Evening star., 1951-12-26

will be assisted by Jack BaltZ
vice chairman. Other members
of the District league committee
are Edward K. Jones and William
E. Poulton.
c. Clinton James has been
named chairman and Chaplin B
Bauman vice chairman of the
leagues Law, Legislation and
Taxation Committee. Other men,
bers are Allen c. Adams, John j
Carmody, Charles T. Clayton,
George B. Frazer. Fred Stohlman
and James C. Wilkes.
The membership committee in
cludes: Carl C. Smuck, chairman;
Edmund M. Emmerich. vice chair
man; Wllfred H. BlanZ, Joseph T.
Fitzgerald, C. Gay Harrell, R. l..
Houston Jones and Odell S. Smith.
Acquires Maryland Plant.
j. M. Huber Corp, manufac-
turer of inks, varnishes, carbon
black, clay products and rubber
chemicals. has acquired the Hart
ford County distillery at Havre
de Grace, Md.
1t plans to transfer pilot plant
operation for processing clay from
Berger, Texas. to the new loca-
ton.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad will
build 25 more of the lateSt-type
cabooSes at its Portsmouth. Va,
shops in the coming year. The
new cabooSes will be equipped
with rubber-foam mattresses and
seat cushions. refrigerators and
running water. The road now is
completing 25 of the new cars at
Portsmouth.
Thrift Week Planned.
National Thrift Week will be
observed across the Nation jan
uary 1923, and its sponsor, the
National Thrift Committee, has
one of the best programs in years
arranged in cooperation with
banks, savings and loan associa-
tions, and civic organizations.
UNLESS we practice thrift and
prepare for some of the comforts
and pleasures in our later years,
we will become charges of the
Government" warned Claude B.
Hellman, president of Kiwanis
International, in statement re-
leased by the committee.
Mr.. Hellman emphasized the
importance of thrift and frugality
as important foundation stones
upon which a sound and pros
porous Nation has been built and
declared that dependence on Gov
ernment contributes toward fur
ther socialization.
Albert Gordon Redpath, senior
partner in the New York Office
of AuchincloSs, Parker & Red
path, has been elected a director
of Northwest Airlines. The Wash
ington and New York firm has
served as principal investment
banker to the airline for many
years.
MANIA Conference Called.
E. F. High of Columbus, Ohio,
president of the National Associa-
ton of Mutual Insurance Agents,
announced today that the associa-
tons Executive Committee will
meet in the Washington office
on Saturday. January II.
Matters to be discussed include
selection of convention cities for
the 1853 annual and mid-year
meetings; an increase in the as
sociation's national dues; change
in the method of nominating
candidates for Office.
A proposal will be considered
which would empower the Board
of Directors to select a nominal.
ing committee which would pre-
sent a list of nominees to the
board at its annual meeting.
Promoted by w. e. J. Sloane.
The appointment of James L
JertSon as treasurer and controller
of w. & j. Sloane was announced
yesterday by w. E. S. GrisWold
jr.. president. Mr.. Jertson joined
the Sloane organization last Au.
gust as controller.
Mr.. Griswold also announced
that Charles E. Smell. director anc
vice president in charge of the
San Francisco store, will assume
the additional duties of assisting
the president in planning and di-
irecting buying and selling policies
pt the seven Sloane stores.