for
repairs. Since I didn't recovt.
any of the expenses through in
surance can I deduct the dam
age?
| A. Yes. Many individuals over
look the fact that damage to
their car because of an accident
is deductible except in the rare
case of an accident resulting
from wilful negligence tsuch as
driving while drunk. But the
deduction applies only to damage
sustained to your car. You can
not claim any loss for payments
you had to make because you
damaged the other persons car
or injured him.
@ Several articles of clothing
rings and silverware were gone
when we returned home from q
shopping trip into town. We are
sure they were stolen although
we don't know who did it. Can
We deduct the loss?
A. Yes. You are allowed a
deduction for articles that are
stolen. But you must be able to
prove that the missing articles
were stolen and are not merely
missing. You can help prove your
case if you can show that you
reported the theft to the police.
@. Can l deduct the cost of
articles stolen or must deduct
their present value?
A. You deduct the value at the
time of the theft but not more
than the cost. Thus, if you owned
a diamond ring which cost you
$500 many years ago and which
was worth $1,000 at the time OF
the theft. your deduction would
be limited to $500.
/ @. A severe winter blizzard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06

IN FEBRUARY, compared with
1000 in the previous month and
1854 in February last year.
They totaled zoos in the two
months of this year. compared
with 1903 a year earlier. 1t was
the lowest mark for the period
since 1881 were reported in 1919
and otherwise was the lowest for
any postwar year.
Deeds of trust or first mort
cages recorded in February num-
bered 679 and amounted to SILL
987 1863. compared with 500 for
$11. 349,788 in the previous
month and 1.010 for $13,582.911
In February last year.
For two months this year,
they bered 1,479 and
amounted to $23,337,757, COM
pared with 1861 for $24.167, 938
in the same 1856 period. They
were the lowest totals for the
period since World War II.
Foreclosures numbered SIS in
February. compared with CT in
the previous month and 81 IN
February last year. In two
months the total was 1872. VS.. 1l3
a year earlier. and the highest
for the period since 1885, when
1t was 1876.
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w COttuOOfuCtOH UtLit eft6 ~
In today's column, we conclude
tax-savings hints on deductions
for casualty losses.
@. How do I estimate the
value Immediately before and
after a casualty for tax pur-
poses
A. The best method of max
ing the estimate and supporting
it if your return is examined. is
to get an appraisal from an in
dependent. competent expert,
This can be an appraiser, engi-
neer. architect, real estate
broker, banker. etc. While you
are at it. get the appraisal in
writing so it will be available
to answer an examining agents
questions.
@ I know that a casualty
loss is limited by my costs. But
say purchased property for a
small down payment plus a
mortgage. What is my cost?
A. Your cost includes the
cash payment plus the mortgage.
Thus, if you bought your house
for $4,000, paying $4,000 cash
and a $4,000 mortgage, your
cost is $4,000. If a casualty cuts
the value from $4,000 to $4,000,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
PEPCO Earnings Gain
Moderately From 1856

January net income Of Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. was
1856, 300. a gain of IT per cent
from $842,500 in January last
year, the monthly report showed
today.
For IL months ended January
81, PEPCO had net income of
$9.535. 900 or Sl.54 a share VS..
So. 661 800 or S1.4 a share in the
previous u months.
Gross additions to property
and plant in IL months ended
January 81 amounted to S34,-
047,000 and directors in Febru-
AIRY authorized S75l. 600 of addi-
tional projects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
American Mercury Assets
Rise Above So Million

Admitted assets of American
Mercury Insurance Co. totaled
$2.002,783 at the end of 1856.
including $418.456 held pursuant
to reinsurance treaties. accord
ing to the annual report from
President j. Gardner Lawlor.
The total compared with ST.
594.034 at the end Of 1855, in
GLIDING S177, TAB held N pursuant
to reinsurance treaties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
United Services Reports
S22 Million Assets

Assets of United Services Life
Insurance Co. reached new high
of $22.242, 229 at the end of 1856,
a gain of "a per cent from ST.
864,725 a year earlier. President
George Olmsted reported yester-
day.
Life Insurance in force set a
record of S217,575,1l8 at the enc
Of 1856, compared with SITS $685.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
Lawyers Title of Richmond
Has $50 Million Assets
CAP Telephone Proposes
Financing With AT&T

Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. of Washington has
asked permission of the District
Public Utilities Commission tc
sell to its parent company
american Telephone g. Tele-
graph Co.. $40 million of its stock
and to borrow not more than
Sl2 million additional from A. T
&. T. on promiSsory notes.
The application, upon which
"a public hearing will be held al
10 am. Friday, March Is, points
out that A. T. & T. has a pre-
Iemptive right as sole stockholdei
.ot the Washington company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Realty Title Insurance Co. has
named Richard F. Collins man.
lager of its new branch Office at
1901 Wisconsin avenue NV.
John d. MacGuffin has been
appointed sales manager for
Briggs Filtration Co. of WASH
ington to succeed II. X. Wood
ward, who has been named East
tern regional administrator for
Bowser. Inc. Briggs is a Bow
ser subsidiary.
Vitro laboratories promoted
Paul E. Bashford to patent off,
Ger at the Silver Spring labora-
tories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
NADIA Elects Sinclair
National Treasurer

A Leftwich Sinclair. jr.. presi-
dent OF Haley's Inc. Washing
ton Ford leadership. has beer
elected treasurer of the National
Automobile Dealers Association
and becomes the first Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
Mild December Weather
Affected Gas Earnings

In order to correct misinter-
Ipretations of its January report,
officials of Washington Gas
Light Co. yesterday pointed out
the report stated that warmer
December weather was a factor
in reducing January revenues
and earnings from levels of a
year earlier.
Warmer weather than a year
ago in the last half of December
resulted in lower meter readings
and billings for January and
this was responsible for the
months dip in revenues and
earnings. they emphasized. This
column listed warmer weather a
year ago without specifying the
exact month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
IGEICO Life Athlete
Reports Record Year

Government Employees Life
Insurance Co. had record life in
surance in force of $85. 699. 199 on
December 81, a gain of 80 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06

871 at the end of 1855. The COM
pany's annual meeting has been
scheduled for April 2.
Lawyers Title of Richmond
Has $50 Million Assets
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp
of Richmond had admitted assets
of S20,004.093 on December 81, a
new all-time record, reported j
c. Coppinger. manager of the
Washington branch office.
The company now operates IL
43 States, the District of Colum
bia, Puerto Rico. Hawaii and the
Canadian Provinces of Ontario
and Quebec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
To-Day RI BUSINESS
New Deeds, 1stMortgoges
Loq Behind 1956in DC.
BY DONALD B. HADLEY

Real estate sales and first mortgage financing in the District
OF Columbia Jagged substantially behind earlier the
two months of this year.
This was indicated today by report Hinders
executive secretary OF the Washington Real
closures well ahead of a year ago.
The District recorded 98 real estate transfers
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ton dealer to hold Office in the
national association since 1858.
Mr.. Sinclair, who assumed his
new responsibilities during the
|NADA'S 40th annual convention
in San Francisco in January,
headed the committee which
staged the record-breaking seth
annual new-car and new-truck
dealer meeting here in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06

Icent from $64.s64.574 at the end
of 1855. the annual report from
Board Chairman Lee Goodwin
stated yesterday.
Admitted assets totaled S.
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I578. AL on December 81. q gain
of 38 per cent from $4.058.961
a year earlier. The company is
an affiliate of Government EN-
ployes Insurance Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
DO WISE INVESTORS
SPECULATE?

OF course! In a way, any investment one makes
is speculation The only thing absolutely sure in
any investment is that it involves risk
We think of "Specuatons" those stocks which,
ihough they may entail degree of risk now, still
lave tremendous potential for profit in the future.
There are degrees of Speculation" and
in our recommendations we attempt to avoid
stocks having excessive risk. We look for
stocks having intrinsic value and potential.
Some stocks of this sort should be in every
investors portfolio, for this type of issue has
the greatest percentage potential for the
future. If you do not own such securities, your
investment program is incomplete.
Send in for free information Speculation
for Profit" and let tell you in the simplest words
how think you might possibly be able to profit
from special situations in tOdays over-the counter
market,
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YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Save on Toxes-W
~ SYLVIA PORTER

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