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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

Push q button or two, go
away. come back when soft
chimes beckon-and serve up
a tasty. well-balanced meal.
Futuristic science fiction
fluff? General Electric has
made this idea a reality with
their model of the EXP-l.
which means their expert
mental programming cooker.
It's on display in Washington
at the National Housing Gen.
ter. 1925 L street NV, and
can be seen in operation there
for the next six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homemaker (if
they owned one) could push
six Of 500 different menu COM
binations at a time and thus
select a meal from their
freezer.
The all-in-one unit, automa-
tically controlled, would then
move (by highly complicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Pushbutton COOKING
Still Experimental

unseen process the selected
meat. vegetable. rolls and des-
sert into an electronic oven
at the proper time to produce
all items at the same instant
for serving.
Can't Buy II
The freezer-oven meal pro-
Queer is not for sale to any
homemaker. however. 1t is
strictly an experimental model
that may be replaced by more
advanced mechanics before it
becomes a household item
within the next decade or two.
At a pre-public demonstra-
ton yesterday officials pro-
duced a delicious meal of roast
beef. peas. whipped potatoes.
corn, hot rolls and apple pie
all in the time they utilized ex-
planning its automatic innards
and outside.
The XPC-I was engineered
and built at Appliance Park.
Louisville (Ky), home of the
General Electric Appliance
and Television Receiver Di-
vision.
1t doesn't do away with the
gourmet ability Of Mr.. or Mrs.
Cook. the developers hasten
to point out, They tcooks)
may prepare the food accord
ing to their individual recipes,
freeze it and cook it in con-
formity with electronic-oven
speeds.
Color-Keyed Selection
Fourteen different color
keyed food selection buttons
on the Kitchen side of the
XPC-I room divider design
match the position of foods
stored in the freezer.
Additional removable but
tons are conveniently stored
beside the freezer door for
easy exchange. The insert end
of each button contains an ad-
Unstable timing regulator which
automatically regulates the
transfer Of foods from freezer
to oven according to the time
needed to heat or cook frozen
foods.
The unit. in its experimental
form. measures a little more
than 5 feet in height, 6 feet
in length and IS inches in
width. 1t operates on 220-volt
home wiring.
That is neither here nor
there, however. since its pro-
ducers insist 1t Is not available
to the average homemaker.
Texas millionaires. however.
might be able to start produce
ton rollingl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
Hospital Plons
Easter Party

The Ladies Board Of the
Georgetown University Hos
pital is having an Easter party
for the patients in the hos
pital Saturday afternoon.
Each patient will oe presented
with a gift. The members Of
the Board have been busy
wrapping gifts under the di-
rection of the Chairman of
ARRANGEMENTS Mrs. j. Leo
Sullivan, and Cochairman Mrs.
Robert J. Oliver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16
|HozeHines
Entertain

Community Facilities Com
missioner John C. and Mrs.
Hazeltine viii hold a reception
in their home at $500 Wiscon-
sin avenue this evening, in
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C. of c.. Sets
Program for
'Distatf Side

A program for wives is
planned this month when
members Of the Chamber of
Commerce meet in Washing
ton for their annual meeting
in the Sheraton Park Hotel.
Theme of the women's do
ings will be. Mrs. America
Unleashes the Creative En-
ergies of People with Mrs.
John S. Coleman presiding on
April 30.
Miss Jessica Dawes. editor
in-chief of Vogue magazine
will be a guest speaker at the
morning session beginning at
10 am. Her topic will be,
Mrs. America-The Individ-
ual."
Other speakers will include.
Mrs. Robert !. Prout, president
of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs; Mr.. Harry
Bulls. chairman of the board
of General Mills. Inc. and Mr..
Arthur H. Motley. president Of
Parade Publications. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30
Mos|emisIn On MassaCh|
By PHILIP HI. LOVE

CHRISTIANS paying their first visit to the Islamic
~ Center, which dedicated Friday in for
some surprises.
For one thing. they will notice that although the
front of the courtyard and the two wings Of the Alabama
limestone building parallel to Massachusetts, avenue
the mosque in the center is at slight angle. This Is
because the front Of the faces Mecca birthplace
of Mohammed and spiritual center of the religion he
founded. MoSlemS must face toward the Holy Kaaba
in Mecca when they pray The Kaaba is believed to be
the only remaining relic Of the first edice for the
worship of God built by Abraham.
Christians also will note that the mosque, unlike the
churches to which they are accustomed, contains no
seats This Is because Mohammedan congregations sit
knee the floor. This particular floor is covered
by 10 heavy carpets woven especially for the mosque
a gift of the Shah of Iran.
They will observe. too that the mosque is without
the religious paintings and statues found in many
Christian churches This is because the Holy Koran,
the collection of the sayings of Mohammed forbds the
representation Of any creature within mosque Deco
ratons confined to geometric designs and quotations
from the Koran.
other surprises for those unfamiliar with Islamic
customs include special plumbing for ritual additions
and shoe room Mosems required to remove their
shoes before entering mosque and to wash their feet
face and hands before praying They must pray five
times day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30
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washington
total for
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Catholics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30

THE SUNDAY STAR MAGAZINE. WAS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-30

Star Photos by Harold J. Fleck1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
CHURCHES FOR SALE

CHURCH FOR sALE-severai biks.
east Of U. 8. Capitol on q fine ST.,
auditorium seats 1870, claSsrms.
for $50 Cost nearly $50, 900;
selling S37 500. PRINGLE REAL
TY. Ii. 6-2525.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14

NEAR SHIRLEY HWY.
plenty OF parking. Sff5. mo.
LYNCH BROS. INC, FL. $1,000
1884 CONNECTICUT AVE. NV
Suitable for shop or once. con-
venient location
1914 Connecticut ave. n.w-Ap-
proximately plO 50. IT,: modern
store front Suitable for many
types Of retail business. partial
STORY AND CO, NE. s-4Ioo
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HOUSES FOR sALE-vA.
BIG GTOAN

Can be assumed with q low down
pymt on this 3-bedrm., full-bsmt.
Parklavn rambler. A. L. MILL
CAN. IL 3-7745
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
hEENOOhFEh, HealLOl
OIL. 4-Sl1l
MODERN APT. BLDG,
CONN AVE NJ wv

MODERN APT. BLDG.
CONN. AVE. NV.
Is units, gross income, S25,350
per yr.; expenses. $4,000 per yr.
10 2-bedrm., 1-bedrm. units;
elevator, air-cond. win show a
for the SIN. investor that is seldom
available in this excellent location.
For further information call Mr..
Young with
c. NJ. MARSTELLER. Real Estate
JU. 9-2552 Ewes, WO. 6-9271
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Continued on Nsxt PsssI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-14
NON-PROFIT

Approximately 1900 square
feet or ground near Dupont
circle: 14O-foot frontage. This
property is zoned for apart
ments. s-story. II is too high
priced for apartments, butttt--
strictly NoN-PRoFIT orsani-
cost building site In downtown
Washington. Call Mr.. Parsons.
with JAMES L. DIXON a CO,
ST. 3-7200; ewes. CO. 5-6343.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-31

No wonder millions prefer magnificent Custom Ground
A&P Coffee! 1t fairly bubbles with fresh vital flavor
flavor that's coddled every step of the way from coffee
plantation to you. The price? Rock-bottom Your A&P
sees to that Wonderful buy!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-31
ONLY ABOUT 2 A CUP!

Freshly roasted APP premium quality Coffee costs only
smidgen &c cup Yet it's Custom Ground for your
coffeemaker to give you all the full, rich flavor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-31

Avert menu monoony with the wide variety and whole
some goodness of APPS foods Our palate pleasers
brighten every mealbreakfast through bedtime! And
APPS prices cheer your day. especially you choose
ALPS Exclusives: Jane Parker Baked Goods Ann Page
Fine Foods and ASsP premium quality Coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
BY FRANCIS p. DOUGLAS

So you are going to buy a
house.
Assuming that you are like
many others and will need to
borrow some Of the money, you
had better plan in advance to
arrange mortgage financing.
You will find this: Some lend
ers will scrutinize the property
carefully and pay somewhat less
attention to your personal credit.
Others will not only give the
property but also your credit
standing a thorough going over.
The ration of the size of the
loan to appraised value has a
bearing here. Where only a rela-
lively small loan is sought
against the property, the lend
ing institution may not want to
make an exhaustive check of the
borrowers credit, since the prop
cray will serve as completely
adequate security.
But where relatively large
loan is sought, the lending in
stitution probably will check the
borrowers credit and may want
to know about his other debt
and his net worth.
Rule of Thumb
Lenders have a rule of thumb
on home purchase loans. It is
that the buyer should not spend
more than a quarter of his
monthly income on housing
That means. if income is $3.50 a
month the total for payments
on the house. taxes, repairs. and
utilities should not be more than
$112.50.
A second part Of the rule is
that a man buying a house
should not spend more than two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01

llections and see that taxes and
insurance are paid.
With money tight and in
vestors able to find investments
more profitable than mortgages,
the mortgages were salable only
at a discount.
Conventional loans are made
under the usual arrangements of
paying them of in monthly in
IStallments. A savings and loan
associations generally are held
to term of about 20 years.
There remains the CT loan.
The veteran must first get a
certificate of eligibility. This may
take time. The steps to obtain
the Veterans Administrations
action on the loan are about
the same as with an FHA-in-
sured loan. 1t is done through
"a lending institution, or a builder
may have arranged for VA fl
|nancing. The VA will guarantee
up to so per cent of the value.
not to exceed $500. The lender
with this guarantee is thus
enabled to take a small down.
payment.
The interest rate on a CT loan
is restricted to AZ per cent. With
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01

other loans carrying larger IN
terest rates this has meant that
money for CT loans has become
scarcer.
One bank said it was handling
CT loans only for people who are
customers. Also. it is reported
that there are only two banks
here making CT loans.
The final step in buying the
house is the CLOSING" In this
area the closing usually takes
place at a title company. The
mortgage and the payment made
are checked to make sure they
are in order. If there is already
insurance on the house the buyer
will be called on to pay for the
time the insurance is still to run.
He also puts up money for any
prepaid taxes.
One closing bill carries these
figures: Certificate of title,
$46.50; tax certificate. 81; re-
cording deed, 81; examining
deed, So; notary fee, 81; settle
ment fee, $11.
Often settlement charges, to
be paid in cash, run to substan-
tial amounts and include attor-
ney's and various other fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
YOUR HOME
A Guide to Borrowing
In Relation to Income

and a half times his annual in
come for it. At $3.50 a month,
annual income is $5,400. There
fore the purchaser should not
spend more than $13,500 for a
house.
Ask lenders if they apply this
rule and they probably will say
Eyes. But :" Then they will
concede that a man with a large
family probably will need to
spend more than a fourth OF
income on housing. and if he is
thrifty he can do it.
FILA Study Cited
The Federal Housing Admin
istration, which says it does not
apply the rule. made a study OF
the relationship between hous-
ing expenses and the income OF
persons buying houses with
FHA-insured mortgages in this
area. 1t showed that the medium
housing expense was well above
the fourth-of Income mark for
persons making $475 a month OF
less, and below that mark for
persons with larger incomes.
People refer to FILA or CT
loans. What is meant is that
loans are insured or guaranteed
by those agencies, which do not
make the loans themselves. Gen.
orally arrangements for such
loans start with a savings and
loan association, a bank, a
mortgage company or other
lender.
Assume. however, that a build
er is erecting a dozen or more
homes in a subdivision. He ap-
plies for FHA-insured financing
The FILA goes over the plans and
specifications and makes an ap-
praisal. 1t may give a dual COM
mitment. first in favor of the
builder but transferable to the
purchaser whose credit is APP
proved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01

graduate Of Princeton Univer-
sity and Harvard Law School, he
has had a distinguished public
career, serving as Secretary Of
the Army and as Director of the
Budget.
Directors also elected Earl Dali
lam johnson executive vice presi-
dent. Mr.. johnson. a former
Undersecretary of the Army and
recently president of the Air
Transport Association, was form
erly vice president of LOOMS
Sayles and Co. He Joined Dy-
namics in 1855 as senior vice
president Of operations and fiscal
affairs
The board expressed its deep
distress at the illness Of the
founder of the corporation. Mr..
Hopkins. who is in Georgetown
University Hospital in Washing
ton. D. C.
In q statement. Mr.. Pace, the
newly elected president. said:
II appreciate the expression of
confidence given by the board Of
directors in electing me president
Of this corporation. In the years
I have been executive vice pres
ident. I have come to appreciate
and understand the unlimited
potentials of General DynamicS.
While I recognize the attendant
problems, look forward to the
opportunity Of developing these
potentials in all of its many
fields of interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
District wholesale Drug
Buys L0ewy Drug Co.

District Wholesale Drug Corp.
has purchased the Loewy Drug
Co., Inc. Of Baltimore for an
undisclosed sum. President David
L. Estrin announced today.
The 65-year-old Baltimore
firm win be modernized and will
increase the Washington firms
sales around a third, Mr.. Estrin
said. The combined operations
will serve around 800 retail drug
gists Of the Washington and
Baltimore areas.
Founded in 1929, the District
Wholesale Drug Corp. has in
stalled the latest in automatic
delivery equipment in its ware
houses at 50 and so o street
NV.
It also has provided at least
four special deliveries to customer
stores each day UP to as late as
Z pm. in addition to regular
service. The modern equipment
and service features will be in
stalled in the Baltimore opera
ton.
The Washington company car
ries a complete line Of pharma-
ceuticals, including all nation
ally advertised brands. It has 81
employees in its establishment
here and around 40 in the Balti-
more company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
George McKenna Heads
FabricatOrs Steel

George r. McKenna has been
elected president and a director
of Fabricators Steel Corp. of
Bladensburg, Md.
Mr.. McKenna also has become
executive vice president and di-
rector of Builders Structural
Steel Corp. of Cleveland and
president and director Of Fabrl-
Gators Steel & Manufacturing
Corp. Of New York and Allied
Metals Co., of Niles. Ohio. all
associated with Fabricators Steel
Corp.
He has been vice president Of
each of these companies for the
last two years and first Joined
the group in 1912 as vice presi-
dent Of the New York company.
Previously he was head of the
material division in the Office of
the Co-ordinator Of Ship Repair
and Conversion. From 1880 to
1910 he was with American Car
and Foundry Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01

,ried the income Of the young
wife as a prospective mother will
not be counted. But FILA said
in SO per cent Of the masses Of
loans where the wife works. her
income has been counted.
The home buyer should realize
that the value on which the
loan is based. whether it is a
conventional loan or a FHA-
insured one, is the value Of the
lenders appraisal. not the sale
price. The appraised value may
well be lower-much lower in
some instances. This means
the down payment will have to
be larger.
You will pay 51a to 6 per
cent for a conventional loan or
it may be possible to get the
rate shaved down below 5h.
Banks, savings and loan associa-
tons and other lenders gener-
ally will not lend more than
66h per cent of their appraisal
OF value on conventional loans.
Some of them prefer so per cent.
Sometimes the borrower can get
more than 662s per cent. Apply
for a loan, and it is possible you
can get an answer in two days
or a bit longer. FILA says it is
now taking about two weeks for
approving a loan for insurance.
Second Mortgage Possible
If the home buyer has to have
more than go or 662s per cent,
he may give the seller a second
mortgage running 3 to S years
and usually bearing 6 per cent
interest. The seller may, in
turn. sell this second mortgage
at a discount.
The tight money situation is
reported to show prospects of
easing.
In the palmy days Of 4 per
cent loans there was a lot of
money seeking mortgage invest
ments. The tight money situa-
ton, however, has meant that
lenders were not seeking such
loans. Savings and loan associa-
tons and banks generally keep
the conventional mortgages in
their investm emit portfolios.
Mortgage companies usually sell
the loans to insurance companies
or other investors while con-
tinuing to service the loan. That
is. they make the monthly COL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01

FILA win insure q mortgage
amounting to 95 per cent Of the
first $1,000 Of appraised value
on new construction. This is 90
per cent if the house is a year
or more old. On the part above
SO 900 the insured mortgage may
cover rs per cent Of value. This
works out to a mortgage Of $14,-
ITS on a $16.500 property. Act
ually the average FILA insured
mortgage is $13, 700 and the loan
is about 80 per cent Of value.
FILA will not insure a mortgage
large than $4,000.
The interest rate is now 5 per
cent plus one-half of one per
cent as the mortgage insurance
premium.
The loan may run from 10 to
80 years. The borrower pays the
institution with which he deals.
The borrower put UP initially an
amount covering the mortgage
insurance premium for a year or
longer and also a sum covering
the taxes to the end of the year.
Then he pays of in monthly
installments. Beginning with
each months payments in the
second year, one-twelfth of the
annual mortgage insurance pre-
MUM is included. Here are the
monthly payments for various
terms on a $4,000 mortgage;
10 years. $153.69; is years,
$116.81; 20 years, $97.98; Is
years. $87.55; 80 years 5000.
These payments include inter-
est and a payment on the prin-
cipal. AS the years go by, the
portions of the payments which
are for interest decline and the
amounts for principal increase.
Add to the monthly payments
amounts covering taxes and in
surance on the house. The lender
to whom the payments are made
collects these and pays the taxes
and insurance.
The FILA will want to be sat-
isfied the borrower is a good
credit risk. The application for
FILA insurance on the loan the
borrower and the lending insti-
tuition fill out will call for data
on the borrowers job, income,
debts. family responsibilities and
probably his net worth.
Does his wife work? If the
buyer is young and newly mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
Invest in America Week
Observed in GA Cities

Observance of Invest in Amer
lea Week has spread to 81 cities
this year because of the pressing
need for a better understanding
of the importance of savings
and investments in maintaining
our way of life. reported Walter
III. Schmidt, chairman Of the
executive committee for the OBJ
servance. which began Sunday
1T is amazing how few Amer
leans recognize the importance
of investing" Mr.. Schmidt said
at a Capitol Hill luncheon spon-
sored by Senator Wiley of Wis
consin and other members OF
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
Industry Urged to Aid
Latin American Nations

American industry should give
every bit Of know-how and TECH
nical assistance it can to Latin
American countries so they will
not have to buy more than they
export, declared Edgar F. Kaiser.
president Of Kaiser Industries
Corp. here yesterday.
Addressing the Washington
Advertising Club at the Willard
Hotel. Mr.. Kaiser conceded that
American corporations might lose
some export business as a result
Of such assistance. but he empha-
sized that they could replace this
volume by establishing companies
in Latin American countries striv-
Ing to bolster their economy.
The Washington club pre-
Sented an achievement award to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
Ford Votes Dividend

DETROIT, May l (R.-Ford
Motor Co. today declared a divi-
dend of go cents a share on its
outstanding common stock, pay
able June IL to stock of record
May 10. This is the amount that
has been paid quarterly since
Ford stock became available to
the public early last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
GElCO Assets and Eearnings
Well Above Year Ago

GElCO Assets and Eearnings
Well Above Year Ago
Assets of Government En-
ployees Insurance Co. totaled
SAG. 65l 1920 on March 81, COM
pared with $4l.54l .459 on the
same 1856 date. President Leo
Goodwin reported yesterday.
Policies in force on that date
numbered 425,563, comp red
with 368.7l0. a year earlier, Mr..
Goodwin said.
Premiums written in the first
three months of this year
ltotaled $8.0l8,320 VS.. S6,594, 1O6
a year ago. Net income after
taxes amounted to $661 ,345 or
SO cents a share VS.. $533,958 or
80 cents a share in the same
1856 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-01
VEPCO Files for Offering
OF 1 Million New Shares

Virginia Electric & Power Co.,
today filed a registration state
ment with the Securities and
Exchange Commission seeking
registration Of / million new
shares of its So par common
stock, to be offered for public
sale at competitive bidding.
Proceeds will be used to pro-
vide for construction expendi-
lures or reimburse the company's
treasury therefore. Construction
expenditures for 1857 are esti-
mated at $40 million. Of which,
SIS million was expended through
March 81.
At the annual meeting on April
II stockholders approved a char
ter amendment permitting a
2-for-l split in capital stock and
directors later authorized the
sale of additional common.