Evening star., 1952-07-28

dent Of Hill & Knowlton. Inc.
was announced today by John W.
Hill. president Of the public rela-
tions firm. Mr.. Darrow cmoes to
the firm from the Glenn L. Mar
tin Co., Baltimore. where he had
been director of public relations
and advertising since May. 1916
He is well known in Washing
ton. In early newspaper work. he
was with the Washington stan OF
the International News Service
and also was correspondent fol
the Urbana (Ohio) Daily Citizen
Mr.. Darrow has had wide ex-
perience in the commercial public
relations field, having served
previously with the American
Meat Institute and with Curtis
Wright as public relations man
ager Of it's Columbus airplane
division. He is currently serving
as director and chairman Of the
public relations committee OF the
National Industrial Advertisers
Association. He is also a member
of the public relations steering
committee of the Association OF
National Advertisers. chairman OF
public relations for the Baltimore
Airport Board and is member OF
the public relations advisory COM
mittee of the Aircraft Industries
Association.
UAL Sells Subsidiary.
United Air Lines today an
nounced it has sold the operations
of its Mexican subsidiary. Lineas
Aereas Mexicanas, S. A. to a new
Mexican company known as
LineaS Asociadas .MexicanaS. S.-A
The sale included routes and
equipment, which the new COM
pany started to operate yesterday
The capital Of the new COM
pany is all Mexican. It will COM
bine its administrative organiza-
ton with that of Aeronaves de
Mexico, S. A. The routes Of Lineas
Aereas MexicanaS extend $500
miles from Tijuana. Nogales and
Juarez on the border through the
center of Mexico to Mexico City.
It also operates another route in
central Mexico.
United Air Lines had purchased
control of the line in 1943 and
modernized it. The company OPP
crates seven DC-3 planes, and has
about 500 employees. 1t is head
Quartered in Mexico City.
Association Report Cited.
Columbia Federal Savings and
Loan Association has received a
citation from the magazine
Financial World, for the excel
lence of its 1851 report to stock
holders. President Clarence E.
Kefauver announced today.
Robert c. Jones, senior partner
of Robert C. Jones & Co., men,
bers Of the New York Stock Ex-
change. has returned from a
months vacation at Bethany
Beach. Del.
Wilson P. Graham Of ]. D.
Marsh & Associates is attending
the advanced Institute for Char
tered Life Underwriters at Lake
Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill.
James A. Bruen, a partner II
w. B. Hibbs & Co., one Of Wash.
ington'S oldest brokerage firms
has just returned from bathing
fishing and taking it easy al
Miami Beach. He was accom-.
panied on his vacation by Mrs
Bruen and their two children
Betty and Jim. Young Jim cele.
brated his birthday while IL
Miami Beach.
Elevator Contract Awarded.
John McShain. Inc, genera
contractors. has awarded a $780,
600 contract to the Westinghous'
Electric Corporations Elevato
Division. The contract calls TO
installation of four passengel
elevators equipped with "selecto
matte" controls In the new IL
story 1901 Connecticut avenu
building.
This electronic mechanism trans
fers cars automatically from floor
where the demand is light t,
floors where, the demand is heavy
In addition, an electronic time
spaces the cars properly to pre-
vent any unnecessary delays 70
occupants Of the building. Eacl
Of the four cars will accommodate
20 passengers and will travel a
a rate Of 500 feet per minute
Owner nf the new hi1ildinp is th,