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Evening star., 1963-01-18
by BETTY BEALE

tickets to Joint sessions and
all passes to Congressman.
In addition he does innum-
cradle favors for tourists and
press, and runs all Joint ses-
sion ceremonies with such
split-second timing that by
1928 pm. on the dot he has
announced everybody but the
cabinet and the President,
and at 12:281a (not 1920
the television kleig lights go
on by prior synchronization
Of watches and he announces
the cabinet.
AS for Fishbait's fabulous
memory. the demonstrations
thereof are legion. Last Mon
day before the Ways and
Means caucus, the Speaker
asked him for a record of
previous methods of Ways
and Means balloting.
Off the top of his head
Mr.. Miller replied, "Mr.
Speaker, back in 1888 when
you had to elect four Demo-
Gratis to the Ways and Means
Committee and in 1941 when
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decorated tomorrow by the
Peruvian government. Am
bassador and Mrs. Bercke-
meyer will be hosts at a $50
o'clock party when Jimmy
will be presented with Peru's
Order of Merit for Distin-
guished Service in the grade
of commander.
The award is being made
because Of his longtime inter-
est in Peru, where he first
went in 194l as a member of
the international Research
Council for the Office OF
er-American Affairs; and
because he has strengthened
the bonds between our two
countries in the field of
sports.
1t was Jimmy who, as pres
ident of the Casino in New
port. invited Peru's champion
tennis player, Alessandro Oh
medo, to play in the Newport
matches and so encouraged
him that he went on to win
the Davis Cup for the United
States.
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you had to elect two. the
caucus stated at the time
there would be no single
shot (candidate) ballots"
Bill, you're a marvel"
said Mr.. Mccormack, who is
one of the few people who
uses Fishbait's real name.
And last September when
Majority Leader Carl Albert
wanted to know the date for
mer Majority Leader McCor-
mack had put in his report
of the sessions accomplish
ments the year before. with
out moving a muscle to find
out, Fishbait replied, "Octo-
Der l3. 1861"
Fishbait says he got his
name because he grew up in
the town of Pascagoula, Mis-
sissippi, on the Gulf, where
they used shrimp for fishbait,
and where, when he was is,
he was so small he only
weighed "75 pounds, dripping
wet" He said 1T has stuck
to me as a term of endear-
ment."
JAMES VAN ALIEN will be
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
White House Gets
2Historic Chairs

It's Christmas every day
for the White House.
Two historic chairs have
just been donated to the
Executive Mansion by Miss
Elsie Quimby in memory of
her mother, the late Mrs.
Duncan Cameron. A great
admirer of Mrs. Kennedy's
efforts toward beautifying
the White House, Elsie in
vited White House curator
William Elder up to see her
mothers fine collection of
mostly 18th century pieces.
Mr.. Elder eagerly latched
onto two period armchairs.
One was made by Hepple-
white and belonged to Ben
jamin Rush, our Ambassador
to France in 1920 and one of
the signers of the Declara-
ton of independence. 1t
probably will go in the new
ly done Blue Room, he said,
which is rapidly becoming
white.
The other was a Louis XVI
chair that had belonged to
the Washington family and
was given to Admiral Shu-
breck of Baltimore, but for
the last so years has been in
Elsie's family. Mr.. Elder
knows where the mate to this
one is in Baltimore.
Mrs. Kennedy Immediately
wrote the donor a charming
letter of gratitude.
y
1T DIDN'T GET INTO
PRINT at the time, but two
weeks ago Mrs. Ned Russell
entered a Georgetown dress
shop on Wisconsin avenue
and left with a broken nose.
When another customer, a
powerful looking woman,
started for the door with some
clothes she had appropriated
and the saleswoman tried to
stop her, Mary automatically
reached out also to detain
her.
She no sooner did so than
the woman swung around at
her and hit her on the nose
so hard with her elbow, the
attractive socialite said, her
nose was literally diSlOcated
about an inch to the right.
She had plastic surgery
performed at once and it was
so successful she kept a din
ner engagement at the Walter
Lippmanns' two nights later.
She felt fine though she
didn't look so hot with two
black eyes. a swollen nose
and slightly puffed up cheek
bones. But she didn't dream
what her appearance would
do to London Sunday Times
correspondent Henry Bran
don. He took one look at his
old friend and tainted dead
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away on the Lippmanns' car
pet.
Il
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
and Lady Ormsby Gore, Aus
trian Ambassador and Mrs.
Platter, Dutch Ambassador
and Mrs. van Roijen, and
Luxembourg Ambassador and
Mrs. Heisbourg will toss sup
per parties simultaneously
on Friday, February for all
holders of SIS tickets to the
operate film Der Rosenkav-
alier."
The film, a j. Arthur Rank
production in color, made
during the Salzburg Festival
of last summer, will be
shown at the Apex Theater.
Holders of SIS tickets are
guaranteed a social supping
in one of the aforementioned
handsome ambassadorial res
licences plus bus transporta-
ton to the Apex Theater. All
profits, by the way, will go to
the Opera Society of Wash
ington.
This formula for a benefit
lie. a package deal with
extra snob appeal-was so
successfully applied to the
opening of mfr. President"
it will be used again and
again in the future.
The first 1870 purchasers OF
tickets also have been invited
to a lecture at the Austrian
Embassy at 4:30 January q
by the noted opera expert,
Byron Belt of Chicago. AS it
is already oversubscribed,
there will be another lecture
on Saturday, the 26th, at the
National Gallery, open to
Opera Society members and
subscribers to the benefit.
4
ALL ASHIN TON
KNOWS that the voice heard
by millions of TV and radio
listeners just before the
President delivers his State of
the Union message - Mr..
Speakah. the President of
the United States!" - is the
voice of the Mississippi born,
fact-filled, we'll liked Fish
bait Miller, Doorkeeper Of
the House. But few people
outside of Washington know
that "Doorkeeper" is prob
ably no better description Of
Fishbait's duties than the
term Ceremonial Officer"
would be for our Secretary
of State.
A walking encyclopedia Of
legislative facts, Fishbait not
only is in charge on the House
side of the Capitol of all fold
ing room employees, document
room employees, doormen,
pages, BARRIERS mot beauty
shop operators and janitors
but also the issuance of all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
BUSINESS BRIEFS

Baltimore Gas g. Electric in
2 months ended February %
earned $6,978,00O or 40 cents
a share VS.. $5,77l,000 or 80
cents in 1862 period.
Hooker Chemical in 3 months
ended February % earned S.
$4,000 or 43 cents a share VS..
$3,451 900 or Al cents in 1862
period.
Ex-Cell-O Corp in 3 months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
By SYLVIA PORTER

sumner spending is rising and
when all three types of spend
ing-government, consumer and
business - are going up, the
economy has no place to go
except up.
The latest official survey,
made in February, puts business
spending on new plants and
equipment in 1868 at an all
time peak of 1891 billion, S
per cent above 1862 and a COM
Portable 6 per cent above the
previous 1859 peak. This type
of spending is crucially impor-
tant, has far-reaching effects
on jobs, paychecks, profits
Moreover, the spending is
scheduled to climb during the
year-from a $38 billion rate
in the first quarter to almost
$40 billion in the second half
of 1868. Equally important, the
biggest increase-l1 per cent
is being scheduled by the bell
wether durable goods indus
tries.
Still, a 5 per cent rise is only
a moderate one, not sufficient
to give the economy the lift
1t needs. In 1862, business
spending rose 8 per cent and
while 1862 was a prosperous
year 1t wasn't prosperous
enough to make a dent in the
high unemployment rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01

pointed out, peanut oil costs
about so cents a quart.
Mr.. Williams believes that
gas turbine auto owners a few
years from now will be buy
ing a single-optium-type fuel"
-
Checker Motors has gone re-
gala Town Custom limousine
built on a l29-inch wheelbase
with drivers partition, rich
appointments, rear compart-
ment foot rests - plus the
Checker-famed flat floor.
y "a
The Society of AutOmOtive
Engineers and the American
Society Of Naval Engineers will
hold their national meetings
a nd production engineering
forum at the Sheraton-Par
Hotel April 8 through IL.
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YOUR MONEYS WORTH
Business Spending
May Be Extended

Were going to double our
spending on new plants and
equipment in 1863 compared
with 1862" said Lynn A. Tow
send, president of Chrysler
Corp, during a talk I had with
him recently. "Of course, our
capital expenditures are ex-
ceedingly small in comparison
with General Motors or Ford
but. ="
Have you announced that
you are?" interrupted.
mo. When I was asked a
question about this at a meet
ing Of the Society of Security
Analysts in New York a few
weeks ago, all l said was we
expect that capital expendi-
ture will increase this year over
1852"
This is precisely the sort of
"upgrading" of plant equip
ment spending programs which
l think will be taking place in
many corporations this year. If
my guess is right, its import
ance will be enormous.
If business spending does in
crease more than is now pre-
dicted, it would give the econ
omy a much-needed shot in
the arm.
1t would almost guarantee
new economic peaks as the
year rolls on, for government
spending is rising and con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
6 Firms Told to Halt
Price-Fixine Poets
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Trade Commits
sion has ordered Revlon, Inc,
New York, and three compel
ing cosmetic companies and two
manufacturers of Reliable lip
stick containers to discontinue
unlawful price fixing agree
ments for containers and re-
fills.
The cosmetic companies are
Nethercutt Laboratories and
Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc,
both Los Angeles, and Helena
Rubenstein, Inc. New York.
The container manufacturers
are the Risdon Co. of Naugu-
tuck, Conn, and Scovill Co.,
Waterbury. Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
If You Don't Like
Design, Change 1t
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

owners never have bought
a new car and never WILL" the
Associated Press Ben Phlegar
says used cars are big business,
getting bigger every year.
Queries arrive at this desk
from time to time on how to
buy a used car. Chevrolet has
come up with what appears to
be an excellent answer-a Is
minute color movie for show
ing to clubs. groups and driver
training classes in schools.
Relatively free of advertis-
ing" Mr.. Phlegar says Of the
film. THE car used for the
demonstration is a Chevrolet,
but the lot has some Fords and
a Rambler on it too"
Along with the film, each
viewer is given a check sheet
of his own.
One of the country's leading
builders of small turbine en-
gines is pressing for more re-
search on gas turbine automo-
bile fuels because appearance
of such powerplantS is not as
far away as most observers
think.
Chrysler still has plans for
producing about rs turbine cars
this year to test the product
and sample the market.
Sam Williams, president of
VILLA m S Research Corp.
Walled Lake, Mich, developer
and builder of small turbine
engines, also says there is an
exaggerated impression of
multifuel capability of the
turbine engine" Some Of the
more careless comments on
such engines rattles off that
It'll burn anything, including
peanut OIL"
But as one critical wag
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This is why Mr.. Townsend's
statement is so significant, for
if in mid-March he didn't re-
veal Chrysler's plans to the New
York Security Analysts "a group
before whom he would want to
make the best IMPRESSION, it's
unlikely that he told them to
the governments researchers
when they queried him in Feb
ruary.
What are the chances that
other business spending plans
will be increased? Very good.
General Motors chairman,
Frederick G. Bonner, has an
nounced an increase in GINS
capital investments of SIS mil
lion this year to a total OF
$500 million. An exceedingly in
formed guess is that this fig
ure will turn out to be closer
to $3.50 million. Ford has an
nounced its worldwide capital
expenditures at $500 million in
1868 against $3.50 million last
year, The way auto sales are
running and auto production
is being projected, this estimate
also could become an under
estimate by yearend.
The bright signals are in
creasing. In the fourth quarter
of 1862, the nations biggest
manufacturers authorized the
largest amount of spending for
new plants and equipment since
early 1857. The liberalized de-
probation writeoffs and the
tax credit Washington gave to
businessmen last year to spur
their investments are having
an increasingly favorable i'm
pact as the arrangements fig
ure out all the subtleties.
Any increase over the pro-
jected per cent in this vital
area of spending will help lift
us out of today's sluggishness.
Distributed. 1858. by the Hall Syndicate,
Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Assistant Cashier Named

Richard D. Grafton has been named
an assistant cashier of American Ma
tional Bank in Silver Spring. Before
joining the bank staff last November,
he served for eight years with the
Bankers Trust Co. in New York. Mr..
Grafton was graduated from PennSyl-
vania State University and holds a
masters degree in business adminiStra-
ton from New York University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Sales Executive Named

Kenneth E. Troxell has been ap-
pointed controls division manager of
the Washington branch of Fischbach
and Moore, Inc. He will direct area
sales activities for the firm, which man.
ufactures solid state electronic controls
for the conditioning industry. Mr..
Troxell is an engineering graduate of
the University of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01

ended February % earned ST.
SGT ,939 or 70 cents a share VS..
$3,087 ,031 or 83 cents in 1862
period.
Neiman-M Co. in year
ended January 81 earned $685.
90l or $l.20 a share VS.. $1,158,-
345 or SLIP in 1862.
Arnold Constable Corp in
year ended January 81 had a
loss of $519,678 VS.. earnings of
$165,182 or 43 cents a share in
1862.
MI. Presto Industries in 8
months ended December 81
earned $393,353 or 80 cents a
share VS.. $353,583 or IS cents
in 1861 period.
Other earnings included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
ON WHEELS

The purists who like to elab-
crate beyond the auto design
er's intent, it seems, are legion.
They'll gather in force and
car finery here this coming
weekend for the sixth annual
international Rod and Custom
Show at the Armory, bringing
with them some o. the worlds
finest customized rolling stock.
The sedate and dignified car
owners may recoil at the likes
of what imagination can do to
an automobile, but at the same
time there are some of the Gre
atoms which will stir envy -
a Thunderbird Italien, for in
stance, sponsored by the Ram
Rods Automobile Club of Sill
yer Spring. Md.
The Bird is an extra" in the
Ford Custom Car Caravan,
which stops off for the Wash
ington show in a national tour.
The Ford show cars will include
production and cuStomized
models. One is a. 1868 Fairlane
500 "Starburst," by George Bar
ris, described as the first true
Landau model.
Another is William Cushen-
berry's 1868 Galaxie "Astro" XII
convertible.
In the speed department
there is one which can truly
be called a "screecher." Built
by Walt ArfOns, of Akron, Ohio,
it Is little more than a jet air.
craft engine on wheels. 1t has
turned a quarter-mile at $50
miles an hour and uses two
parachutes and four-wheel air
craft brakes.
Model cars and model rae
ing also will come in for ex-
hibits at the show.
+
Noting that many car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Auto Safety Pioneer Retires

Norman Damon. a pioneer in traffic
safety efforts, has retired as vice presi-
dent of the Automotive Safety founda-
ton, a non-profit educational and
research organization. Mr. Damon,
who has devoted more than 80 years to
the improvement of traffic safety and
highway transportation is a member Of
the advisory council to the Presidents
Committee for Traffic Safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Peoples Life Promotes Two

The promotion of two employees to
executive posts has been announced by
Peoples Life Insurance Co. Philip w.
Ragon has been named assistant vice
president for planning and systems and
Edgar M. Nicodemus has been appointed
assistant vice president for personnel.
Mr.. Ragon Joined the company's under
writing department in 1852 and became
director of planning and systems in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Of People
Economist to Aid PurIey

Carl Skonberg has been appointed
conference committee chairman in
charge of co-ordinating local arrange
mentS for the American Marketing
Association Conference to be held here
in June. An economist with the Federal
Trade Commission since 1854, he is also
a lecturer in marketing at American
University. Mr.. Skonberg was president
of the District ANA chapter during
l959-60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
and Events
Merehonts Group to Meet

The Traffic Group of the National Retail Merchants
association Will hold its And annual conference at the
Mayflower Hotel here May to g. The 1Osession meeting
will stress methods Of achieving greater operating eff
cheney in traffic receiving, marking and reserve stock
keeping Speakers will include two Hecht Co. officials
Warren Simonds service building manager, and Fred
Sigmund, traffic director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01

manager for Manufacturers Life. Mr..
NicodemuS Joined the company in 1941
and later became assistant manager
of the ordinary department. He was
promoted to manager of the personnel
department in 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Bankers to Hear CupIin

Mortimer M Caplin, Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. will speak at the Virginia Bankers Association Trust
Conference to be held April AS at Tides in rvngton
Va. Mr. Caplin will speak THE Current Tax Picture
Inc Trust Committee OF the Virginia Bankers Association
is sponsoring the conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-01
Accountants Group Formed

The first meeting Of the newly formed MONTGOMERY
Prince Georges County Chapter of the Maryland Assoca
ton OF Certified Public Accountants will be held May at
IhompSonS Restaurant in Bethesda The association was
recently approved by the board of directors of the
Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Falls Church Council
Appoints Mrs. Cronin

Mrs. Walter r. Cronin was
unanimously appointed by the
Falls Church City Council last
night to fill the unexpired
term of Everett D. Johnston,
former councilman.
Mrs. Cronin, the third
woman to sit on the council
since Falls Church became a
city in l94S, will hold her
council post until the June
election.
MRS. Cronin is q former
member Of the Falls Church
Planning Commission and has
served as president Of the Falls
Church League Of Women
Voters. She is currently q mem
Der Of the board Of the Vir-
einia League Of Women Voters
and Is vice president of the
Fairfax County-Falls Church
Child Guidance Clinic. She
lives at ll04 Seaton lane with
her husband. q State Depart
n1ent officer. and two sons.
James E. Dougherty and
, John r. Blowers we're reap
pointed to three-year terms on
THE Planning Commission and
Councilman Thomas r. Jones
was named council representa-
tive on the Northern Virginia
Regional Planning and Eco
nomic Development Commits
sion.
BY q vote of AS. the council
approved q rezoning request to
permit construction Of q high
rise, 81 million apartment de-
'velopment on the Wells Her
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Firefighters
Pull Woman
From BIuze

Firemen wearing gas masks
fought their way through
flames and smoke to rescue an
unconscious housewife from a
burning apartment at Arling-
ton Towers last night.
Carried to safety from the
Fifth floor apartment Of the
Madison building was Mrs.
Harold J. Watson, 36. She was
released later in the evening
from Arlington Hospital. where
she had been treated for smoke
inhalation.
Two Arlington Towers Sc
curity guards. j. J. Robertson
and r. c. Hickman, we're over
come by smoke, but were re-
leased after hospital treatment.
Capt. Robert Buckrop said
the fire began shortly after 7
pm. and apparently spread
rapidly from a couch across the
living room Of the one-bed-
room apartment. Bypassers saw
flames shooting from the pic
ture window of the apartment
Capt. Buckrop reported that
/ Mr.. Watson. who returned from
work at about the time the fire
was discovered, and security
guards tried to rescue Mrs.
Watson, but were repelled by
dense smoke because they were
not equipped with gas masks.
Fireman found Mrs. Watson
lying unconscious at the foot
Of the bed.
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Landlord Beaten F FotoIIy
In Quarrel Over Rent

: A 46-year-old Washington
landlord was beaten to death
last night In what police said
was q quarrel about the rent
with one Of his tenants.
Lewis T. Brown, rs, a restau-
rant porter. who is charged
with homicide. told this story,
according to Detectives Bern
ard Kelly and Frank Eccles OF
the Homicide Squad:
The landlord. Cleveland Arts,
proprietor Of the rooming house
at 20 I street NV, went to
Browns room about II O'Clock
last night to demand the rent
from Mrs. Ruth Brown.
Mr.. Brown said he was not
there at the time but his wife
Evening star., 1963-01-15

later told him that Mr.. Arts
had called her names and
slapped their l0-year-old son,
Billy.
When Brown heard Of the
incident, he and three friends
went to Mr.. Arts first floor
apartment. In the ensuing
argument, Brown told the de-
tectives Mr.. Arts swung at
him and a free-for-all broke
out involving all five men.
Brown said Mr.. Arts was
knocked unconscious and fell
to the floor, upon which Brown
and his friends left. accord
ing to police. Mr.. Arts wife.
Georgia. called police out her
husband was pronounced dead
on arrival at D. c. General
Hospital.
Detectives Kelly and Eccles
said Brown gave himself up
at Police Headquarters shortly
afterwards but refused to name
his companions. He was being
questioned further about the
fight today.