Evening star., 1951-06-08

1mler, National Stevenson Tro-
ply competition; H. j. Alt
house. special activities; E. E.
Chenowith, education; B. W..
Cochran, membership; S. j. Cur
ran, member attendance; E. F..
Curry, meetings: v. M. Johnston,
program; Florence Minor. publi-
cations; r. E. Moreland, pub
licity; S. C. Spears. employment.
Mutual Life Elects HaneS.
John w. Hanes, former Under
secretary of the Treasury, now
president of the Ecusta Paper
Corp, has been elected a member
of the Board of Trustees of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York. He resigned as Undersec-
retary in January, 1910. He was
named to that post November,
1888, and prior to that he had
served as Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury. Previously he was
a member Of the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
The Sales Executive Club of
Washington will consider proposed
amendments to it's constitution
and by laws when it meets June
Is. The board of directors has
agreed to submit these to the
membership.
The constitutional amendment
proposes an admission fee of $40
and membership dues of $50 an
nually payable in advance annu-
ally on the first day of the month
in which membership is accepted.
The by law amendment proposed
would direct that after a proposed
member is approved by the board,
he shall Immediately become a
member upon payment Of the ad-
mission fee and membership dues
for one year.
Fairchild Buys rs Acres.
The Fairchild Engine & Air
plane Corp. of Hagerstown, Md,
has purchased Is acres to be used
as the sit of new Office building.
The announcement was made to-
day by Richard S. Boutelle, presi-
dent. The land is about two miles
north of Hagerstown and is part
of a program to disperse facilities
under the national defense policy,
officials said.
Construction contracts awarded
in the Washington area in April
totaled 40,343, 900 or 80 per cent
more than in March, E. H. Keefe,
branch manager of F. w. Dodge
Corp. said today. This was %
per cent more than April. 1850.
The total for the first four
months of this year for the Dis
trict. Montgomery. Prince Georges,
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
was $132, sos, 900 or per cent
greater than the similar period
for 1850. Mr.. Keefe said.
Construction contracts awarded
In the District alone in April
totaled $10,274,000 or 1875 per cent
higher than March, but 13 per
cent below April of last year, Mr..
Keefe pointed out. The total for
the first four months of this year
was 1861 900 or 81 per cent less
than the corresponding 1850
period, he said.
Reported by Sections.
Building operations reported to
the Engineer Commissioner for
May showed a total Of $6.632, STA
Distributed by sections of the city
for new buildings, the figures dis
closed: Northeast, $1,107 500;
Southeast, $1,003.500; Northeast
$2,170,500 and Southwest. $40, 900
making a total of $4,291 500.
Under repairs. the Engineer
Commissioner was advised: fol
Northeast, the total was $470. 1872
Southeast, $242.153; Northwest
$1,6O2,8l3 and Southwest. $25,916
These totaled $2.341.074.
Dr.. James Boyd, Defense Min
erals Administrator and directol
of the Bureau of Mines, told {
special subcommittee of the Hous'
Commerce Committee he is in
formed that the sulphur industr,
istnow operating at the highes
level in the Nations history.