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reliable reports, the colonel had
sought the assistance of other
officers of the national guard,
using the arguments that If $50
officers in Togo could kill Pre-
sident Sylvanus Olympion and
overthrow the government then
the Liberian army Of 5000
"could do wonders"
However, the officers are said
to have refused to join Thomp-
son, and instead reported the
plot to authorities. Thompson
and his five civilian accomplic-
es, who were arrested on charg-
es Of treason with intent to
assassinate President Tubman.
simultaneously, an investiga-
ton by authorities disclosed a
huge cache Of arms and am
munition was missing from q
milit ~ camp near the capital
city.
Other Attempts
This is not the first attempt
to remove Tubman from office
through assassination. It has
happened at least three other
times, once in 1866, and twice
in 1861. The unsuccessful as
sassin in the 1866 plot, Paul
Dunbar, died three weeks ago
at Camp Belle Yella, in the
Western Province.
Dunbar, discharged police
man had been hired by leaders
of the now defunct Independent
True Whig and Reformation
party to assissinate the Presi-
dent. The attempt was made on
the night of June %, 1866 in the
Executive Pavilion, where Tub
man and guests had gathered to
see films of the Presidents
state visit abroad.
The attempt, though being
Tubman's closet shave with
death, failed however, because
of Dunbar's over-eagerness to
do the job, and the alertness of
the Presidents bodyguard, Col.
James Bestman, chief of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion Security Force.
Dunbar had gotten within six
feet of the President, when
Bestman spotted him. Just as
Dunbar squeezed the trigger,
Bestman grabbed his arm, spoil
ing his aim. Dunbar did get off
three shots, before he was SUBJ
dued.
Subsequently, Dunbar and his
employers, who had been quick
ly rounded up by police, were
tried, convicted and sentenced
to death. Their appeal was turn
ed down by the Liberian Su-
preme court on Feb. 27, 1858.
However, a week later, Pre-
sident Tubman granted all the
plotters except Dunbar, repriev-
es and an unconditional pardon.
Jackson advocate., 1963-02-16
NONRESIDENT SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
County of Kinds.
To Earlyn Frazier, whose post
office address and street address
is, 12002 Wade Park, Cleveland o,
Ohio, you are summoned to appear
before the Chancery Court OF the
First Judicial District. County OF
Kinds. in said state. on the Fourth
Monday Of February. A. D., 1868
to defend the suit No. 81 400 In
said Court OF Henry G. Frazier
Complainant, wherein you are .
defendant.
This 28th day Of December, A. D.,
1862.
FRANK r. SCOTT. Chancery
Clerk
BY Charles A. Scott, D. C.
(SEAL)
r. Jess Brown
Solicitors.
Jackson advocate., 1963-02-16

in the past, Negro institutions
past and present, and the pres
ent principals. 1t is a short
history of past achievements;
present institutions; the home,
the school, the church-and the
people who promote them. Ne
groes have a history to be proud
of and this effort is to make
them know it.
The Special day committee,
sponsors of this program are:
Mr.. Sylvester Williams, Miss
Gladys D. Walters, Mrs. Lydia
E. Johnson, Mr.. Emmitt Hayes,
and Mr.. Reuben Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-18
WORD GAME

GIL THORP
DR.. KILDARE

Find 80 or more words in
CANTRIP
meaning "a charm, spell" Az
erage mark is 26 words; time
limit, 80 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-18

Rules Of the game: I. Words must be Of
four or more letters. 2. Words which &C.
quire four letters by the addition Of IS"
such as bats" "cats," are not used. >.
Only one form Of a word Is used. 4. Proper
names are not used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-18
Ansusr IN LAWLEssLY

lawless. lass, less, leal. lyse, alley, ally,
awless, vale, walls, veal, well, easy,
essay, sale, sally, seal, sells. slew. slaw,
sway, swell, yawl, yells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
Kennedy Death Slows Sales;
Christmas Record in Doubt
By DONALD B. HADLEY
, star Financial writer

Whether late Christmas buy
ing in December still viii pro
duce a record holiday volume
for WashingtOn-area department
stores has become doubtful
because of the sharp effects on
all activity by the assassination
OF President Kennedy.
Area department store sales
slumped 80 per cent behind a
year ago in the week ended last
Saturday and also were 9 per
cent behind those of the pre-
ceeding poor week, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today.
Shopping activity faded away
early Friday afternoon, Novem-
Der Is, shortly after the assasSi-
nation as customers hurried
home to watch television or
listen to the radio. Activity on
the next day was at low levels.
As a result, sales for that week
were barely even with a year
ago.
Close In Mourning
The stores were closed on the
following Monday, National Day
Of Mourning, as Washington and
the entire Nation paid its final
respects to President Kennedy.
Volume gradually improved
on Tuesday and Wednesday, but
stores were closed Thursday for
Thanksgiving. Rain cut down
shopping on Friday, and Satur-
day was the first really good
sales day Of the week.
Sales in the current week
have recovered noticeably, and
December Sales undoubtedly
will show a substantial gain
from a year ago, but store
officials are uncertain whether
the December increases will be
large enough to offset the sharp
November declines.
This will be a late shopping
Christmas, one leading store
manager predicted. The ques-
ton Is whether store stats will
be adequate to serve the late
shoppers or whether many will
give up some Of their planned
purchases because Of the
crowds and inconvenience, he
said.
Sales Drop Q Pct.
Area department store sales
In four weeks ended November
80, were down 9 per cent from a
year ago, entirely due to the
final two weeks declines. Sales
for the year to date were only 4
per cent above a year earlier.
The downtown portion Of the
area sales total in the week
ended November 80 dropped 80
per cent behind the like 1862
week and was off 10 per cent
from the proceeding week. Four
weeks downtown sales were IL
per cent below a year earlier
and those for the year to date
were just even with their 1852
mark.
Across the Nation, retail sales
in the week ended November 80
fell 8 per cent from a year ago
to $4,775, 100000, the Census
Bureau estimated. The weeks
volume also was 2 per cent
behind the previous week.
Retail sales In four weeks
ended November 80 were up Il
per cent from a year ago the
report said.
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# eel of the Road" by
q ut on otive writer william
LAS, which gives good cause
for determination.
The book, to be made
availab BILE to is million
teenagers through a special
mailing program sponsored BY
Ford. is intended primarily for
beginning drivers, but some Of
its logic reaches to the upper
age.
Sample paragraph:
Gas a new driver gains
confidence on the road, he
begins to notice the mistakes Of
other people. He changes
overnight from an apprentice
into q critic. Unfortunately, that
could be like the blind leading
the blind. In a scientific survey
by researchers into the
psychology Of motorists,
practically no one ever
admitted making certain errors
himself. But he observed them
constantly in the behavior of
other cars In traffic-and was
quite indignant about it."
The book is published by
Popular Library, 355 Lexington
ave., New York.
. . .
The New Jersey Highway
A ut b GRITTY, which diligently
b osses the Garden State
Parkway cited as the Nations
safest-has launched a Esive for
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BY CHARLES COVELL
Star Business Writer

Atlantic Research Corp, is
showing its confidence in its
own future by spending about
81 million on plant improve.
mentS.
Formally opened yesterday
was a 5000, 900 high-altitude re-
search chamber just behind the
company's handsome head.
quarters off Shirley highway
at Edsall road. DR.. Raymond
Friedman, vice president in
charge of research, thinks 1t is
the only one of its kind in the
United States.
Near completion is a $3.50, 600
project on North Cardinals Out.
er Banks. There, at Corolla, on
a sand spit a few miles north Of
Mays Head, a rocket test cen.
ter, plus shops, propellant stor'
age facilities and a weather sta
ton have been erected.
In addition, the company /!
continuing a long-term expan
sion program for its principa
propellant manufacturing ant
rocket assembly facilities a
Pine Ridge, near Gainesville
Va.
Philip X. Reilly, vice presiden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
Arlington Bank
Names Officers

Frank Ball, jr., attorney, was
named board chairman Of the
new Fidelity National Bank Of
Arlington, and Arthur Zinna-
mon, vice president of Arlington
Realty Co., was named presi.
dent yesterday.
Albert P. Thompson, formerly
of the Fairfax County National
Bank, was named executive
vice president and operating
head of the new bank. In addi-
ton to the three officers, the
Board Of Directors includes
Marvin E. Bray, William C.
Frogale, Sigmund Goldblatt,
Oscar GoldStein, James A.
Hamilton, Edward R. Kingman,
Sidney Nyhus, Ralf H. Owen,
John A. Stone, Leo UrbanSke,
jr., and Samuel Magazine.
With initial capitalization Of
$1.2 million, the new bank is
expected to open at 2OO9 North
Fourteenth street in early Feb
ruary.
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Bank CIearings in rs leading
cities in the week ended Deem
Der 4 $50, $50, O48, 900, up as
per cent from the previous
week, but 81 per cent below a
year ago.-Dun & BradStreet.
Rail Freight LOadings in the
week ended November 80 to-
tailed 466,764 cars, down 20.5 per
cent from the previous week
and down II per cent from the
like week a year ago.-Assn. Of
Amer. Railroads.
Intercity Truck Tonnage in "a
metropolitan areas across the
Nation In the week ended No
vember 80 was down q per
cent from the previous week
and down 2O.2 per cent from the
like week a year ago.-Amer.
Trucking Assns.
Motor Vehicle Output this
week is estimated at 1879, 1877
cars and 1,1s1 trucks VS.. 49,
1893 and 26,457 in the previous
week and 169, 159 and 28,216 in
the like week a year ago.
Autom0tive News.
New Construction over the
Nation in November totaled $5.7
billion, down 6 per cent from
the previous month, but up 9
per cent from the like month a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
DyndmicsBuys
Big Shipyard

QUINCY, Mass. (AP).-The
Bethlehem Steel Co. today
announced agreement to sell its
big Quincy shipyard to General
Dynamics Corp. which operates
the Electric Boat Co., builder Of
nuclear submarines in Groton,
Conn.
Arthur B. Homer, chairman
and chief executive of Bethle-
hem, said transfer Of the prop
critics will take place with
working out of final details in
the near future.
He expressed belief the trans
fer will benefit employees and
the Quincy community.
The great Shipyard at Fore
River has been the scene, for
generations, of the construction
of large Navy and commercial
craft, including some of the
worlds largest tankerS.
The amount of money in
volved in the transaction was
not disclosed.
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RCAPrOpOses
3-fOr-1 Split,
Dividend Rise

NEW YORK (AP).-A S-for-1
stock split was proposed today
by Radio Corporation Of Ameri-
ca.
Directors also increased the
dividend, voting a IS cent
payment next January q COM
pared with IS cents paid each of
the last three quarters and Is
cents before that.
The decision on the split q
subject Of speculation in wall
Street for weeks, followed a
surge in RCA sales and profits
In the last few years.
David SarnOff, chairman, said
October December results were
expected to show gains over the
year-earlier quarter for an 18th
consecutive quarter.
The board announced an
intention to pay q I5-cent divi.
dend on the split shares assum-
ing stakeholder approval Of the
split at a special shareholders
meeting January 20.
Color TV PAGES Upsurge
RCA, the worlds most broad
ly based electronics concern,
has been a leader In color tele-
vision, and this segment of its
business paced the recent up
surge In profits.
Company sales volume is
expected to amount to about
$1.9 billion for 1868, placing it
among the Nations two dozen
largest business firms.
RFC was organized In 1919 to
exploit the commercial POSSIBLE
tiles Of radio and allied COM
municationS, then in their infan-
cy, and in the mid-192Os formed
the National Broadcasting Co.
In about 1880, the company
branched into manufacture Of
radio, monograph and allied
products in a big way, at first
under close ties with General
Electric Co. and Westinghouse
Electric.
These ties were broken after
The Government launched anti
trust proceedings. Defense and
aerospace work gradually grew
in Importance.
Employs $1,000
By 1862, sales of nearly $l.75
billion broke down this way: Al
per cent commercial manufac-
turing and services, IS per cent
Government contracts: % per
cent broadcasting, and 2 per
cent communications and train
ing.
RCA's employee force had
grown to $1,000 by the end Of
that year.
Besides profitlng handsomely
from its pioneering activity in
color TV, the company's earn
ingS picture has benefited from
a steady decline in losses from
operations in electronic data
processing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
New ARC Vacuum Facility
Part of Expansion Program

in charge Of development and
marketing, points to all this
with pride as evidence Of the
company's desire to expand.
New orders through Novem-
ber," he said, exceeded SIS
million, so per cent more than
all of last year" Through Oc-
tober, he added, net income aft
er taxes exceeded SIS million.
This compares with a net loss
of $l4,6S,72S during 1862, mostly
because of losses by a subsidi-
airy and a write-down Of invest
mentS.
What makes the new high-alti-
tude research chamber differ
ent, DR.. Friedman explained, is
a five-stage steam election sys-
TEN which serves as the source
of the vacuum. Many research
chambers are in operation but
none that he knows of can eject
gases so rapidly.
The steam electors utilize l..
200 gallons Of cooling water pei
minute and are capable Of
creating a vacuum equivalent t
so miles of altitude in less thar
6 minutes.
Housed in its own masonry
building, the vacuum chamber
is 6 feet in diameter and Is fee
long. Made of stainless steel, il
has ports through which movie
and still cameras can record
the experiments. Outside are
control panels, safety monitor
ing devices, a televiSion camera
for watching experiments, and
recording instruments.
For the next few weeks DR..
Friedman and his associates
will be studying the effects of
meteorite penetration of fuel
storage tanks on spacecraft.
The chamber also permits high
altitude combustion studies on
solid and liquid rocket motors,
infarared and visible flares,
plasma-jet effluents, upper-at-
mosphere seeding techniques
and the aerodynamics Of rocket
wakes and plumes.
The new Corolla facility will
be the testing place for the su-
per-secret rocket engine, "The
Big x" on which the company
is working at its plant here and
at Pine Ridge.
Mr.. Rely said the 4,OOO-pound
rocket engine will be the largest
the company ever has made.
The Air Force contract calls for
design, manufacture, test and
delivery Of two lightweight
models within 20 months.
1.-THE program" Mr.. Reilly
added, lis moving on
schedule" Small-scale versions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
NEAR $500 MILLION
Areas Construction
Up 1870 in 10 Months

Construction permits in the Washington Metropolitan Area
came close to record $500 million in the first 10 months
this and indicated another ame peak of nearly 500
million for the full year.
In its monthly report for 10 months Of construction permits
the Census Bureau today listed $S2sO Of permits gair
Il per cent from $465 million year earlier It also reported
that Federal construction in the area amounted to
In months this year vs. $5S,217,OOO year ago.
The 10 months area permit total included SAL $4,000 Of
residential building providing ,67S dwelling units COM
pared with $s4 $4,000 and 1919 units in the 1862 period
NoATesidentia permits including many office build
cent from $lO6, 664, 900 year ago.
MONTGOMERY County led in total permits with $121 900
Tor the 10 months Prince Georges County second with
$40 and the District of Columbia came third WITH SIM
So 600 Fairfax County close fourth with SOS 0OO
Ten months totals for the various sections Of the area
are compared below with year earlier:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
ON WHEELS
Sufety Message Appears
To Be Hitting Deaf Ears

The Automobile Manufactur.
ers Association has become
convin ced that the safety
message isn't getting through.
Certainly" the ANA says,
"the messages are there.
"The National Safety Council
reports that In one year 100, 900
safety speeches were made
under State auspices, II million
driver m annals were
distributed, 100000 safety film
presentations were made, 226
safety films and slide films
were produced"
This is in addition to
measureless inches Of space In
newsp apers, periodicals );
thousands Of hours Of radio and
television time. The Safety
Council estimates all these
admonitions to be worth more
than 500 million annually.
But" the ANA asks, show
effective are they?"
The associations feeling-and
1t Is becoming more widespread
is that this prodigious effort
can produce much better results
If better guidelines are
established for its use."
The Safety Council l.
spearheading a $4,000 safety
communications study" to seek
a more effective way Of
spending something like that
500 million.
On a similar theme, there's q
chapter hin a new book F.The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06

Of the Big x, he said, already
are being tested at CorOlla.
The Big x, on the other hand,
is only one Of some Is rocket
programs Atlantic Research has
underway. A new $40 million
project calls for the production
Of n Athena rockets, each so
feet long and weighing $1,000
pounds.
The recently-completed first
phase called for firing Is Nike
Apache sounding rockets from
White Sands Missile Range to
collect information.
The second will require over
land flights for the Athena,
which is designed to test missile
flight and re-entry conditions.
The Athena will be fired from
Green River, Utah, to land 470
miles away, at White Sands.
Flights are scheduled to begin
early next year.
Other Atlantic Research mis-
sile programs include or have
included the Trailblazer II,
Fishbowl, FREELY, Blue Scout,
Ijr., Terrier, Redeye, Iris
Areas, Tiros, Mercury, Minute
man and Polaris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
By CHARLES YARBRoUGH

greater use Of turn signals.
One Of the reasons: Few
motorists signal lane changes
and Of those who do use the
cars directional blinkers, a
large number seem to forget to
turn them off once they've
made the movement"
ChrysIer has announced it will
have a three-car team of
VaIiants in the 2,5OO-mile Monte
Carlo Rally which is scheduled
to start January Is.
4 q
OIdsmObiIe has an optional
engine block heater, which not
only warns up the powerplant,
but the car heater itself.
It uses household current and
is operated by attaching a
standard three-prong extension
cord to a connection point
located under the hood.
The British are making
tongue-in-cheek capital out Of
the Great Train Robbery in
which a Land-Rover was used
as q getaway car.
Preferred by the police Of 81
countries and the bandits of at
least one," said one publication.
And Of course you may have
noticed that a massive robbery
in New York was thwarted
because the driver Of the
getaway car didn't know how to
use a stick shift?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
BUSINESS BRIEFS

year ago; for IL months the
total was $57.4 billion VS.. $54
billion a year ago.-Commerce
Department.
Retail Sales over the Nation
in the week ended November SO
totaled $4.78 billion, down about
2 per cent from the previous
week, but up l per cent from
the like week a year ago.
Commerce Department.
Gold Reserves On December 4
totaled $15,5SS, 900, 900, un-
changed for the 18th week In a
row.-Federal Reserve Board.
Earnings
Armour & Co. In year ended
November 2 earned SIG, 800, 900
or $2.97 a share VS.. SIS, $50, 900
or $2.76 in 1862.
Western Union Telegraph in
10 months ended October 81
earned $13, 236,8O1 or SLIT a
share VS.. $7,6lO,164 or $1.O2 in
1862 period.
ERT Corp. in year ended
October 81 earned $3.50, 1O8 or
$1.4 a share VS.. 658,117 or %
cents in 1862.
Bond Stores In 3 months end
ed October 81 earned $16O, 1886 or
10 cents a share vs.. $245,S41 or
Is cents in 1862 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
MARYLAND CITES
ECONOMIC GAIN
IN TWO YEARS

Maryland has had
significant economic gains
in the last two years, the
Maryland Department Of
E c on o mi Development
reported yesterday.
Employment rose "a per
cent annually in 1861 and
1862, well above the national
gain, it found. The rate for
the last 10 years was 1.8 per
cent.
Population growth was rs
per cent annually in the
same years. The net
statewide gain was 154, 500
persons with 20 counties
showing gains. The depart
ment projected a poulation
growth Of 1,54O,311 for 20
years ended in 1880.
Total volume of manufact-
uring was $2,716,2 74, 900 an
nually In 1861, up 14.2 per
cent from 1858. Manufact-
uring payrolls increased S.s
per cent In the same period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
VEPCO Nearby Taxes
Almost ST Million

Virginia Electric and Power
Co. today distributed checks
totaling nearly 81 million to
county and city treasurers of
nearby Virginia counties in
payment of its 1868 tax bills, it
was announced by L. D.
johnson III, Potomac district
manager.
The largest check for $46S, $3.50
went to Fairfax County. Other
c ounties received these
amounts: Arlington, $l72,O59;
Loudoun, s56,7S4, and Fauquier,
$42,878.
Largest city check Of $172,S7S
went to the City Of Alexandria.
The City Of Fairfax received
$S2,125 and Falls Church, $lO,-
$50.
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Bussett Furniture

BASSETT, Va. (AP).-Bassett
Furniture Industries said today
it has completed the purchase Of
Prestige Furniture Corp. Of
Newton, N. C. Bass
stockholders authorized the
issuance Of 5000 additional
shares Of stock to buy the North
Carolina firm. Prestige makes
u p h olstere d furniture and
employs $40 persons.