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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-04

Oct. 70, 1914 Colonel Walkers
two sons made the first sale of four
25-cent improved slide fasteners devel-
oped by Gideon Sundback, a Swedish
engineer who formerly had been work
ing on dynamos for Westinghouse
Electric. This Upper, the first to emerge
from practical, mass producing ma
chimes developed by Sundback, was the
direct ancestor of the upper as we
know it today. At last the future of the
company that was eventually to become
Talon, Inc, the worlds largest upper
manufacturer, was assured.
Sept, 1917 The first massive sales
breakthrough came when Brooklyn
tailor got the bright idea of applying
slide fasteners to money-belts. Sold
1900 money-belts. The gadget came
to attention of u S. Navy, which ordered
10000 of them for flying suits it hoped
to make wind-proof. The Hoboken plant
turned out $4,000 units in the indus
try's first banner year. But the word
ripper" was still unknown.
1919 Glove manufacturer came
out with Upon gloves. Unsuccessful
because women were unable to unzip
tab when both gloves were on. Panicky
women on street asked passers-by to
pull off gloves. Many used their own
teeth for unzipping. Another black eye
for industry.
1872 Frederick H. Martin, foot
wear designer for B. F. Goodrich,
ambled into the designing rooms hold
ing a snap-button gaiter in one hand
and slide-fastened tobacco pouch in
the other. why not put a slider on
our galosh?" he asked. Bertram Work,
president of Goodrich, hit upon the
unique word ripper" as name for
the new galoshes. Public response was
terrific. In one year, upper sales
doubled those of the previous year.
FOT SOIlC IlIILC lIIcICdItCE IuDDCI lOOt"
wear represented 90 per cent of upper
business.
Aug. ~, 1924 Prince of Wales, a
world fashion-plate, arrived in the US.
with trousers Boosting a upper. 1t
brought on the biggest sales zoom in
upper history.
1888 -. In mid-depression a woman's
garment manufacturer, seeking nov
city to boost sales, put zippers in a
line of dresses. At first women were
only mildly interested, butlater Madame
Schiaparelli latched onto the idea in
Paris, exported some gowns to this
country with zippers spiraling down
from neckline to hem - and thereby
placed the upper on the back of Ameri-
can women forevermore. That same
year the Ford Motor Company made
zippers standard equipment for fasten-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-04

THIS WEEK Moso1ins / June 4. 1851
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Miss Sugrue
Is Wed to
Mr.. Chunnon

Mrs. Thomas J. Sugrue
announces the marriage of
her daughter Patricia Ann to
Mr.. A. Bertrand Channon,
son of Mrs. Leo Sperling and
DR.. M. Jay Chanin, both of
New York. Miss Sugrue is
also the daughter of the late
Mr.. Sugrue of New York.
The wedding took place
yesterday in the Chapel of
the Angels. st. Matthew's
Cathedral.
Miss Sugrue is a graduate
Of the Sidwell Friends School
and of Bryn Mawr College.
Mr.. Channon is a graduate
of the University of North
Carolina and is at present a
motion picture producer with
the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Madison Birthplace
Is Tour Attraction

den Week in Virginia, are
Powhatan, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Guest;
Camden, owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Turner Pratt,
and Nanzatico, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. R. Davis
of Westport. Conn. The tour
will further include places
of historic interest in the
Fredericksburg area.
Box lunches will be avail
able at Emmanuel Church
from II am. to 2 pm.
Tea will be served at Pow
hatan. which is being opened
this year for the first time.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

Belle Grove, the birth
place Of James Madison on
the banks of the Rappahan-
mock River, will doubtless
be a main attraction on the
old-homes tour to be held
Tuesday, April rs, by the
Rappahannock Valley Gar
den Club of Fredericksburg,
Va.
The house-now owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Hooker of Lake Forest, H..
who maintain it as their
country home-haS not been
open since the late 1930s.
Belle Grove is a large
frame Georgian mansion
with many distinctive fea-
lures, built on an expansive
shaded lawn. The stately
terraced river front of the
house features a classic por-
tico; the land front has
unique curved balconies sup
ported by graceful columns
and unusual circular stone
steps.
The earliest deed on rec
ord is dated November 20,
1878, from Anthony Savage
to his son-in-law, Francis
Thornton.
The handsome old home
is across the river from Port
Royal, north on Route 301.
Turn left at Emmanuel
church, 1t should not be
confused with the Belle
Grove mansion included on
the Winchester, Va, tour to
be held Saturday (see story,
page HID.
Other houses to be shown
on the Fredericksburg tour,
which is being held in con-
nection with Historic Gar
Evening star., 1961-04-16

tomarily been given special
recognition at the April meet
ing and this year fifteen will
be on hand, to be greeted by
Mrs. Martin A. Mason, presi-
dent of the club.
Evening star., 1961-04-16
Club to Honor Lonq-Tiners

For the first time in its 48
years Of existence the Wom-
ems Club of Chevy Chase is
planning to honor members
who have been in the club
for 40 years or longer. Six
Evening star., 1961-04-16

teen members, six of whom
are also past presidents, will
be recognized by the club at
its April meeting at noon
Wednesday.
Past presidents have Gus
Evening star., 1961-04-25

On the other hand, If you buy tire that is driven
only 5000 miles in two years, and the tread is still
good any subsequent damage does not fall within
the meaning Of 24-month road hazard" guar
antee, unless stated to the contrary.
Here is How the Market Tire Company Guarantee Elm.
mates Disadvantages Of Most Road Hazard Guarantees
The Market Tire Company Road Hazard Guarantee
is clearly stated elsewhere this page Let here
point out its advantages to you-the tire buyer.
y While 1t guarantees against the same dam
ages as other guarantees (that is, type Of
damage) please note that the pro-rata allow
ance is based on the SELLING PRICE (that
is the price you paid for the tire) and not
on fictiOuS price.
q The Market Tire Road Hazard Guarantee
contains two significant elements-a guar
antee in terms of TIME or in terms Of TREAD
WEAR In other words, we give YOU the
option Of determining which is to your ad-
vantage.
IF THE TIRE HAS BEEN DRIVEN GREAT
DEAL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME 1T
MAY BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO ASK
FOR A PRO-RATA ALLOWANCE ON THE
BASIS OF MONTHS OR TIME OWNED.
IF THE TIRE HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY
LITTLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
IT MAY BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO
ASK FOR A PRO-RATA ALLOWANCE ON
THE BASIS OF TREAD WEAR.
Market Tire Company Gives You, the Customer, the
Right to Determine Which Guarantee You Wish to Have
Applied In Your Case
Let's use a random example to illustrate the tre
mendous advantages of the Market Tire Company
Road Hazard Guarantee, to you-the customer:
Suppose you pay $24OO for new tire that is guar
anteed for "a months( or it might be more or less
this is just eXample), the rate OF allowance
for time used under the guarantee would be, say,
$100 per month.
And let's say the tire tread might be expected to
last for $4,000 miles, and you drive 1000 miles
month
Now, at the end of six months let's suppose that
the tire is damaged by road hazard and 1t has
gone 10000 miles. Actually, HALF OF the TREAD
WEAR has been used but ONLY ONE-FOURTH
OF THE TIME has been used up.
Which guarantee would you choose? The answer
Is obvious. Because Market Tire Company allows
you the option, you would choose to be CHARGED
FOR THE ACTUAL TIME USED, OR ONE FOURTH
OF $24.00, which is $500. Thus, we would apply
$500 credit on a new tire for you
Were you to be charged for TREAD WEAR, you
would be charged $1,000 and would receive only
$1,000 credit on the price of a new tire.
Evening star., 1961-04-25

A Road Hazard Guarantee is Nothing New, but Recent
Publicity Has Caused Great Deal Of Misunderstanding
Because so many tire manufacturers and dealers
have been recently talking much about road
hazard guarantees on their tires we at Market Tire
Company had the feeling that some misunderstand-
ing may have been created in the tire buyers mind.
"A recent survey conducted for Market Tire
Company to see if the public knew what a
road hazard guarantee was, revealed some
astounding facts as aa
1t revealed, among other things that many
people didn't understand the difference be-
tween a road-hazard guarantee; a mileage
guarantee; length-of-time guarantee, and
didn't understand just how the guarantee was
made good on "pro-rata" basis.
These are among the points that we hope to clarity
in this public service message message that we
want to be of genuine usefulness to you, the tire
buyer
Here Are the Basic Facts about Road Hazard Guaran
tees that Every Tire Buyer Should Know
Unless tire guarantee states to the contrary land
we don't know Of any such guarantee), the follow
ing facts true of most road hazard tire guaran
tees given in this area whether guaranteed by the
manufacturer or the retailer:
u If the tire fails to perform as guaranteed
you allowed only pro-rata credit. AS FAR
AS WE KNOW NO CASH REFUND is GUAR
ANTEED AT THE BUYERS OPTION
q A"24-month road hazard guarantee" based on
tread wear does NOT NECESSARILY MEAN
the tire is guaranteed to last for "a months
unless stated otherwise If the tread-lfe of
the tire has been used up before even
months and the tire has not been damaged
by road hazards most guarantees are no
longer in effect
81 No road hazard guarantee that we know of
guarantees any definite mileage Normally it
is NOT mileage guarantee-but guarantee
against damage by road hazards, during a
given period of time. Again, if the tire is
worn out (that is, if the tread is gomez most
guarantees are no longer effective.
There May Be Big Difference Between These PrO.Raa
Guarantees One that Saves You Money or Costs You
Money
Let's take the subject of the "pro-rata" basis Of
guaranteeing tires. What does it mean?" How is it
determined?
Evening star., 1961-04-25
Shows that Most People Don't Understand
Tires
PUBLIC SERVICE
Market Tire Company Give
You the Facts About "ROad
Hazard" Tire Guarantees

And the opposite case would be true, if you
had driven only 1000 miles in II months.
1t would be to your advantage to be given
credit on the basis of tread wear instead of
time owned.
Please Don't Be Confused by Road Hazard Guarantees
Get All the Facts Regardless Of Where You May Buy
Tires
Naturally we want you to buy your next tires from
Market Tire Company - but that isn't the whole
idea Of this message What we want to do, above
ALL is to encourage you to inquire, compare, get
the facts about everything concerning the tires you
buy E. and then decide for yourself.
Next time you see ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEE
or a ROAD HAZARD GUARANTEE FOR Xxx
MONTHS ASK THESE QUESTIONS OF YOURSELF
OR OF THE PERSON SELLING YOU THE TIRES:
is this guarantee based on an allowance pro-
rated in terms of the price paid or on
higher price? CAT Market Tire Company, the
pro-rata allowance is based on the price you
paid-as shown by your invoice.
DO get my choice of determining whether
the TIME GUARANTEE or the TREAD WEAR
applies? cat Market Tire Company, as we
have explained, the option is yours.
And may We ask that you carefully read the Market
Tire Company written guarantee that appears on
this page and use it as comparison with any other
guarantee that may be offered you.
Finally Market Tire Company promises to give you
a better tire buy-brand-for brand lineforline
E. guarantee-for- guarantee or refund your
money. Thank you.
Evening star., 1961-04-25
THIS is THE MARKET TIRE COMPANY
WRITTEN GUARANTEE AGAINST ROAD HAZARDS

!. The tires are guaranteed for the period
specified against all road hozords, except
fire, accident, chain cut, running while
flat, unbalanced or misoliened wheels,
and wiIfuI abuse. If our inspection shows
the tires have failed under the terms Of
the guarantee they will be repaired FREE
or q Pro-roto allowance bosed on the
original selling price and months owned
or tread used, whichever is to the Gus
toners advantage, will be allowed on the
purchase Of q new tire.
z. In addition, these tires ore guaranteed
for the life Of the tread against defects
PLEASE N0TE' Every tire sold by Market Tire
for . specified period Of time. This means
change'oyer, q rstrsad or used fire.
Evening star., 1961-04-25

PRO RATA can mean one of TWO things:
You may be allowed credit against the price
of a new tire for the UNUSED TREAD WEAR
of your present tire or, you may be CHARGED
FOR TREAD WEAR ALREADY USED.
-BASICALLY THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO METHODS IF THE
PRO-RATA ALLOWANCE is BASED ON
THE PRICE YOU PAID
Let's say that tire guarantee stipulates prorata
allowance based on the manufacturers suggested
retail price" or "liSt-prce" other arbitrarily
determined price that is higher than the price you
paid In that case, you will be charged for tread
wear used at higher rate than il the allowance
based on the actual selling price.
Evidence of such practice is found in a recent ex-
perience by tire buyer which was published IN
story (which you may have read) by Washington
newspaper
Here are the facts:
The buyer bought tire which carries high
list price but is usually sold at substantial
discounts to make its selling price comparable
to other brands 1t carried generous guar
antee against road hazards.
But when the customer brought in an almost
new tire that had suffered blowout. the
dealer measured the tread, announced that
it was 500 gone and therefore the guarantee
would permit the customer to purchase an
other tire for 500 off-50% off the list price
that is. This turned out to be almost exactly
what the customer had paid for the original
tire so the guarantee actually meant nothing.
In concluding this a-tofrequent experience Of tire
buyers the columnist added this thought:
! II guess 1t remains true as ever that the
most important ingredient in any merchandise
is the reputation Of the man from whom you
buy It,"
There Is still Further Confusion Concerning the
Use Of Words "Trsad" and slime" In Guarantees
The wear of the tread and the time the tire is owned
are two different things. Whereas, certain tread
may wear out at $4,000 miles you may have owned
the tire only months This, of course, applies to
a person who travels extensively or 10000 miles
year. If the tread wear is gone at the end Of
months, then the guarantee has expired, even
though it is 4-month road hazard guarantee.
Evening star., 1961-04-25

in materials and workmanship. If our
inspection shows they have failed under
the terms Of this guarantee they will be
repaired FREE or q pro-roto allowance
based on the original selling price and
tread wear or months owned, whichever
is to the customers advantage, will be
allowed on the purchase Of new tire.
3. In either Of the above instances, THE
BUYER IS GIVEN THE OPTION of apply
ing the treod-Weor method or the time
owned method in determining the pro-
roto allowance made under these
= euorontees-whichever method may be
to the BUYERS ADVANTAGE.
mi many naHras a MriffAn rnAd.hazaKd guarantee
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11

start proved 20 be Thriller
points In the FIRST quarter IN.
The ReG Devils ana the WgI'-
back r-rrerrd only , points
in the frs; quarter The Red
Devils Topped l3 points in pts
quarter proved TO be fatal for
the RED Devils The Wolipsck
picked up 30 points while the
Devils scored only Q points
The fourth quarter proved to
be the deciding factor. The
Red Devils picked up Q points
while the Wolfpack garnered
10 points
Ned COyIngtoa led the Scor-
ln- for Whitey.lIc while Ron
% ID Foley took the honorS 70.
Tatsf- CIV
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11
Horr, Librarian
IS Guest Speaker

Mrs Catherine Lewis Lib
rarisn Of the Horny COUNTY
Memorial Library vas guest
speaker for the meeting %. N,
Pioneer STUDY Club held IL
the home Of Mr.. : L. Jack
son Monday evening.
Introduced By Mrs.. " "
Woody. program chairman. ,hr
gave a report on the book en-
titled The one and Future
King" by Z II White
Miss Helen Butler. president.
presided
\ dessert vas served m CON
clusior to - iu attendance BY
Mrs Jackson arG her hostess
MrS. ". O. Jackson. Jr.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11

3ufhin
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11

Austin Bl.s is pending tbs
week with Ms daughter Mr.
and M Henry T. Smith.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11
Devilettes Win
Ry WAYNE STTNENS

TABOR S!'''s TWO teams TOOK split the
conference paye- Erlay The Deylle-,r
the Red Devils ,ae.. gs. Dlc .o
Nicp
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1961-01-11
LIIZ iRETIITOWN

Subs: Bu'GE.n ,. COldin-
--o.nvs. .T.r.. . Pms
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Freor Assumes Duties
In Old SEC Quarters

Justice Tom C. Clark, and will
fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Commissioner Harold
C. Patterson last November.
He will serve out a term end
ing June 5, 1865.
Ceremonies for the new COM
missioner were held in the
basement cafeteria in the
crowded temporary building,
which a former SEC chairman,
j. Sinclair Armstrong, called
the "tar-paper shack"
Mr.. Frear served two terms
as a United States Senator from
Delaware before his appoint
ment to the SEC. He was a
member of the Senate's Bank
ing and Currency Committee,
which has jurisdiction over
legislative and other matters
affecting the commission.
Vice President Johnson at
tended the swearing-in cere-
monies. Other important Wis
itors included: Senator Kerr.
Senator Hartke. Senator Boggs
and former Senate Secretary,
Leslie Biffle.
The SEC has had rickety and
crowded quarters for most of
it's history. It started in a
temporary "tar-paper shack
on the site now occupied by the
marble palace Of the Federal
Reserve Board at Twenty-first
street and Constitution avenue
NV.
Then it moved to 1778 Penn
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Stock to Be Offered
By Howard Johnson
BY the Associated Press

Four stockholders of the
Howard johnson Co., Wollas-
ton, Mass; have notified the
Securities and Exchange Com
mission they plan to offer $780,
900 shares of common stock for
public sale.
The underwriting group will
be headed by Blyth g. Co., Inc,
and F. S. Mosley & Co., the
registration statement said. The
offering price and underwriting
terms are to be supplied later
The stockholders, and the
common shares each proposes
to sell, are: Howard D. john
son 250.800 shares; his son
Howard B. johnson, 178,20O;
his daughter, Dorothy w
Weeks, III, 900; and Tower
Grill Of Pennsylvania, Inc.
SO, 400 shares.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
California Eastern
Becomes DYnutronicS

California Eastern Aviation,
Inc, will become DynatronicS
Corp, a name selected from
more than 5000 suggestions
recently submitted by stock
holders and employees, it was
announced today by Jorge
Carnicero. board chairman, in
q letter to stockholders.
Mr.. Carnicero said the COM
pany's new name will be more
representative of the company's
operations. The backlog of un-
filled orders exceeded $25 mil
lion on December 81, a Jump
Of more than 35 per cent from
b year earlier, he reported.
The company Is interested in
Q wide variety Of products and
services, including missile
tracking, missile impact pre-
diction, manufacturing of pro-
prietary devices and systems in
nucleonics, electronics, avionics
k-ray and special technical
services and worldwide mar
keting facilities for the aviation
industry.
Evening star., 1961-03-15

stockholders will be called to
Q special meeting to vote on the
proposed change in charter
and name.
A majority Of the capital
stock is owned by Financial
General Corp, q bank holding
company with offices in the
District of Columbia.
The special stockholders
meeting has been scheduled at
SPIN. on March % at the
banks main office, 8701 Georgia
avenue, at which time approval
Of the charter change is an
ticipated.
The Bank of Silver Spring
was chartered as a State bank
on November 18, 1916, with
capital funds of 100000. At
the present time, the institu-
ton has total capital funds Of
$2,448, ,442, and total assets in
excess of $50 million.
The bank operates two branch
offices in the Wheaton Plaza
Regional Shopping Center and
Congressional Plaza Shopping
Center in Rockville, in addition
to its main office. Is
"The proposed change has
the full support Of our board
Of directors and officers" Mr..
Iasher declared.
He said the bank would join
the Federal Reserve System
and already Is a member of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
It us proposed that the new
charter take effect on April 10.
4 new main office location
nov is undeg construction in a
niHe-story office building at
Georgia Avenue and Cameron
street in Silver Spring.
:. The building will be known
as the American National Bank
Building and win be ready for
occupancy this summer.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Enterprise Federal
Plans RemodeLind

! preparatory to remodeling OF
It's quarters at -813 and 8l5
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Enterprise Federal Savings and
loan Association is completing
repairs to temporary quarters
At 305 Ninth street NV, re-
ported President Martin A.
Cook.
The temporary quarters will
be occupied for about a year
while the permanent location
is being changed. Temporary
quarters have been completely
renovated and air conditioned
for the comfort of customers
Enterprises assets now ex-
eeed $35 million, a gain Of al
most $25 million in the last
eight years. The association is
a member Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank System, the Fed
eral Savings and Loan Insur-
apee Corp, the United States
Savings and Loan League and
the District Savings and Loan
League. Mr.. Marvin is serving
as president Of the District
league this year.
Evening star., 1961-03-15


sylvania avenue NV, and later
occupied wartime quarters in
the old Penn Athletic Club
Building in Philadelphia. It
returned to Washington in 1948
to its present temporary struc-
ture-the "tar-paper shack" at
425 Second street NV.
Since then many other dilap-
idated buildings nearby have
been replaced by modern struc-
lures. The marble buildings of
four national unions have been
erected and Acacia Mutual has
added substantially to its large
home office building.
From time to time SEC men,
bers and members of their staff
have pointed to the need for
modern offices for the heavily
loaded and important commits
sion. So far, to no avail.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Interstate Building
Promotes Tucker

Directors of Interstate Build
ing Association have promoted
Leonard B.. Tucker to assistant
treasurer, it was announced to-
day by President Edward K.
Jones. T
Mr.. Tucker is manager of the
South Capitol street office of
Interstate and will continue in
that position. He has been asso-
ciated with the association for
more than six years.
Evening star., 1961-03-15
ABA Questions Need
For GI Home Loans

With the liberal terms now
provided for home financing
under the FHA insurance pro-
gram, which is available to vet
erans and nonveterans alike,
the continuance of a special
program for veterans either in
the form of Government guar
anteed or direct loans is no
longer needed, the American
Bankers Association said here
today.
Harry p. Bergman, a vice
president of the Riggs National
Bank, a member Of the ABA's
Mortgage Finance Committee,
told the House Committee on
Veterans Affairs that, on the
other hand, the associations
position was not altogether
rigid. H.
while we cannot agree that
the VA guaranty program for
World War II veterans and the
direct loan program should be
extended to 1865. as proposed
in H. r. 484S, we recognize that
the country is faced today with
! a decline in economic activity
and with some unemployment, "
he said.
However, there are encour-
aging signs recently of an i'm
provement in the economic out
look. There has been a substan-
tial increase in the volume of
funds available for mortgage
lending which in turn has al
ready led to a downturn in
mortgage interest rates in some
areas. If the Congress and the
President should wish to con-
tinue these veterans programs
as a temporary stimulant to
the economy, we would not look
adversely on a one-year ex-
tension"
Evening star., 1961-03-15
Real Estate Trust
Law to Be Discussed

The new real estate invest
Tnent trust law and the invest