Evening star., 1942-10-28
Building and Loan
League Officers
Are Reelected
BIonz Again President;
Delegates Appointed
To Chicago Council
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

I6.el6CUeQ pISSluSllt Cl llle .OlSll1CG
of Columbia Building and Loan
League at the annual meeting at
the Harrington Hotel last evening,
the other officers also being re-
tanned. Before entering the build
ing and loan field several years ago,
Mr.. Blanz was a bank examiner in
this district.
Clarence E. Kefauver was re-
named vice president, Millard T.
Dixon, treasurer and F. Wilson Camp
secretary, this being Mr.. Camps
eighth term.
Directors elected for the coming
year include George NJ Emmerich,
Martin A. Cook, R. w. Santelmann,
Elmer j. Carlson, Edward K. Jones,
E. K McAleer and past presi-
dents of the league, William N.
Payne. jr. Arthur G. Bishop, Rob
ert E. Buckley, Edward c. Baltz and
G. Clinton James.
Reports Reveal Progress.
Reports were made by F. Wilson
Camp, secretary. who stated that
despite the problems arising out of
the changed conditions the various
associations enjoyed successful op-
Grafton; E. L. McAleer, who out
lined the cooperative War bond
campaign advertised in the local
press; C. Clinton James on legis-
lative matters; r. w. Santelmann
on uniform practice and E. C. Baltz
on War bond sales quotas.
Mr.. BaltZ told the league members
that the S3,00000O quota in War
bonds, which the United States
Savings and Loan League asked the
Washington associations to buy for
their own portfolios as their share
in the war effort, would be definitely
oversubscribed.
Martin A. Cook presented his re-
port as chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee during the past
year and S. Scuyler Symonds re-
ported as chairman of the Member
ship Committee.
New Constitution Adopted.
Changes in the leagues constitu-
tion and bylaws, as prepared by a
special committee, were adopted.
The matter of building and loan
association hours was brought up
for discussion in view of the Gov
ernment's plans to have 20 pay days
a month after November 16. 1t was
referred to committee for further
study, the feeling prevailing that it
may be advisable in the future to
keep open late in the afternoon only
on the 18th and last day of each
month
G. Clinton James was again made
association counsel and asked to rep
resent the organization at the war
council meeting of the United States
Savings and Loan League in Chicago
in mid November
Chicago Delegates Named.
President Blanz appointed seven
delegates to the meeting, Carl j.
Bergman, Wilfred H. Blanz, Rob-
ert E. Buckley, F. Wilson Camp, C.
C. James, Edward K. Jones and
Clarence E. Kafauver.
O. K. La Rogue, president of the
Federal Home Loan Bank of VIM
ston-Salem, honor guest, declared
that winning the war is the only
thing that really matters in the
world today.
I'VE must sell all the War bonds
we can and must buy all the bonds
we can he asserted. Buy and keep
on buying. That is the least we can
do, with our sons, other relatives and
our friends fighting the battles for
U.s."
Building Contracts Jump.
Contracts in the District Of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, East
ern Pennsylvania, Southern New
Jersey and Delaware rose sharply in
September over the August total.
j. T. Little, district manager Of
Dodge Reports, announced today.
Contracts awarded showed gains
In all three types of construction:
Residential building, which includes
barracks and housing for war
workers, $3O,4OS, 900 august, $16,-
OBJ ,000); non-residential building,
now restricted largely to factories
that will produce war materials,
SAL $4,000 august, $22,844 OO0D !;
public works and utilities, s27,lO3,-
600 august, $10061 ,0OO.
Except for residential building.
which showed a slight decline, all
September totals exceeded the corre-
spending l94l figures.
American Ice Profits Up.
American Ice Co. reports for the
third quarter. ending September 80,
before Federal and certain State in
come taxes, a net profit of S48l LAB
as compared with a net profit OF
$3.50 1876 for this period in 1941.
For the nine months ending Sep
tember 30, before Federal and GER
tain State income taxes a net profit
OF S480,843 compares with $50, 1868 for
this period last year.
Hart Appointed Manager.
H. S. Hart has been appointed
manager of the life, accident and
group departments of the Washing
ton Office of the Travellers Insurance
Co., 1T was announced from Hart
ford today. He has been assistant
manager and assistant cashier.
j. Clifford Folger attended the
meeting of the Bond Club of New
York yesterday which was addressed
by Walter Nash, Minister for New
Zealand. Mr.. Folger is president of
the Bond Club of Washington.
Southern's Earnings Climb.
The Southern Railway reports
earnings of 1922 share on the
common stock in the first nine
months of this year against 1888 a
year ago.
Directors of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad are expected to declare a
dividend of at least $150 per share
at the November meeting, the Wall
Street Journal says. This would
make 1912 payments $3.50 share
against 81 last year.
Today's Trading on Exchange.
Fifty-six shares of Washington
Gas Light common sold at l5,2 or
the Washington Stock Exchange to-
day, ex-dividend. and unchanged
from other recent sales. The market
closed with 15A bid and 16 asked.