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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
JOLTING EXPERIENCE
Wall Street Numbed
By Disbelief, Shock

reached many Of New York's
businessmen at lunch. Two men
well-k n own to the President
were eating together: Gen. Luz
Gus Clay, former United States
commander in Berlin, and Keith
Funston, president Of the New
York Stock Exchange.
They were eating at Lehman
Brothers, an investment bank
ing firm where Gen. Clay is a
partner.
Someone brought in a radio
and said the President had been
shot," said Gen. Clay. "Then
we heard he was dead"
I'VE both felt the same shock.
/ was heartsick that such a
thing could happen in our coun-
try"
MIR. Funston hurried back to
the stock exchange.
A blue-coated elevator OPERA
tor at the stock exchange shook
his head and murmured to a
car full of people:
He went to all these foreign
coun tri e S and nobody ever
harmed him. Then S ON cone
shoots this man right in the In
tied States. l wish someone
could explain that"
outsid e, at a Wall Street
newsstand facing the Treasury
Building W h ere George wash
ington took the oath Of office.
men and WON n reached for
newspapers.
There was no pushing. In the
deepening darkness of a late
November afternoon you
couldn't even hear the horn of a
taxicab.
Wall Street on a workday new
er had been quieter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Capitol Hotel Sales
In October Exceed 81

Washington hotel sales moved
ahead of a year ago in October
after tagging behing 1862 levels
In earlier months, it was an
nounced by Borubon A. Dawes,
president Of the Washington Ho-
tel Association. \
Total sales of association
member h otels were 8.4 per
cent above a year ago in the
latest month. Room sales were
up "a per cent, while food sales
showed a Ill per cent jump,
Beverage sales were 14.9 per
cent higher.
Still affected by composition
of new establishments, the Octo-
Der occupancy rate Of 1913 per
cent was off O.6 per cent from q
year earlier, however.
For 10 months of this year,
total sales were down ga per
ceAtaand room sales Jagged rs
per cent. Food sales were of
as per cent and beverage sales
were down 5.4 per cent. The &C.
cupancy rate of 500 per cent
was IL per cent hind the
same 1862 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Foote, Cone Sees
Rise in Billings
And '63 Earnings

NEW YORK (DD.-Foote,
Cone & Belding, Inc, expects
1868 earnings to rise to 'be-
tween 81 and $1.O4" a common
share from 81, Ala, 100 or 81 cents
a share last year, Robert F.
c arne y, chairman, told Dow
Jones.
Gross billings from which the
advertising agency derives COM
missions and fees should be
a bout $155 million" up from
l962-$1S5, 274, $40, he said.
The prospectus for FoOte,
Cone & Belongs secondary
S to k offering last September
liste d its first half net at
1878 ,343 or S. cents a share, UP
from $642,1S or 81 cents a
share a year earlier. Billings
rose to $76,86S,882 fro nj
$64, 528, 706.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
LITTLE TROUBLE, TOO
Toy Raroadng Is Hurt by Miniature Racing Autos

from the big 20" gauge down
through ''O27" to the tiny
'Ho" equipment. The H0.
popular for the last 10 years
because a tremendous layout
can be packed into a corner Of
an apartment, is giving way
again to the bigger gauges.
People are finding" Mr..
Houchens says, ''that s m all
children can't handle the H0
equipment with their pudgy
hands. So the trend is swing
ing back"
The very early trains we're
all 80" gauge and these are
collectors items today. "Any-
thing over % years old may
bring as much as it originally
cost" Mr.. Houchens adds.
1t doesn't take a very long
memory to remember when a
toy railroad was a mark Of
prestige among the younger
set in n e neighborhood. A
Pullman car with real electric
lights was the ultimate and
when locomotives C a m e out
that pulled real smoke, oh,
boy! uk
Fathers couldn't wait until
Junior was old enough to have
a train. In fact, until recently
who did all the elbowing at
the Christmas train displays
and worked the transformers
until they quit? Pop, Of
course. 4s
Now, with grandchildren to
buy for, maybe It is is as
much fun to grab a plastic
pistol grip and send a toy
sports car hurting around a
track. Well, maybe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Area Store Volumes
6 Pct. Above Year AGO

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were 6 per cent above a year
ago in the week ended Novem-
Der Is and also were IA per cent
ahead Of the previous week, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond announced.
Area sales four weeks ended
the same date were 2 per cent
above a year ago and for the
year to date were up 6 per cent.
The downtown portion of the
area sales total was 2 per cent
above a year ago in the week
ended November 16 and were Il
per cent ahead of the previous
week. -Four weeks sales were
even with a year ago and those
for the year to date were up l
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
BRIEFS
BUSINESS

Bituminous Production in the
week e n d e d November is to-
t a e d 9,615, 900 tons compared
with 9,560,000 in the previous
week and 8,683,0OO in the like
week a year ago.-N a tiona !
Coal Association.
Crude P etrOleum Stocks,
domestic a n d foreign, on No
v e m b e r 16 totaled 245, los, 900
barrels, down 1,624,000 for the
week.-Bureau Of Mines.
BVD Co. announced it h a S
agreed to acquire United Mills
Corp. for an undiscloSed amount
Of BVD stock. United Mills will
be merged into BVD. Sharehold.
ers Of both companies will NEE
on December 2.
Houston 1t. & Pwr. Co. in. 1:
m IN h S ended October g
earned $S1, 165,251 or $1.52
share vs., $26,s1s,s11 or $l.2
in 1862.
Speedy Chem. PrOds. In
months ended September 80 hao
a loss Of SIS, 1852 VS.. earnings 81
$59,649 or 8 cents a share il
1862 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
By CHARLES COVELL
Star bushes writer

Like many Of the Nations
railroads, until t heir recent
comeback, toy railroading, it
seems, is in trouble.
Also, like their big brethren,
the toy ailroad s trouble
stems from that comparative
ly modern interloper, the au-
tomobile.
Even the piggy-back opera
tons that have helped such
railroads as the Southern and
Chesapeake & Ohio haven't
saved the day for the little
fellows. Toy railroaders have
piggy-back van cars, too, as
well as cars that carry boats,
submarines, missiles and mis-
Sile launchers and even eek
ploSives" that blow the car
apart when hit.
The interlopers are speed
way racing sets at prices
ranging from $3.50 to a cool
$64.95. Miniature racing auto
mobiles and sports cars speed
around wide loops and ovaIs
at the operators bidding. OPP
GRAFTON is electric, like the toy
trains, and speed is controlled
by a pistol-grip device in the
operators hand.
So popular have they be-
come that the toy manager of
one of downtown Washington's
biggest department stores
says sales were double those
of toy trains last Christmas.
He and other toy managers
report the trend continuing
this season.
Nationally, sales which to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

day for consultations with Gus
toners and there was a general
atmosphere Of confidence and
more than a little buIlishness in
view of the display of national
unity whic h has followed the
great shock and grief over the
loss of President Kennedy.
In the field Of national legisla-
ton affecting the economic out
look, it was pointe d out that
President johnson has h a d a
long and successful record in
his own experience and dealings
with Congress.
The Washington business
community reacted swiftly to
the shocking news. The Board
of Trade Immediately Cancelled
all events for the coming week
and started canvassing major
stores as to whether they want
ed to close on Saturday or Mon
day. The major stores elected
to remain open Saturday, but to
C close tomorrow. Most Of the
smaller stores are expected to
follow suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
International Bank
Has $1S8,65S Profit

Consolidated net in C o m e Of
International Bank Of Washing
ton amounted to $188,65 in the
first nine months of this year in
contrast to a loss of $48,753 in
the same period last year, re-
ported Mai. Gen. George Ohm
sted, USAR retired, board
chairman and president.
Earnings were equal to five
cents a share of common stock
in the latest period, compared
with a deficit Of two cents a
share a year earlier.
Net assets of the bank stood
at $14,5S9,276 on September 30,
compared with $14,752, 7S4 on
December 81, 1862. Net assets
were equal to $50 a share on
September 80 VS.. $S.75 a share
at the end of 1862.
Substantial forward steps
have been taken this year to
strengthen and improve b t b
domestic and overseas op e r a.
tions Of the bank, said Gen.
0lmSted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Va. Commonwealth
Adds 2 More Banks

Virginia Commonwealth
Corp, b ank holding company
which has a number Of nearby
units in northern Virginia, has
acquired two new affiliated in
situations in tn e southwestern
part of the State.
All stockholders of the Wash
ington Trust and Savings Bank,
Inc, of Bristol, and those Of the
Peoples National Bank of Pulas-
XII have accepted the corpora
tons offer to exchange 1880
shares Of its stock for shares of
the two banks.
Washington Trust has assets
of 50 million while Peoples Ma
tional lists resources Of Sc mil
lion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

dren. are kept busy just re-
pairing trains.
Presidents Harding, Roose-
welt and Eisenhower h ave
been among Mr.. Parezo's Gus
toners. Last year the store
overhauled a train for Attor-
ney General Kennedy.
The trains on display range
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
TV and Radio Sales
Lao in October

Sales Of television and radio
sets in the Washington are q
were well above a year ago in
the first 10 months of this year,
but Jagged slightly in October,
data from the Washington Elec'
trio Institute disclosed.
Ten months sales Of televi
sion sets rose to 7O,948 units,
compared with 6O,917 a ye a
ago. October televiSion sales to.
tailed 10,3O6 VS.. 10,361.
Radio set sales in 10 months
aggregated 68,326 units, com
pared with g. 1886 a year earlier.
October radio sales declined to
6,8O8 units from 11,635 units in
October last year.
Covering electric appliance
sales in. territory served by Pc
tomac Electric Power Co., the
report listed 10 months gains
for most a ppliances and q
somewhat less favorable trend
for October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
GorfinckeI Dividend
To Be Paid Dec. 81

AS a result of the declaration
of a 100 per cent stock dividend
stockholders of Julius Garfinck.
ell & Co. will receive one new
share for each share of record
December Q. Distribution will
be made on December 81.
AS expected, stockholders al
their annual meeting Friday
approved an increase in stock
to Is million shares from 6OO,.
900 to provide for the stock
dividend and additional shares
for possible use in future ex.
panSion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

tailed a mere 81 million only
five years ago are expected to
surpass 500 million this year.
Whether it is from the toy
speedway competition or 9TH
er reasons, one Of those to
feel the pinch is the Superior
Lock & Electric Co. at 1902
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Laurel Sol Office
In LARGER Quarters

The Laurel, Nd, office Of
Loyola Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Baltimore,
has been moved to larger
quarters at S17 Main street
from 1O8-10 Fourth street.
Formerly known as the First
Federal Savings and Loan AS.
sociation Of Laurel, the Laurel
organization was merged with
Loyola Federal in April 1861.
Loyola has assets of more than
$240 million and seven branch
offices in addition to its main
office in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Sales Leaders Honored
BY Peoples Life

Peoples Life Insurance Co.
held a special recognition din
ner for 20 leading fieldmen at
the Statler- Hilton Hotel Friday
night.
The dinner was the closing
event Of the annual Presidents
production drive in October
honoring President VILLAIN T.
Leith. E. L. Hogan, agency vice
president, announced the field
force produced 1926, 5O4 of
prepaid ordinary life insur-
ance business in the campaign,
a gain Of As per cent from
the total for the same event
last year.
The Presidents Cup was pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Curnution Announces
Extra of Is Cents

LOS ANGELES (DJ.-Carna-
ton Co. announced a regular
dividend Of 471z cents a share,
plus an extra Of Is cents, paya-
bic December 16 to holders of
record December 10.
Ais o declared was a 8 per
cent stock dividend, paya Bile
December 81 to holders Of re-
cord December 10. A 8 per cent
S t o k dividend was disbursed
last December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

electric train S. Now "A and
ailing, he still takes an active
part in the business but is
forced to leavy many Of the
chores to S a muel C. Hou-
chens, longtime store man.
ager. Two mechanics, Scott
Cragle and Raymond VAIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Kellogg Co. Declares
ReuuIur and Extru

BATTLE CREEK, Mic h.
OO.-Kellogg Co. announced a
quarterly dividend of 20 cents a
share, plus an extra Of 10 cents,
both payable December 16 to
holders of record December 2.
The stock was split two-for-
one in September. The quarter
ly rate on the old shares had
been raised to 40 cents from IS
cents with the September pay
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Currencies Steady

LONDON (AP).-Dealers in
the foreign exchange and gold
markets reported business was
quiet yesterday with no sign of
any panic reaction to President
Kennedy's death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

Since 1910, Superior Lock &
Electric, headed by George
Parezo, has been Mr.. Big to
Washington's model railroad
erS.
Born in Brooklyn Of Irish
French-Spanish ancestry Mr..
Parezo was only 20 when he
came h ere to merchandise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Markets Expected
ToReopen 7 tuesday,
In Orderly Fashion
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

The New York securities exchanges and other markets are
expected reopen Tuesday orderly fashion and with prospects
Tor sharp recovery from chaotic conditions prior the suspen-
sion Of trading Friday
This was predicted by leading Washington brokers in
survey last night They said the historical fan in prices on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

sented to E. L. Chrisman Of
Martinsburg, W. Va. Plaques
also were awarded to A. L.
Banzhoff and W. j. Cornell Of
HagerStoWn. Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
Mr.. Bruce Lester
2 Appointments
Announced by
Peacock Buick

Mr.. Bruce Lester has recently
been appointed Service Man
ager of Peacock Buick, Inc.
Mr.. Martin Caudle, long with
the Buick product is the new
shop foreman. This new
management team represents
As years of automotive expert
ence. Peacock Buick is pleas
ed to have these two top men
to supervise their service ia
ciIities at 1901 W. Broad
Street, Falls Church, Virginia.
Evening star., 1963-06-30
TUESDAY W
d FRONTIER CIRCUS.

Adventure. Hour. Because Of mishap
priceless circus horse must be de-
stroyed. leaving a blind equestrian star
Wera MiIes) helpless. (Repeat.)
The Sidney herald., 1963-07-24
Annual Sidney Picnic
Held at Griifffeth Park

The fourth annual Sidney
area picnic was even more a
success than last year. 1t was
held at Griffetll Park, Los
Angeles, with 101 adults and
children there. Many notified
us of their not being able to
attend. We had many new
faces this year and have got
ten new names since the pic
mic so we hope to have $50
there next year. We will ask
again so we can compile a
more complete list for next
year and miss no one. Will
you, if you have friends or
relatives in the south Califor-
The Sidney herald., 1963-07-24
Personals

Miss 10 Rogers is visiting at
the Burton Boyd home in Glen
dive.
Gene Barber and Gloria Bux-
baum returned Saturday from
a weeks vacation which they
spent in Minneapolis as guests
at the home of Gloria's sis
ter, Mrs. Marvin Anderson.
They took in one of the League
games, attended the Aqua Fol
lies and visited places of in
terest in that area.
Capt. and Mrs. Alton Thog-
erSen and children, Lynn and
Steve are visiting here at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Eta
ThOgerSen and with his bro
therS and sisters and their
families. Capt. Thogersen is
stationed at Luke AFB in
Phoenix, Arizona.
The Sidney herald., 1963-07-24

mia area, please send us their
names and addresses so we
can contact them when the
time comes?
Those attending the picnic
this year were:
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Ness,
Enid Anderson, Carpenteria;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Nelson,
Westminster; Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr Robbins, Lake View Ter
race; Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Ginnis, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
PuSt, Bell Gardens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Williams,
Mrs. Addie Phelps, MIR. and
Mrs. Claude Wyman, Fuller
ton; MIR. and Mrs. Stanley
Frasca, Riverside; MIR. and
Mrs. Tom Radke, Inglewood;
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marman,
Sam Clemente; Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Gollmer, Covina; Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Bondeson, Mrs.
Tillie Bahls, N. Hollywood;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Johnston,
Jack Narum, Santa Ana; Mr..
and Mrs. Basil Coffrin, Mr..
and Mrs. Don Schoonmaker,
Glendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Carl
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gerd-
ing, Whittier; MIR. and Mrs. l..
Goldman, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Bjorner, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Kendall, Celia Schiller, Vir-
ginia Adams, Los Angeles; Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Campbell,
Southgate; Lyle Foubert, De-
sert Hot Springs; MIR. and
Mrs. Walter I,ylche, Rossmoor;
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p. Recla, Long
Beach; Mr.. and Mrs. o. L.
Mccoy, Ed Feldhaus, Sunland; f;
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams,
Hunting Beach; MIR. and Mrs.
Terry Lowry, San Bernadino;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Adams,
Santa Monica and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Tuott, Playa del
Rey.
There were several visitors
who were not from Sidney
area so we didn't list their
names.
Thanks to all those who at
tended and to those who help
ed to make this years picnic
a great success. We hope to
see many more of you next
year.
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Hansen
2402 S. Shelton
Santa Ana, Calf.
92707.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Amunrud
Luayne and Dannie of Wibau1
visited here Tuesday with
their sen, Ronald and family
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
US. Scientist Says
 Prolonged Space Flight Is Hazard to the Brain

WARSAW, Poland R - Hallu- cinations, impaired judgment and permanent brain and bone damage are possible hazards of prolonged space flight scientists say.
 Several US. researchers reported on them into symposium Friday on space biology conducted by Cospar, the international commit tee for space research.
 One said that US astronaut Cor don Cooper's report of seeing houses and smoking chimneys in Tibet during his recent 22-orbit flight suggests disorders of visual perception or of judgment during Weightlessness
 The speaker, w. R. Adey of the University of California, said Cooper's insistence that he could see objects the size of house 100 miles up was obviously impossi- ble, as any experienced pilot would know"
 They said Cooper's judment may have been impaired at the time by the total lack of normal nerve sensations.
 He explained Cooper's bulls eye manual landing after a cleo trical breakdown saying Sin an emergency, the human system tends to pull itself together"
 Adey and other speakers sug- gested dangers will increase great ly as space flights are heightened To study this, the United State: plans to launch a monkey for ur to two weeks next fall, Adey said.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
Consider Itself Lucky

WASHINGTON R - Chairman Thomas Morgan, D-Pao, of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, figures the administration should consider itself lucky in $4.1 bill lion is authorized for foreign aid next year. President Kennedy asked for $4.5 billion. Morgan said his committee should begin the final stages of writing the authorization bill dur | ing the week after two months of hearings.
 He said the report of Gen. Lucius Clay's advisory committee on foreign aid has made the House committees more difficult. Clay recommended that the program be frightened up and cut at least to $4.3 billion.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
SiameSe Twins Born

PITTSBURGH LP - A set ot Siamese twin girls joined at the chest and abdomen remained in satisfactory condition Saturday at Pittsburgh's Children's Hospital.
 The girls, weighing Il pounds, ? ounces, were born Friday in Allegheny Valley Hospital in sub- urban Natrona Heights. The were transferred to the Pittsburgh hos pital for special tests, hospital au- thorities said.
 The parents have ben identified as John and Theresa Temene- Shenko.
 Officials at Children's Hospital declined to comment on the possl- bility of separating the infants. Various tests are necessary to de- termine what if any organs or functions the babies share.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
Roundup Time =
 Alaskan Style :!

FIT. RICHARDSON-It's round- up time-Alaska style!
 Last week, game biologists and agents of the flask Fish and Game Department have been conducting a king-size roundup of newly-born moose calves in the Anchorage area in an effort to learn more about the life and habits of the king of Alaska's game animals.
 These modern-day Alaskan cow- boys, however, have foresaken the proverbial cow pony for giant Army CH-21 helicopter, and in stead of branding irons they use small aluminium tags.
 It's all part of a far-reaching program by the game men to con- duct an intensive study of what they call population dynamics" of the Alaskan moose.
 By attaching coded aluminium tags to the ears of the young moose calves, the biologists gain valu- able information concerning the movements and ranging habits of the moose. Since each tag is num- bered the men are also able to study the sizes of knoWn-age ami mals when the moose are shot by hunters in years to come. Compiling scientific data on the moose is one thing, but separating a young moose calf from it's mother and chasing it down, on foot, across a waist-deep muskeg swamp is another.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
Queen Elizabeth II Marks 37th Birthday

LONDON R - Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her official 37th birthday Saturday, taking the sa- lute at the traditional color troop ing ceremony held each year.
 The Queen, riding side-saddle on a docile and handsome gray police horse named Doctor, was reSplend- ent in the scarlet tunic of colonel of the Grenadier Guards. She wore a black tricorn hat with a white plume. It was a splendid sunshiny day.
 Originally the ceremony, now more than 250 years old, was held to acquaint foreign mercenaries of the British army with the flag they were expected to fight under, so that they would not shoot at their colleagues in the heat of battle.
 A crowd of 10000, including many who had been waiting all night, jammed the parade ground
 With the Queen was her huS- band, Prince Philip, riding another police horse.
 Actually Elizabeth was 37 on April 21. She has her official birth day in June because the weather IS usually better.
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10
France Unveils New 3O-TOn Tank

CAMP DE MAILLY, France LR - The French army unveiled be- fore newsmen Friday its A.M.X. 3O-ton tank and showed how it could cross a river six feet deep without special preparation.
 The tank is about seven feet high, measuring to the top of it's silhouette, so only a small part was visible at the deepest part of the river crossing. Officers said that equipped with snorkel breathing device it could cross rivers 13 feet deep.
 The A.MX. was developed under a French-Italian agreement to de- sign tank suited to European conditions.
 The tank was displayed for President Charles De Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Aden- auer at military demonstration last summer on Adenauer's visit to France
The Nome nugget., 1963-06-10

A French psychiatrist sees auto nation as threat to family har- mony. He says workers unable to argue with machines go home and take out their resentment on their wives.