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Evening star., 1961-08-01

The tale about the New York
grocer who bottled quart jars
of water. labeled them Instant
Water - just add hot coffee
and did a fine business at IS
cents a jar, has started some
pontificating about the Ameri-
can consumer.
Economists are divided into
two opposing opinion groups
on how you'll spend in COM
ing months. One group is US
ing this tale to illustrate how
easily consumers can be
stampeded into a buying spree
which will set off another in
flationary upsurge. The oppos-
ing group is using retail sales
and other statistics to suggest
that consumers will hold back
on buying and curtail the in
FAINT business advance.
What loose thinking about us
this is!
In defiance of this tale about
Instant Water, Americas con-
sumers, have demonstrated over
and over that they are rarely
hysterical or capricious.
Spending Called Sane
Most of the time we are
much saner in our spending
activities than businessmen
Businessmen usually are organ
lied into groups, constantly
talk about each others hopes
and fears, tend to become over
exuberant in times of business
upswing, overpessimistic ir
times of business showdown
Not us, though. We're disor-
1 ganized and as George Katona
of Michigan University, lead.
ing expert on consumer be-
havior emphasizes, we "are in.
fluenced to a much lesser ex.
tent by the opinions and be-
havior of other consumers.
While we may at times become
the victims of rumors and prop
aganda," most of the TIME
consumers do not lose theil
sanity"
We have demonstrated ovel
and over that we are knowing
often aStute, buyers.
We are aware that prices are
stable now and we're not re-
spending to scare talk of in
flation. We are aware that
supplies of goods are ample
and we are refusing to be STAN
peded into buying. To quote
Ralph Barnes, of Prentice Hall
today's is "a sophisticated buy
er'S market-one that knows
how to take advantage of such
price-weakening factors as
widespread excess capacity
tough foreign competition"
In the face of widespread
and stickily high unemploy-
ment, consumers are financially
better off than. ever before.
There is no doubt that real
incomes - meaning incomes
adjusted for price rises and thus
reflecting the actual buying
power-are at an all-time high.
Fortune Magazine estimates
that real income per person is
now 3 per cent higher than
at the start of the year, l per
cent above the previous peak
reached last summer. There il
Evening star., 1961-08-01
OUR AILLNG RAILROADS.&C.
Lines Spend Funds, Try New Ideas
In Fight to Avert Financial Failure

sister lines, which boils dowr
to a convulsive effort to slasl
costs through radical surgery
on overbuilt plant.
I'VE have, for instance. 81,
railroads running between Chi,
cago and Omaha, Nebr.," sale
Ben. w. Heineman. chairman
tof the Chicago and NORTH
Western Railway, one of tn,
six. IF you are really put to it
you need only one"
Massive savings are possible
through pooling of equipment
payroll cuts, elimination Of
trackage and reduced outlay,
for duplicating or parallel ter.
minal and station, repair shop
yard and communications facil.
tiles.
Scores of roads, rich anc
poor, from coast to coast, are
in the merger act.
Take the prosperous Ches.
peake & Ohio and the debt.
heavy New York Central. riva
suitors for marriage with the
historic but faltering Baltimore
& Ohio.
The C&SO says C&O-B&C
union could save the two set
million a year. The Central
contends Central-B&O union
could pare costs by $3.50 million
a year.
Consider this: 80 per cent OF
the industry's 100000 miles Of
track carry just two per cent
Of freight; another 10 per cent
accounts for so per cent OF
volume.
'Today'S tumble of a hun
dred or so railroads should be
Slimmed down to between seven
and II streamlined systems, u
says James M. Symes, chair
man of the huge Pennsylvania
Railroad.
However. Justice Department
intervention in two major mer-
ger proceedings has clouded
the picture-although no out
right hostility thus far has
been voiced.
Try To Woo Shippers
Railroad freight sales staffs
have been beefed up to WOO
back shippers who have turned
cargo movements over to truck
haulerS-or gone do-it-yourself
style to their own truck fleets,
a fast-growing and worrisome
development to railmen and
commercial truckers alike.
Aided by revolutionary new
equipment. still evolving, rail-
roads scored a limited break
through in "piggyback," that
is, rail haulage of loaded truck
trailers on flat cars.
It's still a comparatively
small volume operation, but
Harry V. Won Willer, chairman
of the Erie-Lackawanna Rail-
road predicts piggyback even
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Big British Drug Firm
Won by Need Johnson

LONDON, Aug. l APP
Britain's big pharmaceutical
chain. British Drug Houses
has decided to accept an offer
to merge with the American
firm of Mead Johnson.
A spokesman for BDH said
the decision was taken by a
majority of over rs per cent
at a shareholders meeting.
Mead johnson will get a IS
per cent stake in the British
company in return for a &5
million ($14 million) loan.
The loan, repayable in five
years, is to be used to refund
bankers loans and in the ex-
pansion Of the British COM
pany.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Steel Output Declines
Again Durino Week

NEW YORK, Aug. l (AP)
Steel production last week
declined for the second straight
week and the eighth in the
last nine.
The American Iron and Steel
Institute reported output fell
to l,818,000 tons from 1858, 900
the previous week, a 90 per
cent decline.
For the year to date pro-
duction has totaled 1886, 900
tons or 20.8 per cent below
the 66,135, 900 produced in the
first 80 weeks of 1860.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Earnings

Service Pipe Liue Co. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$9,019,650 VS.. $10,531,514 in
1860 period.
Pepsi Cola Co. in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $6,8O5,- =
600 or $1.05 a share VS.. $7,670,-
900 or $1.03 in 1860 period.
Hearst Cons. Pub. in 6
months ended June 80 had a
loss of $4,295, 900 VS.. a loss of
$2,006,000 in 1860 period.
SeabOard World AirIines in 6
months ended June 80 had a
loss of $2,312,00O VS.. a loss of
$3,212,000 in 1860 period.
Pittsburgh Steel Co. in 6
months ended June 80 had a
loss of $1,455,241 VS.. earnings of
50, ,405,194 or $1.10 a share in
1860 period.
Schick, Inc, in 6 months end
ed June 80 had a loss of $685.
1872 VS.. a loss of $37O,430 in
1860 period.
Il L
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Du Pont Net
Turns Down

WILMINGTON, Del. Aug. l
(AP) .-E. I. du Pont de
Nemours Co., today announced
net income for the first six
months of this year was $1SS,-
640,715. This compares with
$202, ,878,274 for the first half
of 1860.
In the second quarter of this
year, net income was $101 1876
002 compared to $103, ,956, ,482
for the same period last year.
The company announced
July II per share income of 81
for the first half. but a spokes-
man said dollar totals were not
available then. The per share
earnings for the comparable
1860 period were 1892.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Conondoiguo Issues
Placed on Market

An offering OF 81 million OF
y per cent sinking fund deben-
lures of Canandaigua Enter
prises Corp, and 240, 900 shares
of the company's class A stock
reached the market today
through underwriters headed
by s. D. Fuller & Co.
Hodgdop & Co. of Washing
ton is a member of the under
writing group.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Potter Equipment
Promotes Executives

Potter Equipment Co., dis
tributers for Wisconsin Motor
Corp, has promoted Clifford I,
Startup to president to succeed
Walter v. Potter, who has be-
come board chairman.
Albert M. Norris has been
promoted to vice president. Mr.,
Potter, who founded the firm,
said the promotions were in
recognition of the long services
of Mr.. Startup and Mr.. Norris
to the firm.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
MoneeI Buys Chain

NEW YORK, Aug. / (AP)
- Mangel Stores Corp. has
purchased Polly Percy Stores,
Inc, Of New York for an un-
disclosed amount of stock.
Polly Percy, a retailer of cur
tains and domestics. operates
81 stores and leased depart
ments.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Washington Gas Nets
S4.25 q Shore in Yeur

Washington Gas Light Co.
had net income of $7,082.985 or
$4.25 a share in IL months end
ed June 30, compared with S.
930,955 or $4.18 a share in the
preceding IL months, President
Donald S. Bittinger announced
in an interim report to stock
holders.
Operating revenues for the
II months aggregated $76,630,- :
297 VS.. $68,859,568 in the previ-
Gus year.
Evening star., 1961-08-01

secretary of the Alexandria
Junior Chamber and a member
of the Virginia Estate Planning
Council.
First and Citizens has the
largest trust department in
the Northern Virginia area with
assets exceeding $40 million.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Yield on 9l-Duy Bills
Rises Slightly in Week
By the Associated Press

~ VIIV FaSsUNIdVeu FTeSS
The Governments short
term borrowing costs rose
slightly with yesterdays weekly
offering of Treasury bills.
On $10,100,888 900 of 91-day
bills, the average yield was
2.3O0 per cent. The rate a week
ago was 2.244 per cent.
Bids for the $60O,318,OOO of
l82-day bills gave an average
yield Of 2.557 per cent. Last
weeks rate was 2.446 per cent.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
Georgetown Loses Steel
Plant tond GWUAddst to
Campus in 3-Woy Deal
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

George Washington University purchased the large
Rossyn Steel Co. property Georgetown exchanged for
ground needed to enlarge its at 1918 Pennsylvania
NV.
The unusual real estate deal disclosed today as dis
mantlng of the Ros Steel fabrcating plant at Thomas
Evening star., 1961-08-01
METALS

NEW YORK, Aug. / CAP).-spot
81 cents a pound, Connecticut Valley
Lead, II cents q pound, New York.
Zine, lI1s cents pound, East st.
Louis. Tin, III pound New York.
Foreign silver, 91aS cents per troy
ounce, New York.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
OVER COUNTER

~ Folloyins prices furnished by the
SssionaI Srs i,I NJ ASSOCIATION OF Securities Deal
within which locally active Securities
could have been bought or sold At i
pm. Tuesday, August 1, 1851.
Evening star., 1961-08-01
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) Noon over the
counter US. Government Treasury bonds,
Dld, asked net change and yield for
Evening star., 1961-08-01
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP)
- National Associa-
ton Securities Deal
..-- THa
The Arizona post., 1961-11-10

given space will be pale,
in a middle value, a deep
tone or a dramatic jewel
tone"
The color stylist favors
use of different color
values for different living
areas.
Ligbt takes on inrea5-
ing importance with the
new darker walls. Rugs
The Arizona post., 1961-11-10

the new deep tones for
walls, says that color is
more than ever a design
tool.
"C@etml SfHdy Of the
mood desired in a given
area" says the home styl-
ist, and the inclinationS
and temperament of the
occupant will determine
whether wall color in a
The Arizona post., 1961-11-10
New Home Fashion Trends Noted

There are many new
home fashion trends in the
offing for 1862.
Among the new trends
is the introduction of a
wider range of readily
available wall colorS. One
paint company is introduc-
ing a palette of deep wall
colors. The firms color
styllst, in commenting on
The Arizona post., 1961-11-10

and upholstery come in
vibrating color combina-
tions or in jewel tones that
pick up light and create
interesting shadows. Light
becomes a source of pat
tern when used in combi-
nation with stained glass
or is allowed to filter
through sheer fabrics.
The Arizona post., 1961-11-10

360o E. BROADWAY
Ell CON SHOPPING CENTER
PHI. EA 1882
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Problems
Are Topic

Problems Facing the New
Administration" will be the
topic o. Mr.. Robert J. Dono-
van, chief of the Washington
bureau of the New York
Herald Tribune, at the Tues
day meeting of the Rock
Greek Women's Republican
Club.
Honor guest at the noon
event, to be held at Co
lumbia Country Club, win be
Mrs. Harvey Grow. Mrs. Grow
is a member Of the Rock
Creek Club and is newly
elected president of the
Montgomery Federation OF
Republican Women.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
NCNW Plans
International
Food FestivoI

Foods from embassy row.
will be a highlight Of the
Third Annual Brotherhood
Festival sponsored by the
National Council Of Negro
Women on Wednesday from
noon to 8 pm. in the Presi-
dental Arms.
Exciting foods of various
countries viii be displayed
along with exhibits Of histori-
cal treasures. novelties and
gifts,
Some of the dishes to be
featured will be South Ameri-
can chowder from Chile, egg
bread from Israel, egg rolls
and sweet-and-sour pork
from China, Anzac biscuits
from New Zealand, and deli
cacies from Norway.
Mrs. George A. Padmore,
wife Of the Liberian Ambas-
sador, will be on hand to
serve her country's famous
dish, joloff rice and plantain
chips which she win prepare
herself. Mrs. padmore pull
verizes her own herbs 50 as
to give all dishes their au-
thentic African flavor.
Other contributions will in
clude pulao and halwa from
PakiStan. African dishes from
Sierra Leone, coffee and
cookies from Germany and
Netherlands dishes.
Another table will offer
hamentaShcen, q triangular
shaped pastry delicacy filled
with fruits, which will be sold
by B'nai Birth Women's
Council of Metropolitan
Washington under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Louis L. Prawde.
chairman of the Brotherhood
Festival Participation Com
mittee.
The food festival will be .
part Of the annual observance
of National Brotherhood
Week.
Evening star., 1961-02-19

make 1t appear much more
attractive than the trite
words seem to portray. It is
a practical and comfortable
consideration and often
doesn't require too much ex-
pense or elaborate planning.
For instance, o dining room
could serve as a place for
eating meals and as q study
or library. by just adding q
desk, or a couple Of bookcases
and a comfortable chair. A
bedroom might double as a
sitting room with the addition
Of a sofa and coffee table.
A den or study easily could
be transformed to accomodate
q guest or q game with the
introduction Of o few pieces.
One Of the most interesting
ideas was that the teen-ager's
room could be their own
private sanctum where they
could keep their treasures and
entertain after-school guests.
Sofa beds do away with the
bedroomy look, and with a
place for the inevitable tele-
vision set and a table for
studying or Snacks what more
could q teen-ager want?
Why not put a little more
living" in all Of your rooms?
Mrs. e. p. asks:
Il would like to know what
color I could use with q gray
three-piece sectional sofa. /
would like suggestions for
walls. carpeting and twin
chairs. My drapes are off
white with Q scenic scene in
the middle of the picture
window only. The other two
small windows are solid
white"
Dear Mrs. E. P:
Without knowing what COL
ors are in your scenic
drapery, / would suggest for
walls, q lovely blue mist. ut
would be better If you could
have white curtains on all
the windows.f For carpet
ing. q deep midnight blue,
with the twin chairs in lem
on peel yellow. Puff UP some
throw pillows in the same
yellow for your gray sofa.
Mrs. w. A. r. asks:
I'VE would like to use our
spinet piano as q divider be-
tween the living room and
dining room. How can !
make the back attractive?"
Dear Mrs. w. A. p:
For sound" reasons you
cannot close in the back Of
your spinet entirely--so !
would suggest q shutter
screen on that side.
= = =
"Be YouE Own Decorator" Q fos.
einoiins end most informative beck
let By Dorothy Draper, Is ovoilobls
to reeden Of The Evening Star.
Send Is esstS in coin end your
nome end sddFess printed 10 Doro-
Thy Drepers eeEs Of The Star Mn.
Draper esnnot onswer personoI moil
but viii use questions Of widest
seasruI oppeol 10 her column.
copyrisht 1851. Dorothy Draper
Evening star., 1961-02-19
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Ask DOROTHY
DRAPER
Put q Little More Living
In All of Your Rooms

One Of the, shall I say,
better" service magazines
that has q penchant for fore
casting trends has devoted its
entire February issue to "The
living room look all through
the house" And since I long
have been q disciple of this
cause, and have practiced 1t
in my own home it seems
important enough to call your
attention to 1t.
It Is the old idea Of the
dual purpose room but they
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Readers Club
Plans Program

The Washington Readers
Club will meet at 8 pm.
Tuesday at the Pen women's
Studio. The subject Of the
program will be Schiller.
Members who will give read
ings are Mrs. Amy p. Iesher,
Mrs. Julia c. Herrell, Mrs.
Jean Stanton, Mrs. Annabel
Safer and Mrs. Virginia
Tanner.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Mr.. Kennedy
To Speak

Mr.. George Kennedy. who
writes THE Rambler" col
umn in The Star. will be
guest speaker Tuesday at the
monthly meeting Of the
Women's Board Of Prov
idence Hospital.
The business meeting Is set
for II am. at Laboure Hall,
to be followed by luncheon
and the program.
Evening star., 1961-02-19
Spring Rain

New ideas for spring rains.
with poncho capes. water
proof separates with jackets
made like mems shirts over
slim skirts may tempt you.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
Civil War Commission To Move Its Assembly To Charleston, s. C.

WASHINGTON lR - The Civil War Centennial Commission plans to move it's April 11-12 assembly to the Charleston, s. C., Naval Station to avoid racial barriers in the city proper.
 The change in plans was in compliance with President Ken nedy's anti-discrimination poli- cies, said the commission chair man Maj. Gen. U. s. Grant (ret).
 Kennedy had written the com mission that it had an obligation to avoid racial discrimination in it's activities. His letter followed the complaint of a New Jersey Negro woman, planning to attend the assembly, that she had been denied a room.
 The state centennial commits sion of New Jersey, New York, California and Illinois had with drawn, mainly for racial reasons, from the meeting to commemorate the firing on Ft. Sumter 100 years ago
 In. his announcement, Grant, grandson of the Civil War gen. eral, said every effort will be made to lodge commission mem bers, delegates from state com missions and representatives of attending organization at the sta ton where segregation is prac- ticed. About 200 to 300 persons are expected.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Municipal and School Board Election will be held Tuesday. April 4. 1861 al the City Hall. Nome. Alaska for the purpose of electing the follow ing officers to-wit: MAYOR
 THREE MEMBERS OF NOME COMMON COUNCIL FOR TWO YEAR TERM ONE MEMBER OF NOME COMMON COUNCIL FOR ONE YEAR TERM CITY CLERK
 ONE MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD FOR FIVE YEAR TERM
 ONE MEMBER OF UTILITY BOARD FOR TWO YEAR TERM
 ONE MEMBER OF UTILITY BOARD FOR FIVE YEAR TERM
 A qualified voter must be at least nineteen tl9 years of age; citizen of the United States: a resident of Alaska for one year and of the City of Nome for thirty t30) days prior to date of cleo ton.
 Polls will be open al 8:0o o'clock a. m. and close al 6:o0 o'clock p. m.
 Robert F. Scott.
 City Clerk Publish March IF, 24, 27, 29, 31, April 3.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
St. Louis Girl Wins Americas Junior Miss Pageant

MOBILE, Ala. R - Mary Fran Luecke, IS, of St. Louis, Mo-, Sat urday wore the crown of Ameri- ca's Junior Miss.
 The honor went Friday night to the brown-haired daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry J. Luecke Jr.
 Miss Luecke is a high school senior, like the other 50 contest ants.
 First runnerup in the pageant is Linda Sawyer of Louisville, Ky. Miss Colorado, June Gray of Denver, was named second run nerup.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
$3 Sweepstake Ticket
 Nets Palmer Man $56,000

ANCHORAGE R - A hobby he admittedly pays little atten- ton to netted a Palmer man and his joyful hysterical wife $56,- 900 in the Irish Sweepstakes Sat urday.
 Kyle Turner of Palmer, had a $3 ticket on Merryman II, the horse which finished second in the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, England. Had the horse wound up first the prize would have been $140,000.
 Turner stated he got a letter Friday indicating his ticket had been drawn. 'I thought it might be worth about $250. I had no idea it would win as much as it did. Pm amazed. He sounded as if he still doesn't believe it.
 Both he and his wife regard his purchases as a hobby. q don't play it professionally, and I guess I'll keep playing it." he said.
 Turner is a vice president of the Matanuska Valley Bank in Palmer.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
HOUSE TURNS DOWN PST ON A TRIAL BASIS

JUNEAU LR - The State House of Representatives turned thumbs down Saturday on a bill which would have provided for placing all of Alaska on Pacific Stand ard Time on a trial basis this summer.
 The trial period would have started at a. m. PSF May 28 and would have ended at the same hour on Sept. 3.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
DISTURBING THE PEACE

HOLY LOCH, Scotland R - Three young canoeists demon strating against nuclear weapons badgered the U. s. Navy's Polaris- firing atomic submarine Patrick Henry today. Two of them even managed to climb aboard.
 U. s. Marines grabbed them and they were turned over to police. Officials mulled over whether to book the three for trespass or for disturbing the peace.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
Resolution OkaYed Calling For a Road From
 KotZebue to Salmon Lake

JUNEAU R - The Department of Public Works is urged to con- struct a road from Kotzebue to Salmon Lake under the provisions of a joint resolution which was approved today by the Senate.
 Under the terms of the reso- lution, the road would run from Kotzebue to the Nome Road at Salmon Lake via Deering, Candle and Buckland.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
Bill Passed Lifting Interest On Leans for Veterans

JUNEAU LR - A bill lifting interest requirements on the re- payment of veterans bonuses passed the House Friday.
 The measure permits veterans to qualify for veterans loans on the simple repayment of any state bonus he might have received in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
Resolution Calls for Continuance Of Operation of the ACS

JUNEAU LR - A resolution calling upon the federal govern ment to continue operation of the Alaska Communication Sys- tenn was introduced in the Senate today
 It also asked that the govern ment discontinue its efforts to sell the Alaska Communication System to private interests"
The Nome nugget., 1961-03-27
Funny Mechanic SpeciaIiZes in
 Power WheeIchairs

VANCOUVER, Wash. R - h. defatigable Ray Schantz, 66 and paralyzed, who says he's a "tum- my mechanic," is just about the most mobile tenant at Barnes Veterans Administration Hospi- tai. He's built No. 37, his own private hot rod. Horizontal style, that is.
 Schantz is a World War I vet eran and the senior resident at Barnes Hospital, patient there for Is of the 20 years since an auto mobile accident paralyzed him.
 He was limited in mobility at first to a wheel chair. No longer able to sit, he must spend his en- tire time prone on his stomach except for a few minutes each day. But neither his mind nor his delft hands was affected by the paralysis. He had himself taken to the hospitals manual arts shop, where he began fashioning the first of a series of battery-power- ed vehicles.
 For years now he's been work ing while lying on his tummy, turning out power vehicles of one kind or another. They've all work ed
 His new pet, No. 37 which he rebuilt from No. 25, is four wheel ed, long and now somewhat in the pattern of a child's coaster wagon without the handle. Its two batteries can rev him up to 35 mph.
 Most of Schantz's creations have been for other patients. One of his improved models, in use at the hospital now, is a battery driven platform for wheel chairs. He says it's light enough and com pact enough to be transported in the trunk of car.
 In use, the wheelchair is clamp ed quickly to it. The operator controls it's movements with a one-hand "stick" also operating a magnetic brake. Schantz claims his contraption beats convention al power driven chairs. They de- pend on friction drive usually useless if the wheels get wet out doors. Rain doesn't faze the Schantz creation.
 Next? We'll, the hospital night supervisor has to walk literally miles every night patrolling those long corridors. Schantz thinks he can fix that, and within hospital regulations, too.