Evening star., 1943-10-31

League Committees Appointed.
Clarence E. Kefauver, new presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Building and Loan League, yester-
day appointed the chairmen and
other members of the leading stand
ing committees for the ensuing year.
Heading the important law, legis-
latlon and taxation unit for another
term is c. Clinton James, veteran
building and loan leader. Serving
with him will be Chaplin B. Bauman.
John j. Carmody and James C.
Wilkes. The other committees in
clude:
Relation with Government agen-
cies-Edward C. Baltz. chairman:
Carl J. Bergman, Robert E. Buck
ley. Uniform practices-Rudolph w
Santelmann, chairman: Edward K
Jones, William H. Dyer, r. Edward
Early. c. Clinton James, E. L. Nc
Aleer, Fred A. Smith. Entertain
ment-Martin A. Cook, chairman:
George A. Brennan, J. Hawley
Smith, E. J. Carlson, Howard E
Thompson.
Postwar Planning Council.
Postwar planning - Edward C.
Baltz, chairman; Edward K. Jones
Carl H. Ellingson. Wilfred H
Blanz, R. w. Santelmann, Carl j
Bergmann, c. Clinton James
Chaplin B. Bauman. Publicity and
advertising-Edward L. McAleer
chairman Carl H. Ellingson. Ed
ward K. Jones, Otto Hermann. r. L.
Houston Jones.
Memberships. S. Symons. chair
man: j. T. Fitzgerald, F. Wilson
Camp, C. Gay Harrell. John G. Kolb
War bonds-E. c. Baltz, chairman
Odell S. Smith, William N. Payne
jr.; Carl c. Smuck, Fred A. Smith
Robert w. Werth, Roland M. Brown
Senior advisory-Robert E. Buck
ley, chairman: Carl j. Bergmann
c. Gay Harrell, Carl H. Ellineson
Fred A. Smith, E. C. Baltz. Archi-
bald McLachlen and Wilfred H
Blanz.
At the annual meeting earlier ir
the week Mr.. Baltz said the Postwa,
Planning Committee, which served
the association last year. alread,
has some very definite ideas which
will be presented at the coming
meeting Of the national organization
in Chicago.
Banks Double L. S. Holdings.
Study of the statements being
published by Washington banks since
the controllers condition call. dateo
Octooer l8. shows these institutions
nave continued to pile up Govern
ment securities in an effort to dc
their full share in helping prosecute
the war.
The recent call statements show
the largest purchases of Treasury
ISSUES ever made. The last three calls
nave been especially notable in re-
veallng added investments in Gov
ernments. The banks have doubled
their holdings of Government issues
since Pearl Harbor.
Dallas Holds Trade Lead.
In the first nine months of this
year the Dallas area led the other II
Federal Reserve districts in depart.
ment store sales gains, with an in.
crease of 80 per cent, the Fedora,
Reserve Board announced Yesterday
Atlanta stood second, with an upturr
of 81 per cent.
Sales in the Kansas City district
were up % per cent. San Francisco
%: Minneapolis, 16: St. Louis. Is
and in the Richmond district IA Del
cent.
Chicago reported 10 per cent
sales gain over last year: Cleveland
9; Boston. 8: New York. s. and Phila.
delphia, 6. The average Septembe,
pickup for the II districts was Il
per cent.
Insurance Payments Change.
Payments to benefciaries bv Amer.
lcan life insurance companies ir
August exceeded the benefits paid tc
living policy holders for the frs,
time in many years, according to tht
Institute of Life Insurance. The,
represented $107, 1923 900 out of agere,
gate payments in the month o.
5000, ,094 900.