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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19

A fashy straw hat broke"
q month-long holdup spree
that netted three Washington
men more than $4,000 and kept
200 policemen on the case for
weeks, police announced yes
terday.
Robbery Squad Capt. Nunzio
BonaccorSy said the three sus-
poets, one of them a l6-year-
old juvenile. were arrested at
their home yesterday and
charged in the daylight holdups
Of at least 10 liquor. grocery
and cleaning stores since
June Il.
A fourth suspect was charged
yesterday as an accessory after
the last holdup which took
place Thursday at a Northwest
liquor store
Red Shirt Bandit"
Held in $4,000 bond each
for the grand jury were En-
manuel L. White. 10. of the
300 block of Thirteenth street
NV. and Leo J. Henson, 10,
Of the 400 block Of Clifton
street NV. Both men waived
preliminary hearings yesterday
before United States Commits
sloner James F. Splain.
The I6-year-old youth was
held for the juvenile authori-
ties
Police said Leslie Hinton, 10,
Of the 500 block Of Fifth street
NE. charged with aiding and
abetting a felony. also waived
hearing before the Commits
sioner and was held in $1,000
bond.
At one time policemen from
every unit in the department
were working on the case. OFF,
GERS from the morals and juve-
nile divisions and even the Po-
lice Academy were called in to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19

How good a detective are YOU? Will you
be able to match wits with Dr. Hailed
Jan, Americas super-sleuth? Starting
Tuesday IN The Star, detective story
writer Don Sobol brings you another
series of Two-Minute Mysteries Each
is a battling crime puZzler from the
tabled career of DR.. Halediisn- You get
all the facts, all the clues -. and Just
two minutes to solve the mystery
Halediian holds nothing back He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19

At the same time East Ger
many is also Strengthening its
armed forces with SEeppe6-up
recruiting and with new Eeap-
ons. especially mobile AFmOr.
and latest MIG fighters from
the Soviet Union
Sources Ii both East and
West Berlin reported the sx-
panSion program vas being
pushed despite the shortage Of
manpOEer In East Germany
They pointed out that what
ever new power vas gwen TO
the East German army, the
dominant military force N East
Germany VII continue 10 be
the - Soviet divisions
The expansion cOntTs6lc1S
the peace" statement Of the
East German government A
year before East Germany also
wanted 10 cut its armed forces
by 3O.0 men 10 q total Of
10000 The cut never took place
and the strength Of the armed
forces now stands At 10 600
Reports Vary
Reports On the increase IN
strength planned this year In
East Germany vary bctEeen
10000 and 10000 This expan-
SION program includes add
tons between 5000 and 1000
men 10 the air force and navy.
which nov have strengths Of
only 10000 and 5000 repec-
lively
The new forces VII be alb
sorbed IN the reorganization Of
army units and formation Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
County AII-Stor cams
Set for Trophy Battle

Georges County aI-star teams of the Hyatsvile
Boys Club League and the Mount Rainier
Boys Club League will slug it out for baseball
trophy pm Thursday at Thomas Stone Park Queens
town. Nd
The winner will get to keep the trophy donated by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
D.C.Symphony Hailed
AS Corooos Success

CARACAS Venezuela Duly Ia CAF9. - Washington's
National BymJhny 0nTHatrB SCnrEf "a brilliant artistic
success" here during Ut unred States feeling
TuEe nj that have been attacking
the United SHtHE SanHta ElhGummittee questioned
CubRs former GtiHn Communism influence They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
Neqro Minister Pleads
For White Tennesseon
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washinaton. D. c. July l9, 1859

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 10 CAP)s-A white man who
admitted armed robbery and theft and Negro minis
teEia student wept together in City Court.
The white man. H. Hays, 90 Of Memphis, admitted
police he Lloyd NJ Prynor g. also Of Memphis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19

robbed . theater Of $50 Monday
night.
Hays met James Taylor, %,
the Negro ministerial student,
for the first sime when he at
tempted to rob the driver of a
city bus later Monday night.
Heeds Soft Voiced Man
He had taken $40 from the
driver Of the bus, and then
heard a soft voice tell him TO
give it hack. Turning, he en-
countered Mr.. Taylor. Hays
gave back the money and fed.
PrynOr and Hays we're cap
tUred Wednesday after they
wrecked q stolen auto en- route
TO Nashville
Mr. Taylor. ordained to the
ministry last Sunday at st,
JOSeph7s Spiritual Church,
went TO City Court yesterday
and asked Judge Beverly
BOuShe if he might speak in
HAYS behalf
Hays and Mr.. Taylor looked
at each other a minute. On
recognition Hays lowered his
head
Pleads for Defendant
Judge. this boy does not
know God None of these peo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
starting in THE STAR, Tuesday, July n

challenges you to test your skill as an
amateur Sleuth. THE correct solution
will be published on another page in
the same edition of The Starr.
The Two-Minute Mysteries are quick,
tricky and fun. Look for the first who
dunit" in this new series this coming
TUESDAY in The Star. Enjoy these
brain-teaserS in The Star every Tues
day, Thursday and Friday throughout
the summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
Pleads for Defendant

Judge. this boy does not
know God None of these peo-
pie In court knows God. Give
them understanding, Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
'ToIbott Urges Drive
On Class Legislation

button and hamper the sales
effort"
There is also other control
legislation before Congress
aimed as restricting compete
ton, and the end-goal Of much
Of this legislation is to ease the
competitive pressure on selec-
tive categories," he continued,
I'm net effect, this is class
legislation.
THE most helpful thing
that salesmanship can do for
itself is to watch out for Fed
eral Government decision S
which can play havoc with our
selling potential" he said. I'VE
have the issue before us of a
dangerously unbalanced Fed
eral budget, and this could
certainly lead to consumer
sales resistance and that resist
ance would be hard to over
come.
Our greatest present danger
is the all-too-prevalent feeling
that, someone else will relieve
us of the painful chore of
participating in the affairs of
our democracy"
Mr.. Talbot had high praise
for salesmanship, saying that
in his opinion mo economy, Of
any kind, can survive and
prosper without capable sales
manship."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Capital Traffic Growth
Shown by 1858 Report

Continued growth of vehicular
traffic in the District of Column
bia was announced by the De-
partment of Highways in its
1858 annual report on 24-hour
tests at key points.
The combined totals Of 90
stations we're 2.5 per cent above
"a year ago. They were 72.4 per
cent ahead of prewar 1941.
Four Potomac River bridges
had an annual average 3.8 per
cent above the previous year
and 1853 per cent above 1941.
Five Anscostia River bridges
had a gain of 81 per cent from
a year earlier and an increase
of 1909 per cent from 1941.
Best gains from a year ago
included: So per cent on Canal
road between Thirty-sixth street
and Foxhall road; 81 per cent
at Chain Bridge; 5.4 per cent on
Thirteenth street NV. between
Fairmont and Girard; As per
cent on the Baltimore Wash
ington parkway at the D. C.
line. A gain of 1.9 per cent was
recorded on Wisconsin avenue
NV, near the D. C. line. An
increase of IL per cent listed
for Georgia avenue at the Sill
yer Spring underpass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Peoples Drug Opens
Prince Georges Store

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, to-
day opened its newest store in
the Prince Georges Plaza Shop
ping Center at Hyattsville, Md.
The new Self-service drug
store, located close to the new
Hecht Co. department store,
has free pickup and delivery of
prescriptions and occupies over
10000 square feet of space. 1t
shares with other stores in
parking space for more than
$500 cars.
The store opens to either the
parking area or to the shopping
mall. Checkout counters are
located at both entrances. A
post Office contract station is
in the southeast corner of the
store.
Peoples will open another
new store on Georgia avenue
extended in Glenmont, Md, in
March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

support MS expense account
with records-except where the
employe is a controlling stock
holder Of the corporation or the
employers accounting require
ments are too fiimsy.
One caution: If an employe
claims business expense deduc-
tons in excess Of his reimburse
ments, he is required to show
his full reimbursement and ex-
pense deductions on his return,
An employe who may have to
pay some Of his business ex-
penses out Of his own pocket
will want to think twice, there
fore, about opening all Of his
expenses to question by deduct
ing his out-of-pocket expenses
especially If they're relatively
small.
One regret: While the new
expense account rules consti-
tute a real tax break for COR
poration executives. they don't
help the small businessman. A
partner or individual proprietor
Is automatically outside the new
rules because he isn't an en-
ploye. And although the owner
officer of a closely held cor
poration is an employee and thus
comes within the new expense
account rules, they don't do him
too much good, because when
a closely held corporations re-
turn is examined, the Treasury
practice is to examine the own
er'S return at the same time.
One warning: While the new
rules make the expense account
a major fringe benefit for many
executives, the Treasury has
warned Of a breakdown if wide
spread, fragrant abuses are
found. But it's hard to see how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
BY JOHN A. GILES
star stan Writer

Philip M. Talbot, former
president Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce. said
last night 1t Is imperative that
businessmen assume more ac-
tive political roles to defeat
l"class legislation"
He said that bills such as the
pending measure before the
Senate Banking and Currency
Committee which would give
the Federal Reserve System au-
thority to impose credit con-
trolls on consumer durables are
entirely foreign to a truly
competitive enterprise system. I"
Mr.. Talbot, senior vice presi-
dent Of Woodward 81 Lothrop.
spoke before the annual pres
entation dinner of the Sales
Executive Club of Washington
at the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
He received a special award
for outstanding work in retail
ing, while Gen. Alfred M. Cru
enther. president Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, was honored for
public service. Distinguished
statesmen awards we're pre-
sented to AZ area statesmen.
The bill before the Senate
committee, Mr.. Talbot said,
would cause trouble for distri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Hardwood PlywOOd Institute
to Open New Headquarters

The Hardwood Plywood In
stitute, a national association OF
plywood and veneer manufac-
turers, will dedicate its new
headquarters and laboratory
building in Arlington, Va, or
Thursday:
Participating in the cere-
monies will be Carl F. Oechsle,
Assistant Secretary of Com
merce for Domestic Affairs,
and David L. Krupsaw, chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
PageAcquired
By Norfhrop

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf,
Feb. II (SpeciaD. - Northrop
Corp. is expanding into the new
field of advanced systems for
long-range radio communica-
tons through acquisition of
Page Communications Engi-
neerS, Inc, Northrop President
Whitley C. Collins announced
today.
Page is currently engineering
national and international
communications systems on
four continents, and has COM
pleted the worlds first inter-
continental network employing
the new scatter propagation
techniques, in which radio
signals are reflected from the
stratosphere and ionosphere
for clear long-diStance trans
mission. 1t has carried out
system feasibility studies, sitting
surveys, system planning
and programming, procurement
and installation of all electron-
ic equipment and the conStruc-
ton of supporting facilities,
such as access roads, buildings,
power lines and power plants.
Northrop will acquire 100
per cent of the stock of Page
and the company will be oper-
ated as a wholly-owned sub
sidiary of Northrop, Mr.. Collins
said. He emphasized that no
changes are contemplated in
the executive and technical
personnel of Page and that the
company will continue its oper-
alton as before,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Course in Purchasing
Scheduled at A. u.

DR., Louis j. DeRose will con-
duct a four-session course in
purchasing at American Uni
versity in the Clover Room of
Hurst Hall, Massachusetts, and
Nebraska avenues NV, begin
ming February "a
The univerSity's School of
Business Administration and
the Purchasing Agents Asso-
citation of Washington are
sponsoring the course. SubSe-
quent sessions will be held
March 10, "a and 81. Each
session will begin at 4 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

man of the Arlington County
Board Of Supervisors.
The $4,000 headquarters
building provides a showplace
for many decorative and func-
tional uses of plywood and
plywood products in modern
construction. 1t is located at
1910 South Walter Reed drive,
Just behind the Shirlington
Shopping Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Imported Car Sales
More Than Doubled

Sales of the imported car
division of Manhattan Auto
Inc, during 1858 were more
than double those of the previ-
GUS year, reported Bernard
Mills, general manager.
Mr.. Mills said the same
trend continued in January
and that he could see no rea-
son for anything but further
gains for the rest of 1859.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Caution Is Urged

And if the accounting ire
quitements are met, not only 4
the employee excused from re-
porting expense account de-
tails; he also is ordinarily freed
from the burden of having to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
Ready to Go Ahead

In the same vein, Mr.. Thomas
said: with everyone cooper
ating. our firm is ready to &C
ahead"
What will become OF the AGO.
900 shares, which were issued
during Mr.. Widmayer's short
term as president of the COM
pany, remained a question.
Mr.. Thomas, who is expected
to be elected president at an
early organization meeting Of
the board said he believed that
matter could be worked out to
the satisfaction of everyone.
The committee won a tenn
porary injunction prohibiting
the Widmayer firm from trans
ferring, voting. pledging OF
hypothicating these shares until
trial to determine their DISPOSE
ton. The court calendar at
Rockville suggests that trial Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
METAL PRICES

NEW YORK, Feb. II (AP) Spot
nonferrous metal prices today: Copper
Valley; lead liza cents a pound, New
York; SIM liza cents q pound, East
st. Louis: tin 81 02ss pound, New
York: foreign silver 903s cents per
troy ounce, New York. At Pittsburgh,
scrap steel No. heavy was quoted
at 47.00-4S00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
$500 Million Outlay

MONTREAL, Feb. II (AP).-
The Bell Telephone Co. OF
Canada expects to spend more
than 5000 million on new con-
struction in 1859, against $183
million last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
ID. c. Hotel Sales Rise
3 Per Cent From Year Ago

Washington hotel sales In
January were 3 per cent above
the same 1858 month, with
room sales up 2 per cent and
restaurant sales 4 per cent
ahead Of a year ago, reported
Horwath & Horwath, hotel and
restaurant accounting firm.
Based on data from client
hotels in this city, the firm
said the gain in restaurant sales
included 4 per cent increases
in both food and beverage sales.
The room occupancy rates for
January was 70 per cent, COM
pared with II per cent in jan
uary last year.
The firm also reported hotel
sales nationally were 2 per cent
above a year ago in January,
including a 2 per cent increase
in room sales and a 8 per cent
gain in restaurant sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

The expense account has now
become an official tax-sheltered
fringe benefit for executives
and other employees. The Treas
ury last year said it won't ask
any questions about expense
account reimbursements and
OUTLAWS if the employees SPEND
ing is approved by the employer.
This is a terrific incentive for
using expense accounts. The
average employer has a far
more generous view of what's
an acceptable business outlay
than the average Treasury
agent. The employers view may
be even more liberal when a
key employe is involved.
Here's the story. For years,
an employee reimbursed by his
employer for travel, entertain
ment, etc., expenses has theor-
etically been expected to report
the reimbursement as income
on his tax return and show the
OUTLAWS as deductions. In real
itv. practically no one has done
this.
Policy Switched
So in 1857, as part of a big
drive on phony deductions, the
Treasury tried to write the
theory into the tax return by
adding a new line which re-
quired expense reimbursements
to be reported as income. So
sensational was the howl that
went up from taxpayers that
the Treasury backed down. told
taxpayers to forget about the
new line in filing out their ST
returns. But, it warned, get
ready for your 1858 return.
Then came one of the biggest
switcheroos in Treasury history.
Instead of asking for something
as tough as the 1857 return re-
quirement (from which it re-
treated because taxpayers
didn't have enough notice to
keep records of their reimbursed
expenses, the Treasury in 1858
set up a blueprint enabling en-
ployes officially - not just in
fact-to forget about keeping
records of, or reporting ex-
pense accounts.
All that's necessary is for the
employer to require the employe
to account to him in writing for
the expense reimbursements.
This writing should show the
business nature of the expense
and its broad category-trans-
portation, entertainment. etc.
In this connection, note that
use of an employers credit card
is an expense reimbursement re-
quiring this kind of accounting
If these easy requirements
are met, the employee just has
to answer two simple questions
at the bottom of page one on
his 1858 return, indicating that
he received reimbursed ex-
penSeS and accounted for them
to his employer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
81 -
! '' n BUSINESS
Thomas Group Regoins
Control of PoIytronic
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

stockholders protective committee control of
Poyronc Research, Inc in proxy battle at the annual
meeting at Rockville last night and paved the way for
Of former officers headed by Thomas L. Thomas.
Elected to the board Of directors proposed by the
committee and two minority stockholders Unrepresented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
OVER COUNTER

washington listings on oyer-the-
counter markets furnished BY the Ma
tional Association Of Securities Dealers
as Of / pm. Tuesday, February IL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

the new board was Don Wild
mayer, Washington broker, who
seized control Of the company
last December and was elected
president to succeed Mr..
Thomas. The committee polled
. 1926, 800 votes.
Mr.. Widmayer and his asso-
ciates polled 300.996 votes, but
they were prohibited by a re-
cent Montgomery County Court
order from voting 100000 new
shares of the company stock,
which were issued and sold
recently to Mr.. Widmayer's
firm. Williams. Widmayer g.
Co., for 10 cents a share.
Seven Directors Named
The five new directors nomi-
mated by the committee m
cluded: Mr.. Thomas, Alfred
Lawson, Hyattsville pharma-
cist; John B. Toomey, jr.,
mechanical engineer; John O.
Frazier, president Of Frazier's
Fine Foods, Inc; Frederick
Uccelini. production engineer.
The two minority members of
the new board are Manuel
Auerbach and Ernest Nolan.
Around 200 stockholders
turned out for last nights lively
meeting at company Offices in
Rockville. Both the committee
and Mr.. Widmayer and his
associates presented their
views. A group of employees
also made a strong appeal for
return of Mr.. Thomas to the
helm.
The meeting lasted until
1880 pm. and the counting
of ballots was not completed
until around 3 am. today.
Each of the two contesting
groups were represented by two
tellers and an independent
stakeholder served as fifth.
Mr.. Widmayer conceded de-
feat and said his group would
Cooperate with the new adj
r1inistration now that the con-
troversy had been settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

Prices quoted In dollars and thirty
Subject to Federal taxes but not tc
State income taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
TREASURY BONDS


NEW YORk, Feb. II (APJ
over encounter U. D. Government Treas
ury b0nds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

the case be as much as seven
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

1.-THE Treasury can ever md
these under the new rules.
Tomorrow; Contributions IN
merchandise can bring big tan
savings.
Distributed 1853 By The Hall
Syndicate. Inc. All rights reservedJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-17
YOUR
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The expense account has now support his expense
The Detroit tribune., 1959-01-10
Negro History
Week Set For
Feb. 8-14th

President Eisenhower has been
asked to proclaim Feb. 8-14 Ne
gro History Week.
The request was made by the
Afro-American Heritage Associa-
tion through its president, Miss
Leo F.. Sparks.
Started in 1925 by the late
Carter G. Woodson, Negro His
tory Week has been observed
for 80 years. Although many gov
ernors and mayors have issued
NHW proclamations. the week
has never been proclaimed by a
President Of the United States.
In her letter requesting the
proclamation. Miss Sparks de-
eiared:
I'VE in the Afro-American
Heritage Association feel that
such a proclamation is great
opportunity for the president Of
the United States to say to Amer
leans and TO the world that the
chief executive of the United
States and the people thereof
are making forward strides in
the heritage and history of Amer
leans of African descent.
1T is in the interest Of all
Americans; it is in the interest
of freedom; it is in the interest
of world peace.