Evening star., 1955-06-12
Sharp Increase
Forecast in Gas
Sales
By WILLIAM A. MMLEN

i AHc gas aPPila1Ce UuSauoaD
this year will exceed the . per
cent gain over 1884 forecast
earlier by the Gas Appliance
Manufacturers Association, on
cials said yesterday. The asso-
} citation has headquarters in the
Albee Building, Fifteenth and
G streets NV.
The gas industry expects 10
set all-time records in domestic.
industrial and commercial usage.
officials declared. Gas ranges
have more than held their own
against competition, they said.
Manufacturers Of gas clothes
dryers are attempting to catch
up with the earlier electric prod
uctS.
I Residential use, pipeline con
struction for transmission Of
natural gas. the increase OF gas
house -heating customers, the
use of utility and bottled gas for
industrial purposes are facets Of
this industry, which is looking
forward to increased business,
officials asserted.
Truck Freight Gains
The American Trucking Asso-
Citations, Inc. 1924 Sixteenth
street NV, announced trucks
carried 1872 per cent more inter-
city freight during the first
quarter of 1855 than in the 1854
period to set q new flrst-quarter
tonnage mark. This was 90, 0,435.-
069 tons against 53,874,S12 tons
a year ago.
ESQ Lists Changes
staff changes, effective next
Thursday, were announced yes
terday by C. A. Newland, division
manager of ESQ Standard Oil
Co. for the Delaware-M Maryland
District Of Columbia area.
r. T. Jenkins, who lived in
the Washington area for many
years. now manager Of the per-
Sonnel and public relations de-
partment, is to succeed j. G.
Dimling as Baltimore district
manager. Mr.. Dimling becomes
division merchandising manager.
j. C. McFadden, former man.
ager of the ESQ Capitol Servi-
center here, now marketing as
sistant, service stations, succeeds
Mr.. Jenkins. j. Med. Price, jr.,
formerly here, now acting mer-
chandising manager, returns to
his post as division operations
manager.
Trinity Elects Ferris
George M. Ferris. president Of
Ferris & Co.. yesterday was
elected an alumni trustee Of
Trinity College. Hartford, Conn.
He graduated from there in the
class of 1916. He will serve on
the Board of Trustees for three
years. having been active in the
colleges alumni affairs for many
'Iyears. In 1946 he was president
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
J Alumni Association and served
on the board of fellows of the
college in 1946 and 1947.
i AIexandria Forum
The Alexandria Financial Fo-
rum is being presented at the
Woodward & Lothrop Alexandria
(Va) store at 8 pm. each
"Wednesday in June. 1t is CO.
sponsored by the Alexandria Ma
tional Bank, Burke g. Herbert
Bank & Trust Co.. the First and
Citizens Bank and Woodward &
Lothrop. A wide variety Of
financial topics is on the pro-
gram.
Speakers includes: Donald
Jameson, Alexandria National
Bank: Miss Alice Whitton, john
ston, Lemon g. Co.; Mrs. Mildred
Chilcott, First and Citizens Ma
tional Bank; Merrill G. Beede.
Aetna Life Insurance Co., and
Mrs. Nell Saylor, Burke e. Her
bert Bank g. Trust Co.
Appointments Listed
Henry w. Shields has been ap-
pointed Washington branch
manager of the Gunther Brew
ing Co. of Baltimore. His head
quarters will be at 2230 Adams
place NE. He has been with
the firm three years as Office and
credit manager here.
Ralph S. Childs, jr.. has been
promoted to treasurer of the
Home Federal Savings & Loan
Association, 931 Fifteenth street
NV. John U. Raymond, sec
.retary, in making the announce
ment, said he fills the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of
James P. McAleer, who has
joined Fidelity. Inc, in Arling-
ton. Va. Mrs. Helen Shearon has
been advanced to the post Of
assistant treasurer of the asso-
citation. Mr.. Childs is also as
sistant secretary.
Mr.. Raymond said this So
year-old financial institution now
has assets exceeding S6.6 million.
District Agent Named
Paul r. Harrison, general
agent of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. for the
Washington area, announced ap-
pointment of William E. McCar-
thy. jr.. as district agent with
Offices in Silver Spring, Md. A
leading agent of the Washing
ton Office, Mr.. Mccarthy won
the company's production bronze,
silver and gold buttons from
1852 through 1854. He is
Georgetown University graduate.
a member OF the District of CO.
lumbia Life Underwriters Asso-
citation and is active in the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce. He
will be aided by Joseph P. Cream
or Of tho Wa achinrfnn nhinA In