Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-12
$4,000 Drive
Will Seek New
D. c. Industries
Chuirmen Numed
For Campaign
To Ruise Funds

The Washington Board Of
Trade has launched q fund drive
to finance its efforts to bring new
business ventures to this area.
Thornton w. Owen, proprietor
Of the firm Of Thomas j. Owen
e. Son. real estate auctioneers
and appraisers, Is directing the
drivesfor $40 900.
The money win be used to
cover three years of operation
for the recently established Eco
nomic Development Committee
headed by Everett j. Boothby,
Washington Gas Light Co. presi-
dent.
$4,000 for First Year.
Immediate goal OF the CAM
paign Is $4,000. which is needed
TO finance the first years &C.
tivities Of the committee.
Mr.. Owen, chairman Of the
finance subcommittee OF the Eco
nomic Development Committee,
said the campaign organization
consists Of 26 major divisions
and % subdivisions. Those
named so far are:
Amusements Jerry Price,
manager. Glen Echo Amusement
Park; Automotive - Tom K.
Wheeler. Wheeler, Inc: Commu-
nications Carleton D. Smith,
general manager. WNBW-WRC:
Construction - Leon Chatelain,
jr.. architect; Dairy Products
Herman Schu1ties. Chestnut
Farms-C Chevy Chase Dairy; De-
partment Stores Philip M. Tai
bolt, senior vice president,
woodward a. Lothrop; Drug In
dustry-James e. Allen, exec
utive vice president. Henry B.
Gilpin Co.
Also. Electrical Products-Ed-
gar Morris. president. Edgar
Morris Sales Co.: Express, Trans
fer, Storage-Francis j. Kane,
president, Kane Transfer Co.;
Financial-Bruce Baird, presi-
dent. National Savings g. Trust
Co.; Fuel. Petroleum. Filling Sta
tions--James e. Colliflower. vice
president, Griffith Consumers.
Also, Hotel-Herbert C. Blunck,
general manager, Hotel Statler;
ONCE Equipment and Supplies
p. Hall Parrill, Stomberg Time
Corp; Paper Products-Clyde
Kellogg, president. Stanford Pa
per Co.; Real Estate-Edward r.
Carr, realtor-builder; Restau-
rants Robert Ayers, manager.
Government Services. Inc: Util-
ities-Mr. Boothby.
Chairmen to Be Named.
! Chairman will be named later
for these divisions: Aircraft In
dustry. Beverages, Food-Whole-
sale and Retail, Manufacturers,
Miscellaneous, Professional, and
Retail and Wholesale Miscella-
neous.
Subdivisions include:
Communications: Newspapers
- John w. Sweeterman, vice
president. Washington Post &
Times Herald: Advertising Ager-
cies- Robert II. Lewis. Washing
ton Gas Light Co.: Graphic Arts
waiter McArdle, president. Nc
Ardle Printing Co.; Radio Sta
tiors-Ben Strouse, vice presi-
dent and general manager, Sta
ton WWDC: Telegraph Com
panies-Mr. Smith.
Construction: Contractors and
subcontractors-A. r., Clas, ar
chitect; Architects and Engineers
William N. Denton, jr.: Build
ing Supplies-Maurice N. Palmer.
vice president, A. p. Woodson
Co.; Home Builders-Edward K.
Jones. president, Weaver Bros.
Inc.
Financial Officials.
Financial: Banks-F. G. Addi-
son, jr., president, Security Bank;
Building and Loan Associations
Edward c. Baltz, president. Per-
petua1 Building Association; Title
Companies III. Stanley Stine.
Real Estate Title and Insurance
Co.
Professional: Accounting-Paul
Matthews. Matthews & Sickles;
Legal-Linton M. Collins. Bing-
ham, Collins, Porter & Kistler:
Medical DIR. j. Ross Veal,
surgeon.
Real estate: Apartments
/ Charles D. Koones, Koones &
Montgomery: Office Buildings
Frank j. Luchs, executive vice
president, Shannon g. Luchs.
Inc: Real Estate and Mortgages
Oliver Walker, Walker & Dun
lop, Inc, and George w. De-
Franceaux. president. Frederick
w. Berens. Inc. tco-chairmen) i.