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i POUR THE DAILY MAIL, Hagerstown, Maryland February 10, Dawson Reports Some Signs Of Business Leveling Off BY. SAM DAWSON NEW YORK -Signs of a leveling. off. in business appear today from several sources. off at that's, high peak.

The same But all it is--a leveling it, just, as accurately, another way: business is! good -it just isn't getting much bettor at the moment. Today's signs are mostly in the 'now orders. A number of companies. report, that production aren't pouring the same rate peak, but new orders as a months back. The Business Survey Commiltee of the National Assn.

of Purchasing Ascots says its February re. port "confirms the slight leveling off in industrial business conditions that was: reported in January by purchasing executives." Most materials should come into a better supply and demand balance in the next six Shenths. New orders for machine. fools have slipped from their yearend peak. the National Machine Tool Builders Assn.

reports in Cleve- land. But spite of a drop in new orders in January the backlog of orders in the industry mains high. Industry spokesmen: doubt it orders will pick up much: for awhile they have enough: to keep them busy for months. Retail trade has been leveling: off. Department store sales stay above the year-ago mark.

But (hat: if offset by the drop in retail auto. sales and to some extent in home furnishings As home building tapers off. The National Automobile Dealers Assn. takes a dimmer view than do the auto makers in De. troit.

The association says A check of its members show many operat-, ing at a loss in January and A A A A Feb. ruary, Seasonal factors association get part spokes- of the blame, but men fear the industry oversold last year and will have to wait: for the demand to catch up. Auto makers are more optimis-' tic. They expect new car sales this month top January, though do fall short of last year's record. Dulles Says Russian Aims Not Changed In "New Look" PHILADELPHIA Secretary of State.

warned that Russian aims had not changed under a "new look" foreign policy. He said the United Slates could defeat those aims under a program of continued. and expanded nomic aid to needy countries. In a major specch at the Philadelphia Bulletin Forum. Dulles said this, country's basic policy is to try to hasten the day when Russia will be governed by "men' who put the welfare of the Russian people above world conquest." He described the "new look" Russian policy as emphasizing "political cooperation with leftwing Socialists, whom they formerly detested." and putting stress on trade and economic assistance for less developed countries.

Stating. that this policy had for Russia "a considerable popular prestige" some Asian and African countries, the secretary of WATER SHORTAGE? Use our self service laundry to save your water. Wash lbs. for 9 25c Ringer's Self-Service LAUNDRY Authorized Bendix Sales Service 640 Frederick St. Phone 3338 PRESCRIPTIONS PROMPTLY Middlekaufl's Drug Store 31 N.

Potomac St. Phone 1589 state declared confidently "we need not be the new: Soviet threat. he said. is for Congress to grant authority asked by the administration to commit about million dollars a year for sevferal years towards long -range eco-. nomic development projects in Soviet target countries.

He said also that the government: needs about 100 millions more in: new money this year than it oh-: tained last year to help counter the Russian campaign. In calling anew for greater leeway in U.S. foreign spending, Dulles asserted that long- range authority sought by the Eisenhower administration "we take a risk which is quite uniustified having it." regard to the small cost of avoiding The effort of the President to win congressional approval for long-range foreign spending contmitments has met. generally, with disfavor among top leaders. President Eisenhower already has asked Congress to boost foreign aid expenditures to nearly; $1,900,000,000 this year.

which! would include monies for longrange projects and the added 100 millions Dulles spoke of yesterday. Dulles. making it clear that he "did not wish 10 minimize the threat of the Soviet 'new said if the free, world play's its "proper part" "can the future not with complacency -that, would be -but with confidence." Concerning the "notable shift" In Russia's foreign policy, he said America "must assume that the intent behind the Soviet economic: campaign is to subvert and communize the nations that are its targets." He also said: "Today changes in creed and conduct are looked upon as ways to make it easier to achieve old goals of conquest. "If there is less apparent erance and less reliance on violence, there is perhaps more reliance than ever on diversion, enticement and "But the fanatical teachings of a generation cannot be erased all! at once. Also the change had not: gone so far that there could not be, almost overnight, a sudden rever.

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i Permits For Building In County Gain Approaching warm weather been anticipated by a number countains who are planning to have some construction work done. county tax assessor's office issued a total of 15 permits during past week. the largest total in sev. eral months. Nine of the 15 permits were for new dwellings.

valued at estimated $68,700. The other were for other construction, valued estimated $8.500. Those the dwellings went 10: Edgar P. Pryor, -room crete block. on White Hall Road.

T. C. Rider. -room brick, Tammany Road. Mary V.

Biser. one-story room log. in Pondsville. Kenneth E. Hofe.

five room brick, on Route 40 west of Carleton: E. Haupt, oneE lumber, Mt. Lena. five Kenneth Miller. five-room brick, on Williams Circle.

Robert Cox, five-room brick, Kent Avenue. Paul Metz, six-room brick, the Road. Leo Eichelberger, one story room, on the burg Road. The other types of construction were; Luke M. Petre.

to finish rooms and a half bath on Weaver Avenue dwelling. John D. Kershner, to build concrete block addition to a age, on Linwood Road. Charies E. Kactzel, to build addition to a dwelling in the Chews.

ville District. Howard Artz, to build crete block garage, on Road. Catherine R. Ariz. 10 build dairy barn, on Route 40-A.

Martin P. Katzenberger, (o a dwelling. KeedysvilleEakle's Mill Road. Big Pool Young Man In Navy Seaman Apprentice James c. Murray, son of Rev.

and Mrs. W. F. Murray, Big Pool, is enjoying a 14 day leave prior to his reporting at the Naval Training Center. Bainbridge.

to receive instruction as a hospital corpsman. The training center reported yesterday that S.A Murray, has just nine weeks of intensive training at Bainbridge. The county man is a graduate of Shepherd College and before joining the Navy was teacher at the Boonsboro High School. He was sworn in at the Baltimore recruitting station. He is the husband of the former Dixie K.

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A jury found Thomas A. Grams, 17, Boonsboro Route Two, guilty in the auto death of Richard F. Cosens. when the Grams auto crashed January 15 on Mt. Lena Road.

The jury, however, recommended leniency. In a later case, Associate Judge D. Kenneth McLaughlin acquitted William M. Nichols in an auto death Goodwin last Route December 40, west of of Evelyn Han- in on cock. Nichols was driving his mother and his five children at the time his car collided on a curve with another car in which Evelyn Goodwin died.

He was represented by Attorney Norman Broadwater. The judge said, in view of the de. fendent carrying his own mother children, and in view of other evidence, he did not feel Nichols would be guilty of gross negligence. said guury al civil negligence or reckless driving, not manslaughter by motor! vehicle. Nichols testified that he wis driv.

ing only about to 35 miles an hour just before his car went into skid on the wet Eve. highway The on a curve on Christmas oncoming car went down an embankment, killing one woman. the first manslaughter case involving Grams, 18-year-old Richard Cosens was one of five persons in the auto which loft the highway on! curve and rolled down bankment into ditch. Cosens was thrown through the windshield of the car and died of fractured skull. According to testimony the car was being operated al a speed of about 80 miles an hour from two to five minutes before the but Grams said he was traveling ati about 50 to 60 miles an hour before! the crash.

TREASURY POSITION TREASURY POSITION WASHINGTON, Feb. '27 IM- The of the Treasury Feb. 21: Balance $4,465,480,625.94. fiscal year July 1 $39.056,647,916.64, withdrawls fiscal year 288.84. total debt $279.722.577,540.31.

3 Children Hurt In Falls Barbara E. eight year did daughter of Robert Baird, Route 1, Boonsboro, fell from sliding board while at school yesterday and fractured her left arm. She re. Iceived treatment in the emergency room of Washington County Hospi. Ital where cast was applied.

Steven Robinson, four year old son of Victor C. Robinson, Cave. town Box 63. lacerated his left hand in a fall. Three sutures were piled to the wound.

Carolyn Barnhart, eight years old, of 164 Oak Lane, Greencastle, tell from her bicycle and suffered cut on the forehead requiring one suture. Mrs. Alice Ernde, 20 Belview Avenue, fractured her left wrist in fall. She was discharged after cast was If ON AL 0.00 TWO IMPORTANT sections of the Hagerstown High School Band are shown in these pictures. Left to right, the girls with the bells are Ginger Weddle, Rosemarie Nigh, Dorothy Myers and Karol Schmidt.

The boys in the percussion section. left to right, are James Shillingberg, Ben Wade, Robert Jeffords, Joseph Stouffer, House Passes Brewery Bill Governor McKeldin now has the! controversial bill which would block establishment of a Carling: brewery in Baltimore County. The House of Delegates passed the measure had by a 14-38 vote on Saturday. It passed the Senate carlier. The Carling firm seeks to erect $12.000,000 factory in Baltimore County.

The beer controversy has arous. ed much interest among distribu- BIO i IS COMING TO HAGERSTOWN WATCH FOR ADVERTISEMENT Leslie James Mason. Hagerstown. pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking D. H.

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Washington Street Hagerstown, Md. 603 W. Mate Street Pa False Alarm A false fire alarm was sounded from the box at Hamilton Boulevard and Irvin Avenue last night, U. S. accidental deaths declined from 96,000 in 1952 10 90,000 in 1954.

Another Man Pleads Guilty.