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Evening star., 1962-04-19

out, Dale Long and Willie
Tasby singled. Johnson smackeC
a vicious grounder along the
third-baSe line. Boros SHARED
this one but threw wild tC
1 second, and Long scored with
Washington's only run.
The official scorer in De.
troit ruled a throwing error by
BoroS and a fielder's choice fol
johnson. which of course
counts as a time at bat. Almost
everybody agreed it was a just
ruling. Boros had plenty oi
time for the force play.
But JohnSon's hopes hao
been raised because the ole
timer who operates the score
board in Tiger Stadium had
. flashed the Hit" sign before
waiting for a judgment by the
official scorer.
After the game johnson, who
like every ball player since the
unveiling at Cooperstown likes
his base hits, wanted to make
sure of the ruling. When tolc
/ he had not been given a hit
Johnson was mad. He called
Boros in the Detroit dressing
room. asking for an opinion
and Steve said he would speak
to the official scorer.
But the ruling stood as an
error, and johnson was talked
into accepting it. 1t probably
wouldn't have come UP if the
scoreboard operator had hit the
error sign, which he was sup
posed to. instead of the hit"
Deep down inside Bob knew 1t
wasn't a hit. but if a guy gets
an unexpected break and then
gets it taken away from him,
he can get bitter.
Some of the Senators were
talking about piece in New
York paper saying that Hal
Woodeshick, an ex-teammate,
finally had developed a curve
ball after II years in baseball.
The story was written be-
fore the Cubs tagged him for II
hits in seven innings yesterday.
1t was based on his early shut
out for Houston.
I'VE tried to teach him a
curve last year." Sid Hudson
said. but he just couldn't
grasp it."
Hudson and some Of the
others credited Woodeshick
with having great stuff, but no.
body wants to take back the
trade of Woodeshick for Chuck
Cottier. Cottier'S ex-team-
mates on the Tigers say he's
the best second baseman in the
league with the glove.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
Four Hitter for O'TOOIe
MINOR LEAGUES

BY the Associated Press
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Seattle 3. Vancouver " Il innings
San Diego, s: Tacoma l.
Salt Lake City. q: Hawaii, 1.
Only games scheduled.
TEXAS LEAGUE
Tulsa. 3: Austin, >.
FL Paso. 10: San Antonio, s.
Amarillo at Albuquerque, postponed.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Portsmouth, 3; Asheville, 2 Q2
Innings.
Charlotte. 4; Greenville, 3 III in
ningsl.
Savannah, = Knoxville. 4.
Macon, IL; Augusta, /.
Evening star., 1962-04-19

ODDLY enough, the Tigers
batter faced as Jim Hannah
debutS in relief roles in tn
Senators series with the Tigers
Colavito was the leadoff MAJ
In the sixth inning on Tuesday
and Hannah forced him Il
ground to short. Again yeSter'
day Colavito was the leadof
man in the sixth, and this tint
Stenhouse, the incoming pitch
er, was facing his first majol
league hitter. Dave struck out
Rocky.
The Senators were watching
Colavito take batting practice
yesterday and were unim.
pressed when Rocky blasted
three straight pitches into the
stands. Hes pressing. he's
swaying." a couple of the
Washington players remarked
Colavito was nicked by g
Joe McClain pitch his first
time up, threw his bat in dis.
gust as he was walked tht
second time. and then struck
out and grounded to third. Ir
three games against the Sen.
ators, Rocky is 0-for-l0. Las
year he tied an American
League record with four home
runs off Washington pitching
in double e-header on August q
in Griffith Stadium.
Manager Bob Scheffing OF
the. Tigers said in the Detroit
dressing room that he was not
alarmed over ROcky'S slow
start. I'VE were winning at
this time last year without
him." Scheffing said. Rocky
is a streak hitter. Right now
he's biting at bad pitches"
Colavito should move into
the block in Detroit where Joe
Falls, the Free Press baseball
writer lives.
In 1859 Harvey Kuenn moved
into that block and won the
American League batting title
Last year Norm Cash moved
into the block and won the
batting title.
This year Don MoSsi moved
into the block. In two games
against the Senators. the Tiger
southpaw has 3-tor-5 and is
hitting 900.
- -
Steve Boros, the Tigers third
baseman. made a pair of SEN
sational Stabs in the seventh
inning yesterday to rob Jim
Piersall and Bob johnson of
hits and help Don Mossi out
of a jam. But for a few min
uteS johnson wasn't sure he
had been robbed of hit.
After Boros dived for Pier
sails grounder and threw Jim
Evening star., 1962-04-19
CUBS, 3; COLTS, 2

Houston ........... o.. 900 ITO 900 o.:
Chicago ........ ...... 100 900 100 l.:
None. PO-A Houston 1913 1.-TWO out
when winning run scored), Chicago 30
%. DIP Amalfitano, Buddin and Gernert
2; White, Hubbs and Banks; Santo, Hubb;
and Banks. LOB Houston 8, Chicago 8
2B Altman. 3B Banks. HR Banks. SB- -
Brock. WOOdeshick, Smith. SF-Aspro
mente.
Up H r Err BIB sc
x-WoodeshiCk I II 2
Farrell IL, o-O 22-3 ! ! 0
Ellsworth w, l-o) 10 8 z a
x-Faced z men in 9th.
HIP BY Woodeshick tWhite). WP-
Woodeshick U Walsh, Conlan, Burkhar
T-2:25. A-3,3ls.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
Colts Book SteeIers

BALTIMORE, April 10 (AP)
- The Baltimore Colts an
nounced yesterday they will
play the Steelers in an exhibi-
ton game September 9 at
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
By the Associated Press

Aging Stan Musial was al
most apologetic about it.
Il guess So" The Man ad-
mitted when asked if his blis-
tering start may prompt him
to try it again in 1868. II told
John CJohnny Keane, the st.
Louis Manager 1 wanted to
play just this one more. But
I think he knows If I had a
good year I'd probably be
back"
And the 41-year-old Musial
is off to one of his greatest
starts. He lashed out two hits in
the Cardinals 1876 romp over
the Nets yesterday and i'm
proved his National League
leading batting average to .474.
But Stan had to share CEN
Ter stage with another creak-
ing oldtimer, Milwaukee's age
less Warren SPAIN, and the
veteran Ernie Banks Of Chicago.
SPAIN Wins No. 30
| SPAIN gained the 310th vic
tory of his career in a GA deci-
sion over San Francisco while
Banks 300th career home run
with two out in the 10th
brought the Cubs a 80 decision
over Houston. Cincinnati
blasted the Dodgers, 14-0. Pitts
burgh edged Philadelphia, 4-3,
for its seventh straight victory.
Musial's two hits gave him a
total of 3.4l0. only 20 short of
Honus Wagner's National
League record. He needs only
two more total bases to tie
Babe Ruth for second place in
the all-time list behind Ty
Cobb.
In all. the undefeated Cards,
who have won five, pounded l8
hits off four Nets pitchers. In
cluded were a pair of home runs
by Kenny Boyer and one each
by Julian Javier and Carl War
wick. 1t was the sixth straight
loss for Casey Stengel's winless
Nets.
Four Hitter for O'TOOle
Banks homer brought the
Cubs their first victory in eight
starts this season. The blow, off
Reliever Dick Farrell, made
Banks only the goth man in the
history of the majors to reach
the 300 figure. and tied him
for ninth on the all-time Ma
tional League list with Chuck
Klein of the PhillieS and Cubs.
Lefty Dick Ellsworth went the
distance for the victory.
San Francisco had a 3-2 lead
on doubles by Jim Davenport
and Jose Pagan, and Tom Hal
Evening star., 1962-04-19
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Evening star., 1962-04-19

HIP BY Roebuck (Coleman). WP-
Roebuck 2, Ortega. PB Sherry. u Bar.
lick, Crawford, Vargo and Harvey. T
3:o4. A-6,536.
Evening star., 1962-04-19
PIRATES, 4; PHILLIEs, 3

U-FIaherty, Runge, Carigan, Hurley
! T-2:A5. A-S,s2s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
10 Ann SeZby
Is Bride Of
Ronald White

Elder and Mrs. Walter Selby
of Gaithersburg announce the
marriage of their daughter, 10
Ann, to Ronald M. White, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice White
of Scottsdale, Ariz. The couple
exchanged vows in the Protes-
tant Chapel of the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethes-
da, at 7 pm. on February 10.
Chaplain Schuested, 1t. (j.g),
USN, performed the double ring
ceremony.
Walter M. Selby, jr., gave the
bride in marriage. She wore a
white lace taffeta gown with
full-length veil and carried a
prayer book.
Barbara Holt of Bethesda at.
tended the bride, and Charles
L. Jones, also of Bethesda, was
best man.
Kenneth w. Stewart of Be.
thesda, ushered.
A reception followed the cere.
mony in the Enlisted Mems Club
of the Naval Center.
The newlyweds are now resid.
ing at 6817 Red Top rd., Takoma
Park. The bridegroom is serv-
ing in the U. S. Navy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Miss Hudson Is Bride
Of N. Carolina Man

A reception at the Army-Navy
Club followed the wedding Feb
ruary II of Miss Melissa Earle
Hudson, 1919 Hampden Ia, and
Robert Lawrence Stevens of
Winston-Salem, N. C. Parents
of the couple are Mr.. and Mrs.
James Banks Hudson, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Eli Stevens.
The Rev. William Beal per-
formed the ceremony at st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Chevy
Chase.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride wore a gown
of white peau de sole, fashioned
in the empire silhouette with a
bodice re-embroidered in Venice
lace and seed pearls, and a court
train. Her veil, a butterfly pouff
of Belgian illusion, was attach
ed to a pill box OF peau de sole
and seed PEARLS, and she carried
a white prayer book.
Miss Harriette Cuttino of
Charleston, S. c., was maid of
honor, and the bridesmaids were
Miss Mary Erskine Wheat of
Aiken, S. c., Miss Agnes Lewis,
Miss Susan Selke and Miss Lin
da Hughes, all of Bethesda. All
of the attendants wore gowns of
Carribe blue delustered satin
with matching yelled pill boxes
and finger muffs of French
ruching.
The flower girls, wearing
white organdy over pale blue
silk, were Leslie Louise Whit
more, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Whitemore of New Hol-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Mrs. FreeIand
To Speak Before
&C. COP Club

Mrs. Caroline Freeland, vice.
chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee and
political education chairman of
the Federation of Republican
Women's Clubs of Montgomery
County, will speak at the Febru-
airy 81 meeting of the Chevy
Chase Republican Women's Club
at 10 am. at the home of Mrs.
L. Jack Stump.
The County Council and state
election issues will be discussed
by Mrs, Freeland who is run.
ming in May for reelection to
the state central committee.
Mrs. Gerda Crow, president of
the Federation of Republican
Women of Montgomery County,
will discuss the function of the
Federation and its relationship
to the individual club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Sewing
Contest
Set Today

Ten women's clubs in Mont
gomery County will be repre-.
sented in the district judging of
the Fifth Annual Vogue FASH
ion-Sewing Contest on February
u at the Chevy Chase Woman's
Club clubhouse.
The district winner will COM
pete in the state contest sched-
uled for April in Baltimore. The
national winner of the contest,
sponsored by the General Fed.
Grafton of Women's Clubs and
Vogue Pattern Service, will re-
ceive a three weeks fashion tour
of Europe.
Clubs participating include
the Woman's Clubs of Bethesda,
Chevy Chase, Rockville, Silver
Spring and Wheaton; the Wom-
ans Community Club of Ken
sington, the Suburban Woman's
Club of Montgomery County,
and the Junior Woman's Clubs
of Chevy Chase, Rockville and
Silver Spring.
In addition to the selection of
the Ideal Clubwoman's Co.'S
tune" judges will choose a jun
ior winner among high school
students sponsored by local
clubs.
Judges are Mrs. Thomas Day,
sewing instructor for Montgom-
cry County; Joan Winters, fash
ion columnist; and Charles Prof
fit, assistant manager of Jel-
leffs, Silver Spring.
Winners will receive prizes
from the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company, as well as
courses from the Katherine
Mizell Keye Modelling and Fin
ishing School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Lee-PreIIer Wedding
Performed in Bethesda

Wedding bells rang out re-
Gently for Miss Mary Annette
Preller, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Preller, 45O9
North Chelsea Ia, Bethesda. and
Norman Ray Lee, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Lee of
Mooresville, N. c. Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic Church, Be-
thesda, was the scene of the IL
am, double ring ceremony per-
formed by Monsignor Elmer
Fisher before an altar banked
with arrangements of white
gladioli, chrysanthemums and
snapdragons, together wit h
palms. The Rev. John Molloy
said the nuptial mass and read
the Papal Blessing.
Escorted by her father, the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Antiquity Department
To Hear DR.. Byrne

DR.. Robert J. Byrne of the
University of Maryland will
speak at the annual meeting of
The Preservation of Maryland
Antiquities, a department of the
American Home Section of the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club, on
February % at 1880 pm. DR..
Byrne, who will speak on the
Maryland Campaign and the
Battle of Antietam in Common
Grafton of the centennial ami
versary of the War between the
States, will be introduced by
Mrs. Teiser B. Gill, chairman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27

bride wore a gown of peau de
sole and Alencon lace designed
with portrait neckline, basque
bodice, and bell skirt cascading
into a chapel train. Her bout
FAINT veil of French silk illusion
drifted from a miniature crown
of seed pearls, and she carried a
cascade bouquet of phalaenopsis
orchids, lilies of the valley and
hyacinth.
Miss Geraldine Golfer of
Washington, d. c. was maid of
honor in a turquoise peau satin
sheath and matching velvet pill
box hat. She carried a cascade
bouquet of feathered pink carna.
lions, sweetheart roses and Law.
ender heather.
Wearing identical peau satin
Grecian rose dresses and match.
ing pill boxes, Miss Jeanne Dent
of Hyattsville, and Miss Phyllis
Preller, the brides sister, served
as bridesmaids. They carried
pink carnations and sweetheart
roses.
The bridegroom's best man
was Tom Pratt of Davidson,
N. c., and ushers included Bob.
by Powers of Silver Spring,
cousin of the bride; Danny Lam
bert of Mooresville, N. c., Royce
Smith of Rogers Heights, Md,
and Vincent Lutheran of River.
dale, Md.
The brides mot her was
escorted by her 412 -year-old-son,
Ronald Bruce Preller. She wore
a gown of beige embroidered
silk organza and carried a cor,
sage of tan cymhdium orchids,
The bridegroom's mother wore
gray lace over pink taffeta and
a corsage of white cymbidium
orchids.
Joseph Kinslow sang the nup,
tial music, and Mrs. Howard
Mann played the organ.
During the reception at the
Kennedy Warren which followed
the ceremony, music was fur
nished by a trio from Tiny
Meeker's orchestra.
The couple honeymooned ir
the Pocono Mountains and is
now residing in West Hyatts
vile.
The bride, graduate of I'm
maculate Conception Academy
is a secretary in the Chief Coun
sells Office, Internal Revenue
Service, Washington, D. c. Hel
husband is employed with Elec
tro Mechanical Research Corp
GRAFTON, College Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
NORWOOD
Club TO Hold
Dance Friday

Members and friends of the
NorthWood Woman's Club have
been invited to attend a dance
from 8 to II pm. on March 2 in
the m ain ballroom of the
knights of Columbus Hall, For
est Glen I'd. and Rosensteel ave-,
Forest Glen.
Music will be by Lee Max
fields orchestra, and arrange
ments are being made by COM
mittee headed by Mrs. Walter
c. DeVaughn. Also assisting
are Mrs. Robert c. Ellis, Mrs.
Charles D. Conway, Mrs. Fran
els Naughton, Mrs. William r.
Waters, Mrs. Anthony DeFrank,
Mrs. Rogert Neetz, Mrs. Joseph
Cochran, Mrs. Donald Hamilton.
Mrs. George Bartlett, Mrs
Joseph Hill, Mrs. A. FOLSOM
Brown, Mrs. George l. Cary
and Mrs. James T. Northrup.
Proceeds will be used for the
clubs philanthropic fund. Ticket
information is available with
Mrs. Cary, Whitehall 6-4073, or
Mrs. Northrup, Juniper 5-0206.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Mount Ho|yoke Club Plans Fashion Show

The Scholarship Fund of the
Mount Holyoke Club of Wash
ington will benefit from STUDY
i'm Style" a tea and fashion
show to be held from 2 to 4
pm. on March 10 at the Beau
voir School, $500 Woodley rd.,
NV.
Casual Corner will show high
school and college styles during
the event, part of an observance
of the 125th anniversary of
Mount Holyoke College, Oldest
institution of higher learning
for women in the United States.
Committee members met re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. NJ.
Everett Parkinson, 6606 Ken
nedy dr., Kenwood, to make
final arrangements for the bene-
fit. Mrs. Richard w. Kasperson
and Mrs. Charles S. Tidball are
co-chairmen. Also assisting are
Mrs. William d. Brewer, Mrs.
Gordon Craig, Mrs. Clarence
Danhof, Mrs. Chauncey Y.
Dodds, jr., Mrs. George H. Good
rich, Mrs. David Hathaway, Mrs.
Bernard F. Hillenbrand, Mrs.
NJ. Everett Parkinson, Mrs. HUI
bert Russell and Mrs. Charles
Fl. Weed.
Mrs. William p. King is presi-
dent of the Mount Holyoke
Club. Mrs. Walter H. Judd and
Mrs. Edward r. Murrow are
trustees. The executive board
consists of Mrs, Andrew T. Alt
mann, Miss Phyllis Altrogge,
Mrs. Robert P. Bracket, Mrs.
Edward V. Fowler, Mrs. Julian
l.. Holley, Miss Sandra Nance
wicz, Miss Eleanor Mcmahon,
Mrs. Parkinson, Mrs. John Jay
Pohanka, Mrs. Edward A. Rowe,
Mrs. james E. Russell, Mrs.
Charles w. Schlager, Mrs. Wal
ter Smith and Mrs. Lloyd E.
Taylor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Barry Allen Takes Bride
In Baltimore Ceremony

ceremony took place at the Har
Sinai Synagogue with Rabbi
Abraham Shusterman and Can
tor Henry Cooper officiating. A
dinner and reception followed
the ceremony.
The brides gown was ivory
peau de sole appliqued with full
blown roses of alencon lace en-
crusted with seed pearls and
crystal dew drops and designed
with a chapel-length train. Her
crown of seed pearls and crys-
tails held a finger-tip-length il.
fusion veil in place, and she car
ried a cascade bouquet of or
chids, white starlight roses, and
lilies of the valley.
Given in marriage by her ia
Their, the bride was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Edgar Sweren,
as matron of honor; by Miss
Paula Hoffman as maid of hon.
or; by Mrs. Allan GetZ, her cous-
in, and Miss Marjorie Weinstein,
bridesmaids. Attendants were
gowned in gold satin with a
rose-shaped panel forming a
train. Miss Shelley Beth Sweren
and Miss Marcie Lynn Sweren,
nieces of the bride, were junior
bridesmaid and flower girl, re-
spectively. They also wore gold
satin.
The mother of the bride wore
gown of champagne chiffon
and gold thread embroidery,
and the bridegroom's mother
wore gold brocade.
The bridegroom's brother,
Richard Allen, was best man.
Ushers were Fred Applestein,
brother of the bride; Dr.. Edgar
Sweren, brother-in-law of the
bride; Herbert Pritzker; Ed
mund Scherr; and Leonard
Hoyle, jr. Master Phillip Allen,
brother of the bridegroom was
junior usher; and Bennett Scott
Sweren, nephew of the bride,
was ring bearer.
Mr.. Allen, a graduate of the
University of Maryland, where
he was selected for Who's Who
in American Colleges, was en-
ployed as an editor of Metro
tone Telenews in Washington.
He contributed to The Maryland
News while attending Mary
land, and is presently in Naval
Officers Candidate School in
Newport, R. 1. Mrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27

trip, the couple will reside IN
Houston, Texas.
The bride, a graduate of Be-
thesda Chevy Chase High
School, attended Duke Univer-
sity. Her husband graduated
from North Carolina State Col
lege and is now associated with
the National Aeronautical Space
Administrators Manned Space
craft Center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Miss Jackson
Is Engaged to
Mr.. Parker

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Jack
son OF Chesapeake Beach. an.
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Barbara Lee, to Theo-
dore Charles Parker, ir., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Parker. ST..
of Silver Spring,
Miss jackson, a graduate of
Calvert County High School. IS
employed at the Washington
Post. Her fiance, a graduate of
Montgomery Blair High School.
served four years in the United
States Navy and is now a mem
Der of the Montgomery County
Police Department, Traffic Divi.
sion.
A September wedding is
planned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
King Sisters
Excel in College

Named to the deans list at
acknowledgements College, Mil
waukee, Wis, for their high
scholastic record of the past Sc.
mester are the daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. David B. King, 1878
Bluhill rd., Judith, junior, and
Carolyn MRS. John Stephens),
a senior.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27

DR.. and Mrs. Frank Apple
stein of 3101 Labyrinth I'd. Bal
timore announce the marriage
of their daughter Carol Joyce, to
Barry Morgan Allen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Mitchell Allen
of Bethesda. The double ring
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27

land, Pa, and Miss Elizabeth
Marie Short, daughter of Mrs.
Anne Brown Short of st. Louis,
Mo.
For the occasion the brides
mother chose a Pernod green
peau de sole sheath trimmed
with Alencon lace. Mrs. Stevens
wore Silvered green lace and
peau de sole.
After a Southern wedding
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Rabbi to Speak

Rabbi Eugene ]. Lipman of
Temple Sinai will speak on
Evolving Religions in Israeli
at a meeting of the Montgomery
County Section, National Coun-
Gil of Jewish Women. to be held
at 1890 pm. on February q, at
the Montgomery County Jewish
Center, 8402 Freyman dr.,
Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-27
Evening Bridge

A meeting of the Evening
Bridge Section of the Suburban
Woman's Club of Montgomery
County will be held on Febru-
airy u at 8 pm. at the home of
Mrs. G. Elroy Mcneil, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1962-01-09
Foreign Car Importers
Set for New u. S. Drive

THE import will still sell be-
cause it's different, but differ
ence isn't enough; it has got
to be as good"
The first half of 1861 was
one of retrenchment for almost
all imports. Most sales were
made from inventories already
in this country. Only in the fall
did some of the lines resume
shipping from Europe.
AS of September. Ford said
it would import the English
Ford only as sales warrant,
Pontiac discontinued further
shipments of Vauxhalls. Ford
dropped the German Taunus
at the end of 1860 and Buick
discontinued imports of the
German Opel.
Other American makers with
So-called captive" imports
took a different tack. Ameri-
can Motors has continued tt
push its Metropolitan, anc
Chrysler has reorganized it.
American Simca program.
MercedeS-Be continues tt
be a major factor for Stude'
baker-Packard.
Evening star., 1962-01-09

DETROIT tAP). - Leading
automobile importers believe
they have weathered the Amer
tcan switch to compact cars
and they are ready to go after
new business in the United
States.
From a high point of GA
900 foreign car sales in 1859
the import market plunged
after American manufacturers
brought out smaller cars.
Official registrations for 1861
were expected to run under
100000 with every volume line
except VolksWagen sharing in
the drop.
What of the future?
John T. Parks, managing di-
rector for Rootes Motors, says
he believes 100000 should be
a normal annual market, but he
adds:
THE imported car has got
to compete against Detroit
products, nut for nut and bolt
for bolt. The day when the dis
tinction of being made in Eu-
rope was enough to insure a
sale is gone forever.