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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-12-23

1t was IL o'clock on Christmas Eve. All over the world
people were getting ready to celebrate Christmas Day.
FAR OUT TO SEA a lonely man stood on the deck of
a ship. 1t was a calm night and he looked up at the bright
stars. He was thinking about Christmas at home. In his
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-12-23
St. Luke
Really Meant
BY IVONNE YU

Imagine a strange young couple stuck in a little Ameri-
can town, with ten dollars to their name, a broken down
ialopy, no roof over their heads, and expecting to increase
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1960-12-23

ooAiIl DloWIllng, y u n &
American pianist, will appear
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

with her daughter. Mrs. Martin
Kanipe, and family. On Monday,
Mrs. Kanipe entertained at din
ner for all of her brothers and
sisters and their families from
Petersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Rand spent
several days last week with his
parents in Wilson, N. C.
Leslie Boswell has returned to
his home from Southside Com
munity Hospital after spending
last week there for treatment.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Farrar on Monday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Farrar. OF
Prospect. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Omar Farrar, Jr., and family, OF
Raleigh, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Francis
spent Christmas in Richmond
with Mr.. and Mrs. Claiborne
Christian. On Monday. they visit
ed Mrs. Francis mother at
Smithfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Walker
and family. Of Culpeper. are
spending this week with her
mother, Mrs. R. E. Priddy.
Mrs. H. B. Thrift. Scott Clark,
Of Dinwiddie. and Mr.. and Mrs,
Boiling Thrift and children were
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Lush.
Miss Susan Fitchett. of Dan
vile, visited Miss Margie BoS-
well on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling Thrift at
tended the wedding of his cousin.
Wayne Barnes, at First Baptist
Church in Petersburg on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Glenn
ents, of Suffolk. spent Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling Thrift.
Miss Peggy Sue Via. Of Rich
mond, spent the holidays with
10Y parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. P.
Via.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Tom M. Stinson, "a
Dies At Wingina

WINGINA, Dec. 29-Funeral
services for Tom Matthew Stin-
son, "a, who died Friday. Dec.
%, were held at pm. Sunday
at Bagby M e mort Baptist
Church. Interment was in the
Bryant family cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Nealy F. Stinson; six sons,
Everett, Curfat, Riley and Lloyd
Stinson, all of Wingina Writ
Stinson, of Washington, and
Charlie Stinson, Of Gladstone; a
stepson, Wilton Stins son. of
Wingina; three daughters, Mrs.
Dorothy Bryant, of Wingina,
Mrs. Lucille Macogay, Of Wash
ington. and Mrs. Violet Amos, of
Howasrdville; two stepdaugh-
tiers, Mrs. Edna Sorrentino and
Mrs. Alex Macogay. both Of
Wingina; a sister. Mrs. Lille
Bryant, of Wingina; brother,
Paul Stinson. also of Wingina !;
% grandchildren, and six great
grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

Salisbury, Md.
Col. and Mrs. A. S. Quintard
have had as their guests for
Christmas Capt. and Mrs. w. L.
Ware, of Woodstock.
Miss Adelaide Ford. Of Rich
mond, was a week end guest Of
her sister. Mrs. Luke Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kirby,
Of Richmond. spent Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Kirby
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Hicks were
in Richmond Monday to visit Mr..
ard Mrs. Jake Tilman. who were
having their two daughters and
their families for dinner.
Mrs. Edward R. Tilman enter
tanned several members Of the
Henshaw family at Christmas
dinner on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. B, Wilson,
Jimmy and Joan. went to st.
Brides early Christmas morning
to spend the day with the Wilson
family.
Mrs. Emma Hall and Mrs.
Flora Marable, of Richmond,
spent Tuesday visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. j. L. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Nc
Gruder and Mrs. Marion Nc
Gruder, of Richmond, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cary De
noon on Sunday. Mrs. Blanche
Denoon and Miss Dot Thompson
were visitors in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Hicks spent
Tuesday afterroo visiting in
Amelia with Mrs. Anna Stead
and the Saunders family.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. N. Bradley,
Jr, and family and Mrs. Ethel
Keeton had Christmas dinner in
Richmond with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baughan and family.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Mrs. Via Takes First Place In
Burkeville Decoration Contest

BURKEVILLE, Dec. % = Win
ners for the Christmas door dec
orations were: first, Mrs R. P.
Via, second, Mrs. C. E. Lush.
third, Mrs. R. P. Gillian, and
honorable mention, Mrs NJ E.
Robertson ard Mrs. Bollin G
Thrift.
Mrs. Kate Garrett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Clark and family,
of Richmond, spent Monday in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Schmidt
and Mrs. Louis Cook visited Lee
Cook and family on Sunday.
S. w. Bryant. of Richmond.
spent Tuesday with his daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. T. jenkins, and
family.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Walrod for the holidays were
Miss Helen Leath, of Richmond.
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. DeJar-
nette and daughter, Mary. and
Mrs. W. B. Farrar, of LaPlata.
Md.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Leath. Of
High Point. NJ c.. spent several
days with her mother, Mrs. j. S.
Agnew.
Mr.. and Mrs. jennie Toone. of
Blacksburg, are spending the
holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Marvin Toone.
Here From South Carolina
Mr.. and Mrs. Bo Hubbard and
family, 'of South Carolina. are
spending some time with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Greer Hub
bard.
Mrs. William Mclaughlin and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Louis 7. Boelt, 50
Buried At POWhatan

CUMBERLAND. Dec. % A
sraveside funeral service for
Louis F. Boelt, SO, who died
Thursday. Dec. %. at his home
here, were held at pm, Satur-
day at Powhatan Community
Cemetery, Powhatan.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. B. 4. Barnhardt. of
Roanoke, and Mrs. Edward
Geeda, of Detroit, Mich; four
sons, A. T. and R. H. Boelt,
both Of PoWhatan. F. F. Boelt.
Of Williamsburg, and c. E. Boelt.
of Richmond; l3 grandchildren,
and two great grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

James Mclaughlin, of Richmond,
are spending this week with Mrs.
Pearl Tucker.
Miss Joyce Spencer, of Hamp-
ton, is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mcintyre,
Of Batavia, NJ Y, were the week
I'd guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Dix.
Mrs. Kate Everheart and Mr..
and Mrs Sam Lowry, of Rich
mond, spent Monday with Mr..
and Mrs. Borum Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Schmidt and
on. Barry, spent Sunday with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Reed, of Farmville.
Miss Gloria Scruggs is visiting
relatives in Richmond this week.
Mrs. jenkins Has Guests
Dinner guests of Mrs. H. G..
Jenkins on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Michael and Jay, of
Richmond, Mr.. and Mrs. Pedro
Hillsman. of Petersburg, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. S. Hillsman. Mrs. Taylor
jenkins and children. Gayle and
Ann Taylor. and Mrs. David
Horner and daughter, Debbie 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Thornhill
and daughter. Ann Marie. of
Richmond, are spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Cook and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Spencer
ard daughter. Joyce, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle
Robinson, of Richmond.
Mrs. R. c. Clark, of Stony
Creek, is spending some time
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Rites Held For
Mrs. Lucy r. Bolte

POWHATAN. Dec. Funer-
al servic fer Mrs. Lucy
Reames Bolte, So. former post
master at Dewitt. who died
Thursday. December %. were
held on Saturday. December p
at the Bott Memorial Presbyter-
ian Church with intelrent in
the church cemetery. Mrs. Bolte
died in a Petersburg hossital.
She is survived by three sons,
Edgar c. Bolte, of Powhatan,
William E. Bolte, Of Dewitt. and
Carlton b Bolte, Of Dinwiddie .
one brother. James A. Reames
of Dinwiddie: three sisters Ms.
Susie Beville. Mrs. Ola Driskill
and Mrs. Annie Temple. all Of
Dewitt; one half-sister, Mrs.
Minnie Boze, of Ford, and four
grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
nts: % As = o''''"S
Cumberland

CUMBERLAND. Dec. 20 :
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Edgar Collins, 83, of this place
who died Sunday, Dec. 25, at a
Richmond hospital, we're held
Tuesday at Fitzgerald Baptist
Church, Cumberland, at pm.
1nterment was in the cemetery
of Center PRESBYTERIAN Church.
Mrs. Collins was the widow of
Richard j. Collins.
She is survived by six daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Irene Coleman, of
Marion, Mrs. R. L. Weber. of
Pensacola, Fla, Mrs. v. A. Bel
win. Of Richmond, Mrs. M. M.
George. of Cumberland, Mrs. R.
M. Thackston. of Farmville, and
Mrs. M. W. Lawson, of Amelia !:
three sons, W. S. and j. E. Col
Inns, both of Richmond. and
Robert j. Collins, of Farnville:
~ grandchildren, and Is great
grandchildren.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Adult Farmer Classes Planned

ling classes held every Thurs
day night in the Pamplin school
beginning on January 10. The
'oric for the first meeting will
be Farmers Income Taxes"
with w. J. Nuckolls, VPI econo-
mist, to lead the discussion.
Social Security" will be the Sec
ord topic on January &c with a
representative from the Lynch
burg Social Security office as
leader. Other topics will be an
nounced later.
Members of the advisory COM
mittee are farmers and business
men in the Pamplin area. They
are: Luther Nash, Bob McClenny,
Ed Fore. Everett Tibbs. Ed Har-
yey Cecil Lyon, Bonnie Massey,
ard Thomas Jamerson. w. Lewis
Motley. vocationa agriculture in
structor of AppomattoX High
School, works with the group.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

PAMPLIN. DEC. % - The ad-
visory committee for vocational
agriculture in the Pamplin area
recently met with w. Lewis Mot
ley to plan adult farmer classes
for this winter.
The committee. composed of
the agriculture committee of the
Pamplin Ruritan Club and sew
eral local farmers. made tenta-
tive plans for two series of
classes to be held in Pamplin
this winter.
There will be a series of farm
mechanics repair classes held in
the Pamplir shop beginning on
Monday night, January 8. and
running every Monday night until
the middle of May. Everett Tibbs
will be the instructor for this
class which meets in the base
ment OF the Pamplin School.
There will be a series of eve
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Lloyd Meack,un, No,U Out Of Hospital

JEFF ERSON, Dec. 90 I'M Lloyd
Meachum who has spent many
weeks in the Medical College OF
Virginia Hospital and the C&O
Hospital in Clifton Forge has now
been able to leave the hospital
and is a patient at Lloyd'S Nurs-
ing Home in Richmond. He will
be glad to see his friends. Mrs.
Meachum is staying nearby in
order that she may spend as
much time as possible at his
bedside. Their daughter, Mrs.
Tommy O'Connor, Of Cocoa
Beach, Fla, and her husband re-
Gently spent a few days here.
Mr.. ard Mrs. j. G. Friedrich,
of Richmond, spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Hicks.
Mrs, j. w. Rucker returned to
her home in Millboro Springs
after spending the week before
Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. I. B. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Perkins
went to Richmond early Christ
mas day to enjoy breakfast at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Perkins and to see their grand
daughter. Mary Anthony, enjoy
her first visit from Santa Claus.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Aubrey Mar
tin, of Richmond, were visitors
over the Christmas week end of
Mrs. Julia jackson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Montelle Jackson and farni-
ly.
General and Mrs. L. P. Collins
have been enjoying number of
guests for several days. Included
are 1t. Col. and Mrs. L. P. Col
l'ns, Jr., and family, of Fort
Monroe, and Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam E. Gmther and family, of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
con P. ellis, 81
"uried Tuesday

SHEPFARDS, Dec. % Flu
neral services for Leon Percy
ellis, 81, who died Monday, Dec.
26. at his home near Concord
Church. Buckingham county,
were held at 2 pm. Tuesday
at Concord Baptist Church. In
terment was in the family GENE
He was a retired farmer and
Buckingham county justice Of
the peace.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Bessie Cox ellis.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30
Richard r.
Phillips Rites
Held Monday

BUCKINGHAM, Dec. g :
Funeral services for Richard
Randolph Phillips. 50, who died
Friday, Dec. %, at a Richmond
hospital. were held Monday at
the Ransom and Smith Funeral
Home at Brenlo Bluff at 1870
am. Interment was in the Gene
terry of Mt. Zion Baptist Church,
Buckingham county.
Surviving are two sisters. Mrs.
Alberta Booze, Of Coyington, and
Mrs. J. S. Fran Kiln. of Roa-
noke.. and a brother, c. S. Phil
lips, of Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

be furnished by business estab-
lishments and organizations in
the county.
Other food will be given by
homemakers in each commu-
nifty. The women of the county
wall help serve the dinner.
Dancing will be from to y to
the music Of the Moonshinners.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

POWHATAN. Dec. 20 - The
annual holiday dinner dance for
the benefit Of the Powhatan
War Memorial Building Fund
will be held on Friday night,
Ds 7ss sisn 80. i, !. s.rr., !.
ginning at $50. The turkey will
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-12-30

They had another Christmas din
ner Sunday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. RAYMOND Porter and Mrs.
NJ n. Bradley who is now max
ing her home there for the VIM
The Jefferson Junior All Club
had Christmas party on
Wednesday, December p, in the
afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
A. M. Racer and their leader,
Mrs. Clark WorSham.
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Evening star., 1960-03-25
Chevy Chase Women
Fiqht Off AssoiIont

A Chevy Chase housewife
and her 17-year-old daughter
successfully fought of a man
who broke into their nome last
night and tried to rape the
mother, Montgomery County
police reported.
The 47-year-old woman was
in bed asleep when the man
entered her bedroom while her
husband was at work, police
said.
The woman awoke when he
put his hands on her throat
and she screamed. The daugh-
ter rushed to her aid and
helped battle the assailant.
police said.
The man fits the description
of one who raped a housewife
in Kensington on Monday,
police added.
In both instances, the as
sailant turned of the lights
in the homes and threatened
to kill his victims. Police said
the man in both cases was
colored and the women were
white.
The latest incident occurred
about 1880 pm. in the $500
block Of Shepherd street, Chevy
Chase.
Evening star., 1960-03-25
5 Marines Saved
After Sea Ordeal

TAIPEI, Formosa, Mar. 25
(AP).-Five United States Ma
rines, blown out to sea Tuesday
in a rubber boat. have been
rescued and flown to Formosa.
United States officials re-
ported today the Marines were
found on a small island 20
miles east of the southern tip
of Formosa. Names of the men
were not announced, but the
Navy said all were in good con-
.dition.
The Marines were set adrift
while on a reconnaissance mis-
sion as part of Operation Blue
Star, an exercise that began
Monday off Southern Formosa.
Nine other Marines, also
blown out to sea during a re-
connaissance mission. were res
cued earlier in the week by q
Japanese fishing boat.
Evening star., 1960-03-25

Police said some lights were
on in the house when the man
entered through a door and
went from room to room until
he reached a bedroom where
the woman was sleeping.
The daughter and other
children sleeping in the house
heard their mothers screams
police said. The daughter ran
to her mothers room and
helped fight the assailant there
and in the hallway before he
fed.
Police issued a lookout for a
colored man about % to 80
years old, of medium complex
ion and stocky build and with
a thin moustache. The lookout
also described the man as
weighing 160-170 pounds, about
5 feet 8 or 10 inches tall, and
wearing gray trousers and
sneakers.
In the incident Monday, the
assailant disconnected the elec-
tricity by pulling out a fuse in
the basement. The woman was
home alone with her 4-year-old
son while her husband was
away OH business, police said
Evening star., 1960-03-25
MIGHT AS WELL BE ME-
He's Ready to Serve,
Symington 'DiscIoses'

For weeks and months" he
said, people around the coun-
try have been telling me they
would like to see me come out,
More recently, they have said,
Please hurry, because we want
to know, and our friends want
to know"
Now his friends know, but
they probably know more about
what he would do in the White
House than how he will get
there.
The Senator was pretty fiery
about his intentions toward
Quemoy and Matsu and the
missile gap, but pretty fuzzy
about his standing with the
delegates who will decide his
immediate fate.
"How much strength will you
go into the convention with?"
a reporter asked.
"a great DEAL" said the Sem
ator with a kind of spirited
vagueneSs.
"How many delegates?" in
sisted his questioner.
II haven't added 1t up or
subtracted it," said the Sena-
tor, smiling warmly.
Someone wanted to know If
the Senator was at all discour-
See SYMINGTON, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-03-25
BLUE MARLIN
OFF HATTERAS

BLUE MARLIN RUN BIG off
Cope Hotteros where the Gulf
Stream shokes honds with cold
voter from the North. Reed obout
going out otter the big ones in
Fishing Guide, No. s, by Charles
CoveII. outdoor editor, on the Leisure
Pose, ALB.
ARTISTIC BEAUTY should be the
objective Of women as well as
pointers. soys Sam Bookotz. The
artist puts down his paint brush
long enough to detoiI his views on
women and beauty on Pose ca.
EVERGREENs ore Ieost likely to
give difficulty il pIonted at this
time Of the yeor. The Stor's sorden
editor, Wilbur H. Younsmon, gives
voluobIe pointers on pIontins tech
niques on Pose B-S.
Evening star., 1960-03-25

the Washington circumferential
highway.
50-Year Lease
Under terms of the agree
ment, National Capital Parks
viii lease the Great Falls land
for q 50-year period in ex-
change for granting a similar
lease to PEPCO on 400 acres of
land in the Blue Ponds area
between the Baltimore-Wa
ington parkway and the old
Baltimore pike.
Blue Ponds is northeast Of
Washington, month Of Muirkirk
road and the Agricultural Re-
search Center.
Under the agreement, the
park service and the company
will have options to buy the
land covered in the leases.
The Great Falls tract is one
of the areas most historical
See PARK, Page B-1
Evening star., 1960-03-25

homage to Nikolai Lenin this
morning in a workers section
of Paris, drawing enthusiastic
cheers from thousands jam
ming nearby streets. Mr.. Khru-
shchev visited the apartment
in which the Soviet Unions
founder plotted revolution while
in exile in Paris. Then he had
another long conference with
President Charles de Gaulle.
Seeks International Solution
The press corps luncheon was
held in an ornate restaurant
near the new headquarters OF
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganiZation-an alliance Mr.
Khrushchev would like to see
broken up.
NATO's own security guards
all French-patrolled the roof
of the headquarters building to
help protect the Soviet leader,
Mr.. Khrushchev said he felt
the aim of the summit confer
ence which will seat him here
See KHRUSHCHEv, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-03-25
School, Health
Fund Raisedby
HouseGroup
Presidents Figure
Topped; Fight on
Youth Crime Urged
By the Associated Press

The House Appropriations
Committee today voted sharp
increases in President Eisen-
hower's education and health
budgets and called for an ALL
out war against juvenile de-
linquency.
In q $4.1S4,022,731 bill
financing the Labor Depart
ment and the Department of
Health, Education and We'll
fare, the committee said the
administrators health pro-
posals represented a retrench-
ment. a step backward" and
its education budget called for
IAN arbitrary cut"
1t recommended $197, 400, 500
more than the President re-
quested for the Welfare De-
Ipartment, earmarking most of
the increase for sewage treat
ment programs, aid to schools,
and health projects. The ac-
ton, If sustained by Congress,
would give the department
$3,619, ,044.531 for the fiscal
year starting July /.
Labor Funds Cut
It would give the Labor De-
partment $542,245.300. q cut
of 1924. ZOO.
A group Of smaller agencies
would share $40, ,732. 300 and
absorb q cut Of $220,100.
To speed the fight against
juvenile delinquency, the COM
mittee approved an extra 81
million for the National Insti-
tute Of Mental Health and an
extra $50. 900 for the Children's
Bureau. These two agencies re-
Gently made a comprehensive
study of delinquency at the
committees request.
"It is apparent. the commit
tee said. ''that the problem of
juvenile delinquency cries out
for greater attention" Unless
something is done at once, 1t
added, the trend toward more
delinquency will increase.
Asks Thorough Action
The committee cited a need
for additional research, more
field studies, more and better
trained personnel and improved
coordination Of activities to
combat juvenile delinquency at
State and local levels.
For Federal payments to
areas whose pupil population
has been swollen by Federal
activities, the committee rec
commended $187,310,000 for
operation of schools, an increase
of $60,6l5,000 over the Presi-
dents request. For construc-
ton grants to the same dis
See FUNDS, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-03-25
Living gCost
Rise Equals
1859 Record

The national cost of living
index showed an increase of
two-tenths of ! per cent last
m onth over January, the
monthly Government report re-
vealed today.
Cost of housing and medical
care were primary factors.
In the washington area food
prices declined by one-tenth of
l per cent chiefly because of
reductions in the price of eggs
and fresh fruits. This marked
the lowest retail food price in
dex in the Washington area
since December, 1857.
The local food price picture
followed a national trend In
the reduced consumer cost.
The national cost Of living
index matches an all-time high
reached last November.
Major reasons for the rise
were increased costs in serv-
ices. primarily involving hous-
ing and medical care.
The February consumer price
index reached 1855, with 1947-
40 as the base years. according
to the Department of Labor's
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The report said that mortgage
interest rates, rising over the
past 18 months, contributed
"appreciably" to last months
gain in housing costs. The
February figure on mortgage
interest showed an 8 per cent
jump above a year ago and
was 8 per cent higher than
September, 1858, when it had
heached a recession low point.
Medical care in February
showed a gain of eight-tenths
Of l per cent. The chief reason
for the Jump was "substan-
tally higher premiums" being
charged for health insurance.
disqualification insurance rates
rose on the average of 3.5 per
cent throughout the Nation last
month.