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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Justine Chevrolet Co. in
Hyattsville, Md, won the an
nual Chevrolet sales COMPETE
ton over other major dealers
in the Observation-Disclosures
area. The firm was first in all
sizes of dealershipS. It's two
months sales were % per cent
above a year ago.
QuintOn N. Marsh, auditor
OF American Security & Trust
Co., will be among SO bankers
completing the three year
course at the School for Bank
Auditors and Controllers at the
University of Wisconsin, Madi-
son, July 1881.
Joseph L. TrainOr was
named assistant to the presi-
dent of Commercial Storage
Co. at 910 Brentwood road NE.
Edmund F. HOey of Wheat
on. Md. has been named di-
rector of bowling operations
for Fair Lanes, Inc, large
bowling chain. He formerly
was executive director of the
Duckpin Bowling Council.
George w. Graves, jr., of the
j. Hicks Baldwin Agency is
celebrating the tenth anniver-
sary of his association with
New England Mutual Life
Insurance Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Railway Express Set
With Plan to Cut Loss

CHICAGO, July II (AP).-A
plan for recognizing opera
tons Of the Railway Express
Agency. Inc, to cut operational
losses expected TO total sac mil
lion this year will be submitted
to the Interstate Commerce
Commission within a few days.
Chief features Of the plan,
approved unanimously yester-
day by the So railroads which
own the agency, are:
Greater freedom for Railway
Express management in routing
for more economical and faster
movement; changes in method
Of payment to the 178 contract
ing railroads. and an increase
in the agency's share Of revenue
from car-lot shipments.
The unanimous approval
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Broumus Heads
Theuter Owners
In Maryland

John G. Broumas Of Chevy
Chase. Md, who heads the
Transamerica Theaters Circuit
has been elected president OF
the newly organized Maryland
Theater Owners Association.
Organized as a unit of the
Theater Owners of America,
the new association elected Of
f1cers at a recent Mayf1ower
Hotel meeting.
Initial enrolment includes
SIS Maryland associations. Other
officers are: George A. Brehm,
vice president; T. T. Vogel, Sec
rotary: Douglas Connellee
treasurer; Sam Mellitis, Jack
Frutchman and William Fisher,
directors. -
Motion Picture Theater Own
ers of Metropolitan Washington
is the closest other Alta unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Area Sales Lag Recalls
Pay Raise Rush in '5S

Retroactive pay increases for
Government workers and the
sharp bulge in sales which re-
suited here a year ago were re-
called today with a report that
area department store sales for
the week ended July II Jagged
moderately behind high levels
Of year ago.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported that area
sales in the week were down S
per cent from a year earlier
and the downtown portion Of
the total was off z per cent.
1t was only the third week
this year in which sales have
Jagged behind a year earlier
in the area. Area sales for the
year to date remained 8 per
cent above a year ago and the
downtown portion was up 2 per
cent. The same gains were
shown in four weeks ended
July IL.
Compared with the preced-
ing holiday week this year. the
latest weeks sales for the area
were up 2 per cent, while
downtown sales were Is per
cent higher.
AS a result of the large retro
active payments and pay in
1creaseS a year ago, the areas
sales for the week ended July
~. 1858, scared 10 per cent
above 1857 levels and downtown
sales jumped 10 per cent, it
was recalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17

larger than in other recent
months and the dollar total
was we'll ahead of $1.779.741.-
900 in the preceding month Of
May.
Six-month debts rose To
$l0.887,93l, 900, a gain Of 25.5
per cent from 1866. 100000 in
the same 1858 period.
The latest figures contrasted
with a June total Of $1,208,-
$4,000 and a six-month vol
ume of 1924, 942,0 900 just five
years ago.
Ten years ago the figures
were $788,243 in June and 81,
asa, 436,000 in the six months.
Debts to individual demand
deposit accounts are considered
the most reliable indicator of
the flow of money in and out
of banks. The Federal Reserve
Board compilation excludes in
terbank and Government &C.
counts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Black & Decker
Plans Split and
Higher Dividend

BALTIMORE. July IT (AP).
Black & Decker Manufac-
turing Co. directors approved
a two-for-one stock split and a
20 per cent dividend increase.
subject to approval by stock
holders at a special meeting
August 81.
Also to be voted on will be
a proposal to increase author
lied stock from is million
shares at 81 par value to 3
million shares at so cents. The
dividend on the new stock
would be 80 cents per quarter,
compared with the present so
cents.
Robert D. Black, president Of
the portable electric tool man
ufacturing firm, reported earn
ings Of $39,025,5l0 for the first
nine months Of the current fls-
cal year, up 81 per cent. Net
income was $3,416,228 or 1918
per share, up 1877 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Tract Is Sold
To Universal
Marion Corp.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. July
II Especially Universal Mar
on Corp. formerly the Capital
Transit Co.. plans further d.
versiflcation by entering the
Florida real estate development
business through the purchase
of a 10000 acre tract Of land in
Hillsborough County. Florida,
James Mullaney, president, an
nounced yesterday.
The land is located about 16
miles south of Tampa. and has
about ga miles Of paved U. s.
Highway No. 301 frontage, and
6 miles of paved State road
No. 674 frontage.
Mr.. Mullaney said that 1t is
contemplated that the pur-
chase is to be effected by the
exchange of $4,000 shares of
new 412 per cent convertible
preferred voting stock Of 500
par value, which will be issued
out of 100000 new preferred
shares which the stockholders
of Universal Marion will be
asked to authorize at a special
meeting to be held in the near
future.
He said the land is located
close enough to downtown
Tampa to be considered a sub
urb of Tampa. The property
will be subdivided into home
sites. commercial parcels and
industrial tracts, with empha-
sis on the sales Of homesites
and homes.
Due to its location, it was
believed that the sale of home
sites and homes in this area
will be attractive to retirees,
vacationers and year-round
residents of Tampa and Hills
borough County and the gen.
eral Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sar-
aSota area, as the property has
2h2 miles of frontage on the
Little Manatee River, and is a
short distance from Tampa
Bay and the Gulf beaches, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17

came after the Chicago and
North Western Railway gave
its concurrence and announced
that subject to It's executive
committee 1t would withdraw
as part owner and member Of
Railway Express. It's facilities,
however, still will be available
to the agency.
Ben. w. Heineman, North
Western chairman, said earlier
the additional cost to North
Western would be more than
100000 yearly.
New York Central Railroad.
however, reversed a decision
announced last year TO with
draw and announced that it
will remain as a member II the
ICC approves the plan.
William B. johnson, president
of the agency. said its directors
and managers will meet in New
York next week to implement
the new agreement. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Merkin Merues
With Baltimore
Paint Concern

NEW YORK, July II (AP).
Merger Of two leading paint
and chemical companies along
the Eastern Seaboard was an
nounced today by Albert A,
Singer. chairman Of the Bal
timore Paint g. Chemical Corp,
and Michael j. Merkin, presi-
dent Of the M. j. Merkin Paint
Co.
Combined sales of the two
companies exceed SIC million
annually, and the expanded
sales territory covered by the
Joint enterprise will extend
from Maine to Florida. with
products being sold through
more than 1900 distributors,
dealers and jobbers. the firms
said.
Mr.. Merkin will continue as
president of that firm and also
will be actively engaged in the
affairs Of Baltimore Paint &
Chemical as vice chairman OF
its board.
The Merkin company's plant
and laboratories are in Lynd-
hurst, N. j.
Baltimore Paint and its
predecessor companies were
organized in 1920 by the Singer
family. On July /. 1858, Ameri-
can Dryer Corp. of Philadelphia
acquired majority ownership of
Baltimore Paint and its affili-
ated companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Treasury Plans
STA Billion Issues
At 4A% Interest

The Treasury plans to offer
$14 billion Of securities carry
ing AZ per cent interest-the
highest interest paid by the
Government since 1929.
The securities will be offered
in two issues, only to holders
of maturing issues.
The issues will be in 1914
month Treasury notes to be
dated August / and notes run
ming 4 years and 9 months, to
be dated July 20.
Commercial banks and other
public investors hold $685.
600, 900 of the maturing issues.
The Federal Reserve Board and
Government investment funds
hold the rest.
Securities being exchanged
are a $13.5-billion issue of ia
per cent certificates of indebt-
edness maturing August ! and
a $473-million issue of ( per
cent notes of Series A-1961,
dated August /, 1857, on which
the option to redeem on August
l. 1859. was exercised by the
holders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Raub ElectronicS Plans
Public Stock Offering


Raub Electronics Research
Corp. has filed a registration
statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
covering 165,500 comm o n
shares, of which it proposes to
offer 10000 publicly through
We'll & Co. at $3.50 a share.
The We'll firm plans to make
the offering on a best efforts
basis and will receive a selling
commission Of $1.275 a share.
An advertising and expense al
lowance of 421a cents for each
share sold also will be col
lected by the underwriting firm
as reimbursement for its ex-
penSeS.
Richard S. We'll, an officer
and director of the underwrit-
ing firm, is a director of Raub
Electronics and has a fiYe-year
contract with the offering COM
pany as a financial consultant.
The underwriting firm has q
right to purchase up to 1880
shares of stock at $3.50 a share
until June /, 1864.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
MiIIiron Named
Bank Cashier at
Guithersburg

Directors of the Maryland
State Bank, which has Offices oil
Gaithersburg and Germantown
Nd. have elected Robert M
Milliron cashier, it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. Milliron succeeds c. E
Browning. jr.. who resigned tc
become vice president ano
cashier of the National Bank Of
Maryland at Silver Spring.
He formerly was with Farm
ers Banking and Trust Co. al
Rockville and also owned and
operated the Middlebrook
Trailer Court at Germantown
for five years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
National Union Insurance
Reflects All Directors

Shareholders Of National Un-
ion Insurance Co. reelected
all directors at the recent an
nual meeting and added two
to the advisory board, Presi-
dent Raymond A. DuFour re-
ported.
Reelected to the board were
Frank j. Bell, j. Newton Brew
er, jr., Morris Cafritz. John w
Crow. Floyd E. Davis, jr.; Mr..
DuFour, Warren r. Forster
Charles E. Frazier. Philip l..
Gore, Winship I. Green, Frank
j. LuchS, Fred L. Lutes, Thorn
as F. Maher. jr.; Edward L. Nc
Aleer and Robert o. Scholz.
Added to the advisory board
were: Preston w. Grant and
Bernard M. Levy. President
DuFour reported higher sales
for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
No EARLY Cor Effects
Seen in Steel Strike

DETROIT. July IT (AP).-
The steel strike is not expected
to have any effect on auto
mobile assembly operations in
the near future. Automotive
News said yesterday.
Domestic car output this
week is estimated at 127,89C
units compared with 1917
assemblies last week and 5,53S
units in the same week a year
ago. the trade paper reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK, July II ZAP Spot
non-ferrous metal prices today: Cop
per 2al5-30 cents a pound. Connect
lieut. Valley. Lead IL cents a pound,
New York. Zinc IL cents 3 pound,
East st. Louis. Tin Sl.O2 4 pound.
New York. FOREIGN silver 9l3S cents
per troy ounce, New York. Pittsburgh
scrap steel No. heavy was quoted
BY Iron Age at 43.00-44.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
'3 n BUSINESS
Record Bank Debts
Reflect Area Activity
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

Rejecting general activity in this Washington bank
debts in both June and the first half Of this set
ame records for those periods data from the Federal Re-
serve Board disclosed today d..
June debts of $4,000 up impressive 34
cent from 900 in June last year. The gain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Washington Hotel Sales
IL Pct. Above Year Ago

Sales of Washington hotels
covered by the accounting firm
of Horwath & Horwath rose IA
per cent above a year ago in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
ODD-LOT TRADING

, NEW YORK. July II (AP).-The
New York Stock Exchange reported
today these odd-lot transactions By
principal dealers for July Is: Pur-
314,396 shares including 1,O22 snares
sold short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17

June and for the first six
months of this year showed a
gain Of 5 per cent.
June sales included an IL
per cent increase in room sales
and a II per cent gain in res
taurant sales. Room sales in
the six months were 6 per cent
higher, while restaurant sales
were up 4 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
OVER COUNTER

Washington listings on over-the-
counter markets furnished by the Ma
tional Association of Securities Dealers
as OF / pm, Friday, July II:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Alexandria Firm Awarded
sos, 900 Contract


The Federal Aviation Agency
yesterday awarded a $709, 900
contract to Servonics, Inc, OF
Alexandria. Va. for 26 radar
target simulators. '7a-.
The simulators will be used
to train FAA air traffic control
lerS in basic radar work and
to provide controllers with
refresher courses.
The first stimulator will be
delivered in December and the
next three in the following nine
months. They will then be de-
livered at the rate of six a
month. FAA has an option to
increase the order to more than
So million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
Ground-Breaking Scheduled
For WarrentOn Center

OLOulu -DTcdklng Sc0edule0
For WarrentOn Center
COMMUNICATING ceremonies
will be held Saturday to init
ate construction of the new
Northern Virginia Shopping
Center at Warrenton, Va.
John c. PyleS, jr., senior vice
president Of Riggs National
Bank, will officiate at the event
which will start at noon, Day.
light Savings Time. The new
center will be on the western
edge Of Warrenton on the by
pass of U. S. Highway 90.
hTe 15-acre center will serve
four adjacent Virginia counties
and will have 20 business estab-
lishments initially, said T. Eu-
gene Smith of Annandale, its
developer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-17
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, July II tAPl.-NatiOnal AssO-
eistion Securities Dealers, lac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Hollywood Report
There's Gold III Tours

enc thing I miss about making movies Is the
relaxed time you have to make them" :. When
The Circus Boy was dropped every member Of
the cast was paid for another IS weeks. Nice.
Peter LawfOfd's new series-he finances,
but does not starAlias been sold and win be on
the video cycles next fall Carl Reiner-Sid
Caesars former sidekck-stars. The series title:
Man Of the House . Lucille Ban, conducting
q workshop for new talent at Desilus win film
an hour-long Tv spectacular Of the revue cur
rently being written for the workshop group.
Patricia Morrison, who scored hit on the
kiss Me Kate" spectacular, goes to London
this spring to do dramatic roles for BBC-TV
after starring on the Fitestone and Hall Of Fame
television shows in March. Pat has the longest
hair in show business, four feet In length.
which requires about two hours brushing and
fixing each day.
Comedians Lev Parker and Betty Kean
claim they have filmed more teievision pilots
for future series than any other performer.
I'm fact" said lew, I'VE have more pilots up
In the ali than American Airiines."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
By sHEILAh GRAHAM


laCflXWoODs-The big money made By nv
western stats comes from personal appearances
Inst % tatish theif actual salaries for acting.
Dennis Weaver. Chester Of the Guhsnioke series,
does PA.y every Sunday. gene Barry tBat
Mastefsen) viii earn $4,000 for d summer Of
personal appearances. lock Mah0hey starts q
tour in March and has $4,000 in guarantees 50
far. Chuck C0iih0fs finishes filming his Rife
man series In April then takes to the r0deo
circuit. Bob Cnip Of breakdown is heading to
Canada this simmer to appear at the Shake
spearean Festival Before starring as a Texas
Ranger oulp appeared of. Broadway In Shake
speare.
Lloyd Nolan made . deal with agent
producers MICA to make Is more SAT- seq
ments-"Then I'm through with the series"
Lloyd wants TO return to the stage and hh6vie-
making. . But Lloyd Bfidses, who likes his
Sea Hunt show, expects It 10 run three years.
"Theii I'll be ready for full-length Aim. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
Te|eVue, MaiIbaq

This Is your chance to sotnd o6-and
~ Critic Bernie Harrison till do his best
to dhst0sr questions Please Keep letters
brief. Pen names tOtn be ssed u desired
Can't you do anything about nv program
ming? It's simply abysmal What waste Of
time!
ST.
Not BY myself can't Fund for the Re-
pablie report 10y Charles WfnickJ states 1t
clearly. aft tstsuisi0n u to faiifH its almost
infinite potenttaHtiesy the pubic must Under
stand ana must MAKE Itself heard"
Thanks for standing Up for Dinah Shore. +
have been fan Of hers for four years, even
though I'm only IL now. and will continue to
be even "if" she goes off the air.
Susan H.
Nc fear Of that-hot notU. Anyway.
a.. We, like you, depiure the lack Of good,
live drama and sympathise with the lack Of
proving grounds" for new talent for TV.
have been thinking for while Of an idea for a
local outlet and pass it along for what It's worth.
There are many good stage productions on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

the high school and college level here In WASH
ington. Why not put the best on a local pro-
gratn-perhaps during the sutntiief7 Why not
have station sponsor drama contest and put
on the best OF the school programs locally? What
Workshop that would be? Who knows? We
might turn up some new top talent
Mrs. John z.
There tD1s once local series ION WMAL-7J
tchieh presented short plays b. ated community
groups like the idea Of q Studio Workshop
better-One IN Which actors, ,Driters ana dtrec-
tors can develop and gro,O. The dtsndyinO
thought: Where do they 90 from here? Desilu-
lHland?
Quiekie Answers:
TO the Annette Funtcello Fan Club: We've
had a standing order for good color shot OF
Annette for oUer a year. The ones tOe'ue re-
ceiUed tOers not OF good quality, but ,bere still
trying
70 Sd fKookieJ Byrnes and Etrem Ztmbalst
fans: we haze dandy color shot Of Zimbaltst
set for TeieVue IN April. Byrnes ,ctn be merit
provided iOe get good shot For pictures,
l0rite to them care OF Sunset Strip, ABC-TV,
Hollywood. Calf.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-07-31

vocal group, who makes a success,
full bid for a national hit with his
recent release of ITO Keep Oul
Love- backed with I'm Betting
My Heart On You"
A singer who posses a distinct.
i've style, fine quality of delivery
and rare enunciation, Duncan is
remembered as the lead singer or
the Dooto recording Of Earth
Angel" made several years age
by The Penguins."
The top vocal hit in Dooto his
tory, Earth Anger has passed
the two-miIlion mark in sales and
remains a steady seller in the ma
tional market.
Backing Duncan and THE Rad
iants" on their new sides is a
swinging band and one of the ma
tons outstanding jazz harpists.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-07-31
NUDE WOMAN IS
FOUND ON STREET

An urgent radio call July 10,
sent st. Paul police officers J.
Stanley and Albert e. Rogowsl1i
to Ninth and jackson St., where
a unclothed woman was reported.
Squad car $40 and its two Of
fieers upon arrival at 11:30 pm.
discovered a nude female sitting
on the ground. Asked how she got
in such a condition, the woman
answered only with drunken cur
ses, the officers reported. Un-
daunted the officers provided the
woman with. blanket to cover
herself and took her to headquart-
ers, where she was identified as
Mildred L. Faris, "A, 422 Carroll
Av.
The woman was booked as being
drunk. In court July 20 she was
given a fine of SIS or two days,
which was suspended.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-07-31
tennessee Drops
Charge Againsf
Milwaukee Con

Covington, Tenn. (ANP)-Mil-
waukee patrolman John Crosby
was freed recently by a Tennes-
see judge and everyone apologized
for what had started out to be a
Tennessee-Wisconsin quarrel.
The incident occurred when the
Milwaukee policeman, returning
from a Mississippi vacation was
stopped for speeding, and his guns
seized. In addition, Crosby was
fined for carrying gun although
he identified himself as a law en-
forcement officer.
The Milwaukee police entered
the case and ordered a city at
torney to return with Crosby for
the Tennessee hearing. But the
charges were dropped when a
General Sessions judge dismissed
the carrying a pistol charge"
and ordered that the money posted
for bond ($5O) be returned. Said
SommerviIle (Tenn.) District At
torney Preston Parks, II regret
this incident happened"
IF a violation was committed it
was our fault, replied Lieut.. De-
tective Howard Whalen of the Mil
waulee Police force.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-07-31
RAMSEY COUNTY pEL
PICNIC AUGUST Ia

The Ramsey County DFL Party
will hold its annual picnic August
10 at Harriet Island.
Melvin Rathbun has been named
Picnic General Chairman by Coun-
ty Chairman Joseph Gabler. Other
Chairnen are:
Mrs. Vivian Vogt, Co-Chairman;
Robert X. Lindorfer, Treasurer;
Mrs. Isabel Rodgers, Secretary;
Walter Montpetit, Food; Frank
Wanzong, Beverages; Paul Hanft
and Frank Friesen, Prizes; John
O'Hara, Supplies; Fowler Kadrie,
Music; Robert F. Peterson, Safety
Committee; Mrs. Mary Ellen Rad
man, Women's Committee; VIM.
w. Rooney, Softban Manager; Pat
rick J. McKenna Jr., Publicity.
Federal, State and Local DFL
Office Holders viii attend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-07-31
Suspended Driver Sentenced
To WorkhoUSe After
Hiring Parked Ger

A st. Paul driver whose license
was under suspension was injured
in a car crash, arrested and sent
enced to 20 days in the workhouse
last week.
He is Larry c. Burris, %, of
$50 West Central. Burris driving
his 1854 Buick ran into a parked
car. With Burris was Johnny F.
Owens, 20, of 1872 Iglehart.
Police checked at drivers IL
cense bureau and found that Bur
ris' license was under suspension.
Burris was booked for being
under influence of liquor after his
injured ribs and nose was treated
Monday he was given five days
in the workhouse on the drunk
charge and Is days for driving
after suspension.
Damage to the Burris Buick was
$3.50 and the parked car $500.