Evening star., 1952-08-04


Of this year,
receipts were t''@' '''S''
SO m W h It Mr.. North.
higher in percentage increas'
than for the month of July. Thu
total showed an increase Of g..
per cent, or $1,l47, 800 over tn,
first seven months of last year
The respective totals were $13,'
751,512 VS.. $l2.603,912.
Business Charters Drop.
New business charters issued il
June totaled 1885, according to {
report made public today by Dun
& Bradstreet, Inc. While the tota
showed a decline of only / PEI
cent from the May figure of 1915
1t was the lowest for any previous
month this year, with the excep.
tion Of the short month of Febru.
ary.
The June total. however. showet
q rise of ISL per cent above ths
6.810 company formations re.
corded in June. 1851.
New business incorpations fol
the first half of 1852 reached 9
total Of 47,431. up s per cent from
the 44.761 year ago. Every month
except January showed gains ovel
the previous year. Dun & Brad.
street said that two-thiris of al
the States recorded a greater
number of charterings for the si1
months period.
District of Columbia statistics
were omitted from the report. In
Virginia. however, 125 new char.
ters issued during June compared
with 81 in June, 1851. while the
704 issued in the six-month period
compared with 583 a year ago
For Maryland, 1876 charters were
issued in June, 1851, the number
increasing to 181 in June of this
year. During the six months OF
1852 the total was 972, compared
with 834 in the first half of last
year.
Bond Trading Active.
Bond trading was fairly active
on the Washington Stock Ex-
change during July, rising to $45,-
600 from $1,000 in the previous
month and $17,500 in July, 1851
Principal dealings were in Capt.
tai Transit Co. Is of 1864, which
accounted for $4,000 of the total
bond transactions.
Stock dealings. on the Other
hand, remained quiet during the
month, with prices showing little
change. The exchange handled
1913 shares in the month VS.
16,058 in June and an unusually
high total Of 1884 in July, 1851
Seven months volume was 149,-
353 shares VS.. 163,561 a year
earlier. Potomac Electric Power
common again was the July leader
with 10.062 shares changing
hands.
Record Volume Indicated.
The annual Shop Silver Spring
Week, which opened Friday, is ex.
pected to produce a record sale.
volume for the 81 stores partici.
pating in Silver Spring. Md. Ths
event will last eight days.
Richard E. Eckel, special agent
in the Paul r. Harrison agency Of
the Northwestern Mutual Life In.
Surance Co. here, has been named
general agent at Harrisburg. Pa
Lewis Edwin Ryan, national ad-
vertising agency, has resigned the
Wilkins Coffee account after serv-
ing it for % years.
Carr Is HOnOred.
Keith Carr. Washington sale.
representative for the McBee Co.
has been selected as one Of 81
company representatives through
out the country to be honored by
the McBee Co. for special achieve
ments during the year. AS a re-
ward he has been elected to the
"CreSt Club" and in addition will
spend three days at the Green
briar, White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, as a company guest
August 11-13. Mr.. Carr is ar
associate director of the Washing
ton chapter, National Association
Of Cost Accountants.
Dave Brewer and Jay Constantz
OF Trans World Airlines' regula-
tory proceedings staff in Wash
tngton, today assumed new duties,
Frank K. Taylor, TWA vice presi-
dent, announced.
MIR. Brewer. a 12-year veteran
with the airlines and formerly
manager of regulatory proceed
ingS. becomes director of route
analysis and development. Mr.
Contantz takes over as director oI
regulatory proceedings. In hi.
former capacity he was assistant
to Jack Stratton, director ol
regulatory proceedings, who LEFT
the airlines to become a budget
officer for Lever Bros.
WHY'S Plans Preview.
Willys-O Overland Motors, Inc.
and Ward M. Canaday, president
will be hosts at a preview openins
Of the Willys Washington Salon
its new showroom, from 5 to
pm. tomorrow. The showroom, a
1915 Fourteenth street NV, com,
plete with new models of tn,
Willys Jeep and Aero Willys pas
Senger cars, will be open to tn,
public Wednesday.
John e. Meyers, in charge O
Government sales, said the show
room has special facilities TO
Government procurement officers
Government officials will be amonI
those invited to attend tomor
rows previeW.