Evening star., 1950-06-08
D.C.CostAccountants
Plan Big Delegation
Al National ConcIave
By Donald B. HodIey


Washington chapter Of the Ma
tional Association of Cost Ac-
countants will send a large dele
cation to the associations 31st
annual International Cost Con-
ference In New York, June 1922.
Heading the group will be Max
w. Shoup of the Review & Herald
Publishing Co., chapter president,
and D. D. Vest of Government
Services, Inc, the chapters presi-
dent-elect.
Others in the group will be w.
H. Dame, Price. WatterhouSe &
Co.; Miss Lola Douglas, Navy De-
partment; j. J. Molinelh. Govern
ment Services, Inc; r. H. Crow
ell; w. H. Churchill, treasurer of
Peoples Drug Stores; H. j. Alt
house, controller of Peoples Drug;
Howard G. Oberlander, United
States News Publishing Co.; Miss
Florence Minor, c. B. Stovall &
Co.; Elmer Chenowith, Depart
of the Army; John A. Bard;
Warren A. Melhorn, treasurer of
Mace Properties, Inc; Raymond
G. Lochiel, vice president and
treasurer of Capital Airlines, who
is a national director; Mrs. w. B.
Kegel Government Services;
Paul Imler, Government Services.
The Washington chapter is eX-
pected to receive a banner as one
of the leading chapters of
the associations 103. A number
of wives will accompany dele
gates. raising the groups total
to 27.
Advertising Leader Retires.
One of Washington's veteran
advertising executives stepped
down this week after 65 years of
activity when John E. Shoemaker,
manager of the Washington
branch of General Outdoor Ad-
vertising Co. since its inception,
turned over the reins to Frank
r. Metzdorf, formerly assistant
manager.
Mr.. Shoemaker will continue
with the company as a member
of the board of directors and the
management advisory committee.
He participated in the develop
ment of the first outdoor adver-
tising service in Washington in
association with his uncle, L
Moxley, back in the sos. For
many years he handled his own
business, later selling it to a
national firm which was merged
with General Outdoor Advertising
in 1925.
He was president of the Out
door Advertising Association of
America in 1868 and was the
first president of the Advertising
Club of Washington. He has been
active for many years in the Ro-
tary Club, the Board of Trade and
the Merchants and Manufacture
ers' Association.
The new manager came to
Washington 18 months ago after
IA years in the company's Chicago
office. He is a graduate of the
University of Illinois and Kent
Law School in Chicago and saw
service with the Air Forces in
World War II as major.
Bank Director Named.
Directors of the Security Saw
ings and Commercial Bank yes
terday elected as a director Rus
sell S. Paylor, vice president and
a director of Peoples Drug Stores.
Mr. Paylor will succeed the late
r. Carl Mitchell on the banks
board. He has been connected
with Peoples Drug for more than
Is years and has specialized in
negotiating leases and planning
the opening of new stores.
He Is recognized as an authority
on real estate values and popula-
ton shifts in the Washington
metropolitan area. He is a mem
Der Of the Cosmopolitan Club and
is active in Masonic circles.
Directors of the National Cap
ital Bank Of Washington have de-
clared Semiannual dividend of
so cents a share or per cent,
payable June 80 to stockholders
of record June Is.
Curb Lists Capital Transit.
The Board of Governors of the
New York Curb Exchange has ap-
proved the listing of 240,00O out
standing 800 par capital shares
of Capital Transit Co.
Curb trading in the transit
shares is expected to begin in
about 80 days. The shares have
been listed on the Washington
Stock Exchange since 1888 and
have been unusually active in re-
cent months. Today they were
quoted at IS, up "a from yester-
day.
Bank Auditors to Elect.
The annual meeting of the
auditors section of the District of
Columbia Bankers Association
will be held in the sapphire room
of the Mayflower Hotel, starting
at pm. on Wednesday, June IA.
Following the election of Of
ficers for the coming year, the
section will hold a reception and
banquet. Fulton H. Dixon is
chairman of the section.