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Evening star., 1960-06-08
"Quick! Open the window! It's your per-
fume! You know can't stand strong smells!"
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

VOLVO 1860 sed.: only 900 mi:
BIG, BIG reduction JACK PRY,
18th and Pa. ave. Sc. 1918 Conn.
ave nv
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READERS CLEARING HOUSE

have q steam iron at least 3
to 5 years old. Recently
mine was not operating
properly and. thinking it
was clogged UP, ! used a
liquid on the market which
is supposed to correct that
condition. It seemed to help
Evening star., 1960-10-26
CLUB
CALENDAR
TODAY

TODAY
Federal TOastmistress Club
Meeting at 6 pm. at the All
States Hotel.
ZOnta Club-Dinner meet
ing at Z pm. ct the Kennedy
Warren Hotel.
Rockville WOman's Club
Meeting Of the bridge Sec
ton at 8 pm. at. the home
OF Mrs. VIII Stackhouse, jr.,
Glen Hills.
WOmen's Club Of Franklin
Park-Meeting of the eve
ming section at 8 pm. at the
home Of Mrs. P. J. Hell, Falls
Church.
Arlington Branch, AAUW-
Meeting Of the international
relations group at 8 pm. at
the home Of Mrs. Sidney
Mathews.
Montgomery County League
Of Women Voters - Meet
ing Of the Kensington group
at 8:15 pm. at the home Of
Mrs. Carl Grimm. Meetings
at $3.50 pm: Colesville, at the
home Of Mrs. Charles Smith,
Kemp Mill at the home Of
Mrs. John Vaccara, Piney
Branch at the home Of Mrs.
Ernst Loewe, Silver Spring at
the home Of Mrs. Robert
Kopp.
Junior Woman's Club Of
Notwithstanding of the
Executive Board at $3.50 pm.
at the home Of Mrs. Anthony
Morella.
Arlington Chapter, Quota
Club-Fashion show -dinner
at $3.50 pm. at the Army
Navy Country Club.
Barnard-in Washington
Buffet at $50 pm. at the
home Of Mrs. Mordecai john
son, .Jr.
d. C. Area Chapter. Regis
College Alumnae - Meeting
ht 8 pm. at the Bethesda
Naval Ofncers Club.
TOMORROW
WOman's Club Of Chevy
Chase-Meeting Of the music
section at 10 am. and Of the
Spanish section at 1890 pm.
Hook Craft Guild - Open
house at 1880 am. ct the
Silver Spring Library.
University Women's Club
Meeting Of the morning
Book Review section ct II
am. followed by luncheon.
WOman'S Club Of Falls
gChurch-Honne and Garden
Department luncheon OF noon
at the Washington House.
Mrs. Martina Braull Of the
colony House will be guest
speaker.
WOman's National Demo-
cratic Club - Meeting at
1890 pm. Mr.. Louis H. Bean,
political analyst, will be guest
speaker.
Annapolis Wives Of 49,
Luncheon meeting at ! pm
,at Evans Farm Inn.
I Davis Memorial Goodwill
iGuiId-Tea from Q to 5 pm
lat the home Of Mrs. Edward
FosS Wilson.
Evening star., 1960-10-26

q cloth wrung out in the
solution and polish with q
soft dry cloth. .
! have used this solution,
and found 1t very satisfac-
tory on mahogany furniture.
! would appreciate some
advice from you readers who
Evening star., 1960-10-26

interior decorators could give
US no help as to proper hard
warel
We therefore purchased
four small brass hinges, not
over Ia to Q, inches long
Evening star., 1960-10-26
Halloween Porty
Mrs. u. G. Alernndrit

Mrs. d. G., Alexandria
Now that Halloween time
Is approaching I have q
problem which I believe
others may share.
! have two daughters, aged
- and IS. They both wish
Evening star., 1960-10-26

when opened. A hinge was
attached on one end to the
back Of the one panel; the
other, end was nailed to the
plasterboard. The brass fits
in very nicely with the trim
Evening star., 1960-10-26

to have a small, mixed party
for Halloween.
What games would be fun
for this time Of year? ANY
ideas?
I enjoy this column very
much, and have received
many new ideas and sug-
eestions from it. I wish to
thank anyone who can help
me,
Evening star., 1960-10-26

on the wood Of the screen.
Now I need help on the
same subject; our maid has
smudged In several places the
gold painting on the paper. I
do not believe my screen is
Evening star., 1960-10-26

some, but now the iron
sticks to clothing and par
ticles adhere to the iron
which are hard to clean on.
Has anyone else had this
problem and found q solu-
ton for It?
&H AH
japanese Screen
To: Mrs. P. M, Arlington
Mrs. r. B. B., Alexandria
At the time that we were
trying to hang our Japanese
screen. two large Washington
stores were displaying them
In their model rooms. Yet the
.
Evening star., 1960-10-26
Household Time

To: Mrs. S. C. S.. Washington
Mrs. C. H.. HyGttSUille
In reply to your request
for q furniture cleaner, I
quote from an item I clipped
from this column some time
ago. To make furniture pol
iSh, use one quart warm
water, 3 tablespoons linseed
oil and / tablespoon turpen-
tine. Wash the furniture with
Evening star., 1960-10-26
Editors Note

ReodeFs' Clearing House opeFotes
os q public service exchoAse Of ideos
between Washington oFeo readers
Of The Star. It is conducted entirely
through the moil. All letters mnsi
bear the writer's full nome end
Gddress. PIeoss send replies &C.
eOEdins to subieet matter, NOT
iAitiols. Letters received in FespoasC
to queries will either be published
Or Forworded to the person m0kiNs
the inquiry.
Evening star., 1960-10-26

silk. How does one clean
these black smudges?
Thank you from Q faithful
reader who believes RCH
should be a nationwide copy
righted column.
Evening star., 1960-10-26
Turtles"

Mrs. S. S., Alexandria
! have lost my recipe for
turtles" and would appre-
ciate it so much If some
other reader would send me
q copy Of their recipe. A box
makes such q nice Christ
mas gift, and nearly every.
one finds them delicious.
Thank you In advance.
Evening star., 1960-10-26
Party Decorations

Mrs. E. L. NJ, Washington
Can any Of you readers give
me ideas for inexpensive table
decorations for a Halloween
party for orphans? Any sug-
gestions would be appre-
ciated. ...
Thank you.
Evening star., 1960-08-28

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YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROGRESS CAN
BE ACCELERATED BY CHALLENGING
DEVELOPMENTS AT
SII<oFSI<y aircraft
These developments are taking place in an area Of activity w
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modem echnologies heHcopters and eecyonics.
10 satisfy the demands gilmore sophisticated electronic tems
ofS Aircraft now has openings for competent electonic
engineers with particular ss in design Instrumentation test
development aborne systems production and service supnot
equipment trainers and simulators.
For further information, submit your resume or make inouv
TO Mr. r. L. Auten, Personnel Department.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Bituminous Production in the

BituminOus Production in the
week ended August 20 totaled
8,015,000 tons compared with
8,035 900 in the previous week
and 7,l21 900 in the like week
a year ago.-National Coal AS
sociation.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
meStic and foreign, on August
20 totaled 238.308,000 barrels,
down 371.00 for the week.
Bureau of Mines.
Fabricated Structural Steel
shipments in July rose to 301,- =
249 tons from 238,- a year
ago.-Am. Inst. of Steel Cons.
Gas Water Heater shipments
in Z months ended July 81
totaled l,6l5.700 units COM
pared with 1,787,5O0 a year
earller.-Gas Appliance Mfgs.
Assn. 3
New Rubber consumption in
July totaled 115,070 long tons
compared with 13S,425 a year
ago.-Rubber Mfgs. Assn.
Department Store sales in
the New Northeastern
New Jersey metropolitan area
in the week ended August 20
increased 1879 over a year ago.
Federal Reserve Bank.
New York Central r. r. in
July had a loss of $3.858,34O
compared with a loss of $685.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
C&P Profits Rise,
Expansion Planned

The Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. will spend SIT
million for plant additions and
improvements, the board of
directors has just decided.
II. Holmes Vogel, vice presi-
dent in charge of the Wash
ington company, said the major
part of this sum will provide
dial equipment in the new wire
center now being built at
TWenty-third place and Ben
ming road NE. The company
will also spend funds to re-
route its facilities in conjunc-
tion with the building of the
new K street underpass be-
meath Washington circle at
Twenty-third street NV.
Net income for the year
ended July 81 totaled $685.
764 against $7.367,383 the prior
year, MT. Vogel explained. Dur
ing the year $9.6 million was
added to investment in the
company'S plant, which is now
$18l ,568,952.
Operating revenues for July
totaled S5,582,475 contrasted
with S5,397.984 for that month
last year. Operating expenses,
including taxes, totaled $4,796.-
952 compared with $4,804,781
for July, 1859.
There were 631 ,232 telephones
IN service in the District Of
Columbia at the end of the
month. This was a 20,257 in
crease over a year ago.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK APP Closing over the
counter US. Government Treasury bonds,
bid, asked, net change and yield for
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Drug Fair Profits
Show Slight Rise

Net profits of Drug Fair, after
taxes and depreciation. for the
fiscal year ended June 80 totaled
$572,000 against $546,OOO the
prior year.
Robert Gerber, chairman of
the board. reported an increase
Of 80 per cent in sales over the
previous year. with the latest
total $27,424,O00. He said earn
ings per share were So cents
against so cents a year ago,
after adjustments for the
3-for-2 stock split paid in July.
The chairman said four new
stores will be opened by the end
Of the year. Eight new ones are
scheduled for 1861. Now the
chain operates 81 stores.
Evening star., 1960-08-28

priced
Offerings during the week were fur
t""idntinn Influenced bv reports Of
SLOW business In the goods markets.
Exports for the week ended last
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Hot Shoppe Sales
Up 1870 in Year

President J. w. Marriott Of
Hot Shoppes, Inc, said sales
totaled $54,944,90O in the fiscal
year ended July 81, against
$46,029,000 the prior year-a
1914 per cent advance.
He said earnings figures will
be released in the firms annual
report. scheduled for mid
October. In the past five years,
he said. sales have increased
1888 per cent. from $23,552,OOo
with 81 units in operation to
the present figure with IS units
functioning.
Mr.. Marriott said the COM
pany has recently opened units
including cafeterias in the
Evening star., 1960-08-28

Wheaton Plaza Shopping
Center, Universal Building, a
Char-Broiler type restaurant
in the Congressional Plaza
Shopping Center, management
fee units at Government En-
ployes Insurance Co. and the
British Embassy.
1t opened a restaurant at
New York's Idlewild Airport;
revamped facilities at Bethesda,
Silver Spring, Mclean Gardens
and Shirlington and will open
its third motor hotel, when it
unveils its Dallas, Tex. project
September II
Evening star., 1960-08-28
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. ~ (AP).-Butcher
hog prices continued their downward
trend every day this week and on
stncs tTlHsy !. feacned ne, the lowest peak price
. on that day the top went no higher
than Sl6.25 which equsled the pre-
yioGs YnSls, low paid on March 23. The
average SSversSe cost Of all barrows and gifts
new low since May -. w Sto' d
A. the END OF the week. butcher
EgTa3ges gr3Sss were were 75 cents to 81 under last
On a slightly Increased cattle supply.
SSIauShter steers declined as much as
81 hundredweight with the extreme
SetPSSS PS on choice and prime, grades,
So5iPpes ocPpesr to S245o' the lowest since
steer Peet in the meat trade
Il toSDAl.- Hogs = compared Friday
week prices worked lower and the the
downturn for the week measured *
sPso 70 100 ors on 6aIrows and gifts. sows
weeks closes On the close. taAH mixed ;SSi
: and : 5o6-se5 f'0 II. barTows @ineH NO and j
iSIstS io9Ss Soid from l6.00-16,25. several
to S6S lbs. mixed grades No. /, : and :
and No, . and 3 2OO-2SO ID, butchers
5.3O3l6. 90. Mixed grades No /, 3
sows 14.O0-l5 so. Mixed grades ?0dfYT NJ 10 3
and 3 and No. 3 40O-550 lbs l3o5-
idd'H9Uo Boars scaling 100000 lbs
Cattle - Steers sold 80 to 100
lower with, many late sales choice and
prime grades 100 lower. Heifers sold
ou-l uO lower. utility and commercial
COWS p to fully so lower. and bulls
20 70 fully LOO lower. vealers steady,
Loadlots high choice and mixed choice
aho prime steers 25.25-26.50 late with
= Iew loads mixed high choice and
prime included from 36.OO-26.5 SO. load
prime 400 lbs 1928 and load mixed
High R cholGe and prime 1920 lbs 500,
rev loads high choice and mixed
Snolce and prime l.3OO-l ,45O lbs
- 2u-25. y with load mostly high
cnoice 800 lbs "a 50 Good to aver
age Gholce steers 81 5O-25 35 with load
mostly high choice 1850 lbs "a So
Ge0a Sa 70 average choice steers u 50
S22'22 put most average choice a 90
.t:i5 late LoadlotS mixed good and
enolce 70 0o-23 IS at the close. Good
StesFs u .3u-22.15 and mixed standard
aha good ?O5O-2 so late Few loads
n!Hed I. cholce and prime heifers o475-
% ~ a. . Good to high choice heifers
Su;uu-;4 90 late with choice % so up,
SeyeTaI loads high choice with a prime
eHo HOO- 900 lbs included at o450
a. a. Ihe close and many loads miyed
eS suoo and cholce 22.00-2225. Utility
ana commercial bulls 16,OO-30 %
1000 and choice yealers 22.OO-25 90,
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BUSINESS BRIEFS

439 in the like month a year
ago. Earnings for Z months
ended July 81 totaled $2,824,-
1875 or 43 cents a share VS.. So
573,195 or $l,47 in 1859 period.
U. S. Hoffman Machinery in
6 months ended June 80 had a
loss Of $2,346,038 VS.. earnings
of $ll0,505 or once cent a
share in 1859 period.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
DIVIDENDS
BY the Associated Press

Pc Stk. Of Pay
Rate riod Record able
REDUCED
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COMMODITIES

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 (AP),-The
ASSOCIATED Press, index Of 35 KEY COM
noditY prices drop&d this weet 70
the lowest level since May is, 1850 II
,snaS,nt vas the fifth consecutive week of
The index sagged to 1874 40 from
lh5.U2 last week and 1851 vSar
aso; pE,ces ,ot 1926 represent 100
Iextlles hit new 1860 low and
'Ood new 1860 high. "N
Livestock declined industriaIs ,o,,
ferrous metals and grains and COTTON
advanced. " 'o''"i'
Evening star., 1960-08-28

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Unfangly this simple little plug is your key to better
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all the Electricity they want, when and where they
want it, and at lowest practicable COST
Evening star., 1960-08-28
COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug. 27 (APl.-New
irregular pattern this week, closing
bale higher
The nearer positions showed q slight
Improvement aided by technical fac
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Fifth Area Hecht Store
WiIIOpen Tomorrow at
NARROW Heights Center
By WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star Stan writer

The Hecht Co. will its newest and modern
department store in the NARROW Heights Shopping Center
Branch avenue and ST. Barnabas road in Prince Georges
County Md, tomorrow with fitting ceremony Mlard
Tawes of Maryland will head list of dgntares program
which starts at 1890 with the store opening half
Evening star., 1960-08-28

TUESDAY were estimated BY the New
York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
at 10000 bales against $4,000 9 week
earlier and IL 900 q year earlier. For
came to about $4,000 bales against
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which starts at 1880 am, W
hour later.
The store, equipped with all
the latest convenienceS, occu-
pies 10000 square feet of floor
space. 1t features a split-level
arch and entrances are on both
lower and upper levels. The
walls are a combination of white
pre-cast brick and a marble
aggregate. Pre-cast concrete
blocks with a prismatic face
form a design in the center
front of the structure.
Daniel Schwartzman and
Abbott and Merkt & Co., both
of New York, were the archi-
tectS. The builder was the Pres
colt Construction Co. This is
the companys fifth store in the
Washington area. Parking IA
cilitieS for 5000 cars are pro-
vided.
EdSleT SHOpplng
Officials said the two levels
Of the store were planned to
make shopping easier. They
said complete homewares, ap-
pliance, and furniture depart
mentS as well as the down.
stairs store will be on the lower
level. The home furnishings
area has been designed with
spacious aisles.
Model rooms decorated by
The Hecht Co. Decorating
Studio will be on view to aid
shoppers with their decorating
plans.
The upper level contains a |
complete mems store and
fashion display for both
women and children. A beauty
salon is available.
The building is completely
air conditioned. has the most
modern elevator and escalator
systems and the mechanical
aspects-boiler room, air con-
d1tioning, etc. are placed on
the roof to provide more shop
ping space within the struc-
ture.
Tawes To Be Speaker
Addresses at the opening
ceremony will be by Gov. Tawes,
Board Chairman Samuel M.
Hecht; the company's Presi-
dent Robert H. Levi and Harry
N. Hirshberg, jr. vice president
and general manager. Music
will be furnished by the Oxon
Hill, Md. Senior High School
Band. Arnold Fine, the COM
pany's public relations direc-
tor, will be master of cere-
monies.
A small white oak tree will
be planted by Gov. Tawes and
Miss Sandra Levi. granddaugh-
ter Of the co-founder of the
company. Five thousand bal
looms will be distributed to chill
dren and a larger-than-life
Jack Horner pie will be dis
played at the entrance to the
children's department and will
be comprised of 5000 lollipopS
to be given away.
Sol S. Scholder, 100 Harvard |
street NV, is manager of the
new store. He has been with the
company eight years and has
had extensive experience in re-
failing. advertising, sales, pro-
motion, merchandising and
management.
Guests Listed
Guests of honor will include:
Gov. Tawes, Herbert w. Rel
chelt, president of the Prince
Georges County Board of Com
missioners; Mr.. Levi; Mr..
Hecht; Miss Levi; Mr.. Hirsh-
berg, and these vice presidents:
Harold K. Melnicove and Wal
ter E. Reitz.
Also Alfred Scuderi, Frank
Scuderi and Roy Scuderi. own
ers of the NARROW Heights
Shopping Center; Godfrey
Swaebe and Harry Schloss of
the Hecht-May Co. in Balti-
more, and Mr.. Scholder.
Evening star., 1960-01-20
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Persisting Cough Her Worry
By DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

ters." says Mrs. S. B. of In
diana. Can you give me
any advice? 1t is quite a
bad case. He shutters eSpe-
cially at school when recit-
ing, and when he talks on
the telephone - and often
during ordinary conversa-
tion. We have asked him to
stop and go slow, or think
out the word when he has
this trouble, but it doesn't
seem to help. Any informa-
ton would be appreciated"
SUFFERING is usually
an emotional problem. And
quite often the parents (who
are trying so much to help
are unconsciously mixed in
with it.
For this reason, as willing
as you are to help, you may
be intensifying your sons
trouble by Intellectual and
amateurish methods.
There are special teachers
for overcoming suffering
and they do an excellent lob.
Contact your local nose and
throat specialist or family
doctor for advice. They, or
the secretary of your local
medical society, will refer you
to a well-qualit1ed voice
teacher.
Some weeks ago I men
toned that parakeets make
f1ne pets, especially for those
who are not physically able
to take care of dogs. I have
received many letters from
psrakeet lovers. Here is one.
DEAR DR.. STEINCROHN:
I live in an apartment
where dogs and cats are
taboo. One Christmas I re-
ceived a parakeet as a gift.
My Toby is 31a years old
now. I like him very much.
Evening star., 1960-01-20

II don't think I'm a hypo-
chondriac." writes Mrs. P. L.
Of Glenmore, Calf. For the
last year, or maybe longer, I
have coughed and lost
weight. I have had three mis-
carriages and now have three
children. ages 5la, % months
and 4 months. I am "a.
Every time I mention this
cough to my doctor he either
gives me something to help it
or just laughs it off. In the
last six months I have lost
Is pounds. Us THAT imagi-
nation? I have mentioned
this to him several times and
he tells me to try eating,
which I do.
This could very we'll be
all in my mind and due to
my nerves. but it is really
beginning to worry me. If
it were just nerves, how
about the loss of weight?
Please help me with my
problem"
YOU HAVEN'T mentioned
what diagnostic tests you
have gone through. A dag
nosis Of nerves" is justifi-
able only when the patient
has had a complete checkup.
What appears to be only
minor illness sometimes turns
out to be serious organic
trouble.
I can't diagnose or treat
long distance" but in your
case it seems you ought to
have X-rays of your chest,
investigation Of your thyroid
gland and complete blood
studies. Marked weight loss
should not be a symptom
which brings people to a doc
tor; they should go long be-
the loss is marked"
MY l1-year-old boy stut-
Evening star., 1960-01-20

Tomorrow: Lack Of Pep
Evening star., 1960-01-20

A great assortment of the newest and
old varieties in the finest quality stock.
Beautiful plants in 2l4-inch pots
and loaded with buds and blooms. Col
lecting the many varieties is an inter-
eSting hobby . and they add so
much cheer to your home.
Evening star., 1960-01-20

He has the run Of the apart
ment. talks a great deal, is
sufficiently mischievous to
keep me entertained, and is
very affectionate.
Some weeks ago I no.
ticed a large lump growing
on his breast. I was heart
broken. However, a friend
helped me find a vet who
realizes that a bird can be
as important as a dog.
HE operated and removed
a fatty tumor. Toby dis
played all the postoperative
symptoms. I had to en-
courage him to drink by
adding whisky to his water
(the doctors directionsD. In
a few days he was eating,
drinking and "chattering"
again-as well as ever.
II write this so your read
erS who own parakeets will
try everything before they
give up when their little pets
get sick. The birds deserve
a visit to the doctor as we
do.-Mrs. J. j."
+ = =
Write to me, care OF The
EUentng Star, for my ledfet
SIS. "HotD to Ouercome Your
Child'S Greatest Menace: Ac-
ctdentS." IncloSe 10 cents in a
stamped, selt-addressed en-
Uelope.
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Evening star., 1960-01-20

Thursdoy-
Washington. 1873;
Arlington, lo-s:3o
Evening star., 1960-01-20
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