Evening star., 1952-12-29

Eleventh Naval ~SS'sSS' &=$i
District civil Admiral Hiitabidle,
Engineer at San Diego, Calf
There he was engaged in $3.50
million planning and construction
program before assuming his
duties with the Tompkins COM
pany.
Admiral Hiltabidle served from
1947 to 1850 as assistant chief of
the Navy Bureau of Yards and
Docks. and as inspector general
of the bureau.
In 1914 and 1945 he was island
engineer, Guam, and officer in
charge 5th Naval Construction
Brigade. in charge of wartime
planning and construction for the
Army, Air Force, U. S. Marine
Corps and the Navy on that
island.
Admiral Hiltabidle is a graduate
of Mckinley High School here.
1915, and was awarded scholar
ship to Lafayette College. from
which he graduated in 1919. He
is the son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Hiltabidle of this city
and York, Pa.
B. e. 0. Net Up Sharply.
Net income of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad in November was
S3.353,987 compared with $2.486.-
B57 in November 1851, the road
reported today.
Net for II months this year was
$23,999,925 against S17.715,780 a
year earlier.
November operating revenues
totaled S40,260.139 VS.. $37,586, 1856
year earlier, while operating
expenses amounted to $30,195, ,274
VS.. S30,980,326.
Operating revenues for II
months totaled $406.453,736 vs..
S412,099, ,108, and operating ex-
penses reached $321,439,827 VS..
$685., ,937,959.
SeabOard Earnings Improved.
Seaboard Airlines Railroad to-
day reported November net in
come of 81, ,622,217 or $1.66 share
compared with $1,121 ,645 or $1.24
in November. 1851.
Net income for II months was
S17,588, ,744 or $17.96 share COM
pared with $12,531,039 or 1888
year earlier.
November gross revenues
amounted to $12,642.730 VS.. SILL
648,672. Revenues for II months
reached $146,157.613 VS.. $135,-
437,773.
James Heads APRA.
Stephen James, director of edu-
cation of the Automotive Safety
Foundation with headquarters
here has been elected president of
the American Public Relations AS
sociation.
Three vice presidents elected
are: Evelyn Shuler of Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., Philadel-
phia; Alfred E. Greco of the Pull
man Co. and William A. Haynes
of Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Joan Shumway of Philadelphia
was chosen secretary of the As
sociation and Yates Catlin of
American Waterways Operators,
of this city, was named treasurer.
Among those elected to the
Board of Governors were Richard
Bennett, National Association of
Manufacturers: Paul H. Bolton,
National Association of Whole
salers; John LaCedra of Philadel-
phia; John H. Smith, National
Association of Radio and TV
Broadcasters; Thomas j. Deegan.
C. & o. Railroad, and Hayes
Dever, Capital Airlines.
New Bendix Distributor
Samson Distributing Co., 3045 v
street NE. is one of two new
distributors for Bendix home ap-
pliances in Washington and Bal
timore. The Baltimore firm Is
Greber Distributing Co., 522 Light
street.
The two new distributors were
announced today by Parker II.
Erickson, director of sales for the
BendiX division of Avco Manufac-
turing Corp.
Officers of the Samson Distrib-
uting Co. are: Samuel P. Cohen,
president; Ralph Ochsman, vice
president; Morton I. Funger,
treasurer and service department
manager, and Y. K. Cohen, secre-
tary. G. Worthington Nipple will
be general sales manager, and
Dick Phillips. Bendix sales man
ager.
Hotel Sales Behind 1851.
Sales of Washington hotels in
September we're 10 per cent be-
hind the same 1851 month, Hor-
wath & Horwath, accounting firm.
reported today.
Room sales for the month were
per cent behind a year carrier
while total restaurant sales were
Is per cent lower. The latter in
cluded a is per cent drop in food
sales, and IA per cent decline in
beverage sales.
The Washington comparisons
were much less favorable than the
national trend. Sales across the
Nation were 5 per cent above a
year earlier, including per cent
gain in room sales, and a per
cent increase in restaurant VOL
ume
Two Washington certified pub
lie accountants. Richard L. Buck
master, controller of Melvern
Diaries, and Melvin E. Lewis, of
the Washington office of Price
Waterhouse & Co., have been
elected members of the American
Institute of Accountants, it was
announced today from New York.
zsocsi are members of the District
Institute of Certified Public Ac-
countants.
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