Evening star., 1954-11-08

annual con-
vention. just
held at Hous- Mr.. Jennings.
ton. Texas, honored Mr.. Jenn-
ingS, who succeeds r. Terry
Blazier Of st. Louis, Mo.
The associations headquarters
are in the Tower Building, 14O1
< street NV. and represents
more than 1,500 plastering con-
tractors in the United States.
Mr.. Jennings is a native of
Dawson, Ga, started in the
plaStering construction business
In Atlanta in 1925 and has
supervised plastering contracts
in various parts of the Nation.
The Interior Building and the
Woodner Apartments here are
among the projects on which he
has worked. Mr.. Jennings sings
only as hobby now and is a
member of the Chevy Chase
Chanters; he is active in Rotary
International, the Masons and
Almas Temple.
Award to Miss Durkon
A silver cup will be presented
to Miss Mary Durkan, president.
D. c. Chapter, American Society
Of Women Accountants, at it's
monthly meeting Wednesday
evening at the Ambassador Ho-
tel. This will be in recognition
OF the best rating in chapter
activities among the 80 chapters
OF the national organization.
Meeting at 6 pm, the group
will hear an address by Mrs.
Corinne F. Cohen, a securities
counselor for Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Beane. Her
topic: "The Three Rs of In
veSting."
Printing Processes
The relative merits Of Offset
and letterpress printing pro-
cesses will be discussed by How.
ard N. King, topographic coun-
selor for the Intertype Corp, and
John L. Kronenberg, manager of
the photographic and label pa
per division of the S. D. Warren
Co. They will be heard tomor-
row at the Washington Printing
Guild meeting at the Burlington
Hotel.
More than 100 printers and
Ithographers here are expected
to hear the discussion and par
t1cipate in the question and
answer period to follow.
Robert j. Simpson, a repre-.
sentative of the Aetna Life In
surance Co. here, led all other
company agents in the premium
volume of life insurance protec-
t1on written during their first
year as career life underwriters.
the company announced. He is
associated with the Sleeper &
Euler General Agency here. He
completed his first year with
Aetna last month. Previously.
ne was a salesman with the
Proctor & Gamble Co.
Airlines Sales Rise
Resort Airlines sales of air
cruises are 200 per cent above
a year ago and military trans
portation revenues are up $50
per cent, Clinton Davidson, jr.,
chairman of the board, told
stockholders. He said five DC-4
aircraft have been acquired
four by purchase and one by
lease-for operation under Air
Force contracts. Insurance of
additional stock to finance ex-
pansion is being sought. Resort
Airlines Of Delaware, the parent
company, has advanced the air.
line $250,000, and stockholders
are being offered rights to sub
scribe to one additional share
Of common stock for each two
shares now held.
The Christmas Savings Club at
the MunSey Trust Co. continued
its steady growth in the last year
to reach a new record, reported
President C. H. Pope today.
The new peak of $195, 900 with
1923 members compares with
$153, 900 and 1923 members last
year and $4,000 and 1,101
members in 1852.
Checks are scheduled to 60 out
on November % and registra.
tions for the 1855 Christmas Saw
ings Club viii begin then.
Steel Outlook improves
"The outlook for the steel in
dustry has improved materially
in recent weeks" according to
a current review from Bache &
Co."
Selected steel shares offer
speculative appeal as commit
ments for capital gain and gen.
erous YIELD" the firm states.
Earnings SO far this year have
been surprisingly good"
A striking change for the bet
ter Is taking place in the domes-
tic labor scene, says the weekly
summary from McLachlen Bank
ing Corp. Probably more people
will be at work, and at higher
wages, by the year end than at
any time since the shooting
stopped in Korea. it declares.
c. j. Mack, vice president and
general manager of the May
flower Hotel, has been named a
director of the American Hotel
Association. He was chosen at
the 43d annual convention, which
closed IN New York on Saturday.