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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
BY MARY LOU WERNER
star stan Writer

49,
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. a.
Federal Judge Walter Hoffman
expects to let the Norfolk School
Board know on Monday what
reasons he considers valid for
denying Negro students admis-
sion to white schools.
1t then will be UP to the
school board to reconsider any
Negro transfer applications
which were denied on grounds
unacceptable to the court, he
said from the bench yesterday.
Hearings resumed today on
the appeal by Negro students
to overturn the school boards
refusal to assign any Of them to
white schools.
Il don't know If any judge
has taken this procedure, but
I'm going to take it" said
Judge Hoffman as he made 1t
clear for the second day in
succession that he did not In.
tend to tell the school board
which students must be assigned
to which schools.
IT would not suggest to them
that they accept or reject any
applications" he continued.
But / feel that after they have
been instructed in the princi-
Piles of law they can recon-
slider"
Four Cases Heard
The judges pronouncement
came at the end of a day-long
hearing at which the rejected
transfer applications of four
Negro students were considered.
All four students would have
been put in the schools where
they applied had they been
white, school officials acknowl-
EDGED.
The four are among SO Negro
applicants who are challenging
the school board refusal to as
sign them to white schools. All
Isl Negro transfer applications
received here were turned down
on Monday by the school board,
which is under orders to de-
segregate its public schools this
fall.
Racial tension and its ad-
verse affect on education were
the reasons given for reject
ing the four Negro applications
reviewed at yesterdays hearing.
The school board said other
applications we're turned down
because of scholastic shortcom-
ing, expected isolation of Negro
students in predominantly white
schools and too much shifting
around in one neighborhood
where a new school is planned
next year.
Little Rock Cited
IT am appreciative Of the
fact that the school board may
have given careful consideration
to Judge Lemley's decision, and
may have reached the conclu-
sion it. was sound" said Judge
Hoffman, referring to the rul-
ing in which Judge Harry j.
Lemley granted the Little Rock
school board a Uncomfortable
year indignation delay.
THAT decision now has been
reversed. Therefore, if the
school board is to make these
assignments, it would seem to
me that, similar to a jury
charge, / should instruct the
school board as to my version
of the law in accordance to
their duties.
ITO do that, I would have to
order reconsideration of certain
applications, if I reached the
conclusion the school board
may have taken erroneous &C.
ton"
At an earlier hearing. he had
warned that the school board
would be in contempt if 1t fla
GRAVITY violated his 1857 de-
segregation order. He tempered
the warning yesterday, saying
that he thought it would be
improper at this stage to pun
ish the board for contempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
Ruling Is Due Monday
On Norfolk Schools

They're not lawyers - they
can't be expected to fathom
all the laws involved" said
Judge Hoffman. Il think they
have a right to say to the man
who has the power to cite them
for contempt to give them guild
ance."
Validity Doubted
He indicated he thought
scholastic shortcomings might
be a valid reason for rejectine
applications, but implied a
doubt about taking racial
tension into consideration.
"You feel, and I may well
feel from an educational stand
point. it is bound to be harm
Iful to the child. to the school
or to the school system in the
present climate in the South to
enter a Negro child in a white
school," said Judge Hoffman
to j. j. Brewbaker. Norfolk
school superintendent. III
that is the case, what is left OF
the Supreme Court decision?"
II think we can still do more
to prepare the way-I think we
could work to create a diff
Iferent climate" the superin-
Itendent replied.
Mr.. Brewbaker recalled that
he once suggested gradual de-
segregation, beginning with the
first grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
Chairman's Experience

Chairman Paul Schweitzer
told the court he was as much
responsible as anyone for the
schools boards refusal to grant
any of the Negro applications.
Mr.. Schweitzer explained
that he and his sister we're the
only white children among
Mexican students in an Arr
IONA school.
II have been on that island
of isolation II was a gringo
and was subject to that iso-
Ilation," he added.
ut would be nice If any child
here who did transfer could do
as we'll as you in life" observed
Judge Hoffman. Mr.. Schweitz-
er is president Of q well-drill-
ing firm.
IF we follow that line of
thinking we never would have
desegregation, would we?" said
Oliver w. Hill, one Of the at
ItorneyS representing the Negro
applicants.
IT don't know of the future,
but I know what the condi-
ton is today" replied Mr..
Schweitzer.
Adult Education
Judge Hoffman asked Mr..
Schweitzer If the school board
advocated any adult education
ION this crucial problem"
4 Mr.. Schweitzer said he be-
lieved the court realized the
difficulties involved in such an
idea.
E. L. Lamberth. assistant su-
Iperintendent, was asked by
Judge Hoffman if he could
foresee any time when it would
be in the best interests of a
Negro child to 60 to a white
school.
THAT would depend upon
Norfolk. Our duty is to edu-
cate. The schools belong to the
people. The people of Norfolk
would have to answer that, :"
said Mr.. Lamberth.
Suppose no one ever came
forward to start that very i'm
portant and fine program Of
adult education-do you think
a child should be denied its
constitutional right waiting for
someone to come forward?" the
Judge inquired.
He also asked Mr.. Lamberth
why the school board went to
the trouble of testing and in
: terviewing Negro applicants if
. it was felt the climate was not
! ripe to make any integrated as
signmentS.
: Mr.. Lamberth said the as
: signments were not decided in
advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-22
THE EVENING STAR AIS
Washington, d. G. As
FRIDAY, AUGUST -, 1888

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pending q preliminary hearing
September 2 in Hyattsville Po-
lice Court.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Pan American
Revenues Rise,
Earnings Drop

Operating revenues Of Pan
A m erican World Always
reached an all-time high OF
s3i2.7 million In 1857. but
earnings declined sharply, the
S0th annual report disclosed
today.
Net income for the year was
te.2 million or si.35 q share
after taxes. compared with
si4.2 million or t2.3i q share
In 1855.
The years revenues were 80
per cent higher than $3.50 mil
lion recorded In 1865. President
Juan T. Trippe pointed out
that 1857 was the first year In
the company's history In which
no subsidy was included In
operating revenues.
Passenger revenues amount
ed TO $237.7 million and cargo
revenues S3l .26s.000, both In
creases from 1865. Operating
expenses rose lit per cent.
Stockholders equity at the
end Of 1857 was $1,000 a share.
compared TO $l9.64 q share O
year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

urged q 20 per cent cut In IN
dividual income taxes. amount
ing TO about SIS billion. II the
sIumps should continue for am
other two. months after Feb
ruary.
Two members OF the cED's
Research and Policy Commit
tee. which drew up the state
ment. dissented from the rec
ommendation for delay. They
are Howard c. Petersen, presi-
dent Of the Fidelity-Philadel-
phia Trust Co.. and Allan
Sproul. former president OF the
New York Federal Reserve
Bank.
Mr.. Petersen said this month
that there was evidence the de-
cline was continuing from the
February level and nothing 10
suggest II would shortly be re-
versed. He urged Congress 10
place q tax reduction ahead OF
Federal spending.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
MergenthoIer
Net Off Sharply
In 6 Months

Net income of Mergenthaler
Linotype Co. declined TO $780,
IT'S in six months ended March
81. compared with $2,325. 2s4 in
the same period a year ago.
resident J. A. Keller announced
today.
Sales decreased to $685.
$50 from $20,368,99l a year
earlier. Cost Of sales and ex-
penses dropped to $l4.653. 1853
from slS.l6l.233. Net income
before foreign dividend from
nonconsolidated subsidiaries
amounted to SAT. 4i0 VS..
$500. ia q year earlier.
Cash dividends from foreign
subsidiaries amounted to $242.-
765, compared with $509.l70 in
the same 1857 period. Earnings
of a year ago we're swollen by a
special dividend amounting to
$l.012.000 of English subsidi-
ary's stock.
Earnings in the second hall
Of the firms fiscal year will be
affected adversely by costs of
moving manufacturing facilities
from Brooklyn TO Plainview,
Long Island, Mr.. Keller said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
ST GAzING
BY FRANCIS p. DOUGLAS
REAPPRAIsING THE ECON

REAPPRAIsING THE ECON
OMY-The time Is drawing
near for the agonizing reap
praisal OF the course 10 steer
through the currents OF recess
sion.
BY this time next month
those waiting 10 see whether
an upturn In business Is indi-
Gated should have the evidence
before them.
The March indicators nave
been disappointing. Many
doubt that April figures coming
out next month will give any
great cause for jubilation.
Meanwhile. recommendations
for tax cuts have come from
impressive authorities.
II reliance Is not to be placed
on increased spending alone, a
decision must be made before
long. Fiscal year 1858 Is run
ming out. but more important,
June 30 Is the deadline for ex-
tending present corporate tax
rates and certain excise taxes
Excuses q Problem - Without
an extension the corporate tax
rate goes down from So per
cent to AZ per cent. Among the
excuses there is the 10 per cent
tax on automobiles which
would drop to 7 per cent unless
renewed. and the Q per cent
tax on accessories, which would
drop TO 5 per cent.
Many have urged looping of
the automobile excuses and also
eliminating the transportation
taxes Of 10 per cent on pas
sengers and 3 per cent on
freight.
The March employment fig
ures we're hailed in the admin
istration as indicating q SLOW
ing of the slump. But a study
shows the increase in the num-
Der of jobs was mainly in az
riculture. After allowing for
seasonal influences the nom
farm employment was down
about 100000 from February
and 3.5 per cent below March,
1857.
Production Of steel mills In
the first quarter was at the
lowest for any quarter since
1916. except for a strike pc
Rod. Total industrial produc-
ton dropped ILL., per cent from
March. 1857. to March, 1858.
While production Of nondura-
bles was of only So per cent,
that Of durable goods was down
II per cent.
Tax Cuts Urged-The latest
impressive recommendation for
a tax cut came in report of
the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
panel of II businessmen. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Area Store Sales
Off Less Than
U. S. Average

Washington area depart
ment store sales were 2 per cent
behind a year ago In the first
quarter this year. compared
with an average decline OF 3
per cent for the entire Fifth
Federal Reserve District.
The Federal Reserve Bank
Of Richmond yesterday also
reported the downtown portion
Of the Washington area volume
was of 2 per cent from the
same 1857 period.
In March Washington area
sales were OF only / per cent
from a year ago and the down.
town portion equaled last years
levels.
The areas FIRST quarter lag
Of 2 per cent contrasted with
a 6 per cent drop In the Balti-
more area and 7 per cent de-
crease in downtown Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Cartons Enlarges Store.
Marks 10th Anniversary

Cartons. Inc. menswear
Arm. has completed a remodel
ing and expansion program in
the Ring Building and is cele-
brating It's 10th anniversary
Isidore Semaker. proprietor.
has been in the clothing busi-
ness here since 1920. He said
the expansion program has in
creased the stores selling space
30 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

NEW YORK, April IS R.-
Arrangements were made yes
terday for the sale of a men,
bership on the New York Stock
Exchange at $4,000 up $4,000
from the previous sale. Seats
are currently quoted at $685.
900 bid and $84 900 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

amount OF the cut was not sug-
Rested although II was report
ed a IS billion figure had been
considered. Apparently there
was no agreement on amount.
Nor was there agreement on
timing. with some urging an
immediate tax reduction. others
counseling delay.
Earlier there was the recon-
mendation OF the Committee
for Economic Development,
composed OF $50 businessmen
and economists. This group
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

here. effective May 10. 1t was
announced yesterday by Ralph
L. Goldsmith. president Of the
company.
Mr.. Brown will succeed Jack
P. DoniS. who has resigned to
become controller Of the Con-
tinental Grain Co. in New York
City.
Mr.. Brown has been associ-
ated with City Stores Co. oper-
atoms for around 10 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

Hallowell. sulzberger. jerks,
Kirkland a. Co., was elected q
director Of Allegheny Airlines
at the annual stockholders
meeting.
Reelected to the board
we're: President Leslie o.
Barnes Of Washington; Charles
F. BidelSpacher. jr.. OF Will
Transport. Pa; Robert r.
George. Denver. Colo; Hamil-
ton o. Hale. New York City:
Robert M. Love. Martha's Vine
yard, Mass; Philip v. Mates.
Scranton. Pa: Willard F.
Rockwell. jr., Pittsburgh. Pa:
Henry A. Satterwhite. Brad
ford. Pa: Hugh r. Sharpe, jr..
Wilmington. DEL: william r.
Waldeisen. Williamsport. Pa.
After the annual meeting. d.
rectors reelected all officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

ance Co, was elected president
and q director Of the Bankers
Security Life Insurance Society
of New York at a board meeting
yesterday.
Mr.. Bauman also Is executive
vice president Of Farmers Life
Insurance Co. Of Des Moines.
Maj. Gen. George Olmsted,
USAR, president of United
Services. Farmers Life and FL
nancial General Corp. also was
elected TO the board,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Eastern Air Lines
Increases Flights

Eastern Air Lines today an
nounced a II pc recent increase
in flights serving Washington.
effective April 81.
Additios include through
plane service to Mexico City
and Montreal and new nom
stop flights to Miami. st. Louis.
Boston and New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

Directors of Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc. today declared a
regular quarterly dividend OF
so cents a share on common
stock, Treasurer H. ]. Althouse
reported.
The dividend win be paid
June q to stockholders of rec
ord at the close Of business
June 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
'9 RI BUSINESS
Cold Boosts Profits
Of Washington Gas
BY DONALD d. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

Sharp sales resulting from below normal empera
lures brought increases net income OF Washington Gas Light
Co March and the first three months OF this year. the
monthly report disclosed today.
Net for three months $449s5 sea- compared with $4
l07s64 In the 1857 period March 81 4S6 asa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Capital Airlines Shows
Smaller 1858 Losses

Capital Airlines had an OPP
Grating loss Of $670,405 in the
first 1858 quarter and a net
loss. after all charges of
$1.468.7l9. President David H.
Baker reported.
In the same period last year.
Capital had an operating loss
Of $992.227 and a net loss of
$l,870.l7l.
First-quarter operating reve-
nues rose to S23.444, l04 from
$19,269.37l a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Higher Assets Reported
By Atomic DEVELOPMENT

Assets Of Atomic Develop
ment Mutual Fund amounted
TO $48.909.895 on March 81.
compared with $44,72l.484 a
year earlier. reported Presi-
dent Newton I. Steers, jr..
and Board Chairman Merle
Thorpe, ir.
Net asset value eQualed $4.40
a share. compared with $5.05 a
share a year earlier after adj
justment for a three-for-one
split and capital gain diStribu-
ton in August, 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Brown Named Controller
For Lansburgh's Stores

Samuel s. Brown has been
appointed controller for Lans-
hurgh's Department stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Potomac Electric Votes
Preferred Dividends

Directors Of Potomac Electric
Power Co. have declared divi-
dends on two classes Of serial
preferred stock. Treasurer E.
p. Knapp announced.
Included were 81 cents a
share on the $2.44 series Of
1857 and 6lh2 cents a share
on the $2.46 series Of 1858.
Both dividends will be paid
June / to holders Of record
Nav S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

compared with $l,l56,0g2 In
March last year.
Operating revenues for the
three months amounted TO
s25,233.i27 and were $4.399, 96i
ahead Of a year earlier. oper-
ating expenses for the same
period totaled s20.l93.7il. an
increase OF $3,793, 096.
Operating revenues for March
totaled $7.977,l74. an increase
Of $i,754.422 from a year ago.
Operating expenses of $6.32l. :
759 were up sl.389.568
The company had 370.55i
meters in service on March 81.
compared with 362. 442 a year
earlier. Property. plant and
equipment was listed at 1884,
874,3s9. compared with $l24.-
76S,9s0 on the same 1857 date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25
Bankers Security Life
Headed by Bauman

Lloyd NJ. Bauman Of WASH
ington. executive vice president
of United Services Life Insur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-25

Philadelphian on Board
OF Allegheny Airlines
Henry r. Hallowell. partner
IN the Philadelphia firm Of
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-16

Frandsen, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Hundtofte, MI. and Mrs. Aaron
Frandsen and MIR. and Mrs. IveI
Iversen had a skating party al
Richland park. They returned tc
the liver Iversen home for re-
freshments and a social hour.
Sunday guests at the Enoch
Iversen home were Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Nelson of Westby and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Dige.
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren L. Putnam
and children were Sunday dinner
guests at the Lyle Hoods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar johnson
spent Saturday evening visiting
in Sidney at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. w. f. Searles.
Thursday evening visitors al
the z. H. Robinson home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Sorensen and
George.
Tuesday night Mrs. Glen Joslin
entertained her church circle.
There were 10 members present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Hundtofte
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Patch.
Mrs. Nels Baadsgaard spent last
week visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James Yarbrough in Peerless.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sofus Petersen
and family visited at the Frank
LaFreniere home at Savage Sum-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lassey and
Jerry of Cartwright, Mrs. Ber-
nice Harris and children and Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Hanto were
Sunday visitors at the Oscar
Johnson home.
Sunday dinner guests at the
Mrs. VIM. Fink, Billy and Deb
Mrs. w mink, Billy and Deb
bic.
Enoch Iversen is a patient at
the Community Memorial hos
pital, where he underwent major
surgery on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson
were Monday evening callers at
the Hugo Asbeck home.
The Handy Hardy All club,
and Ridgelawn Boosters met at
the Ridgelawn school Wednesday
night. Harley Roath showed slides
and talked on keeping records.
Call 015-J3 with news next
week.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-16
Hardy and
RidgeLNscn
BY Cluk

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar johnson
attended the funeral of Mrs. Clar;
Myer Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harris visit.
ed with Ben Wilkensons Thurs.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nielser
Of Westby and MIR. and Mrs. Ar.
mold Dige were supper guests a
the Ted Hundtofte home Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nevins spent
Sunday afternoon visiting at the
E. H. Robinson home.
MI. and Mrs. Leslie Sorensor
and family visited at the Sofus
Petersen home Sunday evening
Mrs. Minnie Geisen and Mrs
Marian Iverson were afternoon
visitors at the Oscar Johnson's
Friday.
Billy and Debbie Fink were
among the little guests attending
the party celebrating Mark Stein
ley's fourth birthday Saturday af-
ternoon. They also went to a
birthday party for Roger Ras-
mussen Tuesday afternoon.
Herb Kincaid was a business
caller at the Oscar Johnson home
Friday.
Patty Rambur was an ~overnite
guest of Darlene Hundtofte on
Monday.
Mrs. st. Cyr visited Mrs. VIM.
Fink Tuesday morning.
Sunday guests at the Glen JOS
lin home were Mrs. Henrietta
Iversen, the Chris Iversens and
Aaron Frandsens.
Mrs. Rupert Beagle and Mrs.
Sofus Petersen visited Mrs. Gene
Nixon Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Dore were
evening visitors at the Oscar
Johnson home Friday evening.
Guests of the Kiwanis club din
ner on Thursday were Betty Ben
son, MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Benson
and Mrs. B. Harris. Betty Benson
won second place on the Indus
trial Tour essay, and received a
plaque at that time. Betty
is a student of the Ridgelawn
school.
Friday evening Rev. and Mrs.
Stanley Larson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch ~Iversen, Mr. and Mrs. Neils
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