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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Nav 8 OR.-Most grain,
ned steady on the Board OF Trade TO-DAY
inere was little news Of sienificance te
~ 1e trace ana most dealings were ouiei
Wheat started mainly a shade higher
than last Fridays close as traders antiri-
pSIe1 REDUCTION Of last weeks visible
q red winter wheat out Of Chicago ever
me week end, Most of this was believed
intended or the export, trade.
Near the end of the FIRST hour old
new wheat . 70 a higher, July 50 .oSis
corn was Z to "a lower. May Si2aIs
cats were unehansed to u lower. MAY
is.s soyS Saanse Sef le hI dSer May
nagf May $2.4ess and lard was :
S ponna. lower 70 B cents higher a hundred
Corn opened slightly lower in q i,gh,
.sade with some activity on both sides OF
me market Cash receipts OF corn NJ
1 GSars-around ] million bushels
the total belongs to the COMMODITY
Ereoit corporation. leaving not too much
Observers said there was no hedging
OF consequence IN corn. Also conditions
have bettered for planting new crop
corn and this brought q little selling
into the market.
in soybean oils but later fell back 10
around previous levels. Rye showed
armness In light trade
uhlmann Grain Co. taking q look at
ne current market, had this comment:
New crop wheat futures are Showing
sngnty better tone due to continued
rains IN parts. Of the Southwest We be-
ieve that while II may take a little time
ior confidence to be regained. pressure
after harvest will not be too great and
higher markets.
private report released last week
paced the winter wheat estimate about
eminent estimate but this had very littie
enect on the markets, traders said.
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Stocks Mixed,
Lean Higher;
Rails Improve

NEW YORK. May 6 R.-The
stock market continued irregular
early this afternoon with slight
tendency to the upside. Leading
stocks were ahead fractions to
around a point. Trading was
moderate.
Rails made better showing
than other major divisions.
There were also fair gains among
some of the oils. Motors were
firm. Steels were mixed as in
dustry reports were of fewer in
coming orders than anticipated.
Wall Street observers looked
for some consolidation after last
weeks vigorous market action
and there was little in the way
of news to spur prices one way
or the other.
Northern Pacific rose more
than a point. Gains Of close to
a point were made by New York
Central and Baltimore g. Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad was up
fractionally. Santa Fe. Southern
Railway and Southern Pacific
were steady.
Gulf Oil stepped ahead around
a point while Amerada added q
major fraction. Royal Dutch
was firm. Sinclair dropped q
small fraction as did Texas Co
Loew's enjoyed somewhat more
activity than usual. rising around
a point. An encouraging Wall
Street report about this firms
prospects under its new manage
ment spurred interest. Para
mount gained a fraction.
United States Steel slipped q
fraction as its annual stockhold.
erS meeting got under way. Penn.
Texas dropped a major Fraction
as proxy fight atmosphere pre-.
vailed at its annual meeting
Corporate bonds improved
Government bonds were steady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Insurgents Confident
In Penn-Texus Bottle

CRESSON. Pa. May 6 (R).-
Insurgent stockholders. bent on
gaining representation on the
Board Of Directors OF PENN
Texas Corp, went into the an
nual stockholders meeting claim
ing enough proxies to elect two
or more" directors.
Attorney Alfons Landa, chair
man Of the "Pen-Texas Stock
holders Protective Committee, /"
said the insurgent group will
vote lover one million shares"
Of the 4.656,544 outstanding
shares Of stock.
The vote is cumulative
that eight votes can
be cast for each share of stock
TO elect eight directors.
All eight directors OF the
corporation, built in the last
six years by Wall Street Finan-
cier Leopold d. Silberstein, are
up for reelection. A spokesman
for Mr.. Silberstein said that
10000 Of the 10000 individual
shareholders have indicated they
will vote for the present man.
agement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
sY SYLVIA PORTER

OF course, we not only pay
Federal income taxes but also
State and local taxes of all types.
British citizens, though, are hit
by all sorts of extras too. And we
can't even begin to appreciate
the burden of their sales taxes
and credit curbs. They're rough
real rough.
Naturally, I want an income
tax cut as soon as can get it.
and so do you. Naturally, I'll
welcome even a modest reduction
January l. 1958-and so will you.
Let's not weep any crocodile
tears over how unlucky we are in
comparison with Britain's tax
payers. The above facts may not
help you recover any faster from
your April IS tax filters, but
maybe they will make you feel
less sorry for yourself. -
tcopyright. 1857, Hall Syndicate, Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, May q N. tUsDA).--
butter steady to .flrm receipts e days.
$4,000. Wholesale prices on bulk car
tons ,iIeshl; Creamery. % score ,AA)
oO,s-ons ~ score tA 601.-6OIs: 30
Cheese steady. Receipts &c days,
10000 Wholesale sales. American
cheese whole milk. cheddars AGED,
ti55;;5?l5 cents; single daisies fresh $50
1Oi2; single daisies aged 1888: fats
AGED, 1881; processed cheddars, 5 lbs /,
!. 10; domestic Swiss twheelsl grade
"a, ,4",is; grade "B". 4O-i6: grade
wholesale egg prices steady Receipts
two days.. 32,S00 New York spot quo
tations follow: Midwestern; Mixed colors:
Extras t4S-5O lbs), 81 -3.; extras, large
l45-1S lbsl. 30-3l: extras. medium,
sg-30; standards, large, 30-3l; checks,
25-2l. Whites: Extras t4S-50 lbs. }.
32-33; extras, large tf5-4S lbsD. 3i-32 /:
extras; medium, 30h-3l. Browns: Extras
Nearby: whites: Top quality C4s-5O
lbs1s, 32h:34: mediums, !3Ols-3l;
smalls. 27-2S. Browns. Top quality (4S-
~ lbs, J, 1895; mediums, 3l-32; smalls.
bS-2gs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Fairchild Camera & Inst. Co

Fairchild Camera g. Inst. Co.
announced election of Edward
Streeter. retired banker and
author of several best selling
books, as a director.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in
3 months ended March 81 earned
SIT ,265,055 or S1.66 a share VS..
13.4l8,897 or $1.29 in 1856 Pc
Rod.
Atlantic Refining Co. in 3
months ended March 81 earned
$l4.748.584 or $1.6l a share VS..
Sl2,207.514 or $1.32 in 1856
period.
Great Western Sugar in year
ended February % earned $4.-
99l 500 or $2.l9 a share VS..
$3,962.217 or $1.62 in 1856.
Anaconda Wire e. Cable Co.
in 3 months ended March 81
earned $1,755,684 or S2.08 a
share VS.. $2,644,2O5 or $3.13 in
1856 period.
Cutler Hammer. Inc, in 8
months ended March 81 earned
81 .629. 222 or $1.23 a share VS..
81 ,9l9.580 or $1.45 in 1856
period.
Emerson Electric Mfg. in 6
months ended March 81 earned
81 .430.070 or 1921 a share VS..
81 ,232.972 or $l.92 in 1856
period.
Cone Mills Corp. in 3 months
ended March 81 earned S1.O37,-
473 or % cents a share VS..
$1,38l,871 or 80 cents in 1856
period.
Filtr0l Corp. in 3 months
ended March 81 earned $1,000
600 or rs cents a share vs.
81 $4,000 or Sill in 1856
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Sears Sales
Gain Sharply

CHICAGO. May 6 (R.-Sears
Roebuck g. Co. today reported
sales at record highs for April
and the latest quarter.
April sales amounted to S307.-
393,887 compared with $280.423..
873 in April last year, a gain Of
9.6 per cent.
Sales for the first three months
OF the company's fiscal year to-
tailed $800,959,l70 compared with
S763. 663.853 for the correspond
ing period of last year. a gain OF
40 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

vale&Townih 6 20sb 20lh 20lh
Yngstsh&T SO 2l1lla Ill III = "
Hourly sales on the Exchange
ll:O0am Aeo 600 ~ noon $50 600
100 p.m BIO 600 900 pm o 600 600
unit Of trading 10 shares or sales IN
iul Rates OF dividends In the foregoine
table arr annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annuaI decla-
or ,s extra dividends are not included
plus stock dividend d Declared OF paid
IN 1897 plus stock dividend Paid last
year PAYABLE IN stock during 1857
estimated cash value on ex-dividenu or
ex-distribution date Declared or paid
tnls wear an aucumulatlve issue with
givldenqs IN arrears Paid this year
dividend omitted deferred or no action
taken AZ las. dividend meeting rDe.
elared or paid In 1865 plus stock divi.
dcnd Payable IN stock during 1865
estimated cash value o. ex.dividend or
date Liauidatine divi.
demo cid Called TX dividend x.dia
Ex distribution ~ ~ rights XIV With.
out warrants Wv With warrants vd
Next day delivery .in banFruptcy or
me bankruptcy Act or securities e..
sumed ~ such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. May @ 0P,.-Foreisn ex.
change ates follow Great Britain in
dollars, others In cents Unbalanced un-
less otherwise notedl
Canadian dollar In New Work open
market ii2 per cent premium or iOf. SO
u s. cents UP lag
Europe Great Britain (poundl
", anls; 30.day futures .Tpa. 0O-day
futures .1S 1919 nO-day futures
2dS DlB; Belgium tfranci DS1a, up
.uOlt France uranc) ..SAs OF a cent.
Germany. WESTERN tdeutsche mark
.OOig: Italy 0iral 1874 OF 4 cent. Por.
tuRal tescudol 2 5u. Sweden tkrona1
ln.lf. Switzerland urancl (freel ~ 81
Denmark tkronet 1850
Brazil lfreel as Mexico sol Vene.
kuela tbolivarl 10 90
Par East. Hons Kong dollar 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YoRk, May R.--cotton fu-
lures developed steadier tone during
the forenoon today There was some
New Orleans buying Of old crop July
along with trade covering Additional
gains In distant months reflected senti-
ment in some quarters that chances are
slim for a change In he Government
cotton policy at this session OF Congress-.
switching from nearby May TO later
months was fairly active.
Noon prices were UNCHANGED 20 so
cents q bale higher than the previous
close; May 1881, July 1906 and Octo-
Der 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Tax Cut

Britain is drastically over
hauling her defense budget, is
saving money and is cutting
taxes for everybody, particularly
for the middle and upper income
classes.
But in our country? Here, the
Federal budget is bigger than
ever, and here the income tax
load stays at monstrous levels.
We haven't had an income tax
cut since 1854, and all we're get
ting now is vague promises of
relief if the budget can be
slashed. :.
1--WE, Uncle Sans unlucky
suckers, are paying the taxes to
save the world while our allies
hand their people tax cuts. :"
Surely, you have heard or read
something along the lines of the
above in the past couple of
weeks. I have-and since, along
with millions Of others, I've been
having the tax shakes since April
Is. I've listened with under
standable interest.
Facts Dug Out
But in addition to listening,
have been searching for facts.
There are lots of reasons to be
glad you are a citizens of the
United States and not Britain
today.
Britain could cut and cut and
cut income taxes. and her citi-
zens still wouldn't be in nearly
as favorable a position as you
are-and that goes whether your
job pays you $4,000 or $50, 900.
Want the proof? Here it is,
from a compilation the United
States Treasury worked out for
me.
Under the new tax program of
Britain's Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Peter Thorneycroft, sin
gle persons or married couples
with no dependents in the $4,000
and under bracket get no income
tax cut at all.
The single person earning
$4,000 will pay $657 in income
taxes, $l69 more than the single
person in the same circumstances
here.
The married couple with no
dependents earning $4,000 will
pay 1898, or $178 more than a
comparable couple here.
At the $4,000 level these same
Britishers will owe $l.318 and
II, lS9 respectively-again hum
dreds of dollars more than COM
parable Americans.
AT the $4,000 level income
taxes are being reduced in
Britain, but when you see what
people in this bracket and above
stu will owe, you'll envy your
British cousins no more.
A single Britisher with no de-
pendentS will owe $3,566-a full
Sl,l30 more than his American
counterpart.
/ A married couple with no de-
pendents will owe $685. full
$3.50 more than the same
couple in our land.
A married couple with two
dependents will owe $1,000
full 81 ,4l0 more than a similar
family in America.
Gaps Increase
And the higher the income
bracket. the more dramatic the
gaps between the level of income
taxes in Britain and the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. May 1.-THE New
YORK Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions BY principal
gealers on the exchange for NAV Il
S2e.asf shares including .O44 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

lCon RR Gu IS 2OOl
Daystrom 434s n
Douglas Airc As ~
Dresser Ind 4Hss ~
Gard Den 4l4s 20
GenDynam 3has 75
Gen Mot Acc As So
GenMotAcc 37ss6I
Gen Mot Acc 3s so
Goodrich 2sls IS
Grace&Co gas rs
Househ Fin As 7S
Hud g. M inc 5s 81
Hud g. M rig 5s 81
Lockheed 334s so
Macy r H 5s II
Mo Kan T As 30
Mo Pac 4As 90
Mo Pac 4hs zoos
N Y Cen 4las 2OI3
N Y Cen IS 20l3
! N Y Cen As 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK, May o @.--Divldends
announced
Pc Stk Of Paw.
Rate. rod record. able.
IRREGULAR
MORAN Engineer 1Oc b.g7 o.iO
Peoples q LAC new Soc s.eo 7.is
Increased
Ions Island Trust doe 6-ia ~
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DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC
Alb d. SUs 4ias rs
Alcoa 4hs SO
Alcoa 3Iss "a
AmMch&Fdy 5s a
Am M&F 4hs 81
Am TIT 43ss So
Armour IS "a
Atchison As 96
Att est L 4las "a
B&O 4 las 2010A
Bell T Pa IS 80
Beth Stl 234s 20
Bruins Bake 5s 72
Can Pac As perp
CMSP&P 4 has2O44
Chi & NV 4lzs 90
Cities Svc IS n
CCC & 81 4ias n
Colo Fair 47ss n
Comb Eng 33as Al
Cons Eds 4Ias ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06

Sales
Stock ind Add Ne.
Dividend Rate 90 HiRh Low I:is chs
7 xLOn u 2zzh 7zIh a7IL4 u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-06
Gaps Increase

And the higher the income
bracket. the more dramatic the
gaps between the level of income
taxes in Britain and the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-17

There's never been anything like
II before :. the quick, quiet
Norelco shaving performance
that removes the touEhest stub
bic without a trace No other
electric shaver has Norelco's
unique Rotary Blade Action, the
moN logical and efiicient shay.
ing principle ever developed. No
SCRAP. pull or burn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Reside Appointed
Outing Chairman
For Bond Club

Harmer Reside. resident man.
ager for Hirsch g. Co., has been
named chairman for the an
nual outing of the Washington
Bond Club at the Bethesda
Country Club May "a, President
Francis c. Hunter announced
today.
Mr.. Reside will be assisted BY
Arthur Friend, vice president OF
Folger, Nolan, Fleming-W. B
Hibbs a. Co., who will serve as
vice chairman.
The outing chairman has been
in the investment business here
for SO years and started with the
old Washington Office of West
heimer & Co. in 1924. He has
been a member Of the club for
many years.
Mr.. Friend came here nearly
10 years ago to head the munich
pal bond department Of Folger
Nolan. Fleming-W. B. Hibbs &,
Co. Previously he was with a
New York firm specializing in
municipals. He is serving cur
lrently on the national municipal
bond committee Of the Invest
ment Bankers Association q
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Save on Toxes-XX
~ SYLVIA PORTER
(In collaboration with tn,

tAn CUhouOIb tAou WIN tue
The retirement income credit
If you are eligible for it. will b,
computed on page four il
Schedule K and will directly
reduce the actual tax you mus
pay the Government by April is
It is a complicated credit Il
figure, however. and countless
taxpayers cheat themselves or
taxes because they don't under.
stand the complexities Of tn,
law and official rules.
@. My wife and both worked
as teachers before we retired
We each had 10 years of earned
income exceeding 5000 before
1856 and we each are receiving
retirement income in the form o.
pensions, etc. Can we figure &
separate retirement credit fol-
each Of us on a joint return?
A. Yes. This means that L
each Of you are entitled to TIT
maximum retirement income
your total retirement income
credit can run as high as $48(
and you can reduce your actua
tax by that amount.
@. My husband died and I an
now receiving a pension which
began when I was SIS. I didn't
earn over $500 a year for at least
10 different years before 1856
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Hahn 10 Open
10Th Store at
Seven Corners

A new Hahn Shoe store, the
10th in the Metropolitan Area,
will be opened Thursday morn
ing at the Seven Corners (Va.)
Shopping Center.
Located on the upped-level
promenade, the bodybuilding
unit will house three depart
ments-a women's salon and sep
|arate facilities for men and boys.
The salon, to include q hosiery
and handbag department, and
the facilities for men and boys
will face each other across the
promenade. The shops, the third
Hahn unit In Northern Virginia,
will be open until $50 every
Monday. Thursday and Friday
might.
The store. ultra-modern in
motif. was designed by Edmund
w. DreyfusS. The builder was
the Cladny Construction Co., of
the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
'Wo|fsOn Denies
Fight for AM

NEW YORK, Mar. IL R.-
Louis E. Wolfson of Miami said
yesterday that he has certain
suggestions" to make concerning
the operation of the American
Motors Co. but that he does not
plan a proxy fight for control of
the struggling auto manufactur-
ing firm.
After George Romney. presi-
dent Of American Motors. said
the flnancier and his wife have
become probably the largest two
stockholders in the firm. Mr.
Wolfson said he and his family
now own $4,000 Of the 5,670.43O
shares outstanding. He added
that he had no way Of knowing
how many shares his friends and
associates hold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
.Hecht's Wins
Award Again
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

For the first time in the nine
year history Of the Brand, Name
Retailer-of-the-Year competi-
ton. The Hecht Co. today has
the distinction Of being the only
store in the Nation to win ma
tional honors three times.
For President Henry E. Abt of
Brand Names Foundation. Inc,
which supervises the program,
said The Hecht Co. has Just won
the award again for "outstand-
ing presentation Of manufac-
turers' brands" It will be be-
slowed at a dinner at the WAL
dorf-Astoria in New York May 8.
In the initial competition in
l948. The Hecht Co. received
the top award. But under the
rules. the department store was
not permitted to compete for
three years. At the end OF that
time. The Hecht Co. again won
in 1851 the top department store
award.
Thin for five years this winner
was again barred from COMPETE
ton. But this time. out Of thou
sands Of entries from all over
the country. including "a retail
ing categories. The Hecht Co.
emerged the victor.
President Abt said Steinberg's s,
Ltd, Montreal. Canada, won In
the Food Store Glass I, the first
top award to go to a Canadian
retailer.
Altogether. 1l8 retailers won
recognition out of the 600 mer-
chants who reached the finals.
The only other establishment
in this area to win recognition
in the contest was Drug Fair,
1900 South Eads street, Airing
ton. Va. which will get a certi-
flcate of distinction in the drug
store, Class I category.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Levitt Clashes
With Chamber
On Housing
By tn. Associated Press

The United States Chamber Of
Commerce and the Nations larg-
est home builder clashed before
Congress today over the condi-
ton Of the housing industry and
its need for Government assist
|ance.
A. d. Theobald, Peoria: nj.
savings and loan executive and
spokesman for the chamber
recommended a halt to most
forms of Federal housing aid. q
flexible instead Of pegged inter-
est rate on CT mortgage loans
and more dependence on free
market conditions.
William Levitt, president OF
the Philadelphia building firm OF
Levitt & Sons. declared the
Chamber of Commerce doesn't
know what is going on" and said
he was going to quit" it.
Mr.. Levitt told a House bank
ing subcommittee the building
Industry is in a distressed con-
Idition" and state Of chaos and
collapse" that require drastic
steps by the Government to
avert a building depression"
1--WE have now geared our
selves up to an economy where
III the Government steps out
everything falls with a thud,'
he testified.
Mr.. Levitt told the subcom.
mittee that unemployment al
ready has started in the housing
industry and can spread to re.
lated industries II the decline
in new-home construction con.
tinues.
Mr.. Levitt. whose firm mas
builds around 1000 homes 9
year, suggested three steps:
l. Lower down payments or
homes financed with Govern.
ment-backed CT and FILA loans
2. Elimination of the y pei
cent FILA insurance charge cur.
rently added to the 5 per cent
loan interest rate.
3. Make FILA interest rates
realistic and competitive" lin
Iited by market conditions and
State usury laws.
MIR. Theobald. president Of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association Of Peoria. indicated
his belief that the housing situa-
ton was not. critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Better Opportunity Seen
For Insurance Agents

Chances for a successful career
as life insurance agent now are
twice as great as a decade ago,
agency personnel of Aetna Life
Insurance Co. were told at a
conference at the Shoreham Ho-
tel yesterday.
Reporting on the company's
training program. John K
Luther, director OF training, at
tributed the improved success
ratio to better personnel selec-
ton methods. closer supervision
and longer and more intensive
training
Joseph F. Euler, general agent
here. was chairman for the open
ing session attended by repre-.
sentatives Of 20 general agencies
throughout the Eastern Sea.
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

Gilbert Hahn. president of the
firnl. said the two-part shop rep
resents the high point in the
growth Of the Hahn organiza-
ton.
The first Hahn Shoe Store was
opened on Pennsylvania avenue
in 1876. Today. counting the new
one, there are 10. The firm ako
is planning to open a store soon
in the Baltimore area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Chrysler Deliveries Reach
Three Highs in Row

Retail deliveries of Chrysler
Imperials set three successive
monthly highs since 1888 in De-
cember, January and February
and the last months total went
slightly above 5000. reported
Clare E. Briggs, vice president in
charge of sales for the Chrysler
Division. here yesterday.
Attending a regional confer
ence Of Chrysler dealers at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. Mr.. Briggs
said dealers on average have
only a nine days supply of I'M
perials on hand although pro-
duction has been at capacity for
the last four months.
This is clear evidence that the
market for higher-priced cars
continues to expand, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12
Postal Receipts Decline
From Year Ago Marks

Washington postal receipts In
both February and two months
of this year Jagged behind a year
earlier. but with that exception
remained the highest on record
for those periods.
Postmaster Roy North reported
February receipts totaled 81, 103.-
1893. compared with s2.24S,s in
the previous month and we're a.
per cent behind $2.207 .054 in
February last year.
Receipts in two months aggre-
gated $4.352,287, a decrease Of
1856 per cent from $4.412,093 ir
the same 1856 period.