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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
vaIeGttorian Gets Wish
To Attend Races

ing that evening.
Recent guests Of DR.. and Mrs.
James L. Hammer at Mannboro
were Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Sgd
nor and Mrs. Helen Benn, of
Charleston, w. Va. Mr.. Sydnor
is Mrs. Hammers uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blanken-
ship, of Richmond, spent Sun
day with her brother-in-laW and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Mortimer. They took their three
children back with them after a
week end visit with the Morti-
mers.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
timer on Sunday were Mrs.
Thomas Zimmerman, of Rich
mond, formerly of Amelia, and
her daughter, Mrs. John F'ariss,
and two children, Gail and John.
Judge Valentine w. Southall
and son. Valentine. Jr., motored
to Lexington Sunday to attend
the ceremonies at VMI honor
ing New Market day.
Tournament Play
Charles A. Holman, III, play
ed in the Kinderton Invitation
al golf tournament at Clarks-
vile on Sunday.
Miss Mary Jefferson. of
Lvnchburg, spent the week end
at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moeller,
of st. Louis, Mo-. arrived on
Sunday for a visit with her
mother, Mrs. Thomas P. Cal
breath. Mr.. Moeller left Monday
night for Bluefield. w. Va. on a
business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hardy
Mrs. R. B. Jones and Stephen
L. Farrar, Jr.. are leaving Fri
day to spend the night with Mrs.
Hardy's and Mr.. F'arrar's sis
ter, Mrs. c. E Patrick. and
Mr.. Patrick in Hampton The
two men will 90 to Virginia
Beach on Saturday as represen-
tatives from Amelia county at
the Democratic convention there.
Hiram A. Holmes. A m ia
county agent. Earl Boozer and
l. B. Wilson. assistant county
agents, accompanied by j. Cor
don Dickerson as a guest invit-
ed by VPI. will leave Wednes-
day for BeltSville. Md. where
they will visit the U. S. Gov
eminent Department of Agricul-
ture Research Farm for three
days.
The Beaver Pond Earls Home
Demonstration Club will hold
their regular meeting on Tues
day, May "a, at 2::3o pm. in
the home Of Mrs. R. L. Blan-
ton The Amelia Junior club
will meet the same day at
pm in the home Of Mrs. Hiram
a. Holmes.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20

guests of her parents, the T. c..
Beasleys. The Aliens and Mrs.
Beasley were sunday dinner
guests of the Wilson Wileys in
Richmond.
The Sidney Aliens and Mrs.
Thomas 9 sley also toured
Maymont Park, Sunday. Upon
returning to the Beasley home
they found Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest
Beasley and son, of Richmond
I'm very sorry to hear Mrs.
Edward Barnard is a patient at
Mary Washington Hospital in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20

bee, W. Va, to visit the j. c.
Uz family last week end. The
RuSsells returned to their home
in Richmond, Sunday leaving
Mrs. Dodson and Ramona to
spend the week end with the Utz
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. McMillion
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Nc
Million and children visited Mrs.
Gillispie in Charlottesville, Sun
day.
The Sidney Allen family, Of
Lynchburg, we e week end
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20

Mrs. Emma Key and Carolyn
and Charles were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Nc
Comb in Richmond. They also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Sa-
era and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Goodwin in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rosemarin
and children were guests of her
parents, the P. w. Barnards,
Sunday.
The J. N. Russell family. Mrs.
Muncie Dodson and Ramona
Dodson made a trip to Follans-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
Fredericksburg.

Fredericksburg.
The Wayne BollAlger family
and Mrs. j. A. Laurence toured
Charlottesville and vicinity, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Utz and
son, Of Follansbee, ". Va. ac-
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Muncie Dodson. ard Ramona
Dodson arrived at the Dodson
home Saturday. They enjoyed
birthday d n n e + in honor of
James Russell at the Russell
home in Richmond, Sunday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
ALMOST EVERYTHING

TO'Halloran," said the doctor,
its serious matter. You
must either give up whisky or
lose your eyesight."
oHalloran thought it over.
We'll. sor. Ohm an old man
now. and Oh was thinkin olive
seen most iverything.'
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
A RETURN VISIT

A big-game hunter was show
ing his trophies to a guest. He
pointed proudly to the wonderful
collection Of heads around the
wall and the tiger skins on the
floor.
VERY interesting muttered
the guest, peering at tn e m
through his srectacles. Per
haps you'll drop in some eve
ning and see my butterflies.
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Farrar and daughters, Barclay
and Martha Scott, of Burkeville
and her mother and sister, Mrs
J. D. Rand. and Miss Frances
Rand, of Amelia, motored to Ash
land Saturday to attend the
Camp Town races there. Horses,
ponies and mules took part in
the races and reports say the
girls enjoyed the mule race end
ing the show, more than any
other part. Barclay Farrar has
been made valedictrorian of her
class, the 7th grade, in Burke
vile Elementary School and her
mother promised to take her
to the races as a reward
They all had a wonderful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Hardy
III. were at Jennings Ordinary
for dinner with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Elicit, on Tues
day evening. Other members Of
the family who were there were
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Anderson.
OF Roanoke, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
NJ. Elicit, OF Cumberland, Md,
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Elicit,
Of Birmingham, Ala. They had
all arrived in time to spend
Mothers Day with their parents
last Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Y. Burge, III,
and daughter, Cindv Lee, of
Petersburg. and Mrs. G. w.
Thompson spent Thursday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dc n
Lewis. They were on their way
home after a visit with Mrs.
Thompson. her mother, in AM
herst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson,
OF Culperer, and son. Sanford
Nelson. of Richmond, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Llckado last Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson will be remembered
in Amelia as having run Hotel
Amelia some years ago.
The Rev. John T. Lennon.
Mrs. Lennon. and her mother,
Mrs. E. v. Stephenson. of Ivor.
left on Thursday to attend the
Baptist convention in Miami.
Fla.
At Colonial Tea
In Burkeville on Friday to at
tend the colonial tea given by
the Burkeville Garden Club in
the home Of Mrs. Joe Terry
were Mrs. E. H. Burke and her
sister, Mrs. S. V. Wheeler.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Chlldress
left last Thursday for ten-day
tour in Florida. They are ex-
pected home some time this
week end.
J. B. Mason returned to his
home here last Tuesday after
being patient at Medical Col
lege Of Virginia Hospital.
Mrs. S. v. Lamb, who h a s.
been staying with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Davenport.
left recently to make her home
in Williamsburg. Mrs. Daven-
port is visiting her for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. James w. Royal
and daughter, Linda. were in
Alexandria for the week end with
DR.. and Mrs. Hall C. Canter.
They saw the game Friday
night between the New York
Yankees and the Washington
Senator'S. and visited the Smith
sOnian Institute on SATURDAY.
where they say safety patrols
from different sections of the
eastern states parading on Con-
stitution avenue. In the after
noon, Linda wanted to visit
Arlington as she was studying
the Lees in her fourth grade at
school. They returned home
late Sunday. ending their trip
BY making detour on account
Of the burning trailer truck on
Route 800. near Amelia.
Celebrates Anniversary
Mfr. and Mrs. John T. Win
free. of Mannboro, celebrated
their ninth anniversary on Sat
urday. They and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Cary McConnaughey went to
Richmond for dinner and dane
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
Family Reunion
Enjoyed By
Midkiff Family

CHULA, May 10 ~ A family
reunion was enjoyed at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Midkiff.
Mothers Day. All of their chill
dren were home for the first
time in 20 years
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
SCRA1CH-ME-NO1
WITH lTCH-ME-NOT

Apply ITCH-ME-NOT In is min
utes. if tho itch needs scratching, get
your 4sc back. You feel the medication
take hold to quiet the itch in minutes;
watch healthy. clear skin come on. Get
lTCH-ME-NOT from any druggist for
external skin irritations. NOW At
GRAY'S DRUG STORE. Inc.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20

Developers of Port Charlotte.
Florida. a resort city, expect it
to be the fourth largest city in
Florida.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-20
ATOMIC REAcTIoNe

What caused the explosion at
your house,"
Powder on my coat sleeve. "
Evening star., 1960-01-17

they seem to be mostly young
sterS. They can't see over the
tops, so they take up banging
the bottoms"
Probably the weather had
a lot to do with bringing out
today's crowds. The morning
was sunny. although there was
a nippy wind. Last night 1t
was different. An all-day rain
had pelted the streets, and
when the ribbon was cut at
6 pm, the lines were short.
The cold drizzle didn't dis
courage Lee Wrath, IS, of
Wyckoff, N. j., who was first
in line. He's been a Boat
Show man since his uncle, a
missionary to Africa, brought
him four years ago to look for
a boat to use in his church
work.
Taking part in the opening
ceremonies were Gov. Wesley
Powell of New Hampshire and
Mrs. Robert F. Wagner, IT.,
wife of the Mayor.
Trade sources say most prices
are leveling off. with few in
Evening star., 1960-01-17
$40 CRAFT FILL FOUR FLOORS
Huge Crowd FIocks
To Motorboot Show

The 426 exhibitors occupy
171,488 square feet of floor
space. Last year there were
403 exhibitors and 480 boats.
There was color everywhere.
From the golden-haired queen
who shipped blue-and-gold
ribbon to officially open the
show last night to the azure
fiberglaS hull of the 41-foot
yawl Bounty, biggest windjam-
mer. the show is a blaze of
color.
$4,000 for Queen"
The crowds gaped at the 46-
foot Richardson motor yacht,
Queen Boat Of the Show"
which has a price tag of
$51 900, and Evinrude's expert
mental 16-foot super-style rum
about. the red-and-white Jet
stream which has electrically
retractable pontoons for high
speed operation.
Not only was today's crowd
bigger than the turnout last
year. but it also seemed more
serious. Apparently the "hull-
Slapper, like the umbrella man
and blacksmith. has joined the
ranks of vanishing Americans
There are always a few"
one exhibitor said, but now
Evening star., 1960-01-17
BY CHARLES COVELL
outdoor Editor of The Star

NEW YORK, Jan. 16-You'd
think everybody wanted a boat
the way the crowds lined up
for blocks this morning to at
tend the first full day of the
Golden Anniversary National
Motorboat Show at the Coli
scum.
At 10:30 am. the crowds
famed out over the four floors
of the giant exhibition build
ing on Columbus Circle.
They saw $40 boats of all
types, ranging from luxurious
cruisers TO canoes and prams
in this biggest of boat shows
Evening star., 1960-01-17

creases over previous years and
more equipment available at a
given price than formerly.
Thomas B. Albfuss, johnson
Outboard sales director, says
his company looks for a 10 per
cert boost in sales this year.
First boat sold was a 21-foot
French-built Sloop called the
Cap Horn, which was bought
by Peter H. Faguano of Ma
nasquan, N. j. The price was
$4, ,430.
"FirstS" Numerous
Those are only a few of the
highlightS. Others include:
The first collapsible sailing
catamaran (Waverider) ever
displayed. The 16-footer has
special neoprene fittings that
enable it to be folded into q
container 16 feet by 4 feet by
2 feet.
The Whitehouse Eureka, Is
foot "three-point in reverse"
hydroplane.
The Century Ski Dart, in
board runabout with mono
caque hull inspired by air.
plane wing design for maneu-
verability in towing water
SkierS.
Barbour'S 24-foot Silver Clip
per, biggest outboard cruiser in
the show.
The l2-foot Tiki catamaran,
a craft that converts from sail
boat to sailing iceboat to out
board boat in 5 minutes.
The first Jet IA sailboat in
fiberglas to be exhibited.
The Harwill 16-foot fiberglas
canoe.
The Sock Boat Corp. kit for
amateur construction of a Is
foot fiberglas outboard run
about. They say it can be done
in 20 hours.
The Barr bolton conversion
kit for Plymouth and Dodge
siX-cylinder automobile en-
gines.
The 325-horsepower Crusader
gasoline engine, biggest in pro-
duction.
The Hercules "Polydiesels, ,"
designed to operate on almost
any hydro-carbon, oil, gasoline
or kerosene.
Jet Powers Cupboard
Turbocraft is not alone in its
water jet propulsion. There is
an Italian-made water jet out
board motor and an Argo
Water Jet, a similar device to
propel swimmers by hand
cranking.
one OF the more interesting
displays is by Aetna Casualty
and Surety Co. Called the
Sailormeter. it tests the nauti-
cal know-how of pleasure boat
skippers.
The bow-half Of a motorboat
is combined with wide-screen
movies to produce a "drydock
voyage" Needless to say. it
draws many customers.
Richardson's queen boat
can sleep up to 10 and reigns
over a feet Of SIS handsome in
Evening star., 1960-01-17

sailboats. There are at least
13 Of this type from 16 to %
feet in length.
Eighteen companies are show
ing % outboard cabin cruisers
with sleeping, galley and toilet
facilities. In addition there are
scores of outboards with con-
vertible hunks and marine toi-
let's for overnight excursions.
The cabin boats range from
a 17-foot plywood model offered
in kit form by Custom Craft
up to Barbour's Silver Clipper.
One of the larger ones that
sleeps four and has complete
galley, enclosed head, converti-
BILE dinette and lounge, is the
22-foot lapstrake plywood Revel
Craft listing at $2,995.
Nodded PlywOod Cruiser Shown
For the first time in several
years there is a nodded plywood
outboard cruiser in the show.
Nodded Products of Cockeys-
vile, Md, is introducing its 20
foot Jupiter in the Whirlwind
line. 1t sleeps three and Is
tabled at STATS.
Other exhibitors in this class
include Pearson, Topper, Su-
Mark, Commodore, Lone Star,
Skee Craft, Glasspar, Crosby
Aeromarine, Cruisers, Inc, Dur
atech and Old Town.
On the outboard runabouts,
automotive FIN" styling is wan
ing while the use of both fiber
glas and wood lapstrake con-
Struction in more conventional
designs is gaining.
Comfort is being stressed and
several builders are Offering a
variety of seating arrange
ments. Another innovation is
the installation of permanent
gasoline tanks as a space-sav-
Ing measure.
Two pioneers in aluminium
bodybuilding, Grumman and
Auma Craft, are adding fiber
glaS models.
AS for engines, lighter, more
powerful V-8s, use of higher
octane loaded fuels and special
water jet and outboard lower
unit drives are the big news in
nboard power plants.
Among the companies Offer
ing greater V-8 power are
Chrysler, Crusader, Dearborn,
Gray, Palmer and Universal.
Evening star., 1960-01-17
Marine Dealers Elect
Three From Area

NEW YORK, Jan. Is (Spe-
ciaD William Brown of Sam
duSky, Ohio, is the new presi-
dent of the National Associa-
ton of Marine Dealers. He was
elected at the annual meeting
here to succeed R. L. Flerlage
of Cincinnati.
Other officers include Mrs.
Theo M. Peterson of Bladens-
burg, Md, secretary, and M. j.
Styron of Arlington, Va, and
r. L. Van Fossan of Washing-
ton, directors.
Evening star., 1960-01-17

board cruisers. The big craft
has a range Of power up to twin
275's, a large one-level salon
deckhouse and two cabins aft
one for the owner.
Show Has Live Queen
The show for the first time
has a real live queen in Miss
Patricia Elise Merrill, a 49,
year-old Hood College sopho-
more from Little Silver, N. j
She won a $3.50 scholarship be-
sides a trip to New York and q
complete wardrobe.
Most visitors stopped in the
lobbies to see the three old
time pleasure craft displayed
in observance of the show!
golden anniversary.
Loaned by the Mystic Sea.
port at Mystic. Conn, they arr
the Panhard I, equipped with
a 15-horSepower Panhard auto.
mobile engine and first showr
in 1904 in Madison Square
Garden. the Nellie. a 30-foot
steam launch built in East
Boston, Mass, in 1872 and still
in operating condition, and the
Lillian Russell, a naphths
launch built in 1904.
TurbOcraft Fast
The Buehler Turbocraft, de.
signed in New Zealand anC
built by a division of the Indi.
ana Gear Works in Indianap'
oils. can hit 40 miles per houl
and is propelled by a 109-horse.
power marine engine thai
pumps water into turbine anc
out through a transom open.
ing. Steering is controlled by
the jet.
With a new 13-foot fibergla.
utility, it heads a feet of S;
inboard runabouts and day
cruisers.
Century, Chris-Craft anc
Trojan also are showing new
speedsters for the water SIX.
market. The 17-foot Century
Sea Dart gives speeds to A
miles an hour.
Does 20 Miles Per Hour
Another Century headliner il
the 1860 version of its $9.10(
Coronado with landau top anC
power of 325-horsepower fol
speeds up to So miles per hour
Again Ancarrow is displaying
its siX-boat Fleet of the Flu.
ture" featured by the 20-foot
Consul which has twin VI
engines totaling 470-horsepoWel
and can reach 70 miles pc.
hour. Written guarantees of 81
mills per hour are given with
the 24-foot Aquilifer anC
Mark /.
The sailing fleet is up 40 PEI
cent, with more than rs boat
representing about so classes OF
display. One of the big reasons
is the fast-growing popularit!
of Midget Ocean Racing Clul
competition for small cruising
Evening star., 1960-01-17
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Mercury. Controls, complete with
SPORT SALES, INC, 5000 Ga. ave.
silver Spring. Md. JU. 7-65O0.
1850 ALBRIGHT SKI RUNABOUT.
with windshield, remote controls,
steering, hardware and seats, with
new 1859 lS-h.p. johnson motor and
fitting trailer S1.440 for S1,050.
complete. CAP'N STAINS BOAT GEN.
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NEW 1859 I5-FT. TROJAN Sea Queen;
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CENTER, S236 Ga. ave, JU. 5-7773.
NEW I3-FT. MFG FIBERGLAS boats.
open models and new 1859, 5Ia-h p.
johnson A fsherman'S dream:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
Business OutIoys Put
ASST Billion, Up 1870

sion throughout the year." he
added.
The forecast was based on
business expectations reported
to the Commerce Department
and the Securities and Ex-
change Commission in January
and February. Similar surveys
are made every three months.
The latest survey indicates
capital spending will be run
ming at an annual rate of $38
billion dollars by the end of
1860. The rate for the final
quarter Of 1859 was $685. bill
lions.
For this January-March
quarter. the Federal agencies
estimated spending at an an
nual rate of $3.50 billion dol
lars. The expected second quar-
ter rate is $37 billions.
Business is planning to in
crease spending because of OPP
timistic sales forecasts.
The report said manufac-
turers expect to boost sales 8
per cent over 1859, wholesalers
and retailers 5 per cent and
public utilities nearly 10 per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11

advanced 81 per cent to esq.,
900 ton miles.
Loans to Brokers and dealers
on other than United States
Government securities held by
member banks in New York
City totaled 1854 million yes
terday, a decrease of $31 mil
lion from a week before and a
decrease of $210 million from
a year before.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Reserve Member Banks had
total reserves averaging ST.
95l 900. 900 on. deposit with re-
serve banks in the week ended
Wednesday. The total included
excess reserves of $376 million,
$62 million less than the av-
erage of the week before and
SLIT million less than a year
earlier.-Federal Reserve Board
Fairbanks Morse of Chicago
and Finneccanica, big holding
company which manages Italy's
state controlled mechanical
companies, have concluded a
manufacturing and marketing
agreement.
Dynamics Corp. Of America
has acquired Winston Elec-
tronics, Ltd. a British manu-
facturer of military, CONNER
cial and medical electronic
equipment.
Construction has begun on
additional facilities, which will
double present manufacturing
space at Shepperton, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
Trade at Retail
Cut by Weather
NEW YORK. Mar. II CA

NEW YORK, Mar. II (AP)
- Snow and cold wealth e r
pushed retail trade in the week
ended Wednesday well below
year ago levels, Dun & Brad
street reported today.
Dollar volume was down 8 to
Is per cent.
Sales of spring apparel, fur
niture. major appliances and
linens suffered most severely.
Merchants said the later
Easter this year also was a fac
tor in the sales showdown, COM
pared with last year.
The bad weather caused
many stores to cancel sales pro-
motions. Stores in some areas
closed on Friday.
Scattered reports indicated
sales of new passenger cars
dipped below the previous week
and a year ago.
Only food volume, helped by
Sunday openings in some cities,
remained close to the similar
1859 level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
Stocks Stage q Rally,
rode FoirIy Active

the upside, Ford almost erasing
an early 1-point loss.
Coppers, oils and rubbers
were mixed.
Polaroid, a volatile trading
vehicle, rose more than 5
points.
United States Smelling
jumped about 4 points, some
sources reporting that a large
block overhanging the market
for this thinly distributed stock
had been disposed of.
Lehigh Valley Industries was
up at best close to a point, a
huge percentage gain for this
low-priced stock, amid rumors
of pending Republication.
Motorola rose about 4, high
priced International Business
Machines more than 3 and
Texas Instruments more than 2
Corporate bonds were mixed
in fairly active trading. Gov
eminent bonds eased for the
second day after eight straight
sessions on the upside. Trading
was quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
BY the Associated Press

The Government announced
businessmen expect to spend a
record $37 billion this year on
new plants and equipment-a
prospect that could help pro-
long prosperity.
The forecast Of $37, 016,Oo0.-
900 in. such spending would
represent a IA per cent jump
over the 1859 total of $32, 543.-
The predicted level
would exceed the 1857 record
by $54 million.
Secretary of Com m ere e
Mueller issued a special state
ment terming the new report
the mist revealing economic
measurement so far this year. F"
He said it holsters his earlier
prediction of rising prosperity
and points up one Of the
strong elements in the current
business situation"
Mr. Mueller noted that all
major industries are planning
increased spending.
What is to me of equal i'm
portance is that business ex-
poets to continue this expan-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11
BUSINESS BRIEFS

Failures of retail stores in
February fell to SO from ITO in
the corresponding 1859 month,
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc, re-
ported. Liabilities of the fall
ing; firms dropped to $2,767, 900
from $5,731,000.
Collins g. Altman Corp, a
maker of textile fabrics and
yarns, has acquired Bangor
Mills, Inc, for an undisclosed
amount of cash. Bangor Mills
is a Pen Argyll (PaD producer
of tricot lingerie fabrics.
American Airlines reported
its February passenger traffic
climbed to 449, 188, 900 revenue
miles, 90 per cent above the
total for the corresponding
1859 month. Air freight traf-
f1c rose % per cent to 9.434,-
600 ton miles and air express
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-03-11

NEW YORK, Mar. II (AP).
The stock market had a
pretty good rally in moderately
active trading this afternoon.
Gains by key stocks ran from
fractions to more than a point.
Some of the electronicS and
other stocks which drew specu-
lative demand posted gains
going to 4 or S points.
The market had an irregular
start then picked up gradually.
Wall Street seemed heartened
by Government forecasts that
spending by business for plant
and equipment is expected this
year to top the record Of 1857.
Some impressive corporate
reports also bolstered senti-
ment.
Steels, rails, chemicals, utili-
ties, aircrafts, tobaccos and
electri cal equipments were
higher. Most motors were on