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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-20

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AN ACT to propose an 2mendment to
Section "a of Article III of the Con-
stitution Of Maryland, title "Leglsla-
tive Department, to provide for the
Board of Public Works to authorize
and direct the State Treasurer to
borrow in the name Of the State in
anticipation Of the collection of taxes,
such sums as may be necessary TO meet
temporary deficiencies i'll the treasury,
and to make and sell short term notes
for such temporary emergencies to
provide for appropriations already
made by the General Assembly; and
submitting this amendment 10 the
qualified voters of the State for adop-
ton or rejection.
SECTION /. Be it enacted BY The Cen
eyql Assembly of Maryland (Three-tlfths
of ali Members elected to each OF the
two Houses concurring), That the tol-
lowing section be and the same Is here
bv proposed as an amendment 10 Section
81 of Article III of the Constitution OF
MARYLAND. title Legislative Depart
ment'', the same, if adopted by the legal
and qualified voters of the State as here
in provided, TO become Section "a OF
Article III of the Constitution OF
81. No debt shall be hereafter contracted
by the General Assembly unless such
debt shall be authorized by law pro-
viding for the collection OF an annual
tax or taxes sufficient TO pay the interest
on such debt as it falls due, and also 10
discharge the principal thereof within
fifteen years from the time contracting
the same; and the taxes laid for this
purpose shall not be repealed or applied
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-10-20

SEC. 2. Ind be IL further enacted,
That the aforegoing section hereby pro-
posed as an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton of this State shall be, at the next
general election, to he held in this State
in the year 1900, submitted 10 the legal
and qualified voters thereof for their
adoption or rejection in pursuance Of
directions contained in Article u Of
the Constitution of this State, and at the
said general election, the vote on the
said proposed amendments shall be by
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall
be printed the words FOR the Constitu-
tonal Amendment" and Against the
Constitutional Amendment, as now pre-
scribed by law, and Immediately after
said election, due returns shall be made
TO the Governor of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment. as
directed by said Article Il Of the Con-
stitution.
EXPLANATION: Italics indicate nezU
matter added to crisiing lac.
IBracketsI indicate matter stricken
from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments TO
bill
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Bituminous Production in the

BituminOus Production in the
week ended November 26 to-
tailed 6,400.000 tons compared
with 100000 in the previous
week and 8,151 900 in the like
week a year ago; for 10 months
372.9l5.000: 370.079 900 in 1859.
National Coal Association.
Crude Petroleum Stocks. do
mestic and foreign, on Novem-
ber 26 totaled 236. .783, 900 bar
rels. down 253.000 for the week.
Bureau Of Mines.
ICC Hearing on the proposed
merger Of the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad and the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway was ad-
journed until January %.
Trans World Airlines direc-
tors adjourned their meeting
until December 6. No statement
was made on pending financial
plans.
Porter-Cable Machine Co
stock holders approved sale OF
the company to Rockwell
Manufacturing Co. Of Pitts
burg.
Webb g. Knapp announced 1t
definitely had decided to build
a new steeelmaking plant al
Anaconda, Mont. Time for
starting the construction had
not been decided.
Chrysler Corp. announced
selection Of Lynn A. Townsend
as administrative vice president
Immediately under Board Chair.
man and President L. L. Col.
bert.
N. Y. Shipbuilding Co. an.
nounced that unless new con.
tracts are forthcoming it may
have to lay of 5000 men ir
February. The company nor
mally employs about 10000.
PhilcO Corp. announced that
1000 employees on the produc-
ton line are being laid of al
the company's Philadelphia
television plant. Softness in the
appliance market was given as
the reason.
ChOck Full-O Nuts Corp. In
months ended October 81
learned $553,786 or 65 cents q
share VS.. $492.592 or SO cents
in 1859 period.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Dec. 8 (AP).-The larsest
supply Of butcher hogs for any week
since January turned prices downward
as much aS as cents Q hundredWeight
this week. At the close. the top was
lSTs sooS compared aesT Yith h, sls ,n.s week ago
ascrlbed to the unexpectedly large run
on Friday when 5000 head went on
The marke. for sl.uEhter steer.
:uDDe, saae G Showed mes. Hedss 'TsRa ns1.,:s ::
somewhat. However. they closed Is TO
so cents lower than last week. An
improved market for carcass beef was
(UsDAJ HOES-compare Friday las,
week-BarrowS and gifts 50-75 lower,
sows 75-1 90 lower. on the close,
mixed sIades No. I and 2 and mixed
SSd No :,,;. and is7S.,sss lsssSsSo p .SsFES.,
100 head 1858 Is Seishtsn ntle At 1s'ss oys'
s,Ass ssd Nc saS :nf i4sa:f7 4i5sf Sc sS
Mixed Nc. z and 2 and No. 3 240-2sO
and and mixed No, = and j 800.
400 ID sows l3.75-le 90. Mixed grade,
No 2 and 2 and No. 400-55O lbi
Csttis|Prim. steers all weights and
heiiers strong. cows IS to mostly SO
higher: bulls steady, vealers steady.
Bulk choice and prime steers 9O0-1 400
lbs 26.5O-2S.75. choice and mixed
saG'is sssh. .s. sns ?5s9s 5ScdS .cSe Seo hls
choice 1.00O-1.1OO lb steer yearlinsI
$500 late when bulk choice Loo
$50 ID weights brought 27.OO-27 as
Many loads mixed choice and prime
throush the week, Mixed good and
choice steers 900-1. 800 lbs 26. .O0-27 90
bulk good steers 34.75-26.25. Most
mixed choice and prime heifers $50.
Zoo bulk choice 2500.26,50, mixed
q: :00-24.75. utility and commercial
bulls 17.00-2O.00, good and choice
yealers largely 81 .00-24.00. few high
choice $500.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
PEOPLE
IN
BUSINESS

NJ. Max Leder has established
his own real estate firm in the
Edmonds Building, GIT Fiji
teenth street NV. He formerly
was with Sidney z. Mensh g.
Co.
Carolyn Fallon. public rela-
tions services manager for
Courtesy Associates, had charge
OF arrangements for the recent
annual banquet of the Electrical
Insulation Industry in Chicago.
Edward o. Watson has been
named representative of the
Henredon Furniture Co. of
North Carolina in Maryland,
the District, Virginia and West
Virginia, with Offices in WASH
ington.
Edward H. Utz of Alexandria,
Va. received a top award in
the Salesman Of the Year
contest of Westclox.
Kuchen Shen has become
chief design engineer for Com
munications Electronics, Inc,
OF Bethesda, Md. He formerly
was with Vitro Electronics.
DR.. Wilbur B. Davenport, jr.
has been named chief staff
scientist for the Boston division
Of Development Engineering
Corp. which has Offices here
and laboratories in Leesburg
Va.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Free Bus Loop
Carries $4,000
In Seven Days

More than $4,000 persons
rode on the free downtown bus
loop in the first seven days OF
its operation, 1t was disclosed.
Sponsored by leading mer-
chants, the golden buses have
operated from Julius Garfinckel
& Co. down F street to Seventh
street NV. turned down Sew
enth to Lansburgh's and Kann's
and then over to Eighth street,
then to F street, and back to
Garfinckel's.
They have been operating
from 10 am. to 8 pm. on week
days and until 6 pm. on Satur-
day. The passenger count in
cluded up to Friday night.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
.AsC and Ring Acquire
. Peoples Life Shares

: A 25,000-share bloc Of Peo-
pies Life Insurance Co. stock,
which recently was placed pri-
vately by Ferris & Co., was ac-
quired by American Security
Corp. an affiliate of American
Security & Trust Co. and Gus
tave Ring. Washington finan-
cier, 1t was learned yesterday.
: MIR. Ring, who is on the
board and executive committee
OF A. s. & T., said a large por-
tion Of the shares were taken
Tor investment purposes by
american Security Corp. and
the remainder was purchased
by him for the same reason.
Reported price for the bloc
was around $50 a share or about
$750,000. On the over-the-
counter market. the shares
started last week at 80 bid and
IS asked, but moved up to 3215
bid and 35la asked on Thursday
and Friday.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Peoples Drug to Open
PhiodeIphio Store

Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, will
open its first Philadelphia drug
store Wednesday and expects to
open three more new stores
elsewhere before the end Of the
year, reported President George
B. Burrus yesterday.
The new Philadelphia store
will be in the northwestern Sec
ton Of the city and will have
around 12,500 square feet. The
company has had stores In
other cities in the southern and
western portions Of Pennsyl-
vania' for several years.
Within the next 10 days. new
stores also will be opened In
Southwest Washington and In
Hamp on, Va. Another unit IL
to be opened in Norfolk by the
end OF December.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 3 tAP).-Ths grain
futures. market declined again this
week after last weeks partial recovery
from . prolonged setback.
Corn was the only gamer, mostly
In small fractions. althouen it had
only one day Of weakness In the fve
trading sessions. In that one day
OF pressure. though. most Of the early
small advances were Topped on.
Most attention eentered on tenders
TO deliver on December contracts.
These initial notices on Wednesday
were somewhat heavier than expected
for most commodities, particularly
wheat and oats. However, the bearish
effect was largely neutrsIized in the
wheat pit BY aggressive bidding on
export accounts and short covering.
Wheat finished the week M-a4 cent
bushel lower than . week aso, De-
eember S2.023b-La; corn unchanged to
! 70 higher, December S1.03h-3s: oats
h-21s lower, December 57-57h: rye
UNCHANGED to 2h lower, December
81 07A; soybeans 1is-lls lower. jan
uary S2.15h-h.
RANGE Of prices for the week:
naa .
Evening star., 1960-12-04
First National
Bank Bui|dinq
Work 10 Start.

Work will start tomorrow
with groundbreaking for the
new 12-story First National
Bank building on the north.
west corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventeenth street
NV.
The new building. which will
house the main Office of First
National. is expected to bt
completed by December, 1861
Located just one block west
of the White House, the
structure also will house q
number Of other companie.
controlled by Financial Gen.
eral Corp. and the Interna-
tional Bank of Washington
both Of which are headed BY
Maj. Gen. George Olmsted
retired.
With assets Of more thar
$43.5 million, the First Ma.
tional is one of II banks con.
trolled by Financial General
including five in this area. A
Scott Offutt is president anc
board chairman Of First Ma.
tional.
Other area banks in the Fl.
nancial General group arr
Union Trust Co.. the Bank O.
Silver Spring. Arlington Trus
Co. and the Alexandria Ma
tional Bank. The group nov
ranks as the third larges
banking activity in the Wash,
intgon area.
The Fine Arts Commission
recently approved a design TO
the new building presented b,
Architect Vlastimil Koubek
Spencer. White & Prentis
Inc. are foundation contrac
tors.
Evening star., 1960-12-04

gram now Delng e1ecteo In
Southwest Washington.
In addition to the bank, the
Town Center East Building viii
house q branch post Office. Peo-
pies Drug. Safeway and other
stores. A 20-lane bowling alley
viii be in the basement.
The A. 8. & T. office occupies
the northwest corner Of the
building with a floor area OF
around $500 square feet and
Is. completely air conditioned
Except for double entrance
glass doors, floor to ceiling glass
windows enclose the front OF
the bank, while half Of the side
wall is glass and double en-
trance glass doors open to ar
adjacent OF street parking area
An accoustical tile ceiling,
beige carpeting and recessed
lighting contribute a quiet at
mosphere to the attractive mod.
ern lobby Of the new Office. The
Gght-position teller counter anc
other furniture are in walnut.
William B. Davis, assistant
vice president, heads the staff
which will continue to serve
customers at the new location
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Store Sales Even
With 1859 Levels

Washington area department
store sales were even with a
year ago in the week ended
November 26 and were Z per
cent ahead Of the preceding
week, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond reported.
Area sales in four weeks ended
November 26 were of 5 per cent
from a year ago, while those for
the year to date were down !
per cent.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (AP) (usDA).
Cattle: Compared to last Tnurday
slauEhter steers opened slow. later
mSsy % 1sT: esp.: ias SHS.r rs ssn to
heiters moderately active. SO cents
higher: cows moderately active with
utility and commercial strong TO
80 cents higher, Gamers and cutters
1913 cents hisher; bulls slow early,
cents to i 90 higher: vesler|s | active, e
strong: slaughter calves active, 200
higher: stockers and feeders moder-
sl0isd oS active active and mostly 50 cents tc
age and high choice slaughter steers
choice 2725-27.5O, 974-l,lTO lb',
mostly. l.05O-I.17O ID. mixed good
scSS steers eaSiss Rsissea osds sd r.
] .422 ID Enod with q few choice in
cluded 5:0O-25.25. load I,I52 10.
standards 22 so: small lots s4S.s5S
s.,,sr. 10 ixss ESod snd choice siaushser s
and good ls.On-24 .06. GOOD % 5ee and
up; utility and commercial cows 1915
1880. package high commercial is. 90,
sspnsrs SsS1 and q cutters nH 12:0o-l5,oO,
no
bulls 1s.5O--195O. individually up 10
21 90: good and choice I5O-250 f6
yealers 2s.00-33. 90. standard "a 90.
$500; standard and good 250-35O ID
1870 ID. standard $500; load see ID
choice feeder steers 27.OO late, .
loads and few lots 77s-1 ,isO h.
good and choice 24.0O-25. so: few
6oS-7s2 ID. medium and good stocker
500 ,b high medium 10ISoS' and SooS "a sosS sS
late. small lot 62S ID. common % 90:
few small lots 36s-3o7 ID. medium
and good stock steer calves 100
$3.50, load SIT ID. medium and good
stock heif RI. 20.25 late: . lots 48l.
473 ID. mixed medium to choice stock
heifer cslyes 20.OO-21 90.
Hogs: Compared TO last Thursday
butchers generally slow, fully $3.50
Gents &c Is sSsr Ssn: nH.r SOW. very s :ssre: Sss
lot o a. No 1aa ID. high yieidinS
t'ade around as head o. 3. No.
and nrixed No. 1-2 1aO.215 ID butch.
ers. 1925. bulk supply mixed No. ! g
and few mixed No. 1-2 1s0-23O lbs.
2 lots No. 2 270-27s lbs. 17.bO-i7 75,
To- No. 2 30a lbs. 1878; mixed No.
tbaouaS ,S SoofSeo iSe v,sp y; so"s 1soo-l6,7S
sheep. W Woeied slaushter lambs and
ewes nominally steady early. / lot Of
lambs ZOO hiEher late: small lot
SO ID. good wooled slaughter lambs
1880. small lot 20 ID. culls 900,
small lot 80 III. mixed utility b
choice. mostly utility and good 1900
late few head niyed utility 10 choice
slaushter ewes 4.00-5.O0.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
ArIington-Foirfox
To Open New Office

The Arlington-Fairfax Saw
ings and Loan Association will
open its new Z Corners ofiice
tomorrow, President julius H
Parmelee announced.
The attractive branch is at 81
Leesburg pike, adjacent to the
Z Corners Regional Shopping
Center.
Established in 1923, Arling-
ton Fairfax has its main ofiice
in Arlington and assets Of more
than $18 million. Other
branches are in the city Of Falls
Church and the town of Fair
fax.
William N. Ball, an assistant
vice president, will manage the
new office. He is a graduate oi
American University and has
been with the association since
1855,
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Drug Fair Volume
Rises III Per Cent

Sales Of Drug Fair-Commu-
nifty Drug Co., Inc, totaled
$2,733.l84 in November, an in
crease Of 27.7 per cent from
$2,140,3l6 in November last
year. reported Milton L. Els
berg. president of the chain,
yesterday.
Sales in the first II months
Of this. year aggregated ST.
430.048. a gain Of 30.9s per
cent from $20.941,150 a year
earlier, he said.
In the first five months of
the company's fiscal year, sales
OF $l3.627.945 were up 31.68 per
cent from $10.349.334 a year
earlier.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Public Relations Unit
Plans Annual Meetino

The annual meeting Of the
Financial Public r elation S
Council of Greater Washington
has been scheduled at the
Army-Navy Club Wednesday
night, starting at 6 pm.
Walter J. O'Donnell, presi-
dent of First National Bank Of
Arlington, will preside and
Henry Branson. vice president
Of National Savings & Trust
Co., will present slate Of off,
GERS and directors for the COM
ing year.
Evening star., 1960-12-04

up 44.7 per cent from $3,613.SO0
q year ago.
Mr., Stakeholder reported
that 20 additional merchants
Joined Central Charge in No
vember, raising total member
ship to 1851.
Washington Marina Co. was
one Of the additions and Is the
first firm Of its type to join
Central Charge. It sells motors,
boats and other marine equip
ment and also offers storage,
repairs and rental services.
Central Charge now has
158, ,742 customer accounts, COM
pared with 127.108 q year ago
and is adding new accounts at
the rate of 5000 to 5000 a
month. Mr.. Stakeholder re-
ported.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
COTTON

NEW YORK. Dec. 2 fAP) Cotton
Cotton Exchange this week.
Al the close futures were Si.0B q
hale higher to 5 cents down from q
week previous. The only net loss was
in the distant March contract.
ing in the December delivery Com
mission houses bought the deferred
months on belief 1861 crop price sup
ports might be higher than originally
anticipated.
ended Tuesday. The New York Cotton
Exchange Service Bureau placed them
at $4,000 bales compared with l1S.OOO
in the previous week and 100000 in
the like 1859 week. For the current
season through November 20 exports
totaled S1.155.O00 bales against l.
$4,000 last season.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
Central Charge Has
Sharp Sales Increase

Central Charge Service had
November sales of $1,S29, 700, a
jump Of 500 per cent from
$1.212,600 in the same 1859
month, it was announced yes
terday by j. P. Stakeholder,
executive vice president.
Sales in three months ended
November 80 totaled 1921 900,
Evening star., 1960-12-04
COMMODITIES

NEW YORK. Dec. 3 AP).-The
textile and nonferrous metals COM
week as the Associated Press index OF
35 basic commodities declined to
160.99 from 162.09. A year ago 1t
was 1873 SO
ton sections were the only gamers for
the week. The textile section fell 2
Evening star., 1960-12-04
As6T Will Open
Relocated Southwest
Office omorroW
BY DONALD b. HADLEY
star Financial Editor

IS American Security Trust Co. will open its Southwest
ONCE tomorrow in location at 1000 Fourth street SW in
the Town Center East Building block east Of the Capitol
Park Apartments
Relocation the Southwest ONCE after years
and SW resulted from the major redevelopment pro-
Evening star., 1960-12-04
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP)-Over the counter
us. Government Treasury bonds. weekly
high, low and closing asked prices, the
net change from the previous weeks
closing asked price and yield.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 ZAP. ).--National
Association Securities Dealers. Inc.
Closing prices,
Evening star., 1960-12-10
z Men Respond
To Womon's Cry,
Capture Suspect

Two men responding to a Ia
year-old woman's screams cap
tured a man yesterday who
police charged with robbery
and assault.
Police said Edward Mack,
%, of BIT Eleventh street NE.
and an unidentified man, ran
into an employment agency
shop operated by Meta Waters,
at 1918 I street NE, yesterday
afternoon when they heard her
yelling.
They found the suspect,
Henry Wade. alias James
Smith. 60, of no fixed address,
tying the woman's hands and
feet and trying to gag her,
police said.
The man was then subdued.
When police arrived at the
scene the two rescuers hao all
ready bound his hands.
Mr.. Mack told police he
heard the woman's screams
from the printing shop next
door where he is empolyed.
Police said the woman re-
ported the suspect entered the
shop and demanded money he
claimed was owed him. She
told him she didn't know what
he was talking about and
asked him to leave. He then
showed the woman into the
rear room, knocked her to the
floor, bound her and took her
wrist watch. police reported.
Evening star., 1960-12-10
U.S.. and Romoniu
Reach Agreement
On Exchange Plan
BY the Associated Press

The United States and Com
munist Romania have reached
an exchange agreement cover
ing graduate students, tourists
and scientific. industrial and
cultural programs.
Only one other exchange
agreement has been set UP
previously with a Communist
nation. That was with Russia
several years ago.
State Department officials
said yesterday that, while de-
tails are still to be worked out,
four Romanian students al
ready have come here. They
are studying English at the
American Language Institute
in Washington and plan grad
uate studies next year.
Two American history stu.
dents are at the University Of
Bucharest. They are Arnold
Kitchens of Schenectady. N. Y,
a former Harvard student, and
Frederick Kellogg of Long
Beach, Calf. formerly a stu
dent at the University of Cali
fornia at Berkeley.
The exchange agreement is
to include swapping Of various
exhibits. books and radio and
television programs.
Evening star., 1960-12-10
Mrs. Mcdaniel,
Native of Area

Mrs. Frederick Leonard Nc
Daniel. "a, q native Washing
tonian. died Thursday at the
Circle Terrace Hospital in
Alexandria.
A resident Of wellington Villa
in Alexandria for the past Is
years, Mrs. Mcdaniel was the
former Florence Louise Francis.
In addition to her husband.
Capt. Frederick Leonard Nc
Daniel. USNMC. retired, of the
home address, A Northdown
road. wellington Villa. she
leaves a son, Jerry F., 1901
South Cleveland street. Arling-
ton; a daughter, Mrs. Anna
Lou De Lay. Guam; two sisters,
Mrs. Price F. Harwood and Mrs.
Adelaide F. Douglas. both Of
Clearwater, Fla. and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at 10:45 am. Tuesday at the
Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home.
1900 West Braddock road, Alex
andria. Burial will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1960-12-10
Mrs. Wisemun,
Mother of Two
Police Officers

Mrs. George g. Wiseman, the
mother Of two area police off,
GERS, died at the Prince Georges
Hospital Wednesday after q
long illness.
A native of the District, the
former Maybelle Agnes Crafty
was educated in Anne Arundel
County. She and her husband,
George G. Wiseman, moved to
Prince Georges County in 1905.
Mr.. Wiseman died in 1947.
Mrs. Wiseman's son. Daniel,
Is chief of the University Of
Maryland Police. Department,
and another son, william, is a
sergeant Of the Prince Georges
County Police Department.
In recent years Mrs. Wiseman
made her home with Daniel at
4007 Metzerott road. College
Park.
Besides William. VINO lives in
Brandywine, Md. and Daniel.
she leaves two other sons,
Charles, 7401 Darby road, Land
over, and George, 45l1 North
Capital street: a daughter. Mrs.
D. w. Henshaw. 5723 Forty
third avenue. Hyattsville, seven
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
A requiem mass was to be
offered at 10 am. today at Holy
Redeemer Church. Berwyn. with
burial in Evergreen Cemetery,
Bladensburg. Md.
Evening star., 1960-12-10
Doctors Say GoIdfine
Should Be Sent Home

general intellectual deteriora-
ton.
DR.. Owens said Goldfine had
extreme difficulty in doing SIM
pie calculations. used wrong
words, exhibited hesitation and
was afflicted with insomnia
and headaches.
All three said they concurred
in the opinion of staff doctors
who had interviewed or treated
Mr.. Goldflne that his prospects
for Improvement are poor if he
remains in the hospital environ
ment.
They recommended that Mr..
Goldfine be treated on an out
patient basis, with visits to a
pSychiatrist and a medical doc
tor once or twice a week.
The release of Mr.. Goldf1ne, a
friend Of one-time presidential
assistant Sherman Adams, was
opposed by the United States
attorney. Oliver Gasch.
The hearing, with Govern
ment witnesses yet to be called.
will be resumed at las pm.
Tuesday.