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Evening star., 1960-12-12
ON WHEELS:
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH
No Question Mark After Performance

count OF interior lights and
what the trade calls "conven-
ience group"
+ y &H
For years automobile manu-.
facturers have concentrated on
drivers when issuing safety tips.
This is the Year Of the Pedes-
trian. George J. Cutler, Plym-
outh's director of service, Of
fers these to Christmas shop
pers:
Don't carry so many parcels
your vision is blocked. .
Cross only at intersections.
Don't try to beat the amber
light when loaded down with
packages.
Try to shop during daylight
hours. Between sundown and
darkness is the danger time.
Pay attention to the traffic
policeman. He's there to help.
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Maybe the Air Traffic Con-
ference, a division of the Air
Transport Association, has an
answer to surface traffic, but if
they can come up with the
downtown congestion these
next dozen days, there will be a
path beaten to their door.
The Conference plans to sur
vey private automobile travel
to see how the highway market
can be tapped.
Chrysler is taking full cogni-
zance of the door-slamming
outlet of anger.
Normal closing of a car door
as you get in makes it travel as
high as four feet a second,
Chrysler engineers have fig
ured. Getting out with placid
disposition, you close the door
at seven feet a second.
The mad driver bangs it
against the frame at IL feet
per second.
Many a Washington taxi
driver may not know the
closure speed, but he can GER
tainly tell when his fare is
mad.
Two new faces ON FOrd's
Washington front: James H.
Baird Is the new assistant dis
trict sales manager, replacing
George A. Thompson, who has
become a dealer in Virginia,
and c. F. Sylvester, named
general field manager of the
Lincoln Mercury division sales
office here, taking over from
Carl A. Bromley who goes to
Buffalo Also four new faces
in the Lincoln Mercury 400
Club" for sales achievements
in selling Comet, Mercury and
Continental: william E. Fore
man and Francs E. Lloyd, of
Moore Grear Motors; Edwin ].
Cole and Joseph A. Miller, of
OBrien and ROhall, Inc, Ar
E. d. Mccarthy,
former Philadelphia zone man.
ager. takes over as assistant
Eastern regional manager for
Chevrolet here January l, re-
HI. G. MesSer who goes
20 Detroit to manage the Met
-opolitan City department
Corvette Clubs Board meets at
; pm. Wednesday at Lii Mayes'
home. 822 South Arlington Mill
road, Arlington American
Motors has extended its RAM
bier 12-month warranty to the
imported Metropolitan New
Mexico has become the 10th
State to adopt reflective license
plates as a night safety mea-
.aaa.s
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Preston at Columbia

A. Murray Preston. vice pres
luent, American Security g.
trust Co. and Frank A. Gum
tner' president, Security Bank,
were among the Sc senior COM
mercial bank executives that
attended the session of the
commercial Bank Management
Program at Columbia Uniyer-
sity.
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Whitehall Fund, Inc. It dis
cussed. among other things, the
industry economics of Christ
mas.
e~It pointed out that more than
80 per cent of the annual earn
ihgs for many retail stores are
attributed to Christmas season
business.
] 1t cited the favorable growth
trend for toys, due to the rapid
Increase in the number of
young people. But despite ia
torable developments, the sur
yey said. toy manufacturers are
Dot without challenges.
Competition Stressed
Because Of the keen COM
petition, the large and con-
stantly changing variety of
products and high develop
mental, promotional and other
Ceiling costs, profit margins
tend to be relatively low," the
Survey declared. "Augmenting
This problem has been the i'm
pact Of toy imports which has
bit the low priced lines parti-
eularly hard. The average
manufacturers return in 1859
was less than 2 per cent Of
sales after taxes compared
with 80 per cent in 1856. How
ever, the larger concerns which
are in a position to achieve
economies through integrated
operations, are faring consider
ably better than their smaller
counterparts. The latter on the
average not less than one cent
ON each sales dollar"
The survey declared about
1,400 companies turn out toys
and games, the vast majority
being small family y-owned firms.
Concerning greeting cards,
the survey declared:
Results of 1859 were more
than double the level of $500
million achieved in l947, and
an additional 6 per cent rise
is forecasted for 1860"
1t pointed out that the greet
ing card industry is composed
of some 200 firms. most of
which are small lithograohy |
concerns turning out a few
thousand cards that are sold |
locally. Last years peak volume |
totaled some $575 million re-
tail with over five and a quar-
ter billion cards sold.
Wrapping Is Factor
Gift wrapping is another |
major factor in the Christmas ]
business scene. The survey
said decorative paper and rib
bons are expected to bring in
some $120 million, about so
per cent Of annual sales. The
number of firms engaged in
the manufacture of gift wrap
pings is large, ranging from
Minnesota Mining and Manu-
featuring, to some of the card
makers which have attempted
to-. smooth out the seasonal
bumps in the industry by
diversification.
John w. Hartman, the. econ
omist who directed the survey,
concluded: "All these areas
toys, cards and gift wrapping,
certainly exemplify the i'm
proved standard of living under
which we live. They con-
Illustrate the exist
ence of substantial discretion
ary income and the kingly role
played by the American con-
sumner"
Surveying general business
conditions, the study declared
probabilities now are that the
recession will be mild and that
q reversal will begin by the
second half of 1861. The
strongest recovery forces should
be consumer purchases Of goods
and services and government
spending, both State and local
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BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Walgreen Co. November sales
totaled $26,202, ATS, up 9.l%
from 1859; for II months $279,-
220.896. up 9.2% from 1859.
Int. Dept. Stores November
sales totaled $14,062,759, up
47.59o from 1859; for 10 months
$86,58l .220, up 24.9% from 1859.
White Stores, Inc. November
sales totaled 1901, ,467, up 1.61o
from 1859; for II months $48,-
358, 8,205, up 400 from 1859.
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Toy Manufacturers
See 3 to so Increase
In Sales for 1860
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN
Star stan Writer

The Toy Manufacturers Association conservatvely
mates that sales this year will be per last
record level of $16 billion business survey said today
The survey made for the Tr-Continenta Corp the
Broad Street Investing Corp the National Corp and
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Bonk of Silver Spring
Holds Dinner Dance

The Bank of Silver Spring
held its annual Christmas din
ner and dance for directors,
Evening star., 1960-12-12
COTTON

NEW YORK. Dec. IL ,(Ap) OR.
eiais Of the New York Cotton Exchsnae
announced suspension OF trading to-
area. 1'0" ioIk
Evening star., 1960-12-12
Rock Creek Ginger Ale
Holds Merit Bonuuet

The Rock Greek Ginger Ale
Co., Inc, completing its 40th
year here. held its annual
merit award banquet at the
Dodge Hotel and awards were
presented to employees by Presi-
dent William H. Rawley and
Vice President and General
Manager w. Rawley Hilebrand.
Some SIS members and guests
participated.
Special guests were r..
Kelvin Shivers and James
Hiatt of Shiver's Insurance
Agency and Don c. Davidson
of the Hartford Accident and
Indemnity Co.
Driver-Salesmen honored for
excellence in performance were
Manuel A. Parvis. jr., Edward
L. Hensel and James L. Furr .jr.
Awarded safe driving pins and
certificates were 20 other
driver statesmen and sales
supervisors,
Evening star., 1960-12-12
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK fAP) Noon over the
counter us. Government Treasury bonds,
bid. asked, net change and yield for
Evening star., 1960-12-12
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (AP) .-Foreign
exchange rates tGreat Britain and
Australia In dollars. others In cents
and decimals Of a cent?:
Today Prev. Day
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7 Partially axe xempt.
Evening star., 1960-12-12

officers and employees Saturday
night at Columbia Country
Club, Chevy Chase. Md. The
Mems Glee Club of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone
Co. entertained.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

Furnishings formerly used in
the Diplomatic Reception
Room have been moved there
temporarily, she said.
AS she parted from men,
bers of the NSD here for the
presentation, Mrs. Eisenhow-
er expressed her pleasure at
the gift.
We're very proud to have
Evening star., 1960-06-30
White House Gets Unusual Gift
Esenhowers Accept u. S. Antique Furnishings

The NsID gift itself also
marks two firsts.
The Diplomatic Reception
Room has become the first in
the Executive Mansion to
have all antique American
furniture Of the White House
period, 1t was said.
This also is the first time
that an entire room Of fur
nishings has been presented
to the Executive Mansion,
according to White House
spokesmen.
Mr.. Greer said he had the
idea for the gift two years
ago and wrote to the Presi-
dent about it.
The proposal subsequently
was submitted to the Com
mission Of Fine Arts which
approved the selections, piece
Evening star., 1960-06-30

Greer if the society planned
to prepare a brochure giving
the history of the various
furnishings and accessories.
When the answer was in
the affirmative, Mr.. Eisen-
hover declared: II think
that's very wonderful. &.
There are SO many interest,"
ing pieces in the White House
that we don't know about
because their history is gone."
Split-Second Timing
Mr.. Greer, whose visit to
the White House yesterday
appeared to be a question OF
split-second timing, was es-
corted from a press confer
ence before he had a chance
to answer questions about the
possible historic significance
of any of the new acquisi-
tions.
He did disclose, however,
that a rug-not yet in place
has been especially designed
and woven for the room.
Its border, he said, will be
representative of all the so
States-with State insignia
and so stars creating the
design. The rug is in several
values of blue, green and
gold, he declared.
1t will represent a FIRST"
he added, being the first rug
especially designed and
woven for the White House.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
By FRANCES LIDE
Star stan Writer

President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover accepted one of the
most unusual gifts ever made
to the White House yester-
day-complete furnishings in
all Antique American for the
historic Diplomatic Recep-
tion Room.
The National Society of
Interior Designers made the
presentation, for which it's
members contributed a total
of $155,000.
Traditional Use
The oyal-shaped room, sit
uated on the ground floor di-
rectly below the Blue Room,
derives its name from it's ira
ditional use as a gathering
place for members of the
diplomatic corps arriving for
White House receptions.
President Franklin D.
! Roosevelt also used the room
to broadcast his famous Fire
side Chats.
The is pieces of furniture
contributed by the NSID in
clude a rare American Hep
plewhite sofa, wing chairs,
armchairs and tables in
American Hepplewhite and
Sheraton styles, as we'll as
several pieces attributed to
Duncan Phyfe.
They are representative of
Evening star., 1960-06-30

the finest of American crafts
manship Of the 18th and
early 10Th centuries, accord
ing to NSID Presiden t
Michael Greer, who came
from New York for yester-
days presentation.
All of the upholstered
pieces are covered in a chi
noiserie design of gold and
white silk damask especially
woven for the room.
Mrs. Eisenhower had Sc
lected the color from samples
Of fabric submitted in ad-
vance and she seemed de-
lighted with the effect.
Isn't that a lovely shaded"
she exclaimed as she arrived
for yesterdays brief cere-
mony. Turning to a group Of
reporters, she explained:
This is surprise to me. I
haven't seen it before"
President Eisenhower was
intrigued with a bronze
George Washington clock"
on the mantle which he was
assured is very old"
Made in France for the
American market, according
to Mr.. Greer, it has a sculp-
tured figure of Gen. Washing
ton on one side and is in
scribed at the base with the
well-known tribute: First in
war First in peace First in
the hearts of his country
men"
The President asked Mr..
Evening star., 1960-06-30

by piece, as they were sug-,
gested.
Mrs. Eisenhower later ap-
proved the selections from
photographs.
In addition to the furnish
ings, which are all in mahog-
any, accessories include a rare
set of eight Georgian wall
lights Of brass and crystal
with hurricane shades.
Painting Raised
No changes were made in
the portraits in the room.
except that a painting Of
of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
was raised slightly. The sofa
has been placed below this
portrait.
Mr.. Greer said the NSID
thought it would be appro-
Evening star., 1960-06-30

tim sure every American
will be-" she declared.
In addition to Mr.. Greer,
the NSD committee Of ex-
perts who selected and as
sembled the furnishings in
cluded Mrs. Dora Brahms,
Mr.. Yale r. Burge, Mr.. Jay
Dorf, Mr.. Edward Fields, Mr..
William Gulden, Mrs. Ka-
therine Prentis Murphy, Mr..
Albert Sack, Mr.. Franco
Scalamandre. Mr.. Edward
White and Miss Cell Will
liams.
Evening star., 1960-06-30

pirate to have all American
furniture in q room used by
foreign diplomats.
He also indicated to Mrs.
Eisenhower that the society
is interested in refurnishing
the library, also on the
ground floor.
The First Lady seemed re-
ceptive to the idea. The
library has been a sort Of
step child" she commented.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
Dinner Held

Mr.. Harold c. Vedeler, d.
rector of the Division Of East
ern European Affairs Of the
State Department. and Mrs.
Vedeler were hosts at cock
tails and dinner Tuesday
night at Evans Farm Inn
for a group of State Depart
ment friends.
Evening star., 1960-06-30
JUST LIKE ANY WOMAN-
MAMIE REARRANGES GIFT

Like any homemaker. Mrs Eisenhower started re-
arranging the furniture yesterday shortly after accepting
gift of antique aAmercan pieces for the Diplomatic
Reception Room.
Suggesting that chair or two be moved from a
grouping in front Of the fireplace, the First Lady
planned that space is needed in that side of the
room because it is frequently used for photographs
Evening star., 1960-08-05
Beer Permit Bid
Opposed by IS

Operators Of a restaurant at
10 Sheridan street NV. ran
into heavy opposition yester-
day in a hearing where they
sought approval of a beer
license application.
The Districts Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board took the
application under considera-
ton after about IS persons from
the Lamond-Riggs area
appeared and spoke against the
license. A decision is expected
from the ABC board within a
week.
Residents protested that
granting Of the beer license
to the S g. L Lunch would de-
valuate property, encourage
juvenile delinquency and create
traffic congestion in the area.
Bernard Shankman, attorney
for the operators, Seymour and
Ralph Feinbaum, said the res
taurant was the only one in the
area. He produced letters from
nearby businessmen, indorsing
approval Of the license applica-
ton. Seymour Feinbaum said he
sought the application at the
request of his patrons, most OF
them from nearby commercial
establishments.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
Lindbergh Ransom Bill
Puts Ownerin Jeo pordy

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. S
(AP).-Julius Reiver, collector
of coins and currency bills,
wants to keep a pre-1934 United
States Government $40 gold
note. The Government does
not agree and so Mr.. Reiver
faces a hearing before a United
States commissioner on charges
Of possessing a gold certificate.
1t all began innocently enough
when Mr.. Reiver wrote ]. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, to say
his collection included $40
gold certificate believed to be
one of the Lindbergh kidnap
ransom bills.
Back came what Mr.. Reiver
called a very nice letter" from
Mr.. Hoover advising that the
case was closed and the bill
would be Of no further interest
to the FBI.
Mr.. Reiver. operator of a
floor covering business, prompt
ly forgot the whole thing. The
bill had been a gift from his
grandfather, also a collector.
But the letter to Mr.. Hoover
set other Government wheels
in motion. and last January Is,
a Secret Service agent called on
Mr.. Reiver to demand the gold
note. Mr.. Reiver refused, claim
ing the bill is similar to those
listed in collectors catalogues
for $25. and. if a true note
from the Lindbergh case, would
be worth even more. The United
States went off the gold stand
ard in 1894.
The next chapter came yes
terday when Alya M. Boteler,
special agent of the Secret
Service, signed a complaint be-
fore United States Commits
sioner Edward C. Pollard charg-
ing Mr.. Reiver with refusing
Ito surrender a $40 certificate
which by law was required to
be surrendered to the United
States of America pursuant to
the Gold Regulations Act Of
1884 :" Mr.. Pollard granted
Mr.. Reiver's request for time
to get an attorney.
Il am surely no lawbreaker
but have my conviction in this
matter and I hope it does not
lead to JAIL" Mr.. Reiver told
newsmen.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
Training Of Blind
New College Plan

Cooperating with two Gov
ernment agencies. Georgetown
University will launch a first"
in language research here next
Notwithstanding blind persons
to translate Russian broad
casts.
The project, undertaken with
the aid of a $43,294 grant from
the Federal Office Of Voca-
tional Rehabilitation, will get
under way with a pilot group
Of Is blind students. DR..
Leon Dostert, head of George
towns machine translation re-
search and special language
projects, will direct the train
ing program for the blind
students.
Once the students are trained
in learning the language and
in the technique of translating
into English and transcribing
with typewriters-taped re-
cordings Of Russian broadcastS,, :,
they will be considered for EN-
ployment by the Central In
telligence Agency.
A total of about 100 applica-
tionS for the new course al
ready have been received by
OVR, which is screening the
applicants. State rehabilita-
ton agencies and other agen-
cies have been asked to refer
other interested blind persons,
an OVR spokesman said today.
In addition to translating
Russian broadcastS monitored
and taped in this country, the
blind translators also will learn
ito transcribe spoken Russian
for machine translation and to
type direct translation of taped
Russian articles on technical
and other subjects.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
BY PHIL THOMAS
Star stan Writer

Guy Gabalon of East Los
Angeles, Calf, a man with a
taste for the unusual, came to
Washington yesterday to pro-
mote a movie about himself
and call on the Secretary of
the Navy.
But Mr.. Gabalon, a chunky
young man who makes no apol-
ogies for anything he's ever
done, first sat down with news
men at the Statler Hilton Hotel
and told them:
/. He captured 1000 Japanese
soldiers and killed SO in 1914
because II figured maybe I'd
get the Congressional Medal Of
Honor posthumously."
2. He once started out on an
airplane fight with two follow
ers Of Fidel Castro to assassi-
nate the former Cuban dictator
Fulgencio Batista-"but I got
to Texas and heard Batista had
fled Cuba"
3. He has a Russian wife who
believes, properly so, that man
is the master"
4. He is in the business Of
selling "blowfish" made into
lamps for Californians fancying
Polynesian decor.
Fluent in Japanese
S. The idea for the movie,
Hell to Eternity" was his own,
land I had a lot of trouble
selling it"
Mr.. Gabalon, now "a and the
father Of five children, started
living-off and on-with two
Japanese families in Los An
geles. when he was a child.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
IRKED DRIVER DUMPS CEMENT
INTO CAR-6 WET TONS OF IT

DENVER (AP).-What does guy do with car
loaded to the gunnels with six tons Of cement?
Joseph Nelson had that problem today. It's parked
the street in front of his home the tires hattened
springs broken, and the cement now rock-hard.
Mr.. Nelson says he ordered the cement yesterday for
delivery later the day. He changed his mind called
the company and asked to have it delivered today.
The word too late for the cement truck driver
Robert o. Porter He and Mr. Nelson have been friends
That's where the rub is
II bet from him (NelSon) while ago." Mr..
Porter said "And guess waited about As minutes for
him to show up at home The longer sat there IN the
truck waiting for him. the thought he was trying
to stick with $50 worth Of cement to get the
bet and the madder got"
Mr.. Nelson was attending a neighborhood ball game
when Mr.. Porter arrived
Mr.. Porter said he finally unloaded the wet cement
into the back Of Mr. Nelson's car drove the truck
to the company garage and went home.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
FreedVirginio Fugitive
Fighting Extrodition

The United States Court Of
Appeals is expected TO be asked
to rule whether a man brought
here in 1858 by Federal author
tiles on a felony charge and
later freed can legally be de-
clared a fugitive from Virginia,
where he had been sentenced
for statutory burglary.
The issue, believed to be un-
precedented, concerns Central
Still, jr. Still, who Is in his 30s,
was sentenced in Appomattox
County, Va, in the summer Of
1858 to serve two years on bur-
glary charges. Virginia author
tiles now want him back so he
can serve his time.
Instead Of being sent to the
penitentiafy to serve the SEN
tence, Still had been turned
over to authorities in Lunenburg
County, Va, to face a similar
charge there. He was exonerated
there, however, when a grand
| jury refused to indict him. his
attorneys said.
Charge Here Dismissed
Later, Still was turned over
to Federal authorities to face
a housebreaking charge In
Washington. The charge here.
however, was dismissed after
evidence was ruled to have been
illegally seized at Stills resi-
dence. Still was then set free.
There was no detainer here to
indicate that Virginia authori-
ties wanted him back.
Papers in the Appomattox
County case, authorities said,
had been sent to the peniten-
tiary in Richmond, where Still
had been scheduled to serve his
term.
Attorneys Jerry H. Luck and
Hugh E. Watkins contend their
client is not legally a fugitive
and, therefore. can not be ex-
tradited. The attorneys also
contend the sentence in Vir-
ginia grew out of evidence
ruled illegally seized in WASH
ington.
Judge Stays Own Order
At an extradition hearing
yesterday, District Court Judge
George L. Hart, jr., ordered
Still turned over to Virginia
authorities. Judge Hart. how
ever. stayed his order briefly to
permit a habeas corpus petition
to be filed.
This was done late yesterday.
Judge Leonard P. Walsh, fol-
lowing a hearing, dismissed the
'habeas corpus petition. Judge
Evening star., 1960-08-05

Walsh then stayed an order in
the habeas corpNs proceedings
for 10 days at the request of
Stills attorneys to permit the
defendant to appeal the dis
missal.
Assistant United States At
torney Oscar Altshuler, who
represented the Government,
said the outcome Of the appeal
probably will take several
months.
Appomattox County Sheriff
David T. Robertson, who had
been here for several days
waiting to take Still back to
Virginia. left without his man.
Evening star., 1960-08-05
Pacific Veteran Tries
To Put Exploits on Film

He found them fine people,
honorable people" and he
learned to speak Japanese
fluently. Then came World War
II. Mr.. Gabalon. 5 feet 334
inches tall, was turned down by
the Army because of a punc-
tured ear drum. The Marines,
limiting recruits to those 5 feet
4 inches. or taller, learned Of
his language skill, waived the
rules and sent him off to the
Pacific.
AS a member Of q Marine in
telligence unit. he started going
out alone into Japanese terri
tory after landing on Saipan
Island in the Marianas in June,
1914.
DrOves of Prisoners
Before he was through, he
had brought in his droves Of
prisoners and polished OF SO
sons of Nippon.
Mr.. Gabalon's prisoner bit
ended abruptly. after he'd been
recommended for the Congress
sional Medal of Honor, when
he was machine gunned while
showing some boots (recruits)
how to capture prisoners"
AS for the assassination
flight, 'the Castro people
wanted to get in on the pub
licity from the movie, so I was
willing. I said I'd fly down
with two Of their people and
assassinate Batista." Mr.. Gaba-
Ion explained.
Then came Gen. Batista's
own flight to exile.
"Of course we didn't know
either that the movie would
take so long to make" So, no
publicity.
Evening star., 1960-08-05

He said also that only yes
terday did the Secret Service
tell him he would have received
face value for the bill If
brought to any Federal Reserve
Bank.