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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Explorer Scouts
To See Cinerana

Eighteen Employer Scouts and
their leaders will travel to Detroit
this Sunday to see "Cinerama"
leaving the Youth Building at
$50. Most of the boys will be in
Scout uniform.
The boys will lunch in Detroit
and then attend the Cinerama mat
inee. Plans also were made at last
weeks regular meeting for, the
Easter Bunny Hop" to be held
at the Elks Club, April II. Fritz
Whisner was introduced as assist
ant leader, and will assist Jack
Shelter.
The Explorer Unit is sponsored
by the Elks Club.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Plan Ordnance
Manual Revision

Representatives of the storage
division and fiscal and manage
ment offices of Erie Ordnance De-
pot have been selected to assist
in the revision of an ordnance
manual covering the storage of
general supplies, which, it is an
ticipated, will expedite receiving,
storage and shipment of supplies,
thereby saving dollars for Uncle
Sam.
Erie employees selected for as
sisting with The preparation of the
revisions of the various parts of
the manual are:
Hugh MINER, Melvin ART and
Reynaldo Rodriguez, Port Clinton;
Paul Lockwood and Alfred Wan,
Oak Harbor; Robert Guthrie, FIRE.
mont; Warren Balduf, Lacarne,
and Carlton Davenport, Marble
head.
Conferences opened in March
and will continue during April
and May. They are held at Curtis
Bay Sub-Depot, Baltimore, Md.
Representatives of II ordnance in
stallations, including Erie, will as
sist in the accomplishment of this
task.
Subjects under revision include
procedures for receiving, ship
ping, locator, warehousing and
space utilization, storage surveil-
lance inspection, and special an
nual inventory, and standardiza-
tion of reporting codes and def
nitionS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Scout Leaders
Plan Local Meet

Gordon Cooper will serve as
chairman next Friday, April 9, at
$50 when dinner meeting will
be held in the Standard Products
Cafeteria to renew scouting activ-
ity in Port Clinton.
H. C. Baldwin, Fremont Scout
District Executive, and Ray L.
Weaver, Toledo Area Council
Scout Executive, will be among
the speakers. Leaders of nine
sponsoring organizations will at
tend the meeting.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Honor Pythiar,s
For Long Service

Fred Langbein, Port Clinton,
and J. H. Gulau, Gypsum, were
honored guests, along with their
wives, last Wednesday when the
Marblehead Knights of Pythias
Lodge presented the veteran work
ers with 50-year membership GER
tificates.
William Brown, Lakeside, served
as master of ceremonies and the
program included talks by numer-
Gus lodge members followed by
refreshments.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATION
Case No 10036

General Code, Sec. 10506-37
PROBATE COURT,
OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO
NOTICE. OF SETTLEMENT
March 25th, 1854
In the Matter of the Estate of
William Haas, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Alvin
F. Weichel, as Executor of the es
tate of William Haas, deceased, has
filed a Final account of his admin
istration, which will be for hearing
and settlement May 3rd, 1854. Any
interested party may file excep-
tions thereto not later than five
days prior to said date
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
ACCOUNT OF GUARDIANSHIP
Case No. 10899
PRORATE co

Case NO. IUSJ9
PROBATE COURT
OTTAWA COUNTY, OHIO
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
March 18th, 1854
In the Matter of the Guardian
ship of Henry E. Christensen.
Notice is hereby given, that Cliff
ford S. Christensen as GUARDIAN
of Henry E. Christensen has filed
a Final account Of his guardian
ship, which will be for hearing and
settlement April 10Th, 1854. Any
interested party may file excep-
tions thereto not later than five
days prior to the above date.
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge.
Cat
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Six Wrestlers Set
For Tag Match

Fans of the 'moan and groan''
sport will get their moneys worth
next Tuesday evening when Pro-
moter Tony Demore presents six
wrestlers in a mixed tag team
match in his weekly card at the
Port Clinton Armory.
Wrestling in the tag team feat
ure will be Mexican champ Olga
Zepeda, Chenne Myra, Louie La
paski, Billy Fox, The Black Pan
ther and Aztec Garcia. Three other
bouts are scheduled.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
WITTE JOINS STAFF

Newell P. Witte, Inquiring Re-
porter for The Ottawa County
News, this week joined the sales
staff at the Kelly Dunn Motor
Sales in Oak Harbor. A resident
of the neighboring town, Mr.. Witte
will represent the Kelly Dunn Mo-
tor Sales in new and used car de-
partments.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE

Case NO. b3II
General Code, Sec. 10506--37
PROBATE COURT,
OTTAWA COUNTY. OHIO
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT
March oath. 1854
In the Matter of the Estate of c.
K. Freer, (Trust, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that D. L.
Mackey, Trustee of the estate of
c. K. Freer, deceased, has filed a
Final account of his Trusteeship,
which will be for hearing and set
tlement May 3rd 1854. Any inter-
ested party may file exceptions
thereto not later than five days
prior to said date.
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge.
sat
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
NAU DISCHARGED

Cpl. Edward Nau, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clair Nau, Ottawa Drive,
has returned to his former work
at Erie Ordnance Depot, after be-
ing discharged from the Marine
Air Corps at Miami, Florida, fol-
lowing two years of service. Nau
was discharged March 20. His
brother, Paul Nau, was discharged
last year after completing his SER
vice in the Army.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Five County Men
Leave For Army

All five registrants of the OF
tawa County Selictive Service
Board, who were sent to Cleve-
land for induction Tuesday, were
accepted and have started their
Army careers.
In the group were Melvin T.
Swift, Fremont, formerly Of this
city; Donovan L. Petersen, former
Purdue University student of Port
Clinton; William M. Duff, Oak
Harbor; Rudolph Barto and John
B. Sherck, Genoa.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
HOME FROM GERMANY

Sgt. Jacob Kuhnle, who had
been stationed with the U. S.
Army in Germany for the past
two years, arrived home Monday
on a 30-day furlough before be.
ing assigned to new post. His
wife and son, who are still in Ger
many, are expected to arrive here
next month.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
Jolly EIGHT

Members of the Jolly Eight pino-
chile club were guests of Mrs.
Benedict Petersen for a meeting
Tuesday night, and were enter
tanned at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs Woodrow Sondergeld.
Mrs. Anna Hurrell and Mrs. John
Meckfessell held winning scores.
Mrs. j. w. Yensen will have the
club at her Hayes avenue home
April 27.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

Neidecker's ambulance trans
ferred John Grathwol, Port Clin-
ton traffic accident victim, from
Magruder's to st. Charles in To-
ledo Wednesday, for reduction of
a leg fracture.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
SOCIETY


A stork shower, arranged as a
surprise to the honor guest,
Wednesday night complimented
Mrs. William Mcmillan of West
Second street. Mrs. Duane Adams
was hostess.
Enjoying an evening Of games
and refreshments were Mrs. Mat
thew Manofsky, Mrs. William Hop
kins, Mrs. Lyle Swaebly, Mrs. Mary
Ellen King, Mrs. Robert Gill, Mrs.
Frank Carstens, Mrs. Lester Be-
low, and Miss Evelyn Wolfe. A
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
PEDRO CLUB

A delicious one O'Clock lunch
con preceded cards Tuesday when
Mrs. Frank Clary entertained her
pedro club at her home on South
Madison street, with prizes going
to Mrs. Torvald Hostrup, Mrs. P.
E. Shider, Mrs. Mary Kuhnle, and
Mrs. Nick Tadsen. The next meet
ing is April q at the home of
Mrs. George Dischinger.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

Finefrock won clorthssouth, and
east-west was tie between teams
Of Mrs. Norris-Mrs. Jack Lay, Mrs.
Edward Riefschneider-Mrs. Ken
meth Young. Mrs. Riefschneider
entertains in two weeks.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
HURT IN WRECK

Paul Gnepper, 10, Elmore, suf-
fered head cuts Wednesday night
when his car went into a ditch in
Genoa-Woodville Road, Highway
Patrolman George Babka reported.
He was treated in st. Charles hos
pital.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
NEIcHRoRHooD CLUE

Mrs. nj. E. Leavy was hostess
Monday night to-, the Neighbor-
hood Club when she entertained
at two tables of bridge. Mrs. Ray
Howerth and Mrs. Carl Quisno,
both added guests, won the prizes.
Mrs. Walter Krupp will have the
next meeting in May.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
EOD Workers To
Report Earlier

Spring and summertime work
schedules at Erie Ordnance De-
pot will be effective Monday,
April 5, with daytime shifts be-
ginning one-half hour earlier.
Hours of duty for the first day
shift will be from z am. to 3:45
pm, and for the second day shift
from 7:30 am. to Ais pm.
Lunch periods will be As min
utes.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
PLAN PRECINCT CHANGE

Officials of the Ottawa County
Board of Elections have announced
hearing will be held in their
offices in the court housA at 8
pm, Friday, April 8, for the pro-
posed changing of five precincts
to six in Salem Township.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

IItnerdI COue, Sec. IUoUJ-bJ
Case No. 1881
Estate of Henry E. christensen,
deceased.
Clifford S. Christensen has been
and qualified as Admin
istrator of the estate of Henry e.
Christensen, late of Ottawa Coun-
ty, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 18th
day of March, 1854.
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge of said county.
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
General Code, Sec. 10'
Case No. 1884

Case NO. IZSy4
Estate of Letitia Seibert, deceas-
ed.
Charles Mckinley has been ap-
pointed and qualified as Adminis-
traitor of the estate of Letitia Sci
bert, late of ottawa County, Ohio,
deceased. Dated this 23rd day of
March, 1854, AID.
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge of said county.
Sat
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Frank o. Richey. also
known as Frank Richey, deceased
Nan r. Lemon has been appoint
ed and qualified as Administrative
of the estate of Frank o. Richey,
also known as Frank Richey, late
of Ottawa County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this~30th day of March, 1854,
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge of said county.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
General Code, Sec. 10509-6)
Case No. 1880
Estate of Bertha Miller Windsor,
deceased.
Gale stevens has been appointed
and qualified as Executrix of the
estate of Bertha Miller Windsor,
late of Ottawa County. Ohio, de-
ceased. Dated this Goth day of
March, 1854, AID.
PETER w. GULAU,
Probate Judge of said county.
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
AT CONFERENCE

Miss Florence Specht, Magruder
hospital superintendent, went to
Cleveland Monday to attend
three day conference of the Ohio
Hospital Association.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02
HAS DUPLICATE

Entertaining her duplicate club
Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Edwin
Norris had Mrs. r. r. Roose and
Mrs. Gordon Mcneil as additional
guests. Mrs. Roose and Mrs. Tom
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

USE THE NEWS CLASSIFIED
ADS. They're cheap, convenient
and produce results. Phone 5271
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS BY
FUNDS
General Total
Road Township of All
Funds Funds Funds
Balance, January l, 1853 (Clerk's)
$11.077.32 $2,9S1.5S $14,265.95
Receipts During Year
S,36142 3,07350 11,434.92
Total Receipts and Balance
19,43S.74 6,055.0S 25,700.S7
Payments During Year
15,925.06 2,77556 1S,70062
Balance, Dec. 81, 1858 (Clerk's)
3,5136S 3,279.52 7,O0025
Outstanding Warrants, Dec. 81, 1853
1922 92694 937.16
Balance in Depository, Dec. 81, 1853
5 3,52390 5 4,20646 5 1914
Bond Retirement and
Sinking Fund ..-..--.....-....$ 207.05
Port Clinton, Ohio
March 26, 1854
/ hereby certify the foregoing
report to be correct.
ROBERT F. MACKEY,
Township Clerk
Silt
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

ANIMAL FINANCIAL REPORT
or bay Townshiu. Ottawa County,
Ohio
For the Fiscal Year Ending
December 81. 1853
Total Salaries and Wages
Paid During the Year
1853 $1,37069
Tax Levy .-.~......-.....-....-.-..-..-. lao
GENERAL TOWNSHIP FUNDS
Include Receipts and Payments of
All Funds Except Bond Retirement
and sinking Funds
RECEIPTS
General Property Tax .--$ 3,31O52
Sales Tax (Local Gov') e. 100000
Gasoline Tax -......,................. 100000
Inheritance Tax ......-.........-. l7549
Cigarette Tax ........-.--............. N1S.56
Special Assessments ........~.. 455 35
Miscellaneous Receipts - 32500
Seer and Liquor License
TaX $50. 90
Total Receipts ...~........$ $11,434. 4.92
PAYMENTS
General Executive Services
Compensation of
trustees .............................S 760. 90
Compensation of Clerk 61O69
Total General
Executive Services ... 1,37069
IOWn HILL
Maintenance and Repair 5 1864
Total Town Hall $ 1854
Fire Projections
Other Fire Protec-
tion Expenses .............-.S 10000
Total Fire Protection S 10000
Health--
Taxes withheld for Dis
trict Board of Health IS 4257S
Highways--
New Road Construc-
tion Contracts .....S 7,231.74
New Road Construction
Labor and Materials .-. 6,765.
Road Maintenance and
Renair-Labor and Ma
ter1alS ..--............................ 1928 90
Total Highways -.........$ $ / 5 1926. .06
miscellaneous .............-..p........S 800
General Supplies ...- 4594S
For Workmen's Com
penSation ...................--....... 1857
Total Miscellaneous IS 5O405
Total Payments -...y-....$ 81 s, roo 81
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Englebeck
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Berk-
obile returned last Thursday from
vacation trip to California.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

bassinette held the many lovely
gifts presented Mrs. Mcmillan.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

Pomona Grange will meet Satur-
day, April 8, at Graytown school.
Martha Peters will be the speaker
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-04-02

Include Receipts and Payments of
All Funds Except Bond Retirement
and sinking Funds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Bank Loans Continue
Climb During Week,
.7.S PET. Above 1853

Outstanding loans Of Il re-
serve member banks here in
creased o 1891 .275.O0O on June
9, compared with $685.. 07S. 900 a
week earlier and were 10 per
cent ahead Of 1868. 500. 900 q year
ago, the Federal Reserve Bank
of Richmond disclosed today.
Commercial loans totaled
$158, 692, 900 on June Q. COM
pared with $157.sS9.00 q week
earlier and were 4.s per cent
ahead of $751;. 4os. 900 on the like
1853 date.
Real estate loans totaled $l2l,-
100000 VS.. $12.43s.000 q week
earlier and were IL per cent
above sos. 426,000 a year earlier.
Other loans rose to $104.3S8.-
900 from sos, 727. 900 and were
8.4 per cent above SOC. 342,0 900 q
year ago.
Demand deposits Of 1895 ,207.-
900 were above 1881 .583. 900 q
week earlier and o. per cent
ahead of 1891, $4,000 q year
earlier.
Time deposits of $225. 1852 900
we're above 1924, 681 900 q week
earlier and were 14.4 per cent
ahead of $196, 986, 900 on the like
date last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

meeting at the Shoreham Hotel.
A graduate of the American
Institute of Banking, he started
his career with the Northeast
Savings Bank in 1917 and be-
came associated with Hamilton
in 1893. He is treasurer and a
past president of the Northeast
Business Mems Association and
is first vice president Of the East
Gate Lions Club.
Other section officers: Mrs.
Dorothy -Lanham, Second Ma
tional Bank, vice chairman;
Robert K. Koontz. jr., Anacostia
National, secretary treasurer.
Thomas p. McLachlen, McLach-
len Banking Corp, and Joseph
H. Riley, National Savings &
Trust, were elected to serve with
officers on the executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Wolfe will be an
ex-off1cio member.
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws Of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia, who was
guest speaker, told the bankers
that citizens must play a more
important part in court affairs
before justice can be admin
iStered effectively.
The court is anxious to enlist
the cooperation of every citizen
but particularly the intellectual
and successful ones such as
bankers and businessmen, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. June Is R,-USDA-Sal.
able hogs. 1000; general trade active:
9neveniy. $500 or more higher than
Thursday on butchers and sows; bulk
choice, 1SO-23O ID. butchers. 1880
1925; several loads choice No. and 2
els ID. down 23.50-23.75; choice 240-
270 h.. 81. 00-22. 25; few choice 24O ID.
or slightly heavier. 22.5O-22. rs; 2S0-325
ID, i9.25:2O.75; choice 330-4O0 ID. sows.
19.60-i9.75; 425-6OO ID. I4.OO-16.5O:
salabie cattle. 500: calves. 500: steer
and heifer market largely nominal but
scattered cleanup sales weak to 25 or
more lower: cows steady to so lower;
generally fully 25 of; bulls and veal
erS about steady; few sales good to high
choice steers mixed yearlings and heif-
ers, 19.00-23.50: few commercial steers
down to 1900; utility and commercial
cows. 11.25-14.5O; mainly 11.50-14.00;
few heavy cutters, 11.75 and few light
Gamers down to $50; utility4to average
commercial bulls. 1350-15.50; good to
prime vealers. 6.00-2l 90; practical top,
5000; Gull to commercial grades. 500
1900.
about steady; few good and choice native
good, 1500-22 90; few sales Gull to
mostly choice slaughter ewes. 4.75-6.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

years, but won the National
Quality Award of the National
Association of Life Underwriters
in 1851. 1852 and 1853.
Mr.. Hallahan has been with
the company since last year and
has made an outstanding record.
He formerly was a major in the
Air Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

man Of the
Safe Deposit
Section Of the
District Bank
ers ASSocia-
ton las t
night.
Mr.. Cardin,
who has been
vice chair.
m a n, W o 8
named to sue
coed A. STAN
ley Wolfe OF
the Riggs Ma
tional at the
annual dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
BY DonoId B. HodIey

Department store sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
were near high 1853 levels in
the week ended June IL. the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond reported today.
The weeks sales were S per
cent ahead of the previous week
and only ! per cent behind the
like 1858 period. Sales in four
weeks ended June IL were 2 per
cent behind a year earlier, while
volume for the year to date was
of by the same amount.
Excluding their thriving sub
urban branches, downtown de-
partment stores sales for the
week were up S per cent from
the previous week, but 8 per cent
behind a year earlier. Their four
weeks volume was 6 per cent
below q year ago, while sales for
the year to date were OF 5 per
cent.
The areas slight decline for
the year to date compared ia
vorably with a 4 per cent drop
in the Richmond area and a z
per cent decline for smaller cities
of the Fifth Federal Reserve
District. The average for the
entire district was of 2 per cent.
Baltimore area sales were even
with year earlier.
Associations Assets Rise
The 20 savings and loan asso-
Citations who constitute the Dis
trict of Columbia Building and
Loan League, gained $73,4O6. 600
in resources in the IL months
ended May 81, a compilation by
F. Wilson Camp, league secre-
tary, revealed yesterday.
Combined balance sheets
showed assets of $618,386, 959 as
of this date which compared to
$544, 980,507 last year.
Savings scored an advance OF
$66, $4,000 to. a new high of
$3.50, 887 ,436 while loans on first
mortgages rose SCI ,223, 900 to a
total of $543, 431 .68S, another rec
ord.
Reserves grew $4,000, 900 to a
peak Of over $4,000, 900, Mr..
Camp noted.
Loans settled In May were
about 20 per cent under activity
reported in the same month of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
|Cardin Elected Head
OF Capital Bankers
Safe Deposit Unit

Julian o. Cardin, assistant
cashier and manager of the
Northeast Branch. Hamilton Ma
tional Bank, was elected chair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Davis Gets ATA Post

Oscar Lloyd Davis of Hyatts-
vile, Md, has been named pub
lie relations field representative
for the American Trucking As
sociations in Midwestern States.
He has served on the stats Of
the Washington Daily News and
the Washington Times-Herald.
With the year less than half
over, Robert Greenberg Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Assistant Managers Named

Nathan Tattar and Thomas j.
Hallahan have been named as
siStant managers of the Wash
ington branch Of the New York
Life Insurance Co. in the Shore
ham Building.
Mr.. Tattar has been In the life
insurance business less than five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
chupter Wins 18th Place

washington C1apV6E, NdClOIldl
Association Of Cost Accountants,
won 14th place among 119 chap
tiers in the 1854 preference
competition, it was announced
at the annual conference in Chi
cago. Paul Imler is chapter
president.
Richard D. Early and Carmel
M. Snow Of the Henry B. Gilpin
Co. are attending a course in
wholesale management at Ohio
State University. The course is
sponsored by the National As
ISOLATION of Wholesalers. which
has Offices here.
Virginia Metal Products. Inc,
Of Orange. Va, has become a
member of the Building Research
Institute of Washington.
The Abramson Advertising
Agency has been named to han
die sales promotion activities for
Shah & Shah, Inc, Washing
ton jewelers..
Building Material Stocks
Building material stocks have
done much better than the rest
of the market reports Hemphill,
Noyes & Co. in a current review.
In 1853, they gave a perform
ance which was slightly better
than the general market and
since the years end have done
80 per cent better than the gen.
eral index. the review states.
THAT investors have turned to
the building industry is under
standable in view of the fact that
the building picture is one of the
brightest on the industrial
scene" it comments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Capital AirIines Net Cut

Capital Airlines had profit of
$163,741 in April, compared with
$313.264 in the same 1853 month.
Operating revenues in the
month amounted to $3.50, 124 VS..
So, 800, 603 a year earlier. April
passengers totaled 1885 VS..
191 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Area Store Sales Lag 2 Pct. Behind So Levels

last year with Q total volume Of
SO. S05 500.
During the twelve months. the
association gained q net Of 81. 1862
new customers in both borrowing
and savings. Total membership
now is 321,123 individual ac-
counts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18

washington agency Of Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Of New York
already has qualified for the
company's 1854 National Field
Club.
Vepco Earnings Improve
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.
had net income Of $1.1S7,O14 or
1876 cents a share in May COM
pared with $1,001.924 or 14.9
cents in May. 1858, the company
reported today.
May revenues totaled $7,508,-
935 VS.. $6.641.O75.
Net for IL months ended May
81 was $14.029.450 or $1.96 q
share VS.. $12.106.708 or $1.81 in
the previous IL months. Reeve
nues amounted to $88,978.171
VS. SIC, 786.265.