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Reg. U. S. Pat. Office

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Volume

Number

195

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From Florida,

New York 7,

6124

Refining

.

Co., New York City, and Luther R. Hill,*
the Vice-President in Charge

Authors

But from this

Assistant to

of Sales, M. W. Kellogg Co.,

New York City

'v.V":

Moreover, they refer

industry than the industry as a whole.
to its faster rate of investment

total

chemical

year

since

spending as a percent of the

industry, and also to the fact that in each

1958

exceeded that for

have

investments

its

petroleum refining —and they expect this trend to continue.
Further, because of petrochemicals growth rate of 11.2%

.

conglomeration of reports, guesses and

in the past five years far exceeding petroleum's

year

per

2.7% rate, the writers single out the extent to which seven

petroleum companies participate in the chemical

successful

| to some of the most glaring fallacies of the New Deal
jand the economists and publicists who inspired it. The
(President, for one thing, is said to be convinced that the
increased spending of his Administration to date without
corresponding increase in tax collections has laid the
(basis for a balanced budget in fiscal 1963, despite much

end of oil

Petroleum refining and petrochemical

production.

processing are seen becoming more alike with each passing
and chemical manufacturers are expected to achieve
a still larger stake in the petrochemical field.

year,

Twenty-five years ago the petrochemical industry
was
in its infancy.
It had started in the United
States and was related to oil refining. Today it is

of Maynard Keynes. The
'budget for fiscal '63 is not yet balanced, apd may never
ibe except possibly in terms of the politicians' nomencla¬
ture, but if it were by some chance to turn out to be, we

the chemical industry, in

;

well

nonsense

Doubtful Tax Tonic

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■:;U, S. Government,
Public

v;i

afforded

are

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other Latin

American

tries,

Several

a

hitherto

scale

uft-

South American

and

dollar

coun¬

refineries

and

petrochemical projects have been announced with
surprising
frequency
for
Mexico,^ Venezuela,
Argentina, Brazil, and many other countries to
the south.

With

S

-

rich

petroleum

and with petro¬
refining well established in Canada, coupled
with a relatively large and fast-growing population,
resources

surprising to find petrochemicals likewise
We have witnessed the

growth in recent years of a petrochemical industry
in Japan, based on the same rich Middle East oil
pool. Large petrochemical projects have been an¬
nounced for Australia. It
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area

has been the same in Latin
America, inasmuch as it is close to one of the
world's richest oil pools, namely, Venezuelan oil.
Oil is also plentiful and relatively inexpensive in

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industry spread to Western Europe after
World War II, although even in the early 1950's it
remained but a very small segment of the chemical
industry. With millions of barrels of cheap Middle
East oil being brought into Europe each day, the
stage was set for a chemical revolution in Europe.
For several years, now, projects have been planned

ammonia, synthetic rubber, carbon black, sulfur
(recovered from oil or gas, or both), ethylene,
propylene, butylenes, butadiene, acetylene, ben¬
zene, toluene, pxylene, mxylene, oxylene, styrene,
polyethylene, phenol, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde,

Securities Co., Ltd.

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SECURITIES

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both feet.

and Public

Securities

BOND

States, interested in the potentialities of olefin
chemistry, recognized the possibilities existing in
utilization of a segment of the refinery gas stream.
Thirty-three years ago Shell Oil Company entered
the picture.
Union Carbide Corporation was in it
before that time. Esso Standard Oil Company was
in the petrochemical business before Union Car¬
bide. Phillips Petroleum Company's real entry was
after World War II, and
they jumped in with

Housing,

State and

telephone:

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both gas

( The major petrochemicals, all of which are pro¬
in excess of one billion pounds per year,

SECURITIES NOW IN
securities

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What has become known as "accelerated deprecia¬
has become an idea to con-£l (Continued on page 26)
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chemicals

as

further consider petroleum to encompass

by his advisers of the wisdom of some very doubt¬
tax medicine as a tonic to spur growth in our econ¬

omy.

of this paper we will define petro¬
from petroleum. We will

For purposes

:

Western Europe,

Britain,

chemicals

vinced

tion"

this country. It has spread

Canada, Latin
America, Japan, Australia, arid the U.S.S.R.Great

to

It is likewise evident that the President has been con¬

ful

to taking over the major part of

its way

on

and oil;
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dreamed of.

{larger outlays by the Federal Government. This type of
reasoning has led to a great deal of loose fiscal prorcedures ever since we—or many of us—became overly

should be wise to look elsewhere for the reason.

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Certain oil and chemical companies in the United

and executed in that

Introduction

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{impressed with the

methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol,
butyl alcohols, ethylene pxide, ethylene glycol,
acrylonitrile, acetic acid, acetic anhydride, and ace¬
tone.
The minor products are numbered by the
thousands.

and the far more

the world-wide spread

survey

rapid growth of the petrochemical segment of the chemical

:promises, there emerges the clear fact that the Adminis¬
tration and at least several of its key figures hold tightly

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or

By Henry G. McGrath,* Sales Executive, M. W. Kellogg

few could possibly
[originate with observers or others v^ho would not mind
particularly if the prestige and success of the Adminis¬
tration were somewhat damaged in the process of their
(dissemination.
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a

lillftMiich

with what is going

men who are rfot really in touch
or
what is being projected. A

;by

Cents

where the President was dividing his time

jbetween rest and work, and from Washington to which
he has now returned to prombte his plans for the re¬
mainder of this year, various and sundry reports have
been coming purporting to indicate what the President
is thinking. Few of these stories bear official stamps.
]Some of;them appear to have been inspired with the
{intention, possibly, of having them function as trial
balloons. Others may possibly have been largely devised
;on

Price 50

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Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y.

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The

Brokers, Dealers only

For Banks,

QUOTE

can

This Week's

Louisiana Securities

participate and give their reasons for favoring a particular security.

-

for broad markets in

...

United
unless

"distributor"

handled

by

Servateria

—

Van

Midgley,
Analyst,
Mason
Brothers; Oakland, California.
(Page 2)"
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non-food- items.

the

States

V.

the larger

and

—

of profit comes from

percentage

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<

Servateria serves about Control Data Corp. -LawrenceJS.
Vlaun, Analyst, Dean Witter &
establishments
of
which
Co., .New, York. City.>(Page, 2),
as
"a
distributor"
of
non-food about 1,000/**are in the * market
■
products sold i$ chain food mar¬ field. Negotiations are* now being
kets and Super-markets, in the carried on for acquisition of two
:v''.v,y:: -yrv's •>■■■•'
.' .V.v-■. ■
greater Los^.^:: v;*■ other- distributors.
With profit margins sagging in sequent years .and in the mean-.,
Angeles area.
food
The company
items, and with. non-food time provides a cash flow subitems gaining space in the 'mar,- stantially in,, excess; of reported:
sets up dis¬
ketsV (observe this for l yourself earnings. Such accounting treatplay
racks,

United States Servateria

accurate,

and

coverage

a

Analyst, Mason Brothers,
Oakland, Calif..

For truly broad

issue.

attention

full

VAN V. MIDGLEY

Over-the-Counter

any

Alabama &

Their Selections

advisory field from all sections of the country

in the investment and

us

Thursday, January 11,. 1962'

.

Forum Participants and

which, each weak, a different group of experts

A continuous forum in

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You

Security I Like Best...

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U.

United States Servateria is known

speedy executions,
call "HANSEATIC."

S.

1,800

Steiner. Rouse & Co.
5

'York

Members 'New

Mempevs

Stock

American

19 Rector $t., Naw York 6> N. Y.

u

HAnover 2-0700

NY 1-1557

,

furnishes

New York Hanseatic

Stock

"

BOSTON

NY

t i

,

ness.

goods,

Van V.

price

marks

the

items

and

'

New York

salable inventory. As a rule, U. S.
Servateria extends 30 day credit
into the

IN JAPAN
Write

for

as

a

Data 'is a relative newto
the
electronic .<• date
processing field and is primarily

fiscal

the

com-

on

of

four

mianetd innde ***
ment and

current fiscal

months of

has

year

dicated

whole.

a

is

the

developed

at

10%

some

28

a

a

current liabilities. The 50

Telephone: BOwllnr Green 9-2888
This

not

is

orders

offer or solicitation for

an

for

any

tary and commercial' use. It
is the only
company be-."
sides: I. B. M.

share,

a

unforeseen1 negative

particular securities

share

dividend

is

well

cents

a

that

protected

of the stock

range

tween
a

Need Hard to Find

low

9

has been
IS

and

mon

the

with

area

of 11.

shares of

560,675

outstanding

Tunp 25

on

movement can he
be

Zto

THEM.

YOU WILL FIND

IN
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from

comes

Record

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(Only

$45

per

; (Single Copy

year)

$4)

—

give

bound

publication

will

'

the monthly prices

all

listed

securities

enije(j'

.

general merchandise display s
serviced by distributors and proportion of non-foods so handled
ranges up to 85%" so states this
Marketing report:
Super-markets save money- ttns way and
free funds tor development and
expansion that would otherwise
go into warehousiiir carloads of

as

those

"hard

to

find"

Over-the-Counter

quotations.

rate

1961

earn'ines

have risen
frmn

S4nn

nn

'an

at

+n

of
the

even

«R4?

a

call:

WILLIAM B. DANA CO.
25 Park Place

New York 7, N. Y.
REctor 2-9570




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continue to provide
June 3()

1962

some

over ^Control

Control Data,s sales

should reach another

new

share

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a

new

record.'On

Data's sales prices

conservative accounting practices

the.

P1"" the over-accrual of income

re-

tl?is company's reported .profits
-oV^'the iiext few years. A more

0f

packaging
display techniques.

to

Vall<i indication of Control Data^s
"'■true'progress; may be obtained by

—

distributors

more

,

.

are

,

.

non-foods

to

command

chares

rather

a

annear

hi «?h

-

fn

the

company are doing much
understate
profits.
For ex-

amole

prop

says one executive
large Food Chain. "

thp

surface

on

trol Data

leased eauinment

very

do

—

if

one

not sell in

or

more,

store, it
can
be replaced with a selling
item
and
the non-selling
item -,
moved to another location, thus?
relieving the food store from;
gathering a large volume of dead,
inventory—the curse of any mer-:
chandising operation. In addition,
with

labor

costs

Food-markets

so

are

one

high,

many;

fJscal 1962, up

writing

in

the-

(This is under
a

third

'

and

fourth

no

offer tor-huf9

from

until the second

stock

member located in

finest resort cities
coast of Florida.
Box A
nancial

exchange
one

on

of the

the west

Send

resume."

111, Commercial & Fi¬

Chronicle,

25

Park

Place, New York 7, N. Y.

today is a,: - far more important
source of
?ou.rc® ^ capital funds for ConcaPltal funds for Con-

near-term

While this

year.

profits

policy penalizes, profits in the first the company is in
year or two, it does result in a; ^tion tacanitaUze
leased--equipment
„

over-the-counter

-,

$0.71 per

Ho1 Data than retained 'profits.
price of the computer per month r a company is to reinvest more
or
30-42% per year. Therefore J *n - the future, it must generate
the company does not. begin to. more ,<iash. nowAlthough the
show a book profit on rentals Pr^sent price appears to discount

..

circumstances ta be construed

solicitation of an

years

Rental income, on the other hand,:
varies from 2.5-3.5% of the sales:

and non-food racks do not receive' from

as

regional

^are .m
und -only $d.28 a
share m 1960. This is extremely
important because depreciation

-under manned- substantial:' Increasei to

;

charge,

arid

us^ per share for

ing

<

Full

trend of cash flow which is

Con-

method
of depreciation,
off 50% of the cost of *
It appears the "distributor" fills: such
equipment in the first year
definite need in
serving the; 25% in the second year, and 12^ %!
one

CASHIER

umbrella

Dpr

approximate ' $0 40
also

an

.

!■;' "i

.

and leasing rates.
h.
.to • conclusion, Control" Data's

peak of

$S6 mimon and net earnings

should

..

_

r>riVp

items
or

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fees.: downward to match, those of
a company which has only about
ST6% of the total market. Stated
another way, I,B.M.'s present sales
.'Prices and rental fees should

vpar

vain

a

.

multipUer, • but ultraconservative
accounting policies

Food-markets

Write

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the: key to Control Data* success
to its relatively short corporate
.

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half the sales

earnings

"Add
of

in. the fiscal

an
isip,

hand

fZPr

sagging nets"
well

Ibout

taxes, and the increasing .amount
of rental business will hold down

fining merchandise

as

june

K4n«

.th.

®.' big bite out
of Department
Store and discounters' soft goods

...

on

million

to S19.8

"Three out of four chains have

volume
you

eSK iif
Corporation in April,

trol

store

general merchandise.
'
"Super-markets are seen taking
This

Fnffinp»prin<r
•

ing of non-food items.

Bank & Quotation

DIgby 4-2727

^aR comparable pieces of J.B.M.
equipment.with,equal capabihties.
This single factor continues.to be

.

me

chain

a

Liquid

—-

S
1960.
Including the results of operations
;
bi-monthly marketing, report, it is
of these two companies tor the"
.
more than 80% of the s,
very evident that a "distributor"
entire period, consolidated sales. ?olld state.computer market there
is most essential to Super-markets
have soared from $3.1 million in'no incentive for I.B.M. to adand Chain Stores in the market¬
fiscal year' ended June 30, 1958 J«st its .sales prices and rental :
which

,

Ppdnr

Refined

—

Exports—Imports—Futures

4

Data's rapid
attributed to two

arrtiiisltinhs»

by:Mr. Abrams, some information of

,

erally sell tor

gams

:

SWR;,'..W
Raw

its' first ^otal, approximately $24' million

Since

^Contrel

rapid.
From materia1 furnished

i.

|^1^ev^1ul^n^tCOmpUterS' and
-riv f

Part of
rise can be

^

,

^s. been able to report sultan-

fl«StoayZnfv rmaCl?

;

is currently about $26 mil¬
lion- which
comparedwith $24.
million at June 30, 1961 and $12
million:; a year earlier.
Of the

back to July 8,1957, the company

iQfii

entire' cap|{

talization. slightly less than 50%

QUOTATIONS?

area t

STREET

WALL

NEW YORK 5, N. Y.

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compares

fiscal

pany

data

processing

This

1981, of which $1.7 mil¬
lion* was company sponsored.
The, total backlog of the com¬

com-

which constitutes the

f

in

oper¬

tronic

99
{

with expenditures of $4.8 million

profit¬
ably in the
larg4
elec-:* Lawrence S.; Vlaun

be¬

high

current market in the
Of

is

LAMB0RN & CO., Inc.

of its research-

pany, sponsored.

ating

by earnings. Since the latter part
of 1959 to April of 1961, the price

Telephone: BEekman 3-3622-3

For fiscal
1962, the company estimates its
total research and development
expenditures at $6.5 million, of
which $2.8 million will be com¬

and components for mili-

eliminating any
developments.
Company's cash position
currently equals about 80%
of

York 6, N. Y.

61 Broadway, New

projects earnings for the full
year of between 80 cents and 90

NEW YORK OFFICE:

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Con-

arid {development costs.

cents

The Nomura Securities Co, Ltd.

share,

flow of $Mnp7T Shfe
$0.71 a share last

than capitalize all

in-

he

per

understate Pnntrni noto'c nami.nrto
Control Data's earnings
is
its policy to
expense
rather

electronic
share, up data processago—and ing equipment

year

D A I WA
Securities Co.9 Ltd.

-Another factor which tends to

■_

systems,:

of

SECURITIES

149 Broadway, New York 6»N.Y.

^

manufacture

first

profit

a

cents

over

the

me

only total $0.40

Corporation

corner

Mr'

Digest, and our other reports
that give you a pretty clear
picture of the Japanese
economy

S. Servateria

City

«

.

Control

;

Abrams, President
pany, has advised

Monthly Stock

our

U.

,

display racks.

„

Control

to'thTVtorron'merchandfeeTet

Opportunities Unlimited

,

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JAPANESE

$1;570,700 in the 1961 fiscal year;
the latter figure also includes a
$200,000
product
warranty
re¬
serve.
Thus, while earnings will

Analyst^ Qean Witter & Co.

-.y"
maintains

.

branch o'ffices-

.

For the fiscal year to end June
30, 1962, depreciation charges are
expected to rise to $5 million: from

LAWRENCE S. VLAUN- %

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Midgley

our

-

Over-the-Counter Market.v

soft

some

Mobile, Ala.

.

unlike

straight line method,, depreciating
the equipment over. a 7-8 year
period.
,
y-<
r

is traded in the

The stock

is

V,

Direct wires'to

'sum-of-the-digita. method,
while Sperry Rand and Minneapolis-Honeywell employ the

well informed on the
operation of the busi-

practical

supply
items, garden
supply items,

depreciation

year

S.

the "dis-

been in

has

U.

and is very

cal

Wire System

investment?

for

of-

New Orleans, La.- Birmingham, Ala.

that, of I.B.M. which uses a five-

tributor" business for many years,

n

items, electri¬

1-40

SAN FRANCISCO

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Private

Nationwide

ware

CHICAGO

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1

York 5

Teletype

4-2300

: :

Servateria

mer-

drugs, cos¬
metics, glass¬

Exchange

120 Broadway, New
WOrth

-

candidate

of

^

ment

toys,

of

chandise

1920

Member

Associate
American

display

which consists

Corporation
Established

added

the

with

the

plants, etc.) is not the stock of a
noii-food
"distributor"
a
valid

general

Exchange

Stock- Exchange

^

as an

t

earnings:
*

in. sub-'

v

offer to- sell; or > %

P ?

-

Over-the-Counter

Quotation Services
for 48 Years

improvement,
an
on

excellent
the future

to cap/teiize on toe tuture

National Quotation Bureau

•sn

burgeoning growth indicated for

^^^ompwteE-industiy.-ipie. sto'dk;
i Js' traded: in; the

Qver^the-CpUntCr

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Incorporated

Established

M

Front Street
~

any• setnu'%".vv

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,

1913

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Articles and News

A MINORITY OF ONE

Page

Wall Street market analyst surveys

the outlook for stocks sftor first
postulating the economy's prospects. GNP is seen, reaching $562

billion annual rate in 1962's Jast quarter

—again and

Refining

said

to

be

discover a more

finding It difficult 1o

the

.and averaging $555 .billion

compared to estimated $520 billion for 1961, Institutional investors
are

Petrochemicals: Which Division Will Win?

or

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common

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new

tending

continued strong demand for stocks.

Significant capital
....

All

half.

in

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all, Mr. Barker sums up the near future as One

calling for "optimistic caution"

get into the subject of
market outlook it is

we

stock

the

based

erect a framework
view of the economic

to

necessary
on

a

easier to make

differences

—Roger W. Babson
'-if':.-.

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this

trend

esti¬

.

Electronics Int'l Cap. Ltd.

&

$562 billion annual rate in the
quarter of 1962 and average
$555 billion for the year
—versus
about $520 billion last

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upward, mainly because of'
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STANDARD & POORS

trend

"services"

the

inspection of these services
reading current news indi¬
we are moving forward
about the same recovery rate

wholesale

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this

if

fered

encouragement

through

goods, in spite of rising personal
income, but the 1961 Christmas

ciation

shopping season turned out well
ahead of 196b; being higher ;by

real

were

liberalized

Market.

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Some will say that this is not a

this momentum car¬
into 1962, the coming
a new

Observations—A.

It

We also are fortunate in

having
forecasting tools due to the
work of many individuals, and to
the pioneering done in this field
by the National Bureau of Eco¬
nomic Research with its specific
indicators of cyclical turning
points and diffusion measures. I
don't mean to imply that these

Governments

Reporter

on

4

15

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recoveries.

For example, in 1949
there were special fac¬

1954

tors.

affecting

reductions

private
use.

like

recovery,

which

capital

Transfer

released

12

.Public Utility. Securities

which were muchs in
during other post-War II

effect

for guess¬

—-—

my belief that there are
factors absent in the 1961-62

recovery

and

May——

is

some

more

Wilfred

Our

...

line.

sales record.

COWLES MAGAZINE

boom

estimate, and I must
agree. However it
is a healthy
progress, one that can be sustained
if the Federal budget is held in

to 9%. " If

SALT

of¬

depre¬

investment tax credit

or-

>.

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New plant and equipment ex¬
penditures may total 37 "billion
for the year,, and
could exceed

of 1954

Many of usVere wor¬
ried about the unwillingness. of
consumers to
purchase retail

7

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prices for

come.

29

Indications of Current Business Activity
>

commodities

months to

some

and 1958.

no room

and

year

have

cates that

materials leave

:

Einzig: "Is Free World Financing Growth of Communism?"-_ 13,

plus

year's retail sales could set

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...

An

in the recoveries

%

Dealer-Broker

car

Advisors; bank letters
like the
widely-read Cleveland
Trust Letter; and many other pri¬
vate services.
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f
'7

seen

some

The year 1962 should be a good

Council pf

Economic

as

r

half,

Survey
of
Business; the Federal Re¬
serve
Bulletin; Economic Indica¬

to

i Coming Events in the Investment Field—————

fluctuations:
during the year.
Sales
and
production
indicate
strong recovery trends in the first

Current

tors, prepared by the

Chicago

above that figure

C; Austin Barker

Commerce

ma

40 Exchange Place, N. Y.

Teletype NY 1-1825 & 14844
Bank and Insurance Stocks J

year.

partment of

Mackie,

HA 2-9000

last

con¬

over

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Singer, Bean

(Editorial)— L

As We See It

about 123 by year-end (versus 114

ries

VvC ■'•

basis, the Gross

ditions such as

5

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Regular Features

The FRB Index of Indus¬
trial Production is likely to reach

i

.y.

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around

information

S.

Lindy Hydrothermal Prod.

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a

many

economic

Jerrold Electronics

Coming of Automation: Promise of the Future

•

National Product could well reach

today

sources

these

whereby

could go wrong.

On

mists

business¬

have

Electronics Capital

5

r.

out what I believe to be the factor
mates

Fortunately,

men

Cobleigh—_______

Malone & Hyde

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,

Then I shall point

year-end 1962.

outlook

and

U.

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the levels for

estimate

then

and

STREET, NEW YORK

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visual time and

a

angle projection of the recovery
trend, based on recent recoveries,

for' business?
e c o n o

—Ira

production indexes, it is

Reserve

stage are we
now? What is

I

WALL

National Product and the Federal

cycle. At what

the

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Real Estate Companies and Investment Trusts

personally favored stocks, ranging from investments to speculatives,
are listed.
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not cautious optimism, -Twenty

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gains opportunities are discerned for 1his year —especially inthe
first

f*•

.

Stock Market Outlook for 1962

Business and

supply of stocks which, in turn, is construed as por¬

exceeding
a

in-flow

money

again we're

only bidders.

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more

into productive
payments to old

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Prospective Security Offerings

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:age pensioners rose in 1958.

work and unforeseen

I ex¬
pect growth in state and munici¬

Security I Like

they

pal

expenditures in the 1961-62
recovery, as in the previous years.
The
reversal
of
the
inventory
cycle is well under way as in
previous periods. I admit also to

Security

factors; but
account for the fact that

may

when

economists'

forecasts

are

they sometimes are, a
great majority are wrong together.
wrong,

as

Witness'

the

recent

estimates

of

the

"Soaring Sixties." This is no
comfort, but I will plunge ahead

backlog

anyway.

biles which

Estimates of

coveries.

Economic

For

There

is

so

formation

Factors

1962

much

today

for

rable

for

spurred previous

Nevertheless

goods

in¬

The

forecasting

other

re¬

mdny years we

have

specialized in

force

Continued

of

on

Washington

page

and

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(168)

prior consent has been obtained, to the list until at least one week
:
duplicate reports and monthly has elapsed.
(6) No Employee shall impart
statements
of. all transactions
confidential information to others
shall be sent to the employer.
;
for* the
purpose
of facilitating
j
Surely this is deficient in strin-'
securities transactions or for any
gency, coverage, and clarity. What
other purpose except the business
about transactions conducted
of the Exchange or give advice to
through other than member firms?.
others regarding securities trans¬
And just who is "the employer"
from whom written consent is to actions, based on such confidential

OBSERVATIONS..

.

...

BY A.

WILFRED MAY

would

disseminate

false

a

sense

of

security in, and unwarrantedly
legitimize, the speculative4 floor
activities. This constituted

fortunate

result

of

the

an

un¬

Commis¬

„

CLEANING-UP THE CASINO
(Second

Part*)

current

ment's

r

financial

breaks, American

re¬

Committee in 1908 to weigh

the

agitation for the New York State
legislature to "take over" the New
York Stock Exchange, followed

epochal panio Of. 1907. 'Again,
of
the
New
Deal's
drastic "SEC reforms" was made

by the preceding

possible

est by

well

seem

to

York

New

invoke

at

the

for

Exchange's

Stock

in-

follows:

1

mitment

Such drawbacks in government-

..

.

.

•

(1) Employees may make secu¬
transactions and maintain
securities
accounts
on
either a

by the now demonstrated fact
that, at least on the American
Exchange, existing rules do not

get followed. Citing the existence
of
many
constructive Exchange

port

investigators re¬
their basic» conclusion that
the

reports.
Such;: notice
given by a new em¬
who has and intends to

employee

must also be

to

SEC

"the American Exchange has many

the

from

-

:

in

respects

some

The

are

not been enforced in a number of

in

and floor traders and
instances
of misconduct."
dereliction
in
enforcing

specialists
other

Such

existing

rules

the

the

constitution

or

rules

of

curities

account

and

Within the SEC
The

even

based

shareholders

on

was

for

concern

who

would

be

/•;''(•:

de¬

v'V

Forcing the croupier to give the
roulette player a fair shake does

jt/v'y

stringent rules

more

spection at

the

*

any

may

have

SEC,
model

not

the

eliminate

orable

odds

be obtained in

in effect at the

Better

suggested as a
Stock Exchanges.

Books

are

been

for

the

memorandum

A

on

the

of

Rules

Conduct

(Sec. 3-B) circulated by
Chairman Cary on Aug. »18, last,
provides that no Member of the
Commission or staff may in any

event, deal in
for

a
fide

"bona

inex¬

wheel's

against him.

investment

Other

sections

forbid

rules

of

any

media

pro¬

ing ticker; thereby confusing the
entire
investing - speculating gambling distinctions.
A

this

striking

example

current

confusion

is

.

to

be

of

currently

found

SEC

short-selling, buying

margin, dealing in

on

other

and

constrained to glorify the liquify¬

pur¬

these

Living Via the Tape

fessing concern with invest¬
ment, as we have cited, also feel

security excepting

poses" — the "investment" crite¬
rion being based on a minimum
one-year holding (exception may
be ordered in hardship cases).

issue

in
our
newspapers
via
advertising by a group of listed
companies of their payment of
"cash dividends every year for at
least 20 years"—and soliciting the
investing public's inquiries. Here
again, it is found necessary .to

either
pending
registration
or
drape
the
dollar
amount-andwithin 60 days after the registra-.
yield tables along with promises
tion
has
become
effective, and of higher living standards through

investing in [sic] investment com¬
panies or any issue under the
aegis of the Public Utility Holding

sion

be

reported

within five

andijquota^iohs. '

'

'

tattle commis¬
business

days.

Putnam Fund

Potential Over-Zealousness
Elimination

dividends, with "exciting" ticker
tape with its glamorous symbols

Alljxajisactions

Act.

Company
must

via

time.

Convenient forms of notice and

authorization

and staff that

transactions

available to the Exchange for in¬

Exchange."

docu¬

report

securities

already admitted to
trading on the Exchange, a prac¬
tice that was not prohibited by

manifold and prolonged abuses by

largely

statute. The

new

r.easoning'

goings-on. V-'
The Problem's Handling

,

interpretation of the mini- with a non-member organization
munu in rules here is confirmed will be given only if the employee
stronger
than
those
of
other by the SEC staff in this very authorizes the
organization to
Exchanges.
But the rules have report. "McCormick also traded make its records regarding his se¬
that

rules

con¬

surrounding the investing activi¬

rities

contemplating
trading com¬

or

of tele¬

the

im¬
mediately adjacent to the Floor of

•

get advance permis¬ ployee
Exchangers Presi¬ continue an account.
dent. In any event, it seems that
(2) Bfefore opening or continu¬
this interpretation was not fol¬
ing a securities account, an em¬
lowed by President McCormick,
ployee must deliver a letter of
who
presumably did not write consent from the Secretary of the
permissive notes to himself before Exchange to the member or nonhis
dealings
in Crowell-Collier member
organization • involved.
convertible debentures, etc.
Consent to a securities account
sion

imposed reforms are accentuated

rules,

investment

an

and investment legitimization of
the Exchange's highly speculative

for

Commission's

ties of both Commission members

paid Exchange executives,

for the individuals

overconfidence.

the Exchange.

maintained

to all

Transactions

Securities

including the President and staff
in their own investing, constitutes

bull market in stimulating specu¬

venience of members in space

prived of the "great advantages"
of the "liquid" market—an over¬
emphasis of the liquidity concept;

employees from the President
down, specifically spelled out as

midst-boom timing one important place where both cash or a margin basis, with a
of
scandal trafficking and
re¬ a re-writing of rules and enforce¬ member firm or member corpo¬
is
needed.
This problem
form moves entail both advan¬ ment
ration, a bank or trust company,
tages and disadvantages to the was left untouched in the Levy a
registered investment advisor,
:4 public interest. Among the prin¬ Committee's Interim Report (the
or
a
registered
broker-dealer
cipal advantages is, of course, the Committee's complete report is which is not a member firm
(or
curtailment of the public's future expected at the end of January).
corporation.
Notice vof intention
losses
from
abuses
before the
Our own inquiry of some of the to open an account must be given
game is over. Disadvantageous is membership reveals, their impres¬ in writing to the Exchange officer
this timing of reform midst
a sion of an unwritten rule calling or
Department head to whom the
lative

-

provisions of the

its

The present

•

-J

;

privileges to re¬
Exchange (then known
Curb"), locus-, .without
being subjected to the "corporate"
"the

as

(7) No Employee shall enter
any order for the purchase or sale
of securities by means of a mem¬
ber's private wire on the floor of
phones

least the

elusive regulation applying

Avoidance of conflict of inter¬

cata¬

Big Board's Rules

would

It

rule.

understand the

not

did

American

Conflict of Interest Safeguards

clysmic bust-up of the "New Era"
of the late nineteen twenties.

In any

The

the

enactment

'

information.

unlisted trading

tain their

the Exchange or by means

self

exposed Gittrgan Will situation,
for showing,
by taking decisive
action -thereon, that it is genu¬
inely sincere in its professed new
intention to perform under the
rules already available. •

periods: The appointment of

bust
a

to

such consent from

get

event, apparently
former President. McCormick him¬

trial

unique

to

himself?

horse, in the
mind of at least one high govern¬
ment official, is now provided for
the Exchange by the governmentA

investigation* and scandal revela¬
tion at a time Of market boom
form's traditional ^confinement

quired

Significant Test

The

of the govern¬
stock
exchange

occurrence

Is the President re¬

obtained.

be

The

sion's action in 1936 of permitting
the
issues - hitherto
admitted
to

of

interest-conflict

securities

activity
can
be
overdone. For example, criticism
is ' brewing
of the holding
of

Distributors Elect
BOSTON, Mass.—The director^ of
Putnam

Fund

Distributors,

Inc.,

have elected G. L. Ludcke Chair¬

shares which are listed on their man of the Board and Jackson W.
have learned, the the Secretary's Office.
Exchange, by the American Ex¬ Goss President and Chief Execu¬
Exchange has a
(3) Consent is required for the
traders, specialists, insider formal
Officer.
Mr. vLudcke
was
rule, in its constitution, following types of accounts over change's Public Governors. While tive
the status and duties of the Public formerly
_accounts and listing requirements. for regulating its employees' per¬
President, and Mr. Goss
which an employee may exercise
The need for drastic shift to sonal
investing activities; as fol¬ control, in addition to the em¬ Governors undoubtably require Executive Vice-President of the
drastic
vigorous rule enforcement appar¬ lows:-^
re-thinking, the fact of company, which is the national
M
ployee's personal account: (a) An
their shareholder status may well
ently is now admitted by the Ex¬
distributor for The George Put¬
account in the joint, names of the
be
constructive
in
stimulating nam Fund of Boston and The
change's
ruling
regime.
Said
Accounts of Employees of
employee and any other person;
their
zealousness
for
C h a i r m a n-President pro
the rights Putnam Growth Fund.
tern
Exchange and Members
(b) An account in which the em¬
of their fellow shareholding pub¬
Joseph Reilly on Monday (Jan. 8):
In addition, L. Edward Sibley
RULE 416—No member, mem¬ ployee has an interest as a fidu-.
lic. (They should, of course, con¬
of the
"The general tenor of the SEC
company's Boston office
ber firm or member corporation ciary,*a custodian for a minor or
tinue
to
disqualify
themselves has been elected Vice-President
shall effect a cash or margin a member of an investment club
report coupled with the recom¬
from
participation in
any
Ex¬ in
Charge of Administration. Bert
transaction or take or carry a or similar investing group. Con¬
mendations contained in the re¬
change decisions in cases in which E.
Wagner of the Chicago office,
margin account in securities or sent will not be required in the
cent report of our own Special
they
have a personal material and John F.
of
an
account
of
an
em¬
Britton, Jr., of the
commodities in which an em¬ case
interest.)
Study Committee (the Levy Com¬
San Francisco office, have been
ployee of the Exchange or of ployee's wife or another member
elected Regional Vice-Presidents.
mittee)
indicates
the
necessity
any corporate subsidiary of the of his family unless the employee
The "Government" Sanctification
for an American Stock Exchange
Exchange or of any member, has and exercises authority to
ments

in

detail

in

the

case

Actually,

of

American

we

Stock

floor

,

policy wherein

[sic]

firm or member cor¬
poration is directly or indirectly

speak louder than words."
★

Dec.

For

initial

article

cf.

(4) Exchange officers and De¬

interested,

'

"

Observations,

14.

Danger

make transactions in the account.

member

actions will

unless the written
of the employer
has
first been obtained. Where such

partment

heads, and other em¬
ployees designated by them, must
make reports of their securities
transactions to their supervising
officers or Department heads at

consent

.

It is to be zealously hoped
the

SEC's

action

future

Exchange problem
short

of

consider

what
a

the

the

be limited
public might

can

"take-over,"

for

Alan Adelman Opens

that

on

this

Alan
a

Adelman is

E.

securities

at

business

Broad

15

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City.

engaging in
offices

from

York

New

>

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the end of each calendar quarter,

EST.

and,

request, at any other
reports will be re¬

upon

time.

These

turned

to

the employee after be¬

Japanese Securities

ing initialed by the Exchange of¬
ficer or Department head to whom
they are submitted, and are to be
retained in the employee's posses¬
sion for a period of six years.

1870

Reports will not be required of
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Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

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trading, buying and selling realty,
there is nothing permanent about
profits from this source, and they
may dry up when the real estate

And Investment Trusts

market

less

becomes

active

or

buoyant.
:
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;
(4) Corporate real estate enter¬
prises
often
build
new
struc¬
.

(2)

Promoters

Limitation of trustees fees
How soon income will start
(5) Type and quality of prop¬
erty in the trust. (Many trusts
(3)
(4)

without

either

start

proper¬

any

5

Graham to Join
Hornblower &
Weeks

ties, or with properties to be con-,
Hornblower
& - Weeks,
1
Chase
structed, and income deferred for
Manhattan Plaza, New York City,
tures.
This
involves
a
certain: a year or more).
has announced the proposed ad¬
A swift summary of some of the features and things to look for in 'A
amount of risk as it may take two
Some 20 real estate investment
mission as a general partner, on
years to construct a high rise of¬ trusts were formed in
realty company shares offering generous tax sheltered incomes, and
1961 with
March
15,
fice or apartment
in the newer real estate trusts which are rapidly gaining popularity.
building, and 9 offering their common stocks to
subject to
market and rental conditions may the
public.
There seems to be
New
York
Since 1950, a major American eco¬ issue the public buys.
Custom¬ undergo major changes locally, little doubt that this type of secu¬
Stock
E x or / nationally
during rity will become widely popular
nomic phenomenon has been the
arily, it has a priority as to divi¬ regionally
change
ap¬
such a period." pV '1 v;.»»•_/.
v
dends
and
becomes
actively
among investors
in 1962.'
Par¬
widespread investment in real es¬
proval,
of
Further, most Class B shares of
attractive would be
:

•

By Dr. Ira U. Cobleigh, Enterprise Economist

,

,

-

tate

income

for

vate

investors,

syndications.
ply stated,

ally

are

divided

gain by pri-s traaed, eitner over-tne-counter or
The "Class B"
implemented by on an exchange.
Syndications, sim¬ stock is usually closely held and
partnerships, usu¬ represents voting control. There
general

among

holders

share

to

in

the

real

sheltered income, and possible re¬
sale gains, resulting from own¬

ership
or
leasehold
of
specific
property. -Syndications have,
however, certain drawbacks. Title
to
these limited
partnerships is
difficult to transfer. Further, there
is

more

broad

no

or

active

market

vidends

yields

to

needs

There's

sell;

from

or

net

more,

income

flow"

is

Become

Corporations

mendation

return

certificates.

share

'fIn

id-stock in
are

estate

for

companies

producing real estate
substantial
*

of

advances

office
so

that

income

has

a

buildings,

pay

dearly for older buildings, many
realty
firms
themselves,
have
been
assembling choice plottage
and
building
new
structures

a

(2)

many

companies has been
of

Class A

stocks.

The

in

and ; .Class

Corporations

subject to

are

Class

A

the

is

|

dent

in the

York

Boston

David Graham

Corporation,
84

a

trust

(1)

less

than

of

capital

from

for

held

1958

New

its

fe

Standard

estate

and

are

will not be reduced by cor¬

come

Real

but

estate

has

great

which

trusts

usually have

legal

insures that

responsibility
the

trust

will

for

distri¬

enta-

important

with

leading
business

and

In

executive positions
industrial, banking
concerns
here and

most

of these

taxation and related matters.
v

& Co. in 1931-1932 and
of
the
London

director

a

as

of the advertising firm of
Thompson &
Co. in

agency

Walter

J.

1932-1937,
Mr.
Graham became
successively Treasurer of the West

and

City

Eugene J. Ryall

branches

located in Boston,

delphia

and

San

are

Chicago, Phila¬
Francisco.

gional Vice-President of the Na¬
tional
Association
of
Manufac¬
turers.
He

was

chief

the

of

their

revenues.from

producing

properties

in¬

duction

Form Donan & Co.
SPRINGFIELD,

N.

War

J.—Donan

&

II.

by

&

Weeks,

business from offices at 266 Mor¬

kerage firm and members of the
New York Stock Exchange and

H.

Avenue.

Officers

Shafarman,

Treasurer,

and

are

Donald

President

Irwin

Vice-President and

^and

Weinberg,

Secretary.

; u

other

security

exchanges,

country.

y.v.v.v.

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WE TAKE

PLEASURE

IN

ANNOUNCING

THE REMOVAL OF OUR OFFICES TO NEW AND

As Vice President
Of Our

GREAT

LARGER QUARTERS, DESIGNED

Firm

BY S. J. MILLER

ASSOCIATES. / NOW LOCATED AT 5

Member

629 S. SPRING

Pacific Coast Stock Exchange>

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Bingham .W/vlter 8 Hurry. Inc.
i v

Oppenheimen & Go.
MEMBERS

has its

principal office in New York and
27
other offices throughout the

We Are Pleased- To Announce
■

lead¬

ing investment banking and bro¬

distribution.

(1) Trustees

a

Co., Inc. is conducting a securities

•V.y.;.,v.

r

of

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Hornblower

given
placed
on,
provisions for

In appraisal of a real estate in¬
vestment trust consider:

office

of the War Pro¬
Board
during
World

Pulp Allocation

restrictions
the

-

with J.

executive service

After

P. Morgan

amine. Look for the powers
and

has

he

pecialized in corporate financing,

an important
document which
prospective investors should ex¬

-

number

Mr. Graham has held a

of

is

dividend

firm's

investment banking

prudently and conservatively
managed. The declaration of trust

and

charge

v

ris

class of stock. The trustee

one

of

as

in

Virginia Pulp & Paper Company,
Financial Vice-President
of the
Timber
Company
and < later > Financial
Vice-Presi¬
York
Hanse¬
atic
Corpora¬ dent of Standard Oil of Indiana.
Mr. Graham is a director of the
tion are at 120
Broadway, Harris Trust & Savings Bank of
New
York Chicago, and a ' director and re¬

not

porate income taxes.

be

Headquar¬
ters
of
NeW

than

designed for speculative profits.
They do provide very definite tax
advantages, since if a trust uses
accelerated depreciation to cover
cash flow, ordinary income when
reported will not be taxable to
the trust, and share holders' in¬

the

England

repres

j

market

He

as

Indiana

of

will

He

date.

tive.

From the above, you will note
trusts do not trade in the

real

an¬

nounced.

gains

less

St.,

been

joined the or¬
ganization in

cannot

30%

State

has

distributed

Oil

Company (Indiana).
Mr.

Graham is retiring from his posts

New' abroad.

office of

Hanseatic

the

corporate finance department.

BOSTON, Mass.—The election of
Eugene J. Ryall as a Vice-Presi¬

that

trustees

come

N. Y. Hanseatic

years;

to,

plement

common

stock

available

low,

run

(3) While corporate real estate
enterprises may substantially sup¬

the form

B

such

estate

duced.

the equity capi¬
these
real
estate

the

on

income

real

bution to stockholders may be re¬

cases

of

an

•

of

Standard

of the

Ryall V.-P. of

execu¬

Commit-

tive

be

years.

amou^tq

In

be¬

members

depreciation allowances

Class A and Class B Shares

talization

'

52% Federal Income Tax, so when

thereon.

ef¬
real

as

trust

trol of the trust.

their bases when they make
tax-free exchange of assets for

few

a

defines

member

the

tee

that

Trusts

35% of the shares, or voting con¬

in

Most syndicates use the
"declining
balance"
method
of
depreciation, which quickly de¬
preciates
the
carried- value
of
property,
and
results
in much
smaller depreciation charges after

etc.—-so

than

rather <

secu¬

keep

stock.)

caused

in

protection
against
eroding factors.

(4) must not permit the
(who proposes to be
manager) of a trust to own over

used by the syn¬

partnership

assured

director

and

of

gives

or

derive

gross

come

the price
suburban
apart¬

and

urban

ments,
much

(The cost bases
dicate

investment trust

The law further speci¬

that

must

substantial part of depre¬
has
already
been used.

a

cation

1961, and today there

situated

such

of

should

estate

real

P^esi- ;

-

dent,

The

of

organizer

(1) Depreciation allowances do
continue indefinitely.
Many
real estate,; companies have come
into possession of their properties
after

well

investors

inflation.

fear

in real estate as a business;
(2) must hold reaT, estate and/or
mortgages
for
investment;
(3)

not

publicly owned real
companies. The consequent

demand

;•

and

deal

mind the following points:

280

over

earnings.

-

consideration

rities,

Investment

tax

no

fies

Factors to Consider

scription prices.
More than 150 realty

pays

4

reciting

'The

corporations, in a number of cases
have made public offering of their
shares at popular prices.
These
issues have been exceedingly well
received, enjoyed active trading
markets, and, in certain instances,
increased in value by from 25%
to 200% over their original sub¬

Estate

unincorporated
trust
with
transferable
shares,
having one or more trustees.
A
major benefit enjoyed by such a
trust is that, if it distributes 90%
of its taxable ordinary income, it

on

tended.)

taxes

both of these

equities.

association

in¬

endorsement

or

of the fore¬

A Federal Law, PL 86-779,

Income Tax.

have
incorporated,
ex¬
changing partnership jptprests for

some

fective Jan. 1, 1961,
estate
investment

participations, more¬
Representative issues, falling in
over, have proved "too rich for
the blood" of many; individuals, line with the pattern, just out¬
lined would include the Class A
since they commonly require an
stocks
of
First
Republic Corp.,
outlay of not less than $5,000, and
Futterman Corp., Glickman Corp.,
often $20,000' or $25,000.
Thus,
there arose a broad demand for Income Properties Inc., Walter J.
the same investment commodity Schneider Co., Tenney Corp., H.
in smaller, more negotiable, units R. Weissberg.Corp., United Inves¬
for the average investor.
As a tors, Wolf Corpi (This is just a
random list, without any recom¬
result, many of these syndicate
groups

Vice

with

capital, these current dividends
are largely
exempt from Federal

Syndicate

1952 Financial

tax

a

7%, it

become

Real

of

Syndicates

deliver

could

Gra¬

since/

ham,

If

immediately.

far

and

a

a

him

generated by de¬

distribution

this

of

trust

sheltered return of around

real estate

current
and are

provide

7%

such

issuance, and
conversions of "B"

David

with

completely-packaged,

going points may prove useful in
your
evaluation
of
marketable

di¬

These

trust,

starting

Consideration of

preciation allowances. Since much

diversification.

no

shares.

shares

reduced, and a price
appreciation.
In
today's
larger percentage of corporate in¬ economy, the investor has two
come
is subject to Federal Tax.;
things to contend with — high

importantly, from payout of

the "cash

usually

and

A

may

of

derived

for

participations if the holder wishes
or

Class

of

become
A

income

have

popular practice seems to be
monthly dividends to hold¬

ers

Class

into; "A" could come at a time might well prove a rewarding in¬
when
depreciation
charge -; offs vestment with valid prospects for

to pay

real

companies

subsequent

certificates.
A

:

into

a

within 3 years after

are

tax

estate

convertible

generally, however, specific
corporate provisions whereby this
Class B stock may, after a given
date, be converted into Class A

and

limited partners. The public buys
limited partnerships which per¬
mit

ticularly

and

NEW

YORK

STOCK

EXCHANGE

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(170)

situation actually compels dealers

D. MACKEY

BY DONALD

V

!

,

T

to bid

TAX-EXEMPT BOND MARKET

Jucilg^I

aggressively for

-/Until inventories

built back

are

'

to normal proportions, state and
tone of the state bond offerings) averages out at municipal bond dealers in most
and municipal bond market been
3.238% as of Jan. 10 as against v instances must present a diverse
changed more
thoroughly than 3.326% a month ago. In terms of, list of tax-exempts in order that
during the past month. As we..dollars, this indicates an average their salesmen and branch offices
entered
December
the
market's market rise of 1% points within ' may be competitive. This market
technical position was generally
30 days for high grade" tax-ex- factor alone will lead to someweak and the easy tone of yearempt bonds. This rise is greater what more aggressive bidding for
end
inactivity
prevailed.
The than for any other 30-day period new issues in the near future.
street
inventory ' condition ..was during, the last year.
Supply Ahead Nut Gargantuan
unfavorable (many dealers were
It snculd be generalized at this
.

,

with bonds), the
Corporate
bond

markets

point, however, that yields
income taxes continue to be

heavy, the chronic

were

overpricing of new state and

..

the

case.

The

has

in

Interest

Bank

while

state

avoiding

a„

issue

of

appropriately
corporate
and

than

long-term

The traditional debt ratios

long-

per

inter-

or

are

Treasury

and

grade

state and municipal
particularly general obliofferings,
hasreduced

The

ffroun

due

bonds

Nov.

from two

high

interest

that have

recently

come

to

t»«.*

t

Price Increase

Such

has

been

—.

bid,

cost,,

a

was

3.6183%
made by

iointlv

headed-

the

yea**

available

The

-

Aggressive Bidding

1

over

the

" V

current

less

a

As

of

Jan.

$260,993,000.

was

total

would

inflated

vember

nrp-s«lpntrd

one

total

issue

size

of

'
California (State)-.

Rate

was

10,

Co..

1978-1980

3.45%

ance

3.25%

-

3.10%*

33/4%

3V4%

1980

31/3%

1980

—31/4%
314%

1977

3%

1980

____

______

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January 10, 1962 Index=3.238%

■

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include
and

from
.

Mellon

Trust

National

Co.,

National

Island.

from

1.75%

1990:

the

610,000.

3.55% * 3.50%

2%

a

.:

yield

present bal-

Merrill

B a

.

3.40%

'

'

Reoffered

in

1963

present

The

coupon

and

is

maturity
was

of

yield

3.50%

to

balance

1991

k

n
to

in

$3,bore

There

was

awarded
to
the
group
headed by John Nuveen & Co. as

were

Foreign Securities

3%s.
Sold

Quoted

to

Scaled
3.50%
a

presently

Vandeii llroeck. Liclicr &\Co.

V:

Tel.;

MAIDEN

LANE,

HA 5-7300

Private

Wire

°

NEW

YORK

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$735,000

Oiips '

F

99

.

8:00

1,025,000

/Mnmlavl
.

p.m.

2:00p.m.

1963-1982

11:00

a.m.

'

KnZ'nn

inCo

moo

n

no

1963-1992

":00

a.m.

1,975,000

1983-1982

9:00

a.m.

1,500,000
(Tuesday)

1963-1974

3:00 p.m.

Ector County, Texas._._„...-__...
Jan. 23

.

Babylon, East Farmingdale Water
*
District, New York___

.

1,450,000

'4963-1992 11:00
,1,650,000 1963-1982
1:30
1,800,000 1963-19861 11:00
15,600,000 .1963-19874 11:00

Cape Girardeau Sch. Dist., Mo
Charlotte, N. C.
Georgia Rural Roads Auth., Ga.__

;

.

Jan.

3

.

J

2,250,000

1963-1937

2,935,000

1964-1983

a.m.

p.m.
a.m.

a.m.

10:30

a.m.

8:00 p.m.

1,452,000

1963-1987
1,000,000 i 1963-1982

(weanesaay)

ate of)—:

10:00

a.m.

9:00

a.m.

8:00

p.m.

1,000,000
2.605,000

Jan. 25

^-

1962-1992

10:00 a.m.

1963-2000

10:00

2ftn„
bonds to

•

'lu v

-

1,650,000

fvndinSl hoiriaH

net

a

interest

cost

Associated with Bank

—

?

,

,

'

J:,

^.4.

of

'■

of America
on

•"'hi.

page
f

H

9

1963-1987
1963-1992

10:00

a.m.

11:00

a.m.

___—„

;

v

1,000,000

1963-1982

—,250,000
-r

-

2:00 p.m.

1963-1983
'

-

^

••

Noon
"

>

.

:

Jan. 29 (Monday)
Pomona, Calif.
■

*

1,300,000

\T

OA

j

/rr,

1963-1992

8:00

p.m.

v

Jan. JU (luesday)

'

.

&

Weld

Cos.,

St.

Vrain

'

'

;

.

4,050,000

Two Rivers, Wis

2,445,000
1,750,000

Waco, Texas

2,505,000

1963-1987
1963-1980

10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.

3:00

p.m.

^ (Wednesday) Y '

Ca"7°"
c}=ss. A Sch°o1
District No.139, Idaha_-_
.1,100,000
,1nnnnn

Dawson County IRgh S. D, Mont.
Hempstead UFSD No. 11, N. Y...

8.00p.ra.

1,324,000

1962-1982,

3,410,000
Los Angeles, Calif.—14,000,000
1

-

8.00 p.m.
.-

----

1964-1936

10:00 a.m.

Feb. 1 (Thursday)
Eastern New

Madison,

Dis—al._—

Mexico

1963-1992
2,175,000
1963-2001
1,000,000 '
2,900,000

University..

Wis.
:

10:00
10:00

a.m.

7:30

p.m.

p.m.

a.m.

.

-.Feb. 5 (Monday)
Tri-Cities Mun. Water Dist., Calif.

1935-1990

1,750,000

Feb. 6 (Tuesday)

v

Anne Arundel

7,350,000

..._

2,500,000
4,000,000

1963-1992

2:00

7,000,000

1963-1985

Noon

Arundel

-

iColuinbus City Sch. Dist., Ohio—
De Kaib County, Ga.- ——

h! New

3.306%.

'

8:00 p.m.

1,105,000

8,910,000

Michigan (State of).

the syndicate headed by

a.m.

:

1963-1981

2,000,000
3,775,000
'
;
■
2,600,000

-

the Bank of America N. T. & S. A.

p.m.

(Thursday)

County, Md.__l.__.
County Sanitary
: iu-r'
Commission," Md:.
"
-Boulder, Colo,

DktHct

8:00

^

Austin, Texas
Bossier City, La.—,
Clay,- Cicero, Salina & De Witt
County School District, N. Y.___
Danvers, Mass
jefferson
Parish Cons.
Drainage
District, La.—
Rocky River City Sch. Dist., Ohio
?

i:30p.m.

1,000,000

1,700,000

Stepenson County, Freeport School
7 District 145, Ore

-

1963-1984
1962-1976'

;.;f®»500^000

Missoula, Mont.

■

^

100,000,000

Churchill County, Nev
.Hempstead, New York

Anne

nnn nun

Continued
Wi.

1962-1982

W

*■

p.m.

4,592,000

2.00%

account.

MuSrinrf^ URlftv '

Bav

at

System

from

in

aLi»Wof 6«?n

n

American Stock Exchange

yield

balance

Wppk'45

rp

Exchange

to

remains

—

•

MEMBERS

12S

on

Monday,*
Kenton,
Ohio School
(1963-1982) bonds which

District

New York Stock

-n-

Acadia Parish Sch.
also sold

$1,678,000

Banks, Brokers and Dealers

Bought

r+

offered to

yield 3.90%.
For

2:00 p.m.

1962-19&0-jA 1:30

•

2,800,000 -1963-1992

Valley Sch. Dist. RE1J, Colo.—
Orange, Calif.

Industrial

3.40%

—

8.00 p.m.

1962-1988

2,140,000

Ky.

Boulder

Rhode

3.20%

3.55%

v;

1964-1973

Caldwell Parish, La

—hL.

3.20%

3.55%

1979

to

the

City Bank of New York!
major
members
of
this

Bank

3.35%

3.35% '

10:3Q a.m.

a.m.

p.m.

2.00 p.m.

1

.

group

3.10%

,

3.50%

$750,000

is

Other

3 20%

3.35%

1964-1987

a.m.

1963 1990

tional

3.00%

1978-1979
3.25%
1977-1980- 3.35%
1978-1980
3.50%

—

1962-1981

11:00
11:00
2:30

1963-1987

1:00 pan.

York Trust Co. and The First Na->,

3.10%

1974-1975

Scaled

to

aged by the Chemical Bank New

3.20%

1978-1979

—

due

Monday, Jan. 8, the City
Flint, Michigan awarded $6,950,000 general obligation sewer
bonds to the group jointly man-

3.15%

3.30%

reve1964-1981' to the

On

of

•

3.30%

3.30%

3%s- at par.'

as

Building Authority

Inc.

2.20%

Asked

1980-1982

New

Calif

;

Home

and

Inc. and The Robinson-Humphrey

listing

1978-1980

Connecticut

(State)—
33/4%
Jersey Highway Auth., Gtd.— 3%
New York (State)
3%
Pennsylvania (State)
3%%
Vermont (State)——
3Vs%
New
Housing Auth. .<NWY»pN—J:-*%%

Bid

was

syndicate headed by Blyth & Co.,

No-

inventory

Housing

Agency

bonds

nue

been,

dealers'

light

which

1964-2001

The

to

System

The

the

have

MaturRr

3V2%

due

$3,302,000

probably be
than

may

merely
due
to
practices.
This

.

N. Y.—4

-

-

other

Friday, Jan. 5,. saw the sale
Georgia University

.

30, the Blue List total

$50o,c00,000.
total

'

MARKET ON REPRESENTATIVE SERIAL
ISSUES

?New York City,

'

-

onlv

last

Finance

Low,Inventory Portends

—

1969-1972

Boston Metropolitan Dist., Mass...

bv

members at the

among

issue* price

—

T

,

of state and municipal bonds

market's

Baltimore, Md.
Cincinnati, Ohio
New Orleans, La
Chicago IH

2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
7:30 p.ip.
7:30 p.m.

1,950,000
(Thursday)

18

To„

sold:

jj

high grade general obligation type

Los Angeles

1962-1978
1967-1992

a.m.

3,500,000

Mundelein College, 111

—

for the better that The
Commercial and Financial Chron-

yield Index (20

1:00 p.m.

1963-1984

Kansas City, Mo.-__

«On Nov.

Tstate and municipal bond

1963-1982

1,950,000

;■

.

—

y

,

bonds

-

change
*c.

•

Thursday was $2,480,00(1 University of South Carolina revenue

*

Recorded

'

Kinnelon Sch. District, N. J._
Western Kentucky State Coll.,

1,-Yarmouth, Mass.

large

Jan.

•

,

stances.

mar-

-j

1962-1981

1,200,000

—

—-

—

periodically consider it confounds
judgment and- reduces it to
guessing in important ih-

>

Record

11:00

22,558,000

•

our

issues

ket.

2001
11:00 a.m.
1963-1982
11:00 a.m.

—_—

mere

competitive/interest in the rela-

p.m.

r

of)

Washoe County, Nev

account marked closed. Bonds are

,

up on resource and all' of us must

dealer inventories drastically,, and
has generated a livelier and more
new

8:30

'

&

—

.

tively small volume of

Bridge

Modesto School Districts, Calif.---coupon, and the 20% retained for
Ridgewood Twp. Sch. Dist., N. J.
group sales was immediately sold. San Angelo, Texas
out.
The
balance of
the bonds Torrance Unif. Sch. Dist., Calif.__
were allotted to members and the
■:
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.V;-'
T
0A

dramatically, the debt stranguthat
seems
inevitably

lation

District, Calif*

^

Consolidated

net

Through December and into- posed. Unfortunately,, .the
dire.
January, this broad demand for realization that debt is catching

bonds,
gation

1964-2001

(Monday)

Niagara Falls, New York
V
Oceanside-Carlsbad Junior College

Port of New

term

fetched bids

groups.

capita debt and wealth figures
beginning to indicate, perhaps

too

issues.

good

James

Washington' (State

an

$25,000,000

the

closely

do

bonds

Jan. 15

—1

Ascension-St.

the

Thursday^ Jan. 4,

government bonds, is the increasing tendency among our local HaiTiLn Ripley & Col and Blyth
governments to levy both income & Co., Inc. and including as major
and property taxation, W* is no underwriters Smith, Barney &
has broadened. For this purpose, wonder that new formulae
The
First
Boston
Corp.,
are, Co.,
as
we
have previously JrairitedT'^eing
sought to measure
the Lehman Brothers, Phelps,, Fenn &
but, the netiyields :from certain individual
governmental, unit's Co. and Goldman, .Sachs & Co-.
tax-exempt bonds obviously have ability*—o
pay
in relation to
The bonds were offered at a
been considered to approach in- wealthrtfesource and income,
dollar price of 98.% with a 3%%
term

'

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Authority,

Revenue

to those buying and selling local

mediate

.

1,295,000

The; Worthtogtoh Exem, Village SD, O.

Holding

bidding.
on

York

1991

rates paid on savings and time
deposits since
early December,
their interest in tax-exempt bonds
as the modus operandi of meeting
the new and higher interest costs

and

,

Carleton College, Minn—

Jan. 17 (Wednesday)
The
new
issue
business
has Alpine
District, UtMl
1,200,000
reartivateJ since
last' went to Batavia City Sch. Dist., N. Y
2,605,000
Dress
Severaliluesof large Hempstead UFSD No. 7, N. Y
1,270,000
volume have been Sd at com-V Norwalk Local Sch. Dist., Ohio...
1,345,000
petitive
spotlight

-Of. interest to all> and not just

more

'

8:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Noon

Jan. Id (Saturday)

.

credit for their foresight

commercial

requirements

2,749,000
2,160,000
2,150,000

we

Comparisons with broad base tax
states are favorable. It could have
been
done
the
easier
political
way.
Governor Meyner and the
state
legislature
deserve much

'

banks have increased the interest

terest

17

1964-1982
1962-1988
1963-1931
1963-1984

6,000,000
r

City Sch. Dist., Ohio

.

in- v

Recent Awards

service is notable in this respect,

Municipals

large

many

GdlC

of this

levy either a sales or income tax.
New Jersey's record m all' public

broadened
As

5, N. Y.

scheduled

broad base tax. New Jersey is one
°f two of the States that does .not.

been

remains light, although $100
million
California's
will
be
of*

the

to

still

fered Jan. 24.

T UI

(Thursday)

wis

port Clinton

new
issues during the weeks
Democratic Governor, he emphasized the fact that he had ac- ahead seems not. likely to press
the market's ability to absorb it.
complished eight years of service r

issue schedule

new

Kimberiy

11

Jan.

-

Colcnie Cent. S. D. No.

of

ject to daily revision) was not
generally expected to remain as
as

•

—

which is sub-

volume

sealed-bid1

of

"ago'*

OOOa0OOna

■:

.

Sfllp

T^fYF

'

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variable)
derived from the
relatively light new issue calendar.
This
positive factor (light

in

calendar

.

...

,

;

County S. D., Nev.

-

(a

moderate

,

,

•

,

writing, representing sales ;v:oy
Jan. 16 (Tuesday)
through
February, is Binghamton, New York
5,948,000
New Jersey's Low Tax Structure less than $550,000,000. /-^ y 4; -Galveston, Texas'—
2,315,000
The matter of state income1'
As
no
large negotiated:.type Garland, Texas
,> 2,301,000
taxation was forcibly brought.-to., flotations appear ready for mar- Granite School District, Utah__
2,045,000
focus the other day in Governor ket, and since the Public Housing Minnesota State Bd. of Investment
Meyner's (New Jersey) farewell Authority has no date set for thq
Minn.
5,015,000
address at the State House. A sale of a large offering, the supply Montgomery County, Md
13,150,000

mu-

The only positive market factor

issue schedule

The

,

•

darik County,

com-

paratively generous despite the
market betterment. —' '';• f

nicipal issues had persisted and
the
large
institutional
buyers,
through a policy of market disdain excepting at price concessions, had placed the bond dealers
in a definitely defensive posture.

new

after

lboUco

i^Wry Authority, La...—.™ :S0r75O,OOO
Manitowoc, Wis
1,500,000

•

literally loaded
and

^!r>llorhllpfl
OLIIgUUIcU

TccilDC

Qwrny*

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

market.

Rarely has the

Treasury

.

tomfdi'L'" feelings —ul J}
*°Uowing tabulations we list the bond issues of
$1,000,000 or more for which specific sale dates have been set.

their
the

issues

new

•„

Jersey (State of).

Rj,cfnri

42,000,000

-

ra

5

uston' La"

—

—

:

Feb. 7

Lubbock, T~xas
St. Louis, Mo.
7'

v

'is.*

o

can

11:00 a.m.
1984-1991

nn0

2,500,000

^..

2,250,000
12,676,000
W.

10*00

V
■

'

am

11:00

1904 1991

(Wedn^sdav)
—■

1

———

25,000,000

a.m.

iu.uua.rn.

^

1963-1982
1963-1982
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©S!!8r^ SI

—

SS 25

fflTT

—

mn nn jot

UiiuialJ
ijdulilllJ
Alameda and ControCosta Counties Residential Area

_

UjJuJ' <l

Pardee Dam

Oakland

Kaiser Center,

Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California

4%, 3%# 3%%# 3V*% and 2% Water Development Project for East Bay Area Bonds, Series C
Dated

Due February 1, 1963-97, Incl,

February 1, 1962

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AMOUNTS, RATES, MATURITIES
Payment and Registration—Principal
s.

N.T.&S.A. in

San

New York in New York,
"nation of
.L.

A

V.

and semi-annual interest (February I

Francisco,

N.Y.,

„

at The

or

$1,000 registrable only,

California,

as

or

at

the

«'

.V 4'*;v
' v.'

'

after February j,

'

•

-

•

(Accrued interest to be added)

f

" "44V-

4

,

1

.]?

whole

'

4

$850,000

4

850,000

numerical order, on February I, 1977, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at par and accrued,in*
^^^terest prul't^-preifiium' of S% for bonds redeemed on February f , 1977, and de^ining" ',/t of'l% each'yeat or fraction
*

'*

are

as-a

or

thereof' ll/ereafter.

;

.

,

-mi,

~ "

r"

*' -

;

.

Exemption—In the opinion of counsel, interest payable

present Federal and State of California

by the District

its bonds is exempt from all

upon

subject to the legal limitations

upon

the amount of

California for other funds which may be

eligible

are

as

invested in bonds which

security for deposits of public

moneys

are

and

supply, storage*, and distribution improvement

v

are

otherwise provided from revenues) has

power

subject

to taxatmn by said District,, without limitation of rate

or

amount,-

■ ;

?*
*

,;

850,000

amortito any premiums

not

shown

bends purchased at

accrue on

paid thereon. .[

whose

are

names

wilt be

as

furnished




relating to theso bonds

and if Issued
on

may

a

above named political- subdivision

at

not

less

request»
-a copy

v'*'

end

received

and subject

•

*:4';

by the underwriters

to

approval

of

listed

legality

of whose legal opinion will be printed

bo obtained from

any

by
on

below,
Messrs.

each

as

well

Orrick,

bond.

of the above underwriters,

other

as

1983*
1985*

.

.100

;

;

1984*

:

v4,.

:

1986*

3%

3.35%

3.40%
3.40%

1989*

1990*.

;

i

,1

y

3.35%

1987*
;

i

vvv:

1988*

-4

:

3.30%

-3.30%

3'/a
4 *

v

"

1992*

:

1991*

3%

.

3.45%
' 3.45%

Dahlquist,

well

.

=

as

100

1993*

100

1994*

.100

900,000

3%

" 1995*

2

,

v 4-

3%

■

3%

*

1996*

.

\

100
3.90%

'

900,000

1997*

2

3.90%

tYfeld to maturity.
'Callable

.*V 1

as

:v

3%

;

100

900,000

than

discount, Investors 'are required under existing regulations to

'44:• :

4

offered when,

Harrington & Sutdiffe, Attorneys, San Francisco, California,

A circular

by iho

,

;

3.20%!

v

■

'

taxable gain may

Legal Opinion—-The above bonds
underwriters

Issued

.V'
*

3v4
-

3.15%

.

1982*

'

900,000
a

100
3.05%

1981*

:

3%

850,000 v

900.000

their par value, and

,4V

.3.10%-

1980*

,

-

3%

850,000

4-

"

3%

.

850,000

4

850,000

Tax Gain, Amortization of Premium—Theso bonds will bo initially

3%

•

850;000

•

v

and is obligated

-.4 4

3%

850,000

850,000

levy .ad valorem taxes for the .payment of said bonds, and- the interest- thereon upon' all prpperty within said

^District

-

1978*

3%

:

850,000

:

PubJic ' Utilities Code. fpr

"legally binding obligations of the East Bay. Municipal Utility .District. The Board of-Directors of said District

"(unless funds for the payment of said bonds
to

'

2.95%

,3.00%

1977
*

3%.

850,000

in the opinion of counsel constitute valid

purposes,

2.90%
•

1979*

3

3%

850,000
'

Purpose and Security—These bonds, issued, under-provisions of Divlsion B. 'Cglifprniq

'

*

,

1975

3

,

850,000

•

various water

^

1974

.

,

1

2.85%

1976

••

850,000

"*

*

"

"•:••••'*'

3

7

850,000

legal investments for savings banks, and

in California.

2.55%.

2.65%,
2.75%
2.80%

1973

4

850,000*

,4;

likewise legal. investments in

are

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legal. investments in California for savings banks,

are

bank's investment, and

a

vv

1972
'

•

2.45%

1970 4

,

r~

v

4

■

2.25%,

W,;0;-?-3?%. :4 V.-

>«1971 > v'

4

!■

850,000
850,000

Legality for investment—We believe that these bonds

• -1969-

4

850,000

•

1968

-.4

850,000
v;4

•*,

'

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1967

.

4

■

850,000

personal income taxes under existing statutes, regulations and court

'

4-

.

'

* 2.10%

1966

•' 4

.

850,000

decisions,

>

-

1.90%

11 c

1965

,

4

850,000

Tax

Prjcot

1.70%

1964

'

-

*

4

.

850,000

.

.

'

850,000

• - "

.

♦>

„

"

*

4.

850,000

verse

i,*

Due

4

«

850,000

\

1.978,

3
or

•

850,000

or

Yield

t963

Kote

4%

'

850,000

,

in part, in in-

on

:r.4;.

-•/?

Coupon

.

Amount

1

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y

callable

*

?"

First. National City Bank of

First National. Bank of Chicago in Chicago, III. Coupon bonds in denomi-

•

„

»•

!

C

at the main office of Bank of

or

principal office .of The

to both .principal and interest.^

Redemption Provision—-Bonds maturing

payable, at the

I)

and August

option of the holder, at the office of the District Treasurer in Oakland, California,
America

i

AND YIEIPS OR PRICES

:

February

;

1,

1977,

at

described

V

:

.

herein.

\

other underwriters not shown whose

names

will be furnished

on

request,

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New

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article

on

.

is

1

1962

.

Williston

Tex

is/

---Booklet

selections

of

Utilities

Electric

&

—

Natural

vs

Discussion

—

1962

—

Investments

135 South La Salle

Gas

Sutro Bros.

~

_

Bank

Utah,
City, Utah.
showing

Investment

the

and

National

the

Quotation

Stocks

—

Handbook for

year

investment, containing 20 essen¬
tial points for stock traders and
investors

New

Rico—Special

Pont

Ltd.,

Development

Japanese Synthetic Fiber Industry

Puerto Rico,

in
current issue of
Digest" — Yamaichi

—Analysis
"Investor's

Securities Co.

York

Ill

Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.
are analyses of the
Japanese Pharmaceutical Industry

—Emanuel,

Broadway,
N.

Y.

Ltd.

Co.

Outlook

Market

—

Also

available

is

list

a

Review

Bulletin

of
"

„

Steels in 1962

H.

body

Co., 72 Wall Street, New
York 5, N. Y. Also available are
reports on Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, Miami Industries, United

York

—

—

Hentz &

Carbon

Co., Avco Corp., Polaroid

Corp. and Raytheon Co.
Motor

Vehicle

Industry

Replacement

Report

Part

Mackay &
Company, 524 Washington Street,
Reading, Pa.
—

—

New York City

Banks—Compara¬
tive figures of nine largest New

&

—

Co.,

Bulletin

—

Analysis

—

Eichler

&

Street,

Bro.

Piper,

Jaffray

Bend >.x

Co.

Bag

Hopwood, 115
Minneapolis

&

Memorandum

—

—A. C.

Salle

Laden-

Corp.

Pershing

current

&

New York

Hutton

a

MacAndrews

i

Dextone

Co.

Forbes.

—

&

Analysis—
Company,

Building, Pittsburgh

Steel

&

York

New

&

Solar

Co.,

—

&

York 6,

;

Manufac¬

&

Co., 29
N. Y.

New

Broadway,

Victory Markets—Memorandum—
&

Fahnestock
York

New

Broadway,

65

Co.,

6/ N. Y.' •;

,

,

Swasey—Memorandum

Warner &

Company — Survey — Robert W.
& Co., 110 East Wisconsin

Baird

Pine

80

Street,

I

5, N. Y.

Systems,

Inc.

—

available is

-

Rand

—

Memorandum—

New York

6, N. Y.

Standard

Fruit

Memorandum

a

survey

of Brunswick

Corporation.

Oppenheimer
In New Office
Stock

York

New

firm of

Exchange

Oppenheimer & Company,

of
the
Oppenheimer
moved its executive
offices to three entire floors of the

sponsors

has

Fund,

Hanover
Square; building, a
property also having a 66 Beaver
Street entrance, downtown; Man-'
hattan's
newest
structure.
The

5

doubles

almost

move

available

its

at

According

to

the

space

25

Broad

former

\'i

Street address.; \

Max Oppen¬

Mr.

—

during

added [administrative
by the concern's

the

years;

occasioned

load

of branch office expan¬

program

sion; and the decision to acquire
most convenient and up-todate facilities
available for the

the

performance of the organization's
mutual
fund management func¬
tions.

.

the maior
floor
the

portion of the increased
has been allocated to
firm's ' research
department
space

Fund management

increasing

Steamship—

Johnson,

Lane,

staff.
and im¬

scope

portance of these activities make
this
arrangement desirable," he

"Moreover," he explained,
analytical nature of
and fund
management

"the intensely
research

require an attractive, quiet at¬
mosphere, removed from the dis¬
tractions normally associated with
an
investment office. This con¬
sideration

&

in business
the 1 past several

steady; increase

said.

Review—

Darius, Incorporated, 80 Pine St.,
New York 5, N. Y.
Sperry

Also

Avenue, Milwaukee 1, Wis.

and

Discussion^—

on

Lloyd, Miller & Co., 1411 Penn¬
sylvania Avenue, N. W;, Washing¬
ton 4, D. C.

74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y.

N. YvV

Inc.—Analysis—Schweick-

turers,
art

-Memorandum—

Co.; 120 Broadway,

Merchants

United

"The

Memorandum—

—

*—

According to Mr/Oopenheimer,

Jacques Coe & Co., 39 Broadway,

Troster,Singer & Co.
,

&

memorandum

Co.

&

Covato

Sharon

Company,
1
Chase
Manhattan
Plaza, New York 5,. N. Y. Also
is

;V

,

Fruit

York 5,

New

K

;;

Stearns

available

Com¬

19,Pa.;

County Trust Co. of White Plains

If

Sexton

Inc., Bigelow

Co., Inc.,

4, Calif.
F.

Study—

Service Drug-—Memorandum

John

Street, Sari Francisco

—Memorandum—E.

—

Humphrey

-

Philadelphia 9, Pa.

Freightways—
Birr

&

Robinson

Lenchner,

Consolidated
—

Street, New York 4, N. Y.

.

; -

Memorandum

Manhattan

Self

Broadway,

Co.120

5, N. Y.

Also

*

heimer, the firm's senior partner,
the move was made necessary by

—

—Woodcock,
Moyer,
Fricke
French, Inc., 123 South Broad St.,

on

Memorandum—

—

Y;

reports- on V e n d o

J. W. Sparks &

Weyer¬

Inc., Rhodes-Haverty Bldg.,
Atlanta 3, Ga.
;

/.'■

Proctor-Silex.

Ghrys'er

Co.

and

pany,

memorandum

a

.

the

The

Chicago 3, 111. Also

is

155 Sansome

|

f v

Express-

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

Corporation—Analysis

Street,

Co.
United

volume

Broad

Allyn & Co., 122 South La

available

N.

5,

York

are

Company and Monsanto Chemical

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.—Anal¬

Street, New York 4, N. Y.
Brunswick

available

ysis—Golkin, Bomback & Co., 67

'

—

Galvan

&

haeuser

Analysis—

—

Thalmann & Co., 25 Broad

burg,

Direct Investments in Latin

Chase

Intermountain

26

Analysis-

—

2, Minn.

discussion of Unilever.

—

Co:, Tri-State

Hokin

Bemis

January issue of "The Ex¬
change" Magazine — The "Ex¬
change Magazine," 11 Wall Street,
New York 5, N. Y.—200 per copy,
$1.50 per year. Also in the same
issue is an article on price rela¬
tionship between common stocks,
preferred stocks and bonds, and a

Highlights

Co.—Memoran¬

Vaughn Building, Dallas 1, Texas.

issue of "Latin-American Business

.

Kinnard,
Street,

Parker, Ford and Company, Inc.,

New

Bankers

Trust Company, 16 Wall
Street, New York 15, N. Y.

Pacific

South Seventh Street,

Discussion in

Ltd.—Memo¬

Ore

Data—Sirota, Taylor & Co., Inc.,
Broadway, New York 4, N.; Y,
Also available are data on Ets-

Aluminum

Bauer

Report—

-r-

Harris, Upham & Co./120 Broad-:

The
Iron

Building, Cincinnati 2; Ohio.

2, Pa.

4,N. Y/

America^—

Swift

dum—Geo. Eustis &

Inc.,

Co.,

&

&

Northern
and W. R.

Bradley,

Power,

Fire

memoranda

and

Long View Fibre

Philadelphia

Street,

Corp;

•

on

Inc., 133 South Seventh
Minneapolis 2, Minn, -jfyi

Bulletin-

—

' L'

Transamerica

Public

Co.,

Gas,

randum—Craig-Hallum,

Corporation of America.

Radio

&

Stocks,

Milton

Liberian

Co., 120 Broadway, New

&

Gas

Natural
Electric

data

are

Grace.

Report—Rey¬

—

5, N. Y. Also available are
reports on Goodyear Tire & Rub¬
ber, International Harvester, and

in

S.

on

States

nolds

Stock Market in 1962—Discussion

U.

Products—Analysis

available

Also

Casualty

Co., 453 South
Los Angeles 13,

Tools

Oil

Baker

Good-

York Banks—as of Dec. 31, 1961—

Fink

&

Service

Bate-

—

York

Broadway,

2

Lehn

Calif.

for

Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.t- p
*

Air¬

Trunk

;v-:■'v/V'

Paso

Spring

Capital

Boston

.v

El

man,

' ~;

Corp.,

.

.

Y.

Bank

5, N. Y. Also available
analysis, of: Tillie Lewis

an

Memo¬

N.

Arizona

ex¬

Deetjen & Co., 120 and Small Business Investment Co.
New York 5, N. Y. of New York—Sartorius & Co., 39

stock selections. ' H
Market

Franklin

,

—

—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Cur¬
tis, 25 Broad Street, New York 4,

Investment Com-,
Banlife Corporation
panies r— Report with particular Charles A.
Taggart
reference to Marine Capital Corp.,
1516 Locust

^

Domestic

on

lines.

5,

Small Business

Bulletin

randum

du

1 Wall Street, New

Co.,

County Land Co.

Gardner-Denver, Armco Steel and

closs, Parker & Redpath, 2 Broad¬
way, New York 4, N. Y.;
1 ■

Also available

I.

is

—Paine, Webber, Jackson & Cur¬
randum—Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades tis, 25 Broad Street, New York 4,
& Co., 42 Wall Street, New York N. Y.
5, N. Y. Also available is a memo¬ Weyenberg
Shoe Manufacturing
Kern

Jonathan Logan.

45 Wall Street, New

5, N. Y.

Francis

Street,

N. Y. Also available are
discussions
of
Paper Producers,

Rubber Stocks—Review—Auchin-

of New York, Inc.,

Mitsubishi Estate

Bank

&

York

Tokyo,-"'Japan — New
plaining the Commonwealth's new
York office 25 Broad Street, New
and realistic debt concept—Gov¬
York 4, N. Y.
ernment
Co.,

Jolla, Calif.

5, N. Y.

—

Corpora¬

Westheimer and

—

326
Walnut
Cincinnati 2; Ohio.

Company—Analysis
14 Wall St.,

"Investornews"

Engineering

Report

—

Company,

7616

Company,

&

Hutton

F.

tion

25

Street/New York 4, N. Y.

Interstate

Memorandum—

—

Alcoa—Review in current issue of

in

Bureau

report

Reduction

New York

period — National Quotation
Inc., 46 Front
Street,
York 4, N. Y.

Puerto

i'-'*.'..

Broad

—W. E. Hutton & Co.,

Bureau,

The Nikko-Securities

—

General Cable

on

Memorandum—Laidlaw & Co.;

John

Air Reduction

market

Japanese

Memorandum

and Parke Davis. \

Associates, Inc., 600 Old

Girard Avenue, La

Averages, both as to yield and
performance over a 23-

r

memoranda

are

—

Co., 25 Broad Street,
York 4, N. Y. Also available

New

Discussion—

Steel
&

International Business Machines—

Air

Foldei

used

North
Eighths-Street, St. Louis 1, Mo. - t

Fluke Manufacturing
Co., Red Rope Stationery Indus¬
tries, and Binney and Smith Inc.

over-the-

35

—

&

A.

Tnb.| 52 Wall St.,

New York

way,; New

Hirsch

M.

A. G. Edwards & Sons, 409

Country Road, Garden City, N. Y.

Dow-Jones

stocks

Corporation

Mott

Inc.—

Co.— Analysis—

P.

-

Industries—Analysis—Colby

AMT

compari¬

counter industrial

I/' ■'

Inland

De

industrial

the

:

'

World,

&

Co.,

Foods, Inc.

—Hirsch

E.

in

!
■

Brace

Inc.—Analysis—G.

Tube.

Saxton- &

Analysis—Butler, Herrick & Mar¬
shall, 76-11 Thirty-seventh Ave.,
Jackson Heights ;72, N. Y.*
/ > ;

Company, Inc., 85 State Street,

Inc.,

the listed

used

'

,.

*

analysis

an

Harcourt,

Boston,. Mass. Also available .is
an analysis of Harvey Aluminum.

Inter-

—

''.""r.-'*

2 Broadway,
Also available
of CSwingline, Inc.

Beane,

Also available are data on Lance,

up-to-date

an

between

son

stocks

—

Y.

the

Over-the-Counter Index
—

Daiwa Securities Co.,
Ltd., 14)9 Broadway, New York 6,
N.

&

Security
N. A., Salt Lake

of

Averages
survey

'

Region—First

mountain

Company,

.

1962—In

for

Outlook

N. Y.
—

'

rl?
Case C .

t

Ml*ner Corp., and J.

Street, Chicago

Market

•

(r

i

Analysis—Nomura Securities Co.,
Ltd., 61 Broadway, New York 6,
Japanese

•

Southern New England Telephone

Bulletin—

Electronics Industry

Japanese

'

.

ACF

Inc., 1 Wall Street,
New York 5, N. Y. Also available
are reports on American Can Co.,

cussion of White Motor Company.
for

*

study of United

a

Angeles, Calif .,/

N. Y.

5,

Kidder & Co.,

Co., 80 Pine Street, New York
Y. Also available is a dis-

Forecast

Los

Company, 44

1962—Review-r-A. M.

Outlook for

5, N.

Selected

&

New York

Fruit.

Weeks, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza,
New York 5, N. Y.
Stocks

Street,

Also available is

1962—A list
Hornblower &

—

—

Wall

for

Stocks

Common

Shields

Year

&

New York 4, N. Y.

investment

describing

a

Packing and Aerospace Equities.

Company

opportunities for surplus funds—
Savings & Loan Association,
1926 Wilshire Blvd., Dept. 57-P,

Shape the

That May

Forces

Cali-

of

Company

Oil

Standard

General Drive-in—Analysis—J. R.

Electric

Towns

World

Industry—Analysis—
Hemphill, Noyes & Co., 8 Hanover
Street, New York 4, N. Y. •

Needham

on

Why Investors Look to California

.

FIRMS MENTIONED WILL BE PLEASED
THE FOLLOWING LITERATURE:

Automobile

memorandum

—Analysis—McFetrick & Co., 132
St. James Street, West, Montreal,
Que., Canada.
<

United

.

,

an

Space and Co., * Inc., Commerce
Building, Atlanta 3; Ga.
"
,

forniar—Analysis—Hooker & Fay,
Inc., 221 Montgomery Street; San
Francisco 4, Calif: I i -r' ; V :
"T1

PARTIES

INTERESTED

SEND

TO

THE

THAT

UNDERSTOOD

IS

IT

"

•«

is

issue

"Puerto Rico Moves Ahead."

AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1

Co; Incorporated, 20 Broad Street,
New York ,5, N. Y. Also available

York

same

INVESTMENT LITERATURE

Thursday,. January 11, 1962

.

Sterling—Analysis—Blair &

Firth

L Chase Manhattan Plaza,
15, N„ Y. Also in the

Bank,

DEALER-BROKER

.

.

high

was

priority

solution."

therefore

in

given

a

design

our
-

•

.

Douglas Aircraft Corp.

—

Memo¬

t

randum—Gude, Winmill & Co., 1
Wall Street, New York 5, N. Y.
.....

......

^

■

r

Specialists in Canadian Securities

Dresser Industries, Inc.—Report—

Newburger

Specialists in

-

-

&

••

Principal for

BrokerSy Dealers and Financial Institutions

1401

Company,

as

'

-

-

Walnut Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.
Also
available: - are
reports
on
-

Over-The-Counter Securities

Pittsburgh PJa+e

Glass,

Pure

Oil

Company and Sterchi Bros. Stores,
Inc.

■

Eldon
Private wires to:

14 Wall

Chicago

Hartford

Hammill

&

$

Grace Canadian Securities; Inc.
;

Co.,

Street, New York 5, N. Y.

Pittsburgh
Portland, Ore.

Elox

Houston

Salt Lake City

Members: New York Security Dealers Association

25

Los

Angeles

San Antonio

Louisville

San Francisco

Detroit

Minneapolis

St. Loub

Grand Rapids

Philadelphia

Washington, D. C.

Corporation

Analysis

—

of

Michigan—

First California

Com¬

is

an

'

HAnover 2-0433-45:NY 1-4722

Orders Executed at

regular commission rates

through and confirmed by

pany,

able

Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.

TELEX 015-220

Inc., 647 South Soring St.,
Los Angeles 14, Calif. Also avail¬

City, Mo.

Dallas




%

Kansas

.

Cleveland

Columbus, Ohio

•

Industries, Inc.—Memoran¬

dum—Shearson,

Atlanta

...

analysis of Four Star

Television.
Empire

Financial

Corp.—Memo¬

randum—Eppler, Guerin & Turner,
Fidelity Union Tower, Dallas 1,
Texas.
'
'
.

.,

Members:
The

Principal

National

25

Stock

Association

Exchanges
of

of Canada

Se£ujf-ity

Dealers

Broadway, New York 4, N. Y.

-

Volume

Number

195

6124

of

S.

this

A.

-

-

syndicate

The

are

The Commercial and FinancialsChronich

Stock

ciated with the firm at the Water¬

bury

Exchange, took over Jan. 3,
James J. Bigham became
co-manager of the office with his
father, Thomas F. Bigham, who
has been with the firm since
as

Eisele

,

branch.

First

Co.,

National City Bank of New York,
The x.Chase
Manhattan
Bank,

King, Libaire,. Stout

members

the

of

&

1942

1942

to

of

1954,

A.
Libaire,' son of the
founder, Adolphe Libaire, as well
as John
H. Libaire, grandson of

managed the office for pre¬

50

'

the

Broadway, New York City,
King, Libaire, Stout &

Co., founded in

founder,

general

both

are

in

partners

1

Co., Inc.,.,The First Boston Corp.,
Harriman
Ripley- &
Co.,
Inc.,/
Harris Trust • and Savings Bank
and-Wells Fargo Bank, American ;;
Trust- Co. Scaled to yield from *5
,

1:.70.%V in '1963 to 3.50% in'.1995,
balance at presstime is $8,000,000.

*

ix •

•

>.

Thef 1996 • and j 1997 maturities "
carry, a, 2%.coupon and were sold;
at

yield."y

3.90%.

a

day

hectic •
underwriters with' thres x
importance -selling at.

for

-

!

;;

Wednesday; Jan. 10,

was a

issues x of

'

•/;' ,',*r

competitive bidding,. A large bank¬
ing ' group' headed by The Chasex
Bank

Manhattan

.

submitted

-

the :r

best bid for

$33,068,000 New York
State
general obligation
(19632012) bonds. The interest cost was3.392%. The second bid, a 3.413% -;
net interest cost, come from the|
consolidated
group
headed
by';
The First National City Bank of
to

1963

a

to

$20,000,000 City of San Jose
Santa Clara

yield

~

in;

1.65%

from

6%, 4V4%, 2V2%, 2%%, 3% and 3Y4%

dollar price of IOOV2 for

1961

3 V2S in 2009

to-2012, the issue met;
with good demand.
*

County, California

and Lehman Brothers.-

New York
Scaled

/

New Issue

Municipal Improvement Bonds, Series B

In very close

bidding, the Bank
syndicate was the

America

of

Dated

February 1, 1962

Due February 1, 1963-82, incl.

successful

purchaser of $20,000,000City of San Jose, California, mu¬
nicipal improvement (1963-1982);
bonds. The high bid by Bank of
America N. T. & S. A. designated
3.082%

a

cost

second

the

to

compared
a

.interest

net

PAYMENT AND REGISTRATION

—Principal and semi-annual interest ( February I and
August I ) payable, at the option of the. holder, at the office of the City Treasurer in
Sari Jose, California, or at
any fiscal agency of the City in
San Francisco,; Los
Angeles and San Diego, California, or in New York, N. Y., or in Chicago, III. Coupon
bonds in denomination of $1,000 registrable only as to both principal and' interest.

as

bid

3.30%

TAX EXEMPTION—-In the

opinion of counsel, interest payable by the City upon its
bonds is exempt from all present Federal and State of California
personal income
taxes under existing statutes, regulations and court decisions.
;
-

in

1982, the issue is ex¬
be well received. Due
to time differences, no balance is

to

pected

in Connecticut

vestments

'"•'V'lh'i'

Northeast
County
Sanitation
District," California
(1965-1994)
general obligation bonds which
were bought by the Smith, Barney
& Co.-Goldman, Sachs & Co., and
J.

Van

3.80%

about

Toll

Bonds

Road

In

•

$5,300,000

been sold.

bonds have

\

of

period over this
toll road and other

suffer

to

.

turnpike

a

than

rather

shortage,, •'
of

Most

j

,,

our„

•

2V2

1967

2.40%

2%

1968

100

GAIN,',AMORTIZATION

namecf

bonds

political subdivision at not less than their
purchased at

discount.

a

premium paid thereon.

listed

request,

Sutcliffe,
each

on

and

above

below,

San

'

approval

to

of

initially

issued

taxable gain

and

under

extisting"regulations

.v.

•

when,

legality
a

a~

'«* ?!- ;'T-

underwriters

California,

Francisco,

bo

value,

offered

are

will

par

•"

other

as

bonds

required

are

s

bonds

well

as

subject

Attorneys,

Investors

<*

LEGAL' OPINION—The
underwriters
on

PREMIUM—These

OF

by

bond.

and

if

shown

Messrs.

of

copy

X

X

as
not

Orrick,

and

opinion

2.70%

2%

1971

100

;.2'/4

1972

2.85%

1,000,000

'

3

1973

2.90%

1,000,000

2.95%

1975

3

1976

3

1977

f : v

100

1,000,000

5

1974

3

1,000,000

,

3

1,000,000

—

100

!

3.10%

3%,

1978

3%

1979

'>

1,000,000

3Y4

1980

the

1,000,000

3Y4

1981

100

furnished

1,000,000

3Y4

1982

3.30%

on

;•
by

be

~

any

Herrington

will

2.60%
.

.1,000,000

;

be

1969

1970

,;:

:

1,000,000

above

accrue

received
will

names

Dahlquist,

legal

tho

amortize

x

issued

whose

whose

by
may

to

2'/2
2%

1,000,000

3.15%
-

3.20%

,

100

&

printed

-

'

•<;

Bank of America

The Chase Manhattan Bank

Chemical Bank New York Trust Company

Wells

Fargo Bank American Trust Company

The Northern Trust Company

The First Boston Corporation

Blyth & Co., Inc.

C. J. Devine & Co.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated

R. H. Moulton &

Weeden & Co.

Company

Incorporated

Dean Witter & Co.

>\Y-

'

"

*

Mellon National Bank and Trust Company

Salomon Brothers & Hutzler
'

..

shortage

vehicle:

a

2.25%

;

2y2

marketwise

•

;

2.10%

1966

4%
■

1,000,000

.

■TAX

do

from
the
devastating, publicity
'that has attached to a few situa¬
tions. As traffic engineers
con¬
vincingly remind us ' of the; con¬
found ing
surface
transportation
problems facingvus ip the verynear
future, it seems easier to

visualize

1.90%

1965

>

1.70%

1964

1,000,000

payment of said bonds and the interest thereon upon all property within
City subject to taxation by said City (except certain intangible personal prop¬
erty, which is taxable at limited rates), without limitation of rate or amount.

term
to

1963

.

1,000,000

■X

said

;

;

Price

Due

1,000,000

taxes for the

the Smith, Barney
& Company Turnpike Bond Index
averaged out at a 3.91% yield.
On Jan. 4, the Index averaged at
a
3.83% yield. This represents a
market rise of about ; 1% points
during this brief period.
This general category of bonds

.

be invested in bonds which are
eligible as security for deposits of public
may

SECURITY—These bonds, issued under provisions of Title 4, Division
Chapter 4, California Government Code, for various municipal improvement pur¬
poses, in the opinion of counsel constitute valid arid legally binding'obligations of;
the City of San Jose,-and said City has power and is obligated to levy ad valorem

well. On Dec. 7,

continue^

funds which

PURPOSE AND

year-

issues'; continued

revenue

for other

Moving Higher

the

lend;

California

or

6

1,000,000

:

4,

the
/

,

,

.

Yield

1,000,000

.

to

added)

6%

1,000,000
;

.

Ingen & Co. group!
yieldTfrom 2.50% to

Scaled

be

;

Rate

Amount

$1,000,000

legal investments
banks and in California for savings banks, subject to the
the amount of a bank's investment, and are likewise legal in¬

upon

Coupon

•

are

legal investments for savings banks, and are
moneys in, California.
/ YYVv'JvT ;;
\.vj;

$6,000,000

Sacramento

B.

in

,

"

for savings

legal limitations

iy Wednesday's final issue of note

v"

1,000,000

LEGALITY; FOR INVESTMENT—We believe that these bonds

presentlv available.
involved

interest to

y:
."

•

by the Halsey, Stuart & Co. group.
Scaled to yield from 1.70% in 1963
to

AND YIELDS OR PRICES

of

net interest cost made

(3.085%

AMOUNTS, RATES, MATURITIES

(Accrued

traffic
»

closed-end

«

/

turn¬

pike bonds represent splendid in¬
vestment opportunity. The Ohio
"Turnpike has turned in a! good
.

Reynolds & Co.
'Y*

William R. Staats & Co.
■»'

''T

•

A. G. Becker & Co.

*•"-'-V"

Hayden, Stone & Co.

Incorporated

■

Commerce Trust

Incorporated

E. F. Hutton & Co.

Company

.

Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.

Kansas City, Mo.

Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc.

A. G. Edwards & Sons

Federation Bank and Trust Co.

,

Wertheim & Co.

Incorporated

Stone & Youngberg

Taylor and Company

First National Bank

J. B. Hanauer & Co.

•

December statement. Interest

,1.43

■earned

times

against "1.22

times

December

for

/"

times.

J. A. Hogle & Co.

;

Johnston, Lemon & Co.

Kalman & Company, Inc.

1960.- For

the year 1961 interest was earned
1.84

'V '

X

was

'

Irving Lundborg & Co.

Lyons, Hannahs & Lee, Inc.

in St. Louis

v

Kenower, MacArthur & Co.

Roosevelt & Cross

Lawson, Levy, Williams & Stern

Shuman, Agnew & Co.

Wells & Christensen

Incorporated
-•

New

Toll

Bond

Financing

Scheduled
-

*

v

to
,

Delaware; and
make

Maryland

separate

plan
offerings ' of

$28,0.00,000
and
$78,000,000... toll
.highway bonds'in late February.
,The combined highways will run
..

from

'. Bridge

the

to

Delaware

the

'.

Memorial

Baltimore Tunnel.

.The $106,000,000 dual offering will
be made through a group headed

by. Alex. Brown & Sons of Balti;

more,

Maryland.'




A. Webster

Dougherty & Co.

Third National Bank

Field, Richards & Co.

R. D. White & Company

Ginther & Company

Allan Blair & Company

Incorporated

Hooker & Fay, Inc.

Stranahan, Harris & Company

Boland, Saffin, Gordon & Sautter

Nashville, Tenn.

National Bank of

Washington

<

-

The National Shawmut Bank

Brush, Slocumb & Co., Inc.

Stockyards National Bank•'

*

of Boston

■Xr;;----!,-I. L. Brooks & Co.

r: Irving J. Rice & Company

Incorporated
A

January 11, 1962

Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox

C. N. White & Co.

Incorporated

circular relating to these
'

""V, other
—A-

bonds may be obtained from any of the above underwriters,
underwriters not shown whose names will be furnished on request.

as

well

as

currently

the

ment firm.

also boasts

1868,

third generation in its ranks.

a

Henry

of Eisele &

asso¬

was

from

Co-incidentally, the head office
at

Waterbury
Bigham,
young

grandfather,

branch

decessor firms since 1910.

the

James

Bigham's

York

New

of

manager

and

9

-

Bankers Trust Co., The First Na¬
tional Bank of Chicago, Blyth &

&

(173)

when

Conn., 68 Centter Street, office of

.

major members

as

.

WATERBURY, Conn. —The third
generation of. the Bigham family
to
serve
with
the
Waterbury,

Continued from page 6
&

.

Joins Eisele, King

Tax- Exempt

N. T.

.

Sutro & Co.

invest¬

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(174)

10

invading

FROM WASHINGTON

Steel Production

other

by

Electric

bill

revision

the

before

+ + The State of V t

House

clude

electric

forms

a

The

First

Monthly
Economic

Smith, Barney Co.

National

City

Bank's' including
perhaps
and ported
cars,
may

Letter of Business
Conditions states

that

mains for eventsl'to write. But
fhe new year has momentum of
an auspicious
beginning, with a

been elected
Smith,

expansion that leaves little doubt
among business analysts that we

,

to

about

are

set

records

new

in

most departments of economic ac¬

*

tivity and in the performance

with

organized

were

beyond their original purpose of

of

bringing electricity to the farmers
and are now in the public utility

aid

the

the form of

in

subsidies

Federal

cooperatives

REA,

the

long-time, low-cost loans to speed
building
of
rural
electric
The

lines.

their

bought

co-ops

rest

cooperative.

changing significantly. Under the
Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy
rvnlinioc
tVio
nn
lnnsJpr
policies the co-ops are no longer
serving
only
rural
customers.
aid

the

arp

2%

of

£jeg

serve
n

while

they are expanding into
suburban,
city
and
industrial

'

•

i

.

...j

same

paying

State of Illinois
tioned Mhe
Illinois
the

-

Y-'.:.',,,:

have

Government

Federal

to 4V2 %

at 2%

subject

Now

tricity

4

pays

by

the

York

items

"

uems*.

of the year finds the
catching its second wind
after a short pause that had inter¬
rupted the first phase of rapid re¬
covery from February to August.
The

'

Commerce

to

After

Officers

in a

September

October

-

movement,

backed up by rising
flows of new orders, promises suc¬
cessive new peaks in activity in

are

President and
B. Crow, Sec-

Crow,

Treasurer; and D.

the

"lull," partly explained by auto¬
mobile strikes, the expansion has
resumed. The pace of advance is

Broadway, slower, it is true. But the forward

engage

business.

turn

economy

TlTP

115

at

City,

S.

Thomas

peti-

the months ahead. The

most vital

Thomas S. Crow was for- factor has been the revival in
rvn™*an officer of-Pistell, Crovsfy consumer spending. In December,
throngs
of
Christmas
shoppers
gave visible evidence of the con¬
,
»
„
.
~
sumer's mood as holiday sales set
J. L. Krimm Opens

retary
merly

to

the

regulations

same

records

lie3 Thfwluidlmpte3 te "ai
t
lal

^rimm

limitations

than half of the elec¬

sold

A .u®

business

nies. This

for it.

more

will be resolved.

•

school

"

from the Federal Government and
the

ofBces

securities

utilities in

investor-owned

~>The

New

that

taxes

the

high

Inc. has been formed

Crow & Co.,

andottlrtaeta'exempt^
its money

Owatonna

r

_

money,
time they are

supply the bait," he said.

invading territory served
by investor-oymed utilities which
do
not
enjoy
the cooperatives'
advantage
of
Federal1 subsidies
gets

,

Opens in N>Y.,C.

being lured away

are

increases
on
is widespread

wage

there

But

ing in government and among the
public at large, these problems

vlUW wUU.j .Lilt/.

[

government

at the

actually

areas,

REA

John W. Stodder

Di-

AafdT(^Af"

lose these

may
i

cheap

by

the REA,

The

>

a

would

that

cooperatives

would imp

se

the-cooperatives

on

prevent

them

from

USSIER CITY, La, - securities
James L.
is conducting a
tffrom

offices

at

across

Coming
pickup in

the

country.

top of the strong
auto sales which ap¬
peared in October, this perform¬
ance
gave assurance to business¬
men
that
higher
production
targets would
be • supported by
expanding
demand.
Industrial
production climbed to a new peak
in
November,, and
presumably
pushed further ahead in Decem¬
ber.;-It is a striking commentary

2420

Tulip Street.

on

.

This announcement is not

an

offer of securities for sale

solicitation of an offer td buy securities.

or a

January 11, 1962

New Issue

on

r

-

Natural Gas
First

"j

the mildness 6f the latest busi¬

recession

ness

$30,000,000
.

,

■

"

•

that

the ; Federal

Reserve Board's
.

,

.

•

_

v

im-

-

seven;

Steel mills, reacting to increased
demands from the automobile and
other

index, rising from
102 in February to 114 in Novem¬

•,

ber, averaged 109 for
point from 1960 ancfa

Pipeline Company of America

1961, up a
record.

new

Expansion in Retail

Mortgage PipelinHjl^nds, 4%% Series due 1982

The.,

sharp

Trade

rebound

stepped

question

that

mark

up

operations in the early /
com- >

panies reported a growing volume'
of orders, as protection against in¬
creased requirements and the haz-.
ards of a strike at midyear.
/

Apart from

•

tion

of

visible liberaliza-,

a

buying policy in the

a

case

of

steel, business continues to con-;
trol ^inventories
closely. : While*

have been rising since last
spring, * the
increases,
broadly:
speaking, have not been out * of
line with expanding sales volumes.stocks

.

"

The

Commerce*1

of

Department

estimates, 011 the basis of its regu-'
lar quarterly survey of manufac¬
turers, that factory sales will in¬
crease
1%%, seasonally adjusted,
first quarter of 1962 over"
preceding. quarter. ' At
the*
same time, manufacturers plan to
add roughly $1 billion to invent
the

in

the

tories

during the first quarter. <
,
Businessmen,; while, concerned
over the
competitiveness of mar¬
•

kets and the difficulties oiKmain-

taining profit margins, have been
encouraged to step up their plans
for purchases of new plant and
equipment. The
the

SEC

and

latest

the

by

survey

Commercd De¬

partment shows that capital ex¬
penditures for tfiePfirst quarter of
1962

were

scheduled at

a

season¬

ally adjusted annual rate of $36.5
billion, up 2% from the fourth
quarter and 6% above the total
of
$34.5 billion for
1961* as a
whole. The projected rate of ex¬
penditures,- while below the third
quarter 1957 peak of $37.8 billion,
points to a higher rate of invest¬
ment than had been anticipated
earlier in private surveys.
Bank

Clearings Were 1.6% Below

Corresponding Week

Last Year

Bank

clearings last week showed
decrease compared with a year

a

Preliminary figures compiled
upon teler
graphic advices from the chief
cities of the country, indicate that
•for the week ended Saturday, Jan.
6, clearings for all cities of the
ago.

by the Chronicle based

United States for which it is

sales in recent weeks has erased

large

industries,

weeks of December. The steel

retail

of

steel-consuming

including appliances, capital
goods,
and .defense
equipment,'

hope that, with better understand¬

ment, is

communi-

the

of

x.

dustries that

from

loans

we
±

i

**

citizens

"The

of

squeeze

policy of assisting rural
of
co-ops in their raids on industrial *«raduatk>n snecialtv
customers by offering 2% loans vfraduatlon speciaAty
to companies willing to move and
•
.N
build a plant to be served by a
J?T

Today, virtually all farms are
electrified, and the character of
the rural electric cooperatives is

With

the persistence of bal¬
of-payments deficits, mani¬
fest difficulties of rebalancing the
Federal budget and gaining lee¬
way for need tax reforms, and the
are

ance-

rea

of the region.

r>n_nno

nity

in

fi¬
departr

nance

350,000

reach

x

million.

commu¬

profits.

corporate

has called attention to the

pany,

at
low
wholesale rates
private utilities serving the

power

from

vividly

the minds of the business

fi rm>s

•

business. Allen Van W'yck, President of the Illinois Power Corn-

the

Those most

problems.

member-of
..

of

the economy as a whole. There are

••

Under

Failures

'

the economic record of 1962 re-

^

.

Index

Commodity Price Index

Stodder V.-P. of

06Vllv^,

Production

Business

REA
powerful political lobby.

organized under the guidance of
the REA goes to other than farm
_
,
government agencies that have customers.
Four of five new
erown" to"the &point where they customers or new members being
Ire now practically unmanage- gained by the co-ops are urban.' ^n
a
Vice Stotor has
President
able.
Originally set up a quarter commercial or industrial users
Barney & Co.,
of a century ago, its proponents
Some co-ops are applying for Inc., invest¬
maintained
its
purpose
was
to huge REA loans to build-their ment
bankers,
bring electricity to farmers and own
generating plants.
Three 20 Broad St.,
otxiers
others in rural areas who could
in
luicti
cticcto
vvnu
Southern Illinois co-ops, for ex—
Ynrk
not
get it from private power ample, have obtained a, $25 mil- g-.®„w
*•
companies. • At. that time only lion loan to finance'construction
" was
about one in every ten farmers
of a plant at Spart, ' Randolph announced by
had electric service.
Revenue of County. . ; • / .• ;
H a- r d i n
the private utilities did not justify
These activities have brought chairman of
vast
expenditures for lines
to strong protests from the investor-'
Board
of
serve
all potential customers in owned companies. They point out
Electors
the sparsely populated rural areas,
that the co-ops are going far
Mr Stodder
Electrification Administration is another one of those

Price

Auto

The

co-ops.

Trp.de

Food

cooperatives but it is
doubtful if it will be passed to in¬

The Rural

uvciuiiiciic

Retail

TRADE and INDUSTRY

item taxing

BARGERON

Output

Carloadings

Ways and Means Committee is an

...Ahead of the News
BY CARLISLE

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

.

..

tax

pending

now

-

the

Part' of

.

served

areas
V.

utilities.

.

.

to

sible

obtain

1.6%

was

weekly

pos7

clearings

below those ol>the

coiv

had

responding week of last year. Our
preliminaray totals stand, at $29,the underpinnings of the current
.193,067,218 against $29,661,088,683
business revival. Throughout the
for the .came week in 1960.
Our
spring, and summer despite the; .comparative
summary
for
the
fact that personal •, incomes were
leading
money
centers for' the
rising steadily, consumers were week follows:
•*•/,/;:;

troubled business observers about

Price 100%

.

j

plus accrued interest from January 1, 1962

.

v

:

cautious

in

spending

contracting

debts.

and

money

with

But,

Week End.

the

be obtained from such of the undersigned (who
underwriters named in the prospectus) as may legally offer
these securities under applicable securities laws.

Copies of the prospectus
l

the

may

estimates

which had
sonally. adjusted,

sales,

-

:

C

\

ment

ber

The First Boston Corporation

Blyth & Co., Inc.

,

In

Glore, Forgan & Co.

ran

Harriman

Ripley & Co.

Incorporated'

Kidder, Peabody & Co.

:•
v

■

in

.

*

•

Incorporated

-

Lehman Brothers
'•
.

Smith, Barney & Co.

\

■

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
■

;

■

'

<:v

Incorporated

,

'

,

the

•

days

of

reception

model

a

•

of

5.2

813,748

+

4.2

A

second

demand

has

automakers,

to

Continue

Second Quarter
wave

-

of

been

supplied

appliance

by

makers,

and other large users of flat-rolled

products. Demand from general
users, those who consume the "wide
range of steel products, has lagged.

change

the

Demand

quarter, The Iron Age reports.
Up to now, the force in the steel

Decem¬

"

;

During

cars.

ended

Dec.
cars

10,

This demand is

new

that

preceding
1961

proximate
mon

year

the

sales

moved

the -corresponding

any




of

+

ond

attitudes appeared in

American-built

Stone & Webster Securities Corporation

Incorporated

sign

1,066,000

now showing signs
reviving and will get stronger,
the magazine says.
'
The
Iron Age cites these
ex¬
amples as an indication of the
pattern of steel ordering:
'

of

+ ;

A. G. Becker & Co.

earliest

public

Incorporated

Dean Witter & Co.

Decem¬

ended

7.0

1,121,000

inventory
buying will prevent the steel marr
ket from tapering off in the sec¬

topped all
good margin.

a

weeks

consumer

1962

LazardvFreres & Co.

in

4.0

-I-

Through
.

16, department store volume
ahead of 1960 results by 5%.

The

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

•

$218

by

years

the four

ber

Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.

Steel

sea¬

Christmas sales

previous

Incorporated

•

»

White, Weld & Co.

Kuhn, Loeb & Co.

*

averaged,

maintained

.

—

retail

that

gain of 6%. The improve-

was

as

%

1901

.1,288,935

Boston

billion a
months, in
November reached $231 billion a
year, a

Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.

Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.

___

Philadelphia

in the first nine

year

;

1,379,8.00

848,752

.cmcago

better^than-normal expan¬
sion in trade. The Department of
/ Commerce

1962

York__ $16,410,174 $17,098,279

New

joyed

are among

—(000s omitLed—-

;Tqp

arrival ,of autumn, merchants en¬

60

of

•

ahead

period

of

.

and indicated ;
at

r

deliveries

5.6

estimate

would

ap-

million; The

com¬

is

sales,

that

1962

Sheet mill produpts are already
capacity, while orders for other

products

are

running about

of industry capacity.

60%

Plates, struc¬
tural, bars and wire are moving

■

.

Volume

<r

6124

Number

195

but well behind the drive for
products.

up,

flat-rolled

There is

firm indication

no

now

of when this second wave will hit.
It

from

Jan.

could
in

in

come

March.

into

1

Or,

stronger

a

up

1962 the best year

swells.
is

Here

spending

ery, up

Steel
in

24%; Machinery, except electrical,
19%; Fabricated metal products, up 11%; Electrical machin¬

that

states

make

not
that

out

a

boom. It
of

the

deceiving

somewhat

1961.

boost

believes the increase

not

be

discounted

*

too

11

The year-end optimism of scrap
continues to b^ reflected
higher asking prices.
Steel's

dealers
in

is

because

much, since, in part, it reflects the

steelmaking scrap price composite

spreading of optimism in business

rose

and

points
gain

it

the low side in

on

was

But

should

expenditures

size

the

20%

a

metalworking

does

up

surge

(175)'

2%; Transportation equip¬
ment, down 4%.

since .1957 when

except
transportation will gain: Primary
metals, up 46%; Instruments, up

it

.<

Th% Commercial and Financial Chronicle

$5.3 billion was spent.
All
major
segments

February and March after some

minor
•

building

gradual,

be

may

...

ton, the highest price since Octo-

industry

year.

at

the

turn

of

the

$2.6.7 last week to $38 a gross

>

■

Continued

on

page

27

—

analysis

one

steel

of

shipments for the first half: Ship¬
ments should hit 80% of capacity
in January, 85% in February, and
90% in March, and for the second
quarter: The 90% figure would be
made up of 100% demand for light
flat-rolled

and

other

the

80%

an

rate

for

the mix.

products of

The Iron Age discounts the pos-

that

sibility

could taper

quarter.
have

the

.■/

demand

strong

off early, in the second
may
attempt to
inventory in by May,

Users

their

but

delivery on time is unlikely.
Ingot production could ease
slightly,
but
shipments
stay strong right down
June

deadline

30

steel

on

\

should
the

to

labor

negotiations.
On the basis of 1959

experience

ANNOUNCES

makers first processed orders that
remained
on
the
books.
Con¬

August

orders

resuming
Steel

...

had

hard

orders

booked

at

analysts

.

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First

a

Are

Quarter Forecasts
New

TO

time

Upping

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V;:/

FOR

BANK

deliveries.

Analysts

tion"

.;• -'.»
'•

who had not placed July-

sumers

SEAMEN'S

THE

steel users are already indi¬
cating they want to order for July '
and
August. This reflects poststrike
experience; when
steel¬
some

for

such

are

steel

.

being

are

The Board of Trustees of The Seamen's Bank for Savings

rapid rate that

a

upping their produc¬

.forecasts,

Steel

for the

magazine

plans to

pay

dividends

quarterly period beginning January 1, 1962, at the following ratesi

reported.
First

quarter output is now exnpected to be about 31.2 million
ingot tons, about 15% higher than

-

a

4

that of the quarter just ended (27
million tons).
,r|ir

Mills

backlogging orders.
They are not refusing any busies
ness from regular
customers, but
they

are

%

on

'

Leading

mills

in

the

Midwest

sold out for January on hot J
rolled, cold, rolled, and galvanized
sheets. In the East,
cold rolled
sheet deliveries, are being quoted
at three to five weeks, galvanized

six

at

weeks

ing furnaces that
the

This

new

,

so

3^7o for

one year.

the continuance of favorable

are

based

our

faithful depositors whose steady and

on

«:;

reward

important to their own future prosperity as

well

as an

/

aid

curbing inflation. In addition, it will provide further incentive and

encouragement to save more, more

reactivat¬
idle

regularly.

during

holidays.

Ingot output was
by Steel at 2,225,000
gain of 5.7% over the pre¬
ceding
week.
will
Output
go
higher this week.

,

Money deposited on or before

JANUARY 15

a

With

expected, \steelmen
dilemma:

Should

facing

are

dividends from

earns

inventory building start¬

after the

a

they

meet this
first quarter
demand by reactivating
marginal

surprisingly

facilities

or

by raiding

stocks

peak, they

QUARTERLY

grace,

dividends paid

/

Day Of Deposit

of

material?

If
they dip into semifinished
inventories before remand reaches

better

days of
from

strong

semifinished

JANUARY 1

COMPOUNDED

ing six to eight weeks earlier than

its

a year

boosted

by

were

the nation in

to

estimated

tons,

is

before January 16, 1,961.)

Or

deposit less than

dividend policy will

consistent saving

beyond.

mills

Last week, steel
production sharply

and

;

on

anticipated rates

earnings.

are

sheets

deposit since

These

-

-

deliveries.

total quarterly dividend. (This rate includes 3^4%

money on

starting to quote longer

are

year

regular dividend plus Va% special dividend foKmoney continuously lu'r

may

stocked

JOLLY

lose business to

SAILOR

to everyone

competitors.

of $5

If

they put obsolete equipment
into use, they'll do violence to

or more

who

—

as

COIN

BANK

FREE

opens a new account

long

as

the supply lasts.

profits.
Steelmakers
are
doing some¬
thing about the problem of obso¬
equipment, a Steel magazine
forecast on equipment
expendi¬

BANK
Send for free

lete

BY

MAIL

postage-paid envelopes.

tures reveals.
The

steel

industry's

expendi¬

tures this year will leap a
whop¬
ping 51% over those of 1961. Ma¬

jor

equipment

investments:

^4

21%

will

be put into equipment mak¬
ing flat rolled steel; 10% for blast

SEAMEN'S BANK
SAVINGS
for

•

furnaces;

10%

equipment;
product

for

9%

mills;

steel

for

9%

melting

structural

for

materialv

handling equipment; 8%

30 Wall

for

blooming and slabbing mills.

metalworking industry

1962 will
average

of

1961.

Such

increase

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the past decade.

PUBLIC UTILITY

kwh
to

Average Btu per

./Thursday,

i

.

January 11, 1962

Complete Florida Turnpike Offer

dropped from 14,437 in 1951

11,453 recently; and cost of fuel
from
27.3c per
million

declined

SECURITIES

BY OWEN

Btu

ELY

to

25.9c.

Larger

generators

being installed and the
major unit, scheduled • for
1964, will be 200,000 kw. Heavy
transmission lines are being built
are

now

next

in

operatcontrolling Northern
States Power Company of Wisconsin, and small real estate and
hydro subsidiaries.
Twenty-five
years ago there were 30 companies
manufacturing centers in this
in the NSP system, most of which country.
While the area used to
is

combined holding and

a

five-state

a

(including

area

etc. The electronics and Iowa) to form a "grid" which
chemical industries, new in the should improve future efficiency.
The
Pathfinder
Atomic
Power
area in the past few years, continued to expand and the Twin Plant (a 66,000 kw boiling water
Cities are now recognized as one reactor) ' is expected to ' 'go' criti¬
cal" this summer. } >'
■
;•
of the fastest growing electronics
ment,

Power Company

States

Northern

to interconnect with other utilities

Company (Minn.)

Northern States Power

ing company

,

Northern States Power is among

the leading utilities, which have
a d o p t e d • electronic
the be considered a * slow growth
accounting,
Wisconsin company must be main- section, the Picture has changed with a centralized computer center
tained in order to do business in and it reported the third highest handling customer billing which
that
state,
the
present
set-up percentage increase in population was formerly done at 13 locations.
The first vacuum tube computer
seems
likely to be maintained. *n the decade ended with 1960.
System revenues approximate $193
Northern States mower's large has already been replaced with
newest
transistorized
com¬
million and are expected to reach light and power sales are about the
$209 in 1962. Revenues are about 47% residential and rural, 23% puter, and the original high-speed
84% electric, 15% gas and 1% commercial, 25%
industrial and printers have been replaced by
miscellaneous.
5% miscellaneous. About 20% of newer and improved machines.
-

eliminated;

not

been

area

served is large, with a

electric sales are from customers

population of 2.4 million in various sections of Wisconsin, Minne-

in the food industries 40% from
customers m a well-diversified

have

The

and

sota

the

Dakotas.

list of manufacturing industries,

However,

City metropolitan area

accounts for

about half the

small communities
St.
the

and

Paul

popu-

The company's construction

farms.

or

Minneapolis

indicates

Sram

are

pro-

expectations

company's equity ratio is
which, seems to be a

normal
pany.

and 40% from stores, offices,
schools, etc. Non-fobd industries
lation served and provides some include printing and publishing,
53% of electric revenues and 78% machine shops, rubber tires, reof gas.
About one-fourth of the fngerators,air-conditiomng equippopulation served is in small cities ment, control devices, oil refining,
and the remaining one-quarter in chemicals, electronics, etc.
Twin

the

The

around 33%

of

in

percentage for the com¬
President King indicated,

recent

a

talk

before

the

New

York

Society of Security Analysts,
that equity financing appears un¬
likely until late 1963, or in 1964.

Regulatory set-up in
state

is

area

is

There

the four-

somewhat

"commission

mixed.

regulation

(left), Chairman of the Florida State Turnpike

John M. Hammer

Authority, receives checks for $151,653,277.78 from Fw H. Brandi,

in Wisconsin and North Dakota but

revenue

closing largest

President of Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., in New York

not in Minnesota or South Dakota;

offering of 1961.

bond

c?n ,lnufc^r,growth at the rate In Minnesota/ home rule charters
? ..a
ut 7 1% per annum. Popu- give regulatory powers to certain
lation of the Twin City area is cities, the most important of which
Honeywell, General expected to increase by 430,000 is St. Paul. It would be easier to

headquarters for

number of

a

large companies including Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing,

Minneapolis Mills,
Pillsbury, International
Milling, Gould National Batteries,

during the 1960s. The company's
construction program is estimated
as follows (in millions of dollars):

Seeger-Whirlpool, Waldorf Paper
Products Co., Muhsingwear, Cargill, Peavey, Federal? Cartridge
and Bemis Bag. New plants with
an approximate value of $233 million

were

reported

construction

in

to

the

be

1961

homes

four years.

63

or

1964

60

ules

1965

under

—including automotive, glass,

possible that a state commission
may be set up in the next three

*

ing

1963——.——

iQ, 1961

area

45

pany

the 375 communities served
in that State, and it is considered

J>47

-ill

-1962

56

—-

About half

now

All gas rate sched¬

contain

purchased

gas

adjustment provisions which auto¬

of

System generating capacity has been installed in

ce-

has reduced the house-heat¬

deal with a state commission than

with

matically adjust for increases in
cost

of

purchased gas;

The

com-

and it now has
heating their

1.5c

customers

400

electrically. It is currently
earning about 6.3% on original
this

and

cost

tinue, with
in

is

expected to con¬

some

minor reductions
possible on a

considered

rates

earnings
rate should rise to 7 or 7%%.
Share
earnings
showed
some
moderate growth in 1950-54—from
93c to $1.07—but in 'later years
have
increased
more
rapidly,
reaching an estimated $1.55 in
1961.

if

basis

voluntary

of

the

the

to
The com¬
pany does not use accelerated de¬
preciation. Interest on construc¬

$60,000,000

the

past four

years

present $1.18 rate.

tion amounted to about 5c

New York

Telephone Company

in

and is

1961

between

several

At

Due

the

over

next

years.

current

the

price of 32^
1961-62—38%■-27%)
the stock yields 3.6% and sells at

January 1, 2002

(range' for

times earnings.

about 21

Pri ce 102.309% and accrued interest

8c

Earnings for 1962
are estimated in the neighborhood
of $1.60.

Refunding Mortgage 4/^% Bonds, Series M
January 1, 1962

share

a

expected to range

and

5c

Systematic Plans
Formed in Houston

..;'Y

•>/$.«!

■«

offices
Bank

to

done

This

announcement is not an
offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities. The offering is made
only by the Prospectus which may be obtained in any State in which this announcement is circulated from
only such of the undersigned and other dealers as may lawfully offer these securities in such State.

H.

Mr.

A.

the

subject

of

was

Rockwell's

1961,

11,

p.

on

foreign

taxing

*'

I C

-•

-

in

the

National

Texas

Wil¬
Doherty, President ;~Jasepr
F. Stephens, Vice-President; Keith
W.
McClendon,
Secretary;
and
Robert D. Gardner, Treasurer. All
Officers

are

fred L.

officers

are

Fund

of Texas

Man¬

agement Company.

Houston Inv. Men
To Hold Outing
HOUSTON, Tex.—The Stock and
Bond

its

Club

annual

Houston

of

will

hold

outing March 2 at the

Champions Golf Club.

Lockwood With
F. I. duPont Co.
Lockwood

with

become

has

Francis

I.

as¬

duPont

&

inj ustice.

article of Dec. 21,

„•*•"

-

sociated

CORRECTION
inexplicable

•

Building.

Frank

.

An.

>

HOUSTON, Texiijf —'Systematic
Plans, Inc. has been formed with

raised

have been

Dividends

each

in

Dated

to

rate

some

Co., 1 Wall Street, New York
City, members of the New York
Stock Exchange, in the syndicate
department of its underwriting
division, it has been announced
by A. Rhett duPont, Senior Part¬
ner.

Mr.

HALSEY, STUART & CO. INC.
BACHE

A CO.

A. G. BECKER &,

CO.

DICK

&

MERLE-SMITH

BROTHERS 4

BAXTER 4

L. F. ROTHSCHILD

HUTZLER

COMPANY

SHIELDS 4

COMPANY

WERTHEIM

4
4

4

COMPANY

Gordon

CO.

HANSEATIC CORPORATION

WEEDEN

Y

&

CO.

GOODBODY 4 CO

CO.

IRA

HAUPT

with

BALL, BURGE 4 KRAUS

J. BARTH

and

4 CO.

BLAIR 4 COMPANY

E" FBURNS BROS.

CO-

J.C.BRADFORD 4 CO.

WM- E" POLLOCK &

COFFIN 4

the

BURR

The

earnings.

CO-. INC.

SPENCER TRASK 4 CO.

"neither-nor"

ROBERT GARRETT 4 SONS

"'ESSSt1..™?0,

COURTS & CO.

GRANBERY, MARACHE

SCHWABACHER 4 CO.
■Y.;.'.




should

words
have

not

appeared in the summary preced¬

SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS 4. CO.

ing
4 CO.

GREGORY 4 SONS

should

v

"

e

grading
.

.

.

sentence

have

read

with

reference

to what our U. S. tax law

STERN BROTHERS 4 CO.

SWISS AMERICAN CORPORATION
.

The

article.

the

that it "needs

January 10, 1962.

alternative

Formed—

Co.,

has

been

formed

37

Wall

Street,

at

York

<

.

vertently

.

requires

updating not dcfuon-

." and not, as it inad¬
appeared

private financing.
Gordon is

"neither

dating nor down-grading."

—

firm

which

underwriting
ment

and

4DENTON, INC.

&

Bruce

Harold A. Rockwell

WILLIAM

Glore,
syndicate
and

1957-1961

City, a financial con¬
sulting firm, specializing in public

CO.

INCORPORATED

BACON, WHIPPLE 4 CO.

Co.

offices

New

&

from

Financial Consultants

INCORPORATED

NEW YORK

its

Co. Inc.

Gordon

R. S. DICKSON

with

was

in

prior to that with Halsey, Stuart
&

EQUITABLE SECURITIES CORPORATION

LADENBURG, THALMANN 4 CO.
SALOMON

Co.

&

department

INCORPORATED

FRANCIS I. duPONT 4 CO.

Lockwood

Forgan

assists

firms

bankers

in

\

securities

invest¬

and

the

origination
of companies

investigation

desirous

.

Principal of

a

of

"going public."
great many smaller un¬
derwriting firms have neither the
Since

time

a

nor

inclination

companies

in

to

out

seek

of

need

public or
private capital, Gordon & Co. will
look for qualified companies and

up¬

recommend

Ed.

writing

them

clients.

.

to
-

-

under¬

our

-•-<.

-

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Volume

195

Number 6124 i

.

Commerciat and Financial Chronicle

The

,

(177)

contemporary

Is Free World Financing
Growth of Communism?

from its

tries

power

history that coun¬
West, are actively
assisting in the establishment of
a
regime which is bound to ex¬
of

propriate those whose capital and
enterprise have made the coun¬
tries'

-

.

By Paul Einzig

*

.

Britain and the U.S. A.

,

Communism

in

underdeveloped

of*the-Gama" predilection for!

\

extending economic aid to
those

political

independence

business

underdeveloped countries

claims

prevent economic chaos in
•

v

,

s

as

•

the

expulsion

the only

are

for Communism's

of

similar

serves

The
dual

colony

clubs:'Ex-President Kennedy and
ex-Prime Minister Macmillan met

pendence forthwith, regardless of
its state of preparedness for be¬

in'

coming independent, and regard¬

corridor

a

Prison

in

of

the

Lubyanka

while

Moscow

escorted

that

less

the

of

back to their respective cells after
an; ordeal
of questioning. Having

instances

duly - commiserated with
other, one of them—never

tions

which

each
mind

remarked "Anyhow we

have

nothing

to

reproach;

our-

demands

,

should

be

indepen¬

granted

:

fact

inde¬

-

in

that

American

a

public

in

their

capacity of private investors

in backward countries and of taxr-

who have to shoulder the

payers

burden

those

of

defaults

countries,

many

heavily

for

means

independence

their

to
in other countries.

achieve power

inroad.

LONDON, ENG.—-The following
story
is circulating in London

dence

consolidating

regimes
adopting
sfttitude
are
likely

sighted

policy,

will

the

loans

on

pay

present

to

very

short¬

fate

referendums

of

these

decide

at

$4

warrants
of

share

a

A

The

transferable
and

chase

at

time

any

cluding Jan.
of class A
rant

10,

at

price

a

of

markets.
are

rectifiers

used

in

Beckman and

this

selves with.

vious

we

—

Dr. Arnold

respect.

has

It

war¬

per

meeting of the Investment Ana¬
lysts
Society of Chicago being

Net proceeds from the financing

held Jan. 11, at the Midland Hotel.

share.

case

been

the rules."

ob¬

dll

along that the granting
independence would mean the
establishments of
a ; Communist
State

Criticizes "No
One

Strings" Aid

these

of

rules

which

are

rules

pictured in tne above parable is

eral

that

munist

uncommitted

nations

given aid without
The

attached.

States

vest

considerable

a

strings

any

decision

United

must

of

h.e

Government to in¬
into

amount

the Volta River scheme notwith¬

standing

the

attitude

of

increasingly

hostile

mainland.

Nevertheless, Britain was pressed
relentlessly
to
conform
to
the

liable to bring about the situation

be

American

the

on

in

of democracy,
election
Dr.

Ghana

and the gen¬

the

brought

Com¬

Jagan into office.
in

so

British

THE

As

Guiana

is

having

elected

ment towards the Western Democ¬

troduce

Communism. -It

is an outstanding instance
tyf' helping our potential enemies.
President Nakruma does not

be shocked when it finds

MAN H ATTAN

stroy private enterprise.

the

Ghana

Govern¬

racy,

trouble, to

even

makg^a

secret of his
attitude. He is quite openly proCommunist and is rapidly
con¬
verting Ghana into a totalitarian
dictatorship.., He
relies
on
the
sanctity of the rule that no strings
be attached to

must

sistance to

economic

as¬

undeveloped countries

and

judging by the American de¬
cision," he is not far wrong. The
principle laid down by the ab¬
sence
cf strings in the case of
Ghana will, no doubt encourage
other

uncommitted

nations

"uncommit". themselves
side

of

the

Communist

to

the

on

bloc./

payments

position,

hesitation -it

after

decided

was

in
Jf935.
Their totalitarian regime will in¬

that

Communism

will

secured

tinent.

that

Yet

outcome

is

if many

of the
it

the

and

is

to

bound

principal

is bound to

tent

be

a

local

products

regime.

bring in. a Com¬
it is in it

Once

the)

means

another of the

rules

that • the presence - of
businessmen and tech¬
undeveloped countries
synonymous
with ; "colonialist

Volta

is

River

well

Britain

fol¬

example.-It might as
called an outright gift.

be

If Ghana is

World

hostile to the Free

so

before

even

into

poured

American,

other Western money

British and
is

scheme.

the

the

River

Volta

scheme, it is easy to imagine how
hostile it will be after having re¬
ceived the money. For. then, there
will

be

additional

an

hostile.

being

It

for

reason

will

be

much

profitable to default on the
and
to " expropriate 'any
foreign capital invested in Ghana.
more

loan

>

It would have been much wiser
to

call

Mr.

let him

Nakruma's

and

apply to the Soviet Union

economic

for

bluff

responded

aid.

If

I favorably,

Moscow

it

would

have meant the using up of some
of the Soviet
Union's
economic
and

resources

have
race

or

for

trialization.
had

so

much less would

available for the

been

speeding
If

been

up

Moscow's

arms

as

would

in the

case

opened

of Guiana,: it
the eyes of

backward peoples about sincerity
of

the

Union

number of British busi¬
engineers
etc. > were
to stay and were willing
stay, economic conditions in

allowed
to

would

India

have

Alternatively,

dependence.

"technicians"

sian

their

taken'

ASSETS

U. S. Government

spite of the lesson taught by
this
experience, the rule about
opposing so-called "colonialism"
is
being applied in the case of
Katanga,

cause

with

white

experience
the

though

even

its

.

which: recalls the

Weimar-

inter-war

Republic in
period
is --that

is

Belgians

technicians




$2,483,988,331

•

1,587,779,982

.

'.

;.

.

.

.

563,745,342

.

.

.

Loans

....

243,953,481
4,847,597,675

...........

Less: Reserve for Loans

•

.

•

•

•

•

124,lib,452

•

Banking Premises and Investment in Realty Affiliates
Customers'

Acceptance Liability.

Other Assets

.

.

.

80,462,048

270,524,919

.

.'H

.

98,041,981

$19,051,937,327

LIABILITIES

Deposits

1,875,793,657

Foreign Funds Borrowed
Reserve for Taxes

.

.

P

.

.

.

.

...

5,563,375

....

.

.

44,320,747

Acceptances Outstanding

276,243,016

.

badly

Other Liabilities
Reserve for

110,906,198

Contingencies

Capital Funds:

-/"•/- V.

Capital Stock

21,419,970

....

1/,

,■

(Par Value S 12.50 Per Share)

Si 74,594,425

.

13,967,554 Shares Outstanding of
14,639,071 Shares Authorized

needed.

Surplus

500,000,000

.

and

whose

Undivided Profits

43,095,939

$10,051,937,327

the Central Government of

Congo

717,690,364

Be¬

uncompromisingly

is

'with'whites1, it is backed

up by .the.
by the United
economic "conse¬

a*

Of the

States and

decline

The

/

their

attitude

will

jibo^assets $566,858,210

be

through destruction ^wrought - by
the -United Nations military action. It
is

one

of

the

tragic comedies of

arc

pledged

,/'u b
i

-

j

•

C

11 CX

•;,*/

.

•'

*

.

public deposits and for other
preferred as provided by law.

to secure

purposes^
n"ust and certain other deposits are
Securities with a.book value of $36,105,557 are loaned

of

fate

any

•

.......

State, Municipal and Other Securities

Mortgages

•

hostile to the idea of-co-existence

United

of

Obligations

•

.

popu¬

is all in "favor of continued

lation

production- in Ka¬
•>:
Means Communism - iy: / ~'r- tanga—apart- altogether" from the
■// Another of the rules the appli¬
damage -• already - inflicted * on 4t
the

.

.

In

quence'of

cation

N. Y.

'*>r

Condition, December 31, 1961

Cash and Due from Banks

*

of

of

Rus¬
have

would

place
and
their
presence in key positions would
have
greatly
increased
the
chances of a Communist victory.

Nations.;

-When Granting Independencev

become chaotic

after the achievement of in¬

soon

contention that the. Soviet

help- them.

'

nessmen,

wants

to

Statement

large

co-existence

if

•

it not been for the fact that

Had
a

other

or

/; siv '.,'■ V • '.s:»U

iO

exploitation." This in spite of the
fact that their peaceful co-exist¬
ence
with backward peoples was
an
outstanding success in India.

answer

disappointing

have

.

in

..indus¬

strings had been attached to the

aid,

nicians

jOt

-i tiv'Y

of the

is

game

New York 15,

self-

' of

preservation "s because
it.-is- not
bound by. the rules: of -the game.
Yet

Plaza,

new

the resulting popular discon¬

munist

Manhattan

the

bad crop or a decline in the price
of

Chase

a

there

later

or

1

countries were
genuine democratic
could not last. Sooner

to start with

regime,

OFFICE:

."•/' ,v

natural
and
inevitable
consequence of granting colonies
independence prematurely. Even

European

lowed

HEAD

a

the American Con-,

on

BANK
!■

day

one

logical,,

ticipate to the amount of $45 mil¬
lion
in
the
-financing
of
the
.

W?

de¬

!

bridgehead

some

to•>par¬

Hitler

American opinion will no doubt

-

will ~ have

Although the United States is
struggling with the balance of

CHASE

it

a
case
of "democracy to end
democracy." Neither country will
ever
have another free election,'
any more than Germany had after

O.

William W. Wright

cf

Right to the very end
played the game according to

power

of Beckman Instruments Inc., will
be guest speakers at the luncheon

of British Guiana is characteristic
in

the

Chicago Analysts to Hear
CHICAGO, 111.

share

$4

enter¬

vision sets.

in¬

and

one

and

supplies of computers,
business
machines, missiles, satellites,
tracking devices, radios and tele¬

the

pur¬

for each

common

held,

to

up

1967,

and

Its principal
various types of sili¬

con

num¬

to

industrial

tainment

issuance

holders

for

military

immediately

their

upon

the

entitle

in

manufactures

devices

products

50,000

With

plant and
Bedford,
semiconduc¬

with

offices

commercial,

purchase .of, every .two class A
shares, the company will sell for
lc one class A purchase warrant.
The warrants will be

company,

Mass.,

like

shares.

devel¬

new

of

executive

and

to purchase a

class

of

products, expan¬
manufacturing facilities,
and the purchase or l£ase of new
equipment.
'
sion

the

The

countries.

opment

tor

altogether

apart

will be applied toward the

of

vyorld

& Co., New York
-ity, is offering 100,000 shares of
Semicon, Inc., class A common

Communism. Let democratic elec¬
or

free

S^JBv^Fuller

ber

in

the

Stock Offered

stock

position,

to

ones

underdeveloped countries which

excuse

an

allowing

personnel who

to

the balance

on

Semicon, Inc.

sisted

particularly

—

undeveloped

effect

between

and the Communist bloc.

country"
foreign capital and en¬
terprise. If regimes openly adopt¬
ing that attitude are actively as¬

(2) acceding to premature

(3)

and

technical

and

every

hostile

(1) not attaching any "strings" when

partial to U. S. S. R.'s point of view;

skilled

available.

resources

examples of Ghana and
Katanga
will
give
the
utmost
encouragement to those who in

Dr. Einzig condemns "Rules-

areas.

natural

The

reprobated for unwittingly bringing on V,

are

the

13

to customers
'

,

•

against collateral.

>

Membjer FederalDeposit-Insurance Corporation

OfHCBS IN- GREATER NEW YORK

—

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cause
they
only
made - 50%
profit when they bought stock A,
and they could have done much
better
if • they
had
been
sold

SECURITY SALESMAN'S
CORNER

stock B.

DUTTON

JOHN

BY

other
day a
proficient client at this sort of
thing called her salesman early

There Is

much in need of
some practical assistance.
Some¬
times, just a word or two, a brief
comment on how to do something,
will clear the fog away.
Other

other

has

Reading

source.

also

his

in

ness

own

how

know

ask

salesman

a

a

sufficient
is

what

some

of

the

piece of advice

could

more

and it applies

do

and

roadblocks
them,
in

better

no

this

beginners

business,

certain

confounding

are

of

readers

are now

securities

they, have
that

and

field of endeavor.

every

the

know

nothing

is

This

than common sense,

in

to

experience

practical, workable,

sensible.

If

has

who

and

need

they

finding

solutions than to ask

more

if

off

you

valuable

his

offers

time

and

She

quite

the
sell-

a

Few

a

ments

decline

these

people

value.

in

Some

she

emotional
about it; but when they get on
the telephone and start to com¬
plain, they are asking for re¬
assurance, or they may even be
unconsciously looking for someone
to

berate

to them

known

for

bit

a

too

are

reasons

The

(being an
sort of thing)

this

until she

down. He didn't say

she

began tg run
anything un¬

"Are

asked,

telephone,

old
let

her to blow

He allowed

off steam

to their sales¬

or

at

her talk.

til

on the
listening?"
replied, "I am

are

you

you

"Certainly," he
listening to every word you are
saying." "Then will you please tell
me," said1 she in a much quieter
tone, "just why did my stock go

some of their
Whatever the
cause
(and
experienced associates who will possibly, a psychiatrist in some
good enough to share their instances would be the only one
experiences with them. It is a who could know) a security sales¬
busy world these days, and the man can't spend
endless time
security
business
is
extremely defending the constant "downs" in
competitive. It is a very fortunate the market and in specific stocks.
organization that has within its When they go up he doesn't have
fold some experienced salesmen
as
many
complaints, except of
who will give of their time and
course,
there
are
even
some
experience to help new men who people who
will complain beman.

be

down?"

they

That

it!

was

he

blood

direcftr

the

There

was

his

let

customer

pressure

honest,

common

sense

time

of

and

planations about

at any time. Your business

will

for

a

better, you bought it
the long pull, stocks fluctuate
Six hundred stocks went

the

down,
clined
/
JOHN J. LYNCH, President.
GEORGE GRAY, Executive Vice President

effort, no ex¬
good company,

do

etc; etc.

pleasure!

to engage

her stock de¬
obvious to her.

reason

now

was

Co.

offices

in

Bank Building

in a securities business.
Officers

are

Robert

M".

Kirchner,

President;
Ronald

L.

Moore,
Vice-'
President;
and

Dean.

H.

Boedeker,
Se

c r e

t

a

ry-

Treasurer.
Kirchner

speqial 'situations,-•
Which leaves them with sufficient
time to keep abreast of the more

Mr.

general

Peters, Writer

tance

to

officer

an

that is of impor¬
them in the investment
M.

Kirchner

salesman's
clientele
is
composed of different classifica¬
tions

of

customers

there

—

are

traders, investors, speculators, and
outright gamblers who buy and
sell securities. You are running
your own store—your firm pro¬
vides you with merchandise, serv¬

rent, telephone, and research.

ice,

You

determine

must

mands
forts

what

de¬

time and ef¬
most important in rela¬

upon

are

your

tionship to the clientele that

you

service. The tools you can use are

often it is

sen,

Inc., with

LOS ANGELES,

McComb

—

become
of

Francis
Execu-r

Wagen¬

&

Durst, Inc., 626 South
Street, members of the

Spring
New

York

Stock
was

Calif.

will

Vice-President

-

Kirchner,
Inc.

Ormsbee

&

li§f

$20 Million

San Jose, Calif.

Bonds Marketed
A

Bank

of America

N.T.

&

S.

A.

underwriting syndicate, which in¬
cluded

The

Chase

Manhattan

The group paid a premium of
$1,709 for a combination of 6%,
41/4%, 21/2%, 2%%, 3% and 3y4'%'>
bonds. The dollar price was 100.009

To Name V.-P.

seller

of

Wiesner,

In

prin¬

Calif.

Wagenseller Co.

tive

the past Mr. Kirchner was a

cipal

the

associated.

also

were

Bank, purchased on Jan. 10, a
Municipal
Improve¬
the whole machine shop' $20,000,000
ment bond issue of the City - of
San
Jose, Santa Clara County,

try to run

S.

others

of

Christen-

&
Robert

phases of their work.

formerly

was

news

a

No argument. No fuss. No

it

with

formed

been

First National

the

trading. They follow these
stocks. They keep records of their
tape action, volume, news items,
gossip, and they / sometimes go
direct to- reliable sources for addi¬

more

no

loss

banking needs expertly, graciously

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

DENVER, Colo.—Kirchner &

for

discussion.

a-:-

Own Invent. Co.

recommend

better to pick up a hammer, a few
nails and a screw driver, than to

on

Exchange and yours
just happened to be one of them."

Experience, Facilities and Staff
our

that

New

declined

stocks

answer.

is

"pros" do? They
They select a few

concentrate.

situations

Kirchner Forms

has

•

600

York Stock

interruption. Then he gave her

—to represent you

-

So what do the

-

varied and many—but

he

get
down by al¬
lowing her to talk to him without

to serve your

himself.

over

First

■

physical strength of old Atlas

"Mrs.
Customer,"
quietly told her, "yesterday

her

"'v

the

Every

salesman

hand

un¬

it

which

minutes.

of

in

make

couldn't / understand why in / lieve their, clients will eventually
world / / her
representative make a profit. Then they concen-

the

lap..:,/ didn't

Examples

entailed

required

tional information.
They get the
points. "feel" of a few situations which
upset and she said that;» they like, and in which they be¬

wait untiL-later in the /day
buy (second guessing), then
figured out. that she. had
Everyone - who sells securities •already lost about $300 eyed be¬
has customers who become rest¬ fore she paid for the stock, and
the tirade went on. for several/
less and fretful if their invest¬
Arc

physical work
services

?962

Thursday, January 11,

,

quarter

a

to

Here

the

.

declined

stock

new

and

One

was

she

ex¬

her

and

about

,

perience and lays it in your

and

general market had

attention

but

—

morning

the afternoon of the same day

help, ask the man who has
it, and be grateful if he

done

they

problem in
salesmanship,

solve

to

the field of security

in

that

effective, But if you want to

require

consideration

and

dis¬

and

work

himself

for

covered

very

problems

been helpful, especially when the
suggestions were offered by some¬
one
who has proven his, useful¬

were

often

are

I

years

the

she 1 was
somewhat excited. She had bought
200
shares
of
stock
in
a
good
company
the day before at the
opening,- on y the advice of her
registered - representative. During

Better Way to Do It

a

have learned
more about my job from listening
to other experienced men in the
same line of work than from " any
the

'

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to

other

.

impossible to try to know every¬
thing that goes on about every¬
■ ;■
.
..
:;i_> thing. You couldn't do this if you
Were a walking computer who had
particularly

'v' The

in

Over

Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Pacific

and

Exchanges.

formerly

Inc.

with

and

the

city

was

Blyth &

Co.,

*

3.08%.

cost-to

The bonds

the

were

reoffered

at prices to yield trom
1.70% to 3.30%, according to ma¬
turity Feb. 1, 1963-1982.

Coast

Mr.,-McComb

interest

net

The bonds

are

the second series

to be offered from

1961 authori¬

a

zation

totaling $44,070,000.
Pro¬
ceeds will finance the expansion

.

Vice Presidents

Work

CARL J. MEHLDAU

Assistant Secretaries

GEORGE L. TITUS

•

WALTER McFADDEN

WILLIAM J. AHERN

DONALD S. LAW

.

ability
press

Comptroller
Assistant Vice Presidents

GEORGE £. DOWNEY

hourly

At the Close of Business

/V;

on

news,

flashes,

and

that

their

to

comes

ma¬

desk

and / daily. The physical
of handling an active

Baker & Co., Inc., 150
Broadway, New York City, merm
ber"'of

the

change,
motion

New

York

Stock

Ex¬

has

announced the pro¬
Edward C. Apy from

of

Assistant

Vice-President to Vice-

Santa Clara.

Forming F. A. Melhado Co.
F.

A.

clientele and following up details
of a procedural nature in relation

American

Mr.

Apy

is

a

Stock

member

of

the

Exchange.

as

at

One

continue

Wall

of

-

member

Melhado

This

*. $10,835,696.52
17,194,482.73
21,478,496.96
1,263,805.81

Municipal Securities'.

Other Securities

Stocks

Mortgages

announcement

is neither

an-offer

to

sell

NEW

solicitation of an offer
only by the Prospectus.

nor a

Shares. The offer is made
ISSUE

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..........

to

buy

any

T

661,634.69

.♦ '■*-

4

920,588.64

Susan Crane

$91,415,386.93

Packaging, Inc.

LIABILITIES
Capital
Surplus

.

Undivided Profits

General Reserve
Unearned Discount

....

Reserves for Taxes and

Expenses

Deposits.........r....

Common Stock

$ 2,662,000.00
6,000,000.00
1,098,094.69
1,332,510.93
242,541.20
'90,728.89
79,989,511.22

Y

(Without Par Value)

Price $10 per Share

$91,415,386.93

1

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^

Copies of the Prospectus

may

be obtained from the undersigned.

TBIST rOMI' WY
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at *be corner of COURT SQUARE

theIn
Heart of the Civic Center,
M&nbur federal




New

Neil

A.

Brooklyn

iwvraftc* Carpotaficnt

of these
^

150,000 Shares

31,841,259.01

...

r.V.-.V.V^.V J....

Other Assets

fUlTON STREET

the

A.

January 5, 1962

6,503,541.37

Loans and Discounts

Building

investment

Partners

and

715,881.20

Bonds and

St., New York City,
the

of

C. E.

Unterberg, TowbinCo.

be

15, with offices

Frederick

Exchange.

will

Co.

&

of Jan.

to

ness

President effective Jan. 2, 1962.

Melhado

formed

December 31,1961

United States Government Securities

State and

the

Amott,

plant to be
with the City

treatment

built in conjunction

ASSETS

Cash and Due from Banks

Bank

*'

Statement of Condition

all

primary sewage treatment
the construction of a1

and

secondary
of

limitations
.

.

follow

releases, wire

terial

Auditor

MILDRED L. RUBENSTEIN

to

the constant flow of research

/

JOHN M. YOUNG

WILLIAM McSHANE

v

Promotes Apy--:

LAWRENCE H. SIEBERT

Vice President & Secretary
HAROLD W. SCHAEFER

plant

Amott, Baker

EDWARD R. HAHNEFELD

the

of

System '

responsibility of making decisions
.for, their, customers, is their in¬

JOHN FRASER

MARY A. MANN IX

Own

handling active trading accounts,
and who
are
charged with the

john b. Mcdonald

LEONARD D. O'BRIEN

Out Your

Another problem faced by regis¬
tered
representatives
who
are

WILLIAM h. henderson

busi¬

Melhado,

York

will

Stock

be

Mr./

McConnell.

Volume

Number 61-24

195

The Commercial and Financial

....

Chronicle

(179)

market

Our Reporter on

.*

specialists believe that
be longer intervals
between operations by the Treas¬
ury so that the new issues which
have
come
into
being can be
there

should

The

which

will

be used

;ba.lanceuf'its
;

which the Feb. 15 maturities will
be mot* It is .again expected,that;.
raise the: short-term, issues will .be very

,

to*

.

be strong opiii-

There appears to

short bond issue may
place in this operation

Government! ligation
most of ,the needed have a

obtain

even

one,

'thoughl' ah -ihterihedikte-term",ob-

ions around that the
will

this

t:
Januapy7cashneeds,ipro^in"^ ^ m
""

BOndS Olier&d

$1 250 000 000)

with

,

question but what
portunify to exchange at least a, the Government would like to
token amount of the maturing ob-. extend the average maturity of
ligations for securities that should, the debt and refunding operations
have a due date long enough to
like this one affords just such an
help extend the Government debt, opportunity. Therefore, it would
In addition,
it is believed that seem as though an obligation or
there could be an important de- obligations which
would enable.
mand

for

refunding issues if the

is high enough to
appeal to those who are interested
in getting a return comparable to
or slightly better than that avail¬
able on savings deposits.

.

The

first

1962

the

pected,

the

near-term

of

sector
...

still

offered

be

this

in

ex-

appeal to

"

income

Should be'^ aoDearinn

as'

the

in

ket

what

very

ernment

1962.

vine

VTy

1

bonds.

Co.

,

minded

coin Road to

engage

rities business.
r.

Weston,

in

Officers

a

President;

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--.

er*

Co.; The Marine Trust
New York; The

Western

of

Frank,

Secretary

Treasurer.

RECORD

REPORTED BY THE NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM

OF

Commercial Bank of North America
LEICHTMAN,

PRESIDENT

AND

FOUNDER

■

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■

Treasury

should

1

turn

out

one

raising

will be coming along
and probably before the
over

announcement

will

there
as

to

the

be
way

an

in

G. Russell Clark

Theodore 1. Salamon

Chairman of the Board

Executive Vice-President

/

to

would embark upon a junior forfor the Gov- ward refunding if market condiduring the first half of* tions are conducive to this kind pf
an undertaking.
However, such a 7

active

Former Superintendent of
State of New York

Banks,

right after the new money
and refunding- operation idea in mind of

with the

helping

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BANK'S ANNUAL REPORT*

modestly extend the maturity
of the Government debt might be.
crowding the market just a bit.
It is evident that some money

to

Dec. 31,1961

Deposits..........
Resources

;

CUSTOM

fflnmjratui

BANKING

.......220,195,947

on

Reserve for Possible Loan Losses

investment

We have

20

■v! !

Broad

-

-

Capital Funds

;

2,619,099
14,687,680

15,536,179
.4

*

problems.
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$2.64

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$2.47

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complete Annual Report will he sent

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request.

on
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only two offices:

ConniK'i'dal Bank

Street, New York 5

of INTortli America

Street, New York 19

MANHATTAN
116 Fifth Avetiue

JUdson 2-5900

528 Broadway •

Offices

*

1400

Broadway

Deposit

Insurance

Corporation

-

352 East 149th Street

115 Broadway

781 Eastern Parkway
465 Kings Highway

QUEENS.

Queens Boulevard

BROOKLYN

.

1574 Pitkin'Avenue *315 Broadway
...

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99-01
Federal

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318 Grand Street




........3,418,070

WHitehall 3-2300

West 51st

Member

98,398,952

..........

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128,773,674

—

:

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193,740,265

;

particular emphasis

t7.; V,

......

$170,992,796

;

Net Earnings Per
with

Dec. 31,1960

.....$201,772,154

;

Loans

Sruat

Eliot

Morris

&yCo.f Man'ufactar^Han: Wfst°n' Vice-President; and Rob-

Trust

AN ALL-TIME

JACOB

secu-

are

inves¬

have funds to put to work.
*

initial refunding operation

is

.

,

-

Vd

Securities Corporation has been
' formed with offices at 1335 Lin-

.

for this year

month

,

v:;;

.

*

Fla—Geneva

,

the

venture

shortly

-'-jf

...

There

what

Looking Ahead
The

«.

,

over

.

a

MIAMI BEACH,

Otjieir* members of the offering
grout) include:

stiH the largest buyers of Treas-

venture, the Treasury is getting surprise to some money market •
right into action in the open mar-; specialists ; if
the -Government/;
be

10°'50-

m Government obligations by. me
public pension funds. They .are

continues
Avoiding Indigestion " •
•
"
the plan which has been used all
When the February ~ operation,
of last year for both new money
is ot^of the way, there will bear"
and
refunding operations.
By short period (respite) in whichstarting off the new year with av th6 treasury will he out of the /:
not too sizable new money raising^ maEket ahd it Would not
be ar
Thus,

reofferl"g.to.the Pub»C, the

Chemical Bank New York Trust

is no question but ■'
yields which; are ap- pearing for all fixed income bear-! (
ing obligations are having a favorable influence on those who ,

tors.

been

ate in it.

a

around, debt extending issues

can

the

these; funds.

borrowpredicted by not
money market itself but
by the specialists who oper-

also

k

change by the Treasury since they
can be made attractive enough to

This type of ne^ money

ing had
only the

su£r-

.

Geneva Sect. Opens

.

_

the ma-

ex¬

Govern¬

the

get

_

is

.

whichg shouM^be ^PPearing as
-

expected package offer.
And
though there is very much
a rising interest rate psychol¬

ogy

new

been
used

as

market to

ment

needed

had
Treasury

And,

Gov¬

market for;

open

obtain

to

was

money.

the

of

venture

in

ernment

.

-state

even

of

Bank

Tvnicn wm oe maae py state_ana bonds are scaled from a yield of
city Pension fund buyers. It is 1:65% out to a dollar price of

turity of the Federal Government
debt somewhat would be part of
the

Manhattan

no

the Treasury to move out

rate

coupon

is

There

op-

an

Chase

W*- -P*#,* net interest cost of 3.392%
to the state.
■ - .
•

.

ing operation will afford

Barr

.

^.favorable influence onjbe piw

•

.

Hutzler;

.

mi

funds (between

and

&

Bank; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades &
Co.; Bear. Stearns & Co.; "iiiiS
manager of an underwriting syn- able Securities Corp.; Hornblower
diCate which purchased on Jan. & Weeks; F. S.
Moseley & Cor
10, an issue of $33,063,000 State Stone & Webster Securities Corp.;
of New York Housing Bonds, due B. J. Van Ingen & Co.
Inc.; John
fundings for this fiscal period,
Jan.. 1,. 1963 through 2012, inclu- Nuveen & Co. Inc.; Bache &
Co.;
' Pgnsi&ii Fund Buying to
sive. The group submitted a bid Paribas Corp.; L. F. Rothschild &
'
Accelerate
?
of
100,21999 for the b on d s Co.; Adams, MCEntee & Co., Inc.;
\ The •• much expected, nsing; inn..ag 3.%s, 3.30s, 3.40s and 3^8, set- A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.

or a

$1.000,000,0(50 also. The refunding of ttiePebnia short-, ary
3y4s, 3%.s and. 4s, Xvhich
twm oftotag. .However, som e' amount to almost $11.2billion and
money market experts would not are owned by the Central Banks
; be surprised if there would be at and jhe^Govemmenrinv^meht
least -a modest, effort made
to
(.trust) ,-aocounts in the aggregate
f help the maturity range of the of $4,974,000,000, with the balance,
debt through the reopening of an of
$6,206,000,000 being held by
outstanding issue in the inter- private investors, will be done
mediate-term area.
It should be with the hope of pushing out the
well taken.,
..•
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debt maturity of the Government
Certainly the February refund-; issues.
new

Brothers

Brothers & Co.; Blair & Co. Inc.:
White, Weld & Co.;
The" Philadelphia
National

,

The

.

again

in April .for new..
money .with another fairly, sizable
refunding to be undertaken m
May. / June: will close out the re-

T. CHIPPENDALE, JR.

Treasury is expected to make
today the issue or. issues

known

A(»»

-|

properly^digested. Thebe m the
Goyerament, will most likely

•

mon

market

-

BY JOHN

.Northern Trust Co.; Hallgarten &
Co.; R. W. Pressprich & 'Co.; Salo¬

$33 Million
.

15

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Forest Hills

-

14-15 122nd Street, College Point
Member Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation

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Successful Bidders

.'.

.

Thursday, January 11, 1962

Puerto Rico Bonds

on

;

Promise of the Future

-

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.

'.' By .Roger W. Babson

.

VI''>?'■
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writes of beneficial impact
;>;

Financial

of

observer

many

years

'

automation, and denies it means fewer workers or that we are going
fast in

too

Only

few

a

automation

years ago

little

that direction. -:

than a trickle
[ within the economy, but today it
was

is

river and tomorrow it will be

a

flood.

a

more;

The

question

great

is

] whether its obvious benefits will
be% outweighed by the problems
.

that it raises—such
employment.
Automation's

The

825,000.000 general purpose bonds due
A banking group headed by Chase
Manhattan Bank; Morgan Guaranty Trust
Co.;
bids, on
1963

to

Ira Haupt & Co., and including
Banco Credito; Banco de
San

an

Vice-President of the
Puerto Rico,
Fiscal Agent for the Commonwealth, and John
de Milhau, Vice-President of the Chase Manhat¬

Francis

Banco de Ponce ;•

interest cost basis of 3.4452%.

Senior

Bowen,

•

Government Development Bank for

and-Roig
high bidder
Shown, left

Juan,

Commercial Eank of Puerto Rico was
at

Toto, President of Banco de Ponce; Jose R. Noquera, Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico;

1984.

tan

Bank.

I

have

un¬

mass

and

before

will

I

has never
been
any
indication that more
machinery means fewer workers.
that

back

Look

industrial

the

history of this country,

and you

find that there has been

will

said

is

built so that every step from raw
material to final product could be
turned out by a handful of people
at

pushbuttons.

right:

Frank

Smeal,

Vice-President, Morgan

an

It

doesn't

sidered.

that

tory

machines

ment

has

tion

Natural Gas

'

prices

from

range

redeemed

if

on

104.63%

prior to

or

thorization to construct and oper¬
ate facilities which would result

Dec.

in

31, 1962, and thereafter at prices
decreasing to 100% after Dec.

Pipeline Co.

31, 1980.

Bonds Offered

The bonds

not redeemable

are

borrowed

underwriting

which is of¬
fering publicly today (Jan. 11)
$30,000,000 Natural Gas Pipeline
Co.
of
America
first
mortgage
pipeline bonds, 4%% series due
1982, [priced at 100%.
group

less
I

than

at

interest

an

of

ment
now

short-term

bank

pay¬

loans

outstanding in the amount of

$31,000,000 incurred in connection
with I960 expansion projects.
A

sinking

bonds

fund for the
provides for annual

new

pay¬

Trio-Tech, Inc.

A

wholly-owned subsidiary of
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.,
Natural Gas Pipeline is one of the

Common Offered

delivered annually in the Chi¬
cago metropolitan area. The max¬

debt,, purchase

the

equipment, rtew products,

daily delivery capacities of
company's pipeline systems,
peak

with

the

hold

withdrawals from

day

redemption

price is 100%, Optional redemp¬

with

the

Federal

Commission, and

The

an

additional

run

is

lease¬

The

been

influx

of

automation

has

unexpectedly rapid •> that
many have been badly frightened;
they think we are moving to fast
for our own good.
Some wish
they were living back a 100 years
ago so they wouldU have
fewer
complications; others say they
so

and

working

St.,

of

3410

Burbank,

from
changing at

years

;

company

wouldn't want to be around

West

Calif.,

is

with

now.

have

such

a

the labor movement

attractive

such
said

any

also

be

healthful and

more

better

pay

amazing machines will bring still
more

in the years to come.

M. G. Hill Co. Formed
M.

G.

Hill

ducting

at

offices
York

&

Co.,

Inc.

is

con¬

securities business from

a

Broad

25

Street, New

City. Isaac Mayer is

a

prin¬

cipal of the firm.
DIVIDEND

NOTICES

REGULAR

QUARTERLY

Even

DIVIDEND

which has

The Board of Directors has
declared this day
COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND NO. 110

This is

a

regular quarterly

dividend of

27*

COLUMOIA
GAS

SYSTEM

*

PER SHARE

WMMMmmMmmMMmmmsm

The

Payable

change-over to automated

on

Feb. 15,1962

production
This announcement is neither
of
the

an

offer to

an

offer to sell

nor a

solicitation

buy these securities. The offer is made only by

Offering Circular.

to holders of record at close

and on,

of

is going to spread on
and certainly nobody will
deny that a great many workers

will

have to

This is

New Issue

v

•

would

have

experts

have

Jan. 4,1962

often

THE COLUMBIA

that; without; automation,

warned
we

January 5,1962

SECRETARY

fact and must be faced.

a

Farsighted

find

soon

would not

we

sufficiently

a

business, Jan. 19,1962

KARL SHAVER

other jobs.

to

move

large

GAS

SYSTEM, INC.

labor

force to accomplish our
work, in¬
troduce new products, and main¬

100,000 Shares

tain

our

living,

WESTERN SEMICONDUCTORS,

INC.

I

standard

prosperous

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notice

that

in

industries

of

,

good

a,

and

ofJ

deal

human effort is still needed

even

off ices -'where

CAPITAL STOCK
COMMON STOCK

Price $3.00 Per

DIVIDEND

MILL FACTORS

Share

The

CORPORATION
Copies of the Offering Circular
the

are

obtainable in any state from

undersigned and such other dealers

as

may

EARNINGS

Mill

Factors

1960

to

statement
June

shares

PACIFIC

210

West

460

Denver

233

A

Seventh
Club

Street,

COAST

Street,

Building,

San

Diego

STOCK

Los

Denver

1

EXCHANGE

Angeles
2

14

share),

Secuiities

pursuant

ment

to

will




the

March

Act

an

1,

begin¬
Corpo¬

for 208,460
value $2 50

8,

Exchange

Securities

the

of

(par

gen¬

July

period

statement

on

made

holders

period

such

Stock

and

the

be

mailed

interested

statement

"'r?u

filed

Corporation's

other

"V" *»*<

a

1960,

with

Commission
of

security

is

1933,

as

in

generally

Act

of

1933,

to

all

as

available

accordance

provisions of Section 11
ties

request

of

security
holders - and
parties.
Such
earnings

made

holders

on

(a)

with

to
the

of the Securi¬

amended.

on

cash dividend for the fourth

quarter

amended, and which became effective April
25, 1960.
Copies of such earnings state¬
the

*'t ",

for

1961,

Common

the
;

30,

registration

of

per

MEMBER

TWELVE

security

ning after the effective date
ration's

INCORPORATED

its

to

Directors

December 20, 1961, declared

30, 1.461

Corporation has

available

earnings

CARLSEN

FOR

ENDED JUNE

NO. 184

of

Board

cents

erally

&

STATEMENT

MONTHS

lawfully offer

these securities in such state.

CURRIER

NOTICE

DIVIDEND

FINANCIAL NOTICE

( Without Par Value)

or

than
our
workers today. It is the machine
that has helped to bring about this
prosperity, and newer and more

Changes

Up to

had

working conditions

received

some

Facing

yet

might

had

ever

r

au¬

It

100

a

pace.
—

not

workers in the world's his¬

no

things

pretty fast-moving -menengaged in the design and manu¬ is frightened by automation, and
some
facture
of hydraulic, pneumatic,
laborites are crying aloud,
that there may not be any jobs in
and
electronic
test
equipment,
a few years.
Let them be assured
centrifuges,
training
aids
and that
there will be plenty of jobs—
ground handling equipment.
but many will be
yery different
jobs.

to file

application, for

.

*

Cohasset

Power

proposes

of

improvements

capital.

the facilities of Natural Gas Stor¬

filed

fund

machines

one

of machines

we

con¬

It cannot be denied that

machines.

.

author¬

age
Co. of Illinois
(a whollybeginning in 1963 sufficient
ownfed subsidiary of ihe com¬
to retire
approximately 94% of
pany), currently allow peak day
the issue prior to maturity, with
provision for additional optional deliverability of approximately
The company has
annual
sinking fund payments. 2,416,500 Mcf.

sinking

additional

imum

when combined

from

volume

provements.

Co., 26 Broadway,
New York City is offering pub-"
Iicly 112,500 common shares of
Trio-Tech, Inc., at $2 per share.
Net proceeds will be used by* the
company
for the repayment of

gas

ized

yet

today almost
incredible, and still employment
keeps reaching ever higher. For
the most part, our joblessness is
due to an exploding population, a
rather impressive group of people
who would rather live on charity
or unemployment insurance than'
work, and a reluctance to develop
swiftly-paced* programs to retain
[and relocate workers displaced by
the advance of technological im¬

Kureen

Ezra

ments

The

maximum

the

of

cost

4.625%.

pioneer'long-distance natural gas
pipeline operators in the coun¬
try.
It owns two pipeline* *sys»*
Proceeds from the sale, together terns which currently supply ap¬
with treasury funds, will be ap¬ proximately 70%
of the natural

plied by the company to the

in

1962.

prior tor Jan. 1, 1967, with funds

Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. and Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., head an

increase

an

daily
delivery capacity
of its
pipeline systems by 132,000 Mcf
in- the aggregate by the end of

to

soared

sheer

The

and

more

that

me

in America

new

cient

of

to

seem

are materially and
spiritually better off than the
people of the backward nations
we

who

outflow

mind,

entire

going too fast, everything

are

effi¬
employ¬

unending

the

out

"automatic" machines.

height to another simultaneously.

to

in

Keep

however: Human brains must still

there

over

completely automatic
have been installed. It
that a factory could be

scheme, and
human, hands must build, set up,
start, tend, repair, and maintain
(and sometimes even

Will

Problems

said

again

say

most

processes

work

Solved

Be

Co.; William C. Carrington, Jr.,
Partner of Ira Haupt & Co.; Roberto de Jesus.
Guaranty Trust

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has received

as

the

of the

per

Company's
stock.

year

share

of 70

upon

common

This dividend

the

capital
will

be

paid by check on January 15,
1962, to
of

common

record

business

at

on

stockholders

the

close

December

of

28,

1961.
K.

C, CHRISTENSEN,

Vice President and Treasurer
San Francisco, Calif.

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their future recovery was last year, and little came of it,
divided. One that had its» backers, were
again very much in the
was Radio Corp. which was some-, forefront
of the suggestions for
what
restrained
1962. Their earnings reports were
through
the
over

AND YOU

.

BY WALLACE STREETE

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electronic boom, arid is still well
its- recent high in 1960.

under

To

start

off

the

before they

were split, more than
doubling in value in the process,
to keep the stock market That even shamed the final net
a
nervous affair this week after
gain in Superior Oil, the highest
only
one
"convincing
advance' price item in the list. Its final
against a handful of declining posting
was
a\ 55-point
gain,
new

year,

re-

shares '

industrial

con-

fact that its diversification is such

sessions.

last

of

as

spot in the list, although
much
spectacular was
ac-

formance

in

late

the

that followed World

V.:A"

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Since then the company has had

earnings sapped by the expen¬
sive
expansions
into
color
television

tion

electronic

and

processing.

The

color

data-

situa¬

TV

currently is the

bright

to

it alorie virtually up
now the major makers

here,
also

are

their

reports

getting

into

the

color

persistently heavy and failed to field with RCA and its own color
complished
by
the
individual show a plus sign for their average set production is
reported by the
•issues. Nevertheless, the rail aver--for more than half a dozen of the
Company -to
have
turned ; the
'age has y.et--to sagbelowthe final year's.-, early:session as they paid corner Arid started
coritributing to
posting of1961 while the indus-Afor the excesses that had carried earnings. 7? .• rA.77
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trial A average A has
never;' been them to levels where they weren't A Data
processing work hasn't yet
•above its • closing arid,, at worst, anything
approaching ' statistical reached' the
point, for RCA that:
nearly 30 points under it;
Ay; bargains: They continued to in7 the color-set
activity has and it
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will continue to be a drain on
Selling Targets ^
^at had first shown up , last
earnings for some time. However,
Selling targets were the issues December. , .
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4;hat" had;been populai: Tor -many ''A- V A. A
A
v
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indicated that this year this work
months, had run their price-earri-. A '• ' A uptimisiii ^revaus,r
will be done at only - half the
:ings ratios ;:to high, levels,'Street- opinion was still
losses reported up to here. And
were
showing below-average or largely on the optimistic side. Althe outlook is expanding as a re¬
no yields at their high price tags,
though the market technically was
sult
of
agreements
to - export
In short, the issues that the oldT disappointing and some warning
equipment to France, England and
time .yardsticks -have
fori'long signs were apparent, the fact that
Japan. An important turn in this
called- vulnerable v proved - that the selling concentrated on vulsecond of two expensive problems
some
of the old notions are still nerable items and that some of the

are historically
and statisti¬
cally high. Jersey Standard fs still
a neglected blue chip.

[The views expressed in this article
do

dreary, and
,in coping with the
problems
should
con¬
were

the

now gets
70% of its revenues from this half
of the world; The company showed

operating

1960
on

is

and

income

Meanwhile
dull

the

1961

in

reached

reaction set in. In
much talk centers

a

of the

.

Lowry
C

Mr.

Co.,

110

—

Powell,
Street,

Jan. 19, will admit

on

Lowry to partnership.

Lowry will

make

his head¬

quarters in High Point, N. C.

the peak

manager

ment

share prices

of the municipal depart¬

of

Lewis

McDaniel

&

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at least semi-valid.
C

The

-shares

sections

neglected

""7" '77

like

Business 7 Machines,
which; had
closed: out 1960 at 593 and then,

the face of it, kept hopes high for
an-end-to the selling before too

despite

much .more time goes by.

in

1961

3-for-2 stock split early

a

had

worked

back

-." Annual

579

to

could

rails

the

reports

that:

1

that year ended, were

bit

hard

clipped

by the persistent sell-

,

down.

However, a trim-of some 30
points in the price tag for I.B.M.
is a modest setback against a plus

•Ti?e similar. ia-i ^
an

with

-

And the list of them in
a

.

long

Zenith
than

a

1961

wouid

^on

involved,
rto; back-up-the: age-old fact that
stock splits are overwhelmingly
popular with investors arid/traders.

ed

e

ends

~

by

split talk—in? fact,; has
split the shares — the de¬
as selling hit utilities
generally, tfnly made for a more
attractive bargain in the opinion

of its followers.

As

has

Electronic

as

of the nation
a

residential
:

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Savings,

looking to California, and to

are

of the fastest growing Savings and

one

Loan Associations in Southern California.

Here's Just A

7

serves

section

Sample Of The Valuable Contents:

•jIV How California's record-shattering population growth has created

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an

unparalleled investor's market for

you.

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it Why Los Angeles is the Ration's leading construction market and-

Oils Liked

Oils,
garded

free money making booklet loaded with reasons

why wise investors
World

desirable

as

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old

well

a

areas.

7

still

were

It

industrial
as

Here's

the

made.

been

important

an

in

profit
efficient installa¬

more

have

tions

of pursuing an eccentric and unRadio had gained better certain course after theif sharp
hundred points last year corrections late last year. Opinion
The

one.

and net income and with

acceleration

lately

77

issues

quality utility com¬
generally, Public Service
shown steady growth in its

some

■A:',.'??'.

was

with

revenues

run

Eccentric Electronics

,

panies

re-

bef ore7 the

-

The

,

followed

be

strength

-stock

clines in it,

in its final phase where a correc-

-

large; .plus.- signs

.

where stock splits were

With Yield 7*.

the

never

beyondconcedmgthatitmight.be

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on

newsTlowing until at least April,
it is felt that there is little prospect for any outright bear market
at this time. Even those who concede that the ^intermediate-term
correction has farther to go were
J*0* writing off the bull market

sign last year that ran to 275
points for the year, after adjustment for the stock split and dividends paid on the issue.
■

RCA's

dend. And since it hasn't featured

expanding. In the face of favorable

calmed

issue

for

one

utilities, Public Service
Electric 7 wasstill : a
blue * chip
offering an above-average return
on
the
recently-increased divi¬

ex-

pected to reach flood stage late in
the month are expected to prbvide
ing A As a matter of Actual fact, comforting tidings, and at least
the
new
shares had; sold above the first quarter this year is ex-r
;6b0v dunh^ :thq^eaY^bCforeAthe; .pecteclAq-show ther business boom
as

a

vital

a

A Blue Chip Utility

=
are

be

profit showing, and consequently
the languid shares.
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^^able^Tk^ug°°d^^Sd<:in

of c International.

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its

;

which - were widely re¬
as the section to do well

profit possibilities for the investor who acts

now.

it How and why diversified industrial growth creates sound, stablesavings and investment opportunities for your surplus funds.
"WHY INVESTORS LOOK TO CALIFORNIA"

announcement

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neither

is

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every

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M

CURRENT

ANNUAL RATE

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Dividends

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Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrant

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compounded quarterly

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Open a high earning

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after

1957

those

as

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members of the New York Stock

have been

near

presented

only.]

Exchange,

report is in.

shares

nowhere

and

time coin¬

Kistler

expected to improve

it when the

any

FAYETTEVILLE, N.

in

record

at

of the "Chronicle."

To Admit

Western

Hemisphere to where it

an

those

Powell, Kistler

giant of the field, has been
doing well in stepping up its pro¬
in

are

author

the

efforts

necessarily

with

They

tinue to make their profit state¬
ments
a
source
of
satisfaction.
Standard of New Jersey, which is

motion

not

cide

success

one.

After going

were

year,

benefited from the tele¬

its

Utilities, where stock splits had
hand
in superior
price per-

a

the bright

it

run

its

and

vision spree
War II.

of the company to any stock split,
These shares in the reactionary
markets of this year sold down
more than five dozen points. 1

favorites, indicated yearend cleaning up still underway by some of
the professionals.

not

year

during the past year. The moderate final gain was in large part
attributable to the flat opposition

year's

Rails continued to stand out

of popularity
peak earnings
date all the way back to 1955

Radio

when

range of better than 300 points

a

dry up, at times sharply. The
sprinkling of large blocks showing
up in normally
quiet issues, as
some

for

1957 and 1959, and wandered over

,

as

picture. The last

Superior had sold above 2,000 in

" :
Volume indications favored the
.

sell side still since attempts by the
industrials to rally saw turnover

well

that the electronic work is some¬
what
obscured
in
the
overall

that

solid comfort early in 1961 when

other

field, despite the industry

in the electronic

tinued

.

a
.

Radio Corp. is a definite leader

actionary

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•

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.

*

.

NEW

"COMPANY,

Dec. 31.

-

-p-pp'PP*'

$

Deposits

York,

opened

branch

new

a

Mr. Berdolt was Vice-Presi-

dent.

Chase Manhattan Bank, New

The

and Fifth Ave..
As of that date, Chase Manhat¬
tan had 111 banking offices in the

with the

been

Jan. 6 at 135th St.,

Controller,

and

iaent

on

TRUST

IRVING

New. York area.P-/-'•/;• ?;/AX

'■

P "

Dec. 31,

'

1951

.

2,170,646

❖

*

Dec. 31,

■*:. :I-V.

y

:.p

?. u. >.;. P'

x' „

j

ft

onrl

:••• V-V..V.. ..P

' *♦

IIP

{.

'

■»

V

534,440,429
975,956,680

Cash and due front?.

Undivided

P/P P'

'

453,677,445'

1,140,931,376

Govt,

pfts._

35,644,758

87,688,262

:

curity hldngs.
Loans & discnts.

4,847,597,675 4,360,782,767

Dec. 31,

CO.,

&

Trust

Co.

York

New

oT

Total

United States

of the

Jan.

5

of the Board and Chief Executive

Officer

Charles^

named

and

chairman

tive

Loans

'

-

•

....

.

59,915,881

50,506,178

87,070,787

85,875,211

18,965,284

18,925,281

'

has been President and a Trustee

NEW

J

1958,

,

discounts

.34,923,842

profits.

1,487,811

from

President
He

remain

will

member since

Horace

he has

banks
U. S.

a

1937.

Loans

76,353,409

security

46,942,281

Total

116,860,673

3,471,505

3,076,645

profits-!;

*

-

91,415,387

989,511

S.

NEW

TRUST

AND

8,747,357

YORK

.31,841,259

FIRST

NATIONAL

BANK

CITY

OF

.

banks

1,190,659

of

1961

.

NEW

YORK

w'

Pp; Dec. 31p

1961

;

:

$ ' PP
$
9.530,0^4.640 nfin

,

.

'

PPpP
Total

Deposits

U.

due

and

banks-

frcm

S.

Govt,

$"

•

Undivided

t-

134,172,624
#

profits-

V'W'-VtV

BANK

NEW

YORK

'

,

/

.

Dec. 31,

1931
"■

;

DepositsCash
from

due

banks—

Total

Cash

5.221,787.676 4,679,524,281

Loans & discounts-

128,773.674

116,396,176

Loans & discnts.

2,454,646,724

pfts._

146,079,286

.

The

election

dolt

as

the

*

of

'

'

*

.•>•

Herman

Senior

G.

The
,

Savings

New York, was announced

Chairman

'

BerP N.,
of the

Bank,

tyy Earl

*

4

U. S.

into

a.

of

name

The Bank

'

;

Y.

k

•

of

:*^4

236,810 288

&

:•/

Kenneth H.

25,862,132

49,528 633

>•;/
f

NEW

-

,

'

ISSUE

J

V

,

'

11

'

:■

V •••:;•.< ,*

/

•

"

-V

1

\

^

\

-

a

that

-

Di¬

a

V

of

National
of

the

;.

Bank

i;

Ad-

an

-

-

-82,039,278

77,513,150

817,664

of

1,265,337

Bank's

Board

becoming

Dec.'

31,

1961,

had

Easton

total

Leon JT. Weil has been admitted to

resources

total,

general partnership in the firm. 4
Mr. Weil joined Steiner, Rouse

the

for

resources

LeonJ.Weii

;

-

Na¬

$20,075,595 including deposits
$18,728,920. Maryland Nation¬

al's

$579,023,179
deposits -of $528,425,692.

tors

'of

the

National

Newark

Essex Banking Co., Newark, N.

were

Charles

&

W.

chairman

j.

in

1950, and since 1955, has been
of
the
company's
branch office in the Chahiri Bld^.

same

co-manager

including
-

at

■

'»

;

'

'

«

;

-

^

,

-

,

.

•

\

122

East

/; He

Ohio, ofor: the

•

42rid

Street,1

the

of

16

former

Co.

He

J'

tral

:

:

a

messenger

Western

/

Bank

Cincinnati, Ohio.
President -of

was

Trust

Board

as

career

,

Co.

for

22

of

i

Calif,

Frank

—

Vice-

a

Bingham, Walter &

Hurry, Inc., 629 South Spring St.',
of

members
Stock

Cen¬

the

and

Pacific

Coast

-

Exchange:7 Mr.

formerl y

Dyer
Vice-President

,

Wagenseller & Durst, Inc.

Chairman fob 12 years be¬

fore becoming

>

7

ANGELES,

President

for
and

years

r

Dyer, Jr. has been elected

at

1

the

P ;
."JL •

.

jDlllgnam, W alter P

of

age

\TnmArl \T

JjyGF IN SlIlvCl V
-

last xtwo

began his banking

the age

^

January 5, 1962

-

H

of Direc-

LOS

Trust

160,000 Shares

honorary

Board

died Dec. 26 at the

years,
85.

.

1;

Dupuis,

of the

tors of the Central Trust Co., Cin-

nor: a

s-

Stock

announced

z5

■

of

Klipstein and Fred R.

,

'

City,

New York

Sullivan have been elected Direc¬

Department has also

offer-yto sell

become

members

tional/Bank

solicitation of an offer to buy. The offering
is made only by the Offering Circular. *
;
/
an

New* York

-

•

cinnati,
Tim advertisement U neither

Street,

;

19

'cA

.

>

'-date

Bank,

*

Chairman of the Advisory Board.

Brooklyn,;
State

)•

'

•

tional

232,642,521

24.635,823

:

Bank

with T. Hughlett Henry, Jr., pres¬
Chairman of the Easton Na-

$

49,005)873
profits.w

.'

■■s'yi

of its stock

members

Easton

become

On

discounts^-

Undivided

stock-

National

#-

_

members of the

visory Board of the Easton bank

from

— —

Rector

ent

Govt, security

Loan

present

Board > of

'

commercial bank by
Central

-

'

Easton

#

retained with the combined bank.

;

'.-'-P

the

to

Willis will

The

OF

•1961

•$ s

stock

■

>reHletsyi
Ro(Jse & Company,

All other officers and em¬
ployees of Easton National will be

' Sept. 30,

1961 v

holdings

the' Centra!

convert
a 11

due

t

A HTYilt"Q AA/Pll
J J DII

Na^Exchangej3'1 has

outstanding, providing

Mr,

——1—— 215,481,696 211,293,249

banks.-

4,019,812

New York, has been approved by
the State Banking Department.

Presi-

and

plan to

Industrial.: B

Vice-President

Greenwich

Harkness,

/-P.

••

2,583,592.

profits-

■'"*

•

141,057,282

..P;.\y»

N.

Dec 31,

resources.^—

Cash and

v>"-'v/'-*-'

h

ISLAND,

/.

Deposits

2,236,395,333

Undivided

p</pppp> * V

Total

security

bteilieF, ROUSe
7

*

will
BANK

a

a

rector.

• >

,

si:

■

49,323,022

.710,937,306

"y

(

25,178,650

46,806,603

1,120,900,005

.

-

j.——

Govt,

-

'

•

31,787,071

997,248,242

Undivided

'■

•

the

Maryland

16,000 shares

the

as

numerous

ratio of 5-for!4.

"

;

118,558,097
67,313,598 360,704,798
7,410,403
7,651,039

NATIONAL

LONG

V

•

226,195,947 209,504,329

—

se-

profits-

SECURITY

U.

S.

<jj

'

shares

Bank

years,

active

//"''w-

^

issuance

the

of

559,509,619

:

discounts

/ 201,772,154 184,488,729
'*
•.' '•
.Vv

holdings

h

635,031,203

*

1961

duevfrom

and

banks

1

• 1

605,267,318

—

Undivided

4,135,554,504 3,774,913,073
fVV
//.>'.PV-

1,223,545,740

S/Govt.

1961,;.':

$

between

contemplates

20,000

now

Sept. 30,

:! !"• •••$
resources——

Deposits

<..*$

curity hldngs.

U.

•:

..I'/'j.V' V

'

Sept. 30, '
1931

:

v° $

.

:

-

and

"

VVVV

1951

COMPANY

TRUST

NORTH

YORK

'V
several

been

announced Jan.

for

110,703,463 107,247,394

*&

loans

was

has

partici¬
pating underwriter in many issues
during the last decade.
VV ^ ,

Maryland,

holders

U. S. Govt, security
holdings.'—
.108,733,361

1,897,200

Dec 31,

.

GUARANTY

OF

NEW

'

-

of

firm

,

686,782,205

banks

;V;"

AMERICA,

J?
1

■■

1931

'» '

resources

Deposits

L,397,107

•

COMMERCIAL

127,867,008

-

■

"j

June 30j

Cash and due from

pfts.V;

resources.

*'

26,912,000

«

Total

I

101,617,100

se-

OF

Dec. 31,
-

Total

—

—

BANK

GARDENS, NEW YORK

240,150,624 208,528,430

44,214,200

1,839,572,603 1,919,601,230

MORGAN

OF SPRINGFIELD

vV

•*

NATIONAL

——

banks

4,395,176,028 4,059,024,773

Undivided

f

'

BROOK

54,976,345

discnts

Sz

*- .J

v

MEADOW

Deposits
217,877,216 186,779,700
Cash and due from

««■"»

hldngs.

curity
Loans

<

THE
.

.

8,371,837,148 7,603,678,217 U, S. Govt, security
:.v:""VV- v/v/pp-'$
holdings
29,590,907
Loans
&
discounts 116,593,902
2,213,717,908 1,741,736,972

iresources

"Cash

'

Total resources-.

Sept. 30,

1961

I 1961

,

Bank

'agreement

tional

June 30,

-

Jr.,-

The

24,714,351

1,098,095
si:

THE

J). McKenny
President1 of Easton

including i that
of
the
Comptroller of the Currency. V

.

Dec. 31,
i

out with four. employees,.
employs approximately 40

prime ' underwriter of
issues. It. has also been

Bank, has been agreed to,
subject
to? the
necessary
ap-

16,350,981

17,194,483
discounts

Undivided profits—

CO.,

Bank, Bal¬

tlonal

security

holdings
BANK

the

provals,

.a.

Govt,

Loans

FEDERATION

69,346,801

f0,835)697

resources

banks

U.

now

people.
J '>
During the past

8 the merger of - the two banks
under the name of Maryland Na-

■

>

.

$
80,786,665

Deposits

.V-

,

.

30,

1961

-

Cash-and due from

46,090,626

123,549,463

discounts

&

June

•'

1931

\ '

.

started
It

and

Easton, Md. it

YORK

.

44,844,093

Undivided

Moulton, has also
been elected a Trustee, it was an¬
nounced Jan.:9.
'
'V'VVV'V

COMPANY,
^

NEW

Dec» 31, *

National

timore, ?: Md.,

'

•

_•

Govt,

2,483,026

s

1,478,080

from

holdings

P.

39,034,53

Willis,

TRUST

242,353,577 209,175,286

——

Cash and hue

of

been

7

COUNTY

'

1958.

Board

the

on

which

of

Trustees

until

1947

KINGS

BROOKLYN,

Deposlt3

117,104,823

2.312,391

National

1961-■

1951

123,529,282

profits.

of Maryland

Sept". 30,

Dec 31,

!— 274,101,758 238,791,648

Total resources

been Chairman since 1958 and was

14,899,091

23.492,655

:

YORK

.

discounts

avjoint statement by Hooper
Miles,- Chairman of the Board

Jn

14,657,551

P

■'f.

'

-

-

.

,

'

succeeds
Benjamin
Strong, whose retirement was also
announced Jan. 5. Mr. Strong has
since

•• /
'•
'
-•
<
37,534,230
44,768,971

❖

S.

holdings
&

&

Undivided

76,391,92*1,

of

Board;
Calvin W. Clayton is President.
This is the third expansion move
made by the company since its
founding in 1945 when the firm

15,811,988

}

is

Chairman
the

179,916,417

holdings

floor

Comstock

Clayton
Calvin W. Clayton

201,016,931

24,542,478

Government

security

66,510,3^

^: 19,310,823

Undivided

CONN.

from

due

9th

en¬

of 147 -Milk St.

C.

186,194,529

and

Loans

;

.

tire

TRUST

207,812,202

resources

S.

>

Govt, security

Loans

OF

BANK

NATIONAL

GRACE

U.
>

1961

'87,213.319-

-

9,259,440

COUNTY

banks——

i 77,703,305

banks

U_ S.

'«

THE

V

FAIRFIELD

fa¬

occu¬

pying, the.

*

COMPANY, STAMFORD,

Cash

Cash and due from
•

■.

who

-

Deposits

surplus

'

'i

:

•

Total resources-.^.-

10,154,418

Deposits /

/June 30,

cilities

90,033,914-

■

COMPANY,

1931,

..

90,242,758

228,730,664 208,666,181

profits.

and

expanded

"Dec. 31, '61 Sep. 30, '61
—!! v/V; " $■

Si!

Dec. 31,

securityVvUVV'V

&

—

YORK

.

64,106,680

discounts

&

Capital

execu¬

Ammidon,

Mr.

officer,

chief

and

i'

from

73,652,760

S. Govt,

holdings'—-

W.

Buek to succeed him as President.
As

due

banks
U.

THE

3,403,121

305,985,533 277,267,172

—

holdings

new

quarters

97,982,999

—,

discounts

Undivided

20,691,875

3,408,618

NEW

131,168,953

—

&

:v«-

*

profits.
*

;

Government

S.

.

32,205,766

TRUST

present

offices to

441,361,582

—

security

34,049,611

261,914,993 234,030,151

Cash and

Ammidon, Chairman

elected Hcyt

resources

Deposits

,'

-

^

Si!.

of

their

-$

-

and/enlarged

U.

33,998,520

SCHRODER

:

and due from

Total

June 30,
P/

June 30,'61

448,505,619

'

39,389,395

:PPPP.Z... $
trustees

'

•

—

Undivided

,1961

19 j 1

The

1961.

discounts

&

VfeV' ' NEW YORKpp'Pp

140,193,327

43,095,939

pfts.-

HARRIMAN

BROTHERS

BROWN

1.587,779,982 1,618,592,625

Undivided

June 30,

25,958,32^

holdings

the

387,614,674

Cash

YORK

1951

U. S. Govt, security
Loans

se¬

an¬

removal

Total resources—506,922,000

'

banks

(As¬

nounce

Deposits

154,521,894 143,015,593
97,783,947
85,719,727

resources

Deposits

banks.. 2,483,988,331 1,974,037,837

from
S.

hldngs.

curity

—

Pq fill

Total

Loans & discnts.

•Total resOurces40}051,937,327 8,976,722,069
Deposits
8,875,793,657 7,848,803,344

U.

485,934,767

change

TRUST

CONN.

A":—

Loans

740,084,947

AND

Dec. 31, '61

BANKING

Dec. 31,
*

BANK

COMPANY, HARTFORD,

due

.from banks—
•! U.'„ S.7 Govt, se¬

CONNECTICUT

banks

v

ican Stock Ex¬

si'-

sociate),

.

.1961

■

and

Cash

Sept. 30,

1951

4,467,072

*

*

*

SCHRODER

v

.

4,861,000

Stock Exchange, Boston
Exchange, and of the Amer¬

Stock

195,262,892

profits—

—'

p,

76,926,234.

195,529,125

2,101,842

HENRY

Securi¬

Corporation, members of the

'

• > *vu Y '

1,941,298,936

2,266,363,240

Undivided

31,737,659

110,604,650

ties

Midwest
86,384,521

discounts.

&

'•/•'

■

'

>.

2,530,823,494 2,199,650,365

resources.

Deposits

YORK

NEW

•

BOSTON, Mass.—Clayton

37,993,393

S. Govt, security

91,204.701

;.P/'pp.
J.

56,389,998

—

26,245,271

31,807,487

CORPORATION, NEW
Total

BANK,

MANHATTAN

CHASE

THE

•

231,461,337

from

holdings—Loans

THE

—_

»:v- *

Sept. 30, p
:P 1951 A-,"

-

*

*

U.

profits.,.

<fc

Undivided
;p- 1

banks

discounts

holdings

YORK

NEW

COMPANY,

; V

1961

366,816,912

$

•;

y

.•

•'Clayton Securities
•In New Quarters

June 30,

322,866,765 287,256,541

Cash and due

151,192,630
134,329,795

40,352,630

CO

I.

Deposits

Govt, security

sj.

Loans

/'p'P'.p/p

5

■

U.

1944.

since

bank

due from

banks

has

and

j.

and

Cash

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

Total, resources-^—

AND

1951

'

1

1§5,844,442
158,816,572

resources.

TRUST

1961

June 30,

•

HOSPITAL

-PROVIDENCE,- R.

;

YORK

1951V ■

.

1',.-

Total

BANK

ISLAND
-

Dec. 31,

'.,'*

■■

-

NATIONAL

V

7

■'

\

•

•

-*•#.

*

STERLING

TRUST

Officers,

RHODE

capital

in

increase

an

change of headquarters to

a

.

.

was

of

u

-

honorary chairman.

Joins McCarley & Co., Inc.
'

SOCIETY

Computer Processing Associates, Ltd.

NATIONAL

BANK

r*-!;" - ' i-,,.CLEVELAND, OHIO
'

r/'.''•>/-*':.5

Dec 31,

S&pt. 30,

1961

Common Stock

'

.

•*

~V.'

-

value

lc

share)

per

*

V

/

I?.."'

^

■

'

>

j-'.

-

Total" resources-'—/

'

(Par

COLUMBIA, S. C./— Frank Wy
Lachicotte, -IV has -? joined Mc¬
Carley & Co.; Inc.-, members New

OF

Cash

and

due

u. s.

GovrsecurityZ

holdings
Loans

York

' J

Stock
Exchange, in their
Columbia, "South Carolina office

'

in
Security .Federal
Building.
_c<0Formerly
he 'was
with
A.
C.

from

h,n.

Price $1.25 Pei* Share

*

1961

470,049,642 455,648,167
433,279,719 414,769,472

Deposits

.

,

$

'

'

-

•

' Allyn & Co. in their Miami Beach
C-ffice.'

123.431,290 112,988,648

& discounts.

233,796,593 230,267,451
profits- /. 1,419,616
; 2,039,234

Undivided

'

-

:

;

■'

'

:

;

- 4 ;

-

f

;

.

Twin City In v. Women
CONTINENTAL

Copies of the Offering Circular may be obtained from the undersimed or other
dealers or brokers only in States in which these securities
may lawfully be offered.




BANK
V

AND

ILLINOIS
TRUST

CHICAGO,

-

*

.

'

:
'

'

Dec. 31,
1931
.

ROAD,

LOCUST

SHAW

VALLEY,

L.

1.,

N.

CODE

516

ORIOLE

City

Investment

June 30,

will

Women's

Club

1961

hold;

$

3,777,436,985 2,845,558,720
the
.Deposits **/_—'— 3,312,740,729
2,464,134,748and

from

Y.

a

dinner meeting Jan. 17 at

due

v/:

banks—

Normandy

1-2759

.

_

•

s.

Govt,

se-

.

Hotel,

A Turner' of Kklman
1,089,021,062 -A666,305,662
T
•'"
•" -n
.
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BAYVILLE

COMPANY,
ILLINOIS

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NATIONAL

,

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curRys hldngs.?- .'494.877,845

Loans.&discnts.'*.1,591,199,157
Undivided
pfts._,:_ 29,069,670

~

'407,711,6)2

1,358,161 057
-

17,992,149

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195

6124

Number

;

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

insurance

to

STOCKS:

within

trend

merger

little

(183)

to

the

industry,

attract investor

the fire

and

entire

there

Middendorf, Colgate & Co.

was

attention

Middendorf, Colgate & Co., members New York Stock Exchange
with offices in New York,
Boston, and Baltimore, has been formed
to conduct a general brokerage
business, with headquarters at 51
Broad Street, New York City. Partners are Henry S.
Middendorf,

casualty stocks in

1961. Underwriting results are not

This Week — Insurance Stocks

likely to be

any

better than at

level for the

break-even

year

19

a

as

fire' losses and Hurricane
Carla prevented the recording of
the
expected
underwriting
im¬
provement over the results of 1960.

heavy
THE 1961 INSURANCE STOCK
MARKET—r
The

corded

remembered

investors

by

stocks.

Most

in

even

creases

.

1961 .will Vbe favorably

year

surance

\

,

in market value.'

impressive in-

more

in-

purchases advanced 7% to nearly.., reached

insurance

Earnings, from both

:

:

.

equities, both life,; and fire and
casualty, outperformed the general market and many recorded
price gains of substantial propor-

$80 billion.

tions.

,

companies entering the fire and
casualty_ field as a. result of theConnecticut General^Case decision
also benefited the stock prices of
the larger life insurance writers,

investment and underwriting
sources, will be favorable.
The
prospect of more life insurance

A number of reasons have been

insurance

cited for the favorable

■

market

action

of

the

past*.year,

'

A

these-have

of

few

to the

ficial

life

the

stock

insurance

and

casualty

This would ingenerally
favorable
market background with stocks in
groups.

the

elude

that had. beea °7oc
Lyf
vestors in the 1955-1960 period,

a rising
price trend. Second, the ^steady
improvement
in
the - domestic
economy
was
doubtless an-important factor as consumer and
industrial
purchasing power-for

general in 1961 enjoying

•

commodities

such

was once again m evidence; however, it is the; emphasis; of the

lmP°^ance of the industry s past
S, capturea lnv s o

insurance

as

attention as^ the extreme seRe¬

increased. Finally, both insurance

all-lines

towards
lrot-

rt

number

insurance

mar-

brought jibout
significant mergers
iiss

of

merger

of

rumors

have been helpful

i

oJt0r-

the

is

1955.

they were initially disby investors in 1954 and

Following

spectacular

the

volume and investment

translated

as

earnings,
values.

in

dividends

and

outlook

The

J. W.

Middendorf, II

°l+.th0|e.1ty; years' many

life equities
the

til

failed to advance un-

past

of 100%

1961, price appreciation
was

not

the

smaller

in

However,

year.

and

uncommon

life

of

many

companies

st0ck market
portfolio holdings

rising

own

re-

Stocks

book

here

is

en¬

life and
fire and casualty insurance indus¬
tries.
More important, however,
couraging

to

for

insurance

both

the

will'be

stocks

the

unpredictable aspect of investor
psychology regarding the indus¬
try and its outlook,- which, was
1961.

much in evidence in

Space Age

S. A. Van

who

Durum Securities

will

make

';

:

($)

1961

1960

...

Corp., 511 Fifth

Ave., New York City, reports that

94

94

133

Appoints Officers
The

First

Boston

A..333

-

198

398

282

116

-

86

86

101

-

55

78

-

70

-

57
57
53
77
39
49
58

70
70
64
140
53
59
80
105
91
173

-

85

96

172

-

89

90

-

26

45-

31

27
31

141
157
32
45

35

American Insurance.Insurance

-Boston

Connecticut General
Continental

Casualty.,

Continental

Insurance

Federal Insurance

—

Fireman's Fund

Glens
Great

155-

Falls

77

55

-

37

66-

48

90

-

57

112

Life———

Franklin

-

76

———,*—

American.
Fire

Hartford

57
53

Ins. Co. of No. America

Lincoln National—.

—186-

42
91

Maryland Casualty

50-

Insurance

—7694-

54
61

Reliance

.

77
43
226

30

100-r

Standard..

Jefferson

St Paul F. & M

—

47.- 34

Springfield Insurance

•

Travelers

174

U, S.

F.

81
88

& G—,,

U. S. Life
•"Adjusted

J
for

dividends and

stock

-

-

-

y

37,
,

;

42
42

one

the

at

132

Market

direction of

branch

S.

government securities

I.

This

.

STOCKS

managers.

Named managers, were

Head

municipal department, Boston,
Thomas

and

vestment

A.

Hunt

L. C. Kuebler
;

CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Lawrence

John J.

Street.

E

an

The

offer to sell

nor a

solicitation of

offer

an

to

buy

any

of these

offering, is made only by the Offering Circular.

January 11, 1962

Trio-Tech, Inc.
Stock

v

(Par Value $.10 Per Share)

Offering Price: $2.00 Per Share

UGANDA,

Copies of the Offering Circular

V

dealers

as

may

may

be obtained from the undersigned and from such other

legally offer these securities in this state.

in: ADEN,

ZANZIBAR

Exchange
Branches

KENYA, TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR,

7-350Orv

1-1248-49

UGANDA, ADEN, SOMALI REPUBLIC-

Specialists in Bank Stocks

EZRA KUREEN CO.

in:

INDIA, PAKISTAN, CEYLON, BURMA,

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.

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
/.

V.

;

RHODESIA

..

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...

in¬

Opens

112,500 Shares

STREET, S.W.I.

the

(Special to The Financial Chronicle)

A

Branches

SQUARE, S.W.I.

KENYA,

in

department, Boston.

Office:

ST. JAMES'S

Stock Exchange

BROADWAY, NEW YORK 5, N. Y.




the

74

PARLIAMENT

are

.

n

73
106

Bankers to the Government

others

department.

1

is neither

31

13

Laird, Bissell & Meeds

Bell Teletype NY

The

assistant managers are

William
A.
Bledsoe,
Perry
L.
Burns, and Sumner W. White, III,
all in the investment department,
New York; Richard B. Durand in

NEW ISSUE

29
47

54

Bought—Sold—Quoted

BArclay

new

27

26, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E.C.3.
London

Telephone:

department.

the investment
The

A v.;.:

.

C. Kuebler is conducting a secu¬

assistant

•;

announcement

1

INSURANCE

Members American

.

BANK LIMITED

and

Members New York Stock

'

rities business from offices at 373

Berliner.

securities.

stock splits.

'

120

•

five

Common

*

de¬

First Boston also announced ap¬

NATIONAL AND GRINDLAYS

BANK

pal
in

.

Bingham is in the munici¬

pointments of five managers and

Ontell, and

Street, under

Abe

the

partment;
and
Robert
V.
Mc¬
Carthy, who joined First Boston
in October, 1941,
and is in the
municipal department.

office at 7 Smith St. under the di¬

rection of Nathaniel J.

36
111
78

71
78

92
41
42

a

A.

Cooper, who joined
First Boston in January, 1951, and
is in the investment department;
Charles B. Marasco, who joined
First Boston in May, 1959, and is

communica¬

Co., Inc., has opened

Mr.

22

v. 43
168

34

.

92

&

20
107
36
20
38

90

.

James

Scott, Harvey in Paterson

22
£.

47
72

58
61

St., New York City, has
announced appointments of three
Vice-Presidents, all in
the New York office.
They are;

PATERSON, N. J.—Scott, Harvey

44

75

156

Broad

in

47
75
18
45
42

Life
Insurance-

the

Cleveland.

Corporation, 15

Assistant

<

42

Aetna

for

Bingham, H. Boyd Edwards, Jr.,
and Charles E. Walsh, Jr., New
York; Samuel McC. Yonce, Pitts¬
burgh, and Ambrose S. Hotaling,

First Boston

tions field.

%

-

Aetna

.

...

162

_•

Henry S. Middendorf

its recent offering of

Apprec.*

(#)

.

Casualty

1961

Year-End Year-End

19(51

Price-Range

Company—

Steenberg

his

headquarters at the firm's Boston office, 19
Congress Street; J. William Middendorf, 2nd, member of the New
York Stock Exchange; Austen B. Colgate, Schach A. Van Steen¬
berg, William C. Mueller and E. Phillip Hathaway, who will be
located at the Baltimore office, in the Keyser Building.

Materials

components
Price

Aetna

Colgate

g

Selected Insurance
*

Austen B.

in¬

-

£.ains

William C. Mueller

higher

100,000 com¬
As the industry mon
shares of Space Age Materi¬
apprxjmately one-third of its
als Corp.,, at $3 per share has been
invesf^ents in common stock '
all sold. Net proceeds will be used
equities; the increases in surplus* lo'y the'company for additional
many instances were substantial
Tfie fav0rable investment equipment, research and develop¬
ment, sales and advertising, and
background and a generally ris.
working capital.
premium volume also perThe company of 48-67 58th St.,
mitted
a
continuation :of -the
Woodside, N> Y., and its subsidi¬
steady gajns in net investment
ary, Pax Electronics Co., Inc., are
income.
engaged in the design, develop¬
In general, except for the in- ment and manufacture of
high
vestment performance ; and the temperature
materials
for
the
favorable aspects of the growing space, nuclear and missile fields
and the production of electronic

since

covered

lifp

and book values

investment

2VP, 'frorgroup have-h^ performed favorably

their

on

fn+Cvf St CkS'

the

the

fectg

thak^l^y /Were^

by

.

1961 was an excel¬
lent year for investors in insur¬
ance
equities. What is in pros¬
pect for 1962?'
Insurance stock
prices are likely to be affected
by the anticipated gains in pre¬

marlket Stock Sold

^

~

llfe
year

rediscovered

group

+hf

ualty stocks benefited by the ef-

mc>ve.

1961

nf

less wel1 above the aPPreciation

a

.

-

In summary,

fire

tho

of

less than those of the ll±e
underwriters, but were neverthe-

sfhtahlv^pwa^^ln^^mnsohda6
suitably rewarded in a consolidation

armther

to

insurance

<wL-.

'

were

sto^k prices of
number
insuranceP companies whose

the

to

mavlcpt

'"php

addition

Tn

tfrnuiui

® 0

an^ "Sbaltv

fiff

between life insurers and fire and
paqiinltv

group

a

The

continues in favor of life equities.

Un

which,

keting
a

jjY1?^ .on®
0®]
in^,,

benefited from the trend

groups

satisfactorily profitable
results in other lines,
—marine,
fidelity,
surety,
ex¬
tended coverage, workmen's com¬
pensation, homeowners', and gen¬
eral liability—were on a barely
profitable level." "'
'
•
level.

Nevertheless, there was little of
concrete news in the life insura"ce industry in 1961 to justify
the sharp market rise The con-, mium
f? 4ei?
in(^ustry 6^Qwth_T;record, come

prices of both

fire

and

bene-

been

•

The year 1961 was a record one, Automobile underwriting showed
f°r- sales of life insurance as new improvement, but has not as yet

h

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Broadway, New York 4, N, Y.

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(184)

,

shunned,

rail¬

greatest gain net assets on May 31, 1961, close
$3.32 to $4.57• of the last reporting period; were
\
$47,694,105. Asset value per share
Share value increases for the rose to $12.21 on Nov.
30, 1961,
other funds were:
"
,'
' from '$10.15
a" year earlier and

46.4%, or from
per share;-

folks will remember when
so
hot that the public
bought into moose, pasture in the
Canadian wilds, only to be fol¬
lowed by a period in which such
premier
investment
issues
as
Standard of Jersey and Amerada

C. POTTER

BY JOSEPH

were

-

Electric
from

.

What Growth Is

This

a
dynamic, changing
and the rewards in the
marketplace are calculated to go

led by

locomotion

responsibility

charged with the
of
selecting growth equities. A longtime bearer of the burden is Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock
annual

policy is "to keep assets in-

Canadian

Fund,

net assets of

,.

$37,574,113
a
I-

its

Canada

General -Fund

share

states

that

distributed

report
The

assets

monthly

the

all-time

to

Share value

to

payment

May 31, 1961,

on
*•

4s

-

«•

was
;

-•

i

' V

-

.

ended Nov. 30 net asset Value per
advanced to $6.83." Share

share

value

on May 31, close of the last
reporting period, wqs $6.86. Total

programs

net assets increased to $39,050,428
on
Nov. 30 from the $35,574,249

reported

earlier. Net assets
were $40,390,983.

a year

May 31, 1961,

on

;

•

*

•

Shares

shareholders

of

$12.09
1960.

30,

Institutional Income Fund reports
that during the fiscal year that

investments

number

to

Nov.

on

s$»

"

•

major factor in the
the substantial/total
by
4,500
shareholders. They increased

total

advanced

$12.30.

record

a

last

reporting
May 31, 1961. Per share

on

$10.13

lifted

increase

$142,496°614 at

the

value

from

was

initial

new

tJ an

rose

of

asset

Another

growth
of

*

year and

close

period

importantly to this
according to the report,

growth,

value was $16.18/ and. "is
greater than the value at the close
of any previous quarter." It com¬
pares with
$13.04 on. Nov. 30,
1960.
"
•

the

Elee-

&

contributed

quarter ended Nov. 30 net

♦

net

atic

asset

Hollywood.

Receding

V

high
of $14,416,569 from $9,666,220 ,a.
year previously.
The practice of
many
shareholders of regularly
adding to holdings under system-

earlier. .
':■>/'//-J:////v/

at the

annual

total

with

compares

and. $15.48. per

ended Nov. 30

!,:

Chemistry

shareholders.

$41,730,995,/or $18.46

*

institutional Growth Fund reports
net asset^ during th^i fiscal year

year, ended Nov. 30, according to

for

reports

May 31, 1961.

on
*

tr01lics Shares recorded a 49%
:gain in net assets in its fiscal

-

year

f'Jty.■

froni, $2.33 to $2.90.
!!

ItepOrL

Inc.

shares /'-This

per

friends and many litigants. With

•/V; :'r, long-term growth" in

''

Shares

the fiscal year ended Nov. 30 total

vested, except for working cash over $4,000,000 worth of Metrobalances, in the common stocks of Goldwyn-Mayer and $2,260,000 of
companies believed by the man- Paramount Pictures, the people at
agement to possess better than Massachusetts Investors obviously
average prospects' for long-term" believe there are "prospects for

growth."

URCLS

r

-4-

•

from $11.83

Shares—from $3.22

Nucleonics,
•

Shares;
General In-

$2.87;

de¬

of

!

•

Ill6

The third and last of the newcomers is entertainment which, in
The company in its 29th this case, means the movies. Not
report, states its invest- so many years ago they had few

Fund.

ment

-

,

•

■,

!"d °inn & Co. rounding out
*

abreast

are

to

to'

$1.97

velopments.

wit^HolhRinehart & Win-

ine sec*l<;

who

those

$2.71

Electronic

?

is

economy

to

&

^stries Shares from $3.35 to
!o ooi ^
Shoatfes from $2.06 to

spurned./

were

represent better than 4% of the
company's hefty portfolio,
Not far behind this newly-favored group is a category that
it.
Of course, many folks would would have baffled even a pro¬
be better off if they" had never fessional a few >years back: edur
pursued growth.
Too1 often, the cational publishing. Toting up to
chosen
vehicle has shown little nearly 3% of assets, the Sr(^P 1S
paraphrase the old maxim
about
the
weather:
everybody
talks
about
growth stocks, but
some people
do something about
To

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

of

young

oils

.

Shares recorded the

And

than

more

even

roads and textiles are today.

.

*

•

of

Investors

Selective

Fund, Inc. increased in value dur-

#

.

by 37% to a record high of 16,- ing 1961; and dividends from inHaving viewed the dead and
'
Composite Bond & Stock Fund 630.
'
vestment income and total net
the new-born, the transformed
reports that at Nov. 30, close of
Over the fiscal year the/ fund assets rose to new highs at the
picking the growth issues, the in- also are worthy of note/ The fund, its fiscal
year, /total
net assets reported an appreciation of 8.76% fiscal yearend, Nov. 30, Harold K.
dustry classifications that com- it is disclosed, has been beefing
were'
$9,281,748,
or
$20.45 per in net asset value to- $13.64 a Bradford, Chairman of the Board
prise the portfolio and a compari- up its electric utilities division,
share.
This
this

Since

done

has.

son

of

7

is

a

that
job of

company

outstanding

an

with the 1956 breakdown
than

more

vesting

performer
public

Retail-

-/•/■/'":;

1.2%. of

the portfolio .was automotive. In
those days General Motors was a
standout

compares/with $7,565,946 and $18.76 a year earlier.

which has gone from 2.3% in 1956

to 10.2% at latest report.

passing interest.

that in 1956

We learn

are

,

the

and

i"*'

iPol/
machines
o%:to 10 2%

have

neM

4

Corporate

Lw S'
Of

soared

Leaders

Nov.

on

The 33-year-old Wellington
set

Fund

Trust

Fund

Net

highs for the fiscal year

new

President, announced in the

annual report.

*

\/

value

asset

share

per

on

Nov. 30 amounted to $10.13, corn-

reports

ended Nov. 30, Walter L. Morgan,

pared

end of the fiscal year

that at the

from

*

aod

*

-

*

" •'

si:

-

President, reported to sharehold-

viousiy.

ers.

record

Certificates,

Inter-

course

*

snare.

Series

30 net

B,

assets

at

were

an

with

$9.90

a

year

pre-

Total net assets reached a
yearend high of $30,959,885

couldn't get
"Total assets increased during as of Nov.► 30, compared with
ctoi-■-■nationalBusiness MLachines is the .allrtipie .high "tof $71,269,426,. up
from ^ the $53,433,611
though
wished' they fund's bi^est holding ($32,|90,- lier. Net asset value a year ear¬ "the year by $335,000,000 to a rec- $27,841,757 at the prior yearend.
per partici¬
ord
year-end figure of $1,422,- •
/
• ''
'
••
^
hadn't rushed iri. Administrators of
:
;
pation rose to $22.66 from $18.63 000,000 Slightly over one-half of
K. B. Kirk Opens
Massachusetts Inves^rs; long ago in
a issue goes a long way to at Nov.
30, I960.
/
this gain resulted from generally1-7'110'
cooled off ,on auto stocks which explain the growth in this cate#
♦
*
higher stock prices,, and the re-.
(special to the
chronicle)
are
not even represented in the gorY*
°
,

nnrtiiah''

iT/vvri

just

i\/Tr>fr»v

people foon

•

.

^

,

.

,

,

similar

A

Diversified

•;Banks and credit companies also

present holdings/

percentage of \ the
portfolio (total net assets as the
-fiscal year ended on Nov. 30 were

ports

?going from

0 4 8/oOn the sad side, there is nothing
over
$582 million? was in glass to match the fall from favor of the
products. Like the autos, the glass petroleum stocks. As recently as
of 1956 is gone.
1956 they were the darlings of this
Aviation

stocks, which made

up

1V2% of the holdings in 1956, likewise have vanished. The other and

biggest clearance has been in oilservice

issues,

prised 2.7%

of

which
the

once

com-

whole.

Investment

mainder

earlier.

With $8.36

Total

net

from

ptirchases of ' BEVERLY

net

Wellington shares by investors.

share

per

Nov. 30, close- of the

on

fiscal year, compared
year

Fund re¬

Value

asset

$9.69

was

/o

net

The

-

net

asset

share increased

a

assets

of

value

to

a

each

curities

record fiscal

high, of $15.67 on Nov.
climbed from $92,470,478 to $108,30, an increase of 20.5%^; from the
318,034.
• ^ / ; ■
/ • '
- / net asset value of a "year earlier
The
percentage increase/ is "ad¬
Energy Fund reports that at Dec. justed
to include the year-end
31 total net assets were $28,714,capital gains distribution of 51
673, or $24.58 per share.
This cents a share, the largest such
compares
with
$15,118,656
of payment in the fund's history.
assets and $21.35 per share at the
jjs
4: ■
' v.
7:

fund, accounting for 22L4 cents of
fu
dollar of assets. The closest
t".lng *° £.ei? )vaf
*ai?
^lnin^.'u w c
took 10.8 cents,
°w 1
PJtroleum division is
down to 13.7, where the utilities

HILLS,

Calif.—Ken-

neth B. Kirk is engaging in

..

business

from

a

se-

offices

at

South Beverly Drive,
•// -*

^49

year-end

'

"

;'

;

11

1

THjET rev;

Lazakd Fund, Inc.

-

.

of

end

44 Wall

St.,'

New York 5, N. Y/

Dividend Notice

1960.

American
Business
Shares
had
and business machines threaten
*
'I'
*
;
total net assets of $29,088,942 and
to overhaul them. As for specialty
In
its
annual
report,
General net asset value per share of $4.98
rhncotfo t
<°
metals and mining, they've slipped
in« fn
foVGS^S
n w*nC to 3%> embracing in order of im- American Investors Co., Inc. stated on the 5,843,947 shares outstand¬
that at Dec. 31 net assets were
ing at Nov. 31, 1961, the close of
nof
r grouF^ which portance Newmont Mining, Internortfolio ffjp
m
national Nickel, Aluminum and $65,632,232, equal to $32.60 per the last fiscal year, Harry I.
p rtfolio five years ago.
_

it™™

unfnmaf;,,.

rwrnHiiMc-

-i

•

_

4.

;

aviation,, glass
service, Massa-

The Board of Directors today declared
the Capital Stock a

on

from

q

net

new
leading light is the
photographic products group, with
the biggest stake in
Polaroid, fol-

lowed

by Eastman Kodak, Bell &

Howell

and

Instrument.

Fairchild
Those

Camera

four

&

stocks

In

all

this

lesson for the
funds—and
them

too.
will

man

there
man

for

recalling that

met

is

a

valuable

man

,

■;"..

buying

utilities

having been sold, this advertisement

as

a

matter

of

record

31, 1960,

the

per

assets

$5.83

only.

share.
of

fiscal year, net

preceding

*

January

11,
■

1962

Managed

it tl Mt<< i

.

*

*

compares

the

on

100,000 Shares

Space Age Materials Corp.

.

Inc.

net

value

(.Par

dividends

(

*

S&

payable

L. T.

/

...

/ *

January 8, 1962.-

Mutual

assets

rose

to

per

share

of

funds

advanced

Janu¬

'

.

Melly

T recisurer

V;

•

.

-.

Special

Investment

re¬

Dec. ^29 net assets
$17,361,908, or $22.99
This compares1 with

''per-share.

during the

year.

Inc.

at

amounted to

all

fiscal

that

Fund,

~

THE

$14,887,130 of assets and $21.57 a
Oct. 31, close of the fis¬
cal year. ;:: •'■/,/.'.'/■/• ''/•'

share at

,«

'

_

,

,*!'

11

Institutional

'■.*!*■

V:

Foundation

reporting for the

year

•

.

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DOMINICK FUND, INC.
■.

A diversified closed-end

Fund,

Investment

ended Nov.

disclosed that total net in¬
creased to $54,981,720 from $35,942,319 on Nov. 30, 1960.
Total
30,

Company

Dividends Number 152 & 153

QUARTERLY

DIVIDEND

5per share
Value

$.10

per

share)
SPECIAL

DISTRIBUTION

REALIZED
•

PRICE:

•

Affiliated

•

$3.00 Per Share

$1.00
Both distributions

Fund

ary

for

V;.

#

of

*

Durum Securities
Corporation
511 Fifth Avenue

investment
its

and

a

g:r*>wth

reasonable

Prospectus

seeking:
possibilities
of capital

company

shareholders

longr-term

current

income.

the
at

—

Chicago

—-

elect

may

Capital Gain Distribution and

Ordinary Dividend in stock, valued

request

value

asset

on

January 31, 1962,

in

or

"rounding out" fractional share for the
ment of both

Atlanta

payable February

the lower of the market price or net

Lord, Arbeit & Co.
—

share

the Capital Gain Distribution,

both the

account of each

New York

are

-

cash. The transfer agent will purchase a

upon

New York 17, New York

OXford 7-5270

per

FROM

GAINS

19, 1962. Each stockholder

to receive
or

•An

fOUNOl*

CAPITAL

15, 1962 to stockholders of record Janu¬

A Common Stock Investment Fund
•




are

31, 1962 to stockholders of record

,

*

ports

reported

seven

Common Stock

Both

•

..

5,899,292 shares then out¬

.

at the

or,

stockholder's option, in cash.

.

»

$57,345,273 during the fiscal year
ended Nov. 30, a 13.8% increase
from the total a year earlier of
$50,370,751.
Combined assets on
May 31, 1961, the close of the last
reporting period, were $58,920,085.
Asset

payable in stock

„

standing.

.;

*

*

total

is

year.

Funds,

combined

$1.59 per share

ary

Guardian
NEW ISSUE

dividend from capital gains of

a

1961, total net assets were $28,- .:
January 8, 1962.
155,716, equal to $4.77 per share

$157,238,203

fiscal

equivalent to $4.24 a
of
the
5,981,079
outstanding. On Aug. 31,

And

which

each

on

shares

/

assets amounted to

$25,363,096,
share

and
share at the end of the

per

2nd, Chairman, said in
annual report to stockholdAt the close of the previous

ers.

$

This

..

Prankard

common

to

fiscal year (Nov. 30) total net as¬
sets amounted to $275,955,704, or

were

with
appears

Dec.

'■/

t

$7.65
All of these Shares

On

applicable

middle-aged Investors Variable Payment Fund
difficulty in -reports that at the close of the

a

no

once

asset

equaled $27.70 per share.

selling mutual

the

Many
have

share.

common

Reynolds Metals.

of

$.08 per share

\A7PrA

The

cash dividend

investment income

Los Angeles

stockholder electing pay¬

distributions in. stock,
JOSEPH

San Francisco

.

S.

j

STOUT

Vice President and

Secretary

'

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On

Volume

195

December

Number 6124

r

The

18, 1961, in New

Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(185)

21

York City,

Aluminum Company of America gave a
pre¬
sentation

Alcoa has abundant

before the New York Society of

Security Analysts. Speakers

were

bauxite

Lawrence

long

a

.

range power

LitchfieldfJL, President; T. W* Bossert, Vice
President, Research and Development; Fred¬

smelters at costs which will

erick

J.

in actual

Sales

Manager. Following

Close,

production for

Vice President and General:

tional

highlights from

are

ing in

Management
the

response

...

With

competitive challenge with determination

and

imagination backed by

ization..

;

a strong organ¬

%

;

Despite the problems currently faced by

industry,

we

have

are firmly con¬
ahead aluminum will

at

and

large,

share in this

growth.

'

fyj]y3ptenid

;

.

area.

Only in this

plan intelligently for

facilities, and have all

our

complement the aims of

.

thoroughly familiar

men

future

our

supporting services

our customers.

an

antici-

of aluminum

use

only 35% debt in

our

capital structure

equity to debt ratio of about 2 to 1,
in

a

strong position to take advantage

opportunities ahead for the in¬

as a

Key to Leadership

% We regard research and development at Alcoa
% asSone T>f'bur chief sources of competitive

to

V

; -

,

in the industry.

of

important market

way can we

be added

can

sizable current market and

Research

and in the world

X)ur .parLawe

an

we are

increasingly important role both in

an

the United States economy

which i$ made up
with each

long lead

a

department is market oriented
strong central marketing group

dustry and for Alcoa without equity dilution.

of Alcoa

vinced that iri the years

.

a

fabricating operations aimed at shar¬

of the many

•

our

.

with

,■

.

throughout the world. %

has been to face

.

a

.

planning and construction of addi-.

pated sharp increase in the

;

.

primary capacity which

overseas

Meeting the Competitive Challenge

supply at all

permit economical

years to come

for the lowest cost-per-ton

their: remarks:

Alcoa's sales

supplies of high-grade

~

strength—and
mote
v

one

aluminum

of the best

ways to pro¬

progress.and Alcoa's leader-

ship in the aluminiim industry.
One

of the most

research has

%

important

of

our

One of Alcoa's most

been'and, continues to be, the

production of the metal from its
v

,

areas

constantly working

on

ores.

We

the

are

improvements of the

from the beginning. Today, it is

vastly improved

one

a

from the original, andT

.

.

we're

.

already in several large projects—New York,
St.

•

Louis, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh—with

an

S- Bayer-Hall process which has been the stand% ard process

exciting prospects in

building field is urban renewal

equity position in each.•
Within the

equipment
rate of

transportation market; railroad

may

experience the most rapid

growth. Our studies indicate this

per year may

use

be doubled by 1965.

% In 1961, aluminum went into 50% of the
cans

used for

We expect

packaging frozen

ably higher next

the

;_•;>•:y--Mr. Lawrence-Litchfield, Jr.

good that aluminum
future

to

pack

items.

2;During 1961, pre-tax income
6.8% of

gross revenues versus

if reflecting
-

costs

our

was

.and;improving production efficiency.

We

are

revenues

Should this

should be

increase

happen >•.

:

our

.

can

Alcoa

Mr. T.

1962.

net income next year

substantially higher.* From

we

feel

have

any

quite positively that the

W. Bossert

process as we

has

a




A.'';-'*:.V-

use as

•

.

support for mobile,

uses

about

plate.
product,

a

flexible

organization, and imaginative, aggressive
people. We think these factors justify our faith
in the

bright future of aluminum and Alcoa.

developed and used it is unexcelled- in
—CJi.■**

that

we

shall retain this

—

*-

.r

quite different processes strongly intficatertcr
us

armor

versatile

%%Resuitsrobtam
of incrementahcost advantages implicit in our

present situation.;

v

striking forces; An example is the

% given l^vcl.oUshipmfimts,^ach/.a.dxlition.aL >, efficiency. by-any other producer in -thexvo-ridv

/

other household

personnel carrier, which

aluminum ballistic

shipments and

about; 10% in

think the odds
will be used in

10,000 pounds, including the newly developed

improvement.

hopeful that

will

M-113

industry

Alcoa have turnedVthtTcorner and

look forward to further
-

airborne

com¬

applications include lightweight

military vehicles for

in; reducing overhead

success

we

cans

many
'

Defense

6.0% in 1960,

We believe that both the aluminum

and

running

juice.

Despite the fierce

year.

petitive battle with tinplate,
are

orange

that this figure will jump consider¬

position.

-

ALUMINUM

COMPANY OF AMERICA

22

(136)

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Refining

CO-AUTHORS

Petrochemicals:

or

chemical
billion

lion for

all

.»

•

•

;

Continued from page
is
a

evident—beyond
ctouDi—mai

we

'

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T.

1

are

,t

.

.

•'

.

t

m

me

Many

iniubu

years ago

tS.S

There
in

the

i!

o.el

entire

-1940

the

chemical

be

between

chemical

industry

vestment

ammonia—is

in

which-

petroleum

$6

1931 to

Period Covered:

and

industry.

million.

was

7.8

11.2
9.0

Petroleum; % per yr._- 4.5

In

a

,

2.<

Natural gas,

%

per yr.-'

TABLE

mere

Net Income

plant in¬
petrochemical

the

1957 to

195j*

Petrochem.* % per yr.—14

Because

in

Growth Rate

Annual

investment in the petro¬

$315

particularly

Of

2.7%.

the

$7 billion. It is believed to repre¬
sent nearly 60% of the assets of

Qnd

being produced daily
United States .Which

of

to

SSft KS.SKr.3~

chemicals

investment

estimated

was

ammonia could

II surely

was

that

ceeds

bil¬

industry in manu¬
facilities is, presently

the

l'.",S»S2rW"'a"Wla"h''°"

$6.4

facturing

the^principa1 raw m ateria 1;

of

to

$10.4

with

petrochemical

-

ammonia and methanol, coal

shadow

a

1.1,

.

Thursday, January 11; 1962

chemicals.

capital

'

:

amounted

.

TABLE IV

The

Which Division. Will Win?

sales

compared

!

.

■

•

Dollar of

per

Worth

Net

-

V

-

'
, '
;; •!'. •'
1931 to
1957 to
has been increasing at
i" Period Coveted:
Jo'q rate, it is expected that
Chemical indus., %—17.5
12.8 ,
the
capital investment in 1970
McGrath
L. R. Hill
Petroleum, %--J6 2
io.z
may be on the order of $12 billion.
All manufact'g, %---14.7
,11.3
in
government rubber - styrene
In Table III a
comparison is
'(GR-S) >. synthetic
rubber.
In, .presented for capital expenditures ^.Statistical data on- tl1©
either case the benzene is first- for'new
petroleum refining facili¬ petrochemical industry—-as distLn-^
reacted
with
ethylene to form ties and petrochemical plants. The .guished from the chemical mdushave sometimes been dit—
ethylbenzene.
Upon
subsequent investment in new1 facilities for
under cultivation. An increasing dehydrogenation the styrene thus
segregate.
Hence,
in
the chemical side of the petroleum ficult! to
chemical industry.
awareness that greater use of ferformed is ready to be converted
Table V a comparison is presented
industry exceeded that for petro¬
Periodically we hear vague tilizer
was
the
best
to polystyrene for plastics or re¬
of the net income per dollar of
way
to
leum
refining in 1958 and for
rumblings
of
overcapacity
and increase and maintain the
produc- active ! with butadiene ta form each year' since that time. It is net worth for the chemical indus¬
possible reduced growth in the
GR-S synthetic rubber.:
tivity of our soil while simultanetry petroleum, and all manufac¬
further anticipated that this situa¬
;'y
chemical industry in the future.
ousiy
decreasing
the
cost,
of
turing
operations.
The
figures
Petrochemicals
are; ordinarily: tion will continue indefinitely.
It is a well-established fact that
production has been largely re- classified in three
represent
the ^five-year
period
Igroupsr aliphat- •
the petrochemical segment of the
In 1961 it is expected that the
sponsible for the fertilizer revolu- ics;
1957
to
1961
inclusive
and the
aroftiatics, and inorganics. In annual rate of capital
chemical industry has enjoyed a
spending
^on
;
preceding 25 years. In chemicals,
1961, the probable production of for new
far higher growth rate than the
equipment and plants in
It' has been reported that the the different classes of
petroleum, and all manufacturing, compounds petroleum. refining will be
industry as a whole.
ap¬
Neverthe-; most profitable rates of applicaprofits
have
been
is.expected to be.as follows:' ; - v
significantly;:
less, with the continuing support
proximately $0.6 billion and will lower
tion> if used at optimum levels of
during the past five years
of the strong research and develAliphatics
-43 billion lbs. per yr, increase to $0.9 billion annually
0ther practices, would correspond
than in the preceding 25 years.
Aromatics
6 billion lbs. per'yr. by- 1970.
opment arm of the industry, couToday capital expendi¬ In the 1957 to 1961
to five to ten times the total curperiod,; the
pled with intelligent and aggresInorganics 1- -16 billion lbs. per yr.;! tures ! ;i6r r"^riew:
p
rent use of three primary plant
return for chemicals was highest
sive leadership, the
industry will nutrients:
plants are estimated at $0.8 bil¬
•In
recent
nitrogen,
phosphorus,
years : the ;averageat 12.8%. Petroleum refining was
continue to prosper.
lion. By 1970 the annual rate of
and potassium. The implication of price per pound of the aliphatics
10.2%
and
all
manufacturing4
such a volume becomes immedi¬
was
15.' cents, of aromatics! 19 spending for new plants in the 11.3
Principal Basic Petrochemicals
!;iV^4v:V
field of petrochemicals is expected
ately apparent. '•*
•
cents, and of inorganics -2.5 cehts.
The capital investment and pro¬
to be $1.4 billion and far exceed
Developments in the petrochemMost oil companies are using
duction of the petrochemical por¬
that for new oil refining plants.
ical industry have continued to
Size of the Industry
natural gas for ammonia production of the chemical industry have
occur at a very
rapid rate. Ijn ad- tion. An ammonia plant may be
The following survey is' based
TABLE III
increased
better
than
fourfold
dition to the basic
building blocks converted to production of meth- solely;on the domestic petroleum
from 1940 to 1950. From 1950 to
; Comparison of Capital
and intermediates such as
ethyl- anol, the second largest volume refining and petrochemical indus¬
1960
the
Expenditures
industry
more
than
ene, propylene, the various butylproduct from methane. Production tries. A study of the world-wide
■>. Petroleum
Petrotripled. A high growth rate is
enes. acetylene, synthesis gas, am- of methanol is now over 1.5 bil- picture is outside the
scope of
Refining:
chemicals
expected to continue from 1960 to
monia, methanol, benzene, toluene, lion pounds
the present report.
Year
*
-; <$ Billion)
($ Billion)
per year and is grow" ;
1970V A'$!Jl;he0ihdustry increases in
and the several
C8 aromatics— ing. It is used for
1955
:
0.8
•;■■■■
0.5
formaldehyde : In Tables
I and II statistics; re¬
size, the growth rate declines but
notably pxylene—there have,beep4Jjpaanufacture,
0.9
u
0.7
antifreeze, and
the' absolute growth4
lating !tp the magnitude - of
many newcomers in recent years,
ip large;.-*
0.9
solvents.
\
"
'
0.9
petrochemical industry relative to
The
data
show
the
chemical,
Epoxy resins are just one example
^ 0.6,
0.7
Ethylene1 (CnH*)
follows am- that of the chemical (manufacture
of many which have
industry — particularly the petro¬
appeared in monia as the
0.5
0.7
second highest ton-: of basic;
and intermediate chemi¬
the plastic field. Urethane foams
chemical
segments—to
be
both,
0.5'
0.7
nage petrochemical supplied from
cals) • industry are presented.:In:
fast growing and profitable. It is
: ■:
:
o.6
0.8
?a.ve^
rS,en r,eceivli?g a
petroleum and natural gas. Eth- the former a
attention.
comparison is made
The domestic produccharacterized, however, by high,
0.9
1.4
yiene is an example of an olefin, on a production
tion
of
each of
investment per unit of production
;basis and in the
the
previously Two of its well-known uses
today latter " on a dollars ; of sales basis.
Estimated.
mentioned materials
and rapid technological obsoles¬
probably ex- are
ethyl alcohol and polyethyl- During i960, total
ceeded 6° niiihon pounds
petrochemical > .It is hard to
cence.
per year
find an industry
ene. Years ago
ethyl alcohol was production. was
in I960.
A huge market could deapproximately 60
made largely by fermentation, of
today where an entree has not Petroleum
billion pounds. For 1961
Industry Participation
petro-< been made into the
velop for many basic intermedipetrochemical
grain. Today the bulk of the alco- chemical
ates of vvhich only a few
production is expected to
The petroleum industry is now
examples; hoi used by
industry. Although the start was
industry is of petro- be close to 65 billion
are: 1, 4
pounds.
trans-polybutadiene fiber, leum
through petroleum refiners and playing a significant part in the
origin. The growth of eth- Petrochemicals -will
cis-polybutadiene rubber, copolyprobably chemical
development of the petrochemical
manufacturers,
almost
yiene as a chemical raw material
comprise 33% of U. S. chemical
mers of ethylene and
industry. The oil and gas industry !
propylene, jn the last 10
the entire range
of industry is
years
has been production in 1961. Last
and isocyanate foams. Huge seghas been looking at petrochemi- ;
year do¬
now represented. Gas
pipeline op¬
spectacular.
Its
present • annual - mestic production of all chemicals
mentis, of the synthetic fiber incals for several years as an attrac¬
erators, rubber processors, ship¬
production capacity is at a rate was"
approximately
190 - billion
tive
area
forinvestment. They
ii T apP?ar t° be an ^e thresh- in excess of six billion pounds per pounds.
ping companies, metals refiners,
old of continual
have
also
believed
that
their 1
rapid growth over •
steel companies, farm equipment
year and is growing rapidly. Its
'''i'r
TABLE -1
the years ahead. One
'•
large potenof derivatives is
manufacturers, dairy products knowledge in manufacturing and :
steadly intial outlet for future
Past and Future Petrochemical:
petrochemicompanies^ and drug manufactur¬ marketing could be used advan¬
creasing until it now contributes
cals is in the
And Chemical Production
missile, rocket, and to
V ers are
just a few who have taken tageously. Here are a few interestnearly twice as many chemical
jet fue.s field. A great deal is said
,ing observations concerning /
'f-,•'Petro; ah
and
strong positions in the field.
chemical
intermediates
as
abdut-boron fuels and
;
.' chemicals, Chemicals,* Petrosuccessful petroleum 5companyhydrogen, both propylene and
W
butylene.
;
output 4 Output^
chemicals
^.'Examinations ofsome of the participation in the
but,hydrocarbons (petrochemical
petrochemical
(Billion -(Billion
.^(Percent
histoidcal growth figures and
building blocks) are expected to
field:
Year
Pounds)
of Total)
Tl
Pi? rapidly growing maiPounds)
serve at least as a
profit margins and the anticipated
significant part
•135
24
V>olyeihyleiM-. 1955___ 32
•
growth patterns make it easy to Shell Oil
;v
'!
1956

^re

; ur,doubtedly

a

combination of sev-

industry

made partly or wholly from
Pev.f-:erai factors; It is customary to
troleum, natural gas, or refinery
ca^ attention to two facts in the
gas.
Although today approxiintroduction of any discussion of
mately one-third of all chemicals
rapidly expanding fertilizer
synthesized in, ,this country
industry; one that there is a great
petrochemicals, only 2 to ,3% ofv
annual increase in population andour
petroleum and matural gas a
h
that ^ £ ig relatively
production is required to produce
^ additional land to be brought
the basic
intermediates for the

.

.

.

rapid

a

-

•'

-

.,

.

—

-

,

—

___

,

—

0

*

.

t

■

.

.

_

-

-

.

.

.

.

.

u.

kft ffor et^ylen/Jf-m

opmenV °f the fU6lS Und6r d6Vel"

established
tion,

..

a

This section will be
devoted to
few of the
petrochemical build-

ing

blocks

and

iw

?.n.Jsuc

applications

chemical

and

itv

♦

a!3

terials

in

some

are

1957___

packaging; pipes,
it is finding new *

wax

5^'dSoeiTiploye,A

refinerv
letinery technology.

good reason to
expect

a

and

development

excess

The

are

-rate

*Basic

and

mJnr

J

rnntH^fuf^

which

the

svnthe^ic

nf

known^ a*'^arafffJ?c
nanhthenes "and /rrfmo?are

-

>

28

■
-

the

38
■

i 'y '

TABLE

by both the

Petrochemical

and

-

or

Chemical {

Petro¬

Year

Pc.curs

*

3.7

—

1956-.

1957—
1958—

y +?Caf" *ts use as- an industrial solvent, ;
vfC ^ i° Wiohexane, is used as an inter- *
?¥
mediary in the synthesis of nylon.

Dollars)

I960—

—

5.7

V'

7.8
'

five

clusive. The earlier

•

17.2

**;:'

'

the

X

61

24.0

;

maior
major

factm*
factor

in
in

the

^ Was ? of benzene are, legion. Two large
synthesis of
outlet^ are in certain plastics and




years

-

dollar
will be

v.of

In

all

is

expected

sales

years
or

64

or

,

chemicals,

Table
are

•
<\

vaitte

II

'v

the

shown.

-

.

sales
In

of

r-

.

'

value

all

1960

"--f

of

in¬

-

were

in

v

>•

synthetic
organic chemicals. The 1956 chem¬
ical ' production < of
this; whollyowned

Co.

subsidiary of the Shell Oil

-amounted,

.

to.

two

.

billion

sales value of $213
In 1959 sales of chemicals

$230 million.

Among the
derived

which

Shell

\

a

many

from

;■

organic chemi¬
petroleum on

Chemical

work

:

;;

has

are

done

synthetic

glycerin, epoxy resins, butyl alco¬
methylethyl ketone. They
have pioneered in the agricultural
hol and

chemical field.

period includes

years

dor

continued to forge ahead

Shell Chemical, in collaboration
with United States Rubber Co. is

commercializing
ber

made from

a synthetic rub¬
isoprene, that has

substantially the
as

the4 natural

-

properties
product. Polyisosame

per year versus

rubber is understood to be ;
satisfactory for use in standard-

11.2% per year for petrochemi¬
cals. The petrochemical

that Shell Chemical sells polyiso- ;

with

a

rate of 9%

industry's

ehemi-A growth

petro-

1981

tq

the

seen

* gas has
■

1957

years

and

a decline in the
growth
petroleum refining and
petrochemicals. However, natural

rates

of
pctrothemlcal3;
approximately two-thirds that -

petrochemicals and
cals

after 1})^0

predicted,

25

II,
rapid growth. The last five

61;;:''

that by.1970-thc /

from

the
1956

great depression, World War
and "a "subsequent decade of

have

figures showkfor
have been estimated
^

both.

and

came

resins,
rubber, - and

plastics,

pounds with

selected:

1931

59 ^

--

;

been

58

10.4

15.3

chemicals,

petrochemicals,
" •';/ '"f'.'• million.
or

9.8 '
•

increases

agricultural

outstanding

have

-

.

largest, sales

cals

between

51

an

dinarTiv Snv 2 }
r^h}ch ?T~ were obtained primarily from'-coal*
methane ?t Is95%4 prior
WorW War ILbut wWch
Semfcala
make many today .are synthesized to a great;,
methanol
Mnt lT01113 atld extent frotn Petroleum.. The uses;

both.

strong position

a

chemical

—

outstanding have either been

8.4

6.4

un¬

petroleum,'natural gas, and petro¬
industries/Two periods

Total)

;■ 54 Xc

,•1.8.7

.■

1965— —10.5 ^
1970__

of

4

5.0

—

—

would

in Table IV to permit a eompariof the growth rates for the

51

4.2

during the last
one

son.

(Percent

*

4.4,;

—

1559-

>

An alternate route to cyclohexane
ane 1CH ) is
Pvoiut fS'
includes hydrogenation of benzene.
ITa Daraffin Tt ^e"®nt e*am?le , Benzene. (C0H0) is the first of.
gredient in natural I**'
u*°u ,ln" a whole series of aromatics-which

(Billion;

Dollars)

-

1955—

Petro-'

Chemicals chemicals
1

(Billion

States
years,

Information has been assembled

AU

chemicals

15

Corp.

being in 1929. From 1950 to1956 the gross income from chemi- ;
cals increased three times. The

were

Production

'

.

United
or

rec¬

major oil companies in

in, foreign' oil

•

•

wfere to examine the

one

in;'or developed

Dollar Value of Past and Future

high-pressure
a

10

are
■

The Shell Chemical

into

doubtedly 'discover quite a dif¬
ference-' in ; the
profit;', picture.
Those
companies whose records

chemicals

;

If

ord of the

41;;

of

naturally in
Crud£
andA .recovered by a
;c®m^tion^of r-highly developed
Physical processes. In, addition to

probably in

190

intermediate

manufacture.
v
t Estimated.':'''

understand the great and continu-"

ing activity in this field.
*

a

.

of $600 million
per year

bon

and

-

'

32

;•

330

n

2

180

265"

ma-

clohexane (CnHi?) is an ex0i £ naPhthene mr: cyclo-

-4

25

-

1985t- -100

tion of polyethylene

continu-

25

1970f-^ .135

superior

technique!

ally expanding picture when
one
realizes that, in the
chemical industry, expenditures for research

26

'

far

developed,

^mod~ low-pressure
There is

;

165

-

+

have

148

1958__ V 42
1959_:_
50 ^
1360___ .60

I!1 ^
n?/P°
^ close to that figure.This figure
L nmppccW Te5' Many of is intended to cover, the producern

'

38

_

143

its low polymer
supplement.

f"ture from its4 present

Z

■

35 7

.

txvd billion
pound per year production rate
could, be. reached in the near

fuel

^

a

Unless

,

*1°

nrn^icfn«

as

.

for" w?re insula!

for

bottles,

forms

a
bridge the

they-truly

film

and

intermediates

V? ^r0dVCe?

use

rate

of

11.2%

during the past five

per

years

year

far

ex¬

prene

size

truck

prene

tires.

It

is

interesting

for only 30 cents p§r pound,

The contribution of Shell Chemi-

c

.

Volume

195

Number

cal's operations to Shell

6124

is not publicly available,
However, Shell's outstanding record of net return to gross
sales,
oacofc
total assets, nlnnf 4trocfvmnnf
plant investment, or
w

.

ny»

other

companies

oiX

with

indicates
contribute ;a sig-

petrochemicals
nificant

want to

you

performance

its

share

—

towards

With

:

one

of the largest reserves

0f natural gas in the United States,

Shell's

(187)"

Qulf Oil

from

.

evaluate

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

synthetic "natural" rubber, made
cis-poly butadiene, that is
being produced on a semiwork
scale. Such a material may comnofo
wlfVl
fitJhPT*
QVlltllAtlO^
pete with other synthetic "natural" rubbers when the scale of
operation is increased.

Oil's net

income

net worth—however

,

.

interest

.

Corp. has been careful
to be assured of a huge domestic
and foreign supply of oil and gds
4V*'A />V*vsw^i!
before moving far into the chemi-

„

-

....

field. For many years their
principal activity was in the field
of ethylene production and distributiori. Subsequently they commenced the manufacture of isooctyl.alcohol via the Oxo process,
Gulf s initial entry involved building a-plant to manufacture 150,Cal

Phillips has a solid raw material
earnings.
•
,v
position in the petrochemical in:
Assuming their growth in this idustry. Sales of - petrochemicals ^
field to be the same as for the were estimated at $130 million for
petrochemicals
industry
as
a
1955.
Petrochemical
sales
may 000,000-,1b. .of ethylene

thaf^th'^

,now double, their 1955 total. It is
conceivable, that earnings from

approximate $300 million.

may

?V;V..
Humble

(SONJ)

•

petrochemicals

■

•

of

.big

entry

field.

the

in

Their

12th

;now

first

the

to

.

make

of

Gulf-

Socal

■

JUllTlhPr

A'f

Chemicals,

They have

completed
lb.

an

second unit to

a

additional

per year.

manu-

220,000,000

large interest in the
plarit at Port Neches,

They have

now

an-

a

operations.

gas

11_
lb.;per years.

:
There is

a

growing

hv

nnh,

the

to

tetra

which is then alkvlated with

to

is

the

nrerursor

of the major detergents

one

For nearly 15 years they have
been producing oxylene from pe-

troleum and

oxidizing

syntheticphthalic anhydride via

similar

very

the

to

k

benezene to form dodecvlbenzene

company is marketing Ameripol rubbers and latex. The
is

ml

i*

Dodecvlbenzene

sively by Goodrich-Gulf. The lat-,.

rubber

material

mer

Texas. The synthetic rubber
plant
at this location is owned exclu-

so-called Ameripol S-N

i

manufacture*ofG dodecvlbenyene6
This

Approximately • si* years ,ago they.ler.
facture

»

-merizSg DroUlene

Inc.

a

butadiene

**

u

c"eriaicai subX1HS
PlOIlC6r6Cl
1H
Cll€5
naf P10n^recl ln tne
°, ^01?a}ic^; r*?y f£e
•

Jv

Another' interest of Gulf's in
the. petrochemical field is
through
Goodrich
Gulf

~

p

a£

r*K

cjj«05 SlUloXlvS

number of other attractive ^features including antistalling.

-

•

,Cf

#«««{

tinn

CTheyS

are

developed

large

a

market.

now
a

a

it

to

process

M^ve^to

phenol

chemical

r*™*
Continued
1

process

company

on

page

24

petrochemical

chemical
in

ex-

year,

number

a

at l6ast as great aS' if n0t ^reater nounced a third ethylene unit to natural product and may compete have
than> Present profits from oil and produce an addtional 400,000,000 for a share of this huge potential with

[Standard Oil Co.*(New Jersey)]
one

easily

pand to the point where they are

ni^^Humble6Oil^nd^Refining1 CkT
riwas

could

per

in

developed additive agents; an examPle of which is a superior
rust-inhibitor which also has a

Gulf Oil

23

size

business

is

the

among

chemical companies of the world.
Back in 1918, Humble manufac¬

tured

synthetic isopropyl alcohol
petroleum via the indirect

from

hydration

route

using
sulfuric
intermediary. Syn¬
thetic ethyl alcohol soon followed.
Later butyl alcohol and methylethyl ketone were added to their
acid

as

list.

,

an

Humble

also

the

it

ri

Research

new

Technical

and

Center of Anaconda American Brass Com¬

manufactures

"Oxo" products which are believed
to have an especially bright future.

Initially, their

If

pany

equipment shown here is providing

:n

business

-

For

knowledge about

needed

several oil

and

the

/

in

of

synthetic

World

War

...

effective

II,

rubber companies

■

This
( fH>

der^yed^ completely

tires from

the

butyl
vantages

also

developed

Co.

is

|

one

of

ri

all

whichT,> is

.

t

■

■

•

broadening

Anaconda

Aluminum

-■

year

-

thev>

operations.

Ana¬

Company people have

created
V

••

for

•

concept in

a new
/

•

It

exarhple.

wound foil-to-fiber
ter

;

is

can

spiral-

a

which does

bet¬

a

job and reduces the cost of packaging

such

things

as

frozen

orange

juice, coffee,

now-,

oil, paint. And Anaconda Wire and Cable-

-

Company research and development

Humble'st subsidi-

v

began production of a; new
synthetic rubber made from eth-

plSe" have made significant

peo-

in the

progress

-

development of extra-high-voltage cable

ylene and propylene. '4V

lit

needed

In 1955 petrochemical sales were

above

previous

any

amounted to
total

Magnifications of up to 250,000X are possible with this electron

approximately 6% of
In 1959 they

microscope, enabling scientists to probe more-deeply into the

domestic sales.

basic

nature

of copper and

its alloys.

bring''electric

;to

growing metropolitan
i

;

"

our
62215c

.

•

THE ANACONDA

to

power

areas.
4

-

COMPANY,25 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 4, N. Y.

$256 million. In 1961, assum¬
in this area to

were

ing

,

and

year

their growth

be
only average since the last
published
figures,
their
petro-

chemical sales should exceed $300-

million.

!-

:.

BRIGHT NEW HORIZONS

•.

Phillips Petroleum

FOR

COPPER

■

Phillips Petroleum has been

an

aggressive and successful, operator.i<;
in
the /petrochemical field
prir*v

marily since World War II. About
this time itr set as a
company ob¬
jective the upgrading of-many of
its
petroleum
and natural
gas
hydrocarbons to more valuable
end

products. The company's

tivities

include

now

become

one

of

•

ac¬

fertilizer,

synthetic rubber, and plastics. In;
the past
10 to 15 years,! it has

-

the

largest pro^
ducers of ammonia fertilizers and

■'

carbon black. In

addition, Phillips;
is producing pxylene and
methylvinylpyridine for synthetic fibers/'
and

for

the

past

two

or

three

years has been in commercial pro¬
duction with a linear polyethylene

by its
{

new

Phillips
finers
owned

plants.
factor

to

low-pressure
was

one

purchase

of several

in the

now

re¬

government-

butadiene

It is

process.

and
an

GR-S

X-ray fluorescence spectrography,
for

thb

analysis of the

positions
quick

As

advanced technique

an

com¬

to

In

metals

metal

help speed

gas

content,

being conducted

laboratory projects.

have
r

butylerie, butadiene,
fields, thus add¬

■<

■

v

t,

*

-, i

r.

important




and

<>;

vs

shown

above,
results.

i

and GR-S rubber

ing substantially to their petro¬
chemical, activities. Phillips has a

affect

working qualities, studies of

of alloys, provides

answers

gases

their physical propertie?

important

r-

/-J
;

;-r

•

•

aries

.»

*

•

of

f r\

a

polypropylene.
This up-and-coming plastic is en¬
joying huge. growth.: In recent
months

if.

during the

manufacturing

•

-

stepped-up research arid"'

greatly

containers,

for recovery of butaaiene and also of isobutylene.
r\
Oil

the

conda

processes

Humble

.

base

';, for
making
butadiene
butylenes
and, extraction

The

more

...

process

from

and

products—bright

laboratory is yet another sign

new

development

1.\

butyl and declared that
tires have several ad¬
over
those in, present

They have

use.

v.

.

(V i)

isobutylene arid
isoprene.
Five years ago Humble research
and engineering announced suecessful production of automobile
from

I

development

new

.-I

of

ri.'Jt

Humble,; is

new

met¬

copper

U»s >

'

.

of present

uses

laboratory

horizons for copper.

new

programs which led
to
development and < commercial
production of synthetic, rrju^be%o/
Butyl rubber,' discovered ft by

the

'

and

copper

products and for

new

initiated

.

Conn.,

als. This is the basis for the

of chemical production.

supplying

rubber

g.

Waterbury,

special streams for the sole

pare

; purpose

m

chemical

was an offshoot of
upgrading re¬
finery gas streams. Today they are
making a deliberate effort to pre¬

in

AnacondA

can

l'i C

24

The

(188)

example of this change in re¬

one

Refining
another

wherein

aromatic
the

petrochemical

toluene

—

Neches,

23
is used

—

as

starting material.

The

petrochemical sales of Socal
approximately $70 million in
and
were
$120 million in

were

1954

1956.

Assuming average continued

penetration in this area, their sales
this year could approximate $200
million.

Cities Service and Continental

Co., with
their natural gas oxidation proc¬
ess, manufactured formaldyhyde,
/

i

•methanol,
recents

j1

_

Oil

Co.

processing.

Actually

it

had started in the late 1930s, but
rfm'-Pino
4-l"i
its effect

It

was

still

was

of

nf

r»i

O n

not significant then.

going

into

went

a

of

group

new

from

refiner

the automo¬

bile manufacturer. What followed
■

a gasoline
octane race at an
unprecedented rate. If the demand

on

throughout

finer is in

are
v

In

petroleum

re¬

The United

scale.
processes to accomplish this
alkylation* and isomerization.
<i

wr

i

Table VI the

tion capacity

has

j

-i

.

is shown.
predicted

the

n

i_

many

the conventional internal-combus-

though

the

present

and

future fuels do not come under the

accepted definition of petrochemi¬
cals, no

paper

on

petrochemicals

would be complete

nition

of

which

has

oil

the years. Petro¬
refining is becoming more

refining

leum
and

without recog¬
the
gradual
change
been taking place in

more

chemical

Today's

over

a

series

of

distinct

processing - operations.
premium gasoline is but

tion

gas

automobiles. It is
our opinion that we can abandon
any
consideration of significant
inroads of either the gas turbine
or
the free-piston engine in the
automotive field
by 1970. This
engine in

conclusion results from

examina¬

tion of developments in

the petro¬

leum

during

and

the

automobile

last

two

States is now con¬

••

-

TABLE VI

Capacity
(January First)

S.

Alkylate

Capacity
;

.

</

Year

replaced by more up-to-date units,
Even

-

''-V,

domestic alkyla-

been

that

•

•:

U.

,

i

m

1956780

103.

turbine and
the free-piston engine will replace

have

and

Research

approximately 4,250,000
automotive gasoline per
day. Premium gasoline averages
99.2 octane
(ASTM D'908) and
regular gasoline averages 92.7 oc¬
tane.
Where
a
refiner markets
both a "premium" and a "superpremium" fuel, all of the latter
are better than 100 octane. In one
instance
super-premium fuel is
understood to rate approximately

on an enormous

been

usefulness

their

■

suming
bbl of

position to synthesize

a

isoparaffins
The

the

arise,

shoqid

times

recently gave pub¬

whole

gradual change occurred in
refining during the 1940s. There
was
a
shifting from thermal to
A

i.ron

was

the

was

Refining

l+rt

on

lytic units have already outlived

six years ago
P.C.I. purchased the Lake Charles
butadiene plant from the govern¬
ment. This plant has a capacity
of approximately 65,000 tons per
year. The capacity has now been
increased to 80,000 tons per year.
a

steady growth in the
'
'
vi:..?

sure

were

processes

-

and tremendous pres¬
being brought to bear

available,

9*?e]™cals> ^c* Both of these
J°intly owned ventures give
promise of
future* '

the

established,

It

Approximately

to

and the other copolymer plant
are owned by Goodrich - Gulf

the 1950s. Many of the early cata¬

petrochemical venture by
forming a petrochemical subsidi¬
ary called Petroleum Chemicals,
Inc. (P.C.I.).

Cities Service

plant

In

joint

licity

growth took place because the
catalytic
chemistry \ was
well

Service and

Cities

years

1. •

_

acetaldehyde.

and

Continental

:

_

15 years has been the
synthesis of aromatics on an enor¬
mous
scale
for
gasoline.
This

past 10 to

half

other

interest in the butadiene

catalytic

1927 Cities Service

In

The

Texas.

or

Thursday, January 11, 1962

908)

"(ASTM D

Which Division Will Win?
Continued from page

octanes

357)

D.

. . .

octanes, or both,
fining practice. *;
•: : *
"
the
petroleum industry will be
The most outstanding develop¬
ready to meet the challenge.
ment in petroleum refining in the

Petrochemicals:

or

Financial Chronicle

Commercial and

-273,000
308,000
350,000
398,000

Research
is

If

changes in automotive engine de¬
sign require higher Motor (ASTM

and

year Esso

Research and Engineer¬

ing Co. spent 20 to 25%
total

research

and

of their

development

S€
cr

of Shell was directed
towards petrochemicals. Their

o^

fa

mapped out many £
before their effect will be [

plans must be
years

felt.

cl
a

roughly five to 10

takes

It

Cc

years'from the start of commer- t
:cialization
of a
new
chemical i
product, followed by. subsequent f

before

growth,

repeated

chemical venture

products while the latter has made
a tremendous number of products.
The regions which have become
common to both in
recent years
are the single high-purity chemicals derived from petroleum or

produced

on

evolving

C

a1

c<

I.

r<

1:
i
I

a

'p
T

?'

"<

f.

sc

i:

ei

!

P
rr

i

S

h

such

c<

tech¬

st

refining

cl

take ^ over
their
manufacture. The petroleum and

tl

that

petroleum

of

niques
could

the

tc

j:

-

the

and

refiner

cl
•al

to be j

chemical
manufacturer have never thought
alike.
Their
philosophies have
been as different as their modes
of operation. The former has traditionally made a relatively few
•The

qi

this

is self-support-

and of. sufficient size
economically feasible.
ing

scale

at

•y<

ment work

natural gas and

patents which are issuing to
the major integrated refiners. This
gives a clue regarding what they
have been spending their research
and development money on. Last
the

budget in the petrochemical field.
back as 194a approximately
•half of the research and develop¬
As far

Development

only necessary to look

industries

decades.

425,000

*T961_

It

(Barrels per >
Calendar Day)

- -

'

V'

easily

rr

industry's potential of pro¬
ducing more of the primary petro-^K

gas

P

e:

chemical building blocks is enor¬
mous.

They

continue
an

is

to

be

will,
therefore,
in the picture' to

ever-increasing

really no battle

tl
t-

extent. There :'
or

even

what

chemicals derived from butadiene.
Cities
also

Service

purchased

and

Continental

controlling

a

in¬

terest in Mid-South Chemical Co.,

anhydrous ammonia marketing
P.C.I, has built a huge
plant at Lake Charles

an

company.

ammonia
to

supply

the

Mid-South.

The

<N
O
o

requirements of
petrochemicals

complex at Lake Charles now in¬
cludes a huge ethylene plant, an
ethylene glycol plant, and a butyl
rubber plant. It is believed >rthat
P.C.I.

over $80
million
petrochemical plants.
petrochemical sales may

Their

o

in

in

be

now

£

has

now

invested

of $100

excess

3

c

million

o

per year.

Texaco
Texaco Inc.

is

good example
in the

a

of diversified participation

petrochemical field. Texaco is

en¬

gaged in increasing its direct par¬
ticipation and is simultaneously
involved in the field through two
jointly owned companies.
Texaco
has
been
producing
petrochemicals,
as
part
of
its
regular
operations,
for
many
years.
Only small
amounts
of
these products have been mar¬

keted

such.

as

They

have

been
fuels,
lubricants, and specialty products
of the company. Examples are the
manufacture of naphthenic acids,
in the manufacture

used

sodium

of

sulfonates, antifreeze ad¬
gasoline
additives,
and

ditives,

rust-inhibitors.

Recent

announce¬

ments have indicated that they are

considerably expanding their pet¬
program
to
include
large naphthalene and cyclohexane

rochemical

plants.
Texaco

its

and

subsidiary,

wholly

owned

Texaco

Development
Corp., have been major factors
in the development and commer¬
cial application of the partial oxi¬
dation

of natural gas and
fuel for the production of

heavy
hydro¬
for ammonia synthesis. Suc¬

gen

cessful

commercial

natural gas is well
its

In

operation

Texaco is

on

established.XL*.

joint-interest
associated

ventures,

with

Ameri¬

can

Cyanamid Co. in the Jeffer¬

son

Chemical

United

Co.

States

with

and

Ruober

Co.

the

in

the

Texas-U. S. Chemical Co. Jeffer¬
is

son

a
major producer of eth¬
oxide and ethylene glycol.

ylene
It

also

produces and sells

siderable

ucts,

number

some

of

ethanolamines

of

which,
apd

are

derived from

In

the

S.

prod¬

such

as

morpholine,

rubber

Chemical

Texas.
two

It

plant
also

copolymer




*.

field,

owns

an

undivided one-half interest in the
butadiene

.}

ethylene oxide.

synthetic

Texas-U.

-

con¬

a

other

at

Port

owns

Neches,

one

plants

of

at

the

Port

->

Volume 195

Number 6124

his

.

refiner

cheap

raw

gas

trol

production

;

cal

costs

source

|

hydrogen

•

roles

intermediates.

this has been
•

for

markets

a

.v/A

y.

chemistry

of

and catalysis
both
areas.

in

amount

now

total

our.

The

M.

H.

rives
Chim.

aqnual. investment

in

new

That

(1961).

chemical

chemicals

industry

has

5.

been

Standard

"Jersey
with

A.

D.

is

expected

to

continue.

assets of the

try

primarily to get control

are

The

total

The

the

to

|V

:

•

chased

,

a

Other

American

ment

77-81, July

net

Blyth

Boston

Co.,

&

Corp.;

Bank

of

Inc.; The
Harriman

project

bonds.

will

al Bank;

United

Bay

East

for

Proceeds

be

area
used for

supply, storage and distri¬
improvement
purposes.
Bay Municipal Utility Dis¬
trict
is located
on
the eastern
shore of the San Francisco bay,
covering
square

14

Chicago, 111.

an

area

of

about

cago;
The Northern Trust Co.;
Crocker-Anglo National Bank; R.
Moulton & Co.; Kidder; Pea-

H.

244

cities,

U

body & Co.;
Eastman Dillon,

miles. The district contains

incorporated

California Bank; Drexel

Co.; Chemical Bank New York
Trust Co.; Continental Illinois Na¬
tional Bank and Trust Co. of Chi¬
&

bution

Institute,

Co.; Security First Nation¬

Trust

Union Securi¬

Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Inc.; Dean Witter
ties &

including

<

•

National.

First

The

Chicago;
First

East

Petroleum

members of the
syndicate were:

major

Bank of America

Savings Bank; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.;
Wells
Fargo
Bank
American

presented
by
Mr.
of Refining ses¬
Annual Meeting of

was

pur¬

Ripley & Co. Inc.; Harris Trust &

(1980).;

the 41st

1961

$703 million of
Municipal

and

State

Bonds.

prices to yield

at

than

more

California

group

in

associates

its

and

l

1.70% to 3.90%, according to

Division

during

the

valued at $6 billion.

/•

water

sion

petrochemical indus¬

•

';1,

maturity, Feb. 1, 1963-1997. :
The
bonds
just sold are the
third series from the most recent
authorization of water
develop¬

U.S.,"

the

paper

McGrath

.*•;

setting

100.0001,

from

fining industry. This condition is

manufacturer

A

America

of

reoffered

were

Miscellaneous Annual Reports.

6.

Bank

W

underwriting

through a policy of bid¬
ding on virtually all California
municipal bond issues, finance a
major share of the new water
systems,
schools,
hospitals and
other public projects undertaken
each year in the state. The bank

interest cost of 3.306%. The bonds

"Growth
of Petro¬
Petrochemical In¬

Shepard,
in

'.

•

\
America

of

groups,

a

was

Couldn't Work,'"

'Simply

.....

Bank

premium of $31 for a com¬
bination of 4%, 3%, 3V4%, 3V2%
and 2% bonds.
The dollar price

; -.

-

.

Bank

. it.

•

The

Management

a

City

The Chase
and ; Bankers

Costa Coun¬

■

■ :■

dustry i [7J 4-8, Sept.

greater thaii for the petroleum re¬

expected to continue to integrate
backward

81)

Success

National

York,

ties, Calif.,
L,

de¬

de

First

New

Alameda and Contra

partir du
petrole,"
[5] 561-7, Nov. (1958).

Mellecker,

plants apid facilities for the petro¬

these materials. The

synthase

A

S

Co., on Jan. 9 purchased the
$30,000,000 bond" issue of the East
Bay
Municipal
Utility District,

a

Profile of Progress 24 [7] 23-5,

*

m.

lnd.

J.

4.

Chemical

years

"la

McGrath,

G.

benez^niques

&

T

Trust

Crass,

F.

of

Manhattan

(1957).

3.

to

M.

Campbell,

V.

Structure

Behind •the

desire to establish

chemical

The

Bank

D. M.
Kiefer, et al., "Industry Executives Show
Cautious Optimism," Chem. Eng. News 3!)
[3<>] 52-8, Sept. 4 (1961).
.
;
,v.
2. H. G. McGrath, "Petrochemicals Race
Ahead," Petrol. Processing 12
[!)] 101-5,
1.

Sept.

chemical

production. For the past few

refining.

from

than

of

one-third

profit margins have been consist¬
ently higher from such Operations

'M:

Jerry

N

America

The

cluded

Petroleum Co.,
McAfee of Gulf Oil

paid

operations.

Petrochemicals

J stake in the manufacture of petro¬
chemical

Conclusion

prominent

are

increasing 1 their

are

Dr.

of

Bank

the

of

.

underwriting syndicate, which in¬

Adams of Phillips

can before the
their hands., All

petrochemical

there has also
joint-venture craze.1 Oil

companies

A

petroleum and petrochemical in¬
dustries
including
Mr.
K.
S.

more

Since World War II,
a

onto

79%

about

and

valuation
district's

of. assessed

about. 83%

Sale

on

population.

and

assistance

th§

counsel of certain members of the

Petroleum refining is becoming
like
a
series
of (gigantic

and

Today, oil serves the same
purpose better. There has been a

been

District

They are also

paper.

for

grateful

much

as

of this

tion

they

as

;

mad scramble back to oil and gas.

•

do

Of Calif. Utility

BIBLIOGRAPHY

energy.

■;*7i

will

leaves

story

of' carbon

•

tv.:

integrate

to hold

for the help

by

the companies involved.

air, and water."

has changed to
'"oil, air, and water."
Coal is a
the

raw

them

Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San
Leandro,
Piedmont, Albany, El
Cerrito, Walnut Creek and Rich¬
mond.
The
cities
account
for

$30 Million Bonds

Corp., Dr. M. E. Spaght of Shell
of the foregoing is based on longOil Co., Mr. L. C. Kemp, Jr. of
range planning which has been in
Texaco Inc., Dr. H. L. Malakoff
progress for many years. Primary' of
Cities
Service
Co., and Mr.
consideration in
every
instance W. C. Asbury of Esso Research
has been the future well-being of
and Engineering Co. -

producers were proud to have

Today

it. .They

material

time major chemi¬

"plentiful '"coal,

try

j

...

express

members of The
M. W. Kellogg Co. in the prepara-„

material and keep con¬

raw

of

processing

relative to the rest of the economy.
Once upon a

will

owners

their

(4) an excellent forecast of future
availability;
and
(5)
expected

low

will

to

thanks

sincere

given

to
try to; increase his
profit margins. The crude oil and

,

continued

too

their

wish

.authors

The

forward

material; (3) .raw ma¬
which is easy to handle;

terial

He

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

:

will

integrate forward. The
will also integrate back¬

material.

They include: (1)
material;. (2) depend-

raw

production."He

to get control over his

ward

quite obvious.
•able

material and to control

raw

costsf of

likewise

25

(189)

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

;

of his

might .call., a "going of,'their
.separate (ways," -but , rather , an
overlapping of refining to .take
over part of petrochemicals manu¬
facturing and. the continuation of
chemical manufacturers to achieve
a larger stake in the petrochemi¬
cal field. The reasons for this are

•you

,

,

.

Co.; The First National Bank
Oregon; The Philadelphia Na¬
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26

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(190)

AS WE SEE IT
The unthinking
almost inevitably con¬

with.

jure
must

clude

this

that

has

device

and

cost

with the

abreast

than keep

of technical

rapid

more

obsolescence of this

new

age

cial tax

treatment

Unless
and

advance, it hardly far

law

more

than

need

Surplus and Deficit
Labor Supply

costs

in

and reducing taxable

years

income, but leaving the avail¬
able

depreciation charges in

later years

that much lower

more

than

we

things

much

quite

arbitrarily

the often almost ruinous dis¬
crepancy

skilled

labor

could

for

ministration

tute

be

now

are

said to

struggling—-struggling
the

der

handicap

prospect

of

between original enterprises

that

interfere

jobs In
a

nomic

un¬

of serious

times

men

that consti¬

areas

problem for the eco¬
planners, and some¬
for the practical poli¬

misunderstanding o r under¬
standing—is the old, old one.

tician.

of wide variations in prosper¬

cumstances

with

the

war

going

to

new

there

is

expanded older

labor

while

of

success

or

portance

where done

areas

in

other

bidders

in

;

C;

are

times

and

•

doubtless

cir¬

when

work

the

practical

Awarding, too

contracts

to

areas

..

but

course,

have;-here

we

•

clear

example of what
is going on constantly in pri¬
vate
industry
with
enter¬
prises moving- their opera¬
tions or parts of them from
one
part of the country to an¬
other to take advantage of
a

differentials

cost

the like.

or

be Extreme instances of it have

that fhe
least

us.

Always Underway

Of

been

witnessed

the

in

once

scarcity of skilled time.

a

to

seems

-

,

There

materials and equipment

are

salvaging obsolescent plant
equipment, or making it
possible for wage earners to
hold on to jobs that no longer
have-any justification, eco¬
nomically "speaking, is very
doubtful procedure, or so it
and

bidder, but be placed
other criteria at least
part which would take into

consideration the need of

'

of

the

to

some

fluential members of the Ad¬

any

therefore be

contracts

awarded

ity and employment from sec¬ contracts should not be woodtion to section and region to
now
required to work. The
enly let to the lowest bidder
obvious remedy, then, for any region. Note is being taken of even though he is apparently
slothfulness
in
the
invest¬ the fact that some of the con¬ equipped to perform. There
ment in productive plant and tracts of the Federal govern¬ are sometimes questions d of
equipment is the removal of ment for the production of timing, when it is of vital im¬
those

upon

in

.

have

be

not

in the climate in which it is

and thus taxable income that

higher. Its effect

by

enterprise have declined

our

the earlier

of

short

lowest

current .problem
initiative -A Another
with which some of the in¬

American

amended ! that

so

should be

does, in theory, at least.

capital

it,

is not likely to promote en¬
during growth or benefit the
nation.
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existing idea that they have there can
be no need for any such de¬
If it does more it merely en¬ vice as this. If there is hesi¬
ables an enterprise to recover tancy and lack of vigor in the
more quickly the cost of the
operation of American indus¬
equipment — fhus enlarging try, the cause is .to Be found
does

of surplus skilled labor
losing out.- The idea of

questionable prosome
of the advanced think¬ cedure. But, by and large, the
ers
in Administrative quar¬ shifting
of contract awards
ters is that the law should be about the country as a means

given investment in produc¬
tive
plant and equipment.

more

Thursday, January 11, 1962

areas
are

con¬

ditions that do not warrant

replacement cost is
all but indecipherable.
Another
of
these
typical

ture of the case. If such a sys¬
no

.

enterprises. Anything that in¬

New Deal notions is that spe¬

tem does

.

duces investment under

Continued from page 1

magic powers which it could
possess in the very na¬

never

.

many

for

already

than

more

textile

industry,

years

example, for many, many
past. There we find

what

called

sometimes

are

"ghost towns." Tfiey are a
real problem,
but they are
not solved merely by
ignoring
the

of their existence.

causes

Organized

labor

than

more

has

upon

occasion

one

—

though, of course, not always
—been, responsible
for the
rise of conditions which
to

concerns

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a

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sort

undertaken

way

to

remedy the situation by /:
which

its

metnbers

are

con¬
•V.;'

fronted.

New and

In

adjust--r
painful; to
those A left behind.

slow

is

of

many

the

event

any

ment

and

Some of them have been for¬
tunate

By popular referendum of December 10,; 1961, the debt

1

,

limit of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ceased

1

*■;

-;on

the assessed valuation of real

has beeii

recognized

as most

move
:-

and

to

be based

could work in the

property, Ina move which -;

constructive

thorough study has elected

ring capacity hereafter to its

;

prevailing, without union in¬

by leading-munid- ' -V-*/

the

Expressed in its simplest
result in

greater
A. the two
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principal and interest

payments

than 15 % of the average of

preceding fiscal
'•%,

monwealth

solutions

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years

any year

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received during

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upon request.

new

concept in detail. A copy will be mailed

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initiative

however

and

,

of: /

the

finally dealt with,

A

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wV Frontier"

needs agonizing reappraisal.

V

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the

is not

good

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without.

arose;

cause

President's

RICO

Van Alstyne,
Noel to Admit

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45 Wall Street

New York 5, N.Y.

ANGELES,

Sellas
the

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the

trouble

natural

LOS

Agent for The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

1311 Ponce de Leon Avenue

—

positive
merely to pretend that "A

that

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

4

in before the

was

on

cure

swer.

explains this

re¬

much

to

the fact is clear and

taxpayer.

on

to

seem

employers. This is
possibly most

situation is

the

A

of

—

too

local interests. But whatever:

under the provisions of Com-

.v'.''"j

the state it

being

not

situation

sometimes

revenues

legislation. The result is

both bondholder and

in

handicap

which

the

store

together with all debt then outstanding, shall

a

of the
great,/
it
has
often
been
possible
over
the years to work out

debt shall be in¬

terms, no new

the

old location is

ability to pay annual principal and interest on the public debt.
curred which,

are-

e

of
moving enterprise at all.

Where

of

as a measure

terference.^ But \.t her

many others i affected, not
few of them not
employes

to relate its debt incur¬

tax revenues

loca-A;

new

tipn \ under conditions /there

pal bond authorities throughout the United States, Puerto
Rico after

enough to be able to
their industry—;
fortunate in that they with

will

New

Calif.—John

become

York

a

Stock

Exchange

firm of Van Alstyne, Noel &
as

of

ager

South

Feb.

of

1.

the

Mr.

Sellas

firm's

Spring Street.

office
.

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partner, in

is

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Numbed 6124

195

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The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

These findings are based on the
weekly survey of 34 metropolitan
areas conducted by the ATA Department of Research and Tranlport Economics. The report refleets tonnage handled at more

STATE OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Continued from page 11

of the 265 occurring in the similar

ber.

week of 1961 and the 242 in 1960.
Business mortality in the initial

a

Mill

buying is limited, but
first quarter spurt is expected.

this year was 26%

week

less setoll of 312
in the corresponding week of 1939.
vere

Steel Production Data for the
Week

Ended

Jan.

6, 1962

;

the

American

stitute,

Iron

Steel In-

and

production

the

for

of

carriers

mon

general

The company of 50 E. 42nd St.,

A

rOCGSSlilg ASSOC.

N.

Y., furnishes

ices

/Y-CiL*

V^OIXIIXIOXI LJI16I*GCL

in

the

consulting serv¬
of
commercial

field

data processing.

'fe

*■,.

com-

freight

Robert

wholesale Commodity Price Index

J*Highest Since SePtember

.

F.

Shaw, Locust Valley,
L. I., New York, is offering pub-

throughout the country.

with liabilities

27

CompUtCI* deb*' s^tes promotion and workX

licly

0°'°M

week

than 400 truck terminals of

than the pre-war

T*i?re wbb kttte

According to data compiled by-

(191)

160,000

Dataline
.

Ltd.,

Form Alger In v. Co.
„

.

^

f

Alvin Ude11

of

1S engaging in a se-

Processing

at

curities

$1.25

Computer

Associates,

shares

common

120 East 41st

tons^mss 17 V^rTI^above

week and 34 a year ago" Casualties

!n™^ing 1®c.sqEu|lrd® ITS

the general wholesale commodity

business

from

offices

Street,

at

New York

ta^rice^of wheafandlteel^crap" Share' Net pr0ceeds wiU be

2,'l06,000'.(H13.0%)

per

the

output of

^d,b"? tlmhred modfratelv'

in, the week ended Dec. 30,

USed City' Under the firm name °f
by the company for repayment of Alger Investors Company.

1961.
Prlce level'climbed to *275-40 on:
through
9?i nf this
Monday> Jan- 8> the highest peak
6, amounted to 2,294,000 tons
tne
oi inis size iasi sjnce las^ September, reports Dun
(•'::123.1%), or 68.6% above the 'ear4
-jr,.
& Bradstreet, Inc. As well, it reperiod through Jan. 7,. 1961v:
Electric Output 9.5% Higher"
mained considerably above the
V The year to. date production
Than in 1961 Week
level on the similar day-dast year.
1961
through -Jan. 7, 1962, was
Thpa mnnnt
nf piectrir enerev'\
°n Monday> Jan.. 8, the Daily
,1,361,000 tons, or (*73.1')^?
llJht Wholesale Commodity Price Index
distributed by twIilH-rto
the electric light rose^0
Ther Institute
concludes
with
Production

this

,

"

year

Jan.

$275.40

index

of

1962,

ProducUon^by

Ingot
for

Districts

week

ended

Jan.

"7

6,

follows:

as

*

Index of

1191

a

according

Ingot

Institute.

Production for

Ed'son

to the
Output

.

higher than the $272.68

wh

and ^

Electric

fele

283,000,000

was

$274.22

j-.-'v'

Service of Bonds of the External Debt

a

$267 66

^

d

month

a

the

on

The Caja Autonoma de Amort!zaci6n de la Deuda
Publica, 'in accordance with the readjustment plan for

com.

lg61

r.

Week Ended

Wholesale

Jan. G, 1063

week's total of 15,738,000,000 kwh

North East Coast__
Buffalo
•

117
125

above that of the

116

week.

-

Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Cleveland

and

Price

I

136

:

—

Detroit

149

Lumber

Chicago

>

Cincinnati

119

Southern

110

Western

*

T

117

Index

of

based

weekly production for 1.057

-

on

average

11)50.

Bright

post-steel strike January of 1960,
Ward's Automotive Reports said.
j.'

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The statistical agency

nearly

cars

this month will lead off

670,000

of - the most ambitious

in

that

said

re-

cars

were

week

a

This

^

produced in the

work

of

of

1,857,635

4.5%

,

a

Christmas

There

above the corresponding
ago.

were

loaded with

,

10,924

one

cars

reported

or more" revenue

.

\

full session of the year. More than cars
or
of
the
industry's 47- car.- -week.

73.8%

above

the

1959

making facilities are expected to , Cumulative, piggy-back loadings
slate overtime,,'lifting production for the first 51 weeks of 1961 toto its pre-holiday level,
$:?■'; taled 582,247 for an increase of
Ward's latest tabulation of 1961
36,277 cars or 6.6% above the corproduction showed the industry responding period of 1960, and
produced 5,516,336 passenger cars, 172,400 cars or 42.1% above the
compared with 6,696,166 in 1960. corresponding
period
in
1959.
December

005,

output

climaxing

that

saw

Truck
was

set at 627,fourth-quarter

There

was

a

1,830,220

cars

production during the, year
1,129,693,
including , near-

pared
50

record December

Of

the

built

in

output of 111,278.
5,516,336 passenger cars
1961,

general

the whole¬

buying

the

.

class

I

U.

S.

rail-

General

Motors

Failures Up Slightly in First

.

-

the

one

year

ago

and

corresponding week in
-

.

,"AeLcit.y,Trfli, Tonnasre Was

49.4%; Ford Motor
30.6%; Chrysler Corp. 11.8%;

Week of New Year hut Below

in

with 54

6.3% Ahead of Same Week

of

Intercity

,

*

calculated

sold

briskly

truck

tonnage

England

—10

•

Comparable 1961-60 Levels
Commercial and industrial fail-

edged up slightly to 231 in
the holiday-shortened week ended

jures

Jan.

4

Share in tax

the

from 222

in

the

preceding
Bradstreet,
Inc. However, casualties fell short
week, reports Dun &




announces

+4; Middle Atlantic

-

that holders of bonds

-

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<

*r.

•

;

1,785,283.34

i....................

.

None

"*:<

industries (Article 7th of

1938)

-

555-556.27

...

4

fUS$2,340,839.61

-

year

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.-4

f

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to

the

extension

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until December 31, 1965.
Holders of bonds assented to Law No.
entitled to receive the aforesaid payment

$1,000 bond

and after February

5580 will be

of $3.80

per

1962, against

*.

presentation and surrender for cancellation of the two

*

on

1,

of
the Mortgage Bank of Chile Guaranteed Sinking Fund
6^2 % Bonds dated June 30, 1925, Mortgage Bank of
Chile Guaranteed Five Year 6% Agricultural Notes of
1926, dated December 31,1926 and the City of Santiago,

coupons

reported a 8% rise for the
end Dec.
30, 1961, cornpared with the like period in 1960.
For the week ended Dec. 23, sales

Chile

year.

In the four-week period ended
Dec. 30, 1961, sales advanced 8%

;

corresponding to said payment, (in the

Twenty-One Year 7%

case

Ext. S.F., Bonds dated

January 2, 1928, the said payment will be made by

presentation of the bonds fo(r endorsement of the interest-

corresponding period in

payment) together with

mittal,

Re-

week

at

the

office

an

of

appropriate letter of trans¬
the correspondent of the

undersigned in New York City, Schroder Trust
Company, Trust Department, 61 Broadway,
New York 15, N. Y Letters of transmittal may be
»

^obtained at the office of said correspondent.

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CAJA AUTONOMA DE AMORTIZACION DE LA DEUDA PUBLICA
EDUARDO SOL MINIHAC K.
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k.

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Santiago

General Manager;
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Decembet 30. 1961.

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ALFONSO QUINTANA BURGOS
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8962.;'V:v;;'!','

granted by the
Supreme Government tinder the term? of Fi-nance Decree No. 17,298 of December 14, 1960,
the period for acceptance of the exchange
authorized by Law No. 8982 will remain open

dex

According to the Federal

copper

Pursuant

week

the

$1,000 bond

4

Department store sales on a
country-wide basis as taken from
the Federal Reserve Board's in-

over

per

importation of petroleum for the

assented to Law No.

+1 to

last

'

corresponding to this decla¬
ration 98.24% of the dollar bonds, 99.56% t sterling bonds and 97.08 % oi the Swiss franc bonds had beeniv

The 1960 Week

higher than

"" }

-'-j ' '

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plan of service

income of the 4th category

on

Up to the close of the

Sales Increased 8% Over

12%

4 4

provided in Law No. 5580 with

Law No. 6155 of January 6,

1
Nationwide Department Store

were

the basis

companies
on

nitrate and

~

.

4

of copper

to

—6; East South Central—-2 to -f 2j
AVest North Central and Mountain
—1 to +3; West South Central
0 to

on

Share in the taxes

and

saies

in

8962 also

- \

,

respect to the following revenues:

Passenger cars moved well,
111 ho™e furnishings,
^as spotty varying considerably by regions,
The total dollar volume of retail
trade in the week ended Wednesday> Janranged from 1% to 5% >
higher than last year, according
to sPot estimates collected by Dun ;
^ Bradstreetf Ino. Regional esti- «.
mates varied from comparable
l06* levels by the following per- f
New

follows:

was as

Participation in the profits of the Corporacion de
Ventas de Salitre y Yodo of Chile........... US$

serve

Last Year

?

1961 interest at the rate of $3.80

year

the

System
department
store
in New York City for the
ended
Dec, 30, were 7%
week
ended
Dec. ' 30
was
6.3% higher when compared with the
ahead' of volume in the corre-. same period in 1960. In the presponding week of 1960, the Ameri- ceding week ended Dec. 23, sales
can
Trucking
Associations
anwere
8% higher than the same
nounced. Truck tonnage was 17.9%
period last year. For the ' four
behind the volume for; the pre- weeks ending Dec. 30, a 9% in¬
vious
weekv of
this '^ear,
This' crease was reported
above the •
week-to-week
decline is closely 1960 period while from Jan. 1 to
jn-line with the seasonal pattern < Dec. 30, a 3% increase over sales; reflected for Christmas week durin the comparable period of 1960
ing past":;years.was recorded.
;
■
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,
v.,

was

5580 and do not accept the new plan
under Law No. 8962 will be entitled to receive for the

a"Ces', continuf,d Ibod.?1"
a
Y above volume in the similar
a year ago.
Apparel, linens,
weeK
and

eentBges:

plan

of old Law No.

maintained

momentum

stationery

new

established in accordance with

Fund

purchases

of Law No.

I960..

American Motors 6.8%, and Studebaker-Packard Corp.; 1.4%."

!

58

1959.

manufactured
Co.

were

road systems originating this type
produced.- traffic in the current week com-

the

to

£13,047,971, US$80,439,000, Swiss Francs 66,415,900.
The Caja Autonoma de Amortizacion de la Deuda
Publica, in accordance with the provisions of Article 3

;

half

assented

pal amount of bonds of the External Debt

use. It is not
index.
Its chief

+5; East North Central 4-2 to -f 6;
<1,380 cars or 14.5% above the cor- South Atlantic 4*3 to 4-7; Pacific
Jan.. 8, started the first responding week of 1960 and 4,640 4*6 to 4*10.
■

which

and

price
44.94%.
After making these amortizations the balance of princi¬

•

cars

year

5580

Sinking

of these

Inc.

£ctlvlty

422,237 cars. This
or 18.8%
below
18,090 cars

were

of

External

have been withdrawn from circulation. The average

Bradstreet,

holiday surge in the Week ended4
Wednesday, Jan. 3, and, bolstered

6.1%

the

indirect

and

applied to the redemption of
following bonds, purchased below par: £677,159,
US$4,075,500, Swiss Francs ^2.,696,500, all of which

level.

some

4.5%

announced.

decrease

a

direct

of the external debt who assented to the

revenue

Railroads

97,994

week

for .'•last; week, on

,

Monday,

&

the

the

3 6%

Clearances Help Retail Sales in
Week Ended Jan. 3

the previous week and
or.

feut

the

*

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17

Dun

No.

The

171,847

Friday,1 Jan. 5. Studebaker-Pack- highway trailers or highway con.ard Corp,; at South . Bend, *ind.. tainers
,(piggyback) in rthe; week
has been on strike since the New ended Dec.
23, 1961 (which were
Year
after
terminating an old included fin that week's over-all
three-year contract with its 6,500' total). This was an increase of
workers.

Iast

.to^ ^howat
prices

sale

139,889

178,875

included

holiday,
was

Law

of

Republic and the municipalities covered by

Law No. 8962 has been

above

•earlier

trend of food

compared with 1960
decrease of 2,430,769 cars

which

Jan.

q.2%

$593

bonds

i under the aforesaid Law No. 8962.

°" 3a"- 9. tha

cost-of-living

a

Loadings in the week of Dec. 30,

6, the first over<time scheduling for auto assembly
since mid ■* December> Chrysler
Corp. and American Motors conV eluded

a

same

slightly

recorded

Wholesale Food Price Index represents the sum total of the price
Per P°und of 31 raw foodstuffs

7.8% below 1959.

or

Motors

on

Gr

and

Corp. and Ford
Motor Co. had four plants in operation

was

cars

year ago.

General

186,461

American

the final week of 1961. Only 74,204

up

low

of

Debt of the

week

week

a

The

freight on
j railroads totaled 28,583,780:
jn 1961, the Association of

ciass

holders

Food

jower than the $6.15 in the similar

Above Corresponding Week ;

sumption of overtime schedules,
output will reach 122,808 for the
initial session of the month, which
began Jan. 2. This will be an increase
of 16.1%
over 105,782 in
units

147;548

Loading
the

initial

Post-yule

history. A
has been fore¬
with

five-week

to

week

111,570

Freight Carloadings Were

cast for entire 1962.

Ward's

the

edged
$5 g2

one

first-quarter

r

I960

195,307

2—154',399

Orders

industry

"second-best" year

the

1961 level-

Dec. 31,

1961

,f-J6*

112,783

shipments

passenger

Dec. 23,

Dec. so,

,

Production

said out-

of

;

Wholesale

and meats m general

*
_

.

put

schedules

the United

HaI? rit'

lalSnnn

approved by Law No.
July 20, 1948, announces that the fixed annual
interest of 3 % has been paid for the year 1961 to the
8962 of

this year, it
remajnecj below the corresponding

Following are the figures in
thousands of board feet for the
weeks indicated:

production in the U. S.
during January will be at the
highest level for any month since

4.-

in

10 2%

Auto

j.

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the service of the external debt

Up

But

Index, compiled by Dun &

from

1960

in

147,548,000
board
feet,
compared with 186,461,000 board
feet in the prior week, according
to reports from regional associations. A year ago the figure was
139,889,000 board feet.
Compared with 1960 levels, output climbed 1.1% while shipments
advanced 5.5% and orders dropped

Ward's Forecast for 1962 Appears

mi.

u-

u

totaled

4 123.1

production

Week

Lumber shipments in

136 '

St. Louis

Total

Same

Index

Last Year

the

Bradstreet, Inc., inched

Shipments Were 5.5%

Above

131

Price

This Week

Below

Although

-

116

_

Food

Fractionally

kwh., or 9.5%
comparable 1961

1,394,000,000

-v-''

;

<«•»

nnn'nnn

estlmated at 16,021 000,000 kwh

.

from

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The

<1&2)

provide

Business and Stock.

the

Corqmercial and Financial Chronicle

buying

same

Continued from page

to go above

3

compares

research
f:

group

starts. The real strength

ing
■•■t

V;

begin

should

Another

sixties.

in

and other taxes have risen,
.This, plus the renewed em¬
phasis upon increasing
Federal

the

in

recovery

eration
♦

factor

although

in

Federal

in

it

spite of

is

favorable trade balance,
had; a deficit in the overall

®Ur favorable

balance will increase this year be¬

contributed to more cause

in Western Europe (an

ex¬

port source) the boom is levelling
and
in our recovery
times the
U. S. tends to import more.

.

.

It is not likely that
export-import, trade

Corporate prof its (all industries)
before
taxes
have
been
rising
fairly rapidly on an annual rate
basis since the first-quarter-1961
low of $39.6 billion and now stand
at $47.2 billion in the third quar¬
ter, 1961. However, net income
of some leading
corporations for

In

England the labor unions
little support for the g<Wernment plan to hold down wage
increases or to tighten credit. Wage
claims are "stacking up" in the
U. S., too, and it is not
likely that
show

the third quarter 1961 was down
2% from the second quarter, as

pear

and

strong

for

1962,

profits before taxes

with two children provided

trends'- ap¬

production

ing

corporate

are

not

investment

power

income

likely

a

buy¬

of $9,731, after Federal

and

social

Today, it takes

a

security taxes.
$26,476 salary to

to

in

ket.

Today's ratio would be much

lower if we could appraise a rela¬

haif
it

ment/choice' is/the ratio of stock
yields to bond - yields.' Currently

A

bonds

' •"')■j

.

/■

j

The 1962

r

market, from investmenL to specu¬
lative types!
are

of

would become very attractive for

dividend

messages in that
includes the State of the

large institutional markets if the

Aerojet-General, American Steel
Foundries, Bobbie Brooks, BorgWarner, Cleveland Electric Illu¬
minating, Detroit Edison, du Pont
(E. I.)
de Nemours, Grumman
Aircraft, Lockheed Aircraft, Man¬

on

Jan.

10.

The

flow

yield from 4%%

in

sequent actions

yield

Congress will
determining factors bearing

the

framework,

b

a

raise

1962.

what

is

of

economic

the

investors

outlook

flation

stocks in 1962? Stand¬
Poor's
industrial
stocks

newed

currently
20 times

are
selling
earnings and

at

much

around

were

the earlier quarters

rather,

or,

inflation

inflation

in

(Ind.),

ratios

fear

of

consumer

of 1961

is

Mttle

estate

or

*An

or

fear' of

no

investments

account

for

Issue of

a

stock

high
level
of
ratios for util ity
ratios

left-handed

a

not

-are

alone

that

★ The

for

with

in 1962?

more

|

the

various

'

industries

face

•

■

..

likely to happen to prices and values of securities in

ious

.

;

•

//;:/'.

■

You will find the
others
The

in

the

v

'■

•

,

\

'

:';A:i\'Av

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it

■//;////•// //;'

than
pros¬

opportunity to advertise

Firm, Corporation

or

The

itself

January 18th issue.

action

in

!

'% 23 Firfe Phlce>Newv
REctor 2-9570

>

%

this

state

of

give,,

capital
cases,

a

of

the stock

factor

For
is

in

se¬

despite high ratios.

action

is

appreciation

'A-

AV.,.,:/.,;

field.

;•/ ';./• / //A v'
Net proceeds from the financing

will

be

used

•

to

retire

mortgage

indebtedness, and -certain; bank
loans;.to' expand the.sales efforts
for: its product's; and for working
capital.

Western //• /'V •"

Semiconductors, "\v.
Stock Offered
Currier

&
Carlsen, Inc., 233 A
Street, San Diego, Calif., is offer¬

not
an

in

1962,

-

market

business

re¬

however,

its

expected

to

be

expansion factor

as
as

/

recovery

relatively.

Although

Western

Semiconductors, Inc.,
share. Net proceeds will
be used bv the' company for the
repayment of debt, product evalution tests, advertising and working
capital.
at $3 per

,

The

periods. Busi¬
ness
profit margins
have
been
trending down and labor costs

THE COMMERCIAL AND
FINANCIAL CHRONICLED

'

at

During 1962 the im¬
earnings prospects of the

recent

rising,

■

profits/Squeeze

a

likely

important

for space in this issue

//

not

covery!

Regular advertising rates will prevail

<>

ing publicly 100,000 capital shares

lected
your

If

hope
to
many
investors
that
growth in earnings per share and
increased cash dividends will pro¬

Bank in this
composite cross-section of America's most
competent busi¬
ness and financial
opinion which will appear in the




better

growth

current recovery cycle should

featuring the opinions and forecasts
country's foremost Management Executives.

Do not miss the

records,

liquor: The company has also
recently entered/the greeting card

of

duce

★

*

This action will include the

stocks.

is

phonograph

the recovery.

to

Chronicle

of the

with

a

.

and

reasonable returns and

earnings

of

proved

these questions and
many ":.A
Review & Outlook? Issue of'

answers

"Annual

[//A;// A"

turers;

the

develops and inflation fears van¬
ish, it is possible that about five
points of today's price-times-earn¬
ings ratios could disappear, but

1962?

common

exceeds

of higher or lower apowing / to the different
.inflation-hedging qualities of var¬

4—What impact will the Administration's
and Congress'
foreign poli¬
cies and domestic
program have on business conditions in 1962?
////■.</.■•

far

praisals

major problems that

in 1962?

3—What is

pects.

of

Crane

men's shirts, ladies-' hosiery, towels

making

the

are

funds

industries

average

of busi¬

sale

Susan

in¬

continued

for

public
of

all

investment from

marked by a constant
foraging by
professional investors: - for stocks

perspective on the new year's possibilities from the
banking and corporation leaders who manage the
country's industries.
ness

about

supply of stocks, this means
strong demand for
stocks.
Therefore,-1962 will be

★ Get your business

2—What

have

new
a

Club,

1962.

ment and specialty stores. It also
designs aLd manufactures [ special i
packaging for products of national
manufacturers,, such as manufac¬

compliment, but

$18-$19
keep busy, and
total/ new/money avail¬

the

able

1962 "ANNUAL REVIEW &
OUTLOOK" Issue will present the
opinions and forecasts of the nation's
banking and corporate leaders
on
the probable course of the nation's
economy in the year ahead.

Economists

2,

gift wrapping materials, consisting
of
wrapping paper, ribbon and
ornamentation, for use by depart¬

billion of funds to
r-

Jan.

Row, Dallas, Texas, and its sub¬
sidiaries, design and manufacture

consider that the mutual

we

funds

Ohio,

Packaging,
Inc. is being made
through the
offering of 150,000 shares, at $10
per
share, by an underwriting
group headed by C. E. Unterberg,
Towbin Co., New York City.

attractive investment field

more

is

.

course

partner

Common Offered

into which their money could flow
instead of common stocks.
This

factors underlying the general

W

The company of 8107 Chancellor

stitutional

the basic

&

by Mr. Barker before the

Business

Initial

the

times-earnings

:

are

H

Packaging, Inc.

are

higher.

when

1—What

an

Susan Crane

stocks and the fact that industrial

-

Jer¬

renewed

many
institutional in-,
vestors find it difficult to discover

January 18th

that

address

Cleveland,

Today

Will Be Published

(New

on

Cleveland

generally
considered the best hedges for fast
inflation, investors may „well be
contemplating a renewed, "creep¬
ing" type of inflation. This couid

A

THE. CHRONICLE

Oil

the Board of American Steel
Foundries and Borg-Warner).

prices this past year).
utility stocks, priced at over
times earnings, seem to indi¬

20

"Annual Review & Outlook"
,

A

(G, D.), SoStandard
Oil

Oil,

Standard

mention

re¬

haven't had

The

'

"

•

wholesale

above

po

bp

■/>

••

sey), Trans-World Financial, and
U. S. Borax & Chemical. (I should

indicate

strong inflation. At a relatively
slow,
steady rate
of
inflation,
utility earnings are capable of
discounting the effect. Since pri¬
marily industrial stocks and real
fr

Mobil

cony

a

(we

>

Express, Searle

way

discounting in¬

are

A-

apolis-Honeywell, North American
Aviation, Random House, Road¬

newlysatisfy the

stocks

•'

ufacturers Hanover Trust, Minne¬

price-earnings

industrial

>'

rates

of

to

seems

payers:

larger

the

demand.

high

the

that

common

&

rates

rediscount

volume

bonds

The
ove

the

institutional

Stocks

the

Meanwhile,

on

issued

confidence in the dollar.

Given

interest

of

not

would

of

for

group

4%%,

expected to trend up¬
ward in the next months, and if
there were not a distinct possi¬
bility that the Federal Reserve

anticipated for
fiscal year ending next June
30, the President's talks and con¬

Outlook

level

general
were

the

The

to

3%.

times-earnings

•,a:

1962

following

3% and industrial stocks less thap
Bonds offering these yields

decisions

Union talk, the Budget talk, and
the Economic Report of the Presi¬
dent. With a Federal budget defi¬
cit of $6.9 billion

A

the

of 20 stocks represents an
interesting cross sectiop of the

convened

'

ftlir <

that

believe

I

whereas utility stocks return about

vital

are

PONT MISS IT!
•' "

.

Some Interesting" Stocks for

,

month

in

.'yV

optimistic caution.

of alternative invest¬

measure

especially., .Some would call
period for cautious optimism,
calling for

a

but I would term it one

good quality industrial and utility

Presidential

20

However, there should
opportunities for;. significant
capital gains in 1962—in the first
reactions.
be

1936 bull mar¬

tive replacement cost for the book
value denominator.
:

housekeeping and on
lending and spending abroad to
be made by the Congress, which

ard

value

book

arise

investment toward this

or

There

for

times

matters,

in

a

financial

on

2.3

.

gener¬

as

purpose.

be the

and

1929

at the peak of the

cate

..

20

of

eafnings.^This

prices -of

increased

of

saving

times

American unions will be any more

understanding of foreign compe¬
reported by the First National tition, rising prices, and currency
City Bank Monthly Letter of No¬ weakness. Back in 1939, a salary
vember 1961. Therefore,
although of $10,000 for a married couple
sales

business

productivity.
Dollars withdrawn from the pri¬
vate. tsector arcr pot" available tor

a

ing abroad.

,,

ator

expendi-

balance of payments due to spend¬

price weaknesses, and lessens
plant
construction that in the past re¬

of

ment

plant and equipment

- this
leads :ots; to. ;the
balance of payments and value of
the dollar issues.
Last year, in

to

•

cash

round¬

Growth
for
standard
of
living
improvement requires encourage¬

re¬

the current
to be the accel¬

appears

the relative increase of new

rapid growth.

en¬

.

we

has

as the country
1954 and 1958

a

about way for the recent decline
in business fixed investment (net).

The special factor in

now being narrowed.
This has a
double-barreled impact. It tends

coveries

expenditures, accounts in

$52 billion, and

mid- turesi vand

dragging

industries,

or

coveries.

for hous¬

the

is the degree of excess capacity
many

force

recovery

joyed

analysis, probably will
not have any boom effect until
later
than
1962,
although 1962
should be a good year for new
age

$51

Thursday, January 11, 1962

around
earnings in the

with

18

too.

this factor will not be as strong a

based on our
department's population

lower prices and

on

local

household formation,

.

opinion on divisive national
great uncertainties, may
among investors within the
1929
and
1936-37
bull
markets. critical policy-making
period of
and
February.
Con¬
However, the current S & P in-/ January
dustrials' market value is about sequently,
a
substantial market
2.4
times
book value,
price fluctuation in stocks may re¬
versus
a
level of three times book value sult from investors' psychological

power

after just those taxes and allowing
for higher prices—and state and

Market Outlook for 1962

4.

.

the

company." of 605-G
Alton
St., Santa Ana, Calif., is engaged
in
the design,
manufacture and.
sale

of

semiconductors

mercial

and

conductors

military
are

for

com¬

use/Semi¬

devices

for

con¬

trolling the flow of.electrical cur¬
rent by making use of the special,
characteristics of certain

crystals,

principally -of A-silicon /or/: ger-/
They perform most of

manium..

Dow -Jo pes industrial
average may- the functions of vacuum
tubes and A reach higher levels in the earlier ■
are" used in: practically
every type;
part: of c 1962/.itLii not expected,
of electronic circuit/ The
company/
that it will be at a higher level
manuf actures a line - of semicon-,
than about 750 around the latter
ductors which
may
be grouped
-part of 1962.
into three categories,
diodes, recti¬
-

Because

of

the

strong conflicts

fiers

and

voltage regulators.

v.-

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Volume

Numbfer 6124

*

The Commercial and. Financial Chronicle

,

(19>3)

Indications of

The

following statistical tabulations

latest week
week
Latest
AMERICAN

IRON AND

Indicated

steel

(per

capacity)

cent

Jan.

...

or

Previous

Week

INSTITUTE:

STEEL

operations

Week

6

78.5

or

month ended
Month

on

A

Year

Ago

72.0

ingots and.castings

AMERICAN
Crude
f42

PETROLEUM

oil

and

gallons

Crude

(net tons)-

Ago

74.0

46.6

outputs—daily

each)__

Gasoline

output

Kerosene

output
fuel

Residual

fuel

7,299,760

7,197,910

8,429,000
30,732,000

8,307,000
29,801,000

8,473,000

Dec. 29

31,076,000

30,058,000

:_i

^

(bbls.)

oil

Dec. 29

3,260,000

3,126,000

3,086,000

3,207,000

14,722,000

13,795,000
6,728,000

Dec. 29
Dec. 29'

(bbls.)

6,508,000

(bbls.)

194,640,000
32,531,000

189,664,000

186,234,000

32,794,000
155,575,000

36,102,000
173,761,000

142,246,000

45,745,000

46,277,000

^

news-record:

Public

and

in

,i'

1

Dec. 30

—

422,237

V

520,231
483,711

412,503

:

573,701

404,147

476,661

Other

.r

390,507

Personal

4

$381,100,000

$256,600,000

$316,900,000

124,500,000

189,500,000

4

"256,600,000

'i—

Jan.

4

164,300,000

-

127,400,000
107,000,000

286,300,000

LIFE

220,300,000

20,400,000

Dec. 30

6,155,000

Dec. 30

—

258,000

AVERAGE=100

*8,610,000

/
*

V 356,000

failures

(commercial

.

and

»itA'o£TKEET,, inc..

LIFE

8,870,000*
368;000

—I
I

Jan.

-

industrial)

s

*358

238

116

dun

—

.

3,008

3,020

11,715

11,001

13,032

12,337

11.923

4,566

.

_

;

___

PURCHASES

;

.

of

;v,:

.

4,301

4,684

4,395

4,463

3,468

3,370

3,159

INSTITUTE

—

INSURANCE—Month

October

,■V':V"

/

—

■>?

;

*,;

,

h

■'

y'S

$4,691

>

—I—

6

16,021,000

15,378,000

16,084,000

14,627,000

4

231

222

295

265

•

$4,130

614

$4,354
:

578

.1,543

,

.

$6,848

-•

1,158

:

-;

<

SST

1,289

$5,866

$6,230

*$30,860

$31,180

INVENTORIES

&
SALES
(millions of dollars):
v,X

6.196c

6.196c

6.196c

6.196c

Inventories—
Durables.:

Jan.

10,715

3,192

42,703.

—Month, of November

&

•

10,805

•

MANUFACTURERS'

*

17,967

11,215

—

loans

Group

>-380,000

17,186

4,880

f

Industrial

•

•

$54,626

'42,714

16,960

—

:

(000's omitted):

6,953,000

$55,051

42,419

~

11,052

._u.

Total.———

Dec. 30

/

,

kwh.)

.000

J:'
i

—

INSURANCE

OF

66,000,000

$55,451

credit
V

accounts-

Ordinary

INSTITUTE:-

(in

term

—

.

credit

295,000

i

,

credit

payment

802,000

102,000

__

loans

Charge

121,400,000

Jah-

136,100,000
120,500,000
104,200,000
16,300,000

1,097,000

838,000

RE¬

30:

goods

Service

$407,700,000

4

778,000

980,000

SERIES—Esti¬

intermediate

of Nov.

consumer

Single

Jan.
—Jan.

—

'•

Electric, output

FEDERAL

Repairs and modernization loans

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES INDEX—FEDERAL RESERVE

ELECTRIC

THE

credit——

creditAutomobile—

;sy:/

*—,--r

—

municipal—.

SYSTEM—1947-49

and

as

consumer

Noninstalment

92,300,000

:

millions

Instalment

.

COAL OUTPUT (U. S: BUREAU OF MINES).:
Bituminous' coal and lignite -(tons).
Pennsylvania anthracite .(tons)---

EDISON

OF

SYSTEM—REVISED
short

1,091,000

116,000

GOVERNORS

Total

^

;'.r; <

.v,

construction

State

OF

SERVE

construction—engineering

Total U.' S. constructionPrivate - construction

.

46,092,000

$1,875,000

;

CONSUMER CREDIT OUTSTANDING—BOARD

195,703,000

47,532,000

$2,071,000

688,000

663,000
547,000

.J

—

f-

Ago

$1,351,000

~
~

.

municipal—

Federal

32,048,000

151,880,000

29;

and

mated

._Dec. 29

at

State

,

6,706,000

Dec. 29

——

"freight loaded (number of cars)—

civil engineering

r

"13,707,000

6,438,000

Year

Month

(000's omitted):

.

8,245,000

Dec. 29
;

;; Revenue rfreight * received -f torn, connections (no; ot cars)—Dec; 30

;

;'14,699,000-'

Previous

Month

Month

—

Public construction
■

I

_Dec.

at.

at

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS',
Revenue

of December

7,149,160
•

bulk.terminals, in transit, in pipe lines—

oil

fuel

1,361,000

7,384,210

Kerosene

Distillate

2,158,000

Dec. 29

Finished and'unfinished gasoline
(bbls.) at

:

:/

2,106,000

—Dec. 29

output- (bbls.)——
output (bbls.)

oil

fuel

2,294,000

i

(bbls.)

Distillate
Residual

6

RECORD

Total U. S. construction
Private construction

(bbls.)

average

(bbls.)

Stocks at refineries,

ENGINEERING NEWS

of

—

stills—daily

oil

(bbls.

average

Latest

CIVIL ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION—

INSTITUTE:

condensate

to

runs

Jan.

cover production and
other figures for the
Dates shown in first column are either
for the
that date, or, in cases of
quotations, are as of that date:

month available.

Equivalent to—
Steel

29

.i—„—

—

$31,050

:

Nondurables——

v

23,520

'

*23,370

.23,040

$54,570

*$54,230

$54,220

32,230

*33,460

29,650

139,360
2,691,690

*140,264

ii

154,711

Copper (in short tons)..
Lead (in short tons)———!
Zinc (in short tons)

♦2,712,625

2,337,581

104,102
20,352

*97,834
20,523

18,137 ;

39,149

37,516

28,201

IRON AGE COMPOSITE PRICES:
*

■tf-unaiica."steei

Pig

Dec. 29

xo.j

iron

(per gross ton)
steel (per gross ton)

Scrap
METAL

PRICES

Electrolytic
Export
Lead

(E.

&

30.600c

30.600c

30.600c

27.875c

28.050c

27.925c

3

10.250c

10.250c

10.250C

11.000c

3

10.050c

10.050c

10.050c

10.800c

3

12.500c

12.500c

12.006c

12.500c

.Jan.

3

12.000c

12.000c

11.506C

12.000c

.Jan.

3

24.000c

24.000c

24.000c

26.000c

120.000c

122.250c

100.625c

.Jan.

3

9

,

.

:<

120.375c

.Jan.

•

86.37

9

9

~

;

"•

'i

86.27

91.05

87 86

88.27

88.95

M

85.59

85.46

MOODY'S
-'

iU:

S.

81.45

80.93

83.53

84.04

Average

.Jan.

9

87.32

87.18

87.18

87.86

.Jan.

9

87.86

37.59

87.59

88.27

.Jan.

9

4.08

4.11

:-dzzz .Jan.

4.08

.3.89

9

4.70

4.71

9

4.43

Group

YIELD

DAILY

•

Jan.

9

Jan.

Public

I

Group__—.L

MOODY'S

9

INDEX

1949

(tons)

4.40

4.54

4.57

4.54

end

of

4,74

4.75-

4.70

5.10

5.11

5.08

4.92

4.93

4.90

4.86

4.61

4.62

4.62

of

4.59

4.54

9

378.2

374.9

371.8

264,569

346,452

334,531

331,983

163,709

period

52

95

90

39

444,764

400,276

484,863

371,656

-Dec. 31

99%

115.57

113.83

114.00

sales

Total

off the

floor—

2,310,180

2,802,990

441,530

537,820

470,320

the

on

38,700

429,890

446,820

sales

1,103,419

1,019,783
138,520

1,127,210

126,610

Utilities
Banks

138,800

Dec. 15

1,986,345

1,017,535

1,014,200

737,835

2,112,955

1,156,055

1,123,680

MOTOR

876,635

Dec. 15

5,095,889

4,206,903

sales

Dec. 15

702,420

4,703,713
628,860

4,998,230

Short

828,650

Other

670,410

sales

Dec. 15

5,087,465

4,004,795

4,154,970

5,789,885

4,633,655

4,983,620

4,076,705

sales

sales

Number
Dollar

of

by

dealers

(customers'

shares

short

sales

Customers'

other

sales

2,182,048

2,150,384

$116,310,161

$118,360,027

2,166,941
$119,942,374

2,300,559

2,327,344

1,827,512

9,737

10,968

13,691

2,313,653

11,468
1,816,044

U.

$77,906,877

2,226,482

Dec. 15

iZ.

1,567,882

S.

2,216,745

2,289,591

$110,190,295

$114,386,705

—Dec. 15

722,710

As

of

Dec. 15

ROUND-LOT STOCK

SALES

ON

of

THE

Dec. 15

shares—
N.

Y.

STOCK

EXCHANGE AND ROUND-LOT STOCK TRANSACTIONS
FOR ACCOUNT OF MEMBERS
(SHARES):
•

Total

round-lot

sales—

,

$119,362,799

$■.

741,720

;

• '

722~710
712,390

'

$1.70000

$1.70000

$1.60000

$1.50000

$1.50000

$1.50000

$32,800,000

$32,700,000

$32,100,000

3.43

December:

V.h

•;

&

Tel.)

(10)

:

IN

S.

SALES

AUTOMOBILE

ASSN.—Month

of

392,110

Dec. 15

22,910,590

21,610,610

MANU¬

736,916

753,366

611,264

627,301

646,509
106,847

522,747

*$1,631,300

$1,743,900

1,340,000

1,006,630

1,176,300

1,157,200

motor

21,559,220
22,565,850

17,720,580
18,557,590

S. DEPT. OF

119.5

119.4

118.8

119.8

Jan.

'Revised

88:4

86.9

109.6

108.2

IMPORTS
of

October

29

(000's

LIMITATION

omitted):

that

may

be

outstanding
$293,000,000

297,010,508

290,216,815

330;,15ft

314,519

155,938

$296,498,920

$297,325,028

$290,372,753

438,962

401,555

$296,060,517

$296,886,066

$289,971,198

.1,939,482

1,113,933

.3,028,801

$296,060,517

$297,325,028

$290,372,753

6,494,287

6,260,506

6,411,189

$289,566,230

$291,064,522

$283,961,564

under

UNITED

,

:

„•

owned

by

the

and

foods

'

1

outstanding public debt obli¬

total

face

outstanding
of obligations
authority

amount

above

STATES

GROSS

DEBT

issuable

DIRECT

AND

GUARANTEED—(000's omitted):
of

Dec.

29

funds

-

balance

debt

Computed

110.0

95.7

95.1

93.4

Jan.

127.8

127.7

127.5

98.5
-

figure. "fNumber of orders not reported since introduction of Monthly Investment Plan.
tPrime Western
delivered basis at .centers where freight from East St. Louis exceeds
one-.half cent a pound. NA. Not available.




AND

annual

average

3.135%

3.123%

88.9

109.8

Jan.

—

farm

88.5

Jan.

:

88^17

v.

EXPORTS

face amount

General

Jan.
:

other than

109,615

$298,000,000

Net

foods
—

coaches

CENSUS—Month

(1947-49=100)1

All commodities

on

cars

and

837,010

Commodity Group—

Meats

trucks

$298,000,000

As

products

2.76
3.49

December:

vehicles

passenger

Deduct—Other

„

755,410
20,855,200

Processed

1.98
2.93

FROM

obligations

•

867,140

Farm

5.61

2.10

FACTORY

U.
of

OF

Dec.

649540
*

|
22,043,450

commodities

3.92

$1,889,600

of

Grand

Dec. 15

All

3.57

2.83

2.91

STATES

Balance

—Dec. 15

U.

2.74

.296,168,761

«

sales

—

2.96
4.80

2.88

(24)—

2.92
4.86

Tel.

Total gross public debt and
guaranteed

.587,590

sales

sales

$2.25

$82,000
$1.50000

a

Short

LABOR

$2.25
$82,000

649,540

757~760

Other

Total

$2.25

$1.60000

—

Total gross public debtGuaranteed obligations not

,

$84,360,682

'757,760

7~41~720
587,980

'

'

WHOLESALE PRICES, NEW SERIES

74.000c

YIELD—100

of

at any time
Outstanding—

Dec. 15

sales

23.250c

$82,000

Treasury

Round-lot purchases by dealers—Number
TOTAL

-

AVERAGE

GOVT. STATUTORY DEBT

Round-lot

Other

26.000c

23.250c

81.250c

gations not subject to debt limitation——438,403

Dec. 15
Dec. 15

sales by dealers—
'■ r
Number of shares—Total sales
Short sales
;

24.000c

23.250C

(000's omitted):

Total

value

29.000c

29.500c

$1.60000

Exports

Dec. 15

"

32.590c

32.500c
33.000c

24.000c

i_

Imports

Dec. 15

value

Dollar

•

36.250c

32.500c:
33.000c

(200)

BUREAU

Dec. 15

Customers'

sold

36.250c
■

purchases)—t

Odd-lot purchases by dealers (customers'
sales)—
Number of orders—customers' total sales

>

$35,000

$209,000

2.75

Number of

COMMISSION

'

$35,000

$189,250

.

incl. Amer.

number

UNITED

101.161c

$35,000

pound)

(125)
(25)

VEHICLE

Number

STOCK TRANSACTIONS FOR ODD-LOT ACCOUNT
OF ODDLOT DEALERS AND
SPECIALISTS ON N. Y. STOCK
EXCHANGE — SECURITIES EXCHANGE
Odd-lot

122.913c

91.375c
79.463d

$2.80737

$190,000

3,406,295

Dec. 15

Total

;

121.013c

STOCKS—Month

(not

PLANTS

Total

purchases

92.313c
80.455d

$2.81494-

pound)

FACTURERS'

of members—

account

£82.747

87.059d

(15)

Average

883,413
,*

109,480

Dec. 15
for

Industrials

397,080

Dec. 15

,

£70.688

103.325c

pound)

(per

WEIGHTED

Insurance

^

sales

transactions

(per

Railroads

358,280

529,190

12.976c

£82.763

$2.80964

,

(per pound)

(per

12.476c

12.000c

81.250c

COMMON

floor—

.

,

Total round-lot

MOODY'S

38,800

408,120

Dec. 15

initiated

purchases
Short sales

19,900
409,990

11.500c

£69.574

£72.434

MONEY IN CIRCULATION—TREASURY
DEPT.
As of Oct. 30 (000's omitted)

453,340

61,300
417,890

Dec. 15

:

Total

Total

2,732,650

3,413,120

Dec. 15

sales

Other

2,577,270

3,047,710

Dec. 15

transactions

Total

2,633,230
3,147,740

Dec. 15

sales

Total

492,810

e

sales

Other

2,876,150

680.470

Dec. 15

initiated

purchases

Short

3,400,700

470,440

Dec. 15

i

Other

3,242,400

£82.747

12.475c

refined (per pound)
(per pound, delivered ton lots)
(Per pound,
small lots)
:
Cobalt, 97% grade (per pound)

514,510

£61.372

11.975c

Cadmium

3,454,650

11.181c;
£82.763

£71.362

;

Platinum,

Dec. 15

sales

bulk

11.381c

10.003c

£60.398

£61.546

(per long ton)

"Nickel

Bismuth

109.70

Dec. 15

10.203c

10.050c

grade ingot weighted average (per lb.)
grade primary pig export

99%
*

5

£228.169

Aluminum—

INDEX—

.Jan.

York, boxed

Laredo, boxed

specialists in stocks in which registered—

transactions

10.250c

28.036c

£229.341

Antimony—

231,673

241,356

29.600c
£230.981

£60.470

(per ounce U. S. price)
Quicksilver (per flask of 76 pounds)

Laredo,

291,340

purchases

Other

Total

V

long ton)

Gold

360.3

Dec. 31

sales

Other

(per

Sterling Exchange (check)
Tin, New York Straits

tlNew

AVERAGE—100

Short

prompt

-

28.005c

£229.318

;

£230.421

Silver, New York (per ounce)
Silver, London (per ounce)

4.57

4.59

30.600c

28.072c

£229.934

(per pound)
Western, delivered (per pound)

§§Prime

TRANSACTIONS FOR ACCOUNT OF MEM¬
BERS, EXCEPT ODD-LOT DEALERS AND SPECIALISTS

Total

.

ttLondon, prompt (per long ton)
ttLondon, three months (per long ton)
Silver and Sterling
Exchange—

ROUND-LOT

Transactions

30.600c
<

-

Zinc—

4.49

4.74

5.09

.Dec. 31

at

.

ttThree months, London

4.34

4.57

.

activity

orders

4.43

.Dec. 31

OIL, PAINT AND DRUG REPORTER PRICE

98,049

QUOTATIONS)—

Common, New York (per pound)
Common, East St. Louis (per pound)~1

4.6a

9

.Jan.

NATIONAL PAPERBOARD ASSOCIATION:
Orders received (tons)
Production
(tons)
Unfilled

-

4.70

.7

9-

,1

of

'

refinery (per pound)

tt London,

'

.Jan.
Jan.

COMMODITY

.

9

Group

Percentage

'

.Jan.

;

Utilities. Group—

Industrials

(E. & M. J.

——.1

East St. Louis

:

.Jan.
-

;

83.28

'

corporate

Railroad

85.59

81.17

v

AVERAGES:

Bonds.

Aaa

Aa

9

Group

BOND

PRICES

;

Lead—

81.29

83.15

9

Jan.

I
;

Government

the

Export refinery (per pound)
ttLondon, prompt (per long ton).
ttThree months, London (per
long ton)

86.11

'

9

Jan.

.Jan.

Industrials

of recoverable metals in

December:

86.78

90.20

.Jan.

Utilities

METAL

87.02

86.11

89.78

v':''

89.78

86.17
85.98

;

86.11

9.

.Jan.

:

MINES)—

(in fine ounces)
Silver (in fine ounces).

Domestic
.Jan.

Groups

OF

Copper—

.Jan.

Public

(BUREAU

of October:

Gold

AVERAGES:

corporate

Baa

'

OUTPUT

United States-

27.600c

.Jan.

Aaa

-Railroad

-I.

METAL

29.600c

3

.Jan.

at

3

.Jan.

at
at:

BOND PRICES DAILY
Government Bonds

Average

$29.17

Sales-

$66.32

$32.83

.Jan.

MOODY'S

■

$66.44

$35.17

.Jan.
,

(delivered) at
Zinc (East St." Louis) at——.
Aluminum. (pr-imary pig, 99^5%)
Straits tin ,(New York) at-

-

$66.44

/

.

QUOTATIONS):

tZinc

S.

$37.83

Month

at

at

York-)

Lead-(St:. Louis)

U.

$66.44

Dec. 29

Mine production

refinery

refinery

(New

M. J.

Dec. 29
.

-

copper—

j"? i Domestic
V

iper

127.9

♦Revised

96%
end

of

primary,

tEstimated totals based on reports from companies
accounting for
95% of secondary tin consumption in 1957 and 97% of total stocks

of 1957.

llDomestic five tons or more but less than carload lot boxed.
§§Delivered
from East St. Louis exceeds 0.5c.
**F.o.b. Fort Colburn, U. S. duty
tt Average of daily mean and bid and ask
quotations per long ton at morning
session of London Metal Exchange.

where

Zinc

3.137%

figure.

freight

included,

...

V

.The Commercial and

,

(194)

30

>

'

Financial Chronicle

...

Thursday, January 11, 1962

'

*.

ADDITIONS

* INDICATES

Registration

in

Now

Securities

Airtechnology Corp.

number of issues
awaiting processing by the SEC, it is becoming
increasingly difficult to predict offering dates
with a high degree of accuracy. The dates shown.i
in the index and in the accompanying detailed
items reflect the expectations of the underwriter
but are not, in general, to beconsidered as firm
NOTE

—

Because of the large

offering dates.

~

i

,

(yV. T ,r

^..

■

.•;'

1961

15,

vestment ;in

T

and working

of Florida

Corp.

International

(1/29-2/2)'

Proceeds—Re¬
payment of loans, expansion and working capital. Office
Dec. 18, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price — $2.
—6900 West Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Underwriters
Business—Sale and rental of mobile homes, trailers and
/' —Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore and Vickers, McPherrelated accessories. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
son & Warwick, Inc., N. Y;
•
general corporate purposes. Office—7440 E. Calf ax Ave.,
• Alan-Randal Co., Inc.
(1/29-2/2)
Denver. Underwriter—Coplley & Co., Colorado Springs,
AAA Trailer

*•

Inc.

Sales,

and components.

electronic, mechanical

'

,

Oct. 27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Distributor of pens and other advertising ma-

Colo.

Air Freight Co.,

ABC

Inc.

.

Price-~By amend¬
ment.
Business—Furnishing of air freight services
throughout the U. S. Proceeds—For expansion; Office
—467 Tenth Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Flomenhaft, SeidOct. 25,

1961 filed 105,000 common.

jfterial. Proceeds

•

Chemical

ceeds—For

penses.
derwriter—David Barnes & Co.,

Co.,

Inc.

_

and

Aero

Electronic Products Co.

Price

•

relocating to and equipping a new plant, purchase of

P

28, 1961

&

te

•

Aero-Dynamics Corp. (1/29-2/2)
Aug. 7, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares. Price—$5.
Business
The importation and distribution of Italian
marble and mosaic tiles.
Proceeds — For the purchase

♦ f

i;

Office

and

installation

of

new

i

>

j»

t i

P.

a

*
/"
».-■

i,'

tiles.

«

r-

filed

200,000

shares

of

Dec.

15, 1961 filed 150,000 common.
ment. Business—Manufacture of standard and

amendment.

Business

storm

—

The

windows

manufacture

and

doors,

and

and

debt

special in¬

Proceeds—For

fasteners.

repayment, equipment arid other corporate pur¬
Office—Lawson Blvd., Oceanside, L. i., N. y. Un¬
Co., N. y.

derwriter—S. D. Fuller &

American Book-Stratford

Oct.

Business—Manufacture

ment.

(1/29-2/2)
Price—By amend¬

Press, Inc.

27, 1961 filed 430,000 common.

books for

of hard-bound

Proceeds—For selling stockholders.: Office
Varick St., n. y.
Underwriter—Bear Stearns &

Co., n. y.

t-v: /

American

Building Maintenance Industries
-: :;(1/29-2/2) ". :• •• r. •
Oct. 19, 1961 filed 141,000 capital shares, of which 30,000
shares are to be offered by the company and 111,000
.

stockholders.

by

Price—By

Busi¬

amendment.

ness—Providing of building maintenance services. Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—335 Fell
St.,
San
Francisco.
Underwriters—Carl
M,
Loeb,
Rhoades & Co., N. y. and Sutro & Co., San Francisco.

-A- American Cardboard & Packaging Corp.
Jan. 5, 1962 filed 150,000 common. Price—$3.50. Business
—Manufacture
and
sale
of
cardboard .boxes,
display
boards, etc. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office—2900 n. 11th St., Philadelphia. Underwriter—
Milton D. Blauner & Co., n. y.
American

Development Corp.

Nov.

29, 1961 filed 60,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—Development and sale of Vacant land. Proceeds—Debt
repayment and other corporate purposes. Office—1068
Broad iSt., Newark, N. J. Underwriter—To be named.
American
Dec.

Diversified, Inc.

'

"

21, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—$7.50. Busi¬
holding company whose three subsidiaries are

ness—A
a

life insurance company, a
loan

and

finance

and

a

eral

broker-dealer-underwriter,
Proceeds—For gen¬

corporate purposes.

company.

Office—930 Grant St., Denver.
Underwriter—Nation-Wide "Underwriters, Inc., Denver
(a subsidiary).
" '
American

April

21,

Finance

1961

filed

Co.,

(1/29-2/2)
of 6% convertible

Inc.

$500,000

sub¬

ordinated debentures due 1971; 75,000 shares of common

stock, and 25,000 common stock purchase warrants to
be offered for public sale in units consisting of one $200
debenture, 30 common shares and 10 warrants. Price—
$500 per unit. Business—The company and its subsidi¬
aries are primarily engaged in the automobile sale fi¬
nance, business. One additional subsidiary is a Maryland
savings and loan association and two are automobile

bentures, and capital funds. Office — 1472 Broadway,
y. Underwriter—Myron A. Lomasney & Co., N. y.
Note—The SEC has instituted "stop order" proceedings
challenging the accuracy and adequacy of this state¬
,V-;aV-

,

+

1961 filed 225,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—An aluminum smelter and refiner en¬

YOUR PRIME SOURCE FOR

1

tf

1961

filed

155,000

class

A shares. Price—By
and

Business—Wholesaler

distributor

of

manufactured by others. Proceeds—For
working capital. Office — 412 N. 6th St., Philadelphia.
Underwriters—C .C. Collings & Co., Inc. and Harrison
Co., Philadelphia.

;

*

y

;
.

Alson

(2/13-16)
Aug. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common/Price—$4. Pro¬
ceeds—For equipment, repayment of loans and working
capital. Office—2690 N. E. 191st St., Miami, Fla. Under¬
Mfg.

Co.

Proceeds—For inventory and plant
expansion. Office—44 Passaic Ave., Kearny, N. J. Un¬
derwriter—Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc., N. Y.
chain link fencing.

products. Proceeds—For working capital, and
other corporate purposes. Office—20th Street^ and Alle¬
-

Alumatron
Nov.

International, Inc.

13,1961 filed 73,000 common.

V
*
Price—$7. Business
,

-

SOLD

-

QUOTED

M SIEGEL

• Aluma-Rail, Inc.
(1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$2.25.
Business—Manufacture of new color anodized aluminum

of

J BOUGHT

for Banks, Brokers, Institutions

writer—Albion Securities Co.. Inc.. N. Y.

alu-

gheny Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—Francis I.
du Pont & Co., N. Y. Note—This offering has bteen temporarily postponed,
•
-

27,

amendment.

electronic parts

minum


4


missile

Almo Industrial Electronics Inc.

common

sale

and

working capital.

Cleveland.

N. J.

other

aircraft

dustrial

;■

(2/26-3/2)
Price — By amend¬

Mfg. Corp.

gaged in the production of aluminum alloys. Proceeds
selling stockholders. Office—4365 Bradley Road,
Underwriter—Joseph, Mellen & Miller, Inc.,

stock, of which 50,000 shares are to be offered for public
sale by the company and 150,000 outstanding shares by
the present holders thereof. Price—To be supplied by
aluminum

Screw

Cleveland.

.

class A

&

—For

Master Corp.

1961

/vi-/;

Manning, Ltd., Toronto.
Bolt

insurance brokers. Proceeds—For the retirement of de¬

Co., N. Y.

Alloys & Chemicals Corp. P'
ment.

&

Air

A.

American

ment.

Nov.

May 26,

&

Dec. 27,

inventory and working capital. Office—350
Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Richard Bruce & Co.,
Inc., N. Y.
;
.;
./ ; ■:
•«
.
;•

„

writer—E.

Proceeds—Expansion, prod¬
Office—1015 Jef¬
ferson Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Underwriter—S. Apfelbaum & Co., 39 Broadway, N. Y. Offering—Imminent.

Fifth

!

Price—By

uct development and

Proceeds—Debt payment, new products,

..

amendment. Business—A
Proceeds—For in¬
Office—7720 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda,, Md.
basis.

discount department store.

expansion,

'

development and mining. Proceeds—For diamond drill¬
ing, construction, exploration and general corporate ex¬
penses.
Office—80 Richmond St., W., Toronto. Under¬

N.

if Ainsbrooke Corp.
8, 1962 filed 200,000 capital shares, of which 100,000
are to
be offered by the company and 100,000 by the
stockholders.
Price—$10.
Business—Manufacture
of
men's and boys' underwear and pajamas. Proceeds—For

-

*

l-for-10

(1/29-2/2)

filed 400,000

1961

31,

2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Design and manufacture of board games, toys
and Christmas stockings. The company also operates a

Jan.

»

(1/29-2/2)

Nov.

'<■

*

Island City, N. Y.

f?-: Allison Industries, Inc.

moulds, machinery and equip¬

writer—International Services Corp., Paterson,

» iv

Capital Corp.

vestment.

sales pro¬
advertising, new office and warehouse and
working capital. Office—522 W. 29th St., N. Y. Under¬

* /

i

31-04 Northern Blvd., Long

Underwriter—Allen

motion and

♦ *>

—

small business investment company.

Agency Tile Industries, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Importing, marketing and distributing ceramic

n

(2/5-9)

Oct. 20, 1961 filed 213,427 common, of which 200,000 will
be offered to the public and 13,427 to stockholders on

ment, research and general corporate purposes. Office—
250 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, N. J. Underwriters—Cam¬
bridge Securities, Inc. and Edward Lewis Co., Inc., N. Y.

u*

Rental Corp.

Underwriter—None.

—

\y
>T;

All-State Auto

Allied

t*

K»

St., Wilmington, Del. Underwriters—Alessandrini
Co., Inc. and Hardy & Hardy, New York (managing).

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 50,000 common. Price—$4. BusinessLeases motor vehicles.. Proceeds—For working capital.

Nov. 30, 1961 ("Reg. A") 55,000^common. Price — $4.
Business—Design, manufacture and installation of elec¬
tronic cable systems and hardware. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, equipment and working capital. Office—
12806 Bradley Ave., Sylmar, Calif. Underwriter—B. B.
George Securities, Ltd., N. Y.

It

»?'
H

establish and

Tenth

f

Ltd.

common snares. Price—50
cents. Business—The company is engaged in exploration,

shares.

$5. Business—

operate; bowling centers in Europe. Proceeds—For ex¬
pansion and general corporate purposes. Office—100 W.

Acrylic Optics Corp.

Advance Cable Systems Corp.

I;.
h

subordi¬

nated debentures due 1971 and 150,000 common

-

t

(1/15)

Price—For debentures, at par; for stock,
Joint venture with Brunswick Corp. to

(1/29-2/2) '1
("Reg. A") $240,000 of 15-year 6% convertible
subordinated
debentures ~ (convertible
into
common
at
$1.50
per
share); and
40,000
common
shares. Price—For debentures at par; for stock, $1.25.
^Business—Research, design and manufacture of contact
fr lenses and accessories. Proceeds—For expansion. Office
—1928 Firth National Bank, Detroit. Underwriter—A. D.
Gilhard & Co., Inc., N. Y.

#

Wide, Inc.

Shurs Lane, Philadel¬
phia. Underwriter—Roth & Co., Inc., Philadelphia, r
•

i

Star World

All

July 7, 1961 filed $250,000 of 5% convertible

Nov.

awnings

alumiicmmqconabination^fitorm-screetf-»Wihdows and
doors.
Proceeds—For an acquisition, debt •< repayment
and general corporate purposes. Office—5007 Lytle St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. Underwriter—First Madison Corp., N. Y.
and

corporate, purposes.. Office—369

h

;■

Price-^$4.25^t Busi¬

1961 filed 100,000 common.;

ness—Manufacture of aluminum and fiberglass

inventory, research and development, advertising, promo¬
tion and merchandising, repayment of debt and other

b

-■

Proceeds—For construction of

new

Dec. 21,

(1/29-2/2)

July 17, 1961 filed 100,000 class A common shares.

v

Amerel Mining Co.

July

shares

Allegheny Aluminum Industries, Inc.

working

—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of transform¬
ers for electronic and
electrical equipment. Proceeds—

P

*

plant. Office—4800 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville,
Md. Underwriter—Whitehall Securities Corp., Pittsburgh.
a

Office—40-40 Lawrence St., Flushing, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Karen Securities Corp., N. Y.

For

Inc., N. Y. C.

(2/5-9)

Corp.

ety of building products.

(1/29-2/2)

promotion,

sales

expansion,

Al-Crete

Sept. 20, 1961 filed 127,00(1 class A common. Price—$3.
Business—Development and manufacture of a new vari¬

capital.

r

Anchorage, Alaska.

—

Acefo

:

repayment of loans, work¬

and moving ex¬
Office—14-20 Dunham PL, Brooklyn, N. Y. Un¬

•

Malloy, Inc., St. Petersburg.

Alyeska Ski Corp.
'Y' 7 Oct. 12, 1961 ("Reg. A") 240,000 common. Price—$1.25.
Business
Operation Of ski facilities. Proceeds — For
general corporate purposes. Address—P, O. Box 1882,
Anchorage, Alaska. Underwriter—Paul Nichols Co., Inc.,

—75

(1/22-26U

Voigt Industries, Inc.

ing capital, a leasehold improvement

8, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
Research, design and manufacture of precision

and B. C.

publishers.

related items. Proceeds—For

Inc.

Sept. 27, 1961 filed 88,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Purchase and sale of chemicals and by-products. Pro¬

'A'

Underwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler &

Aug. 29, 1961 filed 80,000 common. Price—$4. Business—
The manufacture of metal store fixtures, show cases and

potentiometers. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
poses. Office—223 Crescent St., Waltham, Mass. Under¬
writer—Mann & Creesy, Salem, Mass.

f
jl W.

Albert

corporate purposes. Office—St. Petersburg,
H. Tegtmeyer & Co., Chicago

Underwriters—Wm.

Fla.

poses.

Co., Inc., St. Louis.

Office—1368-72 Utiea Ave., Brooklyn. Under¬
writer—Havener Securities Corp., and D. A. Bruce &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

Proceeds—

in the general contracting business.

engage

For general

.

Bldg., Portland, Ore.

capital.

•

11608

1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—By amend¬
lumber company.
Proceeds—For
construction and working capital.: Off ice—614 Equitable
Business—A

ment.

ing polyethylene and cellophane bags and sheets. Pro¬
ceeds — For a new plant and equipment and working

ness

—

Nov. 17,

Cellophane Corp. (2/5-9)
Sept. 7, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common.
Price — $4.
Business—A converter of packaging material, produc¬

Dec.

Office

(1/29-2/2)

Alaska Pacific Lumber Co.

ABC

Accuracy

For working capital.

Securities

Coast

N. y. Offering—In early March.

ler & Co.,

—

Blvd., Studio City, Calif. Underwriter—Pacific
Co., San Francisco; Calif.

Ventura

ISSUE

—

:i

July 29, 1961 filed 199,000 common, of which 110,000 are
to be offered by the company and 89,000 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of

;

REVISED

Mass.. '■%

.

Aartronics

-

companies,

other

and

own

capital.
Office—640 Memorial Dr., Cambridge,
Underwriter—Schirmer, Atherton & Co., Boston.

.f

ITEMS

•

PREVIOUS

—Company plans to coftstruct special type homes, and

(1/16-17)

("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5.
Business—Electronic research, development and manu¬
facture under U« S. Govt, contract.
Proceeds—For inNov.

SINCE

A

o., <lsnc.
39
-

Broadway, New York 6, N. Y.

v;

-1

Direct Wire

Dlgby 4-2370
to

•

established 1942;

Teletype No.: N.Y, 1-5237

Holton, Henderson & Co., Los Angeles

Volume

•

Number

195

American Financial Corp.

6124

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

13, lael filed 150,00U common, of which 50,000 are
be offered by the company and 100,000 by stockhold¬

Business—-The operation of

Priee—By amendment.

ers.

three

•

savings and loan associations, an equipment, auto¬

general contract¬
Proceeds—For leasing program, to in¬
holdings in a subsidiary and for working capital.

Office—3955

Hammill

writers—Shearson,
heimer &

Rd., Norwood, Ohio.

Montgomery

American

N.

Co.,

&

Co., Cincinnati.
Management

&

Under¬
and West-

Y.
*

r

.

-

investment Corp.

v
f

Dec, 20, 1961 filed 500,000 7% non-cumulative convert¬
ible preferred, Price—$10. Business—A management in¬
vestment company which plans to acquire firms in the

are

stockholder.

Aug. / 2,
Price

—

Devices,

(2/5-9)

Inc.

>;./*/>>//>

to

Proceeds—The purchase of equipment and
materials, operational expenses, working capital and rewriter-—Naftalin & Co., Inc., Minneapolis.1
Modular Manufacturing Corp.

American

Pioneer

Life

Insurance

Astro-Science

insurance

in

Co.

Florida. Proceeds

—

St., N.

15, 1961 filed 60,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Development and manufacture of chem¬
electrical and mechanical instruments, precision
products and special purpose tools. Proceeds—For sell¬
ing stockholders. Office—200 N. Braddock Ave., Pitts¬
burgh. Underwriter—Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pitts¬
burgh.
'
./

ical,

r

4

(1/22-26)

Corp.

..

Office—9449

capital.

expansion and legal reserves. Office—307 S. Orange Ave.,
Orlando, Fla. Underwriters—Goodbody & Co., N. Y. and
A. C. Allyn & Co.,; Chicago. /
>>> ,
;
>

Calif.

W. Jefferson

Underwriter—W.

/■>, Atlantic Capital

C. Langley

Oct.

Corp.

Underwriter—J. R. Holt & Co., Denver.

City,

Blvd., Culver
& Co., N. Y.

Bank

Realty & Petroleum Corp.

"Adanim"

■

.

amendment.

Business

Anaconda

Real

Estate

,

„►

*

.

Investment Trust

.

Atlas Electronics

\ r

/

\v

•

Barish

Sept.

®

Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Underwriter—None.

Anchor

Alloys, Inc.
Oct.
27, 1961 ("Reg. A")
50,000 common.
Price—$6.
Business—Purifying, alloying, and fabricating metals as
components for the semi-conductor industry.
Proceeds
—For

general

corporate purposes.

Atlas

Y.

working

New York.

Anchor Industries

Proceeds—For

machinery research,; sales promo¬

'

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A^/r-''a^^

Anoroc

Products, Inc. (1/15-19)'
611961v ("Reg.; A") 100,000 common. •Price^-$2(.
Business—Fabrication, : manufacture- and assembly of
glass. enclosures for bathtubs/ Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment and general corporate purposes. Office—181-14
Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, N. Y. Underwriters—G. Everett

Oct.

Parks

&

Barry

—■

Co., Inc.' and Parker Co., N.;,Y.v

//'>~V

ausco,

sure

Pricer—$2. BusinessDevelopment, sale!'and distribution "of specialty chemi¬
cals and detergents; Proceeds—For sales promotion, new
product development and; general corporate purposes.
Office—Industrial West, Allwood-Clifton, N. J. Under¬
writers—Glass & Ross, Inc. and Globus, Inc., N. Y.

plants.

/

Proceeds—For

general

corporate

aircraft

and

missile

valves.

Proceeds—For

engi¬

Industries, Inc. (2/13-16)r/';$>
filed 103,000 common. Price—$7. Business
—Manufacture of specifications of aircraft, guided mis¬
siles and electronic components, and fastening devices
Proceeds—For debt repayment and a new product. Of¬
fice—4873 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago;
UnderwriterRaymond Moore & Co., Los Angeles. .vv.;
••• /;•;
■

Austin Continental

pur¬

.

Arkwin' Industries, lnc.:- / >"• »■;

•/>/;•'/

■

•-•>:/

Nov.

28, 1961 filed 80,000 common, of which 25,000 are
by the company and 55,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—$5. Business—Designs and manufac¬
tures precision hydraulic, pneumatic and fuel valves and
'control mechanisms for aircraft missiles, etc. Proceeds—
For equipment and sales-expansion. Office—648 Main
be offered

•to

St.,

Westbury,

N. / Y. Underwriters—Sterling,

Grace

Industries,

Sept.. 18, 1961

Dec.
nated

29,

and

&

W. 58th

be

offered

36,000
for

of

self-instructional

Proceeds—For

and

other

equipment,

corporate

Price—$10
materials

research

purposes.

and

Office—1

St., N. Y. Underwriter—Arthur J. Rosenwasser

convertible subordi¬
stock purchase
units of one $1,000

common

sale

in

Automatic

Controls, Inc.
Dec. 28, 1961' filed 50,000 common.
Price—$4. Business
—-Design, manufacture and installation of electrical,

pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical systems, controls
By amendment.
.Business-—Manufacture of hydraulic system devices and J and devices to control and automatically operate indus¬
trial machinery and processes.. Proceeds—For general
-parts for the aircraft and missile- industries, etc; Pro-.
corporate purposes. Office—3601 Merrick Rd., Seaford,
.ceeds-^-For debt repayment'and the purchase of addi¬
N. Y. Underwriter—S. Schramm & Co., Inc., N. Y.
tional equipment. / Office -r- 32 Industrial Ave., Little
debenture

and

60

warrants./

Price •/—

.Ferry, N. J. Underwriter—Gianis & Co.,:Incf; N. Y.

y

Y Aronoff & Pichling, ;lnc>y>.v
*' "/
:Nov/ 27, T961 filed 54,000 common. Price—By amend¬




G.)

Corp.

(1/22-26)

debt,

Basic Inc.

v./-

Automatic Marker Photo Corp.

.

Dec. 1, 1961 filed 150.000 class A shares,
000 are to be offered by the company

of which 125,and 25,000 by

(1/29-2/2)-

"V—;

27, 1961 filed 70,000 cumulative convertible prefer¬
ence
shares (par $50). Price—By amendment. Business
—The production of basic granular and brick refractory
materials. Proceeds—For plant expansion. Office—845
Hanna

Bldg., Cleveland. Underwriter
Corp., N. Y,V:>/,/;.

tu

Bay State Electronics Corp.

—

First

Boston

.•/'.

.<■

(1/29-2/2)

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Development of products and tech¬

niques for use in the fields of oceanography, meteor¬
ology, seismology and ionospheric phenomena. Proceeds
.—For product development and working capital. Office
—43 Leon St., Boston. Underwriter—S. D. Fuller & Co.,
:

New York.

Beacon Investing Corp.
Dec.

20, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of capital stock. Price
Business—A mutual fund. Proceeds

/—Net asset value.
—For investment.

Office—22 The Fenway, Boston.

derwriter—None.
BechtoJd

v

/,-/

.

Un¬

■.

Engineering Co.

Nov.

30, 1961 filed 135,000 common, of which 95,000 ar'e
offered by the company and 40,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufac¬
ture of specially designed thermosetting plastic fabri¬
cating machinery. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
other corporate purposes. Office—631 N. E. 45th St., Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. Underwriter—Roman & Johnson, Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
to

be

Bell Electronic Corp.
Dec.

Co., 95 Broad St.. N. Y.

1961 filed $600,000 of 6%
to

devices.

development

Inc.

debentures / and

' "*/ ■.:•'//

("Reg. A") 30,000 common.

Business—Manufacture

•

warrants

/•'■.;.•/

Automated Teaching Systems, Inc.

indefinitely postponed.

Arnav

(Commonwealth of) (1/24) -■
Jan. 4,1962 filed $30,000,000 of bonds due Jan. 15, 1982.
Price—By amendment. Proceeds—To refund outstand¬
ing 3%% bonds due Feb. 1, 1962. Underwriter—Morgan
^ Australia

Stanley & Co., N. Y.

Co. and D. H. Blair & Co., N. Y. Note—This registration
was

(R.

Dec.

Nov. 14, 1961

Co.

poses^ Office—1091 N. Central Ave., Phoenix/ Under¬
writer—Globus, Inc., N.:-Yl Offering/~In late February.

;>

Petroleum Corp.

purposes.

inc.

neering, product development, inventories, advertising,
expansion and working capital. Office—17 W. 60th St.,
N. Y. Underwriter—Pearson, Murphy & Co., Inc., N. Y.

'Nov;114, 1961 iiled 200,000 common. • Price—$4. Busi¬
ness—Company plans to construct and operate refuse
disposal

St.,

;>

increase inventory and for other corporate
Office—78 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, Ohio.
Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co., N. Y.

pay

.(1/29-2/2) •
t Oct. 12, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price-$3. Business
;
—Design, development, and manufacture of high pres¬
/

Jan. 5, 1962 filed 95,000 common.

Arizona Biochemical

38th

—Manufacture of slippers, robes, cushions, pillows, autoseat covers, and other specialty items. Proceeds—To re¬

-

^ Anscoit Chemical Industries, Inc.

<

E.

Co., N. Y.

Sept. 21, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business

—»

it Audio Products Associates, Inc.
/'/
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 135,000 class A shares. Price
$4.,
Business—Creation, testing, and refinement of facilities
for the production of low-cost polyvinyl chloride flex¬
ible -plastic phonograph* records. Proceeds—For' equip¬
ment and working capital. Office—11 E. 74th St., N. Y.
Underwriter 5— International" Services Corp., Paterson,
N. J. v\V;
;/>Y " :-u V, Y Y.Y/-•>,>(: u~r-

tion, and working capital. Office—26 Essex St., Hackensack,fN. ;J. Underwriter—Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc.,
New York.

Office—224

&

—

Corp.

Nov. 24, 1961 filed 38,500 common. Price—$8. Business
^-Design and fabrication of precision sheet metal prod¬
ucts.

YY (/■/.:

Atmospheric Controls, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Aug, 22, 1961 ("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price—$3.50
Proceeds
For repayment of loans, acquisition and
working capital. Office—715 N. Fayette St., Alexandria,
Va* Underwriter—First Investment Planning Co., Wash¬
ington, D, C. Y>:/Y/vY//>//^YYYY Y: :Y.>

Offering—Expected sometime in March.

'

23, 1961 ("Reg. A") 200,000 class B common and
100,000 class A common to be offered in units Consisting
of one class A and two class B shares. Price^$3, per
unit. Business—Production, refining and marketing of
oil and gas. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Office—8 E. Charleston Blvd., Las
Vegas, Nev. Underwriter—John A. Oja & Associates,
Las Vegas, Nev.
'//■■,/
•
''';

$10,;
For
working capital. Office—500 Hotel Circle, San Diego.
Underwriter—J. A. Hogle & Co., Salt Lake City.

Office—968 Meeker

capital.

Underwriter—Gianis

Barren River

common.

Nov. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 30,000 common.'Price
Business — Operation of motor hotels. Proceeds

Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriters—Charles Plohn &
Co., B. W. Pizzini & Co., Inc. and Atlas Securities Corp.,

;/ ■'

Oct.

of electronic acoanponents} i

Hotels,' Inc. /*/

company.

Associates, Inc.
1961 ("Reg. A") 50,000

ceeds—For

N.

Price—$2.10. Busiparts and
equipment. Proceeds—To repay debt, purchase inven¬
tory, and increase working capital. Office—774 Pfeiffei
Blvd., Perth Amboy, N. J. Underwriters—Hay, Fales &
Co. and McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co., N. Y,

ness—Distribution

3, 1961 filed 163,636 shares of beneficial interests.
Price—$10. Business—Real estate investing. Proceeds—
For purchase of real estate in Florida. Office—1776 E.

mortgage lending

1,
common.
Price—$4.
Business—Aeronautical research and development. Pro¬

(1/15-19)

Sept. 28,U96L filed 185,000

Oct.

Sunrise

Inc.

A

American Israel Investment Co., Inc.

.

Underwriter—None.

—

Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Address—108
Achad Haam St., Tel-Aviv, Israel. Underwriter—Adanim

—

Mass.

//'•>>

Mortgages & Loan Ltd.

Dec. 29, 1961 filed $556,000 of 6% cumulative preference
dividend participating dollar-linked shares. Price—By

Aug. 29, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$12.50. Busi¬
(1/29-2 2)
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
Sept. 28, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of 6V2% conv. subord. de¬
For general corporate purposes. Office—744 Broad St.,
bentures due 1971. Price—At par. Business—Real estate
and also the oil and gas business. Proceeds—For repay¬ / Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Paine, Webber, Jackson &
Curtis, N. Y. C. Offering—Expected sometime in Feb.
ment of debt, sales and advertising, property improve¬
ments and possible acquisitions. Office—16 W. 61st St., Y> Atlanta Motor Lodges, Inc. >•', >>
■>> ,_///
N. Y. Underwriter—Troster, Singer & Co., N. Y.
Oct, 30, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$10; Business
'•/ American Sports Plan, Inc.
—Operation of motels. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—120 North Ave., N. W., Atlanta,
June 29, 1961 filed 200,000 common shares.1 Price—$6.
Ga. Underwriter
The Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc.,
Business—The operation of bowling centers. Proceeds
Atlanta, Ga.... ;
—For expansion.
._/ YYY.•> ;>>YY>Y;Y/:>
Office—473 Winter Street, Waltham,
American

.

Harbour

Bal

Diagnostic Service, Inc.
18, 1961 filed 2,000,000 common. Price—$1. Busi¬
ness—Company will operate a medical examination
center. Proceeds—For a hotel acquisition and working
capital. Office—10101 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour, Fla.
■

be offered by

support and servicing of electronic systems, aircraft and
missiles/ Proceeds—Repay debt and increase working

For

r/•'

>(2/26-3/2)

ment.

Underwriter-

Y.

Co., San Francisco/ Offering-

Nov.

1961 filed 232,500 common, of which 150,000
the company and 82,500 by stock¬
holders.
Price—By amendment. Business—Design and
manufacture of ground systems and equipment for the
to

are

20, 1961 filed 400,000 common. Price—$5.50. Busi¬

ness—Writes life

44th

Securities

Bacharach Industrial Instrument Co. /

?'/

Sept. 27,

.

American

W.

Coast

Expected in late February.

120,000 by the stock¬
Business—Manufacture

Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.

common.

Business—Manufacture

Babs, Inc.

Pacific

'

Proceeds—For plant improve¬

castings.

Office—321

ment.

/

Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of a type of component constructed
home.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment, and
working capital. Office—4950 71st Ave., North, Pinellas
Park, Fla. Underwriter—Equity Securities Co;, N. Y.
Dec.

Price—By amendment.

of custom made

Price—By amendment.

Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—32550 Pulaski Dr., Hayward, Calif. Underwriter-

be offered by the company and

holders.

Underwriter—None.

Nov. 27, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price^-$4. Business
—Sale of dairy products, through "Dairy Drive-ins."

Nov. 21, 1961 filed 230,000 common, of which 110,000 are

components.

Nov. 27, 1961 filed 200,000

'•'V

•

1961-filed 1,500,000 class A common shares.
$1.15. Business—The manufacture of electronic

St., N. Y.

underwear, ties and accessories. Proceeds—For
debt repayment, expansion and working
capital. Office
—404 Fifth Ave.,
N. Y. Underwriter—Drexel & Co.,
Philadelphia. Offering—Expected in February. \

Price—By

.

Micro

W. 36th

Co., Inc.

of men's

filed

;; For general corporate purposes. Office—321 Park Ave.,
Baltimore.
Underwriter—Federman, Stonehill - & Co.,
N,-' Y.
*•
U /Y'Y".' '
YJ

-

American

holders.

150,000 common, of which 100,000
to be offered by the company and 50,000 by a sell¬
20,

B. V. D.

Dec. 28, 1961 filed 600,000
common, of which 400,000 are
to be offered by the company and 200,000
by stock¬

Materials Corp. Y

& Crafts

1961

•

amendment. Business—Im¬
porting and sale of arts and crafts materials. Proceeds—

ing

porate purposes.
Office r— Warner Bldg., Washington,
D. C. Underwriter—None.1
/<" i-;. » \ V

-

Arts

Dec.

insurance and finance fields. Proceeds—For general cor¬

•

Office—153

(1/29-2/2)

Mills, Inc.

Price—By amendment. Business—Sale and

a photocopy machine and
supplies. Pro¬
equipment, expansion, and working capital.

ceeds—For

Price
—$5.
Business—The purchase, conversion, decoration,
gift packaging and distribution of terrycloth towels and
cotton pillow cases. Proceeds—For inventory, repayment
of loans and working capital.
Office—1030 Pearl St.,
Long Branch, N. J.
Underwriter—Mortimer B. Burnside & Co., Inc., N. Y.

business.

crease

ArtSin

31

distribution of

bept. 28, 1961 tiled 135,uuo class A common shares.

mobile and truck leasing system and a

ing

stockholders.

manufacture of women's

junior sizes..Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office
—1400 B'way, N. Y. Underwriter—Carreau & Co., N. Y.

Nov.
to

Business —/Design and

ment.

(1/22-26)

(195)

20, 1961 filed $1,250,000 of convertible subordinated

debentures due

1977; also 75,000 common shares. Price—
At par.
For stock: By amendment.
Business—A distributor of electronic parts and equip¬

/ For

ment

debentures:

manufactured

payment
Aldondra

and

other

Blvd.,

by others. Proceeds—For debt re¬
corporate purposes. Office—306 E.

Gardenia,

Calif.

Underwriters—Mit-

chum, Jones & Templeton, Los Angeles and Walston &
Co., N. Y.
•>
Benjamin
Nov.

15,

(W. A.), Inc.
1961 filed 50,000 common. Price—By

amend¬

ment. Business—Publication of scientific texts and refer¬
ence

2465
•

books> Proceeds—For

working

capital.

Office—

Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Berne

of California, Inc.
(2/13-16)
27, 1961 ("Reg, A") 85,000 common.
Price—$3.
/Business — Manufacture of handbags and related items.
Oct

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31

Continued from page

Of¬
Underwriter
Securities Co., San Francisco.

Proceeds—For debt repayment

Coast

—Pacific

(Otto)

Bernz

Office

sion.

amendment. Business—Manu¬
propane-filleci steel cylinders, garden

Office—5440

hold¬

San

12G01

•

Vincente

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 225,000 common, of which 200,000 are
to be offered by the company, and 25,000 by the stock¬

1961

• Capital

Proceeds—For debt re¬
and general corporate purposes.
Office—740
Driving Park Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Underwriter—Rey¬
nolds & Co., Inc., N. Y. V

ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—201
rel St., Beverly, N. J. Underwriters—Roth & Co.,

ness—An

(2/13-16)
("Reg. A") 40,000 common. Price—$7.50.
Business—Manufagfiffe, sale and distribution of doors.
Proceeds—For working/ capital and general corporate

Nov.

small

of

facture

sprinklers and hose accessories.
payment

•

Barry Boer Corp.

Dec.

18, 1961

purposes.

Mich.

Office—2400 E. Lincoln Rd./Birmingham,
Underwriter—Raymond Moore
&
Co., Los

Angeles.
Besco Enterprises,

Oct.

Inc.

capital shares.

150,000

Price—By

Business—A holding company whose sub¬

amendment.

and photography departments
discount department stores.
Proceeds—For debt re¬

sidiaries
in

filed

1961

27,

operate jewelry

payment and expansion.
Office—1328 Washington St.,
Oakland, Calif.
Underwriters—Kleiner, Bell & Co.,
Beverly Hills, Calif, and Rittmaster, Voisin & Co., N. Yi
Best Plastics

Sept.

26,

(1/22-26)

125,000

common,

and

party

of which

100,000

favors. Proceeds—New plant and equipment

working

capital.

N. Y. Underwriter—S

Office—945 ;39th St.; Brooklyn,
Co., N. Y.

B. Cantor &

Bjg Drum, Inc.
Dec. 29,

1961

filed

Pricer—By amend¬
packaging materials and
equipment to producers of frozen confections. Proceeds
—For debt repayment and working capital. Office—1183
Business

ment.

Essex
ben &

—

100,000

common.

Furnishes

Ave., Columbus^ O,/Underwriters—Merrill, /Tdr-:
Co., Inc., Cleveland and The Ohio Co., Columbus.

^ Bilnor Corp.
Jam 8, 1962 filed 100,000 class A capital shares. PriceBy amendment ($11 max.); Business—Manufacture of
wading pools. Proceeds-r-For /the sell in g stockholders;
Office—300 Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
vrnei
—A. C. Ailyn & Co., N. Y.
•

no?'?
Dec. 5,

19 J1

(

Rtg. A

Lau¬

Inc.,

fice—44

iTfirm
5,600

•

filed 368,700 common, of which 150,000
by the company and 218,700 by the
Price—By amendment. Business—Devel¬

)

repayment and general corporate pur¬
Office—11933 Vose St., North Hollywood, Calif.

poses.

Underwriter—Pacific

cisco.
•

Coast

Securities

Co.,

Fran¬

San

vf

Bo'ar

Pharmaceutical Co.,

Inc. (1/22-26)
("Reg. A") 50,000 class A common. Price—
$2.
Business—Compounds, manufactures and packages
private label drugs and vitamins. Proceeds—For an ac¬
quisition

and equipment.
Office—54 McKibben St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Natale, Miller & Co., Inc.,
New York:
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1
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> ,, '1 •
r

Boston

Pneumatics, Inc.

(1/22-26)

13, 1961 ("Reg. A") 93,500 class A shares of which
85,000 will be sold for the company and 8,500 for the
underwriter.

Price—$2.

Business—Fabrication,

assem¬

bly and sale of tools powered by compressed air.

Pro¬

ceeds—For debt repayment and
—365 Arlington
T.

M.

working capital. Office
Ave., Brooklyn 8, N. Y. Underwriter—
Co., Inc., N. Y.

Kirsch

Bowey's, Inc.
Oct.
to

30,

be

1961

filed

offered

holder.

bv

(1/29-2/2)

Price—By amendment. Business—Manufactures,
and supplies
powders, syrups, flavorings, etc.,
industry. Proceeds—For repayment of debt and

processes

to

food

working capital. Office—679 N. Orleans St., Chicago, 111.
Underwriter
Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago.
—

Bowling: Internazionafe,
June 30, 1961 filed
200,000

Ltd.
common

Proceeds—For the construction

or

.

ptk

T"7?

.1
u
Financial

Corp.

Brentwood
Dec.

Price

acquisition of

a

$5.

chain

»

*nc-* N. Y.

(2/13-16)

»
.

;
:

13, 1961 filed 150,000 common, of which 30,000
are-to be-offeredby the company and'120,000 by the




E.

Indian

School

Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz. Under¬
Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz.

Capitol Research Industries, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
28, 1961 filed 165,000 common shares and 75,000

stock purchase warrants. Price—For stock, $2;
warrants, 20 cents. Business—The manufacture of
X-ray film processing machines. Proceeds—For repay¬
ment of loans and working capital
Office—4206 Wheeler
for

;
Card Key Systems, Inc. . •-» /.V ■
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July 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common shares (no par).
Price
$5. Proceeds — For research and development,

Office—309 Main

advertising equipment and working capital.

.

S:

Securities Co. Inc., N. Y.

Burnham & Morrill Co.

Underwriter—None.

San

Office—923

Fernando

—

(1/22-26)

1961 filed 187,250 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business — Manufacture of canned foods, frozen
Proceeds—For

beans.

Va.

Boulevard, Burbank, Calif. Under¬
writer
Rutner, Jackson & Gray, Inc., Los Angeles.
Offering—Expected in early February.
-

Oct.. 25,

baked

Alexandria,

—

St., Islip, N. Y. Underwriter—Albion

Caribbean

■

Cement Co.,

Ltd.

j

Oct. 18, 1961 filed 272,000 American depositary.
each sharerepresenting .ohe- ordinary

selling stock¬

St., Portland, Me. Underwrit-,
errr-Hornblower & Weeks, N. ,Y.
g ■;

Shares,

amendment: Business—Mariuf^cture:of Cement! Proceeds.

Burros Corp..
Oct. 30, 1961 filed 70,000 common, of which 40,000 are
to he offered by the company and 30.000 by stockhold¬

rf-For selling stockholders.' Office-—^-Kingston,^ Jamaica,,.
Underwriter—Paribas Corp.; N. Y.
;
v \
}. •?
-

Price—By. amendment. Business—-Designs, manufac¬
tures, imports; arid distributes artificial flowers. Proceeds
—For repayment of debt and general corporate purposes.
Office—111 W. 19th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Rodetsky,
Walker & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—In early March.

Oct.

Caribbean

Shoe Corp.
1961 filed 149,794
will be sold by the company
Price—$6! EBusiness—^Design,

ers.

tion of custom

purposes.

.

_

•

Aug. 21,
for

the

Radio

&

Electronics

Corp. (1/22-26);:Price—$5. Busi¬

Oct. 27, 1961 ("Reg. A")60,000 common.

Manufacture of specialized, raidosand phono¬

ness

graphs.

Proceeds—New products, equipment and work¬
ing capital. Office—66-02 Austin St., Forest Hills, N. Y.
Underwriter—General Securities Co., Inc., N. Y.
Ceco

Nov.

13,

Steel

Products

(1/22-26)

Corp.

1961 filed

18,000 common. Prtce^-By amend¬
Business—Manufacture of products for the con¬

ment.

struction

industry:

Office—5601

W.

Proceeds—For selling, stockholders.

26th

St., Chicago.

Underwriter—Horn-

blower &: Weeks, N, Y.
; •

Central Acceptance Corp. of Delaware
(2/5-9)
-

Nov. 29,

1961 filed 150,000 class A common. Price—$5.

Business—A

pansion.

sales

finance

Office—526

Proceeds—For

company.

North

ex¬

Ave.

East, Westfield, N. J.
Underwriter—Armstrong & Co., Inc!, N. Y.
Central American Mining

Inc.

& Oil, Inc.

Oct.

30, 1961 filed 494,250 common. Price—$5. Business
—Exploration for oil, gas and other minerals. Proceeds
—For general corporate purposes. Office—Edificio Banco

Atlantida, Tegucigalpa, D. C., Honduras. Underwriter—
None.

repayment

re¬
■

payment and working capital. Office—324 E. Bixby Rd.,

Underwriter—To

be

•;

;

«

.

v

,

§

,\'

'■

.

Century Brick Corp. of America (1/29-2/2)
/
Nov. 9, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Prices—$4. Busi¬
ness—Company has developed a process for producing
simulated brick facing for buildings. Proceeds—For gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—4506 W. 12th St., Erie,
Pa. Underwriter—Sandkuhl & Co., Inc., N. Y.
-

and

Cambridge Fund of California, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 280,000 common. Price—By amend¬

•

,

1961 filed 350,000 capital shares; Price
$7.
of plastics, marble and ceramics

Cavalier

-

working capital.
Office—10
S.
La
Salle
St., Chicago.
Underwriter—
Cruttenden, Podesta & Co., Chicago.

Calif.

N. C. Underwriter—R.

packaging and building industries. Proceeds—
expansion, leasehold improvements, repayment of
loans and other corporate purposes.
Office—250. Vree*land Ave., Paterson, N. J. Underwriter^-FoundatiOa Sef
curities, Inc., N. Y.

units,

Beach,

Bldg., Charlotte,

Co., Charlotte.

For

each consisting of $1,000 of debentures
Price—$1,032.50 per unit. Business—Mar¬
keting of lubricating and fuel oils and asphalt products.

Long

Bank

Business—Production

and 65 shares.

debt

(2/13-16).

Casavan Industries, Inc.

,

Proceeds—For

CaroBDhas Capital Corp.

S. Dickson &

Jan. 8, 1962 filed $1,550,000 of 6%% s. f. subord. deben¬
tures due 1982 and 100,750 common shares to be of¬
in

'

general corporate purposes. Office—^1200. North Carolina

Publishing Corp. (1/22-26)
filed 137,500 capital shares. • Price—$5.
Business—Publishing of text books and general educa¬
tional works. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office—339 W. 51st St., N. Y. Underwriter—S. B. Can¬
tor Co., N. Y. T
^Calumet Industries,

Proceeds—Gen¬

Carmer Industries, Inc;4 (2/26-3/2)

National

Associates, Inc., N. Y.

1961

shoes for women.

Nov. 22, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—A small business investment company. Proceeds—For

Caldwell

27,

corporate

shapes such as rods, tubes and sheets. Proceeds—For a
new
plant, repayment of debt, and -working capital.
Office—22 N. 26th St., Kenilworth, N. J. Underwriter—
Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y..

• Bush-Terminal Co. (1/29-2/2)
/Nov. 7, 1961 filed 92,320 common to be offered to stockholders on a l-for-10 basis. Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation
of
warehouses,
manufacturing

Offering—Expected in late March,

146,687

Nov: 28/ 1961 filed 185,000 common, of which" 135,009
are to be offered by the Company and 50,000 by. a stock¬
holder. Business—Conversion- of raw plastics td " basic

Turnpike, New Hyde Park, N. Y; UnderwriterReiner, Linburn & Co., N. Y.

Underwriter—J. B. Coburn

of which

and 3,127 by a stockholder^
manufacture rand distribu¬

Miami.

Jericho

N. Y.

made

(1/22-26) *.!
common,

Office — 253 S. W. 8th St.,
Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Robert L. Fernian & Co., Inc.,

—Importation and distribution of copying machines and
supplies. Proceeds—Repayment of debt; inventory, sales;
promotion and / other corporate purposes. Office—2147

.

i8,

eral

Burton Mount Corp. (2/5-9)
Sept. 22, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. Business

Certified Industries,

Sept. 28,

named.

nated

Cameo-Parkway Records, Inc.

Inc.-(^1722-26)
convertible subordi¬

1961 filed $750,000 of 6%

debentures

due

1976

with

attached

warrants

to

Dec. 29, 1961 filed 200,000 class A common, of which 40,000 are to be offered by company and
160,000 by a stock¬

purchase 15,000 class A shares to be offered in units (of
one $250 debenture and a warrant to purchase 5 shares)
for subscription by holders of class A and class B shares

holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Recording and

at the rate of

distributing of phonograph records. Proceeds—For gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—1405 Locust St., Phila¬
delphia. Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,
Inc., N. Y. Offering—Expected 'sometime in March

$250

to be offered by the

company

the plastic business
' Proceeds—For " debt

as

a

74,250 by

-

and

a

stock-

is engaged in

materials,
v
working capital:

of

raw

one

unit for each 50

shares held. Price—

unit; Business—Production of concrete for

con¬

Underwriter—Singer, Bean & Mackie, Inc.v N.~ Y.

Chemical-.Coatings Corp.

-

-

;
'
27,>1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5 BusinessManufacture of paints particularly • for use in tropical
and •; semi-tropical
climates.; < Proceeds—for equipment
and working capital;; Address—Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Underwriter—To be"'*nfrfti§clCK

Dec.

of which 500,000 are

and

converter

repayment

N. Y.
;

holder. Price—$2.50.: Business—Company

per

struction purposes. Proceeds—For expansion, equipment
and working capital. Office—344 Duffy Ave., Hicksville,

v

^°L.expa"si9p J- Campbell -Lurie Plastics, Inc.
Wall .St., New York. , Gct 27, 1961 filed 574,250 common,

and^
rndewritpr

shares.

mort¬

common

distribution

and

ment. Business—General real estate. Proceeds—Debt

80,000 common, of which 40,000 are
company and 40,000 by a stock¬

the

hold

Building Ventures, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
27; 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Real estate. Proceeds—For working capital.

importation

Oct.

fered

Nov.

will

Ave.,

Oct

Oct. 18, 1961

which

company

of sporting fire¬
arms. Proceeds—For construction
and general corporate
purposes. Office — First Security Bank Bldg., Ogden,
Utah. Underwriter—Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., N. Y.,
opment,

of

debt

investment

June

common.
P ice
$8.875.^-buildings, piers and railroad facilities. Proceeds—For
napthols, pigments, tints and
WM.vi
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m
v
working capital. Office—48 43rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
intermediates. Proceeds
-For selling stockholders. AdUnderwriter—None. dress—Spartanburg, S.
Underwriter—Dargan / & Co.,
Business Growth Funding Corp.
Spartanburg, S. C.
Sept. 20, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
Btoch Brothers Tobacco Co.
—Making of loans to small business concerns, purchase
July 3, 1961 ("Reg. A") 4,000 common shares (par $12.50).
of machinery for lease, and the providing of manage¬
Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For the selling stock¬
ment counseling. Proceeds—For working capital. Office
holders.
Office—4000 Water St., Wheeling, W. Va. Un¬
—527 Lexington Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Morton Klein
derwriter—Fulton, Reid & Co., Inc., Cleveland. Offering
& Co., Inc., N. Y.
—Expected sometime in February.
Cable Carriers, Inc. (1/22-26)
Block (H. R.), Inc.
(1/22-26)
March 23, 1961 filed 196,109 shares of capital stock. Price
Nov. 16, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000
common, of which 25,—$1.15. Business—The company which began operations
000 shares are to be offered by the
company and"50,000
in 1954, is engaged in the research and development off
shares by selling stockholders.
Price—$4.
Business—
special material handling systems for industrial and
Preparation of Federal and State income tax returns.
commercial use based on company-owned patents. Pro¬
Proceeds—For working capital.
Office—3937 Main St.,
ceeds—For
working capital. Office—Kirk Boulevard,
Kansas City, Mo. Underwriter—George K. Baum & Co.,
Greenville, S. C. Underwriter—Capital Securities Corp.,
Kansas City.
Greenville, S. C.
• Blue Haven Pools
(1/29-2/2)
Cadillac Conduit Corp.
Nov. 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 capital
shares, of which
Nov. ,30, '1961
("Reg. A") 45,583 common.
Price—$6.
40,000 are to be offered by the company and 35,000 by
Business—Manufacturer of flexible steel tubing, cables
stockholders.- Price—$4. Business—Design, construction
and conduits to enclose electrical wires.
Proceeds—For
and installation of swimming pools and
equipment. Pro¬
working capital.
Office—19 Warren PI., Mt. Vernon,
ceeds—For

Business—Manufacture

Management Corp.
("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬

writer—Pacific Underwriters,

(1/29-2/2)

offered

stockholders.

ladies'

gages, land contracts, etc. Proceeds—For investment. Of¬

holders.. Office—45' Water

will be: sold by the company and 25,000 by stockholders.
Price—$3.
Business—Manufacture
of
plastic novelties

and

1961

be

dinners and

Corp.

filed

1961

27,

to

are

common.

Dec. 27 1961

Philadelphia and Amos Treat & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Browning Arms Co.

140,000

filed

Business—Manufactures

holders. Price—$4. Business—Design and manufacture of /
electronic equipment and communication systems. Pro¬

Price—By

stockholders.

(1/29-2/2)

Price—By amend¬
apparel. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office—719 S. Los Angeles
St., Los Angeles, Calif. Underwriter—William R. Staats
& Co., Los Angeles.
11,

ment.

(2/26-3/2)

Inc.

Jacksonville, Fla. Under¬
Securities, Inc., Jacksonville.

Growth

Campus Casuals of California

Oct.

iyoz

Highway Ave.,

writer—Florida

Blvd., Los Angeles.
Underwriter—Hayden, Stone & Co., N. Y.
—

Bridge Electronics Co.,

are

Business—A

ing company for a savings and loan association. Proceeds
—For acquisition of two insurance agencies and expan¬

(1/16-19)

Co., Inc.

16, 1961 filed 150,QUO class A shares, of which 100,to be offered by
the company and 50,000 by

Oct.
000

and working capital.

St., Los Angeles.

San Pedro

S.

fice—1621

Price—By amendment.

rnursaay, January ii,

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ment. Business—Engaged in the consumer loan and/lichines. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—560 W.
nance buisness in Maryland. Proceeds—For general corLake St., Chicago. Underwriter—Straus, Blosser & Mcporate purposes. Office—307 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore.
Dowell, Chicago (mgr.).
i.
Underwriter—Stein Bros. & Boyce, Baltimore. "
/O •" '•* Columbus Plastic Products, Inc. (2/5-9)

Industries, Inc.

,

Nov.

29, 1961 filed 300,000 class A common, of which
225,000 are to be offered.by the company and 75,000 by ,
stockholders"; Price—$7.50. Business—Design and manu- v
facture of women's, .misses'/and junior sportswear, co/ Civic Center Redevelopment Corp.
V/ "* '
v
Nov. 22, 1961 filed 163,600 common, of which 100,000
ordinates- and dresses./Proceeds—For debt repayment,
N*bv. 13, 1961 filed $21,780,000 of income debentures due
are to be offered by the company and
63,600 by stockequipment and working capital. Office—2025 McKinley
1995 and 220,000 common shares to be offered in units - holders.
Price—By amendment. Business—Design and
St.; Hollywood, Fla. Underwriter — Clayton Securities
/consisting of 1% of stock and 99% of debentures. Price
manufacture of injection and blow molded plastic house..

rT

,

Corp./Boston, Mass,,;:;--

'

V

-

—By amendment.' Business—Company was formed for
the purpose of revitalizing downtown St. Louis. Pro-

/

.

Church Builders, Inc.
/■/.'/
v
Feb. 6, 1961 filed 50,000 shares of common stock, series
2. Price—$5:50 per share. Business—A closed-end diversified

management investment company.

investment.

Proceeds—For
Fort Worth, Tex.

Office—501

Bailey Ave.,
Management, Inc.,--Fort Worth.

Distributor—Associates
Ottering

Expected

Cinema

<

late February.

in

Studios

-

Cirteque Colorfilm Laboratories, Inc. (1/15-19)
Aug. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—The production of slides and color film strips,
Proceeds—For equipment, sales promotion and advertis-

Ins.

Office—424 E
89th St., N.
Eisenberg Co., N. Y.
......
Life

Ins.

Co.

of

Y.

Underwriter—Paul

York

(2/5-9)

Sept. 8, 1961 filed 147,000 common, of which 100,000 will
sold by the company and 47,000 by a stockholder,
Price—By amendment.
Business—The writing of ordinary life, group life and group credit life insurance,
investment

in

income

producing securiUnderwriter
A. G.

ties., Of Hce—33 Maid en Lane, N. Y.
Becker & Co., N. Y. (mgr.).
Citv

Dec.

Finance

Inc.

Co..

21, 1961 filed

-

110,000

-

January

15

(Alessandrini

Price—By amend-

common.

(Monday)

&

Co..

(Alessandrini

Inc.

*

Co..

Inc.

Hardy &

r

Everett

Parks

&

—The manufacture,

<

Hardy)

Hardy &

Atlas Electronics

Inc.

and

Savin

Sonic

Hardy)

Parker

■;

-

-

(J.'C.
-

Sportsmen,

$300,000

&

Co.)

Vv

/

.: XPaul

•

Cole Vending

Vic

1388,500
Common

/

,

Inc.

and

^/ZZZ/ZZZ;/ '-Z: Sunstein & Co.) $4,305,560
7 / Community Charge Plan
Singer

!

&

Elmar

Janis

W.

Co..

(Schwabacher

Fund,
(A.

&

Co.,

Kureen

—Common

$250,000

•/• (Russell

As

Vending Co.,

Futura

Moore

&

Co.,

Inc.

and

Industries,

s

Trust

i

-/^//Common
Coast Securities Co.)

:• _■_•__•

____.

Interstate
(Offering

r

*,

J:.-V-1.'-

Drug

Lincoln

(No

Mann Research
(L.

125,000

January

Plohn

shares.

$500,000

$375,000

Corp.)

Sessler

Co.,

Inc.)

w

\

Co.)

(C.

Z Marks

;

Inc.)

(Ross,

Lyon

.v.,'

January

22.x(Monday) '

Albert Voigt

Industries, Inc
Barnes

&

American

Financial

Bruce

(Shearson, Hammill & Co. and Westhelmer & Co.)

;

Astro-Science

.Common

(W.

$300,000

7

150,000 shares

Corp.
C.

232,500

$300,000

Inc.)

—Common
shares

240,000

.Common

Manufacturing Corp.—

Motor Parts

$200,000

V.

Common

&

Co.,

Class A

Inc.)

shares

120,000

Estate Investment Trust—Common

National Real

shares

$750,000

Industries, Inc

(Street

Common

Langley & Co.)

Co.,

&

Brothers)

(Street & Co., Inc. and Irving Weis & Co.)

Common

and

Common

Molecular Dielectrics, Inc.___

$320,000

Corp

Inc.

Co

(Frank Karasik & Co.)

Common

:
Inc.)

Co.,

—Common

Corp

Cup

Metatronics

shares

100,000

& Co., Inc.; Glass & Ross,
Globus, Inc.) 95,000 shares

(Lehman

.

Co.)

Towbin

Electronics

Maryland

100,000

Corp

(Richard

$500,000

Inc.)- 110,000 shares

——_—Common

and

-Common

Unterberg,

E.

'

Common
Herbert Young &
shares

Inc.

Co.,

shares

72,000

Co.)

—

Polarized

Marshall

Common

Corp

Securities

Securities

Corp.

^

and v-

Common

Corp...—
Coast

(Netherlands

(Friday)

Creative

Webber, Jackson & Curtis
Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.) $25,000,000
Paine,

Co.,

.Common

;

Common

Inc

Co.;

Films

Markite

&

$1,800,000

Jorn's Greeting Card Co., Inc
///:/;//(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,
Knickerbocker Toy Co., Inc

i

$720,000

Common
Arnhold

and

Co.

S. Bleiehroeder, Inc.)

&

/

*

,_.Common
$1,000,000

Co.)

&

Towbin

Unterberg,

E.

(Bache

Jayark

Blauner

D.

$452,008

underwriting)

Corp.

Fund,

Japan

•

>

Laboratories, Inc

.

$1,500,000

Co.)

&

(C.

(Shell Associates, Inc. and Godfrey, Hamilton & Taylor & Co.)

&

...Common

&

(Milton

.Common

Casualty Co

Inc._______

Industries

Interphoto

Common

Inc

F.

19

shares

"

$315,000

A. Hart & Co.)

stockholders—no

to

(Pacific

$450,000

$35,000,000

Brothers)

(Lehman

7V-/'7/l;v'/i/'' '•"//

Common

Investment

(David

Inc.__

Sherman

Co.)

.

(Henry J.) Instrument CO J-—-—Common

ZZ7

Common

Investment

Common
Debentures

Co

T.)

(Offering

$20,000,000

Inc.)

Management Corp.)''951,799

Scientific

Quartite

.Common

Laboratories, lnc
D.

Smith

...v>

;

^.Ccipital
115,000 shares

Industries, Inc

(W.

'<>: Hygiene

shares

100,000

shares

133,333

Co.)

&

;

,

Common

Bullard & Smyth)

Filor,

Gulf American Fire &
>'

Common

Co., Inc

Co.)

&

Co.,

Fund, Inc

(Fred

Capital
Longstreth)

underwriting)

Industries*

Rothchild

and

(N.

,

$300,000

shares

100,000

Beane)

&

(Hemphill, Noyes & Co.) 185,000 shares

Common
Writer &
Inc.
and

Peters,

Inc

Co.,

Industries,

United

Shares

Devices, lnc

(Charles
-

L.

Pride

Debentures

Mandel &

Jennings,

Grant

$3,000,000

Electronics, Inc.;

(Warner,

Macoid

Inc.)

Glassr-Tite

Debentures

(Steven

stockholders—underwritten by Glore, Forgan
H. MByllesby & Co., Inc.) $2,550,000

Lomart Perfected
/:

Co.,

Co.)

Pierce, Fenner &

(Horizon

'

:

—

&

Walker

H.

and

Johnson
Y

$309,000

& Drum

(Stevens

$990,000

Hostsr Inc._

to

Co.

,

Appel)

L.

Real Estate Investment

(R.. Baruch
-

&

7

shares

150,000

Garrett Corp.
(Merrill Lynch,

$330,000

Inc.)

Inc.)

....Preference

Williston

H.

Co.

7vt

$300,000

1

(G.

$350,000

Co.,

Co.)

&

Class A

Co.,

&

Delaware Barrell

Common

Rosen

&

/

shares

120,000

Inc.)

—

(L.

(Hardy

:

■

—..Common
Co.,

Corp.

R.

,7

$607,500

Beane)

&

Fifth Avenue Cards, Inc

Common

Atherton

&

Mosley

Corp.

Green

Dempsey-Tegeler &

•

(Philips,

shares

Co.; A. G. Edwards & Sons;
Christensen,
Inc.; -Midland
Securities

Class A

inc.

Great Continental

200,000

Co., Inc

(Reynolds

..Common

&

Corp.)

&

Common

Pacific

Taylor

.Class A

Corp.

(Otto)

(Quinn

$300,000

(Godfrey,. Hamilton,

(J.

Eon
/'

.Common

Williston

R.

Yeatman,

Electrosolids

1

$10,840,000*

Co".)

David's Inc.

Garden State Small Business Investment Co.__Com.

Grafco

&

Common

,___i_.C«mmon

Baking Co

i(J.

Common

Corp

(Schirmer,

Bernz

.

;

110,000 shares

Common
Templeton)

-

(Suplee,

$229,500

Common

$575,000

Dougherty Brothers Co.

»

(Tuesday)

Airtechnology

$260,000

Airlines

(Raymond

Inc.)

Co

Higginson

January 16

shares

Inc.——

(No underwriting)

Christensen,

(Key), lnc

shares

1.250,000

Inc.)

Saxe,

1

•

$1,250,000

Inc.)

Inc.)

Inc

.

Deer Park

.Common
& Co.,

Common
Bayliss,

&

Cromwell Business Machines, Inc
:
■'''7/(Pacific Coast Securities Co.) $300,000

.

Family Circle Associates, Inc.—
Folz

;

■

'

'

Windsor

(Lee

Capital

Co.)

v
VJC:,<,/,v
——Units
;

$300,000

Common
&

Capital

Units

Empire Precision Components, Inc.(Ezra

Inc»)

$l,0o0,000

Co.)

&

(D. E. Liederman & Co., Inc. and Mitchum, Jones &
$750,000

$300,000

200,000

Inc.)

units

10,000

Common

Inc

(Brandtjen

Units

(McDonnell & Co., Inc.") 90,000 shares
;

Common

Co.)

Co.)

Motti,

Continued on page 34

Communications,

Corrigan

$150,000

Winchell Donut House, Inc.j

Gerstley,

Inc.___—

Becker

G.

&

&

&

(Bear^ Stearns

Electronics/ Inc.—

Empire

Westland
•

Common

Inc.)

Inc.)

V

.

Computron Corp.
,

units

36,000

Inc.)

Wheat

David

(Jane),

Colby

.

•

.

^

Co.,

Co.,

(Blyth & Co., Inc.)

Shares

EMAC Data Processing Corp
(M.

/

Co.)

&

Inc.-i.L-

(Alessandrini

&

Telephone

$575,000

•£.

Moyer, Fricke & French,

Coast

>

Common

Blosser & McDowell)

DeLuxe Homes,

"

West

;

■'7z/ZZ/:/Z..

•

Common

Voldale, Inc.
•

by these members. Proceeds—To repay debt and increase

Common
215,000 shares

Finance Co

(Peters, -Writer

ESsenberg Co.); $300,000

(Troster,

(1/15-19)

Realty Trust

1961 filed 430,556 shares.

22,

(Meade

Corp

(Globus, Inc. and Ross, Lyon

lnc//---Common

r'Commonwealth Realty Trust—
(Woodcock,

invest-

Proceds—For

fund.

mutual

Commonwealth
Nov.

Common

Tanny Enterprises, Inc..

$49,700

Industries, lnc

(Straus,

Business—A

.ment. Office—New Ulm, Minn. Underwriter—State Bond
and Mortgage Co. of New Ulm, Minn.

$1,500,000

Inc.-

(William,

Common

(Dargan

•

Corp

Co.)

&

Inc.—

(Keene

•

•

Haupt

Southern Frontier

$750,000

Co.)

lnc

Cineque Colorfilm Laboratories,

Machines

Systems,

$250,000

Blackman-Uhler Chemical Co
V

Business

Shatterproof Glass

••u'MHay,. Pales & Co. and McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co.)

-

value.

industrial

and

sale and servicing of vending ma-

(Ira

Common

Co.,

farm

.

(Shields & Co.)

Anoroc Products, Inc.
(G.

Stock Fund of State Bond and

1961y{iied

Common

and

of

.

Price—$10. Business
Acceptance Corp./
//////'•;///•; ZZ—A real estate investment trust. Proceeds—For general
Dec. 11, 1961 filed 80,000 class A common, of which 68,corporate purposes. Office—8201 Fenton Road, Philadel000 are to be offered by the company and 12,000 by
phia. Underwriters—Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke & French,
stockholders. Price—$12.50. Business—A small loan fiInc., and Gerstley, Sunstein & Co., Philadelphia.
nance company. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—
0
rnmmimifu eLarfrp npan
(i/is-ia)
36 Lowell St., Manchester N. H. Underwriter—Eastern
3ept 22
$3 600,000 of 6% subordinated debenInvestment Corp., Manchester, N. H.
:
tures due
1976
(with attached warrants to purchase
CoEby (Jane), Inc. (1/22-26 )
72,000 common shares) and 216,000 common, to be ofOct. 19, 1961 filed 105,0.00 common, of which 50,000
f
d
.
it
conqjqting of a $100 debenture
(and a
shares are to be offered by the company and 55,000
£ered ln unlts consisting ot a ?1UU debenture tana a
shares by stockholders. Price—$10. Business—Manufacwarrant to purchase two shares) and six common shares,
ture of women's apparel. Proceeds—For general corpoPrice—By amendment. Business—The purchase at a
rate purposes.
Office—113 Fourth Ave., N. Y.
Underdiscount from merchant-members, their accounts receivwriter
Meade & Co., N. Y.
able arising from customers who hold credit cards issued

/

Wide, lnc

&

common

Coastal

Debentures

and

1 Common

*

Mortgage Co.
Z./Z.
shares. Price—$1.50:—Jam* 2- 1962 filed 2,000,000 common. Price:—At net asset
'

& Son,- Inc.

manufacture

repay

Hutton & Co., Cincinnati,

,

Cole Vending Industries, Inc. (1/15-19)
Aug. 28, 1961 filed 115.000 common. Price—$5. Business

.

Wide, lnc

All Star World

The

—

stadium

equipment. Proceeds—For materials and inventory, research and development and working capital. Office—
1303 Elm St., Rocky Ford, Colo. Underwriter — Stone,
Altman & Co., Inc., Denver. Offering—In late February.

•

All Star World

(Francis H.)

a

St., St. Louis.

"

■

July 3, 1961 filed 1,000,000

NEW ISSUE CALENDAR
•

V

8th

ities,

-

New

be

Proceeds—For

/ ;

•••■";.

Proceeds—For
working capital. Office—309 Ainsley Bldg., Miami, Fla.
Underwriter—Dalen Investments & Funds,
Inc., Miami,

Citizens

Ciute

Business

Business—Production of motion pictures.

Office—407 N.

Underwriter—None.

-

Inc.

Dec.14, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 capital shares. Price—$1.

•

ceeds—For acquisition of land, construction of
and related facilities.

Proceeds—To purchase machinery, expand facildebt, and increase working capital. Office—
1625 W. Mound St., Columbtis, O. Underwriter—W. E.

wares.
,

'

/ Marlene

Industries
(Bernard

M.

Corp.——.
Kahn

&

(Guardian

-

Corp.)

North

Atlantic
A.'

(G.
'

•

Industries,

Saxton

,

Oceanic
"'

&

•

Instruments,

&

Co.)

Bolar

Common
131,500

-

(Hirschel

(S.

•

^

$500,000

Common

r

_'

(T.

Potoma

.Common

&

Weill)

105,000

Pacific Nutrient & Chemical Co
(Paul Eisenberg

Popular

& Co., Inc.

Librarv,
(Sutro

& Col, Inc.)

lnc
127,500

of

New

'

b

/

.

Shoe
L.

Corp.)

\

*

(Paine,

$225,525

B.

Uapital

Cantor Co.)

$687,500

Corp.—
Ferman

Co.,

Securities Co.,

(Hornblower

&

,

Weeks)

,

/,/

-Common

—_——

(Schmidt,

Sharp,




McCabe

&

Co.,

Inc.)

$100,000

Webber,

Jackson

Cylinders,

(Woodcock,

Common

Southern

Southern

$300,000

18,000

Co.,

Inc.)

$1,387,500

Inc.)

$280,000

r—Common

(First

shares

Certified Industries. Inc.———
—Units
(Singer, Bearie & Mackie, Inc.) $750,000 .

Co.,

'•

'

""

"

.Units

__________

French,

&

Securities

i-Common
Inc.)

$300,000

Common

——

Heller

Co.,

&

Edison

Inc.)

$200,000

Common

Co

Corp. and Dean Witter & Co.)

Growth
(Capital

;

Fricke

California

Boston

Capital
$900,000

& Curtis and American
100,000 units

Corp.

(Rothenberg,

Common

Inc.)

&

Inc.———

Jtfoyer,

Servonuclear

$898,764

Inc.)

Ceco Steel Products Corp
.

Roto

v

...Common
&

&

Ripley Industries, Inc., and
Jomar
Plastics, In£

,

Sabre, Inc.

Young

Reher Simmons Research, Inc.—
(McLaughlin, Kaufmann & Co.)

shares

187,250

Capital

Securities

(Herbert

A

Common

,

Weeks)

Cavalier Radio & Electronics Corp
(General

—Units

'

$1,675,800

'

Caribbean

(Robert

(Offering to stockholders—underwritten by Sutro Bros. & Co.)
■

&

$405,000

Common

(Dempsey-Tegeler

$187,000

Publishing Corp
(S.

,

shares

York

Inc.)

Ltd.)

Corp.,

Rapid-Film Technique, Inc

Class

Co.,

$399,000

Capital

(Gaumont

$100,000

Carriers, Inc

Caldwell

$480,000

Laboratories, lnc
-Common
.":«^f,./R°detsky, Walker & Co.. Inc.) 150,000 shares
Corp.

Kirsch

Common

Inc.)

Co.,

Originala, Inc.
Common

Inc.)

&

Mines, Inc

Olympia

$300,000

Inc

Co.,

Karasik

Corp.)

Rainbow Photo

Realty Equities

Cable

(Capital

Capital

:

Brothers & Co.)

x

j

Common

:

and Magnus

shares

&

Burnham & Morrill Co

Globus. Inc.)'$140,000

Berlind,

Co.,

Miller

M.

(Frank

$375,000

Co.)

&

$15,000,000

(Lee Higginson Corp.)
Tel-Tronics
Corp

Common

(Hornblower

Products, Inc.—___
(Carter,

Co.)

Baum

Pneumatics, Inc

'

Ozon

Cantor

Pharmaceutical

Boston

>

,

National

Common

K.

(Natale,

shares
-Common

Inc....

B.

(George

r

$500,000

(H. R.), Inc

$300,000

Inc

Co.(> Inc.)
Inc.

Block

$300,000

Co.),

&

Nutri-Laboratories.
A

North

Common
Co.)

Best Plastics Corp..

Common

Investment

Fitch,

Corp

Common

New West Land Corp.—
.(Barrett,

G.)

(Arnold Malkan &

$1,575,000

"National Capital Acceptance Corp

..

(R.

Barry

...Common

Co., Inc.)

1,500,000 shares

Common

Industries, Inc
Securities

Corp.)
'

$600,000

Continued

on

page

34

34

Continued

(198)

from

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

33

page

Business—Sale

....

Proceeds

capital.

working

Office—10

Banta

Place, Hackensack,
N. J. Underwriter—Troster, Singer & Co., N. Y.;
6, 1961 filed 120,000 common, of which 90,000 are
offered by the company and 30,000 by stockhold¬
Price—$3. Business — Manufacture of miniature

to be
ers.

coils for relays used in computers, aircraft, missiles and

guidance systems. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
poses.
Office—88-06 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica,
N, Y. Underwriter—^ay W> Kaufmann & Co., N. Y,

Computer Concepts Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 class A

Price

common.

$5.

—-

of

digital computers. Proceeds — For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1012 14th St., N. W., Washing¬
ton, D. C. Underwriter—Doft & Co., N. Y.
use

Computron Corp. (1/22-26)
Sept. 15, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$1.15. Busi¬
ness—Research, development, design and production of
electronic automation devices. Proceeds—For

equipment,

research and development and

working capital. Office—
9330 James Ave.South, Minneapolis. Underwriter-—
Brandtjen & Bayliss, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.
/

'

»

/

\

1

"

Concord

>

,

Nov.

28,

year

warrants

1961

filed
to

at $2 per share)

one-half
facture

J '

'

'•

"

Products, Inc.

'

''

'

'•

•'*.

!

'

'

^

'

■'

'*,1

-

j(

kitchen

and

Corp. (1/29-2/2)
1961 filed 125,000 class A

20,

120,000

(with attached

common

purchase

additional

an

to be offered in units of

60,000

3-

shares

share and

one

Price—$2 per unit. Business—Manu¬
cosmetics, toiletries, cleaning chemicals, jew-

elery, etc. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office—525-535 E. 137th St., New York City.
Under¬
writer— NV A. Hart & Co.. N. Y.
Concors Supply

Oct.

19,

1961

Co., Inc.

filed

100,000 class A

Continued from

Steel Plant
Struthers

W.

corporate

^ Continental Investment Corp.
r
1961 filed 2,000,000 common. Price—By amend¬
($3 max.). Business—A mortgage, and real estate
investment company. Proceeds — For fworking capital.
.Office—ScQttsdale Savings Bldg., Scottsdale, Ariz, Un¬
ment

Corp.*
l <
29, 1961 ("Reg,- A") 70,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Compounds and packages cosmetics, house¬
hold pharmaceutical and industrial products.
Proceeds
>

u

Sept.

—For

.

:

equipment and working capital.
Office—107 Sylvester St., Westbury, N, Y* Underwriter
E. Bayard & Co., Inc., 80 Wall St., New York City.
Offering—Imminent.
Consolidated Bowling Corp.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 200,000

(1/29-2/2)-

•

-^ Consumers Mart of America, Inc.

&

Co.,

Inc.)

(Eastman

Dillon,

Union

Securities

Tripoli Co., Inc.—
1

(S.

8c

Co.)

.

(Hess,

Controls, Inc.
(N,

—

A.

Hart

&

—

Co. >.

Van-Pak, Inc.
<

Inc.)

$270,000

&

Inc.)

(Lehman

(Offering

(William R.

.

137,500

and J.

A. Hogle &

(Bids

12

noon

Shamrock Oil & Gas

Co.) 350,091

(Roth

shares

Conductron

EST)

$5,565,000

Dale

(Morgan

Tennessee

Stanley

Valley
(Bids

&

Co.)

(Auchincloss,

Bonds

Eastern

received) $45,000,000

January 29

(Monday)

Aceto Chemical

Eastern

Aero Electronic

(Roth

Acrylic

Optics
(A.

Acrylic

Co.,

Inc.)

-Debentures
&

Co., Inc.)
Co., Inc.)

$50,000

Aero-Dynamics Corp.
(Cambridge

Securities,

Inc.

and

E'dward

$500,000

Lewis

Co..

I

(International Sendees Corn.!

Florida

.

,,,

,

Allied

(Dempsey-Tegeler & Co..

Aluma-Rail

8c

Co.,

(E.

A.

<Bear,

Stearns &

Co.)

shares

Building Maintenance Industries.__Cap.
Loeb, Rhoades
&

Co. and Sutro 8c Co.)

141,000 shares

American Finance Co., Inc
(Myron

A.

/

Artlin

(Troster.

Mills,

B.

Singer

8c

Co.)

&

Co.,

$675,000

Investment




Planning

Common
Co.)

$140,000

3

'

Seigel,

Co.,

Inpak

'

(Allen

.

Tidewater
;V

'•-'-

&

(General

8c

Co.)

Joseph

Nadler

&

Co.)

Co.,

Inc.

and .S.

Rides,
(Paul

&

(George

K.

(Putnam

Krylon,

&

Co.)

1,000

&

Baum

Title

Co.

&

Co.)

Co.)

$975,000

100,000 shares

Dillon, Union Securities

Laboratory Procedures, Inc

&

210,000

Co.)

&

Co.)

250,000 shares

Inc.)

4, 4

••;•

.

Common
-

.—-Common
v; 'V4'

shares *••■•'•"4

i_/_:....^.Common
Inc.)

$1,000,000

and

Nomura

r1

shares

&

';

■

Common

Securities
:

Co.

Ltd.)

»■':

-...Common
70,000

Co.)

Securities

(Amos

Corp.)

shares

/

:

Treat

Co

Common

—

Co.)

&

$165,485

$600,000

Capital

———

underwriting)

$1,125,000

?

Common

—

(Ezra

Kureen

Co.)

$287,500

(Stearns
:.

'.

" >

&

Co.;

Clark,
Co.,

&

Uropa International,
-

-

(Dean

Weinstock

Inc.)

&

90,250

Porges
shares

and

Samitas

&

Elmaleh
"

Inc..-

Common
Co.)

$300,000

—Capital

(Pacific Coast Securities Co.)
$250,000

*"

.

Universal Electronics Laboratories Corp.—Common

-

Common

^

Common

Corp.
■4

j

..

.

,

$270,000

shares

175,000

Co.,

&

Lestrange

(No

Univend

Common
&

Co.)

Ultra Plastics Inc._

^..___Common
&

Co.)

&

_—

Co.—

(Continental

.

/

units

,

Co.,

&

Corp..

^

Union

■

Inc.

(Eastman

•

Units

Kimball

.

Common

Inc.

Rennert

Barney

Co.,- Inc.)

Inc
C.

-

Common

Kasdan

$425,000

Kiddie

4

$382,500

Distributors, Inc

Securities

,.

..Common

Industries, Inc.-

Lumber

(Arthurs,

U-Tell

Common

and

,

Tyson Metal Products, Inc.—

i

•

$120,000

Inc

Co.

Interworld Film

Kaufman

Common

shares

shares

Kaufman

Fuller

D.

(Rubin,

iSmith,

J

Inc.)

Common

Systems,

(Stearns

165,000

30,000.000

Inc.

(McLaughlin,

v

v

_i—

$600,000
'

•*«

- -

100,000

£ Tokyo Shibura Electric Co., Ltd.
("Toshiba")
!

-——Common*
&

$800,000;

Inc.)

...Common

(McLaughlin,

'

'

)

....—Common

Co.)

O'Connor;

Standard Industries,

(S.

-.Common

Kesselman

$230,000 /

(Boenning & Co. and Rodetsky, Walker

;

120,000 shares

and

8c

underwriting);$500,OQO,

Spandex Corp.

——Common

Inc.

"1—Common

Centers, Inc.—

Texas Tennessee

Inc.) $283,088

$300,000

Co.)

_.

(No

;

.

Common

—

&

Treat.

Corp.
.

.

r

'

" :

Common

:
$500,000

"

-

-Common

$600,000

Kollmorgen Corp.
Common

Inc.)

8c

Plohn

Ahalt; 8c

Silo Discount

:

Co

underwriting)

!
Inc.)

Co.,

Seg Electronics Co.,. Inc.--_—*.4-

l~

-

*

$200,000

Co.)

Electronics? Inc.—

(Searight.

Co.)

$1,540,000 V ** "'1<

King Louie Bowling Corp

$2,000,000
;

Burnside

Atmospheric Controls, Inc
(First

Grumet

Petroleum Corp.___Debentures

Inc.

(Mortimer

Inc.)

Westmore, Inc.—

Units

Lomasney & Co.) $1,250,000

American,Realty &

of

Hydra-Loc,

$225,000

American
(Carl M.

House

,

Common

1

•

(Patterson Securities & Investment Co.,

;

$200,000

430,000

Co.,

(L. F. Rothschild 8c Co.)

(Brand,

———

Ltd.)

v-

;

&

Hoosier Soil Service, Inc
">l

8c

-Common
$3d6,000

Co.)

Common

American Book-Stratford
Press, Inc.— Common

*

Common

Treat

(No

,

Manning,

&

&

Corp..

•-

Corp

Ltd.) $300,000

Common
Malkan

(Amos

.

High Temperature Materials, Inc._

.

Sea-Wide

:

Common

shares

Electronics, Inc.—

Servotron

8c

160,000

(Amber, Burstein 8c Co., Inc.)

»V v.

Hardy

Inc.)

'

—Common
by

^.Common

Inc.). $300,000

; Sav-Mor Oil Corp.—.-

$224,001

Common

shares

Inc.)

Co., Inc.)

Harleysville Life Insurance

Common

Burstein

&

stockholders—underwritten

Palm-Aire

$300,000

Inc.

(Amber,

Amerel Mining Co. Ltd.

to

(Amos

Common

..

_

$460,000

Gould Paper Co.

Inc.)

Inc.) 250,000 shares

Capital Corp
<Allen 8c Co.) 213,427

Inc.)

Corp.——

(Hardy

$300 000

(Stein Bros. 8c Boyce and
Vickers, McPherson & Warwick
199,000 shares

Co.,

100,000 shares

Corp.——————.^.Common

(Charles

Corp.—-Debens.

$620,000

Inc )

Airtronics International
Corp. of Florida—Common

Alan-Randal Co., Inc.
.V 1
(Pacific Coast Securities Co.)
Alaska Pacific Lumber Co

&

$400,000

—^.-Capital

Co.,

Co.,

(Gianis

Rodale

-

Common

.__t

Burstein

Palm-Aire

(Offering

r

Agency Tile Industries, Inc

Parks

-

>

&

Raritan Plastics

shares

$2,500,000

Cards, Inc

Florida

■

...Common

Improvement

Inc.)

^

Lewis

(Arnold

Corp.—Common
Inc.)

Common
Co.,

&

Interonics, Inc

Units
Everett

(Amber,

Common

Gilhard &

100,000

French,

—Common
(Netherlands Securities Co., Inc.) $500,000- • t*-' f
Common

.

Flair

$240,000

Corp

D.

&

shares

Corp

(M. Posey Associates,

RF

Fidelity America Financial Corp.—

$400,000

■

Optics
(A.

&

Gilhard

Properties

(G.

Common

Corp

D.

Redpath)

Fastline Inc.

$440,000

Products Co

8c

Improvement

.Common

:
215,000

——

(Blair

Co., Inc.) $325,000

Fricke

.> >

$843,000

Co.)

Co.)

Murphy

Plymouth Discount

(Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc.) $1,500,000

Co.,Inc.——w—j..*—Common

(Karen Securities
Corp.)

.

Common

Parker

Bell &

(Edward

■

Moyer,

■_Class

Plasticrete Corp.

Common
&

Inc.)

Frederic,

8c

(Warner, Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth)

Common

Arrin

Properties

(Woodcock,

'

Papekote, Inc*

$300,000

District Photo, Inc

$30,000,000

Authority

to be

(Theodore

,

.i_l__Common

Systems, Inc

—Bonds

Odzer

Premium
(Pearson,

*

$147,500

and Spiaine
shares

Nationwide Bowling Corp/

shares

Common

—

Cj.

Corp.——.

(Kleiner,

Narrows

4

125,000

&

(Harrv

-

(Herbert Young & Co., Inc.)

(Commonwealth of)—

Podesta

Mobile, Rentals

.

$400,000

Stieglitz)

Inc.)

—.Common

■■■•■

v>.

——Class A
&

Frederic,

8t

■,:?.;
(Mortimer- !b,:Bprpside;' &:-Q? )•. $435,000 :
Mobile Estates, IncI
—"———Common

"

Cryplex Industries, Inc

January 24 (Wednesday)
Australia

Vv.

Common

Inc.)

152,500 shares

Spiaine

and

100.000

$300,000

(John A. Kemper 8c Co.)

$10,000,000

(Cruttenden,

*

Halle

&- Co.

———

—.^..Common

Co.,

Sachs

J

—Common

Metallurgical/^ Interiiationai^ Ine^

v

(DoOlittle & Co.) 200,000 shares

.

Debentures

a.m.)

&

and

$9,983,000

Co.)

..Debentures

Podesta

Metalfab, Inc.

Warrants

Coyle's Voting Machine Co.——

Texas Power & Light Co
11:30

Co.

:

Goldtfian,

Industries, Inc.——-'
(Francis I. duPont & Co:.)

Common

$15,000

Consolidated Bowling Corp.—_—___ 1.

Corp..—i————Debentures

(First Boston Corp.)
$25,000,000
(Bids

&

by

$600,000

J

Corp.

(McDonnell

shares

iu--^Debenturqs

stockholders—underwritten

(Cruttenden,

Shares

$330,000

underwriting)

Concors Supply Co., Inc

—Equip. Trust Ctfs.

'

+

underwriting)

Common
250.000

Co.)

&

i_—_—Common

shares

140,000

$220,000

Securities

Metalfab, Inc.

shares

—Common

Co.)

(Sandkuhl 8nf Co., Inc.)

:

Common

Seaboard Air Line RR._

&

Century Brick Corp._^.

shares

San Diego Imperial
Corp
(White, Weld 8c Co., Inc.

Staats

(No

.

to

-Common

Industries, Inc

(No

Inc.)

280,000

$550,000

$273,000

Corp.

Union

&

Melnor

Capitol Research Industries, Inc..:

(Tuesday)
Co.,

be named)

Inc.)

Co.,

&

Coke

McCall Corp.
(Offering

92,320

35

page

——--Common
Inc.)

Co.,

(McDonnfell & Co., Inc.) 200,000 shares

$300,000

underwriting)

8c

Maxam, Inc..

368,700 scares

InO.)

&

Dillon,

Common

stockholders—^no

Capitol. Research

Paramount Foam Industries——Common
&

Co.,

&

Inc.)

...

Coal

(Eastman

shares

Campus Casuals of California

shares

(Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.) $486,000

(Pialkov

to

(To

(L. F.), Inc. _————__..Common

January 23

80,000

on

—————Common
DuBoff,

&

Seidler

(Terrid

Maust

$300,000

Cambridge Fund of California, Inc.—-Common

$2,100,000

154,000

PodestaCo.)

Continued

Marie Design & Mfg. Corp.-1—-—- -——Common

.Capital

——

Common

Common

Brothers)

Co.)

(Albion Securities Co., Inc.)
Bush Terminal Co

.

Virginia Dare Stores Corp
Widnrann

Common

—

Bernard

(Flomenhaft,

shares '

160,000

Building Ventures, Inc.

——Common

Co.,

*

Co.)

Securities

Ripley

(Joyce), Inc.-—
Corp.
r

—Common

CHarriman

,

70.000 shares

_—

Hodgdon

Lido

Browning Arms Co.——-——-Common

f

.Common

—

Valley Metallurgical Processing Co
(McDonnell & Co.,

,

Leslie

(Seymour,

—

Coast

(Cruttenden,

Arthurs,-,^

&

„

-Preference

Bowey's, Inc

^Debentures

•:

& Remington,
Inc. and
Lestrange & Co.) $600,000

Fuller

Bayliss,-" Inc., St. PaUl.

-

70,000 shares

Pools

(Pacific

Common

Grant

D.

Haven

240,000 shares

—

United Aero Products Corp

:

Blue

&

J.)y

Office—4701

$330,000

Bay7State Electronics Corp.

(D. L. Greenbaum & Co.) $300,000

,

u. S.

Com.
Common

(F.

Cooke

___——Common
Inc.)

Co.,

(First Boston Corp.)

shares

150,000

&

;

-

Inc.
Dec. 29, 1861 filed 125,000. common. Price—$3,75. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of high vacuum systems and elec¬
tronic equipment. Proceeds — For debt repayment and
general corporate purposes. Office—145 Water St., South
Norwalk, Conn. Underwriters—John R. Maher Associ¬
ates and Bull & Low, N, Y.

writer—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y.

———

i

i

•

Underwrite

lis.

29, 1961 filed 180,000 common. Price—By amend¬
($12 max.). Business—Furnishes technically skilled
personnel to industry and government. Proceeds—For
selling stockholders. Office—650 11th Ave*, N. Y. Under¬

Murphy

.•••''"!

•/

ness—Development and production of electronic testing
and training devices. Proceeds — For expansion and
working capital. Office—9340 James Ave., S., Minneapo¬

Dec.

,———

j

?

Control Dynamics, lnc-> (3/5-9) W.
Oct. 24, 1961 filed 500,000 common. Price—$1.15; Busi¬

ment

——

:'-v-• '/

-

1

★ Consultants and Designers, Inc.

-

-

»

rities, Inc., N. Y.

Business—Operation of bowling centers. Proceeds
and working capital. Office—880 Mil¬
itary Rd., Niagara Falls, N. Y. Underwriter—Doolittle
& Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

Inc.

""

Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. Underwriter..— Cambridge.Secu¬

.

—For expansion

ceeds—For expansion and working capital.

1

/

Leasing Corp.-v.v^^A44.4,rv44June 19, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. » Price — $4.
Proceeds—For purchase of new automobiles, advertising
and promotion, and working capital. Office—4 Gateway

Price—By amend¬

common.

'

Continental

ment.

Basic

.

derwriter—To be named.

debt repayment,

$300,000

Homes, Inc

Y.

N.

Inc.,

Dec'. 29,

Aerosol

(Pearson,
Co.)

..

—

——Common

Scientific & International Corp
(Hirsch

Swift

8c

V,P' .;4

Office—2724 Leonis Blvd., Los An¬

purposes.

geles. Underwriter — Amos Treat & Co.,
Offering—Expected sometime in February. '

Stieglitz, N. Y.

Ausco, Inc.

Hurley

'

Electronics Corp.

Nov. 21, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—Development and manufacture of television pic¬
ture tubes.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and othefr

amendment. Business—Research and development in the
general field of electromagnetic radiation for the U. S.
Government. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Offiee—343 S. Main St., Ann Arbor,
Mich. Underwriters
McDonnell & Co., and Halle &

33

page

Equipment Corp

(Joseph

Price—$4.

common.

v'

'/'4'
Industrial

Continental

8, 1962 filed 72,000 common; Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation of discount department stores. Pro¬

(1/29-2/2)

Chicago.
Underwriters—Rittmaster,
Midland Securities Co., Harris-

Ave.,

burg, 111.'.'

Jan.
•

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

Voisin & CO., N. Y. and

Price—By'

common.

Harlem

N.

equipment.

(2/13-16)

warrant.

of

service

Conductron
Dec.

Consolidated

Business—Development and sale of advanced program¬
ming systems, for solution of business problems by the

food

equipment/ debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Office—110 "A" St., Wilmington, Del.
Underwriter—Roth & Co., Inc., Philadelphia.

Computer Components, Inc.
Dec.

of

For

—

,

.

;

;;4444:4;;

Continued

on

page

35

Volume

195;

Number 6124

Continued from page 34

:

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(

-

.

•

Cromwell Business Machines, Inc. (1/22-26)
Aug. 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common shares (par 50
cents).
Price—$3. Proceeds—For repayment of loans,

.

•y.y'\;

Copymation, Inc.

'

Dec. 28, 1961 filed 60,000 common.
Price^-by amendment

($15

maximum)

machines and

Business—manufacture

the

distribution

photographic laboratory equipment,

machinery,

photo-copy

of

office

of

machines,
Proceeds—For

Corporate funding Corp.
9, 1962 ("Reg. A') 75,COO class A

—$2.

Business—A

financial

Oct.

V«.

Jan.

"holding
Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.
Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—R. F. Dowd
Inc., N.

munications

and

of

tutorial

in

use

electronics

individual

class

and

(1/29-2/2)

E.

com¬

Custom

David

Products,

:

Atkins

Office—626

Ave.,

Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—B 1
Lieberman & Co., Inc., N.
Y*77:yW:^

a n

David's

«

k,
' -?•;

Cut &

Curl, Inc.
■Dec/20, 1961 filed 100,000 common. t*rice^$4.:,Business
—Operation ox beauty salons. Proceeds-—For expansion.,.
Office—67-11 Main St.,
Flushing, N. Y. Underwriter—M.
J. Merritt & Co., Inc., N,'Y.
-

;

Mayer,

&

French,

t-'.'»

■

DaSe Systems, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Aug. 9, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Business
—A shopping service which' checks the
efficiency of

•

retail

sales

employees. Proceeds—Expansion

Toy House. Inc...

St. Louis.
Davis

Josnua

&

World Scope
Worldwide

Reuben

Rose

Publishers, Inc.—
Securities

Fund

Corp.)

—-

<fe

Co.)

■

February 6

:

Common

Water

(Bids

•

(Monday)
Col p.

El Paso
a, Bruce

u

..la

(No

American Micro
Mount

Central

$381,000 "

&

Co.,

7'Y,

$200,000

Inc.)
Co.)

&

: (Armstrong

&

Co.,

Inc.)

(A. -G. Becker & Co.)

>

147.000

_

Common

_

(Bear,

shares

*

•

^

,

E.

(W.

Hutton

&

Co.)

163,600

shares

•Cosnat Record Distributing Corp.—__
'

v/:i;,:-"":''(Amos Treat .& /Co.)

I50,uoo snares

1

:

(Lieberbaum & Co..and Morris Cbhon & Co.)

X/.YY

'.-'-.C- (Hancock

Securities

Com.)

$243,000

(Paul

C.

Kimball

&

Co.)

Gard

(Andy)
"'(Vail

♦

.

Lunar

(Ehrlich,

Inc.)

Milo

(D.

Kirsch

B.

Marron

National

Co.,

Inc.

&

Inc.)

R.

166,667 shares

E., Investors

Lewis

&

Inc.)

.

(Professional

.

&

Policy-Matic

Planning Corp.
Co.) $200,000

Affiliates,
(Balogh

&

Inc.)

Co.,

&

(Lieberbaum

&

Inc.)

Co.)

J.

:

Camp,

(Reynolds

&

•Tech-Torch

&

Co.,

.

"

'

-

*, M;

"

(Edward

&

Co\,

&

&

...

Co.,

'<Morris• Cohon

,-Wiatt
.

/."

'

(Norman)

Co.^

.




Co.)

&

shares

D.

Blauner

&

Jackson,

•;

•

«

sOv

^

'

&

Co.)

A

(Godfrey,

United

Co.)

'

Common

'

$300,000

>

(Cortlandt

Corp.__.Com. •
•'
V>(.
.

Investing

:4'

March

(Offering

•

.Y

130,000

February 19

$3,000,000

Common
&

Federal

(Monday)

,

'

Noyes &
1.

Co.

and

Paine,

1,700,000

Co.,

200,000

Inc.)

&

Co.,

shares

——.Common

—Common

Inc.)

$300,000

....Common

Inc

230,000 shares Yv

Inc.)

..Common

Taylor

Co.

&

and

Magnus

Hamilton,

Co.)

&

shares

Taylor

1

Common

&

Co.,

Inc.)

$306,000

:/

&

Electric Co

stockholders—may

to

—Common
underwritten

be

/

&

Merrill

(A.

C.

Common

1—

Bayliss,

Inc.)

$575,000

Common

...•

Allvn

&

Co.)

$7,500,000

_

/-

—

(M.

.

<7y77-

Woodhill,

Common

Inc.)

$700,000

• -

*■>-'

-

OBid's

ta be

.Bonds

r^ceivfed)

$25,000,000

.

/;"March 15 (Thursday)

' \ '

Ridge Tool
•:

Or*

'CWhikte,

.

Co.--—J-7—JUL*.———

Weld &

April 6
Ben.

H.

West Penn Power Co.—z

.■•„

';

r

by

shares

(Monday)

(Brandtjen

1,

:v'-./

>•

$525,000

'• ' •;

(Thursday)

Gas

Industry Capital Corp.

Co.

and

McDonald &

Co.)

Class A

284,586

shares •

(Friday)

Int.

Webber,.Jackson St Curtis)

shares

-

—Common

Spartan International Inc—

Mortgage Investors

(Hemphill,

(

shares

$6,375,000

Co.)

Control Dynamics, Inc

Corp...._Commonv

Units

103,000

shares

$5,500,000

■///!., 84,000 shares

$360 000

Lynch, Pierce, Fenrier & Smith, Inc.) 328,912

(Offering to stockholder^ underwritten by Dean Witter & Co.)

,7/",i'..;

Common

Inc.)

Packaging Co., Inc..-

Oklahoma

$300,000,000

Corp.)

Co.,

America^

Hamilton,

$1,590,000

Western California Telephone Co._______.Common
...

Co.,- Ino.)

$286,875

Controls, Inc

(Godfrey,

Common

& Plastics

*'

$250,000

Inc.)

(Thursday)f.;

National Equipment

$325,000

Automation

&

February 15

&

Inc.——.

150,000

7
•\!

&

Co.)

&

&

(Blair & Co.,

Time

.Debentures
(Bache

" '

Lee

Products, Inc.

Sperti Products,
Tork

125,000 shares

Vornado, Inc.
"

&

of

(Terrio

-

Capital

American Telephone & Telegraph Co.__Deb. Bonds

;

L.

/Y • •■/'.:■/ :,-7..
;
.....Common

Inc.)

Taylor

Cos.,

Y-7-Y

115,000 shares

Curtis)

received)

,

$400,000
M.

—v.-—.——-

Haupt

March 5

be

Securities,

Finance

Seashore Food

(Wednesday)
to

Co.)
and

Inc.

Co.,

Rothschild

F.

(Blair

Class A
&

A

and

(Goldman, Sachs & Co.) 454,000 sharese

Darlington & Grimm) 160,000 shares

Webber,

&

—

Printing Corp.

Common

Co.,

Class

Products, Inc. k_——.i—Common

i_____Common

Co.)

Common
shares

—

Inc.; Seymour Blauner Co,
Haft & Co. ) $600,000

(Ira

Oxford

^

•

...

&

$332,500

220,000

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Pa. Series.-Ints.

......Class A

Co., Inc.)

Seidler

I

;

$350,000

160,000

shares

185,000

(J.), Inc. —./7..Common

.

...Common

Co..

Blauner

February 14

Co.)

(Schwabacher & Co,^ J*. Barth .& Co. arid Bear, Stearns
'
:
Co.) 135,000 shares
.

(Hill.

Common
Inc.)

.

•

&

Inc.)

Corp.)

Co.)

&

Inc....—-.—

/

shares

Publications, Inc.—...

(Paine,

-

" (Valley Forge Securities Co.. Inc.) $300,000
Westates Land Development CorpV.'J

A

Y.

„_.-,_^-Common

Inc.)

Corp

Lewis

Engineering

$15,000,000

....

Harvey

-Tele-Communications
'Turner-.

Inc.)

Co., Inc

"t(Scott,

,

100,000 shares

Inc.)

$900,000

—.——Common

$1,800,000 -'.t

Michaels

Common

Co..

Co.,

Corp....

Blauner

(L.

Co

&

Inc.)

Chemicals, Inc

Bros.

(Sunshine

$300,000

Corp.....

&

&

Investors

(Godfrey; sHamilton,

$150,000

200,000

Co.,

-

Debentures

"

(Reynolds

Co.)

shares

Common

Inc

•/!' 7

Lithoid,

$900,000

shares

Stokely-Van Camp, Inc

Co.)

60,000

Co.)

(Charles Plohn «fe

•

D.

,Y

....Common

Co.)

Fuller

(Bids

100,000

Inc.)

—Common

Common

Taylor

7Sprayregen;

'/'.S'

Honora, Ltd.

■

Youthcraft Creations, Inc

Common

Inc.)

&

Gilhart

D.

(Milton

Debentures

Inc

•

&

Amos Treat &

and

E.

Scientific

-<•

shares

Tri-Point Industries, Inc.—...
.

Lunt

shares

200,000

Co.,
&

Common

shares

Inc

Co.,

Hamilton,

Plastics

(Milton

.........Common"
&

150.000

Hartman Marine Electronics Corp^....—Common

$240,000

200,000

Co.)

Co.)

&

Lestrange

Industries,

Hillside Metal

Trans-Alaska Telephone Co.

Common

Co.)

&

Mills

(Flomenhaft,

.Common

Co.,

shares

..Common

Co.)

Co.)

Instrument

/

$50,000,000

(Netherlands Securities Co.,

Y-

$5,000,000/'

Spiral Metal Co., Inc._..__——

-

A

$8,000,000

•Stokely-Van

150,000

Co.)

&

Rossman &

D.

>(S.

Pyramid

shares

D.

First

i'.„.

;

...v

Inc..

Electronics

-Jt

....Common

S.

v

Common

Bruce

Rolling

Precision

$325,000

and

;

;-.rCommon

(Lehman Brothers and J. Barth & Co.)

s

..Class

Industries, Inc

Webber, Jackson & Curtis

L.

(A.

/

;

/

&

$300,000

Power Industrial Products Co

$600,000

jRodetsky, Walker & Co., Inc. and Boenning
Sheraton Corp. of America..
(Paine,

Orion

Common
E.

&

(Drexel

:_.__Capital

$650,000

&

Hart

Weld

Optical,

National

.Common

and

Inc....

Co.;

•S. M. S. Instruments. Inc....,....:
Shenk

:

$600,000

Bonds
EST)

a.m.

Fuller

D.

(Sutro

Corp._..__4.^__._.___i.-_._B.Common

(Milton D.

Recco, Inc. ——
:i
v
.
,
>;
(Midland Securities Co., Inc.) 75,000
Rubber & Fibre Chemical Corp
(Armstrong

J

$825,000

Exccu:ive

Moore & Co.)

(Stan-Bee

Corp.): $150,000

Chemical Corp,....^.........
I
V "? (Scott, Harvey & Co,,- Inc.) $450,000
Orlando Paper Corp......
i
•//''"'v../;;'V:/./■' Roberts &

Fields

$255,000

Miss Elliette, Inc..s/i^./.L^w^//.^Common;

..Capital

Co.,

A,

(Richard

(F.

Co.)

&

(Monday)

'(I. R.

Plan, Inc._-_._.^—....^.Common

(White,

.l._i__.Class A
I.

Nigeria

.

/

Jackson

Bowling Lanes, Inc
•(Edward

Plastics

,V;

.

■

Common

Co.,

and

Co.)

Honig's-Parkway, Inc.

$718,750

Components, Inc.

M.

$721,000

Common

Securities

Dickson

S.

Record

.Common

Irwin & Co.,

Milgray Electronics, Inc..

,(T.

>

$700,000

Enterprises, Inc

-

Filon
:

Common
underwriting)

Delford

Common

(Bache

^

.^...Common

Alstyne, Koel^&* Co.) ^200,000 Shares.^

;(No

Coast

(N.

Family

11

Co., Inc.

(Godfrey,

_.._Common

,

Happy House,
•>

/

shares

(Tuesday)

Electronics

(Roth &

shares

Concord Products, Inc.

Commm

150,000

Carmer Industries, Inc

■

$1,100,000

Corp..

230,000

Brentwood Financial Corp,
■V.l,'V../-:': (Hayden, Stone & Co.)
Carolinas Capital Corp....

Yv. YY

First Hartford Realty Corp.-.^v-!-L
//■"
\ ;(Pu'nam & Co.) 530.000 shares
:

Co.)

&

Industries, Inc

Corp

v(R.

Co.)

&

Y._

(S.

Bridge

$300,000

Common ^

Stearns

V..(Raymond

Common

,Equitable Credit & Discount COv/^kSi/ii-i^^Units

Door

Common

Karaslk

Power '

(Arthurs,

Common

*

inc.)

(Raymond Moore & Co.)
(Pacific

7'YY;

$3,000,000

Toy, Inc._

Co

-

Berry

$10,000,000

Bacharach Industrial Instrument Co

Berne of California, Inc

Developers Small Business Investment Corp..Com,
vV
Dynamic

(Frank

.

Common
y;vY'-y./■■ •/;

Inc.)

Estabrook

American Bolt & Screw Mfg. Corp

/

Austin Continental

Columbus Plastic Products, Inc..^—7—_Common
VY'YtfY-

Manufacturing

;

;

.

Common

February 26

shares

(Tuesday)

Arwood Corp.

■YY>7;'.v■'= Y

$750,000

Duke

.Common

170,000

(Albion Securities Co:,

Common ?

Co.,

and

Corp.

Y

Alsori

&

Corp.

Co.

Februarys 20

^Bonds
'

'

j

Weld & Co.)

(White,

$600,000

-

(Thursday),

February 13

Common

Linburn

Becker

G.

Noyes &

Technibilt

YY Y:

$1,725,000

Corp

Craig-Hallum,

and

shares

00*

$10,500,000

(John) Mfg. Co., Inc

^

Common

Citizens Life Insurance Co. of New X ork
.

Fluke

"

Acceptance Corp. of Delaware

.

February B

—.Common

-

EST)

a.m.

36

page

Realty Trust of Philadelphia—Ben. Int.

(Wednesday)
11

on

Common

Webber, Jackson & Curtis
Kinnard, Inc.) 150,000

(Hemphill,

$9,000,000

Continued

Midwest Capital Corp

Pneumo Dynamics

,

Debentures

EST)

a.m.

v'./

(Bids

Common
Corp.)

underwriting)

(Reiner.

11

(Bids'

Inc. ) $300,000

Devices, Inc.—

(Naftalin

Burton

& Co.,

*

Securities

All-State Auto Rental Corp
1.

First

Franklin

Electric Co

Common

Al-Crete Corp.
(Whitehall

y/.7; :V/y;\U'; :7/7/yy

$300,000

Co

Price—

warrant.

one

Hampstead Investing Corp., Aetna Securities Corp., and
Atlas Securities Corp., N. Y.

£*/> f r* rf f

Cellophane Corp

(Havener Securities

t

(Paine,

.

share and

one

$3.25 per unit. Business—Manufactures educational toys.
Proceeds—To repay debt and increase working capital.
Office—794 Union St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriters—

$10,000,000

February 7

'February' 5

offered in units of

Common

(Tuesday)

Elizabethtown

300.000 shares

Ltd

(Burnham & Co.)

ABC

warrants to
c

(A.

$300,000

.Common

**

Toy Corp.

filed 100,000 capital shares (with attached
purchase an additional 100,000 shares), to be

Class A

Co.. Inc. and

(Standard

(H.)

Nov. 27, 1961

Common

„(Ehrlich, Irwin & Co., Inc.)

.

gen¬

Y7.7y,'7

(1/16)

Christen sen, Inc., Denver; Midland Securities
Co., Inc., Kansas City, Mo.; and Dempsey-Tegeler & Co.,

150,000 shares

Wulpa Parking Systems, Inc

.

and

Inc.

Writer &

—

World

$300,000

1

,

'•

.

Voron Electronics Corp
(John

ness

Capital

Fricke

;

29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price
$5.
Business—Operation of a membership department store.
-Proceeds—For working capital. Office—11000 E.'-Kel-.7
logg St., Wichita, Kan. Underwriters—Quinn & Co., Al-.buquerque; A. G. Edwards & Sons, St. Louis; Peters,

Cybernetic Systems Corp.

(Laren Co.)

(Woodcock,

-

Dash,

Nov.

Dec. 5,

of.

("Reg. A") 10,000 common. Price—$14.75.
Business—The sale of punch card type
voting machines.
Office—830 High St.,
Hamilton, O. Underwriter—John
A. Kemper & Co., Lima, O.
'
'
"

Specialties Co

Underwriter—Morgan

decorative

,

Aug. 31, 1961

Vitamin

&

Proceeds

Office—945

r'

Inc.

1961 filed 100,000 class A shares. Price—$4. Busi¬
Company plans to operate a service to furnish
phonograph records. Proceeds—For the repayment of
| advice, assistance and skill in the field of data process¬
debt, and working capital. Office—315 W. 47th St., N. Y.
ing. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
Underwriter—Amos Treat & Co., N. Y.
•—71 W. 23rd
St., N. Y. Underwriter—Jay W. Kaufmann
& Co., N. Y.
•
Coyle's Voting Machine Co. (1/29-2/2)
distribution

Continued from page 34

equipment.

working capital.

Inc.
Oct. 25, 1961 filed 108,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Designing, converting, importing and distributing of

Herbert Young & Co., Inc., N. Y.

—

Metai

of debt and other corporate purposes.

ment

rooms.

which 105,556 shares are to be offered for
public Sale by
the company and 44,444
outstanding shares by the. pres¬
ent holders thereof.
Price—To be supplied by amend¬
and

electronic

fabrics.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and
general corporate purposes. Office—2445 N. Miami Ave.,
Price—$4. Business V Miami, Fla.';
Underwriter—Stirling," Linder 1 & Prigal,
U.—Manufacture of * metal components
ahd
electronic!
yInc., 50 Broadway, N. Y.
;
yy: ■/ 7'
hardware to precise tolerances.
y,
YX".5.*?;
^
Proceeds—For repay¬

ton, Calif. Underwriters—Dt E/Liederman & Co., Inc.
N.; Y. and Mitchum, Jones- •'& Templeton, Los Angeles."
Cosssat Record "Cistriibiitong
Corp. :(2/5-9) Y;7
May 26, 1.961 filed 150,000 shares of common stock, of

manufacture

covering

California St., Ontario, Calif.
Co., Los Angeles.

&

•

Y7

Proceeds—To repay loans, purchase
machinery, and in*
crease working capital. Office—1111 E. Ash
Ave., Fuller-

ment. / Business—The

manuals

-Nov. 20, 1961 filed 100,000 common.

Price—$2. Business

common.

sale

systems for

Inc.

1961 filed 80,000 common. Price—$3.75. Busi¬
Manufactures plastic jewelry, dress accessories

—-

■

Corrjgan"Communications,"Inc.''-(1/22-28)'/."
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 375,000

Industries,

ing expenses
N...Y. Underwriter

r

—Development

Data-Design Laboratories, Inc.
9, 1961 filed 100,000 capital shares.
Price—By
amendment.
Business—Publishing of technical reports
Oct.

I

product development, mov¬
and working capital. Office—37 E. 18th St.,

Office—39
Co.

advertising and
Canyon Ave¬

Coldwater

and novelties. Proceeds—For

and

company.

&

10,

ness

Price

common.

investment

corporate purposes. Office—1790 B'way, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Theodore Arrin & Co., Inc., N. Y.

—For debt repayment and

Cryplex

\

*

improvements,

Office—7451

35

eral

nue, North Hollywood, Calif. Underwriter—Pacific Coast
"'Securities Co., San Francisco.

general corporate purposes. Office—5642-50 N. Western

Ave., Chicago, Underwriter—Kenneth Kass, N. Y.

leasehold

working capital.

copy

etc.

(199)

:

Government Employees
(Offering to stockholders,

Corp.--—--—Debentures
no

underwriting) $2,675,000

'

36

The Commercial and

(230)

Financial Chronicle

.

11, 1962

Thursday, January

.'.

•>

Continued from page

35

•

;

•

Decorel Corp.
Dec.

120,000

filed

1961

29,

common,

of wh'ich

90,000

by the public and 30,000 by a stock¬
amendment. Business—Production and
sale of wood and metal framed pictures, wood utility
be offered

to

are

holder. Price—By

frames,

etc.

and working

lein, 111.

Proceeds—For debt repayment, inventory,
capital. Office—444 Courtland St., Munde-

Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp., Boston,

Mass.

'

Deer

(1/22-26)

Baking Co.

Park

27, 1961 filed 90,000 common, of which 10,000 shares
are to be offered by the company and 80,000 shares by
stockholders.
Price—$6.75.
Business—Manufacture of
Oct.

Danish-style and ice-box cookies. Proceeds—For work¬
ing capital and general corporate purposes.
Office—
South Egg Harbor Rd., Hammonton, N. J. Underwriter
—J. R. Williston & Beane, N. Y.
•

Delaware Barrel & Drum Co.,

Inc.

(1/16-17)

sept. 26, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of plastic shipping con¬
tainers and tanks. Proceeds—For research and develop¬
and other corporate purposes. Office—Eden Park

ment

Gardens, Wilmington, Del.
&

Underwriter—G. H. Walker

Co., N. Y.

(2/26-3/2)

Oelford Industries, Inc.

•

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 95,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of precision rubber extrusions. Pro¬
ceeds—Plant expansion, equipment, debt repayment and
working capital. Office—82-88 Washington St., Middletown,
N. Y. Underwriter—I. R. E. Investors Corp.,
Levittown, N. Y.
Delta

J Oct. 3, 1961 filed 1,600,000 capital shares, of which 1,200,000 shares are to be offered by the company and
400,000 shares by stockholders. Price—50c. Business—
The

Price —By

1961 filed 500,000 common shares.
amendment.
Business — A small business

&

Don

Mills, Inc.
27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price—$5.
Business—Financing of shipments of business machines.
Proceeds—General
corporate
purposes.
Office—Red
Sept.

Rock

investment

Proceeds—For investment. Office—610 Na¬
tional Bank of Commerce Building, New Orleans. Un¬
derwriters—Blair & Co., New York and Howard, Weil,
Labouisse, Friedrichs & Co., New Orleans (managing).
Offering—Expected sometime in March.
Delta Venture

Capital Corp.
July 13, 1961 filed 520,000 common shares. Price—$3.30.
Business—An investment company. Office—1011 N. Hill
St., Hopkins, Minn. Underwriter—None.

(1/15-19)
60,000 common. Price —.$5.
Business
Construction and financing vof shell homes.
Proceeds—For working capital. Address—Allgndale, S. C.
DeLuxe Homes, Inc.

("Reg. A")

1961
—

Underwriter—Alessandrini

&

Coy Inc., N. Y^)f

Dennis Real Estate Investment Trust

July 24, 1961 filed 100,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$100. Business—A real estate investment com¬
pany.
Office—90 State Street, Albany, N. Y. Under¬
writer—None.

•

Dougkerfy Brothers Co.

Oct.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 140,000 common with attached war¬
rants to purchase
an additional
140,000 shares to be
offered for subscription by stockholders in units (of one
share and one warrant) on the basis of 3 units for each
5% preferred share held, 2 units for each 5%
A stock held and one unit for each 10 class

preferred
B

shares

Price—$20 per unit. Business—Company plans to
manufacture and utilize all kinds of chemical materials.
held.

small

plant.

start-up

for a laboratory- and
Lexington Ave., New York.

expenses

Office—360

Underwriter—None.

Dover Construction Co.

Dec.

21,

$750,000

filed

1961

(2/5-9)

general corporate purposes. Office—214 Engle St., Englewood, N. J. Underwriters—Lieberbaum & Co. and Mor¬
was

&

Co.,

N. Y. Note—This

company

formerly

named Diversified Small Business Investment Corp.

Dialight Corp.

engineered indicator lights for aircraft, missile and elec¬
tronic instruments.
Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.

—Burnham & Co., N. Y.

District Photo,

Inc.

/

N.

Y.

29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness^—Manufacture of food service equipment. Proceeds
—For development and

working capital. Office—-79 Wal¬

St., Brooklyn, Underwriters
Paul Eisenberg Co., Inc., N. Y.
worth

Duralite Co.,

Collateral

Inc.

filed 128,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design and manufacture of aluminum-frame outdoor
and porch furniture. Proceeds — For product develop¬
ment, equipment and working capital. Office—2 Barbour
AVe., Passaic, N. J. Underwriter—Preiss, Cinder & Hoff¬
man Inc., • N.. Y,-'^Duro Pen Co., Inc.
'
Jan. 5, 1962 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Manufacture of inexpensive ball point pens. Proceeds

(2/5-9)
81,000 common. Price

June 30, 1961 ("Reg. A")
Business—Manufacture of

working
Y. Under¬

EMAC Data

InvActftrc

Inr

10,000 common shares and $625,000
subord. debentures due 1972. Price—For
stock, $2.50: For debentures, at par. Business—A hold¬
ing company for small loan and credit accident insurance
subsidiaries... Proceeds—For investment in- a subsidiary
of

27,

6Va%

1961

filed

con.

working eapital. Office—147 Northeast Main St.,
Rocky Mount, N. C. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co.,
Inc., N. Y.
.
<
•<
and

Eastern

Properties

Improvement Corp.

Donald

Jan.

v

Sept.'28, 1961 filed 144,000 common." Price--$5. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of tables and chairs for use in
kitchens and dinettes.' Proceeds—For selling stockholder
ers.
Office—Dabney Rd., Richmond. Va. UnderwriterRubin, Rennert & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Imminent.

Developments,

Educational

Inc.

shares and $150,convertible debentures to be offered

3, 1962 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common

000 of 5%—5 year

$1,500 convertible
unit. Business—Production
of electronic teaching machine. Proceeds—For working
capital. Office—1033 Soo Line Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn.

in

of

units

debentures.

500

shares and

common,

Price—$2,O0ti

per

Underwriter—None.

Instrument Corp.

ESectro-Mec

Sept. 15, 1961 filed 176,480 commoft. Price—$6. Business
—The design, manufacture and sale of potentiometers,

airborne comput¬

Wal33rd
St., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—Sterling. Grace
& Co., N. Y. Note — This registration was indefinitely

ing devices. Proceeds—For the selling stockholder,
tham Precision Instrument Co., Inc. Office—47-51

postponed.
Electro-Tec Corp.

July 28, 1961 filed 91,000 common shares (par 10 cents).
Price—By amendment. Business—The manufacture of

switching devices,

relays, and precious metal products. Proceeds—For the
selling stockholders. Office — 10 Romanelli Ave., South
Hackensack, N. J. Underwriter—Harriman Ripley & Co.,

(mgr.). Offering—Expected in February.

Inc., N. Y.

Electromagnetics Corp.
Nov. 17, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Design and manufacture of precision nuclear magnetic
instrumentation. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
poses. Office—Sawyer Lane,
—Gianis & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Electronic

Hudson, Mass. Underwriter

Controls, Inc.

1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Design and manufacture of automatic .electronic,.and
computer
controlled
drives
and
systems,
helicopter
Nov. 29,

working capital and other corporate purOffice—67 Southfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. Un¬
derwriter
Seymour. Eernard & DeBoff, Inc., N - Y.
Offering—Expected sometimb in March.

posse.

•

tures, $1,000; for stock, $10. Business—General real es¬
Proceeds—For the acquisition and development of

repayment of debt and engineering, etc.

Underwriter—Wood¬

Philadelphia.
Inc.'</;' y1961 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$3. -Busi¬

cock, Moyer, Fricke & French, Inc.,
Econ-O-Pay,
Oct.

26,

ness—A

General

dealer

recourse

corporate

Valley City, N. D.
Valley City, N. D.

finance business.

29,

1961

Business—Sale

Proceeds

Office—164 E. Main St., v
Underwriter—Reserve Funds, Inc.,

purposes.

("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
and servicing of home food freezers and

sale of bulk food to freezer owners. Proceeds—For

/

gen¬

Office—180 Babylon Turnpike,

Roosevelt, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—Sentinel
Planning Corp., Long Island City, N. Y./

("Reg.

1961

27,

Business

—

A")

Manufacture,

and

other

corporate

Corp.

100,000 common.
design and field

Price—$3.
testing

of

Proceeds—For debt repayment

Hawthorne

Office—103

purposes.

Ave.,'Valley Stream, N. Y. Underwriters—V. S. Wickett & Co., Inc. and Thomas, Williams & Lee, Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Expected in late March.

(1/22-26)

EiecirosoSids Corp.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 100,000 cum. conv.

preference shares.

Price—By amendment. Business—Production of devices
converting AC-DC current for aircraft, missiles and

for

— Debt
repayment and other corporate
Office—12740 San Fernando Rd., N., Sylmar,
Calif. Underwriter—J. R. Williston & Beane, N. Y"/ T

ships. Proceeds
purposes.

Elizabethtown

(2/6)

Water Co.

of debentures due 1S92.
Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—22 West Jersey
Dec.

21,

filed

1961

$9,000,000

St., Elizabeth, N. J. Underwriters—(Competitive). Prpbson

New York.

Transmission

Electronic

Oct.

able bidders: W. C. LangJey & Co.-Paine, Webber, Jack¬

(1/29-2/2)

;////

expansion. Office—707 Northwestern Federal Bldg., Min¬
neapolis! Underwriter—Bratter & Co., Inc., Minneapolis.

&

Electro

.

Aug. 22, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of subordinated debenture?
due 1981 and 250,000 common shares. Price—For deben¬

be

Acceptance Corp.
Dec. 13, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4.50. Busi¬
ness—A small loan investment company. Proceeds—For

N. High St.,

closed-circuit television.

Processing Corp. (1 /15-19)
Sept. 8, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—The company conducts an electronic data process¬
ing service. Proceeds—Rental of additional data process¬
ing equipment, sales promotion, salaries, rent, furniture
and working capital. Office—46-36 53rd Ave.; Maspeth,
N. Y. Underwriter—M. W. Janis Co.,, Inc., N. Y. »
•

Diversified Discount &




Proceeds—Advertising,

toys.

capital. Address—109 Ainslie St., Brooklyn, N.
writer
Hancock Securities Corp., N. Y,

eral corporate purposes.

•

$3.

Economy Food Enterprises Corp.

named.

corporate purposes. Office
-Columbus, Ohio. Underwriter—Mc¬
Co., Cleveland.
"

Proceeds—For general

—

—

development of new products, expansion and

coln

Inc.

ment. Business—An

repayment,

Office—10 E. 40th St.,

To

30, 1961 filed 174,900 common. Price—By amend¬
holding company for insurance con¬

Nov.

check-out, flight control and landing control systems and
multi-contact relays and switches. Proceeds—For debt

equpiment and working capital.
N. Y. Underwriter — Godfrey,
Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.
Broadway,

real properties,

—

,

Office—573

Corp.

Underwriter

.

—For debt repayment,

Nov.

Dixie Dinettes,

Carroll Co. and

Nov. 29, 1961

Dec. 28, 1961 filed 78,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—A mortgage investment company. Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—420 Lin¬

Beach, Fla.

—

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/

slip rings and brush block assemblies,

Food Equipment Corp.

Dunhill

■

Educator & Executive Co.

digitometers and goniometers used in

Dec.

(1/29-2/2)

prints
photographic
film
and
distributes
wholesale
photographic equipment. Proceeds—For repayment of
debt, plant expansion, and working capital. Office—3306
Wisconsin Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter
—Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Washington, D. C.

•

Wright, Myers & Bessell, Inc.

Weld
Feb.

Securities

Economy Water Conditioners of Canada Ltd. ^
Nov. 21, 1961
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Sale of water conditioning units to home ownr

(jointly); Salomon Brothers & HutzlerDillon, Union Securities & Co. (jointly); White,
Co.; Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. Bids—Expected

Curtis

&

Eastman

&
6.

(11

EBIhgi*

tate.

16, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 80,000 are
to be offered by the company and 20,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Processes and

Road, Miami

By

Underwriters—(Competitive).
Inc.; First Boston
Corp.; Stone & Webster Securities Corp.; Morgan Stan¬
ley & Co. Bids—Expected Feb. 20 (11 a.m. EST).
Rockefeller Plaza,

Underwriter
.,/

Nov.

Diversified

—-

^ Duke Power Co. (2/20)
Jan.
5, 1962 filed $50,000,000 of first and refunding
mortgage bonds due 1992. Proceeds—For construction.
Offices—422 So. Church St., Charlotte, N. C., and 30

22, 1961 filed 367,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Design and manufacture of precision-

Stewart

Price

rill, Turben & Co., Inc., Cleveland.

Dec.

Office—60

subordinated

and sale of homes.
Proceeds — For debt repayment and working capital.
Office—2120 Green Rd., Cleveland. Underwriter—Mer¬

Dec.

Price—$5. Business
small business investment company. Proceeds—For

Cohon

notions. Proceeds—
For equipment, inventories and working capital. Office
—1125 Okie St., N. E., Washington, D. C. Underwriter-

amendment. Business—-Construction

PnctAi*n

Sept. 27, 1961 filed 600,000 common.

ris

convertible

debentures due 1972, and 100,000 common.

Developers Small Business Investment Corp.

—A

Price—By amend¬

Price—$5. Business

26, 1961 filed 100,000 common.
—Sale of school suppliesj toys and

—3857

medicine droppers and
components and glass cartridges for the pharmaceutical
industry. Proceeds — For debt repayment and general
corporate purposes. Address—Buena, N. J. Underwriters
—Suplee, Yeatman, Mosley Co., Inc., Philadelphia.

&

Inc.

Co.,

Aids

Educational
Dec.

cerns.

(1/22-26)

24, 1961 filed 120,000 common.

.Y.

ment. Business—Manufacture of

Dynamic Toy, Inc.
Deuterium Corp.

Proceeds—For

Underwriter—Stan-Bee & Co.,/

Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.

Washington, D. C. Offering—Expected in February.

company.

11,

St., W., Toronto, Canada. Underwriter—Brewis
White Ltd., Toronto.
I
/;
/yCv/;,;!

Adelaide

Ave.,' Flushing, N. Y. Underwriters—Packer-Wilbur
Co., Inc. (mgr.). and Earle Securities Co., Inc., N

Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co.

Capital Corp.

Aug. 9,

Dec.

exploration and production of ores. Proceeds—For
and general corporate purposes. Office — 25

salaries

136-05 35th

Office

corporate purposes.

ment and other

develop¬

product

Proceeds—For

machines.

teaching

Dolphin-Miller Mines Ltd.

•

a.m.

EST).

Piik©

fit

..

..

-V

.

ItiCa

Dec.
27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 30,000 common. Price—$10
Business—Operation of supermarkets. Proceeds—For ex¬

pansion and working capital. Office—896 Old Country
Rd., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter—Meadowbrook Se¬

/y/.

curities, Inc., Hempstead, N. Y.

V:

Electronics

Elmar

Sept.

will be sold

(1/15-19)

/

200,000 common, of which 100,000
by the company and 100,000 by stockholders.

1961

29,

Inc.

filed

Price—By amendment. Business—Distribution of elec¬
tronic parts and equipment. Proceeds—Debt repayment,
expansion and working capital. Office—140 Eleventh St.,
Oakland, Calif. Underwriter—Schwabacher & Co., San

//

Francisco.
El
Dec.

due

Paso

28,

Electric Co.

1961

filed

.

(2/7) r<//

$10,500,000 of first mortgage bonds

1992.: Proceeds—To

refund

$3,500,000

of the

com¬

pany's outstanding 5%%; bonds due 1989,-. and for con¬
struction. Office—215 North Stanton St., El Paso, Tex.

Underwriters^-(Competitive),. Probable bidders: Stone
distributorships and - & Webster Securities Corp.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenexpansion. Office—36 ■ Densley Ave., Toronto. Under-r, ner &r Smith, - Inc.; Halsey,. Stuart & Co., Inc.; Kidder,writer—S. I* Em-rich Associates, Iney N. Y. i ,;v- ir'py ^
Peabody & Co/ Inc.:—White, Weld & Co.—Shields & Co..s
(jointly) '/Equitahle Securities; Corp.—R; W/ Pressprich
Edu-tronics, -Inc..
&• Co. (jointly). Bids—Expected Feb. 7-.(.11- a.m. .EST)
Oct, 27,-1961 filed 80,000 .common.- Price—$4, Business
at 90 Broad St. (19th floor), NT Y/Information Meeting—Distribution of electronic parts and equipment.. Com¬
Scheduled for Feb, 2 (11 a.m.) at 90 Broad St., N. Y.
pany
also plans to manufacture and sell electronic

ers.

Proceeds—Rental of units, new
.

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Plastics

Fields

Fund, Inc. (1/15-19)
*
filed 1,250,UUU snares of capital stock to ber.
offered in exchange for blocks of designated securities.
Business—A "centehnial-type" fund which plans to offer
a tax free exchange of its shares for blocks of corporate
securities having a market value of $20,000 or more.
Office—44 School Street, Boston, Mass.
Underwriter—;,
Empire

(201)

Inc.

Chemicals,

Food Corp.

(2/26-3/2)

di
•

Fifth

Avenue

Cards, Inc.

Co., Inc., Chicago,

Price—$2.50.. Business
acquisition of enterprises engaged in the food
processing industry. Proceeds—For repayment of debt
and working capital. Office—1207 Foshay Tower, Min¬
neapolis, Minn. Underwriter—None.

(1/22-26)

Price

Folz Vending Co., Inc.
(1/15-19)
Sept. 26, 1961 filed 55,000 common. Price—$6. Business

amendment. Business—Operation of a chain of
retail greeting card stores.
Proceeds—Debt repayment,
working capital and expansion. .Office—18 W. 34th St.,
N. Y. Underwriters—Hardy & Co. and Filor, Bullard &
—By

Empire Precision Components,

Inc.

(1/15-19)

—The distribution of

repay loans, purchase ma- >
chines, and increase working capital. Office—990 Long
Beach Rd., Oceanside, N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Forrest Electronics

Corp.
A") 130,000 common. Price—$2.
Business—Research, design, manufacture, sale and dis¬
tribution of precision electronic and mechanical com¬
ponents. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and
Dec.

.

holders.

Corp. Y1/22-26

Eon

improvements

leasehold

("Reg.

Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.
general corporate purposes.
Office — 425 Las Vegas
North Van Ness Ave., Hawthorne,
Blvd., S.,
Calif.
Las
Vegas,
Nev,; Underwriter—Elmer K.
Underwriter—White, Weld & Co., N. Y.
- £
! Y Y : Y Aagaard, Salt Lake City.
YyY'Y
;'/' ■'
Y
Office—333

Office—Y
H. Rothchild

First Hartford

Oct.

(2/5-9) !'YyY
' *
common! Price—By amend¬

Franklin

Realty Corp.

1961 filed 500,000

30,

Business—Real

ment.

Co. (2/5-9)
6V2% jr. subord. conv.

Equitable Credit & Discount
.Oct; 27, 1961 filed $1,000,000 of
debentures due 1977 and 50,000

1961

21,

purposes.

and working capital.

St., Brooklyn. Underwriter—L.
N. Y.

Pearl

175

& Co.,

Priee—By amendment. Business—Manufactures
panels for building and decorative

translucent fiberglas

2, 1961 filed-133,333 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture 6f equipment for radiation
detection and measurements. Proceeds—For equipment,
Oct.

novelties, candy, etc. through vend¬

ing machines. Proceeds—To

100,000 class A. Price—$2.60.
Business—Manufacture of metal components parts for
Smyth, N. Y. YY Y
precision electronic connectors. Proceeds—For moving
Filon Plastics Corp. (2/13-17) yy
expenses, a new plant, equipment,-repayment of loans
and working capital. Office—574 President St., Brook¬
Dec. 4, 1961 filed 200,000 common, of which 50,000 are
lyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Ezra Kureen Co., N. Y. /y^YYY to be offered by the company and 150,000;-by stock¬
("Reg. A")

1961

Aug. 29,

of America

—The

Ave., Lodi, N. J. Underwriter—Sutro Bros. & Co., N. Y.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 115,000 class A capital shares.

37

Oct. 5, 1961 filed 50,000 common.

29, 1961 filed 220,000 common. Price—By amend- '
ment. Business—Manufacture of vinyl plastic sheeting.
Proceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—199 Garibal¬

Nov.

June 28, 1961

A. G. Becker &

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

investment.

estate

Proceeds—For

acquisitions, debt repayment and other corporate purposes. Office—380-390 W. Middle Turnpike,
Manchester. Conn. Underwriter—Putnam & Co;, Hart<*
property

shares to be
offered in units consisting of $500 of debentures and 25
shares.
Price—$550 per unit.
Business—Lending and
insurance.' Proceeds—For wprkingNfapital. Office—674
N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Underwriter—Paul C. Kim¬
common

Yy

ford.

Capital

•

.

22,

driers, Proceeds—For a selling stockholder. Office—6522nd Ave., N. E., Minneapolis. Underwriter — Lehman

''Y.'YYY-y'YYY" Y YtY'Y''- YY

:Y

;

Midwest

First

Manufacturing Co.
1961 filed 349,590 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Design, manufacture and sale of house¬
hold
freezers, refrigerators, automatic
washers and
Dec.

Brothers, N. Y. Offering—In late February.
•

(2/19-23) !
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Corp.

Franklin Realty Trust

<

-y

(2/19-21)

Proceeds—General

ball

Co., Chicago.

&

Nicollet Ave.,

tures

29, 1961 filed $3,000,000 of 8% subordinate deben¬
due 1965. Price—At par. Business—The investment

nard, Inc.. Minneaoolis.

and the making of construction loans to
property -owners.: Proceeds—For repay¬
ment of debt and working capital. Office—430 First Ave.
in

mortgages

First New York

and :

builders

North, Minneapolis.
Extrin

Oct.

Underwriter—None.

industries. Proceeds—For addi¬
persbnnel, new products and possible acquisitions.
confectionary

and

Office—70 Barclay
&

St., N. Y. Underwriters—Hay, Fales

Co., and McLaughlin, Kaufman & Co., N. Y.

Offering

—Expected sometime in March.

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Underwriter—First Madison Corp., N. Y.

Family Circle Associates, Inc.

(1/15-19)

Aug. 30, 1961 filed 50,000 class A common. Price—$7.
operation of retail discount department
stores. Proceeds—For repayment of loans and working

Business—The

Office—30 Main St., Keyport, N. J;
& Saxe, Inc., N. Y.

Underwriter

—Russell

Family Record Plan, Inc.

W.
&

Blvd., Los Angeles.

amend¬
and al¬

Office—2015

Underwriter—Bache

Co., N. Y.

filed $2,000,000 of 6% convertible sub¬
Price—100% of principal amount.
Business—The company is engaged in the manufacture
and distribution of high reliability materials and basic
electronic components, including dielectric and electro¬
lytic capacitors and precision tungsten wire forms. Pro¬
ceeds—For the payment of debts and for working capital.
Office—471 Cortlandt Street, Belleville, N. J. Under¬
writer—To be named. Note—July 11, the SEC insti¬
tuted "Stop Order" proceedings challenging the accuracy
and adequacy of this statement.
,
30,

1961

ordinated debentures.

.

Fastline Inc.

(1/29-2/2)

publicly in units of one $500 debenture and 50 common.
Price—$575 per unit. Business—Manufacture of con¬
cealed zippers. Proceeds—Debt repayment, advertising
and working capital. Office—8 Washington Place, N. Y.
Underwriter—G. Everett Parks & Co., Inc., N. Y,
Fastpak, Inc.
Nov. 30,

1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$5. Business
of nuts, bolts and other fastening
manufactured by others. Proceeds—For debt

distribution

devices

and general corporate purposes. Office—8
Place, FreepOrt, N. Y. Underwriter — Arnold
& Co., Inc., N. Y.

repayment
Benson
Malkan

(2/19-21)
Dec. 21, 1961 filed 1,700,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—By amendment. Business—A business trust which
plans to qualify as a real estate investment trust; Pro¬
ceeds—For investment.
Office—50 State St., Boston.
Underwriters—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y. and Paine,
Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Boston.
Federal Mortgage Investors

(1/29)
YY
Oct. 3, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
■—Commercial^ finance company.
Proceeds — Gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—42 S. 15th St., Phila.
Fidelity America Financial Corp.

Underwriter—Netherlands Securities Co., Inc.,, N.

Y.

Fidelity Mining Investments Ltd.
Nov.

30, 1961 filed 800,000 common. Price—By amend¬

Business—Exploration and testing of mining prop¬
corporate purposes. Office
—62 Richmond St., Toronto. Underwriter—G. V. Kirby
& Associates,-Ltd.,-TorontOi-•Y\Y.YyyY;YY; '.YY

ment.

erties: Proceeds—For general




&

47,000 units, each consisting of $200' of debentures
and.4.class A shares. One right will be issued for each
class A share held, aud 40 rights will be needed to pur
chase one unit. Price—Ey amendment. Business—Gen¬
eral real estate. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other
corporate purposes. Office—375 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Under¬
writers—Morris Cohon & Co. and Lieberbaum & Co.,
N. Y.
YYYYY

Price—$3. Busi¬

common.

Seymour

Price—$3.

cards,

Fleetwood Securities Corp. of America

Aug. 8, 1961 filed 70,000 common shares, of which 56,000
shares are to be offered by the company and 14,000

stockholders. Price—$10. Business—Distribu¬
Investment Corp., Contractual Plans

shares by

of Electronics

tor
and

broker-dealer registered with NASD.

a

Proceeds—

capital and for investment. Office—44
Wall St., N. Y. Underwriter—General Securities Co., Inc.,
increase

net

N. Y. Offering—Imminent.

Inc. ;///
("Reg. A")

27,

1961

Business—Manufacture

of

100,000 common. Price—$3.
one
piece disposable plastic

toothbrushes. Proceeds^-For general corporate purposes.

Miami, Fla. Under¬
writer—Meadowbrook Securities, Inc., Hempstead, N. Y.
Office—7400

Florida

N.

Seventh Ave.,

W.

(1/29-2/2)

Palm-Aire Corp.

1961

19,

and

opment
related

filed

of

sale

undeveloped

Proceeds—For

activities.

and

property

real
debt

repayment and

general corporate purposes. Office — 1790 N. Federal
Highway, Pompano Beach, Fla. Underwriter—Hardy &
Co., N. Y.
Flower

Y';

' Y Y,

YyY/Y-Y

•

City Industries, Inc.

—

Mfg. Co., Inc.

(2/8)

Weld

11,

&

1961

filed

Co., N. Y.

Y>Y

Office—1180 Raymond

Garrett

Corp.

Y

(1/16)

of debentures due Jan. 1,
Business — A supplier of
pressurization and air conditioning equipment for mili¬
tary and commercial aircraft and spacecraft; and the
production of gas turbine engines and other aircraft
equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—9851
Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles.
Underwriter — Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., N. Y. '
Y
Dec. 21, 1961 filed $20,000,000
1982. Price—By amendment.

Uranium Co.

Hills

Gas

Aug. 29, 1961 filed 847,035 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on a l-for-10 basis. Price
—By amendment. Business—The operation of uranium
mines and a mill. Proceeds—For repayment of loans, ac¬

quisitions and working capital. Office—224 Ivinson. St.,
Laramie, Wyo. Underwriter—None. Note—This regis¬
tration may be withdrawn.
y
Y
Gateway Chemicals,

Inc.

1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 50,000 are
to be offered by the company and 50,000 by a stock¬
holder. Price—By amendment. Business—Compounding

Nov. 22,

packaging of chemical products, primarily deter¬
Proceeds—For working capital. Office—8136 S.
Dobson Ave., Chicago. Underwriter—Federman, Stonehill & Co., N. Y. Y :
and

gents.

• v;

29, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
making of instalment loans to in¬

Dec.

ment. Business—The

dividuals,

working capital. Office—

etc. Proceeds—For

St., Allentown, Pa. Underwriters—Paine,
Webber, Jackson & Curtis and Eastman Dillon, Union
Securities & Co., N. Y.
1105 Hamilton

General

Corp. of America

7, 1961 filed 266,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A holding company for an insurance
firm. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
Dec.

Bldg., Cleveland, O.
Co., Inc., Cleveland.

—672 Hanna
Turben &

Glass-Tite Industries, Inc.

Underwriter—Merrill,
Y Y
,

(1/22-26)

filed 185,000 common, of which 135,000
and 50,000 by a stock¬
Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of glass-to-metal hermetic seals.
Proceeds—For pur¬
chase of equipment, investment in a subsidiary, research
Sept. 27,

1961

to be offered by the company

;>•« ; • *

and

development, moving expenses, and

Office—725 Branch Ave.,

.

'

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-

working capital.
Underwriter

Providence, R. I.

—Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y.

Y

Global Steel Products Corp.

-

170,000 common, of which 135,000
are to be offered by the company and 35,000 by stocksholders. Price—By amendment. Business—Design Yand
manufacture of precision electronic instruments, poten-/
tiometers, and related components. Proceeds—For debtl
repayment and working-capital. Office—7100-220th St.,]
S. W., Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Underwriter—White,
Dec.

Proceeds—For

Blvd., Newark, N. J.
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.

are

1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
ness.
Design and manufacture of plastic " artificial
foliage and flowers. Proceeds — For general corporate
purposes. Address—St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Under¬
writer—Seidman & Williams, N. Y.
(John)

Y-' " '";Y y;yY': YyY.
Price—$3. Business

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holder.

Nov. 29,

Fluke

■"

.

463,000 common, of which 310,000
shares are to be offered for subscription by the stock¬
holders on a l-for-3 basis, and 153,000 shares will be
sold to the public. Price—$2. Business—Purchase, devel¬
Oct.

•

General Acceptance Corp.

Flex-I-Brush,
Nov.

Business Investment Co.

Small

yu/isYr-Y'-y

investment.

greeting card
trays, dishes, note paper, etc. Proceeds — For debt re¬
payment and working capital. Office—537 W. 53rd St.,;
N. Y. Underwriter—Amber, Burstein & Co., Inc., N. Y.
greeting

other plastic

of

—A small business investment company.
¬

Co., and Sprayregen, Haft & Co., N. Y.

Cards, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
1961 ("Reg. A") 74,667

molding

custom

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 330,000 common.

(2/26-3/2)

Underwriters—Netherlands Securities Co., Inc.,

State

Garden

patents and new scientific technology. Proceeds—For
general corporate purposes. Office—375 Park Ave., N. Y.

14,

the

Co.A N. Y.

YYY

ness—Company plans to acquire, invest in, and finance;

To

Sept. 28, 1961 filed $400,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1971 and 40,000 common shares to be offered

—The

Corp. of America

Business—Manufactures

and

housewares,

in

Nov.

— By amend¬
plastic toys and

Price

products. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Ad¬
dress—Leetsdale, Pa. Underwriter—Van Alstyne, Noel

19, 1961 filed $9,400,000 of 6V2% convertible sub¬
ordinated debentures due 1982 and 188,000 class A shares
to be offered for subscription by,,cjassj A < stockholders

Flair

(2/5-9)

Corp.

ment. Business—Manufacture of molded

general

Dec.

Blauner

(Andy)

Dec. 15, 1961 filed 200,000 common.

.

Dec. 6, 1961 filed 200,000 class A stock.

Gard

YY;Y;?YY;;;v;;^:Y

'1

Office—477 Main St., Hackensack,

corporate purposes.

Faradyne Electronics Corp.
Jan.

purposes. Office—8170 Beverly Rd., Los Angeles.
Underwriters—Raymond Moore & Co., Los Angeles and
Co., San Francisco. YyY.Y,Y;

Pacific Coast Securities

„

(2/13-16)

Proceeds—For selling stockholders.

Olympic

*

;

»

-

porate

Y

Proceeds—For

trust.

First Scientific Corp.

Nov. 20, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—By
ment. Business—Sale of photographic portraits
bums.

investment

estate

First Republic

Businessequipment.
Proceeds
For debt repayment and general corporate
l^irpos^s.- Office-LWalnut St., M D 23, Newburg, N. Y.

*

(1/15-19)

service. Proceeds—For debt repayment and general cor¬

1962 filed 67,750 common. Price—$10. Business

4,

—Real

Fairbanks Wire Co.r Inc.

capital.

YY.

Jersey

N. J. Underwriter—None.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 54,000 common. Price—$3.
Manufactures
specialized machinery and

•

New

Jan.

Price—$1.
Pro¬
Northern Blvd.,
company.

Estate Investment Trust of

First Real
,

Office—1295

Airlines

Futura

Underwriter—None.

Manhasset, N. Y.

29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
ness—Creation and manufacture of flavors for the bak¬
ing

investment.

ceeds—For

Inc.

Foods,

investment

St., Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—A. G. Beck¬
Co., Inc., Chicago.

&

Oct. 20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price — $5.
Business — Furnishing of scheduled air transportation

filed 2,770,000 capital shares.

1961

27,

''<V"

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er

Capital Fund, Inc.

Business—A small business

Nov.

tional

Walnut

;

corporate purposes. Office—512
Minneapolis. Underwriters—Paine, Web¬
ber, Jackson & Curtis, N. Y., and Craig-Hallum, Kin-

Equity Capital Co.
Nov.

Jan. 3, 1962 filed 800,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$12.50 per share. Business—A real estate invest¬
ment trust,Proceeds—For investment. Office — 1616

Business—A small business investment company,

ment.

;

mv:

3,

ment.
toilet

filed 68,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Manufacture of prefabricated metal
1961

compartments.

YY

-

v

repayment and
Office—10014 Avenue D,
— Treibick, Seiden & For¬

Proceeds—Debt

corporate purposes.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
syth, N. Y.,
general

1

Continued on page 38

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The Commercial and Financial

(202)

1961 filed 200,000 common, of which 100,000 are
to be offered by the company and
100,000 by stock¬
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
of miniature electric motors, powdered metal products
and devices for the missile and aircraft industries. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Office
^-1784 Stanley Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Underwriter—Mc¬
Oct. 30,

Co., Cleveland.

Donald &

.

Co. Ltd.

(Wm.)

GEuckin

Green

Green

Price—$6.

public golf
course and a private country club,
Proceeds—For pur¬
chase of land, construction and general corporate pur¬
poses.
Office—1352 Easton Rd., Warrington, Bucks
County, Pa. Underwriter—Metropolitan Securities, Inc.,

nes

other

and

tal

Price—$6. Business
Office—.1707 H St.,

Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Rouse, Brewer,
Becker & Bryant, Inc., Washington, D. C.
Gould Paper Co.

models.

Proceeds—For equipment, research and devel¬
opment, leasehold improvements, repayment of debt and
working capital. Office—130 Lincoln St., Brighton, Mass.

Proceeds—

Underwriter—L. F. Rothschild & Co., N. Y.
Hill Street Co.

Co., Inc., N. Y. I

Offering—Imminent.

^ Government Employees Corp. (4/6)
Jan. 8, 1962 filed $2,675,000 of 4Y2% conv. capital deben¬
tures due 1977 to be offered for subscription by common
stockholders on the basis of $100 of debentures for each
7 shares held of record Apr. 6 with rights to expire
about Apr. 30. Price—By amendment. Business—Com¬

nia

Casualty Co.

Hillside
Dec.

shares

—For

C. Under¬

Bldg., Washington, D.

Dec.

a textile
agent. Address—Graniteville, S. C. Under¬
writer—Shearson, Hammill & Co., N. Y. Offering—Ex¬

acquisition of McCampbell & Co., Inc.,

Inc.

Honora, Ltd. (2/26-3/2)
29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 76,500 common. Price—$3.75.

Corp.

their

Proceeds—For the operation of a subsidiary,
product development, equipment and other corporate purposes. Office—291 Third Ave., N. Y. Underwriter
—Philips, Rosen and Appel, N. Y.•

Grant

(W.T.)

Dec.

28, 1961 filed $35,000,000 of sinking fund debentures

due

1987.

Price—By amendment. Business—Retail sale
of popular priced merchandise for individuals and the
home. Proceeds-^For general corporate purposes. Office
—1441 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter—Lehman Brothers,
N.

•

Inc.

Inc.

•

Great

Continental

(1/15-19)

Real

Estate

Investment Trust

Harleysville Life Insurance Co.

nuities. Proceeds—Working capital.
Pa. Underwriter—None.

Real Estate Investment

was

known

as

Lakes Homes, Inc.
26, 1961 filed 93,000 common. Price—By amendment.

rine

"house

"Hyatt Corp.
1961

For

Marine Electronics

Greater
Nov.

14,

Atlanta.

43rd

f

<

y

-

u

Price—$4.

brake control.

Pittsburgh~Capital Corp.
common.

Price—$11. Busi¬
Proceeds—

ness—A small business investment company.




;

Proceeds—For debt repayment

and gen¬

eral corporate purposes.

•

Corp.

N.

Business—Manufacture of ma¬
and electronic equip¬

communications

mobile

St., N. Y.

New York.

Hygiene Industries, Inc.

Y.

Underwriter—Milton

(1/22-26)

D.

Blauner

&

Co., N.

Y.

I. F. C. Collateral

Corp.
Dec. 22, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of 10% registered subordi¬
nated debentures to be offered in five series due 1966 to
1970. Price—At par ($1,000). Business—Purchase and sale
of real estate mortgages. Proceeds—For investment. Of¬

fice—630 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—None.

Inc.

Imac Food Systems, Inc.
Nov.

17, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 Common. Price — $3.
Business—Operation of restaurants. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, expansion and working capital. Office—711
Branch Ave., Providence, R. I. Underwriter—Freeman &
Co., Brighton, Mass.

Underwriter—Michael G. Kletz & Co.,
•

•,

20,000 are

stockhold-

Price—By amendment. Business—Publishes "Elec¬
tronic Design," a trade magazine in the electronic field.

ers.

Proceeds—For debt repayment. Office—850-3rd Ave:,
N. Y. Underwriter—Carl M.
Loeb, Rhoades & Co., N. Y»

Offering—Expected sometime in February.

Independent Telephone Corp.
1961 filed 400,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment, Business—A telephone holding company. Proceeds
—For repayment and advances to subsidiaries. Office—
25-27 South St., Dryden, N. Y. Underwriter—Burnham
& Co., Nr. Y.
;/•<•/;.
r
^ V;9,
Dec. 22,

Hayden Publishing Co., Inc.
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 150,000 common, of which
to be offered by the
company and 130,000 by
,

.

—

Hydra-Loc, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Oct. 10,
1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common.
Price—$2.
Business—Design, development and manufacture of a

of which 100,000 are
100,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—$5. Business—Distribution of elec¬
tronic components including high fidelity, radio and
television parts and equipment. Proceeds—For working
capital and general corporate purposes. Office—103 W.

Proceeds—For general corporate
Entin Rd., Clifton, N. J. Under¬

1961 filed 250,000

and

Harvey Radio Co.,

+> Greater New York Box Co., Inc^
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($7 max.). Business—Manufacture of corrugated
Office—149
writer—D. H. Blair & CO/, N. y. ;

350,000 capital shares. Price — $10.
a chain of motor hotels. Proceeus—
repayment and general corporate purposes.
1290 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, Calif.

Hammill & Co., N. Y.

son,

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 200,000 common,
to be offered by the company and

Price—By amendment.
Business—Real estate invest¬
ment. Proceeds—For general purposes of the Trust. Of¬

purposes.

filed

Underwriters—J. Barth & Co., San Francisco and Shear-

military transmitter-receivers. Proceeds—For
corporate purposes.
Office—30-30 Northern
Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—Charles
Plohn & Co., N. Y.

'.7/

and containers.

debt

Office

general

Great Southern Real Estate Trust
Nov. 30, 1961 filed 320,000 shdres of beneficial interest.

board

Business

Proceeds—For sell¬

Offie^621 Fourth Ave., San Diego. Underwriter—J. A.
Hpglq & Co., Salt Lake City.

ment and

packages"
houses, and construction of shell homes. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and for working capital. Office—She¬
boygan Falls, Wis. Underwriter—The Milwaukee Co.,

Annex,

(1/29-2/2)
Price—$4.

Sept. 20, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Manufacturer of shower and window curtains. Pro¬
ceeds—For selling stockholders. Office—261 5th Ave.,

stockholder.

custom-designed, factory built
consisting of basic carpentry for

First National Bank Bldg,
Underwriter—Courts & Co., Atlanta.

Westmore, Inc.

Office—Harleysville,

Business—Manufacture of

fice—200

of

Office—101 Park Ave., Hudson,
N. Y. Underwriter—McLaughlin, Kaufman &
Co., N. Y.

Hartman

Trust.

Milwaukee.

House

(2/26-26)
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 100,000 common, of which 75,000 are
to be offered by the company and 25,000 by a selling

Continental

Great
Dec.

,

s^stei^Sy. Proceeds—For equipment and working capital.

(1/29-2/2)

ment. Office—530 St. Paul Place, Baltimore. Underwriter
Baruch & Co., Inc., Washington,-D. C.
(mgr.).

~^R.

formerly

(1/29-2/2)

Humphrey, Inc.
1961 ("Reg. A") 40,000 Capital shares. Price—
$7150^J'Business—Design and manufacture of precision
m^phents used in missile control and instrumentation

Sept. 21, 1961 filed 40,000 common. Price—$15. Business
—The writing of all types of life insurance and an¬

firm

Inc.

Business—Operates

Aug. 3, 1961 filed 300,000 shares of beneficial interest,
Price—$10. Business—Real estate. Proceeds—For invest¬

Note—This

Service,

Dec. ,21;,

8, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$5. Business
plans to own and operate an amusement
park. Proceeds—For property development, advertising,
and working capital. Office—3100 Tremopt Ave., Cheverly, Md. Underwriter — Switzer & Co., Inc., Silver
Springs, Md.

'

Soil

&fCq*;inc., N. Y.

—Company

land.

and

ing Stockholders. Office—120 E. 16th St., N. Y. Under¬
writers—Brand, Grumet & Seigel, Inc. and Kesselman

Dec.

for each 12 shares held. Price—By amendment.
Business—Operation of a retail drug chain. Proceeds—
For expansion and working capital. Office—2400 Superior
Ave., Cleveland. Underwriter—McDonald & Co., Cleve¬

Hoosier

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 150,000 common.
Sale and distribution of cosmetics.

Hargrove Enterprises, Inc.

tures

Japan

and working capital. Address—
Bluffton, Ind. Underwriter—Patterson Securities & In¬
vestment Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind.

.Price—$1.
gifts, candies and greeting
cards through franchised dealers.
Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, inventory and working capital. Office—11 Tenth
Ave., S., Hopkins, Minn. Underwriter—None.

2, 1962 filed $5,230,000 of 5% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1982, to be offered for subscription
by common stockholders on the basis of $100 of deben¬

in

30,000 to the public. Price—$6.75. Business—Process¬
ing and marketing of fertilizers. Proceeds—For redemp¬

• Happy
House, Inc. (2/5-9)
July 28, 1961 filed 700,000 common shares

Jan.

pearls

tion of preferred stock

Business—The marketing of

• Gray Drug Stores,

cultured

the

and

Offering—Sometime in February.

Y.

of

in

Nov. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 41,939 common, of which 1.1,939
are to be offered to preferred and common stO'clthbfders

—

'

(1/22-26)

Co.

■

distribution

U. S. Proceeds—For general
corporate purposes. Office—42 W. 48th St., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Sunshine Securities, Inc., Rego Park, N. Y. v

("Reg. A")

Industries, Inc., ; ■ '
Aug. 11, 1961 (("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3..
Business — Fabrication of components for missiles, jet
engines, aircraft landing gears and precision machines.
Proceeds
Machinery, research and development and /
working capital. Office—40 Sea Cliff Ave., Glen Cove,
N. Y. Underwriter—Albion Securities Co., Inc., N. Y.

supplies.

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Nov.

Hannett

new

the

New York.

working capital. Office—3501 Cahuega Blvd., Los An¬
geles. Underwriter—Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co., Inc.,
"N. Y.
^v
-v;

Sept. 27, 1961 filed 77,250 common.

stockholders.

Inc.

common,

by

Inc. (2/13-16)
Dec.
1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Company owns and operates three discount
stores in the Bronx selling bicycles, electric
trains, toys,
household appliances, etc. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes.
Office — 2717-25 White Plains Rd.,
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—Richard Bruce & Co., Inc.

29, 1961 filed 200,000 capital shares. Price — By
amendment. Business—Production of television cartoons
and commercials. Proceeds — For a new building and

(1/16-19)
Price—$4. Business.
—Manufacture of graphic arts equipment, chemicals and
Industries,

1961

(2/26-3/2)
of which 200,000
company and 106,000
Price—$6. Business—Manufac¬

300,000

offered

Honig's-Parkway,

Dec.

pected in late February.
Grafco

by

Products,

filed
be

to

Business—Purchase

Hanna-Barbara Productions,

commission

•

18,

Metal

Blauner & Co. and M. L. Lee &

150,000 common. Price—$2.
writer—None.
business—Rental of furs and fur garments. Proceeds—
For inventory, equipment, advertising and leasehold im¬
Graniteville Co.
provements, Office—350 Seventh Ave., N. Y. Under¬
Dec. 15, 1961 filed 796,736 common. Prifce — By amend¬
writer—B. G. Harris & Co., Inc., N. Y.
/
ment. Business—Manufacture of cotton fabrics. Proceeds
Inurance

Employees

.

Under¬

ment, plant expansion and working capital. Office—300
Passaic St., Newark, N. J. Underwriters — Milton D.

Underwriter—None.

Haltone Rental

Price—$3. Business—A
Proceeds—For in¬

company.

ture of steel office furniture. Proceeds—For debt
repay¬

Price—$2. Business—Writing of,

Ala.

basis.

investment

1961

are

fire and casualty

and its subsidiary provide automobile and mobile
financing service on a nationwide basis to gov¬
ernment employees and military officers. Office—Govt.

15,

shares

insurance. Proceeds—To increase capi¬
tal and surplus.
Office—25 S. Perry St., Montgomery,

home

share-for-share

Office—760 S. Hill St., Los Angeles.
writer—None.

(1/22-26)

pany

a

vestment.

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 226,004 common to be offered for
su ascription by stockholders on the basis of three new
shades for each 10 held.

on

management

-

Gulf American Fire &

i

16, 1961 filed 2,265,138. common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders of Union Bank of Califor¬

36,000 common. Price — $5,
Business—Manufacture and sale of hassocks, bench seats
and leg rests. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment
and working capital. Address—Guayanille, Puerto Rico.
Underwriter—I. R. E. Investors Corp., Levittown, N. Y,

of paper.

•

,

Oct.

,

Guayaco Corp.
29, 1961 ("Reg. A")

1961 filed 140,000 common.

—Amos Treat &

High Temperature Materials, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Manufacture
Qf products from test

Nov.

(1/29-2/2)

Price—$11. Busi¬
Proceeds—Expansion and
working capital. Office—Lyons Falls, N. Y. Underwriter
Sept. 28,

ness—Manufacture

Proceeds—For equipment, inventory,
promotion, expansion and working capital, Office
—10-2& 47th Rd., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—
J. B. Cohurn Associates, Inc., N, Y. Offering—Indefinite.
allied equipment.

Corp.

end investment company.

common.
Price—$5.
machines and

of barbeeue

manufacture

sales

if Growth Consulting & Financing Co., Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961
("Reg. A") 198,250 common (with war¬
rants). Price—$1,155. Business—A holding company for.
a
broker-dealer, farm equipment manufacturer and a
finance company. Proceeds — For an acquisition and
working capital. Office—33 N. LaSalle St., Chicago. Un-'
derwriter—Growth Issuers, Inc., (same address).

N. W.,

•

Business—The

C#o«

-

Hickory Industries, Inc.
31, 1961 ("Reg. A") 40,000

Aug.

corporate purposes. Office—314 N. B'way, St.
St. Louis.
Offering—Expected in mid-February.

Proceeds—For working capi¬
purposes.

•

meteorological in¬
of loans, equip¬

1961

A closed

Appley, Inc.

investment.
Office—16 Court St., Brooklyn, Nl Y.
Underwriter—-Arnold, Wilkens & Co., N. Y.

General

Corp.

corporate

—

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

For

(1/22-26)
Busi¬

repayment

Construction

Valley

.

27, 1961 filed 100,000 class A common. Price—By
amendment. Business—General real estate. Proceeds—

Louis. Underwriter—Edward D. Jones & Co.,

Philadelphia. Offering—Expected in February.

—Real estate investment.

29,

.

Oct.

Sept. 11, 1961 filed 100,000 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of one new
share for each three held. Price—By amendment. Busi-

Inc.

1961 filed 100,000 common.

Proceeds—For

Qriesedieck

minent.

Investment

Herman &

Pitts¬

filed 80,000 common. Price—$5.25. Busi¬
ness—General contracting for landscaping and construc¬
tion work. Proceeds—For debt repayment and other cor¬
porate purposes. Office—97-36 50th Ave., Corona, N. Y.
Underwriter—Williamson Securities Corp., N. Y.
Nov.

175,000 common. Price—$10. Business
ladies' underclothing. Proceeds—
For repayment of loans and general corporate purposes.
Office—Bank of Bermuda Bldg., Hamilton, Bermuda.
Underwriter—Globus, Inc., N. Y. (mgr.) Offering—Im¬

Gotham

Bldg.,

ment, salaries and general corporate purposes. Office—
2500. Shames Dr., Westbury, N. Y. Underwriter—N. A.
Hart & Co., Bayside, N. Y.

i'-

Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 capital shares.
Business—The company plans to operate a

Instrument Co.

manufacture of precision

struments.

;

,

(Henry J.)

ness—The

Aug. 25,1961 filed

Nov. 21,

Trust

Aug. 24, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$2.25.

—The manufacture of

Golf Courses,

Union

burgh. Underwriters—Moore, Leonard & Lynch and Sin¬
ger, Dean & Scribner, Pittsburgh.

Inc.

Industries,

Globe

Office—952

investment.

For

Continued from page 37

Chronicle

.
•

Industrial Finance & Thrift Corp.
Oct 30, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of 6% subordinated deben¬
tures due 1974. Price—At par. Business1—A consumer

Number 6124

195

Volume

.

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Jaylis Industries, Inc.

finance firm. Proceeds—For repayment of

pansion.

Office—339

debt and ex¬
St., New Orleans, La.

Carondelet

Sndusir^E

Gauge.& Instrument Co., Inc.

r

thermometers, etc. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
working capital. Office—1403-07 E. 180 St.,
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—R. F. Dowd & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—Imminent. ',,
' .';K'
;-,•//.
i
gauges,
ment

■

-

and

u

1961

Information

Systems, Inc.

.

Dec. 29,

filed 500,000 common. Price—$15. Busi¬
ness—A small business investment company. Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes. Office—208 S. La Salle
St., Chicago. Underwriter—A. C. Allyn & Co., Chicago.
26,

Koilmorgen Corp.

Diversified Industries, Inc.
1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Company plans to acquire and operate concerns
engaged in diversified business activities. Proceeds—For ;
general corporate purposes. Office—161 E. 42nd St., New
York.
Underwriter—Continental Bond & Share Cbrp., '
Maplewood,, N. J.
Jefferson

Industry Capital Corp.. (3/5-9)

Dec.

Dec.

shares.
Price—$200. Business—Manufactures patented
traversing screens for use as window coverings, room
dividers, folding doors, etc. Proceeds—For debt repay¬
ment and general corporate purposes. Office—514 W.
Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Underwriter—D. E. Liederman & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Offering—In February.

9, 1961 ("Reg. A") 95,250 common. ?Price—$3.
Business—Purchase, distribution and sale of industrial
jlnov.

•

13, 1961 filed 1,266,000 common to be offered to
preferred and common stockholders of Ling-Temco.Nov.

tJeanell Laboratories, Inc.
to

Angeles.

be

Forces and the manufacture of electronic control

Underwriter—None.
1

rignt, Ahalt & O'Connor, Inc., N. Y.

equip¬

•

1961 filed 90,000 commcin. Price—$4.25. Busi¬
ness—Designs,
develops, - sells and leases automatic
Get, 25,

packaging>machines.
Proceeds—For debt repayment
and general corporate purposes. Office—441 Lexington
Ave., N. Y. Underwriters—Stearns & Co. and Joseph
Nadler & Co., N. Y.

t

Sept.

1

("Reg.

1961

A")

120,000

named. Note—This letter

son

general corporate purposes. Office—148
son Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter — Burnham & Co.,
Offering—Expected in early February. ;
/

:

juice products. Proceeds—For general corporate
Office—241 N. Franklintown Rd.,. Baltimore.
Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath, Wash¬
ington, D. C

1;

Interstate

Oct.

due
on

Inc.

Hosts,

.

—

•*.

Keeko, Inc.

Corp. (1/22-26)
-,
>v-A"
Sept. 15, 1961 filed 200,000 class A common. Price—$?.
Business — The wholesale distribution of photographic
and sound equipment and supplies. Proceeds—For the
selling stockholders. '• Office — 45-17 Pearson. StY Long
Island City, N. Y. Underwriters—C. E. Unterberg, Towbin Co., and Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder, Inc., N. Y. ; .
Inter photo

_

•

**

Electronics, Inc.

purposes.

Underwriter

(1/15-19)

'

Dec. 1,

1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3. Busi¬
ness—Company plans to establish service stations and,
.vending machine outlets in the Denver area. Proceeds—
JFpr deht..repayment and. general corporate, purposes..
Office—4970 Jackson St., Denver. Underwriter—Amos
C. Sudler & Co., Denver.
--

.

Keller Corp.

•

vr-

V

subord. debentures
1981 to be offered for-subscription by stockholders

June 29, 1961 filed $1,200,000 of 6%% convertible sub¬
ord. debentures due 1968. Price—At 100%. Business—

for each 33 shares

Development of land, construction of homes and related
activities in Florida. Proceeds—Repayment of debt, ac¬
quisition of Yetter Homes, Inc., and general corporate
purposes. Office—101 Bradley Place, Palm Beach, Fla.
Underwriter—Casper Rogers & Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—
This registration may be withdrawn.

2,

the

1961

basis

filed $2,550,000 of con.
$100

of

of debentures

Business—The operation of restau¬
rants, other food establishments and gift shops. Pro¬
ceeds.—For expansion. Office—1125.5 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Los Angeles. Underwriters—Glore, Forgan & Co., N. Y.
and H. M. Byllesby & Co,, Inc., Chicago.
Inter world Film Qistributors, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 29, 1961 filed 106,250 common. Price—$4. Business
Theatricaldistribution and co-production of foreign
and domestic feature films. Proceeds—For acquisition,
co-production, dubbing, adaptation and distribution of
films, and working capital. Office—1776 B'way, N. Y.
Underwriters—General Securities Co., Inc., and S. Kasdan & Co., Inc., N. Y.
/
Jackson Optical, Inc. (2/13-16.)
Oct. 30,/ 1961
("Reg. A")."75,000' common.
Price—$2.
Business—Wholesale distribution of optical goods. Pro¬
ceeds—For expansion and working capital.
Office—64
N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre, N. Y.
Underwriter—
Stan-Bee & Co., Washington, D. C.
;';;'V'rY
held. Price—At par.

i

;

.

~

....

,

(The)

Japan Fund, Inc.

(1/22-26)

,

:

;

Kine Camera Co.

Inc.

1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Importing and distribution of cameras, binoculars and

photographic equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment
snd working capital. Office—889 Broadway, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Underbill Securities Corp., N. Y.
Offering

,

—Expected in February.

St., N. Y. Proceeds—For
securities. Underwriters—Bache

King Louie Bowling Corp. (1/29-2/2)
Sent. 27, 1961 filed 325,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Operates a chain of bowling centers. Proceeds—Repay

& Co., and Paine, Web¬

;

,

debt

and

for

other

corporate

purposes.

Office—8788

Japan.::'.-f-:; 'Y:'n./YYY-Y.
Metcalfe Rd.. Overland Park, Kan. Underwriter—George
Jayark Films Corp. (1/22-26)
K. Baum & Co., Kansas CityK Mo.
Aug. 24, 1961 filed 72,000 common, of which 50,000 are
<Knickerbocker Toy Co., Inc^ (1/22-26)
to be offered by the company and 22,000 !>./ stockhold¬
Sept. 27, 1961 filed 100.000 common. Price—By amenders.
Price—By amendment. Business—The distribution,
;
ment. Business—Design and mahufapture of toys^ Proof motion picture land television films.1 Proceeds—For
Ltd., Tokyo,

1

production- of filmsand/ working capitaL Uffice—15, E.
48th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Pacifie
San Francisco.
V.Y- .-.V •'
.




Coast Securities Co.,
*.

—

By

amendment. Business—Manufacture and sale of vertical
turbine pumps and the sale of a domestic water system

equipment manufactured by a subsidiary. Proceeds—
selling stockholders. Office—2943 Vail Ave., Los
Angeles. Underwriter—Crowell, Weeden & Co., Los
Angeles.
For

Leader-Durst Corp.
Dec.

1, 1961 filed 405,000 class A

Price—$5.
repayment of debt.
Office—41 K 42nd St., N. Y. Underwriter—None.
'
common.

Business—Real estate. Proceeds—For

.

•

Lee

Fashions, Inc. •
Dee. 27, 1961 filed 166,667 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Importing of low priced ladies' scarfs
and blouses. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working
capital. Office—2529 Washington Blvd., Baltimore. Un¬
derwriters—-Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co.,' N. Yt
and Perizell & Co., Miami Beach. Offering—In March.
'Ar Lehigh Industries & Investing Corp.
>4.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 2,000,000 class A common. Price—By
amendment ($4 est.). Business—A holding company for
three subsidiaries which operate utilities, engage in
construction, and distribute electronic parts. Proceeds—
For debt repayment, construction, and working capital.
Office—800 71st St., Miami Beach, Fla. Underwriter—
To be named (a newly-formed subsidiary). ■;

Lehigh Press, Inc.
Nov, 3, 1961 filed 155,000 common, of which
to be offered by the company and 110,000 by
ers.

Price—By

Lembo

amendment.

Business—A

45,000 are
stockhold¬

commercial

ceeds—For

:

working, capital,.

Office—401

Butler

St.,

Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriters — Netherlands. Securities
Co., Inc., and Herbert Young & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Corp.

21, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬
ness—Manufactures steel re-inforced concrete utilities,

sanitary structures, fallout shelters and play sculptures.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, sales promotion and
working capital. Office—145 W. 11th St., Huntington
Station, L. L, N. Y. Underwriter—Blank, Lieberman &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
•

Leslie

(Joyce), Inc. (1/29-2/2)

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5.50. Busi¬
ness—Retailing of women's apparel. Proceeds—For ex¬
pansion, inventories and working capital, Office—850
Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn. Underwriter—Seymour, Ber¬
nard &

investment in Japanese

N. Y., and Nikko Securities Co.,

Layne & Bowler Pump Co.
22, 1961 filed 108,666 capital shares. Price

Dec.

Dec.

Nov. 21,

19, 1961 filed 2,000,000 common., Price — $12.50.
Business—A diversified investment company. Office—25

ber, Jackson & Curtis,

repay¬

printer. Proceeds—For a new plant, moving expenses
and equipment. Office—2400 E. Huntingdon St., Phila¬
delphia. Underwriter—Harrison & Co., Philadelphia.

Oct.

Broad

debt

Price—By amendment. Business—The operation of coin
operated children's amusement equipment Proceeds—
For repayment of loans, equipment and general corpo¬
rate purposes. Office—2557 W. North Ave., Chicago. Un¬
derwriter—Paul C. Kimball & Co., Chicago.

,

r

Proceeds—For

ment, plant expansion and working capital. Office—500
Edward Lamb-Bldg., Toledo. Underwriter—Blair & Co.,
'V*N. Y.
j/i
•.

• Kiddie Rides, Inc.
(t/29-2/2)
Sept. 12, 1961 filed $1,000,000 of 7% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1971 and 30,000 common to be of¬
fered in units of $1,000 debentures and 30 of common.

■

.

s. f. subord. debentures
warrants). Price—At par.

related aluminum products.

Ave., Hicksville, N. Y. Underwriter—General Securi¬

of fruit

Madi¬
N. Y.

attached

pluming fixtures, water softeners; sugar cane agricul¬
tural equipment; aluminum doors, storm windows and

Proceeds—For working

W* Kay Foods Corp.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 88,000 class A common shares, of
which 44,000 are to be offered by the company and 44,000
by stockholders. Price—$7. Business—Packing and sale

27, 1961 filed 300,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment; Business—Production and sale of extruded rubber
thread and braided elastics. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

(with

Price—$5.

common.

24, 1961 filed 108,000 common. Price—$6.50. Busi¬
ness—Wholesaling of electronic parts and components
and equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment and gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office — 2050 Rockrose Ave.,
Baltimore. Underwriter—Rubin, Rennert & Co., Inc., N.Y.
Offering—Expected sometime in February.

Nov.

Industries, Inc.
$2,200,000 of

1977..

gianufacture of electronic instruments

Oct.

will be withdrawn.

Coast

Business—Manufacture of gas and electric water heaters,

capital,
products and repayment of loans. Office—20 Madi¬

Kann-Ellert

Price—$2.

^^2701

St., Los Angeles, Underwriter—Pacific
Co., San Francisco.

Lamb

due

ties Co., Inc., N. Y. Note—This letter Was withdrawn.

precision

ment and

Stocker

Dec. 28, 1961 filed

used in communication.

International Stretch Products Inc.

.

vertising, leases, and working capital. Office
Securities

new

common.

—

•
Laboratory Procedures, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares. Price—
$2.50. Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment, ad¬

Business—Manufacture and sale of greeting cards.

Business—The

instruments.
Proceeds—For equipment and working capital. Office—
176 E. 15th St., Paterson, N. J. Underwriter — To be
of

manufacture

Business—The

.

working
capital. Office—1 Bala Ave., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa. Under¬
writer—Stevens Investment Co., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa.

Plastics, Inc.
'
Ripley Industries, Inc., below.

Joyce Teletronics Corp.
Aug. 31, 1961 ("Reg. A") 55,000

Mech-Tronics, Inc.

International

«

ceeds—For repayment of a loan, purchase of equipment,
research
and
development, advertising and

•

A,

general corporate purposes. QfGirard, Ohio. Underwriter—*

Broadway,

capital. Office—106-11 157th St., Jamaica, N. Y.
Underwriter—Godfrey Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Co., Inc.,

•

W.

Best & Garey & Co., Inc.,
Washington, D. C. OfferingExpected sometime in March.

ing

International Management Corp.

.

fice—126

Proceeds—For repayment of loans, expansion and work¬

Aug. 21, 1961 ("Reg, A") 100,000 common (par $1). Price
—$3. Proceeds—For loans to subsidiaries and working
capital. Office—7510 B. Granby St., Norfolk, Va. Under¬
writer—J. B. McLean & Co., Inc., Norfolk. OfferingImminent.

Homes, Inc.
14, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
holding company in "shell homes" field. Proceeds—

—A

-

• Jorn's Greeting Card
Co., Inc. (1/22-26)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend¬

Price—By amendment. Business — Establishment and
operation of hotels located in or near airports. Proceeds
—For debt repayment and working capital. Address—
Miami International Airport, Miami, Fla. Underwriters
—Bache & Co., N, Y. and Robinson-Humphrey
Atlanta.
''"-■ • /'>;)■■ .
Y

Kraft Planned

Dec.

L. L. Drug Co., Inc. (1/16)
July 26, 196i fiiea 160,000 guimuon shares. Price—$4.50.
Business — The manufacture of pharmaceuticals. Pro¬

-

ment.

Underwriter—Put¬

derwriter—Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., N. Y.

1961

Jomar

* International Airport Hotel Systems, Inc.
Jan. 4, 1962 filed $1,700,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due -1977 and 170,000 common shares to be
offered in units of one $100 debenture and 10 shares.

•"

King St., Northampton, Mass.
Co., Hartford.

&

nam

Manufacture of aerosol spray paints,
protective coatings and other aerosol products. Proceeds
—For selling stockholders. Office—Norristown, Pa. Un¬

,

See

—347

ment. Business

,

Electronics, Inc. (1/15-19)
filed 125,000 capital shares.
Price—By
amendment. : Business—The design and production of
special electronic components for the commercial and
military market. Proceeds—For the repayment of debt,
and working capital. Address—Box 7, Casselberry, Fla.
Underwriter—Warner, Jennings, Mandel & Longstreth,
Philadelphia... 8,

amendment.
Business—Manufacture of op¬
tical equipment. Proceeds—For debt
repayment. Office

(1/29-2/2)
Nov. 15, 1961 filed 250,000 common.
Price—By amend-,

Johnson

Sept.

Price—By

Krylon, Inc.

ment. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office
—102 Dorsa Ave,, Livingston, N. J. Underwriter—Sea-

Facilities, Inc.
Dec. 7, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price — $10. Busi¬
ness—Mining of limestone and the operation of under¬
ground freezer and dry warehousing facilities. Proceeds
—For debt repayment, equipment and other corporate
purposes. Office—6500 Inland Dr., Kansas City, Kansas.
Underwriter—Scherck, Richter Co.., St. Louis.
Inland Underground

Inpak Systems, Inc. (1/29-2/2 )

*

offered, by the company and 32,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price — By amendment. Business — Development of ;
simulated weapons training devices for U. S. Armed

control systems. Proceeds —For selling

handling and

stockholders.* Office—10131 National Blvd., Los

(1/29-2/2)

Nov. 9, 1961 filed 100,000
common, of which 40,000 are
to be sold by the company and
60,000 by stockholders.

For debt repayment and

Dec. 21, 1961 filed 114,500 common, of which 82,500. are

Vought, Inc. (parent) of record Nov. 30, 1961. Price—By
amendment; Business—Furnishes industrial information^

39

Kogel, Inc.
8, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$1, Business
■—A holding company for three subsidiaries in the
wall
and floor coating business. Proceeds—For
product de¬
velopment, advertising, and working capital. Office—
26-32 Second St., Long Island
City, N.Y. Underwriter—
Globus, Inc. Offering—Expected in late March.

,

Oct. 18, 1961 filed $850,000 of 6%% suboru. debentures
aue 1971 and 212,500 class. A common shades to be of¬
fered in. units of one $100 debenture ana 25 class A

U nderwr iter—N one
•

(203)

»

DuBoff, Inc., N, Y.

Lido

Corp.

(1^29-2/2)

Aug. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 84,000 common. Price—$3.25.
Business—The manufacture of toys, games and novelties.
Proceeds—For new equipment, advertising, and repay¬
ment of loans. Office—349 Rider Ave., Bronx 51, N, Y.
Underwriter — Flomenhaft, Seidler & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Lincoln Fund, Inc.

(1/1649)

30v 1961 filed 951,799 shares of common stock
Price — Net asset value plus a 7% selling commission.
March

Business

—

A non-diversified, open-end, managementContinued

on

page

40

The Commercial

Continued from page

39

31, 1961

Louisville, Ky.
Lithoid, Inc. (2/26-3/2)
^
Nov. 22, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$3.
—Development and manufacture of equipment
tems
for the J photographic data processing
w

Business
and sys¬
industry..

purposes. Office—232
Highland Park, N. J. Underwriter—:
Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y. .
Ave.,

Cleveland

Togs, Inc. :

-Little Ruffy

.

^

i

:

:

;

(1/15-19)./

Laboratories, Inc.

Research

Mann

—

&

150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($5 maximum). Business—Publication and sale of
paperback school books; manufacture of stuffed novel¬
ties, college pennants, etc.; and distribution of medical,
nursing and law books. Proceeds—For debt repayment
1961 filed

28,

Brothers and

,

Calif. Underwriters—Lehman
Clark, Bodge & Co. Inc., N. Y. ,

Lomart Perfected

Devices, Inc.

(1/15-19)

stampings, etc. Proceeds—For

moving

purchase of equipment, promotion of a new
product and working capital. Office—199 Bleecker St,

expenses,

Underwriter—None..
Lowell Toy Manufacturing Corp.
Dec. 27, 1961 filed 120,000 common, of which 100,000 are
to be offered by the company and 20,000 by the stock¬
holders. Price—$5. Business—Design, manufacture and
sale of toys and games. Proceeds—For. equipment, ad¬
vertising and working capital. Office—1074 Brook Ave.,
N. Y. Underwriters—H. M. Frumkes & Co. and Batchker,
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Co., N. Y.

&

Eaton

Enterprises,

Aug. 31, 1961 filed

Irwin &

N. Y. Underwriter—Ehrlich,
Co., Inc., 50 Broadway. N. Y.
1501

•

Broadway,

Industries

Corp.

•

By

'

to

,

Gabriel Co., N. Y.

filed $4,000,000 of conv. subord. debentures
due
1977;
also
150,000
common
shares.
Price—By
amendment. Business—Construction and sale of homes.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and general corporate

Dec. 21, 1961

Office—7844 E. Rosecrans Ave.,

purposes.

tures

•

None.

—Reprocessing

/.////i//;//-

I/'/

Electronics Co.

Marshall

•

(1/22-26)

—54 Summer

Ave., Newark, N. J.

ington, N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer BrBurnside & Co.,
N.

Meteor

Oct.

30,

& Boyce,

28,

ment.

—530

12340

•

Maxam,

Oct.

N.J

•

100,000

26,

riodicals.

Proceeds—For




are

promotion, a new publication
Madison Ave., New
k

'

"

Des

1961

*

• Miami

100,000

Moines. Underwriter—None.

1.

shares to be offered

$100 of debentures and 20 common

Chase,

Underwriter

Md.

—.

R.

Co;, Washington, D. C. Offering—In Feb.

Realty Trust

•■/■%

Processing Center,

Data

Inc.

2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 70,000 common. Price—$3. Busi¬
statistical

information

to

customers by

using data processing equipment. Proceeds—Debt repay¬

100,000

ment, leasehold improvements and working capital. Of¬
7th Ave., Miami, Fla. Underwriter—E.

fice—7750 N. W.

W.

working cap¬

Stewart &

>

.

Co., Inc., Miami, Fla;

<V.H"r:/-""

(2/26-3/2)
Dec. 20, 1961 filed 103,0G0 common, of which 20,600 are
to be offered by the company and 82,400 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment.-Business^-Retail sale:of fur¬
niture, major appliances, bedding, etc., through a Chain
Michaels

;

common.

subordinated convert¬

common

King, Libaire, Stout & Co., N. Y.

Ave., Roslindale, Mass. Un¬
Co., Inc., N. Y.

filed 980,000

60,000

Chevy

Ave.,
&

ness—Furnishes

Price — Net asset
value (without sales commission). Business—A mutual
fund. Proceeds—For investment; Office—919 Walnut St.,
29,

and

1961 filed 1,000,000 shares of beneficial.interest.
Price—$6.50. Business—A real estate investment, trust.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—1700
K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Eisele &

Inc.

• Mayflower Fund, Inc.

Underwriter—Kolb & Law¬
'/; /;//•'v
''
V ; //

Dec. 20,

Jan.

Proceeds—For debt repayment and

1967

Metropolitan

/

ital. Office—525 Hyde Park

Inc.

capital. Office—660
York. Underwriter-r-To be named.
working

Western

Y.

(1/29-2/2)
filed 200,000 common, of which
to be offered by the company and

Calif.

1961 filed $300,000 of 6%

due

BdTuch

Corp.

1961

derwriter—McDonnell &

Dec.

Aug. 2, 1961 filed 135,000 common shares. Price — By
amendment. Business—The publishing of business pe¬
and

stores.

Underwriter—Charles Plohn

For Industry,

Coke

of

shares. Price—$150 per unit. Business—Financing of re¬
tail sales. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—5422

by stockholders. Price—By amendment. Busi¬
ness—Operation
of self-service discount department

N. Y.

Magazines

&

Hollywood,

in units consisting of

common,

shares

Price—$5.

Cloverdale, Detroit.

Coal

common. / Price—$3.
electric barbecue motors,

100,000

A")

("Reg.

Manufacture

Metropolitan Acceptance Corp.
ibles

Baltimore. Offering—Expected in March.

—

Inc., Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 2,

;/"/

200,000

Union Securities & Co., N.

to be offered by

& Co.,

&

(1/29-2/2)
Price—By amend¬
Business—Mining of bituminous coal.
Proceeds
debt repayment and purchase of equipment. Office
Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Eastman Dillon,

—For

the companv and 200.000 bv stock¬
Business—Molding of plastic prod¬
ucts for the automobile, electrical utility and telephone
industries.
Proceeds—For
working
capital.
Office—
are

rence,

13, 1961 filed 250,000 common.

shares

holders.

filed

1961

Maust

Nov.

Macoid

Sept.

f

Enterprises, Inc.

1961

31,

North

private cafeterias and public restaurants. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and general corporate purposes./ Office
—25
E. Lee St., Baltimore. Underwriter—Stein
Bros.

shares (par one
cent). Price—$2. Business—The distribution of health,
exercise and slenderizing equipment. Proceeds—For re¬
payment of loans, equipment, new products, sales pro¬
motion and advertising, plant removal and working cap¬
ital. Office—189 Lexington Ave., N. Y. 16. N. Y. Under¬
Industries, Inc. (1/15-19)
1961 filed 300.000 common, of which

Co.

/

igniters, etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment and gen¬
eral corporate purposes.
Office—5356 Riverton Ave.,

of which 125,000
are to be offered by the company and 75,000 by a selling
stockholder. Price—By amendment. Business—Operates
Nov.

July 20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 150,000 common

writer—Continental Bond & Share Corp., Maplewood,

(A. L.)

(1/22-26)

precision sheet metal products. Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment, and other corporate purposes. Office — 111
Bloomingdale Rd., Hicksville, N. Y. Underwriter—Frank
Karasik & Co., N. Y.

Business

St., Boston. Underwriter—Townsend, Dabney
Tyson, Boston.
<

Corp.

18, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Manufacture of electronic cases and containers, and

*

Roland

Manufacturing

Oct.

Maryland Cup Corp. (1/22-26)
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 240,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—Manufacture of paper cups,/straws,

Mathias

Y.
Metatronics

Underwriter—Richard

Co., Inc.. N. Y.

(1/29-2/2)

ment, and working capital. Office—174 Main Ave., Well¬

("Reg. A")

1, 1961

Inc.

and manufacturing of rare refractory
Proceeds—Repay debt, taxes, purchase equip¬

metals.

100,000 common. Price — $3.
regulators, thermo¬
couple tubes, and thyratrons. Proceeds—For expansion,
research and development, and working capital. Office
Nov.

International,

Metallurgical

Sept. 26, 1961 filed 145,000 class A. Price—$3. Business

Business—Manufacture of rectifiers,

Inc.

MacLevy Associates,

Beaver

Elm* Sts.,

and

Dam, Wis. Underwriters—Cruttenden, Podesta &."Co.i
Chicagomnd Splaine & Frederic, Inc., Milwaukee.
:

Offering—

Jones & Templeton, Los Angeles.
Expected sometime in February.

Business—Manufac¬

of the

Office—First

capital.

working

parts

1, 1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A small business investment company.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—91
South Seventh St., Minneapolis, Minn; Underwriter—

Paramount,

Mitchum,

amendment.-,

automotive and elec¬
industries.- Proceeds—For debt repayment and
and

products

trical

Dec.

Underwriters—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. and

Calif.

of

. .

..

(1/29-2/2)

Inc.

Price—By

holders).

/•

Masury-Young Co.

Realty Co.

Manufacture

1961 filed $600,000 of 6% s. f; conv. debentures
due 1976 and 100,000 common (of which 20,000 shares
are to be offered by the company and
80,000 by stock¬

Dec. 4, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6. Business—
Nov. 29, 1961
("Reg. A") 150,000 common. Price—$2.
Manufactures commercial and industrial floor mainte¬
Business—Design and manufacture of automatic filling
nance 'products.
Proceeds — For repayment of debt,
machines and related equipment. Proceeds—For debt re- \
equipment, and other corporate purposes. Office—76
payment and working capital. Office — 191 Berry St.,

Macco

—

and

Oct. 27,

Marquette Capital Co.

Inc.

Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—A. J.

Business

$11.

—

garden sprinkling equipment.
Proceeds—:
For general corporate purposes. Office—Moonachie, N. J.
Underwriter—Francis I. duPont & Co., N; Y.

and

MRM Co.,

Price

holders.

the can- /
book matches, etc. Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
bottling of fruits and vegetables. Proceeds—
Address—Owings
Mills,
Md.
Underwriter—Lehman
For debt repayment and
working capital. Office—48
Brothers, n.y.
High St., Brockport, N. Y. Underwriter—None.
ning

c e—

Corp.,

(1/29-2/2)

Inc.

Industries,

Metalfab,

,

O ffI

15, 1961 filed 152,500 common, of which 52,500 are
be offered by the company and 100,000 by stock¬

lawn

•

Business

Melnor

(1/15-19)

4

.

purposes.

Nov.

Price—$7. Business—The manufacture of ladies' wear.
Proceeds—For working capital. Office—141 W. 36th St.,
N.Y.C. Underwriter—Bernard M.Kahn&Co., Inc., N.Y.C.

Offering—Imminent.

corporate

general

Studio City, Calif. Underwriter—Financial Equity
Los Angeles.
V:/;i/y-^//;.;/; /v:;//-/.- /

Aug; 29, 1961 filed 225,000 common, of which 150,000 are
to be offered by the company and 75,000 by stockholders.

Bruce &

• Lustig Food Industries, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$6.
—Processing and packaging of frozen foods and

Proceeds—For

facilities and other corporate purposes.

Marlene

filed 250,000 common. Price—$10./ Busi¬
of
medical
electronic
equipment./

1961

13,

ness—Manufacture

oi
Office—15316 Tenth Ave., Whitestone, N. Y. Underwriters—Ross,
Lyon & Co., Inc. (mgr.), Glass & Ross, Inc., and Globus,
Inc., N. Y.
^

new

to

Medical Video Corp.

Nov.

Proceeds—
Office—155
Unterberg,

27, 1961 filed 95,000 common shares. Price —
amendment. Proceeds — For expansion, acquisition

which; plans

sociates, Inc., Denver.

(1/22-26)

Polarized Corp.

Marks

•

Inc. (2/5-9)
125,000 common. Price—$5.75. Busi¬
ness—The production of television films. Proceeds—Foi
filming and production and working capital. Office—
Lunar

working
Under¬

June

Price—$10. Business

company

open-end.
Proceeds—For investment in the
medical industry and capital growth situations. - Office
—677 Lafayette St., Denver, Underwriter—Medical As¬
become

.

Sept. 14, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—The manufacture of pool filters and accessories and
tools, dies, metal

precision electromechanical devices.
For debt repayment apd working capital.
Waverly Place, N. Y. Underwriter—C. E.
Towbin Co., N. Y.

investment

closed-end

—A

Fund, Inc. '

1961 filed 25,000 common.

Oct. 23,

Corp.

of

sale

modern

serving

—

Medical Industries

—

diversified/investment company.

investment.' in; firms

New York,; N.zY.>. Underwriter—
Fleetwood Securities Corp. of America, 44^ Wall St., N. Y.

26, 1961 filed

ment.

2,000,000:ca^aTfshares;'/ Price^$l 0.

Address

medicine.

(1/22-26)
1U0,UUU common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Development, design, manufacture and

Markite

Hills,

Beverly

repair and

lnc./i^%::'/:;^

filed

Proceeds—For

(1/29-2/2)

Mfg. Corp.

For debt repayment and
capital. Office—610 W. 18th St., Hialeah, Fla.
writers—Terrio & Co., Inc., Washington, D. C.
Proceeds

systems.

it Litton Industries, Inc.
8, 1962 filed $50,748,100
due 1987 to be offered for

Rd.,

Oet. 26,196L

14,1961 ("Reg. A") 55,000 common. Pirce—$4. Busi¬
ness— Manufacture of waste water filters and
filtering

Jan.

hill

Marie Design &

Oct.

of conv. subord. debentures
subscription by holders of
outstanding common and
securities - convertible into
common
on
the basis of $100 of debentures for each
10 shares held. Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬
facture of electronic systems and components, business
machines, commercial electronic equipment, nuclearpcwered submarines and other vessels. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and working capital. Office—336 Foot¬

Price—$1.

mechanical

of

Business—A closed-end

Nov.

Paterson,

capital. Office—128 Oliver St.,
Underwriter—Andresen & Co., N. Y.

working

and

N. J.

/
*

19,

& Medical Fund,

Co., n. y.

•

/

Littlefield, Adams & Co.

</''

/

derwriter—Globus, Inc.; N. • Y^/Offering-^-In ^February.

v

165,000 common.. Price—By amend-v
Manufacture and sale of /children's ;«■;
pharmaceuticals. Proceeds—For new quarters, equip- v
clothing. Proceeds — For debt repayment and working.
ment, a laboratory, inventories and working capital. Of- ■
capital. Office—112 W. 34th St., N. Y. Underwriters—;
fice—136 Liberty St., n. y. Underwriter—L. D. Sherman Glass & Ross, Inc. and Samson, Graber & Co„ Inc., N. Y.;
Dec.

Inc.

parts and miscellaneous
commercial products for automotive and aircraft indus¬
tries. Proceeds—For general;corporate: purposes. Office
—9150
Highway 85, Henderson, /Colo. /Underwriter—
Insurance Stocks, Inc., Denver.' ; j

of which 58,000 are

Sept. 21, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3. •
Business—Sale of scientifically tested biochemicals and •

29, 1961 filed
Business

and working
Underwriter-

.v.''.SV
14,000 by stockhold- ; '../' Medex, Inc./: / r
ers.
Price—$3.50./ Business—Manufacture of a diverse; Sept. 27, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend-,
ment.
Business—Development; and/ manufacture of a,
line of proprietary drug products/ Proceeds—For addi¬
limited line of hospital and surgical supplies./ Proceeds;
tional equipment, product development and general cor- ^
—For construction, inventory, research and working cap¬
porate purposes. Office—156-158/Tillary St., Brooklyn,
ital/Office—1488 Grandyiew Ave.,/Columbus^ Ohio. Un¬
N. Y. Underwriter—To be named.
. •/ *

.

_

a

Industries,

manufacture

.

it Manhattan Drug Co., Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 72,000 common,
to be offered by the company and

of

stockholders at: the rate of $100

each 13 shares held. Price—By amend¬
Business — Magazine publishing. Proceeds -— For

1961 ("Reg." A") 150,000 common.
Business—Engineering, design, development,

Arizona. Proceeds—For general
corporate purposes. Office—125 N. Center St., Reno, Nev.
Underwriter—None.
^A^ V"":>.'■'/T '"■'■X

general- corporate

Proceeds—For

ment.

Thursday, January 11, 1962

.

common

Mech-Tron

Dec.

in

(magnetite)

sands

& Co.,

W. L. Lyons

Nov.

.

possible expansion and diversification,
capital.. Office—230 Park Ave.,: N. Y.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
'
'
"•r'

Income Life

Lincoln

by

ment.

it Magnet Mining Co., Inc.
Jan. 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 150,000 capital shares, Price—$1.
Business—Developing and exploiting large areas of black

Insurance Co.
filed 45,000 common. Price — By amend¬
ment. Business—A life insurance company. Proceeds—
For the selling stockholder. Office—Louisville, Ky. Un¬
derwriters—J. C. Bradford & Co., Nashville, Tenn. and
I

.

debentures for

Price—$4. Business
—Production of a new electrically powered device for
messaging a person in bed. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—Route 17, Rochelle Park, N. J.
Underwriter—Stanley R. Ketcham & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Dec.

whose primary investment ob¬
jective is capital appreciation and, * secondary, income
derived from the sale of put and call options. Proceeds—
For investment. Office—300 Main St., New Britain, Conn.
Distributor—Horizon Management Corp., New York.
Oct

tion

Magic Fingers, Inc.
29, 1961 filed 75,000 common.

.

investment company

type

Chronicle

and Financial

(204)

40

(J.), Inc.

of four stores. Proceeds—For. construction of a hew store.

Office—182

Smith

St.,

Brooklyn,

L. F. Rothschild & Co., N. Y.

-

N. Y. Underwriter—
V

"

McCall
Dec.

Corp.

(1/29-2/2)

1, 1961 filed $9,983,000 of convertible subordinated /

debentures due Feb. 1,

1992, to be offered for subscript

Midwest Medical

Investment Trust/;

v

.

/

/ ^ f

11, 1961 ("Reg. A"1.15,000 shares of beneficial in¬
terests; Price—$20. Busine*ss-^AV real" estate* investment
Dec.

Volume

Number

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.

trust

which plans to.iown.:interests in medical office
buildings, hospitals, etc. Proceeds—For working capital.
Address—Van- West, Ohio. Underwriter—J. Allen McMeen & Co., Fort
Wayne, Ind. •>.
,

wealth

Dec;

and

V

in the

Busi¬

commercial

be supplied by amendment.

Business

—

The

fi¬

Underwriters, Inc.

T.

.

W.

Missile

-

41

-

$400,000 of first mortgage sinking
(with warrants) and 15,000 shares
(par $10). Price—

Business—Design and manufacture of steam and
boilers.

Proceeds—For

construction

and

debt

Island Mines Ltd.

1*3, 1961 filed 475,000
offered

be

common, of which 400,000 are
the company and 75,000 by a stock¬

by

Price—50c.

Business—Exploration,
develop¬
mining. - Proceeds—General corporate pur¬
poses. Offiee—90 Industry St., Toronto, Canada. Under¬
writer—A. C. MacPherson & Co., Toronto.
.

and

ment

.

'

•

New West Land

Corp.

...

(1/15-19)

June

30, 1961 ("Reg. A") 200,UU0 common shares (par
$1). Price—$1.50. Proceeds—For repayment of notes and

.

.

.

1977

series A convertible preferred

holder.

Address—Keene, N. H. Underwriter—ChilNewbery & Co., Inc., Kingston, N. Y. Offering—Im-

N.

Milgray Electronics, Inc. (2/5-9)
Sept. 26, 1961 filed 166,667 common. Price—By amend¬

filed

due

New Campbell
to

Credit

minent.

-

1961

water

Oct.

purposes.

son,

(205)

repayment.. Office—235 N. 9th St., Lincoln, Nebr. Under¬
writer—First Nebraska Securities Corp., Lincoln.

counties,

Corp.
Nov. 3, 1961 ("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6Vz% convertible
subord. debentures, due 1971,"
Price—At par. Business
—A finance company/ Proceeds—For general corporate

Proceeds—General corpo- >
Office—1730: K St., -N. • W., Washington,

purposes. C.Y Under writer—Affiliated

D.
:

engage

Mutual

factoring business.

rate

To

6%

hot

municipalities and territories of the U. S. Proceeds—For
investment.
Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co., Ill Broadway,

.

ness—Company plans to

of

29,

At par.

N, Y. C. Offering—Expected in early 1962.

.

nance

—

fund will invest in tax-exempt bonds of states,

>

^ Nebraska Boiler Co., Inc.
fund bonds

Price

.

Price—$2.

Pennsylvania and its political sub-divisions.
Sponsor—Ira Haupt & Co.,
Broadway, N. Y. C.

Municipal Investment Trust Fund, Series B
April 28, 1961 filed $12,750,000 (12,500 units) of interests.

in units of one preferred and two common:
Price—$170
per-unit.'Business—Manufacture and sale of small pleasure
crafts.." Proceeds—For'debt repayment. Address—
Fort Wayne, Ind. Underwriter—None.
.

/

of

Ill

.

MidwesternInvestment Corp.
-16,'»1961 filed 200,000 common.

.

Proceeds—For investment.

ir Midwestern Industries Corp.
'♦
Dec.1.58;'4961' ("Reg. A") -1,292 common1 and 646 noncumulative participating preferred shares to be offered

Oct.

4

Engineering, Inc.

acquisition of real estate interests. Office—3252 Broad¬
way, Kansas City, Mo.
Underwriter — Barret, Fitch,
ceeds—For debt repayment, inventories and research and Z North & Co., Kansas City, Mo.
parts. Office—136 Liberty St., N. Y. Underwriter—D. B.
Marron & Co., Inc., N. Y.
New World Laboratories, Inc.
YY
-'-'VY;'y :YYY development. Office—4820 Alcoa Ave., Los Angeles. '
Underwriter—None.
Miller Brothers Hat Co., Inc.
/'Y//
Nov. 13, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common.
Price — $3.
Dec. 18, 1961 filed 126,000
Business—Manufacture of cosmetics and hair prepara¬
/-Narrows Premium Corp.
common, of which 100,000
(1/29-2/2)
will be sold by the company and
tions. Proceeds—For debt repayment and general cor¬
26,000 by certain stock¬
Sept. 25, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
holders. Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
porate purposes. Office—1610 14th St., N. W., Washing¬
—Financing of casualty insurance premiums in New
of men's and boy's hats. Proceeds — For
York State. Proceeds—General corporate purposes. Of¬
ton, D. C. Underwriter—T. J. McDonald & Co., Inc.,
purchase of a
building, plant equipment, and working capital. Address
fice—9805 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—
Washington, D. C. Offering—Expected in February.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 250,000
—Engaged in the aircraft

ment. Business—Wholesaler and distributor of electronic

—2700

&

Canton St., Dallas.
Underwriter—Eppler, Guerin
Turner, Inc., Dallas.

MiIli-Switch

Corp.
("Reg. A")

Dec.

tronic

components.

•

Mill

For

—

Creek

general

Rd.,

Miio

corporate

securities.

•

Miss

Oct.

Elliette, Inc.

10,

ment.

1961

filed

Business

—

YY/ Y;

•

Design, manufacture and distribution

common.

Price

—

$1/

Production and sale of new type
butterfly
Proceeds—For, purchase of the patent and pro¬
duction and development of .the. valve.
Office
5909

Business—A

Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. Underwriter—Pre¬

corporate purposes.

—

National Mercantile

Oct.

,

-—

ferred Securities.'. Inc., /Phoenix.
.

Mitron

Research &

Development Corp.

;

industry.

Proceeds—For

general

Business
for

:

Mobile

the

250 mobile home sites, form sales
agencies and for work¬

ing capital.

Office—26 Dalbert, Caneret, N. J. Under¬
writer—Harry Odzer Co., N. Y.

Corp.

of 'trailers.

expansion,

are

be

to

Co.

offered by the company and
15,000 by Cardia
Price—$5. Business—The manufacture of high-fem-

perature

electronic

Proceeds-YFor

and

electrical

insulation

materials.

equipment,

a new product and working
capital. Office—101 Clifton Blvd.* Clifton, N. J. Under¬

writers—Street & Co.. Inc. and Irving Weis & Co.. N. Y.
t.Molecu'ar
j

Systems Corp.

Dec. 12, 1961 filed 140,000
—Production

grades.

Proceeds

velopment

•

of

and

common.

polyethylene
—

For

working

Price—$3. Business

materials

of

varying

equipment,
capital.

research and de¬
Office — 420 Bergen

Blvd., Palisades Park, N. J. Underwriters—Stone, Acker& Co., Inc.,
(mgr.) and Heritage Equity Corp., N. Y.

man

it Morse E'ectro Products Corp.
Dec..29, 1961 filed $1,250,000 of 6^%

convertible sub¬

ordinated debentures due
March, 1977. Price — At par.
Business—Operates retail stores selling sewing machines
and

vacuum

cleaners.

Proceeds

working capital. Off ice—122 W.
writer—Standard
Motor

Parts

—

For

26th

expansion

and

St., NYY. Under¬

Securities Corp., N. Y.

Industries,

Inc.

(1/22-26)

working

capital.

Office—900-908 S. Oyster Bay Rd.,
Hicksville, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—Street & Co., Inc., N. Y. •

Municipal

Investment Trust Fund, First jPa.
Series
(2/26-3/2)
>' '
April 28, 1961 filed $6,375,000 (6,250 units) of interests.
Price—To be supplied by amendment.
Business—The
.

fund

will

invest in tax-exempt bonds of the




Price—$4.

Investment Trust

:V>.,

real .estate

ceeds—For

Bldg., N. Y.
National
Nov.
to

•

Price—$15. Busi¬
company.
Proceeds—

investment

Office—20 Broad

St., New York City.

Higginson Corp., N. Y.

a

the

<

acquisition

of

Busi¬

centers, repayment
Office—Time and Life
Underwriter—Berger-Derman, Inc., N. Y.
new

working capital.

Rolling

(2/13-16)

Mills Co.

22, 1961 filed 200,000 common, of which 120,000 are
offered by the company and 80,000 by stockhold¬
Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture of
suspension systems, and other specialized roll

be

ers.

steel

.

formed
and

metal

products. Proceeds—For

other corporate

Common¬

repayment, and working capital. Of¬
St., Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Scott,
Harvey & Co., Inc., Fairlawn, N. J.
North America

purposes.

National Semiconductor Corp.
May 11, 1961 filed 75,000 shares of capital stock. Price
—To be supplied by amendment. Business—The design,
development, manufacture and sale of quality transistors
for military and industrial use.
Proceeds — For new
equipment, plant expansion, working capital, and other
corporate purposes. Office—Mallory Plaza Bldg., Danbury, Conn. Underwriters—Lee Higginson Corp., N. Y. C.
"and
Piper, Jaffray & Hop wood, Minneapolis
(mgr.).
Note—This registration has been indefinitely postponed.
National Tel-Tronics Corp.
(1/22-26)
Sept. 11, 1961 filed 133,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—The manufacture of electronic components. Proceeds—
.

repayment of

loan, expansion, new products,, work¬
ing capital and-general corporate purposes. Office—52
St. Casimer Ave., Yonkers, N. Y.
Underwriter—Frank

Karasik

&

Real

a

Co., Inc., N. Y. (mgr.).

Vended Ski Insurance Corp.
30, 1961 filed 550,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Bu3iness—Distribution
of
coin-operated insur¬
ance
vending machines to brokers at sporting centers.
National

Estate Trust

Nov. 13, 1961 filed 2,000,000 shares of beneficial interest.

Price—$10.

Business—Real

estate

investment

trust.

Proceeds—For

acquisition of property and working cap¬
Office—475 Fifth Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—None.

ital.

North

Atlantic

Sept. 26,

1961

will be sold by

Price—By
cision

Industries, Inc. (1/15-19)
filed 131,500 common, of which 120,009
the company and 11,500 by a stockholder.

amendment. Business—Manufacture of pre¬
instruments. Proceeds—Repayment of

electronic

debt, new product development, inventory and working
capital. Office—Terminal Dr., Plainview, N. Y. Under¬
writer—G. A. Saxton & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Northern' Virginia

Real

Estate

Investment Trust

Dec.

26, 1961 ("Reg. A") 2,950 shares of beneficial in¬
terest. Price—$100.- Business — Real estate investment.
"Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—Ar¬
lington Trust Bldg., 1515 N,-Courthouse Rd., Arlington,
Va. Underwriter—None.

Y

v

■/*' Northern Wood Products Corp.
Nov.

29,

filed 78,000

1961

—Manufacture

of

Price—$5. Business

common.

wooden

kitchen

cabinets

related

and

appliances. Proceeds — For debt repayment, expansion,
and working capital/ Office—201-221 Godwin Ave., Paterson, N.J. Underwriter—United Planning Corp., New¬

ark, INT. J.
Nutri-Bio

Corp.

Oct. 17, 1961 filed 1,200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Distribution and sale of vitamins, minerals and die¬
ers.

Office

Calif.

—

291

Underwriter

S.
—

Proceeds—For selling stockhold¬
Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills,
Vickers, McPherson & Warwick,

La

Inc., N. Y.
Nutri-Laboratories, Inc. (1/15-19)
Sept. 14, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—The manufacture and distribution of animal foods and

dog products. Proceeds — For marketing of "Doctor's
Choice" brand, working capital and operating expenses.
Office—1511 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter
—Hirschel & Co., Silver Spring. Md.

debt repayment

Office — Morehall Road,
Malvern, Pa. Underwriter—Drexel & Co., Philadelphia.

For

debt

Broad

tary food supplements.

Price—$8.

national chain of bowling centers. Pro¬

Nuveen

Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Series 2

Feb. 23, 1961 filed $10,000,000 (100,000 units) ownership
certificates. Price—To be filed by amendment. Business
—The fund will invest in

interest bearing obligations of
states, counties, municipalities and territories of the
S., and political subdivisions thereof which are believed to be exempted from Federal income taxes. Pro¬
U.

ceeds

—

investment.

For

Street, Chicago.
Note

—

Public

Office —135

or

Nuveen

South

La

Salle

Sponsor—John Nuveen & Co., Chicago.

This fund formerly was known

Bond

February

as

Tax-Exempt

Trust

Fund, Series 2. Offering
early March.

Tax-Exempt

Bond

Fund,

In late

—

Series

3

Oct. 17, 1961 filed $15,300,000 of units representing frac¬
tional interests in the Fund. Price — By amendment.
Business—The Fund will invest in interest

bearing obli¬
municipalities of the
S., and political subdivisions thereof which are be¬
lieved to be exempted from Federal income taxes. Pro¬
ceeds—For investment. Office—Chicago, 111. Sponsor—
John Nuveen & Co., 135 So. La Salle St., Chicago.
gations

of

states,

counties

and

U.

Oct.

Proceeds—For

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 120,000 class A shares. Price —
By
amendment. Business—Distribution of automobile
parts.
Proceeds
For debt repayment and
—

Estate

investment.

of debt and for

repay¬

of
debt, 'and working capital.
Office—8472 S.
Figueroa St., Los Angeles. Underwriters—Kleiner, Bell
& Co.* Beverly
Hills, Calif, and Hardy & Co., N. Y.
,■/ Molecular Dielectrics, Inc.
(1/22-26)
Sept. 1, 1961 filed 150,000 common, of which 135,000

Real

ness—Operates

ment

'

common.

agencyv Proceeds—For general
Office—4539 Ponce de Leon Blvd.,

Z /National Recreation Corp.
Sept. 27, 1961 filed 337,500 common.

(1/29-2/2)

Proceeds—For

75,000

collection

Underwriter—Lee

Oct. 13, 1961 filed 215,000
common, of which 165,000 are
to be offered by the company and
50,000 by/a stock¬
holder.
Price—By
amendment.
Business—Sale
and

leasing

J'/"'

9, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common.

ness—A

For

■

(1/29-2/2)
June 27, 4961 filed 140,000 common shares.
Price—$6.
Proceeds—To purchase land, construct and
develop about

Rentals

-

'

Clearing House, Inc.

(1/22-26)
Nov.

Estates, Inc.

Mobile

Investing Corp., N. Y.

A")

("Reg.

1961

'National

/

corporate

purposes, new products. Office—899 Main St., Waltham,
Mass. Underwriter—Stanley Heller &
Co., N. Y. Y;/Y

.

Portage, Pa.

—

Underwriter—Armstrong & Co., Inc., N. Y. l
Offering—Expected sometime in February.

:

products

electronic

23,

y::Y'v; *"V:: YvYYY/Y /Miami, Fla.

Nov.. 21, 1961 filed 130,000 common.
Price—$3.
—Research and development of new

repayment, store ex¬

Address

Dec. 26, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Writing of automobile insurance. Proceeds—For adcli- ;
tional capital and reserves. Office—2147 University Ave.,
St. Paul, Minn. UnderwriterL-None.

•

valve.

debt

capital.

National Family Insurance Co.

Los Angeles. Underwriter—F. L. Rossmann & Co., N. Y.
300,000

working

and

Underwriter—Cortlandt

Proceeds—For debt repayment, in¬
ventory and expansion. Office—1919 S. Los Angeles St.,

Business

Proceeds—For

stores.

pansion

ethyl alcohol and deiivatives and to distill and sell

equipment,

National

ated

amend¬

of women's'dresses.

••Y'.- Missile Valve Corp.
Nov. 24, 1961;.("Reg. A")

Rd.,

Equipment & Plastics Corp (2/15)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 105,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Operation of a cleaning and pressing plant and affili¬

^
Price—By

common.

of

industrial and potable alcohol in Nigeria. Proceeds—For
fice—1060

.

working capital. Office—8719
Silver
Spring,
Md.
Underwriter—
Guardian Investment Corp., Washington, D. C.

Corp.,
Y-Y

(2/13-16)

100,000

-

Proceeds—For

—Colesville

repayment
and
working
capital. 'Office—9-11:
Cleveland St., Valley Stream, N. Y.
Underwriters—T.
M. Kirsch Co., Inc., N. Y. and I. R. E. Investors

YY

Price—$5.50.

Nigeria Chemical Corp. (2/5-9)
Dec. 7, 1961 filed 90,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Company plans to construct a plant for production

Oct.

debt

v"

capital shares.

Capital Acceptance Corp. (1/15-19)
20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 150,000 class A common. Price
—$2. Business—Purchase of second trust notes and other

(2/5-9)("Reg. A") 150,uuu class A shares. Price—
$1.
Business—Manufacturer of precision metal com¬
ponents, assemblies and sub-assemblies. Proceeds—For

'

150,000

M

National

Components, Inc.

;

1961 filed

;

(2/5-9)

writer—Edward Lewis & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Gladwyne, Pa.

Nov. 17, 1961

Levittown, N. Y. ,./Y

21,

Bowling Lanes, Inc.

Business—The operation of bowling centers. Proceeds—
For expansion, repayment of loans, and working capi¬
tal.
Office — 220 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia.
Under¬

Underwriter—Seymour Blauner Co., N. Y.
•

National

July

.

Proceeds

Office—1400

purnoses.

and

Pearson, Murphy &: Co., Inc., N. Y.

20, 1961
100,000 capital shares. Price—
Business—Manufacture of switches and other elec¬

$3.

Price—$8. Business
missile industries. Pro¬

common.

Nuveen

Oct.

17,

Tax-Exempt

1961

filed

fractional interests in

Bond

$15,000,000
the Fund.

Fund, Series 4
of units representing
Price—By amendment.
obli¬

inventory, advertising and working capi¬
tal.
Office—420 Lexington Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—
Pacific Coast Securities Co., San Francisco. Offering—

gations of states, counties, and municipalities of the U. S.,

Expected sometime in February.

to

be exempted

•

Oceanic

•

Nationwide

Bowling Corp. r( 1/29-2/2) .- ^
19, 1961 filed 100,000 capital shares (with attached
warrants). Price—By amendment. Business—The oper¬
ation of bowling centers. Proceeds—For a realty acqui¬
sition and working capital.
Office — 11 Commerce St.,
Newark, N. J. Underwriter—Warner, Jennings, Mandel
Oct.

&

Longstreth, Philadelphia.

Business—The Fund will invest in interest-bearing

subdivisions thereof which are believed
from Federal income taxes. Proceeds—
For
investment.
Office—Chicago, 111. Sponsor—John
Nuveen & Co., 135 So. La Salle St., Chicago.
and

political

Instruments, Inc.

—The

company

Price—$1. Business

plans to manufacture scientific marine
.

»

(1/15-16)

Aug. 24, 1961 filed 140,000 common.

Continued

on

page

42

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ffir

from page 41

provide consultation services. Proceeds
organizational expenses and purchase of equip¬
Office—1515 Norton Bldg., Seattle. Underwriter—

Instruments and
—For
ment.

Globus, Inc., N. Y.
O'Day Corp.
Dec.

Manufacture

—

12,000 common. Price

("Reg. A")

1961

29,

Business

Proceeds—For

sailboats.

Newbury St., Boston.

—

$25.

and distribution of fiberglass
working capital. Office—Nine

Underwriter—None.

Oiynrtpia Mines, Inc. (1/22-26)
Sept. 1, 1961 filed 300,000 capital shares. Price—$1.35.
Business—The exploration and development of mines.
.

Proceeds—For mining operations.

Underwriter

Brooklyn, N. Y.

—

Office—44 Court St.,
Gaumont Corp., Ltd.,

Toronto.

Optech, Inc.
Dec. 26, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Research, development and fabrication of materials
used in
optical electronics. Proceeds—For equipment
and working capital. Office—246 Main St., Chatham,
N: J. Underwriters—Stone, Ackerman & Co., Inc., and
Equity Corp., N. Y.

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Plymouth Discount Corp. (1/29-2/2)
28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common.

Business—Consumer

,,

•

(2/13-16)

Orion Electronics Corp.

Dec.

precision electronic sub-sys¬
tems for the generation, detection and control of fre¬
quencies up through the microwave region. Proceeds—
For expansion, equipment and working capital. Address
—Tuckahoe, N. Y. Underwriter—A. D. Gilhart & Co.,
Inc., N. Y. C.
ness—The manufacture of

Orlando
Oct.

Corp. (2/5-9)
("Reg. A") 80,000 common.

Paper

1961

11,

Price—$2.50.

Business—Manufacturer of miscellaneous paper products.
debt repayment and general corporate
Office—Oceanside, L. I., N. Y. Underwriter—
Professional & Executive Planning Corp., Long Beach,
Proceeds—For

Inc.

(2/26-3/2)

pansion and debt repayment. Office—6701, N. Broad St.,
Philadelphia. Underwriter—Blair & Co^'f Inc., N. Y.
Nov.

-

.

24, 1961 filed 5,000,000 units.

—An investment trust.

Oxford Distributor Corp.,
Ozon

Products, Inc.

Business

Price—$1.

Office—Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta.

Sponsor-

.

(1/15-19)

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 105,000 common. Pirce—By amend¬
ment. Business—Manufacture of toiletries and cosmetics.
Proceeds—For

repayment of debt and working capital.

Office—50 Wallabout St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
;
—Carter, Berlind, Potoma & Weill, N. Y.

PCS Data

Processing, Inc.

Oct. 6, 1961 filed 100,000 common of which 50,000 are to
be

offered

by the company and 50,000 by stockholders. *
Business—Furnishing of statistical infor¬

Price—$3.75.

Proceeds—For

mation.

training personnel, new equip¬
ment, expansion and working capital. Office—75 W. St.,
N. Y. Underwriters—Harry Odzer Co., N. Y., and Lenchner, Covato & Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. Offering—Ex¬
pected sometime in February.
;
w:
Products

P-G

Manufacturing Co., Inc.
110,055 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business — Manufactures appliance replacement
parts and accessories. Proceeds — For debt repayment,
expansion and working capital. Office—230 E. 162nd St.,
N. Y. Underwriters—Kahn & Peck, Cohn, & Co., N. Y.
•

Oct.

P. & H. Tube Corp.
Oct. 25,

1961 filed 120,000

rants to

purchase 60,000 additional shares) to be offered
Price

common

(with attached

war¬

in units consisting of two shares and one warrant.

—$12 per unit.
welded

ance

ment

and

Business—Manufacture of electric resist¬
tubing. Proceeds—For debt repay¬

steel

working

capital. Office—413 Hamilton Rd.,
City, La. Underwriters—Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs & Co., New Orleans and Clark,
Landstreet & Kirkpatrick. Inc., Nashville.

Bossier

Pacific
Oct. 26,

Big Wheel
100,000

1961 filed

Price—By amend¬

common.

Business—Sale and installation of automobile ac¬
cessories. Proceeds—For expansion and working capital.

ment.

Office—6125 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego.
N. C. Roberts & Co., Inc., San Diego.

Pacific Nutrient & Chemical Co.

Sept. 15, 1961 filed 120,000

common.

Underwriter—

(1/15-19)

Price—$4. Business

—The manufacture and' sale of chemical
fertilizers, ani¬
mal nutrients, crop seeds, insecticides, etc.
Proceeds—
For additional equipment, a new plant and
working

capital. Office
Wash.

—

North

Underwriter

—

Oak and Hazel St.. Burlington.

Paul

Eisenburg & Co., Inc., and

Magnus & Co., Inc., N. Y.
Pacific

States

Steel

Corp.

June 21, 1961

filed 100,000 outstanding shares of capital
(par 50 cents) to be sold by stockholders. Price—
Business—The manufacture of steel products. Pro¬

stock

$6.

ceeds—For

the

selling stockholder. Office—35124 AlvaCity, Calif. Underwriters—First

rado-Niles Road, Union

California Co.. Inc., and Scbwabacher & Co., San Fran¬
cisco

Pal-Pfaywell

Inc.

28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design, assembly and manufacture of toys. Proceeds—




'

Silver

Spring,

Md.

Affiliates, Inc. (2/5-9)
16, 1961 filed 200,000 capital shares.

N. W.,

Underwriter—D.

Washington, D. C.

Polytronic Research,

development,

Inc.

and: production of certain
missiles, oscilloscopes,

engineering

electronic

electronic vending machines and language

Patent

;

22, 1961 filed 100,000 common (with attached fiveyea^WailfShts to purchase an adaitioiiarl00,060 shares)
units of

be sold in

one

Oct.

per

Proceeds—For equipment,

Throop

••'

D.

C.

Underwriter—Sidney

Dec.

ment.

Ave.,

Washington, D. C.

etc. Proceeds—For repayment

working

capital.

Automotive Components

Office-r-352
Fuller

;\r

Co.

28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Manufacture of carburetor replacement

Underwriter—G. H. Walker & Co., Inc.,

Price—$2.20

•

Office—7500 S. Garfield

are

and

derwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis. Of¬

>

Price—By amendment. Business—Development
of instrumentation magnetic tape re¬

manufacture

St., San Carlos, Calif. Underwriters—Lehman
and J. Barth & Co., San Francisco.

Brothers,

N. Y.

President Airlines,

:

-

N. Y.

(2/13-16)

cording equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment, con¬
struction and working capital. Office—1011 Commercial

Proceeds- -For

Property Leasing Co.
s
1
■
'
Oct. 13, 1961 filed $2,000,000 of conv. subord. debentures
due ,1976.
Price—By amendment. Business—Leasing of
equipment to industrial and commercial firms. Proceeds
—For purchase of equipment and collateral for bankcredit. Office—6381 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. Un.

Instrument Co.

28, 1961 filed 125,000 capital shares of which 111,000
to be offered by the company and 14,000 by stock¬

holders.

N. W., Washington,
Mensh Securities Co.,

.Personal

Precision

Dec.

St.,
Z.

y **

22, 1961 filed 160,000 class A common, of which
133,333 are to be offered by the company and 26,667 by
present stockholders. Price—By amendment. Business—
Warehouse distribution of corrosion resistant stainless

Precision

(For the balance) Net asset value plus 8% commission.
Eye

J

St., Passaic, N. J. Underwriter—S. D.
&rCo., N. Y*

Perpetual Investment Trust
Nov. 9, 1961 filed 500,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—(For the first 10,000 shares) $10.80 per share.

Office—1613

1

«

Harrison

Ave., Bellgardens, Calif. Underwriter—Darius Inc.,N.Y.

investment.

.

(2/13-16)

Products Co.

steel pipe, tubing, valves,
of debt, expansion,
and

;

Business—Manufacture of solid state electronic devices.

Business—A real estate investment trust.

Co., N. Y.

parts.
Proceeds — For debt repayment, retirement of
6% pfd., and working capital.
Address — Ballwin, Mo.

Sept. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A") 135,000 common.
capital.

&

Nov.

.

Pennon Electronics Corp.

Proceeds—For working

By

books
purposes.

Power Industrial

working capital and

general corporate purposes. Office—199
Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—None. '- ;

—

Office—355
Bros.

it Penn Amusement Corp.
Dec. 29, 1961
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Operation of amusement rides mounted on
trucks.

Inc. (1/15-19)
filed 127,500 capital shares. Price
Business—Publishing of paperback

magazines. Proceeds—General corporate
Lexington Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—Sutro

and

.

Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—Temporarily postponed.

17, 1961

amendment.

Pellegrino Aggregate Technico, Inc.
Aug. 10, 1961 filed 130,000 class A common shares. Price
—$5. Business—The manufacture of building materials.
Proceeds—For payment of income taxes and loans and
for working capital. Office—Woodbridge-Carte ret Road,i
Port Reading, N. J. Underwriter—Mortimer B. Burnsida
&

teaching ma¬

expansion, repayment of debt and

Popular Library,

share and one warrant. Price

unit. Business—Company plans to market
patented products, or products which it considers to be
patentable. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office—521.5th Ave., N. Y. C. Underwriter—Hampstead
Investing Corp., N .Y.
—$3.50

aircraft,

Co., Washington, D. C. Note—This offering was post¬
poned indefinitely*-v "
V-

-■

Nov.

to

for

working capital. Office—7326 Westmore Rd., Rockville,
Md* Underwriters—Jones, Kreeger & Cow and Balogh

"

Merchandising1 Corp.'V'

devices

chines. Proceeds—For

2301 Pennsylvania Ave., Philadelphia.

Y.

Price—$3.25.

amendment. Business—Research and

holders. Price—By

6, 1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—$5. Business
of drugs and pharmaceuticals. Proceeds
For an acquisition, research and other corporate pur¬
—

-

Underwriter—Balogh & Co.,

Dec.

Office

,

June 7, 1961 filed 193,750 common shares, of which 150,000 will be sold for the company and 43,750 for stock¬

E. Liederman &

Underwriter—Arnold Malkan.& Co., Inc., N.

./
>

Inc., Washington, D. C.

Parkway Laboratories, Inc.

poses.

& Co., Bos-

:'V: ./.y-:;,'/

•

Poiicy-Matic

Oct.

Offering—Expected in February.

Co., Inc., N. Y.

;

Business—Leasing of insurance vending machines. Pro¬
ceeds—General corporate purposes. Office—1001 15th St.,

•

27, 1961 filed 135,000 common. Price—$6. Business
—Financing of commercial accounts receivable. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt repayment. Office—8650 Cameron St.,

June
!
<

/

Inc.

13, 1961 ("Reg A") 150,000 crass A common

shares

^par one cent). Price—$2. Business—Air transportation
of passengers and cargo. Proceeds—For payment of cur¬

taxes; payment of balance on CAB
working capital.
Office ■— 630 Fifth
Avenue, Rockefeller Center, N. Y. Underwriter—Continental Bond & Share Corp., Maplewood, N. J. Note—
This offering has been temporarily postponed.
"
rent

liabilities

certificate

r

.

and

and

fering—Imminent.

Prestige Capital Corp.
1
Oct. 19, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
Philippine Oil Development Co., Inc.
—A small business investment company. Proceeds-—For
Sept. 25, 1961 filed 95,270,181 capital shares to be of¬
fered for subscription by common stockholders on the /investment. Office—485 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Underwriters
—D. Gleich & Co., N. Y., and Laird, Bissell & Meeds.
basis of one new share for each six held of record Sept.
9. Price—One cent. Business—Exploration for oil in the
Wilmington, Del.
v'
Philippines. Proceeds-^-Repayment of debt and the drill¬ f
Pride Industries, Inc. Cl/16)
ing of test wells. Office—Manila, Philippines. Under¬
Aug. 29, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$5. Business
writer—None.
—The sale of pet foods. Proceeds—For inventory, repay¬
Pierce Proctor Schultte & Taranton
ment of a loan, machinery, new products, advertising,
.

.

Investment Co.,

Inc.
filed $465,000 of 10-year 8% debentures.
Price—$15,000 per debenture. Business—The company
plans to organize and sell real estate syndicates. Pro¬
Dec.

Central

Pioneer
be

—Steven

stockholder.

Primex

Philadelphia. Underwriter

Corp., BMa Cynwyd, Pa.

Equities Corp.

V^

'*

filed 125,000 common, of which 75,000 are
by the company and 50,000 by a selling

Price—By

—None.

general corporate

purposes.

Office—1807 N.

Underwriter—None.

Restaurants, Inc. V

offered

Investment

400,000 shares of 60c cumulative con¬
and 400,000 of class A common, to
be offered in units of one share each. Price—By amend¬
ment.
Business—A real estate investment firm.^Pro¬
ceeds—For property acquisitions and working capital.
Office—66 Hawley St., Binghamton, N. Y. Underwriter

Ave., Phoenix.

Dec. 21, 1961
to

Office—4408 Fairmount Ave.,

.

20, 1961

ceeds—For

(mgr.). Offering—Indefinitely postponed.

Nov.

and

Additional equipment, debt repayment

Parker Finance Corp.

1961 filed

10,

—

•

Oct.

v

Nov. 28, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A finance company. Proceeds—For ex¬

Oxford Trust Fund

Hemphill, Noyes & Co., N. Y. and Estabrook
ton.

.

—Manufacture

J. Roberts & Co., East Orange, N. J.

Oxford Finance Cos.v

>

(1/23)

working capital. Office—Mercer and Arnot Sts., Lodi,
N. J. Underwriter—Fialkov & Co., Inc., N. Y.
; ;

purposes.

N. Y., and E.

/

Sept. 25, 1961 filed 137,500 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—The manufacture of polyester foams,
Proceeds

by-stockholders.

amendment. Business—Manufacture of precision hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical equipment
for marine, aircraft, ordnance and industrial use. Proceeds—For acquisition of a company and working cap¬
ital. Office—3781 E, 77th St., Cleveland. Underwriter—
Price—By

home

Industries

.

(2/19-21)
22; 1961 filed .150,000 common,, of which 100,000 are

I to be offered by the company and 50,000

of loans

Paramount Foam

•

Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.50. Busi¬

Price—$3.

financing. Proceeds—For re¬

Dynamics Corp.

Fneumo

building materials. Proceeds—For repay¬
and working capital. Office—499 Jericho
Turnpike, Mineola, N. Y. Underwriter—None. Note—
This registration will be withdrawn.
ment

sales

capital. Office — 2211
Underwriter^-M. Posey
Ltd., 50 Broadway, N. Y. v
-

Associates,

filed $1,000,000 of 15-year sinking fund
1976 (with warrants attached) and 100,to be offered in 10,000 units each consist¬

ing of

precut

-Conn.

payment of notes and working
Church Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.

1961

Proceeds—For

stockholders. Office—512 Seventh Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., Inc., St. Louis,
Mo.
' -V
.Vv'. *'

the selling

general corporate

1883 Dixwell Ave., JIamden,
Y.

—

Aug.

10 common and $100 of debentures. Price—By
amendment. Business—The packaging and direct sale of

ness—The manufacture of women's coats.

industry. Proceeds—For

Office

Underwriter—Blair & Co., Inc., N.

debentures due
common

>"

:.; -V

15,

purposes.

Paragon Pre-Cut Homes, Inc.-

000

(1/29-2/2)

Corp.

Piasticrete

1961 filed 160,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business — Manufactures masonry units for the

Inc.

(1/22-26)
Aug. 29, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$9.25. Busi¬
Original Inc.

.

.

Nov.

Office—200 W. 57.th St., N. Y. Underwriter—
Co., 2166 Broadway, N. Y. ^

25,

prefabricated

of

—

(1/29-2/2)
Dec. 1, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness^—Development and sale of chemical processes used
in the field of paper coating. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes; Office—443 W. 15th St., N. Y. Under¬
writer—Edward Lewis Co., Inc., N. Y.
•

Aug.

.

.

components.

R. J. Curylo

:Papekote,

,

wood and plastic specialized
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes.
Office
1182 Broadway, N. Y. Underwriter — Arnold
Malkan & Co., Inc., N. Y. Offering—In February.
*
—Sale

Dec. 15, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3. Business—
Production of films. Proceeds
For general corporate
purposes.

1

.

,

Price—$5. Business

28, 1961 filed 62,000 common.

Nov.

.

Inc.

,

Pir-O-Wood Industries, Inc.

.

Productions,

Underwriter—Stewart, EuFrancisco.

banks, Myerson & Co., San

Pulp & Paper Corp.
June 28, 1961 filed 1,000,000 common. Price—$3.45. Busi¬
ness—The growth of timber. Proceeds—Working capital
and the possible purchase of a mill. Address—Box 199,
Orangeburg, S. C. Underwriter — Stone & Co. c/o E.
Lowitz & Co., 29 Broadway, N. Y
Pan-Video

Sacramento, Proceeds
and working capital. Office

in

expansion, debt repayment
-r-1626 J St., Sacramento.

Palmetto

-

1962

Thursday, January 11,

.

restaurants

six

of

tion

debt repayment and working capital. Office—179-30
931^ Ave., Jamaica, N. Y. Underwriter—Tyche Securi¬
ties, Inc., N. Y.
*
:

.

.

amendment.

Business—Opera¬

-

Nov.: 27, 1961 filed
vertible preferred,

•

i

Volume

195

Number 6124

.TheCommercial and Financial Chronicle

.

.

(207)
•

Printing Corp.. of America

Bee. 28,
ment.

1961

(2/26-5/2).

filed 454,OuO common.

penses, expansion, advertising and promotion, repayment
of debt and working capital.
Office—29-14 Northern

Price—By amend¬

Business—Printing of trade and business periodi¬

Blvd., Long Island City, N. ,Y.
Walker & Co., Inc., N. Y.

cals and textbooks by
lithography. Proceeds—For selling
stockholders. Office—71 W. 35th St., N. Y. Underwriter
•

Product Research

of

Rhode

July 28, 1961 filed 330,000
Business —The
in

used

Island,

of

Proceeds—For

snares.

common

manufacture

vinyl

the

Price—$2.05.
plastic products
household fields.

Programming and Systems, Inc.
Price—$3.50. Busi-

common.

'

computer programming and
operation of electronic data processing machines.
Proceeds—For expansion. Office—45 W. 35th
St., N. Y.
Underwriter—D. M. Stuart & Co., Inc., N. Y.

the

Programs For Television, Inc.
Aug. 29, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment.

Business

The

—

distribution

of

Co.,

•

Puerto

general
Rico.

—

Mo.

-

N.

Proceeds

Puerto

24,

Rico

1961

Land

filed

and

ter

Development Corp.

$4,000,000 of 5%

conv.

subord.

•

de¬

due 1971 and 200,000 class A shares to be of¬
25,000 units, each consisting of $160 of deben¬
tures and eight shares.
Price—$200 per unit.
Business
—

For

was

—

("Reg. A")

260,000

Debt

temporarily postponed.

Reher Simmons

FuHp Processes Corp.
Sept. 20, 1961 filed 140,000 common. Price—$5. Business/
—Development of pulping and bleaching devices. Pro¬

• Renta Camera International

ceeds—General

Proceeds—For

Dec.

v

Proceeds—For

1961, ("Reg. A'.') ,,50,000
and

rental /of

general

v.-

•

Research

4/;

»

common.

Price

—

$3.

cameras and

corporate

S. Beverly Dr., Beverly

purposes.,

Office—250

Hills, Calif. Underwriter—None.

Products, Inc.

Dec. 28, 1961

Jan. 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 300,000
common.-Price—$1. Busi¬
ness—A general contractor for the construction of
build¬

ings.

28,

Business^—Sale

corporate purposes. Office—Hoge Bldg.,

-.V

Price—$1.15.

! and

Seattle, Wash. Underwriter—Wilson, Johnson & Higgins,

filed 250,000 common. Price—$9. Business
lithographic blankets used in printing.

—Manufacture of

'Proceeds—For

debt
repayment and
working capital.
Rey, Puerto Rico. Underwriters—Gross
& Co., N. Y. and Elmaleh & Co., InC.

Address—Hato

debt

repayment and general' cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1645 Guardian
Bldg., Detroit,
Mich. Underwriter—None. --

• Rex Craft Associates, Inc.
27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Design, installing and constructing, packaged
ment.
Business—Publication and sale of pocket-size
commercial interiors and exteriors for buildings. Pro¬
ceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—Route 315
paperback books and a man's magazine. Proceeds—For
& Vine St., Avoca, Pa. Underwriter—M. G. Davis &
expansion, debt repayment, and working capital. Office
Co.,
—444
Madison
Ave., N. Y.
Inc., N. Y.
• /./, ,
Underwriter—Milton D.
'/;V - ///' /
/
Blauner & Co., Inc., N. Y. • /; ■-*■■■
•//'•■ • Richmond Corp.
';
/Dec. 21, 1961 filed 142,858 common. Price—$7. Business
^ Pyroil Co., Inc.
Jan. 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 30,000 common.
;—A real estate investment company. Proceeds—For debt
Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture, of additives for gasoline, motor oils,
repayment and gene-al corporate purposes.. Office—220
Pyramid Publications, Inc. (2/13-16)
Nov. 24, 1961 filed 115,000 common.
Price—By amend¬

-Dec.

.

•

,

Rocket Power,

Inc.

Sept. 20, 1961 filed 200,000

common.
Price—By amend¬
Business—Development and manufacture of solid
propellants, rocket motors, rocket catapults and related

ment.

products. Proceeds—To repay debt/Office—Falcon
Field,
Mesa, Ariz. Underwriters—Paine. Webber. Jackson &
Curtis and Prescott & Co., N. Y.
Offering—Imminent.
•

Rodale Electronics, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000 common. Price—$5.
Business—Manufacture of electronic equipment. Pro¬

ceeds—Debt repayment, new
products, equipment, sales
promotion and advertising.
Office — 562 Grand Blvd.,

Westbury, N.Y. Underwriter—Charles

Plohn &

Co., N.Y.

(John) Co.
Oct. 24, 1961 filed $600,000 of 6%

conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1976 and 120,000 common shares to be offered
in units consisting of one debenture1
and two shares.

Price—$25

per unit. Business—Sale of rebuilt automobile
engines and reground crankshafts to automobile parts
jobbers. Proceeds—For working capital and general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—1060 Huff Rd., N.
W., Atlanta,

Ga.

common.

plant construction, equipment, research
development, sales promotion and working capital.
Co.,/ (Office—545; Broad St., Bridgeport, Conn."Underwriter
—McLaughlin, Kaufmann & Co., N. Y. (mgr.).

New York.

/v;■;/
• Pulte-Strang, Inc. >•
v;'/ '//:■//'

/•"/ _•/ •/

Proceeds—For

general

corporate purposes. Office—San Juan, Puerto Rico. Un¬
derwriters—Lieberbaum & Co., and Morris Cohon &

San Francisco.

-

Research, Inc. (1/22-26)
May 8, 1961 filed 150,000 shares of capital stock. Price—
$6 per share. Business—The research and development
of processes in the field of surface and
biochemistry.

bentures

fered in

—Real estate and construction. .Proceeds

/ '/'/"••;■.

repayment, building improvements,
equipment, research and development, and working cap¬
ital. Office—Industrial
Park, Red Wing, Minn. Under¬
writer—York &
Mavroulis, Minneapolis. Note—This let¬

Y.

Offering—Imminent.
Nov.

;;//

Wing Fiberglass Products, Inc.

July 28, 1961

corporate purposes. Address—San Juan, Puerto

Grimm,

v

Red

investment company; Proceeds—For

Co., Cleveland.

Rogers

Inc. (2/5-9)
Oct. 19, 1961 filed 75,000 class A shares. Price
By
amendment. Business—Operates record, card and sta¬
tionery departments in discount stores. Proceeds—For
expansion. Office—1211 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo.
Underwriter—Midland Securities Co., Inc., Kansas City,

Reco

Underwriter—Hill, Darlington f'&

Underwriter—Sutro Bros. & Co.,

i/t

Leasing Corp.

equipment, and sup¬
plies to schools, hotels, hospitals and industrial com¬
panies. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—8
Jay
St.* Rochester, N. Y. Underwriter—Saunders, Stiver &

Price—

Recco,

Co., Inc.^N. Y. and Roth & Co., Inc.,
Offering—Expected sometime in Feb.

business

unit for each 20 shares held.

one

Ave., N. Y.

New York.

Inc.

Capital Corp. ;°
Sept. 13, 1961 filed 750,000 common. Price—$10. Business
—A small

corporate

Business—General real estate and con¬
Proceeds—General corporate purposes. Office "

—666 Fifth

&

Philadelphia.

general

unit.

per

struction.

quisition and other corporate purposes. Office—1106 Con¬
necticut Ave., N. W.,
Washington, D. C. Underwriters—
Treat

the basis of

$100

films for motion

Nov. 28, 1961 filed 541,000 common.
Price—By amend-,;
me'nt. Business—Book publishing. Proceeds—For an ac¬

Amos

and

Raritan Rd., Oakland, N. J. Underwriter—Gianis
& Co..
Inc., N. Y. :
•
,
:V '•'>
VRealty Equities Corp. of New York (1/15-19)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed $1,675,800 of subord. debentures due
1971 (with warrants attached) to be offered for
subscrip¬
tion by stockholders in 16,758
units, each consisting of
$100 of debentures and a warrant to purchase 12.5 shares
on

pictures and television. Proceeds—For repayment of debt
and working capital. Office—1150 Avenue of the
Ameri¬
cas, N. Y. Underwriter—To be named.
Publishers

repayment

Raritan Plastics'Corp.
(1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 class A common. Price—$5.
Business—Extrusion of plastic sheets.
Proceeds—Equip¬
ment, debt repayment and; working capital.
Office—1

Nort Providence, R. 1. Underwriter—Continental
Bond
& Share Corp.,
Maplewood, N. J.

1961 filed 40,000
ness—Instructs classes in

debt

St., Long Island City, N. Y.
Underwriter—Herbert Young & Co., Inc., N. Y.

automotive, marine and
repayment of debt, new equipment and
working capital. Office —184 Woonasquatucket
Avenue,

11,

Rochester Capital

Oct. 30, 1961 filed
$625,000 of 6% convertible subordi¬
nated debentures due 1972 and
100,000 class A to be
offered in 12,500 units each
consisting of $50 of deben¬
tures and eight shares. Price—$90
per unit. Business—
Manufacture and sale of
furniture,

purposes. Office—-37-02 27th

Proceeds—For

Oct.

delphia.

Rapid Film Technique, Inc. (1/22-26)
Sept. 19, 1961 filed 70,000 common. Price—$4. Business
<—The rejuvenating and repairing of motion
picture film.

Inc.

Chicago., and Schmidt, Roberts & Parke, Phila¬

mons,

Underwriter—Rodetsky,

•

—Goldman, Sachs & Co., N. Y.

43

Underwriters—Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc.,

and

Courts & Co., Atlanta.
Rona

Plastic Corp.
15, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Manufactures plastic housewares, baby products and
other plastic items. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and
other corporate purposes.
Office—1517 Jarrett Place,
Bronx, N. Y. Underwriter—Arnold Malkan & Co., Inc.,

Dec.

N.

Y.

• Rooke Engineering Corp.
Jan. 5, 1962 ("Reg.
A") 120,000

common.

Business—Fabrication

metals.

expansion.
Adams

&

exotic

of

Price—$2.50.

Proceeds—For

Office—Los Angeles, Calif. Underwriter—
Co., Los Angeles. Offering—Expected in late

Feb.
Roth

Greeting Cards
1961 (f'Reg. A?r) 100,000 common. Price—$1.50.
Business—Design, production and sale of "contemporary"
greeting cards. Proceeds—For design and introduction
of new greeting card line and
working capital. Office
—504
E.
Broadway, Glendale, Calif. Underwriters—
R. E. Bernhard t Co.,,
Beverly Hills, Calif.; Schaefer,
Lowe & McCamant, Inc., San
Francisco; Costello,. Russotto & Co.,. Los Angeles; Amos C. Sudler &
Co., Denver;
G. H. Musekamp &
Co., Cincinnati and V. E. Anderson
& Co., Salt Lake City,
Dec. 26,

,

Roto
Nov.

,

16,

1961

Inc. (1/22-26)
("Reg. A") 60,000 common.

Business—Custom
debt

~

Cylinders,

repayment

myra,, N.

J.

engraving.
working capital.

gravure

and

Price—$5.

Proceeds—For
Address—Pal¬

Underwriter—Woodcock, Moyer, Fricke &

French, Inc., Philadelphia.

.

,

.

K

etc. Proceeds—For debt repayment and
general corpor¬
ate purposes. Address—La
Loewi &

&

Crosse, Wis. Underwriters—
Co., Inc. and J. M. Dain & Co., Inc., Milwaukee.

Ridge Tool Co. (3/15)
Dec> 28, 1961 filed 284,586 class A

Industries, Inc. / * /
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 87,500 common.
Price—$4. Business
—Design and manufacture' of metal cabinets, boxes,
and

Ridgerock of America, Inc.
29,
1961
filed
100,000

Dec.

Price—$1.

brake shoes.

Proceeds—For general corporate
purposes!:/
Blvd.; Farmingdale,' N. Y. Underwriter
-^-Meadowbrook Securities, Inc.,
Hempstead, N. Y.
/

Brothers &

Office—94 Gazza

Quariiie Creative Corp.

—Manufacture
—For

research,

of

home

new

products.

..

Interonics, Inc.
filed

and

(1/29-2/2)

40,000

Price—$5. Business
frequency interference filters
capacitors. Proceeds—For equipment, working
cap¬
of

common.

Oceanside, N.
N.,Y.

Y.

Underwriter—Arnold Malkan

J

.

Court,
&

.

mobile racing center.
poses.

Office—21

N.

-

writer—None.,/

.

_

A
400,000 common/Price—By amend¬
Business—Design, manufacture and sale of mobile

homes and office trailers. Proceeds—For
general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—139 W. Walnut Ave., Gardena,
Calif. Underwriter
Vickers, MacPherscfti &

-

Proceeds—General corporate pur¬
7th St., Stroudsburg, Pa.
Under¬

—

Inc., N. Y.
1

Warwick,

<

.

;

Roberts & Porter, Inc.
Nov. 20, 1961 filed 80,200
common, of which
to be offered by the company and
63,520

Sept. 28,
ment

Photo

1961 filed

Laboratories, Inc.
150,000

common.

Business—Processing of film

photographic

equipment.




16,680 are

by stockhold¬

.

ers.

Rainbow

Corp., N. Y.

filed

26, 1961

ment.

Co.,

Racing Inc.
' •/*■'
/
Oct. 16, 1961 filed
1,250,000 common. Price—Up to $4.
Business—Company plans to build and operate an auto¬

metal

Roadcraft Corp.
Dec.

/.'/./

^

Price—By amendment. Business

Jackson & Curtis and American Securities

radio

ital and other corporate
purposes. Office—15 Neil

Ripley and
consisting of one

and plastic heels for women's
molds and dies, bowling pins, bowling
shoes and related products. Proceeds—For general cor¬
porate purposes. Office—4067 Folsom Ave. St. Louis and
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
Underwriters—Paine, Webber,

shoes,

*,

30, -1961

Inc.

(1/15-19)
Price—By amend¬

and

distributing of

Proceeds—For

moving

ex¬

Price—By amendment.

ized

photographic, plate making and

Business—Sale,joi/special¬
press: room

sup¬

plies and equipment to the graphic arts industry. Pro¬
ceeds—For working capital.
Office—4140 W. Victoria

Ave.,

Chicago,

111.

•

Rubber & Fibre Chemical Corp.
(2/5-9)
Sept. 25, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Exploitation of a new process for reclaiming unvulcanized rubber. Proceeds—Purchase of equipment and
existing plant building, repayment of debt, and working
capital. Office—300 Butler St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Under¬

writer—Armstrong & Co., Inc., N. Y.
• Ruby Silver Mines,
2, 1962 ("Reg. A")

Jan.

cents.

Inc.

2,400,000

common.

Price—121/*

Business—Exploration and development of

deposits.

Proceeds—For

corporate

purposes.

mineral

debt

repayment and general
Address—Box 1088, Wallace, Idaho.

Underwriter—Pennaluna & Co., Spokane, Wash.

share of each company.
—Manufacture of wood

products and working capital.

Co.", N. Y.
Oct.

,v; >

Inc., and Jomar Plastics,

100,000 of Jomar to be offered in units

Proceeds

Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor &

—Ij/Tanufacture

*•-.!».

(1/22-26)

Of¬
fice—34-24 Collins
Place, Flushing, N. Y. Underwriters—
Shell Associates, Inc. and
RF

>

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 100,000 common shares of

Price—$5. Business

furnishing

Price—$2.50.

common.

Co., Inc., Nv Y*--;.,■,.»■

Ripley Industries,

(1/19)

common.

of

Business—Production of stone facing for buildings. Pro¬
ceeds—For debt reduction and general corporate pur¬
poses. Address — Sebring, O. Underwriter— Baruch

Business—Rebuilding and reconditioning of automotive

•

common.

Business—Manufacture

tools

radiator

Sept. 27, 1961 filed 100,000

—

.

Price—By
pipe working
and machines. Proceeds—For selling stockholders.
Office—400 Clark St., Elyria, Ohio.
Underwriters—White,
•Weld & Co., N. Y. and McDonald &
Co., Cleveland.
amendment.

enclosures. Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, aadvertising and working capital. Office — 234
Russell St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Underwriter—M. J. Merritt
& Co., inc., n. y.
; ;
:
;

• Quality Brake Rebuilders, Inc.
Jan 3,-1962
("Reg. A") 300,000 common.

—

—

•

Quaker City

boiler

St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hirscbel
Co., Silver Spring; Md. Offering—Expected in April.

Royaltone Photo Corp.
Nov. 29, 1961 filed 300,000 common, of which 100,000
are to be offered
by the company and 200,000 by Stock¬
holders.
Price
By amendment.
Business
Develops
and prints color,, and black
and white photographic
.film. Proceeds —■ For equipment and
working capital.
; Office—245 7th
Ave., N, Y. Underwriter
Federman,
Stonehill & Co., N. Y.
■
/
•
\
/

Underwriters—Blunt

Ellis

&

Sim¬

•

S.

M. S. Instruments, Inc.
(2/5-9)
28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
ness—Repair and maintenance of aircraft instruments
and accessories. Proceeds—For
equipment, debt repay¬

Nov.

ment, and other corporate
International

Lieberbaum &
S.

June

O.

S.

29,

purposes.

Airport, Jamaica,
Co., N. Y.

N.

Office

Y.

—

Idlewild

Underwriter—
r

Photo-Cine-Optics, Inc.

1961 filed $50,000 of 6% subordinated deben¬

tures due

1969 and 50,000 common shares to be offered
in units consisting of $10 of debentures and 10 common

shares. Price—$40 per unit. Business—The manufactur¬

ing, renting and distributing of motion picture and tele¬
vision production equipment. Proceeds—For new equip¬
ment, advertising, research and development, working
capital and other corporate purposes. Office—602 W.
52nd St., New York. Underwriter — William, David &
Motti, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Imminent,
Sabre, Inc. (1/15-19)
Sept. 25, 1961 ("Reg. A")

50,000

common.

Price—$2.

Business—Manufacture of pre-paihted aluminum siding
and accessories. Proceeds—For inventory, dies, inventory
*

Continued

on

page

44

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The Commercial and Financial

(208)

i

Chronicle,,

.

Thursday, January 11, 1962

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5
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Continued from page

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43

Servotron

(1/29-2/2)

Corp.

*

*

*

!•

Office—4990 E. Asbury,
Underwriter—Schmidt, Sharp, McCabe & Co.,

Denver.

Los

—Sale of automatic film
electronic

Inc., Denver.

* s

I
{'<

inventory, sales promotion, research and develop¬
ment, and working capital. Office—29503 West Nine Mile

it Saladmaster Corp.
Jan. 3, 1962 filed $700,000 of 6% subord. conv. deben¬
tures due 1972 and 126,030 common
(of which 15,399
shcres are to be offered by the company and 110,631

If

>

{
».f

stockholders). Price—For debentures, at par;
by amendment. Business—Sale of kitchenware,
tablewear and a food cutting machine. Proceeds—For
debt repayment and general corporate purposes. Office
—131 Howell St., Dallas. Underwriter—Parker, Ford &
Co., Inc., Dallas.

M

J*

r
*

|

'i

I

M

i

•

San

Dec.

Diego Imperial Corp.

t

I*

Calif.

;■

if
i

tration

*!f

ated

•A-

Mr*k

Dec.

f
H

&

a

|

("Reg. A") $300,000 of 6% 15-year subord.
debentures. Price—At par. Business—Operation of

■

•

Savin

Business

ness—Distribution

machines.

of

Corp.

common.

products

Proceeds—For

for

initial

use

in

of

•*■
r

iN
ir

Schultz Sav-O-Stores,

13, 1961 filed 160,000 common, of which 75,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 85,000 by stockhold¬
ers.
Price—By amendment. Business—Wholesale food
distribution

and

operation

of

supermarkets.

Fla. Underwriter—George,
Shenk
Nov.

Proceeds

shares

expansion. Office—2215 Union Ave.,
Sheboygan,
Underwriter—Blunt Ellis. &_Simmons, Chicago.

Seashore

Food

Products, Inc. (2/26-3/2)
Aug. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common.*'Price
$4.
Business—The manufacturing and
processing of assorted
—

I"

food

products. Office—13480 Cairo Lane,
Opa Locka,
Fla. Underwriters—Terrio &
Co., Washington, D. C.
Sea-Wide

Electronics, Inc.

purchase of conditional sales contracts on home
appli¬
Proceeds — For working capital and
expansion.
Office—724 9th St., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Under¬
writer—None.

?•{

properties.

>«■
>

Siconor

• Security

Air Vent, Inc.
Dec. 28, 1961 ("Reg. A")
100,000
Business—Manufacture of turbine

*

J

ment.

common.

Price

—

$1.

adaptors and
buildings. Proceeds—For
corporate

purposes.

debt

Office

—

repayment and general
715 W. Railroad Ave.,

Scottsbluff, Neb. Underwriter—None.
Security Equity Fund, Inc.
14, 1961 filed 400,000 capital

Dec,

'.-.'V

poses.

asset value

plus 6%. Business—A mutual fund. Proceeds
investment. Office
700 Harrison
St., Topeka

—For

Ei
'

Kan.

J

peka.

>1

"J

—

Underwriter—Security Management Co.,

Inc

To¬

corporate

Sokol

Brothers

Furniture

Co.,

Price—By amend¬
Business—Design and manufacture of networks
and program
transmission, filters, transceivers

data

and related electronic

equipment. Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, research and development, repayment of
loans and
working capital. Office—12 Hinsdale
St.,'Brooklyn Un¬
derwriter— Searight, Ahalt &
O'Connor, Inc., N. Y.

ing

of

Corp.
I
500,000 common. Price—$6. Business
estate mortgage
field, and the financ¬

intangibles

and

corporate purposes.
nix.

chattels.

Office—830

Underwriter—None.

Sell

"N

Serv

Proceeds—For general
N. Central Ave, Phoe¬
'

rate

cold bever¬
For debt
repayment and general corpo¬

purposes. Office—20 Simmons
St., Boston. Under¬
writer—Goldsmith, Heiken & Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Offering—Imminent.

^

Spears

Servonuclear Corp.
(1/22-26)
12, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common.

Sept.

Business—Manufacture
Proceeds—For

plant

new

of

medical

relocation,

electronic

products.

equipment, * inventory,

products, debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—28-21 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, L.
I., N. Y. Under¬
writer—
Rothenberg, Heller & Co., Inc.; N. Y.

j|.



prefabricated

metal

showers,

baseboard

B.), Inc. 7..;;;.';

Malkan

&

Products, Inc.
29, 1961 filed 230,000

Co., Inc., N. Y.
(2/26-3/2)

of which 200,000 are
by the company and 30,000 by stockholders.
amendment. Business—Manufacture of drug
common

to be offered
'•>

Price—By
and food

products, electrical and electronic devices and
precision machinery. Proceeds—For the purchase of cer¬

tain patents,
Office—730

designated residential locations. Proceeds—For
L

St., S. E. Washington,

St.,

Y

•

Systems, Inc. (1/15-19)
30, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common. Price
$2.
Business—Manufacture of ultrasonic cleaning equip¬

(2/13-16)

100,000

dealer

in

Price — $2.50.
gold and silver bullion

common.

a

new

Inc. ( 1/15-19)
filed $100,000 of 6%

subordinated con¬
due 1977 and 50,000 common to be
units, each consisting of $20 of debentures and
10 shares. Price—$60 per unit. Business—Design
and
manufacture of fishing and archery equipment and fiber
glass household items. Proceeds—For general corporate
purpose.
Office—131 Saw Mill River Rd., Yonkers, N. Y.
Underwriter—William, David & Motti; Inc., N. Y.

Co., Inc.j N. Y.

and operation of
towing boats.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, conversion of a
boat, and
working capital. Office—3300 N. W. North River Drive,
Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Irwin Karp & Co., Inc., 68
William St,
;■

debentures

Standard

Industries,

Inc.

(1/29-2/2)

Oct. 13, 1961 filed 210,000 common, of which 183,000 are
to be offered by the company and 27,000 by a stock¬

holder.
of

Price—By amend¬

working capital.
J. Underwriter—

offered in

Southeastern Towing &
Transportation Co., Inc.
29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price—$3.

ment. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and redemption of

1961

29,

vertible

Nov.

>v

Sportsmen,

Nov.

ment, systems and transducers. Proceeds—For
expansion
and working capital.
Office—1250 Shames Dr., Westbury,

"

N.

processing and
refinery, debt repayment
and working capital. Office—E. William St., Hopelawn
(Woodbridge), N. J. Underwriter—Flumenhaft, Seidler
& Co., N. Y.

Sonic

Southern California Edison Co.
(1722)
Dec. 11, 1961 filed 1,500.000 common.

and

and other non-ferrous metals. It also does

general corporate purposes. Of¬
fice—260 Hawthorne Ave.,
Yonkers, N. Y. Underwriter
—Meadowbrook Securities Inc.,
Hempstead, N. Y.

•

and

-smelting. Proceeds—For

energy. Proceceds—For

&

Inc.

7, 1961 ("Reg. A")

Business—Broker

debt,

Hoboken,
■

Spiral Metal Co,.,
Dec.

Development Corp. of America

of

repayment
Grand

Blair & Co., N.

Business—Construction

Price—$2.

Price—$4. Business
receptors, precast con¬

shower

Sperti
Nov.

Industries, Inc.

Underwriter—Keene

(L.

writer—Arnold
;

buildings, repayment of debt and

27, 1961 filed 56,000 common, of which 30,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 26,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—$5.
Business—Design, development and man¬
ufacture of devices using sound or fluids as a
source of

N. Y.

metal

1961 filed 65,000 common. Price—$5. Business—•
Operation of retail furniture stores. Proceeds
For
working capital. Office—2212 Third Ave., N. Y. Under¬

—

("Keg- A") 60,000 common. Price—$5. Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of dispensers for hot and
ages. Proceeds

rceptors,

of

(3/5)

common.

Oct. 30,

Inc.

Oct

Dispensers, Inc.

22, 1961 filed 175,000

I., N. Y.

Oct.

•

-

Underwriter—M. H. Woodhill, Inc., N. Y.

Underwriter—None.

Sonic

company.

—

selling stockholders. Office—115
C.

common.

investment

..radiators and rope and twine. Proceeds—For a new
plant
; in
Canada. Office—52-55 74th Ave., Maspeth, L.

working capital. Office—253 Columbia St., Brooklyn,
Y. Underwriter—Continental Bond & Share
Corp.,
Manlewood. N. J.

D.

100,000

business

Spartan International Inc.

crete

stores. Pro¬

Office—2514 n.

N.

at

small

—Manufacture

;

ment

for

$

•

common. Price—$2.50
Busi¬
retailing of furniture, appliances
other household goods. Proceeds — For
expansion

Solon

City.

Laughlin, Kaufman & Co., N. Y.

instalment

of

Ave., Oklahoma City. Underwriters—Eppler,
Turner, Inc., Dallas and R. J. Edwards, Inc.,

(1/29-2/2)
'/'•'.■v'25, 1961 ("Reg. A") 90,000 common. Price—$3, Busi¬
ness—Manufacture of a synthetic elastic yarn and other
synthetic- fibres. Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
poses. Office—186 Grand St., N. Y. Underwriter—Mc¬

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 240,000

and modernization

&

Spandex Corp.

N. Y.
•

Price—By amend¬
casualty insurance in

Oct.

Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriters—Boenning &
Philadelphia, and Rodetsky, Walker & Co., Inc.,

Co.,

Co.

common.

Price—$2.
Pro¬
working capital. Office—113 W. 2nd St., Casa
Grande,MAriz. Underwriters—Preferred Securities, Inc.,
and Brown & Co. Investment
Securities, Phoenix.*/;

Price—By amend-;

purposes.

1973; and 30,000

ceeds—For

Dec. 28, 1961 filed 75,000 common.
Price—By amendment.
Business—Installation of its coin operated laundry equip¬

—Engaged in real

F'
h<

common.

convertible sub¬

due

debentures:

and

Business—A

Broad St.,

'

Selective Financial
Dec. 8, 1961 filed

kj*

(1/29-2/2)

Insurance

Space Financial Corp.
Nov. 24, 1961
("Reg. A")

'

ment.

8
S

#■

Inc.

the

Business—Operation of

1961 filed 220,000

Oklahoma

purposes.

Seg Electronics Co., Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 110,000 commbn.

'>

Guerin

Dec.

Business—Operation of retail discount
general

26,

Western

Price—By amend¬

-

Silo Discount Centers,
Nov. 15, 1961 filed 165,000

Price—For

Arkansas. Proceeds—For redemption of
surplus fund certificates and expansion. Office—5620 N.

search

Underwriter—None.
;

$5.

Oklahoma

Ltd.
common.

Proceeds—For

Associates, Inc.
$150,000 6%

ment. Business—Writes automobile

for silver in
Proceeds—For general corporate pur¬
Office—62 Richmond St., West, Toronto, Canada.

ness—The

Price—Net

corporate

exploratory

stocks:

Dec.

northern Ontario.

and

shares.

Mines

Business—The

ceeds—For

ventilators, roof jacks,
grain aerating equipment for
ventilating

135,000

(2/5-9)

general

Sept. 18, 1961 filed 250,000

ment.

i
r

Proceeds—For

investment.

—

Ave., Boston. Underwriters—Paine,
Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Boston and S. D. Lunt & Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y
;

ances.

n

which

—

$500. For
bowling alleys.
Proceeds
For debt repayment and working capital.
Office—2711 N. 24th St., Phoenix. Underwriter—A. G.
Edwards & Sons, St. Louis.
the

Office—470 Atlantic

Security Acceptance Corp.
March 7, 1961 filed
100,000 shares of class A common
stock and $400,000 of 71A%
10-year debenture bonds, to
be offered in units
consisting of $100 of debentures and
25 shares of stock.
Price—$200 per unit. Business—The

•j*

of

estate

("Reg. A")

shares.

common

to be offered

Corp. of America

29, 1961

Southwestern

common,

Price

shares.

and

ordinated sinking fund debentures

(2/5-9)

150,000

loans

Southwest Recreation
Nov.

30, 1961 filed $8,000,000 of 7x/2% capital income
sinking fund debentures due 1989. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Operates hotels and other real estate

Office—Stokely St., and Roberts Ave., Phila¬
delphia, Pa. Underwriter—Amos Treat &
Co., N. Y.

ir

filed

common

Business—The develop¬

working capital. Office—2501
Bank of Georgia Bldg., Atlanta.
Underwriter—Johnson,
Lane, Space Corp., Savannah. Offering—Imminent.

Oct.

(1/29-2/2)

repayment.

/I

are

Sheraton

Sept. 26, 1961 filed 200,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Importing of goods from Japan. Proceeds—For debt

V
;r

1961

of

repayment

by the company and 15,000 by
a stockholder. Price—$6. Business—Manufacturer of re¬
built automobile-parts.- Proceeds—For debt repayment
and working capital. Office—2101 S. High
St., Colum¬
bus, Ohio. Underwriters—Rodetsky, Walker & Co.? Inc.,
NwYvand Boenning & Co., Philadelphia; ■

—For

Wis.

28,

Business—Real

ment.

O'Neill & Co., Inc., N. Y.

Industries, Inc.

of principal amount.

• Southern
Syndicate, Inc.
Sept. 13, 1961 filed 300,000 common. Price—By amend¬

ceeds—For equipment, advertising, plant expansion and
working capital. Office—3800 N. W., 32nd Ave., Miami,

Inc.

Nov.

.

Avenue, Miami Beach, Fla.
Underwriters
Co., and Lee Higginson Corp., N. Y.

Hirsch &

Inc.

Shelley Manufacturing Co.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 55,000 common. Price—$6.50. Business
—Manufacture
of automatic
equipment for handling
packaged foods, and various food serving devices. Pro¬

xero¬

•

unimproved land in Florida. Proceeds—For the
repayment of debt, the development of property, work¬
ing capital and other corporate purposes. Office—1674

40th

photocopy

production

Pro¬

ment of

lamin¬

area.
Proceeds—For
expansion. Office—139 S.
St., Omaha, Neb. Underwriters—J. Cliff Rahel &
Co., and Storz-Wachob-Bender Co., Omaha.

(1/15-22)
Price—$10. Busi¬

graphic machines, additional equipment, expansion and
working capital. Office—161 Ave. of the Americas, N. Y.
Underwriter—Ira Haupt & Co., N. Y.

VP

—At 100%

Bluffs

Machines

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 150,000

Marts,

C.

debentures and warrants for five

Meridian

Food

company.

Office—Poinsett Hotel

Realty & Utilities Corp.
May 26, 1961 filed $4,140,000 of 6% convertible deben¬
tures due 1976, with warrants to purchase 41,000 common
shares, to be offered for public sale in units of $500 of

selling stockholders.
Underwriter—Shields

Cabot Ave., Detroit.

investment

Southern

—

ton, D. C. Underwriter—C. A. Taggart, Inc., Towson, Md.

'i;

distributes

and

Proceeds—For

S.

Inc. (1/22-26)
shares. Price—$6.

common

business

Building,
Underwriter—Capital Securities Corp.,

Greenville, S. C.
Greenville,

Dec. 19, 1961 filed 170,000 class A common, of which
30,000 will be sold by the company and 140,000 by cer¬
tain stockholders. Price
By amendment. Business—
Operation of seven supermarkets in the Omaha-Council

chain of drug stores.

Proceeds—For general corporate
purposes. Office—3310 New York Ave., N. E., Washing¬

$

glass.

Industries,

100,000

small

ceeds—For investment.

F

:

Growth

1961 filed

28,

Business—A

Co., n. y.
Shaver

28, 1961

conv.

"

"

Business—Manufactures

safety

Office—4815

Ins*

f

*

statement.

ment.

Birchwood Park

Hriicxc

Southern
,

Shatterproof Glass Corp. (1/15-19)
Oct. 27, 1961 filed 215,000 common. Price—By amend¬

Dr., Jericho. L. I.,
Underwriter—Amber, Burstein & Col, Inc., N. Y.

N. Y.

:IP

I

,

Oil

purcnase

of mortgage notes, contracts, leases,
Proceeds—Repayment fo debt, investments and other
corporate purposes. Office—615 Hillsboro St., Raleigh,
N. C. Underwriter—J. C. Wheat & Co., Richmond, Va.

April 24, 1961 filed 500,000 shares of common stock.
Price—$2.50 per share. Business—Acquisition, develop¬
ment, and exploration of mining properties. Proceeds—
For general corporate purposes. Office — 1406 Walker
Bank Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah; Underwriter — None.
Note—The SEC has ordered "stop order" proceedings
challenging the accuracy and adequacy of this regis¬

pansion. Office—151

if t<'

*

^

Corp. (1/29-2/2)
July 5, 1961 ("Reg. A") 92,000 common shares (par one
cent). Price—$2.50. Business—Wholesale distribution of
gasoline and oil to service stations. Proceeds—For ex¬

*

.

v

Underwriters—White, Weld & Co., Inc., N. Y., and

Sav-Mor

11

J

.

filed

1961

J. A. Hogle & Co., Salt Lake City.,
#

>

f

to

ness—Repurchase

June

Co.

warrants

etc.

Corp., N. Y.

Minerals & Chemical

Shasta

350,091 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A holding company for 14 savings and
loan associations, and other firms. Proceeds — For the
selling stockholders. Office—1400 Fifth Ave., San Diego,

1

5,

(1/23)

(1/23)

duction of natural gas, natural gasoline and petroleum.
Proceeds—For prepayment of loans and working cap¬
ital. Office—First National Bank Bldg., Amarillo, Tex.
Underwriter—First Boston

with

1976

due

debentures

nated

200,000 shares of common stock, to be offered in units
consisting of $100 of debentures with a warrant to pur¬
chase 20 common shares. Price—By amendment. Busi¬

Dec. 13, 1961 filed $25,000,000 of sinking fund debentures
due Jan. 1, 1987. Price—By amendment. Business—Pro¬

shares by
for stock,

t

*

Sept. 22,

Rd., Farmington, Mich. Underwriter—None.
Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp.

Frontier ^Finance Co.
(1/15-19)
1961 filed $1,000,000 of sinking fund subordi¬

Southern

•

and

'

Angeles.

and

processing machines and other
Proceeds—Purchase of equipment

products.

preferred. Office—601 W. Fifth St.,
Underwriters—First Boston Corp., "N. Y.
Dean Witter & Co., San Francisco.

outstanding 4.88%

Sept. 25, 1961 filed 100,Ouu common. Price—$5. Business
equipment and working capital.

>

Price—By

crushed

and

corporate

<

amendments Business-r-Production
gravel, and ready-mix, concrete
highways, etc. -Proceeds—General

limestone;

construction

of

purposes.

Office—731 Mayo
Co., N. Y.

Okla. Underwriter—Allen &

Bldg.,
^

Tulsa,

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Technical Animations,

Stanley Industries Corp.

Price—$4. Business
—Design, manufacture and sale of heavy-duty stainless
steel equipment.
Proceeds—For debt repayment vand
general corporate purposes. Office—454 Livonia Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. y. Underwriter—Edwards & Hanly, Hemp¬
stead,^. y. ;
-' -■■1*
v ?,:

tures

Shelter Corp.

,?

■

rant

share

and

warrant.

one

Price—$3

per

■

unit. Busi¬

loans, advances to a subsidiary, establishment of branch sales offices and working capital.
Office—336 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, N. C. Under¬
writer—D.- E. Liederman & Co., Inc., N. Y. (mgr.). Note
—This firm formerly was known as Star Homes, Inc.
Offering—Expected sometime in February.
Starmatic

Industries, Inc.

&

,

Manufacture

—

purchase

class

14

Business
ment

Trans data,

image

processing and transmission field.
repayment

• Stelber Cycle Corp.

Business —Manufactures illu¬
and non-illuminated signs and other advertis¬
Proceeds

working capital.

Dec.

29,

each consisting of one $200 debenture and
shares. Price—$500 per unit.
Business—Manufacture

repayment

of

units,

50
of
bicycles, tricycles and toy automobiles. Proceeds—For
debt repayment, moving expenses and a new product
line. Office—744 Berriman St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Under¬
writers—Lloyd Securities, Inc. and Richard Bruce &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

fluorescent

lighting

Chicago.

offered

by the

Scientific

Oct. 23,

&

International

,

Salomon

Brothers

Hutzler

&

(jointly).

Bids—Expected

1961 filed 150,000 class A common. Price—By
Business—Company was recently formed

26,

1961

filed

175,000

common,

facture

ufacturing, international engineering and sales activities.
Proceeds—For general corporate purpose. Office—111 W.
50th St., N. Y. Underwriter—Hirsch & Co. Inc., N. Y.

and general corporate purposes. Office—6502 Rusk

purposes.

corporate

Office—3601 N. W. 50th St., Miami, Fla. Un¬

—

Underwriter—Packer-Wilbur Co., Inc., N. Y.

Publishers, Inc.

if Thunderbird

Dec.

28, 1961 filed 90,000 common. Price—$3. Business
—Publishing and distributing telephone directories. Pro¬
ceeds—For

Ave.,

Underwriter
S. D. Fuller & Co., N. Y.
Thompson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Dec. 22, 1961 filed 90,000
common, of which 80,000 shares
are to be offered
by the company and 10,000 by stock¬
holders.
Price—$4. Business—Design and manufacture
of special machinery for
bowling alleys and related
equipment.
Proceeds—For expansion and general cor¬
porate purposes. Office — Canal St., Lancaster, N.t H.

derwriter—To be named.

Suburban Directory

coolers, water cans and portable hot
dispensers.
Proceeds—For
debt
repayment

Jan.

International

Hotel

repayment of bank loans, additional equip¬

2,

—

Wilkes-Barre,
Co., N. Y.,'
St.,

Pa.

Underwriter—G.

K.

Shields

Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo, Calif. Underwriter—Vickers, MacPherson & Warwick, Inc., N. Y.

&
;

Swift

Homes, Inc. (1/22-26)
Sept. 15, 1961 filed 240,000 common, of which 80,000
will be sold by the company and 160,000 by stockhold¬
ers. Price—By amendment. Business—The manufacture,
sale and financing of factory-built homes. Proceeds—To
expand credit sales and open new sales offices. Address
—1 Chicago Ave., Elizabeth, Pa. Underwriter—Eastman
Dillon, Union Securities & Co., N. Y.

Dec.




„

("Toshiba")

factures

a broad line of electrical and
electronic equip¬
including home appliances, radio and TV, heavy
duty equipment, tubes and semi-conductor^. Proceeds—

For the account of a subsidiary.
Office—Tokyo, Japan.
Underwriters—Smith, Barney & Co., and the Nomura Se¬
curities Co. Ltd., N. Y
<

Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd. ("Toshiba")
Dec. 8, 1961 filed 50,000,000 common shares to be of¬
fered

to

stockholders

the

on

basis

for each two held of record Dec. 30.

ness—Manufactures
tronic equipment.

a

broad line

Proceeds

—

of

one

new

share

Price—$0,125. Busi¬

of electrical

For expansion.

and

elec¬

Office—

Tokyo, Japan. Underwriters—None.
Tork Time Controls,
Dec.
...

ment.

12,

1961

filed

Inc.

150,000

(2/26-3/2)

common.

common.

Price

—

$5.

wide

be

offered by the company and 48,000
by stockhold¬
Price—$6. Business—Design, manufacture and sale
of power supplies. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and
working capital. Office—111 Pleasant Ave., Roosevelt,
L. I., N. Y.
Underwriter—William, David & Motti, Inc.,
ers.

N. Y.

Turbodyne Corp.
May 10, 1961 filed 127,500 shares of common stock. Price
—$5 per share. Business — The research, development,

manufacturing and marketing of space and rocket en¬
gines, and related activities. Proceeds—For research and
development, and working capital. Office—1346 Con¬
necticut Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—
Sandkuhl & Co., Inc., Newark, N.
J., and N. Y. C. Offer¬
ing—Expected sometime in March.
•

Turner

Engineering & Automation Corp.

(2/5-9)

.

.

Sept. 27, 1961 ("Reg. A") 75,000 common.
Price—$4.
Business—Manufactures electronic
devices
and
com¬
ponents. Office—209 Glenside Ave., Wyncote, Pa. Un¬
derwriter

—

Valley Forge

Securities

Co., Inc.,

Phila.

Twentieth Century Capital Corp.
Nov. 24, 1961 filed 250,000 common. Price—By

amend¬
ment; Business—A small business investment company.
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—134
S.

La

&

Co., Chicago.

Salle

St., Chicago. Underwriter—Bacon, Whipple

21

Brands, Inc.
22, 1961 filed 800,000 common, of which 550,000
to be offered by the company and
250,000 by stock¬

are

holders.
of

Price—By amendment.
imported and American wines

—For

repayment, expansion and working capital.
Office—23 W. 52nd St., N. Y. Underwriters—A. C.
Allyn
&

Co., and Hornblower & Weeks. Offering—In March.

•

Tyson Metal Products, Inc.

Business—Design and manufacture of time

con¬

(1/29-2/2)

Oct. 26, 1961 filed 70,000
common, of which
are to be offered
by the company and

21,000 shares
49,000 by stock¬

holders.

Price—By amendment. Business—Manufacture
beverage service equipment. Proceeds—
working caiptal. Office—6815 Hamilton Ave., Pitts¬
burgh. Underwriter — Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pitts¬
burgh. '
of

food

and

For

Ultra

Plastics

Inc.

(1/29-2/2)

Sept. 19, 1961 filed 150,000 class A common. Price—$4.
Business—The manufacture of outdoor
plastic signs and
urethane foam. Proceeds—For

equipment, repayment of
debt, inventory, additional personnel, advertising and
Underwriter—Amos Treat & Co., N. Y.
Uneeda
Dec.

14,

Vending Service, Inc.
("Reg. A") 73,500 common. Price
$3.
Purchase of new and used coin-operated

1961

—

—

vending and recreational machines. Proceeds—For gen¬
eral corporate purposes. Office—166 Clymer
St., Brook¬
lyn, N. Y. Underwriter—Capital Consultants Corp., N. Y.
•

Union Title Co. (1/29-2/2)
Aug. 28, 1961 filed 150,000 capital shares. Price—$7.50.
Business—The insuring of real estate titles. Proceeds—
For working capital and
expansion. Office—222 N. Cen¬
tral

Price—By amend-

Business—Distribution
and whiskies. Proceeds

debt

Business

Technibilt Corp.

..

Co., Ltd.

5,

ment

year-books and commercial printing. Proceeds—For sell¬
ing stockholders. Office—6320 Denton Dr., Dallas. Un¬
derwriter—Dallas Rupe & Son, Inc., Dallas, Tex.

,

Electric

1961 filed 30,000,000 common to be offered for
public sale in the U. S., in the form of 600,000 American
Depositary Shares, each representing 50 common shares
of the company/Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬

Dec.

(2/19-21)
Nov. 28, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Manufacture of shopping carts and related products.
Proceeds—For debt repayment, equipment and working
capital. Office—905 Air Way, Glendale, Calif. Under¬
writer—Frank Karasik & Co., N. -Y.
■
^
- ,:

and

Tokyo Shibaura
(1/29-2/2)

Underwriter—None.

■

lumber

company. Proceeds—For debt re¬
working capital. Office — 1600 Hillside
Ave., New Hyde Park, N. Y. Underwriter—Rubin, Rennert & Co., Inc.. N. Y.

payment

if Szemco, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961 filed 66,666 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($1.50 max.). Business—Design and manufacture
of
ordnance, automotive, aircraft and guided missile
parts and components. Proceeds—For selling stockhold¬
ers. Office—4417 Okechobe Rd., West Palm Beach, Fla.

Taylor Publishing Co.
21, 1961 filed 152,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business — Production and distribution of school

Tidewater Lumber Co,,,(1/29-2/2)
;
Oct. 23, 1961 filed 200,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Wholesale

a

Dec.

1962 filed 175,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment ($10 max.). Business—Hotel
ownership and man¬
agement. Proceeds — For construction. Office
525 N.

ment, expansion and working capital. Office—60 N. State

to

;

Corp.

Manufacture of

—

variety of cosmetics.
Proceeds—For equipment, inventory and
working cap¬
ital. Office—1215 Walnut St., Philadelphia. Underwriter
—D. L. Greenbaum &
Co., Philadelphia.
Trygon Electronics Inc.
Dec. 22, 196&5filed 100,000
common, of which 52,000 are

water

Houston.

Oct. 27, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—Distribution of eggs and dairy products in Florida and
states/ Proceeds—General

of

beverage

City Dairy Products, Inc.

southeastern

19

(1/29-2/2)
of which 150,000
shares are to be offered by the
company and 25,000 by
stockholders.
Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬
Oct.

by Struthers Wells Corp., to take over latter's recent de¬
velopments in saline water conversion and certain man¬

other

Business

Texas Tennessee Industries, Inc.

Corp.

/■:./-//• v.-

amendment.

Sun

Tripoli Co., Inc. (1/22-26)
20, 1961 ("Reg. A") 60,000

Oct

—

Jan. 23, 1962 at 11:30 a.m. Information Meeting—Jan.
at 11:00 a.m. (EST) at 2 Rector
St., N. Y.

of

ing capital. Office—175 I. U. Willets Rd.,
Albertson, L. I.,
Underwriter—Hill, Darlington & Grimm, N. Y, ^

Office
1511 Bryan St., Dallas. Underwriters—
(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Inc.; Kuhn, Loeb & Co.-Blyth & Co., Inc.-Kidder, Peabody & Co.-Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner* & Smith Inc.
(jointly); Lehman Brothers; White, Weld & Co.; First
Boston Corp.; Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co.-

com¬

(2/13-16)
160,000 common, of which 80,000
by the company and 80,000 shares by

filed

N. Y.

*

«

,

Industries, Inc.

1961

offered

Price—By amendment. Business—Manu¬
precision, plastic components. Proceeds—For
repayment of loans, advertising, equipment and work¬

Texas Power & Light Co.

«

28,

to be

facture

Dec. 13, 1961 filed $10,000,00 of
sinking fund debentures
due 1987. Proceeds—For debt
repayment and construc¬

tion.

1961

stockholders.

•

;

27,

Tri-Point

are

Ave., Houston.. Und^^riterTTnMpvpney, Beissner
Co., Inc., Houston.
/f
^
■■■%>■'
(1/23)

Trans-Pacific

Sept.

&

by a stockholder.
Processing and dis¬
tributing of various canned and frozen food products.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—941 N-. Meridian St., Indianapolis. UnderwriterReynolds & Co., Inc., N. Y.
(1/22-26)

•

Office—1017

Gray

pany,; and
100,000 common shares
Price —By amendment.
Business —

Struthers

equipment, debt

purposes.

C.

—

Business—A small business investment
company.
Proceeds—General corporate purposes. Office—1947 W.

./-r[

be

corporate

debt

Office—1000

expansion, working cap¬
ital, and possible acquisitions. Office
Pacific National
Bank Bldg.,
Bellevue, Wash. Underwriter—Hill, Dar¬
lington & Grimm, N. Y. Offering—In
mid-February.

ment.

(2/5-9)
1961 filed $15,000,000 of convertible subordi¬
to

other

purposes.

—

Electro-Dynamic Capital, Inc.
Oct. 16, 1961 filed 250,000 common.
Price—By amend¬

W Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
1982

Proceeds—For

programs.

and

Proceeds—For

and accessories. Proceeds—For

Texas

Miami, Fla. Underwriter—Floyd D. Cerf Jr., Co.,. Inc.,

due

television

corporate

Research & Capital, Inc.
filed 47,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business
Manufacture of high pressure valves

development, plant improvement and work¬
ing capital. Office—41 E. 42nd St., N. Y. Underwriter—
Edward Lewis Co., Inc.,, N. Y.

Price—$1.15.

Markets, Inc.
Dec. 8, 1961 ("Reg. A") 13,559 class A common. Price—
$7.37. Business—Operation of supermarkets. Proceeds—
For selling stockholders.
Office—5701 N. W. 35th Ave.,

debentures

•

($100). Business—Production

par

other

Johnson

Nov.

Tele-Communications Corp.
(2/5-9)
Sept. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 class A common. Price
—$3. Proceeds—For debt repayment, advertising, re¬

Stevens

nated

and

Chicago.

Ave., S. E., Washington, D. C. Underwriter
—Turnbull, Deter & Sullivan, Inc., Charlottesville, Va.

Proceeds—For working

29,

St.,

New Jersey

capital, equipment, in¬
ventory. Address—Winsted, Minn, Underwriter—Mid¬
west Planned Investments, Inc., Minneapolis.

Nov.

repayment

47th

search and

if Sterner Lighting, Inc.
Jan. 2, 1962 ("Reg. A") 260,000 common.
outdoor

W.

("Reg. A") 100,000 common and $100,000
of 6% 5-year subordinated debentures.
Price—For stock,

;

of

3401

and

Ave., El Cajon, Calif. Underwriter—N.
Roberts & Co., Inc., San Diego.

1961

$1; for debentures, at

devices.

debt

—

Office

For

N.

Underwriter—Clayton Securities Corp., Boston.
if Tele-Cine, Inc. \ v/ '

Jan. 5, 1962 filed $240,000 of 8% convertible debentures
due 1972 and 60,000 common shares to be offered in

Business—Manufacture

—

Inc.

Nov. 29, 1961 filed 100,000 common.
Price—$5. Business
—Research and development in the
data and

Price—By amendment.
material.

S.

of debt, and other corporate pur¬
Office—110 E. 6th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. Un¬
derwriter—Milton D. Blauner &
Co., Inc., N. Y.

.

ing

repay¬

quisition, repayment

Tel-A-Sign, Inc.

minated

debt

Office—18033

poses.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed $900,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1974 and 180,000 common to be offered
in units consisting of $100 of debentures and 20
common.

Plant Equipment

purposes.

...

—

Co., Bayside, ,N. Y. Offering—In February.*

Proceeds—For

corporate

Trans-Alaska Telephone Co. (2/13-16)
Nov. 29, 1961 filed
265,000 common, of which 250,000 are
to be offered by the
company and 15,000 by a Stock¬
holder. Price—$6. Proceeds—For
construction, and ac¬

working capital. Office—153 Union Ave., East Ruth¬
erford, N. J. Underwriter—Scott, Harvey & Co., Inc.,
Fairlawn, N. J.
\vv

.

trailers.

general

Ave., Long Beach, Calif. Underwriter—Adams
&
Co., Los Angeles. Offering — Expected in midFebruary.
'
• '

and

of

and

truck

Santa Fe

Inc. (2/5-9).
1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$3.25. Busi¬
Design and manufacture, of inert gas welding
equipment. Proceeds—For debt repayment, expansion
ness

("Reg.'A") 55,000 capital shares. Price—$5.
and repairing of

Manufacturing, servicing

—

commercial

Nov. 28,

Corp. (1/22-26) ;
Oct. 2, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 common, Price—$3. Pro¬
ceeds—For equipment and working capital. Address—
Norristown, Pa. Underwriter—Joseph W. Hurley & Co.,
Norristown, Pa.
/
/

•

if Trail-Aire, Inc.
Dec. 27, 1961

A

& Low; John R. Maher
Associates;
Topik & Co., Inc., N. Y,
......
.

Steel

•

Vernon, N. Y. Underwriters—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor
& Co., and Magnus &
Co., N. Y.

Tec-Torch Co.,

.

3, 1961 filed 100,000 common.
Business

to

and R.

-

^ ;
>
Price—By amend¬
boxes, brochures,
packaging materials and packaging machines. Proceeds
—For debt repayment and general corporate purposes.
Office—252 W. 30th St., N. Y. : Underwriter—N. A. Hart

Nov.

ment.

sion,

Underwriters—Bull

ness—The construction and sale of shell homes. Proceeds
—For repayment of

trolled switches. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, expan¬
and working capital. Office—1 Grove
St., Mount

subord. deben¬

1972

shares). Business—Design
and manufacture of animated
transparencies and other
technical training aids and displays. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, expansion, research, and working capital.
Office—11 Sintsink Dr., East Port
Washington, N. Y.

June 28, 1961 filed 133,000 commn and 133,000 warrants
to be offered in units, each unit consisting of one com¬
mon

due

v

conv.

(with warrants) to be offered for sub¬
scription by holders of class A and class B common at
the rate of $100 of debentures for each 280 shares held.
Price—$100 per unit ($100 of debentures and one war¬

.

Star Home and

Inc.
1961 filed $211,400 of 7%.

Nov. 30,

Oct; 26, 1961 filed 80,000 common.

45

Ave., Phoenix. Underwriter—None.
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on

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'

'

•

•

'

(1/22-26)

Products Corp.

United Aero

w

•

_

Sept. 2S, 1961 filed $600,000 of 6% conv. subord. deben¬
tures due 1971. Price—At par. Business—Manufacture of

United Investors Life Insurance

^

Packaging Co., Inc.

United

-

(2/26-3/2)

29, 1961 filed 102,000 common. Price—$3. Business
general packaging business. Proceeds — For new
machinery, debt repayment and working capital. Office
—4511
Wayne Ave., Philadelphia. Underwriter—God¬
frey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., Inc., N. Y.
—A

Scientific

United

Laboratories,

(1/16)

Inc.

filed 360,000 common shares. Price—$2.
Business—The manufacture of high fidelity stereo tuners
1961

18,

amplifiers and amateur radio transceivers. Proceeds
repayment of debt, increase in sales -personnel,
tooling and production and working capital. Office—
35-15 37th Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. Underwriter—
Fred F. Sessler Co., Inc., N. Y.
and

—For

U. S.

Controls, Inc.

(1/22-26)

Sept. 28, 1961 filed 120,000' common. Price—$2.25. Busi¬
ness—The manufacture of automatic control systems.
Proceeds—For repayment

of debt, a sales and advertis¬
ing program, research and development, equipment and
working capital. Office — 410 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn.
Underwriter—N. A. Hart & Co., Bayside, N. Y.

1961 filed 600,000 shares of beneficial interests.
Price—By amendment. Business—A real estate invest¬
ment trust. Proceeds — For general corporate purposes.
Office—720 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Underwriter—Hornblower & Weeks, N. Y.

Dec. 21,

Univend

Corp.

Waterman

Of¬
Pennsauken, N. J,

(1/29-2/2)

Sept. 29, 1961 ("Reg. A") 115,000 common. Price—$2.50.
Business—Operates coin-vending machines for food and
drink. Proceeds — For expansion and working capital.
Office—28 O'Brien Place, Broklyn, N. Y. Underwriter
—Ezra Kureen Co., N. Y.

St.

and

Crescent Blvd.,

Universal

Laboratories

Electronics

•

siums and health centers for

men

and

women.

Office—

Park

Ave., N. Y. Underwriters—Globus, Inc., and
Ross, Lyon & Co., Inc., N. Y.
.

Virginia Dare Stores Corp. (1/22-26)
27, 1961 filed 15^0(1 .common, of which 100,000
shares are to be offered by the company and 54,000
shares by stockholders.
Price—By amendment. Business^Operation of Stores selling women's, misses and
children's apparel. Proceeds—For working capital. Of¬
fice—111
Eighth Ave., N. Y.
Underwriter—Lehman
Brothers, N. Y. i /(:;77 : ^7V:: ---.7
Oct.

Visual Arts

Industries, inc.

Corp.

amendment. Business—Design, development and
production of teaching machines. Proceeds-rFor produc¬
tion expenses, advertising, marketing etc. Office—510
Hudson St., Hackensack, N. J. Underwriters—Stearns &
Co., Clark, Weinstock & Porges, andElmaleh& Co., Inc.,
.

_

Universal

Lighting Products, Inc.
Sept. 21, 1961 filed 175,000 common. Price—$1. Business
—Manufacturer of lighting fixtures and display and
merchandising equipment for use in gasoline service
stations. Proceeds — Repayment of debt and working
capital. Office—55 Bergenline Ave., Westwood, N. J.
Underwriter—Globus, Inc., N. Y. Offering—Sometime in
February.
Uropa International, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 120,000 common. Price—$2.50. Busi¬
ness—Importing of compact appliances and stereophonic
radio and phonograph consoles. Proceeds—For working
capital.
Office—16 W. 32nd St., N. Y.
Underwriter—
Dean Samitas & Co., N. Y.
•

U-Tell Corp.

Sept. 18, 1961 ("Reg. A")
Business
Operation of

33,097 common. Price— $5.
a discount department store.
Office—3629 N. Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Under¬
writer—Continental Securities Corp,, Milwaukee, Wis.

the basis of

one

common

to be

share for each

two shares held.

Price—$4. Business—Manufacture of a
portable device which simultaneously prints and punches
source

of

information.

Proceeds—For

debt

repay¬

ment, equipment and working,capital. Office—Bucabrey
Bldg., Dover, N. H. Underwriter—None.
Val-U

Homes

Corp. of Delaware
Aug. 28, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$5. Business
—The manufacture of prefabricated buildings and shell
homes. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—765 Riv¬
er St.,
Paterson, N. J. Underwriter—Mayo & Co., Inc.,
Philadelphia.

Valley Metallurgical Processing Co. (1/22-26)
Oct.

23, 1961 filed 70,000 common. Price—By amend¬
Business—Production of metal powders for the
rocket, munitions and pyrotechnics industries. Proceeds

ment.

—For debt repayment and

Office—Essex,
Inc., N. Y.

general corporate purposes.

Conn., Underwriter—McDonnell

&

Co.

Van-Pak, Inc. (1/22-26)
Sept. 15, 1961 filed 140,600 common. Price—$15. Business
—A nation-wide and
overseas, non-regulated freight for¬




—

of

vitamin

adelphia.^
•

(1/15-19)
("Reg. A") 54,000 common. Price—$4.25.
Business—Acquisition and development of new patents.
Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital. Of¬
fice—35-10 Astoria Blvd., Long Island City, N. Y. Un¬
derwriter—-Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc., Denver.
Voldale, Inc.

Oct.

20, 1961

Volume

Distributors, Inc.
24, 1961 filed 90,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—Operation of a self-service family shoe
Nov.

store

chain

ment

stores.

and

shoe

departments in discount depart¬
debt repayment and other
Office—115 W. Crane St., Topeka,

Proceeds—For

corporate purposes.

•

.

("Reg. A") 50,000 class A
on

Sale

products and proprietary
drugs. Proceeds—For debt repayment and working cap¬
ital. Office—3610-14 N. 15th St., Philadelphia. Under¬
writer—Woodcock, Moyer,Fricke & French, Inc., Phil¬

Vornado, Inc.

(2/14)

Dec. 7, 1961 filed $5,500,000 of convertible subordinated
debentures due 1982, to be offered to common stock¬

holders

offered to stockholders

at

Business

Mo.

—

*VIP, Inc.
Dec. 29, 1961

Vitamin Specialties Co. (1/29-12/2)
*
6, 1961 ("Reg. A") 100,000 capital shares. Price—$3.

Nov.

Kan. Underwriter—Stern Brothers & Co., Kansas City,
■;*
■.

(1/29-2/2)

.

,

—By

N. Y.

r,

,

Dec. 26, 1961 filed 95,000 common. Price—$2. Business
—Design, assembly, production and sale of creative arts,
crafts, hobbies and educational toys. Proceeds—For debt
(1/29-2/2)
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 90,250 common, of which 76,250 will7 repayment. Office—68 Thirty-third St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
be sold by the company and 14,000 by stockholders. Price
Underwriters^-Ross, Lyon & Co., and Globus, Inc., N. Y.
•

Steamship Corp.

Aug. 29, 1961 filed 1,743,000 common. Price—By. amend¬
The carrying of liner-type cargoes.
Underwriter—Mayo & Co., Inc., Philadelphia. Offering '► ment. Business
Proceeds—For the purchase of vessels, and working cap¬
—Imminent
■
7
v.,
,A
ital. Office—71 Saint Joseph St., Mobile, Ala. Under¬
O
VarScrranhine
*
writer—Shields & Co. Inc., N. Y. (mgr.). Offering—Ex¬
Dec. 26, 1961 ("Reg. A") 50,000 common. Price—$4. Busi¬
pected sometime in March.
.*
ness—Supplies publishing and technical services to in¬
• Weinkles Liquor Stores, Inc.
dustrial and commercial firms for publishing of printed
matter. Proceeds—For debt repayment equipment, plant
Dee. 27, 1961 filed 165,000 common, of which 80,000 are
to be offered by the company and 85,000 by stockhold¬
improvements and working capital. Office—7133 Darby
ers. Price—$4.50. Business—Retail sale of "liquor In and
Ave., Reseda, Calif. Underwriter — Adams & Co., Los
about Miami, Fla. Proceeds—For working capital. Office
Angeles. Offering—Expected in late January.)
—2305 N. W.
12th Ave.,
Miami, Fla. Underwriter—
: Vassar Corp.
'.u.^
;
Charles Plohn & Co., N. Y. Offering—In April,
v
(
Dec. 27, 1961 filed 124,900 common, of which 55,000 are
Welcome Baby, Inc.
to be offered by the company and 69,900 by stockholders.
Dec. 28, 1961 filed 75,000 common. Price—$2. Business
Price—By amendment. Business—Design, manufacture
and distribution of aids for hair styling, and the pro¬
—Company renders direct mail public relations, sales
duction of eyebrow pencils, lip liners, etc. Proceeds—
promotion and advertising services to mothers on behalf
For debt repayment, equipment and working capital.
of retail stores. Proceeds—For debt repayment and gen¬
Office—585 Gerard Ave., N. Y. Underwriter—J. R. Wileral corporate purposes. Office—210-07 48th Ave., Bayliston & Beane, N. Y. ■
7'-;-;'7;,'7-' 1
■'
7>y side, N. Y. Underwriters-^-Globus, Inc., and First Phila¬
delphia Corp., N. Y.
'•y'vj"';]. '
■•/£.' ,,t
Venus Drug Distributors, Inc.
West Coast Telephone Co.
Oct. 2, 1961 filed 168,000 common, of which 120,000 are
(1/15-19)
to be sold by the company and 48,000 by stockholders.
Dec. 11, 1961 filed 110,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Proceeds—For debt repayment and constructidn.
Price—$5. Business—Wholesale distribution of cosmetics. Proceeds—For new product development, advertis¬
Office—1714 California St., Everett, Wash. Underwriter
ing and working capital.
Office — 4206 W. Jefferson ; —Blyth & Co., Inc., N, Y..
^
;
Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Underwriter—Garat & PoloWest Falls Shopping Center Limited Partnership
nitza, Inc., Los Angeles. Offering—Imminent.
Nov. 14, 1961 filed $444,000 of limited partnership inter¬
Vic Tanny Enterprises, Inc. (1/15)
;;
1 ests to be offered.in 444 units. Price—$1,000. Business—
May 11, 1961 filed 200,000 shares of class A common
Development of a shopping center at Falls Church, Va.
to be sold by Mr. Vic Tanny, a stockholder, who will
Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Office—1411
use
proceeds to repay debt to company. Price—$6.25.. K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Underwriter—Hodgdpn
Business—The operation of a national chain of gymna¬
& Co., Inc., Washington, D. C. Offering—In February.
375

U. S. Realty Investments

•

For expansion

.

Nov.

Aug.

—

"Office—Civic

,

1961

15,

>'

and general corporate pur¬
Memorial Airport, E. Alton, 111,
Underwriter—White & Co., Inc., St. Louis.

Proceeds
poses.

Proceeds—For debt repayment and working capital.

fice—45th

Co.

filed 562,500 common, of which 472,100
shares are to be offered for subscription by stockholders
of Waddell & Reed, Inc., parent, on the basis of one
United share for each two Waddell shares held.
The
remaining 90,400 shares will be offered to certain per¬
sons
associated with the parent company or its sub¬
sidiaries. Price—By amendment. Business—A legal re¬
serve life insurance company. Proceeds—For the account
of Waddell & Reed. Office—20 W. -9th St., Kansas City,
Mo. Underwriter—Kidder, Peabody & Co., N. Y. Offer¬
ing—Expected sometime in February.
Dec.

.

N. J. TJnderPhiladelphia

Thursday, January 11, 1962

of which 60,0.00 are >to
be offered by the company and .30,000 by a stockholder.
Price—$6.25. Business—Sells Cessna Airplanes and sup¬
plies; also repairs and services various type airplanes.

Varicraft Industries, Inc.
Nov. 7, 1961 ("Reg. A") 120,000 common. Price—$2.25.
Business—Custom design and manufacture of furniture.

capital. Office—Columbus Rd., Burlington,
>writers—Hess, Grant & Remington, Inc.,
and Arthurs, Lestrange & Co., Pittsburgh.

.

Oct. 30, 1961 filed 90,000 common,

change Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa. Underwriter—Hodgdon
& Co., Inc., Washington, D. C.

precision machined parts for the aircraft, missile, elec¬
tronics and nuclear industries. Proceeds—Debt repay¬
ment, research and development, expansion and working

.

Walston Aviation, Inc.

warder engaged in the forwarding of household goods.
Proceeds—To repay debt, purchase metal containers, and
increase working capital. Office — 542 Insurance Ex¬

Continued from page 45

.

the rate

at

shares held.
a

chain

of

of

$100 of debentures for each 25
Price—By amendment. Business—Operates

retail

"discount"

stores

and

manufactures

electric

appliances. Proceeds—For expansion. Office—
174 Passaic St., Garfield, N. J. Underwriter—Bache &
Co., N. Y.
• Voron Electronics
Corp. (1/29-2/2)
July 28, 1961 filed 100,000 class A shares. Price

Westates Land Development Corp.
i

(2/5-9)

Sept. 28, 1961 filed $1,500,000 of 7% convertible subord.
debentures due 1976 and 300,000 common shares to be
offered

in

units, each consisting of $100 of debentures

and 20 common shares. Price—$200 per unit. BusinessGeneral real estate. Proceeds—For debt repayment and

working capital. Office

— 9412
Wilshire Blvd., Beverly
Hills, Calif. Underwriter—Morris Cohon & Co., N. Y.

Western California

Telephone Co.

(2/15)

Dec. 18, 1961 filed 84,000 common to be offered for sub¬

scription by preferred and common stockholders of rec¬
ord Feb. 15, on the basis of one right for each common
share held and two-fifths of a right for each preferred
share held. Two rights will be required to purchase one
new share.
Price—By amendment. Proceeds—For con¬
struction. Office — 15909 San Jose-Los Gatos Rd., Los
( Gatos, Calif. Underwriter—Dean Witter & Co., San Fran¬
cisco.
•/
v■ v.
•

Western "Land' Corp.

Oct. 24, 1961 filed 400,000

k

Price—$2.25. Busi¬
ness—Acquisition, construction and leasing of shopping
centers. Proceeds—For general corporate purposes. Of¬
fice—2205 First National Bank Bldg.,, Minneapolis. Un¬
common.

derwriter—None.
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co; of Ohio
Dec.

29, 1961 filed 213,734 common to be offered for
subscription by stockholders on the basis of two new
shares for each 3 held. Price—By amendment. Proceeds
—For expansion. Office—335 Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
Underwriters

—

McDonald

&

Kraus, Cleveland.

Co., and Ball, Burge &
(;•.

Western States Real Investment Trust
Nov.

13, 1961 filed 32,000 shares of beneficial interest.
Price—$6.25.
Business—A small business investment

Proceeds—For investment.
Office—403
Aurora, Colo. Underwriter—Westco Corp.,
Aurora, Colo.

company.
Ursula St.,

^ Western Union Telegraph Co.
Jan. 10, 1962 filed $50,000,000 of sinking fund debentures
due 1987. Price—By
amendment. Business^Fuxnishes
communications service by wire telegraph and microwave
radio in U.

S., and by ocean cable between U. S. and
foreign countries. Proceeds—For debt repayment and ex¬
pansion. Office—60 Hudson St., N. Y. Underwriters—

Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and Lehman Brothers, N. Y.
Westland Capital Corp. (1/15-19)
Sept. 21, 1961 filed 985,500 common. Price—$11. Business
—A small business investment company. Proceeds—For

Working capital. Office—9229 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles,

$3.
Business—The manufacture of electronic test equipment,
the sale,. installation and servicing pf industrial and
commercial communications equipment and the furnish¬
ing of background music. Proceeds—For tooling, pro¬
duction, engineering, inventory and sales promotion of
its products and for working capital.
Office •— 1230 E.
Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, Pa. Underwriters — John
Joshua & Co., Inc., and Reuben Rose & Co., New York.
—

Calif.

Underwriter—Bear, Stearns & Co., N. Y.

Wham-O

Mfg. Co.

Dec. 26, 1961 filed 145,000 common, of which 72,500 are
to be offered by the company and 72,500 by stockhold¬

Price—By amendment. Business—Design, manufac¬
and sale of toys and games, sporting goods and
housewares. Proceeds—For working capital. Office—835
ers.

ture

E. El Monte St., San Gabriel, Calif. Underwriter—Lester,

Ryons & Co., Los Angeles,

Wade, Wenger ServiceMASTER Co.
Dec.

28,

i961 filed

140,000

capital

shares.

Price—By

amendment. Business—Sale of franchises for on-location

cleaning and moth-proofing .of,rugs, furniture, etc. Com¬
also manufactures and sells cleaning equipment
and supplies to franchise holders. Proceeds—For debt
repayment, new building and equipment and other cor¬
porate purposes. Office — 2117-29 N. Wayne, Chicago.
Underwriter—Laren Co.,. N* Y„
pany

White Electromagnetics,

Inc.

Oct. 5,1961 filed

65,000 common. Price—$3.75. Business
—Rendering of consulting services pertaining to ..elec¬
tronic system analysis. Proceeds—For expansion, pub¬
lication of technical papers, marketing, product develop¬
ment and working capital. Office—4903 Auburn Ave.,
Bethesda, Md. Underwriter—Weil & Co., Inc., Washington, D. C.
,

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...

(211)
Wiatt
Nov.

1961

are

(2/5-9)

s

185,000 common, of which 45,000
by the company and 90,000 by
Price—By amendment. Business—Design

manufacture of. ladies'

dresses.

Proceeds—For gen¬

Our

corporate purposes. Office—124 E. Olympic Blvd.,
Los Angeles. Underwriters—Schwabacher & Co., and J.
&

vide for

issue you're planning to register?
News Department would like

an

that

so

we

can

Would
write

(1/22-26)

telephone

you

us

at 25 Park

at

us

prepare an item

REctor

2-9570

Place, New York 7, N. Y.

Jan. 3, 1962 it

162,000 common, of which 102,000 are
the company and 60,000 by stock¬
holders. Priced—$3. Business—Operates a chain of retail.
drug stores. Proceeds—Expansion, equipment and'work- /
ing capital. Office—738 Bellefonte Ave., Lock Haven, Pa.
Underwriter—Godfrey, Hamilton, Taylor & Co., N. Y.

Church
•

Alberto-Culver

-

ufacture and national sale of cosmetic and

-

arations, particularly in the hair care field. Proceeds— 1
For the selling stockholders. Office—Melrose
Park, 111.
Underwriter—Shields & Co., N. Y. " ■■
• ti

;

prep¬

Oceania

International, Inc.

Dec. 27, 1961 it

reported that this company plans to
150,000 common shares.
Price—$5.50. Business—Manufacture of
simulated, peart
buttons. Proceeds—For a new plant.
Office—Brooklyn,
was

S1? a registration covering about

N. Y. Underwriter—Baruch
Brothers &

additional

City.

Office—212

West Michigan Ave.,
Jackson, Mich. Under¬
writers—(Competitive). Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart
& Co. Inc.; White, Weld & Co.-Shields &
Co. (jointly);
Harriman Ripley & Co. Inc.-First Boston
Corp. (jointly);
Morgan Stanley & Co.

Delaware Power & Light Co.
Feb. 7, 1961 it was reported
that

Dec. 28, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—$4. Business
—Design and manufacture of precision electrical and
electronic measuring devices and lest equipment. Pro¬

postponed until early
stock.

common

repayment and otherf corporate pur¬
Office—1005 First Ave;, Asbury Park, N. J. Under¬

10

1962

The

shares

held.

its

the

plan

Based

on

the

has

company

issue

to

the basis of

on

328,912

common shares on the basis of
one new share
for each 20 held of record about
March 1. Proceeds—
For construction.
Office—321 North Harvey St., Okla.

1956

Underwriter—The last

rights offering in March,
underwritten by Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

was

& Smith

Inc., N. Y.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Dec. 27, 1961 it was reported that
to

sell

in

1962

additional

made

to

com¬

share for each

one

number

of

shares

out¬

standing on Sept. 30, 1960, the sale would involve about
418,536 shares valued at about $14,600,000. Proceeds—For
Windsor (Kay), Inc.
(1/15-19)
•*
construction. Office—600 Market
St., Wilmington, Del.
Sept. 28, 1961 filed 200,000 class A common. Price—By
Underwriter—
(Competitive) Probablg bikers: Carl M.
amendment. Business—Manufacture and sale of women's
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.,, N. Y.;
C. Langiey & Co., and
dresses. Proceeds—For a selling stockholder. Office—
Union Securities Co.,
(jointly); Lehman Brothers; First
Deane St., New Bedford, Mass. Underwriter—Lee HigBoston Corp.;White,;,Weld & Co., and
Shields &-Co.
ginson Corp,,'. N.Y. .•
v;•' V// ;/ t;'y. /; \,:/.//,;'• /. v;
(jointly); Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Merriil Lynch,
Windsor Texprint, Inc.
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (jointly).
Aug. 25, 1961 filed 265,000 common, of which 250,000 art

N.- Y. Offering—In Mar.

.

to

struction

program.
cisco. Underwriters

!

and 15,000 by stockholders.

Price—$2. Business—The printing of towels and other
textile
products.
Proceeds—For repayment of loans.

S.:Michigan Ave.; Chicago- Underwriter—

D. E. Liederman & Co., Inc.,

N. Y. Offering—In Feb.

World Scbpe

Publishers, Inc. (1/29-2/2)
^July 31, 1961 filed 300,000common shares. Price—By
amendment. Business—The publishing of encyclopedias
and other reference books. Proceeds—For repayment of
•

•

World Toy House,

Inc. (2/5-9)
Nov." 24, 1961 filed 150,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business—A manufacturers' broker specializing in

related items. Proceeds
Office—408 St. PeterSt., St. Paul, Minn. Underwriter—Laren Co., N. Y.
,
Fund

Corp.-Halsey, Stuart & Co.

ness—The Fund plans
of

Bldg.y Hamilton,
Co., n. y.
'

to invest primarily in equity se¬
issuers. Office—Bank of Bermuda

foreign

;

Bermuda.: Underwriter

—

Burnham

&
v-

„■

Wulpa Parking Systems, Inc. (2/5-9)
Oct
13„ 1961
("Reg. A") 75,000 common.
Price—$4.
Business—Company plans to manufacture a parking de¬
vice called the "Wulpa Lift." Proceeds—To open loca¬
tions and increase working capital. Office—370 Seventh
Ave., N. Y, Underwriter—Ehrlich, Irwin & Co., Inc., N. Y.
'

1961 filed

150,000

common..

Price—By amend¬

ment. Business—Manufacture and distribution of ethical

.drugs and pharmaceuticals. Proceeds—For a new plant,
product expansion and working capital. Office—91 Main

St., Madison, N. J. Underwriter—Andresen & Cm, N. Y.
Wynlit Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
28, 1961 filed 125,000 common. Price—By amendment. Business—Development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals and medical products. Proceeds—For general
corporate, purposes. Office—91 Main St., Madison, N. J.
Underwriter—Andresen & Co., N. Y.
Dec.
*

■

i

Yankee

Plastics, Inc.
("Reg. A") 100,000 common. Price — $3.
Business—Manufactures plastic hangers and forms. Proceeds
For acquisition of manufacturing facilities and
..working capital. Office—29 W, 34th St, N. Y. Under¬
writer—Sunshine Securities Inc., Rego Park, N. Y. Of¬
fering—Imminent. • • • \
Sept.

was

increase capital and
surplus. Office—333 Montgomery St., San Francisco. Un¬
derwriters—Blyth & Co., N. Y., and Elworthy & Co., San
Francisco.

Resin Research

holders
&

on

a

pro

rata basis. Underwriters—Morris Cohon

Co., and Street & Co., New York City.

★ Hartford National Bank
Jan.

10,

vote

Jan.

1962
31

for

sale

basis
same

of

,

of

it

was

:

v

!

& Trust Co.

reported

that

stockholders

are

to

increasing authorized stock to provide
170,000 new shares to stockholders on the

one

on

new

share

for

each

seven

held

of

record

date.

Price—$45. Proceeds- -To increase capital and
surplus. Office—300 Main St., Stamford, Conn. UnderUnderwriter—None.
\

.

8, 1961
—

Yeuthcraft

Creations,

Inc.

(2/13-16)

that this company plans
registration covering 65,000 common. Price—$5.
Business—Importers of Japanese liquors and liqueurs.
Proceeds—For expansion. Office—Beverly
Hills, Calif.
to file

a

Underwriter—P. J. Gruber & Co., Inc., N. Y.

6, 1961 filed 130,000 class A shares, of which 20,000
are to be offered by the company and 110,000 by stock¬
holders.- Price—By amendment. Business—Design
and
manufacture /of foundation garments for "juniors" and
Proceeds

—

To finance increased accounts

ceivable and for other corporate purposes.

/ Borden

re¬

Office—21-09

Ave.,/ Long Island City, N„ Y.; Underwriter—
'"Paine,."Webber;/Jackson.
CurtiS, N. Y. /'•/.
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research and develop¬
polymer chemistry and plastics
technology. Proceeds — For expansion, diversification
and working capital. Office—400-06
Adams St., Newark,
N. J. Underwriter—Keene &
Co., Inc., N. Y.
ment

in field of resin's

★ Seaboard Air Line RR. (1/23)
Jan. 9, 1962 it was reported that this
company plans to
sell $5,565,000 of 1-15 year
equipment trust certificates
January. This is the first installment of

a

total issue

of

$11,130,000 which will help finance the purchase of
$13,929,533 of additional rail equipment. Office—3600 Wk
Broad St., Richmond, Va.
Underwriters—(Competitive)
Probable bidders: Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Inc., and Salo¬
mon

Brothers & Hutzler. Bids—Jan. 23

at office of

(12

noon

EST)

Wilkie, Farr, Gallagher, Walton & Fitzgibbon, 15 Broad St., N. Y.

Office—315

Central

Park

F. Dowd & Co.

Probable bidders: Chase Manhattan
Bank-Morgan Guar¬
anty Trust Co. of New York-Chemical Bank New York
Trust Co.-C. J. Devine & Co.-Continental Illinois Na¬
tional Bank & Trust Co. of
Chicago

(jointly); Blyth &

Co., Inc.-J. C. Bradford & Co. (jointly); Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc.-Equitable Securities
Corp.-Smith, Barney & Co.First National City Bank of New York

(jointly); First
Lazard Freres & Co. - Eastman Dillon,
Securities & Co.-Salomon Brothers & Hutzler
(jointly). Bids—Expected Jan. 24.
;

Boston

Corp.

-

Union

,

West, N. Y.

Oct. 2, 1961 it was reported that this
company plans to
sell $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 of securities in mid-1962
but no decision has been made yet gs to
type. Office—
Richmond 9, Va. Underwriters—To be named. The last
sale of bonds in June 1961
6

Jaap Fenraat Associates, Inc.
(and Visual Education, Inc.)
Dec. 12, 1961 it was reported that a full registration will
be filed shortly covering 100,000 common.
Price—$3.
-Business—Industrial designing and the production of
teaching machines. Proceeds—To expand teaching ma¬
chine
subsidiary, and for other corporate purposes.
Underwriter—R.

was

handled by Halsey, Stuart

Co., Inc. and associates.
West

Penn

Power Co.

(3/5)

Feb.

10, 1961, J. Lee Rice, Jr., President of Allegheny
Power System, Inc., parent
company, stated that West
Penn expects to sell about $25,000,000 of bonds in 1962.
Office

—

800

Cabin

HOI

Drive,

Hempfield

Township*

Westmoreland County, Pa. Underwriters—To be deter¬
mined by competitive bidding. Probable bidders:

Halsey,

Stuart & Co. Inc.: W. C. Langiey & Co.; Lehman Broth¬

Inc., N. Y.

Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., and First
Boston Corp. (Jointly): Harriman
Ripley & Co.; Kidder,
Peabody & Co. and White. Weld A Co (jointly). Bid*—
Expected March 5. Information Meeting—March 2, at
ers;

ic Japan Development Bank
Jan.

10, 1962 it was reported that the Japanese Finance
Ministry had authorized the bank to issue $30,000,000

of

Dec.

women.

a
full filing will be
Price—$3.50. Business

Virginia Electric A Powar Co.

House of Koshu, Inc.
Nov. 13, 1961 it was reported

■

*

Laboratories, Inc.

Dec. 20, 1961 it was reported that
made covering 105,000 common.

★ Gulf American Land Corp.
"■"■it Tennessee Valley Authority (1/24)
Jan. 10, 1962 it was reported that stockholders are to
Jan. 9, 1962 it was reported that the
Authority plans
6 on increasing authorized stock to
to sell $45,000,000 of bonds in New York
provide
City at competi¬
for a 300% stock dividend and sale of
tive bidding in January. Proceeds — For
construction.
$12,000,000 of con¬
vertible debentures which would be offered to stock¬
Office—Knoxville, Tenn. Underwriters—(Competitive)

t

/Wynlit Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
27,

(jointly);

• Pacific
National Bank of San Francisco
Jan. 9, 1962 stockholders voted to
increase capital stock
to provide for the sale of
119,200 additional shares to
stockholders on the basis of one new share
for each
5 shares held of record
Jan. 10 with the rights to
expire
Jan. 21. Price—$45. Proceeds—To

in

reported that stockholders are to
vote Feb. 15 on
increasing authorized stock to provide
for sale of 49,875 additional shares to
stockholders on
the basis of one new share for each 11. held of record-,

.

Nov.

it

Inc.

Blyth & Co., Inc.

vote /Feb.

Sept. 19, 1961 filed 100,000 common. Price—$100. Busi¬
curities

1962

Market St., San Fran¬
(Competitive). Probable bidders:

.

(1/29-2/2)

Ltd.

10,

Feb. 20. Price—$40. Proceeds—To increase
capital and
surplus. Office—300 Main St., Stamford, Conn. Under¬
writer—None.
*'*

.i—For^ general corporate purposes.

Worldwide

Michael McDarby

Fairfield County Trust Co.

Jan.

working capital and

the sale of toys, hobby goods and

registration state¬

a

—Philadelphia, Pa. Underwriter—T.
& Co., Inc.,
Washington, D. C.

general corporate purposes.
Office—290 Broadway, Lynbrook, N. Y,: Underwriter—
.Standard Securities Corp., N. Y.
■
' .v
:debt;

plans

—Company is engaged in applied

covering 100,000 common.
Price—$4. Business—The servicing of vending machines
and coin operated kiddy-rides. '
Proceeds—For equip¬
ment, inventory and general corporate purposes. Office

•

Office--2357

Diversified Vending, Inc.
Sept. 13, 1961 it was reported that
ment will be filed shortly

company

Office—245
—

.

-

the

$100,000,000 of securities, probably bonds,
help finance its proposed $221,000,000 con¬

some

First Boston

offering would be

stockholders first

mon

ceeds—For debt

to be offered by the company

Co., Inc., N. Y.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
(3/1)
Dec. 13, 1961 it was reported that the
company plans to
offer stockholders the
right to subscribe for

-Ar Consumers Power Co.
Jan. 9, 1962 it was
reported that this company plans to
sell about $40,000,000 of
securities, probably first mort¬
gage bonds, about mid-year. Proceeds—For construction.

Winslow Electronics, Inc.

writer—Amos Treat & Co., Inc.,

—

bidders: Morgan
Stanley & Co.;. First Boston Corp., and Halsey, Stuart &
Co. Inc. (jointly). Bids—Expected Feb. 14.

.

poses.

Manufacture of heavy duty
equipment for
trucks, busses and military vehicles. Proceeds—For additional working capital. Office
834 No. Seventh
St.,
Minneapolis. Underwriter—To be named.

Underwriters—(Competitive). Probable

.

90,000 common. Price—By amend¬
ment. Business — Sale of doughnut mixes to franchised
operators' of doughnut shops leased from the company.
Proceeds—'For the selling stockholder.. Office—1140 W.
Main St., Alhambra, Calif. Underwriter—McDonnell &
Cc.. Inc.. N.Y;
O'/ ■; ' \
; v
A./-•

reported that the company is consid¬

Telephone & Telegraph Co. (2/14)
20, 1961 it was reported that the company plans
to sell $300,000,000 of debenture bonds due Feb.
1, 1994.
Proceeds—For expansion. Office—195
Broadway, N. Y.

(1/15-19)

House, Inc.

toiletry

American

shares.

Donut

was

Dec.

1961 filed

26,

to

—

Co.

1961 it was reported that a full filing will be
made shortly covering
125,000 common. Business—Man¬

St., Santa Maria, Calif, Underwriter—None.

WincheSI

Sept.

Business

Prospective Offerings

Price—$27 per unit. Business
.—Operation of supermarkets., Proceeds—For : debt re¬
payment, working capital and expansion. Office—115 E.
common

are

stock to pro¬

ering the public offering of 250,000 common shares "in
near
future providing the market is
favorable.''

.

two

increasing authorized

the

Dec. 20,

^ Williams Bros, Markets, Inc.
>
Jan. 2, 1962 ("Reg. A")/ll,lll preferred and 22,222 com¬
mon to be offered in units consisting of one preferred
and

on

a

Underwriters—Rauscher, Pierce & Co., and First Southwest Co., Dallas.
Napco Industries, Inc.

or

Oct. 27, 1961 filed
to
be offered by

Wiggins Plasties, Inc.
Oct. 20, 1961. ("Reg. A")
100,000 common. Price—$3.
Business—Custom compression, transfer and injection
molding of plastic materials. Proceeds—For debt re¬
payment and general corporate purposes.
Office—180
Kingsland Rd., Clifton, N. J. Underwriter—Investment
Planning Group, Inc., East Orange, N. J. Offering—Ex¬
pected in mid-February.

16, 1962

10% stock dividend sale of
100,000 additional
shares to stockholders on the basis of one
new share for
each 15 shares held of record Jan. 16.
Price—$36. Pro¬
ceeds—To increase capital funds.

similar to those you'll find hereunder.

N. Y.

(L. F.), Inc.

vote Jan.

Corporation

to know about it

Co., San Francisco; and Bear, Stearns & Co.,

Widmann

Nov.

ATTENTION UNDERWRITERS!
Do you have

eral

Barth

Mercantile National Bank at Dallas
(Tex.)
15, 1961 it was reported that stockholders

filed

be offered

to

stockholders;
and

Co.

(Norman)

28,

shares

47

Guaranteed

External Loan Bonds, preferably in the
S., in fiscal 1962. Business—The bank was incorpor¬
ated in 1951 as a Japanese Government financial insti¬
tution to supply long-term funds to Japanese
industry

10:30

U.

for promotion of economic reconstruction and industrial

development.

Office—Tokyo,

Japan.

be named. The last sale of bonds

on

Underwriters—To
Oct. 3,

1961

000,008) was underwritten by First Boston Corp.,
Read & Co: Inc., and Smith, Barney &Co., Inc.

($20,-

Dillon,

a.m.

(EST) at 55 Wall St., 5th Floor, N. Y.

Wisconsin Southern Qss Cs.
Dec. 12, 1960 it was reported in a company prospectus
an undetermined amount of capital stock or bonds
will be sold hi 1961-1962. Proceeds—For the repayment

that
of

short-term bank loans

Incurred for property addi¬
Sheridan Springs Road, Lake Geneva
Wis. Underwriter—The Milwaukee Co., Milwaukee, Wis,

tions.

Office

—

48

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle:,

(212)

j Thursday, January 11,. 1962

.

V.

COMING

WASHINGTON AND YOU
<

behind-the-scenes interpretations

,

capital

from the nation's

IN INVESTMENT F1ELU

face the

the 87th

Congress

of

session

lawmakers reconvened

the

as

on

early spotlight of
be centered on

the

of

Much

will

the

session

the

important

Ways

House

and

will

con¬

Means Committee which

taxation, more liberal trade

sider

medical care-for-

and a
the-aged bill.

policies

the Senate will be¬

week

Next

debate on a House-approved
designed to clear the way for
the du Pont Company to divest

than

of General
Motors stock without drastic eco¬
shares

Under

ramifications.

nomic

the

present laws, harm would be done
to the 200,000 stockholders of both
du Pont and the 840,000 stock¬
holders

will

It

that the Senate will

appears

the legislation, and send
it on its way to the White House
for
President
Kennedy's
signa¬
approve

weeks. There
there will be some

before

ture

many

likelihood

is

necessi¬
being
returned
to
the
for concurrence,
but the
that

amendments
it

tate

House
bill

might

William

When

adjourned last
seemed that the

Congress

it

September,
medical

aged

the

for

bill

care

had little chance of passage.
not certain that it will pass

changed
the

has

reasons

vision

Association

of

American

and

medical

state

V

others.

among

There

num¬

a

groups,

considerable

been

has

take
place as a result of the new lead¬
ership in the House created by
speculation as to what may

of

death

the

been

Southern
licans for

Democrats

has
of

Repub¬

and

try

and without any fixed agreements,

will continue
of

to function on some
liberal

ultra

the

issues

that

sociation

Jan.

Congressional

year.

flCgv

necessity

be

a

place.

,l.

The

amount

tremendous

•

of

take

to

have

will

'Ay:.
of the Treas¬

Department

has its plans laid for the big
borrowing,
which may
present

ury

difficulties, particularly if
money gets tighter and the cost
of borrowing goes up.
some

The

Stock

There
that

is

the

possibility

strong

a

House

Ways

constitution, may report out fairly
early some tax legislation;
mendation

Kennedy, on recom¬
the Treasury
De¬

of

suggested - t h a t
provisions
of
tax laws permitting tax¬
to exclude the first $50

partment,
Congress
current

has

,.

that

travel

and

would

entertainment

all

and

meals and

Congress
reconvened
the
House was composed of 258 Dem¬
there

crats

was

and

have to be "reasonable."

No

General

posal, along with lumbering
mining interests.

Revision in

Tax

Prospect
President

to

Kennedy is expected
dispatch

Congress

designed

program

36

stranglehold

Republicans.
Obvi¬
Democrats
have
a

Liberal Trade

the

On

one

of the

controversial proposals

The

Under

will be

law
the
Presi¬
dent's power to negotiate trade
agreements will come to an end
on

June

in

1934.

it

11

30.

This law

Congress

was

has

passed

mutual

posal
that

been

has
details

mined.

not

associations and

savings banks will face
more

point where they

a

in line with taxes

Treasury

The

Deductions

expense

-accounts

relative

The President
mended

New York

Boston

Telephone
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Richmond 2-0420

proposal
late

in

that

would

the

would

it

to

go

Congress

session, which
go

means

the

until

over

There
state

is

mild

a

delegations

provide
care

loss

of

some

Congress
increase in

for

Members:

American

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deduction

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laws

members

population

of

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the

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this year. Thus,
to keep certain
functioning.
These include

extension

which

F.

the

Borneman

of

the

1948

the

Mr.

ductions
a

September,

and

last

endorsed

servationists

joined

in

&

an

by
con¬
the Administra¬

'

meeting at the Dearborn Inn.

Bankers

N. J.)
nual convention.

in

Prior to

Oct.

he

Association

was

Socony
Herman F. Borneman

Oil

Borneman

Business

Oct.

a

is

also

director

a

of

Capital

ViceWood-

in New York.

J. K.

Firms

is

Board

(Los

Stock

;

than

$25

Governors

of

..

committee

to

4, 1962 (Boca Raton, Fla.)

National

Security

*

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25-30, 1962 (Hollywood, Fla.)

Investment

Ken¬

in

Annual
Beach

Bankers

Association

Convention at Hollywood

Hotel.

a

securities business from offices at
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Forty-fifth Avenue.

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Botany Industries
Maxson

Films

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Carl Marks & Co. Inc.
FOREIGN

SECURITIES

New

York

.

Electronics

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no

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could

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also

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pro¬

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8-9, 1962

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associated

and

Association

Sept. 23-26, 1962 (Atlantic City,

1960.

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(Santa Barbara,

Governors Meeting.

of

that

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spring party.

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enter¬

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business

club dues.

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require

over

the

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con¬

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(White Sulphur

Dealers, annual

Borne¬

Sugar

Senate

Olympic

Nashville Association of Securities

of the firm.

ST.

passed

the

at

May 17-18, 1962 (Nashville, Tenn.)

'

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,

number of existing

a

that expire
is needed

action
laws

are

announced

require

directly

income.

would

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(Seattle, Wash.)
of
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where

only

tainment

more

Woonsocket, R. I.

more

there seems to
this being done.
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chance

no

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instead.

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a

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entertain¬

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phones to:

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ever,

of

meeting at the St. Anthony

May 6-9, 1962

be done away

ducing

Exchange

an

However,

census.

Broadway,

Incorporated

in

stir

to get

recorded by the 1960 decennial

as

61

Company,

1963 session.

that deductions for entertainment

S.ROMANOFF CO.,Inc.

nual

last year recom¬

ment

Central New England

/

to

Association

ers

Hotel.

meeting of Board of Governors..

Treasurer-^-

as

The Wilderness Preservation Bill

expected
for tightening the rules

City,

election

man

on

Administration is

press

on

Incorporated,

the

said

programs.

Entertainment

(San Antonio,

;

*

.

1962

Tex.)

or

Schroder Rockefeller & Company,

Act, and the wheat and feed grain

entertainment deductions.

For Distribution in

a

April 8-10,

Rockefeller .& Co.

and

deter¬

been

already unwieldy.
chances ap¬

hand

commercial banks.

to

times.

picture

the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Investment

re¬

postponed,

had

The

.

loan

tax increase to

extended

Regardless of what type of law

the

but

50-50 that the tax-sheltered

pear

savings and

Champions

May 9-12, 1962

York

reported

Treasury

.

this

at

appears

other

of Houston

30, 1962 (New York City)
Ne,w York Security Dealers As¬
sociation 36th Annual Dinner at

NamedbySchroder

cently that the tax overhaul pro¬

a

,/

recommendation of

the

that
will come before Congress is the
socalled reciprocal trade question.
present

$50.

Mr. Kenney will not be approved

Proposals

all indications

From
most

that

by
Congress,
could change

Congress.

on

time

Club

at., the

outing

ference

the Department of the
Treasury and on Capitol Hill.

because of the shift in

it

(Houston, Tex.) u

Bond

Savings Banks 42nd annual

country.

take

equal to 4% of

over

may

coincide with the "Chronicle's"

views.]

own

Perhaps
his
program
will contain some
surprises, but most of them may
be expected from discussions that
have
taken
place at the White
the

of

growth

ments

amount

at

■;

:

membership in House members to

However,

may not

economic

the

accelerate

and

and to deduct from their tax pay¬
an

from the nation's Capital and

tax reform
to
stimulate

broad

a

repeal

dividend income

Asso¬

Dinner

Texas Group of Investment Bank-,

^

the scene" interpretation

the "behind

this session to

sometime

and

[This column is intended to reflect
■

to

composed of 64 Demo¬

the

ously

The

vacancies.

five

were

Senate

Republicans and

174

and

ocrats,

through. .Several of the Western
States
are
opposed to the pro¬

lodging would

in dividends from taxable income
As

tion, will face tough going in the
House.
It probably will not get

for

deductions

all

have to be substantiated in deta'l,

Means

and

Committee, where all tax legisla¬
tion must originate under our

President

2, 1962
and

annual

House,

Picture

Tax

Traders

Winter

Annual

Golf Club.

June 30.
debt
is
about
$297 billion.
During this
year $56 billion of marketable se¬
curities
will
mature,
and
this
a

(Boston, Mass.)

Securities

March

need
to temporarily
public debt limit. The

reborrowing

(Chicago, 111.)

,

present law expires on
Our
present
national

means

1962

March

quire
of

Dinner

Continental.

the Statler Hilton Hotel.

the

Raised

will

9,

ciation

Federal Debt Limit Must Be

There

Winter

Annual

at the Ambassador West.

Boston

during

debated

sharply

(Kansas City, Mo.)

29, 1962

Feb.

tremely important, is but one of
the numerous proposals that will
be

meet¬

Chicago annual midwinter dinner

legislation, while ex¬

The trade

Exchange

Investment Traders Association of

in this country.

down prices

Stock

Governors

of

Security Traders As¬

the Hotel

at

hold

to

help

Din¬

(Washington, D.C.)

of

Board

Kansas City

the

at

and

more,

would

time

payers

might arise.

of

permit this coun¬

would

export

to

Winter

ing at the Statler Hilton Hotel.

trade

testimony that lowering

barriers

The coali¬

unofficially

operating

while

be

to

There

long time.

a

Ray-

coalition

conservative

a

tion,

unlikely

change.

marked

any

is

There

burn.

Sam

Speaker

Firms

former Secretary of
State Christian Herter, insisted in

his

Mid

Southern Hotel

Jan. 22-23,1962

with

report

Annual

at the

Association

the
joint

Truman Administration, in a

di¬

the

been

the

between

Medical
ber

has
One

but
sentiment
in some quarters.

session,
of

It is

at this

SECURITIES

in

Clayton

L.

J

(Baltimore, Md.)

Jan. 25, 1962

Secretary

Under

Former

State

increase the

Coalition Unimpaired

ciation

-

-

Meeting and Dinner

19, 1962

ner

disruptions would be less than is

legislative

law.

JAPANESE

maintained that the

generally feared.

(Philadelphia, Pa.)
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