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Evening star., 1960-10-06
Fire Losses
Set Record
During Year

BOSTON, Oct. 6 Fire
left a $1.4 billion trail of de-
Struction across the United
States last var. the National
Fire Protection Association re-
ported today.
With 1890 fire deaths re-
ported earlier by the Interna-
tional Fire Safety Organiza-
ton. the losses Of life and
property added up to the worst
in the country's history. the
report said.
The property loss scared by
$l60 million.
The NFPA pointed out. how
ever, that $106.5 million of
this increase arose from a
change by the United States
Forest Service in calculating
forest fire losses. Nevertheless,
the overall destruction. in
Guiding buildings, aircraft and
motor vehicles, climbed to a
new high.
The report said:
The number Of fires jumped
by more than 10000 to a to-
tai of almost 2,115,000, a fig
ure exceeded only by the "a
million total of 1850.
American homes were struck
by fire at the rate of more
than 10000 weekly last year.
While the total of $4,000
dwellings damaged or de-
stroyed was 10000 less than
in 1858, the cost to home own
ers mounted by SO million to
a record 1912 million high.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Oct. 8 (AP> cUspA>.-
Hogs $500; moderately active, butch.
ers steady to strong, closing strong
demand; mixed lots 1-2 and mixed
l-3 200-250 ID butchers 1S.0O-lS.4O;
thirty;seyen head mostly Il :0O-.2(
lbs 1880: mixed .-3 and Is 3OO-30(
lbs, II. .15-1S.15:. mixed L-3 and mixed
3-3 100000 ID sows l5;;0O-l6 IS
Cattle 500; calves 100, slaughter
steers and heifers steady to weak
cows weak; bulls weak to so lower
vealerS and Stockers and feeders
steers "a ,50-28: 90; bulk good Sradei
u 1924 25; few choice slaughter
heiiers 80 35O-24 90; most good gfade'
q .5O-?3:00: and several lots mixed
and standard l5.O0-2l 90; utility anc
commercial cows 1300-16.00, mostly
1850 down: Gamers and cutter.
lO;00,;l3,55:, utility and commercial
bulls 16.00-1S 90: vealers 25 90 down
load most sood 500 ID feeding steer.
- 20; a. load Of mixed medium ane
$50 ID stock steers "a 90.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
FrunceCuts
Its Bank Note

. PARIS, Oct. 6 (APD.-The
French government today gave
the nations economy a shot in
the arm to increase home con-
sumption.
The Bank of France lowered
its discount rate from 4. per
cent to 3.5 per cent.
I nSo doing, the bank clearly
indicated it felt that imitation
was no longer an immediate
threat and that the economy
could easily stand an easy
money" policy.
In September, France took in
over $100 million worth OF
Foreign currency. With this il
paid back more than $50 million
worth of foreign debts.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank Clearings in 26 leading
cities in the week ended Oc-
tober S totaled $29,003, ,780, 900
compared with $27,52 ,552, 900
in the previous week and $685.
086, 1894, 900 in the like week a
year ago.-Dun & BradStreet.
Business loans by member
banks in the week ended Sep
tember % totaled $31,541 ,000,-
600. down $27 million from the
previous week, but up $2,060,-
100000 from the like week a
year ago. - Federal Reserve
Board.
Spiegel, Inc, September sales
totaled $25.5l4,136, up 47.6%
from 1859; for 9 months $751;
100,331, up 16.99o from 1859.
GraysOn Robinson Stores,
Inc, September sales totaled
$4,742,454. down 2.7%6 from
1859; for 2 months $10,256,887,
down 3.8% from 1859.
Earnings
Safeway Stores, Inc, in 36
weeks ended September 10
earned $23,053.476. or $1.80 a
share VS.. $24,199,073 or $1.9o
in 1859 period.
I'm. Merchants g. MfgS. in
year ended June 80 earned
$14,337,252 or $2.41 a share VS..
$12,455,385 or $2.08 in 1859.
Am. Pipe e. Construction in
I9 months ended August 81
earned $2,002,480 or $2.O1 a
share VS.. $2,690,917 or $2.76 in
1859 period.
Allied Artists Pictures in
year ended July 2 earned ST.
240.538 or $1.33 a share VS.. a
loss of $262,499 in 1859.
! Motor Products Corp. in year
ended June 80 earned S1,739,-
023 or $3.10 a share VS.. $901,-
295 or $l.50 in 1859.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
California Eastern
Adds New Director

Norbert A. McKenna, New
York investment banker, has
been added to the board of di-
rectors of California Eastern
Aviation, Inc, Chairman Jorge
Carnicero announced.
The board voted on Septem-
ber % to enlarge the board to
seven from six and elected
Charles G. Gulledge of St.
Louis as president and direc-
tor.
Mr.. McKenna is president
and a director of Interconti-
mental Funding Corp. He also
heads a gas transmission pipe
line in Argentina.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
$22 Million Order

CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (AP).-
The Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy Railroad plans to ac-
quire SO diesel locomotives ano
1885 freight cars in 1861 at 9
cost of $22,250,000. The diesels
will be built by Electro.
motive Division of General Mo-
tors Corp.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
Dividend Is Declared
By Major Finance

Major Finance Corp. has paid
a quarterly dividend of 20 cents
a share on Glass A common
stock. including an extra of 5
cents, President Morton Sturt
announced.
1t also paid a dividend of IS
cents a share OH cumulative
preferred stock. The payments
were made Saturday.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
Store Controllers
To Hear Packard

Ralph Packard. division con-
troller of Woodward g. Loth-
rop, will address the National
Capital Group of Controllers at
a Occidental Restaurant dinner
meeting on Tuesday, october II
Mr.. Packard formerly was
internal auditor for Woodies
and will discuss the important
role of internal auditing in a
business organization.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
ARCEarnings
And SaIesSoar
Above 1859

Record sales of Atlantic Re-
search Corp. Of Alexandria, Va,
came close to Sc million in the
first six months of this year
and were rs per cent above a
year ago. while net income
jumped 81 per cent.
This was announced today
by President Arch Scurlock in
his Semi-annual report to the
stockholders.
Sales for the six months to-
tailed $5,965.215, compared with
$3,429,0l0 a year earlier.
Net income was 1929, ,482 or AZ
cents a share, compared with
$l96,895 or 26 cents a share in
the like 1859 period.
DR.. Scurlock said part of the
increase in sales and earnings
resulted from the establish
ment of Jansky g. Bailey, Inc,
and Desomatic Products, Inc,
as divisions of the company
during the year.
So Million Orders
He said around SO million oil
new orders were received in the
six months ended June 80
Much of the new work came
from increases in research and
development programs, includ-
ing new contracts for rocket
development and space propul-
sion research. along with new
electronic projects. Product
sales accounted for IS per cent
of the new business.
Highlights of the last yeal
included acquisition of De-
Somatic Products, Inc, of Falls
Church, Va, manufacturers oi
industrial dehumidifiers anc
air publication equipment, anc
North Eastern Engineering
Inc. of Manchester, N. H.. g
manufacturer of electronic fire.
quency counters and industria.
switch gear. North Eastern
currently employees 240 person.
and has current annual vol.
ume of around So million.
Early this year Atlantic Re.
search established a space
vehicles group in Pasadena
Calf. and this experienced
team of multistage rocket vc.
hicle engineers has since beer
awarded a contract by the
Massachusetts, Institute oi
Technology's Lincoln Labora.
tory to develop the Trailblazel
No. 2 re-entry research vehicle
Meanwhile, the comp pany's
headquarters in Alexandria is
being enlarged by a 10000
Square-foot addition now prog
reSSing toward year-end com.
pletion.
Cites Iris Success
DR.. Scurlock said technica
milestones of the period were
overShadowed by the successful
first firing of the company,
Iris sounding rocket on July 2:
at the Wallops Island teSt
facilities of the NASA.
New technical programs oi
special interest include a sig.
nificant project on slurry fuels
for ramjet engines and a valu.
able research effort on pyro.
technic generation of intra rec
radiation being conducted BY
the U. S. Flare Division al
SauguS, Calf.
Considerable progress wa.
made on the propulsion system
for the Army Marine Corp.
Redeye guided missile. with
Convair as prime contractor
and extensive use of the COM
pany's control rockets continues
to be made on major space
vehicles and ballistic missiles
Atlantic Research and its
subsidiaries now employ a staff
numbering over 1900.
Evening star., 1960-10-06
tALKING OF BUSINESS
Chemical Society Official Sees
Scientific Explosion Crisis in U. S
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star stan Writer

| Star Stan Writer
The scientific explosion" is
far more serious a problem
than the world population ex-
| plosion, according to an official
of the American Chemical So
ciety.
DR.. Wallace r. Brode, chair
man of the Society's new build
ing committee, made the COM
ment in an interview as the
ACS prepared to dedicate It's
So million new building at Six
teenth and M streets NV.
Leaders to Attend
Some 200 delegates of the
society, in addition to United
States industry leaders. will
attend opening ceremonies to-
morrow. Speakers will include
DR.. Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel
Prize winner: DR.. Charles Al
len Thomas. board chairman of
Monsanto Chemical Co., and
DR.. w. Albert NoyeS. jr., a for
mer ACS president.
DR.. Brode suggested that the
vast increase in scientific
papers. the future hordes Of
science students entering COL
lege. and the task of co-ordi-
mating multi-billion-dollar re-
search efforts will outweigh
population problems.
THE great crisis which
looms ahead is in science it
self" he said, "a crisis which
is far more eminent and
threatening in the closing half
Of this century than the popu-
lation. food or wealth prob
lens"
Calls Food No Problem
| Other scientists have warned
that mankind is fast outstrip-
ping its food supply, because
advances in medicine and hy-
giene in recent years have
lowered the death rate every
where. DR.. Brode contends
food is not a problem, at least
in theory.
If the rest of the world
grew crops as effectively as
the Dutch do, for example"
he says, scientists tell us
there would be enough food
for % billion people to live
at the level of the Dutch"
And at bare subsistence level,
this kind of farm efficiency
around the globe could support
80 million people if there were
room for them. he added.
Assuming that the worlds
population is now three bill
lion, and will double every so
years. DR.. Brode estimated that
around the year 1900 A. D.
man will have to start figuring
better ways Of growing food.
To-day in this country one
person on a farm. with the aid
of modern technology and sci
ence. produces enough food
for 20 persons, whereas in the
less well-developed areas of the
world one person feeds three
on a lower subsistence level"
he noted.
Vast Scientific Papers Source
One thing that worries DR..
Brode more is the increase in
papers that scientists try to
get published. (The new ACS
building, evidently anticipat-
ing his concern, has expansion
space for the next 20 years
for its library, according to a
spokesman
According to DR.. Brode.
while world population is ex-
panding IL per cent a year.
this is "inconsequential" COM
pared to the 10 per cent a year
growth of our scientific litera-
ture. The latter doubles every
eight years. In sheer volume of
words, there's been as much
published in the last decade as
there was from the invention of
Evening star., 1960-10-06
D. C. Building Tops
$6.3 Million, But
Loqs Behind 1859
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Construction of apartments and other dwellings
District of Columbia continued ahead of year ago Sep
tember but decline in nonreSdental pulled the
well below year ago. according data Julian Green
chief of the permit branch
September building permits valued at s434111 in
Evening star., 1960-10-06
OVER COUNTER

Washington listings on over-the-
counter markets furnished by the Ma
tional Association of Securities Dealers
as Of / pm. Thursday, October e:
Evening star., 1960-10-06
D. c. Men Complete
Sale of Oman Firm

c. Leo DeOrsey and Robert
K. Thompson, we'll known
Washington tax attorneys,
acted as agents for D. w. Oman
Evening star., 1960-10-06
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) - Noon over the coun
ter U. s. Government Treasury bonds
bid, asked, net change and Yield fol
Evening star., 1960-10-06

$l6.5 million and earnings
we're 30 cents a share on some
10000 fewer sharers.
Evening star., 1960-10-06

Partially tax exempt.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
SummerfieId
Hits Kennedy,
Luuds Nixon

CHICAGO, July % (AP).-
Postmaster General Summer
field said today this is no time
for the Nation ito select a boy
to do a mans job"
Although he made no men,
tion by name of Senator Ken
Enedy. 43. the Democratic presi-
Dental nominee. Mr.. Summer
fields target seemed obvious
At a news conference, Mr.
Summerf1eld made public a
statement he said he was going
to distribute among all dele
gates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention opening here
Monday.
In it, he licked of the trou-
BILE spots around the world and
the dangers of international
communism, and said the Dem
ocratS, at their convention in
Los Angeles, failed utterly to
recognize-let alone meet-the
challenge of our grave times. 4"
Mr.. Summerfield said Vice
President Nixon ''is not only
the strongest man but the true
choice of the American people
to lead the Nation and to in
spire courage and confidence in
other free nations in these
troubled times"
Evening star., 1960-07-24

zation which shows him to be
their top choice for Mr.. Nixon's
running mate.
Mrs. Kenneth Nelson, a Chi
cago housewife ; who manages
the Americans for Goldwater
office, sees in the Senator what
one of the brochures says on
the cover: The ultimate in
honesty and courage"
Working for her are two
Goldwater kin-the Senator's
16-year-old daughter Peggy,
and a nephew who is a student
at Brown University, Ray
Johnson, %.
With Senator Goldwater's
long-standing antagonism to-
ward United Auto Workers
President Walter P. Reuther,
it seemed natural to find an
other anti-Reuther man be-
hind the Americans for Gold
water movement. He is Her.
bert v. Kohler, president of
the Kohler Co. of Sheboygan
Wis, site of the longest and
bittereSt UAW strike and one
which figured in Senate Labor
Rackets Committee hearings.
Other Goldwater hackers are
former Dean Clarence Manion
of Notre Dame, an arch-con-
Servative: retired Gems. Bonner
FellerS, Albert Wedemeyer and
G. E. Stratemeyer; former Am
bassador Spruille Braden and
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick Tank
erSley.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Venezuelan Note
Given to Aerter
By the Associated Press

Venezuelan Ambassador Mar
cos Falcon Briceno yesterday
gave Secretary of State Herter
q personal letter from Vene-
zuelan Foreign Minister Ig-
nacio Luis Arcaya.
The Ambassador told a re-
porter after a 15-minute meet
ing with Mr.. Herter that the
letter dealt with current inter-
American affairs. He declined
to go into details.
Presumably, however, the
letter stressed Venezuela's be-
lief that a coming meeting o1
Western Hemisphere foreign
ministers should take direct
action against the Dominican
Republic. Venezuela blames the
Dominican Republic for an as
sassination attempt on Vene-
zuelan President Romulo Be-
tancourt.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Nebraska Delegation
To Boost Seuton

CHICAGO, July Is (AP).-
The Nebraska delegation to the
Republican National Conven-
ton plans a beefsteak and po-
tato breakfast Tuesday to boost
Secretary of the Interior Seaton
for the party'S vice presidential
nomination.
The chairmen of all State
delegations are being invited to
the breakfast. Senator Hruska,
Republican of Nebraska, said
today in announcing plans for
the breakfast that if Vice Presi-
dent Nixon, the probably presi-
Dental nominee, lis looking in
the direction of Fred Seaton we
want other leaders to know
Fred Seaton as we'll as we do"
Evening star., 1960-07-24
80 Votes Pledged

The Arizona Senator has 30
pledged votes for the Presidency
IA from his home State, 13
from South Carolina's delega-
ton, a couple from Idaho and
one from Nebraska.
He also has a poll taken by
the Young Republican organi-
Evening star., 1960-10-11

Three and four step ap-
proacheS are used by most
bowlerS. However, the three
step approach. starting with
the left foot and ending with
approximately a three foot slide
on the left foot seems more
natural. The size and weight
Of the duckpin ball has much
to do with the popularity of the
three-step approach.
Those who prefer the four
step approach, however, should
make sure that the first step
comedies with the push-away.
The two must be co-ordinated
for a smooth delivery. The
second step, taken on the be-
ginning Of the back swing,
mandates the Importance Of
perfecting a straight, stiffarm,
pendulum like motion; the
third, the ball should not be
brought back on an angle so
that it winds up behind the
knee or the back during the
course Of the back-swing.
Keep the feet gliding during
the steps and the arm swinging
straight back, then forward to
the fourth and sliding step to
the release. Any jerky motion
will cause unbalance. Start
slowly and gradually add mo-
lmentum to each step. Do not
rush to the foul line.
The three step approach will
be covered in detail in the next
four articles.
(Duckpin Bowling tcouneiD
Evening star., 1960-10-11
Mishops Spoil Season Opening
A N D

Maryland's hunting season
got of to a very bad start with
two dead and at least four in
jured on opening day.
A 14-year-old boy, David
Bowman Smith. Of Darlington.
was killed when his shotgun ac-
cidentally discharged while he
was sitting in an automobile.
Smith had been hunting with
his brother, Mark, and several
others.
Charles S. Hyster. 72, died OF
a heart attack after hunting
near his home in Talbot County
The wounded included a Bal
timore man hit in the face by
shotgun pellets near Cumber-
land. a youth shot by his own
% caliber rifle, a Keedysville
man mistaken for a turkey and
another Baltimorean blasted in
the foot while reloading his
gun.
It's good time to repeat the
10 shooting safety command
mentS. Here they are:
Cd Treat every gun with re-
spect due a loaded gun: (2)
When not in use, guns should
be unloaded and actions
opened; 90 Always be sure the
barrel and action are clear OF
distractions; a. Carry your
gun so that you can control the
direction of the muzzle. even il
Evening star., 1960-10-11

he'll be more helpful on offense
for the time being, and the
Redskins have plenty Of de-
fensive backs.
Hg$ $H&
While Nixon generally was
satisfied with the clubs over
all performance against Dallas,
he saw too many errors of omis-
sion and commission to be COM
pletely happy. Guglielmi was
successfully rushed a couple Of
times because Dallas had the
cadence Of the Redskins count
down pat, and Ralph didn't
vary it to throw them of.
Il told Ralph to play it close
to the vest" Mike said, in re-
viewing the days strategy.
that's why he threw only 16
passes. Why pass when you
can run the ball? It was a
big game for him. The wolves
would have eaten him alive If
he hadn't come through for
us. Pm very happy with the
way he performed"
Nor could the coach fault
any Of his men on hustle. Those
who made mistakes generally
were victims Of their own over
eagerness. Rod Breedlove, whose
early pass interception topped
his day, was caught out OF
position once. for example,
thinking he could get in on a
tackle. But others, like Dick
LasSe, came in fast and hard,
and arrived at the right mo-
ment.
A remark by Guard Frank
O'Brien summed up the entire
squads attitude. O'Brien and
Vince Promuto usually were the
first downf1eld on the Redskins
kicks, and one or the other
either got the receiver or helped
set up the tackle. s's
He missed one," Nixon said
with a laugh, "an when he
came of the field I heard him
humble: First man down the
field and didn't do a damn
| thing"
Evening star., 1960-10-11
Baylor Sparks
Luker Victory

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Oct.
II (AP). \ The Los Angeles
Lakers jumped into an early
lead and went on to beat the
Boston Celtics. l09-98, last
night in the 10th game of their
National Basketball Association
exhibition series.
Elgin Baylor, the Lakers
great forward. shared high
scoring honors with the Celtics
Bill Russell. Each had 25
points. Jerry West, the rookie
from West Virginia had % for
the Lakers..
LAWRENCE, KanS., Oct. II
(AP).-Wilt Chamberlain's tip
in shot with less than 10
seconds left gave the Philadel-
phia Warriors a 104-103 victory
over the st. Louis Hawks in q
National Basketball Association
exhibition game last night
Chamberlain was high scorer
with 25 points and Bob Petit
Of the Hawks was runner-ur
with "a.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich, Oct
II (APy.-The Detroit Pistons
edged the Cincinnati Royals
96-93 in q National Basketball
Association exhibition game
here last night. Oscar Robert.
son and Jack Twyman were
high scorers for Cincinnati
with 20 points each. Walter
Dukes, Bailey Howell and Dor
Oil each scored 10 points fol
Detroit.
Evening star., 1960-10-11
Wright and Sikh
Meet Kongoroos
At UIine Monduy

Bearcat Wright and Sweet
Daddy Sikh will battle the Aus
tralian Kangaroos, Roy Heffer-
nan and AL Costello in the
feature match of the first fall
wrestling program at Uline
Arena next Monday night.
Two other team bouts are
scheduled, with Mark Levin
and Don Curtis meeting Karl
Won Hess and Chet Wallick in
one and Rita Cortez and Marge
Ramsey taking on Peg Allen
and Fran Gravette in the
other.
In other bouts. Haystacks
Calhoun tangles with Johnny
Valentine; the Crusher, a new
conner from Milwaukee, battles
Arnold Skoaland and Sander
Kovacs meets Angelo Savoldi
Evening star., 1960-10-11
Bowler Wins $4,000

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, Oct. IL
(AP).-Frank Clause Of Old
Forge. Pa, won the biggest prize
in televised bowling last night
when he rolled six straight
strikes good for $40, 900 on the
program Jackpot Bowling" It
was the second time that Clause
had hit the jackpot. Last Feb
ruary, he won $4,000 on the
same, program.
Evening star., 1960-10-11
BOWLING
WITH ROD THOMAS

Between $50 and 200 keglers
who've hit the charmed figure
are expected.
Other sharpshooters in the
league were Budd Mann of
Rosslyn with 247G650; Duke
Schneider, Annandale Bowl,
244-629; Harry Jones, Congress
sional Plaza, 225-616 and Bob
Martini, Lynwood, 613.
Mclean swept Lynwood, Ten
pin Coliseum shaded Annandale
and Rosslyn edged Congress
sional Plaza.
In contrast to the week be-
fore, pinfall was light in the
Major Travelling League. Len
Kramer, as is his wont on
occasions, was a stickout with
a series of 676 for Shirley
Bowl, including games of 235,
215 and 226. Only other to hit
900 was Chet Wysocki Of Silver
Hill-Falls Church with 224-615.
Kramer shared high game hon.
ors with Gene Bledsoe of
Greenbelt Bowl.
Ed Sheets of Fair Lanes Vir-
ginia, a sensation for the first
three weeks, started with a
206 Sunday but wound up with
518 for his first bad series.
- Congressional Plaza gained
sole possession Of first place
although splitting with Green
belt, ~ to 11a. Fair Lanes
Virginia, which shared the lead
dropped two to Fair Lanes
Maryland.
Rivaling Kramer was Marsha
Hawes of Congressional Plaza
in the women's division of the
league. She blasted an OPEN
ing game of 234 and wound
up with a 615 series. For the
same team Polly Sweet shot
a 219. Lou Straub of Silver
Spring Bowl had q game OF
203 and Dot Wiebe of Fair
Lanes Maryland a 202.