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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
PEOPLE
IN
BUSINESS

Francis G. Addison, Jr., pres
ident of Security Bank and
Mrs. Addison left yesterday for
q six weeks vacation trip to
Spain and Portugal. They are
going by boat.
Stephen F.. Dunn, vice presi-
dent in charge Of the Washing
ton Office of National Associa.
ton Of Manufacturers is lead
IN gstudy sessions on Capitol
Hill Trends" at the MANS 3Oth
Institute on Industrial Rela-
tons at Hollywood, Fla.
Meen e h a ms Hardware is
opening a fifth branch store at
2l13 Fourteenth street NV. It
viii specialize in the marine
field.
Hickory House restaurant on
Ninth street NV, near Penn
sylvania avenue, is expanding
and will occupy the entire cor
ner store facing PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. The entire restaurant
will be remodeled.
]. ID. Don" Murphy, formerly
Of Arlington. has been named
manager of the Durham, N. c.,
agency of Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
Alster g. Associates, photo
grammetric engineering firm.
has named Kal, Enrich &
Merrick, Inc. to handle its
national advertising program.
Marion T. Abel has become
Washington branch manager
for Lee Rubber & Tire Corp. at
2001 New York avenue NE.
He comes here from Ohio.
SirlOiner Enterprises g. Ma.
lOney's. Inc, of Silver Spring
have appointed Gene Glasgow
Associates to handle their
advertising.
Gordon Abrams, general
agent for Northwestern Ma
tional Life Insurance CO. has
qualified for the 1858 Million
Dollar Round Table,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
YOUR
MONEYS NORTH
Triumph Of Giontism
~ SYLVIA PORTER

within 10 years. all manu-
featuring business and most Of
the distribution and service
business Of the Nation will be
controlled by corporations hav-
ing more than 500 million Of
assets. :"
So predicted the House Small
Business Committee In Janu-
airy. 1857. It qualified its fore
cast with only one IF" - "if
small business failures and big
business expansions continue at
the rate Of the past five,yeafs. "
Today I can report that the
committees timing for the
triumph Of industrial giantisrn
|ls beginning to appear conser-
vative.,
The rate Of small business
failures is intensifying by the
week. So far in 1858, businesses
are failing at the pace Of 306 a
week, close to 10000 a year!
At the same time. the busi-
ness birth rate Is slowing down.
In January new business in
corporations were 2.S per cent
below the number Of new for
nations in January q year ago.
In 1857 business births were be-
low both 1856 and 1855.
Meanwhile, the merger trend
Is as strong rs ever.
Voluntarily or involuntarily,
dozens Of medium-big firms
merge and consolidate every
day. In addition, the number
of companies which do not
fail" but which disappear
nevertheless through merger
with stronger firms or through
just simple dissolution runs
from $4,000 to 100000 a year
now, authoritative sources esti-
mate.
There's no missing the trend
or the reasons behind it.
The squeeze Of rising costs
Of materials and manpower is
q major force. While this cost
squeeze may pinch q big cor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Gruber Is Confident
In Cigarette Outlook

While the cigarette may be
modified to meet changing
times and changing needs" 1t
has proved itself "a part Of liv-
ing ITSELF" declared Lewis Cru
Der, president of P. Lorillard
Co., here today.
Speaking at an Advertising
Club luncheon at the, Presiden-
tial Arms, Mr.. Gruber reported
that filter cigarettes now ac-
count for some a per cent Of
the 1,130.000,O00 cigarettes
smoked daily by around SIS
million Americans. He spoke
confidently Of record cigarette
sales of last year and the new
records to come"
An Ad Club Achievement
Award was presented to Mr.,
Gruber, whose company pio-
neered in cigarette filters
Kent, Old Gold and Newport.
The tobacco industry is "capa-
BILE Of meeting its times and
necessities" and one out Of
every 10 Americans Is depend
ent upon 1t. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11


in the aggregate win amount
to $4,000.
Further growth so far this
year has raised the institutions
deposits more than 50 million
since December 81 when q total
Of S109.584,000 was recorded.
the dividend increase an
nouncement said.
Demand for loans Is good
and progress OF the bank JUS
titles the increase" it declared.
Directors have named q spe-
cial committee to proceed with
erection Of q large new branch
building in Wheaton. Md. The
committee includes Fred l..
Lutes. vice chairman Of the
board and executive commit
tee. President Sherwood and
Benjamin C. Shaw. vice presi-
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11

election year. because some
leaders In Congress really seem
to care about preserving our
system Of free. competitive en-
terprise. there may be some tax
relief measures. Q few other
moves.
But there still Is no convince
ing evidence Of q major effort
to solve the problems Of finance
ing and taxation Of small busi-
ness. And until this effort is
made. the industrial giants win
dominate the economy more
and more. And our economic
system win continue to die
fast.
distributed. 1858. By the Han
Ssnoieate' Inc. AL Rights ReserveO
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Hilton May Construct
Airport Hotel Here

Hilton Hotels Corp. Is con-
sidering the construction Of q
chain of 300-unit hotels ada
cent to airports In leading
cities, including Washington.
This was disclosed yesterday
by President Conrad Hilton in
Los Angeles. Land has been
leased for the purpose near the
San Francisco International
Airport and negotiations are
under way at. Los Angeles, but
no date has been set for the
start Of construction, Mr.. Hilton
said.
Mr.. Hilton did not go into de-
tails about the Washington 10
cation, but he said this type Of
q hotel is planned here as well
as at New York, Chicago. De-
troit. Boston, New Orleans,
Miami and Seattle.
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months this year to $l7,115.693
OF much more than double the
$1,723,9 07 of permits listed in
the same 1857 period.
Big items in the February
permits were brick apartments
valued at $3.7o4, SIS, 81 million
for an ONCE building, 81 million
for q school. $347, 900 for 20
brick dwellings and 1922. 094
for commercial / airs.
The additional apartment
permits followed $3,807. 900 for
this purpose in January. The
January home permits totaled
$364,500.
A year ago January apart
ment permits amounted to only
$4,000 and the February
apartments amounted to $685.
900. Dwellings totaled $295. 900
and $4,000. respectively, in
the two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Suburban Trust Raises
Dividend to 40. Gents

Directors of Suburban Trust
Co. have increased the quar-
terIy dividend to 40 cents a
quarter from 371a cents a share
paid previously in line with
increased earning power Of the
institution.
This was announced today by
r. Howard Duckett, chairman
Of the board and Executive
Committee, and ]. Robert Sher-
wood, president.
Higher quarterly payments
advanced the annual dividend
rate of Suburban to $1.60 a
share from $3.50 paid for the
last two years. In March,
1856, directors increased the
annual rate to $3.50 from $1.20
by ! lifting quarterly payments
to 371a cents from 80 cents.
The higher quarterly will be
paid March 81 to stockholders of
record at 2 pm. March IA and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Purchasing Agents Plan
Panel on Standardization

A panel discussion of stand
ardization has been arranged
by the Purchasing Agents Asso-
citation of Washington for a
dinner meeting at the Ambas-
sador Hotel Tuesday. March 10.
Panel members include: Will
liam Lehman, ]. H. Elliott Co.;
John N. Seitz, Murray &
Hester; Ben Comstock and
Coleman Goatley, Melpar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Riggs 10 Spend
ST. Million on
Three Branches

Riggs National Bank, is ex-
panding and remodeling three
branches ct O cost Of around
$1.2 million and expects 70
complete the program BY the
end Of 1858, 1t was announced
yesterday.
Affected are the Friendship
branch ct Wisconsin avenue
and Warren street NV, the
Chevy Chase branch ct Con-
necticut avenue and Warren
street NV. and the Farmers
ana Mechanics branch at Wis
consin avenue and M street
NV. ~ ~
A new two-story and base
ment building Is being built at
the Friendship branch. The old
building has been RACED and
business is being conducted In
q temporary structure. Is
An adjoining building was
purchased and razed to provide
more space. The new branch
viii have 81 feet Of frontage
on Wisconsin avenue and win
be so feet deep. It viii have
more than $4,000 square feet
and win cost around $3.50. 900.
A one-story addition is being
erected at the Chevy Chase
branch and the older part Of
the branch will be remodeled
at q total cost Of around
$3.50. 900.
At the Farmers and Mechan-
les branch four adjacent stores
viii be RACED after leases expire
to provide Q parking lot at Q
cost estimated at $l75.00O. Re-
modelling Of the branch's in
terror Is being contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Production Cut 1850
By Kennecott Conner

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
Mar. IL R.-Kennecott Cop
per Corp, the Nations largest
copper producer. yesterday
ordered a cutback in the work
week at four Western mining
divisions. The work week will
be five days instead of six.
The reduction. scheduled to
go into effect over the next
two to three weeks, will reduce
production by 1914 per cent.
Counting previous cutbacks, the
total curtailment will be 201z
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
New Yorker to Address
Capital Bank Auditors

Charles Agemian. vice presi-
dent and controller Of Chase
Manhattan Bank of New York.
will address the Auditors Sec
ton of the District Bankers
Association at a dinner meet
ing at the Mayaower Hotel
Thursday night.
Mr.. Agemian, who also is
professor of advanced account
ing in Pace College and is &C.
tive on committees of the Amer
lean Bankers Association. will
discuss directors responsibility.
Senior officers and directors
Of area banks have been invited
to attend the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Goth Anniversary Planned
At Gichner Iron Works

Directors of Fred S. Gichner
Iron Works. Inc, have re-
elected officers and announced
plans for celebration of the
company's Goth anniversary
this year.,
Officers include: Henry Gich-
ner, president; Allen C. Stern,
vice president and secretary;
George Fulmer, vice president
at Beltsville: Mrs. Fred s.
Gichner. vice president; Joseph
Blumenthal, treasurer; Joseph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11

Gichner, assistant treasurer;
William Gichner. assistant Sec
Rotary.
The firm was founded by the
late Fred s. Gichner as a one
man shop in 1898. It now has
five plants in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
Discount Rote Cut
By the Associated Press

The Federal Reserve Bank of
Boston yesterday cut its dis
count rate from az to 2A per
cent. effective today. This fol-
lows the lead taken by the New
York, Philadelphia, Atlanta
and Chicago banks last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK. Mar. IL N.-Spot nom
ferrous metal prices today: Copper
1925 cents . pound. Connecticut Val
Zinc 10 cents q pound, EAST 81 Lonis.
Tin 80 cents q pound. New York. For
sign silver SSsS cents per troy ounce,
New York. At Pittsburgh scrap steel
No. heavy was quoted today at 37.00-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
'1 3 BUSINESS
DC. Building Is Triple
Year Ago in February
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

Building permits in the District Of Columbia climbed to
$e9275l2 in February than triple volume Of $2876
334 in February last report from Julian p Green chief Of
the permit branch, disclosed today.
The big February volume still higher than $685. 10l
recorded the preceding month raised total
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11

May We Serve You With
Any Of the Above Services?
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EXPERTS IN APPRAIsALs

For an impartial, expert opinion on
the value OF any property, call US. The
head OF Beren's Appraisal Department
has had more than 80 years experience
IN this specialized field. Invaluable
information on sales prices, lease
from the other departments Of the
Berens Organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-11
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Mar. II CR.-NatisHaI AssOela-
tlsn Securities Dealers, IHe., aOsn quotations.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20

clude specialized polytechnic
science" program.
It would provide semi-trained
personnel who are expected to
be in great demand in the So
called garden.type industry now
being attracted to the county,
Whittier said.
The superintendent foresees
both two and four-year terminal
programs of this type. Students
could enter at the beginning of
the 18th grade and would be
given regular high school
diploma at the completion of the
two-year program.
Continuation through the four.
year program m would then be
optional.
Whittier is asking $4,000 in
the 1959.60 budget to develop
plans for expanding Carver into
the junior college branch.
The proposed new gymnasium
would cost an estimated $807 800.
Its 10000 square feet of floor
space would also house men and
women's locker rooms. auxiliary
exercise rooms and staff offices.
Present facilities are sorely in
adequate for the colleges physi-
cal education curriculum, intra-
mural sports and Intercollegiate
athletics, Whittier said.
All of these activities now are
conducted in the gymnasium at
Silver Spring intermediate
School, two blocks off campus.
But the gym is too small and the
arrangement creates scheduling
difficulties.
Whittier said the new gym.
nasium could be located at any
of three possible sites: west of
the new library on the New York
ave. side of campus; the north.
west corner of the campus at
New York and Chicago aves.; or
the site of the present field
house.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
Names Are Listed
On Jury Number 2

The second jury was listed by
court officials as:
Daniel r. Weddle, 402 Grandin
ave-, Rockville; Mrs. William
Pyles, II Williams St, Rockville;
Lloyd B. Addington, jr., 1921
Grandin ave-, Rockville; Robert
Hacken, 1907 Belvedere blvd,
Silver Spring; Robert Gronewald,
10220 Capitol View ave-, Silver
Spring; D. Joseph Willard,
Poolesville, Md; Russell Windsor,
3 Lee ST., Gaithersburg; Edward
w. Phelps, All Red Fox rd.,
Rockville; Emory c. Patton, Nor
wood rd., Silver Spring; George
Lester Ward, Blackrock rd., Ger
mantown; Oliver w. Youngblood,
7131 Maple ave-, Takoma Park;
Bernard A. Downey, 708 Sher-
brook dr., Silver Spring; Daisie E.
Pollack, 104 James ST., Gathers.
burg; Mary P. Anderson, 18 S.
/ FREDERICK, GaltherSDurg; Ralph
L. Klippert, 10304 Parkwood dr.,
Kensington; Mrs. Herbert ].
Schlee, 500 Wilson Ia, Bethesda;
James M. Canaris, Scott dr.,
Rockville; Gerald p Nye, 6 Farm.
ington dr., Chevy Chase; Guy w.
Puntch, 2915 Wilton ave-, Silver
Spring; Hugh r. Thompson, Is
Wall ST., Rockville; Henry H. Nc
Claugherty, Rt. 2, Clearwater;
Charles L. Herbert, 1908 Sutton
pl., Silver Spring; Curtis r. Sims,
$3.50 River rd., Bethesda; Charles
E. Watkins, Germantown, Md;
Rozell Jane Lalli, 1928 Veirs Mill
rd., Rockville; Lena Clark, 420
Northwest dr., Silver Spring;
Louise Stackhouse, Glen Mill rd.,
Rockville; VIM. r. McCallum, ID
Hamilton ave-, Silver Spring;
Robert Slaughter, 1900 Hampden
la, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20

A. and Louis Milor, both of
Washington, and Mrs. Lorraine
Vaughn, of Arlington. Jack M.
Milor, another son, lives, in
Minneapolis.
One of Washington's well
known contractors, Mr.. Milor
supervised construction of the
American Red Cross building and
the Investment building, both in
Washington. He founded and
was president of the Mount
Rainier First National Bank.
Retired many years at the. time
of his death, Mr.. Milor was a
charter member of the Cosmos
Club as well as scores of other
fraternaI and service organiza-
tionS.
In addition to his children, he
is survived by his second wife,
Zella, of the home address at
PIP Wyoming ave, NV, Wash
ington, D. c.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
Rufus Milor
Dies AT 70

Funeral services were held
last Friday for Rufus Emert
Milor, rs, late building contrac-
tor, who died November 10 at the
Washington Hospital Center. He
was buried in Rockville Gene
terry.
Four of his eight surviving
children live in Montgomery
County. They are Clyde w. and
]. Warren Milor, both of Rock
vile; Mrs. Vivian M. Liswell, of
Silver Spring, and Mrs. Ellen M.
Carter, of Bethesda.
Three more live in the Wash
ington area. They are Howard
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
Expect 242O Students
Rockville Branch Asked
For County E. College

A branch campus in Rockville
and a new gymnasium for the
Takoma Park campus are part
of the school staff's recommen.
dations for expansion of Mont,
gomery Junior College.
Both items are mentioned in
the proposed 1959-60 capital bud.
get now before the Board of Edu.
cation.
The branch campus, under the
proposal of DR.. c. Taylor Whit
tier, superintendent of schools,
would be housed at the present
Carver High School.
Carver is now a segregated
school serving Negro pupils from
the seventh through the twelfth
grades. AS desegregation pro.
ceeds, the plant should be avail.
able for other use by 1860, Whit
tier believes.
The need for a junior college
branch is b a Sc d on enrolment
projections which envision 2420
students by 1864, more than
double the current near-capacity
load of 1891.
The present seven acre
campus is entirely untitled
to handle such expansion,
officials believe.
The Carver branch would offer
substantially the same academic
program as the present junior
college and the two would be run
as one school.
Offerings at both sites prob
ably would be expanded to in
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
County Symphony Opens Season

The Montgomery County Sym
phony Orchestra will open its
winter season with two concerts,
Sunday and Monday.
The events are free to the pub.
lie and the same program will
be Offered at each. Chester Pet
ranek conducts the orchestra.
The first concert will be held
at A pm. in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase High School, 4301 East.
West hwy, Bethesda, and the sec
and will take place at 8 pm,
at the Northwood Junior-Senior
High School, University blvd.
west.
The program for the concerts
follows:
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
Heart Fund
Donations

In response to inquiries about
how to make memorial contribu-
tions to the Montgomery County
Heart Association, Warren d.
Haley, president of the board,
this week offered the following
suggestions.
Checks should be made to
the Montgomery County Heart
Fund and addressed to the office
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20

"A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God" by Bach; Drum Roll"
Symphony, by Hayden; "Lieuten.
ant Kije Suite" by Prokofieff;
and Evening Prayer" from
Hansel and Gretel, by Humper.
dinck.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
Democratic Party

Happy Montgomery County
Democrats will celebrate political
victory Friday night with a dance
and victory party at the Indian
Spring Country Club. The event
will be sponsored by the Demo
cratic State Central Committee
Admission will be 81.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20
S ENTlN Ell eGGETE' NSSTsoFaDz nD'
Fhursday, November 40, lsEs-R7

at 3746 Howard ave, Kensing.
ton. The name and address Of
the donor and the name in whose
memory the gift is being made
should be included, as well as the
deceased's address.
Cards of acknowledgment will
be sent to the donor and to mem
bers of the deceased's family.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-20

In 1900 there We're 116 schools
in Montgomery County with a
total enrolment of 65l3 students.
In the next fifty years the mum
ber of schools decreased to 65,
while the enrolment increased to
24,232.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-14
Connie Cohen Winner In
State. OratOrical Contest

A Milford High School senior,
Conrad Cohen, received the gold
medal as state winner, at the con-
clusion of the state finals OF the
21st annual American Legion Nat
ional High School Oratorical Con-
test, held Wednesday afternoon at
the Warner Junior High School,
Eighteenth and Van Buren, Streets,
Wilmington.
Runner-up in the finals of the
state contest, sponsored by the De-
partment of Delaware, American
Legion, was Gerald Farrell, a
senior at Archmere Academy, Clay
mont, who was awarded the runner
up silver medal. Third place was
awarded by the judges to Barbara
Clinch, a tenth grade student at
,Selbyville High School, Sussex
County.
Four other finalists in the con-
test were Gilmore Rinard, Pierre
S. DUPONT High School. who had
previously won the Wilmington
city contest; Nelson Coar of
Georgetown High School; Sally
Milbury of the ninth grade, Mil
ford High School, youngest COM
petitor; and David Fromme, Lau-
rel High School.
Cohen, by his victory in the state
finals, qualified to compete in the
regional contest at a place and on
date, to be announced.
The top national award will be a
$4,000 college scholarship, to be
announced.
Each of the finalists received a
county medal. =
Principal Frank Martin Heal
of the Warner School, was master
of ceremonies. Frank M. Frost was
time-keeper and Charles Dilkes,
in charge of extemporaneous
speeches.
The theme. of the orations was
the ~. S. Constitution and the
state finals included a 107minute
prepared Grafton by each competi-
tor, and a five-minute extempora-
neouS speech on topics in the
amendments to the Constitution.
Judges for the state finals were
the Rev. George Jameson, pastor
of Red Clay Greek Presbyterian
Church; State Senator Wilmer, F.
Williams, and William ]. B. Regan,
Delaware Post, No. 1, American
Legion, and a former state depart
ment commander.
Edward Magill was the Legion's
state chairman for the contest
A number of parents, friends and
teachers attended the finals. q
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-14
Hospital Hostesses

Hospital Cart Hostesses-Friday
March IA: Mrs. Robert Masten, Mrs
Joseph King; Saturday, March Is:
Girl Scout Troop 80; Monday, March
II: Mrs. Ted Aber; Mrs. David
Pack; Tuesday, March Is: Mrs
Frank Lynch, Mrs. VIM. Kenton ;
Wednesday, March 10: Mrs. Irene
Webb, Mrs. Jay Manlove; Thursday
March 20: Mrs. Frank NAPLES
Mrs. Garrett Grier.
Hospital Shop Hostesses-Friday
March ID: Afternoon, Mrs. Ray
mond Davis; evening. Mrs. James
Manlove.
Saturday, March Is: afternoon,
Mrs. Walter Dill; evening, Mrs.
Robert Wormington.
Sunday, March 16: afternoon, Mrs.
Phyllis Kelly; evening, Mrs. Lester
Hatfield
Monday, March II: afternoon,
Mrs. Albert Peterman, Mrs. John
Vinyard; evening, Mrs. William
Landlord, 3rd, Mrs. Thomas Call
away.
Tuesday, March 1S: afternoon,
Mrs. Leslie Dobson, Mrs. John Shy
der: evening, Mrs. Eugene Murphy
Wednesday, March 10: afternoon,
Mrs. Byron Gibson; evening, Mrs.
Roy LaLFontaine.
Thursday, March 20: afternoon
Mrs. Victor Harrison; evening, Mrs
Morris Groverman.