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Evening star., 1960-10-05

nave been graduated from
American Airlines Stewardess
College, and Lauranne C.
Shawkey, 48l5 North Sixteenth
road. Arlington, who joins
United Air Lines. . Capital
Airlines is asking the CAB for
nonstop service between Pitts
burgh and Miami at the lowest
air fare ever offered in this
market-$40 one way 30th
anniversary of the first fight
of the Piper Cub slipped by g
couple of weeks ago. Hum
mingbirds are picking up speed
Pan American recently took
six of them from New York to
London at some $50 miles an
hour, 10 times faster that the
birds normally fly.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
Zeckendorf Sales
To Reduce Looms
TotuI $50 Million

NEW YORK, Oct. S CAP).-
William zeckendorf's moves to
get out of short-term debt have
caused sale of properties worth
around $50 million in the last
II months, based on gross sales
price.
Numerous properties have
been sold, including Mountain
Park near Los Angeles, 437
acres near Cape Canaveral,
Fla, and various vacant COM
mercial land in Chicgo and
New York. The sales were an
nounce dat the times made.
On occasion Mr.. Zeckendorf's
Webb & Knapp, Inc, has paid
as high as 20 per cent interest
on some Short-term loans.
A spokesman said 1t was
planned to reduce short-term
loans, which totaled around
$50 million at the start of this
year, to around $40 million by
year end. Long-term loans,
which require much lower in
tereSt. are not effected by the
program.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
Mensh Development
Declares Dividends

.MenSh Investment and De-
velopment Associates, Inc. ha,
declared the first of thres
monthly dividends toi stock.
holders, President Sidney z
Mensh announced today.
First of the three payments
of 62a cents a share each was
pair October l and others will,
be paid November I and De-
cember l. The payments were
declared at a board meeting
August 25.
They represent a return of
per cent based on the Offering
price of the stock in the recent
exchange offering whereby the
company exchanged its stock
and 8 percent convertible de-
bentures for all interests in the
Metropolitan and Mensh Lin
tied Partnerships and all stock
of Mentor Investments, Inc
The company also made the
first monthly interest payment
on the debentures on October /
The company's properties are
valued at around So million and
all are located in the Washing
ton area.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
MBCCIoses
Deal for World
Wide System

BOSTON, Oct. 5 (SpeciaD -
Completed acquisition of World
Wide Broadcasting System,
with transmitters at Scituate,
Mass, was announced today by
John w. Kluge, chairman and
preSi dent of Metropolitan
Broadcasting Corp. Negotia-
tions were begun last Decem-
Der.
Addressing a luncheon gath
ering of some so security ana
lysts and investment counSelorS
at the Parker House, Mr..
Kluge said that World Wide,
through its key station, WRUL,
beams short-wave radio pro-
grams from Scituate to two
thirds of the civilized world.
Emphasizing its Importance as
means of presenting United
States views on world affairs,
he said that rs standard broad
cast stations rebroadcaSt WRUL
programs to Latin America in
Spanish and Portuguese.
Mr.. Kluge also announced
that another Metropolitan ac-
quisition-that of ultra high
frequency TV station WTYP in
Decatur, nlinoiS-has just been
sanctioned by the Federal Com
municationS Commission.
The Metropolitan lineup,
with these two acquisitions,
now includes:
TV stations - WNEW = TV,
New York City; WTTG-TV,
Washington, D. c.; KOVR-TV,
Stockton Sacramento, Calf.
WITH, Peoria. ILL.,; WTVP,
Decatur, Ill. Both WITH and
WTVP are UHF Stations.)
Radio StationS-WNEW, New
York City; WIKI, Cleveland,
Ohio; WIP, Philadelphia. Pa.
Mrf1 Kluge said that Metro
politan, which also owns Foster
g. Kleiser, the second largest
outdoor advertising company
in the Nation with $4,000 bill
boards on the Pacific Coast,
will earn $l.25 a share this year
on sales of $40 million. Last
year Metropolitan sales totaled
Sl6.5 million and earnings
were 80 cents a share on some
100000 fewer sharers.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
ON WINGS
Arborne Waiting Rooms Goinq?
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

There are few, if any, air pas
sengers who have not exper-
fenced that annoying, time
consuming but necessary hold
ing" of his plane over the des-
tination.
Relief is on the way.
The Federal Aviation Agency
is announcing installation of a
new electronic compute- de-
Evening star., 1960-10-05
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Oct. 5 (APD UspA).-
HOGS $500; active, butchers strong tc
25 higher: Sows steady to strong: fail
shipping demand: mixed lots 10 anc
mixed 1-3 200-250 ID butchers 1900.
1885; 1877 head mostly l-2 200 33C
lbs 1850; mixed 2-3 and IS 2O0-30C
lbs l7;75-lS.15; mixed l-3 and mixed
2-3 300-400 ID sows l625-16.75;
1850.
Cattle $4,000; calves 100: slaughte,
steers and heiferS steady to so higher
cows and bulls weak to 80 lower
vealers steady; stockers and feeders
scarce load lot choice and prime steers
- .50-26.15: load prime LIS lbs
7.25; good steers 225O-24.5 so few
standard 2l .00-"225: load lots hirh
choice and mixed choice and prime
heiters 24.50-25.0O: bulk choice -. So
-. 30: good 81 ,50-23 90: utility and
standard l5.OO-2l ,0O utility and com
mercial cows l325-16.0 90: Gamers and
cutters l0.O0-l3.75: utility and com
mercial bulls l6,OO-lS.50: veaiers
70 90 down; load choice 915 ID feed
ing steers 2375.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
Business Seen Leader
Addinst Communism

American businessmen hold
"the front lines of the free
world in the battle against in-
ternational communism" de-
clared Harry A. Boswell, jr.
chairman of Marylano's Eco
nomic Development Commits
sion. last night.
Addressing the Northern Vir-
ginia Builders Association ir
Arlington, Mr.. Boswell added
If we fail to meet the prob
lens of urban society, neither
diplomacy nor military might
can maintain cur leadership OF
the free world"
Mr.. Boswell visited the Soviet
Union and CZecnoslovakia as a
planner and developer and
studied a number of cities in
the two countries.
He said that Russian COM
munity planning is extremely
competent and sophisticated
and cannot be ignored but
added that it is dedicated to
the needs of a communal So
ciety. America" ne said,
must develop techniques of
planning designed for a demo-
cratic society"
Mr.. Boswell called for in
creased competence in Demo-
cratic planning by both bust
ness and Government, recogni-
ton Of the needs for change
and variety by the public and
a growing understanding of
the partnership and mutual
responsibility of business, Gov
ernment and the public in all
phases of planning and de-
Velopment.
Evening star., 1960-10-05

signed specifically for air traf-
fic control-a device the FAA
says fatty will eliminate much
of the annoying holding of air.
craft"
General purpose computers
already are in use to air con-
trollers in seven centers, in
cluding Washington. They have
helped, but, as the FAA rec
ognizes. the controller today is
facing demands for speed and
handwork beyond human abili-
ties"
The computer, caller Libra
scope, was brought out for the
FAA's Bureau of Research and
Development by the General
Precision, Inc, of New York.
Some of its duties: Printing
flight progress information, up
dating, changing and storing
this information and exchang-
ing 1t with other control facili-
ties. 1t warns the controller of
impending conflicts of air traf-
nc and gives help in controlling
traffic from airport to airport.
y y %&
The week also hears good
news for the pilot - aspiring,
budding or accomplished.
In one of the best produc-
tions of its kind in a literary
field covered almost as much as
the Civil War, John H. HoI-
land of Norman, Okla, a fight
instructor of long standing and
now with Cessna Aircraft, has
a new book. Learning to Fly"
Holt, Rinehart & Winston;
So.
1t is a textbook the like of
which should be required read
ing Tor a student pilot before
he ever sees his airplane class
room.
Second publication is Flight
Facts for Private Pilots" by
Merrill E. Tower, former CO.
ordinator of Aviation Educa-
ton for Los Angeles schools. A
companion to Civil Air Regu-
lations and Flight Standards
for Pilots" the two are pub
liShed by Aero Publishers, Inc,
of Los Angeles.
Add to the growing Wash
ington contingent among the
airline stewardesses: Barbara
ScOggins, 1911 ColeSville road,
Silver Spring; Jeanne Marie
Williams of Fairfax, Va, and
Susan Wild of 5608 Cromwell
drive, Springfield, Md, who
Evening star., 1960-10-05
Two D. c. Firms Get
Socrates Awards

Potomac Electric Power Co.
and the William E. Miller
Furniture Co. of Washington
are listed among this years
winners of Socrates Awards for
excellence in retail advertising.
PEPCO won the award for
newspaper advertising of utili-
ties. The Miller firm was hon.
ored for the best retail furniture
advertising. The Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad won an award
in the railroad division.
The Socrates awards are pre-
sented each year by the Boston
publishing firm of Vincent Ed
wards Co.
Evening star., 1960-10-05

previous mOnCn OF august.
New-car titles in the first
nine months of this year aggre-
gated 20,392, compared with
18.407 in the same 1859 period
September title transfers rep
resenting sales of used cars
numbered 3,476. compared with
3,515 in the same month last
year. The total also was be-
hind 1882 in August.
The used-car total for nine
months reached 40,391, COM
pared with 41.572 a year ago.
Total District of Columbia
auto registrations reached 201, :
296 on September 80, after de-
duction of transferred reg
istrations, compared with 1885,
679 on the same date last year.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
EshkoI Describes
Israeli Opnortunities

Levi Eshkol, Finance Minister
of Israeli. was in Washington
today at the start of a three
week tour to inform business
and government leaders of his
nations potential for United
States investments.
American business enterprises
are granted major tax anc
financing concessions as ar
incentive to start operations
in Israeli, he pointed out.
The law also permits indus
trialistS to take their amortiza
ton and profits from Israeli ir
dollars.
Evening star., 1960-10-05

rose to $3.7 million or As cents
a share, compared with SO mil
lion of 81 cents in September
last year, the road announced.
September gross jumped to
$29,146,0OO from $27,129,000 a
year earlier.
Net for nine months this
year was $3O,236,00O or $3.50
a share vs.. $33,296,000 or $4.0s
a share in the same 1859 period.
Gross was $261,6l5,000 VS..
$261 ,069 900.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
METALS

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 AP).-spot
nonferrous metal prices today: Cop
per. 3l-33 cents a pound, Connecticut
Valley. Lead 12 cents Q pound, New
York Zinc IS cents a pound. East
St. Louis. Tin 02Ts a pound, New
York Foreign silver 9l3s cents per
trop ounce, New York. Pittsburgh
scrap steel No. ! heavy was quoted
by Iron Age at 81 O0-32 90.
Evening star., 1960-10-05

the Washington Office of
Charles Bruning Co.
Sherwin B. Stein has Joined
the staff of Larrabee Associ-
ates, Washington advertising
firm. He formerly was with
Azrael Advertising Co. in Balti-
more.
JerrOld Glass has been ap-
pointed sales manager for
Nationwide Diversified Serv-
ices, Inc, mutual fund sales
| firm.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
Oriental Building Ho:
Increase in Assets

Assets of Oriental Building
Association totaled $27, 1861, ,682
on September 80, an increase
of 3 per cent from $27,144,3 1893
a year earlier, Treasurer John
G. Kolb reported.
Real estate loans advanced
to $25,803.272 from $25,156,714
on the same 1859 date.
Invested savings totaled $24,-
26l,008 VS.. $24.339,621, while
reserves and surplus amounted
to $2,806,505 VS.. S2.643.3O5.
Evening star., 1960-10-05
DC. New-Cor Sales
Hold Above Year Aoo,
Used-Cor. Sales Lao
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editnr

New-car sales in Washington ahead of year ago
IN both September and months year. usedcar
sales traled moderately behind 1853 marks
The monthly report from the Department of Vehicles
Tanc listed 1853 newcar titles for September compared with
1850 in September last The total behind 43
Evening star., 1960-10-05
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Wholesale Food Index. based

Wholesale Food Index, based
on the cost Of a pound each
of 81 foods in general use, this
week declined to $6.0l COM
pared with $6.04 last week and
was 90 above the like week a
year ago.-Dun g. Bradstreet.
Electric Power Production in
the week ended october l
totaled 13,779.00O kilowatt-
hours compared with 14,156,-
100000 in the previous week
and was 4.lgc above the like
week a year ago.-Edison Elec-
trio Institute.
Manufacturers Stocks in Au-
gust totaled 1924 billion, Gown
5000 million from July after
seasonal adjustment. The de-
cline was attributed primarily
to a cut in new car inventories
Commerce Department.
Gas Furnace shipments in
August totaled l29,987, up
1920 from July.-Gas Appli-
ance MfgS. Assn.
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Earnings

A. o. Smith Corp. N year
ended July 81 earned S6,456,- :
675 or $3.07 a Share VS.. SILL
482,044 or S5.46 in 1859 period.
AMP, Inc. in 8 months ended
September 80 earned $780,
900 or $1.80 a share VS.. $3,412,-
900 or $1.69 in 1859 period.
Western Air Lines in 8
months ended August 81 earned
$1,914,0o0 or $1,34 a share VS..
$3,176,000 or $2.91 in 1859
period.
Northwest AirIines in g
months ended August 81 earned
$685. or 43 cents a share VS..
$4,332,115 or $2.85 in 1859
period.
Flying Tiger Line in year
ended June 80 had a loss of
$998.668 VS.. earnings of ST.
39l, or $1.23 in 1859.
Murphy Corp. in 3 months
ended August 81 earned $780,
900 or 33 cents share VS.. 1885,
600 or 33 cents in 1859 period
Other earnings included:
For 8 Months Ended September 30
First N c Blk s56,6i5,0OO s4s,9$S, 600
MORGAN asI snofe G rr ssess,tsSs77 s1.5as.4assSs g
Per share $50 AIS
Bankers. TT 24,0s0,511 1885, ,405
Per share 2.9S 2.3S
Evening star., 1960-10-05
OVER COUNTER

Washington listings on overtime
counter markets furnished by the Ma
tlonal Association Of Securities Dealers
as OF / pm. Wednesday, October 5:
Evening star., 1960-10-05
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK tAP) Noon over the coUn
ter U. S. Government Treasury bonds
bid, asked, net change and yield fol
Evening star., 1960-10-05
C&O Net Up Sharply
From Year Ago

Net income of Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway in September
Evening star., 1960-10-05
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP).
National Associa-
tion Securities Deal
ers. Inc.
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

this Nations battles, were fight
ing for the preservation of GER
tain rights, among which is the
right TO select, through free
elections, those who are to gov
ern them"
Countless genera ions of
brave Americans have made the
supreme sacrifice in order that
the right to hold free elections
might be preserved in this coun-
try and in other parts of the
free world" continued the V.
F. w. leader.
Commander Clarke urged vet
Grams to not only vote them
selves but to do everything pos
sible to insure that members of
their families and their friends
and neighbors also exercise this
privilege. He also urged each
of the states thirty-one posts
and their ladies auxiliaries to
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

ter, Miss Carrie Buckaleu also
of New Jersey.
The w. S. c. S. met at the
home of Mrs. Henry Luton on
Tuesday evening. After the
business, delicious refreshments
and a social hour were enjoyed
by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Wilkie of
Fort Wayne, Md, are visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Wilkie.
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Rodimak on the
birth of a daughter at Kent Cen
eral Hospital in Dover, on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Grace Hutson recently
returned home from a visit with
her son and family in Ohio.
Houseguests of Sgt. and Mrs.
Bill Sparks are Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Sparks and daughters, Pat
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

ty and Philips, of Clarksburg,
w. Va.
Due to the illness of our pas
tor Reverend Richard L. Hamil-
ton, our pulpit was filled by
Reverend Essel Thomas, a re-
tired minister and past Superin-
tendent of the Easton District.
Mrs. Laura Glass, Miss Sara
Glass of Baltimore, Md, and
Mr.. Calvin Smith of New Cas-
tie, Del, called on Miss Mar
garet Smith, Mrs. Mary Smith,
and MIR. and Mrs. Herbert Butts.
MIR. and Mrs. Martin Bradley
of New Jersey, are visiting re-
latives including Mr.. and Mrs.
CORTLAND Buckaleu and Mrs.
Grace Hutson.
On Sunday evening, October
8, Marydel M. Y. F., held their
first meeting of the fall. The
newly elected counselors: Mr..
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13
Marydel

Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Smith
of Dover, spent Saturday even
ing with MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Smith.
Miss Patsy Casper and broth
er Edwin are recuperating at
home after having tonsilectom-
les at Kent General Hospital.
Mrs. Lewis William, Jr., New
Jersey, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Grace Hutson. Another
guest of Mrs. Hutson is her sis
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13
Veterans Urged
TO Participate In
Getting Out Vote

Veterans have real stake
in elections at all levels of gov
eminent and should fully exer-
else the right to vote and should
do everything possible to en-
courage others to vote" said
State Commander Edward w.
Clarke this week in urging Del
aware's more than 1000 VIEW.
members to actively participate
in statewide effort aimed at
getting out record vote No
vember 8.
Commander Clarke pointed
out that veterans, in fighting
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

and Mrs. Edgar Hartman were
present to help make plans for
the year. The officers for the
year are: President, Leslie States
Vice-president, Ronald Rebb;
Secretary, Lois Dill; Treasurer,
Benjamin Feyl; Chairman of
Witness of Out-reach, Lois Dill;
Chairman of Faith, Doris Feyl;
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

Chairman of Citizen and Fellow
ship, Barbara Feyl. Plans were
made for a bake to be held
Saturday, October %, at the
Food Fair in Rodney Village at
10 a. m. Members of the M. Y.
f. will be calling on town folks
for donations for the bake. Let's
all support them.
Smyrna times., 1960-10-13

make available, on a non-part-
isan basis, information concern
ing voting requirements and To-
cation of polling places; and to
offer transportation on the next
Registration Day, October Is,
and on Election Day, Novem-
Der 8.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-01-30

MR.. WEST SARGENT of
Barrtine Street, passed at the
Greenwood Leflore Hospital,
January %, 1860. The sons
and daughters of Mr.. Sargent
were at the bedside. Mr.. Sar-
gent leaves a wife, Mrs. Mary
Sargent, a step-daughter who
lives in Greenwood; Children:
John M. Williams, Katie Lau-
renee, Elmsia Smiley, Lula
Mae Junisus, Charles Sargent,
all of Memphis; West Sergeant,
Henry Sergeant, of Greenwood.
Brothers, Johnnie, Jimmie and
Richard Sergeant of Chicago,
Peoria, ILL.,, st. Louis, Mo-; 18
grandchildren; 8 great grand
children; two sons in-laWS;
three daughters-in-law Mr..
Sargent lived to be II years
of age. At this writing, funeral
arrangements are incomplete.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-01-30
GREENWOOD NEWS

MCKINNEY CHAPEL PAS
TORS AID CLUB met Friday
night, January 8, at the home
of Mrs. Mary Alice Austen,
2l8 Stone Street. The meet
ing opened with a song, scrip
ture lesson was read by Mrs.
Lille B. Leflore and prayer
offered by Mrs. Ruby Osby. A
spiritual devotion was held.
The president made some
brief remarks and announced
the house opened for bust
ness, during which time the
minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted. The
sick committee reported sew
eral members on its list and
prayer was offered for their
speedy recovery. The lesson
was beautifully taught by the
teacher, Rev. E. A. Nicks, from
the scriptures, 1st Corinthians,
9th chapter. Members were
pleased to have Mrs. Matthews
of Buffalo, New York present.
She gave an interesting talk.
The club was happy to have
such a large number present
for the first meeting of the
year and it is hoped that these
and others will continue to
attend the meetings.
The members missed Rev. A.
L. Ward who was absent. Be-
fore the close of the meeting,
Mrs. Austin served a delicious
chicken dinner with Russian
Tea and Fruit Cake. Total At
tendance was "a; Offering was
S18.15. Mrs. Carrie Curry,
President, Mrs. Louise McGill,
Vice; Mrs. Minnie Lee Mills,
Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Alice
Austin, Sec, Rev. j. M. Kim
BILE, Pastor.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-01-30

MIR. SQUARE THOMAS of
Browning, Miss, celebrated his
10th birthday, January Is and
is looking forward to his Goth
anniversary. His many friends
joined in wishing for him
many more years of health and
happiness. Mr.. Thomas seems
to enjoy good health and is
most active in his church. The
Lords blessings are asked for
him by relatives and friends.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-01-30

MR.. JAMES JEFFERSON
were held January II at the
New Zion Baptist Church, Rev.
A. w. Moore, Pastor, officia-
ting and many of his old
friends in attendance. Mr.. JEFF
ferson was born in Copiah
County in 1873, Nov. 2. He
was faithful Christian work
er in his church until he was
stricken with illness which
confined him to his home for
some time. The late Mr.. JEFF
ferSOn who lived on Avenue
j. of this city, is survived by
one nephew, one niece and a
host of relatives and friends.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-01-30

MIR. AND MRS. M. MILLER,
4O4 Avenue G. was happy to
have as their guests the past
weekend, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Dickerson of Memphis, Tenn.
Mr.. Dickerson is a cousin of
Mr.. Miller. The visitors re-
port a most enjoyable visit,
and expressed desires to visit
here again soon.