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Milford chronicle., 1957-05-10
Twenty Years Ago.

'aken from the May 2, 1897 IssG
c. A. Timmons, Jr., who is
attending Temple University,
Philadelphia, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Timmons, Sr., of
Glendale.
Neils Jensen, Charles Pal
mer and Edith Fisher, all of
Frederica, who are graduating
from the FELTON, High School,
in June, took a trip to Wash
ington with the class over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Richards
motored from their home at
Moore, Pa, and spent several
days with their mother, Mrs.
A. r. Richards, in Ocean View.
Mr.. Richards is a member of
the Sharpe & DOhme, Inc, of
Philadelphia.
Miss Irene Ellen Williams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mns. c. H.
Williams, of Milford, and a
member of the senior class of
the Fredericksburg State Tea
chers College, has been en-
ployed as a teacher of Eng
lish i'm the Isabel and SuareZ
School at Anasco. Puerto Rico.
Miss Williams is one of the
few Americans in this Puerto
Rican city of $4,000 inhabi-
tants. She expects to return
TO the State Teachers College
during the last half of the
summer session to complete
the work for her degree of
bachelor Of science in educa-
tion. She will teach again in
puprtO Rico next wear
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith.
of Georgetown, have purchased
a new home on Anderson st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have NOV
ed to their new home and Mr..
and Mrs. Hilyard Purnell are
occupying the apartment va
c ted by them in the Houston
apartments.
Seaman First Glass Harry
Metzner, who is visiting his
family in RehobOth Beach, has
been transferred from Groton,
Conn, to the Fourth Naval
District at Philadelphia. The
Metzners are formerly. of
Lewes.
Capt Louis Evans with his
wife and four daughters are
occupying their new home re-
Gently purchased from George
l. Quillen, in Ocean View. Ex-
tensive improvements have
been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c.
Davis. of near Greenwood. an
nounce the engagement of
their daughter, Vivian, tc Will
liam NewnOm, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. NewnOm, Of
Pennington. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-10

The freedom of the press is not
worth anything unless the journal
lists of the nation have the cOur-
age to exercise it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Proxy Group Named
In Bottle for Elm.

CHICAGO. Feb. 26 tR.-Penn-
Texas Corp. which is trying to
win control of Fairbanks. Morse
g. Co., announced yesterday its
proxy soliciting committee and
slate of directors.
Stockholders will choose the
Fairbanks. Morse directorate at
the corporations annual meet
ing in Chicago on March 81.
Charles H. Morse, jr., grand
son of the company's founder
and son of its former president,
is chairman of the proxy COM
mittee. Others on the commit
tee are Mai. Gen. C. T. Lanham,
(retired), secretary and Maj.
Gen. Ralph M. Immel, (retiredD F.
and William S. Covington.
Gen. Lanham is vice presi-
dent and director of Penn-Texas
in charge of its Washington Office
and is chairman of Colts Patent
Firearms Manufacturing Co., Inc
During his war service he was in
charge of public relations for
SHAEF. directly under Gen. Eli
Senhower.
Robert H. Morse. jr.. Fairbanks,
Morse president, commented that
the composition of the Penn
Texas slate. except for one per-
son no longer listed. is the same
as the slate put up a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

sales price Of the old home less
fix-up expenses and commits
sions. When you are building a
new home, you must start con-
struction either before the sale
or within one year Of the sale
of your old house. but you are
given 10 months from the sale
in which to occupy your home.
QUESTION: In SO sold my
home for $4,000. bought an
other for $4,000. didn't re-
port the profit because of the
repurchase. Last year l sold my
newest home for $4,000 and
bought another for S22. 1000. Can
l also avoid paying tax on this
gain?
ANSWER: Yes. You can sell
and replace your house as many
times as you wish except that
you can't do it more than once
within any l2-month period.
QUESTION: In figuring the
price paid for the new home do
I include the mortgage or only
the cash paid?
ANSWER: The cash plus
mortgage constitutes the pur-
chase price.
Remember. Clip and Save!
Tomorrow. Tax-Savings Column
No. TX.
Copyright 1857. Hall syndica.s. Ine)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
PEPCO Preferred Priced
To Yield 4.8H Per Cent

Underwriters for an offering Of
Potomac Electric Power Co. new
serial preferred shares, yesterday
disclosed the dividend rate and
proposed Offering price for the
issues. subject to approval by the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission.
The new preferred will carry
an annual dividend rate of $2.44
a share and the syndicate plans
to offer it at par of $50 a share
plus accrued dividends from
March l. This will give the in
weston a yield of 4.88 per cent.
Call price for the first FIVE
years will be $3.50 a share and
for the second five years $50 a
share. For the third five years
it will be $3.50 and thereafter
S5l a share.
Johnston, Lemon g. Co. and
Dillon. Read & Co. head the un-
derwriting group. Other men,
bers are: Auchincloss. Parker g.
Redpath: Alex. Brown e. Sons:
Folger, Nolan. Fleming-W. B.
Hibbs g. Co.; Merrill Lynch.
Pierce. Fenner & Beane: Ferris
81 Co.; Jones. Kreegerb & Hew-
lit; Mackall e. Co.: Robinson g.
Lukens: Rouse. Brewer g. Becker;
Birely & Co.. and Rohrbaugh
g. Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
IR. D. Stewart Heads
Area Automotive
Trade Association

Robert D. Stewart, Arlington
Buick dealer. has been elected
president of the Automotive
Trade Association Of the Ma
tional Capital Area. it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Stewart, who is active in
Arlington civic affairs. succeeds
Harry Monroe. jr.. of the Monroe
Ford Co. of Silver Spring. He
lis a director of the Arlington
YMCA, the Northern Virginia
Dealers Association and the XII
wants Foundation. He has held
the Arlington leadership for six
years.
Other association officers in
clude: Joseph B. Paul. Paul
Brothers. Inc, first vice presi-
dent; Walter r. Stubs. Mont
gomery Stubs Motors. Inc, Sec
ond vice president; Charles E.
McCalip. jr., Northeast Motor
Co.. secretary. and Charles H.
Mason. Mt. Vernon Motors.
treasurer.
The association includes 121
new car dealer members and 40
kindred line members in this
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
D. c. Area Group Visits
Plant in Milwaukee

Five distributors of Miller
High Life beer and their en-
ployes from Washington, Vir-
ginia and Maryland, looked
over the home Office" yesterday.
A one-day trip by chartered
plane took the group to the
Miller Brewing plant in Milwau-
kee, where they toured the plant;
heard a draught beer clinic and
talks by company officials.
Heading the group from the
Washington area were John and
Bill Gibson, of Premium Distri-
butors, Inc. Miller distributors
in Washington and Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Electric Appliance Sales
Lag Behind Year Ago

Unit sales of electric appli-
ances trailed well behind a year
ago in January in the territory
served by Potomac Electric Power
Co.. the Washington Electric
Institute disclosed.
Sales of electric refrigerators
dropped to 2.460 units VS.. 3,46l
a year earlier and electric range
sales totaled 447 VS.. 800. Elec-
trio dryers totaled 1.l57 VS.. 1921
and dishwashers totaled ITO VS.
862. Food waste disposers totaled
1856 VS.. ITO.
Unit sales of television de-
clined to 8.l75 units from 8,497
units year earlier. although ra-
clio set sales rose to 5,626 units
from 5.357. Vacuum cleaner sales
totaled 1880 VS.. 1886 and room
air-conditioner sales aggregated
1856 VS.. 1869. Freezer sales to-
tailed $50 VS.. $50 and ironers only
IL VS.. 1872. Automatic clothes
washers numbered 2,592 VS.. 3,086.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Personnel Association
To Mark 10th Birthday

More than 100 members of the
Washington Personnel Associa-
ton will celebrate the organiza-
TONS 10th anniversary at the
Kennedy Warren Thursday
night.
Ralph Bradford, businessman.
author and world traveller. will
talk on South Asia. He has just
returned from a tour Of that
area.
Organized in 1916. the asso-
citation includes personnel OFF,
GERS of many leading Washing
ton organizations. Richard w,
Brown Of Riggs National Bank is
president and Miss Nancy Cor
KUN OF the United States Cham
Der of Commerce is vice presi-
dent Of programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Eddie o. Wolfe Acquires
Shepherd Park Pharmacy

Eddie o. Wolfe. formerly chief
pharmacist at Mount Alto Vet
Grams Hospital. has become the
pharmacist-owner of Shepherd
Park Pharmacy. Inc. at 1923
Georgia avenue NV.
Located at the border Of Mary
land and the District Of Column
bia, the pharmacy has a large
clientele in Northwest Washing
ton and nearby Maryland.
Before his service at Mount
Alto. Mr.. Wolfe was chief phar-
macist for the United States
Public Health Service and the
Coast Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

meeting is one of Is to be held
from coast to coast.
Banks Favor Newspapers
For Ads, Survey Shows
Newspapers continue to be first
choice of advertising media used
by commercial banks, according
to a survey conducted by the
Advertising Department of the
American Bankers Association.
While some banks reported
to the ABA group they would
use each of the media available
for advertising. they mentioned
ads in newspapers 2,943 times.
These were followed by direct
mail. second choice, with 1880
mentions; window and lobby dis
plays, 1,75l; radio, 1929; bill
boards. 1877, movie and theatre.
493. television 262, and maya
zines, 1872.
More than 5000 banks partici-
pated in the survey. But it was
pointed out by G. Edwin Hem
ming. manager OF the ABA ad-
vertising department, some
banks mention more than one
| place for advertising emphasis.
so the answers necessarily add
up to more than 100 per cent of
the participating banks.
There is no doubt that
savings will get top billing" Mr.
Hemming stated. Many Of the
participating banks offer COM
ments such as: Increased
savings will lessen the danger
of imitation"
Others believe the major ad-
vertiSing Job is to sell specific
and complete financial service,
and still others believe the most
important job is education of
the public about money and
banking.
Commercial banks in practi-
cally all deposit classifications
plan to spend 500 million in
advertising this year. the ABA
report predicted. In all but one
deposit classification the banks
estimated that this year they
will spend more for advertising
than in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Cadillac Division Plans
Sales Conference Here

The Cadillac division OF Gen.
eral Motors will conduct a sales
conference at the Mayflower
Hotel Thursday for Washington
area distributors and dealers.
Fredric H. Murray. general
sales manager of Cadillac. will
head a group Of sales executives
from Detroit who will present
the program. The Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
ACTS AviOn Division
Gets Missiles Contract

Avion Division OF ACT Indus
tries, Inc. with Offices and plants
in Alexandria. Va. and Paramus,
N. j.. has received two new con-
tracts for continued develop
Iment of the Sidewinder missiles
guidance-and-control system.
Richard F. Wehrlin, chairman
|of the ACF Missiles Group, in
announcing this. said the con-
tracts are the fifth and sixth in
an unbroken series dating from
1949. when a naval ordnance
test station contracted with
Avion to develop a missile
guidance system. The project
proved successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Southern Reports Gain
In January Earnings

Net income of Southern Rail-
way Co. in January was 81, $685.
TIC or II cents a common share,
compared with $685. 91 or 80
cents in the same 1856 period,
President Harry A. DeButts re-
ported.
The Southern's gross operating
revenues in January amounted
s23. 6S3. 906. compared with s22.-
S88.942 a year earlier, an in
crease of s794,964.
Net railway operating income
before interest. rentals and other
fixed charges was $3,553,09l,
compared with SO, 400. 03l. in the
same 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

expenses, which amounted to
s31. 664.169. compared with $780,
203, 1922 year earlier.
Operating revenues rose to
S38,337, 1888 from $37.282.073 in
January. 1856. Freight revenues
totaled $34,530.734 VS.. s33.630.759
and passenger revenues amount
ed to 81, 720,085 VS.. S1.502,527.
Reduced maintenance helped
TO lower operating expenses.
Maintenance of way and struc-
lures declined to $3.984.777 from
S4.041. 006 and maintenance of
equipment cost $8.151,S55 VS..
S9,219.160.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
William Z. Kurtz Joins
North American Aviation

William E. Kurtz has Joined
the staff Of the Washington Of
fee of North American Aviation,
Inc, as Columbus Division re-
preventative. He was an en-
cheering representative with
the Los Angeles Division of
North American. and a former
lieutenant commander serving as
a flyer and aeronautical en-
gineer in the Navy from 1910 to
1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
YOUR
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You have now reached the
Schedule D summary on page
three-which you must fill out if
you sold or exchanged property
in 1856.
The details that go into this
summary must be written on the
separate Schedule D which we
told you to get if the Govern
ment didn't send it to you.
Say you sold your home last
year. If SO. there are tricky tax
rules you must know if you are
to get the maximum tax benefits
from the transaction.
QUESTION: Last year my firm
shifted me to another State and
I had to sell my home at a loss
of 81, 900. Can / deduct the loss?
ANSWER: No-the tax law
doesn't permit any deduction for
losses incurred in personal trans
d(tAOllo oQNlI 10 lklC otaiN Va lAOAllEo,
personally used cars. boats, etc.
However. it does require you to
pay tax on. any gains from such
transactions.
QUESTION: My home cost me
$4,000 in 1850. sold it last year
for $4,000. What tax is due?
ANSWER: If you didn't buy
another home and don't expect
to soon, you owe a tax on the
$4,000. But this $1,000 is not
fully taxable. 1t is what is known
as a long-term capital gain.
Only half of the $1,000 profit. or
81, 500. has to be included in your
income. Report the gain on sep
arate Schedule D when you fill
out your return.
If you buy a new home for
$4,000 or more within a year Of
your sale Of your old home, no
tax at all will be due. The next
question explains this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Security Bank Declares
Semi-Annual Dividend

Directors of Security Bank
have declared a regular semi
annual dividend of S per cent
President Francis G. Addison
jr.. announced.
The dividend will be paid
March 20 to stockholders of re-
cord at the close March Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Feb 20 W Spot nom
81 cents a pound Connecticut Valley
Lead 10 cents q pound. New York. Zinc
liza cents a pound. East St Louis Tin
ssas cents a pound. New York Foreign
silver 9l2a cents per troy ounce, New
York. Al Pittsburgh scrap steel No. /
hearY NAS Quoten At 81 Nn.ai 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 Up (USDA).-
Butter barely steady, receipts / ,323, 600
wholesale prices on bulk cartons freshD.
Creamery Do score lAA) 61-61h cents
92 score tA) 60h-60h. 30 score OBJ
60-60A.
Cheese steady. Receipts 9OI. 900
Prices unchanged.
wholesale egg prices weak. Receipts
14.S00. New York spot quotations fol
low: Midwestern. Mixed Colors. Extras
l4S-60 lbs) 1894; extras large (45-4S
lbSl 1898; extras medium $685. stand
Whites Extras 1850 ibs) 1895; extras
large t45-4S lbsp 321a-33: extras me-
dunn 32h-33. Browns: extras (4S-5O
lbs) 35A-36la.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
VISIBLE GRAIN

CHICAGO. Feb. 20 R. 49, Visible
supply Of wheat decreased 3,173, 900
bushels to 32l.525. 900 bushels this
increased lag 900 to n, sos, 900 BUSH
els. oats decreased $4,000 to 1921 900,
rye. decreased 202. 900 to 5.l94, 900
barley increased 100000 TO -. 404. 600
100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

nifty Co. were announced by
manager T. r. Barker.
Frederick Bauernschmidt be-
comes assistant branch manager;
James w. Cassidy III. agency
supervisor; Paul D. Snodgrass.
superintendent of the Casualty
Department. and Philip w. Shoe
maker, special agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

QUESTION: / made a profit of
$1,000 on the sale of my old home
and am now in the process Of
building a new one. Do I have
to pay tax on the $4,000?
ANSWER: Not If the cost Of
your new home will exceed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

CUES lion. Inc nome 1Or
which paid $4,000 in so. sold
for $4,000 last year. Just be-
fore the sale / spent $1,000 in
painting the house so as to
spruce" it up for sale. I then
bought a new house for SIS. 1000.
Must I pay tax on the $4,000
profit even though / have no
cash profit on the whole deal?
ANSWER: No-There is a spe-
cial relief provision which valves
the tax if you put the money
from the sale into a new house
within a year after or before
the sale of your old one. The
words within a year" are cru
cial. although there are some
exceptions for special cases
(such as members OF the armed
forces.
To the extent that you don't
put the amount you received on
the sale t$16.000) less the fix-up
expenses $1,000. or $4,000.
into a new house. you must pay
a tax on the gain. II you used
the $15.000-or more-for your
new house. you owe no tax.
A special tax break which is
easily overlooked is that fix-up
expenses to make your house
salable tpapering. painting. etc.
can reduce your taxable profit
(under certain conditions) if
incurred within 80 days before
the contract to sell the house
and paid within 30 days after
the sale. Brokers commissions
can also reduce your gain.
Table Of Conditions
Here is q table showing how
the taxable gain would be de-
termined under various condi-
tiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
Hartford Indemnity Co.
Appoints Four Here

Four appointments in the
Washington Branch Office Of the
Hartford Accident and Indem-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
'' RI s'.BuszuEss
BGONet Is Double 1856
As Operating Costs Drop
BY DONALD b. HADLEY

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has started the year with
than double the January report
disclosed today.
January $1527625 contrast to $7Os57
in the initial 1856 month.
big improved earnings operating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Feb 20 tR,.-National
Association Securities Dealers, Inc
Moon QuotatiOnsD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

PROMOTED - Charles ].
Ritzen, formerly director of
the ship store division, Bu-
reau of Supplies and Ac-
counts. Navy Department,
has been elected vice presi-
dent in charge of national
sales for the Automatic
Canteen Co. He joined the
national sales staff of the
company in 1850 and be-
came assistant director in
1852. He was named assist
ant vice president In 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-26

meeting is one of Is to be held
from coast to coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28
Pipe-Smokine's Link
To Lip Cuncer AssuiIed

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 20
ga radiologist from the
University Of Michigan Medical
School says the idea pipe
smoking causes lip cancer Is
nonsense.
IF pipe smoking were a
cause" said DR.. Isadore Lampe.
you could get as many cases
Of cancer of the upper lip as
the lower lip. You rarely see
one of the upper lip"
DR.. Lampe. a pipe smoker
himself, said in an interview
he believes long exposure to
strong sunlight is a factor in
malignancies of the lip.
He said lip cancer. like skin
cancer. often is seen in farm
ers and sailors.
DR.. Lampe Is here to discuss
radiation treatment of cancer
Of the lip at Oklahoma City
clinical conference meetings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28
High Schools
Seen Affected
BYAutonldtion

CHICAGO. oct, 70 tP. -
American high school educa-
tors were told today that auto
nation Of industry win call for
less. not more. job training In
their institutions.
Devereux G. Josaphs, CHAIR
man Of President Eisenhower's
Committee on Education Be-
Iyond the High School. which
submitted It's final report Sat
urday, said In q prepared
speech:
THE young win oil many
Jobs that do not now eexist.
They win invent the products
that win need new skllls
Why take precious time TO
train for proficiences which
may disappear or be modified?
Many skills can be taught on
the Job"
Reading skin Stressed
Far more important in an
increasing complex society. Mr..
Josephs said. win be TO learn
those things which viii be USE
ful to any career--our rela.
tionship 70 our surroundings.
how TO read critically Upon
which can be built the capacity
70 learn new jobs
Mr.. JoSephs. board chairman
OF the New York Life Insur.
ance Co.. was on the opening
program Of the Conference on
the American High School.
sponsored BY the University OF
Chicago and the National Citi-
Gems Council for Better Schools
The three day conference
drawing top educators from ali
parts Of the Nation, was called
TO grapple with a crisis that
began TO build up at the turn
OF the century.
so Per Cent In school
At that time, only about
8 per cent Of American youths
OF high school age actually at
tended high school. From then
on. spurred by numerous fac
tors including the spread of
school attendance laws, hiRh
school enrolment mounted.
Most States have laws requir-
ing students attend school until
they are l6 years old. Today
more than 80 per cent of high
sehool-age youths are in school.
Attendance laws now keep
many in school who could not
have survived the standards OF
1900, when high school was
largely college preparatory.
One result has been curricular
revtsions which have posed
questions Of the high schools
purpose and have brought many
charges Of ''watered-downr
high school education. Most
notably in recent years. alarm
has been expressed that not
enough YOUNGSTERS are pre-
pairing for sclsnce. mathematics
and engineering in view Of
Soviet Russian strides 10 these
fields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28
Who suffers from
initiation?

As Gsaver. you can add to your family's Sc
curity by saving some extra dollars every pay
day. These savings will provide capital our
nation needs to keep our economy growing.
As Taxpayer, you can take an interest in
your government buying wisely, too. Remem-
Der, overspending by government helps push
prices up.
You, in short, are in the drivers seat. How
carefully you buy Z. . how diligently you save
-. how plainly you make your opinions
known ;. can help determine how quickly
we lick initiation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28

NEW YORK. Oct. % (R.-
Jazz Trumpeter Louis
tsatchmo) Armstrong left by
plane yesterday on an unoffi-
cial good will tour Of five South
American countries. He was
accompanied by his wife and
band members as they left
Idlewild Airport for Buenos
Aires. Other concerts viii be
given In Brazil, Chile. Uruguay
and Venezuela during the six
week tour. A