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Evening star., 1961-09-15
PAIR PITCHED 'HITLEss WONDERS TO TITLE
AItrock, IS Today, Reminisces
With Teommote Doc White, 81

Sixty-two years of baseball
linked like pearls on a string
stretch behind Altrock, the de-
lightfully quaint guy who mixed
laughs and hijinks with virtu-
ally every curve he threw. He
pitched his first game in Wash
ington in 1898.
One Run Was Enough
Those fellows can't pitch
nine innings any more" said
White, still almost arrow
straight at 80. There was a
trace of pride in his voice, the
kind that rightfully belongs to
a man who still holds the major
league record of five consecu-
tive Shutouts.
They go two or three and
then they're out" Altrock said.
In our day, Doc, when we
went to the pitchers box we
were in to stay, weren't we? If
Evening star., 1961-09-15
By STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

Nick Altrock pulled the base
ball cap jauntily down over one
eye, wrapped an arm around
old teammate Doc White ano
exclaimed with a hearty roar
You're looking at two of the
damndeSt lefthanders you'll
ever see!"
Doc White beamed. There's
only one Nick" he said, land
hope he lives to be 100"
1t was a reunion of sorts, the
type you seldom see. Altrock
celebrates his 85th birthday to-
day-and the two old warriors
who pitched the White Sox
"HitlesS Wonders" to the 1906
world championship met again
for the first time in three years
beneath the shade of the front
porch at Whites home in Silver
Spring.
Evening star., 1961-09-15
By LEWIS F. ATCHISON
Star Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. is
Quarterback M. c. Reynolds
gave the Redskins a rousing
vote of confidence before leav-
ing here yesterday to report
to the Buffalo Bills of the
American Football League.
Reynolds, starting his second
season with the team, was
waived along with Rookie End
Dick Lage, bringing the squad
down to 35 players for Sundays
start of the National Football
League season. Lage was picked
up from the Cleveland Browns
only last week. His departure
cancels the deal.
Coach Bill McPeak, who
couldn't make up his mind
whether to drop Reynolds OF
a defensive back, moved sud-
denly yesterday. It leaves the
Redskins with only Norman
Snead and George Izo, two in
experienced quarterbacks, to
direct the team against the
Forty Miners.
Wishes Reynolds Well
II know it's a gamble" Bill
said, "but Reynolds had a
chance to get a job in the other
league and I think I owed it tc
him. 1 could have kept him for
two or three weeks while Snead
and Izo got their bearings, but
I didn't think it would be fair.
M. C. may be a big success
with his new club and I wish
him we'll"
Reynolds left with a smile
He also had offers from the
Los Angeles Chargers of the
AFL, and the Montreal Alou-
cites in Canada. "I'll make al
most $4,000, with the Bills, u
he said, land that's more than
1 would have made here. Coach
McPeak has been fair and
square with me. The whole
coaching staff was great, and
I can't say too much for Tim
Temerario for the help he gave
me.
Il realize the Redskins could
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Maris Must Click Tonight
Or Fall Behind Ruth Pace

Reliever Luis Arroyo since
June 10.
Arroyo Q4-4), winner of IL
in a row, came on in the eighth
when Jim Coates tired and re-
tired the side after giving up a
run-scoring double to Lands.
With one on and two out in the
ninth, the White Sox wrapped
it up as Robinson walked and
Minnie Minoso, Pinch-hitter
Evening star., 1961-09-15

Pierce and Warren Hacker in
the late innings.
The Yankees took a 80 lead
in the seventh inning of the
nightcap on ElSton Howard's s
two-run homer. singles by Bill
Showron and Hector Lopez and
Clete Boyer's sacrifice fly. But
the White Sox scored three in
the ninth after two were out
to hang the first defeat on
Evening star., 1961-09-15
THE COLLEGE LINE
By GEORGE HUBER
MoryIondTs Secret Offense
BY GEORGE HUBER

THE SECRET, CLOSED" sign will hang on the fence
around MaryandS practice field tomorrow for the first
te IN Coach Tom NugentS threeyear regime The Terps
will try of the stuff they'll spring on Southern
Methodist the following Saturday night and they want to
try it in private
The TerpS like most teams have their security prob
ems or think they have which the same thing
Nugen admits he probably worries unduv about some of
the spectators who out day after day to watch his
boys work out
Just to make certain the spies any exist get dis
torted picture Nugent takes little time almost every ay
running his team through formations them rather
Wild they never plan to All of the nemen are placed
on side of the center instance or strange PLAYERS
in strange positions do strange things This could
IN part Tor the reputation Nugent has of using several
dozen football systems.
THE OTHER DAY camera fan in the stands was
swapping pictures of Marylands defensive patterns on
every play in practice 1T could be he just trying out
new camera, or maybe he's real Maryland fan and
wants picture of all the players Nugent reasoned but
he sure made nervous.
80 we just the team all the defensive formations
in the Worldhe sliding boxes the umbrellas and stuff
from the pros and all the colleges
1T really didn't hurt anything except that it took
little time But he sends those pictures anywhere they're
going to wonder how we find time to teach so many
defenses."
GEORGE WASHINGTON is taking on tough one in
It's opener tomorrow night at Florida State This could be
the year the Seminoles reach their desired big time
rating.
At first glance the SemnoeS hardly seem a natural
rival for CIV but actually Florida State becoming almost
an unofficial member of the Southern Conference The
SeminoeS play four conference teams this season-GW
Richmond Virginia Tech and The Cade-enough to quail
ify for the championship
And they're doing all right in that company too Not
since 1859, when William g. Mary took 90 game has
Southern Conference team beaten them The Citadel did
play them to scoreeSS tie last season. but the Semnoes
have defeated Virginia Tech once VEIN once Richmond
twice and The Citadel once
JERRY BURNS of Iowa has it good (or has hep in his
first year head coach with team voted in the pre-
season Associated Press poll the likely national cham
pion.
Anyway Jerry shows that in his first assignment
as head man he's expert at following the peSsmism tinged
party line of the coaches union eve have definite lack
of depth he says Our passing attack is up to Big
Ten standards I'm effects of an early
defeat"
He adds Right now we're pointing for the California
opener. Well play EN- all game at time"
In the Border Conference, the influence of Sammy
Baugh, the greatest passer of them all, is waning at
Hardin Simmons where he coached until taking the
New York TtanS last Last year the Cowboys
led the country in passing but lost all games anyway
Coach Howard McCheSney has rounded up speedboy
field and plans to see what running will do.
Evening star., 1961-09-15
REYNOLDS, LACE WAIVED
Redskins Underdoqs
By Two Touchdowns

have kept me for two or three
games and then dropped me,
I appreciate that they didn't do
it. I'm going to miss the fel-
lows. There were no cliques on
this squad like there was on
the Cardinals. (Reynolds was
traded to Washington by the
Cardinals last year, Every
body was equal here and every
body stuck together. We all
like the coaches.
II think Snead is going to
be a good quarterback if they
bring him along slowly and
he doesn't get shell-shocked in
the first few games. I know the
Redskins are going to win some
games this year and I think
they're going to be great next
year"
Forty Miners Favored
Reynolds optimism can't
help the Redskins against the
Forty-Niners, who are two
touchdown favorites to win the
curtain-raiSer. But there's nc
doubt among those following
the team that it is in a mood
to give San Francisco a rough
afternoon.
"I'll promise you one thing"
McPeak said after yesterdays
workout. Were going to score
a few touchdowns. I know I'm
taking a big chance on Snead
and Izo, but I've got confidence
in both. Snead will blow 6
signal here and there, but we
know that when he calls for a
long pass he'll get it to the
receiver. He won't panic-and
we're pretty sure the Forty
Miners will 'red-dog' him 80
per cent of the time. We think
we can handle that situation. y
McPeak's big problem is de-
fense, especially against the
Shotgun" offenSe. He still
hasn't decided how the Sec
ondary will line up. He's got
to choose between Jim Wulff
and Jim Crotty at a wing, and
rookie Joe Krakoski and the
veteran Gary Click in a deep
safety position. He expects to
make up his mind today.
Evening star., 1961-09-15
By the Associated Press

Roger MariS must hit a home
run tonight or fall behind Babe
Ruth'S record so pace of 1927.
That's the situation as Maris
moves his assault on Ruth's
mark to Detroit, where the New
York Yankees will be trying to
clinch their 18th American
League pennant in the last Is
years.
Maris, with 56 homers and a
one-game edge over Ruth's 1927
pace, heads into the Detroit
twi-nighter with a five-game
homer drought after the Chi
cago White Sox held him to
three singles in an 8-3 and 4-3
double-header sweep over the
Yankees yesterday.
Il think I've still got a chance
If I can get hot in Detroit, f"
said Maris, who on July rs was
"a games ahead of Ruth's gait.
II haven't given up. like to hit
in Detroit. Maybe I'll get hot
there"
Mantle Ready to Quit
Teammate Mickey Mantle,
with SO homers, said after the
White Sox twin hill that he
was about ready to give up.
I don't see how 1 can make it
now. I haven't got a chance
now-even in 1862 games"
Maris, who must hit four
homers in the Yankees next
seven decisions to tie or break
the Babes mark under the
154-decision limit imposed by
Commissioner Ford Frick, prob
ably will face Ron Kline (6-8)
and Don Mossi Q4-6).
The Yankees, needing any
combination of six victories
and /or Detroit defeats to win
their first pennant under
Rookie Manager Ralph Houk,
will open with Whitley Ford
$3.50 and follow with Bud
Daley 11-16) as the four-game
series gets under way.
Despite the double-header
loss, the Yankees reduced their
magic pennant-clinching num-
ber when the Second-place
Tigers lost to Kansas City, So,
and can wrap up the flag by
taking three of four from De-
troit. The Tigers are 1912
games back.
End Streak at 13
In the only other AL games
scheduled yesterday, Los An
geles beat Minnesota, ST., in
the opener CT a double-header,
then lost the nightcap, 81.
The White Sox snapped the
Yankees 13-game winning
streak, their longest of the
season, when Floyd Robinson
Smacked two-ruu homer and
Jim Lands hit a three-run
shot off Rookie Roland Sheldon
(9-5) in the first inning. Ray
Herbert (10-12) was the win
ner with relief help from Billy
Evening star., 1961-09-15
Had CObb's Number

The old warriors paused for
a moment. I'D like to see La
joie, Joe Jackson and Sam
Crawford hitting that lively
ball, wouldn't you?" White
asked.
They'd hit that thing so
See ALTROCK, Page A-25
Evening star., 1961-09-15
Veteran Carr
Makes Bid in
Amateur Golf
Irishmun Proving
Best From Britain
In Fifty Years

!
PEBBLE BEACH, Calf,
Sept. IS (AP) P).-Three young
sterS and a veteran swing in the
semifinals of the National
Amateur golf tournament to-
day. with one collegian using
a putter twice his age.
The 36-hole matches over
the Pebble Beach course sends
ex-champion Jack Nicklaus of
Ohio against Louisiana States
Sonny Methvin while Joe Carr
of Ireland tangles with Dud
36-hole final is tomorrow.
Nicklaus and Methvin both
are 81 and Wysong %. Carr,
three times the British cham
pion and trying to win a title
none of his countrymen has
held since 1911, ranks as the
old timer at 80.
Older still was Methvin's
putter-a Scotch-built, wooden
shafted implement he figures
has to be at least 40."
Likes Old Putter
With it the beSpectacled
golfer from Little Rock hopes
to upset Nicklaus. the reigning
collegiate champion, National
Amateur king in 1859, and the
only Semifinalist to be under
par for his weeks work so far.
II got the putter about 8
years ago in Little Rock" "
Methvin recalled. "I used ii
for a time and then discarded
it. About three months ago my
4-year-old niece found it in
the basement. I started using
it and liked it. Except on 40
footers. I'm afraid the head
might fall Off"
Sonny didn't sink any spec
tacular puts in beating Char
lie Smith of Gastonia, N. c.,
and 4, in yesterdays quarter
finals. He just waited until
Smith made mistakes - five
straight bogeys on the second
nine.
The burly Nicklaus, mean
while, disposed of another Lou
isiana State University golfer,
Sam Carmichael, 8 and /.
Carr sank a 30-foot putt on
the 18th hole to edge former
Purdue star Gene Francis, a 23-
year-old from East Williston,
N. Y, 1-up. Wysong quickly
dispatched Richly Norville of
Oklahoma City, 6 and S. The
young Texan reached the semi
finals for the second time,
having gone that far in 1859
when Nicklaus took the crown.
Nickhaus IL Under
So far this time, the wide
beamed Ohio State star has
played rs holes, with his cards
showing him IL under par for
that distance. Methvin has
played 79 holes in IL strokes
over par, Carr 81 in six over
while Wysong II holes in nine
over.
Carr's victory yesterday
stamped him as the strongest
British threat to win the United
States title since Harold H.
Hilton captured the champion
ship exactly a half century ago.
In the morning round, the
long hitting Irishman beat San
Diego States Chuck Courtney
2 and l, after building a Sup
lead. Wysong advanced with a
4 and 3 victory over Ed Hopkins
of Abilene, Tex.
Norville had eliminated Dick
Skies. the public links champion
from Springdale, Ark, 1-up;
Francis dropped Frank Hoover
of Bakersfield, Calf, 3 and 2;
NickhauS defeated John Humm,
Rockville Centre, N. Y, 8 and /;
Carmichael ousted Ken Finke,
Tucson, Ariz., 3 and 2; Methvin
scored a Cup victory over Dick
Hanen of Coos Bay, Oreg., Cup,
and Smith disposed of Marv
Olshan, Harrison, N. Y, 8 and l.
Evening star., 1961-09-15

they got you a run, the rest OF
the pitchers leaned back and
ate hot dogs, didn't they?"
White nodded and the men,
orieS came cascading back. And
they looked to the future. And
they laughed
/ There was the 1906 World
Series against the Cubs and
their Tinkers-to-E -Evers-to-
Chance double-play combina-
tion. Altrock won 20 games
that year, White added anoth-
er 18, and the White Sox won
the series in six games.
Set Fielding Record
Altrock won the series OPEN
er over Mordecai (Three-Fin-
ger) Brown and White won the
finale. In the fourth game,
Brown beat Altrock, 10. and
that was the one old Nick re-
membered most of all.
If I could live any day over
again." Altrock said, that
would be my choice. That was
the day I set the record for a
pitcher with IL fielding chances
eight assists and three put
outs. We lost that one, but I
think it won the series for us
because Mordecai Brown had to
come back with only one days
rest and Doc beat him.
THAT night" Altrock roared
with mischief fitting across his
eyes, Il remember I got plas-
tered to the eyes"
The years have been kind to
Altrock, who still gets out to
Griffith Stadium now and then,
and to White. who must follow
his baseball by radio and TV
since suffering a broken leg a
few years ago.
Root For MariS, Mantle
Despite their memories. they
refuse to live in the past and
they maintain an active root
ing interest for Maris and
Mantle in their bid for Babe
Ruth's record of so homers.
What the hell" said Altrock,
records are made to be
broken"
I'D like to see it happen,
White said. I'D make them
earn it, though, with good
pitches. It'd mean more money
to them and I'm for that"
Whatever they paid the
Babe" Altrock cut in, "he was
worth more. The other clubs
should have paid half his
salary; he brought the people
in"
1--WE were paid well, too,
weren't we," White laughed.
From 1904 to 1910 I got $4,000
a year"
THE best I ever got was
$780," Altrock said, pulling
an old, crumbled check from
his billfold. May Is, 1917" he
said, "$316.66. Remember this?"
he asked. tits made out to
you"
White nodded. Never could
get that one cashed," he said.
"a half-month's salary and the
bank failed"
Had CObb's Number
The old warriors paused for
a moment. I'D like to see La
joie, Joe Jackson and Sam
Crawford hitting that lively
ball, wouldn't you?" White
asked.
They'd hit that thing so
See ALTROCK, Page A-25
Evening star., 1961-09-15
COLLEGE
SCHEDULE
BY the Associated Press
TOMORROW

BY the Associated Press
TOMORROW
SOUTH
George Washington at Florida State
(N).
Richmond at West Virginia.
William g. Mary VS.. Virginia Tech at
Roanoke M.
Virginia Military at Marshall.
Pittsburgh at Miami
The Citadel at Memphis State (N.
Presbyterian at Furman.
Catawba VS.. Davidson at Charlotte
tN).
MIDWEST
Dayton at Cincinnati lN).
Iowa state al Drake.
Villanova at Miami (Ohio).
Wichita at Toledo (NI.
Haroin-Simmons at Tulsa lN.
FAR WEST
San Jose at Brigham Young IN.
wyoming VS.. Montana at Billings.
Arizona (FlagstafD State at New
Mexico State iN
Texas Western at Utah State (N),
Colorado State at Utah (N.
Evening star., 1961-07-17
By the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING (based on 175 or more 81
essS. essi5sSEsEd 5.sTUt' ss Gs" RraGd YGEk Bs sIs
more, .342; Piersall, Cleveland, 1888;
Mantle. New York, and Killebrew,
Minnesota. 1925.
RUNS-Mantle, New York, 7S; Maris,
New York. 76; Colayito, Detroit. 70;
Cash fIo;s AZ Detroit 90; Kaiins' De-
BUNS BATTED N-Maris, New, York,
"a; Gentle, Baltimore, SO; Mantle,
New York. 20; Cash, Detroit, rs;
Killebrew, Minnesota, 72.
HITs-Kubek, New York. 10Y; B. Rob-
inson. Baltimore, 1O6: Cash. De-
PieT:al cisvsIsnd. and 2Ds Raiins. fRo pe1
troit. 90.
DQUBLES-Power, Cleveland. and Ku-
bek, New York, "a; Kaline, Detroit,
%; Oconnell; WASHINGTON, go;
Romano, Cleveland, 21.
TRIPLEs-WOod. Detroit. 8; Lands.
sTssSd q Gsssz KsSe chifss4 Sstpo Per;S hd
Keough, Washington, 5.
HOME RUNS-Maris, New York. So;
Mantle, New York, 32: Killebrew.
colavitO. Detroit. "a.
STOLEN BASES-Aparicio, Chicago.
81; Howser, Kansas City, -26; Wood,
Is; Bruton, Detroit. 12.
PITCHING tbased on z or more deci-
sionsl--Latman, Cleveland, so,
1000; Ford, New York, 16-2. $50:
Mossi, Detroit. 10-2, 1913; Schwall,
Boston; ess6 81; S5s;s 800; Wynn Chi
sTRfKE0TTis4ff;ord. New York, 100:
Pascual, Minnesota, lis; Burning,
Detroit, los; Bell, Cleveland, cd;
Ramos Minnesota, 81.
Evening star., 1961-07-17
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

BATTING Cbased on IT'S or more al
bats)-clemente, Pittsburgh, .35Si
Altman. Chicago and Hoax. Pitts.
burgh. BAL; Robinson, Cincinnati
1888; Moon, Los Angeles, 1913.
RUNs-Mays, San Francisco. 7e; Rob-
EoSs ERsS s.; cineiS1ha s0nr N avsSEss sSEss g. 81
| Aaron. Milwaukee, 5S.
RUNS BATTED N-Cepeda, San Fran
cisco, 7s; Robinson. Cincinnati, IA;
MAYS, San Francisco, SO; Aaron,
Milwaukee. SO; Freese. Cincinnati
HITS-cIemente. Pittsburgh, ia; Pin
son. lib; Mays, San Francisco, LOG;
wills, Los Angeles. 105; Robinson,
Cinsnnati: I04.
Mays. San Francisco, 22: Pinson,
Cincinnati and Aaron. Milwaukee.
siGnst; sG; sant9; Sa chicaSo and Freese' Gin
TRIPLEsLAltman, Chicago. o; Glenn
les i ana da' Stuart Pittsburrhs S los AnEs: ".
p.,yi; Bays; Los Angeles and virdOn'
HOME RUNs-Mays. San Francisco,
90; Robinson. Cincinnati and ce-
and Aaron. MiiWaukee. 20. '"S
STOLEN BASES-Pinson and Robinson.
-; Wills, Los Angeles and Mays,
San FTaneisco. II.
sions)-Podres' Los Angeles, i0.2,
.S33; Miller. San Francisco. ~,
Purkey; Cincinnati, ia. ;733; Bros
AS Williams, fos Angeles Ss Ansf!s fse
Drysdale, Los Angeles, 103; Mahaf-
fey. Philadelphia. 9S; Gibson, St.
Louis. SO.
Evening star., 1961-07-17
Team Bout Tops
Mat Cord at
GWhigh Tonight

A six-man team match in.
volving the Australian Kan.
garoos, Roy Heffernan and Al
Costello. and Red Berry against
Billy zbyszko, Dick steinborn
and The Angel features to-
nights wrestling show at George
Washington High School in
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1961-07-17
FIGHT RESULTS
BY the Associated Press

NEW YoRK.-Don Fullmer, 15s
West Jordan, Utah, 0utpointed Rocky
Fumerelle. 1894. Buffalo, 10.
Juan Rocky Rivero, 161, Argen-
tina, stopped Willie Greaves, 1854
Detroit, 8.
Billy Pickett, 169, New York. out
pointed Paul Diaz, 1874, Havana, 10.
MANILA.-Rey Assis, 1921, Phil
ipptnes, outpointed Federico Scarponi,
122A, Italy, 10.
Japan. stopped Noel de Leon, 12s,
Philippines, 8.
Evening star., 1961-07-17

Bh'ton AZ 80 .547 Reading 80 81 .37e
Williamsport, 4-2; Lancaster, Is.
Springfield at Johnstown, postponed.
Evening star., 1961-07-17

The program, sponsored by
Ken Temple Shrine. begins at
8:45 pm.
Evening star., 1961-07-17

In other bouts. Jack Davis
wrestles Karl Schmeling, The
Black Terror battles Jack Mil
Evening star., 1961-07-17

Ter and Margie Ramsey and
Jane Perez take on Fran Gra-
vette and Dottie Carter.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
What Is to Be-?
eY SYLVIA PORTER

We are now in a cycle of
economic advance which, it is
hoped, will carry us past the
old business highs in the fall.
This is a generality based
on the way the economy uSu-
all has acted after mild re-
cessions. It's also a fairly safe
generalization based on evil
dence that the low of the
196O-6l recession was touched
in March.
| However, in private, econo-
mists are being a lot more
specific than this. Just as 1
have used the indicators of
the National Bureau of Eco
nomic Research to try to chart
| the pattern of the new eX-
pansion, so they are using the
record of each indicator in
previous upSwingS to project
what might happen IN tnlS
upswing.
Predictions Offered
One who has done this is
. Leonard H. Lempert, director
of Statistical Indicator ASSoci-
ates in North Egremont,
| Mass, and a longtime stu
dent of the NBER indicators.
1T is a bit presumptuous," "
admits Mr.. Lempert, Ito fore
cast blandly specific levels six
months ahead, let alone IL
months ahead"-and indeed it
is, for this is so rigid a
Evening star., 1961-04-23

statistical approach, omitS so
m any vital imponderables.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Lempert has
done it and here are his
"guidepoStS" for September
1861 and March 1862.
Total economy, Mr.. Lempert
sees Gross National Product
up 48 per cent by September,
up IL per cent from the re-
ceSSion low to an unprece-
dented $557 billion by next
March.
NOnfarm employment. Up
less than l per cent by fall,
up 3l2 per cent by next March
new records but hardly SEN
sational increases.
Rate of unemployment.
Down 2 per cent from the re-
cession peak by fall, down II
per cent by spring of 1862.
This pace of decline still would
keep our rate of joblessness at
5.8 per cent by the yearend.
Net corporate profits. Up
2l4 per cent by September, 43
per cent by spring. Impressive
though these increases seem,
they're much slower than the
percentage rises after the 1854
and 1858 recessions.
Industrial production. Up ST.
per cent by fall, 1877 per cent
in early 1862, matching the
lowest percentage increases re-
corded in the three postwar
advances before this one.
Stocks May Rise
Common stock prices. Up
1l.6 per cent by September, up
24.4 per cent in March 1862
compared with March 1861
also matching the smallest
percentage advances during
previous economic upturns.
Personal incomes. Up 3 per
cent by September, up TT per
cent by next March-again
matching the smallest ad-
vances previously attained.
Housing starts. Up 1913 per
cent and 1858 per cent-much
less than the rises chalked up
six months and a year after
the end Of the 1858 dip.
Wholesale prices excluding
food. Up about u per cent by
fall, % per cent by next
spring-retracing the 1958-59
pattern.
distributed, 1861, by the Hall
Syndicate. Inc. All Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1961-04-23

the do-it-yourself movement
here, more than 80 years ago
and it has developed the areas
largest chain of building mate
rial stores. The founder also
was first in the area to intro
duce West Coast lumber start
ing with an entire shipload
which came up the Potomac to
Washington in 1926.
The chain has eight stores
and soon will open a newly re-
modelled store in Alexandria,
Va. 1t employs more than 400
persons. On it's staff it boasts
a lady plumber and store man
ayers and buyers who build
their own homes.
The company often receives
orders from out-of-town Gus
toners who once resided in this
area. AS a matter Of fact, a
shipment of brick was sent to
Pakistan recently.
The Hechinger family has
resided in the Washington area
for more than 100 years cover
ing five generations. Many of
its members have been leaders
in community activities.