Evening star., 1951-10-15

Grosner said. while there has
been conservatism in buying in
recent months, the public is in
funds and employment is higher
These two factors are good fol-
the trade. Even the conservative
buyers usually spend more around
Christmas time, so I am rather
optimistic about the outlook fol
a good season.
Wool and the price of clothing
won't 60 any lower than prevail
ing prices, Mr.. Grosner believed
but the consumer will benefit from
the fact that present stocks OF
both manufacturers and retailers
are somewhat on the heavy side
That is favorable to the consumer
he stressed, because most retailers
bought heavily before the in
crease in prices after the start Of
the Korean war. Many manufac-
turers, too. still are working or
old stock from which orders are
being filled at ,pre-Korean prices
he said.
Outlook Called Normal.
On the whole, Mr.. Grosner be-
lieved the outlook at this time is
normal. The extreme fluctuations
of the wool market in Australia
caused a lot of confusion at one
time, he said. Two labor wage
advances account for uncertainty
as to future prices. But it ap-
peared at the New York meeting,
he explained" that both the man.
ufacturers and the retailers think
the public will be served with its
needs in coming months, but on
the other hand, we can't escape
higher prices if wages continue
to advance"
Mr.. Grosner, whose business is
at 1925 F street NV, attended
the national meeting as treasurer
and member of the governing
Board of Directors.
Price Control Discussed.
Price control and it's effects OF
the billion dollar mems appare
industry was discussed at tn,
meeting by Thomas L. Karsten
who is in charge of retail activi
ties Under the Office of Price Sta
bilization. The associations 34tf
annual convention in Chicago, be-
ginning February "a, 1852, alst
was considered by the directors.
Before the meeting the director
met with committee of mill rep
resentatives and clothing manu-
facturers in order that these thre'
segments of the industry nigh
discuss fashion trends, consumer
demands and the outlook for th'
supplies of basic materials, such
as wool.
Druggists Win Prizes.
Three druggists in the Washing
ton area were among the winner
of cash prizes in the second quar-
terly "Once in a Lifetime" con.
test, a feature of a Nation wide
merchandising promotion spon'
sored by the Henry B. Gilpin Co.
McKesSon & Robbins, Inc; {
group of manufacturers. JameI
E. Allen, Gilpen manager in Wash
ington, presented the awards fol
merchandising displays to the fol
lowing:
Benjamin Brett. $500, of Tiptor
& Myers, 1400 Fourteenth street
NV; Miss Ethel w. Eyres, $50
of Eyres Pharmacy. 1900 Nichols
avenue Sc. and Robert H. Gar.
diner, jr., $25, of GARDENERS Drug
Store, Warrenton, Va.
Internal Auditors Meet.
The 10th annual conference o1
the Institute of Internal Auditors
is now in session in New York
and will continue through tomor-
row. The theme of the conference
is Management Acceptance oi
Internal Auditing"
Robert C. Ramsay, president
Worthington Pump and Machin.
cry Corp. was speaker at today,
luncheon meeting. The president
of the Institute. E. D. Bransome
will be tomorrow's speaker
George A. Lee. auditor Of tn,
Potomac Electric Power Co. O
Washington and several member
of that utility are in attendance
Starting this evening, a nigh
course conducted by the Distribu
tive Education Services of tn
Department of Business Education
in the District Public Schools wi
open at 7::30 o'clock at the Mer
chants & Manufacturers Associa
tion in The Star Building. Classe
will be held Mondays of each wee
for 10-week period, dealing wit
Mathematics of Merchandising.
j. F. Clements, director of re
search and planning for Lans
burgh & Bro, is the instructor
There viii be discussions of mer
chandise planning, inventory con
troll, computing markup, discount
workroom accounting and OP
regulations. A certificate {
achievement will be awarded
those completing go hours in tn
program.
Gearhart Writes Article.
Charles C. Gearhart. manage
in Washington for the New Yor
Life Insurance Co., is author of a
article, Recruit to Your Markets
in the current issue of Manager
Magazine, published by the Lii
Insurance Agency Managemer
Association of Hartford, Conn. n
wrote for sales managers respor
sible for recruiting agents.
Lets not ask ourselves where "
are going to find these men-ir
stead, lets develop the habit {
seeking constantly for profitab
markets within our territory ths
are not being properly covered
the article said. I'm other word
we should think of markets fir
and men second"
A Distribution Roundtabl,
luncheon will be held at 1915 pr
Wednesday at the Washingte
Hotel for the Washington Distr