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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Drug Fair Sales
|Risel3Pct.t 10
Set New Record

Sales Of Drug Fair-com-
munity Drug Co. set . record
of ts.2To.07l in the third
quarter. with q jump Of ~ per
cent from q year ago. Presi-
dent Milton L. Elsberg re-
ported today.
The quarters sales lifted
volume for the flrst nine
months Of this year TO s9.222.-
7S8. also q new high for that
period and 1873 per cent above
the same 1856 months.
Three new Drug Fairs at
Bethesda. the Bradlee shop
ping center in Alexandra and
in MARROW Heights were opened
In the latest quarter and con-
tributed to the sales Incl Ease,
Mr.. Elsberg said.
Three additional stores will
be opened in the final 1857
quarter and iive more are
scheduled for opening in the
first three months Of 1858, he
declared.
1.-THE splendid response Of
the buying public has fully JUS
tined our program Of expan-
sion." he added. The company
expects Christmas business will
set still higher records and
buyers now are acquainting
more than 1000 employees with
new lines Of merchandise 10 be
offered In the holiday season,
he said.
Directors have declared q reg
ular quarterly dividend Of eh
cents q share, payable October
81 to stockholders Of record
october Is The amount Is the
same as in previous quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
ABA Chief Names
Justin Bcwersock
To Vice Presidency

Justin d. Bowersock. execu-
tive vice president OF the Union
Trust Co. has been appointed
vice president Of the American
Bankers Association for the
District Of Columbia, II was
announced today by Joseph
G. Welman, president Of the
ABA.
As State vice president Mr..
Bowersock win maintain liaison
between the association and It's
individual member banks here.
He also will be responsible for
membership activities.
Mr.. Bowersock is second vice
president Of the District Bank
ers Association and long has
been active in banking organ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04

SURPRISE - Mrs. Mary
Forni, teller at Silver
Spring ONCE Of Suburban
Trust Co. for nearly IS
years, was selected as the
most courteous woman
employee in Montgomery
County by the Business
and Professional Women's
Club Of the county. She
didn't know there was q
contest until told she had
won.-J. Carroll Photo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Liberty Building Wins
Foundation Citation

Liberty Building Association
has received an Honor Ger
tificate from the Freedoms
Foundation for two series Of
advertisements featuring the
Nations Capital and Men Of
Liberty.
Both series were produced
by the CORTLAND d. Ferguson
Agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Area Store Sales Lag
Behind 1856 In Week

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan area
Jagged per cent behind q year
ago in the week ended Septem-
Der % and were down 5 per
cent from the previous week.
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today.
Area sales in four weeks
ended September 20 were 10
per cent behind a year earlier.
but those for the year to date
remained l per cent above
1856.
The downtown portion of
the area total was 2 per cent
behind a year ago in the latest
week and also 2 per cent be-
hind the previous week. -Four
weeks sales we're down 10 per
cent from a year earlier and
those for the year to date were
OF 5 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Lincoln Service Holders
Re-elect All Directors

Stockholders Of Lincoln
Service Corp. reelected all di-
rectors at the recent annual
meeting and the board later
renamed all officers. Secretary
Thornton Burnet announced.
The board declared regular
quarterly dividends Of 37I2
cents a share on the $50 pre-
ferred stocks and IS cents a
share on common stock. all
payable December IL to holders
Of record November IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04

but sl4.424.0o0 ahead Of the
like 1856 date. Il was not far
behind the all-time peak Of
$546. 785. 900 last June 26.
Commercial loans Of $685.
2S3. 900 on September IS were
s2.215.000 behind a week earlier,
but SS.325. 900 above a year ago.
The record was s239 1851. 900 last
January 2.
Demand deposits Of S9l4.-
100000 were down $1,000 600
in the week and s24.s11. 900
behind a year ago. Time de-
posts Of S276.4s0.000 were up
Sl66.000 in the week and S22.-
$4,000 above a year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Mezzanotte Is Chairman
Of Contracting Firm

Matthew N. Mezzanotte,
Washington realtor-developer.
has been elected board chair-
man Of North American Con-
tracing Corp, President John
c. Williams announced.
"A per cent stock dividend
has been declared. payable No
vember Is to holders Of record.
Previous cash dividends have
amounted to 10 per cent.
Company assets have grown
from $4,000 in 1854 to around
SIS million at present. Mr..
Williams reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
Washington Bank Loans
Turn Down in Week

Outstanding loans Of IL re-
serve member banks Of WASH
ington turned down in the week
ended September Is after a two
weeks rise. the Richmond Re-
serve also reported.
The net total on September
Is was S539.8l4,000. down So
$4,000 from a week earlier,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. oct. ( W.-The New
York Stock ExchnnEe reported today
these odd-lot transactions b. pin.
clpal doaleFa on the exchange Tor
October 3; Purchases Of 2a5.s SIS
clndIna a.3n1 shares aoiA ehort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
'1 3 BUSINESS
Auto Dealers Cheered
By 1857 Model Cleanup
By DONALD B. HADLEY

The cleanup Of 1857 automobile models is running well
ahead Of ago with almost month remaining before
the 1858 models begin to in volume leading dealers
said here last night
Several reported that scarces Of 1857 models have
veoped and that they had seek additional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
World Bank win Offer
SIS Million Bonds

The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Develop
ment world Bank viii offer
SIS million Of 23-year bonds
paying 494 per cent interest
later this month. it was an
nounced.
This viii be the third Ameri-
can offering Of the bank this
year and carries the highest in
terest rate yet. Last April a
500 million issue was fioated
at Az per cent. In January
there was a similar Offering at
a. per cent.
The new issue win be sold
by a Nationwide group headed
jointly by Morgan Stanley e.
Co. and First Boston Corp.
Certain institutions, particu-
larry life insurance ARMS and
pension funds. win be allowed
to order bonds and pay ct later
specified dates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-04

away as Philadelphia and the
Shenandoah valley TO meet de-
mand.
The fact that some Of the
1888 models will be changed
less than usual. plus prospects
for price advances that may
run around $40 each for
medium priced cars. has stimu-
lated demand for the final
cleanup.
Some firms may lose sales
because Of q lack of cars. but
dealers earnings generally have
improved. Because of the tight
er supply Of cars, customers
probably viii not find as many
bargains as q year ago although
year-end price and trade-in
concessions still are being Of
fered, the dealers said.
Auto sales are showing the
best gains in the suburbs. They
were slightly above a year ago
In the District Of Columbia in
September and are expected TO
make q better showing in Octo-
Der.
The District Department Of
Vehicles and Trafiic reported
1884 in the same 1856 period.
In September, compared with
1.735 in August and 1877 in
September last year.
However. for the first nine
months Of this year. new-carI
titles declined to 1883 from
l9.348 In the same 1856 period.
Area figures for September have
not been reported.
District Of Columbia title
transfers representing used
car sales declined to 2,742 in
September from 3,547 in the
previous month and 2.619 in
September last year. For nine
months. title transfers de-
creased to S7.698 from 4l,898I
in the same 1856 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
BY BETTY BEALE

Names make the news? A
names always the same: it's
what the possessor utters
that counts. Here's a words
eye view of some Of the better
known persons who have
paraded across the Capital
panorama in the last two
weeks.
HANDSOME BRITISH MIN
ISTER of Defense Duncan
Sandys at Ambassador and
Lady Caccia's party for the
Old Vic players: "The press
has too much power in this
country. They were all over
the Pentagon: in every Office
went into" With dead
pan humor he indicated that
the statement he and Secretary
of Defense Charles Wilson had
put out that day had been so
carefully culled 1t said nothing.
SHAKESPEARE could have
been writing about England
and the United States during
the Suez crisis" smiled British
Diplomat David Muirhead at
the same party. quoting King
Richard II:
"High-stomch'd are they both
and full Of ire,
In rage deaf as the sea. hasty
as fire."
SELF EFFACING TEXAN,
Senator william A. Blakley,
is pleased enough with Wash
ington to spend a 90-day term
here. But when someone sug-
gested at the Wiley Buchan-
ans party that he might like It
so well here he will want to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

Mr.. Alistair Cooke, TV COM
mentator, journalist. author
and musician, will be guest
speaker Tuesday at the kick
of luncheon for the National
Symphony Orchestra's 9th
Annual Sustaining Fund Drive.
The 1880 luncheon will be
held in the ballroom Of the
Sheraton-Park Hotel, and it
marks the opening of the cam
paign. the goal for which is
$3.50. 900.
Miss Kay Halle. chairman OF
the campaign luncheons, will
act as master Of ceremonies.
She will introduce Mr.. Carl L.
Shipley. campaign chairman;
the orchestra's conductor, DR..
Howard Mitchell; Mr.. Carson
Frailey, president of the Ma
tional Symphony Association,
and other honor guests.
OfIicials' Wives Guests
Cabinet wives who will be at
the head table include Mrs.
Dulles, Mrs. Brownell. Mrs.
Summerfield and Mrs. Seaton.
other head table guests will be
Mrs. Harold Burton. wife Of
the Associate Justice; Mrs.
John j. Hearne. wife Of the
Irish Ambassador; Signora
Brosio. wife Of the Italian
Ambassador; Mrs. Mitchell and
Mr.. Paul Galloway.
In the 1857 campaign, the
slogan for which is BE An
Angel, Give National SYM
phony Campaign" the SYM
phony must raise It's goal from
the people Of Washington and
the nearby Virginia and Mary
land communities TO cover
operations Of the l957-5s sea-
son. Almost half Of the $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS

leave Texas again to come
back in the future. ne looked
genuinely astonishd. What's
so wonderful about Texas?" he
was asked.
Everything is wonderful
about Texas" he said. The
people are wonderful, the
scenery is wonderful, the sky
is wonderful. the money is
wonderful, the land is wonder
full and the oil under the land
is wonderful" grinned the
slender, dark-haired Gilman,
cattleman. insurance man,
builder and lawyer, reputed to
be worth about $3.50 million.
THE DAZZLING GOLD
ENSCROLLED ambassadorial
costumes Of Belgium's Baron
Silvercruys, Peru'S Fernando
Berckemeyer and SPANS Count
de Motrico seemed all the more
brilliant as they walked down
the White House corridor to-
gether at the diplomatic re-
ception. Just behind them came
a slight man in plain white tie
and tails with no embellish-
ments. I'm Just failing along"
was Irish Ambassador John
Hearne's impish aside as he
brought up the rear.
Baron Silvercruys carried his
plumed ambassadorial hat with
him. Looking down at the
white ostrich feathers. he
quipped. Ambassadors always
hide their heads in the sand
LILY PONS listened as a
newswoman told her that Patti
had made history by bursting
into song Unexpectedly at a
White House party over SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Candid Comments Add Color
To Capitals Cdndpe Circuit

years ago. "You will go down
in history if you burst into
song like Patti" observed the
newswoman hopefully.
II will already go down in
history" said Miss Pons with
out warbling a note.
PEARL BAILEY, after sing
ing at the Inaugural Festival
and rubbing elbows at the
party that followed with the
Richard Nixons, the Eisen-
hover brothers. the Herbert
Hoover. jr.'S.. etc: MY life
has become so rich tonight I
couldn't spend it."
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Wilson sat in the VIP box at
the Armory Inaugural Ball
while over 100 people crowded
close. and just stood and
stared at him. Doesn't this
remind you Of cage-being
looked at this way?" a friend
called out.
Yes" said the quick witted
defense boss. but don't know
whether l am looking out or
looking in"
SPEAKING OF THE IN
AUGURAL. Washington pri-
vate underwriters will suffer
a deficit of over 100000 on
the overall for the weekend.
Final figure depends on how
many Of the $4,000 or so left
over programs can now be
sold. Biggest loss was on
the parade. and small wonder.
The most interesting thing
about a parade to most people
are its military features. But
Continued on Page Dds. Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Luncheon to LQunch
Symphony Kickoff

600 budget is realized from
ticket sales and other income.
Mr.. Cooke. a Cambridge
graduate, attended Yale Uni
versity and Harvard College.
Mr.. Cooke is the author Of
several books and is known
for his singing and playing of
ballades. Since 1852, Mr.. Cooke
has been master Of ceremonies
for the television program,
Omnibus.
Fund Chairmen
Mrs. Arthur T. Lyon is gen.
eral vice-chairman of the fund
raising campaign. and Mrs.
Edward Harvey Cushing, wife
Of the Deputy Secretary of De-
Tense, will again be the Resi-
dental Chairman. Assisting
her will be Mrs. Ernest Cuneo
and Mrs. Peter Dracepoulos,
Montgomery county: Mrs.
Charles H. Rideout and Mrs.
Edward Zimmerman for the
Virginia area.
Mr.. Benjamin B. Treadwell
is chairman Of the Business
Committee. with Mr.. John F.
Grindle as vice chairman.
Mrs. Paul Magnuson is chair
man OF the Advance Gifts
Committee, with Mrs. Neill
Phillips as co-chairman: and
Mr.. Jouett Shouse. with Mr..
Floyd Akers as co-chairman.
will serve as chairman of the
Three-Year Committee.
other committee chairmen
for the fund raising drive are
Mrs. Clinton B. Rayner, AS
sociations, and Miss Helen
Stehlman. Mrs. J. Miles Carter,
Mrs. Ralph z. Becker. Mrs.
George Y. Worthington III,
Mr. Paul D. Gable and Mr..
Alfred J. johnson. Schools.
, 1957-04-16
Henry E. Rohlsen
Is New Head Of
Local Democrats

Henry E. Rohlsen, W a S
elected as the new head of the
local Democratic party, it was
learned today. He was elected
at a meeting held on Friday
night, April 18th.
Senator Ron de Lugo was
elected vice president and
Senator Aubrey Anduze, is
secretary-treasurer.
, 1957-04-16
Curibuir Announces
Traffic Statistics
For Mdrch 1857

Caribair announces Virgin
Islands traffic statistics for
month Of March, 1857 as fol-
lows: ST. Thomas traffic 11,21O
passengers, which is an in
crease of 1858 over last gear.
ST. Croix traffic, 2,482 passen-
gers. This in an increase OF
453 passengers over 1856.
In~ter-island traffic between
st. Thomas and st. croix was
1885. This is Alt more pas
sengers than 1856.
, 1957-04-16
Reduction Perils
Unborn. Declare
N. Scientists

GENEVA - A ten-nation
committee of scientists has
concluded that st h we'll
being of descendants of the
present generation is threat
ened by developments in the
use of nuclear energy and of
sources of radiation"
The committee met in Co
penhagen last summer under
auspices of the United Nations
World Health Organization.
It's conclusions for the U. N.
conference on atomic radia-
ton, was published recently.
, 1957-04-16
Omur Brown Sends
Congratulations to
Miss Melbu Cdnegutu

Omar Brown, Chairman of
the Virgin Islands Carnival
Committee, sent the following
cablegram to the Avis yester-
day.
Virgin Islands Carnival
Committee extends warmest
congratulations to our new
queen of the Virgin Islands
Miss Melba Canegata. w e
wish her a successful reign"
A similar cable sent to Ra-
dio Station WIN was read
over the station last night.
, 1957-04-16
Munuger of Estute
Curlton Issues Rleuse
On Summer Pluns

The management issued the
release t cd a y:
Estate Carlton will be open
for the entire summer season
and will serve the delectable
of our French Chef,
Henri Comm, for luncheon
(Continued on page q
, 1957-04-16
Fred 1. Crawford.
First w. /. Bunk
President. Dies

Fred L. Crawford, first pre-
sident of the West Indies
Bank and Trust Company,
passed away at his home on
Saturday. Funeral services
will be held for him in Wash
ington, D. c., on Wednesday.
He was Y.
Mr.. Crawford, a former Re-
publican representative from
Michigan, was first elected in
1882. He was long a friend of
the Virgin Islands and showed
great interest as a member of
the House Committee on In
sular Affairs. During that
time Irwin Silverman, now
president of the Bank, was
Chief Counsel for the Depart
ment Of Territories. Mr.. Craw-
ford was defeated; when the
Republicans took over his
post, the two with Attorney
Petersen organized a firm to
represent the interests of
Puerto Rico, Alaska, Guam
and the Virgin Islands.
Mr.. Crawford owned real
Continued on page a
, 1957-04-16
New Three-cent
Stomp Issue in July
To Honor Teachers


A new three-cent stamp
honoring t h e teachers of
America will be issued and
put on sale at Philadelphia
on July l, 1857, it was an
nounced recently.
The distribution will take
place during the centennial
convention of the National
Educational Association sche-
duled to take place there.
, 1957-04-16
Rert Hemphill TO
Address CTA Meeting
In Barbados

Ia Barbados
r. w. Hemphill, president
of the American Society of
Travel Agents, in a letter adj
dressed to Lee Karwick, Exc
cutive Director of eta, has
announced his intention of at
tending and addressing the
9th Annual Meeting Of the
Association, scheduled to be
held in Barbados April % to
May 4. MI. Hemphill's talk
will analyze "the role of the
travel agent in the expanding
economy of the Caribbean"
Other scheduled speakers at
the CTA meeting include: His
Excellency Sir Ri. Arundel.
K.C.M.G., ODE, Governor of
Barbados; H. H. Kelly, Direc-
tor, international Travel Divi-
sion, Office of Trade Promo
ton, U. S. Department Of
Commerce; John Child, Presi-
dent, Child and Waters, Inc,
New York, N. Y.
Registrations for the meet
ing are coming in at a rapid
rate, according to Mrs. Kar-
wick, who expects a record
CONTINUED on page a
Evening star., 1957-12-22
80 Permits Revoked;
ll3 Get Suspensions

ave. NV. 10 days and trafhc SCHOOL,
is DAYS Charles ], Dennslly. 90 New
ssSsol ssrs ave chsl,s sS ys eass smsns ns 's; go
Maple st. AleSandria. Va. 10 days
sprins, Nd, 10 daysi Robert q. Chat.
man, a11 Southern ave. sea ulass'
oseSS ososs.,DMn uss.9s.y N SsS un da,s csss,
Wwin.iSSsnlSS;ss niSslSS; suesrs ssasi ion y NE, ne.
As... lb days Curtis Brown. ltis
ioynef. 1855 Florida ave, NV. 80
days; John n. Nicholson, 10 Juincs pi
ne. 30 days and traiAc school.
Joseph =. Brooks. T2a 18th st. s.e,,
90 days; Leroy canty, 81 pefrees 81
nwa rs days: Melvin A. brsxiqn'
j. x MailSse. uS ssS7 Milan DR.. Alex. va
Lam lssk 5cIlss ss AK y RSos. ~ Sssii i.Isns iss
ave ne, J DAYS; qlles, 1, Thomas.
1925 o.is y, nys IS days wllism
Henry q cyunl. 26a4 lath 4; ne. ~
81 TN NV 20 days; Darwin b KSers
Robinson. 81 Randolph pl, n.wg ae
SS, sess 81 SsSss days; AiSsfS'nR prsns smm a r. =
4aOS 2ath. 81. NV 5 days. oeorss o
Davis. a0a SD st Sc, Is davs shep,
hard York, lSa0 9th st, NV. 80 days
William walker. .lla Allison st; NV,
- days Henry a Z; ss9tt 80 ith =.
ssSo5oslEu Wilbur Ei.s;sd,. ossas HG Esyss @ y
n.e.. 20 days: james 3 Cherry. 80.
iJohnson' 500 b 81. NV. 80 days: vii
sm a.S. Esk.ris ss 81 J.ssspn .sess ,s..nS 81 Ry
PnWtoWski. AA0f 4ih 81, NV. day
and tFafic school: 8ennie SpgtgRs. aai
New Jersey ave. NV. Us days! Arthur
DAVIS SSs 18Th 4. Sc 90 aeys snae
vannah 81 Sc. 30 days; Tons 5. Lee
500 u II nv. rs days;
sSsesIesS sSs saS. ISsi acs sals,' S,rs
Evening star., 1957-12-22

~. nv; Leonard churshIIl wright, Ige
st. s.e. Robert 2 Smith, aas EiEh.h
tsrr. ss. dsoree Lee 564 Mlssoufi
ave. nsv.i BENJAMIN dallaway, 1870
saIta9ut ai nv carol ussSs rs 2s
ltumac ave. Sc; George Boone, 1850
Whittlngham pl. n,es Ralph Gpruli,
I2403 hennine I'd ne
suspended for failure to file insyr-
ance--Cornellus w. Symma. 1878 Hay
81, sc Isabelle Beatrice Woodfprk,
1900 Clifton st. NV Robert /, Lee,
ego 2 81 NV; Robert Z. JoneA, 81,
lD2V virginia ave s.N.. Roosevelt 3D.
[. Green. 5tsl hanna pl sc; Cham
bert Daller Harris. SSln second 81. s;e.'
land Harris, 1897 ! IN So, NV; Jasper
Tnnnlnshaln. dle4 hanks pl ne,
Antonio Polite III II Tuckerman st'
lne; William LeieeslsE Naylor, aga
NeNeomh y. So Willls White. ,e22i
saton I'd Sc; lveY Gordon, SGT Long.