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Evening star., 1961-07-20
-Four Lose Jobs
With Security
Financial

BALTIMORE, July 20 (AP)
"A group of Baltimore County
politicians have lost their jobs
with the controversial Security
Financial Insurance Corp.
Delegate Charles F. Culver,
Democrat of Baltimore County
who was removed as president
of the firm, said yesterday he
was fired.
David Woods. a former pub
licity man at Pimlico race
track and head of a public re-
lations firm. was named as
president of Security Financial,
which came to public attention
during the 1861 session of the
General Assembly.
Delegate Roy Staten was re-
moved as vice president while
Delegate A. Gordon Boone and
Michael j. Birmingham was
removed from the board of
directors.
The firm was the only one
in the State affected by a bill
introduced by former Delegate
Joseph D. Tydings of Hartford
County, which limited the max
imum single risk of firms in
surfing deposits of savings and
loan associations.
The bill passed after a bitter
fight in the Assembly but was
amended to give Security
Financial two years to comply
with its provisions.
j. Thomas Ellicott, a law
associate of Mr.. Boone, will re-
main as counsel for Security
Financial.
Mr.. Woods said the firms
new directors are K. G. Chris
tian, William A. Peat, jr.;
Edward Lynch and Thomas p.
Raimondi.
A spokesman for the Security
Financial Insurance Corp. has
refused to give a reason for
the removal of the four Balti-
more County politicians from
key management positions.
Mr.. Culver said "the stock
holders apparently didn't like
the way we were running the
firm"
He said he had mo reason to
believe" the controversy involv-
ing Security Financial during
the 1861 session of General
Assembly had anything to do
with the stockholders action.
Evening star., 1961-07-20
Travellers to Open
Falls Church Office

The Travellers Insurance Com
panies announced plans for the
opening of a new agency office
at 200 Little Falls street, in
Falls Church, Va.
The Falls Church Agency Of
flee will open on Monday, July
"a, and'agents and brokers have
been invited to visit the new
facilities.
Charles w. Kemp. assistant
manager, casualty-fire lines
will serve in the new office.
Evening star., 1961-07-20
METALS

NEW YORK, July 20 (AP).-Spot
81 cents a pound, Connecticut VALLEY.
Lead II cents pound. New York.
Zinc liz cents a pound. East st.
Louis. Tin 1.15A a pound, New
York. Foreign silver 91% cents per
troy ounce, New York. Pittsburgh
scrap steel No. I heavy was quoted By
Iron Age at 35.00-36.00.
Evening star., 1961-07-20
ABA Sees Objections
10 Finance Bill

The American Bankers Asso-
ciation today expressed decided
reservations about certain fea-
tllres of a bill, designated the
Truth in Lending Act" intro
Evening star., 1961-07-20
DISC Acquires Tract
In Foirfox City for
$40 Million Center
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c.
Thursday, July 20, 1861
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

DISC. Inc has purchased 4acre tract in the
the city of Fairfax for reported of million
will build regional shopping center today
by President Irving S. Litchman.
Known Layton Hall the old Willard Estate property
includes the building being used for the city hall and
Evening star., 1961-07-20

II you know any older per-
son who has been told in the
past that he couldn't qualify
for social security benefits be-
cause he hadn't worked long
enough under the system, tell
that person to go back at once
to the social security office, re-
check his status. He well may
find that under the 1861
amendments. he can qualify.
Even if this persons applica-
ton was turned down only a
month or two ago. tell him or
her to reapply. While the rules
governing the amount of work
needed to get social security
benefits were eased as recently
as last fall, they have just been
eaSed again. AS a result, at least
100000 elderly Americans are
going to be entitled to monthly
checks amounting to a mini
mum of $40-which isn't much
but is better than nothing ard
these little checks will reach
a total of SOS million in the
next IL month";.
"One of the most frustrating
and tragic aspects of our job"
said an official of the New
York social security office. sis
that we can't often get in touch
with the people who most des-
perately need the benefits.
They can't get benefits unless
and until they file a claim.
Someone has to guide these
people"
Questions Answered
Here is the last in a series
of questions and answers on
the 1861 social security law.
@. Exactly what are the new
eligibility rules?
A. To qualify for benefits,
you need have worked only one
quarterly period for each cal
endar year since 1850 against
one in three quarters under the
old law. You could work for
four quarters in one year or
one quarter in each year. Your
credit for the calendar quarters
earned at any time since 1896
can be counted toward the
amount of work you need to
get benefits for yourself or to
qualify your family for bene-
fits.
More specifically, a man
reaching IS or a'woman reach
ing 81 now needs social securi-
ty credit for only 21a years
of work under the system in
stead of the 3K4 years required
up to now.
A man who reached IS or a
woman who reached 81 before
1858 now needs only ia years
of work under social security
to be eligible for retirement
benefits.
The survivors of a worker
who died before 1858 may now
become eligible for benefits if
the worker had been under,
social security for at least ~
years before he died,
@. My husband died in 1857
and when I reached my SD
birthday last month, I applied
for benefits. I was turned
down. What should / do?
A. Go back to your local So
cial security office, file your
claim again. Do it now, for if
you're eligible, you could get
benefits beginning with a.
check in early September.
You'll be able to get bene-
fits now If your husband had
credit for at least 11a years of
work under social security.
Further Try Urged
@. My husband died this
year and I'm over 81. When I
filed a claim, I was turned
down. What should I do?
A. The same thing-reapply
at once. If your husband had
credit for only 212 years of
work under social security,
you'll get benefits.
@. I'm going to be IS next
but I've been in a job
covered by social security only
a short time. What about me?
A. Under the new law, you
need credit for only 21a years
of work under social security
against 3A years under the old
law. Check with your social
Evening star., 1961-07-20
OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the Ma
in Washington represent the Tanas
within which locally active Securities
could have been bought or sold Al /
I'm. Thursday. July 90;
Evening star., 1961-07-20
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) Noon over the coun.
yer U. 5. Government Treasury bonds,
TS, 2ao, ASKED net change and yield for
Evening star., 1961-07-20

Prices quoted in dollars and thirt
seconds. T-Partially tax exempt.
Evening star., 1961-07-20

cal in 6 months to June 30
earned $10.645,00O. or SIS cents
a share, VS.. $11,737, 900, or 62
cents a share, in the 1860
period.
PolarOid Corp. in 6 months
to June 80 earned $1,194,00O or
80 cents a share, VS.. $4,O71, 900,
or $l.05 a share, in the 1860
period.
Other. eorninos.
Evening star., 1961-07-20
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK tAP)
= National Associa.
ton Securities Deal
ere Tno
Evening star., 1961-05-21

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I" cover thighs, wide shoulder construr-
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Poftern c is made i'll three pieces: ''hoy
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neck or button in back matching skirt.
Send the coupon today for high-styIc
summer! JOAN RATTNER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
SEEING 1T FROM THE
OTHER SIDE

But history shows that there come
periods in every fight for freedom
when some form of direct action be-
comes necessary. 1t is 800 years since
the Negroes came here as slaves and
have quietly since then sought to
| improve their status.
I think they have been remarkably
patient. And l think we have been
remarkably lucky that this is non
violent movement, patterned after
Gandhi's.
In other countries when there has
been Illustration, suppression and de-
grading of the Individual the result
has usually been resentment, rage
and often upheaval.
Of course we have made tremend-
Gus progress in recent years. But
when a Negro is told to "cool off"
just because he wants to sit on the
stool next to a white man as he
eats hot dog, or to SIT in an empty
seat on an interstate bus, we ought
not be surprised if he shows some
annoyance. Is 1
We Americans are characteristic
ally honest with yourselves. So why
not acknowledge what we all know
to be the truth: where would the
Negro be if he had not begun to
assert himself and stand up for
his rights?
I do not recall any Southern
schools desegregating before Thur
mond Marshall took the NAACP fight
all the way to the Supreme Court.
have not heard of any segregated
restaurant chains voluntarily ending
racial bars before the sit-ins.
In fact, I do not recall that the
Justice Department announced any
public plans to take the question of
bus segregation before the Inter
state Commerce Commission until
after the recent unpleasantness.
All in all, think the Freedom Rid
ers have been useful. Even continu-
ing them now, when they are mo-
mentarily off page one, is also use
full In time the old diehard Dixie
Gratis. even if they do not like de-
segregation, will grow accustomed
to her face.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30

| to be concerned with the great ex.
panses of eastern Montana. Even now
legislation is before the Congress to
have the soil bank lands cared fol-
besides leaving them to the tender
mercies of the grasshoppers.
We cannot remain detached or
aloof from the problems of our land.
Nor can our politics remain aloof
from the problems of communicating
human talent to relieve the pressing
needs of individuals in any area dis
tressed by the lack of ability to con-
troll the forces of nature.
This political ineptitude to go along
with governmental program is be-
coming a very great strain in this
state. A perfect example of inept-
eness-the Highway Commission as it
is presently composed Give men in
control of more money than the rest
of the state agencies Jumped togeth-
err is point in case this week.
The public's right-to-know via
public reporters was in operation
less than half the session time.
The executive session is not con-
stitutional right granted to public
servants. Only press representative
have the privilege of extending this
courtesy to public officials. Those
that misuse courtesties of this sort
soon find that not only do they suffer
from a loss of popularity but sus-
picion falls upon their activities.
(And we'll it might. The administra-
tive duties become compounded and
confused. This secret fiddling around
only demonstrates lack of knowing
what they are doing. The press stories
are then used as clubs against other
delegations which have legitimate
business with the commission. This
is dirty pool. This is the type of
thing that is abhorant in other forms
of government and should not be al
lowed to creep into ours and strangle
5he very people which it is supposed
10 be serving.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
ARE THE FREEDOM
RIDES USEFUL?

When it comes to political action,
distance lends enchantment.
Ask almost any American his views
of Mahatma Gandhi and the chances
are he will tell you that Gandhi was
one of the great men of modern
times. His passive resistance move
ment has been compared favorably
with early Christianity. Gandhi him
self is credited with a major part in
winning India's freedom.
Now along comes the Gallup Poll
and it's poll takers ask a representa-
tive sector of the American public
what it thinks of the non-violent per-
Torrance of the ''Fredom Riders"
in their battle against segregation on
trains, buses and public waiting
rooms? About "a per cent of the
people disapprove.
Few people see any inconsistency
in approving Gandhi and disapprov-
ing the Freedom Riders.
Attorney General Bob Kennedy,
whosdid such a splendid job in quell-
ing mob action in Alabama, favors
"cooling4off period. In an NBC
television interview he saw little
useful purpose in continuing the
Freedom Rides.
r doubt that the Attorney General
is making any valuable contribution
by attempting to probe the motives
of those who took part in the Free
dom Rides. especially the comment
he made during his interview about
some of the Orders" seeking pub
licity and attention.
But when he talks about settling
this matter in the courts, he is re-
fleeing the attitude of consider
able segment of the population as
illustrated by the Gallup Poll. In
areas that are supercharged with
emotions. as in the case of civil rights,
the average American tends to favor
slow motion.
In fact we often look disdainfully
at that man who is inclined to rock
the boat, or upset the applicant
couple of favorite cliches of those who
like to take it easy, or go slow.
This is not difficult attitude
to understand. IF the status quo
is all right for thee and me, the
man who disturbs it may seem like
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
State House Beat
FRANKLY SPEAKING

With the grasshoppers boiling out
of the non-agricultural lands of. east
ern Montana coupled with the com
plete absence of June rains, a change
of political orientation is expected
in the area. Now that it is too late
to do anything about it the people
in that area are just going to have to
take it on the chin. Ff
The U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture has been trying to get the fell
lows with the cowboy boots to take
care of the grasshopper infestation
for several months. But they are sup
posedly such independent and forth
right individuals that cooperating
with the USDA is a bit too low for
them to stoop.
The tobacco" spittin' hoppers are
big tough fellows now and any poison
used on them will wipe out the entire
balance of nature in the eastern part
of the state. The wildlife cycle of
bird-eating insects to animal-eating
birds will be affected. The first good
rain will poison out the fish in the
few streams left.
The neglected responsibility of car
ing for the ranges for which they
were entrusted-the neglected re-
sponsibility of seeing that their rep
resentation to the last legislature was
aware of how hamstrung the Montana
Department of Agriculture is by lack
of funds-plus personal irresponsi-
bility shown by the attitudes repre-
sented by the cowboy boots resting
on the legislative desks, have COM
pounded to represent loss in their
hip pockets.
Of course not all will be lost for
the USDA programs will furnish
barley from the numerous storage
places in eastern Montana. Loans
will be available to seek sources of |
water and to generally improve the
ranges. Hay can be shipped in under
another program.
However the best result will be the |
political awakening that the cowboy |
boot, wearers are not alone appointed |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
MPCo. Finds Being.
a Montana Firm Will
Pay off In SIS

The Montana Power Company of
Montana and the Montana Power
Company of New Jersey are going
to be merged, according to recent
information being given the rciti-.
zens of Montana. The Montana
Power Company of Montana with
which the Montana Power Com
pany of New Jersey is effecting
this merger, was incorporated
April 10, 1861 for the sole purpose
of furnishing a vehicle for the
transfer of the foreign corporation
to Montana, thus while technically
correct, the word merge" is mis-
leading. For the extent of its exist
ence the utility company has been
incorporated out of state.
The incorporation of the utility
in the state where it makes its
money will, according to a state
ment before the Federal Power
Commission, improve the relations
between the utility and its custo-
mers as well as be political boon.
For many years the Montana
Power Company of New Jersey
has nobly borne the cross of un-
favorable customer and political
reaction in Montana and continued
to pay its corporate taxes to the
State of New Jersey.
In the past year the State of
New Jersey increased its Business
Corporation Tax. BY becoming a
Montana corporation the utility
will make an annual savings on
taxes which in 1860 in New Jer-
sey amounted to $1O,270.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
Kennedy Cuts FILA Rates,
But Tight Money Remains

WASHINGTON, d. C.-QUD)-
Faced with a new slowing down in
the housing market, the Kennedy Adj
ministration has again cut the FILA
interest ceiling by one-fourth of one
per cent.
The cut will bring the official in
terest rate down to five and a quarter
per cent. To back up this interest
rate, the President has instructed the
Federal Home Loan Bank and the
Federal National Mortgage Associa-
ton to ease credit further and to step
up support of FILA mortgages.
If the new FILA rate can be made
to stick, the cost of $4,000 twenty
five year mortgage will have been
brought down by about $3.50 monthly
through interest rate reductions. The
hope is to encourage home buying by
lowering carrying charges.
The real problem is to make the
cut stick. Even the most optimistic
see period of several months before
the market stabilizes enough to end
discounting on FILA loans at the new
rates. With discounting, the effective
rate is still pegged at, or near, the
six per cent level.
The conventional mortgage rate is
still at about six per cent across the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30

country and savings and loan associa-
tions are showing no signs of reduc-
ing either these or interest paid to
depositors.
Most observers seem to agree that
present monetary policies now miti-
gate against any further reduction in
interest rates. Although the Federal
Reserve three months ago announced
that it would support the long term
government bond market to bring
down interest, its support has been
less than token.
Basically, the tight money policies
followed in the past have remained
unchanged. The FRB has continued
to keep its discount rate-interest
it charges member banks for money
at three per cent. The prime rate
cost of money to blue-ribbon bor-
rowers at the big metropolitan banks
has remained pegged at As per
cent. The smaller business is still
paying at least six per cent for its
money.
Although the President is COM
mitted to a policy of money easing,
this will not come without decisive
action by the Federal Reserve both
to support the long term government
bond market and to cut the discount
rate further. With the gold flow prob
lem considerably eased, such course
is feasible at least until today's slack
is removed from the economy.
The AFL-CIO has called for action
to bring down long term interest
rates while holding short term rates
stable SO that there will be no re-
newal of the gold outflow which
caused such alarm among the experts
last fall. That such course can now
be pursued vigorously is shown by a
recent rise in short term interest
rates which are responding rapidly to
the somewhat improved business sit
uation.
Meanwhile, the New York TIMES
has reported that all interest rates
generally are expected to rise again
with further gains in business. 1t
noted in lead article in it's Sunday
business section of May %, that it
was within the power of the federal
government to hold interest rates
''at any level it chose"
The paper added that there is no
indication that the Federal Reserve
will take the necessary steps to lower
rates and that the s1esser" steps al
ready taken are "being converted into
a device to brake the speed of the
interest rate rise"
Higher interest rates will brake
any recovery long before it is COM
plete. This is especially true when
interest rates are too high to begin
with.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
FDA Requires Soft Drink
Makers To List
Ingredients By 1862

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(ONS)-
Beginning June next year you won't
have to guess what's in your soft
drinks. Food and Drug Administra-
ton will require all soft drinks to be
labeled with their ingredients. FDA
gave the industry one year to meet
the standards first recommended in
1941.
Loring Overman, public relations
director for American Bottlers of
Carbonated Beverages, said the in
dustry had been expecting the regu-
lation for 20 years. He said there is
absolutely no known estimate" of
what it will cost to label the 1,440,-
100000 bottles used year.
Overman said the industry sells 35
billion bottles of soft drinks each
year. The average bottle is used "a
times before it's lost or broken. He
said industry officials will ask FDA
men if the labelling must be on the
bottle or the crown. If on the bottle,
they'll plead for the normal bottle
turnover" to make the regulation eff
fective instead of withdrawing ga
tremendous number of bottles" at
any one time.
FDA officials said they've had "a
number of complaints because car
donated beverages don't bear a state
ment of ingredients.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30

The partisan, when he is engaged
in a dispute, cares nothing about the
rights of the question, but is anxious
only to convince his hearers of his
own ssertions.-Socrates
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-06-30
By VIC REINEMER, Exec.

When reports hit Washington of
a widespread infestation of grass
hoppers in eastern Montana, Senators
Mansfield and Metcalf asked the De-
partment of Agriculture to instruct
it's state SPECIALISTS to survey critical
counties. War Twilde, department
pest control supervisor working out
of Billings, is on the road consulting
with local officials. The department
loaned spray machines to county Of
ficials for spraying roadside areas,
and furnished insecticide for treat
ing some 5000 acres of federal land
in the Benton Lake area.
Under existing law the Department
of Agriculture is responsible for con-
troll work on large areas of federally
owned land. Uncle Sam will also con-
tribute third of the cost of CO.
operative control programs on pri-
vate range land Most states, includ-
ing North Dakota and Wyoming but
not Montana, match the federal one
third, leaving only one third of the
cost to be borne by the landowner.
Senators Mansfield and Metcalf
stressed this week that united action
in grasshopper control is important
so proper spraying and control can
be applied over large areas.
HEALTH, EDUCATION
FUNDS REQUESTED
Tuesday Senator Mansfield testi-
fled before the Appropriations Com
mittee. He presented the Montana
Senators requests for $750,000 to
modernize the Rocky Mountain Lab
oratory at Hamilton, $3,756, 900 more
than the House allowed for land
grant college endowment (which
would mean some 100000 more in
teaching funds at Montana State Col
lege, Bozeman), 100000 over Adj
requests for training or
workers in labor surplus |
areas such as Butte and the Flathead.
They asked for $7.5 million for
for rural libraries, und-
er which many Montana communities
are now receiving library service,
$40 million over the House allowance
for sewage treatment works, research
for air pollution control and
more money for the Halliburton hos
pital grant program. This would speed
of the Deaconess Hos
pital project at Great Falls and ex-
pansion of Community Hospital, in
Butte. z
Senator Mansfield noted that fed
eral grants had significantly increased
state and local educational expendi-
lures. Since the rural library grants
started, he said, ''the states have
their appropriations for
rural library service by rs per cent,
and localities have increased theirs
by so per cent. This is federal lead
srship at it's best"
CORPS ADVOCATED
Wednesday Senator Metcalf testi-
led for both men in favor of the
Youth Conservation Corps proposed
~ Senator Humphrey and approved
~ the Senate last week. The Admin /,