Evening star., 1948-10-24

of the RFC Advisory Committee.
He has been national leader in
soil conservation activities and Is
closely connected with the Federal
Reserve Bank of st. Louis.
Capital Store Sales Gain.
Retail sales in Capital stores for
the week ended October 16 ran Q
per cent ahead of the corresponding
week year ago, the Richmond Re-
serve Bank reported. Sales were
unchanged from the previous week
this year.
For the four weeks ending on Oc-
tober 16, cumulative sales were 6
per cent above the same 1947 period,
a recent high mark. In the fifth
district the weeks sales were up II
per cent and the four weeks trade
was Z per cent better than a year
ago.
Ferris & Co.. Inc. widely known
Washington investment firm located
in the Washington Building for
many years, has moved into much
larger Offices on the fifth floor of
the same building. Patience was re-
warded and George M. Ferris and
his associates now have just the
space they want.
Title Concern Changes Name.
The Realty Appraisal & Title Co.,
now located at 1924 K street NV,
has changed its name to the Realty
Title Insurance Co., M. j. Wright,
president. announced yesterday, and
also expanded the service.
The new Offices in the Realty
Building have three times the space
available in the Vermont avenus
quarters and are on the street floor.
The company will continue re.
insuring through the Louisville Title
& Insurance Co., which now oper-
ates in II States and the District,
M. Wright said.
Insurance Dividend Voted.
The American Fire Insurance Co.,
of the District of Columbia, has
declared a dividend of 11a9o, payable
November to stock of record Octo-
ber 26.
Bernard I. Nordlinger, of the law
firm of King & Nordlinger, will
address the dinner meeting of the
Controllers Institute of America,
Tuesday evening at the Carlton
Hotel. He will discuss Law and Ac.
counting in Business"
Robert c. Holloway, of w. B. Hibbs
/, e. Co.. is spending two-week vaca.
ton in Florida.
Irving Zirpel, secretary and assist
ant trust officer of the Union Trust
Co.. has returned from a motor trip
to the Pacific Coast.
/ John R. Waller, head of the Inter-
national Bank, Jackson place, an
investment concern, is another re-
cent West Coast visitor.
Bank Opened in Avondale.
The Citizens Bank of Riverdale
opened a new branch in Avondale,
Md, yesterday, with York D. Hol-
lingSworth, assistant cashier, as
manager The office got a fine start,
officials said, and there was much
interest over the first customer
Officers are Alfred H. Smith, pres
ident; j. S. Caldwell and G. P.
Bickford, vice presidents; J. B. Wal.
Uers, jr.. cashier; Mr.. Hollingsworth,
D. w. Weber, assistant cashier and
manager, Beltsville facility, and
John F. Ryon, assistant cashier and
manager, Bladensburg branch. Re-
sources now exceed $7,O00,0O0.
Conference Delegates Named.
The Washington Office Of the Pru-
dental Insurance Co. announces q
delegation which will start for Los
Angeles shortly to attend an insur.
ance conference, the party to in-
clude Nathan Bushnell, jr.; H. G.
Coale, Alfred Hansen, Paul W.
Hammack, H. r. Bertram, Logan q.
Wilton. B. H. Murphee and Robert
Gold Stein.
Fred E. Clark, economist, will ad.
dress Washington Chapter, Ameri-
can Marketing Association, Tuesday
noon at the Good Earth Restaurant.
Richard Sinclair, president OF
Washington Chapter, American
Savings and Loan Institute, reports
ITO enrollments for the fall term.