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Evening star., 1961-01-19

A special citizens committee
was set up here yesterday to
press a campaign against gam
bling in Maryland.
Bishop John Wesley Lord of
the Washington area of the
Methodist Church, host to the
meeting at the Methodist Build
ing. 100 Maryland avtnue, NE,
said the committee to draw UP
proposed legislation to abolish.
gambling will consist Of:
David Hume, former treas
urer OF the Democratic Party
in Maryland. who is from
Bryantown, Md. and is a
Washington lawyer, as chair
man.
Ebert Sisson of Bryans
Road. Md, Catholic lay leader.
The Rev. Andrew Leigh Gum,
pastor of the Indian Head
Md Methodist Church and
president of the Charles Coun-
ty Ministerial Association.
The Rev. Charles F. Kirkley
minister Of st. Paul's Method
ist Church, Kensington, Md.
who works with a Citizens
Committee of Anne Arundel
County, Md, in opposing gam
bling.
Catholics Represented
A representative Of Arch
bishop Patrick A. O'Boyle OF
the Catholic Archdiocese OF
Washington.
A representative of Arch.
bishop Francis P. Keough
Catholic Archbishop Of Balti.
more.
A representative of the Right
Rev. Noble c. Powell, Protees.
tant Episcopal Bishop of thu
Diocese of Maryland, at Balti'
more.
Bishop Lord said this com.
mittee Of seven will prepare
Evening star., 1961-01-19
Smoking Light Fixture
Interrupts Glasses

About 1,l50 students were
evacuated from Twinbrook Ele-
mentary School in Rockville at
noon today as the result of a
smoking flourescent light fix
ture. school officials reported
After firemen examined the
faulty fixture any the surround
ing ceiling in the sixth-grode
wing, all the pupils were al
lowed to re-enter the building
after about 10 minutes and
classes were resumed.
Evening star., 1961-01-19

vile, first reported the theft as
80 sticks of dynamite, police
said
Each boy was accused on a
juvenile petition of petty lar
ceny and released to his par
ents pending action by Juvenile
Court officials.
Evening star., 1961-01-19
No Trush Collection

Refuse collection in Mont
gomery County will be sus-
pended by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
tomorrow. Inauguration Day,
until the next regular collection
day on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1961-01-19
Title Transfer Tuxes

BALTIMORE. Jan. 10 (AP).
"A new title transfer tax i'm
posed in Baltimore County
for the first time last year
produced $1.248,651 in new
revenue, officials reported yes
terday.
Evening star., 1961-01-19
Maryland Bill Bons
RocioI Bias in Hirino
BY PAUL HOPE
Star stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS Jan. ia fair employment practices" bill
aimed at ending racial discrimination private hiring is
being drafted for introduction in the Maryland General
Assembly
Delegate R. Sickes Democrat of Prince Georges
Evening star., 1961-01-19
Heart Fund Leader

Richard w. Price jr.. Of
Decatur Press. Bethesda, has
been named chairman OF the
business campaign for the
Montgomery County Heart
Fund.
Evening star., 1961-01-19
for him

MfNS DAN CORD CAR COATS all sizes reo 1898 lss
MEMS ALL WOOL AND WOOL BLEND SPORT COATS,
not oil sizes reg. 49.95 ------ 1895
CONTINENTAL RAlhcoATS not oil sizes reg 1895, ls.S8
MEMS COTTON SPORT COATS reg, longs. reg 1885 s.SS
ALL MEMS oUTERWARE. reg. eeS TO 50 e5 zses orr
MEMS vlscosE RAroh SPORT SHIRTS. sizes small
medium. large. reg. 349 ------.- 100
MEMS kYLoN STRETCH sox. special - PRS. 0se
FOUR M HAND AND BOW TIES req ST - - s7e
PURE SILK TIES lined for shope CONTROL reg $50 - 1877
IVY STYLED SPORT SHIRTS sn, med. Ioe reg 2e8 1877
BOYS CHECKED FLANNEL SPORT SHIRTS sizes TO
10 SPeeto' l.SS
BOYS SPORT SHIRTS. pod sizes 49, speeo, l48
BOYS COAT SWEATERS shawl collar. 8 49, reg ee8 4ss
BOYS SPORT SHIRTS. wash n weor, 49, Special lss
BOYS SWEATERS, 1000 oroo puover to 49, speco 7ss
! ONLY s-Hp SEA KING ov1soARD MOTOR, re- wv
conditioned, reg $3.50 ~ Sl25
! ONLY IMP SEA KING 80 model reg S24e Si9s
COAST GUARD APPROVED BOAT CUSHIONS, ree 2ee l.e9
DoUBLE UTILITY BOAT cHUsHloNs. reg l.77---- SIC
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for the home

PRINTED FsERGLAs oRAPEs. 52xeo reg. ses pr - sss
oousLEo WIDTH LINED DRAPEs. eexs4, reg. Sl2 Dr. 50
FlGURIhE COOKIE JARS. reg 2es -- . 100
Ne'AA WAsIebASkEIS. vorious designs 81 TIE
HAMMERED ALUMINuM ICE BUCKET. reg. 2es ~ i.ss
PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER special .----------. li.SS
ESQUIRE FOLDING DOORS. size 32xso req s45 500
IS" WHITE OR coPPERToNE HOOD WITH FAN, reo 4le5
32.44
4o"xs FIsERGLAs PANELS. rondom eoors req l24s s77
Zx4 H00Ns0ARo. reg. Ito go. Sse
UhPAhTED ALUMlhUM cAhoplgs 4o" x4o" reo II As sss
ONLY se" VANITY LAvAToRY AND CABINET, less fit
tinos, reg. ll4.75-ll7.45 ---.---.-- aeN
ONLY PORTABLE cootERHEArERs 3speed reg 4e s5 s4ss
eArAVs' FANS, only W. reg 3695 26ss
EXHAUST FANS. only 49,, reo 47.5O -- $3.50
GLOSS ENAMEL PAINTS. req. $50 ool w GAL 3ss
PORCELAIN WHITE ENAMEL PAINT, reo 1913 ool GAL $40
4-h PAINT BRUSHES. nyIon reg. 59s co. o EA 44s
cALkN CARTRIDGES reo 45e e, FOR sse
ROLLER AND TRAY SETS. reo l49.ss SET sse
Evening star., 1961-08-20
Timely Hint:
How to- Shop

With the new 500 limit on
duty-free purchases, Americans
travelling abroad will need to
watch their shopping dollars
more closely. Thomas C. Orr,
vice president of Ask Mr.. Fos-
ter Travel Service, offers these
timely tips:
l. Deal with reputable stores
and stay away from peddlers
and vendors.
2. Familiarize yourself with
the buys" that are superior
in one country as opposed to
another.
3. In France, shy away from
Shopkeepers' recommendations
of unknown perfume brands.
They're usually third rate and
have tremendous markups.
4. Have currency conversion
charts along so that you can
know values in dollars and
cents.
5. Ifa merchant packs and
ships an item for you, request
Evening star., 1961-08-20
POCONOS, PA.
TIN PINE =, Z:

ES 1898 . Es TIE POeosO Mt
IN FAMouS RANU RESoRT o. "a.
FINEST bsIvrs ACCOM-. AND FooS
ESe1thlaT fer Year Psriest Vseatisa.
RofsS SIS 10 S94. Riding optional,
Recommended by DUneen Hines
= Fer Booklet, soH |, StTsUdsbVVS, Pc,
Evening star., 1961-08-20
AIR FARE
AIR FARE
Air Traffic
nAtIuntic
Slows Down

The rate of increase in pas
senger traffic across the At
lantic by air was down to As
per cent for the second three
months of this year, the Inter-
national Air Transport ASso-
citation reports.
The increase, less than had
been expected, was from 478,-
ISL in April, May and June OF
last year to 5OO,277 in the same
three months this year. The
increase for the first six
months of the year, compared
with the same period last year
was 1913 per cent.
OF all the passengers carried
this year during the second
quarter, 85.6 per cent Travelled
by economy class.
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IATA reports a new regula-
ton added to its list: mo per-
son shall enter or attempt to
enter any aircraft in flight"
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National Airlines has added
two new flights to its service
out of Washington-one tc
Newport News and another tc
Philadelphia. The wport
News flight leaves here at 5:3C
pm. daily, arrives in Newport
News As minutes later and ir
Norfolk 80 minutes. after that
The Philadelphia flight leaves
here at los pm, daily.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

undergone the somewhat spec.
tacular expansion that has
been the recent lot of larger
resorts to the north and to the
south, each has experienced, in
cent years. a consistent
growth as more and more va
cationistS have discovered
the opportunities for recrea-
ton and relaxation offered by
these little publicized resorts.
In each community, con-
Struction of new cottages has
been accompanied by construc-
ton of modern motelS and
eating facilities. Well planned
public works programs have
resulted in improvement OF
streets and other facilities, and
effective measures for preven-
ton Of erosion have retained
and, in some instances, ex-
panded - wide, gently -sloping
beaches.
Bethany Beach retains much
of the quiet religious atmos-
phere Of its early days; night
clubs, taverns and CONNER
cialized amusementS are con-
spiciouS by their absence.
This picturesque resort ha6
its beginning in 1898, when the
area was selected as the site
for future summer activities oi
the Christian Missionary So
ciety of Maryland, Delaware
and the District of Columbia
This religious group purchased
land sufficient for 100 building
Evening star., 1961-08-20

lots and began construction
of an octagonal shaped
Tabernacle.
On July IL, 1901, Bethany
Beach was formally opened and
the Tabernacle d edicate e d,
While the annual meetings of
the Christian Missionary So
ciety are no longer held at
Bethany Beach, the Tabernacle
still remains as one Of the most
unusual landmarks along Del
aware's coastal strip.
In its early days, Bethany
Beach was not easily accessible
and many of its summer visi-
tors came by the little steam
boat Atlantic, which trans
ported passengers and supplies
from a railroad spur near Re-
hoboth across Rehoboth Bay
and Indian River Bay and up
Whites Greek to Ocean View
from where they were taken to
Bethany Beach by horse
drawn conveyance. Today,
modern highways, leading into
Bethany Beach from north.
west and south, offer much
quicker-and less hazardous
access.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

Caribbean-17-day excursion
fare tour to the Netherlands
West Indies islands of Aruba,
Curacao and Bonaire, by KIM
Royal Dutch Airlines, begin
ming at 1888.
Portugal and Spain-Group
departures each Friday from
New York between October 6
and March is, l7-day tours at
$499, by SwiSSair.
Europe-A 17-day Europe
by Candlelight" tour, with va
rious departure dates, and
prices ranging from $429 to
$709. depending on European
cities to be visited. BY British
Overseas AirwayS Corp.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

return to Genoa, Italy, ehead
of schedule.
Evening star., 1961-08-20
Beach Areas
GroWiinu
In Delaware
By DAVID S. HUGO
Contributing Writer

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del
Among the Delaware resorts
sharing the current record
establishing influx of vacation
lists are Bethany Beach and
Fenwick Island, two quiet and
picturesque - but growing -
southeastern Sussex County
communities between the
larger and more publicized re-
sorts of Rehoboth Beach and
Ocean City.
Dualizing of portions of
Route No. 14-Delaware's own
ocean Highway"-between the
Indian River Inlet and the
Maryland State Line has made
both these seaside communities
more readily accessible and
dredging of the nearby ASA
woman Canal has added to the
areas popularity among boat
ing enthusiasts.
While neither Bethany
Beach nor Fenwick Island has
Evening star., 1961-08-20
ALL AT SEA
ALL AT SEA
Dieting on the France
Won't Be So Difficult

The French, masters Of the
culinary art, are also known
for their sympathetic view to-
ward the oddities of others.
And so, when the French
Lines sleek new SIS France
goes into service early next
year, the menu will list, along
with the foie gras and the
poulet supreme, diet control
beverages.
Guy Richer, general agent
for the French Line in Wash
ington, returned last week from
st. Nazaire, where the big liner
at 1,035 feet she will be the
worlds longest-iS being out
fitted. His description of her
indicates the French Line is
going after the French-Amer-
ican tourist trade with a
French-American ship.
The menu, as we have noted,
is designed for the French, who
enjoy eating, and the Amer
leans, who enjoy dieting. The
664-seat movie will show both
French and American films,
The Teen Ayers Club will in
clude a dance floor with juke-
box and an American style soda
fountain.
In the kennels there will be,
for the Chesapeake Bay Re-
triever, a reproduction of a
New York City fire hydrant,
and for the French poodle, a
reproduction of a Paris mile
stone.
In addition to the regular
style beds and studio beds,
there will be beds coming out
of the walls and ceilings. The
folding beds fold into the walls,
and elevator" beds-new in
passenger ships-will glide into
their inches in the ceiling
when not in use.
More than half the $100 mil
lion cost Of the new ship, Mr..
Richer said, is being spent for
equipment and decoration.
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The IncreS Line has cancelled
the last six weekly cruises of
the SIS Nassau from New York
to Nassau. The final cruise in
the series will leave September
/. Officials Of the line said
major changes in the ships
1862 operating schedule made
it necessary for the Nassau to
Evening star., 1961-08-20
Virginia War Center
Sets Opening Date

A new opening date of
October / has been set for the
Virginia Civil War Centennial
Center in Richmond.
Delays in location and con-
struction caused postponement
of the opening date, first from
April and then from July is.
The center is designed to give
visitors an overall conception
of the Civil War campaigns
that took place in Virginia.
Evening star., 1961-08-20
Parade Postponed

The Deep Greek Lake Boat
Parade, originally scheduled
on the Maryland lake today
will be held next Sunday af-
ternoon instead. to coincide
with a Ski Show.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

a written guarantee for safe
arrival or free replacement in
event Of damage.
6. Avoid shopping on sight
seeing tours. The time is too
limited to make a wise choice.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

return to Genoa, Italy, ehead
of schedule.
-
Providence, r. l., will have
its first cruise sailing Septem-
ber 80 when the SIS Ariadne,
under charter to the Carib-
bean Cruise Lines, leaves for a
6-day voyage to Bermuda. The
sailing date comedies with the
50th anniversary of the city's
first transatlantic passenger
service, that Of the FCbre line,
which operated until 1898.
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The brigantine Yankee,
which spreads ITS feet Of
canvas, has set sail from Bim-
ini with q passenger-crewmen
on a 50,000-mile, 1S-month
voyage around the world. Eacn
paid $4,000 for the privilege
of working his way around the
world. The Yankee, built in
Germany in 1912, was captured
by the British as a prize of
war.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Hamilton Dealers
To See New Watch

Area jewelers. will learn first
hand the details of a new elec-
trio wrist watch from top exec
utives Of the Hamilton Watch
Co. at a meeting at the Will
lard Hoel next Monday.
The meeting is part of a
week-long program in which
virtually the entire top man.
agement of the Lancaster, Pa,
company will be meeting with
dealers at one-day stands in
leading markets of the Nation.
A closed circuit television
system will be used in each
city to bring details of the new
sos electric watch movement
10 the local dealers.
Albert B. Sinkler, president
and board chairman, will head
the company officials partici-
pating in the Washington
meeting. Robert Hartman, line
planning manager, and John
A. Van Horn, director of re-
search, will attend.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Lower Profits Couse
Cuts in Legal List

Honeywell Regulator was a
preferred list addition.
Ford Reinstated
Mr.. Cogswell announced that
since the new list went to press,
Ford Motor Co. which was re-
moved from the July /, 1859,
list, has been reinstated as a
legal investment for trust
funds.
The name is not on the
present list because too late for
listing but is contained in the
master list maintained by Mr..
Cogswell'S office for interim
additions and will be found in
the next published list.
Several municipal obligations
Of local interest were added.
The county bonds Of Hartford
County and Prince Georges
County, Nd, were added. as
was the City Of Staunton, Va.
among the cities.
The new 47sths of the Vir-
ginia Electric & Power Co.
of 1891 and the 47sths of 1891
Of the Washington Gas Light
Co. were among the additions
to the public utility bond list.
A large number of additions,
86 in all, were made to the list
of approved municipal obliga-
tionS.
Evening star., 1961-08-11

The continued downturn in
corporation earnings in the
last half Of 1860 resulted in
deletion Of IL well-known COM
mon stocks from the semi
annual legal list for investment
of trust funds in the District
of Columbia now being dis
tributed.
Theodore Cogswell, register
of wills, who maintains and
issues the list under jurisdic-
ton Of the United States Dis
trict Court, reported that stocks
Of five companies were removed
because their dividend pay
ments exceeded earnings. These
were Acme Steel, Allis-C -Chalm-
ers, McCrory Corp, Sangamo
Electric and United Aircraft.
Other important deletions
included: Eastern Airlines,
General Dynamics and Lock-
heed Aircraft because these
corporations operated at a loss
during the last year.
Wheeling Steel was dropped
because its earnings amounted
to less than 4 per cent on in
vested capital as required by
the investment rule.
Others Dropped
Common stocks Of Reynolds
Metals and Carrier Corp. were
dropped because the preferred
issues Of these in dustries,
along with Houdaille Indus
tries, failed to disclose earnings
sufficient to cover fixed charges
and preferred dividends by ~
times in accordance with a re-
quirement of the investment
rule for preferred stock issues.
The latest list. covering the
period from July to next De-
cember 81, also disclosed that
prominent bond obligations
were dropped because earnings
did not cover fixed charges by
the required Ia times. These
included all bond issues of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad and the Reading Co.
Countering the removals were
additions of the common stocks
Of Armstrong Rubber Co.,
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp,
Pepsi Cola Co., Schering Corp,
United Biscuit Co., Wallace q
Tlernan, Inc. and Warner
Lambert Pharmaceutical Co.
The So cumulative convertible
preferred stock Of Minneapolis
Evening star., 1961-08-11
New Light Bulb
Burns Longer
And Brighter

MONTREAL, Aug. II (AP)
"A new kind Of light bulb de-
signed to burn IS per cent
brighter and last up to twice as
long as conventional bulbs was
described yesterday by a team
of research scientists.
Dexter P. Cooper, jr., and
George R. Bird of Polaroid
Corp. told Of the new bulb in q
paper read to the 18th Interna-
tional Congress of Pure and
Applied Chemistry.
The bulb uses a filament of
tantalum carbide in place of
the conventional tungsten.
The research program is sup
ported by Polaroid and Union
Carbide Corp.
During the last year, Syl-
yania Electric Products, Inc,
has been making production
prototypes Of the bulbs, but
there are no plans yet for
commercial production.
Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Bird
said the new bulbs will be
available for use in slide and
motion picture projectors.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Ambassador Leases
400 W Receivers

A contract calling for the
leasing Of 400 televiSion re-
ceivers to the Ambassador Ho-
tel here was announced by e,
j. Myerson, president of Tele-
tray Electronic Systems, Inc.
The Presidential" line of
TV sets to be installed in the
hotel are custom designed to
give the best possible reception
in a maSter-antenna hookup
and are virtually tamper-proof
according to Mr.. Myerson.
The 400 sets will be supplied
and installed by the Equip
ment Leasing Division of Tele-
tray Electronics, which is also
the country's leading manu-
facturer Of electronic ordering
systems for indoor and outdoor
restaurants.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Area Store Sales
8 Pet. Above 1860

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were 8 per cent above a year
ago in the week ended August 5,
and also 6 per cent ahead of
the previous week, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond
reported today.
Area sales in four weeks
ended August 5 were 6 per cent
above the same 1860 period,
while those for the year to date
were up 2 per cent.
The downtown portion of
the area sales total was 3 per
cent above a year ago in the
week ended August S, and 13
per cent ahead of the previous
week. Downtown sales in four
weeks were off 2 per cent from
a year ago, while those for the
year to date remained 3 per
cent lower.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Frito and Low
Snack Firms
Plan Merger

ATLANTA, Aug. II (AP)-
Two of the Nations major
snack food manufacturers have
announced plans to merge into
a $135 million snack food COM
bine called Frito-Lay Inc. with
headquarters in Dallas, Tex.
A joint announcement yes
terday by Herman w. Lay,
president of H. w. Lay & Co.
of Atlanta, and John D.
Williamson, president of the
Frito Co., Dallas, said officials
have agreed in principle on the
merger plans.
The proposal calls for an ex-
change of 1.65 Frito shares for
each share of Lays stock. The
stocks of both companies are
traded over the counter.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
Dividends Hit
SAG Billion
Hiqh in Half

NEW YORK, AUG. II (AP)
Owner of common stocks
listed on the New York Stock
Exchange received a record
total of cash dividends in the
first half Of this year, the Ex-
change magazine reported yes
terday.
Dividends totaled $4,926,l67,-
$40, up 2 per cent from the
$4,82S,815.520 paid by the same
companies in the 1860 first
half.
Among the Is industrial
groups traded on the exchange,
IA made large payments and
II smaller pyments than in
the first half of last year.
Utilities, accounting for %
per cent of all first-half div
idends, led the industrial
groups with a 6.7 per cent in
crease. Amusement issues were
up S per cent, financial 40
per cent, paper and publishing
AZ per cent and services AZ per
cent.
All IA service issues and all
l3 tobacco companies made
first-half payments. Eight out
OF nine real estate issues and
lib OF lis utilities paid divi-
dends.
The largest decline was by
shipbuilding and operating is
sues, at 1879 per cent. The
building group was off SO per
cent. Railroads and railroad
equipment companies dropped
So per cent.
OF the 1929 common stocks
listed at the end of June, 943
issues, or 83.5 per cent, made
at least one dividend payment
in the first half. This COM
pares with $40 per cent in the
first six months of 1860.
Higher payments were made
by $50 issues; 512 were un-
changed, and 1874 were lower.
Among the 134 paying less were
80 which did not pay a cash
dividend but which did make a
payment in the 1860 first half.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
WoIfson Adds Stock

NEW YORK. Aug. II (AP).
Louis E. Wolfson, chairman
Of Merritt Chapman & Scott
Corp, bought $4,000 shares of
the construction company's
common stock on July 20, the
New. York Stock Exchange re-
ported. This brought his per-
sonal holding to 275,291 shares.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. IL (AP) tUsDA).-
Hogs $500; moderately active, butch
srs steady to, 25 lower, weights under
24O lbs. mostly 25 lower; sows steady,
instances 25 lower late; good ship
ping demand; mixed 1-2 and l-3
10000 ID butchers 1S,25-lS.75;
around 300 head averaging 22O-240
lbs. at 1875; mixed 2-3 26O-3OO lbs,
17.50-1S.25; mixed Ia 100000 lbs
17.25-1S 90: mixed ID 3OO-4O0 ID.
sows 15.00-17.25; mixed 2-3 400-55O
lbs. 13.5O-15.25, mostly 13.5O-15.0O
Cattle 200; calves none; not enoush
OF any class on sale for a price test
2 Sheep, 200; few sales slaughter
lambs strong to so higher; slaughter
spring lambs is.s5-soo6G: SP PRIME paekass @s5lTs
Of prime JOB lbs. at 2O.50; good and
choice 16.00-19. 90; culls down to
1000, Gull to choice shorn slaughter
ewes 4.00-5.00.
Evening star., 1961-08-11
BOAC Sells Holding
In Middle East Air

LONDON, Aug. IL (AP).-
British Overseas Anyways Corp.
yesterday sold out its 4S.5 per
cent holding in Middle East
AirlineS.
TIL deal was concluded after
five weeks Of talks in London
between Sheik Najib Alamud-
din. chairman of MEA, and
BOAC Chairman Sir Matthews
Slattery.
A joint statement said BOAC
had agreed to the sheik's sug-
gestion to unload its holding.