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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Stocks Lower,
Range Narrow;
Trading. Slack

NEW YORK, Feb. IS (R.-
The stock market remained in
the doldrums early this after
noon. Prices were slightly
lower and trading was slack.
Most losses were fractional.
Some went to or 2 points.
Quite a few leading issues
were unchanged.
Gold mining stocks were
moderately higher as they
were recommended in some
quarters as a good hedge in
o troubled economy.
Business news remained drab
overall but there were two
items which ordinarily would
provide some bullish stimula-
ton but which were ignored.
One was another record high
in the cost of living which
meant an automatic pay raise
to 1,35O,0OO workers whose
wages are geared to the living
cost index. The other was a
drop in the Treasury's short
term borrowing costs to the
lowest in three years, another
sign of the easier money trend.
Some fairly sharp losses APP
peared among rubbers, chemi-
Gals and aircrafts. Nonferrous
metals, airlines and radio-tele-
visions also we're on the down.
side. The drift among steels,
motors, and rails was only
slightly lower. Building ma
terials and oils were mixed.
Corporate and Government
bonds were lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
1857. Profits
Firm Despite
Dip in Quarter


NEW YORK. Feb. rs ga
weak fourth quarter pulled
many a corporations annual
earnings down but as q whole
business profits for 1857 man
aged 70 squeak through just
about even with 1856.
Earnings statements now
pouring in show an unusual
number of crosscurrents: Rec
ord earnings for some despite
the general recession; for
others record sales. but ebbing
net profits after taxes: steep
declines for many firms and for
some whole industries.
And there have been some
surprises in individual reports
quickly reflected in the action
Of their shares on the stock
market.
More than half of the 679
firms so far reporting show
profit drops from 1856. But 50
well did some Of the giants of
industry do, and some indus
tries like drugs. tobacco and the
overriding utilities, that the
combined net income of the 67g
comes to $10.296. T27 900.
That is a bare O.4 per cent
from the $10.249,9l3, 900 the
same companies reported for
1856. And 1t reveals the sharp
drop from the nine-month
mark when business was show
ing d 10 per cent gain over the
first three quarters of 1856. For
all of 1855 profits increased 81 8
per cent over 1854.
So close is the race between
1857 and 1856 profits that the
percentage can swing back and
forth across the line almost
daily as more companies re-
port.
Biggest decreases by those
reporting so far are: The air.
lines, off 48 per cent. although
some of their suppliers did
better: meat packers, off SIS per
cent. although other food COM
panies managed to make gains;
mining companies, of A per
cent, and their kindred metal
working firms. of l8 per cent:
paper and paper products, of
% per cent; cement. off Is per
cent; textile and apparel, of
l8 per cent: farm equipment,
of IL per cent. and railroads,
of II per cent.
The steel industry managed
to pull ahead slightly, thanks
to the two largest companies
whose com bined earnings
topped those Of all the others
together.
The auto industry as a whole
pulled ahead of a year ago be-
cause two Of the big three had
better years than in 1856.
A slide in profits for a giant
oil firm set the pattern there.
since its profits are greater
than all the other rs compa-
MES reporting so far. The bad
fourth quarter for the oils
shows in most Of these reports,
since in the f1rst quarter Of the
year many were reporting rec
ords for the period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
u. Tries to'Avert
AirIines' Strike
BY the Associated Press

ny Tue AsSoSlhteu Ffess
The Government today moved
to head of a strike scheduled
for early March by mechanics
on seven major airlines.
The National Mediation Board
recommended to President Eli
senhower that he name an
emergency panel to sift issues
in dispute between the airlines
and the International Associa-
ton of Machinists (IAM), rep
resenting the $4,000 workers.
Naming such a board by the
President has the effect under
the Railway Labor Act, govern
ing airline labor disputes, of
postponing any strike action
for so days.
Strikes already have been set
for March 2 on Eastern and
United Airlines. and 30-day
cooling-off periods are rapidly
running out in early March on
Northeast, Northwest, Capital,
National and Trans World Air
lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Business Failures in the week

Business Failures in the week
ended February 20 totaled 3l7
compared with 319 in the previ-
GUS week and 300 in the like
week a year ago.--Dun Il Brad
street.
Building Permits in pit lead
ing cities in January totsled
$438. 1871, 500. up 11.8 from De-
cember and up SO from Janu-
airy a year ago.-Dun g. Brad
street.
SOcOny MObiI Oil in year
ended December 81 earned
$500. 100000 or 1852 a share
VS.. 249,503,667 or $50 in
1856.
r. w. WO0lwOrth & Co. in
year ended December 81 earned
$50, 1851 or 1914 a share VS..
$34, 598,848 or $3.57 in 1856.
Rockwell Spring g. Axle in
year ended December 81 earned
$15,814,042 or $500 a share VS..
$l1,9O9,679. or $2.41 a share
in 1856.
National Gypsum in year
ended December 81 earned $l2.-
100 .942 or $3.16 a share VS..
$14,263, 528 or 1851 in 1856.
HARRISON Walker Refrac. in
year ended December 81 earned
$13,372.030 or $40 a share VS.
Sill .047,1ll or 1892 in 1856.
Peabody Coal Co. in yeal
ended December 81 earned So
592,884 or SLOT a share VS.
8.412, 1874 or SO cents in 1856,
DOnnelIey & Sons Co. in year
ended December 81 earned So
092,34 or $2.96 q share VS.. ST.
580,823 or $2.77 in 1856.
Curtis Publishing in year
ended December 81 earned
Sc, 239, 1872 or $1.29 a share VS..
Sc. 234.398 or $1.09 in 1856.
Std. Rwy. Equipment in year
ended December 81 earned S.
$3.50 or 1888 a share VS.. ST.
1925 or $2.l9 in 1856.
Certain-teed Products In
year ended December 81 earned
81. 1885, 1886 or SLIP a share VS..
81, 1892, 094 or S1.13 in 1856.
Am. Zinc, Lead & SIN. in year
ended December 81 earned ST.
259.937 or SLOT a share VS.. So
227 1854 or $2.74 in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Two New Ad Agencies
Named BY Chrysler

DETROIT. Feb. IS (P.-Ap-
poinUment of Leo Burnett. Inc,
of Chicago as advertising
agency for the Chrysler Corp,
account was announced yes
terday by James Cope. Chrysler
vice president in charge OF
market planning.
Young & Rubisam. Inc, of
New York was awarded the
Chrysler Division and Imperial
account.
Volume of the two accounts
is estimated at about $50 mil
lion a year.
Both accounts were dropped
by McCann-E Erickson. Inc, of
New York when it took over
the Buick advertising program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

NEW YORK, Feb. IS (R.-
Schenley Industries. Inc. is
going into the nuclear research
field. The distilling company
said yesterday it agreed TO buy
a Substantial stock interest
in Radiation Applications. Inc,
New York. Radiation Appli-
cations is engaged in atomic
energy research. metallurgy
and aerosol technology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
Dividend Reduced

NEW YORK. Feb. IS (P.-
Commercial Solvents today re-
duced its common dividend to
1917 cents a share. payable
March 81 to stockholders Of
record March S. The company
paid 17l2 cents in December
and before that IS cents quar-
terly,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 IN Cotton
futures declined further during the
late morning a. commission house
proht-taking increased In new cTou
months. Uncertainty over farm leeis-
lation. and lack Of further action on
increased funds for the 1858 soil bank
program, created a hesitant tone.
The House Authorizations COMMITTEES
lsst Veek voted Increased funds FOR
the soil ban.
Noon ices were 10 II IS rent. .
bsis loWsr tn1u tbs presiOas close
NpSoi So.O.. Mo, 35.ae, ana july
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 tFq.--spot non
ferrous metal prices today Copper
valley fssd is c SHInO S SSnnsc' E.u
York. Zinc 10 cents . pound. East
50. Louis. Tin Y5h cents q pound,
New York. Forelgn silver 6SSt cents
per troy ounce, New York. At Pits.
quoted ~ 30.0O-37 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
VISIBLE GRAIN

q, CHICAGO LsS. Ssod FEB Is ..s.5. Ths Po;ss
States decreased ,250. 900 bushels last
week 10 2S4, 43O. 900 bushels. Corn
1851 osts t s,eSsss.e eusns S
l92, 900, rye decreased 10000 70
1850 900. barley decreased ri 900
to 1910 600, and soybeans decreased
S53. 900 to 2O.304 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25


hovFiv Sales On the GHehans0
moo am 4lo 600 Noon 700 600
tiO0 pm oeo 600 2:OO pm o 600 600
tUnlt OF trading 10 aharea OF aalen
IN full Rates 0f dividends la the fore.
going table are annual disbursements
baseo on the last uuarterlv OF semi.
annua, declaration Unless Otherwise
noted special or extra dividends are
not included Also extra or extras
, Annual rate plus stock Dividend
d Declared or paid IN 1857 plus stock
dividend epeclared or paid 90 Tar
this wear, Playable In stock durlnG
y57 estimated cash value on sx.
dividend or redistribution date paid
last wear b Declared or paid after
stock dividend OF splitup K Declared
OF paid this year IN nccumulative
issue with dividends IN arrearn b PAID
this wear dividend omitted, deferred or
no action taken at last dividend meet.
ing Declared or paid IN 1857 pIua
stock dividend Payable IN stocK
durina iD56 estimated cash value on
ex-dividend or Redistribution date
= Liquidatins divluend cid Called EES
dividend g.dis ~ distribution ~ n
tight kw without warrants WV With
warrants wd When distributed a
When ISSUED nd Next daY delivery en-
bankruptcy or receivership or boin9
Ieornanized under the Bankruptcy Act,
q securities assumed BY such companies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
N. Y. PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Feb. rs b-(UsDAD -
Butter steady. Receipts 1000. Prices
UNCHANGED.
v-I S6ss;s steady Receipts 100000.
Wholesale egg prices steady. Re-
eeipts $4,000. New York spot quota
or1, extras (4S-bO lbsD, 4ih-43N;
extras, large l46-4s lbs.), 4f-4l ";
extras, medium, 40-4l; standards,
large, 39-4OH; checks. 5000. Whites,
i srEs tiss1sO ibs oS 4sS-4sSs; ssirss
medium, 4O-4Ols. Browns, extras
1880 lbs.l, 42-43h.
Nearby: Whites. top quality $3.50
lbsl. 45-4s. mediums, 1914; amalls.
45-46i mediums. 42-44; smalls, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

NEW YORK. Feb. 20 H1.--The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd-lot transactions By prin-
ehases oe of sod''b5 shSres; sales Of
155,746 shares inclndlns 4,012 shares
sold short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
FOREIGN EXCH'GE

NEW YORK, REQ. rs tp. -rorsizn
exchange rates follow: Great Britain IN
oollals. Others In tent. IunchHnasd va
less oIherNiss noseoJ:
Cansoisn aollsr IN sew foFe open
70 ii;'M &. P cents st Sp ei'mi1n o.
s.si jYpss. 81 zLsa; SS,dsy ESsu aes'
e. Cd iiYlfss oSS ossy iiS future:
5.6oso. I up .OSa; France 1 eiranei. 'sS*
on "a cent: Germany (westernl
ISulldsrj, e9.ssi italy liirSl, .,iS% 81
den tEronsS, ID. 50: sVitser i Crane
0reel, 1894; Denmark (krone). 1880,
Latin America: Argentina Gree,
2.6S; Brazil (fTee). Los; Mexico, sol;
Venezuela (boliyarD. 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK. Feb. rs .tH.-Dividend:
announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

THE EVENING STARA-ls
Washington, d. c. A$
TUEanAY. FeRRuARY Is. 1888
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xEx dividend. Books closed. fPlus
extra or extras. . Declared or paid so
far this year. pPaid last year. xr Elk
rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25
D. c. SECURITIES

SALES
Pot Elec COMBS at 24h. at 24A
40 &C 24A. 90 at 2414, 20 at 24h
20 at 243s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-25

'Ineludes s4sb aoe, 500 81 debt not 50
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10
When There So Much Smoke There
Must Be Some Fire

There is an old saying known pretty we'll to every
one of passabe intelligence which says where there is
smoke there must be fire. matter which comes to
our mind while thinking about recent DEVELOPMENTS
regarding conditions of the Negro in the North
Since the beginning of World War I Southern Ne
groes have been wOoed to the north of the promise of
economic social and political equality and the rosy
picture of land flowing with milk and honey, and
almost to the those who have gone in search of the
promised land have stuck to the story despite bitter dis
appointments
Here of late however the truth is beginning to find
support from some unsupported voices like that of Rev.
Adam Clayton Powell Pastor of Abbysinian Baptist
Church. worlds largest Negro congregation who is also
cation, made up largely of former southern Negroes
where from its getting better than where YOU
are and DR.. T. R. M. Howard, the former Mound
Bayou Miss, fre-eatng Negro leader who ESCAPED"
TO Chicago, who in most recent magazine speech said
Negroes in Chicago catching more hell than thew are
in Jackson, Mississippi.
From voice totally unrelated to those of the two
masters above mentioned here follows some excernts
from letter to local banker from an old lady who
left Mississippi and went to Chicago in search of the
promised land, she says, Dear Sir: The conditions for
work here is bad The people is suffering You will get
some OF your money in May, the balance in June The
soutnern white man is the coored mans friend I can
ten the people something about the state of Illinois
!ney better stay in Mississippi The Southern white
IS the colored mans friend. Yours truly Katie Mae
Owen. ~ ' "
This letter from the Old Lady above quoted simply
aaus TO the smoke already created by the two more
gifted masters of the spoken and written word also
quoted here and gives greater credence to our conclusion
be some fire ~ " oiu "
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10
The Rise In Juvenile Crime
The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor
National crime figures have been going up for sew
eral years So the continued rise shown by the recent
Federal Bureau of Investigation annual is not
startling of itself What is shocking is the large increase
in juvenile crime. In 220 cities all arrests suspicion
of crime have risen 43 per cent; arrests of juveniles,
however, 9.8 per cent.
Even more shocking but somewhat revealing the
statistics that show Juveniles accounting for 472 per
cent of for crimes associated with violence
physical action: murder, mansaughter, rape, rob-
berry, assault burglary and auto theft. Such crimes
frequently betoken mmatury in the individual or in his
national racial background This is epomZed by the
81 per cent charged to auto theft.
Such an explanation still leaves asking: Why
(as to another finding) greater increase in smaller
cities and than in the metroposes and why
this great rise in juvenile crime at this time AS to
the first The full effects of social maades usually
felt first in the great concentrations of population AS
to the second-al the fears, confusions, maadjust-
ments, and materialism of our day are involved.
What to do? The answer is old story but
that bears repeating thousand times:
The first remedy to be applied is firmer control
by the home, by the school, by the police, and by the
courts and custodia Institutions Primarily frming
troll deals only with symptoms; indirectly, the process
can help to calm and stabilize whole communities
The second remedy lies in rehabilitation of those
who have erred Here correctional institutions proba
tion and parole into play But people must accept
that of reform is possible and that mere
retribution is dead-end road
The third is prevention And this calls for strength
enng of every Festive force in societyfrom af-
lection within the family circle outward. - 1855
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10
(Patronize Our Advertisers

Many in the Dominion party hold
more liberal views than do many
of their United Federal opponents.
And, in their declared policies the
parties differ very little. "Me
too" say the Dominionites regard
ing United Federal plans for the
social and political advancement
Of the Negro, "only not quite
so fast"
What is certain is that the Do
minion party does include, although
not necessarily in a majority, ele-
ments Of the old white-supremacist
Confederate party, which died af-
ter winning only one seat in tn
last general election.
Segregationist measures put for
ward by them, and receiving at
least minority support in the party,
include q plan to divide the Fed
GRAFTON Of Southern and Northern
Rhodesia and Nyasaland. There
would be spheres of Negro and
white paramountcy under the gen.
eral control Of q white-dominated
government.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10

ability. At present, he is third vice
president of Actors Equity. He
also has served on the unions gov
erning body, the council. and has
been officially active in EQUITY for
a total of nine years.
Mr.. O'Neal is probably best re-
membered by Broadway theatre
goers as the creator of the comic
bully in "Anna Lucasta," in which
ne also appeared in Chicago and
London. 1t was this play that
introduced the actor to the COM
mercial theatre after it was first
done by the now funct American
Negro Theatre. His other stage
credits include "Take a Giant
STEP" "The Winner" blouse of
Flowers" and, lastly, "The Man
With the Golden Arm"
Should he be elected, Mr.. O'Neal
will succeed Ralph Bellamy, who is
now ar Fearing in the Dore Schary
dramatic hit, Sunrise at Campo
bello."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10
Negro Actor.

Continued from Page One)
in keeping with Equity's tradition
al liberal policy of racial tolerance.
Single-handedly, it will be recalled,
Equity succeeded in winning the
fight with the League of New York
Theatres over the Negro exclusion
rule in Washington's National
Theatre-some years ago.
The nominating committee that
chose Mr.. O'Neal was composed
OF Bill Ross, Polly Bowles, Jane
Hoffman. Mike Kellin, Harry Bel
laver, Biff Mcclure, Nancy Walker,
Broc Peters, Tao Strong, Shellie
Terrell, Jack Leigh, Mary Roche,
Gordon Dilworth, Ruth Gillette and
Stanley Hackney, chairman.
Mr.. O'Neal, who is now in Holly-
wood, Calf, for the film version
Of "Anna Lucasta," is well known
for his organizational energy and
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10

Mrs. Maudie L. Thompson, science
and mathematics teacher of the
Plymouth High School, has been
awarded a National Science Foun-
dation grant by the University Of
Nebraska, according to an announ-
cement by Mr.. Arthur Mehrens,
Superintendent of Schools.
The grant carries a financial sti-
pend of Is dollars per week and
a dependency allowance of Is dol
lars per week per dependent to a
maximum of four. She will attend
for s weeks.
Mrs. Thompson is a native of
Mississippi, the daughter of Mrs.
Gertrude Lee, 618 Rose Street,
Jackson, Miss, and also former
teacher in the Jackson Public
Schools. Her husband, the Rev.
]. Andrew Thompson, pastor of the
Corinth Baptist Church, Omaha,
Nebraska, and former principal of
some of the leading high schools of
Mississippi. He received the A. B.
degree from Jackson and the B. D.
degree from Howard University,
School of Religion. He did grad
uate study at the University of
Atlanta and the University of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Thompson finished high
school at Prentiss Institute, Miss,
attended Jackson College, received
the bachelor of science degree from
Lane College, Jackson, Tenn, the
master of arts degree from How
ard University, and the master of
science degree from the Univer-
sity of Omaha.
Mr.. Mhrena stated that Mrs.
Thompson and her small son, a
kindergartener, are the only Ne
groes in Plymouth.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10
House Gives

Continued from Page One)
1886. The trial produced sworn
testimony about kick-backs.
The house action in opening its
records was taken in response to q
Federal court subpoena served on
House Clerk Ralph Roberts d.
recting him to make the files avail
able to the Federal court for the
Southern District of New York.
Before any House records or
House employees may be made
subjects to court order, the
House must approve.
By voice vote the House agreed
to make available to the court the
official record Of Powell's House
attendance, and his employment Of
office workers and their cancelled
pay vouchers for the years 1851
IS,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-05-10

May McCall's - out Tuesday,
April 29-will name Alma Johns
of WWRL, New York, as one of
seven winners of the McCalls
mike" Awards to Women in Radio
and Television. The seven women.
winners of the magazines seventh
annual awards, received golden
microphones from the magazines
editor and published, Otis Lee
Wiese, at the closing dinner of the
National Convention of American
Women in Radio and Television,
Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco on
Saturday, April 26.
Named as the "Broadcaster per-
forming the greatest service for
YOUTH" Mrs. John was honored for
her unique program, whats Right
With Teen-Agers," which "gives
young people chance to prove
they can assume responsibility and
be leaders"
The top award in McCalls sew
enth annual presentation to women
in broadcasting went this year to
Miss Phyllis Knight of Station
WHAS, Louisville, KY. Miss Knight
was named 1957's Outstanding
Woman in Radio and TV" for cher
determined efforts, both on the air
and off, in publicizing the city's
new Cancer Survey Project Lab
oratory," through which she "per-
suaded thousands of Louisville
women to submit to a cancer-de-
lection test" AS a result of her
work, doctors were able to treat
and help many cancer suspects
whose cases might otherwise have
gone unnoticed.
whats Right With Teen-Agers''
was born one afternoon in 1854
when a teenage boy visited Alma
John at Station WWRL and asked
for an opportunity to work on her
"Homemakers' Club" program. He
was a member of a Junior High
School Radio Workshop and was
anxious to try out some of his
program ideas on the air. In
spired by his enthusiasm and am
J bition, Alma John decided to de.
vote her Saturday broadcast to
young people, in an effort to prove
her strong conviction that "teen.
ayers are all right instead of all
wrong" The program, as she saw
it, would be produced and directed
by the teen-agers themselves anG
would give them a change "to learr
broadcasting skills, to work off en-
ergy, and be recognized for Their
talents"
A success from the start, what.
Right With Teen-Agers" is nov