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Evening star., 1960-12-28
DC. Leads All Cities
In Telephone Density

spots. But officialS Of the
Chesapeake q Potomac Tele-
phone Co. here pointed out
that they can reach more than
1870 million other telephones
throughout the world-more
than 81 per cent Of all the
phones on earth.
A year ago the United States
had 70,S21, 900 phones but
today there are more than "A
million. The United States
led the field In telephones per
100 persons, with 39.5. Brazil
with 1.48 telephones per 100
reported the smallest number
per capita Of the major coun-
tries, the report said. Russia,
second from the bottom, had
l.9 telephones per 100.
The report showed the talk
INCEST" people in the world are
Canadians, averaging more
than $50 phone conversations
per person in 1859. Next was
Iceland with 500 conversations
per person. The average In
the United States was 496.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Moderate Rise
Predicted for
Steel Output

NEW YORK, Dec. % (AP)-
A moderate rise in activity was
forecast for the steel industry
in January by Iron Age maga-
zine today.
The publication added that
January could not be consid-
cred a recovery month. It said
any real upturn" is not likely
until March. It called a real
upturn" about so per cent of
capacity.
Iron Age noted "it will be
difficult to measure immediate
trends of the industry until OBJ
servers become familiar with
the new indexes and tonnage
figures which will be released
by the American Iron and Steel
Institute.
"The familiar operating rate,
which measured output as a
per cent of industry capacity,
will be discontinued after the
first Of the year."
The magazine said there had
been several shifts in the jan
uary outlook. Two weeks ago.
1t said, "a brisk improvement
was expected Then more au-
tomotive cutbacks "clouded the
picture"
"In the days Immediately
preceding the Christmas holi-
day." Iron Age said, some new
life in terms of a furry Of small
orders gave the industry a bet
ter feeling"
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Eurninqs

Norfolk & Western Rwy. In
II months ended November 80
earned $55,793,219 or $7.43 a
share VS.. $54,222,113 or 1928
in 1859 period.
SeabOard Air Line R.R. in
II months ended November 80
earned $12,967 1892 or $3.50 a
share VS.. $15,068, ,407 or 1912
in 1859 period.
Pitts. g. Lake Erie R.R. in
II months ended November 80
earned $8,041,25 or $11.01 a
share VS.. $6.540,814 or 1892 in
1859 period.
Kansas City Southern Rwy.
in II months ended November
80 earned $S,117,973 or $7.21 a
share VS.. $9,218,162 or 1929 in
1859 period.
Denver & Rio Western in
IL months ended November 80
earned $7,511,224 or $1.18 a
share VS.. $7,546,988 or $1.19
in 1859 period.
Central R.R. Of N. ]. in II
months ended November 80 had
a loss Of $3,432,677 VS.. a loss of
$2,463.187 in 1859 period.
New York Central R,R. in
IL months ended November 80
had a loss Of $2,O89,218 VS..
earnings Of $2,651,108 or 40
cents in 1859 period.
American DistilIing In year
ended September 30 earned
$2,275,372 or $2.38 a share VS.
81, ,976.694 or $2.06 in 1859.
Reading Co. in II months
ended November 30 earned
$1,l45,586 VS.. $1,577,312 in 1855
period.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star stan Writer

A good formula for commit
ting suicide in the Washington
drug store business today:
Sell nothing at discount.
Never mind volume. Concen-
trate on social amenities.
Tell customers in an airy
tone, "I'll bill you later"
Cash personal checks. Keep
that bookkeeper busy.
Deliver toothbrushes and
typewriter ribbons.
Open late. Close early.
Following all these rules and
making a good living at it is
William E. Crofton, owner Of
the Foxhall Village Pharmacy
at 1911 Foxhall road N. w. It's
an institution he cheerfully ad-
mitS is one Of the higher priced
in the Nations Capital.
Located only a stones throw
from homes of embassy big
wigs, Senator's and Pentagon
brass, the pharmacy, as one
resident puts it, "haS us all
buffaloed." Some apparently
have become so spoiled by his
f1rst-naming attention. free cups
of coffee and lollipops for the
kiddies that they suffer guilty
feelings when buying elsewhere
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Gallant, Inc. Expands
MicrofiIm Division

Gallant, Inc. 261 Constitu-
tion avenue NV. distributor of
products of Minnesota Mining
and Manufacturing Co., selling
and servicing bushes machines,
announces the expansion Of its
microfllm division. Edward A.
Heider. vice president, said the
growing success Of the Filmac
Reader Printer line, which
makes possible rapid scanning
and instant reproduction OF
any microfilmed item. has
created ) need for additional
personnel and expanded facil-
tiles here.
Mrs. Jean Cassidy has Joined
Gallant, Inc. as products ap-
plicationS representative. while
Robert Slower has assumed
sales responsibilities.
Evening star., 1960-12-28

When she got home. the
pro0uct had already been de-
livered. Mr.. Crofton had
spotted her car, contacted her
husband, and personally driven
out with it.
II figured he would have
spent q restless night without
the medicine" he explained
later.
The store has built up such
a corps Of the faithful in the
Foxhall, Palisades, Spring VAL
ley and Mclean areas that they
write back for prescriptions
when touring Europe.
Personal service Is the only
thing that can keep the small
individual businessman going, -
he declares. HE can survive
by giving something nobody else
does. You know, courtesy is
rationed nowadays in too many
places"
Heroes for Customers
Mr.. Crofton has his heroes
among his customers. One is
Senator Randolph. o fellow
West Virginian. Another is ].
Edgar Hoover, whose portrait
scowls from above the perfume
counter. Americas number
one man." the druggist declares
'stoutly.
Behind his willingness to cash
customers checks and to carry
several hundred Of them on
charge accounts, Doc Crofton
admits to q certain self
interest:
Keep 'em coming back.
1.-THE fact Is" he adds,
thoughtfully. II don't want too
many more customers. The ones
I have are keeping me pretty
busy.
II guess you'd say I'm the
last Of the MohicanS."
Evening star., 1960-12-28

Washington still leads the
Nations cities In telephone
density, with 83.3 telephones
per 100 population. the Ameri-
can Telephone & Telegraph Co.
said today.
The figures are contained IN
the newest edition Of The
Worlds Telephones. released by
the company. for the year 1859.
In 1859. the number Of teie-
phones in the world rose to
1885 million. q gain Of nearly
9 million over the prior year.
More than half Of them are in
the United States. This coun-
try has II times as many tele-
phones in proportion to popu-
lation as the rest Of the world.
New York City had only 57.2
telephones per 100 population;
Chicago $50, New Orleans AZ.
Atlanta 47.8 and Los Angeles
$50 as examples.
Bell Telephone users can not
get through to Basutoland,
Ifni, Swaziland, Christmas
Island or a few other remote
Evening star., 1960-12-28

my kids are all grown up"
wryly explains one neighbor
80 l have Doc Crofton to take
up the surplus in my budget. 1t
kind Of evens things out"
Unique Appearance
The Foxhall establishment
looks q bit different on the
outside from downtown drug
stores, due to its scores Of small
windows with white frames
done in Colonial style. The
drugs inside are on white wood
en- shelves, reminiscent Of a
man Rockwell country
store painting.
There's nothing buccolic or
old-fashioned about the prices.
You can get a quart Of ice
cream-hand packed. Of course
for SIPS. If you're shopping
for perfume. a one-ounce bottle
of Carven Blue Fox" goes for
$35. While you're waiting to
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Rambler Sets Records
In Output, SuIes

DETROIT, Dec. % (AP).-
American Motors Corp. said
today its total sales volume Of
Rambler cars exceeded 81 bill
lion in 1960-the first time 1t
went over that mark.
AMC said its production and
sales Of Ramblers both reached
all-time highs in 1860.
The company said yesterday
it is eliminating third shift
operations at its Milwaukee
body plant, laying of 1885
workers, and also reducing
third shift operations at the
Kenosha main plant. laying of
$50 men. The moves are effec-
tive January 3.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Bank of Silver Spring
Offers Service Booklet

The Bank Of Silver Spring,
Silver Spring, Md. has prepared
an illustrated 12-page booklet
to promote its newly adopted
motto Service That Saves"
The wide range Of services
offered by the bank are illus
trated and officials said 10000
copies of the booklet will be dis
tributed throughout the area
served by the banks three Of
fees. Copies will be mailed upon
written request to Thomas j.
Burke, director of public rela-
tions, Bank Of Silver Spring,
Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1960-12-28

have it wrapped. the owner
may pour you a free cup Of
coffee. That's the way it Is,
charity and profits all mixed
together.
"The people I do business
with are not price conscious" /"
Mr.. Crofton explains, unneces-
sarily. There's a certain num-
ber Of folks in the world who
want the best"
Country Store Aspects
Doc croften is careful to pre-
serve the folksy atmosphere.
He lets customers browse. swaps
jokes and bellows like a Marine
sergeant to oldsters upon the
slightest suspicion that they're
hard Of hearing.
This is the nearest thing
to a country store" he insists.
"I'd have q red-bellied wood
stove in here tomorrow morn
ing If I could get a fire permit. T"
He treats all small fry as his
own children. (He has three.
Timothy, now doing social
work; Tom, Z. and Candy, IL,
the latter named after a period
in his life when he sold choco-
latest
Worked in Drugstore
A native Of West Virginia,
Mr.. Croften got his degree in
pharmacy from Ohio Northern
University and worked in a
drugstore in Montgomery Hills
Md. for nearly q decade and
a half.
He later served az q district
manager for the Nunnally
Candy Co., from 1855. While
on the road he carried a little
notebook and jotted down ideas
about what appealed to him in
various stores he visited.
Five years ago he took over
the Foxhall road pharmacy and
put the ideas to work. He won't
quote figures. but claims both
sales and profits in 1860 are
10 per cent higher than last
year.
Blessed with q memory like
Jim Farley's for names, he
shrewdly sized up his neigh
borhood and pushed personal
service from the outset. He
bought q British-made deliv-
cry truck, partly because II
saved on gas, partly because
he felt it was distinctive ad-
vertising and would be noticed
by area sophisticates.
At a time when mattresses
at lunch counters asked
"Cream?" with every coffee Or
der, he just put a naked carton
of it on the counter and let
the customers, including such
notables as Senators Kefauvel
Evening star., 1960-12-28
IBM Names Rodgers

Appointments Of F. G. Rodg-
ers as Eastern region sales
m anager for International
Business Machines Corp. was
announced by r. c. Warren,
the company's Eastern region
manager. Mr.. Rodgers will be
responsible for sales activities
of 78 IBM Offices in 10 Eastern
States.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Gas Light
Dividends
Announced

The regular quarterly divi-
dends on all classes of the out
standing serial preferred stock
were declared by the board of
directors Of the Washington
Gas Light Co. today In the
following amounts: $4.25 series
dividend Of $1.06A; IS series
dividend of SIPS: $3.50 con-
vertible series dividend $1.15.
These dividends are payable
February to stockholders of
record January 10.
The board Of directors also
declared a dividend of so cents
q share on the common stock,
payable February 1 to stock
holders Of record January 10.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Transport Trends
To Be Studied at
January Meeting

Frank L. Barton. special
counsel. Senate Commerce
Committee. will discuss the
Governments role in regulation
at the National Transportation
Institute in Chicago January
18.
Among speakers with Wash
ington connections are Stuart
G. Upton, president, Air Trans
port Association Of America;
John v. Lawrence, managing
director, American Trucking
Association, Inc; Daniel P,
Loomis, president, Association
of American Railroads, and
Braxton B. Carr, president,
American Waterways Opera
tors, Inc.
The relationship between the
Government and the transport
system in the United States will
be one Of the prime topics al
the gathering. Among the items
to be discussed are whether
there should be a department
of transportation with cabinet
status; should Government give
more or less financial help to
transportation; can the regu-
latory process be improved and
should there be more or less
Government regulation?
The investors interest in 9
sound transportation industry
will be stressed by James F
Oates, jr., president, the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society Of
the United States, the lunch.
con speaker. Frank o. Prior
general chairman Of the Trans
portation Association Of Amer.
lea and retired chairman ot
the Standard Oil Co. Of In.
diana, will be general chairman
Of the meeting.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
New England Mutual
Reports New Record

]. Hicks Baldwin, general
agent OF the New England
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
here. announced an all-time
high production record in 1860.
He explained the Washington
agency Of the company estab-
lished a record for payments
of $11.5 million of new busi-
ness. He said Henry Hirsh was
the agency leader in production
and Frank Shull, III, in num-
ber of cases. Both men quail
fed for the New England Life's
Hall Of Fame with over 81 mil
lion of paid business, Mr.. Bald
win asserted.
Evening star., 1960-12-28

figure Of 763,956 announced by
the Census Bureau for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Prior to the
Census Bureau announcement,
the Metropolitan Washington
Board Of Trade made an esti-
tnate Of $4,000. Estimates Of
the utilities varied from $780,
900 to $4,000, based on the
trend Of their customers.
William H. Press, executive
vice president of the board. said
today the city can't argue with
the Census Bureau at this point.
AZ the forthcoming round liable
meeting, planned within the
next so days, he hopes I'VE
can all start from the new CEN
suS figures and on the basis Of
experience agree on new tech
niques to avoid the wide popu-
lation difference"
Procedure Of Agencies
He explained: "In the mid
die and late SOS, the Metro
politan Washington Board Of
Trade met with StatisticianS
of the public utilities, Planning
Commission and District Gov
ernment periodically to review
population estimates and to
keep all Of these interested
agencies advised substantially
on the same figures.
1.-The Census Bureau pre-
liminary estimate was con-
siderably under the estimate
we were using. We have not
attempted to check anything.
We wanted to wait and see
what the Census Bureaus fnal
figure would be.
NOW that that figure is
available, we will be meeting
with these other. groups to
check it and see if we are all
IN agreement with it."
Mr.. Press said the group
plans to meet q couple Of times
. year to compare population
notes, thus simplifying matters.
! Gordon Kennedy, jr.. re-
search director, Economic De-
yelopment Committee Of the
Metropolitan Washington Board
Of Trade, said it is difficult to
reconcile the census figures
with the estimates of the utili-
ties. He made it clear the meet
ing will not be a challenge to
the Census Bureau, but a re-
evaluation by the group of
their approaches to the prob
lem.
I'VE intend to take a good
look at these estimates of ours
and those Of the utilities to
ilnd out why we varied so
greatly from the official gov
ernment figures. Then only will
we be able to attribute causes
for the difference" "'V -
City I'm Transition
: Mr.. Kennedy said: 1--WE feel
this census caught the District
Of Columbia in mid-transition."
He indicated the shift Of popu-
lation from the city to the
suburbs was a major factor.
Also, the tremendous demoli-
tion Of residences in the urban
redevelopment program in
Southwest was important.
He declared that Washington
is not going to the dogs" be-
cause in the next 10 years there
will be a reversal Of this down.
ward trend, as the New South
west arises and other improve
tments are made here. While all
indicators showed a population
increase here. the actual result
showed decline-hence every
body showed surprise, he said.
But Mr.. Kennedy pointed out
this is not unusual. This has
Evening star., 1960-12-28
TALKING OF BUSINESS ---
Phormocist F|outs Business Rules
And Builds Special Success

and Sparkman, help them
selves.
Sample Of Accommodation
His obSeSsion with accom-
modating customers raise d
some smiles. The wife Of one
resident, seeking q bottle OF
medicine, found the store
closed one night and drove
home empty-h a ded. Qts
hours are interesting in the
drug trade, 9 am. to 8 p.m).
Evening star., 1960-12-28
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Wholesale Food Index, based
on the cost Of a pound each
Of 81 foods In general use, this
week declined to $6.16 from
$6.17 last week, but was 7.3 per
cent above the like week q
year ago.-Dun e. Bradstreet.
Business Failures in the week
ended December %. totaled 253
compared with 351 in the pre-
vious week and 1875 in the like
week a year ago.-Dun g. Brad
street.
Northeast Airlines will begin
nonstop service between New
York and Miami next month
with Convair $50 planes.
Construction Contracts over
the Nation in November totaled
$2.886, ,131 900. a record for the
month and 22% above the like
month q year ago: for II
months $33.642,615.0 900, down
10 from a year ago.. w
Dodge Corp.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
Booklet Announced

William G. Hills, managing
director Of The Electric In
stitute Of Washington, an
nounced a booklet explaining
what the organization is and
does is being mailed to all
institute members.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
VISIBLE GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s (AP).-The
Board OF Trade reported that the
visible supply of wheat in the United
States decreased $4,000 bushels last
week to 474 4,1OB,OO0 bushels. Corn
decreased 1,721,000 bushels to 1885,
~, $50, 900; rye Increased $1,000 to g.
557, 900: barley decreased 100000 to
1871 900: soybeans decreased H.
335. 600 to A6,b60,000.
Evening star., 1960-12-28
DC. Population PorIey
Slated as Agencies
Estimates Top Census
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star stan Writer

The Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade plans to
call conference of satistcianS of the public utilities here
the National Capital Planning Commission and the District
Government early in the to just where the
eitys population stands.
4 Some think the figure should be higher official
Evening star., 1960-12-28
OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the
Association Of Securities Deal
ers in Washington represent the range
within which locally active securities
could have been bought or sold at
pm. Wednesday. December 2S:
Evening star., 1960-12-28
DIVIDENDS

BY the Associated Press
IRREGULAR
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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
LEWES

Mayor Otis H. Smith was re-
turned to office for his fifth teS'm
by a to / majority in the town
election Saturday, The mayor re-
ceived 563 votes and his opponent,
William ]. Craig, 126.
Smith, so, is president OF the
Fish Products Company and Sea-
coast Products, Inc, the town S
largest business firms.
There was a three-way contest
for two seats on the town commits
sioner board. Thomas j. Orr, hos
iery operator, and ]. Vincent White
each received 563 votes to win the
two seats.
The losing candidate was Ed
ward Birmingham, president OF the
Roosevelt yacht basin, who polled
1856 votes.
White was reelected and Orr is
a newcomer to the board. A total
of 704 taxpayers voted out OF a
possible 900, reflecting keen inter-
est in the election.
Rev. James r. Stevenson, director
of the Methodist Mission Press, at
Lodja, Central Belgian Congo, will
speak in Bethel Methodist Church,
4th and Chestnut Streets, Lewes,
Tuesday evening, January 19, 1880
d. m. This speaking engagement is
one of series on tour which Mr..
Stevenson is making to the church
es OF the Peninsula Conference
sponsored by the Conference and
District Board of Missions. Rev.
John Irwin. pastor Of Grace Metho-
dist Church, Millsboro, is district
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15

Lewes, and Mr.. Wilson Bryan of
New Castle, became the bride of
Mr.. David Jesse Leppo, son of Mr..
and Mrs Roy Leppo of Lewes, Fri
day, January 1, 1860, at $3.50 p. m.
the Church of st. Vincent de Sale
in Salisbury, Nd The Rev. John f.
Cremin- -officiated.
The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Yvonne Bryan. The
best man was DR.. Vincent G. Lobo
of Greenwood. A reception was
held the next evening at the home
of the bridegroom parents. The
bride attended the Lewes School
and Mr.. Leppo is a graduate of the
Greenwood High Sc b oo1 The
couple will live in Lewes.
Parke H. Perine, formerly of
Lewes, now of Astoria, Long Is
land, has a part in the Broadway
hit show ''The Suzy Wong" He will
go on a six months tour with a
road show starting in mid-January.
Parke, the son of Mrs. William
Macmillan. and the nephew of Mrs.
Joseph Phipps has also appeared
on some TV westerns. His wife is
an operatic soprano.
A smorgasbord-style dinner will
be sponsored by the Young Adult
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15


West Front Street; second, James
bert Scott, New Road.
The official board of Bethel
Methodist Church of Lewes has
voted to stage a second Lewes An
tiques Show in Fellowship Hall on
Fourth Street this summer, be-
cause of the wide acclaim of the
first annual given last July.
The date set for the second show
is July IA through 16. Molloy c.
Vaughn, general chairman of this
years show, with Henry P Mar
shall as treasurer, and Mrs. Vaughn
as chairman of exhibitors. Other
officers and committe chairmen
will be named later.
Nearly 1,500 people from a wide
area attended the first event last
year, the first antiques show ever
held in the historic town on such a
large scale.
This year the number of exhibit
tors will be limited to %, it was de-
cided; and all will set up their
booths on the first floor of the hall
instead of spreading to the lower
floor as was done last July. These
changes were made in response to
exhibitors suggestions who felt
this arrangement would prove more
advantageous to both dealers and
visitors.
According to Mrs. Vaughn, many
of the first exhibitors have ex-
pressed their desire to return and
many inquiries have been received
from other dealers.
Miss Gwendolyn Dawson Bryan,
daughter of Mrs. Elma Bryan of
Second and Ship Carpenter Streets,
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15

Glass of the Lewes Bethel Metho-
dist Church, on Saturday, January
3Oth. 1t will be held in the Fellow
ship Hall.
Diners may have their choice of
roast beef, turkey and ham, or all
three, and also all the "fixin's"
The dinner will be catered by Edith
Holland, and serving will be from
4:30 to 7:30 p. m. Admission will
be $3.50 for adults and for children
under II, 75c. Not over 800 tickets
will be Sold Tickets can be pur-
chased from members of the Young
Adult Glass.
A plot on Pilottown Road ap-
proximately 300 K 400 feet, near the
towns tennis courts, has been ap-
proved for ball park for the Lew
es Little League, by league off
icers and commissioners of Lewes.
The plot has been granted for a
long-term lease in return for a
nominal yearly fee.
A scale model of the ball park is
near completion and will be dis
played in the window of the Board
of Public Works. The League ex-
poets to start shortly to improve
the plot and erect the ball park for
their regularly scheduled games