Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-16


Thomas j. Groom since 1910, the
Bank of Commerce and Savings
has made steady strides in re-
cent years. Responsible for its
jump from 1,001st place at the
end of 1851 to its present posi-
ton among the 1000 largest
was an increase of $2,783,327 in
deposits from a total of $18.501,-
600 in the previous year.
The Arlington Trust was an
other bank reported upon in
the roll call. Its deposits of $685.
684,909 on December 81 caused
it to gain IS places in it's stand
ing among the 900 largest banks
in the country during 1852. II
now ranks as the 824th largest
in size, compared with 909th
place at the end of 1851.
Field Force Briefed.
The Bureau of National At
faris. Inc, Washington, is con-
Quoting an intensive briefing ses-
sion at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel for its field force of SO men.
Sessions will continue through
Thursday, covering such subjects
as the legislative outlook on
taxes, business and labor regu-
lationS, the effect of the removal
of wage controls and other mat
tiers affecting Government and
business.
In his keynote address today
Dean Dinwoodey, president of
the bureau, told the group that
Washington under the Eisen-
hover administration would con-
tinue to be the economic as well
as the political capital of the
Nation. THE new administra-
ton is making good it's pledge to
give business a chance to CO.
operate with a minimum of in
reference from Government" he
said.
DavidOw Named to Panel.
Harry M. Davidow, executive
vice president of the Hecht Co.,
will be member of the judges
panel to pick the 10 winners of
the brand-name retailers of the
year national competition in New
York on March Sc. Hecht's won
national acclaim last year by
winning the foundations ma
tional plaque in the department
store class l category.
United Air Lines at Washing
ton reported substantial in
Creases in all traffic categories in
1852 as compared with the pre-
vious year, according to M. w.
Stevenson, district sales mana
ger here.
A total of 98.183 passengers
boarded or left United main
liners here during the year, rep
reSenting an increase of IL per
cent over 1851. Airnail totaled
1,136.683 pounds, up 4 per cent;
air express, 5O1,7O8 pounds, up
20 per cent, and air freight, L.
176.796 pounds, a gain of II per
cent. With more than 20 addi-
tional mainliners scheduled for
delivery to the company this
year, bringing United's feet to
a total of 1872 planes, he fore
cast further gains in 1853.
Kaiser Frazer Preview.
Kaiser Frazer Corp. is con-
Quoting a preview of it's new
sports car, the DKF-161 on
Thursday at the Shoreham Hotel,
from 5 to 7 pm.
Federal Services Finance Corp.
has reported a net income of
$244, 329 in 1852, compared with
$172 500 a year earlier. This
represented $2.14 a share, COM
pared with the previous $1.39 a
share. Profit before Federal
taxes was $443,020 VS.. $312,008.
December net income was $54,-
237 or IS cents a share. In De-
cember, 1851, it was 40 cents a
share, or $56,658.
General Electric Co. will give
q preview of it's new movie short,
"a Is for Atom" tomorrow at
$50 pm. at Hotel Statler. This
non-commercial film is for show
ing in the Nations schools.
A week-long sales meeting for
field sales manager of American
Radiator & Standard Sanitary
Corp, southeast sales district,
will be held starting tomorrow.
D. D. Couch, vice president in
charge of sales, will direct the
meeting.
New Adding Device Shown.
The National Cash Register
Co. today is showing a new de-
vice which may change the face
of the adding machine industry.
The newly patented Live" Key
board Adding Machine, its trade
name, introduces the principle
of adding without using a motor
bar. Up to so per cent of hand
motions are eliminated, r. A,
Soderlund, branch manager of
the Washington office, said. For
more than 60 years, there have
been only two basic types of adj
ding machines-the ten key
and the full keyboard" Both
require a two-step operation, one
to- set up the amount, the other
in depressing the motor bar.
The National Live" keyboard
cuts out that second step. Fig
ures list and add automatically
as they are entered on the key
board. Figures are entered by
depressing one or more keys al
the same time, the hand re-
naming always in position or
the keyboard without the usual
shutting back and forth. The
new machine can be seen at Ma
tional's Washington Office or al
the Bethesda Typewriter Co. Of