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Evening star., 1961-05-10

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, May
10 (AP).-Astronaut Alan B.
Shepard. jr., planned to spend
q quiet day with his family here
today.
Comdr. Shepard and his wife
Louise returned to their brick
and-wood- trimmed home yes
terday after "recuperating" at
nearby Langley Air Force Base.
Accompanying the pair here
were Comdr. Shepard's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alan B.
Shepard. sr., and his sister,
Mrs. Gordan Sherman, all Of
East Derry, N. H., and Mrs.
Shepard's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell P. Brewer of
Kennett Square. Pa.
Evening star., 1961-05-10

shire was displaying its pride
in his feat.
In an unusual joint session,
the 424-member Legislature
yesterday passed a handful Of
resolutions extolling Comdr.
Shepard's ride and then jaun-
tily coined a new State descrip-
ton in his honor.
"SpacetOwn, U. S. A."
Congratulating the astronaut
for having guided the first
mannually controlled space
vehicle, the Legislature said,
Hereafter his birthplace, East
Derry, shall be known as Space
Evening star., 1961-05-10

Derry is making elaborate
plans for a huge celebration
when the aStronaut returns
home.
The backbone" celebration
was substituted for a salute
to Alan Shepard" which had
been planned for this week end
in which speeches. fireworks,
a stage show and athletic con-
tests were to be features.
Evening star., 1961-05-10
Life Averuoe 70

NEW YORK.-The average
baby born in the United States
in 1900 could expect to live
only.47.3 years. Now an average
baby can expect to live nearly
10 years.
Evening star., 1961-09-10

The secrets in the all round shape. Cheerios are
shaped that way so they can be toasted golden and
crisp all round Know your oats-go for Cheerios.
The Big Jon the box stands for toasted oat Aoohad6
Evening star., 1961-09-10
From field
via jet
TO market

and leaf-trimming process. At an
other point in the line a machine
assemblies the shipping cartons.
The vegetables are packed, the car
tons machine-stapled at the rate of
500 an hour. The loaded boxes are
fed directly into truck, but 30
minutes from the field, to be driven
to a vacuum cooling plant. After
thorough chilling off to far places.
Produce is travelling the air
lanes by the thousands of tons.
Jet planes fly coast to coast on
fve-hour schedules. One marvel
in handling of air freight is the
Paul Bunyan Box, development
of American Airlines. The produce
is picked, cooled and packed in this
air-tight box, then trucked to the
airplane, loaded and clamped to
the floor, not to be opened until
it reaches the purchaser.
30 THERE 1T IS, FOLKS! The
biggest food show on earth! Lots of
wonders for everyone who loves to
eat, but there is serious side, too!
The theme of the Congress, food
thelife line of humanity, "holds the
fascinating possibility of helping
other countries to help themselves
in stamping out hunger. Our COM
mercial techniques in food produc-
tion and handling, our understand
ing of nutrition, all this knowledge
is exportable. 1t is free to the world,
weapon to fight hunger and write
the final peace. - TINE END
Evening star., 1961-08-09
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Electric Power Production in
the week ended August S to-
tailed 16,137.0 900, 900 kilowatt-
hours compared with 16,107,- :
900, 900. in the previous week
and 1925, 100000 in the like
week a, year ago.-Edison Elec-
trio Institute.
N. Y. Stock Exchange an
nounced exchange of two seats
at $200,0 600 each, up $1,000 from
the last previous sale of July %.
Brunswick Corp. announced
two agreements with banks and
insurance companies to; borrow
on a long-term basis a total of
$3.50 million for financing of
lorig-term accounts receivable.
Bank Of New York announced
election of Howard E. Simpson,
chairman of the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad, as a trustee.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

Brig. Gen. James C. McGehee.
= =
The Ox5 Club. a national
organization of pilots who flew
behind the old engine of that
designation. will gather in
Wichita. Kansas, August "a
IS with several Washington
area members among them.
President of the unique or
ganization is Jimmie Mattern,
pioneer round-the-world flier
and holder of Is international
air records.
Membership includes such
variety as movie and televi-
sion star Bob Cummings; Tiny
BrOderick, first woman to make
a parachute jump from a plane,
Col: Roscoe Turner and Mar
cellus M. Murdock, publisher
of The Wichita Eagle and Bea-
con; who at n still flies a
plane. s.
4 %.& =
+. Sikorsky Aircraft. and Sud
Aviation Of France have signed
a technical corporation con-
tract under which Sikorsky will
provide design, testing and
construction assistance for
Sud's new Super Frelon $40
helicopter. -. j.,
Evening star., 1961-08-09
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. 9 (APp CUsDA.-
Hogs, 1900: active. butchers under
gao lbs. steady to weak, instances 25
lower; over 240 lbs. and sows steady
to strong: good shipping demand and
good clearance; mixed 1-2 and l.
190-260 lbs. 1S.50-19. 90; around $50
head at 19 90; 2-3 240-2S0 lbs, 1900
1880: few lots 2-3 and 3s $50
$50 lbs. I7.5O-1S.OO; mixed Ia 170
100 lbs. l7.50-1S.50; mixed la 300
400 ID. soWs 15.0O-17. .25: a load
around 800 lbs. 1875; 90 4OO-5O0
Cattle, 1000: calves. 500; steers
and heifers active, steers % to rs
higher, mostly 90 to rs higher: heifers
90 to mostly so higher; cows and
bulls % higher; other classes un-
changed. load lots. choice and prime
900-1, ,475 lb. steers, 24.Q0-26.25; a
load of prime 1925 lbs. 1880; good
cool 800 lbs, 23.25-24.25 load
of mixed good and choice 1,1O0 lbs.
$500: utility and standard 100
22;50; q load mostly prime $50 ID.
helfers $500: bulk choice 23.50-24.50;
a. load mixed choice and prime in
cluded at 24.50;. good 22.00-23.25;
utility and standard 1S.00-21.75; cut
ter, utility and commercial: cows 1926
1900; Gamers 13.O0-16.25:' utility
and commercial bulls 1S.0Q-21 90:
good and choice .vealers 22.O0-27. 90.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Peoples Life Agents
Honor O. r. Hoover

The agency force of Peoples
Life Insurance Co. honored
their vice president. o. r.
Hoover, by producing $15,800.-
900 of new ordinary life busi-
ness during July.
Results of the campaign were
presented to him yesterday on
his 40th service anniversary.
William T. Leith, president,
made the presentation in the
board room.
The production was one Of
the highest achievements by
the agency force during single
month.
Mr.. Hoover started as a
salesman for the company in
Washington August 8, 1921. He
was promoted to district man
ager in 1880, superintendent OF
agents II years later, vice pres
ident of agencies in 1912 and
vice president, agency and per-
sonnel, in 1855. He has been q
director since 1854.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Earnings

Creole Petroleum in 6 months
ended June 80 earned $123,-
1896, 900 or $1.60 a share VS..
$100, 100000 or $1.30 in 1860
period.
Commercial Credit Co. in 6
months ended June 80 earned
$14,070,774 or $1.37 a share VS..
$13,84S,944 or $1.36 in 1860
period.
kim ROal Dutchy Airlines in
IS months ended June 80 had a
loss. of. $10,300,000 VS.. a loss of
100000 in 1860 period.
Varian Associates in 80 weeks
ended July l earned $2,351,S ,Sl3
or 81 cents a share VS.. $780, :
255 or 90 cents in 1860 period.
Draper Co. in 6 months ended
July l earned $1,550,761 or
S1,39 a share VS.. $1sS01, ,435 or
$1.61 in 1860 period. -
Pittsburgh, Coke & Chemical
in 6 months ended June 80 had
a loss of $580,000 VS.. earnings
of $1,115,000 or 78 cents a share
in 1860 period.
Other earnings included:
For 6 Months. Ended June 30
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Poland Spring Hotel
Bought by Prices

Daniel and Herman Price,
owners of the Occidental Res.
taurant, today announced they
have purchased the Poland
Spring Hotel in Poland Spring,
Me. The price was not dis
closed.
The new owners, who bought
the property from Apollo In
dustries Of Pittsburgh. said
many improvements and addi-
tions are planned.
The Price brothers expect to
add a. heated swimming pool,
another convention hall seat
ing 1000 and several summer
cottages at three lakes nearby.
Charles Connor of Auburn
manager of the hotel for l9
years, will continue as presi-
dent and general manager.
Among the resorts current as
sets are an 18-hole golf course
and 5000 acres of land
Evening star., 1961-08-09
GEM Reports Rise
In Sales, Profit

GEM international, Inc, with
three Washington area dis
count stores, reported a sharp
rise in both sales and net
profits for the first six months
Of 1861.
Chairman Robert L. Wolfson
said sales totaled $685. 800
compared with $40, 1888 100 for
the period last year. Net
profit before taxes was $685.
700 compared with 1857, 400 for
the period last year.
GEM plans to open a fourth
area store in Baltimore in
october. as well as others in
Boston, Omaha, San Jose and
Denver
Evening star., 1961-08-09
General Kinetics
Files for Offerino

General Kinetics, Inc, of Ar
lington, Va, filed q registra-
ton statement with the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission
yesterday covering proposed
public offering of 200, 900
shares of common stock
through Balogh g. Co. on an
all-or-none basis.
The offering price and un-
derwriting terms are to be sup
piled by amendment. The un-
derwriters will receive, $12,500
for expenses and underlying
Evening star., 1961-08-09

4
warrants for, 10000 additional
common. shares, the exercise
price for which will be filed by
amendment.
Company activities fall in
four primary areas, including,
electronics. mechanical engi-
neering, Instrumentation and
mathematics.
OF 306,740 common shares
outstanding, about II per cent
each are owned by President
and Chairman William B. Cog
gins and three vice presidents,
Walter L. Anderson, Alfred E.
Roberts, jr. and Robert P. Cut
terman.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
ON WINGS
Things to Do While Bored
BY CHARLES YARBRoUGH


"a parachute, like a loaded
pistol, is no more dangerous
thap the person operating it."
Now there is Al subtle and
assuring invitation into the
cool, blue exhiliration of do
it-yourSelf flight contained in
a new book by Bud SeIlick,
"Sky Diving, the Art and Sci
ence of Sport Parachuting'
prentice Hall, $3.50 ~
An expert sky diver himself,
Mr.. Sellick leaves only two i'm
portant questions unanswered
in his highly informative and
tempting book. In the intro
duction, he says sky divers "are
a friendly breed who will give
you the parachutes off their
backs" r'
Questions: How friendly and
just when will they give you
the parachutes off their backs
A survivor of one planned
parachute Jump, I can readily
see where even the most tinid
reader, still awe-stricken by air.
planes, could fashion himself
a thrill out of reading Mr.
Sellick. ~.
| He hastens to explain that
sky diving is not a reckless
demonstration of sheer nerve
or suicidal tendencies. The OBJ
ject is not to see who can SUR
viye the lowest openings.
1.-TWO chutes are required for
all sport jumps" he explains,
and, in reinsurance, adds
there is no case recorded
here both the main and auxi-
liary parachute failed if they
were properly activated.",
y y
! FAA Administrator N. E.
Halaby has. recently empha-
sized the Importance of para
chuting, soaring and gliding in
training for brush-fire mill
tary operations. MIR. Halaby''
observation came after he, hac
convinced himself that the par.
achute is a dependable way o1
getting down from UP there.
Quest for a small, light
weight and inexpensive radal
device for light aircraft to give
air traffic controllers with al
titude information has beer
started by the Federal Aviation
Agency.
A technical briefing for pfo-
spective bidders on such equip.
ment is. scheduled for August
l18 in the Commerce auditorium
The FAA will receive bids unit
September 19.
Simply put. the device the
FAA wants for light planes: Ii
a gadget which, when asked
its altitude by signal from q
ground radar installation. vii
answer with. a pulse of energy
The pulse shows up on the
ground radarscope as a brighter
blip than those representing
other aircraft on the scope.
The FAA is calling 1t SLATE
(for Small Lightweight Ati.
tude Transmitting EQuipn1ent)
~ 49, ~ .-Gi.
Brig. Gen. william T. Smith
who left as Andrews Air Force
Base commander last week
(and left friends in battalion
strength was succeeded by 9
flight instructor he had al
Randolph Field 2l years ago
Evening star., 1961-08-09
BKeIy & Co. Elects
Buell. a Director

William c. Buell. " has been
elected vice president and a
director of Birely & Co., in
vestment bankers, at 100 K
street NV. He previously was
with Mackall g. Co, and Ferris
& Co. and has lectured extern
siyely on Investment.
The firm also announced
election of Col. Edward M,
Conklin (AUS. retired) to first
vice president. He previously
was vice president. Frederick
w. Reinig. vice president, was
elected q director.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

81 Az A(A1bA AN1 = E~A A@@@N - -@~-~4
however, that both new dwell
lngs and office construction
were below last years rate of
activity.
District government projects
for the first seven months
amounted to $18,909,757 COM
pared with ,$10,155,509 a year
ago at this time.
The most spectacular rise is
in apartment construction,
nearly triple the pace of 1860,
The permit total thus far is
$16.148,448 compared with
$6,973,0 900 for the January
July period last year. Most of
the bulge came last June when
more than $13 million in new
apartments was authorized.
Dwellings have slumped to
a total Of $2.947 900 so far this
year compared with. $3,012.400
a year ago. New offices amount
to $2,465,0 for the first seven
months. down from $9.021.200
recorded through July. 1860.
The report for July alone
showed office building permits
totalling SIS million, District
government projects $5.15o,574
new apartments $4,000, and
dwellings $214,000.
Among items not in the above
categories were $4,000 for
new warehouses and 10000
for an electricity substation.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
SuItz to Write Series
For Trade Newspaper

Thomas Saltz, vice president
of Lewis & Thos. Saltz, Inc,
until his retirement in 1857,
plans a series of articles on
Creative Retailing" for the
Daily News Record, a Fairchild
publication devoted to mems
wear.
The series is planned to be-
gin September S.
A consultant in retailing,
Mr.. Saltz is now associated
with the S5-year-old firm of
Warner g., Co. of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
,Sovines-Loon Leoder
Asks Bank Privileges
If Toxes Change
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

spokesman for the savings and industry today said
that his group the tax treatment
eca banks should also be accorded the privileges
those institutions.
Henry A. Bubb chairman of the legislative committee of
United Savings League told the House
Evening star., 1961-08-09
District Construction
Jumps in Seven Months
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star staff Writer

The pace construction in the District is scoring an
impressive gain 1860 aided chiefly by
Government building work
Total permits for construction through the first seven
amounted $646s44O compared with $51 303 SAT
for the like period last year s.
branch in its monthly
Evening star., 1961-08-09

Ways and Means Committee
his industry feels 1t has a vital
role to play in home thrift and
home financing. but that it
would be forced to enter a
wider field if its reserve allow
ance is reduced.
"If we are to be taxed
Just like commercial banks,
shouldn't we have the priv
ileges of commercial banks" he
asked. Shouldn't we have
trust powers and the right to
make all kinds of loans and to
ainvest in the whole range of
securities including the tax ex-
gempts?
{ Cites Wider Issues
Shouldn't we be authorized
Ito have various types Of ac-
counts, including interest-free
demand deposits? A basic
change in the tax provision
could conceivably trigger a
change in the basic character
of our institutions and thus
have ramifications far beyond
the specific issue of taxation, "
he warned.
Mr.. Bubb was flanked by
other savings and loans Off
ciais at the witness table as
he told the committee he ex-
pected that home lending by
the Nations savings and loan
associations will drop Sc bill
lion in 1862 if Congress
changes the tax status of the
savings and loans and mutual
savings banks as proposed by
Sne Treasury.
He assailed the Treasury
proposal which he said would
.3educe the reserve allowance
of savings and loans from the
present IL per cent of savings
to 2 or 8 per cent of unin-
Sured loans.
He said the tax change
would produce a cut in savings
and loan dividends, a Sc bill
lion drop in savings receipts
by the associations and the
same dollar decline in home
lending.
He predicted that since COM
mercial banks real estate lend
ing would increase only 81 bill
lion, there would still be a net
IS billion drop in funds avail
able to the home mortgage
market.
A brief exchange between
two members of Congress en-
livened the opening session of
the two-day hearing.
Representative Saylor, Dem
ocrat of Pennsylvania, ap-
peared before the committee to
emphasize that the nature of
the thrift institutions justified
the present allowance of a IL
per cent reserve before COM
putation of taxable income. in
contrast to reserves of only
around 8 per cent for COM
mercial banks.
Retorting to Mr.. Saylor
Representative Mason, Repub-
hcan of Illinois, ranking mi
nority member of the commit
tee, said that since savings and
loan and mutual savings banks
enjoyed an unfair advantage
over commercial banks in COM
petition for savings dollars, it
was the duty of Congress to
euualize this through taxation.
Mr.. Saylor previously had
argued that commercial banks
with large amounts invested in
mortgages were not allowed
adequate reserves at present
and that these should be ad-
5usted upward in line with
reserves permitted to the thrift
institutions.
Changes Proposed
He repeated this suggestion
to Mr.. Mason and urged that
the committee propose liberal
ization of the banks reserves
rather than reduce the reserves
permitted to the savings and
loans and mutual savings
banks. That will be for the
- - -
Evening star., 1961-08-09

committee to decide, commented
Mr.. Mason.
Mr.. Saylor warned that to
change the tax status of the
thrift institutions would seri-
ously impair their ability to-
carry a major portion of the
Nations mortgage financing.
These institutions pay for
more than 80 per cent of the
savings they receive and they
are limited to a very narrow
field of lending for long
terms. Pointing out that he
had had close contact with
both banks and savings and
loans, Mr.. Saylor urged that
the committee recognize the
basic differences between COM
mercial banks and savings and
loans and continue the present
ALLEGATION of reserves for the
latter. 4
He referred to a recent
Treasury report recommending
that the thrift institutions be-
taxed on the same basis as
commercial banks and said.
that the report also carried q
clear warning of the dangers.
of such action.
Closing LOOphoIes Urged
L. Shirley Tark, witness for
the Bankers Committee for Tax
Equality. pointed to the big
increase in defense spending
and prospects for a IS billion
deficit in the coming year. 4
He urged that Congress not
neglect to close any of the tax
loopholes suggested by Presi-
dent Kennedy, including the
change in taxes for the thrift
institutions.
Anything short of the Treas
ury reports proposals for the
savings and loans and mutual
savings banks will not only dis
criminate against their finan-
cial competitors but also
against all American taxpay-
ers, he said.
Henry A, : Bubb, legislative
chairman for the United States
Savings and Loan League, esti-
mated that home lending by
the Nations savings and loan
associations will drop Sc bill
lion in 1862 if Congress changes
the tax status of the savings
and loans as proposed by the
Treasury.
Edward P. Clark, president of
the Arlington Five Cents Saw
Fings Bank Of Arlington, Mass,
told the committee that efforts
of the Treasury and CONNER
cial banks to change the meth
DDS of taxing mutual savings
banks were heavy blows at
thrift and housing.
A pasat president of the Ma
tional Association of Mutual
Savings Banks and chairman
of its taxation committee, Mr..
Clark said the Treasury tax
proposal would finance a tax
incentive for business by shift
ing the burden to the personal
savings of the thrifty.
Although the Treasury is
postponing to next year con-
sideration of restrictive stock
options and other controversial
areas OF the Internal Revenue
Code involving significant reve-
nue." Mr.. Clark said, "It is
urging this year adoption of
withholding of tax on savings
interest and heavier taxation
of muturl thrift institutions.
This double blow to savings
could have very serious conse-
quences to the thrift industry;
the saver and the Nation it
self"
He branded the Treasury re-
port as inadequate. The staff
study came up with essentially
the same conclusions as those
recommended in 1851 and re-
jected by Congress, he said.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
CHAIN STORE
= SALES
METALS

NEW YORK, Aug. o (APj.--spot
81 cents pound, Connecticut valley
Lead II cents q, pound, New York.
Zinc liz cents q pound, East st.
Louis. Tin 1.17h . pound, New York.
Foreign silver 91ss cents per troy
ounce, New York,
Evening star., 1961-08-09
VACATION
TRAVEL TIPS

Never ask directions from than person
especially if you have specific destination.
T. If you pass the twiceso and consult your
road map. ..-.*a<.s
When the kids want hotdogs stop when they ask If you
don't you may have stop for another anyway
4Iyour wife stop country auction sale for
minute argue about t-or least minutes. This could
easily you hour. So
S. Stop the first motel you The ones fifty
miles the and when you there won't look
any better In fact, probably worse
Take along half the clothes you think you'll need but twice
the money
T. Or avoid the whole doggone Howso Our suggestion
that you that vacation money downpaymen
homes Then you and yours the vacation of
your lives for all of your lives right
Mszzz=@m
4 Al
Evening star., 1961-02-23
Sears Daytime
Dresses are Tub
Loving, Iron-Shy!
Exciting Value!
81
Assorted Styles

! axe your cnolce from
an array Of coat dresses.
shirtwaists, sheaths,
plaids. prints, checks
and solids .. these no.
fuss-n-bother dresses
are just right for your
action packed daytime
hours, Carefully made
in cOttons or cotton and
Arnel tri.acetate that
need little or no IRON
ing! Misses or Juniors
half-sizes.
Sean Wisconsin, Arlington,
Alabama aud Blodsnsburp
The Nome nugget., 1961-11-01
US. Abandons Idea on
 Evacuating City Dwellers Ahead of Oncoming Bombs

WASHINGTON M = The fed eral government has abandoned for all practical purposes, the idea of evacuating city dwellers ahead of eny oncoming nuclear bombs and missiles.
 The Pentagon will not dis courage local and state Civil De- fense authorities from makin 8 evacuation plans if they choose, said a spokesman for the Office of Civil Defense.
 But he added, evacuation cer- tainly takes second place to fall out shelters in Washington s planning"
 The fact now recognized, but never clearly acknowledged pre- viously, is that fleeing iBao open countrysideeven if there was ample warning time would not protect populations from the major nuclear hazard, radioactive fallout.
 One member of Congress, Rep. Robert Kastenaneier, D-Wis.), has demanded the removal of the blue Civil Defense Route signs that mark the highways of his state and others.
 The signs are dangerous and misleading, Kastenmeier said in a letter to OCD Director Stewart Pittman, because they breed false hopes of escape by flight and deceive people as to the real danger they would face in nu- clear war"