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Evening star., 1963-09-19
Brentwood Village
Sale Completed

Ownership of the 738-unit
Brentwood Village Apartments
in Northeast Washington was
transferred yesterday to a
group of Washington investors
headed by Sidney j. Brown,
president of the First National
Realty Co. Purchase price for
the 44-acre complex, developed
in the early 1940s, was SIS
million.
The development, which in
cludes a shopping center, had
been owned by Basic Proper
ties, Inc, Of New York. The
sale was originally announced
last July.
At the closing ceremonies
yesterday, the apartment prop
critics were officially turned
over to Relocation Develop
ment Corp, Inc, headed by
Mr.. Brown, and the shopping
center properties to another
concern. Lucore, Inc.
Shannon & Luchs handled
the transaction for the sellers.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
Continental Casualty
Stock Is Increased

CHICAGO (DD. - CONT
mental Casualty Co. stockhold-
ers approved an increase in
authorized stock to. provide for
the acquisition Of American
Casualty Co. Of Reading, Pa.
Continental's authorized cap
ital stock will be expanded to
8,033,334 shares from 1900, 900.
The company intends to ex-
change 529,532 Of the addi-
tional shares for 397,1 shares
or about 99% Of the outstand-
ing stock of American Casualty
on the basis Of the Ia shares
for each American Casualty
share.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO (AP) ).-Indication that
the United states Government might
reverse It's tough policy AGAINST sales
Of farm products TO Russia resulted
| oday in increased supper for grain
fuures on he Board Of Trade.
Midway through the session most
wheat contracts were up nearly 2
cents a bushel and rye advances
averaged more than . cents above
yesterdays closing prices.
Demand for wheat increased on
reports that Soviet agents already have
approached American traders with
offers 70 buy wheat. II also was
reported that Russia was expected
% seek permission OF the United
states Government 10 negotiate such
Russias need for foreign grains
resulted from adverse crop conditions
n the Soviet Mon, Earlirs this week
the Russians purchased 22s million
bushels OF wheat from Canada and
bS.b million from Australia,
Around noon wheat was 1 u TO Ia
higher September 81 .g4h: corn " to
AZ higher. September Si.3bh; oats
99hi rye v 10 sIs higher. September
81 .46Is. and soybeans u 10 ~ high.
er, September 80 B6h.
Demand for corn reflected short
GOVERNS and currently tight supplies
in the September contract which ex-
pires a. the close OF today's market
Evening star., 1963-09-19
British Import Dip
Cuts Trade Gap

LONDON (DD.-A decline
in imports in August has en-
abled Britain to reduce its
trade gap to $148,680,000.
This was a sharp improve
ment over the July deficit of
$2l6, 100000 and the year.
earlier deficit of 0,720 900.
These deficits, however, cover
only the so-called visible"
trade and usually are made up
in large part by a net intake
from insurance, shipping, tour
ist business and other "in-
visible" items.
After eliminating seasonal
variations, Britain's exports ir
the first eight months this
years were 6 per cent higher
and imports 4 per cent higher
than the average for the whole
of 1862.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
D. c. SECURITIES

Bid and asked prices on Stocks
listed on the Philadelphia Baltimore
Washington Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
Horris-lntertype
Sees Better Yeur

LOS ANGELES (DD.-Harris
Intertype Corp. looks for i'm
proved shipments and earnings
in the fiscal year ending June
80, 1864. George s. Dively,
chairman and chief executive
officer, told Dow Jones.
AS previously reported Har-
ris- -Intertype had a net Of S.
$4,000 or $3.l4 a share on
shipments of $8S.5l0,000 down
from net Of $6,606,000 or 1922
a share on $89,l26,000 in ship
ments the prior year.
Mr.. Dively declined to pre-
dict results Of the manufac-
turer of printing equipment
and electronic products in the
Evening star., 1963-09-19
DurabIeGoods
0rdersDecIine
BY the Associated Press

New orders of durable goods
declined 8 per cent in August,
the Commerce Department said
today, and virtually all of the
decrease was due to fewer
billings for motor vehicles.
A Commerce Department Of
ficial said the decline in new
orders for automobiles reflected
an earlier -than-usual model
change-over this year. He said
that although the figures are
seasonally adjusted, they could
not be changed enough TO allow
for the sharp fluctuation in
auto sales at this time of the
year.
The durable goods orders is
considered a key economic in
dicator, although it would take
more than one months per-
formance to establish a pattern.
Sales of durable goods were
off 2 per cent.
Both new orders and sales
have risen steadily this year
and are considerably above the
levels of August 1862.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
Stock Prices
Gain Slightly;
Trading Liuht

NEW YORK, (AP)-Steels
motors, tobaccos and selected
issues advanced today as the
Stock Market posted a moder-
ate rise. Trading was quiet
early this afternoon.
With first-hour volume dip
ping beneath the million-share
level, it looked as if turnover
for the day would be the small
est in weeks.
Trading dullness was as
crlbed to the start of the
Jewish high holidays combined
with normal pre-weekend eau
ton.
Analysts said that the stock
market appeared to be techni-
cally stronger than some Wall
streeters had expected after
yesterdays decline. In addi-
ton, President Kennedy S
speech on tax cutting last night
was favorably received and the
general business background
was encouraging.
Key stocks made gains of
fractions to a point or so. An
assortment of high-flyers re-
bounded / to 3 points from re-
cent losses.
Airlines and aerospace issues
were among losers. Oils were
irregular.
A report that American
Motors expects fiscal year
sales to set a record and that
1854 will be an even bigger
year added a renewed note
Of confidence to the auto
group.
Steels perked up after a
ragged start.
Prices were mixed on the
American Stock Exchange.
Corporate bonds declined.
Government bonds were gen.
orally strong.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
COTTON

NEW YORK (APD Cotton futures
we're UNCHANGED to slightly higher to-
day. There was some switching from
october to December in the nearby
the October contract next Tuesday.
The balance Of the trading was local
in character.
Late afternoon prices were un-
chanRed to cents a bale higher than
December "a 40, March 334b hid
Evening star., 1963-09-19
CORPORATION BONDS

being n PeoPSanIrsd SSf' under he s'hs Banfrpp,ey
Act. or securities assumed by such com
panies. xi Ex interest. ct Certificates
St Stamped. f-Dealt In flat. 4 Matured
bonds, negotiabilty impaired by maturity.
nd-Next day delivery. xw-E Ex warrants.
Evening star., 1963-09-19
ODD-LOT TRADING

NEW YORK (AP).-The New York
Stock Exchange reported today these
odd-lot transactions by principal deal
ers for September Is: Purchases OF
SSsrsi Sg9siO ,nsdn3 shsEss flss q ssSIs5 o
short
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
The Allen-Scott Report
Undercover Communist Blackmail Ring
Doing Active Business in u. S. Passports and Visas

! Headed by Representative
Michael A. Felghan. DO, h e
committee turned over its find
ings to the House and Senate Ap-
preparations Committees support
its request fol- $4,000 10 comp
lete the blackmail ring probe and
to investigate other alleged
"payoffs'' in the issuance of u
S. visas to refugees.
The Joint Committees unan-
nomced inquiry is being con-
Quoted prior to its consideration
Of the late President Kennedy
proposal on revising the national
quota immigration system es-
tablished by the McCarran-Wal-
tel Immigration Act Of 1852.
The Kennedy proposal. which
is being fully supported by the
johnson administration. would
eliminate all quotas based on
national origin over a five-ycar
period 1t would raise the over
all quota for admission to the
U. S. from the present l54 .657
to about l64 500.
THE RED RING - The Joint
immigration Committee based
its warning of the Red black
mail ring in visas and passports
on first-hand Information gath
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
WASHINGTON. Dec. sO-The

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O-The
first full scale congressional in
curry Of the nations immigr-
ton laws in ten years has I'M
covered a massive Communist
blackmail ring" dealing in u. s.
visas and passports.
The undercover ring, which
has succeeded in bringing sever
Il thousand refugees into the
U. S.. has its headquarters in
Geneva and employs agents both
behind the Iron Curtain and in
the U. S.
These covert operators ar
range the illegal purchase Of
valid U. 8. passports and visaS
for refugees who want to join
relatives or friends already in
he U. S.
Once these refugees are admit
ted to this country, they are con
tacted by U. S. member of the
ring who extort funds under the
threat Of revealing their illegal
entry to immigration officials.
These and other still-secret de-
tails Of the Red blackmail ring
are highlighted in a report of a
preliminary overseas investiga-
ton made by the Joint Congress
sional immigration Committee
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

Why not take steps to assure
Virglnians that trucks registered
outside OF The State will pay
their prorata share of the cost in
providing and maintaining our
roads? How long must the peo-
PIE of Virginia tolerate the acti-
vities of the highly organized.
and generously financed. special
interest lobby Of the Highway
Users Association tbig truck op-
orators?
Why do our legislators, even
the most influential. avoid tangl-
ling with the truckers? What
prompted Del. Harrison Mann to
say, in essence. when addressing
the Virginia Highway Study
Commission that the influence
Of the Highway Users Associa
ton has reached almost scandal
GUS degrees in Virginia? What
has Del. Mann seen swept under
the political rugs and by
whom?
The truckers are by far the
larger users Of Virginia high
way, for profit. How. then, can
anyone Justify a proposal that
will exempt them from paying
their share of the costs in build
ing and maintaining the high
ways?
How can the unorgamzed mass
Of those who use the highways,
as a matter Of necessity and for
. | e sure, defend themsel-
YES against this monied interest
Big Truck Highway Users -
which would saddle the little
fellow with its costs?
Until we the organized high
way users, let our legislators
know that we can out-vote the
truckers, and will do so, there
is little hope to escape paying
more and more Of the costs while
lodging trucks.
Sincerely yours,
George w. Palmer
Green Bay, Va.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Letters to Editor
Truckers Should Pay
Adequate Part Of Road Tax

Editor of Heald:
1t was interesting to note in
a recent news item that the Vir-
gina Highway Study Commits
sion. headed by Sen. Stone. Of
Martinsville. rejected the pro
posal of its employed consult
ants. Warder and Rishberg, Of
Philadelphia namely. to recon-
mend two cents additional tax
per gallon on diesel oil for Ger
tain trucks. This was very
important recommendation and
should not have been turned
down. Diesel Oil will propel a
truck one third further than gas
oline and should carry ore
third more tax.
The rejection of this proposal
noted above should cause the
people OF Virginia to do some
serious thinking. Who is being
favored by the recommendations
of this Stone Highway Study
Commission? Who are the I'M
favored, and who are the people
who will be called upon to raise
the Ions share of the 80 million
dollars needed? Virginia is a
corridor state through which
trucks from Southern Florida.
the plains of Texas. Michigan,
Maine and other state lying be-
tween. roll in great numbers.
The findings Of the Mari Com
mlttee about ten years ago in
dicated that Virginia trucks
more nearly pay their way than
those registered in other states
and hauling in and through Vir-
GINA. Since that time the cost
of building roads has increased,
truck laws have been liberalized.
gross We 6 h is. lengths and
heights increased. Roads to
carry truck traffic are the most
expensive to build. Their life is
shorter and the upkeep is much
greater than for those carrying
lighter vehicles.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Military Pressure For Indignation
Around Bases Delayed Until 1864

cial Inventory made by mill
tary commanders in their re-
spective areas in October and
early November on order of As
sistant Secretary Norman Paul.
Defense people say this study
will be used as a basis for de-
yelOping any future policy in the
Indignation field
While Vinson isn't saving it IN
SO many words it therefore APP
pears that he plans to see What.
if anything, the Pentagon plans
to do before making any further
move Of his own.
BY the same token, it may BE-
conjectured that Secretary Nc
Namara will want to move
cautiously until he gets some
new g,idelines from the john
son Administration on the sub
ject how to proceed.
The GeSSell report was ISSUED
by a special committee named
by the late President Kennedy to
look into the racial question as
it affects the armed forces and
the Department experimentation
gestures came on direct White
House orders.
Since in the Kennedy era
President johnson headed the
committee for equal JOB opp0l
t,mities. it must be assumed h
would be sympathetic to tho
avoWed aims on the Gesseil
recommendations. but it could
be he'll have different notions
about methods to be employed
He might also want to get the
civil rights bill out Of the way
before riSking trouble with in
fluential Dixie lawmakers suck
as Vinson and Chairman Ricn-
ard Russell of the Senate Armed
Services Committees over TIL
Pentagon policy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

special rights under such a slo-
gan. 1t is the cry Of the lazy,
the lnept, and the failures.
2. "Production for use, not pro-
fit. That sounds good, but it is
as phony as a Russian prom
Use. It is profits that have pro-
duced the blessings of our ma
ton and enabled her to be a
blessing to the nations Of the
world When the govern
ment) takes>Qver under the slo-
gan Of "use"S not profits, men
lose their liberties and their
standard of living.
8. Human rights (are more
m por an t than property
rights" AS l look out over the
world. one thing is clear: where
there are no property rights,
there are no human rights.
The threat of a nationwide
strike
4. THE end justifies the
means. According to Christian
ethics, the statement is not true.
1t was just such a statement
that produced the crucifixion
of Jesus.
Churchmen, whether laymen
or clerical, who seek to solve
the pro b G m S Of our society
through socialistic process
es rather than democratic ones
within the free enterprise sys-
tenn are heading down a road
that leads to darkness.
Whenever we as a church an
educational system, or a Su-
preme Court encourage people to
misrepresent facts to use force
wrongfully, to flout law and ord
er, and to stimulate bitterness
and hatred, we depart from log
ic, Americanism and Christian
ity.
Equality can be had only by a
loss of certain liberties. If men
want equality above all else,
they may best find it in commun-
ism. If men want liberty and a
fair portion of equality they
must turn to democracy. We
cannot solve the problem Of
equality by government 1t
# must choose between liberty
and equality, must choose lib
erty and then hope and work for
equality, for such seems to me
to be the Christians way.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
Liberty Or Equality

Editors note: The following
article is taken from a sermon
by the Rev DR.. Walter r.
Courtenay, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church at Nash
vile, Tenn
democracy was never created
to be leveller Of men. It was
created to be a litter a develop
er Of men.
Democracy was created to let
the gifted, the energetic, and the
creative rise to high heights Of
achievement, and to let each
man find his own level on the
stairway Of existence.
Democracy was created to
help men meet responsibilities
and shirk no duties.
Democracy demands that the
nation be governed by the cap
able the honorable the far see
ing. the clear seeing. and not by
mediocre men. May it be so
again.
Democracy demands more
from men than any other sys-
tenn in the realm Of self-discip-
line, dependability, cooperative
ness, industry, thrift, and hon
or. Democracy will not work
when party politics are not guild
ed by ethical principles.
Governments of themselves
cannot make men equal, or re-
make men into the beings they
ought to be. A change from dem
ocracy to either socialism or
communism, or a change from
private capitalism to state CAPT
talism, will not solve the basic
problems of mankind; it merely
shifts the areas Of power.
I am disturbed, therefore.
when church leaders and church
groups seem to advocate social
istic means and detectives as the
answer to the problems of dem
ocracy, and especially the prob
lens of equality. This is especial
" true when certain leaders
voice slogans that appear logical
and Christian. but are not. Let
me name four:
l. The world owes every man
a living" No, it doesn't! Christ
ian ethics have never said so
and I have never known any
man worth his salt who claimed
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

cred BY interviewing refugees
from Runiania Hungary. Yugo-
slavia and the United Arab Re
public" and from sources with
in U. 5. Intelligence services.
The report frankly states that,
These interviews provided in
formation on the organiZati0nal
structure of a massive Commlln-
list blackmail operation at work
in the free world"
It points out that, Persons in
the free world with relatives
living in certain countries be-
hind the Iron Curtain are con-
tacted and informed that for a
price in hard currencies exit
permits can be obtained for
their relatives. The price tag on
these exit permits varies from
country to country. Evidence OBJ
tanned points to a well organized
and widespread Communist
scheme to extort funds from the
refugees and their relatives.
This matter is now under in
vesngation by the Joint Com
mittee."
The legislators stressed that
they are particularly interested
in the blackInail rings opera
tons among refugees coming
from Rumania. One Intelligence
estimate indicates there are
more than 5000 willing to pay
large sums Of money in Rumania
to obtain visas to the U. S.
When aired in public hearings
early next year, the committee
findings could influence Cong
ress to make drastic changes
in U. S. immigration policies
and the State Departments
handling Of passports and visas.
FORMER. PRESIDENTS -
Former President Harry S. Tru-
man is going about in opposing
changes in the present law Of
succession~of Congress. Truman
has told close friends that he
plans to support the existing law
in series of TV-radio appear
gances. He is writing members OF
Congress. stating: II worked out
the law for succession while l
was in the White House. and it
occurred to me that the sue
cessor to the President should be
an elected official as nearly ma
tiorwlde as possible. The Speak
Ell of the House becomes as
nearly as possible nationwide
elected official. The Speaker has
to be elected to the House of
Representatives in his own dist
riot, and then the House as a
whole has to elect him as the
4 Speaker of the House. | am con-
vinced that succession through
the Speaker is much better for
the country than through APP
| pointive officials named by the
President"
Former President Eisenhower
has rejected an offer from Presi-
dent johnson to become chair
man OF the Presidents Commit
tee On Equal Employment Op-
| portunity. Eisenhower sent word
to the White House that he
thought a younger and more Wig
orous person should be named
to head up the 32-member presi-
dental committee. At present,
Secretary Of Labor Willard Writ
is acting chairman of the com
mlttee. It's Job is to end discrim-
nation and provide more jobs
for Negroes N government and
with contractors doing bushes
ses with the IT, S. II
you want a dollar bill autograph
ed BY Kathryn f. Granular, U.
S. Treasurer, Just send it to her
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31
By IVES HAYDEN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10
- Any direct Pentagon Capitol
Hill conformation over use Of
military pressure to induce in
tegratiOn in areas around de-
Tense installations will if it
occurs at all be delayed un-
til next year.
That's now confirmed by
Chairman Carl Vinson Of the
House Armed Services Commit
tee. instigator of the only for
NAL Congressional challenge to
the Defense Departments plans
for breaking down race bar
riers in off-base areas.
Vinson has pending a bill
which would forbid ilnplementa-
ton Of the so-called Gessell Re-
port, set of recommendations
for indignation used by Defense
Secretary Robert Mcnamara as
the basis for Pentagon policy out
lined some weeks ago.
uBlSIoaD uplo4A 3u1 ma
plans no hearings on his meas
ure before the Armed Services
Committee vacation and is not
saying when. or whether, they
will be scheduled thereafter
One possible explanation for
that delay is the absence of any
recent evidence that the Penta-
gon is pushing it's implementa-
ton plans. On the contrary. Of
ficials there repeatedly plan to
take several months to analyze
and evaluate the results of a "a
office in care Of the Treasury
Department and enclose a
stamped self addressed envel-
ope. She autographed an average
If o50 dollar hills q dav for
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-12-31

NIANDlNG at the end Of year, 1863,
and facing new year, 1864, it may
be well to take an inventory and a peek
INTO the future. Of the past we have
some record, written as it happened, of
the future we can only surmise. We
leave predictions to those who believe
they have crystal ball.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Cahoon's Column

The schedule sets forth certain amounts
of money, frozen in given divisions, but the
report contains no word of justification. There
Is no discussion of what services are to be
curtailed or eliminated. There is no refer
ence to what work will not be started or to
where the job will be shifted. In short there
is not even the rudiments Of budgeting: reIat
ing money to people, things and work.
If this is supposed to be carrot and stick
operation, it is a waste of time. The certified
audits of the county for past years show that
this department consistently operates prudent
ly and avoids spending available money on
scale comparable to the consultants. This
has been the result of the self discipline of the
director, manager and Council.
This kind of consulting advice was not
needed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
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dustries. They know what IL takes to meet
the debt payments and where other govern
ments have made mistakes. They think we
were doing well. know we worked hard at it.
The following week the Council
received a second memorandum from their
chosen consultant. This time he was review
ing the Public Works Department budget.
just cannot believe that it was basis for
that day voting more money for him.
The report recommends that part Of the
Departments appropriation for this year be
made the subject of detail expenditure by the
Council Thus the Council becomes the Man
ager for part of the work of the department.
Presumably he retains the administration OF
the remaining effort Who's on first?