Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05

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,urity-First Ma Mr. Cooke
tional Bark of Los Angeles, two
of the principal convention adj
dresses will be given by Deane w.
Malott, the new president Of Cor
nell University and Earle Cooke,
jr., of Indianapolis, national COM
of the American Legion.
Among the speakers at meet
ings will be the following:
DR.. George S. Benson, president.
Harding College, Searcy, Ark;
Ralph w. Carney, vice president
Of the Coleman Co., Inc, Wichita,
Kans.; James C. Downs, jr., presi-
dent Of the Real Estate Research
Corp. of Chicago; Frederick w.
Geier, president Of the Cincinnati
Milling Machine Co., and DR.. A.
Smith, economist, First National
Bank Of Dallas.
Martin Co. ArrangeS Loan.
Glenn L. Martin Co., Baltimore,
has arranged a $40 million V-loan
to provide additional working
capital to finance it's expanding
military aviation production, C.
C. Pearson, president and general
manager, announced yesterday.
Financing was through the Mel
Ion National Bank and Trust Co.,
of Pittsburgh, the Chase National
Bank of New York, National City
Bank of New York and the Balti-
more National Bank.
The Martin company'S backlog
of undelivered airplane orders at
the end of the first half Of 1851
exceeded $414.Ooo,0o0. 1t COM
pares with a backlog of $94 ,000,-
900 at June 80, 1850. Sales Of
SIG, 747,026 were reported for the
first six months this year, against
$16,582. 702 for the first half Of
1850. Net income before special
adjustment amounted to $500, 800
for the half year against $s72 ,901
for that period Of 1850.
Employment rose from under
5000 a year ago to more than
1890 at present, the company
reported.
Brubaker Leaves on Tour.
L. B. Brubaker, manager of the
Washington Office of Bache & Co.,
left here yesterday for a five
weeks tour Of Europe. He will
visit England, France and Italy.
Charles B. Dulcan, ST., executive
vice president and general mana
ger of The Hecht Co., has been
elected an honorary member Of
the Cuban Tourist Commission.
in recognition of the firms efforts
in strengthening Pan-American
relations.
Earlier this year The Hecht Co.
had staged a fashion show in Ha-
vana for the benefit Of the Havana
Children's Bureau. In addition to
repeating the show in Washing
ton, the firm attracted attention
to Cuban culture and economics
through six window and interior
displays featuring Cuban travel
ATTRACTIONS.
FireStOne Names Wirth.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
has appointed Harold E. With az
manager of it's Washington De-
Tense Products Division and Gov
lernment Sales Offices in the Wash
ington Building. With Firestone
since 1888, Mr.. Wirth succeeds
w. Fred Byrne, who was retired
after 80 years as local manager.
Mr.. Byrne is building home in
Sarasota, Fla. Before retirement
he was the Oldest Government
representative in the rubber in
dustry in length Of service in
Washington.
Store Sales Down.
Washington department store
sales in the week ended July %
declined 81 per cent below the
same week Of 1850, in keeping with
the trade generally throughout the
Fifth Reserve District. The Rich
mond Reserve Bank reported the
Washington sales for the four
weeks ended July % also dropped
Is per cent behind the compare
tive period a year ago.
Slower sales of radios, televiSion
sets ano household appliances, the
Richmond report said, were main
ly responsible for the decline.
These items were among last
years buying boom" Measured
in dollar value, sales for the Fifth
District stores reporting were of
4 per cent from the preceding
week but were 20 per cent under
the same wee kin 1850 and for
the four-week period ended July
% they were down II per cent, a
better showing than in Washing
ton.
Theodore D. Mandelstam has
been named copy chief at Henry
j. kaufman & Associates of WASH
ington, William F. Sigmund, part
ner and creative director Of the
agency announced yesterday. Mr..
Mandelstam joined the Kaufman
staff in 1910 sa a copywriter.
Capital Airlines' recent award.
winning 1850 report to sharehold-
ers was designed and produced by
Lewis Edwin Ryan, Washington
advertising agency. This is the
fifth time in recent years, accord
ing to Ryan's general manager, j.
Robert Cory, that the agency has
designed Capital Arlines' reports
winning the Highest Merit" cita-
ton Of Financial World.
E. Harold Tolbert. owner of Capt.
tai Van Lines of Washington, has
been elected a director of the par
ent firm, Allied Van Lines, Inc, for
q three-year term. The election
was announced yesterday in Chi
cago.
Textron, Inc, announced plans