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Evening star., 1960-08-04
RALPH McGILL
Political South in State of FIux

gressmen from the reluctant
one-party Southern States
reach Washington. they will
confer with Lyndon johnson,
and others of the faithful.
They will again be reminded
that nothing helps a Cover
nor, Senator or Congressman
stay in Office like having a
little patronage and power
with which to please the
constituents.
There is more of this for
the South when there is a
Democrat in the White
House. After almost eight
years Of Eisenhower, the
wells of patronage are run
ming dry. Concurrent with
this is the severe decline in
Southern political power in
the Congress and in the
party's conventions.
Nominee Nixon, they know,
will campaign persuasively in
Dixie especially Texas,
Florida. Kentucky, Tennes-
see, North Carolina and Vir-
ginia.
The 1948 election and the
last two conventions are not
exactly a meme. meme, tekel
upharsin' on the walls of
Dixie politics." said a South
ern politician after Chicago's
G. o. P. session, but they
said something like that. We
are about to be put out to
pasture"
All this adds up to the con-
clusion that a shocked South
ern leadership needs time.
Lyndon johnson and other
so-called stalwarts will be
able to apply balm to hurts.
BY September we will be bet
ter able to speculate on just
what the South will do in
November.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
The KremIin and II. S. Elections

leo, our closest neighbor.
Soviet and Chinese agents
cloaked in diplomatic immu-
nifty are operating in large
numbers, with substantial
amounts of gold, all over the
Southern hemisphere. The
State Departments policies
are, to put it mildly, unde-
cided and confused. In Cuba
Chinese, Russian and satel-
lite experts actually are die
tating policies. They could
easily bring about a situation
which might demand a strong
retaliatory action on our part.
Similar developments may
occur in other parts of the
hemisphere.
At present we are placing
our entire reliance on the ac-
tions of the Organization Of
American States, which is
moving with utmost caution
and timidity. The situation
may develop in a manner
which may demand positive
action on our part. The
administration then will be
damned if it takes it and
damned if it does not.
Serious trouble may develop
while the Kremlin will disa-
VOW any active participation
except assisting freedom
loving nations"
Conditions in the Far East
are equally followed with a
good deal of anxiety. Com
munist China may indulge in
new aggressions against Wet
Nam, Cambodia or Thailand
without involving actively the
Soviet Union. We have as
sumed responsibilities toward
these countries, many of them
belonging to the SEATO.
That organization alone does
not have the necessary power
to answer the Communist
challenge. Thus it will be
Americas task to meet its
treaty obligations. This could
prove extremely embarrassing
to the incumbent admins
tration.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Labor and Steel Industry Chiefs Blamed
For Distress to Millions From 80 Strike

tries to maintain a high level
of operations until the final
stages Of the walkout. After
the workers returned, steel
mills rapidly pushed output
well above current steel con-
sumption levels in order to
rebuild stocks. Before long,
however. minimum working
inventories were restored.
"Once prompt deliveries
were available and it became
clear that higher steel prices
were imminent. steel users
began careful policing of
their orders for steel to avoid
an unnecessary and costly
pile-up Of excess stocks. AS
steel mills worked of back
logs Of untitled orders. pro-
duction dropped below the
rate at which steel was being
chewed up by industry.
I'm July, output of steel
dropped about one-sixth
from the already low June
level-about the usual per-
centage decline for the Vaca-
ton period. However, in the
holiday week Of July 4 to 10,
mills were producing at only
AZ per cent of capacity, the
lowest operating rate since
1889 for any week not
affected by a strike. Thus,
in terms of unused capacity
and in loss of tonnage COM
pared with recent highs, the
current adjustment in steel
has already cut deeper than
in any of the three postwar
recessionS.
THE remarkable thing Is
that this has happened when
Woodworking activity and
production generally have re-
manned close to record levels.
The sheer magnitude of this
rolling readjustment' in steel
has clouded the overall in
dustrial outlook; quite OBJ
viously, steel production has
not been a good indicator of
changes in manufacturing as
a whole or even in metal
working industries.
Since the low in early
July, steel mill operations
have rebounded to 81 per
Evening star., 1960-08-04
RALPH McGILL

Save for Mississippi, where
Gov. Ross Barnett is always
predictable, the political South
presently is in a state Of tur-
gid flux.
1t is quite possible for the
Republican Party to show a
large percentage gain in votes
in November and yet lose
some Of the States which went
to President Eisenhower in
1852 and 1856. This is based
on two presumptions: One is
that some States in the Deep
South will offer three sets of
electors - Republican, inde-
pendent and Democratic. One
or two. like Mississippi. might
refuse to allow their people to
vote Democratic at all.
The second presumption is
that on election day, every
fishing pond and river bank
south of the Mason-Dixon
Line will be lined with the
diSenchanted.
1t Is an "iffy" business.
If the Republicans should
make an aggressive campaign
and if many Democrats make
the futile. empty gesture of
voting for nobody, and still
others go fishing, the COP
could make real gains. This
is a distinct possibility and
cannot be swept under the
rug.
But it cannot be given full
speculative status until after
the August 8 Congressional
session is concluded.
There are now in the one
party South a number of
Senators who are sullenly
sulklng in their tents and
Evening star., 1960-08-04

he was a member of the
House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee. Mr.. Khru-
shchev is said, however, to
realize that the blackjack
methods used by Soviet di-
plomacy until very recently
may have had an adverse
effect on the American peo-
pie. Hence, he is expected to
continue with verbal attacks
against the top American
warmonger. but will not go
further than that.
According to informed
European sources, there is
little likelihood that Mr..
Khrushchev will put into et-
feet his threats on Berlin as
a maneuver to embarrass the
present American admins
tration. There had been re-
ports that he would precipi-
tate a Berlin crisis some time
in September or early Oc-
tober, in the belief that
Washington would not dare
take any strong action in
the midst of a bitter electoral
campaign. But apparently,
again according to reports
from abroad. he has changed
his mind because another
evaluation of the temper of
the American people has
convinced him that this
would be the surest way to
bring a victory to the Re-
publican candidate.
This does not mean that
his closest confederates will
not cause us serious head
aches. The situation in Gen.
trail America and in the
Caribbean is getting worse.
While Fidel Castro may be
out Of the running, his tenn
porary successor, brother
Raul, will be far more ir-
responsible. There are con-
vulsions in many of the sis
ter republics, including Mex
Evening star., 1960-08-04
johnson Hints
Defense Boost
BY the Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader john
son has indicated that Congress
will boost defense funds and
has called on the Eisenhower
administration to say how the
added money should be used.
The Democratic platform, on
which Senator johnson is run
ming as vice presidential NOM
inee. calls for added defense
spending. The Republican plat
form indorses additional funds
as needed.
Senator johnson disclosed the
post-convention session of Con-
greSS starting Monday will
consider a long list of defense
items - which might add bill
lions to the $40 billion budget
ceiling the administration has
set on such spending for the
current fiscal year.
Senator Johnson's Office yes
terday made public a letter to
Secretary of Defense Gates
saying that the post-convention
session Of Congress will con-
slider 1.-The need for additional
funds for a strengthened
national defense"
Senator Johnson briskly
asked Mr.. Gates to inform him
If such additional funds would
be spent if appropriated.
IF So" the Senate Demo-
cratic leader said, II should
also appreciate your specific
recommendations as to the
amounts they can be used eff
fectively during fiscal year
1861"
Senator johnson previously
had asked Mr.. Gates for a full
accounting of what the out
going administration would do
with additional funds the Dem
ocratic Congress already has
provided.
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Real G. O. P. Gains in Hard Campaign
Held Likely if Democrats SuIk

refusing to ihdorse the Los
Angeles ticket. They are
joined by some Of the Cover
nors. All are keeping an ear
to the ground. They will keep
it there until things have
quieted and are more clear
ly understandable.
These men already know
there is not much future in
bolting the party. They are
aware that neutral" electors
can do nothing but encourage
Republican organization and
hasten the detection from
the old-line party. The time
may not be far of when the
Republican vote, the inde-
pendent voters of no party
affiliation, and the growing
number of those weary of a
leadership which refuses to
accept Gen. Lees surrender
at Appomattox. may be able
to elect a Governor in some of
the Southern one-party
States.
Such a possibility will
receive a big nudge forward
in those States where deliber-
ate manipulations deprive the
people of their constitutional
right to vote for or against
those nominated to govern
them.
The history of politicians
who have bolted their parties
is not a happy one. Even
those hotheads who most
urge them on, invariably turn
against them in the next
election.
All this is in the minds of
those now silent, with ears to
the trembling earth.
When Senators and Con-
Evening star., 1960-08-04
Marc Connolly III

BROCKPORT. N. Y, Aug.
4 (AP). - Marc Connolly,
Pulitzer Prize playwright, suf-
fered an acute attack of ap-
pendicitis Friday and was taken
to Lakeside Memorial Hospital
for observation. His condition
was reported good. Mr.. Con-
nelly came here to attend the
Brockport Arts Festival.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
ON WHEELS
Flora Facing Ford Flood
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

Now comes a topper for the
long line Of gigantic introduce
tory projects the automobile
industry can produce.
Within a few months, the
Ford Motor Co. plans to re-
place, for one week, every mo-
tor vehicle in Flora, ILL.,, with a
1861 Ford car or truck in
order to get the widest kind of
public opinion for a typical
American community.
Flora, a town of a bout 5000
sitting smack astride U. S.
Highway so and the Baltimore
and Ohio's main line to st.
Louis, has approximately 1000
cars and trucks. To replace
them for the weeks loan, Ford
will drive or ship an equal
number of 1961's.
Then a week later near the
end of September. in will come
an IBM Ramac electronics
brain to pick the brains of the
Flora people in a statistical ex-
ploration the company believes
to be the first and most ex-
tenSive analysis of its kind
ever undertaken.
1t also lends an excellent
idea of what the competition
will be like in 1861.
-
Some time ago there ap-
peared in this space a nostalgia
look back at a magazine ac-
count Of an air-cooled Chev-
rOlet engine produced (but
briefly in 1922. Left at the
conclusion of the article was
still a question as to why the
engine was so quickly with
drawn.
Among mailed comments
which followed comments here
was one from Alex Taub, con-
Sultant with DOcumentatiOn,
Inc, 1921 Connecticut avenue
NV, who says Il lived through
that period and was the
principle opposition to that
topsy-turvy piece of animated
cast iron"
1t was, Mr.. Taub says, "a
retrograded puddle jumper
produced at a period when the
public was voicing it's disap-
proval Of minimum cars, and
Evening star., 1960-06-20
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Stuart Cameron has resigned
as Washington public rela-
tionS representative Of Radio
Corp. of America to take a
similar post with the firm of
Thomas j. Deegan Co., which
has become PR counsel for
RCA.
Frank E. Matthews has been
named manager Of the Wash
ington area Office of Librascope
Division, General Precision,
Inc.
Nathan A. Baily. dean of
American University's School
of Business Administration. was
"lead-off" speaker at the man
agement seminar of the Bu-
reau of Old Age and Survivors
Benefits at the University of
Virginia in Charlottesville to-
day.
Joseph Gillespie has been
named manager of electronics
and engineering for Allegheny
Airlines. He lives in Spring.
field, Va.
Larry NJ. Nathan. president
of Bruce Hunt, Inc, and Jo-
seph A. Wilmer & Co., has been
appointed to the fashion steer
ing committee of the mems
clothing industry.
Frederic a. NasSaux and As
sociates. consulting engineer
ing firm of Chambersburg, Pa.
has opened a branch Office at
48l0 Lee highway in Arling-
ton. Va.
Howard G. Ashley, jr., Ia
koma Park insurance man, was
fourth in the 1l-State region
of Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of New York in May.
Emmett r. Quady has Joined
the Washington Univac mill
tary applications office of
Remington Rand Corp. as an
applications engineer.
Robert Chappius has joined
the staff of MBM Associates,
Washington advertising firm.
He formerly was with Abram-
son Advertising.
Barry-Pate Chevrolet has
named Courtland D. Ferguson,
Inc, to handle advertising and
public relations.
Loving Chevrolet appointed
Charles M. deLozier Advertis-
ing, Inc, to handle advertising
and PR work.
Inter Media CO-OrdinatOrs,
Wheaton agency. has received
the account of Quik-Serve
Foods, Inc, of Kenilworth, Md.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
D. c. Accountants
Attend Conference

The National Association of
Accountants announced that a
number of WashingtonianS are
attending its 41st International
Accounting Conference at the
Hotel Roosevelt, New Orleans,
this week.
They are: William B. Coch-
rane. Judd & Detweiler, Inc. !;
Miss Leona M. Holland, Farm
Credit Administration; w. B.
Kegel, Government Services,
Inc. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul E.
Largent, Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc; J. j. Molinelli of Govern
ment Services, Inc: Max w.
Shoup, Review and Herald
Publishing Association; Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald F. Thompson,
Budget Bureau; Doren D. Vest
of Government Services. Inc.
and Walter N. Wilson Of the
Army.
Mr.. Largent, Office manager
of Peoples Drug Stores, Inc,
has been elected a national
director of the association and
his term begins July l.
Evening star., 1960-06-20

father and the father of Albert
w. Howard, former president,
who died May %. Mr.. Hoff-
man retains his post as chair
man of the board of directors.
Mr.. Hoffman's son, William
G. Hoffman, the third genera
ton with the firm, was elected
an assistant secretary.
Mr.. Hoffman Joined the firm
"a years ago in June, 1926. He is
also president of the Firemen'S
Insurance Co. of Washington,
&C.; president of the Home
Plate Glass Insurance Co.; a
director of the National Bank
of Washington. Peoples Life
Insurance Co. and Personal In
duStrial Bankers. He is past
president of the Reciprocity
Club of Washington and the
District of Columbia Associa-
ton of Insurance Agents. He is
a graduate of the Foreign Serv-
ice School of Georgetown Uni
versity.
The Firemen'S Insurance Co.
of Washington announced to-
day that the board of directors,
at its regular meeting, declared
the 244th regular semiannual
dividend of 70 cents per share.
This is payable July l to stock
holders of record June "a.
Evening star., 1960-06-20

six years later the Fort T fell
fiat in the puddle"
But Mr.. Taub has high re-
gard for the present COrvair.
Perhaps it is one of the best
engineered cars designed re-
Gently in the United States"
Someone might be readying
some sort of tabulator to take
care of the names, numbers.
ETC., of new cars due for 1861
if rumors persist.
The Associated Press says
reports are out that Pontiac
may add still another car to
fit in between the already
announced four r-cylinder COM
pact Tempest and the bottom
of the regular Pontiac line.
Mercury too, is repeatedly con-
Siderlng a model to Mt be-
tween the Comet and the reg
ular Mercury models.
The electronic computers
which auto builders sometimes
use in seeking names for new
models, have dirty minds, the
current issue of Sports Cars
Illustrated charges.
The computers come up with
every possible combination of
four, five, six or seven latter
words in the alphabet-some
of them naughty, the magazine
says.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
General Electric
Names Whiting as
District MANAGER

Donald M. Whiting today
was appointed manager of the
Chesapeake District of the
General Electric Co. Sales and
Distribution Department, with
headquarters here.
He succeeds John C.. Saur,
who has been named manager
of all eastern districts of the
department, with headquarters
in Louisville. KY.
The Chesapeake District has
branches in Baltimore, Rich
mond and Norfolk. Mr.. Whiting
previously served as manager
of the Buffalo, N. Y, district
and also as manager of dealer
sales of the Metropolitan New
York District. He is a native
Washingtonian and attended
Western High School here.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Cos Light Sales
Increased in May

The Washington Gas Light
Co announced an increase OF
$50 per cent in therm sales for
May contrasted with a year
ago.
The figures: May, 24,710.313
and May, 1859, 22,526,388
Therm sales for the year to
date: 292, ,286,676 against 26l,-
l86,7l0 for the corresponding
period last year-an 11.91 per
cent gain. Meters in service
now: 392,392 compared with
380,057 at the same time last
year.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, June 20 CAP) USDA) -
Hogs 5000: moderately active, butch
higher: sows rs to so higher; poor
shipping demand; fairly complete
clearance early; mixed lots 1-2 and
l-3 l9O-230 lbs butchers 17.75-1S.05;
ffty-three head 1-2 around 210 lbs
at 1905: mixed lots 1-3 and 2-3
10000 lbs 17.25-17.75. mixed lots
~ and 2-32 220-24O lbs 6.75-17.50;
% and IS 24O-27O lbs 16.25-17.25;
"a and 3s 27O-300 lbs 15.75-16.50;
mixed grade % and IS 33O-400 ID
Sows 14.00-l5.O0: 400-550 lbs 13.@5-
Cattle $4,000; calves 100: steers
and heifers steady to 80 lower COWS
steady to weak; stockers and feeders
steady to weak: two loads mostly
prime around l,3OO ID steers 1000,
mixed choice and prime - 5O-@S.75;
most hieh choice 2615-21 80, aveTage
choice 2525-26.50: load lots mixed
GOOD and choice "a 5O-25.25; mixed
standard and good = 500 50: small
lot mixed choice and prime heifers
- 90: a load OF high choice 26.5O;
most good and choice 2l .25-a6.OO,
choice "a 5O-26.O0; utility and stand
ard II .OO-2l 90: utility and CONNER
cial COWS l55O-l7.15; Gamers and
cutters l35O-16.75: utility and COM
mercial bulls l9.25-2u.50; few good
and choice vealers 25.00-29. 90: culls
down to 1900: part load good ,4O5
Ii stock steers calves % 80; part LOAD
good 525 lb stock steers - 90; small
lot mixed medium and good 900 IDS
24.65.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Bank in Arlington
Plans Stock Increase

Shareholders of the First
National Bank of Arlington,
Va, are being asked to author
ize assurance of 5000 shares to
increase capital. There are
10000 shares outstanding.
A special meeting of share
holders will be held at 2:30
pm. July 81 at the main Office,
Wilson boulevard and Glebe
road.
President Walter J. ODon-
nell explained that under the
plan each shareholder will have
the right to buy one shares for
every four now held.
I'VE are asking the stock
holders at this special meeting
to authorize an increase in
stock from 100000 to $780,
900 at a price of $50 per share, u
Mr.. O'Donnel said. THE diff
ference between the $50 par
value of the stock and the
price of the stock would per-
nit the additional $50 to &c
to surplus. If the shareholders
approve, the surplus would be
$650,000.
Originally, the stock sold
for $50, par value $50. In July
1854. the capital stock of the
bank was doubled.
"The directors consider this
latest proposed increase nee
essary, as the banks volume OF
business is expanding at rapid
pace and capital accretior
after taxes has not been suffi-
cient to support the growth
To peNnit this bank to remain
effective as a lender and de.
pository, it is highly desirable
that the capital structure
should be increased.
IF shareholders agree, We
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Steel Demand
To Be Lowest
During July

CLEVELAND, June 20 (AP) q.
- July will be the worst
month of the year in the steel
industry, says the magazine
Steel, but August should bring
an upturn and demand may
SNOWFALL.
Hopes for an upturn in
August, says the weekly trade
journal, "are pegged to two as
sumptions: l. Auto makers will
be ordering heavily for their
1861 model runs. 2. Other con-
sumers will have completed
their inventory adjustments.
When the car companies
come into the market, lead
times will lengthen, and lesser
buyers will have to protect
themselves by raising their in
ventory objectives. Demand
will tend to SNOWFALL"
The magazine commented
that steelmakers expect July
to be their worst month "by
almost any yardstick - order
entry, production or ship
ments" since 1855, "but they
aren't releasing steel orders as
rapidly as they were a few
weeks ago."
Largely unaffected by the
inventory recession, tin plate
producers are operating at
capacity" said Steel. and tin
mills are solidly booked for
June and July.
National steelmaking opera
tions last week we're at 62.3 per
cent of rated capacity, a gain
of OF over the revised figure
for the previous week. Pro-
duction was approximately
Its, 1000 ingot tons.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Bank Audit Groups
Plan Joint Meeting

The First Virginia, Southwest
and Tidewater Conferences of
The Association for Bank Audit,
Control and Operation, will hold
Joint meeting on Saturday at
the Sir Walter Hotel, Virginia
Beach, Va.
Art Suhrbier, assistant audi
tor. Continental Illinois Ma
tional Bank of Chicago, will
speak on Directors Response
bility for an Audit Program"
Evening star., 1960-06-20

the associations annual con-
vention here.
Dedicatio ceremonies will be
followed by a reception for all
convention registrants at the
Statler Hilton Hotel, with the
District Life Underwriters AS
sociation as host.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Mail Advertising
To Be Discussed

The Mail Advertising Club of
Washington, 23l9 M street
NV, will sponsor the fifth
annual Washington Direct Mail
Day at the Mayflower Hotel
tomorrow.
Walter Weir, chairman of
the executive committee of
Donahue & Coe, Inc. New
York advertising agency, will
speak on Mail Advertising
Opportunities and Limitations. "
Robert F. Delay, president of
the Direct Mail Advertising AS
Sociation, will also speak.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Pool Building Firm
Plans Virginia office

National Pool Equipment Co.,
maker of swimming pool equip
ment and prestressed concrete
pools, announced opening of its
eastern division office and ware
house at Duke and Pickett
streets in Alexandria, Va.
Kenneth NJ. Rudd, manager
of National Pool Equipment Co
of Virginia, is the brother OF
Gordon Rudd, president of Ma
tional Pool Equipment Co., Flor
ence, Ala. Mr.. Kenneth Rude
was formerly with Herbert
Bryant, Inc, Alexandria.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Daimler Co. Sold

LONDON, June 20 (AP).-
Jaguar Cars, Ltd, confirmed it
has purchased the plant and
other assets of the Daimler
Automobile Co. An announce
ment said Jaguar paid 3,400.-
900 pounds (SS,52O,OOO) in
cash.
Evening star., 1960-06-20
NALU to Dedicate
New Building Here

The National Association of
Life Underwriters will dedicate
its new headquarters building
at 1922 F st. NV. at las pm.
on September IL, opening day of
Evening star., 1960-06-20
Y. Manning Hoffman
Is Elected President
Of Howard s Hoffman
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star GtaA Uritar

V. Manning Hoffman elected president of Howard &
Holman Inc general insurance agents. 303 Seventh street
NV of the largest businesses of its kind the Washing
ton area at the regular meeting of the board of directors today
He formerly executive vice president of the fire and
casualty general agency which founded 1906 by his
Evening star., 1960-06-20

will proceed thereafter to is
sue warrants and comply with
the necessary legal require
ments."