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YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
What SteeIworkers Really Got
" SYLVIA PORTER

The delicate stability Of thu
economy is being threatened
by the misconception. anc
mounting befuddlement con.
cerning what the steelworkerl
gained in their new contract
Because of exaggerated no.
tions about the steelworkers
victory, other unions negotiat-
ing contracts in coming month,
may make dangerously ex-
aggerated demands. Because oi
the spreading Here goes the
price spiral again" psychology
the steel companies may i'm.
pose price increases that are
just now warranted by the
costs Of the settlement.
Vital Facts Outlined
Confusion compounded by ig.
norance can hurt us badly now
It's time some vital facts were
put into simple words. Specif1-
ically:
Cd The steelworkers did not
get a 41-cent wage-benefit
package as has been so widely
reported, and they didn't get
the 39-cent package that has
been repeatedly discussed
either. They got a 32.8-cent
package in wages and benefits
spread over 80 months.
(2) The major steel COM
panieS did not give away as
much as they have been sug-
gesting. The basis for price in
creases is not nearly as clear
as some Of the steel industrial
lists have been claiming.
90 It is entirely conceivable
that rising efficiency Of opera
tions in the steel plants between
now and 1862 will offset in
creased labor costs in this
period. Signs of this are emerg-
ing.
"a When increases in hourly
earnings under the major steel
company contracts are COM
pared with increases in hourly
earnings recently won by other
workers, the big steel settle
ment seems the least "infia-
tionary." The percentage in
creases in hourly wages are: in
steel. 3.75 per cent; in the
Kaiser settlement, 1892 per
cent; in the can industry, as
per cent; in the aluminium in
dustry, 5 per cent.
60 The steelworkers are
getting a wage increase averag-
ing 80 cents an hour beginning
December /, l960-and no cash
wage raise before then-anothel
wage raise averaging 7.6 cents
an hour on October l, 1861
These increases are right with
in the pattern of 1859. The
most common wage increases
won in negotiations last veal
were in the TO cent range.
go The steelworkers' con.
tract says they may get as
much as 6 cents in cost-of-
living adjustments in the 30.
month period. The companie.
themselves figure the increase
Is more likely to be 6/l0ths Of
a cent than 6 cents. That's be-
cause the companies can de.
duct increases in their insur.
ance costs from cost-o living
increases to which the workers
might be entitled-and the
companies definitely expect
their medical, hospital anc
other insurance costs to 90 ur
in the period.
Cd The steel companies are
Evening star., 1960-01-20
Syndicate Wins
CuroIinu Bond Issue

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (AP)
= Underwriters managed by
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. to-
day entered the apparent best
bid for 100000 North Caro-
lima various purpose bonds.
The bid was 100.O426 for
coupons of 4, 3ia and 314 per
cent.
Subject to award. the bonds
due l96l-79 were reoffered to
yield 2.75 to 3.35 per cent.
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Evening star., 1960-01-20
ParkingtOn Businessmen
Organize Association

A Merchants Association has
been organized by businessmen
in the Parkington Shopping
Center.
Ralph Davis of McCrory's
was chosen president; Lou Etel-
son Of The Hecht Co. and Will
liam Meyer of Peoples Drug
Store were elected vice presi-
dents; Richard Benswanger of
Hub Furniture Co., secretary,
and Joseph De Young of De
Young Shoes. treasurer.
Evening star., 1960-01-20

workers, 35.0S cents for 80
months; for the Kaiser EN-.
ployes. 20.4 cents for 20 months.
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Evening star., 1960-01-20

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Evening star., 1960-01-20

National Bank of Manassas and
other affiliates.
Net income of the parent
company alone amounted to
$126,045 or rs cents a share.
Company dividends in the
year amounted to $83,715 or S
cents a share. Book value of
the stock amounted to $2.25 a
share at the years close, the
report said.
Combined assets Of the sub
sidiary banks totaled SCI ,349,-
038 on December 80, compared
with $54,367,110 a year earlier,
Mr.. Holland declared. Deposits
totaled $55,348,773 after elimi-
nation of group interbank de-
posits, compared with $49,637,-
008 at the end of 1858.
The banks capital funds
aggregated $4,333,313 VS.. So
060,34l a year earlier and loans
after deduction of reserves
totsled $29.94O,756 VS.. 5,846,-
394.
First Virginia became parent
of the group in April, 1859,
when 80 per cent of Old Do
minion's stock was exchanged
for First Virginia shares. First
Virginia raised around $2.1 mil
lion by sale of 100000 Glass A
common shares last October
and now has these outstand-
ing with 1,074,306 Glass B
shares.
James M. Johnston and
Ralph H. Richards, both
partners in the Washington
investment house Of Johnston,
Lemon & Co., and Charles R.
Fenwick, Virginia State Sena-
tor, were added to the board
Of directors at the annual
stockholders meeting.
Evening star., 1960-01-20
Business
First Virginia Earns
2O.8 Cents q Share
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Consolidated operating earnings of First Virginia Corp
subsidiaries amounted $347874 2O cents share
1852 reported President Edwin r Holland at the annual
stockholders meeting today.
The total included the corporations share in
of the Old Dominion Bank the Bank of Annandae the
Evening star., 1960-01-20
Three New Leases Signed
BY ShirIingtOn Center

In line with its policy of
accelerated modernization and
improvement, the Shirlington
Shopping Center in Arlington,
Va, has signed new 20-year
leases with A. S. Beck and
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. as
well as a 50-year lease with
Hot Shoppes, Inc.
The new agreements provide
for either new construction or
extensive enlargement and re-
modelling, 1t was announced by
Mrs. Joseph Cherner. presi-
dent Of the corporation. In ad-
dition the Ted Louis Mems
Shop in Shirlngton has agreed
Evening star., 1960-01-20
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Bio Tie EVENING STAR
" Washington, D. c.
Wednesday, JonUoy 20, 1860
Oldclub
Restaurant

SIS 5. Washington, Alsxondrie
D Meet friends at Geo Washington's .
B old Clubhouse. Finest food in Cap .
4 ttal area at prices you like. At 4
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u Open freplaces Lunch and dinner 4
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YPerties. Bouquets Meetings. Rseeptions~
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the District of Columbia at the close of business December
81 1853 Published response call made by Comptroller Of
the Currency. under Section SILL u S. Revised Statutes
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Reds Lash U. S.
Big Stick Policy
In Latin America

MOSCOW, Nov. 10 (AP).-
Izvestia said today the dis
patch Of United States war;
ships to the Caribbean shows
washington is still trying to
follow the big stick policy Of
(President Teddy. Roosevelt in
Latin America"
The Soviet government
newspaper declared that I'm
the present times one end Of
the stick may hit those who
want to use it, in such a way
that the blow may turn out to
be fatal"
The paper said the Soviet
Union now considers Latin
America the concern of the
whole world and not just the
American states.
This new waving of the Red
banner in the Caribbean was
coupled with an allegation that
the United States seeks to at
tack Cuba from Nicaragua and
acknowledgements from
the back door"-with gangs of
hired men" based in the two
Central american countries.
The Izvestia article was the
first significant response in the
Moscow press to President
Eisenhower's order sending
United States naval units to
the Caribbean in response to
requests from Guatemala and
Nicaragua for protection
against what they termed Com
munist directed aggression.
The paper called the move
a "provocation invented in
Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

Periodically Prime Minister
Lumumba or President Kasa-
vubu races through town at
break-neck speed in a Cadillac
accompanied by a couple Of
jeep-loads of Force Publique
There seems to be no purpose
to these horn blaring outings
except to remind the Congo
lese that the state still exists,
even il it has ceased to func-
ton.
In the suburbs there are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

they would consider going to a
doctor or q dentist who has
made no improvements in his
equipment or techniqueS for the
past Is years"
Never Ideal
Neither DR.. Macintosh nor
any other educator would
maintain that current pro-
cedures are ideal. But they
point out that English instruc-
ton in the good old days" was
also far from ideal.
1T would be wonderful to get
good written expression from
all Of our students" says DR..
Levin B. Manigan, co-ordinator
Of elementary education for
Arlington schools last year.
But I certainly wouldn't look to
the standards Of My generation
as the goal"
Harry w. Lewis, jr., super
vising director Of the Districts
reading clinic, likes to cite an
old editorial to prove that un-
happiness with English in
Struction is far from new. The
editorial begins:
When We were, mere boys,
boys had to do a little work in
school. They were not coaxed;
they were hammered. Spelling,
writing and arithmetic were
not electives. and you had to
learn.
In these more fortunate
times, elementary education
has become in many places a
sort of vaudeville show. The
child must be kept amused and
learns what he pleases. Many
sage teachers scorn the old
fashioned rudiments: and it
seems to be regarded as be-
tween a misfortune and a
crime for a child to learn to
read and spell by the old
methods and as a result of all
the Improvements. there is a
race of gifted pupils more or
less ignorant Of the once-prized
elements of an ordinary educa-
ton. -"
This editorial could have
been written yesterday. In fact
it appeared in the old New York
Sun on october S, 1902.
Tomorrow: The modern opprooeh
to English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20
Red Chino Called
Ready to Explode
A-Bomb in 1861

LONDON, Sunday, Nov. 20
(AP-Red China will explode
its first atomic bomb late in
1861. the Sunday Times report
ed today. .
The newspaper said the ex-
plosion will be at least as large
as one Of Frances Sahara Des-
ert blasts.
The report from the papers
Far East correspondent. Richard
Hughes. was attributed to in.
telligence sources in Tokyo.
Mr.. Hughes did not specify
which Sahara blast he meant.
The first, in February, had a
power equivalent of between
$4,000 and 10000 tons OF TINT.
The second, in April. was said to
have been less powerful than
the Hiroshima bomb in World
War II, which equaled 10000
tons of TINT.
The newsman said there was
evidence the Red Chinese had
revised their program which
formerly scheduled production
OF Asia's first atomic bomb by
the end o 1862. He claimed
this had now been speeded I'D
IL months under a secret prior
ity directive of the Chinese
politburo.
The correspondent said Rus
STA had insured the supply of
key materials under a revised
pact for scientific cooperation.
But he said development of the
bomb was left in Chinese hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20
BASEBALL

Continued From First Page
where he served in the same
capacity for five years.
Doherty, who has extensive
contacts in the sport. succeeded
Bruce Dudley as president Of
the American Association ir
1858 and remained head Of
that triple-A league until yes
terday.
Training Sites Considered
The Senator's general man.
ager said he has been consid-
ering Daytona Beach and Fort
Lauderdale as possible training
sites for the team. but said he
would have to explore the stu
alton. The Grifith-operatec
team which is deserving the
Nations Capital for Minneap.
olis-St. Paul has trained al
Orlando for years.
Doherty imports optimism
with his job. with good trad.
ing and proper selection OF
players, we'll be a contendine
club in two or three years." Ed
said. I'm not going to give
you a Branch Hickey five-ycal
plan and then have the club In
Hast place after nine years.
Baltimore is a good example
Of what can be done quickly,
Doherty said. "The Orioles
went out and got kids. We're
going to do the same thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

many unoccupied houses. Some
have been looted and theil
doors sway in the wind or
broken hinges. Others are slow
ly decaying. going back to
bush as things do in the tropic.
unless the jungle is kept at bay
through constant effort.
In the yard Of one aban-
doned villa. an old African was
cutting the grass with q
Strengthened barrel hoop
sharpened and swung like q
scythe. I asked If he was being
paid and he shook his head
sadly.
will your people return" ]
asked.
II do not know"
Then why are you cutting
the grasS?"
81 have always done So"
One thought Of the old man
rhythmically swinging his bar
rell hoop into eternity. because
he had always done so, waiting
for a family which would never
return.
Tomorrow: The Dimensions
Of the COngO's horrors.
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AGENCIES
Regulation Speed-Up
REORGANIZATION Aim

And he has cited instances
where committees Of Congress
have directly interviewed with
their operation"
But regardless Of this pos
sible conflict over agency indie.
pendence, both MIR. Lands fol
the incoming administration
and such bodies as the Senate
and House Appropriation
Committees and Interstate
Commerce Committees appear
to be working toward the sam,
end: Reduction in the backloe
Of cases built up by many o.
the agencies, resulting In mas.
sive and costly delays to bott
the Government and bushes.
interests of the Nation involved
in agency litigation.
Delay Forecast
It is very questionable. &C.
cording to Government official.
close to the problems. that thu
new administration will make
any quick changes In the neal
future.
In the first place, much study
will be needed before such
changes can be made. For in.
stance, the Interstate Com.
merce Commission is now un'
der way with a comprehensive
audit" In an effort to learr
where 1t may. be begging dowr
in disposing Of cases before it.
But this audit will be tw,
years in preparation. Thos,
familiar with agency problem.
argue. therefore, that there
should be no snap decisions BY
either Congress or the new
President in making change.
that might turn out not tt
work.
And Mr.. Lands has indicated
that he doesn't foresee any
sweeping changes in agency
functions and operations in the
immediate future.
Thus the effort to make the
agencies more efficient is coins
to be a long affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20
AGENCIES

Continued From First Page
6icated his feeling that there
is a need for consolidation Of
some agency functions.
The subject Is scheduled to
get a full examination in the
weeks and months to come.
Mr.. Lands has been named
by Senator Kennedy to prepare
a full study on possible changes
within the Federal regulatory
framework. and the Senate In.
terstate Commerce Committee
under the Craftsmanship Of
Senator Magnuson, Democrat
of Washington, has scheduled
full hearings on the matter
when the new Congress con-
venes early next year.
Also. President Eisenhower
has created a committee
charged with organizing
watchdog group over the regu.
latory agencies. This group IL
expected to take q very close
look at assignment Of functions
to various agencies involved.
Capitol Hill sources feel that
major changes in the method Of
operation Of these agencies in.
evitably will result from all
these studies.
Perhaps the biggest possible
source Of any friction that
might arise as to how the
changes should be brought
about will center on the ques-
ton Of independence Of the
agencies.
Mr.. Lands apparently feels
that the agencies should be
more responsible to the Presi-
dent. "since the broad policy
pursued by the agencies should
fall in line with that Of the
administration as a whole"
So far as independence from
control Of Congress is con-
cerned, Mr.. Lands seems to
look with suspicion on efforts
made by Congress through the
Withholding Of funds to influ-
ence both the rule-making and
the adjudicatory processes" Of
the agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

Vernon, who with Doherty
will pick the Senator'S basic %
players Friday at New York,
provided the American League
has selected q Los Angeles
owner by that time. said, he
will lean toward choosing
younger men, with some vet
Grams to blend with them.
Some Of the fellows on the
list I've seen won't be able to
play every day." Mickey said.
They'll hurt you If you get toe
many Of them, but I would like
some experience to go along
with the kids"
"Our purpose Is to build"
Doherty said, and you can't dc
that with too many creaky
players around. We want a
representative team and we
want it quickly"
Doherty said he and Vernon
will meet in New York tomor-
row and discuss the many prob
lens confronting them.
Vernon, who batted 1853 tc
lead the league in 1916 anc
1877 to top it again in 1858
broke into baseball in 1897 with
Washington's Eastern Shore
League farm team at Easton
Md. He was called up by thu
Senators in 1899 and servee
two bitches here. interrupted
by a stay in Cleveland.
Mickey spent 10 years with
Washington and also playet
with the Indians. Red Sox
Braves and Pirates before
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coaching for his long time
friend. Murtaugh.
Doherty. q stranger to WASH
ington fans, is an articulate
man with many friends In base
bali. He new here for the press
conference. also attended by
Vernon. Quesada and two of
the clubs hackers. Floyd .Akers
and George Garrett. Webb
Hayes and Norman Frost, at
torneys for Quesada. also were
on hand.
The choices came as q COM
'plete surprise. Quesada initially
attempted to acquire the explo-
sive Lane. then was reported
to be dickering with Johnny
Murphy. former Red Sox farm
director. His acquisition Of
Doherty and Vernon was re-
ceived enthusiastically by those
who know both men.
Doherty. who will appear on
Morris Siegel's new television
program, Comment" with
Quesada and President George
Marshall Of the Redskins to-
night on WMAL-7 at 1880
O'Clock. said the American As
ISOLATION had numerous prom
ising young players last season
whom he would hope to obtain
eventually by selection, draft
ing or trades.
QueSada said 1t was decided
to retain the nickname Sena-
tors because nobody has come
up with a better name. It is
synonymous with the Nations
Capital. Everybody will call us
the Senators anyway, even II
we don't"
Quesada said he would hope
to retain some personnel who
worked under Griffith, princi-
pally Johnny Morrissey, ticket
manager. However, he added
that he wanted to discuss the
matter first with Grifiith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20
KENNEDY GETS
SCRATCHED IN
FLORIDA SURF
BY Q Star staff Writer

PALM BEACH, Fla. -
President elect Kennedy
scratched his back on a
rock while swimming in
the surf three or four days
ago. 1t was disclosed yester-
day.
Donald M. Wilson, the
President elects acting
press secretary. said sit
was just a scratch" that
did not require treatment
by a doctor.
There are rocks sticking
up from the ocean bottom
some 80 or 40 feet out
from the beach beside
the Kennedy ocean-front
home.
Robert Kennedy, the
President elects brother,
strained his neck slightly
Friday as he was skim
diving in Acapulco Bay,
Mexico, where he is va
cationing.
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ENGLISH

Continued From First Page
the public schools were the
culprits, not only because they
employ up-to-date land un-
workable) methods for teach
ing reading and writing, but
also because they do not try to
maintain decent standards Of
English usage.
I'VE still agree with the
anonymous commentator" the
article observed. who said that
everyone should speak at least
one language well-preferably
his own. We hate to see the
schools putting obstacles in the
way Of the student in achieving
this"
Because Of the increasing
educational pressures in the
United States, parents are be-
coming particularly interested
inland often incensed about
the teaching of English. the
one subject that nearly every
youngster must take from
kindergarten through twelfth
grade.
Thanks largely to Rudolf
Flesch's best-selling book, most
Of them know that the reason
Johnny can't read is his teach
er's failure to use old-fashioned
phonics instruction. Now. how
ever, they are trying to find out
why he cannot write, either.
They want to know, also,
why he cannot recognize a
proposition. let alone a gerund.
They want to know why he
cannot spell. why he cannot
recite the most elementary rules
Of English grammar and why
he does not know the differ
ence between can" and may
or shall" and will"
Dissatisfaction with English
teaching is. in fact, becoming
so widespread these days that
about the only people willing
to defend current Institutional
programs are the educators
themselves.
Virtually without exception
they say that today's methods
are better than ever before, and
that these methods are getting
better results than ever before
Why, then, is there so much
criticism?
The educators believe that al
least partial explanation is
that the critics simply do not
know what is happening ir
the classrooms.
AS DR.. j. N. Hook, executive
secretary of the National Coun.
Gil of Teachers Of English, says
1.-THE severity of criticism.
tends to increase in proportion
to the distance of the critic
from the classroom. In gen.
eral, those who are most criti
cal are furthest removed from
the classroom and presumably
least aware of the problem.
: that teachers face"
+! Many Of the educators con-
slider it more than a little para
doxical that the latest meth
DDS for teaching English ar,
condemned, whereas the latest
most up-to-date techniques TO
math and science instruction
, are generally praised.
DR.. Helen K. Macintosh, ,
. former NCTE president whit
heads the elementary section
of the Office of Education, ha
a quick reply for those WHIT
condemn what the teachins
profession considers importan
progress.
II ask them" she says, 81