Evening star., 1941-11-07

Washington, which is made up of
insurance executives. Nj, Phillips is
also a member of the Chevy Chase
Club Mr.. AIeem announced.
Blanz Names Committees.
Wilfred H. Blanz, new president
of the District of Columbia Build
Ing and Loan League, has named
Edward c. Baltz chairman of the
Committee on Relations with the
Treasury Department and the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Serving
with M Baltz are Carl j. Berg
mann and Robert E Buckley. Other
committee appointments are:
Law, Legislation and Taxation,
c. Clinton James, chairman; Chapin
B. Bauman, Arthur G.. Bishop, John
y, Carmody.
Uniform Practice - Clarence T.
Kefauver, chairman: William H
Dyer, R. Edward Early.
Memberships. Schuyler Symons,
chairman: Joseph T. Fitzgerald,
James NJ. Rountree.
Entertainment-M A. Cook,
chairman; Rudolph w. Santelmann
j. Hawley Smith. Elmer j. Carlson
Publicity and Advertislng-Edward
J.. McAleer, chairman; r. Z. Hotze,
E. K. Jones.
Wholesale Trade Scars.
Sales of 207 wholesale firms in
the Fifth Federal Reserve District
in September jumped 80 per cent
higher than last year in the like
period, according to the Richmond
Reserve Banks current review. All
lines showed gains but the demand
for electrical goods topped the list
with an increase of an even 100 per
cent.
Automotive supplies were in IS
per cent better demand than in
September, 1910. Shoe sales we're
lp SO per cent. drugs and SundrieS
81 per cent and dry goods 33 per
cent. Sales of SO wholesale grocers
averaged % per cent better than
last year.
Hardware sales revealed 80 per
cent Improvement, industrial sup
plies IS per cent, paper and paper
products 46 per cent and tobacco
and tobacco products 35 per cent.
Sales in 48 miscellaneous lines were
50 per cent ahead of the same month
p year ago, the report said.
Turning TO retail furniture sales.
the Richmond Bank stated that
trade in Washington was 81 per cent
better than year ago in Septem-
Der, and in the first nine months
of 194l showed a 81 per cent gain
over 1910.
Financial District Notes.
Brokers are very much impressed
O'ith the large number of increased
dividends recently declared by big
corporations. Many more are an
tICipated before the end of the year.
Life insurance death claims paid
In the District of Columbia during
the third quarter amounted to ST.
Isl 900 on 2,487 policies. the Insti-
tute of Life Insurance announces.
Directors of Dorothy Gray, Ltd,
at the recent annual meeting, elect
ed Joseph Keho president. He has
been associated with the firm Tor
several wears.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg &
Potomac R. R. has ordered two 600
horsepower Diesel locomotives from
the American Locomotive Co.
Harold Stonier, executive man.
eger of the American Bankers As
sociation. and very large delega-
tlon from Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking, at
tended the funeral yesterday of T.
Hunton Leith, vice president and
cashier of the Security Savings &
Commercial Bank.
Gas Common Leads Trading.
Washington Gas Light common
opened trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange today with two 100
share sales at 1875, up as from yes
terday. Potomac Electric Power So
per cent preferred moved at lis
Garfinckel preferred at 2712, and
Washington Railway q Electric pre-
terred at 1l7l2, up one point.