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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Visitors Bureau
Opens Cumpoien

The Convention and Visitors
Bureau has opened its 1858 fund
campaign.
1--WE have already received
several contributions. including
one unsolicited subscription
from a retired businessman"
said Milton H. Schlosser, cam.
paign chairman.
The goal this year is a $780,
900 subscription. The annual
solicitation of Washington busi-
nessmen is made to provide
money for promotion Of the
Nations Capital as a conven-
ton center and tourist mecca.
Mr.. Schlosser pointed out
that convention visitor business
brought an estimated 1882 mill
lion into the Washington econ-
omy last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

August and placed under the
control of the Fire Depart
ment. Ambulances from the
Washington Hospital Center
and Casualty Hospital, though
by Health Department
employees. are now dispatched
from the Fire Departments
communication center.
After July /. these drivers
will become civilian employees
of the Fire Department, thus
completing the changeover.l
One Of the problems in the
reorganization was providing
service in the void left by the
closing of Emergency Hospital
at It'll New York avenue NV
Emergency moved to the hos
pital center last fall0
Emergency Hospital Missed
"It wasn't so much that the
ambulance was moved to the
new center as it was losing the
emergency ROOM" said Chief
Sutton. I'VE had to work out a
system for handling the &C
cident and other emergency
cases picked up in the down
town area"
Chief Sutton said the prob
lem was satisfactorily solved
when three hospitals-George-
town, Children's and Provi-
added to the list
accepting emergency patients.
MANY runs that would go
to the old Emergency Hospital
now go to these or to Freed
mems or Casualty" he said.
Chief Sutton and Battalion
Chief Carl Pool. who is in
charge of the emergency squad
system, conceded that an am
bulance running from the fire
house at Tie Twelfth street
NV. requires a few more min
utes to get patient to George
town or Freedmen's.
1t. E. R. Currier. supervisor
Of the Twelfth street squad,
said the ambulance crew had
not yet had case where the
loss Of Emergency Hospital and
the greater distance to other
had been the differ
ence between life and death.
When you get right down
to it," he said, most of the
time we're operating a taxi
fingers, expectant
mothers and the like"
Although the Fire Depart
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Duiry Products

Supplies are somew h a
greater than the record supply
a year earlier and small de-
clines are expected in retail
prices. The reduction in sup
port levels on April resulted
in price declines of ia cents a
pound for butter and pa cents
for American cheese at the
wholesale level. Agriculture
Department spokesmen say
that if the entire reduction in
supports were passed on to the
retail level. retail prices would
decline 2 to 3 per cent.
So far, the stores report a
reduction in butter prices from
$.7i to go. Cost of American
cheese to the stores has re-
portedly gone down cent but
this has not yet been passed
onto the consumer on the
ground that when cheese costs
went up one cent, that hadn't
been passed Oil to the con-
sumner. A reduction in cured
cheese prices is expected next
January.
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a lot in the produce line. Now
I limit myself to the basic
items. I think that if people
refuse to buy stuff that has
gone out Of sight, prices will
have to come down. :"
I'm selling more bologna
than ever before. Even pre-
pared meats are too expensive
now. More customers are buy
ing rice and dried beans. I've
never had so many customers
asking for credit. :"
People are watching their
pennies. They question you
when they pick things up and
check the adding machine tape
carefully after they buy. We're
holding on, hoping for a drop
in price, but I just don't
know. !"
One ray Of hope has ap-
peared on the horizon. Prices
of some fresh vegetables have
shown a sharp decline in the
past week because new crops
are entering the market. This,
the retailers point out. will give
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
TIPS ON HOW
TO SAVE
AT MARKET

Here are tips from chain
grocery buyers on how TO
keep the market basket fun
without b king the
BUDGET.
Shop the ads and buy
the specials" II chicken
Is featured. It's a better
buy than ham that week.
.Sacrinee variety n you
must, 70 get the cheapest
but equally nourishing--
fresh vegetable.
II fresh produce Is high.
switch TO frozen. II that's
too high. move on 70
canned goods. The least
expensive Of all are dried
peas and beans.
Try the stores own label
brands In canned goods.
They're usually cheaper
than the nationally adver-
tised brands and you might
like them as well.
Your grocery bill viii still
be higher than last year
because even the specials
In many lines are a few
cents more than last years
specials. But the specials
are considerably lower than
the regular price.
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Mama Sees Juveniles
Entirely Out Of Hand

Prince Georges County Juve-
nile Court Judge Emmett H.
Mamma, jr., said yesterday the
county's Juvenile problem lis
entirely out of hand"
His comment followed within
a few hours the Friday night
shooting of a 17-year-old Lang
ley Park boy during a teen-age
dance at Adelphi Elementary
School.
Police said the boy was
wounded in the shoulder with
a .38-caliber pistol held by a
l6-year-old companion who
said he found the gun last
week on a Langley Park street.
The older boy is reported in
good condition in Washington
Sanitarium. Police said the
shooting apparently was an &C
cident.
Believed Stolen
Judge Mamma said yesterday
he believes the gun was one Of
a large quantity Of firearms
stolen about year ago from
a Bladensburg junk yard. The
guns were supposed to have
been either dismantled or dam
aged so they would not dis
charge. But police issued warn
ings after discovery of the theft
last year that the guns still
were considered dangerous.
Judge Mamma said, I'VE have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
BY RICHARD O'LONE
Star stan Writer

The Gearing family Of Silver
Spring spent $3.50 on staple
foods last week.
A year ago, the same supply
would have cost them $2l.40.
The Observation-Disclosures
they paid II per cent more last
week for the food absolutely
necessary to keep them healthy.
The Gearings are middle
income family. living in q two
bedroom apartment in a pleas
ant, long established develop
ment. John Gearing Is person.
mel manager Of q nearby cleo
tronics Arm.
They have two children; .
boy, 3, and a girl. not yet /.
Crimp Not Disastrous
The crimp put in their food
budget by rising prices is not
disastrous. They still have
varied, well-balanced meals;
they don't eat hamburger every
night.
But the $2.59 q week is felt.
Even ignoring the rising prices
Of everything else, and the fact
they have another mouth to
feed this year. that $2.59-or
$11.36 a month-erodes their
budget to the point where life
is not quite as pleasant as it
was last year.
II think the price rise has
had two big effects" Mr.. Gear
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Budget-Minded Family Pays $3.50
More for Staple Food ond 1t Hurts

ing said. First, I am more
price conscious than ever be-
fore. I've never been so aware
Of the cost Of food as l have
been since the first Of the year.
Second. I think the rise has
a great effect on a family's saw
ings," he said.
LOng-Range Plans
The Gearings, like most
young couples. have long range
plans for buying a house-de-
pendent upon how soon they
can put away enough money
for a down payment.
The items used in this COM
parison are only staple foods,
excluding such things as condi-
ments, cooking aids, soft drinks
and desserts.
The 1857 f1gureS are approx
innate. but accurate within a
few pennies. 1t is based on ad-
vertised prices for the last two
weeks Of April, 1857, for the
most part in stores the Gear
ings regularly patroniZe. Where
these figures were not available,
the memory Of budget-wise
housewives was relied upon.
The Gearings' meals last week
we're built around a rolled pot
roast, a sirloin steak. chicken,
ham, hot dogs, hamburger. and
tuna fish.
All the meat items are up,
but the most difference was in
the lower-priced items-hot
dogs, at So cents a pound, COM
pared to 10 cents last year, and
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hamburger, at IS cents for two
pounds. to SO cents last year.
The four-pound roast cost
$3.l6; it would have been $2.76
a year ago. The 24-ounce sir
loin, at $1.34. was up IS cents;
the ham slice was up 7 cents;
the chicken, 3 cents, and the
can Of tuna, l cent.
The Gearings used four
packages of frozen vegetables
last week, and they cost a
nickel more. Potatoes cost IL
cents more for five pounds;
lettuce was up four cents; and
carrots down a penny.
Frozen Juice Up
The most dramatic single in
crease noted was the cost of
two six-ounce cans Of frozen
orange juice. 1t was two for
SO cents last week; two for
81 cents a year ago.
Milk-l3 quarts delivered
and four bought across the
counter - stayed steady at
$4.10: baby cereal was up six
cents a package: butter up 6
cents a pound; four loaves of
bread were a penny a loaf
higher; and eggs cost IA cents
more a dozen for two dozen.
The only appreciate de-
crease was coffee, which cost
them SO cents for a pound,
down from last years IS.
You do a lot more close
shopping now" Mrs. Gearing
said, land you just don't buy
the more expensive items. You
can't"
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been turning UP a lot Of weap-
ons in court recently" He said
one case handled in Juvenile
Court last Tuesday involved a
boy who had been carrying a
gun identified as one Of those
taken from the junk yard.
Police have issued repeated
requests that the guns be
turned over to them. Some guns
have been recovered. but others
apparently still are in the pos
session Of teen-age boys.
Businessmen Complain
Judge Mamma said he has re-
ceived mounting complaints"
from businessmen about dam
age by juveniles to stores and
public areas.
20. What we have been doing
is not sufficient" he said. All
of our juvenile cases have been
on a meet-them- s-they-occur
basis. but after they occur. it's
too late to do anything about
it,"
Although the county police
department has organized a
two-man juvenile detail. Judge
Mamma has been pressing for a
fully stated juvenile squad
capable of keeping close watch
on juvenile activities through
out the county.
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The remaining 70 steers are
clear profit.
Pork went up because the
farmers, in rebellion against
last years low prices, bred
fewer hogs.
Veal prices went up because
ranchers kept their calves to
build their herds. Ground meat
prices went up because the cows
which provide the bulk of this
meat were being held to build
up herds.
So the retailers report having
to pay IS per cent more for
beef than this time last year, 9
per cent more for lamb, Z per
cent more for veal, pork and
smoked meat.
The forecast: Except for
summer meat sales when house
wives don't want to serve hot
meals anyhow, meat prices are
expected to stay up till fall.
But. meat buyer insisted. If
people stop buying high-priced
meat, we will cut our buying
and they'll drop the cost to us"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

Commissioners for restoration
OF some items deleted by the
subcommittee from city works
proposals. School projects were
mentioned particularly.
Cut by s3s.s Million
The House-senate group the
previous week took $3o.6 million
OF the original SASS million
total. Cuts. besides schools. In
cluded libraries. civil defense
and q SITS million West Mu-
nicipal Center Building.
Mr.. Smith told reporters
after meeting the Commission
ers Wednesday that some Of
the restoration proposals had
merit. At the time he declined
TO discuss them further. De-
tails Of the PROPOSALS have not
been disclosed.
once the smith unit mas
acted. the works program will
90 TO the House and Senate
District Committees.
Measures Approved
The major action OF the
Smith group was approval Of
financing measures in the pro-
gram. including a borrowing
plan and an increase from $23
million to $32 million in the
annual authorized Federal pay
ment to the District.
District officials last week
hailed this subcommittee move.
Yesterday. Chairman Bible
Of the Senate District Com
mittee Endorsed the action. He
said he considers 1t important
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Eggs and Poultry

Right now, chicken is the
housewives best friend. There's
plenty of it. it's cheap and 1t
can replace beef on the dinner
table. Chicken prices could go
lower, but probably won't be-
cause the demand is keeping
the price up.
Eggs normally increase in
price at this time and the Agri-
culture Department experts
can show statistics explaining
why the price is going up
fewer chickens laying fewer
eggs. Actually. egg prices here
began dropping at Easter and
so far have dropped Is cents.
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Vegetables

TOmatOes-When Florida lost
its crop. buyers switched to
Cuba. which promptly upped
its prices. Buyers then bought
in Mexico. which started out
lower than Cuba, but quickly
raised its price from 81 a 30
pound lot to $12. Florida is re-
ported about ready to start
shipping tomatoes. The price
will depend on the quality and
the supply.
OniODs-Rain in Texas de-
layed the new crop that nor
mally hits the market in Feb
ruary and March. Without this
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for Congress 10 approve the
loan authority. He also de-
clared:
II think there has been COM
plete justification for It's s32
million Federal payment. and
I'm hoping the authorizing
Language win be passed" c
A House District subcommit-
tee headed by Representative
league, Democrat Of Texas.
has scheduled a hearing FOR
$3.50 am. Wednesday on a bill
banning so-called budget-plan-
ming agencies from operating
in Washington.
Bin Defined
The bill. introduced by, Rep
resentative Broyhill, Repub-
lican of Virginia, is aimed at
what the bill defines as ar
rangements for relieving debtors
Of the responsibility Of settling
with creditors.
The debtor hands over money
periodically TO the budget
planner" who in turn distributes
1t among specified creditors,
for q fee.
The Senate District Welfare
Subcommittee. headed by Sem
ator Morse. Democrat Of
Oregon. is expected to meet
sometime this week TO consider
several unemployment compen-
sation bills which were the sub
ject Of public hearings last
week. "a
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the housewife a chance to show
the selectivity that forces down
prices.
Here is a review of the fluc-
tuations Of food prices on the
Washington market, why they
rose, where they stand now and
where they're going in the near
future:
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themselves. This IL not all
charity. They want to get rid
Of the cid stock to make way
for the new.
Chains Warn Consumers
To encourage consumer re-
sistance - or selectivity - to
high prices. one chain put UP
signs advising people to go to
the frozen foods for lack of
reasonably priced fresh vege-
tables. Another chain has adj
vised its stores to set up dis
plays Of dried peas and beans
and macaroni. featuring less
expensive merchandise.
Despite these gestures. the
fact of the matter Is that
Washington area housewives
have been hit harder than their
neighbors in Baltimore or the
average of the rest Of the
country. While housewives here
had to pay So per cent more
for their food in March than
they had to at Christmas time.
the increase nationally during
that period was 4 per cent and
in Baltimore. it was 3.5 per
cent.
The explanation from the
retailers and from Government
economists: The Washington
area is less affected by the re-
cession than other places.
Housewives here can afford
better cuts of meat and fancier
vegetables than their Baltimore
neighbors. AS long as they are
willing to pay. the stores are
going to provide 1t. The per-
centage increase in price is
greater for the higher-priced
items.
But are the Washington
housewives still willing to pay?
A survey Of corner groceries
brought these responses:
Il sell q lot Of chicken and
pigs feet now. They can't af-
ford pork or steak. They're !
buying more rice and beans |
than they did before. :"
Business II Slow
This was a good spot for q
small business, but now bust
ness is slow. People are buying |
cheaper grades of things and
buying less of it. I've gotten |
to the point where I order on a
case-by-case basis. :"
MY customers just aren't |
buying as often. The only |
solution is for storekeepers to
be content with less profit to
keep going. Many grocers don't |
realize this and they are the
ones who will go to the wall. :"
Il sent out a handful on a
particularly cheap brand of
peas and the store was full of
people asking for them before
I had a chance to build a
display We're selling a ire
mendouS amout Of hamburger
and soup meat-not the good
cuts. :"
Last year. I used to stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
Fruit

When Florida oranges were
frozen out. buyers turned to
California and growers re-
sponded typically by raising
prices. (This is defended va
riously as good merchandising
and making up for the lean
years. California oranges are
coming in stronger now and
the price may ease.
There were plenty Of apples
in storage but for some reason
they broke down during the
storage period so some stores
have decided not to stock them
Apple prices thus will stay high
where they are available.
Bananas are imported and
vary closely with supply and de-
mand. Bananas naturally went
up when other fruits were not
available but they're expected
to go down when a big crop of
peaches appears at the end Of
May. If the weather holds,
peaches are expected to be
much cheaper than last year.
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New Emergency Crew
In Service June 30

The Districts emergency ambulance service, only
eight months old. will be expanded again.
Fire Chief Mlard H. Sutton said ninth emergency
expected into after ambulance
will be stationed in the fire house so Me-
The emergency ambulance system reorganized last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04
AVERAGE INCREASES SHOWN
IN D. c. STATISTICAL TABLE

These average prices in Washington stores compiled
by the Bureau Of Labor Statistics food costs
rose I'll per cent here between March 1857 and March
1853 and "a per in the single month from Feb
ruary to March, 1858;
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Big Decision Due
On D. c. Works
Tuesday Meeting to Consider
Rise in Fund Authorization

The fate plea for upward revision Of District public
works plans may be decided Tuesday.
Representative Smith Democrat Of Virginia has scheduled
Tuesday meeting OF House-Senate fiscal subcommittee TO
consider the works Question.
Mr. smith last week received request from the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

competition. growers in New
York and Michigan could hold
up the prices Of their old
onions. With new onions now
coming in. the price dropped
from three for 80 cents two
weeks ago to three for 20 last
week and will be three for rs
this week.
Stringbeans-In short supply
because of the Florida freeze.
stringbeans cost 80 cents a
pound three weeks ago and are
now % cents. But the price
may 60 up again because of
recent rain and windstorms in
Florida.
Cucumbers - Chain stores
were paying about $l8 a bushel
flve weeks ago from Cuban
sources. Florida cucumbers are
now coming in at $3.50 or less
q bushel. The price has dropped
from Is cents for one cucumber
to three for 20 cents and may
go lower.
The forecast: Peak prices are
probably passed for vegetables
and most are returning to more
normal prices as new crops APP
pear, but not as low prices as
for this time last year.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08

Door hinges won't creak II you
rub them with lead pencil. The
lead contains graphite.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-08-08
SPORTS
BY BILL BRowER

job that Joe Brown did on Kenny ana r.
Houston Coliseum ago The officials who might nav
been ayed mite by the sentimental Lane by the r
crowd in Texas boxing history fight close Our
via teevonwas that Brown had plenty spare fifth de-
tense of his lightweight title
Lane and his handlers including master of such deeepo
Jack Kears yelled loudly that challenger jobbd of the de-
eon winch another way of saying that the officials gave
verdict to Brown
Lanes Camp Walls
Nothing of course could be further Some accounts
insist hat Brown mad to put on squirt in the
himself the victory We didn't rally was necessary Bt
our option doesn't count except in the post mortems
Regardless Of the waings camp we think Browns
convincing triumph just about of greatness as
lightweight He obscured ring when he gave wallace
BUD Smith going dethroning his predecessor in 1o5
He also gave Smith sound humping bout Since that
time the New Orleans styst has knocked chaengs and
couple Of others
Can Outlook Foes Too
His failure to put away Lane takes nothing the ur Of his
achievement 1t merely showed that possess s boxing ability
with good deal savagery.
1t was just little months ago that Brown x
poded TO smashing victory Ralph Dupas Houston
ring 80 was he principal magnet that drew 10 9e paid
Browns share including teeviOn rights something in the
neghborhood Of $4,000 1t was his biggest payday.
Came Up ard Way
He the stc way through the preinr
les and tank towns previous fights he had won IL lost IA
nine and two ended in no contests He out twice
Brown has been described Archie Moore There Is
Parae IN their careers Brown late
opportunity to move Now that he going to be
a hard man to
Lane had talked announced that he would
Out ne did quite muiaton on the Muskegon fighter
Sometimes
Sometimes though Brown He was in Havana 70
night the Cuban favore Echevera The city was crawling with
rebels 'e WIN
Normally Brown said Echeverra was good how ia LEI
him go along for while tonight to get out Of this town
fast as possible I'm going get over quick"
He beIted Echeverra three quick round and the
business for the evening over
Joe a softspoken individual but one who is hard 70 , ,
with inside ring
ght now according to his manager vscs he is due for
deservedy long rest With chaeng out Of the ~
he can put his title for a couple Of months