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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. June Q tAP).--A meager
shipper demand and . weak wholesale
pork market kept liahter weight butch
e. hogs under market pressure al week
The decline In weiehts under $50 is
ran .as much as 20 cents q hundred
weight although offerings In that range
were relatively small.
,,s cstt|e receipts rec for TIE week in.
srade steers continued scarce The
weeks htgh Of S32 80 was the lowest
TOP IN three months.
High choice and prime steers were
other arades we're Sss sss c re 70 T S .s ana
lower. making the eighth successive
week that the. market closed steady to
lower than late prices Of the previous
SsIis: 81 a ssst:" u iss Is: s ss:
YORK Wholesale market
., sheer receipts. down 40 per cent
from from last wesks were the iishtsst here
m. SeelltSsi iSr Ike k /. ... summary Of the
under ESQ ibs e5.7s lover. wslshts
go lbs and over. steady. sows steady
6useSs gse reached sslss' ~ q Nj With b alD
Mixed No. z and 3 iiSs fS closed
~ ~. 4U-lOsoD, same GRADES Z40-260
Ibss 10 .2b.10.66, mixed No. 2 and 3
260-260 lbs. 1b.76-10.35 and weights
up 70 $50 lbs down TO 1890, sows
weighing 27b-bb0 lbs closed ct 11.5O-
1910 according to weight.
cattle--Closing steer. prices steady
70 80 lower than. late last week with
and prime Grades, heifers closed steady
70 weak. Cows strong TO as higher,
general level OF COW prices highest
higher: vealers steady 70 ZOO higher.
and prime slaushter steers early
to 80 so. late bulk ali weights % 90
80 so with some high choice over
1850 ID steers 90 90, few loads mostly
prime 1I75-132b ID steers late 81 90
1850, early bulk high good to aver
aee choice steers "a .5O-2g.75 late
bulk 2g.75-29.Q0. loadlots mixed good
and choice 95O-105O ID steers sold
as high as 1878. many loads average
choice steers 1900 lbs up %. 1928 rs,
standard TO average good steers late
"a 00-26.b0. load mixed utility and
standard 1880 ID weights $3.50. few
loads high choice and mixed choice
and prime 925-1057 ID heifers 20 80
30.25. bulk good 70 high choice heifers
20 .Q0-29 .25. choice large 27.50 up.
utility and standard heifers 21.O0-
eial cows I9.60.22 90, most Gamers
and cutters on the close 17.25-2O.5O. |
utility and commercial bulls 23.00-
25.5e. Few, choice yealers $500,
standard and good 25.O0-33.0
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Treasures Join
Corporate LIST
On Downside
ny WARREN BENNETT
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. June 6-united
States 0overnm emit bonds
Joined corporate securities on
the downside this week.
It was q switch for the Gov
eminent market after two weeks
Of slight gains. Il was more of
the same. however. for corpor-
ates = their 10th consecutive
week going downhill.
The tight money market with
higher borrowing costs posed q
major problem for the Federal
Government as well as big COR
porations and small business
firms.
At his midweek press confer
ence, President Eisenhower con-
firmed that his administration
is considering asking Congress
to raise the national debt limit,
boost the interest ceiling on
new borrowing by the treasury
and increase the interest paid
on savings bonds.
Trading volume came to
$27.551. 900 par value on the
New York Stock Exchange,
compared with $26,373,l0O for
the previous week and S29.-
727.500 for the corresponding
week q year ago.
Losses among Government
issues ranged up to 1882 Of q
point, with the short range
bonds hardest hit. The 2las Of
1868 and the Victory Loan
21as Of December l972-l967
fell this amount to % 1882 and
80 1882 bid. respectively.
The 3Ns Of 19s3-ls78 were
down 1882 at ST. /32 bid,
while the IS Of 1895 gave up
1892 at SO 8i32 bid.
Tone Of the new financing
markets continued good this
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Peoples Drug
Sales Coin is Pet.

Peoples Drug Store sales for
May showed q $9i7.2l4 or ISL
per cent increase over the prior
May. Treasurer n. J. Althouse
reported yesterday.
Mr.. Althouse said Mays sales
totaled $7,008.104 against &c.
900. 800 for May. 1888.
From January / to May 81
this year sales increased 17.2
per cent or &4.887 .902. the
treasurer said. The figures:
$50, 255,645. contrasted with
S28, 367.742 for the first i've
months Of 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07

and r. +. Witschey Of New
York will discuss certified pub
lie accountants services to
small business. Andrew Barr.
chief accountant Of the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission.
viii speak on THE Concept Of
independence" tomorrow.
Tomorrow's luncheon speak,
Ter will be Calvin johnson. as
sistant to the president Of Re-
mington Rand Division Of
Sperry Rand. Tuesdays lunch
con speaker win be Lewis H.
Gilbert, described as "a crusade
er for corporate democracy"
who win report on recent stock
holders meetings he has at
tended as a leader Of the grow
ing force Of Independent share
holders.
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BANK STOCKS
COMMODITIES

NEW YORK. June 5 IAPl THE
Assoeiatsd Press index Of Important
for the fourth straight week.
The averase registered 1879, up
from 172.40 week ago and 112.6b .
year ago.
OF the four components which rose.
textiles hit Q 1859 high. Industrial.
grains and cotton and nonferrous
metals also gained. Food and live
stock declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07
Gormun Elected
Credit Unit Head

John J. German, ofiicial Of
the Riggs National Bank. has
been chosen chairman Of the
Retail Credit Association Of the
District Of Columbia at the an
nual meeting. officials an
nounced yesterday.
Other officers are: Joseph
WEIGH Of The Hecht Co.. first
vice president; Frank r. Miller
Of Julius Garfiinckel. second
vice president: Doris Wardle Of
Woodward g. Lothrop. treas
urer. John K Althaus Of The
Credit Bureau Is the ofhcial
secretary.
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OVER COUNTER

The following bid and asked prices
are obtained from the National Asso.
other sources but are unofficial. They
DO mot represent actual transactions;
approximate range within which these
sssst e s e. hrys been so sS,a nd
Gated 81 the .asked1 ct the time Of
Compilation (12:O0 Noon. Friday.
origtn. Of any quotation furnished on
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'' 3 BUSINESS
300 CPAs to Attend
Regional Conference
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
star star Writer

The Middle Atlantic States Accounting Conference opening
tomorrow Shorham Hotel expected to attract some
500 certified public accountants and their wives.
highlgh Of the gathering will be an address by Louis
penney president of the American Institute Of Public Ac
cn,nans $4,000 member organizaon Mr. Penney, part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-07

Space tailored to your individual
needs. Railway Labor Building.
1st D NV. AIR conditioned.
Four blocks from US. Capitol.
Renting now. Occupancy October.
Call Everett Scott, Shannon & Luchs Co.
National 8-2345,
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 9 (AP).-The grain
futures market bucked q succession Of
mildly bearish influences this week but
managed 10 work out Q few moderate
gains on the Board Of Trade.
Oats and old crop corn contracts
Fithstood the lower trend and held
fractional gains despite q general de-
cline Friday which knocked new crop
soybeans down sharply.
Indecision about market positions in
wheat held that grain on O rather mar
row. course all week but there appeared
TO be no doubt about the outlook for
soybeans. particularly the 1889 crop
Broker opinion appeared to be about
evenly divided In wheat trade. On one
hand. there was well-known belief
that grain from the 1859 winter. crop
nov being harvested In the Southwest
will move into commercial channels In
heavy volume so long as prices hold
above those Of a year ago.
wheat finished the week y cent q
bushel higher to V lower, July
81 .s3h-s3; corn higher 70.
lower. July 81 25ss-M: oats m-3z
higher, July old type contract o3ss:
rye y higher to n lower. July 81 90
2QH;. soybeans ss-3%t lower. July
@~s~N NNs
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TOBACCO SALES

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. June q
lAP ,u6DAl. - Sales OF Southern
Marylsnd tobacco on the auction mar
kets this week brought . record high
average. This was due 70 stronger
reports the Federsi-stste Market News
Service. Volume Of sales was the small
Por the hve.day period Of June IS,
auction sales amounted 70 l.76l .S64
net poInds and returned S63.g4 .
from S the previous week. Volume was
around one-haf million pounds less
than the week before. Season sales
totaled 1s,602,73O pounds for an aver
age Of S61 .95. Many farmers are nov
busy planting the 1859 crop;
np sns AZ
loan program. amount 70 ga per cent
OF the weekly sales. This was the
smallest percentage Of the year. Re-
eeipts Of the cooperative for the sea-
son stand at 4 per cent.
nree,i0uIsnS III, 2. ne 1 ,hs n Sc,d ~
week. Company buyers paid 4 top
price OF S63 o hundred pounds begin
ming on Monday for selected baskets Of
choice and hne quality thin-crop. This
was an increase OF 50 over their previ-
'Ni Net ' receipts saS Of the Baltimore hogs
head market for the season were re-
ported as around 2.000. 900 pounds.
This. coHbtned with the suction total.
amounts ito about 20.699 900 pounds.
:, It is estimated nearly tvo-thiras Of
ths 1888 crop has now been soid or
Auction bid averages per hundred
pounds on limited number OF rep
'esentative o. 9. grades were as follows:
Grade U. 8; Wk.end. Chg from
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Foirfax Construction

terri. Arlington, owner and builder:
dwelling in Mclean HeiEhtsi COST
Charles W, Baesgen. 1914 viii:
ston nl.. Falls Church, owner and
builder; dwelling on Springhil I'd;
cost, $4,000.
Loren L. Thompson. Rollingwood
I'd, Sprlnefield. owner and builder:
dwelling in Pohick Hills: cost. Sill
May Properties, Inc, l11s Park
Terrace dr.. Alexandria. owner and
builder; 3 DWELLINGS, in Villamay:
cost. S100,500.
springtime Construction Co.. 6404
Cimarron st. Springfield. owner
and builder; Is DWELLINGS in SPRING
field Estates: cost, $3.50 600
Hanger Dew. Co., Box 4S6, Fair
fax. owner and builder: Q dwellings
in Ridge Manor; cost. S45,500.
Eagle Homes. Inc, Sleepy Hollow
I'd, Falls Church, owner and builder:
3 dwellings In Sleepy Hollow ES-
tates: cost. $50, 900.
Reynolds Construction Co., 2ls0
N ABINGDON St, Arlington, owner
and builder; dwelling in Mclean
Manor. cost, Si6,500.
W. s. Dowden, Rte. 2. Alexandria,
owner and builder: dwelling on
acreage adjacent to Dowden Ter
race; cost. $4,000.
1865 N. Danvilie St. Arlington.
owner and builder: z dwellings in
Merrell Park; cost, sl07 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-05
Recent building permits
issued by Fairfax County
include:

issued Dy rdlflaX OOuIlCy
include:
Juneau Park, Inc, 1894 Reservoir
I'd, Springfield, owner and builder;
% dwellings in CreStwood Manor:
cost, $4,000.
Reynolds Construction Corp, 21S0
N. Abingdon St, Arlington, owner
and builder; dwelling in Potomac
Hills. cost. S1S,500.
Clay Sink Top Co, Box So, Mer-
rfield, owner: warehouse on south
side Of Strawberry lane at Merri-
field; cost, $4,000; builder, Man
assas Iron & Steel Co.
Max E. Singletary. 7113 Edgemoor
lane, Alexandria, owner and builder;
dwelling in Pinecrest cost, SlS.50O.
Thompson Brothers, Inc. 29I4 n
John Marshall dr.. Arlington, owner
and builder. . dwellings in Mclean
Heights: cost. So 900.
Charles c. Smarr. 400 Ridgewood
I'd, Alexandria. owner and builder:
dwelling in Fairland; cost. Sl2,5OO.
Case Brothers, SIC Grove ave !.
Falls Church, owner and builder: .
dwellings in Southampton: cost,
Browning q Grain. e5O3 Beverly
dr.. Springfield, owner and builder;
dwelllng in Wilton Woods: cost,
r. o, Patton. 29as s. Columbus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-05

st., Arlington. owner and builder:
dwelling in Springheld Forest: cost
R. [. Foster. 1868 s. stafford st..
Arlington, owner and builder; dwell
ing in Pine Ridge; cost. S24, 1000.
w. p. Burroughs, 4547 Seminary
I'd, Alexandria, owner and builder:
dwelling in Lincolnia Park: cost
W. W. Ions, los Falrview dr..
Fairfax, owner and builder: dwell
ing in Little Vienna Estates: cost
Robert whittet, 4172 s. End St,
Alexandria. owner: dwelling IN
James A. Ferguson Subdivision; cost,
$4,000; builder. Jack S. Clay
Albert G. Smoker, l4l0 Stoney
Brae dr.. Falls Church, owner and
builder: dwelling in Lake Bancroft:
cost. $1,000
Irving and Clarence r. Payne. g03
Leesburg pike. Pals Church. own
ers and builders: warehouse in Rock
Terrace. cost. $4,000.
Devon Evon Corp, Box 1865, Falls
CHURCH. owner and builder IL
DWELLINGS in Devon Park; cost.
Jack S. Clay. 4540 N. End st,
Arlington. owner and builder; DWELL
ing in Forest 9rnt j. Hall subdivision:
8. g. Dennis. Rte. /. Aldie. own
Woods aRG Of f iias; cost SAG sS coo
Raymond L. Roy. 1855 Colonial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
AIford-Huys
Ballots Go to
Police Expert
BY the Associated Press

Chairman Ashmore, Demo-
crat of South Carolina, of a
House Elections subcommittee
said today less than 200"
questioned ballots cast in the
disputed Alford-Hays election
will be examined by a hand
writing expert.
I'VE are turning over to an
expert in the District of CO.
lumbia police department a few
ballots for examination" he
said. I'VE wanted an expert
opinion on some writing, some
erasures and other marks"
Ballots involved are those
cast last November in Arkansas
in the congressional race in
which Representative Afford,
Democrat Of Arkansas, I'M
seated former Representative
Hays, Democrat of Arkansas,
as the climax of a brief write
in campaign. Mr.. Afford is a
racial segregationist, Mr.. Hays
a moderate. Mr.. Afford won by
about 1850 votes.
The committee is examining
nearly 1000 questioned ballots.
No date has been set for the
committees next meeting.
I'VE will wait until we get
a report from the expert" Mr..
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Ousted by Long,
Doctor Gets Job

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 10
(AP).- DR., Charles Hayden
Belcher, who was fired as
superintendent OF the South
east Louisiana Hospital during
the Juror over the commit
ment Of Gov. Earl Long, gas
named yesterday to another
stormy post - superintendent
of Wisconsin's Winnebaeo
State Hospital.
Appointment OF the 34-year-
old psychiatrist to the $l5,ss4-
a-year post was announced by
Wilbur Schmidt, director of
the State Department of Pub
lie Welfare, A spokesman for
his office said that Wisconsin
sought out DR.. Belcher as soon
as he was displaced at South
east Louisiana.
I'VE need good men wherever
we can get them" he said.
The Winnebago Hospital lost
its superintendent in June
when DR.. John T. Petersik,
who had headed the mental
since 1852, culmin-
ated a long controversy by
quitting with a blast at State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
More Trouble
Hinted in Iraq

BEIRUT, Lebanon. Aug. IL
(AP) Premier Abdel Karin
Kassem OF Iraq today limited he
expected more trouble inside his
country soon.
In a speech TO a class OF
graduating reserve officers,
broadcast by Baghdad radio
Gen. Kassem announced he had
evidence that some ambitious
intriguers have begun to con-
spire again.
Gen. Kassem warned that
"our patience and our determi-
nation to defend the republic
will thwart them"
In contrast TO recent attacks
on Communists, the speech APP
peared aimed at Arab national
lists and other anti-Communist
groups.
Gen. Kassem insisted he will
not allow democratic forces IA
term frequently applied by
Communists in Iraq to them
selves and their allies in this
country to suffer a setback. "
This was followed by long APP
plause.
Gen. KaSsem also gave I'M
qualified support to the Peo-
Piles Court, presided over by
Col. Fadel Mahdawi. 1t has
tried a long list of those &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
New NINA Head
Urges Health Plan

DETROIT. Aug. 10 APP
The president-elect of the Ma
tional Medical Association says
THE time has come for doc
tors to put desire for personal
profit second TO the need for
their services by the public"
DR.. Edward C. Mazique of
Washington. a 47-year-old in
ternist and a leader among the
NMA's 1000 Negro doctors,
made the statement yesterday
in supporting a compulsory
national health insurance plan.
Fear Of loss of personal
profit by doctors in the event of
a compulsory health insurance
plan is foolish" DR.. Mazique
said.
III we expanded all of our
medical schools to the utmost
and built all the new ones we
can afford as a Nation, we
still could not graduate enough
doctors to All our needs"
The NINA convention is ex-
pected to take a formal stand
today on the merits OF COM
pulsory VS.. voluntary national
health insurance plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13

cused OF plotting against the
republic. Most Of the Defend
ants have been accused OF sup
porting the aspirations Of Pres
ident Nasser Of the United
Arab Republic.
In the past apologists for
Gen. Kassem have said he does
not approve the manner in
which the trials are conducted.
But today Gen. Kassem de-
clared; II support every syllable
and word uttered by the pre-
siding judge OF the Peoples
Court"
Gen. Kassem said he had
promised Is years ago that Col.
Mahdawi would preside over
the trials of traitors and
criminals"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-13
AIimony-Huunted Man
Ends 3-Month Exile

PONTIAC. Mich, Aug. 10
CAPD,-Bernard j, Blechars,
divorced and behind in his
alimony payments, was trou-
bled and fearful that police
were looking for him. He went
into the woods to think.
He stayed there three months.
Police found him along a
highway in fashionable subur-
ban Bloomfield Hills. The 80
year-old Detroit shipping clerk
clothes were in rags. His hair
and beard were matted with
dirt.
He weighed 80 pounds. He
was a husky ITS when he began
his self-imposed exile from
society May 8.
Police IncredulOus
I'm divorced" Mr.. Blechars
mumbled to incredulouS police
officers yesterday. II was be-
hind in my alimony. I thought
the police must be looking for
me. I found this place. 1t
looked like pretty good place
to me-"
For three months, Mr.. Bile
chars said. he ate apples and
berries, drank water with his
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Uruguay Strike
Brings Warning

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay,
Aug. 10 (AP).-The govern
ment threatened harsh secu-
rity measures today to prevent
the recurrence OF a 24-hour
strike of power and telephone
workers.
Yesterdays unexpected strike
Of 10000 workers of the State
power monopoly paralyzed
Montevideo. The workers are
demanding wage increases of
about 70 per cent.
Benito Nardone, member of
the nine man presidential
council, said the strike was part
of a coordinated plan to force
the government into granting
sweeping salary boosts. Some
officials indicated privately they
thought the plan was Com
iSt-inspired.