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HOUSES FOR SALE-Mp.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
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A LARGER-THAN-
AVERAGE FAMILY?
Short on bedrooms,
have to line up for the
bathroom? Call VIII.
6-7l7l for a 4-bed-
room, all-brick ram
bier; 2 baths and rec
reation room, large
lot, convenient to
schools, churches and
shopping in Mont
gomery County'S pres
tige location, Ran
dolph Hills. Evenings,
call 949-3958.
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TED LINGO, INC.

BETHESDA-Attention, redecora-
tors! Most charming 3-bedrm., .
bath brk. rambler on a nice lot W
trees: FILA loan avail: immed.
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TED LINGO. INC.
TED LINGO, INC.
Miller Associates

KENSINGTON-A good investment,
Sl3.95O. 3-bedrm., 2-story home,
commercial pOtential
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HOUSES FOR SALE-MD.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

acc GAITHERSBURG AREA -
MOVE IN BEFORE SCHOOL. New
homes all-brick ramblers t59-ft
long, some with 3 fireplsces. gar.
most on 2s-acre lots. TRADE
UP. 949-7770. TOWNHOUSE
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HOUSES WANTED TO RENT

WILL LEASE WITH OPTION TO
BY. house with l to 3 acres in
nearby Prince Geo. County. Write
Box Ao0-J. Star.
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BOXLEY MOVRs-s rooms. $50
up. Large padded vans. local or
long-dlstanee service. AID. 2-ss22.
EDELMAN MOVING STORAGE
VIII accept surplus furniture as
part - ment on your moving.
storage reas. rates ia. 9-29S7.
HILL MOVERS, 80 year rep. ice.
Fully equipped very reasonable.
Al serY. SP. 3-0666. LU. 1-950O
LIGHT HAULING, local moving,
beaches 9 specially s. L NOR
RS. ~. 2-ll50 or To. 2-e902.
RAYS MOVERS
l2-Ft. Van and 2 Men. SO an Hr.
Call 462-3947
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HOUSES FOR SALE-Mp.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

BETHESDA - Spacious eenter-hsll
brick split-level Walk 70 NH. 3
double-Slze bedrooms. den. ga
baths. family I'm, garage. besut
AEDRIs REALTY OIL. 2-9O70
BETHESDA. English Village-Gra-
eious Ice. Colonial. lst FIR. offers
re den. orkfst. m. mod. KIT.
baths on md FIR. and ? more
bedrms. on 3rd- GARAGE. beauti-'
ful Flsssed-in p2Tch. S4l 500.
ANDRIs REALTY. OIL. 2-9O7O Til Q
BIG CAPE COD, assume GI loan
on this 4-bedroom, 2-bath brick
Cape COD with a complete base
ment, formal dining room and an
extra deep, wooded lot. Walk 70
grade and II. high schools and
Conn. ave. bus and shops. FHA
CONLEY CO., REALTORS, JU. g.
4134
BRIGGS CLANCY ROAD
BRICK HOME-2 ACRES
Cape Cod with bedrms.. rec. IN,
.VXfu cindsr block CutbulldinE
z beautiful spot S26. $50.
HUGH T. PECK, HE. 4-l700
BROOKEVILLE - Country stone
house three acres in top no.
problem cond- 3 bedrms., full din
I'm. eiec kit. Set on beautiful
and brook Excel. financing Up
per 30s, priced less than appraI-
sal lmmed. occup. By OWNER
3ul-SP. 4-4l23.
BURTONSVILLE = Gust. bit. br
split-level wflovely i7-acre lot,
3 spac bedrms., baths, rec. IN.
20x3O, Wv. carpet. S2s.95O. We
HUGH iSdS p. 7. PECK HE. 4-17OO I'll 3.
"BURTONSVILLE CENTER" : 20
900 # c ZOned with comfortable
3-bedrm., 2-story frame home,
excel. buy for only 100000. More
available. JU. $4,000.
THOMPSON CO., Realtors
CARRIAGE PARK, cIose-in silver
Sprlng-EnJoy delightful living II
this almost-nev split-foyer RAM
bier on 22O-ft. wooded lot. 4 twin
sized bedrms, pa baths, lovely
liv IN. and din. I'M, de luxe
kitchen. wall oven, table space,
large rec. nm. patio. S24 $500,
I. L. LEWIS 949-4330
CHEVY CHASE-Ritchen and baths
out q this world. 3 bedrooms. 90
baths IN this beautiful brick Co
.0nlal, close 70 Conn. ave. bus
Sri-ed 70 move at $4,000 Call
WO T. 200 I'll q pm. EDW. H.
JONES q CO, INC, Realtors.
CHEVY CHASE = Custom built
stone-and -brk. English Tudor with
master bedroom and bath on lst
floor. LARGE screened porch, 2-Car
garage and tremendous lot. 3 bed
rooms and bath up. II you are
looking for the unusual in both
house and value see this at S39.-
$50 Call WO. $4,000 til 9 pm.
EDW. H. JONES g. CO.. INC.
Realtors.
CHEVY CHASE-shaded lot, IN the
popular Rollingwood area, over
looking park. A most attractive
Large living Tm- modern kitchen
with eating area. 3 bedrms..
baths, plus paneled rec. I'm, lge
laundry I'm. Bullt-in gaTase. A
real value. priced under 100000
for immed. sale. s.m.-S pm.
EN-. 2-14Ou.
| INTERPRETATION
CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE
red, brick Colonial with true cen
I Ter hall, containing 3 twin-slze
/ bedrmS.. Q baths. large, 24-ft.
living rm., lst-flr. telephone nm
and layatory semifinished bsmt.,
huge dormitory rm. on Bird tlr.,
4 and gorgeous, 7Oxl55 lot that
/ defies description. Lovely, screened
/ porch and Gear garage. Evenings.
/ phone GA. 4-54l1.
DISTRICT MARYLAND
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lures are included in this unusual
3-bedroom brick rambler, central
air cond.. 3 baths, > firepls.. in
tercom., extra closets, huge flag
stone patio for entertaining, ga
age, S37, 800.
GEO. W. ROBERTSON. REALToR
OIL. 2-2123 Ewes. OIL. 4-1lS3
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H.-W. BASEBOART HEAT
D. L. BARNARD

CUSTOM BUILT CAPE COD
4 lge. oedrms., 2Ia baths, rec. nm,
is-scre lot, prestige area. Low 3Os.
/ Call 5sS-1S11.
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- ASSUME LARGE
49, TRUST. tanle-space kit. 8
bedrms, bsmt, lge. yard. Pay
Tcuts, 500 per month including
PHI Call 94g-130U I'll 9 80.
HTTCH n nE CLy D-eT-z
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UVFP SpPTNC-OWNFp -5o;;;5,
st. CamilluS Parish

Large brick rambler. 3 bedrms.. 3
baths, rec. rm. Near express bus.
Assume 4l2co loan. Pay Sl34 per
mo. Vacant. Price is right. We
take trades
HE. 4-l7OO TILL $50
HUGH T PECK REALTOR
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OWNER WANTS ACTION

This front 70 back split-lsvsl Is
most un1sUs.. THREE BIG BID
ROOMS, pa baths. charming rec
Eeatlol IN with fireplace VA
CANT AND WAITING FOR YOU.
Close-.n location. We take rrzdeG.
ParHrraH -aT
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TED LINGO, INC.
FRANK S. PHILLIPS

GLOVER PARK oUICKIEl-
Standardized brick town
georgetown" treatment.
Side-hall plan featuring liv-
ing room. dining room, kit.
and den on LIST floor, 3 bed
rooms and study on 2nd
floor. Hall stairs to heated
floor Full basement. gas
hot-water heat. Lear built
in garage. 3 air condition
ers. Owner has purchased in
Florida. Must go! Low EOS.
Mr.. Barrow. OIL. 6-5l22.
GEORGETOWN" IN GLOW
Err PARK!-Lovely semi
detached home, fully air
conditioned 3 bedrms, 2
baths on 2nd floor. LARGE
living room with fireplace.
Fabulous new kit cost nearly
S4000i Recreation room.
Built-in garage MID-2Os!
Ewes. WO. 6-43S5.
CHEVY CHASE. BIG FAM
lily! - Magnificent Colonial
home on beautiful tree
lined street with sidewalks.
All brick with heavy slate
roof. Spacious center-hall
plan. Big bedroom and full
bath on lst floor. Huge pam
elled library with fireplace.
3 large bedrooms, . baths on
End floor. Hall stairway to
immense Bird floor dormi-
tory. Gear built-in garage.
Lafayette. Blessed Sacra-
ment. Deal. Wilson. st.
Johns Schools. Tremendous
value at S39.50O! Wo. g.
549g.
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QUIET

NeishboThood Located in Indian
SD-.EEs Terrace This most attrac-
tive 4-beorn., 3-oath Cape Cod,
sep. din. I'm, firepI II liV. rm-,
front screened porch full bsmt.
with summer kitchen. Must be seen
70 be appreciated AL types Of
financing available
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Frank S. Phillips, Inc.
DI. 7-1411
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ASHTON. MD.-3 acres. fine Colo
REALTY Risi, yes Co $3.50 ~ 54o174 AssHToN
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HUH !. PEEK, REALTOR
.535 New HsmD. Ave. HE. 4-I70O
POTOMAC

New Southern Colonial on tUo
fenced acres. MAGNIFICENT views.
Pa1eleo library, full bath on lst
i4oor. ! bedrooms fireplace IN
master bedroom. > baths on 2nd
.-ocE. Adjoining acre With stream
available. yves, Ny. GssqUe, Ak.
8-g-44.
" c & A. n. MILLER DEV. co.
LIST YOUR HOME WITH Us
POTOMAC OFFICE
$500 FALLS RD. AK $4,000
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RoCK CRFFK HIS

Quiet, cIgn.tied neiEhborhood. Eng
lSh country cottage, bedrmS.
and Gen or 4th bedrm. Maids
I'm. 3 baths, lly nm, sep. din.
I'm. scr. porch. Rec. rm., Fear
garage. Lot gONISU Well shaded.
$50 500. H j. REVANE. INC,
Realtor, 5Ss-S330. Ewes. u. g.
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SIMMER

Beaut. English Tudor on a very at
tractiye, lot. LIST fl. features q
plus library, bedrm. and bath. 3
bedrms., > baths on End floor.
Full bsmt., rec. rm. with firepl,
Ewes, Mrs. MacAuley. WO. 6-7q52.
W c. & A. N. MILLER DEV. co.
LIST YOUR HOME WITH Us
REALTORS EN- o-446A
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SPECIAI-No SIS On.
Gil Lovely. 3-bedroom rambler.
Fenced. level lot $50 mo. pays all.
$4,000. FHA, $3.50 down. r. L.
SMITH, GA. 4-77ll. GA. 4-S795,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS CHEAP
Err THAN RENT. $3.50 down. 3,
bedrm. eXpandsble Cape Cod, enc
bath rouRhed IN. nice level lot, nr,
schools. Only Sl4,5UO. Call 94e'
lguU I'll Q-2O
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ASPEN HILL RID. AREA-Just Ike
new, Spllt-level home, 3 bedrms. -
full baths, CENTRAL AIR COND.
spacious liY. I'M, mod. kit, pan
eled rec. nm, full bsmt., huge
patio. Asking 500 $50
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Frank S. Phillips, Inc.
OIL. 2-7006
liver SPRING sHOWPLACEi

SPRING SNOWFLAKE. -
Real quality masterpiece in per.
feet condition! Stone. brick and
slate! D bedrooms. . u baths, iAl-
ouSled porch. recreation room. -
car built-ln garage. gorgeous set.
ting. beautiful! trees and plantings.
Wonderful close-in convenience
UPPER EOS! Mr.. Young. 10. s.
34S4. FRANK S. PHILLIPS. INC.
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MANOVILL REALTY CORP,
THE TRADING MAN"

RAMBLER DE LUXE on large level
AnchoT-.enced lot. separate dining
room. tab!e-space kitchen. 3 large
bedrooms. 8 iul! baths. porch. car
port, exceptional condition $685.
5uu. GRAY-KESSINGER q CO..
INC III L-E1UU
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ROCKVILLE - FIVE MINUTES
FROM TOWN. bedrms, screened
porch, wooded corner lot. Just
>l4,950. Call 9ig-73UO I'll $50.
HUGH T. PECK, Realtor
LIST WITH US FOR RESULTS
RoCKVILLE-Cheaper than rent.
3-bedrm. Cape Cod. "a baths,
sep. din I'M, full bsmt. Only
Sl4 500 FLA. 949-74O0.
r. N. LEVY
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24
Girl Scout Cab

On Saturday. Sept. %, Girl
Scouts and their leaders from La
guna Pueblo, Grants, Anaconda,
Bluewater, Gallup and Window Rock
met together for patrol-leader
training at the Recreation Hall
The girls all formed temporary
troop for the purpose of training,
and elected a troop scribe. trea-
surer, and 4 patrol leaders.
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24
Bids Opened On
Highway job

Bids were opened Oct. 3 for
highway construction BY the New
Mexico Highway Commission to-
falling Sc, 277, OOO.11. The bids were
the largest opened by the commits
sion in several years.
One OF the projects is located in
Mckinley County, 3.5 miles west
Of Fort Wingate, scene of several
traffic deaths inthe past feWyears.
The approximate length of the
job is 3.8 miles. The low bid was
submitted by Fisher Construction
Co.. Phoenix, Arizona, with bid
Of So, 274, 545. 48.
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

Crop and Livestock Reporting
Services annual QUESTIONABLE on
acres planted, acres harvested and
crop production will be mailed
soon to about 3, 500 Arizona farm
erS, rancherS and businessmen.
The survey results then will be
compiled to determine total acre
age and crop production for the
state for 1862.
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24
Hunters to Shoot
Only Game

The annual slaughter of domes-
tic animals in the hunting areas
doesn't have to accompany each
hunting season.
Most hunting season accidental
shooting of farm animals is the re-
suit of ignorance and carelessness
on the part of the hunter.
Listed below are some of the
basic rules of hunting near or
around farms and ranches.
l. Beware of these signs: ''No
Trespassing": emo Hunting;
or Private Property" along
the property line.
2. Any horse play should be a.
Voided.
3. Fire arms should be pointed
only at those things you intend
to shoot.
4. Be sure no domestic animal
is in line of your fire.
5. Do not shoot at any sound or
movement inside the farm ar
cas-.
3. Avoid target practice near or
around farms or ranches.
7. Always know what is in front of
and behind your target.
3. Do not shoot at game over the
rise of a hill, someone or live
stock may be on the other side
and in line of your fire.
.. Do not shoot over livestock or
toward the buildings.
10. Never shoot a bullet at a flat,
hard surface or the surface of
water toward the farms or
ranch buildings.
II. Avoid alcoholic drinks before
or during shooting.
IL Be sure you have complete
control of your gun and your
self at all times.
IS. Avoid paying other fines and
law suits.
IA. Be sure and recognize these:
color, size, movements, loca-
ton, and finally see if it is
wild game before you take a
careful aim and squeeze that
trigger outside of farm areas
or ranches.
is. Don't do like the hunter who
shot his six foot-five inch COM
panion weighing 24Opounds and
said: 81 was sure it was a
WoOdchuck"
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

to-mouth method of cash on the
ice box or NO ice!
At our house, Mamma and 1
always work out our family
budget together. We planned
carefully how we were going
to pay the installments on that
new refrigerator = BEFORE
we agreed to buy it.
We aren't a "cash-on-the-
barrelhead" family any more.
We've found that credit can be
a useful tool in family money
management. It can help fam
lilies acquire more Of the things
they want and need; it can help
them save-as-they-go. But like
any good tool, credit must be
used wisely - and only as
part of q careful family finan-
cial plan!
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

CIUIIK dILU QUIL!
The lady of the
house didn't say a
word - a very I'M
usual wife, indeed.
She merely led me
gently to the kit
chen, opened tn e
refrigerator d or,
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and let me view the lovely mess
inside.
I surveyed the soggy stack
of nicely thawing frozen foods;
inhaled the distinctive aromaS
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

of "ripening" meats and cheeses,
and shifted at each quart of
curdling milk. She permitted me
to contemplate in peaceful quie-
tude the bleak prospect of
quaffing my favorite beverages
LUKE WARM for the remain
der of July and August.
My wife's wordless lecture
was quite effective. 1 quickly
realized that for city folks to-
day a kitchen refrigerator is
a NECESSITY. After weighing
all the factors, we decided that
a new refrigerator was a better
solution than paying the cost
of labor and parts required to
put our antique back into some
what dubious service. We did
some arithmetic, and found
there was sufficient cash on
hand for a down payment -
without disturbing family saw
ings. Then we shopped around
for the best buy and eventually
signed contract for two years
of installment payments.
Genuine Thrift
1t may take us two years to
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

&OI n1dKI1cU O4A Cd0dA1 OOC
the time came when we decided
our children needed a better
home environment enough
room, a yard to play in, a good
neighborhood with good schools,
and all the rest. We soon dis
covered we'd have a hard time
providing these things if we
had to wait until we could pay
cash. If we tried to save the
money out of income - paying
rent for someplace to live all
the while we were saving -
the youngsters would be full
grown before the house could
ever be purchased.
And so we used long-term
mortgage credit. We used our
savings for the down payment,
moved into the house, and
started paying the rest on a
twenty-five year installment
plan. We were in debt, but
this kind of debt helped us to
increase the family's net worth
each year, so it was really a
"SAVE-as-you-go" plan.
49,. 3 SILENT Wife?
Then, right in the middle of
the hottest part. of the sum-
mer, our Observation-Disclosures
tique refrigerator finally went
81, ~
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pay for the refri-
gerator, but in two
years we will have
paid ahead" for
the cost of refri-
geration for a n
other twelve years
or more! That's
sound economics
and I'm sure my
cautious fore f a.
theirs would agree
that paying ahead
is m ore thrifty
than the old hand
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24

n a d gone into
debt and wound up
in the pOOrhOuse."
AS a kid I was just
as sure that t h e
two went together
as I was that if
you took that first
drink you would
wind up a drunk
ard
Navajo times. [volume] (Window Rock, Ariz.) 1960-1984, 1962-10-24
SAVE-AS-YOU-GO

I come from conservative
stock and my folks were great
believers in leash on the barrel
head" It made a lot of sense
in those days, and every now
and then my Dad would point
out some horrible example who
Evening star., 1962-04-11
MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK (AP)
National AssOcia-
tion Securities Deal
erS. Inc
Evening star., 1962-04-11

keep a close watch on them
to make sure bills are collected
The Credit Bureau has two
agents assigned to watch fol
fortune-teller signs. Whenever
a new one crops up, an entry
goes into the file: Watch for
gypSies at this address"
One of the tribes, long van
ished, conned so many land
lords and merchants in Wash
ington that officials nicknamed
her THE Countess" Well
dressed, speaking in a rich for
eign accent, she would claim
to be with various embassies
and embroidered the tale with
a new title at each account
The Bureau amaSSed IA enve-
lopeS on her-one for each new
name-before a peaceful death
ended her career.
The crowd at her funeral was
impressive.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
ON WINGS
Proqress Toward Mach 3
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

Pleasant, of Pan eric a n
World Airways, treasurer.
| = -
Eual H. Thornton, member
of the FAA's public affairs staff
for the last two and a half
years, has been named to the
managerial staff of the FAA's
experimental center in Atlantic
City. Thomas III. Sprague,
assistant manager Of public
relations for Aerojet- General
in Sacramento, is the new pub
lie relations manager in WASH
ington. National headquar-
ters of the HelicOpter ASSOcia-
tion of America have moved
from the Landmark building to
the Dupont Circle building. . =.
Gerald J. Hogan, manufactur-
ing manager, and Harlan s.
HOsler, Washington office man
ager and assistant vice presi-
dent, have been elected vice
president of Kaman AircrOft
Corp.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
Special Section

NovelistS may find gypsies
romantic, but credit authori-
ties have long since learned to
Evening star., 1962-04-11
Ford Raises
Its Dividend

DETROIT. April II (AP).-
Ford Motor Co. directors today
declared a regular quarterly
dividend of 80 cents a share
payable June l to stockholders
of record April %.
Ford paid rs cents a share
per quarter in 1861 and jumped
to 80 cents with its first quar-
terly dividend of 1862.
Evening star., 1962-04-11
Cannon Succeeded
KANNAPOLIS N

KANNAPOLIS, N. c., April
II (AP).-Charles A. Cannon,
66, has stepped down as presi-
dent of the vast Cannon mills
chain a job he held since 1921,
to take the post of chairman
OF the board. Don S. Holt, a
Cannon executive since 1850,
has succeeded him.
Evening star., 1962-04-11

quarters, 222 Sixth street NV.
where records on 2.5 million
persons are kept. It's a good
bet your name is there if
you've ever lived or worked
here, or put it on the cuff at a
local shop.
Answers in Seconds
To furnish rapid credit
checks to its 5000 members, the
bureau equipS its staff with
portable telephones and switch
boards at every corner where
a worker can plug in, read off
a rating and answer questions
in seconds.
The agency keeps its files
current with 10000 "deroga-
tory" items entered each
month, using a system of pink
slips indicating lawsuits, over
due store accounts and other
warnings.
Now in the works is a new
system in which a code would
furnish a complete financial BIZ
ography of a shopper, includ-
ing his salary, length of resi-
dence, how long he's held his
job, whether he rents or owns
his dwelling, and most impor-
tant - whether he pays bills
promptly.
So valuable have the Credit
Bureaus files become as a
character profile that q score
of Government agencies
mine them for tips. Mr.. Al
thauS. admits he's received
thank-you notes from law-en-
forcement agencies on several
occasions for helpful informa-
tion," though he declines COM
menu on Specl1lc cases.
Last year the bureau, a mer-
chant-owned corporation with
branches in Silver Spring, Alex
andria and Arlington, sold
more than 100000 credit re-
ports, the chief source of it's
income. The total has in
creased by 37.5 per cent in the
last three years.
Special Section
NovelistS may find gypsies
romantic, but credit authori-
ties have long since learned to
Evening star., 1962-04-11
|, OF BUSINESS
TALKING OF BUSINESS
CreditBureou, Spotting Poor Risks
For II Years, Still Not Cynical
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star Staff Writer

He was wearing a gray suit
of Hong Kong silk, a Chester
field topcoat and black felt hat
with Roma" labelled inside.
His age was perhaps CO. Erect
and poised, about six feet, he
spoke with a confident manner.
I'm interested in buying a
home, one with character and
reputation" he told the real
estate salesman.
He seemed pleased with the
$4,000 house the salesman
showed him. He would wire
home in San Francisco for
money to settle the pur-
chase the next day. In the
meantime, was there a good,
reliable furniture store in
Washington?
The agent took him to one
and watched him pick out a
$4,000 dining room suite.
Suspicious, the eSman
phoned the Credit Bureau and
quickly learned these facts: The
mans previous address was
Boystown, U. S. A, not San
Francisco. Another store al
ready had inquired if DobbS
Ferry, N. Y. was his correct ad-
dress, and was he really a Bell
& Howell executive? He had
told his hotel he was an air
ways supervisor for TWA.
When authorities dropped by
the strangers hotel the next
day, after freezing all his pur-
chases, he had vanished. He
never came back for his lug
gage" the clerk mused. 1t was
empty anyway.
Al Years of Protection
For Al years Credit Bureau,
Inc. has quietly been protect
ing its member stores and in
dividualS from similar tall,
distinguished con artists,
charge account pyramiders.
skips, gypsies and just plain
citizens who mean well but
budget their income like Will
kinS Micawber.
In spite of their task, bureau
officials are not cynical about
humanity. We've given the
green light to the vast major
ity of credit applicants" de-
clares John K. Althaus, Secre-
tary-treasurer and a director
of the Associated Credit Bureaus
of America. In some local
stores, as much as "a per cent
of all applicants are approved.
The bureaus chief weapon
against the floating operator is
a massive file room at its head