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Evening star., 1959-06-15
Bears Bitter End

Shame on those p0llcemen
In Baltimore for so cruelty
ramming that poor bear with
q car before finally putting
an end TO his misery with q
bullet!
/ do not know II 1t was the
same bear that was roaming
around Washington, but I be-
lieve that the Washington
authorities had every inten-
ton Of capturing the bear
and putting him in q ZOO. The
account in The Star made me
sick when I read 1t. I hope
that those people viii be pun
ished for their cruelty. Have
animals no rights and pro-
lection In this country?
Miriam Holland.
4 = =
The slain wandering bear
that sought shelter in q cem-
etery at Annapolis avenue
must have had q premonition
Of its fate at the hands Of
Baltimore's finest.
Ramming by patrol car,
bounding by police dogs and
panicky citizens, q hundred
policemen, pistol shots-all
for one frightened (probahly
hungry, not fully grown
black bear, makes one shud-
der.
Had ZOO officials or the
personnel Of the Humane So
ciety for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals been
called in, q food -baited" trap
or "tranquilizer" shots could
have been used. and the AMI
NAL taken alive to the local
ZOO. Mary T. Gerster.
4 ~
The recent, unwarranted,
wanton. and brutal Staying
Of a bear in Baltimore by the
Baltimore police Is O shining
example Of the high degree
Of civilization and humane
ness to which our country has
attained. What fun those po-
lice must have had bounding
the hapless bear through the
city streets; what a sadistic
thrill 1t must have given them
to knock the defenseless ami
NAL down three times with
their car; with what glee they
must have poured their bull
lets into the frightened tor
tured bear before one Of the
bullets finally gave the poor
beast a merciful coup de
grace. Surely this was a deed
which smacks Of all the cru
city, all the lack Of mercy and
compassion, all the barbarism
Of the dark age in mans long
history of mans inhumanity
to both man and animal
alike. This was q deed that
filled me with the utmost
horror and revulsion.
Therese Ann Olson
\ y 4 4
I think that the story oi
the running down and killing
Of the bear cub is one oi
the most inhuman stories
have ever had the misfortune
to recall.
I know well enough thai
bears are dangerous and Just
how dangerous a bear can be
but ! hoped the story woulc
have a happy ending either
with the bear going back Il
his home, the vilds, or com
ing to the Zoo to give pleas
ure to the children anC
grownups Of our city.
I feel very sad about thu
whole thing. It just seeml
that civilization has not got.
ten very far after all.
Ethel QuilIin Bixby
Evening star., 1959-06-15

A super tear-gas grenade
has been perfected by Army
chemists.
It is about the size. shape
and weight Of q baseball. II
looks Just like q baseball.
Aside from any military ap-
plications. the device promises
to be Of special value in
breaking up riots, mob dem
onstrations and other civilian
disturbances without causing
any real injuries.
The metal grenade now
generally used by police forces.
chemists Of the Army Chemi-
cal Corps point out, often
causes serious injuries from
flying fragments Of the cas-
ing. Now the gas is enclosed
In q light plastic.
The new grenade is lighter
than any used in the past and
can be thrown further. It is
timed to burst about two
seconds after throwing, thus
giving the intended recipients
no chance to pick 1t UP and
throw 1t back.
No Fire Hazard
It is filled with powdered
chloracetophenone, one of the
latest tear gas agents, which
is fire-proof and eliminates
the fire hazard Of other gas
agents. It emits no visible
cloud TO warn rioters Of its
approach and when 1t bursts
there is only q short-lived
small gray cloud which dis
appears rapidly.
Army chemists have come
to the aid Of the farmer as
well as the policeman, ac-
cording to a recent announce
ment. Most notable In this
respect is the flame-weeder,
designed to burn out weeds
growing between rows of
young sugar cane and cotton.
It also can be used effectively
in removing hard packed
snow and ice from airfields.
Water hyacinths that
clogged the Mississippi delta
below New Orleans have been
removed effectively by the
same device which originally
was designed for wedding cot
ton, since the base of the
woody cotton plant is able
to withstand the high flame
for a short time. It has been
found equally effective in
keeping beet and onion fields
free of weeds.
4 4 4
An apparently effective
treatment for nerve gas poi
soning-which might claim
thousands Of both military
and civilian victims in an.
Evening star., 1959-06-15
CHEVY CHASE.

Dear Sir:
II have come to the con-
clusion that the worst garden
fault Is lack Of proper
pruning.
Il know in my own yard
where I have failed. and I
can easily see IL in my neigh
bors' yards.
Since we all know that
pruning is necessary. why
don't we do It?
THE prevalence Of leggy,
overgrown bushes and ever
greens shows our failing,
The question is what to do
about 1t.
There ought to be some
law, or something, requiring
garden owners to learn about
pruning, and then some en-
forcement agency to see that
they do 1t.
Meat gardens never come
without pruning. and most of
all pruning at the proper
moment.
Perhaps the greatest
failure Of the average home
gardener is that he prunes,
II at all, at the wrong time.
Sincerely, H. D. W."
Our correspondent puts
his emphasis on the sore
thumb Of home gardening.
Surely, most householders
fail here, through lack Of
knowledge, we believe, but by
reason Of timidity. too.
Shrubs, in particular. are
placed too close together, in
the first place. then they
grow to crowd each other.
Even pruning, then. won't
help much. Transplanting is
what is needed.
We do not prune enough
because we are. forsooth "a
nice old world, not good
enough.
To cut and scar into a
nicely growing plant seems
wrong. somehow.
Watch some old handyman.
as he used to be called.
He grabs the bush with a
stern hand, and cuts away
until there is nothing much
left.
He looks as If he were
wrecking the bush, and time
proves that he did! In our
block, where some nice speci-
mems Of the newer privets
were growing. a handyman
did his worst. and practically
ruined them.
This was three years ago.
and they haven't come back
yet. Probably they never will.
because careless, Indifferent
or, what is worse, ignorant
pruning is worse than none
at all.
Hence, with all our prun-
ing, we ought to use some
common sense.
This means. in the last
analysis, that we must con-
suit either books or real gar
deners.
The former are easter to
come by. Books, magazines
and newspapers give us an
unending supply Of garden
ing advice; the trouble comes
in applying it.
Yet it is good to know the
theory Of gardening, espe-
cially as applied in a small
place.
Without this knowledge,
the homeowner misses q
great deal.
Some persons, Of course,
never find ANYTHING in life
Evening star., 1959-06-15
Falls Church Schools

TOJS SHUgSU SStIOOIS
Now that the returns are in
and the CBC Of Falls Church
has scored a resounding vic
tory, Louis Olom deserves a
large share Of the thanks he
expressed to those who had
helped in the campaign. for
giving focus to the latest pro-
test of this city's citizens, and
giving the protest an effective
expression and alternative
candidates.
It would be most unfortu-
nate II the creative energies
brought together to make
possible this victory were not
now directed toward con-
structive action, which has
not been taken by the pres
ent school board, school
administration, or citizens
groups, so far. Surely now
Is the time for q study or
analysis Of the city's popula-
ton with q view to providing
a school system tailor-made
for the city's high concentra-
ton of college-bred parents
and college-directed. high
10. youngsters. The over
simplification Of issues in
evitable in an election gave
the choice only between what
we did have, and what was
being done to it. The over
whelming protest against
what was being done surely
can be interpreted as a wish
for something better than we
had, a renewed hope that the
city of Falls Church will have
control of its own school sys-
tenn. The initiative has been
seized by neighboring juris-
dictions for innovations such
as the accelerated eighth
grade subjects and third or
fourth year foreign language.
a track program, and un-
graded primary classes. While
the Falls Church schools
have not done badly. the
school population Of this city
could and should be in
schools which are Standard
bearers for educational prog
ress.
Let's hope this resurgence
Of interest will move CBC
and the PTAs to undertake
curriculum studies of schools
in similar cities, Of foreign
school systems. Of national
manpower needs. Of our own
children's talents. ambitions,
and needs; then to urge upon
the school administration a
program based not on the
minimum requirements Of the
State of Virginia or the
comprehensive" pattern OF
the typical American town,
but on the very best our city
can do for our youngsters
These children are living in
O very complex world. and
every year their education
fails them will make that
much harder their living in
and leading the society Of the
future.
Thanks to The Star for full
and competent coverage OF
Falls Church issues.
Mrs. C. C. Finch.
4 4
AS one Of the CBC candi-
dates in the Falls Church
City Council election, I wish
to express my very sincere
appreciation Of The Stars
generous and encouraging ed
itorial comments on the elec-
ton results.
I firmly believe that we can
and will so conduct ourselves
that we will justify the conf
dence placed in us by the
press and by more than 1000
Falls Church voters.
Charles j. Hedetniemi, Jr.
Evening star., 1959-06-15
That Wall Again

We thank you for the very
constructive editorial THAT
Wall Again" We thank you
for trying to get at the truth
and give needed publicity to
all the secrecy and hurry
to push such an expen-
sive and unnecessary struc-
ture through Congress. The
Act Of "a (Which the In
terror Department pushed
through to snatch this
Arlington area from the vet
erans) was also hurried
through the last days Of Con-
gress with no hearings and
no debate.
Congress should know the
history, the present and fu-
ture plans Of the promoters
regarding this so-called
Freedom Wall" Last year,
the Senator sponsoring the
wall, and the "holier than
thou" head Of the National
Park Service. told the Senate
that the final plans had been
approved by the agencies re-
quired by law. This was not
true.
But the promoters can keep
collecting money, the Monu-
ment Commission can look
busy, and Mr.. Thompson Of
the Park Service can get
more land to administer as
long as they keep bringing
this bill up. So they are at
IL again-ignoring the will Of
the people and the voice Of
the Representatives who de-
feated IL last year. The pro-
moters did everything to
have the bill passed without
debate. but 1t was debated
for several hours and soundly
defeated on its own demerits.
Fortunately. thanks to your
paper, Congress and the peo-
pie are given the unbiased
facts regarding this monu-
mental proposal. Again, we
thank you for this public
service in the finest newspa-
per tradition.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Jackson.
Since reading your very
good editorial which ap-
peared in The Star June 8,
regarding THAT Wall Again, IS
I have taken the time to get
q copy Of the bill that again
proposes that this wall be
constructed. In reading this
bill, I have been amazed to
see that 1t Is proposed to do
away with the former re-
quirement that the final plans
and specifications for the wall
must be approved by the Fine
Arts Commission and the Ma
tional Capital Planning Com
mission and thereafter be
submitted to Congress for its
approval.
As you brought out last
year. and In 1857. the Fine
Arts Commission has never
approved any final plans for
the wall. The chairman of
the commission also testified
to this in the congressional
hearing last year before the
House committee now headed
by the author Of this years
bill.
Since there are undoubtedly
valid objections to the pro-
posed plans II the Fine Arts
Commission will not approve
them, why all the rush to
have Congress pass the new
bill which provides for by
passing the Fine Arts Com
mission, when neither Con-
gress nor anyone else knows
Just what plans or what kind
Of q monument will finally
emerge from all this and bt
imposed on Washington
throughout all time? Such
expediency most certainly
does not appear to be in the
national interest, nor in the
interest Of thoughtful plan
ming for this great Nations
Capital City.
You are right in your edi.
torial, and I have confidence
in our Congress and in theil
again acting wisely on thil
problem as they did last year
]. H. Kaufmann.
Evening star., 1959-06-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1959-06-15
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE

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writing rhe Star Information Bu.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27

xEI dividend. b Books closed. tPlus
extra Or extras. Declared or paid 50
far this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
CHICAGO GRAIN

grain futures market was mostly
steady today during the first several
minutes of transactions on the Board
OF Trade with wheat showing a con-
tinued firming trend in all contracts.
Dealers said there appeared to be
q better volume of wheat buying on
selling was somewhat lighter than
Trading was Influenced somewhat
on both sides of the market by the
Government report of last Friday
showing stocks of grain in all posi-
tons as of July l. Most interest ap-
peared to center on the figures for
corn and soybeans which some dealers
SAID were Of a slightly bullish tinge.
hisher near the first hour. September
Sl.90h; corn e to % higher Septem-
Der 81 .2034; oats "a to 70 higher. Sep
TENDER. Now type contract 6S34; rye u
to 50 higher. September 81 .2912: soy
beans UNCHANGED to a higher. Sep
TENDER S2.2O3s
Recent reports by the Commodity
quired by default of Government loans
indicate the Federal price support
agency may go into the new crop year
with its Soybean bins empty.
Since June /, the CCC has sold more
than 1925 million bushels. Its total
take over as of July / was 81 million
bushels, leaving less than a month S
1t appears that stocks held under .pur-.
chase agreements now will be liquidated
by growers since prices have been
somewhat f1rmer the past two weeks
and only about 10000 bushels were
delivered to the CCC on July l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
Stocks Higher,
Range Small;
Trading Slack

NEW YORK, July 81 (AP).-
The stock marekt scratched out
a mild advance in relaxed
trading early this afternoon.
Key shares were fractionally
higher. Some ran up gains Of
two points or so. But a number
of losers sprinkled the list.
Most steels, metals, oils, to-
baccos and rubbers advanced.
Motors were mixed. Several
chemicals chalked up smart
gains.
United States Steel paced a
firm steel group with an ad-
vance Of more than a point.
Youngstown Sheet g. Tube
picked up around a point.
Bethlehem and Republic Steel
added fractions.
Trading interest among
motors centered in American
Motors which was ahead more
than a point. General Motors
Studebaker-Packard also were
higher. But Ford and Chrysler
fell fractionally.
In drab bond dealings Gov
ernments edged higher while
corporate issues were mixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
JerseyOiI
Net Up27%

NEW YORK, July 81 (AP).
Standard Oil Co. New Jer-
sey) today reported net profit
of $3l5 million for the lrst
six months this year. This was
a gain of 81 per cent over the
first half of 1858.
Profits was equal to Stat a
share and compared with earn
ings of $249 million dollars or
1922 a share on a smaller
number of shares a year ago.
Revenue from sales and in
vestments climbed to $685.
100000 from $3,720,000,00O a
year earlier.
Product sales, highest for any
half-year in Jersey Standards
history, were up 9 per cent
from a year ago. However, Eu-
gene Holman, chairman, said,
prices of both crude oil and re-
fined products continued weak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
Steel Plants
To Step up
Expansion

CLEVELAND, July 81 (AP) .
Steel companies, looking be-
yond the strike, are planning
to buy more new equipment in
the second half of this year
than they did in the first half.
This was reported yesterday
by the magazine Steel based on
a survey answered by COM
panieS representing 60 per cent
of the Nations steel capacity.
Most Of the companies said
even a long strike would not
cause them to materially alter
plans pointing to a 43 per cent
increase in equipment ordered.
Biggest increases are indi-
Gated in orders for coke ovens
and rolling mill facilities. Steel
said fewer than 80 coke ovens
were ordered in the second
half of 1858; 263 were ordered
in the first half of 1859 and $50
to 400 will be ordered during
the second half unless tht
steel strike drags on into the
fourth quarter"
The weekly trade magazine
said iron ore stocks are good
and If the strike ends by La
Dor Day steel mills will have
enough ore to carry them
through the winter. If the
strike continues until Septem-
Der Is, Steel said. the rail-
roads probably will have to
haul ore from the Lake Su-
perior region to supplement
whatever the ore boats can get
in before the lakes freeze.
Steel set losses in steel in
got production since the strike
began at about 3,680,300 net
tons.
Last week, with the steel
workers strike in its second
week, mills that are not af-
fected produced $4,000 tons Of
ingot steel, about 1875 per cent
of the nations capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
N. Y. PRODUCE

NEW YORK. July 81 (APl (UsDA).
Butter offerings moderate. Demand
fair. Receipts q days. $4,000. Whole
sale prices on bulk cartons (fresh)
Creamery, 80 score IA 60-60HA cents
g2 score A 59h-60 80 score B 5Sla-
Cheese offerings fully adequate. De-
mand fair. Receipts g days. l26, 200,
whole milk. Single Daisies fresh az
80 cents: single Daisies aged 49-51,
fats aged 1889. proceSsed American
pasteurized 3 lbs 35la-3S, domestic
Swiss (wheels) grade A 1916, grade
B 43-44, grade c 39-41.
Wholesale egg offerings moderate.
Demand active today. Receipts e
days. 1890. New York spot quota
tons follow: Midwestern: mixed COL
ors: extras $3.50 lbs 33h -36; extras
ors: extras (4S-50 lbs) 33h-36: extras
medium 1890; standards large 31-32;
checks 24h-26. Whites, extras $3.50
Browns: extras 1880 lbs. ii 40.
:. Nearby; whites: top quality $3.50
lbs, Alas: mediums. 34-35: smalls,
1923 "a ;peewees, 15-16h Browns top
quality 4S-50 lbs, 555-46; mediums
16h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
Earnings

TexacO, Inc. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $162,-
723,460 or $2.79 a share VS..
$138,535.542 or $2.37 in 1858
period.
Creole Petroleum Corp. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$115,500,000 or $1.49 a share
VS.. 100000 or $1.51 in 1858
period.
Eastman Kodak Co. in "a
weeks ended June IA earned
$52,720,909 or $1.36 a share VS..
$37, 330,269 or SO cents in 1858
period.
Giant Portland Cement in
IL months ended June 30
earned $3,738,238 or $2.67 a
share VS.. $2,892,729 or $2O8 in
1858 period.
Delt Air Lines in year ended
June 80 earned $4.062,000 or
1882 a share VS.. 81 ,063,155 or 95
cents in 1858.
Duval Sulphur g. Potash in
IL months ended June 80 earned
$2,254,452 or $1.73 a share VS..
$2,587.162 or $1.99 in 1858.
Beech Aircraft Corp. in 9
months ended June 80 earned
$2,532,534 or 1904 a share VS..
$2.447,894 or $2.97 in 1858 Pc
Rod.
Lehigh Valley Railroad in 6
months ended June 80 had a
loss of $1,602,205 VS.. a loss of
$3,219,929 in 1858 period.
Walgreen Co. in 3 months
ended June 80 earned $4,002, 020
or 5000 a share VS.. $3,749,532
or $3.50 in 1858 period.
Other earnings included:
For 8 Months Ended June 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27

Yng Shafts 5 145M 1A5M l45M
Zenith Rad ] 8 l22 lao l2o - "
Hourly Sales on ihs Exchange
l1,00 am. $40 900 Noon ! ooo 900
Loo pm. $40 600 200 pm o 600 600
unit Of trading 10 shares or sales in
full. Rates Of dividends in the foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semi-annual decla.
ration. Unless. otherwise noted, special
or extra dividends are not included.
a. Also extra or extras. b Annual rate
plus stock dividend. Declared or paid
in 1853 plus stock dividend. Paid last
year. Payable in stock during 1859,
estimated cash value on ex-dividend or
redistribution date. g Declared or paid
SO tar this year. Declared OF paid
after stock dividend or splitup. kDe.
clared or paid this year, an accumula.
tive issue with dividends in arrears.
P Paid this year, dividend omitted, de-
ferred or no action taken at last dividend
meetiSg. Declared or paid in 1858 plus
stock dividend. Payable in stock during
1858. estimated cash value on ex-dividend
or redistribution date. y Liquidating
dividend. cid Called. XXX dividend.
KIDS Elk distribution. XII Elk riehts. XIV
without warrants, WV With warrants.
nd Next day delivery q In bankruptcy
or receivership or being reOrganized
under the Bankruptcy Act, or securities
assumed BY such companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
BALTIMORE
MARKETS
Quotations supplied by the United
States Agriculture Department:
prndtIna Markata

Quotations supplied by the United
States AsrSiS nItSse DEPARTMENT o,p.1t
APR 1sSe. S Up 9k4i MS Rf%Ofs Ss
US1 "a inch up 24O, US fancy PA
inch up 2 SO. NJ Ia bu cartons STAIRS
ga inch up no grade mark 1.50.
Cantaloups: Nearby "a Blu hpr 90
Is e. Nd sSlk l RR5c5ed locally 0u hOF l4'-
weaker. onerinss lisSte H! "a "a b Si' bkts
Nd Red Ravens no grade marx .
inches up 225. Blu bkts. Md Red
hsEes up USi as men bu up bk aeo 4 hpT
open face, Md various varieties 1 90
200 according to quality
Potatoes: Slightly weakers. US1 &,
USl size A washed 80 ID sacks tunless
ZOO according to condition. pel Cob,
Del Chippewas l.75, Cobblers l.25-
ll,.50 few higher, batter size few 2.S5
Va Ce:3lers some dirty 1.O0-1,5o, I'M
sweet potatoes: Va bu bkts Nema-
colds washed 475-525, few higher,
fair quality 2.50-3.00 NJ bu bkts
oklshomas 2,5O-2.75, "a bu bkts 40
TG sH.sis: sN XII s.S Tas r. Hlss;
90 ID cartons 200 va bu bkts 500
326. NJ 80 ID fats 1.00-1 so, IL
ct Climax bkts ordinary quality SO
Livestock Markets
Cattle 1.400 and calves 200: 1 load
and few small lot 930-l093 10 choice
slaughter steers 29.00-29.75, few loads
and lots 1,066-1 .2s4 Id good 26.5O-2S.
e ley iey g g5 ID mostly standard
few head commercial 1850-2O.O0. in
l4;50-16.50;. utility bulls 2i.OO-2S 90
Individual "a 90; good and choice $50.
250 ID yealers 2S:00.34 so, choice
few good and choice 100000 ID siSush.
ter calves 25.OO-2SOO, 2 loads l,i8S
ID choice feeder steers 27.25, . lots
922-961 10 mostly good 25.25-25.75.
,,s Hogs $50; bulk supply mixed lots
ers mostly f5SS, about s 70 head 60 Du ie6.
220 lbs these grades 1880, 10 head
No "A 203 ID 1875, 1 lot No a. near
Z; Ho5 lbs &C. package No near SOC
Sheep 100, spring slaughter lambs
| 1859 ID mostly good and choice lambs
23.00-25.0O.
Grain Market
Flour-Receipts none.
Wheat-Receipts, lOO;4o6 bushels;
shipments, 36,72b bushels: stocks,
S,042;552 bushels. No. . red winter
garlicky Sl12.
Corn-Receipts, 3.419 bushels: ship
ments., $1,000 bushels: stocks, 5S,967
bushels.
Oats-Receipts, none: shipments,
none: stocks, 1919 bushels.
Barley-Receipts, none: shipments.
none; stocks, SAT- bushels.
Rye-ReceiptS, none: shipments,
none: stocks, -2,51s bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none: shipments,
none. stocks, 5S,S97 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-27
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK. July 81 (AP).-spot
nom ferrous metal prices today: Copper
29h-3O cents pound, Connecticut
Valley. Lead 12 cents q pound. New
York. Zinc II cents a pound, East ST.
Louis. Tin S1.02 a pound, New York
Foreign silver 9l9s per cents troy
ounce. New York Pittsburgh scr D
steel No. i heavy was quoted today by
Iron Age at 43OO-44.0O.