Evening star., 1955-06-28
Better Business Bureau
Elects ST Trustees
By DONALD B. HADLEY


Building Association. was namet
for another term as chairman
while Dewey Zirkin, president o
Il. Zirkin 81 Sons, Inc, was re-
elected vice chairman.
Herbert ]. Rich, president o.
B. Rich,s Sons Co., was renamed
treasurer and Roland T. Carr
vice president Of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. assistant treasurer
Richard K. Lyon was reappoint'
ed general counsel.
Mccarthy Commended
In his annual report Chair.
man Dyer commended Leland S
Mccarthy, managing director
and other members Of the bu-
reau's staff, for substantial prog.
ress made during the year.
The bureau handled 37,693
consumer and business inquiries
during the year. including ll.77S
listed as financial. 8.537 as COM
mercial and 1873 as merchan-
dising. It also handled 6.964
complaints, including 624 finan-
cial, 1928 commercial and SOFA
merchandising.
The financial classification in
cludes auto financing, banks
insurance, loan, discount and
finance companies, real estate,
securities and investment. Com
mercial includes advertising me-
dia, dry cleaning. education. en-
ployment, moving and storage
and other types Of service. Mer-
chandising includes all merchan-
disc found in department stores,
plus automotive equipment and
service, new and used cars and
vending machines.
Trustees Listed
Nominations for trustees were
presented by a committee which
included James w. Hardey
chairman: Robert L. Lewis, Fred
Lutes and Lloyd Wilson, jr.
Elected trustees were:
Frank Y. Aiello, Arthur L. Akin, Ed;
ward G. Bsltz; Daniel W Ben, Donald
BsrRs Bso9ss Tfr0fE K.nG.tR G. sunse Brevp avefs
Carr. Edward j. Clarke. John II. Davis,
sr., Jas. W. .piffee, Oscar Dodek. Howard
G; praks: : Mr. Dyer W. Fraps s,nS Gate
Gods eoidsm,sh philip l. ieSaSa' oors' sol Green:
a.o..hss: .ss James S's;s, y; S,o, Esrdss George W.
H.HtffFd ysesSssn x,ssss ine1 eo Robert c. Jones.
Norman c, Kal, Sol Kann.. Godfrey
". Kauffmann, Milton $. Kronheim;;
Robert L Lewis s,sd FREQ L MssssaabS assss Rshafa
bsyne Marbury, Harold Mslnicove, Matt
Morris WIN R5b S4sSS2 Kossn 1ssh-
blatt. Clayton r. sanders Clarence J.
shaffer Carleton D. Smith. A. Jackson
Somesyille. Ben Strogse al. Arthur J. IS Slnd- nd
Robert e. Wilhelm. LLOYD 3. Wilson. IT.,
Robert w. Wilson, W. C. woodward,
Pepco Borrowing Approved
The District Public Utilities
Commission yesterday approved
an application Of Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co. for permission to
borrow $7.5 million from banks,
including ten In Washington and
three in New York City.
Under an approved credit
agreement the banks agree to-
lend the company at any time,
or from time to- time, prior eteI
April /. 1856, amounts aggregate
ing up to. but not In excess OF,
$7.5 million. The company will
issue notes bearing interest of
3h per cent to maturity on April
l, 1857.
Housing Issue Planned
Nineteen local housing author
tiles will call for bids by noon
eastern standard time) on July
20 issues of new bonds totaling
$121. .465, 900. the Public Housing
Administration announced yes
terday.
Commissioner Charles E. Slus-
ser said the bonds will be formal
ly advertised July S.
According to PHA the IA issues
totaling $96,S10.000 will have
35-40-year serial maturities.
They will include $7,020,0 900 of
the Washington Authority.
Insurance Leaders Meet
A group of Washington life
insurance men are attending the
annual meeting Of the Million
Dollar Round Table at the
Greenbrief. White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, this week.
They include r. V. McNair
III of Jefferson Standard Life,
Thomas B. Buchanan of New
York Life. George A. Hates of
Fidelity Mutual Life. Louis j. |
Grayson Of Travellers and Leo
pold v. Freudberg and Rudolph
Arkin, both of Massachusetts,
Mutual Life.
Promoted by Pepco
Dorsey r. Hughes has been
promoted to assistant electrical
engineer OF Potomac Electric
Power Co.. effective July 1.
MIR. Hughes has been with
Pepco over 20 years and was
originally employed as q helper
in the distribution engineering
division. Most of his service has
been In that division serving as
senior engineer, assistant to en-
gineer Of distribution and en-
gineer Of distribution. In jan
uary, 1854, he was appointed