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Evening star., 1961-11-24
Stock 0fferinq
BYInVestn1ent
Firm Is Filed

Gotham Investment Corp, of
which Samuel R. Dweck is
president, has filed a registra-
ton statement with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commits
sion covering proposed public
offering of 100000 shares of
common stock at S6 a share.
Rouse, Brewer, Becker &
Bryant, Inc, is listed as under
writer on a best efforts basis.
The securities firm will re-
ceive a selling commission of
so cents a share.
The company was organized
under Maryland law in october
as successor to a Delaware COM
pany of the same name which
had been engaged in the busi-
ness of real estate investments
since 1855. The company owns
improved and unimproved real
estate and interests therein and
notes secured by real estate
mortgages and deeds of trust. 1t
proposs to continue to engage
in such business.
The S515,00O estimated net
proceeds from the stock sale
will be added to general funds
and will be available for work.
ing capital and for other gen.
eral corporate purposes.
In addition to certain in
debtedness. the company has
outstanding 2O9,654 shares of
common stock ISSUED on a q
for-1 basis for all Of the 104,-
827 outstanding shares of the
predecessor), of which manage
ment officials as a group hold
of record 25 per cent and bene-
ficially 80 per cent.
Among the liabilities of the
predecessor company assumed
by the company we're $217,050
of 6 per cent convertible de-
bentures maturing December
81. 1861, convertible into an
aggregate of 86,820 shares. Upon
conversion of debentures held
by management officials as a
group, they will own an addi-
tional 1000 shares of record
and l4,800 shares beneficially.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
KrOger Plans
Supermarket
And Drugstore

The Kroger Co., which en-
tered this area in 1860 by pur-
chasing the Food Town chain
of 10 stores, will build it's first
area supermarket and drug
store in Arlington, Va, it was
announced Wednesday night.
The new supermarket and
drug store will be located in
the Lee Harrison Shopping
Center at Lee Highway and
North Harrison st.
News of the expansion plans
came in an announcement from
the Berens Companies of Wash
ington that they had placed a
$1.2 million permanent mort
gage loans for the center.
Hector Hollister, Berens ex-
ecutive vice president, said the
Atlantic States Construction
Co. of Arlington, headed by
James H. Berkey, has started
to build the center and expects
to complete it this coming sum-
mer.
The Kroger Co. is the Nations
third largest food chain. George
E. Deal is general manager of
Washington operations.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Workshop to Study
Industrial Shelters

Specialists from the District,
regional and national Civil De-
fense agencies will provide
"do-it-yourself" instructions to
Washington area employers at
an industrial shelter workshop
on December 7.
The all-day program at the
Mayflower Hotel will start at
9 am. with Melvin E. Mcbride,
assistant director of the Dis
trict CD office reviewing at
tack possibilities and nuclear
weapons effects.
Other speakers will include /:
Cosmo j. Liberti, Pathological
defense officer for Region II,
Department of Defense; Ernest
Fullerton of the Civil Defense
support group, Office of the
Chief of Engineers; Virgil
Couch, director of the industry
office of Civil Defense.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
A. GUIDE Sons Wins
Londscopinq Honors

A. Guide Sons Co., landscape
nurserymen of Rockville, Md,
have received national honors
for landscape planting of the
big Chevy Chase store Of Lord
& Taylor on Western avenue
NV.
The Lord and Taylor plant
ing was one of 10 qualifying
for a national award in the
ninth annual industrial and
institutional landscaping and
Identification competition for
1861. Landscape Architect Boris
". Timchenko of Washington
supervised the planting.
Towering 40-foot cryptomeria
evergreenS, 30-foot white fir
mature specimens of Towering
crab apple, red naples and
japanese red leaf naples were
outstanding features of the
Lord & Taylor planting.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Now "a (AP). CUsDAl-
Hogs $500; active; butchers $50
down $3.50 higher: weights over 230
ID. strong to mostly % higher; sows
strong to 25 higher; most advance on
weights over 400 ID; mixed U. s. l-2
190-225 Id. butchers 17.25-17.50;
around so head 2OO-21O ID. 1880;
mixed 1-3 l90-240 ID. 1650-17.25:
numerous sales 1g0-230 lb. 1900
1925; 2-3 240-290 10. 16.OO-16.5O;
mixed l-3 330-45G 10 sows 1915
14.15; % and 3 450-65O ID. l2.S5-
Cattle 500, no calves; salable supply
increased bv about 20 loads interna-
tional show reject steers and COM
mercially fed steers carried from
Wednesdays slow closing market:
slaughter steers slow, about steady
with late Wednesday: heifers steady:
cows steady to 25 lower; bulls steady
to weak; veslers practically absent:
stock and feeders active, firm loads
and lots g75-1,300 lb choice and
prime show reject steers 26.0O-2q 90;
I loads prime l,O65-1 900 ID. 2s.26-
1900; load mixed good and choice
l,O75 lb. steers 1915: few good 1,O50
ID. 90; some good grade heifers
% .75-23.50: few commercial and
standard cows 1901 Z 90; cutter and
utility 13.25-l550: Gamers l1.bO-
1925; utility bulls 10000, 90.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Insurance Sales
Up n Pct. in D. c.

Sales of ordinary life in
.surance in the District of Co.
lumbia amounted to $23,712,00O
in October. a Jump of % per
cent from october last year, the
Life Insurance Management AS
Sociation announced.
Sales in 10 months of this
,year aggregated $217,601 900,
an increase of IL per cent from
the same 1860 period, the asso-
citation said.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
MergenthoIer Reports
Higher Sales and Net

Sales and profits of Mergen-
thaler Linotype Co. increased
in the fiscal year ended October
l. Secretary Donald Reich an
nounced Wednesday afternoon.
Sales totaled S54.S million VS..
$47.2 million and net income
reached $4,895,000 or S2.01 a
share, compared with $4,240,-
900 or $1.78 a share in the
preceding year.
Directors increased the usual
quarterly dividend to 25 cents
q share from 20 cents paid
previously. The dividend will be
paid December 19 to holders of
record December 4. The firm
paid an extra of 10 cents a
share and a stock dividend of
l per cent in September.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Area. Store Sales
5 Pct. Above 1860

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
we're 5 per cent ahead of a year
ago in the week ended Novem-
Der 18. despite a IA per cent
decline from the previous week.
the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond reported today.
Area sales in four weeks
ended November 18 were 2 per
cent ahead of a year ago, and
those for the year to date were
up by the same margin.
The downtown portion of the
area sales total was 2 per cent
above a year ago in the week
ended November 18, despite a
10 per cent decrease from the
previous week. Four weeks
downtown sales were / per cent
above a year ago, but those for
the year to date we're off 3 per
cent.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Security Bank
Votes Bonus and
Special Dividend

Directors of the Security
Bank have declared a specia'
year-end dividend for stock
holders and authorized the U.S.
ual Christmas bonus for officers
and employees, it was announced
today by Francis G. Addison
jr.. board chairman.
The year-end special amount
ing to 2 per cent or so cents g
share will be paid December Is
to stockholders of record at the
close of business or December 5
The Christmas bonus viii
amount to 81s per cent of sal
aries.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Printing Firm
PicksBeCkman

John S. Beckman has been
appointed president of Graphic
Arts Press. Inc, it was an
nounced by John W. Kluge
board chairman.
Mr.. Beckman has been in the
printing industry here for more
than 20 years and is past presi-
dent of Printing Industry OF
Washington.
He formerly was executive
vice president of the Offset
letterpresS firm, which special
ICES in publication and COM
mercial printing.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Credit Bureau
Acquires Bureau
In Alexandria

Announcement of the pur-
chase of Retail Merchants
Credit Bureau of Alexandria by
the credit Bureau, Inc, OF
Washington. was made today
by John Althaus, general man.
ager.
The Credit Bureau, Inc, now
embraces in its Metropolitan
Area the counties of Mont
gomery, Prince Georges, Airing
ton, Fairfax and Alexandria.
Alexandria business and the
professions, by consolidating
with the District of Columbia
bureau, complete, under one
unit, a credit and collection
service unusual in scope among
the large cities of the country
Evening star., 1961-11-24

8 pm. by Howard W. Smith.
board chairman and member
of the House of Representa-
tives for the 9th district of
Virginia.
Luther H. Dudley, president
OF Alexandria National, pointed
out today that construction of
the new main office and two
branch offices was started in
triple undertaking ceremo-
nies late in 1860.
Buildings for the West End
Branch in the Shirley Duke
shopping center and the King
and Royal Streets Branch were
opened earlier this year.
The bank now has six loca-
tions in the Alexandria area.
All Of the three new buildings
are in the old part of Alexan-
dria and we're designed to con-
form to the prevailing Colonial
architecture. Three in outlying
sections were designed to con-
form to their neighborhoods.
The new main office is an
imposing addition to Wash
ington street, which is be-
coming Alexandria'S most mod
err1 business thoroughfare. The
large first floor, the mezzanine
and the floor below, will house
bank operations, including the
trust department.
In the rear of the building,
with an entrance from both
Washington and Princess
streets, there is a large parking
lot and two drive-in windows
for those who wish to transact
business without leaving their
cars.
The Alexandria National was
organized and started opera
tions in 1904 and this year
celebrated its 57th anniversary.
1t started with assets of less
than 81 million and now has
assets of more than $36 mil
lion, President Dudley declared.
The bank has grown steadily
in line with the growth of
Alexandria and its adjoining
counties, he added.
Board Chairman Smith and
President Dudley will head a
receiving line Of officers and
directors at the formal opening.
Other directors include:
Charles A. Davis, Ira r.
Devonald. E. Waller Dudley;
r. Sherrard Elliot. jr., Luther
a. Gillian, Page Hufty. w. H.
Leachman, Robert L. May, AL
yin M. Parker, E. Guy Ridgely,
Oscar P. Ryder. Howard w.
Smith, jr., Albert A. Smoot,
David D. Squires, Henry P.
Thomas and William P. Woolls.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
MONA Group to Hear
Expert on Selma

Chester H. Mccall, director
in charge of disposal equip
ment sales for the Silent Glow
Oil Burner Corp, will address
Washington Chapter, National
Office Management ASSocia-
ton, at a dinner meeting at
the Occidental Restaurant on
Tuesday, November %.
Mr.. Mccall is director of
sales training for the Dale
Carnegie Sales Course in
Washington, is co-founder of
National Sales Executives In
ternational and an honorary
life member of National Sales
Executives.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
MotoroIu Tukes Over
Hearing Aid Firm

Buchanan Hearing Center is
introducing Motorola -Dahlberg
hearing aids as a result of the
merger in october of the Dahl
berg Co. and Motorola. Inc,
Of Chicago. Frank w. Healy is
manager of the center, 726
Fourteenth street NV.
The Dahlberg Co., which also
makes hospital communications
equipment is now a subsidiary
Of Motorola. Robert w. Calvin
is president Of the latter firm.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
VEPCO Reports Gain
In Net Earnings

Net income of Virginia
Electric and Power Co. rose to
S27, ,574,000 or 1884 a share
in 10 months of this year,
compared with $25,0l9,000 or
81 .522 in the same 1860 period,
the company reported yester-
day.
Net for October was
2,732, 900 or 1913 cents a share
VS.. $2,l75,O00 or 13 cents a
share in October last year.
Ten months revenues of
S144,056,000 were well ahead of
$l33. 100000 a year ago. Octo-
Der revenues totaled $14,425, 900
VS.. $l2,826,000.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Automobile Output
Is Cut by Holiday

DETROIT, Nov. "a (AP).-
Automotive News said passenger
car production in the United
States this week will be down
slightly more than 18 per cent
from a week ago because of the
Thanksgiving holiday.
The trade paper estimated
the weeks output at 500
units compared with 1896
last week and 1l1,181 in the
holiday week a year ago. Truck
production will run 20,955 units
against 24,967 last week and
l7,077 last year.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank CIearings in 26 leading
cities in the week ended No
vember % totaled $31, ,701, $685.
900 compared with $29, ,140.-
$4,000 in the previous week
and was IA per cent above the
like week a year ago.-Dun &
BradStreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended No
vember Is totaled $32,179,000,-
900. up $166 million from the
previous week, but $123 million
down from the like week a year
ago.-Federal Reserve Board.
American Machine g. Metals,
Inc, announced it is changing
its name to Ametek, Inc, be-
ginning December /.
Earnings
General Public Utilities in IL
months ended September 80
earned $35,718,334 or $1.56 a
share VS.. $34,532, ,420 or $1.53 in
1860.
Sears, ROebuck e. Co. in 9
months ended October 81
earned $l2S, ,2O2,O or $1.7O a
share VS.. $116,9O1, 900 or $1.55
in 1860 period.
Gulf States Utilities in IL
months ended October 81
earned $15,771,965 or $1.29 a
share VS.. $16,351,625 or $1.39
in 1860.
Chi, RI. g. Pac. R.R. in 10
months ended October 81
earned $4,519,598 or $1.55 a
share VS.. $4,550,9 ,9O9 or $1.56 in
1860 period.
Mack Trucks in 9 months
ended September 80 earned
81, ,445, ,731 or $1.44 a share VS.
$8,893,035 or $3.05 in 1860
period.
Western Mass Companies in
IL months ended October 81
earned $4,023,645 or $1.55 a
share VS.. $4,191,7 ,729 or $1.61 in
1860.
U. S. Freight Co. in 9 months
ended September 80 earned
$2,421 ,582 or 1920 a share VS.,
$1,901, ,079 or $1.79 in 1890
period.
NorthrOp Corp. in 3 months
ended October 90 earned
$2,033, 900 or SO cents a share
VS.. $2,042,000 or $1.09 N 1860
| period.
Thomas e. Belts Co. in 9
months ended September 80
earned $1,947,48O or $1.28 a
share VS.. $2,O65,677 or $1.36 in
1860 period.
NAFI Corp. in 9 months
ended September 80 earned
$1,926,705 or $1.58 a share VS..
$1,329,302 or $1.08 in 1860 pc
riod.
MaccO Corp. in 9 months
ended September 80 earned
$1.770,467 or SLAB a share VS..
$405.467 or "a cents in 1860
period.
Iowa Southern Utilities in II
months ended October 81
earned $1.830,493 or $2.07 a
share VS.. 1,9O7,576 or $2.16 in
1860 period.
Delta Air Lines in 4 months
ended October 81 earned
$1,000, 900 or SO cents a share
VS.. 1858, 900 or So cents in 1860
period.
Bullard & Co. in 8 months
ended September 30 had a loss
of $685., 1877 VS.. a loss of $670,209
in 1860 period.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
81 Million Contract

NEW YORK, Nov. "a (AP) -
General Precision. Inc, an
nounced its CPL Division has
been awarded a $2.3 million Air
Force contract for production
of Doppler radar navigation
equipment at GPL'S Pleasant
vile IN. " plant. The equip
ment will be used in the bomb
ing-navigation system of the
B-52 StratofortreSs and the
navigation system of the KC-
1875 jet stratotanker.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Bell Brake to Open
Three Area Shops

Bell Brake and Alignment
Shops will open its first loca-
ton at Kensington, Md, to-
morrow and will start opera
tions also at Ninth and N
sts. NV, and $50 G st. S.W
early in December, it was an
nounced yesterday.
Henry Goldman has been
named general manager of the
new chain, which will specialize
in tires, brakes, wheel align
ment and allied automotive
services.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Exchange Seat Sold

NEW YORK, Nov. "a (AP) i.
"A membership on the New
York Stock Exchange has
traded for $195,O00, up $4,000
from the last previous consid-
Grafton in a sale November Is.
Seats currently are quoted at
$4,000 bid, $4,000 asked.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
Mount Vernon Bank
Declares Dividend

Directors of Mount Vernon
Bank g. Trust Co. have declared
a semi-annual dividend of 81 a
share, payable December Is to
holders of record at the close
November 30.
President Andrew w. Clarke
reported the bank now has as
Evening star., 1961-11-24
THE EVENING STAR
Alexandria National
Plans Formal Opening
OF New Main Office
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Formal opening Of the main office of the Alexandria
National Bank tomorrow will mark completion of of the
largest bank construction programs Virginia history
The large modern headquarters of the $36 million nsti
ton at 800 North Washington will be open the public
from to pm following cutting
Evening star., 1961-11-24
OVER COUNTER

National Association Of securities
Dealers in Washington represent the
range within which locally active secu-
rites could have been bought or sold
at l pm, Friday, November "A:
Evening star., 1961-11-24

sets of SIS million. It has
grown steadily in its 10 years of
operations.
Evening star., 1961-11-24
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) Noon over the coun-
ter U. S.. Government Treasury bonds.
bid, asked, net change and yield for
Evening star., 1961-07-13
Isaac Stern
Meets With
Mrs. Kennedy

Mrs. John Kennedy enter
tained the world famous vio-
linist, Isaac Stern, at a White
House luncheon yesterday.
The musician is leaving
shortly on a five-month con-
cert tour to Israel and Eu-
rope.
Pierre Salinger, Press Sec
retary to the President, at
tended the luncheon and said
that Mr.. Stern discussed
some ideas of Importance in
the field of music where the
White House could be of as
sistance.
Mr.. Salinger, also a pian-
ist, is known for his desire
to further interest in music
among young people.
Mr.. Salinger added that
Mr.. Stern was "a great man
and had great ideas in the
field"
He said Mr.. Stern recently
had been on a tour to Aus
tralia.
The Presidents press Sec
retary said Mr.. Stern, after
his luncheon with Mrs. Ken
nedy yesterday, met with Mr..
Edward r. Murrow, director
Of the United States Infor-
nation Agency, and Mr..
Philip Coombs, Assistant
Secretary Of State for Cul-
tural Affairs. Their CONVEX
sation, he indicated, was
again for the interest in
music that both Mrs. Ken
nedy and Mr.. Salinger have
shown.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
BY ELEM
star Fashion Editor

NEW YORK, July 13.-
What's the good word in
fashion this fall?
Vincent Monte -Sano says
it's coats. Either those that
reverse to fur or are high
armed REFER types.
Bonnie CaShin says the
mohair handknit union
suit" part Of her "layered
fashion principle" worn with
high-riding leather boots for
for puddle jumping: q
leather skirt, topped with Q
suede coat lined with alpaca,
and a bag-shaped hat that
changes at win, is her warm
hearted fashion idea for
those who are country girls
at heart. =
Arthur Jablow says it's
SK1rCS. HIS suit skirts are fuu
Of freedom achieved by shir-
ring. flares, circular fullness
from a hip yoke or via pleat-
ing.
Jane Derby believes a lot
Of women won't be dazzled by
the many beaded clothes
around for evening this fall,
and will go in the opposite
direction for a more quiet
glow seen in dulled satin or
crepe. The Show-stopper in
her collection isn't the North
African ballooning at-home
costume Of silk taffeta "sul-
Evening star., 1961-07-13
Fashion Accessory
Designers Meeting

Show being held Saturday In
the Fine Arts Auditorium at
Howard University.
The names Of the five-time
winners of the NAFAD Best
Dressed List are to be in
scribed on a Fashion Hail Of
Fame Plaque to be unveiled
Saturday night.
Winners include Lena
Horne, Marian Anderson,
Bessie Buchanan, Dorothea
Towles, Eta Moten. Christine
Ray Davis, and Isabel Gibson.
Host Chapter to the con-
vention is the local lis mem
bers District group headed by
Designer Lucenda Daniel,
president. Lois K. Alexander
is national president of the
group.
The four-day conventions
theme is Planning Today for
Tomorrow's Youth" As
One Of the projects under
taken by the NAFAD for the
past three years is q scholar
ship presented to a fashion
student through the National
Scholarship Fund for Negro
Students.
The 20 national senior
chapters will be joined this
week in their convention
events by representatives of
the 8 Junior NAFAD chap
ters. These are young peo-
pie between the ages Of 16
and Is interested in fashion
designing careers.
Evening star., 1961-07-13
FASHION NOTEBOOK
Designers Fail to Agree
On Fall Style 7eodIiner

matching fabric dress, an
overblouse and skirt, to Gre
ate the costume complete"
that symbolizes fall 1861.
They are part of the new
era" in coats.
Scarf coats aplenty are to
be seen with the matching
fabric scarf that can drape
over the shoulders, or warm
the ears as a chic head
covering on a cold day.
Blistered metallic brocades
and matelasse fabrics with
puckered, hammered, raised
embossing, catch the eye and
are very much in the fashion
pictured for cocktail and eve
ming clothes.
Odd Walking
We haven't been able to
figure out why some Of the
models are walking the way
they have been this week,
They look like they have a
stiff neck and the forward
thrust seems to indicate q de-
sire on their part to move
away from the curves of the
clothes. But a model said her
Slouch was one that could
come about from carrying a
full-length beaded sheath on
her shoulders. One $4,000
pink beaded Samuel Winston
gown was not only heavy in
price, but also in weight.
New York sidelights Of this
Evening star., 1961-07-13

Between 275 and 800 mem
bers Of the National Asso-
citation Of Fashion and Access
sorry Designers, Inc. began
their 18th convention yester-
day at the Statler-Hilton
Hotel.
The NAFAD is an associa-
tion Of predominately Negro
custom designers located in
20 cities throughout the ma
ton.
Apparel, millinery, and ac-
cesSories created by the tai
ented designers will be in
cluded in the Awards Presen-
tation and Designers Fashion
Evening star., 1961-07-13

Kimiko Katayama. the strik-
ing japanese model, VIII be
visiting our town in a couple
of months, with the priceless
Goddess of the Moon" neck
lace Of perfectly matched
gum ball sized pearls.
A novel presentation Of
pearl designs was to be seen in
blown-up photographs, with
pearl necklaces, pins, ear
rings and rings placed for q
3-d effect on them.
If you are a brunei this is
not your year to dye. Brunets
are it this year in the model
corps. Many Of the sleek
short hairdos seem to show
up best on the dark haired
laSses.
Evening star., 1961-07-13

fashion trip included seeing
Bonnie Cashin's kitchen. She
has q perect answer to always
having Q kitchen towel on
hand. Over her sink she has
an antique hat rack with
colorful towels creating color
contrast against the white
wall, and always there when
a towel is needed Talk
ing with famous Textile de-
signer Dorothy Liebes recent
ly back from Japan, we
discussed the fact that she's
one Of those people who can
say they step on q PicaSso
constantly. She has one Of the
first Picasso rugs the artist
ever designed in her home.
We hear that Vera Max
well win be married in Mona
CO to lawyer Pierre Rey who
: settles legal matters for
Prince Rainer. Princess Grace,
q close personal friend of
Vera's, is expected to be the
matron of honor at the cere-
inony, scheduled to take place
the end Of August.
One of the rare neon lights
seen on Fifth avenue is over
a dress shop called Martha
Martha in the Savoy Hilton.
The woman who owns it
changes her windows and
store decor constantly, but
keeps one color scheme
throughout the entire store.
It's white and yellow now.
Yesterday it was green and
pink. While we were looking
at it late in the evening, we
overheard a woman signing
over a dress in the window.
Her escorts answer was, I'm
sure glad the store is closed"
japanese Model
Dropping by the Imperial
Pearl Syndicate, we got the
word that 5 foot : 10 : inch