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Evening star., 1960-08-20

of new homes that will be
representative of the new
est developments in design,
materials and equipment.
Every year it encourages
tens of thousands of per-
sons to tour Metropolitan
area home developments,
and thus serves as a trade
fair of the home building in
dustry.
James w. Pearson, execu-
tive vice president Of the
Home Builders Association
of Metropolitan Washington,
Evening star., 1960-08-20

of judging this aspect of the
market, as we'll as the char
acter and planning of the
new models, this years Fail
Festival will be invaluable"
The Stars special sections
will supply information on
builders of many subdivi-
sions, the location of the
models, and other facts
about the houses that will
be of interest to the general
reader.
Evening star., 1960-08-20

amenities which builders
have been emphasizing as
a means of competing
against each other.
This builder competi-
ton is getting real tough,
and it can have but one re-
suit, and that is to provide
better houses and better
values.
LAS the price of older
homes increases, new houses
are providing better and
better value. AS a means
Evening star., 1960-08-20

said today the Fall Festival
showings will come at a
very good time to give a
preview of the models of
thousands of new homes to
be built in the next six
months"
These displays will be of
great value to. prospective
buyers, since it will give
them a chance to compare
values, designs and the
latest advances in time-sav-
ing conveniences and other
Evening star., 1960-08-20

who don't ana VINO WanC
the use of a boat have the
limited choice of renting
one or launching from a
trailer.
On one thing most every
one will agree: A dock, even
a small one, is a handy
thing to have around the
water.
The little dock pictured
can be built in front of pri-
vate cottages. 1t embodieS
simplicity, ease of construc-
ton, and economy.
Special Driver
Pilings are of regular 1l2-
inch galvanized pipe, the
same as used for water pipe
or chain-link fence posts.
These are long enough to be
sunk to an average of three
feet into the bottom and to
extend three feet above
average water surface.
Average lengths may be
seven feet, and perhaps
eight or nine feet on the
deep end.
In order to drive pilingS
well down into the sand and
clay bottom, a special tool
can be made. On opposite
sides of a two foot length
of four inch pipe two holes
are cut with an acetylene
torch, eighteen inches from
one end. Through these a
two-foot length of one inch
pipe can be driven cross
wise, leaving l foot extend
ing on each side. The large
pipe is set upright and filled
with molten lead to a depth
of three inches below the
pipe handle, anchoring the
handle and providing a
heavy maui for driving in
the pilings.
This tool is fitted over
upper end of pipe by person
standing in bow of boat
held alongside, then raised
and brought down repeated
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ly with force by reaching
up to handles from boat,
thus driving pipe to depth
required.
Cross pieces consist of
galvanized angle iron the
size of fireplace lintels.
These are drilled close to
each end for heavy bolts
and, on opposite surface,
facing up, to take planking,
They are bolted to a collar,
as shown, around top of the
pipe.
This collar should be
bolted tightly in place and,
for a dditiona al security,
could be fastened with
waterproof glue. or drilled
for a pin through pipe to
prevent slipping up or down.
Pilings are set in pairs
parallel to shore line and 10
feet between each pair. The
number of units, of course,
determines the length of the
dock.
Strong but Light
When this is completed,
each unit consists of two
pieces of pipe extending 3
feet above water and joined
by a AZ inch long angle
iron, fiat side up. Now, on
top of this a one-by-six inch
wooden cross piece is bolted
through the holes near each
end. This will act as a join
ing piece for planking which
consists of 2x12 inch oak
or pine, in 10-foot lengths,
rough cut for maximum
strength, then laid, end to
end, as shown in sketch.
AS a final step, this plank
ing is drilled and bolted or
clinch-nailed at each end
to 1-by-6 inch wooden cross
pieces. bolts or nails just
missing each side of fiat top
of angle iron. Bolts securing
Continued on Page B-2
Evening star., 1960-08-20
A Woterside House
Can Use a Dock
By NEWMAN SUDDUTH
Stor Stoff Artist Writer

A PRIVATE BOAT DOCK that can be built easily
n at low cost-that's the subject of this article.
There's plenty of water within reach of Washing
tonians but you can't put up dock just anywhere
Those fortunate enough to own waterfront cottages
or lots have one foot on the beach already. Those
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Area Store SuIes
3 Pct. Above Year
Ago During Week

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were per cent above a year
ago in the week ended January
2, despite a 81 per cent drop
from the previous pre-holiday
week, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond reported today.
Area sales in four weeks
ended January 2 we're 5 per
cent above a year ago ana for
the year to date were up 5 per
cent.
The downtown portion of the
area sales total Jagged l per
cent behind a year ago in the
latest week and we're SO per
cent below the preceding week.
Downtown sales were l per cent
behind a year ago and for the
year to date were of l per cent.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
First National
Of Arlington
Shows Gain

Assets Of First National Bank
of Arlington rose to a new high
of $l8,976,796 on December 81.
compared with $16.512.I29 at
the end of 1858, President wal
ter j. ODonnell reported today
Deposits also expanded to
$15.798.916 from s14,979,952 a
year earlier. Capital funds
reached $1,2O0,8s9, compared
with 81 1,166.385.
Loans and discounts in
creased to .S8.162,06S from
SIS, 1868, ,929 at the end of 1858.
Totals are net after deduction
of reserve for possible losses
the report said.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Photo Firms
Consolidated

Crown Photo Service and
Fleet Photo Service, Inc, have
consolidated through an ex-
change of stock and under the
name of the former, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Fleet will be operated as a
wholly owned subsidiary Of
Crown and principals of this
firm will continue as execu-
tiyes of Crown.
George S. Cullen is president
of Crown and Charles w. Gull
len is vice president of produc-
ton. Martin Schulman is ex-
ecutive vice president of
finance.
Crown has an annual VOL
ume of more than $4 million
and now operates eight sub
sidiaries. 1t employs around
300 employees in two Washing
ton area plants.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Area Families
To Be Asked for
Finance Dutu

Families residing in WASH
ington and its suburbs will be
interviewed in the 18th annual
survey of consumer finances
conducted by the University of
Michigan Survey Research
Center.
They will be among more
than 5000 families interviewed
during January and February
in a number of cities and towns
across the Nation. They will
represent a carefully chosen
sample of adult population.
The survey will contain ques-
tions regarding income, finan-
cial position, major purchases
during 1859 and intensions of
buying cars. durable goods and
housing in 1860. Also covered
will be the consumers evalua-,
ton of his current financial
situation and his prospects for
1860.
Evening star., 1960-01-08

square-foot supermarket leased
TO American Stores Co.
A supermarket of similar
size is ready for occupancy by
American Stores Co. at Great
Eastern Plaza, where a Mighty
Mo drive-ln restaurant for
lease to Hot Shoppes, Inc, also
is under construction.
Decision Clears Way
A Virginia court decision has
cleared the last zoning obstacle
to development of 32-acre
Beacon Field airport in Fair
fax County. Va, into a regional
shopping center, Mr.. Cohen
pointed out.
Construction will start
shortly in first units Of this
center, including a 10000
square-foot Giant Food store
The company plans ultimately
to construct a center of about
100000 square feet of gross
building space along an air.
conditioned mall. said Mr
Cohen.
Leasing activities have been
intensified for the Roanoke
Salem Shopping Center neal
Roanoke, Va. Negotiations are
in progress with a major
southern states department
Evening star., 1960-01-08

Washington and Alexandria,
Va, have signed the largest
national-rate color advertising
contract ever closed with Wash
ington newspapers, it was
learned yesterday.
The two companies signed a
contract exceeding S125,000 for
a joint advertising campaign
to run in The Star and the
Washington Post. The cam
paign will consist of full-page
advertising insertions during
1860 and copy will be handled
for the two firms by Kal, Ehr-
lich e. Merrick, Inc, Wash
lngton agency. Harry L. Mer-
rick, sr., signed the contract as
agency president.
Evening star., 1960-01-08

merly managed the Queens
town unit in Maryland.
Two Join Capital staff
OF Francis /. DUPONT
William A. E. Spies and New
ton H Foster have Joined the
Washington staff of Francis 1.
dupont g. Co. as registered rep
resentatives, it was announced
today.
Mr.. Spies is a native of Mary
land and a graduate of the
University of Maryland. He
served in the Air Force two
years before entering the Sc
curities business.
Mr.. Foster, a native of Wash
ington, was with the Commerce
Department. before joining the
dupont firm. He will devote
full time to the commodity de-
partment.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Page Communications
Establishes New Init

Page Communications En-
gineers. Inc, a subsidiary of
Northrop Corp. has established
a telecommunications directo-
rate to augment activities OF
the project engineering and re-
search programs.
Charles A. Parry, authority
on Accommodation systems
planning, will head the new
unit.
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and operations expanded to
seven centers from three.
After deduction of all eX-
penses, including depreciation
and debt discount and non-re-
curing property loss, the COM
pany had a net loss of S199.797
for the year ended August 81
Mr.. Cohen reported. This COM
pared with a net loss of S26.5 sos
in the preceding fiscal period.
In addition to the seven CEN
ters now in operation, construc-
ton is far advanced on HamN:-
shire-Langley shopping center.
a 2O-store project at University
boulevard and New Hampshire
avenue, Langley Park, Md, Mr..
Cohen said.
Opening Planned in Spring
Opening of the entire center
is planned for early next spring
Lease negotiations have been
80 per cent completed. with
tenants including Safeway
Stores, American Stores. S. H.
KreSs Co., Lerner Shops, West
ern Auto Supply and Miles Shoe
Stores.
A 43,049-square-foot addition
to the White Oak shopping CEN
ter has been completed pro-
viding space for five more
stores including a 22.425-
Evening star., 1960-01-08

sales of $7,321,545 in 1859. an
increase of 81 per cent from
1858, President A. S. Clarke
reported. Profits were doubled
in the year, he said.
Better than so per cent of
1859 volume was in the conf
pany's own proprietary products
he added.
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store chain, a national food
chain and two variety store
chains. A center of around
288,O00 square feet of build
ings. with parking for a max
imum of 1000 cars is con-
templated, he declared.
During the last year the
companey opened the White
Oak Shopping Center at Silver
Spring, Md; the Waverly
Shopping Center at Salisbury,
Md; the Giant Shopping Gen.
ter in Baltimore County, and
the Ravenwood Shopping Gen.
ter, also in Baltimore County.
1t started the year WITH only
three, the SouthSide Plaza at
Richmond, Va; the Great
Eastern Plaza at Distric t
Heights, Md, and the Belvedere
Gardens in Baltimore, Md.
Despite a tight-money mar
ket, Mr.. Cohen reported the
company has secured perma-
nent financing on all completed
centers and additions. except
Ravenwood.
The company has a commit
ment for S1,950.0OO from Pru-
dental for financing of the
Hampshire-Langley center and
expects to receive a commit
ment in the near future for
the Ravenwood center, he said.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Drug Fair TO Open 40th
Store on westward

Drug Fair will open its 40th
store in this area at $3.50 West
bard avenue, between. River
road and Massachusetts, avenue
and north of Westmoreland
circle.
Carl Wagner will be manager
Of the new Drug Fair. He for
Evening star., 1960-01-08

81. up 80 per cent from $5,313,-
267 at the end of 1858, it was
announced by Dale H. Smith,
president and board chairman.
Deposits also set a record Of
S6.126,627 on December 81,
compared with S4,428,854 a year
earlier. Capital funds totaled
S892,010, compared with $685.
$50 at the end of 1858.
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Business
Gross Tops Million
Giant Food Properties
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Gross income Properties Inc nearly rpled
and million for the first time in the
year. President N M Cohen disclosed today in the
annual report to stockholders.
Assets of shopping development firm scared
above SIS million million preceding year
Evening star., 1960-01-08
ShirlingtOn Trust Assets
Nearing Sill Million

Assets of Shirlington Trust
Co. amounted to $40 920, 1852 on
December 81, compared with
S1O,093, 1896 a year earlier, re-
ported George M. Rowzee, jr.,
executive vice president.
Deposits amounted to So
713.808 on December 81. COM
pared with S8,967,8l1 a year
earlier. Capital funds totaled
S1,003,18l, compared with ST.
054.036.
Loans and discounts totaled
Evening star., 1960-01-08
FOREIGN EXCH'GE

NEW YORK, Jan. s tAP) .-Foreign
exchange rates fGreat Britain in dol
lars, others in cents and decimals OF
cPntI'
Today Prev. Day
tfreel IOA QoIS 1OA soOR
EUROPE.
Evening star., 1960-01-08

NEMS-Clarke Co. Has
Record Annual Sales
NEMS-Clarke Co. had record
Evening star., 1960-01-08

Pepsi Cola Firms Sign
Big Color Ad Contract
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.'S OF
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Fairfax National
Has 33 Pet. Increase
Assets of the Fairfax County
National Bank reached a new
peak of S7,082,071 on December
Evening star., 1960-01-08

merly managed the Queens
town unit in Maryland.
Evening star., 1960-10-17

dancing parties at home. At
these parties they play spin
the bottle" and post office"
(they go in the clothes
closets to kisS). Some parents
think no party Is complete
without kissing games. Should
we allow such games? We.
had a big discussion about
this and are divided in our
opinions. Are parents out
of line In permitting 1t? I'd
like to hear how parents in
other communities handle
this problem with sixth grad
ers. And, as a mother Of a.
teen-aged boy and girl. how
do you feel about 1t. Abby?
SHOOK UP MOTHER.
kissing, inspired by q feel
ing Of genuine and mutual
affection, is perfectly all
right. But games that en-
courage kissing merely for
the sake Of kissing lat any
age) destroy the real pur-
pose Of . kiss. Rely on the,
law Of nature-and not the
law Of chance; and why rush
things?
80 80
For Abby'S pamphlet, What
Teen-ugers Want to Know,"
send IS cents and a large,
Selt-GddreSsed, stamped en-
Delope in care OF The Eventno
Star.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate,
Incl
Evening star., 1960-10-17
FAMOUS FABLES
BY e. E., EDGAR


REACTION One after
noon, during a train trip to
California, Humorist Robert
Benchley stepped into the
club car for a drink. As he
sat down. he noticed that the
man seated opposite him was
re aiding his (Benchley's)
latest book.
Benchley settled back to
watch the others reaction.
Stolidly, the man read one
page after another. betray-
ing not a flicker Of emotion.
Benchley waited expectantly
for him to laugh, but the
laugh did not materialize.
Not a chuckle escaped him.
Not even a trace of a smile.
Finally, the man finished
the book and laid 1t aside.
Crushed. Benchlay downed
his drink and asked:
How did you like it?"
The other stared at him,
poker-faced. Then he said:
Stranger, this is the fun
niest book ! ever read"
Shaken, Benchley had an
other drink and fed from the
car. .,'.5
Evening star., 1960-10-17
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Steffens' Story Of Square Deal

ton to find out whether the
fighting reformer, who used
to see things as / saw them.
saw them now as / saw him,
and what he meant to do
with them The Senate
was the chamber Of the
bosses. Two Senators from
each State. one represented
the political machine that
betrayed the people Of his.
State, the other represented
the leading businessmen Of
his The Senate repre-
sented corruption it was
q chamber Of traitors. and
we used to talk about the
treason Of the Senate :.
1.-The representatives and
the Senator's I said. those
that I know, those who come
from States that I have in.
veStigated. are picked men,
chosen for their tried service
to the system In their States.
They stand for all you are
against; they are against
all you are for as Yacan- .
cies occur, they will want
you to appoint rascals.' =
"I am on to the crooked,
machines he said. and the
machinists too. Yes, even In
the Congress-
What are you going to,
do about them and their de-
mands for jobs for their
heelers?' b."
Deal with them he,
snapped. If they will vote for,
my measures, I will appoint
their nominees to Federal
Jobs. I'm going to tell them
so . I'm going to call In q
couple of machine Senators
and a few key Congressman
and tell them I'll trade
HE played the game with
them; he did business with
them; and he told them he
would, from the very start
He did not fight. he helped
build up the political ma
chine--and he made it partly
his. T. r. was a politician
much more than he was a re-
former. I accused him Of this
Superflciality once
"'You don't stand for
anything fundamental, I said,
and he laughed. He was Sit
ting behind his desk; I was
standing before it. =. I
said with all the scorn I
could put into it: AN you.
represent is the square deal
THAT'S IT." he shouted,
and rising to his feet. he
banged the desk with his
hands. That's my slogan:
The Square Deal. III throw
that out in my next state
ment.' He did"
SteffenS was q fine writer.
Not a brave one. He did not
publish the deadly little por-
trait until. after Roosevelt
died.
Copyright. 1860.
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1960-10-17
USELESS
INFORMATION
BY PAUL STEINER
North American Newspaper Alliance

British Housewives were
cheered by the news that
dragons blood, frankincense.
castor oil, rose. eyes, whale
teeth and agar-agar are
among the dollar import
items freed from control.
Red port is the proper
wine to drink with nuts, ac-
cording to wine expert Leon
D. Adams of Sausalito, Calf.
Cows do not care for hay
favored with cherry, straw
berry or anise, researchers
at Cornell University have
found.
The Chicago Museum
gratefully acknowledged re-
ceipt Of these gifts: $50
phanerogams. 245 algae. 200
bryophites, 4 fungi, 4 slides
Of mounted Pennsylvania
ostracods,- Q bats in alcohol,
8 rats. IL cat skulls, 101
vials Of determined termites.
80 vials of partly determined
ants and 3 slides Of chigger
mites.
A survey of mental health
conducted by the University
Of Minnesota showed that
few people never worry.
The almost 4 billion mail
pieces handled each year
by Canadian post Offices
across the country would be
sufficient to form a noun
tain 500 times higher than
Mt. Everest. Canada's post
master general has figured.
An egg Matched by a pen
guin reaches a. temperature
Of 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
An Englishman advertised
for the return Of lone very
old and dearly loved macer-
ated Yak's' head, complete
with horns, lost in Abery-
stwyth. Recovery wished for
sentimental reasons.
Evening star., 1960-10-17
How. to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Her Fear of Dentist Fades
BY Or. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

Many persons suffer un-
necessary fears when they
must see their dentist.
Whether it's an extraction
or filling (or just sitting in
his chair they just break
out into a sweat. The very
thought Of dentistry sends
them into panic.
Here is a letter from Mrs.
r. Of California which
should help neutralize such
fears:
DEAR DIR. STEINCROHN:
Evening star., 1960-10-17
DEAR ABBY .:
Ring for Married Joe College?
. By ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

DEAR ABBY: Don't you
think married men who at
tend college should be re-
quired to wear wedding
bands? A college girl has no
way of knowing whether a
guy is married or not. Most
men in college who are mar
ried act the least married
and this makes it harder
yet.
CAROLYN.
A wedding ring around a
mans finger doesn't always
stop his circulation. You
can't legislate fidelity.
*& q
DEAR ABBY: My sister is
going to a Halloween party
and she is dreaming up a
costume. She wants to 60 as
a Greek goddess or an ORR
entail high priestess. I told
her I didn't think it was
right to go dressed up as one
of these. My mother said to
stop arguing and to write
to you.
OLDER SISTER.
There is nothing disre-
spectful about masquerading
as a "Greek goddess" or an
Oriental high priestess."
You are exceptionally kind to
consider the possibilities of
sacrilege.
&A 50
.|DEAR ABBY: The chill
dren in the sixth grade are
taking dancing lessons at
school this year. AS a result
they are starting to give
Evening star., 1960-10-17
WORLD ECHOES
tNorth American Newspaper Allisnce
Odd items from the, world


: Odd items from the, world
press, -.
A DRESSMAKER was quite
surprised to find a nude man
in one Of her fitting rooms.
He apologized and explained
he had imagined he was In
the doctors quarters next
door, and he had come for an
examination.
(La Province,
Mons, Belgium)
SOVIET NEWSPAPERS
are recounting the tale of the
man living in a modern part
of odessa who lost his key
and awakened the local key
expert to solve his predica-.
ment. Borrow any of your
neighbor's keys" he was told.
when this quarter was built,
the authorities told me to
make all the locks the same"
- ~. (Die Welt,
Hamburg Germany
Evening star., 1960-10-17

The amateur writer tells
you Of something that hap
pened; the pro permits you
to watch 1t happen. That's
the difference.
LINCOLN STEFFENS was
a good writer, He's gone, but
he wrote a big tombstone for
himself - an autobiography.
In it, he wrote a memorable
portrait Of President Theo-
dore Roosevelt:
1.-The gifts Of the gods to
Theodore Roosevelt was Joy.
joy in life. He took Joy In
everything he did. In hunt
ting, camping. and ranching,
politics. in reforming the po-
lice or the civil service. in or
ganizing and commanding
the Rough Riders. =.
His Offices were crowded
with people. mostly reform
ers, all day long, and the
President did his work
among them with little pri-
vacy and much rejoicing. He
strobe triumphantly around,
talking and shaking hands,
debating and signing letters,
and laughing.
"One evening after dusk.
when it was time for him to
go home, he grabbed Will
liam Allen White with one
hand, me with the other, and
saying: let's get out Of this
he propelled US out Of the
White House into the streets
where, for an hour or more,
he allowed his gladness to
explode.
with his feet, his fists.
his face and with free words
he laughed at his luck. He
laughed at the rage Of Boss
Platt and at the tragic dis
appointment Of Mark Hanna !:
these two had not only lost
their President Mckinley but
had been given as q substitute
the man they had thought to
bury in the vice presidency.
THE assassination Of Nc
Kinley had affected him,
true, but in a romantic way.
He described what he would
do If an assassin attacked
him. He looked about him In
the shadows of the trees we
were passing under - he
looked for the dastardly
coward that might pounce
upon him and it seemed to
me, he hoped the would-be
murderer would appear then
and there-Say at the next
dark corner-as he described,
as he enacted what he. the
President, would do to him
with his fists, with his feet,
with those big clean teeth.
1T would have frightened
the assassin to see and hear
what it was T. r. would have
done to him what I Sensed
was the passionate thrill the
President was finding In the
assassination of the assassin
Il had come to Washing