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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
Assets of Columbia Federal

Show 24.7ee over Last Year
Assets of Columbia Federal
Savings e. Loan Association
showed a 24,7 per cent increase
on June 80 over a year ago,
President Clarence E. Kefauver
said today. This was a $685.
892 advance, he said.
He gave these comparative
figures: for June 1856 and 1857
respectively; assets $36,710, 048
and $45.803, $40. Savings. $780,
trust loans $28, 423,765 and $685.
836,118; reserves $2,225, 905 and
$2,731.770 The number of saw
ings customers 20,250 against
24.327. Dividends distributed
during the year ended June 30:
$1.181 $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08

Second-car seekers are count
ing pennies and perking up ears
over the newest thing in the
auto import listings. a Ger
man auto due in Washington
almost any day now through
the Continental Car Combine,
New York.
About the only thing two or
three experts who have tried
1t can find unwieldy is the name
-GOgg0m0bil.
Its design has been hailed as
q miniature Ferrari with a
hard-top Farina body; its per-
Torrance with II horsepower
as fantastic"
The two-cylinder, air-cooled
rear engine is reputed to deliver
so miles an hour and go miles
to the gallon. 1t is 91a feet
long, 4 feet. 212 inches wide.
Prices start at 1895 and run
to top Of about $1,400.
Air Force 1t. Col. Floyd ].
Sweet, 3541 North Utah street,
Arlington, who has over 1900
hours of flying time and half
of it without any engine at all,
retires next Thursday as presi-
dent of the Soaring Society of
Acknowledgements he did it in
gliders.
He goes to the finals of the
National Soaring Contest at
Elmira, N. Y, where Russell A.
Pierce, Of Kensington, Md, is
serving as crew chief Of top
seeded glider pilot Paul F. Bike.
The American Automobile As
ISOLATION has some current adj
vice for motorists who may be
travelling in tornado country on
vacations.
I'm open country, if there is
no chance to get out of a tor
nado's course, abandon the car,
get well away from it and lie
face down on the ground, pre-
ferably in a ditch.
If buildings are nearby, take
shelter along the inside walls
of a strong structure, or in the
southwest corner of a house
basement (most tornadoes blow
from the southwest).
Keep your car radio turned
to a station in the area you
are travelling for storm reports
II weather is ominous.
Since a motorist can usually
see a twister several miles away.
he stands a good chance of
driving out of its path if he sees
1t in time.
TRY to dodge it by driving
at right angles to the path of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
Major Growth Reported
By Guardian Federal

Major Growth Reported
By Guardian Federal
Guardian Federal Savings &,
Loan Association had its great
est growth in the past year.
President Leo M. Bernstein said
today.
Savings grew from $5,25l ,O0O
last June 80 to $8.2S2 900 at the
end Of last monitor SIT per
cent. Reserves increased from
$4,000 to $217.000. or 63.4 pei
cent. Assets increased from
S6.O85.000 to $500, 900, or so
per cent. he said.
Guardian is now on a four
times-a-year dividend basis.
with the first quarterly divi-
dend to be paid September 30.
Mr.. Bernstein said area resi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
Highest Quarterly Dividend
Paid by Perpetual Building

The Perpetual Building Asso-
citation said today it has Just
paid out its highest quarterly
dividend of $l.S50,000 to some
100000 savings shareholders
In the past year more than 81
million has been paid out to
savers. it said.
1t said assets reached a new
high June 80 for a total of
$247,473,935 - $12.348. 900
gain.
Gains in all departments on
June 80 over a year ago were
thus shown: Savings accounts,
$2l6.294.533 against $20l, 246,-
O4S; real estate loans. $2l2,-
336,805 against $2O7. 856. 483:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
Enterprise Federal Assets
Continue Steady Climb

President Martin A. Cook of
the Enterprise Federal Savings
and Loan Association said on
June 80 assets had increased
81 .432,281, from $18.856,069 to
$40, 288.350. He gave these
figures showing increases dur
ing the year: savings $16.505.-
1875 to $17,700,3l4, loans $16,-
1877, los to $18.106,294 and re-
serves $912.167 to $1,080.528.
Mr.. Cook said in the past 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
|2D.C. Insurance Groups
Plan Joint Headquarters
BY WILLIAM A. MLLEN

The District Association Of Insurance Agents and the
District Life Underwriters Association will
nent headquarters here August 15
It will be in Suite 909 Investment Building Fifteenth
and streets. NV. now being refurnished
Mrs Nancy Littehales. who attended Vassar and has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08
ShOwrOoms Opening Today
For Muntz TV Products

George Harris, managing di-
rector of Television Sales Corp,
announced the opening today
of retail showroomS at 2l3l
Pennsylvania avenue NV. for
the exclusive showing of Muntz
television products. He has
served as home-sales demon
strator director and buyer for
several leading appliance firms
here.
Mr.. Harris declared the new
Muntz distributorship will
establish ShowroomS in Airing
ton. Alexandria. Rockville and
HyattSville. A Manassas. Va.
Office is expected to be opened
before Labor Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08

dents and Guardian members
have been invited to loan for
display purposes items Of his
torical interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08

cash and Governments, $2o,-
055.7S0 and $2l.359.4i5. and
surplus and reserves, $685.
liz and $l8.448.627.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08

years assets have increased l;
times. savings the same, loans
have jumped IL times and re-
serves have gone up Is times
He said dividends on savings
accounts will now be credited
on March 81. June 80, Septem-
Der 80 and December 81. Fol
the eight consecutive semi-an-
nual dividend. he said, excellent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-08

earnings have enabled the firm
to continue payment Of the
dividend rate or ga per cent
annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Disillusioned

Inspector A. NJ. Winfree,
in charge of the Metropoli-
tan Police training school,
tells one on a potential recruit
who hardly could wait to get
into uniform.
I'll get a chance to ride
In scout cars, won't ~" the
young man asked.
"Oh, yes" the inspector
replied, starting to fill out an
application blank.
They have automatic trans
mission and power steering,
haven't they?" the young man
continued.
NO." said the inspector,
mot unless they've gotten
some new cars in the last day
or two"
Don't bother filling out
that paper, then" the young
man said I'm not going to
ride in a car that isn't auto
matte"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
House Unit Gets
insurance Bill

Legislation to authorize the
District superintendent Of in
Surance to withhold license re-
Inewals from untruStworthy per-
sons was before the House Dis
trict Committee today.
At present, Albert Jordan, the
superintendent. must renew Ii
censes for applicants, even
though they have been convict
ed of such crimes as larceny,
forgery or fraud.
At the request of the District
Commissioners, Representative
league, Democrat of Texas, in
PRODUCED a bill yesterday to cor
rect the situation. 1t is identical
to a measure Offered February
4 by Chairman Nicely of the Sem
ate District Committee.
A persons untrustworthiness
may be used as a factor in deny
ing an original application for
an insurance license. But the
U. S. Court of Appeals has ruled
it may not be considered when
the question of renewal arises.
In a 1855 case of Atlantic In
surance Agency. Inc, and others
against Mr.. Jordan, the court
held:
However. desirable it may be
for the superintendent to be en-
powered to act at all times in
the public interest in the in
surance field. neither the super
intendent nor the courts may
supply powers which the Con-
gress has never conferred"
The Commissioners. in asking
for corrective legislation. said:
las a result OF the Court of
Appeals decision. the renewal of
certain licenses cannot be
denied because of the untrust-
worthineSs of the applicant or
because of violation of any law
by the applicant other than an
insurance law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Doing the Town

In Rome it may be well I
do as the Romans do, but il
Washington if you folloy
that rule you won't see man
historical places.
Take the case Of HERNIA,
Schaff, for example. He's
the Brunswick, Bake, Col
lender Co. man who installed
the bowling alleys at WNIAL-
TV where weekly matches
are televised. If Herman
hadn't supervised the install
latiOn of two bowling alleys
at the White House during
the Truman administration.
he doubts if he ever would
have seen the inside of the
Presidents manse.
A native of Baltimore, MIR.
Schaff has lived here since
1884. He and his wife have
visited the art galleries and
the Washington Monument,
but have never been in the
Capitol or numerous other
shrines that tourists come
hundreds of miles to see.
Zone of these days, he
promises, we're going to
take a sightseeing tour and
see everything we've
missed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
SUNDAYS BEST READING
Marching Into Spring
With the Garden Brigade

AHEAD OF MOTHER NATURE-The crocus and for
syhia are sproung but for real spring garden plans
see The Stars big expanded Garden pages, complete
with details news and pictures about the National Cap
ital Flower and Garden Show opening next Thursday.
OUR DUEL WITH RUSSIA-Events inside the Kremlin
and throughout the world have affected cold
strategy. The new terms which must compete
with Russia discussed in the first of eight weekly
Decisions 1857" articles in the Editorial Section
series designed to aid discussion groups.
MANS JOB FOR WOMEN-When smacking your lips
serving of select oysters, do you think of
the men who got them? Guess again. 1t may have
been See Meredith S. Buels story These
Oystermen Are ladies' in The Star Magazine.
PIRATEERING PAYS OFF-In TeleVues cover story
Bernie Harrison writes about the peoples choice p
rate, Robert Shaw, who swings wicked cutass
Capt Dan Tempest in the popular TV series, The
Buccaneers"
DAY WITH ROCK HUDSON-In TEENS cover story
one young girl tells OF her recent Whrwnd day while
touring Washington with the famous movie star who
visited the Capital for the first time Teeners Be
to see TEEN for details on The Star Comic Contest
THE YEARS BEST PLAY-Along with his fellow critics
Jay Carmody begins to thumb through the seasons
drama with view to judging its best achievements in
Sundays Drama Section.
Choose The Star on Sunday When You Haze Choice
Phone Sterling $4,000 for Home Delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01

only son Of the founders. the
company has been sold twice.
and its headquarters are now IN
Chicago.
Knew WOolwOrth
The founders were Ellie Sheetz
and his wife, Jennie. They
started out with a candy store
in Lancaster. Pa. On Saturday
nights. when their first store
there was kept open late. they
would join young Frank Wool
worth at dinner-25 cents a
plate. Woolworth had opened
a flve-and-ten-cent store, also
the first in what was to become
a chain.
Mr.. Sheetz and his wife came
to Washington during the Grant
administration and started their
candy store on Twelfth street.
The Martha Washington name
came about in this way: In those
days. the Cabin John resort was
IA popular place for Sunday out
ings. Seeking sales for his
struggling business, Mr.. Sheetz
prepared some popcorn with a
syrup and hired boys to sell it
by the bag at Cabin John.
Sunday morning. to his dis
may, the syrup had sugared. Mr..
Sheetz had too much money in
it to discard it and not enough
time to make another batch. He
sent it out for sale.
To his surprise. buyers came
back for more. The boys came
back to refill their baskets.
What will we call it?" they
asked.
Call it Martha Washington
candy" Mr.. Sheetz replied, and
the name was launched.
The candy was made in the
upper floors OF the house at 507
Twelfth. Later the factory was
moved to Baltimore.
Collected Antiques
The Sheetz home was next
door, and they gathered a large
collection Of antiques, including
many Colonial mirrors with gilt
frames. Such mirrors are part
Of the decorations in the candy
stores. There was even one on
the back porch Of the Sheetz
home.
There was a chair Lincoln had
used. It was disposed OF some
time ago. There was also Gen.
Grants desk. 1t was sent to
Dallas.
Mrs. Sheetz died in 1920. Mr..
Sheetz died IN 1882 at the age
Of 81. Jet Sheetz lived there
and also had a home In Lam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Boost in Park Tax
Gets Cool Reception
Belmont Bay Airport Site
Idea Conceived in 1929

The idea of constructing an
airport at Belmont Bay, in
Prince William County, Va, re-
Gently proposed by Represent
ative Broyhill, actually was
conceived more than % years
ago.
Carl B. Fritsche, the 70-year-
old Fairfax County engineering
consultant who has been study
ing the site for the 10th District
Virginia Republican. said he got
the idea in 1929 while driving
near Woodbridge with Admiral
William A. Moffett.
In an interview at his home,
10 Hollindale drive, south of
Alexandria, Mr.. Fritsche said
Admiral Moffett. then in the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics,
pointed out the area where Oc-
coquan Creek joins the Potomac
UiftT anu SAID.
"There would be fine place
to build an international airport
for dirigibles."
New Need Arises
The years passed and Wash
ington grew to the point where
old Hoover Airport at the Vir-
ginia end of the southbound
Highway Bridge became made
quate, in the growing air age.
Washington's National Airport
was built at Gravelly Point and
then the area outgrew it.
A second National Airport be-
came Q definite necessity and a
site was picked at Burke. Va,
in Fairfax County. But with the
selection. vociferous opposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Morrow Is Appointed
Ives Press Secretary

Hugh Morrow, former Wash
ington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer. and more
recently an associate editor of
the Saturday Evening Post, was
appointed press secretary to
Senator Ives, Republican of New
York. today.
Mr.. Morrow succeeds James T.
Rogers, who is returning to
newspaper work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
.bus-Lane Plan
May Start Soon

Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp said today he may be
ready next week to recommend
the go-ahead on the first of
d. c. Transit Systems proposed
bus-lane tests.
The transit firm has asked to
be assigned curb lanes on H
street from Fifteenth street NE.
to Massachusetts avenue NV.
for its exclusive use.
Mr.. Keneipp said traffic off,
|cials are studying data submit
ted by the transit company. The
order for starting the expert
ment must come from the Com
missioners. but Mr.. Keneipp said
he may be ready to take the
matter to the city heads next
week.
D. c. Transit also wants to
try exclusive bus lanes on eight
other streets. all in the North
west. A spokesman said today
that running-time information
asked for by Mr.. Keneipp is I'M
der preparation and will prob
ably be submitted street at a
time.
The Commissioners already
have approved the general idea
of the bus lane experiments.
Mr.. Keneipp said he also is
planning to have more con-
spicuous signs installed at the
Dupont Circle streetcar tunnel
to keep motorists out of it.
Mr.. Keneipp personally in
spected tunnel entrances after
several automobiles entered the
tunnel. New signs will be dis
cussed at a meeting Monday, he
said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01

arose among Burke area resi-
dents. Their Congressman, Mr..
Broyhill. began looking around
for an alternate site.
Mr.. Fritsche said he mentioned
Admiral Moffett's idea of % years
ago and Mr.. Broyhill asked him
to study the site. The results
were sent to the Civil Aeronautics
Authority last week.
Although he holds no degrees
in engineering, Mr.. Fritsche said
he has taken extension courses
from Vanderbilt University and
the University of Tennessee, his
native State. He said he has
been associated with aeronautics
since shortly after World War I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Legislators
Offer Bill
At Annapolis
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star STAFF Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. Little
enthusiasm is being shown here
among Montgomery and Prince
Georges lawmakers for pro-
posed Scent increase in the park
tax of the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
The commission has requested
a bill authorizing the increase
for the next fiscal year.
Jesse F. Nicholson, secretary
treasurer OF the agency, has
labeled the commissions park
program as very critical" He
said that. without the increase,
the commission will have no
funds for park development next
year, and maintenance will be
seriously curtailed."
The planning commission now
administers 1900 acres of park.
land in the metropolitan district
OF Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties.
Raised in Prince Georges
The commission levies a tax
of 7 cents per 500 of assessed
valuation for park acquisition
and development. The rate has
been the same in Montgomery
for 80 years-ever since the
commission was created-but was
raised from five to seven cents
in Prince Georges only last year.
At joint Montgomery Prince
Georges delegation meeting,
Prince Georges Delegation Chair
man Perry o. Wilkinson said the
majority of the six delegates
from his county are opposed to
the increase.
And Montgomery Delegation
Chairman Blair Lee, III, said he
is not convinced of the necessity
for the higher rate.
The joint delegation agreed,
however. to introduce bill
raising the ceiling on the amount
of money the commission may
borrow to match Federal Capper-
Cramton Act funds for stream
valley park acquisition. The
agency is now limited to a So
million bond issue for such ac-
questions in Montgomery County
and s1.25 million in Prince
Georges.
-Four of the six Montgomery
delegates huddled at the close of
the joint delegation meeting and
voted a favorable report on a
measure to extend the planning
and coming jurisdiction of the
planning commission throughout
all OF Montgomery. except for
the six municipalities in the
upper county area.
Delegate Absent
This action came in the abb
sence of Delegate Margaret c.
Schweinhaut, Democrat Of
Montgomery. who left the meet
ing earlier after opposing any
debate yesterday on planning
bills. She had succeeded in get
ting the joint delegation. on a
close 6-to-5 vote. to put off dis
cuSsion of the conflicting PLAN
ming commission reorganization
proposals until Wednesday.
Delegate Lee and Delegates
William D. Wheeler and Warren
Browning of Montgomery OPP
posed Mrs. Schweinhaut'S mo-
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Street Scenes +.

A grimy white dog waiting
for the light to change at
Thirteenth and Massachusetts
avenue, and crossing on the
green.
A small boy, tossing his
coonskin cap on a roof where
a nondescript alley cat played
with it a few seconds, then
Knocked it off.
LIB line bus riders at Far
ragut Square trying TO guess
approximately where their bus
will stop during the rush hour
and starting back and forth
In indecision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Woman Hurt
ByOwn Car

Mrs. Katherine E. Byron. 54,
a former Democratic Represent
alive from Maryland, was in
jured last night by her own auto
mobile. police SAID.
Mrs. Byron. who was admitted
at George Washington Hospital
with a fractured right leg. had
stopped her sedan at Twenty
fourth street and New Hamp-
shire avenue NV. to discharge
a passenger.
In the front seat with her we're
Mary Harley. 70. OF 924 Twenty
fourth street NV. her maid. and
a neighbours maid, Josephine
Smith. 81, of 603 Twenty-flrst
street NV.
Mrs. Byron alighted by the left
door. Mrs. Harley. in moving
from the center of the seat to
the left side. police said, APP
parently touched the automatic
shit lever accidentally and
struck the gas pedal with her
toe.
The car lurched backward and
the front door. hanging open,
knocked down Mrs. Byron. The
auto then backed down Twenty
fourth street and swerved into
New Hampshire avenue. leaped
a curb and rammed into a tree.
The two maids were treated
for slight leg injuries.
Mrs. Byron, of $500 Ontario
road NV. was sent to Congress
to fill the unexpired term of her
husband. William d. Byron,
killed in 1912 in an airplane
crash. She did not seek re-
election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01
Policeman Freed
In Assault Case

A District policeman yesterday
was freed of a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, filed after
shot from his service revolver
critically wounded his wife in
their Seat Pleasant home.
The Prince Georges County
States Attorneys Office dis
missed for lack of prosecution
the charge against Pvt. William
T. King. 81. of the 500 block of
Sixty-ninth street, a police
trainee. Seat Pleasant police
said Mrs. Dorothy NJ. King, 81,
signed a statement saying the
bullet that struck her behind the
right ear on February 3 was
fired accidentally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01

caster. There is a tradition that
he was named for the chocolate
candies, called Jets" which mis-
parents made.
Jet Sheetz' estate was esti-
mated at $275.O00. The bulk Of
it went to his widow, Mrs. Kath-
ryn Sheetz, but six Washington
institutions received a total Of
$45, 900.
Miss Marie McEvoy, who has
been with the company "a years
and manager of the Washington
store since 1899. said she plans
to take a rest. Then she hopes
there will be another store here
for her to manage. There are
now 36 Martha Washington
stores.
Mr.. Silverman said the two
houses on Twelfth street were
purchased from Mrs. Kathryn
Sheetz about January by the
Perpetual Building Association
next door. At the building as
sociation. it was said this was
not precisely correct. But 1t
was said the property would be
used for parking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01

%NOA 6N WCOIs O4E " CGL -
sion" about 2 am.
Sounded Like Bomb
ut sounded like a bomb" he
said. 1T must have been the
wall fallingi / was telling a fell
low the other day that the wall
was in bad shape. 1t had two
bad cracks.'1
The District Recorders Office
said the home is owned by Lloyd
r. Turner. who operates a real
estate firm at 600 Seventh street
S.W. The firm is also manage
ment agent for the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency. collecting
rents from tdnants until prop
critics are vacated for destruc-
ton.
Mr.. Turner said the house had
been vacant about a year.
House Boarded Up
ut was boarded up and had a
no treSpassing sign on it." he
said.
Mr.. Turner said rehabilitation
OF the property after the last
tenants moved would have been
too costly since property in the
area is scheduled for early demo-
lition to make way for the r.
development project. He said he
has been negotiating for sale of
the property to the agency.
Police said the heavy Sleet last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-01

night apparently worked into the
cracks and caused the already
crumbling walls to fall. Officers
sent to the scene said all the
debris fell in the front yard.
Police referred the matter to
the Building Inspection Office
and. an inspector was to check
the building today.