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The Sidney herald., 1960-12-21
TOWNS TAXES PAID

Rockport, Mo. - All of the
582 taxpayers in town wondered
why they had not received tax
bills for 1860, and the town clerk
kept giving them evasive answers.
The secret was out when it was
revealed that MIR. and Mrs.
George Opp, a couple in their
sixties, had mailed the town clerk
a check for $4,000 in payment
of the taxes for the whole town.
The Sidney herald., 1960-12-21
HOLD-UP

Warren, Mich. - Two youths
walked into Mrs. Mary STEPHENS
little grocery store. One had a
gun. The other announced: 'ThiS
is a stick-up."
Mrs. Sierpien told the youths,
"You are on the wrong road"
They listened then one of them
said, "But Pm hungry"
They put the money back in
the cash register and accepted
her gift of luncheon meats, bread,
milk and walked away.
The Sidney herald., 1960-12-21

may be helped by the March
of Dimes"
Mrs. Sliker is a volunteer
worker in her county during
the March of Dimes, collecting
funds for The National Founda-
tons expanded program which
includes significant birth de-
fects together with arthritis
and continued work in polio.
The Sidney herald., 1960-12-21

MY farmer husband helps
me call on neighbors during
January" Mrs. Sliker adds.
'"The SHOWS are mountainous at
that time of year in our neck
of the woods, but we both feel
that helping the March of
Dimes is the least we can do in
return for the help given our
Lisa"
The Adak sun., 1960-08-29
ADAK SUN

from day to day, the petty piques, the
irri tations and vexa ions that threat
en- to blot out the eternal stars Of
hope and love and faith! If only We
could keep our eyes on HIM Who is "the
Way" and on the imnovab1e assurances
which He has given us in His eternal
Gospel! IF only We would "1ift up our
eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh
our Help" For, in truth, our Help
"cometh from the Lord!"
From "Cpossroads," Published by Re
deemer Lutheran Church and Service
Center, Balboa, Canal Zone.
II 4 4 \ 4 y X n n
MEANING OF PRAYER IT CALLS FOR THOUGHT
IT have been driven many times to -
my knees by the overwhelming conv1c Ito
that had nowhere else to go.n
The words Of Abraham Linco1n's, and
they are we'll worth thinking about. He
was not man to pay glib lip service
to religious faith. His simple state
ment was heartfelt.
President Eisenhower may have had
that statement in mind when, in desig-
mating October 5th as National Day
Of Prayer, he said that. in prayer I'VE
will see clearly the vision Of the
world that is meant to be and set our
hearts reso1ute1y toward the achieve
mont Of it,"
Prayer is an intensely private thing
It can't he perf>mctory and be genuine
The greatest mon in history have been
devout, realizing that there is an area
beyond material achievements and poss-
essions which man, for all his scient-
ific genius, cannot explore. He can
only he humble in knowing it exists.
For members Of the Armed Forces
faith is source Of strength in dis
charging whatever duties they are
The Adak sun., 1960-08-29
CAPT WALTER F. HENRY THE
Commanding Officer
ADA
G GDso' m43 iLa o =: oAnhh SUN

Published each Monday for all personnel
on Adak by Special Services. Provisions
for NavExos P-35 (Rev. July So conpl led
with. Mmeographed at NavSta Adak. Funds
furnished from non-apprortated sources
at no cost to the government. Articles
contained herein are not to be construed
as representing the official opinion of
the Commanding OFFICER or the Navy Dep
artnent, inasmuch as the Adak Sun is not
an official puh1icati ton.
EDITING STAFF
HIT. DAVIS, YNl GEORGE MILLS JOB
O55-J or 3o5 125
The Adak sun., 1960-08-29

TT MAS BEAUTIFUL SUMNER EVENING,
still carly enough for us to skim a.
long Without the lights Of the car.
We we're in too much Of hurry to re-
move the splatter from the windshield,
an inelegant hlotch left by a large
hug.
But, as We drove along, it seemed
We just Couldn't keep our eyes off
that messy sp1atter. Again and again
We found ourselves focusing our eyes
to the short-range vision which ended
on the pane Of glass Immediately before
us. And each time We fixed our eyes
on that ugly spot only inches away,
We missed the beautiful scenery about
us.
How much like life, We thought. A
hug bigger than the evening star! A
hug big enough to blot out the rolling
Landscape Of velvet green which STREET
ched ahead for many miles. ALI he
cause We fixed our eyes on the ugly
thing before us, while We missed the
vision Of the beautiful and the abiding
which surrounded us on every hand!
IF only We could keep our eyes off
the bugs on the windshield the Wo r.
ries and cares which beset our path
Continued next co1um)
Evening star., 1960-07-28
GIN Profits
ShoWGuin

DETROIT, July % (AP).-
General Motors made $22 mil
lion more profit in the first
half of this year than in the
first half of last year-the only
one of the big three auto manu-
facturers to improve on 1859
earnings.
In its second quarter report
yesterday General Motors said
it's net income amounted to $6l2
Evening star., 1960-07-28
AM Reports
Gain in Net

DETROIT, July % CAP).-
American Motors today re-
ported its second best quarterly
earnings with a net of Sl7,1O9, :
l44. equal to 96 cents a share.
In the April-June quarter last
year the net was $16,O83, ,8Ol, or
80 cents a share.
President George Romney
said the net exceeded any quar-
ter except the first quarter of
the 1859 fiscal year when the
company was not obligated to
pay income tax.
The net came on all-time
record sales of $310, 0,4O9,367. The
sales compared with 266,277,-
476 in the comparable quarter
of 1859.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
were halVed.

gains were halved.
The Federal Reserve Board
late yesterday reduced mar
gins for stock buying to 10 per
cent from 80 per cent. thus
lowering the down payment"
needed for stocks.
The market seemed to be
conforming with past history
which shows brief rallies fol-
lowing a cut in margins and
then a resumption of the previ-
GUS trend.
American Stock Exchange
prices advanced smartly with a
decided pickup in volume.
Corporate bonds were mixed.
Government bonds advanced.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Best Coins Reduced
After Rally by Stocks
NEW YORK, July % CAP

NEW YORK, July % CAP i.
The stock market celebrated
the reducation in margin re-
Quirements with a sharp rally
which appeared to be losing
strength early this afternoon.
Trading moderated after a
vigorous start.
Key stocks advanced frac-
tions to a point or more but a
great many stocks were well
below their best and a few
small losers appeared.
More volatile or higher priced
issues kept advances of 2 to 4
points. Some of the best early
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Silver Spring Bank
Declares Dividend

Directors of the Bank of Sill
yer Spring declared a semi
annual dividend of go cents a
share. payable August 10 to
holders of record August /.
AS the bank paid a semi
annual of the same amount
last February 10, the new pay
ment will raise 1860 dividends
to $1.20 a share. compared
with 81 a share in 1859.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, July 2s CAP) The grain
futures market lapsed into general
weakness in early afternoon activity
today on the Board of Trade
Soybeans, after three consecutive
advances, came under profit selling and
were of major fractions in spots while
the grains eased slightly.
At noon, what was Ia cent a bushel
higher to 70 lower, September 81 S4as:
corn is-i4 lower, September Sl.16a4:
oats unchanged to "a higher, septem-
September Sl.l63s; soybeans u lower.
September S216Ss
Chicago Cash Markets
Wheat No. ! red J SO: No yellow
hard l93l2-95l7: No. > yellow hard
l.95la. No corn or soybean sales
Oats No. / heavy white 1lA4: No.
extra heavy white 72h4; Nc. > neavy
white n, No. , white toughl 6aIa
Rye No. > plump l19%. Barley:
Mailing choice .l5-l.25 nominal. feed
S5-l O2 nominal.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
COTTON

NEW YORK. July 2s CAP) Cotton
futures we're generally higher today
Trade buying and short covering found
offerings light. The distant months
showed the widest gains with most
Of the buying there professional in
character. A leading Houston spot firm
sold small volume OF nearby October
contracts. Scattered rains were re-
ported in many sections of the belt
overnight which was considered gem
orally favorable for cotton at this time
Late afternoon prices were un-
changed to 50 cents a bale higher
than the previous close. October 81 l6.
December 81 .33. March 3l.i5.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
METALS

NEW YORK, July IS CAP) Spot
nonferrous metal prices today: Copper
33 cents a pound. Connecticut Valley
Lead II cents a pound New York
Zinc 3 cents a pound, East ST. Louis
Tin 81 O4a4 pound, New York For
elsn silver alas cents per troy ounce
New York Pittsburgh scrap steel No /
heavy was quoted by Iron ARe at
30 OO-3l %
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Mark Bowen Heads
Insurance Group

Mark G. Bowen, manager OF
the Washington branch OF
Standard Accident Insurance
Co., has been elected president
OF the Insurance Managers AS
ISOLATION Of the District.
Chester I. Soule, jr., of the
General Accident Group, was
elected vice president and How
ard M. Startling of the Asso-
citation of Casualty & Surety
Cos. was elected secretary
trea Sllrer
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Dividend Announced
BALTIMORE. Julv % ZAP,

BALTIMORE, July % CAP) =.
The Maryland Shipbuilding
and Drydock Co. has an
nounced a cash dividend of
6212 cents per share of COM
mon stock for the six-month
period ending June 80. It's
dividend per share of preferred
stock was $2.25. Net income
per share was S2.Ol.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
Merger Approved

RICHMOND, Va, July %
CAP).-Stockholders of United
States Foil Co. yesterday ap-
proved a reclassification plan
for the company's stock and
a proposed merger of the COM
pany and a subsidiary into
Reynolds Metals Co.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
$65 q Year AVERAGE

NEW DELHI.-New Govern
ment figures show that per
capita income in India has
climbed to $65.77 a year. About
three years ago it stood at
.S54.72.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK. July 20 (AP) THE
New York Stock Exchange reported
today these odd lot transactions by
PRINCIPAL dealers for July 81: Purchases
OF 322, ,4a1: sales Of 23S,67l shares in
cludinR 3.S77 shares sold short
Evening star., 1960-07-28

million in the first six months,
equal to $2.r5 per share. This
compared with $3.50 million, or
$2.08 per share, a year ago.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
NEW YORK BOND MARKET
Furnished ISSUES
New York City IS 80
2AnA FaNa NaRsa

New York City IS 80 e7llz
Bond, rate, term 2;2O
Am e. F P SIS 2030 5eyh
Am Tel & Tel 5s SO 1o6lS
Am Tel 4 Tel 42ss IS 100
Am Tel & Tel 4l4s 70 22A
Am Tel & Tel 3l4s s4 "a
Amer Tobacco 3As n 81
Armour SIS "a 67lH
Allan est Line 4l2s 81 1o2H
Allan Rein CIV 4Ias 81 lo4
AvcO Mfg Co cv SIS 70 $50
Canad Pacific Is perp elH
Capitol Airl cv 4l4s rs So
Case J | CIV Sl2s SO 90
Cent r R N j 3AS 81 4olH
Ger dePas cv 5l2s 70 1o1
Chad Goth cv IS "a 95
Chad Goth 5.90s 7lXw 75H
Chi & Ct Wn 4l2s 2O3S 10
c NJ s p & P IS 2055 81
CMSP&P CIV 4I2s 2044 64Z
Chi l. N W cv 4l2s g9 Sd
Colo Fu&Ir CIV Ass n 9o3
Columbia Gas 4sss 80 95I
Comb EnEin'R S9ss 81 "a
COnsol Edison 5I4s SO 1917
Consol Edison cv 4s 70 LOG
Consol Edison 39bs IS 90
Consol Edison 2Sss n 79l
ConsElectro cv Alas 84 1901
Copperw Steel cv5s 79 lo1I
Duauesne 1t 2Sss 70 773
Erie r r IS 202O 353
Evening star., 1960-07-28

YnRStStDr la s 1917 1914 1874 "a
ZenithR 60a 80 113 1l1lA 112IA+3I5
hUUriy Ssles on the Exchange
HOO am, $50 900 Noon $40 900
100 pm. $50 900 200 pm. 2 lao 600
Rates of dividends are annual pay.
mepts based on the last quarterly or
Seni-annual declaration. Unless other.
wise noted. special or extra dividends
are not included.
Meaning of symbols in New York and
American Stock EXCHANGES
Unit OF trading 10 shares or sales in
full. s-Also extra or extras. ban.
nual rate plus stock dividend. DE
clared or paid in 1859 plus stock dividend.
!Declared or paid so far this year.
Payable in stock during T959, esti.
mated cash value on ex-dividend or ex.
distrlbution, date. s-Paid last year
h-Declared or paid after stock dividend
or split up. k-Declared or paid this
year, an accumulative issue with divi.
dendS in arrears. p-Paid this year
dividend omitted, deferred or no action
taken. at last dividend meeting r-De.
clared or paid in 1860 plus stock divi.
dend. Payable in stock during 1860,
estimated cash value on eX-dividend
or redistribution date. Y-Liquidating
dividend. eld-Called. x-Ex dividend.
x.dis-Ex distribution. x-Ex rights.
HW-Without warrants. WW-With war.
rants. Wd-When distributed. Wi-When
issued. nd-NeXt day delivery GIN
bankruptcy or receiveTship or being re-
organized under the Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed by such companies.
Evening star., 1960-07-28

x-Ex dividend b-Plus stock divi-
dsnd. PLUS extra or extras a-De-
ciared or paid so far this year
Evening star., 1960-07-28

A

Furnished By the AssoeIafed Press
and zoos Net
Dividends (estD High Low 2:20 chg.
Evening star., 1960-07-28
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK, July 2S tAP) .-Divi- |
dends announced:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

The great economic debacle
of 1929-1933 brought sorrow
and financial ruin to many peo-
pie and many communities, but
fortunately the people of Mont
gomery County have been
spared this experience so far as
their own banking institutions
are concerned.
Dual System
Like other states, Maryland
has a dual banking system
that is, part of them are or
gained under the National
Bank Act of 1863. Five of the
county's banks come under the
national banking system. the
First National Bank of Sandy
Spring, the Montgomery Coun-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

1855 viii apparently bar anv
further organization of this type
from moving into the county.
A few credit unions also are
operated within the county and.
since Maryland has more favor
able laws governing small loan
companies than the District Of
Columbia, these organizations
have become quite numerous,
especially in the lower portion
of the county.
Good Staff
Montgomery County has been
fortunate in having its banks
staffed by men and women of
integrity and ability through
the years, as is evidenced by the
complete lack of bank failures.
AS Montgomery County grows,
as it surely will, 1t will become
less and less a satellite COM
munity. It's banks will prosper
and deposits of $254,019, 069 will
look pitifully small to the coun.
ty banker in 1875. Probably no
business is more anxious to be
understood than banking, and
1t is doubtful IL any business is
less known to the general
public.
1t has been said that a man
who is about to do things usu-
ally goes to his bank first. It
would not be amiss IL a whole
lot of folks would take a few
minutes to get better acquainted
with their neighborhood banker
men like Herbert Hyatt, Gus
Selby and Len Hoyle up county,
Francis Miller or Francis Thorn
as around Sandy Spring, Reuben
Riggs, Dick Green or his son,
Winship, in the central county,
or down In the lower county
men like Billy Prescott, Paul
Stallsmith, Bob erwood,
To-day Howard, Ingram Med
ley, Warren Lasher, Ollie
Youngblood, Joe Carter, Bill
Yates, Emil Mehl, Howard
Duckett, Ben Shaw and Fred
Lutes.
There are some 500 other
people actively engaged in the
Montgomery County banking
picture. They would like to
meet Won. too.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

close personal relationships
within the schools and between
the schools and the community
that made another world &c
years ago.
The land was being farmed
right down to the District Line,
Burdette remembers. Most OF
the farm families had been in
the county for generations SO
that the teachers not only knew
all of their students but also
their parents and often their
grandparents.
Burdette, himself, is typical
of the teachers of that era. A
native, he came from a family
that was well known in the up
county area. He only left the
county long enough to get his
degree at Western Maryland.
Beginning Salary SIPS
With his brand new diploma
III 1926 he returned to teach
mathematics and science at
Falkland which at that time was
a high school. His beginning
salary of Sips seemed to buy
as much as today's starting sal
airy of $500.
A months room and board
was only $50 and that included
three meals a day as Burdette
brought q packed lunch to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

Office Building quickly became
a point of interest in the COM
munity.
We are pleased with our well
come here, and more than
proud when the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Chamber Of Commerce
presented US with its Oliver
Owen Kuhn Award for erecting
the outstanding building of
benefit to the community in
1859.
GEICO employs approximate
ly 1,200 people in this building
alone. We are gratified to pro.
vide employment for many of
our neighbors throughout the
county, we welcome the oppor-
tunity to contribute much to the
future growth of the varied
business activities here; and, in
turn, we benefit by serving the
insurance needs of our new
friends and associates.
Again, we salute you on this
important anniversary. Even
though GEICO is relatively new
to Montgomery County, we
share with you the pleasure of
the event, the pride of a CEN
fury Of growth, and the de-
mands of a future of limitless
opportunity. We are pleased to
be your neighbors and hope
that you will feel the same
about Us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
First Federal Serves
500 County Families

For many years the resi-
dents of Montgomery Coun-
ty have had the opportunity
Of, investing in a number of
Savings and Loan associa-
lions.
One of the most active of
these is the First Federal Saw
ings and Loan which, as its
name implies, it was the first
Federally chartered savings and
loan association in the District
of Columbia, receiving its char
ter in 1887. 1t also maintains
an office in Bethesda.
From the outset First Federal
received a tremendous response
from the public. The conf
dence placed in this new firm
was more than justified. To
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

Federal still remain with the
firm; Chairman Of the Board,
Mr.. A. E. Giegengack and the
President, Mr.. Edwin Jacobson,
well known throughout the
county.
Such was the response to its
efforts by Montgomery County
citizens that in 1855 First Fed
eral opened its Bethesda branch
office at 8216 Wisconsin ave.
At the present time, 5458
Montgomery County residents
are saving $11A million at the
Bethesda branch and 1900 homes
in all price groups built in the
County are being financed by
First Federal funds.
The original faith placed in
First Federal by people from
every walk of like has contin-
ued to be fully justified.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
story OF Montgomery County Needs Citizens

ties in the District of Columbia
and the neighboring county to
the north.
"As wealth and population in
creased, local banks have been
established, which today supply
the needs of citizens of the
county who have long since
ceased to be entirely dependent
upon the banks in the places
named above"
Oldest Bank
The oldest bank in Montgom-
cry County is the Savings Insti-
tuition of Sandy Spring. Again
quoting Mr.. Farquhar, Zone of
the early and highly successful
institutions in the county was
organized at Sandy Spring by
a group of 26 thrifty, conserv-
alive citizens, in accordance
with an act of the General AS
sembly approved by the Cover
nor on March %, 1868. 1t has
grown steadily during its SO
years of service to the COM
munity.
caleb Stabler of Drayton was
the first President, a position he
held until a year or two before
his death in 1883.
1.-THE annual report for the
year ending March /, 1881,
shows per annum salaries paid
were: President, 500; Vice
President, S25; reasure
SIPS"
According to Mr.. Farquhar's
compilation, the Savings Insti-
tuition of Sandy Spring had the
entire field to itself until 1883,
when the Montgomery County
National Bank at Rockville was
organized. In 1891 came the
First National Bank of Gath
ersburg; in 1900 two new banks
came into being, the First Ma
tional Bank of Sandy Spring
and the Farmers Banking and
Trust Company in Rockville.
More Banks
In 1910 came the Silver
Spring National Bank, which
later became a part of the pres
ent Suburban Trust Company.
In 1919 came the Bank of Be-
thesda. In 1920 came the Bank
of Damascus, and in 1922 the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

form of interest bearing time
deposits.
Geographically. the banks in
the lower and more populous
part of the county had most OF
the deposits. Banks in Silver
Spring, Bethesda and Takoma
Park areas had a total of $202,-
100000. Sandy Spring, which
seems to be changing from a
strictly farming community to
fine committing area, had So,
1S5,167; Rockville, which is
being heavily invaded by city
folks, had S32, 236, 1902, and the
up-county banks had 81, 492, 600.
Banking Changing
Banking in Montgome ry
County is changing, as it is else
where. The staid old banker, if
he ever existed at all, seems to
have disappeared from the
scene. Banks today are quite
responsive to the needs, of the
people in their everyday lives.
Most families today carry a
checking account, by which they
pay their insurance premiums,
utility bills and a host of other
things. Likewise, most families
today have one or more savings
accounts in which they accumu-
late funds for specific purposes,
such as children's education, a
new car, a better home or for
the proverbial rainy day.
There was a time when a
banker would have taken on a
panied expression had you
asked him to finance a new car
or some luxury item for more
enjoyable living, but that day
has gone. Montgomery County
bankers finance just about
every human need today, from
a new home TO artificial teeth.
In addition to the chartered
banks in the county, the build
ing and loan business has
doomed in recent years. At least
five purely county building and
loan organizations flourish in
Silver Spring, Kensington,
Rockville and Bethesda. In addi-
ton, several Washington associ-
ates have opened branches In
the county, but an Act of the
General Assembly on June 1,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

days assets total $40, 792, 1868,
tangible proof of this conf
dence.
The introduction of the Fed
eral Charter with Its many ad-
vantages has been acknowl-
edged by the present day pub
lie as a vital and necessary pro-
lection for would be savers and
borrowers. Under the charter
each account Is automatically
insured, specialized Federal SUI
pervision is provided for and
adequate reserves are manda-
tory. Besides those mentioned
there are other provisions
which, in toto, add up to one
word, Protection!
Two Directors Remain
Two of the original board of
directors that launched First