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siderable discussion.
Mrs. Carpenter said she will
make another effort to get the
committee on record when the
full membership is available.
The Montgomery League of
Women Voters has initiated a
petition drive to put the Re-
districting Act to a popular
vote. The act, passed by the
General Assembly at its recent
session, created a new con-
gressional district by dividing
the 5th district of Southern
Maryland but left the other
districts as they now stand.
Arguments Cited
The Montgomery League of
Women Voters said the redis-
tricting is unfair in that it left
two districts with twice as
many people as the smaller
ones.
ents brought up
against the referendum at the
county Democratic Committee
meeting were: The referendum,
which would force an at-large
election for the States new
Representative, might result in
Baltimore City getting another
Congressman; that complete
redistricting might result in a
permanently Republican dis
trict in Western Maryland; and
that the referendum move has
created a delicate situation
at the State party level because
the act passed by the Assembly
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Arundel Slots Aide Says
He Can't Bar Minors

Mr.. Stieff said, he is unable to
enforce the regulations against
minors playing because there is
no penalty provision in the reg
ulation. He said the only thing
he can do If he catches a juve-
nile playing is to warn the
youngster and the operator.
Owners of the establishments
should be held responsible for
allowing a juvenile to play, Mr..
Stieff said. He added that he
has spoken to the county COM
missioners about the matter a
number of times, but they
never did anything"
What good are the laws we
have if they can't be enforced?"
he asked.
He suggested the commits
sioners might order machines
removed from places which al
low juveniles to play them.
This isn't the law yet, but it
should be-" he observed.
Abolition Mapped
Meanwhile, the Citizens Com
mittee of Anne Arundel County
yesterday proposed a step-by-
step elimination Of legalized
gambling in the county.
The civic group. citing the
increased tax revenues received
from the State which, they
claim, is making gaming ma
chine income unnecessary,
asked the commissioners to
abolish what they called this
parasitic industry"
The committee said the 1861
Legislature enacted an sid-to-
counties program which would
bring Anne Arundel County an
additional $1,509,257. 1t said:
This is equal to twice the
amount received from gambling
taxes by the county"
Evening star., 1961-04-19

An application to build a
luxury high-rise apartment de-
velopment exclusively for older
people was rejected today by the
Fairfax Board of County Super
visorS.
The board acted after a hear
ing in which spokesmen for the
landowner, Mrs. Carolan H.
Ellis, said the project would be
limited to those over 81.
The proposal was supported
by a number o specialists on
problems of the aged, including
Gerald Nye, head of the elderly
housing program for the Fed
eral Housing Administration
and James C. O'Brien, executive
director of the United Steel
Workers Committee on Older
and Retirea Workers.
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Young G. TuIk

/ Ronald Hebbs, director Of the
Maryland Federation of Young
Republicans, will speak at a
Prince Georges County Young
Republicans meeting at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Prince Georges
Plaza Auditorium.
Evening star., 1961-04-19
Party Unit Defers
Districting Action

The Montgomery County Democratic Committee has tabled
temporarily resolution urging support of referendum drive
for the State Congressional Redistricting Act.
The resolution introduced at the committees April
meeting by Mrs Margaret W. Carpenter With only four of
members present the resolution tabled after
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Variable Annuities
Opposed in Maryland

F. Douglass Sears, Maryland
Insurance commissioner. has
expressed opposition to the in
PRODUCTION of variable annui-
ties In his State.
Appearing before the person.
al insurance subcommittee OF
ias committee to revise the gen.
eral insurance laws Of Mary
land. Commissioner Sears dis
closed his views in a detailed
statement. He based his opposi-
ton largely to these grounds:
/. The strong possibility OF
misunderstanding on the part
of the public as to the nature
Of the variable annuity.
q. The predominant invest
ment features of the contract
3. The expensive operationaI
features.
4. The possible adverse effect
on life insurance companies
generally.
5. The experimental nature
of the variable annuity.
Commissioner Sears said the
public has come to associate
life insurance companies with
the idea of guaranteed benefits
Variable annuity holders on the
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Coffee Dimes Will Go
For March of Dimes

Coffee drinkers throughout
the Washington area will have
an opportunity to contribute
their bit to the March of Dimes
effort.
To dramatic the current
frnd drive for the March of
Dimes, Peoples Drug Stores, in
cooperation with the Wilkins
Coffee Co. are putting on a
promotion at all Peoples foun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22
Area Store Sales Up
10 Pct. From 1860

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were 10 per cent ahead of a year
ago in the week ended January
IA and also II per cent above
the preceding week, the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond re-
ported.
Rejecting a speedup in area
activity as Inauguration OF
a new a d m iniS ira tion ap-
preached, the weeks expansion
raised sales Is per cent above
a year ago in four weeks ended
January IA.
Downtown portion of the
area sales total was S per cent
above a year ago in the week
ended January IA and IL pei
cent above the previous week
Downtown sales in four weeks
were Z per cent above a veal
ago.
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ton Tuesday night at the Am
bassador Hotel, DR.. johnson
said 85.7 per cent Of the agents
participating predicted their
companies activities will in
Grease in 1861 and 1886 per
cent predicted company pur-
chases would rise in the COM
ing year. However. only 43.4 per
cent predicted jobs would in
crease, while 56.6 per cent ex-
pected no change.
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tains on Tuesday. Proceeds
from the sale of hot coffee at
all Peoples fountains on that
day will be contributed to the
March Of Dimes. This promo
ton is designed to benefit the
March Of Dimes by direct con-
tribution and to call attention
to the March Of Dimes Mothers
march to be held january 81.
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Arlington Realty Co.; w.
Barnes Lawson, member Of the
Arlington legal firm Of Herrell,
Campbell & Lawson.
President Holland told stock
holders at the annual meeting
Wednesday that Old Domin-
IONS earnings from all sources
aggregated $441,705 in 1860
after Federal income taxes,
highest mark in the institu-
toms history and around SO
per cent ahead of 1859.
80
sz Deposits Expand
! Old Dominion had $44, ZOO. 463
Of deposits at the close of 1860,
compared with $43,995.230 a
year earlier. Loans and dis
counts declined to $24,547, $40
from $24.862,456.
Assets amounted to $48,794
438. compared with $48,565,744,
and capital funds totaled S.
396,573, compared with $3,18l,-
753 . year earlier.
Reelected to the board were
Mr.. Holland. c. E. Simmons,
Ralph A. Beeton, L. H. Blevins,
Preston c. Caruthers, Cameron
n. Dye, Charles r. Fenwick,
Caldwell c. Kendrick. Thomas
x. Malone, jr., William E,
IRobey and j. H. White, jr.
Mr.. Rosenthal who also heads
the Colonial Insurance Agency.
Inc, is a native Of this area
and q graduate of Bulls Prep
School and Temple University.
He is active in civic and trade
organizations and is a director
of the Boys Club and the Jew
ish Social Service Agency.
Headed Mortgage Bankers
Mr.. Bergman is a past pres
ident of the Mortgage Bankers
Association of Metropolitan
Washington and is a director
:of Firemen's Insurance Co. Of
Washington.
A. native of Washington, he
attended the University OF
Maryland and Benjamin Frank
lin University.
Mr.. Lawson also is a native
of Washington, and a graduate
of Washington and Lee High
School, the University Of Vir-
ginia and it's law school. He
has ,practiced law for a decade
since service with the Navy
from 1913 to 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22
Purchasing Agents
Optimistic for 1861

A survey Of members Of the
Purchasing Agents Association
of Washington revealed gener-
ally optimistic opinions Of the
outlook for business in this
area, reported DR.. Ole s. john
son, professor Of marking,
American University.
In his report to the asSocia-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22
Commonwealth Gas
Reports 1860 Gains

Commonwealth Natural Gas
Corp. which has major stock
holders in this area, reported
net income of $1,366, 200 or
SITS a share in 1860. COM
pared with $1,275,235 or $1.64
a share in 1859.
Natural gas sales Of 81, 644.-
$4,000 cubic feet during the
year were up 9 per cent from
the preceding year, President
w. H. Trapnell reported. Both
domestic and industrial usage
expanded and colder weather
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22
Directors Reelected
By Metropolitan

At the recent annual meet
ing of members Of Metropolitan
Federal Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Bethesda, Alfred
M. Rinaudot and I. s. Turnover
were reelected as directors for
three-year terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22

Building in Silver Spring, Md.
Mr.. Switzer. resigned from
Suburban Trust Co. on Deem
Der 81 completing 20 years of
commercial banking with that
institution, the Prince Georges
Bank and Trust Co. and Riggs
National Bank.
He is serving currently as
general chairman Of Montgom-
cry Chapter, American Red
Cross and is a director of the
Health and Welfare Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22

Virginia Foods Corp. of Lynch
burg, Va, 1t was announced by
L. B. Houff. jr., president of
FVFC.
Famous Virginia Foods
moved into q new plant on
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U. s. highway 20 south Of
hynchburg in March 1860.
Among its brand names are
Pik-L-Barrel, Par-T-Keg, Horn
of Plenty. Real Mccoy and Miss
Lucy's.
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Switzer Organizes
Investment Firm

Harry r. Switzer. former as.
sistant vice president of Sub.
urban Trust Co., has estab.
lished an investment banking
firm. the Harry Switzer Co.
with offices IN the Perpetua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-01-22

other hand take the risk of loss
of their investment and may
fail to receive the protection
which they hope to purchase,
he declared, -..
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was a factor in the 1860 in
crease, he said.
Directors voted a quarterly
dividend of 27.5 cents a share,
payable February 8 to holders
of record January ~.
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Old Dominion Elects
Three New Directors,
Earnings Soar 33 Pct.
THE SUNDAY STAR
'"S"f -
Jonuory n, 1861
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

s. Stockholders of Old Dominion Bank have added three
prominent Arlington residents to their board of directors Pres
ident Edwin T. Holland announced yesterday.
1.-The directors include Robert M Rosentha president
Of RoSenthal Chevrolet RoSentha Renault and Plymouth
Shrington: William Bergmann executive vice president Of
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REPORT OF A HOLDING COMPANY AFFILIATE OF A
NATIONAL BANK Published accordance with Section 521
u S. Revised Statutes Report Of December 81 1860 Of
International Equities, Inc.
1o3 Park Avenue, New York, N Y, which affiliated
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of Washington G Street.
NV Washington S. D. c. Charter No 2O3S Federal
District No. S.
Kind of business of this affiliate:
Holding company.
Manner in which abovenamed organization affiliated with
national bank and degree of control:
Ownership Of l4645.8 shares Of
capital stock-73 229096.
Financial relations with bank:
Stock Of affiliated bank owned by the
affiliate vaue) 290 90
Loans by the affiliate to affiliated bank None
Stock of affiliate registered in Of affiliated bank
or known to be owned by bank directly in
directly (par value) None
Borrowings from affiliated bank including accept
ances executed by affiliated bank for account Of
affiliate and securities sold to affiliated bank
under repurchaSe agreement OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES None
Other obligations of the affiliate to, known to
be held by, affiliated bank None
I, j. A. BANCROFT President Of International Equities
nc do soemnly that the the
best of my knowledge and belief.
j. A. BANCROFT. President
Sworn subscribed before this Of
airy, 1861
(sea0 HOWARD c. THURMAN. Notary Public.
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MEMORANDA
81. Assets pledged assigned to secure liabilities
and for other purposes ------------- $3.50 900 90
I, JOSEPH r. FITZPATRICK, Senior Vice President and
Cashier Of the bank do soemny that the
above statement is true to the best of knowledge belief
j. r. FITZPATRICK, Senior Vice President and Cashier
District Of Columbia,
Sworn to and subscribed before this 9th day
1861. and hereby certify that officer or
director Of this bank.
(SeaJ ELIZABETH M KNIT. Notary Public.
My commission expires January 81, 1861
Correct-Attest
A. SCOTT OFFUTT WILLIAM B. WOLF
E. F. COLLADAY W. CARLTON EACHO
CHARLES H. PARDOE KARL F. JORSS
EDWARD T. HARDING EARL M ANDERSON Jr.
DONALD F. MACKENZIE WILLIAM c. SHELTON
PHILIP SMITH B. L. HARTZ
JULIUS GOLDSTEN W. R. WINSLOW
c. HASKELL SMALL F. JOSEPH DONOHUE
ARTHUR c. HOUGHTON CHARLES H. JAGEIS
Directors
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REPORT OF A HOLDING COMPANY AFFILIATE OF A
NATIONAL BANK Published in accordance with Section
U S. Revised Statutes Report Of December 81 1860
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Charter No. 203S Reserve District No
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF Washington in the District Of Columbia the
business December 81 1860 Published response
made by Comptroller of the Currency Section SILL u S.
Revised Statutes
Evening star., 1961-11-03

the worlds greatest industrial nation.
Today Americans are pioneering the ex-
panding frontiers Of science to an extent
unknown in any other country at any
other time
1t has been said that the worst
thing to do with ones laurelS is rest on
them, and certainly Americans should
not be SNUG or complacent about the
Nations pre-eminence in science. But
neither should they offer apologies on
the strength of a Russian Sputnik or
Lunik or Titov. In the technology of
space-rocket power the United States
may be tagging temporarily, but in the
search for the ultimate meaning Of
nature the Nation is second to none.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
Free Worlds Defense

President Kennedy has not quite
said that the United States will resume
atmospheric nuclear tests. The only
meaningful Interpretation of his state
ment, however, is that we will make
such tests If and to the extent that
they become necessary.
The President based his restrained
announcement on the proposition that
our margin of superiority in nuclear
weapons, margin which has to be
sufficient to enable us to strike back
with devastating force after surprise
attack, must be maintained at all COSTS
AS he indiSputably stated the case: 1T
is essential to the defense of the Free
World that we maintain this relative
position" This is simply another way
Of saying that, if the United States
loses its superiority, we and all free
nations will be at the mercy of Mr..
Khrushchev and company. This is a
grim fact of our time which seems to
make little impression on those United
Nations delegates who are clamoring
for another uninSpected test morato-
rum. But it is also a fact which no
responsible President of this country
could ignore for minute.
In their current test series the
Russians have detonated at least 80
nuclear devices. The So-called super
bombs caught most of the headlines
and captured the public mind Mr.
Kennedy has brought this business into
some perspective, however, by saying
that while there may have been an
element Of bluSter in the big ex-
plosions, the tests series as a whole is
important to Soviet leaders and scien-
lists in developing and improving
nuclear weapons
For three years now the Russians.
II they have not been secretly testing,
have at least been designing new nu-
clear weapons in their laboratories
Doubtless we, too, have been designing
weapons But the important distinction
Is, that the Soviets now have tested
theirs. They know what they can do
and what Improvements remain to be
made. We do not know this about ours,
and we cannot know without testing
them Therefore, unless we are to fall
behind or at least have our margin of
superiority reduced, a test program is
an imperative necessity. Thus, we are
glad to read Mr.. Kennedy's assurance
that this country will start now on the
necessary preparations for any tests
which may have to be made
The Presidents decision, not to
mention the tests which probably must
soon be conducted, doubtless will be met
with storm of protest. Those who do
not know how much progress the Rus
slams have made, and who do not seem
ITO care, will heap recrimination after
recrimination upon the United States
But this must not be permitted to
weaken our resolve to do what needs
! to be done to preserve our freedom. One
thing-and only one thing-standS in
the way of Communist domination
That is the superior nuclear power of
the United States. Let this be lost, and
everything that we cherish will go
down with it.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
Our First-Rote Scientists

Ever since the Russians broke the
space barrier with Sputnik 1, some
Americans have harbored the false
belief that the United States is rapidly
becoming a second class scientific
power. The latest Nobel awards in
chemistry and physics should dispel
that notion
Far from tagging scientifically
behind anyone, the United States today
dominates science as thoroughly as the
Western European countries did in the
early 1900s. OF 205 persons honored as
Nobel science laureates since the prize
was established so years ago, So are
listed as Americans. BY far the greater
number of these awards to Americans
have been given in the last rs years
To be sure, a few American"
laureates were natives of other coun-
tries, and many others were educated
abroad. But no longer is a degree from
Goettingen a sine qua non for an
American Nobelist: Melvin Calvin'S
PhD. came from the University of
Minnesota, and Robert HofStadter's is
from Princeton. Nor is there any sign
of Americas scientific momentum SLOW
ing down. Only one year in the last
13 has gone by without at least one
scientific Nobel award to an American.
In the early 1800s Americans
pioneered the West; in the late 1800s
and early 1900s they pioneered a new
technology that made the United States
Evening star., 1961-11-03
Unhappy Commuter

D. c. Transit Company's
slogan is Ride With Us in
Comfort" but mfor t"
seems hardly the right word
when you ride one Of the
olde buses, put into service
supposedly until the new
$4,000 luxury liners are de-
livered.
1t is understandable that
the transit people have to use
all available vehicles during
the rush-h but why do
they put those past-retire-
ment-age conveyances on the
street before and after the
rush hour?
They bump along like a
jeep traversing rough ter
rain.
Oh, how much longer does
Mr.. o. Roy Chalk intend to
foist these old buses upon
us at rs cents a journey?
Anthony ChacOs
Evening star., 1961-11-03
The Vote in Greece

In terms of the free worlds best
interests, there is good reason to feel
encouraged by the results of Greece'S
latest national election. This is so be-
cause the strongly pro-Western govern
ment of Premier Constantine CaramanliS
has won an overwhelming victory with
the biggest popular vote in modern
Greek hiStory-a vote guaranteeing it
a solid parliamentary majority for
another four years.
At the same time, moreover, the
conservative and equally pro-Western
coalition of parties in the center has
gained ground by Notwithstanding to
latest count--107 parliamentary seats
as against about ITO for the Premiers
National Radical Union "a relatively
"rightist' group. AS for the pro-
Communist political array calling
itself the "Pandemocratic Agrarian
Front"), it has suffered what amounts
to kind of political disaster, polling
only is per cent of the popular vote-a
vote giving it mere "a seats as against
78 in the outgoing parliament.
These are encouraging political
statistics. True, Greece's politicians of
the center feel that the Caramanlis
regime is too far to the right, but they
retain enough power in parliament to
put bride on any possible drift to
blind reactionaryism. AS for the Greek
Communists, they have really lost
ground and been hit hard. SO three
cheers for all the Greeks who have
wisely voted against them.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
Believes in Signs

District officials recently
removed the stop" signs at
Forty fourth and Garfield
streets NV. The signs had
been there for many years
and Forty-fourth street driv-
ers have been accustomed to
it as a through street.
AS a result of their re-
moval, there was, of course,
a bad accident at the inter-
section October 80. There
will doubtless be a series of
these in the days to come
until our officials decide to
put the signs back as they
were. 1t may take a death
or two to accomplish this,
but people don't matter too
much anyway.
Our District officials are
to be commended on their
devotion to duty and par
ticularly for their concern
that the emergency depart
ments of our hospitals shall
have their full quota of busi-
ness.
C. Stanley Lowell.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
CIoirVoyont

Let us take a trip in imag-
ination into the perhaps
not so far distant future.
Let's suppose that the hor-
rors of nuclear war of which
the world stands in constant
dread descend upon us. and
after the initial blastoff by
the Russians, we let go with
all we have at Russia. We
manage to survive and have
won" the war, though mil
lions die and many of our
cities and much of our in
dustry is laid waste, as also
would be the case in Russia,
where cities would likewise be
devastated and people killed.
We pick ourselves up from
the heap of destruction and
start to rebuild. But what
is our first concern? Why,
Russia of course. We hurry
there with millions in aid,
help to rebuild her airportS
and industries and feed the
people, as we do after each
so-called victory in war. Do
we make any inquiries as to
their intentions of using our
aid to rebuild the Communist
paradise for another war
against us2 OF course not
that would be unethical.
Peoples should determine
these things for themselves.
Excuse me folks, this is where
I came in.
Gertrude M. HOyt.
Evening star., 1961-11-03
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
u. S. Surveys Unmupped Antorctico
By THOMAS R. HENRY

of surrents, sedimentation
and other phenomena at
great depths.
MicrOtOphOgraphic Map
The photogrametrists have
prepared the first micro
topographic map" Of the sea
floor. This map, covering IL
square feet, shows elevations
ranging from zero to three
inches. The camera, carry
ing its own light source, pho
tographs the sea bottom with
35-millimeter film through
two stereo lenses. Five hun
dred sets of photos can be
taken at one lowering.
This camera can be kept
in position 10 feet above the
bottom, even when being
towed over rough bottom in
deep water, because it has
an automatic control. 1t
sends out a sound signal, re-
ceiveS the return echo
bounced off the bottom,
measures the time interval
and converts this into dis
tance, and automatically
makes the proper ad-
juStment.
The camera will perform
successfully in water seven
miles deep. Almost all the
photographs will be of great
use to marine biologists in
their study of the tracks and
trails left by marine organ
isrns and to biologists in their
researches on deep sea life
photos now under study were
taken in an area about go
miles southeast of Nantucket.